Gundam 00 S2 Episode 13

We pick up from where we left off last time; a portion of the Kataron fleet is wiped out by Memento Mori as the fleet closes in on it. As the fleet reels from this, they quickly come under attack by the MM defense forces, which includes the innovator Healing Care and her own Gadessa. She quickly begins to pick off Kataron ships. It is here the battle truly begins, as both sides launch their mobile suits and engage into a free-for-all, one which Kataron is badly losing. One Ahead manages to nearly fire on the Kataron command ships’ bridge, until they are saved by Setsuna in the OO Raiser. Setsuna barrels onward towards the Gadessa and engages Healing in battle.

Meanwhile, Nena is in her attack craft, the Riaan, and gives CB the technical readouts on the Memento Mori, something she does without Wang Liu Mei knowing.

At this time, the rest of CB are preparing their battle plans for the assault on Memento Mori. The Ptolemaios 2 speeds on down the orbital ring, trying to keep out of the firing arc of MM. However, they are under intense fire from the defense forces. This continuous barrage of fire knocks the P2 off course, and into Memento Mori’s firing arc. The MM is finally charged again and fires, seemingly hitting the P2 directly.

However, at the last minute, the Arios activated its Trans-Am, thus giving P2 Trans-Am, allowing it to dodge the blast, and come back, rocketing towards MM. However, they are practically defenseless, as all power is diverted to speed due to only Arios’ Trans-Am being active. The Seravee and Cherudim are at the P2’s central launch deck, and to defend the P2 fron oncoming fire, the Cherudim activates Trans-Am and deploys its GN Shield Bits to defend the ship.  The bits are hammered by oncoming fire, and eventually, Arios’ Trans-Am runs out, but the ship finally comes close enough to Memento Mori to attack.

Seravee engages its Trans-Am as well, and charges its GN Bazooka to full power, and fires. The massive ball of energy launches manages to blast a large hole in the MM’s outer hull, which allows Lockon to snipe the core, finally taking Memento Mori out once and for all. In the ensuing death throes, Lindt’s ship is taking out by pieces of debris.

Setsuna, however, is still engaged against Healing. However, Nena fires on her long enough to distract her so Setsuna can get close and slice her Gadessa’s arm off. Both units retreat afterwards.

At the Kataron desert base, everyone watches as the debris of Memento Mori falls to earth. Sergei watches this as well, until he is interuppted by a man who he knows as Hercules.

For me, this was probably one of the greates battles ever in a Gundam series. The highlight of the episode would have to be the Ptolemaios 2’s attack on Memento Mori. It was quite intense, and the way Seravee and Cherudim finally took it out was just awesome. It was also nice to see Cherudims Shield Bits in action at last, and they seem incredibly effective.  So all in all, this was an awesome episode, and one of Gundam’s most epic battles.

AKB48 Member Ranking

So yeah, I’ve decided to do a member ranking list, much like some of my other fellow AKB bloggers have done lately. For my ranking, I’m only going to be doing the 47 members who actually  make up Teams A, K and B.

This first ranking post will include the first 16 members, specifically number 46 to 31, so lets gets started;

47: Maeda Atsuko

Since I can remember, I’ve never been a fan of Atsuko. There’s just something about her that puts me off. I think its her presence on stage. For me, she looks very fake on stage. She always seems like she’s trying to fake enthusiasm when performing. Also, I don’t care for all the attention she gets over other, more deserving girls. She has to be on everything. Every cover, every magazine, everywhere. And yet, there are other members who are far more talented than her, yet she gets all the attention. Honestly, I can’t wait till she graduates, as it will allow some new and better talent to take her place.

46: Kuramochi Asuka

One of Team K’s newest members. I hear she’s an excellent singer, but for me, she needs to tone down on that smile of hers. Sometimes she overdoes it. Other than that, I haven’t heard her or seen her perform, so that’s why she’s so low on this ranking.

45: Fujie Reina

I believe Reina was one of the first Research Students added to Team A. I guess she’s alright in A5, but other than that I don’t have much of an opinion on her. She is quite popular with fans though, but I think it probably has more to do with her image than her actual talent.

44: Shinoda Mariko

One of Team A’s original members (sort of…). She has a very deep voice, and I think that’s one reason why she’s so low on my ranking. For me, deep voices just don’t do it, especially on female singers.

