2013-02-08, 02:48 | Link #1341 | |
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A standing army means it exists in both wartime and peacetime. My point is how exactly is the southern kingdoms supposed to afford keeping that army around in peacetime? The southern kingdoms has no means to keep that army sitting around and the central kingdom certainly isn't going to pay for its upkeep once the fighting has ended. Therefore, I'm saying it is not logical that army is a standing army. |
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2013-02-08, 03:03 | Link #1343 | ||
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If they can be shrunk then perhaps. Point is, that army would cease to exist at all ;not merely shrinking; should Central funds were cut off.
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2013-02-08, 13:52 | Link #1346 | |
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1. In extended conflicts, where no peace is achieved within a significant fraction of a soldier's productive life time. 2. In periods where peace time is ill-defined because no formalities of war exist. Both these conditions apply to Maoyu. We know that the Central Nations have been funding the Southern Nations continuously, because the Winter Prince fears the Central Nations shutting off their aid. It is more rational to assume that the Central Nation has been funding a standing army than to assume that they are funding various peasant militias that were raised for small border skirmishes then disbanded as soon as the skirmish ends. Certainly a standing army is more consistent with the troop deployment around Gate City than a peasant militia that goes home for the winter. Relating back to the original reason a standing army was mentioned: For the purpose of analyzing whether there will be a lot of people who cannot return to civilian life, a mercenary army and a national standing army are exchangeable.
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2013-02-08, 15:08 | Link #1348 |
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Hero's scare tactics were pretty LOL but effective.
The whole Dead Knight thing was ingenious. Somehow there's too much discussing and less battles. The front lines are where the action is. So far this anime has been just mediocre.
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2013-02-08, 15:46 | Link #1349 |
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But it looked ugly =02. Plenty of moments in this ep where the animation quality took a big nosedive(not the 1st time in the series, but still..). This being the 1st "real" battle shown in terms of stronger powers, they could have at least choreographed and animated it much better than they did. According to Hero and Demon Queen, the Arctic General was supposed to be one of the strongest demons in the demon world, yet, it barely looks like Female Knight broke a sweat; and she's not even as strong as Hero(which is very unusual for humans to be greatly superior than demons). They should have at least given the impression that he is a force to be reckoned with aside from knocking off a few grunts, and the show failed to give me that impression. And I say this with no regard to the manga version mind you. The music and FK's banter during that fight was superb though.
One thing this ep did do right was the pacing; they managed to stay on one event for the whole episode. And, again, the best moment was Hero/DQ/FK moment which ALWAYS seems to put a smile on my face =03.
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2013-02-08, 15:52 | Link #1350 |
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Good episode, it felt longer than it actually was. But the lack of budget was obvious.
I don't mind because, in spite of its flaws, the anime is doing a good gob in portraying everything into the time constraints. @Graveyard Duck You're a generous guy, those posts are worth anyone's time to read. We know only of 2 very strong humans so far: Hero and Female Knight. That's unusual enough.
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2013-02-08, 16:28 | Link #1351 | |
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2013-02-08, 16:29 | Link #1352 | |
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if you play like he would be train to a insane level and have all the best gears.
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2013-02-08, 17:11 | Link #1353 |
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I haven't watched the last episode but I read that some are complaining about the "low tension" tone of the anime, or lack of action. Given that and that there is next to zero combat, it is probably intended that children are in the marketed audience. The first airing had such amazing animation that the rest is not much less than a let down.
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2013-02-08, 19:12 | Link #1354 |
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Spoiler for My thoughts of ep 5:
While Maou has her reason to do what she does, but she actually unite with her race's enemy to hit her own kind for her personal gain (I think it touch on briefly that the demon world is not an absolute monarchy, and she has no direct control over other powerful demon lords. If the war against human ended the demon lord will fight against each other, so maybe they will fight her tribe too, and her tribe is not known for battle prowness). In history we have Brutus, Benedict Arnold and Wang JingWei, all are considered classic traitors despite all of them have their own reasons. What makes Maou different?
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2013-02-08, 19:24 | Link #1355 | |
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As for you question regarding Maou, two things: - she's technically the demons' ruler. She wouldn't have to use such indirect means if they'd just listen to her. - her goals are larger and more altruistic than personal ambition. |
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2013-02-08, 19:27 | Link #1356 |
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Tran - Borrow a knife to Kill someone else. one of Sun Tzu 36 stratagem From Machiavelli's pov Maou isn't selling out the demon world. What she is doing instead is using Humans to remove a obstacle to her rule in the demon world.
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2013-02-08, 19:44 | Link #1357 | ||
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Let me use an example: during Japanese warring states the puppet Shogun unite other Daimyo to fight against Nobunaga, that is "borrow a knife to kill someone". If he borrowed troops from China to fight Nobunaga, that is treason. Do you agree?
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2013-02-08, 19:48 | Link #1358 | |
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there are more then a few example of City-States during China Spring/Autumn Warring State period borrowing troops form barbarians. Wu/Shu/Wei all made use of barbarian troops during the Three-Kingdom period as well. Simon Lee, 2nd Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (Also counted as Greatest Emperor of China) also borrow barbarian troops during Civil War following the collapse of the Sui Dynasty.
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2013-02-08, 19:49 | Link #1359 | |
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The reason Hero is running around in the Demon World is to prevent any of the other tribes from doing the same thing and causing an enormous bloody war that would last years.
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