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EP. REVIEW: Alderamin on the Sky

(...) female cadets wear a school-style pleated skirt over dark hose. At least it doesn't leave their legs exposed, but it seems like a weird and unnecessary compromise to have the skirts at all.

(...) All of this works for now because unlike so many other series featuring a brilliant character, who usually makes a showy display of explaining how smart they are, Ikta just lets it show through his actions

Completely agree. I wish this would become more common as it allows the narrative to be taken more seriously. By not having another character going out of its way to verbally state MC's intention, we can actually feel that he adjusted to the situation and not otherwise (the story built around displaying how awesome he is). I know there are those who sometimes find it difficult to put 2 and 2 together and deduce the strategy, but in that case not having it verbally stated might add to the replay value of the episode

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(...) female cadets wear a school-style pleated skirt over dark hose. At least it doesn't leave their legs exposed, but it seems like a weird and unnecessary compromise to have the skirts at all.

To their defense, the setting implies menstrual pads have not being invented yet

(Ikta claims she was divorced, so she was fair game.)

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(...) female cadets wear a school-style pleated skirt over dark hose. At least it doesn't leave their legs exposed, but it seems like a weird and unnecessary compromise to have the skirts at all.

To their defense, the setting implies menstrual pads have not being invented yet

MiloTheFirst wrote:

Quote: (...) female cadets wear a school-style pleated skirt over dark hose. At least it doesn't leave their legs exposed, but it seems like a weird and unnecessary compromise to have the skirts at all. To their defense, the setting implies menstrual pads have not being invented yet

Uh, there was never a time in civilized history when menstrual pads hasn't been invented. It's just that the material used has become more sophisticated over the centuries. In fact, some cultures invented tampons millennia before Tampax (the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans wore them). This is really not a plausible argument.

The anime cuts out some of what happened with Ikta and his subordinate in the past.

Originally when he's telling the story to the other main characters, he says that before their relationship had ever gotten to the point of them sleeping together her daughter had come home unexpectedly one day, drove him out of the house, argued with her mom and then called her father back from his business trip..

sunflower wrote:

MiloTheFirst wrote: Quote: (...) female cadets wear a school-style pleated skirt over dark hose. At least it doesn't leave their legs exposed, but it seems like a weird and unnecessary compromise to have the skirts at all. To their defense, the setting implies menstrual pads have not being invented yet Uh, there was never a time in civilized history when menstrual pads hasn't been invented. It's just that the material used has become more sophisticated over the centuries. In fact, some cultures invented tampons millennia before Tampax (the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans wore them). This is really not a plausible argument.

Well, I thought it was implied I meant the "modern mass-produced disposable variety". Of course humanity has developed ways to deal with that issue since there is written history but unlike modern day tampons, wearing a cloth (as state of the art as it may be) under trousers is not going to impede osmosis from getting the pants (noticeably) bedraggled as well. there is a reason why women wearing skirts became commonplace to begin with, it was more practical, even for changing such rag (which they still wear while using a skirt).

Anyway, the short version is you don't know what you're talking about and skirts are not less period-proof than pants, sorry.

Anyway, the probable reason women in the military in Alderamin wear skirts is because the author and/or artist thought it was attractive. Occam's Razor on this one, guys.

My only issue with this episode is that Chamille seems to be developing a crush on Ikta, and I don't want the show to go there. Although, Ikta knows first hand that sleeping with the wrong people will get him in trouble, so it probably won't.