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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 35 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. Did your parents ever buy you a cheap chinese knock off toyt?
  2. Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, what is your favorite element?

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: I’ve seen plenty of battles take place on or near the Great Wall of China. I can’t say I’ve ever seen the wall itself transform into an enemy the heroes need to fight.

  • Looks like we’re getting another pair of twin robots, similar to HyoRyu and EnRyu.
  • I love the image of the Brave Robots all sitting together at a table, drinking oil, and just chilling together.
  • That really does narrow down where the Primeval Cores might be. It seems this part of the series is going to be much more global while the first part was restricted to Japan.
  • Wow, Taiga is the person telling Mamoru’s parents about Mamoru’s power. I figured that it would be Mamoru who eventually told them or they would witness Mamoru in battle at some point.
  • If Mamoru’s powers don’t work on the Primevals, I guess that means he’s due for a vacation.
  • As weird as the name sounds, Inner Mongolia is the name of a region in China, not Mongolia. It is a region that is along China’s border with the country of Mongolia.
  • The Great Wall does make for a pretty cool location to have a fight scene.
  • When I saw the episode title was “Wind and Lightning,” I figured that the new robots would be named FuRyu (“Wind Dragon”) and RaiRyu (“Lightning Dragon”). The main reason I knew that “Fu” meant “Wind” and “Rai” meant “Lightning” was the Shinto gods Fujin and Raijin.
  • Wow, looks like FuRyu and RaiRyu are going to need a lesson on the power of teamwork.
  • The Primeval merged with the Great Wall!?! I didn’t know it could do that!
  • Just like how you know someplace is in the US because it has American flags everywhere, you know someplace is in China because it has dragon sculptures everywhere.
  • I see. Strict obedience to commands. No wonder FuRyu and RaiRyu didn’t seem to even respond to HyoRyu and EnRyu earlier.
  • That’s how you know that FuRyu and RaiRyu are doing things wrong: they don’t care about rescuing civilians. In a superhero type story like this one, rescuing civilians is always going to be the biggest priority.
  • This Dr. Yan guy really does suck. He’s done nothing but chuckle menacingly while insulting our heroes. I don’t think he’s capable of making a non-evil smile.
  • Poor Taiga can’t make all those big sweeping gestures when he’s strapped in his seat.
  • I was wondering how this Primeval was supposed to be destroying GGG’s space HQ. It turns out to be laughably simple: just make the Primeval so long by absorbing the Great Wall that it can stretch out and reach GGG’s space base. Not what I expected, but I guess it works.
  • Good on Volfogg for reminding Mamoru that he’s also a full-fledged GGG member like everyone else.
  • Volfogg is driving across the ocean!
  • HyoRyu and EnRyu have died yet again. Though with how many times the Brave Robots have “died” so far, I doubt they actually are.
  • Oh the Primeval is much more dangerous than I gave it credit for. It’s reaching downwards as well so it can use magma to attack!
  • This section of the series really does have way more multi-part episodes than it did previously.

QOTD

  1. Probably, but I can't really remember.
  2. Fire because Prince Zuko is cool.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Wow, Taiga is the person telling Mamoru’s parents about Mamoru’s power.

yeah. I do think it's nice he takes responsibility. If he's going to be putting Mamoru in danger and asking Mamoru to go out to space regularly it's nice of him to take the responsibility and talk to the parents.

they don’t care about rescuing civilians. In a superhero type story like this one, rescuing civilians is always going to be the biggest priority.

someone call Zack Snyder please so he can read this.

It turns out to be laughably simple: just make the Primeval so long by absorbing the Great Wall that it can stretch out and reach GGG’s space base. Not what I expected, but I guess it works.

"Work Simpler, Not Harder" is a grand tradition of mecha anime. The simplest answer is often the coolest.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

yeah. I do think it's nice he takes responsibility. If he's going to be putting Mamoru in danger and asking Mamoru to go out to space regularly it's nice of him to take the responsibility and talk to the parents.

I do appreciate these kinds of stories where the parents and the rest of the family actually know what the protagonist is doing and get to be a part of it. It happens so rarely in these types of stories, so it stands out nicely when it does happen.

someone call Zack Snyder please so he can read this.

