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Everytime I hear anyone say “Shiratori-kun,” what I hear is “Shiratori Kuu.”

All in all, it’s been good. The priestesses saved the world, turned into angels, shared a gentle kiss, and are now living happily together. And who gets locked up on the moon? Shiratori Kuu becomes the sacrifice, Orochi is sealed, and our two heroines have their every wish fulfilled.

Himeko was able to smile again.

“Say, Himiko. What’s your real name?”

Best moment of the show. All series long, Chikane’s been calling herself Kaon and Himeko’s been calling herself Himiko. These are the names that Het-chan gave them; these are not their real names. The implication of this question on Chikane’s part is that Het-chan did in fact rob them of their identities.

Himeko never answers this question, the show doing “the anime thing” and having her trail off into a pan into the sky, but it’s quite obvious that her “real name” is Himeko. Meaning that Chikane is, in fact, Chikane. Meaning that not only have I been right this entire time, but … fuck, the spinoff of the flagship of yuri vindicates me.

Of course, the star of everything is, once again, Chikane. Most interesting character ever, and while that isn’t as evident in this series as it was in the original, she’s still incredibly strong. She says intelligent things and has an incredibly deep understanding of her own feelings—in effect, being the only one in the whole show capable of making good decisions. Making good decisions in anime is VERY RARE, actually.

Chikane… you’re beautiful, smart, and you have a mean serve in tennis. I wish for your happiness with Himeko :)

If this post has so far not captured and depicted my attitude towards Kyousora, take a look at my previous posts on the topic. Of course, it should be damn obvious what I think. Look at my screenshots, read my words, think for yourself, and you may well come to the same conclusion as I. My taste is impeccable, after all.

A Kannazuki no Miko OVA would be nice… >_>

“KUU!!”

Fill in the blank. He’s ______________ .
a. friendly
b. dangerous
c. a creepy madman swinging a sword around

Do you choose to go with him, Shiratori Kuu?

LOLPWNED

I like how they didn’t even bother drawing the vines separately. They’re all like, “let’s save all our budget for those feathers later in the episode, and just draw a rough shape in MS Paint and fill it greenish.” It’s classy (and looks shitty as hell). There’s just like… this blob of green around Kyoushiro’s midsection. wtfslimegirlraep?

OUR POWERS COMBINED, …!

So the AAs group together to form a super robot formed of each one’s strong part (the loli’s legs, Setsuna’s right arm, Chikane’s left, and Kuu’s… head…? So Kuu’s strength is her brain? How come I was never aware of this before?!) and proceed to pwn the sky. Those feathers (hot snow?) start falling, and the world is perfect in the eyes of one fucked up mad scientist. Hey, now would be an alright time to fanboy about Chikane some more. See, she’s the “sword of the left hand,” and left-handed swordsmen include… oh, Link, for one. Link, being pure win, relays that to Chikane through left-handed swords. Mmmhm.

“MY CUTE CIELO!”

Yeah…? Cute, eh…? I don’t know what kind of hobbies you have, but earlier you told your little brother that he intoxicates you. … while having a flashback to lying in bed naked with him. And then you told him that he should always be crying. That’s creepy shotacest right there, boya.

“NOT THERE KYOUSHIRO, IT’S NOT CLEAN!”

Hot. Surprise. Freefallingthroughhotsnowskyfromgiantmechandcrumblingstonespiralstaircasesex. HSF, for short. Did I mention that it’s hot?

Episode Summary

Kazuya sexes Kyoushiro, USSR, Himeko, and Apron-kun get pwned, Chikane is hot, Kyoushiro… uh… here, let’s put his thoughts into a song by Tom Petty:

“I wanna free-fall… out into NOTHING! I wanna leave… this… world for a while!”

And so ends the episode.

Thoughts

The only way for Chikane to have been even hotter this episode is to, instead of having said “yes” to Mejingjord, having said, “I have given my life for her, and she for me, and we will continue to, for we are the priestesses of the sword.” Well, even without TOTALLY OWNING with a direct KnM reference, she manages to be pretty damn cool. Parts of what she says tie into her last words to Himeko in KnM; she isn’t ashamed of her feelings, she won’t run, she won’t hide, she can tell them to anyone, and she will protect them.

If only this show had more focus on Chikane and her character mattered at all, the show might be good. A major problem with Setsuna/Kuu/Kyoushiro is that they are flat, whereas Chikane, who was the strongest main character of KnM (and, in my humble opinion, one of the strongest anime characters across the board), is well-developed, and… has a character.

I hear people enjoying the show, some for reasons that for me are reasons to dislike it, and some for what I believe are shallow reasons: a friend of mine likes it for the seiyuu. The main reason that I dislike this show isn’t the poor animation quality. It’s not even the crappy premise… KnM proved to us that “priestesses saving the world with robots” could work. It’s that the “empty” (thanks, Kuu) characters and unbelievably bad execution combined make me think “wtflol” at every point along the way. That’s not how anime should be… comedy even shouldn’t be “wtflol.” It should leave you with some clue of why you’re laughing.

This, a more or less serious romance-drama, makes me think “wtflol” and that’s a major mark against it.

Thoughts for the last episode?

