Enen no Shouboutai Episode 10 Discussion

-Stray said:
This is the kind of ep I needed from this series, them taking the time to show the bonds that should have been done before entering into major arcs, well better late than never.

The start was pretty funny, like I said, showing them bond and how they interact with each other casually and not jumping from one major reveal every 3 mints.

Finally found one thing me and Shinra share, we simultaneously clicked our tongue when Arthur who was close to death suddenly got revived, that being said it was heartwarming when he kept giving his food to Shinra, a man sharing his food is a big deal! Especially from someone who was close to death just a few secs ago and got revived from hearing food is ready.

Tamaki's fitting in quite well with them, that naked apron filled me up.

Lot of info dumps too, adolla burst and Shinra's brother showing up (that was him at the end right?)

Overall, nice episode, please keep the pace and build up eps like this.

Gourmetforce said:


I am waiting for a proper sub or the dub i saw it but it's just in japanese version so it's hard to understand unless you know the language.

heg said:
ok so the 7th commander is the actual strongest person...

pyongshin said:
what the fuck happened to the animation in this episode?

Leo said:
Maki fanservice

FMmatron said:
The character chemistry, the world building, the infos and the plot development, I eat it all up.

And damn, they seriously hyped me for the Captain of the 7th.

Just needs more

Jesse200000000 said:
"She's a bit of an exception to the laws of physics" that is all.

Hylianticipated said:
Someone want to explain what the whole thing with Benimaru Shinmon being pointed out as a proto-nationalist? In this fictional world what is that supposed to mean? And why was it pointed it out when he corrected his name?

LeloTheUnamused said:


In (our) Japan, names are generally said in the order "Family Name" "First Name", it's just how they pronunce them and have done it for centuries. After they opened to the rest of the world, they started to adopt many western words, traditions and also naming order, but they kept their mostly for tradition.
You see it all the time in anime: japanese people usually call each other by the "Family Name""First Name" order.
In modern Japanese society iirc there is no obligation to use one or the other, so people choose in what way they call others, even tho the classical way is used most of the times.
For ancient names from before 1800 or around that, like with Oda Nobunaga, it is used the "Family Name" "First Name" order even by western people, that's the convention.
All of this naming rules also include the "respect rules" that Japanese people have, such as using honorifics and considering rude to call someone by their first name without any honorific, unless they're really close to you.


Now, back to Fire Force...

basically, we know that the world is a mess and that what was left of Japan (the now Tokyo Empire) took in a lot of refugees from many other countries around the world. This is why you see many people that are not typically japanese (like Arthur, for example), and this reflect on the naming too.
Basically, in the show they always use western-style naming, saying like Shinra Kusakabe instead of Kusakabe Shinra, Akitarou Obi instead of Obi Akitarou etc, and they also call each other mostly by their first name with not mani honorifics involved.

Benimaru insists on using anciend naming on everyone and expects people to do the same with him. That's why people notice it and point that out.

TL;DR it's tied to japanese culture and how it evolved and changed due to many sociological factors in the world of Fire Force. Benimaru doesn't accept it and is therefore a more "japanese language/tradition purist", so to speak

Ryuseishun said:
It’s an okay episode, but not very much of value considering how dismal the series has been for me, but the overall premises is still extremely interesting and continues to tease my curiosity.

Feels rather too laid-back, to where my attention kinda lulled a few times or so.

Daniel_Naumov said:

I don't know if this wreck can be considered this profound, but it might also be a hint to Benimaru not liking the crap world of flame worshiping, as opposed to everyone else who got used to it. He wants to return to the nation as it was before some disaster and something tells me his brigade is better off morally than the rest of them.

I can say the same. The author managed to come up with an interesting narrative, but for some reason (either unable or unwilling) he refuses to keep it serious and quality, often diluting it with nonsense that I doubt anyone (except for brain damaged mentals who like drawn girls) enjoys.

Daniel_Naumov said:

I don't know if this wreck can be considered this profound, but it might also be a hint to Benimaru not liking the crap world of flame worshiping, as opposed to everyone else who got used to it. He wants to return to the nation as it was before some disaster and something tells me his brigade is better off morally than the rest of them.

Naerys said:
Ok, so no explanation as to what happened to Arthur at the end of the previous episode?