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Apr 2, 2015 11:01 AM
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That was kinda tense I guess..

In the end, we get a cliffhangerish ending although I thought the momentum of the episode/finale was good. And it doesn't look like the whole problem is solved wither regarding the grand wars.

6/10 for this season. Some pacing problems aside, I thought it was decent overall. "Are you there?"
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Apr 2, 2015 1:13 PM
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7/10. A bit of slow pacing problems. Pretty solid show overall and loved the OST and OP throughout the show. That ending 'Future vision' though... S2 when?
Apr 2, 2015 2:01 PM
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Honestly, the time gap from the previous iterations have been so long, I have no idea what was going on and somewhat lost.
Apr 2, 2015 2:07 PM
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Had higher expectations for the series especially after the middle episodes. This season/1st half-ender was honestly disappointing. Good thing the previous 2 episodes lowered my expectations a lot so the ending didn't come out that big a shock.

There's absolutely nothing new in this episode. It's saying that Canon's power to foresee the future will be the "light" amongst all the "darkness" but to be honest that's what the Core has been saying regarding all the new powers they've been getting (teleportation, force fields, teleportation of weapons, etc).

I also feel that he woman leading the People's Army needs to have her background detailed a bit. It's almost absurdly stupid how she's (still) the one leading the rest of the world and making retarded decisions without knowing why she still has that power / why most people still trust her enough to follow her.

Also, it almost feels like the show itself doesn't know who the main characters are supposed to be. Is it Kazuki / Soushi? Mina + her best friend? the 3 kid pilots? and now add Canon? I don't even know anymore.

Too slow + there are almost no answers being given. They're probably trying to keep the "mysterious" appeal of the show going but I think they've passed the point where it's too much already.

5-5.5/10
Apr 2, 2015 4:09 PM
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I give it a 7/10 just because i love mechs lol... nha its actually a decent season, but it had very little development... time to wait another 4-5 years lolz
Like robots? Then watch getter robot :D
Apr 2, 2015 6:32 PM
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Totally pointless season, imo. I was expecting this to close the story after that awful movie, but...

5/10 because of the OST.
Apr 2, 2015 6:34 PM
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8/10 Because I thought the whole grand scheme of events prior to this season really leads into something a little more elaborate. Although, like others have said, the pacing kind of sets it back.
Apr 2, 2015 6:45 PM
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Why MAL marked this as a 13 ep season when it's a 26 ep season? The 14th episode will be aired in 5 days according to Wiki/Charts.

Not much to say, I will just wait for the next episode.
Apr 2, 2015 7:05 PM
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Jonny_Mhl said:
Why MAL marked this as a 13 ep season when it's a 26 ep season? The 14th episode will be aired in 5 days according to Wiki/Charts.

Not much to say, I will just wait for the next episode.


CR doesn't have fafner as a continuing simulcast series.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/lineup
Apr 2, 2015 7:34 PM
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Sakura seems to be losing herself when she uses her new ability. Wonder what the side effect will be for canon.

I assume that she'll eventually get stuck seeing multiple futures when out of the mecha thus may be paralyzed from doing anything as she won't know what the right choice is.

Great she can sorta fight like Kazuki now though and I hope she ends up okay in the end.
Apr 3, 2015 3:16 AM
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Surprised no one is talking about the end credits scene with Canon.

Looks like things go from bad to worse if she doesn't change the future.
Apr 3, 2015 3:33 AM

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Canon saw the bad future, Kazumi and Maya met the ghost. To be continue, i think.
Apr 3, 2015 6:47 AM
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This season has been pretty great. Need to re-watch the ova, movie, and first season to actually differentiate from all the characters. The only problem I have for this season is the cryptic nature of how people are going to die and none of the main characters are not dead yet. Is Miwa's mom really dead or is she just no longer human?

I hope we get an announcement soon of the second half.
Apr 3, 2015 11:32 AM
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PV for the second cour of Soukyuu no Fafner EXODUS.
https://youtu.be/5-0cSWf0Ydk

According to the description the details of the second cour will be announced May 24th at a special event.
Apr 4, 2015 12:39 AM

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edge13 said:
PV for the second cour of Soukyuu no Fafner EXODUS.
https://youtu.be/5-0cSWf0Ydk

According to the description the details of the second cour will be announced May 24th at a special event.


24 may ???? so the 2nd season airing in summer ??????
Apr 4, 2015 12:49 AM

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Hidayat246 said:
edge13 said:
PV for the second cour of Soukyuu no Fafner EXODUS.
https://youtu.be/5-0cSWf0Ydk

According to the description the details of the second cour will be announced May 24th at a special event.


24 may ???? so the 2nd season airing in summer ??????
No. It just means that details will be announced then. The 2nd part could be in the summer or even later.
Apr 4, 2015 1:18 AM

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Hidayat246 said:


24 may ???? so the 2nd season airing in summer ??????
No. It just means that details will be announced then. The 2nd part could be in the summer or even later.

Yeah i just read the news about that

I hope summer

Is perfect time since aquarion season 3 also airing in summer
Apr 5, 2015 10:56 PM

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The pacing for most of this season was off kilter pretty bad, especially around the middle. At one point, around episode 6 I think, I just gave up and stopped watching. I just marathoned the remaining episodes and it did pick back up, but the way the cour's are split is kind of stupid. They should have just run all of it at once, it wouldn't feel so much like they're taking cheapshots at us then.