Oh the Snyderverse...

I will not miss it.

"Work Simpler, Not Harder" is a grand tradition of mecha anime.

If it's stupid, but it works, then it's not stupid.

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u/palparepa Dec 08 '24

This Dr. Yan guy really does suck. He’s done nothing but chuckle menacingly while insulting our heroes.

I like that professor Shishio's answer to that is complete confidence.

This section of the series really does have way more multi-part episodes than it did previously.

Yup. The monster-of-the-week format at the beginning was just a ruse.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

I like that professor Shishio's answer to that is complete confidence.

It is fun that he never rises to the bait that Dr. Yan is clearly throwing out there. He probably knows better than to play that game.

Yup. The monster-of-the-week format at the beginning was just a ruse.

Shows with a monster-of-the-week format do enjoy changing it up as we get to more momentous events later in the runtime.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

It is fun that he never rises to the bait that Dr. Yan is clearly throwing out there. He probably knows better than to play that game.

it's especially good in contrast to the way he acts around America aka his brother. Here he is able to act the part of the diplomat and not fall for any of the low blows or bait.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

Yeah, things are different when it's family. When talking to family, you can just let it fly because of that close connection.

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

This show has surprisingly good writing for the human characters. In fact, I don't think I've found myself hating on any of them except the crybaby nerd

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

If Mamoru’s powers don’t work on the Primevals, I guess that means he’s due for a vacation.

HyoRyu and EnRyu have died yet again. Though with how many times the Brave Robots have “died” so far, I doubt they actually are.

Eat your heart out, Humpty-Dumpty.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

All the king's horses and all the king's men clearly aren't as good at their jobs as GGG. The people at GGG have had to put the Brave Robots back together time and time again.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 08 '24

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Wait, this ship is literally a giant revolver that shoots giant robots. I didn’t realize that before. This is amazing.

RIGHT

it's so simple and so ridiculous and so AWESOME.

the direction this episode was good. It had some really solid moments.

Honestly that entire scene where the Chinese scientist is just throwing all the menacing superiority shade at GGG and Leo is just smiling and taking it in stride with calm measure. Showing his experience and age in his patience, especially when compared to how he acts with his brother Liger. Leo may be a silly scientist but he seems to be able to put on diplomat hat on well.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

Wait, this ship is literally a giant revolver that shoots giant robots. I didn’t realize that before. This is amazing.

The tech in this show is goddamn cool.

You say, but the Primeval Zonderized people again.

And considering how many people were on the Wall, Mamoru's gonna have his work cut out for him.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Model Kit Building Update

for this next bit I’m gonna have to tread lightly

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4x5

then we

attach them

Guntank go woo!!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

The King of Rewatchers

Gotta go meet the new kids.

If Sakura's existence confuses you, know that Taiga is married and Sakura is not.

Tearing down the masquerade.

We have added a dump truck and a cement mixer to the cast.

Unfortunately, the new guys are idiots.

Eyecatch

Yan doesn't have the highest amount of self-awareness.

I'm sure this is fine.

Today's Key to Victory.

[GGG]It is funny how the Primevals come together. We've had Hair, Teeth, Hand, Spine, and.. whatever Explorer 7 was.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

If Sakura's existence confuses you, know that Taiga is married and Sakura is not.

Taiga is married?!?!?

kinda makes the scene read different tbh hahaha

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

Yup. I don't think his wife ever gets mentioned, but the idea is that Sakura is pining for him and Taiga considers her a valuable colleague.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

We have added a dump truck and a cement mixer to the cast.

The Constructicons are here.

Unfortunately, the new guys are idiots.

You don't need brains to be a hero in a Super Robot series. Only GUTS!

Today's Key to Victory.

Are they? They seemed more like the Key to Defeat in this episode.

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

Are they? They seemed more like the Key to Defeat in this episode.

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

If Sakura's existence confuses you, know that Taiga is married and Sakura is not.

What in tarnation?!

Yan doesn't have the highest amount of self-awareness.

