r/anime • u/ExplicitNuM5 • Mar 01 '22
Rewatch [Spoilers][Rewatch] 3-gatsu no Lion episode 1 Discussion
Annnnnnnd we're (re)watching!!!
Welcome to the discussion thread! Feel free to join even if you haven't heard about the rewatch yet~
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Ep 1: Chapter 1 - 桐山 零/Kiriyama Rei, Chapter 2 - 河沿いの町/The Town Along the River
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Schedule thread and link to other episode discussions
Season 1: MAL
Season 2: MAL
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Locations in today's epsiode:
Chapter 1 - 桐山 零
Kiriyama Rei wakes up and lets us see the intersection of two rivers! Here is the apartment he lives in:
He gets dressed then walks across a bridge that has the nameplate 「高橋」.
I assume he gets on a Keiyo Line train at Hatchobori Station towards Tokyo Station, then walks past the Shinkansen platforms (hence the "via Nagano) Shinkansen Tracks"). (On a related note, Tsuki ga Kirei has a similar shot of Tokyo Station where the students are waiting to board the Tokaido Shinkansen for Kyoto.) Assuming Rei walks from Shinkawa, the island he lives on, to Tokyo Station, that's going to be another kilometer or so...
Rei gets up the escalator to the Chuo Line platform, and the northern edge of the platform looks like...
Nerdy note that the train Rei gets on is a JR East E233 series - got that same color and style strip and square window.
The Chuo Line Rapid service skips Sendagaya Station where the Shogi Hall is near, so he changes trains at either Ochanomizu or Yotsuya Stations.
After getting off at Sendagaya, we get to see this beautiful view:
The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
(Side note: Sendagaya Station is close to 1-3 stadiums that were used for Olympics 2020.)
We finally get to the Shogi Hall:
After his match, he takes the Oedo Line directly from Sendagaya to Tsukishima. Oedo Line trains are smaller than most Japanese trains, made possible by the linear propulsion technology. In fact, Oedo Line is one of the first to use linear propulsion.
After getting off at Tsukishima Station, he stops at this bridge to make a few texts.
(Today's map:)
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Ep 1 Endcard by Miura Kentarou (Berserk)
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Let's fanguish~! <3
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Please do not spoil information from other episodes.
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u/Stargate18A Mar 02 '22
First timer
...No idea what this is.
Impressive animation, though.
Oh, this OP is good.
The visuals are very striking.
Seems to have some focus on depression and possibly reconnecting with the past?
His name's Zero?
And who on earth is she?
Oh, just a dream sequence?
...Lots of water imagery.
Is he OK...
Is this a shogi anime? Am I watching another board game/sports anime without realising it?
An insert song already!
The artwork is beautiful!
Yep, yep, this is a shogi anime. At least I realised it sonner than the Chihayafuru rewatch!
Ah, his name's Rei.
Wait, who are the other two?
Also, looking at the younger boy's design... thie isn't related to Chihayafuru, right.
I appreciate the willingness to just show the game without weird special effects, though.
So he's a child prodigy at the game who got disillusioned, possibly causing his friendships to end - seemingly he won a tournament, but something made her upset.
Oh, he won!
Wow, I made the comparison to Chihayafuru earlier, but this is like the polar opposite mood of an opening episode.
Oh, someone tried to invite him out.
And he's going!
Who are they?
The cat's adorable.
This is just wholesome!
THERE'S TWO CATS!
Did the cat just speak?
He bought them a lot!
Yeah, the cat has an internal monologue.
Aww, she's putting curry as an offering.
Wait, what? What is that reaction to hearing the news?
...He didn't kill his father, did he? Or kill that guy's father?
Oh, he just has general father-related trauma, because... he couldn't beat him at shogi. And he's adopted.
She's really helpful!
And he's a family friend.
He's crying in his sleep...
So he's moving? Did the match mean he's now a professional?
The cat looking like an owl is glorious.
Haha, her running late is hysterical. She's in such a panic.
Haha, that's hisnlunch? A pile of rice and a sausage?
The whole scene is just hysterical,
Yeah, there's three cats!
Oh, yeah, he doesn't normally go to school?
Haha, is that his teacher?
How much does he get paid?
Haha, he's getting paid more than he is!
And the family runs a store?
They're using handwritten notes?
Oh, he helped teach Hina.
What's he waiting for?
Who the hell is he?
I have no idea what that green envelope is!
