The good ending did give me a sense of relief though, even if it felt too deus ex machina, i.e. why didn’t Natsuko draw Mighty Greatsword Luke to begin with?
The QJ subplot didn’t pay off emotionally, he just shows up to be her flashlight before being destroyed again.
Memmln’s turn from the Dark Side was jarring for me too.
Natusko’s adult self telling her she must draw was predictable.
And where did the new Soul Futures come from? Don’t tell me Natsuko and Luke’s looooove…
I was hoping that Natsuko would take more agency over a new ending for Tale Of Perishing after this point:
why didn’t Natsuko draw Mighty Greatsword Luke to begin with?
Natsuko drew the Luke she’s drawn all her life. Throughout the show she’s been drawing existing animations. In the dark she comes to accept that drawing that Luke isn’t enough. In the end, with the emotional support of QJ, she realizes that she should draw her own Luke, the one she’s come to know and fall in love with. It’s her coming to terms with her feelings towards Luke, which is emphasized by what she says after she draws him. Or so I say. A line from Natsuko about what sparked the change would’ve been better than listening to QJ moan. Really anything probably would’ve been better than listening to QJ moan. “I know, I should’ve drawn him shirtless!”, whatever, anything else, please.
I was hoping that Natsuko would take more agency over a new ending for Tale Of Perishing after this point.
I was definitely hoping to see Natsuko draw an entire new in-canon ending for Horobiku Monogatari. Do a complete revision! That’s literally the title of the show!
Different, but not necessarily great.
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The good ending did give me a sense of relief though, even if it felt too deus ex machina, i.e. why didn’t Natsuko draw Mighty Greatsword Luke to begin with?
The QJ subplot didn’t pay off emotionally, he just shows up to be her flashlight before being destroyed again.
Memmln’s turn from the Dark Side was jarring for me too.
Natusko’s adult self telling her she must draw was predictable.
And where did the new Soul Futures come from? Don’t tell me Natsuko and Luke’s looooove…
I was hoping that Natsuko would take more agency over a new ending for Tale Of Perishing after this point:
@rikka@ani.social
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I mean she could have just drawn a happy ending.
The highlights from the show in the end credits were cool though.
Natsuko drew the Luke she’s drawn all her life. Throughout the show she’s been drawing existing animations. In the dark she comes to accept that drawing that Luke isn’t enough. In the end, with the emotional support of QJ, she realizes that she should draw her own Luke, the one she’s come to know and fall in love with. It’s her coming to terms with her feelings towards Luke, which is emphasized by what she says after she draws him. Or so I say. A line from Natsuko about what sparked the change would’ve been better than listening to QJ moan. Really anything probably would’ve been better than listening to QJ moan. “I know, I should’ve drawn him shirtless!”, whatever, anything else, please.
I was definitely hoping to see Natsuko draw an entire new in-canon ending for Horobiku Monogatari. Do a complete revision! That’s literally the title of the show!
I like your interpretation of the events, that makes more sense now.
Done!