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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I find this episode cute and wholesome. As the launch date for their mission has already been decided to be 12th December, so the stuff is gonna have to be sped up eventually. As good as Irina has proven herself, one mistake in space can be devastating. So, she needs to be completely prepared and trained for what she's going to do. She still has three weeks of training left to do. But, meanwhile, it's time to take a break from all the training and go out with Lev to the city. She has never seen a city, so it's a new experience for her. Her expressions are still cute as ever especially when she's drunk. (> <) What an adorable vampire. LOL |
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| Nice breather episode and I think it's nice idea for Irina to take a break after all the training. With the launch deadline approaching, they must be feeling anxiety and excitement. And lol Irina getting drunk from alcohol. Maybe she should avoid drinking in the future. The ice skating scene was a thing of beauty. |
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| Really liked this episode, kinda underrated show tbh, I think this has potential if the ending is well executed. |
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| The UZSR higher-ups are relentless to hastily prepare Irina for lift-off, but it's not like Lev has any choice to retaliate. Ooh, some nice Irina fanservice lols, that got Lev bucket-sweating in blush. As expected, the other soldiers will not lament on Irina being a tool of objectification. Some nice moments between both Irina and Lev, though tensions still exist within the base. Irina definitely loves having fun at the jazz bar though, and it shows from her facial expressions. More lemon seltzer for her, while Lev has actual alcohol that's too much for the cutesy vampire. It's also notable that scenes like this always lead to fanservice, but I respect this show for not going down that angle in such restrictive lands. Even ice-skating in the dark, and Irina almost looks like a professional esteemed Olympian skater with the nice BGM on top of it. Hmm, "Snow Thaw" Lev, that's a good nickname. The exposition of Lev and Irina's backstories being "same same but different", and Irina's name (which means peace), it all adds up to their alluring character dynamics. Irina's a strong vampire girl, and she only cares for her dreams before humans can do all sorts of vile things to her. More training for the 3 weeks before the expedition on the double. |
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| The ice skating scene was incredible, but felt kinda random. But if drunk Irina is serious enough breaking the chains that was that heavy coat, is all good. Meanwhile Lev doing what a Russian would do, sit down and have a drink. |
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| This show is underrated, that was a very nice episode. Despite the bizarre premise it actually works, Lev and Irina are very likable characters. |
| Great episode! So Irina volunteered to go to space and is actually 17 years old. Lev and Irina both went to a jazz bar and it seems Iría got drunk very fast xD. Quite a wholesome episode and I really liked it. The ice skating scene with the music was really beautiful to watch also I guess ‘ttebayo! This series has been amazing so far. Looking forward to the next episode! |
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| The ice skating scene was so cute and wholesome.. The animation was so fucking good |
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| That racist bitch is so annoying. Other than that a fun episode with lots of Irina, she was adorable. The skating scene was beautiful. Lev and Irina interactions were amusing. I hope even after the experiment is over they can be together. |
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| Lev and Irina getting closer at the Jazz bar. They were like "it's not a date" to Natalia. Sleeping on Lev's shoulder. The ice skating scene was magnificent. Lev believes they shouldn't bring war into space and Irina (who's name means "peace") is on target to go into space before humans, that's very poetic. |
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| Think I'm done with this show. It's pretty and a fun concept, but all the focus is on the dry characters and their boilerplate dynamic. |
| Just a bit earlier YouTube recommended me a video about the quietest room in the world. Lay out was similar to the anechoic altitude chamber from this episode. Funny coincidence. Anyway. I'm so glad that I didn't drop this after the first episode. The guy who said it gives him Plastic Memories vibes last week was right on the money. This is one of the closest things I've seen to it, narratively and tonewise probably the closest and I love it. Beautiful episode. |
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| sorry gotta say that song in the lake was awful and hurt my ears. |
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| Holy cow, what a beautiful episode. The show has been slowly building up the relationship between Irina and Lev and I think we've entered full gear in this episode. The skating scene was absolutely beautiful, between Irina's outfit and the reflection of the moon on the lake, which gives the illusion of Irina skating on the moon. The BGM was gorgeous (loved the jazz theme of this episode) and of course Hayashibara is voicing Irina to perfeciton (drunk Irina gets infinite moe points). Cannot wait for the next episode. |
| Next is separate training? I wonder what it will entail. Anyway, the end of the training shouldn't be far off. |
| wholesome episode and really beautiful ice skating from irina! she says she doesnt mind being disposed of as long as she can go to space but that makes me sad honestly. i cant say that i see her being killed off but what with the people saying she should be treated like an object, idk |
