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- November 4, 2014 at 1:28 AM
WisperG wrote:evilpii wrote:Hachiko, naturally, just keeps her costume from the play, which is a European-style military formal uniform. This easily could be poking at shojo series like
Utena. I would think more
, than Utena. But I guess they’re all “classical European uniforms” in the end.Rose of VersaillesI could buy that.
Tenchismile WisperG wrote:Quote:Ukan steps out representing… well… let’s just say someone had better “Call [Her] Princess”, or maybe queen. I’m looking at you, Ayeka.
I know it’s probably not based on Dead or Alive, but that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw her dress. There aretwo in DOA with costumes that look practically identical to Ukan’s dress. I guess it’s a specific type of dress, although off the top of my head I don’t recall actually seeing one outside of DOA before.charactersI think I’ll let my fanboy show a bit, and reference one of my favorite fighting games. When I saw Ukan, I was more inclined to think of
, which does have a two-episode OVA set between the first two games. In particular, I was thinking of Sofia and her dark counterpart Zola.Battle Arena Toshindenhttp://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100312081015/battlearenatoshinden/images/3/3f/Sofia_bat3.jpg " /> http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100313040135/battlearenatoshinden/images/1/1c/17.zola.jpg " /> WisperG wrote:Nil Admirari wrote:http://i.minus.com/ibjmvnaVsMKwcF.png" />
Also, any fan of Rumiko Takahashi should instantly recognize Hana’s hand gesture here. I don’t know if it actually originated from , but she uses it frequently in her manga.TakahashiI respectfully disagree. ^^v
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