Comments on: Nijuu Mensou no Musume - 17 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/nijuu-mensou-no-musume-17/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/nijuu-mensou-no-musume-17/#comment-9025 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:38:19 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/nijuu-mensou-no-musume-17/#comment-9025 Those are some strange rumours, and I wonder who it is that Chiko is supposed to end up with. The only one who makes a chance is Ken, but there hasn't been any sign of romantic tension with him (or any other character, for that matter). I think that NJM indeed is also partly at fault, and Chiko seems to realize this as well. That's why it was interesting that despite this, she chose to stay faithful to him. The riiculousness of the technology in this series is perhaps mimicking the "science fiction" of those "Showa 30s". Like, how after the war, people began to fear these supernatural weapons and stuff. Those are some strange rumours, and I wonder who it is that Chiko is supposed to end up with. The only one who makes a chance is Ken, but there hasn’t been any sign of romantic tension with him (or any other character, for that matter).

I think that NJM indeed is also partly at fault, and Chiko seems to realize this as well. That’s why it was interesting that despite this, she chose to stay faithful to him.

The riiculousness of the technology in this series is perhaps mimicking the “science fiction” of those “Showa 30s”. Like, how after the war, people began to fear these supernatural weapons and stuff.

]]> by: hashihime http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/nijuu-mensou-no-musume-17/#comment-9024 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:08:23 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/nijuu-mensou-no-musume-17/#comment-9024 A repetition of the plot? Perhaps, although the dangerous super-people, the heavy industrial machinery, and the "evil villain ties Little Nell to the railroad track" aspects are all emotionally very strong, it seems to me. This episode also begins to tie all the threads together. NJM was working on more than one project, it appears: human improvement, energy from water, huge weapons. He believes that people are not capable of controlling these powers or themselves, so he wants to destroy the knowledge. My own opinion is that once knowledge is out, it is impossible to forget. We will see where things lead. I think we also have to consider the possibility that the old professor wasn't entirely wrong, and NJM has some ambitions of his own, and is using Chiko, as well as protecting her. On 2channel, there are rumors that Chiko will be married at some time in the series, to someone. Since there are only 22 episodes, that would be sometime in the next five episodes. I like the scenes in caverns and factories. There is definitely a kind of old-fashioned feel about them. The way the technology is represented is fairly ridiculous, but it is all part of the "Showa 30s" feel. A repetition of the plot? Perhaps, although the dangerous super-people, the heavy industrial machinery, and the “evil villain ties Little Nell to the railroad track” aspects are all emotionally very strong, it seems to me.

This episode also begins to tie all the threads together. NJM was working on more than one project, it appears: human improvement, energy from water, huge weapons. He believes that people are not capable of controlling these powers or themselves, so he wants to destroy the knowledge.

My own opinion is that once knowledge is out, it is impossible to forget. We will see where things lead. I think we also have to consider the possibility that the old professor wasn’t entirely wrong, and NJM has some ambitions of his own, and is using Chiko, as well as protecting her.

On 2channel, there are rumors that Chiko will be married at some time in the series, to someone. Since there are only 22 episodes, that would be sometime in the next five episodes.

I like the scenes in caverns and factories. There is definitely a kind of old-fashioned feel about them. The way the technology is represented is fairly ridiculous, but it is all part of the “Showa 30s” feel.

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