Empress : Kaiserin: Tactics 13

Freitag, Dezember 16, 2005

Tactics 13

Angst, angst, angst... Sigh... This post won't be very long, because I'm very affected by tonight's episode. It's touching in a way, and angsty in another... Sigh...

We found out that the mysterious military soldier from the previous episode is by the name of Minamoto Raikon-sama. And he planned, unfortunately though successfully, to hurt Haruka... Sigh... Watanabe is the root of the problem, because he is posessed and is stronger than Haruka. There is the imposter "tengu" as well, but Haruka managed to defeat him. There are rare moments in this episode which we witness Haruka's true strength. It may not be strong enough to beat Raikon yet, but indeed, Haruka is fighting very seriously. It is revealed that Watanabe and the tengu imposter are puppets of Raikon. This is really getting darker...

Some serious stuff to add. The idea of Haruka against the Unebi's guns/cannons are once again the theme of follklore against modernity. And this time round Haruka loses... Poor, poor Haruka... He is so victimised tonight... Sigh... And more ugly imagery introduced - the mud mermaids. This brings on the myth of sailors enchanted by mermaids appearing from the sea - resulting in the mysterious disappearance of the whole fleet. The pun is intended here: Unebi is a lost ship, and is however, found amidst the deep jungle of Mt. Fuji. The mermaids too, are made of mud, and suggestively, quicksand. Ingenious reenactment of the myth.

And it is confirmed. Since the words "Mount Fuji" were mentioned in the anime, it is confirmed that Kantarou-san comes from Japan. This may sound stupid, but I just want to avoid mistakes.

I wanted to include my comments on the humour (which is kept at minimal level) of this episode, but think I'll leave it out coz it might affect the serious tone of the whole post... Everyone may be prejudiced towards Kantarou and biased towards Haruka... but look, Haruka is the one who suffered in the end. Kantarou wept in pain - swearing that he would protect him... But... I think Kantarou-san is suffering in emotional pain... because of his helplessness... He did try his best to protect Haruka from the firings, but at the end of the day, he realised he is just human... Sigh... Haruka... And Kantarou... Sigh...

Crossovers...
1. military people - Rurouni Kenshin [eg. Yamagata-san]
2. mysterious flute - Sara-hime from Inuyasha and Fushigi Yuugi

P.S. I don't understand why they need to bring in Mu and Sugino at the end; it just makes things even more painful - because, let's face it, only Kantarou and Haruka understand the pain among themselves. Youko, Suzu, Mu and Sugino... They might try to be pitiful to the pair, but they wouldn't understand the pain... Sigh...