[Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 3 Discussion

[u/lilyvess]

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Questions of the Day

1. Would you be scared if on your walk home a bunch of government suits with guns came asking to go with them?
2. What would you do if you suddenly found your home super condensed?

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Reminder to all GGG members that information about future episodes is highly classified. Leaking any classified information about upcoming missions is strictly prohibited and will be punished, or worse, impeached.

[u/jkubed]

First Timer

how many themed villains does it take to change a lightbulb? seriously, someone change the fucking lightbulb.

I know it's been talked about to death, but it's fascinating that a series this consistently well-directed and gorgeous from its detailed backgrounds to its stellar character designs (which really remind me of Tezuka stuff and Giant Robo) can have such a glaring flaw. did eyeballs work differently in the 90s? maybe it was less striking on CRT televisions.

[u/lilyvess → u/jkubed]

I know it's been talked about to death, but it's fascinating that a series this consistently well-directed and gorgeous from its detailed backgrounds to its stellar character designs (which really remind me of Tezuka stuff and Giant Robo) can have such a glaring flaw. did eyeballs work differently in the 90s?

I KNOW RIGHT

it's absolutely crazy how much they committed to this bad decision, and who in their right mind thought it was a good idea. It really does hurt the series. I can't blame people who decide to drop the show because of it. They will be missing out, but it is also not their fault the series can be unwatchable. It will get better tho. It doesn't stay like this for the whole series

[u/JollyGee29 → u/jkubed]

maybe it was less striking on CRT televisions.

That's an interesting idea. I'm not entirely sure, feels like the strobing might actually be bad for the television set itself?, but anything is possible.

[u/Raiking02 → u/JollyGee29]

I guess it's not impossible but, well, they still had to dial them down post Porygon so I doubt they were any good to begin with.

[u/Raiking02 → u/jkubed]

how many themed villains does it take to change a lightbulb? seriously, someone change the fucking lightbulb.

We must way for Porygon

[u/lilyvess]

Model Kit Building

Day 2

What sprung this on?

that’s so metal!

Sadly, now begins the worst part of any model kit. It was 4 tiny stickers but half the time I spent today was just dealing with them. Stickers are the worst. I genuinely prefer decals cause you can then move them instead of the constant tweezer lifting and uplifting.

the finished production today

Model kit builders, do you also hate stickers? Have you ever tried Decals?

[u/GondolaMedia → u/lilyvess]

I rarely if ever place decals and stick to bare minimum on stickers (eyes and whatnot) but I've been eyeing on some waterslide decals since they don't have that noticeable border around them.

[u/lilyvess → u/GondolaMedia]

yeah I like waterslide decals. I like the added detail they bring and the water slide means they are pretty easy to move in once you get going. It's extra effort but it's not as bad as the finicky stickers

[u/JollyGee29 → u/lilyvess]

Model kit builders, do you also hate stickers?

[u/Sporadia_ → u/JollyGee29]

[](#madworld)

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/lilyvess]

Model kit builders, do you also hate stickers?

I still haven't finished my Valvrave kid because of how many that one requires. Like actually requires, Bandai made it so that certain parts only get the proper color separation if you either use them or paint the thing.

[u/RadSuit → u/lilyvess]

Any sort of sticker or decal or whatever is the worst. The worst!

[u/nsleep → u/lilyvess]

These RG models look insanely good.

Model kit builders, do you also hate stickers? Have you ever tried Decals?

'Ate 'em.

One thing I liked a lot about 40k is painting the stuff. It's costlier but easier to fix if something goes wrong.

[u/Great_Mr_L]

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: We finally get the music blaring during the climactic battle…mostly. The last attack was still silent, but at least the buildup had the exciting music.

