(CR) Kemono no Souja Erin ~ Beast Player ~

[SuperKnuckles]

LOL, MOPING? That was one of the most saddest things I've seen in anime in a while. Good to see the author tackle the subject with that little trip from the teacher. That was just really nice. If they sat around doing nothing, THAT would be moping. They got over most of it with a lot of grace. And nice little recap showing just how graceful Jone really was in regards to Erin. He really was a rare breed. I'm talking about him like he was a real person.

[SeijiSensei]

I can't seem to connect to Static's tracker to download the new episodes. Anyone else having this problem?

[Saleh]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I can't seem to connect to Static's tracker to download the new episodes. Anyone else having this problem?

There seems to be no problem on my side if I try to connect to SS tracker. There are around 133, 63, 100 and 68 seeders atm on 4 recent releases.

[SeijiSensei]

You and I are in different parts of the world, I believe. Tracing a route to tracker.staticsubs.org (91.121.48.71) from my computer in the US times out at 20g.vss-2-6k.routers.chtix.eu (94.23.122.109) which is upstream from static's server.

Update

From the Static-Subs forum:
Guys, the tracker server is down. No ETA at this time. Please use a client which supports DHT - like uTorrent.

My client (deluge) supports DHT; it hasn't helped.

Update (2)
The tracker came back this morning (Sunday) around 1300 GMT.

[silverwolf0]

Originally Posted by SuperKnuckles

LOL, MOPING? That was one of the most saddest things I've seen in anime in a while. Good to see the author tackle the subject with that little trip from the teacher. That was just really nice. If they sat around doing nothing, THAT would be moping. They got over most of it with a lot of grace. And nice little recap showing just how graceful Jone really was in regards to Erin. He really was a rare breed. I'm talking about him like he was a real person.

Spoiler for LOLOL ep27-28:

She WAS moping. All she did was dream about all her woes over and over again, without ever doing anything about it, and also being half-stoned throughout the episode. She is still not over any of it, and her MOPING carries on to the next episode. LOL most saddest for every 2-year old inspired post.

@ Hamu, she shows her fear aplenty throughout the show, crying and worrying her heart out every other episode. I don't see very many examples of her strong will, other then her desire to become a beast caretaker. I do agree that Jone's death was very anti-climactic. The poor usage of music, or lack thereof, didn't help. They should have played that piano piece they always play when something big and moving happens, like when Lilan starts eating again or when everyone at Kazalm agrees to keep her relationship with Lilan a secret.

[Proto]

Spoiler for ep 27-28:

For me the climax of Jone's death wasn't on ep 27, or the start of ep 28 when his death was announced (though at that moment I would have agreed with you that it was hardly touching) but I think the "climax", was rather a slow realization that happened during Erin's short trip with Esal-sensei, all the little reminiscence moments, and her final acceptance that Jon was death and that she should move on. That whole segment was the high point of the story for me

And I did shed a tear myself after that realization.

BTW, I don't know what's up with people who can't stand a long sequence of so-called emo episodes (I even loath the label) but that's just how this genre works. (eg: Heidi of the Alps, Nobody's boy's remi). Certainly we hadn't got many series like this during the late 90's or during this decade so people may have forgotten how this works, or maybe they never even knew this genre existed, but that's just how it is, so you better get used to it or you will be suffering and complaining all the way to ep. 50.

[rabbitking]

Lack of development of the plot in episode 25 and 27 has annoyed me.

[Proto]

Well, this series is as much about the plot as about the characters (in fact it had been a good while sin ce I had seen such a balanced series in that respect) so some character development episodes are absolutely necessary to keep the character front strong.

[BBOvenGuy]

Was Episode 32 preempted this week?

I don't know why people are grumbling about Episode 27. It made a lot of sense to me. Erin has reached the same point of conflict/angst with Lilan as her mother was in with the Touda. She doesn't like what happens to the animals when they become tame, and that leads her right back to her mother's situation. Erin has to find her own answer to the question she faces, and the dream sequence was a good way of showing that.

