Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the anime (and the manga it is based on) that does the 'Destroying the Cycle of Hate' theme right 👑 Mostly because the writer actually interviewed Japanese WW2 soldiers
9:05 on the topic of AOT’s ending, I can forgive the “cycle repeats” ending for two reasons: 1. If happens way after the events of the story, meaning that the nations involved are either different from how they used to be, or are entirely new ones. 2. It plays into AOT’s main message: that the world is cruel and beautiful, and that the smaller nice moments are what make life worth living (Armin’s thesis during his conversation with Zeke). 3. It mirrors our lives as individuals, essentially, we’ll go through periods of joy (peace), and periods of stress and misery (warfare), something which is very obviously true. As for AOT’s racial themes, it’s strongly implied that the power of the titans has been used more by other countries than it has by the eldians themselves, just in different ways. It’s very clear that AOT is about self fulfilling fantasies. Not only is that literally what happens (they say that Eren will weaponize his eldians on paradis to destroy the world, and he does exactly that) but it’s also referenced by the way people become said titans. One thing people either ignore or don’t notice is that: for the most part, Eldians needed the presence of a founding titans or a Titan serum to become them. The experience of becoming a Titan is extremely dehumanizing, which leads me to this conclusion: the founding Titan represents how a leader can dehumanize their own subjects, and Marley represents how the one country can dehumanize another. Udo, a relatively unremarkable character, makes a point that the survivors of Titan attacks will go home and tell tales of eldians and their perceived crimes, thus further ruining their image for Marley’s own gain. I think the idea that AoT is racist comes from the assumption that everyone has the capability to just turn into a Titan on command, but that’s certainly not the case. They have that power, but it’s not one that the want to use. Note: I don’t believe that Eren’s will to use them represents the greater will of all eldians, it only represents those of the Jaegerists, which are quite literally a right wing personality cult that was headed by an oppurtunistic manchild (Floch). Thank you for listening to my self report that I have an autistic hyperfixation on AOT.
I think BC tackled well the discrimination present in the series. Like Asta is still socially held back by his origins and using a devil's power despite all his merits, the elf reincarnation arc was about the victims of a genocide trying to strike back and learning the truth behind it, and the Yami Clan massacre ended with Yami being unjustly exiled and Ichika being forced to come into terms with the fact that she was the real perpetuator. It's a flawed series but there's an actually intent to not leave issues as just a mere plot device.
Mai and Maki were recognized and they showed the discrimination in the society. Yes its not done more but it isn’t ignored entirely. There’s also Toji that was touched on during the HI arc and that was written decent. There’s also Uro though not really expanded upon, Gege does write about discrimination its just not a lot, and the story isn’t really about that so why would it be given more in the story? Saying the zenin clan subplot was important…. nearly a hundred chapters ago. Did you expect it to be important still? Like I get it… you want more representation of minorities in the story but the stories aren’t that to its core, the mc will get more attention, the “strongest” will get more attention, the coolest will get more attention in writing when its a shonen.
To say that because you have the hindsight of knowing the zenin plotline isn't important is why it isn't important is actively denying that you know it had all the potential to be just as important as everything else. It's almost as if megumi is apart of the clan, but oh yea. He's not in the story either.
10 second into the video and I'm already skeptical of the point you are making. The Zenin side plot was a side plot that was handled well. We had some hints in Kyoto, an exploration of thr kind of person the zenin clan produced with Toji, dismantling the system in Peefect Preperation and moving on fron the Zenin with Sakurajima. This is a perfectly vaild exploration of the Zenin clan as a concpet and it managed to get all it's themes resolved. This isnt Zenin kaisen, the main focus of the story had always been Yuji and Sukuna's dynamic.
I think you could only make thr argument MHA shafted it's side cast of you didnt read the manga. Almost every side character get their own fight or significant contribution during the final war arc. Really, the biggest failings of MHA's social commentary was the upcoming Spinner arc, and the cop out answer of AFO being thr sole cause the suffering of the villian cast.
With attack on titan, Paridis didnt have the power to start the rumbling before the walls were attacked. The founders were peaceful to a tee, and the revolutionary outsider was pushed out of marely by Marely's own action. In fact, if Grisha's sister hadnt been murdered it would have been impossible for thr Rumbling tonhave ever happened. The overarching commentary of the series is that we create our own monsters and the ending (mostly) upholds that theme while admittedly trying too hard to make eren seem sympathetic
I think it's strange to think Sukuna wil win. Not only would that be thematically terrible but it also ignores all of the foreshadowing and plot implications that Yuji will be the one to defeat sukuna.
I just wanna remind you gege practically just made maki modern toji, megumi useless, and every other zenin dead in less amount of time we got to see them in chapters to avoid the plot line. Just because you can explain it doesn't make it acceptable to just ignore, because then it isn't necessary.
I can’t get over Ochako’s arc being about realizing EVERYONE needs saving and to be seen as a human and yet the biggest victims of society’s flaws die in the end, that’s just fucking insane to me
@@rougestarlight4308 It's a freaking war arc. That's what the story was building up to between the heroes and villians. What tf did you expect? A picnic?
6:28 "By the third act a lot of shonen forget the complexity of their themes..." This is such a true statement. I fear that One Piece's ending will be underwhelming because of this statement.
The thing is though...the lov don't deserve a happy ending, and even then the ending they got was probably more fulfilling than they deserved, since most of them, in the end accomplished or desired what they actually wanted most. Like, there is a reason that Hori very intentionally made counter-parts for the villains among the heroes cast.
@@joshuaagee-bass4049No, his entire family came to be with him to save him from loneliness. He wasn’t conscious but he was content and he’s (somehow) still alive
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 Him wanting to kill his family was never what he truly wanted. What he always wanted and needed was his family, particularly his father to actually be there to watch over him.
Ok so 1st goo video as always but like the “critic” I am I have to point out some things. When was MHA a safe haven or a comfort series? When was Midoirya a disabled allegory? When did it have a “minority” cast? Like I get the whole villains saving thing and yadda yadda yadda but what?
If you're willing to call manga authors mysoginists just because you didnt like the way they handled some of their female characters then you have some actual serious issues that you should talk to a therapist about. Having critiques is fine, but stooping down to insults and slander because of *Manga* is beyond asinine. Check yourself.
It has something to do with Japan homogeneous society and the concept of standing out. Japenes society dorce you to fit yourself to its social norm. Being different will get you alienated by everyone, even if its outside of your control. Prime example is people with disabilities and does with mixe race. The rigid nature of japanese culture cause lot of social issues especially to younger generation. Many young people were emotional depressed by how strict the social norm of japan.
