Shanejayell
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Oooh, thanks! I was trying to find that... the original subber got taken down.
Director Masakazu Ohara said:Up until this point, Mai's true personality hasn't been shown yet, and we timed its emergence in order for her to make a connection with her coworker Akane.
Which probably isn't helped by upperclassmen, and likely some classmen as well, viewing him as having a significant chance of being queer.Also so Akira's one of those characters, hmm. The classic "I'm kind of effeminate so I retaliate by aiming for the classic masculine ideal" Poor Takumi....
Mother issues hmm...? You and probably a great deal of other shounen heroes Mai-chan! THough I did figure it's an essential part of Mai's character, it's a little underwhelming at the moment.
Akira....we don't know Akira right? Also lmaoo, Takumi/Akira fangirls. Its a little weird to fantasizing about middle-schoolers, girls!!
Hmm....I know people ship Mai/Mikoto, but I'm not getting it. I guess Mikoto seems a bit too young for me to really ship her with anybody right now. Also, it kind of feels more maternal/big sisterly at the moment. Sort of like another Takumi?
Holy shit Takumi, how old are you again? Middle school right? In japanese terms that's 12-15? Woow. Baths with Mai huhh...welp, yeah, I'm basically pegging Mikoto as having basically the same relationship with Mai, give or take a few degrees of shallower bonding.
Bus is somehow an Orphan. Or something. Mai ignores it which is kind of reasonable considering she's a newbie, and Miyu is confirming some suspicions~
And Miyu didn't seem to do anything about it, huh. Hmm.... Didn't Lovebird 2 get on the bus? Did she leave before the accident? She seems...scared of Miyu, which may be something between them earlier, or maybe Miyu is a HiME and stopped the incident from getting worse and threatened Lovebird 2 about it.
"they're the ones who caused it" huh, a different group? And Natsuki's group are dealing with them..... The Orphan was a thing, but it disappeared. And a battle scene was left. And there was another HiME.
...I sort of don't want to be right, but it's pretty obvious that Miyu is a HiME....?
WAIT
Is Lovebird 2 a HiME as well???? I caught that panning over her troubled face with that cell-phone as the headmaster talked about the HiME. And Miyu too, so I'm pretty damn sure.
Was the girl Mai bumped into that red-haired girl in the intro? Hmm. Nevermind different uniform I think. Random NPC.
Natsuki comes along and pulls Mai away. Secret organization? District 1?? YOUR BAG MAI, OMG, you should've taken it. memory alteration, and clinic/hospital affiliations hmmm...
So this has been a good episode for some subtle development! Not going to be a fave of mine honestly, but I'll see what comes next time!
Ahhhhh... I think I do remember the ruined painting? Not the other part tho. Dang, Akira, you've slipped under my radar!Akira is the student who was complaining about the ruined painting back in episode three, and was walking behind Reito and Takumi when they meet up with Mai at the end of the episode as well. This is probably the first time the character is identified on screen though.
Yeah, I figure. I honestly didn't find it too weird, just a bit and I exaggerated a reaction. I bet Takumi has a sister-complex thoSee the cultural notes I mentioned in my post about this week's episode.
To be fair, a lot of this is me going through some of the material with a stricter eye because of the whole taking down notes while watching, but I am also usually relatively on top of things, so I'm glad I'm vindicated in that manner! I will admit, when I am wrong, I am very very wrong, and upset about it. (Like the ending of Korra season 1 where a friend was like Amon is totally the dude's brother, and I was like no way, that's stupid, who came up with that theory, and then it was right. Still salty over the fact, cause the equalists had some points and could have been really good villains, but then everything was spoiled by Amon's reveal, etc. And then I never watched the rest the seasons lololol.)I've often wondered if viewers might get a certain impression from the stuff with Miyu and Akane, so its interesting to see your theories about what's going on with those two. Its been so long since I first watched this series that I don't really remember what I thought. I suspect I was watching too casually to really add up the little details. You've been picking up on a lot of things I think I missed the first time around.
Oh, okay then! Her hair color was pretty distinctive and I did remember that incident. It did look like her, but I wonder what's up with her uniform then....Was she wearing the same one? Hmm. Also, apparently she has a pretty average looking boyfriend.No you were right, she's one of the girls in the OP. Actually she appears back in episode 2 as well -she's the girl Mikoto knocked down in her desperate rush to find water.
