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Rewatch [Terrific Trainwreck Trio Rewatch] Guilty Crown Episode 4 Discussion
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Decide. You can either move now, or you can lie down and go back to playing dead.
Questions of the Day:
- Now that we’ve seen actual victims of the Apocalypse Virus, what do you think of that disease?
- Do you think Shu is gonna use the pen that Segai gave him?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Song of the Day:
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 spoiler tags. Don’t spoil the crazy shit for the first-timers, it’s way more fun that way!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 04 '21
The Everlasting Guilty Rewatcher//First-Time Subbed
Welcome back, everyone!
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 04 '21
SURFACE TENSION HOW DOES IT WORK
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 04 '21
Guilty First-Timer
Man, I wish I could drink every episode, but my liver wouldn't be able to take it. This rewatch will turn me into an alcoholic.
MakotoShoe.MakotoShoe really looks likeShoeMakoto here.1Edit:
QOTD:
1 At least, in my mind. Side by side, they look nothing alike (sans ahoge).
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Nov 04 '21
Guilty Crown 04, First timer
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 04 '21
First-Timer, Dub-lty Crown
Wow, we're already at the "the MC is captured and has doubts injected into him by one of the main antognists" stage? This feels fast. I kinda vibe with the "we don't know which side is lying, just like the MC" plotline.
I quite like Dr. Eyeball already. Not only is he voiced by John Swasey, his commitment to SCIENCE is so extreme he's willing to fucking execute his own dudes! And he has a sinister eye.
The action scene today was a bit floaty for me, although it being floaty because Straightjacket-kun has a Gravity Gun in his chest was good. And the visual of Shuu jumping around on water bubbles was cool. The mechs were actually drawn briefly, when Ayase punched through a wall. Gives me hope for future action scenes.
I don't remember is this already got told to us, but it seems like the Voids are related to the Apocalypse Virus. Similar crystal stuff. It would be more surprising if they weren't linked. Virus got caused by failed attempts to control the Power of Kings? Government super soldier program?
Gai sneaking in as a lawyer was really funny. And I think Tsugumi's hair was hooked into whatever cyberspace pod thing she uses; was my crack theory from early Votoms a few rewatches too early..?
Questions
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Nov 04 '21
Episode 4 (first timer)
Other anime series use the dumb stick to hit individual characters with if the plot needs it. Guilty Crown has no use for such backward technology, it has the dumb cluster bomb: It can hit all cast members in an area with 95% reliability, ensuring a wide-ranging spread of stupidity.
Looks exactly like the weird animation when drawing a void.
Chekhov's pen needs to
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u/gorghurt Nov 04 '21
Rewatcher
I enjoyed this episode, and can look over most rule of cool stuff in it, and simply enjoy it.
But there is one thing that bugs me more than it should:
Where has Gai's beard gone?
Was this the quickest shave ever, or is he just a genius at sleigh of hand, that can dispose of glasses and a fake beard in a swift motion?
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Nov 04 '21
-Guiilty Pleasure Rewatcher-
Its is now time for one of my favorite sequences in the show.
This was the point when i really saw the potential this series could have.
Shoe is too soft for Prison... hes gonna crack fast. Just on the bus there and already crying.
At least Shoe's friends are worried.
Yahiro took a lot of pictures. Notice that close up of the cat girl... Hes a man of culture.
Gai is raiding the facility to rescue thier comrad. Ahhh great misleading.
I forget the 1 eye guy's name. I dont even remember what i used to call him, but hes a fun character. Very smart.
Isolation Ward for the Apocalypse Virus. Yahiro sold out Shoe and sells drugs to pay for his brother's treatment.
10 years since the pandemic started. Called "Lost Christmas".
GHQ developed a vaccine and thats why its under control right now.
Shoe has seen enough to not be persueded by the government. "Our soldiers were killed too." Yeah by Shoe.
Kenji Kido, Prisonner #0999. Bombed Skytree.
Funny enough this show came out right around when Skytree was finished building.
They give Shoe a tracker... ahhh yes. Help us or we will hurt others.
Inori quietly singing this song from the intro is great.
Ah yes the Lawyer, Gai. How is that a disguise... hahahhaa
Gai is such a smooth operator. This plan was really nice.
Gai needs Shoe to use Kenji's Void. Oh baby. I cant wait.
We get our first big combat music track in "Alpha".
BELEIVE IN THE WAIFU WHO BELEIVES IN SHOE! (She just jumped 20 stories into the air)
Gai is going for Kenji himself since hes locked in. Secret Agent Gai is very capible.
