(L) Senyoku no Sigrdrifa (Warlords of Sigrdrifa)

[Ernietheracefan]

Originally Posted by Marina2

C'mon guys. It is a swimsuit ep. - something that any all-girls anime need to do at least one. Stop bring so serious and just enjoy.

Now that it out of the way, we can move on for main content and character development.

Can't agree more, mate. Despite I aware that the timing is quite odd because it was happened after the scout guy's last rites..

[arkhangelsk]

Originally Posted by Marina2

C'mon guys. It is a swimsuit ep. - something that any all-girls anime need to do at least one. Stop bring so serious and just enjoy.

I can understand swimsuit episodes. The annoying part is more about how the feel of the universe changed. There is a difference between "Light" and "Bugs Bunny", and as a show that does not fear to depict death, there is a mood whiplash when next episode we have this dummy who can fall off several times and be completely fine.

Also, there was basically no need for them to be in swimsuits except for a certain part of the course that was clearly there only for the purpose of justifying the swimsuits

The pool/beach for swimsuit setup might be old, but at least it is safe and ensures no one needs to come up with clever (thus risky) justifications of why everyone must be in swimsuits.

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep4:

........Umm..................... Apparently this show doesn't want the audience to take it seriously?
It didn't even bother to animate the battle, so this wasn't "work hard, play hard". It was just "play hard".
I think the humor would have been much more forgivable if they didn't drag on the joke for an entire 24 minutes.

BTW, this type of "gay fanservice comedy" thing works in shows like Inukami because the majority of the show is... You know, like that.
Unless this show plans to do the same...?

Wait a moment, ReZero's author. No wonder!

[BBOvenGuy]

And the 2020 award for "What the hell did I just watch?" goes to...

Originally Posted by Marina2

C'mon guys. It is a swimsuit ep. - something that any all-girls anime need to do at least one.

Well yes, except that in this particular "all-girls anime," it was the guys in swimsuits who got a lot more, er, exposure.

I seem to remember Mai-HiME having the girls fight a panty-raid monster in the early episodes, yet they still managed to come back from that and have a good run. So all hope is not lost.

Are we supposed to read Azu as a lesbian? Because I was picking up some serious lesbian vibes from her...

[Master_Yoma]

Well there must be a sale of red loincloth every man had on and seemed to be all jacked

Gurasan really reaching for the star wanting Miyako to step on him

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by BBOvenGuy

Are we supposed to read Azu as a lesbian? Because I was picking up some serious lesbian vibes from her...

we can be sure she's not a lesbian. Because I heard at Yuri Empire blog that the director of this anime hates yuri.

Originally Posted by Marina2

C'mon guys. It is a swimsuit ep. - something that any all-girls anime need to do at least one. Stop bring so serious and just enjoy.

Now that it out of the way, we can move on for main content and character development.

maybe my eyesight is going bad, but there are actually a truckload of guys in this "all-girls" anime.

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episode 4:

a tricky opponent to fight. So all four need to be destroyed at the same time.

really cute penguins at the ending song.

[stray]

More fanservice... and why does Odin have a Pippin? That's weirder than the old ass planes and the Nokia 3310's from Assault Lily. I keep trying to drop this show but the weirdness keeps sucking me back in.

[arkhangelsk]

Well, we are getting back to the regular programming this episode after the last one I'm trying to forget. Are we going to be finding out more about the pink-haired girl next episode?

[Master_Yoma]

Well Odin really is up to something he really should of not mention Ragnarok

Now thats how you should to a bath scene

[Liddo-kun]

episode 5:

cod eating is the most enjoyable part of the episode for me.

the rest of the show is really boring.

hopefully, some good action next week.

[AC-Phoenix]

So... Anyone else having the feeling that Odin isn't actually Odin, but Loki or Sutr?
I just find it strange that each and every single pillar defeated turns into an Yggdrassil-like tree.

Another thing... Odin plucked out his RIGHT eye, the Odin shown to us is missing his left one...