[Saleh]

Originally Posted by BBOvenGuy

Was Episode 32 preempted this week?

Episode 31 was broadcasted again this week on NHK. Episode 32 will be broadcasted on 22, August.

[silverwolf0]

Has anyone heard the soundtrack? I think it was released early this month?

[TinyRedLeaf]

Once again, many thanks to Static Subs. We're finally about to catch up with the raw releases.

Spoiler for Episode 29:

The episode revisits the struggle that Erin has had to go through while caring for Lilan. The question of whether beasts are ruled by fear or love pops up once again, this time with greater urgency after Lilan accidentally injures Erin.

On one level, the question is somewhat philosophical. It depends very much on what kind of relationship Erin wants to create between humans and beasts in general, and with beast-lords in particular.

In real life, I believe most caregivers share a common understanding that a barrier ultimately exists between us and anmals. In the United States, for example, I've long noticed that conservation efforts often work on the assumption that nature and civilisation must be kept completely separate. The idea, I suppose, it to keep the wilderness as "pristine" as possible.

That's possible in a country as large and as sparsely populated as the US. But in most older countries, where the physical landscape has long been modified by human activity, it's more difficult to separate the two worlds. And, in such circumstances, the relationship between humanity and wildlife inevitably becomes one of dominance and fear: humans take what they need and wildlfe is forced to adjust accordingly.

I don't see how that can be changed. In other words, I think Erin is being naive, but in a good way. Much as I, like Soyon and John, believe that Erin's goal is impossible to achieve, I wish her every success.

And, oh, so it's finally confirmed: Lilan's a girl.

And, yes, Erin turns 18 in the next episode, and she does indeed look a lot more like her mother now, when Soyon was around that age.

[BBOvenGuy]

Kemono no Souja Erin Episode 29, with special guests, Siegfried & Roy

Seriously, though... Erin got overconfident and careless, and paid dearly for it - but at the same time she's still taking steps toward discovering what kind of relationships people and beasts can have.

I've seen a lot of talk lately about all the short-run series that have come along during the summer season - a lot of them deserve the praise they're getting, but you can also argue that the best series of the year has already been around for the past 30-odd weeks or so.

[SuperKnuckles]

Sorry silverwolf, you lost me there. If you aren't sad if you have a beloved parent figure die, then you aren't any different from something like... a toaster. What makes Erin unique as an anime character is that we see every little bits of her empathies play out and not simply being involved in a moving plot.

Also, such a serious passing-away means the plot is moving fast. If everything had stayed the same, then that means the plot would be staying where it was. 3 episodes and Erin's world is already upside down. Whatever happens with the beasts and the brewing war is just the addendum. For Erin, I can't see too many events as important as the ones in the past few eps.

[BBOvenGuy]

The raw for Episode 32 is up. I haven't watched it yet, but just skipping through the file, it looks like...

Spoiler for Episode 32:

This is the episode where Erin learns about her Aowrow heritage - what the Mist People know and why they are the way they are.

If anyone who understands Japanese wants to chime in and shed some light on what happens, it would be most appreciated.

Oh, and also...

Spoiler for Episode 33 preview:

It looks like next time, Erin gets a saddle for Lilan and a new riding outfit!

[Eclipze]

Originally Posted by BBOvenGuy

Spoiler for Episode 33 preview:

It looks like next time, Erin gets a saddle for Lilan and a new riding outfit!

Spoiler for reply:

Beast Master Erin?

[Wargumm1i]

True now I see why its called The Beast Player Erin lol.

Also I just watched episode 30 and god from the preview it seems that the new teacher is all over Erin, who can blame him. If Erin was a real person she would perhaps be on level with the top most cutests women in the world lol.

[BBOvenGuy]

Okay, I've watched Episode 32 now. Still have no idea what they were saying, but...

