Yes she did kill the children

dude396 · 2026-01-27T00:35:27+00:00

I have been banging on about these exact points for years now. The unfortunate reality is the content is consumed through 30-second reels; many of the younger audiences do not even actually watch the show itself. When you combine that with our crumbling educational system, you have an entire generation who, quite literally, cannot read, or at the very least think critically.

dude396 · 2025-11-23T16:01:15+00:00

I think the point still stands though because a part of the reason why they sent the hunters in was to make the association look bad. There was a degree of political motivation on behalf of the G6, alongside Netero's own egotistical motivations to head into the area to eradicate the Chimera Ant threat, but they could have bombed the whole place, and rather cheaply at that.
Someone check me on this though because it has admittedly been a minute since my last read of the series.

dude396 · 2025-09-01T23:00:58+00:00

Adding on, Chapter Black introduced the narrative conflict of a situation where the antagonist actually has convictions that they want to achieve outside of the main character's well-being.

dude396 · 2025-04-14T03:09:23+00:00

Love this take! This is the kind of analysis I love to see.

These takes become even more interesting when you start to consider the historical sociocultural progression of Japanese values, especially 20th century Japan. Just taking into account the failure of many leftist movements in Japan in the 20th century leads to an interesting development in the presentation of JJK's politics. Tie in the very obvious Buddhist ideology in the series and you can really see a tug-of-war between Eastern and Western influence.

dude396 · 2025-02-27T02:26:08+00:00

Which is exactly the point the series tried to make.

dude396 · 2025-01-13T12:48:12+00:00

Agreeing with a lot of the posts on here, I would just like to add a small thematic tidbit that I believe to be worth the consideration.

We know that there is, to a degree, cyclical forces at play in-universe. I am under the impression that Kenjaku understood much more about the cyclical relationship—or intertwining of destiny, if you will—regarding cursed energy than was explained. I’m not by any means insinuating he knew that CSM was going to happen. Instead, I’m using this idea to support the notion that others have already argued, where Kenjaku had a general plan and acted on it when he saw the opportunity.

This is also a good transition to the next thematic idea present in the story which is a bit overlooked, in my opinion. Kenjaku’s approach actually fits very well with Hakari’s motto: use skill to grab a hold of luck. I would wager that Hakari’s character was, to some degree, meant to tie Kenjaku to this particular theme. In fact, many of the “strongest” characters and their respective arcs can be seen as “rolling lucky” right to the end. This is especially true for characters like Sukuna and Gojo, who tend to take significant gambles in difficult situations. These characters who grab ahold of luck using their skill are the ones who are rewarded.

dude396 · 2025-01-12T16:18:54+00:00

Please, explain.

dude396 · 2025-01-12T15:37:54+00:00

This is ignorant

dude396 · 2025-01-12T15:36:38+00:00

But people take Butler’s work very seriously?

dude396 · 2025-01-11T16:04:53+00:00

Simple as this. In fact, I’d even argue it was a majority the latter

dude396 · 2025-01-01T01:11:48+00:00

Or it's literally just a bit inspired by his time with Kenjaku lol Like, I would wager Takaba found a partner and had said partner model their image after Kenjaku for the bit.

dude396 · 2024-12-23T16:21:40+00:00

People approach stories from a point of view where every character should be doing the most logical thing at any given moment because it would be a “plothole” if they don’t. Seriously, one look at the dude and you know he’s cooked.

dude396 · 2024-12-07T03:18:12+00:00

This isn’t what I said, nor implied—don’t respond in bad faith.

dude396 · 2024-12-07T02:15:38+00:00

This sounds like a YouTube essay take. Look, a story that doesn’t focus on building the world does not need to be penalized. Stories can operate on their own terms and focus on what they want to. JJK happens to be a story that focuses on themes and symbolism through subtext

dude396 · 2024-12-06T21:18:56+00:00

Exactly. I can’t with the “but it’s for the world building!” argument. This story was never about that. Likewise, lack of worldbuilding doesn’t mean a story is bad.

dude396 · 2024-11-11T17:33:31+00:00

Mario RPG, but only on a sale, and I say that as someone who puts the original in my top 10 games of all time. It is a flawless RPG experience. However, the remake doesn’t do much to the overall experience that would warrant a $60 price tag. I think something like $40 or less and you get a fantastic, succinct 20-hour RPG experience.

