English Dub Review: To Your Eternity “Aspiring To Go Higher”

 

Overview


Fushi leaves Booze Man’s home and sets out to wander aimlessly around Takunaha. He has many questions for the Observer, but can’t seem to get any straight answers…

Our Take

Fantastic episode, especially the first half with Fushi dealing with the loss of Gugu and dealing with Pioran. Fushi’s growth is truly amazing to see. The whole sequence with Fushi reluctantly traveling with Pioran was bittersweet. In the process of this, Fushi finally understands the weight of life and losing it, the impact on those around you as well as the person who lost their life, which is a tough lesson for an immortal to learn to say the least. It’s also clear that he’s starting to be more conscious about his existence.

Fushi has to also find a way to get stronger so he can beat the Nokkers and regain whatever was stolen from him. Pioran joins him to aid in his quest to get stronger which seems fine at first. At least until the two accidentally find themselves on a ship that transports prisoners to an island fortress called Jananda and the only way to get out of there is to win some sort of gladiatorial tournament?

Overall, I’m curious about how this will go with Fushi. Up until this point, Fushi learned about the best of humanity and what it meant to be part of a family as well as friendship. But now with this big twist that’s forcibly happened to him, he’s going to learn about how the cruel world works. It’s quite a dilemma as he knows he doesn’t want to get attached to more people, but at the same time, he needs to get stronger to fight the Nokkers which means getting closer to people and other beings…