Introduction
One day, a huge UFO spins over Japan and crashes into a rural farmland outside Nagaoka, disrupting Tsubasa Misudachi's ordinary life. As the Gatchaman, the legendary defenders of Tachikawa City, supervise the ordeal, a peaceful alien creature emerges from the spacecraft. In the ensuing chaos, Tsubasa is given a special high-tech notebook, or NOTE, from Gatchaman founder J.J. Robinson, signaling Tsubasa's sudden recruitment into their group. Under the tutelage of fellow hero Hajime Ichinose, Tsubasa slowly begins to adjust to life as a defender of justice.
Meanwhile, the CROWDS technology, which enables users to manifest their consciousness' into a physical form, is spreading amongst the public, as well as being endorsed by Prime Minister Sugayama. However, a mysterious organization known as VAPE has gained notoriety by using unique red CROWDS to wreak havoc, shifting public opinion against the CROWDS technology. The Gatchaman, along with new recruit Tsubasa, must put a stop to their destructive activities before it's too late.
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Audience reviews
11 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
OneFaintingRobin
Even when you watch a lot of stuff, it's rare that a show comes along that just hits you exactly where it needs to, to just capture you in a very specific way. I hadn't quite realised it when I finished the first season, but about halfway through 'Gatchaman Crowds insight', I realised that this was one of those shows.
Of course, the broader details of what I loved about the first season carry through; as a tokusatsu fan, this show pushed all those buttons perfectly, including adding a couple more phenomenal costume designs, and the action was just as top-quality as the first season. I love the overall style of the show, too; its slightly psychedelic colour pallette and general approach to set design reminds me of lots of shows that put it in good company; the Monogatari franchise and Kizn…
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The most disappointing thing about Gatchaman Crowds: Insight is how similar the story evolves here compared to the first season of the series, it's just that in this season the anime picks up some new themes, eventhough generally Gatchaman Crowd: Insight still mainly tries to make statements about society ,politics and social media like in the first season already.
The statements it makes are nothing breathtaking or new, even for it's time and sometimes I found it even hard to take the anime's messages honest since the way it portrays politics and even society sometimes is just too inane. I sometimes wonder if a more realistic setting would've helped conveying the statements Gatchaman Crowds makes better.
After having watched the pre-season Episode 0 for this season, I was hyped up to fi…
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What makes heroes? I keep questioning myself as I’m watching and finished the series. Well, the plain answer will be getting a power and protecting people from danger or some evil that come to us. It’s a good answer but, is that what heroes really need to do? Or is that hero’s responsibility to do that job? Of course, you can argue that they have superpower that beyond human capability but to me, even without superpower, we can be heroes.
Gatchaman Crowds/ Gatchaman Crowds Insight totally show me a different perspective view about heroes, what kind of opinion, characteristic and their justice in each main character. When I start watching this series, it gives me a vibe like “Mawaru Penguindrum” since they are using symbolic like poem, riddle and arts to express the explanation for viewers…
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Honestly speaking, this season of Gatchaman Crowds was a huge disappointment compared to its prequel. Dont get me wrong, the issues addressed in this are very relevant in the modern world, and it really hits back home to us audience. However, despite the good plot, it was a disappointment to me because of the introduction of the empty, superficial and disgustingly irritating new main character, Tsubasa.
Seriously, I cannot even bear to call her Hajime 2.0! She is so immature and useless, and yet she tried to do stuff her own way, screw things up for everyone and including Geru. On top of this, even after she realizes her mistake, she doesnt have the GUTS and CAPABILITY to deal with the troubles she herself caused! And Hajime, who was attempting to stand aside and watch over her junior war…
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Gatchaman Crowds insight is a show that represent and deal with mob mentality and peer pressure environments that creates fear of isolation.
The problem arises when Gelsadra runs as a candidate for the position of the prime minister. At the beginning Gelsadra is making out to be the best prime minister Japan's people has ever seen, listening to all their request. Thus starts the unification of mentality within people, as everybody agrees and supports Gelsadra.
