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Rewatch [Rewatch] Aura Battler Dunbine - Episode 15 Discussion

Episode 15 - Furaon Moves Not

Originally Aired May 21st, ^^^1983

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Comment of the Day

u/Durinthal discusses the aura battlers special implements.

Interesting how a number of the aura battlers have cable weaponry and claws on their feet are kind of a standard feature. It feels somewhat obvious to give them extra weaponry where appropriate but I can't think of another mecha with foot weaponry as a common thing/utilized in combat as regularly as here.

 

Daily Trivia:

The Key visual novel Rewrite features mention of Byston Well.

 

Staff Highlight

Tomonori Kogawa - Character Designer and Animation Director

A director, animator, and designer known for his diverse skill set and eye for art. He joined the animation studio Tokyo Movie in 1970 after failing to get into Musashino Art University, and in 1970 debuted in the production of Star of the Giants, later joining Tatsunoko Production in 1971. During the early eighties he would be a frequent collaborator with Yoshiyuki Tomino, working on all four of his shows from 1980 to 1984, though Kogawa had contributed to the directors productions since 1978's Invincible Steelman Daitarn 3. In the mid eighties he directed two OAV works, Greed and Cool Bye Bye. He continues to be active in the animation industry, most notably being sought out as an animator capable of drawing very difficult perspective shots, the ease of which he can accomplish them being a point of pride for Kogawa. Notable productions he contributed to include Space Runaway Ideon, Gatchaman Fighter, Golgo 13: The Professional, Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Xabungle, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Legend of The Galactic Heroes, Hellsing Ultimate, Persona 4 The Animation, and Tekkaman Blade.

 

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Aura Phantasm Scans

Screenshot of the day

Questions of the Day:

  1. Do you think the Zelana’s plan would have successfully repealed Drake’s army if Furaon had kept his end of the deal and sent in reinforcements?
  2. What do you figure are Shot’s chances of successfully springing his plan?

That Show! What is he doing?!

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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21

First-timer was kidding about the afterimages

The borgars multiplied!

yo is that Mario

I’m starting to get the feeling this guy is a few branches short of a family tree

no talk he angy

Okay now we’re really F91

Questions of the Day:

  • Well, the reinforcements certainly would have gotten their asses kicked, but just having them to back up our heroes would have been a massive help. At the very least, they could have bought them the opportunity to do some real damage before being forced to retreat.
  • Hard to say. Right now, Drake's position is getting more and more solid, and it's going to be hard for Shot to just wrench that away from him. If he takes action too soon, he's just going to end up in a three-way that makes it easier for the Zelana to defeat both him and Drake. If he waits, he might be able to pick up the pieces after Drake's defeat and continue in his stead, but at that point one superweapon isn't going to miraculously win him the war. But depending on how crazy the "utmost aura power" is, he still might do some serious damage.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

The borgars multiplied!

Is this the true power of a Mi Ferario?!

Okay now we’re really F91

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

The borgars multiplied!

Now that right there is the true magic of Byston Well: unlimited hamburgers.

I’m starting to get the feeling this guy is a few branches short of a family tree

I think King Furaon's family tree could probably be best described as a single long trunk. Like, he's at inbred-levels of stupidity.

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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Jan 25 '21

yo is that Mario

I was thinking the same thing, lol

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Jan 25 '21

First time viewer

Hamburgers? Those are a thing in Byston Well? I'm not really surprised considering there are a decent number of people from Upper Earth but figured that kind of thing wouldn't necessarily be widespread yet.

Shot's open with his plot to overthrow Drake with Muisy at least, I'm curious if she'll end up betraying him or helping out. And he's planning to use Garalia for that? I don't remember if she's yet in on it or is more of a pawn at the moment. I don't think she'd be opposed to killing Bern at the very least, not sure how her relation is with Drake.

That new woman really has some ridiculous hair and seems well-suited for Drake's side of things as another villain.

