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| That fucking music. Kalafina, Yuki Kajiura, AND Hiroyuki Sawano!? Holy fucking shit. My god that was awesome. |
WasabiJul 5, 2014 2:53 PM
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| pretty good first episode and a good setup for the rest of the series HOWEVER i already see the series being rushed as hell. 12 episode does not seem enough |
I'm saying that there's no other power to challenge them, so why would they need to rely on an assassination attempt to start the war? They could just go ahead and do it without even batting an eye because who would they have to answer to? Well, maybe they need the favor of their citizens to start a war. The princess would have been against it for sure and i guess they didn't want to start a protest movement on their homeplanet. |
"Es irrt der Mensch, solang er strebt." - Faust I, Vers 317 |
skudoops said: Aeonenleben said: To finally have a reason to start a war, maybe? lol. The hinted pretty hard that the mars was just waiting for it. I liked the execution of the assassination though. Not just a sniper or a bomb but a well planned through plan. I'm saying that there's no other power to challenge them, so why would they need to rely on an assassination attempt to start the war? They could just go ahead and do it without even batting an eye because who would they have to answer to? DejWoSWK said: They were secure just in case that they lost,I'd say,because they were not the agressors,at least,seemingly. It is quite similiar to Sarajevo assassination,which I mentioned in post above,in which Franz Ferdinand was killed and that was official reason for starting war,even though entire Europe was pretty much poised to jump on each other's throat. Like I just mentioned, there is no third party in this war so there's no one to answer to. A flimsy excuse like "you were the aggressor" isn't really going to mean anything if they lost. It's to incite their own ranks into believing cooperation between Earth and Vers is completely out of the question. That the Terrans are nothing more than mindless beasts. |
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| Promising start; very large and intriguing cast. Can't wait for next week! Also, dat music Prediction: The princess lives! |
| The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth |
| That fucking OST. That fucking story with great potential (LOVED the pace of the episode). That fucking carnage. Best first episode of the season so far. |
| First episode was great. It would be interesting if they go the "the princess is actually dead" route instead of the "nah, she's still alive" route. I kind of want to know how a writer would handle all the cliches of that route yet still keep the story moving. But I doubt it. That road's kind of hard to walk through. Only person I know of that has handled that (killing the MCs) really well is the author of Game of Thrones. |
OhasumiJul 5, 2014 3:01 PM
| "I wished that people all over the world would get along and live in peace!"....lol Urobuchi-sensei, you are awesome! |
| another solid first ep cant wait for more!! |
| Be It 10 or 1000 Men, The End Result Will Be The Same.. |
skudoops said: Wasabi said: It's to incite their own ranks into believing cooperation between Earth and Vers is completely out of the question. That the Terrans are nothing more than mindless beasts. That isn't very likely, they already believe that as evident by the behaviour of everyone but the princess. Everyone being who? The maid and evil general? There's a whole empire out there outside of the current live castles in orbit. I'm sure a kind-hearted princess has a huge following that follows her ideals. What better way to squash any doubts back home than killing their own princess? It can also be used to demoralize Earth themselves. "Oh wut we killed the princess? Aww shiittt why we gotta be so fucked up?" |
WasabiJul 5, 2014 3:05 PM
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| Really liking this so far! Great episode. |
 "Why did he have to surrender, what is more in the outside world, huh, sumptuousness, freedom? Nowhere in the world are you going to find them fools! Fools!" -USSR president, Future War 198X-nen |
xSanox said: Last I heard it will be split 2-cour. With Urobutcher writing the first three episodes and Takayama Katsuhiko the remaining 21. Don't have a source or confirmation as of yet, though.HOWEVER i already see the series being rushed as hell. 12 episode does not seem enough |
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| "Hello, I'm Gen Urobuchi. I recently read these two cool novels: Foundation and 2001: A Space Odyssey." But yeah, a decent start. My only problem would be the rushed feeling I get from this show and the MC who was all like "...ok" during the missile strike. Next Tatsuya but in small? 3/5 |
| Time is money, but money won't turn back the clock. |
| Holy shit that episode was good. HOLY SHIT The OST is so good, along with the quality of animation No OP though, which was a pity. The storyline seems pretty legit. The princess probably didn't die. |
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| I liked Inaho's "Let's get out of here... There's a missile coming" in a flat voice. Made me giggle. Not to much mech action (They showed what were probably training-model mechs and some immobile mech), next episode will most likely contain much more mech. Between this and Argevollen, my Summer season mech quota is filled |
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Knight_Artorias said: "Hello, I'm Gen Urobuchi. I recently read these two cool novels: Foundation and 2001: A Space Odyssey." But yeah, a decent start. My only problem would be the rushed feeling I get from this show and the MC who was all like "...ok" during the missile strike. Next Tatsuya but in small? 3/5 I agree, this was a somewhat decent start, but I already see plenty of things that could twist this baby in a very bad direction. And Urobutcher, stop with the quotes and the German allusions. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| I had a lot of expectation for this one, and it gave me even more. Extremely excited for what's coming |