This ultimately backfires with Kuu-sama making an appearance. Kuu-sama is the representation of fear of isolation. This in turn, forces those with different ideas unable to voice their opinions.
There is an uneasy atmosphere, with the fear looming over many people of Japan. And Gatchaman now comes to save the day, but not to fight…
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So after the first season's focus on social networking and gamification, the series has moved onto tackling democracy and mob mentality. The results are more mixed than last season. Part of the problem is that it feels like the first several episodes spend a lot of time twiddling their thumbs and not really going anywhere. The Gatchaman are famous now, they got a new member, a friendly alien has shown up, and it doesn't feel like much happens with them for a while despite there being a new enemy. Then it feels like they rush into the major event that drives the rest of the series, and it feels really contrived and oversimplified. I know any series like this tackling something like that is going to be a little bit, and I've see criticism of the last season along those lines, but it feels li…
Read at the sourceFlawfinder
There are two kinds of sequels in the anime world - ones that are made because the writer has more story to tell and one that’s made to cash-in on the original. And whilst this new Crowds anime played out like the latter during quite a few points, the little man inside my mind always kicked that possibility to the curb whilst saying “Cash-in on what, exactly? It didn’t sell great, it’s not popular on MAL, and had so many production issues it’s a wonder people fell in love with it at all”. Unfortunately, another man who lived in my mind responded with “why exactly does this sequel exist then? What is it being insightful of? It feels more like a side-story in the vein of Gat Out of Hell rather than a continuation of what Crowds created”.
I don’t know what happened from there on out, but let…
Read at the sourceNewbieJun
I watched the first season and I continue on to the next season and still I feel somewhat lost when watching this series.
It's a miracle I haven't dropped it.
Short Summary:
After a year since the "Tachikawa Incident" in summer 2015.
CROWDS, a system that turns the mentality of humans into physical form; from Berg Katze to Ninomiya Rui after taking his NOTE, has now spread among the public. The Prime Minister; Sugayama backs the plan but not everyone agrees with his policy.
A mysterious organization attacks Sugayama's vehicle, marking the start of a series of new conflicts.
So as I was like in the first season, I was lost with the plot in the second season.
However it was less confusing than I thought!
This season focuses on the "atmosphere" of society which really intrigued me as the s…
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Story
Although I think the first season was better that had many highlights was going to give up one 10.No first I thought that the second season would only be focused on Tsubasa (which was a bit) but continued with the same characters and is Hajime with her way. This season expect much of it even though some things have annoyed me kept liking.
Art
I do not think anything has changed, I have to complain about style taste that has this use of two colors.
Characters
To be honest I did not like much of Tsubasa, she has a geito a bit like the Hajime but not captivated me like Hajime, but then enjoyed a little more of it. Others Gatchaman remain the same only I had the impression that they were far away, in the first season I felt they were more friends but the last episode and in some small…
Read at the sourceYakamin
2nd season of gatchaman Crowds, something like that what happened when with the ignorance of society exceeds the limits.
story
Without spoilers, the anime is a bit slow at first, a lot off story and much conversation, probably this is necessary because we need understand the story. After this, goes the action and the fights without censorship. Within this history shows us the great problems of today's society and what happens when people make mistakes when making decisions...enough people should see this anime before voting... (Nos estáis llevando a la ruina)
Art
Good, but the Cg in punctual situations of the anime should be improved Sound
I really up the volume to maximum with the BSO. It is a nice job. Although some tracks was recycled of the first season, really shine and makes you…
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Now that the series is finished completely, I think it's time to write a review while the ending is still fresh on my mind. Just a quick note: this is my first time writing a review on MAL and English is not my first language, so excuse my poor mistakes and grammar.
Either way, let's go!
Story - 7
As a few others noticed, the second season took a rather different route than the first - Gatchaman Crowds had more of the "heroes fight the bad guys" kinda thing going on while Gatchaman Crowds Insight had more of a "people debate on whether to do one thing or another and the heroes step in from time to time". While it didn't really ruin the whole show for me, others, who might be expecting more or less the same thing after the first season could be disappointed, at least a little.
Art - 10.
I c…
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