Sunday, July 11, 2010

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitte Iru Episode 14: Everyone has an emo attack!


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GO CAPTAIN PLANET!

XO Are all my shows going to be subbed late Sunday/early Monday from now on? If so my blogging schedule might change a little. I hate not having a plan; I am a super plan kind of person. I need to know this is going to happen every week and all is well in the world. I probably need to be more spontaneous when it comes to other people’s schedules though.

But this might be a good thing since I really love Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru. I wouldn’t mind blogging it earlier since it is a must anime on my list. Starting off my weekend right sounds like a positive for me.

Enough about schedules and stuff though. It is time to see everyone be miserable WOOHOO!



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Let's not tell Luka about this dream....

Episode Summary: Kanata is off in his evil Kanata land thinking about Yuki and destroying blue roses which makes him an asshole because I would love a blue rose. Yuki is still upset about Kanata and is sleeping. He is dreaming about a wonderful future going to college with Kanata and staying up all night doing each other’s hair. In the living room all the residents of the Twilight Mansion take turns talking about how sorry they feel for Yuki. Also Tsukumo is better ya’ll!!! Luka and baby Sodom dragon are watching Yuki as he cries in his sleep. Baby Sodom gets all sad for Yuki and POOF he morphs into an elementary school kid with a tail and super short shorts. Luka is unfazed by this outright craziness. But little boy Sodom seems to wake up Yuki and all is well. Only it’s not. Yuki pretends to be all better now as he helps around the mansion. Yuki is trying not to worry anyone but haha it has the opposite effect.

While Yuki is on the roof making new sparkle necklaces Hotsuma and Shuusei sit down to have a heart to heart. When asked Shuusei admits to wanting to die. He felt that he was no longer the most important person in Hotsuma’s life. Also he thinks that if he dies Hotsuma will no longer have to think about the scars he inflicted on his beautiful body. After Hotsuma shakes some sense into him he promises to never look away from him again. Also Hotsuma is accused of being in love with Yuki but the boys decide that everyone is in love with Yuki and it’s okay. It is heavily implied that Hotsuma and Shuusei then have sex but that might have happened in my mind. Yuki is finished making his charms of protectedness and Sodom questions him about why he is sad. Yuki is scared that all the time he spent with Kanata was a lie and that depresses him the most. Tsukumo (whom is magically better ya’ll) comes to get Yuki. Toko and her seriously ugly shirt of doom go to talk to Luka. She wants to talk about how Yuki loves Luka so much but Luka is convinced that Yuki hates him since he chose to be reborn as a boy. Which is FINE everyone, Luka is not having an emo attack. He is perfectly fine with Yuki being not in love with him.

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Don't hold back on my account!

Luka walks away as Tsukumo (who is totally FINE ya’ll) brings Yuki and 10 year old Sodom to Toko, the owner of the ugliest shirt ever. Toko tries to tell Yuki that he needs to love and trust Luka more. But Yuki has decided he no longer wants to have a contract with Luka so he can set him free! Luka walks up and is like too bad, you are stuck with me forever kid. Before Yuki can have an emo attack everyone in the house comes up to Yuki to tell him that THEY love him. Except Luka who just looks on and smiles. Yuki is happy now so that is all that matters. Elsewhere Takashiro is making plans for Yuki and they sound serious. Later that night Yuki has to bless Luka’s necklace while touching his sexy chest. It was going into I WANT TO KISS YOU LAND but the pair is interrupted. Yuki is asked to do Takashiro’s ceremony thing and Yuki says yes despite it not being super safe. Elsewhere we see the last pair of sexy people talking about Yuki and generally being sexy. THE END!

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This will end well....

Dear Lord. That was emo overload people! Everyone was being so sad and mopey. But since there was a lot of boy on boy touching this emoness was okay. Most of it anyway.

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I swear I am not a two timer!!!!

Let’s start with the emoness that actually accomplished something and ended with happy faces. Or in the mind of Tenchi to mind-blowing sex. It could have happened people. You just have to believe. And I always believe in the possibility of two hot boys snuggling naked in a bed together. That is my American dream.

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Cue the porn music!!!