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| Fucking loved this episode and Irina's development! God the ice skating scene was BEAUTIFUL!!! The message of Humans ruining everything. Hits hard. Loved it. |
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| The parts with Lev and Irina are my favorite and thankfully this episode (and tbh this series as a whole) has a lot of, which I'm thankful for. I really enjoy the dynamics and the second half especially with all the skating was visually nice. Good soundtracks as well I'm liking this series |
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| Even though she was drunk, she skated perfectly on the frozen lake, it's good to get more character development, now Irina will be isolated |
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| We got a beautiful scene last episode with the plane scene and then we got another beautiful scene this episode with the skating scene along with that wonderful song. Great episode! That jazz bar scene, damn it Irina, you can't just hit me with that unexpected cute attack. Drunk Irina is a blessing. Korovin, you ain't lookin too good there buddy. We got only a few weeks left till launch and all Irina needs to train now is parachuting. I don't think going to that isolation chamber while hungover is a good idea lmao. I think she'll miss Lev while she's inside that chamber, I really love their relationship. Really looking forward to the next episode. |
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| While it could have done with a few cut lines of dialogue - we really didn't need Lev to state outright "oh so that's why she's eager to train" - that scene at Lake Balka was genuinely excellent. Very creative use of limited animation and set pieces, as well as some properly impactful framing. |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
| Why did she need to strip for skating? |
Andrzej2 said: Why did she need to strip for skating? To achieve maximum flexibility and freedom. |
| Fine episode. The skating scene was rough and the fanservice is getting a little out of hand, but the rest was ok enough. The OST continues to be the best aspect. |
| Definitely one of my favs of this season. But I'm almost sure that ending will be heartbreaking. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
rsc-pl said: Definitely one of my favs of this season. But I'm almost sure that ending will be heartbreaking. I think the opposite: I feel like the ending will be energizing for both the viewers and Lev & Irina. Paulotronator said: Ah, according to the first episode, it's 1960. But the numbers don't match. If Irina is 17 years old and her parents died 14 years before, in 1946... What happened? The war ended in Sept. 1945, and by then no German troops remained in Russia. The series is an alternative historical fiction so they're not using the exact historical dates from our world. |
AvveniristaOct 27, 2021 9:19 AM
Paulotronator said: Avvenirista said: I think the opposite: I feel like the ending will be energizing for both the viewers and Lev & Irina. The series is an alternative historical fiction so they're not using the exact historical dates from our world. In the first episode they explicitly stated that the war ended in that date. The date of the launch of Maly/Laika and the first satellite/Sputnik 1 also checks out. Maybe the similarities and dissimilarities are intended. The series' timeline is close enough to the real one with some events and dates while still being completely fictitious thanks to noted changes here and there. |
| i hope this does not end-up in MC madly falling in love with vampgirl to the point that MC hinders her space objective... 4/5. but that ice staking of Irina was just wonderful and calming! |
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Yamamoto_001 said: Maybe the similarities and dissimilarities are intended. The series' timeline is close enough to the real one with some events and dates while still being completely fictitious thanks to noted changes here and there. well, clearly the work is mirrored in reality, except the vampires Yes, though we might see even more differences down the road. If there are vampires then that could mean that there also werewolves (a man can dream). |
| yoo that scene in the lake so beautiful !! irina so cute while drunk Holyy |
| Lake scene was disappointing, no? Male MC seemed to me like he was Ok with Irina being just an "object". He seemed like "well, it's her dream to be a cosmonaut and she doesn't expect to survive, so if she dies (even after returning back alive), I'll be fine..." -_- This was my expression. |
| that Irina dance on the lake was majestic.. there were some weird poses , unnatural one's... but maybe because she's a vampire her body is flexible like that? I did LOVED the music in the background.. that jazz music.. Although.. "My Beloved" is sung by a japenis singer.. and its actually pretty recent.. 2017.. so props the studio for choosing a song that gave the vibes of jazz from almost a century back.. |
Sigmar-Unberogen said: Lake scene was disappointing, no? Male MC seemed to me like he was Ok with Irina being just an "object". He seemed like "well, it's her dream to be a cosmonaut and she doesn't expect to survive, so if she dies (even after returning back alive), I'll be fine..." -_- This was my expression. Lev recognized Irina's resolve and understood because he feels the same way about going to the moon. Irina doesn't care about how she's treated she just wants to go. Lev can't forcefully change people's opinions about Irina so the best thing he can do is support her which he says. What would you prefer his reaction to be? |
| unintentional date ep!!! y'all that was way cute. |
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