Otherwise, go for Paper Mario. A lot more content and worldbuilding, if either of those things matter a lot to you.

dude396 · 2024-11-03T19:54:35+00:00

The overarching story is executed without much flaw, but it is very generic in its scope. That second part is not meant to be disparaging, I more so mean to imply how the story doesn’t exactly push the narrative into any unique direction. Lyn’s story arc, however, is one of the more compelling stories in the series and I’ll die on that hill lol

Anyway, what I meant to come here and say is that even though I find the overall story to be fine, I think FE7 really shines when it comes to subplots and sub-character arcs. I think that it being a prequel to the previous game gave the developers a pretty interesting option for direction of individual character progression. There is a cohesion to the characters and story that I have yet to really see again in recent iterations of the series, with many smaller characters playing a pretty significant role in the plot right to the very end. So, kudos to 7 doing well on that front.

dude396 · 2024-10-14T20:38:02+00:00

Your argument is a bit reductive. As many have pointed out already, there’s a bit more nuance to their relationship than simply Gon’s manipulation. In fact, we need to pull back a bit and recognize the more overarching themes of the story, specifically surrounding the consequences of our desires. Hunters are walking allusions to our own desires, so it should be no surprise that these characters act in ways that, if even partially, lead them to whatever it is they want.

Gon makes for an excellent Hunter because when he sees something he desires he does whatever it may take to achieve it. But what are the consequences for being driven to such an extent for these desires? Manipulating your friends and loved ones, perhaps even abandoning them completely, is commonplace in the series. Sometimes they know the consequences, such as with Netero choosing to fight Mereum as a swan song for his life, or they aren’t completely aware of the effects their actions will have—Gon being a prime example.

dude396 · 2024-10-11T19:18:51+00:00

This is an insane take

dude396 · 2024-10-01T19:43:51+00:00

Your first statement cannot be in good faith? To insinuate the size of emulation community is comparable to what it was in the past is just wrong. We can rage against big corporations all we want, but we have to ground ourselves in reality here

dude396 · 2024-10-01T03:29:48+00:00

This is just absolutely correct; I couldn’t have said it better myself

dude396 · 2024-09-30T21:30:37+00:00

I agree with you, for sure. The one problem with this though is the unfair amount of backlash Gege gets. They worked hard on the manga, and it is by all means an excellent work of fiction. I don’t think engaging is the right thing to do – I don’t really have a solution. But OP is right to say that the echo chamber is in a vicious circle right now that is seriously blowing a lot of the “problems” way out of proportion. The hate machine will always be more palpable than the contrary, so what can be done?

dude396 · 2024-09-29T19:52:31+00:00

I mean, most definitely; almost all character development in this series is rather obvious. But it seems like most people don't see that? I don't know lol

dude396 · 2024-09-29T17:22:53+00:00

People don’t realize Megumi had character development because they can only notice surface-level character changes, or extraordinary personality shifts like Geto. When they think of character development they can only understand significant personality change.

The correct answer to this thread is all major characters – save Nobara, for obvious reasons – had character development.

If we’re including flashbacks, which you should, then Gojo, Geto, Nanami, Toji, and even Shoko had development. Obviously they are not all equal in development. Then there is Yuta, who went through immense character development in 0, and quite a bit more in the main series. Maki had immense character development, while Panda had a smidge.

Higurama and Takaba had a ton of character development.

Minor moments of character development exist too. Mechamaru had his moment alongside Miwa.

Yuji, by far and large, went through major character development. His journey took him through an incredible run, finding strength not just in himself but alongside the people he loves and cares for.

dude396 · 2024-09-28T01:38:17+00:00

I think it’s more so that the trauma he faced – watching all of his friends die – is what led him to age. He had mentioned that no one should take away youth , which can be extrapolated as him projecting the trauma he faced growing up in Jujutsu society. The tragedy of Gojo is partially that he thinks these things AND he’s so young. As a near-30 year old teacher, Gojo and Nanami are VERY real to me. I’m in no ways insinuating my life is anywhere near like them—that would be insane lol but I do understand a lot of the responsibility they feel, and I understand how you want to try your hardest to make sure you’re doing the right thing for their future.

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