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Catgirls
2006-06-05, 11:22
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Xellos-_^
2006-06-05, 16:55
Looks like the busty feather sisters are back :D
2chan link
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Arururu is crying in the preview for Ep11.
Takemi_Ikazuchi
2006-06-05, 17:12
This episodes deserves a perfect 10
Karura's debut, in which she turns half of the cast gay.... well not really, but she makes some heads turn.
Awesome episode.
Touka's debut is next
Omniscient
2006-06-05, 17:15
Episode 10 Screencaps and Summary (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2006/06/05/utawarerumono-10/)
This episode is devoted to the introduction of Karura. I liked the way they did the start of the episode, felt like a different series. Karura is an interesting character, particularly the fact that she seems to be acquainted with Urutorii (who came back with Kamyu and Munto this ep). Kurou's facial expressions during her fight vs. Benaui and then when she got her weapon were priceless.
AAarrgg, where the hell do you people get your raws so f**king fast!?!?!?
(I use both Winny and Share. May I'm not sharing enough material.)
RunningTARGET
2006-06-05, 19:24
AAarrgg, where the hell do you people get your raws so f**king fast!?!?!?
(I use both Winny and Share. May I'm not sharing enough material.)
Dont worry, its there. You just have to look harder. Update your nodes from time to time also.
You do know that some guys here also whatch it on tv.
I was wondering how people like Omni get their episodes so fast. But anyway, I got my ep 10 and watched it.
Well done, I'd say. Kurou's reaction = priceless. :D Eruruu trying to deny she's a lesbian (from what I can tell) was pretty hilarious too. ;)
Touka looks like she'll be debuting next ep but,
How and when are they doing Kuuya's intro? By this time, during the game, Hakuoro's had his first meeting with Kuuya. I don't see anything like that in the next ep preview, but then again ep 9's preview didn't show Urutorii and Kamyu so who knows, maybe Kuuya will show up next ep as well.
Daniel E.
2006-06-05, 19:50
yaay! kamyu is back!
Double yaay !! :D :D
Karura also seems to be my new favorite character. :)
Karura also seems to be my new favorite character. :)
Until Touka debuts? :p
Until Touka debuts? :p
hakuoro is hogging all the pretty girls :p hmm, no one wants urotorii? ah, who cares when there's kamyu ne?
But it's really pretty mind-boggling how easily Karura can wave that......... thing around. :eek:
She's stronger than several notable other anime characters I can probably think of, probably.
I wanna see an arm-wrestling match between Karura and Mukkuru. :p
KBTKaiser
2006-06-05, 21:38
In the game, it took 5 grown men to carry that "failure" of a blade in. >>;
In the game, it took 5 grown men to carry that "failure" of a blade in. >>;
100 pounds? Probably more. I can see Kurou hefting a full-grown man up with one hand, and he couldn't lift Karura's sword.
That blade has to be at least several hundred pounds then. Yeeeesh. :twitch:
Angela Sanctisstessa
2006-06-05, 22:14
just see the impact it gave in the OP ~.~
Someone on a different forum gave me an estimate of about 1000 pounds.
Barring the problem of a person losing balance due to weight discrepancy when holding it out to the side like Karura did..... well, realism be damned. ;)
But if Karura so much as tapped you with that thing, something is bound to break. :heh:
Tiberium Wolf
2006-06-06, 01:27
Karura tail seems different! :twitch:
Karura tail seems different! :twitch:
It looks a little like Yuzuha's, but the game elaborates that she's possibly a member of a race that's now either extinct or nearly extinct.
looks like kurou's been beaten by a lady with super-human strength. what is she? super woman in disguise? :heh:
kari-no-sugata
2006-06-06, 07:33
AAarrgg, where the hell do you people get your raws so f**king fast!?!?!?
(I use both Winny and Share. May I'm not sharing enough material.)
I've managed to watch this ep - I found a HK sub before a raw (I just ignored the subs). That was with BitTorrent. Do you generally find that it's easier/quicker to get raws with the programs you mention above than BT? In general. (For some programs, raws appear via BT quite quickly)
Angela Sanctisstessa
2006-06-06, 10:05
OOa...eto...does Karura have nekomimi's ??...she have cat tails...so...i assume cat ears..GO GO NEKOMIMI MODE!
