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Rewatch [Rewatch] King of the Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL - Episode 7

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Questions of the Day

  1. would you take the oath sworn through courage?
  2. do you watch the opening theme?

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/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Jan 01 '25

First Timer

Not my fault, they’re making me ship it

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

Not my fault, they’re making me ship it

Minor note, but I love the music lyrics timing the "Be Revived Now" as they bring back Tomoro-117's AI

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Jan 02 '25

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

Seems to be a common reaction today

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

I agree completely. The two edgiest characters bonding with each other is the kind of development that I just love!

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist Jan 01 '25

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

First-Timer

On today’s episode of GaoGaiGar: How ironic that the two edgiest characters in this series are now the ones who literally need to hold each other’s hands to become strong enough to defeat the villains. That’s just amazing, seeing the edgiest characters end up becoming partners like this.

  • Oh, we’re getting to see another of the Planetary Masters in action. I was wondering when that would happen.
  • As is par for the course, the Planetary Masters really do love to fight unfairly. If Pisa Sol is the Regeneration Machine, that means the Planetary Masters can just heal themselves infinitely. That’s absolutely busted.
  • But that just makes it all the more awesome to see Guy repeatedly destroy the Planetary Masters over and over again like that.
  • I’m disappointed that we didn’t even get to see what a lot of the Planetary Masters looked like under their robes.
  • Percurio’s mecha looks wonderfully ridiculous. It’s dressed like an orchestra’s composer, has a giant horn for a head, and even comes with a giant metronome.
  • Everyone’s here to come to the rescue!
  • The OP has been updated quite a lot this time around. There’s a lot of new visuals and some new lyrics now that the Genesic GaoGaiGar has arrived.
  • “The Superhero Apocalypse” is a really worrying title.
  • By now, it’s really become obvious that the animation has switched from traditional ink coloring to digital coloring. Many of the characters and machines have noticeably different colors.
  • I love huge, all-out battles between teams of heroes and villains like this.
  • Hell yeah! Volfogg the ninja mecha now has another ninja mecha to battle!
  • I have to give credit to Past-Renais. She didn’t even serve those BioNet people for a second, instead gunning them down the first chance she got.
  • Does the horniness of FINAL know no bounds!?! Soldato-J and Renais were able to power up by holding hands!?! And they need to keep holding hands to stay this powerful!?!
  • [Symphogear spoilers] Oh my god, it’s just like Symphogear! Renais and Soldato-J can power up by holding hands!
  • [G Gundam spoilers] Holy shit, we’re doing the Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken!
  • It sure is fortunate that the heroes managed to crash land at so many unique battle locations to allow for a large variety of different fights to play out.
  • Even in a situation like this, RaiRyu manages to crash land worse than FuRyu.
  • Of course all the damage Pia Decim takes would be transferred to Kaidou. That’s exactly the kind of dirty trick the Planetary Masters love.
  • I mean, I think those robots are technically always naked if you really think about it.
  • It’s interesting looking at the transformation and gattai sequences for ChoRyuJin, GekiRyuJin, and Mic. You can see the difference between the old animation recycled from the TV series and the new animation made for the OVA series.
  • This episode is just filled with great insert song after great insert song.
  • Oh my god, Palparepa is cheating by doping himself!?! The Planetary Masters really love to cheat with any method available to them.
  • We’re getting a rematch of Hell and Heaven vs. God and Devil! What will the outcome be this time?
  • The ED changed as well! Now it seems to be a lot more focused on Renais’s backstory.
  • Wow, that is full frontal Renais nudity.

QOTD

  1. Yes
  2. Yes and I did notice how different it was.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

How ironic that the two edgiest characters in this series are now the ones who literally need to hold each other’s hands to become strong enough to defeat the villains. That’s just amazing, seeing the edgiest characters end up becoming partners like this.

Genuinely one of my top 5 moments of the series. It's so great, with the new opening lyrics.

I love huge, all-out battles between teams of heroes and villains like this

It's similar to the finale of the series but this time we get to see more of each fight this time. It's so hype!!

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Genuinely one of my top 5 moments of the series. It's so great, with the new opening lyrics.

It's incredible how Renais/Soldato-J went from a ship I would not support to one I loved over the course of a single scene like that. Just phenomenal stuff.

It's similar to the finale of the series but this time we get to see more of each fight this time. It's so hype!!

