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FlareKnight · 2009-03-22, 20:05

Spoiler for Ep11:

Argent · 2009-03-23, 02:17

I get the sense the first 25 episodes are going to be "Erin grows up" and the second 25 will be "Erin goes to War" with a darker tonal shift like what we saw earlier.

This is really an intricate plot being developed and who knows what we see now is going to play a larger role down the line - well, except generally "all of it".

jennkei · 2009-03-23, 05:51

Haha, yeah, the fart jokes. XD We do see a more serious John, though...(for a few screenshots of ep 11.)

scr · 2009-03-23, 20:28

hmm. like any standing civilization, it seems the Real King's empire has its share of dark side, as in the black ops guy whose strong attachment to his mother being the center of this episode.

this could turn out to be a strongly politically themed anime, with Eirin --or the Mistfolk and their belief-- being an important keypiece. the empire have a lot of enemies (they must raise war komodo since they go to war often), both inside (dealt by the black ops) and outside (dealt by Kiba).

FlareKnight · 2009-03-24, 00:08

Well I'm waiting for that guy from the royal family to make his move. Can see the older son of the Duke getting killed off or something since the younger brother seems much easier to manipulate. The political side will definitely have an impact on where this goes. Of course can't forget Erin needing to learn more.

jennkei · 2009-03-30, 07:54

I'm quite politically-blind, but it seems so far that that's not the focus..of course, as the series goes on, that might well change.

Ep 12 (or for a few screenshots)..

Spoiler:

FlareKnight · 2009-03-30, 15:05

Spoiler for Ep12:

TCman · 2009-04-04, 19:18

Spoiler for Spoiler episode 13:

Spoiler for Preview episode 14:

golthin · 2009-04-04, 20:55

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Originally Posted by TCman

Spoiler for Spoiler episode 13:

Spoiler for Preview episode 14:

episode 13 was so cool!

Spoiler:

FlareKnight · 2009-04-07, 17:02

Spoiler for Ep13:

silverwolf0 · 2009-04-09, 15:32

Spoiler for Ep13:

TCman · 2009-04-11, 19:46

Spoiler for Episode 14:

FlareKnight · 2009-04-12, 16:55

Spoiler for Ep14:

scr · 2009-04-13, 05:02

this is the joy of epic: to watch someone grow and (probably) meet her epic destiny.

SuperKnuckles · 2009-04-13, 05:39

Spoiler:

Jehuty · 2009-04-13, 06:38

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Originally Posted by SuperKnuckles

Spoiler:

she's just a zoomed in version of her old self, which upsets me. I thought she'd at least let her hair grow longer, like her mother's hair was

SeijiSensei · 2009-04-13, 07:01

My daughter and I were discussing Erin's round face last night. We both agreed that it seemed appropriate in her child form since children generally have rounder faces that narrow during maturation. Her older face seems proportioned no differently than her child face did.

On another note, as someone who abhors spoilers, I'm glad to see how careful commentators have been in the thread so far. Still I think it's been a bit excessive. The usual custom is to use spoilers when raws are available, but no sub has been released. I often wait a day or two longer to protect people who don't view new episodes right away, but after that open discussion is usually fair game.

karumofin · 2009-04-17, 20:36

are the fart jokes over yet?

FlareKnight · 2009-04-21, 00:37

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Originally Posted by karumofin

are the fart jokes over yet?

Well they've been quiet on that for a while. But sooner or later you know they will come back with those...

Jehuty · 2009-04-24, 17:11

Spoiler for Episode 15:

Is it me or does Erin's voice actually sound a little more mature? hrm. it's a pretty subtle difference though.

