In the following pages, translation by ChatGPT.
**Ghost Trick: GHOST TRICK – Review and Thoughts**
This is a masterpiece!
The following contains spoilers!
Sissel was a black cat! Was Lynne taking on someone else’s appearance in the early part a foreshadowing? A foreshadowing disguised as a gag! Well done!
There were quite a few funny scenes, weren’t there? I really liked Detective Cabanela’s exaggerated movements! And the rock and roller in prison, keeping musical instruments in his cell—Is that even allowed?
In the last scene, why was Yomiel inside Sissel’s body? Did fragments flow into the cat’s body in a different direction due to blocking the meteorite strike? So, by having Yomiel inside, did Sissel become an immortal cat? Ten years for a cat isn’t strange, but what about longer? If they live for 20 or 30 years, and still look like a kitten, wouldn’t that be suspicious? Well, I’ve heard that cats disappear when they are about to die, so at worst, they could just disappear from everyone’s view, right? Oh, Lynne did seem to have regained her memories of Sissel, right? Then it should be fine if Lynne takes care of Sissel!
After altering the future, Yomiel gets a 10-year sentence…? For kidnapping? Or for escaping? I wonder if he would really serve 10 years, considering he seemed to behave quite well. Wouldn’t he be considered for parole as a model prisoner? Maybe, the story doesn’t show it, but was he involved in other serious offenses?
The person who tried to escape was actually being controlled by Yomiel, so he’s innocent, right? Ah, but without officially recognizing the power to control, there’s no way to prove innocence… And there’s no guarantee announced by the government. It’s good that the future has been changed from 10 years ago!
If Lynne has remembered about Sissel, will others who were saved by Sissel eventually remember too? Yomiel seemed to remember, right? Maybe there might be some time lag, but the others might start remembering too? No one was supposed to know about Yomiel’s effects after the future changed, but if memories return, the story changes, doesn’t it? The meteorite did fall, and if the junkyard caretaker or Detective Cabanela, who were studying Yomiel, remember, further research might progress, right? And research costs money. Maybe someday, people wanting to use Yomiel’s effects will sponsor it… If this continues, could it lead to misuse in the future…? Well, if those who remember don’t proceed further with Yomiel, it might be okay…
Hmm, if Lynne remembers about Sissel, wouldn’t she ask for help in investigations? With Sissel’s power to revert death, survival rates for dangerous missions would be quite different, right? But Detective Jowd and Detective Cabanela might stop them… Yet, Lynne might forcefully take Sissel out!
Do all the character names relate to death? Sissel simply means “death,” right? Lynne for “reincarnation”? What about Kamila? Sounds like a pseudonym, unrelated to death? Does the near-sighted Jeego mean “hell”? The enemy’s chief’s name “Sissel Command” also means “death”? That would mean some names overlap… No problem with overlapping, but are the origins of Sissel and the chief’s name the same? Maybe one of them isn’t “death”? Does Tengo’s name come from “heaven”? Hmm, that doesn’t quite fit the image… The origin of Kamila is unknown… If taken literally, it means “scripture” in Christianity, but that’s not it, right? Ah, Missile’s origin is also unknown, and if you consider “Kamila” as “cannon,” then both might relate to weapons… But if it’s weapons, the meaning becomes more unclear… Maybe, like Jeego and Tengo, some letters are missing, or it’s a word I don’t know? Madame’s name seems to be “Emma,” which must be from “King Yama.” Aimin is “eternal sleep”…? What a name… Surely if it were written in kanji, it would imply something other than eternal sleep… Detective Cabanela might be “corpse”? “Ra” just added for sound? Rinjuu sounds like “at the time of death”? It fits, but how is it really written? The senior officer working in the special prison was described as “called ‘Bosekakarikan’”, but is Bose his name? Bose. Monk? Maybe inspired by monks who chant sutras at funerals? Rock and roller and the people who were digging a hole for escape in prison are unnamed… Detective Jowd is like the “Pure Land of Bliss
.” By the way, was Jowd’s wife named Alma? Means “soul” in Spanish, right? Yomiel might be “underworld”? What about Memry? Her origin is unknown too… Like Kamila and Missile, maybe there’s a different theme for those whose origins are unknown?
There are quite a few people without names, right? The Minister of Justice, the rock and roller in prison, and the kidnappers in the park. Even significant characters are unnamed. Since people like Tengo and Jeego, who disappeared quickly, have names, shouldn’t the Minister of Justice have one too? Maybe I just missed it?
A wonderful mix of mystery and humor!