Sorry for my English, it's going to be deep meaning syndrome now.
Disclaimer - I don't hate Christianity, I don't exalt Hinduism over Christianity, I'm generally an atheist. I'm just weaving anime moments and references with religious motifs in their most horrific form. And I recently read The Mists of Avalon, and it made its mark.
To begin with, I express my unnecessary opinion. People who add Anthy to the line "evil with a bit of goodness" will not ascend (I'm kidding, but I'm offended), she is literally the main victim of the series and cannot be evil, because she tried to at least passively resist the system that forces her to die over and over again for the selfish desires of the youngsters and her brother around her. The fact that she is a "witch" is not an argument, because this is the stigma that was put on her, and not the real essence. There was nothing "witchy" about her act, only concern for her loved one, which both the prince and the people interpreted as a desire to annoy everyone. Bride, witch - these are the labels that have been put on her in the existing anime system, because IT IS PROFITABLE. IF SHE IS A WITCH, THEN NO ONE WILL SAVE HER, IF SHE IS A BRIDE, THEN WE GET A PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE FIGHTING FOR THE POWER THAT SHE BESTOWS. AND IF SHE IS ALL TOGETHER, THEN INSTEAD OF A PERSON, EVERYONE WILL SEE HER AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING DIVINITY, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHETHER SHE FEELS ANYTHING AT ALL)))
Akio is the main culprit in all this, the school board is the indirect culprits, in fact they torture an innocent girl over and over again, this cycle repeats over and over again. And her desire to shit on these people is absolutely justified, even if it's under Akio's manipulation. And again. Manipulation. She can't say no because she might get hurt even more than before)0)
OK? Ok.
And I also can't blame people for not diving into of Hinduism, of course, but it's still a shame, because outside the labels of the Anthy system, it's literally the embodiment of Parvati and her other forms. "The rose bride (a symbol of evil and power) is in every girl" is literally "A piece of Kali is in every woman." The most popular myth with Parvati is about her 108 rebirths, where she searches for Shiva after self-immolation and gets closer to him with each new life. Anthy also sacrifices herself for her "Shiva" and is reborn every time after, ahem, graduation from the Othori Academy. However, in her case, this is rather a reinterpretation of this myth, because despite the obvious references, Parvati seeks Shiva's heart again, and Anthy refuses her prince because she can no longer suffer unrequited for him and calls another to save her. And xs it seems to me that it was well beaten.
AND NOW WE COME TO THE PART "DEEP MEANING SEARCH SYNDROME".
And I also have a completely different idea, based on the fact that Shiva criticized Parvati for HER DARK SKIN COLOR, WHICH IS KIND OF GOOD FOR HINDUS. THIS IS THEIR USUAL SKIN COLOR. And then she brightens up with some kind of blessing.
And you know. this basically explains why Akio fucks only fair-skinned girls (Anthy is an exception, it's just a way to show that he dominates her + he takes revenge on her for losing her strength), and generally marries a blonde with blue eyes.
With my deep meaning search syndrome, I can also link the colonization of India to this, because Anthy and Akio are obviously Indians, but the whole thing happens at a European-style academy, where, oddly enough, Europeans study. Hinduism is not a feminist religion, there is a lot of shit there, but strangely enough, women are given more SCREEN TIME AND POWER, the same shaktism seems to exist, and in the texts you can find a lot of ideas of gender equality, in addition to patriarchal attitudes. The same Parvati slash Kali slash Durga, to which, as I said, there are references in the character of Anthy himself.
In Europe, the main religion is Christianity, which can be tied to the system of princes, princesses and witches in general, how to do shit.
Anyway, in my head this is a story not only with an obvious feminist agenda, but with a religious-feminist agenda and how Akio turns to where the wind blows and switches to the European system, thus building his academy, rejecting the ideas of his native culture and Anthy, depriving women of any functions other than "sit Wait for your man, have children, and keep quiet about your real feelings." He denies the power of women, it is unprofitable for him to recognize the power of his sister, because then it will turn out that without her blessing he is an empty place. And a system based on "Christianity" will suit as well as possible, Anthy can be made out to be a whore of Babylon.
Sorry, O-She is completely fucked up, I'm not going to do this anymore, really.
