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Kicksville
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I'd like to take a moment to express my appreciation for Juuzo's head not being a big, obvious, clashing CG thing. From the moment this was announced, I figured that's what we were getting, and it helps a lot that it isn't (honestly, I'm surprised it's Dorohedoro doing it instead).
I will gladly instead take the surreal 3D (Unreal Engine?) backgrounds that evoke "Masamune Shirow playing with the same computer he bought in 2000 for CG backdrops forever". This really has been a great start for something going down familiar territory, and...yeah, feels like it could go either way. Hope it stays solid. |
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Gina Szanboti
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What was really neat about that was that it wasn't just his "favorite" brand, but apparently the only brand with enough of the right additives to suppress the side effects of extensive extensions. Except -twist!- it actually was just his favorite and he didn't need the medicinal effects after all. I kinda agree about the chibi takes for humor, but mostly because he looks like chibi Alphonse Elric every time. And from the OP it appears Juuzo's not the only one with a gun for a head. This could get interesting. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Did Steve give up on this? I'd expect more comments, if there were more reviews, but it's just been radio silence all around since episode 4.
I'm still liking this a lot, but I guess I'm not sure what to say about it without some prompting. :/ I also don't feel like spoiler tagging everything for the last two episodes. |
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#894822
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I didn’t really understand what was going on so I dropped it...
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Gina Szanboti
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Found the arms dealer.
Why would it be tested? It's what I'm here for. 
As for "America's current state of Forever War," despite WWII being our last declared war, the US military has been shooting at other people for all but about 17 years since the country's inception, so it's definitely Forever War, but hardly just the current state. |
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Iron Maw
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It's actually Beruihen who is behind al of of shady stuff including covering up the Norse Scott incident not the government. The newest episode also revealed they ones who propped up Armed in the first place and then assassinated him when he became a liability. Which makes sense when you remember they are ones who originated extension technology introduced it to the military and then populace. They have most lose if anything stymies the proliferation of extension tech. That said, it is obvious they have some influence government due to their support in the war and their tenuous but dependent relationship with EMS due to resources is one example. But it's not enough that Armed being dragged into court would not be a problem for them. Hence taking the drastic action straight up kill him before he falls into the government's hands.
I mean to be frank you say about lots of countries. There never an era without conflict for one reason or another no matter relatively peaceful it is. Its not a thing that's tied to one country. |
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John Thacker
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Where "grappling with" would mean you want the billionaire you despise to be the one enforcing the censorship? Asking the government to censor or break companies up would be consistent (but weird to me with Trump as President), boycotting the incredibly voluntary and unnecessary to your life Twitter would be reasonable, somehow loving the tech billionaires and demanding that they censor bad people would be at least consistent too, but simultaneously hating them and demanding that they exercise a high level of fine-grained (but impossibly accurate) control over what people see and say is especially weird. Steve Jones is exactly exhibiting "a terrible and religious awe towards our incomprehensibly wealthy overlords." |
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Gina Szanboti
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Very nice review. My main quibble with the episode was the classic countdown bomb trope, but given the retro-noir trappings, I suppose it's to be expected, especially since Hollywood has yet to abandon it in contemporary works. At least no one had to decide whether to cut the red wire or the green one. |
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Gina Szanboti
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So my guess is that Victor is going to turn out to be Juuzo's former Hands. I'm saying that on the assumption that he doesn't know Victor is Mary's brother or that she's looking for him, but maybe she's told him, in which case my guess will be wrong.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Ep12- What a fun way to end S1!! This could have been my Best Anime of 2019 if I'd thought of it. Rock On Robot Hands!! So looking forward to S2...
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Gina Szanboti
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I didn't think it's good enough to make my Best of list, but it was still one of my favorites this season. I'm looking forward to whatever's next (especially the new cyborg hands mascot). I'm just afraid that, judging by this page, it won't get enough votes to continue the reviews. :/
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Chrono1000
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The first cour was an interesting cyberpunk story since Beruhren is an incredibly evil globalist corporation and in the anime they are shown to be clever, intelligent, and patient. If it wasn't for Juzo and his incredible powers Beruhren would have won each time since they carefully plan ahead to portray their opponents as enemies of the common people. In that aspect No Guns Life is a great example of the cyberpunk genre in the idea that the majority of people will believe what the mainstream media tells them and that if you control the mainstream media than you control what the majority of people believe. Mega Armed was the public relations mascot with his honey flavored lies about equality and progress which simply required people to obey Behuren. I am curious to find out more about Spitzbergen in the next cour since their anti-extended views would be a huge problem with most of the main characters but they seem to be the only group that Beruhren views as a threat to their rule.
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7777ale7777
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The first time watching the new ED I didn't even notice it (was too focused on Mary dancing) but there's a couple of robot dogs banging in the foreground, that's some worldbuilding.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Had a chuckle at Juzo noticing Mary's getting big up top and as for the ED, great stuff all around. Fairly standard fare in the symbolism and atmosphere department if you don't get wrapped around the axle at the concept that sexual desire and violence are related emotions and supposedly linked. Why are Mary and Olivier there as background to the man-fight? Obviously, as incentive because one or both will get to do what they portray for the victor. I think it was some French philosopher who claimed that women were sexually attracted to powerful men because they crave safety, provision and strong offspring.
Seeing Rockin Robot Hand get hurt so soon I was sad (like Juzo), so I hope we see the little guy get rebuilt as a big buff ROBOT FIST that pounds on Victor and flashes the "rock-on" sign to a big "HYAAH"... |
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Yep, all through history, there's been a ton of clueless dudes who think they understand what motivates women. I know... why don't we do something wild and, oh, I don't know... listen to what women have to say about what motivates them? Am I getting too crazy here? |
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