[algo448]

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Originally Posted by KR Blade King Form

It's basically a mecha anime version of ToQger I'm guessing .

Nahh, it always plays itself seriously, it just happens to have crazy ideas which somehow work.

[Powerman293]

08th MS team episodes 7 and 8

Episode 7 was pretty good. Shiro and Aina get to bond a lot more, and I definitely see the romance spark there. But now one of the RX-79s are gone. I liked how both of them really showed that they don't want to fight this war.

But they had to throw a bath scene somewhere in this show, so why not in the middle of a freezing canyon. Because every anime has to have a bath scene. When they used a beam saber to melt the snow and turn it into warm water, that shit was so dumb. And the worst part is that you never get to see Aina's tits. She's butt naked and everything in this scene and there's been nudity before, but nope, the steam has to cover her up. Seriously Sunrise, you show an underage girl's boobs in one of the earlier episodes, but when a real women gets naked, you have to cover her up? That's not even talking about how awkward nudity in any Gundam series is.

Episode 8 was a gamechanger, Kiki's village got destroyed by these Zeon assholes and Shiro was put under some sort of restrictive order that gets thrown out about 2 minutes through the episode. It not only showed Shiro's development but also his peace message that every Gundam has. But this one actually makes sense, he wants everyone to stop fighting, but still will kill if he has to yet feels sorry for that person. Plus, it was great to see the team dynamic again.

[FormerTitanium]

Episode 23 od Doki Doki Precure.

Mana is badass whenever she is fueled up with friendship power. 'nuff said.

[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by KR Blade King Form

It's basically a mecha anime version of ToQger I'm guessing .

Believe me, it's nothing like ToQger.

[Locke]

Wow the first episode of Nobunaga really chucks you in the deep end, if you don't pay attention at all times, it's nauseating the way this jumps from genre, to time period to tone sometimes multiple times in the same sequence. It's got warped history, high fantasy AND high sci-fi and lots of Sengoku Basara.

It all kinda makes sense, in its own gloriously silly context, but nonetheless the editor of this seriously needs firing because it's how choppy and slapped together sequences feel that make this seem so incoherent, not the balls to the wall storytelling.

Right, I'm exhausted after that, time for bed.

[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Wow the first episode of Nobunaga really chucks you in the deep end, if you don't pay attention at all times, it's nauseating the way this jumps from genre, to time period to tone sometimes multiple times in the same sequence. It's got warped history, high fantasy AND high sci-fi and lots of Sengoku Basara.

It all kinda makes sense, in its own gloriously silly context, but nonetheless the editor of this seriously needs firing because it's how choppy and slapped together sequences feel that make this seem so incoherent, not the balls to the wall storytelling.

Right, I'm exhausted after that, time for bed.

I can assure you that there's less ADD after the first episode. The show definitely focuses more on being a Sengoku era period drama that just happens to have mechs in it after that. For sure stick with it, at least until the opening changes.

[losondro]

After finishing Mitchiko and Hatchin, i'm now watching Campione.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

I can assure you that there's less ADD after the first episode. The show definitely focuses more on being a Sengoku era period drama that just happens to have mechs in it after that. For sure stick with it, at least until the opening changes.

I'm glad to hear that, I'll look forward to it.

[Powerman293]

8th MS team episodes 9-12

Episode 9 was a pretty good episode for the beginning of the end. I like how Shiro finally has a resolve about killing people.

Episode 10 was pretty badass, the first half mainly being set up for character motivations for actions in the next episode and the second half having some epic fights between the RX-79s and that Blue Zaku. I love how even though the 8th team defeated the Zaku, the Zeon technically won from Shiro's perspective, as they destroyed all of the Guntanks.

Episode 11 was a pretty good finale. I like the scale of the damage the new Obsolis can do and its a huge threat. Although I felt like it played the fake out card way too much. It was also annoying how there was a lot of crossing on both sides. Granted, that's more like real war, but I felt like it got stupid when they still had the sniper trying to shoot down Shiro when he was trying to stop the Obsolis. He's doing your job for you, so why are you shooting at him instead of at the machine with the giant death beam? The new Obsolis reminds me of the more alien looking war of the worlds spaceships rather then.

Episode 12. Well that was a fucking waste of time. Its basically an episode where Kiki and Michel try to find Shiro and run into these random Zeon kids. As an episode of Gundam, it didn't even feature that much mobile suit fights. As a "reunion" episode of 8th MS team, it failed horribly, as not all of the characters are shown post-One year war. Even characters we do see like Kiki and Michel have their character so removed from the episode, that it really didn't matter that it was specifically them. As an anime episode it was dull, the kids weren't even that intriguing. Do not watch this episode, just watch episode 11 as your finale.

Overall, I like the 8th MS team. I don't think its my favorite Gundam thing ever like a lot of people say, but I do enjoy it. If you're going in for the mobile suit fights, then you're looking at the wrong series. While the mobile suit battles are well animated and directed, it takes up so little time in each episode and feels unsatisfying sometimes.

[Kiryu]

Tried to watch Hero Bank which is the other Toku-Esque anime show this season and I just could not get into it.

The show is about these kids that play an online game where they get paid x amount of money from an audience that watches via the internet.

The plot already sounds like a rip from Tiger and Bunny and not only that but the designs for the characters and the game avatars just feel so…random and uninspired.

It's your typical Medabotsy type show…and I just don't know why I couldn't get into it like I could others that weren't meant for me so…I dunno...