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Eleiyas
Yes, much like my review of the main show, I'm over a decade late to the party here too.
Now, on many platforms, the Specials of Suisei no Gargantia are called "Episode 14" and "Episode 15", however they do not fit those monikers when looking at the chronology of the main story.
Special 1, focussing on giving Ridget some more backstory and depth (and some nice Ledo x Amy moments), would appear to take place quite early, probably being placed at some point around/between Episodes 4, 5 and 6 in the main season.
Ultimately, it's the weakest of the 2 specials, as it doesn't really provide or offer anything substantial.
If this was extra content left on the cutting-room floor from the main season, I can see why it was cut. Nice to watch, but ultimately no real substance. Could call it the…
Read at the sourceWdaCdaShdaDid
We're in the weird situation where you have a "show" made of two episodes where one is a largely decent episode and the other is... forgettable backstory we didn't really need. All of the good points go to 14, but unfortunately 15 is... also there.
For those who like the LedoxAmy plot in the main series, probably the best parts of episode 14 are them spending time together. They're rather adorable. Ledo actually comforts Amy at one point and it says a lot about how he's grown as a character since he arrived on Earth. (-cough- a lot more than he did in the actual show -cough-)
That being said, the episode does kind of attack your disbelief when something happens to a new character and they just... walk away mostly fine. The rest of the "character development" in the show is kind of stupid…
Read at the sourceExemplarCayman
This isn’t as much of a review as a PSA. These two episodes were made pretty much to fill up the content of the BDs to a neat 5-episodes-per-volume figure. The first one was released on BD Vol.1, the second on BD Vol. 3. As such, referring to them as “episodes 14 & 15” is both wrong and misleading, they aren’t meant to be a follow-up to the main story, rather, the first one is Episode 4.5 and the second one is Episode 13.5.
Episode 4.5 suffers the most if seen at a wrong time, because its story, both chronologically and narrative-wise, takes place between Episodes 4 and 5, with characters acting according to the story progress up until that point, which creates a jarring discrepancy if watched after the later episodes of the main plotline. The first half of the episode is dedicated to wor…
Read at the sourcejoesatmoes
For many, the Gargantia series was a hit or miss. Personally, I really liked it, but it wasn't as good toward the end as it was at the beginning. I thought they could have done with a few more episodes, since it was the pacing that killed the end for most people. And now that we have 2 more episodes- both depicting backstories of characters who do kind of need development, so how are they?
Ep 14: I thought this was a pretty okay episode, but kind of forgettable. It showed the backstory of Rigit, the captain of Gargantia. It was a bit sad but far from tearjerking, and it didn't really do much to flesh out her character. But it had a few funny moments and of course we get to see more of that gorgeous animation that I think everyone can agree is always a positive part of this anime. 7/10
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Read at the sourceSatire
I was a bit hesitant at first to actually watch the Suisei no Gargantia specials due to the mediocrity of the series reflected by the 13 episode season. While Gargantia wasn't necessarily bad, the pacing, overall story, and character development are easily depicted as lacking, considering the potential this series innately had. These two specials essentially give background stories behind the story of Gargantia; they fulfill background information in two separate manners. Rather than lumping these two episodes together and calling them 'specials', they should have been split into their own separate OVAs.
The first special covers Ridget, the new overseer and daughter of the previous fleet commander and gives background information about her life and stress of fulfilling the role of acting…
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