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Nov. 1st, 2013 10:21 pmI'm finishing up my semi-annual rewatch of Princess Tutu (Possibly to be followed by rewatching Twelve Kingdoms? I've been meaning to for a bit now.) and every time I rewatch, I get to disc 3 and watch the official PV and get surprised because I tend to actually forget that the "Hold me Now" AMV isn't the actual official PV for the series. Though, it's good enough that The Powers That Be tried to get the rights to make it so.
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Aug. 17th, 2008 12:04 amOk, so I have ep 14 of Princess Tutu on for background noise and Fakir ( mild spoiler )
Has anyone seen a good cap/icon of the bit where he was rude to Ahiru after she asked how he was and she did the finger clenching thing?
Has anyone seen a good cap/icon of the bit where he was rude to Ahiru after she asked how he was and she did the finger clenching thing?
And did I ever voice my theory that Uzuru is the most powerful force in that universe?
manga reviews
Mar. 4th, 2008 01:18 pm Dear Author has put up some good reviews*well, one a while back, but I missed it...) of two shoujo I'm fond of:
Basara (Megan's opinion is quite well documented)
From Far Away (Not one of Megan's absolute favorites, but she quite likes it.)
They also have a very good review of the Princess Tutu anime, which is likely the best anime I saw last year(I'd have to sit and seriously think about it and a couple others to be sure) and everyone should watch it. *firm stare*
All reviews are unspoilery. Go read them.
Basara (Megan's opinion is quite well documented)
From Far Away (Not one of Megan's absolute favorites, but she quite likes it.)
They also have a very good review of the Princess Tutu anime, which is likely the best anime I saw last year(I'd have to sit and seriously think about it and a couple others to be sure) and everyone should watch it. *firm stare*
All reviews are unspoilery. Go read them.
manga reviews
Mar. 4th, 2008 01:18 pm Dear Author has put up some good reviews*well, one a while back, but I missed it...) of two shoujo I'm fond of:
Basara (Megan's opinion is quite well documented)
From Far Away (Not one of Megan's absolute favorites, but she quite likes it.)
They also have a very good review of the Princess Tutu anime, which is likely the best anime I saw last year(I'd have to sit and seriously think about it and a couple others to be sure) and everyone should watch it. *firm stare*
All reviews are unspoilery. Go read them.
Basara (Megan's opinion is quite well documented)
From Far Away (Not one of Megan's absolute favorites, but she quite likes it.)
They also have a very good review of the Princess Tutu anime, which is likely the best anime I saw last year(I'd have to sit and seriously think about it and a couple others to be sure) and everyone should watch it. *firm stare*
All reviews are unspoilery. Go read them.
Princess Tutu eps 23-26(the end)
Dec. 23rd, 2007 02:17 amThe prince regained his heart and saved his princess, the girl who craved love finally found it, the knight who defied fate and lived finally found his path and his place in the world, and the duck was what she was always meant to be.
And they all lived happily ever after. After a fashion.
And the writer threw up his hands in defeat and went to find other characters to torture, accompanied by the only character he could never control, while a new writer takes the stage.
The end.
And saying much on these episodes would be incredibly spoilery, so I won't say a lot.
I will say this though: what is it with anime and manga and "I will mutilate/maim myself/deliberately go into a situation where I will be mutilated/maimed" as a way of saying "I love you?" Granted, I'm...ah...surprisingly OK with it, but really...Though I must say that it was ALMOST as good as when *spoiler* did something similar to keep himself from hurting *spoiler* at the tail end of *spoiler*(hey, at least 4 people read this LJ who haven't read ahead of the english releases, and I think only 1 is even caught up on the book...a few will know what I'm talking about, though, and if you explore the most used manga tags here, I think you'll find the pages...)
There should be some sort of tally of the arm/hand/eye losses and stabbing of unruly limbs as a way of saying "I love you" or something...I have 4 off the top of my head, and 2 more I've been told of(wait, maybe 5 off the top or my head...in X/1999, doesn't that happen somewhat with Subaru? Or do I just have jumbled anime recollections?)
But back to the subject at hand, 2 thoughts before I go pass out.
1) Rue/Ahiru/Love: Here's something the kept jumping out at me in the second act. Ahiru is a person who loves everyone(she is, after all, a simple duck who wanted to help a sad prince) but will die if she uses the word love. So, instead of speaking of her love, she expresses it in her actions and dance, and she feels and sees love in the world around her. On the other hand, Rue craves love more than anything. The word is used cruelly by her father, the raven, to hurt and control her, and emptily by Mytho, who uses the word because she asks him to, but doesn't know what it means. As a result, Rue clings to the two of them and does everything she can to bind Mytho to her and keep her father's approval, miserable all the while, because it's not the real love that she craves. And, of course, in the end, Ahiru is able to expres her love to the world-still without words-while Rue, realizing the difference between real and false love, finally finds the love she seeks.
2) Uzura and freedom from the writer: By the end of the first act, Ahiru and Fakir have stepped completely outside their roles in the story by not dying. Ahiru expresses her love though dance instead of words, thus being able to express her love without dying. Fakir saves the prince by shattering the prince's sword, instead of dying for him. In the story as intended by HD, they both should have died. Instead, they've abandoned their original roles in the story to forge new roles for themselves, while Mytho and Rue are still operating within the confines of their original roles. Because he created her, HD can still affect Ahiru, but because she has stepped outside her original role, Fakir can help her create a new story for herself. But then there's Uzura. Uzura is not a creation of HD's. She's an entirely new character born when the lowliest of HD's creations-Edel, who existed only to serve as exposition-commits a single act of defiance, placing her entirely outside HD's realm of experience. Because he created them, HD can still indluence Fakir and Ahiru, but not wholly control him. But he had no hand in Uzura's creation(which was in itself and act of defiance against him) and so cannot affect her in the least. Because of this, she is able to affect everything within his sphere of influence, while being completely untouched by it, even being able to turn back the flow of the story, helping Fakir and Ahiru to break free and rewrite their story.
