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Shougeki Gouraigan 01 released

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Wiki: http://wiki.tvnihon.com/wiki/Shougeki_Gouraigan_01

Guess we're doing this? Japanese wiki says the series is only 13 episodes, so hopefully it won't be a big commitment.

From the writer of Agito, Kiva, and Faiz and the director of Garo, Kamen Rider ZO, we've got an off the ball sci-fi space, fantasy, romance drama.

First episode throws a lot of elements at the viewer. For the most part it seems pretty interesting and the action is good. Navi doesn't totally blend into the scenes sometimes though.

So far the only thing I don't like about the series is the fourth-wall breaking narration and the rakugo bullshit (See Fourze). The latter part is the stuff of translator nightmares. I guess I also worry that this series has an interesting premise, but will never marry the disparate parts in the way Daimajin Kanon does. But I have faith in Amemiya and Inoue. Let's just hope the narration doesn't mean the series is unnecessarily wacky in some unfunny way.

I guess one other reservation I have is that the main characters haven't exactly met you, so there's no telling how the dynamic will be like between them. We've seen what Hitomi's basic premise is, but we haven't seen her do anything truly interesting yet. So let's hope she's really interesting.

Edit: Oh yeah, obligatory nudity warning.
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It's a bit less serious than Garo but definitely moreso than KR (hello boobies, I look forward to seeing you every episode). Definitely a change in tone from Garo, but not an unwelcome one. I think it's got definite potential, but I'm withholding judgement until I see a bit more.
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Ur a boob!

I like how Gou's fart explosion made Hitomi's glasses and hair come down. *Gasp* She's all that?!

Another amusing thing to note is that Gou is basically forming a sentai.
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13 episodes?

That title of the series split into 5 names "Shou Geki Gou Rai Gan" to form a Sentai? What an interesting series.
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takenoko wrote:From the writer of Agito, Kiva, and Faiz and the director of Garo, Kamen Rider ZO, we've got an off the ball sci-fi space, fantasy, romance drama.
By the way, I'm talking about the staff. It's been 22 years since Amemiya (as a main director) and Inoue (as a main writer) works on Choujin Sentai Jetman. Aren't you forget?

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Don't forget that Black Condor is in this i.e. guy who wanted to die and let Jin kill him. When the staff was watching this, Luna made the point of the scene transitions being pretty neat. It seems interesting but Hitomi really needs to step up to the plate though. I continue watching as well.
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From the staff viewing

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[09:41] <Slowking> Subbers... ready... go!
[09:42] <Macaroni> Denkou Sekka Gouraigan, Kenzan!
[09:42] <PHurricane> is this the same director or something as garo?
[09:42] <Phoenix512> yeah
[09:42] <PHurricane> it shows
[09:42] <Phoenix512> and Mac's favorite writer
[09:42] <Lunagel> same font!
[09:42] <Phoenix512> Garo X Gouraigan crossover
[09:42] <Macaroni> no, it's Slowking's xP
[09:43] <Phoenix512> seriously Japan, no reason to repeat the same CM twice
[09:43] <PHurricane> lol
[09:44] <Lunagel> apparently it's proven marketing
[09:44] <Lunagel> you're more susceptible to a commerical if it's shown twice in a row
[09:44] <Lunagel> hence the head on cms
[09:44] <Phoenix512> take should sub the de-light CM since it is the ED
[09:44] <PHurricane> thanks for the heads up, hitomi
[09:44] <Slowking> inoue is one of my favourites :P
[09:44] <Slowking> ki-ki-kiva
[09:44] <Lunagel> hi pink buster!

