They definitely toned down elements of Red River from the manga to the anime and honestly, I’m glad they did. People can say “oh that’s not true to shojo” claiming that shojo back in the early 90s was more intense. Here’s the thing though, the changes that were made maybe in the 2000s to the genre, making the romances nuanced, giving the heroine personality and not just a doll who gets taken a lot and nearly assaulted by a rotating carousel of men…yeah I’m gonna say those were good changes.
Only issue here could be when young girls might pick up the manga expecting a “wholesome” romance and find more forcefullness on Kail’s side and less empowerment on Yuri’s. I don’t agree with the “girl boss” stereotype which is trying to swing too far from the damsel in distress now but Yuri in the manga was sort of overly naive and made a lot of terrible choices. It’s one thing to be foolish and learn from mistakes and another to just be someone who’s naive and others take the fall for it. I’m hoping the anime sort of transforms her into the former and less of a flat 2D girl who ends up with a lot of influence but not the mind for it.
And if it manages to make Kail and Yuri’s romance actually romantic, with less focus on nudity, where the desire is there but with equal importance on an actual connection between them, that would be good. The animation is actually really great, I’m enjoying what they’re doing with the high saturation and color, making it reminiscent of 2000s Shojo but having more modern crispness. Overall changes to original media isn’t always a bad thing when maybe the original story had some faults. The original is always there for the fans but I’m glad the anime is doing its own thing but in a nice way so far.
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(Red River Spoilers) - One thing that I wish would’ve been slightly different in Red River is having Yuri go back at least once to say goodbye to her family. Nothing wrong with having her decide she wants to stay in the past with Kail, Kagome did the same with Inuyasha but I think giving the family closure is important too. Having her family be left in the dark is tragic cause you wonder if they’re forever believing she was kidnapped or went missing which is so sad.
We get she had to make that decision to let them go and the spring was lost which is hard for her in the story but to me there could’ve been an earlier point where she at least got to see them again and told them where she was. Say, she goes back and has an opportunity to take some of the Hittite jewelry, tells them the story and even when they don’t believe it, as she says goodbye and doesn’t come back, if they go get the jewelry examined they find it’s authentic and then they know where she is and that she’s safe. The life she left behind wasn’t a bad one as in other time travel stories. Yuri actually did cherish her family so having that last moment with them could’ve been a good point for closure.
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some people really do need to start reminding themselves that the answer to "why didn't the character just do [something entirely different]" is often simply "because then there wouldn't be a story"
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What’s that saying? Screaming, crying, throwing up 😂 No, seriously though, nothing really compares to Apothecary Diaries right now I feel like. The story is so well written, the characters are captivating and the animation…just look at it. Cannot wait to have Maomao and Jinshi back in the anime and in this movie. The trailer was a welcome surprise 💜💚
You didnt know that exodus tells the newly freed slaves rules for how they can own slaves, ans even beat them? You didnt know deuteronomy specifically gives men who rape unmarried women and children a pass and are exempt for rules against rape?
It is true that to become an atheist, all you have to do is read the bible, I guess
@postingtime2 I asked you to cite specific scriptures, not just give untrue generalizations which all atheists do when they have no ability to prove what they’re trying to claim. Nice try but until you actually can prove your argument, there’s no discussion here.
For people who claim that God doesn’t exist, you’re awfully mad at him and bent on trolling those who have the truth and are willing to defend it with actual facts. Don’t claim to know what’s in God’s Word like a Christian if you cannot back up what you say.
Whenever you watch a documentary about a cult, they act like their biggest sin is opposing homosexual behavior. Like sure they do child abuse, ritual suicide, forced polygamy, the occasional cannibalism. But did you hear that they don't support the lgbtaarp?
What is with these, quite frankly, insane takes about Vax not submitting due to his ego and wanting to “save face?” Did we all watch the same show? You know, the one where there’s a character who has barely any ego and sacrifices himself for his sister and friends over and over? I mean, if people are not able to understand the hero’s journey to this degree, I fear for the ability to grasp much media at all. When heroism is now being spun as selfish and egotistical, that’s not just a bad take, it’s a dangerous one.
Because yeah, we can say this is fictional and regardless of how people perceive Vax’s actions, it’s how he was written so people should bear with it and not be so offended. However, if you view a character’s act of heroism as inherently selfish, what if a person commits such an act in real life? Would you call them an egotistical person just doing it for vanity? If a solider chooses to leap onto on a grenade for comrades, we don’t say “wow, just doing it for his ego, what a loser.” No we honor such people because of the costs of their sacrifice. Are there some people who “play the hero” for attention? Sure, but that isn’t what this is. This isn’t a commentary on narcissistic manipulation. It’s a character journey that leads to one man standing up to a vile, liar of a villain so others can do the same.
Them writing Vax as a character who doesn’t submit is completely in line with his arc. It’s not about ego or pride when he doesn’t bow to Vecna. For one, the idea people seem to have that they would’ve been able to regroup had Vax given in and Vecna would’ve kept his promise is ludicrous. He’s a villain, since when are you supposed to trust anything a villain says? Especially when he had just admitted to spinning an unholy web of lies for so long to convince them to kill him so he could resurrect. But yeah, sure, that guy would just let Vax go so they could regroup.
