The ending is left to Marie
In “Mayfly Project”, the characters’ relationships and pasts are slightly different in each of the songs, novels, manga, and anime, in a way that is only possible in a loop.
Even though there is a mastermind called the “Bright-Eyed Snake”, only Marie, the “Queen” of the snakes, can rewind the world. So what kind of ending did Marie choose for each media?
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In the song route, as evidenced by songs like “Outer Science” and “Marie’s Fictitious World,” the world is rewound by the ability to “merge eyes” after a brilliant snake kills her Mechaxi-dan friends, as you can guess from the music video and the manga in the album’s bonus booklet, Marie at this time is It seems to be a state of near desperation. It could be said that the ending was exactly what the brilliant snake was aiming for.
The novel’s route
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In the theory route, Sintaro and Kido are killed by the brilliant snake. The memories of Azami from Mayfly Days are burned into Marie’s mind, and Azami manages to use Marie’s body to drag the brilliant snake into Mayfly Days …… but even so, it takes several people to do so.
After that, Marie spent the next few years of her life caring for Set and pretending she had forgotten everything, while everyone, including her lost comrades, continued to fight to grasp the future together, never giving up.
Manga Route
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Marie in the manga route, whose life differs from the novel, anime, and music in that she is welcomed as the adopted daughter of the Takiyama family shortly after meeting Set. She tries to fight against the brilliant snake by using the abilities in her friends who were killed or disappeared by themselves.
As in the manga route, she succeeds in dragging the snake into the Mayfly Days, but after losing many of her friends, Marie decides to repeat the process. However, at Ayano’s suggestion, Marie creates the ability to “burn into the eyes” to leave this regret and tragedy behind so that one day she can end the days of repetition. So this is a foreshadowing of the happy ending.
The Anime Route.
In the anime, Marie in the anime tried to reel the world back in by pulling out the snake that was taking the place of their lives herself, out of fear that the brilliant snake would hurt her friends in front of her and lose them. However, with the persuasion of the Mechakushi-dan members and Ayano’s abilities, he regained his senses and dragged the brilliant snake into Mayfly Days to pave the way for the future.
Marie’s Music
「The Imagination Forest」
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This is Marie’s first song and is about her past with her mother and her encounter with Set, which led Marie to go outside. The song is woven together with a fairytale atmosphere, honest lyrics, and a cute music video.
Incidentally, there is also a song called “Fancy Forest” arranged for the album, which has the same lyrics but a slightly different soundtrack and music video.
“Marie’s Fictional World
This song from the album Mekak City Records is positioned as the final chapter of the song route and marks the bad end of the story. The lyrics, which are spun in a slow, nostalgic and sad tone, express Marie’s desire to “stay with everyone forever”.
“Imaginary Reload”
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This song is from the album “Mechaquity Reload” and is an up-tempo and intense song, a change from the above two. It’s not from the song’s route, but is probably a depiction of Marie’s determination to face the brilliant snakes of manga and anime.
The song shows Marie’s strength in fighting to get over the “repeating days”, and especially for those who have been following “Kagepro” for a long time, the song’s tone and lyrics are very moving.
Summary
Starting with her music, Marie’s “strength” has gradually been portrayed in anime, novels and manga. We can’t wait to see what kind of growth she’ll show in her new album “Mayfly Days No.9”.
