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Originally Posted by MikaMiaka
Ah, I see. Then, I think in that regard, you could be optimistic since she did set out on her own to find her father.... That was my one big quip with Kajika from Hanasakeru Seishounen -- she was so put together that any anxiety we would have encountered with her fell by the way side because we knew she would be able to handle it. This leaves the character no room to grow, and takes the tension away from the storyline. But Chi seems to have a good balance so far. But I do hope that she gets better with her sword. They made a big deal of giving it back to her....
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Since Kajika is one of my favorite characters ever, I feel I have to say something. But I do see what you mean. What I actually really loved was the purity of that complete inner confidence. Very like a leopard, lol.
Kajika's conflict was between the simplicity of her own character and the complexity of the outer world. And that did help her grow, it seemed to me. But that show was not aiming to produce tension, anyway, made for a younger audience as it was. I noticed in one episode where they could easily and logically have ended at a cliffhanger, but purposely resolved the tension before the episode ended. Personally, this doesn't bother me, but I get why it should.
I've just seen the raw of episode 2 of Hakuouki and am very happy with it.
The possibility of seeing those around her die is clear from the ending of ep1, and the fact that we already feel something for them gives that possibility dramatic and emotional force, I think.