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3It was OK
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Average 3.9
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ----------------------------------------  Oh wow, Yuuya seems to be struggling a bit not only with that girl but also with his past as he attempts to pilot the Type 97. Tension runs high in the air. Also, funny drunk Tarisa this episode :P |
Stark700Jul 22, 2012 11:18 AM
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| More practice fight, and this time it's as team. OnoD's character, as a returning from US, is shocked about the huge number. He got scolded by the female instructor. He has problem with nationality from how others look at him. This kind of reminds me of IS: Infinite Stratos with female pilots coming from foreign countries. |
tsubasaloverJul 22, 2012 10:11 PM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| The Soviet girls are interesting. I like the mc and the Lieutenant. The other characters, though, just seem to take up space and don't contribute much. |
| I like the general storyline and setup of this series, but I wished they focused less on national stereotypes and differences. You would have thought than under invasion from an alien species, we would all be just 'humans' again. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| hmm looks like the story is getting better~ Yuuya had it really rough this episode lol most of it was just him and Lt. Yui arguing , looking forward to when she deres :3 Also Cryska and Inia are a really suspicious pair... |
| They used worser 3d here but it's understandable. Hope it would get better later. And here the go. They made soviets look evil once more. But at least not only them |
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| Who was it that save yui when she was about to get killed in japan? I know it was the US but could it have been yuuya? |
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| This is just too cliche and generic for my taste. Dropped. |
| The episodes keep getting better and better. Having a protagonist with a good personality and motives and skills really does wonders for an anime. Yuuya Bridges is quickly becoming a favored protagonist this season and I hope he continues to grow and evolve as a character. Many emotions I did have this episode, mainly involving the Japanese and Japanese-America race distinction and some previous history with the unfair way people treated him in the past. Since he was American, second gen, they ought to have considered him American, I think. Though I guess growing up in such an environment would leave him with such instilled feelings against anything Japanese even if its his tsf. Well at least he's progressing towards acceptance. |
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| Yeah...nxt ep...Bridge vs Yui...I want to see her improvement during those 3 years |
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| I really enjoyed the first two episodes. I wished Yui was the all round main character because I don't like the mc he's to arrogant and with him the show is getting predictable because we all know a romantic relationship will start and i think I enjoyed the first two episodes because it gave a more this is real war kinda feel, like the show didn't care about losing characters but now all this drama is gonna start ill still give this show a chance though. |
This episode got good when they started introducing Inia with Cryska during the fight in the following spoiler  She was so nice there and can’t believe she took Bridge’s arm in the spoiler I got to admit that Inia/Cryska’s bath part in the spoiler The second part with Inia that got enticing is the following,  Along with what happens in the spoiler Finally one can see that it was Inia in the spoiler About the fan service, might as well get it out of the way. Say hello to BLINDING LIGHT OF DEATH! In the spoiler About beginning, I can see the start rather CG nice with Bridges and his mecha in the spoiler About Bridges, so I realized later on it’s all about Bridges in this episode. His conversation with Yui in the spoiler About Bridges in the fight, well one thing I can assure of myself is that HE FUCKED UP in the spoiler About Bridges’s past, kind of obvious in the spoiler The whole part with the mother in the spoiler About the new gun, really kick ass in the spoiler Abut Bridges in the prison, oh WTF is that in the spoiler About the Rescues party! Now that was KICKASS! It was fun in the spoiler About thee end of the episode, I see 2 points of interest. One it seems that the conversation of Yui and Bridges in the spoiler The second part in the spoiler BTW Pics of why Cryska and Inia are amazing in the BLOG:(NSFW) Some commercials in the spoiler |
Yumekichi11Jul 22, 2012 2:32 PM
| I got a bit confused there... he took a walk. Followed a girl then ended up in some "top-secret" soviet base? lulwut? Series seems a bit weak so far... but since I like procrastinating I'll carry on for now. |
| Better than last week. Yui has become pretty kickass and looks much better with long hair. Curious to see her in action again. Kinda funny to watch right after Jinrui, because of the same VA that sounds so different in both series. |
| Bridges gets owned more times than you can count this week. Screenshots/impressions: http://randomc.net/2012/07/22/muv-luv-alternative-total-eclipse-04/ |
maxie said: I see a lot of people siding with Yui... if you disregard the nationality part of their hostility for each other, Yui is the one being a bitch here. First mock battle, first thing she says is basically "you suck". Then she gives him a god damn crappy TSF for the next one and once again tells him he sucks... yeah, Bridges' Jap hate is pretty silly IMO, but so is the Japanese arrogance that Yui has. Oh well, hopefully they end up together sooner or later :o The first two episode really help me understand Yui's actions and words, especially the part about the training being a game and her claim about excuses. Her so called arrogance derives from her not wanting to repeat the same mistakes: her naivete and her lack of understanding the BETA resulted in a near-death experience and a psychological atom bomb. She's saving Bridges' life the hard way. The main character, on the other hand, seems like a generic angst-filled childhood lead. I haven't noticed anything interesting about him at all. Meanwhile, the side characters remain side characters, but every scene with Yui is a gem for me! |
