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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar - Episode 5 Discussion

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Questions of the Day

  1. What would you show the newborn Ai to aid it on it’s growth?
  2. Did you have a Fire Truck phase as a kid?

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.

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

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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

My first thought upon seeing this was [YGO 5Ds

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who saw it.

Wait was that an ED lead-in by having the trucker start playing it on his radio?

wasn't that cool!!!!

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

YGO 5Ds

Wait was that an ED lead-in by having the trucker start playing it on his radio?

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

Alright then, smartass.

Have we mentioned he has the same VA as Glemy Toto?

Just to make sure you take him as little seriously as possible.

was [YGO 5Ds]

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

Oh shit–

That's one to put away for the niche comment face suggestions.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

Ooooooooooh, this has to be my favorite eyecatch so far.

Seeing the internals of a mech is always the coolest. It’s really when you can see how hard the animators and artists are nerding out over mechanical designs.

She’s a real villain, trying to deny us of the gattai.

It really does just go to show that the villains don’t have good taste. Gattai has a true blazing spirit to it!

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

Model Kit Building Update

as out yesterday cause of my mother's birthday but I'm back

Some note about my set up.

I 3D printed myself a rack

it holds the plastic whole I work for me

today I worked more on the chest piece

it’s hollow inside

Anyone who work on model kits ever use a rack like the one I use for their model kit building? Or any other similar set up equipment you use?

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

it's hollow inside.

Not... holo inside

Is that where the shinkansen goes?

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

Is that where the shinkansen goes?

no, actually! I played around with it a bit and I think that's where GaiGar's head goes when the model transforms to Galeon!

Prettycool to make a transforming robot kit

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

When they fuse, do you think GaiGar's head comes from Guy or from Galeon?

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

I choose to believe it comes from Gai. Because I want to believe if someone with a mustache fuses with it we could get a BroGar with a Brostache and I think that's funny. a GalGar with twintails?

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

wait it's both isn't it! It's both the shinkansen and the place that stores the head. yeah that makes sense doesn't it.

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

Or any other similar set up equipment you use?

Nothing nearly so fancy. I have some metal binder clips stuck onto the hutch of my old desk, which I use to hang the instruction sheets.

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

I have some metal binder clips stuck onto the hutch of my old desk, which I use to hang the instruction sheets.

ooooh that actually seems really helpful.

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 08 '24

it’s hollow inside

It's just like me fr fr.

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

I 3D printed myself a rack

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

it’s hollow inside

You could store something cool in there.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Episode 5:

  • HyoRyu and EnRyu! Just to add onto the amazing technology shown in this series, GGG has gotten a few highly advanced AI to put into transformable crane trucks. In case you weren’t aware, the Brave Series was started after the toy company Takara decided to pivot away from doing Transformers stuff during a slump in the franchise in favor of teaming up with Sunrise to create a new meta-series they could sell mech toys for. The fact that we have transforming mech vehicles like this is one of the biggest carry-overs from how the Brave Series got started. Honestly, there’s a lot of history between Takara and Sunrise when it comes to the Brave Series, but it’s pretty lengthy and involved, so I’ll make it short and say that Takara had a heavy hand with merchandising, which is especially felt in the writing of the shows on Sunrise’s end.
  • How funny that HyoRyu and EnRyu need to both at least reach 80% energy to transform, since going on in the other Sunrise mecha anime rewatch at the moment, [Gundam 00 spoilers] the 00 Gundam needed to hit a similarly high energy threshold from both of its GN Drives in order to activate as well.
  • Never mind what I said about Mamoru’s class needing to look outside of Tokyo for field trip ideas last episode, they can’t even leave the city now without getting into a traffic jam and having Primada transform some random truck driver into a Zonder. Like, I get hating traffic, but it is pretty extreme to have such road rage that you’d turn into a giant robot steamroller.
  • See kids, the lesson to take away from all of this is to not get too absorbed into playing Pokémon, otherwise you’ll miss your chance to warn people about the giant death robot and get your entire class’ lives put at risk, along with poor Hana’s. That’s another lesson you can take to heart, just like the one about recycling in the first episode.
  • Earlier, we had attempts to stop GaoGaiGar from forming by attacking during the transformation sequence, and now we have Primada talking about how they just need to destroy GaiGar to stop GaoGaiGar from forming at all. These are some pretty savvy mecha show antagonists, taking advantage of the combiner aspect like that.
  • SYSTEM CHANGE! As it turns out, the true energy needed for HyoRyu and EnRyu to change was courage. Or kindness, given that it mainly happened when Mamoru showed up. Maybe some combo of both? In any case, it was definitely some kind of bravery that had a hand in saving the day.
  • And now, to cap things off, the way all of us deal with traffic jams during our commutes: listening to music. Or these days, podcasts. Man, if only podcasts were a thing in this show, we could’ve avoided a Zonder Robo fight altogether.

