Robotics;Notes Discussion Thread

[Buckeye]

ロボティクス・ノーツ

The spiritual successor to Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate. This show is about some fighting game fanatic dead set on building a giant robot.

Airs Sunday, October 11

Animation Studio: Production IG

ANN Entry (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14196)
Official Site (http://roboticsnotes.tv)
Funimation (http://www.funimation.com/robotics-notes)

In 2019, Kaito Yashio is a member of his school's robotics club and a fan of fighting games. His classmate Akiho is a world renowned programmer of fighting games. Together they decide to create an actual giant robot and seek help from their friends.

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[MelancholicMariya]

Official Site (http://roboticsnotes.jp/)


Just to be safe, you're using the video game site here, the anime site is roboticsnotes.tv

[HitokiriShadow]

That was a very strong first episode.

I love Aki, she's even better than I was hoping for from the PV. And Kai is above average for male leads. He's no Okabe Rintarou, but I never expected him to be.

I'm looking forward to meeting the other girls, particularly blondie (she sure had an interesting look on her face in the OP) and the dark skinned girl. And then there's the grey haired girl at the end. In most shows, I'd think she was just chuu2-ing, but here, there's a good chance she's *actually* a time traveler.

This was one of the best first eps of the season and I'm pretty excited for where things can go from here.... but I'm a little concerned about that thing about the anime episode, as it seems destined to be a major plot point in the future and its already a little questionable. Doesn't help that the game apparently got pretty heavy negative reactions from people who have played it, and its generally unwise to expect anime to rectify shortcomings in the source material.

Edit: And interesting that the ED focuses exlusively on the girl that just appeared at the very end of the episode.

[superdry]

Aki pretty much carried the whole episode while Kai was engrossed in his game and augmented reality app on his pokecom.

I am pretty excited to see them actually continue building the robot though.



but I'm a little concerned about that thing about the anime episode, as it seems destined to be a major plot point in the future and its already a little questionable. Doesn't help that the game apparently got pretty heavy negative reactions from people who have played it,

I thought the same thing with the anime episode things...seemed a little too obvious.

Also, I've read a few reactions from people who have played the game and overall consensus was it was decent...nothing amazing or mindblowing say like S;G reactions. The thing is that R;N is a much different beast even though it's part of the science adventure series than S;G or C;H Someone online, forgot who, mentioned that the game is more science than adventure and how the series has shifted towards that with each subsequent game

I have a copy of the game shipping to me at the end of the month...I'll try and play the game while watching the anime (sort of what I tried to do with Steins;Gate).

[Fencedude]

I like Aki a lot. Kai's acceptable.

Uhhh...it was fine. Really. Yeah.

[ookamigirl]

Those two (Kai & Aki) in the robotics club sure were interesting characters.
Kai has some potential. Seems like he's not just an ordinary guy.
So it's all about Gunvarrel, the robot that's insanely popular.
Keeping the club, finishing the robot and winning the tournament.
Screams easy.... doesn't it? LOL

[FUNiOP]

My Steins;Gate successor is finally here! Eh... decent first episode, I guess. Aki seems to have all of Okabe's enthusiasm without a lot of his creativity, while Kai is just kind of there, likeable enough when he decides to do something. Steins;Gate didn't have the most exciting first episode, but it was clearly setting a lot of interesting plot up, while this is pretty standard. There's some mystery with the girl at the end (and starring in the ED), so I assume that will lead to something good, hopefully soon.

[Buckeye]

The robotics club is down to two members, a boy who is a master at fighting games, and an energetic girl. They aim to build a robot, but require a massive budget, and facing an uphill battle. And then Airi shows up.

The show gets off to a strong start as it sets up the story nicely. At the very least, it starts off in a much less complicated manner than Steins;Gate did. Should be a great show as the first episode is great.

[HitokiriShadow]

Still love Akiho. She's fantastic. Love her little glasses schtick, but that's only slightly more amusing than anything else she does.

But that she's so fun and awesome in general just makes me more annoyed at the stuff near the end with her talking about how Kai should be the operator. No! She's the one with the passion for this! Why the fuck should the guy who doesn't give a shit be the one to achieve this for her?

At least the elephant mouse syndrome is something new and unusual.

On a brighter note, we met the cute karate girl, Daitoku Junna. She's voiced by Tokui Sora.... who also voices Sasami in Little Busters and has otherwise done slightly more than jack shit and her only notable prior role is Nero in Milky Holmes.

[Fencedude]

Wait she has attacks that do what? I don't even...the fuck?

Anyway, Aki's still amazing, and I don't really mind that Kai's the operator, since thats clearly the only thing he's good at. Jackass.

Also yay karate girl and lol Passion Fruit Buns.

[superdry]

The little rebuilt robot was cute at the end. Aki continues to be super-genki girl, but it's nice to understand a little more of Kai even if he's apathetic in the club. We do know he does care about Aki (still wondering if he really cares or its sort of guilt care) and he has an interest in Robo-One, but only if it's played like Kill Ballad (haha...what a condition to actually have an interesting) - makes sense if the two want to actually win the tournament.

A few things were interesting in the episodes that I feel will be brought up in the future - Aki's sister is probably involved with something (maybe something connected with the missing Gunvarral episode?), Aki's syndrome, (why show the aurora borealis twice in the episode. I have to agree that what she has is extremely strange....) and Hidaka showing up at the parts store. I do have to wonder if that's Misa or Aki's mom at the end...

Hmm...so far they are building a robot for a competition, but I have to wonder what's the trigger for the craziness that'll happen.

[ookamigirl]

Working on a small robot for the tournament.
Getting parts for it was a pain.
Doc was a hard nut to crack..
Kai just plays that game all the time.
Wonder how much he'll contribute in the tournament.

[FUNiOP]

This episode has no big changes from the first episode as far as the plot or anything that was teased near the end of it, but there are some nice dramatic moments as well as some comedy that makes the male lead a little more fun than he has been before. There’s still a lot of potential for this to become something a lot more.

[Buckeye]

Here's the situation: The tournament is coming up, and Aki and Kai need to build a robot. The problem: they can't afford high-end parts and they don't have time to create a robot out of cheaper parts. Withdrawing from the tournament is not an option. With the club funds on the line, there is only one course of action: use the old Tanegachi robot, but one in need of a new battery system. With Doc unwilling to budge from his demands, Kai has a solution: pay with advanced allowance and tournament prize money. And the robot is tournament-ready, but the controls are too much for Aki. So an audible is called, and Kai with his Kill-Ballad knowledge takes control. The next problem: Gotta contact Frau Kojiro to change the controls, but she's not budging for some reason.

That was a nice episode there seeing Aki trying to plead to Doc for the parts, but seeing how passionate they are about the tournament, Kai was able to convince Doc that they can win the tournament, and then pay for the parts. And then there is the passion fruit bun that is quite unusual to see being served at a convenience story. That was nice, and now there is the whole how-to-control Tanegachi problem. The next episode, we will see exactly what's going on with Frau and how the robot's control system will get converted.

[something]

Episode 1:

- Holy crap. Best app EVER.
- Akiho is adorable. Even when not a nekomimi waitress.

Well. I didn't really have anything to say except Aki LOOOOOOOOOVE. I'll definitely continue with this.

Not feeling the OP yet, but the ED is really nice.

[something]

Episode 2:

- This really is all about Aki for me. Kaito isn't bad per se, but his deadbeat attitude is a little annoying. I wish he'd help Aki out at least a little. Of course he cares about her and all that. But I'll like him more when he shows it.
- Sister trauma, blackmail, and really nasty steamed buns.
- Busty convenience store lady has one of them exoskeletons? I wonder what happened to her.

- Junna! Briefly.
- Heh, I want more of that noise Aki made when her ear got tickled...
- And they have a robot! But Aki can't control it. Why she thinks playing a videogame would make Kai suited to a very different controller is beyond me but at least it'll give him something to do.

- Five minutes of time in one second. How... how does that work? If only one second passes, what is happening in those five minutes? Replaying memories?
- Oh huh. I didn't think they'd actually give a reasonable justification for why Kill Ballad was relevant at all to conrolling the robot. But this totally works - making the controller match the game controls.

Very promising show. Aki is one of the top characters of the season, without a doubt.

[Fencedude]

- Oh huh. I didn't think they'd actually give a reasonable justification for why Kill Ballad was relevant at all to conrolling the robot. But this totally works - making the controller match the game controls.


The plan is still absurd. Though I'm betting the creator of Kill-Ballad is the blonde girl with crazy hair. Because of course it is.

[HitokiriShadow]

- Five minutes of time in one second. How... how does that work? If only one second passes, what is happening in those five minutes? Replaying memories?

No, (I'm assuming) she's perceiving 5 minutes in 1 second. Nothing else is happening, its like she's seeing everything in fastforward (at x 300 speed). Since there's no way for her to possibly information at that rate, 5 minutes basically disappears for her. She effectively goes into a 5 minute coma.

[Damius]

And I finally start the Fall season.

- Oh really? An app that add nekomimi? Wow!
- And a tail…and an outfit… Incredible!
- Some b00b reported him cheating? Oh he meant d00d… Ok…
- Don’t speak that way to Aki… and why you would anyone not want to be followed by Aki?
- Maybe Aki should change outfit when she is working on the robot.
- I want to know more about the girl just before the ED.

It was a really good first episode. I love Aki so much already. No doubt I’ll continue this one.

[superdry]

That was a really fun episode overall. My only issue which was struck me was when Aki apologized to Kai for roping him into this mess - no need to feel bad at all.

The Robo-One battles were really fun to watch though. I did find it a little too convenient that FRAUKOUJIRO gave the source code for the Kill-Ballad controls easily to Kai (maybe due to being a top player?). Best part though was Mister Pleiades - like a rock-star wrestler. I'm glad Kai was able to figure out who it was unlike some other anime... (of course it should be easy to figure out due to the name...I keep forgetting that). The finals also showed that Kai can see things in slow-motion which is like the opposite of Aki's condition (there was a quick flashback - looks like something happened in his past?).

While Kai has been quite apathetic so far, the end was actually really good. I loved how he roped in Subaru with his trick.

Two things left unanswered - what's the deal with the evil dude who watched the tournament along with Aki's sister and FRAUKOUJIRO moving to the island (same girl as we saw at the end of episode 1?)

[Fencedude]

FRAUKOUJIRO moving to the island (same girl as we saw at the end of episode 1?)

No, the girl at the end of episode 1 is the purple haired one in the ED.

Anyway

That was pretty awesome! Kai's finally pulled the stick out of his butt, so he's actually getting interesting. I figured out who FRAUKOUJIRO was, but nice to see it confirmed.

I was not expecting Subaru to show up and do his best GINGA BISHONEN impression, however. He's got a serious unresolved case of Chuu2.

[ookamigirl]

I like their pad things, something like mini iPads.
They're pretty cool and useful too ^^
Guess we are not too far from that future world.
The tournament has finally begun.
Tanegashimachine-3 vs Devilstronger!
That was a really nice battle. That control system rules!
They swept the competition with ease until finale, but Kai seemed off.
Hidaka got tricked into saving their club, how nice LOL

[FUNiOP]

We cover a lot of ground in this one, and along with introducing a few more minor concepts of potential mystery and intrigue for the future, the club ends up with a new member. The series keeps subtly adding new elements that will hopefully be implemented well in the end, but I’m not sure how long it will take. For now, a reluctant addition to the club should add some more fun for the regular activities, if that’s what we’ll be focusing on for another few episodes after all.

[HitokiriShadow]

So, it turns out Hidaka is hilariously Chuu2 and gets blackmailed into joining the Robotics Club.

We get the beginnings of a bigger plot outside the robot competition, with Akiho's sister working for some guy that's involved with "The Committee" and they seem to have an interest in Kai. It seems he also suffers from some sort of mysterious ailment and it looks like its the opposite of Akiho's. He experiences time in slow motion, though his body seems to be able to move at normal speed. It looks like it puts a strain on his body though. I suspect the incident Akiho and Kai got their ailments from involved time travel.

And then Frau appears, exactly the person I expected her to be.

Still really wish Akiho was the one actually controlling the damn thing. She really should have been the one to kick the harassing asshole's ass.

[Buckeye]

Time for the robot fighting tournament. Even without much sleep, Kai still wiped out the competition. And then came the defending champion Mr. Pleiades, and thanks to having his left leg jammed, Kai met his match. As it turns out, Pleiades is none other than his fellow classmate Subaru, so the school did win and the club stays. Next up, JAXA.

Great episode there as there was the robot wars, and then there was the big moment where the club gains a new member even though Subaru isn't exactly thrilled to be a part of it. Then there is Frau moving to the island, and it sets the stage for more robots being built.

