#Take no Yamikazuchi

[blog-of-the-godless-month]

From the Limited Edition Series Guide Book for Kannazuki no Miko

Episode Commentary by Sumio Uetake (credited with Series Composition/Scenario Writing)

Episode 2 “Overlapping Sun and Moon”

The daily life starts to break apart--Makoto Saotome--

Makoto is the cheerful and energetic friend who forcefully pulls along the reserved leading character. However, due to a sudden incident, the symbol of ordinary peace is destroyed. The character born for that purpose may be “Makoto Saotome.” The day of the book reading, Kaishaku-sensei’s rough drawings came out and Fuji-san’s character setup drawings were tremendously cute… it really got me excited. As one aspect of the story, we wanted some light touches in some areas (although the premise of not destroying the story’s world perspective was to be kept as it is). There were several ideas that came out. The ideas that remained as candidates were… Orochi is hip and seems like fun. 

Although she’s totally unrelated to the incident, HImeko’s friend, Makoto, gives her support. As a result, “Orochi’s idea” remained, but “Makoto’s idea” was pretty interesting, too. When you’re going through some difficult times, it could be quite a relief emotionally to talk with a friend who is totally uninvolved with those situations. We thought something like that is interesting, too. 

Ultimately, because we didn’t have room in terms of the number of episodes and as a result of our discussion on whether or not it was right to have someone other than “Chikane” and “Souma” to lean on, we decided to let her exit the story in episode 2 in that way. We also had a discussion over what kind of a hospital scene will be most effective. “Throw a vase and scream ‘Get out!’” “Not being able to see her directly and being told off by the others in the club.” “Himeko runs away leaving behind a loud crying sound.” ...and many others. Makoto will have another big entrance after this.

And the climax of episode 2… Typically, it would end up with Chikane catching Himeko who has lost her ground, but we decided to add a different twist here. Probably Chikane’s persuasion alone would make Himeko decide to stay put in the village. However, Girochi appears and ensnares her in a crisis. Souma appears and controls the situation. Even though she’s holding Himeko in her arms, Chikane’s heart is filled with a sense of defeat. Amidst the struggle that goes beyond the intensity to follow, what would Chikane end up doing? What would Himeko end up doing? And how about Souma? Even though the emotions start to swirl, the story will mercilessly go on.

Episode 3 “Secret Love Shell”

Bivalve of a Bond

This episode was born during a meeting we had after we roughly finished the composition of all twelve episodes, as one of those episodes that “we’d like to create (if we have the time).” The episode involving the play at the school festival that we used in the CD drama, how Himeko ended up liking photography, Himeko being a fan of Reiko-sensei and going over to get her autograph, etc… all of those were discussed during that meeting. Others were such stories as the two going off to collect some autumn leaves and meeting with a disaster, going to an onsen and ending up fighting over many things with the Orochi girls, a mob surrounding the Himemiya family’s estate, finally Otoha-san going over to Himeko and… There were a lot of interesting ideas, but, with an additional push from the director, we decided to go with this. As for the other ideas, we’ll wait until another time and place.

To Himeko, who wonders that perhaps she shouldn’t be next to anyone, Chikane tells her something… Only one pair exists in the world… but its partner always waits for it… waiting for the only one true partner… a pair of destiny that will surely meet each other someday… bivalve. That’s me… I am the one… how much Chikane wanted to tell her that… But I’m a girl… I don’t have the power to fight for Himeko… there is no way I could justify saying such a thing to Himeko who is mourning. That is why I will defend you… I will continue to wait until someday when my feelings will reach you… no… even if that day never comes… even then… I will… Holding a shell in her hand that is of a different color than Himeko’s shell, Chikane talks to her while stifling her true feelings. Only for Himeko, for her smile, for her happiness. Because those things are much more important to her than the world, than herself… But the reality even crushes such a tragic decision that Chikane makes. That power is immense.

Even though they promised each other so much, their hands separate from each other. The two are torn apart by the raging waves. At the end of the day, what save the two was Souma’s Take no Yamikazuchi. Chikane slams down her fist in resentment. In front of the immense power called Orochi, the Shrine Maiden’s feelings are too powerless. As I said before, in this story, the immense power is not for the battle or for the romance in this fiction, but it serves as one situation to be a hindrance as well as to promote the love. Because everyone on our staff likes robots, at times we almost wobbled, but… I’d like to write a lot of things about Otoha-san, too, but I’ll save that for another time.