Now to be fair I do enjoy JJK but I feel conflicted on it especially with the fanbase and stuff. But I did enjoy Yuji's story and everyone revolved. Yes I know it is about the horror of the traditional system but I liked on what it could've been before the Gojo and Sukuna fight divided us fans during the aftermath. And while Sukuna lost his threat factor, at least he was terrifying. I may not like the decisions Gege made but please guys can we please stop calling Gege "Misogynist". He just needs to write better female characters besides a few. But now let's explain MHA because in my eyes I feel the biggest issue in MHA is how it tackled heroes. And here is my unpopular opinion but I feel Horikoshi didn't understand heroes entirely. I mean he got heroes right like Deku becoming the underdog, the story of Bakugo's redemption and Endeavor, as well as the characters. But the issue is that I feel what made MHA lost is that it at it's core the series is still a Shonen. Yes hear me out. Hear me out. Deku may have been inspired by Spiderman and while Deku didn't become a punchig bag of Spiderman, the issue is that Deku's arc never correlated to Spiderman's. Because throughout the series, most characters in MHA besides Bakugo or Nighteye or the villains, Deku is treated like an idol. Sure we are happy he succeeds but he slowly lost that he isn't limitless. Peter may have spider powers, but life destroys him. In fact his powers are the reason why his life falls apart. He has to juggle everything now with school, work, his home life and superhero life. Also unlike Izuku he wasn't supposed to be likeable in the beginning. He was a bratty kid who simply didn't know the being of responsibility. So when the loss or Uncle Ben happened, Peter learns that: "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" he must learn how to do better. In contrast besides hurting his body and the use of his temper Deku simply wanted to be a hero and that was it. In contrast, Miles had a better arc than Deku's. He had to face the loss of his Spiderman because he never knew him. He had to deal with the price of becoming Spiderman. And in the Spiderverse movies, Miles learns to be himself when he learns he was never supposed to be Spiderman. Despite ATSV Miguel telling me to obey Spider Society, Miles simply defies the laws of Spiderman and be who he is. Another issue is yes...how Horikoshi dealt with the Mutants and their discrimination. We all know the mutant quirks are treated with hatred. We could've had an arc with Koji or Mezo or Ojiro realizing the issues with mutants besides Spindler. But instead it was revolved in the War Arc with them telling Spinder to just accept the new system can save them. Okay? Do you think a new system will save them? I don't agree with Spinder's actions, but he has a point that Mutants aren't given rights. To be fair I have seen so many race issues tackled horribly like RWBY, but MHA didn't do a great job because the mutants were never explored. If Horikoshi got inspired by the mutants in X Men then he didn't understand the X Men series. The X Men are a group of freedom fighters dealing with discrimination from humans. Even if they keep on saving humans they still aren't given enough support. You guys wanna know why X Men 97 did well guys? Well because the series wasn't afraid to tackle the heavy issue unlike MHA. If the X Men was in MHA they would probably teach the MHA mutants that they don't need to simply appreciate humanity. They need to accept not every human will accept them, they can save humans but they cannot let other humans walk over them. However I also feel the Villain's demises are fine. Yes, I get you guys want the villains redeemed but the point is MHA acknowledges the League of Villains have a point but they are too far gone. Shigaraki is a predecessor of All For One, Dabi is a lost cause because he is a victim turned abuser, and Toga is a sadistic troublemaker. But the issue is that the villains may have been too vile or too sympathetic. Others dislike the League of Villains because they commited too many crimes that outweigh their strategies. While others argue that they deserve a better chance. I feel they need to be stopped rather than redeemed because they are too far gone. But I understand those who despised the villains of MHA for being too goofy or tragic. Remember how Toga loved hurting a bird until chapters later Horikoshi retconned it to her regretting her action. Yeah, Horikoshi should've done a better job with how the villains are represented but I'm satisfied with their conclusions. However that is the only positive thing I would say about MHA's war arc. Another thing is that MHA failed from most superhero media is that some tackled heavy topics. I'm sure Horikoshi isn't a bad person but I would say he's careless in discussing these themes. I don't see MHA tackled any mature themes like Kingdom Come, Superman vs The Elite, X Men's Krakoa Era, The Animated Spiderverse Trilogy, Batman The Animated Series, etcetera. And that's fine, it is a Shonen after all and I'm sure it finally ended. But now, I just see MHA as a what if on what could've been.
You know I feel conflicted on both JJK and MHA overall. They may seem interesting, I enjoyed MHA's hero aesthetic and how the villains are treated. As well as the complicated morals of JJK and stuff. But I feel the main issue of both series is how the were utilized in execution. It wasn't as bad as Kaguya appearing in Naruto (and Boruto'z existence), the Promised Neverland's horrible ending both manga and anime, or the end of Fairy Tail, or maybe the legacy of AOT and Eren himself. (I didn't care for Eren but I did enjoyed the ending of AOT) For me JJK may have the best shonen fight scenes as well as the layout and story arcs. But the worldbuilding as well as how the characters conclusion felt so hollow, I get that based on Gege's comment of "Seeing A Scene Painted Red" meaning he loves these types of stories like Akame Ga Kill. The issue is that I wished JJK's world was explained and that the characters were simply action figures forced to attack Sukuna. And don't get me started on Nobara's arc halted after Shibuya Arc. Not only she is not there, even if she comes back it feels like it's wasted potential when she has to face misogyny and bias over her individuality. Nobara should've had an arc and not just Maki. She was the main female of the trio and yet when Gojo, Yuji and Megumi reunite it's like she was just there to remind us that Sorcerer society destroys one's dreams. Nanami did it better and I'm still wondering whether Gege made her just to develop Yuji . And don't get me started with Gojo's fate. As both a fan of Gojo and Sukuna, the fight essentially was the most Broken Base. Gojo is gone and while he deserves his demise due to being OP, he's now a body used by Yuta. I don't despise Gojo's demise though I feel Gege wanted to get over Gojo already. And then Sukuna ..sigh I feel Megumi Sukuna was the worst. The reason why Sukuna was scary was because he was an inner demon like in most anime where the protagonist gets a pwoer up, but he didn't give a s&>/ about Yuji or saving the world. No he was a ruthless sorcerer and monster who simply is the definition of a hedonist. But because Kenjaku is gone, Sukuna almost became Madara 2.0. At least Sukuna's fights gave stakes but it's starting to be "Oh No They Have To Finish Sukuna Off" to when we see character demises we're "Oh No Anyway" Meme. I'm glad my boi Itadori was able to get his awakening but jeez, why did Yuta have to possess Gojo and that took away Yuji's spotlight. Because at this point I'm sure everyone isn't surprised with Gege's formula and the subversion to them is becoming an annoyance and hinderance. However I do feel JJK at least had its identity than MHA. The sorcerers aren't heroes they're soldiers or people who just want to get things over with. Unlike MHA, JJK acknowledges not every sorcerer is their friend such Naoya, Mei Mei or Geto. Some just want to get over with the job efficiently as possible. However, because we don't know half of the worldbuilding in JJK or even care for some characters that randomly appear like Miguel then not come back like Tuxedo Mask style. Miwa didn't appear in a major role until she tried protecting her master I guess. They're just there. I don't mind. If Gege intended for us to slowly disassociate and slowly be like the sorcerers becoming disillusioned and move on from the deaths..then honestly he did a great job because it was a blessing and curse. A blessing because the sorcerers cannot grieve and a curse due to us thinking about some characters and wasted potential. Then in contrast, Horikoshi did a great job with the worldbuilding but the issue is how you could tell he's tired. I'm sure the Vigilante Deku arc had him unable to do this but the classmates simply idolize Deku so much they're not even characters anymore but a cult. MHA did a good job though that the villains in my opinion are misunderstood, but they still did heinous actions such as Toga or Tenko. They deserve punishment because they're long gone but I feel some of the villains did made good points. It's complicated given this is Eastern storytelling for example, and that the evil will always be relegated to that. So that didn't bother me though I can understand your points. The problem is because the students are unintentionally continuing the cycle of Heroes again. The mutants just want to be free from discrimination yet some of the mutant students believe they should stop because "violence is bad" and wait for their turn. Plus the female characters never get development aka personal growth. Jeez, Horikoshi did his own take on mutants in X Men but even more worse. And unlike JJK, MHA's characters kind of became more worse. Remember All For One, even though Sukuna isn't scary anymore at least he's a pure baddie than All For One's brother issues. Jeez did AFO go on a whimper. Or have Midoriya give up his quirks, I get people hated the Awakening of his quirks but I wished the vestiges of One For All cared for him rather than being literal Deus Ex Machinas. Also unlike Yuji, Midoriya lost who he was. He's now not as well written and the way they handled the rest of cast Midoriya to me is just Horikoshi's insert or a person who was now a messiah to everyone now. At least Yuji did the work, but Midoriya got so many quirks he lost his strategizing. And I wished we had Shigaraki still be the big bad but like Kenjaku he was outshined by another villain. There's so much going on with the war arc and while they all managed to do well it still feel useless in the grand scheme of things. Now I don't think Gege or Horikoshi are misogynists or discriminatory. Though out of the two Horikoshi is more susceptible to misogyny especially on the female character designs and their own developments. I believe because they are stuck with Shonen's deadline, dealing with fan outrage, and being overworked can you really blame them? I am disappoined the misogyny in JJK was unexolored and I am not happy with how the mutants in MHA never got their justice. They aren't bad people, I feel both of them just want to do a new manga but they simply are stuck with their current manga. And I think because of this these two simply want to end their series with a bang. But all I see are both series with missed opportunities for two creators that deserve a break.
