SkullKast 167: Duranki (Part 3: Amazones)

[Walter]

Podcast #167: Duranki (Part 3: Amazones) (1h14m)
With the incomplete story of Duranki now behind us, we leave Usum behind and are introduced to their prototype, Subaru—the main character in Amazones, the original story Miura had planned for what became Duranki. Amazones is a unique look into one of Miura's draft ideas, and Duranki shows us how he finalizing it. It also gives Duranki readers a sense of closure, because we get to see what may have been ahead for the rest of the series with a surprise conclusion that culminates in The Trojan War.

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[Aazealh]

Something I forgot to mention while we were recording is that there's an idea of an outside power acting against the Greek Gods through the main character that was already present in Amazones: the "Slate of Cronos" sends Subaru back in time, and Cronos is famously not on good terms with his offspring. I wanted to highlight it because it's not explicitly mentioned in Miura's document, but it feels obvious when you think about it, and it carried over in Dur-An-Ki through Usumgallu's unusual creation and unforeseen role in what would otherwise be an established myth.

 

[Walter]

Something I forgot to mention while we were recording is that there's an idea of an outside power acting against the Greek Gods through the main character that was already present in Amazones: the "Slate of Cronos" sends Subaru back in time, and Cronos is famously not on good terms with his offspring. I wanted to highlight it because it's not explicitly mentioned in Miura's document, but it feels obvious when you think about it, and it carried over in Dur-An-Ki through Usumgallu's unusual creation and unforeseen role in what would otherwise be an established myth.

I should have addressed it in the show because I had a similar thought. Cronus is never good