((this is word for word from the guide booklet, however I’ve added extra paragraph breaks for the sake of readability and have changed the spelling of some character names for consistency. In the booklet it has Mako-chan’s name written as both Satome and Saotome, so I wrote both as Saotome. It also has Reiko’s name written as Rehko, but I went with the first spelling because I’ve seen that more and also the wiki uses it.))

[stuckinapatriarchalbullshitland]

Kannazuki no Miko and Camren

I have to say that I’m love with this yuri (lesbian) anime. And the relationship that have with Camren it’s surprised. This is a long shot, folks. Be patient.

About - Kannazuki no Miko

Kannazuki no Miko (Sa 無 月 の 巫女 lit.) (Priestess of the month without God) is a manga series written and illustrated by Kaishaku, focusing on the love affair of two girls, Chikane and Himeko.The plot contains elements of mahō shōjo and mecha. The series began as a manga in 2004.

Argument Kannazuki no Miko tells the story of Himeko and Chikane, the reincarnation of the priestesses of the Sun and the Moon respectively. Both are high school students at the prestigious Ototachibana Academy located in Mahoroba, Japan. When an ancestral evil rises again, the girls are absorbed by fate in the instant that the spirit of the priestesses that they carried inside awakens to defend the world against the Orochi.

When the Orochi awaken, it is the first of October (the month without God), which coincidentally is the birthday of Himeko and Chikane. The first Orochi to try to kill the priestesses is Sōma Ōgami, a young man in love with Himeko. However, after a blinding light returns to itself, rejects his fate as Orochi, and swears to protect Himeko from the others as the ultimate consequences. The priestesses must awaken the Ame no Murakumo to save the world, while Sōma fights the Orochi's efforts to kill them.

Priestesses Himeko Kurusugawa (来 栖 川 姫 子 Kurusugawa Himeko) Voice by: Noriko Shitaya Himeko is the Priestess of the Sun. She is a shy and innocent girl of sixteen and the main protagonist of the story. She has known Chikane for years, unaware of Chikane's attraction to her. At first, Himeko finds feelings for Sōma Ōgami, her childhood friend. When they go on a date, their relationship fills Chikane's heart with doubts. She begins to consider Chikane a very close friend, although the two hardly see each other in public. Himeko is a beginner photographer with some skill. Initially she is shy and cautious, distrustful of her own abilities. This is mainly due to the fact that after the death of her parents, she was adopted by abusive relatives before being transferred with other relatives.

At school, Himeko seems to have only one friend, her roommate Makoto. After the destruction of the dormitories, when Himeko moves with Chikane, the enmity of Chikane's female fans is won at school. She carries the sun's mark on his chest and in the last episodes, discovers and accepts his romantic feelings for Chikane.

Chikane Himemiya (姫 宮 千 歌 音 Himemiya Chikane) Voice by: Ayako Kawasumi The Priestess of the Moon. In contrast to Himeko, is a person of strong character, of white complexion, perfect proportions and a beautiful bluish black hair. She has a noble and elegant aura, lives in a mansion with many maids, and is considered one of the most high-class people in the school; She has fans of both genders and has to deal frequently with romantic confessions. She is a member of the prestigious club of kyūdō (Japanese Archery) and uses her bow as a weapon in the clashes with the Orochi.

Later events show that she is also skilled in the use of the tantō. Their combat skills resemble, to those who possessed the wives of the samurai, another proof of the prestige of the Himemiya family. In addition to her combat skills, Chikane demonstrates her exceptional talent for playing tennis and playing the piano. Many in the school believe that it maintains a relation with Sōma, but that soon is demonstrated that is not certain, since she has been in love with Himeko from the moment in which they knew, although it is not revealed until almost the end of the history. Eventually, it seems to have "gone evil", eliminating all Orochi except two, after attacking Himeko to turn her against him. The true motive behind his actions is much more complex than at first appears. Chikane carries the mark of the moon on her back.