In other words, Uzura, who shouldn't even exist, is pretty much the most powerful force in the universe.
And now the clock tells me I should long since have been in bed, and the scroll bar that this i much longer than intended, and so I say good night.
(And, if you haven't and have any interest in storytelling, archetypes, genre bending, ballet, opera or fairy tales, go watch it.)
And they all lived happily ever after. After a fashion.
And the writer threw up his hands in defeat and went to find other characters to torture, accompanied by the only character he could never control, while a new writer takes the stage.
The end.
And saying much on these episodes would be incredibly spoilery, so I won't say a lot.
I will say this though: what is it with anime and manga and "I will mutilate/maim myself/deliberately go into a situation where I will be mutilated/maimed" as a way of saying "I love you?" Granted, I'm...ah...surprisingly OK with it, but really...Though I must say that it was ALMOST as good as when *spoiler* did something similar to keep himself from hurting *spoiler* at the tail end of *spoiler*(hey, at least 4 people read this LJ who haven't read ahead of the english releases, and I think only 1 is even caught up on the book...a few will know what I'm talking about, though, and if you explore the most used manga tags here, I think you'll find the pages...)
There should be some sort of tally of the arm/hand/eye losses and stabbing of unruly limbs as a way of saying "I love you" or something...I have 4 off the top of my head, and 2 more I've been told of(wait, maybe 5 off the top or my head...in X/1999, doesn't that happen somewhat with Subaru? Or do I just have jumbled anime recollections?)
But back to the subject at hand, 2 thoughts before I go pass out.
1) Rue/Ahiru/Love: Here's something the kept jumping out at me in the second act. Ahiru is a person who loves everyone(she is, after all, a simple duck who wanted to help a sad prince) but will die if she uses the word love. So, instead of speaking of her love, she expresses it in her actions and dance, and she feels and sees love in the world around her. On the other hand, Rue craves love more than anything. The word is used cruelly by her father, the raven, to hurt and control her, and emptily by Mytho, who uses the word because she asks him to, but doesn't know what it means. As a result, Rue clings to the two of them and does everything she can to bind Mytho to her and keep her father's approval, miserable all the while, because it's not the real love that she craves. And, of course, in the end, Ahiru is able to expres her love to the world-still without words-while Rue, realizing the difference between real and false love, finally finds the love she seeks.
2) Uzura and freedom from the writer: By the end of the first act, Ahiru and Fakir have stepped completely outside their roles in the story by not dying. Ahiru expresses her love though dance instead of words, thus being able to express her love without dying. Fakir saves the prince by shattering the prince's sword, instead of dying for him. In the story as intended by HD, they both should have died. Instead, they've abandoned their original roles in the story to forge new roles for themselves, while Mytho and Rue are still operating within the confines of their original roles. Because he created her, HD can still affect Ahiru, but because she has stepped outside her original role, Fakir can help her create a new story for herself. But then there's Uzura. Uzura is not a creation of HD's. She's an entirely new character born when the lowliest of HD's creations-Edel, who existed only to serve as exposition-commits a single act of defiance, placing her entirely outside HD's realm of experience. Because he created them, HD can still indluence Fakir and Ahiru, but not wholly control him. But he had no hand in Uzura's creation(which was in itself and act of defiance against him) and so cannot affect her in the least. Because of this, she is able to affect everything within his sphere of influence, while being completely untouched by it, even being able to turn back the flow of the story, helping Fakir and Ahiru to break free and rewrite their story.
In other words, Uzura, who shouldn't even exist, is pretty much the most powerful force in the universe.
And now the clock tells me I should long since have been in bed, and the scroll bar that this i much longer than intended, and so I say good night.
(And, if you haven't and have any interest in storytelling, archetypes, genre bending, ballet, opera or fairy tales, go watch it.)
Princess Tutu eps 23-26(the end)
Dec. 23rd, 2007 02:17 amThe prince regained his heart and saved his princess, the girl who craved love finally found it, the knight who defied fate and lived finally found his path and his place in the world, and the duck was what she was always meant to be.
And they all lived happily ever after. After a fashion.
And the writer threw up his hands in defeat and went to find other characters to torture, accompanied by the only character he could never control, while a new writer takes the stage.
The end.
And saying much on these episodes would be incredibly spoilery, so I won't say a lot.
I will say this though: what is it with anime and manga and "I will mutilate/maim myself/deliberately go into a situation where I will be mutilated/maimed" as a way of saying "I love you?" Granted, I'm...ah...surprisingly OK with it, but really...Though I must say that it was ALMOST as good as when *spoiler* did something similar to keep himself from hurting *spoiler* at the tail end of *spoiler*(hey, at least 4 people read this LJ who haven't read ahead of the english releases, and I think only 1 is even caught up on the book...a few will know what I'm talking about, though, and if you explore the most used manga tags here, I think you'll find the pages...)
There should be some sort of tally of the arm/hand/eye losses and stabbing of unruly limbs as a way of saying "I love you" or something...I have 4 off the top of my head, and 2 more I've been told of(wait, maybe 5 off the top or my head...in X/1999, doesn't that happen somewhat with Subaru? Or do I just have jumbled anime recollections?)
But back to the subject at hand, 2 thoughts before I go pass out.
1) Rue/Ahiru/Love: Here's something the kept jumping out at me in the second act. Ahiru is a person who loves everyone(she is, after all, a simple duck who wanted to help a sad prince) but will die if she uses the word love. So, instead of speaking of her love, she expresses it in her actions and dance, and she feels and sees love in the world around her. On the other hand, Rue craves love more than anything. The word is used cruelly by her father, the raven, to hurt and control her, and emptily by Mytho, who uses the word because she asks him to, but doesn't know what it means. As a result, Rue clings to the two of them and does everything she can to bind Mytho to her and keep her father's approval, miserable all the while, because it's not the real love that she craves. And, of course, in the end, Ahiru is able to expres her love to the world-still without words-while Rue, realizing the difference between real and false love, finally finds the love she seeks.