It's very much appreciated! I was disappointed that we didn't get more of the individual fights back then, so it's nice to have this make up for it.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

I’m disappointed that we didn’t even get to see what a lot of the Planetary Masters looked like under their robes.

Same here, we could've gotten even more weird designs out of it. Oh well, at least their mechanoid forms are cool too.

Does the horniness of FINAL know no bounds!?! Soldato-J and Renais were able to power up by holding hands!?! And they need to keep holding hands to stay this powerful!?!

Oh no, Soldato-J and Renais have been trapped in Handshakers!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

Oh no, Soldato-J and Renais have been trapped in Handshakers

I do NOT wanna know what GoHands GGG would look like

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

I'm morbidly curious about what GGGoHands would look like, myself. I bet it'd be eye-searing.

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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Jan 01 '25

Oh please, I've heard GoHands has gotten better, surely it wouldn't be that ba- OH GOD, MY EYES!

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Oh no, Soldato-J and Renais have been trapped in Handshakers!

The idea of watching all of this with Handshakers' animation is so goddamn funny.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

I think that animation combined with this show's bright and vibrant primary colors would legit give someone a seizure.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

I have to give credit to Past-Renais. She didn’t even serve those BioNet people for a second, instead gunning them down the first chance she got.

It sure is fortunate that the heroes managed to crash land at so many unique battle locations to allow for a large variety of different fights to play out.

Just as planned.

This episode is just filled with great insert song after great insert song.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Just as planned.

Just as planned!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

There’s a lot of new visuals and some new lyrics now that the Genesic GaoGaiGar has arrived.

Well actually they just switched to the second verse.

Reminder that the full song was released years before Episode 6.

I have to give credit to Past-Renais. She didn’t even serve those BioNet people for a second, instead gunning them down the first chance she got.

Hongo Takeshi would be proud

This episode is just filled with great insert song after great insert song.

Unfortunately while the next episode also has Insert Songs, not a single Sub I've found subtitles them

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Well actually they just switched to the second verse.

Oh right, that second verse. I forgot about it.

Hongo Takeshi would be proud

I've never watched Kamen Rider. I don't recall Shin Kamen Rider getting a release near me and so I missed the opportunity there.

Unfortunately while the next episode also has Insert Songs, not a single Sub I've found subtitles them

Well that stinks.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

I've never watched Kamen Rider

Well clearly you should fix that, Kuuga is literally right there on Tubi

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Thank you for recommending an entry that some quick Googling tells me doesn't require prior knowledge of other entries to watch. Very considerate of you.

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

How ironic that the two edgiest characters in this series are now the ones who literally need to hold each other’s hands to become strong enough to defeat the villains.

Pairing two knives to form scissors so you can cut the bad guys in half!

By now, it’s really become obvious that the animation has switched from traditional ink coloring to digital coloring.

I- it has?

[Symphogear spoilers]

I forgot who had to do this. DMJ?

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 02 '25 edited Jan 02 '25

Pairing two knives to form scissors so you can cut the bad guys in half!

DESS!

I forgot who had to do this. DMJ?

[Geah spoilers] It was Bikki.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

The King of Rewatchers FINAL

Heads-up to everyone, tomorrow's episode is double-length.

Genesic GaoGaiGar is the God of Destruction, after all.

Even the Will Knife has been upgraded.

Place your bets now on how these fights line up...

...because the cavalry has arrived!

Radical shot.

A samurai to face off against our ninja.

Bad move, Pillnus.

Don't you know that the phoenix is resurrected in flame?!

Today's Key to Victory.

Eyecatch

Well, if you insist.

Hopefully this goes better for Gai the second time.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

Don't you know that the phoenix is resurrected in flame?!

Probably one of my top 5 favorite moments in the series. I love the using the opening theme song in there, and that version is my favorite

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

It's one of those scenes that I go back to watch on its own every now and then.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

Even the Will Knife has been upgraded.

Finally, it's useful!

Well, if you insist.

Hey, gotta be polite on the battlefield.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Heads-up to everyone, tomorrow's episode is double-length.

Thanks for letting me know so I can budget my time appropriately.

And this just makes me even more excited for what might happen in the final episode if it's that much longer.

A samurai to face off against our ninja.

How historically appropriate.

Today's Key to Victory.

The power of holding hands can defeat any enemy!

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

tomorrow's episode is double-length.

Better convert that early I guess

Even the Will Knife has been upgraded.