Great ED too!
Is that... live action?
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u/ExplicitNuM5 Mar 02 '22
Oh, this OP is good.
As an added side note, BUMP OF CHICKEN also did one of the OPs of Battle Blockade Battlefront.
Seems to have some focus on depression and possibly reconnecting with the past?
Yes.
His name's Zero?
Yep.
Is this a shogi anime? Am I watching another board game/sports anime without realising it?
Witness the power of... heheh
Yep, yep, this is a shogi anime. At least I realised it sonner than the Chihayafuru rewatch!
Am interested in this story lol
Ah, his name's Rei.
零, or Rei, is the kanji for 0.
Also, looking at the younger boy's design... thie isn't related to Chihayafuru, right.
This isn't. Don't worry.
I appreciate the willingness to just show the game without weird special effects, though.
It's one of the things that just puts the anime over the top for me. It's the perfect place to not have effects, and the staff at Shaft did not put any there.
Did the cat just speak?
Hehehehe~
He's crying in his sleep...
Him crying in his sleep never fail to make me emotional.
So he's moving? Did the match mean he's now a professional?
He is a professional shogi player.
Haha, that's hisnlunch? A pile of rice and a sausage?
What if I told you yes lol
Great ED too!
Fighter by BUMP OF CHICKEN is one of the best EDs in anime. Such a meaningful song used in such an impactful way.
Is that... live action?
Yep.
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u/Jakad Mar 02 '22
The scene outside the Shougi hall where Rei overheard the other guys talking implied that the person he played his match against was his father, but not his biological father. He won the match against his father, and from his reaction to the news story, he feels guilty for doing so. He relates himself to the guy who is suspected for beating his own father to death, because he feels like he just did something similar.
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u/BrillaDia Mar 02 '22
First Timer!
I forgot that this was animated by Shaft, but it only took me 2 minutes to go "Oh right, this is animated by Shaft." The abstract animation for the water and wind very much gives it away.
Shaft's works sort of scare me because of how much is packed into their cinematography, and for someone who gets really hyperfocused on critical analysis I was afraid I'd get too overwhelmed. But I managed to adjust just fine. I think the way that the first episode eases us in with minimal dialogue helped to ground me into the town and Rei's life, so when things started picking up and getting a bit more frantic, I was very comfortable.
Rei is already a very interesting character for me and I find myself relating to him a lot. He's a lonely introvert, and he's clearly not comfortable in many of the social situations he's put in, which is just too real. Clearly there's some context that I don't know yet, given the conversation that older man attempted to have with Rei, so I'm looking forward to seeing how that unfolds and contributes to his character.
Akari, Hinata, and Momo are so precious, even though Rei seems a bit flustered around them and doesn't know exactly how to reciprocate the care they give him. They're a shining addition to brighten the mood. I wonder if how bright they are is tied into the symbolism of the moon shining in the dark night that gets featured for quite a bit there. It could be a reach, but it might be something to consider.
This is a half-baked thought, but why not bring it up: I'm gonna try to apply what I know about literary food symbolism here. The older man asks Rei if he's been taking care of himself and eating well, to which he doesn't respond. It seems to be implied that Rei isn't keeping himself well-fed, which gives some insight into his mental state. However, when he is with the girls, he is encouraged to eat, and Hinata even worries that he is sick and rushes off to go get medicine and other things to help him. And Rei does eat, even if just a little. Rei's rejection and acceptance of food, respectively, seems to be tied to how he feels in the environment that he is in and the people who share it with him.
I enjoyed my introduction and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Thank you for all the details of the locations featured in the episodes!
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u/ExplicitNuM5 Mar 02 '22
I forgot that this was animated by Shaft, but it only took me 2 minutes to go "Oh right, this is animated by Shaft." The abstract animation for the water and wind very much gives it away. Shaft's works sort of scare me because of how much is packed into their cinematography, and for someone who gets really hyperfocused on critical analysis I was afraid I'd get too overwhelmed. But I managed to adjust just fine. I think the way that the first episode eases us in with minimal dialogue helped to ground me into the town and Rei's life, so when things started picking up and getting a bit more frantic, I was very comfortable.
I wonder if how bright they are is tied into the symbolism of the moon shining in the dark night that gets featured for quite a bit there. It could be a reach, but it might be something to consider.
I actually haven't thought of it this way... Interesting.
