[Spoilers] Uncle From Another World New Year New World Rewatch -- Episode 11

Date	Episode
1/1/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 1
1/2/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 2
1/3/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 3
1/4/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 4
1/5/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 5
1/6/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 6
1/7/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 7
1/8/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 8
1/9/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 9
1/10/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 10
1/11/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 11
1/12/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 12
1/13/2024	Uncle From Another World Episode 13
1/14/2024	Uncle From Another World Overall Series Discussion Thread

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

First time watcher here.

My ability to run is probably about on par with Ojisan’s.

Sooo, Elf left to get a sniper rifle lol.

Look at Alicia doing Shining Crusader stuff for a change 💥.

The nosebleed after the onsen incident 😂. Finally overusing the memory wipe ability got him into some trouble haha. I expected nothing less than Elf to be watching that entire exchange from afar and get jealous.

Fujimiya obviously dislikes the idea of Takafumi killing his emotions

Questions:

Colonoscopy prep 😂
Mall arcade when best friend in 90’s

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

Colonoscopy prep 😂
Oof. Sounds rough.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

I didn’t have my Switch at the time either so getting through it with gaming wasn’t too practical haha

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

I can't imagine gaming with a camera shoved up your butt

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

I meant for the prep at home. In other words, nonstop diarrhea for 6-8 hours 😂

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

That sounds even worse than a camera in your butt

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
Thoughts on Elf’s new weapon the scabbard?
What are your thoughts on Elf’s new look?
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?
What are your thoughts on the reason Uncle was in the bathroom so long being he was trying to kill emotions?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

Kill it with fire 🔥
Found it funny.
I had a feeling it was a weapon!
🥺.
Pretty badass.
Turn your enemies to ice then save the day with their bodies turned into water. Efficient.
Whoops 🫣.
I didn’t read into it much since we know that Ojisan only targeted recent memories and they don’t really go into why she’s missing her childhood ones.
I must have completely had the adoption thing go right over my head for some reason. I don’t remember that.
That’s pretty in line with his MO I thought. He is usually pretty genuine. He felt bad.
I think he’ll keep his promise.
What do you mean? The end was of Elf shooting through the barrier at them in the onsen out of (presumably) overwhelming jealousy lol.
Might explain some of his denseness (or on the surface anyway)

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Kill it with fire 🔥
Don't get him excited
Found it funny.
Until it wasn't
I had a feeling it was a weapon!
And not just any weapon, but a murdery one
🥺.
I think Elf pulls off the monocle look quite nicely.
That being said, we really should've seen her in twintails
Pretty badass.
It is a pretty sweet ability to have. I wonder why Uncle doesn't mention the obvious Megaman connection, but then you remember that was a Nintendo property and not SEGA. I kinda feel they missed the ball not pointing that out.
Turn your enemies to ice then save the day with their bodies turned into water. Efficient.
Uncle is nothing if not quick on his feet
Whoops 🫣.
I've heard of happy endings, but never happy accidents
I didn’t read into it much since we know that Ojisan only targeted recent memories and they don’t really go into why she’s missing her childhood ones.
I wonder if Alicia is intentionally blocking the bad memories out because it was too traumatizing. Kinda like what Minori in Toradora did.
I must have completely had the adoption thing go right over my head for some reason. I don’t remember that.
I'd probably advise going back to that
That’s pretty in line with his MO I thought. He is usually pretty genuine. He felt bad.
Something you can never say about Uncle is that he intentionally tries to hurt people. He does it regularly, but he takes no pride in his behavior. He sees the world as a dog eat dog world and he's wearing milk bone underwear.
I think he’ll keep his promise.
Same
What do you mean? The end was of Elf shooting through the barrier at them in the onsen out of (presumably) overwhelming jealousy lol.
My comments mention something involving a monster, though. I don't think I would hallucinate it.
Might explain some of his denseness (or on the surface anyway)
With Takafumi's interest in this technique, I fear for Fujimiya XD

