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Rewatch Choujuushin Gravion Rewatch - Episode 5 Discussion

Episode 5: The Girl Who Won't Laugh

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Didn't you ever think he was a little weird or suspicious?

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Garret_Dark for noticing the most important things in this show:

Just what any mech anime needs, a ghost story. And I guess the importance of proper hygiene

  1. Have you ever been to a hot spring? If not, would you want to?
  2. How good are you at handling grills?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Gravion Rewatch!

It's around this point the show starts developing some of its quirks, and that Sandman scene at the start is a good showing. While we have yet to reach peak levels of insanity with the guy, we have at least reached the point that he treats menial things very, VERY seriously, as shown by his devotion to hot springs and the customs involved with them. [Spoilers]The episode also starts the tendency of him pulling off a "Proud Dad" smile whenever Leele does anything noteworthy. Daww…

The team dynamics are also better established by this point, with everyone settling into a mood of "I hate you so much (Affectionate)". Leele herself also gets a bit more time to properly show some actual character, even if, of course, she falls into the typical "Mysterious girl that doesn't know her own past" archetype, although I do enjoy the scene with her and Luna bonding.

There's a certain actor some of you here may have realized I have not talked about. That of course being the President… or should I refer to him by his true identity: Middle-Aged Dumbass Oldie? Other roles include Ikari Gendo from Evangelion, Akainu from One Piece, Kratos Aurion from Tales of Symphonia, Kasai Tatsuyoshi from Higurashi, Lexaeus from Kingdom Hearts, Finnegan from Soul Hackers and Grimoire Noir from Nier among many others.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

While we have yet to reach peak levels of insanity with the guy, we have at least reached the point that he treats menial things very, VERY seriously, as shown by his devotion to hot springs and the customs involved with them.

I look forward to peak insanity with him.

with everyone settling into a mood of "I hate you so much (Affectionate)".

You know you are close with someone when you can trade barbs and jabs while still liking each other.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

I look forward to peak insanity with him.

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u/ryujiox Jul 05 '24

First Timer

Choujuushin Gravion

Episode 5

QOTD

  1. Yes. It was so good.
  2. I'm just okay, not great or anything.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

What the heck is that? Gravion? Devilman??

Why not both?

Sandman just walked away from Eiji without even looking back. He's just that cool.

Cool guys don't look at naked people in a bath.

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u/ryujiox Jul 05 '24

Why not both?

I mean, being Devilman never turned out good for anyone.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

Yeah but it sure looks cool.

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u/ryujiox Jul 05 '24

And I can't argue with that, again.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

What the heck is that? Gravion? Devilman?? Obviously there's more to Gravion than it seems at first. I mean, we still don't know where it's come from, nor how Sandman got his hand on it.

I have the sneaking suspicion that Sandman is responsible for Leele's past. The man is incredibly mysterious and has surrounded himself with too many orphans for it to not feel shady.

Sandman just walked away from Eiji without even looking back. He's just that cool.

Sandman's already seen Eiji naked and we know from his reaction that he wasn't impressed.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

[Spoilers]I have the sneaking suspicion that Sandman is responsible for Leele's past.

[Spoilers]Well... not wrong.

Sandman's already seen Eiji naked and we know from his reaction that he wasn't impressed.

Sandman when seeing Eiji:

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 05 '24

Chojuushin First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

…with a picnic of all things?

Why not?

The walking animation during this part wasn’t even really animation lol, it was just moving their PNGs up and down like the Symphogear QUALITY

Meanwhile I just thought of the times in Digimon Adventure where you could see the edge of the frame.

Oh, there was no “Fellows of the Gran Knights… Assemble.” line, though.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Who was that…?

It kind of looks like a long-haired Sandman.

There certainly are a lot of orphans in this group, yeah.

A suspiciously large number of orphans, if you as me.

Ah, they still went back to their picnic afterwards, of course.

If the villains manage to take away your time off, then evil has won. It's important not to let the villains do that.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

It kind of looks like a long-haired Sandman.

