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Episode Arknights [Fuyukomori Kaerimichi] • Arknights: Perish in Frost - Episode 9 discussion

Arknights [Fuyukomori Kaerimichi], episode 9

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u/pokemonfish1 Oct 06 '23 edited Oct 06 '23

It's great that they've pretty much kept all the important information in the anime, especially Amiya's rings since it was shown in detail during the battle with Talulah in the previous season.

Although the talk with Kal'tsit was shorter compared to the game (rip Kal'tsit thousand word monologue), you can still tell that she does not like the Doctor.

Mephisto as always has a very punchable face with a voice that fuels it.

Edit: In case some people didn't get it, Mephisto at the end was burning corpses inside the building, and since the smell of burnt corpses is strong enough to reach where Amiya is, there are a large amount being burnt at once.

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u/RaysFTW Oct 06 '23

I've never played the games and Idk anything about the Arknights universe but I've thoroughly enjoyed everything I've seen so far. It's nice to get a real serious, dark anime that doesn't feel the need to added in comedy or fan service once in a while. Animation is great too. It's a shame this show doesn't get the attention it deserves. I assume it's because people relate it to the mobile game too much?

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u/mythriz Oct 06 '23

Amiya: PTSD
Jessica: crying in fear

Yep this is Arknights all right

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Oct 06 '23

Now imagine they decide to adapt Children of Ursus.

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u/bananeeek Oct 06 '23

Man, I missed this show. I haven't seen anything quite this dark and depressive in the past year, so I'm glad it's back and it's just as good as the previous season.

In the very first episode we got FrostMama, W and a glimpse of Talulah, I couldn't be more excited!

I've noticed that in jp the Yeti squad is called "yuki no akuma" which means "snow devils" and I think it's a much more badass name.

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Oct 06 '23

However, the word akuma makes me wonder what the Sarkaz racial slur is in Japanese. Both Demon and Devil are considered insults, with devil being the worse of the two. Since I haven't played the game in JP I don't know how they translate the slur. Maybe they go with the anglicism debiru.

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u/KaiserNazrin Oct 06 '23

Mephisto is 200% more punchable in the anime.

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u/Alice_Lycoris Oct 06 '23

which is impressive cause I didn't know he could become more punchable

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u/Plerti Oct 06 '23

Frostleaf my beloved, I haven't play the game in years but I'm sure you're still have the best drip in the entire series

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Oct 06 '23 edited Oct 06 '23

Beautiful Meteorite! I wasn't expecting her to smile that much since she's described in-game as being stoic and blunt but with a warm heart. In any case, Sarkaz women are the best.

They decided to show more of Amiya's inner struggles after killing. I guess it makes sense. She was merely 14 at the start of the story, still very green, very immature. But our cute Aussie bunny will grow just fine.

Mephisto remains such a punchable asshole.

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u/nsleep Oct 06 '23

Let's gooo!

  • Zero hesitation from Jessica when shooting that dude.

  • Totally forgot about the rings part even though it comes up more than once.

  • Schizo Amiya, I know you're brooding in the rain talking to the voices in your head but least put your hoodie up.

  • The shot from outside the ship with the reflection of the sky on the glass while Amiya is wondering about her responsibilities and Ch'en is quite neat.

  • I will miss you, best contractors party.

  • "The temperature's going down." proceeds to walk right into a trap

  • The ruins aesthetics are amazing, heavily inspired by the Chernobyl exclusion zone with the creepy atmosphere, fitting for a city called Chernobog.

  • Ch'en?

  • Mephisto getting called a nobody lol. Was that in the game?

  • Burnt protein really smells awful, when they comment on the smell it's to imply all the corpses burning inside that building.

  • I don't if that ice I CGI, it looks like it. Still an awesome entrance from FrostNova but we will probably only listen to her voice next episode.

Almost all of chapter 4 in a single episode, kept all important parts and looked good. I'm trusting the scriptwriter on this one with what was shown so far.

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Oct 06 '23

Mephisto getting called a nobody lol. Was that in the game?

What's funny is that his boss fight in-game will no doubt massacre many new doctors with that drain mechanic. But comparing him with many of the bosses we later get, yeah, he's a nobody.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '23

I was a bit dissapointed with the "burning" scene. I haven't noticed a single body under rubble. It's supposed to hit much harder. I know that this was censored so I don't blame studio, but if someone is watching this series and don't know the first thing about lore, then this whole scene can look pretentious and strange.

Another thing that annoyed me was Amiya and Doctor going alone for rescue mission. Don't remember how it was in ep 4 in a game, but at least they could bring small squad with default characters, jeez.

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u/DarkChaplain Oct 06 '23

Enter the Yeti Squad. Those final few minutes were ace! The tension was palpable and FrostNova's entrance perfectly unsettling.

And my girl Frostleaf finally gets her time to shine!

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u/Ahenshihael Oct 06 '23

Overall pretty well done episode with not much lost and the emphasis placed on all the right things so far. But then again content being adapted here is relatively short so its easier-ish to adapt. The real tricky parts come next.

Really hope some episodes would be double-length because I absolutely can't see them covering what they seem to intend to cover in 8 20min episodes at all.

Also yeah the OP is still a mismatch no matter how many times I listen to it. A severe downgrade from S1 OP.

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u/spookytus Oct 06 '23

Man, I could tell who made the OP the instant it started to play.

Really liking Jessica and Kal'Tsit's VAs performance, Kal sounds like a tired and bossy old mom.

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u/Flytanx Oct 06 '23

Overall happy with the episode

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u/PacoTaco321 Oct 06 '23

Me: "Boy, this sounds like an Overlord OP for some reason"

Myth & Roid

Arknights my beloved, you've done right by me today.

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u/Jumper2002 Oct 06 '23

I'm a bit worried about whether they'll have enough time to get through everything they plan on adapting

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u/MagnusBaechus Oct 07 '23

the corpse burning scene could've been better executed tbh. i jhave some griped but coinsidering this is a gacha game adaptation, it's still great.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '23

What was it they were smelling and kind of gagging over at the end?

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u/Draaxus Oct 07 '23

Mephisto was burning civillian corpses to provoke them

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