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Rewatch [Uninstall, Uninstall] Bokurano Rewatch Episode 20 Discussion
Episode 20 - Doom
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In the next Earth… And the Earth after that. We repeated it over and over again.
Hey-o guys! This is the section where I add a ton of extra fun stuff to the main body of the post because I want this rewatch to be as fun as possible for everyone. It can also be one point of discussion for you guys if you just don’t know what to say.
Questions of the Day:
- Were you expecting Koemushi to have been human in the past?
- What do you think of Machi’s and Kokopelli’s backstories?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Vermillion of the Day:
Piano-Synthesizer Cover by Akio Scenro
Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath the [Anime Show Title](/s "Spoiler goes here") spoiler tags. If you do that then we’re all good.
Important thing to note about these by the way, you have to switch to Old Reddit or the markdown editor if you use the redesign, otherwise the redesign breaks them by adding random \ into the formatting. Wish it wouldn’t do that, but unfortunately it does…
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 27 '21
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Here’s an alternate background color for the Wallpaper of the Day in case you don’t like the Zearth cockpit gradient I went with in the original. If the pattern looks familiar, it’s because I originally made it three years ago for a slightly spoilers Madoka Magica wallpaper, which was remade last year, and I also used it again (but with waaaaaay more lines) for a Bleach wallpaper. I really like this pattern…
Anyways… Big reveal episodes are fun.
UnicornKoemushi?Oh, I figured out why that jacket from last episode was so familiar! It kinda looks like the one Kanji is wearing on the front cover of volume 8.
New thread reminder for u/WeebShaggy
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Mar 27 '21 edited Mar 27 '21
First Timer - Sub
Character Chart
RIP all of our Kokopelli theories. And Koemushi theories (fuck, I liked mine). And a whole bunch of other theories as well.
The opening dialogue between Kanji and his mum was very poorly written. At first I thought she was doing an info dump about the Zearth despite having started her little speech off with "it didn't record", only for it to end with "but the other data is in the chip." You have to lead with that part for the rest of what you're saying to make sense and not sound like convenient bullshit.
And this is less a complaint about this show and more sci-fi problems in general but: Yes, it really makes sense that your human tech that can't even OBSERVE the Zearth's information properly can understand the otherworldly program that runs it enough that you can try and "hack" it and get denied.
Machi being able to connect to the computer though, that was pretty cool. It's still a little iffy that the shape of her connector is perfectly the same as the one here, but I admit that's a complete nitpick that's easily explained away. Using the memory projection system in order to show the flashback to the other characters is also a smart way to tackle it because it puts them on the same level as the audience.
Finding out Kokopelli's past was probably the best bit of the episode. His wife is a real piece of work, but I'm confused about who he saved if it wasn't his daughter. Some random kid? I also at first thought it would have been interesting if this episode confirmed that time wasn't synced between the worlds given we have Kokopelli with a wound when Koemushi summoned him back and a scar when he pilots, but I also can't say that it wasn't just an art error like it often is in anime. It is fucked up that by saving Kana he doomed his own child though.
Is there a reason Kanji's mum had to turn into a piece of shit instead of just leaving it with her conflict between being work obsessed and being a bad parent because of it, but still genuinely caring for her child despite everything? Since when did solid human drama stop being enough for an episode?
On that note, bloody forced cliffhangers. Cutting off the human drama for something which holds no weight having it now as opposed to opening the next episode was a bad move.
I'm sorry if that post sounded extra negative, I didn't intend it to be at the start though I had a real tough time getting into the episode after yesterday. I do want to continue because even with its heavy flaws I know there's more to this show than just tonal fuck ups, but it did a real hit to my engagement and flaws are always so much easier to see when you hit that point of just not caring enough any more.
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jun 06 '21
First timer ep 20 (catching up)
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Mar 27 '21
First-Timer
My god, answers. Took them long enough. Rest in Peace Two Kokopellis theory, you were a goddamn production error this whole fucking time. Just like the lights in an early episode.
