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
This anime is amazing. I used to be heavy into anime, but the past few years I’ve just been bored by everything I’ve tried to watched, and usually stop partway through. This anime is reminding me of why I got into anime to begin with. Thank you so much whoever started this community rewatch and decided to start with Kaiba.
I think you’ll like the rest of Yuasa’s stuff if you liked this. Ping Pong is a personal favorite of mine.
I guess I don’t really understand the story w the mom - Why did her memories begin to come back as the episode progressed? My interpretation is that as times got tough, she had to sell her good memories to get by, and in so doing forgot why she loved Chroniko and became this evil stepmother character. So she sells Chroniko bc she doesnt want to care for her and so she can buy her own memories back. And then she injects her good memories when she buys them back (theres that scene where she injects something into her memory chip), and all her good memories of Chroniko, her husband, her sister start flooding back. Does this interpretation make sense to anyone? Or did you see the story w the mom different?
I hadn’t even considered this. I had mostly just seen it as an abuse archetype, with poverty being the main driver into selling her daughter into slavery. Some of these transhumanist themes fly over my head sometimes.
