Ah, cool. Here, it's a bit different--I think K-pop and rock are popular, but Korean graphic novels aren't in the markets. I think there are some translated scanlations online, but even then they're more difficult to find. I think I also did read something about tokusatsu awhile back, but I can't remember offhand too much about them (ah, the ravages of getting old). Heh, do you recall the parts where it was said that Seishin would make holes in his writing paper from erasing/writing with so much pressure? He's a perfectionist, and so am I. We're not known for getting things done at a rapid rate. :P But who knows, perhaps someday I'll write something worth a damn despite myself. Thank you for the encouragement. :)
There's something to be admired in Natsuno, true, even if he's blunt. There's usually something to be admired in almost anyone, some positive quality, even if as an overall person they're an ass. I think Shiki was deliberately set up to show that humanity, while seeing itself as superior, often has the same downfalls as the monsters they say they're against, so it leaves the question of, 'Who is the true monster?' Every human, regardless of who they are, where they're from, or what allegiances they claim to have, is capable of such things, I think. They don't act on it because of laws and civility, but what happens when those things go out the window? Many books/media have explored it, but Shiki captures it in a way that I haven't seen a lot of other media do. Kyouko didn't deserve to die the way she did, that's true. I sort of wonder what would happen if Toshio had allowed her to live. Likely he would have wound up one of the Shiki himself, or more probably, she would have joined Sunako and they would have ended up confronting one another anyway.
I can easily see Toshio scoff at the concept of being seen as old. He's somewhat irreverent to begin with, so if someone claimed he couldn't do something based on age, I could see him doing his best to try anyway just to prove them wrong. If Toshio is haunted by the old Seishin and blown away by the new one, it makes me wonder how a new Seishin would see Toshio? In a pitying way, 'He's going to grow old and die, while I can't', as a former friend with misguided views, an enemy? It's interesting to consider for sure.
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There's something to be admired in Natsuno, true, even if he's blunt. There's usually something to be admired in almost anyone, some positive quality, even if as an overall person they're an ass. I think Shiki was deliberately set up to show that humanity, while seeing itself as superior, often has the same downfalls as the monsters they say they're against, so it leaves the question of, 'Who is the true monster?' Every human, regardless of who they are, where they're from, or what allegiances they claim to have, is capable of such things, I think. They don't act on it because of laws and civility, but what happens when those things go out the window? Many books/media have explored it, but Shiki captures it in a way that I haven't seen a lot of other media do. Kyouko didn't deserve to die the way she did, that's true. I sort of wonder what would happen if Toshio had allowed her to live. Likely he would have wound up one of the Shiki himself, or more probably, she would have joined Sunako and they would have ended up confronting one another anyway.
I can easily see Toshio scoff at the concept of being seen as old. He's somewhat irreverent to begin with, so if someone claimed he couldn't do something based on age, I could see him doing his best to try anyway just to prove them wrong. If Toshio is haunted by the old Seishin and blown away by the new one, it makes me wonder how a new Seishin would see Toshio? In a pitying way, 'He's going to grow old and die, while I can't', as a former friend with misguided views, an enemy? It's interesting to consider for sure.