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reversemoon255 · 4 years

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Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise

So, if you’ve been here a while, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the Build Series. I even like Try, which has actually offended people. No joke. And Re:Rise is no exception, having the best story and characters in the lineup, not to mention some of the more innovative Gunpla. It’s pretty obvious it’s the most beloved of the Build Series by the general public as well as hard-core Gundam fans, and I feel that’s because it leaned more heavily into the Gundam side of things than the Build side, for both its ups and downs.

The Good: The story is very strong, and is able to get away with things that hampered GBF slightly and GBD a lot. It presents it mystical elements forefront and prominently.

In almost every collectibles based series, there is almost always some form of mystical element (a trend made prominent by Yu-Gi-Oh!), and both GBF and GBD lean into this to different degrees. (Actually, one of the reasons I like GBFT is because it’s the only series like this I’ve ever seen that doesn’t have a mystical element.) GBF’s was pretty subtle, being presented early on and only really being used as a motivator for the Chairman and a sad goodbye. GBD leans into it a little harder with Sarah being the main focus of the entire final arc.

GBDR is able to get around this by having the entire focus of the show be about the mystical element, so there’s no conflict between the grounded story and the abnormal additions. Also, it was just, like, really good? And I think part of that is the naivety of the characters. I was able to pick up almost immediately that everything was real, but I read a lot of the YouTube comments after each episode, and a lot of people were convinced it was just a story mission at first, with more and more people catching on as the series progressed. (For me what sealed the deal was Maiya being able to describe Kazami’s character. A supposed NPC being able to nail the personality of a player.) Since they thought it was a game, the stakes seemed low even though we as the audience knew otherwise. And when everything came to light, not only did the stakes immediately skyrocket, but they did so believably. And wanting to help people is always a good motivation.

The animation was very good. It dove at a few points, as is not uncommon, but the overall quality stayed high. There was almost no stock footage apart from the Core Changes. And the number of cameos throughout this season, especially in the last three episodes, were staggering, but were just balanced enough to not overshadow the main cast.

Except for Kyoya’s Cardass Finisher. Like, ok, reference, but it was, like, three minutes long.

All the characters were very good, and I feel part of that was both establishing a detailed past for everyone to help with their motivation and character growth as people, rather than fighters, and not having the main character be the newbie. Reiji, Sekai, and Riku were all new players and had to have plenty of things explained to them, whereas here all of BUILD DiVERS were either experienced fighters or builders, and Freddie, the non-combatant would only require an occasional explanation while he, in turn, explained his world to the players (a very important give-and-take). I also liked how they didn’t need to spell out every detail of Par and Kazami’s pasts. Par never has to explain how he became disabled to the rest of the team, and Kazami never vocalizes about the death of his dad. Sometimes that’s the better way to handle things.

And finally, the Gunpla are FANTASTIC! Look, I know I complain, but there’s a reason I’ve bought 12 Core Gundams, and will probably buy more. Each design in this series is so lovingly crafted. There’s a good balance of series, motif, and gimmick. And Re:Rising Gundam is such a cherry on all of it. Like, I pointed out all those oddities in my Wodom Pod review, but never did I even consider it was part of a combination. And it so encapsulates the themes of coming together this series oozes. I love it.

The Bad: But, of course, nothing is perfect. While I do enjoy the story, what sets the Build Series apart from other Gundams is its levity and light-heartedness, and that’s something that was lacking from this season. It’s not absent. The Space-Crossing Festival, for instance, was a great example of this, but those moments were few and far between. I think Jed dying was the moment I realized I’d have to look at this as a Gundam series and not a Build one. Being afraid for the show’s characters isn’t something I’ve had to worry about with Build. Even when Sarah’s life was on the line at the end of GBD, I knew everything was going to turn out alright. Here, though? Up until the training mission I was worried someone was going to sacrifice themselves. And it’s good that didn’t happen, but that one moment put me on edge for the entire rest of the series.

