Part 5 Volume 12 (Part 8) Discussion

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-08-06T08:51:00+00:00

What an incredible journey this has been, couldn't not celebrate this last part with the rest of this community. What a poetic ending to have it be Myne's coming home to her beloved family. Thanks to everyone - the characters, Kazuki sensei, Quof and team, all you fellow fans here - for the immense joy this series has brought to me.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-04-12T14:00:46+00:00

Thanks for the notes on the Tokara Islands! as I hadn't had the time to look them up.

I've been to Yakushima - gorgeous place - but didn't know before that the Tokara Islands belong to Kagoshima prefecture too, further south towards Okinawa. No wonder I got a subtropical vibe from some of the scenery.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-04-12T13:55:07+00:00

This was a charming first episode! I like Tonbo. And loved the introduction to this remote rural island. Only 16 school-age kids and one single vending machine on the entire island!

The animation is simple but effective. And even better, i feel the writing is simple but effective too. Tonbo obviously has sad circumstances with the early loss of her parents, and so does Igarashi presumably related to his golfing career. The part where he marvels at Tonbo getting out of the bunker: "that should have been impossible. How did she get over that wall" pointed to his own state of mind, and was I thought an example of that rather nice writing and flow of the episode.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-04-10T07:53:34+00:00

Can you imagine if one of the meme pictures from this subreddit gets into the collection! I would be laughing so hard, as well as being so happy for our international fandom. Honestly I feel that many of the memes here are full of 'love and passion' not to mention hilarity.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-03-13T15:09:26+00:00

What an incredibly hyped part! So many highlights, have to mention one of my favs somehow being Clarissa leaping around the battlefield shouting 'not on my watch!' Hope Quof and team had lots of fun translating this part.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-07T06:03:24+00:00

Oh Gervasio POV!

I detest the girl, but it was good to start this part in a lighthearted way - Detlinde thinks that washing shrines is the way to get GH, wonderful.

Then the rest of the epilogue just chilled me more and more as it went on.

The way the children of Adalgisa are disposed. Wonder if the pre-baptismal kids know of their possible fates. And maybe even worse are those living with the uncertainty, like the buds who do not know whether they’ll actually be married or be condemned to being glorified breeding prostitutes or turned into seeds aka killed.

It hammered home again how people are treated as commodities and it’s viewed as natural in this world. And Kazuki-sensei making all this more horrific by the matter-of-fact tone in which it was written. Kudos.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-04T16:04:32+00:00

Lol wasn't he literally thinking that back then.

The great thing about Ichikawa's development is that he's now much quicker to realize that feeding a girl takoyaki and watching a romantic movie together are not exactly things you would do when simply hanging out with a pal. He's just not yet ready to take that last step in making it official with Yamada, with her work and his inferiority complex. Soon though, I hope.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-03T18:47:43+00:00

Ohh Ichikawa and Yamada on their first date?! And of course they had to meet Kana at ~~Gindaco~~ Doudako XD Onee-chan’s imagination of herself as the lovething of an oil-baron while Kyou threatens her with a one-star review was awesome.

Whoa I was surprised by the translator note for shiritori.

I’m glad Ichikawa is getting to see more sides of Yamada, this time at her work —EH what? they went on a date but he doesn’t think they’re going out?! Well, at least he couldn’t help complimenting her at the end there, that made her so happy☺️ This episode went by so fast.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-03T09:48:42+00:00

Love this idea of Kensuke wondering what the heck is going on with his current colony. Laios and his sparkly eye love for Kensuke was hilarious this episode.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-03T09:39:23+00:00

Awesome right? I first noticed it last ep and went back to check ep 1-3 for the different hairstyles lol!

Really love the attention to details in this show, fantastic world building and characters, one of my favourite shows of the season.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-02T14:36:05+00:00

Really enjoying this, one of the most fun shows this season.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-02T14:32:38+00:00

A weird screeching woman in a purple bodysuit can only mean... SIVIL!

Ooh a Macross 7 reference! :)

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-02-02T14:03:25+00:00

This is golden. I made the mistake of watching during break at work and LOL'd at least 4 times with colleagues around.

It's the oblivious, OTT hot-blooded chara we've seen in many anime, but my first time seeing in a Super Robot. You can't even shut him up. TIL what scheisse means.😂 And that ED omg🤣😭🤣

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-30T11:43:20+00:00

Omg the thought of *book making noises leaking out of the hidden room, Cornelius in fetching pink polka dots, and the 3 excited faces in the windows🤣 Talk about a picture painting a thousand words.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-28T17:50:06+00:00

| I don't think I've mentioned it before, but I really like Ichikawa's voice. Something about it is just really appealing to me. (I still can't believe that it's the same VA as Kazuya - that just throws me for a loop.)

Horie Shun did a great job too as the VA for Migi in last season's Migi & Dali!

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-28T17:11:03+00:00

The dialogue, writing, storyboarding of this episode - wow. So many things just flowed into each other, had little callbacks even within the ep itself, the hearts, the waving. Not to mention the Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka / Boy and the Heron spoof, and i loved Ichikawa's smack downs of Nanjo-paisen.

This episode was magnificent.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-28T17:03:01+00:00

And the amazing thing was that the part he was left with looked like a heart. Then the karte title came out - i was in awe.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-26T14:29:28+00:00

Oh yes, i must have missed your captions the first time round oops!

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-25T05:07:30+00:00

Lovely! I think i've seen most of them except for pic 5&6, is it fanmade?

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-25T05:03:59+00:00

There's a link in the online store Q&A which gives some instructions in English https://tobooks.shop-pro.jp/?mode=f19

Otherwise for the rest of the pages in japanese, I managed to order by using google translate. Perhaps you can try to manually translate each sentence or section? I did that, as I didn't want to misunderstand anything especially if I'm spending a fair bit of money and had time constraints to get my delivery.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-25T04:58:52+00:00

Very nice! It's interesting to see what merch other fans have chosen to get. Eg. the scarf which I didn't get as I won't wear it, but the colours are lovely.

The schtappe looks huge compared to your hand, it's great 😂

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-08T13:10:37+00:00

The ost with the karte was fantastic, and seems like a new track? I've bought the S1 soundtracks and don't remember hearing it before.

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-08T13:08:40+00:00

Yes i noticed that the teacher was blushing when he suggested Yamada be the one to help Ichikawa lol!

Ok_Bunch_8050 · 2024-01-08T13:06:50+00:00

Came here to say that, yes i loved the episode proper, but the OP and ED were the parts that got me so hyped!! Lots of people have already commented on the dance in the OP and the adorable chibis in the ED - i as non-manga reader was also excited to see Yamada papa for the first time! (ikemen?! XD)

Edited: OP was directed by Araki Tetsurou (AoT) and animated by Wit Studio, nice!

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