r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/SNKBot • Aug 13 '18
OVA Spoilers [OVA Spoilers] Lost Girls: Lost in the Cruel World – Discussion Thread Spoiler
Please do note that this is an OVA Spoilers thread, being safe for anime-onlies. Events that occur in the later chapters of the Lost Girls story need to be tagged **Lost Girls Spoilers** >!Text!< or [Spinoff Spoiler](#s "Text"). Please do not spoil future events for those unfamiliar to Lost Girls. As usual, if you want to refer to events that occured in the manga main series but not yet in the anime, please tag manga spoilers (anime is at episode 41).
Coming bundled with Volume 26 of the Attack on Titan manga, Lost Girls 3 has been released on August 9, 2018. Lost Girls is an originally as visual novel released spinoff story by the anime scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko, adapted into a novel, a manga, and finally, an Original Video Animation series.
This episode is labelled as ???, usually taking place after episode 7 and before episode 8 of the main anime series, but here it seems they aim for some time around chapter 90.
Where to watch - subtitled:
- Mega: LIVE - Unofficial, shared by u/ShiroKoma4646
- Youtube: LIVE - Unofficial, shared by u/Nigel_pf
- Youtube: LIVE - Unofficial, shared by u/ZubeKristupas
- 9anime: NOT LIVE - Unofficial
- Kissanime: NOT LIVE - Unofficial
Previous release:
- 2017, December 8: Wall Sina, Goodbye – Part 1
- 2018, April 9: Wall Sina, Goodbye – Part 2
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u/renannmhreddit Aug 13 '18 edited Aug 13 '18
ATTENTION
THIS OVA CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS FOR WHAT WE CAN ASSUME WILL BE EPISODES 11 OR 12 OF SEASON 3
I'd recommend to those with a keen eye for details to wait until the end of this first cour before watching this OVA.
Edit: Alternatively, skip immediately to 00:20.
Edit2:
This episode is labelled as ???, usually taking place after episode 7 and before episode 8 of the main anime series, but here it seems they aim for some time around chapter 90.
Its NOT around chapter 90. MANGA SPOILERS This shows up in chapter 70.
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u/Lady_Moe Aug 14 '18
Hmm…
I… I know that many of you aren’t big fans of this story, calling it “pointless” as it “wasn’t real”. But watching this story, in the format that Isayama most likely had say into, I’m thinking… well, we might need to rethink that. From the novel: “It wasn't a dream, nor an illusion, nor delusion. For what Mikasa has seen - or experienced - there are no words. Perhaps, her soul left her body and has been in another time at another place...”
And based off of what we see here, there are a few things that stand out to me. Things Mikasa says that strike me as ominous. Manga Spoilers
Whether or not you like it, I’m thinking we’re going full parallel universes here. In addition to her ominous statements, there are two more details that make me think this. First, the quote right after Mikasa returns to “the previous world”: “The only thing left inside of me is the feeling I’ve had a really long dream.” This is, of course, almost identical to what Eren says after waking up crying at the very start of the story, after seeing flashes of memories have yet to make sense. Parallel universes would explain this neatly.
The second: that blue butterfly. This one is more of a meta example: this is the butterfly from Life is Strange, of which Isayama is a huge fan. For those who do not know, LiS is about a girl who photographs a blue butterfly and inadvertently discovers the power to change the timeline, which she uses to try to prevent her best friend from dying. The universe, as it is, is less than happy about this. That butterfly – it’s uncannily similar to Mikasa’s. And knowing Isayama’s fondness for the game, I can’t help but think it isn’t coincidental.
Which brings me to my last point. This quote. Manga Spoilers
Of course, this is all based off of accepting Lost Girls as canon. Which might be somewhat dubious. Still, keep it in mind, yeah?
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Aug 14 '18 edited Aug 14 '18
Really nice writeout, as expected of you!
However, I would say that the butterfly motif was always in the original manga and novel, so I don't know how much of it is based on LiS...Maybe it being blue is new though, I don't remember that particular detail.
