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@animangacreators hotel challenge: character who is a royal

:: Princess Yona from Yona of the Dawn

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besides tanjiro being a great representation of virtue hope duty and empathy he also represents the concept of remedy brilliantly whenever he comes across a wrongdoing or injustice his priority is to correct it followed by punishment that is aimed at bringing balance rather than seeking vengeance not only that but he treats each case on its own judges the demon as a whole and evaluates the degree of harm caused by said demon and exacts his justice accordingly to that and delivers it in a manner that ends violence rather than sparks it but most importantly he never holds their mistakes against them after he corrects them this is not only his method in dealing with demons but also how he treats the human characters

he scolds zenitsu for pestering that poor girl and for his cowardice the first time they meet cause he knows zenitsu is better than that he stops inouske from harming the latter and even breaks two ribs as a response to his violent behavior but once that is all sorted out he never brings it up again

the first time he meets genya he breaks his arm for what he did to kanata but he never mentions it in their next encounters or treats him like he is prone to harm others at any moment he treats kanao who broke his jaw and went after nezuko in the same way

you can say that he tries with obanai in the training arc putting aside the harm that the hashira caused him and even tries to maintain civility with sanemi he forgives the group that was being manipulated by enmu and gives them a chance and does the same for the train conductor telling inouske that being crushed under the train is enough of a punishment and after witnessing tengen's immature actions he still decides to see other parts of him and follow him the same applies to shinjuro whom he starts exchanging letters with after their unfortunate first encounter and muichiro whom he initially clashes with but soon sits and talks casually

in each of these instances tanjiro practices restorative justice he sees something that needs fixing steps in helps as much as he can delivers a suitable punishment then starts anew while this approach is easier said than done and is not flawless by far I do believe that for the most part it is the correct path to take and I love and appreciate that kny based its protagonist's concept of justice on it

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“I don’t want to be a burden” you’re more like a relief, a gift, a blessing actually

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i wonder what it's like to be emotionally stable. anyways [thinks about fictional characters to survive] i am fine

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they won't tell you this in therapy but sometimes the best way to stop catastrophizing/anxiety is to interrupt your spiraling with "girl what the hell are you talking about"

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it's kind of a shame that mob psycho 100 was released before these talks of 'main character energy' and 'npc behavior' really started to take hold in an annoying way. 'i am the protagonist of the world' no you're not you're the protagonist of your own life just like everybody else is. bitch.

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KIMETSU NO YAIBA: RENGOKU KYOUJUROU GAIDEN (2020) by hirano ryouji

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finals

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“but what if i’m being annoying :(“ everyone’s annoying dipshit it came free with fucking being alive and existing. now go talk to your friends

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adults: oh silly children with no responsibilities no real trauma no life experience no worries and yet oh so dramatic about nothing

also adults: oh thank fucking GOD i am not in school anymore, i had another nightmare i was THERE again, i woke up in a cold sweat bc i didn't study for my TEST-there's nothing not anything like the sweet relief of realizing that you actually don't have one and you won't have one in a very very long time, i still remember what the hallways smell like, i graduated years ago but i don't feel safe yet

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Why didn´t I see? There´s no way she´s fine with being alone... No one is, and I should know better. I want to go home, I want to see her... right now.

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via @swatercolor [insta]

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Akatsuki no Yona's greatest yet most underrated strength: foreshadowing

I don't see anyone discussing this, but Akatsuki no Yona has insanely good foreshadowing, like on par with Attack on Titan levels. You only realize after a re-read. The hidden easter eggs, unopened pandora's boxes, lines of dialogue or actions that were Chekhov's guns...

It's like reading a mystery novel with the prophecy, Zeno's underlying insanity, Suwon's intentions and leadership, the political intrigues, Yona and Suwon being foils, Hak and Suwon's broken brotherhood, the commentaries about King Il's leadership, religion vs atheism, the separation of church and state, Yona's future-seeing powers, debates of free will vs fate, violence vs pacifism, moral dilemmas, personal wishes vs greater good, the pitfalls of war, etc. etc. it's so rich and meticulously put together.

There were signs that Suwon was terminally ill and blood-related to Hiryuu (his appearance, his love for people, his dialogues about rushing his coronation and being willing to die later, his mother being sick, etc.). There were signs that Zeno was going to betray the group ("i didn't approach her at first because i was testing her. i admit it wasn't very nice.", or "I will have my wish granted at the end of my journey, even if it goes against the gods") It goes right under your nose. Yet you can see that potential in their characters, their dialogues, their actions. It makes sense.

Even now there are great scenes will only make complete sense after they are recontextualized.

It's not why I heard the manga was good, but it's why I read. You could really tell that the author had an idea of where she wanted to take the way and knows how it would end.

We just don't know it yet.

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"I'm glad you're okay" but said by someone who has just had the shit beaten out of them, to someone who is not hurt at all, is a brilliant trope and I lose my mind every time.

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Princess Yona in Akatsuki No Yona: Illustrations - 20th Anniversary Edition (2023) by Kusanagi Mizuho

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