2012-04-29, 01:34 | Link #781 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
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At first its about politics of Okinawa, but now they really notched up the xenophobia. I dunno, but more and more I'm liking Ao because of what its trying to say under the surface rather than the meat of the show itself.
Sadly not much else to say, as it's obvious this is just the first half of a two-episode set. What, no short shorts? I smell an impostor. Not that I mind, as IMO she looks better with a skirt anyway.
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2012-04-29, 10:31 | Link #783 | |
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Also a little concerned about the whole racism/nationalism angle, because it can be played right or wrong very easily depending on the writer. Shows like G Gundam IMO handled it well by playing it purely for laughs and featuring very little in the way of mean-spiritedness so much as well known national stereotypes (also the bromance between some of the different nations fighters is a big part of the show) that the characters often rose above anyway, while other shows like pretty much anything Hiroyuki Yoshino has written can play it at a really crass angle where everyone but the Japanese are maniacal evil super villains. |
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2012-04-29, 13:52 | Link #786 | |
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So, yeah, there's a little NGE-style of "only kids can pilot the super awesome ones", but it looks like there will still be at least advanced, multi-role fighters that the military has. Against a normal army, it would make more sense to stay with that style of weaponry. Also, it seems like we won't be getting much like Eureka 7 combat, at least not in the same way. We're going to see a lot less close combat and more guns. Since riding Trapars is a tad harder, as there is a lower amount of them. |
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2012-04-29, 14:46 | Link #787 | |
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let's see if it's just a matter of being very young or these girls had some treatment like those "anemones" |
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2012-04-29, 22:10 | Link #789 |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 43
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Eureka Seven AO. First Thoughts
Finally, after 5 1/2 years since I came to watch and conclud Eureka Seven I got to start the sequel.
With just the first time around I couldn't get all the details in the first episode. Spoiler:
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2012-04-30, 00:21 | Link #792 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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http://www27392u.sakura.ne.jp/index_news.cgi According to this it seems like AO looks to be the best selling show of the season. Not sure how accurate this system would be though. |
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2012-04-30, 02:21 | Link #793 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
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It tends to be accurate - not infallible by any means. The key for E7 isn't only that it's ranking well, but has climbed very rapidly in the last week. I think there was a lot of initial reluctance based on widespread mewling about her terrible the show was going to be, and then when the first three episodes proved stellar, the bandwagon began to roll. If the show takes a dive in quality the stalker numbers likely would too.
If this thing does as well as it looks like it could, I'd expect a sequel to bring it in line with E7's 4-cour total. Maybe with a six-month to one year break.
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2012-04-30, 08:20 | Link #795 | |
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Eureka is pretty important that everybody wanted a piece of her. (Americans, Chinese and probably the French) Which is probably why she hid a three to four years in Okinawa to protect her son. It seems to me Okinawa did not become independent until 10 years ago. After the first Scub coral on Okinawa. I venture to guess Nirvash came to the rescue. Which makes me think it was Renton given the colors. From what we know the bracelet which is the equivalent of the Amita drive was separated from Eureka. And the Japanese somehow got possession of the Nirvash. So the question is where is Eureka and Renton? My guess is that they came to this world to save the Humans from the same experience their civilization did in Eureka 7. But some got greedy and hostile turning on them. Which is probably why IFO don't respond to adults. |
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2012-05-01, 13:40 | Link #799 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Finally got to watch the third episode, and yeah, I'm thinking now this surely has to be a different world that the (possibly) original Eureka fell into. It would sure explain why this world looks and feels nothing like the original E7 planet; it's just heartbreaking though that Eureka and Renton couldn't keep their happy ending after the first show.
Hoping they can fix that by the end of this show. |
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harem, mecha, romance, science fiction, shounen |
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