(L) Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto

[BarbecueSauce]

Originally Posted by SoFarGone

where have I heard the song before? Kanon from TWGOK?

Well, that's also Keito's maiden song (check episode 17) but in a JPOP/upbeat arrangement.

[Dann of Thursday]

Okay, just saw raw

Spoiler for 18:

Well, that episode was going fine until the messed up end of it all.

Saw a bit more of the face of Takuto's mother in the watch.

Madoka's use of a star sword is interesting and brings up whether anyone with a sword can do this when before it has appeared only Head was capable of doing so, though it may be that she can only use it in conjunction with her ability.

She got burned pretty badly from the looks of things, though that ins't exactly surprising.

And then the ending. All I can really say is: What the hell??!!

The maids seem to be in on this all and I'm not entirely sure if Sugata was going to be asleep during all of that or not. Either way makes it weird and quite wrong. So he gets one maiden to marry and the other as some sort of mistress? There's a part of me hoping he isn't aware of what's going on.

I'm assuming this all factors in somehow to Sugata joining the Crux unless this is some side thing Head has no idea of.

Next episode body possession confirmed. Looks like Madoka and Kou are going to have some fun in their bodies, though the ending of this episode makes it all sort of creepy now.

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Haven't actually seen the raw yet aside from that video and a single image with an explanation to it and....

Spoiler for 18:

did Keito do what I think she did??!!

Was that what it was Head needed her to do? Because if so, that's really screwed up.

Well, she is probably not against the idea other than, you know, the fact that he is likely not conscious.

She is a maiden; she is technically qualified for this, which means this might be done under the approval of Sugata's family.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

Well, she is probably not against the idea other than, you know, the fact that he is likely not conscious.

She is a maiden; she is technically qualified for this, which means this might be done under the approval of Sugata's family.

I'm sort of guessing this is being done with the Shindou family's approval, yes.

There is always the chance that we are being epically trolled with by the staff (namely Enokido) and what we think is going on here isn't actually though I'd be hard pressed to come with many explanations.

Spoiler for idea:

Like maybe she's feeding Sugata her libido and energy by either standing there and using her mark like Wako does at the seal or by having sex with him. Someone put out the idea that he may be in a deep slumber due to using the King's Pillar earlier, which I could see as being possible.

More so, what if this is why Sugata ended up waking up?

But this is the sort of thing I could see Sugata turning over if he found out about it. He could become very cross with his family and their practices as a whole (he already didn't seem to keen on them) and join the Crux purely as a way of ending the whole system once and for all.

[j0x]

ok i posted some of this on other forums too so might as well post it here

Spoiler for Episode 18:

IT'S A WONDER!!! btw maidens are virgins right? so what happens if a maiden's virginity is taken away?
and NO WONDER Sugata has the most libido because Keito every night is enhancing the King’s Pillar lol,
dang Sugata is one lucky bastard

here is another speculation, suppose the black haired woman that Head visited in the hospital is Takuto's mom and Takuto is brother of Sugata, so this implies black hair girls can bear a child that are powerful like Takuto and Sugata, and look here Keito is black haired too so is that mean black hair girls are bearers (pregnant) of the strongest warrior and even king type cybody user?

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by ckmox

ok i posted some of this on other forums too so might as well post it here

Spoiler for Episode 18:

IT'S A WONDER!!! btw maidens are virgins right? so what happens if a maiden's virginity is taken away?
and NO WONDER Sugata has the most libido because Keito every night is enhancing the King’s Pillar lol,
dang Sugata is one lucky bastard

here is another speculation, suppose the black haired woman that Head visited in the hospital is Takuto's mom and Takuto is brother of Sugata, so this implies black hair girls can bear a child that are powerful like Takuto and Sugata, and look here Keito is black haired too so is that mean black hair girls are bearers (pregnant) of the strongest warrior and even king type cybody user?

Spoiler for metaphor:

Loss of Virginity has never been directly associated with a loss of Maiden powers. A lot of sexual metaphors are associated with getting one's seal broken, but there is no actual proof that physical sex actually have anything to do with it. There is a difference between metaphors and physical acts.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

ok i posted some of this on other forums too so might as well post it here

Spoiler for Episode 18:

here is another speculation, suppose the black haired woman that Head visited in the hospital is Takuto's mom and Takuto is brother of Sugata, so this implies black hair girls can bear a child that are powerful like Takuto and Sugata, and look here Keito is black haired too so is that mean black hair girls are bearers (pregnant) of the strongest warrior and even king type cybody user?

Spoiler for mom:

I'm very sure at this point that the person in the hospital is not his mom and that his mom is in fact the picture in Takuto's watch and in several of the paintings.

Also, it has not been confirmed it's a man or woman.

Where's this brother stuff coming from? The only possible connection there is the birthday thing.

[j0x]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

Spoiler for metaphor:

Loss of Virginity has never been directly associated with a loss of Maiden powers. A lot of sexual metaphors are associated with getting one's seal broken, but there is no actual proof that physical sex actually have anything to do with it. There is a difference between metaphors and physical acts.

hmm i thought that was implied on some episodes but ye i got no concrete proof right now or maybe its just my wrong expectation or wrong memory lol

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Spoiler for mom:

Where's this brother stuff coming from? The only possible connection there is the birthday thing.

well besides the same birthday a lot of people is saying too that
purple hair = red hair + blue hair
and the hair are pertaining to the characters here on this anime lol

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

well besides the same birthday a lot of people is saying too that
purple hair = red hair + blue hair
and the hair are pertaining to the characters here on this anime lol

That's a possible connection, but not concrete. The only real evidence present is the birthday thing.