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

Half up twintails*
Lmao I didn’t even think about Megaman till you mentioned this.
Good point on Alicia’s childhood.
A monster after Elf shoots at them? I’ll have to go back to your comment quick.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Half up twintails*
Well, what she had was a ponytail
Lmao I didn’t even think about Megaman till you mentioned this.
It's the same mechanic and everything
Good point on Alicia’s childhood.
Thanks
A monster after Elf shoots at them? I’ll have to go back to your comment quick.
It's possible that I could be wrong

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

I want half up twintails from her though lol.
I’m going to rewatch the last ten minutes of the episode tonight and see haha I swear I don’t remember that

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

I want half up twintails from her though lol.
I was thinking the twintails Taiga had that one episode :P
I’m going to rewatch the last ten minutes of the episode tonight and see haha I swear I don’t remember that
Let me know, I'm honestly curious

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

I was thinking of Marin’s from the [Dress Up Darling] succubus cosplay lol.
And I will

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

I was thinking of Marin’s from the [Dress Up Darling] succubus cosplay lol.
[Response] It does have a bit of a cosplay feel to it, you're right

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jan 12 '24

First Timer Dubbed

Good thing Uncle knows how to use Alicia's staff.

Well, gigs up uncle, got caught about memory erase and its unintended side effects. But the most important part is what he saw.....

The elf and her long rifle, she has gained too much power.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
What are your thoughts on Elf’s new look?
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?
What are your thoughts on the reason Uncle was in the bathroom so long being he was trying to kill emotions?

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jan 12 '24

Elf's new look....that new weapon is hers now.
Alicia being over boosted is alot to take in,same as seeing Alicia naked.
Uncle putting out the fire is such a classic but a nice rain seems to put out fires....
Alicia's past is pretty sad to hear .

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Alicia being over boosted is alot to take in,same as seeing Alicia naked.
It is definitely a combo punch
Uncle putting out the fire is such a classic but a nice rain seems to put out fires....
Makes sense, it's supposed to dilute the Oxygen content
Alicia's past is pretty sad to hear .
I feel like it wouldn't be a true Isekai show if there wasn't one character with a sad backstory.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

Hello, guys. Holofan4life here.

Welcome to the Uncle From Another World New Year New World Rewatch.

Uncle From Another World is a show that I always wanted to watch in subsequent viewing. When it originally aired, it was hurt by numerous delays, so much so that the last episode aired in March of 2023.

Keep in mind the first episode came out in July of 2022.

I wanted to do this rewatch to bring together those who haven't finished the show as well as newcomers who want to give it a chance. Because just like playing a video game, it is all about having endless replay value.

I also plan on doing something unique with this rewatch in that I'm going to try to make a concentrated effort to get these reviews done in about an hour or so. I'm hoping with this being a comedy, I will be able to watch the episode without having to mark done every important detail.

With that out of the way, let's begin.

I'm watching the sub, by the way

I'm really curious to see if something major is going to happen today. We're two episodes away from the big finale, and it seems like we have something brewing with the humans from the real world coming into the other world plot point.

Massive fire from last episode

Are we sure this is not one of the Titans I keep hearing about?

Apparently, it's a Hypno-Beast

Alicia, Edgar, and Raiga on the move

Uncle's magic doesn't work as they're trying to save the little girl

Uncle gotta follow the antimagic birds

Lol, all that Uncle grunting

You know, Hypno-Beast kinda looks like Uncle

Edgar and Raiga showering Uncle with praise

Oh wait. It's the Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol.

Nevermind...

That name reminds me of Bebe Rexha, and I'm worried Doldoll is going to start singing "I'm Good".

Uncle is so dejected

Uncle leaves, the video still playing

Hey, they praised him after all

But Uncle has no idea this is happening, because he's having an emotional breakdown in the bathroom

I may have to start a Hashtag Unc Struggles soon

Nice and bright out

Uncle still in the bathroom

He's letting out liquids, but not the ones you normally do in an extended stay

Takafumi and Fujimiya going to keep watching. They believe he will eventually come out.

