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BBOvenGuy · 2012-02-21, 02:46

Random space fact - The asteroid in Marika's dream looks exactly like Itokawa, the real asteroid visited by the Japanese Hayabusa space probe in 2005.

The Japanese are a bit nuts about Hayabusa, which was the first space probe to take a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth. There are three full-length feature films about the mission coming out this year.

Cosmic Eagle · 2012-02-21, 05:24

I'm really concerned for Marika's future safety in actual combat after seeing the way Benten-maru handled the three escorts even if it was mock battle...

Random Wanderer · 2012-02-21, 09:26

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Originally Posted by BBOvenGuy

Random space fact - The asteroid in Marika's dream looks exactly like Itokawa, the real asteroid visited by the Japanese Hayabusa space probe in 2005.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...4/Itokawa4.jpg

The Japanese are a bit nuts about Hayabusa, which was the first space probe to take a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth. There are three full-length feature films about the mission coming out this year.

Ha! I didn't even notice that. Shame on me, since I just recently read a long comic (with moe, personified versions of all the space equipment (Hayabusa's adorable)) about the whole thing.

Ithekro · 2012-02-21, 12:29

I am wondering if they could have one shot killed he escorts if they had actually fired on them directly. It seemed like a battleship verse destroyers.

Flower · 2012-02-21, 13:09

Excellent - caught up with ep 7 last evening and am really enjoying the pace and slow development of the story, as well as of Marika herself.

Looks like things are about to get moving next week, right as Marika begins to realize that even though she is officially licensed as a pirate and has some skill and know how, she is still green in terms of practical experience - the scene with the ship's doctor temporarily taking command in the fight with the three escort ships really brought that out imo. Marika realizes she still has a long way to go....

Great ep. 7.5/10 vote from me, and eagerly looking forward to the story unfolding.

Kyuu · 2012-02-21, 17:45

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Originally Posted by Flower

Excellent - caught up with ep 7 last evening and am really enjoying the pace and slow development of the story, as well as of Marika herself

See? See!

And people complained about the pace. I too liked the pacing. Little bits here and there, with anticipation for something bigger.

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Marika realizes she still has a long way to go....

Marika is so noob -- it's cute!

Ithekro · 2012-02-21, 18:33

When your captain has "Trainee" taped to her back...well you might be a space pirate.

MeisterBabylon · 2012-02-21, 18:38

That reminds me... What do you call Marika in a training suit?

Maru!

*ruuuuuunz!!*

AbZeroNow · 2012-02-21, 18:47

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Originally Posted by BBOvenGuy

Random space fact - The asteroid in Marika's dream looks exactly like Itokawa, the real asteroid visited by the Japanese Hayabusa space probe in 2005.

Spoiler for Itokawa image:

The Japanese are a bit nuts about Hayabusa, which was the first space probe to take a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth. There are three full-length feature films about the mission coming out this year.

I wondered if that asteroid looked like a real one. Just seeing that asteroid was one of the highlights of that episode for me. I somehow hope one of those feature films about that mission comes over here. I love space documentaries. Sort of makes you wonder when humanity does do a manned Mars mission, which nation will be the first to set foot on the Red Planet?

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Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

That reminds me... What do you call Marika in a training suit?

Maru!

*ruuuuuunz!!*

I'm guessing this is a reference to Rinne no Lagrange (which I haven't seen yet) and Madoka's "Maru" catchphrase and gesture. Seeing Marika do that gesture would be a cool shoutout.

BBOvenGuy · 2012-02-21, 22:31

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Originally Posted by AbZeroNow

I wondered if that asteroid looked like a real one. Just seeing that asteroid was one of the highlights of that episode for me. I somehow hope one of those feature films about that mission comes over here.

Itokawa is unusual, at least among the asteroids we've seen up close. It's a "rubble pile," not a single large rock but a collection of smaller rocks held together by their mutual gravitational attraction. Notice that it doesn't have any craters.

The three Hayabusa movies aren't documentaries - they're more like docudramas. They're scripted, with actors playing all the parts. The first one, titled simply Hayabusa, stars Yuko Takeuchi and turned up online this past weekend. You can probably find it if you look around.

Wild Goose · 2012-02-21, 23:03

Yuko Takeuchi.... IIRC wasn't she in the Rescue Wings movie, playing the role of a Genderbent Uchida as the helo noob?

I find a certain sense of... charm, I suppose, towards Chiaki. One moment she's a moe teenaged schoolgirl Chiaki-chan buying stuff for her dad (Jasmine tea, korean rice wine, umeboshi) and the next moment she's Operative Kuriyama of the Barbarossa.

Well, looking forward to next week, to see how the plot thickens- and I'm definately going to get the OST if I can. Probably pay real money for it too...

MrTerrorist · 2012-02-22, 04:27

Well this is just hilarious

An Alternate Bodacious Pirates OP

encia · 2012-02-22, 06:04

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Originally Posted by Flower

Excellent - caught up with ep 7 last evening and am really enjoying the pace and slow development of the story, as well as of Marika herself.

Looks like things are about to get moving next week, right as Marika begins to realize that even though she is officially licensed as a pirate and has some skill and know how, she is still green in terms of practical experience - the scene with the ship's doctor temporarily taking command in the fight with the three escort ships really brought that out imo. Marika realizes she still has a long way to go....

Great ep. 7.5/10 vote from me, and eagerly looking forward to the story unfolding.

Misa Grandwood (the cute doc) acts like an XO for Bentenmaru...

On Enterprise-D, the doctor (CMO) sometimes takes command of the saucer section when it separates from the stardrive/battle section.