43: Sashihara Rino

I don’t have much to say about Rino, as she’s quite new to Team B, and I have yet to see her in action. In the future, she might not be so low on my ranking.

42: Noguchi Reina

I don’t know what to say about Noguchi. Really, I don’t. Thats why she’s so low here.

41: Oku Manami

This is the one member who for the longest time would never seem to smile at all. She always looked pissed off. She’s somewhat better now, but she still hasn’t had much exposure, so thats why she’s this low for me.

40: Watanabe Mayu

May is team B’s frontgirl, and in my opinion should not be there. I’ll admit, she’s a great dancer, but she does not have the voice to go with those skills, and…she’s creepy. In every picture of her, she just has that blank stare, which just freaks me out. Also, the AKB48 management seem to think that Team B=Mayu, so they choose her for all the singles, over the other more talented B members. Sure, she’s cute, but she doesn’t have the talent, or emotions, to back that up.

39: Oota Aika

One of the Team B members selected for the new sub-unit. Really, I haven’t seen much of her, so that’s why she’s so low here. Perhaps after the new units CD is released, I’ll have a better opinion of her.

38: Naruse Risa

Another of Team K’s newest members. Again, I don’t really have any opinion on her, but if I remember correctly she did seem to fill in for Sayaka Akimoto on various occasions in the past, so she must be at least somewhat good.

37: Kobayashi Kana

From what I’ve heard, she’s really not that great of a singer, and for me, that matters at least somewhat in the Idol business. Also, she just doesn’t appeal to me that much, so that’s why she’s at number 36.

36: Nakata Chisato

One of Team A’s newest members. She really hasn’t been on Team A long enough for me to form a good opinion of her, so that’s why’s she’s here.

35: Ohori Megumi

Ohori is one of the oldest in the entire group, and has lately been thrust into the spotlight because of her solo single release. However, I’ve never been a huge fan of her. Really just a matter of personal preference really…

34: Nakagawa Haruka

Another Team B member in the new B sub-unit. Again, I really just haven’t seen enough of her for me to like her that much. Hopefully, the new sub-unit will change that.

33: Hirajima Natsumi

She used to be one of my favorite members, but that’s drastically changed over time. Really, the only reason she’s so low is because my opinions on a lot of other members have changed enough to push her down on my ranking.

32: Hayano Kaoru

Probably one of Team K’s best members, but she doesn’t get many solo lines or hardly any of the spotlight, so thats why she’s down here at 31.

So there’s 47 to 32 down. Next up will be 31 to 14!

OO Raiser Part 2

So here’s everything that makes up the main kit of this set, the OO Gundam:

And here’s the final product:

As you can see, the kit is quite poseble. All the joints allow for a great degree of mobility. The only thing wrong would be that for some reason there is no waist joint. This means you cannot move the body at the waist, and does somewhat the poses you can do. Also, the connector that connects the figure to the action base is one of the best I’ve seen. It clips on to the lower back part of the “groin” area, and its quite sturdy. Even with the heavy O-Raiser parts on it, the kit still stays upright with great ease.

And after all that, here is the true final product:

One thing to be wary of with this kit is that the O-Raiser parts are quite heavy on the shoulders, and it is somewhat hard to pose them in upper positions. However, they stay on quite well, along with the main body which connects to the back quite well. Overall, this is one fantastic kit, and I enjoyed building it a lot. If your looking for a great Gundam OO kit, I’d greatly recomment this one.

OO Raiser – Part 1

So first, lets take a look at the included Action base stand:

This is quite the unique stand, as this clear green version of the Celestial Being stand only comes with the OO Raiser set. Its quite an awesome stand, but that’s to be expected of an action base stand. They are high quality stands, and hold up quite well.

Next, lets take a look at the first of the two kits in this set, the O-Raiser:

The O-Raiser consists of 3 main parts; the main body and its two side sponsons. The side sponsons connect rather easily to the main body I found, and here’s the full unit:

Now, of course, the main feature of the O-Raiser is the ability to connect to the OO Gundam itself. The sponsons attack to the shoulder GN Drives, while the O-Raiser body connects to the back of the OO. To do this, an incredibly simple “transformation” is required of the O-Raiser. All that is needed is to simply fold the rear half of the O-Raiser down, then to move the rear thruster unit down as well. This exposes the connector unit that attaches to the back of the OO Gundam. Very simple indeed:

Now, lets take a look at the OO’s weapons:

The weapons include 2 GN Sword II’s, the two halves of the GN Shield and 2 beam sabers. The swords can be switched between gun and sword mode, but the blades must be removed and repositioned to do this. Its a similar situation with the shields, as the white blade part must be removed and repositioned to increase the length of the blade. The swords can also be connected to each other at the hilts to form a double bladed sword. This requires the use of a small additional part. Also, the shields can be connected to the O-Raisers sponsons for storage:

So thats all for today. Next up will be the OO Gundam itself, then after that will come the final product, the OO Raiser!

