Sunday, April 09
Okay, I just finished watching it, and then read Steven's too many words. (Contains spoilers.)
And I cracked up.
There's a time for analysis, and there's a time to go with the story as it's presented. Sometimes a fairy is just a fairy.
I call the Calvin and Hobbes defense here: All of it is true, particularly the parts that are impossible.
P.S. Steven, whatever you do, don't watch Mahoraba.
(Analysis of my own follows.) Think back to the August episode. The story is that the fairies want to enjoy Summer properly, and that means going for a swim in their bathing suits - but something always gets in the way. And then it's the last day of Summer, and night falls, and it's too late.
But Sensei-san and Tama-chan rescue the fairies' dreams of Summer, by filling a bowl with water, and providing a painted backdrop and a desk lamp for sunshine. The entire episode makes no sense unless you accept that we are dealing with really truly four-inch-high fairies.
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Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, April 09 2006 10:35 AM (+rSRq)
It would make more sense to assume that the last episode was a dream sequence. It's not the first time we saw the fairies dream that they'd grown up. I mean, if you're assuming that everything we see is false, why go for the darkest possible interpretation?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, April 09 2006 11:01 AM (lLRbG)
When you have a fun little anime about magic fairies, it is most likely a fun little anime about fairies.
Because if it was about a girl who was suffering from trauma-induced multiple-personality disorder, and they indicated this by having her eyes change colour when she changed personalities, then they wouldn't bother with the fairies.
Trust me on this. ;)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, April 09 2006 02:51 PM (oyvZL)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, April 09 2006 09:28 PM (+rSRq)
Anyway, the main reason I think it is to be taken literally is that there is already a whole Shoujo-brain-damage genre. For example, Nanaka 6/17, Midori no Hibi, and Mahoraba ~ Heartful Days ~. The text of the latter is precisely what you think the subtext of Bottle Fairy is, right down to the eye-colour changes.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, April 09 2006 10:02 PM (oyvZL)
And Ai Yori Aoshi. Lovely girl, but obviously the brain-damaged result of a warped upbringing.
Posted by: SteveF at Saturday, April 15 2006 12:31 AM (iwXZR)
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