Comments on: Kurenai 11 Notes: The Hina Doll, Souju’s Death, Tales of Genji and Other Randomness

By: usagijen

usagijen — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:43:14 +0000

@elianthos: ooohh, I am sooo gonna watch the last ep ASAP.

By: elianthos

elianthos — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:45:51 +0000

@usagijen: *sweatdrop* the spoiler tag didn’t show in the posted comment either… I edited it twice and still was not working. But I have my web-klutz moments sometimes

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Totally out of topic here but… : kyaah! I’ve read the spoilers for Toshoakn Sensou #12 on animesuki (and I’m still having Sailor Moon dej�-v� flashes – it’s SM-reference week this one , or what? – . I’m waiting forward to read tour impressions when you can watch the actual episode ;p )

By: usagijen

usagijen — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:15:09 +0000

@Kabitzin: poor Shinkurou…

@elianthos: weird that the spoiler tag is not working, hmm…
I haven’t read that part in the novel yet, it seems… but serves Ryuji right! /me kicks him more

ok, I checked the spoiler tag and it works, it just doesn’t reflect in the comment preview, but it will once you submit the comment.

By: elianthos

elianthos — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:54:26 +0000

@usagijen:
ah, I know about novel-verse Ryuji already *is a spoiler hunter * .
SPOILER TAG IS NOT WORKING, SO… BEWARE OF SPOILER
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If I remeber correctly Shinkourou goes all out against him in the novel too – and rightly so – . Something like catching him in the -attempted – act and throwing him out of a skyscraper window

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By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:38:03 +0000

Wow, thanks for the background about the paintings and the Hina doll. Learn something every day!

I really loved it when Shinkuro was celebrating his slap, and then Lin grabbed the plum and delivered a vicious knee to his face.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:57:53 +0000

@elianthos: don’t look down on your deduction now, that still made quite some sense!

and you’ll HATE Ryuji even more when you get to know him in the novel… total PEDO RAEGG.

By: elianthos

elianthos — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:37:52 +0000

How I love posts such as these.
Thanks for the insight into a Japanese tradition and the meaning behind Soujou’s gesture.
My guess before reading this was a tad different (and very simple : doll=prisoner/toyperson whose wishes were crushed ).
Well, now Ryuji’s remark about his mom feels even more unsympathetic … *kicks pedo brother’s butt straight into frozen lake *

By: usagijen

usagijen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:13:19 +0000

@lelangir: looks like I haven’t been reading enough entries on people’s sentiments regarding Kure-nai’s endings, since most of the ones I’ve read are all positive. Must read up more.

Perhaps many of the novel readers are also dissatisfied with how the series turned out?

@L-chan: Genji did that to Murasaki at age 13?! wtf I’m sure that’s not going to be the case in Kure-nai, and Shinkurou’s a much better guy than Genji.

@issa: heels are a painnn, those girls are masochists and a slap is indeed more insulting than any jabs, but taken out of context, it’s really amusing lol.

By: issa-sa

issa-sa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:43:50 +0000

Hmm, good job pointing out the significance of the Hina Doll. I was wondering for a while why they made such a fuss over that, though I never thought of looking it up -_-’

LOL, heels – in reality they probably hurt the wearer more than whatever damage they could inflict on an opponent.

I thought the bitchslap was somewhat significant, in that despite her zest for fighting and getting into scrapes, a ’simple’ slap to the face managed to jar Lin for at least a moment. I’ve always found that a slap, despite it’s lack of physical ferocity, is really one of the more hurtful actions you could inflict on a person for some reason, perhaps because it is more ‘emotionally’ rooted than say a punch or a kick.

By: L-chan

L-chan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:13:52 +0000

So if Shinkurou is Genji and Murasaki is . . . Murasaki, does that mean Shinkurou is raising her to be his perfect woman/wife the way Genji did? ^_~

And as my memory recalls (I haven’t read Genji in ages), didn’t Genji take Murasaki’s virginity at age 13!?