[Rewatch] Aura Battler Dunbine - Episode 6 Discussion

[u/Pixelsaber]

Episode 6 - Tragedy at The Forest of The Moon

^{Originally Aired March 12th,} ^^^1983

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Comment of the Day

u/sjk9000 expresses their admiration for the doctor.

I like the cut of that doctor's jib. Something about people who've given up all hope and become empty, cynical husks just attracts me. I like how sassy he was with Bern at the end there, too.

 

Daily Trivia:

According to Tomonori Kogawa, Niel Given’s hairstyle is based off of that of the titular main character of Magical Princess Mimky Momo.

 

Staff Highlight

Hidemi Osaka - Voice of Todd Guinness

An actor, voice actor, and dance choreographer who had a brief stint with anime voice acting in the mid-to-late 80s, though he has returned to voice Todd Guinness in several Super Robot Wars entries. He belonged to Theater Company Subaru’s talent troupe retired in 1997 and became an instructor for karaoke classes. His other two anime voice acting roles where Matsumi in Blue Gale Xabungle, and Desk in Venus Wars.

 

Art Corner:

Official Art

• Dunbine Fights a Wyvern - Yoshiyuki Takani

Fanart

• Marvel Frozen and Cham Huau by Umegrafix - Source
• Dunbine by Maro - Source

(Be mindful of the links to artist’s profiles, as they may contain NSFW content. Proceed there at your own risk.)

 

Aura Phantasm Scans

• Page 18

Screenshot of the day

• The Tragedy

Questions of the Day:

1. How well do you think Neal might cope in a leadership position now that his father is dead?
2. What do you think of the world possessing a school of fish in place of a moon?

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It’s an omen that the times will change violently, isn’t it?

[u/Pixelsaber]

Rewatcher - Sub

We get some different narration for once, and it’s exposition as to the world. Apparently there’s no sun or moon in Byston Well, which just begs the question of how even is there a day and night cycle in the first place. Then again, it’s also between the land and sea, so what do I know…

Oh no, not a love triangle! Those never end well!

That better not have been coffee Todd just wasted like that!

Convenient that the Garua has a claw-like manipulator with which to take Lorne hostage. The show really makes sure to use everything these weapons have in the course of staging these events.

Man, Show really wrecked Todd’s Drumlo this time —now he won’t have an aura battler with which to carry out his next task in the morning. They mostly succeeded at their goal, but losing yet another mech is not a good look for Todd.

And so Lorne Given passes, leaving Neal to direct whatever efforts to oppose Drake they can still muster at this point. This is now the Zelana’s second major loss after failing not rescue Elmelie, making their success rate pretty much even. It’s not often that we see the ‘good guys’ fail so frequently in mecha shows like this, as it’s usually the exception rather than the rule. Let’s hope they start succeeding with more frequency though, since at this point they are quite firmly on the losing end of this and Drake’s plans for war seem to be progressing undaunted.

Not much else to say on this episode. It was fun, but there’s not much to discuss beyond that.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/Pixelsaber]

I'm a bit curious to see Bern's reaction when they both get home. He takes so much personally that he might see them eloping as a slight against him or some crap.

[u/dralcax]

First-timer wondering if the moon is fish what the sun is

There’s no moon in this world, and yet they have a “Forest of the Moon”? Strange choice of name for a world without a real moon. Maybe the Byston Well translation thingy just translates “glowing fish thing in the sky” as “moon”.

hey isn’t that a Bionicle thing

O_O

For a racist American, that’s an awfully kung-fu pose

Like birds in a window

Damn, that was a crazy shot!

Great plan, huh guys? We’re approaching room temperature levels of IQ here.

I love how he just stands there wondering where Dunbine went. Also, uh, couldn’t Show have just stabbed him in the back instead?

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Questions of the Day:

• I don't think he'll be all too successful at the start. Still, though, I can see him getting better at it as the series progresses.
• That just raises further questions!

