let's play "show/movie/fandom and I’ll tell you": VRains, Arc V, Zexal, please :> (are three okay? or too much?)
THREE IS PERFECT THANK U. (I had to click 8 pages on my blog to find the original prompt tho lmao @ me)
AND IT’S THE NEW GEN YGO YEEEEEEEE. I love me some new-gen YGO. (even tho I got a strained relationship with Arc V rn, but once I rewatch it in a couple of years, all should be good lmao)
VRAINS
my favorite female character: GHOST GIRL/EMA BESSHO. What a queen.
my favorite male character: MY FIRE SON HOMURA TAKERU/SOULBURNER!!!!!
my favorite book/season/etc: ??? I mean, there’s only been two seasons so far (technically), so I think I’ll pass on this one lmao.
my favorite episode (if its a tv show): ok so that episode where Takeru goes to up to Yusaku and is like “H-Hi Playmaker... :D;;;” A masterpiece.
my favorite cast member: well, it was Ishige Shouya b/c his tweets give me so much life, but then VRAINS was like “hey guess what kaji yuki’s gonna voice homura takeru,” and it’s been him ever since. I’m literally watching four anime rn where he voices major characters. It’s bad lmao.
my favorite ship: ALL ABOARD THE DATASTORM SHIP!!!
a character I’d die defending: FUJIKI YUSAKU!!!!! thankfully I haven’t seen a whole lot of hate for him lately (tho, I’ve unfollowed and blocked a good majority of folks I’ve seen hate on him so lmao), but the amount of hate he gets just b/c he doesn’t develop as visibly as the Other Treasured Soft Main Protags is a bunch of bullshit. also I know it says character and not characters, but I’d also jump in front of an army tank and punch Blood Shepherd in the face for Homura Takeru.
a character I just can’t sympathize with: Go Onizuka, which apparently makes me racist, but go off, I guess, Go Onizuka fans....
a character I grew to love: Spectre. Surprisingly. Even tho he was such a little shit in the last arc/season, especially towards Blue Angel. I blame the last VRAINS fic I wrote 1000% and the fact Blue Girl also slightly irritates me now for this tho lmao
my anti otp: ANTI-OTP AND NOT NOTP? WHAT. But anyway, I’ve said all my VRAINS anti-OTPs at this point I think, but considering I saw this pair recently, Aoi x Yusaku. Can understand why people would like it, but just. Can’t get on that ship.
Arc V
my favorite female character: HIIRAGI YUZU!!!!
my favorite male character: if we’re counting veteran characters, CROW HOGAN-SAMA OF COURSE
my favorite book/season/etc: Synchro Dimension arc best arc. don’t change my mind.
my favorite episode (if its a tv show): when Crow-sama defied everyone’s expectations and just uncarded himself and tag-teamed with Shingo to roast Zarc into oblivion. I didn’t even care that they were defeated, I was just glad Crow-sama wasn’t a card anymore. :’D (AND IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY TOO. BEST PRESENT.)
my favorite cast member: BESIDES SHINTARO ASANUMA, OnoKen. Love him so much. Also Hosoyan.
my favorite ship: ugh I have so many fave ships from Arc V tho. YugoxRin, YuyaxYuzu, Crow-samaxShinji.... (also I low-key ship ShingoxSerena lmao)
a character I’d die defending: besides Crow-sama (obviously), I would get hit by a bus for Sakaki Yuya. (I’m seeing a theme here with the main protags... smh @ fandom)
a character I just can’t sympathize with: as much as I tried to, Yuuri. After he carded Yusho, that was it lmao. Any sympathy I had for him was GONE. like can u just let people live a little, you wilted cabbage patch kid.
a character I grew to love: SAWATARI-SAN!!! oh man, he used to annoy me so much in the pre-JYC arc, but then his rematch with Yuya was SO GOOD. But then he got on my nerves again up until the Synchro Dimension arc. and then he became friends with Crow-sama. And it was all smooth sailing in the liking department from there lmao. I love Shingo.
my anti otp: I used to be kinda on board with this ship, but YuurixSerena. I think the overexposure to it killed all the tolerance I had for it....
