@RayS
I mean, consider that Souboutei gives you like maybe 30 seconds if you're lucky, to completely accept your deepest insecurities. Other than escaping through sheer willpower like Zanka and Deido (who both had extenuating circumstances allowing them to do so), pretty much your only chance...
@dancingoncrocodiles
That makes a lot of sense. The only thing I'd disagree with is that it makes the chapter worse. I think it's pretty clear that Deido is not supposed to be seen as a good person. And the fact that he sees everything (including people) as merely objects to be used for his...
@dancingoncrocodiles
It's funny how a *manga* of all things managed to discuss women's bodies in a non-sexualized manner, and you dismiss it as backwards
@RayS
I mean, yes. From a meta perspective Takoha has a ton of plot armor.
From a plot perspective though its not insane that he's around. The sample group of people who've gone into Souboutei isn't perfectly random. It's mainly military people and intense psychics. So the very fact that Takoha...
@dancingoncrocodiles
My main gripe with this chapter (which is not one of my favorites) isn't really that, but rather how Kaerikuro jumps from determination to accepting death in the span of like 3 pages. I'm also not a big fan of the "alien hallway of death" method of attack. I mean it's unfair...
@SPTCoyote
I appreciate how Fujita's been able to keep the series totally non-episodic (heck, I can barely see clear arc distinctions), yet also paces the chapters as really satisfying chunks somehow. That's why I also love the flashbacks, because they're kept to mostly 1, sometimes 2 chapters...
@Doomroar
to be perfectly honest, i dont see how this series is similar to fujita's other work at all besides that seiichi is sort of like tora and ushio combined
@Doomroar there aren't anachronisms. you're probably thinking of stuff from Seiichi's backstory (1972), or the prime ministers' backstory (1940-ish to present), or the historical characters (from late-1800s). in the present day of the comic itself, there's been cell phones and stuff so it...
@dancingoncrocodiles
Yeah, it's disappointing in the sense that clear queer representation in a manga like this would be pretty groundbreaking, but also not entirely disappointing because queer-coded *villains* specifically are not very groundbreaking at all, haha. It's a weird paradox in the...
@dancingoncrocodiles @Calihan
I'm not even sure who he was talking about. Probably Kurenai. She can be annoying because she was written as a highschool girl. I could also understand thinking the Kirita sisters are annoying but only before their development. Flor and Yadorigi are 100% bae...
@boldmonkey
@stray_dog_
I just want to say I adore y'all for the awesome theorizing. Since I had nobody to share my own theories with when I first read this, I feel a great pride when I see theories similar to my own in the past. Plus, I just love seeing theories about things I already know the...