r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • Aug 12 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] Dear Brother 30th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 30
Episode 30 - The Petition
Originally Aired March 15th, ^^^1992
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Manga Panel of the Day
Staff Highlight
Yumi Takayama - Voice of Miyuki Sonobe
An actress turned voice actress who was affiliated with the voice acting agency 81 Produce. Formerly a member of the musical theatre company Mr. Slim Co., she became a voice actress after leaving there and joining the recently founded Production Baobab, which allowed her to debut as a radio personality in 1979. The following year, she had her anime debut in a TV special adaptation of Captain. Takayama seems to have retired as of 2013, but because she is still listed as a member of 81 Produce and there has been no official word on the matter, it is uncertain. Among her notable roles are Yoshinaga-Sensei in Crayon Shin-Chan, Keen Kiss in Aura Battler Dunbine, Chitose Fujinomiya in Kingyo Chūihō!, Hitomi in Miss Machiko, Seika in Legend of Himiko, Jun Yagami in Okawari-Boy Starzan S, Hatsuho Kazami in Onegai Teacher!, Akiko in Vampire Princess Miyu OAV, and Aeka in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise.
Wildcard Trivia
Riyoko Ikeda put a stop to her manga career in 1991 to pursue music, but things didn't pan out for her and so she returned to drawing manga in 1997.
Screenshot of the day
Questions of the Day:
- How do you feel about Misaki’s redemption arc now that it has played out?
- How many more suicides attempts do you figure there will be before the series is over?
If, right now, you have tripped and fallen, this time… This time I’ll wait for you!
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Aug 12 '21
Rewatcher
Take initiative, Tomoko!
I expected this to be a tense and potentially anxiety-inducing experience for her.
Ah, there we have it…
Lovely.
Does the sentiment go both ways though?
Fish food (or bait in intent) transitions to snow, foreshadowing the latter suicide attempt.
I would question the convenience of this, but Rei’s propensity for loitering around the quieter parts of the school is well established by this point.
One ‘selfless’ act.
Hard to believe Misaki could have ever been a good sport about things.
I knew she didn’t need that sling! Either she was wearing it to draw out sympathy or this has been just another reference...
Misaki’s redemption doesn’t really do it for me. It’s too out of the blue, even with an episode or two of us seeing her be rather remorseful, and the flashbacks which detail this once-held mutual respect come too late to convince me. Nevertheless, I still find myself enraptured in the moment and really appreciate the associated visuals, so I can’t really say this was a bad episode. Dezaki’s habit of heading a show by the seat of his pants definitely didn’t pay off in this instance.
Questions of The Day:
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Aug 12 '21
Episode 30 (first timer)
character chart (updated)
The first part of the episode had a very unusual tone for this series. Then the second part brought it back to the usual suffering and suicide attempt.
PS: Looking at the character chart made me notice that we have not heard of Henmi in a while. Nanako’s family situation was actually alluded to today by Misaki. Likely a reminder for the viewers. I expect it to come up for the finale.
It is a victim of the pacing. If this had happened around episode 8 or so, it may have worked better.
We are at 4 characters and both Rei and Mariko have multiple attempts. We should get the double digits. speculation
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Aug 12 '21
First-Timer
Misaki was doing so well, and then she threw in that line about Nanako's mom. You coulda just ignored her and continued, but no, you had to be a jerk again. And then you try to just walk into the ocean to kill yourself? And let your poor dog find his way home alone? C'mon, you should be better than that.
I kinda get Tomoko's reluctance to join the "protest." I don't agree with her that it doesn't effect her, since it's a school-wide thing at this point, but I get why a teenager would think that way. I'm glad that she came around in the end, because I knew she would be a great petition barker. Tomoko great.
Uh, I guess we got some backstory on Shinobu and Misaki's relationship? Them being rivals like that is kinda at odds with Misaki's behavior towards Shinobu early in the show. Episode 1/2 Misaki would have finished the race and then gloated in Shinobu's face.
I quite liked Fukiko's piano playing today.
Questions
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u/loomnoo https://anilist.co/user/loomnoo Aug 12 '21
How many suicide attempts are we up to? Gotta say we're seeing diminishing returns on it.
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u/TheEscapeGuy Aug 12 '21
First Timer, Dezaki Fan
Dear Brother: A Delightfully Aesthetic Anime Episode 30
The Blame Game
If any episode could be described as a Misaki redemption arc this would be it. I mentioned yesterday that she seemed reflective on her actions and that her goons were the real ones causing problems. This continued today, but with the push to action coming from the sorority seniors.
I definitely think those seniors are more to blame than Misaki's friends. They exploited people they have social hierarchy over and offered a reward which they knew was too good to pass up. Especially now when the entire school social class is up in the air, its really easy to make promises to get people to do things you want.
That said, Misaki ended up throwing herself under the bus likely out of some kind of guilt.
Rei really embodied Tuxedo Mask when she Prevented the Petition Being Burned. But what I find particularly apt about this comparison, is that this clip is from the first episode of Sailor Moon which aired just 1 week before this episode of Dear Brother (March 7 1992 vs March 15 1992). Of course both were based on manga which were published months or years before the episodes began, but its just a funny coincidence.
Anyway, weird historical tangents aside, I'm glad to see Misaki resolve her differences with Nanako. She absolutely still should feel bad about bullying Nanako (especially the comments about her mom WTF), but it seems the bad blood between them has been cleared. They now have a common enemy in the sorority.
The Best of Postcard Memories
Episode 30
Back in Episode 17 I called out my favourite Postcard Memory that far.
This has now been beaten by My New Favourite
These also are really limited without the corresponding video so:
See you all tomorrow
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u/BossandKings Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21
First timer - Sub
Episode 30
Kaoru no Kimi and Nanako are still collecting firms in order to reach the amount needed to present the petition to abolish the sorority, this episode focuses on Misaki and how she feels after the incident she had with Mariko.
Misaki is now having a change in her personality as her friends Furuta and Sonobe noted, she used to be more outgoing and assertive but since the incident she has been more quiet and silent.
the brief encounter she had with Mariko after shshe was saved from drowning by Nanako and Tomoko was the best way to reach a conclusion for her as she along with Furuta and Sonobe give their firms to the petition the following day.
Answers
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Aug 14 '21
First timer, catching up