Gilgamesh

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Gilgamesh

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Starting this thread for comments during our buddy group since there's no one for this anime.

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Episode 1:

Man, after 6 episodes straight of WHR this sure was great.

The setting looks great already. We're in a futuristic world in which computers and all other technology has been rendered useless by a terrorist attack using some mysterious power of sorts from those ancient ruins which enveloped the planet in some kind of insulator from the outside. It's a comeback to mankind's earlier stages and the consequent decay. The state the cities were in is quite the shocker.

I love the dark mood on it. While the animation could use some improvements in shading/lines/movement I think it's done reasonably well and those flaws don't effect the atmosphere negatively. The important thing is that I know we're in for a gooood dark ride. =D

The show is quite cryptical so far in that it gives little information to go by and shows many things unknown to the viewer in not long, so for now it's kind of hard to tell who some of the characters are or where they are and why. I'm sure this will all come along in due time. Since I'm already enjoying the show I'll stay focused while watching, so it shouldn't be hard to follow.

I wonder if all three ''brothers'' are members from the exploration group back then. A lot of time has passed so that would seem improbable, but the characters who appeared near the end really resembled those who were at the ruins in the beginning, so I don't know. Anyways our two little siblings are going to have it tough to keep on living in this world.

[chii]

such a love hate show for me. i still can't pick which side i'm on for it but i know it's more on the like side of things since i want to re-watch it sometime

[MugiwaraMarius]

Episode 1:

So we start with a scientist turned terrorist setting off some kind of world ending destruction. A lot of confusing dialogue and then we switch to the story of a pair of siblings running from gangsters looking to collect on a loan. Things aren't looking good when when I think one of the kids uses some kind of psychic power to and then they take refuge with a group of psychic who kill the guys chasing the kids.

Not sure what to make of this so far. At least it wasn't boring like Witch Hunter Robin.

[LinkSword]

Episode 2:

Ok, it's crystal clear now that the animation isn't this show's strength.

That being said some interesting things happened this time. We learned that the two siblings are the offspring of the proffessor who was in the ruins of Delphys and set off the ''thing'' which changed the planet's structure. So that's why the two are being chased, but I wonder what's the point of keeping the children. Is there something special about them?

[MugiwaraMarius]

Episode 2:

Wow could the animation during that fight scene been any choppier. Other than that it was an interesting episode. The mysteries just keep growing. So group a calls group b devils and yet they turn into demonic looking creatures.

It is now obvious that the kids didn't run into the first group by accident and it is my guess that the kids have some kind of power of their maybe because of their relation to Madoka. Either way both groups want them and we are probably going to see plenty of poorly animated fights, but the show has the kind of atmosphere that WHR was lacking and I'm actually intrigued by all of the mysteries.

[LinkSword]

Episode 3:

An interesting episode with many revelations, I like how things are now beginning to come together. We now know that those three guys are something like Madoka/Enkidu's minions and their group is called Gilgamesh. The Countess and the other three guys are the opposing faction whose origins are not so clear, but as a first guess I'd say the Countess is that scientist who was talking to Enkidu in the room with the loudspeakers back in the first episode.

Also it seems the siblings do have latent abilities and that's why they're being chased.

So far the aspect I'm enjoying the most is how you can't really tell which group is the good or the evil, or if such denominations really have a meaning in this case because from a certain point of view they might all be ''evil'' for all we know. The siblings here are like some currency that the two groups are both trying to use first. Interesting situation they're in.

[MugiwaraMarius]

Episode 3:

So the countess was willing to buy Kiyoko and Tatsuya to keep them from leaving. I wonder if either group is really good or if it's going to be more of a grey area. Of course right now it looks like Gilgamesh is bad with them destroying the world and looking demonic when they transform but I'm sure things aren't that simple. It also looks like Madoka is still alive.

Tatsuya has some kind of power and it probably has something to do with why he was peeing blood. I'm interested in the mystery and the conflict between the two group as well as the reason the world was destroyed but I really wish they would cut back on the groan inducing fights.

[LinkSword]

Episode 4:

So the Countess was that scientist after all. Kind of obvious, but it's good to know these things for sure.

This episode wasn't as dynamic as the previous one but there were still some interesting points besides the development on the Countess, such as the composition of Gilgamesh's bodies or the myth of Gilgamesh, as well as Tatsuya releasing his power for the first time.

The story is progressing nicely so far, but I'm hoping for more characters and groups to be presented so that this can grow into a pretty comprehensive plot.

[MugiwaraMarius]

Episode 4:

Hmmm was it just me or was there a hint of some incest right there at the end?

Anyway interesting episode it looks to me like the countess' group is pretty well out gunned by Gligamesh. I'm not sure how they've survived this long with the brother's power. The countess was a kind of bitch when she insulted the girls piano playing although I think it's becuase it was a song the girl might have learned from her father. All the information about the legend of Gilgamesh was interesting even if I'm not sure how it fits into the plot yet.

Other than some issues with the animation this show is everything WHR is not.