Stray Saiyuki thoughts
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louiseluxStray thoughts about the latest Saiyuki chapters:
The last time someone nearly got them all killed it was Gojyo, and Sanzo punched him for it. It was Hakkai and Goku at risk back then as well (I'm thinking of the gourd).
Also, Gojyo does CPR! You have to wonder where he learnt that.
Why *does* Sanzo run away - is he in shock?
Hakkai's actual youkai weapon is his vines. I love this idea hugely, but not sure why. Maybe because it's such a surprise? It's better than centipedes at any rate, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
emungere pointed out. Also, has he been secretly been practising?
The echoing of Be There: Hakkai lying face down with his face hidden in his arm, just as Gojyo first found him and then later with the two panels of them looking at each other. Gojyo's hair covers his face, which has the effect of cutting everyone else out and making his smile into something intensely private between the two of them, which is possibly why it's so affecting.
The last time someone nearly got them all killed it was Gojyo, and Sanzo punched him for it. It was Hakkai and Goku at risk back then as well (I'm thinking of the gourd).
Also, Gojyo does CPR! You have to wonder where he learnt that.
Why *does* Sanzo run away - is he in shock?
Hakkai's actual youkai weapon is his vines. I love this idea hugely, but not sure why. Maybe because it's such a surprise? It's better than centipedes at any rate, as
emungere pointed out. Also, has he been secretly been practising?The echoing of Be There: Hakkai lying face down with his face hidden in his arm, just as Gojyo first found him and then later with the two panels of them looking at each other. Gojyo's hair covers his face, which has the effect of cutting everyone else out and making his smile into something intensely private between the two of them, which is possibly why it's so affecting.
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Date: 2006-04-01 11:44 pm (UTC)From what I remember of the translations, I think Sanzo is partially in shock, but also out for revenge. For a time he's clinging so tightly to Goku with this totally glassy-eyed look, and Hakkai has to slap him to shake him out of it and get him to get go of Goku so he can treat him. (One of my favorite 39 moments, incidentally!) But when he runs off, he's screaming for revenge, that he'll kill the person who hurt Goku. He then goes through a series of flashbacks to his childhood and Ukoku. Overall, I'm not really sure why he runs off, other than a combination of shock and vengeance. I'll be interested to see what he does in the next chapter.
I noticed the echoing of Be There, and I LOVED it, too. It's one of the things I like best about Minekura: she frequently repeats those sorts of things, from themes to physical positions, to words and phrases, and it really adds an emotional punch.