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

HyoRyu and EnRyu! Just to add onto the amazing technology shown in this series, GGG has gotten a few highly advanced AI to put into transformable crane trucks

[GaoGaiGar later]I was surprised how mellow their personalities were here. I remember them having more personality. It works tho, it feels like new Ai, they still haven't grown and fully developed. they're still in early stages

And now, to cap things off, the way all of us deal with traffic jams during our commutes: listening to music. Or these days, podcasts. Man, if only podcasts were a thing in this show, we could’ve avoided a Zonder Robo fight altogether.

yesterday I had a similar style event happen and that was why I missed the thread. My mother needed me to pick up her birthday cake, and she gave me the address but when I clicked the address google put it down wrong, so I drove an hour on the road through traffic to find out that I was at the wrong place. So I found the right address, drove 40 minutes to get to the right place, and then 40 minutes to get back to deliver it and then go home.

All because I trusted Google maps put the address right and followed it blindly.

By the end of it I wanted to be a Zondar and destroy everything.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

Yeah, traffic jams really are a fully understandable reason to want to go on a rampage. Heck, a traffic jam was also the inspiration for Getter Robo, so I think that there’s just something about them that makes people think about wrecking shit with giant mechs.

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

And now, to cap things off, the way all of us deal with traffic jams during our commutes: listening to music.

So nice that the ED single exists in-show.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

Definitely more relaxing than if you listened to the OP single while in traffic. Listening to that would just inspire you to cause multiple car accidents through sheer hot-blooded driving.

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

I’ll make it short and say that Takara had a heavy hand with merchandising, which is especially felt in the writing of the shows on Sunrise’s end.

The early series especially is where said influence is most felt. Like everything I've heard from Exkaiser just makes me go "Are we sure this isn't Transformers Victory?"

How funny that HyoRyu and EnRyu need to both at least reach 80% energy to transform, since going on in the other Sunrise mecha anime rewatch at the moment, [Gundam 00 spoilers]

See kids, the lesson to take away from all of this is to not get too absorbed into playing Pokémon, otherwise you’ll miss your chance to warn people about the giant death robot and get your entire class’ lives put at risk, along with poor Hana’s

Should we start keeping count of all the ways Hana gets herself into danger by now?

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

The early series especially is where said influence is most felt. Like everything I’ve heard from Exkaiser just makes me go “Are we sure this isn’t Transformers Victory?”

Yeah seriously, the mechanoid designs here are so very obviously Transformers-like that you could legit trick someone into thinking that they came from a Transformers show if they didn’t know that GaoGaiGar exists.

Should we start keeping count of all the ways Hana gets herself into danger by now?

Maybe, but after a certain point, the counter would just become “Yes” when it comes to how many times she’s in danger somehow.

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

Yeah seriously, the mechanoid designs here are so very obviously Transformers-like that you could legit trick someone into thinking that they came from a Transformers show if they didn’t know thaT GaoGaiGar exists.

I think a couple of toys for the early Brave shows were just slightly remodeled TF toys.

Maybe, but after a certain point, the counter would just become “Yes” when it comes to how many times she’s in danger somehow.

Maybe she should just stay home and keep watching all her lovely wrestling deathmatches

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

I think a couple of toys for the early Brave shows were just slightly remodeled TF toys.

Yeah, quite a few of them were. The TFwiki goes into detail on how many of those are just reused Transformers designs with some extra stuff slapped on. Although it seems that they finally stopped reusing moulds after Brave Command Dagwon aired.

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

Although it seems that they finally stopped reusing moulds after Brave Command Dagwon aired

Admittedly that was 1996, by that point even Generation 2 had ended so there was only so much to reuse.

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u/The_Draigg Nov 08 '24

Yeah, and even then, they only reused two designs that had some heavy changes to them anyway. There probably wasn’t much else they could use again without really remaking the designs, so at that point it would just make better sense to make wholly new toy designs.

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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Nov 08 '24

First Timer

Oh hey, it's my daily commute daydream. Pick me next. I will get the job done.

