For both of the
competants this was their dream fight: a fight where their opponent
is somebody who embodies in their eyes the ideal of a knight. A fight
where they can at the same time prove their nobility as knights, and
receive the peak of their happiness as knights. A fight where they
are both on the same wavelength, and thus a fight that is the most
fair possible. That's one half of the basis for why the animation was
how it was. The other half was their focus. Because both use
techniques that rely on short bursts and utmost focus, they both
threw every drop of focus and energy they had in themselves in just
one swing. All of this was coupled with animation that differed the
two characters mostly by one color: red for Ikki, yellow for Touka.
Every other color they have is gradually left
behind (literally shown as the color withdrawing) in the
process of their build-ups for their swings. Because they lose sight
of everything else in the world, including even colors. Because they
focus only on that one swing they must do in order to fulfill their
ambitions and happiness. And all of this is the same for both of
them. All of the context and feelings thrown in the fight,
represented in an easily understood and gorgeous way by the
animation. This is what animation is for.
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