Japanese Monster Defence Force
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( Introduction )
( Members of JMDF )
( Other Notable Individuals )
( Reading order )
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Welcome to this week’s readalong post!
To get caught up, you can read last week’s installment, or check out part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5 (or the !readalong tag) for the rest of the posts for this round.
The corresponding chapters in the Chinese version on JJWXC/the fan translation are 89, 90, and 91.
Excerpts:
( Zhao Yunlan Inspects His Old Room )
( Shen Wei Exercises Restraint )
( Zhao Yunlan Is The Best )
( Boss Daqing Has A Moment )
( Guo Changcheng Makes A Promise; Chu Shuzhi Is Surprised )
Questions: What are your thoughts on teenage Zhao Yunlan from the clues we get in Chapter 11? How do you feel about the way Guo Changcheng’s ability to talk to the dead here compares with the drama? What stood out to you the most with Zhao Yunlan gradually learning the truth in these chapters? If you worked at the SID, would you rather have Zhao Yunlan in the office or Daqing stepping in as deputy director on days you went in? What do you think of Shen Wei’s approach to underwater breathing?
Feel free to answer as many or as few questions as you’d like. You’re also welcome to discuss anything else that resonates with you from these chapters.
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As I watched Orb's various protagonists stake their lives against a violently oppressive religious institution, my real-life government grew alarmingly hostile toward my existence and those of my ilk. Watching Orb became an acutely personal experience, demonstrating the force with which established power structures will suppress truths that threaten their authority and how hope for radical change can be found through community and collective action.
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