Yeah. Each and everytime. Its like you get she is a bad guy assassin, but you also think that maybe if she and Jim got together, maybe love could have turn her around.
I Always feel like it was more of a coming-of-age theme for James because although he's a kid he has to face the fact that sometimes a girl doesn't show up doesn't matter why she just won't and you gotta move on
This is my favorite scene in all of anime. The music, choreography, sound, backstory, it all rolls up into a beautiful melancholy. Can stand on it's own, but the contrast in watching with and without the story context is what makes it so good
Even as a 7 year old watching this in 2001, I couldn’t help but cry when Hanmyo and her cats died. It’s sadder when minors die in a series. Like Nina from FMA.
This is what's both good and bad about most stories in anime, or in games for that matter. The life-and-death implication gets watered down if there are countless battles with no consequences for the protagonists...
This was such a turning point in the series. Up until this point, The Torarato represented everything the Outlaw Star dreamed of becoming as a battleship. They finally realized that the whole of their group was better than the sum of their parts. As a kid, I was so wrought with emotion watching this. Proud of them for finally becoming a cohesive team despite knowing that they could only achieve this by literally destroying Jim's love interest. I'm 34 years old now, and this scene still makes me a bit emotional.
Poor Jim If she had knew that Jim was Gene's technical support, she would have killed him on the spot. Don't overlook the fact this little girl was a Tao master. Meaning she's probably killed a lot of innocent people.
Not really Leilong already showed he relied on skill with weapons instead of magic. The Anten 7 aren't all Tao Masters but masters of differnt trades. Leilong is a jack of all trades, Iraga is a master of hand to hand combat while Hanmyo is a master of space combat.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Exactly, plus the others ARE Tao Masters but they still have their own specialties. Hitoriga: Swordsmanship Hamushi: Seductress Tobigera: Master of Disguise Jukai: Just Tao Magic in his case.
On the spot yes but I don't think she would have killed him if she found out later on. He was the first person who was nice to her. She even stated herself that them meeting was "fate". I know its a long shot shot but maybe Jim could have convinced her to join the outlaw star crew. Ultimately the pirates would have killed her.
I'm not sure if she was a Tao Master but simply the master of airship battling. But yes, she definitely would have killed Jim on the spot and not let her emotions cloud her judgement. Still very sad as her interactions with Jim seemed to definitely soften her. The pirates are evil, but still human in some cases.
Still one of my most favorite battles from any Anime. Use of that song, "Breeze", never fails to give me goosebumps as it accentuates the pacing of this fight.
He killed his date and he didn’t even know it. Hard luck, boys. That’s life. Bad girls get what they deserve in the end. That doesn’t mean it’s easy for the men they meet.
@@ThatCho Worse part is that if Jim knew Hanmyo was the pilot and one of the assassins sent to kill them, this would make the fight a whole lot harder.
Probably for the better. If he knew, it would mess him up and questioning himself if he murdered an innocent girl. But that is a Kei Pirate with the intent to kill anyone that stands in her way and their mission. Her body count on taking innocent lives are far greater than Jim's.
@@mkaplan1383 Let's not forget him questioning whether her feelings for him were genuine or just a ruse. His heart would be broken beyond belief in ways that probably not even the motherly Melfina can mend.
It's sad because I think they barely knew that it was a member of the seven they were dealing with, and Jim never finds out the reality of the situation. Still, this was probably one of the most impressive victories over a member of the seven next to the mercenary "leader" that Gene faced. They faced a numbers game head on and won.
That's the sad thing about life. Sometimes, you'll never know the full story behind someone who popped into your life and then promptly vanished. And in a fight to the death, you dont always get the chance to learn about who you're about to kill.
@@OutlawMantis She would have killed him with Tao magic.... disabling the brains of the operation behind the whole mission. It's also where we learn that Jim is attracted to personality instead of gender. probably the most accurate fururistic cultural character to the genre's enviroment/setting. Hanmyo is another example of character build solidarity- She's a grappler warrior pilot, and dies like a true warrior without hesitation or regret, right til the end...
ok anyone else think their phones is psychically reading your minds/spying on them because i was thinking of this episode & now it randomly popped up recommended
You know, I say this all the time to my wife jokingly. But I'm starting to think there's some kinda reality to it. I'm pretty sure I'm plugged into the matrix inside a Dunkin donut factory. I keep smelling donuts and shitty coffee.
@@SirEmoSapien Google, Apple, and Facebook openly admit to data collection as a caveat for using their free services since their usage clauses came were written decades ago. There is actually no way to stop your wireless devices with seamless connectivity from eavesdropping 24-7 unless you put them in a faraday cage or (with some) devices put them in airplane mode, apple devices still collect environmental data. It's not just a coincidence that your google search history (keystrokes & GPS usage) trackers will influence your ads & youtube search history. Try it, talk about a sport or fast food and watch the ads appear before next week's videos.
What does jim say to gene after this and doesnt see hanyou after the fight it was blanked over by music but jim said something to gene before getting back on the ship.
The only thing that gets me, and this is a nitpick: When Jim describes the combat system settings to the rest of the crew; the grappler arm response percentage increase, cutting external monitors and the single pilot control scheme, Gilliam says, "This system can only remain operational for ONE MINUTE" which REALLY drives the make-or-break tension of the scene to white knuckled heights. However... the fight lasts for 77 seconds, 17 seconds longer than Gilliam said the system could remain active in said configuration. Why?
Interesting, I never noticed that. I suppose he might have just given an approximation? (Which doesn't sound very likely for an AI but I can't think of much else.)
Maybe Gilliam meant 60 second/1 minute TOTAL, as there were several instances of a "pause" in the grappler combat where evasive maneuvers, missiles and beam weapons were used, giving the arms/system a kinda "cool-down".
I believe it's explained in the show, when grappler arm technology was developed, pirates adapted it into their tactics, and in turn other parties did the same to counter it.
