Yes, the first half takes place on the same day as harpy/chimera, and the day before the shapeshifters. Oh yeah, dark elves are basically just a boogeyman story for shorter lived races. Elves are just elves. (Although according to the adventurers bible, there are cannibal elves living somewhere in the western continent. This is all we hear about them. I dont know why ryoko kui dropped this tidbit and never brought it up again. Wtf) Kabru is so interesting in his manipulations. He likes to tell a story in order to get his point across. In this episode we hear him tell one story twice, to two different groups of people. To the tallmen and namari, he emphasises how the canaries' disregard for shorter races lead to the deaths of many, including his only family. To the elves, he points out his connection to the canaries and emphasises the loss of elf life. Only the grey haired captain of the canaries seemed unphased by his sob story... "Who is that tomura shigaraki lookin' guy" uhhh you mean "sounding"? Cause thats literally the VA lol (but also yes he could use some chapstick, huh) As for the golden country being accessible, marcille said before that dungeons need to be connected to the surface for the flow of magic. My guess is it's somewhere on the fifth floor, since thats where the castle town is. Using she for Yaad? Lmao, time for another episode of 'Actually thats not a girl, thats a boy!' Another character that gets this in this episode is the grey haired elf, though in the anime his voice usually tips people more towards man.
I swear, I've messed up Kabru, Mick, and now Yaad. It's just not my day LOL At least I got Shigaraki dude, that I feel pretty good about Kabru, so far with this situation, feels like the only guy who is trying to actually do something to minimize the damage. He doesn't want his own personal feelings get in the way but the trauma from his past is pushing him to step up right now which I can appreciate. The problem, from my perspective, he's trying to play too many sides and to anyone perceptive or experienced enough, it looks fake and he can't be trusted.
@AuronTheOni kabru, mick, thistle, canary captain and yaad are all pretty common to mistake. They're the only characters on my list though so I think you're good for now. (Well apart from helki but I'm pretty sure most people don't even know who that is so he doesn't matter)
1. This episode, as a more dialogue heavy one, focuses a lot on the characters. Fleshing out their motivations and parallels. Kabru cements himself as the second deutoragonist (marcille being the first) in this episode, and through this storyline the world expands a lot more outside of a quest to save falin, but a matter of political espionage with the potential for warfare. Kabru and laios as foils is also further built upon. They have similarities: both are good party leaders in their own way ( fish illusion fight vs. the among us incident) and have a shared goal in defeating the mad mage. However, as you pointed out, kabru feels more suited for politics. He doesn't hesitate to insert himself and, over time, redirect a political conversation. He knows multiple languages including Kobold and Elven. Meanwhile laios, while a skilled team leader, shows he isn't comfortable in the idea of being this saviour/great mediator for the people of the Golden Kingdom, and is more versed in monster behaviours and imitation tactics. Laios has even previously shied away from getting in between marcille and the orcs when they were having a dispute, and made a meek attempt to diffuse namari and marcille which must resulted in them being mad at him on top of everything 😅. Plus, where laios will tell you the straight truth and what he wants to do, kabru will tell you versions of the truth tailored to appeal to the intended audience and conceal his true motivations. Even the way they're designed. where laios is this tall, bulky figure almost never without his bright armour; kabru is built much more lithe and adept at sneaking up on people, is dressed in blacks and earth tones, even occasionally taking off the bulkier armour to gain an edge on opponents like falin. 2. That detail of the Golden people losing their sense of taste, and the human nature of still finding enjoyment in seeing others enjoy it is such a good tie to this theme of food/cooking being such a soul nourishing thing. Something interesting is that elves, the longest living of the races, continually have it pointed out in-universe that their food is the blandest. (Kind of a poke at stereotypes regarding British cooking, as well as OTHER colonial similarities the elven superpower here possess). Anyway, it's like the ability to appreciate food, and by proxy life, is eroded by living so long. The elves, in similar yet different fashion to the golden people, are more detached from life's cycle simply because of how long theirs takes. They look down on and infantilise other races. They seek immortality, not caring what the personal and political consequences of hunting for it is. 3. Obv, not everything makes it into the anime, but still sad to see the bits of shuro and kabru building a dynamic, and walking through town cut. There were bits like shuro's bell non-stop ringing in beat with laios' walking patterns cuz the guy didn't secure it. Or shuro having his funny little mind palace he retreats to to collect his thoughts, and his inner-mind version of kabru expertly picking the locks. Even the villagers gossiping about laios and falin and how "serious", "formidable" and "regal" they seem adds so much. Cuz it implies they're prolific, but anyone who hasn't directly interacted with them assumes they seem soooo mysterious. But then laios is just a guy. Even in the face of some prophecy he doesn't want to out right crush anyone's hopes, but he reaaallly doesn’t wanna be rich, famous and in charge. 4. Believe me when i say shigiraki will grow on you. He and his canary team are so intriguing. The "retired vice-captain" the members mention taking kabru in and encourage him to visit more often, previously served as vice captain of a canary team under Shigiraki :D
Actually knowing that a cut bit was Laios's bell jingling and moving Shuro's (annoying him more probably) is really fucking funny to me. I'm really loving Kabru as a character and how he's inserted himself with all the other parties/leaders. Right now he's doing his best to help and minimize damage but something tells me something is not going to go to plan.
