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| Thanks! I've been searching for a while and I think I found it: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/ships/icebreaker.php "Ability to rapidly move large amounts of water ballast within the ship to shift the weight when needing to break ice. The ships can be rocked from side to side in this manner." I'm learning some interesting stuff from this show, now I love it even more! |
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| Pretty good episode, I wonder if missing mom is really dead or we are gonna get trolled with her being alive at a different base or something. Also, penguins, connecting people since ages xD. |
| Oh, I usually like romantic lines in such shows, but this time it looked so forced and inappropriate, as if he only yesterday fell in love with her for the sake of this subplot. Not to mention that all this seemed to carry the message "You can not love someone, who is better and higher than you". It's strange. But otherwise, I really liked this episode, especially the way they handled the flashback. This is really one of the best slice of life shows recently, especially in the sense that they tell the story without the slightest moe or fanservice. |
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| This was such a great episode, also did anyone else think that they used the MC's voiceactor to voice takako's last line so far the "It's so very beautiful" part? |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| Pretty emotional and weighty episode and maybe I'm overthinking things but does anyone else think Shirase's mom and the Expedition Captain were in a romantic relationship? Maybe?? |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
HelpMeFindAnime said: I think the person Gin likes/liked was Takako. She is like a cloud, because she is unreachable. Just me? My thoughts exactly! Tainted said: I wouldn't be surprised if Gin is actually Shirase's father. lmao |
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Maelstrom610 said: Wow! Nice input, thanks! :3I didn't see anything that said the water was heated.  Found a short clip of the Shirase in action. |
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| If they find her mother's body frozen in the middle of nowhere at the end of this series I am gonna lose it. It's weird how most of best series recently have been series with seemingly boring or "out there" premises. God bless this series and god bless Madhouse. |
| Probably not my favourite episode since neither Shirase nor Gin are characters I like. More of a Lanz issue than a show issue tho |
| I really like the message of this show. That icebreaker scene was powerful. The scenes were beautifully animated and pleasing to the eyes. And finally after a long expedition, the crew had reached Antarctica! So proud of them! That after credit scene intrigued me though. |
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| YES! IN YOUR FACE! The scene of them landing was too much for me. Cried like a baby like I've been doing with every episode so far. |
| Only recently started watching this one. Love it already though. Marathon ed the first 8 in one night. This was a really good episode. The "In Your Faces!" part was slightly cringe but in the way this show is good at. Loved the Captain's flashbacks with Shirase. Added even more emotional weight to their relationship. I can't wait to see what this series end game is when they finally get to Antarctica. But I also don't want it to end! Easily my AOTS thus far. Also Yuzuki is so damn cute. Protecc when she hurt herself jump roping. |
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| Not quite as good at the last ep. but it ended very strong. They are really teasing us with that aurora borealis. Now the real adventure begins |
| -🌭🌭🌭🌭 -alright i see the show's back in form within literally the first 20 seconds -random side character romance arc straight outta nowhere -someone should tell this dude to stop drinking the seawater because he's thirsty af -hey i can think of like 4 ways you guys can spike your viewer count -young shirase is FUCKIGN adorable -anyway how's your sex life -alright the string of dialogue directed at shirase and gin being exact copies of one another was pretty funny -gin and shirase were pretty adorable together in the past -hmm maybe shirase actually didn't know her mom was most likely dead and still actually believes she's out there -yeah this gin interview is more true to the spirit of the show than the last episode was, and kaede seems to be having a bit of fun with it too -shirase's shirt totally says touch your butt -same dude, same -penguins are cute -shirase and gin are cute around penguins -never mind, it seems like she knew, but she didn't want to know she knew - p l a c e f u r t h e r t h a n s p a c e -"hey looks like you're having trouble with jump rope. let me tell you the history of antarctic expeditions" -unexpectedly motivational ice breaking -do the thing Well here I was thinking that I wouldn't give two shits about anyone not in the main 4 group of girls, but this episode pretty soundly proved that wrong. It also made me like Shirase a little more, which is pretty impressive, because she was ranked a solid fourth out of the main girls to me previously. I think what really changed in this episode was the whole flashback thing between Gin and Shirase because they were super adorable together. There's also the hard confirmation this episode that Shirase has all the hints to deduce the death of her mother, yet she still ended up saving up money to go to Antarctica to see for herself. In terms of the episode in general, it really stepped up the comedic moments in comparison to the previous episode (although that wasn't really a hard thing to do). I still hold that the standout feature of this show in general is the comedy, unless bodies of important characters start dropping, and any episode that plays to that strength is a decent one. That certainly applies to this episode, and it gets bonus points for introducing the backstory that got the entire cast to this point in the first place. |
