They really drew attention to it because Amy wiped it after she tried to play the flute,īut (obviously) didn’t know Ledo had just tried playing it himself! Love always starts Like it’s his show!Īnyone catch the indirect kiss between Ledo and Amy at the very beginning? So cute.
Water for some time – humans lose muscle and bone mass under those conditions.)Ĭhamber continues to make me laugh with some of his tongue-in-cheek answers -Īt least in this episode, for this version, Chamber did the sponsor intro after the And Ledo’s a NEET.Īnyway, I had the thought that Ledo, really, shouldn’t be that physically strongīecause, in space, where would he exercise? (Plus he’s been at the bottom of the So… This is turning into a slice-of-life show, is it. Note: I’ll be covering Suisei next week as well Zephyr-senpai has been having a tough time these last few weeks so I’m filling in for him until he gets things sorted out. That aside, however, Suisei remains my favorite offering of the season, and this episode goes a long way to prove that it can be just as funny as it is intelligent. By all means, change yourself, but do it because it’s something you really truly want for yourself. If you change yourself for the sake of someone else, you’re objectifying yourself (and yes, I’m speaking to you boys too) and that’s just not okay. Call me an annoying feminist or whatever you like, but whether you’re a boy or a girl, skinny, round, square, or triangular, you should never base your self-image on what anyone but you yourself want. When the three girls discuss body image, Melty essentially makes the point that she and the others have to watch their figures for the sake of getting boys to like them, rather than because they want to. Amy and her friends have always acted as the genki eye-candy (though Amy has far more depth than the other two), but one particular conversation this week really bothered me. If there’s one thing that struck a particularly bad chord with me this episode, however, it was the girls. With every passing day on Earth, Ledo becomes more open to the idea of life as a journey rather than a destination, and slowly but surely his perspective on his own existence continues to evolve beyond the narrowed mindset of a soldier. Throwing a party, having a barbecue, racing gliders, and running from some very persistent would-be employers don’t necessarily serve any greater purpose, but as Bevel explained last week, sometimes you don’t really need one. However, there’s more to life than just work, and though Ledo and Chamber may not understand this (“I repeat: What is the significance of this?”), it’s at the center of more or less everything the Gargantians have to offer him. Just what kind of work should you take on after all that time at war? As Chamber constantly repeats, there are simply no jobs suited for Ledo’s uniquely acquired military skills, and unfortunately that means Ledo still hasn’t found a place to feel fulfilled while among the Gargantians. Like any job market, there just aren’t positions for anything Ledo considers taking on (except clearing manure, which he can’t even stand for longer than a first whiff of the stuff), and this is a universal issue for all soldiers who leave the front lines. Of course, finding a job isn’t as easy as snapping your fingers and declaring you’ll get one it requires effort, time, and most of all, luck. Namely, he’d like a job, something where he’d be a contributing force to the fleet’s needs rather than just another mouth to feed. To start with, while becoming an accepted member of Gargantia is all well and good, Ledo still hasn’t found any real purpose in his staying there.
I suppose if you wanted to, you could designate this episode “the fanservice-ridden beach episode”, and you wouldn’t be wrong (despite the lack of a real beach), but there’s still a fundamentally realist core at the center of all the swimsuits and transvestite interest in our unlucky protagonist. This week’s episode wasn’t nearly as philosophical or down to earth as the last couple have been, but it nevertheless did much to paint Ledo’s predicament in a fairly down-to-earth manner. I feel like with every passing episode, Suisei no Gargantia continues to prove just how beautiful a work it really is. Only Pinion would look at a futuristic super-robot and think “barbecue”.