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@weasalopes said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
Speaking of knowledge and power.
Ferdinand and Sylvester have more to mull over now that they've seen the Myne Workshop in action, and the result of exposure to what she is already producing upon the knowledge base of those within the Orphanage.I've never been a big fan of the explanation Myne gave Ferdinand in that scene.
Ferdinand: So what happened in your world with the advent of printing?
Myne: Here is the least flattering answer I could possibly give that zeroes in on the worst possible fears you might have.It always baffled me that she didn't expound upon the wonders of the democratization of information or the ways in which it contributes to education and the profound value that brings to a society.
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@zeteni I have the urge to make a tileset out of that >.>
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@zeteni said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
It always baffled me that she didn't expound upon the wonders of the democratization of information or the ways in which it contributes to education and the profound value that brings to a society.
But aren't those also Ferdinand's fears?
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One of the things that always bothered me about the characters in this series is how little they seem to be interested in Myne's previous world. It always struck me as a bit strange, considering how all of them are aware of all of the inventions that she seems to endlessly come out with.
In other news, anyone who was waiting for me to post pictures from the Tokyo Printing Museum; I went to the museum, but sadly no pictures are allowed there. In fact they made me store my camera in a locker while I went through the museum (that's the first time a museum has be that particular about it.)
I will say, the museum itself is wonderful and modern and every exhibit has multiple language support, so it is something you can enjoy even if you can't understand Japanese. They also have a printing experience where you can experience typesetting for yourself. I highly recommend stopping by if you ever visit Tokyo. It's also very reasonably priced at 400 yen per person.
"Hubris is a slow and insidious killer, Aub Ehrenfest."
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@osrizzo, no pictures? Very strange. Even the Tokyo National Museum lets you take pictures of many of their fragile, priceless exhibits.
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I said it a couple of weeks ago, but some museums here allow photos and some don't. The Printing Museum is a bit peculiar in just how far they went to prevent it, though. (They even had museum staff all throughout the exhibit halls to prevent it.)
I had hoped I could take video of the printing experience (since it's not strictly a part of the exhibits), but even there they were very adamant about no cameras.
I've been to many museums here that do not allow photos, but none of them actually enforce the rule, let alone to this degree.
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@osrizzo said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
One of the things that always bothered me about the characters in this series is how little they seem to be interested in Myne's previous world. It always struck me as a bit strange, considering how all of them are aware of all of the inventions that she seems to endlessly come out with.
I feel the same. I like to imagine that Lutz and Myne talked about it quite a bit during the time they spent together making paper, and I wonder if maybe the author decided that they did, but didn't write it down explicitly because it doesn't impact the story.
In other news, anyone who was waiting for me to post pictures from the Tokyo Printing Museum; I went to the museum, but sadly no pictures are allowed there.
That's a shame, but thanks for making the attempt!
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@osrizzo said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
(They even had museum staff all throughout the exhibit halls to prevent it.)
That seems expensive to have so many staff. But the admission is just 400 yen? Well, I don't understand the economics but I appreciate the report! I won't need to lug my big camera over whenever I manage to visit. I am curious though--did their gift shop have any Bookworm merch? Or any other particularly unique gift shop items?
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The dub will start coming out this Monday
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The dub version is out and I got to say it is well done, and have improved from the previous seasons. I’m able to enjoy the visual aesthetics more now that my eyeballs can focus on the animation rather than subtitles.
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Seeing how the Veronica faction is acting here makes me want to punch them all in the fucking face. Can't wait to see the decree come up next episode...
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@thegrimlich said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
Seeing how the Veronica faction is acting here makes me want to punch them all in the fucking face. Can't wait to see the decree come up next episode...
Just small clarification for those who did not read novel. That meeting did not took place in the Temple. I will refrain for saying anything else in order not to accidently spoil things :)
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I was just thinking about when Myne touches babies they always cry. Is it possible that babies instincively fear her due to high amount of mana she has?
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@sekki, I've got various theories about children (born and unborn) in the Bookverse that it wouldn't be appropriate to air in this thread, but thanks for pointing something out that I'd somehow missed completely before. Does she subconsciosly try to put her mana into them and their bodies then fight back?
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@angelus said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
@sekki, I've got various theories about children (born and unborn) in the Bookverse that it wouldn't be appropriate to air in this thread, but thanks for pointing something out that I'd somehow missed completely before. Does she subconsciosly try to put her mana into them and their bodies then fight back?
I thought it was just (running) comedy.
It's been long enough ago when I first read the books that the events in the anime occasionally surprise me. In particular to this episode, evil santa is much more of a stooge (puppet?) that just goes along with the evil cabal than I remembered
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I thought it was just (running) comedy.
It most likely is but it does not stop us from speculating :)
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@arghc - He was a stooge in the books, too. I recall his inner monologue wrestling with the possibility that he might be a stooge, and he decided in the end to reframe his perspective to stop seeing himself as a stooge.
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@arghc said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:
It's been long enough ago when I first read the books that the events in the anime occasionally surprise me. In particular to this episode, evil santa is much more of a stooge (puppet?) that just goes along with the evil cabal than I remembered
I think most of this is that the meeting is severely cut down in the anime. The LN gives it a full chapter, with more people around, more dialogue, and insight into Bezewanst's thoughts about himself and those he's meeting with. The anime, due to time constraints, has to cut this down to just a couple minutes with the dialogue cut down to only the essential, expository parts. For example, in the LN the black stone is a response to his specific excuses for not bringing Myne with him, so it feels like he has more authority. That and he specifically mentions how everyone there is sucking up to him due to his sister.
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