You have no idea how upset I am at this. HE WAS ORIGINALLY TALKING ABOUT FUCKING HIROMI!!! YKNOW LIKE THE KID HE WAS ACTUALLY FRIENDS WITH THAT JUST SO HAPPENED TO ALSO GET MURDERED?!?!??
I get that the anime wanted to push his and kayo’s relationship but was it necessary??? What was the reason to take away the importance of his friendships???? WHY?????
And this isn’t even the only instance of things that were taken out that showed an emphasis on his friendships with the others.
Like??? Kenya’s reactions??????? They’re so emotional and so good WHY were these not put into the anime adaptation????? (And yes, I know both of those are in the live action but STILL!!! I would’ve loved to see it in the style of the anime itself)
I will never get over what we were ROBBED of when it came to some of Erased’s manga to anime adaptation, it’s an amazing adaptation but still I wish this stuff was kept the same/kept in
Kenya really gets one of the more horrifying deals in that time Skip, obvs Satoru’s mum and Kayo and the rest of the guys are all really upset and grieving but the problem with Kenya is that h e kind of knows? but not quite enough?
Like I get the vibe most of them just think the detective stuff is a game, but Kenya knows it isn’t and if he was still doubting then Satoru winding up in hospital would clear those off sharpish. But he doesn’t have nearly as much information as Satoru did ( and for all he’s hella perceptive and picks up on things only adults notice, Kenya IS still a kid) and he doesn’t know who Satoru was on to.
They all know someone tried to kill Satoru, but Kenya knows why, and he’s probably sharp enough to know that means maybe he should be wondering if someone’s going to try and kill him too- thankfully Satoru managed to keep him out of it
Kenya knows who all the potential targets were though too, so like. I think he probably twigged quite early and then he’s stuck with the curse of knowledge and no proof.
Oh. And he’s 11. And he’s lost his best friend. Implications of murder and his own danger aside.
I JUST REALIZED KENYA HAS THE SAME ENGLISH VOICE ACTOR AS GON AND I KNEW HIS VOICE WAS FAMILAR AND I EVEN LOOKED IT UP I DONT KNOW HOW I DIDNT REALIZE??
Can you imagine Satoru trying to convince everyone to let him jump off the roof of a hospital?? Like, what sort of conversation did they have in order to agree with it?
Satoru: —and then you guys will be at the bottom to catch me with a giant inflatable. Trust me, this is going to work out perfectly.
Hiromi: YOU’RE INSANE.
Kenya: 15 years and the first thing you want to do is jump off a building??