Shuusei and Hotsuma…ah. So lovely. So full of emo tears and pent up emotions. Most that exploded all over the couch and ended up killing Shuusei’s shirt. But that’s fine. One shirt verses them “making up” is well worth it. I am glad that Hotsuma called Shuusei out on his “I want to die bullcrap”. I would be hurt too, being his partner (lover) and all. If I was the most important thing in Shuusei’s life and suddenly Shuusei wanted to die it would hurt me so much. But of course that is the survivor thinking in terms of suicide so I might be a little harsh on Shuusei. However Hotsuma…I think you are right in this situation. Manhandle him some more.

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I often feel better when the people I love disappear!

But then Shuusei wanted to die so Hotsuma didn’t have to see his scars anymore and I was all BAWWWW. Because 1) that is so Shuusei like to think only of Hotsuma and B) that plan was made of fail. You want to die so Hotsuma would not feel guilty about the scars he inflicted on you? Yeah that will work. I am sure Hotsuma won’t feel guilty at all about you being dead. Just POOF he won’t think it is his fault.

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Our lovers need a moment alone people.

SHUUSEI! You do not get to accuse Hotsuma of being in love with Hotsuma and then say oh we all love Yuki in the friendship way. No. You don’t. You need to fight for your man. And Hotsuma, don’t agree with him. Say Yeah Yuki is my…Yuki but you are my everything. But they seem to have reached an understanding that while Yuki is their Yuki they are soul mates and love each other more. Granted that wasn’t said but I felt it. Did you feel it too?

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Wait he can do that?!

SODOM IS A LITTLE BOY! XO I was told Sodom had another….transformation but I was expecting like a demon horse from hell. Or maybe some vampire bat. But a 10 year old boy wearing hot pants? No, was not expecting that. My mind was slightly blown. I think his happy self was a bit much given the serious nature of the episode but he is cute. But will he be useful in battle?

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Everything is totally okay, promise.

Yuki was allowed to be emo in this episode. I was actually expecting more tears out of his tiny head but he decided to go the LOOK AT ME everything is fine route. I think I would rather him be emo than pretend helpful. But he was too busy making new magical pendants and dreaming about his perfect life with Kanata. XO More tears next time!

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Him desiring a penis means he no longer wants mine.

Our surprise emo of the episode was Luka. XO He was probably still bummed about last episode when he was denied touching a distract Yuki last week. He probably had a lot of time to think about his sad situation when he was watching Yuki for two days. But then Toko and her ugly shirt of doom had to remind Luka of some not so happy details. Like how Yuki is a boy now and that totally must mean that he is rejecting Luka and his love. Everyone go AWWW for Luka. Also the only skin he was showing this week was his midriff so everyone go AWWWW for Tenchi.

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Secret loooooooooooooooovers!

Does Luka have a right to be worried? I only assumed that Luka had been with girl Yuki once despite how many times these people have been reincarnated. But maybe I was wrong. I don’t think I am but whatever. He was acting way too emo over a love he only had one time but he is a demon and I don’t know much about demon feelings. It is going to turn out that girl Yuki has a good reason for all of this. A reason that doesn’t include making me happy because I enjoy yaoi. No, it will be more like she wanted to protect everyone, end the cycle of being reborn, or maybe she was tired of periods. But for now Toko will make Luka feel like crap and Luka will lurk in the shadows all emo like.

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Run Sodom! Run from the ugly shirt!

Seriously Toko. Your shirt was dreadful. Burn it. Burn it now.

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Oh yeah, I exist!

Also Tsukumo I am sorry more attention wasn’t paid to you. After all your head was nearly blown off, Yuki just passed out. People should care about you more.

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Why was this interrupted???!?!

I guess my favorite part of the episode was Yuki touching on Luka. Which had to be interrupted because someone hates my soul but meh. I think it was necessary touching since Luka was denied last week. I think this ceremony is going to be serious business and he might get his memories back. Which is either going to be a very good thing for Luka or a very bad thing.

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Do we have to love Yuki too?

