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ESSAY
Kyoru why them? by The black Rose
Good question. I didn't always. When I first started watching the series, I thought it was cute, not something I'd need to own, and that Yuki was awfully sweet. That darn cat needed to stay away from Tohru.
I suppose it seems fickle to admit to changing my mind by the end of the series. After all, I'm not known for changing my mind. Almost 3 years of writing Heero with Relena (from Gundam Wing) tends to indicate a certain…stubbornness at the very least.
And so I am. The proud owner of all 3 currently released dvds in North America. And now firmly entrenched in the "other camp" as it were. So what made me like the pairing so much, you ask? Well, okay, I'll tell you. But just remember, you asked…
There's a genuine sweetness about it. Sure, Yuki was nice to her, but he admitted to being nice to everyone so they'll accept him. Kyo, on the other hand… He made her soup in that ridiculous outfit that looks like the alien getup my husband mows the lawn in. Soup made of his least favorite food, ever. Soup he read a cookbook for and yelled at the pages all the while. But he did it on his own because he wanted Tohru to get better.
Because he wouldn't be happy until she did.
And that's the essence of Kyo. He seems to do things grudgingly, like make soup, or say he's sorry, but no one is MAKING him do these things. The 'unwilling' element to his actions is more in the comfort level of execution. He's never had to do them before; the show of affection or devotion is just something he's not used to. But he genuinely WANTS to do them. One of my favorite parts in all the episodes is where he's explaining to Tohru about how, since she'd left to go back to her grandfather's house, every little thing had been pissing him off, and he didn't know why. And the more he tried to figure it out, the more pissed off he got. It's sure a funny way to tell Tohru he missed her, but it was genuine. It was sweet in the untainted emotion it carried. And it was real.
I think Kyoru is a more realistic romance. Kyo is not prince charming, he'd be the first to tell you he's no dream date. But that's okay. He needs her, he protects her, he listens to her. And he does these things with one motivation in mind, one thing spurring him forward, and it's not a selfish desire for acceptance.
It's love. Real and imperfect but true and shining in its own right. It's the kind of love you spend your whole life looking for, and you grab hold when you're lucky enough to find it. It's the love you share with, give and take with, and suffer the bad with the good – because the good is in being with that person no matter what obstacles are thrown in your path.
It's a fairy tale filled with truth and sincerity until it no longer fits the mold, breaks it, and becomes something new: hopeful, honest, lasting.
I see the end of the series and I hope; I read the latest chapter of the manga and I pray.
That they'll make it, through all the adversity, through all the pain. That love truly will be able to conquer all.
I like Kyoru because it's simple and complex at the same time, like the emotion Kyo discovers in himself because of her.
Simply put, I like Kyoru because it's love.