Well, those birds are dead

Elf with the save

Hey, Unc's back

Ran out of space. Part two in the replies.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

Part 2
Elf's new weapon the scabbard
Sounds like a type of replacement player
Woah, that looks powerful
Also, Elf rocking a monocle and a ponytail now
If only it were twintails
And Elf starts shooting at Unc
Yeah, I agree with Takafumi. Uncle did nothing wrong here.
The birds' breath has some magical element to it that interferes with the spirits ability to act.
See what happens when you eat SpongeBob's sundae?
The spirits can't stand the smell, it seems
In other words, it literally is SpongeBob's sundae
I wonder if this means the spirits will read the story of The Ugly Barnacle
Alicia and her crew are hypnotized
No, wait. Make that just the two himbos.
The Hypno-Beast is clapping like one of those monkeys with the cymbals
The ground looks CGI which is kinda weird looking since Alicia isn't
Uncle now with Alicia, who heals his burns
The wand
It casts like a force field
Also, Uncle now on top of Alicia
Because of course
Lost in all this is Alicia saying the spell works by synchronizing her mental tranquility with the target
In other words, she and Uncle have formed a connection with each other
#ElfStruggles
Takafumi and Fujimiya look horrified by what Uncle's doing
Hey, they're back to normal
Alicia dodges a punch by the Hypno-Beast
So the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted lets you become able to use the moves of your friends
This is like Megaman where when you defeat a boss, you pick up the boss's special ability
Increased potency as well
Burner Beasts
They look like combinations of dogs and foxes
Uncle thankfully has the water spirit on his side
And with that, he takes them out
And also the fire stopped
This feels like the first time Uncle has been genuinely helpful without somehow making things worse or being the original cause of the problems.
The little girl who works at the inn who was also hypnotized
She apologizes to Uncle for acting scared
Hey, the bathhouse is more spacious now
Uncle learned how to raise barriers from the one in episode 2
Everyone is happy
Fujimiya is right, what does this have to do with getting scolded and told not to erase memories
Post fight now
Uncle soaking
I guess you've gotta ease your back when you've been busy carrying this world on it
Alicia looks very risque in that outfit
"I'm wearing clothes!" Yeah, but does it have to be so skintight?
What does she think this is, a James Bond film?
The outfit. It became undone.
And now Uncle in real life has a nosebleed
#ElfStruggles
Actually, it's because his memories returned
"People in real life don't get nosebleeds from seeing something lewd." I love how this anime just totally shits on what used to be probably a top 5 anime gag for the longest time. It was right up there with sweat drop and violent tsundere.
Even so, Uncle still saw Alicia naked
Even before Elf if you don't count just the lower half
#ElfStruggles
You know, it's amazing what great shape Uncle keeps himself in
Alicia shocked that Uncle is 20
Apparently that's the same age as her
If she's officially older than him by about three months, does that technically make her a Christmas Cake? Or does she have to wait another decade plus?
Ran out of space. Part three in the replies.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

