Earth Maiden Arjuna 25 Years Anniversary Rewatch Episode 6 Discussion
# Episode 6: [The First One](https://files.catbox.moe/da1e8v.jpg)
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## Links, useful info:
[MAL](https://myanimelist.net/anime/812/Chikyuu_Shoujo_Arjuna) | [Anilist](https://anilist.co/anime/812/Arjuna/) | [Anidb](https://anidb.net/anime/107) | [Kitsu](https://kitsu.app/anime/chikyuu-shoujo-arjuna) | [Livechart](https://www.livechart.me/anime/5910) | [ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=602) | [AP](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/arjuna)
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## Streams:
[Tubi](https://tubitv.com/series/1960), but that service is only in certain countries. [Otherwise](#piracy)
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## Questions for the day:
1) Any opinions about the opening part?
2) What do you think of Juna's father?
3) What was wrong with Juna during class? Was that a dream or a reality?
4) What is Sakurai's problem?
5) Can you grasp the truth of what Sakurai trying to pointing out?
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## Highlights from yesterday:
1) u/wloff had a wild ride with this episode:
> The messaging in this episode goes from kinda understandable to outright crazy, which is no surprise at this point, honestly. Fast food, especially fast food burgers, being portrayed as the ultimate evil in unethical food is very 2001 and honestly feels quite natsukashii.
> Annnnnd then... we get to, shall we say, biology portion of the episode.
> Juna goes inside Tokio's stomach.
> Juna goes inside her own stomach.
> Juna is fed an ancient shriveled, dead piece of umbilical cord, and that's the ultimate medicine.
2) u/AgentOfACROSS found some interesting parallels with that episode's story:
> This whole trope of "going inside the body to fight a disease" is an oddly common one. Mostly in a American pop culture but I've seen it in some anime too like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
> One of the earliest and most influential examples is the 1966 film "The Fantastic Voyage" which, despite its influence, I have not seen and I have met very few people who have actually seen it.
> Anyway this is a very fun take on the whole Fantastic Voyage plot and I overall enjoyed the episode.
> Some other cartoons that have used the Fantastic Voyage plot for episodes The Simpsons, Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Archer, Phineas & Ferb, and Futurama among others.
Fantastic Voyage, I heard about this a long time ago. I think I do have faint memories for that Phineas & Ferb episode somewhat.
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## Links, useful info:
[MAL](https://myanimelist.net/anime/812/Chikyuu_Shoujo_Arjuna) | [Anilist](https://anilist.co/anime/812/Arjuna/) | [Anidb](https://anidb.net/anime/107) | [Kitsu](https://kitsu.app/anime/chikyuu-shoujo-arjuna) | [Livechart](https://www.livechart.me/anime/5910) | [ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=602) | [AP](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/arjuna)
***
## Streams:
[Tubi](https://tubitv.com/series/1960), but that service is only in certain countries. [Otherwise](#piracy)
***
## Questions for the day:
1) Any opinions about the opening part?
2) What do you think of Juna's father?
3) What was wrong with Juna during class? Was that a dream or a reality?
4) What is Sakurai's problem?
5) Can you grasp the truth of what Sakurai trying to pointing out?
***
## Highlights from yesterday:
1) u/wloff had a wild ride with this episode:
> The messaging in this episode goes from kinda understandable to outright crazy, which is no surprise at this point, honestly. Fast food, especially fast food burgers, being portrayed as the ultimate evil in unethical food is very 2001 and honestly feels quite natsukashii.
> Annnnnd then... we get to, shall we say, biology portion of the episode.
> Juna goes inside Tokio's stomach.
> Juna goes inside her own stomach.
> Juna is fed an ancient shriveled, dead piece of umbilical cord, and that's the ultimate medicine.
2) u/AgentOfACROSS found some interesting parallels with that episode's story:
> This whole trope of "going inside the body to fight a disease" is an oddly common one. Mostly in a American pop culture but I've seen it in some anime too like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
> One of the earliest and most influential examples is the 1966 film "The Fantastic Voyage" which, despite its influence, I have not seen and I have met very few people who have actually seen it.
> Anyway this is a very fun take on the whole Fantastic Voyage plot and I overall enjoyed the episode.
> Some other cartoons that have used the Fantastic Voyage plot for episodes The Simpsons, Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Archer, Phineas & Ferb, and Futurama among others.
Fantastic Voyage, I heard about this a long time ago. I think I do have faint memories for that Phineas & Ferb episode somewhat.