@@saintakira24 I feel both stories show the authors strengths and weaknesses. Gege is more adamant in raising stakes, more willing to make characters suffer by demises. He also made a good power system and the best fights. And his art while messy gets interesting with how its implemented. Liked the JJK Covers. However, he is not good at explaining the world of JJK because yes you may think worldbuilding isn't necessary but I argue we needed it. We don't know any clue about the Gojo Clan or the Kamo Clan. We don't know about other sorcerers. We don't know the headquarters or the people that run. If JJK is set in Japan why is Miguel an african american have powers when the story stated the world of JJK was set in Japan. Does only a few people outisde of Japan earn that privilege?! Also Gege is not great with how their stories end besides a few. At least we learned the society of MHA and how complicated it is. I accepted Yuki, Mai and Nanami's demises but treating Nobara as an after thought in shibuya and then we don't know her status and fate shows maybe he isn't great it demises. I do get it makes sense these sorcerers cannot mourn the fallen or not connect with others. And the story I'm sure purposefully showed how plot points aren't finished because either the sorcerers are unable to conclude due to a harsh life or two Gege likes, "Wall Painted With Red." Either way I feel JjK wasn't horrible, but I feel the expectations on it being a shonen that defied through subversion is hindering it. Maybe JJK is just a simple Shounen series. It may be different but it's still not as complex as people thought it would be because they expected too much on Gege to write better females with Nobara's speech. And good gosh is the fanbase toxic that I instantly got turned off about it. MHA in contrast. Horikoshi did a good job with decveloping the characters and the Hero society worldbuilding. He also is the best at character design and art. But good god I feel the biggest problem with MHA is how they made the characters likeability a strength and weakness. Izuku was liked because he was the undergod. The kid without a superpower. We watch him learn, master and improve the power itself. I loved All Might and I enjoyed the story's theme on legacy. But it feels like unlike JJK's Itadori, Midoriya isn't even many punishments or call outs besides Bakugo or some skeptical superheroes. Class 1-A feels like a cult and keeps on worshipping him to no end. And because we're forced to root for a main character that got a bland power up. We don't even have any consequences in the War Arc unlike the Shibuya Incident besides heroes being hated now and the reputation of All Might broken apart. I do admit Horikoshi unlike Gege is good at story twists, but darn it is he making his cast look like caricatures because all of them are just Deku fanboys. At least the JJK cast got challenged even though they either perish or get sidelined for either Yuta or Yuji or any prominent JJK character Gege pushed to persevere. But the MHA characters feel hollow. And don't get me started on how some of the characters never get to reflect on what happened to them. Say what people will about the superhero genre being overused, but people love them that defy the system and deal with issues around crime and the justice system. If some former MHA want a better superhero story that tackles these themes on freedom and breaking the system then go watch Spiderverse. Miles is a better protagonist unlike Deku and Gwen is a better female protagonist and compelling character than Ochako. In my unpopular opinion Horikoshi loved the superhero genre but he never understood how it worked. For some reason these two Shonen series are really bad at mental health like Megumi and Deku's issues....jeez I wonder why. Also the MHA Fanbase is yeah moving on. Overall, I feel pity for these creators and I don't think they're misogynists or ableist like Nia saya. It's just that most Japanese or Eastern series never talk about these issues. I'm sure they just wanted to finish their stories on a high note plus try to complete any threads. I just feel conflicted.
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 Clown For One took over Shigaraki's body and now we could've had the student overcome the master. But Clown For One overstayed his welcome and now instead of being a mysterious menace he's now Palpatine 2.0 from The Rise of Skywalker. Shiggy deserved to be the final boss man. When he pleaded and whined about his brother that was when I stopped taking him as a menacing threat.
@@IAmBored347 the sad thing I realize with a mutual was how despite how much Fairy Tail is a fan service manga... the female characters had much more depth and interesting character arc than JJK and we had fun laughing about it
@@marisandinianimeloveYeah. In all honesty unpopular opinion but Nobara besides the Nobara speech against Momo and her fighting style were the only things I enjoyed about JJK. I feel Nobara was just there and when she was important it was only a plot device against Sukuna. I want to love her character but she just rubs me the wrong way looking back at how she dismissed Momo's talk. She was all bark and no bite. At least Erza and Lucy had moments where they proved they were capable. And even though Maki is my favorite the issue is that while she is matured and slowly accepted others, I feel her resembling Toji made her mote boring for some people or some call her a ripoff to him.
I could never take magi seriously cause of how it gave such simple answers to complex problems and just how white washed the series is while being based off middle eastern culture
@@sometimeselii honestly I would love if you made video on magi, Fate and anime like it cause whitewashing in general and xenophobia don’t get brought up at all when it comes to Japanese culture
@@jayxx_slayer9456Fate literally has its own canon of history with space maschine gods and age mystery etc etc. And most characters or divine spirits youre talking about are either posessing a vessel. And divine spirits dont have a race, theyre literally either aliens or dont share anything in Origin with humans.
