#sharada

What a chapter ! Here are some thoughts !

Irina

If Ciel said it smells shady then it is.

TBH, I wonder about how historically accurate her tale is, namely about the timeline of "dangerous ideas" in Russia.

Maybe it’s what bothered Ciel, maybe it’s something else, but this woman seems odd to him, so I don’t trust her.

Sharada

Glad we all agree she's Agni's little sister T_T

Though I gotta admit that I was quite relieved to meet her !

Let me explain : I, like others, is anxious about Soma becoming Ciel's Agni or going down the path of revenge. However ! Soma eventually meeting Sharada and telling her what a good man her brother became could be the way to make him remember he has to live on, in order to honor Agni's sacrifice.

In other words, it might not be a fall down the abyss that's awaiting Soma but mourning and moving on, which is a step further from Ciel and other antagonists who decidedly can't do so.

Her introduction moved me. Hopefully she'll survive whatever's about to happen in this arc.

Darius

Truthfully I don't care about him, but his last name "Starling" is... interesting. With the whole "radiance" thing from the blue sect arc & "blue star line" (iirc) from the Campania arc, I wonder if there's more about him than we can initially guess.

I guess we'll see.

Edit : as pointed out by @fwippysays in the comments they made a mistake localizing his name which is Sterling.

Modri Vladis

The fact he mentions a master seems to be yet another small hint/confirmation about the fact he's most likely Polaris :

I also think there's a hint in the ball scene from his flashback about during which era he lived, namely because of the dress & suit fashion (@tothelasthoursofmylife if you have any idea ? you're always my reference about this) :

But definitely the most important part of his tale is the demon he encountered :

Now is it truly Seb (is it Brown) or another demon, I don't think the answer matters right now, because Modri's absolutely convinced that it's Seb (thanks to UT's altering his cinematic record maybe ?).

What I really want to convey is that if demons' "true form" is more or less always like the goo above, no wonder Bravat can instantly recognize them on sight...

And Frances always complains about Seb's appearance xDD.

Warning: Cartoon violence

Title: She's Just Oblivious

Editor: AzuGirl89

Song: Sharada

Artist: Skye Sweetnam

Anime: Azumanga Daioh

Sharada (1957)

Love is like water. It cannot be restricted to just one form or shape. And to explain this flow, it took a risk of showing people those changing forms through real relationships in this brave film.

It worked in terms of a successful film, also making it the one that got accepted by the audiences, despite being so ahead of its time. I believe, it was because its bold storyline knew it had a shield of unquestioned reverence in those days, towards devotion. Under its protection, it found a way of expression in all its sincerity.