not including the shot of marcille letting down her hair is a crime
love that the anime team added another dwarfsticles shot
I love the detail when Falin is newly resurrected she closes her left eye and holds her throat because those actions where performed by the dragon. Since the meat used to resurrected Falin was the dragons the dragon lives on in Falin and since the dragons last movements were being stabbed in the eye and throat the dragon is in shock (I hope that makes sense)
I was worried about whether or not trigger was going to fanservice up the bathhouse scene and while there are some slight alterations from the manga that definitely make it a teeny bit more fanservice-y it's very funny to me that they then followed up with the most intense anime-original senshi pantyshot yet. Honestly props to Trigger for deciding that if he's the fanservice vehicle of the series then they're damn well going to commit to that fanservice.
It's a small detail but I really like that Marcille’s feet are covered in blood. Also, Kensuke said, "Put up yo dukes!"
I'm so glad to get context on Chilchuck's outburst about wastefulness. It drove me crazy thinking I had missed something.
4:53 It says, “These parts aren’t the same as indicated in the art direction, but I want it to be like this please. Thank you.” The note insinuates that this building’s (and probably others’) architectural details were indicated in the art direction guideline for continuity.
10:14 Falin has been able to see ghosts since childhood, in the anime there was that flashback when Liaos & Falin went to that cemetery and Falin could tell that the ghost wanted his ring or smth back
i'm no big-time anime director or anything but it seems to me that the imagery of marcille running her bloodsoaked fingers through her hair, a critical aspect of her magic power, right before she cast a foul, unholy spell was an important detail and they probably shouldn't have cut it
A nice touch I loved with the resurrection scene was the slightly yonic design to the dragon corpse, to highlight Falin's 'rebirth' and underline the uncomfortable feeling (since most people get weirded out by birthing imagery).
i love the fact that marcile is super disappointed that falin is just as weird about monsters as her brother is.
I love the symbolism of marcille and falin taking a bath, cleaning the blood off their hands after such a messed up resurrection. The fact that marcille wants to gloss over it shows that she may wash her hands of it physically, but it still sticks with her
I will say I don't think Falin's ghost seeing has anything to do with her resurrection, I've always interpreted it more that having a special connection to the dead is like, her thing. The cemetary backstory moment, the conversation about her being an extremely skilled excorsist who can effortlessly put the dead to rest in a peaceful way, etc. EDIT: The above was in reference to something in the video that was snipped out, I swear I'm not crazy, you can find other comments referencing this. GG you dastardly armadillo, the perfect counter to having a flaw in your video pointed out is to simply make your critics look insane (for clarity this is a joke, I don't actually care that much, it's just very funny) Anyways MILT (Man I love Thistle) MOMENT
Falin's bounciness is such good character animation. You get such a good immediate feel for who she is from that. And I adored the scene where Laios scolded Falin, then embraced her. You could feel how intensely he cares for her, and how seriously he takes his responsibility to protect her as her big brother.
Incredible amounts of birth imagery in this episode, even Falin being swaddled at the end covered in blood. She's becoming something new. Noticing that your editing is getting crisper, great stuff.
That shot of Falin's face reforming around her skull is honestly some of the absolute best animation I think I've ever seen. I had to watch that part over and over because I was so mesmerized by it. It's one of the highlights of the episode for me. Absolutely incredible work by Trigger
The removal of the panel where Marcille takes down her hair is almost MORE disappointing because of the new huge focus on her hair animation in the ritual itself. Feels like a real missed opportunity to show her delicately taking it down to remind the audience to pay attention to it in that moment, and remember the importance of hair for magic in the world, before having these scenes. The animation speaks for itself quality wise but having that Little Extra build up to it would have been even better… Also it’s just a bizarrely prominent panel to take out, it’s so iconic. Loving the anime adaption, but that panel removal, and the cutting of Namari explaining resurrection limitations to the twins are the only things that have stood out to me so far as questionable decisions. 🧐
That look in Marcille's face as laid down staring at Falin was pure love. It's absolutely heartwarming to see them reunited
i love how the hole in the body of the dragon resembles a womb that has birthed falin and will now rebirth the newly resurrected falin
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