Do you still remember her, /a/? Don't tell me you've

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Ca_E_-IVE

I remember that Diebuster was just as good as Gunbuster.

I'm not even /m/aggot and I remember her.

literally who?

>>124541184
I'm still watching Gunbuster this comes afterwards..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBgEr07Sq6s

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>>124541717
Every fucking time with this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o33Rv2Z-4iI

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>>124541184
Bitch kicked a black hole and broke it. I don't forget shit like that.

What episode of TTGL is this?

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>>124541184
That's a weird looking Asuka.

I'd never forget her.
For a true /a/non surely has every good Anime memorized in his heart!

>>124541368
This

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Why do Toshiyuki's character designs do so many things to my dick?

>>124541262
youtube.com/watch?v=lGb0JhaUDJQ

I didn't even knew that she existed until super robot wars Z3 tengoku hen

>>124542628
Absolutely cringeworthy

These are the people that go to conventions dressed like faggots and don't hide their powerlevel.

I'll gladly dislike this as the first one

>>124541330
Nah. It's pretty enjoyable anyway though.

Nono wears my favorite spacesuit in all anime, and I wish more artists would follow suit.

>Ear muffs
>Visor glasses
Who needs helmets?

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>>124543352
>needing helmets in space

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>Sawashiro played best girl again.
It keeps happening. What are the chances?

Nono a cute

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Just found out a Dix-Neuf figure exists, and it comes with a goddamn baseball bat attachment. I need this badly.

>>124543352
The uniforms were great. I love the little details too, like the pneumatic jets in the gloves and the magnetic boots

Garbage anime. Only powerfags and Trigger fanboys like it.

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>>124541335

>/m/
>diebuster

It's /a/ territory because they took a decent OVA and made a sequel to pander to the retarded moefags

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>>124541262
Let's be real though, the ED was the true star of the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3otrkrNvXc

>Nono being clumsy for her oneesama
>Nono cosplaying with Dix-Neuf
>Nono crying stardust tears
It just looks like the artists had a lot of fun making that one

>>124541262
>that pitch
Oh god, copyright trolls are the reason we can't have nice things.

>>124544006
>edgy faggot turned off by the art style
And you call yourself a /m/an. Get the fuck out.

>>124542515
>dat crotch bulge
Because if you told me it was a trap it would be believable?

Lark was better.

>>124541184
Yeah, that's Strange Juice from Punch Line.
That came out this season, how could we forget?

>>124544286

The artstyle isn't the problem, the overall tone of series is the problem. It felt far too light hearted until the last 2 episodes in my opinion.

>>124543444
I feel like an anime is automatically a couple notches better than normal if they have characters that breathe in space for no reason whatsoever

>>124541184
It was very good, but far from what I expected. The ending does everything right though.

>>124544607
It was lighthearted. They weren't even fighting real space monsters for most of the show. It was a relatively peaceful era brought on by Noriko in the prequel.

>>124544607
Exactly like Gunbuster.

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>>124544352
Yeah, true.

I also liked that she got as much character development and spotlight as Nono, whereas in Gunbuster it felt like Kazumi was always playing second fiddle to Noriko

>>124544322
thats hair anon
girls back then were all natural

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>>124541717
Fuckin' hell, it's all coming back now.

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>>124544607
Gunbuster was hardly super serious grimdark all the way, and Diebuster was hardly super happy friendship times until the last second. You just weren't paying attention. They're both great standalone shows, tell great stories, and complement each other well.

Episode 3 onwards made it clear Nono was mostly putting on a front for Lalc minus the occasional distraction. And the Fraternity kids were collectively a hundred different ways of fucked up even before episode 4.

>>124544096
god damn those are some sexy buster machines

>>124541717
Why anon

>>124541184
How could I forget Strange Juice? I am watching Punchline every week.

>>124541184
Why don't Gainax make show like that anymore?

>>124542628
>>124541262

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dUYAHOdcfw

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>>124545988
gainax is dead

>>124545872
>>124544451
>>124542282
All this high brow humor.

>>124545988
Gainax is dead.

>>124545988
Main creative staff left or are being outsourced to a dozen other studios.

Too bad Anno has Diebuster's director tied up doing his Rebuild movies. I really want to see what other stuff he can do.

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>>124546075
That's pretty groovy

>>124546269
>I really want to see what other stuff he can do.
Thats a nice way of saying "I wanted to see what other lesbian he can do"

>>124544953
>I also liked that she got as much character development and spotlight as Nono,

Nono had any of that?

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>That shot of Lal'C wearing Freud's uniform
>The entire episode from that point on
10/10 ending

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xqsmaOC8YA

>>124546502
>Freud's uniform
I thought it was a generic uniform.

Did Freud even live long enough to pilot Dix-Neuf?

>>124544953
You got it backwards Lark stole the spotlight from Nono to the point that the story was pratically about her. Never thought Kazumi played second fiddle to Noriko just that latter had more growing up to do through the course of the story.

>>124546416
Well yeah, don't you remember all the character growth from the attempted rape scene?

>>124546824
It's more like the focus slowly shifted as Lal'C took more influence from Nono rather than her stealing the spotlight.

