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Iron Blooded Orphans: Harems, Racism, and The Crushing Brutality Of War
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Dec 20, 2015 23:58
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The greatest thing about this episode was Mika going back to using the mace as a primary weapon because he realised that using a katana to fight giant robot suits made of metal is super dumb.
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Dec 21, 2015 00:17
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ImpAtom posted:Stay in school until you are crushed to death by a heavy blunt object! Ah, but that's the point. Education gives them career options that don't involve getting crushed by heavy blunt objects. It's one of Kudelia's most important contributions at present.
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Dec 21, 2015 00:19
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Shakugan posted:The greatest thing about this episode was Mika going back to using the mace as a primary weapon because he realised that using a katana to fight giant robot suits made of metal is super dumb. Stop letting the model kit department dictate your weapons loadout, Mika! 
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Dec 21, 2015 01:04
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I'm surprised nameless Tekkadan kids are actually dying in this boarding attempt. They should have just sent the ninja jesus team that boarded the Hammerhead and got to the bridge with zero casualties on either side.
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Dec 21, 2015 01:27
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Xy Hapu posted:I'm surprised nameless Tekkadan kids are actually dying in this boarding attempt. They should have just sent the ninja jesus team that boarded the Hammerhead and got to the bridge with zero casualties on either side. Bear in mind that the Turbines were intentionally going easy on them, though. Even if Lafter did get a little carried away.
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Dec 21, 2015 01:44
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Did they really? I don't remember any mention of that. At any rate I'd imagine those plans went out the window once armed kids boarded and filled the ship full of their babies with explodey gas.
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Dec 21, 2015 02:06
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The Turbines kind of rapidly de-committed from that engagement as the CGS dude ran his mouth and painted them a picture of the kids they were fighting against. EDIT: And even then, they seem to start it off mostly with the intentions of giving Tekkadan a reality check thinking they're just some arrogant kids. Even if, as mentioned, Lafter did get carried away. Oh Snapple! fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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Dec 21, 2015 02:22
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I love how he just floats there staring at it. 
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Dec 21, 2015 04:40
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AradoBalanga posted:Except he then ditched the mace after about 2 minutes and went back to the sword (and the preview shows Mika continuing to use the sword).
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Dec 21, 2015 04:42
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A lot of factors why the Turbines ship board worked so well: -It was a sneak attack, which allowed Tekkadan to access the mainframe and get the entire ship's layout -Teiwaz disengaged halfway through the battle -The crew on the Brewers ship are probably stupid enough to blow the whole ship up if they tried the gas tactic again -The leader of the assault isn't as good as Orga, since a death or two were because he couldn't reign in his comrades from being over-eager
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Dec 21, 2015 06:36
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ImpAtom posted:Stay in school until you are crushed to death by a heavy blunt object!  
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Dec 21, 2015 06:53
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BizarroAzrael posted:Is it possible to play IBO on a PS4 somehow? I'm in the UK and watching Daisuki on my laptop. I watched Build Fighters on the YouTube app, but using the Daisuki site over the browser doesn't work. https://youtu.be/gUMnNb1MuJ4 They put the episodes up on YouTube every week
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Dec 21, 2015 07:37
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Bullet Proof posted:https://youtu.be/gUMnNb1MuJ4 It's not available on Youtube in the UK.
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Dec 21, 2015 10:09
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Lemon Curdistan posted:It's not available on Youtube in the UK. For some reason. What's up with that, is it some deal with Daisuki? From what I gather Hulu isn't exclusive in the states.
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Dec 21, 2015 11:53
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BizarroAzrael posted:For some reason. What's up with that, is it some deal with Daisuki? From what I gather Hulu isn't exclusive in the states. AFAIK the official Gundam Youtube channel is the fall-back if no one has distribution rights in-region, and they just disable access to the episodes if there's anyone with the rights. Daisuki has it in the UK and Hulu has it in the US so the Youtube works in neither of those countries, but it works in Australia and a bunch of central European countries because no one there picked it up.
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Dec 21, 2015 11:58
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Do we have any data yet on how Japan is reacting to IBO? I can sort of see it going either way - it's a quality product, but it's pretty dark and action-light by Gundam standards (yes, I know that the franchise usually has some hosed-up stuff in it, but it's rarely quite so dense and frankly-discussed).
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Dec 21, 2015 12:10
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Last I read the ratings were pretty dismal despite the people watching it actually liking it a lot.
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Dec 21, 2015 14:31
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Sakurazuka posted:Or trying to find said pirated versions in a format the PS4 can read from a memory stick I guess. There's a dude that does exactly this, just converts shows to a different format (or at least his files played on the ps3 when I had to use it) This show continues to be amazing, I'm surprised how engaging it is. I told my self I'd finish G Reco after dropping it half way trough but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as this, so I don't know if I can watch it.
