Anime Spring 2013

[Ramary]

Well it is not "super warrior" for Eren exactly, in fact what it IS is considered by some to be the point where it starts jumping the shark, and you will find out within the next few episodes I think.

[Bells]

BTW, this is fucking awesome

[Ryong]

Originally Posted by Bells

Attack on Titan 06 is out and i like it more every episode. Don't even want to stumble on wikis or the manga to not spoil myself... hope the anime won't disappoint when the big twist is out.

I mean, it's speculatory on my end, but it seems pretty obivous so far that both Eren and Mikasa were being experimented on by the Doctor with some sort of "Giant juice". It's danglign right in front of the audience over and over about Eren's resistance (and now even a clear opportunity to show some regeneration) And Mikaza's super strenght... all dorment in them.

Also, having them being "half-giant" or whatever, actually seems like the only possible way for them to even have a chance fighting hundreds of thoses things... specially the Shadow of the Colossus types....

Where'd you get "Eren's resistance" from? He's never been shown to get into a situation that'd really wound him all that much prior to getting utterly destroyed by the giants on episode 5, he's just a crazy badass determinator. Also, I get it that Mikasa is the best of the best, but she has effortlessy killed a bunch of giants on episode 6, hell, Eren isn't anywhere as qualified as her - mostly because of the blind rage - but, as far as we know, he was extremely close to killing the Colossus Titan.

...Is it me or does Gargantia seems to have suffered a loss in animation quality in the last episode? Also: Amy and her two friends seem to do whatever jobs show up and that apparently includes being eyecandy. Good thing they're not undera- oh wait.

[Bells]

Originally Posted by Ryong

Where'd you get "Eren's resistance" from? He's never been shown to get into a situation that'd really wound him all that much prior to getting utterly destroyed by the giants on episode 5, he's just a crazy badass determinator. Also, I get it that Mikasa is the best of the best, but she has effortlessy killed a bunch of giants on episode 6, hell, Eren isn't anywhere as qualified as her - mostly because of the blind rage - but, as far as we know, he was extremely close to killing the Colossus Titan.

Oh it's just a Shonen trope really. Sure i can be wrong, but that's where that stuff usually goes.

It's usually played out so that the hero can get the living shit beat out of him but still survive where others wouldn't. It's Deus Ex-Machina in disguise of using Willpower as a physical shield.

I just associated the probable fact that Eren will be showing regenerative powers with a future excuse for him to be abused further and still thrive alive as the hero cause he just won't give up.

[Ryong]

Originally Posted by Bells

Oh it's just a Shonen trope really. Sure i can be wrong, but that's where that stuff usually goes.

It's usually played out so that the hero can get the living shit beat out of him but still survive where others wouldn't. It's Deus Ex-Machina in disguise of using Willpower as a physical shield.

But he never showed anything like that. He's fought twice so far, nearly getting strangled the first time and losing his leg in one bite, working up the willpower to save his friend and then getting chomped.

Given the level of crazy determination he has, it's no surprise he managed to go as far as he did in that second fight, but he certainly didn't resist shit aside from dealing with blood loss for five minutes, tops.

[phil_]

I like that Eden got to still be Orion-y as a Pallasite, what with the club and all. I hope we get more of him being a hero this year.

[Ryong]

Attack on Titan 07
Woo Sasha is alive and also Mikasa is ridiculously strong and I guess Eren's a giant now?

Gargantia 07
Goddamn, coexistence isn't even a word with the space humans? Also, shit's gonna get serious now.

[Ramary]

Originally Posted by Ryong

Attack on Titan 07
Woo Sasha is alive and also Mikasa is ridiculously strong and I guess Eren's a giant now?

Spoilers for the rest of the series, nothing really specific but my issue with the general pace of the manga.
Yes. I hoped you liked the whole humans vs an enemy greater them that they can not understand, cause it is gone now. After this little arc, the manga takes a big nosedive, it doesn't become horrible, in fact it is still pretty good, but the potential that it had to be a masterpiece vanishes soon, there is only two more big human vs Titan battles coming up and one is with only one titan, and the other one is with some characters fighting off small titans in an enclosed space. The rest might as well be Godzilla vs King Kong.

[Bells]

Originally Posted by phil_

I like that Eden got to still be Orion-y as a Pallasite, what with the club and all. I hope we get more of him being a hero this year.

Onto 58 and now things seem to be a bit better but Goddamn there is some Oedipus shit going on with kouga and Seiya...

Also kinda cool just to see Athena being an actual Greek goddess in this one knowing all too well that she is sending kids to their deaths for her and everybody is kinda ok with that...

also also... where is Paradox? I need more Paradox.

Also also also... weeeeee Shun is back!

As for AoT 7

It was kinda obvious that this was the road that would be taken, but the delivery was great.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Bells

Also also also... weeeeee Shun is back!

But is there Ikki?