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Agent355
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I’m not sold on Sakugan yet. I’m still rolling my eyes at Memempu being a super genius who has already graduated college at 9, and her dynamic with Gagumber leans towards more annoying than charming most of the time, IMHO. That said, ep 4 was mostly fun. The Italy pastiche was cool. Jolly Jolly was probably built in Italy’s image—it has “canals” based on Venice, and they combined the Roman Colosseum with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Gagumber was rightfully rejected 12 times, once by a lesbian couple, which wasn’t as cringey to watch as it could have been.
I wish they had kept their stereotype tropes to “the mafia is in Italy, obvs” but they just *had* to go there with a femme man who threatens other men with rape as torture. Gross. That was definitely the worst part of the episode. Zackletu has actually been tailing our father-daughter team for a while—she’s in a previous episode reacting to Gagumber and Memempu’s name on the radio, and she was watching them in the cafe before Gagumber went to the bar. She is using the “debt” as an excuse to keep following them, and I hope we find out why. I don’t think the guy who locked up Gagumber & Memempu is a villain, just a bureaucrat. Mostly because he didn’t keep them locked up and let them explore the city. But I could be wrong. |
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Gina Szanboti
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All I can say about this episode is that we've learned over the past year that their solution to the problem would no longer work in the real world. The true believers will remain unconvinced, denying the evidence of their own lying eyes, or finding a way to justify his behavior as admirable. Still looking for a character I like in this series. I'm about to call it a loss and just move on. |
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Tanteikingdomkey
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SOOOO if the plot doesn't start next week so help me.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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^ Depends on what you think the plot is. If it is finding the dream place, at the present pace that may be in S2 if it happens at all (a cliff-hanger?)...However, if the plot is how Memempu and Gagumber reconcile their differences and start a two-way friendship/partnership beyond their roles, I think that has been what the plot has been developing to date and will likely continue.
Ep8- I would think someone here should find the character interaction this Ep to your liking. Zackletu is beginning to grow on me and I really didn't see the twist coming, so good for the writers...P.S. Could Ururop be a human-kaiju hybrid?? |
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Covnam
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So far it looks like 12 eps.
When they first got attacked I was wondering why the didn't submerge as I thought they were on a sub and that seems like the best thing to do then, but they didn't so I thought I was mistaken. Then the kaiju attacks and they submerge... |
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Gina Szanboti
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Was that really necessary? :/ I guess it's more noble to be homeless than live in a trailer, huh. I just hope the Rainbow Children don't turn out to be this series' Blade Children. Or worse, anime Indigo Children. 
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Gina Szanboti
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But her drawings showed that it actually was one of her many dreams, just not the only thing she wanted to experience. 
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JoelBurger
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Feel like there's been a bit of a trend developing within the anime industry. With the sheer volume of anime that's being produced, we're getting more and more shows such as this and Re-Main. Original shows that, rather than trying to tell a complete story with no loose ends in a single cour, are banking on the idea that the industry demands so much content that another season will be greenlit.
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dm
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Well, that was a sweet ending to the beginning of the story. There's plenty of room for more adventures, but the two main characters get closure, while the side characters were, well, side characters.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Covnam
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Watched the last two eps last night. These two picked the series up for me a bit, but in hindsight I think I still could have passed on it. Not sure I'd bother with a second season if one comes to fruition.
The "you're still my daughter" bit was well done, if fairly typical for what you'd expect with that setup. Re: Ep 11, I guess no one thought to tell Memempu that some kids do dream or are happy about following in their parents footsteps? |
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