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@kikiwords
Hi I'm Kiki/Kikiji I overthink a lot (and enjoy it unless it has to do with my personal life in which case it's a curse I cannot escape 👍)
Current Hyperfixation(s): Frieren
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The fact that Killua is fully capable of killing Bodoro without getting blood on his face but it's there bc he couldn't care less at that moment and it's specifically smudged around his eyes and trails down because he's metaphorically crying
Insane
So Yuma’s technically dead??? I was wondering how his hair turned white. But even with the power of the black trigger there’s a time limit on his existence that I’m guessing is shorter than the average lifespan.
That was a sweet moment with his dad tho. We didn’t really get to see the dad’s face till he turned to dust.
I feel bad that Yuma doesn’t understand why his dad was smiling. He’s gonna flip when he finds out it’s because his dad was grateful he had the power to save his son.
I also wonder what it was that Yuma’s side effect was letting him know about the lies the other generals were telling him when trying to convince him to rejoin the fight. He did rejoin until they won so whatever the lies were they didn’t seem to change his mind.
It's implied that Yuuma's side effect detected the fact that the generals weren't being honest with their attitude towards him:
"This is what Yuugo would have wanted."
"If we stop here Yuugo's efforts would have gone to waste."
These are all things they said to guilt trip and emotionally manipulate Yuuma into fighting for them. The scene before shows what their true thoughts and attitudes are — what they say behind Yuuma's back vs what they say to his face.
The lie is in how they put on a show as if they're acting on Yuugo and Yuuma's best interests, but in actuality they're only focused on their own.
If we want to be extremely technical about this:
"This is what Yuugo would have wanted" is a lie because Yuugo would have wanted Yuuma to make his own decisions.
"If we stop here Yuugo's efforts would have all gone to waste" is a lie because the results of his efforts still exist and it's impossible for his impact on the war to be erased that easily.
Ultimately perhaps Yuuma decided there is a kernel of truth there - if this nation falls, maybe his father's war efforts really would have come to nothing. However he does say his main reason is to "finish what they started together," and I believe there is a strong element of grieving in his decision.
'From there on, for a period of three years, Yuuma pursued the battle by substituting himself for his father.'
There is a sense that Yuuma continued because that was how he was coping with the loss of his father.
After all, every action he's taken since had been related to his father, from finishing what they started together in the war, to finding Border to find a way to trade back his life for his father's through reverting the Black Trigger. It's particularly telling in how he lost his purpose in life after finding out that's not possible, establishing the fact that he has no desires or wants or wishes outside of his father, to the point where his attachment to life is in question.
With that in mind, it's no surprise that he accepts any ready-made purpose delivered to his door, whether that be from the generals who wanted to make use of him for their war, or Osamu's request to help Chika go on the away mission.
Except there's a key difference this time. In contrast to the generals who weren't upfront with their intentions, with a request made for the sake of themselves, Osamu was entirely upfront with his intentions, and his request was made for the sake of Yuuma.
WE ARE SO BACK
Hirano on the ace spectrum being canon, acknowledged, addressed, and playing a huge part in his story is something I was too afraid to hope for
Goddamn Harusono Shou, my utmost respect
Rewatching Frieren and I'm still noticing new things. God I love this anime
Himmel was buried with his "Hero's Sword" (anyone who desecrates his grave to steal it will be in for an unpleasant surprise...)
Frieren plays with the mirror lotus ring after Himmel's funeral
Frieren still remembers Flamme with clarity 1000 years later, so when she was offended Voll asked if she could still remember Himmel's voice and face, we can assume she will be able to remember for at least a thousand more years (likely more) without issue
this messed me up a little
its been a while since anything kinda came from kuga and hyuse being neighbors, so its easy to forget that they were child soldiers, growing up surrounded by war, and they absolutely have witnessed deaths. they’re probably some of the only border agents who actually consider death a genuine risk, everyone else vaugely knowing it as a possibility, but never actually considering it as something that could happen to them or someone they love
I like that this blindspot is one cultivated by the safety Border has managed to ensure their agents and operators through methods like the Bail Out system
In a way it's a reflection of how good a job they've done so far (comparatively ofc)
I enjoy the fact that one of the characters with the most on-screen people crushing on them is glasses-wearing Usamin
I've been recalling panels from the Away Mission Test arc since I'm in no capacity to actually read it rn but it just dawned upon me: Border has an HQ navigation app for the agents lmao
In one of the first few chapters of the arc (i think chapter 208?) the very first panel has this phone app that shows which hallway the user should go to reach their designated squad's cubicle, that's how I realized. It's a super neat detail imo considering Border's HQ is like a labyrinth more than a base, but I've been thinking about that too and honestly? That design choice is probably intentional.
