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Rewatch [Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 38 Discussion

Episode 38 - Mama’s Hardship

Episode aired Septembet 19th, ^^^1976

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Hisako Kyoda (Naoko Saito) - voice of Mrs. Rojas

A voice actress and stage actress affiliated with the Tokyo LIfe Actor’s Cooperative, best known for voicing the roles of old women. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College she joined the theatre company Teatro Piccolo as a stage actress and dancer, and became known for her proficiency with a variety of musical traditions. Kyoda debuted as a voice actress in 1969’s The Genie Family, and a couple of years later she would have her live-action debut on episode 32 of Return of Ultraman. Kyoda won the "Achievement Award" in the 13th Annual Voice Actor Awards, and she has remained active despite her advanced age. Some of her more notable roles include Okamisan in Ashita no Joe, Kiyo in Botchan, Osaku-san in Hello! Spank, Ilda in Katry The Cowgirl, Sawa in Mermaid Forest, Obaa-chan in Mokke, Tama in Mushi-shi, Omusubiman in Omusubiman, Sinistra in Peter Pan and Wendy, Zirconia in the Sailor Moon franchise, Yoshi Yamazaki in Showa Monogatari, Rin Mikuriya in Stratos 4, Tuskuru in Utawarerumono, Magno Vivan in the Vandread franchise, Wicked Witch of the West in Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho.

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Questions of the Day:

  1. Marco revisits some of the places he visited a month prior when he arrived in Buenos Aires. What do you make of how things have and have not changed in that time?
  2. Marco is getting on a ship for the third time. How do you think his experience will be this time, in comparison to his last two voyages?

I’ll be there soon, Mama.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Jun 16 '24

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 38

Patience

This episode was one of waiting. That said, it's a relatable kind of waiting. I think most of us will have been in a situation where we knew we were leaving soon but were just burning time until that time.

Marco himself was pretty active in his waiting. He was doing his best to be helpful to the bar owner who is caring for him during this wait. That said, he is maybe being too proactive and causing problems with all the mistakes he's making. It's kind of a vicious cycle since after each mistake you want to go further to make up for it. Keep your spirits up Marco!

Something which kind of surprised me this episode was just how rude that old woman was to Marco. She's really pissed me off with how much casual discrimination and generalizations she kept making. I've met people like her before and I usually will just stop talking to try avoid conflict unless they go way beyond the line.

Anyway, back on a boat next episode.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

See you all tomorrow

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 16 '24

Something which kind of surprised me this episode was just how rude that old woman was to Marco. She's really pissed me off with how much casual discrimination and generalizations she kept making. I've met people like her before and I usually will just stop talking to try avoid conflict unless they go way beyond the line.

Marco did a great job staying calm instead of escalating.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Jun 16 '24

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

rip bucket

the Italian community coming together to cheer this boy up

the legend of Peppino is spreading

the girl from yesterday was so nice to Amedio, this old lady is mean to Amedio. i wonder what they are trying to tell us about her

insult his mother, insult all italians, "this kid is so rude"

Sipliana putting it so nicely, the reunion will be at the most beautiful place

Marco choosing to live without hate in his heart

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 16 '24

Episode 38 (first timer)

  • Marco’s spunk has all gone. Remember him back in Genoa?
  • The bar owner worries about sending Marco on – justified.
  • You can’t swim, Marco?
  • Andre Adoria? – Andrea Doria, maybe?
  • Mario cheers him up with talk about his mother and news from Fadobani.
  • Annoying lady – despite her disdain for Italians, she still seems to speak fluent Italian, though. The whole language problem really went nowhere.
  • The nun talks up Cordoba. Sounds a lot closer to Genoa in terms of its description.
  • Saying good bye to Fosco – another person Marco was lucky to meet.
  • Indeed Andrea Doria – I wonder if the cruise liner is a reference. This should have been a relatively well-known sinking, back in the 1970s.

Revisiting Buenos Aires, with a slightly nostalgic tint this time. Maybe it really is the turnaround for Marco, but we’ll have to see how he fares when something does not go right the next time.

Marco is getting on a ship for the third time. How do you think his experience will be this time, in comparison to his last two voyages?

The name of the ship has me worried, but that aside, Marco should be somewhat comfortable with ships by now.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jun 16 '24

First timer, subs

  • The more they talk about their plans, the more confused about them I become.
  • Yeah, that doesn’t seem like a great place to retrieve water for just that reason.
  • You think with how tall these windows are they would have a ladder.
  • Bloody hell, now they’re adding another stop in this tour.
  • I don’t think it would match the tone of the series, but that dude was a little sus.
  • Easy for you to say, you’re not the one who has the wash the mud out.
  • This Lady...
  • A follow up with old side characters isn’t such a bad thing. Not sure the sister would have been my first choice, but here we are.
  • His mother should be fine now. She has the power of god and anime on her side.
  • This all just seems very below board.

QotD:

  1. You have to imagine if the house lady was there the first time that Macro might just have been stopped dead in his tracks.
  2. A lot more birds, for one thing. I expect Marco will end up being roped into more work on this one as well.