Uchuu Kyoudai: Space Brothers [Archive] - Page 2

David75

Sun, 09-15-2013, 01:17 AM

Well, an automaker could accept not getting paid for such a project because:
They are already to the point where most R&D is done, since they're just using another project here.
They expect an incredible image boost by being tied to NASA and Lunar exploration/buggy.
All in all, additionnal costs are probably very low compared to getting the same image boost via other means. If possible at all.

The surprise comes from the fact they really did use that GPS idea I mentionned last week.
This should be in a future 20 years from now, but they're only using nowadays tech and ideas.
It's not that it's bad, alternate reality and all. But having that as a major plot development is a tad weak.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 09-21-2013, 08:48 AM

HS - Episode 74 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=475271)

shinta|hikari

Sun, 09-22-2013, 09:14 AM

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/123_zps61eb4325.jpg

He actually said 6 and a half years.

Buffalobiian

Sun, 09-22-2013, 09:19 AM

Yeah, picked that up as well. Ironically, I pick up less errors from HorribleSubs than say.. gg.

Actually.. maybe it's not that ironic considering it's gg.

I get that the vertical climb roll is meant to show passion, but it still seems kind of weird that it's your "ticket" to getting picked as opposed to other form of "real" merit. It's particularly the case since it merely looks like you're launching into space (for spectators) rather than the pilot themselves actually feeling like they're launching. (if that is also true, then it wasn't mentioned)

Not much rolling in Nanba's case. My favourite part was probably seeing Denielle again, scooting around the place like nobody's business.

If anybody is going to break the news of Nanba's lunar training, it should be Nanba himself.

David75

Sun, 09-22-2013, 10:54 AM

Mutta just happened to find yet another detail that will trigger a favorable opinion in that chief.

Sure, the VCR is just a stunt, quite easy for your fighter pilot*. But the important factor here is that it bears meaning to the one deciding whether Mutta gets to start lunar training or not.

* I was a little surprised an astronaut trainee with lots of T38 training could crash a plane while trying that move. I'm not sure if they said he was also a former airforce pilot, that would be even worse.
There are a boatload of technical problems that can cause a crash, but when you start a vertical climb, you are high enough and with enough power that if the machine is fine, nothing can go wrong. And it's not like it's difficult to perform or physically challenging either. Yet again, that plot device was dumb.

shinta|hikari

Sun, 09-22-2013, 08:07 PM

The guy crashed because of the fog, right?

The stunt is meant to show an astronaut's desire to go to space. If everyone is almost equal in other aspects, motivation becomes the deciding factor.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 09-28-2013, 09:20 AM

The stunt is meant to show an astronaut's desire to go to space. If everyone is almost equal in other aspects, motivation becomes the deciding factor.

My main issue with that is that it only works if you know the chief likes VRC. It's also the fact that they only mentioned that the climb looks like a rocket, not feels. If the vertical climb feels like a rocket launch then you could say that learning the trick was to satisfy his own ambitions/desire for space. On the other hand if you're only doing it because it looks like a rocket launch (and you can't see yourself launch) then it feels more like the move is to appeal.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that it feels like a "secret back door" type of method since it's not directly or logically linked to motivation per se. I'm with David in that the purpose of the stunt was because chief likes it.

HS - Episode 75 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=477551)

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Alright, I'll have to take some of that back. I still feel that the vertical climb didn't come about entirely naturally through Mutta's desire, but I'll take back the idea that simply creating something for looks is superficial and non-genuine.

This week's episode was rather emotionally charged, and I love it for that - be it the comedy or the tragedy. I contrast I was initially thinking that next week's ep would be a let down, but then a smoking Olga turned up.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 10-05-2013, 09:00 AM

HS - Episode 76 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=479832)

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DEM POSES!

I'm really eager to see what she looks like without her make-up on. I feel that it'll coincide with Hibito recovering.

MFauli

Sun, 10-06-2013, 05:10 AM

boring episode, made weird by the out-of-place underage romanticism. How old is Hibito again?

shinta|hikari

Sun, 10-06-2013, 09:14 AM

I liked Olga, but Buff, she was shown without make up in this episode already. Yeah, like Mikasa and any other anime girl, no lipstick is best. The pose striking was hilarious.

Buffalobiian

Sun, 10-06-2013, 09:24 AM

I liked Olga, but Buff, she was shown without make up in this episode already.

