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That's a pretty huge leap, going from someone who's an antagonist to someone who's almost-godly. I really wish those novels would get translated so I could find out what happened there :( To me, this is the equivelent of like...Darth Vader coming back later in the Star Wars series and selling ...

This thread has a big discussion about this question.

This is just my opinion, so feel free to jump down my throat if you'd like, but it probably won't change much about it.

I think it's not "popular" right now for two reasons

- Marketing. Honestly, I haven't *seen* a lot about this anime in the states at all, even though Media Blasters kind of has ...

Yup, that'd be you.

Hi and welcome!

The kirin was supposed to be a merciful being and apparently that was a trait that Hourin failed to impart on the Emperor

Personally, I don't agree with this point. The way it's set up, unfortunately, is that a kirin serves the emperor and the emperor has absolute power. His word is law and a ...

Well, I could see them releasing OVA series to finish everything off, treating them more as "spinoffs" of the anime. ("Spinoffs" because they don't deal with Youko at all.)

OMG! :D

I hadn't thought of that at all. That is VERY possible. Oh great Tentei in heaven, I hope they do that. That would ...

Gekki would have been putting Hourin out of her misery if it were true that shitudou were not curable. However, if he killed the emperor and left Hourin alive, she would have recovered, and I don't see how he wouldn't know that.

Do you think maybe Gekki has no belief or respect for the emperor ...

It does seem weird that Gekkei killed her, now that you mention it. Gekkei's smart enough to know that it's not really Hourin's fault that she choose a crap emperor. Taiho are, after all, just the vessels of Tentei's will.

However, I don't think that Gekkei had a grudge against Hourin because he ...

They should be. If your sole purpose is to live for someone else and protect them at all costs...then yeah.

Which brings about another question - do youma have feelings? *ponders*

Tentei wrote:Koukai == Yellow Sea

AC didn't realize this in the earlier episodes.

Oh wow, I never knew. Thanks for that

garamir wrote:I didn't dislike her, but she really didn't end up as much more than the unwilling servant of an evil master. Did she even have more than half a dozen lines?

Not really, but then again, a great deal can be interpreted by her constant mopey looks.

I'd always thought that it was the water *around* Koukai, collectively.

But in taking a second look at the map, there is definetely the kanji for sea planted smack on the island land mass itself. So...my bad, I guess!

Also, thinking back on it...taiho are supposed to grow up taming youma that ...

This looks promising:

http://www.rpgwh.net/content/comments/1 ... 42227,.php

I am a hardcore turn-based RPG junkie, so I adore this idea.

If it's MIRC, it's black. If it's Trillian, it's white. I'd probably change MIRC to white too but am far too lazy.

I need one million dollars.

Tentei, please grant my wish!

Nevermind! Someone beat me to the punch already. If you have a LiveJournal, or just want to go read it sometime, check out:

http://livejournal.com/users/juuni_kokki

Wah, thank goodness. I was freaking out all night, trying to find 42, and couldn't find word of it's release anywhere, except in this topic. Good to know that was an error :)

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There was no error in the first place... >< We released 40 and CD Drama 3 at the same ...

I adore En-ou. Rakushun is cool and all, and I love him to bits, but in a very different way.

En-ou has a fantastic balance of wit and wisdom and confidence. Very much "my type"

...well...except for the hanging out at brothels thing. *scowls*

Wah, thank goodness. I was freaking out all night, trying to find 42, and couldn't find word of it's release anywhere, except in this topic. Good to know that was an error

How many people here have LiveJournals?

If I made an LJ community for Juuni Kokki, would you join?

Edit: damn can't believe that i almost forgot bout Wolf's Rain, add that to my list of favs too, tho it's too bad bout the recaps and stuff, that and the fact that anbu and a-keep dropped it to my knowledge cause of license, so i just lost my source for the good subs :cry:

A group called ...

Ah! You all have such AMAZING taste! But, I guess that's to be expected from fellow 12K fans ;)

My personal favorites:

Juuni Kokki
Haibane Renmei
Cowboy Bebop
Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu
Fruits Basket
Berserk
Excel Saga
Azumanga Daioh
Spirited Away
Dragon Half
Fairy Princess Ren
Ghost in the ...

My favorite opening songs are from Haibane Renmei and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The Haibane Renmei opener is very symphonic; an instrumental. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex's opener is very electronic, with fantastic Russian+Latin+English vocals.

Can't think of any ending ...

They'd better finish the Taiki arc! There's all this heavy foreshadowing on what happened between him and Gyousou... I thought for sure when that part of the story was completed, they'd explain why Taiki left for Japan (or perhaps was sent back?) and where Gyousou's hiding out and why, but they left ...