NAIDA AND RUBINA: WHAT'S BEHIND THE MASK - 5
By Gerdha & Joe7
(first article: here; previous article: here)

ANALYSIS ABOUT NAIDA

ORIGINAL DIALOGUES OF EPISODE 25

DIALOGUE 2: NAIDA AND DUKE - THEIR FIRST RENDEZVOUS ON EARTH

Daisuke fixes his eyesight, from distance, to the female figure appearing backlightned behind the rock. The daylight slowly enlighten her figure; when the sun shines on her face, Daisuke's expression has a surprise motion.

Daisuke: Naida! Naida, you are Naida, aren't you? It is me, Duke Fleed!

Naida: Duke…?

Daisuke: Yes, I'm Duke Fleed, who was living on Planet Fleed!

Naida: You are Duke..?

Daisuke: Yes, I am Duke, do you recognise me?

Naida associates in her mind Daisuke's image with Duke Fleed's one, finally recognizing the prince of her native planet. Her eyes fill with tears.

Naida: Duke..!

Daisuke: Naida!

Daisuke and Naida run in each other's arms, calling themselves by name repeatedly, then fall on their knees in the snowy field, still hugging.

Naida: Duke…
Daisuke: Naida…
Naida: Duke…

Naida: I didn't believe to be able to see you again.
Daisuke: Me too. Thanks for having survived, Naida. I was convinced you were dead, when the capital of Planet Fleed suffered a total attack. It's just as well.

FIRST COMMENTS

Being both aliens, Naida and Duke Fleed don't use any typical Japanese language suffix in the dialogue between people (-san, -chan) for their names when they talk to each other. Furthermore, during all the episode, Naida and Duke Fleed talk to each other using informal language. According to Japanese social rules, this means a very large and intimate level of confidence between two people, especially between a man and a woman.
In addition, Naida compares Duke with his version of Grendizer's pilot to recognize him when he meets him, and this could raise doubts: it would be like saying that Naida had never seen Duke without a helmet. But this is not the case: in the meantime, on the ground Daisuke carries peasant clothes, which the fleedians don't know, also he has a slightly different haircut. Therefore, it is normal that Naida does not immediately recognize him: moreover, the comparison with the "battle suit" version is necessary for the viewers, who don't know the Daisuke dressed in a fleedian way.

(to be continued here)

HERE ALL THE ENGLISH LINKS ABOUT GRENDIZER

Edited by joe 7 - 18/2/2020, 16:58