That was it (when she watched Mr. Hibbit on tv)? She still looks 20. :S

David75

Sun, 10-06-2013, 09:45 AM

That was it (when she watched Mr. Hibbit on tv)? She still looks 20. :S

All children molesters use that argument :D

Welcome to anime (and even the film industry at large...)

shinta|hikari

Sun, 10-06-2013, 09:45 AM

Hibito's thought on the matter simply holds true.

Still, I hope she paves the path to Hibito's recovery. I don't give a damn if Hibito recovers at all, but I at least want to see Olga happy from fulfilling a goal she deems worthy.

Buffalobiian

Sun, 10-13-2013, 10:01 AM

HS - Episode 77 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=482268)

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"It's not just in your mind." I'm glad they brought that up, because it's not sheer willpower that overrides these types of trauma. I wonder if the quick reexposure idea is standard protocol, since it makes sense. Sheltering Hibito in the station confirms to him that it's safe inside (and that outside, it's not).

DVD makers should rejoice too. They're still being used 10 years from now. ;)

As for Olga.. dancing barefooted looks painful.

MFauli

Sun, 10-13-2013, 04:13 PM

Buffalobiian

Sun, 10-13-2013, 09:28 PM

Dad gives video material of his 5-10 year old daughter to another grown-up man he just met several days ago. Grown-up man gets himself drunk while watching videos of a 5-10 year old girl.

Yeahhhh, that was not creepy/weird AT ALL!

lol

I think they've met before.. didn't they?

It was funny when Hibito wanted to to see the next disc though. xD

shinta|hikari

Sun, 10-13-2013, 09:30 PM

He wanted to see how Olga overcame her struggle.

You guys have such impure minds.

Killa-Eyez

Mon, 10-14-2013, 01:42 AM

Dafuq did I just see? Hibito blushing and shit. And they just had to show that panty slip, didn't they. I swear man, sometimes...

MFauli

Sat, 10-19-2013, 05:24 AM

no episode today? :(

Buffalobiian

Sat, 10-19-2013, 06:55 AM

I'm pretty sure this show changed its airing schedule back to Sunday morning JPN time again, like it used to be.

edit: it seems I lied. Still airing at this time.

MFauli

Sat, 10-19-2013, 10:32 AM

hibito actually made some progress this week, so a good episode. curious how he´ll convince the jaxa comittee to prolong his rehab time, though.

maybe by some combined effort of Asuma´s and Mutta´s.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 10-19-2013, 10:53 PM

HS - Episode 78 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=484465)

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Mutta really needs to make that call. I was hoping he would have gotten in there one step ahead of NASA and gave Hibito the biggest motivation he can get right now.

What the hell do they mean by "you're running out of time" anyway? Do they need an astronaut to go to the moon? If so, just get someone else. I thought they had heaps of backups. The only thing that could be "running out of time" would be if NASA had a system where no one could be "jobless" for extended periods.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 10-26-2013, 11:15 AM

HS - Episode 79 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=486877)

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Olga Volume 2! I hope we get to see Hibito go back to Russia again, but I don't want to see Olga look any older than she does.

MFauli

Sat, 10-26-2013, 12:08 PM

yay, love story between a 30-something guy and a 15 year old girl seiko!!!

oh god, i already hate next weeks episode. "secret". ugh. just be open about it and proceed with the actual plot!

shinta|hikari

Sun, 10-27-2013, 08:23 AM

Wtf does "seiko" mean?

Buffalobiian

Sun, 10-27-2013, 08:35 AM

I am 95% confident that he means saiko!

The other 5% is if MFauli made it a personal mission to see a successful 30/15 pairing on screen.

MFauli

Sun, 10-27-2013, 09:01 AM

I am 95% confident that he means saiko!

The other 5% is if MFauli made it a personal mission to see a successful 30/15 pairing on screen.

5% wins! :D

isnt "seiko" = success? I remember it from Naruto, when Shikamaru would say "Kagemane no Jutsu seiko!"

Killa-Eyez

Sun, 10-27-2013, 09:12 AM

Google translate agrees, MFauli.

Yet again, another panty slip thrown in there right at the end. Lord.

I couldn't care less about this "Russia saga". Need me some more Mutta screen time.

