「舞台上の宣告者」 (Butaijou no Senkoku Mono)
“Players on the Stage”
First of all, a quick note: I updated a few items in my last post based on some of your helpful comments. If you were initially confused by mention of the Spanish Armada, why Malga was talking to Asama about doujinshi in the middle of battle, or why Asama was allowed to shoot at Makiko-sensei back in season 1 (among other things), go check my episode 1 post again and see if it has been updated since you last saw it. Thank you, and I hope this helps.
As with last episode, I’ll be doing explanations followed by impressions. Let’s get to it!
Explanations:
Shakespeare-chan and Macbeth
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Shakespeare-chan used a condensed version of the play The Tragedy of Macbeth to attack Neshinbara. She does this by pulling Neshinbara into the role of the titular Macbeth, who, if you know anything about the play – or even just the definition of the word “tragedy” – you know doesn’t meet a very pleasant end. There are a couple of things you need to know about the play (and the parts that Shakespeare-chan uses) in order to understand her attack:
- In the original play, Macbeth meets Three Witches who give him prophecies of his future. Of these, Shakespeare-chan mentions two of them: that Macbeth will kill the King (and in doing so, become the next King), and that Macbeth will not be vanquished until Birnam Wood rises against him.
- The first of these two prophecies is quite literal – Macbeth does indeed King Duncan and take his throne. As for the second prophecy that Shakespeare-chan said, Macbeth misunderstood that one. He thought that as long as he didn’t step foot in Birnam Woods, he wouldn’t be defeated, because it’s not like trees can move, right? However, the prophecy isn’t about an Ent army, but rather refers to the army of King Duncan’s son disguising themselves with tree limbs in order to camouflage their numbers. You can see these in the ghost soldiers that Shakespeare-chan sends against Neshinbara.
- The third prophecy that Shakespeare-chan doesn’t mention has to do with who kills Macbeth. Oh yeah, spoiler alert – Macbeth dies. Which is probably why Shakespeare-chan wanted Neshinbara to take on that role. She’s a little mad.
So Shakespeare-chan starts with the prophecy scene, aiming a curse at Neshinbara which says that he, as Macbeth, has to kill his king, who for Neshinbara is Toori. Then, once the ghost of Macbeth (more on that under the next explanation) touches Neshinbara and officially transfers the curse to him, Shakespeare-chan jumps forward to the Birnam Wood scene so that the ghost soldiers could attack him. That’s when Neshinbara realizes that he’s screwed and runs away from the fight.
Who was the first ghost that attacked Neshinbara?
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I’ve heard some people saying that it’s one of the three apparitions that visit Macbeth at the beginning of the play (when the Three Witches are giving him his prophecies), but I just double-checked and those were an armed head, a bloody child, and a crowned child with a tree in his hand, none of which fit this blue guy here very well. Plus, it was explicitly stated by Shakespeare-chan that the second ghost is Lady Macbeth.
So if not that, then who is it? My gues is that the ghost is Macbeth himself. The lines are still taking place during the apparition scene, but Shakespeare-chan isn’t recreating the scene exactly, hence the absence of the Three Witches and other characters. I think what’s happening is that the ghost of Macbeth is trying to pull Neshinbara into his role. That’s why Neshinbara takes on the curse only when the ghost grabs him, and why it looks like the ghost is unraveling when that happens. It appears that Shakespeare-chan’s literary abilities, while powerful, aren’t something that can just warp reality as soon as she says them – she still has to connect with her abilities first. That means that if Neshinbara had managed to dodge her longer – or had disengaged sooner – he may have been able to avoid the curse entirely. Whoops.
By the way, I know this might seem obvious to some of you since Shakespeare-chan kept referring to Macbeth every time she said a line that reformed the ghost, but it can be confusing when you think that there are sort of two Macbeths on the “stage” at once. However, that all makes more sense when you think of the ghost as trying to drag Neshinbara into its role, after which it would disappear.
Why is Shakespeare-chan so much stronger than Neshinbara?
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First of all, you should know that both of them use English in order to create their abilities. Don’t believe me? Check out this picture that someone whipped together and posted on Imgur after episode 1. The font might be hard to read, but those are lines from Macbeth, written in English.