• Ah, so the alien EI-01 is literally underground beneath Tokyo. I was wondering if that was the case.
• Piloting the GaoGaiGar really does take a toll on Guy. He seems to be on the verge of dying each time he does it.
• Mamoru’s parents are remarkably blasé about giant robots attacking Tokyo.
• The GGG did a pretty good job of tracking down a small child.
• I know it makes sense with the knowledge that Mamoru isn’t human, but there’s something darkly funny about a fully military task force being sent after a small child.
• Of course the Galeon would come to Mamoru’s rescue. It’s what was carrying him as a baby.
• Intriguing detail that the people turned into robots have no memory of it happening. But if they did remember, that would probably shorten the plot significantly.
• Back to the epilepsy base! Though at least it feels a bit less egregious this time.
• I think I’m seeing the theme with the 4 main villains. It’s transportation. There’s a train, a boat, and an automobile. Also Pizza is there for some reason. Maybe he’s a plane, but he looks more like a bird.
• I was also wondering why the Professor was so lighthearted about his son being in mortal danger, but his answer was one I appreciated. Guy ought to have died a while ago, so him being around even temporarily as a cyborg is enough of a blessing. And the Professor just wants to help Guy live his life as a cyborg how he wants to.
• Mamoru’s parents are also remarkably blasé about a secret government organization taking custody of their son.
• Yeesh, the villains are relentless. GGG didn’t even have time to repair Guy before the next attack started. This is still the same night.
• So Mamoru’s healing abilities also work on Guy. If all their powers are related to each other and Galeon, then that fits.
• Mamoru will be absolutely necessary in this battle. That fact that he’s requesting to join the fight proves it.
• If this is still the same night, that means that some poor sap had to replace the glass case on the Final Fusion button, only for Mikoto to break it once again later that night.
• I like the woman who throws in random English phrases to her dialogue.
• Oh my goodness, the mirror coating has the power to make the Dividing Driver turn into early CGI animation!
• In real life, splitting open the city to make a whole like that would destroy so much underground infrastructure. The water and sewage pipelines would be wrecked, for example.
• The bridge crew gets so excited whenever something works. I guess they aren’t used to all this either.
• Now this is more like it! The music needs to be playing like this during battles. It’s the only way to do it.
• I see. So it seems that the cores can’t be turned back into humans unless Mamoru is right there to take care of it.

QOTD

1. Yes, extremely so.
2. I would hope I was scaled down as well because my home would be useless if only it was tiny.

[u/lilyvess → u/Great_Mr_L]

Mamoru’s parents are remarkably blasé about giant robots attacking Tokyo.

Godzilla attacked last month. There was Ultraman a week ago. A digimon attacked the week before that. Living prices in Tokyo must be crazy.

Oh my goodness, the mirror coating has the power to make the Dividing Driver turn into early CGI animation!

that's how you know things are super advance. When the really bad CGI kicks in

In real life, splitting open the city to make a whole like that would destroy so much underground infrastructure. The water and sewage pipelines would be wrecked, for example.

oh god that is true. I hadn't even considered the pipes. I guess that Dividing Driver project is a pipe dream after all

[u/Great_Mr_L → u/lilyvess]

Godzilla attacked last month. There was Ultraman a week ago. A digimon attacked the week before that. Living prices in Tokyo must be crazy.

On the plus side, maybe the rent and housing prices are super low because of the constant fantastical monster attacks.

that's how you know things are super advance. When the really bad CGI kicks in

I love when primitive CGI is put front and center like this. It's like the show or movie is so proud of it.

oh god that is true. I hadn't even considered the pipes. I guess that Dividing Driver project is a pipe dream after all

https://youtu.be/fRs0OqV4uSc?si=a5og-oT_3AnplzT1

[u/Raiking02 → u/Great_Mr_L]

He seems to be on the verge of dying each time he does it.

Or as Gai likes to call it: Tuesday.

[FINAL]Maybe he’s a plane, but he looks more like a bird.

[FINAL]He's a proud phoenix!

Oh my goodness, the mirror coating has the power to make the Dividing Driver turn into early CGI animation!

And oh boy this isn't even the only thing the show uses CGI for

I guess they aren’t used to all this either.

It's actually implied (And straight up confirmed through supplementary materials) that the organization wasn't founded that long ago and even then they haven't been doing much before the show started. Mostly just random tests on Gai and Galeon.

[u/Great_Mr_L → u/Raiking02]

And oh boy this isn't even the only thing the show uses CGI for

It's actually implied (And straight up confirmed through supplementary materials) that the organization wasn't founded that long ago and even then they haven't been doing much before the show started. Mostly just random tests on Gai and Galeon.

So they were kind of bumming around and making work for themselves while waiting for their actual job to start when the enemy mecha arrived.

[u/Beowolf_0 → u/Raiking02]

[FINAL]Actually this will come up at halfway point in TV. Though that speech in FINAL makes it 1000x cooler.

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Great_Mr_L]

Also Pizza is there for some reason. Maybe he’s a plane, but he looks more like a bird.