[09:44] <Phoenix512> was that Pink Buster?
[09:45] <Lunagel> yep
[09:45] <Lunagel> the heroine
[09:45] <Slowking> i really dont remember pink buster's face
[09:45] <Phoenix512> and also the pink wig
[09:45] <Lunagel> convenience store, not convenient store!
[09:45] <PHurricane> ankh would be very upset
[09:45] <Lunagel> yep
[09:45] <Macaroni> heh, paper-mache
[09:46] <Phoenix512> her boyfriend is a monster probably
[09:46] <Lunagel> how could you possibly tell
[09:46] <Slowking> i need ice creammmmmm
[09:46] <Macaroni> it just looked rather similar
[09:46] <Phoenix512> there's ice cream spots on the monster
[09:46] <Lunagel> I like how it blushes
[09:47] <Phoenix512> Mac, so racist
[09:47] <Lunagel> readyyyy
[09:47] <Lunagel> aaaaandddd

[09:47] <Phoenix512> Gigant Horse
[09:47] <Slowking> girl looks like eri from goseiger
[09:47] <Macaroni> no racist, just wondering about their budget lol
[09:47] <Lunagel> TITS
[09:47] <Slowking> ranger keys?!
[09:47] <PHurricane> what's with virtual games this year?
[09:47] <Slowking> he reminds me of gigazelle from ryuki
[09:48] <Phoenix512> it can't be Eri, her ears aren't shaped odd
[09:48] <Slowking> lol
[09:48] <Lunagel> how do you break a virtual game?
[09:48] <Phoenix512> you just can
[09:48] <Slowking> wtf
[09:48] <Slowking> lol
[09:48] <Lunagel> tiiiiits
[09:49] <Slowking> luna focuses on the tits
[09:49] <Lunagel> they're kinda there!
[09:49] <Phoenix512> need more human size tits
[09:49] <Lunagel> they are human size!
[09:49] <Slowking> hello cloud city
[09:50] <Slowking> she can sleep while sitting
[09:50] <Slowking> i like her
[09:50] <PHurricane> oh, the furniture
[09:50] <Lunagel> how does she get her hair like that?
[09:50] <Phoenix512> most of his discoveries come from drinking
[09:51] <Phoenix512> it's not your product if you found it
[09:51] <Lunagel> I do like the scene transitions
[09:51] <Slowking> "my product"
[09:51] <Slowking> so dirty
[09:51] <Phoenix512> I'm betting that Earth is the land of exile
[09:51] <Slowking> hello virtual touch computer
[09:52] <Lunagel> what is the point of having a topless navigator if she's tiny
[09:52] <Phoenix512> if she's the computer, that means I use her tits as button pushes
[09:52] <Lunagel> and he has no penis?
[09:52] <Phoenix512> Luna has not seen Sword Art Online
[09:52] <Lunagel> maybe?
[09:52] <Slowking> lol phoenix
[09:53] <Slowking> that's a Magii?!
[09:53] <Macaroni> so far, this isn't grabbing me
[09:54] <Slowking> it looks good, i can follow it and im not struggling to focus on it as i was with gaim
[09:54] <Phoenix512> damn force fields
[09:54] <Phoenix512> oh god, it's raping the ship
[09:55] <Lunagel> oh, that's only for one company
[09:55] <Slowking> was that an eye or a moving tit in between magii's legs?
[09:55] <Phoenix512> oh look, Magii has tits as well
[09:55] <PHurricane> an eye - there's a second one
[09:56] <PHurricane> maybe a third too
[09:56] <Lunagel> in her pants
[09:57] <Macaroni> ok, that looks cool; "The godkiller dark knight"
[09:57] <Macaroni> sadly, it's just a cell phone app
[09:57] <Slowking> lol
[09:58] <Lunagel> you'll note in this bath scene we don't even see a clevage line
[10:00] <PHurricane> that's Jin?
[10:00] <PHurricane> not what I was expecting
[10:00] <Phoenix512> guess so
[10:03] <Phoenix512> the King looks like a godfather than a king
[10:04] <Lunagel> pimpdaddy god
[10:04] <Macaroni> he looks like the guy from that "Chosen soldier" MV
[10:04] <PHurricane> really?
[10:04] <Phoenix512> hey Yuuki Gai
[10:05] <Lunagel> this seems like a stupid thing to wish for
[10:06] <Phoenix512> time to form the Gouraigan Sentai
[10:06] <Lunagel> GLASSES DO NOT FALL OFF YOUR FACE LIKE THAT
[10:07] <Phoenix512> SwordGai, what the hell is that
[10:08] <PHurricane> well, that seemed interesting
[10:09] <Lunagel> tiiiitts
[10:09] <Phoenix512> the next guy has a harem
[10:09] <PHurricane> carnival
[10:11] <Lunagel> anyway
[10:11] <Lunagel> opinions?
[10:11] <Phoenix512> seems interesting
[10:12] <PHurricane> do we know what the run length is?
[10:12] <Phoenix512> 13
[10:12] <PHurricane> I would vote to do the rest
[10:15] <Macaroni> I can't say I liked Gouraigan as much as Gaim
[10:17] <Lunagel> I found gouraigan a bit more interesting
[10:17] <Lunagel> I feel like gaim's trying to do too much and as a result it's not really doing much of anything
[10:19] <PHurricane> I feel like I need to re-watch Gaim 2 or 3 times before I understand everything that happened
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I'm not really sure what I think of this show.