I’m going to watch it soon (have it downloaded already) and blog it. I’m making no predictions. All I know is I want something for Chikane and Himeko other than “a brief scene where [they] reunite and bid farewell.”

Thoughts on the show as a whole through this point?

TedFox puts it quite well: “bla bla…”

(Oh, and I apologize for a lack of screenshots. There were too many awesome moments for me to capture, my brain overloaded, and my fingers went numb.)

This one’s a bit of a shocker, so make sure you’re not standing/eating/drinking/wearing pants as you click that “continue” link…

Drumroll, please?

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FOOTJOB

Everyone’s favorite Sagubooru tag, desho desho?

BDSM

My favorite Sagubooru tag, according to JokerAI.

LOLI

She’s what, five? And he’s what, thirty?
The old blood of notdotq reawakens!!
Time to find a sacrifice for Ololikitsune-sama.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE EPISODE.

If only there were someone in my life to look at me with eyes like that…
In all seriousness, the episode was so bad that this one meaningless shot of Chikane’s frown was indeed better than all else put together. It’s great that she’s got her will back, and it’s great that she wants to get with Himeko again. As Shirukii puts it, “I’ll be consoled as long as [Himeko] and [Chikane] are reunited followed by a full night of sweet, flute aided, yuri love.” The fact that anyone else enjoys any other aspect of this show is beyond me. Himeko’s cello? Apron-kun’s chest? Bah. Chikane > everything.

KAZUYA IN BATH = HOT

So, what do you do if you’re a super-powerful evil scientist who plans to destroy the world?

TAKE A BATH WITH SOME HOT CHICKS.

HIMEKO WANTS TO FIND CHIKANE’S TRUTH

I haven’t seen her looking so badass and determined since what, episode 11 of Kannazuki no Miko, when she runs into Orochi, leaving USSR behind and cutting down any obstacle she encounters. That was sick. Anyway. She’s back for more, and she might find herself a bit overwhelmed this time… seeing as she has no magical girl powers now, and Kazuya not being in love with her the way Chikane is, and that meaning that he won’t hold back, etc. etc.

HIMEKO = MORE BADASS THAN APRON BOY

Apron-kun! A friend of my brother’s has recently started calling everyone and everything “-kun” and it’s kind of funny. Last night when we said good night to eachother, he was like, “night-kun!!” It was classic and pleasurable. Seven times.

KAZUYA, NOT BEING POLYGAMOUS, SHOULDN’T BE DOING THIS.

And what do you do next if you’re that selfsame super-powerful evil scientist who plans to destroy the world? Well, you marry all those girls. Talk about strong harem lead.

I don’t think many of you get the message (seeing as more than zero of you are still watching/blogging this show) but this show is fucking horse excrement. If you agree with me, Shirukii, how the fuck can you be optimistic about the ending? How the fuck do you manage to sit through this shit? That goes for all of you out there. I appreciate the links to Kyousora.com (because I’m a total whore) but please, save yourselves.

Some of you call this quite interesting.

This isn’t the awesome show that Kannazuki no Miko was.

When I’m done watching it, I’m marking it “stupid” in my genres, along with Suzumiya Haruhi and Joshikousei. And giving it a 0.

Yes, I haet.

It stopped sucking?!

Episode 9 was great anime!

Or maybe I’ve been watching too much Galaxy Angel these past couple days.

Either way, Episode 9 was awesome.

—Mika-sama is no longer a bitch. She dies, which she needed, and I won’t be missing her, but she definitely redeems herself through her last scene. One can infer from her flashback of torturing Chikane and her words regarding throwing away pride that she did not in fact enjoy the act. And that she felt bad about it. And that she was desperate. That moves her torture to a whole another sphere—the sphere in which Chikane raped Himeko in order to spark hate and become a sacrifice.

—Kazuya is Tamaki. No joke. The fucker twirls around as he speaks, waving his hands and spouting absurdities about beauty. I was half expecting him to start discussing the placement of glasses. Then his sleeves spouted vine-tentacles and I orgasmed.

—Setsuna. BITCH DO YOU UNDERSTAND YET THAT YOU HAVE EMOTIONS?! Well, it seems you’re still alive, despite being ultra-pwned, so maybe if you last long enough for Himeko and Bigfistedmecha-san to come save you, you’ll finally consummate your love with Kuu. Or kill her. Or is killing her a consummation of your love? :3

—Kyoushiro. Shiro. So cute.

—Chikane. Confesses her love for Himeko. Not as beautifully as in Kannazuki no Miko, nor as meaningfully, yet the confession is there. And, as need be, it is beneath the gaze of Ame no Murakumo, against a swirling golden background, the both of them crying like the little girls they are. Chikane. The best character ever.

So… what have I been up to lately?

Watching a shitload of anime.

Kiddy Grade, Ikkitousen, Galaxy Angel, Utena, Paranoia Agent… well, there’s only one title in there that’s actually good, and maybe two of them are decent… in other words, I’ve been inundating myself with crap once again. Funny, I haven’t been feeling depressed. More like super happy and lucky and stuff. Maybe I’m trying to kill good things before they happen? Who knows.

Fucking horse excrement, worse by far than even Strawberry Panic.