Thread:Shanethefilmmaker/@comment-397235-20140904033414/@comment-397235-20140917002405

I don't know how it is in public schools, but the Imperial Japanese Army was somewhat notorious for letting commissioned officers and NCOs (sergeants and corporals) smack enlisted men (sergeants, corporals, and privates) around whenever unit performance was low, they were losing a battle, or just for the hell of it. I assume the JGSDF doesn't do this any more (for one thing, they're modeled on the US military and we don't do that; for another it's not exactly the best way to ensure the longevity of your officer corps in a firefight), so that wouldn't surprise me.

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is one of my favorite songs (and not just because it's in World in Conflict, the best real-time strategy game of all time); "Shout" is another good one (Disturbed did a cover called "Shout 2000" which is also worth looking at; surprisingly it's not terrible, just like their cover of Genesis's "Land of Confusion").

As for "Blue," I was thinking more of how Izumi and Takako fed off each other in the last episodes. Basically, Izumi has been telling her all year Mei's refusal to follow the rules has caused the Curse, which, in Takako's fragile mental state, becomes Mei is the Calamity.

I'm trying to work on how to play with Holly's potential nonexistence in the literal sense: so far, all I have is Sherry got cornered with her by Kirk, who demands an explanation. Sherry bolts and ends up getting killed. I remember for a few episodes thinking Mei was some sort of ghost, but I'm not sure how to convey that (since I doubt anyone not familiar with Another will ever read this, and for obvious moral, logical, and financial reasons this can never actually see general publication)...