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Rogueywon
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In terms of the content, I thought the first episode was basically fine. But is it just me, or did it look a little bit ropey in places? The big mid-episode action scene looked good, but much of the rest of the episode had a bit of a jankiness to it that I don't really remember from the first season.
I certainly wasn't expecting one of the big "prestige" premiers of the season to be outdone by... well... Nukitashi on the visuals. |
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WatcherZer
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I thought they covered the recap element by releasing the OAV and the compilation film on streaming in the fortnight before the second season started.
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MFrontier
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Can't believe they had their own version of Godzilla and didn't even have Kafka fight him. That Kaiju No.8 x Godzilla collab lied to me!
Kikoru is going to fit very well in a squad built around the best of the best who are valued for their ability to destroy Kaiju. Even better that Kafka will be with her, even if he also has to go far in proving the value of his own existence even if it means he has to do it as Kaiju No. 8 and not as his human self. But beggars can't be choosers. Be interesting to see how much of the rest of the Third Division we'll be seeing this season. Narumi is as eccentric as he is lethal to Kaiju, but I appreciate having an expressive and passionate Ucchi character. Underrated favorite scene: the progression of the Kaiju response from the top down. |
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Greed1914
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I guess we'll see where it goes, but I'm kind of mixed on Kafka being too in his own head. It was nice that someone else got to do the saving, but it kind of seems like the usual shonen approach of shelving the main character so they can save the day is coming. My guess is that the next episode will be a lot of discussion around whether they bench Kafka to keep him away from No. 9 or if they make a weapon out him since he can't defend himself and has become a liability.
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Charles Barkley
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Trying to mix the ED (for lack of a better term) arc, a usually low to mid threat arc that often focuses on character growth and/or relationship development, while also bringing out the primary antagonist of the series, at least from what we've seen so far, and giving him essentially a power boost is a very questionable decision.
Most likely it means that either they are going to gloss over the ED aspect very quickly and thus abort any of the expect character growth, in which case why bother starting it at all? OR, they are going to make Shinomiya or the new dude be able to match Kaiju No. 9 in a straight fight, which would be an equally baffling decision because then you're just making Kaiju No. 8, who managed the same thing, seem significantly weaker and less useful as a character/entity. Neither of which seem like a positive setup for the future of this series, but maybe they'll surprise me... |
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TJ_Kat
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I'm on board with you here. It feels like a good chunk of the season is going to be spent on Kafka coming to terms with his kaiju side and gaining full control over it - a la Naruto x Kurama - and he'll come through just in time for No. 9 to become some unstoppable super kaiju that tosses Narumi and Kikoru around like small children. I just hope they don't spend too long getting there. If it takes the entire season, it's going to kill the show. Even half the season would be pushing it. |
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malvarez1
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Unfortunately this is something the author pulls off more than once… |
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Greed1914
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Same. When Kafka couldn't get it to work within the episode, it became obvious it won't be quickly resolved. During the episode, I found myself thinking that I hoped this wouldn't be for the whole season. I think the problem I have with it is that it seems like it is stretching out Kafka's situation. He was taken into captivity because they didn't know if they could trust him or control his powers. That was mostly dealt with how last season ended and letting him go back into service with the caveat that everyone is going to be watching him and being on a new team means the trust isn't there. Now, the most sensible thing for them to do is to lock him away again to prevent him being taken by the enemy while he has to learn to control his powers for a different reason. |
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jr240483
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i would not be surprised if this battle took up the whole season! after all, kaiju no 8 is no attack on titan or my hero academia! |
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Troyen
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Well, I think the outcome of this episode was predictable, but at least we (hopefully) got that out of the way. I was worried his insecurities would dominate most of the season, though I'm not sure how he'd be able to survive in the first squad if he didn't somehow prove his worth on this mission.
I did appreciate the backstory for Kikoru. Her mom seemed like a real, loving mom, which I won't go so far as to claim is a rarity in anime, but is quite the contrast to her father. |
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malvarez1
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The cracks from the manga are finally beginning to show for anime onlys. Kafka’a transformation problem was completely pointless. It felt less like a story the author cared about and more like “well, other stories have the leads temporarily unable to use their powers, so I’ll do that too.” I suppose it was also an attempt to add gravitas to the situation, since No. 8 could easily defeat most of these enemies, but it’s pretty forced.
At least the pacing in the anime is better by default. In the manga, showing the supporting cast “aura-farm” as they take out random kaiju could take months. And it’s not like there’s even a plot right now, when you think about it. |
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blackmetalblackheart
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Am I wrong in thinking that his problem with transforming was not that he didn't trust his team, but that he was worried he was going to lose control and destroy them? Just seems like that part of the episode 15 review is off. Or did my brain not make the right connection? It does that a lot.
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TJ_Kat
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But that is pre-fight with Kikoru's dad vs. post-fight. Before that fight, he lacked perspective oh his own power and was confident his teammates could stop him if they had to. Yeah, he was smashing super powerful kaiju like bugs, but he assumed lots of people could do that. But that fight was a reality check for him; that even someone as strong as Kikoru's dad couldn't stop him after he lost control. If Kafka hadn't managed to stop himself, Kikoru's dad would have died. No matter how amazing he thinks his teammates are, deep down he knows few - if any - of them are as strong as Kikoru's dad. |
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MFrontier
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No wonder Kikoru idolized her mom so much, she was a beautiful and graceful Valkyrie who could lead and slay Kaiju with the best of them, but she was also a loving and sweet mom on top of that. And voiced by Sailor Moon. You can even see how much her moms' death hardened her dad compared to what he was like in the flashbacks. Like, I get it, he lost the woman he loved but Kikoru needed a father to help her grieve and not a general.
Narumi is still as OP and cocky as ever. Not really seeing the 1st Division as a whole as all that special outside of him though. Other than Kana Hanazawa being the only other girl in the group. Believe in the teammates who believe in you. Nice words, even if I don't actually think most of the Defense Forces or Kafka's comrades would actually last all that long against a rampaging Kaiju No. 8. You know Kaiju No. 8 is back when you finally hear the "down down down" again, and Kafka can still punch through basically everything as One Punch Kaiju. I really want to see how they were able to stop Kaiju No. 1's "future sight." They just had to come up with an excuse for Fairouz Ai to speak Arabic, huh? First time I've actually heard her speak it. |
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jr240483
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wait really? i haven't heard her speak arabic at all in this episode! |
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