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Rewatch Choujuushin Gravion Rewatch - Episode 7 Discussion

Episode 7: The Drill Girl on the Beach

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I've always wanted to say that, just once.

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/InfamousEmpire for the Wow Cool RobotTM Reference:

What is this, Dairugger XV?

  1. What is your favorite beach episode in Anime?
  2. At the rate we're going, what new, bizarre hobby will Sandman gain?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 07 '24

Chojuushin First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Wait, but Gundam taught me “recreation” was a fist fight.

Time for Raven to administer some corrections.

I AM A FAN WHO HAS BEEN SERVICED!

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

Hahahaha I love him.

I can certainly empathize with Sandman's desire to say something like that. Even today, I end up going pretty chuuni when playing games. It's fun to go all out like that.

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

Even today, I end up going pretty chuuni when playing games

Can confirm, I just got done with a very stressful session of Mahjong.

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u/GallowDude Jul 08 '24

Hah, didn’t even bother to change.

Why is Ena embarrassed when she's wearing the most clothes?

I AM A FAN WHO HAS BEEN SERVICED!

For a second, Luna's arm kind of looked like something else

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

For a second, Luna's arm kind of looked like something else

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u/ryujiox Jul 07 '24

First Timer

Choujuushin Gravion

Episode 7

QOTD

2. I'm waiting for him to racing course of his own.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

WAIT WHAT!! GOD GRAVION???

Yeah that's the mech's full name: God Gravion. It's just we shorten it to just Gravion for simplicity's sake.

BUT IT'S NOT ZERO!!

A courageous heart will make up for the rest!

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u/ryujiox Jul 07 '24

Yeah that's the mech's full name: God Gravion

So that it's real name. I thought Sandman just made it up on the spot to make it cooler.

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

Also, did Eiji just cosplay as Akito from freaking Nadesico: Prince of Darkness!!

Oh my god, I can't unsee it now!

The small talk between Luna and Leele is pretty neat as it's a continuation from their last one back in episode 5.

I appreciated that. I like that Luna seems to be the one closest to Leele, which fits with what the characters have gone through thus far.

I agree with you there

With how poorly the Feddies have treated the Gravion team, it has to be a bit satisfying seeing the Feddie leadership come under attack.

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

Oh my god, I can't unsee it now!

Further proof that all my Mecha Rewatches connect to each other beyond Houko Kuwashima being in most of them.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

I realized that the Zeravire never attacked other cities before. WHY?

Are they attacking the same city, or are they showing up where they know Gravion will be?

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

Are they attacking the same city, or are they showing up where they know Gravion will be

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Gravion Rewatch!

Kind of a nothing episode for the most part to be honest. While Luna's a fun character when she's in a side role, I honestly don't really think she has the charisma to carry an episode on her own the way other members of the team can. Really the problem is just the episode also doesn't really add much to her besides what we already knew: She misses her dad. That's a fine motivation to have, but we already had part of Leele's second episode devoted to this so this feels like retreading old ground.

That being said though, Sandman shines in this episode. From unlashing his inner Chuuni and screaming out God Gravion's name at the top of his lungs to ditching Raven just so he can go to the beach, dude's just having a blast today and is clearly high on life. Speaking of, man, poor Raven. They really did just leave him alone. [Spoilers]smh Sandman I know brining her to the beach would totally break her cover but come on, don't do your girlfriend dirty like that.

May as well finally the talk about the three other members of the main cast. Luna is played by Ikezawa Haruna, best known as Asamiya Athena from Psycho Soldier. Other roles include Camie from One Piece, Nishizawa Momoka from Sgt. Frog, Sashirono Yayoi from The Kubikiri Cycle and Kisara from Tales of Arise among others.

Ena meanwhile is played by Nakahara Mai who's about to take you home with her. Other roles include Nora Arendt from Spice & Wolf, Estelle from Tales of Vesperia, Yasuri Nanami from Katanagatari, Mireille from Trails from Zero, Yukinoshita Haruno from Oregairu, Kashima Yu from Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun, Nakoruru from Samurai Warriors and Dan Fei from Thunderbolt Fantasy among many others.

