She stands directly in front of a blue Sonic Diver during the OP. I'm willing to bet the boat Elise/Eliza escaped on has more than just her on it.
She stands directly in front of a blue Sonic Diver during the OP. I'm willing to bet the boat Elise/Eliza escaped on has more than just her on it.
One again it backfires that I always skip OPs that haven't music that really fits my tastes ...
Good to know, though. While I love the Japanese just like any other anime addict, I always find it doubly interesting when anime has people also from elsewhere than Japan and naturally also equipment. It brings a bit of variety in. Especially since the Japanese are so good at stereotyping.
The loliometer was already running low:
Episode 7 - Ayako
Episode 7 the obsolete xvid - Ayako
Edit: It doesn't look like we'll be getting the Eliza girl any time soon in the cast; even the next episode is the obligatory onsen episode, which honestly looks like it won't advance the plot much. I hope the girls will at least learn the Worms are back and they will be placed in active military duty instead of test piloting. Well, if Eliza is still sailing with the slow vessel she was pushed into, I guess she won't get from the west coast of Europe to Japan any time soon.
Last edited by Kraco; Mon, 08-27-2007 at 12:44 PM.
In the shadows the worms lurk, biding their time in sleepless quiescence full of deadly malice:
Episode 8v2 - Ayako
Episode 8v2 ancestral format - Ayako
Edit: Changed links to version 2.
Last edited by Kraco; Thu, 09-13-2007 at 01:59 AM.
thanks a lot Kraco
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
The obligatory onsen episode. You would think an episode like this is sheer fanservice, but interestingly enough all of that sort was left for the very last moments, and even then it wasn't nearly as audacious as I expected, thus strenghtening my opinion this series in fact is not only trying to cater to loli fans but tries to be a serious story. No complaints from me, of course. I kind of enjoy watching every now and then lucid mecha shows that don't try to beat Eva in either para- or pseudo- or genuine psychology.
I only hope the European girl would be introduced soon. But maybe they are saving her for some dramatic scene.
Just started watching this, up to episode 2. But you can really see the influence Konami has on this. The mecha's in this anime, have a strong resemblance to Orbital Frames in the Zone of the Enders games.
Edit: They're also not very practical... I mean, the pilot exposed for one to dangers, and Two, speed and air while flying and travelling at high speeds would most likely hinder their performance,
It's also starting to feel like it'll follow the Evangelion Archetype, which I'm not a fan of to be honest.
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It seems like they try to give time for the audience to get used to the characters and their behaviour, time to get attached maybe? At least for those interrested.Originally Posted by Kraco
Now, maybe it lacks a bit of action, but actually it's fine.
It seems the nano-protection they have is enough for protection against low pressure, temperature and breathing support...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
It's still impractical however you look at it. Now if it was the nano-skin with a fullbody armor suit, that'd be more practical. But I guess since it's this type of show, they just have to have the front completely open for view and use some excuse like nano skin.
Yeah. That's most likely the exact reason. No matter what you do, a mecha doesn't look loli. So, they need to show the pilot.
More evident influence from Konami is the introduction of Vic Viper in ep 7, which I believe is the ship in the Gradius series, as well as the mecha used by Leo in Zone of the Enders 2.
Not completely correct. The Mecha-Lina from Slayers Great is the first that comes to mind.
Loli-ness is debatable, but I put it forth as evidence anyway.
I groaned inwardly when I saw the Vic Viper. It's likeness is still seared in my head from the SNES days with Gradius III. At the same time, it was still very cool.
I was glad to see that although Otoha was very against being used as a war pilot, both Eika and Karen seemed to understand completely. I do get the feeling that Eika doesn't value her own life at all, but at least Karen sees the need for them to fight.
Either Eika doesn't value her life or being commanded to fight Worms is a dream come true for her, and thus she uttered the most cheesy "good soldier" lines she could come up with. It has been clear from the beginning she wants to do great deeds and be recognized as she is unsure of her own skills (or too aware of any shortcomings) and feels inferior to others (to the natural talents). So, risking her life for recognition would be totally possible for her.
