{"id":11071,"date":"2015-04-06T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=11071"},"modified":"2015-04-06T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:04:11","slug":"kamisama-kiss-2-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2015\/04\/06\/kamisama-kiss-2-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamisama Kiss 2 Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"Mamoru<\/a>
\nI was surprised that Kamisama Kiss 2<\/em> (Hulu<\/a>) ended without resolving the story of Akura-Ou. In fact it left him pretty much where he started at the beginning of the season, though perhaps influenced just a little<\/em> bit by Nanami. It’s almost as if they were counting on having another season to wrap it up. (For a mainstream shoujo<\/a> anime<\/a> without a daytime TV distribution deal that seems like a long shot.)
\n\"Nanami<\/a>
\nBut the ending feels quite satisfactory in its own way. It takes us on a trip back through time to show us Nanami as a little girl, growing up with an irresponsible father and a dying mother who extracted a final promise from her to “never depend on a man.”
\n
\n\"Nanami<\/a>
\nThe emotional focus of the episode is actually on Tomoe. Seeing Nanami as a little girl helps him understand her better but it also reminds him how ephemeral human life is.
\n\"Nanami<\/a>
\nAs a general principle I’m not in favor of romances between teenaged humans and centuries-old youkai<\/a>…but this reminds us that the emotional risks for the youkai are pretty steep too. Tomoe apparently knows this from past experience which explains a lot of his dour attitude.
\n\"Mother<\/a>
\nI’m fully aware that this is a pretty lightweight series. It’s not the kind of show where you wonder if any of the main characters are going to get killed. It’s more a matter of how they will get out of their current scrape. But I’ve enjoyed this show a lot, and I enjoyed the second season more than the first.<\/p>\n

The difference is that Nanami has matured a lot by the second season. She no longer feels that she is pretending to be a god; she knows that she is one.
\n\"Nanami<\/a>
\nIn the animist world-view of Shinto anyone and anything can be considered a kami<\/a><\/em> but to be a kamisama<\/em> worthy of being worshiped in a shrine you have to embody exceptional purity. Such a being can purify those of us who are less pure. Nanami has this characteristic and most of the beings she encounters seem to recognize it.<\/p>\n

The amazing thing is that the show is able to pull this off without making her seem icky-sweet.<\/p>\n

Earlier post: Kamisama Kiss 2\u2013Anime Early Impressions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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