[HitokiriShadow]

Well, Frau, or rather Kona, is quite different than I was expecting. She seems to be a recluse that prefers communicating in net/2ch speak.

And now our cute time traveler has finally made contact. But she can only be seen and heard through that device?

Also, really getting tired of Kai's shit and that homo comment certainly did not help.

[Fencedude]

Thank god someone finally called Kai on his shit. Jesus.

Frau was quite amusing, as was her use of 2ch slang.

And it seems the mysterious girl is finally going to enter the plot.

[ookamigirl]

Getting funds was hard work...
Kona joins the merry bunch of Robotics club.
She's a weird one too.
Aki was looking for sponsors in unusual place.
Getting pretty desperate..
Kai vs Subaru was interesting to see.

[FUNiOP]

This episode continues to introduce characters, or at least show us what they’re really like, in the case of characters we’ve only seen little snippets of. Kona is main addition to the cast, and surprised me in that she’s actually a major internet nerd who can’t help but use internet slang in her normal sentences. I’m curious to see what develops with the mysterious girl that has only been seen in small amounts up to now, as well as how the ailments/abilities affecting Aki and Kai connect to everything else that’s going on. There’s a lot of good potential in all this, but I’m still kind of holding my breath waiting to see how it’s all executed.

[superdry]

Feels likes we're in chapter 2 of the game now.

Its like things went back to square-one, though. I thought Kai would continue helping out Aki like in the last two episodes prepping for the tournament. It's like he cared for a moment, but now doesn't care. Thankfully Subaru was able to get him on his terms.

Frau Koujiro was a riot speaking in netslang and being a recluse though. Interesting that hhe mysterious girl that can only be seen and heard on the little tablet Kai carries with him.

Rocket launch event tied with the northern lights, mass fainting and Aki and Kai strange syndrome. How does that ties into everything else?

[Damius]

- Does Kaito only think about the Kill Ballad game?
- At least, Aki is into it and she is so awesome.
- Yeah, you need to listen to her and take care of Akiho… and help her.
- Well, at least Kaito does little things to help her. I still hope he would have a more helping attitude.
- The robot is revived!
- The Elephant Mouse sybdrome… Ok…
- Kaito will be the operator.
- And Aki is on fire again!

Aki is so fantastic!

[something]

Episode 3:

- We jumped to the match faster than I expected. Figured there would be an episode between where the controls got reprogrammed and all, but it was done off camera.
- Now we're at the finals. Okay then.
- Ahaha did not expect this to be Subaru's masked personality.
- Aki's condition speeds up time. Kaito's slows it down? His is definitely more useful.

- Mmm, Frau. <3
- lol blackmail.

[Buckeye]

And here comes Frau, or rather Kona, and she is quite a different person than expected. She just moved in, and is speaking using chat room language. While the robotics club did win the prize money, none of it will be coming until next year. And then the secret is out about Kai and Aki: They were infected with some disease while on a ferry on the 9th anniversary of 9/11. It seems like Aki's world has sped up while Kai's has slowed down. And then Airi makes her appearance in Kai's tablet.

Another great episode here, and that Frau girl is a rather interesting person seeing how the creator of this game is not an adult guy, but a girl still going to high school. And now I can see why Kai is so good at Kill Ballad as it appears that his brain is accelerating, or something like that. And of course, there is the appearance of someone who looks like a younger version of Belldandy that sets the stage for more great things in the coming episodes.

[Buckeye]

We know some more about Daitoku, who is into karate and Kai is getting her to join the club. And then Airi finally shows up as she is an AI, and Kai is the only person able to sense her appearance. After meeting her, Kai stumbles upon something that turns out to be a huge cover-up job by NASA. The sun is on the verge of exploding, yet none of that information is public knowledge.

After the first four episode focuses on robots, this one is the start of a huge conspiracy, much like what Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate are all about. And seeing the young Belldandy as the AI finally making an appearance is also great. It's the start of something that should be great.

[ookamigirl]

Ghost in a machine.
Kaito certainly got interested in it.
So he ditched club activities to go ghost hunting.
His Airi ghost girl turned out to be Sister Centipede.
Secret files and Kimijima Report.... smells like danger.
Looks like Kai stumbled into something very interesting.

[superdry]

Kai is so strange. He seems so lackadaisical, but at the same time he cares about stuff outside of Kill Ballad as seen in this episode. But, he doesn't care about the robot club or robots really.

The second half is a little more interesting due to conspiracies and the mysterious girl showing up who's an AI (voiced by Kugyuu~). I died a little hearing her say the words "onii-chan." I want a Kugyuu~ who'll call me onii-chan...haha.

Anywho...learning about Sister Centipede was a little strange until the end where there seem to be a possible correlation due to her being an info collector. I do find it weird that he was able to access some strange, secret document that talks about a NASA coverup. But, that name...Kimijima means something since the store clerk was surprised at it.

This is starting to get interesting, but I have to wonder how the conspiracy will tie into robots.

[FUNiOP]

It feels like a lot was accomplished in this episode, but really, it’s only the very beginning. It only feels that way because of how relatively insignificant everything before this point has been. This is definitely where the story is making its real stand, and I’m glad for what that may bring. I’m still a little worried that the foundation for that to be properly compelling hasn’t been established firmly enough, but I can’t really say how it will be when the real plot has only just began to surface.

[HitokiriShadow]

It was nice to spend a good amount of time with Junna in this episode. I like her a lot.

And we get our conspiracy plot. This one involves NASA.

[Damius]

- It’s time for the tournament.
- It’s nice to see Kaito doing something finally.
- So he can see in slow motion… It gives him the chance to do the Tanegashi Accel Impact.
- But, in the end they lost.
- Frau, only a second was needed to know she will be amazing.
- The club won’t be disbanded… blackmail!
- JAXA… Maybe Hibito can help them.

[Fencedude]

First CERN and now NASA? lololol

So yeah, Airi's pretty cute, and it seems she's some sort of AI.

And the sun is going to explode!

[HitokiriShadow]

Yay, Jun joins the club! ....and gets used as pedo-bait to convince that teacher's sleazy father to support them.

Frau gets some more scenes and speaks a lot more this time, and in complete sentences. She continues to be highly amusing. She also gives a big "Fuck you!" to anyone who thinks 'moe' only applies to girls.

Also, Subaru's father is a raging asshole.

[superdry]

I'm intrigued by the mysterious room Kai stumbles upon in that abandoned building. Just who is this Kimajima Kou person? Murdered. Machine that plays a certain frequency point to space. Airi. Nasa. Akiho's sister. Conbini clerk. What the hell happened in the past?

The whole thing with Subaru's father seemed strange and a little out of place. I was so hoping he wouldn't hurt Aki and he didn't.


Frau gets some more scenes and speaks a lot more this time, and in complete sentences. She continues to be highly amusing. She also gives a big "Fuck you!" to anyone who thinks 'moe' only applies to girls.

Episode confirms Frau to be 1000% awesome.

[Fencedude]

Frau is of course awesome.

Airi is cute as a button.

Subaru's father is a douchebag.

[FUNiOP]

Considering the configuration of Steins;Gate and the fact that this has about the same number of episodes (and series composition is even by the same guy), I’m not surprised to see that it seems to be following its pacing for the most part. The big plot is introduced already, but instead of moving toward that entirely, most of the characters continue to go about their business relatively peacefully, while the protagonist digs deeper on what’s sure to encompass the story eventually.

[ookamigirl]

Airi is proving to a source of interesting information.
Kaito snooping around.
No wonder he found something.
Subaru was pretty LOL pestering Furugoori.
That Kona is totally tsundere.
Kimijima Kou murder case has got me intrigued.
Subaru's dad is just.... unbelievable.

[Damius]

- Unfortunately, Akiho plan to get money failed…
- Frau speaks in 2ch. Nice.
- Who is the girl just at the end?

[Damius]

- Asking help to Junna is a nice idea.
- Airi sure is cute.
- Now, the NASA is involve.

[Damius]

- Jun officially joins the club. Great news.
- Airi continues to be cute and adorable.
- Frau is definitely an amazing addition to the show.
- Subaru's father is the worst…

[Fencedude]

Yay more Frau! And we learn some interesting information about her and the Gunvarrel anime.

Also some more about the solar flares, the "Kagome Kagome" and at the end...A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS

[HitokiriShadow]

OH SHIT

And yeah, that would certainly make finishing that episode a little difficult. Sure didnn't see that connection coming

Also, I really liked Junna and Akiho's casual outfits at the end.


and at the end...A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFffffffff- I totally missed that that was her.

[strangefour]

-FUCK YEAH GUNVARREL!
-Ooh rocking OP. I feel like it wants me to get into my giant robot car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-kYiDbG39s).
-Nyannyan App plz!
-A belt on a skirt? That is strange fashion sense... but I like it!
-Grandma says your cheating?
-Oh it's a fanny pack. Eh. I'll allow it.
-Please. Say Robo Bu again. It sounds so cute.
-They have a hanger just off the Top Gear test track.
-Holy crap they've built half a Gundam! When did a small high school club get military funding?
-Aki is the new Noriko.
-Irei. Cybernetic leg?
-Broadcast in 168 countries!? Are there even that many countries anymore? ... ah buh okay 206. That's still a ridiculously huge number of countries to get licensed, translated, & aired in.
-Wait what? It aired everywhere without a final episode? Okay now that's just freaking silly. Having the final episode lost and not shown in many countries maybe. But that had to have aired somewhere.
-VHS! I'm calling bullshit. A lost movie or bonus episode maybe. But for being so popularly widespread this is madness. Isn't this set in 2020? There is no way you get canceled with only one episode left to air that never ends up showing up on DVD.
-Kai Kiai!
-Today we face a series of Chall-- err a Condition.
-Time traveling robot girl?
-The ending is in a different style with uh unless that's time robo, a completely unseen character.

Interesting! But the Gunvarrel missing episode nonsense kinda took me out of the story.

[strangefour]

-Chicks dig tiny robots.
-This must have been a strange game if the main character has another game glued to his face the whole time.
-Robot transformations & finishing moves are Aki's happy place. I love Aki.
-Damn you young whipper snappers making me turn my rock & roll down! Hehehe.
-Is that a durien fruit meat bun? Ewww.
-Oh both of Irei's legs are cybernetic. That sort of explains why it might need a big hip harness.
-Super Rinpei Crane Kick! AHAHAHA! I just watched Aki's failed kick 5 times.
-Damn it! Do something useful Kai. Be the tiny robot pilot.
-Spasm. :(
-Frau you have mail.

Needs more tan karate girl. And more Gunvarrel. Way more Gunvarrel.

[strangefour]

-Aki's sister is secretly Mine Fujiko.
-Mitchie is useless.
-A life sized Big Zam? WHERE!
-1138 is blank!
-The aurora is following them... why is there so much aurora?
-Dang it. Is Kai suffering from Elephant Mouse too?
-Devilstronger!
-Nabeshin is the announcer?
-Come on Kai. You HAVE TO shout the attack names.
-Mister Pleiades. Hehehe. Yeah sure Char.
-Revolving Stake! That's almost cheating using a SRW attack. Mister *snicker* Pleiades.
-Ah. So Kai's affliction is the opposite of Aki's Her mind & body slow down while his speeds up giving him insane reaction time. And side effects of heart trouble.
-Frau? "Defufu." Well that's a weird laugh.
-Heh. Silly silly Char. You lost before you even won.
-Aki. Are you planning to kidnap some NASA level scientists and force them to build a robot for you? Because I hope that's your plan!
-Why can't Aki be the Ending animation girl. :( Or Gunvarrel.

Aki's robomania is infectious.

[ookamigirl]

Subaru missing school.
Aki was worried about that.
That Kona girl is seriously weird.
Looks like Subaru's dream is over 'cause of his dad.
Aki is the only one who didn't give up on him.
Yashio with Kona catching in-game cheaters.
Well, at least Subaru is back ^^
The giant robot building is going well too.
Seems like the dead man's research is coming true as well.
The men in black sudden appearance was interesting.

[FUNiOP]

I'm really excited about seeing more of the characters of one of my favorite anime of all time, but I'm a little worried that it may make me care about the actual characters of this show even less than I already do.

At least Frau reveals some secrets that make her a more interesting character. It is fitting that the anime creator's daughter would go on to create its game spinoff.

[something]

Episode 4:

- Cute mini-Aki~
- Heh. At first I thought I missed an episode, but apparently JAXA means Dad.

