Anime Discussion Thread - Page 590

Julian is so naive. He wants to become a soldier to protect people? While that's great, unfortunately, that's not how the system works. He should stick to being a housewife.

I'm fairly certain that Oberstein is not plotting against Reinhard - that would probably hinder his goals more than anything else. To him, Reinhard is something like an incredibly useful tool.

Phezzan is fishy, but in reality, I don't know if there's much the Alliance or the Empire can do against them. They're basically an economic superpower, so killing them might cause one's own economy to collapse. I dunno though, don't really know how economics works. =/ Plus they've been "neutral" for a looong time, they have equipment like the Artemis necklace, and have survived despite being the only other navigation route between the empire and alliance besides Iserlohn. I think they know how to take care of themselves.

lol, if you're feeling sorry for Mecklinger, you should feel worse for Attenborough. I swear, every battle he fights in, he just delays the enemy until Yang can come and save him.

Mittermeyer... I feel like his optimism is misplaced. Just blindly following Reinhard seems like a stupid thing to do, especially since Kircheis isn't around anymore (physically, anyway <_<). I did find it very interesting that Reuental has some ambition left in him though.

What's up with the sick noble? Something's not right there. Since his heir(?) is with Annerose, I guess he'll have a hand in an assassination/abduction attempt or something like that. I didn't expect her to get anymore screentime either, but I suppose it makes sense, considering that she's the only person that Reinhard cares about who's still alive.

You are right about Julian. As he is right now, he is naive. When I was watching this show, my view of Julian was pretty much the same as everyone else watching it right now. "Stick to being a housewife" and all that. But Julian really starts to grow as a character come Season 3. You will see.

As for that sick noble, its significance won't really come up for a while, but keep it in the back of your mind. It seems kinda trivial right now, but in the future it will come back to relevance.

Attenborough is great though. As long as he isn't a fucking blonde like how they made him in Golden Wings lol. But I could say the same about most of the guys on the Alliance side. They are all so cheerful and likable, but they are always in Yang's shadow. Its parts like Iserlohn vs Geiseburg where they actually get to shine. No one beats Schenkopp though, haha.

And about Mittermeyer "blindly" following Reinhard... Its not really that. They haven't yet talked about their relationship. I'm not sure if they have talked about Mittermeyer's background yet? Well, when they do, you will start to understand his loyality a bit more.

Reuental vs Mittermeyer some day? That would be awesome. I have no idea who I would root for! That would really trouble Reinhard though if Reuental wins. So I guess I'll go with Mittermeyer.

I also wonder if Oberstein has any plan. His first reaction during the assassination attempt still makes me think that he is loyal to Reinhard though. I guess we'll see!

Both Yang and Reinhard seem to be aware that something is fishy with Phezzan. For some reason, I expect both of them to just go through the Phezzan corridor and crush this weak power. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

Annerose is not out of the way yet. I thought she would be after season 1. What's gonna happen, she get killed and Reinhard go Berserk and kill everything? I doubt it. Taken hostage seems like a decent possibility.

Expecting more of Muller in the future. I hope he actually does something good. Just like Mecklinger whose only achivement so far (excluding Amlitzer because everyone had something to do there) is retreating from Merkatz.

Julian is so naive. He wants to become a soldier to protect people? While that's great, unfortunately, that's not how the system works. He should stick to being a housewife.

I'm fairly certain that Oberstein is not plotting against Reinhard - that would probably hinder his goals more than anything else. To him, Reinhard is something like an incredibly useful tool.

Phezzan is fishy, but in reality, I don't know if there's much the Alliance or the Empire can do against them. They're basically an economic superpower, so killing them might cause one's own economy to collapse. I dunno though, don't really know how economics works. =/ Plus they've been "neutral" for a looong time, they have equipment like the Artemis necklace, and have survived despite being the only other navigation route between the empire and alliance besides Iserlohn. I think they know how to take care of themselves.

lol, if you're feeling sorry for Mecklinger, you should feel worse for Attenborough. I swear, every battle he fights in, he just delays the enemy until Yang can come and save him.

Mittermeyer... I feel like his optimism is misplaced. Just blindly following Reinhard seems like a stupid thing to do, especially since Kircheis isn't around anymore (physically, anyway <_<). I did find it very interesting that Reuental has some ambition left in him though.

