Kiddy Grade 2 Pilot commentary

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My DVD copy hasn't arrived but I have.. borrowed (*ahem*) a copy in the meantime.
The clips from the Newtype video are all there, but with more context.
It begins with the Orbital Rim explosion, which actually involves Epilogue Eclair and Lumiere. Eclair is falling through space, seemingly unconscious and Lumiere yells her name (the only dialog for some time, most of the PV is set to some tense BGM). Donnerchlag-Re get's blown up. Eclair is rescued by Eclipse on the Calliope, and then demonstrates her G-class strength by catching and throwing an immense chunk of metal about to hit them. Armbrust does some showing off floating in the air, we see his case's guns in use for the first time and a bit of the Siegerum in action.
Then suddenly we're back ten years before the start of the first series with Lumiere, chibi Eclair (who seems to make a habit of kicking down doors), Maryann and Bran from the Pr. novels (see here and here), then Viper and Virago from the Vs. manga (see here). We seem to going through a potted history as then see both the main versions of Eclair and Lumiere from the original series in order, although in scenes not shown in the series itself including Lumiere creating what looks like a warp portal. Then a brief glimpse of Liquiy, Bonita and the new receptionist Fleur from the epilogue.
Now we're up to the new stuff with Que Feuilles and Ascule's guard robot, which looks to have been designed after a hippogriff/centaur, which fights with a snake-robot thing. Like that recent Newtype poster indicated, Ascule fights with a comb (of all things), firing the teeth like little exploding darts. Que Feuilles weapon, which I thought from the poster were stones, actually seem to be.. exploding chocolates (go figure).
We now go back onboard the Calliope with Eclair, Lumiere and Eclipse and have some more spoken lines (Ryoko and Aya are the only credited cast), one of which is Eclair's "Osoreru koto wa nai" which is also in one or two of the epilogues on the KG Sound Packs.
Now we have the bit with the warp gate, the Fenice (Viola and Cesario), and the Centurion (Dextera and Sinistra). There's an explosion on part of the warp gate and chunks fly towards the Fenice which disintergrates them (using Viola's power), but it is hit (from behind it looks like) and falls into the warp gate. Centurion splits into Unicorn-α and -β, both Dextera and Sinistra look hurt. Are we to believe they all die since they are not seen again in the PV?
Now we cut to Ascule fighting those two twins. That glowing tatoo on her thigh looks to be shaped like a rose and allows her to, well bamf basically. It doesn't look to be her just rapid movement, she's not moving fast when she disappears and comes out backwards, but looks to be a short-range/line-of-sight dislocation rather than Eclipse's quantum jump. Those little glowing balls by the twins fingers function like exploding energy bolas.
Now we're back with Epilogue Eclair and Lumiere again, Eclair is naked, glowing and falling down an energy column within the space elevator shaft from the start, her hair doing that whole Saiyan-thing (or so I've heard). She says something innaudible and then explodes. Lumiere looked to be back on Donnerchlag-Re, despite him seeming to blow up in what I assume to be earlier in this continuity, and he is presumably now vapourised anyway along with Lumiere given their proximity to Eclair when she gained critical mass.
Now we have the other new characters; the tall meganekko and the boy (who could possibly be Chevalier?), who appear to be partners.
It wouldn't be a Kiddy Grade preview without the odd imagery in the next few clips, followed by more short clips with the new and old characters (including A-ou, Un-ou, Tweedledee and Tweedledum) and the new leads' ship.
Finally we end with the group shot that started the internet preview, the text under the logo they stand under, which is for the Galactic Trade Organisation (GTO), reads "As it was in the beginning and now and ever shall be the world without End" (from the Gloria Patri.. I think someone's been watching too much Evangelion)
The end credits run to Junpaku Sanctuary.

Motherlode of caps under the cut.

Links:
K-G.2 - Kiddy Grade 2 Pilot DVD (Neko Mimi Mode)
Kiddy Grade II thread on Hentaishare forums. I'll let you find it yourself if you want to read it due to the adult nature etc.

12 Comments

Thank you so much for the summary & screencaps. I was a huge fan of KG1.

No, thank *you* for the first comment in.. forever that hasn't gone straight into the 'junk' folder with the other thousands of spambot entries :)

Looking forward to this, KG has left me with awesome memories.

Like the time i was banned from a DC++ Server because the admin thought Kiddy Grade was child porn or something, i was like wth!

It was also the first anime i downloaded after getting broadband back in 03. :D

I've just realised that is is Tweedledee brushing Ascule's hair in that one image. She seemed to have a bit of a thing for Lumiere in the original series but the pairs were never shown to spend much time mingling and bonding off-duty.

It´s true that there are new main characters? no eclair&lumiere, but someone else?
btw sorry for mistakes

Lucy: As far as we've been informed so far, Lumiere and Eclair are not in the sequel (or at least are not the main characters). The pilot gives the impression that Eclair and Lumiere are, in fact, dead (again). The new lead heroines are Ascule and Que Feuilles.
(sorry for the very late reply, the amount of spam I have to trawl through to find valid comments jsut isn't funny)

un monton de imagenes y eso que faltaban me gustan las chicas de pelo negro y blanco son como la oscuridad y la luz ojala alguien me dijese sus nombres!

I have some questions... What's that boy name?.. the one you said is a chevalier and partner of that tall blond lady...
Ok... another question.. are the two girls (Que Feuilles and Ascule) fight for him? And for who is the flower?
Ok... enought with that boy... Is K.-G. 2 only one episode or there are more? Has anyone seen it or only the pilot dvd has been released?
I think that's all for now... Please answer me! I really need to know. I'm a big fan!
Kufiiyu iar cealalta e Asukuuru

I have some questions... What's that boy name?.. the one you said is a chevalier and partner of that tall blond lady...
Ok... another question.. are the two girls (Que Feuilles and Ascule) fight for him? And for who is the flower?
Ok... enought with that boy... Is K.-G. 2 only one episode or there are more? Has anyone seen it or only the pilot dvd has been released?
I think that's all for now... Please answer me! I really need to know. I'm a big fan!

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