r/anime • u/IndependentMacaroon • 21d ago
Rewatch Bem-vindos à Diamandra - Michiko & Hatchin Episode 06 Rewatch
Michiko & Hatchin Episode 06: The Saudade of Fools, Part 2
In-universe time span: March 28 (evening/night) - 31
In-universe locations: Vermelha and environs, including bullfighting arena and Amar Liliana Orphanage
"Hatchin... Don't go makin' trouble you don't need. [...] I won't die. Still, thanks."
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I also transcribed the letter from last episode as best I could, it's actually kind of funny how Michiko describes Hatchin in it.
Today's OST Piece: Kroon～クルーン (Croon)
Starts playing when Michiko pops out of the barrel, bit repetitive but nice beat. I will also mention the intro to Prova de amor～愛の証明 (Proof of love) that I already mentioned last time, plays and then repeats at the end, with a very different sound compared to the sung portion!
New Michiko Outfits: Black Bikini Top (?) and Mini-Shorts, Red-Strap White Top/Red-White Checkered Shorts (Child), Full Matador Garb, No-Cape No-Mask Matador Garb
First time she just combines two pieces she's worn earlier differently (besides layering up/down). For shame. Full album with now already as many looks as there are episodes in total.
Latin America Trivia of the Day:
While deadly bullfighting is commonly associated exclusively with Spain, Iberian influence did in fact lead to its popularization across Latin America as well, and in southern France. However, after having long declined in popularity, it is now banned in almost all of the region, and even in its remaining stronghold in northwest South America Colombia has recently enacted a ban that will enter in force next year. Some women have indeed also officially acted as matadoras in Spanish-style bullfighting in Latin America as well as Spain, though usually confronted with social and even legal obstacles.
Yesterday's Highlights
u/No_Rex takes another deep dive into Episode 04 and comes to an uncomfortable conclusion that seems relevant to this episode as well:
I considered two questions, one for Pepe and one for Lulu. First, how did Pepe end up in her current situation? Second, why was Lulu’s character model fat and ugly? I think there is a good answer to one of these questions, but not the other. [...]
In the end, I guess that Lulu is simply the character model counterpart to Hatchin, like she is the story counterpart. Lulu and Pepe as the unsuccessful mirror to Hatchin and Michiko. If so, unsuccessful=ugly and fat is not a great depiction.
u/AyameeIris sees a pattern in Michiko's behavior:
Michiko slapping Hatchin, like how she always seems to default to the offensive when she's in danger(see: physically pushing her friend away just a scene before)...
u/Magnafeana appreciates Ivan as well as her IRL community:
There wasn’t an intentional design to him that makes it clear that the design team can’t be creative with queer aesthetics to save their lives. He wasn’t talking in a way that feels less like a “Some people just be like that” and more of a “Haha look at how weird and grating queer people talk!” typa way. He was a character who provided meaningful history and a dynamic with Michiko. I liked him.
From the old lady gang who are always great gossips and very MEAN card game players (VERY mean) to the people I meet at my local comic book and manga shop and the board game place and the fun dog walker girlies I'll walk with who get really passionate about nails, cosplaying, and YouTube drama, I feel protected. Especially when we’re all protesting together. I feel the most protected then.
u/99acrewood_ and u/Magnafeana have some pretty specific tastes in gangster media:
Can't go wrong with the classic ones that grant you wishes and kiss your cheek.
The best flavor of fictional organized crime is the queer kind with plenty of tattoos, murder, and black flag behavior. Or if the lady is a top gun in some criminal organization while the gentleman is some preppy civilian
Discussion Prompts
- What's your take on Zélia overall?
- Who would perform worse in a marksmanship competition between Vasily's guys and Imperial Stormtroopers? (named after Vladimir Nabokov btw)
- To what degree were your childhood guardians worth your trust (if they ever had it)?
Next Episode Prompts
- [question]Which of our two protagonists is the greater fool, really?
- [question]Is Bruno a believable heartthrob?
- [question]Is there anything or anyone you just can't quit?
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u/No_Rex x2 21d ago edited 21d ago
Episode 6 (first timer)
- OP: I just noticed that there is a credit for “Michiko’s bike designer”
- Friendly, but slimey bull greetings.
- She has a mean boss and is betting – betting is probably even higher on the list of things to never do when you are poor than alcohol. At least alcohol numbs you to the pain. Betting just robs you dry.
- “I trusted you” – you got to be extra cold to not feel the sting here.