| Enjoyed it pretty much. I liked how the build up of the massacre was made, I was already thinking stuff like "Oh no Gen what are you going to do again, jeez". And the comment on the missile was quite hilarious. Aside that, I heard two or three tracks of Sawano so far and they seems very good, I'm looking forward to the album. The princess is already dead 01/1032. |
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forgiuse said: Epic. Freaking Epic. I literally got goosebump the moment New Orleans got destroyed. The Martians look nifty as fuck, 15 Aces, 15 Ace custom mech. And our heroes ? Mook mechas. And that's the reason why it's gonna be epic ! Fuck Argevollen, Aldnoah.Zero for Best Mecha this Season, maybe even Best Anime of the Season. Oh, by the way, Inaho's poker face > Tatsuya's poker face. "A missile is coming". About the princess, i think she's a body double ? It's not like the Butcher will kill her off in the very 1st ep, right ? nah, its obvious shes just hiding under some rubble, saving some terran kids from the missiles, right? also, while those missiles were inbound, i was thinking"please dont have the missile go through/hit her right in front of them" (meaning the friend on the bridge) what of the other girl, id assume shed be helping with security detail as well if she wasnt with the other 3 guys |
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| This was my most anticipated anime of the season (alongside Zankyou No Terror) and it hasn't disappointed me. I will admit that I was disappointed with the CGI mechas but it worked really well on the (what I'm guessing was some sort of) nuke scene. The animation however was amazing. The OST is amazing but I was expecting it to be considering Sawano was working on it. This is going to be a pretty intense anime. I'm disappointed that its not a 24 episode anime so the only way this anime could disappoint me is how the rest of the story plays out and how pacing is executed. I can't see them finishing the story in 12 episodes but depending on how it has been planned to proceed could have caused it to be dragged out. Hopefully, if it doesn't get a shit ending they'll create a second season. I highly doubt the princess is dead. I'm expecting several character deaths. |
| Solid start. I know Urobuchi likes to be devious with planting numerous death flags, but this was TOO obvious. We're probably being trolled. I'm gonna be in the "princess is still alive" camp pending what happens next episode. |
| Well that was interesting. The premise is much, much more interesting than the plot summaries let on. More factions, more deviousness, more intrigue, more super advanced alien technology, etc.The artwork is good enough to make me regret watching it in 480p and Hiroyuki Sawano is still awesome. Too bad the terrorist attack was kinda lame. It had visual flair, but I was hoping for a bit more cleverness, since it was nothing but missile spam. |
| feel like this whole ep was a tease 4 the nxt ep |
| It was OK I guess. A bit boring first half but second was alright. MC seems interesting. |
| Between the adult world and the world of kids, there, Holyland exists. |
| Bull,the Princess got killed.Guarantee the Knights planned it.She was probably saved by Slaine's pendant (most likely) or just her god powers they talked about. Why did the ships land in 2005,when the princess didn't die till 2015? Lol'd @ the kid's wish.World Peace ha,yeah not happening. OP/OST was amazing. Really glad this 24 episodes long,kinda sucks it's split cour but ohh well all good as long as it's not 1 cour. Edit: Forgot to mention,this kinda reminds me of Valvrave |
VanishingKiraJul 5, 2014 3:52 PM
VanishingKira said: That was the time, not the year. 20:05.Why did the ships land in 2005,when the princess didn't die till 2015? |
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| okay 1st episode. lots and lots of explosions o_O |
| If the Princess is alive, I think we can expect to have a good chance of having her hopes and ideals crushed by the end of the series. |
| So long as you yourself enjoy it, what does the thoughts of others matter to you? |
| The princess's death :O All those missiles T.T A war between Earth and Mars! With all those things landing on Earth. This is going to be a grand one! That music! Wonder how UE would be able to fight against Vers's advanced technology. Slaine should be an interesting character! |
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stAtic91 said: xSanox said: Last I heard it will be split 2-cour. With Urobutcher writing the first three episodes and Takayama Katsuhiko the remaining 21. Don't have a source or confirmation as of yet, though.HOWEVER i already see the series being rushed as hell. 12 episode does not seem enough It's confirmed split-cour. |
skudoops said: Like I just mentioned, there is no third party in this war so there's no one to answer to. A flimsy excuse like "you were the aggressor" isn't really going to mean anything if they lost. It's only the beginning, usually Mêlée à Trois doesn't start until half way or the end. I'm hoping it goes old-school and doesn't do it at all. |
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Portality said: If the Princess is alive, I think we can expect to have a good chance of having her hopes and ideals crushed by the end of the series. Will be more interesting when she finds out that it was her own people that tried to kill her, so they could have a reason to invade Earth. If she's still alive. |
| Solid first episode, the soundtrack is sounding amazing just as I expected. |
| Poor idealistic princesses. That soundtrack when the explosion happened in Tokyo was pretty epic. Gave me AoT feels. I really, really hope this won't be another nonsensical, flashy mecha anime. It's going in an okay direction, so I hope it continues like this. |
| Hahahahaha Urobuchi does it again, typical XD Well, the episode wasn't really anything special but it was certainly interesting. It seems to be repeating the same idea from But this time with more focus on conflicts and fighting I'm assuming. 4/5 |
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