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Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#47051: Mar 24th 2018 at 10:56:45 PM

Sasuke's a good person? When the fuck did this happen?

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#47053: Mar 24th 2018 at 10:57:47 PM

@ Rynnec: Indeed it is.

@ Rojixus: It didn't. Because it's filler. tongue

edited 24th Mar '18 11:00:14 PM by X2X

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#47054: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:05:21 PM

I'm in need of a hug. That game of Age of Empires II went appallingly. x_x

Hey, I had to pass the time somehow while Filler Hell was on. tongue

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#47055: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:06:13 PM

@X: Shit man, it's been ages since I've heard him in anything new (well, as new as 4+ year old dubbed episodes can be), glad to see he's still in the biz, even if only voicing bit characters.

X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#47056: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:11:15 PM

@ Demetrios: Will a virtual pat on the back suffice?

@ Rynnec: Yeah, no kidding. The last role of his I remember was as Alfred Ashford in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and that game (2009!) was even less recent than this episode of Naruto.

edited 24th Mar '18 11:11:40 PM by X2X

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#47059: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:18:44 PM

They are clearly fattening Myau up for

reasons

Do not obey in advance.
Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#47060: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:20:28 PM

I have no idea what's going on.

[up]Saw it coming.

edited 24th Mar '18 11:21:29 PM by Demetrios

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#47062: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:25:36 PM

Goddammit Space Dandy, you do not have the right to hit me in the feels!

I love this show so much.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#47063: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:27:30 PM

Goodnight, everybody. See you next week.. for whatever is going to happen...

[recalls King Star King, shudders]

Do not obey in advance.
Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#47064: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:27:40 PM

@Silmcoder I feel like I have to point out the blatant hypocrisy with insulting Julietta. When Mika shares every single trait that you are insulting her about.

Julietta is higher functioning then Mika even. Most of the stuff she does is not even on Rustal's orders she is doing it just so she can feel more useful to him. Despite him saying she has already done enough. She has other relationships too she gets along with the other troops and has made good friends with Gaelio.

Also calling her names for causing Shino's death in order to save her boss. When Mika has done the exact same thing.

@asiacatdogblue why are you saying Julietta is a bitch for the sake of it.

edited 24th Mar '18 11:29:14 PM by Envyus

Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#47065: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:28:24 PM

That's it for me this week. Now if you excuse me, I got a midterm to ace in the morning!

Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#47067: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:29:50 PM

@ Rojixus: The show was definitely willing to change up its structure from episode-to-episode, and while its experimental nature might've ultimately done more harm to the show's popularity than good (as this analysis points out), I commend Space Dandy for daring to be so varied.

That being said, yeah, this episode was a fountain of feels. sad

Welp, I think I'll be making my exit as well. Night, everyone! smile

edited 24th Mar '18 11:31:16 PM by X2X

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#47068: Mar 24th 2018 at 11:29:55 PM

[up][up][up][up] What can say I'm biased. tongue

Also she hasn't really done much to earn her any cred so yeah she ain't getting any respect from me.

Just like in Shonen, if your in combat but you don't win then you are by definition useless.

edited 24th Mar '18 11:30:58 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#47069: Mar 25th 2018 at 12:10:29 AM

Just gonna add my two cents in for this IBO discussion before I call it a night. (Which I should've done over 30 minutes ago...)

Personal biases aside (here's looking at you, slim tongue), we have to remember a few crucial pieces of information here.

For starters, Julieta only came into play in S2, and she's had far less screen time than Mika, who is one of the main characters. Julieta may, in fact, have perfectly valid reasons (from her POV) for following Rustal, but without enough development or (IIRC) any flashbacks that could convince us of her unwavering loyalty (and need to be useful) to a man willing to break the standard conventions of war to see his ideals carried through as opposed to just reiterating that Julieta feels indebted to Rustal, it could appear more hollow compared to Mikazuki, who gets that treatment on top a few more humanizing moments beyond "What's my orders, Orga?"

There's also the obvious fact that, though Julieta's an Anti-Villain, she's still an underling for Rustal and Gjallarhorn, meaning she's not on the side we're supposed to be rooting for, no matter how sympathetic she may be as an individual.

We can also make the argument that, as pointed out above, Julieta's better off than Mika in some ways despite having the exact same deal as him, such as lacking whatever Ambiguous Disorder Mika suffers from and being more openly connected to her teammates (see her camaraderie with Vidar or mourning the death of her mentor when he's killed by Tekkadan early on in S2). It's just that, again, it's probably going to be glossed over because she's not affiliated with the group we want to succeed, nor is she particularly prominent in the grand scheme of things.

(And as far as combat achievements go, Julieta was saddled with babysitting Iok for about half of this season, so it's not exactly like she had a lot of time to shine. Even then, slim's underselling her capabilities considering that Julieta, a pilot with no biological enhancements like the Alaya-Vijnana System, held her own against Mika whereas most other characters outside of McGillis, Lafter, and Ein post-cyborgization were sent to the boy like lambs to a slaughter. Sure, she admitted that Mika was the better pilot and that she lucked out, never mind that she later got slugged out by Amida, but give the lady some credit here.)

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#47070: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:14:17 PM

... the ..... really?? NYAV Post is dubbing FLCL 2 and 3?!

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#47071: Mar 30th 2018 at 5:21:13 PM

...and this is coming from where?

i'm tired, my friend
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#47072: Mar 30th 2018 at 6:33:38 PM

.... NYAV Post's Tvtropes page.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#47073: Mar 30th 2018 at 6:36:09 PM

Oh. I was hoping for some sort of official confirmation.

i'm tired, my friend
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#47074: Mar 30th 2018 at 6:59:10 PM

... well someone had to have added that detail for a reason. I can't tell what.

... ah. I see why they added it. ... because it says so on Anime News Network.

edited 30th Mar '18 7:03:36 PM by kyun

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#47075: Mar 30th 2018 at 7:42:17 PM

Coulda led with that.

i'm tired, my friend

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