I can't help chuckling at these mushroom hats. :P

Very boing boing XD

Much boing, such puru

Love watching this while drinking water 😈

Savor it while it lasts

Not for long… Idk with all this accelerated climate change how long the drinkable water is going to last :(
Crazy to think water is going to be more precious than gold :(

I mean the water cycle exists, ftering exists, distilling water exists

& all of those processes cost absolutely nothing at all, which help make drinkable water cheaper & cheaper but somehow never free!

Wait, who ARE you?

It's free if you get your own rather than what is piped in to you or sold in stores... But who would go to the trouble just for free water?

Y’all… I’m not talking about that kind of water. I mean the natural water reserves are shrinking up in many regions.

gosh you're so much smarter than all those people all over the world who are watching their wells dry up. Are you aware that the Colorado river no longer flows all the way to the ocean anymore? because there's way too many people trying to use that water?

try telling people in the sahara, the salel, the gobi, the southwestern usa how cheap and easy water is to obtain.

coffee for me. :>

That's even more evil, you're out here drinking a flavoured liquid beverage, while these people can't even drink simple water XD

this. is. true! >:-D muwahahahahha! slurrrrrrpppp

That was one of the worst blending into the crowd I ever seen. At least change into the local resident's cloths. Taking off your jacket doesn't make you inconspicuous. They were lucky that the locals are just kidnapped people from defeated nations and have no really loyalty to Valghia.

It's like a possum playing dead in human presence. Like bro we know you're not dead we are literally the smartest animals on this planet.

i can't watch when characters are so ignorant/dumb to get robbed that easily. Is there no such thing as Peripheral vision? you all blind?
-
also, you robbed them, you cant get mad if consequences hit you. your dumb a$$ robbed them

Me neither, this level of convenience is really beneath a good work... I cannot support this adaptation.

I want to know what that String was made of.

That must have been the Thread of Life from that Hercules movie, because that shit didn't break from two grown people tugging on it!

Probably steel string.

I kept expecting to see blood gushing out of his hands from holding on to it

I agree. If he had tied it off to something that would have been plausible but the youngest, smallest member simply held it. On top of that they jumped into a bunch of bubbles that were not water... and still managed to not get jerked hard when they reached the end of the line.

Tungsten Wire

I just want more Ririha and Kaina

Alright! So we are over halfway done with the anime, so let's do something a little different. You can read this before or after episode 7, as these questions and statements will be based on what we have witnessed from episodes 1-6. The goal with the following questions and statements is twofold: 1. What questions can we answer? 2. What statements/theories can we make about this world?

Let's get started. I'll break em into 3 sections: World, Factions, and Characters

1. Our world can be divided into three sections:
A. The world we have seen below the sea (the underwater cities suggest ancient civilizations.
B. The world known as "the surface", where the inhabitants either live on the roots of Orbital Tree (I have used the term "Canopy Tree in the past) or the mobile city made of wood that we started in episode 7.
C. Canopy, where our MC Kaina lived.

Now with the presentation of the underwater cities, we have a few questions:

1. The Orbital Trees(or Stems I guess they are called? I am not sure if there is One Tree and many Stems, or if they count as each their own Tree) that dot the Surface, what were their purpose? If we assume they were PLANTED by humanity, what was the intended purpose? We see the effects of the "Canopy" that Kaina lives on, as we can reasonably assume that the Dome surrounding this world is the cause for the drop in temperatures.

A. I assume that humanity planted the Orbital Tree based on the underwater cities and the Metal Signs that the Signkeeper maintained. The Signposts are seen as "billboards" in this world, and Billboards are advertisements to either warn or advertise. One of the signs was "beware of falling objects", and that suggests a construction site of some kind.

These underwater cities seem to suggest we have been here for many decades at least, as even the legend of the Sage that would solve our water problem is no longer believed. The Legend of the Sage is so old it is told to a child as a myth. The thing about Legends is that while they may have some embellishments, there can be some truth in them.

B. The reason I assume that the Orbital Tree is planted is also due to the scale of its growth. Humanity would have to be blind to not notice something of this nature overtaking the planet, and when we consider the technology of the laser cutter that Kaina used to scale down to the Surface, humanity surely had the option to prevent the Canopy Stems from completely enclosing the planet. If they wanted the Orbital Tree gone? Oh that thing would be gone instantly.

