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| It's nice to finally start seeing some back story and development from this series. Who would have thought that Felicia's past was so tragic like that. She certainly didn't give any hints that it was. |
| I liked this episode, it got interested in this series again. |
| No we finally get som background story. |
| Awesome episode. We finally got to see some bits about the war. I didn’t expect Filicia of all persons to have such a tragic past because of the war… And I wonder how was Noël present in there… So, the mysterious blonde girl is actually named “Iliya” and is a princess. I’m pretty sure that means Rio has some royalty too. It was a really touching episode, teared up at the end. |
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| Now I know where the PostTraumaticStressDisordah.jpg is all about. |
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| Awesome episode! That's really.. unexpectable. I hope there will be something like this in the rest of series. Other episodes is not so bad either. I like this series :3 Anisamar said: I’m pretty sure that means Rio has some royalty too. Sure. And that Priest knows something about her. |
| What an intense past. Great episode! |
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| Man, Illena or whatever her name really gets around! She is the core to like everyone's past! |
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| Best episode so far; it brought some much needed seriousness into the series. It was also nice to have Felicia's backstory and character fleshed out some more, especially since she's the captain and - as it turns out - the only one to have experienced actual combat (or not, because Noël said she'd 'experienced' it too). Also, I'm wondering if there'll be even just a little shouji-ai in this, since Filicia and Rio are holding hands on the anime's cover picture, and Rio seems rather concerned for Filicia. If not, well... I'm allowed to dream, right? :3 |
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| I like the turn to the more serious theme. Felicia's story was pretty sad :( But that's just how wars are... The whole thing that happened in the past brought up some questions in me, hope they answer it all. For one, the tank in the fort is clearly an older one (from before the apocalypse, the ones in the flashback). I also remembered that the legend of the city or whatever involved the help of a "spider" for the maidens. So it was probably one of the old/new tanks (they even showed the one at the fort when they were telling the story), wasn't it? But then what of the winged demon? Was it really an animal like the bone-like thing under the water from ep1? Also, just before the laser was fired (the ones which destroyed the city in the flashback) they showed the windows of a building and we could see birds flying away and one big wing being spread out (or maybe it was just close to the building). Could be a bird-like machine? That doesn't explain the bone-like things though. Hmm, can't wait to know more, I really hope they won't just leave it like this. |
RazielZeroJan 27, 2013 3:53 PM
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| I didn't, and I have no idea what you are talking about. I think it was made very clear by my comment. I mean I was thinking and guessing the connections of the things I saw so far. I even said that I hope I will get to know the answers to these, and that I hope for more of this serious theme. But thanks for the spoiler if it was one :/ |
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| Best episode yet. I loved the hug and confessions at the end. So sweet |
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| That was a kinda dark past. War and trauma... |
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| Well this was quite a surprising turn in the series. Very thought provoking and bittersweet episode, I especially like what Filicia says at the end. "And then I realized it. I'm sure there isn't any sort of meaning to this world. But isn't that still wonderful? Because i there isn't one, then you can decide what it is for yourself." |
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| Wonderful episode! |
| This was easily the best episode of the entire series so far. That final though as well: Ratohnhaketon said: Beautiful is all I can use to describe it."And then I realized it. I'm sure there isn't any sort of meaning to this world. But isn't that still wonderful? Because if there isn't one, then you can decide what it is for yourself." |
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| Pretty impressive episode, quite touching I'd say, well let's see what the special episode have to offer! Up to 7.5! |
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| Still one of my favorite episodes of all time. So powerful! |
| 'Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man.' - Bob Wilson. |
| Hmm, certainly did not expect that (lol)- The last few minutes was kind of weird though, she suddenly turned absurdist... |
| My favorite episode. It alone improves my score with 1. Filicia's line was perfect. |
MeritasMay 25, 2015 2:22 AM
