#muu and kotoko. my dearly beloveds...

[0809sysblings]

can i talk about how Muu is such a great foil to Kotoko. not in a narrative sense necessarily, but on a meta level.

YONAH spoilers !!

Muu is an Amazing foil to the idea of what Kotoko brought up in YONAH.

K: You let their sins off just because they're close to you? You're making the punishment less severe just because they get along with you? What's next? Going to give them leniency for their looks? For their personality? For how long have you known them? translation source

Muu's story is something that could potentially be very relatable to many people, but in the shoes of being a victim of bullying rather than being the bully themself. so instead of what Kotoko said, showing leniency to people you get along with and like, this sets up a lot of people to do the opposite to her, show heightened cruelty to her because you don't get along with her and dislike her (or rather, she reminds you of the original person(s) that bullied and mistreated you, leading to this reaction).

i love it, it's so good.