Episode 5, “On the Eve of the Fire Festival” is one of my favorite episodes of Princess Tutu. It was this episode that really began to pull me full-force into the series. Looking back on it now, as many times as I’ve watched this series, this scene in particular is such a turning point. It is here where we see Mytho first show Rue some sign of genuine affection, without being prompted by her. Her alarmed reaction also begins to scratch the surface of her own, deep-seated fears and desires. She wants his love, but doesn’t understand how he could ever show it to her, or give it to her so freely.
During this scene, we also hear ‘Aquarium’ from “Carnival of the Animals” — basically their theme, and the base piece Rynn and I used for our performance at WCS.
I really want to cosplay Rue’s fire festival dress, but the more I think about it, the more it feels wrong to do it without Mytho. These costumes, as a set, are absolutely beautiful, and in September of 2012, I’ll be taking a trip to Germany, where I hope to take pictures in Nordlingen, the town which Kinkan is modeled after. Taking Princess-Tutu related photos in this town is, no exaggeration, a cosplay DREAM of mine.
…Any of my European cosplay buddies want to do this with me?
