Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (TV)

[Kraco]

They are only fighting in Japan. Of course Japan is, in a sense, these people's whole world, but it would still be an exaggeration, for the time being, to say the dude wants to destroy the whole world. It's quite evident they have been buying weapons from the West all the time, so it's not like the West wouldn't know about the situation in Japan. It wouldn't be quite that easy for the scumbag prince to dream of the whole planet. Most likely any ship trying to leave Japan would be sunk no questions asked.

[MasterOfMoogles]

I like to think that dart they threw at train girl would have pierced anyone else's chest, but she blocked it with her pecs.

[shinta|hikari]

It did pierce her chest, and she did survive because of her pecs. What are you talking about? No need to think anything.

[Buffalobiian]

It did pierce her chest, and she did survive because of her pecs. What are you talking about? No need to think anything.

'cept pecs.

Think Pecs.

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 10

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Ikoma being so physically normal sucks balls. I guess that steaming hot pipe wasn't so heavy after all and was just hot.

That stone really didn't have much significance for Mumei. Having it trigger her memory won't sound convincing. They should have developed Mumei x Ikoma more romantically and had they exchange a gift or similar.

Giving the stone purifying powers would also come out of nowhere. Let's see how they'll approach this.

[shinta|hikari]

Ikoma will become a berserk zombie giant and pawn that train.

[Kraco]

The author sucks hairy balls. Fluctuating power levels are normal in manga/anime, but rarely you see a superhuman monster suddenly become weaker than a normal human just for the sake of plot convenience. Didn't the author check his own writing at all? Asking about an editor would be useless since obviously there was none.

I hope Ikoma died and Mumei will be turned into an abomination in the next episode. The last ep could then be Ayame being betrayed by Biba, while Biba himself is pretending to rule a land of zombies. That would be quite a stylish ending (that wouldn't sell too many BDs).

[shinta|hikari]

This went Guilty Crown on us. Lo and behold, same writer.

[KrayZ33]

Just watched ep 10, the music sounded like it was straight out of C&C or some primal fight in FFXIV

[kmkze04]

I'm not entirely convinced that blond guy isn't also Kabaneri. It seems like Biba himself might be as well. I wouldn't be surprised if most of his unique looking crew have more than just skill. But there was a slight hint about male Kabaneri being rare.

So Mumei got "repaired", I don't know how significant the stone will be but seems like it's going to play at least some part. And fat guy is still at least somewhat alive, seems like something might come out of it. Maybe he'll be a test subject like the guy with his arm lopped off looks like he will be.

Overall, I haven't actually felt any major holes in the authoring. The varying power levels I don't have a problem with because there are too many unknowns about Biba's crew. And Ikoma hasn't been a sad berserk type so it's justifiable that he was so down after his friend being shot that he really couldn't do anything. Look at all his previous depressed moments, he sort of just plods on and breaks down. Or to put it differently, he's tough and can take a beating, but he's still not a fighter type. The only times we've seen him throw a beat down is against the mostly mindless Kabane.

I think it's more likely he's going to end up being found by Kurusu, who will force that mad doc (Soue?) with the white blood that fell into the ruined station to fix up Ikoma, maybe uber power him a bit, and they'll try to chase down the train.

Personally, it was nice for me to see a smart villain, not just uber powered but thinking ahead of the game. He has all his pieces just lined up. Akame to get into the capital, the crew as feeders, he predicted Mumei and Ikoma, he's playing mind games even with Ikoma. Everything is not just unlucky for Ikoma, he's actually being beaten. I can appreciate that.

[shinta|hikari]

This show isn't horrible or anything. The Guilty Crown link is mainly because it didn't turn out to be a masterpiece despite having all the pieces (see my sig) to be one at its disposal. Wasted potential.

[Kraco]

Just what kind of a world do you suppose Ikoma has been living in if he still has a rendered unable to move by his friend's death bone left in his body? I reckon the average life expectancy must be 30 years max in that world, and it's 99% due to violent deaths. He has been watching people die left and right all his life. Furthermore, he still had plenty of people left to care for even after this death. No, it doesn't make sense. If he was really like that, he should have dropped dead a long time ago himself. But instead he didn't freeze or despair even when he himself was bitten. He's that sort of a guy, not the kind we saw in this inexplainable episode.

[Buffalobiian]

I think it's more likely he's going to end up being found by Kurusu, who will force that mad doc (Soue?) with the white blood that fell into the ruined station to fix up Ikoma, maybe uber power him a bit, and they'll try to chase down the train.

The white blood appears to be a cure for Hybrid Colonies, and likely even against a Kabane viral infection itself. It shouldn't make anyone stronger, but they might get to keep any physiological adaptations that have already taken place.

[kmkze04]

Not sure if it's a cure for the colonies or to reverse the virus reaching the brain. Might be some kind of medical equivalent to the collar Ikoma strangled himself with.

[Buffalobiian]

Not sure if it's a cure for the colonies or to reverse the virus reaching the brain. Might be some kind of medical equivalent to the collar Ikoma strangled himself with.

It's definitely a "cure" rather than a preventative. Ikoma's collar works because it prevents the virus from entering the brain. Hot chick's has already been infected. If the white blood is supposed to be doing something, it must be curing or reversing the process. Supposedly that White Blood's "precious", which makes me think that it's a cure. If it's just a colony-reversal drug then it shouldn't be so valuable that you wouldn't reverse a colony with it.

[kmkze04]

Episode 11

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I don't believe I'm actually saying this, but I think I'd actually have enjoyed this episode more if they slowed it down and made two episodes out of it. A lot of jumps and not enough building. I got a bit bored not because there wasn't enough happening but because it felt like nothing really happened since they didn't develop any of it enough.

At least now we know there are some distinct differences between male and female Kabaneri. The whole steam gun arm adaptation was interesting also, but like I said before, everything too rushed.

[shinta|hikari]

That sums up how I feel about this series. If given twice the number of episodes, it would've been much better. It is very clunky and awkward in its current state.

Ikoma's transformation from nerd to shounen hero to monster happened in like 1 minute...

And why the fuck was he leisurely cutting his hair AFTER finding out that Mumei is gonna be turned into a steampunk equivalent of a mosh pit like five minutes ago?

[MFauli]

Really had to force myself to keep watching the last two episodes. Will be glad once it´s over. Biggest disappointment in a long time.

[Ryllharu]

The guilty crown comparison is quite apt. We'll go from one episode to the next, and there's no continuity in the lore. Rules change all the time. Threads they started that are interesting get abandoned the very next episode. It's like multiple writers are doing odds and evens episodes.

I personally am disgusted that they are even trying to make Biba even remotely sympathetic. The guy is an power hungry asshole to the core, and none of the, "I was mistreated by my crazy paranoid father," will change that.

Only good part of this episode? Ayame's figure in her white clothing.

[Buffalobiian]

I can bitch all I want about how Ikoma cutting his hair is completely ridiculous, but you can't argue with the results. He looks way better with it short.

Going berserk is a stupid move though. Surely there must be a way to use your Kabane powers while maintaining a virus-free head.

So.. what's next? Ikoma saves Mumei, and right when he's about to turn, she returns the "magic stone" that transforms him back (because it's somehow a crystalised version of White Plasma)?

That actually sounds about right.

Also, Ayame screwed that city up pretty badly. I hope she at least realises that.