Yyyyeeeaaaah I see the points but I also see that you’re trying to twist the stories you’re talking about so that they fit into a vision that is not representative of what such works of fiction want to focus on. So, I mean, of course its going to generate frustration. It’s a given.
Nice video overall, my nitpick with it would be the Black Clover stray, the Yami clan massacre has nothing to do with discrimination, if you want an exemple of discrimination like that you could've talked about the Elf plotnine, or the conflicts of discrimination in Clover's current society, the manga and anime itself show how the system is basically bad to the bone as of now, and Asta takes none of their shit, speaks his mind and does what he thinks is just and fair. P.S. Sorry if I rambled a lot or wasn't clear enough, english isn't my first language
Is Wind Breaker a possible manga for you to review? It touch on discrimination, but it's more of a healing manga with a side of fighting. I'm curious on what you think on that
I completly agree, as much as i dislike mha for any amount of reasons its still a comfort show that put the spotlight on US, minorities and they came in all shapes and sizes, ochaco being a economic and social upbringing, villains existing because of a faulty hero system, having an entire act dedicated to a child that suffered SEVERE abuse from overhaul and if you somehow didnt identify with these character and more deku is universal atleast in the beggining, when his emo arc started ( forgot the actuall name, please correct me in the replies ) he did it all because of his quirk, his character and his quirk becoming one and the same ERASING the original message of the show which is sadening to see.
Horikoshi is a professional backpedaling bafoon, you can see it in every plot point he added to the series. He wants a series where you get comfort as a viewer, yet ge doesn't wanna portray any other characters besides Bakugo, Midoriya and Todoroki as anything other than caricatures. He wants to have the main character be the underdog, but gives him the most overpowered quirk in the entire series, kind of like a trust fund kid saying that he had to work very hard in college to be where he is at even tho he's been given the easiest goalpost compared to the rest of his class. He wants to have a story that talks about eugenics and hegemony with how some quirks are labeled "good" or "bad" to keep said hegemony, and how the quirk you're born with determines your worth or threat to society (not even just in the hero business, there's just guys that are born with powers that makes them instantly better at office jobs than others), yet the only character that has ever brough this up was Nagant and Shigaraki, neither expand on the theme. He wants to write a story about discrimination to mutants, but wants to do it in a way where you forget this plot point exists becouse its brought up for 6 chapters of the manga (and five panels during My Villain Academia, which got removed in the anime version of the story) from characters you do not care in the slightest. He wants to portray a story about how kids are used as weapons during wars that only happened becouse of the failures of previous generations, but the war has no casualties in the side of the heroes and its constantly tone deaf to how a war is (see the ammount of times the tension is broken during the final arc to give room to LE SILLY ANIME FACE ANTIC MOMENTS). To say that Horikoshi got outwritten by Hideyuki Furuhashi when he did MHA: Vigilantes would be an understatement (the only thing keeping vigilantes from being better than regular MHA is the severe downgrade on the art side of things, which is the one thing that is really good about Horikoshi).
@@sometimeselii I found the video! It's interesting though if you look back on it with this video in mind. Like how you point out along the lines of Envy triggering the Civil War to be too much of a conspiracy of the BBEG instead of the result of the darkest aspect of human nature that hurts people. But this video made me think how the Homonculus is analogous to the culmination of human's sin because they are made of hundreds of people. They may act as a singular being, but they can also represent the darkest nature of a group of people because of the nature of how they are made. That the reason they are as powerful as they are and can affect the history of the country is because the literal Sin of Humanity is moving as such. But then you reach the climax, and the Seven Sins are also shown to be Seven Desire. That the negative actions of humanity can only be rectify by humanity itself. That the epilogue had been Ed and Al going on a journey because problem doesn't stop just because you reach your goal, instead you continue on to find better solution and better findings to not repeat the same mistake. To fight against mistake. I suppose this is all obvious now that I point this all out, but this is why Inlove watching video essay because it always helps to give different pespective of a media
You simply just wanted a more positive ending for mha lol shigiraki was to far gone he killed to many people yet deku still ended up reaching out and saving his heart shigiraki stayed true to his ideals and left it to deku to be the spark of that societal change that’s stops the creation of people like him toga understood that society would never truly accept her which is true so she decided to live and die as herself in her own way what you’re not getting is simply some characters don’t deserve redemption or healing but you can still understand them im sure your “they hate minorities” thumbnail is just clickbait but like come on lmao
as someone who was deeply invested in MHA, its world, its characters and its themes I second eveything you said. The ending was a dissapointment and it's made even worse how it's paraded like a happy ending despite the death so so many monirity character....also as someone who deeply enjoyed the ofa and afo subplot, you are the fewest ones who sees its potential for connection and not just a way to overwrite Izuku being quirkless
Black men and when I mean black I'm talking about foundational black Americans or whatever the youth like to call it nowadays the youth do not watch or consumed Steven universe that is a show not made for real men and not men of like the times that shows of good quality came out of it is made for the new Jen after z whatever that generation is it is made for those type of people and anybody watching that I will always question your sanity and not only that how you feel towards children Things look a little weird because I voice typed this and my phone makes me have to voice type very fast without stopping
Hello Nias You're a dude accepted nothing's wrong with that, Change that avatar 😊 From one young black man to another let us work hard and prove our ancestors were right and show that we really care about their word let's not be influenced by today's trends and fads that should not affect. They Not Like Us
mha killed off every villain under the sun but will give flaming chris brown a redemption arc. Joke commentary.
And that guy is still hated and killed off lol, so no villain is alive
@@Dave102693Spinner and Dabi are alive
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 Gentle too.
And made Dabi say sorry at last minute and waste tax money on that burned chicken nugget
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 dabis actively dying
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the anime (and the manga it is based on) that does the 'Destroying the Cycle of Hate' theme right 👑
Mostly because the writer actually interviewed Japanese WW2 soldiers
She also learned about the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides
9:05 on the topic of AOT’s ending, I can forgive the “cycle repeats” ending for two reasons:
1. If happens way after the events of the story, meaning that the nations involved are either different from how they used to be, or are entirely new ones.
2. It plays into AOT’s main message: that the world is cruel and beautiful, and that the smaller nice moments are what make life worth living (Armin’s thesis during his conversation with Zeke).
3. It mirrors our lives as individuals, essentially, we’ll go through periods of joy (peace), and periods of stress and misery (warfare), something which is very obviously true.
As for AOT’s racial themes, it’s strongly implied that the power of the titans has been used more by other countries than it has by the eldians themselves, just in different ways. It’s very clear that AOT is about self fulfilling fantasies. Not only is that literally what happens (they say that Eren will weaponize his eldians on paradis to destroy the world, and he does exactly that) but it’s also referenced by the way people become said titans. One thing people either ignore or don’t notice is that: for the most part, Eldians needed the presence of a founding titans or a Titan serum to become them. The experience of becoming a Titan is extremely dehumanizing, which leads me to this conclusion: the founding Titan represents how a leader can dehumanize their own subjects, and Marley represents how the one country can dehumanize another. Udo, a relatively unremarkable character, makes a point that the survivors of Titan attacks will go home and tell tales of eldians and their perceived crimes, thus further ruining their image for Marley’s own gain.
