Souvenirs Mori – The Latin phrase, meaning “remember you have to die” – is kind of like how Hajime Kudo has to see the Kujirai A embodied in his late lover’s life. He spends every day in her company no she. Over countless months, he was troubled by his own sorrow and his inability to move forward, resurrecting an endless summer of recursion, primarily interacting with those who are nothing but characters that are aroused in his memory. No one has ever really understood her except Reiko Kujirai. Apart from the most superficial visual aspect, she is completely her own person, rather than unnecessary specific science fiction technology, but makes Kujirai A’s presence unique. Whatever it is (and ultimately, that doesn’t matter to the story), the universal Terra can only do a lot to copy Reiko, thus allowing her to fill the gap in her personality. Because at least the moment of influence outside, Yaomay entered a life of aura, so she has always been her own person and has been striding hard to become “her absolute self”. Perhaps that’s what saved her, as the whole city collapsed around her, the universal clay itself disappeared from survival, leaving only a reassuring soul, and fortunately, her small fishing ground, successful, intact.
It turns out that goldfish is more important to the plot than nodding to the relapsed hockey dragon-the ox-lo sub-motif. Kujirai B never retained animals, so when Reiko picked up the pet, it was part of her disagreement with her ex. Fans speculated that the fish briefly stated the name “Reko-pon” in the previous episode, where we can confirm that the fish has a feeling, and its effect is a bit like the Spirit Guide made by Reiko’s universal Terra. It’s a little strange to see her stumble upon the collapse of her city, dystopian wreckage, as random people on the street burn nothingness and floating fish on her shoulders.
Kowloon Universal RomanceThe background has always been the highlight of the show, and seeing the beautiful, closely depicted streets fall to devastating is a heartbreaking but heartbreaking experience. Although the show’s character animation quality has caused a nose in the past few episodes, the complex reference background and sense of place have been perfect. We can almost share Kujirai B’s overwhelming despair of destroying her beloved house, but this massacre is perhaps what Kudo needs to free himself from self-inflicted self-deception and the aura from her imprisonment.
Throughout the season, in a performance full of mysteries (mostly – most satisfyingly solved), the most enduring mystery is Kujilai himself. We never were able to get her ideas, we see her as a dark reflection of Kujirai A, because they are almost polar opposites. The woman Hajime Kudo fell in love with was more obsessed with Kowloon, or even more afraid of life without it. His unexpected marriage proposal tossed her a cycle on August 30 the day before her death. This is a woman who admits to being a coward who hates change and falls into several crises that may make her life change. Shibinama Drug Drugs recalls that the glimpse we see is a woman whose attitude toward the future is paradoxical at best, choosing to believe her life outcomes purely, and therefore dangerous overdose. Like Kudo, we don’t prefer the exact motive that led to her death, and she even seems to confirm whether she accepted his advice. No wonder he is so broken. He thinks he pushes her to end her life.
I don’t think Kujirai B is sympathetic because her treatment of Kudo is ultimately cold. Playing with her own life means she wreaked havoc on him. Again, this experience doesn’t avoid the way he treats Kujirai A, like the puppet he wants to make his tune dance. They are both very mean people in their own way. Both are deeply emotionally damaged, and the resulting actions affect others in a catastrophic way. However, Kujirai A encourages Kuda to seek solutions alone, while she bravely seeks her future, no matter his choice.
The sad truth is that while this adaptability is usually great, it is still very rushed, especially to conclude here. In the ideal world, this was originally 26 episodes, twiceCOUR Showcase, fully adapted to the entire comic. The manga continues to run, although apparently even recent Japanese chapters contain story elements introduced in this episode. From the beginning, the producers suggested that the anime would have a definite ending, and I don’t think we’re more certain than what we have here. Author Mayuzuki seems to share her character’s ARC plan with the screenwriter, and while some details may differ between the anime and the manga, the content presented here seems to be subjectively affluent and appropriate. Apart from the ultimately irrelevant mechanism, i.e. how general pylon/zirconia/generic drugs work, most combustion questions are answered and most relationships are resolved. Gwen and Miyuki don’t have a lot of screen time here, but most importantly, we see them together and even witness the ordinary Terra, recreating some of Miyuki’s childhood memories. They hope to develop from the story to private happiness somewhere off-screen. Even Yulong no longer needs to worry about his friends.
Yaomay and Xiaohei wandered who knew how long it was outside the ruins of the Second Kowloon, waiting for their beloved Reko-pon. One of the most verified moments of the ending was that Yaomay had a too high party with her best friend. I will say it again, Yaomay is the best gal of all anime and manga. Everyone needs Yaomay for a lifetime! It seems like her emotional trauma associated with her mother has been resolved off-screen, which is a shame, but I can understand why this is not part of the simplified central plot. I wonder if she and Xiaohai are official items? I will wait for the final comic chapter translated in Hope.
The endings listed are a beautiful touch that shows Reiki in her new job as a travel agency. I hope this means she can realize her dream of traveling the world. I’m also happy that she’s still Yaomay’s best friend, although I’m not so happy that Kudo, who was absent before, ate her lemon chicken. Thankfully, his relationship with Reiki is vague. They are not together yet, hoping that the soul will move forward and find others who see her as the absolute self, rather than a flawed reflection of the dead woman.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this respect and sometimes inspired adaptation. Despite the eager pace, variable animation quality and a lot of content cuts keep it away from the definite version of the story, I’m glad it exists. Like its ancestors, the anime description of Kowloon makes me nostalgic about is a place I have never been, a place I will never be able to access. It’s also a profound warning to let nostalgia rule your life. If anything, the anime repulsive reinterpretation of the final episodes and their comic chapters only excites me even more, eventually reading the true ending of these characters’ stories. If the anime has reminded more potential readers Jun MayuzukiIn my case, it was excellent original work and then the job was done. As Kudo said at one point before she burst into tears: “I can’t make one.” Not every comic will be like Iron Alchemistits two independent, equally excellent, although very different in adaptability. I can dream, can’t I?
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