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Seirei no Moribito
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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
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Mari and Balsa are very similar because they are like a protective mother figure for the children in both animes.
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Even though one is set in modern day Tokyo and the other in Yogo Empire there are similarities between these two shows.
First and most obvious is likeness of Mari and Balsa in both design and character.
They are both determined to protect ''their'' children/child. The journey begins for both of them in unexpected way, or a chance encounter.
The other thing is, expect a positive character development in both shows. The road to their goal changes them. Both shows have that 'fresh approach' feeling about them, but while Tokyo sometimes almost has a documentary feel to it Moribito is more fantasy based.
Both series contain a strong mother figure character protecting&guiding children, albeit Mari not being nearly as violent as Balsa. Not only that, but Mari seems to be as an obvious reference to Balsa, probably due to director of the series(Masaki Tachibana) being an episode director for SnM. Their designs are pretty similar, and both Mari's jacket and bike has a tiger on them, which Balsa was referred as in SnM.
Both have an adult, reliable and strong female protagonist protecting children during their travel in a hostile environment.
Moribito takes place in a medieval setting and the protagonists are chased, so they need to lay low to survive.
TM8 takes place in modern times, doing its best to show the audience how a strong earthquake can break everyday life.
I feel Moribito was way underlooked, but it's the better one in my eyes.
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