I was just thinking, does Azusa from Laughing Target remind you of Carrie by Stephen King? They both use other-worldly powers against people they don't
like, each also suffered under restrictive mothers.
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Rhythmic Gymnast
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Now that you mention it, I think this is a good comparison. Do you think Takahashi may have been influenced by Steven King's Carrie when she wrote it? That is, assuming Takahashi wrote Laughing Target AFTER Steven King wrote Carrie. I know that Asuna Kujo's name (the dog-lady of Maison Ikkoku) was alusive of and a pun played with the title of Steven King's novel of the same name, so maybe one could also infer a connection between Azusa of Laughing Target and Carrie.
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One-Eyed Old Lady
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Carrie was King's first published novel, in 1974, so it did come out before Laughing Target.
One wonders if Rumiko could be a King fan, especially considering her works have become considerably darker in recent years. What do you think? |
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Obnoxious Alien
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You know, when I started this topic, I really didn't think that Takahashi would have been influenced by King, but it's interesting to think there
really might be something to that. Sure, it's possible she's at least familiar with his better-known works. I'm sure they've been translated
into Japanese by now. Perhaps she's even seen the movies. Now whether she's consciously taken the idea from Carrie, subconsciously let the idea grow
into a story or if she came up with Laughing Target completely without knowledge of Carrie, we may never know, but it's an interesting idea.
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