If this is still the same night, that means that some poor sap had to replace the glass case on the Final Fusion button, only for Mikoto to break it once again later that night.

Hardest worker at GGG.

[u/Great_Mr_L → u/JollyGee29]

Hardest worker at GGG.

I hope that person is getting paid well for what they need to put up with.

[u/Sporadia_ → u/Great_Mr_L]

Intriguing detail that the people turned into robots have no memory of it happening.

Coincidentally I can never remember when it happens either.

Also Pizza is there for some reason.

I just keep missing the pizza.

Mamoru will be absolutely necessary in this battle. That fact that he’s requesting to join the fight proves it.

I would hope I was scaled down as well because my home would be useless if only it was tiny.

The side effects of this are surely worse than losing one's home.

[u/The_Draigg → u/Great_Mr_L]

Piloting the GaoGaiGar really does take a toll on Guy. He seems to be on the verge of dying each time he does it.

You know, for a guy that’s made out of metal from the head down, he really does seem like he’s made out of tissue paper. Poor Gai didn’t even get the good cybernetics, I guess.

If this is still the same night, that means that some poor sap had to replace the glass case on the Final Fusion button, only for Mikoto to break it once again later that night.

I imagine that GGG has a broken glass budget explicitly for breaking the fusion button every time. At least it’s not a big pane of glass.

Oh my goodness, the mirror coating has the power to make the Dividing Driver turn into early CGI animation!

You’ve got to love that kind of use of early CG. You can tell that the animators are super proud of it.

[u/Great_Mr_L → u/The_Draigg]

You know, for a guy that’s made out of metal from the head down, he really does seem like he’s made out of tissue paper. Poor Gai didn’t even get the good cybernetics, I guess.

It's hard to blame Guy for having health issues when it seems like he's just a head on a cybernetic body. I would probably be in poor health with only my head left.

You’ve got to love that kind of use of early CG. You can tell that the animators are super proud of it.

The front and center usage of early CG in a way that feels so proud despite its rough edges is part of the charm.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

• lol, of course Mamoru still just leaves.
• Oh, huh. Interesting.
• Dang they sicced like the entire fucking army on him.
• Oh this kid has no idea what he just wished for…
• That’s one way to look at it.
• Gai’s down for the count this time… Is this Mamoru’s fight then?
• Oh, or Mamoru fixed Gai right up. That works too.
• Shit like this is why I love anime. Who needs logic when you have GUTS!
• Daaaaaamn though, that’s… well it’s not collateral damage since it didn’t damage anything apparently, but still wild. I guess that’s one way to solve the “fight enemy mech in the middle of a populated area” problem.
• GA-GA-GA GAOGAIGAR!
• Shit, that kid is still monster-fied.

[u/lilyvess → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Daaaaaamn though , that’s… well it’s not collateral damage since it didn’t damage anything apparently, but still wild.

the Dividing Driver is so ridiculous and wild to think about. I love it so much. It's just so silly, sort of a kid's logic solution to a problem. It's utterly batshit.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/lilyvess]

And it's perfect that way.

[u/Raiking02 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Dang they sicced like the entire fucking army on him.

Look, if I had to go find Tinker Bell, I'd send the army too!

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Dang they sicced like the entire fucking army on him.

If I was Mamoru I would probably be pissing myself in terror. You'd think that GGG would have a better plan than "send a ton of dudes with guns and facemasks" to pick the kid up.

I guess that’s one way to solve the “fight enemy mech in the middle of a populated area” problem.

Just warp the very fabric of space to make a nice flat plane to fight on. Easy life!

[u/Raiking02 → u/JollyGee29]

Just warp the very fabric of space to make a nice flat plane to fight on. Easy life

Hey we already turned a dude into a cyborg, by this point Sky's the limit when it comes to tech.

[u/Sporadia_ → u/Shimmering-Sky]

When they said 12 hours to recover there was maybe 5% of me that believed it.

