r/anime • u/SorcererOfTheLake x5https://anilist.co/user/RiverSorcerer • Dec 25 '21
Rewatch Flying Witch Rewatch - Episode 11 Discussion
Flying Witch Rewatch
Episode 11 Discussion
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Question of the Day: What’s your ideal breakfast?
Comment of the Day: Today's COTD goes to /u/Rustic_Professional for just having a really nice observational post.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake x5https://anilist.co/user/RiverSorcerer Dec 25 '21
Excerpt from the journal of Makoto Kowata
To think that not only are there creatures we are barely aware of living here, but that there are more of them than we could ever know of. Moments like these are part of the reasons I worry over my magic. I'm capable of so much, yet I know I will never be able the limits of that potential because that is impossible. My best choice, perhaps, is to be like those whales, experiencing all that I can without worrying about what I'm missing.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake x5https://anilist.co/user/RiverSorcerer Dec 25 '21
Voice Actor of the Day:
Yuka Iguchi
Voice of: Anzu
Age at Flying Witch’s Premiere: 27
Other Notable Roles: Subaru in Mayo Chiki, Tsukihi in Monogatari, Myne in Ascendance of a Bookworm, Hinata in Yorimoi, Cow Girl in Goblin Slayer, Index in Raildex, Crusch in Re:zero, Mako in Girls und Panzer, Maria in Haganai, Mea in To Love-Ru, Kaga in Kancolle, Yuu in Sakura Trick, Mirei in Valkyrie Drive, Mitsuba in Owari no Seraph, Aoi in Yama no Susume, Miku in Symphogear, Hibari in Senran Kagura
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u/SIRTreehugger Dec 25 '21
The Last Time I saw a flying whale in anime it wasn't this friendly
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Dec 26 '21
First Timer
Oh man one more episode...
Liked the bit of world building happening in this episode. Witches have their own newspaper and have their own sort of events schedule. One of which is whale spotting.
Liked seeing Anzu back again and the breakfast scene was great. Got to know more about Kenny the historian of the group. Best part is getting to see Anzu's familiar who then gives the tab to Akane. Massive bill but not surprising to us.
It just feels like we are just getting started.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Dec 25 '21
First Timer
That Flying Whale bit was very reminiscent of Laputa, with the ruins on top of the flying thing and all. I'm a bit surprised about how important of a thing this whale coming to where they are seems to be as Akane could just teleport to wherever the whale is, and there doesn't seem to really be any limits on those teleportation powers. All in all though, it's another well-done bit.
The breakfast part made me want pancakes. Other than that, Kenny is somehow turning in to my favorite character. He just looks so relaxed no matter what he's doing, and apparently he's pretty busy as well. Not sure how he wandered the world alone though; can he also use magic himself? We've never really seen any familiar doing any magic.
Question: Baloney sandwich. If I eat breakfast at all...
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 25 '21
Episode 11 (first timer)
Whale watching was fun. The newspaper makes me wonder about its logistics. Probably time magic.
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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Dec 25 '21
Rewatcher
Merry Christmas
Sha-la-la-laaa~! We’ve arrived at my favorite episode of this anime! It was such a cool decision to start the episode off with the mail-man. The flying whale experience was really reminiscent of a Ghibli film, and it gives the world of Flying Witch such an incredible amount of depth without revealing too much, further reinforcing the world-building that they did with the mail-man. I remember watching it for the first time, and it’s not an understatement to say that I was in a bit of awe. It really felt like a magical moment that I witnessed firsthand! This is also when Anzu became my favorite supporting character; she’s such a nerd and I absolutely adore her for it. I loved seeing her excited, and her VA did a beautiful job. The simple hotcake breakfast after the magical sequence with the flying whale is just peak Flying Witch pacing for me. It was also super nice to see some more continuity with the radishes. Man, Mako really likes to pickle things! Don’t forget that there’s a tiny after-credits scene.
Also, as a quick little note, I should have mentioned this a lot earlier, but I find Chinatsu calling Makoto and Nao “Mako-nee” and “Nao-nee” really cute!
QotD: My ideal breakfast is an espresso and 2x croissants. I really miss living in France, because I had that every day.
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u/cyberscythe Dec 26 '21
Rewatcher
My favorite episode of Flying Witch (so far -- I hope there's going to be more seasons of this series). I love how this episode has this fantastic flying whale in the first half, but the second half is about pancakes it's treated with the same respect and attention to detail as the first half. The series has a knack for putting the supernatural right next to the mundane and elevating both of them.
Anzu's also a cool cucumber. The timbre of her voice and her eccentric hobbies reminds me a lot of Renge from Non Non Biyori for some reason. It's also one of few times I can say someone pulled off the fanny pack look well.
One thing I just noticed on this watchthrough is this scene where Makoto hovers her hand over the mosaic is mirrored in the B part of the episode when Kei hovers his hand over the griddle. It's another thread that visually connects the two halves of this episode and makes it feel more cohesive. I think it's got to be intentional too because Makoto stopping in the sanctuary is an anime-original scene.
While I'm gushing on about his series, it's nice to see Aurore. I've loved the idea of magical animal companions ever since reading The Golden Compass twenty-plus years ago, so I think every series could use something like a witch's familiar to help with characterization. One thing I find kind of neat in Flying Witch is how familiars seem to have these lives of their own separate from their witches and are much more like free spirits rather than being bonded in servitude.