- These guys are such sticks in the mud. They don't understand that giant robots are a woman's romance!
- FRAU-CHAAAAAAAN! Or Kona. And wow she is nothing like what I expected. I knew what she looked like, but lol, her voice and personality are different.
- Little bit more explanation of the incident that caused Aki's and Kai's effects. Presumably they came too close to some big secret.
- ED girl... is still teasing up. Next time?

Really need to keep up with this more, because I rather enjoy it. I just forget to watch it most weeks.

[something]

Also, really getting tired of Kai's shit and that homo comment certainly did not help.Its like things went back to square-one, though. I thought Kai would continue helping out Aki like in the last two episodes prepping for the tournament. It's like he cared for a moment, but now doesn't care.
Not sure what to make of Kai. I liked how he handled the tournament, and it's obvious to me that he really does care about Aki. But the way the writing is taking one step forward and two back with him is a little frustrating. But it's only episode 4 of a two-cour show, so I hope once ED girl gets them mixed up in something crazy, he won't have the luxury of being so apathetic.

[William K]

The Gunvarrel anime mystery revelation was very well done. Now we know who Frau really is, but how is that related to the solar flare stuff?

And then at the end, Miss Braun appears!

[strangefour]

-Someday you will have the Right Stuff, Kai. *just put in an order to Right Stuf*
-Dang it president dad, give into your daughter's energetic funding request.
-Damn it Mitchie. Don't you steal Aki's money.
-Frau travels freight class.
-Frau is a strange little girl. How does her hair work?
-Irei is attached to this pair of prosthetic legs emotionally. Misa gave them to her. Hmm. Are they ex-girlfriends?
-Frau talks entirely in 2ch speak? *shrug* Whatever. Just keep saying it in that sexy husky voice.
-To America! To great robot justice!
-Kai's PSP is haunted!
-I am officially tired of Ending only girl.

Poor Aki. Can't get funding from anywhere. She needs to convince all the girls in school that Robotics is cool and fashionable. Girls Und Robo!

[something]

Episode 5:

- Yay, it's other girl from the OP! The only one who looks like she's actually interested or taking Aki seriously. I hope she joins up ASAP.
- Or maybe she has robot trauma. Well, overcome it!

- Aki, ever the saleswoman. Or, trying her best to be.
- AKIPOPOPOPOOON!
- Awww... Poor Nazca Lines.
- Oooh, I thought maybe Junna didn't want to be near Aki because she saw her as a love rival or whatever typical anime stuff, but she actually seems pretty serious about wanting to be friends with her. MAKE IT SO!

- Damn that mannequin head.
- Kai makes contact with Airi! KUGYUUUUUUU!
- Yes, a giant NASA propaganda coverup. We barely give them enough budget to send a couple rovers to Mars, but they're capable of a massive cover-up and propaganda campaign hiding secrets about the impending apocalypse. Jeeze I almost wish NASA had as much power as that.


Loving the ED. Airi <3

[FUNiOP]

- Yes, a giant NASA propaganda coverup. We barely give them enough budget to send a couple rovers to Mars, but they're capable of a massive cover-up and propaganda campaign hiding secrets about the impending apocalypse. Jeeze I almost wish NASA had as much power as that.

Apparently things go quite well for them in the next ~7 years, since they seem to have gotten quite the budget. Of course, this will all be resolved just fine, since they'll have to send Hibito to the moon in another ~5 years.

But yeah, this comes off as a lot more ridiculous than Steins;Gate. Every time I hear something CERN comes up with, I expect them to discover time travel and take over the world.

[something]

Episode 6:

- Heh. Poor Mr. Pleadies is never going to get his audience with the Frau.
- Jun-chan has selective robophobia.
- I really need my own Airi. She's so cute when you tap her. <3
- Airi's cuteness. Jun-chan's runaway imagination. Subaru's alternate personality. Frau's hiki-ness. Aki's everything. Kai you're the only one who isn't very interesting yet.
- Ahaha that pseudo-tsundere.
- Aki is exploiting Jun-chan like a dog catching a ball. :sd:

I really don't care whatsoever about this "dad hates robots" storyline though, Hopefully it ends next episode. Spend time on the inetesting stuff instead please.

[HitokiriShadow]

- Yes, a giant NASA propaganda coverup. We barely give them enough budget to send a couple rovers to Mars, but they're capable of a massive cover-up and propaganda campaign hiding secrets about the impending apocalypse. Jeeze I almost wish NASA had as much power as that.


No, see, that's part of the deception. In reality, half of the military budget is going to them for all sorts of crazy shit the public knows nothing about.

[strangefour]

-Aww Junna imitating a modem sound is cute.
-Junna is a roboracist! Or a robot killed her pa & ma.
-Akipopopopopopopopooon~
-Animals dying enmass. The weather worldwide going mad. This is SERNs fault!
-Gunvarrel Anchor Striker! Learn to knock!
-Welcome to Ghost Hunters: Taneshima. Very low budget.
-Ending girl is a g-g-g-g-g-g-g-ghost. Named Sister Centipede...
-THE SUN'S GOING TO EXPLODE!? . . . "Scream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGVhmw7x9Q)." AAAAAAAAAAAH!
-Irei knows something!

Ending girl is finally here and I don't care. Just a twin tailed computer program. More Aki please! And please PLEASE let Kai keep doing more proactive stuff. If he slumps back to playing his game more & barely talking to people this show's gonna be a slog. Why can't Aki be the main character. *pout* She'd be flirting with Junna now if she was.

[HitokiriShadow]

Why can't Aki be the main character. *pout* She'd be flirting with Junna now if she was.

Oh how I wish. Aki x Junna would make this almost automatically the show of the year for me.

[superdry]

Shit is starting to get serious with the revelation of the Gunvarrel anime, the strange Kagaome Kagome song and also the end. The end of the epsiode.

I'm curious about Aki's sister and the company she works for since it looks to be serious, too.

I'll never tire of hearing Kugyuu~ say "onii-chan" everytime Airi appears. Soooo cute.


Also, I really liked Junna and Akiho's casual outfits at the end.


Aki seems to be found of those style of shorts since she also wears yellow ones at home.

[superdry]

Why can't Aki be the main character. *pout* She'd be flirting with Junna now if she was.

Oh how I wish. Aki x Junna would make this almost automatically the show of the year for me.

I'm currently playing the game (still behind compared to the anime) and it does feel a little strange. When playing the game, I get the same lackadaisical feeling from him as in the anime, but it doesn't seem as bad. I guess that's due to you are him compared to you are seeing him (I'm probably also missing out on lots of his inner thoughts in the game too).

Besides being awesome at Kill Ballad, I still wonder what makes him (besides being male from a VN) so special to be the main character. I have to wonder if, somehow, being the only person who can contact Airi factors into it.

[strangefour]

-Frau & Mister Pleiades are the one true pairing. Hehehe.
-I am confused so to how it is 2020 and yet Kai wears a watch. I haven't worn a watch in over a year and I was a long hold out.
-Junna has joined Robo Bu because um... just because!
-"Pi-pi-pu desu~" Okay Airi is adorable.
-AHAHAHAH! Frau has join Robo Bu. Hooray for teleconferencing.
-Naked megane! Frau you have a delightfully devious mind.
-I do hope Junna gets easily flustered often. So cute.
-Frau Bow is fine too. Tobe Gunvarrel!
-Gunvarrel Fighto! READY! GOOO!!!
-Fishermen make horrible fathers.
-Aki. :(

Proghress! Kinda. Well everyone is together in the club now anyway. Again kinda. Frau will leave her NEET hovel one day. Junna adds a much needed boost of energy to the club. Aki can't carry two moping guys along even with her boundless energy. Kai uh he's still not very active but better than he was in the first few episodes.

[pathos]

-I am confused so to how it is 2020 and yet Kai wears a watch. I haven't worn a watch in over a year and I was a long hold out.

Huh? Did wearing a watch stop being cool or something? Why are we suddenly tossing them away?

Well, not that I was ever cool, or would throw mine away for that reason.

I'm guessing, from that, most people are now using their cellphones for time or some other option? I'd still rather use my watch. More accessible. For me anyway.

Heh, pretty off topic I guess. Just a "what the hell" moment

[William K]

-I am confused so to how it is 2020 and yet Kai wears a watch. I haven't worn a watch in over a year and I was a long hold out.

Huh? Did wearing a watch stop being cool or something? Why are we suddenly tossing them away?

Because most people have mobile phones or some other mobile device that can also tell time. Wearing a watch is considered old-fashioned I guess :)

It could be a form of fashion accessory but even when I wear long-sleeved shirts at work, I still wear a watch underneath. Still easier to look at my wrist than pull my mobile phone out from my pocket

[pathos]

Still easier to look at my wrist than pull my mobile phone out from my pocket

Exactly.

Well, I can only go by what I see. And not a single person I know stopped wearing a watch. But, I do know several people who never wore one to start with, who have started being able to tell what time it is because of their phones.

[Buckeye]

- Welcome to the robotics club, Jun.
- Frau may like being locked up, but she knows how to program with authority.
- So Kou is murdered, and the whole things was covered up. Someone is definitely scheming.
- Frau-Bow, welcome to the robotics club, and Kai, it's your duty to bust cheaters.
- Jun's karate came in handy for once.
- Thanks to Aki, the robot has become a runaway machine.
- Subaru sure has a terrible father, telling him it's fisherman or bust.

While the conspiracy started the previous episode, not much has advanced from it. At the very least, only Kai and Mizuka know about it, while the rest are in the dark about it. But in the meantime, it's great to have Frau and Jun on-board with the club to build robots that will change the world someday. And then Subaru's father comes out being such a douchebag telling his son what to do when he grows up. Subaru says it's between him and his father, but obviously, the club members know better since nobody should have the plug pulled on their dream by their parents.

[HitokiriShadow]

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! She's amazing.

Akiho's smile during the Gendo pose just killed me. The whole thing was extra amusing since just as I was thinking "Heeeeey, that's the Gendo pose", she was called on it. But really, DAT SMILE.

Also, Kona is never going to step outside her home again.

Oh, and Kai has the most convenient illness ever.

And the Kou Reports subplot is getting kind of weird.

[Fencedude]

NAAAAEEEE

WHY ARE YOU SO AMAZING

I totally support her approaching Akiho.

Also this conspiracy is even less plausible than the one in Steins;Gate.

[strangefour]

-155 episode is an insanely long run for a super robot show. Even Mazinger Z didn't break 100.
-Junna is now Urban Legend-chan.
-No robot is ever a pile of junk Misa! :cry:
-Frau's face is a serious face.
-Kai you are kind of a lazy schlub. But you are an honest lazy schlub with a cursed unreliable super power that could kill you. Unlike some protagonists. *glares at Kirito*
-Yay secret time. Duhuhu.
-Shut up Kai! I wanna know what happened to Gunvarrel.
-Deaths? I don't think that's a reason to never air an anime that a TV station or producers would really care about losing money on.
-Frau's mama. :cry:
-Frau you have some nutty mood swings. :beatingheart:
-Look Subaru! The east is burning red!
-Damn right crazy candy man. A little karate girl makes a perfect pilot.
-The sun is sending a mayday with an old japanese song?
-Who are you? What are you doing here? You're not in the OP. Why are the Men in Black here? I'm sorry I shook that pug!

Yay more Frau! And secrets! And Gunvarrel! And secret government intervention? *shrug*

[superdry]

Nae is back and wants to build a giant robot. Awesome. This is a dream come true for Aki until she turns them down because that would mean scrapping building GunPro-1.

The Kimijima reports are interesting (Committee of 300?). Pretty convenient for Kai to have access to Airi and get all this information. I think in a few episodes back she mentioned she's been trying to contact him for a while. Why Kai besides being at the right place at the right time? Airi is also linked to Iru-O which Kimijima built - that's interesting.

Just who is this Kimijima and what is with these crazy reports?

[strangefour]

Still easier to look at my wrist than pull my mobile phone out from my pocket

Exactly.

Well, I can only go by what I see. And not a single person I know stopped wearing a watch. But, I do know several people who never wore one to start with, who have started being able to tell what time it is because of their phones.

It just seems to superfluous to wear a watch now. *shrug* I can just reach in my pocket and turn my phone on if I really what to know what time it is. Now I don't have to ever have a sweaty or itchy wrist because of a watch in the summer anymore.

