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Frieren Episode 19 (Patreon)

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2024-03-14 17:00:11
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Serathim

Your going to love this arc, it has a lot of good things going for it, one of those being a bunch of really good characters, you're going to end up loving most of these mages taking the exam.

Zhiqian Wu

I'm so glad you guys finished this series. This is one of my favorite too. I feel like we share a lot of common taste, given that I'm also Christian and quite into D&D and anime. (Also, my daughter is 22 months old now) Anyways, I ramble. So here are some thoughts I had watching your reactions on this, hopefully it might get you guys thinking on these too. 1. The setting of Armestris is clearly Prussia/Germany/Nazi inspired, but to me, it is also a good reflection of Imperial Japan. Given that the author is Japanese and postwar Japan never truly cut its ties with the old regime (Entire royal house got off the hook no matter what horrible things they did.) So the idea that a hyper militaristic, uncaring regime probably hits home a lot harder for the Japanese audience than Americans. Postwar, Japan has a very strong Peace movement, but till this day, Japan struggles with its imperial past. So the seeminly blind ideal of not wanting to kill ANYONE for ANY REASON is culturally appropriate given the Peace movement, that's how a lot of younger generation of Japanese people feel. However, there is always that longing for 'old glorious day', 'make Japan great again' type of feelings too. I think the phrase, "an empire never dies" is truly befitting. Not just Japan, if you go to modern day Mongolia, you would land in Ghenghis Khan Airport, pay with money with his image on it, arrive at Ghenghis Khan hotel, etc....They had to pass a law to make it harder to register a business with Ghenghis Khan's name in that country. Another example would be my favorite band, Sabaton from Sweden, who sings about wars and history. One of their album is dedicated to the little known Swedish Empire. So the idea of Armestris is designed to make Japanese audience grapple with that particular past as well. How do we move on from this inhumane, militaristic society and onto something better? Are those soldiers redeemable? What were their motivations? So the idea that people like Roy's gang is a bit of a whitewash of Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, I'm not saying they don't have a point, but it is something Japanese people still grapples and struggles with today. I'm Chinese American, so to know that Japanese prime ministers today still goes to Yasukuni Jinja to pay respect to military leaders during WWII, including quite a few convicted top class war criminals. (Imagine if German chancellor makes regular visit to semetaries honoring Himmler) Every time that happens, China and Korea launches protests, some left leaning Japanese would also protest, but then the right wing gets a kick out of it. But to make a fantasy version of Japan would probably be too controversial and on the nose, so a Prussia like entity is perfect for this to make people think about atrocity, militarism, and the trauma. So the contrast between Roy's gang vs. the brothers kinda symbolizes the two generations. People who knew or were a part of Imperial Japan and hated it, and the younger generation who were more naive and uncaring about it, but had the moral values to share common goal with Roy's gang against the real bad people of the older generations. 2. The whole redemption arc for Hohenheim can be seen from a similar angle as well. But also, culturally, Japan's fathers are indeed more detached and removed from the Family, so the initial absentee father thing doesn't hit as unusual or strange for Japanese audience as it would for Americans. Japan has a term for married man who had to work in faraway cities leaving wife and kids behind (Tanshin Funin), just to show how wide spread this phenomenon is and somewhat culturally accepted (not that they like it, but it's taken as part of normal life) So after this show, here are my recommendation: 1. Full Metal Alchemist from 2003 This was the original anime, but the thing is, it started airing when the Manga was also unfinished. So it quickly caught up with the Manga, and had to chart its own path forward. The show you watched, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, is the full Manga adaptation after it was done, so it is much closer to the original author's vision. However, the original TV show from 2003 was also considered a masterpiece. It features very different storyline and endings for many characters. Not to spoil anything, but for example, there is no Xing in that show. The main VAs were all the same for the two shows I believe, so it actually feels like watching parallel universes. I'd say Brotherhood is more grandiose and philosophical, but sometimes too big for my brain to think it believable, kinda like conspiracy theory. But the origional on the other hand has smaller stake and scale, but more focused on humanity of the characters. And its take on some of the humonculi and some characters are very interesting too. But be warned, it's an older show, so the quality of drawing is not as great, and I belive it is 4:3 ratio. 2. Legend of Vox Machina I mean, you want comedy, you want character development, you want D&D, you want epic stroy, you want heartwrenching scenes, this show has it all. (so far 24 episodes are out, try at least 5 episodes, the first two episodes are a bit different from the rest, I can share more on it once you watch) 3. Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion This is an absolute masterpiece. It has some real moral dillema in it, and it is one of the few show who wrote a genius character well. It is similar to Full Metal Alchemist in many ways, but the setting of a more dystopian mecha future instead of a fantasy victorian era is also very interesting. 4. Reincarnated as a Slime This is more based on your liking of Mushoku Tensei and Konosuba, it's another Isekai, but one that is more light hearted but not completely rediculous. I'd say it has some of the best traits from both Mushoku (the application of modern day knowledge to a medieval fantasy world) and Konosuba (humor) And it is less horny than both of these. 5. Darker than Black Super power spys, but instead of a comedy route like spy family, this one is realistic, dark and philosophical.

Serathim
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High, I just thought I'd let you know, it looks like you um, missed, you posted this under Frieren ep. 19 and not FMA ep. 64, which is where I assume you meant to post.

Lela

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Fritj0f

i think the reason Ferns team was able to catch the stille presumedly fast is because Ferns innate ability to conceal her mana