As far i can tell looking the ears, she and Yuzuha have nekomimis. But Yuzuka is more like a cute domestic cat, and Karura is more like a stray or even a savage cat. :heh:
Karura has decidedly fox ears, which does explain some of her personality <_<
How and when are they doing Kuuya's intro? By this time, during the game, Hakuoro's had his first meeting with Kuuya. I don't see anything like that in the next ep preview, but then again ep 9's preview didn't show Urutorii and Kamyu so who knows, maybe Kuuya will show up next ep as well.
That is a good question. I hadn't seen her show up in any of the episode previews in that issue of Newtype, so dunno. I'm still waiting for it so that I can put up my kuuya.is.moelicious.be site <_< >_> I think they might combine all those visits and span it maybe across 2 episodes to give better coherence. I hope they don't take out the 色里 and 床上手 parts...
karura has tiger ears more like it. and her tail is that of a tiger's too. that might explain her strength since tigers are pretty big and strong
mikemil828
2006-06-06, 16:42
I liked Karura teasing Eruru. If I got my Japanese right, when Eruru told Karura to take off her clothes so she can check the rest of her body (for injuries), Karura said she didn't think Eruru 'swung that way' so to speak, thus causing Eruru to freak out. Funny stuff
Srin Tuar
2006-06-07, 10:29
Well, this episode seems to mostly be a character introduction episode.
Karura seem's to like Hakuoro's little kingdom, but I do wonder what her motives are. Maybe she's just having fun and enjoying the moment.
She does not seem to be competing with Eruru for Hakuoro's attention though, which is what I suspected would happen. Aruru continues to prove she is the cutest character in the show.
i like the scene part where eruruu is treating karura and she ask her to remove her clothes. eruruu was like mesmerized looking at her :)
i like the scene part where eruruu is treating karura and she ask her to remove her clothes. eruruu was like mesmerized looking at her :)
She wanted a back like Karura's. All the more to seduce Hakuoro with. :D
Toonleap
2006-06-07, 15:19
I voted 10 for this episode...nice introduction of the new character and nice development between them. Hope to see...
How Urotori and Karura knew each other
She wanted a back like Karura's. All the more to seduce Hakuoro with. :D
for the record, we haven't seen eruruu's back without...uh..a cover in it :heh:
I don't think Eruruu was envying Karuka's back. She was envying Karura's... uuh... Big Front. :rolleyes: ;)
Poor Eruruu. Every new girl entering Hakuoro's harem have boobs bigger than her! :heh:
EDIT:
i like the scene part where eruruu is treating karura and she ask her to remove her clothes. eruruu was like mesmerized looking at her :)
No wonder. In the game...
... they were mesmerized by Karura's body not just because she was very beautiful, but she was simply perfect, without a single scar! And that's very strange, considerating the fact she was a fighter and a slave.
Hakuoro thought that just mean one thing: she is so good and strong, so she was never beaten or even hurted, not even once!
Onizuka-GTO
2006-06-08, 09:24
oh noe! The preview for episode 11 looks sad....:(
ARURUU DON'T CRRRRY! :upset:
I really hope they do that scene and the other important one following that all the way and the right way, so that I can list it down as "most powerful scene of season."
Angela Sanctisstessa
2006-06-08, 21:47
yea, if that works out well, Utawarerumono will be a very good and dynamic ground to keep it's viewers
KBTKaiser
2006-06-08, 23:15
This next scene...oh man...this is gonna be a tearjerker for those who don't have decent dams to hold back the tears. *Lines up a platoon and gives a 21 pitchfork salute*
No wonder. In the game...
... they were mesmerized by Karura's body not just because she was very beautiful, but she was simply perfect, without a single scar! And that's very strange, considerating the fact she was a fighter and a slave.
Hakuoro thought that just mean one thing: she is so good and strong, so she was never beaten or even hurted, not even once!
lol if you're that strong, you can just swing a giant pillar at them kill them without breaking a sweat.
heck, she didn't even drown during that boat incident - plus she killed all those armed soldier with just bare hands
Yeah. The invasor army of the emperor Niue can be 10x the army of Tsukuruu, but Hakuoro not only is a brilliant tactian, he has some VERY GOOD and POWERFUL warriors to his side. You be sure he will put a very good fight. :D
Hakuoro can thank God for his Charisma+25. ;)
Tiberium Wolf
2006-06-10, 01:31
I noticed in the op too. But will Karura have that metal restrain in hear neck all the series? I mean she has it in the op and also by the end of the ep.
