GLO 88

[BeastSoulEyes]

If that Karate Metal doublespread didn't make you shit yourself...

Nothing else will?! I totally agree.

I kid you not. Just that this illusion is sound based. First its silent... then I dunno wtf is happening, then falling to a giant moon??

The moon is an hand grenade, specifically the hand grenade Zazie used. In any case, thank you for the translation, it helps.

[crazyankan]

Sauer: Many thanks for the summary.

[zhek]

Erika is interesting. She looks exacly like Alita at the moment, actually she looks like Alita during the TRON sequence in volume 10... while that's sorta lame in itself, we can be pretty fucking sure it'll be a nice unveil when she inevitably yields to Zazie to get to go see Alita and gets drawn in "full light". Also I dunno what the fuck Taraba is doing in that color spread, but it kicks ass.

[bhaal]

Sergio, nothing really great to pre-translate anyway. I'll do what I can from memory.

That's Erika for sure, now. You know Zazie was on Alpha Team that nobody cares about. But the "Trevor? Trevor?!!?" *head sliced in 3 pieces* was comedy gold.

Erika's fighting style is always at the back. Zazie realises this after a couple of moves and comments how perfectly/accurately Erika is always at the back. At one pass, Erika comments, "the meaning of the enemy at your back is death." She's basically owning Zazie and just playing with her... "what will you do if i do this?" *stands on her back* AHAHAHA Very GOOT! (German)

Zazie counters with the grenade move. Erika is gone but she realizes her hand has been hit by Verschlag (not Hertza Nadel, although they are the same thing) Zazie shoots her hand, Erika says, "heeeeeh (jap girl style)* You know that move.. but verschlag should not be known to outsiders... the conversation goes nowhere.. Erika decides its time for Zazie to die when Zazie pulls the trump card.

"This is the 2nd time I've been hit by Verschlag. First time I've been hit was by YOKO" Erika goes WTF did you just farking say?? "She goes by the name of Gally now... she's participating in the ZOTT tourney... I think you should be able to see her on TV...

"So that child is still alive?!" <- Erika

"NOW" <-- Zazie counter!!

Then the next thing you know, it's UCHIHA ITACHI's MANGEKYOU SHARINGAN TSUKIYOMI

I kid you not. Just that this illusion is sound based. First its silent... then I dunno wtf is happening, then falling to a giant moon??

*Giant EXPLOSION*

Alpha Team? Alpha Team???????

There u go, Sergio. Only thing that's surprising is that Erika is very feminine compared to Gally.

I cant have done it better.

[Sauer]

Okay shit, I wasn't expecting this many people to care. While I appreciate all of your thanks, please don't take my words literally as in the bible. I had already forgotten half of what I read. Reading my own quote, I can already see some mistakes.

Eg. About being 100% sure that's Erika, well, before the purists start flaming, the words "I am Erika" did not literally appear, but come on. Panzer Kunst? Verschlag? (We did not see the full combo that is Hertza Nadel) Knows about Yoko? Super concerned about Yoko? Most imptly, that haircut?!?!

Another mistake was Erika's, "Wtf did you just say?" is wrong... I believe it was "WHEN did this happen?" Implying that this scene happened between Flag Completion in Chamber 1 and seeded Semi Finals in ZOTT. There was a *bingo* moment by Zazie, that followed by "she goes by the name of Gally now.. she's entered the ZOTT tourney that should be starting right around this time. Who knows? You might be able to catch her on TV." "That kid is still alive?"

I cant have done it better.

Yeah you can. There's still lots I left out. Like the initial Alpha Team part where they were dealing with the situation. The scenario was the typical Panzer Kunst Lone Assassin style sent to wipe out entire military teams. Zazie was asking something like, "Mauer! Wtf was that? Did you see that bitch? Where did she go?" "No? Trevor? What about you? Trevor?? Trevor???" Oh shi... "Mauer?!?!?" Owned LOL. It was great.

Another thing is Erika, like all Panzer Kunst warriors, fights with an ego that is bigger than my big fat yellow ass. She's still in the razor sharp stage, believing her fighting thesis to be absolute. This part is hazy, but I recall she asked Zazie something like, "why do you fight?", to which Zazie responded something like "QQ! You killed my underlings!! I will now go QQ in the restroom!!!" Okay, maybe that was unnecessary.

The genjutsu. It started in Zero Gravity I recall. It goes something like absolute silence to being pummeled by sound. How that works? Don't ask me. Upgraded offensive form of Verschlag? Don't ask me. The moon, as whoever pointed out, was the giant grenade, and somehow Zazie could run away on the ground in Zero Gravity? Don't ask me.

The point of the whole chapter was that we saw the seemingly invincible Erika, super confident in her abilities, show a weakness in her armor. That chink in the armor was Yoko. The meeting now is inevitable. And that's all that matters.

Edit: stupid login thing lost my other post. Gah! I need flan!

[Sergio Nova]

Gah! I need flan!

So do I!

[Exterminanz]

Well, Thanks to you, Sauer, you did Great!

/offtopic
I am new as an Registered User here, but i red GLO in this Forum for quite some Time.. well, it´s time for me to become an active Member of this awesome Fanclub... more 2 come

[HumanRage]

great summary, all we need month by month to ease the withdrawal pain

[vacendek]

!!! Spoiler Warning !!!

The last two chapters are really hard to get. There is so much action that I can only guess whats going on, but i think we all agree that is a good think ,-)

I don't have a clue (can't remember) which factions are fighting over mars? Please explain.

The way the "Dragonflyman" died suggests that Erika has body-hacking abilities?!
But wtf happens after he explodes?
Is it the explosion's blast which hurls the parked second train at Zazie's team?
What happens to her team members' head and body? Some sort of shuriken?
No clue what's happening after Zazie dropped the grenade. Looks like she is gone crazy and/or hallucinating.