Navi's boobs are CGI I'm pretty sure.

Did anyone else notice the "Bob" (Iria: Zeiram the Animation/Zeram live action) looking things in the background when we first see Gou and Navi?
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I don't think there's any denying that Amemiya has a very distinct point of view. Visually speaking, this show feels very much like the Makai side of things in Garo.

Plot-wise, it looks like it's trying to tell a more light-hearted story without completely discarding the action elements. I'm intrigued about the characters not yet introduced and how the existing characters will interact.

If you're on the fence about watching this series, I would strongly encourage waiting until episode two to make a decision. I liked the first episode a lot more after watching it a second time.
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It does feel like Gou is trying to form a Sentai XD

I guess Hitomi will be able to see if someone is disguised as a human or not? Would help Gou find the other 4 much faster if they try and pass as humans.

Also, the OP is quite catchy (as least to me)
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Navi seems like a more honestly designed Cortana from Halo.
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THE MUPPETS ARE TAKING OVER JAPAN!(seriously, that boyfriend looked like a muppet to me)
so...is Navi a computer program? because i really want to know what was the idea behind the naked doll sized girl...then again, guess the travel to the exile land is very long, so i guess that helps make it feel shorter.

Personally, i think she looks better with glasses, but whatever.

Song is catchy.

i love the reaction of gai to Jin.
"i am a god!"
"a god? huh, cool"

hentai tentacles are attacking the ship! quick! somebody use technobable to save the day!

you know, the worst kind of exposition is the "as you know", if the person knows what you are talking about, they don't need for you to tell them! also, he does not need to be reminded his best friend is a traitor every five minutes.
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It feels like they made a lot of weird story moves. Like the random. 'Kill me then.' Then the monster in the dresser. Do monsters like ice cream? Is that how you will find them?

Other than that, the action looks awesome and very Garo.

I looked at the wiki and the whole 93 days/100 days thing. There's probably going to be a last minute twist that they show up in 80 days or something. Give the last minute of emergency.
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Kuchiri wrote:It feels like they made a lot of weird story moves. Like the random. 'Kill me then.' Then the monster in the dresser. Do monsters like ice cream? Is that how you will find them?
as long as Ankh doesn't eat it first.
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Well it doesn't seem too bad, but this is just the beginning.
I haven't played Asura Wrath but I've seen it glimpses of it, the style of that game seems kinda similar to this show. Maybe it's just the design of Gou that's making me think of that game.

So this is from the creators of Garo, right? Looks like we have another time limit. This time it's 100 days. I wonder how they're gonna chop up the days if it's only 13 episodes.
The way they change scenes keet throwing me off. I was expecting them to somehow lead into the other...if that wording makes any sense

By the by are those terms important? The Hikaribito and Kageribito? I mean do they translate to anything, or they just proper names?

Saejima Kouga wrote: Navi's boobs are CGI I'm pretty sure.
Something about them boobies seem off to me.
Navi's sorta creepy too.
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Hikaribito - Light-bito.... I was thinking it meant warrior.
Kagebito - Shadow-bito

Google Translate says bito is 'Beauty and...' so Beauty and Light, Beauty and Shadow?
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