Here is the darkest side of me

Posted by David on Saturday, February 27, 2010

I've lost interest in trying to do anything productive. Instead I've given myself over to watching this anime I found a while ago but have never found the time to actually watch. It's called Winter Cicada (Fuyu no Semi).

 
 This is a 3-part series. In the first part, the two main characters, Kusaka and Akizuki, meet each other. They  are from different clans with different collective ideologies. Akizuki is from a higher social class than Kusaka and he offers to teach him English. They become really good friends, despite the tension between their clans. They have to meet in secret and they're never allowed to tell anyone about each other.  
Their friendship turns to romantic love in the second part. They spend time together until Kusaka travels abroad to study in England. He and Akizuki agree to wait for each other.And when Kusaka comes back, he learns that these tensions that he'd left behind have escalated to all-out war. He has to fight against Akizuki's clan. And during each battle, he runs into the fray, searching for him. He eventually finds him. It's sentimental. And sad. And heartwarming, And so much more.
I'm still watching the third part. I bet I'm going to cry. It's just going to happen.
There's a lot of fighting in this series. It's a lot of sadness. But it's an amazingly beautiful story.

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