Ikebukuro West Gate Park Episode 5 Discussion

Unkrowned said:
Episode about foreign workers, kinda sad situation for the ones coming from poverty even resorting to illegal ways to earn some income. Lin is quite the schemer but at least thanks to his request Guo got saved and Makoto gained a younger sister!

vedwienal said:
This episode told a story between Chinese migrants and Japanese locals.A little weird because it seemed like Japan is the saviour of the poor in China.I don't believe on the Earth there is a country which doen't have poor people and "the hellish poverty in China" made me uncomfortable.It's not real,in fact.It's true that there's a huge gap between the rich and the poor in China but we have been making much effort to deal with this phenomenon. There are always conflict between the thought process of China and Japan.Each time China appeared in a Japanese anime there will be usually an upsurge of discussion on Chinese Internet.（This episode is no exception.）Some people hold an opinion that it's a insult to China while the others thought we shouldn't be that sensitive.Actually most of time I belong to the second one.In the meanwhile I think I should say something to avoid others to have a misunderstanding of China so I wrote down these words.

OK let's come back to the episode itself.After ep4 I had much confidence about IWGP because I think it has the capacity to tell stories perfectly but this one...Uhh I should say it has the same defect as ep1-3.Some important plots we viewers want to see has been skipped quickly by the character's words.It drove me annoyed.I like the new character Lin because he is wise,brave,and kind.(Do foreigners think all Chinese have a good command of kung fu? ?)Finally Guo has been Makoto's stepsister brought me happiness and it's a warm end.Best wishes to this warm family.