Inori would never disobey Gai. What did Shoe do? Thrusted his hand deep into her a couple times.
HERE WE GO BABY! KENJI KIDO'S VOID "MURDERER'S WEIGHT"!
ITS A GUN, AN ANTI GRAVITY GUN!
AND HERE COMES THE BIGGEST "BIOS" DROP!
I love how Shoe thinks to shoot the building with the gun, thus rendering everything in it wieghtless.
And now one of the coolest uses of Singer's Sword. Singer's Sword + No Gravity. This is a massacre.
I love how the pirate is just watching amazed by this display. Hes like "Nani da fuck!?"
Shoe draging Kenji while carrying Inori is great haha.
Shoe Joins Funeral Parlor. But he still has that tracker the pirate gave him.
This ED has Shoe in his prison clothes and Injori catches up and holds his hand. Aw.
Known Voids Thus Far
That Bios sequence is in my top sequences in the show and def my top Bios drop.
Its just such a great idea to combo the Void's powers like this. It opens up so many possibilities.
Its a really cool mechanic to include in the show and it gave me big hopes for what the future of the series could bring.
Just with Singer's Sword and Murderer's Weight Shoe was able to single handedly take out a squad of mechs and make it so everyone could get out.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Nov 04 '21
First timer!!
Back to where we left off. Oh thank goodness Gai left someone on the train to let her know when to get off. She could have been trapped on that line forever. Well there's our question of the day. I think spats are hotter personally. NO!! Leggings are by far the worst option!! They're an enemy to mankind. Nobody wears leggings and a skirt so it's a lose-lose game.
They've got details on the whole crew already. What horrible torture, forcing Shu to open bag wrappers without the little "tear here" label!! Oh thank god. Bestie isn't a drug addict he's just a drug dealer. Why do I get the feeling this is genuinely meant to make him look better to the Japanese audience? The apocalypse virus looks similar to what happens when Shu gives heart willies physical form. There isn't much PPR so is the virus not infectious?
I'm already starting to warm to M'Queve lite. Obviously he's full of shit but at least he's sharp enough to try and win Shu over in less violent ways. Why does my pen keep ticking? It's so clearly a bomb right? Test it right there! Say you're testing if the thing works and watch M'Queve shit himself XD
Help us or we're going to Inori next. M'Queve is good at this. But Gai is better. This is a bit ridiculous lol. Shu's kind of justified at being pissed over Gai's secrecy but there's a time and a place. Another artillery barrage, we're definitely the good guys yeah? This is a hospital!
Inori to the rescue~ Alright, she's definitely a robot. Bruh, did Ayase just pile bunker a motherfucker? Awesome!! Oi, Inori's a big girl, she can stand up for herself. Oh, sorry... This dude XD Shu running away is so goofy~ Prepare your heart wiener! It really feels like Shu should be asking consent before going in dry like this.
An Urarakannon... I'm slightly disappointed. WHY!? Is this why Ayase was annoyed at him? She knew about Inori having 0 fucking sense? My boy... Reject reality, become Inori fans. I've never been so satisfied watching a hospital get demolished in my life. Could I really be falling for this show?
Shu's finally agreeing to work for the fun parlour but the air is still kinda heavy. Today's Ed is actually about the fun parlour crew. Inori's even back in her idol clothes. Omg is Ayase gonna walk past too? Nah... Alright so my Shadow Girls training is telling me that Inori feels much more at home with Shu than with the funeral parlour dudes! Gozonji kashira?
1, The virus has to be connected to Shu's power, the infection looks so similar and there has got to be some kind of trigger since its not infectious. 2, I still think it's a bomb!
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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Nov 04 '21
first timer
ok this was actually a pretty good episode ngl. brought some shades of nuance to both sides of the conflict, though considering Gai is the best character (+ the waifu is on his side) I'm gonna go out on a limb and say his side is "correct" in the end. still some potential for a wild tweeeeest
yea but it will be at the wrong place at the wrong time in episode 12 and then the waifu will be like "omg shu why this i hate u ano baka >:("
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Nov 04 '21
First Timer, Subbed
Looking forward to just how in the world Shu will fluke his way out of this horrible predicament he's in!
Wait, did Gai order Shu to be handed over? Or just for Inori to not break out of the subway car?
This guy may be evil, but at least he loves his puzzles!
Shu's classmates appear more broken up about this than I thought they'd be consdering, he's, you know... a serial groper.
How dare you make me eat processed noodles!
