A Non-Soragumi Review OMG! -- Taiou Shijinki Ver. II
If you look back, technically the votes for Taiou II and Fifty-Fifty are tied... But if I hadn't voted in my own poll, Hoshigumi would have come out ahead. ;) So my first review is of--
Taiou Shijinki Ver. IIWith it having run twice in one year I'd think everyone knows the story by now, but here's the really short version anyway ( Read more... )
Taiou Shijinki Ver. IIWith it having run twice in one year I'd think everyone knows the story by now, but here's the really short version anyway ( Read more... )
This is why I never, ever, ever look at anything having to do with the source material for a show if I can avoid it. Not even summaries. I have been studiously looking away from Jen's "Hapsburg" posts.
Il Soo, according to Doi-chan, is supposed to be "even more evil than Hogae" in the drama...
Which is kind of hilarious, because Doi-chan sooooooooo can't do evil. As I think Secret Hunter shinko made clear. ;)
And the glares at Damduk when he gets the glowing sword
This was like my favorite part of the entire play (not counting finale). I loved her, "You are all such FOOLS," disgusted look. <3 <3
And frowny faces at Koto Marie and Hisaki Seara for being marginalized characters that could have been so much more fun
Hey, get your frowny face away from my musumeyaku! I won't have my musumeyaku frowned at for things that aren't their fault! (Also, I thought Kotokoto was awesome...)
I give it a B-?That seems fair. I probably would have said "B" and maybe a little ( ... )
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I'm really inconsistent, I guess? I didn't read anything about Coimbra beforehand, but I've been eating up Jen's Hapsburg posts... Anyway, in regards to Taiou, reading about things in advance or not still doesn't change the final product, aka musumeyaku roles that fail to be what they could.
Still, I should've said "frowny face at the concept of Kotokoto and Seara not getting enough to do", because it clearly isn't their fault. ♥
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Everyone else I know who thought the musumeyaku roles were weak had preconceptions. Having not paid any attention, I, OTOH, was all, "OMG POWERFUL SORCERESS! OMG AWESOME PALACE GUARD! OMG WEAPONSMITH! MUSUMEYAKU ROLES IN THIS SHOW ***ROCK**!"
...So I still hold that it really depends on your initial perspective on the show.
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I don't think Kiha can be called a "powerful sorceress" when she didn't use her powers for like, anything besides showing off to Damduk. Takarazuka's Kiha had the potential, but was mostly just used the whole show.
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I count the part at the end where they threaten her newly born baby and she sets the world on fire, despite having just given birth like 30 seconds before. ;)
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But but! That's the powers taking over, not her choice! ...And it doesn't matter anyway because Damduk fixes everything in five minutes. I mean, potentially good musumeyaku characters or not, you *can't* say the ending is good. >.>;;;
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I like to pretend that's not true. ;) *sticks fingers in ears*
I mean, potentially good musumeyaku characters or not, you *can't* say the ending is good.
Er... I kinda sort of like it? *hangs head* At least, I like that it's all, "Fighting isn't the answer and if I can't even make one woman happy, what right do I have to be king?" For a Takarazuka play, it's not a bad ending.
...I mean, it's TAKARAZUKA for heaven's sake. Did anyone *honestly* expect them to keep the original ending?
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I just found it really rushed because it's all "uhh-- crap-- she's going to set the world on fire-- er-- O Gods, I'll give you the artifacts, just save my girl!"-- the end.
Seeeeeeeriously going to stop now. XDDD;;;
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