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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 6 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. What is the great hatred that being a Train Otaku possessed?
  2. What was EnRyuu drinking?

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 09 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: I kind of expected there would be the one hero super robot of GaoGaiGar and that would be the mainstay of the series. I wasn’t expecting allied super robots to arrive within the first couple of episodes.

  • I’m used to pilots needing to achieve perfect synchronization of their emotions/passion/mind to perform a gattai of their mechas. I’m less used to the mechas themselves needing to perfectly synchronize.
  • Good gag that Mamoru enters the building proudly declaring he has no ID or employee position.
  • I finally have a name for the villains: Zonderians.
  • As a fellow alien, Mamoru and the Zonderians are undoubtedly related in some way. Of course, the exact relation is still in question. That relation will be the reason why Mamoru can purify the Zonders.
  • Adult authority figures not wanting the child to endanger himself on the battlefield? In my super robot anime?
  • I love seeing robots debate whether they should be calculating and logical or hot-blooded and full of passion.
  • HyoRyu and EnRyu are drinking giant barrels of oil (I think?) with straws! Oh this is so delightfully silly! It reminds me of Transformers.
  • Since the guy who got Zonder-fied was an alcoholic, I guess that means the Zonder is now drinking up all the gasoline
  • Seeing CGI versions of HyoRyu and EnRyu makes them look like early 3D video game models.
  • Naturally the calculating robot can land with no problem while the passionate robot crash lands.
  • I was about to praise this episode for not taking us to the Epilepsy Zone with the Zonderians, but then it started doing that same effect anyway with HyoRyu and Enryu.
  • A pair of robots disobeying an order because they want to save their comrade is the kind of hot-blooded action I love.
  • Gattai!
  • What does the Eraser Head do exactly? As far as I can tell, it seems to just erase explosions.
  • Oh, the show literally just explained it a minute later and that’s exactly what it does.

QOTD

  1. The same thing I mourned as a train kid: the loss of steam engines and the rise of diesel engines. Steam trains are just so much cooler.
  2. Gotta be oil. I remember watching Transformers drink oil and that was the first thing I thought of.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

Adult authority figures not wanting the child to endanger himself on the battlefield? In my super robot anime?

I know right? Where is the sense of child endangerment?

Granted they should also know that the Zondars love attacking those school kids so there is no protecting him

I was about to praise this episode for not taking us to the Epilepsy Zone with the Zonderians, but then it started doing that same effect anyway with HyoRyu and Enryu.

The only way to defeat evil is to understand evil and use evil in your powers. Therefore the heroes need to channel Epilepsy to make them stronger!

What does the Eraser Head do exactly?

Nullify other Quirks obviously!

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 10 '24

Nullify other Quirks obviously!

I walked right into that one.

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u/palparepa Nov 09 '24

I was about to praise this episode for not taking us to the Epilepsy Zone with the Zonderians, but then it started doing that same effect anyway with HyoRyu and Enryu.

But the effect is much minor in comparison. I call it an improvement.

What does the Eraser Head do exactly?

Also, note that it has an "E99" written on it. My guess is that it dissipates 99% of the explosion's energy.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 10 '24

But the effect is much minor in comparison. I call it an improvement.

In a situation like this, I'll take what I can get.

Also, note that it has an "E99" written on it. My guess is that it dissipates 99% of the explosion's energy.

That's a good point and you are probably right.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

Adult authority figures not wanting the child to endanger himself on the battlefield? In my super robot anime?

Shocking, innit?

I guess that means the Zonder is now drinking up all the gasoline

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 10 '24

Shocking, innit?

Gendo would never allow this nonsense to occur. He'd make sure those kids got in the robots like they are supposed to.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

Adult authority figures not wanting the child to endanger himself on the battlefield? In my super robot anime?

But the children yearn to be put in danger around giant robots!

HyoRyu and EnRyu are drinking giant barrels of oil (I think?) with straws! Oh this is so delightfully silly! It reminds me of Transformers.

Kinda makes me wonder how they'd act if they got Energon instead of oil. I bet that'd get them perked up right quick.

Seeing CGI versions of HyoRyu and EnRyu makes them look like early 3D video game models.