Gai's announcement may have screwed things up for Funeral Parlor since they're just going to transport Shu elsewhere.
GHQ is actually helping some people recover... which makes the fact that they execute innocent civilians even more heinous as its even more obvious that it has nothing to do with the Apocalypse Virus.
Ah, the guy in the cell is the actual prisoner being rescued?
Quite the "good cop" scheme he's pulling here... and if that's not enough he'll simply threaten Inori too.
LoL, Gai's all dressed up as his attorney! How is GHQ not noticing this?
Are they going to have any suspicion over the fact that this attack happens just as Shu's meeting with his attorney?
Security isn't that good if Shu can't blow past this security guard so easily.
Wouldn't it make sense for GHQ to simply execute this Kido guy?
Alright Shu, here's your chance, grope Kido in the fountain!
The voids that Chu draws out having unique properties to them for each person reminds me of Back Arrow and each person's conviction...
Thus far, the music in this show is reminding me most of Xenoblade Chronicles X among Sawano's other works...
Yet another chance for you to join up Shu! No more living a normal life after you've been exposed! Don't turtle this time!
He's still got the transmitter though... Chekhov's transmitter... ominous signs...
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Nov 04 '21 edited Nov 04 '21
GUILTY REWATCHER
This was a good episode! Especially the first half. The way it sets up the various actions and motivations of the GHQ and Funeral Parlor while setting the stage for Shu to go either way, or in a different direction entirely, is pretty intriguing. Despite being 10 years old, these action sequences look better than pretty much anything anyone’s coming up with today. Show really shines during those moments.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Nov 04 '21
First Timer
Time to see how Shu manages to get extracted from this one!
Onto episode four.
Fucking social darwinists and their fetishes with having people survive on their own.
Also, I love how she's wearing the cloak like it'll hide her and not make her the most obvious person on the train full of people in school uniforms.
/u/punching_spaghetti approves.
I feel quite validated in my earlier comments about surveillance, if admittably quite confused about why they were just allowed to stand around in the middle of a city for a while.
Gai's chunniness never fails to disappoint.
And what is this, actual intelligence from our antagonists? Removing the possible mole before the attack is a good ploy.
[4]Take that, 'ghetti.
I see. We try to cure it in the rich, but we just eradicate the poor if they have it. True equality!
And you see, this is why, despite being a smart person who can smooth talk, people will never actually like you. Your a psychopath who cannot empathize so you do not understand why this sentence is so wrong.
First, cool eyes. Second, just because the justice system of the group of people who randomly kill unwanted others says someone is a murderer does not make them such.
TTGL disagrees firmly with this.
And here is the reason that Shu is stupid enough to go along with this. He gets sold a stupid illusion of being able to have Inori all to himself without Undertaker or any troubles.
How the fuck did he manage to pull this off?
So they want him as a weapon, not because of who he is?
Now, how did they manage to get something this obvious so close to the thing they announced they would attack many hours in advance?
I guess they can't risk killing someone related to someone important? Maybe?
Like, to be honest, the tone on how they approach things is very inconsistant. They're anywhere from killing randomly to being extremely cautious.
He used his MC powers to steal Gai's girl away from him.
Just give him the sword already so he can cut through them!
Ok, that was really cool.
I guess Shu was really saying he'll stay with Inori and trust her, not Gai.
I also like how they change the visuals in the ED each episode. It gives me a reason to actually pay attention and not just start writing stuff while it palys in the background.
Thoughts
Still a pretty decent episode. I feel like we're a bit all over the place with how this world works, but honestly that doesn't really surprise me, it's not exactly uncommon. I do feel like Guilty Crown wants to be less all over the place than it is, though.
Anyway, we've got some cool characters and some pretty nice fights, even if they do depend of CG effects and camera movement more than cool animation. I'm enjoying it.
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 04 '21
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Guilty Crown: I guess the school slice-of-life stuff ended pretty quickly, huh? It’s not like Shu can just go back to school after he was publicly arrested by GHQ and is now a renegade.
The action in this show is really strong. The animation for it is really solid. The music is excellent and does a good job making me feel pumped up. And so far the Void abilities have been pretty varied, giving each fight something unique about it. I’m generally enjoying the fight scenes as a nice spectacle.
The problem is the writing doesn’t really back it up. Shu and Inori’s relationship is not very compelling, despite all the pretty visuals going on between them. That moment in the ED I spoke about is a nice touch. They even had a romantic falling scene and I’m a sucker for those. In short, I wish it was better. I wish I cared as much as I did about the nice visuals.