And it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s something I expect from 00 or Thunderbolt. Not Build.

Already mentioned the animation had its dips. I think I watched the entire show in 720p. Would have preferred 1080. Moving on.

While I don’t have any real issues with the main cast of characters, I do have a few issues with Eve. I’m not the biggest fan of how she retcons a lot of the events of the first season, having this apparent noble sacrifice that completely doesn’t affect the story of GBD at all. And while I don’t mind May being constructed from some of Eve’s data, I wish it was built up at least a bit? I can think of some moments in retrospect where I can suss out that maybe that’s what they were going for, but it still felt very sudden. That could have been handled better.

And while I love this season’s Gunpla, there are simultaneously a lot and not a lot compared to other seasons. Like there’s a lot of releases, but a ton of them are remolds. Twelve Cores, remember? Almost every suit got a remold. The Justice Knight and Infinite Justice, all the Eldoran and non-Eldoran counterpart units, the Valkylander and Ex are the same mold, and all the Core Armors. That’s probably because they used a lot of suits that are more original and are just homages rather than straight remolds, like the Build Strike or 00 Diver, but it’s definitely noticeable.

Where do we go from here: We have an official announcement of a Divers Battlogue, just like with Fighters, and we may get OVAs like the previous seasons did, too, eventually, but I’m talking about beyond that.

After Fighters Battlogue ended, Fighters did, too. We moved on to Build Divers, and from what I can tell it’s been successful, especially this season. My worry is that with the announcement of a Battlogue, we’re also announcing the end of Divers.

Now, I don’t think Build is going away, because it has its own fanbase, and it’s just good from a marketing perspective. Take some old kits, make a few new parts for them, and resell them. What I’m worried is we’re heading to a new subtitle and a new continuity, which would be our FIFTH (Builders, Fighters, Divers, and GBGW). It made sense to end Fighters because they created a seven year time skip to explain how we got to the point of using original Gunpla, they didn’t go over well, and from a writing perspective it put them in a corner. Divers was a good reboot, returning to modified kits, and giving us a protagonist who actually pilots a Gunpla he built himself (three season in). Divers also has a very large mythos at this point, with AIs, and multiple confirmed species of aliens. If you jumped ahead just one more year, you could write a great story where it’s just exploring this inter-species cultural hub that is GBN. That’s what I’d like to see, anyway. If you skipped ahead just a little farther, you could have Asha, Towana, or Hulun return as our Yuma or Par for that season to connect it to the past one. There’s a lot of potential still there. Like, even the ending suggests they might have some more ideas for Eldora yet (whether that will be tackled in a new season, the Battlogue, or an OVA, I don’t know).

You could also return to Build Fighters. Make it take place in that seven-year gap, which would allow you to have Gunpla more on the level of what we saw in GBD (more advanced than GBF, but not at original yet). Or show us the pro circuit at the same time as GBFT and how insane that’s become. (What we see in GBFT is just the Japan’s U-19, and they apparently can’t hold a candle to actual pro players. Can you imagine what Worlds would be like O_O)

There’s just so many new stories they could tell with what already exists. I don’t want them to reboot the series again needlessly.

Also, we’re running out of headliner Gundams. The only obvious choices I don’t think we’ve touched yet are Barbatos, Unicorn, Victory, and Zeta.

As for my hopes for the Battlogue, I’d like to see Maiya and Kazami go on a date, because that would be adorable. I’d like to see Freddie pilot his first Gunpla, because that would be adorable. And I’d like to see the gang teach the village kids how to build Gunpla, because that would be adorable. What can I say? This series got kinda dark; I’d like some cute to balance it out.

Overall, this series was great. Favorite of the Build Series, even if it is a little more Gundam than Build. There’s a lot of potential still left in this universe, so I hope they’ll continue to explore it, rather than reboot the series again.

