#haruno megumi

[reverendrocky]

Haruno Megumi 春野恵

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[terrylove]

Haruno Megumi / 春野恵

[yamato2202]

Haruno Megumi ／ 春野恵

[findflower96]

春野恵

[69hunter-69]

[magewritesstories]

Dunno man, something about OP white-haired teachers with three students—a pretty girl with slight anger management issues, human ball of sunshine with a monster in them (literally), and gloomy emo boy with family issues—has me in a chokehold.

ps. watch out for a short gojo fic coming your way soon lmao, i finally caved and wrote one

[irrevocably-delicious]

Thinking about some iconic anime trios and their teachers. I think the protagonists would get along at least.

[suniteh]

Gojo dressed them up for a Halloween party ✨

[mastomysowner]

Teachers and students by 灸場メロ@9baMelo

[reverendrocky]

Haruno Megumi 春野恵

[andysaas]

[findflower96]

春野恵

[oraclesblog]

Tatsuki Fujimoto: An Anomaly in Shonen

It’s no secret that within shonen anime/manga, female characters are often sidelined and or treated like plot devices to further the storylines of male characters. However, Chainsaw Man, written by Tasuki Fujimoto, takes a different approach to the way he handles and writes his female cast.

The women of Chainsaw Man not only defy traditional stereotypes but also have agency, development, relevance, and strength, as well as character arcs that center around furthering their own story’s instead of being dedicated to their male counterparts. An interesting way to see this is by juxtaposing how Fujimoto handles the two-boy, one-girl trio formation compared to how other mangaka handle it.

Often times in Shonen anime, the author will formulate a main trio of characters consisting of two boys and one girl: one main character, one deuteragonist, and one main heroine.

The issue isn’t with the gender ratio of the trio itself; it’s with how mangaka handle the gender ratio in the trio. The MC and the deuteragonist often get numerous opportunities to hold plot relevance within the story, whether through strength or character writing, while the female characters are either sidelined or reduced to just being love interests. This is seen in Naruto with the way Sakura is diminished as a heroine and put at a heavy disadvantage in both writing and strength. We see it again in Jujutsu Kaisen with how both Nobara and Shoko are handled. Although they aren’t love interests, they are still either pushed to the side and made completely irrelevant (Shoko), resulting in the female character falling into the token girl trope, or fridged to further the storyline of their male counterparts (Nobara). Attack on Titan also faces a similar issue, despite the immense potential Mikasa had coming from a warrior bloodline and having an interesting backstory. She was ultimately reduced to being a simp with no agency or development outside of being a love interest.  

Oftentimes, when authors of shonen manga create these types of trios, the women don’t get nearly as much time and effort put into the creation of their characters. They exist for the sole purpose of being a token, a love interest, or completely fridged.  

However, Fujimoto subverts these common tropes and actively writes against them. This evident in the main trio of the series. 

Power, the main female heroine of Chainsaw Man and the only girl within the main trio, isn’t a character that exists solely to push Denji and Aki forward. She’s also not a love interest or just there to be a token. She is her own person, her own character within the narrative of the story. She has agency, development, and a rich backstory that only further adds to the complexity of her character. Power gets a character arc that isn’t centered around Aki and Denji but one that centers around the deconstruction of the preconceived notions she has about humanity and the concept of human bonds and relationships.

What makes the main trio of Chainsaw Man so rich and fulfilling is the fact that Fujimoto understands the concept of balance. Denji, Aki, and Power are all separate individuals that exist within the narrative of the story for different reasons and purposes. They all have a unique backstory, wants, and needs that aren’t attached to one another, despite being a trio, because Fujimoto knows what character agency is, and he doesn’t negate that based on the fact that one of the characters in the trio is a woman.

[an4s-things]

[luccacaca]

I hate when I watch anime and suddenly there is a flashback in the middle of the fight and all the characters do while flashbacking is intensive eye contact whilst they ponder.

[motheryoon]

pink haired sunshine’s and their grumpy emo boyfriend 🌸🖤 ✨