Cute idea:
Yuugo holds tea parties for the younger GF kids and anyone else who wants to join in
(He first did it in an attempt to distract them when Emma was still in a coma recovering and they were sad)
OUGH very cute indeed this is 100% canon in my mind.
In addition to reassurances from Anna, Don, Gilda, and Nat, Yuugo's words would keep them grounded with his steadfast conviction that Emma would pull through and Ray would return within three weeks, even with the latter happening and Emma still not having woken up yet.
(Chapter 58)
The youngest were already so keen on being around him even before his turn around that I feel like it wouldn't take much convincing to get them on board with the first one.
(TPN Light Novel 3: Records of Comrades - “Two Paths”)
Assuming Yuugo doesn't fix the cup he was sipping air from before this a second time, I wonder if he would automatically include it among his set-up or if the kids would notice and insist on setting another place to honor Dina and the rest of the group from Glory Bell. If the latter, Yuugo would surely be touched and be one of many instances where he can't stop himself from thinking a combination of just how good these kids are and how he's grateful he's alive to participate in this.
The older Grace Field kids wouldn't take much prompting to join either, with the exception of Gilda. She was ready to follow through on her threat to blow up the shelter after seeing Ray didn't return with them and Emma was in critical condition.
(Chapter 96)
But once she understands the situation, she's quick to adapt so Emma's life can be saved.
Still, there's probably a bit of awkwardness once everything's calmed down. I love the thought of the younger kids pulling her into either the first or second one and her being a bit hesitant, but Yuugo, handling it with grace and without drawing much attention to why that might be, hands her a cup with a small but kind smile. She accepts it with a smile of her own.
Understandably, there's more focus on his relationships and dynamics with Emma and Ray, but I love whenever creators focus on his relationship with Don and Gilda considering the four of them maybe have…two or three months at the shelter with him and Lucas before they're killed compared to the rest of the kids who stay behind? Same with Zack and Violet.
(Mystic Code Book Chapter 7; the timeline's a little fuzzy on how much time they spend at the bunker between the East and West expeditions.)
Love a bunkerman getting to know and spend time with all his kids. Naturally, this extends to all of them participating in a tea party at some point. There's not enough cups from the set him and Lucas brought from Glory Bell, but if the shelter doesn't have any spare sets, they make due with what they have since it's not the type of cups that matter, but that they're all taking time to enjoy these little moments of happiness with one another in the new home and family they've made for themselves.
Other odd thoughts:
• I'm not sure whether it's funnier to have the kids teach Yuugo proper tea party etiquette or if he surprises them with his knowledge on the subject based on what he learned back at Glory Bell or what he read in some books in the bunker library. (Over the course of thirteen years, he might have come across something, but put the books down upon coming across those passages because at the time, it was too painful. Now he has a reason to go back and read them.)
• Gillian would 110% be on board for pulling out all the stops for this and along with Pepe would be stepping up the dessert game.
• Pepe would also have his own assortment of tea blends to share, along with Lucas and Paula.
• We see Paula eating with the rest of the group in chapter 98
so the ritual of eating with Adam shown in the chapter 92 bonus sketch might have been left at Goldy Pond, but on some occasions where she seeks out a more quiet spot to enjoy her tea, Adam ends up accompanying her.
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MAJOR THE PROMISED NEVERLAND: SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2 EPISODE 5 (AND SOME OTHER EPS IN S2) AND FROM THROUGHOUT THE MANGA!!! BELOW!!!
okay, so. i didn’t hate this new episode. the parts in the temple with the old demon were somewhat sweet. emma’s consistently grappling with her own desire for freedom and normalcy, alongside her own compassion for those around her. the references to the degeneration of demons who do not consume human meat (coupled with the temple belonging to those who worship ‘’the evil blood’’) is a good thing. part of what makes tpn such an intense and emotional story is the world of demons, their hierarchy, and how it’s not so different from our own. while those in high society thrive on the freshest ‘’produce’’, the poorer masses are struggling to get by. manga readers will know that demon’s eat humans because they take on the shape and intellect of whatever they consume; without human meat, they degenerate back into the wild and thoughtless beasts we see in the forests. it serves as an insight toward the demons; while some are cruel, others simply want a good, healthy life for their families - not unlike some of emma’s own desires for her family. they mention farms being raided - although the group are unaware of the mass-producing farms, so it’s meaningless.
cutting goldy pond means that seeing demon families lose loved ones to degeneration loses some of its impact. it highlights specifically the gap in social classes with demon society and shows how unjust things are. bringing in norman and lambda so fast, without the buildup, without the many, many events in between... it makes it hollow, loses much of its meaning.
the loss of yuugo, and his entire arc, means we lose the development of ray and emma’s characters (both individually and as friends). emma has the goldy pond braid in her hair... why? and why such a jump in timeframe? it’s lazy writing, frankly, to skip over how they escaped the wild demons at the end of 2x04. there’s no real indication of how the group navigated and survived the trip through those forests, how they managed to create their disguises, and slip through crowds of demons unnoticed.
it seems the anime may wrap up entirely this season; with six episodes left, it’s not (no pun intended) a promising outlook.
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The anime crowd is getting so close to bunker man and his boyfriend and I can’t wait for that good gay content
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Bunkerman
I just realized something. The anime is getting closer to meeting bunkerman and when they do, I guess the fandom has to call him bunkerman. His name is a spoiler right? Opinions on this?
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