Comments on: Blade of the Immortal - 05 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Gargamuza http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9371 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:21:29 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9371 >You can really see that Bee-Train is trying out something new, and it working out really well so far Hahaha, no, it's not working well so far. It's really terrible and embarrasing to watch this. Not only because they destroyed one of the finest manga ever, but also because it's a crappy generic piece of garbage by itself, just like the studio that's making it. >You can really see that Bee-Train is trying out something new, and it working out really well so far

Hahaha, no, it’s not working well so far. It’s really terrible and embarrasing to watch this. Not only because they destroyed one of the finest manga ever, but also because it’s a crappy generic piece of garbage by itself, just like the studio that’s making it.

]]> by: Vernieda http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9327 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:16:28 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9327 Why would Magatsu call himself a samurai in the first place? He comes from the peasant class. It's not <i>just</i> that a samurai killed his sister. It's the fact that any samurai could kill any peasant's little sister and get away with it without any repercussions at all. It's left him very, very bitter and resentful towards the samurai caste. (Actually, this is a major theme in the manga. Not just with Magatsu but with other characters as well.) Granted, I don't know how the anime presented it because I'm still waiting for subs. Why would Magatsu call himself a samurai in the first place? He comes from the peasant class. It’s not just that a samurai killed his sister. It’s the fact that any samurai could kill any peasant’s little sister and get away with it without any repercussions at all. It’s left him very, very bitter and resentful towards the samurai caste. (Actually, this is a major theme in the manga. Not just with Magatsu but with other characters as well.)

Granted, I don’t know how the anime presented it because I’m still waiting for subs.

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9326 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:58:36 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9326 LA: I'm not sure. It rather striked me like the guy was bragging about his dead sister when he talked about it. In the way of "oh, I'm special because my sister's dead". This indeed isn't really pride, though. LA: I’m not sure. It rather striked me like the guy was bragging about his dead sister when he talked about it. In the way of “oh, I’m special because my sister’s dead”. This indeed isn’t really pride, though.

]]> by: L.A http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9321 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:26:22 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9321 "it almost sounds like he?™s proud of it." ...really? I don't think that's a right interpretation. He hates Samurais because his sister was killed by them. And therfore he doesn't call himself a samurai and leaves Ittou-Ryuu. I don't think he was ever proud of it... “it almost sounds like he?™s proud of it.”

…really? I don’t think that’s a right interpretation. He hates Samurais because his sister was killed by them. And therfore he doesn’t call himself a samurai and leaves Ittou-Ryuu.

I don’t think he was ever proud of it…

]]> by: Vernieda http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9311 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:54:59 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/09/blade-of-the-immortal-05/#comment-9311 No, nothing like that happened in the manga. I hope they don't do anything like that in the anime because there's absolutely no reason to. There's so much material to work with already, it's not necessary. What I do think the ED &amp; eyecatch reference is the fact that manga is very anachronistic. The character designs and more particularly in the way different characters talk -- some speak ultra-formal; others talk like they walked off a street corner from a very bad part of town. For what is essentially a chanbara series, it has a very modern sensibility to it. No, nothing like that happened in the manga. I hope they don’t do anything like that in the anime because there’s absolutely no reason to. There’s so much material to work with already, it’s not necessary.

What I do think the ED & eyecatch reference is the fact that manga is very anachronistic. The character designs and more particularly in the way different characters talk — some speak ultra-formal; others talk like they walked off a street corner from a very bad part of town. For what is essentially a chanbara series, it has a very modern sensibility to it.

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