[strangefour]

-Weather report AI loli that is not how you do wideface.
-Oh hi Frau. Wait. You actually left the house on your own?
-Damn right Aki! You better be here to pilot a super robot.
-Huh... Nae kidnapped them in order to make a giant Danboardo?
-Nae is Daimos posing.
-Aki X Nae. The ship has set sail.
-Well that was a short romance. How could you Nae? You can never ask someone to give up their first robot!
-Nae hasn't given up. Some day Nae. Someday your love will be allowed.
-Mario carting is needed to unlock the next report. These are some crazy video gamey flags mister dead Kou.
-That's what you get for pushing a button in a typhoon. You have possibly borked the flag.
-Oh great you're also taking away the job of a cute little hard working artificial loli. I hope you are pleased with yourself Kai. Pi-pi-poo.
-Hooray a job has been saved. All thanks to elephant & mouse.
-Heh. Mario cart has been hacked.
-This is an Illuminati plot now?

Um... Okay so Kai is now following the orders of a dead genius or the ramblings of a game obsessed conspiracy nut. He programmed a cute AI at least. Nae seems enthusiastically nice but kinda pointless.

[strangefour]

Also this conspiracy is even less plausible than the one in Steins;Gate.

Yes. A conspiracy that involved time travel and an internet hoax was more plausible that what's going on here. How is that possible?

This show needs more Robotics and less Notes if it wants me to love it as much as it's dad.

[Fencedude]

Nae seems enthusiastically nice but kinda pointless.

>Suggesting Nae is pointless

>mfw

[ookamigirl]

Make a giant robot together with JAXA plan was kinda LOL
Aki still digging into Kimijima report.
Him opening that radar dome during a typhoon was not a good idea.
This anime dealing me with the Kamijima mystery than actual robot building.

[FUNiOP]

Yay for more Nae!

Too bad I care about that more than anything that's original in Robotics;Notes itself.

I'm glad the second (and by far superior) half of Steins;Gate should start shipping any day now, because the more I watch this, the more I realize I just want to watch Steins;Gate, and this episode definitely exemplified that feeling.

I'm still hoping this comes into its own well enough as it goes on.

[William K]

http://www.xl-shop.com/xlshop/pages/productDetails.asp?productId=PRE-GSC-969787

Plus you'll even be able to change her outfit using an AR application!

*More details about the AR application, including the date it will be available, will be available closer to the release date of the Nendoroid. Keep an eye of the Good Smile Company website for more information!

I'm assuming here that they mean the nekomimi maid app from Episode 1 :)
That will be very cool!

[Ashyukun]

http://www.xl-shop.com/xlshop/pages/productDetails.asp?productId=PRE-GSC-969787

Plus you'll even be able to change her outfit using an AR application!

*More details about the AR application, including the date it will be available, will be available closer to the release date of the Nendoroid. Keep an eye of the Good Smile Company website for more information!

I'm assuming here that they mean the nekomimi maid app from Episode 1 :)
That will be very cool!

Ok, now THIS I'm quite interested in... Hopefully they'll be nice and not just release it Japan-only.

I've played with some of the AR overlay apps before, but that's been at least a year or two ago- I imagine they've only gotten better at keying off of reference points, but it will be interesting to see how they actually do it off of a Nendo instead of a specialized barcode/target. Some photo apps will automatically place nekomimi or the likes, but those I've seen were not real time overlay but ones where you took a picture and it automatically placed the ears...

[HitokiriShadow]

Dat happy Aki face.

Naturally, it all comes crashing down by the end. This does make JAXA's conditions look immensely more reasonable. The design is nearly a decade old, there have been many advancements and the parts themselves are old, and it would be very difficult if not impossible to just swap out old parts for new ones or modify the existing design. At the very least, starting from scratch would be much, much easier. Though they could probably carry over a few things, particularly aesthetic designs like the face.

Also, not nearly enough Nae though. But wtf is wrong wit you Kai, did you not see her face? I'm sure she would have piloted the thing if asked.

Frau continues to be highly entertaining. And Airi (or Sister Centipede, rather) can talk to her on her level.

[ookamigirl]

Yoiraiki festival.
Looks like Kona & Kai had other plans.
That girl should go out once in a while.
At least they put together their giant robot.
Kai piloting it was kinda LOL
Looks like Aki's dream will have to wait a bit longer.

[FUNiOP]

Well that didn't work out. Looks like Aki will have to take up JAXA on their offer no matter how much she doesn't like it. Her sister's words are pretty painful to hear after seeing Aki's hard work and earnest determination given such focus for so long.

[superdry]

That was an interesting episode - just focused on our heroes and GunPro-1 instead of the little conspiracies we've learned in the last few episodes.

Hopes, dreams and happiness dashed when the robot fails and isn't as exciting as it should have been. Pretty good working off nine-year old design and headed by a high school student. Maybe now Aki will take up the JAXA offer and get some professionals to help out.

Hopefully, next episode or few expands upon Frau and the Kimijima reports since Kai asked about that.

[strangefour]

-YOI RAI KIII!
-Faru Bow is the most ruined of all fujoshi.
-Loli maid plz!
-"This twintails AI is the best gift ever! Thank you!" Frau is the best.
-Kidou Senshi Gunbam!
-Tomorrow... Gattai! Banzai!

-GATTAI!!!
-Scarfs. Scarves are very important. *nods*
-Oh shit there's a crowd.
-Why are there people so close to the giant robot on it's first test run? You are within the crash zone! *crossesfingers*
-Oh the engine just choked. Well that's a sad outcome but not a dangerous one.

Poor GunPro-1. :(

[Fencedude]

That was an unsurprising result.

Also, Frau meeting Airi can only result in awesome.

[Fencedude]

A magnetic monopole? Seriously?

On the other hand, realistic discussion of how the Square Cubed Law impacts giant robot construction.

Thats a tad...jarring.

[HitokiriShadow]

The Junna endcard was adorable.

I'm assuming the monopole will be used for their robot at some point, I just wonder how.

[strangefour]

-Monopole? Looks like a giant gel tablet.
-GunPro-1's engine is so tiny.
-Screw diesel power! We have a magic science engine now!
-Frau Bow has found a new bitch. And she smells wonderful.
-Mister Pleiades has a fangirl.
-Planning has begun for GunPro-2.
-Airi... go away.

Monopoles, how do they work? Did they just leave it in the field or is it in the robot garage now? Is it just me or is this series slowing down?

[superdry]

The start of giant robot building part 2.

But, damnit, the show really is teasing and skirting around the conspiracy stuff. Magnetic monopole falling from the sky and the end when Conbini-san told Airi to disappear.

Well, we are approaching the half-way mark so it should pick up.

[ookamigirl]

GunPro-1 needs a lot of work..
Aki's curiosity was totally LOL
That monopole thing could be the solution they need.
It's good they discussed a new version.
Hope they have more luck with it.

[FUNiOP]

Magnetic monopoles? Not gonna lie, I didn't really know about them until now. Oh well, I guess they'll be powering the club's robot. Maybe it will be used to make Aki's GunBuild-1 finally come to life properly.

Either way, it really doesn't match the serious nature in which the robotics issued are being dealt with otherwise. But hey, NASA conspiracy, so I guess this isn't all that surprising.

[Damius]

- Frau is still so awesome.
- So that is who Frau really is…
- Aki and Jun are really cute in their outfit near the end of the episode.

With that ending, I sure have no choice to go watch the next episode right away.

[Damius]

- NAAAAEEEEE!!!! You are so amazing!
- Aki loves her way of thinking isn’t that perfect?
- But Aki refuses JAXA help because she doesn’t want to abandoned Gunpro-1
- And that Kou Reports… oh well…
- Airi you are way too adorable and cute.

[Buckeye]

I have lots of catching up to do with this show.

- There's something about the Kagome, Kagome song.
- Now it's off to catch some Kill Ballad cheaters, and so far nobody has cheated.
- That was quite cruel of Subaru's father, making him tear apart his robot.
- The mystery behind the cancellation of the Gunvarrel finale: the staff died. And Frau's mother is believed to have murdered them.
- It's Kagome, Kagome again.
- And look who shows up. It's a familiar face from Steins;Gate.

Lots going on here, and seeing Nae return all grown up is a good thing.

[Buckeye]

- Nae is now with JAXA, and wants the club to help build a giant robot.
- Sounds like a great offer, but Aki would rather build one from scratch.
- Next clue about Kou Kimijima, Airi leads Kai to a hidden satellite.
- Whoops. Kai forgot to check the weather, and the satellite is totally exposed to the elements.
- In dangerous conditions, Kai is about to fall. But it's a good thing that time slows down for him or else he would have been a goner.
- It's Airi to the rescue, alerting Aki to save Kai.
- Something is up with Kagome, Kagome. There is some connection to that song and something ominous.

Great episode here, as Nae comes into the picture doing what she did in Steins;Gate, and then Airi becomes really helpful, being the virtual goddess that she is.

[ndm]

- And look who shows up. It's a familiar face from Steins;Gate.

Lots going on here, and seeing Nae return all grown up is a good thing.

I had no idea that was meant to be Nae from Steins;Gate. A nice touch if that's the case.

Meanwhile I'd love to know where this series is going - it's well animated and I look forward to watching it each week but I have no idea what the story will turn out to be.

[Damius]

Best scenes of the episode?
- Frau meeting Airi & Aki's smile and enthusiasm.

[Damius]

- A monopole now? What will be next?
- Every time Frau it's talking it is definitely entertaining. Let me correct that. She is entertaining every time she is on screen, she doesn't even need to speak.
- Nekomimi, it's good to have this back!
- DON'T ask Airi to disappear...

[HitokiriShadow]

So much Frau.... well, being Frau in this episode. Also, she wants to molest Junna. <_<

And then, uh, wow. A bunch of major reveals and shit happens at the end. This is the "oh shit" plot movement episode.

[Damius]

...

You probably meant episode 11 instead of 12.

[HitokiriShadow]

...

You probably meant episode 11 instead of 12.

Oooops. Yeah. Fixed.

[ookamigirl]

Kona sure has a vivid imagination.
So Kai spilled the Kimijima report to Kona.
When it came to field work, she wasn't very into that lol
At least those two managed to find the truth behind cheaters.
Kimijima Report No.3 revealed with interesting but mysterious facts.
Seems like everything is connected in some way and it's not good.

[Damius]

A Frau's episode! Amazing! But, yeah... the story development at the end of the episode... OK....

[FUNiOP]

Ah, so it wasn't that today was the end of the world, it was that today was the day we'd learn about the end of the world, which we don't need to expect for another few years.

If I took every anime seriously when it said it was the end of the world, I'd have gone insane long ago... And why do all the skeptics on the internet believe that four minutes of lightly colored storyboards must come from the actual staff of the biggest anime ever, which ended four years ago, especially when it's so drastically different from the huge number of episodes that were most definitely from the real show?

But yeah, obviously whoever put this out is connected to Kimijima and knows their shit, and Kai definitely has to be freaking out after just learning that this very event is tied directly to the near future of the world. I don't imagine it was Frau's dead mother and the rest of that staff, but there has to be some connection for it to make sense that this would be brought to light through GUNVARREL. And then there's all the dead KILL-BALLAD champions. Watch out, Kai! I'm definitely curious to see how this will all be connected. Definitely no comparison to the impact of... oh let's say episode 12 of Steins;Gate! But still... interesting...

Nice to see @channel still just as popular, anyway.

[William K]

Frau : "Hacking Iru-O is as hard as hacking SERN and stealing their data".... hahahahaha

[superdry]

Connect the dots with all the various conspiracy information given to us so far. Oh damn...shit is getting serious.

It's going to be an interesting second-half with our heroes balancing building a robot and what might happen with this burgeoning conspiracy.

[strangefour]

-Frau Bow would make a good mysterious girlfriend. :drool: Duhuhu.
-Aki is right. A robot needs a proper iconic head.
-This Kimijima guy is the worst fetch quest NPC ever.
-BWAHAHAHA~! Silly Frau, hacking into SERN is simple for a true hakkar!
-Is this secret drama I see coming Mizuka & Misa? Nah. They don't have anything to do with the story.
-"Small. Weak. Sexy. Duhuhu." Frau has the best expressions ever.
-Did the animation buget just run one? What happened to Junna's face?
-When the earth is fried, the robots will rise. Uh okay sure Kimijima ya quack.
-The three top players are deeeeeeeaaaad. So Kai has been playing ghost robots for half a year.
-ZOMG TORRENT GUNVARREL PLZ! *hopes the next episode IS the lost episode*
-Oh poop. It's just a 4 minute version of the ending of Ideon.

Okay now this show is trying to get me interesting in the main character. Eeeeh it's kinda late for that guys. Kai's a boring lazy dude. Now if you kill off Kai in the next two episode then have Aki & Frau try to solve his death, figure out the solar storm mystery, and then save the world with a giant robot that would be interesting.

[Fencedude]

That certainly got serious in a hurry.

Also lots of Frau being Frau.

[something]

Oh look I'm five episodes behind.