Looks like a lot is going to happen next week. Not so thrilled with how ugly those glasses look but the last pair o’ protectors look cute so woot for more yaoi vibes. Again Toko gets no one. But I am worried how this ceremony goes down. Will we be in store for an emo part two? XO Can my mind handle that much emoness? Let’s find out next week shall we.


16 comments:

Anonymous said...

I liked this episode and yet have gripes with it too.

Likes: character development, certain creative choices, doing a 90% favorable job on adapting one of my favorite chapters, seeing scenes I've imagined come to life.

Things that did not make me happy:

Sodom: he is training to take on the shape of a man, and gets stuck being unable to make the ears and tail right. He also wants to be able to talk to Yuki like everyone else does. He doesn't lick Yuki's tears and go poof.

EVERYONE IS CONSTANTLY EMO! What happened to the lols? The Shuusei/Hotsuma scene doesn't end on angst. It ends when Shuusei says "How long are you going to sit on me you pervert?" And chastises him for ripping all the buttons off his shirt. Then Hotsuma gets pouty face and promises to sow them back on.

But their scene was actually OK compared to L+Y's butchery. Where to begin... It became a weird blend of a romantic (and funny) scene from chapter 36, where Yuki gives Luka an amulet and says he doesn't know what his birthstone is, but gosh this is all he can do for him. Then he complains that he's not useful enough, and Luka holds his hands and tells him how much he means to him-- also there's more cuteness but I won't say it until the anime fails to show it as well -_-

Ok back to the scene.

Yuki wonders why he gets the royal treatment, and Luka says that he will always be devoted to Yuki's soul, regardless of the body, because Yuki saved him in a spiritual sense and he is eternally grateful (code for I'm still buttcrazy in love with you). The anime transfered this to the earlier scene where Yuki is telling Toko he's kind of ??? about why Luka is so into him. Less romantic as a group chat :\

Anyway, that admission leads to this:

http://i.imgur.com/TWW8F.jpg

rough and dirty translation:

[Brushes aside hair] "May I better see your face?"

[Yuki thinking]
Hair as black as the night
Silver eyes
Fangs
Clear, pale skin
[note: I like how the anime showed this by simply having Yuki notice these features.]

Every line of your face transcends common sense.

So beautiful and elegant...

It reminds me of something. I feel a fond nostalgia.

I've felt this atmosphere with you before... Luka

Do you feel it

Our...

And then right as they are about to smooch, Luka pulls away Yuki's hand, because he notices Tachibana spying on them. Tachibana goes "derp derp derp, just a decorative plant, don't mind me!" And Luka gets pissed. The end.

Anonymous said...

Sodom: he practicing his man-shape, and gets stuck being unable to remove his ears and the tail. He also wants to be able to talk to Yuki. He doesn't just lick Yuki's tears and go poof -_-

EVERYONE IS CONSTANTLY EMO! The Shuusei/Hotsuma scene doesn't end on angst. Shuusei says "How long are you going to sit on me you pervert?" And chastises him for ripping all the buttons off his shirt. Then Hotsuma promises to sow them back on.

But their scene was not the most butchered. Yuki and Luka's became a weird blend of a romantic (and funny) scene from chapter 36, where Yuki gives Luka an amulet and says he doesn't know what his birthstone is, but gosh this is all he can do for him. Then he complains that he's not useful enough, and Luka holds his hands and tells him how much he means to him-- also there's more cuteness but I won't say it until the anime fails to show it as well -_-

Ok back to this. Yuki wonders why he gets the royal treatment, and Luka states outright that he will always be devoted to Yuki's soul, because Yuki saved him in a spiritual sense and is eternally grateful (code for eternally buttcrazy in love). That admission leads to this:

http://i.imgur.com/TWW8F.jpg

rough and dirty translation:

[Brushes aside hair] "May I better see your face?"

[Yuki thinking]
Hair as black as the night
Silver eyes
Fangs
Clear, pale skin

Every line of your face transcends common sense.

So beautiful and elegant...

It reminds me of something. I feel a fond nostalgia.

I think I've felt this atmosphere with you before... Luka

Do you feel it

Our...


Then right as they are about to kiss, Luka busts Tachibana for spying on them. Tachibana is all "derp derp, just a decorative plant, don't mind me!" And Luka gets pissed.

