Ode To Balsa
I bet a lot of people wonder why I love the character of Balsa and have named her the greatest anime heroine of all, when I used to love Sango from Inuyasha. Well, I'll tell ya why. I saw some recent eps of Natasha (in particular The Three Sprites of the Monkey "god", The Red Tetsusaiga Breaks the Barrier, Naraku's Barrier- Kagura's Decision ) that made me lose a LOT of respect for Sango…in particular the way she treats Inuyasha, her so-called "friend". THAT made my loyalties slowly switch to Balsa. But I think this song can say it a lot better than I can…
Why I Love Balsa (sung to the tune of Taylor Swift's opening SNL monolauge)
People ask me why I love
This character that's brand new,
Well, I'll gladly explain to you why,
I love Balsa.
I love her cause she's badass,
She don't put up with any sass,
If you do you'll be crippled,
That's why I love Balsa.
La, la, la
La, la, la,
La, la, la,
Oh, I love Balsa
I love how she treats her friends,
Stays loyal till the end,
She'll never question their intelligence (ahem- Miroku…Sango..)
That's why I love Balsa!
She defends anyone who threatens
The people she loves,
She tears them up with her spear,
I love Balsa!
La, la, la
La, la, la,
La, la, la,
This is, why I love Balsa
True she had a very hard life,
But she got through it all right,
Cause she had a REAL friend there (Sango, Miroku, take notes please)
I love Balsa.
Yeah, Tanda, you're always there,
And you both know the other cares,
And she'd NEVER call you WARPED! (Sango..)
I love Balsa.
La, la, la
La, la, la,
La, la, la,
This is, why I love Balsa
And if someone threatens anyone innocent, does she stare?
Or just make comments while grabbing a chair?
NO, she gets out there, grabs her spear and fights!
I love Balsa!
La, la, la
La, la, la,
La, la, la,
This is, why I love Balsa
She will ALWAYS defend her friends,
And stand by them to the end,
And NOT want to leave them behind (Miroku, Sango..)
And not question their intelligence or judge them before hearing the whole story!
In fact to defend what's good and right,
Even her own friend's lives,
She'll gladly give her life!
I love Balsa!
No helpless Disney Princess,
No being taken hostage,
A true and loyal friend,
I love Balsa!
La, la, la
La, la, la,
La, la, la,
This is, why I love Balsa
That's why I love Balsa!
(if anyone's curious about why I put Sango and Mirokus name in quotes, go back and watch the Inuyasha eps I quoted at the very beginning, and you'll know what I mean)