Welp, that was one hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride.
I actually fell in love with Shiona during the first half of the VN. She was such a sweetheart, and came off as the older-sister figure to me. Seeing Shiona comforting and encouraging Rei to confront Madd was very moving to me, since being afraid of angry people is something I relate to. It melted my heart.
Then I got to chapter 5. Seeing Shiona trying to keep Rei away from Tipi, and then her verbal abuse at the end of the chapter. Being very attached to this character, having a fear of betrayal and going through it in the past, and relating to Tipi due to the fact that she’s always sad, the scene just messed me up very badly. It made me want to cry.
When I finished chapters 6 and 7, I got the revelation I needed. Realizing that Shiona was trying to protect Tipi (and Rei) the whole time brought a huge sigh of relief to me. I was scared of Shiona being the two-faced type of character who is only kind on the outside, but malicious on the inside. But knowing that she’s still an angel made me feel very relieved.
Humans forgetting love was a very interesting concept in the story to me. It relates to the thoughts I get sometimes about the world having a lot more hate than love. It warmed my heart to eventually see the world become a better place.
Anyway, I loved Harmonia. Great experience.