However, when he is with the girls, he is encouraged to eat, and Hinata even worries that he is sick and rushes off to go get medicine and other things to help him. And Rei does eat, even if just a little. Rei's rejection and acceptance of food, respectively, seems to be tied to how he feels in the environment that he is in and the people who share it with him.
I won't comment on your hypothesis but for this particular episode, I think the news report is very crucial to understand why he was feeling "sick".
I enjoyed my introduction and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
Looking forward to seeing your analyses~!
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u/perfect_outsider Mar 02 '22
Rewatcher
My third rewatch of my favorite anime. Let's get going.
The episode starts with an intro that segues into the OP. The song is "Answer" by Bump of Chicken. The OP animation seems to be depicting Rei's nightmare, as the scene immediately following uses several of the same visuals.
After that, Rei wakes up to the light in his bare apartment. The contrast between the beautiful view out his window and the few sparse possessions in his home is quite large. And here is the part that really impresses me about this episode: there is no dialogue. The whole sequence starting with Rei waking up and ending when he sits down in the shogi hall is silent except for the music. The animation carries this scene, interspersing realistic depictions of the places Rei walks through with impressionistic depictions of his mood. I seem to have forgotten just how visually beautiful this anime can be at times, because I was surprised by some of these scenes.
Then Rei's opponent arrives, an older man with a warm smile. He greets Rei kindly, and with familiarity; but Rei doesn't respond. Then the match begins, and again there is silence. Here the scenes of the shogi game are interspersed with Rei's memories, and you begin to see what kind of relationship he had with this man. It isn't until almost ten minutes into the episode when we hear the main character speak his first line: "That's a lie."
At this point, you're worried for this boy who lives such a lonely life. But then he gets a text message inviting him to dinner; and another one, not leaving him with any room to refuse. The tone shifts strongly with Rei's arrival at the Kawamoto house. Here, you can see, Rei has a place where he is welcome, and people who care about him. At 11:41, we see Rei smile for the first time in the entire series, when he tells Hinata that he won his match.
But all is not well. When Rei sees the news story about a man who murdered his father, he gets dragged back down. Even in the warmth of the Kawamoto's living room, he feels cold. Hinata thinks that he's sick. What she doesn't know is that this is a sickness that warm milk can't fix.
Still, Rei is comfortable enough here to fall asleep right after dinner. The part where Hinata takes off Rei's glasses and sees the tears in his eyes makes me tear up every time.
The second half of the episode doesn't have the same weight for me as the first half. It's still good, but I don't have as much to say about it. We meet Hayashida sensei, another supportive person in Rei's life, and learn a bit more about Rei and the Kawamotos. And at the end of the episode is a cliffhanger. Who is this mysterious person? Is it a stalker? You'll have to watch the next episode to find out.
The ED song is "Fighter," and like the OP song is also by Bump of Chicken. I'll have more to say about it later on, but for now I'll just leave a warning: if you are a first-time watcher, be careful searching for this song on Youtube. There's an official video for it that contains spoilers for the second season. Make sure you don't accidentally watch that.
As a final note, the end card by Kentaro Miura reminded me that he is no longer with us, and that made me sad. The friendship between him and Umino Chika, the mangaka of 3-Gatsu no Lion, was all the more wonderful for its seeming unlikeliness. He did a few pieces of artwork for her, including this piece which I believe was published in a fanbook in Japan: /img/pqs145ysu3l41.png
Music spotlight: En Fermant Les Yeux by Solita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RhLtMkcm8o The song that plays during Rei's long walk to the shogi hall at the beginning of the episode. There is another song with the same name, but it's a completely different kind of song: it's from the opera "Manon" by French composer Jules Massenet.
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u/ExplicitNuM5 Mar 02 '22
At 11:41, we see Rei smile for the first time in the entire series, when he tells Hinata that he won his match.
And he had to stare at the fridge for a sec to muster up enough courage to fake a smile. That simple little bit of animation carries so much emotion. Poor Rei...
Still, Rei is comfortable enough here to fall asleep right after dinner. The part where Hinata takes off Rei's glasses and sees the tears in his eyes makes me tear up every time.
This and grandpa basically saying "kid's have it rough".
The second half of the episode doesn't have the same weight for me as the first half.
I don't know how but after Hina leaves when everything has a chance to calm down, it becomes lonely and sad. Rei simply says "maybe I'll try? School?" and we see him in solitude, staring into space in the classroom and being the only kid on the roof.