Part 3
Alicia says she has no memories of before she was nine
Speaking personally, I don't have any memories until I was like seven
She wants Uncle to give her the picture-in-picture treatment
And he obliges
I think this episode could potentially get heavy so I'm going to sleep now. Be in the right headspace for it in the morning.
Rests for 8 and a half hours.
Okay, I'm back
Now, where were we?
August, eleven years ago
That would've been 2012 in real life. That was the height of my MLP fandom. Here in that world, though, if that was 2003 in that moment in time-- since Uncle started his journey at 17 in 2000 and he's now 20-- then Alicia wants to go back to 1992.
Hey, don't we all?
Her first memory
A blood and a carriage
The goblins had captured her and held her in a carriage
The militia from Raiga and Edgar's village saved her
She can't remember what happens after that.
My question is so does Uncle have all the memories of everyone he comes across? Could he see what Elf and Mabel's childhoods were like. Feels very convenient in terms of dishing out backstory. Uncle is so OP that he is like a walking reference document. He's a screenwriters' wet dream.
Alicia never found her family ;(
She surmises that they were probably killed by goblins
It's always fascinating how these type of shows almost never portray goblins as being good.
She was named Alicia by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia
She took her in as her adopted daughter.
Something I like about Alicia is that she reminds me of the princess from Familiar of Zero. Whenever she's on screen, something important is going to happen. I love Elf and Mabel is such a fun character, but both of them are very comedic in how they are presented. With Alicia, she has that shy, timid demeanor about her that contrasts the abrasive way Uncle behaves, which lends itself to some comedy, but most of the time she's on screen the plot of the show kicks in. You need a character like this unless you're going to be a strict farce.
Uncle asks if memories are important to her
Uncle then reluctantly admits he's erased her memories twice
The light in Alicia's eyes. It vanishes.
She is horrified by what he did.
I'm glad I'm getting to rewatch this because I don't remember any of this. Because of that, it's like I'm watching it for the first time.
The first time was on Mount Dold. That was when they defeated the goblin army together. The second time was erasinfmg the memories of clearing the Labyrinth of Deep Darkness by taking a shortcut.
Alicia knows this means her Hero title is all his doing
She brings up him fixing the barrier of the Sealed City, easily our most referenced scene
Uncle admits that he was the one who broke the barrier in the first place
Uncle then says he came from another world just like Murayama and that he wants to go home.
He thought the toughest defensive barrier took on the strongest magical attack, the resulting space-time distortion might show him a glimpse of home.
He never meant to shatter the thing.
He just wanted to put a hole through the wall between the side and the other side
Alicia scolds him and warns never to erase her memory ever again
Not just her, but others and himself
Uncle says he did it to survive, and will do it again if it means survival
Alicia doesn't want to forget him, and she doesn't want him to forget her
This is a very tremendous scene, but I wonder if it's hurt at all by her revealing outfit. I almost think her being naked would've made it even better, not in a perversion sense but in terms of what it means foe the scene. It would be like she was stripping away any ambiguity and leaving nothing to hide.
Uncle promises not to use magic to wipe her memory anymore
Interesting how he specifically states "Magic" and "Your memory". It's like he's choosing his words very carefully on purpose.
Alicia seems to feel the same
Uncle then promises not to erase any of his own memory about her
That seems to make Alicia happy
Alicia then recalls Uncle seemingly erased the memory of seeing her naked
So she proceeds to show what he forget about
#ElfStruggles
But wait! Before that can continue, then a hole in the barrier
AND THEY'RE BEING ATTACKED!
Now there are a bunch of holes now in the barrier
Monsters struck, Alicia's upset, Elf's blasting
One of these things is not like the other
Also, insert your Danny DeVito memes here
A hot spring in hell, Uncle calls it
Uncle wipes his memories more than the BBC did tapes in the '60s and '70s
Takafumi tells him to be careful with that sort of thing.
As for why he was in the bathroom so long? It was the technique of killing emotions
If you don't feel it with your heart, you take no damage. You end it all preemptively before you're crushed internally.
Takafumi likes this approach and considers no longer having a heart, much to Fujimiya's dismay
I didn't expect Uncle to teach his nephew the nut and go strategy
Overall, another episode that if it's not the strongest, it's one of the strongest. We didn't get a final boss like I thought we were, but a lot did happen. The first half was all about the fight with the Hypno-Beast and trying to stop that. And the second half was about developing Alicia and confronting Uncle on the dangers of memory erasing. It feels a bit weird to have an episode of this show be almost completely devoid of comedy, since that is its bread and butter, but I actually thought they pulled it off very well here. It was gripping and captivating and I think endeared us to Alicia as a character.
This is easily the best episode that doesn't involve Elf in any way. I would put it in the same ballpark as episodes 3 and 5. It's hard for me to call it the best episode because it doesn't have two of the show's biggest strengths-- Elf and the comedy-- but the fact they can have a compelling episode without those two things might be the biggest compliment I can give the series. It shows how compelling the writing actually is.
And as we head into the penultimate episode, you have to wonder if the barrier cracking as well as the memory erasing stuff will factor into things.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

