March Comes in Like a Lion 1x10 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
Added 2023-01-15 20:20:24 +0000 UTCIn March Comes in Like a Lion 1x10, Something Given part I & II, it's the Christmas special but Rei's gift is Shogi and sadness.
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All good points. After reading this I agree that it doesn't seem intentional on his part... It's more his particular outlook, perspective, way of rationalizing what's best, and to some degree not really seeing the impact of his actions.
Alex G
2023-01-16 18:45:42 +0000 UTCI'm glad you're enjoying it :D
Alex G
2023-01-16 18:42:30 +0000 UTCWhen you talk about how there's a lot of darkness in the shogi world, and yeah. These people have essentially bet their entire livelihoods on being good at a game. Once you're committed to Shogi, you're kinda stuck there, even if you fall out of love with it. It's not like being good at shogi is a marketable skill in the job market. And you're inevitably going to be playing catch up to everybody else who has been gaining skills and experiences that you don't have. So it's Shogi or some dead end job, or maybe not even that. It's kinda worse than sports in that way, because at least you have your body and physical labor to fall back on. Shogi and games like chess don't even have that. Every loss is a serious blow. Consecutive losses are even worse. All of that takes a mental toll on you. And if you don't have something to keep you going, like genuine passion for the game, then you will inevitably burn out. Which begs the question, what drives Rei and will it be enough to keep him from spiraling in the same way?
BirthdayParty
2023-01-16 07:30:35 +0000 UTCYep. Adding onto that, there's a fundamental disconnect between what the father his seeing and what his children are seeing. The father is, from his perspective, simply looking out for his children and preventing them from throwing away their lives on a fruitless endeavor. It's a very logical dilemma. While the kids are coming at this from the angle of "What can I do to get dad to notice me?" Which is entirely emotionally driven. And it sucks, because I'm very sure that it's out of incompetence rather than malice. In many ways, it would be easier on Rei if it was malice. I think Rei's shogi dad just doesn't really understand children, which is why he looked at Rei as an equal, something that Rei liked about him. Like, if the dad was just wanting to live through Rei, I think he would've retired since the act of living through Rei would mean he was giving up on his own career. Nor would he have accepted Rei living by himself and away from the family. Like normally, in those instances of living through their children, the parent usually places a lot of emphasis on their role in their child's growth. Almost taking ownership of it. But I don't think we've ever seen Rei's shogi dad claim to be a mentor or responsible for Rei's talent.
BirthdayParty
2023-01-16 06:44:26 +0000 UTCRei yelling in the distance was so cathartic.
Chris Sharpe
2023-01-16 00:09:53 +0000 UTCYooo, that’s on my list of mangas to read. The pfp definitely influenced me.
Chris Sharpe
2023-01-15 23:59:10 +0000 UTCThat man was beyond pathetic and it was embarrassing that a random 17 year old boy had more empathy towards his family then himself. As for Rei’s Shogi father, while I think that some of it is ignorance to his children’s true feelings, I think there is something else to it. I find that there are often parents who feel that, if they aren’t in the wrong, or if a child’s feelings of anger are not the result of a something preventable on the parent’s part or the reason is irrational, then the feelings are invalid. Early on, when his son quit shogi, the father said that if he couldn’t get back into it on his own, then he shouldn’t get back at all because of what lies ahead. This is an inherently rational line of logic, but how do you tell that to a child? Feelings are not wholly tied to logic, you can’t logic your way out of depression or rage, but some people think that is the case because they haven’t experienced the extremes. And the feeling of being unheard can make them worse, because if you are hurting and confront the person responsible, then getting all of those feelings thrown back in your face can be a terrible experience. The brother seemed to just fall into a depressive state, while Kyouko just targeted Rei. She aims most of her rage at Rei because her logic is more irrational and would be thrown back at her by her father, who is stern and logical.
Chris Sharpe
2023-01-15 23:52:44 +0000 UTCThat score during the match is absolutely wonderful. My 2nd favourite piece from the OST.
neurofunky
2023-01-15 23:21:34 +0000 UTCYour pfp inspired me to read GTO and its freaking awesome.
Pulp
2023-01-15 22:53:52 +0000 UTC
