Ok, before I say anything else - this is awesome. So awesome, that I saved the page and converted it for my kindle - so I could read it on the way into work when I ran out of time yesterday morning.
Next - questions. I'm not seriously into Japanese or magichick culture so some of this stuff that may be obvious to others may have passed me by. So apologies in advance if the requests for clarifications are stupid. Going backwards through the episodes for stuff that confused me:
Ep3
This part seems to be missing bits? 'Rather than a more conventional' And I don't quite get the 'thought a bit more about 30cm from the hilt'. Was it meant to be something about drawing the blade out a little way to check it? Or is it a Japanese culture reference I've missed?
Ep2
If I'm reading it right, WHO her father IS, is not seeming to really register for Tsukusa?
Ep1
Earlier in the ep it was made clear that Yoko knew nothing about who her mother is aside from the stuff she got from occasional fatherly comments. Reiji's comments about the mother render down into 'Your mother had a Sunny personality' - which btw was a completely awesome foreshadowing. Maybe she extrapolated it from the boss zombie's comments - but it seems a stretch at least to me. Or am I missing a Japanese culture reference again?
Basically, the difference between the Crow's statement versus the Rabbit in Ep2 stating it for the record and the Snake's long explanation is kinda jarring for me.
Whole story:
Very, good, please continue!
K
Next - questions. I'm not seriously into Japanese or magichick culture so some of this stuff that may be obvious to others may have passed me by. So apologies in advance if the requests for clarifications are stupid. Going backwards through the episodes for stuff that confused me:
Ep3
Quote:Outside the door there was a shuffle and a thump, then another long moment of silence, broken at last by the first of a series of wretched sobs.Um, so if I'm reading that right, the ZOMBIE overheard what the characters were discussing and got scared? So, the zombies here have capacity for rational thought and emotion?
Quote: rather a more conventional blade.
And then she thought a little more about thirty centimeters from the hilt, and blinked
This part seems to be missing bits? 'Rather than a more conventional' And I don't quite get the 'thought a bit more about 30cm from the hilt'. Was it meant to be something about drawing the blade out a little way to check it? Or is it a Japanese culture reference I've missed?
Ep2
If I'm reading it right, WHO her father IS, is not seeming to really register for Tsukusa?
Ep1
Quote:“At the recitation of your name and lineage of the first orderHow does that translate into 'Oh - my mother who I know nothing about is the Goddess of the sun'?
Earlier in the ep it was made clear that Yoko knew nothing about who her mother is aside from the stuff she got from occasional fatherly comments. Reiji's comments about the mother render down into 'Your mother had a Sunny personality' - which btw was a completely awesome foreshadowing. Maybe she extrapolated it from the boss zombie's comments - but it seems a stretch at least to me. Or am I missing a Japanese culture reference again?
Basically, the difference between the Crow's statement versus the Rabbit in Ep2 stating it for the record and the Snake's long explanation is kinda jarring for me.
Whole story:
- Their choice of MMPORG handles seem to indicate that although only Izuna 'knows' about their parentage, all of them are aware of it on sub-concious level?
- I really like that the superpowers have realistic effects on the world around them - major damage, nausea, outfit destruction etc. It makes the whole scenario seems much more grounded somehow.
- Using lineage recitations, makes a million times more sense to me than cutesy magic phrases. That's a Win!
- Where are the other countries in all of this? Are they having their own issues? Does this mean we will see Scions of other Pantheons eventually?
Very, good, please continue!
K