Utawarerumono Episode 4 Discussion / Poll

[xris]

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[Daniel E.]

Of all the episodes shown so far this one appears to be the best. Really looking forward here.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Daniel E.

Of all the episodes shown so far this one appears to be the best. Really looking forward here.

You are talking about the preview... correct... or has the ep aired...

*looks at the poll and sees someone voted *

[zalas]

Episode 4, "Path of No Return," has aired... Episode 5 airs this coming Monday.

[Vexx]

Serious plot advancement here in terms of character relationship arrangements and the looming of bigger epic stuff. Not a lot in terms of Eruruu and Hakuoro personally but understandable given the situations. Another solid 8 from me.
If the series rates an average of 8 from me thoughout the entire series... my overall rating will probably be 9 or 10 simply from the lack of faux pas.
"A good old story told well" rates highly in my book.

[ImperialPanda]

Can someone please just ban cannon-fodder? -_-zzz

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And I gotta say, that must be the stupidest reason to get killed for: because some kid threw a stone. Very dramatic.

[Lost]

Utawarerumono 4 subbed!!!

Looking forward to it. fansubs

[Onizuka-GTO]

watched the raw ages ago...

catches the fansub just now!!

AARRGGH!! subs here!! BANZAI!

downloads right now

[zka]

Ohh the blood.. Anyone else who thinks "kubii" each time he tries to remember his "past" life. I know i do

and..

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Cant wait for the next episode... It seems that they will build an army and go to war in order to protect the village. So far so good.

[Crimen Scythe]

i really enjoyed this ep....it had good plot development...alot transpired in this ep...and it keeps me thinking what's going to happen next....i cant wait for ep 5...

[Lost]

Oh.. bloodshed bloodshed bloodshed. Poor poor Aruruu. It was sad when that happened. Still, it shows that she has the backbone to confront the-big-fat-oyaji. Seems like a bond has developed between her and the cub, named Mukuru. Both courageous little fighters.

I liked this episode overall.. there was some focus on the relationship between Aruruu and Eruruu, seems pretty obvious to me that soon that sister-bond will be called upon/tested.

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Again some issues with plot movement. Seems to be leaving details out, progressing too fast for comfort. How did a meeting to decide village elder suddenly turn into a wordless decision to attack the mansion?

And I really must learn this style of near-horizontal running

Oh and I liked the song Eruruu sang at the end, hope we get the full version soon.

[Kensuke]

So this is how rebellions start, I wonder how far things go...

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As Hakuoro said, it is fight or die from now on. Good episode even tohught it is hard to believe that just peasants beat trained soldiers.

One thing I noticed, the animators need more coffee. But all in all, this series well animated, big plus for that.

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[Dagger]

Yeah, this episode was more sloppily animated than the previous episodes. Even so, the art is generally pretty good, and it seems as if ep. 5 will have some really awesome-looking scenes. Maybe they were just saving up money for that.

[KaneDragon]

She just had to throw that stone... The (villagers') attack seemed like a bit much. Good thing that commander dude was too cool to fight...

Hakuoro's metal fan has fully redeemed itself. Fighting with fan = new hotness.

[zalas]

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

She just had to throw that stone... The attack seemed like a bit much.

The retaliation of the guards shows nicely the relationship between the ruling class and the peasants. Besides, I'm pretty sure if you lobbed a projectile at any head of state, the secret service/bodyguards would be totally onto you in a second.
Aruruw's decision to throw that stone draws parallels with The Emperor's New Clothes. Out of everyone, only Aruruw doesn't really know the consequences, and isn't fully indoctrinated into the "be subservient to the ruling class" creedo. She is acting purely on her own reasoning (and naivete), something the adults have a really hard time trying to do.

[Trax]

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My main gripe: Nuwangi survived, and frankly I don't understand how he slipped away. He needs to die, I'll cheer when it actually happens.

[Kamui4356]

Originally Posted by Lost

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Again some issues with plot movement. Seems to be leaving details out, progressing too fast for comfort. How did a meeting to decide village elder suddenly turn into a wordless decision to attack the mansion?

I would imagine that

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in choosing Hakuoro as village elder, the villagers made their desire for revenge known. After all, oyaji would have been the logical choice, if they had decided to let it go and continue their peaceful lives. Hakuoro was chosen because he showed greater tactical ability when dealing with the mutikapa. With that, and knowing how much Tsusukuru meant to everyone, there was no need for words.

[Shiroth]

What i've been waiting for since i heard about Utawarerumono becoming a anime was to see the style of action, and imo the anime really does show it perfectly - a lil' but upsetting about the elder dying.. even more so for seeing Eruruu & Aruruu so upset like that. ;_;

Also, i like the part where it looked like Hakuoro seemed to get some flashbacks to hid past life - looks like we'll be seeing more soon.

The nexted episode looks to be really interesting. Looks like we get to see Benawi's right hand man in action.. hope we get some action from Benawi too. ^^

[Shini_GamI]

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ahh.... its sad to see that the grandma died

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Kensuke

As Hakuoro said, it is fight or die from now on. Good episode even tohught it is hard to believe that just peasants beat trained soldiers.

Probably the soldiers were not very good to begin with.

Plus, the poor bunch had to deal with:

- Their best two soldiers leaving without helping.
- Taken by surprise.
- 'Probably' lacking any real combat experience.
- Hakuoro & Oboro on the other side killing more than a +dozen soldiers on their own.

With all that added up, I think it's not very strange to believe that the soldiers actually lost.

Of course, this is just what I think of that scene.

Originally Posted by Kensuke

One thing I noticed, the animators need more coffee. But all in all, this series well animated, big plus for that.

Gaack... two heads !!!!