(L) ROD TV Series Discussion (was: R.o.d Tv 12)

[Rias]

Originally Posted by FlyByNite

Spoiler:

Nope, they know where Nenene is so he's definitely talking about Agent Paper. Episode 14 was a lot of clips, but they really explained much of the plot and questions so I don't have a problem with it. It was nice to hear straight talk for a change

Man, Great Britain really fell on hard times? Bankruptcy and kicked out of the UN? For what? Was it genetic cloning of the I-gins?

I still say it's too early to say...

Spoiler:

if you just think who joker knows that wear glasses, it could be of course, yumiko. However it could also be nenene (if the chinese were intrested in her, surly the british will)...also could be nancy's sister (well kinda far fetched but she did wear glasses)...if you think about after that joker receiving the report, it seems yumiko is what he's refering at...but then again, they probably thought nenene would be the key to yumiko like wendy said in the report...

but i'm just as anxious to see Yumiko again

[zalas]

Originally Posted by Sanjiyan

As for the water vs. paper issue, in episode 9, there was two instances of water "winning" against paper, but first time is when the paper is still paper [not imbued with power yet] while the second time in the cavern, one can see that Michele's bow turn to soggy paper after hit by water, so it seems like water can have effect on both situation.

While the idea about stronger paper power could overcome water could be true and definitely sounds plausible to me, I have made one observation from the TV series (don't remember the OVA so well now). That is both times the water that were "thrown" at those paper users is warm water. First time was hot tea and second time, warm water from the "lake". Remember there was some sort of light inside the dome that makes the water warm.

Guess that would be one possible way to explain the boat and bubble from Episode 13 for now.

I think it might also have to deal with how the water is used. When they were floating around, it's not like the water was attacking them, so perhaps as long as there's no ill-intent on the part of the water :/
And in the manga, paper CAN overcome fire, if it were strong enough, so maybe since the boat was in such a defensive position and reinforced, etc, that it could withstand the water?

[Yellat]

the power of the user/need/time probably have something to do with it. thats my theory. also there is the need to have the characters survive(sp).

-thanks to who ever edited the thread title.

[kansai]

Spoiler:

Paper vs Fire is seen in OVA episode 2, where Yomiko fights the Ijin who sits on the cloud and uses Goku's Staff. (forget his name)

I don't recall all the details, but he imbues his staff with fire and yomiko uses a few sheets of paper, even to the last ash, to defend herself.

Another more evident case is when Yomiko lures him near the submarine so Drake san can fire a torpedo at him. Here, Yomiko uses an entire suitcase of paper to form a sphere and manages to survive the "point blank" explosion of the torpedo.

[zalas]

About the explosion part, could it be she's shielding herself against the wind blast itself and not the heat energy? About the earlier event, you do have a point, but her paper was burning (ashes).

[Yellat]

15 has been subbed.

Spoiler:

fairly good episode, Yomiko is definitly part of the series as well.

[Keitaro]

Yay we got to see

Spoiler:

Yomiko again in ep15. For a woman 30 years old I find her personality so cute almost childlike. lol I can't believe she ran from Nenene when they finally get to see each other again. Too bad Joker-san crashed their little reunion, I figure he had already known where Yomiko was located and set a trap for Nenene and her gang, or one of them was bugged. So now he has both Nenene and Yomiko and plus the other three paper users all together. Also I think Yomiko new friend might be a spy for Joker-san too. Good episode nontheless, but actually seeing Yomiko running away from Nenene like that was just so damn funny.

[wiebbe]

Originally Posted by Keitarou20

Yay we got to see

Spoiler:

Yomiko again in ep15. For a woman 30 years old I find her personality so cute almost childlike. lol I can't believe she ran from Nenene when they finally get to see each other again. Too bad Joker-san crashed their little reunion, I figure he had already known where Yomiko was located and set a trap for Nenene and her gang, or one of them was bugged. So now he has both Nenene and Yomiko and plus the other three paper users all together. Also I think Yomiko new friend might be a spy for Joker-san too. Good episode nontheless, but actually seeing Yomiko running away from Nenene like that was just so damn funny.

Euhm,

Spoiler:

didnt you see the OVA? Thats the girl yomoko is with at the end of it. Iam not sure, in the OVA they say is Nancy (ms Deep) her sister. She had something like amnesia or so, dont really know, but yomoko kinda promised to miss Deep that she would take care of her.

Anyway, its kinda obvious that the kid Anita is friends with, (the other ms deep like character. (ie movind through walls and such) is Nancy's kid. (although nancy looks like 2/3 years older then anita is)
it was a very cool episode though

[hunterx]

Originally Posted by wiebbe

Euhm,

Spoiler:

didnt you see the OVA? Thats the girl yomoko is with at the end of it. Iam not sure, in the OVA they say is Nancy (ms Deep) her sister. She had something like amnesia or so, dont really know, but yomoko kinda promised to miss Deep that she would take care of her.

Anyway, its kinda obvious that the kid Anita is friends with, (the other ms deep like character. (ie movind through walls and such) is Nancy's kid. (although nancy looks like 2/3 years older then anita is)
it was a very cool episode though

hrm I thought Nancy might be juniors mom, but then she said it was a girl rather than a boy (junior is a boy right?). SHe didn't seem to like that guy very much. It also seems yomiko would stay there just so she can be with her for some reason.

