Thread:Ashleyien/@comment-918376-20150707020140/@comment-918376-20150708181915

LHxFE8 drops the whole Adventurer/Lander thing. It's basically an AU where the characters just got plopped into the places of FE8's characters, hence Tohya and Minori being Isaac's kids when they have no relation to him whatsoever in LH.

I'm going to rant about it since most people think that S2 was "all filler," when it's most definitely not. Was the storytelling botched in S2? Maybe, but we can't say that it was "definitely" DEEN's fault, or if it's because they wanted to keep the family-friendly nature (DEEN adding blood came as a really big surprise for most of those who were expecting a bloodless second season). To me, the contents of volumes 6-10 (S2) are the more compelling pieces of information than we get in v1-5 (S1). Season 1 was just setup, and then Season 2 starts carrying the storyline into more interesting places. The problem is, a lot of the connections between parts in S2 become jumbled or lost because of the way the story was presented and/or because they had to make it more kid-friendly. A ton of people were complaining about Tet's reveal as a boy in real life, saying that it's a negative depiction of being trans, etc., whereas by looking at it from the light novel perspective, it makes a ton of sense. In terms of the light novel, she's the second character introduced that played as a character of the opposite gender, and the first who actually stayed in that body. It ties into volume 6's reveal that Roderick's lab has developed a new appearance changing potion that allows people to change back into their real-world genders; there are some people who don't want to adjust to their new bodies, but at the same time, there are people who are completely fine with it like Tet. It also leads to volume 8's conflict with the Odyssey Knights, who are obsessed with returning to the old world because, unlike Tet, they couldn't adjust to this world even after nearly a year. However, the anime cut out the mention of the appearance-changing potions for whatever reason (at least, that I remember), so it kinda makes Tet's reveal out of the blue.

Season 2 also expands on the animosity between Eastal and Westelande, which was only introduced at the end of S1. One thing that a lot of casual watchers seem to miss is the fact that Adventurers aren't just affecting Adventurers -- they're also changing the Landers' way of living, and not just with food. Mizufa's entire purpose in volume 8 is how she's taking Adventurers' advancements and using them to gain an advantage over Eastal. It's also why Shiroe feels a need to smoothen relations with Westelande before he deals with the Genius; Eastal, and more importantly Akiba, probably won't be able to handle a two-pronged attack by both Westelande and the Genius.

I think Akatsuki's age was given around volume 1. Only her birthday was listed in her cake date profile in volume 5. I have to check, though -- some of my info comes from the Japanese wiki and as such, I honestly don't know.

I think the twins just look a little more mature, but not really that much older (in the light novel, art evolution also is in play). In S1, they were made to look really young. I prefer DEEN's style for them, which actually makes them look their age.

Shipping is usually based on weight/package size, I think? It definitely was only around $12 for me, there's no way it'd go all the way up to $40 for a BD.