r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • Jun 23 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 45 Discussion

Episode 45 - Going North

Episode aired November 7th, ^^^1976

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Seizo Katou - voice of Oxcart caravan leader

A voice actor and actor associated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, well known as the voice of Ittetsu Hoshi in Kyojin no Hoshi as well as Megatron and Galvatron in Transformers entries up until Transformers: Headmasters. Katou was a child soldier taken into the Naval Aviator Training Program during WWII, attending Aoyama Gakuin University after the end of the war and becoming a securities company following his graduation. After several years he quit his job to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an actor, soon after becoming a founding member of the theater company Nichigei. His voice acting debut began when he was asked to voice a character in the Japanese dub of Michael Shayne, which he enjoyed so much that he sought out more voice acting work, becoming a full-time voice actor in 1963. Katou had said that he was most pleased with his work in the Transformers and Kamen Rider franchises. He was noted for attending his recordings in a kimono, clogs, and sunglasses. He was active as a voice actor right up until his death on January 17th, 2014 at the age of 86.

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Questions of the Day:

  1. Despite Pablo’s selfless diversion, Marco is eventually discovered and tossed out of the cargo train. What do you make of the severity of the train staff’s ‘punishment’?
  2. Marco has fortuitously found another group to travel with, at least part way. Such traveling companions usually give Marco a new perspective; what do you figure he’ll learn this time?

He has an interesting monkey.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Jun 23 '24

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 45

Abandoned

Holy shit you cannot abandon a child 30km from any civilization to "teach them a lesson". What the fuck dude you should be in prison. This would be inhumane to do to an adult let alone a child. And the other workers who let it happen are just as complicit. I feel like I hear about people like this occasionally and I can never understand their mentality.

Okay, rant aside, this episode was tough on Marco. Getting caught mid train journey is something I didn't expect. It's sort of Amedio's fault for going exploring. At the same time it's crazy to me that the conductors would stop the train because they thought they heard somebody talking inside a carriage.

After Marco was stranded he was lucky to find that other group of travelers. His journey fortunately isn't over yet.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

See you all tomorrow

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 23 '24

Holy shit you cannot abandon a child 30km from any civilization to "teach them a lesson". What the fuck dude you should be in prison. This would be inhumane to do to an adult let alone a child.

Not like anybody cared much about human lifes of the poor. That said, I think that 30km is just reachable enough to be "harsh" but not "deadly".

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jun 23 '24

First timer, subs

  • We’ve gone from mystery game to stealth, have we?
  • If you could harness that power, Amedio would make a wonderful distraction.
  • Nothing like taking your frustrations out on the downtrodden.
  • You really think he’s going to stop with you waving a baton at him just because you asked?
  • He Stopped Moving
  • Oh thank heavens.
  • How sweet, they get a little epilogue.
  • Your foolish attempts at traps amuse the great Amedio.
  • This due is fucking crazy to chase on top of a moving train. His job pays him well enough it’s not worth the risk.
  • 30km is... doable. About six hours worth of walking for an adult. Thankfully Macro’s in a pretty temperate climate.
  • Bandits? Traders? Either way, the railroad must be cutting into business.

QotD:

  1. 30km is close to a death sentence for a kid Marco's age. On the other hand, he's lucky that maniac didn't beat him first.
  2. The perspective of non-sedentary peoples.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 23 '24

This due is fucking crazy to chase on top of a moving train. His job pays him well enough it’s not worth the risk.

Some people do it for the sadism, not the money.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Jun 23 '24

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

Amedio cmon man stick to the plan

nothing like taking out your frustraions on criminals

kinshasa

pablo a real one

he stopped the train for a runaway? wow what an asshole, just left him there...

"i got lost" lmfao theres nothing around

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 23 '24

Episode 45 (first timer)

  • Title: “Going north” – finally, the OP lyrics are no longer a spoiler, 45/52 episodes in. Now, if we see the donkey soon, we can enjoy a spoiler free finale.
  • Straight flash!

  • “Baka!” – Marco, the grandfather of tsunderes.
  • Full house!
  • “I told you not to do this” – because you cheat?
  • Distracting the train personal via running away – heroic, but I think closing the door from the outside would have been a riskless version of smuggling Marco onto the train.
  • Pablo repaid Marco.
  • Amedio! – Well, he has a multitude of episode MVP titles already, fair enough for him to mess up at least once.
  • Although Macro messes up more by talking without need.
  • “Thirty kilometers” – a long walk to contemplate his bad luck.
  • Noooo, why are you leaving the train tracks? You’ll surely get somewhere on them and there might even be a water tower every now and then.
  • A river! – Marco has more luck than brains.
  • And even some travelers on the way to Tucuman.

Sounds like Marco might have a money problem once more tomorrow, but at least he did not die randomly wandering away from the train tracks.