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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, this was intense, definitely liking where this is going. Intense episode overall still. I'm not too used to the CGI yet anyways but the action bits were damn entertaining. Takao ;.; Oop, wave motion cannon spotted. I also love some of the battleship transformation sequences. |
Stark700Oct 14, 2013 11:46 AM
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| Not too impressed by this series so far. The characters feel really stiff and emotionless. I hope we get some more exposition or character background soon too and less CGI battles. |
| Missiles and torpedoes galore. I really like it when Iona seems to mimic the motion of the submarine. |
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| That's how you win a maiden't heart: Through intricate batte tactics and strategic attacks. Job well done, Gunzou. I've already completely gotten used to the character designs and don't mind the occasional blank facial expressions. As long as they continue with sea battles it shouldn't be too hard to keep things interesing. |
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| Loved it! Seems like I've already gotten used to the CG. I expected it'll take me a few more eps but it wasn't that bad this ep. Loved Takao. She's Hot! and cute (when she blushed) And it seems she joins the harem? XD She did say she wants that unit (Gunzou) XD Anyway really nice battle. The strategies and animation was awesome. Gunzou is friggin BA. He looked like a BOSS when he was standing with Iona in front of Takao after defeating her ^^ I can't wait to see all the fog members. All of them seem pretty unique in the OP&ED. Their character design looks pretty too :) |
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| i find it funny that the people are commenting so much on the blank faces when the ships mental models are actually Artificial intelligence beings so u would expect them to be a little blank dont u think, the side characters emotional appearance seems to be good at least and the MC has improved a bit mind u just a bit they really need to put more emotion unto him the most Also it as a nice change of pace that this whole episode was dedicated for the entire battle especially at this early in the series because most anime series have there battles to about 30 sec to 2 min Overall it is still good They still need to work on the character models but i believe they improved a little from the last episode |
| I wonder why they didn't sink her? Looks like Takao is jealous :p |
Aggron said: I wonder why they didn't sink her? Looks like Takao is jealous :p It should be obvious. Look at Gunzou's expression when Iona said they were weapons. |
| That was pretty cool with the ending using parts from the past battle. So the I-401 is gonna turn into a supersub. Time to build that Fog fleet Gunzou! |
| An awesome episode. So far it has exceeded my expectations. |
| Wow, one of the worst animations I've seen in a while. Too bad, naval combat is quite rare in anime, it would be nice to see this series made by some decent studio. It's hard to look at that horrible CG. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| The start of a beautifully weird submarine harem. |
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| I found it quite boring, even with all the battle scenes. The animation still bugs me, especially the characters with there bland designs and movements. |
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| The OST is awesome. Makes the show a lot better. |
| And Takao falls in love with a mere human? |
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| Characters are fine so far (nothing special but no one is irritating so far), battle was interesting and quite smart on both sides... BUT looking at it is painfull. Ships are fine by all mean (beams of light, things blowing up all is done well), people on the other side - when they use normal animation it's also fine but when they go into CGI it's horrible (maybe because of the difference between nice models and what we get here). Either I get used to those CGI or another drop of the season. |
| One of the best animations I've seen so far... Totally awesomesauce! And Takao.... HHHHNNNGGGGG! Getting used to the animation was quicker than I expected and now it looks great to me! One of the best anime of this season. |
| They actually gave Kongou a tea time Internal joke ? XD Iolo said: Just a case of gear lust. :DAnd Takao falls in love with a mere human? Like "I want that cool component i-401 have equipped on her" Battleships and their lack of way to express new concepts ^^; |
| That was an awesome naval battle, although I think most battles like will always end with, the bigger the arms you have, the more bigger you blow things up and you will win. Especially with that supergravitational cannon. No problems with CG, but I can see people are so turned off by it since they are not used to 3D type animation. |
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Fiji said: That was an awesome naval battle, although I think most battles like will always end with, the bigger the arms you have, the more bigger you blow things up and you will win. Especially with that supergravitational cannon. No problems with CG, but I can see people are so turned off by it since they are not used to 3D type animation. Next battle should prove you wrong if they follow the manga for that part properly :p |
Darklight0303 said: Aggron said: I wonder why they didn't sink her? Looks like Takao is jealous :p It should be obvious. Look at Gunzou's expression when Iona said they were weapons. he has since realized that they lack the human component. he basically did far better than simply sink her. he planted a seed of desire...of need of a captain. |
| Chihaya wants Takao for his harem. |
| You don't have to worry about that (If they will not do major changes). Though it's not like gunzou is unpopular either. |
| A Battleship-Harem, well that's new xD However, nice episode, looking forward to the next one. Also kinda got used to the CGI and started to like it. |
| There is no Harem |
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| Getting used to the CG, action is really entertaining. Quite surprised because didn't expect to enjoy this one as much as I did. Also got quite hooked to the OP on this one. |
