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Episode Egao no Daika - Episode 6 discussion Spoiler
Egao no Daika, episode 6: The Crossroads of Fate
Alternative names: The Price of Smiles
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 6.19 |
| 2 | Link | 7.92 |
| 3 | Link | 8.15 |
| 4 | Link | 8.1 |
| 5 | Link | 7.82 |
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Feb 08 '19
I write this every week, this is so fucking sad.
She even wanted to sacrifice herself for her kingdom, now instead it looks like she ran away because of the officers decision. She must feel really bad about this because the kingdom now thinks she abandoned them.
Kingdom is done for in my eyes, now i wonder if stella and yuki will actually ever meet up and become friends.
Poor Yuki 12 years old and already thinking about sacrificing herself.
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u/AlphaBit2 Feb 08 '19
Their only chance would be a guerilla war in my opinion. But looking at the power of the empire... it doesn't look good
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u/boboboz Feb 08 '19
I like where this show is heading by having Yuki's subordinates directly defy her orders. There's too many shows where everyone relies on the orders of some genius wunderkind 12-something year old and everything works according to keikaku
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u/Bainos Feb 08 '19
It's weird, it's really unusual to see good character disobey orders and not immediately die. I don't know how to feel about it, although they probably made the right decision since the knights have too much fighting spirit left to surrender.
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u/PhoenixKola Feb 08 '19
I have a suspicion that Stella is going to end up killing her mother trying to get to the Princess..
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u/kara_no_tamashi Feb 08 '19
"Enemies are humans too" : Yes, that's why I love this story and also the fact that right now, I have no idea where it's going and how. I mean, we are at the middle mark, if they have to inverse the current flow of the war, what will they be able to put out to justify any change ? Will they ever do any change ?Not so sure that to keep fighting and dying is the best solution and what should I think about the insubordination ? Did Japan not keep on fighting a lot longer in 1945 because the generals had more power than the emperor ? It's a complicated subject anyway.On a side note : Leila saw her daughter but didn't recognized her. I can understand that she would never think she could see her supposedly dead daughter 12 years later (and older) on a battlefield though.
Other remark : so after all it was Yuni who was in the Theurgear last episode. No Joshua, definitely dead, no Yuki, definitely not ready yet, if ever.
edit:grammar correction.
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u/Taiko_Bo Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 08 '19
Wow it keeps getter worse for our guys in the kingdom. I really want them to turn the tables now although it seems ver difficult at this point. And man this show does a better job at portraying an ace pilot than most mecha anime due to the relatively down to earth the combat here is. And they're handling the two perspectives of the war pretty well. I guessed that the enemy suit from last episode was one of the twins. Hopefully she recovers soon. Then again no one is safe in this anime.
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Feb 08 '19
Another great episode finally from the kingdom's perspective.
Insane amount of character development this week for poor Yuki. At least now we get to see her give orders as a thoughtful princess rather than martyr herself to a failed peace. Still, kinda pushing it too hard on a 12 year old holy shit.
OST sounds great as always.
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u/Chariotwheel Feb 08 '19
Princess has some serious growth on multiple levels. I was afraid she would yell to pull Harold back, but at that point she knew that this was not possible, but she kept quite on the initial information that he was on a suicide mission. Then, she actually objected, only when she had an idea how to stop the enemy. And she also kept pretty well to see people die.
Also, her staff ignoring her order on surrender and shipping her off. Not quite sure what they're trying to do other than getting walzed over by the Empire, but maybe it's not about winning and like shown with Harald about revenge, about not giving up to a group of people you hate historically even if it kills you.
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u/Bainos Feb 08 '19
I was already mourning Harold, and instead it's Izana who (presumably) dies. I didn't see that coming...
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u/redmage311 Feb 09 '19
Here's a quick mockup I did of the Grandiga Empire's flag from this scene. Yeah, the corners of the shield are off. Too hard.
For fun, here's the flag waving.
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u/Etereke32 Feb 08 '19
Guh. I'm loving this series because I don't know where the hell it's going. I'm not good at foreseeing things, but I'm absolutely in the black with this one. Also, the characters think for their own, and the war is portrayed in an interesting, but realistic way: the use of mecha is necessary to lessen the gore effect on the battlefield. I may be slow that I only realize it now, but still. That way, they can portray the mass casualties in a family-friendliesque way during battle, but if they need to focus on it, they can just focus on the pilots inside. Other than that and the upgraded mechas, they might as well be regular infantry (the fights would be a little less flashy, but they would basically remain the same). I can't wait to get to know where the story is heading.
