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thepokemask said: I am surprised no one has really mentioned the connection of the principal to the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. In the movie, Peter Sellers plays a former nazi who is an expert on nuclear warheads. The movie is about a false attack from the Soviets leading to a US Air Force General ordering a nuclear strike on the USSR. The movie is a giant paradox about probability. With a roll of dice, both powers could destroy each other and cause the end of the world. Just as the anime with a roll of dice they could return to their original world. Now does this imply the principal implies Dr. Stranglove, who, with a press of a button, could destroy the world? Does this make Dr. Strangelove the world of the governing world because of his ability to destroy it? Is the principal also the 'god' of the world they inhibit a copy of Dr. Strangelove? I believe that this connection is on purpose and could tell us how the series will end. This episode felt like the last episode of the series and, I had to check to make sure there were still more planned. The principal's appearance is mainly meant to tell us that the characters do not control the world. Nagara cannot create worlds but can witness them. The characters see themselves in the graduation segment which, was an amazing scene. They find out that they lost a metaphorical coin toss and are the ones who lost. We are following the losers of this coin toss as they are bound to this world. This implies that they are useless and can never be their selves in the old world. They are forever stuck to this world and can never leave. However, they still might have a chance. There is so much to unpack in this episode that it is really hard to grasp most of the ideas in it. Like how there could be a connection to the warheads in Dr. Strangelove. In the movie, there are two warheads shown. One says "Hi there!" and the other says "Dear John" both are references to American Civil War songs. Specifically, the "Dear John" song is known as Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye. This song is about a man who abandons his child to go to war. The song continues further and talks about how he comes back permanently damaged by war. He is welcomed back but only with pity. In the movie, there is a famous scene where the pilot flies to his death on a bomb. The bomb he was on was the "Hi There!" bomb. This episode, however, was hit with the "Dear John" bomb. We see all of the characters figure out everything is useless and they are worthless. They are only offered with pity as they are just copies of their true selves. They know they are copies, they are faced with the idea that they can't return, and all their efforts were pointless. I might be thinking too much into this but, to shorten up the characters are powerless. They are just copies and a part of a choice of the principal. They had an illusion of the end light at a tunnel. Yet, when they faced this light with Nozomi's powers, it was false. She is dead in the real world and, the characters find out they are copies. And just as the ending of Dr. Strangelove using the song "We'll meet again" over a montage of bombs destroying the planet, they might have to say goodbye to their world. I could be wrong about all of this but, I hope my rambling cleared up something even if I don't fully understand the show. I look forward to the next episode I hope it's as great as this one. I don't think too many people caught it, but as soon as I saw him I was like "oh shit these people are Kubrick fans we will never understand this". ;P   he even has the fake hand  |
_MushiRock11_ said: Can't really say I know what's actually going on anymore now. I know for sure though that changing the past does not yield good results and that's about all I understood xD. It's funny how the teacher seemed to be wearing a school uniform underneath? No idea if it's my eyes playing tricks or not though, but it matches with what TsudaKen-san's character dropped. Was this supposed to be foreshadowing hence? Just for everyone who missed it, it really was a blink and you miss it reveal, right after the dog said "only students come hear" the wind blew and they flashed to the sensei's skirt which blew up to reveal a student uniform skirt underneath, meaning , like the dog said, she is really a student pretending to be a teacher  |
MenchiK1 said: _MushiRock11_ said: Can't really say I know what's actually going on anymore now. I know for sure though that changing the past does not yield good results and that's about all I understood xD. It's funny how the teacher seemed to be wearing a school uniform underneath? No idea if it's my eyes playing tricks or not though, but it matches with what TsudaKen-san's character dropped. Was this supposed to be foreshadowing hence? Just for everyone who missed it, it really was a blink and you miss it reveal, right after the dog said "only students come hear" the wind blew and they flashed to the sensei's skirt which blew up to reveal a student uniform skirt underneath, meaning , like the dog said, she is really a student pretending to be a teacher I noticed that as well, but Aki is at the graduation ceremony in the (what appears to be) parents section. I wonder what it all means... |
MenchiK1 said: _MushiRock11_ said: Can't really say I know what's actually going on anymore now. I know for sure though that changing the past does not yield good results and that's about all I understood xD. It's funny how the teacher seemed to be wearing a school uniform underneath? No idea if it's my eyes playing tricks or not though, but it matches with what TsudaKen-san's character dropped. Was this supposed to be foreshadowing hence? Just for everyone who missed it, it really was a blink and you miss it reveal, right after the dog said "only students come hear" the wind blew and they flashed to the sensei's skirt which blew up to reveal a student uniform skirt underneath, meaning , like the dog said, she is really a student pretending to be a teacher Yeah an older drifter just ike the dog. |
| Now the show came the turn and looking back the sub titles, they might have been derived from films / novels. (or just simply it may be my fancy.) ep.1: The Farthest Shore ep.2: Aliens ep.3: Puss in Boots ep.4: Ed (Japanese title: Monkey League) ep.5: The Flying Classroom ep.6: The Long Goodbye |
kuroneko99Aug 29, 2021 6:05 AM
| Sonny Boy keeps being really stylish, and really mindfuck kind of show, and the finale of the episode was pretty great and makes me wonder- what's next? Is there really no way out of drifting for them all, or they will find one someway? Intrigue (along with some other elements) is what keeps me being interested in this show. |
| the op/ed always hits hard... I don't know how to feel about this. i don't think I understand but is amazing nonetheless. Yeah, this is too interesting, a lot of information this week. Also, I think that Nozomi killed herself in the real world. Or well, her copy did. |
secondshelpAug 24, 2021 6:13 PM
Yeah, it was pretty cool seeing them reference them and as someone else put it here they seem to be using movies and book titles. It's cool to see them use The Long Goodbye especially since that movie is really great. |
| best episode soo far |
