00:00Everyone is watching the fights, but Mappa had something bigger in episode 7.
00:04Look at Yuji's blue lightning.
00:06The anim boosted the contrast way beyond the manga.
00:09That's not style, that's symbolism.
00:12In the manga, his rage was controlled.
00:15In the anim, it's unstable.
00:17Now pause on the Tokyo Colony frame.
00:19There's a background silhouette that looks exactly like the outline of Guts Dragon's
00:24Lair from Berserk.
00:25Coincidence, maybe.
00:26But Mappa doesn't animate random shapes, they reference legacy pain.
00:31Endurance, survival.
00:33The calling game isn't just about power.
00:36It's about who survives long enough to carry the curse.
00:39Watch the last frame again.
00:41Tell me what you see.
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