I don't have much for a blurb this time. Episode 3 is my favorite of the whole series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Chroniko :(

What is the community rewatch?: This is a place where /c/anime can watch and discuss older shows and movies on an episode by episode basis. Threads will occur every two days with the exception of movie episodes, which will have threads that span one week.

What are we watching: Kaiba

What’s it about: In a world where memories exist in memory chips separate from the body, death of the body no longer means death of the soul. It is possible for memories to be viewed, altered, and transferred between bodies. These memory chips are used by the rich to obtain eternal lives in carefully selected bodies, while for the poor, selling their own bodies and conserving their souls in the chips often become the only way to earn a living. An electrolytic cloud in the sky serves as a barrier between the heavens of the fortunate and the underworld of the destitute, making this social division impregnable.

One day, a man named Kaiba wakes up in an empty room with no memories, a mysterious hole in his chest, and a locket holding the picture of an unknown woman. After escaping an attack and stumbling upon a decrepit village of underworld residents, he begins his adventure across the different planets of this strange universe to find out more about his own identity and the woman he once knew.

Through a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, Kaiba weaves together tales of souls and spirits and explores the importance of memories.

Studio: Madhouse

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFI_Fl1sRWg

Where can I watch it: https://twist.moe/a/kaiba/1 https://9anime.ru/watch/kaiba.wr6/3rqplpy https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=1_0&q=kaiba

  • notthenameiwant [he/him]M
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    4 years ago

    Selling your body is a lot like sex work and feels like it ties into the highly sexual scenes in the last episode.

    Hypersexuality and the male ego is a recurring theme in Yuasa's work. I believe it was that in your face in Tatami Galaxy as well.

    I still don’t see the exact thing that made her want to sell this girl’s body when they had a seemingly good relationship, hrrm

    That's not the vibe I was picking up from the mom. Chroniko probably viewed her positively because she didn't know any better, but that mother was incredibly abusive.

    • Awoo [she/her]M
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      4 years ago

      Ohhh I see. Chroniko's memories of her mother are completely distorted from the actual reality of her behaviour. That makes some sense, these are memory records and coloured by the perception of the person writing the memory. I hadn't even considered that would be the case here as I was treating it more as a factual flashback than a potentially warped memory.