I think the idea that AoT is racist comes from the assumption that everyone has the capability to just turn into a Titan on command, but that’s certainly not the case. They have that power, but it’s not one that the want to use. Note: I don’t believe that Eren’s will to use them represents the greater will of all eldians, it only represents those of the Jaegerists, which are quite literally a right wing personality cult that was headed by an oppurtunistic manchild (Floch).
Thank you for listening to my self report that I have an autistic hyperfixation on AOT.
very interesting, appreciate the comment ❤️❤️
@@sometimeselii gotta boost this video ngl !!! Discussions like these are worth having imo
I think BC tackled well the discrimination present in the series. Like Asta is still socially held back by his origins and using a devil's power despite all his merits, the elf reincarnation arc was about the victims of a genocide trying to strike back and learning the truth behind it, and the Yami Clan massacre ended with Yami being unjustly exiled and Ichika being forced to come into terms with the fact that she was the real perpetuator. It's a flawed series but there's an actually intent to not leave issues as just a mere plot device.
Mai and Maki were recognized and they showed the discrimination in the society. Yes its not done more but it isn’t ignored entirely. There’s also Toji that was touched on during the HI arc and that was written decent. There’s also Uro though not really expanded upon, Gege does write about discrimination its just not a lot, and the story isn’t really about that so why would it be given more in the story? Saying the zenin clan subplot was important…. nearly a hundred chapters ago. Did you expect it to be important still?
Like I get it… you want more representation of minorities in the story but the stories aren’t that to its core, the mc will get more attention, the “strongest” will get more attention, the coolest will get more attention in writing when its a shonen.
To say that because you have the hindsight of knowing the zenin plotline isn't important is why it isn't important is actively denying that you know it had all the potential to be just as important as everything else. It's almost as if megumi is apart of the clan, but oh yea. He's not in the story either.
@@yoridetth856 Potential doesn't matter. Gege didn't want/care for it to be important in the later arcs of the story.
10 second into the video and I'm already skeptical of the point you are making. The Zenin side plot was a side plot that was handled well. We had some hints in Kyoto, an exploration of thr kind of person the zenin clan produced with Toji, dismantling the system in Peefect Preperation and moving on fron the Zenin with Sakurajima. This is a perfectly vaild exploration of the Zenin clan as a concpet and it managed to get all it's themes resolved. This isnt Zenin kaisen, the main focus of the story had always been Yuji and Sukuna's dynamic.
I think you could only make thr argument MHA shafted it's side cast of you didnt read the manga. Almost every side character get their own fight or significant contribution during the final war arc. Really, the biggest failings of MHA's social commentary was the upcoming Spinner arc, and the cop out answer of AFO being thr sole cause the suffering of the villian cast.
With attack on titan, Paridis didnt have the power to start the rumbling before the walls were attacked. The founders were peaceful to a tee, and the revolutionary outsider was pushed out of marely by Marely's own action. In fact, if Grisha's sister hadnt been murdered it would have been impossible for thr Rumbling tonhave ever happened. The overarching commentary of the series is that we create our own monsters and the ending (mostly) upholds that theme while admittedly trying too hard to make eren seem sympathetic
I think it's strange to think Sukuna wil win. Not only would that be thematically terrible but it also ignores all of the foreshadowing and plot implications that Yuji will be the one to defeat sukuna.
I just wanna remind you gege practically just made maki modern toji, megumi useless, and every other zenin dead in less amount of time we got to see them in chapters to avoid the plot line. Just because you can explain it doesn't make it acceptable to just ignore, because then it isn't necessary.
I can’t get over Ochako’s arc being about realizing EVERYONE needs saving and to be seen as a human and yet the biggest victims of society’s flaws die in the end, that’s just fucking insane to me
@@sgtaveryjohnson3803 then don't start wars tf? They are avoidable
Name 10 hero casualties on this war
@@rougestarlight4308 It's a freaking war arc. That's what the story was building up to between the heroes and villians. What tf did you expect? A picnic?
@@BomaniBowen I am talking ab real life, not ab the manga, i thought you were talking ab real life as well
2:00 Chill on my son. He doesn’t have internet😭
6:28 "By the third act a lot of shonen forget the complexity of their themes..." This is such a true statement. I fear that One Piece's ending will be underwhelming because of this statement.
The thing is though...the lov don't deserve a happy ending, and even then the ending they got was probably more fulfilling than they deserved, since most of them, in the end accomplished or desired what they actually wanted most. Like, there is a reason that Hori very intentionally made counter-parts for the villains among the heroes cast.
Dabi completely lost lol
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 No, he got what he wanted the most in the end. Endeavour finally watching over him.
@@joshuaagee-bass4049No, his entire family came to be with him to save him from loneliness. He wasn’t conscious but he was content and he’s (somehow) still alive
@@jazzmazz9214 except he utterly failed to kill his family and is now in a fate worse than death, rotting in jail forever. Not much of a win
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 Him wanting to kill his family was never what he truly wanted. What he always wanted and needed was his family, particularly his father to actually be there to watch over him.
I super appreciate this video. On-point from jump, but the last section absolutely nails it.
Ok so 1st goo video as always but like the “critic” I am I have to point out some things.
When was MHA a safe haven or a comfort series? When was Midoirya a disabled allegory? When did it have a “minority” cast?
Like I get the whole villains saving thing and yadda yadda yadda but what?
If you're willing to call manga authors mysoginists just because you didnt like the way they handled some of their female characters then you have some actual serious issues that you should talk to a therapist about. Having critiques is fine, but stooping down to insults and slander because of *Manga* is beyond asinine. Check yourself.
It has something to do with Japan homogeneous society and the concept of standing out. Japenes society dorce you to fit yourself to its social norm.
Being different will get you alienated by everyone, even if its outside of your control. Prime example is people with disabilities and does with mixe race.
The rigid nature of japanese culture cause lot of social issues especially to younger generation. Many young people were emotional depressed by how strict the social norm of japan.
I'm sure this won't have disastrous consequences in the future /s
So I guess all stories now have to focus on what is important to you and not on their central theme because...?????
MHA fans aren't real anime fans
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@@sometimeselii keep your American politics out of JAPANESE media
oh brother 😭
@@Sleepquakeroatz lmao, you are just wrong, the problem is completely different
11:15 to be fair that was actually an accident. No one would imagine a toddler doing that.
Now to be fair I do enjoy JJK but I feel conflicted on it especially with the fanbase and stuff. But I did enjoy Yuji's story and everyone revolved. Yes I know it is about the horror of the traditional system but I liked on what it could've been before the Gojo and Sukuna fight divided us fans during the aftermath. And while Sukuna lost his threat factor, at least he was terrifying. I may not like the decisions Gege made but please guys can we please stop calling Gege "Misogynist". He just needs to write better female characters besides a few.
But now let's explain MHA because in my eyes I feel the biggest issue in MHA is how it tackled heroes. And here is my unpopular opinion but I feel Horikoshi didn't understand heroes entirely. I mean he got heroes right like Deku becoming the underdog, the story of Bakugo's redemption and Endeavor, as well as the characters. But the issue is that I feel what made MHA lost is that it at it's core the series is still a Shonen. Yes hear me out. Hear me out.
