That super gaichuu reminded my nicely of Lexx. I hope it won't be too easily defeated.
An interesting episode for sure. Of course it was a set up for the next episode but still it wasn't bad by itself either. Lag getting macho (yeah, right) and deciding to infiltrate the monastery was good development.
I thought it was interesting on many points too.Originally Posted by Kraco
For one, I had totally forgotten the reason behind Lag's amber eye (that it was used to heal an illness). For all we know, it could have been a disability, suggesting that Sylvette's cure may also be the insertion of Spirit Amber, or some other form of channelling Spirit energy into her.
Roda's comment about having heart inserted into he also suggests that the government may not have simply done hack n slash jobs in their Frankenstein experiments. All the more likely now, is that canine Roda's heart was inserted into this girl's body, explaining her physical characteristics and devotion to Gauche.
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
So much went on in this episode, Lag's sparkling will have to take a back-seat.
I don't know if I can believe Roda is gone. It was just too sudden, and she's not that helpless, even in situations like that. She's not dead until we see a body.
Niche leveled up! She did learn something from the Maka and her sister even though she was mostly unconscious. She's still got a long way to go, but maybe she'll even practice.
Aria's tears, Lag's tears, Sylvette's tears, there was too much to take all in one episode.
Next time we'll finally see Aria use her Shindan 'weapon' in combat. She's paired with Niche of all people too. I wonder if she ever had a dingo in the past because they certainly never showed her having one in the Gauche flashbacks.
I don't think she's dead for the same reason you mentioned.
I'm surprised the Reverse duo didn't stop Lag from carrying off Gauche. You'd think keeping such a powerful member would at least be of some importance.
I lolled when Niche came back. It seems like she grew a tiny bit, though it could easily have been the illusion of her wearing less and looking slimmer.
Do you have more spirits after that view, Lag?
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I certainly do.
Peace.
Horriblesubs - Episode 38
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Aria turned out to be much more interesting than I had anticipated. I loved how they led me to believe she was going to be totally awesome last episode, then made her out to be a total ditz on deliveries with a troublesome ability - only to have it balance out her Wide Area, Instant KO barrage.
Niche - that's some serious upgrade. It doesn't seem like those techniques need any learning. Now that Niche's been shown that hair manipulation to that degree is possible, all that's limiting her is her imagination. In that regard, I believe she probably surpasses her sister since Niche's seen much more of the world to draw inspiration from.
Her cranking out Ari-bari was hilarious. Simply love Letter Bee comedy.
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Yeah, Aria turned out to be a comedy relief ditz...and then back to being totally badass. Her shindans were huge, artillery style stuff. I loved how it boiled out of the tiny ring above her, and then poured and poured into the gaichu. Aria's shindans require a lot of concentration, time, and no interruptions. It really displays exactly how good of a dingo Bolt was. He had to do everything to keep the gaichu off of Aria while she prepped.
An extremely talented dingo like Niche is perfect for someone like Aria, but I loved the way their personalities clashed.
I wouldn't be so quick to say Niche didn't learn those new techniques from her sister. There are many subtle differences to her techniques now. Braiding is common now rather than lashing out with them as simple blades or arms. She is also shaping the blades as well, there was a ridge in her hair blade that saved Aria from the tentacles, before she only used a flat.
Aria squeezing into her old pants...delicious. I still love her office worker outfit though, especially the thin ribbon on only one ankle and the suspenders.
Bolt is undeniably awesome - you wouldn't earn such a title as Brave Warrior without being so.(I think they actually said "Bolt the Hero" in the anime) I think Aria would have been slightly more coordinated in her Bee days, and that she would've needed time, but not multiple tries to release an attack.
I was thinking that Niche learned through observation in her previous battle with her sister, rather than being taught how to braid her hair and use shapes by her sister during her recovery (she hadn't fully recovered when she arrived to help Lag against Roda, leading me to believe she left almost immediately after being conscious).
Thinking back, I'm not so sure I'd say she's stronger than her sister actually. Niche's small body requires her to jump in order to counter-balance her heavy swings now. Her trajectory in the air is both predictable and unchangeable. Until she fashions wings anyway.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Niche doesn't really care for anybody but Lag, so her personality is wont to clash with everybody else.
Quite a nice comedy ep after the previous crying fest.
Episode 39 - HorribleSubs
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I consider this one of the most significant episodes so far. I don't usually find scene jumping from one location to another repeatedly the most appealing way of storytelling, but this time I found it to work splendidly. It was also interesting how basically the same story was revealed in those different locations.
I suppose the artificial star being another... thing eating heart shouldn't be a surprise in that world where so much seems to depend on it. After this ep I feel like we should finally learn more about Akatsuki, though, and Lag's strange legacy. But since this show, fortunately, doesn't exactly drop pieces of information out of the blue (not counting those heart sparklies revealing memories), I wonder how long it will take for us to get any closer to the truth...
I'm going to miss Chiisana Mahou.