So they’re both using English, but there’s a large difference in the kind of English they’re each using. In Neshinbara’s case, he’s a Far Easterner with decent English skills who has to constantly create his own material on the fly. In contrast, Shakespeare-chan is an Englishwoman who inherited the name of one of the most influential authors to ever live, and whose plays she is quoting verbatim. The difference between Shakespeare’s Macbeth written in perfect English and original fiction written in middle school English while under duress is…large, to say the least.
Note: I’m not sure if Neshinbara has to use English, but considering the fact that he would be a lot better off if he could use the language he’s better at (Japanese), I’m going to assume it’s a necessity. Otherwise that’s just not real smart on his part.
Why did Musashi want their transport ship to crash into Great Britain?
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Musashi needed an excuse to negotiate with Great Britain. Just saying “we want to dock” wasn’t enough when Great Britain obviously didn’t want them to do that, but “one of our ships crash landed in your territory, we want to rescue our people” is a lot better reason for the fighting to stop and for some negotiations to begin. That’s why they needed the three minutes to get into position to
whip around the island, and why Tenzo stopped Scarred from attacking the crashing ship.
Why did Futayo start talking about trials and evidence when she cut the transport ship’s cable?
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At the time, Toori has partially flown away, and was only attached to the transport ship by the rope Masazumi tied around him…which had wrapped itself around the big cable that Futayo needed to cut. That meant that if they cut it, his rope would be cut too, which meant he would go flying. Given that he has almost no combat abilities, this would likely lead to his death. That’s why Futayo started talking about trials and evidence…she was afraid Toori was going to get killed, and Masazumi would be put on trial for ordering the cable to be cut. As for Toori himself? Had he died, his body would have been the evidence! Futayo would make a great mafia hitman, apparently.
The levels of Great Britain
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Just a quick reminder, but you can always check out the Factions section on my
Season 1 Retrospective (Part 1) for details on every country. The long and short of the level thing: Great Britain is a floating island made up of four levels, with the fourth being the topmost one.
Who is Scarred?
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I don’t know! Or rather, I’ve got a pretty good idea of who Scarred is, but I don’t want to ruin things for you : ) I will give you a hint though – she’s female. See
those tights? Of course, it’s possible that she could be a guy who is wearing tights, but since they’re part of the women’s uniform in every country it’s a pretty safe to assume that Scarred is female. More on her under the impressions section.
What’s this San Martin that Juana spoke of?
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A ship of some sort. I’m not sure on the details, but it’s safe to assume that it’s a ship since they were talking about the ships in the clouds a second prior to its mention, and because the name is similar to the San Lorenzo seen in Episode 1. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s probably that cloaked ship that fired on Musashi and Great Britain, since that one seemed pretty big and advanced. That’s just a guess on my part, though.
What was bothering Malga?
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Remember that Malga lost Weiss Fräulein (that flying thing she rode on) during Season 1, when she was shot down by that God of War. Weiss Fräulein was the strongest tool she had in her arsenal, so without it she’s a lot less powerful than she used to be. That’s making her feel weak and unsure, so she wanted to prove to Margot that she can still fight without it. Unfortunately, she doesn’t feel like she did that last episode. That’s why she cried after fight, and sought out fellow loser Neshinbara to talk to about it.
Impressions:
This episode was slower than the first one, but a lot still went on, so I’m going to jump right into it. First of all, the authors’ battle between Neshinbara and Shakespeare-chan. I went over how she whooped Neshinbara in detail under the Explanations above, but it was their past that really piqued my interest. I’m very curious as to how those two went from a Tres España elementary school to entirely different countries, as well as whether they had a role in its destruction. But more than that, it’s Shakespeare-chan’s grudge that resonated with me. As an author, she has to be used to criticism – it may sting, but it’s just part of the job description. However, as a kid she wouldn’t have built up calluses to that kind of thing yet, so shouta Neshinbara’s criticism probably hurt her a lot. I think all of us can remember tiny things that really hurt our feelings as kids, so it’s a nice little touch to see that in her. Beware the kid you wound as a child, lest they grow up to be powerful and haven’t forgotten.
