mavilez:

guess who finally watched princess tutu

I love how Rue is way better than just Ahiru, but struggles with the ghost ballerina, and Ahiru as Princess Tutu is like as good as the ghost ballerina, like, it gives you depth and reference. Also enjoy the animu,,,

Funny you should bring that up because I have some THOUGHTs germinating in my head about the nature of the Princess Tutu form! At first it seemed like a really specific copout that Ahiru suddenly becomes an incredibly good dancer through her transformation. From what I’ve seen, dance is used as a metaphor for conversation; both partners give and take in equal measure, and they have to be willing to trust each other for it to work. “I can’t dance” is code for “I can’t talk about this.” Ahiru isn’t a great dancer because she’s nervous and she always tells herself she’s “just a duck.” She lets her insecurity get in the way of her emotional expression. The ghost lady is a great dancer, but she only expresses one emotion: sorrow. Rue and the ghost lady both danced for a long time, but eventually Rue ran out of stamina. It was too much for her. Princess Tutu, on the other hand, was able to complete the dance. It’s not because she’s suddenly a super-powered dancer; in this analogy, if dance is conversation then stamina is patience. Ahiru is already empathetically perceptive, but she hampers herself with self-doubt. Her Princess Tutu form separates her from her perceived “just a duck” identity and gives her not only the patience to listen but the courage to talk back. 

So far Ahiru has made her Prince be disappointed, feel lonely, and suffer. All in all, I’d say her magical girl quest has been a complete success so far! :D

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK FOR PRINCESS TUTU

according to the wiki, I was the one who spelled it wrong. Lilie is evidently spelled with only two Ls.

No worries! I have accidentally been misreading “Lilie” as “Lille” with a record-breaking three L’s and one I. In the end, everyone was wrong!

Do you need to kink shame Liilie? Yes. the answer is always yes

HERE YOU GO THEN

I came here for a cute show about baby ducks turning into ballerinas but this is… actually really solid life advice

“but unlike SOME people, I don’t lash our by luring random people into the cold embrace of death, so”

DID RUE JUST LITERALLY CHALLENGE A GHOST BRIDE TO A DANCE-OFF

Subject change so smooth you could butter your pancakes with it.