#That give her solace when the arbitrary demands of her male superiors force her into compromising situations

[theseaofrainbowclouds]

Its been a bit, but anyone else particularly unsatisfied with the way Dragon Pilot ended? Like, I get that I was probably imagining a lot more of the themes I was enjoying than were strictly, textual supported, but after a full series of watching Amakasu try to find her way and make friends in a setting where she is harassed and forced to jump at arbitrary expectations and told what she can and can't do with herself, let's just say "I know who I am now, I'm a loyal member of the armed forces and I will do my duty for my country" left a really random taste in my mouth... I couldn't be more surprised if a shounen fighting anime ended with a speech by the main character about the importance of compromising on your values. It's just not supported by the rest of what the story was building up...

And I was *really* enjoying that story, too, no matter how much of it was in my head. Plus it was cute, gorgeous, and funny at the same time.