Spoiler for Episode 32:

Sometime in the past, the golden-eyed ancestors of the ruling family lived with the beast-lords and rode them. One of them in particular saved this guy from a touda and took him back to their home. The guy persuaded them to attack this city, because the beast-lords could neutralize the touda that defended the city. It worked at first, but then the beast-lords went berserk. The whole city was pretty much wiped-out in the ensuing out-of-control rampage.

Did I get that right?

Way back in Episode 7, when Soyon died, my thought was that she let the touda kill her because she had just demonstrated that she had power over them. The Grand Duke's people would never leave her alone, because she had power over their ultimate weapon. It was like she had the ability to control their "atomic bomb."

In this episode, that "atomic bomb" imagery comes up again - the ultimate weapon that gets out of control and kills everybody on both sides. It makes sense that the Aowrow wouldn't want the people of the world to have that power, in the same way that we try to stop nuclear proliferation. But Erin now has that power, too. The question is, what will she do with it?

Also, just as a gripe, I thought it was a little too convenient that Lilan would land right where Nassan was waiting, but there might have been a reason for that in the dialogue, which I wouldn't have understood.

[TCman]

I think episode 32 is very interesting.

Spoiler for episode 32:

In this episode I guess they are explaining the "sin" you never must commit in episode 7 (?); Soyon told that to Erin before she died. We get to hear a story about a man who meet a woman with blond hair who can control the Beastlords; obviously the man want her to help him with the beastlords after witnessing the power of the beastlords. The woman with blond hair remind me of the Royal family in this anime, they also got blond her and golden pupils; perhaps an ancestor of the Real Ruler/Queen?

While the woman and man flew on her Beastlord and commanding the other Beastlords to attack the other country which used the Touda dragons as tools of war, the Beastlords went berserk and became uncontrollable. But what cause this to happen? The Beastlords got raging red eyes and attack anyone they saw, just horrible. The whole city was in fire. In the end the man and woman on her Beastlord ("Luke"?) went to help the children who were attacked by one Touda dragon; they did save the children (for the time being) but in the end the Beastlord of the woman also went berserk and flew away; after that they were facing the Touda dragon alone, the man try to strike the Touda dragon with his sword; their status is unknown since the scene ends with an ice block falling into depris (this can interpreted as they were all finished by the Touda dragon?). Did they survive?

Spoiler for preview episode 33:

Just like the others have said Erin is going on a flight with Lilan. Erin should get a pair goggles since it will really looks good on her and is usefull when Lilan is flying so fast; without a goggles you can't see anything because the wind; in the anime there's someone with a pair of glasses, so they did have the technology to make glasses, so they can also make a goggles. As for the new teacher, he wants to do something (evil?), he brings a box with him, there a white flower in it. A gift for Erin or perhaps an ingredient for a poison?

[FlareKnight]

Well I am glad to be catching up with the series. Though I always seem to watch 2-3 episodes in a row with this one.

Spoiler for Ep29:

Damn that was a close call though. Never thought we'd actually see Erin all bloody and injured. I suppose she did get careless after how close she got to Lilan. I mean things like this can happen. People can lash out as well, just in the case of Lilan her lashing out can be fatal. Erin just has to be careful. But in the end I can't see her really changing her ways either. She wants to find a relationship that is more than just fear. People fear animals and animals in turn fear humans. People will usually lose a hand to hand fight with animals so it's no surprise they try to protect themselves.

Anyways at least Erin wasn't killed here. No surprise she gets told to make a will. The school doesn't want to take responsibility if another student gets killed. At least they can say "hey she brought it on herself."

Spoiler for Ep30:

Well this was pretty much recap. Though it does set up Erin for her third appearance in the series. It is nice to see her getting older. Definitely a bigger change from how she started the series.

The preview pretty much sets up the trouble ahead. I mean a new teacher that screams "I'm evil!" Besides this puts the silence pact they put together regarding Lilan and Erin in jepordy.