#Gundam #Gunpla #Gundam Build Divers #Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise #Review

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teatime-scans · 4 years

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Chapter 38 Text Translations

Here are the promised text translations for Chapter 38 today! Enjoy!

Translation: Manaphy TLC: Sushi, Spimer Proofreading: Pablo, Stray

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TIME.38: A strange rumor.

Arai Takahiro - Draft Supervision: Aoyama Gosho

Side text: After the rain, the triple-faced man is reflected on the water’s surface.

Detective Conan

Zero’s Tea Time

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Side text: A rumor about Amuro, and his solid reputation, is being spread everywhere... This turn of events… Somehow, it’s slightly worrying?!

Highschool girl: That waiter who’s at café Poirot sometimes, Highschool girl: He’s super cool, isn’t he?-♪ Highschool girl: Yeah, I feel so lucky when I see him!

Mother: He’s really attentive, and he provides stellar customer service! Mother: I even feel safe bringing my children there- Mother: I know, right!

Old man: That young man from Poirot, Old man: Apparently he’s Mr. Mouri’s best disciple! Young man: Really? He’s quite something, despite being so young-

Lady: Ah, but, SFX: Whisper Lady: I heard a strange rumor about Amuro-san…

SFX: Clang clang Amuro: Good morning!

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SFX: Step

Azusa: Amuro-san! Azusa: You can’t do that!

Amuro: What’s the matter, Azusa-san? Amuro: All of a sudden… Azusa: I’ve told you, haven’t I? Azusa: “Please be careful not to cause bad rumors”!

Azusa: If the face of our café is hitting on women, the customers will be upset! Amuro: Hitting on women?!

Amuro: No, I’ve never done such a thing… Azusa: Eh?

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Azusa: B-But… a high-school girl regular said she saw Amuro-san persistently calling out to ladies and telling them “Wait, wait...” Azusa: But you’re right… To think that Amuro-san’s hitting on women.. Perhaps she made a mistake…

High school girl: My friend said she’s been warned against buying snacks and eating them right away near the school... SFX: Whisper whisper High school girl: Eh?! High school girl: Warned by that cool waiter?!

High school girl: Yeah, he said not to eat them now… High school girl: Heeeh! He’s surprisingly naggy too, isn't he!

Side Sign: Ramen Ogura Front Sign: Ramen so wicked, it really is to die for - Ramen Ogura Door Sign: Ramen so wicked, it really is to die for

Ogura: Here y’are, one Enma Daiou Ramen!

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Ogura: The other day, I happened to see you at the bathhouse… Amuro: The bathhouse?

Ogura: It looked like y’were about to get out so I didn’t call out to you, but…

Ogura: Dippin’ your towel in the bathtub’s bad manners, y’know?

Ogura: Well, just be careful next time! Ogura: Apart from that, your belly’s showin’ up more than i thought! Ogura: Y’have to do more exercise!

Ogura: Actually, we got a match next Sunday, so would you mind bein’ called up to be our backup again? Amuro: ...

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Amuro: I don’t remember going to the bathhouse either… Amuro: This is getting creepy...

SFX: Brr brr

SFX: Beep Amuro: Kazami, huh…

Kazami: That’s the end of my report!

Amuro: Understood… Amuro: If he makes any moves, please report it! Kazami: Err, Furuya-san, Kazami: This is unrelated, but… Kazami: Were you at Haido Shopping Mall a couple of days ago? Kazami: I tried to call out to you, but...

Kazami: It looked like you didn’t notice... Amuro: The Shopping Mall?

Amuro: Good grief, Amuro: Even you are saying these kinds of things...

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Kazami: An impostor?

Amuro: Indeed, Amuro: It appears that someone that looks like me is spreading an undesirable reputation… Amuro: Standing out any more will bother me… I have to do something about it…

Kazami: Furuya-san, Kazami: By any chance, could this be a dopplegänger? Amuro: Dopple?