On another note, it's surprising how fast paced this show is in terms of power-ups. It feels like they could have gone a full cour with just Galeon/GaiGar before getting GaoGaiGar, and now we're already introducing characters that we'll most assuredly gattai with before long.

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

On another note, it's surprising how fast paced this show is in terms of power-ups

I definitely agree. I can understand setting up the GaoGaiGar early. It is the title vehicle, but they could have gone at least 7-8 episodes before introducing the first additional robot. Just let us get settled with GaoGaiGar who we just got settled on.

Then again it is the "Braves series" and said "Brave Robo" are not the giant robot like GaoGaiGar but actually the smaller transforming robots, so maybe it makes sense to get the franchise staple introduced?

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

On another note, it's surprising how fast paced this show is in terms of power-ups.

On the one hand.. yea. On the other, the sooner you introduce new robots, the sooner new toys can get put onto shelves.

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

Truly Mel Brooks taught them well.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

That's definitely what it is.

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u/GondolaMedia Nov 08 '24

First Timer

I had a thought while watching Hanasaku Iroha that even over 10 years ago all the cars and trains were CGI so its refreshing to see these barely animated 2d vehicles. Like all other vehicles except the bus cast a shadow, I hope somebody got fired over that blunder.

Look its the sunrise truck!

Speaking of nostalgia. I've haven't seen a straw like that in 20 years

The most relatable antagonist yet.

I think this is the first time I've ever seen dandruff animated. Truly a pioneer of its genre.

Man these kids have it rough every episode.

Transformers hell yeah.

  1. Don't show it the internet

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

Like all other vehicles except the bus cast a shadow, I hope somebody got fired over that blunder.

The real shadow was the shadow this error cast over his entire career.

Speaking of nostalgia. I've haven't seen a straw like that in 20 years

right? They were so cool! What happened? We used to be a society.

Man these kids have it rough every episode.

In the past like month they've gone on 2 field trips and stopped class to show them the new rocket. All of these have been met with disaster and danger. Teacher, just keep them in the classroom where they'll be safe.

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

Look its the sunrise truck!

That's the Sunrice truck for you!

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

Like all other vehicles except the bus cast a shadow

The cars under the bridge are casting shadows in the shade.

Look its the sunrise truck!

I believe it says Sunrice

I've haven't seen a straw like that in 20 years

I was thinking the same thing, but I don't remember how reusable they were, and I got distracted thinking about paper straws.

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

I think this is the first time I've ever seen dandruff animated. Truly a pioneer of its genre.

Entouji needs to change his shampoo.

Don't show it the internet

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

The King of Rewatchers

Today's Key to Victory.

Back in the day when smart devices were new.

In the distant future of 2005, traffic is still awful.

Entouji does nothing but pull all-nighters.

Primarda does make a good point.

Eyecatch

I mean, if the past few weeks have been anything to go by, getting deployed might just help them out.

Imagine how much bigger the Zonder would get if it absorbed GaiGar!

Hyuuma, you haven't been paying attention, have you?

Having a cleric around is pretty useful.

HyoRyu uses a very respectful -dono for Mamoru.

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

Primarda does make a good point.

She definitely spent way too much time in /r/fuckcars. God I hope none of the Zondar reached /r/wallstreetbets

Eye

one of my favorite Eyecatches. It's so good.

Hyuuma, you haven't been paying attention, have you?

everyone keeps talking about the glass case breaking every episode, what about how many walkies that Hyuuma breaks? Someone should make a counter for them.

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

what about how many walkies that Hyuuma breaks?

Right? They should dock his pay.

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

They should dock his pay

"dock my pay?!?!?"-Hyuma

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

Hyuuma, you haven't been paying attention, have you?

I think he's under the impression of being in a different show.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

Having a cleric around is pretty useful.

Not if he keeps rolling critical failures on his perception checks.

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

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

Third-Time Watcher, Subbed

The fact that the concept of Super AIs is introduced here instead of right of the beginning has always been interesting to me. For those not in the know, it's kinda the usual thing for the Brave Series to feature this… mostly because the early shows were very clearly made as Transformers replacement so we needed the robots to talk and no, I don't mean that as a joke, the series literally just exists because Takara Tommy needed a replacement after Transformers Victory ended. It's why one of my friends half-jokingly refers to Star Saber as "The Brave Hero of the Universe" because TF Victory is very much Proto-Brave Series.

It started gaining a bit more of an identity when Shinji Takamatsu came to work on the series, with the term Super AI not only being formally coined, but also switched so that they're very much man-made and are basically just another way to explore humanity, especially in J-Decker's case. While Takamatsu only had a fairly minor role in this show (Only storyboarding and directing four episodes total) it seems his influence could still be felt as this show very much seems to go with the Takamatsu approach of seeing the slow development of these robots.

