Ooooh, Ch. 170! I love it. Link! Miranda! Kanda and Link glaring at each other was quality.
Utena is awesome, so long as you don't mind never quite understanding what's going on. But in what other story is the princess also a prince, the witch also a princess, and the prince also the Devil?
Rhode's dialogue in that scene was another clue that the Noahs are Evil, in case the readers needed a clue. That's exactly what Rhodeworld is like.
Poor Devit. Must read end of comiiiic! D:
Now, the Pierrot Jesus lecture. As you've probably noticed, Allen's a Christ figure. He's pure, he wants to save everyone, is willing to sacrifice himself to do so, and he's destined to Save the World. However, he's the only manga character who's a clown-themed Christ figure. I've seen that theme in one other place, the novel Deep River by the Japanese Christian novelist Endou Shuusaku (best known for Silence). One of the motifs in this book was ridiculous clown-like figures who die or suffer in place of others. When Allen got his Crown Clown power-up, it reminded me strongly of this novel. Who knows if Hoshino's read Endou's works and was influenced by them, or if it's just a coincidence.
There you have it. (I think it would be cool if DGray was influenced by modern classics of Japanese literature.)
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Date: 2008-08-31 07:32 am (UTC)Utena is awesome, so long as you don't mind never quite understanding what's going on. But in what other story is the princess also a prince, the witch also a princess, and the prince also the Devil?
Rhode's dialogue in that scene was another clue that the Noahs are Evil, in case the readers needed a clue. That's exactly what Rhodeworld is like.
Poor Devit. Must read end of comiiiic! D:
Now, the Pierrot Jesus lecture. As you've probably noticed, Allen's a Christ figure. He's pure, he wants to save everyone, is willing to sacrifice himself to do so, and he's destined to Save the World. However, he's the only manga character who's a clown-themed Christ figure. I've seen that theme in one other place, the novel Deep River by the Japanese Christian novelist Endou Shuusaku (best known for Silence). One of the motifs in this book was ridiculous clown-like figures who die or suffer in place of others. When Allen got his Crown Clown power-up, it reminded me strongly of this novel. Who knows if Hoshino's read Endou's works and was influenced by them, or if it's just a coincidence.
There you have it. (I think it would be cool if DGray was influenced by modern classics of Japanese literature.)