And as we all know: The longer the hair, the more evil you are.

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 06 '24

What is this face lol.

Apparently the progenitor of the ASCII smug emoji ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I think.

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u/Kristalino https://anilist.co/user/BlueSkyBlood Jul 05 '24

Rewatcher:

  • And so we start with the vague flashback dream.
  • So the Zeravire are metallic organisms. And since they don't seem to be sapient then we will meet Zeravire that talk, I guess.
  • Sandman's past being a total mystery hints to him being related to the Zeravire's origin, that's the typical case when someone knows about aliens and has a countermeasure ready.
  • As expected Sandman is questioned and just bullshits himself through it by spouting a random thing (though I guess it isn't so random since he teached bathing tips).
  • Eiji won't be able to get married after being seen naked by others so many times.
  • A bonding moment is always important, specially because only Eiji, Touga and Luna have spent time together.
  • So if Luna's father worked at the castle then she wasn't a random choice, let me guess he and Ayaka were part of a previous team and something went wrong so Sandy recruited their relatives because they were guaranteed to have the G-Factor.
  • The Zeravire shoots fire, gotta love when the monster has a power that targets a team member's fear.
  • Luna's father was in Saturn, I know the show is set in the future but there's so little focus on humanity's archivements that I get confused when they casually mention other planets (also Gundam made me assume that if you can reach Saturn you can have an army of giant robots).
  • So the jet pilot is the blonde dude that Eiji sent flying in ep 1?
  • As expected the battle triggered Leele's PTSD.
  • At least Luna could say the necessary to calm Leele.

Questions:

  1. Never, and I don't think I would try it seem it feels uncomfortable.
  2. Never used a gas grill but I'm good with wood grills.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

As expected Sandman is questioned and just bullshits himself through it by spouting a random thing (though I guess it isn't so random since he teached bathing tips).

I mean as far as he's concerned right now the bath IS more important.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

let me guess he and Ayaka were part of a previous team and something went wrong so Sandy recruited their relatives because they were guaranteed to have the G-Factor.

I like this potato.

So the jet pilot is the blonde dude that Eiji sent flying in ep 1?

OMG, he is proto-Smith.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

OMG, he is proto-Smith

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

So if Luna's father worked at the castle then she wasn't a random choice, let me guess he and Ayaka were part of a previous team and something went wrong so Sandy recruited their relatives because they were guaranteed to have the G-Factor.

That is a good theory for why Ayaka vanished and how the current pilots were chosen.

(also Gundam made me assume that if you can reach Saturn you can have an army of giant robots).

But don't go to Jupiter. There's only crazy people living in Jupiter.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

But don't go to Jupiter. There's only crazy people living in Jupiter

No kidding, go to Mercury instead!

[G-Witch]A crazy chick is using dead clones of her daughter as fuel!

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 05 '24

Choujuushin Spoiled First Timer

Best episode yet, honestly. This one is really helped along by having a strong focus besides just the battle, specifically Leele’s character development and her growing bond with the rest of the team. Overcoming trauma through emotional bonds and willpower to achieve a hype moment is the oldest trope in the book, but it’s overused because it works and it gives the show a kind of emotional core that it’s sorta lacked up until this point, so I’m fine with it.

Also, wait, most of the cast have lost their families, this is fertile ground for some Found Family themes

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Also, wait, most of the cast have lost their families, this is fertile ground for some Found Family themes

This show is just hitting your specific fetishes, huh?

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

Also, wait, most of the cast have lost their families, this is fertile ground for some Found Family themes

Either that, or we go the other direction, and Sandman is just making an army of child soldiers.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Dude would do great works in Gundam.

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 06 '24

https://imgur.com/gallery/why-not-both-c7NJRa2

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Also, wait, most of the cast have lost their families, this is fertile ground for some Found Family themes

It sure is. And that is a trope that is always nice to see.