Episode 7:

- Stupid Kai. Aki will make her dreams last forever, with GUTS and PASSION and STUFF.
- Yaaaaaay Junna.
- Heh, Frau doesn't think her plans through.
- Yaaaaaay Airi.
- Heh. Frau just called this show's gimmick an old cliche.
- And wow, that's some backstory Frau just threw at us.

- Hahaha, The Aki/Subaru scene was pretty cute.
- Aki's casual clothes are too cute. And damn they hauled in a lot of robot parts.
- And now everyone gets kidnapped by Nae, whee.

[something]

Episode 8:

- JAXA! Now I feel like watching Uchuu Kyoudai next.
- Goddamnit Nae is too cute.
- I'm prettttttttty sure Nae's explanation is complete and utter bullshit. :sd:
- Oh wow, Aki turned it down. She can't betray GunBuild-1.
- "A group of friends, getting together to build and research stuff... I like people like that." Haha, I bet you do.

- Ah, more Kimijima Report stuff. And hahah, Airi guilt trips Kai with sheer cuteness into saving the antenna.
- Dude, Kai, just go find a stick or something to push the button with.
- Ooooh! Airi revealed herself to Aki. Good good, I was worried Aki would be left in the dark for a long time.

A shadow government plans to kill about six billion people and conquer what's left of the world? Yeah whatever, time for a nap.

>_>

I should really import this ED.

[something]

Episode 9:

- HAHAHAHA Geji-nee shares Frau's BL ships. Oh god, so happy these two met.
- "Robots aren't something you can be." Oh man nee-chan, you just crushed Setsuna F Seiei's dreams.
- Damn just how much funding did they secure? That thing is enormous. And what the hell is the power source?
- But yay for Aki. Boo to Misa-nee for not cheering her on. ;_;
- Oh wow Misa-nee is a bitch. Not sure I buy Kai's explanation. Essentially telling someone they're a failure and always will be is NOT how you motivate someone.

- Yikes. With this many people watching the start-up test, I'm almost convinced it's going to fail. Aki... ;_;
- That or it's going to start up and instantly trample the crowd to death.
- Boo I want Aki to pilot it, she's the one who put all her blood, sweat, and tears into it, but whatever, we knew Kai would.
- Yeeeeeep, that didn't go so well. =/
- Ah, diesel.

Poor Aki.

[something]

Episode 10:

- It's raining monopoles, hallelujah.
- Aki, you may just be the cutest foliage since Hirasawa Yui.
- Heh. She sees it and just thinks of how it could power up their robot.

- Frau likes to sniff Junna. =D
- Subaru acts just as aloof as Kai, but he ends up being a hell of a lot more helpful.
- Nekomimi maids are an inspiration! Let's AR this robot.

- Aki finally agrees to compromise a little. She really needed to, so that's good.
- GunBuild-2, go!
- I really do like that see-through outer thing she wears with her outfit.

NO AIRI WILL NOT DISAPPEAR, SCREW YOU!

[something]

Episode 11:

- Sexy sexy Frau.
- Her hair is so ridiculous.
- Frau ♥ Airi. And don't hack Airi, that's awful. Airi is watching you, you bastard.

- Frau ♥ Junna. Duhuhu.
- I love she way she says "Please".
- Report #3 get!
- Frau constantly having one strap off her shoulder at home is delicious.

And then, holy shit. That just got insanely interesting.

Maybe this will finally convince me to stay current on this show. I keep saying I will, then next thing I know I'm weeks behind.

[Damius]

And then, holy shit. That just got insanely interesting.

Maybe this will finally convince me to stay current on this show. I keep saying I will, then next thing I know I'm weeks behind.

It certainly got interesting, I hope now that the following episodes will meet my expectations that raised after this.

[scineram]

The second cour preview looks like from a different show. Like as if from Psycho Pass.

[FUNiOP]

LINK (http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/12/30-1/video-roboticsnotes-part-two-anime-showcase)
After a break for the holidays, Production I.G's anime adaptation of "Augmented Science Adventure" game Robotics;Notes will be returning to the Noitamina programming block on January 10th with new opening theme "Houkyou no Messiah" from Haruki and Kanako Itou's "Topology" as its second ending. A special promo for the upcoming second half of the anime was prepared for this weekend's Comiket 83.
VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uuFwIt-NJY&feature=player_embedded)

There's my Kanako Itou. Sucks to only be the ending for the second half, but it's better than nothing, which is what I was expecting after the initial OP/ED announcement.

[Buckeye]

- Time for the summer festival.
- Meanwhile, Frau and Kai are searching for cheaters. And now, Frau knows about Airi.
- Aki must have sensed something when she stole food from Nae and Mitchi.
- GunPro 1 is complete. Now it's time to show it off.
- C'mon! This piece of junk isn't walking. Big time epic fail!
- What's next for Aki?

After seeing her vision fail so miserably, it looks like she will have to resort to taking JAXA's offer, and her big sister's words of discouragement are looming large now that she built a big pile of junk. Things are sure about to get interesting.

[Buckeye]

- Something fell from the sky, a monopole.
- Aki has some ideas. Use it to power up the robot.
- Back to JAXA, and it's time to reconsider the proposal.
- Engineering, good. Parts, bad. That's why the robot failed.
- Since when did Aki switch to nekomimi mode?
- Now there's an idea. Use the tablets to augment reality.
- Meanwhile, Airi is asked to just go away.

That episode was pretty interesting seeing how the answer to most of Aki's problems just fell from the sky.

[Fencedude]

Junna episode, surprisingly. Very good, we learned why she hates robots and what happened between her and Doc.

Only thing keeping it from being perfect was lack of Frau hitting on her.

[ookamigirl]

So far the only interesting thing are those Kimijima Kou reports.
I'm still waiting for things to start moving forward.
Somehow it feels like nothing much is happening.
Probably because it's isn't, at least not so far.
Gun-Pro2 dream is at a standstill so far.
At least Juna and grandpa overcame their issues.

[FUNiOP]

No real progress on those big plot developments yet. However, Junna's story was very nice, and explained some things that are important to understanding her character, so that's definitely appreciated.

[superdry]

Jun focused episode. At least we get her backstory and why she hates robots - that's good to know.

Judging from the Jun focus and looking through the Robono materials guide book, this episode seems to cover the Jun ending you could get in the game (can't verify it myself yet since I haven't gotten up to that point). From the preview video that was shown at C83, I assume the next episode is going to be Frau focused and then the next episode might cover another ending before going to the true route.

I think learning more about the other characters this way is good for anime viewers since, at least with Jun, right now, it answers some questions viewers would have.

[ookamigirl]

Their robot building is progressing really really slowly.
Kona was acting her usual weird self.
Her and Kai and really into those Kimijima reports.
They seems to be making some progress.
Looks like the solar flares are doing their thing.
Poor Kona got seriously set up..

[FUNiOP]

Now that I think about it, both noitaminA shows had a very dramatic end to their first cours, took the same two weeks off, came back with a backstory of a supporting member of the main group, then moved along with the main plot that was left hanging three weeks prior. Interesting.

But shit, Kona... Is this what's needed to move things forward? She has so much more to contribute and learn, so maybe not, but still... things are getting very dire.

[HitokiriShadow]

Uh, well, shit sure is happening now. Really bad shit.

And Frau was acting pretty weird throughout, even moreso than usual, as if she was hyped up on caffeine or something.

And I have no idea what was going on at the very end. At first I thought the shot of the vents was suggesting someone was pumping some sort of poison into her apartment, but then we see her in her tub with a box cutter for some reason.

[pathos]

And I have no idea what was going on at the very end. At first I thought the shot of the vents was suggesting someone was pumping some sort of poison into her apartment, but then we see her in her tub with a box cutter for some reason.

I'm pretty sure they were just cutting away from her while she puked. One of those "crap, my life just got even worse, I think I'm going to be sick" kind of things. Although it's just a guess.

And, there was no blood in the bathroom when Kai went in there. I figured Kai would call an ambulance and she'd be saved before dying. But, after thinking it over, I'm wondering if he got to her before she actually got the deed done.

Or perhaps the people making the show just got squeemish and didn't want to show blood everywhere.

[HitokiriShadow]

And, there was no blood in the bathroom when Kai went in there. I figured Kai would call an ambulance and she'd be saved before dying. But, after thinking it over, I'm wondering if he got to her before she actually got the deed done.

Or perhaps the people making the show just got squeemish and didn't want to show blood everywhere.

I assumed that whatever was going on, she had not yet cut herself when he got there.

[something]

Episode 12:

- Junna~
- New OP. It's decent I guess.
- Feels like I haven't watched this in ages but I'm not far behind. Weird. Maybe I just missed Aki and Airi.

New ED, it's okay but Umikaze no Brave was way better.

Aaaaaaaaand yeah, eh, that episode fell flat for me. Junna is adorable but something about it really didn't work

[HitokiriShadow]

- Feels like I haven't watched this in ages but I'm not far behind. Weird. Maybe I just missed Aki and Airi.

It's probably that New Year break in there, which added a week with no episode.


Aaaaaaaaand yeah, eh, that episode fell flat for me. Junna is adorable but something about it really didn't work

I like Junna a lot but while I wouldn't say it fell flat, I wasn't particularly enthused about it either. It was okay, nothing to write home about, kind of disappointing for her big dedicated character episode but was still moderately enjoyable. It was averageish when I would preferred better for one of my favorite characters (can't choose between her and Frau). At least she didn't get almost completely fucked over like Hibiki did in Im@s.

[superdry]

Frau was definitely off her rocker this episode. Loved the part though where she wants to lick Kai's fingers...haha.

Goddamn so much craziness thrown in one episode that seems to all fit together. More strange Kimijima reports, then the last episode of Gunvarrel and the subliminal messages in the pictures (I have a feeling the pictures of the rooms in the abandoned building could be the building Kai first met Airi) and the solar flares hitting the Kanto region.

The end though...damn, someone is definitely out for Frau after digging through so much info. I wonder if its the Committee of 300.

[strangefour]

-New OP? I'm not sure I approve of this. The OP was the best part of the show.
-Activate Godzilla!... err oh wait Gojiro. Laaaame.
-Robot hanger: Acquired. :bigsmile:
-Rock & roll grandpa is ill! :(
-Big robots outside for kids? I think I know who grandpa is based upon (http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=5242) now.
-Behold the shocking secret origin of Junna's robophobia! A robot fell on her. The end.
-Aki will make you love robots. The hard way!
-Oh yeah definitely these robots are based upon real old novelty robots (http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=6241).
-Grandpa commited multiple robocide!
-Remember it Junna? When the robot fell on you it talked just like this!
-Well the new Ending is better than the previous.

Can the rest of the show be about Junna & her grandpa? ROCK!

[strangefour]

-Kona is that an "I'm (Japan) geek" t-shirt?
-Frau Bow is emo moe. Duhuhu. :cry:
-Nae is an older woman/tickle goblin.
-Gunvarrel p-production art! So beautiful.
-ROBO FANATICS ARE NEWTYPES! Fact.
-RICK DOM PLZ! Black & purple paint now.
-Licky-licky~ Frau Bow is the best freaky girl.
-Dark History! Frau I love you.
-Monopole big bang attack!
-Wait if a monopole is only one magnetic pole, then if you cut it in half shouldn't it repel itself? How can the two halfs be next to each other?
-Sis is RX78 NT1. Heh. Guess I have to start calling her Alex.
-Frau Bow has been Twitter hacked! Damn rebellious robots.
-KONA! NOOO! Please no. Not Kona... :cry:

Okay we finally have a plot. Now if only we had a main character worth caring about. :angry:

[ookamigirl]

The whole robots out of control thing was pretty serious.
Interesting how Kill Ballad got connected with it.
Poor Kona was accused of everything and did none of it.
Even Kai was losing that set up game...
Some facts from Kona's past came out. That was interesting.
Seems like Kai-Kona relationship is evolving slowly.

[FUNiOP]

Okay, so Kona didn't actually do anything. That's good. She is not someone we should have to lose, especially without any handy time travel at our disposal. And to make up for that potential loss, she took the initiative to become Kai's main heroine. How bold!

A rather conclusive ending, really. I expected at least some look at the next big issue. Well, there are plenty more to be dealt with, so I suppose it's not exactly necessary.

