
There's absolutely no way this could happen and creating this meme was a waste of my time
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yes, I will be reposting this with lower and lower quality every time a larper tries to complain about this fandom “turning gay.”
Many of us were speculating that this place was the Hishaku hideout. But in reality their hideout was just some random warehouse. My guess is that Hokazono dropped it cause it was a little too on the nose. Or he just straight up forgot.
I know people have probably made this comparison before but I love it so much
Just think about it. You have a young man from a prominent clan, incredibly powerful, with a simple goal of rising through the ranks of his clan to protect his sister.
this is prime protagonist material
His clan is one of heroes, of those blessed by gods and of those who vanquished demons, the evil Mikaboshi. He's grown up with this shit.
And what's this? The Mikaboshi returned. They killed his people's negotiators, they murdered some of the most powerful sorcerers in his family (cuz lets be real everyone besides Shiba's dying at Irishima). They demanded Japan's land.
The demons have returned, and he have to fight and stop them. His sister, his clan, the country which he love is in danger.
The "hero" type shit that Yura and him were going on about was present even back here. He was always working to protect the innocent, the people caught up in this war who don't deserve it. Again, typical protagonist shit
And even as the war rages, he still wishes for a peaceful world.
But these people aren't demons. The people of Shokoku are just like them. They're Japanese.
They are people. Innocent people caught up in this war who don't deserve it.
The people of Shokoku only fight because of the royal family. The royals killed those negotiators, his family members. What crime did that boy and his mother above commit?
The people of Shokoku were raised to hate Japan, fed propaganda? How is that different from Akemura? The moment anyone reads "Mikaboshi", the demonic caricature instantly enters their mind.
At the end of the day, they're the same.
And so, we get toward the end of the Seitei War. The war's in a deadlock, and one final enchanted blade has been forged to finally break it. His enchanted blade.
In any other story, the protagonist might realize all these facts. The people he fights aren't the demons his forefathers told him about. They both only fight because of the things their ancestors did a thousand years ago; nobody alive in Japan sunk them into the cold sea, and nobody in Shokoku oppressed Japan. Only pushed forward by officials who desire resources and royals worshipping said resources.
Any other protagonist would shape the abilities of the greatest enchanted blade toward neutralizing any threat without drawing it; the ultimate expression of rejecting war, a sword that doesn't need to be drawn. Perhaps, they may also shape their blade to use the imagery of their foes, insects, to show that they're not so different.
Any other protagonist would realize that the cycle of hatred has to be stopped, and with their power, they have the ability to.
And, well, I think Akemura understood that bit.
But he made the wrong choice.
The cycle of hatred wasn't stopped. It was completely broken at the link that he could cut.
His peaceful world.
We’ve got Chihiro, Akemura, and Yoshinojo as lefties in the Soga clan. As a lefty, seeing other lefties always surprises me. Is this like a book of judges clan?
Narrative wise I di think Ariu is stronger than Samura as we get a reveal that there 6 of them, and Ariu being the crown prince mean he is the strongest Pure Blood being the one that will fight Young KING VON ISLANDERS slayer 200,000
Something about the most recent chapter of 119 tickled my brain. I loved everything, from the action, character power reveals, and the exposition about the islanders-
But this scene here made me stop thinking about all that, because of what it implies, or rather could imply.
Bachi in Kagurabachi has been translated to "bowl", which could have a direct tie in to the fish bowl that was first revealed in chapter one and what Chihiro holds close to his heart due to his father. However, the mixing of insects and consuming them made me think Ariu did this more then just a power up of some sorts.
I need more time and information to cook up a theory for this, but I don't like the implication of what it could mean for the future and what it means for the Shinichi itself.
But what do you guys think?
I like jjk and naruto (ima a rlly low level anime and manga fan) should i start the manga and watch the anime