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Ernietheracefan · 2016-10-21, 21:59

Basically, Hikari = Hayate/Freyja, and Naoe = Messer/Nico..?

Guppy · 2016-10-22, 04:56

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She's the bottom-of-the-class trainee. Putting her in a front-line situation is a danger to her and a danger to the people around her. That's why she was being sent to the 507th in Soumus, where she could train in a war situation, but without the immediacy of the front lines.

It's interesting that according to the map in Episode 3, the 507th in Kauhava are actually closer to Neuroi hive "Anna" than the 502nd in St. Petersburg are.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2016-10-22, 06:49

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It's interesting that according to the map in Episode 3, the 507th in Kauhava are actually closer to Neuroi hive "Anna" than the 502nd in St. Petersburg are.

It's really not, though. Their map/map projection was borked.

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Google Kauhava to estimated hive location near Riga

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Infinite Zenith · 2016-10-22, 14:38

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The Engrish is strong with this one

Kyral · 2016-10-22, 16:40

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The Engrish is strong with this one

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Pffft... For me nothing beats the Machtknopf!

Rokumonsen · 2016-10-22, 21:44

So German speakers... are those words wrong?

Infinite Zenith · 2016-10-22, 23:10

We need a native German speaker, but translated roughly from my basic German:

Machtknopf- Button (I think they picked something quickly to represent the main switch for the device)
Spannung- Voltage
Strom- Current, flux
Macht- Power, force
Zauberkraft- Magical power
Drehzhal- Frequency (lit. number of revolutions)
...zvorrichtung- ... device

I imagine it's not proper, but it works well enough. I found the Engrish to be more pain-inducing than the German

grecefar · 2016-10-23, 10:14

Kanno is sooooooooo anoying damn I don't know how could I end the chapter with her there and that "tch" every minute.

I seriously hope they don't give her much screen time.

Infinite Zenith · 2016-10-23, 12:29

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Kanno is sooooooooo anoying damn I don't know how could I end the chapter with her there and that "tch" every minute.

I seriously hope they don't give her much screen time.

I disliked Perrine when she was introduced in Strike Witches: her growth throughout the series was what made her character so interesting to behold, so I would imagine that Kanno could see similar growth. Give it time to build her character into one that's less disagreeable

Kyral · 2016-10-23, 16:16

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So German speakers... are those words wrong?

Everything is fine and dandy with those labels... except the use of Macht.

Machtknopf is a very lazy translation for power button. (The correct word would be a very simple "An-/Aus Schalter" (on & off switch))
Macht is power, that is correct. But it is more like... force, might, influence... political power. Not energy.

I laught so hard because it feels for me like a button that can give you instant political power.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2016-10-23, 22:11

Episode 4 one-week delay further confirmed; O.V.A. OVA episode 1 will be shown in its place (though maybe not on Crunchyroll).

seiftis · 2016-10-23, 23:15

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Episode 4 one-week delay further confirmed; O.V.A. OVA episode 1 will be shown in its place (though maybe not on Crunchyroll).

I dont like delays

Benigmatica · 2016-10-26, 06:19

Sucks that SILVER LINK got the same situation as ACTAS. Hope that they finish the series in time!

Ernietheracefan · 2016-10-28, 23:56

I'd like to see 502nd Twitter story OVA..

Random Wanderer · 2016-11-02, 13:47

It took me a bit to realize that Kanno actually spent the whole episode deliberately playing the antagonist in order to push Hikari into trying harder.

Concentration of power. I suspected something like this was essential after her "crossing the sea" worked when she started using smaller magic circles. Hikari doesn't have any power to spare at all, so if she doesn't focus on using it in the most efficient way possible things don't work.

So her magic eyes only work after coming into physical contact with a Neuroi? Definitely a dangerous variety, but not one I would dismiss entirely. I suspect it's just that Hikari is still too new to combat that they view is too dangerous for her, personally, to try to touch each Neuroi they fight.

