Glad you enjoyed it. I mostly typed out my thoughts here, a few episodes before the end (and that didn't really change anything about it). As you said, I think it works out, although I still felt a bit disconnected with many of the characters.
Now that I finished Winter2016 soon enough I'll paste my compiled thoughts on the series I saw, IBO included. In regards to your post, I have to say I felt Merribit was an irreplaceable character in the roster. She provided a very important perspective as a relatively normal person thrust in the midst of an unit of child soldiers. What they considered normal, par for the course in their line of work, was absolutely shocking for her. She listened to 10-15 year old boys speaking about giving their lives to "the cause" and could only shudder in terror.
“Snow can only live in the winter. When it nears a fire, it dies. That is its life. It may yearn for summer, but… it can only desire it. In my hand, the snow becomes water, because this is not its world….”“The boundless Heavens and Earth are the final resting place of all living things. Life is like a journey, filled with various scenery, various paths.
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mfw I've been using Youtuberepeat this entire time.
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as in singular, as in the first episode was a double episode, a double episode as in one episode, as in episode 1 being double length, as in i meant what i said
re:zero is meh, generous 7/10 best
Bro got tickets to blizzcon, guess this year will be a trip to 'Merica.
I thought this was rather adorable: