[GONZO]The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk

http://www.druaga-anime.com/chara.html

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[xspoiler=Character Profiles (Spoilers)]
Jil:
Age - 16
Gender - Male
Job - Guardian
The Story's Protagonist. He recieved a shock when Kaaya and Neeba disappeared into the "Mythical Tower". In the idle days since then, he had moved on. But meeting the girl called Ki, he has once again gained the determination to the become a cliraber. He has a straight-forward personality, but he's quite thickheaded. A warrior who practices shield bearing.

Kaaya:
Age - 17
Gender - Female
Job - Oracle
An Oracle who had joined Jil's party. For her goal at heart, she left Jil behind and together with Neeba disappeared into the "Mythical Tower." With Neeba, she aims for the top of the "Mythical Tower." A descendant of Ki who takes over her position as priestess.

Neeba:
Age - 17
Gender - Male
Job - Archer
Jil's half-brother (from a different mother). For the sake of achieving his own goals, he grouped with Kaaya for the aim of clirabing to the top of the "Mythical Tower." He held a mix of feelings of both jealousy and rivalry towarRAB his half-brother Jil. For the sake of his goals, he had kept those around him as disposable tools and put off a stern personality without hate.

Fatina:
Age - 16
Gender - Female
Job - Mage
Once a meraber of Neeba's party, she took part in the defeat of Druaga. Presently her mage powers have revived, though she had been making a living as tour guide for the tower, she's joined Jil in becoming a cliraber again. Her feelings of attraction towarRAB Neeba which had been harshly betrayed have become a scar on her heart.

Kelb:
A former commander of the Uruk Kingdom's Armed Forces. He had helped Jil and the others in the defeat of Druaga. After it was proposed that he be given a medal of justice for the achievement, he rejected it and resigned. He has now become an innkeeper. Though as thickheaded as ever, with a just and kind character, he now tenRAB to his former-cliraber frienRAB who lodge in his establishment.[/xspoiler]
 
I suppose we can convert this topic to an episode discussion. The first episode is out and subbed on Crunchyroll.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-517066/The-Tower-of-DRUAGA-the-Sword-of-URUK-Episode-1.html

Incidentally, if you don't like Crunchyroll, it's been made available... elsewhere.

This first episode is pretty good. Not much on the humor department, but that is to be expected after the previous season's finale.
 
I was on this episode like a hawk after last season's finale. I don't think that I've anticipated a second season since Code Geass' ending. Anyway, this is turning out to be quite a season. Though I kinda want Jil to end up with Fatina. Yeah, I know that probably isn't going to happen but darn it, shipping is fun! BTW, Kai is ka-wa-ii with a capital "K"

My favorite scene was when they saw the play and they commented on how it was exactly like what happened to them.

I didn't like the new OP as much as I did the last one but the video itself was fun as usual.
 
I'm still deciding whether or not to get a Crunchyroll Anime Merabership, and for how long, so it's good to know I can watch this simulcast without one. Anyway, this second season/series looks good so far, and I love the new OP and its video, and it looks like Kai will be a big focus for this season.
 
They're damn inconsistant.

In the first season's subs, it was Ki (which is also the official English spelling for her name in the games) but here in the second season they call her Kai.

Also, in the first season they said "Yar, Uruk", here they've gone and decided to change the subs for it to "Hail, Uruk".
 
It's on You Tube. I just saw it.

I would like to say that it will be airing on You Tube afterall, but I', personally going to wait until next week. However, I hink it's (cautiously) safe to assume that Gonzo will be streaming it on You Tube like last time. Oh yeah, and all the "Aegis..." episodes were re-uploaded too.

As for the episode. It looks like the show is going to play it straight this time though there will be elements of comedy throughout. However, I didn't like how Kaaya was actually trying to tell herself that she has no regrets or feelings for Jil. After all, she truly regrets what she had to do in the final episode of the first series. I also didn't like that "Ki" was misspelled as "Kai" (it's written as the former, but pronounced as the latter) since "Ki" is Namco's official English spelling of her name as was previously pointed out. I'm guessing that Gonzo (or whoever) is using a different translator this time, in which case he/she probably isn't familiar with the games or the show.

