2008-07-23, 12:15 | Link #283 |
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Got a question: what color is Alto's hair? With the different lighting it's hard to make it out exactly . I ask because I'm trying to find a matching wig for a cosplay I'm working on . Or if you know of the color wigs that might might match, even better .
(and pics of the school patch and the 2 patches on the black jackets would be nice, too) |
2008-07-23, 16:54 | Link #286 |
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Dark Blue. In fact, I think is this blue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_blue Variations 3 to 6 |
2008-08-10, 07:25 | Link #287 |
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Back in episode 10, when Ranka is asking Alto for advice about her role, he uses his father's say/teaching to become the role - not just act it.
For Alto as an onnagata, that would mean becoming a woman (mentally). In episode 18 we're reminded again of how Alto is sometimes mistaken for a woman and that he hates it. Hopefully we'll get some actual background on this in ep 19. Another aspect of Alto seems to be that he hates being powerless (unable to do something in a crisis situation). I wonder if this is related to his mother - for example, maybe he had to watch his mother die and felt powerless at the time. It's unfortunate that we rarely see Alto dealing with other girls/women in a similar situation to Ranka and Sheryl. Alto does seem to be the type who wants to help people if he can - maybe not so much a hero complex but a desire to not just sit around and do nothing. For example, he didn't have any trouble volunteering for the "stunt" scene in ep 10. So, though we see these scenes of Alto wanting to help Ranka and Sheryl, I wonder just how much is due to specific/individual feelings for them... and how much is part of his general desires. PS Please Alto, don't sing enka to any uncultured Zentradi. I fear the effects... |
2008-08-15, 10:50 | Link #289 |
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I think I know why Alto does the things he does. I think Alto is angry cuz of his mom's death, and probably because his dad wasn't sad of her death. I think Alto loves Sheryl because she reminds him of his mom. Strong etc. I think he wants to protect Ranka because he doesn't want to lose another person he cares for. Idk these are my opinions and this is the basic anime stuff.
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2008-08-19, 03:45 | Link #292 |
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I find it a little strange that we've gone this long to finally get some background and development on the male protagonist of the story. It seems like Kawamori might take a break from Sheryl and Ranka. I guess with the triangle shaping up he needed some work.
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2008-08-19, 07:36 | Link #293 | |
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Alto's the lynch-pin in the love-triangle and all the wrangling between Ranka and Sheryl fans won't change the fact that it's Alto's viewpoint and Alto's preferences that matter. Though I'm mostly watching the series for entertainment, I would like a sensibly resolved solution. I'll leave to doujinshi the possibility that Alto was actually born a girl and was forcibly given a sex-change by his father (who wanted a onnagata not a onna) and decides in the end to go back to being a girl and finishes the series with a yuri-yuri threesome |
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2008-08-19, 12:52 | Link #294 | |
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I think he's already decided on Sheryl when he went with her to Galia4. The rest of the stuff he's doing for Ranka is duty, plus he doesn't wanna hurt her feelings. He's seeing her more as an imouto or a kohai with all the pats on the head and the joking around. He doesn't have any duty or responsibility toward Sheryl, besides being her body guard for 2 episodes, and he still goes after her anyway. He's also affected greatly by her views on taking destiny into her own hands. The dude's not as daft has he appears. He's an actor, and was probably playing dumb the whole series. Adding fuel to flame for all the Ranka & Sheryl fans conflict. |
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2008-08-19, 14:54 | Link #297 | |
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I tend to think he "picked" Ranka around ~13, not that it means very much in the grand scheme of things considering how he ditched her at the end of 11. But, his actions are really pretty telling for someone caught in a triangle. It's going to be an interesting run to the end from here, regardless, esp. next episode... |
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2008-08-19, 19:21 | Link #298 | ||
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If he did fall in love with one of the two (it's not like you "decide" to love someone) long ago and has been keeping quiet about it, I'd say he's more likely to go with Ranka, though I can see a couple of things that could have made him fall for Sheryl. There's definitely a couple of points early on where Ranka seems to have affected him, but to Alto, Sheryl's attitude when trapped in the shelter may have had a big impact on him, for example (Alto's a guy who hates to feel powerless and he may have been impressed by her example). The only time I get a feeling from Alto of something like love is in ep 12 when Alto takes off in his Valkyrie to get a closer look at Ranka part-way through her song - there was no "need" for him to do that. It feels kinda like "I just wanted to get closer to her". Well, actually, there's also that scene in ep 5 when he sees Ranka going off with Michael and seems like he wanted to go after them - kinda feels like jealousy. However, both cases are rather faint and subtle. There's certainly some cases of things he's done for Sheryl that could be interpreted as being out of love, but equally could be out a of sense of duty/responsibility. Quote:
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2008-08-19, 19:31 | Link #299 | |
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But since we don't really know why he left the stage in the first place, it's hard to say for sure. It could be something really serious and painful - maybe not about acting as such, but being an onnagata. He definitely doesn't like being treated like a girl, yet played one on stage. Or it could be unrelated to that. But for now, I'm expecting a fairly straightforward answer - for example, Yasaburo seems just a bit too keen to get Alto back. |
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