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Comment on Documenting Dennou Coil : Prior events by shi1neko

shi1neko — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:36:33 +0000

hey, just wanted to comment and say that this is a great compilation and I enjoyed reading it very much. :) thanks for putting it all together!

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Recent Links Tagged With "fansub" - JabberTags — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:19:29 +0000

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Comment on She who controls her past, commands her future by transientem » Last call

transientem » Last call — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:12:53 +0000

[...] a memorable year, unfortunately it was mostly of the want-to-forget-but-can’t kind. I kind of saw it coming, but it’s one of those things where you can’t start drinking fast enough, because it [...]

Comment on Oversold by Ryan A

Ryan A — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:42:39 +0000

I think this makes a great case for relative ratings, or whatever it may be called. Adjusting numbers with time would be an ultimate headache, but it’s not something that occurs with list-ordering, because if something needs to be “between” two level, a new row can be inserted, item placed, everything gets calculated … all is well.

I wish I had more time to perfect an interface for it though. hehe

Comment on The worst-laid plans of Cyclops and men by introspect

introspect — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:42:57 +0000

Squad 4 was the group of recruits who climbed the tower structure. The rest were soldiers who may have been the remnants of other platoons, but they would not have been green.

I think that there was some really questionable leadership. Squad 2 could have acted on their own initiative and opened fire on Zaku 2, but waited for orders instead. On the other hand, squad 4 took the initiative to climb up, and then climbed down when they felt like it. These roles should have been reversed.

Comment on The worst-laid plans of Cyclops and men by Dorne

Dorne — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:21:22 +0000

@introspect: But remember, these are two week recruits we’re dealing with. I don’t know anything about military, but how ready would you be if you started military training now and they said to you you were going to face a Zaku in two weeks?

Comment on An excuse to bring up Dennou Coil by w

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:50:09 +0000

The novel is a side-project which actually has a somewhat different plot and some different characters from the anime. It is like an alternate interpretation of the original concept, but written by someone else under supervision of the original creator Mitsuo Iso. (Incidentally that someone else, Yuko Miyamura – not Asuka’s seiyuu, despite exactly the same name – co-wrote episode 7 or 8 or something of the anime).

The anime was most certainly not based on the novel. The anime, novel and short-lived crappy manga were based off Iso’s original proposal. A recent artbook features it.

Comment on The worst-laid plans of Cyclops and men by introspect

introspect — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:15:04 +0000

Well, I’d be willing to give the sink hole thing the benefit of the doubt. It’s plausible that the weight of a Zaku could do much more damage than the vibration caused by its step.

The AMSR launcher is a two-person carry while loaded (see around 13:14). Barberry pulled a loaded launcher along the ground, so also plausible.

I think the AMSR is a kinetic energy penetrator. It may be kind of thin, but it’s fairly long, and KE weapons rely on length coupled with very dense material and high velocity to defeat armor.

The point of those kinds of missiles is not to destroy the target wholesale, but to rip into critical sections, like the ammo cache to initiate an internal explosion, or the cockpit to kill the operator.

If you recall MS Igloo Hidden One Year War, Episode 2, the first two stolen Zaku’s were defeated by APFSDS, which are KE anti-tank rounds used today to defeat reactive armor.

Having rewatched the battle, I don’t get why squadron 2 did not fire at the second Zaku. Unless there’s a translation error, Barberry intended his squad and squad 2 to deal the finishing blow to the first one, but only a single AMSR was needed.

Squad 2 should have been reloaded in the time that Barberry’s team had reloaded and launched. They should have fired at the second Zaku then retreated, but decided to sit where they were instead, and their annihilation quickly followed.

Comment on The worst-laid plans of Cyclops and men by ecam

ecam — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:57:53 +0000

True. WTF that last zaku doing? His pilot sleeping maybe? And the jeep strafing also make me ” Fuck. Pull the trigger already”

Graphic wise is good and I like the way the zaku pull out his burning hot axe and deliver a punishment to the stupid squad on the tower.

And you forgot to mention about the cave in. You see a zaku weight about how many tonne is that? With all that running that can cause vibration sure the cave in will happened quickly before the pilot manage to get himself into one. Now that pretty stupid rite?

No fancy weapon like undestructable rx 78 or gm (not invented yet). Big ass guided missile that can be carry by one man 0_0. How he do that? Super strenght?

Can’t believe a missile a size of LPG gas tank can destroy a zaku. That zaku have armor. How can it be destroyed by that tiny missile?

Comment on The worst-laid plans of Cyclops and men by introspect

introspect — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:19:23 +0000

Gundam series like their imagery, but the death god schtick is taking things a little far.