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Um. Hi. Hello there. I've been a Tantei Gakuen Q fan for sometime, although I've only been following the manga. (Planning to remedy that soon, although the manga art style >> anime. Also, I heard Ryuu was a seme type in the there!?) The manga just ended a few weeks ago in my country, and I am so glad to have found this comm. This series is so woefully underpresented on the net. ^^
To make this something more than a "Hi, new person here!" post, something occurred to me after finishing the manga. The Meiousei's de-hypnotizing code word....I'm not sure what the official English translation is, but..."Orpheus, play your lyre"? This may have occurred to other people as well, since the legend is well known, but something about it strikes me as symbolic...
The best-known version of Orpheus and Eurydice is the one where he didn't know she hadn't stepped out of the underworld yet, thereby losing her through tragic accident. I've heard another version, though, where Orpheus didn't trust Hades to keep his promise, and looked back to see if it was really Eurydice following him. This strikes me as being similiar, in a way, to King Hades' situation. Kokuou Hoshihiko may be, in this case, both Hades and Eurydice. Because his most important people did not believe him, like Orpheus as Eurydice's most important person, he was consigned to the underworld for eternity. His chosen pseudonym, King Hades, is probably mainly because he's fond of the mythology, but if we want to overanalyze a bit, it could be seen as a symbol for his bitterness (Hades - king of the underworld, and my impression from the myths was that he was a pretty nice guy who was hated just because of his job) on the family line bias overtaking his other side that could possibly be redeemed somehow (Eurydice) and burying it in the underworld of his mind forever.
Looking at it this way, it's somewhat possible that King Hades chose "Orpheus, play your lyre" not only because Orpheus's music represents a certain freedom, but maybe....it's a subconscious desire inside him, to be trusted and accepted? We do see that once Ryuu accepts him as who he is, no matter what he did or what anyone thought he was like, King Hades seemed to be able to free himself from the underworld in his mind, undid everything, and embraced death/defeat. His biggest problem was somewhere halfway between having someone who believes him and having someone who accepts him with or without his bloodline (who he can also believe the acceptance of), which, alas, was somewhat lacking.
Or maybe I'm just thinking too much. >_>
To make this something more than a "Hi, new person here!" post, something occurred to me after finishing the manga. The Meiousei's de-hypnotizing code word....I'm not sure what the official English translation is, but..."Orpheus, play your lyre"? This may have occurred to other people as well, since the legend is well known, but something about it strikes me as symbolic...
The best-known version of Orpheus and Eurydice is the one where he didn't know she hadn't stepped out of the underworld yet, thereby losing her through tragic accident. I've heard another version, though, where Orpheus didn't trust Hades to keep his promise, and looked back to see if it was really Eurydice following him. This strikes me as being similiar, in a way, to King Hades' situation. Kokuou Hoshihiko may be, in this case, both Hades and Eurydice. Because his most important people did not believe him, like Orpheus as Eurydice's most important person, he was consigned to the underworld for eternity. His chosen pseudonym, King Hades, is probably mainly because he's fond of the mythology, but if we want to overanalyze a bit, it could be seen as a symbol for his bitterness (Hades - king of the underworld, and my impression from the myths was that he was a pretty nice guy who was hated just because of his job) on the family line bias overtaking his other side that could possibly be redeemed somehow (Eurydice) and burying it in the underworld of his mind forever.
Looking at it this way, it's somewhat possible that King Hades chose "Orpheus, play your lyre" not only because Orpheus's music represents a certain freedom, but maybe....it's a subconscious desire inside him, to be trusted and accepted? We do see that once Ryuu accepts him as who he is, no matter what he did or what anyone thought he was like, King Hades seemed to be able to free himself from the underworld in his mind, undid everything, and embraced death/defeat. His biggest problem was somewhere halfway between having someone who believes him and having someone who accepts him with or without his bloodline (who he can also believe the acceptance of), which, alas, was somewhat lacking.
Or maybe I'm just thinking too much. >_>