*lol* Yeah, I love meeting new people too; sharing comments and the like. So, your welcome for the "tickles...in ways I cannot begin to explain" and thank you for providing me with some as well. *^.^*
I just want to say that I am very open-minded and possess an insane imagination that likes to do crazy things with characters, Canon be damned/revered. I'm not easily convinced, but I am easily amused, so I'm open to a lot; especially if the author can convince me that his/her story is plausible. I enjoy it more that way (this is true for both published works and fanfiction). Also, I am an avid Tooru lover. I suppose it could be the "the glass is teeming with the waters of life, love, and happiness *insert shoujo bubbles*" about her. She loves and feels so deeply and openly; her memories are so important to her and she'd go to great lengths, without hesitation, for anyone she cared about. I just want so much for the character who's had so much _shit_ happen to her, but still manages not to become an angry, bitter, quitter on life, to be happy. To have loving friends, loyal and strong and _there_. I want her to find love.
The Souma's are much the same in my eyes. I want them to be happy. All of them. Akito too. I just think it's going to take _more_. Like we've said, in my opinion, from my perspective, a lot felt rushed. Maybe Takaya-sensei disagrees, maybe it's laid out exactly as she wanted it to be, but I feel some things could have taken more time to lay out, set up, and take effect. The resolution of Y/T/K for example. Akito's seeming redemption. Shigure's being replaced by a pod-person. You know, stuff. *^.~*
I'm so snarky...*>.<*
Yuki/Machi: I don't not like them; I don't love them, or care for them too much though. Maybe when I actually have the manga in front of me I'll change my mind. Regardless, I agree with the notion that: "Takaya-sensei could have done *more* to make them a believable couple and to make Machi less of a consolation prize for Yuki." I remember when chapters with Machi first came out, people actually said "Look! A Tooru-look-a-like-who-is-now-going-to-replace-her for a few chapters." This is not who she is, but it's hard to shake off such a feeling when you wonder if maybe the chronic "lets have everyone paired off" syndrome helped to birth Machi.
"But I do see where it's kind of a cop out, because for so long we've gotten the impression that Yuki DOES have unresolved feelings for Tohru...the resolution felt rushed. I wish Machi had been introduced earlier, and that we'd been given time to know her and care about HER as a character...I actually have very little trouble believing most of the relationships in Furuba, but the compulsive pairing-off bothers me." <- I agree. It's all just feels rushed to me, and that's what's upsetting me the most. I've cared about Furuba, its story, its characters; I've waited patiently, impatiently, anxiously, fan-girlishly...I've cried and smiled and laughed and _felt_ and _thought_ so much with this series! I have loved and will always love this series and, like you, have enjoyed the ride, despite some of the bumpy, rushed parts. *>.<*
It's the characters, the stories, the plots within plots, the twists the connections; it's very fantastic, yes, but it's also _real_. It's important to me, and I'm not embarrassed to say so. I am a deep feeler, a deep thinker, and, as you said: "Furuba plucks at something deep inside and makes it resonate. And I think THAT is why the track towards the ending is so unsatisfying. There's none of that emotional resonance we've come to expect."
I'm looking forward to whatever's left. I've no doubt it'll bring me a whole mess of emotions to go through, but I look forward to it. Accepting that it's over is going to be tough though. It's being going on so long, it's hard to let go. *le sigh*
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Date: 2006-09-22 07:51 am (UTC)I just want to say that I am very open-minded and possess an insane imagination that likes to do crazy things with characters, Canon be damned/revered. I'm not easily convinced, but I am easily amused, so I'm open to a lot; especially if the author can convince me that his/her story is plausible. I enjoy it more that way (this is true for both published works and fanfiction). Also, I am an avid Tooru lover. I suppose it could be the "the glass is teeming with the waters of life, love, and happiness *insert shoujo bubbles*" about her. She loves and feels so deeply and openly; her memories are so important to her and she'd go to great lengths, without hesitation, for anyone she cared about. I just want so much for the character who's had so much _shit_ happen to her, but still manages not to become an angry, bitter, quitter on life, to be happy. To have loving friends, loyal and strong and _there_. I want her to find love.
The Souma's are much the same in my eyes. I want them to be happy. All of them. Akito too. I just think it's going to take _more_. Like we've said, in my opinion, from my perspective, a lot felt rushed. Maybe Takaya-sensei disagrees, maybe it's laid out exactly as she wanted it to be, but I feel some things could have taken more time to lay out, set up, and take effect. The resolution of Y/T/K for example. Akito's seeming redemption. Shigure's being replaced by a pod-person. You know, stuff. *^.~*
I'm so snarky...*>.<*
Yuki/Machi: I don't not like them; I don't love them, or care for them too much though. Maybe when I actually have the manga in front of me I'll change my mind. Regardless, I agree with the notion that: "Takaya-sensei could have done *more* to make them a believable couple and to make Machi less of a consolation prize for Yuki." I remember when chapters with Machi first came out, people actually said "Look! A Tooru-look-a-like-who-is-now-going-to-replace-her for a few chapters." This is not who she is, but it's hard to shake off such a feeling when you wonder if maybe the chronic "lets have everyone paired off" syndrome helped to birth Machi.
"But I do see where it's kind of a cop out, because for so long we've gotten the impression that Yuki DOES have unresolved feelings for Tohru...the resolution felt rushed. I wish Machi had been introduced earlier, and that we'd been given time to know her and care about HER as a character...I actually have very little trouble believing most of the relationships in Furuba, but the compulsive pairing-off bothers me." <- I agree. It's all just feels rushed to me, and that's what's upsetting me the most. I've cared about Furuba, its story, its characters; I've waited patiently, impatiently, anxiously, fan-girlishly...I've cried and smiled and laughed and _felt_ and _thought_ so much with this series! I have loved and will always love this series and, like you, have enjoyed the ride, despite some of the bumpy, rushed parts. *>.<*
It's the characters, the stories, the plots within plots, the twists the connections; it's very fantastic, yes, but it's also _real_. It's important to me, and I'm not embarrassed to say so. I am a deep feeler, a deep thinker, and, as you said: "Furuba plucks at something deep inside and makes it resonate. And I think THAT is why the track towards the ending is so unsatisfying. There's none of that emotional resonance we've come to expect."
I'm looking forward to whatever's left. I've no doubt it'll bring me a whole mess of emotions to go through, but I look forward to it. Accepting that it's over is going to be tough though. It's being going on so long, it's hard to let go. *le sigh*
Vale!
~ Monique ~