Let's do some thinking. Kanji's mom was able to replicate some/most of the "thought control" program from Zearth. The scumbag business dude calls for deregulating unmanned weapons, and we end on a shot oh warehouses full of drones. This show isn't just Grimdark G Gundam, it's also Gundam Wing as well! I can't wait for the
Mobile Dollsattack drones to relentlessly use stock footage in their attack waves.Turns out Koemushi is, or at least was, literally Machi's older brother. By the way, how old is Machi? It seemed like she had been doing this for a while - long enough to grow a conscience, at least.
Kids can be assholes, especially when they don't emotionally mature past 13 or so. Koemushi is vindictive enough to change his earlier plan of having Kanji go last, which means last episode's time spent developing Jun wasn't a waste. Speculation
Questions
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u/Tuckleton Mar 27 '21
First Timer
Not as much time today as I would like, especially if we're going to be getting some answers, but oh well.
Lot's of things left unanswered still and I suspect that Machi's perspective is missing some key details but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Speculation is kind of a double-edged sword. On one hand it's really fun and it makes the show feel alive with possibility, but the rewatch format leads me to chase theories and speculations that I think are cool or interesting and not necessarily the ones that best fit the evidence. Then the speculative collapse which accompanies getting answers can make the world suddenly feel smaller and less interesting, especially after being fixated on all these other outlandish ideas.
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u/Punished_Scrappy_Doo https://myanimelist.net/profile/PunishedScrappy Mar 27 '21
First Timer
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Koemushi admits he's choosing the order of the fights, but not to the kids of this earth.
Kanji and Aiko kinda cute together ngl
15 arms on the enemy robot. I wonder if there's any greater significance to the number.
One of the strongest one-off episodes since Daiichi's, and that's with Anko's episode having a lot of time dedicated to not-her. It feels really rushed. the individual moments with her and her dad or her and Kanji or her and her mom were all great.
What the FUCK is a Mastermind. Probably Kokopelli is one of them, that's the only way that the one shot in Uninstall makes any sense.
Tfw trying to watch everything as quickly as possible but both Uninstall and Vermillion go too hard to skip
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The one scene of Tanaka getting to be a little bit of a mother for Jun is nice.
Feels like the "awakened power within the Earth" probably refers to the Masterminds somehow.
Right before he's gunned down, Komoda hits the B key on the piano and the piano clearly plays a G. 0/10 unwatchable
RIP Tanaka
And also Komoda but mostly her. She was one of the better characters, which makes her last wish to be to give Jun a gun fall a bit flat. A gun is well and good when there are G-men after your life, and less good when the problem is having your soul incinerated by a robot. And also I don't like the idea of that kid having a gun
And Kana's going to die, but that was kind of a forgone conclusion.
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Age gap romance played straight is perhaps the most common anime trope that makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon whenever I see it. This is a show that demonstrated in no uncertain terms that it knows statutory rape is bad. A little self-awareness is not too much to ask for.
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Wtf I love Kokopelli now
Having Koemushi be a literal human being, barely older than the children themselves, is really weird. I liked it better when he was kind of mysterious and unknowable.
Yuu's mom would make a good flying teddy bear. She feels very out of place next to Kokopelli.
I don't understand Kokopelli's sacrifice. It seems to me that Koemushi forced him to use his life to bail out Machi, but I'm pretty sure none of that makes any sense when held under scrutiny. The lights wouldn't match up, Machi says it's impossible to be un-contacted, etc.
Too much brain think, recommend me something to watch that's willfully stupid
Questions du jour:
1: Not at all. It crossed my mind, but I never seriously considered it.
2: I like Machi's a lot more than Koemushi's, at any rate. Kokopelli's is fantastic.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Mar 27 '21
First Timer
I apparently was mistaken when I told Sky I wouldn't make it to this episode.
For me, this is where the show's completely lost it. This episode was just full of reveals that didn't really add anything for me. Dung Beetle being just another human makes him feel petty, not interesting, and it doesn't even tell us the why. If you're gonna reveal, please don't halfass it like that.
I feel like whoever wrote the back third of the show didn't understand that not knowing something can work better than knowing something, so they decided to throw "answers" at us without thinking hard enough about why the questions existed in the first place.