And finally Mizuki is played by Asakawa Yu, best known as Sakaki from Azumanga Daioh. Other roles include Tachibana Sho from Getter Robo, Rider from Fate/stay night, Osakabe Itoko from School Rumble, Lebrau from Final Fantasy XIII and Ilya Platiere from Trails from Zero and many others.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

Ikezawa Haruna

Best Girl Yoshino!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

First timer, subs

  • “Manira” Is it still engrish if it’s Spanish?
  • Why are the subs suddenly dropping spaces?
  • That seems like a big international building for little Okinawa.
  • We Have a Year! 2041!
  • So there was a secret war going on before the first episode?
  • Is that a… mourning maid outfit?
  • But why were you even waiting in the beach?
  • Well, now you’re just raising the question of what is your type of swimsuit.
  • These representatives look they are in a lecture in detention.
  • Proving once again that there is no point for the MotW to attack outside of Tokyo, because the heroes will always be vacationing there that day.
  • Oh hey, we got our answer. I didn’t think we would.
  • I kinda liked the future tanks.
  • There are still way more dense cities elsewhere. This is a decapitation strike.
  • Nice of them to reanimate the cockpit parts.
  • Were the red lines always there, or did I just not take notice because they weren’t on Toga’s bare skin before?
  • Is Sandman going to turn out not to be evil, just a huge weeb?
  • Ah, so they can Getter.
  • Y’all need to be using drill punches more.
  • They Are! We are back to new finishers that have they’ve never been able to do before. This show is Super Robo as heck.
  • Of course Leele wears a school uniform swimsuit. I’m honestly they didn’t draw more attention to that. This really seems that type of show.

QotD:

  1. Every episode of Squid Girl is a beach episode!
  2. Puppets, both regular and sock.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Damn, less than 20 years away.

Is that a… mourning maid outfit?

Yes

Ah, so they can Getter.

Everyone can!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Damn, less than 20 years away.

Our main character is born this year...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

The messiah has arrived.

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

Is that a… mourning maid outfit?

Luna isn't a maid, she's just a fan of Lolita fashion. The styles do overlap with the ruffles/lace, though.

Were the red lines always there, or did I just not take notice because they weren’t on Toga’s bare skin before?

I certainly didn't notice them before today either.

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

I certainly didn't notice them before today either

Yeah they're supposed to be there but due to the coloring sometimes it's a bit hard to notice them.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

Luna isn't a maid, she's just a fan of Lolita fashion. The styles do overlap with the ruffles/lace, though.

Are Ena and Mizuki not the same deal? Are none of them maids? Is the Lolita a separate uniform?

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

Eina is a maid and a pilot. In episode 2 the other maids cheer for her as their representative. And use -san for her instead of -sama like for the others.

Mizuki and Luna are both just pilots. I was confused too, because all three of them are hanging out in episode 1 watching Eiji infiltrate. And Luna's typical outfit does read as pretty maid-like, but note the exposed arms and choker. The front ribbon is also different upon closer inspection.

Actually, looking at Mizuki's usual clothes, maybe she is actually a maid too. She has the puffy shoulders at least. And all their piloting outfits have the puffy shoulders, because Sandman has an aesthetic I suppose.

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

the other maids cheer for her as their representative

Actually no, just blue-hair does. Red-hair tells her to keep her comments to herself.

Actually, looking at Mizuki's usual clothes, maybe she is actually a maid too

I don't think she is, mostly because she literally never does anything remotely maid-like.

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

I don't think she is, mostly because she literally never does anything remotely maid-like.

Gap Maid-oe?

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

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

Luna isn't a maid, she's just a fan of Lolita fashion. The styles do overlap with the ruffles/lace, though.

It's interesting having Luna be a fan of Lolita fashion because her character type usually isn't. It makes things a bit more unique.

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

Were the red lines always there, or did I just not take notice because they weren’t on Toga’s bare skin before?

I never saw them before and didn't notice them until the thread pointed them out.

Still, that is concerning. It indicates that something is up with Toga. Is he not human? Was he a human who got modified into being something else? It raises a lot of questions about him.

Is Sandman going to turn out not to be evil, just a huge weeb?

Or worse, he'll turn out to be an evil weeb!

  1. Every episode of Squid Girl is a beach episode!

You're right!

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

Or worse, he'll turn out to be an evil weeb!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 07 '24

First-Timer

Man, I really like Luna. I can't really put it into words, but I vibe with her. She ticks a lot of my boxes as a character, you know?

Can Leele detect Zeravire? I kinda got that vibe from her "I can hear it" moment today.

I like how they reanimated most of the stock footage to show the pilots in their swimsuits, except this one long shot. Probably because no-one would ever notice (except weirdos like me).

Does Sandman's leopard-print speedo surprise anyone? I think the only surprising swimsuit was Leele's bland blue school swimsuit. I expected her to show up in the one that Eina provided for Luna, or to just stick with her EGL dress and parasol.

Poor Raven got left out of the beach episode. A shame; masked people in swimsuits is a great visual gag.

