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EP. REVIEW: SSSS.Gridman

cyberdraco wrote:

I'm surprised that more people haven't pointed out that Max's Assist Weapon form's name Battle Tracto Max is named after Tracto, the Sybersquad version of the original Gridman's God Tank and Max's main weapon in weapon form the Tanker Cannon is named after Tanker from SSSS. Does that mean that Borr's and Vit's weapon form's weapons are gonna be named after Sydney and Amp? Also, Borr is a guy(wheres General Ackbar when you need him).

Borr is a guy?

Apparently Aoi Yuki, voice of Borr in the Japanese dub, said that Borr is male. However, Apphia Yu, voice of Borr in the English dub, said that Borr is instead female in the Funimation dub. More than anything, that discrepancy sounds planned.

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Also, I seriously hate Akane. Which I suppose is appropriate, her being the villain and all

Apparently Aoi Yuki, voice of Borr in the Japanese dub, said that Borr is male. However, Apphia Yu, voice of Borr in the English dub, said that Borr is instead female in the Funimation dub. More than anything, that discrepancy sounds planned.

Also, I seriously hate Akane. Which I suppose is appropriate, her being the villain and all.

Seriously, what the devil is Akane's deal? She's racking up a serious kill and be-a-douche count. If she wasn't showing her feet so much, she'd have zero redeeming qualities.

My friend and I were going through all of the references in SSSS.Gridman, and we found some INCREDIBLY deep cuts.

For example! Tonkawa is themed after Cy-Kill of the GoBots, which was the exclusively American variation of Machine Robo made by TONKA, which was bought and absorbed by TakaraTomy, the makers of Transformers. And in the Transformers fandom, there's a running gag that Cy-Kill, when he appears in media, is always killed in short order.

Of the three protagonists, Rikka feels the only one that's interesting so far. She has a personality that's really hard to describe that a one word term would be a disservice using (as it usually is). She can seem cold and aloof, but she's also nice and actually quite proactive, even when strangers are involved. She's willing to go through some hoops for her two besties, even if it's for things she doesn't particularly like, and even risk her life for people she barely knows. But at the same time, it feels like she actually has less words to say to the people that are closest and most common to her. And from her discussion with Akane and Yuuta both, probably a lot of past regrets.

I wish Yuuta and his bestie would get some interesting screentime and development soon, because at this point I'd honestly want to devote the focus to her than them. And not just because of all the fanart.

I've got no previous Gridman experience but i'm still enjoying this a lot so far. Calibur alone would be reason enough for me to keep watching, i love his character design, his demeanor and his badass sword form!

1. I can't tell if it's a singularity-level coincidence or intentional, but SSSS Gridman might be in the same universe as Chu2byou. The main hero is named Yuuta and the main heroine is named Rikka in both shows. Maaya Uchida voiced Rikka in the Japanese dub for Chuuni and did the ED for Gridman, and Greg Ayres is voicing the hero's best friend in both shows for the English dub, both of which have the same personality! It's freaking weird.

I'm really liking this show so far, brings back memories of watching the american SSSS when I was a kid. The dub is also very strong. It's nice to hear Greg Ayers in something after what feels like forever and Jill Harris is quickly becoming one of my favorites among Funi's newer talents.

Hopefully this show will move along smoothly and wash the taste of Franxx out of everyone's mouth.

The doppelganger of Akko Kagari ( LWA ) briefly appeared multiple times in the latest episode, maybe we can expect another Trigger original character like Zero Two or Ryuuko to show up in futur episode.