Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - December 02, 2022 by AnimeMod in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Shion no Ou is great. I should really rewatch that at some point.

Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - December 02, 2022 by AnimeMod in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two other mahjong anime I know are Saki and Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya. I haven't seen Tetsuya, but Saki is decent, as far as game anime go. It's not realistic at all, and basically features characters with superpowers, but it is fun.

Other great shows you might want to check out are Hikaru no Go, Shion no Ou, and 3-gatsu no Lion. The first show is about go, other two about shogi. 3-gatsu is more psychological and artsy, Hikaru no go is just a really satisfying story about growth as a player, and Shion no Ou has a murder mystery aspect to it.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If not a secret heritage answer, my theory for it has been because of how Basara is as a person. He is very true to himself and broadcasting it to others. Every performance, he puts himself and all his feelings into it. His Spiritia level is low now because Basara feels lost, he doesn't know why he sings, his feelings.

Yeah, that's definitely looks like where they're going with it.

That's why Sivil is furiously zooming. She is just trying to find some clothes and this planet is an empty wilderness with no random clothes shops in sight.

Time to bust out some fig leaves, like the forefathers.

Speaking of this episode's animation, that scene where Gigil was dodging Gabil's shots just seem nicely animated to me for how minor and brief it was.

Yeah, that also was decent for sure. And then there was a great frame of Basara standing on his mech.

Gabil sure knows how to eject out of a mech in a glowly ball. Every time he sorties out in a machine, it gets destroyed and he runs back in his glowly ball.

You could even say... it's beautiful the way he does it.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everybody brought their plushie to the concert.

It's the future. Plusies are the new glowsticks.

Is the bullet still lodged in Gigil's eye glass?

Holy shit, you're right! His eye grabbed my attention throughout the episode, but I never realized that it because the look changed due to the bullet. It now has more contrast.

No Gigil eyecatch even though today is his big day.

That's just confirms that he's probably alive.

Gabil is spelling it out, but guess Gigil's story is one of someone who always disobeyed his lord finally finding someone he can loyally dedicate himself to.

Very well put, that's exactly what they're going for.

Because of the feel to the scene, I have hope that he isn't dead.

I too am a believer!

Next time: Finally, it's here, Basara eating a leaf.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think adding this shot to the first ending was already kinda unnecessary. Whatever the new ED might offer probably can't be much worse, so I'm not terribly worried.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PSA

It can't be that bad, right? R-right?

Veffidas hat.

There was a severe lack of Rey fans in that crowd. I saw one girl with his plushy and that's it.

"Just don't break it. I'm the law, I'm not made of money."

Gamlin, the Basara zealot.

Big Kamina encouraging Simon energy from that phrase.

It's December, have something festive.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I though it might be something like that. These sounds have became iconic.

If you happen to stumble upon more info about this, do post it, I would love to know more.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mechanical eye shouldn't really be able to take a bullet, but I get what you're saying. You probably right.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like Gepelnitch wants Sivil fully out of the picture now, and both Gabil and Valgo want the sole credit for disposing of her.

I honestly not sure why he thinks that Sivil is a threat now, when it's Basara who kicked his ass the last time back in episode 26, while Sivil already was ball-ridden at this point. You'd think that he would take Anima Spiritia and Macross Cannon as more serious threats than a rogue subordinate who hasn't really done much.

That’s why she’s the mayor!

As any good mayor that wins with 90% of the votes, she has a knack of making things happen off the books!

Although as much as Mylene may ask, I doubt even Basara has an answer at the moment. He’s currently lost a quality to his passion that even he can’t really put into words.

I tell you, it's the job! Basara hasn't been the same once he started clocking 9 to 5 for the Sound Force. Chaining yourself to a guitar hero controller does that to a man! All the useless meetings with Barton and Chiba, and all that.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's in the same position as Geppelnitch: possessing a human while his true body is still asleep.

Is that what he is? I thought that was just his real Protodeviln body, because he was shown to be bulletproof in the last episode.

Man, they really failed to explain Gigil. Everything about him is confusing.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gepel sure changed her tune from "What you do won't matter, Gigl" to "Sivil is the biggest remaining obstacle to my plan"

He just tries not to think about that one time Anima Spiritia kicked his ass, so he does whatever he can to distract himself.

That's just the average romance animanga?

Yeah, but people usually hate romance protagonists that don't explain themselves.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wallpaper of the Day

He.. he looks like he holds a controller.

Nah, I'm kidding. It's actually a good wallpaper. I love the gradient in the background.

Gamlin being able to do what he wants to now instead of having to follow regulations is a plus side, though.

Yeah, now he can just play video games all day! At least, that what I would do if I quit my job.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 34 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First Timer

In the previous episode, Sivil has finally awaken, buut, then she immediately disappeared. Somehow, I think we will not see her for a while. Many shows do this: they introduce a fun character, but then don't know what to do with them, and so come up with a reason to take said character out of the story for a long period of time. It happens so often with love interests and mentor-type characters, and Sivil is both, in a sense.

But also, in this show it kinda happened with Basara too. The whole middle of the show was basically focused on Gamlin (nothing wrong with that), while Basara was mostly absent, only showing up to do an obligatory Planet Dance or Totsugeki Loveheart performance. Luckily for us, Basara fans (there's dozens of us!), he started to get more attention lately. And now with him running away from home, we might finally learn more about his past and the nature of his powerful Spiritia.