It didn't sound like she was bothered by it, and she probably wants to keep it on for a reason.
Catgirls
2006-06-12, 17:20
Subs for this episode are out.
Orchunter226
2006-06-13, 01:52
Haha, this episode was great.
Haha I wonder what the guards were thinking when they heard Eruruu ask Karura that question. Then they hear the reaction, lol those guards were fantasizing a lot I bet.
This was a good character introduction episode.
Next episode looks sad. More battle are to come, and it looks like Eruruu's hometown won't be safe.
thundrakkon
2006-06-13, 02:09
Nice episode, but it has more fan-service than the typical Utawarerumono episode. I'd say, Hakuoro's army strength just went up from only being 1/10th as strong as Shikeripetim to 1/5th as strong just with the recent recruit.
And if Na Tunk is ever willing to invade, then that is just one more area of land Hakuoro is going control to increase his army strength.
Aruruu seems to be more willing to meet new people now.
Now, Hakuoro also has arial and magical support with the 2 princesses, Kamyu and Urotori. All he needs left is naval power and an invincible tank/horse to complete his omnipotence. Wait... Mukuru... Ok, just naval power then...
As for Karura helping out Hakuoro, I think that she likes the current country she is in, likes the people, and it probably is very different from what she is used to. Maybe it feels like home to her, so she wants to stay. And to keep this current status, she better help protect and preserve it. As far as her strength goes, it's unquestionable. My concern now lies in her ability to lead. Is she a strategist or more of lead soldier, just bashing things as she is commanded to?
Also, with the way she asked Eruruu about Hakuoro, I have a feeling that Karura will somehow help Eruruu get closer to Hakuoro.
Sorrow-K
2006-06-13, 06:04
Holy crap, the female characters that have been introduced in the last three episodes have been stacked!
What I didn't like about this episode: the mood swing was far too rapid. Here we start with a dead serious sequence with an extremely dark atmosphere and some rather unsettling events, yet, after this initial scene, the mood in the rest of the series remained very light. I find it odd that Oboro was the only voice of distrust for Karura... someone who can kill off several trained soldiers with minimal effort wouldn't be the type of person I'd easily turn my back to, let alone have them watch it.
More than likely she will turn out to be a reliable ally, but the point is I didn't find Eruru's and Hakuoro's willingness to trust, then recruit her believable, given that the reasons why they decided to.
As for the rest of the episode, as I complained about above, I didn't like how lighthearted it got, given the ultra-serious opening scene. Other than that, no major complaints. It was a fairly standard character-introduction episode, but, to be honest, I didn't find anything too interesting about Karura. She seemed like yet another ultra-powerful hero to aid the battles, which is kinda a pity, because all the other protagonists have been either enigmatic or charasmatic enough to be interesting.
Aruru cries in the next episode preview. That one looks like it's going to be a killer, so I'm looking forward to it.
thundrakkon
2006-06-13, 10:01
I find it odd that Oboro was the only voice of distrust for Karura... someone who can kill off several trained soldiers with minimal effort wouldn't be the type of person I'd easily turn my back to, let alone have them watch it.
More than likely she will turn out to be a reliable ally, but the point is I didn't find Eruru's and Hakuoro's willingness to trust, then recruit her believable, given that the reasons why they decided to.
This probably has to do with the super instincts that Benawi and Hakuoro possesses, which all lead characters have to distinguish between an ally and a foe. :heh:
On a more serious note, she was a slave, those soldiers were holding her prisoner, Eruruu has been talking to her for a while, and she did not sense any danger in Karura. Karura could have easily escaped from the cell if she wanted to. With Eruruu's kind nature, of course Hakuoro is going to listen to her. He has trusted and valued her decisions so far. Hey, if you were a slave, they left you to die, while cowardly saving their own skin, how would you feel?
Oboro tends to jump to conclusions, without digging deep into the facts (ex: first time meeting Hakuoro). He lacks perception, and therefore, cannot be replied upon as a good judge of character.
Furthermore, they needed strength to bolster their army, and she seemed to fit the bill. As far as trusting her, if Eruruu, Hakuoro's most valued person in the whole world, says she believes Karura, it would be best to listen and trust her decision. She hasn't made a wrong decision yet, and if he refuses to trust her decision, how do you think Eruruu will feel? Further dispair into darkness?