"Yaay!" my ass.

shinta|hikari

Sun, 10-27-2013, 09:18 AM

FAIL.

Success = Seikou

Buffalobiian

Sun, 10-27-2013, 09:23 AM

Ah, right. I was wrong too then. 高=kou as well.

MFauli

Sat, 11-02-2013, 01:36 PM

new ep out!

Good progress. But what I really wanted to say: I´m surprised that this series exists. It´s definitely not an action-heavy shounen-anime, and even when something happens, it´s rather light in suspense. And yet, we´re closing in towards 100 episodes of a show about a 30-something guy becoming an astronaut. Just feels like a bit of a miracle to me. Naruto, Dragonball, HXH, One Piece or Bleach reaching these numbers is kind of business as usual, but here it feels somewhat of a true achievement. And I hope it´ll continue for many, many more episodes.

MFauli

Sat, 11-09-2013, 03:27 PM

new ep!

i dont understand why the nasa commitee would limit themselves to 1 out of 2 of each team. If 2 of the same team happen to be really great/capable, then why not choose both for a lunar mission? Now, had they told all participants "only one of your 2-man-team will be chosen for the next lunar mission", that would make sense. It´d provoke everyone to aggressively promote only themselves, which would raise the risk of damadging/endangering the actual mission. Basically creating an "if you´re not willing to sacrifice yourself, you´re no good for the moon"-type of stuff.

Judging from the preview, they´ll chicken out from a real decision between Mutta and Kenji, though. Family problems -> Kenji cancels his plans for the moon. A little bit too easy for my liking.

Buffalobiian

Sat, 11-16-2013, 11:47 AM

HS - Episode 80 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=489178), 81 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=491340), 82 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=493606).

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Love you asshole. I'm sure Kenji and Mutta would work better without your remarks. Sure their buddy attitude might have given you a relaxed and unprofessional feel about them, but stuff you. They're fine the way they are. It was great how they foreshadowed Kenji's family life with his previous communication remark was a good move. It was natural, but deliberate. It will strike a chord in particular with other migrant families.

I get where Love is coming from with the whole stress drives people mentality, but stress also tenses people up. It works because in general people are slackers when they're cozy, but for people like Mutta and Kenji who have their own drive, competition like this just adds unnecessary (and damaging) friction.

MFauli

Sat, 11-16-2013, 11:54 AM

Still don´t get how the higher-ups can make this such a binary decision. "Only one of the two of you gets to go to the moon". Doesn´t make sense, since there could be a team with two members that are each better than even the winner of another team. sigh. Seeing Mutta and Kenji like that makes me sad :(

However, my (save?) prediction is that Mutta "wins". Three reason:
1.) Kenji is more likely to drop out due to family reasons. It´d be a cheap plot-device, but it´s rather likely.
2.) Judging from the preview, I have a feeling that Kenji might have severe problems with competing against someone he calls a friend. Maybe it´ll keep irritating so much that the higher-ups conclude him unfit as a leader.
3.) Mutta´s luck: So he innocently decides to build a model-lunar telescope during this training. Meanwhile, his aunt Sharon is working to get that exactly approved for real. The simple consequence: NASA will think "oh look, this guy was training for just what we have planned for out next big project. Get him on the moon!"

Of course, I´m ignoring here how Mutta´s going to react to these new circumstances.

shinta|hikari

Tue, 11-19-2013, 09:46 AM

I don't think (even anime) NASA would drop a worthy candidate due to some selection rule. The rule is probably there to see how the candidates cope in competitive situations where they are forced to make decisions against emotions or attachment.

There will probably be a lot of fake drama then the perfect duo will be selected as a pair for the moon thingy.

Buffalobiian

Tue, 11-19-2013, 09:50 AM

But then why let the senior astronauts decide whether to reveal or not? If they don't reveal the supposed selection process then the psychological stress test would be non-existent.

shinta|hikari

Tue, 11-19-2013, 10:12 AM

Buffalobiian

Tue, 11-19-2013, 10:25 AM

Because the rule would be in effect unless someone does reveal it or if both candidates in a pair are worth choosing.

It is probably not a hard and fast rule, but rather a catalyst to check for potential.