I just have a hard time buying the theory unless Sugata has never met his parents or something.

[j0x]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Spoiler for mom:

Where's this brother stuff coming from? The only possible connection there is the birthday thing.

Originally Posted by ckmox

well besides the same birthday a lot of people is saying too that
purple hair = red hair + blue hair
and the hair are pertaining to the characters here on this anime lol

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

That's a possible connection, but not concrete. The only real evidence present is the birthday thing.

I just have a hard time buying the theory unless Sugata has never met his parents or something.

Spoiler for Episode 18:

watch episode 18 again the scene where Takuto shows his watch, that woman on his watch seems have black hair to me, and that maybe the same black hair person that Head visited on the Hospital

and yes this is not concrete evidence that Takuto and Sugata are brothers but hints or possibilities are piling up, in episode 12 at the scene of Sugata and Head conversation, Head is saying “We are Alike”, thats another hint besides the hair color connections and same birthday connection

but ye they are not concrete evidences although they are certainly possibilities

P.S. cant wait for the subs lol

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

Spoiler for Episode 18:

watch episode 18 again the scene where Takuto shows his watch, that woman on his watch seems have black hair to me, and that maybe the same black hair person that Head visited on the Hospital

and yes this is not concrete evidence that Takuto and Sugata are brothers but hints or possibilities are piling up, in episode 12 at the scene of Sugata and Head conversation, Head is saying “We are Alike”, thats another hint besides the hair color connections and same birthday connection

but ye they are not concrete evidences although they are certainly possibilities

P.S. cant wait for the subs lol

Looks brown to me. Also looks like it may be the girl from a few of the paintings as well and she certainly has brown hair. Need to get a better look of course.

I wouldn't say piling up. I don't quite see how that really fits either. It might, but at this stage it seems more likely that Sugata is in a similar position that Head was once in.

Subs just came out it seems.

[j0x]

some people say its brown color too, but it can be considered black color too, im asian and its common that i see people in here have black hair but when they are out on a shiny afternoon their hair color seems brown at a distance, its like their black hair color is blending with the afternoon sunlight for example

and talking about brown hair color, Professor Green (episode 5) has more of a brown color to me

and ye subs are out!

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

some people say its brown color too, but it can be considered black color too, im asian and its common that i see people in here have black hair but when they are out on a shiny afternoon their hair color seems brown at a distance, its like their black hair color is blending with the afternoon sunlight for example

and talking about brown hair color, Professor Green (episode 5) has more of a brown color to me

and ye subs are out!

Possible, but what we can see of that person, the hair doesn't look quite the same to me and I'd be surprised if they'd go so far to apply things such as changes in hair color based on how it looks in a certain light.

[j0x]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Also looks like it may be the girl from a few of the paintings as well and she certainly has brown hair

ive miss this one when i read your post earlier, so you mean the woman on the paintings should be Takuto's mom? if you do think thats her mom, it has more low possibility than those piled up or accumulating possibilities i mentioned, because paint artist does not necessarily mean they are painting their love/family ones, because if you say yes, then thats another possibility that Sugata is Head's son (besides Takuto) because back at episode 15 the Head is really insisting on painting Sugata's portrait with the dialogue of the Head saying "I like you to model for my painting, I think it must be fate"

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

ive miss this one when i read your post earlier, so you mean the woman on the paintings should be Takuto's mom? if you do think thats her mom, it has more low possibility than those piled up or accumulating possibilities i mentioned, because paint artist does not necessarily mean they are painting their love/family ones, because if you say yes, then thats another possibility that Sugata is Head's son (besides Takuto) because back at episode 15 the Head is really insisting on painting Sugata's portrait with the dialogue of the Head saying "I like you to model for my painting, I think it must be fate"

Might be. Episode 20's summary is making me think this is all the more likely. I don't think it's that off, but it has a good shot I think. I don't think they are all of the same girl (at least one is Sakana I think), but they seem to be of someone important. Might also explain why Takuto knew it was his father's as, along with the initial and possibly style, he may have known that his father did paintings of his mom.

Not really insisting, just asking. I don't necessarily think it means painting loved ones, but that seems partially the case if they are Sora and Sakana in those paintings with the girls.

It's also possible there are other meanings behind it aside from that possibility. For all I know, Head's real First Phase (if it isn't materializing his Star Sword) may even involve painting.

[Haak]

It was kinda hard to take the ending seriously when there was a big "Do not imitate rapists" sign at the top aswell.

[j0x]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

For all I know, Head's real First Phase (if it isn't materializing his Star Sword) may even involve painting.

yes im thinking now that those who have marks and bearers of star swords can actually have more than 1 first phase power or that using star swords outside of zero time is not at all their first phase power at least for bearers of star swords, episode 18 shows that, the new girl was able to use star sword outside of zero time along with having that "black out area" power

P.S. 3 minutes still remaining for me to watch this with subs lol

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by ckmox

yes im thinking now that those who have marks and bearers of star swords can actually have more than 1 first phase power or that using star swords outside of zero time is not at all their first phase power at least for bearers of star swords, episode 18 shows that, the new girl was able to use star sword outside of zero time along with having that "black out area" power

P.S. 3 minutes still remaining for me to watch this with subs lol

It might just be that she could use it with that, but this brings up the possibility that Takuto can use his swords outside of Zero Time. Might come in handy at some point. Like if he has some sort of duel with Head in real time. Or Sugata.

[Suzuku]

Originally Posted by Haak

It was kinda hard to take the ending seriously when there was a big "Do not imitate rapists" sign at the top aswell.

That was something gg added in themselves.

[Haak]

I thought that was them. You can't spell faggots without gg...