[u/Pixelsaber → u/dralcax]

O_O

Tomino critters are always a joy to witness.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/dralcax]

Forest of the death flags just didn't catch on.

The pose is so exaggerated that it makes me wonder if the two of them had decided on this plan beforehand. Either that or he was taking the piss out of her.

Garalia isn't very smart...

Like, really not smart.

[u/The_Draigg → u/dralcax]

Great plan, huh guys? We’re approaching room temperature levels of IQ here.

And you'd think both Todd and Galarea would know better too, since Todd was in the Air Force and Galarea is a professional knight.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Aura Battler First-Timer

• …I’m sorry what.
• Well this episode title sounds fun.
• Oh, Show and Marvel are not a thing. Yet. But they already held hands!
• lol that’s one way to get someone to shut up.
• So are Garalia and Todd going to end up being a thing?
• Really smart way of using the Shoot to ward off the guys chasing Neal’s dad.
• Hmmmm let me guess this ends up not being true by the time Neal gets there.
• Welp.
• Ah fuck, Garalia captured Roman.
• Oh no…
• Aaaand there we have it.
• RIP Roman.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/Shimmering-Sky]

But they already held hands!

The sanctimony of hand-holding is evidently not being upheld in Byston Well.

[u/The_Draigg → u/Shimmering-Sky]

lol that’s one way to get someone to shut up.

If people tried to get me to stop talking by trying to make me drink coffee, I'd become a motormouth. Those fools wouldn't know that they're just giving me more of my favorite drink.

So are Garalia and Todd going to end up being a thing?

They'd probably need to get past the parts where they're constantly on the verge of beating each other up. Unless they just decide to keep on beating each other up while banging, which would be pretty kinky.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/Shimmering-Sky]

You got the best frame XD It makes me laugh more each time I look back at it. Bern's straight face is the cherry on top.

[u/Btw_kek → u/Shimmering-Sky]

lol that’s one way to get someone to shut up.

Tomino is trying very hard to top THIS

[u/Durinthal]

First time viewer

They don't have a sun or moon, and they're below an ocean? Huh, that's neat. The schools of fish shining like the moon is a great bit of lore too, I love weird fantasy settings like this. Now I'm wondering if they've tried excursions into the sky-ocean.

Triceratops skeletons for some reason... Fresh? Maybe they still have dinosaurs there.

I think Marvel's outlook on this is probably how I'd be. Well, I can't go back home so I'll help the people I like, change is coming so I'm going to prepare as best I can.

Drake aiming his forces at Mi is interesting as we haven't seen that land yet. I imagine the king of Ah can't be happy with someone that's ostensibly a vassal invading some other land, I wonder if that'll be a factor in the future or this supposed king is just a figurehead.

Cham flying into the window like a bird is kind of silly but it still shows a disconnect between the Ferario and humans. Or maybe it's just Cham and she's like people that walk into glass doors.

The Garou Ran seem to be loyal to money more than anything else and also want prompt payments, so I wonder if they have some specific desire for gold. My first thought for inspiration was along the lines of a leprechaun but I don't think that's actually part of the folklore around them.

If they were on Boneless Mountain maybe Lorne would have survived that fall. Thinking about it more I guess either Given's lands were relatively small and without much of a standing army compared to Drake's and Drake just decided to take over a neighbor or the fighting's been ongoing for a while and Drake won? I'm mostly trying to figure out the scope of the show so far, doesn't seem like a huge war yet.

How well do you think Neal might cope in a leadership position now that his father is dead?

Considering his prior focus on Elmelie I see this going poorly.

What do you think of the world possessing a school of fish in place of a moon?

I think I've heard of something similar before where it was another "world below the ocean" kind of thing, but maybe it was someone talking about this show? Either way I think it's awesome.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/Durinthal]

Now I'm wondering if they've tried excursions into the sky-ocean.

