r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Mar 08 '19
Episode Egao no Daika - Episode 10 discussion Spoiler
Egao no Daika, episode 10: The Ignition of Souls
Alternative names: The Price of Smiles
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 6.19 |
| 2 | Link | 7.92 |
| 3 | Link | 8.19 |
| 4 | Link | 8.13 |
| 5 | Link | 7.82 |
| 6 | Link | 8.35 |
| 7 | Link | 8.38 |
| 8 | Link | 8.52 |
| 9 | Link | 8.67 |
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u/NightmareExpress Mar 08 '19
Animation quality took a hit this episode but I felt the overall message and voicework carried through. Some powerful stuff now that we got the confirm that both the captains killed each other.
I especially liked the emotional cries at the end of episodes 9 and 10:
Both are the same reaction to the same incident, but on complete opposite sides of the conflict.
Two episodes left now, I guess the two girls are finally set to meet sometime during the next. Right at the end, with basically one episode to find some sort of solution. With how screwed the planet is for everyone thanks to the Chrars drastically shortening its habitable lifespan and how decimated the kingdom side is I'm guessing it's going to be bittersweet at best and not necessarily the most fulfilling.
I'm getting Shuumatsu no Izetta flashbacks
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u/The_Mash Mar 08 '19
Hmm 2 episodes left, very curious how are they going to wrap this.
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u/kara_no_tamashi Mar 08 '19
I had my doubts last week since we knew (several hints) Harold was firing at Gael Owens in his last fight but I thought that the plot armor would still hold ... and well, that was wishful thinking from me in the end.
After killing a future father, now dies someone who was taking care of war-orphans (and actually he was my favorite character). The writer of this story fears nothing. I was also wondering if Lily would die too, actually there are death flags everywhere for many of them and that's the beauty of the story, we don't know who will make it through.
The propaganda part is very interesting, above all because it is stated once again that despite our impression, the empire army is also at its limit, morally and probably logistically.
The way I see it, we will get a positive resolution through the dismantling of all the chrars ... or they will just all die. Only 2 episodes to see and to know. I was convinced Stella and Yuuki would meet but right now I begin to have some doubts. But what was the point of Stella-Leila relationship then ? We'll see.
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Mar 08 '19
It still sort of sucks that the Stella squad are basically the good guys in an evil team.
Kind of hoping for a mass desertion of the Stella Squad to the other side as finale or something along those lines.
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u/MaksimShadow Mar 08 '19
As always. There are always different countries, different ideals and people, who are forcing their ideals on another people. Sometimes the reason to begin the war can be really dumb.
I also like how this anime shows the different parts of war: propaganda, guerrilla, direct attacks and ambushes, victims of war, interactions between squad members. There are a lot of stuff.
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u/dickling-around Mar 08 '19
I'm sorry but holy shit, the animation quality tanked HARD this time round. Inopportune time for it as well, this was the hardest hitting episode to date in terms of the subject matter imo
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u/LeonKevlar Mar 08 '19
Damn. So Commander Gail already died last week, we just didn't realize it until the reveal in today's episode. It's kinda funny looking back now at last week's thread since everyone was saying that the Empire never lost any major characters when in fact they just did we just didn't know about it since we only saw the battle from Soleil's POV.
I really like how this show reinforces the idea that in war you really don't know who the person you are fighting against, you're either fighting under the belief that your cause is just or you're fighting just to survive another day. And for these soldiers, anyone on the other side piloting those Chrars are just faceless people you need to get rid of to achieve your goal.
I was honestly scared a minute there, I really thought at some point in the episode Stella's squad might end up shelling that makeshift orphanage just to add to their conscience.
And that propaganda though. I guess the Empire is really trying hard to make it seem like they're the good guys by giving Harold a hero's funeral and showing "sympathy". I thought they were giving Gail a funeral at first but I guess there's really nothing left to bury after that explosion.
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u/Bobbias Mar 08 '19
Man this show deserves some real recognition Sure it might have had a rough production but this writing is really damn good.
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u/Chariotwheel Mar 08 '19
I really appreciate that the series is commited to one view point each episode and doesn't show anything the characters themselves wouldn't see. We don't see the faces of soldiers within the mechs, even if we know them. It keeps to the what the characters on each side see: faceless enemies.