now that i have recovered from the emotional shock of seeing *that* akutagawa scene from chapter 88 animated in HD 4K (i thought i’d have another week to emotionally prepare myself LMAO), i just wanna be a little bit of a nerd and say that i really liked the cinematography/composition this episode.
in particular, i really enjoyed the anime’s decision to draw visual parallels between this fight and previous fights (in particular, the fight against francis, which is important because it is the first time they worked together).
after all, this fight is the culmination of everything they’ve done together. from the combining of their abilities, coming to an understanding with each other, realising the potential of beast-beneath the moonlight-rashoumon… bringing back similar shots that were used in previous fights is SUPER effective at highlighting the parallels and how far they’ve come, in my humble opinion.
here are a few things i noticed:
- first of all, both of them activating their abilities one after another is an explicit nod to S2’s fight;
- the confrontation/conversation in the hallway from S2 (to an extent! they’re on the same sides, which caught my eye);
- akutagawa blowing up the engine room on the ship, and kyouka doing the same during the first fight between him and atsushi (S1);
- and a similar angle being used for black tiger claws / koukko zessou as a nod to the fight in the S3 finale.
the parallels — though maybe less explicit, *are* still there in the manga? like, the entire “structure” of the fight so to speak is very similar to the francis fight in S2 — akutagawa finding atsushi, taking place on a(n air)ship, breaking away from the fight to strategise before confronting the final boss (then, francis, and now, fukuchi) is undeniably a nod to that fight? i love that this is given its due in the anime as well.
another thing about the cinematography this episode i loved was them using the clock as being the indicator of fukuchi’s fuckass space-time sword doing its thing. that was a really nice touch, in my opinion; the cuts in between were jarring and disorienting and really helped put us into sskk’s shoes.
and as for the background design alongside the clock itself — there were a couple of things about them i enjoyed:
- the number of floors / levels of the ship in the back (5, as a nod to the five ways an angel decays, the DOA)
- the blue of the clock is meant to be reminiscent of fukuchi’s sword, i’d argue, with the way both of them pops out of the sunset/orangey-red lighting
- the clock’s design being super ornate and gold plated reminds me a *bit* of a tabernacle (where they keep unused eucharist in a church) — and thus brings up connotations of sacrifice. that white bridge-thing beneath the clock as well reminds me a lot of an altar, too (see the image above the last to see what exactly i’m referring to, because image limit)
okay, yeah, that one might be a bit of a stretch, sure. but its placement as being above them, combined with the two tables/boxes to the left and right of the ship’s bow (which looks very much like a cross, btw) gives it a distinctly religious, altar-kinda feel, i’d argue. and crosses have been used in S4 as symbolism as well!
(tbh, there could even be a bit more imagery i’m missing, because — the angels of the DOA refers specifically to the buddhist conception of an angel. i’m not too familiar with buddhist imagery, but i thought that this was worth pointing out regardless!)
the last thing i want to say is that the red and blue symbolism went CRAZY this episode. i don’t have much else to say because it was super obvious — they even reused the same “black tiger claws” shot from S3, after all — but i do wanna point out that the symbolism even went into the carpets. the fucking carpets.
like, the shift: it’s red when akutagawa’s leading the conversation but changes to blue after atsushi’s suggesting of the submersible as a strategy? i mean, i don’t know if this (or anything i’ve said, to be fair) was intentional or not, but it’s a cool detail anyway!
personally, i enjoyed this episode, the action was great, and all of this too was a really neat addition as well! and now… uh. we wait for the chaos to get worse i suppose !? (laughs nervously)
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☯Soukoku Drabble ☯
Pairing:Dazai x Chuuya
Description:Vampire Chuuya wants Dazai's kisses.
Warning:Blood,kisses,making out
Words:419
Chuuya finally managed to get closer to Dazai as the two boys are now finally alone. No Nikolai to be noisy,no Fyodor to try to kill Dazai and no Sigma to be close to Dazai.
Everytime Sigma got closer to Dazai Chuuya's blood was boiling. How can a 2 haired colored freak get so close to Dazai?
The worst part was that his beloved old partner was not even trying to refuse.
Chuuya grabs Dazai's neck squishing a little. "You fucking dumbass!" He says as angry as usually. "Why the fuck were you trying to drown me? You think you can get rid of me this easily?"
Dazai laughs. "I do not think I can get rid of you so easily. Looks like even dead you came back to me on your knees. You can not leave me." he seems unbothered by Chuuya chocking him.
He knows his ex partner will never be able to leave him. The ginger haired boy will always be by his side even if one of them dies. They are meant to be together,like soulmates. Who knows? Maybe they actually are soulmates.
"Tch." The boy in front of him responds.
"Missed you,too,chibi." The brunette says playful. He looks at Chuuya's lips wanting to feel their softness.
Chuuya pulls Dazai closer to him getting ready to kiss him. Dazai pushes his lover into a wall making him take off the hand from his neck. He pulls his shirt up feeling Chuuya's toned abs with his fingers.
"Hurry up and kiss me, idiot!" The mafia executive says impatient.
Dazai smirks hearing him. "Really? You want me that bad?"
The boy in front of him blushes a little. "I-... Maybe I do." He says looking annoyed.
Chuuya licks his lips now showing his fangs. All he thinks about is the taste of Dazai's lips. He is starving for his lips. He could not feel them for a few months making him hungrier and hungrier.
"I'm glad you didn't change." The brunette says finally kissing him. He grabs his tiny waist with his bandaged hands making sure he feels his skin, enjoying every second.
Chuuya bites his lips sucking the blood out of them. Dazai moans feeling his teeth. Those lips they both were craving finally met again. The warm touch of Dazai's hand satisfies Chuuya's dreams about his lover.
They both know they will sleep good night now. Their souls finally reunited.
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