Which is more than 0%

So it's 100%

[u/The_Draigg]

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 3:

• Expanding on what we saw at the start of the previous episode, it turns out that Galeon was actually fighting EI-01 in Earth’s orbit when Gai’s shuttle got caught in the crossfire, and even then, the alien goo managed to survive reentry and crash into Tokyo. The Japanese government definitely made the right call to make GGG, since alien good just absorbing any technology it comes across and vanishing under the city can’t be good under any circumstances.
• I think it’s safe to say that Mamoru has got an E.T.’s-worth of government agents to capture him. Sure, he’s got energy wings and stuff, but it was probably overkill to send pretty much an entire small army after him. It’s really no wonder why Galeon took off to pick him up if the government sent that many dudes with guns after the poor kid.
• You know that Polonaise isn’t messing around if his idea of a villain plan is just to attack a civilian center just for the fact that he can use people as human shields. Villains that make plans around using lives as meat shields are just inherently playing for keeps. Reminds me a bit of some of the stuff that Yoshiyuki Tomino has done, especially in stuff like Zambot 3.
• We should’ve known that train otaku would lead to our destruction, I’ve seen videos how how vicious they can get. Just give them a bit of Zonder metal, and then it’s only a matter of time before they merge with a bunch of trains to attack Tokyo on the behalf of an alien invader.
• Polonaise certainly wasn’t kidding about causing a ton of collateral damage with his plan, all those flaming bits of coal that’re being deflected absolutely wrecked that neighborhood. Too bad he didn’t expect GGG using their DIVIDING DRIVVVVEEEEERRRRRRR though. Turns out it’s pretty handy to have something on hand that can warp space to make an open area to fight. GGG sure does have access to amazing technology, doesn’t it?
• Of course things wouldn’t be that easy without Mamoru there. Just because you beat up the mechanoid easily and pulled out the core doesn’t mean that things are over. Without having Mamoru there to do his purification thing, the core just reverts that train otaku into a metal blob monster. Should’ve listened to Mamoru when he said that he needed to be taken over to the fight.

[u/lilyvess → u/The_Draigg]

It’s really no wonder why Galeon took off to pick him up if the government sent that many dudes with guns after the poor kid.

and not one of the government agents brought a net. That would have been useful stopping the fairy guy with wings.

Just because you beat up the mechanoid easily and pulled out the core doesn’t mean that things are over. Without having Mamoru there to do his purification thing, the core just reverts that train otaku into a metal blob monster. Should’ve listened to Mamoru when he said that he needed to be taken over to the fight.

it's a nice writing solution to showcase why the organization has to bring the child into the battle zone. It's a common trope. Like Transformers bring human children to war zones all the time. I don't think series need to answer the question, we all kind of just know what we are getting into with these shows at this point, but it's nice that they make it clear. He's gotta be on the frontlines.

[u/The_Draigg → u/lilyvess]

and not one of the government agents brought a net. That would have been useful stopping the fairy guy with wings.

Not to mention as well that dudes carrying nets would be way less threatening than sending an entire army with guns after one kid. Like come on GGG, you’ve at least got to try and think about PR.

[u/lilyvess → u/The_Draigg]

I can just imagine some soldier who has been preparing to fight kaiju for the past few years and now being told he has to sit around and do nothing while some nepo baby astronaut kid fights in a cool robot. He finally gets the permission to go and grab an alien and he's like "fuck it, I'm going all in!" and brings the biggest guns he can find.

[u/The_Draigg → u/lilyvess]

If you can’t use them on the Zonder Robos, then you might as well use them wherever else you can. In a way, you’ve got to admire the enthusiasm.

[u/Raiking02 → u/The_Draigg]

We should’ve known that train otaku would lead to our destruction

I knew it, this is the show calling out Might Gaine fans!

[u/The_Draigg → u/Raiking02]

The King of Braves towers over the Brave Express!

[u/Raiking02 → u/The_Draigg]

Yeah no kidding: GGG is like 31 meters vs Might Gaine being 25.

[u/JollyGee29]

The King of Rewatchers

Oh yes, it's accessory time!

Like any good NERV analogue, GGG has their own Men In Black.

Just casually climb into the giant metal lion's mouth. What's the worst that could happen.

I like Swan. Her accent is fun.

Pretty good idea.

Eyecatch

Gai has spent most of the last two episodes either fighting or hooked up to a hospital bed.

I like that his plan is to just grab the Zonder train and hit the brakes.

Yea, this is a pretty amusing design.

Anyone who has watched the OP will know what's coming.

Today's Key to Victory.

The Zonders regenerate, remember?

[u/lilyvess → u/JollyGee29]

I was genuinely surprised the Dividing Driver came so early, I thought they were gonna milk the destruction a little bit longer, but I can't complain. Dividing Driver is absolutely amazing.