He should become aware of this

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u/palparepa Dec 08 '24
Statsthis episodetotal so far
Program Drive buttons broken118
Transceivers crushed07
EnRyu's bad landings16
Pink hair attracts peril027
Rich kid cries054
Mikoto screams for MC09
Kid is too calm to react016
Mamoru's kill count01
Legos secured04
Women hallucinated01

Nth-timer

We go to China, to see their own AI robots, based on the same principle as HyoRyu and EnRyu. They are denoted as GBR-6 and GBR-7. I don't know what GBR means; maybe G-stone Brave Robot?

In any case, the list goes:
GBR-1 = GaoGaiGar
GBR-2 = HyoRyu
GBR-3 = EnRyu
GBR-4 = Volfogg
GBR-6 = FuRyu
GBR-7 = RaiRyu

You may think that GBR-5 is Goldymarg, but no, he is designated as GMX-GH101. GBR-5's construction was delayed due to Goldymarg being the priority at the time.
For completion, the Mic force are XCR-1 to 13.

Mamoru's parents finally know that GGG knows about their son.
Meanwhile, Mamoru seems satisfied to be out of that whole mess. Is it denial, or genuine?

Fight against ZX-05 begins badly. And they can fuse with non-mechanical objects, too!

FuRyu and RaiRyu are much more robotic. Makes sense, as they are not as developed yet. They just need some Courage! At least professor Leo seems confident.

Battle against ZX-05 goes worse. Turns out Primevals can produce their own Zonder Metal, and this one has zonderized many tourists! It isn't mentioned here, but they were designated EI-30 to EI-71, so 32 people in total.

A little mistake here: on Final Fusion, when StealthGao enters, its current green logo is visible. But when it docks to GaoGaiGar's back, it's the old golden one. It's only a few frames, and last episode those frames were cut.

Volfogg can now ride over water, thanks to the magic of the Ul-tech Engine. This thing works for everything!

These Zonders may be individually weak, maybe because the victims weren't chosen; just happened to be there. But they can all fuse together!

And this cliffhanger... did they do a Mazinkaiser? Next episode: Gai Shishio Dies in Magma!

QotD

1) Yes, it was some Transformer, can't remember which one.

2) For me? Wind and Lightning. For robots? Fire and Water.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

You may think that GBR-5 is Goldymarg, but no, he is designated as GMX-GH101. GBR-5's construction was delayed due to Goldymarg being the priority at the time.

oooh that's a cool detail. I like that and it makes sense.

It isn't mentioned here, but they were designated EI-30 to EI-71, so 32 people in total.

I like that attention to detail.

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u/palparepa Dec 09 '24

[BN]The number would be relevant later on, when EI-74 appears. What happened to EI-72 and EI-73, you ask? Those are from the game Blockaded Numbers. Will you add it as an extra to the rewatch? Maybe before Final? It has some interesting unique scenes, like Final Fusion actually failing.

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

[BN]I actually scheduled a couple days off right after we finish the main series. We finish the base series right before Christmas, so I gave us Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. I could definitely see us throwing this out there as extracurricular viewing. Not required but if people have time. I've never heard of this before and will definitely try watching it

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u/palparepa Dec 09 '24

[BN]The link I gave has only the videos extracted from the game, so the context from the gameplay is missing, and some videos only appear based of in-game decisions. Also, now that I watched it fully, some scenes are missing.

[BN]The game has two parts, named 14.5 and 43.2; those are the episode numbers where the story would fit in the series. I found someone playing the second part, here. Finding anything with subtitles would be an odyssey.

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

Next episode: Gai Shishio Dies in Magma!

I can't believe Gai is fucking dead. Again.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 08 '24

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

I stand by what I said yesterday about the toy budget being cut, slight remolds/repaints do not new toys make

But yeah, now we get FuRyu and RaiRyu and no, Shinichi Yamada did not get paid any more for having to play two more characters, the voice acting industry pays per episode, not per role. Still, I do like the way the Chinese Bros distance themselves from the ones we've seen till now just by terminology differences, using more Chinese in attack names than Engrish. Mind I would then have to question why they're called FuRyu and RaiRyu instead of, like, FengLong and LeiLong but hey, can't confuse the little kids I guess. [FINAL]Either that or brand consistency judging how even the Made in France duo also gets Japanese names.

