Marginal Operation

Hahaha... Someone says something stupid and his first thought is that it's Sofia.. xD

Then you have a name to cry out.

Snake? ...Snake?!? SNAAAAAKKKKKEEEEE!!!!!

Japanese author has tendency to make japan related things as better, its like that with other countries too actually, but in manga its more pronounced due to sheer volume of works it churned out each week in average

This seems so blatant here though but fair enough.

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I like the story so far overall, but am I the only one who feels disturbed by the amount of reference to how a Japanese person should be? Sure some cultures might have some distinct traits, but praising someone by saying that "Japanese people have common sense" and "the knowledge and understanding of reality" or that they are not "a normal Nippozu" for "thinking about others" just sounds like bad arguments/weird logic to me. It is also disturbing because of the implication that the people of other nationalities can have none of those traits. (Or maybe I am just reading into this too much.) Either way, the problem is also that this has been popping up throughout the story, and is not coming from a single character, but even from those that I see no/little reason why there should be such a bias...

Plus I am still wondering why they are transferring Sofia to the new camp, and if all the conflicts with the kids/villagers so far have been resolved just like that.

Japanese author has tendency to make japan related things as better, its like that with other countries too actually, but in manga its more pronounced due to sheer volume of works it churned out each week in average

And they have to give those kids names... Damn it author!!! What if I grow attached to them, and suddenly they die in combat!? Orz

otakus will still be otakus...

 

>Calling your child "Dick"

Some parents really don't want their child to have a bright future.

God Sophia is adorbs....

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In the grim darkness of near future, there's only 4kids.

Or maybe torrents, XDCC and DDLs are beyond her... let's not jump to conclusions.

 

maybe..

just maybe shes just want the legal one > yeah

I have a question, LN is further than the manga?

yes

I have a question, LN is further than the manga?

Personally, I'm more disturbed by the fact that you think this work doesn't have a proper understanding of modern conflict

I suspect you misunderstand what I mean by "proper understanding"? The general gist of the atrocities depicted--that is to say, unscrupulous mercenary work, casual killing of civilians, child soldiers etc.--are not out of line with the tragedies of war, certainly. Other details seem to be less accurate, according to those more knowledgeable than myself (which was what the thread of discussion was when I interjected).

But when I say I think the author has only an armchair understanding, I am saying it's all comprehension from a distance: The writings of someone with some idea of what goes on in the world from the media they consume, but has little to no personal experience in the matter. So they fill in details with their imagination, and that--I should hope--is where all this otaku male wish fulfillment comes in.

You know, I for one would honestly be pretty disturbed if the creators of this work had a proper understanding of modern conflict and then wrote this thing with elf-ear girls, sexy translators... and now all the child soldiers who are oh-so-happy about their new MC commander?

 

I can appreciate the head-games, and plot twists of this series just fine either way, but some of the elements I would find downright hair-raising (in a bad way) if I thought the authors had anything beyond an armchair appreciation of the realities of modern warfare.

Personally, I'm more disturbed by the fact that you think this work doesn't have a proper understanding of modern conflict

This is pretty typical for authors who have no idea what combat is supposed to be like. It's stupid on so many levels. Why would someone give their body armor and therefore their spare ammunition to their subordinate? Why does Omar need to give detailed orders to his squad when they are ambushed from the front, and why would they even dismount the truck instead of reversing out of the killzone?

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You know, I for one would honestly be pretty disturbed if the creators of this work had a proper understanding of modern conflict and then wrote this thing with elf-ear girls, sexy translators... and now all the child soldiers who are oh-so-happy about their new MC commander?

I can appreciate the head-games, gritty setting and plot twists of this series just fine as it is, but some of the elements I would find downright hair-raising (in a bad way) if I thought the authors had anything beyond an armchair appreciation of the realities of modern warfare.

Because, they're just some militia kids, maybe?
well, probably because authors lack of researching.

This is pretty typical for authors who have no idea what combat is supposed to be like. It's stupid on so many levels. Why would someone give their body armor and therefore their spare ammunition to their subordinate? Why does Omar need to give detailed orders to his squad when they are ambushed from the front, and why would they even dismount the truck instead of reversing out of the killzone? Even dumber is dismounting your squad but telling 1/3 of them to remain behind the vehicle. Ultimately the authors don't understand the details of how infantry are trained or how basic battle drills are executed.

Thats anime war for you. Ordering forces to hold position until support fire can arrive, getting the amount of time wrong, miraculously suffering no losses despite being outnumbered, outgunned, outflanked and pinned down AND doing it all with child soldiers and limited ammo.

This is pretty typical for authors who have no idea what combat is supposed to be like. It's stupid on so many levels. Why would someone give their body armor and therefore their spare ammunition to their subordinate? Why does Omar need to give detailed orders to his squad when they are ambushed from the front, and why would they even dismount the truck instead of reversing out of the killzone? Even dumber is dismounting your squad but telling 1/3 of them to remain behind the vehicle. Ultimately the authors don't understand the details of how infantry are trained or how basic battle drills are executed.

Pretty sure the two "casualties" were the kids killed by the RPG. Again, shitty tactics on Omar's part. If you dismount your vehicle while in an ambush it's stupid to stand near it as practically every one of your ambushers will be aiming at it. Not to mention he completely failed to fire and maneuver and instead spent the whole time standing behind some rocks or standing around in the open.

Actually, the guy said there were two casualties. Sorry for being a smart*ss

The previous post stated "miraculously suffering no losses," which is accurate based on what happened this chapter.  As you stated, yes there were two casualties but that doesn't necessarily count as a death (it can be a injury instead). So in this situation Omar (and I'm assuming that kid who fell) was included in the two casualties that were reported (even though they weren't killed).