Kannazuki no Miko ain’t Shakespeare but I just can’t help but think "ill/well met by moonlight" during the Chikane-focused visuals of the ED sequence. Likewise the lyrics of Agony makes me think of R&J.
My favourite stanza:
叶わないと俯(うつむ)く 夜風にただうなだれ
涙 月影 手の平に溢れてゆく
何が欲しいの？
唇は闇に震えていた
Especially the last line. The question of "What do you wish for?" is not just asked but spoken by lips, trembling, in the darkness. This simple line conveys so many facets of the relationship between speaker and hearer. The agony of unrequited love, the fear of discovery and rejection, feelings which would have been plain in the light of day but which remain hidden in the dark. The visual image is also intensely erotic – a great example of the power of showing over telling.
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