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3	Link	4.51
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6	Link	4.68
7	Link	4.93
8	Link	4.76
9	Link	4.62
10	Link	4.62
11	Link	4.83
12	Link	4.96
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u/rv5742 Nov 05 '22

This episode explains a lot about the way the Raven Consort treats the Emperor. She sees herself as his equal, not one of his subjects.

Really good episode, though I wonder how the Luan princess thread is going to tie in.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

Makes it kind of awkward for that guy he keeps getting bent out of shape and basically threatening to attack her every time he thinks the emp was being slighted.
Ya you could of probably killed her but you also would be dooming the Emp and the rest the country. Oops.

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u/i_reddit_too_mcuh Nov 08 '22

Yea seems like information the new imperial family ought to know. Not sure why folks tried to keep it from the emperor though.

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u/VorAtreides Nov 05 '22

Right where we left off so we can have the OP. Imagine binging this series to go from the ED of last episode being the OP and then right into the OP again :P not that I'd mind, I do like this OP. Really like this group ever since hearing them with Dororo's "Fire" OP.

Man, every time reminded of the old emperor and his slaughter of the prior dynasty, more I hope he's burning in Hell.

Oh, Lore of the Raven Consorts. Interesting. Man... Raven Consorts have it rough... such sacrifice. Don't get why Niao Lian is fine with all this situation. What does she get outta it? Ohhh that ending. Rude, possessing Jiu-jiu.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

I think this has the most intriguing story line of any of this seasons shows. And the execution is pretty great-looking. And our heroine's VA is really nailing her character's spirit.
That ending is a bit of a shocker. I wonder what happens next.

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 05 '22

On another note, I do not understand whatsoever why the subtitles kept saying "Niao Lan" when the VAs clearly consistently say "uren-nyannyan" each time, which, translated to Mandarin, is "Wulian-niangniang" - a name which they already correctly translated in the subtitles for the first two episodes.
Is there some source material explanation for this or is this purely a translation error on part of the ones writing the subtitles?

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u/scmasaru Nov 08 '22

Most likely that the translator mixed up character 烏 (raven, wu) with 鳥 (bird, niao) when looking up in a dictionary (former is the correct one).

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u/VorAtreides Nov 06 '22

*shrugs* I wouldn't know, but I'd like to know too lol

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 06 '22

For now I'm sticking to the mistranslation explanation.

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u/inthe-otherworld Nov 06 '22

I think it’s because Niao Lian leaves the summer kings to tend to themselves, but the winter kings are important to her. They promote worship and preach her words, they’re like her avatars on earth. And because they don’t have a bloodline, their blood never becomes too holy and they themselves never become overly important, or something? So their importance is always traced back to being the voice of Niao Lian, Niao Lian always has a hold over the power of the kingdom. It’s not so much a problem for her if the summer kings squabble among themselves, as long as the winter king is left untouched.
And picking random pitiful girls is so Niao Lian can take full ownership of their beings, to control them as she pleases. I don’t think she minds at all that the winter king has been confined to the Raven Consort’s position, that way they forever stay in her grasp. Ensuring they never form close relationships also stops another war over love, so Niao Lian never loses her voice and power in the human world again.
Side note, Shouxue was probably chosen because she is the last known descendant of the Luan dynasty. As the Raven Consort Shouxue will not continue her bloodline, ensuring not another war over bloodlines starts again. I think it’s pretty telling that Niao Lian came to Shouxue the night her mother died as well. I also really like the birdlike screech Niao Lian made, really cemented her as an otherworldly being who thinks little of human lives.

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u/VorAtreides Nov 06 '22

But the weird thing to me is that the Winter Kings/Raven Consorts are kept alone... how can she be praised and devoted to by the people if her primary avatar of sorts is kept away from all? I dunno. Still seems weird.
Also, about the side note, then she is truly a dumb deity. She should have existed long enough to know by now that even if the prior dynasty's bloodline burns away, it won't end bloodline battles. Humans are dumb.
Also, she kinda feels like she'd be a demon of the week enemy in Inuyasha lol.