2) Uzura and freedom from the writer: By the end of the first act, Ahiru and Fakir have stepped completely outside their roles in the story by not dying. Ahiru expresses her love though dance instead of words, thus being able to express her love without dying. Fakir saves the prince by shattering the prince's sword, instead of dying for him. In the story as intended by HD, they both should have died. Instead, they've abandoned their original roles in the story to forge new roles for themselves, while Mytho and Rue are still operating within the confines of their original roles. Because he created her, HD can still affect Ahiru, but because she has stepped outside her original role, Fakir can help her create a new story for herself. But then there's Uzura. Uzura is not a creation of HD's. She's an entirely new character born when the lowliest of HD's creations-Edel, who existed only to serve as exposition-commits a single act of defiance, placing her entirely outside HD's realm of experience. Because he created them, HD can still indluence Fakir and Ahiru, but not wholly control him. But he had no hand in Uzura's creation(which was in itself and act of defiance against him) and so cannot affect her in the least. Because of this, she is able to affect everything within his sphere of influence, while being completely untouched by it, even being able to turn back the flow of the story, helping Fakir and Ahiru to break free and rewrite their story.
In other words, Uzura, who shouldn't even exist, is pretty much the most powerful force in the universe.
And now the clock tells me I should long since have been in bed, and the scroll bar that this i much longer than intended, and so I say good night.
(And, if you haven't and have any interest in storytelling, archetypes, genre bending, ballet, opera or fairy tales, go watch it.)
And they all lived happily ever after. After a fashion.
And the writer threw up his hands in defeat and went to find other characters to torture, accompanied by the only character he could never control, while a new writer takes the stage.
The end.
And saying much on these episodes would be incredibly spoilery, so I won't say a lot.
I will say this though: what is it with anime and manga and "I will mutilate/maim myself/deliberately go into a situation where I will be mutilated/maimed" as a way of saying "I love you?" Granted, I'm...ah...surprisingly OK with it, but really...Though I must say that it was ALMOST as good as when *spoiler* did something similar to keep himself from hurting *spoiler* at the tail end of *spoiler*(hey, at least 4 people read this LJ who haven't read ahead of the english releases, and I think only 1 is even caught up on the book...a few will know what I'm talking about, though, and if you explore the most used manga tags here, I think you'll find the pages...)
There should be some sort of tally of the arm/hand/eye losses and stabbing of unruly limbs as a way of saying "I love you" or something...I have 4 off the top of my head, and 2 more I've been told of(wait, maybe 5 off the top or my head...in X/1999, doesn't that happen somewhat with Subaru? Or do I just have jumbled anime recollections?)
But back to the subject at hand, 2 thoughts before I go pass out.
1) Rue/Ahiru/Love: Here's something the kept jumping out at me in the second act. Ahiru is a person who loves everyone(she is, after all, a simple duck who wanted to help a sad prince) but will die if she uses the word love. So, instead of speaking of her love, she expresses it in her actions and dance, and she feels and sees love in the world around her. On the other hand, Rue craves love more than anything. The word is used cruelly by her father, the raven, to hurt and control her, and emptily by Mytho, who uses the word because she asks him to, but doesn't know what it means. As a result, Rue clings to the two of them and does everything she can to bind Mytho to her and keep her father's approval, miserable all the while, because it's not the real love that she craves. And, of course, in the end, Ahiru is able to expres her love to the world-still without words-while Rue, realizing the difference between real and false love, finally finds the love she seeks.
2) Uzura and freedom from the writer: By the end of the first act, Ahiru and Fakir have stepped completely outside their roles in the story by not dying. Ahiru expresses her love though dance instead of words, thus being able to express her love without dying. Fakir saves the prince by shattering the prince's sword, instead of dying for him. In the story as intended by HD, they both should have died. Instead, they've abandoned their original roles in the story to forge new roles for themselves, while Mytho and Rue are still operating within the confines of their original roles. Because he created her, HD can still affect Ahiru, but because she has stepped outside her original role, Fakir can help her create a new story for herself. But then there's Uzura. Uzura is not a creation of HD's. She's an entirely new character born when the lowliest of HD's creations-Edel, who existed only to serve as exposition-commits a single act of defiance, placing her entirely outside HD's realm of experience. Because he created them, HD can still indluence Fakir and Ahiru, but not wholly control him. But he had no hand in Uzura's creation(which was in itself and act of defiance against him) and so cannot affect her in the least. Because of this, she is able to affect everything within his sphere of influence, while being completely untouched by it, even being able to turn back the flow of the story, helping Fakir and Ahiru to break free and rewrite their story.
In other words, Uzura, who shouldn't even exist, is pretty much the most powerful force in the universe.
And now the clock tells me I should long since have been in bed, and the scroll bar that this i much longer than intended, and so I say good night.
(And, if you haven't and have any interest in storytelling, archetypes, genre bending, ballet, opera or fairy tales, go watch it.)
Princess Tutu eps 19-22
Dec. 22nd, 2007 01:32 amMytho got his heart back and went back to being Mytho. Rue went back to being Rue. Fakir finally wrote a story that had an ending. And Ahiru, completing Princess Tutu's mission of restoring the prince's heart, went back to being a duck.
Well, if that isn't a dream destined to be prophetic, I don't know what is.
But for now...
Rue still craves love, Mytho still learns the pain that accompanies each human emotion, Ahiru still wants to save them both, and Fakir is still lost.