Deku may have been inspired by Spiderman and while Deku didn't become a punchig bag of Spiderman, the issue is that Deku's arc never correlated to Spiderman's. Because throughout the series, most characters in MHA besides Bakugo or Nighteye or the villains, Deku is treated like an idol. Sure we are happy he succeeds but he slowly lost that he isn't limitless. Peter may have spider powers, but life destroys him. In fact his powers are the reason why his life falls apart. He has to juggle everything now with school, work, his home life and superhero life. Also unlike Izuku he wasn't supposed to be likeable in the beginning. He was a bratty kid who simply didn't know the being of responsibility. So when the loss or Uncle Ben happened, Peter learns that: "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" he must learn how to do better. In contrast besides hurting his body and the use of his temper Deku simply wanted to be a hero and that was it.
In contrast, Miles had a better arc than Deku's. He had to face the loss of his Spiderman because he never knew him. He had to deal with the price of becoming Spiderman. And in the Spiderverse movies, Miles learns to be himself when he learns he was never supposed to be Spiderman. Despite ATSV Miguel telling me to obey Spider Society, Miles simply defies the laws of Spiderman and be who he is.
Another issue is yes...how Horikoshi dealt with the Mutants and their discrimination. We all know the mutant quirks are treated with hatred. We could've had an arc with Koji or Mezo or Ojiro realizing the issues with mutants besides Spindler. But instead it was revolved in the War Arc with them telling Spinder to just accept the new system can save them. Okay? Do you think a new system will save them? I don't agree with Spinder's actions, but he has a point that Mutants aren't given rights. To be fair I have seen so many race issues tackled horribly like RWBY, but MHA didn't do a great job because the mutants were never explored. If Horikoshi got inspired by the mutants in X Men then he didn't understand the X Men series. The X Men are a group of freedom fighters dealing with discrimination from humans. Even if they keep on saving humans they still aren't given enough support. You guys wanna know why X Men 97 did well guys? Well because the series wasn't afraid to tackle the heavy issue unlike MHA. If the X Men was in MHA they would probably teach the MHA mutants that they don't need to simply appreciate humanity. They need to accept not every human will accept them, they can save humans but they cannot let other humans walk over them.
However I also feel the Villain's demises are fine. Yes, I get you guys want the villains redeemed but the point is MHA acknowledges the League of Villains have a point but they are too far gone. Shigaraki is a predecessor of All For One, Dabi is a lost cause because he is a victim turned abuser, and Toga is a sadistic troublemaker. But the issue is that the villains may have been too vile or too sympathetic. Others dislike the League of Villains because they commited too many crimes that outweigh their strategies. While others argue that they deserve a better chance. I feel they need to be stopped rather than redeemed because they are too far gone. But I understand those who despised the villains of MHA for being too goofy or tragic. Remember how Toga loved hurting a bird until chapters later Horikoshi retconned it to her regretting her action. Yeah, Horikoshi should've done a better job with how the villains are represented but I'm satisfied with their conclusions. However that is the only positive thing I would say about MHA's war arc.
Another thing is that MHA failed from most superhero media is that some tackled heavy topics. I'm sure Horikoshi isn't a bad person but I would say he's careless in discussing these themes. I don't see MHA tackled any mature themes like Kingdom Come, Superman vs The Elite, X Men's Krakoa Era, The Animated Spiderverse Trilogy, Batman The Animated Series, etcetera. And that's fine, it is a Shonen after all and I'm sure it finally ended. But now, I just see MHA as a what if on what could've been.
love it when my comment section is insightful lol I'm stealing ur points for a video btw
I aint tapped in with Boruto but i think the leaf was truly washed the second whoever got the idea to get Orochimaru pardoned 💀
“dont discuss that depravity if you’re not ready to deal with the implications” 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Video seems like poorly made rage bait 🤥🤥
You know I feel conflicted on both JJK and MHA overall. They may seem interesting, I enjoyed MHA's hero aesthetic and how the villains are treated. As well as the complicated morals of JJK and stuff. But I feel the main issue of both series is how the were utilized in execution. It wasn't as bad as Kaguya appearing in Naruto (and Boruto'z existence), the Promised Neverland's horrible ending both manga and anime, or the end of Fairy Tail, or maybe the legacy of AOT and Eren himself. (I didn't care for Eren but I did enjoyed the ending of AOT)
For me JJK may have the best shonen fight scenes as well as the layout and story arcs. But the worldbuilding as well as how the characters conclusion felt so hollow, I get that based on Gege's comment of "Seeing A Scene Painted Red" meaning he loves these types of stories like Akame Ga Kill. The issue is that I wished JJK's world was explained and that the characters were simply action figures forced to attack Sukuna. And don't get me started on Nobara's arc halted after Shibuya Arc. Not only she is not there, even if she comes back it feels like it's wasted potential when she has to face misogyny and bias over her individuality. Nobara should've had an arc and not just Maki. She was the main female of the trio and yet when Gojo, Yuji and Megumi reunite it's like she was just there to remind us that Sorcerer society destroys one's dreams. Nanami did it better and I'm still wondering whether Gege made her just to develop Yuji . And don't get me started with Gojo's fate. As both a fan of Gojo and Sukuna, the fight essentially was the most Broken Base. Gojo is gone and while he deserves his demise due to being OP, he's now a body used by Yuta. I don't despise Gojo's demise though I feel Gege wanted to get over Gojo already. And then Sukuna
..sigh I feel Megumi Sukuna was the worst. The reason why Sukuna was scary was because he was an inner demon like in most anime where the protagonist gets a pwoer up, but he didn't give a s&>/ about Yuji or saving the world. No he was a ruthless sorcerer and monster who simply is the definition of a hedonist. But because Kenjaku is gone, Sukuna almost became Madara 2.0. At least Sukuna's fights gave stakes but it's starting to be "Oh No They Have To Finish Sukuna Off" to when we see character demises we're "Oh No Anyway" Meme. I'm glad my boi Itadori was able to get his awakening but jeez, why did Yuta have to possess Gojo and that took away Yuji's spotlight. Because at this point I'm sure everyone isn't surprised with Gege's formula and the subversion to them is becoming an annoyance and hinderance. However I do feel JJK at least had its identity than MHA. The sorcerers aren't heroes they're soldiers or people who just want to get things over with. Unlike MHA, JJK acknowledges not every sorcerer is their friend such Naoya, Mei Mei or Geto. Some just want to get over with the job efficiently as possible. However, because we don't know half of the worldbuilding in JJK or even care for some characters that randomly appear like Miguel then not come back like Tuxedo Mask style. Miwa didn't appear in a major role until she tried protecting her master I guess. They're just there. I don't mind. If Gege intended for us to slowly disassociate and slowly be like the sorcerers becoming disillusioned and move on from the deaths..then honestly he did a great job because it was a blessing and curse. A blessing because the sorcerers cannot grieve and a curse due to us thinking about some characters and wasted potential.