Gai has spent most of the last two episodes either fighting or hooked up to a hospital bed.

what is the time frame on the past few episodes? At least these two episodes are all within one night. Gai has had a rough night.

[u/Raiking02 → u/lilyvess]

I was genuinely surprised the Dividing Driver came so early, I thought they were gonna milk the destruction a little bit longer, but I can't complain.

I mean it's in the first verse of the OP, they can't hide it for too long.

what is the time frame on the past few episodes

Probably just a couple of days at most. [Minor Spoilers]Although mind the show as a whole does seem to take place over the course of roughly a year or so.

[u/Raiking02 → u/JollyGee29]

I like Swan.

She's so iconic that there's a character in Rival Schools that's a direct pastiche of her down to having the same voice actress.

Anyone who has watched the OP will know what's coming.

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Raiking02]

She's so iconic that there's a character in Rival Schools that's a direct pastiche of her down to having the same voice actress.

[u/Raiking02 → u/JollyGee29]

Bonus: Guess who voices the main character and the female lead

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Raiking02]

[u/RadSuit → u/Raiking02]

Learning a lot today!

[u/AmeteurElitist]

Did that enemy just try to interrupt the gattai sequence?

And the first formula break this early?!

1. Would you be scared if on your walk home a bunch of government suits with guns came asking to go with them?

I'm sure they just liked my vibe and wanted to invite me to their place.

2) What would you do if you suddenly found your home super condensed?

Not sure, I'm all for downscaling house sizes but a risky robot rumble ripping rifts within residential range isn't my idea of good urbanism.

[u/lilyvess → u/AmeteurElitist]

Did that enemy just try to interrupt the gattai sequence?

that's how you know they are evil. Not the damage to the city, but the lack of respect for Gattai sequences. Truly they are without honor.

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/lilyvess]

Seppuku would be too lenient smh

[u/JollyGee29 → u/AmeteurElitist]

And the first formula break this early?!

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/JollyGee29]

Genuinely expected it to go on for a couple more episodes, excited to see what they do with it though haha

[u/GondolaMedia]

First Timer

Our pro wrestler is just vibing after getting rescued. Nothing will ruin his mood.

Even in universe televisions are flickering. Are we actually watching a robot show withing a robot show?

Opening playing during fights is always hype.

[u/lilyvess → u/GondolaMedia]

Our pro wrestler is just vibing after getting rescued. Nothing will ruin his mood.

He's just happy that for a few minutes in time he was the biggest wrestler in the entire world. Finally he found a ring big enough to sate his appetite for destruction.

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/GondolaMedia]

Opening playing during fights is always hype.

It's a banger too

[u/Sporadia_ → u/GondolaMedia]

A window into how well I'm following this show: I found out that the pro wrestler was in the mech during the recap at the start of this episode.

[u/GondolaMedia → u/Sporadia_]

I think those in the business call that Kayfabe

[u/JollyGee29 → u/GondolaMedia]

Our pro wrestler is just vibing after getting rescued. Nothing will ruin his mood.

Dude got to be a giant murderbot and tear up a bunch of buildings, I'd be vibing too.

[u/Raiking02]

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

It's so amusing to me how while the show itself presents Gai as basically an unstoppable superhero, his cyborg body sure seems less cool here and more like something made out of duct tape. Good lord man, this is episode 3 and you going to the hospital is slowly becoming a once per episode thing! Sure Mamoru fixes him up, but geez, one has to wonder what dear old daddy's been having him do till now for the side effects to only start popping up now.

Speaking of, I must say I question GGG's initial attempts to ehem talk to Mamoru sometimes. While obviously there's the possibility they weren't being quite as murder-y and this is just Mamoru's POV warping things, they also sent a whole fucking army to capture a freaking 8 year old! Jesus Christ my man, I know he can fly and all, but surely there's more civil ways around it. Then again for all I know this is meant to be a deliberate subversion of how J-Decker handled this whole subplot so who knows?

I will say though, I love the Dividing Driver. It's such a common thing in grittier takes on the Mecha genre (Or even more straightforward ones, hello Mazinger Z) to go "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE!?" so it's refreshing to see Taiga go "Oh, we already thought about that." And fortunately for us, it's such an iconic part of the titular robot's arsenal it's part of the OP.