Kazami: Various interpretations of it exist, Kazami: From the occult stories saying that one’s vengeful spirit, to the Sci-fi novels saying it’s another you from a parallel world... Kazami: There’s even an urban legend saying you will die if you come across your other self...

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Kazami: Furuya-san… Searching for your impostor might be dangerous… Kazami: Are you listening? Furuya-san… Amuro: *pissed off* SFX: Beep

Amuro: Now then… Amuro: According to the eyewitnesses’ intel, our target’s main mode of transport is by foot…

Amuro: If I narrow down the places he's been seen in Amuro: by running a simulation with public transportation facilities, the times at which he was sighted, and the speed he was moving at... SFX: Clatter clatter

Amuro: I should be able to find where he came from... SFX: Tap

SFX: Beep beep

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Amuro: Just as I thought… SFX: Clunk SFX: Screeech

Writing: Beika Youth Hostel

Matteo: (Excuse me, where’s the tavern?) Matteo: The tavern!

Page 10

Matteo: I’m Matteo! Matteo: I’ve heard that there is spaghetti which you can only eat in Japan, Matteo: So I came all the way here from Italy-!

Azusa: Matteo… Azusa: “Matte-yo*”... Matteo: I’m Matteo! Matteo: Where’s the tavern-? (TN: “Matte-yo” means “wait!” in Japanese).

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Azusa: Sorry for the wait! SFX: Clink

Matteo: Ooh, so this is Napolitan! Amuro: It’s a simple approach of Western cooking! One can also view it as a traditional Japanese noodle dish dressed with ketchup! Amuro: And it's not served in Naples!

Matteo: Amazing, amazing! Whichever part I eat, I can taste the goodness! Matteo: I’ve never eaten something like this in Italy! Matteo: It was worth searching through various shopping streets for a nice tavern. Matteo: I'm so glad I didn't give up after all!

Azusa: Good job finding him, Amuro-san! Amuro: In Italy, they refer to inns as “taverna”... Amuro: After taking into account the various sources of information, I thought that it was perhaps someone from a foreign country…

Ogura: So it was a mishearin’ of Italian soundin’ like Japanese… Ogura: That’s confusin’, I’ll tell you that…

Matteo: I’ll be careful with my towel in the bathhouse! Matteo: When in Japan, do as the Japanese do, right?

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Ogura: But when I look at you two like that, you don’t look alike at all, y’know…

Amuro: People always tend to link the things they’ve observed with their memory from the past, after all...

Amuro: That’s why cases of getting the wrong person like this actually happen a lot! Azusa: Ah! Azusa: Speaking of look-alikes..

Azusa: Some time ago, Sonoko-chan and Ran-chan said that someone who looked exactly like me… Azusa: Went to a concert with Amuro-san!

Ogura: Is that so? Azusa: Yes! Azusa: Even their voice sounded similar… Matteo: Heeh

Amuro: Ah, no, that was that woman’s disguise… Amuro: Oh well, whatever!

Right side text: A secret that Amuro cannot say out loud… Next issue, tea time with Kazami and his crosswords!

Left side text: Continues in issue #35

#zero's tea time #ZTT #amuro tooru #azusa enomoto #doppleganger #translations #dcmk

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kyrilu · 7 years

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Detective Conan Movies #1-20 – Thoughts

So, I watched all of them. When I was in DC/MK fandom in 2010-2011, I did watch a couple, but I mostly forgot them.

I ranked them below in order of preference, but I am very biased. I will forgive some movies’ faults just because it has Kaitou Kid.

(…I am not impressed by how many of the movies end with Ran being trapped somewhere and needing to be saved. This was glaringly obvious when I happened to watch Strategy above the Depths right before Private Eye in the Distant Sea. Why do the movies do this to her? D:)

Spoilers below. It took me way too long to finish writing up this thing.

1) Movie 13: The Raven Chaser

The marketing misled way too much in teasers/trailers, but nevertheless, I think this is an AMAZING movie.

