Fumetsu no Anata e Season 3 Episode 11 Discussion

Damn a lot of nice lore on this episode. Probably it was said before but I like that we confirmed that Nokkers are just some sort of foreign entity that is trying to release humans from suffering but they are NOT human souls. I was a little confused since they both live in paradise, so I really thought it was humans that just wanted to go down and help people die and enjoy paradise faster or something. In fact when we meet Mizuha's Nokker I was petrified, I thought Hayase became a Nokker and was planning all of this (which in my defense makes sense, I still don't get why Kahaku's Nokker would serve as a leader).

I guess if you think about it, there's only a few episodes where Fushi is learning what being human is without any problems, but as soon as he is able to speak Nokkers should up and they've been a problem ever since (sure the guardians and that one religion also opposed him but meh). I'm really curious how they'll deal with the Nokkers in this era...like I doubt we'll have another time skip, I'm really intrigued about the future of the show once Fushi is able to solve this arc. I'm guessing his ascend to godhood would be next?

So why are nokkers bad again?

So why are nokkers bad again?

Fairs, we all owe Izumi an apology for being so harsh on her because holy shit anyone growing up in that environment would have a few screws loose. If anything, she did an outstanding job with Mizuha considering what her parents put her thru. That flashback made me sick to my stomach, her parents didn’t even view her as a human being, just someone to carry on the Guardians mission.

When the dad came up to her with an arranged fiancé at her mom’s FUNERAL, I got so annoyed. Then the husband hiding that he was in the guardians??? Is that not rapey?? Like withholding such important facts about yourself means she didn’t properly consent to that relationship. She was done bold and failed by so many people in her life.

Then her own body failed on her as the Nokker was taking it over. I can’t blame her at all for being done with life, just saying fuck everything and walking out of that restaurant. The way she cooked Fushi “you don’t even have it in you” is frying me too 😭 I think I’d have hesitated to kill Izumi’s Nokker as well given how emotionally attached Mizuha is! I think that just shows how kind Fushi is.

I feel like the dad has to know that’s not really Izumi then and he just doesn’t care because all this allows the guardians to accomplish their mission. Awful, great episode tho and I can’t wait for the next one.

@Gavinmercer They are soulless. They are just piloting a body like a robot. The human soul is the true essence of life. A fake, idealized version of someone is not their true self.

Woah, now I kinda feel sorry for Izumi, what a crazy cult backstory and great lore. I can see why shes pretty much given up, Nokker or not Mizuha is "happier" now.

Must be similar to Mr. Black's approach, which I am still puzzled to how unfazed and quickly accepting he is to this Nokker take over.

Nokkers trying to make out our boy Fushi to be the bad guy. Surely it's not gonna be a simple slay the queen to beat all the Nokker scenario.

@Neneaux They're kind of souls themselves, though probably not the same, assuming lore has ever really explained it in the series. I'm getting vibes like the parasite aliens from Parasyte, they'd literally just take over, it's not the same situation, but it's just as disturbing when you see how they advance to a point where it might just be indistinguishable

@holdingnothing The concept of a soul is exclusive to humans. An alien thing having a personality doesn't give it a soul or make it human. If you think they are the same you've been compromised by the inhuman propaganda.