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[candyland]

I just finished Escaflowne. Here are my two initial thoughts:

A) WHERE THE FIZZITY-UCK WAS THE ENDING MAKE-OUT SCENE?

B) Dilandau. 'Nuff said. Excuse me while I pick up the broken pieces of my brain and try to pretend that I wasn't screaming (mostly obscenities) at my TV screen straight through the last three episodes.

*puts it back on the shelf and grabs Abenobashi*

Comments

[randomaicoholic.livejournal.com]

A) Actually, I've loved the fact that we didn't have an ending make-out scene, and even the fact that the two parts of the main pairing chose to live their own life, each in his/her own world.
But well, I've never liked Van, and therefore doesn't care much for the main pairing, so...

B) I've loved the Dilandau/Serena plot twist and how it was handled.
(shrug)

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

A) After all that, not even a kiss. My inner shoujo fan was weeping.

B) I didn't say I didn't like it ^_~ Just that it broke my brain a bit.

[randomaicoholic.livejournal.com]

B)Ah I see... The obscenities were more the "WTF?!" kind of obscenities. XD;

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

B) Yup~ When they started hinting at it and showing images, I was like, "No [bleep] way, what the [bloop], that cannot possibly be [pelican] HAPPENING!" My sister, in the next room, was worried about me XD But it was an awesome twist--certainly didn't see it coming!

[chakrus.livejournal.com]

[PELICAN]!? SERIOUSLY!? I know that was another censor thing but shush

and yeah I already knew the plot twist friggin watched the special stuff on the DVDs as I was watching them so SPOILED EARLY but yeah was weird.

there should of been a make out scene THEN they never see each other again kind of thing, It'd of been more dramatic? IDK

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

YAHRLY! I just think pelican is a funny word. Yay for being easily amused!

I clicked on the special stuff on the DVD, and it said "SPOILER ALERT" so I clicked away. I behaved! I didn't spoil anything for myself this time! :D *is something of a spoiler whore OTL*

I would have been happy with even a kiss... *shoots my inner shoujo fangirl with a tranquilizer dart to make it go hushy*

[dagronrat.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha. ♥, nay? ^_________^

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I was really having trouble getting into the series for the first ten episodes or so, but the ending got me. It got me IN THE FACE. And I liked it :D

And I'm nurturing a couple of small plunnies ^^;;

[dagronrat.livejournal.com]

:D

Fic rec while I'm at it. (Recced to me by sis, way back. XD;)

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Oooh, fic! *clicksu~*

I'll for sure write something for it, if only for 100fandomhell. MOAR FANDOMS, YEY! The question is how good/creative of a fic I can write XD

[ehrenyu.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, see what I mean? Also Abenobashi will be a nice reprieve to it, no? XD

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

The ending got me. The last six episodes for sure had me hook, line, and sinker. As did every episode with Dilandau *loves that little evil psychotic dude to pieces, yesh*

I watched the first episode of Abenobashi. I'm...not quite sure what to think of it just yet, but eh, it's only thirteen episodes, so it'll breeze by pretty quickly :D

[ehrenyu.livejournal.com]

Oh hey! -kindred spirit!- Yeah I love the little psycho, too. XD

The first two episodes are sort of "...what, norly. Wtf?" XD

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I've gotten the impression that a lot of people like that little pyro ♥ Overall, I wound up enjoying the series. I didn't realize that it had me until the ending, though *laugh*

I like Furi Kuri, though I do not know why and can't claim to understand the show. And I've seen these two be compared, so we shall see!

[ehrenyu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was a good ending, but I still felt :\ about it. XD

I loved FLCL, but I don't think Abenobashi is as good. However I think it's better than Excel, though I know people would disagree.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

XDD I think an ending make-out scene would have solved that!

