Hmmm.... should Shiko review this? She doesn't seem to be in, so I'll
give it a try.
"High School Confidential"
by Shunsuke -|||
Shiko Kotobuki sits in her classroom chair looking out the window,
wishing she was outside. As the same time, Eiko Magami sits in rapt
attention, listening to Miss Ayumi.
The opening shot is a bit weak. How about kinda "zooming in" and
describing what the girls look like?
paying close attention to the every movement of a young
girl with a flower in her hair....
Shiko wears a pair of plastic daisies, one on each side.
While Shiko and Biiko's henchwomen
Shiko and Biko have joint control? I thought Shiko had cleanly stolen
them away. Must be about mid-point in the series then.
Meanwhile, Eiko cannot
get arrested trying to make herself beautiful for Kei who has eyes
only for Shiko.
I'm still trying to parse this sentence.
Overall an interesting look at things, except for one little point....
Shiko is yelling and rooting for Eiko, looking sickeningly cute, which
distracts Biiko, yet spurs her on all the more to win.
For the most part, after that first day, Biko completely ignores the
actual Shiko. It's like a switch was flipped in the tub and now Biko only
thinks of Eiko. Shiko's name is simply a token to play against Eiko. I
can only think of a few times in the series when both Eiko and Shiko are
present when Biko will take her eyes off of Eiko to look at Shiko.
Henry J. Cobb hcobb@slip.net http://www.io.com/~hcobb
"You think you're gonna take her away,
with your money and your mecha." -Shiko sings Tom Petty?