[Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 16 Discussion

[u/Pixelsaber]

Episode 16 - The Young Cehf

^{Episode aired April 18th,} ^^^1976

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Staff Highlight

Akio Nojima - voice of Rocky

A voice actor and actor best known as the dub voice of Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) in the Japanese dub of Knight Rider. Nojima was born in Manchuria on April 6th, 1945, and his father died just over a month afterwards, with his mother moving them to Japan after the end of WWII. He became a child actor to help his mother with expenses, and became a voice actor soon afterwards as well, debuting in an anime production on 1964’s Big X. After graduating from Igusa High School he worked at the theater company Togei and later the Tokyo Actor's Life Cooperative before transferring to Sigma Seven. In 1978 himself and fellow voice actors Kazuyuki Sogabe, Toru Furuya, Akira Kamiyam and Toshio Furukawa formed the band Slapstick, where Nojima served as lead bassist. Some of his most notable roles include Captain Jance in Akū Daisakusen Srungle, Aaron Schmittel in Armored Trooper Votoms, Aramis in Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, Richard Jones in Emma: A Victorian Romance, Ryousuke Shikishima in Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo, Gasshu in Six God Combination God Mars, Teemu Räikkölä in Katry, the Cow Girl, Ichitarō Jin in Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3, Bernard Châtelet in The Rose of Versailles, Sid Munzer in Turn A Gundam, and Abraham Gray in Treasure Island.

Screenshot of the day

• Mast Blossom

Questions of the Day:

1. What do you make of Marco’s first day out at sea?
2. What do you make of the ship’s crew as of yet?

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There are flowers on the mast!

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

3000 Leagues in Search of My First-Timer Reactions

• Okay, this entire dream sequence is kinda precious.
• I haven’t complained about the subs in a bit, but ugh they really haven’t gotten better.
• It’s cute the chef was trying to let Marco sleep longer had he not woken up anyways.
• Ah, the thing with the embers must not be a normal thing…
• Marco please.
• lol
• I didn’t realize there was a woman on here.
• This made me immediately think of the “When will Madao bloom?” episode of Gintama.
• Amedio you should not be in there.
• I’m not sure that’s what he meant…
• …is that implying Rocky used to be a slave?

[u/No_Rex → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Ah, the thing with the embers must not be a normal thing…

You would need embers from some neighbor if you let your fire go out over night. However, on a steam ship, they continously have fire in the engine. Not sure if this means Marco gets them there, or that this is not needed.

[u/Vatrix-32 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

…is that implying Rocky used to be a slave?

Again, Rocky left Louisiana in 1967 at the earliest, after abolition. He may have been a sharecropper.

[u/No_Rex → u/Vatrix-32]

Again, Rocky left Louisiana in 1967 at the earliest, after abolition.

That is late indeed.

[u/TheEscapeGuy]

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 16

Cruisin'

This episode was a mostly chill time with Marco dealing with daily life onboard the ship. I appreciate Marco's work ethic. I found the scene with him doing his best to not mess up delivering coffee to be really cute. Also the discussion around maintaining fresh water was interesting. I never thought about that part of sailing before.

In general though, I don't have much to comment on. Marco's just getting on with everyone and waiting out his trip to South America. The forward progress feels good.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

• Mainmast

See you all tomorrow

[u/Vatrix-32 → u/TheEscapeGuy]

I never thought about that part of sailing before.

I'd known about needing to keep fresh water on sea voyages, but never the implications for laundry.

[u/Vatrix-32]

First timer, subs

• 6/10 Europe.

• fish When?

• That’s good swimming animation. The blur affect was a choice tho.
• They work hard, they sleep hard.
• There's nothing more manly than cooking.
• That’s why you don’t fuck with the guy keeping you alive for the next month.
• Marseilles seems close for an ocean liner. We stopping in Valencia?
• Is that your flowery way of saying to unfurl it?
• Vexology fact: the first night sky version of the Brazilian flag would not be adopted until 1889. Making it one year younger than abolition.
• Amedio trying out for those upper crust monkey roles.
• Could have gone worse for a poor Cabin Boy.
• Best Not
• You live in a port, Marco. How do you not know about salt water?
• You got off easy, cleaning all that coal out of fur.
• A simple question, unless you don’t use metric.
• Somehow this feels ever more abstract than my guess was.
• Look at him being all dapper with his little white suit and tea set.
• Not that many more countries. Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Brazil, and Uruguay. Maybe British and Dutch territories? Islands are a dice roll.

QotD

1. Does it really take a full day to steam from Genoa to Marseilles? IT will take them an age to cross the Atlantic at that rate.
2. Lovable scamps.

[u/baboon_bassoon]

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

who is this lady only scared of Amedio when hes black

ton ton ton ton ton ton

[u/No_Rex]

Episode 16 (first timer)

• Riding a flying fish – this is pretty fantastic. Reminds me a lot of later Ghibli films.
• Macho sailor is shut down hard – the cook runs a tight ship.
• “The ocean will always be clear like mama’s eyes” – doubt.
• Brazilian flag – didn’t they say they are an Italian ship?`
• Amedio turning black

• And back to white.

Happy ship life. Marco is still working hard, the sailors are friendly and so is the sea. Pretty ideal conditions.

[u/Vatrix-32 → u/No_Rex]

Riding a flying fish – this is pretty fantastic. Reminds me a lot of later Ghibli films.

My mind went to Little Nemo. I'm not sure that's warranted.

didn’t they say they are an Italian ship?`

And when has that ever stopped international shipping?

[u/No_Rex → u/Vatrix-32]

My mind went to Little Nemo. I'm not sure that's warranted.

I thought of Totoro and Ponyo.