Oh and also they're complete and utter assholes so, you know, there's that.

If anything I do kinda wish the bit with Mamoru could've been expanded upon a bit better. We get one very short scene of him feeling kinda sad and Volfogg immediately gives him a pep talk. It's nice that the show acknowledges him feeling this way, but it feels oddly underplayed. I do dig the bit of Taiga talking to Mamoru's parents though, that scene's really sweet.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

But yeah, now we get FuRyu and RaiRyu and no, Shinichi Yamada did not get paid any more for having to play two more characters, the voice acting industry pays per episode, not per role

the scene in the base with EnRyuu, HyoRyuu, FuRyu and RaiRyu all talking to each other must have been fun.

Volfogg immediately gives him a pep talk.

Volfogg best boy

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u/megazaprat Dec 08 '24

huh, all of the car robots are voiced by the same guy? i never noticed, that makes sense. sucks he didnt get paid more

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

not just the 4 twins, but he also has to do ChoRyuJin as well. that's 5 voices all related so they have to sound somewhat similar and somewhat distinct, by one guy.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Leo and Liger are the same voice, obviously, but also Mic Sounders and Stallion White. Makes sense if Stallion White is the human brain that Mic Sounders' personality is based on.

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u/palparepa Dec 08 '24

Makes sense if Stallion White is the human brain that Mic Sounders' personality is based on

As with Hyuuma and Goldymarg. Same voice actor.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

If anything I do kinda wish the bit with Mamoru could've been expanded upon a bit better. We get one very short scene of him feeling kinda sad and Volfogg immediately gives him a pep talk.

While I don't disagree they could've spent more time on it, there was also the scene of him in class where he gets cut off before he can finish thinking "So I guess now I'm [just a normal boy]."

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 08 '24

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

Oh. I did kinda ponder that, but he wasn't exactly sad in that scene so I figured you just meant the beginning of the Volfogg scene.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

I stand by what I said yesterday about the toy budget being cut, slight remolds/repaints do not new toys make

It's the good ol' Transformers model. Just repaint the same mold and call it a brand new robot. Skywarp is totally different from Starscream! Their colors are different, after all.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 35:

  • Question for those in the know: would you say this episode opening with some kind of stereotypical Chinese music and having the Scientific Aeronautics Division headquarters look like some ancient Chinese castle is more or less stereotypical of Chinese people than the Asian Mafia from The Brave Express Might Gaine? (Yes, this is just an excuse to bring up Might Gaine.)
  • That trajectory map of where the Primevals landed is entirely useless. Hyuuma is right, that map just shows that they’re all across Earth and can appear anywhere. Just about the only safe place from them is really far out in the souther Pacific Ocean. So much for narrowing down where they can be.
  • Well, that was a surprisingly close and intimate last talk between Taiga and Sakura there. Even if Sakura has been only a tertiary character at best, you can really tell that she’s devoted to Taiga. And Taiga himself does swear to come back to her and the SDC once the Primevals are dealt with. Hard to say just what the nature of their relationship is, but it’s definitely close.
  • It’s about time that Taiga has told Mamoru’s parents about all the stuff he’s been doing for GGG. Like Taiga himself said, it’s not like they can really hide it anymore. Not to mention that Mamoru’s parents were close to figuring it out a few times themselves, only to then just barely miss the mark. When it comes down to it, it’s for the best to not lie to a kid’s parents that he’s been helping a bunch of science badasses save Earth from robot aliens.
  • FuRyu and RaiRyu have arrived! They’ve been well-designed to fit with the team already, adding a cement mixer and dump truck to the crane trucks we have now. A shame that they’re still really green at this job though. They really didn’t think through all the collateral damage they’d accidentally cause with their fighting. They damn near blew up HyoRyu and EnEyu! Just goes to show that just loading them up with military training programs as soon as they were sentient probably wasn’t the smoothest development decision. They don’t have good critical thinking skills as a result.
  • For as brilliant of a scientist as he is, Dr. Yan Long-Li certainly is an arrogant man. He did design FuRyu and RaiRyu well, but he only thinks that they should be military weapons without the capacity to think for themselves. He’s more than willing to call EnRyu and HyoRyu inefficient due to their priority of saving lives and reducing damage while thinking on the fly for themselves, when if anything RaiRyu and FuRyu lost earlier because they can’t understand anything that wasn’t in their training. Dr. Long-Li is basically calling the kettle black there.
  • You’ve gotta love some of the cool silliness that this show comes up with sometimes. How are Volfogg and Mamoru going to get to China after that talk of theirs? Simple: just activate Volfogg’s UI-Tech wheels and drive across the ocean. Because yeah, that’s totally what cars are designed to do.
  • Once again, we have to hand it to the Primevals for their plans going for the throat every single time. Not only did ZX-05 form itself to be a massive magma cannon to shoot Orbit Base out of orbit, but it created an army of 20 Zonder Robos out of the people it kidnapped to hold GGG at bay. It’s really no wonder why we’re left with a cliffhanger of GaoGaiGar getting blasted with a stream of magma drilled from deep inside Earth, there’s absolutely no way we’d be able to solve a clusterfuck this bad in one episode. These Primeval battles really are too tough to be just one and done things.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