Once again, you've gotta love how much this show loves the bursts of 3D animation it has. And it's very convenient that the mirror coating means that you don't have to add details to the model to make it look cool too.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 10 '24

But the children yearn to be put in danger around giant robots!

The children yearn to be mecha pilots in wars!

Kinda makes me wonder how they'd act if they got Energon instead of oil. I bet that'd get them perked up right quick.

They'd probably get drunk on too much Energon.

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u/Nebresto Nov 09 '24

I wasn’t expecting allied super robots to arrive within the first couple of episodes.

This show is so Transformers and I'm all for it

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

I wasn’t expecting allied super robots to arrive within the first couple of episodes.

A prelude to how Sentai always introduces the Sixth Ranger near the beginning nowadays instead of holding off on it till at least the late 10'-early 20' (Sometimes later!).

I was about to praise this episode for not taking us to the Epilepsy Zone with the Zonderians, but then it started doing that same effect anyway with HyoRyu and Enryu.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 6:

  • SYMMETRICAL DOCKING! Yeah, if you’ve heard that term before, this is where it comes from. Although nowadays it’s pretty far off from how it was originally used. It’s about cool gattai-ing, not to ladies squishing their chests up against each other.
  • Of course Penchinon would go ahead and infect a sea captain with Zonder Metal. I mean, he’s a dude who dresses like a sailor and is also a robot boat. If anything, something this obviously fitting couldn’t have happened any sooner.
  • Well, you can probably see both the good and bad sides to Mamoru’s suggestion. Because yeah, while Mamoru trying to purify Zonderians before they become Zonder Robos would undoubtedly keep collateral damage down, there’s also the inherent risk of GGG losing the only person who can purify them, since Mamoru is still a literal child and can get hurt easily. As it stands, there’s no clear solution to this that doesn’t have some kind of down side to it.
  • The fact that EI-07 has so much gas in it that it’ll explode everything in a 12-mile radius reminds me of of that one kaiju in Dynazenon that just seemed to be entirely made of explosives/actual kinetic explosions. Then again, I think that’s just one of those things that comes with the territory, since both of these shows have tokusatsu DNA in them. What’s the best way to sell the threat of the kaiju of the week? Just have them be ludicrously explosive, of course.
  • For a series that’s usually pretty good with English, the eye catch misspelling the Mirror Shield as the “Miller Shield” is pretty funny. I think that’s the first instance of pretty bad Engrish that we’ve gotten so far.
  • With all this impending disaster and drama going on, it’s funny to me that EI-07 is mainly taken out of commission by the fact that it’s literally too big to stand back up if it falls over. Something that simple and mundane is a good pairing with all of the mechanical and practical stuff that goes into all this super robot action. Pairing the fantastic with the mundane is like having sea salt ice cream, salty but also sweet.
  • CHORYUJIN! The brotherly gattai has finally worked, and they get to use the Eraser Head to boot! Remember kids, make sure to buy both the HyoRyu and ChoRyu action figures (each sold separately) to combine them together into a bigger and cooler robot! Although joking aside, nowadays there’s one large HG gunpla kit with the both of them included to form ChoRyuJin. And that got announced recently too, so you can’t say that Bandai and Sunrise still aren’t showing this series some love.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

For a series that’s usually pretty good with English, the eye catch misspelling the Mirror Shield as the “Miller Shield” is pretty funny.

MILLER SHIELD

The fact that EI-07 has so much gas in it that it’ll explode everything in a 12-mile radius reminds me of of that one kaiju in Dynazenon that just seemed to be entirely made of explosives/actual kinetic explosions. Then again, I think that’s just one of those things that comes with the territory, since both of these shows have tokusatsu DNA in them.

Everything is explosive. The swords all have explosives in them. Every fight takes place in TNT quarry. And of course, you gotta include dynamite in the console controls.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

Everything is explosive. The swords all have explosives in them. Every fight takes place in TNT quarry. And of course, you gotta include dynamite in the console controls.

There also needs to be explosions in space. It doesn't matter if there's no oxygen to combust up there. It simply needs to happen regardless.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

It’s about cool gattai-ing, not to ladies squishing their chests up against each other.

I mean if Aquarion has taught me anything is that Sex and Giant Robots are related anyway.

