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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#1: Aug 1st 2014 at 3:12:21 AM

Huh, I was wondering how this seems to have flown under the radar for people, at least here. I mean, it's obviously less bombastic than Aldnoah Zero, but surely someone has to be following it? Or is it way too formulaic, hmm?

Now before anything else, I like to state the obvious: airpower. This universe doesn't seem to have it for some reason.

Anyway, this week's episode has obviously the team we're following land itself in a massive pickle, though I have to say, it's aaaaaaawfully convenient that their area was the only one whose flare went up. As I mentioned in another place, I smell a rat, and it's not on the other side of that forest clearing.

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#2: Aug 1st 2014 at 4:34:55 AM

I bet that some people (me included) are already shipping Tokimune and Jamie after the snafu of his confession.

edited 1st Aug '14 4:35:08 AM by murazrai

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#3: Aug 1st 2014 at 4:40:28 AM

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That was probably one of the longest stunned silences in recent memory. Also I'm surprised that Jamie managed to maintain a modicum of control, where in any other show it would have likely led to a tsundere outburst.

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#4: Aug 1st 2014 at 5:15:43 AM

Considering what she did in episode 1, I don't find that surprising.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#5: Aug 1st 2014 at 6:45:09 AM

I'm really enjoying it, honestly. It's no 08th MS Team, but still fairly neat.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
zsmg Since: Jul, 2011
#6: Aug 1st 2014 at 7:22:55 AM

[up] 08th MS Team lite starring Kou Araki and Nina Fortner.

I thought the first three episodes were plain, but the last two episodes were pretty good I hope they keep it up.

shadowblack Since: Jun, 2010
#7: Aug 1st 2014 at 8:54:29 AM

I'm following it as well, and so far I like it.

I lol'ed at everyone's stunned silence after Tokimune's question. grin

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#8: Aug 2nd 2014 at 12:43:22 AM

Oh, we have a thread! Nice. It's definitely a low-budget affair, but there's something refreshing about how plain it is. It does help that it plays with mecha tropes somewhat.

Like Tokimune's directness. The silence afterwards was gold.

vandro Shop Owner from The little shop that wasn't Since: Jul, 2009
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#9: Aug 2nd 2014 at 1:21:28 AM

I do wonder. It seems nice.

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#10: Aug 2nd 2014 at 2:00:35 AM

Low budget? Weird. From promo material and screenshots I thought it looked pretty decent. Character designs were quite detailed and decently designed.

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Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#11: Aug 2nd 2014 at 4:16:52 PM

[up] It's not *bad* they're pretty decent at what they've got to work with, but you can tell they're not putting ALL THE MONEYZ on this one.

[up][up][up] I still have a vain hope that it'll turn out Argevollen will be completely incidental to the course of the war (although it might still help out our particular squad of misfits)

It just feels a little bit to "real" to have this one suit be a war-changing weapon on its own.

edited 2nd Aug '14 4:18:01 PM by Arilou

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
myssarei Since: Feb, 2010
#12: Aug 2nd 2014 at 5:00:02 PM

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Quite. Which makes you wonder about the company that built it — surely they made this super powerful prototype with the aim to sell it eventually (prototype => testing/field trials => military contract => mass production is how it usually works), but to who?

edited 2nd Aug '14 5:01:24 PM by myssarei

jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#13: Aug 2nd 2014 at 9:47:42 PM

[up][up] Based on the reactions of various in series people pointing out how useless it is overall, I wouldn't be surprised if you were right.

[up] I feel like making a mech that only one person can ever use is not a good business model for selling it to the military. Unless only the prototype has that issue.

As someone mentioned in the main summer season page, this reminds me of Broken Blade. Mainly the super powerful mech piloted by a not great pilot. The victories basically come down to how much better the mech is and not the skill of the pilot.

edited 2nd Aug '14 9:54:07 PM by jedi1113

myssarei Since: Feb, 2010
#14: Aug 2nd 2014 at 10:19:44 PM

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Given the extra gubbins' that prototypes in anime have, I'm sure the mental imprint thing is going to be one of the functions that will be dropped if mass-production happens. Kind of how in Gundam the G Ms didn't even have beam rifles, just spray guns, had a single saber, and a single head-mounted vulcan.

jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#15: Aug 2nd 2014 at 10:24:33 PM

True, anime prototypes are always vastly superior to the MP versions.

edited 2nd Aug '14 10:24:46 PM by jedi1113

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#16: Aug 3rd 2014 at 1:22:39 AM

[up][up] OTOH imprinting WOULD make sense for a prototype: It would mean it would be much harder to steal forone thing.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#17: Aug 3rd 2014 at 1:40:27 AM

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Indeed, see the company guy's comment to Jamie — the key and the pilot were supposed to be a single person. Jamie being the Key, and someone else being the pilot, was something no one expected.

kiukiuclk from 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693 Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: My TiMER is ticking
#18: Aug 4th 2014 at 2:07:14 PM

[up] It's sort of odd that it imprints the key and pilot separately however. (I can understand Jaime being the key...but they should be able to switch pilots then).

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#19: Aug 4th 2014 at 2:30:08 PM

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I think the assumption was always that the person who activated Argevollen would also pilot it. However, remember in the first episode, it's likely that the person who was supposed to do that was the guy who got killed sitting beside Jamie. Also, see what Jamie did — she started up Argevollen half-way, then stopped when she noticed that Tokimune was a military pilot.

jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#20: Aug 7th 2014 at 8:51:37 PM

I found this episode to be drawn out for most of it, especially considering where the last episode ended, and then they take the base in about 5 secs.

Cavalry battalion leader is an ass. Also Jamie's escort was pretty shitty.

kiukiuclk from 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693 Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: My TiMER is ticking
#21: Aug 8th 2014 at 6:28:15 AM

[up] I would agree with first sentence. This arc had some of the worst pacing I've ever seen.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#22: Aug 9th 2014 at 12:20:43 AM

Budget-saving maneuvers were employed at full force.

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#23: Aug 9th 2014 at 2:05:37 AM

I actually rather liked it. The focus was on Jamie, not the fighting, and it worked. Reminds me a bit of the book-version of Whispering Woods.

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#24: Aug 9th 2014 at 6:23:07 AM

[up]Same deal with me. In fact, while taking the base is the point of the mission, it is too easy once Argevollen and the rest of the unit reached through the forest while the battalion is engaging the enemy, which I find it pointless to show in full.

edited 9th Aug '14 6:23:20 AM by murazrai

kiukiuclk from 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693 Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: My TiMER is ticking
#25: Aug 9th 2014 at 6:38:48 AM

[up] Well, they could have compressed the pointless buildup last episode, ended it with Jamie setting out and had time to show Argvollen stomping the base or something. Going from "jamie starting argvollen"—>"they won" just seemed like a bit to much of a jump. It just really felt like it could have been handled better.

I liked the [tup]. I wondered when he was gonna figure out that he could do that.


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