In Praise of Taiki
        By Nyxity (nyxity@gmail.com)


The following is food for thought in response to these comments:

"Taiki is balding!
Taiki's foreheard is huge.
Taiki doesn't have a single sexy feature on him.
Taiki doesn't make a very pretty girl."

Her appealing features are her forehead, the long locks, and her hands really. 

Look into history and what people stereotype.

In history, a high forehead has been considered a sign of beauty and nobility. 
During the Medieval era, women often shaved off their forehead to heighten their
hairlines because it was considered a beautiful feature. Their foreheads were
decorated with headbands, which were sometimes adorned with pearls and stones. 
In addition, in the Elizabethan era, a high hairline had been for centuries a sign
of the aristocracy--Women would pluck their brow hair back an inch, or even more, to
create a fashionably high forehead.
Asante concepts of beauty is a high oval, flattened forehead.
Then there also includes stereotyping. An "enormous" forehead that makes her look
intellectual. Fukurokuju is one of the seven lucky gods of good fortune and stands
for wisdom, wealth and longevity. He is often portrayed with a long white beard and
an unusually high forehead as a sign of his superior wisdom.

It is widely known that most find women with long hair to be beautiful over those
with short. All of the Starlights have long hair. Taiki's however, is also the
glossiest in the anime. As they say, people want to have "shiny, healthy hair". I'd
say she certainly has that.

Her eyes are the color of amethysts. Shades of purple in symbolism deals with
nobility and wisdom. It is a mysterious color and is both warm and cool. Apply those
to what people call "windows to our souls", and I would say you've hit the dot.

For making a pretty girl, it is all in one's preference. She is a Takarazuka type,
much like how Haruka is. She is supposed to have that sort of look, which some find
quite appealing.

I would also add that intellect is a considerably SEXY feature.

Oh, and additional sprinkles is the following:
She is supposed to "have no personality". She is one who gives mystery. ( -sort of
like Setsuna in that aspect...)