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eRe4s3r said: Aye, then i take it back ;) Apparently Japan does not have any emergency laws like they are standard in the west They must have, especially for earthquakes. I find it impossible that they. Siing said: Your house is one thing, family is another. If I were in their situation, I would not give a damn about what anyone told me. I'd be out looking for those I care about. Like shit I'd stay at some shelter for 3-5 days wondering whats happened to everyone else. Same situation with Mirai in episode 2 really. That is why you register your name, so that people can find out if you're safe. Also, it's pretty much a given in any disaster that reestablishing communications is a top priority, especially for reasons like this. If their parents are looking for them, I say they should have found out they're alive and where they are after a day or two at most. Then the kids would be forced to stay while the parents go and fetch them. If they're with family, they might be transferred somewhere closer or start going back to cleared/safer areas. No matter what, no one is just gonna go walk all the way to their homes. Another thing, major aftershocks (even the earthquake itself) can be predicted, isn't it? |
| You can tell when an earthquake is arriving, but the cases I know of were earthquakes starting off coast (tsunami in 2004). If it's in the ocean, miles away, specially-made radars will detect it before the tsunamis/earthquake itself messes everything up. But it started right under them (20kms under, iirc?) here, so I don't know if it works out the same way. If they could predict it, announcing an evacuation in a minute (or even 10) might be hard (I'm not up to date with how long it would take it to hit the ground level if it's 10 miles deep, heh), especially if evacuating such a large zone fast is impossible. Aftershocks are basically predictable since living none of them after an earthquake is unusual. Again, since it's not 20kms off the coast but underground, I don't know if it works the same way. |
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| Pretty good episode. I think they're sort of overplaying the "spoiled kid faces hardship and becomes a better person for it" angle with Mirai, but her reactions do seem mostly realistic so I'll not complain too much. I always love the old "falling object, when given any direction of fall, will always choose direction of main character" trope. Just once I'd like to see someone judge how it's falling for just a second and run perpendicular to it instead of straight away. One thing that I'm really loving in this series is really good attention to locational detail, even going down to manhole covers. Here's a couple I found: Google Streetview Google Streetview (pan left to see the crosswalk Mari is about to cross -- to see the entrance to the park it's two "steps" forward.) |
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asdf1248 said: windy said: Oh and what sort of bitch would spill their boiling ramen on a little kid and then walk away acting like it was the kid's fault? Jfc. Say sorry even if you don't mean it at least... I'm not standing up for that person, but people do things they usually find unreasonable when they're really, really stressed, like if they've just recently lost someone close to them due to an earthquake. I happened to have been living maybe 30 or 40 kilometers from the epicenter of the 921 Earthquake in Taiwan ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/921_Earthquake ) when the first quake struck. I was in third grade back then, probably around Yuuki's age. I remember hearing about people jumping out of their windows from the 6th or 7th floor because their apartment was about to give way and stuff. Perhaps jumping out of a window isn't the same kind of unreasonable act as blaming someone for something that's your own fault. Still, that woman most likely wasn't thinking, "oh crap, I spilt some ramen on someone else." She was probably thinking of something along the lines of, "oh crap, because of some girl, I just lost some of the ramen I waited so long in line for." On a side note, the 921 earthquake was at 1 in the morning, so, being well and truly asleep, I initially thought it was a marching band. But I digress. I think this anime, in general, portrays "human desperation" quite well. When something as big as this earthquake happens in our lives so suddenly, our selfishness and greed well up more often than not. Because of our discomfort, we want to get more comfortable as quickly as possible in whatever way we can, and by doing so, we often disregard the welfare of others (the public toilet scene). When a little salvation is finally offered to us, then we lose it because of someone else, we get, in short, pissed off (cup ramen scene) and jealous of others who didn't suffer what you did. If there is even a slight chance of making you feel better, you will want to take it, no matter the risks (Yuuki wanting to go see if their house is all right on top of the Tokyo Tower). If an earthquake of that scale does happen anywhere, be sure to know that stuff like that will happen in one form or another. Just my thoughts. Couldn't have said it any better myself. :D Love how the show is portraying the human desperation when it came to survival. I know how the show keeps repeating itself, but I think it's only because it shows the rollercoaster of emotions. Being sad, scared to death, and then remotely happy for an earthquake-victim. I don't mind it being repetitive, because I'm secretly hoping that Mirai becomes less of a jerk-off. Mirai getting the runs kind of made up for it though. |
YoruichiS2Aug 3, 2009 6:48 AM