>>124546824
Lal'c was always the true main character.

Nono was basically a walking documentary camera, she was the foil to everybody else.

Hell, even at the very start of the show when Nono was heading to the train, it was Lal'c narrating about gods making wishes, the same line she ends the show with.

The story made no goddamn sense!

>>124546824
Nono was everyone's foil, but Lal'c was the protagonist. It was always about her journey, not Nono's.

>>124546910
No? Hell that episode wasn't even about her

>>124546972
She didn't get much focus in the first half either.

Maybe if Gainax wasn't dead we could get Tribuster.

>>124546416
Nono didn't change much throughout the story, she was always the genki girl and loved hard work and guts. She went through a different kind of evolution than Lal'c: everyone was trying to dissuade her and get her to give up on her dreams. She struggled with doubts and misgivings, but in the end reaffirmed everything she already knew

>>124547376
>yfw Pleiades turns into Starbuster

>>124547376
What would that even be about? Noriko and Lal'C adventures?

>>124547496
Oh right, I forgot Pleiades was a Gainax show.

Is it an actual Gainax show or is it mostly subcontracted to another studio?
that isn't a Korean sweatshop

Diebuster was good but it had.....a serious lack of character in comparison to Gunbuster which made it less impactful as a result. I just really couldn't much for the leads this time around, Nono felt a tad too forced and she doesn't grow at all through the course of the story while Lark was bland and couldn't really carry it by herself, ironically the character I winded up liking the most was Tycho since her story on episode 3 was really engaging and I thought her personality was more memorable than either two leads its too bad that she becomes irrelevant after episode 4 like the rest of the cast same for Lark and Nono. Nicola is the worst character and his plotline amounts to nothing the other Topless are a waste of space as well, while Noriko's BF in Gunbuster didn't have a huge impact on the story her presence did to Noriko and when she grows up ahead of her and has a child it really makes you feel for her that she misses growing up with her BF to become a pilot other characters like Coach also have a huge presence in the story hell you even get to see the bully from the first episode in the last one as a new teacher what Im trying to say is that the cast for the most part in Diebuster don't really matter which hurts it a bit. The story is also a tad to much for its runtime to the point where it feels compressed and you're not getting the full picture, Gunbuster had a relatively simple story that didn't take up from the character development while Diebuster's story is too big and takes up a lot of time from the characters.

>>124548599
Maybe it was the time periods they were made since Gunbuster was literally Gainax's foreray into anime so a lot was riding on it while Diebuster was a product made by their youngsters for fun. I feel like TTGL was a more successful version of Diebuster incorparting everything new and old and putting them together to create a complete package while Diebuster was just doing what Gunbuster did by incorporating what was popular with anime at that time to make something as a testament for it.

In terms of sequel shows that are radically different from the original Diebuster is one of the few examples that get it right and is still good on its own but its lacking what made Gunbuster a classic.

>>124548599
>Nono felt a tad too forced
You did a good job of immediately getting me to stop reading if nothing else.

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>>124547596
Subaru is funding it but it's an inhouse Gainax show alright though the 3DCG looks Korean sweatshop-tier. Shouji Saeki's the director, been with Gainax since NGE, directed a couple of episodes of FLCL. Looks like he last did the Medaka Box seasons.

So far Pleiades is just a real comfy old-school mahou shoujo show, there's not even real combat. But it's definitely laying the seeds for some weird shit later on, and you can tell things are gonna get sad.
I was only half-joking with >>124547496 , but only half. It feels like a very earnest show, I hope it does end up getting Gainax back on their feet.

>>124548688
Here's your reply

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>>124548688
>s-s-s-stopped reading there

I have to wonder if the people who say this really know that they're just shitposting. If you disagree with what he said you can make an argument and explain why he's wrong with his assessment but I guess shitposting is easier.

>>124541184
I remember her titties, that's for sure.

>>124548883
Are you acting like forced isn't an obvious clue that someone has no real complaints about a character but just wants to complain anyway? It has nothing to do with the rest of that huge paragraph. You shouldn't even bother with something when they pull that shit out.

>>124548956
So you're just shitposting? Gotcha

>>124541184
Is this the "moot" you people keep speaking of?

>>124549004
Explain to me what's forced about her character or what forced even means beyond being an easy buzzword.

>>124544006
Did you enjoy those robot pushups?

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>>124548956
>Getting this austic over a single word.

Not even him but seriously get over it. Not like he's wrong either given her design and personality were a tad too obnoxious at times.

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NOT AS GOOD AS GUNBUSTER

>>124549173
Did you enjoy that robot jogging?

>>124548599
>Nono felt a tad too forced and she doesn't grow at all through the course of the story
She had a naturally genki personality but it basically became a front for the other fraternity members who all had serious issues. Everyone was telling her she would never achieve her dreams and telling her to give up, she had deal with a lot of self-doubt but still kept kept up a front to encourage the others.