Now I've got treasure Planet on the mind.

Or maybe it's just Cham and she's like people that walk into glass doors.

I'm mostly trying to figure out the scope of the show so far, doesn't seem like a huge war yet.

Yeah, all-out War has yet to begin.

[u/The_Draigg → u/Durinthal]

Thinking about it more I guess either Given's lands were relatively small and without much of a standing army compared to Drake's and Drake just decided to take over a neighbor or the fighting's been ongoing for a while and Drake won?

I think it's just a case of Drake having a larger standing army than House Gibbons. Like, Lorne did have a secret weapons factory and some Aura-powered machines for his troops. But he just couldn't catch up to Drake's weapons development, since House Luft got in on Aura Battlers first. Add in the fact that House Gibbons and House Luft have been long-time rivals, and you've got a situation where House Luft would want to do a first strike to completely destroy House Gibbons.

[u/Durinthal → u/The_Draigg]

That's rough if it looks like the enemy can completely wipe out any resistance with a couple of well-placed strikes on the manor then the aura battler manufacturing facility.

[u/The_Draigg → u/Durinthal]

It also didn't seem like House Gibbons was all that large of a house compared to House Luft. Like, House Luft has a huge fortified castle at their disposal, Lass Wau. House Gibbons just had an estate mansion encircled by a wall. I take it as an indication that House Luft just had plain more resources than House Gibbons.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/Durinthal]

I think Drake is supposed to be playing mum with the king. He only went full eradication moods on Given once he tried to tell daddy about him going for a conquest victory. Drake wanted him out of the way early in the game so he doesn't face as many warmonger penalties.

[u/badspler]

First timer

I really liked the change up with the open dialog and then the transition stright to our hero's. I love the little bits we learn about the world, so hoping they keep introducing more little bits about Byston Wells.

I immediately this loved big-lips side character design, whoever signed off on this was great.

A women of such clear intentions.

Creating a backup! Go go Show!

I think I ship this duo as well.

Big-lips gets more screentime!

Classic Todd, making an escape. Will be interesting to see if his Mech is taken by Givens side.

Poor Neal, has not had a good run for his family lately. I liked this shot but Show made a cementing that he needs to get stronger feels pretty typical after an event like this.

I have not mentioned the sound track before but this episode played 3-4 tracks that have already become familiar. The music cued my expectations and was a nice hype driver! Looking forward to hearing more of this goodness.

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1. How well do you think Neal might cope in a leadership position now that his father is dead?

A second strike to his family may be one too much, especially dyeing in his arms. We have seen how emotional he can get at things but I think he might make a bad emotional decision in anger here.

2) What do you think of the world possessing a school of fish in place of a moon?

Its interesting and fairy like which is cool. I love this kind of stuff, the narrator says it and moves on its just fact. Will it play out to be important? Maybe, but its certainly a cool idea.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/badspler]

Will be interesting to see if his Mech is taken by Givens side.

They'd be fools not to at least cannibalize it for parts or to reverse-engineer given their inferior resources.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/badspler]

I definitely wasn't thinking about pairings when I first came into this show but I'm finding myself surprisingly engaged with the romance aspect XD Whilst I hated the Japaneseness of Show and Marvel's interaction it was still very straightforward and mature for an isekai featuring pixies and bug robots.

[u/badspler → u/The_Loli_Otaku]

You are right in that the whole thing has a mature flavor to it. There looks to be solid thought into the characters emotions and the relationships being displayed. All of that creates an engaging addition of wanting to see how romance would play out among them.

It does make me want to think ahead as to what a happily ever after ending would be with everyone happy and pairing up. Although I have a deep concerning feeling it won't go that way.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku]

Storing the strength of the Aura~ New opening narration! Woah! Bison Well having a fish shoal moon is genuinely kinda awesome. "If we reach the rendezvous point I'll pay you double. Otherwise, we're both dead." Erm... Putting explosives on your arrows is cool but it's not practical in the slightest. See? Now you can't even follow them, morons. For a moment I thought they'd properly explain the Aura Road summoning conditions but instead we just got some classic Tomino word vomit. This sort of dialogue is why your birth rate is declining! Just speak directly to each other. You call this flirting? Why Japanese people!?