[strangefour]

-Love. Courage. Full frontal Frau Bow!
-Wait a minute. Since when are robots so prevelent in this world? The only robots that we have been show in 13 episodes are just kids toys. Advanced well engineered toys, but one of a kind hand made toys none the less. There has been no previous evidence that this is a world with cities full of human sized robots. Where did this shit suddenly come from? The only large robots on the island are grandpa's hand made novelty gimmick toys & the simple almost laughable GunPro-1. There are no other robots in this world as far as we know! But now suddenly there are hundreds of robots rebelling out of no where. This is bad bad plotting guys. This is as if a hoard of dragons suddenly showed up out of thin air.
-Dude. Kai. Don't be an emotionless asshole. She just tried to commit suicide. What are you a monster? Show some compassion man. At least give her a hug.
-Yes there is some crazy robot threat out there, whatever. This girl is having a mental breakdown right next to you and all you can think is "awesome I get to play my game that is all I ever do in life." Kai you are a heartless fuck.
-Sneijder is Texas Mack.
-Kai is being tortured. Kona has a Grinchian smile. Well part of this episode is amusing me.
-Twitter is more helpful to Kona than you are Kai.
-For mom... For Gunvarrel... FOR THE GAME! :cry: Kona's reason for making her game is a fantastic touching piece of voice acting & heart felt story. Kai however is just a prop in this scene. A lifeless prop.
-Mister Pleiades is the weirdest weirdo.
-Happy robots are raping your squad car.
-Kyubey faces nurse robot is frightening.
-... What reasonable news agency would announce a body pillow found in a dead man's room? What police agency would tell a news agency that kind of shit?
-Kona deserves a boyfriend... but Kai?

I am so torn. Kai was horribly emotionally distant to Kona in her state of mental stress, but... Kona was pouring her heart out all episode. This is the best and worst episode of the series so far at the same time. I want to punch Kai and tell him to grow a heart. yet I want to hug Kona and tell her everything will be fine just as much. Man... I want hug an indie game maker so hard right now. But I can not recommend any of them actually watch this.

[William K]

-For mom... For Gunvarrel... FOR THE GAME! :cry: Kona's reason for making her game is a fantastic touching piece of voice acting & heart felt story.

Yeah. Considering that Nazuka Kaori is more popular with voice cute (Strike Witches' Lynne or Horizon's Heidi) or sexy (Kampfer's Shizuku or Fairy Tail's Jenny) characters, Frau/Kona might be the greatest role so far in her career.

Not sure if it's been mentioned in the show, but Gunvarrel sounds the same as Ganbareru in Japanese.

[pathos]

-Wait a minute. Since when are robots so prevelent in this world? The only robots that we have been show in 13 episodes are just kids toys. Advanced well engineered toys, but one of a kind hand made toys none the less. There has been no previous evidence that this is a world with cities full of human sized robots. Where did this shit suddenly come from? The only large robots on the island are grandpa's hand made novelty gimmick toys & the simple almost laughable GunPro-1. There are no other robots in this world as far as we know! But now suddenly there are hundreds of robots rebelling out of no where. This is bad bad plotting guys. This is as if a hoard of dragons suddenly showed up out of thin air.

Well, they have mentioned robotic making companies all show long. And, the "evil plot" has mentioned robots going berserk for several episodes. Shouldn't be that much of a surprise at this point.

Grandpa's robots were hand made, by a mechanic in whats essentially a small, rural town, something like 8-10 years ago, if I had to guess. Doubtful something like that would represent what a robotics corp could make in the shows "present" time.

The news was specifically calling them service robots. Most likely the type of thing that would be used in factories and such. Why on earth would something like that be running around the streets of a small town like what the show takes place in?

Well, putting that aside, the show does manage to confuse me the more episodes I watched.

I had assumed, up to this point, that....

1. Exoskeleton was part of the council of 300's plans, and helping to end the earth as we know it.

2. The makers of the Gunvarrel anime found out about the plans, and were trying to broadcast an episode that would explain it all to the public, when they all got murdered by the council (except for frau's mom, who went into hiding).

3. Frau's mom (or someone else we dont know) finally released what had actually been made of the show, as a warning.

This episode casts at least a little doubt on most of those speculations.

The "evil 2" in exoskeleton were actually having to research what was going on with the gunvarrel anime? And, the whole time they were talking about the council, and the "plan", they proved they were aware of it, but it almost sounded like they were onlookers, instead of someone involved with the plan. Are they evil, or not? The president, or whatever he is, certainly looks the part, heh.

Also, it appears now that the people making the anime were brainwashed into making the last episode by the council themselves (or someone else?), and frau's mom broke free of the brainwashing and sealed the episode herself.

It appears I never had any real clue what was going on, and probably still don't :sweat:

[strangefour]

-Wait a minute. Since when are robots so prevelent in this world? The only robots that we have been show in 13 episodes are just kids toys. Advanced well engineered toys, but one of a kind hand made toys none the less. There has been no previous evidence that this is a world with cities full of human sized robots. Where did this shit suddenly come from? The only large robots on the island are grandpa's hand made novelty gimmick toys & the simple almost laughable GunPro-1. There are no other robots in this world as far as we know! But now suddenly there are hundreds of robots rebelling out of no where. This is bad bad plotting guys. This is as if a hoard of dragons suddenly showed up out of thin air.

Well, they have mentioned robotic making companies all show long. And, the "evil plot" has mentioned robots going berserk for several episodes. Shouldn't be that much of a surprise at this point.

Grandpa's robots were hand made, by a mechanic in whats essentially a small, rural town, something like 8-10 years ago, if I had to guess. Doubtful something like that would represent what a robotics corp could make in the shows "present" time.

The news was specifically calling them service robots. Most likely the type of thing that would be used in factories and such. Why on earth would something like that be running around the streets of a small town like what the show takes place in?

They had enough opportunities to show us robots working on the island. When grandpa was in the hospital they could have had a nurse robot. We could have seen a few robots in the multiple visits to JAXA. At the school we could have seen robots moving gym equipment or something in the background.

But no. We just get Sis on tv mentioning robot accidents. That to me sounded like accidents with purely experimental robots. Not something that involved enough robots in a city to clog a four lane highway for as far as the eye could see. The end of episode 13 was the first hint we got that there is what looks like 1 robot for every 10 people in a city.

This was not a shocking surprise twist. This was pulling plot out the show's ass.

[Damius]

Well, it's nice to know more about Junna but...since it was a Junna episode, it should and could have been way better.

[EmperorBrandon]

Yeah. Considering that Nazuka Kaori is more popular with voice cute (Strike Witches' Lynne or Horizon's Heidi) or sexy (Kampfer's Shizuku or Fairy Tail's Jenny) characters, Frau/Kona might be the greatest role so far in her career.
It's a pretty interesting contrast to contrast to the other roles I've been hearing right now: the Heroine in Amnesia and Hiromi in True Tears. Both of those are rather quiet, reserved roles which seems to be common for her.

I've liked the quirkiness she's shown as Frau throughout the series, but I took special note of her this episode as she showed some excellent range with the character. I had actually forgotten who Frau's VA was and paid attention to the credits this episode to see. It is so different from what Nazuka usually does that it didn't stick to my mind, I guess, but IMO just shows how good she is with this role.

[ookamigirl]

A lot of weird things happening.
Even Airi was acting odd, really odd.
Seems like the solar flare thing did a number of a lot of things.
Kai surfing... now that was kinda LOL
Wow, never thought Airi was a real person!
Seems like this anime is less and less about robots..

[FUNiOP]

So Airi was a terminally ill young girl who Kimijima programmed into a virtual world to let her continue to live in that way. That figures.

And that's two episodes in a row and two different girls that Kai kisses. Let's see if this becomes a regular thing.

But seriously, very sweet episode. I'm going to miss Airi a lot, but she got a very nice sendoff, and I like that Geji slips up and refers back to Kai kissing her. I wonder if Kona picked up on that. I'm sure she would've gone on about how much of a player he was if she did.

Seven episodes left. I'm thinking we're probably looking at some major plot focus from here on out.

[Damius]

- Nae, you punish bad boys with extensive tickling… I’m curious to know how you punish bad girls.
- A giant scale solar flare hits the Kanto region… Ok…
- Frau sure was acting strange this episode and now this happened to her…

This episode…

[superdry]

That was a very sweet episode. Lots of cute Airi.

Didn't fully suspect that Airi wasn't just an AI, but she was actually based off a real person. The beginning of the episode sort of made suspect that, but not fully since promotional images show her around the other characters not inside Iru-O (I always though she was drawn to be included).

The other nice thing with the episode is actually seeing Kimijima for the first time.

But, that end....

[pathos]

Brutal.

And, then that breezy sounding ed kicked in right afterwards, sort of spoiling the mood.

[FUNiOP]

Whoa, suddenly two potential deaths of major, fully human, characters. Mizuka seems likely, while I imagine Subaru will find a way to survive.

[ookamigirl]

GunPro-2 is finally ready for testing. About time too.
Yashio as the pilot was a success.
Looks like those weird Monopoles came in handy.
So far it was better than the previous version.
It even looked cool through their Poke Com.
Kai looking for Kimijima Report No. 7, but they're on to him.
That's not good in any way, he's getting to close to the truth.
Mizuka payed the price for that...

[scineram]

What utter fucking bullshit. A person's center of gravity is 9000 miles high. That is why they fall over easily when pushed above the hips. Then you can pull them by the hands. Just physics.

[strangefour]

-Aww. An AI program is wishing for Christmas snow.
-Aww. AI ghost is haunting the classroom. Wait Kai & Aki have classmates? Since when?
-Airi is broken. See this is why you shouldn't let holograms off the holodeck.
-Airi's going to be deleted!... maybe.
-Is the plot turning into a Metal Gear Solid game? Or are these reports just getting more insane?
-Airi has that Innsmouth look... oh wait no. She just has a frog hat.
-The original Airi is kept in cold storage. Cue tragic backstory in 3... 2...
-So Kimijima hung out alot with a sickly underage girl then ends up kidnapping her & storing her in his basement... yeah.
-The police? Wait what? But if they wake her up she'll be in (supposedly) excruciating pain. On one hand that's kind of the logical thing to do, but it also doesn't make any sense in the plot.
-Awww Frau Bow. You are the nicest fictional programmer ever.
-Merry Christmas. And goodbye Airi.

Well I had less to complain about from Kai this week. Story still doesn't seem to be going anywhere though. It's just sort of faffing about with events that were probably in the game but don't seem to have a place here. It's hard to care about these character focusing episodes when the main character who has to interact with everyone else is so dull and lacks energy or motivation. Kai is the pointless secondary character of his own life story.

[Buckeye]

Got a lot of catching up to do as I have been too lazy to watch this on Funi's platform

- Kaito beats the "Cheater" to get access to the report, and Frau is under the weather.
- Junna is the basis for the robot movements.
- The Kimijima report sure has some ominous stuff in it, and Misaki is involved in it.
- There is a reason why the Gunvarrel finale was never aired and now we see why, the storyboards don't point to a happy ending.
- So the plan is to blow up the sun to take down the enemy, and all of humanity along with it.
- Misaki is definitely hiding something.

This episode was all about Frau and it seems like something big and cruel is about to go down. And why this is kept a secret, that's something that should really be of great interest in the next episodes.

[Damius]

That was a really good episode... A really good Kona-chan episode. It was nice how they get rid of the police. The only thing I don't like about this episode...is that Kona-chan seems to fall in love with Kai... that would be a disaster.

[something]

So much for keeping somewhere close to caught up.

Episode 13:

- Brown haired Frau, I cannot process this.
- Winter uniform time.
- Happy Birthday, Nae. I'm sure many gifs have been made of her putting on those sunglasses.

- Nae beat Kai at Kill-Ballad!
- Frau time. This is all very interesting stuff, I'm just wondering if it'll all tie together in an interesting way.
- Now for a city-crippling solar storm.
- And someone framing Frau. Bastards.
- And damn, she almost attempts suicide. You're not allowed to die, Kona-chan.

[something]

Episode 14:

- Haha um... So conveniently the hacker locked down systems with a game of Kill-Ballad.
- Maaaaaan. Nazuki Kaori is knocking it out of the park as a very emotional and scared Frau. This scene is fantastic.
- ...Um. Why did Subaru have his Mr. Pleiades outfit with him?
- And the day is saved. I still don't care about Kai and the way his powers were brought out was really dumb. But oh god I love Frau so much.
- I really hope they don't try to make me take a love triangle seriously in this.

So yeah Kai is meh but very good Frau episode.

[Buckeye]

- Those warnings, fuhgeddaboudit. There is something too fishy to be left ignored in Kimijima's reports.
- Doc is in the hospital. But for some reason he brushes Junna aside.
- So that's what got him in such a mood. Junna was crushed by a robot years ago.
- And Kai stumbles upon a bunch of old robots that Doc built. And some photo.
- Junna is dead set on quitting, but at least she should see the photo first.
- Wait, how does the robot know his name? It's Junna, so that's way.