Alternating story-telling like that is always awesome in my books, since you get the bigger picture by having everybody's version, especially when they can't be in both places at once. It's when there's two different things going on that it shows have a good chance of stuffing up (like alternating between two fights).
We knew it was something strange, but I didn't know it would be THAT creepy (and living)... *shivers*.
Hah, first thing that came through my mind when I didn't hear that OP was "... Omake??". But then I realised, no, it's that time of the season again. Then the next thought was "What did you do to my Letter Bee?!". The OP2 isn't bad as a song after some listening. I can imagine myself listening to that by itself, but it doesn't suit the series all too well. My favourite ones were all the surreal ones (Season 1 OP2, ED1, ED2, REVERSE ED1)
I greatly enjoyed how despite Niche commending Aria on her strengths, that she's still thoroughly annoyed at her physical incompetence. I have to wonder at how Gauche will get on with everybody now. Old characters finally coming back to the group only to find out he's totally out of sync with them now happens all too often, and from an emotional standpoint, I sure as hell hope it doesn't. My attention is on Aria in particular, since all the previous clips showed that Gauche doesn't really feel anything for her. How will that sit with her now?
I lolled at young Thunderland. That's stylish. XD
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
[Crunchy] Letter Bee Reverse - 40
(Horrible had a lot of artifacts, so I'm linking crunchy's)
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Wherein Lag acts like a little girl out on her first date, Gauche may not be Gauche (or Noir might not be Noir), Aria gets suspicious but ends up relieved, Sylvette may have wondered the same but became overwhelmed, and Roda feels dejected.
Of course I'm very happy to see Roda wasn't dead (as most of us suspected). What I will be delighted to see soon is whether or not Roda turns. She has been rather loyal to Reverse since she herself was subjected to experimentation (allegedly) by Akatsuki. I'm still not convinced Lawrence doesn't know how to do exactly the same. But she may see that the organization is no better than the government they claim to want to bring down. They're throwing away Gauche just as easily. Even if he is still Noir, they view him as a liability. That kind of behavior drives Roda the most in her crusade.
Ideally, I'd like to see Gauche return to being a Bee, with (now girl) Roda by his side. I'm not certain that happy conclusion is possible, but at the very least I think she could be quite happy if she was put into the same environment that Niche has been subjected to, which improved her own disposition. Her recent life has been very harsh, giving her such a cold outlook on the world. Sylvette's will could easily overpower Roda's, just as it did Niche's.
The other notable part was where Gauche apologized to Lag for not looking into his mother. I'm not all that certain that Gauche wasn't lying to Lag for his own good. That flash might have been when he met Lag's mother within Akatsuki. There is no doubt in my mind that she plays some important role in Akatsuki, but I'm less certain she is in a state that would result in a happy reunion. She likely may have been experimented on.
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Did you guys ever notice that they cry a lot in this show? A lot.
Seriously, though, there was... Well, lots of crying in this episode. I can't really remember anything else from it. Other than Gauche getting the black card. I hope we get a scene of assassins attacking him and mummy Roda appearing at the critical moment to save his skin.
More interesting will be, of course, to learn whether he's really Gauche or Noir playing games for who knows what reason. Noir wouldn't have certainly won anything by spending so much time with Lag and then disappearing in the morning. Right now I believe he's Gauche but still with Noir's memories, and thus he set out half to keep Sylvette and Lag out of trouble's way and half to sort things out on his own.
I'm not certain how clear it is that he ran away. They definitely want us to think that, but he may merely be sitting by a fountain, or looking at the Bee Hive.
It's too soon to say, and the next episode is a showdown between Roda and Niche.
I'd say that's the case. It' like with memory loss how even when you recover your former self, the one that had developed in the meanwhile is here to stay.
As I suspected, Aria didn't get to play too big a role in this reunion. She didn't even get a one-on-one session with him to sort things out. If we didn't get anything at this point, I doubt we'll ever get anything - which leaves Aria as a side character with unrequited love.
Can't wait for Roda vs Niche. Let's see how far Niche's upgrade takes her.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Aria needs to openly confess. It seems that the artificial sun took Gauche's sensitivity as well.
Peace.
Horriblesubs - Episode 41
edit: My version of Horrible has stuffed up audio at 9:33, so here's Crunchy's version.
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=188079
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I had the same problem, grabbed it from a different source and it was still there. So it wasn't just you.
It was nice to see Sarah and Hunt again (married no less!). They both finally found their little corner of happiness. Even if it didn't change anything for now, there really couldn't be anyone better to find Roda. Sarah also felt thrown away, and Hunt (willingly though) went through the modification. Perhaps Roda will see their kindness and current happiness as an alternative to the path she always thought was the only way. Others have suffered as she has and found peace in the current world. They hurt others before in their anguish, but only found happiness after letting go of that resentment.
Too soon to say which direction they're going with. Is Noir (as Gauche) trying to find out the truth now that his memories are merged, or is Noir (as Noir with Gauche's memories) confused and looking for answers or playing double-agent?
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