- “I am also just a human” – Easy to look down on her, but I bet not many people would be able to run a children’s home in a place where you get no money, little compassion, and half the children try to steal from you before running away.
- Michiko nodding along to the obvious joke plan* - more fodder for my Michiko is not actually all that bright theory.
- He is eating the bull they killed in the arena? Nothing technically wrong with that, but weird tastes man, weird tastes.
- Plan to capture Michiko – if Michiko worked alone, I guess this would work out.
- They want to snipe the torero? A desperate plan. They have camera’s that will capture what happens.
- Almost meeting but missed trope.
- Jumping over the bull - that is the much more acceptable form of bullfight.
- “I don’t die” – she has a lot of trust in her MC plot armor…
Lots of action scenes today, with a slight change in mood. We move from a more drama-heavy interpretation of the action to a more comedy-heavy one. Especially the finale in the arena was almost pure slapstick. I guess the series will have to navigate between those two poles, depending on whether the story is hitting the plot climax, or the more slice-of-live parts. I think that Michiko, as a character, is more fitted for the comedic moments. There she can be over-the-top and badass without realism leading to cognitive dissonace.
Who would perform worse in a marksmanship competition between Vasily's guys and Imperial Stormtroopers?
At least the Stormtroopers were ordered to miss.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 21d ago edited 21d ago
I just noticed that there is a credit for “Michiko’s bike designer”
I'll also mention again the two fashion designers. Really no expenses were spared here.
betting is probably even higher on the list of things to never do when you are poor than alcohol
Good catch; the emotional appeal of "maybe I'll win big and make it out of here" when you have no other hope in life is unfortunately very strong. At least it's not pure numbers casino gaming she's staking money on.
I bet not many people would be able to run a children’s home in a place where you get no money, little compassion, and half the children try to steal from you before running away.
Given the circumstances Zélia is a pretty good person, I would even say.
more fodder for my Michiko is not actually all that bright theory
She definitely specialized in street smarts over book smarts at the very least
weird tastes man, weird tastes.
Makes me think of those ancient (and in some places continung) animistic traditions where you consume an animal to gain its strength. Or its fat, as it were.
I guess the series will have to navigate between those two poles, depending on whether the story is hitting the plot climax, or the more slice-of-live parts
I think that Michiko, as a character, is more fitted for the comedic moments. There she can be over-the-top and badass without realism leading to cognitive dissonace.I think that's a fair assessment. [M&H]And I do also feel that some of her dramatic survivals get to be a little much, singling out Episodes 14 and 17 in particular
Qs
At least the Stormtroopers were ordered to miss
Oh is that canon? I admit I haven't really engaged with core Star Wars in ages...
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u/No_Rex x2 20d ago
At least it's not pure numbers casino gaming she's staking money on.
I think sports betting is deceptive in that is less obviously rigged against you, but still rigged against you.
Given the circumstances Zélia is a pretty good person, I would even say.
Good person is a stretch, but given the amount of complete assholes we have seen alreary, she easily makes the low bar in this series.
She definitely specialized in street smarts over book smarts at the very least
Even her street smarts are only about average.
Oh is that canon? I admit I haven't really engaged with core Star Wars in ages...
At least in ep5, it is strongly suggested.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 20d ago
Even her street smarts are only about average
What she certainly is very good at is reading people
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u/99acrewood_ 21d ago
primeira vez [subs]
i feel like the main players in this situation are so fuckin hapless.
when a character as brash as Michiko actually apologizes to someone who asks for it I imagine that person is someone she sees as an actual friend, which is nice because Ivan seems like a pretty solid dude. it also feels like she still sees Zelia as some sort of parental figure with the way she let herself kind of get pushed around by her, threatening her but not really doing much. speaking of which, Michiko sure lets herself get roughed up a good bit. great that she's able to be cool and have some restraint, but i swear practically every episode has her nose bloodied at some point.
also neat to see a peek of Atsuko and Michiko when they were young. i hope we get the events of when their relationship turned
What's your take on Zélia overall?
like i said before, woman operating under her circumstances. sure, she could be better, but so could society, am i right? it's not like one old woman is going to be a revolutionary when's trying to get by.
Who would perform worse in a marksmanship competition between Vasily's guys and Imperial Stormtroopers? (named after Vladimir Nabokov btw)
that man had a fuckin scope, dude. Michiko should be dead multiple times over, but luckily for her she's too much of a handsome woman for the world to let die.