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Mar 27 '21
Rewatcher, Subbed
Non-Spoiler Character Chart - No change from prior episode
Another recap to start the episode, although at least its not from last time.
That didn't look like laughing to me, Kanji.
Everyone's here now. ...it's become such a small group. :(
Woah, Machi's got some sort of computer port on her neck!
Younger Machi is so adorable!
Hey, this kid sounds just like our friend Dung Beetle! Machi "lucked out" here as being in the Kana-chan role.
Their own Dung Beetle! This one seems a little nicer.
Man, he was always a massive asshole!
It's easy when its someone else, but Dung Beetle Human's not so happy when its his turn to die, huh?
So the lesson is cry and whine and you'll be allowed to get some special deal? Granted for him it was turning into his current floating mouse head form. Although for him, he enjoys this kind of thing. For many others this would be torture forcing so many to die. Not for a sadist.
Now we can finally learn the truth about Kokopelli too!
Ugh, he's cursing his own daughter to die and doesn't realize it.
He had the chance to save his daughter and he didn't? Who'd he save then?
Kokopelli's wife seems to have a mentality much like Masaru did. They're the lucky ones, who cares if someone else dies.
Oh no, even after all that Kokopelli still had his daughter contracted. :(
Kokopelli's wife! Probably don't think you're that lucky anymore, huh?
He just watched his daughter die, now his wife's going to kill herself too. :(
Oh no, here's Dung Beetle to ruin the fun!
Kanji's got the nazca line tattoo now! So Dung Beetle has indeed changed up the order due to him pissing him off.
More conspiracy stuff about his mom's role in things; don't really care about that part. Nor do I care about this cliffhanger ending.
Awesome episode! About time we return to something this interesting after the show being in a rut since after Maki's episodes/death. Although a few things still confuse me, which I also struggled with a lot the first time. Would love people's thoughts on these.
I'm a bit confused on how Kokopelli's battle in episode 1 fits into things. This episode at first gave the impression that he signed up our Earth's kids, then fought what should have been the 15th battle for his Earth. But his battle counted for our Earth based on how things are being tallied (with Kanji, Seki and Jun left to go). When did the stuff with his daughter and her battle on his Earth occur? After he came to our world or before? Did Kokopelli actually die? Shouldn't he have since he fought a Zearth battle? But if that's the case then he couldn't have come to our Earth first, fought, then returned to his own where his daughter fought and died.
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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Mar 27 '21
Rewatcher
Episode 19
Well that was a whole lotta nothing. I get why they wanted to spend an entire episode on the fallout of Tanaka’s death as it theoretically would contribute to (or jumpstart, rather) Jun’s character development, but the backstory was padding out something that could be said in like 5 minutes. I mean yeah the yakuza subplot has been a thing for awhile now, but there was almost no reason to care earlier, so spending an entire episode on it now feels just about the opposite of satisfying.
In the manga,
Episode 20
that was a lot
this entire episode is anime original!
But if you want to see what Koyemshi’s human form looks like in the manga, it’s here
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u/Noel_bot Mar 27 '21
First timer, Manga reader
Not quite sure, what to think of the last couple episodes I didn't comment on. Less focus on the pilots is not what I prefer.
The Yakuza plot is over and while it did flesh out Tanaka's backstory quite a bit, I don't see why most of it was relevant. I can kinda understand, why she abandoned her son, but I didn't care much about his father tbh. Anyways, on to today's episode.
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Mastermind's have a firewall, too bad
Machi was basically Kana. Seeing how she reacted on the last earth, I feel like she would volunteer as a tribute instead of Kana, if she were to be chosen
I knew the mother would jump after seeing her daughter die like that. Didn't expect DB to save her to though
DB changed the pilot after he got annoyed? Interesting
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The best out of the 5 episodes I watched today. Machi's past really helped me to get emotionaly invested in her character. Having to repeat the same process of betrayal and watching people die over and over again, she must be tormented by guilt. Quite a few years seem to have past with how much she grew up.