Nice episode there that is all about Junna and how her past is explained. While the main story takes a backseat, seeing Junna develop as a character here was definitely good.

[Buckeye]

- It's November, and Nae's birthday.
- There is a lot of hidden messages in the Gunvarrel sketches. It takes a computer whiz to figure it out.
- The report predicts mankind's destruction, and a robot rampage.
- It took an explosion, but the monopole was cut in half.
- And the situation is now dire. Tokyo is in the dark and under attack by rogue robots.
- Even worse, Frau is being framed. Some hacker apparently found out about what Frau is doing.
- And Frau is in the bathtub ready to stab herself. Not is Kai can do anything.

Much like what happened midway through Steins;Gate, this show started off being casual and all of the sudden, the situation has become dire now that the big crisis has been spun into motion. And even worse is that Frau is taking the heat for all this. This episode, crazy things are just happening.

[strangefour]

-"Robots don't need faces." Bullcrap! "A robot's face is it's soul." Damn right Aki.
-It's raining more monopoles. That would have been nice to see in previous episodes. I thought they only had the one they cut in half.
-LASER! Lasers don't kill people, faulty laser operators kill people.
-It's alive... It's alive! GUNVARREL LIVES!
-Kicked out of the robot hangar. :(
-Junna is soft. Fact.
-Who's bright idea was it to move a very light robot in a heavy wind?
-Why would you stand next to an experimental robot while it's moving in heavy wind?
-Mister Pleiades is dead. Mismatch.
-56k DIAL UP NOISE! The most horrifying sound you can ever hear.
-Oh you gotta be kidding. Really? You going toward Chekov's hazard cones?
-Kai... DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF HER MOUTH!? Damn it boy how cluelessly stupid are you?
-Wow. You can actually see as his glacially slow thought process takes shape. It's like watching a monkey figure out how to get a banana out of a trick box. Only slower.
-SUPLEX! That only took like what 2 minutes for him to find the solution?
-Wait what? ... Oh bull fucking shit! That shouldn't even be physically possible with that harness design. Especially not with Kai's added weight on it.
-Um grab the chain right there. Use her jacket to tie her to it. Hang there kicking until the battery runs out. Find a fucking rope.
-. . . that is the unsafest safety chain ever invented.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
That does it. This show is too stupid. I'm not watching anymore.

[Buckeye]

- Gotta win a round of Kill Ballad to get to the bottom of this. Seems like no problem for Kai, but not when the opponent is cheating.
- So the one who hacked into Frau's account was blackmailed into doing so, and is running away to the Philippines.
- That opponent is proving to be difficult. Need to activate slo-mo to beat him.
- The police are after Frau. But the friends are there to the rescue.
- Slo-mo finally kicks in, and Kai finally wins. And the rogue robots are shut down.
- There must be love in the air after Frau was kissing Kai. We'll see about that.
- One week later, Frau joins the club.

Great episode here that shows just how helpful Kai is and how knowledgeable Frau is through this whole mess. It starts out being just a problem in Tokyo, but I am thinking that it becomes a much bigger problem later on. Nice to see that Frau came through in the end and has left her room to go to school.

[Buckeye]

- Those tablets are getting messed up badly by the storm.
- Kai has to surf. It's only for a few seconds, but it's harder than it looks.
- Time for Airi to return home for Christmas Eve.
- And into some abandoned home he goes, to meet the real Airi.
- So Airi was put in a deep sleep after getting an incurable illness.
- It's gonna be a white Christmas with a kiss. At least inside the tablet it is.
- Airi is gone for good, as it's Geji that's calling all the shots now.

Great episode here that focuses on Airi and where she came from. It's a sad story about everything that happened with her, but at least she was able to live somewhere and help out Kai before she rests in peace. Now, it's time to get back to the main story as the solar storms are starting to stir up a crisis that's coming.

[ookamigirl]

Their club got disbanded.
Well, not wonder considering what happened to Subaru.
The worst was that they have to dismantle all their robots.
Aki took it the hardest of them all, but put on a brave face.
Kai vs Aki on Kill Ballad. I was nice since he probably let her win.
The dream of expo almost got extinguished, but luckily hope arrived at the last moment.
Seems like Kai unleashed Kimijima Reports all over the world unintentionally.

[Damius]

They just gave us an adorable Airi episode.... Originally she was an ill dying little girl... ;_; And now after a so adorable episode about her, we have to say Good Bye... ;_; Good Bye Airi. Thank you so much to Frau for the gift she gave her. Why do you have to go Airi... ;_; You will be miss.

[Buckeye]

- So Misaki is the one who gave Mizuka her artificial legs after an accident paralyzed her.
- The robot is complete. Now time for some testing.
- And some bad news. A rocket is about to be launched, and thus the club must leave the JAXA hangar.
- Everything is looking good, but Junna sees it walking crooked for some reason.
- While Subaru is checking out the robot, a sudden gust knocks it crashing onto him.
- Time to download the last report, but not before Mizuka stops him.
- There goes that Kagome Kagome ringtone, and Mizuka's legs have a mind of its own now.
- Not even knocking her down will stop Mizuka from walking off the cliff. Kai isn't going down with her.

Up until now, the situation became dire elsewhere with Kai and company trying to fix things from home, but now things are really getting serious now that Mizuka is dead and Subaru could be biting the dust as well. And then there is something in that report that seems to be trouble if Kai reads it. Just when things were looking up, now the situation has become really troubling.

[Buckeye]

- Subaru is in the hospital, and the club is no more.
- Download attempt #2, and Aki is stopped by somebody from Exoskeleton who seems to know everything.
- Protect the Kimijima reports at all costs. That's an order from Misaki.
- Aki can only be as good as mediocre. Seems like Misaki's words are ringing true.
- Kai is ready to throw in the towel, but Aki still has hope. Let's decide this through Kill Ballad.
- And Aki wins. In comes Doc to help with repairs and Mitchi to deliver the prize money.
- Download attempt #3. This time Kai goes through, and everybody around the world knows about them.

Everything that made Steins;Gate so intriguing is on full display with this episode here that starts off with a mood of total mourning for Mizuka, Subaru, and the club, as well as Aki's dream of going to the expo. Through this rough stretch, Aki is the only one who keeps her optimism and she finally gets through. And then there is something about that report that will cause trouble as it's not really a report, but a mechanism that makes the reports public, something that Misaki was trying to avoid at all costs. Looks like widespread chaos of some sort is about to ensue as a result. I am thinking that Mizuka was trying to tell that to Kai, but that was before that phone call that caused her legs to move on its own. Then there is that Sawada guy during Kai's second download attempt, and I am thinking that he is pulling the strings with some sort of conspiracy since news like the solar flares should have been made public years ago. All this sets up an intense story for the last five episodes.

[FUNiOP]

So Mizuka is dead and Subaru isn't. That's about what I expected. And now lots of other bad things are happening as a result. Which sucks and all, but it feels like they're getting more depressed about that than their friends dying and almost dying. Oh well, it's all bad shit.

But hey, he just said to download that, not install it. This doesn't seem fair.

[something]

Episode 15:

- Airi episode? Please be an Airi episode. She's been sorely lacking recently.
- Frau ♥ Airi. =D Airi cannot disappear. I won't allow it.
- Airi poking. So cute, but Geji-nee is MIA.
- And now we find the real Airi. Hooray.
- Awwwwwwwwwwww, Frau sent Airi some digital snow for a Christmas present. Frau you are utterly adorable.
- Then she gets deleted. ;_; At least Geji-nee is still around, but Airi is the fun one.

Goddamn that was cute.

[something]

Episode 16:

- Uh, so the robot is done. Almost entirely off-screen, heh.
- Also monopoles coming down like rain. And lasers.
- ...So just how much money did it take to build this?
- AkiKonaNae, maybe don't stand directly in front of the giant robot tha could fall over and squish you at any second.
- Congrats kids, you built a giant robot. Now you need to move it somewhere else. And uh, do I don't know what with it.
- Aki poking Junna <3
- Report number 7...or not.

- Well I figured something bad would happen when Subaru decided to walk near the robot. But come on he had ages to get out of the way. A couple steps backward would have done it, the robot isn't that big.
- Speaking of idiots not moving when they should... Kai you fucking retard, Mizuka just said she needs help and can't stop the mechanical legs. Get over there and help her.
- Jeeze finally. Although of course the obvious solution (get her on her back) apparently didn't help. Thaaaaaat sure sounded like a spine breaking.
- Bye bye Mizuka. And maybe Mr. Pleiades.

Well at least they didn't kill Aki, Junna, or Frau (yet).

[pathos]

And then there is something about that report that will cause trouble as it's not really a report, but a mechanism that makes the reports public, something that Misaki was trying to avoid at all costs. Looks like widespread chaos of some sort is about to ensue as a result. I am thinking that Mizuka was trying to tell that to Kai, but that was before that phone call that caused her legs to move on its own. Then there is that Sawada guy during Kai's second download attempt, and I am thinking that he is pulling the strings with some sort of conspiracy since news like the solar flares should have been made public years ago. All this sets up an intense story for the last five episodes.

The question that is actually keeping me wondering is - how much does Misaki and Mizuka actually know?

Airi confirmed, when Kai asked, on either the 2nd or 3rd report, that no one had ever attempted to download it before. So, either Airi was lying, or neither of them have read past report 1 or 2.

Of course, both of them are actually old enough to have known Kijima personally. And, perhaps they both learned everything from him first hand.

Well, Misaki could have learned everything when she started working for Exoskeleton, I suppose. And, then filled in Mizuka. But, Misaki did seem to have a severe change in her personality, even before she left to go to Tokyo, so I'm guessing her finding out the worlds secret did it, and she learned before going off to work.

[ookamigirl]

So, Kimijima reports are out.
Kai feeling serious remorse about Mizuka.
Aki & Kai at the Expo with GunPro-2.
Seems like it's all connected to Aki's sister and her company.
It's a shame people didn't appreciate their robot as much just 'cause it's Gunvarrel.
It was cruel how Misa treated Aki...
This episode sure was interesting!

[Damius]

Well... I don't even know what to say about the death and potential death... Oh well... That was not good.

[Buckeye]

- It's off to Tokyo for the expo. This time, they are staying at an actual hotel.
- The nightmares about Mizuka loom large. Forget about sleep, let's watch Gunvarrel all night.
- Kai to Misaki: Mizuka said thank you. That's not how she should be reacting over this.
- It's off to the hospital. The real Airi has woken up once again.
- So much backlash against Gunvarrel. But it looks cool through the tablets.
- Aki and her sister finally meet after seven years apart. Misaki is wearing some robotic suit.
- And Sawada pulls the trigger while Misaki runs away.

Great episode here as it is all about sisters needing to reconnect after being apart for quite a long time. It seems like Misaki is hiding something and since she does not want to shift the burden onto Aki that she has been maintaining her distance. And then there is the scene at the end with Sawada, and apparently he holds some sore of grudge against Misaki. We shall find out in the next episode just what exactly Misaki had been up to since it looks like she has made a lot of enemies.

[FUNiOP]

And another cliffhanger. Well I'm very curious to discover why Misaki's boss is suddenly shooting at her. I sure hope those sisters get to look each other in the eyes at some point. That would be really horrible if they never got the chance.

And the real Airi has awoken and Kai has already had a conversation with her. She doesn't remember any of her time as an AI, but I could see those memories coming to her through some event, or at least she'll probably just the main cast and become reacquainted with Kai and the others.

Anyway, this episode had some of the best character moments this show has ever had. Kai and Aki in the hotel room, Kai facing Misa, Kai and the chaperones backing up Aki... all great stuff.

[Ashyukun]

So.... is Misaki trying to avert the whole end-of-the-world-by-solar-flare plot, or initiate it, and is her boss trying to ensure that it happens by shooting her, or stop it? They've done a pretty good job of keeping things hard to determine so far, though obviously you'd expect Misa would be trying to save the world- or at least probably thinks she's trying to and is doing the right thing.

Disappointing they didn't have Jun and Frau at least along... hopefully Frau at least finished the updated balancer for the robot (presumably so, with all that it was doing...)

[ookamigirl]

Misa storming through the expo in her robot suit was cool.
Going berserk in Exo skeleton was not cool at all.
What happened to her, she totally lost it. Aki took it really badly.
So what now, Kimijima is behind it all?
JAXA girl has some nice and useful skills.
So Kimijima is using Airi as a body for his plans. So his was behind everything.
All the incidents and robot problems. Can't wait to watch next episode.