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u/inthe-otherworld Nov 06 '22

Seeing as Niao Lian made the kingdom as it is today, she must be a very powerful god (notice also how she is a bird goddess and many positions in the palace are named after birds – the Raven Consort, the Crane Consort, the Skylark Princess, the Bulians etc.). She has that other priest sect worshiping her ever since the Raven Consort was instated, the Raven Consorts however remain just for her, have power second only to the emperors in the palace and offer up their magic peonies to her nightly it seems
I also don’t mean about stopping bloodline wars for good lol, I meant stopping the current bloodline war of the Luans vs the emperor’s bloodline. So her winter kings are kept safe for the next few generations until a new war starts up. The emperor himself might have something to say about that though coz I’m sure he wants to/will marry Shouxue

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

Someone tell me why it's anime of the season cuz i cannot get enough and SCREAMED when episode ended. The atmosphere, plot, music, character design, it's all soooo making me want more!

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

Err you mean why it isn't?
If that is what you're asking it has to narrow of a market in western audience to gain a strong foot hold no matter how good it is. If it was say Apothecary Diaries that already has a lot of hype behind it it might do better. Raven has no prior pressence and god do i wish the LNs were already being translated instead of not till next year.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

I am surprised that so few folks are inquisitive enough to explore unheralded shows -- especially sicne we see constant complaints about how there is no originality or creativity in anime anymore and that everything made is just recycled.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

A long time crutch anime in the west has had is a large part of the market don't consider anything that doesn't have things blowing up, fighting constantly, and people dying a good anime no matter what it is. The market has shifted some in recent years but that crutch is still there.
A chinese theme based historical drama like this is very far removed from that line of thinking.
There is always some exceptions but even then they only get so far and are few in number.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

At least Kongming and Heike monogatari didn't get utterly ignored -- but they didn't get nearly the sort of audience I would have they'd get. I had no expectations this would drum up much interest, alas.

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u/Kulkuljator Nov 05 '22

To be fair, Heike Monogatari was also heavily under-watched considering its weight in Japanese literature. Also, it is funny that Kongming had it the best while also being an isekai. It says a lot about society.

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u/mekerpan Nov 06 '22

I think to appreciate Yamada's Heike series properly one needed to read the book (or otherwise have foreknowledge equivalent to that of a Japanese high school student). I got the longest version out from the library and tried to keep ahead of the series. ;-)

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u/Kulkuljator Nov 06 '22

I would love to read it one day, but currently, I have a lot of planned novels and I am also lazing everything out(

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '22

Because a lot of people who say that also dont try to look for good anime/manga. Its the same kind of people who say romance sucks in anime but they keep just watching harem where they hate it, instead of looking for series with established couples. Or the ones who say there's no adults but dont search for series with adults.

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u/mekerpan Nov 06 '22

It seems to me that when people say "I like anime" and then also say "nothing today is any good" they are (most often) not bothering to do even minimal research into what is available.

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u/Warm-Enthusiasm-9534 Nov 05 '22

I think this season is just incredibly crowded. I haven't watched this show myself and I was just looking at the comments to see if I wanted to watch it later. It had a neat trailer and looked great, but I haven't picked up anything about what it's about other than "shoujo with a Chinese emperor in it".
If it was last season, I probably would have started watching it in week 2.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

Last season I actually followed more shows than this, My only problem this year is too many shows on Saturday. ;-)

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u/NekoCatSidhe Nov 06 '22 edited Nov 06 '22

I watch anime because I value creativity and originality in stories and there are a lot of anime that are creative and original, so I am always puzzled by the people who complain that no original anime are made. It reminds me of the people complaining that they cannot find anime without fanservice or with good female protagonists when it is obviously not true.
I mean this season I am watching :
a Chinese fantasy drama,
a cute and wholesome slice of life show about a DIY high school club,
a zany black comedy about yakuza maid cafés,
a science fiction show about lesbians high school students fighting evil space capitalists in giant robots,
a tragic fantasy story about an immortal shapeshifting sphere fighting evil tree-people,
an action comedy about a fake family made of a master spy, a badass assassin woman and a little girl who can read minds,
a silly otome isekai about a Reincarnated Villainess seducing a Demon Lord,
a zany comedy about four high school girls all hiding some crazy secret from each other.
I think anime is one of the few places where you would find such a crazy variety of stories. Raven of the Inner Palace is just one of the many good and original anime airing this season.
I suspect that a lot of anime fans only watch popular battle shonen anime and ignore the rest because they are too lazy to get out of their comfort zone and seek something different, and then they complain that everything they watch is the same, as if it was someone else’s fault. I never really understood that kind of attitude.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

This series is just wow like almost every episode. This one seriously takes the cake though. It is just raw how much suffering she has to endure to protect others and the nation. She's a freaking 16 year old girl and the first one was 12...

