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Oh yay! I am excited to see her again, because I kind of loved her from what we saw. YAY SETSUKO, and also yay for Yukiji having awesome lady friends in general! (Bechdel-test passing ftw?)

;_; why so tempting, scanlations? STOP THAT SELF

This makes me more curious than ever to look at the original and see how many of the designs were included there and how many Urasawa came up with out of his own head.

Japan: Working Out Issues From WWII By Way Of Iraq War Analogies For Great "War Sucks" All Around! (This is a over-glib analysis and one that actually probably requires, like, a thesis. Or a book. But I have seen it said, and agree, that FMA is one of those series that reminds you that Japan did commit atrocities in WWII and I suspect Pluto may be another one. And I think the trends of perspective-on-war that I have been seeing in (very self-selected, not comprehensive, disclaimer disclaimer) Japanese media, as opposed to Western media, are kind of fascinating. tl;dr ANYWAY.)

OBVIOUSLY. It's a hardship but I feel you're up to it.

I knoooow oh man. :( All the more heartbreaking because she is designed to look cheerful. And, well, I think that is fair! I am kind of massively impressed with you for picking him up RP-wise at all - it is definitely one of those things you would have to be thinking very carefully about at all times.