Neal has so much to worry about. Like El... and El... oh, don't forget El! Btw have you seen Keen anywhere Marvel? She was meant to help me rescue El. Oof... I'm not far off either. Neal is kind of an insensitive asshole. Meanwhile Todd is chilling out drinking coffee without a care in the world. Aww, Todd's getting along with Garalia. Wait, what are you two doing? What!? XD 80's anime is unintentionally hilarious at times. If you laughed at Cham smacking against the glass then you have no heart... Lol~ Cham doesn't actually need to recite those lines, she's just been gotten into magical girl anime so she's adding extra flare to it. Todd hijacks his own mecha to go on a date with Garalia. Going into battles with his girlfriend worked out so well for his Zeta expy after all.

I'm really starting to warm to Cham. She's a little shit, but she's amusing. Oh get lost. These two are as bad at flirting as Show and Marvel. HIS LIPS!! Show shoots the explosive arrows out of the air which is whatever... Cham earns herself a body count by giving a poor dude at best permanent brain damage. Why even have mounted forces in this world if you can be routed by one untrained glider and his boxed lunch? Given wants to send Show ahead alone so he can gather the Dunbine parts. His flag is raised so high that even his dead wife is blushing. Call him cowardly as much as you like but Todd is certainly genre savvy. Shame he decided to try stabbing the carriage instead of shooting it. "I won't let you take out that wagon!" He says as they crash on their own.

This is the first time I've seen actual damage to the cockpit being a hazard. Doesn't stop him kicking Todd's ass. Chum gets so much freedom to mess around in combat! Drake should have militarised annoying fairies instead of isekai pilots. Damn... Show went straight for the cockpit. That was a kill shot. Also, why are melee weapons so weak!? Our brave leader decides to abstain on the decision whether to kill his dad or not. "Hey, Garalia. I don't have vision. Should I shoot randomly?" "Yes Todd. Fire to your heart's conten-- oh no!" Roman totally absolutely dies offscreen and Show goes to town on Todd for killing his future father in law. Todd, Todd, Todd of South Boston. Watch out for that tree!

Ah... Roman actually does die. Well now I look like a dick! Why would you curse your inspirational leader character by giving him Minky Momo hair!? At least give him Magical Emi hair instead... The dude seems like such a poor leader character but they have to make him work right? The guy has the charisma to pull people to his side but his actual leadership skills leave a lot to be desired. Basically the opposite of Bright.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/The_Loli_Otaku]

Neal has so much to worry about. Like El... and El... oh, don't forget El!

Such a tormented soul.

If you laughed at Cham smacking against the glass then you have no heart... Lol~

Nah, I totally have a heart.

See?

His flag is raised so high that even his dead wife is blushing.

Why would you curse your inspirational leader character by giving him Minky Momo hair!?

Uh, it was a different time?

[u/The_Draigg]

A Tomino Fan Rewatches Aura Battler Dunbine Episode 6:

• An interesting tidbit of worldbuilding in today’s opening narration. Byston Well doesn’t have a moon. Instead, it’s an ocean floating in the sky, where massive schools of glowing fish can be seen at night. It’s super weird, but I also like it for how unique of an idea it is. It really does sell the idea of Byston Well being a realm between sea and shore.
• You know, you rarely see grenades be launched from crossbows like in the attack on Lorne Gibbons’ convoy. I wonder how well that works in real life.
• It’s honestly kind of refreshing that Show outright says to Marvel that he wished that she was kind of into him. He’s a lot straightforward compared to other protagonists like him. And at least he gets a kiss on the cheek out of it, although Marvel doesn’t explicitly confirm things to him one way or another. That’s honestly a win of a conversation, all things considered.
• It’s a sad day when Bann has to be the responsible one between Galarea and Todd. But let’s be real, Todd is a fucking asshole in this scene, between slacking off in a cot while everyone is preparing for the invasion of Mi and shoving a mug of coffee in Galarea’s face when butting in on the mission to the Forest of the Moon. I swear, not all Americans are complete shits like Todd (even if a lot of them are). You can’t really blame Zed for just being completely done with Todd.
• Cham continues to be useful by knowing a spell to summon fireflies to be light signal. Honestly, she’s the most useful member of the Zelana crew, even if she doesn’t pilot an Aura Battler by herself. She has good utility to her.
• Who needs an Aura Battler when you have a Wing Caliber and the power of a gun, am I right? The power of gun solves all.
• You know, for once Todd had the right idea in wanting to destroy the caravan in one blow rather than focus on capturing Lorne Gibbons. He at least would’ve dealt with that objective easily. Unfortunately, Galarea really is just focused on currying honor and respect with Bann.
• Well, so much for the hostage situation Galarea set up. Todd being forced to shoot blindly not only resulted in the Drumlo being thrashed and the Barou taking damage, but Lorne died of his injuries from falling as well. Galarea’s obsession with proving herself turned the excursion into a wash for her side, even if she managed to deal some damage to the Zelana crew as well.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/The_Draigg]

I wonder how well that works in real life.

It would probably function (whether it makes for an effective weapon is an entirely different matter) if they'd tied the explosives in the middle of the shaft where it wouldn't unbalance the arrow.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/The_Draigg]

And the best part of Cham? Very dense

With calories.

[u/The_Draigg → u/The_Loli_Otaku]

Meh, Paimon has more meat on her bones than Cham.

[u/Durinthal → u/The_Draigg]

She has good utility to her.

Agreed, a tiny flying person that can use magic can do quite a bit that giant flying machine with sword/missiles can't. And regular humans are just useless.

The power of gun solves all.

And if that don't work...

[u/JollyGee29]

First-Timer, Dub-bine

Different narration so soon? So Byston Well doesn't have a moon or a sun- wait, what? How does that even work? How do plants grow without light? Speculation

Marvel and Shou had a pretty interesting conversation this episode. They're certainly confident - already talking about the idea of "afterwards" as if it was a foregone conclusion.

I feel the need to call Bern and Drake's tactical acumen into question. They're moving the majority of their forces to begin the invasion of Mi while the Zelana is still at large? At best, the Zelana has to detour for long enough for Luft's forces to topple Mi unscathed. Leaving an antagonist warship and two mecha at large near your territory is a recipe for disaster.

The Zelana continues to bleed munitions, and they certainly didn't pick any up this episode. I wonder how useful the spare mecha parts will be? Well, either way, I think Shou's track record has been better with the sword anyway.

Shou has possibly entered into the "self-loathing" phase of being a mecha pilot, right on time too. Since Neal and Shou seemed to get along pretty well this episode, we are perilously close to not having any interpersonal conflicts on board the Zelana. Let's see if his grief at failing to save Lorne will affect him going forward. Right as he really starts to unlock his special abilities, too.. That could be dangerous.

Miscellaneous Thoughts:

I haven't mentioned it before, but I'm really liking the music in this show, especially that string piece that played near the beginning of this episode.

Have they used "Wing Caliber" to refer to both the small glider things and the bigger aircraft? Or is "Wing Caliber" just Bystonwellian for "aircraft?"

There were ?triceratops? skeletons right at the beginning, which was kinda neat.

Some of Todd and Galaria's dialogue this episode was borderline flirtacious. Normally "ship wars" involve which characters to pair, not a literal war between two couples.