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| Oh, those are called tropes? I find them funny, especially when over-abused. I guess when I watched this episode I was more pissed off though than amused, so I didn't laugh at all, heh. Tropes weren't the only things that were over-used imo, so can't blame me there (except for not enjoying this). I can't say if this anime does it more than most TV shows though (don't bother with TV, too lazy), but it's very close to some horrible dramas I've seen, where it won't stop getting worse (until the end, of course, otherwise I believe it'd be considered a tragedy? w/e, same thing applies to that too anyway). It's just effective ways to move people, and even though I can't even imagine how long it has existed, it's still working so they continue doing it. Good for them and the people who don't mind/notice, bad for those that expect more; what can I say? |
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| Plus tropes are used a lot in fiction, so it's not a bad thing. To me the "I didn't see that coming" is a overused trope. Anyways back on subject. Like with anyone with a bad attitude Mirai has had bad things happen to her. I didn't feel sorry for her until she started to look for her brother. When the tower fell her attitude towards her brother, as well as her overall attitude, seemed to have changed. She seemed more likeable now. I guess she figured out there are just some things she can't control and there are more important things she needs to worry about then just her little world. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| Yuuki is such a kind little brother, damn you Mirai. >__< |
| Yuuki tries so hard, but Mirai always acts like a self-centered baka >.< |
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| Yuuki's toilet paper scene!! I hope on what Yuuki did for Mirai will make her understand everything |
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| goddamnit i'm getting impatient over mirai. she is so fukken egoistic. and yeah, that was the first time i knew that there was a portable toilet lol |
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ironchefflip said: Not justifying mirai being a bitch to yuuki (because her character is just a bitchy teenager in general), but she did have a streak of bad luck: the feet wounds, getting hot ramen spilled on her, her ration bag hitting the mud, and getting stepped on. It's no wonder she vented on her little brother, who else could she transfer anger to without getting yelled back at? That's exactly pretty normal for us girls at that same age. Most teenagers are like that...and I'm not an exception. I act the same way with my brother. I mean, when I'm not in the mood, he's the first person I yell at if he does anything that would annoy me. Although unlike her, there were prolly less moments when she's being sweet to her brother. I can easily get along with my brother...but can also easily get annoyed when he's being stupid. Lawl Of course at the time when those things happened to her (Mirai), if I was her, I'd do the same thing...All I can say is that she's human. No matter how you look at it, she acts this way coz its what a teenager -in general- would most likely do at that situation. Although I was kinda getting pissed off with the way she was acting...I couldn't just say that I hate her for that...coz we're almost the same. :'o But that episode definitely made me cry. I can't help think if those things ever happened and it was only me and my little brother... >_< It's a big responsibility and it would be hard for me myself if I had to worry about ourselves and worry if our house or parents are still alive or not...that's quite a heavy burden to take if you think about it too much. ^^;; |
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| This series is starting to remind me of "Avenger" not in terms of plot or art or anything like that, but in terms of my regard to it. Not good, not great, but not terrible. The fine border between mediocrity and bad. Seeing as it's short I'll probably see it through to the end. The writing has been fairly mediocre. Many of the characters are pretty borderline to being unrealistic. The always happy woman (can't they at least show us a bit of worry) I get why she's trying to be positive and optimistic, it helps a lot more in this kind of situation than to always be down. But really she's just a bit TOO Happy. Miari yes she's a teenager but really why is she always so angsty? She's in the middle of a f-ing disaster and she keeps being so pissy. I would expect her to be freaking out a little more or at least try to have some optimism. Yuuki as adorable as he is does seem rather naive for everything that's going on. Regarding this episode, it really kept relying on the same plot devices of them becoming separated and narrowly missing dearth. The series is really lacking any suspense and it keeps throwing this device in a vein attempt to save it. Not to mention plot wholes are littering the show. Them trying to get home, what for? Get to a damn shelter. It seems most of Japan is still intact, you think there would be far more damage and derbies. And there seemed to be a working well in the park, wouldn't the water mains be busted up? I don't know someone answer. And the music has been substandard. |
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| When Yuuki started crying wondering if his parents were dead I felt like crying along with him! Poor guy. Mirai is such a betch, treating him like crap, whining and acting so conceited yet passive towards strangers. I swear Yuuki is more mature than her and he's in elementary school. And there's something suspicious about Mari. She never directly answers her odd attachment to the both of them (not that random acts of kindness aren't great, just rare and sometimes unsettling) and she also seems strangely disconcerned with her own child. Or maybe she's just the type who deal with pain by burying it in pretend optimism? I'm curious to see how that goes. |
