2012-04-30, 23:58 | Link #201 |
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I fanboyed like crazy when I saw the appollo 13 reference ! (lets just hope something similar doesn't happen to Hibito's mission)
Though I wouldn't bet on it I do think Mutta might not make it right away,this is slated for 4 cours so it's not like they have have to rush things,they could make him fail at first. It was nice to finaly see more of adult Hibito and how he interacts with his brother.
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2012-05-06, 07:07 | Link #202 |
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Heh so Mutta has an ally in the approval committee in episode 6. So even in their youth someone has already seen the youthful spirit and drive the brothers show, and even then had the belief that these two were the type of people who were practically destined to become astronauts. More than that he also saw the older brother mentality that Mutta possesses and how he still maintains that belief even into adulthood.
He may be biased towards Mutta to some extent, but it's because he's seen him as a kid and saw in him the potential to wear a spacesuit. As his former coworkers say, their boss is an insufferable asshole, so it was great of the committee guy to investigate Mutta's reasons for dismissal and learn the truth. What I think really shines through in this show so far is that, to some extent, the only one who doesn't possess the required confidence that Mutta will succeed is Mutta himself. His family, his former coworkers and even that approval guy have more faith in his capacity than Mutta does in himself. In my age I find this a rather ironic truth, that oftentimes the individual believes less in himself compared to the way others believe in them, when it really should be the other way around. All this time his brother, his family and even that committee guy have been waiting for the chance to give him the push and support needed to achieve his dream. I think it's time for Mutta to realize this. Believe in them who believe in you, as Kamina would say.
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2012-05-06, 08:21 | Link #203 |
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I thought the sequence around 20:53 where the JAXA guy is illuminated walking in one direction surrounded by a shadowy crowd walking in the other symboiized much of what this show is about. Both he and Mutta are nonconformists, both heading in their own directions against the crowd.
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2012-05-06, 11:27 | Link #204 |
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Hibito sure was rubbing it in Mutta's face.
Well, he was probably doing it to make Mutta try even harder. His old boss sure is making his life difficult even now. He's lucky Hoshika was persistent in finding out the truth.
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2012-05-06, 12:40 | Link #205 | |
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Mutta's greatest weakness - his obsessive personality - is also his greatest strength. It was this obsession with detail that made Mutta a great car designer. And in life and death situations like space travel, there’s a place for people for whom no detail is unimportant – where a single loose screw could mean the demise of everyone in the crew, don’t you want someone in the crew who never misses one?
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2012-05-12, 22:29 | Link #207 |
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Damn! This was one epic episode, specially the end, which really took me by surprise. I guess now Mu-chan is in the same situation as Hibito, in a closed space with low visibility. I guess the reason the culprit ordered expensive meat was because he wouldn't have to pay anyway. And next episode, blindfolded trump?
It's one hell of a talent Mu-chan has. Last edited by leokiko; 2012-05-12 at 23:04. |
2012-05-13, 03:52 | Link #209 |
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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meh..once again I'm not too impressed by the most recent episode.
It was really predictable and once again, incredibly slow-paced and boring. Ever since the series went to Houston it's gotten really boring, I'm hoping things pickup soon when he goes back to Japan, or I might drop the series :/
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2012-05-13, 07:52 | Link #212 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Anime World
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Man I love this anime, it's one of the few that can just let me sit and watch without feeling bored.
A nice flashback to begin episode 7. Rollin' Mutta eh? I wish I could watch TV, listen to the radio and read the newspaper all at the same time, it would make my college assignments a whole lot easier And a robber using a fire extinguisher? Only in anime Oh, and that fast forwarding thing would be a nice thing to have in real life as well This anime does pretty well to give interesting facts. I never knew the dust on the moon was sharp Poor Mutta, this just wasn't his episode. I sure do hope this doesn't effect what happens to him and all the work he has done.
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2012-05-13, 10:02 | Link #213 |
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I laughed at the news caster decked out in cowboy gear. Then again I've never been to Texas (except the airport) so maybe that is accurate
Another great episode, just loving the slow pace of this series which is really great for building up the characters. Edit: Also we're they eating in a diner? One hundred even for steak seems a bit steep.
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2012-05-13, 10:59 | Link #215 |
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The whole episode is just littered with ridiculous stuff like that diner scene and the newscaster who cannot pronounce "Massachusetts". Then there's the representation of Jennifer, who continues a tradition of what can only be called racist depictions of African Americans in anime. She reminds me of the black characters in Baccano!. Other than Dutch in Black Lagoon, it seems that Japanese artists draw American blacks in a manner akin to characters like Sambo and Aunt Jemima. It's disgusting and offensive.
I also found the anachronisms really hard to take. The radio looks to be from the 1970's not 2025, and no one transmits on 2.4 GHz. That's the band used for cordless telephones and wifi. At least Hibito is now driving a car. Why didn't he just pick Mutta up at the airport? I, too, want this story to return to Japan so we can put these annoying representations of America behind us.
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2012-05-13, 12:27 | Link #219 |
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Mutta was hanging out with his brother at the space center.
He was uneasy and bothered by his former boss badmouthing him to JAXA. Hoshika had problems convincing Tanuma not to drop Mutta from the program. The fire extinguisher man just had to come to rob that restaurant, wonder how that will affect Mutta's future.
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