Second to add onto this, he chose Vax purposefully. He knew that Vax’s abilities as the Champion of the Matron of Ravens was one of the only possibilities of stopping him and he was glad Keyleth had effectively taken that away. So his challenge is to Vax specifically because he holds a grudge against the one person who truly does stand in his way of taking power, namely the Matron and her Champion. In Vax denying him even the satisfaction of submission, it’s him still saying that the Matron and her Champion won’t give him the control he wants.
People just think that his death is so meaningless. My question then would be, what to you makes a death meaningful? Grog and Pike had just discussed this very thing when he was trying to wake her up about The Whispered One and she gave him her blood because she too had believed that everyone’s death before had been for nothing. But Grog pointed out that he died for Pike and her father died for them. Just because someone chooses to die and someone else calls it a shame and worthless doesn’t mean it was so. For Vax’s character that death had a lot of meaning. Especially because of what he has to weigh in the balance of making that choice. He knew he was free of the Matron’s curse, he knew he could have a life with Keyleth and yet the importance of showing the world you do not have to bow to a liar and a villain was more important in that moment.
The reason Vox Machina is so enjoyable, at least to me, is because these characters have flaws and behave in a highly realistic, relatable way. They’re not perfect and can really fall on their face. That’s what happened with Keyleth. People’s inability to admit she made a selfish decision because they consider it anti-feminist to say so is absurd. It’s just narratively true. The others only bowed because they wanted to support her. You can see they disagree and are uncomfortable with the choice. Grog even tries to move forward until Pike discourages him. But it’s this well-rounded character growth and development which makes the story great. If they all just made the expected choice, they wouldn’t be the characters we like anymore.
People are welcome to have differing opinions, the problem here is the overarching idea that a heroic action is actually the selfish one vs capitulation which isn’t true at all. That’s the problem with driving these takes that Vax is the one in the wrong here, because he in no way is. It’s just fascinating to me that people are trying to spin something objectively good and an honestly incredible character journey into something nasty.
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I just saw a dog shit take about Vax killing himself in the s4 finale "to protect his ego" because he "couldn't lie to save himself" and that Keyleth deserved better
Is media literacy dead?? Vax is a heroic character. He has always, always sacrificed himself for the greater good. He will always sacrifice himself for others. His refusal to bend for the Whispered One was literally THE OPPOSITE OF SELFISH!! He did it to save the world! He is a hero and has been for a majority if not the entire show!
Yes, Keyleth does deserve better than losing Vax. She deserves her happy ending. But he was always doomed. He's been doomed since he became the Raven Queen's champion. She chose to be with him, even knowing who he is. The fact that he chose to sacrifice himself shows that he is the very opposite of selfish! He chose the world over spending the rest of his life with his girlfriend and his sister and Vox Machina, because he is a hero
Indeed, RIP to media literacy. Made a post about this very thing, Vax being sacrificial and why that makes him great and yet had people coming to me trying to explain how not great that is. Talk about confusing…I mean we’ve had comic book heroes since forever. Sacrificial heroes are part of the fabric of society and we adore them because of this exact kind of characterization and now suddenly that honorable behavior is now seen as somehow wrong?? It truly is mind boggling and the opposite of understanding the story arc and why his death and any hero’s journey is meaningful at all.
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More like, discovering Ozempic and the need for no willpower, just a shot or a pill and slowly wasting to death while still screaming about health consciousness
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Well this ending was kinda confusing for me, not gonna lie. I get it that of course this series is going to go on for a bit so they can’t have him pick a girl right away and need to drag things out but parts just don’t totally make sense. Like Arashiyama saying that she likes him but can’t be marriage material now due to her wanting to become super independent so she can help and support him. Um…did I miss the last few episodes where she felt powerless and then figured out she could support him another way with the abilities she has? And then also that Gero said he doesn’t care if she’s this awesome boss babe, that he likes her as is and is glad she’s there to stand behind him. Plus if people become so independent it then almost can become impossible for them to settle down.
On a similar note, when she said she’d make him fall for her, Gero was flustered but to me it came across like he maybe was interested when he said he’d wait for her. But then later Kinosaki said his reaction in that moment was actually because he felt awkward and couldn’t respond to Arashiyama’s feelings in the way he’d like. Meaning what, he wanted to turn her down? This just makes it appear like Gero was lying when he said he would wait and she’s a potential candidate. I’m still gonna root for Arashiyama to be the end girl but after that final I think that’s a way more remote possibility.
Uh, I don’t know, maybe it is setting up Kinosaki as the endgame. I still think if that’s the case she’s a woman because regardless of what others wish, Gero isn’t into dudes and there’s so much mystery around Kinosaki. Anyway though, the rest was really good and at this point I could watch a whole Piichi spin-off and enjoy that too. Cause the way he described devotion to his girlfriend was precious 💜