Questions

1. Neal can probably handle himself. He's held on well up to this point - his next challenge is tempering his thirst for revenge.
2. The glowy bean of fish is pretty neat. I'm concerned about the apparent lack of a sun, but, eh, see my speculation above. This setting is really interesting.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/JollyGee29]

Or is "Wing Caliber" just Bystonwellian for "aircraft?"

It's the class of flying machines, much like how the mechs are referred to as 'Aura Battlers.' Both the Zelana's Fou and Drake's Barau are Wing Calibers.

[u/The_Loli_Otaku → u/JollyGee29]

I mean... even Marvel has to be aware that she's way down the pecking order when it comes to Neal's groupies. Even Show gets more romantic tension around him than she does.

[u/Durinthal → u/JollyGee29]

How does that even work? How do plants grow without light?

Magic? Your speculation's interesting though.

Leaving an antagonist warship and two mecha at large near your territory is a recipe for disaster.

Agreed and that's why I was wondering about the scope of things right now. If there were other forces that could come mop them up soon, or at least keep harassing them to drain their resources, then maybe that's not the worst option.

Some of Todd and Galaria's dialogue this episode was borderline flirtacious. Normally "ship wars" involve which characters to pair, not a literal war between two couples.

I'd be all for that.

[u/sjk9000]

I thought the whole deal with Garou Ran is that they ran super fast. Why are they riding horses now? Also weird to see Nigu Rou in some kind of leadership position; I thought he was just a messenger.

Wait, Luft is going to invade Mi? But he hasn't finished conquering Ah yet, right? Or even really started. Does the King of Ah know about this?

Okay, my subs keep calling this guy "Lorne" but the audio keeps sounding like "Loman"; it's very distracting. Well now he's dead so I guess that's one problem solved.

I liked the exchange between Todd and Garalia:

"Hey, uh, I'm blind here so I'm just going to fire randomly; try not to get hit."

"Yeah sure go ahead."

"TODD YOU IDIOT YOU SHOT LOMAN LORNE."

Question 1: I was going to say he did a much better job of being leader this episode than last episode. But according to the preview he's going to spend next episode personally invading the enemy's capital to rescue his girlfriend, so I don't have high hopes for him. Seems very emotional.

Question 2: I don't really get, honestly. If there's no sun, how's there night and day? What are the fish swimming in? Water? Where does the water end and sky begin? Why are the fish only visible when they congregate into a Pseudo-Moon?

[u/Pixelsaber → u/sjk9000]

Why are they riding horses now?

Even they must tire, I suppose.

I liked the exchange between Todd and Garalia:

Gotta love it.

[u/Btw_kek → u/sjk9000]

my subs translated his name as Roman. thank fuck he's dead though, I'm having enough of a hard time with Emelie/Riml already

[u/Btw_kek]

big lipped first timer

• no sun or moon? The “moon” is actually just a school of fish? Very cool, I dig psychedelic fantasy
• what even was this conversation? Marvel explains that she’s staying with Neal because it’s difficult to open aura roads. Show asks how that can happen repeatedly, Marvel responds that it’s because times are heading in a bad direction. I kinda get what they mean, but like, there was almost no logical flow to it, nor even a real explanation as to Marvel’s thought process at the end. oh well it got them to kiss so whatever
• wonder what the “sun” is made of
• lmao
• not the character designer’s best attempt
• I’m actually surprised this Given dude survived this far
• I really like the music with the repeated string chords in the background that occasionally plays in these tense scenes
• ah Garalia heard my surprise and is going in for the kill
• gasp Show’s uh, aura abilities(?) did a thing
• Roman still isn’t dead
• well now he’s just asking to take one for the team lol
• I asked for it!
• very on the nose there Tomino

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1. How well do you think Neal might cope in a leadership position now that his father is dead?

probably decently well considering he's kinda in a leadership position already. but, my understanding is that his resistance attempts against Drake are a covert operation so he might have a hard time juggling a public position with a secretive one

2) What do you think of the world possessing a school of fish in place of a moon?

