2012-03-13, 01:46 | Link #1021 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: United States
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I feel like BRS (and most of noitaminA) is trying to break out of the stereotypical moeanimes and create something great, only of fall on their face.
I enjoyed the slice of life of the OVA, but it left me figuring out what did the other world have to do with it. Same with the TV series, it has the potential to be so much, but I'm guessing the 8 episode, 30 minutes a piece budget kills the series. I wanna love the series more than the CG fights, but there are too many places where I'm like "huh?". Anyway, onto Mato. Honestly, before high school, we really have nothing important to how Mato was or how she was treated. For all we known, she could've been this bullied girl that tried to hold in the emotions that she wanted to express, and hid them so she can be the person where anyone could go to. We know how she likes to bottle her emotions, like where Kagari was bullying her. She didn't cry until she got home and held onto her book. I personally like to believe that this is a world that Mato created herself, based on the Li'l Birds Li'l Birds Colorful Colors. Blue is described as the "blue of tears", with Mato being the one expressing blue, hurting because of all of the torment her friends have gone through. Orange is described as the "orange of smiles" going to how Yuu was the one trying to appease Mato (maybe hoping to weaken BRS). We really haven't been told what green and red is in the book, but I guess they'll point to Yomi and Saya. (Or maybe I'm just reading way into the series.) I do enjoy the series for being interesting and different, since I came 5 days ago not knowing anything about the creation of Black Rock Shooter, it being a song, etc. |
2012-03-13, 04:36 | Link #1022 | |||
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She existed before the meeting between Mato and Yomi? Maybe Black just wants to end the otherworld. After all, Mato love Yomi, not DM. And Yuu and STR, they probably switched places. So the actual shadow-less Yuu is the original STR and the bullied Yuu is sheltered in the Otherworld. Quote:
Make more sense if Yuu created the world. Maybe she has a copy of the little bird... or she wrote it. Anyways, I loved the OVA, and Im loving this series too. The otherworld scenes are fantastic and well interwined with the real life drama. I cant wait for the last episodes. Crossing my fingers for an happy YomixMato ending. That said, I liked some things better in the OVA. The relation between Mato and Yomi was better developed in the OVA. And Deadmaster was far superior in the OVA. I miss the smirking psychotic bitch that we know and love.
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2012-03-14, 01:47 | Link #1027 | |
Speculation is wrong.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Paris
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The last sentence she said to Saya felt like a farewell to me ("do you think I did that ?" or something like that) For sure, it took place a long time ago. As for the Mato/Yuu story, seems like fake memories that Strengh/STR put there... |
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2012-03-15, 14:44 | Link #1030 |
Translator, Producer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 44
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I vote for the Pretty Cure All Stars DX ending where everyone holds hands and a giant rainbow Li'l Bird shoots out to destroy the evil bad things... And then there's a montage of all the otherworld characters having a tea party.
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2012-03-15, 18:22 | Link #1034 |
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So, all my theories were proved correct. Even the fact that Mato was running away from her pain and that was why BRS was so violent and powerful.
Basically Mato has been disassociated herself from her sorrow all along, creating a facade of cheerfulness even though her heart was full of darkness. Mato was so in denial about her pain and sorrow that at first in this episode she didn't even want admit that BRS was her other self. Ultimately she, more than anyone else, was completely letting her other self (BRS) deal with all her pain, and so BRS became more and more dangerous to the other world.
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2012-03-15, 18:47 | Link #1035 | |
Speculation is wrong.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Paris
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They'd better explain that before the serie ends cause it's not really clear. I don't think the "running from myself" thing is a good reason to make BRS so powerful. Last edited by Sageblink; 2012-03-15 at 19:15. |
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2012-03-15, 20:10 | Link #1039 |
One-Eyed Dragon
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
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So more info on Yuu and Strength. Of course her family would be worried enough to call the police. So Yomi remembered. Seems like Kagari might remember as well since she started to feel pain. The fight was pretty awesome though. So IBRS vss BRS next week to end it.
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2012-03-15, 20:15 | Link #1040 |
Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 32
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So Strength is the only other self on record to have actually awoken to emotions eh? It's interesting seeing an other self actually talking like that for once.
And damn, the action this episode was epic (naturally). Never would've guessed Strength (Yuu) would've had guns hidden in those giant fists as well as two other ones that come out of her back. Makes me think of Asura. Anyway, it's amusing how the everything is turning out exactly everyone hypothesized it would.~ Looking forward to the finale next week. BRS vs IBRS eh? Cue "I'll Face Myself" to start playing. The flashback this episode did make me wonder though, why are there no male other selves if the Otherworld affects everybody? We need some sausage in this clam bake.
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