Oh, and it may just be me, but it felt like there was less of the blatant CG stuff in this episode... or perhaps they did a better job of masking it.

Stark700 · 2016-11-02, 14:46

I feel like Kanno and Hikari will slowly but surely become friends soon especially after this episode. She was able to motivate her to pass the test.

Flower · 2016-11-02, 15:07

Ep 04

Holy smokes. Hikari is a monster in terms of physical strength and endurance! Hanging upside down with her feet attached to the towers and then pulling herself upright with her legs and lower body strength, and then climbing straight up the tower using only her hands? And she's what ... 14 or so? Crazy. (Maybe she assisted herself with magic or something?)

All in all another good episode. It was so nice to see her able to use her striker unit when she got into the habit of focusing her admittedly lower magic reserves and being able to contribute directly and immediately to the 502nd!

Now. Hopefully we will get to learn about more of the 502nd members....

FlareKnight · 2016-11-02, 15:57

That was solid. And a good way to bring balance to Hikari without making her unable to take part in this at all. Seems like the show is going to avoid having to power her up too much. In the end she's going to be without anywhere near the power everyone else has. The type that will have to use everything she has properly in order to keep up.

Makes each fight a bit of a daredevil exercise. If she has to put everything into her legs to fly properly then she's cutting her magic just about everywhere else. Which means she really can't make much use of her shields. At least she can't use them while she's actively trying to maneuver. Maybe if she's stopping and hovering she can block a few shots, but only so much magic to go around. Hikari can't handle long distance shooting so she'll have to get in close so her inability to support her shooting with magic won't be a problem.

Props to Kanno. Did her job to antagonize Hikari to get to the top. If she doesn't think about her physical exhaustion then she can get things done. Certainly became a valuable friend for Hikari to have. Pushed the right buttons when was needed.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2016-11-02, 16:18

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So her magic eyes only work after coming into physical contact with a Neuroi? Definitely a dangerous variety, but not one I would dismiss entirely. I suspect it's just that Hikari is still too new to combat that they view is too dangerous for her, personally, to try to touch each Neuroi they fight.

At first I thought that it was hitting her head that did it.

Human-Neuroi contact has been extremely rare to this point, not counting magical physical attacks of the sort that Francesca Lucchini and Kanno Naoe perform, or Reppumaru doing... what it does. The implication seemed to be that it was extremely dangerous to do that in the first place.

But then

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Oh, and it may just be me, but it felt like there was less of the blatant CG stuff in this episode... or perhaps they did a better job of masking it.

The CG for "normal" characters-standing-around stuff (more specifically, many of the times that they're in their Strikers and have to do more than stand still) still sticks out to me, though I think I'm desensitizing myself to it as time goes on.

Peanutbutter · 2016-11-02, 18:25

They're using CG for even the characters during fight scenes, right? And it alternates with key animation from time to time, yes?

So far, I didn't find the difference too glaring thus it's alright for me.

Looks like the writing's a little deeper this time round. Hikari won't get it easy anytime, and Rossmann was able to direct her properly. Now, that's what I call a good sensei.

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Ernietheracefan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Surabaya, Indonesia Age: 31	Basically, Hikari = Hayate/Freyja, and Naoe = Messer/Nico..? __________________ Comparing Amanchu & Aria is like comparing Aquors with Muse. While comparing Tamayura with Aria is more like comparing Vividred with SW.

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Infinite Zenith Operation sneaky sneaks IT Support Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hic et ubique	Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? The Engrish is strong with this one __________________

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Rokumonsen Fear the Spear Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Osaka Castle	So German speakers... are those words wrong? __________________ . "All that is left for us is to fight to our hearts' content."