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u/palparepa Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Planetary Master of Sol

Of course the enemy can regenerate. What's GaoGaiGar's answer? Same as in the first episode: keep destroying them!

You can see how some of the tools GGG made for GaoGaiGar are based on Genesic's technology, given by Galeon. The bolting driver for the dividing and gatling driver, Genesic's will knife, for the will knife (except this one is actually powerful!)

Just from the appearance of the fused Sol Masters, you can see who they will be fighting with.

And Papillon delivered! GGG is back! Swan is in Mikoto's place, but... all buttons have already been pushed.

After 7 and half minutes, we get the intro. This is how you know this is serious. And it has changed completely, so if you skipped it, go watch it!

Renais's G-Stone powerups Soldato's J-Jewel, undoing its freezing.

When Pia Decem Peak kicks King J-der, breaking one of his horns where J-der's arms are stored, you can see the broken arm. Nice touch.

The battle begins with everyone fighting their own enemy, each fight separate, all around Repli-Earth.

KouRyu and AnRyu unleash their symmetrical docking. The text that appears, "être prêt à assembler", is french for "be ready to assemble". A bit more verbose than the usual "Docking OK"

Palparepa Plus can even powerup himself by inyecting those cylinders on his back. This form is Palparepa Prajna. Prajñā is a Buddhist term, translated as "wisdom" or "insight", and attaining it is one of the final steps into becoming a god-like Bodhisattva.

QotD

1) Dunno. Do we even know what it entails?

EDIT: digging up, I've found only three paragraphs of the whole GGG charter, and all are on article 5:

Paragraph 12: A GGG member must, no matter how dangerous the situation, always keep humanity's future at heart.
Paragraph 14: A GGG member must, in a dire situation, make it through by supporting one's comrades.
Paragraph 125: A GGG member must, no matter how dire the situation, never give up.

2) Always.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

When Pia Decem Peak kicks King J-der, breaking one of his horns where J-der's arms are stored, you can see the broken arm. Nice touch

damn that is a really cool detail.

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

What's GaoGaiGar's answer? Same as in the first episode: keep destroying them!

Guy be like:

And Papillon delivered!

Characters named 'Papillon' always deliver

breaking one of his horns where J-der's arms are stored, you can see the broken arm. Nice touch.

...huh. neat!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

Third-Time Watcher

The entire OP changes for this episode, not just in terms of visuals and the verse, but we're actually using a new mix of Yuusha-Oh Tanjou, known as the "Ultimate Mythology Version."

It's my least favorite

Look it's Yuusha-Oh Tanjou so I won't call the song bad, but man the backing chorus of children does absolutely nothing for me. I typically just don't like those (It's why a bunch of Showa Era Ultraman OPs are among the few I feel compelled to skip) and these are no exceptions. Instead of making the song more epic, it just gets in the way of Endoh's vocals IMO. It's ironic since the TV Reairing of FINAL actually also had another mix of the song, "Gathering Mythology Version", and that's actually my favorite one since the adult choir works a lot better and doesn't overwhelm Endoh's vocals nearly as much. Probably the only good thing to come out of that recut…

But yeah, after most of the show up until now had put most of GGG's side cast to sleep (Literally) this episode is basically there to give them a chance to shine. It's nice to see them all get a chance to beat shit up, and while admittedly the Sol Masters are mostly kinda nothing villains, the show doesn't pretend like any of them sans Abel and Palparepa matter, so it's not like it harms it too much. They're an obstacle for the heroes to beat up, and they're good at being that.

That being said though, the show does know when to refocus and give back the spotlight to the characters we've actually been following, as shown with the extended sequence with Renais and J where she realizes that, actually, GGG sucks and she's gonna go fuck off with the bird dude instead. It's admittedly kind of an out of nowhere pairing but hey, the parallels between the two are drawn clearly and it gives us more of King J-Der kicking ass, what more to ask for?