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| I see that some T R I G G E R E D people still don't get what that "romance subplot" was for. ...Except it wasn't a romantic subplot at all. It was a subtle and smart way to tell more Gin/Takako backstory and uncover/develop her relationship with Shirase. Toshio's indirect confession was used to T R I G G E R~ trigger a chain of events that led to Gin and Shirase conversation on deck and also to some flashback memories about each other and Takako as mother/friend. |
| Icebreaker, the anime. In your face! |
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| I'm pretty sure that dude is in love with every single girl on the ship. Very emotional ending. |
| IN. YOUR. FACE. It felt so good to watch that haha. The girls are finally in Antarctica! That ending though... You've Got Mail! |
| Great episode! Shirase and the captain had a lot of moments together in the past...makes me wonder, where is the dad? |
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| Another amazing episode. We still don't know exactly what happened to her mother but i don't think that there is a possibility that she survived. And that ending hahahah the best xD in your face!!! hahah The email...wonder what it is. |
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| HanaKana was amazing in this episode. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| IN YOUR FACE!! What the hell? This show is so good! |
I witnessed a loli spill from a cartridge and somehow retained my sanity. |
| They're finally at Antarctica. To those people who looked down her down their nose, those who betrayed her, those who laughed, and said its impossible, well, IN YOUR FACE!! Not its only Shirase and the girls who feel the same but the whole crew. Doing the impossible. And when you did it, It would feel great. |
| wow, they made it, I didnt know it was possible to break through ice like that. |
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| After 9 episodes. FINALLY! Haha |
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| Wow this episode made me feel many things. I lost my interest over the last couple of episodes and i had that feeling in this episode too .. but all of a sudden the anime starts to hit the feels again and again one scene after another. 2nd half was amazing. Let's see how this journey continues |
| Oh damn that ending :'( that sure hit home hard, really great episode though with so much great yet sad backstory! Looking forwards to see what's next! |
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| holy shit that ending was so corny lmao. IN YOUR FACE! Was this whole Antarctic civilian expedition a real thing, and the anime is just developing a drama around it? I thought all this strangely unrealistic, but that clip posted above of the Icebreaker Shirase in action already throws me for a loop. I was aware the locales are adapted according to real environments, but I assumed the rest of this pure fiction... That dude with a crush on the captain was kek as fuck. new favorite character I'm surprised these girls weren't wearing skirts. :D |
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Zadion said: holy shit that ending was so corny lmao. IN YOUR FACE! Was this whole Antarctic civilian expedition a real thing, and the anime is just developing a drama around it? I thought all this strangely unrealistic, but that clip posted above of the Icebreaker Shirase in action already throws me for a loop. I was aware the locales are adapted according to real environments, but I assumed the rest of this pure fiction... That dude with a crush on the captain was kek as fuck. new favorite character I'm surprised these girls weren't wearing skirts. :D The ship and antarctic base are real. The people and drama, not so much. Lol. They're still run by the Japanese military, so the whole civilian expedition thing is pure fiction; but if I'm not mistaken, the travel itinerary is based on real route taken by the Shirase icebreaker. Fun fact, there was a post either here or on reddit that linked to a blog of an actual researcher at the Shouwa Station talking about Sora Yori. Even had a few real life interior pictures of the station and compared it to the anime shots. |