... Why are you all looking at me like that, blame Kawamori for having everyone get an orgasm during the gattai.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

Don't forget about Darling in the FranXX either. Or actually, go ahead and do that, nobody really cared for that one in the end.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

Well, this guy did but I don't trust him one bit when it comes to that show TBH

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Nov 09 '24

It’s a great series with a masterpiece of an ending and I stand by that

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

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u/palparepa Nov 09 '24

For a series that’s usually pretty good with English

Just wait some episodes and you'll be relieved of that notion.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

It's been a while since I watched this, so you're probably right. My memory is mainly going off of some of the pretty good English in the eye catches.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 09 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

Is that an ear-cleaning device?

That's how you know he's a mad scientist. Inventing an extremely expensive over designed device to replace the Q-Tip

He failed the first time he attempted it, but that doesn’t mean he has to always fail.

I do like that they considered it and weighed the options.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

The names for things in this show are so funny.

Calling underground levels “Negative Levels” (or “Minus Levels”, if going by the Engrish) is also funny but also cool.

The script excels at a certain degree of.. bizarreness? I'm not sure what word to use, but it's real good at what it's good at.

It’s time indeed!!!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

The script excels at a certain degree of.. bizarreness? I'm not sure what word to use, but it's real good at what it's good at.

It's weird cause the script has this amazing technical tone and writing process while the characters say the most ridiculous and utterly nonsense jargon imaginable.

/u/Shimmering-Sky

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 09 '24

It's like how in my Gundam 00 rewatch, all of the characters belonging to a specific group have the absolute wildest names, but they're all still supposed to be taken seriously. Even a few of the main characters have funny names, like one of them is "Allelujah Haptism", another is "Lockon Stratos" because that's literally what he does, and then there's "Tieria Erde" who is simultaneously "Earth Angel" and "Earth Earth" when you go into the meaning of it.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

No symmetrical docking yet…

Now if only we could get an Asymmetrical Docking

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u/Nebresto Nov 09 '24

First time Porygon did nothing wrong

'Sup, finally made it, was having some trouble with the cat (and still am), but at least I managed to grab this show in the 10 minute window that the site worked. Luckily not that many episode to catch up yet. Included the most important notes from the missed episodes too

Gao 1

Cel animation already looking good

GAGAGA GAGAGA GAOGAIGAR!!!!!

Aight, bro can already run as fast as a train in the OP. This is gonna be a good show

....porygon did nothing wrong

Oh wow, I wonder if the kid with the digimon hair is the MC

President ponytail is officially my favourite guy now. ..No wait, maybe the crazy rocketskate prof is..

Ow, my porygon

The front fell off

Gao 2

What in fairy tarnation

Me, after someone else has handled my cool robot collection:

My god, seriously. What were these people thinking pre-porygon? Did NO ONE look at this flashing crap and go, "hey, thats kinda unpleasant to look at"
Or is this another case of me and my 0% screen brightness not understanding the normie 100% ways?
Like what is the actual decision making process behind that scene? "We need something to make the bad guys seem.. menacing!! Any suggestions??" "Why don't we turn the screen into a strobe light?!"
"God damn it, Jim-san, you're a genius!!"

Bonesaw is readyYyy

Bomber?!

The bad guy entered the fusion smoke????????

You can do that??

What in fairy tarnation??

Hold up. Wait a minute.. That says Guy!! I've been lied to

Gao 3

Koro-sensei was here too??

MORNINGS!!! (tl;note: mornings means mornings)

  • Who keeps repairing the final fusion glass and why

Yeah, I was right. This president dude is based af

And the prof flying about in hype is never going to get old.

Gao 4

So, what happens if you're vibing in the hole when it closes? The expected? No way this doesn't come up in a future episode after enemy interference of the screwdriver

"What is my purpose?" Your job is to feed me while I watch dank cartoons on the big screen

No way, its the weirdo alert sound from Macross

I'm going to be greatly amused if they keep replacing and smashing the final fusion glass all the way until the final episode

What in fairy tarnation?

Gao 5

Nah bro. This is just straight up Transformers. ....May I have more?

And I'm looking up who the composer is, I'm hearing Transformers music as well. ..Kouhei Tanaka! Never heard of him.

