English Dub Review: A Centaur’s Life “First Experiences Are Scary and Fun All in One… Pardon the Rhyme. | Occult Movies You Watch as a Kid Are 140% Scarier.”

Different life experiences.

Spoilers Below:

The first portion follows the protagonists into a public pool, with Mitama and Himeno’s sisters tagging along. While it’s fun to see the group having fun together, it’s more interesting to see how their different body types allow them to have different experiences for the same activity. For example, Shino can go into the deeper pool because her feet can reach the bottom, but the triplets can’t. Himeno has the ability to swim, but she chooses not to because nobody present would be able to carry her to safety if she had an accident.

Life experiences also shape how the characters interact with the pool. At first, Quetz is extremely hesitant to get in the pool, because she is afraid of water. Back in Antarctica, falling in water meant instant death. Even though they are in shallow water, Quetz doesn’t want to go into the pool until the triplets push her into the water. Once she realizes it’s safe, she has a lot of fun.

The second portion focuses on the group sneaking into school late at night to tell ghost stories. It turns out their society views ghost stories as a novelty, but find reality more in the sciences. As a result, the most effective stories are the ones that could be rooted in reality and have more of a scientific background. Kyoko points out that both the humans and the Antarcticans are heavily rooted in science, and deny that superstitions have any basis in reality. However, the power of superstition still exists, and people still fear them regardless. It’s illogical, but something about superstition still has its hold. Considering the same holds true in our world, this is an interesting perspective. While it’s generally regarded that superstitions don’t really hold true, they’re still something that people still actively discuss and avoid.

Score
8.0/10