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aliensamba ([personal profile] aliensamba) wrote2021-07-25 06:07 pm

sunshine 2021: amphitrite, scylla and charybdis



Medium: OVA/anime mini-series, book rec, text post from tumblr
Fandom: Blue Submarine No. 6, Alien Monster, the sea
Characters: Verg, Mutio, Kagaron, the sea
Notes: Spoiler warning for abovementioned fandoms. Warnings for Violence, Blood, and Horror.


Prompt 6: Amphitrite
Amphitrite is the goddess of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty Nereides. She is the female personification of the ocean: the mother of fish, seals and dolphins. Poseidon chose Amphitrite from among her sisters as the Nereids performed a dance on the isle of Naxos. Refusing his offer of marriage, she fled to Atlas. The dolphin-god Delphin eventually tracked her down and persuaded her to return to wed the sea-king. She also bred sea monsters, and her great waves crashed against the rocks, putting sailors at risk.

Bonus Prompt: Scylla & Charybdis





I. Amphitrite & II. Scylla and Charybdis


Speaking of the sea and sea monsters, there was this anime I watched almost 20 years ago at Cartoon Network. It was weird but the animation was very good. I remember it was post-apocalyptic because the seas had risen and covered the land. The humans were fighting sea creatures and hybrids.

Yesterday, I finally found the title. It's called "Blue Submarine No. 6" and is based on a manga. I thought it was a movie but it's a 4 episode anime.

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Here is the IMDB summary: "In the future, the rising temperature of the Earth has melted the polar ice caps. As a result, the planet's last remaining land masses are in danger of sinking into the ocean. As if humanity didn't have enough problems, an army of ocean-dwelling creatures led by the scientist Zorndyke have seemingly declared war on mankind. Humanity's last hopes rest with the state-of-the-art vessel, Blue Submarine 6 and her crew. Can Tetsu ahd Mayumi stop Zorndyke's mutant army and save what remains of humanity?"


I didn't know there was a lot of censoring being done when it was shown on Cartoon Network so maybe that's why it seemed so disjointed when I watched it. But the end scene really stayed with me because there is a part where the antagonist Verg swipes his finger on the cheek of a crying human and says something that goes like this: "Tastes like the sea", and then he walks away from the humans.


I found a YouTube video of this scene; it's at the 1:38 mark. Don't mind the title, it's click-bait.



or watch on YouTube

Verg is the large shark-man hybrid (he also looks like part bear). Mutio is the aquatic girl (I don't know what animal hybrid she is a hybrid of, maybe dolphin).

I still think about the ending.


I recently finished a book which involves an alien sea creature as the main character. It's called "Alien Monster" by Calista Skye. It's a paranormal sci-fi romance with adventure and drama. I didn't expect to like it as much but I had fun reading about the tech and the motivations of the characters.


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Here is the goodreads summary.


Below is a screenshot of a text post from tumblr about the sea.



source: musterniillustrates

It's how I feel about the sea too.

 




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