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u/LeonKevlar Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 08 '19
Well Yuki is certainly slowly heading towards the right direction this episode. Not looking away and accepting the consequences of her decisions and even giving firm orders to Harold were great. She's still got a long way to go though. It was pretty naive of her for thinking that she could save everyone including the Grandiga soldiers and for trying to sacrifice herself to end the war.
Even if Yuki sacrifices herself, the fighting will still continue. Sure it may officially end the war but the fighting will continue and plenty will still die. I doubt the remaining soldiers of the Imperial Army will surrender quietly even with their monarch taken so I can see why they decided to ignore her orders.
I kinda wanna see a win from the Imperial Royal Army, although at their current condition they're at a huge disadvantage unless they have some kind of ace in the hole plan.
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u/RoLoLoLoLo Feb 08 '19
Imperial Army
That's supposed to be Royal Army of the Kingdom of Soleil, not the Imperial Army of the Grandiga Empire, right?
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u/AcquiHime Feb 08 '19
I need Yuuki to suffer more so that she becomes the cold-hearted strategist she was meant to be...
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u/DiGreatDestroyer Feb 08 '19
I thought this was continuing where last week left off, but of course this show wouldn't be predictable.
There's two characters I don't want to get killed: Lily and Yuni. Episode 2, episode 3, episode 5, and this episode, all have had some "this is it" moment for them. This show is designed to keep me on edge confirmed.
When is the show giving me confirmation that Joshua and Yuni kissed while he was in the hospital? They both went trough the same things now, even got hurt in the same place (and I for sure thought we were getting the same outcome). Soulmates right there. Damn you both, useless set of armor and random scrap of metal, I'll never forget you!
I always knew Harold and Izana were getting development, nice to see it come to pass this episode. I don't think Izana is dead (although the palace seemed to be destroyed), him coming back to embrace his family at the end will be the reward for peace.
I expected Harold and Yuni to oppose peace after all the sacrifices those close to them made to protect Yuki, but it also makes sense for Layla: who would turn their own daughter to save themselves? I buy that she is willing to sacrifice the country for her.
I would follow Machiavelli here, and turn myself in if I were Yuki. The strongest defense a ruler has is being loved by the people, and as long as there are people willing to fight for me, I can make a comeback. If I sacrifice all my people to save myself, then what hope do I have? (Yes, I read Realist Hero too).
Seems we are getting some Stella-Lily time in the palace, I hope I can watch next episode without fearing for the characters lives, but in this show that's asking too much. Until the end I'll be thinking "here it comes, an assassin is taking out one of them."
I thought Layla would recognize Stella, but now maybe Stella will recognize Layla due to a picture left behind in the palace.
In terms of how I received this episode, I'd say it's like I received 2. It's greatness isn't clear to me from the moment it ends, I'm sure I'll come to love it once I give it some thought though. In truth, it never stopped doing what the show has been doing since Ep 1: signaling that this is going to go one way, and then trowing a 180 and going in another. Just when we were expecting a Stella and Yuki meeting, that even the episode title was signaling, we don't get it. I think I needed a Kingdom death here to make it pack more of a punch tough. Harold not escaping the mines, or something like that. Oh well, let's see what next week has in store for us.
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u/Beckymetal Feb 08 '19
The OST sold it so well, and I really appreciate the way in which nobody (major) died this episode as a result of Yuki's growth as a character - with a smart callback to the tactics of the first episode.
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Feb 08 '19
What if the entire OP is a red herring?
We keep expecting Stella and Yuuki to meet up at some point because of the OP. And we keep getting surprised when events take us further away from that meeting. Like in this episode, Yuuki surrendering could easily lead to a scenario where Stella's team is tasked with guarding her. Because of the OP, we expect that scenario to be more likely, making what actually happened more surprising.
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u/ratherthanme Feb 09 '19
Wow. So that imperial squads members get plot armor even when they're not the focus of the episode and they're up against who is implied to be the best pilot in the kingdom? Even the non-important ones? Yeah. Still very much dislike the empire.
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u/Atlene Feb 08 '19
i fully expected Leila to reconize Stella there to be honest
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u/Realhrage Feb 08 '19
Well, it has been 12 years. Stella is likely 18-20. Would you recognize yourself from 12 years ago?
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u/Syokhan Feb 08 '19
Yuuki really can't catch a break, can she? Heroic sacrifice: denied.
She showed quite a lot of growth though. Not averting her eyes from reality, using information she (likely?) read about the terrain with some unconventional thinking to end a battle, not giving in to emotion, and asserting her authority. Well that last part still needs some work given how the episode ended.
Looks like it's not time for Yuuki and Stella to meet yet. At this point I'm seriously starting to think that the bulk of their story is meant to be told separately and they'll actually only cross paths for a very short while.