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Dec 22, 2015 01:27
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I just watched the episode and wow it is super uncomfortable to watch Mika mowing down other child soldiers, especially when every time he does it there's a shot of the kid getting crushed inside the cockpit. It's the fact that none of the kids who died signed up for it that makes it way worse. I was maybe expecting one or two of them to bite it, but then they all did, and then Masahiro suicided by Gundam. Got a little unnerving for me to watch after the first mace to the cockpit. That's a good thing, too. The fact that it can provoke that kind of unease without going overboard trying to shock the viewer is a testament to the quality of the show. Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like a really strange way to go about selling toys, if that's the reason that the show exists. Maybe I have the target audience wrong, and they're aiming more for young adults. Otherwise, it seems like showing kids of similar ages to the target demographic dying horribly for no reason other than "My life is poo poo and death is inevitable" seems...odd? Maybe I'm just not up on how kids these days think? I dunno.
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Dec 22, 2015 05:59
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ShiroIchida posted:Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like a really strange way to go about selling toys, if that's the reason that the show exists. Have you seen War in the Pocket? It was an outright spit in the face to the idea of selling toys(which is where the title comes from) and is also the only Gundam I feel is on a comparable level with IBO anymore.
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Dec 22, 2015 06:03
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Toys sell no matter the demographic. Breaking Bad has action figures sold in Toys R Us, you're thinking too hard.
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Dec 22, 2015 06:20
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Haven't seen War in the Pocket. I'll have to put it on the list. As for the toys thing yeah, I kind of figured it might just be me forgetting how toys work. Haven't been in a toy store in around eight years.
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Dec 22, 2015 07:57
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ShiroIchida posted:Haven't seen War in the Pocket. I'll have to put it on the list. It's the right season for 0080; it's set at Christmas!
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Dec 22, 2015 14:39
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Yeah just remember, this time of year it's summer in Australia.
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Dec 22, 2015 16:47
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Speaking of 0080, remember when Mao's voice actress from Build Fighters confirmed that the Build Fighters universe is basically Gundam Valhalla, where all the characters from all the series get to live and have long, meaningful lives without the horrors of war?  I'm really, really glad that's a thing after this latest episode IBO, because God drat I'd be depressed as gently caress otherwise. Witness Masahiro Altland, all shiny and chrome.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:37
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W.T. Fits posted:Speaking of 0080, remember when Mao's voice actress from Build Fighters confirmed that the Build Fighters universe is basically Gundam Valhalla, where all the characters from all the series get to live and have long, meaningful lives without the horrors of war? No because that's stupid as hell and actively undermines the message of the rest of the franchise.
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Dec 22, 2015 19:46
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Raxivace posted:No because that's stupid as hell and actively undermines the message of the rest of the franchise. Seriously. Its somewhat timely given the anime, even thunderbolt which is ENTIRELY "man mobile suits are so loving cool" has the presence of mind to have Io state outright that he's a piece of poo poo for enjoying war as much as he does when it's awful.
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Dec 22, 2015 19:52
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Raxivace posted:No because that's stupid as hell and actively undermines the message of the rest of the franchise. It's almost like Build fighters is a silly series that doesn't take anything seriously.
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Dec 22, 2015 20:03
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Yea if you're looking for a serious message in build fighters you done goofed already
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Dec 22, 2015 20:09
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Schubalts posted:It's almost like Build fighters is a silly series that doesn't take anything seriously. It takes gunpla seriously.
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Dec 22, 2015 21:14
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Maybe that BF special will come out before IBO finishes and if we see the IBO cast in school uniforms having fun then we can be sure they died a horrible death in their series.
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Dec 22, 2015 21:35
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We already have a show where a super grim universe gets a school alt universe in Junior High Attack on Titans
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Dec 22, 2015 21:41
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New mech design revealed:  Looks like the kai's getting some upgrades
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Dec 23, 2015 04:16
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Droyer posted:New mech design revealed: hell yeah bark bark head
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Dec 23, 2015 04:18
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Droyer posted:New mech design revealed:
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Dec 23, 2015 04:38
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I liked when the whiny kid got Mace'd by Mika.
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Dec 23, 2015 06:36
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AradoBalanga posted:I see Teiwaz listed there, so I'm going to guess that one of the girls is either going to lose her current mech or decide that the Graze is cool and move over to it. It says it was upgraded with Teiwaz technology. Also here is how the Gundam frame works with the Gusion  There's also (linked for spoilers) another unit: http://i.imgur.com/TWEhZnJ.jpg
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Dec 23, 2015 07:02
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I'm hoping we get to see Akiko's progression as a pilot since circumstances made him effectively a pacifist during the whole Brewer saga.
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Dec 23, 2015 07:04
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This show really has some top-tier mecha design going on. Best in a long while for the franchise, for sure.
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