Claymore Episode 08
9 06 2007
Sometimes I wonder. I could have slept on numerous occasions today since I had only 6 hours (2×3) of sleep for over 60 hours of being awake, lots of studying and 2 exams. Instead, I played some Stepmania, and some Pangya, I actually even started playing some Touhou today (the first 3 games for now, the quality keeps improving), I could have continued my Higurashi marathon, or worked on a wallpaper, or maybe even studied for my last exam on Monday (maths). And yet. It’s 2 AM now. I would have been asleep at least twelve hours ago, yet I just finished watching Claymore Episode 8. I really shouldn’t have. Not now.
I don’t feel the fatigue anymore at all. For I am emotionally mortified now. I’m at a loss of words.
Edit before publishing: Very honestly speaking, even after a good night’s rest, I really don’t feel like writing anything right now, so I’ll just leave it at this for now. I most probably will add the thinkbox on Monday or so, or as soon as I can overcome my grief and sort out my overly mourning confused thoughts. Thank you for your understanding.
Now now, it’s still just an anime ;)
Feel happy that you do NOT know the story. Then you can enjoy the show as it unfolds, without knowing where it will develop.
You’ve been warned early on, the story is no happy one, rather very grey and bitter. But also very enthralling. And don’t worry, there will be better times too. Watch 9+10 to overcome the grief!
This episode is a very emotional one, but this episode is also a perfect example of why I love Claymore, it realy brings out human emotion, when is the last time you felt such empathy with a fictional character? Especially to the point of feeling sorrow over that character’s loss. Dont worry I had my period of getting over this part of the story as well, rest assured the rest of the story is well worth continuing on for.
To Mentar: Granted, it’s just an anime, I know that ;) Like books or movies, animes are mostly fictional works. They can, if several conditions are met, make the audience happy, angry, sad, etc. Sometimes they can make people cry as well, and there are quite a few examples (of which I’d just like to cite Titanic… which, on the contrary, made me laugh, btw).
Indeed, it was my fatigue which amplified the dramatic effect on me, but still, I lost a character dear to me (especially after such a cowardly action!!!!), and I’m mourning for her. T__T
At least I’m happy that I didn’t spoil myself on the manga nor on other blogs… Else I would have become even sadder because then I’d have ruined the suspense.
To both: Thanks for getting my hopes up ^^ I somewhat figured out that it couldn’t be any worse than this, so yeah that’s basically a confirmation. I hope I can get to watch the next eps soon, although now I need to focus on maths. Argh, probabilities………