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12-26-2022, 03:33 PM | #771 |
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01-01-2023, 03:29 PM | #772 |
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Episode 1: Terzetto I admittedly have very little knowledge for experience when it comes to the Ultra franchise. And thus I am no expert when it comes to those shows. And yet, I can't help but feel like this is an Ultra show in disguise? The majority of the plot for this first episode is about a duo of paranormal investigators looking into a strange Indian folk song that continually plays on repeat across town; Thinking it might have ties to aliens. They're eventually proven somewhat correct of course, as the ending of the episode involves Rodan coming down to make a mess of the town. But it really is the investigation and all of the technobabble throughout the episode that made me consider calling this show "Ultra G." It's also thanks to that that I can see why not many people saw Godzilla: Singular Point through to its end, and why it also has the reputation it does amongst the few who did. There's alot of technical jargon all throughout the episode, and I'd be lying if I tried to claim I didn't need to play back a few scenes due to getting a little lost along the way. Look, all you really need to to know is that the two leads are huge science nerds who investigate the paranormal, such as fish that swim through time. Everything else just kinda seems to be fluff for how the government has somehow kept the existence of Kaiju under wraps. While there is a little bit of character stuff sprinkled throughout, this episode really is all about the setting up of the overall plot, and letting you know outright that Jet Jaguar is here to stay. Outside of that, the animation is done well and the art style is nice to look at. The music being rather minimal and the atmosphere being so heavy reminded me alot of the opening episodes of both SSSS.Gridman and Dynazenon, making me think that Gridman ended up carrying quite alot of influence in terms of how Toku anime start their stories. And while I'm not exactly complaining, you'd think Godzilla would actually make an appearance, given the very title of the show in all. But hey, maybe like the Gridman Universe anime, Singular Point was made with binging in mind, and as such I'm doing a disservice by going episode-by-episode like I usually do. But, only time will tell, and so for now I'll say that while I don't think that this was a particularly great intro episode, I am certainly interested in where exactly this anime is gonna go from here.
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01-01-2023, 07:36 PM | #773 |
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Hmm. I never really got the idea that this was an Ultra show, but it most certainly is a Jet Jaguar show, and the history on that guy makes it pretty clear he is an Ultraman Rip off.
My understanding of the origin of Jet Jaguar is that Toho wanted some fans to design a new godzilla character and some sweet innocent child drew a blatant rip off of Ultraman and mailed it in. The toho execs said: “This is how we can rip off ultraman and steal his clout!” and they did it! So circling around back to it, I will declare my first paragraph wrong and state this is an Ultra Show*. *The author of this post does not stand by this statement. Also good luck binging this show. Haha. It’d be like binging some college lecture. The design of Godzilla and the opening to this show are both impeccable. |
01-01-2023, 07:51 PM | #774 |
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Hmm. I never really got the idea that this was an Ultra show, but it most certainly is a Jet Jaguar show, and the history on that guy makes it pretty clear he is an Ultraman Rip off.
My understanding of the origin of Jet Jaguar is that Toho wanted some fans to design a new godzilla character and some sweet innocent child drew a blatant rip off of Ultraman and mailed it in. The toho execs said: ?This is how we can rip off ultraman and steal his clout!? and they did it! So circling around back to it, I will declare my first paragraph wrong and state this is an Ultra Show*. *The author of this post does not stand by this statement. Quote:
Also good luck binging this show. Haha. It?d be like binging some college lecture.
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01-01-2023, 07:58 PM | #775 |
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Well I hope you enjoy it. Studio Bones does great work so it will at least always look good.
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01-01-2023, 09:56 PM | #776 |
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*Returns from the dead*
Hoho! Godzilla: Singular Point! I think I know how this is going to end for you as far as the science talk is concerned. I watched this with fansubs when it was airing in Japan, so I've been planning on rewatching it with official subs, but I'm really busy right now. Now, let me just say this right now: do NOT expect Godzilla to be as onscreen as often as you're thinking! Now, as a longtime Godzilla fan and nerd, I don't have a problem with this, and I'm aware this is a constant critique amongst the crowds, and I'll just confidently declare that Godzilla not getting as much screen time just because his names on the title is normal for Godzilla standards, even from the Original 1954. That said, there will be a LOT of science talk that will go over your head more than once (if I haven't rewatched it by the time you're done, you'll have to take my horrible memory when I try to summarize this poorly), but there's also a lot of Mythological aspects to this show that may or may not be apparent to you. I personally really enjoyed this, and it should provide some very fun scenes as this progresses. But be prepared, that there's going to be some moments that sound like Shin Godzilla on paper, but I can assure you, that some of them work in a completely different way. But overall, I hope you get some enjoyment out of this, despite how much it will go over your head.
