Magical girls shows borrow heavily from both shonen and shojo in their formulas especially after Sailor Moon added in a massive amount of influences from tokusatsu shows. So the rival magical girl who starts of as a an opponent or frenemy and eventually becomes a boon companion has become an inseparable part of the genre’s DNA. And Miyu Edelfelt plays this part to a T.
When Guillermo del Toro does an American super robot movie where huge mecha battle equally huge monsters, a single website cannot cover it effectively. Therefore it takes the combined might of The Cockpit, Ogiue Maniax, and us at the Reverse Thieves to handle the Category 5 Kaiju that is Pacific Rim. While the movie was hardly perfect we generally gush about it while taking apart some of its weaker aspects. The greatest regret is we did not bring up Godannar more in the podcast.
If anyone was curious this Wiki has a fairly good trivia section for each Kaiju in the movie and what classic monster inspired them. If you want to see the inspiration for the Jaeger names, I have to assume it was this.
If nothing else, this is the only Pacific Rim podcast you will listen to with a Natalie Merchant joke in it. So come drift with us.
Rin Tohsaka has played many rolls through out the Fate series. A steadfast ally, a devious enemy, an aloof but loving sister, a generous lover, a pimp daddy, a bisexual, a miko, a proper maid, a magical girl, a woman with legs up to her neck, and even a sports star. But she has always had one job no matter what path of the game, adaption of the story, or spin-off material you experience. Rin Tohsaka is always an exposition machine with wonderful zettai ryouiki. Fate/kaleid is no exception to this rule.
Whenever magical mechanics need to be explained she is there. Whenever rule systems for deadly games are unclear to new participants she is there. Whenever ancient shadowy conspiracies need to be unmasked she is there. Rin Tohsaka is the Mr. Wizard of the Type-Moon universe.
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