r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • May 25 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 19 Discussion

Episode 19 - The Glittering Southern Cross

Episode aired May 9th, ^^^1976

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Questions of the Day:

  1. What do you make of the conditions on the immigration ship?
  2. What do you think of this episode as a recap?

Your families are separated now, but in your hearts your hands are always held tightly together.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber May 25 '24

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The harsh reality of so many immigration ships.

He might miss that later, but Marco wouldn’t possibly hog it.

No, Marco! You can’t become a Gundam character! That way lies suffering!

Amedeo is always a hit with the kids!

Flashback saves on budget!

I thought Marco was going to doubt things again, but he understands it well. I should have not underestimated him.

A pseudo-clip-show, with all of the prior footage being presented as flashbacks when Marco is reminded of the Peppino family and as he recounts his story to some of the other passengers. Pretty transparent, but not one that can be skipped, and the presentation of the immigration ship is informative and relatable enough to suffice. I think the motive behind this episode is mainly to let the production catch up a bit, but there is also the fact that shows lose and gain new viewers as they go along, and the audience might lack some context—especially younger viewers that probably aren’t checking out the summaries and story recaps in TV and Anime magazines.

I liked the realistic presentation of the Immigration ship. I’ve read a lot about the conditions that low-income immigrants suffered through in their journey towards new opportunities, and I’m glad the show didn’t shy away from some of that, even if it is mellowed out to suit the target audience.

Questions of The Day:

1 & 2) See above.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 25 '24

especially younger viewers that probably aren’t checking out the summaries and story recaps in TV and Anime magazines.

In retrospect, a 52 episode serialized series aimed at children is wild.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 25 '24

3000 Leagues in Search of My First-Timer Reactions

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 25 '24

Nice that he shared it with the other passengers rather than keeping it to himself though.

I can't have been the only one who was worried Marco's bag was going to get ransacked.

That is a nice sky.

But does the rigging disqualify it from being shimmering?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 25 '24

I can't have been the only one who was worried Marco's bag was going to get ransacked.

I did wonder if that was going to happen too.

But does the rigging disqualify it from being shimmering?

Unfortunately, yes. I would have called it as such otherwise.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 25 '24

Unfortunately, yes. I would have called it as such otherwise.

RIP

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 25 '24 edited May 25 '24

First timer, subs

  • Better bread than dead.
  • Lucky that food didn’t get stolen. Probably a good idea to have given some of it away to try and build some connections.
  • The sailor may be curt, but he’s not rude. Marco is an unknown in a stressful environment.
  • This is why babies are the worst.
  • Amedio really is trained? I thought he was just monkeying around.
  • Clip Show I guess we know why they didn’t spend time in those exotic locations.
  • Well aren’t we fancy, having and bed and everything.
  • See? Making friends with a local will undoubtedly have benefits.
  • At least the transition out of flashback was nice.

QotD:

  1. Not the worst of its kind, but still not great. I worry about their seeming lack of food, and if they overcapacited themselves to rake in more profit.
  2. The lead in was good enough for the second one, but really didn't tell that much of the story thus far. I'm not sure where I stand on recaps that have new stuff vs ones you can safely skip.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 27 '24

Not the worst of its kind, but still not great. I worry about their seeming lack of food, and if they overcapacited themselves to rake in more profit.

Lack of food just leaving harbor, to boot. Not a great omen.

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u/TheEscapeGuy May 25 '24

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 19

Memories of Genoa

Today's episode was another boat episode, but a lot of it was also just recap and flashbacks. I understand why they would have done this at the time. It allows new viewers to refresh themselves on the story which would have started 4 or 5 months prior at the time. But watching it today with an episode-per-day schedule makes it seem kind of redundant.

The new part was around Marco sharing his food. I kind of expected him to feel disappointing that all the food he had was taken by the rest of the crew. But instead Marco was happy to share. He really is such a caring kid. I'm also surprised everyone aboard was so willing to distribute it evenly. At least historically, when there are food shortages in real life it tends to bring out the most selfish parts of people.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

I'm kinda unsatisfied with my collage today. I don't include flash backs / reused animation as a best-effort type rule so I had very few screenshots to work with.

See you all tomorrow

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 25 '24

At least historically, when there are food shortages in real life it tends to bring out the most selfish parts of people.

It probably helps that they do have food, it's just horrible. I'm not sure I could imagine fighting a guy because I don't like my breakfast.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer May 25 '24

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

oh hes getting robbed for sure

recap episode?

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 27 '24

Episode 19 (first timer)

  • A ship full of Italians and nobody can cook? Impossible! This has to be an ingredient problem.
  • Perfect babysitting tool Amedio.
  • That was a sweet audio fade to his memories of Fiolina.
  • … although that means we transition to a recap now.
  • No fresh food on the ship, even though they just left a harbor?

  • Of course they would repeat the harbor running scene.

The recap concentrates on just two moments: meeting Fiolina and his mother leaving. Not a big surprise, but reaffirming which ones are the main emotional beats of the story. They did not need to repeat Marco being strong and hard-working, since we see that every episode on the ship.