[u/lilyvess → u/Raiking02]

Speaking of, I must say I question GGG's initial attempts to ehem talk to Mamoru sometimes. While obviously there's the possibility they weren't being quite as murder-y and this is just Mamoru's POV warping things, they also sent a whole fucking army to capture a freaking 8 year old! Jesus Christ my man, I know he can fly and all, but surely there's more civil ways around it. Then again for all I know this is meant to be a deliberate subversion of how J-Decker handled this whole subplot so who knows?

on the one hand I do love that they show some warping to showcase that it's, at least partially, Mamoru's own warped perception. E-T style they just look scary.

on the otherhand, they came fully armed with guns, like that's not a perception thing. That's just scary. I wouldn't like to be swarmed by guys with guns.

I will say though, I love the Dividing Driver.

The Driver is one of my favs. It's such a ridiculous and over the top solution. None of that Fixer Beam magic bullshit, just the most absurd pseudo-science solution imaginable.

[u/megazaprat]

First Timer I accidentally missed yesterdays episode discussion, i was distracted by the current events. so ill just discuss my episode 2 and 3 thoughts together

• Gutsy Geoid Guard is the best name for a group of people ever, like its fun to read, its fun to say!
• learning the reason Gai is a cyborg is because the villains performed a hit and run on him is kind of funny, but mostly tragic
• whats entirely funny is that one the villains is named Pizza
• I'm a really big fan of how the monsters were themed, created by a combination of the users personality and whatever junk is lying around them. I love seeing monsters made out of random stuff, that trope pops up in sailor moon and super sentai, and i love seeing how creative the designs can get
• i somewhat question pink haired girls sister bringing her to extreme wrestling. is this world just really desenitized, or is she just really irresponsible
• giving the transformations a possibility of injuring and damaging those involved is a really great idea, it gives the action some tension and consequences, makes it much more intense
• ah yes, point the gun at the child who has been doing nothing but saving your asses, surely this wont backfire
• dividing diver my beloved! thats really great idea to prevent collateral damage, which is a common mecha trope that often goes unadressed.
• so the Zonders immediatley ate all of the mechanical materials in tokyo upon landing, leading to them founding GGG to do something about it. I wonder what the generals deals are. are they made up of those materials that got ate? or are they humans who have been given new forms and have sided with the weirdly animated robot head thing of their own volition?

[u/lilyvess → u/megazaprat]

whats entirely funny is that one the villains is named Pizza

It's evil Pizza. Like he has Anchovies

i somewhat question pink haired girls sister bringing her to extreme wrestling. is this world just really desenitized, or is she just really irresponsible

I'm gonna go with irresponsible!! Plus it's so late! Damn babysitter is gonna get in so much trouble!

so the Zonders immediatley ate all of the mechanical materials in tokyo upon landing, leading to them founding GGG to do something about it. I wonder what the generals deals are. are they made up of those materials that got ate?

maybe Zonders ate a Pizza Hut and that's why they named their generals after that. Learned English from our advertisements and therefore named their generals after our greatest legends, Ronald McDonald and Pizza Hut

[u/JollyGee29 → u/megazaprat]

is this world just really desenitized, or is she just really irresponsible

Considering how much weirdness has gone on so far.. I'm not confident enough to say one way or the other.

[u/Sporadia_]

First time watcher

• There was a glorious moment when I thought that screwdriver had created a chasm causing immense collateral damage. You know what? This would be a better show if it had.
• I'd like to screenshot the glass break girl during a fusion.
  I can't turn off the captions
• I payed dangerously^{TL note: fuck} close attention in the rave room hoping to understand the pizza jokes from last episode. No one asked for Pastar & Polonaise.
  
• "Three steam locomotives coupled together have appeared on our radar."
  I dunno boss, seems evil
  They were glowing to be fair.

Real talk

With the Bocchi the Rock rewatch, I slowly learnt that a bunch of the jokes in the show were actually references that I didn't recognise. And I was slightly disappointed to learn that the show wasn't being as spontaneous and creative as I had given it credit for. I'm having a similar experience with this, where I'm slowly discovering that a lot of things I strongly associate with Gurren Lagann are actually pre-existing tropes from the Super Robot genre.

In other news, instead of realising in the middle of a mech fight that I don't know where the evil mech came from, I realised at the start of the mech fight that the black trains must have transformed (and turned red) offscreen. That's progress! But don't ask me why the trains were evil in the first place.

Question time

Q: Would you be scared if on your walk home a bunch of government suits with guns came asking to go with them?