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Infinite Zenith Operation sneaky sneaks IT Support Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hic et ubique	We need a native German speaker, but translated roughly from my basic German: Machtknopf- Button (I think they picked something quickly to represent the main switch for the device) Spannung- Voltage Strom- Current, flux Macht- Power, force Zauberkraft- Magical power Drehzhal- Frequency (lit. number of revolutions) ...zvorrichtung- ... device I imagine it's not proper, but it works well enough. I found the Engrish to be more pain-inducing than the German __________________

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Ernietheracefan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Surabaya, Indonesia Age: 31	I'd like to see 502nd Twitter story OVA.. __________________ Comparing Amanchu & Aria is like comparing Aquors with Muse. While comparing Tamayura with Aria is more like comparing Vividred with SW.

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grecefar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Blue Notes Blues	Kanno is sooooooooo anoying damn I don't know how could I end the chapter with her there and that "tch" every minute. I seriously hope they don't give her much screen time.

2016-10-23, 22:11	Link #151
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	Episode 4 one-week delay further confirmed; O.V.A. OVA episode 1 will be shown in its place (though maybe not on Crunchyroll).

2016-10-26, 06:19	Link #153
Benigmatica Deadpan Rambler Join Date: Nov 2012	Sucks that SILVER LINK got the same situation as ACTAS. Hope that they finish the series in time!

2016-11-02, 13:47	Link #155
Random Wanderer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	It took me a bit to realize that Kanno actually spent the whole episode deliberately playing the antagonist in order to push Hikari into trying harder. Concentration of power. I suspected something like this was essential after her "crossing the sea" worked when she started using smaller magic circles. Hikari doesn't have any power to spare at all, so if she doesn't focus on using it in the most efficient way possible things don't work. So her magic eyes only work after coming into physical contact with a Neuroi? Definitely a dangerous variety, but not one I would dismiss entirely. I suspect it's just that Hikari is still too new to combat that they view is too dangerous for her, personally, to try to touch each Neuroi they fight. Oh, and it may just be me, but it felt like there was less of the blatant CG stuff in this episode... or perhaps they did a better job of masking it. __________________ Last edited by Random Wanderer; 2016-11-02 at 13:59.

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Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	I feel like Kanno and Hikari will slowly but surely become friends soon especially after this episode. She was able to motivate her to pass the test. __________________

2016-11-02, 15:07	Link #157
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 04 Holy smokes. Hikari is a monster in terms of physical strength and endurance! Hanging upside down with her feet attached to the towers and then pulling herself upright with her legs and lower body strength, and then climbing straight up the tower using only her hands? And she's what ... 14 or so? Crazy. (Maybe she assisted herself with magic or something?) All in all another good episode. It was so nice to see her able to use her striker unit when she got into the habit of focusing her admittedly lower magic reserves and being able to contribute directly and immediately to the 502nd! Now. Hopefully we will get to learn about more of the 502nd members.... __________________

2016-11-02, 15:57	Link #158
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	That was solid. And a good way to bring balance to Hikari without making her unable to take part in this at all. Seems like the show is going to avoid having to power her up too much. In the end she's going to be without anywhere near the power everyone else has. The type that will have to use everything she has properly in order to keep up. Makes each fight a bit of a daredevil exercise. If she has to put everything into her legs to fly properly then she's cutting her magic just about everywhere else. Which means she really can't make much use of her shields. At least she can't use them while she's actively trying to maneuver. Maybe if she's stopping and hovering she can block a few shots, but only so much magic to go around. Hikari can't handle long distance shooting so she'll have to get in close so her inability to support her shooting with magic won't be a problem. Props to Kanno. Did her job to antagonize Hikari to get to the top. If she doesn't think about her physical exhaustion then she can get things done. Certainly became a valuable friend for Hikari to have. Pushed the right buttons when was needed. __________________ Anime-Evo

2016-11-02, 18:25	Link #160
Peanutbutter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	They're using CG for even the characters during fight scenes, right? And it alternates with key animation from time to time, yes? So far, I didn't find the difference too glaring thus it's alright for me. Looks like the writing's a little deeper this time round. Hikari won't get it easy anytime, and Rossmann was able to direct her properly. Now, that's what I call a good sensei.