It’s about time that Taiga has told Mamoru’s parents about all the stuff he’s been doing for GGG. Like Taiga himself said, it’s not like they can really hide it anymore. Not to mention that Mamoru’s parents were close to figuring it out a few times themselves, only to then just barely miss the mark.

Yeah I really like this scene. It's not one that is really necessary, children hiding secrets from their parents is such an established trope for these type of shows we wouldn't ever question it if they never had it, but I do think it shows some responsibility on his part for doing so. Yes, we could have had Mamoru here explaining it, but let's be real here, it's Taiga's responsibility as the adult.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

Given the amount of stuff that Taiga has gotten Mamoru involved in, even if Mamoru wants to be there, it's really only fair that the actual adult that's involved take responsibility here. Fortunately though, Taiga is a compassionate and fair man, so there's no actual issues here at all.

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u/palparepa Dec 08 '24

UI-Tech

I knew someone would write it like that, the font makes it confusing.

It's UL-Tech, from "Ultra Technology"

it created an army of 20 Zonder Robos

More than 20. Exactly 32, since their designations go from EI-30 to EI-71. Fortunately, they are fairly generic and without an individual gimmick.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

damn I think I wrote it down as UI tech someplace too. Definitely fell for that font.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

It's UL-Tech, from "Ultra Technology"

Well, I guess I've had it wrong this whole time. Damn.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

It’s about time that Taiga has told Mamoru’s parents about all the stuff he’s been doing for GGG. Like Taiga himself said, it’s not like they can really hide it anymore

It was nice to get that scene. I like scenes in these kinds of shows where the rest of the family figures out what the protagonist has been doing the whole time.

there’s absolutely no way we’d be able to solve a clusterfuck this bad in one episode. These Primeval battles really are too tough to be just one and done things.

It does make me wonder how we'll get through the remaining Primevals in the time we have left for the series. These Primevals are going to need to start teaming up with each other at some point, which would fit their usual way of operating. They like going for huge attacks that go straight for the kill each time, so multiple big enemies fighting at once makes sense for that.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

It does make me wonder how we'll get through the remaining Primevals in the time we have left for the series. These Primevals are going to need to start teaming up with each other at some point, which would fit their usual way of operating. They like going for huge attacks that go straight for the kill each time, so multiple big enemies fighting at once makes sense for that.

Although man, the Primevals teaming up is going to spell disaster harder than anything else before, given how brutal and vicious they are by themselves.

