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LoriasGS
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One thing I really liked about the arcs ending is how the village welcomed Parona back. She was kicked out of her own village for being a "coward" and not being sacrificed and it's implied that she was usually alone even in March's village so the fact that after she came back they saw her grief and accepted her as part of their family. She was probably expecting them to blame her for not saving March or kick her out for trying to get in the way of the ritual sacrifice again but they held her and apologised for putting that burden on her.
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Jefcat
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The first episode really hit me hard on a variety of levels. The loneliness juxtaposed with the boy’s optimism. Beautifully animated too, really capturing the desolation. When the boy finally caught up to the original expedition, it was one of the most heartbreaking moments I can recall in anime. Beautiful and tragic. Really a very compelling show.
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andyos
ANN Associate Editor
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Yoshitoki Oima is referred to as a male in this article; she's female.
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Gina Szanboti
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Since it kept the wounds of the boy, March, and the bear, why didn't it keep the wolf's injury? It replicated that wound, but didn't like the pain, so it healed it and went on. It didn't like the bear's wounds because they hurt too, but instead of healing them, it just chose not to spend time in that form. So why are they all different from the wolf?
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Nordhmmer
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Though some could quibble/nitpick about both the manga & anime artists not drawing the bloody fur around the wolf's wound each time.... They're not all that different. The wolf had an open wound,Fushi healed it. We only see the bloody bandage on the "boy" 's leg,not the wound. The giant polar bear has a multitude of arrows lodged in it- as those were part of the bear to moment it imprinted itself on Fushi, Fushi copied them. March imprinted herself onto Fushi the moment the arrow struck her,hence why when it's there when Fushi takes her form (Notice the Parona had quickly pulled that arrow out of March before she died). ((When "March"(Fushi) pulls that arrow from it's back in this past episode,the wound would(does) instantly heal.)) |
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Gina Szanboti
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But that's not a neglect to draw it, at least not in the anime (haven't seen how it's handled in the manga). When it healed the wolf's replicated injury, the blood was also absorbed or something. It was shown disappearing. The copies of the other beings are treated differently for some reason, either in universe or by the author. But I don't feel like writing the paragraphs it would take to explain my view of this, so I'll drop it now. Last edited by Gina Szanboti on Sat May 22, 2021 8:38 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Blood-
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Glad to see the appreciation that this fantastic show is getting even though it meant re-experiencing the trauma of March's death. Also, although I liked this column, I think it is criminal that no mention was made of the outstanding job that March's seiyuu, Rie Hikisaka, did. The combination of March's character design, the writing and Rie's performance created a character I'll never forget.
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yuna49
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"I'm insatiable for weird body horror stuff, so I think the adaptation could've leaned a bit harder into the uncanniness of this scene, but it's still plenty gnarly."
Pretty unreasonable criticism for a show on NHK-E! |
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