Kotori’s Chance?
Newtype December has spoilers for D.C.S.S. up to episode 23. Episode 20 to 22 are basically about Aisia and Sakura (one entire month worth of things I don’t care for). However, it seems that Kotori finally gets back into the race in episode 23. Woohoo!
沈黙の夏
これまでことりや美春たちは、純一と音夢の恋人としての関係を祝福し、応援しようとしてきた。しかし、彼女たちの気持ちに、少しずつ変化が現れる。
Quick and crappy translation.
Silent Summer
Kotori, Miharu and the others have been giving their blessings and support to Jun’ichi and Nemu’s relationship as lovers. However, changes are slowly taking place in the hearts of these girls.
Sounds like the story climax that I’ve been talking about. Now there are only two paths left for the producers: follow the predictable ending used by the first season, thus disappointing Kotori fanboys like me for the second time, and risk having your little studio burned down to the ground, or go with Kotori and be able to sleep without having to worry for your lives.
Bah, it’s hopeless. Looks like I have to start saving up for a plane ticket and a copy of the Anarchist Guidebook…
November 12th, 2005 at 4:12 am
evil man, pure evil.. getting my hopes up like this!
November 12th, 2005 at 11:11 am
There’s still hope… there’s still hope… ;_;
November 12th, 2005 at 3:52 pm
Sometimes, I just feel like sitting through (at the cost of a few million brain cells) Da Crapo, just to get what you’re all saying.
November 12th, 2005 at 4:14 pm
Pffft. Heathens are not welcome. D:
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Random Curiosity » Blog Archive » Da Capo Second Season - 20November 13th, 2005 at 7:24 am
[...] The animation and music (especially the BGM in the final scene) for this series has been getting progressively better in the past few episodes. In terms of the plot, not a whole lot happened this episode, but Kotori and Aisia did get plenty of screen time (Rasmiel noted that the director has said that story is supposed to be about them) and a lot was said. Kotori’s views really haven’t changed much, and Aisia is still bent on making everyone happy. I’m getting to the point where I feel like Aisia’s ends-justify-the-means kind of mentality is very misplaced. It’s becoming more and more apparent that if Aisia tries to uses magic and revives the tree, it’ll just make things worse, be it in the act itself or in the aftermath. But based on some of the titles that we have coming up in the next few weeks, I’m inclined to think that Aisia will succeed (in some way), and that this is where the plot is taking us. That being said, I’m not entirely sure how this spoiler fits into things, if Aisia does indeed revive the old sakura tree. Maybe it’ll start changing how the girls feel about Junichi (i.e. make them start fighting over him)? That seems a bit unlikely… And of course, there’s still the Sakura factor. As it stands, she probably won’t be too happy with Aisia after she warned Aisia that magic is dangerous. Next week’s episode’s focus should definitely be on those two, especially considering the title. All I can say for certain is that I really want to see how this story ends, though not necessarily everything in between. [...]
November 13th, 2005 at 7:58 am
I do believe that kotori will win, because all the second season the relationship between jun’ichi and nemu seems so platonic, no kisses no hugs etc.
If kotori doesn’t win, i will join you to japan with a tank of gas and a lighter!
November 14th, 2005 at 11:45 am
I hope kotori wins,after all incest = bad (even though they arent blood related but rather they are still siblings by the law ,if u know what i mean).
Kotori rules!I’ll help u burn the studio in japan if she doesnt win lol. plus her songs are nice in the original Da Capo
November 14th, 2005 at 2:40 pm
incest = bad? never! (well, only in real life when there are consequences to inbreeding and whatnot) besides, as you yourself pointed out, they’re not *real* siblings (yeah they can’t legally marry, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be happy without being officially married
nemu winning might be predictable, but it’s predictable because its what naturally follows. this isn’t a horror/suspense anime, there need not be twists and surprise endings. kotori maturing beyond her fixation on the first boy she was ever able to open up to is a better ending than some act of god splitting up nemu and junichi and sticking kotori with them
November 14th, 2005 at 7:12 pm
Let’s not talk about incest then. From an economical (and survival) point of view, the creator stands to please more fans (more pleased fans = more people buy game = more merchandize-ing = no burned-down studio) with a Kotori ending. D: A lot of people (like me) *hate* Nemu, but hardly anyone really hates Kotori.
November 15th, 2005 at 4:01 am
it doesn’t matter for me that they aren’t “real” siblings, they grew up as brother and sister! They should have looked out and protected each eather.
Since when did jun’ichi/nemu decided that they love their brother/sister.
What message is that for their children, that you can love your brother/sister!
November 15th, 2005 at 9:14 am
YAH!! LETS HOPE FOR A GOOD ENDING WITH KOTORI AND JYUNCHI =0. and ill join the tank gaz too haha. whatever. i dunno what to say anyway. i know kotori stills have a chance ;D
November 15th, 2005 at 7:10 pm
man, i hope kotori wins this one out. here’s to hoping nemu gets run over by a mack truck.
November 17th, 2005 at 7:23 am
Episode 24′s name is “Oath”.
I dunno if it’s this, but…
…if the declaration of war coming from the DCSG manga happens SO late in the series and somehow gets magically resolved within 25 and 26…I’m honestly going to lol.
That said…Kotori ending up with that idiot, not necessary, as long as she gets over her crush and is happy that’s fine. But there’s the whole fact that I’m such a Nemu hater that, even if it wasn’t well done, a non-Nemu ending would make up for the other stuff I disliked in this series. ^^
November 17th, 2005 at 11:16 pm
i don’t think that jun’ichi will magicaly fall in love with kotori, will be a cheap ending.
And for kotori moving on with her life and being happy, that ending sucks big time, because it will still feel like she(we) lost.
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Ramblings of DarkMirage - Anime, Games, J-Pop and Whatever Else » Blog Archive » D.C.S.S. Episode 21November 20th, 2005 at 11:23 pm
[...] On the other hand, it seems very likely based on the preview for episode 22 and the Newtype spoilers for 23 that the revival of the sakura tree itself may be the thing that will cause Kotori to come back into the game. It which case it could be a killer blow to Kotori’s chance, because the only plot device that is supposed to bring her back into the race is also going to marginalize her for the grand finale between Aisia, Sakura, Nemu and Jun’ichi. [...]
November 28th, 2005 at 9:32 pm
I can’t see this deal ending in just 4 more episodes. I just can’t. Hope producers have some OVAs in mind, cause rushing to end a super-duper-complicated plot in 4 eps brings disappointment to my mind.