First of all: holy crap, that Kirito review. That was just about the same length as some of the shorter chapters. A great read, it was.
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Dr. Casey and Shirogane are cool and my allies in the fanfic world... I really love those guys.
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^^ Thank you, Kirito. Same to you.
Hmm, Chapter 9...
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Darthtabby's response to Moefox screaming out his name.
- Ledgem, huh? Wasn't expecting any more AnimeSuki members to show up at this very late juncture. He doesn't need much time to save the day, though; Sayaka might not've had magic enough left in her Soul Gem to heal Kotori if Ledgem hadn't partially done the job for her.
- Nightmare Before Christmas, epic chapter name. Probably one of the most universally loved movies ever made.
- "Regular psychiatriac treatment, here I come!"
(Incidentally, before I even read my line of dialogue, "Awww" was the reaction I had to angry Moefox. My dialogue basically mirrored my thoughts exactly.)
- Nice to see KyoAni protagonists throughout the ages show up. It's hard to decide who I'm more fond of between Kyon and Seiya (I think Seiya really is a great character), though Kyon's of course the most recognizable of the three and one of the more iconic anime characters in general. Beyond that, though, I do love how Seiya's idea not only resolved the argument, but caused Kogetsu's heart to grow three sizes.
Hanayo
is adorable, so no surprises there.
- Ah, Madoka Magica/Love Live crossovers. Umi and Sayaka would make a good team.
- RIP Silver Segway v1. ;_;
- Haha, Kirito being able to safely break the transporter's 'four person' rule just because he's Kirito.
- Hrm... this story's making me curious about Mahouka. Tatsuya sounds like the male version of Medaka from Medaka Box or something.
- Army of beavers, good way to end the chapter.
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- Proudest moment since 1972, and proudest moment for the entire remainder of Canada's future. Christmas 2014 will always be the peak of Canadian history, can't beat saving Christmas from Jinnai.
- Honoka gets her name in the final chapter's title, a special role that I wasn't expecting for her.
- The beaver army wailing and writhing on the ground is... oddly sad. >_> Poor little guys.
- The whole Tatsuya vs. Kirito battle was great. The action was well-choreographed, the clash of philosophies interesting, and totoum's weakness-discovering baseballs coming into play was a great way to bring the fight to a conclusion. (totoum's skill is one of the most useful in the story - except for when dealing with a select few like Asakura, he's useful against every conceivable opponent. Have to wonder what our weaknesses would be if he used those baseballs on us.)
- Hooves and Kona both have some nice swan songs. Shana opening 1 is stylistically a very unique song far as anime openings go, and I could probably count on one hand the number of anime songs cooler than StrikerS opening 2. That is one badass song.
- Mischievous grin? Kogetsu, your heart grew three sizes, stop taking pleasure in the bad guys making a comeback.
- And, of course, a story as anything-goes as this wouldn't be complete without a giant mecha battle.
- Santa's "Isn't it time for you to get over it?" was a great plot twist moment. I was expecting something different to follow from that (I was expecting for Jinnai's desire to ruin Christmas, along with his evil personality in general, to stem from Santa not getting him something when he was a little kid), so I was surprised at the actual revelation. Very much enjoyed this unexpected turn in Jinnai's character arc. The childhood memories were touching, as was Jinnai covering up his face and trembling from crying.
- I love ending montages, they're one of my favorite story devices. Every one of the montage images is really nice. Kotori fawning over Rudolph is cute, Haak getting a new Silver Segway from Santa is awesome, I get to join the KonaHoovesKirito clique and play MMOs with them, and Moefox singing Christmas songs for everyone. I wish I didn't have the drawing abilities of a six year old (that's not even hyperbole), I might've drawn the 13 of those scenes otherwise.
- And of course, no better way to end the story than with a quote from Magical Girl USA herself. Yes plz at the Magical Girl USA fanfic... though I have to say that it would creatively be a very tricky story, given that as the main protagonist she'd have far more lines than she did as a support character. You'd probably spend more time researching old quotes than writing. >_>
- If there's anything specific from the story that you want (or wanted) feedback on that I never commented upon, feel free to ask through PM or VM.
And so a new Christmas classic comes to a close. This story was a very nice surprise, and really helped to brighten up the Christmas season for me.