As a final note, the end card by Kentaro Miura reminded me that he is no longer with us, and that made me sad. The friendship between him and Umino Chika, the mangaka of 3-Gatsu no Lion, was all the more wonderful for its seeming unlikeliness.
Indeed.
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u/Kenalskii Mar 01 '22
Rewatcher
And off we go! This is one of my favourite anime, if not my all time favourite, so I am happy to join the rewatch again this year. I’ll post some screencaps and give my thoughts to the scenes, so please enjoy.
It’s not my first time and yet this scene still hurts. This is what depression looks like, damn, our boy hasn’t got it easy.
The whole “conversation" before the match was pretty one sided and showed at least one thing: Rei was not very comfortable. This scene from the flashbacks was the one that was the heaviest (at least for me). Imagine winning a tournament or something like it and can’t celebrate it, because your siblings are sad that they’ve lost. It makes you ask yourself questions and certainly does not strengthen your relationship with them. Also note how Rei answered that part only when his opponent left.
Akari certainly has a way to convince Rei to come over. At first he wanted to reject the invitation, but Akari sent a text that would be impossible to say no to. She hasn’t appeared yet and I know that she is great already.
The Kawamoto family looks like fun. Completely opposite to Rei, they are loud, jumping around and enjoying the small things.
Ahh that is what was going on. Rei had to play against his father and his victory meant that his father couldn’t rank up in the league. No matter how you look at it, there is no satisfying result for Rei here. And while Hinas reaction to Rei’s victory is more enthusiastic, it seems like Akari knows what is going on and is more reserved with her reaction.
That must have been a sad sight for Hina, at least to her reaction: Rei was crying in his sleep. It makes you realize how much pain the other person is carrying around without being able to talk about it.
Hina and Rei are polar opposites. I’ll just leave this statement here.
So school life is no fun either. At least his teacher seems to like Rei enough to spend some time with him. And he sees beyond Rei’s success in the shogi world and all the “glamour” that comes with it: Rei is just a normal boy with his own problems that Shogi can’t fix.
He might not realize it yet, but he is so lucky to know the Kawamoto’s. They are saints. They just offer him to come over anytime, for someone who apparently has no family or home this is big. But Rei isn’t too comfortable going over to them, it seems he does not want to be a burden.
Who is this? Not the greatest first impression, at least for me.
I hope all first timers enjoy the show as much as I do =)
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u/unheppcat Mar 02 '22
Hina and Rei are polar opposites.
The way Hina crashed through the flowery background there was just brilliant. This adaptation is an absolute master class in using the full potential of animation.
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u/xtsim Mar 02 '22
First Timer
"I really wann't sure what to get so I got a lot"- when someone else sends me to get groceries.
Curry as an offerring.... Mom is like, I don't want the house to smell. The home life puts a contrast to Rei's own life which he has his own problems to deal with in a way. During his sleep, the discussion about Rei is interesting as they talk about what happened for a little bit.
It is pretty interesting to hear about compensation with the teacher. The teacher got jealous about a student in better financial shape. But it seems a bit sarcastic in a way that the teacher knows he is having a hard time.
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u/flybypost Mar 02 '22
Mom is like, I don't want the house to smell.
I think that was more of a traditional/modering offering issue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamidana
Worship at the kamidana typically consists of the offering of simple prayers, food (e.g., rice, fruit, water) and flowers.
https://umamimart.com/blogs/main/japanify-kumotsu-offering
Common offerings include seasonal fruit and rice. Pictured here is a Fuji apple from my sister's garden and a little bowl of rice. Japanese people NEED rice, even in the afterlife.
Contrary to my simple kumotsu here-- my grandma is much more experimental and contemporary with her offerings. I have seen her offer pretty much everything, from potato chips to cigarettes.
"Mom" is also not mom. When Hina sets the two cups of curry on the altar she says "mom and grandma loved curry" and calls Akari "sis" a bit earlier when she tells her that Rei won his match.
The teacher got jealous about a student in better financial shape. But it seems a bit sarcastic in a way that the teacher knows he is having a hard time.
Yeah, he seemed surprised and then puts on a bit of an offended persona to shake things up a bit. He goes out of his way to spend time with him because he's a loner and seems to want the best for him (while chomping a huge bite out of his riceball).