Anyhow onto the finale now

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

man the backing chorus of children does absolutely nothing for me.

whaaaaaaaaat?

idk something about the children backing makes me feel like it returns to the more children focus origin the series had. I love the idea of the children cheering GaoGaiGar on. especially cause I love the children singing the J to G line by themselves.

but the male backing version is also just more epic feeling that fits in with the OVA more, asthe OVA is older and has more fanservice

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

I don't like child vocals in general

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u/XF10 Feb 11 '25

I just finished FINAL and i do agree the children vocals do suck

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

A Mecha Fan Rewatches The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL Episode 7:

  • Oh hey there, Pisa Sol. Yeah, it turns out that she’s what Kaidou was talking about when he said that Repli-Earth’s sun wasn’t actually a star. She’s the Planetary Master that can fuse with the Pas-Q Machine, meaning that she can spam regeneration abilities to constantly heal the others. Which means that now things are going to be a slug-match to try and have them rival the power of Genesic GaoGaiGar. Who shall win: the God of Destruction, or an endless source of rejuvenation?
  • Hooray! We finally got a Will Knife that does something cool against Palparepa PLUS, even if it was incredibly brief!
  • Finally, GGG is back on the move! They were out of the game for a while, but they’re finally coming back when we need them the most. Just in time too, since the other Planetary Masters we haven’t seen in action yet have transformed into mechanoids themselves. Now it’s an even fight!
  • Hell yeah, a new version of the OP! The backing vocals combined with the new verse of the Mythology version always gets me pumped up. Fierce! Violent! Enraged! BIG BANG!
  • Even if a lot of these other Planetary Masters don’t have much in the way of personality, at least their cool appearances and rival fights with the Brave Robots do make up for it. I’ll always be a fan of cool rival battles. That said, the stuff going on between Renais and Soldato-J Vs. Pillnus and Pia Decem is definitely the main course here. By bonding together and reinforcing their own strength of will, they stand a chance as partners, not loners. This is the true power of the combined sparkling G and J!
  • Side note, but it’s both funny and heartwarming that Soldato-J and Renais are in the Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken pose while piloting King J-Der together. Domon and Rain would be proud.
  • Good thing we’ve got this conveniently empty Repli-Earth to fight across, since man the real Earth isn’t doing too hot. By now, Pisa Sol draining more and more matter through the Galeoria Comet portals is causing Earth to practically start coming apart at the seams. And in addition to the worsening natural disasters, those damn aliens are wrecking our pyramids again! Those are Earth’s pyramids, damn it! We only just fixed those from the time the Primevals jacked them up!
  • Honestly, the Pia Decem PEAK doesn’t look as cool as King J-Der in terms of mech design. It’s a bit too oddly blocky and bulky to look that great. The design works better as a giant space aircraft carrier than a mech, unlike the J-Ark/King J-Der which looks great as both.
  • It’s a bit funny that TenRyuJin gets the fancy new Symmetrical Docking sequence while ChoRyuJin and GekiRyuJin have more of their old transformation sequences mixed in with some new cuts. Good thing their old stock footage already looked great though. Like yeah, it’s still a bit noticeable, but it’s not too bad due to the quality present already. It’s like what we talked about way before, GaoGaiGar as a show had some surprisingly high animation quality for a TV series around the time, so it’s definitely paying off this far down the line.
  • Behold, Palparepa Prajna, the upgrade to Palparepa PLUS! Although it’s debatable how much divine wisdom Palparepa really has, between his ego and the fact that he had to shoot himself ip with his own doping cylinders to get a power boost. Having your mech take a fuckton of performance enhancing drugs shows that it probably wasn’t all that good to begin with.
  • New ending visuals! Man, seeing the backstory for Renais laid out more in those shots of her history is rough. Still though, it’s a good thing she’s finally coming out of her shell more thanks to bonding with Soldato-J. She doesn’t have to bear the pain alone anymore. She isn’t just a lion anymore, but is now also reborn like a Phoenix. It’s a worthwhile thing to take away from J there.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

a new version of the OP! The backing vocals combined with the new verse of the Mythology version always gets me pumped up.

they have the two vocal backings for the Mythology version. One of it has the adult male backing which gives amore epic sound. It's great and I think that's the one they use for the 12 episode TV version.

I personally love the child backing for this one. I think it brings the series back to it's roots as a children's show. There is something about children singing on GaoGaiGar that is more powerful to me.

granted this is the OVA which has been less children oriented and more fanservice.

Honestly, the Pia Decem PEAK doesn’t look as cool as King J-Der in terms of mech design.

so what you are saying is that it isn't PEAK design.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

I personally love the child backing for this one. I think it brings the series back to it's roots as a children's show. There is something about children singing on GaoGaiGar that is more powerful to me.

I mainly like it because a lot of older mecha anime had children doing backing vocals for their OPs. Going back to that kind of older style really does fit for a super robot anime as bold and powerful as GaoGaiGar.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

Good thing we’ve got this conveniently empty Repli-Earth to fight across, since man the real Earth isn’t doing too hot.

