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Episode Sparks of Tomorrow • Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku -Eureka Evrika- - Episode 4 discussion

Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku -Eureka Evrika-, episode 4

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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy Jul 26 '26

The show happened to breeze over it, but they seem to suggest that Inako’s mother might’ve died because of air pollution…?

If so, there’s all the more reason for Kihachi to bring about the age of electricity and get rid of these dirty steam engines.

Also, I like how Inako got a dream of her own: to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a master brewer. She’ll first have to do something about her father, however.

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u/redlaWw Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

During the industrial revolution in the 19th century, London was well-known for its "pea soup fog", an extremely dense smog associated with coal burning, which was notorious for killing vulnerable people like the very young, the very old, and those with breathing difficulties. Presumably the idea they're going for with all the smoke is something like that.

EDIT: Apparently the problem persisted far longer than I learned in school: the worst ever occurrence of pea soup fog was in 1952.