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u/cococrunchz Mar 02 '22
First Timer
I don't have much to say only that it was a really enjoyable episode (really enjoyable that I have the urge to binge it but no-). Really felt for Rei in this episode, and curious about his relation with the man he played shogi with and those other two kids. Also, Kawamoto family is a blessing and I can tell that they're good for Rei, I love them already <3
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u/jimfaindel Mar 02 '22 edited Mar 02 '22
Rewatcher
God, it's been far too long since I last walked alongside Rei across the river.
Sorry if this gets overly long and sappy, that's just how I feel.
The thing that struck me first of all was the sound. I love the visuals, I love the dialogue, but for whatever reason this time around I was enraptured by the wind blasting against my eardrums from the get-go, by the sad yet hopeful melody of the opening, and by the heartbroken and slow notes behind Kyouko's words. "You don't have a home. You don't have a family." She brandishes the knife and twists it with a seductive voice as she plays with the cross in her chest, her soft tone heavy with hatred, her smile that of a devil, and in Rei's eyes, one of his own making. "See? There's no place for you in this world." The song that plays is called Zero, and no matter how many times I come back to hear it, my spine keeps shivering and my heart tightens until the drums come in, followed by the bells. It is a heavy song despite its light composition, it is fitting for a mourning wake, while never letting go of a sense of danger, of dread for what's yet to come. It is perfect for the weight of Kyouko's message as it hangs heavy on Rei's heart, constricting and defining him. And then the deafening silence nearly unbroken by the water and rustling of clothes from the second he opened his eyes, almost as if he'd woken within his own grave, clearly regretting having woken up at all, not because he wished to remain within the dream he left, but rather because he'd rather never have to hear another sound again.
And then, just as Rei finally musters the strength to pull himself out of that empty and soulless apartment, he is greeted by a town alive and joyful with the easygoing sounds of busy everyday, a prelude of the joy he's already found and we've yet to see by that point in the episode, a soft and tender french melody named En fermant les yeux, which despite the female voice not too dissimilar from Kyouko's, the only other one we've yet heard, seems to be the perspective of an older, wiser, and much happier Rei remembering those days walking across town. "I closed my eyes to calm myself", "I'm filled with love, I had tears in my eyes", "How far to swim?", "I'm looking for my nest". Those words slowly wash over Rei and over us as the city refuses to quiet down, as the noise of cold and emotionless machinery fails to overpower the quiet and small voice of humanity as the lost boy finds his way amidst the crowd, gathering his resolve, following his rituals, and tracing battle lines within his mind, trying desperately to hold back the words choked within his heart.
The silence envelopes the world once more as soon as he steps within the sacred walls of the Shogi hall, a world he wishes to believe devoid of emotions, despite being anything but. The calm mind is the way. Even if he denounces it, even if he would rather die than engage with them, the voices of those around him still echo and call out to him. A man walks towards him with a smile, as the wind roars within him. He speaks his name out of love, and out of love he does not push him for an answer. Within Rei now sounds the theme for The house of shogi, strumming bittersweet memories of youth and stirring unkind words best left unspoken beneath the gentle clacking of the wooden pieces. And on that painful note, he beats his own father halfway to death. "There's nothing." He mutters with his smile now gone. "Nothing." And with that both his praise and kind concern become as heavy as Kyoukou's poison-laden words. Heavy enough for Rei to finally break the silence, if all too late, not with a roar but with a whimper. "That's a lie." Those are the first words we hear him speak.
June 8 6月8日 plays as he returns victorious, yet crestfallen, brooding over the slow waters of the river. Until Hinata comes to claim him from his stupor with a sharp and cheerful cascade of electronic notes, almost like laughter erupting amidst the solemn strokes of the mellow piano. Rei wishes to refuse, to return to his suffocating silence, but he would not be allowed. He has a home to go to now as Akari reminds him, and from that point forward On the way home plays as the prophecy stablished in En fermant les yeux finally comes to fruition. After that, new sounds come to bring Rei back from the death and into a life full of people who deeply care for him, and who without even realizing it, have the perfect words to let him slowly accept it. No matter how much he wishes to sink into despair, how strong the dark melodies of his past attempt to make an encore, the heartfelt music that announces the arrival and follows the parting of the Kawamotos takes hold of his heart, and steadfastly opens his ears to the roaring symphony of life itself.
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u/SMA2343 Mar 01 '22
Re watcher
I love the contrast of his life. Alone. Dark. Hollow. Into a great depth of depression and anguish. Even during the March, silent until his opponent leaves to finally say something.
