Yes, the first “Art and Soul” episode since June 6, 2008. This one is about what Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and disasters in general, might tell us about human nature and behavior in such circumstances. For those who don’t remember or know about this audio column, this is where I put on my seminary student, Christian theology [...]
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The calm and collected facade that Mari held was dropped for a while this episode, prompting some frantic phone calls and a seriously different Mari to the thoughtful one we’ve seen so far. She’s obviously quite a strong-willed person, having believed that both her mother and daughter would be fine without her. Though I don’t [...]
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So, despite the fact that the episode was almost totally about Mari, instead of naming this post “Mother Mari” (as someone else has done, I will know who did after I get to the end of this post when I check Anime Nano again), I decided to go with the episode’s actual title. After all, [...] Related posts:Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 01 - Impressions & QuakesTokyo Magnitude 8.0 02 - AftermathTokyo Magnitude 8.0 03 - AfterShocks
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Nice socks.
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The writers begin to poke at Mari’s weak spots and tensions, revealing a bit more about her humanity in the process. So far in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, we have been seeing the story from the perspective of Mirai and Yuuki–the kids. Mari has been depicted as a near-perfect surrogate parent for them in this crisis, a [...]
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Mari may have been the solid foundation against which both Mirai and Yuuki have been able to hold themselves upright in this series ever since the earthquake first struck Tokyo, but at the end of the day she's still human, and it's her own problems which come to the fore in this sixth instalment of the series.Mari's previously unflappable demeanour is undone by radio reports coming through of
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Mari begins to feel very concerned for her own daughter as news of fires spread near her home.
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