Anonymous said...

woops double posty time! You can delete the second one ;-_-

HarliqueenNight said...

i like just started watching it XD

I'm not even past the second episode yet though i keep spoiling it for myself by reading ur reviews of the episode and i still watch it anyway XDD

I love reading them it makes me laugh

Christina said...

Anonymous- XO HOTSUMA WAS SITTING ON SHUUSEI?! I WANT TO SEE!!! But yes they were super emo. I think they needed to get that out of their system. But I want to see pouty Hotsuma.

Tachibana should be shoot for interrupting that scene. And it sounds like the animators need to be shot for not showing all the touching. Sounds like in the manga things are more concrete in terms of their relationship while the anime just wants to torture them.

Sodom...is cute. A cute random surprise. Who likes to chase butterflies.

Amber- XO What are you waiting for?! You must watch the boy on boy romance and how Luka is constantly losing his clothes!

But I'm glad I make you laugh. Although this series makes it easy given the material and characters. XD

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Hotsuma gets so excited he throws Shuusei back on the couch (in the anime their confrontation is standing up). Then he runs his hands all over Shuusei's chest and says he'll ever turn away from these scars, or Shuusei ever again. And then they have a eye-sex moment. And then Shuusei says "K mm, get off of me you big perv" and walks away muttering how Hotsuma is a beast who ripped off his buttons. WINKWINK.

Christina said...

Anonymous- XO Hotsuma and Shuusei are having more of a relationship that the main pairing at this point.

And of course in my mind Shuusei had to get up and leave because he was getting a little...excited. He covers up his feelings by calling Hotsuma the perv.

And then in the Tenchi version of this manga Hotsuma follows him out of the room...into the bathroom WOOHOO XD

ibuKA said...

i'm just waiting for this episode..cos i know my sweet hotsuma/shuusei couple will had a 'little' conversation... hehe

damn hotsuma...why dun you juz hug him...

Anonymous said...

just for you tenchi XD :

http://i.imgur.com/11uz9.jpg

Christina said...

ibuKA- Hotsuma and Shuusei need to have more of these conversations. There should be a conversation ever week. And it should always end with the lights darkened and the boys ending up in bed.

Anonymous-...And now I go to bed happy. I will probably have a very interesting dream but that will probably be welcomed too. Thank you XD

Kencana said...

"HOTSUMA WAS SITTING ON SHUUSEI?! I WANT TO SEE!!!"
Lol. If you want to see, you can red it at mangafox. Ther's already volume four : http://www.mangafox.com/manga/uragiri_wa_boku_no_namae_wo_shitteiru/v04/c019/19.html

Jan Suzukawa said...

I think it wasn't in your mind - Hotsuma and Shuusei must have had sex - they certainly did everything else they could possibly do while staring into each other's eyes and declaring their love for one another. I don't think I've ever seen more emo between two guys, not even in an out-and-out YAOI anime.

I also liked the Yuki-hand on Luka-face moment. I have an awful feeling that might be the most we ever get with them. Hopefully I'm wrong, though...

Christina said...

Kencana- I must find a site that has the volume 3 chapters. XO I feel so far behind.

Jan- After Fai and Kurogane I think Shuusei and Hotsuma are the most cannon couple ever. Even though to actually be cannon there needs to be at least a kiss...details details!

I hope Yuki and Luka get more than a cheek touching moment XO

Kencana said...

If you have LJ account, you can join Hotsuma/Shuusei community. There's more scanlatian (manga), fanfic, and AMV about those two.

Christina said...

Kencana- Thank you! I will have to check that out. XD

macy said...

ahh! I finally caught up with this month's episodes. that *was* a lot of angsting, which was fine by me since like you said, it lead to a lot of boy on boy touching. fufufu. I especially liked Yuki and Luka's scene at the end. The way they focused on Luka's lips --- I thought we were finally get something here, but how silly of me. Of course not (kicks Tachibana some more).

"It is heavily implied that Hotsuma and Shuusei then have sex but that might have happened in my mind." ROFL. although my favorite line is this, "Him desiring a penis means he no longer wants mine." Oh man --- that is so totally what Luka is thinking. XD