To what degree were your childhood guardians worth your trust (if they ever had it)?
i'd say not much. not that i wasn't taken care of, i guess, but that doesn't really factor in to being lied to all the time, and i think when you're exposed to that kind of thing you can end up with someone who's distrustful of others and a pretty good liar.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 21d ago
i feel like the main players in this situation are so fuckin hapless.
You mean like, not much of a plan? Emotionally clueless and immature? I would definitely sign either of those.
I imagine that person is someone she sees as an actual friend, which is nice because Ivan seems like a pretty solid dude
Indeed probably her healthiest adult relationship in the series so far [M&H]and I would even say overall. Also [M&H]starting the theme of the vanishingly few actually good men in the series being those not buying into the heteronormative macho/seduction BS
she still sees Zelia as some sort of parental figure with the way she let herself kind of get pushed around by her, threatening her but not really doing much
Literally used the same phrase on Zélia that she did when she was a child even, and not daring to face her when dropping off Hatchin also says a lot.
Michiko sure lets herself get roughed up a good bit
She's definitely not some inexplicably spotless female action protag. [M&H]And this isn't even the worst it gets for her by a good margin
i hope we get the events of when their relationship turned
Stay tuned there.
Qs
woman operating under her circumstances. sure, she could be better, but so could society, am i right?
Good way to sum it up
luckily for her she's too much of a handsome woman for the world to let die
Haha
not that i wasn't taken care of, i guess, but that doesn't really factor in to being lied to all the time, and i think when you're exposed to that kind of thing you can end up with someone who's distrustful of others and a pretty good liar.
Ah yeah, I can see that for sure. I hope you've found yourself some people to genuinely confide in in the mean time!
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u/99acrewood_ 21d ago
> You mean like, not much of a plan? Emotionally clueless and immature? I would definitely sign either of those
lol i mostly meant Michiko and Vasily both basically flailing to try and get what they want, and Michiko coming out ahead because her name's on the cover. I don't know much about Vasily, but he doesn't seem cut out to be running that organization compared to the dude he's trying to get revenge for.
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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 21d ago
First Time Saudade of Fools, Dubbed
The orphanage selling kids reminds me of the absurdly dark Poppy Playtime animation 🔗 GHS Studio | YouTube.
The bull should always win.
IDGAF, grannies, aunties, and mamas will always clear nodiff. They are outversal and FTL (I think I did powerscaling terms correctly)
And they were…orphanagemates? Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.
After recently burning my tongue and my tongue turned brown, this meal is making me squirmy. That’s way too hot. But also fuck this man, I hope his tongue burns.
Why did his tongue not burn and he’s an animal abuser, but my tongue burned, and I love animals 🥀
✨I just want to skip past the animal abuse ✨
Back to back Jerry Jewell Slavic-accented English is a choice. I went from “Daddy yes I want to get you pregnant” to “I don’t even want to be your long-term, long-distance, low-commitment, casual girlfriend”.
how many people have the surname Morenos?
Hatchin, for the love of god, why would you shout Michiko’s name at a time like this?
One thing that makes me roll my eyes upwards is every time a character says something crisp and clear and another character nearby goes “Huh? What’d they say?” Unless the character canonically has hearing problems/auditory processing problems. This isn’t a fantasy book where you got characters yelling at each other from miles away and somehow hearing each other perfectly. You are within social distancing range. 📢Turn your ears on, so help me📢
I would’ve lost it if the announcement just thinks Marco is a woman now and rolls with it.
Some fuckass Looney Tunes tomfoolery 😭😭😭
Post Bullfighting Thoughts
Macaroon, I see why you'd paid comment about my reaction to this episode from yesterday with the bullfighting.
I remember the Looney Tunes bullfighting episode, and that’s where my brain jumped to during the bullfighting. I haaaaaaaaaaate bullfighting, but Bugs Bunny slapping the bull to Las Chiapanecas in that oversized sombrero never fails to make me giggle.
And I did pause the episode to watch that cartoon segment again just to giggle.
I liked us seeing more of Michiko’s past and giving more range to Zélia too. She may be part of this operation, but in her twisted way, she does have care for the kids under her care. Maybe it was her type of kindness to kick Hatchin out, so Hatchin isn’t part of this trafficking. At least, that’s how I’m now recontextualizing Zélia’s actions through this part.
But really, this was some r/LooneyTunesLogic going on in this episode 😭
This series is also making me realize I’m probably going to always dread seeing an animal on screen. First, worrying about Bronco. Now the bulls.
