Besides, like I mentioned in my other blogs, I have a lot of unfinished posts stored on the drafts pages of my numerous blogs (particularly Tumblr and Google Blogger). I'm now trying to finish all these articles, so I can publish them already and decrease the number of my drafts.
Anyway, this post is about the Sugar Sugar Rune anime (#ad) and manga series by Moyoco Anno.
"I'm ashamed. I'm the one holding you back."
- Chocolat Meilleure / Kato
Chocolat, the series' main female character, says the above line in episode 6 of the Sugar Sugar Rune anime. It’s directed towards her best friend, Vanilla. Why does she say that? Is she right or wrong?
Sugar Sugar Rune episode 6 has best friends Chocolat and Vanilla trying to learn how to fence, so they could fight against Pierre Tempête de Neige, the captain of the fencing club. If they win, they’ll be allowed to join the club.
Chocolat Slacks Off
Chocolat Meilleure / Kato was the one who wanted to fence, so she could get a lot of hearts for the queen contest, but she wasn’t taking things seriously at all.Instead of practicing and doing her best to study and learn fencing, so she has a shot at winning when fighting against Pierre, she does absolutely nothing at all. She just slacks off, relaxing and having fun.
Vanilla Works Hard and Tries Her Best
In contrast to that, Vanilla Mieux / Ice was the one who was taking all this seriously. She’s not even interested in fencing, and she’s only doing this to help out her best friend.Yet she’s the one who stays up late at night to practice. She even goes home early every day just so she could practice.
Chocolat vs. Vanilla
As such, when the 2 friends have a practice match, it’s Ice who wins. This isn't surprising at all considering all the effort she put into practicing. But Kato gets all upset about losing, and she runs off.Vanilla runs after her friend, apologizing and saying that her win was probably just a fluke, but she wishes it wasn’t because she doesn’t want to hold Kato back. Oh, Vanilla, if anyone is holding anyone back here, it’s definitely not you.
Chocolat Realizes Her Mistake
Thankfully, Chocolat realizes this and says the quoted line above. It turns out that she’s not as oblivious as she’s made out to be.Initially, I thought she didn’t even realize the things that Vanilla has done for her (going home early and staying up late at night to practice fencing), but, as it turns out, she’s actually aware of this.
So, yes, IMHO, Chocolat was completely and totally right when she said the quote above and when she told Vanilla that Ice winning during their practice match was not a fluke. It wasn't. Because practice makes perfect.
Vanilla tried her best. She tried really hard, so she definitely had the right to cherish her victory. As for Chocolat, she pretty much just cruised through this, saying that it would work out somehow even though this was her idea.
She was the one who wanted to fence and win. Vanilla only got roped into this because she's a good friend. Ice was doing all this for Chocolat while Kato was busy daydreaming and thinking about Pierre.
I'm glad that Chocolat was able to realize her shortcomings. I'm glad that she tried to cheer up Vanilla and was honest enough to admit that she was the one who messed up.
So, yes, surprisingly, I felt kind of sorry for her in this part of the episode. At the moment, she wasn't as bad as she usually was. Could this be a sign that she was getting better in terms of character development? What do you think?
*Notes:
- Pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above