I am sure that Hakuoro is the type of person who will trust you outwardly, but will always watch his back.
Karura is an interesting character, although some things strike me as odd.
It seems she could have escaped at any time, but didn't do so until she was in danger of drowning. With her combat skills and superhuman strength, I wonder how she could have been captured to begin with, let alone stay imprisoned for that long. Her being more comfortable within the cell rather than a normal room implies she's used to that environment, strange as it may be, so has probably spent a considerable amount of time within prison walls.
One possibility how they kept her prisoner that long might be that they somehow managed to drug her, and keep her sedated from that point on, but the ship crisis prevented them from readministering the necessary drugs. It was apparent though that the sailors knew how dangerous she was. The only other reason I can think of for not escaping when she could have, is that she has no place to go and didn't feel the need to.
It's a good thing she didn't react with lethal force towards the guards of the cell, or she would have killed off all chance of acceptance. I suppose she could see by their outfit that they were not related to Na Tunk. Still, eventhough Hakuoro's comment surprised her, and she was treated kindly by Eruru, I would have expected her to be more hostile and distrustful, instead of being all friendly so soon. After all, she's spent time in a harsh environment, and is accustomed to battle situations.
So after that display of skills in the duel, eventhough the swords couldn't handle her inhuman strength which is shown when she easily lifts that huge sword, she's accepted as part of the army. It seems it might just be temporary though, considering the episode title is Mercenary, and she's just paying off her debt. Unless the episode title is referring to her previous activities. Ofcourse there's the possibility she could obtain an official position in the future.
Another thing that puzzles me is the fact that she seems to know Urutorii. I just can't quite make sense of it all, hopefully they'll delve a little into all this at some point. Perhaps Urutorii is somehow the reason that Karura is more friendly than you would expect from someone like her.
And finally something completely different... Aruru = Awwwwwww kawaii (when she got the necklace, blushing and wagging her tail). :heh:
I don't understand how they managed to capture that monster.. eeeh Karura in the first place. Her strength is insane. Is she Guts in a female body or something? :p
Well, not much of a reason to suspect someone who killed his captors. She was a slave. I wouldn't hold grudges against that. Mine is a free country! Eh... Hakuoro's, that is :p
Poor Eruru... Don't worry, it's not the size of the boobs that matters (although it does help in many occassions :naughty:) but the size of what's underneath... (Hmm.. no wonder lolis have stormed the anime world...). Oh well, she could at least admit her feelings for once :p No one will ever know anyway.
The episode was nice, although I found Karura a bit over the top with the look-at-my-big-sword-I-can-kick-your-asses-anytime thingie. That part of a character somewhat annoys me. I mean... talk about overused, boring cliche... Oh well, the episode was still fun :D
And just so you know. I changed my voting system :p I now look at the rating names and pick the one I feel best describes it :p So yeah, it was a good episode :D But I liked ep 8 much better :p
Xellos-_^
2006-06-13, 11:42
Poor Eruru... Don't worry, it's not the size of the boobs that matters (although it does help in many occassions :naughty:) but the size of what's underneath... (Hmm.. no wonder lolis have stormed the anime world...). Oh well, she could at least admit her feelings for once :p No one will ever know anyway.
I think everyone knows but Hakuoro :rolleyes: They are probably taking bets on when Eruru will hit Hakuoro with club and drag him of to bed :heh:
The episode was nice, although I found Karura a bit over the top with the look-at-my-big-sword-I-can-kick-your-asses-anytime thingie. That part of a character somewhat annoys me. I mean... talk about overused, boring cliche... Oh well, the episode was still fun :D
I thought it was more of a "hey i got the biggest pair of boobs in this series attitude."[/quote]
It seems she could have escaped at any time, but didn't do so until she was in danger of drowning. With her combat skills and superhuman strength, I wonder how she could have been captured to begin with, let alone stay imprisoned for that long. Her being more comfortable within the cell rather than a normal room implies she's used to that environment, strange as it may be, so has probably spent a considerable amount of time within prison walls.
One possibility how they kept her prisoner that long might be that they somehow managed to drug her, and keep her sedated from that point on, but the ship crisis prevented them from readministering the necessary drugs. It was apparent though that the sailors knew how dangerous she was. The only other reason I can think of for not escaping when she could have, is that she has no place to go and didn't feel the need to.