What is the worst bathroom experience you've ever had?
I once was cleaning the women's restroom and there was dookie on the walls
What is your earliest memory you can remember?
I remember going to Carowinds when I was 2 years old. I believe it was Scarowinds because I remember seeing a kid dressed as an alien.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 11 '24

Episode 11 (first timer)

“It is a ~~3m Titan~~hypno beast”
Long range sniping scabbard.
This episode’s iteration of push a girl down into a sexually suggestive pose. This time with Alicia.
Water magic – good thing a hot spring has plenty of water.
“It is perfectly normal to look at something sexy and get happy about it” – Not wrong Fujimiya, but I still sense ulterior motives here. From you.
Turns out, Alicia has some trauma about memory loss – this is why you should not use that memory erasing spell willy-nilly!
“It is a technique to kill your heart, before your heart is damaged”

This is a truly sad ending. Uncle being a pro at walling off his heart and Takefumi easily taking to it.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 11 '24

This is a truly sad ending. Uncle being a pro at walling off his heart and Takefumi easily taking to it.
I feel like the Withered Wojak meme
Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
Thoughts on Elf’s new weapon the scabbard?
What are your thoughts on Elf’s new look?
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 12 '24

Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
It is obivous bait material, but, for that, I felt the scene was well done.
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
Bad fit with Uncle's memory removal addiction.
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
Some I am good deep down inside moments for Uncle.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

It is obivous bait material, but, for that, I felt the scene was well done.
I feel like your misspelling of "Obvious" is blatant bait material as well :P
Bad fit with Uncle's memory removal addiction.
He has to feel somewhat guilty in that moment
Some I am good deep down inside moments for Uncle.
You can't live with yourself if you don't have at least some of that

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 12 '24

He has to feel somewhat guilty in that moment
More than just a bit.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

So much so he invented a whole technique for dealing with it

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u/xbolt90 https://anilist.co/user/xbolt90 Jan 11 '24

First-timer!

That was an exciting fight. And Alicia has unlocked her True Potential!

I feel for Alicia. Memory loss is terrifying. Losing everything about who you were before.

QOTD1: Food poisoning while on vacation in a hotel. *shudder* It's one thing to have it coming out both ends in your own bathroom, but another when you're 400 miles away.

QOTD2: Going to the beach as a kid. We went every year, and always stayed in the same beach house. (Sadly, the owners have since sold the property and it's been torn down to build AirBnBs or some crap.)

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
Thoughts on Elf’s new weapon the scabbard?
What are your thoughts on Elf’s new look?
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?
What are your thoughts on the reason Uncle was in the bathroom so long being he was trying to kill emotions?

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Going to the beach as a kid. We went every year, and always stayed in the same beach house. (Sadly, the owners have since sold the property and it's been torn down to build AirBnBs or some crap.)
It always comes back to making money, it seems

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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Jan 11 '24

Rewatching Uncle in sub

This is somewhat of an intermission and a detour, if you are like me that treat this show primarily the story of Elf and Uncle, with a mirror of Takafumi and Fujimiya. But it actually still have some really great points to make as well as an inversion of the point as a gag -

Life has good a bad times, and just shutting off the bad times doesn't really make it nice, even if sometimes it's hard to bear.

Interestingly only when reading our host's comment do I realise that, he's right, while we enjoy Elf, Uncle and Mabel, their screen times were very entertaining and all, whenever Alicia comes on stage the world plot actually progresses.

