Well, considering how soundly wrong we were regarding Asami, I just want to go on the record here:

Aoi, after episode 11, I can see going down two tracks, neither of them good: either she has no plot at all, or she’ll pull off the kingpin of WTF twists (a tough bar to top in this show). I really can’t expect anything to be what it looks like anymore, except for maybe Nanaka’s plot. Maybe.

And so, I’m now going to root for Aoi to have no plot at all, just so we don’t have a cast 100% troubled by the past. Hopefully she can be the Hisui of the group. (Tsukihime reference, don’t mind it.)

Asami seems forever fated to be one of those underdeveloped side characters, though the consolation lies in her having a full route you can choose in the upcoming v.novel for the PS2 (Hinako too!). Ditto Aoi. I guess 13 episodes isn’t enough for it to shine, but an OVA or two after this could fix things, if there was sufficient demand for it.

M;Y is turning out to be rather surprising for a show that originally looked so predictable, I agree.

It HAS to, seeing how the only alternative is not resolving all the threads it’s laid out before us.

Sounds like kind of an ultimatum, but similar to how I feel about M;Y at the moment – either it’s going to be five flavors of awesome wrapping everything together, or it’s going to run out of time and go right off a cliff. Let’s hope it’s the former.

As for the whole “my favorite characters have no plot ;_;” deal, I’m worried about Asami as well as Aoi; so far, she’s just looking like a device to Nanaka’s story, but with 3 episodes to go, who knows what they might pull on us.

What keeps me tuning in to find out about M;Y every week is the way in which it does its job. It’s akin to cheering on the underdog in a competitive sports movie, because you know that while they’re destined to do good, the way in which they do it is surprising and admirable.

The potential trainwreck ending crossed my mind quite awhile back, but since M;Y has proven itself to be a solid pseudo-harem show that can stand on its two feet and do cartwheels if it’s so inclined, I’m content with guessing how it will turn out and then letting it work its magic.

For example, Shirukii’s blog has been alive with guesses of how a climatic ending with Nanaka being saved from a dramatic hostage kidnapping by Kaji by Sana was feasible, only to have that guess destroyed in less than 5 minutes.

So much for that. The route less taken, especially with the unheard-of and powerful episode of twincest development certainly convinced me it’s going to do right. It HAS to, seeing how the only alternative is not resolving all the threads it’s laid out before us.

It’s unfortunate that Aoi doesn’t look like a real character at this point, but the game might just change that. Might. Still, five out of six isn’t all that bad, like I said. With that in mind I find myself constantly securing my seatbelt for my weekly rollercoaster ride on Thursdays, so I guess your car analogy works. :P