***
## Disclaimer notice:
Dear rewatchers, please be nice to the first-time watchers by simply not spoilering anything. But if you want to discuss spoiler-territory things, use spoiler tags instead. Thank you for your understanding.
For example [this is] >!a spoiler!<
Commentaires
You know what, I think this episode is not bad. Yes, it still has a moralizing tone, but I like how the theme of this episode is emphasized through Juna's father and her relationship with him, and how it's also parallels with teacher's divorce - I really think the show works when it focuses on the characters. And the overall theme of people choosing the “easy” path over the right one and not understanding each other seems broader than the previous theme about the environment, because, ironically, it doesn’t offer an “easy” way out, and thus dosen't feel so preachy.
I had the same impression.
The show works better when it puts in the hard work of showing its concepts, instead of taking the *easy* way of monologuing about them. Ironic.
- [So the instigating issue *was* GMO-related?](https://i.imgur.com/YWaChIl.png)
- […yeah I can see that.](https://i.imgur.com/wrDKX6n.png) [](#kumikolook)
- [Falling off your chair because you were too lazy to just get up and grab something](https://i.imgur.com/ilZfd4M.png) is so relatable lol. [](#pointandlaugh)
- [Tokio…](https://i.imgur.com/akN8y30.png) [](#kotohoops)
- [Tokio, *no*.](https://i.imgur.com/aNskfUh.png) [](#whatamireading)
- [Ouch.](https://i.imgur.com/7th0W7r.png)
- [Ah, of course people are gossipping about the magatama.](https://i.imgur.com/7oDoWkW.png) And about Juna & Tokio’s little trip too…
- [This teacher sure is something…](https://i.imgur.com/NY5F3lG.png)
- [Oh](https://i.imgur.com/EpqmbSe.png)–[oh geez.](https://i.imgur.com/8sXHFt5.png) [](#bocchitheshock)
- [That’s not true!](https://i.imgur.com/tqwTISf.png) [](#foldedarms)
- [RIP Tokio’s ice cream bar.](https://i.imgur.com/Nti729a.png) [](#toradorasalute)
- [Ah](https://i.imgur.com/DzBhJSO.png), it [ties back into earlier…](https://i.imgur.com/lfws88w.png)
- [Wow, I wasn’t expecting his “true voice” to be *that* much louder.](https://i.imgur.com/IzrEmUH.png) [](#flyingbunsofdoom)
GMO are always bad.
> …yeah I can see that.
Freedom never comes free, you know.
> Ah, of course people are gossipping about the magatama. And about Juna & Tokio’s little trip too…
Looks like they are noticing what happened with them during the summer.
> Wow, I wasn’t expecting his “true voice” to be that much louder.
Fermat's theorem is what leads to the truth.
And one more thing: did you noticed one "sore demo" in this or in the previous episode? Because I think I might have noticed one.
I don't think there was one?
Reading this now, I realize this actually ties in with the teacher's later lecture about taking the easy way through things. It was in the episode from early on in the tiniest of scenarios.
Saw the caption and already knew what frame it was
[](#vashheadscratch)
Are we a slice-of-life anime now?
[](#kotourashock)
There's an obvious tariff remark to be made about the beginning complaining about free trade, but I'm not gonna make it. (Unless just mentioning that counts!)
I'm also not exactly going to blindly take anything these S.E.E.D. people say as positive gospel. They haven't exactly been shown to be the 'good guys' in this.
[](#annoyedkirito)
It seems Juna has daddy issues, or family issues in general. I guess her father doesn't even know she was in an accident and ~~nearly~~ died, right?
Juna isn't exactly sympathetic with her father, but I guess that's understandable for a kid in a broken family. It's never easy.
[](#nanami-hug)
The nature of the Raaja is getting more convoluted by the episode as well. Now seeing students copy the work of a bad teacher spawns Raaja tentacles all around?
I wonder if these Raaja things are either spawned by Chris to make a point, or all in Juna's head to begin with? Maybe neither the Raaja nor Juna's magical girl form even really exists, what Tokio sees is the actual reality, and Juna is just hallucinating after being brainwashed by S.E.E.D.
That'd be kind of a fun twist, actually!
The message of this episode is somewhere along the lines of "wake up sheeple". I liked it a bit more than some of the earlier ones, probably because the message came off less as preaching one supposed truth, and more about making you think for yourself. In the end, though, I find myself agreeing with Tokio a lot. It's easy to say "why, why, why" and complain about how things are, but it's infinitely harder to actually come up with some kind of an alternative.
Besides, things being easy is not always a negative!
[](#peace)
* Mini recap.
* “If you keep pulling that crap, I’ll go out with Sayuri.” – Foreshadowing?