Fortunately, beating Shakespeare-chan in a one-on-one fight wasn’t Neshinbara’s entire plan, or Musashi would have been screwed. With Noriki and the other’s help, they held the Queen’s Cards off long enough for Musashi to perform one hell of a sliding turn, which whipped it around the island and lost the transport ship that Masazumi and the others were on in the process. Which brings me to the next part I enjoyed – Tenzou and Scarred (seiyuu unknown). I mentioned this under the explanation section, but Scarred is most likely a woman, which means this scene is ripe for some shipping! That slap, Tenzou shielding her with his body…ohhh, the hopeless romantic in me is getting excited!
Then there was Neshinbara and Malga. Neshinbara had some good bits, what with the revelation of the curse Shakespeare-chan had levied on him, and the fact that he was getting pilloried all over the net, but I liked the subtlety behind Malga’s worries a bit better. As a writer, it’s easy to not give enough attention to the secondary characters and leave them as one-dimensional characters with little depth, but Kawakami avoids this. He really focuses on every member of his cast and makes sure they each have unique attributes, worries, and motivations that keep them from being flat or boring characters. Someone being worried about what their lover thinks of them…there can be nothing more natural than that, but seeing it in a secondary character like Malga is what makes it noteworthy and impressive.
Finally, there was the scene between Felipe Segundo (Shiratori Tetsu), Juana, and Gin. That was hi-fuckin’-larious! Of course, the point of this scene (and the one with the Tres España characters before it) was to introduce Felipe, who is the Student Council President and Chancellor of Tres España, and to reveal the most important fact about him – after the Battle of Lepanto, he no longer feels he has any reason to live. A horrific battle where many lives were lost, and the only thing he takes pride in from it was having saved some Elven orphans in the aftermath. That reminded me of a particular scene from Fate/Zero (yes, I finally finished it!), and, along with Juana and Gin’s trip to give candy to the orphans, it made it even harder to hate Tres España than it was before. Not that, after Muneshige and Gin’s actions in Season 1, there was much of that happening anyway.
Still, the way they went about it was hilarious! Surprisingly though, the best part wasn’t even the extreme close-ups they included of certain areas, but rather Gin’s deadpan reactions to what she was seeing. Oh Gin, you’re so awesome!! All that judgment + “I wish I could get Muneshige-sama to do that for me” and “I wish Muneshige-sama had a mind like yours.” Oh man Muneshige, Gin wants you so bad! Take care of your wife, sir. Right now!
tl;dr: @StiltsOutLoud – Musashi did a lot of losing this ep, but they won where it counted. Plus some subtle things went very, very right. #Kyoukaisen
Random thoughts:
- Shakespeare-chan’s Armament of Deadly Sins converts all the pain of its user – even the pain from the criticism of one’s work – into ether. I can understand that particular pain, I really can. In fact, I bet I understand it better than many. Still, you have to get over it, Shakespeare-chan! I forgive you for your grudge against Neshinbara since you were a little girl when he hurt you, but by now you have to know that criticism is just part of the job. Besides, if you’re not getting criticism, that probably means you’re doing something wrong…or worse yet, nobody is reading what you’re writing.
- By the way, let’s give credit where credit is due – Neshinbara might have gotten whooped by Shakespeare-chan, but he was instrumental in achieving their goal of stalling the British attack for long enough to “lose” the transport ship. There’s nothing wrong with losing a battle if it helps you win the war, even if people ridicule you for it on the net. Especially if people ridiculue you on the net.
- Poor Koni-tan. Ask and you shall receive, right? Lesson learned: don’t ask.
- Tenzou was useful twice in one episode! Not only did he help stop the ship from crashing off course (side note: that was a weird thing to write), but he was also the survival expert that kept everyone on the transport ship from starving. Too bad that wasn’t enough to stop Masazumi and Neito from dissing him for never having had a girlfriend. Poor Tenzou! It’ll be alright man. I see good things in your future.
- I approve of spear-fishing Futayo and all-girl uniform Masazumi. More please!
- Tamura Yukari as the Queen? There’s so much talent in this show. She can only be amazing. Can’t wait to see more!
- Political intercourse, HAH! Nice Toori. Seriously, only Toori can get yelled at by an entire country at once. That takes skill.
