{"id":50700,"date":"2023-11-24T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=38499"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:40:27","slug":"dear-brother-episode-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/24\/dear-brother-episode-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Brother \u2013 Episode 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I\u2019m eager to dive back into the nest of vipers that is Seiran Academy, as we bear witness to Nanako\u2019s continuing misfortunes in the marvelous Dear Brother. The injustices of last episode, including the continuation dissolution of Nanako\u2019s friendship with childhood confidant Tomoko, seemed to actually push our beleaguered heroine to a breaking point, prompting her to consider abandoning the Sorority altogether. Unfortunately, Miya-sama appeared to sniff out her intentions even before she did, offering her a pledge of loyalty that seemed to carry an undertone of yet another ominous threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

So basically, it was just another day at Seiran, as larger-than-life titans like Kaoru and Miya-sama strode across the wreckage wrought by their tectonic movements, and underlings like Shinobu and Misaki scrambled for purchase upon their lofty, trunk-like garters. Riyoko Ikeda\u2019s drama continues to wind in delightfully tortured directions, and Dezaki continues to elevate her tale with all manner of distinctive animated embellishments. It seems we\u2019re on the cusp of Nanako beginning to seize her own destiny, rather than simply spin in the eddies prompted by larger forces, and I\u2019m eager to see whatever fresh horrors await her. Let\u2019s return to Dear Brother!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Episode 7<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor you, for love, I would empty the bowls of my past.\u201d The final line of the OP implies giving up both the happiness and the sadness of the past, for the sake of a love-born transformation. Nanako has undergone a series of such potential transformations, from her mother\u2019s second marriage, to her establishing her relationship with her \u201cbrother,\u201d to her adoption into the Sorority. The line could also neatly describe her brother\u2019s relationship with her, as he gave up the happiness provided by his father, but gained a connection with Nanako<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, an establishing shot of that central tower leads us into Seiran Academy. However, in contrast with the usual low-angle shot emphasizing the imposing nature of this place, we instead get a far less threatening high-angle shot, which combines with the application of foil mock-sunlight to make for an unusually cheerful approach<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

This sense of idyllic peace is further amplified by more slow-panning, brightly lit establishing shots, combined with a gentle horn and piano melody as Shinobu recites from her textbook<\/span><\/p>\n

Clouds blot the sky as Nanako takes her own turn at reciting. The screen goes darker still as we\u2019re reminded of Nanako\u2019s recent trials, emphasizing the contrast between this school\u2019s sunny exterior and true nature<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher asks if she\u2019s unwell as she finishes. Nanako is still not able to bear the slings and arrows of this place with total dignity; the fatigue of maintaining a brave face is clear<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Misaki and her henchmen are still throwing accusatory notes at Nanako. Shinobu tells her not to let it bother her<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear fucking lord. Nanako\u2019s composure finally breaks as she reveals what she found in her desk this morning: a box full of razor blades. Right, so they\u2019ve graduated from demanding she quit the sorority to urging her to kill herself. These girls!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Darkness in the Clock Tower\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Grim shot of Nanako\u2019s stoic expression as she watches the package burn. You can really sense her developing calluses by the episode<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Our next shot of the tower returns it to its natural imposing state, reigning high and shadowed above Nanako, practically blotting the sun. A regular stand-in for Seiran itself<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s so hateful about me? I wanted to be liked by everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is\u2026 what on earth is wrong with me?\u201d She\u2019s still too kind. She can\u2019t brush off the hatred of all these strangers as simply callous jealousy, the common cruelty of those who believe someone has been unfairly exalted above themselves – she still grasps for a reason to explain this hatred, for something she might have done to provoke it. I had to learn early on as a moderately visible online presence that a lot of people will unthinkingly fling any degree of cruelty they can muster at those they believe do not \u201cdeserve\u201d their voice. We are remarkably good at dehumanizing each other<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

She is distracted by the chiming of the clock tower. The tower\u2019s stained glass windows facilitate bolder color fills, a natural complement to Dezaki\u2019s aesthetics<\/span><\/p>\n

She ascends into darkness. Seiran inherently evokes that sense of grand campus mystery that many school dramas attempt to foster, like there are secrets and ghosts waiting around every corner. Utena would follow in that same vein<\/span><\/p>\n

She finds a note scratched on the wall: \u201cM-sama, thinking of you has turned me into ashes.\u201d I can\u2019t imagine Saint-Juste was Miya\u2019s first or last victim. A classic concept, an adolescent love so intense it actually destroys its bearer – the iconic Kaze to Ki no Uta centers on a similar sort of love<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

This wall scrawled in confessions and longing is actually a comfort to Nanako. She is not alone – she is sharing a sanctuary where many before her have come to voice their sorrows<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey found, in this tower, a place to escape – to embrace themselves and wet their knees with their warm tears.\u201d Among its many strengths, it is a great asset to Dear Brother that its dialogue can actually bear the weight of its operatic ambitions. A lot of anime melodramas suffer from writing that\u2019s just too rudimentary to bring their characters\u2019 pain to life with lyricism, specificity, and power. KyoAni\u2019s KEY adaptations would probably still be beloved romances, rather than just odd historical artifacts, if Jun Maeda could write<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And of course, that in turn comes down to consuming a healthy, diverse array of literature. \u201cYou are what you eat\u201d is as true for storytelling as it is for dieting, and one of the biggest creative problems facing modern anime is how much of its source material is created by people who only play videogames and read light novels. The ceiling of your influences informs the ceiling of your aspirations<\/span><\/p>\n