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| Great episode. Yuuki made me laugh on three different accounts: 1.) His portable toilet scene 2.) His goofy smile after Mirai threw the phone away 3.) Him pretending to be dead and scaring the crap out of his sister He's such an awesome kid. How is he related to that miserable Mirai? D: |
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| Well... Mirai is annoing... And Yuuki Want to go to Tokyo Tower. Is was glad that they finally didnt go |
| It was refreshing to see Tokyo Tower destroyed...been quite awhile since I've seen it happen (used to be so popular). |
| That was a very good episode, and there's lot of emotion in it. I personally don't mind about Mirai's character, but I can't stand her brother. |
supermario23 said: Oh man, tell me you did not just say Sword of the Stranger was bad. That's just wrong on so many levels. Well, this episode was slow, but I don't think it's that bad. In fact, I think the show flows better this way--I mean would you want to see the three of them running around like the three blind mice with falling buildings and cracking roads everywhere for eleven whole episodes? The fact that the show could afford to take such breaks to facilitate character development is a testament to its good characterization and sturdy writing(Although the character designs still look like crap for a Bones production). ^this... it is a slice of life anime so slow episodes are fine =P |
| At first I thought Mirai was having cramps, but then I noticed she was holding her hand too high. |
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| Yuuki and the portable toilet act was funny. xD But.. when he was laying there, I thought that he was really dead. :< |
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| Jeez come on girl you not need to hold it in this kind of situation, the girl is kinda unlucky sometimes. Yuuki scared the shit out of me for a second there. |
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| LOL portable toilet. |
| Jesus Christ Yuuki *sigh* this is like the 3rd time this kid almost got killed 5/5 and this is turning furiously towards a 10 :D |
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| I kind of wonder why Mirai is running in the direction that the tower is falling instead of another direction. |
| Man the people in japan are rude to mirai! But she deserve it, she an ass sometimes |
| Eh, Mirai really was really mean to Yuuki. I wish she considered his feelings not only when he is missing. :/ |
| The Tokyo Tower fell O.o |
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| Hahaha portable toilet!? "You can use it anytime!" I am serious... that made my day. |
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| Getting close to dropping this... |
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DarK_BalteR said: Wow.. Mirai's attitude is sh*t.. I don't know if this happens to anyone else but.. Don't you just love it when Mirai get's hurt or something bad happens to her? (That's karma for ya b*tch!) For a second there I thought Yuuki died. I would be like "What the f-" This. If Yuuki died, I might've dropped it right there. Mirai needs to stop complaining. Argh. She should learn more from Mari and her brother. Though the people who didn't apologize aren't very nice either. :( I want Yuuki as a brother. Such a sweet boy!! |
| As soon as I saw the Tokyo Tower, I already knew it would fall wherever they were at the time. Mirai just attracts danger wherever she goes. It's like the anime version of Final Destination except we already know that Mirai, Yuuki, and Mari won't be dying. |
PirateKingzJul 9, 2012 6:03 PM
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| I thought she was hungry, oh well. |
Lang said: I kind of wonder why Mirai is running in the direction that the tower is falling instead of another direction. This. If it were me, I would run to the left or right. Nevertheless, amazing episode. |
| Damn dat tower! Quite nice episode! Up to the next one! |
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ironchefflip said: Not justifying mirai being a bitch to yuuki (because her character is just a bitchy teenager in general), but she did have a streak of bad luck: the feet wounds, getting hot ramen spilled on her, her ration bag hitting the mud, and getting stepped on. It's no wonder she vented on her little brother, who else could she transfer anger to without getting yelled back at? However I didn't list getting the runs as bad luck because that just happens. And when she has a portable paper toilet there's no excuse to not find some bushes to hide behind. If she just went earlier, she could have avoided the douchebag cutting in bathroom line. And I totally called those three going to Mari's place first, like she would just pass her own home on the way to he kids' house... Now it just needs an episode with some looters, con artists, or a sexual deviant; or maybe all the above. The ration bag hitting the mud and her foot getting stepped on happened because she was unalert and clumsy, so mostly everything that happened to her was of her own fault. |
kashim said: Tokyo EMOtude 8.0 - Mirai's period strikes... yet again. This anime has hardly anything interesting other than earthquake and destruction scenes. Human behaviour during such disasters has been covered over and over again, and Tokyo doesn't add anything new. Characters are bland and will hopefully improve later..if not then I'm dropping it. Bones is really mediocre when it comes to writing a scenario on their own. Correct. |
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