IdolM@ster xenoglossia - A tale to quench my thirst
Friday, November 16th, 2007
iDOLM@STER happened to be one of the better shows that I had forgotten about. It was lost in the early busyness that accompanies August and September around here. I uncovered it due to my increasing need for a love story of any kind. I wanted something, anything, to wet my parched lips in the desert of longing I found myself in. In the dry sands of my soul it offered an oasis of truths.
Yeah, I can be a little dramatic sometimes…
The key question is, was it a love story?
The answer is yes and no in my opinion. It depends on the kind of love one associates with the main characters. It is obvious that Haruka loves Imber, but they only hint at a sexual attraction in a few scenes. In particular, the bathing suit scene early on in the anime. The overall impression is that the story is meant to convey a strong inherent underlying bond between the Idols and their pilots.
Imber was shown to have to accept its pilots willingly. Its refusal to let certain people control it was a physical manifestation of its longing to be understood. This leads us into the key aspect of the story, given in the title, often ignored. The title includes the word “xenoglossia.” I admit that I was unaware of the meaning of this word and the word that it is derived from “xenoglossy.” According to online sources, the word implies the ability to speak in a language that is unfamiliar to the speaker. For instance, the ability to speak in Japanese having previously never heard or spoken it before.
In the context of idolmaster it is the ability of the pilots to communicate with the idols. The implications stray from the strict definition a bit. It is more than a simple understanding of vocabulary. Haruka understands Imber on an emotional level. Imber doesn’t speak to her in words or concrete subjects, verbs, adjectives, and nouns.
She literally understands Imber’s heart.
Idolmaster ends as a tale of love, friendship, bonding, and loss. Having finally finished the series I can forgive them for not giving Lori more screen time.
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BTW, it turns out she did yell a lot.
iDOLM@STER happened to be one of the better shows that I had forgotten about. It was lost in the early busyness that accompanies August and September around here. I uncovered it due to my increasing need for a love story of any kind. I wanted something, anything, to wet my parched lips in the desert of longing I found myself in. In the dry sands of my soul it offered an oasis of truths.
Yeah, I can be a little dramatic sometimes…
The key question is, was it a love story?
The answer is yes and no in my opinion. It depends on the kind of love one associates with the main characters. It is obvious that Haruka loves Imber, but they only hint at a sexual attraction in a few scenes. In particular, the bathing suit scene early on in the anime. The overall impression is that the story is meant to convey a strong inherent underlying bond between the Idols and their pilots.
Imber was shown to have to accept its pilots willingly. Its refusal to let certain people control it was a physical manifestation of its longing to be understood. This leads us into the key aspect of the story, given in the title, often ignored. The title includes the word “xenoglossia.” I admit that I was unaware of the meaning of this word and the word that it is derived from “xenoglossy.” According to online sources, the word implies the ability to speak in a language that is unfamiliar to the speaker. For instance, the ability to speak in Japanese having previously never heard or spoken it before.
In the context of idolmaster it is the ability of the pilots to communicate with the idols. The implications stray from the strict definition a bit. It is more than a simple understanding of vocabulary. Haruka understands Imber on an emotional level. Imber doesn’t speak to her in words or concrete subjects, verbs, adjectives, and nouns.
She literally understands Imber’s heart.
Idolmaster ends as a tale of love, friendship, bonding, and loss. Having finally finished the series I can forgive them for not giving Lori more screen time.
-
BTW, it turns out she did yell a lot.
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