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Yeah, once you get older, birthdays become a pretty meh experience, unless you have a big enough friend circle that is more excited about your birthday than you are.

This reminds me of a meeting our entire organization was forced to attend bc it was something super important since the Zoom meeting originated from our headquarters. Turns out it was a tutorial on how to register ourselves and create our IDs on a govt portal. Which everybody already knows how to do. The moment we realized what the purpose of that meeting was, people started leaving one by one lol.

I looked up monkey branching and back in my day, we called it either cheating, or having an open relationship. The end.

If what you're saying is correct, then good for the women there. Certain criminals here are treated poorly by other criminals in jail, like child rapists or murderers. Or sometimes Islamic terrorists.

I understood as much as you did from that video.

No, I was never a student of theology or history. But I have an interest in both. But, anyway, the whole point of all those things is that the Anti-Christ is even part of god's plan, so while Christians will often think of him as bad, he is a necessary part of the religion, so instead of evil, I think they are framing him as a tragic figure. And I feel like most of the elements are already there for much of the story to be predicted by episode 3. XD

I mean, the thing is, I can't imagine a western liberal take on doing something about climate change and them making Skinner truly bad. So they are taking this tragic/sympathetic approach. Plus, it's not truly a supernatural show, which the bible's end times devolves in to. So it's more symbolic, anyway.

The hobo camp thing is so awkward. Do you think they would even bother to reveal that it's a red herring or just forget about it in the script?

I couldn't find what happened to Ryu in my convo log exactly. But, no, he didn't insult anyone. It was some observation he made on some topic that looked pretty bland or neutral to me and wouldn't warrant a ban at all. But I don't know the exact details. :\

Yeah, I couldn't remember Chad's last name.

lol, yeah, Skinner is Axel theory is absolutely bonkers. Skinner is a researcher or scientist of some sort in at least his fifties. Axel is too young, and I don't see the surgery being that good, but even if it were, there's no way Skinner is going to be kick flipping people and scaling buildings, lmao. It's a death/resurrection/sacrifice thing. Even administering the cure is sort of like resurrection in a way or can be used symbolically as such. Skinner has made a sacrifice even if he is not dead. And he may already be dead. So the Christ/Anti-Christ thing is definitely there, but it remains to be seen if the staff will follow through when it comes to how much of a villain/Anti-Christ they portray Skinner as. Regardless if he's "good" or not, Axel wants his butt. I assume the thing is that Skinner has to play the bad guy, die, and sacrifice himself, so Axel (Christ figure) can redeem humanity or whatever nonsense. The thing is... Christianity... let me put it this way. Even Satan is not bad, despite many people speaking as such. He is an instrument of god who is necessary to bring about prophecy and test the faith of humanity. You would have no progression of the religion without him. You can view the Anti-Christ in a similar manner. It's just like the serpent/lizard-thing with its arms falling off (often identified as Satan, however, this is purely an interpretation) was necessary for the Fall. The Jews killed Jesus (I've seen people argue for it being the Romans, but it was at the behest of the Pharisees), but if they didn't you wouldn't have the religion. So blaming anyone doesn't even make sense. So I think it's necessary to think of it in these terms. Left Behind, which I used as an example of fiction with an Anti-Christ figure, presents him as evil though persuasive to the masses. It's also from a Christian perspective, and the view can appear different from inside rather than outside. Lazarus appears to mostly be created by a mixture of outsiders from the faith (the Japanese), atheists, and liberals, who see the Abrahamic faiths as an interesting vehicle for their ideas. So the Anti-Christ here plays the villain, but it looks like he will get a far more sympathetic portrayal.

Yeah, despite the awkward red herring at the hobo camp, I figure Skinner is already dead. That hacker is probably an advocate of Skinner who is trying to forward his ideas by keeping the manhunt of Skinner going. Him being the guy at the hobo camp is too awkward. That's part of why there is the Laughing Man like hacking with faces of people appearing to be Skinner.


lmao, it's not like Ubukata is writing this, so I doubt that will happen. XD

Yes, they are unhinged at Anilist. I wish I had the screen caps handy that I've seen. Ryu got banned for a while for saying something innocuous; I remember Axiom told me, so I sort of have the reason there but don't recall it exactly. There are other things I know of, but I'd rather use screencaps. :S

That Turkish thread was from the perspective of people from Turkey who want an average depiction of Turkey, even though there are small neighborhoods in Turkey that are probably like that. "Waaah, your comparison to America [I mentioned there are films depicting, say, Chinatown or an Indian reservation, which is not representative of the U.S. overall, as a comparison] is not valid because that country has lots of media and people know what it's like, but that's not the case for Turkey, so it's much more harmful to depict it in this way." The creators of Lazarus don't give a fuck about your country, lmao. It's just a vehicle for symbolism and storytelling. XD

I know the John Wick guy (Chad whaliekdubfubwu or something) was brought in for the fight scenes, but they do have a similarity to a mixture of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo for action.

