Forum - View topicREVIEW: Moribito DVDs 5-6 and 7-8
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RogueJedi86
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spoiler[You mean leave Chagum in the palace with his father, the man who attempted to have him killed multiple times, resulting in Chagum's mother leaving him with Balsa to begin with? To put it lightly, I would say that's not a good idea. And the ra-runga would've killed Chagum even if he lived in the palace. Chagum would be even more vulnerable there, since no one there had even the smallest inkling of how to protect him, and didn't seem to be trying to figure out how to save him either.] |
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How else are we supposed to take comments like "ruins the conceptual logic of the series?" What, exactly, do you mean by that, if not that the presence of the reminiscences makes the series worse? You certainly weren't commenting just on the quality of the reminiscences here, and if that's what you intended then you need to word your comments much more carefully.
There's a really simple explanation for this: spoiler[her father knew he couldn't protect his daughter from the new ruler when the new ruler's assassins were inevitably sent after them. Only Jiguro had the skill necessary to do that. Also, by staying and completing his task he could stall for time to give Balsa and Jiguro a chance to get away.] It's really perfectly logical. Your second complaint has been addressed by another, so I won't rehash it here. |
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Dorcas_Aurelia
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It's not missing the point if the anime never made the effort to show this happening. For those of us who haven't read the novels, there's no indication that spoiler[Balsa ever killed anyone.] |
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Cait
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I haven't read the novels. I was talking about the anime, and in the anime they discuss it on more than one occasion. |
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Haterater
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For me, this series has been a refresher had me really hooked to know more about the lore and such. I'll be getting my hands on some of the novels that cover more of Balsa's back story for more completeness.
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Gina Szanboti
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Wow, one of the things that left me breathless after every episode was the magnificent score by Kenji Kawai. If it's "not brilliant" I wonder what's thought to be missing that would make it brilliant? Everything a score is supposed to do is listed after that criticism, without any hints as to how it was lacking, so I'm kinda baffled.
The nahji theme, in all its variations over the series, never fails to move me, and especially during the montage in Vol. 7 where the complete lyrics are subbed, it can actually bring me to tears. That's not entirely due to the music, but it is a measure of how artfully it enhances this whole fantasy world. When I hear that song, I immediately visualize the people planting rice in the fields, and there's something about their continuing that tradition while having forgotten what it once meant, that I find achingly sad. I won't go so far as to say this is the best anime score ever, but just off the top of my head I can't think of one I've liked better (another day, if pressed, I could come up with maybe a handful  ).
Btw, I was one of those people who paid the surcharge to avoid the "as seen on adult swim" cover art vandalism, and I don't regret it one bit. That doesn't mean I forgive them for marketing it that way... |
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