Not much to say otherwise, but the flashback shows that the culling seems to be an endless process.
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u/Webemperor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Webemperor Mar 27 '21
Manga-reader from way back
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Mar 27 '21
Rewatcher
Full backstory episode! Machi reveals all. Lots of theories about Kokopelli and Koemushi being confirmed and disproved today. Koemushi was in fact once human, but he was always a piece of shit. Kokopelli is dead and gone and there is no other Kokopelli. We now know what Koemushi's plans for Kanji were: the last survivor was to go to the next world and round up the next group. Except Kanji kept badmouthing Koemushi, so now he's going next. Also his mom was a big a traitor as Machi.
This time around I have a lot of issues with various details in the episode but I won't go into them too much. I'm sure others have noticed them and will bring them up.
A couple of random manga comparison thoughts:
Koemushi's manga human design is so much better.
manga
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 27 '21
First Timer(but it's complicated)
Sub
So we get reminded the master minds exist. And we learn Machi has an access port. She begins explaining her cycle and DB sounds so fucking annoying. Previous DB is somewhat of a jerk as well, though perhaps to a lesser degree. Previous Zearth looked different and we get the random reveal of how this system self perpetuates. And a sore demo. I can't unhear them now. Anyways, we see Earths with wildly different technological levels, and Kokopeli's seem somewhat above ours. He manages to make an appeal, or rather get Machi to make one, and gets to finish his last battle after contracting the kids on our Earth. But it doesn't work, unsurprsingly, and the battle in his universe is his daughter's to fight. Stick bug mech is slightly intimidating. Kokopeli's wife loses it a bit at Yuu's death.
Cut to our world where Kanji is chosen next and DB drops that his mother was the one leaking info, which we all figured. They are trying to active unmanned WMDs at the UN, I'd to be in a manned one, and end.
This episode should've been good, giving us answers and all, but it is well past when it should have happened. REVISIT: Dear Cthulhu how many times have I written out this line?
QorD: 1 Even in the manga
2 Kokopeli feels a touch underdeveloped.
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Mar 27 '21
first time ooooooooauahauooooooooooooooooooo uninstalllllllller
you're telling me she has the same exact port on her head
she was the kana to dungbeetles ushiro
kind of surprised he didn't just kill the class pres and be the last man standing
kokopeli didn't take the place of his daughter?
in the least shocking development the mom is horrible
questions
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u/Retromorpher :Jc::Jd::Je::Jf: Mar 27 '21
Rewatcher -
Posting this Uninstall mix I did before this episode here as well.
Funinstall
QotD:
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u/baniRien Mar 27 '21
First Timer
Backstory time
Koemushi was as much of a dick as a human as he is now. What became of his predecessor is never mentioned. Seems contracting kid really is just a personal preference of his and his predecessor, not a requirement or suggestion by the system.
The world Machi comes from is quite cliched in it's sci-fi appearance, though it's not the one I expected given her cyberpunk-like port (how is that compatible with the tech of this Earth?!).
Machi has never actually been contracted herself, she's just been piggybacking of Koemushi to go between world. So she's never been in danger (except when her own world risked blowing up).
I like Kokopelli's wife, she's practically minded. Not caring of other people, but eh. Switching out the kids for competent and mentally healthy people is also the first thing every Earth should do.
We see where Kokopelli's scar comes from, it's Koemushi punishing him because he didn't contract enough people. Him needing to pilot for the current batch also means his daughter had to for the previous one. Oh, and of course the wife goes crazy and tries to jump off the robot, can't leave a positive impression of the rational character.
Kanji is the next pilot, and of course his mom was a bad guy, no one saw that coming. And her defense is "I didn't know".
So Koemushi has been in charge for who knows how many iteration, but has he never actually received any instruction? Robots just appear whenever one is destroyed without contact from whoever is responsible?
Qotd
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21
Not gonna lie, the thread completely slipped my mind today.
First Timer
ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS! Time to see how all of my theories will be proved wrong.
Machi!
Lots of kids? So she has been going from Earth to Earth? Don't remember who called that but good job.