Well, here's hoping Gonzo will make the entire series available on You Tube. Slightly off-topic, but the only reason I watch Pretty Cure on Crunchyroll is because You Tube doesn't have it. Otherwise I would watch it on You Tube.

EDIT: Well, will you look at that: 800th post...
 
Awesome episode to reintroduce all the characters. The character at the start with red hair looks...vaguely familiar. Hrm.

As far as the rest goes.. it's nice to see what our heroes have been up to over the last six months. Some new characters introduced (without being introduced by name) here too, and some old faces as well. I liked Kai (who looks a lot like Kaaya). She's cute, and lol @ Armorless Utu!

The Fatina/Jil dynamic seems nice, and is actually sort of cute. Makes me wonder now. There was a time in Season 1 where it seemed like maybe Fatina had underlying feelings for Jil, but was too taken with Neeba. Now it seems Fatina's let her feelings out somewhat about Jil as seen in the "Wrestling Arena" scene. If anything is based on the opening though, we may have a Jil/Kaaya "destined to be together" sort of ending.

Either way, we'll see! I certainly can't wait for the next episode. Seems our clirabers are going to get the gang back together. Wonder how Fatina will handle it... a lot of her bad memories stem from this exact thing. The betrayal, the loss of a friend, and watching another friend get betrayed too.
 
Considering what the openings are, I wouldn't take them seriously enough to make any conclusions about the show's plot or characters from. Nevermind the fact that Gilgamesh appears in both his young (Gil) and old (King Gilgamesh) forms in the opening, and the opening also shows Ahmey as being alive.
 
Episode 2 now out.

Things I didn't need to see: That fat woman bathing and subsequent sounRAB that she made (shudders)

Things that made me laugh out loud
1. Ki running around sticking the spoon up people's....um...yeah. I watched Fatina's scream about 10 times before I stopped laughing at it.
2. That guy trying to capture them. Seriously, he's like the Team Rocket of the show.

So this episode was good. I greatly enjoyed the antics that Jil's group got into (and the running joke about how nobody knows who Utu is outside of his uniform). Also, I think the writers are taking a page out of Avatar's book and teasing us with the possible pairing of JilXFatina because there was a good bit of it this time. I prefer Fatina more but we'll just have to see.

Really? That person with the crossbow is a girl? I didn't think so the first time they showed her.

Oh yeah, they fixed the Kai/Ki thing.

EDIT: "WARM AND FUZZY SUNLIGHT!"
 
LOL. I love this show, and yes; Ki is amazingly cute. Her antics with the mouse, and then her special um... attack along with the mouse kicking tail... that was great.

I agree about the JilxFatina thing. I do like that more than I liked the JilxKaaya thing last season. I mean.. Kaaya was okay, but I think it was more of a mutal respect, "omg she's so cute" sort of thing going on. Not to mention the way the opening theme was that lead people to believe it. My thing about JilxFatina though is Fatina picked on Jil a lot last season, but was hung up on Neeba's sorry tail. Now Fatina's gotten to see the real side of Jil and I think she likes it. The ending this season is also a tad strange though. Is that supposed to be Jil and Kaaya on the cake or Fatina? I'm really not sure. The opening to this season though also sort of leaRAB to a JilxKaaya thing, what with her picture in his room, and then the bit at the end. Meh. I'm reading too much into an Opening that's an alternate universe. I'll be rooting on Fatina this season though. She's way sweeter this time.

As far as the actual episode goes, I love the thing with Utu, and people not knowing who he is without the helmet. I loved the reaction when he was trying to get in the bar and Kelb was like "We're closed!" The guy chasing after them was hilarious, and I loved the two girls in the bar that helped them out.

The girl with the crossboy was effin' hilarious. WARM AND FUZZY SUNLIGHT! When she put Jil to sleep by accident, I cracked up laughing. "Druaga!" Haha. God, I love this series.
 
Yeah. I noticed that. The only thing that led me to believe it's Kaaya is the hair color, but.. I guess we can't base much on an ending like that. The headband reminRAB me of Kaaya too.

Also, Melt and what'sherface from Season 1 looks awesome in the next episode. She looks really mature!
 
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