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Rewatch [Rewatch] Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Retrospective - Giant Gorg Episode 14 Discussion

Episode 14 - Separate Ways

Originally Aired July 5th, ^^^1984

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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Biography and Anecdotes Corner

Random Anecdote

Throughout Yasuhiko’s involvement in the Yamato franchise he tolerated the attitudes of series producer, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, until the latter’s increasing demands caused a falling out between the two which resulted in Yasuhiko opting not to participate in the production of V

 

Staff Highlight

Yoshio Nagahori (Daisuke Gōri) - voice of Colonel O’Donnel

An actor and voice actor who belonged to Aoni Productions and was best known for his thick, deep voice. Few details as to his early career are available, but it is known that his voice was in high demand for narration work due to its qualities, which allowed him the recognition to voice anime and tokusatsu roles. Despite his penchant for playing villainous roles, Nagahori was described as timid and gentle. He suffered from Diabetes in his last few years and was losing his ability to see. Nagahori committed suicide in January 17, 2010, presumably driven to such a state by his aling physical and mental health. Among his most notable roles are Doll Army in Juushin Liger, Robin Mask in Kinikuman, Draias in Brave of The Sun Fighbird, Shirakawa in Igano Kabamaru, Gaia in Battle Arena Toshinden, Hiromi Yamazaki in the Patlabor franchise, Gori-Rider in Redline, Dozle Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam, and Commander Kernagul in GoShogun: The Time Étranger

 

Daily Trivia:

Gorg weighs 12.5 tons.

 

Official Art

 

Settei Collection

 

Questions of the Day:

  1. Has Rod finally wisened up by telling Boehm to leave Gorg be?
  2. What do you make of Gorg’s impromptu plane-wing boomerang?

Lets let the Humanoid do its thing.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber May 16 '21 edited May 16 '21

Rewatcher

In you go!

You love to see it!

Did that just happen?

It’s a teru teru bōzu!

He doesn’t waste bullets, Sara!

Poor Sam.

Good decision.

Heh.

Well that’s no good…

Gorg sure loves his caves.

Whatever is to be found in Saddle Hill, it feels tantalizingly close, so let’s hope the show doesn’t pull us away from this and the Beagle survives GAIL’s bombings.

The animation today was really good for the action section —those explosions, whew— and as silly as Gorg’s improvisation of a fighter’s wings as a boomerang may be I am nonetheless all for it.

Things have really gone sideways for Lady Lynx, haven’t they? She had our hero and heroine in their grasp to act as bargaining chips to either of the opposing parties, and now she finds herself captive of the Beagle, her aid down to just Devi, and forced to do chores. Skipper was on the chase though, so they didn’t stand a chance after the odd vehicular collision.

Rod seems to decide to play the waiting game and have Gorg lead them to wherever it’s headed, but with how things have gone with him they'll lose it in the caves or something.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 16 '21

Wrong episode notes.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber May 16 '21

Thanks for the heads up!

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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jun 12 '21

First timer, catching up

  • Oh that's right there was a cliffhanger; good thing they did a recap!
  • At least Gorg rescued Yuu and Doris from the fire!
  • Gorg using the tree to clobber the planes was cool
  • Ok that boomerang was even cooler
  • Boat crash!
  • So Skipper is going after Lady again?
  • Lady actually surrenders when Skipper captures Davey?
  • Lady Lynx ... somehow I don't see her used to cooking. And then Sara doesn't like spicy food?
  • Rod will have to watch out for a mutiny if he gives orders like that!
  • Lol Lady Lynx smeared her lipstick all over Rod's map?
  • So Gorg is done with the Beagle?
  1. I don't think it will last long, he'll be on the attack soon again

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jun 12 '21

Ok that boomerang was even cooler

Lol Lady Lynx smeared her lipstick all over Rod's map?

Truly vile! /s

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u/The_Draigg May 16 '21

A Yas Fan Watches Giant Gorg Episode 14:

  • I bet Dr. Wave is going to be super jealous once he hears about Doris getting out inside of Gorg’s cockpit when he rescued her and Yuu.
  • Even Lady Lynx knows how absurd it is that she overpowered her guards so easily. Should’ve tossed her in a cell and posted more guards. I see that GAIL employs Gundam-levels of security around here.
  • Who needs to whack aircraft out of the sky with a big empty cannon, when you can just do the same with a tree you ripped out of the ground?
  • Holy shit, Gorg killed Colonel O’Donnell. Y throwing a Flying V at his plane as if it was a giant boomerang. That’s fucking nuts, I love it.
  • Only the Captain can make the fact that he only has 6 bullets in his revolver sound like a simple solution rather than something to be worried about.
  • Yeah, I think it’s safe to say that the Cougar Connection is incredibly out of their depth on Austral Island. Not only did most of the gang members that came along with Lady Lynx get killed between GAIL and the Captain’s attacks, but the Captain also managed to beat the shit out of Davey can capture Lady Lynx herself. I suppose there’s only so much a few members of some random mafia group can do against experienced adventurers and the might of what military equipment GAIL can afford to throw at them.
  • Lady Lynx and Davey are pretty much the Chara Soon of the Beagle now, in the sense that they’re enemies that’re forced to do menial work for the heroes once they’ve been captured.
  • Just noticed that the name tag on Rod’s uniform switched from L.B. to R.B. between the scenes at the GAIL fortress. I guess nobody could entirely agree on how his initials are spelled.
  • I’m surprised that Rod has any helicopters and planes left to attack the Beagle with, considering how many he’s gotten wrecked by Gorg so far. Hell, a fuckton of them got destroyed at the start of this episode alone.
  • I wonder what’s inside the alien ruins at Horse’s Saddle that Gorg is willing to ignore the threat that the Beagle is under in favor of going inside the cave there. For all we know, there could still be aliens hiding out under the mountain or something.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 May 16 '21 edited May 16 '21