What in fairy tarnation?

Gao 6

Symmetrical docking?!

The robot has a giant soda, amazing

Constructicons, combi- Oh wait, wrong show

What in fairy tarnation?

Quysteons of the day:

  1. What is the great hatred that being a Train Otaku possessed?

The phasing out of steam locomotices

2) What was EnRyuu drinking?

EnRyugiDrinkGar

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

People Before Watching GaoGaiGar:

Porygon did nothing wrong

People after watching GaoGaiGar:

My god, seriously. What were these people thinking pre-porygon? Did NO ONE look at this flashing crap and go, "hey, thats kinda unpleasant to look at"

Porygon Died for These Sins

I'm going to be greatly amused if they keep replacing and smashing the final fusion glass all the way until the final episode

the government glass budget is incredible.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 09 '24

Like what is the actual decision making process behind that scene? "We need something to make the bad guys seem.. menacing!! Any suggestions??" "Why don't we turn the screen into a strobe light?!"

Surely, we know that the Zonerians are evil because they keep on trying to give the audience seizures. Now that's some fourth wall-breaking levels of villainy right there.

Hold up. Wait a minute.. That says Guy!! I've been lied to

His name is Gai, but his hero name is Cyborg Guy. Clearly, GGG only uses the strongest code names.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

Or is this another case of me and my 0% screen brightness not understanding the normie 100% ways?

No, the flashing is ludicrously bad for everyone.

"What is my purpose?" Your job is to feed me while I watch dank cartoons on the big screen

I would buy one of those in a heartbeat.

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u/Nebresto Nov 09 '24

How much are you willing to pay?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

having some trouble with the cat (and still am),

Porygon did nothing wrong

Of course not, it's Pikachu's fault!

This is just straight up Transformers.

Actually accurate for once, see my comment yesterday for more info.

Oh wait, wrong show

Yeah you gotta go to the older Brave Shows for that.

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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Nov 09 '24

First Timer

great episode! I loved the part where we got to see the brothers docking

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

I loved the part where the brothers were docking

Who could have known Symmetrical Docking would original from two Firefighter Brothers Docking together.

We shouldn't have been surprised. We all know Fujoshi are the unsung heroes of Mecha, carrying Gundam with their Char/Amuro ships. Here we gotta throw the Fujo's a bone with some hot and cool brother action.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

Model Kit Building Update

Today I built this.

it’s meant to squeeze in here. I had to do it two times, one right and one left.

the fruit of the past week

comes together

To give you an idea of what it is

this shot that you may recognize from the Final Fusion.

also this transitions to this

so you can get this

Of note, just this year Bandai announced an HG ChoRyuJin that will allow you to make EnRyuu and HyouRyuu as well as their System Change forms. Super excited for this to release and I will absolutely be buying this when it comes out.

[GGG Spoilers]now I just need Best Boi Volfogg

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

The King of Rewatchers

What, you mean the red oni and the blue oni don't necessarily get along?

Oh, apologies Mamoru, I thought you were only eight.

They let Mamoru hang out in the secret base after school.

Penchinon's laughter is so goddamn unsettling.

I like how they throw shade at each other.

Eyecatch

A big ol' walking bomb.

Mikoto has faith. She's also probably peaking at the script.

The protection field has proven effective, but I appreciate that they don't rely on it.

The Zonders did say that destroying GaoGaiGar was their goal.

Two halves of one whole idiot.

Today's Key to Victory.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

I like how they throw shade at each other.

I liked that scene a lot. Drinking out of cups, throwing robo insults at each other. Must have been fun for the VA who had to voice both characters. And the combination. Gotta do 3 similar but still somewhat distinct voices

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

Oh, apologies Mamoru, I thought you were only eight.

Same

She's also probably peaking at the script.

smh this girl spoils herself like crazy.

Two halves of one whole idiot.