So, why did it take so long for it to register that this is the story of the princess, who usually only exists to be rescued, and the knight, who-unless the prince is evil and the princess must be saved from him-only exists to back up the prince, rescueing the prince, who has lost his heart, and with it, his heroism, only to have what heart he's regained poisoned? And really, I'm pretty forgiving of Mytho's dullness...after all, he's only as interesting as dirt because he was once a pretty cool guy brave enough to shatter his own heart to save the world. I am amused, though, that he's only slightly more interesting when bad. Let's give the boy the rest of his heart back already(and hey, my silent pleas for him to start wearing pants worked...)
And why did it not surprise me in the least that no books in town had an ending? Because how can stories inside a story have an ending if the story itself doesn't? And really, what they face isn't the raven, who, ultimately, is just a tool of HD's to make everyone suffer, just like Miss Edel was a tool for exposition(who ultimately defied her fate and stepped out of the role HD assigned her, "birthing" Uzuru, a wholly new character in the story, who seemingly is NOT under HD's control, in the process.) The real enemy is a story with no ending, designed to make everyone suffer, controlled by a dead writer who thinks all good stories are tragedies. A writer who must now force his knight and princess, who have stepped far outside their roles in the story to find their own way, back into the irrelevant roles he assigned them.
And YAY! for the princess rescueing her knight in shining armor-twice-without remotely making him look like a wuss.
And how fitting is it that Fakir, who identifies himself as nothing more than a boy with a sword, is the one with the ability to make what he writes reality, and, presumably, finally write the ending to a story?
Something for him to ponder as he continues to read every book in existance, wander the library stacks, and lean against shelf ladders.
PS: The only thing scarier than the idea of an HD groupie is seeing one in action.
Well, if that isn't a dream destined to be prophetic, I don't know what is.
But for now...
Rue still craves love, Mytho still learns the pain that accompanies each human emotion, Ahiru still wants to save them both, and Fakir is still lost.
So, why did it take so long for it to register that this is the story of the princess, who usually only exists to be rescued, and the knight, who-unless the prince is evil and the princess must be saved from him-only exists to back up the prince, rescueing the prince, who has lost his heart, and with it, his heroism, only to have what heart he's regained poisoned? And really, I'm pretty forgiving of Mytho's dullness...after all, he's only as interesting as dirt because he was once a pretty cool guy brave enough to shatter his own heart to save the world. I am amused, though, that he's only slightly more interesting when bad. Let's give the boy the rest of his heart back already(and hey, my silent pleas for him to start wearing pants worked...)
And why did it not surprise me in the least that no books in town had an ending? Because how can stories inside a story have an ending if the story itself doesn't? And really, what they face isn't the raven, who, ultimately, is just a tool of HD's to make everyone suffer, just like Miss Edel was a tool for exposition(who ultimately defied her fate and stepped out of the role HD assigned her, "birthing" Uzuru, a wholly new character in the story, who seemingly is NOT under HD's control, in the process.) The real enemy is a story with no ending, designed to make everyone suffer, controlled by a dead writer who thinks all good stories are tragedies. A writer who must now force his knight and princess, who have stepped far outside their roles in the story to find their own way, back into the irrelevant roles he assigned them.
And YAY! for the princess rescueing her knight in shining armor-twice-without remotely making him look like a wuss.
And how fitting is it that Fakir, who identifies himself as nothing more than a boy with a sword, is the one with the ability to make what he writes reality, and, presumably, finally write the ending to a story?
Something for him to ponder as he continues to read every book in existance, wander the library stacks, and lean against shelf ladders.
PS: The only thing scarier than the idea of an HD groupie is seeing one in action.
Princess Tutu eps 19-22
Dec. 22nd, 2007 01:32 amMytho got his heart back and went back to being Mytho. Rue went back to being Rue. Fakir finally wrote a story that had an ending. And Ahiru, completing Princess Tutu's mission of restoring the prince's heart, went back to being a duck.
Well, if that isn't a dream destined to be prophetic, I don't know what is.
But for now...
Rue still craves love, Mytho still learns the pain that accompanies each human emotion, Ahiru still wants to save them both, and Fakir is still lost.
So, why did it take so long for it to register that this is the story of the princess, who usually only exists to be rescued, and the knight, who-unless the prince is evil and the princess must be saved from him-only exists to back up the prince, rescueing the prince, who has lost his heart, and with it, his heroism, only to have what heart he's regained poisoned? And really, I'm pretty forgiving of Mytho's dullness...after all, he's only as interesting as dirt because he was once a pretty cool guy brave enough to shatter his own heart to save the world. I am amused, though, that he's only slightly more interesting when bad. Let's give the boy the rest of his heart back already(and hey, my silent pleas for him to start wearing pants worked...)
And why did it not surprise me in the least that no books in town had an ending? Because how can stories inside a story have an ending if the story itself doesn't? And really, what they face isn't the raven, who, ultimately, is just a tool of HD's to make everyone suffer, just like Miss Edel was a tool for exposition(who ultimately defied her fate and stepped out of the role HD assigned her, "birthing" Uzuru, a wholly new character in the story, who seemingly is NOT under HD's control, in the process.) The real enemy is a story with no ending, designed to make everyone suffer, controlled by a dead writer who thinks all good stories are tragedies. A writer who must now force his knight and princess, who have stepped far outside their roles in the story to find their own way, back into the irrelevant roles he assigned them.
And YAY! for the princess rescueing her knight in shining armor-twice-without remotely making him look like a wuss.
And how fitting is it that Fakir, who identifies himself as nothing more than a boy with a sword, is the one with the ability to make what he writes reality, and, presumably, finally write the ending to a story?
Something for him to ponder as he continues to read every book in existance, wander the library stacks, and lean against shelf ladders.
PS: The only thing scarier than the idea of an HD groupie is seeing one in action.
Well, if that isn't a dream destined to be prophetic, I don't know what is.
But for now...
Rue still craves love, Mytho still learns the pain that accompanies each human emotion, Ahiru still wants to save them both, and Fakir is still lost.