- I liked how you can clearly see that there are no letters between Juana’s thighs and breasts at the beginning of that scene. Sure, that could be a sign that Sunrise wasn’t animating things properly (conservation of detail and all that), but really I think they just didn’t want to ruin the surprise. Plus, I like to imagine that Juana was awake and secretly trolling Felipe. Go, Elf-girl! Get yo man!
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ED2 Sequence
ED2: 「ソラノウタ」 (Sora no Uta) by 奥井雅美 (Okui Masami)
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LOL, who put that letter on Juana’s cleavage, Gin sees and nothing happens.
Gin is adorable! Tes!
And ah! I didn’t realize it was because of Toori that they were talking about trials when they cut the cable – I thought it was because of what would happen to the ship itself. So thanks for the clarification on that.
Oh, Lloyd! Knew I recognized the Chancellor’s voice, wow.
Anyway, another fun episode. I have to give particular note to Tenzou. Normally he’s mostly funny, which works, but he came off as really rather cool in this!
Great to see some followup with Malga too, and Neshinbara thanks to their talk. Really curious what consequences Neshinbara’s curse may have, and I hope secondary character development continues like this, threads we can follow instead of just the occasional moment of focus.
I’m really beginning to think that the whole primary/secondary character dichotomy is the wrong way to look at Kyoukaisen. That’s not to say that characters like Toori and Horizon aren’t more important to the overall plot, but for this arc it almost feels like Tenzou, Neshinbara, and Malga are more primary characters than the true protagonists. It’s almost like every character gets treated like a main character for a while
Frist of all, bravo for your passion, Stilts and you fellow watchers of “this show”. But I feel like Stilts’ dedication and hard efforts are being wasted on “this show”. Sigh~. Think of the possibility when Stilts actually gets to cover a great show! The sky could’ve been the limit at RC!… A bit of waste of opportunity if you ask me (…and I plead the Rule 14 of the Internet, folks)
This is a great show…. Even if i can say so though i watch for nippals
Thank you for your compliment. Still, let me share a little of my personal philosophy with you all, lest anyone else decide to ignore your cited rule 14:
Great work comes from skill coupled with experience and passion. If I have any of the former, I am only able to realize it here due to the experience you all have allowed me to acquire through writing here at RandomC and the passion I have for this show. There are a great many shows this season that I would have enjoyed writing about, but there are none I am more passionate about than the ones I am covering now, so it is only them that will allow me to write to the best of my current meager abilities.
tl;dr – passion is essential for good writing to be realized, even if it leads someone to write about something you think is quite silly. Don’t worry, there will be other shows. I’m not going anywhere for a while yet : )
Great episode. I loved the banner between Gin and Felipe. How does Toori keep warm naked?! I mean he’s flying all over the place. He can’t be warm can’t he?
It is telling of the show that some of best scenes around belong to the antagonists (I LOL-ed so hard on the “letters recovery” scene and then was close to shedding real tears at the sight of the reminiscence of carnage wrought at Battle of Lepanto…)
There is some real trouble coming with the Great Armada being prepared, and I expect the Musashi crew to be drawn into the fray (I also think Testament is having some serious issues with timing, as in real world the Armada was in 1588, 60 years before the 1648…)
Yeah, that’s true. There are apparently reasons for them being so behind, which we should find out about soon / eventually. Look forward to it!
Really, thanks to this Felipe guy.
It’s hard to hate the Tres Espana anymore.
Is Tenzou going to be the focus for this season?
There I was going ‘uh, okay I don’t quite understand what’s going on here’. Then things got more and more emotional especially with Tres Espana Chancellor and the lone child, I got so absorbed that I stop worrying about thins I don’t understand and just going ‘wow’. Yup, pretty much like the first season again.
Thanks for the clarification on Shakespeare-chan’s attack, Stilts. I was frankly scratching my head at the literal battle of words between the two authors.
And I believe that Scarred is the girl with Tenzou in the OP sequence. So don’t you worry boy, cause you’ve already protected your girl with your body, then received a(unjustified though) slap in the face from her. Won’t be long now before you’ll have a girl who you can dedicate your life to (and shame on Neito and Seijun for dissing him).
