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2012-12-12, 16:40 | Link #23 | |
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But that's the thing. You can't force yourself to like someone, specially when you don't even feel attracted to them in the first place.
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2012-12-12, 16:53 | Link #25 | |
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I think she would've picked Mamoru even if she had a chance to pair up with Saki. Spoiler for not spoiler but from the novel:
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2012-12-12, 17:18 | Link #26 |
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I'm talking about romantic/physical attraction, like how Saki wanted to be male so she could make out with Shun in place of Satoru, that kinda thing. Maria obviously feels very attracted to Saki, but I don't see her feeling the same towards Mamoru. She cares a lot about him but in a platonic way as far as I can see.
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2012-12-12, 18:23 | Link #29 | |
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Spoiler for nsfw, I guess? the novel:
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2012-12-12, 19:21 | Link #32 | |
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2012-12-12, 23:38 | Link #33 |
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@kuromitsu Sincerely, if you need to reference the novel to prove that Maria loves for Mamoru is because:
1) Further down the line they retroactively (thru flashbacks) show us another side of Maria we have not seen so far. 2) You assume the novel is the only official thing. This is a pet peeve of mine. If I see a movie, a TV series or radio drama it stands by itself, if it is different from the source material it is not wrong, it is just different and copy/pasting selected paragraphs from the novel wont change that. Oh, and Reiko was not cut off by the group, everybody was hypnotized to believe she never existed just the same as Saki was to forget about her sister, so Mamoru is a relative newcomer to the group. |
2012-12-13, 03:28 | Link #34 |
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Do read please what I wrote in the previous page..... :3 Also, this is not an adaptation issue, the anime, too, is being pretty clear. People just keep talking as if romantic love was the only kind of love worth feeling or the only love that can make people feel or do anything important. Maria may not be in love with Mamoru, but you've got to be blind not to notice how much they're attached to each other. And I'm not going to post spoilers (most people here have already read them elsewhere, anyway :P) but when it comes to that point - would you do what Maria does for Mamoru for someone you don't love and just "care for" in an everyday way? (Mamoru is friends with Saki and Satoru, too, but it never even occurred to them.) And she's not being coerced into anything, she does it out of her own free will. (Even Mamoru objects, at first.) Also, I'm not sure what you're talking about when you say "another side of Maria"... (Btw no, they cut off Reiko even before she got disposed of and they were made to forget about her. They weren't doing it out of meanness or anything, just assumed she wouldn't want to hang out with them after everything that happened, but, well...) |
2012-12-13, 06:05 | Link #35 |
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Going strictly by the anime, my impression is that Maria is moved by Mamoru's extreme dedication to her, and loves him in at least some ways. I think she sees him the way a guy sees an incredibly loyal pet puppy/dog.
I also think that Maria likes being "the dominant partner", and Mamoru gives her that in flying colors. Saki wouldn't, really. I think that Maria loves Saki more than anybody else, and feels more passion for Saki than anybody else, but precisely for these reasons, Maria probably knows just how much "Ryou"/Shun means to Saki. Perhaps Maria isn't willing to be another person's "consolation prize", even if that person is Saki. Maria knows that she definitely won't be Mamoru's "second fiddle".
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2012-12-13, 06:34 | Link #36 |
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Or maybe Maria just knows that her relationship with Saki is not compromised either way so why worry? She loves Saki, Saki loves her and kept loving her even when she was in love with Shun/supposedly in love with Ryou, and the pair-ups don't change anything. In the meanwhile, there's Mamoru who loves her and whom she already has a comfortable, loving relationship with.
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Once the formal pairings of the latest episode of Saki are complete, do they sort of negate/nullify preexisting sexual pairings? If they don't, I'm not sure why this society would even bother with such a formality. I mean, it's almost like expecting everybody to get married even while they're in a hippie "free love" society.
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2012-12-13, 18:42 | Link #38 | |
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That's one hell of a monkey based society.. I rather allow homosexual relation to co exist rather than an orgy... Going back on track.. Where are the three going and planning? Search for the "missing" person? |
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As of the recent episode, it's pretty clear what Maria's feelings are re: Mamoru. I agree with kuro...physical attraction is not the only thing that that defines love between two characters. She basically gives up Saki and everything she knows to be with Mamoru, which is the strongest example of love I've yet to see in the series. (I never would've thought she had it in her tbh. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite characters, although I know I shouldn't get too attached
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