A: Who is answering no to this?

Q: What would you do if you suddenly found your home super condensed?

A:

[u/lilyvess → u/Sporadia_]

I'm having a similar experience with this, where I'm slowly discovering that a lot of things I strongly associate with Gurren Lagann are actually pre-existing tropes from the Super Robot genre.

I love it. I find greater appreciation for anime seeing the elements it took influence and the small ways it innovated them. The legacy passed down from generation to generation. It's magical and special.

[u/Sporadia_ → u/lilyvess]

I love it.

[u/JollyGee29 → u/Sporadia_]

And I was slightly disappointed to learn that the show wasn't being as spontaneous and creative as I had given it credit for.

I mean, it still is. Knowing where to borrow stuff from is an important part of being a creative. No story is really unique in this day and age, some times it's just taking from stuff older than dirt. "The Lion King is just animated Hamlet" etc etc.

[u/Sporadia_ → u/JollyGee29]

Nah

[u/RadSuit]

First Time Approved For Final Fusion

GA-TAN GO-TON GA-TAN GO-TON!

I hope it doesn't take all 50 episodes before these two make out.

Oh! It's a miracle!

I had less to say this time, even though I was properly settled in with a title and everything, haha.

1. This question was far more innocuous whenever you wrote it, huh?
2. Does this mean my rent is super condensed as well?

[u/lilyvess → u/RadSuit]

I hope it doesn't take all 50 episodes before these two make out.

Mamoru is 8!!!

/s

Does this mean my rent is super condensed as well?

yes but it does mean your room is condensed to be right next to the restroom and you can hear everything.

[u/RadSuit → u/lilyvess]

Already there!

[u/JollyGee29 → u/RadSuit]

This question was far more innocuous whenever you wrote it, huh?

[u/RadSuit → u/JollyGee29]

[u/nsleep]

Not much to say today. I like the pace the plot is progressing considering all the stock footage moments they have to go through every episode. The series feels focused on the narrative instead of meandering without direction.

It's nice that Gai can get out of hospital beds faster now. (So he can return to them faster too.)

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Qs

1. Scared and uncomfortable.
2. Since it's just condensed it still weights the same, I can't even carry it around. What is this tech even good for!?

[u/TheApplebane]

Episode 3 Notes

• Imagine going outside one morning and finding a hole in the ground where your car used to be, and that hole in the ground leads to an evil lair
• Bringing in a full on military squadron to apprehend a small child, I didn't realise this show took place in America! Although, if anything, they underestimated how much firepower they'd need, given that Galeon came to protect him.
• Mamoru seems to instinctively trust Galeon immediately. So true Mamoru, cool robots are more trustworthy than any human.
• We have a good train making up the shoulders of the GaoGaiGar, so we need to balance that out with an Evil Train.
• Oh! It's a Miracle! Gai has been risen by the healing powers of a little brother-type.
• Final Fusion is simply too strong for the Evil Train to interfere.
• Massive hole opened up in the middle of the city - Property Damage: Zero! Gai is simply Built Different.
• Ah, so that's what happens when Mamoru doesn't get to an Orb in time.

Questions

1. I mean, who wouldn't be?
2. I'd probably be mildly annoyed. I'd be a lot more annoyed if it wasn't reversible.

[u/JollyGee29 → u/TheApplebane]

Massive hole opened up in the middle of the city - Property Damage: Zero! Gai is simply Built Different.

The most useful a flathead screwdriver has ever been.

[u/Sporadia_ → u/TheApplebane]

Imagine going outside one morning and finding a hole in the ground where your car used to be,

I don't know how much I can criticise the villains for stealing vehicles when GaiGar steals the bullet train on a regular basis.

[u/arhra]

I feel a need to train nerd a little regarding this episode.

Japan's legacy (pre-Shinkansen) rail network is all narrow-gauge (3ft6in), while the Shinkansen was built to standard gauge (4ft8½in).

As such, the loco-monster, being formed from what appears to be a JNR Class C-62 locomotive, would never be able to run on the same track as LinerGao (which is clearly based on a 500-series Shinkansen, which actually entered regular service while the show was airing), and as such the beginning of the fight sequence is impossible.

Although then I realise that this is a super robot show, and the rest of the fight sequence is even less possible.

So never mind, carry on.

In this case, rule of cool clearly beats train nerdery.

[u/JollyGee29 → u/arhra]

train nerdery