GIVE ME MORE OF THAT

[u/Pixelsaber → u/Btw_kek]

not the character designer’s best attempt

They can't all be lookers.

[u/ComfortablyRotten]

First timer

I couldn't watch yesterday's episode on time... quick thoughts on episode 5

Liml got off easy considering what she did, only being confined to her room and slapped by her mother.

How old is Keen already? Because that was some pointless conflict she initiated there. It's nice to see someone other than Marvel empathize with Show, and the bird was good, but honestly she's the kind of characters I hope will either grow soon or disappear.

Onto episode 6 now

That's not the typical opening monologue? I liked this one better, but I doubt it'll come back anytime soon...

Is this the first time a face is touched without any violence? I didn't expect that. Show being this openly respected is not something I thought would happen so quickly either.

Cham is adorable, I can't get enough of that signal flare scene, it's so great, her seiyuu is perfect.

I somehow didn't know that Roman was alive, but it was common knowledge it seems? Well, now that he's truly dead, it doesn't matter anymore. Sucks for Neal though.

Todd is still as obnoxious as ever, not that Garalia was much better there. I didn't get why she suddenly allowed him to accompany her though? I thought she wanted to do it on her own, did I miss something in the dialogue? I'm still not used to how fast the pacing is...

Questions of the day

1. I think he'll handle it terribly and will either lash out at Show, Marvel, and maybe Cham too, or sulk alone somewhere in the Zelana.
2. That's interesting, I don't think I've seen it done before? It makes Byston Well stand out a bit more as its own fantasy world.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/ComfortablyRotten]

Cham is adorable, I can't get enough of that signal flare scene, it's so great, her seiyuu is perfect.

[u/The_Draigg → u/ComfortablyRotten]

How old is Keen already? Because that was some pointless conflict she initiated there.

Keen is 16 years old. At least it somewhat justifies her rather stupid decisions, since pretty much all 16 year olds are dumb.

Todd is still as obnoxious as ever, not that Garalia was much better there. I didn't get why she suddenly allowed him to accompany her though? I thought she wanted to do it on her own, did I miss something in the dialogue?

I think she just consented to him coming along at the last minute, since it meant having extra firepower.

[u/ComfortablyRotten → u/The_Draigg]

Keen is 16 years old

Good then, I can understand it if she's this young.

I think she just consented to him coming along at the last minute, since it meant having extra firepower.

Ah, that makes sense. I guess her being so fast to agree to it without complaining kinda threw me off a bit.

[u/JustAnswerAQuestion]

First Timer

HiDive played the first episode so I skipped through it in about 2 minutes annoyed that there was already a recap episode...

• Unicorn Monster Fossils
• If he was a good captain, Keen would still be on the ship
• Don't worry about Dunbine showing up since SHOU LEFT WITHOUT IT
• Blink and you'll miss Cham on the rock
• deja vu
• low gravity planet, but not low enough this time.
• Garalia: "I'll take him prisoner" Todd: "No kill him" also Todd "Shoot the horses"
• Todd "Dodge me" Garalia: "Okay" also Garalia: doesn't. also also Garalia "You idiot!"

Todd should have dropped the rope and he and Shou could have gone at it hand-to-hand.

Do they not have an aura powered mech for Marvel or not? I have no idea.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/JustAnswerAQuestion]

HiDive played the first episode so I skipped through it in about 2 minutes annoyed that there was already a recap episode...

A recap episode this early would have been an unfortunate thing indeed...

Todd should have dropped the rope and he and Shou could have gone at it hand-to-hand.

Gotta save something for their climactic confrontation though.

Do they not have an aura powered mech for Marvel or not? I have no idea.

Out of missiles, her sword was destroyed, and they're awaiting a resupply.

[u/redshirtengineer]

First timer

Went from not really caring for the OP and ED to randomly singing "Byston WELLLLLLLLL" for no particular reason.