2. If humanity chose the Orbital Trees as a way to combat some unknown environmental disaster, what was the alternative? If humanity chose severe cold with the Orbital Tree and the Dome (we see this in episode 1, with Kaina hunting giant mosquitoes. This Dome also seems to be failing in areas), does that mean humanity was under threat of extreme heat instead?

-

-

2. Our factions are a total of 3 as well:
A. Kaina's village was part of a people known as "Canopy".
B. The village that princess Liliha comes from known as Atland on the Surface. They live on one of the Canopy Stems. Gonna call them "White Armor" faction.
C. A warmongering nation that lives on a floating wooden fortress known as Valghan. "Black Armor" faction from now on.

Here's a series question for you. Keep in mind I am basing this on the idea that humanity planted the Orbital Tree themselves, but that could very much be wrong.

1. If you turned back the clock to when humanity was debating whether to try and climb to the top of the Orbital Tree, why didn't everyone decide to go?
2. If the people decided to scale to the top of Orbital Tree, did they do it to get away from the frozen climate? or was it more than that?
3. Why choose to stay behind, given what we see of the surface? Was there hope that the people of Canopy would come back with a solution, and that is where we get the legend of the Sage?
4. Why are there the factions of White and Black armor? I will go into more detail for this in the last section.

-

-

3. In terms of our Characters, I am going to narrow us down based on the three factions, and have one character represent them.

Kaina for Canopy, Liliha for White Armor, and Amerote for Black Armor (this is the redhead chick with the special arm).

The White Armor faction believe in the legend of the Sage. According to Liliha in episode 2, the Sage can produce unlimited water. The Black Armor faction is going around and destroying countries at the base of Orbital Trees (and it also can be inferred by the imagery we see in episode 5 and 6 of a giant downed Orbital Stem that Black Armor is felling them as a warning to future enemies), and Liliha's is being targeted for their water. Any countries that surrender to the Black Armor faction become slaves and join their ranks, as I suspect Amerote was one of those fallen countries (episode 6 suggests that the person in the cage could have been her brother, and Amerote was at one point a Princess just like Liliha).

Liliha believes that even if the Black Armor faction do wipe out all the countries for their water, it will do them no good if they don't fix the water shortage. Sure you are taking more water for yourself, but if you wipe out all the countries that "provide" it, what then?

Both Kaina and Liliha can see a "floating green creature". Liliha remarks that this creature helped her get home when she was lost one night, but what the creature's true purpose is? unclear.

I am not going to ask any questions in this section, just make a bit of a theory based on what I have seen.

-

-
I'm gonna discuss my theories now. Gonna go with Occam's Razor and use "The simplest explanation is usually the best one".
Personal theory? The Orbital Tree and the Stems are disrupting the Water Cycle, though this was not an intended effect. Humanity needed the protection of the Orbital Tree and the Dome it created (I am iffy on the Dome, as it could have been an unexpected development), but that purpose has now backfired and it is leading to our destruction. Without the Sunlight (note that while we are getting day/night, we are don't have any plants that grow on this planet besides the Orbital Tree), water cannot start the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation that is used to distribute itself.
I have seen theories that suggest humanity came here from space. Equally likely, but I don't want to assume anything that we have seen from the Opening Theme yet it seems to suggest a massive robot on the scale of a Gundam could inhabit the planet? Maybe inside the Orbital Tree's core?. The Laser Cutter we used to descend the tree is the most advanced piece of technology I would say we have witnessed, so it is possible that this is a clue to our spacefaring technology. I want to assume we started on this planet because it makes our actions as humans more interesting. If we crashed here and the planet was already enveloped by the Orbital Tree, it takes away alot of the mystery that could be buried in the story.

In terms of the Sage Legend, I am under the impression this is the man that planted the Orbital Tree that led to humanity's salvation. The theory that this man "provided unlimited water" is actually just the Orbital Tree. The Orbital Tree was a method of drawing water out of a large area because water was so scarce as a whole that humanity needed to "cast a wide net" as the saying goes. If I was going "equal and opposite", I would assume the Canopy was a tool to fight against Desertification, but that is the most extreme of my theory because I am basing it on the "Snow Sea" of this anime.

