Shiki and humans are similar at the core. They're only physically different. If we're talking about technical superiority, humans are superior from them since shikis as corpses have more physical limits. Not counting the jinrou, though. Though I don't think jinrous are immortal because all living things will eventually die, they probably only age real slowly. Jinrous are the real superhuman, kind of. But even the humans as a group are able to corner Tatsumi, so technical superiority is not all there is to it. But yes, I also rather like that the gap between the three groups aren't so far apart that when they use tact and go as group they stand on a rather equal footing against one another.
I'm mainly an indifferent reader. I vowed that this is my favorite work, but even now my interest is still limited to only a few characters (Seishin and Toshio) and few topics/aspects, while ignoring other characters/aspects almost completely. Technically, I love Shiki, of course. But I haven't managed to truly care and be passionate about the majority of things included in this work. I'm probably not a real fan this way.
Seishin symbolizes the shiki lot, the corpses and bringer of death, while Toshio the humans who wish to keep being alive and for Sotoba to keep being alive. But it's amusing that the corpses strive for a life, while the humans end this effort, to the point of succumbing to murdering fellow humans. They are essentially the same because of a similar nature and only different on the outside. Humans and shikis probably have better chance at coexistence... if one party doesn't provoke the other first, I wonder? Coexistence between both groups can happen, but they don't want to in the first place. But then again the shikis don't give humans many reasons to like them and to want to coexist with them in the first place. The humans have a right to fight and to retaliate, to keep Sotoba be. This actually transcends them being mere corpses and living humans. We could easily get this in real world, when both parties are people. But I wonder that... say, if we apply this in real life. Two groups don't necessarily provoke one another, but they are still different. They may still clash. They may still hate one another. I wonder if humans will still dislike the shikis for being different, even when they don't necessarily provoke humans? And vice versa? Can both really coexist? Can both really accept one another in order to truly coexist peacefully?
I really want to see Seishin wearing outfits that are not his robes. Too bad we don't get to. :(
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I'm mainly an indifferent reader. I vowed that this is my favorite work, but even now my interest is still limited to only a few characters (Seishin and Toshio) and few topics/aspects, while ignoring other characters/aspects almost completely. Technically, I love Shiki, of course. But I haven't managed to truly care and be passionate about the majority of things included in this work. I'm probably not a real fan this way.
Seishin symbolizes the shiki lot, the corpses and bringer of death, while Toshio the humans who wish to keep being alive and for Sotoba to keep being alive. But it's amusing that the corpses strive for a life, while the humans end this effort, to the point of succumbing to murdering fellow humans. They are essentially the same because of a similar nature and only different on the outside. Humans and shikis probably have better chance at coexistence... if one party doesn't provoke the other first, I wonder? Coexistence between both groups can happen, but they don't want to in the first place. But then again the shikis don't give humans many reasons to like them and to want to coexist with them in the first place. The humans have a right to fight and to retaliate, to keep Sotoba be. This actually transcends them being mere corpses and living humans. We could easily get this in real world, when both parties are people. But I wonder that... say, if we apply this in real life. Two groups don't necessarily provoke one another, but they are still different. They may still clash. They may still hate one another. I wonder if humans will still dislike the shikis for being different, even when they don't necessarily provoke humans? And vice versa? Can both really coexist? Can both really accept one another in order to truly coexist peacefully?
I really want to see Seishin wearing outfits that are not his robes. Too bad we don't get to. :(