We've seen that Eika is quite obsessed with her first encounter with a Sonic Diver. Even
though it was clear she couldn't have won no matter what, it's still a burden to her.
She also has another problem with her father in the army, who seems to be quite high rank in the headquarters. It hasn't been developed, only a very harsh reaction at the demo meeting.
There's also her first flight with her Sonic Diver, when she lost control
She has been saved by Otoha. At the time, this was a major offender, since Eika was supposed to be the best one, and Otoha only a very lighthead civilian...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
The dawn of war looms ever nearer:
Episode 8 links again as they are now version 2:
Episode 8v2 - Ayako
Episode 8v2 ancestral format - Ayako
And the new ones:
Episode 9 - Ayako
Episode 9 museum format - Ayako
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Edit: Episode content.
I wasn't sure if it's yet the time, but now fortunately I can say finally the worms arrived. There surely were already enough simulations. Though in a certain sense I wouldn't have minded if the first battle had been harder. It was pretty easy in the end. But no doubt future will present harder ones.
One good thing was the explanation of the ultimate technique (if it should be called that since it's pretty much the only standard technique for defeating the worms (aside from nukes)). I could be wrong but I don't think the OVA used much time to explain how it worked. Back then I got the impression it was some strange quantum phenomenon, and thus I'm now much happier it's a little bit closer to the reality.
Now we only need a tough battle where something will go wrong and everything seems lost but then Eliza appears out of nowhere to save the day! That would be so much cooler than those three saving her...
Last edited by Kraco; Thu, 09-13-2007 at 04:48 PM.
This time also with a loli file size (for h264 due to limitations in the selection of raws)...
Episode 10 - Ayako
Episode 10 in the format of yesterday - Ayako
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Edit: Hmm... I was thinking this would be a low content episode, while it was that, it wasn't bad after all. Pretty funny scenes. However, more interesting was the next episode preview. It looks like the fourth girl will arrive, and from what little was shown in the preview I got the impression she'll be a lolified Asuka... Not at all what I expected based on the short scene back when she was shortly seen still in Europe. I hope, though, that she won't be a totally useless character but has something concrete to offer. Other than that, I'll just wait and see.
Last edited by Kraco; Sun, 09-16-2007 at 12:50 PM.
Fear not for your lives for the loli fighters have arrived to save the day!
Episode 11 - Ayako
Episode 11 Jurassic format - Ayako
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Edit: It was a pretty good and interesting episode. The fourth girl seems to reside in the arrogant genius slot but despite the fact that role isn't exactly the one I like the most, she wasn't annoying - at least not yet. Much depends on whether she remains as ill tempered as in this episode for long or whether she will actually assume a role of a team member. But at least she wasn't useless as a pilot so all possibilities should still be open.
Of course it's too early to judge that but maybe a little conflict among the pilots necessarily isn't a bad thing. The three old ones certainly have begun to get along very smoothly already so this is the only way to return more vigorous dynamics to the character interaction.
Last edited by Kraco; Sun, 09-23-2007 at 01:45 PM.
Does anyone else get annoyed at the OP karaoke? The lyrics though in Engrish, say "Rising for Siege" but it's been saying Raising for Siege since like episode 1. =|
Despite the fact that MELL's english is atrocious (as bad as her Black Lagoon OP), her songs continue to use it. It's not much of a surprise that Ayako's karaoke is wrong. Moreover, they do next to no (or very little) QC. The doctor in this episode telling Nanae her breasts are nothing to be "embraced" about (a short funny scene I enjoyed despite the typos). There's more here and there as well.
As episode content goes, I was pretty happy with Elize's introduction. Nice trademark Asuka hair flip in the midpoint eyecatch. Eika determined she wasn't the mysterious ace who humiliated her when she was still in planes, so we'll hopefully be seeing more of that sideplot again. It's nice to see someone can fire up Eika since she and Otoha became friends.
Also good to note that Eika finished Elize off in the exact same way she had been finished off by her mysterious nemesis.
Raising for a Loli Siege:
Episode 12 - Ayako
Episode 12 primordial format - Ayako
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