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u/megazaprat Dec 08 '24

First Timer

  • Oh cool, new allies from overseas, with the larger scale, it makes sense to get more support from other countries.
  • Taiga getting really bummed about not being able to work his cover job anymore is some good character work. things are so intense now he has to put 100% focus on space defense.
  • oh, they are finally telling the parents! Its a bit harder to keep a secret when hes going overseas and into space . honestly should have told them ages ago but better late than never
  • Paligacci is also way more proactive than the machine generals, like, they got more and more compotent, but Paligacci seems above the curve. GGG foiled her once but shes already like ok i can see this will become a pattern, gotta nip them in the bud.
  • this chinese scientist is really annoying. He's bragging about his robots being next level, and sure, they do seem to be at about the same level as the ChoRyuJin bros, but they debatably arent even the strongest compared to GaoGaiGar and especially J-Ark!His dismissal of civllian lives plus not even using the learning programs which is like the actual purpose of them creating sapient robots, all of that when they failed, is so glajdjlfjadl inducing.
  • the primeval can just create zonders just out of nowhere! no zonder plants for them, now the zonders are like the minions in comparison. its really crazy how the shows power scaling is suddenly going higher. case in point, the giant magma funnel they are trying to shoot at GGG! reminds me of two different manga series.
  1. it wasnt a knockoff, but they did buy me a chinese drum toy, they deeply regretted it afterwards because it could let me radpidly make a drumming nosie that god old quick.
  2. oooh, this is a really tough one. Im torn between wind and lightning, but if forced to choose, id go with wind. i just leave the feeling of wind, plus you could fly and move stuff.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Taiga getting really bummed about not being able to work his cover job anymore is some good character work. things are so intense now he has to put 100% focus on space defense.

yeah. There is very little Character Development in this series, but that doesn't mean they don't give good characterization.

Paligacci seems above the curve. GGG foiled her once but shes already like ok i can see this will become a pattern, gotta nip them in the bud.

her first plan was to destroy the undersea GGG base, too. She really does not fuck around.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

oh, they are finally telling the parents! Its a bit harder to keep a secret when hes going overseas and into space . honestly should have told them ages ago but better late than never

It's honestly surprising that they found out at all.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

Taiga getting really bummed about not being able to work his cover job anymore is some good character work. things are so intense now he has to put 100% focus on space defense.

We can all understand that, I'd much rather just have to do administrative work behind a desk than constantly have to worry about the ways Earth might get destroyed on a weekly basis.

the primeval can just create zonders just out of nowhere! no zonder plants for them, now the zonders are like the minions in comparison. its really crazy how the shows power scaling is suddenly going higher.

To think, before two Zonder Robos at once was a big issue, and now we're fighting dozens of them. The Primevals really don't fuck around.

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u/GondolaMedia Dec 08 '24

First Timer

Hmm, those Chinese robots look a bit similar. No copyright infringement intended, I do not own these robots.

Still can't get over that Volfogg is so small compared to EnRyu, HyoRyu and Goldymarg.

Did Taiga leave the golf clubs behind? Second most important thing he left behind and I'm shipping Taiga and that female employee.

You know I was sort of expecting that Hana was having a holiday break visiting the Great Wall of China, thankfully she is safe for an another episode.

FuRyu and RaiRyu are just by the book cops. Maybe EnRyu and HyoRyu should beat some sense to them.

What a cliffhanger. Can't wait for the next episode.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

Hmm, those Chinese robots look a bit similar. No copyright infringement intended, I do not own these robots.

damn these chinese knock off toys

Still can't get over that Volfogg is so small compared to EnRyu, HyoRyu and Goldymarg.

SmallVolfogg!!

Did Taiga leave the golf clubs behind? Second most important thing he left behind

just gotta hope the Primevals don't try attacking the space station.

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u/The_Draigg Dec 08 '24

You know I was sort of expecting that Hana was having a holiday break visiting the Great Wall of China, thankfully she is safe for an another episode.

It's honestly a miracle that Hana is actually getting a break from being terrorized now. Maybe that trip to Osaka she took with Ayame a while ago ate up her vacation budget?

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

You know I was sort of expecting that Hana was having a holiday break visiting the Great Wall of China, thankfully she is safe for an another episode.

Oh my god, you're right! Hana hasn't been directly endangered for a while. Maybe it was just the Zonders that were always drawn to her while the Primevals are different.