Then in contrast, Horikoshi did a great job with the worldbuilding but the issue is how you could tell he's tired. I'm sure the Vigilante Deku arc had him unable to do this but the classmates simply idolize Deku so much they're not even characters anymore but a cult. MHA did a good job though that the villains in my opinion are misunderstood, but they still did heinous actions such as Toga or Tenko. They deserve punishment because they're long gone but I feel some of the villains did made good points. It's complicated given this is Eastern storytelling for example, and that the evil will always be relegated to that. So that didn't bother me though I can understand your points. The problem is because the students are unintentionally continuing the cycle of Heroes again. The mutants just want to be free from discrimination yet some of the mutant students believe they should stop because "violence is bad" and wait for their turn. Plus the female characters never get development aka personal growth. Jeez, Horikoshi did his own take on mutants in X Men but even more worse. And unlike JJK, MHA's characters kind of became more worse. Remember All For One, even though Sukuna isn't scary anymore at least he's a pure baddie than All For One's brother issues. Jeez did AFO go on a whimper. Or have Midoriya give up his quirks, I get people hated the Awakening of his quirks but I wished the vestiges of One For All cared for him rather than being literal Deus Ex Machinas. Also unlike Yuji, Midoriya lost who he was. He's now not as well written and the way they handled the rest of cast Midoriya to me is just Horikoshi's insert or a person who was now a messiah to everyone now. At least Yuji did the work, but Midoriya got so many quirks he lost his strategizing. And I wished we had Shigaraki still be the big bad but like Kenjaku he was outshined by another villain. There's so much going on with the war arc and while they all managed to do well it still feel useless in the grand scheme of things.
Now I don't think Gege or Horikoshi are misogynists or discriminatory. Though out of the two Horikoshi is more susceptible to misogyny especially on the female character designs and their own developments. I believe because they are stuck with Shonen's deadline, dealing with fan outrage, and being overworked can you really blame them? I am disappoined the misogyny in JJK was unexolored and I am not happy with how the mutants in MHA never got their justice. They aren't bad people, I feel both of them just want to do a new manga but they simply are stuck with their current manga. And I think because of this these two simply want to end their series with a bang. But all I see are both series with missed opportunities for two creators that deserve a break.
@@saintakira24 I feel both stories show the authors strengths and weaknesses.
Gege is more adamant in raising stakes, more willing to make characters suffer by demises. He also made a good power system and the best fights. And his art while messy gets interesting with how its implemented. Liked the JJK Covers. However, he is not good at explaining the world of JJK because yes you may think worldbuilding isn't necessary but I argue we needed it. We don't know any clue about the Gojo Clan or the Kamo Clan. We don't know about other sorcerers. We don't know the headquarters or the people that run. If JJK is set in Japan why is Miguel an african american have powers when the story stated the world of JJK was set in Japan. Does only a few people outisde of Japan earn that privilege?! Also Gege is not great with how their stories end besides a few. At least we learned the society of MHA and how complicated it is. I accepted Yuki, Mai and Nanami's demises but treating Nobara as an after thought in shibuya and then we don't know her status and fate shows maybe he isn't great it demises. I do get it makes sense these sorcerers cannot mourn the fallen or not connect with others. And the story I'm sure purposefully showed how plot points aren't finished because either the sorcerers are unable to conclude due to a harsh life or two Gege likes, "Wall Painted With Red." Either way I feel JjK wasn't horrible, but I feel the expectations on it being a shonen that defied through subversion is hindering it. Maybe JJK is just a simple Shounen series. It may be different but it's still not as complex as people thought it would be because they expected too much on Gege to write better females with Nobara's speech. And good gosh is the fanbase toxic that I instantly got turned off about it.
MHA in contrast. Horikoshi did a good job with decveloping the characters and the Hero society worldbuilding. He also is the best at character design and art. But good god I feel the biggest problem with MHA is how they made the characters likeability a strength and weakness. Izuku was liked because he was the undergod. The kid without a superpower. We watch him learn, master and improve the power itself. I loved All Might and I enjoyed the story's theme on legacy. But it feels like unlike JJK's Itadori, Midoriya isn't even many punishments or call outs besides Bakugo or some skeptical superheroes. Class 1-A feels like a cult and keeps on worshipping him to no end. And because we're forced to root for a main character that got a bland power up. We don't even have any consequences in the War Arc unlike the Shibuya Incident besides heroes being hated now and the reputation of All Might broken apart. I do admit Horikoshi unlike Gege is good at story twists, but darn it is he making his cast look like caricatures because all of them are just Deku fanboys. At least the JJK cast got challenged even though they either perish or get sidelined for either Yuta or Yuji or any prominent JJK character Gege pushed to persevere. But the MHA characters feel hollow. And don't get me started on how some of the characters never get to reflect on what happened to them. Say what people will about the superhero genre being overused, but people love them that defy the system and deal with issues around crime and the justice system. If some former MHA want a better superhero story that tackles these themes on freedom and breaking the system then go watch Spiderverse. Miles is a better protagonist unlike Deku and Gwen is a better female protagonist and compelling character
than Ochako. In my unpopular opinion Horikoshi loved the superhero genre but he never understood how it worked. For some reason these two Shonen series are really bad at mental health like Megumi and Deku's issues....jeez I wonder why. Also the MHA Fanbase is yeah moving on.
Overall, I feel pity for these creators and I don't think they're misogynists or ableist like Nia saya. It's just that most Japanese or Eastern series never talk about these issues. I'm sure they just wanted to finish their stories on a high note plus try to complete any threads. I just feel conflicted.
In what way did Clown for One outshine Shiggy?
@@joshuaagee-bass4049 Clown For One took over Shigaraki's body and now we could've had the student overcome the master.
But Clown For One overstayed his welcome and now instead of being a mysterious menace he's now Palpatine 2.0 from The Rise of Skywalker. Shiggy deserved to be the final boss man.
When he pleaded and whined about his brother that was when I stopped taking him as a menacing threat.
@@IAmBored347 the sad thing I realize with a mutual was how despite how much Fairy Tail is a fan service manga... the female characters had much more depth and interesting character arc than JJK and we had fun laughing about it
@@marisandinianimeloveYeah. In all honesty unpopular opinion but Nobara besides the Nobara speech against Momo and her fighting style were the only things I enjoyed about JJK. I feel Nobara was just there and when she was important it was only a plot device against Sukuna. I want to love her character but she just rubs me the wrong way looking back at how she dismissed Momo's talk. She was all bark and no bite. At least Erza and Lucy had moments where they proved they were capable. And even though Maki is my favorite the issue is that while she is matured and slowly accepted others, I feel her resembling Toji made her mote boring for some people or some call her a ripoff to him.
I could never take magi seriously cause of how it gave such simple answers to complex problems and just how white washed the series is while being based off middle eastern culture
see im reading it rn and it does kinda bother me that most of the characters are so pale 😭
@@sometimeselii honestly I would love if you made video on magi, Fate and anime like it cause whitewashing in general and xenophobia don’t get brought up at all when it comes to Japanese culture
@@sometimeselii OMG RIGHT and then when there is a darker character they look the same like sphintus and sharkkan like wtf???
