2:45: Maybe this is just me, but I actually thoroughly enjoy the way the manga handles sudden deaths compared to the sporadic deaths in, say, Gantz, which actually did feel like was done for shock value most of the time. Let's really analyze what Kenjaku really is: he's an archetypical mastermind. A Machiavellian character. The type that shonens would put in the background to perform clandestine and malicious acts onto protagonist characters from relative safety. The type of character that doesn't reveal their true power level or true plan until the big-bad of multiple arcs is finished. Gege does away with this trope and instead has the mastermind ambushed while traveling. Remember, he dies from a 2v1, which is Gege's way of giving implicit power to the antagonist. And the way he dies is through something he could've never predicted: a newly awakened sorceror (Fumihiko Takaba) that utilizes comedy to warp localized reality for a short period of time. Remember all that stuff he said about how the newcomers could never truly compete with the old-timers that allied themselves with him ages ago? It all comes to a head when he gets sidetracked trying to pry his way out of someone else's flashback only to be ambushed and decapitated. All that planning, all that scheming, all those bodies he hopped through to orchestrate this one moment in time, were for naught. He gives Megumi (and by proxy Sakuna) the ability to trigger Tengen's transformation but he'll never live to experience his dream firsthand. Kenjaku's ultimate fate stands opposed to Orochimaru's arc. The latter was subject to the author's whims and was made as a temporary "ally", and was allowed to commit his countless atrocities right outside of town. There's a sense of favoritism for Orochimaru that protects him from total death, whereas Kenjaku is not a protected class of character. There are defined weaknesses that Gege illustrates you cannot overpower through sheer force of will. There are some situations that you simply cannot bargain with and continue on. This explicitly tells the viewer that all bets are off and even villains such as the archetypical lich or long-lived skinwalker aren't safe in this conflict. It helps to undercut Sakuna's current win-streak and breathe a sense of hope for his downfall once they've exhausted his countermeasures meticulously.
@Veriflx
7 ай бұрын
I’m not reading that 😂
@evansnyamesah1755
7 ай бұрын
Everyday people have opinions about artist art. Regardless of it being in favor or against. I like to decide how l think about it after everything is finish but hey everyone and thier own
@Noobie-The
7 ай бұрын
the second last clip💀 great vid btw ! :]
@MD4anime
7 ай бұрын
Thanks 😅
@GothaBillsAndDeath
7 ай бұрын
0:53: "characters never get a chance to reflect" I think this works abundantly well for characters like Geto. We don't have to have an overlong explanation of his PTSD fueling his racism. He just acts upon it. This was made abundantly clear in the anime where even the sound of raindrops remind him of the clapping of the "monkeys" of the Time Vessel Association. It was the only times where I thought the anime and the manga presented what was going on without directing the narrative through omniscient narration or storyteller devices. Shonen have a hard time making scenes that show and don't tell, which was why JJK had captivated so many with the Gojo's Past Arc. Toji's actions and its consequences had such detrimental impacts on the characters and arcs to come and it never needed to be spelled out to the viewer. I think Gege's instinct is to allow as little time as possible for characters to reflect. The omission of superfluous interactions and internal dialogues recounting specific events (outside of Yuji's trauma and guilt with the Shibuya Incident) makes the reader pay far more attention to what little they do and say. Flashbacks aren't usually utilized to repeat information the audience already knows but are instead used to add new information or entirely new events that transpired prior to a battle. Thus, no time is wasted and while this style of writing from front-to-back can be shoddy at times, it seems very intentional on Gege's part. Unless I'm mistaken.
@timt2814
7 ай бұрын
Not every manga/anime needs to have filler for breaks in the story to reflect, not every character needs a story arc. What's wrong with a little mystery?
Пікірлер: 8