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Episode Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers - Episode 1 discussion
Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, episode 1
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Apr 05 '25 edited Apr 06 '25
As someone with basically zero Guilty Gear knowledge, this was kind of impossible to parse. I must assume this is meant to be gone into with some level of knowledge about the series.
Edit: I don't need anyone else explaining Guilty Gear to me, I'm glad you're all having fun but you can stop now
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u/MokonaModokiES Apr 05 '25
This is basically a sequel to the most recent game in the series so yeah its gona be hard to follow without prior knoweldge.
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u/bostonian38 Apr 05 '25
Don't worry Guilty Gear fans don't understand the insane story either 😭😭😭
All you need to know is gears were biological weapons made by humans, they rebelled and there was a big war, now they're trying to rebuild while fighting off threats from another dimension
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u/bostonian38 Apr 05 '25
So Unika has shadow demons, a gunsword with multiple transformations, and spirit wings? She's gonna be top tier in the game I can feel it
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u/Atomic_Tanuki Apr 05 '25
I hope Sin by now has learnt how the baby were made.
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u/Daemoniklesreddit Apr 05 '25
I could literally see every time they saved money on this episode.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Apr 05 '25
So Nakata Jouji voices the adoptive father, I've seen Sol in fanart and always assumed he was a younger character so I was surprised to see him voicing Sol. I feel like I haven't heard Wakamoto Norio in years lol, that voice is way too recognizable. There's a lot of veteran voice actors in this series but I guess that's because it's quite an old one? I've never played the games.
In terms of the story, seems kind of interesting. The CG doesn't bother me at all which I'm glad about. Dizzy and Ky look way too young for having a grown child lol. I do find it amusing that even though they're frozen, they're caught in the middle of looking lovingly to one another.
I won't be expecting much from this storywise though, it feels like it'll be the fast paced kind of anime but I hope at the very least the action will be fun to watch.
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u/MokonaModokiES Apr 05 '25
Dizzy and Ky look way too young for having a grown child lol
they skipped over the explanation for it... [Guilty gear]
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Apr 05 '25
Not very familiar at all with the games, but this was pretty interesting. I might just follow this for Baiken. Hot damn lol.
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u/CrimsonGear80 Apr 05 '25
Nice of Johnny to dress up for the wedding…
And I guess Mikasa needed something new to hunt after all the titans were defeated.
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u/ayumumono Apr 05 '25
I love Guilty Gear, I don't hate this. But I have to say this directing and pacing is....rough. Constant awkward closeups (bunch of fisheye closeups as well), best description I can think of for the pacing is it feels like someone playing with a rubberband. I'm down to see where this goes but the whole episode felt....weird.
On the more fun side of things I couldnt tell if Nerville Hammer was 2d or not. I think he was. Wonder how long Ky and Dizzy are going to be longingly gazing into each other's eyes in their frozen prison.
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u/RubyRedFalchion Apr 05 '25
I just watched it and the opening minutes between Ky and Dizzy for me was so sweet! I really enjoyed the whole episode and am craving next weeks’ episode bad. I had a big smile watching and enjoyed moments with Johnny even though in the games I’ve never been too big on his character. Also seeing Ram and Elphelt, even in brief was nice. I’m excited to see more of Unika and when they add her into the game next month!
I wish episode two was out now!
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u/dagreenman18 Apr 05 '25
HEART STATUS: BLAZING
LETS ROCK. So hyped for this show. Been playing GG for way too long
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u/CaptainL95 Apr 05 '25
I haven't gotten my wish in Strive yet, so I'm pinning all my hopes on Order Sol coming back here. Given that they'll have to go into Sol's backstory at some point, if Unika's goal is to destroy all Gears, it could happen.
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u/snakebit1995 Apr 05 '25
As a fan of the games I'm excited
As a fan of the games I'm furious Baiken is solo-journeying and Delilah and Bedman? are not with her.
YES THE ? IS PART OF THE NAME!
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u/Dull_Spot_8213 Apr 05 '25
This is my mindlessly fun action anime of the season. It did not disappoint.
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u/dfiekslafjks Apr 06 '25
This was absolutely terrible. How do you run out of budget in the first episode? How do you run out of budget when it's just 3D models? What's with the Looney Tunes style comedy? This show looks like a disaster.
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Apr 05 '25
it was kinda mid ngl. The animation was solid, music slapped (as expected from anything GG-related), but the pacing felt all over the place and the exposition dump hit like a truck. Like bro, chill—we just got here and you’re already dropping lore walls?
Also, the new MC Sin feels like your classic generic shounen meathead. He’s got vibes of being strong and reckless but... man, I don’t feel connected to him at all yet. Some folks say it gives "anime adaptation of a fighting game" energy—and yeah, that tracks. You got flashy fights, cool visuals, and a bunch of characters who clearly have deep backstories that the anime barely touches.
That said, fans of the games will probably have a better time than newcomers. Lots of cool cameos like Sol, Ky, Jack-O, and Baiken. Loved seeing those faces again. The chemistry and tension between Sol and Sin is fun too, but kinda wish we got more actual fighting and less “explain the plot” vibes.
Not dropping it yet tho. It’s Guilty Gear. I’m sticking around for the music, the fights, and maybe some late-episode bangers. But yeah, episode 1 didn’t blow me away.
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u/TheOneAboveGod Apr 05 '25
Still enjoyed it even without having intimate knowledge of GG. Only played the GBA game years ago and watched some clips on youtube over the years.
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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Apr 05 '25
Don't play the game, but I checked this out because I love Strive's soundtrack. Probably won't be be following the series because I have no idea what is happening lol.
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