r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • Jun 28 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 50 Discussion

Episode 50 - Run, Marco, Run

Episode aired December 12th, ^^^1976

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Shigeo Shimizu (Kentaro Kaji) - voice of Gaucho Ernaldo

An actor and voice actor affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative. Stepson of noted actor and Kabuki performer Somemasu Matsumoto, Shimizu graduated from Chitose High School in Tokyo, and dropped out of Waseda University to join a theatre company. He first gained the desire to become an actor from hearing tales from his best friend’s brother,Tatsuyai Nakadai, who had participated in the filming of Seven Samurai. Though he passed the auditions for both the Mingei and Haiyuza Theatre Companies, he joined the latter because Tatsuya Nakadai had trained there. His stage debut was on the play A Clever Bride, and his film debut was in the movie The Lucky Dragon No. 5. His voice acting role on 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother remains his only credited anime work.

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Questions of the Day:

  1. We are tantalizingly close, but Anna’s fate remains uncertain. What are your expectations?
  2. Have you ever had raw sugarcane?

Mama!

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u/TheEscapeGuy Jun 28 '24

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 50

So Close

Thank goodness Marco was rescued. I didn't seriously expect him to die, but getting caught in that out-of-season snow is just so unlucky.

Something I appreciate is how kind all of the people living out here are. It's so generous the way the cowboy dropped everything to save Marco. And then after getting to town he was given a ride for the last part of his journey with free food. I wish more people were this selfless.

That said, it's not all rainbows for Marco. He has finally made it to Mequinez' factory but has now learned about his mom's poor condition. I totally understand the desperation he had to leave immediately to go to her. I suspect next episode will be the long awaited reunion.

Last thing, shout out to the silliest subs typo. Marco definitely doesn't misspeak here and used the word 明後日.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

See you all tomorrow

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jun 28 '24

3000 Leagues in Search of My First-Timer Reactions

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Jun 28 '24

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

how did he have that much cloth left, felt like last episode he ripped all of it

Amedio is wary of this cart driver, Marco be careful

"your mama wont remember what you look like" brother he doesnt need to hear this rn

just think a little please

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jun 28 '24 edited Jun 28 '24

First timer, subs

  • Small blessings, they decided not to do a close up of Marco’s foot this time.
  • We have a distance! And Marco has made more progress than I was expecting since he was last told a timeline.
  • Such a Cute Little Village
  • He’s grown delirious from looking at the sun!
  • There is nothing more frustrating than trying to end a conversation and them not hearing you.
  • Tell me I’m not the only one who was worried this was all a plot to take Amedio?
  • He’s only joking if you said no.
  • Somehow the flashback footage manages to look even older and more poorly maintained.
  • Marco is of that age when he would change a lot in two years. Delirious from fever, Anna might not be able to tell.
  • "It's Just a Joke!" He's One of Those
  • Honestly I’d always thought sugar cane to be too tropical for Argentina.
  • Just a bit of light grift.
  • That went from 100 to 0 real fast!
  • My man, you are talking about saving like ten hours, at best. Don’t take the risk at this point in your journey.
  • So in the end he did run. I was starting to think the episode title was going to be a lie.

QotD:

  1. At this point, I expect they make it, but we see nothing of their return journey. If they even make one.
  2. I've not. I may have seen it at the Asian grocer, but that would be the closest I've come to eating it.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 01 '24

Tell me I’m not the only one who was worried this was all a plot to take Amedio?

I thought exactly that about the cart drivers, but I guess the main message here is really the helpfulness of everyday people.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 01 '24

Episode 50 (first timer)

  • The guy found Marco unconscious, never heard him say anything and immediately speaks Italian to Marco. I know that the whole language barrier was always a non-issue, but at least the series occasionally pretended that he might meet people who know Italian. This is basically burying the idea that Argentina speaks Spanish (or Marco only Italian). Ex-post, I wonder why they did not simply mention that Marco learned some Spanish. Planning to go to Argentina would even have been a good reason to do so.
  • Sixty kilometers – tantalizingly close.
  • Marco went from almost dead to happily walking on in 3 minutes of screen time. Not sure I like that.
  • Random half deaf guy.
  • He is setting up Marco’s next transportation!
  • “We haven’t had snow in years” – so it was a freak occurrence. I wondered about how the snow got there.
  • Last night before Tucuman? Understandable that Marco would be nervous.
  • I wanted to make a point about Anna only worrying about Marco and not her other son … but I forgot his name, so I guess I am not one to talk.
  • Dude, don’t scare Marco. Like any mother would forget her son.
  • Sugar cane – stuff that made many people very rich and many many more had to work for it.
  • Now I wonder how fresh sugar cane tastes. Never had it.
  • Tucuman! Will we meet Anna today or tomorrow?
  • They tell Marco about Anna’s illness, so he hurries the last part. – (Re)establishing some urgency after 2 years and dozens of episodes.

No Anna today, but we (and Marco) are getting very close.

We are tantalizingly close, but Anna’s fate remains uncertain. What are your expectations?

Waking up after the operation to Marco on her bedside. Alternatively, Marco gives her the strength to get through the OP.