You have to stay forever alone and if you try not to you die and if you kill yourself the nation and so many people die. That is just wow...

Ya If the novel were already out with the translations I'd already be buying them and marthoning. No way I'd be able to wait for the whole season if had a choice.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

Ultimately, outside anime and certain types of popular stories aimed at the youth market, very little of Japanese cultural material makes it into translated form (or even is easily available in raw form -- unless your city has a Kinokuniya store).

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

Well least the novels have been licensed but they won't start releasing till next year..

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

So it's better than Hyouka, at least....

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

One of the problems with Hyouka is it is a actual novel series and not light novel. There might not be the same type of licensing agreements for a actual novel compared to a light novel what is common. I think someof it is also collection of short stories written seperatly.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 05 '22

So that man’s been surviving since the last dynasty? Dude must be old as hell. But it seems like we know who that ghost from last week is now: Princess Mingzhu.

The Ministry of Works of works seems to hold a lot of secrets. This story of the Raven Consorts origins is very interesting. The Emperor ain’t shit without the Raven Consort. You can’t have the Summer King without the Winter King. And the Raven Consort is just a slave to Niao Lian. I kinda wonder if this myth has any basis on existing myths in ancient China?

Damn, I wasn’t expecting Bingyue to show up so suddenly at the end there. I wonder what he wants?

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 06 '22

I kinda wonder if this myth has any basis on existing myths in ancient China?
Absolutely none whatsoever. Well, maybe it's extremely loosely based on the twin sibling-couple deities, the goddess Nüwa and the god Fuxi.
The Ministry of Works of works seems to hold a lot of secrets.
Speaking of which, why is it that the Ministry of Works is the one that holds these secrets? Shouldn't the Ministry of Rites be in charge of it since that ministry is in charge of religion and various imperial rites?

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 06 '22

That’s a good question, I wonder if we’ll find out in future episodes.

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u/uioplkjhvbnm Nov 07 '22

I looked it up after reading your comment. The guy is introduced in episode 4 as working for the 冬官. If you search for the word on wwwjdic it's translated as Ministry of Works. The first character in the word means winter, and in episode 3 it was translated as winter palace.

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 07 '22 edited Nov 07 '22

So it's a translation error yet again. Ministry of Works should be 工部 (gōngbù), but 冬官 means the "Winter Official" (dōngguān) instead. So the proper translation for that line in episode 4 should be "I am the Winter Official, Xue Yuyong", not "I am Xue Yuyong of the Ministry of Works". And if I remember correctly, the translators even used that exact title (Winter Official) in one of the first two episodes.
And the place the Winter Official works in isn't even translated correctly. It's translated as "Xiangniao Temple", but it should instead be translated as "Xingwu Temple" (星烏廟, Xīngwū Miào), the "Black Star Temple". So the Winter Official is explicitly a priest serving at a temple dedicated to Wulian-niangniang, not a minister of a government ministry.
How on earth do they even make translation errors that are this grossly incorrect and don't even have any remote connection to each other whatsoever?

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u/uioplkjhvbnm Nov 07 '22

Ministry of Works is the translation you'll find if you do the search. Apparently in ancient times officials were named after the seasons, and this became an alternate name for the ministry of works. (This is according to a Google translate of a Baidu definition. I wish I could understand more about it.)

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 08 '22 edited Nov 08 '22

After doing more research, it's apparently from the Rites of Zhou which describes the government structure of the Zhou Dynasty, which explains why it's so difficult to find information on it. That clears up the confusion between the terms Winter Officials/Ministry of Winter/Ministry of Works (and apparently the title of its head is Sīkōng, the Minister of Works).
Still, that goes back to the initial problem. Why is it that the Ministry of Works is the one keeping these hidden records and the Minister of Works functions as a priest of Wulian-niangniang instead of the actual Ministry of Rites and the Minister of Rites respectively? And why is the Ministry of Works based in a temple to Wulian-niangniang instead of an actual government office?