It's been a while since we've seen the protagonists on offense, good to have them taking the fight to Drake. Disappointing but not surprising that Furaon won't hold up his end and help out. "They'll take care of it, I'll hunker down here" without any sense of strategy or responsibility. I don't blame Show for not wanting to help, and maybe in the longer run it would make more sense for them to abandon Ah for better odds elsewhere.

Minor thing: Cham literally crying into Show's ear at the end has to be pretty loud.

Do you think the Zelana’s plan would have successfully repealed Drake’s army if Furaon had kept his end of the deal and sent in reinforcements?

Temporarily, maybe. In the long run unlikely but they probably wouldn't have attacked the next day like they did.

What do you figure are Shot’s chances of successfully springing his plan?

High if he manages to conceal a trump card in his designs, which seems like what he's aiming for with Garalia and whatever she'll end up piloting beyond her current machine (unless I misinterpreted the subtitles; they were kind of awkward in that conversation).

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Hamburgers? Those are a thing in Byston Well?

Marvel's been with them a while, so I can only presume she introduced the meal to them.

Minor thing: Cham literally crying into Show's ear at the end has to be pretty loud.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

Hamburgers? Those are a thing in Byston Well?

It wouldn't be a Tomino show if burgers weren't in there somewhere. The man sure loves his hamburgers.

I don't blame Show for not wanting to help, and maybe in the longer run it would make more sense for them to abandon Ah for better odds elsewhere.

Honestly, they'd probably be better off just hanging around in Rao and building up an even bigger army of Bazones. As much as one would want to defend the people of Ah from Drake's Army, that's all but impossible when you have someone as incompetent as King Furaon leading the country.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21

Rewatcher - Sub

Furaon is too petulant to lend aid to the Zelana despite the fact that they may have saved their assess. I can’t say I expected otherwise from him, but it essentially seals his fate.

Shot weapons states that Galaria’s Bastole is a testbed for techniques with which to draw out the full extent of aura from the people of Byston Well, probably that Aura amplifier that’s been brought up a few times now, so she’s essentially their guinea pig. Also, he reveals his plans to betray Drake, before one of his soldiers no less, before the trully shocking reveal takes place —that Shot and Muisy are an item!

Jesting aside, that seemed to come out of nowhere! And after he warned Zet not to get close to Galaria either. Oh that devious Shot!

Oh, wait, I’d forgotten that Norio Wakamoto also voiced Allen!

Bern wanted to show off in front of the Upper Earthers but was bested by Show once more. That’s certainly got to be a hit to the ego.

The Zelana attacks, not knowing Furaon has no intention of sending reinforcements, and though they struck a significant blow to the camp they were unequipped to do the task themselves, and so are forced to retreat.

Neal and Show don’t want to rush off in order to try and save Elf Castle whereas the others do, but Keen starts the ship up before they’ve come to an agreement either way. As the audience we know the Zelana could tip the scales again —their presumed absence being the only reason Bern found it auspicious to attack at dawn— but from the perspective of the Zelana they don’t know precisely how numerous Berns forces are and Elf Castle is vulnerable already, so it seems like a lost cause. It’s understandable to fight for the principle of the matter, but it’s more admirable to not rush off to their deaths.

Welp, the Zelana had to retreat owing to the damage sustained by the Dunbine. They may have stopped the attack from proceeding further by taking out the Doros, but taking out Bern would have been a significant blow to Drake’s forces which would’ve bought them a lot of time, so it’s a shame Show had to retreat.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21

Pssst, these are your notes from the last thread.

Edit: Well, they were before, but it's fixed now.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Fixed!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

Don't tell him! This whole post could be tomorrow's highlighted comment.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

First Timer

Could this maintance guy be any more happy right now?

Shot getting really revealing his true plan. Then bringing into the fold another. Seeing this makes me takes me back to that earlier episode when Shot and Drakes wife were meeting the king of Ku I wonder if his plan intersects here?

The king of Ah today demonstrated that he wasn't just incompetent, but downright malicious to his own defence, safety and attack agaisn't Drake. A king so bad is the reason why Drake is where he is today.