That's pretty much what i thought... she was drugged and sedated. Remember right on the beggining her eyes just opened when the ship was sinking, meaning she was not awake up until that time. There's no way someone could sleep at a time like that, so probably she was drugged and the effects just wear off.
No wonder she slaughtered just every one of that soldiers. Imprisoned, drugged, completely chained, turned a slave and left to die in a sinking ship, along all the other slaves she could not to save because was too late for them. :(
I think everyone knows but Hakuoro :rolleyes: They are probably taking bets on when Eruru will hit Hakuoro with club and drag him of to bed :heh:
That would be fun. Gathering in a room and placing bets :p And someone keeping Eruru and Hakuoro occupied so they won't find out the meeting place.
"Ok gents, let's hear them"
"I say 5 days!"
"Pretty optimistic aren't you, Thomas?"
"A week for me"
"I say a month and 2 days"
"1000 gold. I say 5 years from now."
"WHAT??? Fedric, ok, it IS pretty difficult, but 5 years? Come on, you want to lose that badly? There's no way in hell you can win. It's too far."
"Hmph, then I don't bet."
"Ok ok 5 years it is..."
*After five years...
"See Fedric? Told you you'd lose... Now, gentlemen, let's her your bets!" :p
I thought it was more of a "hey i got the biggest pair of boobs in this series attitude."
Oh... well... Isn't it strange for a woman to have both the biggest pair of boobs and the biggest sword? :p
By the way, i forgot to say but i added yesterday the Game summary for Episode 10 in the Game Chat session. It's interesting, because there's a couple of new character not show in the TV series yet. :)
Part 1
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=587918&postcount=77
Part 2
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=587918&postcount=78
Her big breasts are probably the secret to her power, after all breasts that big would be perfect for weighted training.
kari-no-sugata
2006-06-13, 17:02
One interesting thing about Karura is her manner of speaking. Her Japanese is rather polite. Not posh... but certainly not rough in any way. Her voice matches up very nicely - rather sexy in fact.
For a self-proclaimed fighter, I wonder what her background is.
With regards to her being accepted rather quickly, Benawi certainly didn't rush to accept her or otherwise. For Hakuoro, he's always been good at judging characters - remember when he met Benawi in ep 5 and spotted that it hadn't been Benawi behind the attack on the village. Hakuoro can certainly read between the lines even in the middle of a crisis situation. Karura was obviously dangerous, but simply walking around as she was, effectively asking to be judged, is far from hostile. Most people would have simply escaped. Also, bear in mind that Hakuoro and co rebelled against an entire country - what Karura did was similar but on a much much smaller scale.
I wonder if Hakuoro deliberately decided to let Eruruu talk to Karura for a bit to get Eruruu's opinion. I wouldn't want to play a game like chess or Go against Hakuoro :D
Her big breasts are probably the secret to her power, after all breasts that big would be perfect for weighted training.
I guess that means "I hold them in my arms when I run because it hurts if I don't" Kamyu would be the strongest person in the world then.
Xellos-_^
2006-06-13, 17:31
Her big breasts are probably the secret to her power, after all breasts that big would be perfect for weighted training.
You certainly need a strang back to carry all that weight.
Oh... well... Isn't it strange for a woman to have both the biggest pair of boobs and the biggest sword? :p
*cough*BibleBlack*cough*
Sinestra
2006-06-13, 21:32
All i know is that Karura is fast, strong and carries a big ass sword i would so want her on my side plus her little cat tail is kind of cute
Karura might be fast and strong, but she is still but one person. Even she can't fight off an army on her tail by herself. Notice how after killing those guys who escaped the sunken ship she collapsed? Granted she's probably not in top shape that time (chain up and probably haven't had a good meal for a while), but yeah, it won't be impossible to capture her, it just takes alot of cannon fodders.
Wandering_Youth
2006-06-13, 23:48
One thing that strikes me odd about this episode was how there were no scars on Karura's back. She obiviously knows how to fight and probably been through some tough battles, but I'm amazed how she doesn't have a scratch on her.
Burner of Anime
2006-06-13, 23:59
think everyone knows but Hakuoro :rolleyes: They are probably taking bets on when Eruru will hit Hakuoro with club and drag him of to bed :heh:
No club, as a healer and alchemist the girl probably subscribes to the better living through chemistry doctrine. What is known to be on her medicine cabinate includes explosive compounds [she knows how to mix it, up till ep9 didn't know what for], a sleeping potion and a *censored* root legendary for making men energetic and strong.