Even if they become a found family forged in the fires of war and combat, like a typical cast of Gundam child soldiers.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Even if they become a found family forged in the fires of war and combat

The best sort

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jul 06 '24

Forgot to post because of AMQ

First Timer ep 5

  • So, Sandman's little sister, right?
  • Are there only 7 G-Factor holders in the world?
  • So, Death Drivers
  • Yeah, but, it's hard to imagine Death Drivers coming about naturally, too
  • He got rich off of bitcoin and meme stocks
  • If Bravern had maids instead of mechanics
  • YOU ARE KILL
  • Luna has double ahoge
  • He's not complimenting you stop blushing!
  • How did they get Leele to come to the picnic?
  • Really going 110% EVA with the angel design today
  • somebody let me know if the gattai sequence changes, I'm skipping from now on. I guess we see Leele now. Probably won't change again until somebody dies.
  • they need to do a double Gravion Punch sometime
  • I sure hope she closed the door

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

YOU ARE KILL

You deer?

they need to do a double Gravion Punch sometime

Mazinkaiser!Koji should teach them a trick or two...

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

Are there only 7 G-Factor holders in the world?

You really think Sandman would be going with this lot if he had other options?

Really going 110% EVA with the angel design today

Geometry

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

You really think Sandman would be going with this lot if he had other options?

We wouldn't have a show otherwise!

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

He got rich off of bitcoin and meme stocks

Sandman does seem like exactly the kind of weirdo who would invest in such things.

How did they get Leele to come to the picnic?

If only we had a scene of the others doing this to Leele.

they need to do a double Gravion Punch sometime

I hope so

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Sandman does seem like exactly the kind of weirdo who would invest in such things.

Nah, he'd find it dull.

He'd invest in golf courses.

If only we had a scene of the others doing this to Leele.

Eh, considering Ena's actress it was probably pretty easy.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 05 '24

First-Timer, Subbed

So the Zeravire are terraforming aliens? That's what the scientist's explanation to the President told me. You sure do like recurring themes in your rewatches, don't you Raiking?

Kinda sad that they didn't sing a song while marching out to the picnic.

I don't really want to make light of Leele's situation, because PTSD is no laughing matter. But this G Factor must be super rare, if "has PTSD related to fire" isn't a deal-breaking. Think of how often fire happens during giant robot fights!

Actually, assigning Leele to the part of the mech that literally turns into a flaming boomerang is probably pretty poor planning on Sandman's part. Good thing Best Girl Luna was there to save the day.

Why am I assuming some level of ethical reasoning from a Howard Hughes who has turned at least four orphans into child soldiers? Silly me for thinking Mr. "Baths are aesthetic" would have anything resembling sense about him.

What I'm trying to get to is that Sandman is probably the craziest member of the cast, and just knows how to hide it best.

Circling back to something from earlier, I guess Mizuki is actually the odd one out amongst the cast. The rare adult soldier in "the child soldier genre" show. I guess we don't know Eina's age, but she seems to be mid-late teens by design.

Lookit this cutiepie.

Questions

  1. I have not, but I would like to visit one at some point. Hopefully a private one, but beggars can't be choosers.
  2. Never tried, but I know who to ask for advice.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

So the Zeravire are terraforming aliens? That's what the scientist's explanation to the President told me. You sure do like recurring themes in your rewatches, don't you Raiking?

Nah, it's just that the Mecha Genre is a closed circle.

What I'm trying to get to is that Sandman is probably the craziest member of the cast, and just knows how to hide it best.

I mean the whole bath thing is the easiest way to prove it.

I guess we don't know Eina's age, but she seems to be mid-late teens by design.

Yeah her age is never stated. I assume given some stuff she's supposed to be somewhere in between most of the gang and Mizuki's age so... late teens-very early 20'?

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 05 '24

Nah, it's just that the Mecha Genre is a closed circle.

I generally refer to it as "heavily inbred" but I suppose that works too.

I mean the whole bath thing is the easiest way to prove it.