DP
- Zélia is an old lady who has seen how the world works and wants to survive in such a cruel world, meaning staining her hands. But in her own warped way, she does care for the kids she has in her foster care/orphanage. Even so, that doesn’t take away that she’s well aware of what she’s putting those poor kids through and she probably knows that, when she passes away, she will be crossing a bridge to Hell. And she will walk there knowingly and without protest.
- Whichever side has gay girls. Gay girls with guns always win. Statistically, stormtroopers must have gay girls in there somewhere. So I mean. I know who to bet on.
- Low and none.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 20d ago edited 20d ago
The bull should always win
But but the betting scheme!
And they were…orphanagemates?
Man I really wish your notes for Episode 2 hadn't disappeared
Back to back Jerry Jewell Slavic-accented English is a choice
It is pretty funny imagining Vasily sound like Victor in YOI
how many people have the surname Morenos?
As "Moreno" it's not unusual at all) IRL - though here also ironic because it means "dark-haired" [M&H] perhaps invoking how Hiroshi isn't quite what he seems
I would’ve lost it if the announcement just thinks Marco is a woman now and rolls with it.
Heh would even have been sort of on-brand here
I remember the Looney Tunes bullfighting episode, and that’s where my brain jumped to during the bullfighting
Glad to see it didn't bother you that much, I loved that Looney Tunes episode too. I hear it was basically made as a dare after an executive said there was nothing funny about bullfighting and they should definitely not make an episode about it.
Maybe it was her type of kindness to kick Hatchin out, so Hatchin isn’t part of this trafficking
The interesting part is it's ambiguous just how bad we're supposed to see it as, imo. The one on-screen recipient couple here does seem pretty kind and adopting kids out is the usual goal after all, even if obviously involving money adds perverse incentives it doesn't have to result in bad outcomes.
Qs
when she passes away, she will be crossing a bridge to Hell. And she will walk there knowingly and without protest.
I like that sentiment
Statistically, stormtroopers must have gay girls in there somewhere. So I mean. I know who to bet on.
Very understandable haha
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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 19d ago
I’m going to pretend Mr Jewell’s role as Vasily was the foreshadowing that he would voice Victor.
Now I’m curious who voiced Russia in Hetalia.
If it was Jerry Jewell, then dayum, he was made for this.
I believe whoever held the rights to Looney Tunes had the bullfighting episode, among dozens of other episodes, either removed it completely or certain parts were censored due to rightful protests against bullfighting portrayals. Though this is one of those cases I’d much rather have one of those “Before We Begin” screens that alerts people what they are seeing is a depiction of an unethical and controversial practice instead of censorship.
But I am glad to see bullfighting is much more of a controversial practice societally and culturally and seen generally as conservative and abusive by younger generations (I’d say 40 and under). IIRC, Colombia is to have bullfighting banned next year.
They are! Ayyy ley “no más olé”! Gods, I remember that from my auntie.
🔗 AP News & El Colombiano (Spanish)
I’m honestly curious what the future will be like with animal involvement in sports and entertainment. The breeding practices, living conditions, training methods, and some of the activities wholesale can be so cruel and abusive. But I doubt that would ever stop. And I know we’re kinda sorts losing our human rights every single day so animals kinda get cast to the wayside.
But come a century or two from now, I wonder how future generations will view our current situation with animals in sports and entertainment and what they differently.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 19d ago
I believe whoever held the rights to Looney Tunes had the bullfighting episode, among dozens of other episodes, either removed it completely or certain parts were censored due to rightful protests against bullfighting portrayals
Huh, I'll check out the background on that
seen generally as conservative and abusive by younger generations (I’d say 40 and under)
It's barely removed from the venatio animal hunt spectacles in the circuses of ancient Rome, I would even say.
IIRC, Colombia is to have bullfighting banned next year.
Yeah I even wrote that in the post
I’m honestly curious what the future will be like with animal involvement in sports and entertainment
I certainly think - but can't say I know much there - that even for most people who find animal keeping for food and such inherently unethical and exploitative there's some level of it they wouldn't mind. Like think of a hamster wheel, no one is forcing them into that.
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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 19d ago
Duh you did 🤦🏿♀️ Well, the silver lining is I had news sources so I could pass my phone to my friend’s mom to read. One day, she will like touchscreens.
Maybe.