s2012k1993Jul 22, 2012 3:11 PM
| Mamiko Noto is such a sweet character! Did you see how brave she was, jumping in front of the gun!? |
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| Both of the girls on the cover will be wet for the MC by the time this is over. Count on it. |
| Oh man I love Yui's straight up attitude. <3 Next ep seems like we see her in action for the first time in 3 years awesome. |
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| I would have slapped the shit outta Yui if I was the MC.... She clearly needs some dick, to uptight and bitchy |
HawthorneKitty said: Mamiko Noto is such a sweet character! Did you see how brave she was, jumping in front of the gun!? Inia is sooo damn cute. |
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| At least Yui is acting better, compared how she was on the first 2 episodes. Also, I want to know more about Cryska & Inia, they look interesting enough as characters. |
| Really? This is annoying the fuck out of me. Yui got something up her ass, and Bridges has shits for a brain. She's just wasting her time. If he's so fucken awful, get a new recruit -geez. Boring episode and looks like it's going to be boring for awhile -- until he finds his inner Japanese. *sigh* This feels like propaganda. They're trying to show how fucken awesome Japanese people are. LOL |
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| Decent ep. Can't wait to see Yui piloting again! I hope she teaches that arrogant Bridges a lesson. Tenchi_Ryu said: Yui was right in being harsh though.I would have slapped the shit outta Yui if I was the MC.... She clearly needs some dick, to uptight and bitchy It will save the dude's life later on. |
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| Needs more aliens wrecking havoc. |
Kurogashi said: Really? This is annoying the fuck out of me. Yui got something up her ass, and Bridges has shits for a brain. She's just wasting her time. If he's so fucken awful, get a new recruit -geez. Boring episode and looks like it's going to be boring for awhile -- until he finds his inner Japanese. *sigh* This feels like propaganda. They're trying to show how fucken awesome Japanese people are. LOL Took the words right out of my mouth. |
Kurogashi said: Really? This is annoying the fuck out of me. Yui got something up her ass, and Bridges has shits for a brain. She's just wasting her time. If he's so fucken awful, get a new recruit -geez. Boring episode and looks like it's going to be boring for awhile -- until he finds his inner Japanese. *sigh* This feels like propaganda. They're trying to show how fucken awesome Japanese people are. LOL Thank you for this. I don't care enough to point out how unenjoyable this episode is but I'm glad someone else was able to. Never expected much from this show in the first place. |
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| Bridges has it tough. Next episode Yui vs Bridges~ |
| I really hope they call those simulated alien battles "BETA tests". |
| Were the issues he was having with the TSF from Takeru's OS? |
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Yvese said: Decent ep. Can't wait to see Yui piloting again! I hope she teaches that arrogant Bridges a lesson. Tenchi_Ryu said: Yui was right in being harsh though.I would have slapped the shit outta Yui if I was the MC.... She clearly needs some dick, to uptight and bitchy It will save the dude's life later on. Don't seem like tough to me, she just generally doesn't seem to like the guy. |
Todd_Jensen said: Both of the girls on the cover will be wet for the MC by the time this is over. Count on it. Hopefully because they are both really annoying, the MC is the reason why I keep watching this how. |
antonn said: Were the issues he was having with the TSF from Takeru's OS? While the XM3 might be in development at this point it wouldn't be in circulation yet so it isn't that. Japanese TSFs are just more fickle compared to American TSFs and it takes a lot of getting used to from switching over. That's partly because of the difference in combat philosophy but also because the US generally makes better machines. The Shiranui is a 3rd generation machine but the Strike Eagle can match it in TSF vs TSF combat and the Raptor easily surpasses it. Japan began creating the Shiranui 2nd because they knew that the Shiranui needed an update to match the Raptor. |
| I wonder how the seiyuu feel about insulting their own race... |
TsukiumiFanboy said: so the american version is better? why is he not driving one of those considering he is more suited for it. Well the main point of Total Eclipse isn't fighting the BETA since this is just a side story. The base they're at is mostly for testing various TSFs and weapons. That's why you see a wide variety of TSFs all at once. So they aren't aiming to deploy him against BETA, but just to see how well the Shiranui 2nd does as a machine. Yui already has her Takemikazuchi to use. The pilots in TE are merely there to see if the machine works out before models are sent into real combat by other pilots. Also the TSF Yuuya is using now is merely a training suit used to help pilots adapt to the demands of a 3rd generation TSF before they become pilots. Although in actual performance it's below a 3rd generation. It's more like a 2nd or 2.5th generation TSF, but the OS/UI is also watered down as well since it's not made for combat purposes. |
| LOL @ People saying Yui is a bitch. Have you not seen the episodes with her piloting the same thing Yuuya is piloting now? Seeing her friends getting killed? Do you not think she's yelling at him so he'll stop being so macho and maybe, you know, not get killed because he thinks he's better than he is? |
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