History Webcomic / FlanWantsToDie

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** Alice Margatroid also went through this, when her creation, a Marisa Kirisame puppet, later broke down and malfunctioned completely during the puppet's interaction with Flandre.]]

** Modern things like power lines, pylons and 21st-century buildings are omnipresent in Gensokyo; despite Gensokyo being known for its stance against innovation and science.

** Exaggerated, when the Marisa Kirisame puppet controlled by Alice was later seen malfunctioning not far ''from Marisa Kirisame's grave'' in Alice's home.]]
* LifesWorkRuined: The Marisa Kirisame puppet that Alice Margatroid created, as means to relive with Marisa, who has been dead for a ''very long time'', later malfunctioned and broke down, as it attempted to communicate with Flandre. Also PlayedForDrama, as this caused Alice to spiral into depression.]]

* BittersweetEnding: The ending shows Flandre narrating her attempts to die, but later instead comes to terms with her immortal and undying life, [[spoiler:after witnessing Cirno's death and "Marisa's" destruction.]]

** Daiyousei [[spoiler:was seen mourning in front of Cirno, who was dead after getting accidentally hit by Flandre's scooter.]]
** Alice Margatroid also went through this, [[spoiler:when her creation, a Marisa Kirisame puppet, later broke down and malfunctioned completely during the puppet's interaction with Flandre.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Cirno]], but it is rather [[ZigzaggedTrope zigzagged]]. While she was presumed [[spoiler:to be dead after Flandre hit her via her scooter, despite being a fairy, it is still unclear if she is dead or not.]]
* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. It drives the point how immortality is NotAGame and the risks of becoming one are very obvious, particularly how it can chew at someone's sanity (a la SanitySlippage) ''[[AndIMustScream for years of enduring death]]''. This is not even accounting for the further problems that it can ensue when it comes to their friends who are living a mortal life with a limited life span. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought other than the choices of an impressionable, naive person who thinks it will give them eternal happiness, when it is in fact the very opposite that it gives: misery and insanity]].

** As shown with the gravestone of Marisa Kirisame, it also marks the end of magicians as even the magic-powered immortal characters including Flandre and Remilia are {{Retired Badass}}es living in a normal yet conflicted life. Alice Margatroid is a perfect example of this, as she's still alive [[spoiler:but tries to create a Marisa doll that is remotely close to her long-dead friend, but the doll's continued interactions with Flandre backfired spectacularly to the point that she broke down into tears when it failed.]]

* {{Irony}}: Exaggerated, when [[spoiler:the Marisa Kirisame puppet controlled by Alice was later seen malfunctioning not far ''from Marisa Kirisame's grave'' in Alice's home.]]
* LifesWorkRuined: The [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet]] that Alice Margatroid created, [[spoiler:as means to relive with Marisa, who has been dead for a ''very long time'',]] later malfunctioned and broke down, as it attempted to communicate with Flandre. Also PlayedForDrama, as this caused [[spoiler:Alice to spiral into depression.]]
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: While the [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet]], a creation by Alice, attempted to fully converse with Flandre, [[spoiler:it unfortunately broke down after just minutes of their conversation.]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. It drives the point how immortality is NotAGame and the risks of becoming one are very obvious, particularly how it can chew at someone's sanity ''[[AndIMustScream for years of enduring death]]''. This is not even accounting for the further problems that it can ensue when it comes to their friends who are living a mortal life with a limited life span. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought other than the choices of an impressionable, naive person who thinks it will give them eternal happiness, when it is in fact the very opposite that it gives: misery and insanity]].

* ExistentialHorror: A case of DisguisedHorrorStory, the webcomic checks all the boxes. It talks about how immortal people like Flandre and Alice are BlessedWithSuck, particularly because their mortal friends were long dead and they are still ''alive'' without them on their side anymore. Existentialism is ''on point'' here, with Flandre's case taken to the extreme as her monologues for ''26'' pages were all but depressing, even to her IronicBirthday whe she turned 695, as she talked all about existential matters like life, death and misery becoming synonymous to her tragically immortal existence.

* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. It drives the point how immortality is NotAGame and the risks of becoming one are very obvious, particularly how it can chew at someone's sanity ''for years of enduring death'' and this is not even accounting for the further problems it can ensue when it comes to their friends who are living a mortal life. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought other than the choices of an impressionable, naive person who thinks it will give them eternal happiness, when it is the very opposite that it gives: misery and insanity]].

* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. It drives the point how immortality is NotAGame and the risks of becoming one are very obvious, particularly how it can chew at someone's sanity ''for years of enduring death''. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought other than the choices of an impressionable, naive person who thinks it will give them eternal happiness]].

* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. It drives the point how immortality is NotAGame and the risks of becoming one are very obvious, particularly how it can chew at someone's sanity ''for years of enduring death''. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought but for someone's off-handed choices]].

* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Flan Wants to Die'' takes a rather thorough approach about being immortal and the life that immortals has been living, viewing from the lens of a fantasy reader. Exemplified when Alice Margatroid, an immortal, was later shown to have a [[spoiler:Marisa Kirisame puppet that she created to talk to Flandre, given the fact that Marisa was just a mere human witch who died several decades ago]]. [[HardTruthAesop The story makes the lesson clear that immortality has]] ''[[HardTruthAesop very negative]]'' [[HardTruthAesop side effects when done without any thought but for someone's off-handed choices]].