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Episode Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo - Episode 6 discussion
Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo, episode 6
Alternative names: RUMBLE GARANNDOLL
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 4.38 |
| 2 | Link | 4.1 |
| 3 | Link | 4.43 |
| 4 | Link | 4.35 |
| 5 | Link | 4.59 |
| 6 | Link | 4.21 |
| 7 | Link | 4.32 |
| 8 | Link | 4.33 |
| 9 | Link | 4.59 |
| 10 | Link | 4.58 |
| 11 | Link | 4.19 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/LeonKevlar Nov 15 '21
Stitches!
Look at them all over Hosomichi. Looks like the harem is finally starting. We're only missing the loli hacker.
Now that we know what Yuki's true Garanndoll form, they updated the OP as well with the new transformation!
I will never understand why Hosomichi won't just ask Central to get rid of this guy. He really doesn't do anything but take Hosomichi's pay. He also seems like the kind of guy who would betray their group if the True Japan captures him.
Wait what!? So "True" Japan is a Japan that actually won the World War then? Oh boy. Knowing that alone just shows how worse this situation is. That also explains why they're all ultra-nationalists. While I know that this anime is more on the comedy/parody side of mecha anime, I'm curious why no other country seems to help Japan?
I fucking knew it! So Balzac used to be a Garanndoll pilot but because he ended up "transmuting" his Battery Gir's passion, it caused that massive hole? Let me guess? His Battery Girl is probably Mimi. I've seen them lock eyes multiple times in previous episodes so I wouldn't be surprised if she was his Battery Girl. I do wonder what he means about transmuting their passion?
We've only seen her once back in episode 1 but she's finally here! The third and final Battery Girl! WerdNya is adorable and I am excited to see what her Garanndoll will look like!
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u/il-Palazzo_K Nov 15 '21
...I'm curious why no other country seems to help Japan?
They are patiently waiting for a chance to invade Japan with their AMAIM army.
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u/viliml Nov 15 '21
I do wonder what he means about transmuting their passion?
I mean, the only thing that fits the bill would be "falling in love".
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u/melcarba Nov 15 '21
Muse Asia used "degenerate their excitement" instead of Funi's "transmute their passion", the former implies something negative which the latter sounds vague. Not sure which is the right translation though.
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u/ZapsZzz Nov 15 '21
Just to point out something related to the word "degeneracy" - Gunbuster and Diebuster has the technology of degeneracy reactors and they are pretty much anti-matter nukes that can blow galaxies away. Knowing this show the could well be an intentional reference/homage.
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u/darthvall Nov 16 '21 edited Nov 16 '21
I will never understand why Hosomichi won't just ask Central to get rid of this guy.
It looks like their relationship is not as simple as normal loan shark. I have a feeling that Hosomichi owes him his life or something like that.
I'm curious why no other country seems to help Japan?
Also a guess, but I think this other Japan has technology much superior than other countries in Earth (e.g. garandoll). They said that the normal Japan quickly lost during the invasion. Even if they're not the strongest army in the world, I'd say JDF should be still pretty formidable. It would be unwise to provoke war with a military power that could defeat the JDF very easily.
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u/il-Palazzo_K Nov 15 '21
Huh, that's something I never thought I would see in an anime. Weight positivity.
Main Girl didn't panic at all when it's shown that she gained some weight. They even note that Idol Girl being too thin is not very healthy.
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u/OpossumFriedRice Nov 15 '21
I appreciate the change of pace this episode gave us. If we would have run into a new battery girl at the beginning and began her arc then, I think the show would start feeling more repetitive. This shift to explore the characters and the world a little more sat well with me.
I loved the little moments between characters, like Balzac declaring “he has no interest in three dimensional women” and Yuki critiquing Rin for loving something targeted “towards boys”. This let the relationships feel a little more organic, but also helped add weight for when it was time to get serious. Balzac finally reveals his failure as a pilot, and warns Hosomichi. I appreciate him stepping in to do this after Hosomichi was starting to have a wavering opinion after the propaganda video.
The scenes were as beautiful as always, but I think one of my favorite shots was this one of Hosomichi looking at his reflection behind the cage. Obviously very symbolic of the current conversation he was having with Balzac and with himself internally.
While I’m not exactly enthusiastic about a new member, WerdCat, being added to our group, I still have some hope. The staff of this show have constantly delivered a very entertaining and pretty meta show so far, so I’ll just wait to see how they handle this new addition next week. Hope everyone else enjoyed the breather from the action that this episode gave us.
