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[oyceter]

Argh! I am so sick of studying already! It is so bad that I have actually started my Yuletide story as a means of procrastination.

In other news, I've attempted snuggling with the rats on the sofa while studying, as opposed to on the bed. Ren cuddles nicely, especially if I scritch his cheeks or behind his ears; if I stop, he'll keep his eyes closed and stay still for a few seconds in hopes that I'll resume again shortly. But after a while, he gets bored, makes a flying leap off the couch, and dashes to freedom.

I think I have aptly renamed Ed and Al, as Al has grown much bigger than Ed and can probably still beat him up if he so chooses, but doesn't often choose to. Ed, on the other hand, is small and crazy full of energy; while Al is curled up under the covers, Ed is scampering around the bed and sniffing at everything. On the other hand, if I drag Al out alone, he starts at all the scary noises and then stuffs himself inside my sweatshirt sleeve. This is somewhat awkward, as he refuses to come back out, so I have been walking around the apartment for the past half hour with a rat curled up by my forearm.

People! Entertain me! Or else I will just spam LJ more!

ETA: Spoilers for Demon Ororon in comments! (Most is spoiler texted out, but I got my code wrong, so mine is not.)

Comments

[oyceter]

Heeeeee. Um, yeah. I mean, I am all for glorious angst, particularly if it involves demons and angels and forbidden relationships and two people against the world, but the ending...?!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Yeah. There's glorious angst. There's tragedy. And then there's creators apparently deciding they want to see if they can write something depressing enough to make weaker-willed consumers contemplate slitting their wrists. It's just...there wasn't a payoff. If there'd been an apparent goal accomplished by the depressing ending, it'd be one thing, but...there isn't. And, by all accounts, things will just be worse...

[oyceter]

What you said! I'm all for noble self-sacrifice and stuff, but two volumes of absolutely gratuitous violence coupled with incoherent plotting is really not it.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

What really bugged me was (1)That Chiaki's story was completely lost in the killing. Early on, it seemed like it would explore the politics of Heaven and Hell, and what it meant to be the child of an angel and a human. It touches on that, but forgets it pretty quickly. (2) As far as I can tell, everyone is going to be much worse off without Ororon there. His siblings maybe be more interested in ruling than Ororon, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be better at it. (3) WHAT HAPPENED TO CHIAKI? We end with everyone she knows but Othello dead, and her surrounded by enemies. AT LEAST END WITH HER BEING SAFE!!!! (I tell myself that Othello took care of her after, but...) (4) Forget all that. CHIAKI CAN RAISE THE DEAD AND WIPE OUT CITIES! That alone should have required a different ending.

[oyceter]

Gah! I had complete forgotten that we don't even see Chiaki find her way to safety! But yes yes yes to what you said. I wanted so bad to know more about her and her powers and to have her do something in the latter half, even if it were to run off with Ororon, but she mostly just sits there and cries and he's out there tragically fighting and dying and etc. And I am still confused about the entire thing with Othello.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I know, wtf, Chiaki?

[oyceter]

Doh! My spoiler texting code clearly was flawed! Oh well.

But yes, wtf Chiaki?

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I think it was because Chiki doing her thing would have led to less overwhelming depression less "drama" and "tragedy."

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I think the thing with Othello is that, in the last volume, everyone who had been on Ororon's side pretty much went "Well, he doesn't want to rule Hell...might as well let them kill him."

I mean, couldn't there at least have been a 5 page epilogue of her using her powers and their ending up on the run forever? Even that would have worked!

WWWWWWHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

And now I'm scared to try out the mangaka's other works, because it sounds like the same themes (which I love) BUT I MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO TRUST HER AGAIN!

[oyceter]

Although I cannot speak for Demon Flowers, since I'm still in the middle of it, I do like Baku! And on the plus side, the story at the end is very charming and gothic and amazingly not horribly depressing and rather cute!

Asian Beat has no fantasy (and especially no angels and demons) and therefore I am nowhere near as irrationally fond of it.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I may find Baku. I will not touch Demon Flowers until assured that I will not be repeatedly kicked whilst howling for mercy in a fetal position.

[oyceter]

Hahaha! Yeah... I am probably tempting fate, but oh well.