I don't see how that could work. Are the seniors picking, or is HQ picking? The seniors don't seem to have the complete picture if that's the case. They're just given "Only one will be selected. It's up to you if you want to tell them this." They weren't given instructions like "If both of them are too happy, tell them this to spice things up".

shinta|hikari

Tue, 11-19-2013, 10:30 AM

The seniors are also simply candidates, so it would be believable to say that they don't always have the full picture. If the juniors actually perform better, I don't really see NASA shutting them down because of seniority. It isn't Japan after all, and Hibito did manage to hop to the moon.

Judging from how everything has been handled so far (Mutta's delay due to Hibito's illness, Hibito's desk job), HQ does all the deciding.

MFauli

Sat, 11-23-2013, 02:20 PM

Man, this rule makes no sense. So basically every astronaut has an eternal villain because of this training. so dumb. goddamn.

Also, no matter what happens, I REALLY hope Kenji doesn´t drop out because of some family drama.

David75

Sat, 11-23-2013, 03:22 PM

What matters isn't that the rule is true or not. After all, it has been stated at least twice that in the end the real choice is made by the big wigs.
It's totally clear that the rule is to check how each team and each member react to the rule and how they can carry their mission and relations in a conflicting atmosphere.

Buffalobiian

Mon, 11-25-2013, 11:08 PM

HS - Episode 83 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=495791)

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What matters isn't that the rule is true or not. After all, it has been stated at least twice that in the end the real choice is made by the big wigs.
It's totally clear that the rule is to check how each team and each member react to the rule and how they can carry their mission and relations in a conflicting atmosphere.

See, I would agree with this EXCEPT for the fact that the reveal is entirely up to the Seniors. Team A currently hasn't revealed this rule, and they're under no obligation to do so. By the end of the exam, it's entirely possible for the juniors in Team A to have performed this under no pressure at all.

It's good and all to make up such a rule (whether it's true or not) in order to test people (such as testing how astronauts would perform if they have to build a rocket to leave the moon, but only one of them would be able to leave), but since disclosure isn't mandatory nor standardised it's not a test any more (or if it is, it's a stupid test that is selectively given to juniors on a whim).

MFauli

Sat, 11-30-2013, 05:31 PM

ep 84 is out.

looks like we´re finally out of the villaneous phase. Kenji is back to normal.
Right now it looks like Mutta has a gigantic lead in this competition, which visibly felt overwhelming for Kenji. But I´m glad that Mutta seems to be winning this fair and square, without any dramatic events cancelling the face-off between the two friends.

i stay by my opinion that the rule of only one being able to go to the moon is stupid. some of you claim that this is not actually set in stone, but that makes no sense. it´d make sense if this was an early test, but they´re already astronauts. lies like that are silly at this point. if both could go to the moon, then just say so. "If both of you do splendid work, then you might be able to overrule that limit". Would be a better motivation than creating eternal enemies within your own ranks.

MFauli

Sat, 12-07-2013, 03:27 PM

OMG WHAT DID HE BUILD?! WORST CLIFFHANGER SINCE LOST.

Buffalobiian

Sun, 12-08-2013, 12:46 PM

HS - Episode 84 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=498131), 85 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=500161)

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I'd say he made some sort of sunlight reflector to simulate direct sunlight or something. Maybe it also reflected some warmth. I can't imagine those reflectors generating wind...

shinta|hikari

Sun, 12-08-2013, 12:58 PM

Judging from the preview, it is for leisure instead of some practical purpose.

David75

Mon, 12-09-2013, 12:49 AM

Yup, I see it as a sun reflector to get zenithal sunlight.
And such a leisure device is practical in a lunar base environment.

MFauli

Sat, 12-21-2013, 11:33 AM

ugh, need next episode. finally, the decision.

Buffalobiian

Wed, 12-25-2013, 11:00 PM

HS - Episode 86 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=502370), 87 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=504536)

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I'm more worried about Hibito. That preview better be misleading on purpose.

MFauli

Sat, 12-28-2013, 02:33 PM

so no ep this week.ugh

Killa-Eyez

Sat, 01-11-2014, 12:00 AM

HS 88 (http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=508410)

So the suit's not the cause, aye? Interesting...

MFauli

Sat, 01-11-2014, 12:30 PM

ugh, draggin out hibito´s fate to next week -_-

btw. i hate the face of kenji´s wife. she looks so dead inside. like, "im this guy´s wife, i have daughter and im pregnant. my role for this life is 100% defined, I have no longer any value as an individual". So depressing.