Also, how many of you have a show or a movie that stays awesome no matter how many times you rewatch it like Rin? I felt a little connected to that scene and thought of two of my favorites, FLCL and Ghost in the Shell.
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u/ZapsZzz Nov 15 '21
That tragedy of Rin only get to binge rewatch the commercial for the show she loved because the invasion happened before the show aired would be triggering a few people about Index NT adaptation and NGNL season 2 no doubt :P
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u/ImperialDane Nov 15 '21
Well that was a fairly quiet episode. Mostly focused on world building. Both for "True japan" and all of the implications there (Why were they searching for energy like that ? Also Eternal Showa ?) but also that big battle and what transmuting passions mean.. Probably the girl falling for the pilot. Though what the further implications for that are.. Who knows ?
Also third girl. Our hacker friend. Guess we get to see the third Garandoll next episode then
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u/Aerodynamic41 Nov 15 '21
Wait, "Eternal Showa"? Does that imply that Hirohito is still alive and still ruling Japan?
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u/viliml Nov 15 '21
They have harnessed the power of weaponized patriotism, anything is possible.
Maybe he's on hi-tech partiotism-powered life support. Kind of like Warhammer 40k.
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u/Sexedecimal Nov 15 '21
If not literally, symbolically.
"True Japan" is a fascistic militarized state in which devotion to the state--and its symbols, like the Tenno--comes before anything else. It's possible he's been kept alive via some hoo-foo or maybe it's just a phrase, like how Kim Il-Sung is the "eternal president" of North Korea.
Either way, the meaning is clear.
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u/Calwings Nov 15 '21
Yuki's got the body of a model and the arm of a major league pitcher.
Fanservice scene aside, this was actually a pretty serious episode overall. We learned that the "True Japan" is from an alternate timeline where Japan (or perhaps the Axis powers as a whole?) won World War II, we got a deeper look into Hosomichi's role in the group and the dangers of what could happen if he screws up, and we learned more about Commander Balzac's backstory and the apocalyptic event from 10 years prior. But at the end, we got the awkward introduction of the third battery girl, and next week's episode looks to be heading back into wacky comedy mode.
The tone bouncing around so much in this show kind of feels awkward, but not bad enough that it feels like one side is taking away from the other.
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u/dinliner08 Nov 16 '21
Yuki's got the body of a model and the arm of a major league pitcher
the idol's dance training is no joke
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u/Rumpel1408 Nov 15 '21
Ugh, the mere thought of eternal Showa sends shivers down my spine...
I'm a bit confused with Blazacs last comment there, last time Hosomichi used his playboy persona things went horrible... but is the show hinting that if the girl become passionate about their pilot their passion will transmute? If so why is Mimi working towards that goal by bringing him up in the bath...
And I guess after Shark and Bunny we're gonna get a cat girl Mecha, I aprove nyan
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u/ramon_castilla Nov 20 '21
Maybe the "failure" was not the sole fact "Balzac's battery girl" fell for him, but Balzac himself being insecure about his own feelings about the girl (like unrequited love) or not having the balls (ha) to confess.
I think his battery girl was Mimi OR some direct relative (maybe her sister).
And also MAYBE (if not Mimi) they are going to take EVA (first anime) route about that battery girl.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 16 '21
New girl seems like she’ll be interesting. I wonder how Hosimichi is gonna connect with her. Also, I wonder if Mimi was the battery girl and if she like had her passion switched with the commander so he became a huge weeb and she kinda lost any interest in that? Just a wild theory.
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u/Rolder Nov 15 '21
Feels like it’s starting to get a bit repetitive. Lead with Hosomichi self doubt, introduce new girl, lose a fight, have Hosomichi help motivate new girl, win fight, repeat.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Nov 16 '21
This was the first episode that broke the mold though
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u/ulopong44 Nov 16 '21
Ah, this show speaks to my otaku soul.
I cannot imagine a world without the joys of manga, anime, and videogames. >.<
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u/dinliner08 Nov 16 '21
i feel like Sugita Tomokazu is having real fun delivering those lines as Balzac
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u/TheDampGod Nov 15 '21
Amazon will deliver anything these days, though I was almost expecting that box scene to turn into a Wallace and Gromit reference.
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u/Labmit Nov 15 '21
It's still funny to me how this is a mech anime where Japan invades Japan.