Like many blog posts wherein I talk about something close to my heart, I started and restarted this entry many, many times, trying as hard as possible to get it just right. There comes a time, however, when I have to stop, step back, look at it, and realize that either I spend the rest of my life working on this, and never actually finish it… or I should just post it anyway, dissatisfied about it though I may be, feeling that I could have improved it in a hundred different ways but never actually knowing how. A poor, pale shadow of the platonic ideal of the tribute I envisioned in my mind.

I’ve been told that I should maybe make it something like an essay, with well-defined points and screencaps to back up my assertions. I tried that approach, but quickly felt stifled and restricted, mostly because with a topic such as this, I’d much rather be able to convey my passion, my love for the subject, rather than a dry, clinical statement, thoroughly researched and as free of errors as any actual academic paper.

But maybe that’s why an essay might have been a better idea: it’s difficult to put emotions and feelings into words, and to convey these feelings, to make a reader experience the same feelings as the author. It’s easier, perhaps, to win over readers by use of logic rather than rhetoric, or at least safer. Emotions are a very personal thing.

I’ve decided, in any case, to just go with the flow, to write what I want, and let my own meagre writing skills be the outlet for the rather extreme fanboyism regarding my favourite character in my favourite anime, Tomoyo Daidouji from Card Captor Sakura.

The following will assume knowledge of the series, both in anime and manga. If you’d rather not be spoiled or utterly confused, it’s probably not a good idea to read any further. (Well, more utterly confused than you already are.)