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Otherarrow Since: Jul, 2010
#11351: Sep 29th 2011 at 6:22:47 PM

The "married couple" idea fascinates me, but I see them more as "roommates", so to speak. Of course, they act like parents to Sanae of course! (With Kanako being the strict/perfectionist, but loving, mom and Suwako being the cheerful and fun, if not kooky dadother mom) It depends on the situation I guess.

As for...that. I always assumed Suwako could change forms whenever she wanted to. I don't really think about it.

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raigakuren B Villain from SHAFT land Since: Mar, 2011
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#11352: Sep 29th 2011 at 6:23:40 PM

Gods can do whatever they want...since their Naz-shot- I mean gods.

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JacktheSnowman stark raving lunatic from over yonder Since: Apr, 2011
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#11353: Sep 29th 2011 at 6:36:46 PM

i give. the whole write up was basically suwako being rash and hotheaded after losing to kanako, then a time skip to being more level headed sometime after sanae coming to the shrine but before going to gensokyo and then a final time skip and showing why suwako would be the carefree childish god that she we know.

this turned out to be a pain in the ass to write so im just going to quit it here and write why i think suwako would be the carefree childish god that we know.

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JacktheSnowman stark raving lunatic from over yonder Since: Apr, 2011
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#11354: Sep 29th 2011 at 6:39:50 PM

The Mature God

Suwako is a god that has found exactly where her place in existence lies. As a god it can be all to easy to see yourself as all powerful, and her loss to Kanako freed her from just that mindset. To have your own view of your existance broken can be a very traumatic experience but not only did Suwako move past it, she found a way to thrive in the new outlook. Suwako had her own mortality, even as a god, shown to her. She realizes how fleeting all existance is and she accepts that. One day there will be no more followers, or another god will come along to challenge them and won't be as forgiving as Kanako was, or the barrier will collapse, or the sun will go supernova, or any other possible event will occur that will bring their chapters to a close. But instead of succumbing to nihilism, Suwako accepted this and chose existentialism instead. "If the world will end tomorrow then today we must celebrate." Suwako enjoys the little things because she knows that she is one of them in the greater scheme. "If adults must hold themselves responsible and not allow themselves to have fun, then why should I be an adult?" Her childlike form is a result of the combination knowing that her fate is not in her hands and realizing that kids are the only ones that truly relax and enjoy themselves.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11355: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:05:59 PM

It just occured to me that i have never been able to not see Kanako and Suwako as a married couple.

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Dragonexx Angel of Draconic Wisdom from that one place Since: Aug, 2010
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#11356: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:06:08 PM

That kind of fits in with her stage theme Tommorow is Feast, Yesterday is not.

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Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
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#11357: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:08:40 PM

You mean Tomorrow will be Special, Yesterday was Not.

edited 29th Sep '11 7:09:04 PM by Metaflare

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Dragonexx Angel of Draconic Wisdom from that one place Since: Aug, 2010
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#11358: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:10:33 PM

Some of the songs are called by multiple names. For example Sepette for the Dead Princess/Sepette for the Dead Queen. A Wonderful Life at the Cemetery/Lets Live in a Lovely Cemetery.

edited 29th Sep '11 7:14:28 PM by Dragonexx

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11359: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:11:17 PM

Feasts are special.

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Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
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#11360: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:11:44 PM

Not when it makes a title horribly engrish.

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JacktheSnowman stark raving lunatic from over yonder Since: Apr, 2011
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#11361: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:15:17 PM

I'm here to help/hurt.
i remember that comic. whatever happened to it by the way, it hasn't been updated in a long time, did rapattu just lose interest?

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raigakuren B Villain from SHAFT land Since: Mar, 2011
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#11362: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:16:12 PM

[up] Rapattu still updates it every month or so.

[down] Lather, rinse, and repeat the next day.

edited 29th Sep '11 7:19:13 PM by raigakuren

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11363: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:16:22 PM

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we eat, drink and be merrier than we did today.

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Otherarrow Since: Jul, 2010
#11364: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:26:34 PM

That write up was an interesting take on Suwako and her character. A bit short, but I liked it.

I take it that was "the good bits" version of your scrapped minific write up?

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JacktheSnowman stark raving lunatic from over yonder Since: Apr, 2011
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#11365: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:35:22 PM

that was the idea i started with, then i was gonna have the minific be Suwako slowly realizing the foolishness in thinking your life will last forever and going from rash and arrogant, to level headed to our Suwako

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11366: Sep 29th 2011 at 7:59:08 PM

You mean Tomorrow will be Special, Yesterday was Not.

The word is probably hard to translate. It's a very Shinto term. Literally it means "sunny", but in context it refers to the kind of semi-holy days during which it's okay to have festivals and such. Or something like that. I'm not an expert.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11367: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:03:35 PM

Tomorrow will be a day that is acceptable to hold a festival, Today is not an acceptable day to hold a festival

edited 29th Sep '11 8:03:50 PM by Bocaj

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Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
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#11368: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:09:10 PM

I am pretty sure that is too long of a title

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11369: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:11:06 PM

Tomorrow is Frog Day, Today is Just Thursday

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Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
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#11370: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:20:39 PM

But it's friday for some people in the world

are you racist to time zones bocaj

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11371: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:24:07 PM

Even though time zones aren't a race and aren't even people yet since the Japanese have been slipping, yes. I hate them. I think they're suspicious and untrustworthy. And probably want to steal our women and jobs. And hamburgers.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11372: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:27:34 PM

Pretty sure I explained it badly. It has to do with purity, our favorite subject. here's the quote from wikipedia:

Shinto teaches that certain deeds create a kind of ritual impurity that one should want cleansed for one's own peace of mind and good fortune rather than because impurity is wrong. Wrong deeds are called "impurity" (穢れ kegare?), which is opposed to "purity" (清め kiyome?). Normal days are called "day" (ke), and festive days are called "sunny" or, simply, "good" (hare).[8]

Metaflare MERMAID from Yes Since: Apr, 2011
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#11373: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:31:08 PM

Oh.

Well 95% of the fandom calls it Tomorrow will be Special, so I'm sticking with that.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11374: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:32:21 PM

If I were a translator, I'd probably use something like "auspicious".

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11375: Sep 29th 2011 at 8:37:06 PM

I wish purity had a face so that I could punch it in the face.

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