So, this movie combines two plots: the serial murder case and the Black Org storyline elements. It’s tense how this movie raises the stakes with Irish uncovering Conan’s identity. And seeing all those police inspectors working together was fun: Kansuke Yamato interacting with Yamamura was just pure comedy gold.

The obligatory Detective Conan move action elements were dramatic and implausible as always, but compared to the other movies, it wasn’t too over-the-top. I loved it when Ran dodged a bullet(!!!!!) when facing down Irish, and when Conan launched a helmet at Gin and Vodka in the helicopter (leaving the former to wonder: ‘Who was that?’).

Basically, the plot balances out well and it feels like Detective Conan. It has mystery with the usual revenge murder case; it has action; it has the Black Org.

My only disappointment about this movie is that it isn’t canon. The fallout would be so interesting to explore – Takagi and Sato figured out that someone infiltrated the police! Gin and Vodka knew there was somebody dangerous to them at Touto Tower! Irish discovered Conan’s identity!

Things I liked:

Conan having a nightmare about the Black Org, because I feel like main canon doesn’t have enough character trauma on his part and I’m all for whump.

Hattori worrying over Shinichi being hurt/killed by the Black Org and saying he hoped he would visit Osaka.

Inspector Matsumato being familiar with the Beatles (not just because he’s of the Beatles generation, but likely to some extent it’s because of the serial murderer who injured him).

Relatedly, Haibara mentioning that Akemi loved the Beatles.

Things I didn’t like:

That confrontation with the murder suspect taking hostages at that mall was handled SO BADLY by the police. You would think they would be more competent.

Also, give Yamato Kansuke moar interesting shit to do.

2) Movie 20: The Darkest Nightmare

This is not very Detective Conan-y.

It’s a spy genre/thriller type of movie; you can even hear it in the modified opening theme, which is obviously James Bond-inspired.

BUT. But. I don’t care. Akai and Amuro are in this movie, and they’re so cool and I love them. I liked their frenetic fight on top of that ferris wheel, and then eventually working together by unspoken agreement. I still can’t get over the fact that Akai saved Amuro’s life before Gin could shoot him.

There’s also something interestingly ironic that says a lot about the characters (even if non-canon). In the Scarlet Arc, you have Amuro trying to blow Akai’s Subaru Okiya cover and wanting to kill Akai or hand him over to the Black Org in some way. In the Darkest Nightmare, you have Akai saving Amuro’s life and helping him keep his cover.

I think the Curacao plot is kind of silly, unfortunately. ‘The Shonen Tantei help redeem an amnesiac evil secret agent through the power of their sweet childish innocence’…is just, what?

I also think it was incredibly stupid for that PSB agent (Kazami) to take Curacao to Touto Aquarium to help her regain her memory by riding the ferris wheel and seeing those lights. DUDE. You are bringing her out to an exposed public space, and the Black Org obviously wants her back!

Can’t you just recreate the light in some other fashion? It’s not the 90s in Conan canon anymore! Shove a laptop in her face!

3) Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century

I’m putting this as my favorite Kid movie, because unlike the other Kid movies, there at least is a semi-pretense of a whodunit case here. Most of the other Kid movies are heavily action, and/or have cases I didn’t like as much.

I’ll take the treasure hunt aspects, with a spooky castle with secret doors and those intricate memory eggs.

That said, the murderer being a descendant of Rasputin and that other woman being a descendant of the Romanovs—it’s fucking ridiculous.

Oh, and so is Conan having his glasses upgraded to be bulletproof.

But I think I’m still incredibly fond of this movie (this is the only DC movie I own on DVD from years ago). I liked that opening with Kid dramatically landing on Ayumi’s balcony, and him (also dramatically) disappearing amongst a flock of birds at the end…

In the movie ‘verse, this is when he finds out Conan’s identity, which, imo, is an interesting benchmark.