[MisaoFan]

Spoiler for Episode 5 and 6:

The show is finally back on track apparently, they bought Sonoka's sensei in named Yayoi, who is a big sisterly type character, there's some wholesomely sexy bath scene with her and three of the Tateyama Valkyrie going on. Azu's attitude seems to be in trouble lately but not much has happened apart from that Claudia is a glutton.
After being sent to Iruma Airbase together with commander, his bridge bunnies and side pilots, Claudia reunits with Lizbet and Leyli and that's where you get to see how their characters act like. It's the best episode since the premiere so far and it turns out that Sonoka isn't feeling well lately and every time she meets Yayoi, she blames her for not handling the Pillar situation and it's because of Sakura's death that she has grown distant from Yayoi. The best part of the episode is near the end when a large army of Hero Wings from all over the world and their bodyguard-like side pilots are discovering lost Hero Wings inside the pillar. I already knew Odin might not be a good guy but instead it's pretty much confirmed that he's indeed the bad guy with dindu nuffin facade. He's mind-controlling everybody he deems worthy as Valkyrie candidates and is trying to potentially lure them into being sacrified for fighting the Pillars. Based on the opening theme, I think Odin might be actually Loki in disguise and will metamorphose himself into a big-sized Gargoyle shaped Pillar that will not be defeated by anyone but the Tateyama Valkyries. I also have a bad feeling that Yayoi will die and if it occurred for real, I imagine Sonoka will either go berserk and defeat the Pillar with all of her strength spent, or as the next episode's title implies, she will spend one episode or two being depressed until someone else will come to reassure her that she'll be stronger than before.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by AC-Phoenix

So... Anyone else having the feeling that Odin isn't actually Odin, but Loki or Sutr?
I just find it strange that each and every single pillar defeated turns into an Yggdrassil-like tree.

Another thing... Odin plucked out his RIGHT eye, the Odin shown to us is missing his left one...

Hel, maybe? There's certainly something going on with the dead.

[arkhangelsk]

One question I do have with episode six is the whole Military Propaganda Magazine with the Valkyries acting in gravure roles. Though the allure of pretty girls is worldwide, one wonders how much opposition it received from Westerners saying it would "objectify" girls, especially girls that are clearly the protagonists in this fight rather than a supporting role. It doesn't help that some of them are below 18, and Westerners always had a large "ick" against any form of pedophilia.

Or are the feminists too pleased as to what is happening there they are comfortable in allowing this?

[Anh_Minh]

Then again, these are child soldiers they're sending to the front. So maybe they've got bigger moral qualms to fry.

[Liddo-kun]

the question is do those kind of people even exist in the world setting of this anime..

[grecefar]

Well that was intense, but odin should try to don't look so antagonistic.

[Master_Yoma]

Well those are some very colorful planes its just a shame that the fighter pilots can color there planes

[Kazu-kun]

Originally Posted by stray

She swapped the engine. I really doubt Claud's line was meant to be the important takeaway from that scene.

In a world where gods exists, it's logical to interprete someone talking about god's blessing literally. Luckily now we don't even have to interpret since I just realized the show premise's actually states this as a fact. From the series website:

オーディンはピラーに対抗する術として、戦乙女『ワルキューレ』と、
彼女たちの翼となる英霊機を人類に授け、反撃を宣言した。

To counterattack the pillars, Odin provided humanity with the battle maidens Valkyries and the hero-planes.

So, the hero-planes (translated in the anime as hero-wing for some reason) was provided by Odin and therefore is supernatural in nature, even if it takes physical form and can be repaired by humans.

Honestly, even without this confirmation, there was no reason to assume Claudia wasn't talking literally. But in any case, I hope this finally puts the matter to rest.

[Liddo-kun]

episode 6:

this episode is a mixed bag for me. The skinny guy in white uniform talking + the Sonoka drama are the most boring parts of the episode, literally almost make me close eyes in sleep + want to turn off the video.

Odin standard scheming bad guy speech..

but the best parts for me is when the dead started flying their planes, and Thor is shown.. he looks badass. Those scenes saved this show from being dropped. And I look forward to the next episode!