Hi Anon! And nope, I haven’t. :3
But as it happens, vampires aren’t my thing at all and, the series Hellsing aside for very precise reasons, I am not really looking forward to start anything about vampires. Sorry :3
Thanks for passing by, I wish you a nice day! :))
Hey Anon and thank you very much! ^3^ I was recommended Evangelion before so it is already on the list!
It’s definitely a series I intend to watch one day, I know a little about it already actually, so no worries and you’ll know I am getting into it because I tend to reblog about any new series I start. 😀
Thanks for passing by and sharing :3 I wish you a lovely week!
Hi Anon! And nope, it was one of my best friends irl (see, I always love getting rec from people), two years or so before I ended up starting it.
He was really into it and was sure I’d love it too, but casually looking up for a summary or just opening up google image back then didn’t convince me.
I found it way too violent on first glance and thought that I wanted something with more plot material than blood and monsters everywhere.
How wrong was I, eh? xD
Then time passed by, at some point I read this interview of Isayama-sensei (the author of Shingeki no Kyojin) that said that he got inspired by Berserk’s heroine (Casca) for Mikasa, so I though ‘huh interesting’ because I love Mikasa and looked for a summary again.
And then, a few months later, circumstances made it that I ended up living through a pretty horrible week so I needed a very strong distraction and, thinking back about the summary I had read for Berserk, I thought this could be it. Voilà.
The part with the Eclipse made me put the story on hold for a few hours tbh, but then again, I was such an emotional wreck because of the horrible week I was living through that I still kept reading because I needed to focus on something else.
The longest stop I did while reading the series was after meeting the trolls (vol 23/24). Couldn’t handle that part of the story on the first try (and the funniest thing is that my best friend’s girlfriend had the exact same problem when she too read the series). xD Then I did another stop after the arc in Vritannis (vol30~), mostly because I was busy, so overall it took me like 4 months to read through the whole series the first time.
Here’s my little history with the series Berserk, I hope it answers your question! Have a nice day Anon. :))
Hi Anon! Yes, I see it on my dash quite often thanks to a few mutuals, so I know it’s really popular but neither the summary or the art style motivated me to try it until now. ^^”
So it’s a title I keep in mind, because if anything I may want to try it one day, but it’s just not the highest on my priorities.
In fact, super famous series like HxH, Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Inuyasha, DBZ, etc, I tend to be a bit wary of precisely because of their popularity.
I tried some a few times: sometimes it’s cool, some other times it’s not my thing, but most of the time it can end up slightly disappointing so… they’re not a high priority.
Still thanks a lot, because the more I get opinions about a series, the more it will motivate me to see for myself, so I’ll still put it on the list 🙂
Thank you for sharing! And have a nice day. :3
Hi Anon! Haha yes, I saw some funny posts about real!Ciel basically not really looking forward to seeing his aunt again and, even if it’s just supposed to be humor, personally I think this may not be so far-fetched. 🙂
We already know real!Ciel finds her scary after all…
and she did say to our!Ciel…
even if it turned out that Seb is the one who took that bear down. xD So she’s definitely not strong enough to beat a demon, but still, when it comes to more thoughtful games, I think her nephews possibly have got nothing on her.
There is this trope in manga, that Sensei even referred to in the past, which is about how children are influenced both by their blood as well as by who raised them: so the reason the twins are twisted boys is because Vincent was also like that + because, in our!Ciel’s case, Seb also took on his education.
It doesn’t mean that they don’t have any good sides (our!Ciel was mentioned to be kinder than most of his family several times), it’s just one way to explain why they can also act terribly and drastically.
