Personally, I'm not opposed to the idea of Yuiko as Ritsuka's Fighter, I just don't see it for a couple of reasons. I think her role in the storyline will be one/is one of integrating Ritsuka back into humanity. She's Ritsuka's connection with the "real world" much as Soubi's his connection with the Fighter/Sacrifice subgroup. I think she does parallel Soubi in a number of ways, but that's more because they follow equivalent roles in Ritsuka's life rather than the same one. I think if Yuiko were part of the Fighter/Sacrifice world, she would have been inducted into it as a younger age--we know that Fighters go to the school at a younger age than Sacrifices do, so I'd think she would have started learning that role a few years earlier.
Well, the main problem I have with Yuiko possibly being Ritsuka's fighter in the end is that there's that whole "ominous character death hint" from the mangaka's interview.
I really don't want anybody to die, unless it's maybe Seimei *is evil* but I definitely don't want Soubi or Ritsuka to.
I like your points. That she balances Soubi in a way and brings Ritsuka into a more human whole self. I think you may be right. *is happy*
And I didn't think you were confrontational. I'm glad you said what you thought.
lol I'm not a huge fan of Yuiko at all, actually. Characters like her (of which there are an abudance of in manga/anime) tend to annoy me, though Yuiko has gained a bit of depth recently. Still, all those emotions and dramatics wear me out...
I'm with you in that I like to look at things from all sorts of angles. You should see the ntoes I've dedicated to Loveless. If I spent half this much time on my own work, I'd have much more accomplished. But where's the fun in that? Anyway, analyzing stories is just another of my hobbies, I guess. And this manga is absolutely fascinating.
I don't think Ritsuka's particularly pure. He's both innocent and jaded, naive and world-wise. It's an interesting blend, especially in someone so young. There are times when Ritsuka is the most mature character of all. Then there are those times when he's acting just like a 12 year old boy--especially one with a bit of a "crush" who doesn't know what to do with those feelings. I especially love those awkward moments between him and Soubi. XD
I tend to agree with teka on this. I think Yuiko is there to act as a balancing factor in Ritsuka's life, to give him something besides the Fighter/Sacrifice world, sorta like Kio does for Soubi, as much as Soubi will allow him to, anyway. That episode in the anime where they go to Yokohama is a perfect example. I actually really liked how they developed that in the anime. I love the ending when they're all praying in the temple, that's such a beautiful scene (and everyone looks so sexy!), and Ritsuka's comment, about how he loves everyone, is so genuine and such a revalation for him. He comes full circle, from the beginning of the anime when he's sitting there going... suki... suki... and he can't understand what it is, or why people say it, especially to him. By the end of the Yokohama episode, he comes to a whole new understanding, which is SO GOOD for him
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I really really would just die and cry and weep and wail if it was anyone ever than Soubi. It just has to be him. For both their sakes. I was just thinking about what would make them both really stable.You know, at this point in the story, I don't think it can happen any other way--Ritsuka and Soubi are meant to be together, and they've chosen to be together. Ritsuka doesn't care much for the rules of the F/S world anyway, and Soubi's been defying them for the whole of the manga, so
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It would absolutely kill Soubi to lose Ritsuka, no doubt about it. Though maybe by the end of the series he'll be in a place where he can grieve and move on, rather than literally or metaphorically jump in the grave with Ritsuka.
But damn, I really hope that doesn't happen! I so want to see Ritsuka and Soubi happy together, in whatever way works best for them.
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I really don't want anybody to die, unless it's maybe Seimei *is evil* but I definitely don't want Soubi or Ritsuka to.
I like your points. That she balances Soubi in a way and brings Ritsuka into a more human whole self. I think you may be right. *is happy*
And I didn't think you were confrontational. I'm glad you said what you thought.
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Um. I'm not a big fan of Yuiko being Ritsuka's fighter but I did want to document that I can definitely see why that's a theory.
Me I'm as shippy as they come. It's all Ritsuka/Soubi for me.
I read the interview and how she's pure but I wasn't sure how that applied anywhere else. Techinically, Ritsuka ispure too
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I'm with you in that I like to look at things from all sorts of angles. You should see the ntoes I've dedicated to Loveless. If I spent half this much time on my own work, I'd have much more accomplished. But where's the fun in that? Anyway, analyzing stories is just another of my hobbies, I guess. And this manga is absolutely fascinating.
I don't think Ritsuka's particularly pure. He's both innocent and jaded, naive and world-wise. It's an interesting blend, especially in someone so young. There are times when Ritsuka is the most mature character of all. Then there are those times when he's acting just like a 12 year old boy--especially one with a bit of a "crush" who doesn't know what to do with those feelings. I especially love those awkward moments between him and Soubi. XD
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But, when I said technically, I meant in a virginal sense. ;)
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But damn, I really hope that doesn't happen! I so want to see Ritsuka and Soubi happy together, in whatever way works best for them.
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