Adding onto @sentrakk‘s theory here, and adding on to Ishida’s very extra symbolism with the chiastic structure and chapter numbers, we are 33 chapters from 204…
Guess what chapter 33 in the original TG is? The first time we see this gang altogether for the first time.
ALSO ALSO!!!! i cant believe its confirmed that haise’s habit of touching the side of his face when he’s thinking was from hide, thats so sweet im tearing up
Miura’s newest interview with Kazuhiko Torishima makes me worry about
the direction of Berserk (or really if it even has one). I love Berserk,
but if he doesn’t enjoy it anymore and is just continuing out of
obligation, I’d rather he move on to something he actually wants to do.
The interview that’s being referenced is this one.
That said, I didn’t get the feeling that Miura wasn’t enjoying writing Berserk.
(2) during panic. Do you think those two’s speech patterns have a similar feeling, somewhere along being savage and uncontrolled, as a result of their upbringing or even genetic? Or I haven’t noticed other char having the same? Thank you for reading.
I did, I was delighted when I read the redraw and saw that Rize was talking pretty much exactly like Furuta. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to notice that!
I don’t think they feel savage at all. I think their main similarity is how downright playful they are with their language.
They are both very informal with words, they tend to use a lot of contractions and abbreviations. This
usually
makes their speech seem extremely colloquial. They both tend to draw out their vowels, which gives their sentences a mocking tone. They use
sentence-ending particles that in Rize’s case make her sound very girly, and in Furuta’s case make him seem sort of shallow/vain?
Mostly the mocking tone is the same. I agree that they both get a little crazy and chatty when they fight (or eat), but I wouldn’t go so far as to say they seem out of control, you know?
In chapter 33 we have this image of Ayato remembering Hinami with the focus on some white roses.
I find it interesting we have this picture at the beginning of an arc which will focus so much on Kanae a character associated with red roses.
White roses and red roses traditionally symbolize the two sides of love.
Red roses are linked to love and passion and represents a kind of love which is intertwined with sexuality and physical attraction as well.
“The most obvious and well known meaning of the red rose is deep love and affection. In the 18th century, a special rose language evolved as a means of communication between lovers who were forced by society to keep their feelings a secret. And the red rose came to symbolize true love that would stand the test of time. Staunchly promising affection that is forever riding high is what the red rose means. The red rose denotes a true love that is stronger than thorns and can outlive all obstacles.
Desire is another facet of the red rose. The red rose expresses the throbbing heat of new love, a passionate expression of attraction. Red is the color of consummation, of raging desires and craving passion. The meaning of the red rose then is quite apparent from its color itself. Red rose speaks of love that awaits a passionate expression.”
White roses represents a more spiritual kind of love and among its meanings there are new starts and remembrance. The colour white has always been synonymous with purity and virtue.
“White has ever been a symbol of innocence, of a world unspoiled and untarnished. The meaning of a bunch of glowing white roses is innocence and spiritual love. The white rose glorifies a love that is unaware of the temptations of the flesh and resides only in the soul. As opposed to the red rose that speaks of passionate promises, the meaning of a white rose is in its simplicity and pristine purity. White rose speaks of a love that is sustained more by loyalty, reverence and humility than by red-blooded passion.
Myths about Aphrodite display the dual nature of love: purity and innocence represented by white roses; desire and sexual gratification by red ones. In one story she runs to help her wounded lover Adonis and catches her flesh on the thorns of the white rose bush. Her blood falling on the bush turns the roses red, symbolizing the way innocence and purity change to experience and motherhood.”
I think this parallel may be interesting to reflect on the different relationships which linked Kanae and Shuu and Ayato and Hinami.
Kanae’s love fits the imagery of the red roses since it was a consummating passion which she tried to suppress, but ended up exploding in all her beauty and tragedy in the end.
Ayato’s love for Hinami was the catalyst which made him leave Aogiri and up until now it has been shown as a much more platonic love than Kanae’s. Ayato is worried for Hinami and has been helping her in his own way since she joined Aogiri. Even Eto while observing Ayato remembering Hinami comments that he is innocent.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUBMITTING THIS! I love it! (╥ω╥)
I’m really interested to see how the relationship between Ayato and Hinami will develop.
Until now, we’ve only seen it from Ayato’s point of view which makes me wonder what Hinami thinks about him. But the feeling I get from the flashbacks is that they spent a lot of time together and that she enjoyed his company because he reminded her of Touka.
Ayato’s feelings, on the other hand, are more emphasised. There’s no doubt that his feelings for her
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no matter if they turn out to be platonic or romantic
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are very strong.
If it wasn’t for Naki to stop him, he would’ve went back to search for her in the Auction building.
Ever since she got captured, Ayato has been determined to rescue her despite knowing how dangerous it would be.
Other characters have taken notice of Ayato’s feelings.
Ayato is often seen thinking about Hinami and the times they spent together.
Ayato is often worried about Hinami and her being in Aogiri.
He decided to break into Cochlea in order to save her.
At first Ayato was probably interested in Hinami because he found out that she had a close relationship with his sister. But as they spent more and more time together, he started to see himself in her. Both of them are kids that had to leave their childhood behind and grow up too fast so they could survive in this world.
That’s why Ayato was worried that Hinami decided to become a part of Aogiri and said that she was “not cut out for this”. He probably noticed that she was a very kind and compassionate person but knew that if she stayed in Aogiri, she would eventually “soil her hands”. He wanted to prevent that from happening. But in the end, Hinami didn’t leave Aogiri so he took it upon himself to “help her in his own way” (as you said).
Ayato and Hinami are a part of a dangerous organisation, a place where one needs to lose their “humanity” in order to become strong enough to survive… but despite that, their relationship is represented in a very innocent way. It’s an interesting contrast.
(P.S. Touka has noticed his feelings, too! Haha! I wonder if she’ll tease him? ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)
(By the way, I saved this in drafts while I was editing it and now it says “ladymoonstache submitted to ladymoonstacheanonymous submitted to ladymoonstache”. Why is this happening? :’D)
They both react as if to say, “Wow, I knew he was dense, but I didn’t know he was that dense!”
Even to me, Abberline looks extra dense in chapter 113. He admits that Scotland Yard didn’t get serious about investigating the source of the bodies until the corpse of a noble’s daughter turned up.
Obviously the aim of Scotland Yard is to protect the interests of the nobility. Abberline’s egalitarianism might be genuine, but doesn’t appear to see the hypocrisy of spending more resources to investigate the crime once it affects the nobility.
Questioning other people just shows you have your own critical thinking skills, anon, which is always a great thing. I’d be happy to explain my translations if you’re ever unsure how I got to them.
I explained here how the MS translator (and probably others) could’ve made that mistake; the grammar does say “the
婿養子 of the professor”, so if you translate it as “son-in-law”, it becomes “the son-in-law of the professor”. Not a lot of people know about adult adoption in Japan, so it’s an easy mistake to make.
As for Kasuka and Aura – yes, they were in the same class. However, we don’t know how old Aura is, and even then we can’t say for sure they were the same age (for example, Amon was accepted into the Academy at the age of 20, while Takizawa and Akira enrolled at 18-19). The second thing to consider is that Takizawa was also a regular lecturer at the Academy, and we know Haise gave practical lessons at Junior Academies, and they are very young. Kasuka was probably not a tenured professor, since she was an active investigator at the time, so she likely just taught from time to time. Matsuri saying it like he did implied his (thinly-veiled) disapproval of the whole situation.
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