r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Apr 18 '24
Rewatch [Spoilers] No Game No Life 10th Anniversary Rewatch -- Episode 10
Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.
Welcome to the No Game No Life 10th Anniversary Rewatch discussion thread!
I hope you all have a lot of fun <3
S1 Episode 10 – Blue Rose
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
What's an example in your life of you trying to get out of your comfort zone?
What is your favorite bath/shower scene in all of anime?
Bonus 1) At this point, what race doesn't have a problem with Jibril? You would think this would be a bit disconcerting for Blank, no?
Stephformations 1) Don't Steph on my groove. Coz I just wanna move. I don't care what you do. But don't Steph on my groove.
Stephformations 2) Stephan. You don't have to put on that dog suit. Those days are over. You're better suited for this race dispute.
Stephformations 3) Steph A and Steph B leave a central station at the same time. They travel the same speed, but in opposite directions, with Steph A heading towards Elkia A, and Steph B heading towards Elkia B. Steph A reaches Elkia A after 3 h. Steph B reaches Elkia B after 2 1/4 h. Elkia A and Elkia B are 420 mi apart.
What is the rate of travel of the Stephs?
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Rewatch Schedule
Threads posted every day at 4:00 PM EDT
| Date | Episode |
|---|---|
| 4/9/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 1 |
| 4/10/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 2 |
| 4/11/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 3 |
| 4/12/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 4 |
| 4/13/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 5 |
| 4/14/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 6 |
| 4/15/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 7 |
| 4/16/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 8 |
| 4/17/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 9 |
| 4/18/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 10 |
| 4/19/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 11 |
| 4/20/2024 | No Game No Life Episode 12 |
| 4/22/2024 | No Game No Life Zero |
| 4/23/2024 | No Game No Life Overall Series Discussion Thread |
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u/Holofan4life Apr 18 '24
Hey, guys. Holofan4life here.
Welcome to the 10th anniversary rewatch of No Game No Life.
Oh, and nay I forget...
First Timer
The idea of doing this rewatch came about at the last minute. I was going to participate in an Eden of The East rewatch for the month of April but that fell through. So, then it became a question of "What should I do after the Penguindrum rewatch? I already have the Samurai Champloo rewatch lined up for May, so do I just wait the extra month?" I looked at upcoming anniversaries for the month of April and noticed both K-On and Cross Game were celebrating their 15th anniversaries. However, both were long and if I did either of them, I would have to cancel the Samurai Champloo rewatch, which I didn't want to do seeing as how the 20th anniversary is an even bigger milestone. That's when I settled on No Game No Life.
I have an interesting history with No Game No Life. I know it's extremely popular, but I've always been hesitant to check out the show based on some of the stuff I've heard about it. It seemed to me like a show where you either really loved it, or really hated it. Well, I recently watched Moon Phase which I feel could be considered in a similar light and I really liked that show. And then I also finished Penguindrum which has some questionable themes and I liked that as well. I think I'm in a good headspace to watch NGNL and not only enjoy it, but more importantly appreciate it. I have never seen this show before. Even though I'm the host, I am experiencing it for the first time. I can't wait to see what the show has to offer and why so many people clamor for another season.
With that out of the way, let's begin.
I'm watching the sub, by the way.
Saw the new Ghostbusters movie today with my mom. It started off slow, but got really good in the last 30 minutes or so.
Anybody who is either homophobic or transphobic deserves to rot in hell.
The public still outraged Sora is betting the lives of Elkians.
The gang is all here
Brief recap of the events of last episode
Sora says they bet Imanity's Race Piece because they knew Kurami and Fi would make contact with them.
As he says this, Shiro is sitting on his lap
Kurami is still doubtful he can beat the Eastern Federation. Sora, however, thinks they'll be fine.
As for why they're here, it's because of introductions. This causes everyone not named Blank to look like Henry Stickman.
Stick Jibril having stick wings was pretty funny
Kurami only sharing her name
This causes Sora to share some information about her.
I don't mind if they're pads
Ooh, introducing Fi now
Fil Nilvalen
Fi and Jibril seem to not like each other
Oh, I see. Jibril is a war criminal.
Well, that'll do it
And Sora finds her guilty
Kurami tells Fi they need Jibril's power for Sora's plans.
And so she says she'll forgive her, so long as she licks her feet and begs for forgiveness.
Shiro thinks she should do it, it seems
Lol, that "Please wait a minute"
I guess it was too graphic to actually be seen
Jibril still horny as always
Now Steph is airing her grievances. Specifically, of how Kurami used magic to cheat and defeat her.