At the top of the tower, Nanako finds Saint-Juste languishing and smoking a cigarette. Of course the queen of lamentation would nest in this tower of regret<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s\u2026 she\u2019s smoking. She\u2026 is bad!\u201d Compared to modern western dramas, this show\u2019s treatment of drugs and drug abuse feels charmingly quaint<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Oh damn, a remarkably fluid and beautifully exaggerated cut of animation as Saint-Juste flings a dagger past Nanako\u2019s face. This show is usually pretty still, but there was great personality in the smears of Saint-Juste\u2019s fingers there<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s actually flinging daggers at a silhouette of Miya-sama<\/span><\/p>\n

Saint-Juste, do you even attend classes here?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it for, the sadness that creeps in my heart?\u201d Love this obscured composition as Saint-Juste descends the stairs, with only the light visible through the windows piercing the darkness of the tower. It\u2019s much like a prison cell, or perhaps more like a tower of banishment – the belltower where an unsightly creature is kept, or the ominous creaking attic of Jane Eyre. You could certainly draw a straight line from the abandoned Saint-Juste to Jane Eyre\u2019s awful secret, a maddened former wife kept in chains<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Lovely morose colors for the indistinct city as Nanako considers Saint-Juste\u2019s actions. This show\u2019s background art is excellent at evoking the felt impression of a scene, more than its minute literal detail. As Nanako returns home, the city is saturated in mournful blues and maroons to echo her thoughts<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWho on earth is Saint-Juste?\u201d Her thoughts are complemented by a swingset in the foreground, its chains echoing the imagery of the clocktower<\/span><\/p>\n

More energetic animation as Tomoko raises to catch her train. This is a lively episode!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

She spies Nanako on the train, and thinks back to Shinobu\u2019s painful rejection. I like this shot of us watching her through the glass, the blurred reflection of the scenery echoing her clouded, faraway thoughts<\/span><\/p>\n

Nanako asks hesitantly if she can call sometime, but receives no response<\/span><\/p>\n

When Nanako declines to join Shinobu in shopping for pajama fabrics, Shinobu says \u201cit\u2019s okay, I\u2019ll choose your pattern too.\u201d No matter how Nanako plays it, Shinobu always finds a way to ingratiate herself further into Nanako\u2019s life<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

More ominous playing with light and shadow as Miya-sama and Saint-Juste collide. Miya-sama is defined by shadows, her appearance precipitated by the wraith-like shadows of herself and her followers climbing up the walls. In contrast, Saint-Juste is connected with the stained glass colors of the clocktower, and Miya-sama\u2019s first recognition of her is complimented by a variety of shades filtering through the glass<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCan I borrow your light?\u201d Saint-Juste attempts to draw Miya-sama into complicity with her own crimes. And the line has an additional meaning, as Saint-Juste once again asks to bask in Miya-sama\u2019s glow. But of course, Miya-sama sheds only darkness<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDoes your wound still hurt?\u201d Miya-sama carefully balances tenderness and cruelty, keeping Saint-Juste held at a precise distance<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

In the library, Kaoru immediately figures out that Nanako is interested in learning about the historical Saint-Juste<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cReading for any reason is better than not reading at all.\u201d Very true, Kaoru<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaoru reveals that Saint-Juste, or \u201cRei,\u201d transferred during middle school, at which time she was still rocking her full suit look. However, she used to spend all her time reading, without a care for the actions of other students<\/span><\/p>\n

Rei is impressed that Kaoru is familiar with Verlaine. A poet who carved a similar journey through ecstatic, decadent love and into dependency<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Rei apparently became a star basketball player as well, at Kaoru\u2019s encouragement<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat really attracted her to me was something inhuman in her nature, and those eyes with such a distant, far-away look.\u201d A familiar sentiment among stories like this, once again shared by Kaze to Ki no Uta. Certain figures are presented as glorious, shimmering, and ever-distant, as if they are angels who can only briefly survive among the muck of human conflict<\/span><\/p>\n

Such figures are natural attendants to adolescence, when your emotions seem larger and everything is new<\/span><\/p>\n

Misaki later comes by to harass Nanako again, \u201creturning\u201d her box of razors to her. Someone needs to do something about that daughter of a rat-dog<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

But holy shit, it\u2019s Tomoko here to save her! Bless you, Tomoko!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you ever treat her mean, you\u2019ll be dealing with me!\u201d At last! God, Nanako really needed her one honest friend<\/span><\/p>\n

And having reconciled with Tomoko, Nanako reads of the historical Saint-Juste, the zealous Jacobin who became known as the \u201cAngel of Death\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDoes her nickname reveal the sad vision which is reflected in her eyes? Could it be a vision of Death?\u201d Figures like Saint-Juste are always characterized as dancing with death, their eyes possessing a hazy understanding of their own mortality<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

At last, a great victory for Nanako! After half a dozen episodes spent losing everything that has ever been dear to her, it was a tremendous relief to see Tomoko at last get over her feelings of rejection, and repair the friendship that has meant so much to both of them. I\u2019m relieved to see Tomoko act so reasonably in the face of this school\u2019s attempted divisions, and also eager to dig even deeper into the histories of Rei and Kaoru. Misaki might be succeeding in creating an exceedingly unpleasant day-to-day environment for Nanako, but she\u2019s also failing to integrate effectively into Seiran, whereas Nanako has forged distinct relationships with all three of the academy\u2019s shining stars. You\u2019re doing great, Nanako!<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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