I love this one. Yes, it IS that ridiculous... But if you think of it as a telanovela, then it all comes together perfectly. Can you imagine it? A low-budget late-night tv special... Now that would suit it just fine. With Maya played by Meiko Kaji, of course.
Reina's puppy-like pure-pure princess love for Maya is endearing to me in how saccharine it is. Love how she throws herself into it, full-force. I somehow never get tired of the sparkly innocent dingus no-brain and the tormented messed up dark woman... If its het I roll my eyes, but when it's two girls, it makes me feel like pulling out a bag of potato chips. Waiter, MORE DRAMA!

I've only just discovered igarashai jun, but I'm just supremely taken with their work now. I realized there was an idolm@ster doujin by them I read long ago without knowing the author and the themes are somewhat similar here-- the gap between reality and ideals, and the roles we play. Wow, wow, amazing stuff!
I'm a huge fan of class s. Both in it's purest form and in the modern sense where it's under the magnifying glass, getting (deservedly) picked apart. This work made me finally realize what I love in class s... To me it's a form of sparkling escapism. I obviously haven't experienced those long-gone days and realistically, I would be stifled in such a rigid environment. It's absolutely unhealthy, as we can already see with snippets of this story the pushing away sexuality. But something about that is appealing, too. The fact you have a script to follow, and then you can pretend to be so delicate and pure. That in this magical garden of girls, you can be pristine like a doll with your Onee-sama... The fact the author is referencing the original Hana Monogatari to this extend makes me so very pleased.
I'm very thankful I can read this work. I was surprised when [that] came along, honestly, I wish there was a tad more buildup but the result and what it portrays is still interesting. I look forward to seeing these girls pursue their unsustainable dreams, and I wonder how they will wrestle with the friction that comes form the incompatibility of their roleplay with the reality of themselves and the world.

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