I recall thinking something along the same lines regarding Sunako, her spiritual search as a vehicle of her being drawn to Seishin, as well as his complete turnaround by the end by being the one to drag her away from a self-destructive situation because he didn't want to be alone. I thought that was interesting to see, and yet I have some sympathy for Seishin too (even if I also find Toshio fascinating because he's so proactive, but that's another post), privately wanting freedom from a village he perceived as stifling, yet unsure if it was the right thing to break away because, as I saw it, he still did care about the individual people, just not what they represented. I can imagine that by the end of things, he was weary; watching his best friend become what he saw as a monster, even while he befriended another person who could also be seen as one. Then he goes to the shiki with intentions of probably dying, only to figure out that nope, he's a jinrou now, and as he puts it to Sunako in the manga (paraphrased, if I'm remembering and interpreting correctly), "We are outside of God's jurisdiction and outside of sin; all that is left for us is despair." That was also part of why I found his interpretation of God in one of the chapters interesting too; it felt to me like he had an ideal of what God is supposed to be, but like all ideals, things sometimes don't work that way, hence his questioning what God was and what God meant to him personally--my memory's a bit fuzzy there, though.
I somehow get the feeling Sunako won't be getting all that she bargained for in getting Seishin as a companion, someone who has his ideals and if they're not what he thinks they should be,it's not worth holding onto. Maybe sometime in the future he becomes somewhat more like Tatsumi in that he knows Sunako is ultimately doomed to failure, but tags along because it's interesting and at least he's not alone. Anyway, sorry for all of my ramble.I haven't found anyone else to discuss the series with, so it's good to have a group here.
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I recall thinking something along the same lines regarding Sunako, her spiritual search as a vehicle of her being drawn to Seishin, as well as his complete turnaround by the end by being the one to drag her away from a self-destructive situation because he didn't want to be alone. I thought that was interesting to see, and yet I have some sympathy for Seishin too (even if I also find Toshio fascinating because he's so proactive, but that's another post), privately wanting freedom from a village he perceived as stifling, yet unsure if it was the right thing to break away because, as I saw it, he still did care about the individual people, just not what they represented. I can imagine that by the end of things, he was weary; watching his best friend become what he saw as a monster, even while he befriended another person who could also be seen as one. Then he goes to the shiki with intentions of probably dying, only to figure out that nope, he's a jinrou now, and as he puts it to Sunako in the manga (paraphrased, if I'm remembering and interpreting correctly), "We are outside of God's jurisdiction and outside of sin; all that is left for us is despair." That was also part of why I found his interpretation of God in one of the chapters interesting too; it felt to me like he had an ideal of what God is supposed to be, but like all ideals, things sometimes don't work that way, hence his questioning what God was and what God meant to him personally--my memory's a bit fuzzy there, though.
I somehow get the feeling Sunako won't be getting all that she bargained for in getting Seishin as a companion, someone who has his ideals and if they're not what he thinks they should be,it's not worth holding onto. Maybe sometime in the future he becomes somewhat more like Tatsumi in that he knows Sunako is ultimately doomed to failure, but tags along because it's interesting and at least he's not alone. Anyway, sorry for all of my ramble.I haven't found anyone else to discuss the series with, so it's good to have a group here.