i didn't want to look at the real stars
Jul. 4th, 2013 10:42 amOh my god, hit the deck, it's a super rare fandom post!?!?!?!?!
I've been rewatching Chihaya Furu lately because goddamn, that show is so sweetly earnest that I can't resist it. I was trying to think of why I like it so much more than Hikaru no Go and I think it's definitely due to the characters. Not that I didn't like HnG's characters, I just love CF's so much more. (Seriously, Ayase is wonderful and determined and clueless and ugh.) Although, I could do without the eternal love triangle which much plague every story in creation where there are two boy main characters and one girl main character. WHO SHALL WIN THE HAND OF THE HEROINE?!?!?!?! Bleh. I'm sad that there probably won't be a third season of Chihaya Furu for several years yet since the second season apparently caught up with the manga.
I've also been rewatching Durarararararaarara and I don't have too many thoughts except I enjoy Anri Sonohara a lot more this time around. I kinda want to read the light novels and manga to see what happens with her since I know the anime didn't encompass the entire story.
I've been working on what I'm considering my Love Letter to Himemiya Anthy. After years of denial, I'm ready to admit that she's my favorite Utena character and it's about damn time that I wrote some fanfiction that pulls all my weirdo theories about her together. The story is basically what happened before the series, or how Anthy got to where she is. Writing Anthy is really, really hard because while she's a strong character, she's more of a quiet strong character. There aren't many BAMF moments in the series for her. And her dialogue in the series comes off as kind-of bland, which is also hard for me because I love snappy dialogue.
It's also hard because I'm trying to justify certain elements of the story. Like in episode 13 where it's clear that Akio and Anthy are visiting Dios in the castle. Like when Anthy says that the power of Dios sleeps within her; is that literal or just pretty words? Could Anthy have released Dios back to Akio at any time? Like why exactly does Akio want his nobility back so badly if it hurt him so much before (thoughts on that in the next paragraph). It's clear that Anthy locked part of her self away when she locked Akio's nobility away; what part of her then did she lock away? (I have my theory which I'm writing into the story.) What does it really mean to be a witch in a story?
When I said Anthy is a strong character, I should really say powerful. She is the one who literally enables the entire story. She's the catharsis, she allows it to continue, and she's the one who ends it with the help of Utena. It's Really All About Anthy.
Of course, writing such a story about Anthy means that I'm also writing about Akio, which isn't a terrible thing but I'm having to restrain myself from writing him as an utter villain. (Me = Prejudiced Against Akio.) And so I was trying to think about Akio in a rational way and had an epiphany which isn't much of an epiphany. It occurred to me that when I think about the word nobility, I usually think of the definition that means morally or spiritually good. I've never really thought about it as a system of class. But the thing about Utena is that both definitions work in terms of the story. Akio was a prince until Anthy locked away his nobility; he was no longer royalty and no longer had special standing, which means that he couldn't solve/fight other people's problems so easily anymore. Utena's heart sword didn't work when Akio tried it because she wasn't a prince. He really wants his nobility back because he wants that special standing back. As I said, not much of an epiphany but it was a new thought for me.
Tonight, I'm having kebabs and SANGRIA with the parents, so that should be fun. It's going to be a nice, relaxing day today. I hope everyone else's day is relaxing too.
I've been rewatching Chihaya Furu lately because goddamn, that show is so sweetly earnest that I can't resist it. I was trying to think of why I like it so much more than Hikaru no Go and I think it's definitely due to the characters. Not that I didn't like HnG's characters, I just love CF's so much more. (Seriously, Ayase is wonderful and determined and clueless and ugh.) Although, I could do without the eternal love triangle which much plague every story in creation where there are two boy main characters and one girl main character. WHO SHALL WIN THE HAND OF THE HEROINE?!?!?!?! Bleh. I'm sad that there probably won't be a third season of Chihaya Furu for several years yet since the second season apparently caught up with the manga.
I've also been rewatching Durarararararaarara and I don't have too many thoughts except I enjoy Anri Sonohara a lot more this time around. I kinda want to read the light novels and manga to see what happens with her since I know the anime didn't encompass the entire story.
I've been working on what I'm considering my Love Letter to Himemiya Anthy. After years of denial, I'm ready to admit that she's my favorite Utena character and it's about damn time that I wrote some fanfiction that pulls all my weirdo theories about her together. The story is basically what happened before the series, or how Anthy got to where she is. Writing Anthy is really, really hard because while she's a strong character, she's more of a quiet strong character. There aren't many BAMF moments in the series for her. And her dialogue in the series comes off as kind-of bland, which is also hard for me because I love snappy dialogue.
It's also hard because I'm trying to justify certain elements of the story. Like in episode 13 where it's clear that Akio and Anthy are visiting Dios in the castle. Like when Anthy says that the power of Dios sleeps within her; is that literal or just pretty words? Could Anthy have released Dios back to Akio at any time? Like why exactly does Akio want his nobility back so badly if it hurt him so much before (thoughts on that in the next paragraph). It's clear that Anthy locked part of her self away when she locked Akio's nobility away; what part of her then did she lock away? (I have my theory which I'm writing into the story.) What does it really mean to be a witch in a story?
When I said Anthy is a strong character, I should really say powerful. She is the one who literally enables the entire story. She's the catharsis, she allows it to continue, and she's the one who ends it with the help of Utena. It's Really All About Anthy.
Of course, writing such a story about Anthy means that I'm also writing about Akio, which isn't a terrible thing but I'm having to restrain myself from writing him as an utter villain. (Me = Prejudiced Against Akio.) And so I was trying to think about Akio in a rational way and had an epiphany which isn't much of an epiphany. It occurred to me that when I think about the word nobility, I usually think of the definition that means morally or spiritually good. I've never really thought about it as a system of class. But the thing about Utena is that both definitions work in terms of the story. Akio was a prince until Anthy locked away his nobility; he was no longer royalty and no longer had special standing, which means that he couldn't solve/fight other people's problems so easily anymore. Utena's heart sword didn't work when Akio tried it because she wasn't a prince. He really wants his nobility back because he wants that special standing back. As I said, not much of an epiphany but it was a new thought for me.
Tonight, I'm having kebabs and SANGRIA with the parents, so that should be fun. It's going to be a nice, relaxing day today. I hope everyone else's day is relaxing too.