Comments on: Mai-Hime ep 25 http://www.nomakegirl.com/tabibito/index.php/2005/03/mai-hime-ep-25/ Love, and Life. Hello, and Goodbye. It's all an Everlasting Train. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: No Make Girl http://www.nomakegirl.com/tabibito/index.php/2005/03/mai-hime-ep-25/comment-page-1/#comment-144 No Make Girl Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:05:56 +0000 /?p=63#comment-144 Hmm, personally I think it's because Tate's a putz and Shizuru and Natsuki rock, but that might be just me :D But seriously, I agree that it would be very strange if Natsuki suddenly fell in love with Shizuru later. It's too convenient, cheapens it I think. The reason Shizuru and Natsuki got so much screen time, I think, is because Mai-HiME is centered around themes of love, and the writers wanted to develop the themes they represent (forbidden unrequited love and true friendship) properly. Since they were not straightforward, the setup was more difficult than, say, Mai and Tate who we could tell in about 10 seconds to be mutual but denied affection. As for Akira and Takumi, I think they were the most "normal" couple, and considering how not normal Akira's situation was, that's saying a lot about how twisted the patterns of "love" in Mai-HiME are! I for one am glad for all the extra Shizuru and Natsuki material. The anime really didn't do the back story and progression much justice, and I think the writers figured they had to fill in the gaps or we would all be scratching our heads and going, uh... so why are Shizuru and Natsuki friends, and why the heck is Shizuru so important to Natsuki anyway? Or maybe the writers are also Shizuru and Natsuki fans too ^^ Ah, I could talk about these two forever, so it's not a bother at all! Thanks for dropping by this page! Hmm, personally I think it’s because Tate’s a putz and Shizuru and Natsuki rock, but that might be just me :D

But seriously, I agree that it would be very strange if Natsuki suddenly fell in love with Shizuru later. It’s too convenient, cheapens it I think.

The reason Shizuru and Natsuki got so much screen time, I think, is because Mai-HiME is centered around themes of love, and the writers wanted to develop the themes they represent (forbidden unrequited love and true friendship) properly. Since they were not straightforward, the setup was more difficult than, say, Mai and Tate who we could tell in about 10 seconds to be mutual but denied affection. As for Akira and Takumi, I think they were the most “normal” couple, and considering how not normal Akira’s situation was, that’s saying a lot about how twisted the patterns of “love” in Mai-HiME are!

I for one am glad for all the extra Shizuru and Natsuki material. The anime really didn’t do the back story and progression much justice, and I think the writers figured they had to fill in the gaps or we would all be scratching our heads and going, uh… so why are Shizuru and Natsuki friends, and why the heck is Shizuru so important to Natsuki anyway?

Or maybe the writers are also Shizuru and Natsuki fans too ^^

Ah, I could talk about these two forever, so it’s not a bother at all! Thanks for dropping by this page!

]]> By: mai hime fan http://www.nomakegirl.com/tabibito/index.php/2005/03/mai-hime-ep-25/comment-page-1/#comment-140 mai hime fan Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:30:27 +0000 /?p=63#comment-140 I don't think she will... cause it would be weird, after the whole "i can't love u that way" if they ended up together but then why would they bother and do all those pics of them together and the omake (i think) of the 2 dvd with Shizuru telling how they met and how she fell in love, while everybody knows that Mai will end up with Tate (unless something happens to him or between both of them or if all MIP's stay dead) and she rarely appears with him. The same with Akira and Takumi ( the diference is that they're my 2º favourite couple in the series, so i hope that they get together in the end. sorry for bothering u. I don’t think she will… cause it would be weird, after the whole “i can’t love u that way” if they ended up together but then why would they bother and do all those pics of them together and the omake (i think) of the 2 dvd with Shizuru telling how they met and how she fell in love, while everybody knows that Mai will end up with Tate (unless something happens to him or between both of them or if all MIP’s stay dead) and she rarely appears with him. The same with Akira and Takumi ( the diference is that they’re my 2º favourite couple in the series, so i hope that they get together in the end.
sorry for bothering u.

]]> By: No Make Girl http://www.nomakegirl.com/tabibito/index.php/2005/03/mai-hime-ep-25/comment-page-1/#comment-139 No Make Girl Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:59:08 +0000 /?p=63#comment-139 Well, it's true that she told the Afro Dude, "I don't ever want to experience (romantic) love!" which was in response to him telling her stuff like love is what keeps us going in life, and that even Shizuru did all that because, "She was in love with you." Later, she tells Shizuru that, "I am unable to have the feelings you would like from me." So she never says she's straight... but I can't believe someone as compassionate as Natsuki would be asexual. Of course, you could argue that Shizuru's obssessive love has traumatized the way Natsuki views romantic attachments, and she will never allow herself to fall in love. It's open to interpretation, but the way I see it there are a few possibilities:- - Natsuki is asexual and will never love anyone - Natsuki cannot love Shizuru back in a romantic or sexual sense, although she might be gay - Natsuki cannot love Shizuru back, because she's straight Personally, I think it's the third one, because when Natsuki said it, it gave the impression that she couldn't ever love Shizuru that way... not that she couldn't love her now (thereby keeping the possibility open that perhaps in the future she might). Well, it’s true that she told the Afro Dude, “I don’t ever want to experience (romantic) love!” which was in response to him telling her stuff like love is what keeps us going in life, and that even Shizuru did all that because, “She was in love with you.”

Later, she tells Shizuru that, “I am unable to have the feelings you would like from me.” So she never says she’s straight… but I can’t believe someone as compassionate as Natsuki would be asexual. Of course, you could argue that Shizuru’s obssessive love has traumatized the way Natsuki views romantic attachments, and she will never allow herself to fall in love.

It’s open to interpretation, but the way I see it there are a few possibilities:-
- Natsuki is asexual and will never love anyone
- Natsuki cannot love Shizuru back in a romantic or sexual sense, although she might be gay
- Natsuki cannot love Shizuru back, because she’s straight

Personally, I think it’s the third one, because when Natsuki said it, it gave the impression that she couldn’t ever love Shizuru that way… not that she couldn’t love her now (thereby keeping the possibility open that perhaps in the future she might).

]]> By: mai hime fan http://www.nomakegirl.com/tabibito/index.php/2005/03/mai-hime-ep-25/comment-page-1/#comment-138 mai hime fan Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:27:31 +0000 /?p=63#comment-138 Someone on animesuki forum said that somewhere in ep 25, she says to afro sensei that she can't see herself loving anyone or having romantic feelings for anyone. I think that would make her asexual not straight but since u have already seen ep 25 u can tell me if she said it or not. Someone on animesuki forum said that somewhere in ep 25, she says to afro sensei that she can’t see herself loving anyone or having romantic feelings for anyone. I think that would make her asexual not straight but since u have already seen ep 25 u can tell me if she said it or not.

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