Bwahahaha, ‘Political Intercourse.’ Toori is such a cracker, Gin seems like she needs a bit more love from Muneshige, poor Malga could use a bit of loving too, Tenzou being a cool guy, could go on listing the other characters… but yeah some of the few animes where I just adore every character and there’s really no truly evil character around, everyone seems to be all shades of grey which is good for such an incredibly huge cast of people AND THE SEIYUUS, DAYUMN. I don’t mind the pacing as it’s a lot quicker than the 1st season which went over only 2 days XD Thank you for the hard work Stilts! <3
Poor felipe… he lost his wife and child on the Battle of Lepanto.
I can’t wait the next episode already.
Just seeing how smug shouta Neshinbara looks as he criticises loli Shakespeare makes him deserve the curse! And the ridicule from futurepast 2ch!
Wow Moomba, down. I know you luff Shakespeare-tan to an unhealthy degree, but Neshinbara was just a kid! Besides, it’s Toori that might suffer for this curse, and he hasn’t done anything to deserve getting a knife in the back. Well, other than maybe flashing a lot of guys. But that’s just his thing! D:
I hope they Shakespeare-chan forgive him and make out.
Stilts you forgot to mention the best part of the episode: Multi-ship drifting
http://i.imgur.com/2nTIl.jpg
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUyCyM_0ik) for those who don’t know the joke.
OMG! Your right! It was epic.
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(How about that references? Anyone? :D)
Freddie’s Video Game High School?
Bingo : ) That was an easy one though, since that just ended a couple of weeks ago, heh
Anyone who thinks Neshinbara deserves the damn curse raise your hands *raises both*.
No way!
Neshinbara has yet to have a word match with Stilts here.
So, NO!!
Now I have to wait until he gets the curse lifted so I can face him at full power *channels Saber*
Couple of awesome points in the episode:
Neshinbara being owned (HAHAHA, he’ll probably get his grudge match in the future..)
Drifting cars apparently is out of fashion here, we drift ships instead.
That ? uniform worn by Neito and Masazumi HNGH
Those letters..how? Love Gin’s reaction to it.
Toori is finally clothed again!
The explanation on cutting the transport ship seems legit, that was the biggest ? I had whilst watching. The other points were more of a “good to know” kinda deal. Just a thought, why isn’t there more info revealed on the queen(?), is she supposed to play a minor role or not?
Also, I have been wondering whether you knew all these beforehand or had to do some “homework”, prodding around to find out. I’m guessing the latter but in any case, GJ. Things really make more sense with all the explanations around. Cheers.
All in due time on the Queen. I’m sure they’re just building up to a larger part for her. Can’t wait, can’t wait!
And I do research after I watch the episode (and some intelligent guessing, where noted), which is why it takes me so much longer to publish these posts than it has for past series I blogged. Still, I think it’s important to do it that way so I can get my impressions from a fresh perspective before I dive into the minutiae
WOW! i don’t remember ANY of this!!!…well except fo the tranny {that guy/girl kicks ass!} “kids JUST SAY NO” i have to watch again…sober. but THANKS for more of that IN DEPTH breakdown of the ep, u truly are showing the layers upon layers of this thing.
Cute ED! Loving Horizon new outfit.
and Nate Seijun pair, they will bow down before Tenzou soon. Tenzou already trigger a flag.
Finally, they found his cloths. The “naked men” joke was a bit overused and began to Nerf
I don’t know, I’m pretty sure that won’t be the last time we see Toori’s “divine weapon,” ifyouknowwhatimean. Which is a shame, because his uniform looks really cool! …even if those sparkly things coming off his earrings seem like a great way to get an ear yanked off.
*shudders*
That joke is only funny when use by characters like Tenzou.
STILTS! A Personal KUDOS to your dedication on blogging one of my top shows for this season, great job on breaking down things, i now have a comparison outlet for my own interpretations of the show, as well as resource center for the things i am unsure of.
PS: i do share your sentiments when RC didn’t cover kyoukaisen’s first half. mah, t least now your her for it. 😀 *good job*
Domo, domo ^^ And yeah, it sucked when Season 1 was dropped, but I don’t blame Takaii for doing so. This is a hard show to blog, so for anyone who isn’t really experienced (Omni, Divine) or totally crazy (that’s me!), it’s just too much work for a pastime. Thankfully there are a few of us crazy mofos around, ne? 😀
As I would like to see Gin and Muneshige together in scenes like the first season, or even more loving,: P XD. They are of my favorite characters in this series.
