Shin Sekai Yori (From the New World) Discussion Thread

[something]

Episode 8:

- Two years in the future, everyone is gay! Except Saki obviously still loves Shu because ANIME. Oh well, if Saki and Maria were a serious couple, I'm absolutely certain this show would find a way to kill Maria as painfully as possible, so it's probably for the best that this won't last.
- Eargh, the art is pretty bad. They obviously haven't gotten used to the new designs yet. I hope they settle into it by next week.

- lol Shun nipple.
- Damnit Saki, let Shun make out with Satoru. You have a perfectly nice sexy Maria to have sex with. Sigh.
- Other boy (the one with no personality who has done nothing do far) is all by himself. Poor other boy. He'll just have to make out with his paintings.
- At least we get a very very nice yuri scene, even if it won't last. Seems legit, though. Or, within the context of what the jello dog library said. Letting their puberty hormones loose by pairing them off. So I guess Saki is for all intents and purposes bi at the moment.

- Saki's hair is really pretty. Just throwing that out there.
- Shun and Satoru break up. Yeah these new relationships aren't going to last long.
- Heh, Maria just floating around the classroom amuses me.
- Hahahaha, I don't think it was your levitation that masked guy was impressed by, Maria. Not with the angle he had anyway.

Shun is going to be "rehabilitated". No doubt we'll be seeing him again though.

Now excuse me while I go rewatch that Saki/Maria scene.

[Eteal]

Originally Posted by something

Episode 8:

- Two years in the future, everyone is gay! Except Saki obviously still loves Shu because ANIME. Oh well, if Saki and Maria were a serious couple, I'm absolutely certain this show would find a way to kill Maria as painfully as possible, so it's probably for the best that this won't last.
- Eargh, the art is pretty bad. They obviously haven't gotten used to the new designs yet. I hope they settle into it by next week.

- lol Shun nipple.
- Damnit Saki, let Shun make out with Satoru. You have a perfectly nice sexy Maria to have sex with. Sigh.
- Other boy (the one with no personality who has done nothing do far) is all by himself. Poor other boy. He'll just have to make out with his paintings.
- At least we get a very very nice yuri scene, even if it won't last. Seems legit, though. Or, within the context of what the jello dog library said. Letting their puberty hormones loose by pairing them off. So I guess Saki is for all intents and purposes bi at the moment.

- Saki's hair is really pretty. Just throwing that out there.
- Shun and Satoru break up. Yeah these new relationships aren't going to last long.
- Heh, Maria just floating around the classroom amuses me.
- Hahahaha, I don't think it was your levitation that masked guy was impressed by, Maria. Not with the angle he had anyway.

Shun is going to be "rehabilitated". No doubt we'll be seeing him again though.

Now excuse me while I go rewatch that Saki/Maria scene.

1. Because anime? This is based on a novel though
2. They're not gay they're bi, they're just not allowed to have heterosexual relationships till 18

[FUNiOP]

Well this series certainly makes sure not to neglect any kind of relationship. I guess that's cool. I don't know if any of them will lead to anything other than the eventual heterosexual relationship between Saki and Shun. There's definitely plenty of experimentation going on, though. That has to be the only constant in this series. And I swear they have to change the art style an average of at least one time per episode at this point. There's some very pretty stuff, but I wish they could just settle on one, preferably one that looked good. A-1 must have a good enough budget, right? Even if they are making like 500 shows this season.

[Damius]

Saki why...why??? Why do you need to think about Shun while a yuri scene with you and Maria...

[ookamigirl]

Shun missing...
Everyone was worried and determined to find him.
The trip outside to the forbidden zone was interesting.
Lots of weird things and inconsistencies.
Looks like Shun ended up just like all the other kids who went missing before.
Saki had a sister who ended up just like all the others.
Very interesting episode.

[FUNiOP]

Well shit, that sure got intense. Obviously saving Shun has to still be possible, so I'm curious to see how everything will unfold. Not sure how long that part will last, though. This is the one show that I can never predict, and I'd guess there's a pretty good chance of that staying true for the entire two-cour run. Definitely some interesting stuff in here. Almost forgot about that mention of Saki's unknown sibling from the first episode.

[ookamigirl]

Saki finally found Shun.
It was a pretty weird encounter.
Lots of new info this time.
So they are the threat to to outside world and not the other way around.
Shun's dog was rather unique.
So Shun's going out of control... it really was sad...

[FUNiOP]

Well Saki and Shun were reunited, but it was very trippy, and there was plenty of exposition, including many shocking revelations. Also, crazy dog. And the encounter with Shun does not end exactly as hoped. Hmm... well, I'm curious for the future as always.

[ookamigirl]

It seems like the others had their memories tampered with.
Seems like Saki is the only one that remembers.
So they planted Ryou instead of Shun.
Now even the others figured it out as well.
The ethics committee paying them a visit is not good.

[Ingraman]

Originally Posted by ookamigirl

Seems like Saki is the only one that remembers.

And she doesn't quite remember all of it.

So they planted Ryou instead of Shun.

I wonder just how much he's been programmed into his new position, how much of the original Ryou is there, and what was he doing previously.

Now even the others figured it out as well.

Mamoru doesn't seem to be taking it well.

The ethics committee paying them a visit is not good.

After finding out who they're taking the trio to see, I'm incredibly excited. It's been far too long since I last heard Sakakibara Yoshiko's voice. When I heard Asahina Tomiko bid Saki and escort to enter, my heart just leapt. ^^; I crossed my fingers, borrowed the Japanese characters for SSYori and Sakakibara Yoshiko, and went Googling. Sakakibara's page on the Japanese Wikipedia site had Shin Sekai Yori listed. Even if she doesn't appear in more than the next episode, I'm so happy! It's been far too long (yeah, I know, if I were watching Hellsing Ultimate, I could quench some of my thirst for her voice). ^^;;;

Do I now have to start thinking about adding this series to my purchases? <sigh>