1/100 OO Raiser kit – Mine finally arrived!

So the Gundam OO kits I’ve been waiting forever for has finally arrived, the 1/100 OO Raiser!

Here’s a quick look at whats included:

The box:

What’s inside:

More of what’s inside:

And finally the manual:

I’m going to be trying something new here, whereas I’ll be posting throughout the building process, showing off the kits at various stages, so there’s defenitly more to come. Stay tuned!

New Gundam 00V MSV and some new Gunpla updates

Its like in the last 10 minutes, we Gundam fans have been hit with a flood of new Gundam model kit info and a new OOV variation (for those unaware, OOV shows different MS and variants that don’t show up in the TV series)

Lets start with the latest OOV:

Cherudim Gundam Saga

(Translation from Gundamnews)

Unit Type: close combat equipped mobile suit
Head Height: 18.0m
Unit Weight: 62.7t (Saga Equipment Weight: 3.8t)
Armament: GN Assault Carbine x 1, GN Sub Machine Gun x 2, GN Beam PIstol II x 2, GN Beam Pistol x 2, GN Small Shield x 1, GN Missile Pod (front section) x 4, GN Missile Container (back section) x 1
Affiliation: Celestial Being

Summary: Special equipment for the Cherudim. SAGA is an abbreviation for Special Assault GUNDAM Arms. Assumed to be used for base attack missions. Therefore, all guns are changed to short barrels, and it’s equipped with as many as seven guns (on its person). Ian Vashti, who was in charge of design kept in mind the “Seven Sword” of the Exia and actually referred to the Cherudim as the “Seven Gun” because of the number of guns it has in the development code. For close range combat, it is equipped with a crystal sensor in its head. Abandoning GN Shield Bits because they are unsuitable for battles in small areas, it instead carries a convenient GN Small Shield. On it’s back it has a GN Drive and added armor to make up for the lack of GN Shield Bits. The top section contains a GN Missile container.

Next up is some upcoming models kits:

The HG O-Raiser is something to look forward to if you bought the HG OO Gunda, as it will include the GN Shield and the part that allows you to connect the OO’s GN Sword II’s. I myself will be getting it as a display piece, as my 1/100 O-Raiser will be connected to my 1/100 OO Gundam in OO Raiser congif. The other big noticble is the HG GN Archer, which we finally get to see in MS mode. This is a defenite buy for me, as I find the MS mode quite appealing. Its somewhat of a cross between the Powered GM from 0083 and the DSSD Astray from GSD Stargazer.

We also have a first look at the 1/100 Arios, and its looking fantastic, as is the 1/100 Cherudim. Also shown is the latest GN-XIII kit (in federation blue colors) and the Trans-Am versions of the season 1 Gundams.  Also shown is the HD version of the MG Zeta 2.0, and the HGUC Rezin Schnyder Geara Doga, along with some new SD kits.  However, the biggest news here has to be the revelation of a PG Astray Red Frame! Its been quite some time since the last Perfect Grade Kit was released (I believe it was Strike Gundam, or perhaps the Skygrasper, I forget) and for them to choose the Red Frame is just epic. It will defenitly be something to look forward to.

New AKB48 Single – 10 nen Sakura

So at the recent AKB48 concert at JCB Hall on the 20th, it was announced that the next AKb48 single would be titles 10 nen Sakura, and would be released on the 4th of March next year.

I’ll say it right now, I’m not particularily excited about this single.

The title speaks volumes. Its most likely going to be another graduation time style song, much like Sakura no Hanabiratachi was. For me, that single was somewhat boring. I’m not a huge fan of slow songs, unless their done right, like Yuuhi wo Miteiruka was. Tha single still remains one of my absolute favorites, and I’m kinda hoping that if this next single is going to be a somewhat slow song as the title kind of suggests, that its like Yuuhi wo and not SnH. but then again, this might be another fast paced single, but I doubt it. The last slow song single was Yuuhi wo, so we are due for another slow song.