Seconded. Though, I can’t say they’re my favorite characters of the first season. I have too many favorite characters to say that!
I have other characters among my favorites, I just mention that were 2 of them. Sorry for my bad English. I’m still practicing.
I love the chibi ending, it kinda cute https://randomc.net/image/Kyoukai%20Senjou%20no%20Horizon/Kyoukai%20Senjou%20no%20Horizon%20II%20-%20ED2%20-%20Large%2003.jpg
Stilts-san, I just wanted to say thank you for blogging this series. Your Q&A section basically answers all the questions I ask myself during an episode. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you kindly, and I’ll do my best ^^
https://randomc.net/image/Kyoukai%20Senjou%20no%20Horizon/Kyoukai%20Senjou%20no%20Horizon%20II%20-%2002%20-%20Large%2022.jpg
Makise Kurisu, is that you?
Wow, thanks so much for blogging this show Stilts. Helps my enjoyment of everything IMMENSELY. It can get a little confusing at times with the explanations glossed over in the show itself.
A question about this episode though (if it’s not a spoiler for future ones) How long ago was the Battle of Lepanto? And are Juana and the little elf girl in the flashback meant to be the same person, they do have the same bangs…
Thanks again, and keep up the phenomenal work!
The Battle of Lepanto originally took place in 1571 AD, which should equal out to 1571 TE. However, that would place it 80 years previously (remember that it’s currently 1648 TE), which seems unlikely since Felipe Segundo and Diego were both there, and they didn’t look terribly young at the time either. Also, Felipe also had a wife and kids at the time, so it’s not like he was a boy. My guess is that it happened within the past decade, though I don’t know for sure. It was fairly recent, though.
As for the little elf girl, I suspected that might be Juana as well, especially since the voiceover was clearly Tanaka Rie using a slightly lolier-ish voice. I actually meant to mention as much in my post, but I totally forgot :X I don’t have conformation one way or the other, but it’s a pretty safe assumption that they’re one in the same.
I had a hard time imagine Scarred being a girl even thou I would love to root for Tenzou but her/his VA sound so manly thou.
Not spoiling anything, but his/her VA is definitely a girl. They digitally lower the voice for Scarred this episode.
Yeah, her voice was altered to sound like a man.
Japan already defiltered it.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18354131
@Stilts: Typo, “Tamaura Yukari”
“Too bad that wasn’t enough to stop Masazumi and Neito from dissing him for never having had a girlfriend.”
–> My thoughts when I saw them mocking him. “Look who’s talking, girls. Not like you have any past experience.” 😀 By the end of the show, Tenzou will probably score a blond big boobed hottie. Though I have to wonder what is her role. Maybe she’s the actual Queen or something and the Yukarin one is a fake?
“I approve of spear-fishing Futayo and all-girl uniform Masazumi. More please!”
–> I also liked her white “combat/official uniform” shown in the ED
Are those four weapons Armaments of Deadly Sins on that Queen screenshot?
Thanks! I really shouldn’t start these posts so late. Trying to edit at 2am doesn’t work as well as it used to.
Yeah, bifauxen Masazumi isn’t too shabby either :3
And no, I don’t think those are Armaments. I’m pretty sure Shakespeare-chan’s armament is the only one that Great Britain possesses. Not sure what those things around the Queen are, though.
As to the likely identity of Scarred…
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Your so cute ms. shakespeare .. naruze, juana and neito are cute on this episode too
Love the ED too ..so much cuteness XD
Don’t worry Tenzou I love you just the way you are!
When Portugal was under Spanish rule, sometime in the 1580s, the Portuguese galleon known as the San Martin (Saint Martin) was created to be the Flagship of the Spanish Armada. The ship was eventually damaged badly by Sir Francis Drake and his ship, Revenge.
History doesn’t play out quite the same in Horizon, so I’m thinking that instead of Drake using Revenge as a ship, he’ll be using the San Martin. And his talent would consist of something like revenge.
Sir Francis Drake is the wolf looking guy on England’s student council and Juana mentioned that the Saint Martin will be Tres Espana’s big surprise for the Armada war.