Orochi The main villain of the series is Orochi, an evil god who wishes to destroy humanity to create his own kingdom of darkness and nihilism. As in Japanese mythology, the Orochi of Kannazuki no Miko has eight 'collars', its eight worshipers and followers, who are also called Orochi (オ ロ チ 衆?) By association. Each of them has a wick, which is at the same time an alter ego of its owner and the incarnation of a minor god (with the ability to return from the ashes over and over again), which is part of the body of the deity Orochi Each follower has exaggerated personal characteristics; there are certain indications that the evil deity has given them great physical strength, endurance and a limited capacity to levitate and teleport, as well as a unique power or weapon according to their personality. Orochi chooses those who have experienced great pain in his life and are mired in despair as his followers. Six of the eight followers easily fall into stereotypes of characters, a sociopath, a brainless brute, an idol, an anti-social mangaka, a catgirl, and a nun who lost faith in God. They have extremely opposite personalities and do not coordinate their attacks on the priestesses, until the middle of the series.

Tsubasa (ツ バ サ?) Voice by: Yasunori Matsumoto It is The First Neck (一 の 首 Ichi no kubi?), Considered the leader and most powerful of the Orochi. Tsubasa is a tall, light-haired bishōnen, and a (alleged) sociopath with a long history, beginning with the murder of his abusive father, whom he killed to save his younger brother. Tsubasa is also the biological brother of Sōma, whom he left in the care of the Ōgami family when he escaped from the city. He was the only one who could defeat his brother, when all the other necks had failed. Sōma has few memories of him, and Tsubasa hesitates to seriously injure his brother in his first fight; he concentrates more on convincing his brother to join Orochi, than on killing the priestesses.

His robot, Take no Yasukunazuchi, has the ability to deploy wings to fly and attacks with swords mounted on his arms. He is the only Orochi who can fight seriously against Chikane after she "becomes Orochi", but the fight ends without a clear winner. However, he manages to (temporarily) destroy Take no Yamikazuchi and ends up abandoning the fight. In personal combat, Tsubasa primarily uses a sword (sword in English), although he demonstrates some ability to throw knives as well. Tsubasa eventually proves that his feelings for his brother are stronger than his desire to carry out the nihilistic world destruction, proposed by Orochi. He carries the Orochi brand on his heart.

Sister Miyako (ミ ヤ コ?) Voice by: Ikue Ohtani The Second Neck (首 の 首 Ni no kubi?), The first orochi to appear is a purple-haired nun, who lost her faith in God after having survived a terrible war (possibly in South America, given her tan skin color). it's a common stereotype in anime and manga). Although there is little cooperation among the Orochi, she seems to be second in command and has great respect for Tsubasa; On some occasions she gives orders to Girochi and induces the other three Orochi to cooperate with each other. Her influence seems to be what leads Chikane to move to Orochi's side, though it is later revealed that the Moon Priestess joined them of her own free will.

Her robot, Yatsu no Onokoshizuchi, instead of arms has tentacles and a giant circle of electrodes on his back, with which he shoots lethal rays. In personal combat, Miyako uses enchanted mirrors with which she can create complex illusions and spy on others from a distance. She is a skillful manipulator and a perceptive observer, she uses her mirrors to seduce Chikane by teaching her her deepest desires. It is the last Orochi to fall in front of Chikane. There are indications that she carries the Orochi brand on her throat.

Girochi (ギ ロ チ?) Voice by: Yasuyuki Kase The Third Neck (三 の 首 San no kubi?), Is one of the first Orochi to attack the priestesses. He is a very corpulent man and uses heavy chains as weapons against his enemies. He feels extremely attracted to Himeko, and tries to convince her to go on a date with him, every time he confronts the priestesses. Girochi is Miyako's younger brother. During one of the flashbacks, he can be seen as a child in a destroyed area, crying next to a corpse that lies under a collapsed building. Presumably, this happened during the same war that destroyed the church where his sister lived, it cost his parents' lives and left him traumatized forever. His robot, Hi no Ashinazuchi, is nicknamed Gungal, and is characterized by his overly large right arm. So big that the whole body of the robot fits inside him, as you can see when he performs his "Megaton Knuckle" attack. It is the first to be petrified by Chikane, although it is then purified. It carries the Orochi brand on the back of his right hand.