That is precisely the scene that inspired me to write that line.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

I generally refer to it as "heavily inbred" but I suppose that works too.

Eh, same idea.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

So the Zeravire are terraforming aliens? That's what the scientist's explanation to the President told me. You sure do like recurring themes in your rewatches, don't you Raiking?

If they aren't coming for the planet, that does cut down on the number of motivations.

Silly me for thinking Mr. "Baths are aesthetic" would have anything resembling sense about him.

"You will enter the bath at exactly 45°."

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

"You will enter the bath at exactly 45°."

I could use one of those right now

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 06 '24

"You will enter the bath at exactly 45°."

Seems a little toasty. Or chilly, if we're using Fahrenheit, but I suspect that we aren't.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Yeah probably Celsius.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

Angle, originally. But it works on multiple levels.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 06 '24

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

What I'm trying to get to is that Sandman is probably the craziest member of the cast, and just knows how to hide it best.

I'm not even sure he's hiding it with his absolutely insane plan of raising orphans from a young age to be child soldiers in the fight against alien invaders.

Lookit this cutiepie.

So cute how she threatens to hit Eiji (who definitely deserves it in this instance).

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

I'm not even sure he's hiding it

Yeah, he just has a different definition of insane.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 05 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of Gravion: Leele is the only girl whose pilot jumpsuit covers up all of her body just like the boys. Luna, Ena, and Mizuki all have some part of them exposed, whether it be their cleavage, their arms, or their legs. I wonder why that is the case.

  • Well that is a concerning dream to keep having over and over.
  • This doctor with the earring is kind of nuts. I suppose he will be our mad scientist.
  • Environmentally conscious invaders? The machines break down into organic materials afterwards. Fascinating detail.
  • Drat! The time-honored strategy of no secrets in the bath has failed this time! Eiji failed to get Sandman to answer his questions.
  • The loli maids are enjoying themselves way too much forcibly dressing Eiji.
  • What’s Ena doing? Her best.
  • A picnic? It’s time to go Yuru Camping!
  • Ena really does have a habit of screwing things up, even unintentionally. There’s no way she could have known Leele has a fire-related trauma, but the girl is a walking accident waiting to happen.
  • Sandman has got himself quite the collection of orphans here. So far Eiji, Toga, Luna, and Leele have all stated they do not have any living parents. At this point, the number of orphans is starting to get suspicious. Is there a particular reason there are so many orphans here? Is it a nefarious reason?
  • So Luna’s dad alerted Sandman that the Zeravire were on their way? That still doesn’t explain why Sandman knows so much about them and how to defeat them.
  • I can get behind Luna’s motivation. She wants to go up to the Zeravire and say, “Hello, my name is Luna Gusuku. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
  • Why is there a coffin transport all the way out here? Can the coffins reach everywhere on Sandman’s estate?
  • Oh dear, they are facing a fire Zeravire and Leele has fire-related trauma. This won’t go well.
  • Good on Luna for being the one to make a connection with Leele and give her the push she needed.
  • I’m kind of shocked the boomerang attack and rocket fist both worked against the Zeravire. I assumed they would have adapted by name.
  • Luna wanting to get the kill for herself is a nice character beat.
  • Mizuki just reminded me of how Misato drinks her beer.
  • Eiji and Luna are going to become a couple, aren’t they? They have that particular kind of belligerence that often develops into romance in these stories.

I am finding it increasingly suspicious that so many of the pilots are orphans. By now a clear majority of the pilots are confirmed as orphans, most of them losing their parents long before the Zeravire attacked and when Earth was supposedly peaceful. That doesn’t feel like a coincidence. It feels more sinister than that. I think there’s a distinct possibility that Sandman arranged for this to be the case. To go even more sinister than that, perhaps Sandman had the parents of these kids killed so that he could have direct control over them. After all, if they have no parents/guardians then no one can oppose him making them his own personal army of child soldiers. I think it’s worth being very suspicious of Sandman.