Agreed with Dynellen. San Martin is a seriously Spanish name, so that + how Juana referred to it makes me 99.87236% positive it’s a surprise (i.e. super powerful ship) that Tres España has in store for the upcoming war.
Bloody hades. That was Tres Espana at the end? Ugh. I guess I was a little too busy with something that distracted my full attention and made a silly error for that prediction.
Though, I was just saying that in real life the San Martin was a super powerful ship. It was the largest known galleon at the time. So since Tres Espana is making it, it will be as big and overwhelmingly powerful as the original.
for naval militaria and history geeks:
info on real world San Martin, and Drake’s ship, Revenge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Martinho_(1580)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Revenge_(1577)
So many big bangs…
Hmm, just rewatched the ep with another sub.
Curious, Any info on the unidentified stealthed ship that shot 3 anti-warship rounds?
No info, but my money is on that being this San Martin that Juana referred to. That’s just my guess, though.
isn’t San Martin still under construction inside the clouds above Henares Academy?
My guess: it’s other faction ship that wanted musashi to be involved with the Armada War. I take it that Musashi only wanted to circle england peacefully by ship drifting (LOL), but the stealthed ship urged Fairy Queen to activate EX.Caliburn defense system (She was aiming for the stray shells anyway and maybe to scare those unidentified ship.
I might be wrong, though.
It was one of three ships in San Martin class that Tres Espana r building for the war with England.
I don’t understand, but didn’t Masazumi said that Horizon has been sleeping around 20 hours?
And Nate that those 2 weeks have been fun or so? Also they said something about the food.
But the last scene said May 20 and the day they crashed was May 19.
I’m little confused about how much time passed since the crash.
If you check ep 1, the day Musashi engaged with Tres Espania was 4 May so when the transport ship crashed to level 4 of England, 15 day had passed.
So since the crash to the day that Futayo was fishing had passed 15 days.
Got it! Thanks!
As for what Masazumi said about Horizon, she said Horizon had been sleeping 20 hours a day.
Hope this helps!
Excuse my ignorance for I don’t really follow Horizon. But…
Wow, they’re…flat.
Yo Stilts, I haven’t got past your 1st season digest Part 2 yet. But man, you really did put effort into it.
I have trouble recommending Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero to people because they have lengthy expositions and scare people with it. But I still think Horizon is so much lengthier…
Even making it near impossible to understand.
Anyway, I just stumbled upon an entire character chart for Horizon that’s up to date.
http://a.yfrog.com/img28/9771/17×2.jpg
Can’t believe anyone compiled this information. O.o
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_%282006_film%29
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I read Macbeth and watched this film for English class in high school.
The teacher’s face when that scene played was priceless.
Get yo man!
I gave up trying to understand this series a long time ago, but strangely enough I still watch it cuz I enjoy it, damn I cant help but like Toori Aoi and his crazy antics, and Horizon is turning out to be a funny character too.
@Stilts regarding Shakespeare-tan I hear/read that she is a half-elve, and elves in general for horizon mentally develop slower. Apparently a 20 year old elf would still have the mentality close to 10 years of age for a human.
So since Neshinbara and shakespeare-tan are about 17/18 she’s mentally only 9 years~, but if we take into account, when they were at that academy, Neshinbara really hurt her.
IMO kids take things quite seriously, so getting criticized heavily for her age definitely left a lot of hate there…
Either way excellent post! Keep it up you crazy fan 😀
About losing the transport ship, i dont think that it was the objective all along. Masazumi decides to cut the cables and lose the transport ship cause it was going to crash with Takao (if i’am not mistaken, its one of Musashi ships) after the Excalibur Caliburn create a turbulence that shakes the drifting Musashi.
But such a decision was to be made by Toori that is the Chancelor and is in charge of military affairs, that is why Futayo says she will give a favorable testimony.
Just finished rewatching this episode on my way to completing my re-marathon of season 1 up to the currently available episodes. Caught a scene of the transport ship signaling towards Musashi (probably in Morse code, the standard code to use when communicating by flashlight. Its amusing to know that even with all the advanced technology available in the future past, people still depend on using Morse code with flashlights when they have to communicate secretly) during Neshinbara’s and Naruse’s midnight tryst.