kisami said: Darklight0303 said: Aggron said: I wonder why they didn't sink her? Looks like Takao is jealous :p It should be obvious. Look at Gunzou's expression when Iona said they were weapons. he has since realized that they lack the human component. he basically did far better than simply sink her. he planted a seed of desire...of need of a captain. Yup. It's gonna be psychological warfare. Sway your enemies. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| This went exactly like the manga which is nice, tho i would not have complained if there where some differences just happy this got a adoption. And the see Takao animated is just great, just makes me wonder how the other characters will look. This episode showed Chihaya's tactical capability nicely, last week also showed that he knew something about the submarine. And now he is showing his use of weaponry nicely, have a lot to loo forward to. I also liked the fight there where a few small thing with the translation tho, the mentioned big battleship class, while it's actually just battleship class which is the biggest class in warships. Tho the battleship class was last build during WW2 since it's kind of a sitting duck if you don't have air superiority, the US used their battleships will into the 80s tho. Then there was Takao's class Heavy destroyer second largest class in warships they are smaller and more manoeuvrable then battleships and currently the biggest warships to be used. Generally destroyers are used to escort larger ships or to fight in convoy or group while battleships where used to keep control with there heave armour and weaponry. During WW2 flight carriers took over that role from the battleships since the can keep air superiority. Getting a bit off topic tho. |
| The story is a total mess. Only two major characters have been given a decent introduction and I have no idea what's happening outside of a vague understanding. Maybe it's that I'm too tired, but I have no idea what the hell's going on. Gunzou and the others are at some academy whilst humanity is at war with "The Fog." An AI with a body gives him a captured fog ship, he leaves with it, joins up with some guy in a suit, and he's now fighting The Fog while being considered an enemy of humanity as well? Can anyone explain the finer details to me? I also really hate cgi anime. Some of the characters look decent when there's no movement, but as soon as they start moving they look like stuttering robots. |
| The academy Gunzou attended are teaching maritime knowledge. It's a way human want to preserve the knowledge and technology they have lest it would become extinct like unused language because every ships that travel too far to the sea would get attacked by the Fog. i-401 used to be his father's ship after the capture, but the ship returned without the crew. Gunzou's father sided with the Fog. Gunzou then got branded as traitor because i-401 is claimed to be property of the country (he's stealing it). After that, Gunzou travel the sea hunting Fog ships and act like mercenaries. Kamikage (the politician) is just his recent client. Aversa said: But OT like this is fun :)Then there was Takao's class Heavy destroyer second largest class in warships they are smaller and more manoeuvrable then battleships and currently the biggest warships to be used. Generally destroyers are used to escort larger ships or to fight in convoy or group while battleships where used to keep control with there heave armour and weaponry. BTW, Takao is a Heavy Cruiser. Then there's the Battleships like the Kongou sisters and big battleships like the Yamato sisters. |
nseikaOct 14, 2013 6:02 PM
| Gunzou was in military academy where are trained youth for future war with fog.When he touch I-401 hull (only captured ship of fog ever) , she activate and accept him as her master due being son of Chihaya Shouzo, assumed traitor of humanity. Gunzou then escape with I-401. Then two years lotter around and do odd jobs In these two years they also defeated battleship Hyuuga. New odd job was protect start of space shuttle that transport new weapon that can damage fog. Guy in suit is minister secretary and guy who hired him for it. After shuttle is shot down he gives him another task. Transport last prototype of said weapon to america as japan doesn't have economical power mass produce it anymore |
| They usualy resuply conventional weaponry through black market. Corrosive torpedos are more serious issue and will be adressed in future. Iori is played by Minami Tsuda (she has her list on ANN and MAL.) |
| Nice seeing what Chihaya is capable of, Takao was definitely impressed and now wants a captain. Really liked the battle, it was exciting to watch. It sad at the end though when Iona said that she was just a weapon, clearly Chihaya doesn't agree. I'm looking forward to seeing her development, as well as Chihaya since it's only the beginning and we haven't really learned much about him yet. |
| This anime's getting more and more interesting, liked the battle, liked the plot. Can't wait for the next episode. 5/5 |
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| Takao was defeated by I-401's super gravity cannon that they had tooken from another ship(Hyuuga). She wasn't sunk though,Gunzou lets her go.Good thing too,cause she's the hottest and my favorite out of all the girls. Takao retreats and wants a human unit abroad now. Thought it was pretty BA,when Gunzou was just standing there with Iona right infront of Takao after defeating her. Takao really was tsundere,especially during that tea party/meeting with dat blush(so cute :3). The battle scene were pretty nice too,I guess.Still not fully use to the CG though. |
nseika said: They actually gave Kongou a tea time Internal joke ? XD Iolo said: Just a case of gear lust. :DAnd Takao falls in love with a mere human? Like "I want that cool component i-401 have equipped on her" Battleships and their lack of way to express new concepts ^^; Either way im sure Takao will become jealous of Inoa for her "unit" :) |
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| Eh, this anime's pretty dull. It sounded like it was gonna be interesting, but half the ep is just uninteresting discussions. I fell asleep a ton during the first episode, and then I almost fell asleep during this one too. I'm just gonna drop it. |
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