“When you think “high school life,” the word “rose-colored” comes to mind. And when you think “rose-colored,”“high school life” comes to mind. It’s natural to think that way, since society expects high school life to be rose-colored. Nevertheless, I don’t think that all high school students desire a rose-colored life. Surely there must be people who aren’t interested in studying, sports, or romance. Surely there must be students who want a “gray” life, so to speak.”
Day 4: Favorite anime movie — Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
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December eighteenth, the wind blew down hard from the mountains like it was trying to freeze everything in its path. And something happened that pushed me down into a sea of despair, right down into the very pit of hell itself…
The cords represent the flow of time itself. They converge and take shape. The threads twist, tangle, unravel, and connect again. Musubi – knotting. That’s time. —
“We will be together for all of your lifetimes. And we will never give up.”
Here it is, folks! “Harmony”- the centerpiece and final entry of my triptych tribute to the amazing, forever-inspiring “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “The Legend of Korra” series! It’s been a long time coming, but I hope you all enjoy! Together, “Peace,” “Harmony,” and “Balance” equate my love and affection for such a phenomenal project that achieved so much. Thank you Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino for your vision that has been nothing short of one of the greatest animated series I’ve ever known!
About the demon infant, first of all, I have a tag for him on my blog but, maybe you should catch up first with the rest of the series before you go browsing, just in case of spoilers about events you may not have read yet.
Otherwise, I’m pretty sure you’re not the only one tearing up at the mention of him since his fate is one of the most unlucky we could read about in the story. He’s like his parents, he got cursed during the Eclipse before even being born, because of the huge ego issues of one man-turned-evil-angel.
I think the worst for me is how he really was yearning for his parents all along despite his demon nature
(the Skull Knight was right) and how he proved that he wasn’t “all bad”, but still the Tower of Conviction arc rendered it all almost pointless.
Being honest here, without the demon infant, Casca wouldn’t have survived one night outside of Godo’s cavern or the whole arc itself. Without him, Guts wouldn’t have even known that Casca was in terrible danger. So it’s rather painful that he ended up being used as a receptable for the Godhand who cursed both him and his parents when, even as a demon and being rejected by his father, all he ever was shown to do was for his parents’ sake.
In my opinion, the Tower of Conviction arc was huge because it was a turning point namely in his relationship with Guts, as vol 28 showed…
which is kind of heart-wrenching afterwards, when you realize that the baby is now a part of the new Griffith but that his father definitely has no idea yet.
As for Casca, I think the pang in the heart was to realize that he never let her approach him after the day of his birth, despite how much she herself wanted to, because:
as long as there was some physical distance, even as a demon he wouldn’t react too much to the brand on her chest
or, as long as there was some physical distance, the brand wouldn’t react and hurt his mama too much.
Finally, I find that the demon child is one of the most ironic plot points of Berserk. You see, his father not being able to kill him when he was born ended up being extremely useful for Casca’s protection and he’s also the reason his parents reunited a few years after the Eclipse, but…
…it also allowed Femto to get the ultimate receptacle in order to drive the human world into a new age of darkness.
There you go Anon. You being on vol 29 doesn’t exactly allow me to say more. The demon infant is obviously still an important plot point considering that he’s a part of Griffith, and that even if we (it’s not really a spoiler) haven’t seen him ever since the Tower of Conviction arc.
Well, maybe. If you read vol 28, then something (or someone) should have struck you. 😉
I hope it answers your question. :)) Please have a very enjoyable weekend Anon! 😀
I’m sorry Anon, but I don’t get your issue? By receptacle, I mean that it was explained that Femto, because he is a Godhand, cannot exist in the corporeal world by himself:
So that’s why he was indeed fused with the demon infant and became Griffith 2.0 (the Hawk of Light). In fact, when Casca sees Griffith 2.0, she doesn’t just sense Femto through her brand, she senses her son too, because he still exists in Griffith 2.0 and that’s why he can sense what the baby is feeling for his parents in vol 22.
The reason this fusion happened in the first place is because the demon infant was a creature of the interstice, like his parents…
…because he had a body of flesh belonging to the corporeal world (since he was conceived when Guts and Casca made love), but a part of him belonged to another world because of Femto’s curse, just like his parents’ brand. That’s why he was probably the only receptacle possible for Femto and that’s why Griffith 2.0 was reincarnated using the demon infant’s own body of flesh:
So I don’t know what you misunderstood by “receptacle” or maybe it’s my fault for not choosing the best word, but I think we agree on the idea that Griffith ever since vol 21 = Femto + demon infant. :3
Sorry for the confusion! Please have a very enjoyable weekend Anon :))
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