Director Masakazu Ohara said:Midori's something of an antagonist for Mai when they work together, but she's also a catalyst for Mai getting to know herself better. We also introduce Midori in the typical way of establishing a Japanese comic hero. It all ties into the way each HiME has a different power and a different thought process that connects to that power.
I still don't really like Tate, to be honest. I think they could be friends, but it will bore me to see any romantic development.
If I recall my anime ages correctly, they're only 2 years apart. Give it a year or two and it'd be pretty standard.Tate and Shiho! Second year of middle school, huh. Not sure, but I might not care too much about any potential relationship in their case, since I suppose I kind of feel that the childhood friend thing kind of equalizes it....but this may be a dubious doublestandard
Lovebird 2 (Akane) broke something, upon seeing Miyu. Definitely some fear relationship between them. But it seems one-sided too, as Miyu totally ignores her existence huh.
I'll mild ship Shiho/Mikoto why not, that parfait scene was super cute. And also, they're the same-ish age, though I did just state my okayness with Tate/Shiho. hmmm.....
I literally cannot believe I sat here believing Midori was a whole other character for like 30 minutes, I am shocked and aghast. WHY.
it's the jumpsuit, it's gotta be, I don't understand myself. I'm ignoring this revelation and pretending I knew all along. Shut up. No you.
the Orphan, an entity that has always threatened Humanity....(are you a lone HiME who believes they're like, the savior, or...I can't believe she's announcing herself like a classic Magical Girl.
Our mission is to save humanity from the evil hands of the Orphans huh.... (is she part of a different district? Do different districts tell the HiMEs different things holy crap)(or has she just been lied to a lot by other people) .....must work together as a team.....saving the world......justice, love, and friendship, lololololol
who is the purple haired woman again. I forget if she was a thing. but she knows Midori..?
HOLY FUCK MIDORI YOU'RE A TEACHER????? I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE 17 YOU LIED TO ME I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
AND END- good ending music plays out. which reveals that Purple haired lady is Midori's sister? and Mai is also as dubious as I am about her being 17.
Right now, I'm thinking that they're both HiMEs who have a super bad relationship because Miyu is a cold asshole and probably gave no shits about taking care of a newer HiME. Also, maybe civilian casualties cause no other HiME we've seen has cared too much lol, (except Midori actually)I'm kind of curious about how your theories on those two are evolving.
I am a pioneer of shipping. (There is always so little fanwork)This is one of the odder ships I've come across for this series...
lolololololl I have no idea why I didn't recognize her. It tied into the whole beginning where she was like, a new character with no distinguishing features besides weirdness, and then I kept seperating the two, and also forgot what Midori looked like.You can imagine the "um..." reaction I was having reading this week's write up. Though to be fair given how casually I was watching the first time around I'm not sure if I cued in to the character in the jumpsuit being Mai's co-worker either (I really don't remember the first time I saw this series all that well -it was about ten years ago). Anyway, now you know why Midori wanted to help with the wedding.
It's practically quote for quote of Sailor Moon's monologue. IN THE NAME OF TRUTH, LOVE, AND JUSTICE! I, SAILOR MOON WILL PUNISH YOU!!!! Trope originator, I think, though not confined to magical girls.My understanding is that HiME actually has sentai influence, though this particular scene may very well be magical girl inspired given the frilly waitress outfit. I'm not really much of an expert on those two genres.
got it. Now I remember.She's the school nurse. (Either that or a doctor -either way, she runs the school infirmary.)
lol. welp. now i know.The "sister" in the preview isn't the woman who recognized Midori, its Yukariko, the nun from the chapel. Yukariko's voice actress (Kikuko Inoue) is the founder of the "cult of seventeen year olds" whom Midori'a voice actress (Yukari Tamura) is part of. Yeah, this whole thing about Midori being seventeen is more or less a voice acting joke...
Godspeed, brother. These seas are treacherous, and foes lurk behind every wave. Keep your crew tight and beware the storms.I am a pioneer of shipping. (There is always so little fanwork)
Godspeed, brother. These seas are treacherous, and foes lurk behind every wave. Keep your crew tight and beware the storms.
Also, I WILL SINK YOUR PUNY NAVY LIKE WE'RE PLAYING BATTLESHIPS; SHIYUU IS THE ONE TRU-I mean, I happen to cordially disagree with certain choice pairings you've mentioned.
Director Masakazu Ohara said:This episode is the antithesis of the previous episode. Nao's actions show that not all HiME have noble intentions. I wanted to make it clear that they aren't all heroic types.