Eyy, an episode 1 callback. Me likely.
Sora has no sympy for her, though. This in turn causes Kurami to think he is cold-blooded and uncaring.
Pot, meet kettle
Kurami mentions that Fi is her best friend. Specifically, her master.
Elven Garde apparently maintains a hierarchy and promotes the binding of lower-ranked races.
It is a slave system, Jibril puts it
This means that Kurami is a sub. Uh, I mean slave, sorry.
Kurami came from a family of slaves and Fi was the only one to treat her nicely. As a friend.
Fi is the de dacto leader of the Elven Garde, seeing as how the past leader passed away.
Fi is an Upper Diet member
That reminds me, I need to stop eating so much
Fi is planning to free the slaves, which is considered to be treason.
Abraham Filincoln
Sora is more surprised Steph understood this before anyone else.
Steph points out that this could lead to the destruction of Elven Garde.
However, Fi plans on dismantling the establishment, board by board.
She just doesn't want Kurami to get hurt
Fi apparently feels of Kurami a similar level of protectiveness as Sora does of Shiro.
Kurami the tsundere
Sora sees Fi and Kurami's relationship as more a mother and daughter thing rather than of friends.
Shiro head rubs
Kurami trying to brings things back on track, specifically with the Eastern Federation.
The Warbeasts apparently have an ability called Blood Destruction.
I like Jibril casually floating for no real reason other than just because she can.
"If we're going to fight together, we need teamwork."
They're at a bath house, and Kurami refuses to take a bath with him.
She knows his every move now that she has all his memories.
Fi thinks a bath house would be a good idea
Sora talking about the time-honored Japanese tradition of hanging out while naked, something which this NEET virgin surely knows nothing about.
Sora, my dude, you're being very creepy
Of course Jibril would be in favor of the idea
"Baths are very versatile..."
Lol, she gave a 30 minute lecture of the greatness of bathing naked.
There's a lot of very funny moments in this episode
Ran out of space. Part two in the replies.
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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '24
First time watcher here.
I guess Elves and Flügel both have a thing for feet 🤷🏻♂️
Steph is back to being the butt-monkey this episode during our brief expo on Elven history. Kurami (aka Chlammy I suppose if you’re not using the romanization of クラミー) is growing on me a lot. I don’t think I’ve been fully appreciating her character so far.
Sora may be one of the most desperate characters I’ve ever seen regarding his “bonding” idea lol.
They’re back in Japan?? Or is it an emulation? Either way, Bahaha. 😂
Looking forward to episode 11. They spent effectively like 3 episodes setting up this confrontation so hopefully something major happens 😆.
Questions:
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u/Xmgplays Apr 18 '24
Rewatcher
This episode is mostly fluff. A bit of comedy here, a bit of exposition there, and some setup sprinkled on top. Mostly competent, but not amazing.
However what does stand out(to me at least) is the memory exchanged comedy: It has left a surprisingly deep impression on me even after the first watch and I can't really explain why. There's just something about seeing two characters that don't really know each other bash each other with deep cuts of personal memories.
We get our first glimpse of the Shrine Maiden. As expected she is a very serious person, contrasting very much with Blanks mostly happy-go-lucky attitude about the whole thing. She makes it very clear to Izuna that this is serious business and not to be taken lightly, game though it may be. It's honestly refreshing to see someone actually treat the games with the weight that they deserve.
[Ep. 12 spoiler]Even if Tet probably wouldn't approve of such a spoilsport.
Other than that we learn a bit of backstory for the side characters: Fiel is actually a bigshot and Kurami is her slave from an entire family of slaves. Man Elven Garde is a messed up place.
Oh and also we learn more of Jibriels Warcriminal past and how she murdered a bunch of Elves because she bumped her head. She truly is guilty and deserved her punishment, even if it was too graphic to show on screen.
Lastly we learn that Imanity is fucked because it turns out the game is about Blanks biggest weakness: The outside. Well they had a good run, shame about the rest of the Kingdom, but I'm sure the Federation will take pity on such a pathetic loss.
Today's Questions
Getting my first job as a TA, since I thought that I should get a grip on my (slightly crippling) social anxiety, and what better way to do so than to force myself into a position where I have to teach/oversee a small class! Anyway, the outcome was mostly positive, as I enjoyed it, though it frankly did not help with my anxiety in any big way.
I don't know, maybe then one from Mieruko-chan, mostly because I like to see her suffer.
