{"id":1666,"date":"2009-04-16T17:42:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T00:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2009-04-16T17:42:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T00:42:27","slug":"the-three-guys-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/the-three-guys-met\/","title":{"rendered":"The three guys met : an alternate interpretation of School Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the school, the three guys met. \u00a0Their relation had been changed in the season, and turned into three love stories.<\/p>\n

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For lack of a better definition, I will define “guy” as “male = not having breasts.”<\/p>\n

And thus begins the search for the truth behind School Days<\/em>‘s tagline.<\/p>\n

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NOT A GUY.<\/p>\n

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LOSER<\/span> GUY.<\/p>\n

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NOT A GUY.<\/p>\n

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GUY.<\/p>\n

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More proof.<\/p>\n

I’ve got two of the “three guys” down pat, but I’m still looking for the third one.<\/p>\n

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The closest I’ve got is this guy. \u00a0He’s in an episode for a good five seconds at least.<\/p>\n

But still, you’d think that if the title mentions three guys, it should be three main characters, right?<\/p>\n

Hmmn. \u00a0I guess I’ll have to dig a little deeper…<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

..<\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I knew it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Okay, so now that I know who these “three guys” are, I’m going to have to guess the meaning of the rest of the tagline.<\/p>\n

Their relation had been changed in the season<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Needless to say, “relation” refers to mortal enemies. \u00a0Makoto and Taisuke start out as friends and don’t know Setsuna, and it’s quite obvious what happens next. \u00a0As Makoto becomes more and more of an ass, Setsuna and Taisuke band together and attack Makoto equally. \u00a0Setsuna is protective of Sekai, and Taisuke lusts after Kotonoha, so Makoto’s actions to both Sekai and Kotonoha enrage Taisuke and Setsuna.<\/p>\n

In other words:<\/p>\n

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In addition, this part of the tagline is in… passive voice?<\/p>\n

There’s only one plausible reason for this: all of this was done by somebody or something else. \u00a0Makoto is not an ass because he’s trying to be one – somebody is secretly pulling all the strings here. \u00a0Based on her performances in the series, this whore seems to be the perpetrator:<\/p>\n

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Apparently, MAL<\/a> says her name is Minami Obuchi, but I think a better name would be “Criminal Mastermind Obuchi.”<\/p>\n

She has the power to bully Kotonoha, perhaps even to the point where Kotonoha listens to her threats and forces herself to go out with Makoto, even though she knows Sekai and Makoto are like two peas in a pod. \u00a0Kotonoha didn’t really like Makoto. \u00a0She just didn’t want news to get out that she’s secretly a drug lord.<\/p>\n

By pushing Kotonoha at the right times, Criminal Mastermind Obuchi made Makoto fall for Kotonoha even after he and Sekai got it on. \u00a0Who Sekai the motivation to kill Makoto? \u00a0CMO, through Kotonoha. \u00a0Who gave her the knife? \u00a0CMO dropped it in her pocket.<\/p>\n

Yet one thing remains to be solved: Why did Kotonoha kill Sekai? \u00a0Obviously, Sekai learned about Kotonoha’s shady dealings after talking with Makoto, who found the pot in Kotonoha’s house way back in episode 2 or 3. \u00a0Sekai knew too much, so Kotonoha took her out.<\/p>\n

So why did Kotonoha run away with Makoto’s head? \u00a0Well, CMO was assassinated. \u00a0That’s right. \u00a0After she killed Sekai, Kotonoha knew she couldn’t stay at the school anymore. \u00a0To protect herself and to get revenge, Kotonoha took down CMO with the hacksaw she used on Sekai.<\/p>\n

“Wait, so why Makoto’s head?” \u00a0Well, it’s simple enough. \u00a0Before, I stated that Kotonoha didn’t want to go out with Makoto. \u00a0That’s still true… but there’s a reason why a huge black market figure like Kotonoha was going to Makoto’s school. \u00a0Makoto’s parents were at the head of a criminal organization, and had sent some hitmen to kill Kotonoha’s uncle, the head of the Katsura corporation. \u00a0As the next-in-line for the throne (Kotonoha’s parents were unsuitable and the uncle had no children), Kotonoha had to avenge her uncle’s death. \u00a0Thus, she enrolled in this school to get back at the Itou foundation.<\/p>\n

The day before Makoto was killed, a rival clan of the Itou foundation attacked, and drove the heads into hiding. \u00a0With her information network, Kotonoha heard of this, and decided that the time had come (there were less bodyguards by the Itou heads’ side). \u00a0In the final scene, we see Kotonoha holding Makoto’s head on a boat. \u00a0She is obviously sailing to the Itou family’s summer home on a private island, ready to present the Itou heads with their son’s head at the other end of a shotgun.<\/p>\n

three love stories<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Love stories” here is a replacement for “turf wars.”<\/p>\n

The first turf war occurs before the anime starts. \u00a0The Itou Foundation and the Katsura Corporation duke it out, and Kotonoha’s uncle is murdered in the fighting.<\/p>\n

The second turf war happens during the story. \u00a0The Itou Foundation loses to their rival clan, and Makoto’s parents are driven into hiding.<\/p>\n

The third turf war is to come. \u00a0Kotonoha is sailing to the Itou heads’ hiding spot to singlehandedly take down the Itou Foundation once and for all.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Q.E.D.<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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