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Originally Posted by Tenchi Ryu
(Which this was an EROTIC VN btw)
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Actually, it started as a one-shot before becoming a full-fledged story, with a VN in development alongside that was left in hiatus until the series started. And it SHOWS. Unlike Alternative where the arcs feels connected and contributes to the
despair growth of Takeru, Total Eclipse arcs feels a tad disconnected together, with Yuuya, Yui and the Scarlet Twins' developments as the anchor of the series.
I think this is what Klashikari meant, in twitter or this topic, when he said that it seems to him that Total Eclipse suffers from an identity crisis. Yuuya is the least Harem MC-ish of MCs written by Kouki. Yet he is at the center of a love triangle between Yui and the Twins. And yet, again, the author threw Cui in... For whatever reason... It's just that Cui was thrown in here and hardly bring a dynamic to a triangle that already been established. Yuuya is not exactly dense by virtue that he is the leader of a harem. He is just a poor guy who does not belong to this genre. He is more at home if Total Eclipse stays Top Gun + Macross Plus + BETAs. He is a test pilot because he really believes that his work will save people's lives on the frontline and his acts shows that he really doesn't have the luxury for acting like a schoolboy.