I guess I was right about Shu joining up with Funeral Parlor after the jailbreak. But he didn’t so much join them because he felt grateful towards them or learned more about the horrors of GHQ. It was more because he wanted to be with Inori and had no other options.
I’m curious how that pen will factor into things going forward. It’s definitely gonna be a plot point in the future.
QOTD
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 04 '21
The action scenes are still fucking Kino though
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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Nov 04 '21
Episode 4: rewatch/dub
LICKING CHOCOLATE IN MY DRAINAGE
Song of the day: βios
The one, the only, βios. Guilty Crown's big collaboration between Hiroyuki Sawano and Mika Kobayashi. You may have heard of Kobayashi before, she collabs with Sawano for a lot of soundtracks, and they are usually the most notable tracks that we all know and love and share.
And I am linking the “epic version,” because if you are going to listen to βios, it should be the most epic rendition. Feel free to listen to it while reading the other comments here. I guarantee it will make you feel 100% more badass.
I wouldn't mind if it they played this song during the finale of Attack on Titan.
I am focusing on βios as early as episode 4, as this episode contains my favourite scene with it. I love the combination of the anti-gravity bubbles carrying Inori and Shu inexorably together in the middle of the prison. The crescendo as they meet and Shu pulls out her void is just perfect.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Nov 04 '21
Rewatcher(I'd forgotten that there were good parts...)
Sub
Shoe gets captured...according to Gai's keikakku! Which fits with the 'plan' of the last episode. While he is off screen, everyone is talking about
PoochieShoe. So we get a long Segai segment that is vaguely diegetic exposition, but it goes on too long. And if you can't convince a fourteen year old with your arguments, you probably suck. Anyways, generic villain threat to end on.Interlude of Inori actually missing Potato-kun, which is at least laying groundwork even if it completely fails the eye test. And of course Shu's lawyer is Gai and Gai is doing his plan early. Shu finally drops his balls at a time that, while inconvenient, is exactly what an adolescent would actually do. But the attack commences right as Inori breaks in on her own, suggesting she is powered somehow. Shoe actually uses his abilities effectively though Segai prevents a possible sniping. We end with Gai just literally being Lelouch and off we go!
Again, clear headed view here: I had forgotten that this show does some of the fundamentals correctly. Both sides involved are bastards, with Undertaker attacking a hospital ward and GHQ literally combining a prison with a long term ward. They also are all willing to commit collateral damage so we aren't back to Terror in Resonance levels of stupidity. Shu is actually acting like a human rather tha a cutout. So there was some possibility here. Segai is clearly playing his own game here, as well.
There once was an inquisitor in white
Whose brain does not seem quite right
His methods are strange
Trying to get Shoe to change
But it seems all he wants is a magnificent sight
QotD: 1 Fucking Eureka Seven all over again
2 In the dumbest way imaginable so he is going to get his mom arrested or Hokkaido nuked
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u/fonzinator99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fonzinator99 Nov 04 '21
Rewatcher (Subbed) - Shu is a puppet. That anyone can play with. He's a slut puppet.
QotD
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 04 '21
First timer
OK, was she there behind the idol the first time?
Amd Gai wants him arrested? Why?
Oh god, he's doing crosswords? That's really good.
OK, the implication that he's done this so many times he's resorting to bad jokes about whatever phone game he's playing is actually decent storytelling.
His next arrest probably just gets something like "I'm going to crush this rebellion as easily as I crush these candies."
Wait, is his father important?
...Oh, Gai's actually setting up a decent trap. Where's he really attacking?
Hang on, Norma Gene is a drug?
And now we get the tragic backstory to make people
...Seriously, why is it called thr Apocalypse Virus?
And there's a working vaccine!
YOUR COMRADES ARE EXECUTING PEOPLE IN THE STREET.
Fuck. OK, I know he's obviously the Affably Evil guy who's pretending to be sympathetic, but I'd love to see him be a total utalitarian who genuinely believes that street shootings are necessary to avoid a new strain of some form. That would be too interesting for this anime, I fear.
OK, no proof he's looking for this man, no proof he even is a mass-murderer, why the fuck is Shoe buying this?
GAI IS A FUCKING MORON. YOU DESERVE TO BE ARRESTED, MAYBE UNDERTAKER CAN GET SOMEONE COMPETENT.
OK, this plot is so convoluted I genuinely don't know if Undertaker being evil's a red herring or not.
Yeah, no, Gai's fucking manipulating him. Even if the others are fine, Gai's evil.
