#You know what kotoko analysis you can have your own tag I need to start hoarding blorbo posts

[mulling-over-milgram]

The way Kotoko acts really does make me think she’s been burned before and doesn’t want to get blindsided again.

She talks about es giving her her next purpose , which could be implying she had a purpose before but doesn’t have it any more. She also seems to have a stop bad things before they happen mentality. she wants to stop the “evils” before they have the chance to hurt more people again she wants to “crush this dirty future” = stop a bad future before it happens. she’s been hurt before and doesn’t want herself or others to get hurt again she can’t allow it it! She wants to stop it before it happens!

So many wolf stories have to do with disguise/appearing to be friendly but are actually dangerous (wolf in sheep’s clothing , little red ridding hood , wear-wolves) I feel like it backs up the idea that Kotoko was betrayed by someone.

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I honestly love the fact they delved into her insecurities more!!! we already had hints if it in harrow “maybe I can smile and get to like myself” and such but deep cover makes it clear that though I’m sure Kotoko dose care about the weak its become alot more about herself. Lines like “The justice I was searching for” “as your my long awaited hero” “I want you to give me” ect.

As much as I do think that her lines towards the end are to try and seperate herself from the other prisoners. I do also think on some level she is talking about her/projecting herself onto them.

-“worthless” / “parasite” due to her hate of weakness and her reliance on saving the weak.

“You’ll never change” / “fake queen” Kotoko wants change but is also resistant to it / thinking she doesn’t have a reason to give justice would make her fake or her trying to be like a second warden.

“can’t be saved” because of her self hatred and also she says this about herself in harrow “that person that can’t be saved , is now understanding abnormality”

“Wanting to hide” she doesn’t want to get hurt or betrayed again so hides herself aka separates her self from everyone. Her song is called deep cover so being deep uncover aka hiding/hiding in service of a goal

I couldn’t think of how yuno’s one tied in tho. (Apart for maybe the shameful line?)

this could easily just be me reaching for connection that isn’t there but I do think its a very kotoko thing to do to assign/project her weakness to others.

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I find it really interesting they played into her more unfavourable traits and insecurities since she was already coming into trial 2 generally unlikeable but I’m really glad they did as I honestly love her now! I think she is one of the best written characters.

I’m really curious to see how she’ll react to her almost certain guilty verdict. She clearly relies on others for validation so hearing so many people condemn her is definitely going to terrible for her…

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Kotoko hugging/hitting Es is just the perfect encapsulation of how Kotoko feels about her past-self. She wanted comfort but also hated her past-self for being weak and probably for being sympathetic since she see’s that as what got her get hurt. She felt like the situation could have been avoided if she had been less weak but also that she wished someone would comfort her.

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Kotoko and Mahiru both fully commit themselves to a role. Kotoko to the hero and Mahiru to the wife. Kotoko talks about being newly born and Mahiru talks about taking up her boyfriend’s hobbies they both took on traits to better fulfil a role.

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Mahiru talks about not wanting to say “I’m okay” that she pretends to be the good girl (good wife? Good daughter?) but really she’s not feeling okay and she wants to admit that but can’t/doesn’t much like how Kotoko feels like she is breaking/is feeling crushed under the weight of justice but feels she can’t show weakness. They both want love (not necessarily romantic) and to admit they aren’t okay but don’t and feel they can’t.

im tihtbilwy mahiru asks for forgiveness for herself were as kotoko talks about others being unforgivable. Mahiru asks for forgiveness for being selfish “giving you love to the point of pulling you down , it’s just because I still get worried, please forgive me.” “So please forgive me thanks bye!” And kotoko asks for selfishness people not to be forgiven.

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Thank you I love your analysis of them too ^^

(and just in general your milgram posts they are all so interesting)

Kotoko lives to protect the weak. In her mind she serves the weak but the weak also serve her. They are her reason to live. Saving them makes her feel good about herself. She exists to save the weak and the weak exist to giving her a propose.

mahiru lives to love her boyfriend/be a good wife. She exists for him and their relationship by extension him exists to give her a reason to exist.

idk if this makes sense

but its like the idea of how they have formed their identities off of loving/saving other people but end up hurting those people because What they wanted was a propose and to fulfil their desire to the point they hurt and disregarded the party they were trying to protect/love. Kotoko wanted to punish the “evil” and mahiru wanted to be this ideal wife

Its not about what the boy friend needs in the relationship (not cake) it’s about mahiru loving him.

its not about what the weaklings want its about kotoko protecting them.

[mgjong]

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