Magic Knight Rayearth II Vol 3

[meganbmoore]

Umi and Fuu! Stop making me think of you as proto!Kurogane and proto!Fai. With less gay.


Oh Clamp, did you really have Hikaru say “Let’s be OT3!”? I think you did. And…uhm…do we know how much later that epilogue was? I like to think that Lantis didn’t pretty much propose to Hikaru until she was 16 or so. Except I’m not sure Hikaru actually thinks like that or feels that way yet.

I admit, I find Eagle interesting and sympathetic, but I don’t think I actually like him very much.

And Lantis needs to be more careful when catching and clutching Hikaru in dramatic scenes! He could crush her!

So, Mokona is God? That’s…interesting. WTF Clamp? Allow me a moment to be irritated with it for seeing how utterly miserable the pillar system made everyone, and still wanting to keep it going. And now I must speculate what that may mean for Tsubasa.

I did like Aska realizing that she couldn’t be the pillar because she loved people too much, but wanting to see it through to the end.

Alas, poor Ascot. Umi still sees him as a little kid. I think he’s doomed. Maybe if he took off that headgear so he didn’t look so much like an oversized kid. *Pets Fuu and Ferio for being both cute and age appropriate.*


So, I like this, but think it was a bit too sparse. I could have done with at least another volume in each part to flesh out some characters and relationships. I’m happy that the main relationship focus is the relationship between Hikaru and her two mommies Umi, and Fuu, but there are a few other importatn things that I think could have used development. And now I feel compelled to track down all the Magic Knight Rayearth nods and appearances in Tsubasa. Perhaps I should just do a reread when I finish catching up on all the Clamp stuff I have/need to get.

Unleash all MKR thoughts you have been holding back on me!

Comments

[shediao.livejournal.com]

Maybe if he took off that headgear so he didn’t look so much like an oversized kid.

And maybe trim his hair a little.

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since I've read the manga so I can't remember exactly but I'd always parsed it as Hikaru being 16 or whatever in the epilogue. Old enough for Lantis to ask her about marriage on earth but still young enough for her to want to "marry" everyone.

I do feel the same way about Eagle, BTW. I thought he was compelling, sympathetic character... but I didn't like him at all.

[toxictattoo.livejournal.com]

MKR and MKR II made me shout at the TV. A lot. My copies of the manga? Crumpled from where I was gripping so hard.

WTF CLAMP, indeed.

[royalbk]

*late/random comer*

I take it that you haven't watched the awesome, OMG I LOVE IT TO BITS! FANGIRL FOREVER! anime, yet?