Because chibi Ryoko is always awesome. Besides, given Nagato's canonical lack of dialogue in most situations, she really wouldn't be as entertaining.
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Bah! Enough talk of Asakura and her diminutive counterparts! If we're really going to discuss Asakura, let it be the Yuki-chan one.
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The Yuki-chan manga is only on the second chapter, there really isn't enough material to animate yet.
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At any rate... am I the only one who finds it really odd to see Nagato walking around in the winter uniform without wearing a cardigan over it?
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Ah poor Yuki. Like Itsuki and Mikuru, she is a pawn in whatever grand scheme her superiors have planned, but she definitely has it the worst off as she is forced to remain emotionless and without free will.
Yuki's job is thankless, as she keeps everyone in line and away from the verge of destruction. But she fights on, and what she thinks and feels remains a mystery that has intrigued many a fan like myself. Just how much free will can she exert? In any case, she is my favorite character in the show.
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By the way can anyone send me the link to the Yuki-chan manga?
Consider it done.
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I apologize for my signature. I'm going to make a new one one photoshop!
... My problem was with the text part. Of course, you're free to the opinion, provided that's what it is and not just an indirect quote.
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And to complete what I started on the other threads:
Spoiler for Volume 8 - Editor in Chief★Straight Ahead!:
Here's Yuki's [in]famous Fantasy-Horror poem for the Literature Club's journal. Quoting from Baka-Tsuki:
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『Untitled 1』 Nagato Yuki
I am a ghost, said the girl when we met about xxxx before.
When I asked for her name, "I do not have a name." was her answer. "Since I
do not have a name, I am a ghost. You are probably the same." the girl
continued.
That is correct. I am also a ghost. If a being is able to converse with
ghosts, then that being must also be a ghost. Like I am now.
"Well then, shall we go?"
She said, and I followed. The girl's steps were so light, she looked
completely alive. "Where will you go?" the girl asked me, as she stopped
moving her feet and turned around.
"You can go anywhere. Was there a place you wanted to go to?"
I was lost in thought for a moment. Where have I gotten to? What is this
place? Why am I here?
As I stood still, I couldn't help but gaze into the girl's dark eyes.
"Weren't you thinking of going to xxxx?"
The girl had discerned my answer. When I heard those words, I finally
understood what my own role was. Yes. I was on my way there. How could I
forget? For this important matter, I had a reason to live and exist.
It is something I must not forget.
"So, that's that, then."
The girl smiled happily. I nodded, and expressed my thanks to her.
"Good bye."
The girl disappeared, leaving me by myself. She had probably returned to her
place. And in the same way, I had to return to my place.
White things were falling from the sky. Numerous, tiny, fluttering, aqueous
crystals. They fell to the earth and vanished.
It was one of the wonders that filled time and space. In this world, such
wonders were common. I stood absolutely still. The passing of time had lost
its meaning.
Those wonders of bound cotton continued to fall, one after another.
This shall be my name.
And with that thought, I was a ghost no more.
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『Untitled 2』 Nagato Yuki
Until then, I had never been by myself. I was one of many. I was a part of
the set.
My group was bound together like ice, eventually expanded like water, and
finally diffused like vapor.
And a single particle of that vapor, was me.
I was able to go anywhere. I went to various places, and saw various things.
But I did not learn anything. There was only the act of seeing, for that was
the only function allowed me.
For a long interval, I was like that. Time was pointless. All the phenomena
in that artificial universe held no significance.
But in time, I found meaning. Proof of my existence.
Matter attracts matter. This is the truth. I was drawn in, because it
possessed form.
Light, darkness, contradiction, and common sense. I had encountered, and
connected with each one. Those functions were not in me, but perhaps I might
not mind having them.
If I were allowed to, I would have them.
As I continue to wait, will those wonders keep on falling?
Those tiniest of wonders.
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『Untitled 3』 Nagato Yuki
All that remained in the room was a black coffin. There was nothing else.
And on the coffin that was in the center of the dark room, sat a single man.
"Good day."
He said to me. He was smiling.
Good day.
I said to the man as well. I did not know what my expression was.
As I stood there, a white cloth alighted from behind the man. In the middle
of the darkness, the cloth was enveloped by a pale light.
"Pardon my lateness."
The white cloth said. Or rather, the person who was wearing the big, white
piece of cloth. Through holes cut out where the eyes would be, black pupils
were looking at me.
It seemed like the one inside was a girl. I could tell from her voice.
The man laughed in a low voice.
"The recital has not yet started."
The man did not move from above the coffin.
"There is time, still."
The recital.
I was remembering something. What was I going to present here? Quickly, now.
But I could not remember.
"There is time."
The man said. He was smiling at me. The apparition of the white girl danced
around happily.
"We will wait. Until you remember."
The girl said. I gazed at the black coffin.
There was only one thing; I remembered why I was here.
My place was within the coffin.
I had come from there, and I had come back here so I could return. But the
man was sitting on the coffin. As long as he doesn't leave, I cannot go in.
However, there was nothing in me to present. I wasn't qualified to join the
recital.
The man started singing in a low voice. Synchronizing with the white cloth's
dance.
As long as he doesn't leave, I cannot go in.
And of course, Kyon's commentary on the represented persons:
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Originally Posted by Kyon
I answered, but the truth was, I felt like I was able to read into it on some level, somehow. I don't think the 『I』 from the story could be anyone but Nagato. But as for the other characters, the 『Ghost Girl』, the 『Man』, and the 『Apparition Girl』, it seemed like the ghost and the apparition are the same person, but somehow again, the man seemed to be Koizumi, and the girl gives a feeling like Asahina-san. Perhaps she had modeled the characters after people who were nearby at the moment. Haruhi and I may not have come out, but as far as the desire to make an appearance, I was not too self-conscious about it.
It has been said that this may not accurately depict who the characters in the poem are intended to represent, or they represent anyone at all. Though "I" would most likely represent Yuki, seeing as Yuki = snow -- that's what those aqueous crystals are supposed to be -- it makes one wonder exactly "how" she had adapted that name. What's also interesting is that this is supposed to be a Fantasy-Horror -- makes you wonder which elements in this Yuki considers fit to be called horror. So, what consensus was reached back then (and now) regarding this controversial poem?
And I just remembered again how encompassing the OP and ED of the 2006 run is, covering Endless Eight, Editor in Chief, Disappearance prologue...
Back in the year 2006, Yuki seemed boring and uninteresting as a character. Here in the year 2009, I feel that she is, weirdly, growing on me.
Perhaps 2009's Yuki looks more MOEish, or maybe it's because of the imminent "Season 2". Her subtle actions, emotionless facial expressions; these little details enhance her image as a mysterious yet dependable character.
Finally I understand the fanboyism over Yuki that permeated the Otaku's scene for 3 whole years.