In Sora no Woto episode 4, a classic example shows up in the form of Maria, one of the assistants to professional glass-blower Carl. Maria has less than 10 lines in the episode—a few explaining to Kanata that Carl is one of only five "meisters" of glass-blowing in the country and how serious he is about his craft, then a few teasing him about his implied relationship with the glass shop owner in town, and finally a couple to facilitate the conversation between Kanata and Carl about talent (which is great). So why does Maria come off as so much more interesting than some nameless exposition machine?
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When Kanata and Noel enter the city, it is scarily quiet. I do know that the population is depleted, but [...]
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      This episode begins with us watching Kanata playing her bugle/trumpet with not much success on a rainy morning, and we also see that Noel has been working on the tank’s optical system also having little success.       Later, we see that Noel and Kanata are being sent into town on a supply mission; they’re given [...]
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Episode 4 mainly focuses more on Noel, the only character that isn’t a carbon copy from you know what and actually… Noel and Kanata goes on a adventure to gather supplies and also get parts for the tank. They stop by a shop owned by Naomi where Kanata starts to get fascinated on a glass Dolphins, [...]
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Last week on Sora no Woto, Kanata fell ill with malaria, resulting in an experience that strengthened the relationship she has with Rio.  We were introduced to the church, which Rio distrusts.  The episode also confirmed that the mentor for the two girls was the same person.  This week, the anime focuses a bit on [...]
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If the last instalment of Sora no Woto could be considered "the Rio episode", then this particular episode puts much of its focus on the previously all but monosyllabic Noel.This particular instalment sees Noel and Kanata sent out into town to pick up various provisions - A trip which of course fills Kanata with her own unique brand of wide-eyed wonder as she gets to see the town properly for the
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