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[lilaclaly]

it is just me or this panels are quite similar to each other? 

[lavandulaphoenix]

ONS x Pandora Hearts

About the chapter from April 23, I couldn’t help myself but think even more of Pandora Hearts. And so I stopped to think about some similarities between both stories, and here’s the result!

‼️ Contains spoilers for both stories! I’m exploring here ONS until the most recent chapter and PH story as a whole! If you haven’t read PH and would very much like to, I’d recommend not reading this post.‼️

⁃ Jack Vesalius x Shikama : Jack “loved” Lacie. He got obsessed with her and after she died he decided to bring the world to her. It’s when happens the Tragedy of Sablier. Instead of reviving Lacie, probably because it wasn’t near as possible, he decided to end everything. Shikama, on the other hand, as he lost his beloved won, decided to sacrifice the whole world to bring Mikaela back. So I guess both caused a tragedy in the name of the ones they loved the most. Even Jack's and Shikama's design are similar, both are devil figures, liars and destroyed lives.

⁃ Oz x Yuu: both are the main characters, both don’t know who they are and both have their memories “locked”. Yuu is an eyeball, Oz is a plushie rabbit that came to life. They both are extremely attached to the ones that gave them a name: Alice and Mika, respectively.

⁃ Alice x Mika: gave names to something inhuman which they loved dearly. The princess figure, Alice the girl trapped in a tower and Mika the sleeping beauty.

⁃ OzAlice x Mikayuu: Alice is the sun, the light, to Oz, the same way Mika is the light to Yuu. Oz and Yuu were named by Alice and Mika. They both were separated and brought together. Based on sacrifices and deep loyalty and love.

[rev3rb]

Hey, I read the new chapter! And um, was The First… a good… dad?!?! Lol I am a bit surprised to see him care for Mika like that. Even with him talking about how naming someone is a curse, it seems like he does really love Mika, even if he thinks of it as a burden (which makes me wonder if it was rare for ppl/angels to have individual identities back then?). Even though it wouldn’t excuse his actions, it would be kinda wild if all this started just bc he wanted to save Mika, bc bitch same! I also want Mika to live lmao. Although this is just one memory so The First may still have ulterior motives.

I am a little confused about the emphasis of Angel Mika acting like both Yu/Mika. Like it could’ve been them just joking around, or it could be seriously hinting that something altered or maybe even split Mika’s personality?? Idk maybe I’m looking into things too much. We just get so little info at a time that I’m grasping for straws here a bit lol.

Also, I’m glad we got to see what Yu looked like. Plus the gender neutral pronouns to refer to Yu 👌

Honestly, I'm not that surprised that The First was a good dad. He's trying to bring Mika back, regardless of the costs, and if Owari no Seraph has taught us anything, it's that that kind of drive is borne out of love. Every single character that has been successful in any regard has had some sort of love driving them, and when they didn't, they were far less successful in their goals. There are only a few examples example I can think of where this isn't really the case. Kureto is one, and even then, Kureto does care. He just buries it because, while caring gives you strength, it also gives you a weakness, something that is a bit of a running theme in Catastrophe at 16. I guess there's also a case for Rigr, but again I'd argue that he cares for Urd in his own possibly backward way. The best case is probably Ferid? However, I digress. I think it makes perfect sense that The First's mission is one borne out of love. It's possible The First has ulterior motives, but I don't really think that's the case. I do think it's as simple as The First not being willing to let Mika go.

I'm glad you brought that up because I think that was the most interesting part of the chapter. There are so many reasons this could be the case, and I like your idea! It'd be an interesting path to take and I wonder what would have caused that.

I have a couple running ideas right now. First is that angel Mika did exactly what The First warned of and "cursed" that homunculus with a soul, and that IS Yu. This homunculus Yu then just proceeded to copy Mika's personality here as that's what they were familiar with. Plus, they say that you tend to copy the behaviors of those you like right? Another idea is that Yu and Mika actually somehow switched places/roles, but I'm less confident about that one. It doesn't make a lot of sense as we've seen Yu's memories of a time Mika shouldn't remember as he was dead at the time, but who knows. Wild stuff has already happened. The last idea is that when the first was trying to revive Mika, his failed experiments were Yu, which explains their similar personalities. What it fails to account for is why the Mika we know's personality is different then.

Yeah! It's interesting that Yu was just this "homunculus" that was apparently a companion/guardian for Mika. I guess it would make a sort of sense, and could tie back to the whole idea I had earlier about Yu being sort of manufactured to feel protective of Mika. However, I have a feeling that while Yu's role played into their proximity, Mika probably won over Yu on his own? I dunno. Hard to say without knowing how sentient these homunculi are.

Overall, I actually really enjoyed this chapter, and I get the feeling you did too. It's nice to finally get some notable forward progress and interactions here after so long.