[Rebochan]

Spoiler:

The woman is the clone of Nancy from the end of the OVA. Nancy held her underwater until she passed out so she could save Yomiko. The clone suffered brain damage and wound up with amnesia, and I suppose the childlike personality. Before Nancy left Yomiko at the end, she left her a note to take care of her "little sister" - that's the Nancy staying with Yomiko now. The paper butterfly was a direct reference to the last scene in the OVA, because clone Nancy was trying to make an origami crane, and Yomiko made the butterfly to cheer her up. That's why Nancy was so happy to see the butterfly.

So now the question is - just how much danger does Joker represent, especially now that he's found the girls?

[Keitaro]

Originally Posted by wiebbe

Euhm,

Spoiler:

didnt you see the OVA? Thats the girl yomoko is with at the end of it. Iam not sure, in the OVA they say is Nancy (ms Deep) her sister. She had something like amnesia or so, dont really know, but yomoko kinda promised to miss Deep that she would take care of her.

Anyway, its kinda obvious that the kid Anita is friends with, (the other ms deep like character. (ie movind through walls and such) is Nancy's kid. (although nancy looks like 2/3 years older then anita is)
it was a very cool episode though

I didn't see the all of the OVA's

[corp20]

I so want to buy this when it comes out on DVD. Plus I want to finish watching them. Is sooooooo (I meant to do that) good. I still need to buy the OVAs.

[Yellat]

Spoiler:

isnt it kinda annoying that Yomiko hasnt really particpated in any of the fight scenes, i want to see how bing the difference in power is, if any

[Go-lytely]

Originally Posted by hunterx

hrm I thought Nancy might be juniors mom, but then she said it was a girl rather than a boy (junior is a boy right?). SHe didn't seem to like that guy very much. It also seems yomiko would stay there just so she can be with her for some reason.

Spoiler:

If you havent seen the OVA, I highly suggest it since there is quite a bit of background info you are missing if you dont. Anyway, we got to see that Yomiko is definitely more powerful since she blocked the water guns with her paper wall while the other girls were helpless. Also, its almost certain that Junior is Nancy's child (maybe clone) and Nancy never said whether the child was a boy or girl. You must have seen a bad translation.

[guest]

Originally Posted by hunterx

hrm I thought Nancy might be juniors mom, but then she said it was a girl rather than a boy (junior is a boy right?). SHe didn't seem to like that guy very much. It also seems yomiko would stay there just so she can be with her for some reason.

For Nancy to be Junior’s mother, she would have been like 18 at the time of his birth ( I seem to recall that in OVA, Joker said Nancy was 26), that’s considering if Junior is currently like 13 years old, the youngest age for a junior high schooler. But since all “Nancy” are clone; that means they were never 18. They were just created like five years ago and have adult form as 20-something right away. Of course, Nancy-2 could have a child during this five-year period. But then the child would have been only 5 now. Junior really doesn’t look like a five-year-old to me. On the other hand, they have this complex genetic technology, which they can use to create just about anyone. They could have used it to create Junior from Nancy’s genes, I suppose. That way, it doesn’t matter how old Nancy-1 or -2 was, and Junior can still have her phasing power. But, then, if they have the technology to create a person, they might just have a way to “speed up” the growth, too. So Junior might be a five-year-old but looks like a 13 year-old.

[ACE2003]

I just finished watching the first 16 episodes of R.O.D TV and I must say that it gets interesting with each episode. I put the series on the back-burner for awhile because I have too much anime to watch, but I am glad that I was finally able to make it here. I don't really have anything to add to the discussion except that I am looking forward to next episodes as I am interested to see what "The Paper" done that was so horrible. Great series!!

[corp20]

Originally Posted by ACE2003

I just finished watching the first 16 episodes of R.O.D TV and I must say that it gets interesting with each episode. I put the series on the back-burner for awhile because I have too much anime to watch, but I am glad that I was finally able to make it here. I don't really have anything to add to the discussion except that I am looking forward to next episodes as I am interested to see what "The Paper" done that was so horrible. Great series!!

Yeah me to........

[brightman]

Yeah I really like how the last three episodes tied themselves with the OVA so much, it really explains alot and makes the OVA a bit more meaningful too.

Now what could Yoriko have done that cause all of the people in the British Library to hate her so much? Burn the library up or something?

[corp20]

Originally Posted by brightman

Yeah I really like how the last three episodes tied themselves with the OVA so much, it really explains alot and makes the OVA a bit more meaningful too.

Now what could Yoriko have done that cause all of the people in the British Library to hate her so much? Burn the library up or something?

Ahhh. A good old fashin book burning.

[Kamui4356]

Originally Posted by brightman

Yeah I really like how the last three episodes tied themselves with the OVA so much, it really explains alot and makes the OVA a bit more meaningful too.

Now what could Yoriko have done that cause all of the people in the British Library to hate her so much? Burn the library up or something?

She ran away, thus betrayed them. On top of that she wouldn't give them the book she was guarding. So they did the one thing that would upset her the most, burn as many books as they can.