Edit: tbh, your neurologist comment reminds me a bit of Psycho-Pass 2, only way more insane than you've imagined. XD

Oh, speaking of the red tulip, Farhad/Shirin is worth mentioning but probably the story that is most related to what they're going for in Lazarus is the Battle of Karbala, where Husayn ibn Ali dies. He is often referred to as the "prince of martyrs," his blood raining upon the desert and leading to the growth of red tulips. That applies to Skinner even more so. btw, I have not seen one person in the forums even make note of this. There is a whole thread that's whining about the depiction of Turkey being inaccurate, and they're arguing over the trans scene and insulting each other in the ep 3 thread. That's all there is, lmao.

I find Anilist unintuitive, and I also dislike the GUI. But also the staff strike me as unhinged there. :S

The area where Watanabe is probably most involved is direction. The detailed religious elements don't strike me as something Watanabe would be too concerned with.

lol, I wonder if there is anyone reviewing the review reviewers. Maybe it's handled more by complaints to upper staff, if the mod were to abuse their power. Yeah, mostly MAL is focused on seasonals and submissions are much worse with older, more obscure things, but not enough people are interested in these for them to care. Yes, I think the only people who get paid are like tech and upper staff.

lololol. I didn't mean do anything improperly, but just a ridiculous perspective applied to moderation that would make it more amusing. From what I've gathered, I don't think any of the moderators get paid. MAL is run through volunteers largely, which is what's a bit mysterious about why they don't "hire" more people for certain things that seem lacking. As I imagine there are a number of people on here who would be glad to. Like, for example, the submissions system is disappointing and takes forever, unlike Anilist (and I am not promoting Anilist and will probably never make an account!). Especially for manga. And I realize that's not the main focus of this site: it's anime. But if the database were stronger that would make it a more attractive choice too. But the money must mostly come from advertising, supporters, and the shop, so I guess why even bother putting any effort in to "hire" more people in certain areas where it would benefit only a select portion of the userbase. At the very least, I could see more people becoming supporters if there were a bit more dedication there...

Umm... doesn't he have original creator, director, and script? I would think the director would tend to do more storyboarding than that but I guess he is not the primary one here. OC is a vague one because it's hard to determine how much of it was their vision that shaped the end result. You know that Ooyukiumi no Kaina thing? Sorry, can't remember how to spell. Tsutomu Nihei seemingly created that for another mangaka to do the art and write a script. For all we know maybe Nihei just sketched out the basic thumbnail of the world, and most of it was the mangaka? But at the same time, maybe Nihei fleshed everything out quite a bit more than I'm anticipating. But, yeah, it's possible he is more of a face and them trying to recapture the spark of a Bebop-like project. Similar or influenced OP, cover, MC, art, tone, etc. Kind of like how they did with the several new FLCL series AS were producing. Well, I guess we'll see if many other credits are added once it's finished airing.

LOL, I laughed more times at the trailer for the anime you linked than most full comedy anime episodes, and I don't understand anything being said. XD

lol, it might be more fun roleplaying as a wild west sheriff when moderating.

I don't remember the Russians in Turkey. Where was that? Oh, the way it was directed was a little strange. But you saying that is making me piece it together again, I think. Basically, there were the robbers, then the Russians appear, and you can tell them apart because they have guns. They blended it kind of oddly. Did they speak Russian or did Axel say something like, "It's the Russians again"?

Really, she makes the most sense if there is a traitor. Having Russia be a minor baddie (and she'd probably continue to help them anyway, so it doesn't have to be a total betrayal) seems typical for a western-influenced thing, and there was a Russian group in episode 2 in the bunker (wasn't there? I think Axel said something like, "you understand Russian?"), which conveniently included Christine. Ugh... I don't remember who all was there... a U.S. government agency, a Russian-speaking group, and wasn't another one Spanish-speaking (probably cartel related)?

I've only ever seen gaussian and ACasualViewer in relation to reviews. Some of those others may be handling other things primarily, like recommendations. Maybe they got some new ones recently, though. I don't know.

