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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Sympathetic though she may be, Maria isn't just fighting a losing battle, but she's also fighting for Nazi Germany- not to win but for the slim chance of getting better conditions in the peace process. [[spoiler:She also learns about the Holocaust in Episode 4, and that Messner believes that the alternative- having the Soviet Union take revenge on them- is even worse.]] Essentially, it's [[ForegoneConclusion clear that she won't succeed]], and possible that she shouldn't.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Sympathetic though she may be, Maria isn't just fighting a losing battle, but she's also fighting for Nazi Germany- not to win but for the slim chance of getting better conditions in the peace process. [[spoiler:She also learns about the Holocaust in Episode 4, and that Messner believes that the alternative- having the Soviet Union take revenge on them- is even worse.]] Essentially, it's [[ForegoneConclusion clear that she won't succeed]], and possible that she shouldn't.
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* TheWoobie: Maria, even more so compared to canon. In addition to fighting a losing battle for her country, one in which several of her friends have already died, she also had a traumatic experience in the past, and [[spoiler:is horrified to learn that her country has been committing genocide]].
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* TheWoobie: Maria, even more so compared to canon. In addition to fighting a losing battle for her country, one in which several of her friends have already died, she also had a traumatic experience in the past, and [[spoiler:is horrified to learn that her country has been committing genocide]].genocide]].
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* ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost every week. The series has not been updated since Episode 4 finished on July 11, 2016.
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** Anja inspires questions similar to those that are raised about Messner's character, since she has similar motives, even if she isn't supposed to be fighting in the first place. Since one of Anzu's canonical justifications for reviving the tankery team- that they might as well give the school something to fight for rather than wait for MEXT to shut it down- obviously doesn't apply here, as actual lives are on the line, not only can one draw various conclusions about the morality of the cause that Anja's fighting for, but also about whether she adequately understands what she's getting herself and the other girls into.
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** Anja inspires questions similar to those that are raised about Messner's character, since she has similar motives, even if she isn't supposed to be fighting in the first place. Since one of Anzu's canonical justifications for reviving the tankery team- that they might as well give the school something to fight for rather than wait for MEXT to shut it down- obviously doesn't apply here, as actual lives are on the line, not only can one draw various conclusions about the morality of the cause that Anja's fighting for, but also about whether this raises some questions. Is she adequately understands right or wrong to try to fight for Nazi Germany considering her circumstances, and does she even know what she's getting herself and the other girls into.into?
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* ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost every week. The series has not been updated since Episode 4 finished on July 11, 2016.
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** Anja inspires questions to those that are raised about Messner's character, since she has similar motives, even if she isn't supposed to be fighting in the first place. Since one of Anzu's canonical justifications for reviving the tankery team- that they might as well give the school something to fight for rather than wait for MEXT to shut it down- obviously doesn't apply here, as actual lives are on the line, not only can one draw various conclusions about the morality of the cause that Anja's fighting for, but also about whether she adequately understands what she's getting herself and the other girls into.
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** Anja inspires questions similar to those that are raised about Messner's character, since she has similar motives, even if she isn't supposed to be fighting in the first place. Since one of Anzu's canonical justifications for reviving the tankery team- that they might as well give the school something to fight for rather than wait for MEXT to shut it down- obviously doesn't apply here, as actual lives are on the line, not only can one draw various conclusions about the morality of the cause that Anja's fighting for, but also about whether she adequately understands what she's getting herself and the other girls into.
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** Anja inspires questions to those that are raised about Messner's character, since she has similar motives, even if she isn't supposed to be fighting in the first place. Since one of Anzu's canonical justifications for reviving the tankery team- that they might as well give the school something to fight for rather than wait for MEXT to shut it down- obviously doesn't apply here, as actual lives are on the line, not only can one draw various conclusions about the morality of the cause that Anja's fighting for, but also about whether she adequately understands what she's getting herself and the other girls into.
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* IronWoobie: Messner. The fight for Germany has taken a toll on him, and he's grown quite cynical as a result, but he still persists, even with a difficult fight and unpleasant choices.
* ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost everyweek.week.
* TheWoobie: Maria, even more so compared to canon. In addition to fighting a losing battle for her country, one in which several of her friends have already died, she also had a traumatic experience in the past, and [[spoiler:is horrified to learn that her country has been committing genocide]].
* ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost every
* TheWoobie: Maria, even more so compared to canon. In addition to fighting a losing battle for her country, one in which several of her friends have already died, she also had a traumatic experience in the past, and [[spoiler:is horrified to learn that her country has been committing genocide]].
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*AlternativeCharacterInterpretation
**When Martin goes up to talk to Maria in Episode 4, Chapter 8, was he [[PetTheDog trying to offer her comfort]], or was he angling for a chance to convince (or even [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate]]) her into giving him her command?
**There's also Messner's determination to fight for a more favorable outcome for Germany in spite of the circumstances and the fact that [[spoiler:he knows about the Holocaust]]. Is he making a difficult choice to protect his countrymen from the wrath of their enemies, or is he throwing good after bad, sacrificing his troops and allowing crimes against humanity to continue?
*DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Sympathetic though she may be, Maria isn't just fighting a losing battle, but she's also fighting for Nazi Germany- not to win but for the slim chance of getting better conditions in the peace process. [[spoiler:She also learns about the Holocaust in Episode 4, and that Messner believes that the alternative- having the Soviet Union take revenge on them- is even worse.]] Essentially, it's [[ForegoneConclusion clear that she won't succeed]], and possible that she shouldn't.
*ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost every week.
**When Martin goes up to talk to Maria in Episode 4, Chapter 8, was he [[PetTheDog trying to offer her comfort]], or was he angling for a chance to convince (or even [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate]]) her into giving him her command?
**There's also Messner's determination to fight for a more favorable outcome for Germany in spite of the circumstances and the fact that [[spoiler:he knows about the Holocaust]]. Is he making a difficult choice to protect his countrymen from the wrath of their enemies, or is he throwing good after bad, sacrificing his troops and allowing crimes against humanity to continue?
*DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Sympathetic though she may be, Maria isn't just fighting a losing battle, but she's also fighting for Nazi Germany- not to win but for the slim chance of getting better conditions in the peace process. [[spoiler:She also learns about the Holocaust in Episode 4, and that Messner believes that the alternative- having the Soviet Union take revenge on them- is even worse.]] Essentially, it's [[ForegoneConclusion clear that she won't succeed]], and possible that she shouldn't.
*ScheduleSlip: The release of the second half of Episode 4 took several months to come out, in contrast to the author releasing a chapter almost every week.