this episode made me like Kabru. his way of judging Laios seemed to me very neurotypical at first but it was based on his experience with other not so noble adventurers and after meeting with our boy he came to the conclusion that yeah he just really likes monsters and knows how they work, yet it’s not enough. remember the one who defeats the dungeon and gets rid of the mad mage will inherit the kingdom so becomes king and lets be honest we the viewers know Laios is a good leader but can he handle becoming a king, rule over people and land, sit on hours long boring meetings, remember names and details of foreign ambassadors and be mindful of their cultures without making an international incident. even I'm not sure he can take it. in any other anime Kabru would be the capable main protagonist with his tragic backstory, dueling (with humanoids) skills, and a neck for politics but he's stuck with us. in the manga there was part where Laios said that his other dream was to become a ranch farmer but apparently there was a spelling error that said he wanted to be a “ranch cow” and people thought yep that checks out seems like normal Laios to me and now that copy of the print is considered as very valuable. also everyone's reaction to Laios being the chosen one is so funny and real. Imagine you’re doing your job with close colleagues/friends that have become a found family over the course of a couple years and suddenly your friend Steve from accounting inherits the CEO position just because his special interest helped in a case some way. (oversimplified for comedy please don't come at me or show example belove)
Yes, the first half takes place on the same day as harpy/chimera, and the day before the shapeshifters.
Oh yeah, dark elves are basically just a boogeyman story for shorter lived races. Elves are just elves. (Although according to the adventurers bible, there are cannibal elves living somewhere in the western continent. This is all we hear about them. I dont know why ryoko kui dropped this tidbit and never brought it up again. Wtf)
Kabru is so interesting in his manipulations. He likes to tell a story in order to get his point across. In this episode we hear him tell one story twice, to two different groups of people. To the tallmen and namari, he emphasises how the canaries' disregard for shorter races lead to the deaths of many, including his only family. To the elves, he points out his connection to the canaries and emphasises the loss of elf life. Only the grey haired captain of the canaries seemed unphased by his sob story...
"Who is that tomura shigaraki lookin' guy" uhhh you mean "sounding"? Cause thats literally the VA lol (but also yes he could use some chapstick, huh)
As for the golden country being accessible, marcille said before that dungeons need to be connected to the surface for the flow of magic. My guess is it's somewhere on the fifth floor, since thats where the castle town is.
Using she for Yaad? Lmao, time for another episode of 'Actually thats not a girl, thats a boy!' Another character that gets this in this episode is the grey haired elf, though in the anime his voice usually tips people more towards man.
I love the subtle expansions on and introductions to characters in this episode!!!
I swear, I've messed up Kabru, Mick, and now Yaad. It's just not my day LOL
At least I got Shigaraki dude, that I feel pretty good about
Kabru, so far with this situation, feels like the only guy who is trying to actually do something to minimize the damage. He doesn't want his own personal feelings get in the way but the trauma from his past is pushing him to step up right now which I can appreciate. The problem, from my perspective, he's trying to play too many sides and to anyone perceptive or experienced enough, it looks fake and he can't be trusted.
@AuronTheOni lol it was kinda funny watching you get yaad wrong, but mithrun right 🤣
@AuronTheOni kabru, mick, thistle, canary captain and yaad are all pretty common to mistake. They're the only characters on my list though so I think you're good for now. (Well apart from helki but I'm pretty sure most people don't even know who that is so he doesn't matter)
1. This episode, as a more dialogue heavy one, focuses a lot on the characters. Fleshing out their motivations and parallels. Kabru cements himself as the second deutoragonist (marcille being the first) in this episode, and through this storyline the world expands a lot more outside of a quest to save falin, but a matter of political espionage with the potential for warfare.