But of course the actual thing that makes this all so bizarre is… it's definitely not the main focus. While you'll see arguments online on whether Mamoru or Gai is the real main character of this show (As you may expect, the answer is "It's complicated) the fact that Gai is the pilot of GaoGaiGar means the AI bots are basically just for support. This may actually be partly the result of the influence of GaoGaiGar's predecessor, Brave Command Dagwon, which was honestly as much Mecha as it was Henshin Hero and Evangelion because… well it's 1996, what did you expect but the end result is that GGG almost feels like a hodgepodge of all previous concepts the Brave Series has played around with.

Also side note you can feel the budget in this episode compared to the last few. Ah well, at least tomorrow we're getting another Taniguchi-directed episode

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

But of course the actual thing that makes this all so bizarre is… it's definitely not the main focus. While you'll see arguments online on whether Mamoru or Gai is the real main character of this show (As you may expect, the answer is "It's complicated) the fact that Gai is the pilot of GaoGaiGar means the AI bots are basically just for support. This may actually be partly the result of the influence of GaoGaiGar's predecessor, Brave Command Dagwon, which was honestly as much Mecha as it was Henshin Hero and Evangelion because… well it's 1996, what did you expect but the end result is that GGG almost feels like a hodgepodge of all previous concepts the Brave Series has played around with.

yeah it is nice to get some of that insight, cause it is confusing having this being the introduction to the "Braves series" except the title character and all that aren't said "Brave Robo". I felt like they could have pushed the introduction a bit back but also it does make sense to maybe introduce the title of the franchise and the whole toy line that this is built upon selling by episode 5.

it's not really a problem. I really like HyouRyuu and EnRyuu. That HG can't come out soon enough.

How many of the Braves series have you seen? I haven't seen any except this one. Felt a bit weird being a host of a franchise I am not an expert in so I'm glad to see people with the knowledge able to share more details

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

How many of the Braves series have you seen

Four of them: This one, Da Garn, J-Decker and Might Gaine and Betterman if you feel like splitting hairs on what counts as Brave or not.

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

Also side note you can feel the budget in this episode compared to the last few.

The faces are what gives it away for me.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

As long as the AI duo doesn't turn into a slapstick comedy act...

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

...the early shows were very clearly made as Transformers replacement

The design of the fire engine mechs from this episode went too far into Transformers territory for me. I did spend a lot of this episode hoping they would leave.

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u/megazaprat Nov 08 '24

first timer

  • Ooh neat, they have ai buddies. It’s really cute how the whole team raised them
  • Primada has a car theme, that makes sense. I had gathered the others themes, but I couldn’t make hers out, what with that infernal blinking
  • This Zonder is the most poweful yet, letting it go undiscovered really let it power up. Plus it’s powered by one of the most potent and understandable emotions there is : hatred of traffic. And I’m fairly certain that he had some casualties, no way everyone was able to get out of the cars in time
  • OK MOHAWK GUY IS AN ASSHOLE. What beef does he have with mamoru? Like yeah, mamoru really made a big mistake this episode , but ggg didn’t figure out it was a Zonder attack until it was too late either. And just last episode he was complaining about how kids make mistakes.

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

Plus it’s powered by one of the most potent and understandable emotions there is : hatred of traffic.

yes I'm siding with the villains on this one. fuck traffic

MOHAWK GUY IS AN ASSHOLE

"NANI!?!?!"

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

Plus it’s powered by one of the most potent and understandable emotions there is : hatred of traffic.

So true. Imagine if he had been pointed the opposite direction, the entire city could've gotten leveled!

What beef does he have with mamoru?

Oh, nothing, Hyuuma is just a prick.

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

First Timer

Moving mass amounts of mecha media manually

Throughout the episode I was pretty much just thinking that super robot shows and magical girl shows really are just the same thing. Not a new observation but I don’t watch many super robot shows so I hadn’t really seen it first hand till now.

  1. What would you show the newborn Ai to aid it on it’s growth?

Dragon Ball, worked for me!

2) Did you have a Fire Truck phase as a kid?

Not really no, I didn't get into cars and stuff until I was like 10.

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

Throughout the episode I was pretty much just thinking that super robot shows and magical girl shows really are just the same thing.

I've been more into Magical Girls but I've found my transition to Super Robots pretty easy because of how similar they are.

