Comments on: sola - 13 http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/ an otaku fan of all things moé Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Adun http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5196 Adun Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:30:46 +0000 http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5196 That's a rather interesting comparison to Sakai Yuuji. Although with Yorito's attitude, I think it was more due to his wish for his sister to be happy, and for her to get over the loss of the real Yorito. His thinking of having return to paper wasn't just his alone, but Matsuri's as well since she wished to return everything to how it was, despite knowing that she and Yorito would not be alive. In the end I still can't see Aono, Matsuri, and Yorito living together peacefully as the loss of both Yorito and Matsuri is what made Aono realise how much the two have given to her so she can walk under the sun again. In a way, by losing something precious, she gains something else, such as appreciation for what they had done for her. Really they could go either way with the DVD episodes. Heck we might even see a Mana and Koyori with their sisterly love. Only time will tell. That’s a rather interesting comparison to Sakai Yuuji. Although with Yorito’s attitude, I think it was more due to his wish for his sister to be happy, and for her to get over the loss of the real Yorito. His thinking of having return to paper wasn’t just his alone, but Matsuri’s as well since she wished to return everything to how it was, despite knowing that she and Yorito would not be alive. In the end I still can’t see Aono, Matsuri, and Yorito living together peacefully as the loss of both Yorito and Matsuri is what made Aono realise how much the two have given to her so she can walk under the sun again. In a way, by losing something precious, she gains something else, such as appreciation for what they had done for her.

Really they could go either way with the DVD episodes. Heck we might even see a Mana and Koyori with their sisterly love. Only time will tell.

]]> By: suguru http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5175 suguru Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:53:01 +0000 http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5175 I finally just got around to watching the last episode--overall, I still loved watching Sola, although a few things in the ending bothered me, especially Yorito's attitude. "I'm a fake, so go ahead and kill me?" If tomorrow someone told you that you were paper-based instead of carbon-based, I don't doubt it'd be a shock, but my first reaction wouldn't be to think "well, since I'm not the original, I guess I should just die." Probably because I just watched Shakugan no Shana it's hard not to compare Yorito's reaction to Sakai Yuuji's--Yuuji's also a "fake" replacement for his real self who died, but instead of folding in the face of that fact Yuuji is determined to live on. Because he has the same thoughts as the original, he *is* Sakai Yuuji, regardless of his nature. If Aono had just been able to accept her little brother might like another girl someday and Yorito had been better able to accept his nature, this could have ended much differently, with Aono, Matsuri, and paper-Yorito all able to be together forever (albeit not able to go for walks in the sun together, but that seems like a small price to pay.) The action sequences were perfect the last couple episodes though, and there were a lot of really good moments in the series as a whole. I'm looking forward to the DVD-only eps too, although I wonder what they'll be...will it be focused on the past like Air in Summer? Or a service-oriented onsen episode or something? I guess it'll be a while before we find out... I finally just got around to watching the last episode–overall, I still loved watching Sola, although a few things in the ending bothered me, especially Yorito’s attitude. “I’m a fake, so go ahead and kill me?” If tomorrow someone told you that you were paper-based instead of carbon-based, I don’t doubt it’d be a shock, but my first reaction wouldn’t be to think “well, since I’m not the original, I guess I should just die.” Probably because I just watched Shakugan no Shana it’s hard not to compare Yorito’s reaction to Sakai Yuuji’s–Yuuji’s also a “fake” replacement for his real self who died, but instead of folding in the face of that fact Yuuji is determined to live on. Because he has the same thoughts as the original, he *is* Sakai Yuuji, regardless of his nature.

If Aono had just been able to accept her little brother might like another girl someday and Yorito had been better able to accept his nature, this could have ended much differently, with Aono, Matsuri, and paper-Yorito all able to be together forever (albeit not able to go for walks in the sun together, but that seems like a small price to pay.)

The action sequences were perfect the last couple episodes though, and there were a lot of really good moments in the series as a whole. I’m looking forward to the DVD-only eps too, although I wonder what they’ll be…will it be focused on the past like Air in Summer? Or a service-oriented onsen episode or something? I guess it’ll be a while before we find out…

]]> By: Shirukii http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5134 Shirukii Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:34:04 +0000 http://www.moemoerabu.net/2007/07/01/sola-13/#comment-5134 >> I knew Mana had liked the time she spent with Yorito, but to inherit his obsession with the sky is creepy Hmm, it didn't seem like she inherited Dorito-kun's obsession with the sky, rather she kept visiting the places where they spent a lot of time together. The photoshoot of the sunrise at the end was probably suggested by Aono, Dorito-kun never did get to take that picture, my guess is that she wanted to do it as a tribute to him. I totally agree on your point about Aono changing though, I like the happier Aono, but to think that she'd be able to recover and move on after only a year while Sea is still crying like a baby is a little too fast to change one's entire personality. >> I knew Mana had liked the time she spent with Yorito, but to inherit his obsession with the sky is creepy

Hmm, it didn’t seem like she inherited Dorito-kun’s obsession with the sky, rather she kept visiting the places where they spent a lot of time together. The photoshoot of the sunrise at the end was probably suggested by Aono, Dorito-kun never did get to take that picture, my guess is that she wanted to do it as a tribute to him.

I totally agree on your point about Aono changing though, I like the happier Aono, but to think that she’d be able to recover and move on after only a year while Sea is still crying like a baby is a little too fast to change one’s entire personality.

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