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07-09-2021, 09:17 PM | #331 |
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Here's my counter for that, having seen the entire series beforehand. And as you get in, I don't know if your opinion will change but... I think Episode 1 presents the board as clear as possible when it comes to what's going to come. Cause I'm telling you this now, do not expect SSSS.Gridman 2 in like... how this series goes about presenting itself and what exactly it's going for specifically.
Like I definitely had the same feelings coming in, and these were my first episode thoughts. And beyond that it was me going, "Oh Dynazenon can transform and has individual components it looks like? Dyna Rex go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr." But like funnily enough looking back on this episode in full (I would go back and have the the fight of the episode on repeat cause I really love Dynazenon) it actually sets up everything this series is going for, pretty well. It establishes the base of what we're going to be seeing basically. Quote:
Now thoughts on Dub Actors... I'd agree with Yomogi sounding a bit off? I feel like his voice is a bit too deep at some points, but he does some good line reads.
They managed to snag a good one for Gauma though, that being said it's a shame they didn't keep what the original Japanese version did. Which was right at the peak of the "Rex Roar!" callout for the finisher the Gauma's yell of the word "Roar" echoes constantly while going lower right up until before the monster explodes. Gauma's' voices fits pretty well though, and that is such a shame that they didn't keep that little bit from the sub! Quote:
Ooh! Really happy you weren't kept waiting any longer than you were for this! I have a million things I could say about Dynazenon. I'm not sure how many I'll end up saying as you go through the show, but I'll tell you this much upfront – there is only a single episode of this show I didn't adore with all my heart, and you've already watched it.
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07-16-2021, 10:03 PM | #332 |
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Episode 2: What's Your Reason for Fighting? I'll say it upfront, this episode was alot more of my cup of tea. But before we get into that, this episode features the opening for the first time! And yeah, I like it! I don't think it's as much of a banger that Union was, but that's kind of unfair competition, you know? I did however like how much energy the OP had, as well has the handful of shots that were blatant callbacks to the OP of season 1. Moving onto the episode itself, like I said, I got alot more out of this one than I did the first episode. This one has a little of everything, just about! The mystery aspects are still present for one: What is Dynazenon, who trusted Gauma with it? Who are the Kaiju Eugenists? What's up with the Kaiju parts dissipating? etc. The action is alot better too. The fight at the end is alot more dynamic then what the first episode's' was, and it even goes to emphasize the importance of teamwork and training. Which, granted, this isn't the first anime to do such a thing, nor was it handled in my favorite way, but it's always nice to have such things acknowledged. I really loved the comedy in this one too. Gauma's' antics were great, which helps to lean into the thing I appreciated most about this episode, in that it put more effort into getting me to warm up to these characters. Gauma's' bombastic personality is certainly infectious, for starters. Koyomi also gets to bounce off his cousin a bit more in this one, establishing their dynamic and giving the audience a bit more to work with. The biggest improvement for me though is Yume, whose broken home is emphasized a bit more without revealing literally everything upfront, thus giving me more to sympathize with ontop of not killing the pacing. I also liked that Gauma's' words did actually get through to her and that she apologized for her behavior before, thus showing growth ontop of giving her a redeeming trait. Really, the only one who lacked in this episode was Yomogi, which is quite the turnaround from last episode where I shined to him most. There are a few bits here and there that I feel are gonna serve as foreshadowing, but I'll save that for another post. Overall though, this was a big improvement from before for me, and goes to show why you shouldn't judge an entire show by just one episode. Is it the best episode of anything ever? No, but there was clear effort put it, and the improvement is noticeable, and I do really appreciate that. Looking forward to what the rest of this show has to offer more than before now! Oh, and there is one other thing that really stood out to me. "Instance Domination."
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07-18-2021, 08:23 AM | #333 |
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Now onto the episode itself, while at the time I was still sort of trying to find my vibe with the series, this was a big step up from Episode 1. Rewatching it now I appreciate how mundane the usage of Dynazenon is. The fact that they just carry the parts around on person, them using it for simple things like traveling, and just the training. It's probably why I attach to Dynazenon more than the Gridknight Alliance in general in terms of giant heroes? Like while I love Gridman and the Neon Genesis Junior High Crew, you really wouldn't be able to do what they do here with them given the sentience. While Dynazenon is clearly some kind of living entity and has some degree of awareness, it's still a bunch of components that form a machine. Like Dyna Wing isn't talking, neither is Dyna Soldier, so it ends up working well since you get to focus on the characters who are the pilots. Though also this might just be my love of giant robots seeping through as instead of Gridman who did Mecha Homages, we now have an actual Mecha. Now I won't do this all the time but I will plug certain Voice Drama's that I can find with subs just because they're interesting to take a gander to. While 1.1 I could take or leave, 2.2 gives us a look at Gauma and Yomogi's "sleepover" before the hard cut to Gauma snoring. Voice Drama 2.2: http://streamable.com/zp370t Also The entirety of the dub casting for the Kaiju Eugenicists lives and dies on how well they say this line. Juuga's was alright but it was lacking a certain umph, but I have to hear all of them to make any further judgement. |
07-18-2021, 12:46 PM | #334 |
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Trust me, you'll love the Kaiju Eugenicists. They're nothing like the villains you're expecting them to be. I initially thought the Instance Domination was kind of funny, thinking about them using the Vulcan hand gesture to control Kaiju.
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07-18-2021, 06:14 PM | #335 |
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Voice Drama 2.2: http://streamable.com/zp370t
Wouldn't expect anything less!