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| Wow what a change of pace. Heavy stuff, a little war background, and some light shed on the blond haired heroine that keeps showing up in everyones memories I love their little platoon family |
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| 7 episodes in, and finally some characterization for the blonde chick. 2/5 |
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| It's starting to get interesting. |
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| This was too edgy and corny, really bad backstory there to turn the episode 180 degrees. You would feel sympathy and a little character development here and there but I don't, I just don't because it's too forceful for my taste This is like Haibane Renmei but much worse imo. |
| "Quelques chose comme Dupont" lmao Feels good to be French, I love reading all the texts they put that japanese didn't understand when they saw the anime, that I can understand :) |
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| Im not that impressed with Phylicia past. Where is the SOL and Music? 3.2/5 |
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| I found this episode a little cheesy, but I still empathized with Philicia a tiny bit. At least she's not just an archetype now, she's an archetype with PTSD. And the moment where the three girls came to her was cute. Spookt said: I'm confused how a trumpet on a noisy, mechanized battlefield is supposed to, um, you know, be heard... Apparently, the people who are capable of operating and maintaining these big tanks can't even make amateur radio equipment. And so, the bugle is still consistently louder than the human voice. Makes sense to me! /s |
LeeTailorDec 5, 2016 5:16 AM
| Really good episode. Felt Filicia there. |
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| Kinda sad episode, I don't know whether she's really sad about her comrades or her weight "If there's no meaning, then we can go find one" That was a really nice word! |
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| I'm not that big of a fan of the dramatic irony in the anime. The fact Falicia has had tragic experiences and suffers PTSD from it did nothing to progress the story forward. All we did was learn more about a character we didn't know much about, but already knew we didn't know much about. I also want to point out that it is not a good idea to not talk to other people about your experiences with PTSD. Falicia has a strong support system around her but she is refusing to use it. "The world has not inherent meaning, but that's pretty wonderful. It means you can find you're own meaning." This is a logically incoherent statement. It might sound nice, but it really doesn't make sense. How can something that has no meaning subscribe meaning to something else? Even if you argue that it's the perception that subscribes the meaning, you get counted by the point that your perception is inherently meaningless so what it perceives is inherently meaningless. |
| So there were two war's yes? Was it an uprising of AI spider tanks in the first war or were those also piloted? So they write using the Latin alphabet on some of the lanterns? This would make sense in dub, but then why do the old tech have Kanji and why do some of the characters have partially if not fully Japanese names? "Central Orthodox Church"? Isn't that area of Europe Catholic? |
Fortress_MaximusNov 16, 2017 4:10 PM
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| Wow, this show suddenly got really dark. Seeing Filicia's lose all her comrades like that was soul-crushing. I could feel her despair right through my monitor. That dead soldier was some serious nightmare fuel, especially when his mouth started moving...*shudders* Filicia, Noel, Kanata, and Kureha hugging at the end was so wholesome. Just what I needed after how grim the first half of the episode was. Amazing episode; easily my favorite one so far. 9/10 |
| Poor Filicia, she seems to be tortured by her hard past |
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| Poor Filicia. :( |
SerafosMar 22, 10:30 PM
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| Filicia episode was pretty good like Rio episode! I think after this episode the K-ON comparisons slow down a bit. Still the anime should answer most mysteries of the world. At first I thought the world was based during the late 19th century but the war set the world back into the post industrial age. |
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| Indeed, there is no inherent meaning in this world. And that is a wonderful thing because it means the meaning of life is whatever you want it to be.~ An emotional episode, fer sure! Filicia really does have a tragic past and still suffers from PTSD. There's also survivor guilt added in the mix since all her friends and comrades were killed during the war. Anyway, Filicia deserves a hug! |
| Daym this episode is deep. The soldier guy kinda scared the faq outta me. So who or what are they really fighting against? |
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| This thing is fucking dark what the hell, shit went from K-ON to Jinroh in a matter of minutes no transition lmao. Post-Apo is truly the greatest settings, can make a serie go from 0 to an 100 in narrative with no care. |
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