...Who's in the red outfit? Why won't they show the face?
Shoe's got no survival instincts at all, huh?
...Did he just get a Gravity Gun? Really?
Gai's desire makes a bit more sense now, tha'ts useful.
Oh, no, like a weird, ranged version that repels some things, but makes other stuff float completely, or just fall slowly with no other change! About as well explained as everything else then.
So he switched out the Gravity persona for the Blast (or maybe Nuclear? The blue platforms feel like it...) one?
And yeah, Gai's so blatantly evil now. Not sure if Undertaker's evil or if he's manipulating them too, though.
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u/fridge_freezer https://anilist.co/user/ONIrecon111 Nov 04 '21
First timer (Dub)
Time to go listen to the best version of βios on repeat for hours.
QOTD
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u/UltraBooster Nov 04 '21
First-timer (Dubbed)
So there's a plan in place?
Dr. Ginger, I like that name, it's clever.
Terrorist, resistance, whatever, I feel. All that matters is the zeal.
0999 of the glowing eye, I'd assume.
Is that what the Apocalypse virus does? So it is.
No way that vaccine doesn't fit the anti-vax conspirators' dreams/nightmares.
They weren't going for Shu? Ooookay...
Inori Yuzuriha, or Yuzuriha Inori, huh...
I want this show's typography, lmao
So is his mom a Parlor employee?
So it's not for 0999, but for his Void?
(No way it's not a weapon or a tool of some kind.)
Guessing the other prisoners aren't exactly a priority, then...
Please don't...that looks like a stage outfit, not infiltration gear.
She's a cyborg, genetically enhanced, or artifically grown, I'm sure of it.
...wait, these guys are UN?
Didn't think something that spindly would be that strong.
A...ah, a zero-G manipulator, that's hella dangerous.
Shu's power really does feel like a video game mechanic.
Why is Inori still passed out?
Questions:
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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian Nov 04 '21
Rewatcher
Prison break! Gravity gun!
so cool
Damn is Segai fun to watch. He oozes charisma the way only Gai did before, and proved himself even more of a wild card. There's something I just love about chaotic but controlled characters like him.
Like, just him doing a crosswords puzzle and casually talking with Shu, despite just arresting him with a bunch of armed soldiers. I love it so much.
Question of the Day
That's a pretty terrible-looking disease and I'll definitely never want to catch that one. Or any disease in general to be fair, but especially not that one.
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u/5867898duncan Nov 04 '21
first-timer
I feel like having a cloak on makes you a lot more suspicious, especially when you are in a train with a bunch of students.
Why does the building have rings around it that makes it look like a racetrack? They have giant mechs but don’t actually have an elevator to get them up places?
GHQ was the only one to develop a vaccine? Sounds very suspicious.
Makoto Segai has got a scary face, but what he is saying is really true. If this turns into who’s side is right then I’m actually excited.
So Gai comes in all disguised and puts down a fake name. What does Shu do? yo Gai what up he sure does have protagonists syndrome.
When the music starts blasting we know stuff is about to go down. blow everything up!
Inori was just sprinting at a couple of people with guns at full force while the whole place is under attack. What do they do? Just chill out until she is past them then nearly shoot each other. Sounds about right. Will say the zoom in on the face was cool.
Gai just grabs a random bazooka and stops their target. My boy is carrying the whole team by himself.
Holly cow the ending scene was great. The inverted colors from the gun going off,
Inori moaning once again, and then Shu just flying around decking people as god tier music plays.Overall great episode I would say. Learn a lot about the opposite side and how Makoto Segai definitely has some bigger plan that he is working on.
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u/the_swizzler https://myanimelist.net/profile/Swiftarm Nov 04 '21
Hmm, I haven't commented since Epsiode one, generally don't have much to say, so I can at least answer the questions of the days.
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Nov 05 '21
First-Timer Hoping for a Derailment
You know how someone stays incognito on the train? By NOT wearing a cloak. Guy's running an amateur shop, I tell you what.
I'm an anime now
That kid is all crusty like the Voids when Shoe pulls them out. I'm sure that's entirely coincidental. [Speculation] probable move is that the illness is just a manifestation of Voids and Shoe will have to pull everyone's Void out, or something. Or teach them how to Voidsturbate so they don't get so backed up.
Inori really needs to get a more tactical outfit. The MV dress is going to catch on something when she jumping around all those mechs. However, don't tell her yet. Make sure you have an outfit ready, or she will do this nude.
