And of course, to maintain the "tweaking the tropes" element, Mary almost has to be disliked by most of the canon crew and find herself shuffled off to the side if she doesn't side with the villains to get out of the universe she's in.
While she may be named Mary Sue... *is bethwapped* ... She's at best an Annoying New Character. For example: her Azumanga Dai-Oh! "stride" would have her be the Foreigner that Yukari-sensei shows off her English on, and dealing with Kimura-sensei while he has Kaorin in his home room. Thus, never REALLY being exposed to the main girls, just hearing about their antics.
Hmm. Dark prankster of the "everything ultimately works out for the best but you wanna strangle her along the way" type?
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
While she may be named Mary Sue... *is bethwapped* ... She's at best an Annoying New Character. For example: her Azumanga Dai-Oh! "stride" would have her be the Foreigner that Yukari-sensei shows off her English on, and dealing with Kimura-sensei while he has Kaorin in his home room. Thus, never REALLY being exposed to the main girls, just hearing about their antics.
Hmm. Dark prankster of the "everything ultimately works out for the best but you wanna strangle her along the way" type?
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll