please let it be the lamp from episode 5 please let it be the lamp from episode 5 please let it be the lamp from episode 5 

If I can’t have him, then EVERYTHING IS NOW BIRDS

Of course her dance wins him over, you’d have to be heartless not to appreciate– oh no I’m so sorry

Yes! Princess Tutu’s powers aren’t any different from Ahiru’s powers!!! She’s always been good at protecting and supporting others!!!!! “Princess Tutu” is just a name given to Ahiru when she practices radical empathy!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahiru’s dance style is so collaborative, even when she’s performing a solo. She uses her ballet to communicate trust and and the power of working together. Even though she doesn’t need partner, imagining their support helps her stay confident in her style. Swan Lake is just a puddle of my own tears. 

I didn’t know that competitive ballet had a trash talk component to it.

DANCE BATTLE 

WINNER GETS THE WHITE-HAIRED ANIME BOY WITH EMPTY EYES AND NO SOUL

Got them on a technicality! Ahiru is a duck, a girl, a princess, and a future law student.

can you believe there was a point in my life where I believed that this was nothing more than a quirky anime about a fairy-tale duck who guides friendly townsfolk through their emotional problems

Instead of using the sword to hurt the enemy, he uses it to take away their means of fighting back, rendering them powerless but unharmed. Or, castration imagery. Maybe both.