So, why did it take so long for it to register that this is the story of the princess, who usually only exists to be rescued, and the knight, who-unless the prince is evil and the princess must be saved from him-only exists to back up the prince, rescueing the prince, who has lost his heart, and with it, his heroism, only to have what heart he's regained poisoned? And really, I'm pretty forgiving of Mytho's dullness...after all, he's only as interesting as dirt because he was once a pretty cool guy brave enough to shatter his own heart to save the world. I am amused, though, that he's only slightly more interesting when bad. Let's give the boy the rest of his heart back already(and hey, my silent pleas for him to start wearing pants worked...)
And why did it not surprise me in the least that no books in town had an ending? Because how can stories inside a story have an ending if the story itself doesn't? And really, what they face isn't the raven, who, ultimately, is just a tool of HD's to make everyone suffer, just like Miss Edel was a tool for exposition(who ultimately defied her fate and stepped out of the role HD assigned her, "birthing" Uzuru, a wholly new character in the story, who seemingly is NOT under HD's control, in the process.) The real enemy is a story with no ending, designed to make everyone suffer, controlled by a dead writer who thinks all good stories are tragedies. A writer who must now force his knight and princess, who have stepped far outside their roles in the story to find their own way, back into the irrelevant roles he assigned them.
And YAY! for the princess rescueing her knight in shining armor-twice-without remotely making him look like a wuss.
And how fitting is it that Fakir, who identifies himself as nothing more than a boy with a sword, is the one with the ability to make what he writes reality, and, presumably, finally write the ending to a story?
Something for him to ponder as he continues to read every book in existance, wander the library stacks, and lean against shelf ladders.
PS: The only thing scarier than the idea of an HD groupie is seeing one in action.
Princess Tutu eps 14-18
Dec. 21st, 2007 02:05 pm The prince has regained his heart(well, a nice chunk of it) but in doing so, his heart has been poisoned. The knight, having defied his fate and lived, now has no purpose. The princess has saved her prince, but in doing so, unintentionally cursed him. The villain, poor, lost child that she is, continues to lack resolve and seek love.
The fairy tale is over, now let's see what happens next.
Act one ended and everything seemed well. The princess saved the prince, the knight conquered fate and lived and the villain conceded defeat. Except, really, stories don't end at "happily ever after," we just stop following them then. As one of the wonderful prologues asks: did the prince REALLY love Cinderella, or did he just love the beautiful girl who could dance? Does Mytho love Ahiru, or or just the beautiful princess who saved him? Does Ahiru love Mytho, or did she just want to save the prince? And what about Fakir, the knight who has lost his path and purpose by not dying when the story told him to? Or Rue, the girl who wants nothing more than love, who loves a prince with no heart, and seeks the approval of a father who knows nothing but evil?
And, of course, there are consqequences for one's actions...Ahiru returned the ability to love to Mytho, but in doing so, she returned to him a heart shard that had been poisoned by the Raven's blood, turning him evil. And, of course, Fakir destroyed Mytho's sword so that Mytho couldn't destroy his ability to love...and also destroyed the only chance to shatter the cursed part of Mytho's heart and save him from the evil.
And Mr. Neko still threatens to make his students marry him, and HD still cackles gleefully in the background, plotting what else he can do to make his characters suffer, like all good writers.
Meanwhile, instead of catering to my fairy tale loving heart, we're catering to my "turn it all on it's head heart." We have stories that have no ending, a villain who's the most sympathetic of them all, and instead of two princes, we have a princess with a prince and a knight, realizing that, sure, the prince is the shining fantasy, but hey, the cranky knight sure does come running anytime she needs him...even if she doesn't realize she needs him.
And yes, we have more Fakir in the library, and more Fakir in black and with a sword. Plus we still have kink catering with Ahiru vounteering Fakir for club duries...and his doing it even though he will obviously hate it. This anime catering to me.
And Uzuru is darling...even if her fascination with Ahiru's transformations is going to give Fakir a stroke.
*sadly, I still haven't gone to get icons...*
ETA: And I would just like to say that more fiction should realize that, in fiction, the only thing better than a cranky boy with a sword is a cranky boy with a sword who loves his books. That is all.
The fairy tale is over, now let's see what happens next.
Act one ended and everything seemed well. The princess saved the prince, the knight conquered fate and lived and the villain conceded defeat. Except, really, stories don't end at "happily ever after," we just stop following them then. As one of the wonderful prologues asks: did the prince REALLY love Cinderella, or did he just love the beautiful girl who could dance? Does Mytho love Ahiru, or or just the beautiful princess who saved him? Does Ahiru love Mytho, or did she just want to save the prince? And what about Fakir, the knight who has lost his path and purpose by not dying when the story told him to? Or Rue, the girl who wants nothing more than love, who loves a prince with no heart, and seeks the approval of a father who knows nothing but evil?
And, of course, there are consqequences for one's actions...Ahiru returned the ability to love to Mytho, but in doing so, she returned to him a heart shard that had been poisoned by the Raven's blood, turning him evil. And, of course, Fakir destroyed Mytho's sword so that Mytho couldn't destroy his ability to love...and also destroyed the only chance to shatter the cursed part of Mytho's heart and save him from the evil.
And Mr. Neko still threatens to make his students marry him, and HD still cackles gleefully in the background, plotting what else he can do to make his characters suffer, like all good writers.
Meanwhile, instead of catering to my fairy tale loving heart, we're catering to my "turn it all on it's head heart." We have stories that have no ending, a villain who's the most sympathetic of them all, and instead of two princes, we have a princess with a prince and a knight, realizing that, sure, the prince is the shining fantasy, but hey, the cranky knight sure does come running anytime she needs him...even if she doesn't realize she needs him.
And yes, we have more Fakir in the library, and more Fakir in black and with a sword. Plus we still have kink catering with Ahiru vounteering Fakir for club duries...and his doing it even though he will obviously hate it. This anime catering to me.