| This episode was confusing in a whole different level than all the other previous episodes. I don't even know what to say cuz I barely understood anything. The God thing made it all weird. But if only students can go adrift then what's with that sensei. Her existence just got more suspicious. Looks like something's troubling Asakaze, it's not like him the way he's letting himself get used by the Sensei. The Sensei is definitely using him and that faction of students for selfish reasons. I wonder what's her motive. And the star guy is suspicious in another way same with that principal. Now that I think about it, it's just like Among Us with 3 impostors XD It seems like they're stuck in a parallel world which was created by the principal kinda like in the Wonder Egg Priority. The sensei could be playing the role of Hyphen or Dot in this world. I wonder if there are any missions they have to complete to get out of this world. |
Rickydory123Aug 29, 2021 11:47 PM
| So the sensei might not be a teacher but a kind of alternate student? The fact that they can "edit" the world with a real video edit software is incredible, but also that alternate real world at the end was such a weird experience, especially how Nozomi is dead in this one, it's still so mysterious, I love it. |
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| Copies... fighting to be the originals.. kinda odd how that is. kinda how sperm works is how I imagine it. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| Wow so they were copies all along and they even missed their chance to become the originals. Heck Nozomi's even dead in the real world. Quite shocking revealation. |
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| Oh my so they were all copies the whole time. Well their film editing(or a world editing) software plan has failed. And it was this God/their princpal who "drifted them'. But why? And the original Nozomi's dead and for some reason Hoshi was speaking with God's voice. He was also already aware that his class wa gonna get drifted. I loved the graduation scene, it felt so surreal. This was best episode so far, the series has taken a whole new turn. |
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| So much content for an episode |
| Nice to have doggo-senpai (although he's a classmate) joining. This episode hitting a new level with me being amazed yet also confused. So if I get it correctly, this basically involves multiple timelines where they tried to become the originals but failed by staying the copies, I wonder what kind of acid the writer is on because I need some too. |
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| I thought I had a decent handle on what was going on with this series but this episode made feel like I understood nothing. |
| Okay, I give up I dont want to waste one more minute for this pretentious, nonsense bullshit cartoon Drop |
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| A student of the future because yes, things are happening because a god wants them to. This anime is stupid. It's one episode worse than the other and it tries to be confusing, but in the end it's just a vague anime that isn't trying to say anything. It's a pseudo-philosophical anime that tries to be a lot but in the end is nothing. |
| So they are copies of the orginals? Wut? So much for going back home... |
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| Alright, this show has officially lost me... |
| as of right now i have to say this is a masterpiece the character development, the sound, the art, the plot is just all so enthralling i'm captivated by this and i really hope it doesn't fall short at the end just absolutely wonderful thus far |
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| They were copies? The 'teacher' was also a student like Yamabiko? What's going on xd |
ProxyLain said: It's a pseudo-philosophical anime that tries to be a lot but in the end is nothing. Been feeling like this with this show, feels like it wants to be something but lacks the substance. Giving NGE vibes and that's not a good thing lol |
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Uppwind said: Calm down, because in the end the anime didn't mean anything. It's one of the worst things I've ever seen.ProxyLain said: It's a pseudo-philosophical anime that tries to be a lot but in the end is nothing. Been feeling like this with this show, feels like it wants to be something but lacks the substance. Giving NGE vibes and that's not a good thing lol |
| This episode was fantastic. Plus the music used was so good and fitting. |
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| Okay, I'm now halfway through the show and of course can't say that I understand its storytelling even for 50%. The focus on super powers is now on the back side of the plot and one of the most powerful characters in the face of God Head Teacher appeared to ruin an otherwise solid attempt of the pupils to sneak into their original world. It seems to be that every character has its own rol and purpose in those distorted worlds they're walking through however, not all of them really want to go home. Nozomi just takes it all from her youth and fights with fears; Nagara is experiencing a deep personal crisis and doesn't understand what his nature really wants; Rajdhani is more involved into gadgets, mysteries and theories; Hoshi is blinded by the outside voice and is poisoned by the idea of salvation; Mizuho generally keeps herself aloof and overreacts to injustices; Asakaze still doesn't find a place for himself and is easily fascinated by sweet speeches about his own exclusivity, etc etc. The rift among the disciples is getting wider and commander Aki determined to destruction rather than creation. The idea of Nozomi and Nagara union to be the key in finding the exit is still in place but on the other hand this whole drift might be senseless just as Yamabiko, the ancient dog, said (I find his presence the most intriguing at the moment). The new worlds package is limitless, so all is here to do for the viewer is to observe and reflect, it's like having Uroboros as a home pet and being ringed by his essence. |
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| So this one is about the cyclical course of life? Kids come and go to school all with their problems, some die, others graduate and a few might even become teacher or work with next generations of kids that will go through most of the same thing (having friends, not having friends, study for exams, skipping class, getting depressed, daydream, have problems at home...) I liked that they followed the demagogy episode with some militar mentality going on with the guys that were following the teacher. |
| This series starts soooo slow. Fans needed this episode. Just when I thought the show was getting predictable, it completely defied my expectations. |
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| This episode was better than all the previous episodes (which were almost episodic). This episode made it feel like they'll make it back but they failed. I still have a lot of questions. If Sonny boy had been a series of 40min each episode with expanding more on its concept then people wouldn't have been so confused Halfway through and it's fun to watch, I'd be lying if I said I understand everything though |
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| If Nagara's power is creating new worlds, can we really be sure that the "original" world is indeed the original rather than just another creation? |
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