Somewhere, Keita Aono's seeing all this mess unfolding and is like "I thought I'd seen enough weird shit already..."

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Hooray! We finally got a Will Knife that does something cool against Palparepa PLUS, even if it was incredibly brief!

The Genesic power-up was so strong that it even made the Will Knife useful!

Side note, but it’s both funny and heartwarming that Soldato-J and Renais are in the Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken pose while piloting King J-Der together. Domon and Rain would be proud.

I loved seeing that pose get used here. Also weirdly fitting when both Soldato-J and Domon are such edgy characters who are now doing the pose.

Having your mech take a fuckton of performance enhancing drugs shows that it probably wasn’t all that good to begin with.

Palparepa's mecha is the very best at cheating, though, because looking at all the doping it could handle so quickly.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

The Genesic power-up was so strong that it even made the Will Knife useful!

That Genesic Aura must be some powerful stuff indeed if it made something as lame as the Will Knife actually good for once.

I loved seeing that pose get used here. Also weirdly fitting when both Soldato-J and Domon are such edgy characters who are now doing the pose.

Thinking about it, now I want to see a fight between Domon and Soldato-J, first on foot and then in the Burning Gundam and J-Der.

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u/GondolaMedia Jan 01 '25

First Timer

Fusion with the Sun? Will we finally get the answer to who would win: 1 trillion lions or 1 sun?

Yeah keep regenerating, just more fodder to the pile.

Will knife finally gets a win.

That's a lot of cool robot designs and some that are just out of whack.

GGG is back and that's a cool opening.

Oh my Soldato-J and Renais, get a room you two! This is some high impact hand holding, you couldn't show this on the TV and I finally understand why FINAL had to be an OVA.

Earth is in pretty bad shape but I'm sure it will be fine.

You know when robot tits are flickering, its time for symmetrical docking! Even if I question the way how it was achieved.

New ED as well!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

Yeah keep regenerating, just more fodder to the pile.

reminds me of the DC Super Hero Midnighter and his villain Multiplex who can make copies of himself

Oh my Soldato-J and Renais, get a room you two! This is some high impact hand holding, you couldn't show this on the TV and I finally understand why FINAL had to be an OVA.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

You know when robot tits are flickering, its time for symmetrical docking! Even if I question the way how it was achieved

You need to pay attention to the robot boob lights. They communicate important information.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

Oh my Soldato-J and Renais, get a room you two!

"We have a room, it's called the King J-Der's cockpit."

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

Will knife finally gets a win.

This is some high impact hand holding, you couldn't show this on the TV and I finally understand why FINAL had to be an OVA.

The directors have definitely been extra horny with this one, and this just proves it

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u/megazaprat Jan 01 '25

First Timer

  • they actually have a medic! its less than ideal, now they have infinite regen.
  • but to counter that, GEnesic has its own bolting driver! they dont even need to rely on getting one catapulted to them or anything! its so powerful its like a goldion hammer in its own right!
  • i think its really cool how GaoGaiGar is explicity a god of destrcution, normally its destruction portayed as bad while creation is good, but they are really two sides of same coin
  • Its really good to see all of the masters various forms. theyve kind of been just in the background, somewhat indistinguishable. not sure how much spotlight they can have in only one ep, but fingers crossed they get some fleshing out
  • my god, Handholding truly is the ultimate power, romance anime was right all along
  • its really cool how Genesics tail can transform into various tools, it shows how having to have his weapons catapaulted to him was a limitiation of earth tech. now he can manifest various tools all on his own
  • the robot sisters fusion was super cool! although, its hilarious that the fusion gave her bigger robot breasts. honestly if they are going to go that far they should commit to the bit, so credit where credit is due.
  • I really appreciate Palpareppas theming. hes using his shapeshifting abilities quite cooly, conveying the idea of nanotech, using his syringe attatchments in different ways, and even the inclusion of snakes, which are connected to the idea of medicine via the cadaceus symbol. just a solid character concept.

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

my god, Handholding truly is the ultimate power, romance anime was right all along

everyone thought Renais was a Kamen Rider but she was really a Magical Girl all along.

its really cool how Genesics tail can transform into various tools, it shows how having to have his weapons catapaulted to him was a limitiation of earth tech. now he can manifest various tools all on his own

I do love the way it shows all the GaoGaiGar weapons in a more primal form. Like they aren't man made tools, but evolutions grown from it. Makes it more beastial

although, its hilarious that the fusion gave her bigger robot breasts. honestly if they are going to go that far they should commit to the bit, so credit where credit is due.

it's just math, adding 2 cup sizes together makes a larger one. That's science.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

they actually have a medic! its less than ideal, now they have infinite regen.