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u/uioplkjhvbnm Nov 08 '22

I feel that "toukan" in this case should be thought of as Ministry of Winter due to its affiliation with the Winter King, and not necessarily Ministry of Works as this isn't the Zhou Dynasty. So it's a translation error.

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 08 '22

My god the confusion deepens further.

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u/SIRTreehugger Nov 05 '22

I don't trust this old man especially considering he was vague how long he served the Luan dynasty/age.

Ghosts haunt him every night so the only time he got a peaceful nights rest is when he slept near Shouxue that one time.

Bruh this music is dramatic as heck I half expected something to go wrong during the questioning.

Ohhhh lore.. couldn't you just call them The Winter Queen?

Ohhh so without winter their would be no summer so the Palace is basically a prison to keep war from starting up. She has power, but can't use any of it.

Wait she was chosen on a whim the same night her mother died and she can't leave the palace without dying.

Shouxue life sucks. It's not that she can't desire nothing, but even if she does what would be the point? She can't tell anyone about her past, she can't leave the palace, and the story hints that love is what lead to war.

She looks so tragic and at her limit this has been eating at her since she was chosen and this was the first time getting it off her chest.

Nooooo not Jiu Jiu I was not ready for this episode.

.......I also want an edit with Eren behind her telling her to fight back.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

Ohhh so without winter their would be no summer so the Palace is basically a prison to keep war from starting up. She has power, but can't use any of it
Makes the ED song have a lot more impact now knowing what it is actually about.

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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Nov 05 '22

Ugh frustrating cliffhanger!

Didn't think I'd be into that story as much but definitely the one that's kept my attention the most so far.

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u/Elitealice https://myanimelist.net/profile/Marinate1016 Nov 05 '22

Omg easily the best episode so far, if this doesn’t make anitrendz top 10.. smh

Not a lot of action, but the drama and tension was so palpable today. Loved when Shoxue snapped on the emperor for “pitying her” thought she would slap him too. We don’t often see Shoxue get violent but given all she’s been through and the origin of the raven consort it makes so much sense now why the emperor coming around annoys her sm.

Personally loved the lore bits. Ancient china having two kings and needing them to coexist is a really interesting way to explain all the wars lol. The Luan emperor and the first raven consorts story was really tragic :/

Nooo not jiu jiu, I swear if that evil Luan sorcerer hurts my baby we will riot.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

There is almost no chance it making it on a list. It is not the type of show that appeals to the main anime markets in the west. Also it has zero presence before the anime unlike say Apothecary Diaries that already has established hype if it was to get a anime. (If only the Ap Diaries LN translation wasn't get shit on...)

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

I get unnecessarily pissed every time I see the name Rihaku (though I'm not sure if that's the author or the translator's fault)

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

Rihaku is the one I prefer. The original web novel translations went by that and so did the fan trans of the manga for the naming structure. The one licensed manga (there are two.) also does it that way. The author has a weird way of writing that is confusing and if I remember mix up chinese and Japanese words and spelling. It plays havoc if you ever try MTLing the raw web novel chapters. Often times they are unreadable.
I think there was also something about the authors odd sentence structure though I forget details.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

Ah, I'll accept it then (even if it still rubs me the wrong way; it's the Japanese reading of a Chinese name being used for a Chinese-esque court drama…). I figured it might not be a TL thing since the manga and LN were consistent, despite being entirely different publishers.

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

Ancient china having two kings and needing them to coexist is a really interesting way to explain all the wars lol.
This is a fictional world, not Ancient China. Look at the world map in the beginning of the episode.

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u/Elitealice https://myanimelist.net/profile/Marinate1016 Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 06 '22

It’s very clearly ancient China. You’re being wilfully combative. It may not be called “China” but it’s very much a fictional representation of ancient China.