Convincing the bloke for a night out should be pretty easy with all 3. :heh:
Cardiac Glycoside
2006-06-14, 00:02
One thing that strikes me odd about this episode was how there were no scars on Karura's back. She obiviously knows how to fight and probably been through some tough battles, but I'm amazed how she doesn't have a scratch on her.
I think an unwritten rule of anime is to not show scars unless (1) they add spice to the character or (2) they have some kind of backstory. See Kenshin.
Remember Kurou got sliced twice in the face yet he has no new scars.
Xellos-_^
2006-06-14, 00:10
... and a *censored* root legendary for making men energetic and strong.
Convincing the bloke for a night out should be pretty easy with all 3. :heh:
Actually that came form a sea creature that she reconginze right off the bat.
Cardiac Glycoside
2006-06-14, 00:40
Holy crap, the female characters that have been introduced in the last three episodes have been stacked!Yeah, and the Pope is Catholic. In the case of Urutori and Kamyu, I think the justification can be that the breasts counterbalance the wings.
What I didn't like about this episode: the mood swing was far too rapid. Here we start with a dead serious sequence with an extremely dark atmosphere and some rather unsettling events, yet, after this initial scene, the mood in the rest of the series remained very light. I agree. Here we are introduced to this monstrous woman who turns into an awesome babysitter like the flip of a switch.
More than likely she will turn out to be a reliable ally, but the point is I didn't find Eruru's and Hakuoro's willingness to trust, then recruit her believable, given that the reasons why they decided to.But you have to remember Hakuoro has some serious balls (recall episode 6). He is one unafraid to take calculated risks. "Let's see, she massacred a bunch of people with her bare hands but Eruruu like her and she seems kinda nice. Yeah, sign 'er up."
I found ep. 10 rather boring for a character-intro episode, (esp. compared to episode 8) but at least it wasn't terrible. Unlike how Fate/Stay Night has been for my expectations (BTW, 2nd time poster, long time lurker).
One thing that strikes me odd about this episode was how there were no scars on Karura's back. She obiviously knows how to fight and probably been through some tough battles, but I'm amazed how she doesn't have a scratch on her.
Didn't someone post earlier about how it was remarkable that she had no scars and thus leading the characters to the conclusion that she must have been a very good fighter?
Karura is one hell of a girl. I didn`t exept her to be that strong :D
Even Benawi seems to be weaker than her, an she can drink a lot :twitch:
Anyway, i like Kamyu more than her:) This episode as total was not that good... 7/10
thundrakkon
2006-06-14, 09:49
I agree. Here we are introduced to this monstrous woman who turns into an awesome babysitter like the flip of a switch.
So far, we see her only kill/treat men in a way of contempt, or at the very least, rough in a way. Her reaction towards women are, how should we say, more caring? :heh:
In general, we have a warrior who is a woman, nonetheless, so she possesses her maternal instinct. All around, a perfect woman in some sense. Now, I wonder if she can cook? :twitch:
I think that was another brilliant move by Hakuoro to have her duel with Benawi in front of the whole palace army. There were rumors starting already, and if she put up a good fight with Benawi, who the army sees as the best fighter around, they would instantly respect her. Furthermore, rumors of her awesome prowess would increase morale in the army, as she will be fighting alongside them.
Is it just me, or does it seem like all the neighboring countries are led by bad guys? Hakuoro has made any alliances with anyone. The winged beings must not be doing a very good job, if they are supposed to maintain balance/peace?
Oh well, it just means that there will be more bad guys for Hakuoro to build his empire with.
KaneDragon
2006-06-14, 10:05
Haha, opening like Elfen Leid or something? Forget the hueg sword, I wanna see her run around slashing people open with her claws again. Metal fan ain't got nothin' on that. ^____^
Whatever happened to those claws, anyway? Oh, well.
Cardiac Glycoside
2006-06-14, 12:08
Karura is one hell of a girl. I didn`t exept her to be that strong :D
Even Benawi seems to be weaker than her, an she can drink a lot :twitch:
I think Benawi did a good job, considering how grossly she outclassed him in terms of strength.
There's more to winning then just strength. If Hakuoro had to rely on his strenght to win battles, there wouldn't be much of a series left. (Though I have predicted from the very first episode that sooner or later Hakuoro would go apes***. Do you seriously think a man with an irremovable mask and a mysterious past could be merely the Ice Cream man?)