ZeXal
my favorite female character: ANNA KOZUKI. Her personality was an instant hit for me lmao.
my favorite male character: even tho he died too much in ZeXal, Astral. I still love you, my naked blue alien. REAL close second is my Shark son tho.
my favorite book/season/etc: The Barian Invasion arc but like. Just before the Sargossa mini-arc. That was a good arc (with minimal amount of emotional damage!)
my favorite episode (if its a tv show): THE ASTRAL-YUMA REUNION IN ZEXAL II AFTER ASTRAL DECIDED TO BE MIA FOR LIKE 10 EPISODES. I BAWLED!!!! so good ;A;
my favorite cast member: besides Hosoyan (FANSERVICE!!!!), Hatanaka. What a gem. I love him.
my favorite ship: KEYSHIPPING. KEYSHIPPING. KEYSHIPPING.
a character I’d die defending: I would get sucked in a black hole for Tsukumo Yuma. it’s the least I can do to atone for my sins.
a character I just can’t sympathize with: ??? I mean, other than Don “I’m petty AS FUCK” Thousand or Mr. “HEART BURNING!!!!” Heartland or Vector’s dad, I don’t know lmao. I could sympathize with them all.
a character I grew to love: not really “love” and not that it took me a long time to tolerate him, but Tokunosuke
my anti otp: not . . . sure I have one?? the benefits of watching ZeXal long after it aired, I guess lmao.
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Quattro resembling Yugi seemed a bit suspicious, especially since none of the other characters in any Yu-Gi-Oh series has blonde bangs that contrasts dark hair.
I mean, you do have this tho:
Both IV and Yugi have a parental figure who’s more prominent while the other is??? somewhere??? (You only see IV’s dad, Tron. And while Yugi does have his grandfather, we did see his mom once. But what about his dad??)
Both really wanted a friend or friends.
IV and Yugi have this “alter ego” thing going (IV doesn’t literally transform into another person physically, but his alternating between “FANSERVICEEEE” and regular personality does bear similarity to Yugi letting his Other Self take over)
Color scheme and hair style are very similar
And I’m sure there are other comparisons too.
COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT.
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@thewaterlord27 I’m not sure if it’s because the writers loved them more. I mean . . . they (the major characters and the minor characters who consistently showed up) died at some point except for Kotori. Unless killing them off was a way of sparing them but even that’s fucked up.
I do get why people would feel that way tho. Even after Yuma has everything taken away from him, he still has that attitude of “I TRUST BECAUSE I WANT TO TRUST. DUELING ISN’T A TOOL FOR REVENGE.” and he doesn’t really evolve beyond those parameters, which are the most prominent in ZeXal. Whereas with Shark and Kaito, for example, they have clear character arcs that require them to change their ways of thinking entirely, so their developments are more obvious.
But, I think we forget that there’s more to Yuma’s character than his willingness to trust others and how he views dueling, even if those parts aren’t as obvious.
I mean you have (and this probably ain’t an exhaustive list either but):
his relationship with Astral transforming from one of “YOU’RE SO ANNOYING. I’m not gonna listen to you. >:(” to him literally saying Astral is his best friend. Like, fuck man, that’s beautiful.
his being more honest about his own feelings? What comes to mind is that episode where it’s Parents’ Day at the school but he doesn’t tell Akari or his grandmother because he thinks he doesn’t need them, but in actuality, he just doesn’t want to inconvenience them. Or his being honest about how Astral’s constant self-sacrificing actually affects his mental health.
and in line with that, as the series progresses, his willingness to let others into his life and see how he truly feels without putting up a front all the time.
AND AND AND probably most importantly, Yuma learns that not everyone will share his views and some will hate him for his views, but all he can do is just say what he truly believes and let the other person decide what to think rather than forcing his beliefs down their throats.
But, of course, none of these areas are as obvious or overly stated as Yuma’s “Dueling is not for revenge” philosophy or “I trust people because I want to,” so it can be easy to not notice developments.
But, believe me, development is there. Subtle and not instant, but there.
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