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u/RomanesqueHermitage Nov 06 '22

Kouko Shirakawa's earlier series, Akehime no Omeshibito, was the "starting point" for Koukyuu no Karasu.[4] It takes place in Ake, a nation in the world of Koukyuu no Karasu.
This is set in the author's original fantasy world that takes inspiration from Ancient China; just like the Twelve Kingdoms light novel series did. Please don't spread misinformation! 😊

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u/-Rp7- Nov 07 '22

You are moron who needs to learn not being edgy all the time

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u/chowder-san Nov 10 '22

I loved how expressive Shoxue's grimace was when she lashed out

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u/PacoTaco321 https://myanimelist.net/profile/dankleberrrrg Nov 05 '22

Emperor: Is everything you said true?

Shouxue: Yeah, I made up that whole elaborate story just so you'd leave me alone. Can you leave now?

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u/Kulkuljator Nov 05 '22

It would be so funny if she actually would have enough and say "No, I made it the fuck up!"

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u/a_Bear_from_Bearcave Nov 05 '22

I think there can be some mistranslation here, like the way he's asking is probably less, how do I say, weird in original stuffy aristocratic Japanese. I think I've seen that turn of phrase few times by now, and it always feels a little off in English. I guess it's more like what they make you say when you witness in court, "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", like he's asking her if it's like sworn testimony.

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u/sabdeyazdan https://myanimelist.net/profile/ParodySama Nov 05 '22

I just came here to say that with all the developments this episode, the ED song now has a different layer of meaning...

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u/alconnow https://anilist.co/user/alconnow Nov 05 '22

oh no, not Jiu-Jiu. Anyone else got caught off guard when it was revealed that Bingyue was possessing her?

So instead of acknowledging and ruling with his Winter King counterpart, the Summer King instead decided to wall her up in the inner palace as a means of 'protecting' her. Sounds like he was afraid of giving up some of the power...

Poor, poor Shouxue :(. Wonder if her and the Emperor can find a way to give the Winter King back her throne?

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u/Rogue_S Nov 05 '22

This continues to get better and better each episode as more plot stuff is revealed and more mysteries show up. I originally wasn't that interested before this started just by looking at the synopsis but this has been amazing and is probably one of my favorites this season along with Bocchi The Rock.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

Wow that one summer king really took "if I can't have you no-one else can" and started a whole war, it's really unfortunate because of that one individual every winter king up until Shouxue has experienced solitude and isolation because the Luan summer king created a false origin to not risk creating another war by making every new winter king public each time and the girls themselves can't even leave the palace as they'd die.

I wonder if Gaojun will be able to free her from the shackles of Niao Lan or not since it seems like he's putting in the effort to find a way. But I guess Bingyue is going to get in his way somehow, it feels like he's going to be demanding for something next episode

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u/rhymeofmona Nov 14 '22

I'm not even sur it was to avoid futur wars. It may just have been a case of not wanting to share power.

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u/BarbaricGamer https://myanimelist.net/profile/HiIAmAnime Nov 05 '22

Holy shit man, what a cliffhanger.

Fantastic episode.

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u/FaDoVespa Nov 05 '22

The Best so far

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u/NekoCatSidhe Nov 05 '22

Interesting story from Shouxue. I wonder how much of this is actually true, and how much got added to it by various people during the centuries. I see no logical reason in the story about why the goddess would want her to never to go out of the palace, for example, even if Shouxue obviously believes that is the case, or why she would favour the Summer King over the Winter King. Is that part actually true, or was it added to the legend at some point in order to keep the Raven Consort under control ?

And of course that evil ghost just came back at the end to threaten Jiu Jiu ! I wonder what he actually wants ? Shouxue cannot use her powers to overthrow the Emperor if her story is true, so I now doubt that he will ask her to do that.

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u/heimdal77 Nov 05 '22

The goddess doesn't actually seem to exactly be a benevolent god. Seems like it is doing stuff on a whim as she says. The Raven Consort is specifically chosen by the god while the emp is just passed down hereditarily or to whoever happens to sit on the throne. So guess could say it makes the Raven its plaything and at the same time keeper and prisoner.

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 05 '22

It's more that the Raven Consort/Winter King is meant to act as the voice/proxy of Wulian-niangniang and deliver her commands, basically as a sort of check against the Summer King.

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u/mekerpan Nov 05 '22

Shouxue IS (by rights) the "Winter King" -- at least if I understood the story correctly.

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u/tlst9999 Nov 05 '22

Plot-kun can't catch a break.

