Suisei no Gargantia

[David75]

The cockpit idea is nice, it's totally possible the pilot ejected with the cockpit in his own space/time, only the mech part leaping to the show's earth space/time and Chamber's cockpit is plug and play with that mech.

Leema probably isn't the one who got that machine caliber, probably her familly/sect and they hid it from everyone. For some reason they all disapeared/died (maybe in the last clash) and Leema got it defacto. Or for some reason, has she seems to be very skilled with her Yonboro, she was able to get that mech on board without anyone noticing.

[Ryllharu]

The one thing that totally bothered me was the storm flashback. Having the fleet coupled like that would be the most surefire way to having the entire thing sink. It's not the winds that break ships in half, it is cresting one wave and then dropping into a trough before the next hits you. A ship wants to go up a wave, down the trough, and up the next wave.

Coupled ships wouldn't be able to cut through the waves evenly, and would end up getting tugged all around and snapped in two.

I wonder how involved Leema was with the cultists. I got the impression that she was pretty deep in it. Perhaps she is trying to revive a "god", and wants to know how the previous one Ledo was associated acted. She was well associated with how Striker acted. Perhaps she wants to reboot a benevolent god like Chamber and not a controlling wrathful one like Striker.


I was also bummed by Amy's reunion after Ledo's rescue. I honestly expected her to kiss him. Multiple times. It's not like the fleet people are particularly prim and proper, they're half naked all the time and in the series most of the younger girls are quite forward. Damn the modest Japanese!

[Buffalobiian]

I was also bummed by Amy's reunion after Ledo's rescue. I honestly expected her to kiss him. Multiple times. It's not like the fleet people are particularly prim and proper, they're half naked all the time and in the series most of the younger girls are quite forward. Damn the modest Japanese!

No way! The scene looked like it could have been a kiss, but they decided on a hug as is fitting for a cute couple like Amy and Ledo. Amy gets embarrassed it's known she asked for advice. They're barely in the cuddling, lap-sitting stage. A kiss would have been bold, cliche and frankly out of character.

[Ryllharu]

They're already well past the cute and cuddly phase. Amy's already done a private Dance of the Seven Veils for Ledo.

What we saw was out of character. Amy strikes me as the type who would kiss Ledo after a close call like that. Ledo is the shy and awkward one in their relationship, not Amy.

[Kraco]

What we saw was out of character. Amy strikes me as the type who would kiss Ledo after a close call like that. Ledo is the shy and awkward one in their relationship, not Amy.

Shy and awkward? I think he's just genetically manipulated to be dense and uninterested. That would make these young soldiers so much easier for the Galactic Alliance to keep under control and fighting (to the death) like they should. Of course there's still something left there, if Amy pushes hard enough and secretes enough pheromones.

But maybe the end result is no different.

[Buffalobiian]

They're already well past the cute and cuddly phase. Amy's already done a private Dance of the Seven Veils for Ledo.

If that dance is supposed to validate that they're into kissing territory already, I don't see it.

I do agree that Ledo is the more reserved of the two however.

[Ryllharu]

I honestly thought they'd be in casual sex territory by the timeframe this OVA is placed, the way the other two girls talk about them.

I guess you interpreted the pose and "the look" Amy gave Ledo at the end of the dance scene very differently than I did.

[Buffalobiian]

I interpreted it as being part of the dance and not a "Let's shag tonight" sign.

[Munsu]

2nd episode of Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka OVA.

http://www.nyaa.se/?page=download&tid=715074

Didn't realize that 2 OVAs (aside from those late two episode of the primary series) were coming out, one late last year already discussed and another from a few months back now subbed (I assume this is a subbed version).

Anyways, hopefully should watch both this weekend.

[Buffalobiian]

Thanks for the link. That was a really good OVA. Exploring the dynamics of earth life is heaps better than the space stuff that this anime ended with.

Rakkage is pretty win, why the hell did she have to leave Pinion? Just because he's a tsundere and starts hitting on other girls?

edit: It seems I never even watched the last two episodes from the series (ep 14, 15).

[Munsu]

Thanks for the link. That was a really good OVA. Exploring the dynamics of earth life is heaps better than the space stuff that this anime ended with.

Rakkage is pretty win, why the hell did she have to leave Pinion? Just because he's a tsundere and starts hitting on other girls?

edit: It seems I never even watched the last two episodes from the series (ep 14, 15).

Go give them a watch then. Don't recall much, but I thought they were well worth it, at least episode 15.

[Kraco]

That was a really good OVA. Exploring the dynamics of earth life is heaps better than the space stuff that this anime ended with.

I don't know. It was like a miniature version of the main story, Ledo's case. The girl was from the Land, not from space, but in the end she was permanently separated from her home, lost her best friend (the mecha), and had to find a new place for herself.

It's kind of ironic that Ledo could have completely reduced the enemy fleet harmless if he had been sitting in the pilot's chair, instead of the inept Reema. Although for the larger picture this was unfortunately the better outcome as the Land would have come again against Gargantia if they had claimed the mecha. But since those are lying around, Ledo should put in some effort to find another one. Chamber could probably take over the AI and be restored! In a weaker body, but still.

I seem to recall the second season was cancelled, so we will never know.

[Buffalobiian]

I struggle to figure out whether the AI is housed in his handheld device, within the cockpit, or in the actual robot. You'd think something that complex would have to be in the machine itself but who knows.

[Kraco]

I struggle to figure out whether the AI is housed in his handheld device, within the cockpit, or in the actual robot. You'd think something that complex would have to be in the machine itself but who knows.

Complex? We are already past the day when a computer needs to be the size of a room to be taken seriously. With the other kind of energy, wormhole, and you name it technology those people have, I'm sure the whatever quantum computer running Chamber didn't need to be exactly huge. Thus I don't see any reason why it couldn't be both in the body and the cockpit, or at least a backup in both. Under normal circumstances the AI could then be recovered more easily and replanted into a new mecha so that the surviving pilot would have the familiar support. It could even be the handheld device, but for some unspecified reason I believe it's just a terminal.

[Buffalobiian]

Well if it's self-contained in the cockpit or the handheld device, why hasn't Chamber booted up already? Simply lacking power shouldn't be enough to stop Ledo. It must be something more.

[Kraco]

Well if it's self-contained in the cockpit or the handheld device, why hasn't Chamber booted up already? Simply lacking power shouldn't be enough to stop Ledo. It must be something more.

Yeah, it seems like a compelling argument. Ledo isn't so smart at anything but fighting, but I guess even he could handle connecting power cables. Maybe Chamber chose to do it this way. Chamber was one with the mecha just like a human mind belongs to a body. Maybe he didn't want to continue existing without. Or maybe he thought Ledo would far more easily move on and become a regular part of the Gargantia population without a weird AI friend.

[Buffalobiian]

I can accept the AI's memory/software being on board the cockpit while the computing functions remained with the other half of the head and the rest of the body. If that was the case though, I'd expect Chamber to be severely crippled should be be rebooted. The counter-argument is that AI advancement was all software-based.