Kobato Drops 21 a and 21 b

CLAMP never fails to impress me with their art.

It seems like FOREVER since I last blogged about Kobato. The anime is over and the manga comes out like once every 45 days. I am having serious withdrawals here people.

But this moth there is happiness to blog about. XD Spoiler alert!!!...I think this CLAMP story will end happily. Some very important plot related stuff has been revealed and it has made me happy. Rejoice at the happy because things will inevitably get really, really sad before we reach the actual happy.

But for now....WOOT! Prepare for screenies and Kobato acting like a nut. Not that I need to warn for that....

Aw crap! I accidentally showed feelings!

Drop 21A starts off with Fujimoto pretending he has feelings. Which is lovely, I want him to have feelings. He is worried about if Kobato is coming to the nursery today and if she is still sad. Sayaka teases Fujimoto a little about being a human being with real feelings so he runs outside where he can pretend he is a bad boy who is too tough to care. But Sayaka knows the truth and muses that Kobato has changed her life too.

Kobato should have her own comedy act.

But Fujimoto LIED. He was really going back to his apartment which is next to Kobato’s apartment. XD He tries to convince himself that he is not making a special trip but it’s too late to deny it now Fujimoto! Not that it matters as Kobato and her spazzy self comes walking up the pathway.

This page is so pretty yet makes me feel so very sad.

After Kobato’s spaz attack Fujimoto asks if she is okay. Kobato lies and says that she is but we all know deep down she isn’t. I think that Kobato lying is a pretty good sign that she is human (in case there was any doubts). Most CLAMP heroines are incapable of lying except when it comes from talking about their feelings and Kobato is no exception. But the special part of Kobato is that she truly believes she is covering up what happened last night.

Kobato's spaz is contagious.

Fujimoto is a kind person and tries to not call out Kobato on her lying. That and he might have already used up all his caring for the day. But then he surprises us again by asking how the cakes were that he left for Kobato the night before. Kobato says they were lovely and she lets it slip that she didn’t eat any. Instead of pressing the issue (WHY CAN’T YOU EAT) Fujimoto has a REALLY cute attack and wanted to know which cake Kobato liked the most. Probably so he could buy them for her again. That…was cute Fujimoto. I shall hug you and squeeze you and forgot about 84 percent of the crappy things you have done thus far. When called out on his niceness Fujimoto runs to clean without a broom. Awesome.

All these girls putting other people first makes me RARW!

While going to fetch the brooms Fujimoto notices Sayaka talking on the phone looking really upset. Kobato notices Fujimoto noticing all that and almost has a sad moment. But then she decides to smile. It is a very sad smile but a smile none the less. She wants to heal Fujimoto because she wants him to smile. This is CLAMP’s way of saying Kobato loves Fujimoto. But it takes a strong person to want to make another person happy when they are in love with someone else. Not that Fujimoto is in love with Sayaka but that is what Kobato thinks.

Pay no attention to the suspicious man in plain sight!

Drop 21b starts off with Okiura’s thug coming to pay Kobato a visit. I had to stop and think who this punk was because it has been like a year since we readers last saw him. Thanks CLAMP for your timely updates. This is me not going crazy.

Biggest question marks ever!

But Mr. Thugy (maybe he has a name but names are not important!) has come to visit with Kobato. Even though she keeps having spaz attacks he manages to thank her for saving him that day. He is a bit confused on why Kobato would do such a thing for him after the way he has treated her but Kobato turns on the charm and he realizes that she is just a sweet girl.

This will probably not end well....

Kobato surprises him again when she asks to see Okiura. The dude had some sense of honor when he said he needed to repay his debt to her and she wastes her wish on Okiura. Okay maybe waste is a bit of strong language but you know. It was the obvious answer because Kobato is too nice for words. But we also know she is going to be hurt by this process which makes us sad.

I want Ioryogi to love me!!!!!!!!!

Elsewhere in the land of Kobato Ginsei is having a fit. He is losing his damn mind because Kobato has fallen in love with Fujimoto. Ginsei isn’t worried about Kobato falling in love with the wrong man though. No his reasons are a little more…selfish than that. If Kobato decides to stay on Earth (this Earth/universe whatever) then Ioryogi can’t fulfill his promise with God and all those punished will remain in animal form. I think I would be a little pissed too….

I seriously was not expecting this....but thank God the angel and Kobato are two separate people.

Then Mr. Bear decides to open up a can of WTF on us readers. But a good WTF since most of us were really, really worried about a potential Ioryogi/Kobato/Fujimoto love triangle. I didn’t want either man to be hurt so even though this might be slightly confusing CLAMP has saved the manga and we are probably going to have a happy ending now. Rejoice!!!

Power up the angel battery!

I was slightly confused when I first read this chapter but after rereading it I now understand. Before I thought that the angel’s soul was in control of Kobato so we really have never seen the real Kobato. But now I read it as Kobato is kept alive by the angel’s soul, like energy. That makes me happy in a sense. I want Kobato to love Fujimoto so it works out that both she and Ioryogi will be happy. You know…if no one dies and all.

I want to see his face!!!!

Mr. Bear then explains that when his angel love put her soul in Kobato that is when Ioryogi went to God and asked to save them both. Now I am sure at the time Ioryogi was only concerned about his angel love. Which I am fine with. I do not think someone who is willing to break out a war is capable of caring about some random human girl he accidentally cared about. I get that Ioryogi was an uncaring person and only wanted to protect what was his at the time.

Everyone is up and having feelings in this chapter!

But God always has a plan. His punishments exist to help those who are being “punished”. He sent Ioryogi to guide and watch over Kobato as she filled her bottle up. Over time he has learned to love Kobato for who she is. Now Ioryogi cares about both girls disappearing and that is why he is all pensive and moody lately. Ioryogi has changed for the better. He is still a hot head but deep down this punishment has changed him. That means he will be a better lover to the angel once he gets her. You know he will!

No news on what the bottle does. In the anime once the bottle was filled it was able to send Kobato to where she wanted to go. That ended up being by Fujimoto’s side but since he had been reincarnated it really just helped ensure both would be together in the future. The bottle may be used the same way now but since the manga has gone into more detail about Ioryogi’s involvement in Kobato’s death the bottle might be something else. Doubt it but that is a possibility.

We all knew that the manga was going to give us a more concrete ending than the anime. The anime ended well enough for me but now I will be more satisfied now that Ioryogi will get a girl too and things will make more sense. I am surprised that we are got an explanation before the actual ending but that might be better for us. Then we can focus on Fujimoto handling the shock now that we know the truth.

These chapters were really eye opening. Really makes me wish that Kobato came out more than once a month. I want my happy ending and I want it now!!!!