Imagine that you're a Neighbor who managed to get into Border HQ for whatever reason (like Enadora or Gatlin and co. u name it) and you're trying to navigate through it. You pass through some hallways, maybe enter some rooms, go through a big lounge room, hallways again, and you're just repeating these again and again bc you have no data and everywhere looks the same. You start to question if you're just confused or if the rooms have been somehow repeating themselves, and if you're not fast enough to find your way an Agent will catch up and you will have to engage in combat, and that certainly will happen because they actually have location data on their own HQ.
Peak home turf advantage imo. Not only can it stall you and make you get lost, it can actually deal some psychological damage and confusion too if you're not prepared enough. Also, white hallways? White insfracture??? Bro idk if you guys have played Portal 1 before but that game puts my hair on end both because of the sound design and because of how pristine white yet devoid of anything the maps are. And because there is no natural light so it's js makes you feel trapped. Border HQ gives me very similar vibes for those same reasons. Also like, these white hallways with white lights curve and stretch through but they're also empty half of the time? There are multiple panels of characters walking through the halls with only one or two people nearby or no one at all. Creepiest vibes. Feels like they've been repeating their steps without even knowing. It probably echoes there too, ugh.
But, like I said, it's intentional. There are panels of Yuma just getting lost or taking the wrong way on base (Midorikawa even has to correct him one time lol) and there is also the map app specifically designed for HQ navigation as other people have DEFINITELY gotten lost before. Hell I myself would probably get lost in there wtf is that interior design. Get me out of there. I will evaporate
Anw point is Border's HQ design is creepy and it can be used in their advantage. And there's a map app. Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk gonna pass out now
Now I need a crack AU where Yuuma doesn't meet Osamu first and instead infiltrates Border to search for his dad's friend
Think about him quickly getting lost
Think about him casually strolling around hq with no idea where he's going, bumping into agents who all quietly make their own assumptions about who this middle school kid is ranging from reasonable guesses of "he got separated from his tour" to wild "the higher up's secret weapon" to deranged "Amo's younger brother"
NONE of which Yuuma is aware of he just thinks wow there are some nice people here trying to point him in the right direction except they all point him to different locations bc they misunderstand who he is and why he's in the base
He meets like 20 different operators on his trek through Border before someone realizes something's wrong
im stressed 😭😭😭
I'm living for this
im hoping that kuga gets to (has to) use his black trigger on the away mission because the amount of joy i get from kuga rocking that thing is insurmountable. only a few people know he has a black trigger, so if he ends up using it in front of people who dont know…i’m also excited for that.
Anyone who makes it on the away mission is probably gonna have some level of security clearance and the Black Trigger is a valuable asset considering how dangerous the Neighborhood is
Also no danger of civilians accidentally seeing him lol
Can't wait to see him break it out!!
Amo has surprisingly low presence considering what a powerhouse he is and the fact that he has been given solid scenes
I'm not gonna lie OP I always felt like he was some kind of chekhov's gun. We're yet to see him fully, I have faith
🤝 It's definitely on purpose considering we don't even know what his Black Trigger is beyond what we can infer from the battlefield afterwards
I cannot WAIT to find out
CAN WE GET MORE OF YUUMAS MOTHER ASAHIHARA 😭😭😭😭
Yuuma: Go big or go home!
Yuugo: You're just like your mother (/fond)
Amo has surprisingly low presence considering what a powerhouse he is and the fact that he has been given solid scenes
"8 ibis shots from agent Amatori" okay
How many meteors. We all saw what happened to that poor shopping centre. Yes, yes, she has a cannon, BUT SHE'S ALSO A BOMBER. HELL, I THINK THE DAMAGE WAS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE ILGARS??? I THINK HER METEOR WAS EVEN WORSE???
So, consider, Tamakoma cannon is replaced with The Bomber. Bomb bomb bomb. Go kaboom bitch.
excellent point op
God as much as I want to see Chika bomb the battlefield I feel like A Rank snipers can definitely snipe her Meteor before they're launched just like what happened in the B Rank Wars OTL
HOW DID I WATCH THIS ANIME SO MANY TIMES AND NOT NOTICE THIS PARALLEL
The fact that even these two scenes are meant to be foils for each other makes me ill
A promise meant to chain him down versus a promise meant to set him free no matter how reluctant, I am on my knees
Camt believe its taken me this long to notice, but.
Distortion of how face shape looks from glasses!!!! Its not in every shot of Osamu's eyes, but the fact that its there at all makes me happy!
The knowledge that based on level of distortion my eyesight is much worse than Osamus