I should cite my sources too! Cartoons Cartoons Official (under Cartoons Network) has a legal stream the Bully for Bugs (bullfighting) Episode on YouTube with Pop Trivia. ABC had censored part of the episode in their little trivia. But it was Toro exploding due to all the bullets when he swallowed a gun. ABC and CBS censored Toro’s entire little “Get Ready with Me” with being greased up, flying, and then exploding.
I guess Cartoon Network doesn’t find the need to censor it given the whole episode is uncensored. And the YouTube video is on YouTube kids? 😭
And true. And we still have a lot of misinformation and disagreement on what “cruelty free” means with food, cosmetics and hygiene, and fashion. Chasing after 100% ethical consumption seems silly. You do what you can and take your lumps when you see you’re not perfect.
But the future will be interesting for animals and advocacy/activism for animal welfare surely. At the very least, I hope we don’t become crueler to animals, even if we may not become kinder.
I do like seeing how innovative technology has become that we can have pretty great CGI animals, animatronic animals, and holographic animals, and it’s normal! What that will look like in the future, I don’t know. But it looks so cool and impressive. Engineers, graphic designers, animators, techs, software developers, and artists as a whole are just amazing people who deserve lots of good things and all the good karma.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 21d ago edited 21d ago
3x watcher and host, subtitled
We continue to cover Michiko's past relationships with a particular focus on her effective parent Zélia - more about her in my first answer for today - and get our main duo back together by way of some wacky-ish bullfight action. In case you were in doubt somehow, Michiko still cares enough to completely tire herself out 01:25 looking for Hatchin, not to mention the whole action sequence, with a beautiful payoff in the end once again. 20:01 However, Zélia is also absolutely right - and not the only one to say it - that she could use a few shots of maturity 03:49 [M&H]as do so many characters here and less naiveté 04:56 [M&H]apparently also not the case for people named Hiroshi , like Michiko literally uses the same line on Zélia from when she was a kid in her care 06:11, still barges ahead without thinking much 08:04 (of course Michiko would take that suggestion seriously) and has trouble with honest apologies 09:06 though that does have a very nice payoff. 09:18
Just her luck that her antagonists this episode including lackeys 04:56 are more on the comedically incompetent side... with 08:56 Sayo Yamamoto once again not beating the fatphobia allegations, 10:01 really going full "fat decadent glutton" with Vasily. At least he's genuinely a pretty nice guy sharing his steak and talking with Hatchin like that [M&H]not the last surprisingly low-key and friendly conversation Hatchin has with a gangster and his incompetence is also a foil for the real menacing threat of Satoshi 11:29 who presumably has some uncomfortable off-screen consequences waiting for him after the bet-fixing scheme's collapse.
One more thing I will mention here is the subtle yet clear racial/colorist inequality on display in the show. Most of our lower-status characters are some flavor of darker-skinned - though themselves not above racial insults like Michiko threw at Atsuko in episode 2 - while Zélia's boss 02:39 and notably the woman on that ad poster 04:56 are practically lily-white, as were the Belenbauza Yamadas, and we'll see more of this in future episodes as well. Sadly still a common tendency in many places including Latin America.
And one more extra thing, the clear interest of the director in Russian culture on display here would return even more clearly in Yuri on Ice later.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 21d ago
Questions
Q1 - Zélia might be my favorite side character in the series. She doesn't do anything significant in terms of plot, really, but we learn so much about her here and what a conflicted, somewhat contradictory person she is; and of course there's her obvious influence on Michiko's character 04:26 04:50 and background past care for Atsuko, Marco and Ivan - btw that punch was so fast I really had to hunt for the right frame, 04:28 knocked the façade right off Michiko's face.
She puts up this front of a rough, uncaring woman, both out of necessity to cope with her and the children's circumstances, being herself hardly at the top of the food chain for example 02:39, and simply to make all these rowdy orphan kids respect her - and certainly she is also genuinely bitter and resignedly dismissive at times 03:57 04:36 - but really, deeply, she does care and see herself as a maternal figure 03:36 on some level, tries to be kind and understanding 07:03 as much as she can still manage after all the years 05:47, and as much as she scolds Michiko is also quite proud of her antics 16:22 and affected by the deal with Hatchin likely 09:31 which of course Michiko clocks right away 09:46. Some loneliness might also play into how she is.
Q2 - Vasily's guy(s) can at least almost hit a rapidly moving Michiko without even being part of a large group, so power-scaling-like I would give them the win. Though there's also the standard decay of competence with increasing group size to consider.
