TwinBahamut said:
There is a distressing lack of Haruhi Suzumiya in this list... I guess she would be The World, maybe?
I've only seen one episode of that series, so I can't really say. However, Lain as The World is pretty much the first anime/tarot atribution that came to me, and quite a nice fit.
I was just thinking... Aura from .hack is pretty much the ultimate "The World" figure, even ignoring the pun. Also from .hack, either Haseo or Tri-Edge/Kite/Azure Flame God would be a good The Death, but that would be better for more of a .hack or videogame tarot deck.
Yea, I'd say Aura would almost certainly be my second choice as The World. Her and Lain do have some things in common anyway
I see Bear as The Hermit. Not bad, but if you want a .hack character for The Hermit, I think Phyllo from .hack//Roots is a better match.
I've only seen a couple episodes of Roots so far, unfortunately. My initial thought had been Tsukasa as the Hermit, then I realized he has only a few similarities...and then I realized Bear matches at least two of the Hermit's associated concepts.
With all the attributions of The Fool as a place of begining, a young man deliberatly walking off a cliff, and future potential, it pretty much is required that a stereotypical Shonen anime main hero is The Fool. I nominate Naruto Uzumaki
A great many of the male protaganists in anime could be used to represent The Fool. Gene Starwind, Tenchi, Shinji Ikari, Ayato Kamina etc..I've only seen a few Naruto episodes, but that does sound like a good fit as well. As I was thinking ove FLCL characters, Ta-Kun just sprung out at me.
Lil'Slugger is a great devil.
I thought it was a good fit. Maromi could really play the role as well, and really Maromi would be my first choice as The Moon, but I didnt want three from one series.
The High Priestess is a tough one. Silence, wisdom from the unconscious, contemplation, mystery... I guess any of the classic anime heroine who mysteriously offers or obtains secret information. Melfina from Outlaw Star is a better fit than Twilight Suzuka, really. I wonder if there is anyone more iconic... Hitomi from Escaflowne, maybe?
I thought about Melfina, but she just doesnt seem to have quite the maturity...many of the secrets she knows, she doesnt really know...she is a vessel of things she doesnt even understand.
I've not seen Escaflowne. This one is definitely a toughy.
You need a motherly (and probably beautiful) figure for The Empress
Motherly, yes. I dont think beautiful really matters...thats one of the reasons I choose Ubaba. She is a mother....and the Empress is also about gestation, shaping and giving birth in general...and she helps Chihiro to basically "grow up". It works even better if you see her and Zaniba as two halves of the same person.
I am tempted to say Mai from Mai-HiME would be a good match (though paired with Kagutsuchi, she would be a great Strength).
Thats another one I'm not familiar with.
A powerful, ruling or fatherly figure is needed for The Emperor. Holland from Eureka 7, or Quattro Bajeena (Char Aznable) from Zeta Gundam are the closest matches I can think of, but maybe a main character would be better?
I'm not familiar with any of those...I choose Kambei because he is a mature male leader and strategist. Another that would occur to me would be Gendo Ikari.
The Heirophant is another tough one. I never saw Haibane-Renmei, so I don't know your example... The Third Hokage from Naruto wouldn't be bad (though this makes me wonder if a full Naruto deck can be constructed).
The Washi (AKA, the Haibane-Renmei Communicator) is pretty much a direct analogue for the Heirophant...however I had considered going ironic and casting Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki.
For The Lovers, you just need a great anime couple, probably from some anime in which the romance is the point of the whole thing. Miyaka and Tamahome from Fushigi Yugi, for example.
The Lovers isnt always actually about Lovers...its strongly associated with choices, options etc as well. Also, in some earlier versions it depicted a man choosing between 2 women. My Anime-ization is based more on that version. I think I have Fushigi Yugi on my netflix, havent seen it yet though.
The Chariot must be a Gundam. Not a Gundam pilot, just a Gundam. Nothing else in anime fits so well.
I havent seen Gundam at all. Your right of course that a mecha is an obvious choice..Evangelion Unit 01 or the RahXephon would fit well also, from that perspective. However, in terms of the meaning of the Chariot card, something just told me to use Ban...his personality fits very well. It'd probably be pretty easy to do a Get Backers only Tarot.
The first Gundam's design really suffers from being the first real-robot lead mecha... The mass-produced RX-79s and the Gundam Mk-II look a lot better, even though they are intended to be virtually identical to the RX-78, simply because they are drawn in a more appropriate art style.