One thing I do find interesting is that the next single is not a song from A5. Most singles are from the A stages (with a couple from the Himawari stages) so its suprising one of A5’s awesome songs is not going to be the new single. Its kind of a shame too, as there are a number of great songs from A5 that would make awesome singles. AKB Sanjou would have made an awesome single track, and they could have maybe used Tsundere as a b-side. That would have been awesome (at least for me)

So I wonder where this song will fit into the stages. Or perhaps they’ve moved on from having singles be stage songs. Who knows? Guess we’ll have to wait till March to find out.

Gundam 00 S2 Episode 12

The episode picks up from where we left off from last time. The OO Raiser has just entered Trans-Am mode, and Setsuna and Saji head off into the fray.  As the other Gundams defend the Ptolemaios 2, Setsuna engages other A-LAWS units until he comes face to face with the Garazzo. They engage in melee combat until Setsuna manages to temporarily blind the Garazzo long enough for him to back off and deal enough damage to force Bring to eject and retreat. Setsuna then notices the Gadessa preparing to launch another beam attack from its sniping position.  Setsuna manages to bring the OO up to the asteroid where the Gadessa is and quarter the asteroid with its GN Sword II’s. The Gadessa gets off in time, and both engage each other in close quarters. Healing is no slouch though. He manages to maneuver enough to stab the OO, or so he thinks. What he stabs turns out to be nothing more than a GN Particle illusion/after-image. From the other side, the OO comes at the Gadessa again, slicing its cannon into pieces, then proceeds to finish off the Gadessa, forcing Healing to eject as well.

With this, the A-LAWS forces decide to withdraw.  Saji disconnects the O-Raiser from the OO, and intends to go after Louise with it, but Setsuna takes control of the O-Raiser away from Saji. After the battle, on one of the A-LAWS cruisers, soldiers take the personal effects from Barack’s locker, and Louise stands there thinking about her former commander. Andrei comes in and they have a brief personal exchange, before Louise storms off.

On the Ptolemaios, Setsuna and Saji also have a brief exchange before Saji punches him for not letting him go after Louise. Ian is resting and recovering with Anew looking after him.

At this time, the Memento Mori strikes again on yet another Middle Eastern location, this one with a large refugee camp in its territory. The Kataron forces are again disturbed by this news. Back on the Ptolemaios, Saji goes to the O-Raiser and contemplates using it, but in the end cannot bring himself to do it, and sits there sobbing. At the same time on the A-LAWS cruiser, Louise deletes all the photo’s of herself and Saji from her phone.

As the Ptolemaios moves out, so does the Kataron fleet, now in Earth orbit. However, Memento Mori strikes again, and manages to decimate a large portion of the fleet as the meisters watch on from the Ptolemaios.

Now this was one heck of an episode. The OO Raiser is just as spectacular as expected, and manages to take out both the Garazzo and Gadessa, though its likely that won’t be the last we see of those 2 suits, as both Bring and Healing managed to eject utilizing some sort of core-fighter like unit. As expected, the drama between Saji and Louise heats up, and its incredibly interesting to say the least. Louise in fact thinks that for the last 5 years Saji has been with Celestial Being, so this revelation of where Saji is now has defenitly gotten to her badly. I can defenitly see this brining her closer to Andrei, as he’s always seemed to have a thing for her. The whole Saji x Louise plot has become more interesting by the day, and I can’t wait to see where it goes. Looks like the Meisters will be taking on the A-LAWS forces around Memento Mori, and they’ll defenitly need to take it out fast. Memento Mori is truly a deadly weapon, as its already taken out 2 Middle Eastern cities, and a portion of the Kataron fleet, all in the time frame of 3 episodes. Such a rapid-attack weapon is defenitly a major threat to Celestial Being and Kataron.

AKB48 Team A Stage 5 – Renai Kinshi Jourei

So on October 19th of this year, Team A began their long awaited 5th stage, titled Renai Kinshi Jourei. You’d think this would be the like some epic moment for AKB48. Team A is the original team, and thus the lead team of the group. Also, its been quite some time since they had an original stage. After their 4th Stage, the Himawari stages began. After H2 ended, instead of starting a 5th stage, Team A did a revival of the 4th Stage while A and K performed their new stages. When A5 was finally announced, it was pretty much expected that it would be huge.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t as huge as everyone thought it would be. And why was that?