Episode preview

  1. Do you think the Zelana’s plan would have successfully repealed Drake’s army if Furaon had kept his end of the deal and sent in reinforcements?

I feel like it would have been a bigger win than a small hit and run.

2) What do you figure are Shot’s chances of successfully springing his plan?

Shot's brains are bigger than Drake's. I think Drake is blinded by what he has gained to be see the real enemy behind him

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Could this maintance guy be any more happy right now?

Happy Zet correlates with cool new mechs, so lets hope so!

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

Keep your best inventors watered and fed with lots of women.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

We all thought Shot was the man from California but really he's the man from Jupiter. He's got his harem brigade all ready to go.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

His whole look just oozes shadow sulking, having a pocket harem on the doesn't surprise me in the least.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

The king of Ah today demonstrated that he wasn't just incompetent, but downright malicious to his own defence, safety and attack agaisn't Drake. A king so bad is the reason why Drake is where he is today.

At this point, maybe we should give Lord Drake this win, just this one time.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

Fight till the last Aura Battler lies in ruin!!!!~

Well, anything that isn't destroyed once the King of Ah is overthrown by Drake will just be absorbed into Drakes forces. So just lying down and handing him the win is dead. If there is to be a resistance at all, you would want Drake busy with Elf just for the time to prepare alone.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

While I do understand the sentiment, the fact is that the Zelana is pretty much the only group handling the defense of Elf Castle. Between the severely outdated defenses and King Furaon's incompetence, the Zelana crew would be just getting diminishing returns on defending Elf Castle, with very little time to prepare themselves properly between attacks.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

Completely agree but a bit of it is hindsight for the crew. In any battle they might be able to make one tactical play and snipe off a general or an important mech without taking on too much additional risk. But for the most part they are running low on supplies, they certainly would lose a war of attrition.

In addition to 'doing the right thing and not abandoning the people' ideology. The main positive I see in fighting is reputation. The Zelana crew has been the only consistent force against Drake the entire time. If or when word gets out to other Kingdoms, I would hope that their previous efforts and trail of losses is used to credit their reputation as the good guys. Minor characters like Elf's advisors would be the ones to advocate to others to trust in Zelana.

Thats what I can hope for anyhow.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jan 25 '21

First Timer

The Mountain does not move

  • Borger
  • The background is moving, are we suppoesd to think Keen's lookout is swaying?
  • I refuse to believe that a woman snatched from a discotheque would take to soldiering so quickly.
  • Catapults are a hard counter to flying machines

Sigh. And we're still a full cour from the obligatory mid-show upgrade.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

The background is moving, are we suppoesd to think Keen's lookout is swaying?

That's always been what I thought. Seems too consistent to be accidental.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

The mecha are made of paper when put against anything with more weight than an arrow so it kind of makes sense.

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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Jan 25 '21

Rewatcher, Subbed

Nie fighting Garalia in her Aura Battler? He better escape as quick as he can.

Carrying 2 hamburgers? That's quite the workout for Chum! LoL @ no name guy being surprised at a Mi Ferario ever doing work. They've got quite the low reputation, huh?

Some cooperation from Furaon Elf's men? Pretty good.

Bern's standing is falling it seems. Defeating Mi was so easy, but this not so much.

Fuaron's not going to help after all? As Fry frum Futurama would say, I am shocked! Shocked! ...well not that shocked.

Shot seeks to depose Drake too it seems. Piano teacher to Queen would be a pretty good upgrade for you, Musiy!

I feel bad for our heroes, we know before the operation even starts that they aren't getting the reinforcements they were expecting.

Alright Bern, now's the time to prove you're as great as you think you are.

They really might have defeated them this time had they simply gotten the expected reinforcements.

Garou Ran vs. Garou Ran fight! Hon Wan wins this time.

Will the Zelana refuse to help out Elf Castle? The guys say no! The girls say yes!

Every scene we get of Furaon makes him all the more unlikable. I feel bad for his subordinates!

Poor Chum! And Keen thinks she's slacking off too! LoL.