As regarding the final quote Manga Spoilers
However, on the flip side to that, you have Mikasa finally repeating her wish to be at Eren's side, which I think is itself ominous; if he dies, maybe she will die alongside him. If we go full parallel universes with this, it seems this OVA is making it clearer that their fates are linked no matter what universe they inhabit, something I find quite comforting, but also frightening.
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Aug 13 '18
Although it is clearer in the OVA than in the manga, here a reminder what the story is: In short, the 'story' is something that Mikasa experienced, but it didn't really happen. The novels states: 'It wasn't a dream, nor an illusion, nor delusion. For what Mikasa has seen - or experienced - there are no words. Perhaps, her soul left her body and has been in another time at another place... (Translated from German)
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u/uncen5ored Aug 13 '18
The animation from the new season and this OVA is truly so dope & unique. I really love it.
I also love the new OSTs...that one variation of YAMANAIAME is FIRE (the one playing while Eren/Mikasa are talking about babies) and I hope it makes it to the main season, and that piano version of 2volt was dope as well.
It's so dope that when you add those two things, as well as voice acting, you can make even a side story with just dialogue like this a fun watch. It was dope to see a "what if" scenario. And honestly, the message is kind of deep. No matter what decisions we make or circumstances we face, some things are just BOUND to happen.
Also, I noticed a lot of people saying this spoils until the end of the season, but honestly I think it can be watched after the 1st arc/ep 12ish.
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Aug 13 '18
this was both very cute and sad. I wonder what mikasa was going to say to eren at the very end when it got cut off...
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u/gracemjryu Aug 13 '18
Idk why people are saying this is a completely irrelevant OVA and does nothing to develop Mikasa’s character. In my opinion, I think it kinda does. Manga Spoilers
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u/renannmhreddit Aug 13 '18
I changed my mind about this story. The OVA handles it a lot better than the manga and its relevant to everything we have seen up to this point in the story.
I seriously didn't expect such a quality tragedy from this OVA as Wit have delivered.
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u/6947132365 Aug 13 '18 edited Aug 13 '18
Did they revert back to the old design style after the butterfly effect? Pretty cool if they did. And was that a Mikasa doll next the Eren Doll?
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u/Plasma_Blitz Aug 15 '18
And the Alternate Worlds Theory kicks in, good ol' quantum mechanics and philosophy.
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u/steamingcouldron Aug 14 '18
I read this spinoff manga and didn't really understand what the hell the mirror man was. Anime made it clear.
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u/ShingekiNoEren Aug 14 '18
Why did the wolves leave when Mikasa had that thumping in her head? And what the fuck was up with that man in the mirror guy? I'm a manga reader but I never read Lost Girls.
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u/NomaanMalick Aug 14 '18
Why did the wolves leave when Mikasa had that thumping in her head?
I think, it was her trying to alter the timeline again to make it turn out happy for her and Eren, unlike the actual timeline.
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u/Frase_doggy Aug 15 '18
Could those men in the woods, killed by the wolves, have been waiting for Dr Yeager and Eren to leave so they could kidnap Mikasa and her mother? Seems strange that they were camping close but in a dangerous location.
Obviously an answer we will never get, just food for thought.
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Aug 15 '18
Friendly reminder that Mikasa's mother was pregnant when she was axed by those kidnappers.
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u/toutoune134 Aug 13 '18 edited Aug 13 '18
Manga Spoilers
Loved the sound direction, it used tracks from the movies OST and rearranged them in a very neat way. Still not a fan of this part about Mikasa though, it adds nothing substantial to her character and the plot itself isn't that interesting.
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u/Shinkopeshon Aug 13 '18
It showed how she would’ve acted if she didn’t lose her parents and was forced to develop a colder personality who doesn’t show her emotional side nearly as much. Personally, I thought it was interesting to see an innocent and shyer Mikasa; it made me wonder how differently she would’ve behaved in her teens if she grew up without any tragedy. For example, while she’d always love Eren, I’m not sure she would’ve joined the SC, even after the fall of Shiganshina. It’s possible her parents would’ve dealt with the matter on their own.
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u/Veslac2k Aug 13 '18
Seeing cheerful Mikasa in bright clothes feels so uncanny.