Well, Prior to the end of the 4th Stage revival, Team A went through a bit of a shakeup, though most would agree that earthquake is a better word to use in this instance. 5 original members, Narita Risa, Tojima Hana, Nakanishi Rina, Ohe Tomomi and Komatani Hitomi announced their graduations from the group. Now this was a huge blow to Team A, but it survived, and continued on to their 5th Stage. However, this mass graduation was defenitly a blow to the actualy vocal talent of Team A. I know for me, I was not looking forward to the 5th stage after this. With so many members leaving, it would not be the same Team A again.

But the 5th Stage started as would any stage. And one thing was defenitly different…Team A sure seemed different. And why is that? Because most of the original Team A members were not there. Of course, the 5 graduates were gone, and most of the remaining originals were busy with other projects. This meant that Team A was essentially all new members added over the last few months. Some were defenitly not happy about this. The biggest thing with all these absences was the incredibly pro-longed absences of the 3 girls under the OgiPro agency; Takahashi Minami, Minegishi Minami and Kojima Haruna. For those new to Team A, these 3 girls are essentially the defenite leads of the group. Without them, Team A is defenitly not the same. Many others would agree. For a lot of people, 5th Stage didn’t truly begin till the 16th of December, when the 3 OgiPro girls would participate for the first time in the 5th Stage.

So how was it?
Nothing short of Phenomenal! And this is coming from someone who did not care that much for the first 4 Team A stages.

First up, lets look at the Set List for this stage:

A5:
1. Nagai Hikari
2. Squall no Aida ni
3. JK Nemurihime
4. Kimi ni au tabi koi o suru
5. Kuroi Tenshi
6. Heart gata Virus
7. Renai Kinshi Jourei
8. Tsundere!
9. Manatsu no Christmas Rose
10. Switch
11. 109
12. Hikouhigumo
13. Ano Koro no Sneaker
14. AKB Sanjou!
15. Namida no Shinkokyuu
16. Oogoe Diamond

As you can see, the latest single and its accompanying track are part of this stage, but that comes as no suprise. Team A stages are the ones to usually feature songs used as singles. For me, this is one thing that makes this stage awesome. Oogoe Diamond are 109 are awesome songs, as I mentioned in my post on the single. Though, I would have preferred OD to be the first song, just because I think it would be awesome to have the stage open up with a bit of a bang, which this song defenitly delievers. 109 would fit in just about anywhere, so I think its fine where it is. The stage does open up quite well though.  Nagai Hikari does work quite well as an opening song, as it starts somewhat slow, then up the ante and goes into full throttle. Its quite a good song, and introduces us to what I’d like to call the new Team A…which works wonders.

Remember when I said in my Oogoe Diamond post that the song had a new sound to it? Well, that sound is here in this stage. This stage is leaps and bounds ahead of the past Team A stages, and its all thanks to this new sound.

While all the songs are great, I’d like to focus on just a few of them (excluding OD and 109, as I’ve already stated my opinions on those 2 songs), which I see as the true “gems” of this stage, at least in my opinion.

First up is song number 6, Heart gata Virus. I always had a feeling I’d like this song, even before I actually heard it. The title was just too awesome. Thankfully, the song is equally as awesome. It has a very retro vibe to it, sounding alot like something from perhaps the late 70’s to the early 80’s, yet its infused with a lot of modern sounds, which form quite a formidable combination. Also, the vocals are top notch, especially with the combination of Kawasaki Nozomi, Oshima Mai and Kojima Haruna, who are defenitly some of Team A’s best vocalists. All this combines to create a song that is catchy in every way.

Next up is song numer 8, Tsundere!. Now, if you thought Heart gata Virus was catchy, then Tsundere is like catchy on crack. Song is very fast paced, and has a very cool vibe to it. The opening of the song sounds is very rockish, and somewhat harkens back to those old american surfing songs of the past. This unit also has, what I think, is a great member lineup, which consists of Sato Amina, Itano Tomomi and Kitahara Rie. This was actually the first time I have heard Kitahara sing, and she is actually quite good. Amina is also perfect for this song. For thos unaware, Amina is my 2nd favourite member of AKB48, just under Kashiwagi Yuki, so I was thrilled to learn she was selected for a unit song. And its also nice that it became one of my favourites of this stage, if not out of all of AKB’s songs. There’s just nothing not to like about this song. Its extremely catchy, its got an awesome sound to it, and the cutesy vocals of the girls work wonders. Defenitly one of the best songs of the stage.