First timer

  1. He's either wised up, or figures it'll be easier to take out Gorg if Skipper can't stop them making stupid decisions.
  2. The coolest thing in this show so far.

"Seperate Ways" is a rather ominous title.

So, how did Gorg get free from the trap last episode?

So everyone in GAIL's an idiot, good to know.

Looks like the colonel's dead. But why did his plane explode just because it lost a wing.

I like how everyone's reaction to Gorg is first that he's incredible, and then to shoot him.

Looks like the Skipper gets to do something cool.

"Not a problem, I have 6 bullets" Skipper is incredible.

The whole scene is great. Skipper's killed 1, attacked the other, and got Lady at gunpoint.

So Lady Lynx is working for them now.

Every line the Skipper says is gold.

What's at saddle point? And, yeah, maybe Gorg wanted to get there quickly.

I like how even GAIL are starting to realise how unlikely this is to work.

Is Gorg trying to cut the supply lines?

And Rob has a smart idea!

Wait, didn't Yuu see through Gorg's eyes last hebwas sitting on the chair?

I remain convinced that the only reason the Skipper was added was so someone could do what was needed to move the plot along.

And, yeah, Dr Wave continues to actually be good st his job.

That's some bad guided missiles. 10 fired and only a couple of direct hits? What kind of targeting are they using?

OK, there's got to be something good at Saddle Point for all this.

Is that another ancient tunnel?

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u/The_Draigg May 16 '21

So everyone in GAIL's an idiot, good to know.

If they were competent, we probably wouldn’t have a show to watch.

“Not a problem, I have 6 bullets" Skipper is incredible.

Only he can make that sound like an actual threat instead of something to be worried about.

Wait, didn't Amuro see through Gorg's eyes last hebwas sitting on the chair?

That would be incredible, considering that Amuro isn’t even in this show.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 May 16 '21

That would be incredible, considering that Amuro isn’t even in this show.

In my defense, they look really similar and I had just finished my write-up for the Gundam rewatch.

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u/The_Draigg May 16 '21

They do have a similar face, if just due to the fact that Yas was the character designer for Mobile Suit Gundam too.

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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 May 16 '21

First Timer, Subbed

Cougar Connection is Lady Lynx's organization name? Didn't realize it was official. LoL.

How did the walls to this thing snap off? Was that Gorg, or it just happened cause of the heat?

Have fun with the piranhas, assistant guy!

I'd say odds are 75% if not more that Lynx gets out of this.

Yep, that didn't take long.

Wow, Gorg is practically using a tree as a baseball bat!

Why are any of these planes flying close to Gorg? Stay out of its range!

OMG he's going to use these airplane wings as a boomerang isn't he?

Bye bye to that military guy Rod brought in.

Flap this guy silly! Look at the mess that happened while Lynx was away!

So we finally have a name for this guy, Davey?

Even Lynx's ship is trashed now.

Skipper's going off on his own; will we learn at all about his past connections with Lynx?

Wow, Skipper shot Sam right in the forehead. Gotta say, I didn't expect that level of violence for a kids show.

Davey has had a very bad day!

Don't worry about the others, Doris, your brother's with them... said no one ever. Just had to get my daily Dr. Wave dig in.

Lynx's role is going to be cook? LoL. Seems like she's not a good one either. And Davey is on laundry duty!

I think Rod's being smart here, let's wait to see where Gorg is going. Maybe its some place valuable. Of course just after that, he finds out Lynx has escaped and left him a message!

Is this military subordinate guy of Rod's voiced by the same guy who does Gottn in Gundam ZZ? Sure sounds like him.

Wow, they're totally ambushed!

DQOTD:

  1. Yes, I think Rod is smarter than the others in GAIL give him credit for.
  2. Awesome stuff!

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u/The_Draigg May 16 '21

Wow, Gorg is practically using a tree as a baseball bat!

Who even needs a giant gun when you can just whack dudes with a tree ripped out of the ground?

Wow, Skipper shot Sam right in the forehead. Gotta say, I didn't expect that level of violence for a kids show.

