Brain frying seems like a good way to describe this series. But deep down inside me I know this will be one of those special series you meet once a year (if lucky) and it will always remain a gem in my heart. *loops full OP/ED*
Yep I just managed to finish this long forgotten series and have seen a new light. This format of smashing down a plot and presenting it in a totally confusing order is just something I love these days! And while I didn’t find it at all that confusing a lot of other people is sure to think that way
. The story was well planned and the conclusion was done in the most conclusive way it ever can be done for a series like this in fact it was just heart breaking to see how well it concluded. From what I can see there isn’t any loose end that hasn’t been tied down. All the mini adventures was concluded nicely and even left room for imagination to incur (a la Gargantua and Ritsuko). I guess the only one I didn’t quite get what happened in the end was Seiren.
Even I was trying to hold back the tears of joy and sorrow seeing Hazuki getting her first and last kiss from Hatsumi then a memory wipe. It is both cruel and tragic that you are no longer able to remember the one you love and for Hazuki who’s life depended on Hatsumi being there I am sure those tears while she was eating those pancakes where from her deep down memories that can never be erased. Meaningful? Dam right it is! This is the type of depth and angst I enjoy watching in pyjamas with a box of tissues besides me. The dramatic impact is poetic!
The whole series consisted of many mini adventures but the story of Gargantua and Ritsuko overlapped with other worlds and is considered the second largest full plot besides Hazuki’s. That guy was a total wacko and poor Ritsuko had to suffer for it. The problem with Gargantua is his selfishness as a child. He is a spoilt brat to say the least and just like how your little brothers and sisters would act they would take you stuff and throw and tantrum if they don’t get it. Even at that young age Gargantua realized that he was captivated by this strange being that was able to revive the things that he killed on purpose. This soon led to him wanting to desire this mysterious phenomenon which lead to the death of someone he admired, killed by his own hands.
Well he does get power but it’s not enough for him. He desires the power of Eve! This leads to him screwing around like an idiot (well his personality gets totally raped to the max once he received his castle ~ it reminded me of Papillion from busou renkin to be honest
) and killing off a princess. AH! This is another confusing point, Gargantua effectively caused Mariel’s death but later on it seems that she was an offering to Ririsu, another point left unexplained why she needed someone dead. But in any case this nutcase was extremely confused by his own feelings and was only opened up to see the light near the end of the series. But a part of me thinks that he deserves a happy ending for finally realizing his mistakes and you should allow a guy to amend for his sins.
Ririsu is an interesting person I must say. She is what I would call the “kid who doesn’t grow up” type of girl but funnily enough she seems mere immortal at times. Nothing bad ever happens to her an even so she turns the situation around to suit her case. I mean back to the caveman arc she was more than happy to be a sacrifice for Hazuki and her “please eat phrase” containing a double meaning was comical XD. But really her aim was pretty much the same as Hazuki’s; to find Eve so I guess it was a temporary partnership though it is evident from the end that she does worry about Hazuki’s well being. Her role is simple to travel with Hazuki and act as the transport while Hazuki does the hard work
I am most fascinated by Ririsu’s bi polar feelings towards females and males alike (yep she is heterosexual), no shame? I just love her grunts and moans which is a compliment to the seiyuu: Sanae Kobayashi ^__^ a truly amazing seiyuu who brought out Ririsu’s childish personality to full.
And finally I guess I’ll talk about Hazuki, the main heroine of the story. Her obsession with Hatsumi is noting to me ashamed of to be honest (*flies the yuri flag*
). But for someone with such a strict and honourable personality it does indeed seem that she is unable to get over this taboo fact that she loves Hatsumi. She wants to hug and embrace Hatsumi but knows that this would crush her relationship with the sister she loves so much. Not knowing the feelings of Hatsumi who has always been there for her ever since they were young it is just dam ironic that those love letters were sent by Hatsumi…
They feel the same way about each other and in their own way admires each other from afar. So the kiss in the end holds a real dear and special meaning to me. Like a bird released from a cage, they are allowed to express themselves for that short period of time so in a way it is a long wish/desire fulfilled.
While the relationship should have ended there and then I guess Hazuki made such an impact on Eve that she decided to be reborn in the same book again, as Hazuki’s child. I suspect that this is the first that has ever happened, to be born in the same book twice, seen as Eve usually travels from book to book. Moving back a step means that even she wants to see Hazuki once more because she is not allowed to properly see her after that mind erase.
As I said at the start this series is something special. The story telling is awesome as well as being thoughtful. Enjoying series which requires you to use some head just like this is a reason why I am still watching Touka Gettan. I just find these types of stories enjoyable if done properly and the end result of having travelling a long journey with the characters you do feel attached. This is so much more so than any cheap harem series can ever make me attached. Saying goodbye is painful and especially to a series like which with its perfect conclusion there really isn’t much more hope that it being a one off series. But no matter as I still love every bit of it
. And the twist on the end is just beautiful. Seeing that hint that the great library is also in its own book really gives the whole universe a new perspective. The mysterious Arya being the narrator and closing the book of the great library himself then getting up in a desert like place really did magnify the scope to no end. *applauds for the thoughtfulness*