And Uzuru is darling...even if her fascination with Ahiru's transformations is going to give Fakir a stroke.
*sadly, I still haven't gone to get icons...*
ETA: And I would just like to say that more fiction should realize that, in fiction, the only thing better than a cranky boy with a sword is a cranky boy with a sword who loves his books. That is all.
Princess Tutu eps 14-18
Dec. 21st, 2007 02:05 pm The prince has regained his heart(well, a nice chunk of it) but in doing so, his heart has been poisoned. The knight, having defied his fate and lived, now has no purpose. The princess has saved her prince, but in doing so, unintentionally cursed him. The villain, poor, lost child that she is, continues to lack resolve and seek love.
The fairy tale is over, now let's see what happens next.
Act one ended and everything seemed well. The princess saved the prince, the knight conquered fate and lived and the villain conceded defeat. Except, really, stories don't end at "happily ever after," we just stop following them then. As one of the wonderful prologues asks: did the prince REALLY love Cinderella, or did he just love the beautiful girl who could dance? Does Mytho love Ahiru, or or just the beautiful princess who saved him? Does Ahiru love Mytho, or did she just want to save the prince? And what about Fakir, the knight who has lost his path and purpose by not dying when the story told him to? Or Rue, the girl who wants nothing more than love, who loves a prince with no heart, and seeks the approval of a father who knows nothing but evil?
And, of course, there are consqequences for one's actions...Ahiru returned the ability to love to Mytho, but in doing so, she returned to him a heart shard that had been poisoned by the Raven's blood, turning him evil. And, of course, Fakir destroyed Mytho's sword so that Mytho couldn't destroy his ability to love...and also destroyed the only chance to shatter the cursed part of Mytho's heart and save him from the evil.
And Mr. Neko still threatens to make his students marry him, and HD still cackles gleefully in the background, plotting what else he can do to make his characters suffer, like all good writers.
Meanwhile, instead of catering to my fairy tale loving heart, we're catering to my "turn it all on it's head heart." We have stories that have no ending, a villain who's the most sympathetic of them all, and instead of two princes, we have a princess with a prince and a knight, realizing that, sure, the prince is the shining fantasy, but hey, the cranky knight sure does come running anytime she needs him...even if she doesn't realize she needs him.
And yes, we have more Fakir in the library, and more Fakir in black and with a sword. Plus we still have kink catering with Ahiru vounteering Fakir for club duries...and his doing it even though he will obviously hate it. This anime catering to me.
And Uzuru is darling...even if her fascination with Ahiru's transformations is going to give Fakir a stroke.
*sadly, I still haven't gone to get icons...*
ETA: And I would just like to say that more fiction should realize that, in fiction, the only thing better than a cranky boy with a sword is a cranky boy with a sword who loves his books. That is all.
The fairy tale is over, now let's see what happens next.
Act one ended and everything seemed well. The princess saved the prince, the knight conquered fate and lived and the villain conceded defeat. Except, really, stories don't end at "happily ever after," we just stop following them then. As one of the wonderful prologues asks: did the prince REALLY love Cinderella, or did he just love the beautiful girl who could dance? Does Mytho love Ahiru, or or just the beautiful princess who saved him? Does Ahiru love Mytho, or did she just want to save the prince? And what about Fakir, the knight who has lost his path and purpose by not dying when the story told him to? Or Rue, the girl who wants nothing more than love, who loves a prince with no heart, and seeks the approval of a father who knows nothing but evil?
And, of course, there are consqequences for one's actions...Ahiru returned the ability to love to Mytho, but in doing so, she returned to him a heart shard that had been poisoned by the Raven's blood, turning him evil. And, of course, Fakir destroyed Mytho's sword so that Mytho couldn't destroy his ability to love...and also destroyed the only chance to shatter the cursed part of Mytho's heart and save him from the evil.
And Mr. Neko still threatens to make his students marry him, and HD still cackles gleefully in the background, plotting what else he can do to make his characters suffer, like all good writers.
Meanwhile, instead of catering to my fairy tale loving heart, we're catering to my "turn it all on it's head heart." We have stories that have no ending, a villain who's the most sympathetic of them all, and instead of two princes, we have a princess with a prince and a knight, realizing that, sure, the prince is the shining fantasy, but hey, the cranky knight sure does come running anytime she needs him...even if she doesn't realize she needs him.
And yes, we have more Fakir in the library, and more Fakir in black and with a sword. Plus we still have kink catering with Ahiru vounteering Fakir for club duries...and his doing it even though he will obviously hate it. This anime catering to me.
And Uzuru is darling...even if her fascination with Ahiru's transformations is going to give Fakir a stroke.
*sadly, I still haven't gone to get icons...*
ETA: And I would just like to say that more fiction should realize that, in fiction, the only thing better than a cranky boy with a sword is a cranky boy with a sword who loves his books. That is all.
Princess Tutu eps 10-13
Dec. 21st, 2007 01:13 amA prince without a heart, a villain without resolve, a knight who fears death and a princess who cannot express her love. Paraphrased, but quite succinct of HD.
And really, that is one active ghost, isn't it? Like all writers, he enjoys putting his characters through tons of hardship and angst...and then objects when they don't play along.
But in the end, the knight who fears death and the simple duck save the prince, the princess expresses her love without words, the villain learns you can't force love, and the knight watches the prince and princess dance the night away.
But...uhm...forget about that, because...
FAKIR!!! FakirFakirFakirFakir! And Fakir/Ahiru!
I swear, this anime just invaded my head so that it could cater to me in every way possible.
First, of course, we have Fakir as the grumpy, unpleasant guy with a nice guy inside. Then we have Fakir in the library, and then Fakir defending his prince with a sword. And then Fakir pretty much deciding that a sword is an extension of your hand, and that you should run around in solid black while weilding one. And, of course, showing his sweet side with the little duck. And then learning to be nice to the silly girl who wants to restore his prince's heart.