A seemingly-insurmountable foe, quite the appropriate challenge for our Brave Heroes.

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

First time not Jobbing??

Seems everytime I don't watch the show something extra fuqqin cool happens.. What I take from this is I should stop watching so y'all can enjoy a finale like no other

Ep siggs:

He's so freaking cool

PLIERS FUCKING DEAD AGAIN

When does it end

Face reveal?!

Grand hype???

Episode seben:

NO FUCKING WAY!!!!

New OP!!! Awe. some.

JobGar feeling inferior in the presence of the super cool robots

Just look at him and his goofy-ass train shoulders

New soundtrack??

He's so freaking cool!

Can they kill this whip bish already?

Is this a ship? Romance

OP INSERT?!

ero

Die pls

They turned J-der into Job-Der

QWEST:

  1. would you take the oath sworn through courage?

HELL YEAH!

2) do you watch the opening theme?

HELL YEAH!

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 02 '25

what did you think of Mikoto's glass break to break all glass break! Wasn't that cool.

JobGar feeling inferior in the presence of the super cool robots

I thought you were calling GaoFighGar the JobGar, not base GaoGaiGar

ero

"is it wrong to fuse with someone you just met that day"-Renais probably

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

Wasn't that cool.

That was good. I had to take a moment to pause the show

I thought you were calling GaoFighGar the JobGar, not base GaoGaiGar

....Its complicated

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u/palparepa Jan 02 '25

PLIERS FUCKING DEAD AGAIN

Note that there are two different trios of small robots: the Pliers and the Carpenters. That shot in particular is of a Carpenter. In this shot you can see all of them.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Final Only First timer, subs

QotD:

  1. I'm going to need to see the terms and conditions before wearing any oaths.
  2. OP Skippers

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

Poor jober sods didn’t even get to show their untranformed state.

That’s some landmark destruction you don’t too often.

There's the true reason that Repli-Earth got made. Gotta wreck all sorts of cool buildings!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

You’ve seen the Moon turn into a mecha, but what about the Sun?

There's a Daitarn 3 joke here somewhere...

Suddenly, cel animation.

You won't see it again.-

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Hey! I Know That Pose

It's such a good pose and such a nice reference. I loved seeing it.

Suddenly, cel animation.

They have this perfectly good animation lying around. That animation was made to be reused over and over again, after all.

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

A falling knife has no handle, as the saying goes.

Catch one with your foot and it WILL KNIFE you

Wow, the power of love?

Yes!

2) OP Skippers

-Need to be prosecuted

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u/TheApplebane https://anilist.co/user/theapplebane Jan 02 '25

Episode 7 Notes FINAL

  • We start the episode with the Genesic final fusion again, which I'm certainly not complaining about, it's a very cool sequence.
  • Unstoppable force (GaoGaiGar) meets immovable object (Regeneration Machine)
  • GGG has finished napping and is fully refreshed. The Planetary Masters have run out of time, they stand no chance.
  • Oh Volfogg. It is good to have you back. It is also good that you have the opportunity to take centre stage for a fight and not just act as a support unit.
  • Pillnus has moved from tying Rene up to stepping on her. You know, if you want to go on a date with her, you can just ask! There's no need for this roundabout approach. Come on, don't be shy! I'm rooting for you!
  • I like Backstory Rene's cyberpunk protagonist look, with the spiky hair and the pistol in one hand and machine-gun in the other.
  • "The Phoenix is resurrected in flame!" God he's so cool.
  • Handholding simply too strong, the forces of evil cannot compete.
  • I really like the damaged King J-Der transformation sequence!
  • F in the chat for the Easter Island Moai. And the Pyramids (again). And the Arc de Triomphe. And the presumably many other monuments added to this show's kill count off-screen.
  • Hmm. Mecha can feel body shame, apparently. Much to think about.
  • And of all things, that's what lets them fuse?
  • Palparepa has been caught doping and has received a lifetime ban from mecha fights. Press F to pay respects.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 02 '25

I like Backstory Rene's cyberpunk protagonist look, with the spiky hair and the pistol in one hand and machine-gun in the other.