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01-01-2023, 10:07 PM | #777 |
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That said, there will be a LOT of science talk that will go over your head more than once (if I haven't rewatched it by the time you're done, you'll have to take my horrible memory when I try to summarize this poorly), but there's also a lot of Mythological aspects to this show that may or may not be apparent to you.
Also, welcome back!
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01-02-2023, 06:30 PM | #778 |
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Episode 2: Gamesome While I didn't think the first episode was bad, episode 2 was way more my speed. It starts off really strong with not only some intense action of Jet Jaguar vs Rodan, but also showcases how the men of the Otaki Factory all have balls of wrought iron via immediately jumping at the call to defend the city. And beyond that, the personalities of the cast are shown off alot better in this one too, with the voice actors giving performances that make everyone alot more likable and endearing. And before you ask, yes, I am watching the dub as per my usual go-to. Probably the biggest thing for my though was that the overall atmosphere was actually rather captivating. There's a bunch of little things that go into that which all come together to keep me hooked. Society's' response to the sudden appearance of a real, live, dinosaur, the planning stages for the next attack by a flock of Rodan, more science-y technobabble to go with the investigations and inventions being made; I found myself pretty hooked! Both the OP and ED are pretty good too, with some nice music and interesting visuals. But those aside, it felt like episode 2 overall was the proper second half of episode 1, to where I'm surprised that they weren't labeled as a two-parter outright. Though I don't exactly know what these titles are supposed to mean either way... Anyway! Yeah, this was a fun one, and I hope that the rest of the show can keep up this good pacing and atmosphere.
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01-02-2023, 10:41 PM | #779 |
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You may or may not have noticed, but the Ending is nothing but Godzilla References, and for that, it was probably one of my favorite Anime Endings of that year. I got excited and emotional watching it the first time.
I also really enjoy the Otaki Crew, they're a fun group. The old guy, Goro, is likely a reference to Goro Ibuki, the creator of Jet Jaguar in Godzilla Vs Megalon, and while someone brought up that odd origin story of him, he was indeed from a contest for a Godzilla monster to appear in a later film, initially he was titled Red Alone (I'm sure some people might get the reference he makes in Evangelion), but he didn't look like Ultraman until he was projected to get his own film, which was eventually turned into a Godzilla Movie and to capitalize on the Tokusatsu Superhero boom, thus was changed entirely. Now the titles are interesting. Episode 1: Terzetto, basically means "trio," a musical number involving three voices. Which is funny since the first episode revolved around a song. Episode 2: Gamesome, means "frolicsome," from the word "frolic." And yes, I googled these, partly because I didn't know the episodes were titled when they were fan-subbed, so count on me to translate them for you. I'd talk more about references and such, but I'm really tired as of writing this.
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01-03-2023, 08:10 PM | #780 |
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You may or may not have noticed, but the Ending is nothing but Godzilla References, and for that, it was probably one of my favorite Anime Endings of that year. I got excited and emotional watching it the first time.
I also really enjoy the Otaki Crew, they're a fun group. The old guy, Goro, is likely a reference to Goro Ibuki, the creator of Jet Jaguar in Godzilla Vs Megalon, and while someone brought up that odd origin story of him, he was indeed from a contest for a Godzilla monster to appear in a later film, initially he was titled Red Alone (I'm sure some people might get the reference he makes in Evangelion), but he didn't look like Ultraman until he was projected to get his own film, which was eventually turned into a Godzilla Movie and to capitalize on the Tokusatsu Superhero boom, thus was changed entirely. Now the titles are interesting. Episode 1: Terzetto, basically means "trio," a musical number involving three voices. Which is funny since the first episode revolved around a song. Episode 2: Gamesome, means "frolicsome," from the word "frolic." And yes, I googled these, partly because I didn't know the episodes were titled when they were fan-subbed, so count on me to translate them for you. I'd talk more about references and such, but I'm really tired as of writing this. I really should marathon the movies again sometime...
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