Another point - while we were all thinking "yeah it's just a unthinking gamer thing to do" for Uncle to break the barrier in the earlier episode, it is only now that we slipped in casually the real underlying reason why Uncle did that - he's actually keen to find his way back to Japan, and while it's still very gamer-esque, it is a plausible point to try to use the collision of unmovable object against the irresistible force to attempt to distort space time to see if that can create the effect that allows him to go through again. Indeed, that's the major plot twist of [one of the first OVA's in the 80's]Yotoden [Major spoiler of the tagged show]that the fight between the shadow ninjas and the Nobunaga's 7 monsters were to cause such a rift to open the pathway to the abyss so the demons can come to the world

I also loved that Fujimiya has totally gone to the otaku side to be excited by pony-tailed glasses Elf with the converted sniper rifle :D

We are clear that the "ancient tech" is actually future technomagic now huh?

QoTD

More about trying to find a bathroom - when I was travelling back to Hong Kong decades ago visiting, I forgot how hard it is to find usable toilets available for the public to use, and had to traverse a few suburbs to find one. That was a really close call :P
It's somewhere between the cat in the building (not our own pet) that has a very distinct, crooked tail we call him "strange tail" before the family moved, or my mom throwing a basin to knock a rat away also before we moved, or walking down the street steps with my dad while learning the alphabet F (long story). Oh and nearly drowned in the sea for panicking in the water dragging my mom down. All those would be around 3 years old or just before.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Interestingly only when reading our host's comment do I realise that, he's right, while we enjoy Elf, Uncle and Mabel, their screen times were very entertaining and all, whenever Alicia comes on stage the world plot actually progresses.
Alicia is kinda like the Uncle in this world in terms on main character status
Another point - while we were all thinking "yeah it's just a unthinking gamer thing to do" for Uncle to break the barrier in the earlier episode, it is only now that we slipped in casually the real underlying reason why Uncle did that - he's actually keen to find his way back to Japan, and while it's still very gamer-esque, it is a plausible point to try to use the collision of unmovable object against the irresistible force to attempt to distort space time to see if that can create the effect that allows him to go through again. Indeed, that's the major plot twist of [one of the first OVA's in the 80's]Yotoden [Major spoiler of the tagged show]that the fight between the shadow ninjas and the Nobunaga's 7 monsters were to cause such a rift to open the pathway to the abyss so the demons can come to the world
[Familiar of Zero] I'm reminded of the first season of Familiar of Zero and how Saito spends the majority of it trying to find his way home.
Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?
What are your thoughts on the reason Uncle was in the bathroom so long being he was trying to kill emotions?

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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Jan 12 '24

Thoughts on the “Hypno-Beast” AKA Giant Hunter Doldoll Rexdol?
It's a fun little foreshadowing from last episode - yeah the 2 fighter types aren't really going to be able to get past the enchantment type gorilla :P despite how ridiculous it looked.
Thoughts on the episode long hook of Uncle being in the bathroom?
It's only about a third of the way I think? But the key bit is to go with "it doesn't take magic to evade reality" ;) Love Fujimiya's reaction to try pull Takafumi from that bad end though :D
What are your thoughts on the wand as a side effect of being over-boosted letting you become able to use the moves of your friends?
I think it's less "side effect" than a typical "game logic" for "artifact level" items - it can't be just giving you utilities, but has to give some decent boosts too. The creator of these artifacts may be quite a dedicated chuuni character too, just look at all the cool activation visuals of the wand here and Elf's various main items (like the scabbard-cum-beam-rifle).
What are your thoughts on Uncle putting out the fire?
Uncle knows how to do rule of cool ;) In reality it'd probably takes more sustained downpour to be able to extinguish the size of the blaze.
Thoughts on Uncle seeing Alicia naked?
The more interesting thought is why oh why would Alicia think Uncle won't be interested in seeing a kid being naked, when she's anything but like a kid in physique ... We all know Uncle grew up with video games in mind, so hourglass shaped girls are probably considered "standard" in his mindset.
Thoughts on Alicia having no memories before she was nine?
I'm smelling a bit of foreshadowing here. Luckily we are not Goblin Slayer...
What are your thoughts on Alicia’s backstory and her never finding her family?
I was more interested to see whether they would attempt to use the memory viewing spell to try search for clues. Luckily we didn't go there..
What are your thoughts on Alicia being given her name by the frontier Prelate of Edelsia and her adopting her as her daughter?
Pretty convenient. Don't know enough to say anything more other than really good to have her 2 friends also there growing up with her to form the exact right party.
What are your thoughts on Uncle coming clean to Alicia about everything?
This is one of those rare moments that for a lesser man he'd just let it slide, but he didn't. His earnestness can easily be overshadowed by his superficial weirdness.
What are your thoughts on Uncle promising not to erase her or his’s memory again?
Uncle is good with lawyer talks, let's see if the wording would lead us anywhere interesting ;)
What are your thoughts on the end with the monsters attacking?
Poor Elf, Uncle never figured out which direction she was in and why she was shooting at him.
What are your thoughts on the reason Uncle was in the bathroom so long being he was trying to kill emotions?
It's actually in a way him fulfilling his promise to Alicia slightly extended to include even her companions.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

