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I think this is an interesting image to show in that it depicts a situation where Arajin isn't afraid to jump into danger and try saving Matakara. I think what prevents him from doing this at other times has to do with him fearing the malice of other people.
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An: THIS BLOODLINE ENDS WITH ME
Kohane: ...
Akito: ...
Touya: ....
The whole cafe: ....
Ken, while washing the dishes: this is the fanciest way i ever heard someone say "i'm gay"
oh boy... that was a lot. an end to the gang war arc, and soon, the start to a new one. i want to start off by saying the animation was awesome this episode. all the action, emotional moments and small bits of comedy hit where they needed to.
i think it's interesting that it's not just that mahoro absolutely ROASTED akutaro, she also inspired arajin to kick his ass. NOT JUST because he has a crush on her, but because she refused to run, which is what arajin has been doing- it's a wake-up call for him to get some of his shit together.
it's also made blatantly clear that arajin does care about matakara.(the first person he sees when he gains consciousness is him getting fucking beat) hopefully next ep we get to see how their relationship develops from here. obviously they're not quite there yet, and i still think they're going to have a fight at some point- the next conflict focusing on matakara, and arajin showing us how much he's grown.
also, now that akutaro has been defeated, i wonder how ichiya will merge with matakara? how will matakara's conflict, brother, and ichiya and senya's past together play into this? will it be at the expense of matakara himself?
i also don't think this is the end of arajin's development, it's just the start. he'll always be a cringefail loser, but i think what ppl need to realize is that's okay. (his battle cry is still that he wants to lose his virginity, but that's not all there is to him! he beats up akutaro regardless.) he can be a loser and have development. he's not just one or the other, just like the rest of the characters in the show. they can be silly, beat people to a pulp AND have their own emotional moments. the show so far allows all of it, i think that's what makes it so great.
i can't wait to see where the show goes next!!
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By saying that people read too much into arajin I meant people coming up with complex theories like his character is some grand, groundbreaking example for why this anime genre is toxic or how he must have an ab*sive father and that's where his behaviour comes from bc they can't accept that he's a moron. They're trying to lessen his actions bc surely arajin is much more than this. However there is a chance that his character isn't actually that deep. I hope we get an explanation for his actions, however arajin just seems like he's much more badly written than the other characters and I honestly don't think we'll end up loving him the way we do the other characters by the end of this even if his character grows a bit. He'd have to do a complete 180 and idk if this story has time for it.
Well there is that. I’ve seen the ‘abusive father’ theories popping up but truth be told, I don’t buy it since rudeness towards everyone, including his mother aside, I don’t see Arajin having that kind of dad (unless Utsumi says so somewhere along the at which I doubt) to justify his rude behaviour since he is well, a rude teenager that’s that.
Still, I do hope there will be enough episode time to develop Arajin and whatnot since we only have 7 episodes to go but hopefully there will be enough time that is assuming the writers properly implement the character development without rushing it (that is if they don’t overwork and have a horrible production cost which would affect the product badly and do hope they have a proper work management)
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