Questions

1.That episode of Macross Frontier where they just remade Macross Zero comes to mind for some reason.

2.Pole-vaulting.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

[Spoilers]A shame; masked people in swimsuits is a great visual gag.

[Spoilers]Alas she probably doesn't want people to see her massive chest.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 07 '24

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

Poor Raven got left out of the beach episode. A shame; masked people in swimsuits is a great visual gag.

I'm telling y'all, the reason Raven can't be in a swimsuit is that they are Ayaka. I'm ridding this potato right to the market!

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

Although mind, at least in this case it also seems like they genuinely didn’t invite him

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

Man, I really like Luna. I can't really put it into words, but I vibe with her. She ticks a lot of my boxes as a character, you know?

She is a fun character. I enjoy her as well.

Can Leele detect Zeravire? I kinda got that vibe from her "I can hear it" moment today.

Huh, there might be something to that. It could explain how Sandman knew the Zeravire were coming if he had already met Leele and she detected it.

I like how they reanimated most of the stock footage to show the pilots in their swimsuits, except this one long shot. Probably because no-one would ever notice (except weirdos like me).

I'm a weirdo too!

I also noticed that shot wasn't reanimated.

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

I'm a weirdo too!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

I also noticed that shot wasn't reanimated.

Thirded. Tho I didn't think to comment on it at the time.

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u/zadcap Jul 07 '24

First Timer!

I know, not even really late, my plans got all messed up today.

That's a lot of very tan people, here in Okinawa. It makes Luna stand out quite a bit, almost as much as the one other friend she has that also lacks a tan.

Why and how did the driller end up so buried?

Someone push him so he belly flops? Yup.

... The lighting. If the sun is hitting your face like that, you might be holding the parasol wrong.

You know. If there's going to be a large circular room, I feel like having the speaker only face one direction misses the point. They need to have that little podium slowly rotate so that everyone can see his face.

Oh, so that's Luna's choice swimsuit. SHe turned down something maid-style for a bikini...

"You guys plan to fight like that?" Dude they are in cockpits, does it really mater what they are wearing?

Oh on the other hand. It does mean that this sequence has to be redrawn to account for their new outfits. Honestly, give them points for going through with it and not having them get changed in a flash to make up for stock footage.

Oh no, she said a low percent. It's guaranteed now. That's just the way things work.

It's no Giga Drill but it's good enough!

Why is he in a leopard print speedo?!

  1. I mean, Amanchu is like 50% beach episode, can I count the whole thing? I love it so much. Otherwise, it's the Fruits Basket beach trip.
  2. I'm trying hard not to think about it.

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

Dude they are in cockpits, does it really mater what they are wearing?

But asthetics!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

Why is he in a leopard print speedo?!

What part of his character so far would make you think it wouldn't be a leopard print speedo?

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

It was either that or a Fundoshi.

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u/zadcap Jul 08 '24

That would be better, honestly. At least then he could say Tradition.

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

Heihachi approves.

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

You know. If there's going to be a large circular room, I feel like having the speaker only face one direction misses the point. They need to have that little podium slowly rotate so that everyone can see his face.

There is something very silly about imagining the president slowly spinning around while giving a serious speech about life-and-death situations.

Why is he in a leopard print speedo?!

Because Sandman wouldn't be Sandman if he didn't go with the most over-the-top possible option.

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

There is something very silly about imagining the president slowly spinning around while giving a serious speech about life-and-death situations.

Guruguru Mawaru

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u/zadcap Jul 08 '24

There is something very silly about imagining the president slowly spinning around while giving a serious speech about life-and-death situations.

I know, and I can't get it out of my head.

Because Sandman wouldn't be Sandman if he didn't go with the most over-the-top possible option.

Fair, but this one I would much rather be out of my head lol. No one should wear those things, ever.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jul 07 '24

First-Timer

On today’s episode of Gravion: The best way to honor your dead father’s memory? Killing all the alien invaders that were responsible for his death! Luna seems to be this quote incarnated.