As siblings, Vincent and Frances were brought up together (Tanaka, according to Sensei in that same post,
probably
being the one who looked after them after Claudia’s death), so since Vincent had a few twisted and evil parts, it’s easy to bet that Frances might have inherited/developed some too (especially since she possibly used to be her brother’s spare). xD
And marrying Alexis wouldn’t have erased that, at least I don’t think so [x][x]. In fact, Sensei might have even hinted at this before…
because Frances thinking she’s getting old in ch14 (chill bae tho’, you’re in your mid 30s) isn’t really about not aiming properly. Rather it’s because the thought of her daughter in danger made her way more emotional/hesitating than her younger self used to be.
My interpretation of this line might be wrong of course, but anyway being a Phantomhive is not about being physically strong like Frances is, that’s just bonus, rather this is about being cunning and ruthless.
And Vincent was, the twins are, Claudia probably was too, additionally even Tanaka and UT are, so Frances must be as well.
No way marrying into the Midford family would have erased the whole education and way of thinking she had half of her life, at least I hope not, because I am a big fan of Sensei’s characterizations and I wouldn’t want to change my mind on this. xD
Sorry for rambling Anon, it’s just to say that Frances’ absence is indeed weird and I would understand real!Ciel (or even UT) being suspicious/worried about Frances being eventually bad news, just like our!Ciel himself.
I hope this makes sense, thanks for passing by and have a nice weekend! ^3^
Hi Anon! Ah yes, I love Hild too. 🙂 I won’t lie, I love all of Thorfinn’s new party (and I’m including Sigurd in it), but Hild tends to be a favorite.
After all, her story is quite unique. First as a genius engineer
then as a hunter, crafting her own crossbow because she’s not strong enough to use the ones built for men.
She’s got a lot of skills and as such, I’m glad that she’s both a reminder of Thorfinn’s past sins as well as his current brake, which is clearly illustrated in the newest chapter for example.
I’m glad Thorfinn himself is kinda her brake too, because by not killing him and getting revenge, she’s following the teachings of her own father.
The timing of her introduction definitely was narratively meaningful regarding the current arc and Floki. 🙂 I think that, without Hild, he might have snapped regarding Floki and would have come to regret it (both towards himself and Baldr).
So in a way, Hild’s threat about revenge over Thorfinn’s head should he break his vow of non violence is what’s keeping him in check, so that he won’t regret doing something out of anger. In a same way, Thorfinn and the others are giving Hild a broader view of the world: I really like this type of dynamic. :3
Glad you’re enjoying Vinland Saga too, Anon! Have a nice weekend!
Hey Anon! And thanks :3 I already tried watching a few episodes actually, buuuut it doesn’t seem to be my thing so much. :3
Sorry, but thanks for the rec anyway! Have a nice weekend :3
Hi Anon! And well, if I have to be honest, the Hamlet ova is the only thing that’s still making me think that UT and Liz could have some interesting interactions because UT might in fact care about her. Not that he makes it that evident.
I discussed this with several of my friends actually, but UT is just… bad at caring in general. After all, he threw Ciel from a staircase during the Campania arc because he wanted to lure Seb in and, mostly, he bet that Seb would still catch him even after being stabbed by his death scythe.
And all that happened with me personally believing that UT does care about our!Ciel: it’s just that he’s extreme when it comes to his plans.
So the same could be said of Lizzie and this arc: the lack of interactions could be Sensei not wanting to reveal too much, as explained by @bone-shaped-cookie, and UT could just be focusing about his goal and not caring to do anything about Lizzie’s distress because it’s not a priority of his…
…despite holding her in the same regard as the twins.
It’s definitely a strong subject of debate (whether he cares about Lizzie, or the Midfords in general, or not) and there is no way to be sure for now.
Back to the Hamlet ova, the thing is, while it can be seen that Sensei was consulted about some narrative choices in s1 (UT being a shinigami for example, or Ciel going to prison), I’m not sure the same can be said with it.
If anything, maybe the reason UT ended up wanting to wear a dress and chattered about it with Lizzie simply was because they needed someone with long hair to play the Queen and Grell was already Ophelia. That’s why, as much as I’d love to see it as a guarantee that UT and Liz will one day have friendly/funny interactions in the manga, I can’t really count on it.