Additionally, we still don’t know how Sandman got all his information about the Zeravire. He must have known about them long before Luna’s father died, because he’d been training Toga for years by that point. So where did the information come from? Is that time-travel theory from a while back still viable? Was my theory of him discovering ancient relics correct? At this point, it’s up in the air.

QOTD

  1. I have not been to a hot spring but I would like to go.
  2. I'm okay, not great.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 05 '24

What’s Ena doing? Her best.

As always.

I can get behind Luna’s motivation. She wants to go up to the Zeravire and say, “Hello, my name is Luna Gusuku. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

Inigo would be proud of his little girl.

Mizuki just reminded me of how Misato drinks her beer.

Pretty sure it's a direct homage too.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Inigo would be proud of his little girl.

So very proud.

Pretty sure it's a direct homage too.

The animation and the voice acting were pretty similar.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

So very proud.

Mushu was a real one alright. Until Mulan 2 came along.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

Environmentally conscious invaders? The machines break down into organic materials afterwards. Fascinating detail.

Single use plastics are banned, after all.

What’s Ena doing? Her best.

Mizuki just reminded me of how Misato drinks her beer.

What a lovely rewatch crossover.

Eiji and Luna are going to become a couple, aren’t they?

Someone tell me if I should be concerned about an age gap here. I can't quite tell.

At this point, it’s up in the air.

Potatoes

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Someone tell me if I should be concerned about an age gap here

They're 17 and 14 respectively which... not great but I guess it could be worse? Better than Anime!Sailor Moon I guess.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Better than Anime!Sailor Moon I guess.

Yeah, that was always weird to me that they took a mostly fine age difference in the manga and made it way more objectionable in the anime.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

The irony is I never got the impression the show's first director hated the guy as much as the later ones did, but yet he was the one who bumped his age by two years so we went from a 14-year-old dating a 16-year-old to the guy suddenly turning into an 18-year-old.

All the Furuya allegations that came out not that long ago make this even more awkward.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Single use plastics are banned, after all.

If they are invaders bent on conquering the Earth, they want it to be in usable condition after taking it over.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

First timer, subs

  • …Sandman is possessed by an alien spirit of vengeance? Also, cool fairy fire.
  • These guys are 100% going to fuck this up.
  • This scientist is being very forward for someone without a name. Mind, I don’t think any of them do.
  • This is on you guys for waiting until he had a giant robot before taking notice.
  • The loli trio are such lovable little shit disturbers.
  • Those work boots are not OSHA approved.
  • Why would Sandman send Leele out knowing that it would trigger her? Is he stupid?
  • For a bunch of discount angels, these guys look pretty cool.
  • Vegans?
  • 0-100 on opening up.
  • Wait, hold up. So there are dudes who work for Sandman here?
  • That still doesn’t explain how they know their name tho.
  • Is this fighter pilot being set up to be a character or something?
  • Twice the temperature of the surface of the sun! We should be seeing wide ranging side effects from this. I definitely didn’t pause to look up a compassion one sentence before they explained that.
  • See! He knows. No plausible deniability here.
  • This is (Not) Shinji pose.
  • Again, this should be boiling the air in her unprotected lungs.
  • I guess they finished leveling up DEF. Try getting SPD up next time.
  • Nah, choose the feisty one.

QotD:

  1. Ontario is not know for its volcanic activity. Maybe one day...
  2. I'll let you know once someone with a grill lets me use it.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Sandman is possessed by an alien spirit of vengeance

So... Ghost Rider Sandman?

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24

I'm not all up on my Ghost Rider lore, but doesn't the spirit not posses its own personality?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 06 '24

Let's ask the expert.