2009-03-22, 20:05	Link #121
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Spoiler for Ep11: I really liked this one since I could finally get a sense of where we were going. Ever since her life in the village was destroyed the future of Erin was a question for me. Sure staying with John was fine but it didn't seem to be a well lit path. Now with all those books it's easier to see where Erin can go with this. Now she can really get educated about the life in that world. Plenty of books and has the intelligence to put the pieces together. Just needs help with figuring out what words mean and things of that nature. The comic relief appears to be sticking with her for now. Thank god John will give them some food so they don't get killed out there. Makes you wonder about the people living out there if they were giving those poor guys rotten food. The fart jokes continue.....Poor Erin considering her position . __________________ Anime-Evo

2009-03-23, 20:28	Link #124
scr my sides are in orbit Join Date: Nov 2007	hmm. like any standing civilization, it seems the Real King's empire has its share of dark side, as in the black ops guy whose strong attachment to his mother being the center of this episode. this could turn out to be a strongly politically themed anime, with Eirin --or the Mistfolk and their belief-- being an important keypiece. the empire have a lot of enemies (they must raise war komodo since they go to war often), both inside (dealt by the black ops) and outside (dealt by Kiba). __________________ If there's a Final Fantasy game that I must put my personal seal of disapproval on, it's Crisis Core. I mean, just look at how this Genesis Rhapsodos dude is raping the canon. It's bad. As in, fanfiction bad.

2009-03-24, 00:08	Link #125
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Well I'm waiting for that guy from the royal family to make his move. Can see the older son of the Duke getting killed off or something since the younger brother seems much easier to manipulate. The political side will definitely have an impact on where this goes. Of course can't forget Erin needing to learn more. __________________ Anime-Evo

2009-03-30, 07:54	Link #126
jennkei Screenshot Fiend Join Date: Sep 2006	I'm quite politically-blind, but it seems so far that that's not the focus..of course, as the series goes on, that might well change. Ep 12 (or for a few screenshots).. Spoiler: Erin and music! Nice, light-hearted ep...though the multi-coloured huge wolf-bird-legendary beast thing made me go ._. hrm.

2009-03-30, 15:05	Link #127
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Spoiler for Ep12: Well I had somewhat forgotten the players technique so this was a nice development. Of course can bet that Erin's musical talents will tie into things even more later on. From the reactions of the animals in the area she already has an influence. That great memory of hers really gets to shine again. Being able to play that well the first time is pretty amazing. A little worried about Seimiya that was introduced. That Damiya is going to make a move its just a matter of when. He just isn't a person to be trusted and yet has a position where he can make some moves. Have to say that was one massive feather. The King Beast is one impressive creature from what we've gotten to see. Tying things together with Erin's past with the Touda. She just doesn't like the idea of people taking the children from their parents for the sake of the species. Of course can't blame her feeling since she knows as well as anyone how painful it is to lose family. Now wondering more about what happened to John in the past. Moving to a more reclusive life of beekeeping after what he was doing before. I'm sure they'll go deeper into that later on. __________________ Anime-Evo

2009-03-23, 02:17	Link #122
Argent Member Join Date: Jan 2006	I get the sense the first 25 episodes are going to be "Erin grows up" and the second 25 will be "Erin goes to War" with a darker tonal shift like what we saw earlier. This is really an intricate plot being developed and who knows what we see now is going to play a larger role down the line - well, except generally "all of it".

2009-03-23, 05:51	Link #123
jennkei Screenshot Fiend Join Date: Sep 2006	Haha, yeah, the fart jokes. XD We do see a more serious John, though...(for a few screenshots of ep 11.)

2009-04-04, 19:18	Link #128
TCman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Spoiler for Spoiler episode 13: I guess this episode can count as "revenge for Erin's mother"; we gotta see how powerful the legendary beast Ouju (first appeared in episode 12) really is; the Ouju's "scream" can also paralyze the Touda dragons which is similar to the technique used by Erin's mother Soyon (the Mist people may have "learned" it from the legendary beast Ouju in the past). Spoiler for Preview episode 14: It's a timeskip next time, since we can see John has grown older (more white hair and more wrinkles) and Erin has grown taller. And the man (who is seen in episode 7, Soyon's execution, seems to know Erin's mother, probably Soyon's younger brother or similar) from the Mist village came to spy on Erin. Will Erin return to the village of the Mist people?