I'm sure they'll go into the crimes. Sure, Russian spy would make sense. Really doubt a teenage hacker will be a traitor, so I probably suspect her the least. :D

Hmm... some people think the mods are biased toward certain titles, though it's obvious more popular titles will get more attention and moderation. But I remember it was a several week... maybe even month... process for one of my reviews to get a small line omission and a spoiler tag added. Even the most popular title ever on MAL, Frieren, had loads of reviews that would sit there for a long time that eventually got deleted. Like the most obvious troll review ever that was a "negative" review making fun of negative reviewers and hogging space from actual negative criticism. Honestly, they should probably have at least 3 review mods, if not 4. Although this is a different "department," most submissions also take a while.

https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2211507

LOL is this some kind of weird meme account. He's taken the same thing to the forum. XD

Oh, yeah, the sold his song to the devil part. Thing is... that's a very common trope in western fiction to play blues and gospel music talking about the devil to set a gloomy tone of an impending evil or some such, oftentimes used when there are religious themes. I didn't think anything of it at first until I saw more things throughout the episode, though even the introduction has a lot of apocalyptic and religious imagery. It does play into the themes and sets the tone. So, yes, I think it does matter, and it's not just that he or the staff likes the song. lol, let me flip that around, what if he finds an opportunity to betray them so he can win a nobel prize! XD but no I really don't think Doug will betray them. Does the avengers and suicide squad stuff have betrayals? I honestly don't watch this stuff, lol. The mods can be pretty slow at getting to reviews; I swear there were some reviews that were up 2 weeks before getting deleted back when Frieren was airing...

I don't think this is too worthwhile of a point, as it's too messy, but I keep thinking of either the binding of Isaac in the bible or the similar idea with potentially Ishmael in Islam. God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, but then the angel stops him and they sacrifice an animal instead. I'm not saying what happened is a direct parallel, but the way Leland triggers a deus ex machina (similar to an angel swooping in to save the day) associated with Skinner, isn't "sacrificed," but we're seeing a symbol of sacrifice associated with Skinner... is giving me a weird feeling. And all the "grandson vibes" stuff and him selecting clothing associated with Islam. This is more reaching/questionable than the prince and red tulip story, but I feel like there is a degree of overlap with these ideas...

btw, since you mentioned that one review of Lazarus... check this one out:

https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=559386

I'll paste it behind a spoiler button below.


That's a really peculiar review... I occasionally use emojis, but I try to avoid it, yet this guy goes all in. XD

Patlabor OVA is like 6 eps and works as an intro to the two movies. There's also a longer TV series.

LOL, I would love to see this turn into some schizo thing where Skinner has been alongside them all along through elaborate disguises. Could make for a funny as fuck parody! XD

Right, there were people arguing over the years and math in a thread, and I just shrug my shoulders because if you look at his last prison break, he beat the shit out of a lot of guards, and that must add on a lot of years, aside from the supposed doubling associated with breaking out. So it could rack up fast.

Right, the scene with the little girl playing feels kind of random unless you connect the dots with the red tulip story. Leland acts as a stand in for the prince that she's waiting for, and it shifts toward a scenario of violence that would lead to blood being shed, but Leland is spared, then we cut to the house with the red tulip. On it's own, a lot of people would probably try to hand wave away the red tulip, but it being a reference to that story is confirmed by the prince scene. Leland is not "the prince" but he was acting out the scene. We can assume the real "prince" is Skinner, who has sacrificed himself (or will sacrifice himself) and led to the growth of the red tulip, whether it has something to do with a cure or not.

I thought the Patlabor movie was good, but I'm not sure how easy it is to get into. Probably watching the Patlabor OVA to be introduced to the cast is the best start.

Christine feels the most mysterious so far. She's had the least background information, probably. It's not like Leland has had much either, but it's as you said with him being a typical petty criminal (Doug makes the same assertion about him), and he's clearly the comic relief character, with the ridiculous Arab clothing scene.

Well, tbh, I'm partial to the Christ/Anti-Christ symbolism, so I stand by them needing to do something to give him the 888 year prison sentence, so I don't suspect any ulterior motive on the part of Axel. However, that reminds me of a forum post with a CRAZY theory, where he was saying Skinner got plastic surgery and is Axel. XDXDXD

Right, if you piggyback off of the legend, the tulip itself could be a red herring, but it's a symbol related to the prince's blood. So it could be something to do with Skinner's blood or the tulip. Tulip would make more sense to me, but it's fiction and they try to stay unpredictable.

I have Harmony on my watchlist. Maybe I should watch it soon if it's similar to Lazarus.