[Twitchywrote]

I have to wonder, regarding the Karate Metal spread...just...whose hand is that to the farthest left? O_O

[Sergio Nova]

I have to wonder, regarding the Karate Metal spread...just...whose hand is that to the farthest left? O_O

It's the guitarrist.

[Exterminanz]

well... some Guesses from my side...

i Think, Erika fired the Cannon by herself, with anyone noticing her infiltrating the Transport vehicle..

the Cutting of Zazies Comrades is done with the Same Steel Wire she lateron tries to use against Zazie, who parries this move with her blade... (Panel 13 of Phase 88)
i would not say that Erica possess body hacking... this would be interpreting to much into this scene...

my Grammar is bad >_<

[vacendek]

well... some Guesses from my side...

i Think, Erika fired the Cannon by herself, with anyone noticing her infiltrating the Transport vehicle..

the Cutting of Zazies Comrades is done with the Same Steel Wire she lateron tries to use against Zazie, who parries this move with her blade... (Panel 13 of Phase 88)
i would not say that Erica possess body hacking... this would be interpreting to much into this scene...

my Grammar is bad >_<

Your explanations make sense. Erika's moves with the wire are undoubtedly powerful. I like the usage of invisible wires capable of cutting through everything. It is a good thing YK does too ,-)

I'm not sure about the cannon, cause imho Dragonflyman jumped in front of the cannons barrel.

[ederly]

maybe he used the bullet on purpose to be propulsed to the other transportation vehicule

[Twitchywrote]

I have to wonder, regarding the Karate Metal spread...just...whose hand is that to the farthest left? O_O

It's the guitarrist.

Yes, but who is it? One of those giant cyborgs that was wiped out in the giant war of the Kartekas?

[Exterminanz]

maybe he used the bullet on purpose to be propulsed to the other transportation vehicule

mhh.. thats one good guess too... but for clearity on this one, we need to know, what he is saying, while riding on the grenade

zazie and her comrades are quite shocked about his words i think.. or about he´s been shoot off the vehicle.. not so clear ´bout that...

[vacendek]

maybe he used the bullet on purpose to be propulsed to the other transportation vehicule

Yeah ,-) Maybe he had a vision of whats going to happen to his friends.

[Exterminanz]

i lol'ed at your Pic great translation i´m from germany btw and quite familiar with the Münchhausen tale

[BeastSoulEyes]

Omg, that was FUNNY , MUUNCHAUSEN!!!! my mother speak german

[Dwakey]

If that Karate Metal doublespread didn't make you shit yourself...

I want it poster size.

That and yea, obviously Erica since the debut in 87. Why would anyone speculate otherwise? Crazy fans.

The illusion was lol-worthy.

[vacendek]

Thx! Btw I'm from Vienna.

[Exterminanz]

i'm from Heidelberg

i think, some of you know where this is

BTT btw

[vacendek]

BTT btw

BTT?

[othergrunty]

i'm from Heidelberg

i think, some of you know where this is

BTT btw

Hey i'm from Kiel (capital city of the most northern state of germany), funny seems like we have at least three people here who can speak german directly.

Your explanations make sense. Erika's moves with the wire are undoubtedly powerful. I like the usage of invisible wires capable of cutting through everything. It is a good thing YK does too ,-).

Elf and Zwölf have now got some serious competition on the title of "wireblade masters" of the Gunnm universe.


Anyway i just hope Gally won't skip the ZOTT now to get her butt down on Mars to find Erika but rather finish the ZOTT and get to Mars (hopefully still with Sechs following her).

Also Erika is now proven alive and god knows what she must have went through the last 200 years.
After all we already saw how much of a personality change Yoko went through between those child scenes at the beginning of volume 1 and the secret mission shown in volume 7 which were only 20 years or so.
Not to forget that Yoko aka. Gally slept the last 200 years while Erika went throgh them awake.

It certainly won't be a happy reunien that's for sure.

I have the bad feeling Erika belongs to that Neo Nazi faction mentiod in volume 3, since there were four armies mentiod in that one. One was the mars government (which Zazie belongs to), the venus people, the jupiter people and the neo nazi faction.
Now remember this chapter seems to take place in the space port they talked about which is held by the nazis.
So i have a really bad feeling about this.

[Twitchywrote]

i'm from Heidelberg

i think, some of you know where this is

BTT btw

Hey i'm from Kiel (capital city of the most northern state of germany), funny seems like we have at least three people here who can speak german directly.

Your explanations make sense. Erika's moves with the wire are undoubtedly powerful. I like the usage of invisible wires capable of cutting through everything. It is a good thing YK does too ,-).

Elf and Zwölf have now got some serious competition on the title of "wireblade masters" of the Gunnm universe.


Anyway i just hope Gally won't skip the ZOTT now to get her butt down on Mars to find Erika but rather finish the ZOTT and get to Mars (hopefully still with Sechs following her).

Also Erika is now proven alive and god knows what she must have went through the last 200 years.
After all we already saw how much of a personality change Yoko went through between those child scenes at the beginning of volume 1 and the secret mission shown in volume 7 which were only 20 years or so.
Not to forget that Yoko aka. Gally slept the last 200 years while Erika went throgh them awake.

It certainly won't be a happy reunien that's for sure.

I have the bad feeling Erika belongs to that Neo Nazi faction mentiod in volume 3, since there were four armies mentiod in that one. One was the mars government (which Zazie belongs to), the venus people, the jupiter people and the neo nazi faction.
Now remember this chapter seems to take place in the space port they talked about which is held by the nazis.
So i have a really bad feeling about this.

Maybe she works for a 5th, undisclosed faction? :\