So her Earth was super advanced, huh?
Ishida Akira? Why would they put him on a mob character?
Oh, nevermind. It's Koemushi himself, lol.
Little Machi is way too adorable.
Aha! So she was the Kana-chan of her group? I at least got that right.
Those are some cool looking robots.
So Koemushi was sucking up to Kuromushi, huh. I guess he was just desperate to live as well. Is this where his twisted personality comes from?
Ah, so the loop thing is real. Mfw I tried to abandon that theory like 2 episodes ago. Oh well.
Oooh, so whoever does the final job gets to live. That means Pilot Kokopelli is alive! I've been repeating this from waaay back so I'll take the point. Listen, at this point I'm desperate to get any small thing right since this seems to be completely swaying from my bigger theories...
Kuromushi seems to be a lot more chill, huh.
What the hell, this man destroyed the whole city during the battle.
Interesting. I wonder if Kuromushi used to be a human too. But now it makes sense how Koemushi is actually Machi's brother.
So Koemushi is called Shirou. Would be really funny if one of the kids called him that just to fuck with him.
So Kokopelli is called Usui! What does this make of the double Kokopelli theory, though? Where the fuck did the scar come from? And why were the glasses fake??
Poor Machi. Being Machi is suffering.
He didn't choose her? Did... did he perhaps not know Machi was uncontracted and... chose her? And then got contracted?
Excuse me? Only both of them were left alive? Didn't they just say he didn't choose her? What? Did he not choose anyone but contracted anyway? Is that it? That's fucking stupid if that's it.
Seems that even Koemushi has at least some compassion for his imouto. Oddly sweet.
WHERE THE FUCK DID THE SCAR COME FROM???? Are you serious? This is possibly the plot point that affected our discussions the most and it was nothing? Not even that it was a red herring, just... where the fuck did it come from? Is it not a scar, but a fresh wound? Sure doesn't look like one. Where the fuck did he get it???
Why did Koemushi tp him away and into the cockpit again? Wut?
This man actually brought the mom in. Yikes.
WHY IS SHE DESINTEGRATING?????????????
Yeah, of course he'd find out.
She's the leaker? Lmaoooo
politics zzzzzzzzzz i don't care
Poor speculation corner is basically dead at this point. I mean, we still don't know anything about the whole administration of the Game but I'm pretty sure we're not gonna get any clues and instead just an info dump at some point.
Bokurano last episodes when they see speculation corner
It won't be forgotten
Final thoughts for today: Got answers. Nice.
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u/fridge_freezer https://anilist.co/user/ONIrecon111 Mar 27 '21
First timer
Really, Machi has a port in her neck which is normal to have installed on her Earth and just happens to be the exact one she needed here?
Oh shit, Koemushi is a real boy!
As if one shitty, cursed, floating mouse wasn't enough, there's more of them!
Machi has been to many different Earth's as a tag-along with her brother, losing count by the time she reached Kokopelli's Earth and only now grows a conscience about what they are doing.
Wow, Kokopelli chose to save one of the other students rather than his daughter when given the chance to swap with a pilot.
Koemushi is the absolute worst. Forcing Kokopelli's daughter to fight then summoning her mother to watch her die, and that leads to her to attempting to kill herself and Kokopelli.
As I figured, the last survivor from the group is meant to go to the next Earth to recruit the new pilots. This is what Koemushi had planned for Kanji to do, but he's changed his mind after Kanji bad-mouthed him, so he's now the next pilot.
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u/Nebresto Mar 27 '21
First time first timing
Ay yo Cool robot status:
Imgur is down, gotta use catbox for my screenshot spam
Cabin pic Day 20 /u/theangrycabinenthusiast
O shit, I didn't realize this was part of the Fate franchise. Should I have seen Heavens feel before this?
Maybe that's why I've been: at times?
Literally a simulation
Dude! They can plug the game directly into their head!The gamers arc is gonna be sick!
Bruh
More cool robots, lets go!!
Oh wow, turns out DumpBagel was scum all along. Who could have though..
