I just finished watching Mirage of Blaze. MOU. Worst UST Ever. Naoe and Kagetora have the most fucked-up relationship of any anime couple I have ever seen, and yet I so terribly want them together that I actually went fanfiction-hunting. There were some that were good and yet perpetuated the UST, and some that had sex but made them too nice to each other. I remain unsatisfied. I may have to write something myself. Of course, I’ll have to watch the damn thing about twelve more times to get all the clans straight. Straight? Did I say straight? Heh. Oh, and despite how desperately much Naoe/Kagetora needs to happen, I also want Naoe/Kousaka.
I am so frustrated wis this series it’s not even funny. The worst part is knowing that there’s so much more of it in another format that I’m never likely to experience. AAaarrgh.
OK, done now. Seriously.
Subbed or dubbed?
:P You obviously don’t know me well enough.
Haha people do crazy things sometimes XD
I have to admit though, the dubbed version is amazing, if only because when you close your eyes you hear Usui and Kenshin whispering sweet nothings to each other.
O_o …can you…? *is thrown into deep pondering*
Mirage
I heard that the manga explains more about their relationship and the clans.
Don’t know when or if the series will ever be released in the U.S.
You think the regular series is ‘interesting’, try to OAV. I heard that that one made several people I know go all O_o.
But I heard it also explained the animosity between Naoe and Kagetora in more detail, not merely a flashback.
I have heard conflicting reports on what the series is based on, but the most common one suggests it’s a series of novels, not manga, which, I fear, drops the possibility of it ever being translated to almost nothing.
I actually watched the OAV first because my friend gave it to me for Christmas, neither of us realizing that it was an OAV that came after a series. Then I got the series and watched that too. Yeah, it explains some of why Kagetora doesn’t accept Naoe, but not why he has to be such a teasing bastard to him!!! XD
Kagetora
He is such a tease.
While I’m watching the anime, I’m always thinking, “Watch yourself, Kagetora, or Naoe’s going to throw you down and have his way with you in a moment or two.” XP
The worst part is that the horrible teasing obviously started way before the Minako thing, so he really has no excuse!! Aargh.