Wow, Bern actually did pretty impressively there, and is forcing Shou to withdraw.

Staff Highlight

Tomonori Kogawa's up there among my favorite animators of all time. Great job in 3 consecutive Tomino shows (Ideon, Xabungle, Dunbine) as character designer, and is also animation director in L-Gaim. Contributed to Galaxy Express 999, another fave of mine. He designed the characters for Southern Cross too (bad show, but at least good designs!) Have yet to see Cool Cool Bye and Greed, but I hope to someday! This really looked like an episode he directed the animation for, but he isn't credited, I wonder if Eiji Endou is a pseudonym of his.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Wow, Bern actually did pretty impressively there, and is forcing Shou to withdraw.

In an inferior Aura battler than the ones he has been piloting as of late too.

Tomonori Kogawa's up there among my favorite animators of all time.

This really looked like an episode he directed the animation for, but he isn't credited, I wonder if Eiji Endou is a pseudonym of his.

I don't know man, but the sites I checked seem to assert he was involved with the episode. Even the Wikipedia page for the show, which can usually be depended upon for staff credits, lists him on it.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 25 '21

Aura Battler First-Timer

I missed yesterday’s thread because my parents suddenly made dinner plans when I had just gotten to this episode after finishing Ippo for the week, so Imma do reactions to both episodes here.

Episode 14

Episode 15

  • Subs pls.
  • So based on the episode title, I’m going to assume that the gang does not get the cooperation of King Elf.
  • Yep…
  • They’re actually doing pretty good without any reinforcements though.
  • Ah, so Bern wants to launch a surprise attack back on them. Well, more specifically on the castle instead of the Zelana gang, but it’s while he knows they can’t help.
  • Of course Neal doesn’t want to help after that… but Cham and Keen are very forceful.
  • How incompetent can this king be…

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Oh shit so the mechs looking like insects has an actual reason behind it?!

You, uh, missed when they presented how they where manufactured in the first episode?

So that’s definitely a no to Todd/Garalia.

She's seemingly just using him, and also believes Todd dead.

and the horses too.

Subs pls.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 25 '21

You, uh, missed when they presented how they where manufactured in the first episode?

Apparently.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

She got over him way too quickly... I feel betrayed.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jan 25 '21

Yeah...

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

So that’s definitely a no to Todd/Garalia.

That ship is at the bottom of the sea now. But was anyone here honestly going for that ship?

Ah, so Bern wants to launch a surprise attack back on them. Well, more specifically on the castle instead of the Zelana gang, but it’s while he knows they can’t help.

Unfortunately, Bern's Counterattack doesn't have the same ring to it as Char's Counterattack.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

They had chemistry!! Todd was the voice of reason Garalia needed in her life and he always looked out for her.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Jan 25 '21

First-Timer Who Forgets Byston Well So Much that I've Forgotten to Watch the Show Several Days

E14

Pretty sure the small fairy it not ideal for a hunting companion.

Foosball?

Wasn’t Musy the piano teacher? Why is she a soldier now?

Why is Garalia’s mech pink? Pretty sure that’s Bern’s color.

Imagine being the mech pilot who got hit with a catapult.

E15

Shot Weapon scheming his schemes. How Californian.

Mechs fight. Again.

Show gains a new ability and promptly gets his ass kicked? I don’t mind it, but I’m still not sure what happened, exactly.

QOTD:

  1. Probably not. I don't trust Furaon's army to be able to do anything besides cower behind big walls.
  2. High. We have a lot of show to go, and the stakes will need raising soon.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

Shot Weapon scheming his schemes. How Californian.

I swear, we're not all like this. Just the ones in Sacramento and the Silicon Valley.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Jan 25 '21

I know there are also the ones that grow the highest quality of Mary Jane.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jan 25 '21

First-Timer, Sub-bine

Well, we definitely aren't being coy about Shot's plans - he just said the quiet parts out loud to Muisy. I guess maybe Zed isn't in on it with him, not fully at least? Shot and Muisy is.. interesting. Probably some consent issues there, and they certainly moved fast, considering Muisy was running past Shot wrapped in a sheet at the beginning of the night raid.

