I was born in Bremerton, WA. But just before I started school I moved to Texas and that's where my early childhood was in 3 different places. After 5th grade we moved to Port Angeles, WA and that's where I finished my school years. I call Port Angeles, WA my home because regardless of the good & bad things that's happened there, it just feels like a good place to be. And it's because that's where I spent most of childhood, school years, and my life. I also love the environment because you have both the mountains and ocean around you. But as of right now I'm living with my mom in Rock Springs, WY. And having the hardest time trying to get a job. So most of the time I'm on the computer, watching TV, playing games, and working on my costumes. And to top it off, it's because I honestly don't know anyone else in the family that's into the same stuff as me. Which is anime, video games, and cosplay. That I like to call myself the family's otaku. It's all because I enjoy life ~__^
This was the song playing in the original trailer for this game back in the day. It was always stuck in the back of my head and every so often I wanna hear it but I have search for it. But now, I'll just add it to my playlist.
Is it wrong for me to say that I heavily (and when I say heavily, I mean it) dislike Fai’s backstory. I think his past is actually my least fav in all of fiction. Like Tsubasa is my all time favourite manga. But Fai’s arc and backstory heavily disappointed me. When you first read the manga, the audience’s desire is to know about Fai’s backstory, motivation and mystery. Like when the manga begun the audience wants to see Kurogane redeem himself and have an arc. So when you set up a mystery or backstory, you have to execute it really, really well. And CLAMP (personally) failed at executing his past well. His past so ridiculously over the top that it borders on stupidity and it is so angsty that I stopped caring for Fai and it made it physically impossible for me to care. Like how tragic do you want it to be? Fai experiences two genocides, the King chops off his head in front of him, Ashura kills everyone, his mum suicides, he thought he killed his brother and he is used as a pawn, and he is stuck in a tower separated from his brother for God knows how long, dead bodies are also in the tower and he wants to die, also they are children. CLAMP should have thought that maybe it was too much. The over the top tragedy makes any of the story beats ineffective. I don’t feel sad reading Fai’s past. Like let’s compare it to a better backstory, most notably Kurogane’s backstory. Kurogane’s backstory is by far my favourite in the whole manga. I love his backstory to bits. Number 1 his parents are pretty well developed. You see how they interact both with each other and their son, you understand their personalities. So when they die it is much more effective and personal. With Fai’s past his twin has 0 established personality absolutely no reason for me to care for him, even if he dies. Number 2: tone. Kurogane’s past going from good to bad, instead of just constant badness does an amazing job building up the climax to his arc. Above all else it does a good job making me care about his family and himself. You don’t get any of this in Fai’s past-no slice of life establishing character moments. You somewhat care for Ashura but he is a scum bag in the end. It does a good job working as a breather. It makes Kurogane and his family seem human, especially with the slice of life aspects incorporated with it. Their situation isn’t contrived like Fai’s is. Like what did the Valerians do with twins before Fai and Yuui? Was it established how Valeria came to the conclusion that twins are cursed? It comes out of nowhere and isn’t foreshadowed in the slightest. Fai’s 2 curses were never foreshadowed in the slightest and it also caused whiplash to the audience. Kurogane’s past does an amazing job portraying his ideologies and his perception of strength. He knew true strength , both of his parents last words were in relation to protecting those that you love. Kurogane’s rampage doesn’t come out of nowhere, it is heavily built up he wants to become stronger for Suwa and his parents, but when they died he failed his promise that he made to his father that he will protect the people that he loves. He wanted to use strength to protect those that he cared for. Instead after they died he sought power, he sought to become the strongest disregarding other peoples life. He enjoyed it, he indulged in it. It does a much better job establishing Kurogane’s ideologies than Fai’s one does. Kurogane’s past is also foreshadowed in Outo when he notes that Oni eat people. The resolution of his arc is also very good, the artwork is the best. Him being swallowed by shadows and losing his identity. Him becoming a monster in the process, killing everything in his way. Tomoyo’s interference is amazing as she tells him “Let your mother rest”. This is amazingly effective, especially after she restrains him by causing his scar. It works because it allows the audience to feel a sense of resolve. If Kurogane’s past was constant sadness then I don’t think I would have cared as much, because the tone needs to be built and developed. The pacing and execution of Kurogane’s past is good because it is focused solely on the story within the book. Fai’s past presented via shards is ok, however the problem is that it is disjointed the audience is constantly flicking between the past and the present and you are expected to care about both simultaneously. Your focus is on the fight with Ashura whilst, Fai’s backstory appears in segments. It creates a heavy whiplash. Tone matters a lot as it makes you care for the characters until they experience their downfall. In order for audiences to experience sadness then the author should sprinkle some happiness. Fai’s past on the other hand made me feel absolutely nothing, it created a scenario where I had no reason to care. Like I don’t mind Fai as a character, I think he is a written in a heavily flawed manner but he has some