I think I should write a guidebook to go along with it.
I know nothing about tarot, so it'll just be giving the names of the symbols, giving explanations of what the symbols literally mean, and giving examples of symbolism-rich objects/substances they could apply to
I didn’t know what I thought Gundam was about but I wasn’t expecting topics like political assassination, hostile takeover and unethical weapons development
The difference between Star Wars and Gundam is that Star Wars characters have names like Wantu Reezaldo while Gundam characters have names like Oxford Cambridge.
I know everyone's excited about Morgan and her enormous hog but I'm gonna be honest I can't see her ever actually. Having sex. Maybe I'm just wildly misreading her but she seems, if anything, kinda grossed out by the idea of intimacy, the few times she's had to think about it.
Iron-Blooded Orphans is a story with a lot of contradictions, and so far it seems like it's asking difficult questions, but unlike other series there are some questions that just don't have good answers.
Mikazuki - I know he's a protagonist, but I really would like to have seen more about him. I like the archetype of the hollow shell willing to do anything to repay the life that was saved, but we don't get much more about what lead to that alleyway, or how he and Orga came to meet, was it in that moment? Before that? How long? Cool character, and I especially like his limit breaking having physical consequences, which serves to show his determination and give consequence to Orga's actions.
Orga - A man who pushes limits, then gets in over his head before he knows it and dies to his own hubris. I find it fascinating to try and pinpoint where exactly he went wrong, because he has rationale but by the end we realize he's in too deep, and I especially like that he tries offering himself as a sacrifice, but is rebuked because he isn't the only one responsible for their situation, and the very same parts of him that got them from Mars to Earth in the first place is also the reason they end up hunted, like many things in the series I feel goes with the theme of double edged swords.
Biscuit - My man, I saw someone say he was the voice of reason for Tekkadan, and maybe he was. As the only one to ever really challenge Orga, once he's out of the picture Orga immediately becomes more reckless. There were so many unnecessary losses in the assault on the city, and Biscuit would never have allowed them to go in with that kind of plan. Their ultimate tactic does work, but only out of attrition and desperation do they succeed. That's where you start to see the blind faith in Orga cut both ways, it does let them hold on and win, but so many would have survived from that point and further if Biscuit was there. Perhaps even more, because Biscuit could have been leading the earth branch and certainly would have identified issues immediately, unlike Takaki, who although was thrust into it, was not prepared to lead.
Kudelia - A good foil to Orga, someone who continues to fight using peace, and who looks at the path she takes to the future. What will it take to make that future as good as it can be? There are shorter paths, but as Orga is warned, making more enemies to take the shortest path isn't the smartest choice. I do not understand her whole thing with Mikazuki and Atra though, that was just kind of a mess.
Mcgillis - The representation of power, and how it cannot come from a single man. Despite his training, ruthlessness, skill, and getting a legendary gundam, he can't win. He loses to Gaelio, who isn't alone because of Ein, and Rustal's forces decimate him. Despite everything, one man cannot hold power alone.
Naze - Really cool guy, loves women, does his best to be a mentor.
Amida - One of the few times I can remember a wife guy having a wife who clearly loves him in the same way, beautiful and talented and a queen.
Rustal - The bad guy, then the "good" guy, but never a good guy. He was only forced into a democracy at the end because of Mcgillis' actions, but I get the feeling he would have tried to become a dictator under different circumstances. SOB for using Julietta, Iok, and Gaelio like that.
Merribit - I was always frustrated with her choice to stay, and especially to not speak up at the end of season 1. She does care about Tekkadan, but she feels like another variation on the failure of adults in the series, she should have stopped them, should have at least tried, but can't bring herself to say anything. Perhaps out of pity, but without a voice to rein in Orga, it leads to the youngest cheering Mikazuki tearing apart Carta, witnessing violence beyond their years, and seeking single minded vengeance, which is the cause of nearly all members that die overall.
Iok - Fuck that guy, the galaxy's dumbest soldier, got his own people slaughtered, was a coward and a tool the whole series, deserved even worse than what he got.
If somebody ever asks you: "What is Supper Mario Broth?", just show them this video.
Thank you all, for everything. With your incredible support, Supper Mario Broth will continue bigger and better than ever before. I hope I can make you proud for believing in me. Now, I will get to work.