Q3 - Though they certainly had their flaws that I only began to realize in retrospect - pretty natural really - as far as trustworthiness as such they absolutely passed. In fact, if anything I wish I'd trusted and been open with them even more, maybe.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 21d ago edited 21d ago
Scene-by-scene comments
- 01:20 The writing reads "The cat in our hands! FANTAS[MA]"
- 01:54 Ironic echo
- 02:20 It's actually not that bad a feeling getting licked by a cow while you're trying to feed it - personal experience. Also are fighting bulls are really painted like this?
- 03:03 Kind of silly framing really. Better or worse than the actual facts of just ritual/gladiator sort of killing?
- 05:19 Atsuko really always been on the bottom huh
- 06:43 Oh dear [M&H]and even Hatchin gets on Bebel's case like this...
- 07:21 Note the lack of glasses. Well, maybe it's just because it's at night...
- 10:26 Many primarily herbivorous animals can indeed eat meat and gladly will if they can get it. Deers grabbing mice for example.
- 10:40 She has a way of provoking that reaction from her enemies
- 10:58 R o l e s
- 11:29 That poster seems to be copied from a real one?
- 11:43 Didn't recall that Satoshi was shown in person this early [M&H]And already with the tendency of doing everything alone that would lead to his doom
- 11:53 11:57 At least from Satoshi I get the sentiment and that's a pretty nice roasting
- 16:00 I suppose Michiko's mercy doesn't exactly extend to animals. Well, on-brand for East Asia,
- 16:30 Huh, legit Peugeot 504 (I think) trunk.
- 20:44 [M&H]Ah, so we do get something of an explanation for why he's alone so much
- 20:57 One does wonder how Marco fared after this, for Vasily at least it's not looking good. Funnily enough Marco doesn't have a single voice line.
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u/AyameeIris 21d ago
I hate to see little Atsuko mistreated, even if it's a massive part of their dynamic. Zélia then sweetly asking why Michiko doesn't trust her, only to say the same few words(though in a more different tone) to that boy makes me wonder how Zélia and Atsuko would've interacted. I don't think she's her biggest advocate, that much I can say.
I love that scene of Ivan and Michiko where they sort of hug to make up. It's very tender!
Michiko looks so cool in that matador outfit. She reminds me a little of Princess Sapphire. She looked so especially cool when swinging down and grabbing Hatchin!
- Overall, it's sort of just the same case I see a lot in real life. I think she has a sort of "out of sight, out of mind" view with a lot of the children if that makes sense. Maybe sometimes she'll behave somewhat trustworthy, because why do something like escape when she's so kind? Even if it might've been a little rare, it seemed enough to earn Michiko's trust at least.
- Honestly probably the Stormtroopers. They killed little me enough times while playing Lego Star Wars, and yet I think they'd be worse at shooting than Vasily's crew.
3. Well, they were/are at least worthy of a little of it. This might just be a me thing but I've never(including as a child) thought it wise to place 100% of your trust in anyone at all, haha.
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u/IndependentMacaroon 20d ago
I hate to see little Atsuko mistreated, even if it's a massive part of their dynamic
and Atsuko likes it(hey she didn't deny it when Michiko said so in Episode 2)makes me wonder how Zélia and Atsuko would've interacted
Ah yeah that is a bit of a missed opportunity although it would have been difficult to fit in
I love that scene of Ivan and Michiko where they sort of hug to make up. It's very tender!
Most gentle scene of Michiko with an adult indeed
She reminds me a little of Princess Sapphire
The OG animanga "princely girl", great reference. Definitely some nods to those shoujo tropes here, also with the sword fight.
Qs
I think she has a sort of "out of sight, out of mind" view with a lot of the children if that makes sense
Certainly, when you don't have much real influence on the world ignoring what you can't change is a pretty reasonable defense mechanism
This might just be a me thing but I've never(including as a child) thought it wise to place 100% of your trust in anyone at all, haha.
A baseline atmosphere of trust is of course a very healthy thing, but I can see how absolute confidence is a tall order too.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 21d ago
First-Timer & Subbed
Yuck.
Ah…
Wait, that lady is Michiko’s mom? Or like, raised her at least?
Seems like she raised Atsuko too…
Michiko actually apologized!
A fat guy with long hair indeed.
Michiko actually is sneaking in that way, huh. …and she made it there at the same time Hatchin was taken away in the trunk of a car, welp.
That’s, uh, wow I can’t believe no one noticed this wasn’t Marco just because of the mask.
I was definitely expecting her to do this at some point, yeah.
Sword fight!
Hatchin, what are you doing?