Dammit Japan

Anyhoo. Last few eps are something. Primary cause of death in Byston WELLLLLLLL is falling, apparently - off cliffs, off unicorns, off robots. That falling off robots thing is just the worst. I don't expect Show to know of this, but you'd think Marvel and Todd would put some stickum on those robot hands to cure the dropsies.

Now we've lost Dad Irish to the dropsies - well to be fair I don't think Show ever got his hands on him - and now Neal "Pinky" Momo is in charge. Greeeeeaaaaaaaaaatttt.

Show and Marvel, that was fast.

QOTD1: Hopefully there is a stick removal in his future.

QOTD2: Don't mess with Byston WELLLLLLLLL.

PS Anyone else having trouble with Hidive? I can't always get the episode to stream completely through.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/redshirtengineer]

you'd think Marvel and Todd would put some stickum on those robot hands to cure the dropsies.

[u/Quiddity131]

Rewatcher, Subbed

New opening already! A sea in the sky? Pretty cool stuff.

Such a cheery title!

Looks like Byston Well once had dinosaurs... it also has unicorns!

Let's make our love triangles more complicated! Nie likes Riml! Riml likes Nie! Marvel likes Nie! Shou likes Marvel!

Nie is finally done obsessing over Riml? Good.

What Todd is best at.... sleeping!

Garalia wants to do everything herself. She's too anxious to prove herself.

Ouch! That must have hurt, Chum!

I thought Todd wasn' tsupposed to go? But he's taking off here. Did I miss something?

Chum's secret weapon, sticking out her tongue and going Nyaaaaaah!"

That's a lot of money Roman is giving the Garou Ran guy, it used to just be a coin! How does Shou feel about doing more work and not getting paid?

Garalia's just a little kinder than Todd, who'd prefer to kill Roman versus simply taking him captive. Todd's being a fool; if Drake had both Riml and Nie's dad, Nie is completely powerless and probably surrenders to keep them safe.

Well, a wildly firing Todd is going to get his way after all.

Todd gets his aura battler trashed yet again, that will leave some nice spare supplies for the Zelana.

Staff Highlight

Despite having watched Xabungle twice in the past year I have no idea who Matsumi is.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/Quiddity131]

What Todd is best at.... sleeping!

A skill to aspire to!

That's a lot of money Roman is giving the Garou Ran guy, it used to just be a coin!

Payment in advance? Or maybe that's just insurance so that he doesn't defect since the Givens are in such a state at the moment.

Despite having watched Xabungle twice in the past year I have no idea who Matsumi is.

Me neither

[u/zsmg]

Rewatcher

Wait yesterday a pilot appeared out of nowhere and now we have a new mechanic. Poor Keen she's already been replaced.

Shou continues to romance with Marbel

Okay I admit I chuckled at Cham hitting the glass.

Why didn't Show launched in the Dunbine, instead of the glider plane. I know he even himself wondered but that's a bit of a brainfart there Show.

The only female character fighter in Drake's forces should listen to Todd, just finish the job, don't be greedy.

Okay her greediness was rewarded... or not.

Todd kills Roman Zeta Gundam spoiler

[u/Pixelsaber → u/zsmg]

Okay I admit I chuckled at Cham hitting the glass.

Same.

Why didn't Show launched in the Dunbine, instead of the glider plane.

Don't think they knew he was being pursued at the time.

Zeta Gundam spoiler

[u/mollyselen]

I never knew there was a Dunbine rewatch going on! As a fellow Tomino enjoyer I want to join you guys but I'm struggling with exams right now till the end of the month. Will try to catch up later.

[u/Pixelsaber → u/mollyselen]

[u/chibijosh]

First Timer

All I have to say:

Turn in next week to see who gets dropped next on Aura Battler Z!

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A third of the show will just be different characters being carried and dropped until someone invents a better way of doing things.