Release date: January 25th, 2011
Thoughts: While this is not the first time I'm treating a chapter that has a special embedded into it, it is the first time that I'm neatly dividing a chapter in half since Wish-chan does make it clear that Ch 67.5: The Ring takes place halfway through. So both blog posts and my summaries will reflect that.
Um… how did Risa lose her sight? This was actually a thing in G5 history? Apparently Risa sacrificed her sight to save Hayashi from a dark force.
Should I feel guilty about not remembering the conditions that Touya set in order for Syaoran to live at the Kinomotos? Does it have to do with Syaoran not being allowed to tell Sakura the truth about the magic transfer?
Kai, Miho and Keisuke got on for so long outside of the family unit that it only makes sense that reuniting doesn't mean happily ever after.
I loved the scene when Sakura and Syaoran had lunch together! Sakura commenting on how school used to be a oasis that got turned into a battlefield was interesting because Syaoran said that for him school was the actual minefield and he préfère the actual battle ground. As someone who was an easy target for getting teased miserably, I have to agree with Syaoran.
Kai's Kaitou Magician room with all of his props and capes and accessories sounds like a fun place to visit. But his secret hideaway alcove must be even cooler.
I love how Wish-chan does such a good job at describing the meals at La Seine. Just imagining them makes my mouth water.
Sakura and Syaoran have pink and green teddy bear charms on their new phones. If I ever see something like that selling I'd be sure to snatch it up! And Tomoyo instructing Syaoran to take mundane footage of Sakura is so CC:CCS!Tomoyo.
The scene between Kai and the Orange Tiger is absolutely hilarious. The way that he addresses Kai as his elder even though he's not just because Kai exaggerated about his age in the past is great.
I don't think I remember the gang's drinks order at La Seine being so contrary with items such as melon cream soda without the melon and a triple decaf espresso.
We have another mention of the green ribbon that Syaoran pocketed years ago in chapter two!
Lol, Eron has quite a nose with all of that sniffing talk when he explained to Sakura that she couldn't feel the diamond's power because it was an extension of her similar to people are used to the way they smell. I checked to see if this chapter came before or after Kirei-chan's delightful Sniffing Chronicles and it turns out that Wish-chan started the trend!
One of the perks of doing a re-read so close to the finale is that I know the identity of the third voice that pipes up every now and again at the Chang residence!
Fanart spotlight: It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? Bubulona's 'I know you love me too' captures the triggering moment that unleashed the reason behind Risa's suicide and the downfall of the Great Five. I really loved the way she captured this stolen moment between these two even though the events that follow this scene are heartbreaking.
Fanart spotlight: It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? Bubulona's 'I know you love me too' captures the triggering moment that unleashed the reason behind Risa's suicide and the downfall of the Great Five. I really loved the way she captured this stolen moment between these two even though the events that follow this scene are heartbreaking.