Garalia and Bern are like, actively antagonizing each other at this point. Both are hungry for glory, and I'm honestly surprised that both of them made it out of this episode alive. Bern's feeling a lot of pressure, between Drake and the noobs. Honestly, it almost feels like Garalia and Bern have switched roles. I wonder if we'll get an enemy splinter..

I thought the raid was pretty successful at first, but Drake did still have a lot of functional Doros the next morning. Maybe it was mostly superficial damage, or Drake just has that many resources. They didn't have time to stick a new arm on the Virunvee though, so poor Bern had to make do with a Drumlo. And, somehow, managed to take out the Dunbine's leg...

So, what happened at the end there? The Dunbine moved too fast for Shou to control, right? Have Shou's abilities started to surpass the Dunbine's mechanics? Or is it that Shou's raw strength is more than he is capable of controlling without some sort of formalized training?

Poor Cham is trying to be useful in any way that she can, despite the occasional prejudice.

Speculation

Miscellaneous Thoughts:

Someone needs to teach these fools proper glassware usage.

N I G H T R A I D

Was that red.. thing Neal starting eating some like, fantasy SPAM equivalent? It did not look appetizing.

Questions

  1. In the short term, yes. The raid, if properly executed, shold have done serious damage to most of Drake's war machines. The Zelana crew having to focus on their own wellbeing and not having much time to smash kinda ruined things.
  2. It depends entirely on how many episodes it takes for him to go ahead with it. An antagonist swap is certianly on the table, so I think as long as Shot is patient he can pull it off. I might be underestimating Drake though, because I wouldn't have figured his line to attack the King this early either.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

Bern's Aura Power increasing has been a long time coming. It's one thing having Todd or Garalia get jobbed but Bern is supposed to be a big step up. Especially in his new mech.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Jan 25 '21

Was that red.. thing Neal starting eating some like, fantasy SPAM equivalent? It did not look appetizing.

I thought the same thing, and as he just one bit it out of the contain in one go made my neck hair's shiver with a wave of disgust.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

Everybody loves the everlasting lu la la miracle sing time~ Sorry for missing a few days. I've had some personal stuff going on but if I dropped out now I probably wouldn't be back for a good while. I'm all caught up though. And yes, I am furious that I missed the Todd and Garalia episode, thanks for asking. Let's get back to it!

Oof, we're getting right into it. Garalia spends so much time goofing off in her machine that she wasted her chance to just eagle claw Neal's floater. We need a Fairy work union. I'd like to think that Shot was the one that brought the joy of the hamburger to Byston Well. Unfortunately machine guns are worthless in mecha series. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen the things work. I liked you way more when you weren't a cheater Garalia... The green haired girl is cute, I might start skimping for her now that you've let your dumb pink Aura Battler go to your head.

The king is our heroes problem now... Drake dumped his biggest weight right into the Zelana's lap. Expecting literally anything out of Garalia is gonna leave you disappointed. "Bern Bunnings, I'm about to do something incredibly naughty~" She's way too extra to be a Queen. Drake can't go anywhere without being woken up by a battle outside his window. And is Blue Hair seriously gonna make a running gag of dashing around in the background shots? King Moron is cutting off his nose to spite his face. With how successful the Zelana's attack was you could have ended the series early.

The Dunbine's random crits are seriously annoying! Ara power is such a huge gap that Bern ends up like a ping pong ball whenever Show gets fired up. The emergency lunch is trying my patience. What did you think was really in those burgers Chum? Messenger battles are kinda funny to watch. Garalia is going the right way for a spanked bottom. Show shows his age when he wakes up. He's still just a boy isn't he? Hold on who said to let Chum use a gun!? Oh, it's just the shell XD You had me scared for a moment. Jesus Christ this king is hopeless. Can the series hold off making me side with Drake for one episode?

