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>> No.13826788

Operation Ragnarok isn't a Trojan Horse but a diversion, so no.

>> No.13827055

Three Kingdoms meets War and Peace, more like.

>> No.13827056

>>13826788
But the trojan horse wasn’t even in The Iliad

>> No.13827060

>>13826685
Napoleonic Wars, except Prussia gets Napoleon

>> No.13827062

>>13827055
not really

>> No.13827065

>>13826685
What's up with the aesthetic of the blonde boy in anime noticing pattern Griffith from berserk, Reinhard heroes of the galactic galaxy and Joseph from monster.

>> No.13827082

>>13827062
It literally reads like Tesco Value W&P m8

>> No.13827092

>>13827065
It’s supposed to be a contrast with the other main protagonist. In this case, Reinhard is romantic, beautiful, radical monarch which is opposite to the plain-faced, simple, down-to-earth democrat that is Yang.

>> No.13827098

>>13827082
The peace parts have no similarities to LOGH. When LOGH is not about war, it’s almost always heavily political

>> No.13827674

>>13827082
cringe

>> No.13827686

>>13826685
is this for my conquest is the sea of stars or something? i cant think of any other reason as to why lap is in this photo

>> No.13827700
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>>13827065
Pretty villains are popular in Japanese media. I believe it's supposed to evoke contrast between the beautiful exterior that hides interior malice, sort of like a mask that hides an ugly head. I think its great, both from a marketing standpoint and as a lesson on not judging a book by its cover.

>> No.13827716

>>13827700
Reinhard isn’t a villain

>> No.13827728

>>13827716
I haven't seen Legend of Germanic Heroes yet but pretty villains are definitely common in Japanese media

>> No.13827744

>>13827065
Specific reasons vary but basically pretty youthful boys are popular in Japanese media. Blondness is neotenous so it's a common way to make your pretty boy prettier.

There's a similar tradition in European heraldry, where blonde == maiden.

>> No.13827748

>>13827686
Yeah.

>> No.13827765
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13827765

Here's a space anime version of the Count of Monte Cristo, although it didn't quite hold up when rewatching it having read the book and matured half a decade.

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>>13827065

While other anons in the thread are probably correct as to why they are used, the ultimate visual inspiration behind the effeminate (at least to Western eyes) blonde boy is Björn Andrésen's role as Tadzio in Luchino Vischonti's Death in Venice. It got fairly popular in Japan and I'm pretty sure a number of artists are on record of having taken inspiration from it (Wikipedia explicitly mentions Keiko Takemiya). These in turn would have served as inspiration to newer generations who further developed the image.

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>>13827831
Boys are NOT allowed to be this pretty. What the fuck

>> No.13828132

>>13827765
MESDAMES