Hey this is Destiny45 from FF.net. I gotta admit fan fiction is more my thing than shipper's manifestos just 'cause I like the whole imaginative over the academic aspect, but since you've always written such wonderful comments on my work, I totally had to take time to give you a shout out.
Loved the title, way to work Hoji's "Cool" in there, plus the theme from their focus episode together late in the series. I thought your description of the show and characters was spot-on and very well-worded.
Liked how thorough your analysis was with Hoji, from his token catch phrases to his focus episodes to his relationship with Ban, which was such an important part of shaping who Hoji was by the end of the series as a ranger. As fas as Jasmine, thought you did a real good job there too, but kinda like how the Hoji's dynamic with Ban shaped who he was by the end of the series, I would have talked more about what Jasmine learned from Umeko's personality and how that impacted how she turned out at the end of the series.
Really solid and thorough recap of the Terri-X ep. and Jasmine and Hoji's history together at the base. Also really loved your explanation for why you shipped this couple, especially when you talked about Hoji being able to be in a relationship with Jasmine and not having to worry about his job holding back his romantic life, as it would have were things more normal with Teresa. And yeah, Hoji and Jasmine totally look gorgeous together. I can't even begin to imagine how beautiful their children would be...
The only thing I would have mayb added is at the end of episode 46 I believe, whichever the big Sen/Umeko one was, Umeko ran away blushing at the end of the episode from Sen, and Jasmine and Hoji exchange this knowing look and smile together as if, yeah, we get what's up. So that showed that Jasmine and Hoji can really read what the other is thinking 'cause they've known each other so long.
Loved the extra info on the couple and stories. I am gonna have to check some more of those out.
Anyway, great job on this manifesto. Your well-thought out ideas, in-depth research and mature writing show how much work you put into this and your love for this couple really shines through.
Any plans for another couples manifesto in the future?
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Loved the title, way to work Hoji's "Cool" in there, plus the theme from their focus episode together late in the series. I thought your description of the show and characters was spot-on and very well-worded.
Liked how thorough your analysis was with Hoji, from his token catch phrases to his focus episodes to his relationship with Ban, which was such an important part of shaping who Hoji was by the end of the series as a ranger. As fas as Jasmine, thought you did a real good job there too, but kinda like how the Hoji's dynamic with Ban shaped who he was by the end of the series, I would have talked more about what Jasmine learned from Umeko's personality and how that impacted how she turned out at the end of the series.
Really solid and thorough recap of the Terri-X ep. and Jasmine and Hoji's history together at the base. Also really loved your explanation for why you shipped this couple, especially when you talked about Hoji being able to be in a relationship with Jasmine and not having to worry about his job holding back his romantic life, as it would have were things more normal with Teresa. And yeah, Hoji and Jasmine totally look gorgeous together. I can't even begin to imagine how beautiful their children would be...
The only thing I would have mayb added is at the end of episode 46 I believe, whichever the big Sen/Umeko one was, Umeko ran away blushing at the end of the episode from Sen, and Jasmine and Hoji exchange this knowing look and smile together as if, yeah, we get what's up. So that showed that Jasmine and Hoji can really read what the other is thinking 'cause they've known each other so long.
Loved the extra info on the couple and stories. I am gonna have to check some more of those out.
Anyway, great job on this manifesto. Your well-thought out ideas, in-depth research and mature writing show how much work you put into this and your love for this couple really shines through.
Any plans for another couples manifesto in the future?