2009-04-07, 17:02	Link #130
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Spoiler for Ep13: Man the Ouju is badass . I kind of felt bad for the Touda since they were just going for a meal. Yet the Ouju was well within its right to defend its offspring so it all evens out. Too bad they picked the wrong meal with a parent that can paralyse them. Still it was a pretty cool moment since the Ouju just showed up and owned the Touda in a quick strike. Getting to hear that sound a second time will be useful for Erin. She's shown excellent skill and memory so hearing that twice should allow her to pull it off at the right time. Still the episode shows how the trauma of Soyon's death is still very strong in Erin. Of course seeing your mother die like that would traumatize anyone so its not a surprise. But that look in her eyes when John was going to head out near Touda was sad to see. Hopefully she can one day deal with Touda. After all they aren't evil, but they are dangerous. A good episode all around. __________________ Anime-Evo

2009-04-09, 15:32	Link #131
silverwolf0 Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Spoiler for Ep13: Eek! No forelegs for the King Beast. Looks really weird. Owl+Wolf's Head. Thought it would be a wolf with wings. The Ouju might be protecting it's nest, but I'm sure that baby was hungry. Lots of Touda meat to last for a while.

2009-04-11, 19:46	Link #132
TCman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Spoiler for Episode 14: Well, this is actually a "recap" episode, but via Nason's viewpoint (a young man from the Mist Village which is Soyon's/Erin's mother's home village; Nason is probably a relative/sibling of Soyon or similar); Nason reports what he has seen (e.g. Erin's condition, whereabout etc.) when he's back in the Mist Village. There's not much new material in this episode, except that John is older now and Erin has grown taller at the very end of this episode (time-skip).

2009-04-12, 16:55	Link #133
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Spoiler for Ep14: Well if your going to do a recap episode might as well spin it a little so your looking from a different perspective. The rules of that tribe are pretty harsh if Nason who apparently was supposed to marry Soyon could only stand and watch her die. At least we find out how he tracked down Erin's position. He may have decided to look over Erin from a distance, but really is there any more he can do when she is in trouble than he could for Soyon (which was nothing)? So sounds like it was a 4 year time skip so Erin has gotten older and should have a lot more knowledge at this point. Has just gotten a little taller physically. But now she'll be a bit more capable of handling whatever comes her way. A little more knowledge and being older should help her out. Wonder what else has happened during the time skip? Looking forward to what might happen next. __________________ Anime-Evo

2009-04-13, 05:02	Link #134
scr my sides are in orbit Join Date: Nov 2007	this is the joy of epic: to watch someone grow and (probably) meet her epic destiny. __________________ If there's a Final Fantasy game that I must put my personal seal of disapproval on, it's Crisis Core. I mean, just look at how this Genesis Rhapsodos dude is raping the canon. It's bad. As in, fanfiction bad.

2009-04-13, 05:39	Link #135
SuperKnuckles Anime Hobbyist Join Date: Dec 2004	Spoiler: Just a little taller? She's basically twice her size!

2009-04-13, 07:01	Link #137
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	My daughter and I were discussing Erin's round face last night. We both agreed that it seemed appropriate in her child form since children generally have rounder faces that narrow during maturation. Her older face seems proportioned no differently than her child face did. On another note, as someone who abhors spoilers, I'm glad to see how careful commentators have been in the thread so far. Still I think it's been a bit excessive. The usual custom is to use spoilers when raws are available, but no sub has been released. I often wait a day or two longer to protect people who don't view new episodes right away, but after that open discussion is usually fair game. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2009-04-17, 20:36	Link #138
karumofin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006	are the fart jokes over yet?

2009-04-24, 17:11	Link #140
Jehuty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ	Spoiler for Episode 15: So, Erin finally tells John about her mother. And John, you sly old man! It turns out he was a very high ranked educator and scientist of the kingdom. And it was his good and honest nature that ended his career there. Erin finally gets to see the King Beast again! However, I never thought that she'd want to actually go back to the kingdom and become a vet. I never saw that coming - I guess I can't forgive the kingdom officials for doing to her mother what they did like she can. Is it me or does Erin's voice actually sound a little more mature? hrm. it's a pretty subtle difference though. __________________ "Sore de zenbun owari da" - Yasu, from NANA.