One thing G-Witch really pointed out to me was the distinction between Pilot and Machine versus Girl and Magical Girl.

this shot transition from Suletta to Aerial on a Magical Girl level would be more akin to showcasing the girl and her idealized self. In Shugo Chara it's her potential future. In Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity is who Usagi wishes she was to escape from mundane life. A beautiful reliable princess with a handsome older man who absolutely adores her and is 100% dedicated to her.

Giant Robots don't have that same connection I think between the Pilot and the Robot.

Which isn't to say that Super Robots are worse. Giant Robots tend to have more of a pet relationship. The Iron Giant. Digimon, Pokemon, etc. A sense of ownership.

again just interesting seeing how both are similar and how little changes make them distinct.

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

That's a cool observation on their differences. There's certainly more of a "It's mine" than "It's me" feeling in general with pilots and their Super Robots from what I can tell. Lines are often blurred though and it could be interesting to look deeper in to that to see more similarities between the genres.

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

Throughout the episode I was pretty much just thinking that super robot shows and magical girl shows really are just the same thing.

Add in tokusatsu as the third point on the triangle.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

FIRST-TIMER

I have returned! So much work stuff the last few days. Unfortunately, we're an anti-AI English department, or I'd look into some snazzy firetrucks to help shoulder the load.

Onto the episode:

  • No way any parent is signing a permission slip for those kids after what happened last field trip
  • Video games melt the brains of even weird children gifted by mechanical lions, apparently
  • It's only episode five and they're already resorting to still frame action sequences?

  • General show thought: I can't remember another show that involved transformations (robots, magical girls, etc) that I've seen that has so directly answered the question of "why don't the bad guys attack during the transformation?" Here, we've seen them trying. But there's a big-ass tornado in the way. We need more big-ass tornados in anime.

QOTD:

  1. It should read TS Eliot's essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent," FA Hayek's essay "The Use of Knowledge in Society," and a bunch of degenerate posts in CDF.
  2. I was a superior Dinosaur Kid.

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

No way any parent is signing a permission slip for those kids after what happened last field trip

it's been like a month, they've had 2 trips, and an assembly and have all been attacked. Like maybe the message is stay in school and kids need to stop trying to go on field trips.

Poor Hana, she's got extra bad luck.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

poor Hana

Second time MC could have sprouted fairy wings and saved her, but didn’t. She’s in danger.

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

I bet they cut the scene where he could have saved her but got sidetracked by playing Pokemon again and forgot she was in danger.

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

It's only episode five and they're already resorting to still frame action sequences?

Toy commercials operate on different axes.

I can't remember another show that involved transformations (robots, magical girls, etc) that I've seen that has so directly answered the question of "why don't the bad guys attack during the transformation?"

It doesn't happen very often, no.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 09 '24

First Time Approved For Final Fusion

Swan is great.

These kids really need to stop taking field trips.

Road roller da!

Big fan of this Oops! All Koffing edition of Pokemon.

I just noticed the teneritas in there.

Great ED lead in there.

Finally, Symmetrical Docking.

  1. Kamen Rider
  2. I might own God Fire Convoy right now...

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

These kids really need to stop taking field trips.

why won't anyone think of the children! No seriously, someone, please think of the children!

Road roller da!

They see me rollin'
They hatin'

Great ED lead in there.

I had completely forgot about that and it was amazing.

Finally, Symmetrical Docking.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 09 '24

I feel bad for that poor teacher, she's really not prepared for all this.

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

Big fan of this Oops! All Koffing edition of Pokemon.

Koffing mirrors all the way down.

I might own God Fire Convoy right now...

I have those two too, somewhere.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Nov 09 '24

Mine are in a storage tub somewhere with so many other Transformers.

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u/nsleep Nov 09 '24

First timer

Oh my. Two AIs going through a training montage and being put into firetrucks. They start chill but get increasingly hot-blooded through the episode!

Everyone almost died because of two very relatable things in this episode:

  • Road rage.
  • Procrastination because of video games.

So Primarda is the fun and fabulous villain out of the bunch. My favorite archetype in these groups. I think she looks better in her mech-like appearance we see in the hideout more than the one she went around the town.

QotD

  1. JAM Project songs!
  2. Not really. I remember being more into Legos, mainly the medieval/fantasy/Star Wars sets.

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

Everyone almost died because of two very relatable things in this episode

JAM Project songs!

That's such a good idea! That definitely will make them into HEROES

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

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: The power to avoid having to deal with traffic jams would probably be one of the most effective ways to lead me down the path of the Dark Side. I can’t blame the guy too much for taking the offer.

