Princess Tutu, ep. 10-13

[oyceter]

Spoilers for all four eps.

EEEEE! This just keeps getting better!

I spent the majority of the episodes yelling, "SO CUTE!" at the tv. Fakir has apparently now joined the legion of anime and manga heroes and heroines for whom "baka" is a term of immense affection. Just... Fakir and Ahiru are so cute! I now have a giant soft spot for Fakir.

I wonder why this type of character pushes my buttons, while the alpha bastard one doesn't? Hrm.

And there's even more story meta! I cheered when Kraehe turned and talked directly to Herr Drosselmeyer, and the entire bit about people/characters in stories having to know their places was fascinating, although my brain is too soggy to actually figure it all out.

I felt bad for Edel-san, who I liked.

I hug Fakir repeatedly. That scene when he realizes Ahiru is the duck he hugged was awesome, particularly his extreme embarrassment about someone seeing him cry. Awwww!

And the whole bit where they subvert what happens and get a happy ending is cool too, though it left me wondering what in the world they were going to do for the second half! I'm guessing the series takes a left turn into the metanarrative territory?

I am sure there are far more intelligent things to say about this set of episodes re: meta and fairy tales and Swan Lake part 234 and story and puppets and characters, but my brain is still hung up on the sheer cuteness of Fakir and Ahiru.

Comments

[larryhammer]

:-)

It even correctly gives the direction you end up traveling at the end of it all.

---L.