Anime Discussion Thread - Page 6411

This just straight up doesn't happen in DNP. Maybe this scene was totally invented in the OVA and isn't faithful to the book. I have no idea. However, this one second scene (literally) is so critical to Oberstein's characterization. Throughout the civil war, he's made out to be Machiavellian and manipulative. He deliberately drives a wedge between Reinhard and Kircheis which indirectly leads to the latter's death. The whole point of this scene is to make the viewer doubt their own conclusions. Why would Oberstein try to shield Reinhard? Isn't he supposed to be a self-serving bastard or is there more to him than that? What's his motivation?


I love this scene. The background fades to black as if to emulate Reinhard ignoring everything else, and also to focus the audience's attention. It's clearly still based in reality, as you can see his cape slide off the now hidden seat and the white shadow matching the stairs. His slow walk up to Kircheis, as if in disbelief. It matches Reinhard's and the audience's feelings perfectly.

In DNP:

We get this, it fades to black, and we go straight into the goodbye. That's fine, but it lacks finesse.


Another scene in the OVAs that they didn't replicate in DNP. After Reinhard asks Annerose about Kircheis, Annerose closes her eyes and the call fades into this scene, where Reinhard expresses his renewed confidence. It's a short piece of introspection, but it reestablishes his character, and wraps up the previous scene nicely.

If only Siegfried Kircheis were here to save the directing.

For instance, we got information about why Mittenmeyer and Reuentel were working with Sieg and Reinhard, but that information was never given in the current series. Likewise, there are a lot of things missing.

When I was watching that assassination scene, I thought I remembered Reinhard being on a much smaller platform and infront of his admirals only. I also vaguely recalled Oberstein trying to block the shot too so I'm glad that I didn't misremember that. Having said that, I also don't remember if the current running anime is on par episode-wise with the OVA and I would certainly have liked for them to include more information.

Here's the thing though: maybe it's because I watched the OVA, but it feels like you can tell by then what his motivation is. He has spoken repeatdly of not needing a #2 and that his wish (I believe he spoke of this in current series) is to get rid of the current dynasty and bring on another one, aka he will support Reinhard even if it includes his death if the whole system gets changed. You didn't really need that scene imo to get that point across, but it would've certainly been a really nice touch!