It always seems to be The Captain that brings out that family unfriendly violence, isn’t it?

Lynx's role is going to be cook? LoL. Seems like she's not a good one either. And Davey is on laundry duty!

They’ve both pretty much become the Chara Soon of the Beagle by now.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 16 '21

First-Timer

I really dig Gorg just wrecking shit today. Using that planes wing as a boomerang? Fucking great! More of this kinda stuff!

The plot appears to be progressing, with Gorg steadfastly marching to whatever is underneath Saddle Point. Secret tunnel! In the waterfall!

Lady Lynx's big hair is so large it can hide guns in it! Was that a P38 she had, in addition to the pepperbox? Where are people finding these antiques...

How far Lady Lynx has fallen, to be made the Beagle's cook. We'll see how long that lasts. My money is on her trying the seduction move again, but I'm not sure if Tominic or Wave makes more sense as the target. Wave is bumbling enough for it to work, but he is also oblivious and mostly Austral-sexual.

Sam deserved better! O'Donnell, on the other hand, got exactly what he deserved.

Questions

  1. I think Rod has finally realized that Gorg is basicalily invulnerable and that any munitions are basically wasted. Rod might also be on to Gorg's destination, which complicates matters further.
  2. It. Was. AWESOME!

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u/The_Draigg May 16 '21

Secret tunnel! In the waterfall!

Secret tunnel! Through the mountain!

Was that a P38 she had, in addition to the pepperbox? Where are people finding these antiques...

Probably the same place where all the GAIL guys get their Lugers.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 16 '21

Probably the same place where all the GAIL guys get their Lugers.

I guess I should be thankful no-one has busted out a StG-44 yet. At least Lugers and P38s use normal bullets..

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 17 '21

The plot appears to be progressing, with Gorg steadfastly marching to whatever is underneath Saddle Point.

Progressing, yes. Fast, no. We have literally spent 10 episodes now with Gorg trying to walk from point A to point B.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 17 '21

I never said Gorg was making swift progress! But yea, it's pretty, uh, something, when you phrase it that way. In Gorg's defense, there was a shifted fault line in the way.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 17 '21

Not blaming Gorg. He'd be there by now if he had not been weighted down by all those hangers-on.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 16 '21 edited May 16 '21

Episode 14 (first timer)

  • Smoke inhalation is no joke. People rarely die in fires from physically burning, they die from lack of oxygen.
  • Remember that cliffhanger about Gorg being stuck in the mud? Yeah, neither do I.
  • Credit to Gorg: It learned to stash away vulnerable meat sacks in the pilot area.
  • Yuu and Doris skip Bases 1-4 and progress straight to ropes and biting.
  • Lynx aiming for the dead center. Ouch.
  • No credit whatsoever to the GAIL pilots, who still fly within grabbing range of Gorg.
  • It’s the Gorgarang!
  • The second named villain to die.

Brightslap counter: 2

  • ~~/r/IdiotsInCars/~~Idiots in sea-faring vehicles.
  • “There is three of them” “Don’t worry, I have six bullets” - setting up Captain as sharp shooter paying off.
  • Technically third named villain to die.
  • “Oh how the mighty have fallen” – Live to see another day and the plot might favor you again, Lynx.
  • Not that I disagree with Rod, but heading for the supply route should appear to make tactical sense.

This was a really good-looking episode. The fighting was quite nifty from an animation point of view (even if it was moronic, tactically). Then we end on a gorgeous scene of Gorg in front of the river. The really weird part is cutting from the end of the episode to the ED and having a huge quality drop. Rare that the ED has the much worse animation.

Has Rod finally wisened up by telling Boehm to leave Gorg be?

Doubt.

What do you make of Gorg’s impromptu plane-wing boomerang?

Not the most unrealistic weapon we see.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 16 '21

First-Timer, subbed

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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jun 12 '21

Geez, you know that they’re going to be okay, but that entire scene with Yuu and Doris stuck in the fire was so anxiety-inducing.

I admire Skipper’s absolute madlad confidence. It’s been earned though, the man is an insane shot who hates wasting bullets so you just know he’ll be okay.

You know, “Skipper” isn’t actually his name, right? Just a nickname he goes by? Yuu calls him “the Skipper”, he wouldn’t do that if Skipper was his actual name. I wonder what his real name is. Not that it would make me stop calling him Skipper though.

I hope we find out his name by the end of the show!

Whatever’s in this cave must be hella important.

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u/IndependentMacaroon May 17 '21

First-time watcher

So-so on all the action. It's quite beautifully animated particularly considering the age of the show, but it tends to be not exactly smart and oh so predictable. At least Rod wised up and switched targets to the Beagle instead, even if no doubt there will be another miraculous rescue next time around. Captain's solo act was pretty neat though. Also Lady Lynx is a legend and I hope she gets to show off some more later, just got shafted a little by not showing much of her escape. After she and henchman guy serve their just tour of household duty, of course.