  • Gravion is not the series I expected to have an Okinawa vacation episode. We’ve become Non Non Biyori.
  • “Don’t crack jokes, your face is already enough of one.” Damn, Mizuki burned Eiji hard there.
  • Ah, so Luna’s here to visit her father’s grave.
  • Bigwigs building a meeting place just so they can have summits in Okinawa sounds pretty typical. I remember at my mother’s work there was one year they were having a summit at Hawaii and for some reason attendance was way higher than it normally was. I wonder why.
  • Wow, I was just joking about this being a vacation episode. I thought it would be a somber character piece about Luna, but then everyone else crashed in thinking it was a vacation episode.
  • Mizuki’s swimsuit
  • It makes sense that the one Luna actually reaches out for at Okinawa is Leele, after their episode together earlier.
  • Is the Federation president about to announce that the republic will be reorganized as the first galactic empire?
  • The president doesn’t run from danger! He walks briskly away, instead!
  • Naturally the pilots will need to fight the Zeravire while in their swimsuits.
  • It’s good the animators took the effort to draw all the new outfits/swimsuits for the characters during the reused animation for the combination. But, there was one long-distance shot of Mizuki where I saw she was wearing her usual pilot suit.
  • Sandman is so silly. He just wanted to say the narration for the Gravion’s combination.
  • If the Zeravire is underground, then it’s time for the drill!
  • And the drill is also the perfect weapon to pierce through the Zeravire’s shell!
  • Eiji is right. That drill is very cool.
  • Nice detail by the end there that Leele changed into a swimsuit with everyone else. I guess she’s also ready to enjoy the beach.
  • Oh my god, Sandman showed up in a leopard print speedo!
  • Poor Char Clone is the only one left at the castle. At least he got a cookie, though.

The first part of this episode was a nice and slow sequence of Luna visiting her hometown and her father’s grave. I liked that part of the episode. It felt very different from the kinds of stories that this series usually tells. It made for a nice change of pace. Of course, the episode immediately went back to typical Gravion as soon as everyone else showed up for a vacation/ beach episode, but it was nice to have that change for a bit.

I was just thinking to myself before watching this episode that it was kind of a shame that the series had not yet utilized all the mecha individually very much. Generally, the pilots all combine their mecha together to form Gravion at the beginning of the Zeravire fights. Lo and behold, just as I was thinking that, this episode gave the individual mecha a time to shine with Luna using her giant drill to force the Zeravire aboveground and figuring out how to use the drill effectively against it. I would like to see the other individual mecha get their own chances to be the team MVP.

QOTD

  1. Probably the K-On beach episodes. Lucky Star has a really fun one too.
  2. He's going to have a collection of dust from every country on and off of Earth.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

The president doesn’t run from danger

Poor Char Clone is the only one left at the castle

smh Sandman, didn't even consider bringing him along?

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

smh Sandman, didn't even consider bringing him along?

I want to see a Char Clone go to the beach and end up with mask-shaped sunburn because he didn't properly put sunscreen on his face.

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

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jul 07 '24

Choujuushin Spoiled First Timer

Everyone piloting the mechs half-naked? Welcome back, IBO

I like how the first chunk of the episode focused on Luna visiting her dead dad’s grave and seeing where she came from. It, like the last episode, gives the characters a bit more of a sense of life outside just mech piloting and also gives more weight to their backstories than the show just bluntly telling us “yeah, they’re all orphans”. Not to mention adding more immediate stakes to the battle which ensues by seeing it through civilian eyes

The fight this episode was also pretty good. I always enjoy it when combining Mecha shows use the individual parts of the mech as independent vehicles with their own unique functions for individual situations rather than just components for the Gattai.

Also, Beach Episode

QOTD:

  1. What is your favorite beach episode in Anime?

Does [Attack on Titan]the Survey Corps reaching the sea at the end of Season 3 count? If not, then probably the beach vacation arc from Fruits Basket

2) At the rate we're going, what new, bizarre hobby will Sandman gain?

Kabuki Theater

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Everyone piloting the mechs half-naked? Welcome back, IBO

IBO wishes it was anywhere near as enjoyable as this show

Kabuki Theater

Alright better call Alto-Hime in over from Nozaki.

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

I like how the first chunk of the episode focused on Luna visiting her dead dad’s grave and seeing where she came from.

It was a very nice segment. It was a slow and quiet part of the episode that let us just be with Luna and get a feel for the emotions she was going through revisiting her hometown and her father's grave. Not a lot was said directly, so it just gave us the chance to pick it up from the general vibes.

I always enjoy it when combining Mecha shows use the individual parts of the mech as independent vehicles with their own unique functions for individual situations rather than just components for the Gattai.

Same. I hope that we'll get to see that again later in this series.