Crown (コ ロ ナ Korona) Voice by: Kana Ueda The Fourth Neck (四 の 首 Shi no kubi), is a delirious idola pop, which became Orochi, partly due to a terrible decline in sales of her CD. She behaves like a maniac, constantly trying to impress the other Orochi with her skills as a showwoman, but her energetic exterior hides a dark past. In a flashback she can be seen lying on a bed next to an older man, with her clothes torn; her relationship with man and the motives for such an act are never revealed, the only thing that Corona says about it is that she was "betrayed by her dreams". Her robot, Ooube no Senazuchi, nicknamed "The Final Stage", takes the form of a wheel with a demonic eye in the center, and a giant centripede with anthropomorphic arms and head. In matters of personal combat, Corona throws lipsticks at her enemies. This attack is not as harmless as it sounds, since their lipsticks carry explosive charges. Eventually Corona is petrified and then purified. There are indications that she carries the Orochi brand on her left breast.

Reiko Ōta (大田 レ ー コ Ōta Reiko) Voice by: Mamiko Noto The Fifth Neck (五 の 首 Go no kubi), Is an antisocial mangaka. Reiko takes her membership to the Orochi as a "day job" and the sale of her manga has improved since she joined. She interacts little with the other Orochi and in the fight is cold and calculating. She shares she last name with Hitoshi Ōta, one of the writers of Kannazuki no Miko. Her robot, Ho no Shuraizuchi, takes the form of a vessel with anthropomorphic form. In personal combat, Reiko throws feathers at her targets. Like Corona's lipsticks, these feathers have an explosive charge and explode on contact. Interestingly, Himeko loves Reiko's manga and is an avid reader of her work. Reiko is eventually petrified and purified by Chikane. There are indications that she carries the Orochi brand on her back.

Nekoko (ネ コ コ) Voice by: Ai Nonaka The Sixth Neck (六 の 首 Roku no kubi), is a small catgirl, with a shrill voice (her name derives from neko, a Japanese cat) which is usually seen wearing a nurse costume and a giant syringe. A priori, it seems to fit the typical stereotype of a cheerful and noisy catgirl, but during the plot it is revealed that in her past she was the victim of horrible medical experiments, presumably the cause of which she became Orochi. The Nekoko syringe contains a healing substance that can heal wounds. Alternatively, Nekoko can throw the syringes like missiles, with the same explosive charge that can be seen in Reiko's feathers. Her robot, Izuhara no Tamazuchi, nicknamed Meow Meow (Nya Nya), is a giant mechanical ball, equipped with a large number of cannons and capable of destroying buildings with ease. Nekoko takes everything as a game, when it is her turn to face the priestesses, instead of facing them directly, she first begins to destroy the entire city while singing and laughing innocently. There are indications that she carries the Orochi brand on her butt.

Sōma Ōgami (大 神 ソ ウ マ Ōgami Sōma) Voice by: Junji Majima The Seventh Neck (七 の 首 Nana no kubi), Is the only Orochi capable of resisting the complete transformation into an evil being. For much of the series Sōma is the only one that protects Himeko and Chikane and ultimately plays a large role in the destruction of Orochi. He has a very high social status, comparable to that of Chikane, and most of his companions believe they are a couple, although in reality, until the first incident with Orochi occurs, they hardly speak. Like Chikane, he is in love with Himeko and fights fervently to protect her, until he is overwhelmed by Orochi's curse, which leaves him out of action, but his brother Tsubasa rescues him shortly after. Sōma's robot, Take no Yamikazuchi, is a humanoid robot that has a great variety of attacks. In personal combat, Sōma initially uses his own body. More adeltante, it adopts the form to fight with sword of its brother. It carries the Orochi brand on its forehead.

The priestesses and the Orochis...

The girls and Ame no Murakumo (The robot behind them)

The moon and The Sun

To not make the post longer. The plot of this story has a lot, but a lot to do with Camren. Not perhaps the theme of the priestesses but the theme of the sun and the moon. The characters have a lot to do with the girls, especially their characteristics and personalities. This is a story I loved a lot before I even knew Camren or the girls but the way the story shows and what we know about Camren is incredibly similar. And of course, the series is on YouTube. I have it in a playlist that I'll leave below and hope you can see. It is in English.

It’s not a really happy story. Like the story of the sun and the moon, the girls aren’t allowed to be together but they have more lives to see each other again.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrbz6yHFCEEoW85VJLa3-icC0GmX9prEF

I hope you can see the playlist. But if you don’t, you just have to search for Kannazuki no Miko english sub and you will find it.