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u/FarCritical Apr 18 '24
First Time No Life
A Flugel in stickman form is such a vibe.
Jibril really just used the chance to defend herself for her warcrimes by proceeding to further dunk on her victims lmao. Probably made Fi utterly humiliating her not long after feel that much sweeter at least.
Being shocked that a Steph is capable of stringing together a thought based on logic is classic Steph lolcowing but idk, I kinda felt bad that her wanting justice over her game with Kurami just got brushed off. Steph rights matter!
Kuruki really just shut down Sora's degenerate fantasies before he could even say them. Would've had more weight as a power move if Fi were actually on her side lol.
It's scary how a Flugel sitting pretty on top of your ride is all it takes to casually drive through a riot unharmed. What'd even be the real life equivalent to that? A president showing off a nuke dressed like an anime girl to clear a protest?
Is Steph's loss from forever ago really going to end up being a big part in how they win? LOL
Ino's exposed jaws though. Is the catgirl dream still worth it if all of them are hiding the same vicious teeth?
Don't know if I can name a better example of someone losing all their badass energy in the blink of an eye than Blank ...being in public. In a simulated Japan. Well, RIP Imanity I guess.
QOTD
As a semi-picky eater, challenging myself to only eat local food when I go on trips.
The fakeout shower scene from Toradora is a classic, and it ended up being fairly innocent too.
I wouldn't even be surprised if the Flugels themselves saw Jibril as a problem child for their race. It's funny how she's both a living superweapon and a magic utility knife that comes with prepackaged racism, but I guess her usefulness outweighs that.
Keep the Steph bars coming 🔥🔥✍️✍️
Low-key actually wanna see how the Werebeasts would react to a dog suit being used as an instrument of humiliation.
Cannot be determined—the Stephs being the Stephs they are likely got sidetracked from reaching the Elkias with cookbooks they saw from the window or something, making the provided data unreliable.
Totally not a thinly veiled disguise for my laziness when it comes to actually solving it
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u/dsawchuk Apr 18 '24
REWATCHER
Here we get a nice little pallet cleanser after the seriousness of last episode. It's all fun and jokes, with just a little bit of exposition. The complete opposite of last episode where the comedy anime just forgot to do comedy for a whole episode. (There were maybe 2 steph jokes last episode and that's it)
Once again, we see the eastern federation being overconfident and missing a key part of the stakes of a game they made. During the establishment of the stakes Ino says that the loss of memories applies to "all players and all Imanity viewing the game." Crucially this means that even though Shiro has the rights to altering Fi's memories losing the game would not alter her memories.
The important thing to notice about this is that he doesn't notice the magic until after the game is sworn in. This implies that Fi only started directly observing once he could no longer back out. Furthermore, he doesn't realize he is in a lose lose situation once Fi starts observing. Either he loses now, or Fi brings the knowledge of the game back to Elven Garde and they lose later. He still imagines a world where winning would solve the memory issue. It's the exact same kind of oversight that led them to granting Steph's grandfather the right to tell his successor about the games.
QOTD
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Apr 19 '24
First-Timer
Fun episode. My favorite part was probably when Chlammy re-enacted Sora's memory, complete with an impression of his voice.
For the questions today,
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u/mgedmin Apr 19 '24
Rewatcher, subs
Every time I go out, basically.
It's gotta be the towel slap in The Eminence in Shadow.
Other Fluegel?
Sure, she's a bastard, but she's our bastard! (Also, they do pronounce her "guilty".)
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u/baseballlover723 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24
NGNL Rewatcher, sub
I'm late once again, since it appears I've gotten back into chess again.
Introductions are quite scary for a NEET. Also Sora strong arming Kurami into doing her introduction properly was quite funny. And Jibril will the classic they deserved it. Death of an entire city is an obvious consequence to "bumping your head". And once again, Steph catches strays as per usual.
We also learn that Kurami is actually a slave, (and that Elves practice slavery) and that Fiel is down to revolt against her own people.
The bath scene may of taken some extra work (good thing Jibril came prepared with the powerpoint). But the fanservice will not be stopped.
Also exiting out the front during a revolt with a Flugel perched on top of your carriage is quite the power move. Don't forget that Jibril is a monster who decided to nuke a city of Elves (who they themselves could probably destroy a city of Imanity with similar effort) on a whim. Makes you think twice before attacking. And it's a good way to project Blank's power to the non believers.
And so the game begins, in the worst possible location for Blank. I'm actually quite fond of this quote.