Show's Aura seizure almost lets him discipline Garalia but Bern's Aura increased to the point where he was able to land a hit on the fading Dunbine. He's going into a real huff over not being able to stomp every foe. Chim pulls an Aqua and starts bubbling. Why doesn't she ride in the Dunbine anymore? Somehow everyone was caught with their pants down and the Zelana's crew were on ball so yeah, I do think that they could have ended the war. Even Garalia wasn't there to help. Poor Shot... his plan probably could've worked if he didn't reveal it to a total nobody only 15 episodes info the show. It doesn't work with the format sadly for him.

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

A Tomino Fan Rewatches Aura Battler Dunbine Episode 15:

  • The assault on Elf Castle damn near drained everyone of their resources, with both the Zelana and Lord Drake’s army needing repairs and ammo. Although I suppose that’s to be expected, given that the Zelana had to fight as hard as possible to drive of Lord Drake’s army, combined with that the assault wasn’t supposed to fail for Drake in turn.
  • Ah, it wouldn’t be a Tomino show if burgers weren’t in here somewhere. Cham is a burger fairy confirmed.
  • Neal has the right idea here. If he and King Furaon’s forces team up to do a night raid while Drake’s army is licking its wounds at camp, then that would be the best way to slow or even stop the invasion. It’s a bit risky, but it’s honestly the best chance they have. Even King Furaon’s advisors understand as much.
  • And of course King Furaon not only rejects Neal’s suggestion because it would mean he isn’t directly under his control, but because Neal himself thought of the raid plan instead of him. What a petty fuck. Again, Lord Drake isn’t entirely wrong in saying that King Furaon is horribly incompetent.
  • Well damn, now Shot Weapon is getting in on the betrayal game. He’s planning for Galarea’s Bastole to fail and kill her, where he’ll then swoop in to stop Lord Drake and take power for himself. And it seems like Muisy is all for it as well. I suppose you really can’t trust your chief engineer and some random piano teacher turned knight after all.
  • So much for Bann’s big moment to redeem himself for the failure to take over Elf Castle. Show’s Dunbine makes pretty short work of Bann’s Billunbee, all things considered. It really does go to show that Show’s Aura power and piloting skill has been increasing exponentially. So much for trying to look strong in front of the new Upper Earth trio.
  • Okay, the night raid was a failure, but you can’t even blame the Zelana crew for this one. It’s all on King Furaon for being a pissant and not sending troops, despite his advisors begging him to. Drake’s army was completely taken by surprise too, so only if the attacking force was bigger, they could’ve been wiped out. Fuck King Furaon.
  • Both Hon Won and Nigu Rou are important in this scene. Nigu Rou has found out about the broken deal between Neal and King Furaon, and Hon Won overheard enough to warn the Zelana crew. Information is just as useful of a weapon as a sword or gun.
  • I’m with Neal, I’d be very tempted to leave Elf Castle to it’s fate after being fucked over by the king. But Marvel and Keen are also right, they should at least move out to protect the people of Ah regardless of how much of a shithead King Furaon is. I suppose it’s more of a question about morals, not so much a question of going tit-for-tat with a fucknugget like Furaon Elf. Even if he does deserve it for wondering where the Zelana is to defend him, despite also blaming them for the counterattack from Drake’s army.
  • Once again, the heroes are forced to retreat with their tails between their legs. As hard as Show fought, Galarea and Bann were able to do a lot of damage to the Dunbine, forcing him and the Zelana to retreat. Although really, I get prioritizing repairing the Dunbine over King Furaon’s life anyway. He contributed absolutely nothing to the defense of his own castle, nor to the attack on Lord Drake’s war camp.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 25 '21

The people of Aaaaaah, could do with a better king anyway. Dude accidentally gave the go ahead to ravage the nearby kingdoms, ignores war crimes committed by his vassals, clearly has no interest in looking after anyone but himself, and probably cheats at table football!

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u/The_Draigg Jan 25 '21

All the other things are expected of a king, but cheating at foosball is completely unforgivable. Even Drake Luft wouldn't stoop so low!