Red Cat Ramen #7 just came out, and fans had plenty to say.
Honestly, the way this show turns brutal historical geopolitics into high-stakes psychological warfare with such charming characters is just peak. Everyone's out here playing 4D chess while the trade nerds are eating good.
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HOOK. Sitara's mongol revenge plan! Gotta somehow turn the brothers against each other! And yo, Doregene and Sitara stepping up with "I ain't nobody's slave," while Ogedei's out here proposing a whole capital city for the Kurultai and Tolui's seizing control! Meanwhile, First Empress Borakchin (voiced by Kujira, absolute legend) reads the exact same room and leaves the empire's survival in Moge's hands. Ogedei is lowkey way too smart for his own good.
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Absolute chaos in the steppe! A queen and a witch walking into a bar (wait, what is this peak drama lmao). Is she the type whose memories just vanish when she's drunk wtf 💀 Bro really said "Imma build an IKEA." Gang leader tryin' their hardest!! Lowkey looks like a ripple-magic manual. Easiest disassembly ever yet somehow sandstorm-proof. Begging-exploit meta goes crazy 🏃💨 Bro reverse-scammed the straw millionaire, ain't no way… ( ﾟдﾟ)
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Just watched it and OMG, Borakchin-sama finally made her entrance! That booming voice literally screams "final boss energy," absolute queen behavior. Honestly she was so mesmerizing I couldn't even hear the sick patients in the background lol. And Moge-chan… Ogedei's hand when taking back the earring was kinda sus ngl, but blushing Moge is just too cute. Even Borakchin calling her "cute" was adorable tbh.
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That "Prepare yourself, Mongolia" scene where she steels her resolve hits different. If you look at how she’s leaning left and fully realizing her own position right before, you can totally tell she's hesitating. That's probably why they made a point to draw her clenching her fist so hard. Either way, she's past the point of no return now fr.
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Ogedei comes across as this super chill, generous guy who cares more about the collective happiness than his own, but he's also ruthless enough to execute hyper-efficient strats to make it happen… He's literally giving me Lelouch's bro Odysseus mixed with Schneizel vibes (bro is totally unbeatable wth).
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Was Ogedei just a total outlier in Mongol history? Building cities, pushing commerce—like, the empire totally needs that stuff, but Genghis Khan never went that far (or maybe couldn't). Anyway, if there's cities around, Ogedei's prolly gonna eat a metric ton of karaage…
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In the manga, "Prepare yourself, Mongolia" had this sneaky little grin like, "Hell yeah, my brainpower + Doregene-sama's political muscle = an unstoppable combo! Let's get it!" But the anime played it way more dead serious and resolute. Ngl, I kinda dig this version too.
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Ogedei's whole logic is like, "We need a permanent base if we wanna run trade and industries properly, so let's build a city!" But for nomads whose whole life is just wandering around, getting told "settle down rn" is a bit too much whiplash lol.
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Borakchin showing up totally sets up the chess match between these scheming power-women. Plus, Ogedei's perspective is on a whole different level—so high that the people around him can't even keep up yet. Total ruler aura right there, this episode is just gourmet stuff on so many levels.
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Ahh I see, he's testing if securing trade routes actually gets the economy spinning… Never thought I'd see the origins of capitalism popping up straight out of a nomadic tribe. Wonder if war-hungry traditionalists like Tolui are even gonna grasp this futuristic 5D chess move tho.
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Kujira-san's voice is in this?! And man, this week was straight-up prestige "historical drama" again! Seeing the massive scale of the Mongol Empire explained through economics and logistics gives absolute chills if you're into that sort of nerd stuff~
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The line order got swapped from the manga to "Wait, I ain't that person's slave," and she even drops Sorghaghtani's honorifics!! In the manga you had to read the furigana to catch the vibe, but adapting inner thoughts into actual voice lines like this? Genius.
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Honestly, instead of just flexing Ogedei's genius through pearls to Sitara, Moge, or us viewers, it would've made way more sense to use it on the actual anti-Ogedei faction like his blood relatives… You know, like that little bro who's way too good at war…
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Ogedei isn't just looking at things through a pure nomad lens; he's actually running the state with a governor's mindset on how to rule conquered lands. No wonder Genghis Khan picked this third son to take the throne fr.
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Ogedei's really out here thinking "let's boost trade and expand instead of just burning countries down." Fix the roads, guarantee trader safety, buy stuff for high prices, and all the wealth just flows right back into Mongolia. Big brain moves.
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Sitara is smart sure, but she doesn't really look like she's about to flip the whole Mongol Empire upside down. Wonder where her arc is even going… Also Borakchin looks terrifying. And the fact that Moge seems totally brainwashed by her makes it even scarier.
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Since war isn't his #1 priority, regular Mongol folks probably have a hard time getting behind his policies… Which is exactly why Tolui's gathering all the political backing instead. Does Ogedei even realize he's walking into this?
