Frieren: I remember Himmel tried to teach me how to pirate photoshop. He used this... "keygen" item. Do you know what that is, Fern?
Fern: We use Procreate these days, Frieren-sama.
Frieren: Procreate... yes, Himmel would suggest we do that from time to time, too...
Fern: ...
There's a Filipino word, kilig, which has no direct English translation but is essentially the feeling of finding something or someone so cute your brain turns to violence
What's fantastic about that reveal in episode 10 of Girls Band Cry is how it recontextualizes so much of the story so far:
(Massive spoilers ahead ofc so read at your own discretion)
@sneakydriver
I like that she's a flawed character who learns to respect and stand up for herself. The story actually treats her like a proper person instead of infantalizing her the way some people would rather infantalize her ig
"Where to start?” If you’re not in a rush, I recommend beginning with Chapter 1. However, If you want to catch up quickly and avoid spoilers from manga fans, start with Chapter 61. Alternatively, you could mute the word “Frieren” to prevent seeing any related posts on your tl.
@peachlybeloved
the very last panel of calvin and hobbes. there is so much heart and philosophy packed into bill wattersons series but this final panel really encapsulates the slightly melancholic optimism and wonder that permeates calvin and hobbes. I cry every time
Sorry just - the song playing in the background is VOID. MAN. the song that saved her LIFE. written and sung by the person she loves man gun at my head I can't do this anymore
It's hitting me now how significant this whole van scene was. For the first time in the entire series, both Nina and Momoka are moving forward from their painful pasts, together. Of course they're crying. I'm so sick I'm going to hurl myself off a cliff
It's hitting me now how significant this whole van scene was. For the first time in the entire series, both Nina and Momoka are moving forward from their painful pasts, together. Of course they're crying. I'm so sick I'm going to hurl myself off a cliff
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i thought about it and this whole scene and the scenes before it were so fantastic. nina slaps momoka out of the past where shes stuck with all her regret and self-hate, and tells Momoka to join her in the present where there are new dreams and where she loves her. PEAK
In the span of a single episode GBC has become a story of horrible pain and recovery. We've watched Nina go from being at the end of the rope and a step away from suicide, to having the strength to start her life over again - with people who love her at her side. It's so peak.
"A foolish, useless spell," she spits with the same bitterness Frieren had when she realized she hadn't gotten to know Himmel well enough before he died
Anyways this isn't me overselling Girls Band Cry or anything bc it really is just that good. This is the rare emotionally powerful story that gets made into an anime and that hits in the best ways possible. Definitely my show of the season.
There's the song VOID, of course. When Nina tells Momoka her song saved her life we at first think of it in a metaphorical "oh your song changed my life" kind of way but no. Nooo. It literally /saved her life./ That cuts so deep to me like idk maybe you've been there, I have
I saw this ScreenRant article and idk it feels like a disservice to write off the second cour of Frieren as a "Shonen battle royale" when it does a great job with characterizing and world building thru this "Shonen battle royale"
Then the reveal comes. So casually. For us it's the first we've ever heard of her plan to take her own life. It's likely the first time Nina's ever been at peace enough to talk about it. Then a tear falls, and the weight of everything comes rushing in like a flood.
Episode 9 is a nice treat in that we get to see how much Nina has grown and how confident she's become, to the point where she's an inspiration to Tomo, who struggles with her own confidence issues. So proud huhu
Then there's her aversion to Awa when they first meet. At first we think, oh that's just how Nina is, she's prickly and aggressive, when in truth the last time she had to deal with highschool girls "like" Awa she almost took her own life. luckily Awa's built different