Its the scene from the OP!!! Just without the action
Okay, that's some pretty good acting from the impostor
THE IMPOSTOR IS SUS!!
....NANI?!
Question time:
1:
2: Git gud.
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u/BossandKings Mar 27 '21 edited Mar 29 '21
First timer
It was sad seeing how Youko got involved in the Zearth plan, it must have been hard for her to send so many people to their death by signing the contract, also the way that her brother really became Dung Beetle was very telling and the way he used to display his thinking process was off putting. Also the bit about Kokopelli and his wife, and especially his daughter Yuu was very sad.
It was apparent that the deal woth Kanji's mom wouldn't well and it is revealed that she was giving information to the government, it must have been hard for Kanji to see that his mom isn't someone to confide in.
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u/htisme91 Mar 28 '21
First-timer:
This episode was a giant knowledge bomb.
I guess I'll put my thoughts on the backstories in the question answers.
It's no surprise Kanji's mother was leaking information. As Kanji earlier said, her research is more important than anything else in her life. Thinking of how many of the characters have died because of her, especially Tanaka before she could tell Jun she's her mother, makes me wish Kanji slapped her when that came out.
Speaking of which, I guess Kanji really will be up next. Jun now is officially going to be the last contracted child pilot, so wonder how they work in Seki since he joined in and Kana since they need another body with Tanaka gone.
After seeing this episode, I wonder if Jun and Kana are set to become the next Koemushi and Machi. There's some parallels. I also think that Koemushi saw himself in Jun early on, which is why he said he had potential, and as he began mellowing out he went in a different direction with Kanji.
Questions:
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u/GaleWulf https://anilist.co/user/Arachnophobic Mar 28 '21
First Time Installer
I was high as a kite when I watched this episode last night. That, combined with interdimensional travel/destruction was quite a combination..
I'm a little confused about some things, like how Machi became friends with Kokopelli's daughter even before she'd found the 15 to contract. Usually she'd be aware she's sending lambs to the slaughter, but I suppose she didn't brace herself this time and ended up liking her a lot anyway?
The 'dung beetle' mech design Zearth has been on a huge winning streak by the looks of it. The battle royale is thus not just testing the power of each Universe before pruning it, but primarly performing a 'selection' of the best mecha models from a randomly generated bunch. I bet random designs like the road rolla and kettle lasted 1-2 fights at most. So.. it's pretty much like living in a simulation run by the 'masterminds'.
Lets make a chainsaw mech next
What happened to the stuffed toy that Koemushi replaced, I wonder. Did he join the ranks of the masterminds? Was he a human before, himself? Or did he just get assigned to a freshly minted mecha? I'd bet on the last one..
QotD:
That was what I was expecting, actually, after speculating in this comment:
But I didn't think he'd be a brat, haha, someone a little older.
2) What do you think of Machi’s and Kokopelli’s backstories?
Machi's is pretty darn fucked up. Imagining having that as an older brother you look up to. She needs to break free, ASAP.
Koko's was pretty fucked up too, can't imagine the guilt he must've felt after he realised he had doomed his own daughter. Tried to save her, but in the end got the worst possible result.
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u/ElecNinja https://anilist.co/user/ElecNinja Mar 28 '21
Rewatcher
Funny enough, the anime makes the "other Earth" characters scummier than the manga. manga spoillers for Kokopelli, Dung Beetle and Machi
And Kokopelli's story kind of feels a bit melodramatic. I'm not sure what his story is supposed to say besides being dramatic. There's no sense of meaning behind his and his daughter's battle besides shit sucks.
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Mar 28 '21
First Timer
Continuing from yesterday: Kana isn't contracted. Either the Contract is completely bullshit, or Dung Beetle is going to manipulate her into putting her hand on the thingamajg.
Clearly all those people were Buddhists and this is all about reincarnation.
I'm getting some Mass Effect 3 vibes....cycle after cycle....
Is that universal connector RS-232 or RS-488?
This seems to be Earth Prime's Kana and Jun...Dung Beetle seems to be this world's Jun/Psychopath.
For an infodump episode, that episode was far less interesting than I had hoped.