[Buckeye]

- Misaki runs away from the bullets and wrecks everything with her robot.
- That was just a holographic image. The real Misaki is at large somewhere else.
- The obelisk appears, just like in Gunvarrel.
- So the solar storm is actually artificial, masterminded by Kimijima with Misaki being an puppet. Sawada knows everything.
- Aki is down and out, but she just needs to remember what it felt like to build the robot.
- Tanegashima is being targeted, and while the main airports are out of commission, the one owned by JAXA is still usable.
- Some terrorists broke into Frau's place. But it's Nae to the rescue.
- And in comes Airi. But it's not really Airi, but it's her body with Kimijima's mind.

Lots of stuff is revealed in this episode, and it looks like Kimijima had plan for this all along for some reason. While his physical body is dead, his mind isn't and now everything is coming full circle here all while Misaki is blindly following Kimijima.

[FUNiOP]

So the evil boss man is not only opposing Misaki, but he's also a total good guy! Unless we're just getting more bullshit, but with only 3 episodes left, I kinda doubt that. And that makes Misaki not only a bitch, but a villain, one in charge of creating the horrible disaster that will virtually wipe out humanity, which isn't set to occur naturally at all. Of course, it's all Kimijima pulling her strings, so I'm still fully expecting redemption on her part by the end. At this point, though, I also wouldn't be surprised if it came with death.

This certainly makes sense as far as the problem being solvable, though, because it's a lot easier to stop an evil mastermind than a natural disaster. A dead one, at that. If a bitchy older sister must be sacrificed rather than the majority of humanity, well, these things happen. She wouldn't be the first they've lost, nor the most innocent.

Also, Nae gets to be awesome again. And she goes by "S_Braun". That is fantastic. Oh, and it turns out SERN is important to this story as well.

[pathos]

And that makes Misaki not only a bitch, but a villain, one in charge of creating the horrible disaster that will virtually wipe out humanity, which isn't set to occur naturally at all. Of course, it's all Kimijima pulling her strings, so I'm still fully expecting redemption on her part by the end. At this point, though, I also wouldn't be surprised if it came with death.

I can't decide if she's brainwashed, like Airi is, like Frau's mother and coworkers were, or if she's doing it because she wants to.

She doesn't seem brainwashed, but I'm not sure if thats a good indication. Someone mentioned her being "controlled' by Kimija, I think. But, thats still not the same thing.

[Ashyukun]

And that makes Misaki not only a bitch, but a villain, one in charge of creating the horrible disaster that will virtually wipe out humanity, which isn't set to occur naturally at all. Of course, it's all Kimijima pulling her strings, so I'm still fully expecting redemption on her part by the end. At this point, though, I also wouldn't be surprised if it came with death.

I can't decide if she's brainwashed, like Airi is, like Frau's mother and coworkers were, or if she's doing it because she wants to.

She doesn't seem brainwashed, but I'm not sure if thats a good indication. Someone mentioned her being "controlled' by Kimija, I think. But, thats still not the same thing.
I'd unfortunately lean against being brainwashed as well, primarily because of her regretful-sounding, "Aki..." when she landed on the island in the spider-mech (where's the Sora no Woto girls when you need them?). Assuming she's not gone completely off her rocker, she probably thinks that what she's doing is for the best is necessary even if it's a complete lie by Kimijima.

I expect either Michie or his brother will either sacrifice themselves or at least get shot allowing the others to escape on the plane (who exactly among them can fly it???). With the GunPro2 out of commission (and no way for them to transport it back with them...), I expect that they'll get back to the island and end up having to use the GunPro1 (repaired and upgraded by Doc using all those spare monopoles) and some magic from Frau and that Iru-O altering box Kai was given to fight Misaki and her spider-mech.

[pathos]

I'd unfortunately lean against being brainwashed as well, primarily because of her regretful-sounding, "Aki..." when she landed on the island in the spider-mech

Hrm, when she was getting out of that mech, and said Aki, she grabbed her head, like it was hurting her though.

Normally when they do that in anime, it's a way that the show is trying to tell you something isn't right with their head. Even so, I'm still not sure though.

So many questions answered, so many still left, heh.

[Buckeye]

- Kimijima was murdered by Misaki, and the Anemone incident was his doing.
- He may be dead, but he still gets his revenge on Misaki. Controlling her through guilt after publicly outing the murder.
- Aki now has it in her: robots of justice will prevail. Everybody on the island was listening.
- Airi is about to shoot herself thanks to Kimijima. But the bird comes to the rescue.
- Tanegashima is both big and small. And they crash-land back at home.
- So that's the plot. Use JAXA's launching facilities to deliver a black hole bomb into the sun to eradicate humanity.
- The Robotics Club is back, and this time the whole class is joining. So are some of JAXA's top engineers.
- Misaki is also fighting Kimijima. And Geji is set free with the the last report sent.

Looks like Misaki is not the bitch that she was set up to be in the previous episode seeing how she took it upon herself to put an end to Kimijima's evil schemes by murdering him, and the current Misaki is the result of Kimijima taking control of her soul. It's pretty clear that Kimijima is the mastermind behind everything that's wrong with the characters, and now the good guys have one last mission to build that robot so that the launch can be stopped.

[FUNiOP]

The bird saves the day. Oh. I thought we were taking this seriously now, Robotics;Notes.

But Frau's assumption about how Airi appeared in the real world was absolutely fantastic.

So Misaki isn't actually a villain whatsoever, and Kimijima is completely controlling everything as the sole villain. And now they have to beat his evil robot that's going to destroy the world with their own robot, and save the world! Yep, it's a little hard to take any of this seriously at all. But it's still a lot of fun, so I don't really mind.

[ookamigirl]

No way! Misaki killed Kimijima.
She payed her price for that.
That guy really is a piece of work.
I felt sorry for Airi for being Kimijima's puppet of choice.
Aki was kinda cute all fired up to surpass her sister even now.
Kona's reaction to real Airi was totally otaku ^^
The principal changed her tune about the club, about time too.
Looks like more help arrived as well.

[William K]

But Frau's assumption about how Airi appeared in the real world was absolutely fantastic.

Yup. Her 2D wife has become 3D! The part where she wonders if the crash-landing plane was carrying a time-travelling hero was funny too. I wish we could get Frau and Haganai's Rika in the same show. Nerdy pervy female chars are too rare. That they're basically Lynne and Yoshika is an added bonus.

I agree though that the show is too eager to show that justice will prevail over evil. The way everyone on the island decided to help them including the principal and Subaru's father changing their minds was just too feel-good. This isn't an Urobuchi Gen show like Psycho-Pass :D

Still, the last 2 episodes should be great seeing Gunvarrel vs Sumeragi.

[Damius]

Subaru was not able to escape in time... Really.... Anyway, Jun feels so responsible... I feel so bad for her. So what is Report #7 exactly?

[Damius]

Cliffhanger! Why did he shoot at Misaki? I WANT Jun and Frau back.

[Damius]

Best part of the episode? Nae saving Frau of course! She was so awesome!! But...then the end of the episode..............

[Damius]

Never thought we would have that story about Misaki... The bird save the day... Yeah right. Airi, Jun and Frau are back to the club. How I love Frau and her reactions and explanations about Airi!

[ookamigirl]

Sister Centipede met her end.
Misaki still Kimijima's puppet.
She's stuck even worse now that sister Centipede is gone.
Kimijima continued with his wicked plan.
Super GunPro-1 was finally finished with some style.
Kai piloting the mecha fight, nice!
OMG! Kai's confession to Aki was kinda sweet.
The kiss was perfect... ^///^

[FUNiOP]

Oh yeah, the romance. That was pretty similar to the corresponding scene in Steins;Gate, and it wasn't as good, but was still one of the better scenes. Geji's farewell scene with Airi was pretty nice as well.

And Kai gets a switch to turn on his superpowers at a huge risk. I imagine things will work out pretty well anyway.

That music during the middle part of the episode was really well-used as well.

[Damius]

- Sayonara, Sister Centipede... that scene with Airi was really good.
- Now that Sister Centipede disappeared, he wants to make Aki's sister his puppet.... No!
- Aki... why do you care for that guy... why did you kiss that guy... Yeah, I know unfortunately it was inevitable. At least, it gave us a really nice Frau's reaction.

[Buckeye]

- Everybody is making great progress on the robot.
- Need some data, and Airi gets it. And Kai is having a seizure thanks to that device.
- Kimijima attacks, and he is much different than what Airi remembers. The droids shoot themselves instead.
- Super Gunbuild 1 is complete. And a moment of reunion between Aki and her father.
- Time to talk strategy. Seems like the device will trigger Kai's slow-mo whenever he wants.
- It may end up killing him, but Kai has to pilot the robot. Five billion lives are counting on it.
- The day of reckoning has arrived. But first, a confession of love between Aki and Kai.
- Looks like the rest of the original club members were spying on them.

Nice romantic moment here, and it's great to see the real life Airi doing something useful here as she was acting cute through this process. And of course, the worst-kept secret is out as Kai and Aki have declared their love for each other. Now the stage is set for the final episode where Kai and the Kimijima-controlled Misaki fight, while the armed forces and JAXA security goes off to stop the launch from happening.

[Nikopol]

[...]
- Aki... why do you care for that guy... why did you kiss that guy... Yeah, I know unfortunately it was inevitable. At least, it gave us a really nice Frau's reaction.

Well i have to say one thing: i was about as surprised by his outright confession at this point as Aki herself. Where did that come from all of a sudden. LOL

The show doesn't connect emotionally with me very much, just casually watching so i know how it ends. As a result i have missed the reason why the bad guy in the intertubez wants to kill everybody (at least i think that's his plan). Guess i need to go back a few episodes, so i know what's going on.

[Damius]

The show doesn't connect emotionally with me very much, just casually watching so i know how it ends. As a result i have missed the reason why the bad guy in the intertubez wants to kill everybody (at least i think that's his plan). Guess i need to go back a few episodes, so i know what's going on.

The difference with this show and most of the shows I watch is that for example, I like Frau's reactions, I like Aki's enthousiasm, but didn't connect with the characters.

[ookamigirl]

Finally, some serious action!
It was pretty cool watching the mecha fights.
Who knew their plan would work using a giant robot.
That Kimijima Kou was a real pest.
Seems like they made a lot of desperate moves.
They were lucky some of those actually worked.
Nice final episode with some drama.

[Buckeye]

- First move, holographic clones to fool the missiles. Whoops, one of them saw through it.
- Kai is an arm down, but with Slow-Mo, that's all he needs. The good guys win...
- Uh, oh! It's Kimijima shedding skin, and now the external power source is busted.
- The trump card has arrived: a program to erase Kimijima from the net. But first, Kai needs to reboot.
- And while he reboots, Kimijima is on the attack. Buit some sister-to-sister talk puts him to a halt.
- Slow-Mo is activated once more, and it's the knockout blow. The program is ready to go.
- See ya, Kimijima! Good always triumphs!
- And the launch is aborted now that Kimijima no longer controls the launch site.
- Welcome back, Misa. None of this was your fault.
- So long, Kill Ballad. It has been fun.
- Kai, Aki, and Misa grow up to be astronauts, and Gunvarrel is a champion of justice.

That's a great way to end this series. It's nice to see that the sisters reconnect the way they did once again after Kimijima took control of their lives. Certainly, the first half of the series was slow and hard to watch, but all of that led up to this great ending as it could not have ended any better. There were some things still unexplained and stuff, but given the 22 episode limit imposed by Noitamina some things had to go. While it doesn't compare to its predecessor Steins;Gate, it is still a nice show to watch in the end, certainly much better than Chaos;Head.

[FUNiOP]

As it was when it began, it ended up definitely better than Chaos;Head but still nothing compared to Steins;Gate. Not that it's really fair to think anything would be, but this was my one hope. I guess I better stop expecting such things. Normally I'd say it was my own fault for associating them more than they deserve to be (and to be fair, that was still a big part of my problem with it), but when one of the major characters is straight from Steins;Gate, it's hard to force a total mental disconnect between them.

By the way, was there anything else like that? I thought I read that there would be more returning characters than just Nae (maybe even from Chaos;Head as well). I guess the IRUO replacement followed Daru's naming conventions, but was that it?

Anyway, I guess that's the end of the Science Adventure series for now. No matter how bad Chaos;Head was or how relatively disappointing Robotics;Notes ended up being, it will always be a very special universe for Steins;Gate alone.

[Damius]

Well, this show gave us a good final episode. Both sisters are back together. That gave us a nice scene. I probably won't remember much about this show, I will remember Frau that for sure, I will remember how adorable Airi was. I will forget about the "We may die let's kiss right now" kind of kiss. (they didn't even kiss at the end!). This was a good enough show to watch until the end, but not more than that.