#akatsuki chisei
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Trigger warning!!!! There is one scene of dubious consent, and I feel it was pretty scary in this version, but it could be me. And this is in India so we get the usual dark face makeup (no blackface that I can remember but sometimes it feels the same to me), cultural appropriation…
On this, I tried researching about India but I really know nothing of their culture, so I apologize in advance for the mistakes I’m sure I made.
Moreover, I don’t think this is a romance, you can view as a social critic if you want. A friend of mine was comparing some of the plot to Pride & Prejudice, and you know, she’s right, I don’t know anyone has confirmed it though. As for me, I think this story deserves to be made into a comedy, to be honest. The plot twists make this each time more ludicrous. Where could they find so many dumb people in the same family? Not even those who married into them is safe, they’re all so stupid! So I usually include infuriating stupidity in the trigger warnings whenever I watch it with someone.
Now that’s all behind, Reiko is just so beautiful! The hair! Oh the hair! I love her chemistry with Ari too and I’m glad they included something that way, though the characters don’t meet that much on stage. I’m still surprised Odachin could perform so well Krishna’s role, too. It’s a young main cast in comparison to the more mature atmosphere that surrounds ReikoUmi, so there’s a lot to watch despite… well you read my previous paragraph.
The subs are synced to the Bluray release. I have only watched Asako’s version before so I can’t comment on Asaji’s, but the dialogs are very different, probably rewritten to give others more lines. The story is still the same with all its issues, but it would be hard to follow the subs like a script. On that, I made the translation following the 2007 version’s transcript and had to complement it by ear, so there may be more inaccuracies than usual.
Last, I’m so so so grateful for being able to do this project, thank you so much for the donation!