4) Movie 7: Crossroads at the Ancient Capital

Incredibly fun and very action-y, with Hattori showing off his kendo skills!

The story is also very sweet when it comes to romance – Hattori/Kazuha feelings, with Hattori’s realization that yes, she was his first childhood love. :’)

The case, involving a robber gang, was kind of confusing to me, but that’s probably due to my unfamiliarity with Japanese folklore since it referenced that a lot.

The conspicuous CGI during Hattori’s motorcycle scenes was so awful.

Inspector Ayanokoji is such a delight – ‘the royal inspector’ who carries around a chipmunk! Kogoro's absurd theory that Ayanokoji carried out the murder with the help of his chipmunk is hilarious.

I also liked Shinichi’s appearance! It’s like he’s returning the favor and masquerading as Hattori, since Hattori has disguised as him twice (the first time being an utter fluke, though). Although Shinichi’s such a dick for tranquilizing Ran and leaving her there in the forest. >:(

I understand the secret identity issues, and I do ship ShinRan! But in general, he’s a jerk for lying to her and agh, again, come on, tranquilizing his sort-of-girlfriend in the forest and making her briefly think she was just imagining things and didn’t see him at all.

5) Movie 5: Countdown to Heaven

As an earlier movie, at least this one does have a conventional whodunit mystery plot. The motive is completely out there: the murderer killed two people because a building they built obscured his view of Mt. Fuji.

The action scenes are of the ‘jumping across buildings with bad physics’ variety, but I was entertained. I liked the Shounen Tantei in this movie (Ayumi being able to keep track of seconds because of her heartbeat around Conan, bless)…I liked the Black Org inclusion, because of the Haibara focus and her angst around her sister.

This movie is pre-Chianti and Korn - seeing Gin taking the sniper position was super weird.

6) Movie 12: Full Score of Fear

I cried. I’m a sucker for dramatic music scenes, and I cried that moment when Akiba sang Amazing Grace, and Ran remembered: her and Shinichi hearing Akiba sing by the river, a long time ago.

Akiba was such a great case character! I liked her a lot – she was rude and brittle, but she really was someone who cared and had been through tragedy and loss.

It’s an interesting plot, story wise, with Conan actively working to protect her (saying he wouldn’t be able to forgive himself if something happened to her!). It’s a neat change compared to other movies; she wasn't entirely helpless, of course, helping Conan take down the culprit.

So yeah, ranking this movie highly because of an intriguing case character, music, and ShinRan.

7) Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target

Again, bumping a movie up because it does have conventional whodunit mystery elements like the manga. I’m a fan of the ABC Murder set-up in this case, although the motive was nonsense (sommelier killing people because he lost his sense of taste).

Hm, it was interesting to have a look at Kogoro and Eri’s past, but I don’t take it as canon unless Gosho confirms it in some way.

There’s Damsel Ran being taken as a hostage at the end, but at least it’s somewhat balanced out by her having saved Conan from drowning earlier.

8) Movie 1: The Time Bombed Skyscraper

Another nonsense motive! A culprit who blows up buildings because they aren’t perfectly symmetrical!

Nevertheless, having a Professor Moriarty-inspired villain who has a grudge against Shinichi is very cool. I was interested by the bomb deduction aspect of this case.

And there’s good ShinRan, too. Ran planning on taking Shinichi out to a movie date since he always forgets his birthday - Shinichi saying they might die together – and I love how Moriya’s bomb trick completely backfired, because Ran didn’t want to cut ‘the red string of fate.’

9) Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky

My quibble with this movie is that there’s too much peril/action – a hostage situation with robbery and faked biological terror, not really a conventional mystery.

But Kid is so much fun in this movie. When it comes to pairings, this movie is great.

You have Kid jumping off the airship to save a falling Conan! And Kaito disguising himself as Shinichi and flirting with Ran. And Kaito dorkily interacting with goats, and him and Conan working together to get back to the blimp.