And of course, we have Fakir/Ahiru. They were, of course, guaranteed to be my thing...the grumpy guy who's more than a bit of a jerk, but nicer than he seems, and the sweet, cheerful girl who brings out his inner nice guy, and to top it off, they throw in the bonus of her only reaching his shoulders. Then they have things like her dragging him back to his room, bandaging him up and tucking him in, then falling asleep there(followed by his tough guy act, of course), checking the music room to make her happy, jumping off the chasm after her after she falls, and then declaring he will change fate and take on an army of crow swordsmen so that she won't have to express her love and disappear into a speck of light.
Yes, I have sunk into shameless shipping.
To cater to me more, it'd have to be Kyo/Yuya or Shuri/Sarasa. But really, it caters to me in all possible ways, not just all things Fakir(I desperately need Fakir icons.)
I will leave off with an MV I'm told has the power to win anyone over to the power of Princess Tutu:
Now for Ahiru to get over Mytho and go cuddle in the library with Fakir...
And really, that is one active ghost, isn't it? Like all writers, he enjoys putting his characters through tons of hardship and angst...and then objects when they don't play along.
But in the end, the knight who fears death and the simple duck save the prince, the princess expresses her love without words, the villain learns you can't force love, and the knight watches the prince and princess dance the night away.
But...uhm...forget about that, because...
FAKIR!!! FakirFakirFakirFakir! And Fakir/Ahiru!
I swear, this anime just invaded my head so that it could cater to me in every way possible.
First, of course, we have Fakir as the grumpy, unpleasant guy with a nice guy inside. Then we have Fakir in the library, and then Fakir defending his prince with a sword. And then Fakir pretty much deciding that a sword is an extension of your hand, and that you should run around in solid black while weilding one. And, of course, showing his sweet side with the little duck. And then learning to be nice to the silly girl who wants to restore his prince's heart.
And of course, we have Fakir/Ahiru. They were, of course, guaranteed to be my thing...the grumpy guy who's more than a bit of a jerk, but nicer than he seems, and the sweet, cheerful girl who brings out his inner nice guy, and to top it off, they throw in the bonus of her only reaching his shoulders. Then they have things like her dragging him back to his room, bandaging him up and tucking him in, then falling asleep there(followed by his tough guy act, of course), checking the music room to make her happy, jumping off the chasm after her after she falls, and then declaring he will change fate and take on an army of crow swordsmen so that she won't have to express her love and disappear into a speck of light.
Yes, I have sunk into shameless shipping.
To cater to me more, it'd have to be Kyo/Yuya or Shuri/Sarasa. But really, it caters to me in all possible ways, not just all things Fakir(I desperately need Fakir icons.)
I will leave off with an MV I'm told has the power to win anyone over to the power of Princess Tutu:
Now for Ahiru to get over Mytho and go cuddle in the library with Fakir...
Princess Tutu eps 10-13
Dec. 21st, 2007 01:13 amA prince without a heart, a villain without resolve, a knight who fears death and a princess who cannot express her love. Paraphrased, but quite succinct of HD.
And really, that is one active ghost, isn't it? Like all writers, he enjoys putting his characters through tons of hardship and angst...and then objects when they don't play along.
But in the end, the knight who fears death and the simple duck save the prince, the princess expresses her love without words, the villain learns you can't force love, and the knight watches the prince and princess dance the night away.
But...uhm...forget about that, because...
FAKIR!!! FakirFakirFakirFakir! And Fakir/Ahiru!
I swear, this anime just invaded my head so that it could cater to me in every way possible.
First, of course, we have Fakir as the grumpy, unpleasant guy with a nice guy inside. Then we have Fakir in the library, and then Fakir defending his prince with a sword. And then Fakir pretty much deciding that a sword is an extension of your hand, and that you should run around in solid black while weilding one. And, of course, showing his sweet side with the little duck. And then learning to be nice to the silly girl who wants to restore his prince's heart.
And of course, we have Fakir/Ahiru. They were, of course, guaranteed to be my thing...the grumpy guy who's more than a bit of a jerk, but nicer than he seems, and the sweet, cheerful girl who brings out his inner nice guy, and to top it off, they throw in the bonus of her only reaching his shoulders. Then they have things like her dragging him back to his room, bandaging him up and tucking him in, then falling asleep there(followed by his tough guy act, of course), checking the music room to make her happy, jumping off the chasm after her after she falls, and then declaring he will change fate and take on an army of crow swordsmen so that she won't have to express her love and disappear into a speck of light.
Yes, I have sunk into shameless shipping.
To cater to me more, it'd have to be Kyo/Yuya or Shuri/Sarasa. But really, it caters to me in all possible ways, not just all things Fakir(I desperately need Fakir icons.)
I will leave off with an MV I'm told has the power to win anyone over to the power of Princess Tutu:
Now for Ahiru to get over Mytho and go cuddle in the library with Fakir...
And really, that is one active ghost, isn't it? Like all writers, he enjoys putting his characters through tons of hardship and angst...and then objects when they don't play along.
But in the end, the knight who fears death and the simple duck save the prince, the princess expresses her love without words, the villain learns you can't force love, and the knight watches the prince and princess dance the night away.
But...uhm...forget about that, because...
FAKIR!!! FakirFakirFakirFakir! And Fakir/Ahiru!
I swear, this anime just invaded my head so that it could cater to me in every way possible.
First, of course, we have Fakir as the grumpy, unpleasant guy with a nice guy inside. Then we have Fakir in the library, and then Fakir defending his prince with a sword. And then Fakir pretty much deciding that a sword is an extension of your hand, and that you should run around in solid black while weilding one. And, of course, showing his sweet side with the little duck. And then learning to be nice to the silly girl who wants to restore his prince's heart.
