©Aka Akasaka x Mengo Yokoyari/Shueisha, partner of “OSHI NO KO”
Son of Shinobu Season 2 was good, but I didn’t expect it to be this good. No wonder Son of Shinobu artist push mengwu She said she burst into tears after reading it. From a story perspective, it faithfully recreates chapters 56 to 58 of the manga, but in reality, it’s a completely new experience. Top-notch painting expands important scenes, bringing tokyo blade The stage play comes to life. Even more surprising is that the second half of the episode drastically narrows the focus to a supporting character, Narushima Melt. fans the same May be familiar with the author AkasakaThere’s even a willingness to give supporting characters a rich inner life; Melt’s arc is a shining example of his talent. Combined with the original animated sequences, this is one of the best episodes of an already impressive season.
First of all, as a comic reader, I particularly like this method Toga Kobo The studio made full use of the original material to make the animation a new entertainment work in addition to inspiration. The first big change occurs after the opening sequence, when we see the beginning of the story. tokyo blade Perform from the audience’s perspective. Last month, I said that as an American viewer who has never seen a 2.5D drama, I especially want to see this development. All in all, it does resemble Tik Tok I linked in the comments for episodes 1-3. It offers a new acrobatic fight scene between Kana (sword) and Daiki (sword). And although the content tokyo blade Nothing special (just so standard) Shonen Jump But the way this episode fleshes out the story and dialogue from basic depictions in the comics showcases the character’s acting abilities – both verbally and physically.
But where the story really comes to life is in Melt’s half-episode run. In any case, Melt is supposed to be an outcast: a thorn in Junko’s teacher’s side, an obstacle that Kana needs to overcome on her acting career path. But the author Akasaka Never met a supporting character who couldn’t commit the entire storyline to it, which is something we’ve seen in movies Kaguya-sama: Love is war before this. Now we know Melt’s less tragic backstory. Melt’s entire past is not a past of struggle, but the absence of struggle. Everything comes easy to him, from girls to gigs, and he just rides on his good looks to get through life. sweet todayMelt recounts that this was the first time he realized he was not as great as life had led him to believe. All of this plays out in Melt’s mind as he plays Kizawa Mei and faces off against Sakuya, who plays Yume. Unlike Melt, Sakuya is a skilled actor with extensive experience in 2.5D games – he can effortlessly play a character who is his exact opposite, despite being essentially a sleazy playboy. in parallel Shonen Jump-Friendly storyline tokyo blade, Melt’s narration leads the audience to believe that he is going to have a complete breakdown. Just when all hope seems lost, he easily prevails. This is visually depicted as melting to a starburst, looking uncannily like the glow in Aqua, Ruby, and Ai’s eyes, which I interpret as a visual depiction of Ai’s innate star power.
I reread the manga, where Melt puts his blood, sweat, and tears into spinning his katana in the air and catching it, just like Kizawa does in the manga. In the anime, this scene is even more impressive and involves a backflip. But it’s Melt’s emotional performance that counts. He found a moment in his character that made him tear up and be like, “He just likes me,” and drive that feeling home. There’s a psychedelic multimedia painting sequence that gives Melt the protagonist treatment: a visual depiction of the transformation his character undergoes. From someone who never had to try, to someone who wore his hands with bloody blisters trying to catch up to his partner, Melt has achieved enough to make Junko-sensei cry. It’s a rare moment considering his real-life comic also cried while watching his explosive character arc Son of Shinobu Reflecting reality for once with good reason.
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Son of Shinobu Season 2 is currently airing on HIDIVE.
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