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07-23-2021, 05:23 PM | #336 |
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Episode 3: What is a Traitor? This episode really didn't do anything for me. Like, there were certain aspects to it that I liked, but overall the majority of the episode left me with a very "meh" feeling. I liked how everyone's' character arcs got progressed, even if only a little. I liked how Yomogi and Koyomi are connected. I also liked how the girls on the Kaiju Eugenicists seem to really only think of their positions as a simple job. But that's kinda where it stops. I really disliked how a majority of this episode's' plot hinged on a distrust everyone has for Gauma when, frankly, they have zero reason to distrust him or anything he's said. I'm sorry, but you can't pull "Are the KE really the bad guys?" when they've been actively blowing everything up. Not to mention that Gauma was right in that there are other things at hand that should've taken priority, and that it was a conversation that not only was none of their business, but even if it were there wasn't really any reason it couldn't wait until after the battle was over. And in the end Gauma totally dodges answering the question properly anyway. But beside all that, the action was basic, the animation took a noticeable step downward(chopping the explosions in half was so cheap looking I laughed), and the overall atmosphere really didn't grab me at all. Sorry for ending all of this on a negative note, but I really don't have much positive to say about this one. Do I think it was an out and out bad episode? No, but I can't say I exactly had a good time with it either, ya know?
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07-23-2021, 05:36 PM | #337 |
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Yeah, I can’t say this episode stood out to me either. I had to look up that Dyna Soldier Diver Combine debuted here. And other than looking more distinct compared to the other Combine forms (which are straight reuses of Gridman’s combination system), I can’t really call it a favourite (you’ll see that near future)
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07-23-2021, 07:08 PM | #338 |
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Not to mention that they Gauma was right in that there are other things at hand that should've taken priority, and that it was a conversation that not only was none of their business, but even if it were there wasn't really any reason it couldn't wait until after the battle was over.
Words are really failing me with this show, and I wish I could be contributing more (especially about that second episode!), but please remember everything I said about the theme of closing distances in SSSS.Gridman, and then consider that this is a show about a combining super robot – individual pieces that come together to make something greater. You will very quickly realize how genius and totally on-point it was to have a climax revolving around everyone refusing to focus on the fight until Gauma opens up to them the tiniest bit. Not that I'm trying to say you aren't allowed your opinion, of course; I just want to get across how passionate I am about this. That sequence did a WHOLE lot for me, and I was immediately bummed out to see it didn't do much for you. I personally consider it a shining example of how impeccably tight Dynazenon's thematic core is, and how it always makes that the focus, even if it doesn't seem "logical".
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07-23-2021, 07:31 PM | #339 |
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Yeah, I can’t say this episode stood out to me either. I had to look up that Dyna Soldier Diver Combine debuted here. And other than looking more distinct compared to the other Combine forms (which are straight reuses of Gridman’s combination system), I can’t really call it a favourite (you’ll see that near future)
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That's thinking with your brain! You're supposed to be using your heart, darn it!
Words are really failing me with this show, and I wish I could be contributing more (especially about that second episode!), but please remember everything I said about the theme of closing distances in SSSS.Gridman, and then consider that this is a show about a combining super robot – individual pieces that come together to make something greater. You will very quickly realize how genius and totally on-point it was to have a climax revolving around everyone refusing to focus on the fight until Gauma opens up to them the tiniest bit. Not that I'm trying to say you aren't allowed your opinion, of course; I just want to get across how passionate I am about this. That sequence did a WHOLE lot for me, and I was immediately bummed out to see it didn't do much for you. I personally consider it a shining example of how impeccably tight Dynazenon's thematic core is, and how it always makes that the focus, even if it doesn't seem "logical". But like, and this is gonna make me sound super old, but I've seen it done alot better in other shows. Including other Combining Super Robot ones. Dancougar, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go, Voltron, just to name a few. And I totally get putting thematic and emotional weight over logical sense; The ending of Kikaider-01 is a shining example of that and I absolutely love it, afterall. It's just that, for this particular episode, my heart wasn't latched onto in the right ways. ...Speaking of SRMTHFG, I really should add that to the list, shouldn't I?
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07-23-2021, 10:30 PM | #340 |
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It's a shame you didn't jive with this episode as much cause I did enjoy it a bit. I did find it a bit odd that we were doing this plot but it works out. We get some real good music work on certain scenes, and we get our full Gattai Sequence for Dynazenon. Oh also Diver Soldier Combine is a thing... yeah tbh it's very underwhelming but also it's so hard to really think of much to do with it given it's so specific. Saying this now but Wing Combine is probably the best of the combination modes.
I will say though that I really don't blame them for being too skeptical and given two of our team are teenagers... of course they're going to hyper focus on bickering and stuff. Not to mention Gauma's kind of like "Here's the deal, now let's do this" without much else. Onto that fight though, while the first part of the Dynazenon fight was a bit funny, I still will never get over the cutting explosions in half... It had one of my favorite sequences of CG, which made me wonder if heroes doing cool flips in Episode 3 is a standard. First Gridman with his punch and then grab to slam Anti into the pavement. Now this... but I'm not talking about the Ultraman Taro reference Dynazenon pulls, I'm talking about right before that... There is just something incredible about Dynazenon grabbing a Kaiju with two legs. Transitioning itself to handstand and then using its boosters to help toss the Kaiju away from it. While I do love me some good hand drawn stuff, there are CG Moments like this that end up being super cool. Expect me to do put out gifs for every cool moment I see from now on, there's quite a few that I took a liking to. Also while Voice Drama 3.3 doesn't offer too much depth, we do get some fun talk on the logistics of souvenirs and more mundane Dynazenon usage. Voice Drama 3.3 |
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