So I just… don’t know about the Hamlet ova and when it comes to the topic of how involved Sensei was with s1, @frederickabberline is more reliable than me.
Still, thanks for sharing Anon! ^_^ And please have a nice weekend! :3
Hey Anon! Hm, depending on whether or not you read the manga, my answer could be a spoiler. So make sure you want to read this.
First of all, Shoyo and Utsuro aren’t exactly the same person but I guess that, narratively speaking,
introducing Utsuro’s character in the arc following the one where we finally learn why Takasugi is so hateful towards the world and Gintoki (+ why there was history between Gintoki and Oboro), because of what happened with Shoyo, is why you’d think they are.
Anyway, I tend to be of the opinion that Shoyo/Utsuro isn’t exactly the final antagonist/big bad of the series (/! spoilers):
Rather…
…The vicious cycle he experienced during all of his existence is. And that (for now never-ending) cycle is to blame on humans too.
There used to be a time humans feared Utsuro because of the Altana in his blood giving him immortality/high regenerative abilities. As such he was killed times and times again. That’s what ended up creating his multiple personalities (Shoyo being one of them) and his death wish, which ultimately led years later to the Silver Soul arc.
But even after the war ended, that vicious cycle still isn’t over:
because now Utsuro’s immortality isn’t feared anymore but revered. Oh sure, this is a consequence of the deadly intergalactic war that Utsuro launched in order to destroy Earth’s Altana, so obviously he’s to be blamed too, but he’s not the only guilty party since he’s not the one who ended up creating “Tengenism”.
Just like humans are ultimately what created Utsuro, because no one ever saved him from them, Utsuro created a war in order to be able to die, which created a religion revering his immortality and wanting him back. And I find that this explanation is even simplyifing the issue. xD
Anyway, I hope this makes sense, but I just can’t see Shoyo as the final antagonist because okay, he’s the same being as Utsuro, and yet…
He’s fighting Utsuro too.
Sorry this sounds super complicated (and I haven’t even tried to mention how Gintoki, Takasugi and Zura feel about this) xD but have a nice weekend Anon!
Hi, fellow Vinland Saga fan! 😀
Actually, funny you should ask, I reread Vinland Saga in July and it was interesting to remember how disappointed I was at first with this arc, when we switched to Einar, because I was dying to know what had happened to Thorfinn.
And then the Thorfinn I got to see was so… lost and empty, without life or a purpose in his eyes, that I was really confused about where this was supposed to go. No surprise afterwards though, I absolutely loved this arc, more so even than the first arc. xD
TBH I walked into Vinland Saga head first, I wasn’t expecting anything besides the revenge part from the summary, so witnessing Thorfinn slowly giving up on violence to focus on earning redemption for all that he did turned out to be everything I wanted for his character development and I was satisfied with that much.
I loved Einar too and most of the other characters introduced during this arc. Be it in pace or in themes, this arc was very different from the first one and I liked that fact, because it didn’t allow boredom despite not having the same amount of bloodshed as the first arc. :))
The way this arc unraveled was pretty unexpected, at least to me, to which I’m very thankful for (the good and bad developments made me change my mind about a few characters related to the farm for example), despite how very wary of Canute it made me. On this matter, I may be wrong (since it’s supposed to be a historical series), but actually I wouldn’t be surprised if Canute ended up as the final villain before Vinland somehow?
Anyway, I loved this arc, even the painful moments because they were narratively necessary, it’s just Canute… that’s mostly bothering me because I’m not sure what to make of him (and the fact the current arc hardly mentions him isn’t helping).
I hope it answers your question Anon! I find that each arc gets better than the previous ones in Vinland Saga somehow xD but that must be because it is always focusing about expanding on Thorfinn’s development and it’s always better to see how far he’s come than where he used to be. 🙂
Have a nice weekend!
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