[LeviathanBlossom]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Oh man, you used Blade to study listening comprehension? ｿﾘｬﾅｲﾚｼｮ!?

That really is hilarious. That whole anecdote made me so happy to hear. That's such a cool extra personal connection to have to this series. It also feels like it reinforces what I said about Blade being a party everyone is invited to? Like, f*** it, everything is nuts, nobody knows what's happening, apparently it's also educational? Total madhouse up in here. I love it!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

It's like learning English via immersion by moving to Boston.

残念ですが毎週毎週マジで頑張った If only I'd known what I was getting into at the time............. Somehow everything after Blade was so much easier

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Easy as it to make fun of, I think Takayuki Tsubaki's performance aids in that a lot, bringing a real palpable sense of earnestness to the role at all times, which I'd argue is the oft-unspoken good thing about the line delivery. Not being able to say everything 100% clearly is a very real trait! It just makes him that much more relatable than characters who can beautifully deliver a monologue at the drop of a hat.

On rewatching, this is one of the things that I really liked about Kenzaki; he gets excited or upset or whatever it is he's feeling turned up to 11 and the words spill out despite his tongue getting in the way, lol We've all been there and it was one of the things that made him feel, to me, accessible and human.