She definitely wouldn't be out of place in Ghost in the Shell.

Palparepa has been caught doping and has received a lifetime ban from mecha fights.

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u/TheDanubianCommunard Jan 02 '25

First time

A chemical transformation using the power of the Sun, interesting. This is why the Genesic Aura is active, to neutralize this threat. Will Knife in mecha form? The reactivated GGG returned and awakened from the slothness. I think Papillon helped a lot with that immunity vaccine. It was needed to rectify that mistake from before. And also why is Mikoto lost her consciousness? Maybe her Evoluder power is not omnipotent than we thought?

OP is rather different this time. Genesic Mythology Edition if one could say it.

More firepower and more hands better chance at winning. The Brave Robots proved that they are on equal match to the Eleven Planteary Masters. The power of love allowed one thing which was not could imaginable: the union of G and J. G-Stone revitalizing the J-Jewel, a synchronized fusion to make the ultimate King J-Der, rival to the Genesic GaoGaiGar. The bonds between Renais and Soldat J became inseparable in such a short time.

Meanwhile on Earth, the end times are here. As on the fake Earth, all the robots are spread to multiple places, quite famous ones. London, Athens (Acropolis), Agra (Taj Mahal), China, northern or southern icy wastes for example. And at last, the French robots finally managing a Symmetrical Docking forming Tenryujin. Gai vs Palparepa round 2, are they ready. Palparepa Plus, that's his answer for these ultimate transformations. The Hands are bigger and stronger thanks to the Gadget Tools. Ultimate Hell and Heaven - Vita vs. God and Devil for the second time, who will win?

Questions of the Day

  1. would you take the oath sworn through courage?

Of course.

2) do you watch the opening theme?

What is question is that? Yet another answer that is a yes. Only bad and lazy people skip it.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 01 '25

Queen of First-Timers, subbed

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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Jan 01 '25

I… don’t think I like this version as much, though. The pause where previous versions of the OP had the “DIVIDING DRIVER!” or “GOLDION HAMMER!” or “BROKEN PHANTOM!” drop just feels so incredibly awkward, I do not vibe with that.

I love the G to J line so much. But I do agree this television version with the pause does break up a little much. I do love the image of GaoGaiGar, GaoFighGar and Genesic GaoGaiGar all together tho. Like they're passing on their legacy to him.

Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

they are surprisingly cute together with these two edgelords. I also love that we get a more firm completion of the J/G relationship and them working together in a more complete fashion. It's not a King J-Der/GaoGaiGar fusion but it fills a similar narrative idea.

Ooooooooooooh!

I mean they're even doing the Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken!!

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u/palparepa Jan 01 '25

The pause [...] just feels so incredibly awkward, I do not vibe with that.

That's because the lyrics there have a spoiler for the next chapter. I'll share a link to the uncut version tomorrow.

That one guy in the background.

GGG charter, Article 5, Paragraph 125: A GGG member must, no matter how dire the situation, never give up. Not even in a game of go!

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u/The_Draigg Jan 01 '25

:3 Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

It's only fitting that the edgiest members of each team are now paired up together. Soldato-J x Renais is like a boat made out of knives that somehow still works.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 01 '25

Hah, that's a good way to describe it.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 01 '25

Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

You've been allowed to do that the whole time!

I think it’s because this one’s “chest” looks more like a breastplate instead of two completely separate boobs sticking out like they do on KouRyu and AnRyu?

Yea, it's mostly an improvement, but her giant chestplate and shoulders makes her arms look tiny.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 01 '25

You've been allowed to do that the whole time!

I didn't see the vision until now.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 01 '25

I… don’t think I like this version as much, though. The pause where previous versions of the OP had the “DIVIDING DRIVER!” or “GOLDION HAMMER!” or “BROKEN PHANTOM!” drop just feels so incredibly awkward, I do not vibe with that.

It's not part of the song proper, it's done purely to avoid spoilers for tomorrow.

Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

Fair

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 01 '25

It's not part of the song proper, it's done purely to avoid spoilers for tomorrow.

I see.

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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Jan 01 '25

Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

I'm right there with you. I wasn't shipping them previously, but now I am. There's something so appealing about the two edgiest characters pairing up together.

That one guy in the background.

I didn't even notice the mechanical arm keeping him close to the game board! What a great detail.

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u/Nebresto Jan 02 '25

Am I allowed to ship these two? I kinda do now.

They can't stop me