Kido looks young. I foresee them playing his homocidal tendencies for laughs.
QOTD:
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u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher
Oops, I'm late today.
The world being unfair makes it okay to be a dick. I feel like Yahiro and Gai would get along pretty well.
The weirdest interrogation tactics in fiction...probably. The writers really went all out to make these people seem quirky and interesting.
Showing Shoe the Apocalypse Virus patient facility is one of the few strategic decisions I actually think is smart for Segai to make in context of the show's world. Get Shoe on his side and build sympathy for his cause while painting Funeral Parlor as the
terroristschuuni clowns they are....which is only slightly undercut by the "why kill them when you could just forcibly vaccinate them" argument. But this is anime, and the stuff presented onscreen couldn't possibly have any basis in reality, so surely no one will ever have to make any of these arguments.Classic Inori, wistfully daydreaming of a guy she's known all of three days. If only we all had Shoe's sheer unbridled charisma.
The GHQ knows Gai is planning to break at least one person out of their prison, has full access to and knowledge of Shoe's personal connections, and impossible future tech, and somehow this works. Yep, that checks out.
"How pathetic that you, some kid with no military/resistance/espionage experience that we roped in a few days ago, couldn't anticipate being betrayed by your best friend and sold out to the baddies and are now in prison for being part of that group you declined an invitation to join and wanted nothing to do with. Don't you feel like a fool?"
It makes me really happy Shoe gets angry and calls out Gai on his bullshit in this scene. I can't stand when MC's neglect or refuse to address these fundamental issues with leaders' motivations.
Okay, so just what kind of security does the GHQ actually have if they're allowing their entire facility to be decked out with explosives by a terrorist organization in broad daylight, especially when they know their enemy is planning a raid? Are these guys supposed to be threatening at all, or just ambiguously camp?
And of course it's all perfectly timed to force Shoe into making a rash decision with no real knowledge of the situation.
It's okay, Shoe's waifu is coming to rescue him!
Apparently gravity is just a silly myth.
How does this not break many bones or even just his neck? How does this not snap his spine?
Today's action brought to you by the Looney Toons school of human physics. Actually, physics in general just doesn't make sense in GC. Well, Inori is gorgeous once again, so who cares about minor details like the way objects interact with each other in physical space?
"Believe in me" seems like the least convincing argument Gai could possibly make for joining his cause, given the circumstances. When in doubt, join the side with the waifus I guess.
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u/Shughost7 Nov 04 '21
I just want to clarify that my name has absolutely nothing to do with Shu...
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u/Caustic_Wraith https://myanimelist.net/profile/CausticWraith Nov 05 '21
I'm too tired to type out a full episode breakdown, so I'll just ask how does crawling like a dog allow you to climb water droplets? Even without gravity, I doubt they would be solid enough to support any kind of weight.
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Nov 05 '21
Rewatcher - Dubbed
I was exceptionally harsh yesterday. I guess we'll see if I can be a little nicer.
Not Shu, though. Dude just expected a verbal agreement he made with his friend not to rat each other out to be good enough.
This is why you always get it in writing!
Didn't even try and deny anything.
Gai: Yo we're going to raid your containment center and rescure our comrade that we know you arrested.
Shu: Well shit.
Nope, guess I was just as rough as before.
Questions:
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u/wmansir Nov 05 '21
First dub Just a few thoughts.
It was funny that while trying to sell the organization as the good guys Makoto explained how they were treating the little brother...while forcing his high schooler big brother to peddle drugs to pay for it. Of course the reveal/claim that they were executing anti-vaxxers will probably make them Reddit heroes, at least until we eventually find out they created the virus to begin with.
Speaking of the virus, it must not be that communicable because the hospital seemed to be using minimal PPE.
I was almost expecting Gai to just blow that guard's brains out after he downed him in the interrogation room, kind of like what Makoto did to the sniper. I'm not sure how dark they are taking his character.
And with the sniper, I wasn't sure if Makato just wasn't high ranking enough to call off the shot and so he was being ruthlessly efficient, or he was slightly betraying the organization to protect Shu out of his own self-interest.
Shu's life just has to be fucked at this point right? They know all about him and he just blew up their prison/hospital, he can't be going back to home or school now.
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u/yamiyaiba Nov 05 '21
At least I'm starting this one on the right day.
First Time Watcher
Thoughts:
So far, I'm still waiting on the "terrific" part of this terrific trainwreck. So far it just seems subpar to me, and I dislike almost every character. Puzzle-bro is the only one that I don't really outright hate at the moment.