FLCL is amazing. I'll see with Abenobashi~ At least thirteen episodes doesn't call for a massive time commitment. And Excel Saga...I've liked what I've seen, if in a mindless senseless sort of way. That show is actually going to be on the second poll of five anime that I put up after I finish these five series :D

[yamanaika.livejournal.com]

JAJUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! >:U

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I LIKED HIM ;O; *grumbles something about not getting enough screentime and cool characters and plunnies, evil plunnies*

[ytak.livejournal.com]

I admit, at the end, I was going, "Not even a hug?!"

It was one heck of a twist with Serena and Dilandu, wasn't it? ^_^

I still love the show.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I knooooooow! *waves stick* Whither the smooching??

THAT BLEW MY MIND. BLEW IT INTO PIECES. PRETTY RED FIREWORKS.

I wound up enjoying it, though it wasn't until about the last handful of episodes that I realized it had me XD And I did like the ending. And I have a plunnie or two.

[ytak.livejournal.com]

Well, considering thier age, I'd settle for snuggling but we didn't even get that. TT

Oooo, pretty.

*cackles* It had you and you didn't even know it. I like that. ^_^ I knew it had me within the first couple of episodes because I couldn't stop thinking about it. Strangely enough, I don't have any plunnies for the series. For me, that last episode had a touch of finality that makes it difficult for me to write from.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

My inner shoujo fangirl (which is very deeply rooted, to be sure, since I watched a lot of shoujo back in the day) is demanding at least a kiss ;o;

*is dead now*

It wasn't until about halfway through it that I realized I was really wondering what was going to happen next. And then the last six episodes were like "MUST WATCH. MUST WATCH MORE NOW." But the treadmill is a harsh mistress...

I actually just had a plunnie for it that I really, really like. It doesn't add anything to the ending, per se, but... *plotplotplot*

[ytak.livejournal.com]

My inner shojo fangirl doesn't blame yours in the slightest.

*snicker*

*mad laughter along the lines of Dilandu's laugh* Don't you love stories where you can't predict what will happen next?

Go ahead and write it. I double dog dare you.

[randomaicoholic.livejournal.com]

Uh? They haven't a hug, just before Hitomi's departure?

[ytak.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, they do. I just broke the DVD out and checked. I don't know why I forgot that.

Maybe because I wanted more and didn't want it to be over?

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

I TOLD YOU IT WAS FUCKED UP!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

EVERYTHING ELSE WAS OKAY, BORDERLINE EXPECTED. THAT TWIST JUST MADE MY BRAIN GO 'SPLODY. IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

[kit2000andanna.livejournal.com]

I' answer the A) part ^^
Well, even if there wasn't a so-romantic scene in the end (but we all wish there was) we can write an alternative ^_~ There are so many cool fics about the main pairing. Van is unique, and one can make up a really awsome story about him and Hitomi. The anime is great ^_^

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I was a shoujo fan for a long time, and I still do enjoy me some shoujo now and then. Thus, I sort of like the ending smoochings and stuff XD The anime won me over in the end. It just took it a while to hook me ^^;;

Will say this, though--the music was FANTASTIC.

[kit2000andanna.livejournal.com]

At the moment, the end was good enough. Hitomi is too young, she has to finish school. Van needs to rebuild his castle and he is too young for a marrige. But they still have that bond between them. There is hope! Hitomi can still see him. Remeber the scene on the train-stop. She saw him sitting on the stone. ^^
I think, that with great talent of yours you can write a one-shot where some years have passed and Van and Hitomi met each other and confessed their love to each other and of course stay together forever! >_<
Hitomi will be the best queen for Fenelia. ^_^
And the music is really fantastic >_<
Van and Hitomi forever!!! It's one of my very favourite animes!!!!!

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

You never get an ending make out scene XD

*blinks and pretends she knows what you're talking about*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I've noticed this ;o; *craiz*

...in regards to what? DO YOU EVER KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? For a long time, a lot of our fangirling sessions were one of us talking while the other smiled and nodded, and then we switched XD Then came the gay lawyers...

Also, I must add that Escaflowne has one of the most gorgeous scores I've ever heard in an anime. The music is WONDERFUL. Like I might be burning a CD and putting it in my car, it's that good.