The story makes little sense. You can follow the storyline; it's not incoherent. But in terms of knowing why things are the way they are, Diebuster shows you first, then tells you later. For example, without some key information revealed in the second episode, the ending of the first episode feels incredibly silly, if not stupid. Another weird thing is Nono's idolization of this Nonoriri person, whose identity we only know at the tail end. By the time the end credit roll, there aren't many unresolved story arcs. But does it all really fit together in a meaningful way? I'd say no. And while it might technically be a sequel to Gunbuster, only its biggest fans are going to catch some of the subtle tie-ins.

More important, though, is that the relationships don't register at an emotional level. I knew the story wanted me to buy the awkward friendship between Nono and Lal'C and her growing closeness to the Topless team that was once very aloof. The script said it was so. I just didn't buy it. The human touch was absent, and so when it is supposed to matter in the sixth episode, I was like, "Really?" I'm a sap; I watch romantic comedies with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore because I want to believe in love even with the crapola storylines and the "meet cute" and everything else. You want me to be moved by an abiding friendship put through the ringer? Man, I get that. But sell me on it! And Diebuster didn't. Nor did it ever make me care for the other Buster pilots, so when they started getting picked off, did I care? No. That made the finale a wash for me.

>>124549330
>She had a naturally genki personality but it basically became a front for the other fraternity members who all had serious issues.
I get that but that doesnt change the fact that it was overbearing and a tad too on the nose at times like they tried to push her as some endearing character but it didn't work out due to how silly every aspect about her was and how overpowered she became.

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>>124549297
Are you complaining about two seconds in the first episode of a show?

>>124549431
So you're upset that a show doesn't tell you everything about its mysteries and its universe from the start?

>>124549573
That's not what he says at all. The story and characters are just not good.

>>124549431
>Another weird thing is Nono's idolization of this Nonoriri person, whose identity we only know at the tail end
How could you not know at the start

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>>124543600
>pneumatic jets in the gloves
I discovered a second instance of this just a few minutes ago, so here's both

because why the fuck not

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>>124549683
Some things in the show are so quick and easy to miss, it's fun finding them on a rewatch

>>124549486
>didn't work out due to how silly every aspect about her was and how overpowered she became.
That near rape scene was the stupidest thing about this.

>Strongest machine in the universe
>Becomes a scared timid girl when sexually assaulted

Forgetting the fact that it gets swept under the rug along with Nicola as soon as it ends it feels unnecessary.

>>124549431
Sounds like you wanted the show to be one thing and it was something else, and you ended up blaming the show.

Diebuster is indeed the sequel to Gunbuster, just more thematically than plot-wise. Diebuster took Gunbuster's big themes about human connection and sacrifice, and applied them to adolescence and the loneliness it brings. But Diebuster also applied those small scale ideas of loneliness and adolescence to humanity itself growing up.

>>124549683
QUALITY

>>124544006
Diebuster was better than Gunbuster by a small margin It's prettier, my main concern is the art quality. , stop pretending you're mature for preferring Gunbuster.
>>124544607
Grimdark faggot.

>>124550004
Zoomed out shots are not QUALITY you retard

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>>124550052
>stop pretending you're mature for preferring Gunbuster.

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>>124550052
Diebuster looked flat and boring in comparison to Gunbuster and had shittier designs.

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>>124550052
80's > 00's

Mikimoto > Sadamoto

>>124550109
Are you illiterate?
>>124550148
Not at all. Both had their merits, I prefer 'pretty' and bright designs.
>>124550238
Both are great, stop being elitist over the littlest things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7zeS3Pjpog

The latest SRW may have many flaws, but the way they handled Diebuster was great.

>>124550369
>Both are great, stop being elitist over the littlest things.
Not even him but he just presented an opinion the same way you're doing right now. Nothing about it suggests elitism.

>>124550401
>but the way they handled Diebuster was great.
>Has no actual presence in the plot
>Tycho's episode is a mission DLC
>Crew is okay with having Nicola stay when he still attempted to rape Nono
[Spoiler] >No triple Inuzama kick [/Spoiler]

Z3 was a huge disappointment, worse yet we probably will never see Diebuster in a SRW again given how bias they have become towards selecting the most popular franchises as forerunners nowadays.

>>124550695
Fucking spoiler tags

>>124550695
>No triple Inuzama kick
What the fuck?
how is this not the first thing they think of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rS9f73jJI

>>124550695
>No triple Inuzama kick
Oh god that sounds fucking great.

>>124550760
Beats me.

They bought back fucking Aquarion for Double Mugen Punch

In Z2 they brought back Dancougat just so Nova can have a Double Dancouken

This is really inexcusable.

>>124550531
Absolutes are elitist.

>>124550957
Are you absolutely sure about that?

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>>124547570
>noriko in diebuster's artstyle
Please no.
In fact, since it would be made 10 years later then it would also look nothing like diebuster so
>Lal'C in some disgusting modern gainax artstyle
ew

>>124551295
Thank god they're not making it then.

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>>124551342
Yeah but could you fucking imagine

>guys remember the best design in flcl, lets reuse it and make her the main character
Amazing idea

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Posting Nono's gigantic ass in Diebuster form.

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Both Gunbuster and Diebuster are great for their own reasons.

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>>124551431
No complaints here, Kitsurubami a cute

>>124550957
You're an idiot.

>>124551535
Agreed 100%
but Gunbuster is better