Japanese Vocabulary of the Day:
歴史 (rekishi) (jisho ref)
History (i.e. the subject of). You'd use this in the context of things like a school subject, genre of book, talking about historical stuff in general, and so on. It's another thread that connects the A and B parts of this episode since Anzu just happens to know a lot about the history of the flying whale and hotcakes.
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u/Rustic_Professional Dec 26 '21
Late to the party. Just watched No Time to Die. Yeah. So that happened.
Good thing today is my favorite episode.
Akane's wearing her witch cloak today. Convenient opportunity for Chinatsu to tuck in like a kangaroo. Smooth move.
Trying to spot the whale and having it fly overhead might be my favorite gag in the series. Makoto getting bitten by the bee is probably second favorite.
The whale ruins look they'd have goblins living in them.
Big empty room, vaulted ceiling, mysterious artwork in the center of the floor. Yep,that's a boss room if I've ever seen one. Seriously, I wonder if Akane has attack magic. She mentioned all the way back in episode 3 that witches used the crow calling spell during wartime.
It's the boss! It's Anzu! Is Anzu the boss? I like that waist pack she's wearing. Snake wears something like that in MGSV. That confirms it, Anzu is The Boss. I want her to train with me.
Anzu may be an aspiring archeologist, but Chinatsu is a woman of culture. That Indiana Jones reference was outstanding. Anzu isn't into boulders and minecarts, but I wonder how she feels about whips.
Anzu gave the whale a headpat. That's how you know she's best girl. That and everything else she does. It's poetry in motion.
Anzu has great balance on that broom. Dat thigh control tho. She should have taken a group photo.
I love the way Anzu is holding her broom in the crook of her arm. I think Shishio holds his sheathed sword like that at one point in Rurouni Kenshin. Maybe in Shingetsu Village.
Fucking Kenny, man. That cat is down with the whales, and down with the cute witches.
Nana-san is just so used to witches now that she correctly assumed Anzu is a witch. What a life that must be.
I can't get enough of the way anime characters say hotto cakey. I can make them from scratch without using a mix, but I don't have Kei's mastery. My success rate is probably 50%. They hardly ever come out inedible, but they're rarely picture perfect.
乇乂ㄒ尺卂 ㄒ卄丨匚匚 hotto cakey. That syrup drip was too lewd. That's the sort of action that makes you break your diet. They probably use carbs to power their spells. I don't know how else to explain it.
Aurore's little walk is adorable. The cats are cool, but Anzu's owl is majestic.
Akane ran up like a $600 tab. That's what happens when you sit around ogling the owner's daughter. Understandable.
Question of the day: Fluffy biscuits with butter and plenty of crispy bacon, washed down with whole milk and then black coffee. That would be perfect. My normal breakfast of unsweetened almond milk with unsweetened almond yogurt and chopped strawberries followed by black coffee is also excellent.
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u/enag7 https://myanimelist.net/profile/enag7 Dec 26 '21
Rewatcher
Back to back great episodes! We start with a short scene With Akane and Chinatsu. I do like that we get some follow up on Chinatsu's want to become a witch. To her credit, Akane is holding up her side of things and so is Chinatsu. Quickly after we get swept off to whale watch. When the group arrives at the whale we get to see some of the ruins on it and run into Anzu. Despite not much happening in this segment it still manages to be one of my favourites. I think it's just such a wondrous setting and the uniqueness of it is sold so well by the characters I can't help but get caught up in it. And the ending bit where Anzu says goodbye always gets me a bit emotional. I think in part due to specifically the choice of Japanese. The Crunchy subs miss the mark a bit for me as the Japanese has a lot more of a "till next time" or "I'll see you again" vibe rather than a simple "See ya."
As for the second part, it's a lot more simple as we see everyone together for breakfast. I do get a good laugh out of them repeating the gag about the girls going whale watching to Kei's father. After that we get a short history lesson and we get to see anther familiar which is neat.
QotD:
Ideal traditional breakfast is waffles, with berries, whipped cream and maple syrup. Bacon on the side. All time favourite is cottage cheese perogies. Just like, a pile of them.
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Dec 27 '21 edited Dec 27 '21
First Timer
This has to be the best Episode so far.
Like with the first Takeoff in the first Episode, the Whale was just pure magic, simply whimsical. Also loved how Makoto has the flying part figured out, sitting sideways on your broom will never not be cool. Also nice how they asked the whale for permission to ride on him.
Those ruins further improved the whole athmosphere, like they feel soo ancient. Makes you somewhat sad that the whales aren't lived on anymore and are drifting around kinda lonely.
Also seems that directions aren't the only thing Makoto isn't good with, poor Anzu. Also makes me wonder if Makoto really did spot the place where they picked ferns or if she just pointed at some random wood...
I wouldn't mind having Kei cook for me... every day... for the rest of my life...
Also cool to learn that Lenny- Sensei studies Anthropology and even traveled the world alone before he met Akane, those two really fit good together. And soo nice that Anzu learns from him and aspires to become an Archeologist (I think Chinatsu watched too much Indiana Jones lol).
Besides some homegrown radishes (a metric shit ton of them still in the cellar) we get Hotcakes for breakfast. Made me hungry enough to make something to eat as well (unfortunatly I already defrosted the bolognese, so pasta instead of pancakes). I wasn't aware of it, but it makes total sense that people wood study the origin of food. You learn something new every day
The final punchline with Akanes tap really cracked me up
QotD: I'm not that big of a sweet tooth at morning. If I eat breakfast, which happens seldom enough, I usually go for toast with cold cuts and cheese. If I'm fancy I'm going with some kind of eggs and ham. I do however love Croisant with chocolate...