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On its own, it's a mediocre turned bad show too ambitious for its own good. As a sequel, it is so...so much worse.
Some things need to stand alone.
Sequels are a gamble, especially when the time gap between original and sequel grows and grows. They tend to be put under more scrutiny than their predecessors, as they not only have to deal with standing tall as installments in their own right, but they need to pro…
Read full review on AniList →Beautiful and Meaningful; a Gunbuster for the (by then) new age.
__This review is meant for people who have already watched Gunbuster and Diebuster. I'm not gonna spend time reviewing events, but simply getting right into the meat of things. Watch them both first, then come back.__
Whenever I see people discussing Gunbuster and its sequel title, Diebuster, most…
Read full review on AniList →Why Diebuster is actually very good
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
Diebuster kind of has 2 separate story arcs, the first going from episode 1 to 4, and the second from 5 to 6 (mirroring Gunbuster). I'll place my focus on the first arc because it's the most epic, and I still have some trouble understanding the second one.
I…
Read full review on AniList →Quite possibly Gainax's most beautiful title.
Out of all the fears that lurk in the back of our minds, there are some that are obvious… From spiders, darkness and the unknown to more everyday occurrences like violence, death, and the constant threat of insectoid invaders from outer space. But there’s one fear that people often overlook, and it’…
Read full review on AniList →De amantes de animação para amantes de animação
Esse é muito oque eu queria que o [primeiro](https://anilist.co/anime/949/Gunbuster/) fosse, bem menos teta para fora e mais character development, que os episódios serem maiores ajuda também.
Mas como o primeiro também iria preferir que fosse um anime de uns 24 episodio, a Lal'c que mais se fode ne…
Read full review on AniList →Justice for Nono; a transitionary show for Gainax intentionally defiant of Gunbuster's legacy
Spoilers!
__TL;DR: Diebuster is a bold announcement by Gainax that being Topless is the direction Gainax is headed. Making this a sequel to Gunbuster is the clearest and most gratuitious way possible to announce that it's time for out with the old, and in with the new. Does that make me like Diebus…
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