The Green Creature we are seeing is a holographic AI assistant along the lines of Cortana from the Halo Series. I have no proof of this, but I believe that only people that meet certain qualifications can see the Green Creature. What those qualifications are? Hell if I know.

The roots of the Orbital Tree we have seen seem to stretch potentially across the entire planet, and I assume this based on what we see of Canopy above is equal below. For a while, the Orbital Tree did its job well, until the Dome. If you were to look at most trees, what is one thing that the Orbital Tree does not have?

There are no Leaves, Foliage, or any greenery that grows off the branches

The "Dome" is the Foliage, Leaves, or the greenery perhaps? Most trees will grow the previously mentioned parts to absorb sunlight (this is where you get the shade of a tree). Some Trees keep this Foliage year round (Evergreen Trees), While others discard it when the temperatures start to drop (This is one of the reasons that orange, red, yellow and brown are known as "Fall Colors")

But our Orbital Tree either does not possess any foliage, cannot make it due to the Winter Temperatures of the Surface, or the Dome is its substitute for foliage.

-

So yeah, do with this essay what you will. Even if I am completely off the mark, I value this anime mostly for the fact that it can bring so many of these ideas to the surface for me. Theorizing based on the world, factions, and characters is the biggest reason I value this series so highly. It is a simple idea with lots of love put into the areas that matter.

Even if we don't answer most of my questions, or veer off into some strange answer for them that I wasn't expecting, just the fact that I look forward to this series enough to devote an hour or two to typing this out is a thumbs up in my book.

...My only regret is that this series is only 11 episodes, though there will eventually be a movie that I guess gives a conclusion?

...Can you have a cliffhanger in a world where all the cliffs are buried under the snow?

Nice analysis and interesting theory you got there.
You didn't explain this whole as some kind of alien seeds fall into the sea, but actually explained it in a way that makes sense connecting it with previous human civilization.

Observation: 100%
Analysis: 100%
Theory: 100%

"This comment has been marked as spam"
Yeah now give me the comment I want to see why is it spam. Stupid Disqus spam handling system.

Probably because the explaination and theory being written too long.
I mean, it was very long. But, I just catch to the point to understand in whole what he was trying to say.

i missed the comment , someone blocked it as spam :(

What the heck... that was sad...
And it was actually a damn good explaination +theory at that.

Nööö I missed it too :<
Why was it marked as spammm TT_____TT

how

them getting robbed and just standing there watching is some of the dumbest shit i ever seen. super cringe. cant stand it.

prince. princess. and dude that grew up with a bunch of grammas and granpas. duuuuuhh! facepalm. they're going to be damned SHOCKED somebody stole something. heck Kaina probably hasn't even nicked a piece of cooked bug from the kitchen as a tiny kid.

not too bad though.

I care more about neko mimi ninja than any of the main characters

Typical Orda\Horde behavior

I hope this goes One Piece with The Skull Brotherhood and Kaina/Ririha/Yaona teaming up, stealing a ship, and setting sail on a quest for the One Canopy Tree.

The One Canopy Tree is real!!

“You want my Canopy Tree ? You can have it! I planted everything I gathered Together in one place. Now you just have to find it! ”

ngl the first half is unbearable to watch with all of those poorly written scenes

Easily my favorite anime this season with Trigun Stampede in a close second. I just love the bravery of both Kaina and Ririha with their aberrant approach to everything which develops into exciting new developments; look at the way how they both just read the situations they're faced with and immediately and accurately deduce what the other will or won't do; if they're not married or engaged by the ending of this anime I will be stupefied.

i can grantee they get married etc. This is that type of show.

If there's a map on that little girls back! 😫

Like in Dororo?

Lol, no... like in "Waterworld"

The reveal of the big tree that can provide for everyone made the rest of the story kind of predictable.

Well if there is water shortage that cannot be solved, one side has to annihilate the other. And it does not seem to be the kind of story from the very beginning. Also, the opening is showing huge hope vibes.