Episodes 1-3 – To Your Eternity Season 3

It’s crazy to go back to this story To your eternity After so many years. The show’s first two seasons, which at times told beautiful and mysterious stories about life, loss, grief and painful humanity, were ultimately undermined entirely by the production woes of two separate studios and creative teams. Fushi the Orb-Thing is a unique entity living in a vibrant fantasy environment, and his story requires a certain level of artistry and fidelity that studios Brain Base and drive There is simply no way we can consistently deliver the first forty episodes of this epic drama. In 2022, Season 2 is so far off the mark that I can’t even finish my weekly coverage of the show, and I honestly never expected to return to it. I thought maybe I’d take the time to revisit it Tay Complete the experience in comic form. One day.

Despite the odds, Fujifilm is back. As I covered in Seasonality New Season 3 Preview Guide Coverage, To your eternity A fresh start applies not only to its characters and story, but also to new works. After winning the first great battle against the Nok threat, Fosse hibernated for centuries, spreading his vines across the planet and guarding the peaceful world he created until one day his loved ones could be reborn and reunited to live a better life. director Sayama Kiyoko with the crew basics of brain Likewise, we also have the opportunity to do things over again, hopefully better this time. New co-director, Sota Yokoteas well as a new co-production team studio musket Joined the fight, it gave me hope To your eternity There will be an opportunity to tell the second half of Fusch’s story more completely and more satisfactorily.

The first few episodes do show a lot of promise. The show has never managed to regain the brilliant original cinematic quality of its first episode, and so far I think it’s safe to assume it may never achieve that. That said, this new season showcases clean and captivating visuals that haven’t diluted the storytelling yet, which is what I’m hoping for, at least for now. It helps that the shift to a modern setting gives the series a different, and I think easier, quality threshold to reach. Not only are there no giant set pieces or strange, fantastical locales to bring to life, but modern “urban” fantasy is much more accessible than the ancient, mythological genre that defined the first two seasons.

The huge jump in time also gives the show a very unique opportunity to capitalize on the inherent goodwill and emotional attachment that naturally arises from the material of the previous forty episodes, even if they are indeed a very inconsistent forty episodes. Honestly, it’s awesome to see all of Fuji’s friends trying out a whole new life in a world that’s very similar to ours, and for the audience to be able to relate to their experiences. Even in the lowest moments, To your eternity able to make us care deeply about its complex and fascinating supporting cast, all of whom are necessary to give Fushi’s existence meaning and texture. I like that we get to spend more time with Madge, Rean, Gugu, Tonari, Bang, etc., even though the details of their stories have become a little hazy to me over the years. After all this is a new beginning. The suffering and death these people suffered belong to the past. They are together now and happy.

Excellently, most There are. Clearly, one of the biggest driving questions behind this new season, and this new storyline, is “What’s left to tell?” It would be one thing if the show had an extended epilogue that let us enjoy one final, light-hearted adventure with a cast of lovable characters, but Fosse’s entire existence has been defined by increasingly complex and fraught conflicts. After all, conflict is at the heart of human experience. We enjoy life only because we know death is inevitable. We cherish our loved ones because we know the pain of loneliness and isolation. We strive to live better lives because we can all understand in some way the consequences of staying where we are. If the show is going to go out of its way to insist that there’s more to this story that really needs to be told, we have to ask what conflicts will shape this story.

The answer, at least so far, comes from the title of episode three: “Mizuha.” Of all the friends and enemies the Fuji made over the centuries, none became more entangled with our sphere and their endless battles with the Nok than Hayase. A foil to Fushi in every sense of the word, the obsessed warrior even gave her humanity to the Nokkers to ensure that some form of her soul could be reborn and live on, claiming Fushi as her own. Even after a hundred failed attempts in a life of one hundred failures.

Mizuha is the latest incarnation of this eternally troubled and conflicted soul, and her inability to form the meaningful connections that give Fuji so much purpose seems set to be the catalyst that spurs Fuji and company on their latest mission. Yuki and the other new kids from the present day are haunted by Mizuha’s recent disappearance, which ultimately forces our heroes to get involved given their new relationship with the Aoki family. Another thing I have to mention is that Raye’s best friend (and possibly crush?) Hanna is voiced by Hanna this is what you want in Japanese dubbing. Uchida voiced Palona back in the first season. When you remember Mizuha’s relationship with Hanna, it becomes particularly fascinating. Very Palona and Hayase had different dynamics a thousand years ago.

Of course, a strong friendship isn’t enough to free Rui Ye from the chains of fate that bind her soul to Fuji across endless time and space boundaries, as she learns in the episode’s weird and dreamlike finale when Rui Ye ends up covered in her mother’s blood. Purpose is what drives her and gives her life meaning as she discovers the truth about her lineage and her connection to the Guardians of Fuji, but what are the consequences of letting this ancient and unbreakable devotion stain the blank canvas of this new world? Her hands were once again covered in blood, and she once again reached out to the sphere, begging for its love to save her. All these old, humbled souls are given a chance to start over, but Hayase is stuck in the same old story.

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