* “Always talking about ships” – She did not get the metaphor.
* That was an all around sad meeting.
* The math class was terrible, but jumping out of the window is an unusually extreme reaction.
* “But I am pretty sure Sakura-sensei is married” – subtle reminder that in gender equality, Japan lags the West by several decades.
* His computer is running, despite them just having entered the flat.
* “Madam, I am taking another ice cream” – Tokio is easily my favorite character in this show.
* “What happens if you are the first to change?” – Asking the hard questions.
We end on Tokio and Juna looking in different directions. After an episode containing not one, but two divorce stories. This is not looking good for their relationship.
It’s getting even more confusing! Just your average classroom full of people studying, not dumping waste, not sprinkling pesticides. Why Raajas?
Or, does it mean Raajas actual nature isn’t just the pollution, but the whole "it’s easier that way" thing? Like when a person chooses easier short-term, but worse long-term way to do something, a Raaja manifests itself.
Quite intriguing episode. I’m worried about Juna’s social prospects, though.
[Grrr](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/91842dfb1964.png) ~~I wonder if Juna’s magic bow works on humans too~~
QotD:
1. Made me double check if I opened the right episode…
2. He does look pathetic but, well, things happen.
3. She saw Raajas! For her, it’s reality.
4. I guess students didn’t care about his passionate speeches in the past so he fell back to simply reciting text books.
>Made me double check if I opened the right episode…
Lmao, I also thought I was on yesterday's by mistake.
Given the attitudes of the author that show with respect to pollution, agriculture, and health, I would be very surprised if the Raaja are not some esoteric concept. Think "visualisation of the inbalance of the spirit of the people."
Once again I think we can see a bit of the dated-ness of this anime showing with how it portrays GMOs as something scary and dangerous. I think these days a lot of people, even environmentalists, try to take a more nuanced stance on the issue.
I am also once again a bit annoyed by having to listen to characters at the start lecture me about the problems of the world. Even if I kind of agree with them. This show is more effective at getting across it’s message through visuals.
Juna’s dad is here. I totally didn’t consider her dad appearing in this show before this episode.
Juna’s dad looks kinda of like an anime Hank Hill. He sells boats and boat accessories.
He’s a lot more depressed than Hank Hill though. I kinda feel bad for the guy.
Speaking of depressed men, Juna’s teacher does not look or sound well.
This teacher kinda resembles Mr. Kimura from Azumanga Daioh, only if he was drawn realistically. Hopefully this guy isn’t a creep also.
Man, every time Chris shows up he really gets on my nerves. Can he do something other than talk down to Juna?
That’s some pretty funky CGI with the giant evil school building.
Going into their weird creepy teacher’s apartment unsupervised seems like a really bad idea.
This guy sounds like he’s dealing with some serious depression. Like, he’s a serious doomer before that was even a term.
I find him at least more engaging to listen to than the hermit or the guys at the start of this episode.
Although he is still giving me some “kids these days have it too easy” vibes with his complaining about the internet and cellphones.
This episode manages to make math look cool.
If you think that attitude is dated, you should take a trip to Europe. Anti-GMO thinking is very well alife and kicking and part of the reason why a substantial share of Europeans *hates hates hates* the idea of importing food from the US.
And while I am not as sure about it, I would bet money that Indian farmers feel the same way about sterile crops.
The entire world ecnomy is based on free trade, which is not even free. Economy is based on assigned work sharing chains.
It is the aftermatrh of the infection. Juna meeting his father. He had many mistakes and regrest, but not forgot about his family. He is also a shipmaker, which give some insight to the life.
During school, Juna freaked out again. Mass industry, supply chains, free trades, world economy, using too much resource, which is harmful to nature. And also Sakutrao is quitre quiet, and seeing his book all the time. Then she sees Raajas again, the entire school building turning against her. She needs a fresh air to rest.
And looks like Sakurai owes some explanation. He talks about many things, but he leads to Fermat's theorem: it is all about efficiency and value by having the most easoier way possible.
> 1) Any opinions about the opening part?
Mankind is a slave to freedom, which there is no real freedom.
> 2) What do you think of Juna's father?
He is not a perfect person, but cares about this family somewhat.
> 3) What was wrong with Juna during class? Was that a dream or a reality?
Seeing a book realized is made via cutting lots of trees, and deforestation. It was real.
> 4) What is Sakurai's problem?
Probably it is the truth regarding the world.
> 5) Can you grasp the truth of what Sakurai trying to pointing out?
It is all about valiue and efficiency.