>>4303277

>The self-hating lesbian struggling with her impure feelings.

Sounds like boring personal drama more than yuri to me. What, like girlfriends, sasameki koto? Its been too long, I read other yuri doujins/oneshots at the time that were not like that.

>KNM focuses entirely on Himeko and Chikane's relationship.

Not true. Every character is shown to have trauma and how they deal with it throughout the story. Soma with his brother, the orochi, Himeko's friend, Himeko with bad parents and her bullies. The high standards Chikane and her onlookers held herself to.

>the anime version has them overcome their tragic 'destiny' of being torn apart, by having them re-unite in Himeko's lifetime

Although I did say having one of them sacrificed while the other has to live on felt right, I never said anything about Himeko having to suffer for it until she dies. She should be rewarded to see Chikane again for choosing to live. That might be having your cake and eat it too situation but KnM isn't a cynical story.

For Chikane being alive and breaking the destiny, I always interpreted it more as a change in perspective. Instead of waiting a lifetime, maybe after a few years after the last life they materialize a new body since their souls are tied to a god, but they still forget and have to fight the orochi sooner. It could be a gift from ame-no-murakumo for Chikane not blaming her having to do this whole cycle business, and maybe to prevent one of her avatar-disciples from going rogue again. The bottom line is, the cycle of having to defeat the orochi and restarting their relationship will continue and is immutable, but as long as they get to meet each other, they'll keep falling in love over and over again. Those small chances to see each other again will always be worth it.

This is still basically what the twin endings is but they don't grow up or see each other as often, which makes this the objectively less happier ending, but I feel this is more thematic.>>4303290
>Sounds like boring personal drama more than yuri to me.
Ah, so you're retarded I see.>>4303243
>against the themes of the whole show
The themes of the show is love being stronger tham hate/evil. Souma's love for Himeko allows him to overcome Orochi and Himeko's love for Chikane (and vice versa) ultimately allows them to do the same.
Locking themselves up in the shrine together is just the logical conclusion of their love winning.

Its a very straightforward, somewhat sappy, love story. Both endings are good, but I agree with the other anon that the manga one is more well thought out. The authors definitely used the time to come up with a better conclusion.>>4303242
>>4303344
Absolutely not
The gods (from their perspective) punishing Himeko defeats the purpose of everything Chikane sacrificed for>>4303455
>The gods (from their perspective) punishing Himeko
Himeko making sure Chikane doesn't have to suffer alone and wanting to stay by her side at all cost, is the perfect realisation of the character development Himeko made from out of under Chikane and Souma's shadow. She became pro-active and choose to not just do what others tell her to, but what she wants. And with that achieved the best possible ending for them.

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Happy Birthday to my OTP!
hopefully one day the translator of the himegami no miko manga finally tls the extras he said he was gonna do