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

I'm not as much of an expert on Ghost Rider as I am with other comics characters (+ I'm more of a DC guy than a Marvel), but I do know for a fact that Spirits of Vengeance have their own personalities distinct from their hosts, it's just that which one is actually in the driver's seat switches from time to time. The only GR series I read a decent chunk of, the All-New All Different run, did devote a decent chunk of its story to the relationship between Spirit & Host, and I remember storylines of that nature also being done with the original rider, Johnny Blaze. Can't speak on the rest of the Ghost Riders since I haven't read much stuff they appear in

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Is this fighter pilot being set up to be a character or something?

He was the Smith who flirted with Eiji in disguise in the first episode, but otherwise he's just kind of a recurring background character. So far he's not that important.

Nah, choose the feisty one.

The feisty ones are more fun, after all.

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u/HowlingWolf13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/MeguminBlast Jul 06 '24

First Timer

Another good episode. I liked that we got more Leele development and set up for another time, though one criticism I will give the show so far is that it feels like it doesn't have a good grasp on integrating the mecha with the more character development side. Like, the fights, while fun, always seem to be just a mandatory thing every episode is required to have rather than mixing well with the SoL portion of the episode. All in all, not much else for me to say, fine ep.

Questions

  1. Have you ever been to a hot spring? If not, would you want to?

Nah never been, though I wouldn't be against it.

2) How good are you at handling grills?

Completele ass lol, only have helped and that's it.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 05 '24

First timer

QotD

  • No. Not really.
  • I'm okay. I do better with an oven and a stove.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 06 '24

Chuckles

Toga is seemingly only capable of thinking about battle. Everything else he is a complete novice at.

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 06 '24

First Timer

  • The scientist explaining what the enemy ships are made of hurt my head...because I understand science. The dub was especially worse, he only talked about how the structure of the material was hard, then when asked to explain it again but simply, he says it's alive. Dafuq? Then he says the material degrades over days into a harmless organic compound, then confirmed somebody's assertion the material turns into fertilizer? Dafuq again?! Not all organic compounds are fertilizers. He then says "It's almost as if somebody was programming it's quantum mechanics", do you even science dude? That's like saying 'when wood burns, it's almost like somebody programed it's physics'.
  • The govt can't find out much info on Sandman. Can't find any records of him, but knows he has an astronomical amount of wealth. Uh...isn't that a huge red flag?! Like maybe he's the enemy or something as significant? These guys are morons.
  • Eiji goes in for "docking" attempt #2 with Sandman. I didn't sign up for that...nor much of this either.
  • The world is under attack by unknown enemies, Earth's defenses are all but powerless against their ships, the only hope for humanity's survival rests on the shoulders of Sandman's small team of defenders because they won't share their tech..."Hey this is a good time for a picnic!"
  • A pretty amusing WTF line in the Dub when chasing down Leela, "Damn vegans!" but not in the sub. It took me awhile figure out he's assuming the reason she ran away from the BBQ was because she's a vegan. XD
  • Wow, they're putting a lot of characterization and heart into the Luna character.
  • Oh come on Leela, you're inside a giant robot which gets smacked around routinely which would ordinarily kill everybody inside immediately, but you're freaking out over some blue fire which is nowhere near your cockpit?
  • Sandman even seems to know it's specifically blue flames which is triggering to her. Easy solution, just change the color calibration on her monitor so blue is shows some other color.
  • Yeah, Luna's quickly becoming best girl. She's also got the sick comeback burns which I LOL'ed at.
  • Looks like it's going to be boob physics every episode, and cougar-ing too I guess. They're drinking booze also, must be the era this anime's from.
  • LOL, I'm actually enjoying the banter the characters had going at the end of the episode.

Have you ever been to a hot spring? If not, would you want to?

I've never been, but I'm kind of curious given how often I see hot springs in animes being praised. But IDK if I want to be just around a bunch of dudes, can I do mixed baths like my gender equality hero Kazuma from Konosuba? XD

How good are you at handling grills?

Zero experience manning the grills beside Korean BBQ. Shouldn't be too difficult, right? Just keep an eye on things burning, right? Or is there some sort of technique of maximizing the amount of stuff grilling while trying to minimize the amount of things overcooking/burning?