Technoroid OVERMIND

Sci-Fi / MysteryTV12 EP/5 Jan 2023

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Synopsis

Due to rising sea levels and a rapidly declining human population, androids have been engineered to perform most menial tasks, allowing humans to focus on other things. Aside from providing manual labor and customer service, androids also entertain humans through Babel—a tower where participants captivate audiences with song and dance to clear Climb Stages. The higher the climb, the more prize money is awarded. Androids Cobalt, Chrom, Neon, and Kei are down on their luck and about to have their electricity cut off from unpaid bills. Desperate to make a quick buck, the group decide to become Babel climbers. However, winning the audience's favor is a great challenge. Dejected but unwilling to give up, Cobalt resolves to somehow improve their chances after watching an impressive performance by STAND-ALONE—the top climber unit. When the group stumbles across a mysterious choreographer willing to give away his routine, Cobalt sees this as their only way up. With the help of their human companion, Esora Shibaura, the androids form the unit KNoCC to tackle the daunting climb to the top of Babel, but they must also overcome android-based discrimination along the way.

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Characters

Esora Shibaura

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nontyEP 12

щ⁠(⁠゜⁠ロ⁠゜⁠щ⁠) pero qué pasó? Íbamos tan bien, esperaba más conflicto no sé, cuando insinuaron al gobierno mundial esperaba más, pero fue un final y basta, todo salió bien porqué sí, por el poder del guión Detalles que me gustaron fue la canción de stand alone ♪⁠~⁠(⁠´⁠ε⁠`⁠ ⁠) esa si me gustó, y en general noté más nivel de detalle en las expresiones e incluso durante el uso de CGI, si me hubiera gustado que mostraran más de lo que pasó después con los personajes en lugar de dejarlo todo como en un abre bocas

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bluethornEP 12

Okay, this episode is way too predictable. WAY TOO. Did anyone think it was going to end any other way? Obviously not. But at least you could say they nailed the emotional moments. The androids' and Esola's expressions when they reconciled felt very authentic. The fact that the bad guy reveals the plan out loud in his office and that the recording is used as evidence to sway public opinion doesn't even count as a spoiler because we all know it was the only way to salvage the situation in a single episode. It's so ridiculously cartoonish that it pretty much ruins the rest of the story. Now, if you want my humble opinion, I liked the STAND-ALONE song better than the KNoCC one. Finally, I wasn't expecting the ending to take that surprisingly adorable turn.

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bluethornEP 11

Okay, I have to say that as an episode at the epicenter of the series' conflict... it feels a bit cheesy. We were doing well when Esola ran away because of the guilt he felt, and Cobalt's personality was altered by his damaged memories. But the moment the World Government appeared, everything went to hell narratively. You can't sell me on the idea that a GLOBAL organization concerned about sentient robots would be swayed by such silly excuses to carry out activities that don't benefit them. The villain in this story is as dumb as a rock; having the solution right at hand, he decides to do the most complicated thing because I suppose this anime has to end with a singing and dancing battle. The drop in quality in this episode's script is truly disappointing. I tried to overlook the fact that the power of love reconstructed an android's data... because that's what we're here for. But I can't let the rest go.

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bluethornEP 10

WOW, this episode was PACKED! So much lore packed into a short time, and they finally tied up several loose ends regarding Esola's relationship with the KNoCC androids. My opinion? Professor Shibaura Hakushu is a despicable man. A degenerate old man who, obsessed with a young girl, ruined his own life and almost the life of his adopted son. Not everything is his fault; the traffic accident and the terrorist attack weren't his doing, but he definitely didn't make the best decisions. Being so determined to make his son the perfect human, he forgot that to achieve that, he himself had to act like a father. But overall, an excellent episode. The conflicts are very well-developed and feel realistic. It's both emotional and surprising.

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bluethornEP 9

This episode is very interesting and visually stunning. We have Cobalt injured, and finally our mysterious white-haired friend makes an appearance to help and reveal to us once and for all who he is. The conflict of this episode is helping Cobalt recover his damaged memory, and to do so, his siblings must enter it and link their memories, one by one, as they manifest as giant spheres. For a moment, I thought they would give us more lore in that context, but it was instead an unnecessary recap of past moments with the songs we've heard throughout the season (Seriously, for a 12-episode season, a recap episode is completely unnecessary). However, aside from that, the plot continues to move forward, and although there are moments that aren't very surprising because they were foreshadowed in previous episodes, there are still things left to discover.

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bluethornEP 8

This episode really touched my heart. The androids from KNoCC decide to investigate the case of the man who fell into the blast furnace, as they're concerned that the incident has intensified the violence of anti-robot factions. They arrive at the factory and interact with the remaining robots, and while I don't want to give away any spoilers, the Ritz No. 9 robots are the most adorable things I've ever seen. We also learn a bit more about their connection to the victim. This episode ends on a very tense note, and while I should be angry again because this anime keeps portraying humans acting ridiculously irrational and violently towards robots... it's police brutality, which is a real thing. I have to say that, animation-wise, the androids' swaying movements while they were singing looked quite ridiculous; there was a noticeable drop in quality, especially considering it was such an emotional moment.

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bluethornEP 7

Is this AI propaganda? Considering that animation companies in Japan are starting to use it, it wouldn't surprise me. The way this anime portrays anti-robot people is quite disturbing, as hideous beings with no realistic motivations, who only cause harm for pleasure, and to exaggerate things even further, they mercilessly beat a robot child. It's so obvious they want us to feel sorry for the robots, but at the same time they tell you that many people lost their jobs and money because companies now employ robots instead of people. A more realistic approach to these people, who have LEGITIMATE REASONS to be frustrated, would have been interesting, but noooo, poor little robots, they're suffering, look at that dismembered child! Doesn't it make you want to support the android protagonists? I'm sorry, but I don't like being forced to take sides so blatantly. Did the anti-robots have to be violent brutes? No, but we needed to elicit pity.

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nontyEP 11

(⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠) hmm me gusta el conflicto en este capítulo, muy al punto y la verdad es ver las consecuencias de las acciones de algunos personajes.... chistosamente no los principales ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠╭ Me dió risa que fue muy "ajá sí, muy lindo tu discurso....seguimos?" Jajajajaja pero pues es que sí, osea a punta de emocionalidad no se resuelven ese tipo de cosas, y la verdad estoy como Boras, no es claro el gran plan maestro al final pero no entiendo para qué tanto esfuerzo :v, será esperar el último capítulo, y no sé porqué será pero en este capítulo si noté algo de banda sonora, en los otros capítulos ni siquiera sé si estaba

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