#i'd hardly call them necessary but the perspective they can grant is immense

[icedroppedinparasolcider]

it makes me so sad that i never see any discussion of the mikudemy classes from a story standpoint. the few times they are mentioned it's usually just appreciation for the members within and the goofy dynamics between the students of each class, which while i love seeing it just isn't what i'm talking about. the mikudemy classes mean something for the characters in them. they reflect the role that character plays in their unit, in the lives of those around them. they represent central themes for each group of characters that stretch beyond the units themselves and are translated into the mediums of each unit to create the unique stories of every character. so much could be learned about any given character by looking at how their story parallels and contrasts against the other people in their mikudemy class.