“One’s happiness is one’s own to define and decide.”
We vowed to be together. And that vow brought me happiness. I realized how much I loved him. And that realization brought me happiness. He told me he would make me happy. And those words brought me happiness. He brought an incredible amount of happiness and joy into my life. Which is why I can say for certain, and no one can convince me otherwise, that I am the happiest girl in the world right now.
I knew there wasn’t going to be a happy ending. I knew there would be violence. Pain. And many tears. Even though I expected this all to happen it still didn’t stop me from caring for the characters and crying my eyes out. We got a sneak peek of the final scene in the very first minute of the first episode so I was waiting in anguish to finally see the scene play out. And while I’d like to say that this is the end, I know that there are two more volumes that haven’t been adapted yet, so there is still so much story to be told.
Other than the ridiculously long title, SukaSuka caught my attention because of its plot and people backing it up to being more than what it sounded. I’m always willing to give most things a try, and hearing the hype around the small fanbase I got really excited. And I can easily say that this was my favorite show of the season. Though…I wasn’t able to watch anything else because of school except for the shows I blogged. Either way, this was my favorite of the bunch.
The emotions this show was able to bring out was what stood out the most for me. There were many lighthearted and cute moments, but in the back of your head you knew there was a melancholy nature about the atmosphere that you couldn’t help but feel sad or uneasy. And as the details of the world setting and the leprechauns revealed itself, the pity and sadness rose more and more. The insert of a romance between Willem and the affected Chtholly is what made it even more heart wrenching because they truly loved each other. They found happiness in each other, finding someone they wanted to protect and love. Their interactions were always the best to me because their banters and honest conversations always flowed so well. Chtholly’s childish attitude, Willem’s snark played off each other and it soon made their relationship blossom. So the very end scene in the final was hard to watch. With the addition of Scarborough Fair, the song that played when they first met each other, playing in this scene just tied it all together: this was their end. The sadness of their internal monologues, the beauty of Scarborough Fair, and the graphic violence made the scene that much powerful. Really, the whole finale was. The ending was left ambiguous at first, but the two pulse signals in the end makes me think that Willem and Ren survived. However, I do believe Chtholly is gone.
I had grown very much attached to all of the characters, which is a hard thing to do for me. Even the little ones, though I don’t remember their names and they were just there to play and be cute. I feel for them I suppose. Nygglatho, Ithea, Ren, Nopht, and Rhan, I care for them all. Nygglatho watches over them like a worried mother, and I feel like she’s not appreciated enough. Willem and Chtholly were the strongest characters though, and I was interested in both of their stories.
While the characters were wonderful, my only gripe was the plot. We found out that humans are the beasts. But we never really got an answer to why they created the beasts, and how. We also never found out why Souwong knew all this. We knew he knew because he said he didn’t want to tell Willem the truth or else he’d end up hating him even more. So what does he have to do with it? The other plot details when it came to the leprechauns and Willem’s past, and Elq’s death to Lillia, and everything. I don’t think the plot details related to the beasts wasn’t left out but I think is probably explained in more detail in the other novels. So that would mean we’d need another season.
Really, that’s the only problem I had with the show. When it comes to music, animation, characters, and my own personal enjoyment, SukaSuka delivered. I was very happy with this show and I don’t know what else more to say. It’s a lot easier to type more when a show has problems haha. The very end with Chtholly as a baby was probably a flashback so I’m not getting my hopes up. I think Chtholly’s ending was perfect. While she did not live a long life, and never got married to Willem, she died happy. Her idea of happiness was helping the people she loved and in the end she was able to do that. She was shown love and care by Willem, and like she said, it made her the happiest girl in the world. When you compare her death to Lillia’s, while both tragic, Chtholly had it better because at least she was able to fulfill her promise in the end.
Because I think the message of this anime was about happiness. Even though there was so much tragedy, so much death, and tears, as long as you found the one thing that made you happy, then you can really say you lived a happy life. And in this case, it was Chtholly protecting the ones she loved until the very end and she died without any regrets. It actually makes me pretty emotional typing this out. This anime just struck a chord in me. I really would like a sequel so the story could be properly wrapped up. I wouldn’t feel satisfied.
9/10, a painful but beautiful story with characters you grow to love, a tragic love story, with a bit of an ambiguous ending. Plot details never fully explained though. However, I think the other factors of the show make up for it.
