#oujin

These past few days I've been writing an information doc for Strange Eden, compiling all the information we can get from official sources (with footnotes!) and I wanna share it with fans who might be confused on what's going on in the story or just wants to review details.

Here's the link for the information doc

And here's a short list on what the doc includes:

「泡沫の光」║ 桜仁(CV.前野智昭) composed by 香椎モイミ - STRANGE EDEN

It matters not how many times one tries to wipe away their tears They’ll keep on falling, like flower petals blown in the wind

Transient hopes, wished on the twinkling stars It would be fine even if they were to fade away— So long as your eyes keep on shining in their stead

No matter how many times the hands of those you lose grow cold There is no hope of stopping that perpetual train Memories, all slowly fading away, like water slipping through fingers

Those promises spoken aloud are nothing more than fleeting dreams Despite knowing what awaits, still try and reach out Towards that light, which flickers in the wind, far away

All of the nights spent clinging to feelings of grief, Can be warped by doubt into rage So that they can’t become painful, One must hold precious memories close Just as a downpour eventually turns into light showers, Put on a gentle smile, And wait for the morning come

Lying buried at the bottom of a lake, Are the soliloquies of the pale-skinned Being able to escape what hurts, Means first weathering the rain Finding ‘true’ love’s form, Means first learning how to forgive people their sins, No matter what they conceal

The truth behind everything, Should not be overly depended on, But left undisturbed, sleeping in its ever-changing beauty

One must never forget That still-clear path leading back home Which was woven and laid by the still-pure crimson What a delight, to watch the seeds one has planted begin to grow

Like, Oujin is PAINFULLY an old man to me, Mayoru even calls him senile. So whenever I see him and Hinata interact I can just think of a kid trying to take care of their scatterbrained and slightly unhinged grandparent. Like when he lost Oujin at the market? Prime example of how it can feel to hang out with a grandparent sometime.

And I don't know about you guys, but as someone who also has a bad relationship with my immediate family, it's almost a canon event to get extremely attached to another relative. In my case, I got extremely attached to my grandmother. So for me it feels so natural that he would grow close to and choose to hang out with Oujin.