Sinestra
2006-06-14, 12:22
One thing that strikes me odd about this episode was how there were no scars on Karura's back. She obiviously knows how to fight and probably been through some tough battles, but I'm amazed how she doesn't have a scratch on her.
Do you think she might have some type of advanced healing? i find it weird that she has no battle scars at all plus how was it that she able to be captured
Is it just me, or does it seem like all the neighboring countries are led by bad guys? Hakuoro has made any alliances with anyone. The winged beings must not be doing a very good job, if they are supposed to maintain balance/peace?
Read the game spoilers for Episode 10, in the part about the new characters not yet covered by the series. Aside the angel sisters, they were the only characters from another country acting somewhat friendly with Hakuoro. :heh:
Do you think she might have some type of advanced healing? i find it weird that she has no battle scars at all plus how was it that she able to be captured
If that's the case, the help of Eruruu in healing her was not necessary.
No, probably Karura was a warrior so powerful she was never beaten or defeated. Quoting Mortal Kombat... FLAWLESS VICTORY. :D
Aparently, they just captured her using betrail and drugs to keep her chained and sedated. Probably she was too dangerous to be treated as a common slave, yet too valuable to be simply killed.
Aparently, they just captured her using betrail and drugs to keep her chained and sedated. Probably she was too dangerous to be treated as a common slave, yet too valuable to be simply killed.
It seems likely that the story will get back to that part of Karla's past, considering all the knowing looks between her and Urutorii in this episode. There's clearly a hinted-at past relationship between the two that will be explained sooner or later and will probably cover how Karla was imprisoned.
Onizuka-GTO
2006-06-14, 19:15
It seems likely that the story will get back to that part of Karla's past, considering all the knowing looks between her and Urutorii in this episode. There's clearly a hinted-at past relationship between the two that will be explained sooner or later and will probably cover how Karla was imprisoned.
YUUUUURI!!! :D
darkchibi07
2006-06-14, 20:37
YUUUUURI!!! :D
When in doubt, that is the best answer! :heh:
Cardiac Glycoside
2006-06-15, 12:19
Actually, I was thinking about yuri happening between Eruruu and Karura.
Karura simplys owns this episode and there's no argument for that, at least from my part.
Her supernatural strength is freaking awestruck, reminds me to that of Nuriko from FY.
Comes and goes as she pleases and is only entertained in a big fight where there's no holding back.
Lot of funny that made all those insinuations to Eruruu when asked Karura to take her clothes off for inspecting any wounds and thought Eruruu was hitting on her.
I believe that Karura suffers a sort of "barbaric mode" that puts her on a trance and only desires to reap bloodlust and death on her foes.
Darkside
2006-06-16, 04:02
I hope Hakuoro doesn't go evil like all the masked guys of Gundam :(
I feel bad for Eruruu... it seems she isn't getting much attention from her An-chan lately.
maybe he is scared
she will hit him again if he tries to touch her tail:heh:
Is it just me, or does it seem like all the neighboring countries are led by bad guys? Hakuoro has made any alliances with anyone. The winged beings must not be doing a very good job, if they are supposed to maintain balance/peace?
Communicating with neighboring countries through the winged beings, so was said. That should things get really bad between neighboring countries, that the winded ones will probably pull an few strings to get aid and political effort to the affected areas.
Actually that came form a sea creature that she reconginze right off the bat.
Tentacle monster.
Haha, this episode was great.
Haha I wonder what the guards were thinking when they heard Eruruu ask Karura that question. Then they hear the reaction, lol those guards were fantasizing a lot I bet.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/306/snapshot200606161959395ou.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot200606161959395ou.jpg)
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But Eruruu is thinking, "I'd better put Hakuoro's tentacle monster energy drink under closer observation. ...just in case."
ritalman
2006-06-21, 06:25
Ok, I've caught up by watching the 10 eps yesterday.
Random thoughts :
1/ Eruru and Aruru make me STRONGLY think of Nakoruru and Rimoruru from Samurai Showdown. If Eruru rides the big cat it'll be complete.
2/ Oboro made a strong appearance but now he's stuck to comic relief. I feel sorry for his character. I like his twins though.
3/ Why don't they hire Mukuru alone on the army. She doesn't need a rider right?
4/ I'm not fond of Hakuoro's cold attitude toward Eruru, they need more screentime together.
