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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- "Bad Fellow" "A young tan wolf meets Leara, a girl who feeds him some sausages. He catches up to her and assumes his human form to introduce himself to her as Toboe. After leaving her, he runs into Tsume, but both are found by Quent and his dog Blue. Tsume helps Toboe get away, but chases him off when Toboe wants to stay with him. Toboe later spots Leara's falcon and tries to catch it for her, but accidentally kills it. When he realizes what he does, he gets so upset he sits and howls, revealing his true form. Tsume runs by and drags him off as Leara watches in shock. Meanwhile, Kiba and Hige get themselves arrested so they can get back into the building Kiba was taken to earlier, as it is also where Cheza is at. Cher tells Hubb that they are dealing with three dogs and both wonder if the "dogs" are actually wolves. That night, feeling like something is going to happen, Kiba and Hige break out of their cell and run towards the lab. When the power goes out, Cher runs to check on Cheza and is found there by Darcia who removes his mask to reveal a wolf's eye that knocks her unconscious. Kiba and Hige arrive at the lab in time to see Darcia carrying Cheza out of the building." |
Dodecahedron-O24Oct 29, 2009 5:12 AM
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| Poor Toboe...everyone just basically rejected him. |
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| ANother great episode, loved the reference to what happened to the other kid in the first episode and how Tsume could save him this time. Oh and the music in this anime is just phenomenal |
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| Tsume's a badass bitch xD |
SaiyakuOct 27, 2010 10:21 PM
| “There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn around and say, ‘watch me’.” – Layne Beachley |
| So, Cyrillic. Maybe we're in Russia? |
| Good stuff yet again. Everything is so tightly put together, with what looks like a good cast of characters. I think Tsume stands out the most to me, it'll be interesting how he develops going forward. He seems like a good guy, otherwise he wouldn't go out of his way to save Toboe twice and try to save that Grehl kid earlier in the series. I can't help but look at the humans reactions to the wolves to be something akin to racism or, rather, fear of anything different from them. Of course Leara, and other children, were probably raised to fear these things and such so her reaction probably isn't completely her fault. More of a product of the environment she was raised in. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| These 4 wolfs form a really nice team. Can't wait to see what will happen next. |
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| That episode description in the first post is about episode 2, "Dry-Eyed Toboe" not episode 3! |
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| Another great episode. They leave the city in search for Paradise. I bet Tsume really does want to see Paradise. Him saving Toboe was nice. These four make an interesting pack. |
| The statement below is true. The statement above is false. |
| I'm glad Tsume joined after all. Kiba is a natural wild leader. I wonder where he came from.. |
alpir said: I'm glad Tsume joined after all. Kiba is a natural wild leader. I wonder where he came from.. I can see Kiba as a leader :D Though Tsume kind of seems more alpha. Then again, Kiba kind of just does whatever he wants and other just decide to follow. insan3soldiern said: I can't help but look at the humans reactions to the wolves to be something akin to racism or, rather, fear of anything different from them. Of course Leara, and other children, were probably raised to fear these things and such so her reaction probably isn't completely her fault. More of a product of the environment she was raised in. Yeah it's one of those "people fear what they don't understand" type of thing :( Sucks that Leara tried to tell her father about Toboe... Anyways, looking forward to seeing them on their journey. |
| And so, the journey of the wolves begin! |
| And the journey of a pack of wolves begins, gonna be exciting for sure. |
| Better episode this time, a lot was going on and it ended really strong. The OST was super intense and fit insanely well. |
| Wolves are cool but not even real ones can jump that high. |
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| Much like the first episode, I'll be leaving an abridged version of my blog post on here, due to laziness and because I know people aren't going to care about my site but before I do if you want the full post with the pics, it's right here. The episode resumes immediately where the last one left off, with Kiba and Hige encountering Darcia with Cheza in tow. There’s a brief conversation between Darcia and the wolves, establishing firmly that Darcia knows about Paradise and that his goal is the same before Cheza releases a piercing howl of her own which clearly resonates with each wolf. Her sound most clearly impacts Hige and Toboe, who both clutched their hands to their ears in response. Tsume and Kiba’s reaction are a bit different, Kiba himself betrays his stoic expressions at the beginning but quickly resolves to chase after her by the ending. Tsume on the other hand is only visibly affected through the body language in his eyes, instead directing his reaction towards anger at Toboe’s own reaction. Yelling at him to shut up. This presents us with the first insight into Tsume’s character we get in this episode, though it’s one that’s been present from the beginning. Tsume himself is not a very truthful wolf. Toboe himself makes this very accusation, questioning why Tsume can’t be honest with himself in a fight