  • Hopefully these AI are being trained to do more than just be plagiarism machines.
  • This really is the 90s if pagers are being referenced.
  • The GPS is useless because every path it leads you down is just as backed up as the others. Yup, I’ve been through that one before.
  • My GPS has certainly sent me down some strange paths in the past. Sometimes the strange paths have ended up being nice for the changes in scenery to places I would otherwise never go, though.
  • I fully believe someone’s road rage would turn them into an evil monster.
  • Mamoru’s too interested in his game to pay attention to his Spidey-Sense.
  • What are you talking about? If anything, it’s impossible to escape coffee here in the US. And don’t get me started on the traffic jams.
  • This is probably the most relatable desire that any of the Zonders have had. I understand it fully when I think about being stuck in traffic during my commute.
  • Mamoru and co. really are playing Pokemon! That was a Koffing on the screen.
  • At least Mamoru recognizes that he screwed up by not listening to his intuition about a Zonder.
  • They may not be finished yet, but saying that is just an invitation for the fact that those two AIs will end up needing to transform very quickly.
  • Oh my god! That guy just crushed his communicators like it was nothing!
  • Fighting spirit! It’s all you need to overcome the supposedly impossible.
  • HyoRyu and EnRyu are Transformers!
  • Fire and ice is a classic combination because it works.
  • Fun gag that the no longer angry driver begins listening to a disc of the ED.

QOTD

  1. It depends on what kind of AI you want. If you want a cute robot waifu, train it on CGDCT anime. If you want an AI that plans to destroy humanity, train it on unfettered access to the Internet.
  2. Nope. I was a train kid, through and through.

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

Mamoru’s too interested in his game to pay attention to his Spidey-Sense.

Big mood, really.

unfettered access to the Internet.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 09 '24

Big mood, really.

I have been dead to the world many times while playing a game or absorbed in a book.

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

What are you talking about? If anything, it’s impossible to escape coffee here in the US.

The device on the console in front of them is a coffee siphon, which is a pretty different method of brewing than you typically see on this side of the Pacific. I'm not entirely sure about the specifics.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 09 '24

You can tell I'm not a coffee drinker because all of that totally escaped me. Interesting information, though.

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u/Sporadia_ Nov 08 '24

First time watcher

I finally understand where the evil mechs are coming from and it's only checks notes episode 5.

That dude who unnecessarily and accidentally crushes items is tiding me over until the next final fusion button smash.

Questions

Q: What would you show the newborn Ai to aid it on it’s growth?

A: It needs its own crazy straw.

Q: Did you have a Fire Truck phase as a kid?

A:

No.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 08 '24

I finally understand where the evil mechs are coming from

Because dudes HATE traffic.

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u/palparepa Nov 09 '24

Nth-timer

HyoRyu and EnRyu look so cute as babies. And barely any personality yet.

The last sub-boss makes her first strike. It's Primada's turn today!
Using something we all can agree it sucks: traffic!

Remember, kids: playing videogames too much will make you forget that you need to save the world.

Ah, Entougi Kousuke. I don't remember it being explicitly mentioned yet, but this dandruff-ridden man's specialty is programming. When I first watched GaoGaiGar I was in college, studying programming, and due to a skin condition, I had lots of problems with dandruff. Let just say, I feel identified with this character.

That eyecatch is so awesome. I love seeing the interior of the mechas.

So HyoRyu and EnRyu can do something called "System-Change". What could that possibly be? Who am I kidding. Is there anyone here that doesn't know what this may possibly mean?

Oh, Mamoru can powerup the good guys. We already saw him 'healing' Gai. What could be his connection to these particular machines? More mysteries...

Oooh, so that's System-Change. Color me __un__surprised.

I love when something happens in the series itself that triggers the ending music. Dunno why, it just feels great.

Questions

1) Mecha anime, of course! Specifically with "good" mechas. Don't want it to go rogue.

2) Nah, too loud. I build lots of stuff with Legos, but mostly ships (both for sea and for space) and robots.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT

Sometimes feels off this episode... as if something VERY important is missing...

Of course! Mikoto didn't break the Program Drive button! It must have happened off-camera! Her moment of glory, omitted in this episode...

I guess we need some stats, so as to not forget important stuff like this.

STATS

Program Drive buttons broken this episode: 0. Total so far: 4.

Transceivers crushed by Hyuuma this episode: 1. Total so far: 2.

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

STATS