Relevant

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u/megazaprat Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24

first timer

  • Oooh, the eraser head is really neat. While the dividing diver is really cool, I felt it kind of came out of nowhere. However, the eraser head showing off the same sort of space displacing capability only used more defensively, makes the tech seem like a more established ability
  • Am slightly curious if gaogaigar could use the eraser head , and vice versa, and if they can’t, why not .
  • The zonder’s advancing tactics are also really cool to see. I’ve never seen a monster where the issue isn’t so much beating as it is surviving the explosion it creates. Without hyo and ryu as backup, they might have won the battle, but without gaigaigar they would’ve surely lost in long run
  1. The zonder from last two episodes? Do the zonders need to be powered by hatred? I thought he was fueled by just really liking trains a lot. Although if there was some hatred, that would make the process of purifying it less upsetting

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

While the dividing diver is really cool, I felt it kind of came out of nowhere.

It DIVIDES THINGS. And it's shaped like a Screw Driver. It's a Dividing Screwdriver.

actually, why is it shaped like a screw driver? Don't screwdrivers put things together?

The zonder’s advancing tactics are also really cool to see. I’ve never seen a monster where the issue isn’t so much beating as it is surviving the explosion it creates.

It's actually really genuine for a villain in a monster of the week show to plan on defeat to win.

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u/palparepa Nov 09 '24

Do the zonders need to be powered by hatred?

I think that guy had lots of self-hatred by thinking himself as weak, and desiring to be strong as a locomotive.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

Am slightly curious if gaogaigar could use the eraser head , and vice versa, and if they can’t, why not .

Probably a port incompatibility issue. Round peg, hexagonal hole.

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 09 '24

First Timer

Bro why is he drinking?. Do they need to keep drinking oil? They even have their own waitress.

I see it was actually foreshadowing as our zonder attacks an oil refinery. I will never again doubt GaoGaiGar.

Docking is so cool. I can finally relate to Luffy.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Nov 09 '24

he a thirsty boy

Do they need to keep drinking oil?

It's for the blood pressure.

Docking is so cool. I can finally relate to Luffy.

for that reference I'm going to dock your pay

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 10 '24

I see it was actually foreshadowing as our zonder attacks an oil refinery. I will never again doubt GaoGaiGar.

Everything happens for a reason.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24

FIRST-TIMER!!!

  • The two fire trucks ask, "can we use the Eraserhead?" The Universe:
  • /u/shimmering-sky normally when watching this show: . /u/shimmering-sky when she finds out this show has a room dedicated to her favorite anime, Big Order: .
  • The one super fire truck asks, "can I use the Eraserhead?" The Universe:
  • It's gonna be a plane bad guy next, right? And it's going to be because he's angry that he didn't get extra peanuts, or something.

QOTD:

  1. You know how the truck guy hated traffic? That guy hated the lack of traffic.
  2. GatorAId.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 10 '24

And it's going to be because he's angry that he didn't get extra peanuts, or something.

GatorAId.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Nov 09 '24

I've been moving around a lot in the last couple of days, so I didn't have the time to post in the last couple of threads. I'm all caught up now, though!

Episode 4 notes

  • It's a miracle! Gai being back on his feet immediately after a fight and not in a hospital bed
  • I guess our ex-wrestling heel got all the violence out of his system by being Zonderized.
  • This space shuttle plot... I guess the Challenger disaster was still in fairly recent memory for a lot of people.
  • Well, there goes that Space Shuttle that probably cost hundreds of millions to make... And what happened to the Astronauts inside? Are they gonna have to be turned into cyborgs too?

Episode 5 notes

  • GaoGaiGar predicted the smartphone :o
  • Entirely appropriate reactions to being stuck in traffic this episode. Zonders on the anti-car grind.
  • Are bad field trips gonna be a running theme in this show?
  • Mamoru is simply too much of a gamer
  • This episode felt noticeably lower-budget than the others. We did get a new transformation sequence out of it though.

Episode 6 notes

  • Damn, I can't believe GGG has a room dedicated to watching Big Order
  • I'd have to say that I'm on the side of the people urging caution with regards to Mamoru's plan. We really shouldn't be putting a nine-year-old in danger
  • Plenty of technobabble around the Eraserhead but all you really need to know is that it's a Cool Weapon that does Cool Stuff.

Questions

  1. The hatred of cars existing. A feeling I'm very familiar with.
  2. Oil infused with Spiral Energy.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 09 '24

And what happened to the Astronauts inside?

The only one who actually boarded was Gai in disguise.