Overall, it was difficult to pick up what was happening at first because of the time that has passed since the movie. But once it got started it got a bit easier to remember, and I actually enjoyed the way they split between the "main" characters. I'm particularly interested in the 3 pilot kids and Canon's stories, and it's just as awesome as always to see Kazuki and Soushi being the unbeatable heroes. I am kind of getting the impression that Kazuki might really die this time, though. Or, that Toumi might sacrifice herself to save him. I was kind of hoping for more development between Kazuki and Canon during that scene in the hangar before he boarded Sein, I really like those two together.

I think I'll have to give this season a 7/10, it was "good" but not "very good".
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Apr 7, 2015 8:33 PM

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This cour was pretty much dedicated to set up, which i appreciate sinc ei prefer slow pacing with pay off later in the series, i definitely look foreword to seeing how this all comes together in the next cour. They are really building up this looming tragedy i hope they dont cop out on it after all the hints of suffering to come, i dont want to see most of these characters go its just after this much foreshadowing it would just be a let down for them to not follow through.

my predictions for the body count:
- everyone on the expedition dies including kazuki maya and soushi but they are able to move a good portion of the transport to a safe location in their sacrifice, on the flip side i think the island's defenses will fall and will have to be evacuated, makabe will likley die alongside orihime and a few of the pilots, i think kanon will likley make it out though sakura, kenji are pretty much boned, dont know about the newer pilots, once the ilsand is forced to be evacuated i think the survivors will try to go to the new colony kazuki and the rest are transporting

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Apr 18, 2015 7:34 PM

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my predictions for the body count:
- everyone on the expedition dies including kazuki maya and soushi but they are able to move a good portion of the transport to a safe location in their sacrifice, on the flip side i think the island's defenses will fall and will have to be evacuated, makabe will likley die alongside orihime and a few of the pilots, i think kanon will likley make it out though sakura, kenji are pretty much boned, dont know about the newer pilots, once the ilsand is forced to be evacuated i think the survivors will try to go to the new colony kazuki and the rest are transporting


Why dont you just simply say with 3 words >>>>> "KILL EM ALL"

Yeah kanon probably have biggest change to survive
3rd generation pilot likely have change survive (not all maybe) since there are new character created for replaced the old character from 1st & 2nd generaton pilot
Apr 29, 2015 12:55 PM

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It was okay. I like mecha shows with action and this had a lot of action. The animation was good but the character designs felt dated. Story was boring and complicated. Definitely prefer the first Fafner series over this. I absolutely hate Kazuki's personality in this show it's just irritating to watch. The new characters were okay. Their deaths could have definitely added more impact on the storyline of this show like previous seasons instead the writers chose to save everyone. Well one more season to go so let's see what happens. Overall 6 but +1 for action 7/10.
May 5, 2015 2:34 PM
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Overall a solid 8/10 for the whole season.

It was great to be back in this world.

As most of us, it's been so long between series and OVA and movies so getting back into it was a little confusing.

The animation was gorgeous. The action sequences were top notch, better than the first serie obviously. The score by Angela was good, although her previous work on Fafner still holds a special place in my heart ("Separation" guys!)

Now for the story itself I understood like 70% of it ? Okay I might not have been as focused as I should have been watching it but still, pretty confusing some times :

- Who are the bad guys on the "green" side ? You've got the old hag who's got a Human Instrumentality Project type of plan going on, the "spec ops" team and their bosses (eyepatch and guy in the chair) who did like nothing, yet ?

- How many bad festum ? A Walker who tries to get into the island ? One Azazel type following the refugees and killing everyone. The scary little blond kid who creeps the hell out of me. And possibly a ghost/festum mom. Are they all festums working together ? And the last one coming from space. What does he want ?

As for characters, I like the blend of new and old crew. I hate Kazuki and perfect Soushi, so the less of them the better. This show will get in my top 5 if they kill these two and make Maya save the world and live to tell the tell.

The new pilots are decent characters although they could use a little bit of development. Gonna give some more punch when they bite the dust :D. Also the fact that pilots developped some kind of powers which cost them a lot, that's neat. Canon's wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff is a great way of moving the story forward.

I'm excited. When's the rest of the season ?
May 27, 2015 9:32 AM

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Yup, solid 8/10!
Great return for the series IMO, though this cour feels like more of a set up for the next half.

I like how this expanded beyond the island and showed us the rest of the world. Also I have a feeling that Bertrand is the 'spy', unintentionally. Considering he saw the Azeal-type in his dream.

Only problem is, it's been so long since the first series. My memory is a little hazy, so I keep getting lost at times. Otherwise absolutely loved it, not one boring episode.

Looking forward to season 2!
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SnF is not an anime I would recommend to anyone and I can list many, many shows that are more in need of a second season. However, I actually had fun watching this, probably due to nostalgia more than anything else. It was strange yet exciting to see everyone back after so many years.

I hope the second part of the show will finally close the story but I'm a bit scared of all the possible deaths that will probably come.
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Damn old lady trying to screw things up.

Kanon seeing the future.

The fight between the unmanned mechs and Festum was so good. The whole battle was good.

They played the OP song.

Damn Walker is a troll.

Another Kazuki and Maya moment with no confession because ghost boy wants to interrupt.

Kanon seeing graves.

DAT KANON BOOTY!

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