5/ I don't understand the point of Yuzuha
u know that the twins are male ?
Also it may not be a good idea to let mukuru enjoy killing/eating human she may go berserk as her mom
ritalman
2006-06-21, 08:04
Yeah I browsed through the topics this morning and learned about their manhood (which surprised me). I still like them, besides, maybe the conversion to anime will make them girls. ahah j/k.
Well, if Mukuru remains in the group and just isn't rided for the time of the attack I don't think that she'll lose it that much. She'll go back to Aruru after the fights... and Hakuoro wouldn't be far anyway.
EDIT: oh and.. aren't the tails of Eruru and co. a little too high? Like it almost starts at the middle of the back instead of being a continuation of the spine.
thundrakkon
2006-06-21, 09:12
u know that the twins are male ?
I will still maintain that they are girls in the Anime until otherwise stated by the Anime. :p
Why don't they hire Mukuru alone on the army. She doesn't need a rider right?
I don't think Mukuru particularly wants to be involved with the war, well, at least not offensively. She is there to protect; protect her mom (Aruruu) and protect Hakuoro. Besides, Aruruu will want to go whenever Mukuru goes out to battle, and that will be very dangerous for Aruruu.
I'm not fond of Hakuoro's cold attitude toward Eruru, they need more screentime together.
Don't we all? :heh:
I don't understand the point of Yuzuha
Me neither. Well, maybe to show Oboro's loli complex. :heh: I guess she is supposed to be competition for Eruruu, but really has not shown much progress in that area.
oh and.. aren't the tails of Eruru and co. a little too high? Like it almost starts at the middle of the back instead of being a continuation of the spine.
The tails look like they would be where our tailbones would be. Did you see Karura's back in the prison cell? ;)
ritalman
2006-06-21, 12:23
Mmmh I don't know, check here : http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Utawarerumono/Utawarerumono%20-%2001%20-%2006.jpg (courtesy of Omniscient's blog)
Seems that her tail has her origin under the blue ribbon -> above waist.
Erf anyway... the ears' cute factor wins all.
Erf anyway... the ears' cute factor wins all.
Agreed
Eruru blushing+Ears doing that thing=Kawaii
What I didn't like is how they made Karura look godlike
Thats how Hakuoro's supposed to turn out! She's stealing his thunder damnit :heh:
When they introduce a bishojo they are supposed to give a slight hint of who they will pair up with :p
(she seemed to be close with the angel lady :twitch: yuri?)
thundrakkon
2006-06-21, 15:11
Mmmh I don't know, check here :
Seems that her tail has her origin under the blue ribbon -> above waist.
Erf anyway... the ears' cute factor wins all.
Errmmm... Hard to tell. It could be curved? :twitch: I am sure there are more "revealing" pictures of her somewhere on the net where you can get a much better angle. ;)
After watching again episode 10, i had a thought...
Was really strange how could two people of completely different backgrounds - Karura and Urutorii - become friends so fast. And i don't think they knew each other before that because their different backgrounds.
So it just came on me... what if they both had something in common? Most probably would be... even being strangers in a strange land, they both like/love the land of Tsukuruu and his emperor.
Just look at how much they were enjoying drinking sake and looking far away in complete silence. They like the pacific atmosphere there. And probably they like the gentle and generous emperor Hakuoro too.
Otherwise, there's no need to Urutorii came back there along with Kamyu. Another mediator could be chosen. And Karura could just go away to any place she want, but she chose to stay there.
Just my 0.02 cents. ;)
Xellos-_^
2006-06-24, 12:46
After watching again episode 10, i had a thought...
Was really strange how could two people of completely different backgrounds - Karura and Urutorii - become friends so fast. And i don't think they knew each other before that because their different backgrounds.
So it just came on me... what if they both had something in common? Most probably would be... even being strangers in a strange land, they both like/love the land of Tsukuruu and his emperor.
Just look at how much they were enjoying drinking sake and looking far away in complete silence. They like the pacific atmosphere there. And probably they like the gentle and generous emperor Hakuoro too.
Otherwise, there's no need to Urutorii came back there along with Kamyu. Another mediator could be chosen. And Karura could just go away to any place she want, but she chose to stay there.
Just my 0.02 cents. ;)
Judging form their reaction form seeing each other at the palace. i think it is obvious that they both knew each formt he past. The questions how well did they "know" each other :naughty:
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