that leads to the two parting ways. Tsume claimed that the noise that had upset Toboe so much originated from some machine, a clear denial of the truth. Similar to Tsume’s constant assertion towards his lack of friendship, his actions clearly betray his words as the last episodes have demonstrated. The thing is, Tsume’s lies aren’t presented as him just being some callous jerk but instead as denials of his own truthful feelings. He’s trying to convince himself of his own detachment from others, from Cheza, from his rogue of thieves, and from the wolves he finds himself journeying with at the end. This is most obvious in the closing moments of the episode, where his inner-monologue justifies his departure as just simply being tired of the city he resided as opposed to actually being interested in Paradise or the others. As I’ve previously mentioned, the episode wasn’t just dedicated to cementing Tsume’s mentality but it also provided a lot of great moments for the rest of the cast. Most obviously in this case was Hubb’s continued investigation into the wolves. Through his conversations with Quent, he discovers about the Book of the Moon, a banned ancient pagan book citing that humans were created from wolves. While visiting Cher at a hospital, with the diagnosis being she collapsed from overwork, Hubb questions if she’s ever heard about the book. She had, and her reaction to Hubb mentioning the creation claims seems to trigger the truth of her collapse. The implication being that Darcia’s wolf eye presented Cher with a different perception of the events, with the real ones being revived through her discussion with Hubb. This all leads to a quick scene near the conclusion of the episode, where we witness Cher looking through the Book of the Moon (though not explicitly confirmed, there’s no way it’s anything else). What I love most about this scene is that Hubb’s tacky gift is present in the scene, peaking through the top of the drawer she threw it in. A visual representation of their relationship, it’s not the focal point of Cher’s attention but it’s always on the periphery. That’s not the only highlight when it comes to visuals either. While the attention to detail and symbolizing in the aforementioned scene might make it my favorite, there are plenty of great visual moments all throughout. This includes continuation of tricks we’ve seen before, the way they constantly highlight that the human form is simply an illusion, whether it be casting their shadows as wolves or displaying their foot-prints as paw-prints in the snow. There’s also a really cool scene transition that hints to something more. When Darcia departs with Cheza through space-ship, we see it as a light traveling through the sky followed by a reveal that Quent’s dog Blue is watching. I also love that the one word we get before we transition to Quent and Hubb’s dialogue, is Quent stating “Look”, as if to signal something important. Visual call backs like the replication of Tsume’s failed rescue of Gehl, although this time with a different result, provide the first three episode with sense of story-book closure while engraving a distinction in Tsume’s relationship with Toboe from Gehl. One that also highlights the importance of understanding, Gehl’s death was caused in large part due to the shock of Tsume not being human, the shift of a hand extending to you altering to a wolf sinking its teeth into you. This experience is even repeated with Toboe and Leara albeit without deadly consequences, as Leara’s reaction to learning about Toboe’s wolf nature causes an irreparable rift between them. As a whole, “Bad Fellow” did a lot to paint a divide between wolves and human, with the further deterioration of Tsume and Toboe’s individual relationships with humans but at the same time drew an interesting connection between the two species with the claim that man cam from wolf. With two distinct set of main characters, of both human and wolf, it’ll definitely be interesting to see how this plays out. And as someone who knows where we’re heading, even though I don’t remember all the bumps and turns all the road, I can confidently state I can’t wait to re-experience the ride. “Bad Fellow” was not only the best episode thus far, but serves as a conclusion to the preamble of the series. |
TerrestriousMar 28, 2019 3:26 PM
| And the soooo The journey of the pack of wolves starts!!:D |
| Kiba, Hige, Toboe and Tsume are awesome characters, I love the way in which the relationship between them is being developed. This show seems to have a lot on its plate to offer for us. Felt sad about the black dog though. I hope he is only injured and recovers soon. It would be so awesome if he encounters Tsume again with a proper canine to canine fight again.  |
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| A journey begins for the four wolf protags. Onwards to Paradise to find Cheza. Good try Toboe, but I don't think Leara is keen on talking to wolf warping humans anymore. Still, how big was that city for people to keep running into one another, lol. Quent is seeking revenge on the wolves, huh. Is it any wolf or a particular wolf? If it turns out that wolves weren't involved in whatever problem he has and that his effort was wasted, I'll be kind of pissed, ngl. Every conversation between Cher and Hubb always starts or ends about their relationship. I got it the first time, yo, please stop it now... |
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| Another very good episode. The show it's consistently maintaining its quality which is good. I want the characters to develop a bit more and extend somehow, or at least feel more human. The stereotypes the show is resorting too kinda harms it as well. Otherwise, great watch so far. |
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