[Simon]

Originally Posted by oneplusme

Spoiler for episode 25:

The impression I have, after a little though, is that Yun's tears were because she was somehow feeling the pain and uncertainty of the other girls on their behalf. It would fit with Rodore's comment about feeling as though they were being cradled by her. It would also seem a very fitting choice for Yun, who's spent the whole series looking for a way to atone for failing to save her friends. She saved Onashia, and now, perhaps, she has a way to save many others.

Spoiler for ep25:

I like your analysis a lot. I also wonder - partly going by the sound cue - whether the moment Yun cried out was the moment she was accepted by Tempus Spatium as eien no shōjo. Following your line of thought, perhaps she was accepted because of her willingness to share the pain of others.

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

3. Here are images of magazine pages about the two new characters in the game. The first is Sairusandora, played by Kitamura Eri, who also played Amuria

I can't quite decide if it's Sairusandora in the middle of the game poster - I'm pretty certain it's her, but not 100%. (YJ has been kind to me today - not only did I win the poster, but I've just picked up one of the Megami promo DVDs. Yay!)

Spoiler for ep25-26 and Amuria:

Kita-eri says that even though her character died in the first episode of Simoun, she has watched all the rest of the series and is a fan of the show.

So does this confirm that Kitamura-san didn't pop back into the studio for ep26? Actually I don't expect to see Amuria again - that exchange between Neviril and Aaeru, when Aaeru was able to say her name without jealousy and Neviril without grief, felt like the moment when the story let her go. I may be wrong, but after 24 episodes of her restless spirit haunting us I think Amuria the character has found peace.

Spoiler for ep25 in general:

Ack, I was meaning to work on the Wiki tonight but I keep watching 25 again. Three subtleties I love about the Maaju pool scene:

1. The silent pan across the characters' faces before we see the Simoun and the music kicks in

2. The way the light spills across the underside of the Simoun as it rises out of the pool (just before we cut back to the top-side camera)

3. The sound of the Simoun itself as it comes to a standstill - I don't know whether it's deceleration or an acoustic effect caused by the barriers around the pool, but there's a change in the noise of the helical motors (at 20:45 on the Freelance raw) that just sounds so incredibly cool...

4. (OK, I lied) The deadpan exchange between Anubituf and Guragief after G. karate-chops the soldier: "An unusually barbaric act coming from you." "Hai." For all the emotion and drama of this show, I've also enjoyed its moments of quiet humour - especially the eyecatches and the way they so brilliantly comment on the story. (Speaking of which, it looks like we get one eyecatch postcard per episode with the DVD first pressings - please oh please let Volume 9 come with Angulas/Yun/Mamiina!)

And what a great ensemble cast we have here in the AS Simoun forum.

This is going to sound pathetically sappy, but after reading the last 36 hours' posts again I'm reminded of Morinas's line on the train: "All our feelings, all at once."