Dunbine episode 17.

Yoshiyuki Tomino was here.

Zack Synder is a pansy.

And this is like the first two minutes of the episode.

Besides Cobras you can always have Hueys in your media because they will never stop being in service.

Garalia has the nerve of calling the helicopters "mosquitoes" even though she's in the bug!

The military is upset because Garalia is still nuking Japan.

Whoops! Gotta exchange insurance info now.

Nobody likes loud things buzzing around them.

Exisiting in upper Earth is very tiring for people from Byston Well.

COME OUT WITH YOUR DUNBINES UP!

Oh hey you can see red Skids and Scooter!

"This is Sky 7 News! "

"We'll be right back."

This reminds me a lot of the scenes in Layzner where Eiji hands himself over to the military.

"SHOU ZAMA SEEN WITH TINY WAIFU!"

Oh I tell ya the paparazzi are relentless!

Please don't point your 1983 cameras and guns at poor Cham.

"Hey kid. Want some tea?"

I'm tired of all this dang anime starring teenagers!

Everyone is watching Dunbine on TV.

"TALK! TELL US WHERE TOMINO HID THE BODIES!"

SMOKE!

Young man accosted and separated from his waifu.

Anime designed to sell robot toys to children is serious business.

Shou's friends from way back in the first episode are all like, "he's so cool now."

Meanwhile his mother (whose named is Chiyo btw) is convinced Shou has been possessed or replaced or something sinister.

jeez mom

Shou wants everyone to believe in Byston Well.

Won't you?

Garalia's Bastole is being terrorized by a "LET ME IN! LET ME IN!" bird.

Just get out of your giant bug and go for a walk.

They put Cham in a box and took pictures of her tiny skeleton.

They're not letting Shou leave the interrogation room.

At least he's got some desk lamps.

Anime characters always slide down hills because everyone (giant bug robots included) can't look cool walking down them.

Oh it's a lovely day to intrude upon some old folks picnic.

Grandma was almost ready to fight Garalia until she saw her sword.

You jelly donut thief!

Call the police at... STUDIO UN?

I wonder what that is.

Garalia taking a hit of that sake and giving a big mood.

One interesting contrast between America and Japan is that gun ownership is heavily regulated there so the only people showing up to help attack Garalia are licensed hunters and farmers.

Where exactly did she get a pistol in Byston Well?

I guess Shou has one and Marvel has two but...

She nails two dudes trying to climb into her Bastole.

Dang gurl.

Japanese rednecks versus a mecha pilot.

Despite having lots of guns and ever attack dogs, no one can hit her lol

I expect that from the Votoms they're making in the next Sunrise studio!

Hey ossan.

Don't mess with fairies.

Next up in contemporary military equipment is the JSDF's homegrown Mitsubishi F-1.

COOOOOOOOBRAAAAAAAAA!!!

Cham is a regular Solid Snake with these escape tricks.

Small and sneaky.

"EYE" see you!

Them boys don't know what they're missing.

Cham is not messing around.

I appreciate the very whimsical music that plays as she drags the grenade in front of the door to free Shou.

DON'T MESS WITH FAIRIES!

Huh.

Sneaking around a military base while trying to get into a giant robot?

Sounds like my Japanese video games.

Keep off.

This means you and your little fairy too!

A fairy and a teenage boy outwit trained military personnel.

THAT is anime.

We're back in the Dunbine (with that animation from the show's intro) and Cham is sad because going back to Byston Well would mean Shou leaves his home once again.

People just want cool shots of airplanes and shit.

Garalia is not having any of this.

She is BRUTAL!

Bowlegged sakuga action.

Mike Toole once said we all liked Gundam Wing because there's no parachutes like in GI Joe.

Shou wants to talk but Garalia ain't listening.

Shou's parents are still alive after two episodes.

I'm not optimistic about their chance for survival.