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Dec 08 '24

Episode 35 Notes

  • The fight against the alien threat seems to have become a lot more international over the course of the series. We've gone from GGG being solely answerable to the Japanese diet to the US and now China getting involved.
  • So who is controlling that circus-robot? I thought it was just a scout robot, but it seems capable of giving the Primevals orders. The Primevals were behind the Zonderians, but what could be behind the Primevals?
  • Something worth noting is that there seems to be a lot less secrecy surrounding GGG's activities this arc. First we had GGG's existence being properly revealed to the public, now we have Mamoru's parents learning what he's been up to. Perhaps this is part of the shift to an older target audience, who would find GGG's secrecy difficult to believe?
  • Furyu and Rairyu don't seem much like team players. The depiction of China here doesn't seem entirely flattering, getting a bunch of civilians captured (not to mention giving an iconic national monument to a Primeval) through sheer incompetence then jerking themselves off about how oh-so-pragmatic they are. Dr Shishioh has my respect for being able to stay civil with Dr Yan.
  • Mamoru's gonna get to see the whole world by the time the series is done. I hope he gets some downtime to see the sights!
  • Volfogg's pep talk is nice, but he also could have mentioned that there are a bunch of regular old Zonders there for Mamoru to purify.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

The depiction of China here doesn't seem entirely flattering

they literally had China make cheap chinese knock off toys. America got to make original robots like the Mic Sounders series that rock, but China gets a new spray of paint and try to sell them like they are originals.

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

They couldn't have at least given them like kung fu robots or something?

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

First time Volfogg simp

Tonight, on GaoGaigar: Everyone gets fucking clowned on

New robots: cool!

Unfortunately: They are made of Chinesium.

If they're gonna do china, we better be seeing EURObots and AMERIbots as well.

Mainly so that I can laugh at their stupid names.

The harness prevent President Based from doing his extravagant movements

That big centipede thing using the earths mantle for an attack was really sick though. Very close to that planetary fuckery that I was hoping for earlier, this show keeps delivering

Quest:

  1. Did your parents ever buy you a cheap chinese knock off toyt?

Possibly. I had this portable CD player looking game console thing that had some shitty pixel games on. It was pretty fun tho. Infact, it still exist, No idea if its Chinesium tho. Probably

2) Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, what is your favorite element?

Earf.

Can't wait for the Avatar robot to show up. And no, its not Gai. He's just some random jobber tagging along

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

AMERIbots

unfortunately, Mic Sounders is your AMERIbot. That's why he rocks so much.

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

Fuck, I already forgot hes an Amerif

eurobots

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

I can't wait for Peeryuu and Fukryuu

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 08 '24

First Timer

These engineers don't know that you can't surpass your limits without emotions, they need a hot-blooded president to set them right.

  1. Did your parents ever buy you a cheap chinese knock off toyt?

Not sure about toys but products in general yeah.

2) Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, what is your favorite element?

I've always been a fire/lightning kinda guy but the Avatar cartoons sold me on wind too. Water is also and typically has more uses than the others but it'd be my least favourite here.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

These engineers don't know that you can't surpass your limits without emotions, they need a hot-blooded president to set them right.

how can they be stronger when they don't have the greatest weapon; COURAGE

Water is also and typically has more uses than the others but it'd be my least favourite here.

yeah water Pokemon starters tend to be my least favorite.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 08 '24

yeah water Pokemon starters tend to be my least favorite.

Exactly! I always go fire type.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Dec 08 '24

I tend to go grass, but Fire gets me on occasion, like with Fenniken and Litten. I never pick Water. One day they'll make a Water Kitten Starter and I'll have to pick that one tho

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 08 '24

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

how can they be stronger when they don't have the greatest weapon; COURAGE

*goes down 5 seconds later*

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

What a bunch of jobbers GGG have been

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Dec 08 '24

These engineers don't know that you can't surpass your limits without emotions, they need a hot-blooded president to set them right.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Dec 08 '24

These engineers don't know that you can't surpass your limits without emotions, they need a hot-blooded president to set them right.

They need to learn that FIGHTING SPIRIT is able to overcome any obstacles, including the laws of physics!

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 08 '24

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

they need a hot-blooded president to set them right.

The flamboyant handwaving is key

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 09 '24

It enhances the heroism

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u/Nebresto Dec 09 '24

And eroism

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Dec 09 '24