Forum - View topicEP. REVIEW: Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
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zensunni
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What resolution are you watching at? I haven't noticed any issues on Roku at all, other than with my internet router needing to be rebooted so the stream doesn't keep buffering. (Which happens on other sources as well, including things I've RECORDED using the Playon software and are technically local, so it's really a problem with the local router, not anything else... I think the beast is on its last legs... I'm in line to get a new provider soon, when they finish putting in their optical cables in my neighborhood... but that won't happen for a while.  )
I loved the first dub episode! Great to hear the old cast again! As for looking forward... it's gonna be a bumpy ride! |
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klv
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This episode gave me... feelings... AL!!!!!
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AiddonValentine
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Finally caught up with this and my thoughts are as thus: HO. LY. CRA~~~~~~~~~~~P. We're only in episode 4. I figured the series would skew grimmer considering how TSR was, but I'm starting to think XEBEC took cues from the John Wick films with how many people Sousuke is knocking off. We're only just getting warmed up and already the body count is in the double digits, which gets higher if you include civilians.
Anyway, a stellar return from a great series. It's almost like FMP has come to say "Daddy's back." to all the other light novel adaptations.
I hear ya, that was a draining episode. If Leonard doesn't top the Scumbags of 2018 list I will be shocked. |
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Angel M Cazares
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An episode without Kaname and Tessa, an it turns out to be really enjoyable. FMP IV really knows what it is doing, and it continues to easily be my favorite show of the season. I am eager to find out what happens next.
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Slashman
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You might have some issues to work through. The CG mechs were fine. You might need to fix you... |
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Sahmbahdeh
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Oh crap, it's Benny from Black Lagoon. Like, seriously, that's straight up just Benny without a ponytail.
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jr240483
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LIKE HELL!!! even without the ponytail, that girl is anything BUT a clone of BL's Benny!!! |
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Gina Szanboti
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Well that certainly wasn't a reaction I expected to that comment. oO
But yeah, that's Benny, he's just traded his computer for a camera. He's even wearing the same color scheme of pinkish shirt with green leaves. 
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anddo
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Huge Black Lagoon feel from this episode. I love FMP.
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AiddonValentine
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Did not expect such a jarring change of scenery. With Mithril in disarray Sousuke is REALLY having to go through the grimier parts of society (the second I saw Lemon I thought Benny had come in from Black Lagoon). And after three episodes of intense, nonstop action there was a need for a breather.
Anyway, hopefully we can get back to the main action while bringing the new guys along for the ride. |
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Joshua Zarate
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen an OP and ED for an anime to have official English versions sung by the same original Japanese singer played in the show’s runtime before. I wonder if this could set a precedent for the future. The singing in this version is very Engrish-sounding, but it does the job well enough. Episode 6 was quite eventful and things look to be ramping up again for next week. Nami is a pretty fun character to watch, but Kaname will always be best girl in this franchise and I’m curious to see what exactly has Amalgam been forcing her to do while Sousuke attempts to find and rescue her.
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meiam
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Wait what? I really hope there's more to Sosuke plan cause otherwise it's hard to believe that even him wouldn't realize he would be recognized very quickly (hell he even paint his mech the same color as arbalest). |
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AiddonValentine
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Things are definitely moving at a swift pace. The current status quo is something other shows would spend half a season on, but FMP is blazing through it, getting things back to the main story thread ASAP. I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of the next episode we jump straight into the next arc.
One thing of note is that it feels like we're missing a sense of absence (ironically) with Kaname. We get a hint of Sousuke feeling a void in his life, but nothing as major as you'd expect. Part of it might just be his training and him being so determined to find her that he doesn't afford himself to feel that way, but we also don't see much inside Sousuke, instead having Nami and Lemon as the audience surrogates. |
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tsNirvash
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I was worried that 12 episodes wouldn't be enough to satisfactorily conclude the series. Based on the market scene in episode 6, I think that Amalgam is flooding the market with AS parts. I noted that the red and white AS in the opening looks like someone used spare (or scavenged) Venom parts to repair the Arbalest. I'm not sure which person or group will do the repairs, but the availability of affordable AS parts will probably help. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Rather than needing to check in with Kaname, I'm feeling like they need to get back to the Mithril crew before their fate turns into an info dump of "how we spent our summer vacation."
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