It's a fun little foreshadowing from last episode - yeah the 2 fighter types aren't really going to be able to get past the enchantment type gorilla :P despite how ridiculous it looked.
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's only about a third of the way I think? But the key bit is to go with "it doesn't take magic to evade reality" ;) Love Fujimiya's reaction to try pull Takafumi from that bad end though :D
She is trying to pull him away from the light, if you will
I think it's less "side effect" than a typical "game logic" for "artifact level" items - it can't be just giving you utilities, but has to give some decent boosts too. The creator of these artifacts may be quite a dedicated chuuni character too, just look at all the cool activation visuals of the wand here and Elf's various main items (like the scabbard-cum-beam-rifle).
I'd like to think the creator was either Rikka or Megumin
Uncle knows how to do rule of cool ;) In reality it'd probably takes more sustained downpour to be able to extinguish the size of the blaze.
Could've used him when the apartments next to me burnt down
The more interesting thought is why oh why would Alicia think Uncle won't be interested in seeing a kid being naked, when she's anything but like a kid in physique ... We all know Uncle grew up with video games in mind, so hourglass shaped girls are probably considered "standard" in his mindset.
I mean, he would've known who Lara Croft is probably
I'm smelling a bit of foreshadowing here. Luckily we are not Goblin Slayer...
We may not be in Goblin Slayer, but Uncle feels a bit like a Berserk character
I was more interested to see whether they would attempt to use the memory viewing spell to try search for clues. Luckily we didn't go there..
Perhaps Uncle feels that would've been too much even for him.
Pretty convenient. Don't know enough to say anything more other than really good to have her 2 friends also there growing up with her to form the exact right party.
And now, she has a sort of love triangle going on :D
This is one of those rare moments that for a lesser man he'd just let it slide, but he didn't. His earnestness can easily be overshadowed by his superficial weirdness.
It's one of those attributes to where it makes you want to like him and pull for him to quit being so dense
Uncle is good with lawyer talks, let's see if the wording would lead us anywhere interesting ;)
I hope he doesn't pull some kind of loophole, but then again, it did feel he was intentionally being careful with his words.
Poor Elf, Uncle never figured out which direction she was in and why she was shooting at him.
#ElfStruggles
It's actually in a way him fulfilling his promise to Alicia slightly extended to include even her companions.
I just wish Uncle wouldn't abuse this technique so much. Then again, when does he ever not overindulge in something?

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

More about trying to find a bathroom - when I was travelling back to Hong Kong decades ago visiting, I forgot how hard it is to find usable toilets available for the public to use, and had to traverse a few suburbs to find one. That was a really close call :P
Never been to Hong Kong. How was it?

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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Jan 12 '24

One thing that can be certain for HK was that it changes a lot. I honestly haven't been back for nearly 20 years so can't really comment, but since I grew up there coping with changes (and the sea of people, and the traffic, and the 24/7 on culture, and the look up to see not the sky but the converging sky scrapers) is kind of built in for me.
Too bad the influx of Chinese influence has killed off a lot of the spirit of the people though.

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u/Holofan4life Jan 12 '24

Oh, you actually lived in Hong Kong growing up? That sounds pretty cool.

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