The anime has been very Not Great so far (I'm still gonna finish it) but this looks fantastic.

  • Fishroot [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    yeah that part is kind of weird , but I don't think the serie is really going with the ''logic'' prevails in the end but that just me

    • spring_rabbit [she/her]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I agree,

      Death's End, Ending

      The end of Death's End shows that Xin's/humanity's more empathic stance towards other civilizations becomes a sort of new normal. Like the Dark Forest is still kinda in effect, but the chain of suspicion is vastly reduced because civilizations are at least willing to communicate "safe"/non-location information with each other. The new universe is a far better place without the Luo Jis and the Thomas Wades (or the Singers*) of the old universe.

      But, the naming thing did lead to that wonderful moment in Death's End where

      Death's End, the passing of the sword

      Luo Ji passes the sword and immediately gets arrested and there was that line that was like "humankind was not grateful to Luo Ji, they chose Cheng Xin" which in the Chinese apparently can also be read as "humankind did not appreciate logic, it chose to fulfill their hearts." which I think is some neat wordplay.

      *I haven't read Redemption of Time you can't make me read Redemption of Time.

      • Fishroot [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        we don't talk about Redemption of Time we don't talk about Redemption of Time we don't talk about Redemption of Time we don't talk about Redemption of Time we don't talk about Redemption of Time

        For me the whole serie reads a little bit like cold war paranoia which I believe is the whole point.

        There was an article about wargaming and zero sum game theory during the cold war where they asked a bunch of technicians STEMS people to solve the problem nuclear menace. The conclusion of the study is that there is a need of Humanities backgrounds for subjects touching geopolitics and diplomacy