I remember being confused when I saw Shinichi/Ran/Kid fics around. But after watching the movies, it makes so much sense.

10) Movie 8: Magician of the Silver Sky

The murder case in this movie was rushed and pretty much irrelevant – a makeup artist killed an actress with poison. Which was the excuse for the below to happen.

Like. Basically, the ending conflict of this movie is CAN CONAN, KAITOU KID, AND RAN SAFELY LAND AN AIRPLANE????

--It's shippy, though. You know what I was saying about Shinichi/Ran/Kid? This is another movie that's good for that.

11) Movie 18: Dimensional Sniper

Akai is so damned cool in Movie 18. I unabashedly love how he's the best sniper EVAR in-universe.

The inclusion of Sera is also a plus. She has a motorcycle chase scene! And aw, Akai visiting her in the hospital.

Also: the one line where Sera says Shinichi is the only one who could pierce Ran's heart ~for now~? It's totally about Sera having a crush on Ran and you can't convince me otherwise.

However, the plot is like complete Ameriboo(?) SEALS!!! nonsense, coupled with iffy English voice acting. Half of the time, Conan does ridiculous stunts midair that manage to be over-the-top even for a DC movie.

12) Movie 6: Phantom of Baker Street

Looking down at my notes in Google Keep, and the first sentence I wrote was: 'Depressing as fuck.'

Movie 6 honestly feels very out of step with the other DC movies. It opens with a suicide, ends with a suicide, and there's a monologue by Haibara in the beginning about how Japan has a culture of conformity (I know, some anvils need to be dropped, but it still feels out of place).

The premise is also ridiculous – a virtual video game? A descendant of Jack the Ripper? -- and I see I am still a bit grumpy at Agasa and Yusaku for designing a game where Irene Adler is Holmes' sort of love interest. Irene Adler would never etc., etc.

But it's still kind of fun. I'm on the fence about virtual video game plots – it's something that kind of weirdly spooked me as a kid, that Spy Kids movie and a Scooby Doo episode, but I also enjoyed them.

13) Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter

A Hattori movie! I wish I could have liked it more, but I'm not very invested in Kazuha/Hattori, although Kazuha was definitely cute in her determination, bless. Wish Momiji got more to do except the love triangle business, since she's a detective, too, gdi. The karuta games were fun to watch, although the movie mainly made it montage-y. It's a neat tidbit that Hattori's mom used to be a karuta champion. As for the case...at least there is a case, since some of the past movies have been more on the action side than mystery. (The ridiculous physics defying jumps are still intact. Hattori catching Conan while he was falling from a building! Hattori and Kazuha making a cliff jump on a motorcycle!)

I think the case + tragic twist worked pretty well; the motive wasn't too ridiculous, even if the execution was.

It's always great to see the chipmunk inspector~

14) Movie 19: Sunflowers of Inferno

This is a Kaitou Kid movie, and yet I was actually...bored.

The whole confusing sequence of events would have gone much smoother if Kaito and Shinichi communicated in some way. It was like the Magic Lovers' Murder Case level of not-communicating, but more (at least Kaito was justified then, because (1) he didn't know the culprit's exact aim eg. murder, (2) he was probably having traumatizing flashbacks of his dad, and (3) Conan was sick during most of that case anyway and they had yet to build any sort of a rapport based on puppy-saving or anything.)

Anyway, this movie had yet another absurd motive: 'Let me crash a plane and burn down two buildings because I want to destroy three paintings that I THINK are fakes.'

This movie is notable for having a truly stupid scene where Conan runs in front of said crash landing plane. He doesn't have his inflatable soccer ball out or anything – he just runs in front of the damned thing and is nearly killed.

There is no Cool Conan Action Moment(TM) in this movie, like the other movies. That's either a positive or negative, I guess.

Good for ships: god bless that moment where Kid mentions that he has an escape route but he'll have to find another way out so he can save both Conan and Ran, and Conan stares at him, thinking: 'Kid...' Just beautiful.