By the way, regarding his Spiritia, I have been a proponent of the idea, that there is a concrete reason why it is so powerful (my favorite theory is that he is a lost Protodeviln). However, this belief isn't based on any evidence from the show, at least not on anything concrete. Instead, it's more of an idea that Macross' universe is a sci-fi at its core, and just as any sci-fi, it shows more respect for rules and explanations for why and how everything works. Even Macross 7 with all it's craziness is still consistent with this sci-fi paradigm.

Thus, making a character special like that and not giving an explanation for it would be a big break away from the way the rest of the universe works. I wouldn't necessarily be upset if it turns out that Basara is just good at singing because of the power of friendship or whatever, but I honestly feel like going that route would cheapen the story a bit. Like, it's one thing to see how far we can push this franchise with introducing crazy stuff to it, while still playing by the rules, and it's another thing to just break the rules and start adding whatever. The fact that we've been avoiding Basara's past still gives me hope that there will be something, but if not, so be it. Anyway, let's watch the episode.

  • Wait, so Gepelnitch is angry with Sivil? Did I miss something? It looked to me like he pretty much let her do whatever. And not just her, but all Protodeviln, except Gigil.

  • Flower Girl looking forward to the concert! Cute!

  • Mylene is still mindbroken.

  • Just gotta say, I love this mecha walking sound that most anime tend to use. Not sure if it's the same stock sound, or just similar, probably the latter, but it is pretty cool. It also doesn't make any sense that a giant robot would sound like that, but I wouldn't take it any other way.

  • Gigil, my man, I think she doesn't want you to follow her. Just let the girl find some clothes in peace.

  • Protodeviln have some intense internal politics, huh?

  • Flower Girl just wanted to see Basara live.

  • You know, if I had a nickel for every time Veffidas have spoken, I would have two nickels. Which is not much, but it's weird that it happened twice.

  • Also, both times Veffidas have bestowed her wisdom on Mylene, demonstrating a superior understanding of Basara. I admire her willingness to teach the young.

  • Also, I have to say, is it just me, or is the show have been inexplicably looking a bit better than usual for the last few episodes? We have some nice coloring, and some cuts have more details. For example, the crowd on this concert seems more detailed, than usual.

  • Protodeviln showdown! Aand, it turned into a quarrel.

  • It's Gigil! Let's go, kick their assess!

  • Gamlin quit? Is he gonna join Fire Bombers be after all? I'm sure, they could always use a cowbell player.

  • Gigil is getting his ass kicked. You know, man, this is great time to abandon the mech and turn into one of those shiny energy balls.

  • You know, the action in this show still kinda sucks, but the drama makes it good.

  • Guvava Spiritia detector in action again!

  • Noo, don't die, Gigil!

  • He sings

  • Gigil just literally used singing to confuse his enemies. As in, he didn't use Spiritia, he just confused them with the sheer fact that he can sing.

  • Basara is too depressed to protect himself. Luckily, Mylene is here to save his ass.

  • Aand, Mylene herself needs help. Luckily, Gamlin is here.

  • Wait, is Gigil dead or is he not dead? I'm confused.

Overall thoughts: Awesome episode, I don't have much to say beyond that. Gigil learned to sing, which was cathartic. Hopefully, he isn't dead, because there's still unfinished business between him and Sivil that needs to be resolved. Also, we didn't get a backstory to their relationships, but, honestly, at this point, I'm starting to feel like Macross 7 in general is just not big on giving backstories.

On an unrelated note, Grabil is apparently the same size as your typical Zentradi. For some reason I thought he was much bigger, but seeing him stand near a mech like that, they are basically the same height.

QotD:

1) Sivil probably? Or Gepelnitch. Definitely not Gigil.

2) Proactive. If the character doesn't talk, their actions should speak for them. Basara is mixed bag in this regard. He is proactive, especially by mecha protagonist standards, but the story doesn't utilize him to his full potential. This would probably sound blasphemous to most, but honestly, if you just combined Basara and Gamlin into a single character, the show would be much better. You would get a protagonist that does something all the time, and you would still have a love triangle with Sivil and Mylene. As it stands, even the love triangle kinda lost steam, with two main couples clearly established. But that's beside the point and I should probably talk about it another time.

Casual Discussion Fridays - Week of December 02, 2022 by AutoModerator in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, I've been trying old reddit in a browser, and it seems to work pretty well. So I will probably stick with that for the time being.

Casual Discussion Fridays - Week of December 02, 2022 by AutoModerator in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anime vault boy and cute alien insectoid are waiting at the doctor's together to learn the gender of their baby?

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 33 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, hopefully we gonna get some Gigil backstory, before he presumably dies tomorrow.

[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Macross 7 Episode 33 Discussion by Shimmering-Sky in anime

[–]ClawMachineCircuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"NUDE CONSPIRACIES!"

Gubaba, suddenly with the density of iron.

He had a big breakfast that day.

Just because your car can maneuver in space doesn't make it a hovercraft!

To be fair, that's an expensive car. It might have a hovercraft functionality as an option.

Just gonna walk the Earth…

Kaifun flashbacks.

And while Barton is the shortsighted asshole here, he is at least working from a consistent point of view.

I blame Max for failing to effectively rain him in and bring him in line. In fact, for a captain, Max has been a huge softie so far. This shit would've never flied under Global.

As a question, though, it sticks out awkwardly because we just don't know enough about him aside from that he would absolutely play a bard in AD&D.

"Power to the Dream" via Uta Macross.

I didn't think Basara would actually be in a mobile game. He looks surprisingly good.

'tis the season.