merits. I still care for him to some extent. The build up to Kurogane’s works because it is a setup and it is executed wonderfully. There is absolutely no setup to Fai’s backstory you are just shoved with sadness within the beginning of his past, you do not get a breather. The “I want to die” scene is ineffective because it was shown twice in Infinity and Tokyo and it happens very early on in his past. Fai’s past lacks “The Let Your Mother Rest” scene, it lacks the resolve. Number 3: Fai is automatically mentally better in Nihon. His arc is done in an albeit rushed manner you don’t get the resolve nor the development to see how Fai came to the conclusion that his life mattered . The manga fails to slowly sprinkle in moments where Fai learns to care for himself and his personal well being. You see Kuro’s approach towards the others change you see his perspective on strength also change alongside it, his growth is sprinkled heavily throughout the manga he experiences the most growth out of the main cast. He is willing to lose strength (aka loose his arm for others, he also protected Sakura in Piffle), him loosing strength meant that he understood the meaning of true strength. His discussion with Tomoyo does an amazing job illustrating his arc, he became wiser, he is willing to acknowledge his faults, he regrets killing Ashura, his response towards murder changed. He doesn’t regret the loss of his arm and he understood that strength should be used to help others, physical strength doesn’t always protect others and sometimes losing strength can be a used to help others (Kuro had the best arc in all of fiction, he is a perfectly written character). His resolve and growth doesn’t come out of nowhere, it feels very natural. Fai desperately needs a scene resolving his arc in someway. Even after Kuro chopped off his own arm, Fai logically should still be not 100% ok but somehow he is doing a-ok. Fai has felt suicidal in his past and all throughout the manga he still had this mindset but he all of a sudden is better and is no longer suicidal in Nihon. It isn’t built up in the slightest, it comes out of nowhere and it is unexpected. They brushed his issues under the rug, it felt unearned and unnatural. All in all, don’t take my words too seriously.
[Verse 1] I know that you're hiding things Using gentle words to shelter me Your words were like a dream But dreams could never fool me Not that easily [Verse 2] I acted so distant then Didn't say goodbye before you left But I was listening You'll fight your battles far from me Far too easily [Pre-Chorus] "Save your tears 'cause I'll come back" I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door But still, I swore To hide the pain, when I turn back the pages Shouting might have been the answer What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart [Chorus] Though a thousand words Have never been spoken They'll fly to you Crossing over the time And distance holding you, suspended on silver wings And a thousand words One thousand confessions Will cradle you Making all of the pain you feel seem far away They'll hold you forever [Verse 3] The dream isn't over yet Though I often say I can't forget I still relive that day You've been there with me all the way I still hear you say [Pre-Chorus] "Wait for me, I'll write you letters" I could see how you stammered with your eyes to the floor But still, I swore To hide the doubt when I turn back the pages Anger might have been the answer What if I'd hung my head and said that I couldn't wait But now I'm strong enough to know it's not too late [Chorus] Cause a thousand words Call out through the ages They'll fly to you Even though I can't see I know they're reaching you, suspended on silver wings Oh a thousand words One thousand embraces Will cradle you Making all of your weary days seem far away They'll hold you forever [Chorus] Oh a thousand words (a thousand words) Have never been spoken (Oh yeah) They'll fly to you They'll carry you home (Carry you home) And back into my arms Suspended on silver wings (On silver wings) And a thousand words (Oh) Call out through the ages (Call through the ages) They'll cradle you (Oh yeah) Making all of the lonely years to only days (Only days) They'll hold you forever [Outro] Oh, a thousand words
You know, it still humors me from time to time remembering that it took me 2 years to realize that they were already hinting it wasn't Yuna with the quick "?" flash just as it said Yuna as she began to sing.
Koda Kumi/1000 Words Kimi no kotoba wa Yume no yasashisa kana? USO wo zenbu Oikakushiteru ZURUI yo ne Tabidatsu kimi ni Sameta senaka misete Kiiteita yo Hitori tatakau no? "Kaettekuru kara" Oikoshiteyuku kimi no koe Iji hatte Tsuyoi FURI Toki wo modoshite Sakebeba yokatta? Ikanai de to namida koboshitara? Ima wa dekiru Donna koto mo Ienakatta 1000 no kotoba wo Haruka na Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo Tsubasa ni kaete Ienakatta 1000 no kotoba wa Kizutsuita kimi no senaka ni yorisoi dakishimeru Yume no tsuduki wa Kimi wo omoinagara Ano hi no koto Wasureta furishite "Tegami wo kaku kara" Shisen sorashita kimi no koe iji hatte Tsuyoi FURI Toki wo modoshite Okoreba yokatta? Matenai yo to kata wo otoshitara? Ima wa dekiru Donna koto mo Kikoeteru? 1000 no kotoba wo Mienai Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo Tsubasa ni kaete Kikoeteru? 1000 no kotoba wa Tsukareta Kimi no senaka ni yorisoi Dakishimeru Ienakatta 1000 no kotoba wo Lalalala.. Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo Tsubaksa ni kaete Kikoeteru? 1000 no kotoba wa Lalalala.. Kimi no senaka ni yorisoi Lalalalala..
I come from the era of JPop where Koda Kumi was one of the reigning queens so everyone from this era will always have the edge for me. KK's voice in this sequence really expresses Lenne's bittersweet anguish, a love that could never be realized. I think it suits the story more, as if Lenna's spirit is crying out through Yuna - instead of just Yuna herself singing. ofc I'm a subs over dubs hack so I'm biased lol
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