What's up with the sick noble? Something's not right there. Since his heir(?) is with Annerose, I guess he'll have a hand in an assassination/abduction attempt or something like that. I didn't expect her to get anymore screentime either, but I suppose it makes sense, considering that she's the only person that Reinhard cares about who's still alive.

Reuental vs Mittermeyer some day? That would be awesome. I have no idea who I would root for! That would really trouble Reinhard though if Reuental wins. So I guess I'll go with Mittermeyer.

I also wonder if Oberstein has any plan. His first reaction during the assassination attempt still makes me think that he is loyal to Reinhard though. I guess we'll see!

Both Yang and Reinhard seem to be aware that something is fishy with Phezzan. For some reason, I expect both of them to just go through the Phezzan corridor and crush this weak power. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

Annerose is not out of the way yet. I thought she would be after season 1. What's gonna happen, she get killed and Reinhard go Berserk and kill everything? I doubt it. Taken hostage seems like a decent possibility.

Expecting more of Muller in the future. I hope he actually does something good. Just like Mecklinger whose only achivement so far (excluding Amlitzer because everyone had something to do there) is retreating from Merkatz.

Julian is so naive. He wants to become a soldier to protect people? While that's great, unfortunately, that's not how the system works. He should stick to being a housewife.

I'm fairly certain that Oberstein is not plotting against Reinhard - that would probably hinder his goals more than anything else. To him, Reinhard is something like an incredibly useful tool.

Phezzan is fishy, but in reality, I don't know if there's much the Alliance or the Empire can do against them. They're basically an economic superpower, so killing them might cause one's own economy to collapse. I dunno though, don't really know how economics works. =/ Plus they've been "neutral" for a looong time, they have equipment like the Artemis necklace, and have survived despite being the only other navigation route between the empire and alliance besides Iserlohn. I think they know how to take care of themselves.

lol, if you're feeling sorry for Mecklinger, you should feel worse for Attenborough. I swear, every battle he fights in, he just delays the enemy until Yang can come and save him.

Mittermeyer... I feel like his optimism is misplaced. Just blindly following Reinhard seems like a stupid thing to do, especially since Kircheis isn't around anymore (physically, anyway <_<). I did find it very interesting that Reuental has some ambition left in him though.

What's up with the sick noble? Something's not right there. Since his heir(?) is with Annerose, I guess he'll have a hand in an assassination/abduction attempt or something like that. I didn't expect her to get anymore screentime either, but I suppose it makes sense, considering that she's the only person that Reinhard cares about who's still alive.

Honestly, I could see Oberstein coming up with all these plans for Reinhard to acquire the universe, then when he finally does, Oberstein would kill him and take the power.

Seems like the next big battle will occur in the Phezzan corridor. I wonder what kind of tactics Reinhard will use for that battle.

Why would Oberstein need to kill Reinhard? What's the point in Oberstein becoming Kaiser? As it stands, he's basically the second in command to Reinhard, and he has a lot of flexibility in terms of stuff Reinhard will let him do. As long as the nation is proceeding in a direction that is to his liking, Oberstein has no reason to pursue power.

Oberstein is unbelievably smart. His ability to confront a situation and make cold, rational decisions is top notch (eg. Westerland). However, he will never succeed where Reinhard has. Look at Reinhard's admiralty - it's full of talented men that serve him because they respect him. They trust that Reinhard's decisions will be the best for the empire, and by extension, for them as well. Reinhard earned their trust by being on the frontlines with his men, being an excellent commander, and making good decisions. What has Oberstein done to earn their trust? Why would the admiralty obey him? What's stopping the admirals from making a power grab when Reinhard is dead? Oberstein is viewed as a cold, emotionless bastard by pretty much everyone. Even Reinhard describes him as Machiavellian.

My point is that Oberstein is trusted by nobody except Reinhard. Since the admirals trust Reinhard, they will also begrudgingly listen to Oberstein. So in the end, Oberstein benefits more from having Reinhard in power.

This kinda turned out longer than I had expected. Hmm.

Good points. Who on Reinhard's staff do you think is most likely to try to assassinate him? I've been trying to think of this for days.

Good points. Who on Reinhard's staff do you think is most likely to try to assassinate him? I've been trying to think of this for days.