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MariaTaylor 07/14/19 4:26:50 PM #459:	Gunbuster Episode 4 was just legendary. I definitely don't remember this series being THIS good, so I've been nothing but pleasantly surprised at every turn. This episode in particular though has really kicked it up a notch. The tension and feeling of hopelessness throughout is executed so well. Once again the writing does an amazingly efficient job of setting up, explaining, and executing concepts very quickly with the limited time frame of one episode and yet without feeling rushed. Of course all of this is just makes the last 1/3 of the episode ever better because of how hopeless the situation is. Everything in the first three episodes essentially builds toward the finale of this episode and it does not disappoint. At this point I definitely feel like this is a 10/10 series and I was crazy for ever thinking otherwise. Also I don't usually recommend anime to others but if you haven't seen Gunbuster, maybe check it out. Although the classics aren't really for everyone I would say this is a true classic. Some cool narrative parallels contained within this episode: - When Noriko is thinking about whether or not she would die next time she goes into space, her suit gets destroyed and the pilot who replaced her is killed. I don't think this is saying for sure that if she was out there she would have died at that moment, but it really hammers home the point that pilots out there were dropping like flies and could die pretty suddenly. - The captain expresses his willingness to ram the enemy ship in a suicide tactic if it comes to that, and later Noriko basically says the same thing in the same words when she launches. The captain is willing to sacrifice the ship and everyone on it to protect the earth, but Noriko is willing to sacrifice herself to protect the ship and everyone on it. I particularly loved the part where Noriko is going to duel with Jung. In the elevator she is all full of resolve, but as soon as they launch she has a PTSD break down. It was intentionally made as jarring as possible and I think it had a lot of impact as a result. That showed another facet of herself that she needed to improve on. No matter how much you train your body and skills it's not going to make you automatically overcome your mental trauma. The characters in this are so simple but so great. I think that is part of what makes them so great really, the writing doesn't try to over complicate them with personalities and backstories that real people can't relate to. Only two more episodes left. --- Reality seems very harsh https://imgur.com/3a03avz <cite>MariaTaylor posted [p:924681897] in Anime &... [t:77392164]...</cite> <quote>Gunbuster Episode 4 was just legendary. I definitely don't remember this series being THIS good, so I've been nothing but pleasantly surprised at every turn. This episode in particular though has really kicked it up a notch. The tension and feeling of hopelessness throughout is executed so well. Once again the writing does an amazingly efficient job of setting up, explaining, and executing concepts very quickly with the limited time frame of one episode and yet without feeling rushed. Of course all of this is just makes the last 1/3 of the episode ever better because of how hopeless the situation is. Everything in the first three episodes essentially builds toward the finale of this episode and it does not disappoint. At this point I definitely feel like this is a 10/10 series and I was crazy for ever thinking otherwise. Also I don't usually recommend anime to others but if you haven't seen Gunbuster, maybe check it out. Although the classics aren't really for everyone I would say this is a true classic. Some cool narrative parallels contained within this episode: - When Noriko is thinking about whether or not she would die next time she goes into space, her suit gets destroyed and the pilot who replaced her is killed. I don't think this is saying for sure that if she was out there she would have died at that moment, but it really hammers home the point that pilots out there were dropping like flies and could die pretty suddenly. - The captain expresses his willingness to ram the enemy ship in a suicide tactic if it comes to that, and later Noriko basically says the same thing in the same words when she launches. The captain is willing to sacrifice the ship and everyone on it to protect the earth, but Noriko is willing to sacrifice herself to protect the ship and everyone on it. I particularly loved the part where Noriko is going to duel with Jung. In the elevator she is all full of resolve, but as soon as they launch she has a PTSD break down. It was intentionally made as jarring as possible and I think it had a lot of impact as a result. That showed another facet of herself that she needed to improve on. No matter how much you train your body and skills it's not going to make you automatically overcome your mental trauma. The characters in this are so simple but so great. I think that is part of what makes them so great really, the writing doesn't try to over complicate them with personalities and backstories that real people can't relate to. Only two more episodes left. --- Reality seems very harsh https://imgur.com/3a03avz</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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