F***ing what???

Kiwami, if I weren't so proud of you for writing a huge novel on why Mebius' premiere is so good right now, I'd be very upset with you right now! :p

Now I want to know what they call themselves.

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Crystal Gems?

I know you mean well, just letting you know that these posts of yours are not fun. You may have noticed that I don’t always reply to comments you directly address at me anymore, this is why.

It feels like you're constantly rubbing stuff into my face when I post things and to be frank it’s annoying. I wasn't active in this thread 3 years ago and I don’t take much notice of recommendation posts not explicitly directed at me. For someone who only watched NG-stuff before and is only semi-active in this thread ever since maybe Geed aired, I really haven’t seen anyone talk much about Mebius.

Maybe it's enjoyable for you to go back and find these posts from way back when, I also enjoy being reminded of old conversations, but I really don’t need 6 weaponized counterexamples, not even for comedic effort. I will admit that our dynamic was always passive aggressive at best and toxic at worst, mostly because I decided to put salt into the Kamen Rider Ghost wound whenever I could. Still do, I should really stop that.

The whole mirror dimension spiel is cool every once in a while, but if we could just interact eye-to-eye in the future, that would be nice. Since I root the entire thing in my misbehavior during the past I want to apologize for it.

I watched the first episode of Mebius forever ago, and I really enjoyed it. The whole collateral damage thing always sticks with me and makes me worry when I see other ultra's doing back-flips to avoid lasers.

It wasn't a pretty sight now was it?

The scene itself was fantastic though. Blaming the hero who just defeated the monster and then immediately punching yourself in the face mentally for being a "failure" as well.

I hope these feelings are explored further into the show but I don’t expect it, or rather I won’t be disappointed if it doesn’t happen.

https://i.imgur.com/aNWU5LF.jpg

Oh god, I honestly never even considered that. I'm really sorry if I've been dragging out this whole rivalry shtick well past the point where it's any fun for you. You've legitimately been one of my favorite people on this site ever since we were arguing about Ghost back in the day, and I can't apologize enough if I've been upsetting you like this. Making people feel bad is the last thing I want to be doing on these forums.

I sincerely hope you enjoy the rest of Mebius, and I'll try my best to be less obnoxious towards you in the future. Thank you for being honest about this.

Thanks, that's all I wanted, just to clear up some confusion so we can all have a better time around here :)

Speaking about good times:

Ultraman Mebius - Episode 2: Our Wings

The big recruiting wave starts and it begins with a great point - why would anyone want to serve in the Global Defense force if Ultraman is around? The potential candidates all refuse for the obvious reasons I thought they would use, which is good, but Mirai is not giving up: The organization of LADS needs reinforcements!

And what better way than to - paint their new battle ship. I'm all in for team practice but this was a bit weird. But I guess they wanted to show that you just need one mundane task to break the ice so people open up. Plus – these wings were super important to Ryu and it carried them all forward in the end.

But then our next monster shows up: Gudon! At this point in the episode it becomes obvious that this show is meant as a successor / celebration of Showa Ultraman, as the newest BUDDIES member, medical student Teppei not only identifies this monster but tells of its previous appearance on Earth and its rivalry with Twin-Tail. Hell, he even explained the Color Timer later.

Long story short, the potential candidates identify with the cause, join the group and Gudon is defeated by the combined effort of the new ship and Ultraman Mebius.

I really liked the lighting in this episode, it made the monster fight really nice to look at. Plus, the characters are growing on me fast, I like them already. So many cute moments between them, I think at one point when they were discussing how to paint the ship they had a model of a Showa battleship? Adorable. Also Mebius as Mirai tastes solid food for the first time and is super into it, aw.

I really like this show so far, it's great!

https://i.imgur.com/ovAdudP.jpg

It's only the second episode, but this has always been one of my favorites. I always thought GUYS being this assembly of what are essentially random people off the street who have to grow into the role added a ton of heart to the show, so this plot that's really all about them coming together for the first time, I guess it just really stuck with me. Maybe part of it is just that lighting in the fight at the end, which is indeed super appealing. I still vividly remember moments like Ryuu's little "...he's choosing where to fight!" or whatever when he notices Mebius is making a conscious effort to avoid collateral damage. I always enjoy seeing those little bits of character development early on in a series. There aren't many Ultra shows I'm aware of where the paintjob on the jet holds plot significance, you know?

Personally I think Mebius is an important show. Reason being the show helped set the foundation for future shows and movies after it by relating it to the OG Ultraman shows pre-Tiga. Also I give credit to Ultraman Max for being the catalyst that course-corrected the franchise.

I also really enjoy not only the idea that the old guard dies almost immediately and new recruits need to be found, but that they are "regular" people as well. Some who excel at what they are doing no doubt, but not super soldiers.

And yes, Mebius learning from his mistake made in the first episode and throwing Gudon into an abandoned construction site was sweet.

By the way, I learned about Ultraman music today! The second episode of Ultraman Mebius had this theme playing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_2mn7Uj8bU

And I wondered: Where have I heard this before? Well, Ultraman X has a very similar theme for XIO (can't find it on YouTube sadly), also featuring the "Wandaba" chanting. I was trying to figure out where it originally came from, and if I'm correct this is where it originated, in Ultraman Jack, and every Ultraman series featuring a variety of it after pays tribute to it. That's awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7QSMbDfDTU

Is Grigio in the Taiga movie?