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May 28, 2009 1:48 PM
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They're getting so close yet so far away. Stupid 19th century class system!
Jan 11, 2010 9:19 PM
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I get the feeling that William's father knew exactly what he was doing when he was saying those things about the gentry/upper class versus the common/working class in front of Emma & while it may not be something out of place to say historically, it still makes me want to smack him.
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Nov 25, 2010 4:45 AM
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I felt so horrible for both William and Emma in that last scene... :\ And when Emma was at the marketplace and that grocer was saying that there was no point for women or girls to go to school - that was sad. It's kind of a nice reminder that things have changed so much (thank heavens!). DX
Feb 16, 2013 5:29 PM
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"When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions." - William Shakespeare

I feel sad for Emma!! Though what the stall owner and Wiliam's father said were true for the time. But an educated lady = refined, no?

William and Emma make such a fine couple, but it's sad to know that they probably won't end up together. We're just watching it play out now. :/
May 16, 2013 3:10 PM
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Poor Emma :/ some good story and character development though, I wonder where this will be headed!
Feb 28, 2014 1:42 PM
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Poor Emma/William. While things have improved much since then, social class is still a big deal in many countries when it comes to marriage.
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Aug 6, 2014 12:04 AM
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I feel bad for Emma. Hardships are definitely coming in the future.
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Sep 12, 2014 6:02 AM
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I'm really glad I wasn't born during that era.
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Dec 1, 2015 10:51 AM
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I knew this would happen. After all its The Victorian Era were talking about.
May 5, 2016 2:46 AM

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The dad made sure to tell him to marry with someone of the same class...poor Emma =/
May 29, 2017 8:38 PM

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As soon as William’s father spitted that utter b*llsh#t about knowing one’s place I knew he was trouble. Look I know this anime take place in the old age (social status and whatnot) but for an educated person like him to talk like that is cringy… and talking about cringy William is no better because he kept quiet all the time his father was talking with his love interest hearing nothing in her defense… *Sigh*
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Richard would probably approve Emma once he learned how educated she is, but then again, there's still the social pressure.

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Nov 20, 2019 4:01 PM

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William's dad looks kinda cute but he could have been a bit more tactful about the social class subject, as on purpose as it likely was.
Aug 31, 2021 11:26 PM

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Poor William and Emma.
I’m so glad I wasn’t born in that era.
Dec 19, 2021 1:10 PM

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Noticed a mistake in the subtitles; William's sister mentions "The Death of King Arthur" but while written in Middle English the title of the book is in (ungrammatical) Middle French; Le Morte d'Arthur. It's an important work of English literature so it's a shame the subtitles name it wrongly by just re-translating the Japanese translation; I guess they didn't know what book it was referring to.

It was also odd hearing William's father saying the upper and lower classes share the same language when, while they are of course both speaking English, the accents and usage of the language differed quite a lot between the social upper and lower classes.
Dec 20, 2021 12:26 PM

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@Fronzel You should watch it in English dub. I know lots of people hate Eng dub but in case of Emma I think Eng dub sounds much better then the sub.

Moreover they have used British VA and it's really sounds great with British accent.

I just feel like shearing my opinion with you. Anyway enjoy the show its really great.
Dec 20, 2021 12:33 PM

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ZXEAN said:
@Fronzel You should watch it in English dub. I know lots of people hate Eng dub but in case of Emma I think Eng dub sounds much better then the sub.

Moreover they have used British VA and it's really sounds great with British accent.

I've watching sub-only DVDs so that's not an option for me, I'm afraid.

Do you know if the dub made the same mistake about Le Morte d'Arthur?
Dec 20, 2021 8:14 PM

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Fronzel said:
ZXEAN said:
@Fronzel You should watch it in English dub. I know lots of people hate Eng dub but in case of Emma I think Eng dub sounds much better then the sub.

Moreover they have used British VA and it's really sounds great with British accent.

I've watching sub-only DVDs so that's not an option for me, I'm afraid.

Do you know if the dub made the same mistake about Le Morte d'Arthur?
Can you give me the time mark please ? I checked ep 6 twice couldn't find it. Moreover William's sister appears just once in this episode while having breakfast with her family.
Dec 20, 2021 8:29 PM

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ZXEAN said:
Fronzel said:

I've watching sub-only DVDs so that's not an option for me, I'm afraid.

Do you know if the dub made the same mistake about Le Morte d'Arthur?
Can you give me the time mark please ? I checked ep 6 twice couldn't find it. Moreover William's sister appears just once in this episode while having breakfast with her family.

It is during that scene. My DVD says 5:08 for just before the line.
Dec 20, 2021 8:32 PM

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Fronzel said:
ZXEAN said:
Can you give me the time mark please ? I checked ep 6 twice couldn't find it. Moreover William's sister appears just once in this episode while having breakfast with her family.

It is during that scene. My DVD says 5:08 for just before the line.
Ooo yaa she said "The Death of King Arthur" there.
Dec 20, 2021 8:41 PM

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ZXEAN said:
Fronzel said:

It is during that scene. My DVD says 5:08 for just before the line.
Ooo yaa she said "The Death of King Arthur" there.

That's a shame; there's no book actually called that as far as I know and it obscures the reference the actual thing; especially a shame as this series delights in showing off its depiction of Victorian London. Vivian even mentions she wants to look at Beardsley's illustrations; this edition of Le Morte d'Arthur was published in 1893 so it gives a good notion of when this series is set, too.

Image of the cover of the edition it may be referring to:
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Fronzel said:
ZXEAN said:
Ooo yaa she said "The Death of King Arthur" there.

That's a shame; there's no book actually called that as far as I know and it obscures the reference the actual thing; especially a shame this series delights in showing off its depiction of Victorian London. Vivian even mentions she wants to look at Beardsley's illustrations; this ediition of Le Morte d'Arthur was published in 1893 so it gives a good notion of when this series is set, too.

I see, I think they tried to translate everything into English so this happened.

Thanks for the info.
Dec 20, 2021 8:57 PM

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ZXEAN said:
I see, I think they tried to translate everything into English so this happened.

Thanks for the info.

Well, the original dialogue uses a Japanese translation of the title and they just translated it into its English meaning without realizing what book it was referring to. Name-dropping the Beardsley illustrations was a good clue but they missed it.
Dec 20, 2021 9:05 PM

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Fronzel said:
ZXEAN said:
I see, I think they tried to translate everything into English so this happened.

Thanks for the info.

Well, the original dialogue uses a Japanese translation of the title and they just translated it into its English meaning without realizing what book it was referring to. Name-dropping the Beardsley illustrations was a good clue but they missed it.
After hearing all this I also think they have done a big mistake there.

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