And of course, we have Fakir/Ahiru. They were, of course, guaranteed to be my thing...the grumpy guy who's more than a bit of a jerk, but nicer than he seems, and the sweet, cheerful girl who brings out his inner nice guy, and to top it off, they throw in the bonus of her only reaching his shoulders. Then they have things like her dragging him back to his room, bandaging him up and tucking him in, then falling asleep there(followed by his tough guy act, of course), checking the music room to make her happy, jumping off the chasm after her after she falls, and then declaring he will change fate and take on an army of crow swordsmen so that she won't have to express her love and disappear into a speck of light.
Yes, I have sunk into shameless shipping.
To cater to me more, it'd have to be Kyo/Yuya or Shuri/Sarasa. But really, it caters to me in all possible ways, not just all things Fakir(I desperately need Fakir icons.)
I will leave off with an MV I'm told has the power to win anyone over to the power of Princess Tutu:
Now for Ahiru to get over Mytho and go cuddle in the library with Fakir...
oh Fakir and Fakir/Ahiru...
Dec. 21st, 2007 12:39 amPlease stop catering to me in everyway humanly possible.
Thank you.
Thank you.
oh Fakir and Fakir/Ahiru...
Dec. 21st, 2007 12:39 amPlease stop catering to me in everyway humanly possible.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Princess Tutu eps 6-9
Dec. 20th, 2007 11:03 pmUhm, just to get this off my chest due to(likely unnecessary) kneejerk reactions to a couple things here: if this ends up anything remotely like one of those stories where the bubbly, plucky girl is better than the intelligent, elegant girl just because of character type and for no reason than that character type being viewed as "better"(rather like tom boys being better than princess types, for no reason but that tomboys are better than princesses), there will be NO END to my wrath. I learned my lesson by not following my instincts and dropping Goong 15 minutes in and instead endured 24 hours of that(and actually, Ahiru/Mytho/Rue reminds me of the Char Gyung/Shin/Hyo Rin setup...except for the part where I passionately dislike the two I'm supposed to root for and like the one I'm supposed to hate.) I'm 99.9% sure I have no worries, but the arrival of Princess Kraehe(who, naturally, I adore) and a couple things surrounding that set off alarm bells.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I think![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
magicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I think
magicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.Princess Tutu eps 6-9
Dec. 20th, 2007 11:03 pmUhm, just to get this off my chest due to(likely unnecessary) kneejerk reactions to a couple things here: if this ends up anything remotely like one of those stories where the bubbly, plucky girl is better than the intelligent, elegant girl just because of character type and for no reason than that character type being viewed as "better"(rather like tom boys being better than princess types, for no reason but that tomboys are better than princesses), there will be NO END to my wrath. I learned my lesson by not following my instincts and dropping Goong 15 minutes in and instead endured 24 hours of that(and actually, Ahiru/Mytho/Rue reminds me of the Char Gyung/Shin/Hyo Rin setup...except for the part where I passionately dislike the two I'm supposed to root for and like the one I'm supposed to hate.) I'm 99.9% sure I have no worries, but the arrival of Princess Kraehe(who, naturally, I adore) and a couple things surrounding that set off alarm bells.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I thinkmagicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.
But moving on to more pleasant things...
May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory.
So, Fakir now has a SWORD? And(briefly) a mask? And likes to hang out in the library? Oh anime, you spoil me so...
And now we come to the question...is Ahiru right to restore Mytho's heart? Is Fakir wrong to try to stop her? After all, Mytho never asked Ahiru to restore his heart. Before she returned the heart shards to him, he knew no pain, no fear, no loneliness, no sorrow. Now, because of her, he knows those things. Fakir, meanwhile, wants to protect Mytho from them, even if he has to come across as an unpleasant bastard in the process. At the same time, who is Fakir to decide whether or not Mytho can have his heart back. Yes, he wants to protect Mytho from pain (though presumably he also has important mytharc reasons, too) but how is it right to make the decisions for Mytho, when Mytho has no idea what he's being denied? Two very different missions, with identical goals: to protect and help Mytho.
And oh, how did I love Fakir when he found Ahiru(as a duck) in his locker, and gently tucked her inside his clothes to get her out of the lockerroom before anyone else saw and went "DUCK! TASTY!" and then fed her? While I'd say that his clapping after Rue and Ahiru's dance was the first sign that there was a nice guy in there(which those of us familiar with the stories already knew) this is the first OBVIOUS "nice guy inside" scene, just like the scene of his protecting Mytho after Ahiru returns fear to Mytho is the confirmation that yes, he really does just want to protect his friend, even if he has to come across as a bastard in the process. He is, ultimately, the prince's knight in shining armor who will lay down his life and fight princesses if he has to. Have I mentioned I am possibly in love with Fakir at the moment?
I also love(though in different ways) Rue, the girl who has everything she could want...except friends and the prince's heart. Because the prince has no heart to give her, and what little he does have wants another...who, of course, is the only person who wants to be a real friend to her. It's only natural that it would allow the darkness to take over, even if Rue herself would never want to hurt them.
Meanwhile, Mytho remains dull(but has the benefit of becoming slightly less dull with each heart shard) and Ahiru remains a darling.
So we have a prince with no heart, two princesses who want the prince, and a knight who wants to protect the prince, but has to learn to let him make his own choices. Only one can have their way.
I also find it interesting that Ahiru is the only one who, as an animal...is just an animal. Mr. Goatette, Anteaterine and Goatette are all treated as normal people, as is the eel with the ballet troupe(though the husband and wife do have to wonder if he was always an eel...wasn't he something else before they came to town?) but Ahiru is either a cute but clumsy girl...or a normal duck. So it's right to leave off with another quote:
Some things just don’t change with a night’s worth of sleep. Mytho and Rue are still perfect for each other. Fakir is still not nice. And I’m still a duck.
And I'm too lazy to go look, but I think
magicnoireposted the same quotes when she posted on the eps, which is probably why they stuck in my mind.