Onsa_Rin said: Zadion said: holy shit that ending was so corny lmao. IN YOUR FACE! Was this whole Antarctic civilian expedition a real thing, and the anime is just developing a drama around it? I thought all this strangely unrealistic, but that clip posted above of the Icebreaker Shirase in action already throws me for a loop. I was aware the locales are adapted according to real environments, but I assumed the rest of this pure fiction... That dude with a crush on the captain was kek as fuck. new favorite character I'm surprised these girls weren't wearing skirts. :D The ship and antarctic base are real. The people and drama, not so much. Lol. They're still run by the Japanese military, so the whole civilian expedition thing is pure fiction; but if I'm not mistaken, the travel itinerary is based on real route taken by the Shirase icebreaker. Fun fact, there was a post either here or on reddit that linked to a blog of an actual researcher at the Shouwa Station talking about Sora Yori. Even had a few real life interior pictures of the station and compared it to the anime shots. Very nice interesting tidbit! Thanks for sharing. I did some brief research and found that there are, essentially, civilian Antarctic expeditions, but I didn't read any further than that. |
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Zadion said: Onsa_Rin said: The ship and antarctic base are real. The people and drama, not so much. Lol. They're still run by the Japanese military, so the whole civilian expedition thing is pure fiction; but if I'm not mistaken, the travel itinerary is based on real route taken by the Shirase icebreaker. Fun fact, there was a post either here or on reddit that linked to a blog of an actual researcher at the Shouwa Station talking about Sora Yori. Even had a few real life interior pictures of the station and compared it to the anime shots. Very nice interesting tidbit! Thanks for sharing. I did some brief research and found that there are, essentially, civilian Antarctic expeditions, but I didn't read any further than that. There are some (very expensive) civilian tours that go along one of the more accessible coasts of Antarctica. They sail out from Chile I believe. Shouwa Station, as the anime explained (and very accurately), is in a very remote edge of Antarctica and not easily accessible. Which is why you won't see any private/civilian expeditions to that area anytime soon. The accuracy and attention to detail in this anime is one of the best things I love about it. From the numerous blinking cargo container lights out in Singapore harbour, to the desolate, gray, cold trailers at Shouwa Station; they captured the exact atmosphere I felt when I was in Singapore, as well as a few remote northern regions in Canada where I had to go for work briefly. Granted it's not quite as extreme as Antarctica, northern Canada can get quite desolate and cold. Amazing, amazing show. |
Onsa_Rin said: Zadion said: Very nice interesting tidbit! Thanks for sharing. I did some brief research and found that there are, essentially, civilian Antarctic expeditions, but I didn't read any further than that. There are some (very expensive) civilian tours that go along one of the more accessible coasts of Antarctica. They sail out from Chile I believe. Shouwa Station, as the anime explained (and very accurately), is in a very remote edge of Antarctica and not easily accessible. Which is why you won't see any private/civilian expeditions to that area anytime soon. The accuracy and attention to detail in this anime is one of the best things I love about it. From the numerous blinking cargo container lights out in Singapore harbour, to the desolate, gray, cold trailers at Shouwa Station; they captured the exact atmosphere I felt when I was in Singapore, as well as a few remote northern regions in Canada where I had to go for work briefly. Granted it's not quite as extreme as Antarctica, northern Canada can get quite desolate and cold. Amazing, amazing show. Its not from Japan. But Civilian can make travel to antartica. Its real like this https://twitter.com/badass_w/status/956968577676070913 |
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| Ohh, best episode so far. The scene with the ice-breaking was amazing and the final speech by Shirase was too awesome: it really fit her character. So, WWII really made Japan stronger... AbeldeMedici said: Cool website. It has so much information Thanks! I've been searching for a while and I think I found it: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/ships/icebreaker.php "Ability to rapidly move large amounts of water ballast within the ship to shift the weight when needing to break ice. The ships can be rocked from side to side in this manner." I'm learning some interesting stuff from this show, now I love it even more! |
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| this show is teaching me facts about Antarctica and its great |
| In your face! I liked that part. |
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| Wow they finally made it! |
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| There's a lot of powerful moments in the show, but I think one understated moment is when Gin asked child Shirase whether she knew about WW2 and was answered with a timid "Yes." |
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| This episode shows that once again, despite her haters, Kana Hanazawa has the best vocal performance of the whole fucking industry, that is not debatable. She put so much emotions in her voice she seems to merge with the character, truly amazing. ZAAAAAMMMMAAAAA MIRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! |
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