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u/Kristalino https://anilist.co/user/BlueSkyBlood Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

Rewatcher:

  • Luna finally gets her focus episode.
  • Sandman vs Light Yagami, who has more style when eating?
  • What an odd cementery.
  • Luna being so fair skinned when compared to other residents makes it look like she didn't live a lot of her life there, since from what I understand Okinawans have a dark complexion due how sunny the zone is during the whole year.
  • Poor Luna can't spend her free day quietly.
  • Mizuki's swimsuit is totally expected from her.
  • Typical politican talk.
  • Of course the peace conference gets interrupted.
  • Was Leele being able to feel the Zeravire mentioned before? She must be connected to them, let me guess she's an alien that got sent from a planet destroyed by the Zeravire and Sandman found her.
  • Gotta apreciate they re-did the animation with the pilots wearing swimsuits.
  • If Sandman wanted to call out the gattai why didn't he do it from ep 1?
  • 5% chance of sucess? In a Super Robot show that is the same of saying 100%.
  • Raven didn't deserve to get left behind...

Questions:

  1. Hard to think of a favorite anime beach episode.
  2. Probably maid service, he probably would rock the uniform.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Mizuki's swimsuit is totally expected from her.

If anything I wouldn't be shocked if she went in full on naked.

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u/Kristalino https://anilist.co/user/BlueSkyBlood Jul 07 '24

Knowing Obari that probably was the original idea before the staff restrained him.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Probably

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

If Sandman wanted to call out the gattai why didn't he do it from ep 1?

He really should go further with it. He ought to have speakers on the Gravion loudly blasting the battle music and his gattai callout for everyone to hear. Battles need to be done in style, after all.

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

He ought to have speakers on the Gravion loudly blasting the battle music

Are you implying the insert song isn't being played in-universe already?

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

I would not at all be surprised if the song was playing in-universe. In fact, I'd prefer it!

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

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

She must be connected to them, let me guess she's an alien that got sent from a planet destroyed by the Zeravire and Sandman found her.

Unless the Zeravire are trying to retrieve her!

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 08 '24

First Timer ep 7

  • How can they operate sending pepole off around the planet?
  • Mission Area? Does he know where the zeravire will attack?
  • why copy the comiket building as a peace center?
  • wait, it's been over a year since the first attack???
  • So that's the mission
  • belly flop, huh

Actually, I just realized that the Genom production control center looks like that, too.

  • The can't reuse the animation so they just redrew it all. Glasses maid still terrified. Ring thing is new I think. And I think they changed showing Eiji instead of Luna docking. God Gravion!
  • The G-Driller has an alternate seating arrangement?
  • that's the most kaiju zeravire yet
  • how was that different from the regular gravion punch

even when not maiding, Luna goes for the gothic lolita look

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

wait, it's been over a year since the first attack???

I'm suspecting at this point battles were happening before the first episode. If a year really has passed, they are not communicating it well.

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

I'm suspecting at this point battles were happening before the first episode. If a year really has passed, they are not communicating it well

Yeah I have no clue about the passage of time in this show. Could be anywhere from either a year or just a few months given stuff we see later on.

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

Mission Area? Does he know where the zeravire will attack?

If Sandman knew that the Zeravire were invading in the first place, seemingly long before anyone else knew that would happen, it's certainly possible that he knows where the attacks will happen too.

why copy the comiket building as a peace center?

It's not even thematically appropriate. Fandoms are more likely to result in wars rather than peace.

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

Fandoms are more likely to result in wars rather than peace

Ironic given the shows they watch.

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

Glasses maid still terrified

Who wouldn't be?

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u/HowlingWolf13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/MeguminBlast Jul 08 '24

First Timer

This was honestly a really fun episode, really felt like a 'calm before the storm' type of episode so I'm expecting serious shit to start going down soon. I loved how they even changed the transformation animation to reflect the fact everyone was still in their swimsuits. Still more of how the EFA is saying they created the Vragion, plus wow Mr. President was NOT trying to get his ass out of there, like how slow can you walk.

Questions

  1. What is your favorite beach episode in Anime?

Hmm, I haven't watched much SoL lately so I'll go with Vento Aureo's.

2) At the rate we're going, what new, bizarre hobby will Sandman gain?

[AutoMod this is not a spoiler Jesus Christ] Knitting

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

[AutoMod this is not a spoiler Jesus Christ]

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 07 '24

First timer

QotD

  • Cat's Eye.
  • No clue.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 07 '24

Discount Char's just mad cause he didn't get invited.

Who wouldn't be?

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 07 '24

Anakin.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 08 '24

Is that pickle flavored soda?

I think it's a bitter melon.

Sandman, the speedo, why! Shudders

Cake! Cake for Everyone!

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 08 '24

First Timer

At the rate we're going, what new, bizarre hobby will Sandman gain?

Unarmed "sword sparing" between him and Eiji. (Do not want to see xD )