MeisterBabylon · 2012-02-22, 06:42

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Originally Posted by Wild Goose

I find a certain sense of... charm, I suppose, towards Chiaki. One moment she's a moe teenaged schoolgirl Chiaki-chan buying stuff for her dad (Jasmine tea, korean rice wine, umeboshi) and the next moment she's Operative Kuriyama of the Barbarossa.

She wanted action, so she's getting it.

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Well this is just hilarious

An Alternate Bodacious Pirates OP

No. Just... No.

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Originally Posted by encia

Misa Grandwood (the cute doc) acts like an XO for Bentenmaru...

On Enterprise-D, the doctor (CMO) sometimes takes command of the saucer section when it separates from the stardrive/battle section.

Though of the 3 times I recall Saucer Sep being pulled off, one had Captain Picard (Farpoint Station), the other had Riker's rival during the Best of Both Worlds arc, and the last had the Chief Engineering Officer before La Forge took over.

Dr Crusher didn't qualify for combat command roles until later in the story, but budget constraints stopped Paramount from ever filming more saucer-seps.

I still love the Galaxy-class. It's easily my favorite starship outside of the Millenium Falcon or the Galaxy-class from Wing Com: Privateer.

AbZeroNow · 2012-02-22, 16:34

Just thought I'd share this.

Spoiler for Yacht Club meets Jersey Club:

Nerroth · 2012-02-22, 17:17

Bentenmaru, indeed!

jdennis007 · 2012-02-22, 21:08

I love the way this series keeps you thinking one thing is going to happen then pulls a fast one on you. BTW I still want my beach episode and with Ririka in it!

lightsenshi · 2012-02-22, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Ithekro

I am wondering if they could have one shot killed he escorts if they had actually fired on them directly. It seemed like a battleship verse destroyers.

That's because the Bentenmaru (and if you want to get technical, the yacht use by the yacht club girls) ARE battleships.

Flower · 2012-02-22, 22:27

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Originally Posted by AbZeroNow

Just thought I'd share this.

Spoiler for Yacht Club meets Jersey Club:

Very nice pic AbZeroNow.

AbZeroNow · 2012-02-22, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Flower

Very nice pic AbZeroNow.

It's not my pic(but since one of the sites where I saw don't allow hotlinking, I decided to put it on imgur). I just found it on Danbooru(and I had seen it on Pixiv before that). Pixiv actually has some nice Mouretsu Pirates fanarts. I don't have a Pixiv account so i don't know how to get the larger versions.

2012-02-21, 05:24	Link #1082
Cosmic Eagle 今宵の虎徹は血に飢えている Join Date: Jan 2009	I'm really concerned for Marika's future safety in actual combat after seeing the way Benten-maru handled the three escorts even if it was mock battle... __________________

2012-02-21, 12:29	Link #1084
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	I am wondering if they could have one shot killed he escorts if they had actually fired on them directly. It seemed like a battleship verse destroyers. __________________

2012-02-21, 13:09	Link #1085
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Excellent - caught up with ep 7 last evening and am really enjoying the pace and slow development of the story, as well as of Marika herself. Looks like things are about to get moving next week, right as Marika begins to realize that even though she is officially licensed as a pirate and has some skill and know how, she is still green in terms of practical experience - the scene with the ship's doctor temporarily taking command in the fight with the three escort ships really brought that out imo. Marika realizes she still has a long way to go.... Great ep. 7.5/10 vote from me, and eagerly looking forward to the story unfolding. __________________

2012-02-21, 18:33	Link #1087
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	When your captain has "Trainee" taped to her back...well you might be a space pirate. __________________

2012-02-21, 18:38	Link #1088
MeisterBabylon ~ Your Smile ~ Author Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 346Pro Age: 38	That reminds me... What do you call Marika in a training suit? Maru! ruuuuuunz!! __________________ 白露型駆逐艦の４番艦、夕立です。第三次ソロモン海戦では、けっこう頑張ったっぽい★？

2012-02-21, 02:46	Link #1081
BBOvenGuy Math Ninja Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County CA Age: 59	Random space fact - The asteroid in Marika's dream looks exactly like Itokawa, the real asteroid visited by the Japanese Hayabusa space probe in 2005. The Japanese are a bit nuts about Hayabusa, which was the first space probe to take a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth. There are three full-length feature films about the mission coming out this year.

2012-02-21, 23:03	Link #1091
Wild Goose Truth Martyr Author Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork. Age: 38	Yuko Takeuchi.... IIRC wasn't she in the Rescue Wings movie, playing the role of a Genderbent Uchida as the helo noob? I find a certain sense of... charm, I suppose, towards Chiaki. One moment she's a moe teenaged schoolgirl Chiaki-chan buying stuff for her dad (Jasmine tea, korean rice wine, umeboshi) and the next moment she's Operative Kuriyama of the Barbarossa. Well, looking forward to next week, to see how the plot thickens- and I'm definately going to get the OST if I can. Probably pay real money for it too... __________________ One must forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.Heinrich Heine. *I believe in miracles.* Order of Freelance Mages (Goose's Nanoha OC Project)

2012-02-22, 04:27	Link #1092
MrTerrorist Takao Tsundere Cruiser Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Classified	Well this is just hilarious An Alternate Bodacious Pirates OP __________________

2012-02-22, 16:34	Link #1095
AbZeroNow North American Haruhiist Join Date: Oct 2010 Age: 43	Just thought I'd share this. Spoiler for Yacht Club meets Jersey Club: Bigger version link:http://i.imgur.com/z1m3O.jpg

2012-02-22, 17:17	Link #1096
Nerroth NePoi! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 43	Bentenmaru, indeed! __________________

2012-02-22, 21:08	Link #1097
jdennis007 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York	I love the way this series keeps you thinking one thing is going to happen then pulls a fast one on you. BTW I still want my beach episode and with Ririka in it!