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I've never watched Star Driver, but I have watched Gurren Lagann and the robot powered by Manhood/Orgones, and phallic imagery, and the little robot fitting inside the bigger robot makes me think of that.
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Well apparently the director comes out of the same pedigree as Sailor Moon and Utena so you're not far off!
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Apr 10, 2014 00:27
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Ahem don't mind me I'm just gonna sit on my chair in my orgone box and meditate upon my energies with a smooth, rhythmic motion.
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Apr 11, 2014 11:50
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Redcrimson posted:So, yeah. Daichi is suddenly given a "gun" that girls cannot "fire", has a "mind of its own", and compels him to "battle" libido-powered "aliens". If this show isn't about puberty, I will eat my FLCL BDs. Considering the very tagline is about the end of childhood, yes, this is one barely veiled puberty metaphor. Oh yeah and all the characters wear actual chastity belts around their heads this episode. That dude was basically a controlling father archetype. And come on girl, let me show you my boomerang. Edit: And the flower imagery right at the end. We're gonna zoom right in to the pistil and stamens. Phobophilia fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Apr 13, 2014 01:24
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Hidingo Kojimba posted:"Well sir, the assignment requires monitoring and safeguarding a group of teenagers whose powers could jeopardise the safety of Earth if misused. Now as a vast conspiracy of men and women in awesome black suits I'm sure we could acquire the services of an officer with an abundant knowledge of child psychology or extensive experience working with troubled young people, but frankly the job's a pisser so I say we just lump it on Officer Douchenozzle who everybody hates cause he's a petty, controlling rear end in a top hat with all the interpersonal skills of a rabid moonbat, because gently caress that guy." These are not realistic characters nor organisations, everyone talks in cryptic jargon, the whole point is to make him a creepy controlling father archetype who tries to control the sexuality of others. Just as a giant robot organisation is not going to give some random kid a giant robot.
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Apr 13, 2014 02:57
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Sometimes a boomerang is just a boomerang.
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Apr 14, 2014 00:48
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Haha, this is such a silly coming-of-age story/adolescent power fantasy story, yet somehow it's done well enough that I'm enjoying myself. When I grow up I want to be both an astronaut AND fly a giant robot AND hit on pretty girls. It's either not self-aware or completely self-aware and doesn't care at all.
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Apr 20, 2014 00:18
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That was a totally different episode. The commander's plan was dumb as hell, but everything else was great, especially Teppei's dad. All his characterisation was done via sparse words and a quiet menace, and it was enough to make him perfectly likable.
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May 4, 2014 03:40
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Eiji's a great dad, he's just completely unreadable until it's too late and you realise how much he cares. Also, I'm convinces that Teppei's symbol on his palm is a countdown on how many "uses" of his gear form he has until he bites it.
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May 4, 2014 12:56
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Darth Walrus posted:I think this is close, but the plan wasn't for Eiji's sake. It was for Teppei's. The guy is still having a hard time adjusting to the whole Kiltgang thing, even with the help of his friends, so this was a way to help him reconnect to humanity. That actually justifies the complexity and riskiness of the plan - they absolutely cannot afford the Ark Faction getting a third Kiltgang, so keeping Teppei sweet is worth just about anything. I agree that was the thematic reason for it, it was just that the plan was so wild and half-assed that it feeled like the producers were just loving with us.
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May 4, 2014 23:57
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Teppei's Kiltgang literally manifested within the earth's defence zone, so idkwtfigo
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May 6, 2014 12:50
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I'm relatively sure CEO dude is also planning on backstabbing Blue and Pink. He was so friendly it was suspicious. And he's had better practice at this kind of game than a bunch of alien kids.
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May 21, 2014 02:10
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Pretty sure Puck says that he is subservient to absolutely everyone. Then again, the CEO heads Macbeth enterprises. Does that make the CEO Duncan, or the designer children Duncan?
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May 21, 2014 03:17
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That was a decent episode, it's like the best ones focus on a completely new character and their story. Well, this new character isn't quite as interesting as Teppei's dad, but you can't win them all. So when it boils down to it, is this show really about saving the planet from disaffected youths who'd been exploited for some bizarre and nonsensical reason in the past?
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May 25, 2014 01:42
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Haven't read any side material, but Zin's beef is that he feels exploited by others, like what happened with his old friend, or that mob boss. As soon as he gets his own agency, he goes on a rampage.
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May 25, 2014 02:06
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maybe its a metaphor for half an hour of foreplay and blowing your load a minute in
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May 25, 2014 12:13
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Worst girls do as the kidnappers say. Best girls play chicken with nukes.
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Jun 1, 2014 02:18
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this is anime your plan is terrible
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Jun 1, 2014 04:17
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Captain Earth is so much better at his job on Earth.
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Jun 8, 2014 04:56
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This is actually a really dumb show that probably will never get anywhere interesting, and I'm tempted to drop the poo poo out of it.
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