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Jun 4, 2021 4:16 PM
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I’m broadly enjoying the show but I genuinely have no idea where the show is going.

I assumed the show was building to Chise being exploited as she got more distant from the rest of the group being a thing, but uh nope she’s got a power up now so she’s now a valued friend again (Seriously I am so baffled she didn’t react poorly to Gauma saying “We need you and Goldburn”)

Then I assumed that Yume's anguish around her sister would factor into the finale somehow, but that’s apparently all resolved now as well? So I guess that’s not a thing.

So I guess we’re left with “What’s up with the Kaiju” ans the final thread; which has kind of been the least interesting aspect of the show so far? We know close to nothing about the situation there other than Yomogi seems to have Kaiju control powers too, but even that hasn’t been brought up since it was first raised.

I dunno. Particularly coming from Gridman which was super strong thematically, I’m kinda struggling to see what Dynazenon is actually going for here.
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Jun 4, 2021 4:47 PM
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Scarred Souls Shines like Stars (SSSS)

you basically said it, one by one the emotionally scarred characters are healed

i guess the final scar that will be healed is with Gauma

also Kaijus are born from strong emotions like scarred emotions i guess
Jun 4, 2021 4:51 PM
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This. I thought the buildup with Chise being super sus was gonna be a huge reveal but nope, she got a cool dragon and became a part of the team for some reason.
And there was the Yume and her sister stuff which went on for 10 episodes but the ending result is really disappointing, so it was an accident? That's it? What's with the bullying and her boyfriend? The shiny puzzle thing was just for cheap symbolism? Ok then. Remember when Yume had that 'promise breaking disease'? That was for one episode. Remember her friend with glasses? She's so irrelevant I wonder if she's real or not at this point. Remember when Yume said that "so kaiju has the power to revive people" line? That was clearly foreshadowing something but nothing happened. This plot point had so much potential with the first few episodes hyping it up but it went downhill real hard.
Then there is the other guy (I forgot his name) but who cares about him tbh.
Now there is the Gauma stuff for the ending but everything feels so episodic that I can't imagine a finale in these 2 episodes. And there are a lot of questions that are not answered too. We don't even know the main villain, I assume there should be one since all they do is fighting. Yomogi had some kaiju controlling powers that one episode, what's that about? What's up with Shizumu? Possible romance (prob not happening again)? Gridknight and the other girl is just there for plot power? Chise's past (Like is it even resolved or not)? And many more I can't remember, probably.
Jun 4, 2021 7:29 PM
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Tekmixer said:
Gridknight and the other girl is just there for plot power?


This one really bothers me, because so far their role in the show basically just seems to be to be one more body to fight people, but them being here at all is a massive spoiler for Gridman.
Jun 4, 2021 8:25 PM
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Tekmixer said:
Gridknight and the other girl is just there for plot power?


I think their presence is to establish the Gridman Universe connection; the implication that the worlds of Gridman and Dynazenon are parallel universes and it is possible to travel between them. Also sets up the potential for a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style crossover if it ever gets there.

Jun 4, 2021 9:21 PM
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BenDTU said:
Tekmixer said:
Gridknight and the other girl is just there for plot power?


This one really bothers me, because so far their role in the show basically just seems to be to be one more body to fight people, but them being here at all is a massive spoiler for Gridman.


I'm glad i first watched gridman, i almost dropped it because of episode 1 but the anime went great and the mindblowing reveal that it's a sequel of the old ssss
Jun 4, 2021 10:04 PM
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While I've been enjoying this season (like this one a bit more than Gridman), I'm a little concerned about how this anime will end. I'm starting to think that they'll make this into a part 2 or something. If they make it Part 2, I don't know what they'll do.

Only time will tell, I guess.
Jun 4, 2021 11:03 PM
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animedude1287 said:
While I've been enjoying this season (like this one a bit more than Gridman), I'm a little concerned about how this anime will end. I'm starting to think that they'll make this into a part 2 or something. If they make it Part 2, I don't know what they'll do.

Only time will tell, I guess.


If Amemiya Akira has planned Dynazenon's story route like Gridman's, it's likely he'll conclude the main story at 12 episodes but end up leaving some loose ends behind, the type to be speculated over (and hopefully covered in future manga spinoff adaptations).

Closest Amemiya could do is make a 3rd instalment of the Gridman Universe series, and find a way to bring certain cast members of previous series into it (ex. Anti and Anocillus from Gridman return in Dynazenon).
Jun 6, 2021 4:47 PM
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I agree. The show seems kind of crowded and unfocused, but maybe it'll tie together somehow. Either way, it's okay.
Jun 9, 2021 5:03 PM

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It was a bit similar with SSSS.Gridman : a confusing and also strange story, with a conclusion answering pretty much all questions, but leaving some pending.

SSSS.Dynazenon is kinda worse on this point, as we seem nowhere to have a revelation regarding the whole universe the story takes place in. So as it was said somewhere else (another discussion thread), Dynazenon will focus on the characters rather than the background itself. Of course so many questions could occur but I don't expect to receive answer.

Better focus on other things then
Jun 9, 2021 8:47 PM
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Otorez said:
Better focus on other things then


But at this point, what else is there to focus on? 9-10 basically did a clean sweep of any of the actually interesting threads the show had going. I assume the final episodes will be Yomogi / Gauma focused, who have basically had zero focus as actual characters at this point.
Jun 9, 2021 9:20 PM
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BenDTU said:
Otorez said:
Better focus on other things then


But at this point, what else is there to focus on? 9-10 basically did a clean sweep of any of the actually interesting threads the show had going. I assume the final episodes will be Yomogi / Gauma focused, who have basically had zero focus as actual characters at this point.


Not to mention kaiju-eugenicist-endgame-stuff.
Jun 11, 2021 6:37 AM

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BenDTU said:
Otorez said:
Better focus on other things then


But at this point, what else is there to focus on? 9-10 basically did a clean sweep of any of the actually interesting threads the show had going. I assume the final episodes will be Yomogi / Gauma focused, who have basically had zero focus as actual characters at this point.


That's honestly a great question lol. I'm not very fond of the fights themselves, nor the transformations. Characters are fine but nothing I wouldn't be able to forget in the next months (positively/negatively talking).

Definitely it's only curiosity that keeps me motivated to watch it : I wanna know how it's gonna end, even though there's pretty much no story

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