"Despite appearances, we're really men on the edge of survival."
I picked up Saiyuki Reload volume 8 yesterday. I find that I retain plot points a lot better reading a book with translations in the balloons instead of waiting for my dial-up to load scanned pages with translations on the side. ( spoilers )
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I'm also amused that Sanzo's bloodlust for Nii is strong enough to be sensed at a distance.
It's so logical! And yet a little surprising, still.
Gojyo and Goku fighting with brooms and mops like kids is still funny, though, as are their swings between collusion and trying to kick each other's asses.
Further thoughts:
Do Doku and Yaone manifest their weapons? And they're specifically called 'demonic' so maybe it's something youkai can craft, and the humans just want to keep them under wraps? Like Inuyasha's daddy's tooth/sword.
And I'm wondering if there's something about reflections and light going on with the moon symbolism-- the 'keep reaching for the light' keeps coming up. Maybe as close as mortals can get is the reflected light of the sun.
Between their interactions and Doku's occasional teasing of Kougaji, I think we get a good glimpse of Big Brothering with the Shas.
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I noticed that they were called demonic. Maybe some higher class youkai do manifest their own weapons but Goku isn't a regular youkai (more something born directly from the earth) and Gojyo is a halfbreed so they wouldn't have them on their own? Hmm.
It gives some ideas, but I believe that Doku is much more deferential to Kou for being his liege, even if he does tease.
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Well, yeah. I think the fact that he does it at all says something, though!
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*snicker*
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