Kabru and laios as foils is also further built upon. They have similarities: both are good party leaders in their own way ( fish illusion fight vs. the among us incident) and have a shared goal in defeating the mad mage. However, as you pointed out, kabru feels more suited for politics. He doesn't hesitate to insert himself and, over time, redirect a political conversation. He knows multiple languages including Kobold and Elven. Meanwhile laios, while a skilled team leader, shows he isn't comfortable in the idea of being this saviour/great mediator for the people of the Golden Kingdom, and is more versed in monster behaviours and imitation tactics. Laios has even previously shied away from getting in between marcille and the orcs when they were having a dispute, and made a meek attempt to diffuse namari and marcille which must resulted in them being mad at him on top of everything 😅. Plus, where laios will tell you the straight truth and what he wants to do, kabru will tell you versions of the truth tailored to appeal to the intended audience and conceal his true motivations. Even the way they're designed. where laios is this tall, bulky figure almost never without his bright armour; kabru is built much more lithe and adept at sneaking up on people, is dressed in blacks and earth tones, even occasionally taking off the bulkier armour to gain an edge on opponents like falin.
2. That detail of the Golden people losing their sense of taste, and the human nature of still finding enjoyment in seeing others enjoy it is such a good tie to this theme of food/cooking being such a soul nourishing thing. Something interesting is that elves, the longest living of the races, continually have it pointed out in-universe that their food is the blandest. (Kind of a poke at stereotypes regarding British cooking, as well as OTHER colonial similarities the elven superpower here possess). Anyway, it's like the ability to appreciate food, and by proxy life, is eroded by living so long. The elves, in similar yet different fashion to the golden people, are more detached from life's cycle simply because of how long theirs takes. They look down on and infantilise other races. They seek immortality, not caring what the personal and political consequences of hunting for it is.
3. Obv, not everything makes it into the anime, but still sad to see the bits of shuro and kabru building a dynamic, and walking through town cut. There were bits like shuro's bell non-stop ringing in beat with laios' walking patterns cuz the guy didn't secure it. Or shuro having his funny little mind palace he retreats to to collect his thoughts, and his inner-mind version of kabru expertly picking the locks. Even the villagers gossiping about laios and falin and how "serious", "formidable" and "regal" they seem adds so much. Cuz it implies they're prolific, but anyone who hasn't directly interacted with them assumes they seem soooo mysterious. But then laios is just a guy. Even in the face of some prophecy he doesn't want to out right crush anyone's hopes, but he reaaallly doesn’t wanna be rich, famous and in charge.
4. Believe me when i say shigiraki will grow on you. He and his canary team are so intriguing. The "retired vice-captain" the members mention taking kabru in and encourage him to visit more often, previously served as vice captain of a canary team under Shigiraki :D
@jojo_man777 actually there was no overlap between him being captain and her being vice captain
Actually knowing that a cut bit was Laios's bell jingling and moving Shuro's (annoying him more probably) is really fucking funny to me.
I'm really loving Kabru as a character and how he's inserted himself with all the other parties/leaders. Right now he's doing his best to help and minimize damage but something tells me something is not going to go to plan.
this episode made me like Kabru. his way of judging Laios seemed to me very neurotypical at first but it was based on his experience with other not so noble adventurers and after meeting with our boy he came to the conclusion that yeah he just really likes monsters and knows how they work, yet it’s not enough. remember the one who defeats the dungeon and gets rid of the mad mage will inherit the kingdom so becomes king and lets be honest we the viewers know Laios is a good leader but can he handle becoming a king, rule over people and land, sit on hours long boring meetings, remember names and details of foreign ambassadors and be mindful of their cultures without making an international incident. even I'm not sure he can take it. in any other anime Kabru would be the capable main protagonist with his tragic backstory, dueling (with humanoids) skills, and a neck for politics but he's stuck with us.
in the manga there was part where Laios said that his other dream was to become a ranch farmer but apparently there was a spelling error that said he wanted to be a “ranch cow” and people thought yep that checks out seems like normal Laios to me and now that copy of the print is considered as very valuable.
also everyone's reaction to Laios being the chosen one is so funny and real. Imagine you’re doing your job with close colleagues/friends that have become a found family over the course of a couple years and suddenly your friend Steve from accounting inherits the CEO position just because his special interest helped in a case some way. (oversimplified for comedy please don't come at me or show example belove)
Yaad: Please take up the mantle, oh chosen hero, and save our people from the mad mage....
Laios: *Through happy tears* I milked a minotaur today....