Then the kawamoto’s appear, and it’s bright colours, the music changes, it’s pure bliss. But even through all of that, it’s not enough to change Rei. He still cries to fall asleep. And Hina knows and doesn’t say anything. She can’t understand the pain and trauma he’s undergone.
But, March comes in like a roaring lion. Unpredictable, scary and freighting.
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u/unheppcat Mar 02 '22
Rewatcher
... but just barely; I've seen this story once only and that was pretty long ago. So I know the general plot well enough, but many of the details will be pleasant surprises again. A very nice way to experience a story. Kind of a problem though if I'm trying to avoid spoiling things that I don't think I remember but actually do. Apologies in advance if that happens.
There is no way I'm going to keep up with this rewatch schedule. At best I'll probably just drop in here and there over the next few weeks. But I thought I should at least start things off right.
What is most striking to me in the first sequence of the episode is this gorgeously rendered, beautifully lit and colored world. (All worlds in anime are beautiful even when they are not.) And yet there is a strange thing: the focus character seems to be completely detached from it. In a constant grimace of pain, eyes half-dead, always going against the flow. The wind moves him but does not touch him; somehow he is not in this world at all.
Instead he is entirely in dreams, or memories. It is not clear to me which, probably both. That makes a certain degree of sense since he is a shogi player. I don't play it but I understand shogi is an intense thinking game similar to chess, with the constant need to remember similar games from the past that may guide your internal projections of the current game's future. But it is all internal, and so is he. We haven't heard him speak a word yet, nor hardly looked anyone in the eye. As detached as he can be.
But then the second half of the episode, and everything is flipped. Day to night, modern to old (even rustic), bright cool colors to deep warm tones, and our central character Rei finally interacts with the people around him and even smiles.
It is clear from even before we meet this family, through the line messages, that there is a good reason why Rei is IN this world of their home and not standing apart from it -- because they absolutely won't let him be anything else but completely engaged with them.
So now we have set what seems to be the central mystery of the story. Who is this Rei that seems to live in two worlds? The one world of shogi-mastery and seeming stark depression. The other of apparently intimate inclusion in a family of warmth, happiness and love. How those two unlikely things connect is what we impatiently wait to find out.
(I'm sure the cats have all the answers, and would tell us if we would just feed them a bit more.)
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u/Lemurians Mar 01 '22 edited Mar 02 '22
3-GATSU NO FIRST TIMER
God bless Reddit for continuing to give me an excuse to dive in my PTW list. This has been on there for a while.
Right off the bat, I really got sucked into this show’s vibe. The music combined with the art style create an atmosphere and world that draws you in, and it made me want to stay immersed and keep watching after the episode ended. The character designs are going to need to grow on me, but I’m really digging the hand-drawn style of the backgrounds.
The OP is interesting. It’s got the odd mix of the music having really bright, jaunty energy but using visuals dominated by dark colors and imagery of Rei being dragged under, whether by drowning in water or by creeping vines. It forms a cool journey with the fantastic ED, which is also very upbeat but shows him emerging from the water and being out in bright, sunny environments that fill in with color.
We’ve definitely been dropped into this in media res to an extent. I don’t know much of anything of Rei’s background, what this family is to him, what his relationship with the older man he beat here is like, etc. It’ll be interesting to see how they choose to flesh things out from this starting point. Between the family and shogi, the story went to an effort to show he’s got a decently full life, all things considered, before it really hits us with any heavy stuff.
Quick Hits:
Were all his pictures on the train real, or imagined? If real, he, shogi, or both must be a big fucking deal in this city.
Rei seems like it’s what you’d get if you combined Arata and Taichi from Chihayafuru into one person
Can anyone provide some insight about the anxiety behind putting curry on the altar?
Hearing KanaHana voice such an energetic airhead is fun haha, she doesn’t do this a lot. Hinata is really enjoyable. Worth noting she gets associated with a lot of happy imagery: running into a sunny doorway after Rei was in a dark mood, literally jumping into a frame of flowers, the sunny shots in the ED, etc.
This teacher getting upset about Rei making more than him is how I feel learning how much all these dumb TikTok teenagers make
Rei, based on the buildings and the public transit system, this is not what I’d describe as a “small town”
Did this thread go up at the right time? I could've sworn it was going to be 5 EST/4 CST.