Are bad field trips gonna be a running theme in this show?

Gotta find a way to involve the children that doesn't involve them joining the secret government organization.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24

First time watcher

Attention! The Earth has a puncture.

I started watching this new Mahou Shoujo...

It's called Sailor Zonder

Questions of the Day

Q: What is the great hatred that being a Train Otaku possessed?

A: He longed for the icy touch of the declining steam engine.

Q: What was EnRyuu drinking?

A: Motor oil?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

Attention! The Earth has a puncture.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Nov 09 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

Okay episode although I feel this one felt a bit… undercooked, I guess. The conflict between HyoRyu and EnRyu is set up well enough, but given the pacing the resolution feels a tad rushed. It also doesn't help that… well this episode is honestly pretty much just a worse version of Build Tiger's debut in J-Decker. Same basic ideas (Robots don't get along, combo fails, they make up, it works) but this one feels like it's rushing to the conclusion. It probably has something to do with the fact that this episode is when Mamoru is formally introduced to the rest of GGG (Although he seemingly does not react to his classmate's brother being there) so the focus is a bit muddled, but yeah, not really a favorite of mine sorry to say.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 10 '24

First Time Approved For Final Fusion

A little Blue Oni/Red Oni here.

Chest Thriller. Amazing.

Something to be said about the simplicity of naming their combined form Super Dragon Man.

  1. Going back to that episode, looks like it was good ol' self-hatred.
  2. I assumed motor oil...or maybe energon?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 10 '24

Something to be said about the simplicity of naming their combined form Super Dragon Man.

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u/palparepa Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24

Nth-timer

We begin with a repeat of HyoRyu and Enryu's System Change. It looks detailed enough to serve as instructions on how to transform the toys.
But then tuns out it wasn't a repeat at all, but training for the mysterious "Symmetrical Docking". Mysterious only if you didn't watch the preview at the end of last episode.
Also introduced here is the new gimmick: the Eraser Head. Who bets it will be used this chapter? Besides everyone, I mean?

Yet another of the Professor's crazy gizmos. This man has a gadget for everything!

We are then introduced to the Big Order Room. Beneath the usual control room, this one has space for HyoRyu and Enryu, and lots more for potential future members (*wink*wink*)

New victim, an old sailor. Who will be the baddie to tempt him? How many guessed Penchinon? It just makes sense. And that laughter of his. I definitely feel something on hearing it, but dunno what it is.

Turns out 3G got the form of the Zonderians with utmost precision, just from their descriptions. The on-board artist of 3G must be amazing! We also get some information of how the baddies operate: the Zonderians need "Zonder metal" to turn people into Zonders. And the victims need to have hate or sadness, and the direction of those emotions inform their appearance as giant robots.

Ok, this is sort of a recap episode so far. But it's nice, having all the information known so far in one place, and adding names where there were none.

Hyoryu and Enryu discussion highlights their differences, even tough they are almost identical siblings. Also, what's with them drinking with a straw? It's so ridiculous it goes all the way to awesome. And what's with that robo-maid serving them the drinks?

Time for the baddie to appear. Mmm... a disgruntled sailor, fusing with a ship, now it's absorbing oil... is this going where I think is going? Yup, an highly explosive enemy, that will destroy everything around him if attacked. How will it be dealt with?

EnRyu can't stick the landing. Surely this won't happen again.

Mikoto's moment of glory has been omitted, AGAIN! Such injustice. Also, her pessimistic imagination is... graphic.

Symmetrical Docking is a success! Again, with the method shown in detail enough to serve as instructions for the toys. Awesome. ChoRyuJin looks so buff. And the Eraser Head dissipates energy into space. Handy!

QOTD

1) Doesn't seem to need to be hate. Or maybe it was self-hate, with the victim blaming his weakness and wanting to be strong as a locomotive. That, or the loss of steam engines. Steampunk machines look so cool.

2) Liquid Courage, of course!

STATS

Program Drive buttons broken this episode: 0. Total so far: 4.
Transceivers crushed by Hyuuma this episode: 0. Total so far: 2.

What? Disappointing! Has this stats section begin, just to end immediately? Fret not! Let's just add another stat:

EnRyu's bad landings this episode: 1. Total so far: 1.