Same with Kid worrying if Conan survived, and his subsequent relieved reaction.

15) Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea

The plot involves the Japanese Defense Force and military intelligence, with spies from a vague unnamed enemy country. I liked that JDF woman character – what can I say, I love adult characters who realize there's something up with Conan.

The twist – accidental death – is just. Agh, meh. Conan has a whole dramatic scene where he thinks shit out, with words/numbers/symbols encircling him; it's so overblown for an accidental death, even with the sideshow involvement of enemy spies.

Ran as a damsel in distress is infuriating. Kazuha is strangely incompetent as well, with Hattori rescuing her – ffs, she knows aikido!

16) Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths

Pros: a very cute ShinRan flashback about them playing hide and seek as kids, and also Kogoro being competent during the case!

The case, on the whole, is nothing particularly exciting, at least imo. There is also another Damsel Ran scene in this movie that I really hated, because someone made the writing decision for her to nearly get killed over a bunch of shells.

17) Movie 15: Quarter of Silence

Too many plots: a jewel robbery, bombings, and an accidental murder that are ~connected~. There's even a kid who's stuck in a coma for years, and surprise, he wakes up when he hears the Shounen Tantei snowball fighting outside!

Gratuitous snowboard scenes abound. Conan stops a dam flood by triggering an avalanche is another implausible action scene to add onto the list.

Thankfully, no damsel Ran. It's actually Conan who's trapped under the snow and other characters are trying to find him, thank you very much. \o/

18) Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker

I don't care about soccer, so this is not the movie for me. There are some really bad CGI soccer balls in this movie.

The case + twist is alright – it's neat how the suspect was the person the police suspected in the first place, after all – although his way of bombing stadiums is certainly over elaborate. Of course there's a movie where Conan gets to deactivate a bomb by kicking a soccer ball into a sensor thing (I admittedly loved seeing the Shounen Tantei pass the ball around).

Obviously, ridiculous action moments, like Conan skateboarding on top of the stadium. This movie is very focused on Conan doing ~cool soccer or action things and it doesn't do anything noteworthy with Ran, for example.

Higo's substitute player is sure hella cute, but the movie barely does anything with him.

19) Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes

I loathe amnesia plots so much. I don't know exactly why, but it's just a visceral trope dislike on my part; I hate how canons/fanworks/whatever will take a character and give them amnesia in a fairly implausible or overly convenient way, and make them helpless and I just hate it.

That's why I loved how the Shiragami case didn't have amnesiac!Shinichi at all, but instead a culprit who gets plastic surgery and pretends to be amnesiac. And The Disappearance of Edogawa Conan crossover has Conan faking amnesia so he can take down the bad guys.

So...I dislike Movie 4 on impulse, especially for what it briefly does with Ran's characterization. I did like how she recovers at the end and kicks ass with her karate.

I wish I could like this more! The ShinRan feelings are real, especially the Tropical Land flashbacks. I can legitimately say that the Movie 4 shout outs in the Episode One remake made me emotional, and I'm glad that it got pseudo-canonized.

And that love confession!!!!

But, seriously, fuck amnesia plots.

20) Movie 11: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure

This movie is...dumb.

Ran fights sharks underwater. There are pirate and treasure hunting elements that feel contrived. Unnecessarily kidnapped Ran and Sonoko, even if briefly, and the plot involving treasure hunters is just nothing memorable/clever/unique/whatever.

This movie is just plain dumb. The femslashy pirates weren't even enough to save it.

21) Movie 10: The Private Eyes' Requiem

I really don't understand the Kid characterization in this movie at all; his involvement felt very forced.

The hostages in theme park stuff and accompanying plot threads felt confusing/meandering and not compelling.

I was angry at Genta at the end for keeping the bomb watch and nearly getting everyone else killed on the rollercoaster. Jeez.

Hakuba not being in this movie for real is a total letdown. :(

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