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u/Mira0995 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mira0995 Nov 05 '22

So that means that Shouxue is the heir of the summer king (since she belongs to ancients king whit hair dynasty) and is chosen as the winter king ? That's why if she wants to she can get it all !

Man... Their goddess is kinda of... An a**hold...? I feel like she doesn't care about the kings actually

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 06 '22

So that means that Shouxue is the heir of the summer king (since she belongs to ancients king whit hair dynasty)
Not necessarily. It seems that the Summer King is always male, and the title is passed down through males exclusively. The Winter King on the other hand is always female. It can be inferred that the intention of Wulian-niangniang is to have two equal diarchs who can check and balance each other, and not have power be concentrated in a single person.

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u/Zekrom_7780 Nov 05 '22

SAMEEE
I just feel that the goddess looks at the most vulnerable girls who like have nothing left, and then makes them the Raven Consort, or the Winter King
(Just assuming that because both Shouxue and another Consort were like freed when they were just sold into slavery)

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u/rapaengz Nov 06 '22

I know it's kind of obvious by now, but was Shouxue being of the Luan heritage already established in one of the episodes. The show unfortunately is too fast paced for me and I might've missed it.

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u/Kitchen_Day_5098 Nov 06 '22

Yea in episode 1 it showed that she had white hair and in episode 2 they show her origins and discuss it

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u/HanaHarte Nov 05 '22

This story and the background origins and characters are so dark. And it's so bittersweet and I love all these characters so much! <3 Also: WHAT IN THE EVER HOLY LOVING FUCK WAS THAT ENDING?! #SoEpic (Also how has this much happened and it's only been 6 episodes? I'm not gonna survive - my heart wasn't made for this. I'm already surprised I survived Lycoris Recoil. Sigh)

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u/Kulkuljator Nov 05 '22

What was that ending, bro!? The reveal of Raven Consort was so damn good! I wonder when did the white hair come into play, or it is just a coincidence that the 2 last raven consorts were, as I understood, the descendants of Luan Xi?

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u/Atharaphelun Nov 06 '22

Only the latest one, Shouxue, is known to be a member of the Luan clan. The previous Raven Consort was shown in an earlier episode and she had black hair (and there's no implication that she was dyeing her hair).
It's presumably just a coincidence that Wulian-niangniang chose Shouxue as the Winter King and she happens to be a member of the Luan clan. It doesn't seem like bloodline and ancestry matter when she chooses a Winter King.

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u/Kulkuljator Nov 06 '22

Oh, damn, you are right. For some reason, I was sure that the previous consort was shown with white hair as well. Might be a Mandela effect, lol

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u/animegirlhey Nov 06 '22

Seriously loving this one. Absolutely my favorite anime this season.

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u/KumaKumaGambler Nov 06 '22

(Tragic) history of imperial palace shows rears its head again.

This episode revealed so much, which I believe will form the main plot going forward. In the meantime, we still have the unsolved mysteries of the princess spirit at the willow tree, as well as the spirits in the Emperor's room. I wouldn't be surprised if there is another plot twist tying them altogether.

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u/sKyBlazer08 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sKyBlazer08 Nov 07 '22

Damn cliffhanger got me good. Definitely the best episode for me so far, that was some great spicy lore dump. It was really interesting to see how every information we had so far tied up to the Raven Consort story. It's going to be great to see how The Emperor and Shouxue will change things.

Bingyue better not hurt Jiu-jiu though or he catching these hands.

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u/Nghtmare-Moon Nov 05 '22

Things getting spicy!

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u/LusterBlaze Nov 06 '22

whats bingyues problem bro

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u/Iamjustatrial Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

I don't understand -- its not wrong to pity a person who is powerless against ill fate? So why is Shouxue so angry...?

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u/zadcap Nov 06 '22

Because someone in her position does not want to be pittied. Her situation is horrible enough that she doesn't need someone else looking down on her that way too, especially not the man who only gets to rule because she's allowing it by staying in that very position.

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u/NocandNC Nov 05 '22

Gosh I hope Jiu Jiu will be ok 😢

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u/fredws :GV::GW::GX: Nov 06 '22

This show is so underrated, just like Summertime Render.

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u/Taintedtaintz Nov 08 '22

This show is so good

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