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If Sorghaghtani had been born a guy she'd probably have gotten herself killed by now, and Moge wouldn't be surviving the way she is either. Honestly, being born women in this era might have actually saved their skins.
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The fact that Sitara is fully factoring the destruction of the Jin dynasty into her revenge plot just shows she's blown right past the point of no return. And she did it with zero hesitation too.
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Historical accuracy aside, Temüge-uncle is such a great character. Total fox-in-sheep's-clothing ambitious uncle (well, technically great-uncle) vibes and I'm all for it.
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Even though they're full brothers, that power dynamic is way too far from a normal lord-and-vassal thing. Can't really blame everyone for side-eyeing Tolui, even if he doesn't actually want to rebel yet.
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Borakchin is another witch-type character. And a scary competent one at that. Ogedei is surrounded by nothing but unhinged wives, man's life must be exhausting (๑´･ω･`)
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Tolui seriously just wants to throw hands 24/7 lol… Episodes like this really remind you how terrifyingly powerful peak-era Mongols were on the battlefield.
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Moge-chan… you literally saw right through Doregene's words as fake, yet… you're sharp one second and an absolute airhead the next. So damn cute lmao.
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Peak fiction fr. Adapting the manga straight while adding smooth motion and voice acting just brings it to life. Ogedei's army of girlbosses is top tier.
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Sitara's brainpower has seriously reached galaxy-brain levels at this point ~🤔 Syncing up with the hyper-intelligent wife inside the Mongol camp gave me actual goosebumps ✨
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Turns out using the lost-and-found bureau for her master plan led to absolutely zero successful outcomes and Sitara just spent the whole day running marathons lol.
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Wait, Chagatai-san?? Flexing after a win like "My bad for accidentally conquering this!" What is even happening, is this a skit?! Total performance art right there.
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"Ogedei-Khaan has granted us mercy! Praise his magnanimous heart!" …Wait, was that the whole point of this PR stunt the entire time?
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Lowkey get a rush of serotonin every time Yelü Chucai pops up. Absolute rarest breed of intellectual bureaucrat running around the steppe.
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"She's endured it all without ever getting used to the pain." Sitara's reading comprehension on Doregene-sama is off the charts.
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You can literally feel the growing ideological rift between war-hungry Tolui and the moderate-pacifist Ogedei starting to brew.
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Though tbh that's just how the manga frames it—historically she was apparently married to Ogedei right from the start lol.
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Doregene just called her "Sitara" out loud and I'm like, "Wait?" before quickly correcting it to "Fatima." Smooth recovery attempt failed instantly.
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So Doregene-sama peeped that whole game and casually drops the fact that she knows Sitara's faking her identity too—plot twist after plot twist!
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Buy low, sell high. Basic economics, but only works if the trade routes are actually safe and taxes aren't highway robbery.
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Thanks to the Yam system (postal relay network) running smoothly, merchants can actually do business and make bank without getting rolled every five minutes.
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Ogedei-sama, for a bunch of people whose entire identity has been nomad life for generations, a "city" is still way too futuristic for their tiny brains lol.
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Casually dropping the most unhinged bloodthirsty statements ever. Or honestly, they probably don't even view it as cruel because it doesn't cross their minds.
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Borakchin-sama has entered the chat!! Politics ain't just settled inside a boring conference room…
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Borakchin is definitely using Moge for her own agenda, but she also genuinely respects her raw talent…
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Bro was literally using the earrings as a live KPI dashboard to check if his economic policies were actually working 💀
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It was all a 4D-chess PR stunt to pin the "benevolent ruler" rep entirely onto his older brother lol.
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Is Ogedei lowkey terrifying? Ngl, out of all three brothers, he might actually be the most low-key unhinged one.
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Bro isn't even flexing or putting on a front, that's just literally his default unbothered personality lmao.
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"I'm sure it's terrifying." Coming straight from Sitara who actually lived through it, that line is entirely unhinged and not a joke wth.
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Turns out there are actual big brains inside the Mongol camp too. Are we finally getting a proper Sitara vs. Mongol high-IQ showdown?
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Moge's goofy-ass face while talking about "itty-bitty melons" literally made me smile out loud lmao.
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Ogedei looks like a total lazy bum on the outside, but his brain is running at a million miles per hour under the hood.
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The earrings!! The Great Khaan actually sees it. Commerce, the economy—he's got his eyes on the whole damn board.
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"We just want you to listen to us, so we're gonna obliterate your entire country." Peak Mongol diplomacy right there.
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"Tell Sorghaghtani-sama." And right there Sitara flashes that ultimate evil witch smile. Chills.
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"Imitating sedentary commoners is utterly repulsive." Ah yes, gotta respect the absolute commitment to the hater lifestyle 💀
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It's Batu (Jochi's son)! Bro's emotional spectrum consists entirely of "pure joy" and it's honestly adorable.
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Safe merchants = well-guarded trade routes. Cold, calculated, and terrifyingly efficient.
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Borakchin is so badass she literally won the whole episode… Can't wait for more of her.