The last song I want to talk in depth about is song number 14, AKB Sanjou!. Now, this song just blew me away the first time I heard it. It is pure adreneline pumping rock at its finest. This is the kind of song I have been wanting Team A to do for a long time. I’m a rock/metal person myself, so I always prefer this kind of song over others, and Team A hasn’t had a song like this whatsoever as far as I can recall. There’s really not much I can say about this song, other than that it is pure awesomeness.  What makes it even more awesome is that its a song entirely about AKB48 itself.  This song is defenitly my favorite of this stage, and may just be my all-time favourite AKB48 song now, though a few B3 songs may still hold that position for me. This is one song that is not to be missed.

A couple of other notables would be the title song, Renai Kinshi Jourei. Is is a great song, but I think it lacks a certain “wow” factor for me. The vocals are top notch, but it just didn’t grab me as the other songs did. Its still great though. A couple of other great songs would be Switch and JK Nemurihime. Switch has what I think is a freaking cool intro piece, something that stands out above other AKB48 songs, and JK is just the kind of song that sounds cool to listen too. Both are defenitly great to listen too.

So in the end, Team A’s 5th stage is made of incredible amounts of win. This defenitly suprosed me. I was not expecting the stage to wow me in anyway, yet it did. Its like they took a good look at past Team A stages, and did a full reversal in terms of sound and style. It is lightywars ahead of the other A stages, and perhaps most of the other AKB stages (though it is not at the level of awesomeness that Team B’s 3rd stage is at, though its damn close). So for all of you AKB48 fans out there, you need to watch this stage now. And for those who are not fans, you should still check it out. This is some of the best J-pop ever.

Gundam 00 S2 Episode 11

The episode begins by showing the aftermath of Memento Mori’s attack on ther kingdom of Seel, which is not nothing more than a huge crater. The Federation forces nearby managed to survive, though.

Back at Celestial Being’s asteroid base, the OO-Raiser test continues, and promptly finishes. As the GN particles subside, the symptoms caused by the overload of particles go away, including Hallelujah, who is now back to being Allejuah. After the test finishes , the O-Raiser and GN Archer are loaded onto the Ptolemaios 2, and just in time too. Shortly afterward, A-LAWS forces launch an attack on the asteroid with a barrage of GN missiles. The Gadessa and Garazzo standby to attack. After the barrage is done, a number of cloaked Aheads and GN-XIII’s begin their attack. The Gundams are sent out, with the Arios+GN-Archer sent to escort the evac shuttles. Cherudim stays near the Ptolemaios to defend it alongside the Seravee, while OO goes on the offensive. Quite quickly, the battle turns sour. The OO is incapacitated by Patrick and his other squad mates, and the Seravee is forced into direct engagement with Bring Stability and his Garazzo.

During all this, the Ptolemaios is dealt some severe damage. Saji is sent to check on Ian and the O-Raiser, and when Saji get to hi, he finds the compartment nearly obliterated, and Ian gravely injured. Marie comes to take Ian to get help, and Saji is forced to take the O-Raiser out. In the heat of battle, the O-Raiser and OO Gundam combine again to form the OO-Raiser. The Combination creates a unit with incredible speed and maneuverability. Sestuna manages to out-fly the A-LAWS units, and then proceeds to kill Zinin and his ahead. Setsuna then proceeds to activate Trans-Am, which creates a somewhat telepathic moment/link between Saji, Setsuna and Louise. It is here that Louise and Saji find out about each other, and what the other is doing.

So this was one hell of an episode. The OO-Raiser is a truly fierce machine, and it will be interesting to see how the A-LAWS stand up to it in Trans-Am mode. It is also nice that Saji and Louise finally find out about each other. With Saji now piloting the O-Raiser, this should provide some good conflict between the two.

I’m also quite interested in the new CB member, Anew Returner. It is quite apparent that she may be an Innovator. She has the appearance of one, and she was distracted for a moment by quantum waves when she was taking to Lyle. It will be interesting to see if she is a spy or if she is truly on the side of CB. It was also cool to see all the CB personnel on the asteroid base. Since we see the Ptolemaios most of the time, so CB always seems like it has little personnel. This episode proved that wrong. There must have been at least over a hundred people on the station.