@@jayxx_slayer9456Fate literally has its own canon of history with space maschine gods and age mystery etc etc. And most characters or divine spirits youre talking about are either posessing a vessel. And divine spirits dont have a race, theyre literally either aliens or dont share anything in Origin with humans.
Lily Orchard level take 💀
I'm willing to deal with a lot of criticism but PLEASE. PLEASE respect me
@@sometimeselii lol respect is earned u basically deserve the opposite
@@krazy_kzirwhat have they done to deserve the opposite besides exist?
@@RasheedCarter giving shit takes that deserve the opposite duh?
@@krazy_kzirshit takes don't worrent toxicity. You can still be respectful even if you disagree with their opinion
Took the words right out of my mouth, great video!!
Yyyyeeeaaaah I see the points but I also see that you’re trying to twist the stories you’re talking about so that they fit into a vision that is not representative of what such works of fiction want to focus on. So, I mean, of course its going to generate frustration. It’s a given.
it ain’t a nia video without a black clover stray 😭 (great vid btw 🫶)
A sneak at the end too
Nice video overall, my nitpick with it would be the Black Clover stray, the Yami clan massacre has nothing to do with discrimination, if you want an exemple of discrimination like that you could've talked about the Elf plotnine, or the conflicts of discrimination in Clover's current society, the manga and anime itself show how the system is basically bad to the bone as of now, and Asta takes none of their shit, speaks his mind and does what he thinks is just and fair.
P.S. Sorry if I rambled a lot or wasn't clear enough, english isn't my first language
your right, BC actually does discrimination pretty well!
bc fanboys love seeing other series get criticized but the moment its theirs they cry😂😂
@@AintNoWayeikr?
@@AintNoWaye if it’s incorrect then wouldn’t it make sense to say sumn bout it 🤨
@@zzzdxme huh if something he said about bc was incorrect I wonder how credible the rest of the video is🤔 surely you wouldnt still gas it then
Is Wind Breaker a possible manga for you to review? It touch on discrimination, but it's more of a healing manga with a side of fighting. I'm curious on what you think on that
I completly agree, as much as i dislike mha for any amount of reasons its still a comfort show that put the spotlight on US, minorities and they came in all shapes and sizes, ochaco being a economic and social upbringing, villains existing because of a faulty hero system, having an entire act dedicated to a child that suffered SEVERE abuse from overhaul and if you somehow didnt identify with these character and more deku is universal atleast in the beggining, when his emo arc started ( forgot the actuall name, please correct me in the replies ) he did it all because of his quirk, his character and his quirk becoming one and the same ERASING the original message of the show which is sadening to see.
What did you mean?
Another american complaining about Japanese media is crazy 💀
???
THEY NOT LIKE US
THEY NOT LIKE US
Who are they?
Horikoshi is a professional backpedaling bafoon, you can see it in every plot point he added to the series.
He wants a series where you get comfort as a viewer, yet ge doesn't wanna portray any other characters besides Bakugo, Midoriya and Todoroki as anything other than caricatures.
He wants to have the main character be the underdog, but gives him the most overpowered quirk in the entire series, kind of like a trust fund kid saying that he had to work very hard in college to be where he is at even tho he's been given the easiest goalpost compared to the rest of his class.
He wants to have a story that talks about eugenics and hegemony with how some quirks are labeled "good" or "bad" to keep said hegemony, and how the quirk you're born with determines your worth or threat to society (not even just in the hero business, there's just guys that are born with powers that makes them instantly better at office jobs than others), yet the only character that has ever brough this up was Nagant and Shigaraki, neither expand on the theme.
He wants to write a story about discrimination to mutants, but wants to do it in a way where you forget this plot point exists becouse its brought up for 6 chapters of the manga (and five panels during My Villain Academia, which got removed in the anime version of the story) from characters you do not care in the slightest.
He wants to portray a story about how kids are used as weapons during wars that only happened becouse of the failures of previous generations, but the war has no casualties in the side of the heroes and its constantly tone deaf to how a war is (see the ammount of times the tension is broken during the final arc to give room to LE SILLY ANIME FACE ANTIC MOMENTS).
To say that Horikoshi got outwritten by Hideyuki Furuhashi when he did MHA: Vigilantes would be an understatement (the only thing keeping vigilantes from being better than regular MHA is the severe downgrade on the art side of things, which is the one thing that is really good about Horikoshi).
You did not the read the series
Any chance you might want to review FMA? I know such videoa are overdone, but I really like to know what you think of
i did at one point, might be time for a revisit ^^
@@sometimeselii I found the video! It's interesting though if you look back on it with this video in mind. Like how you point out along the lines of Envy triggering the Civil War to be too much of a conspiracy of the BBEG instead of the result of the darkest aspect of human nature that hurts people. But this video made me think how the Homonculus is analogous to the culmination of human's sin because they are made of hundreds of people. They may act as a singular being, but they can also represent the darkest nature of a group of people because of the nature of how they are made. That the reason they are as powerful as they are and can affect the history of the country is because the literal Sin of Humanity is moving as such. But then you reach the climax, and the Seven Sins are also shown to be Seven Desire. That the negative actions of humanity can only be rectify by humanity itself. That the epilogue had been Ed and Al going on a journey because problem doesn't stop just because you reach your goal, instead you continue on to find better solution and better findings to not repeat the same mistake. To fight against mistake.
I suppose this is all obvious now that I point this all out, but this is why Inlove watching video essay because it always helps to give different pespective of a media
Please don't @@sometimeselii
But why only refer to shonen????
5:54 agreed
You simply just wanted a more positive ending for mha lol shigiraki was to far gone he killed to many people yet deku still ended up reaching out and saving his heart shigiraki stayed true to his ideals and left it to deku to be the spark of that societal change that’s stops the creation of people like him toga understood that society would never truly accept her which is true so she decided to live and die as herself in her own way what you’re not getting is simply some characters don’t deserve redemption or healing but you can still understand them im sure your “they hate minorities” thumbnail is just clickbait but like come on lmao
Nia got political on us 😅
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What?
art imitates life ig
Arlong and Hody Jones stories feel weird to me as well
When I saw that description, I knew what kind of opinion I was about to hear (trash)
I can’t watch this because idk if your going to spoil jjk or not
definitely will, it's no rush ❤️
Hxh best manga of all time best portrayal of the lower class and hypocrisy of the human race...
That Zeus edit is fire
Buddy can’t even predict a Jjk arc smh
Underrated channel. Deserves more subs.
as someone who was deeply invested in MHA, its world, its characters and its themes I second eveything you said. The ending was a dissapointment and it's made even worse how it's paraded like a happy ending despite the death so so many monirity character....also as someone who deeply enjoyed the ofa and afo subplot, you are the fewest ones who sees its potential for connection and not just a way to overwrite Izuku being quirkless
What minority characters?
Black men and when I mean black I'm talking about foundational black Americans or whatever the youth like to call it nowadays the youth do not watch or consumed Steven universe that is a show not made for real men and not men of like the times that shows of good quality came out of it is made for the new Jen after z whatever that generation is it is made for those type of people and anybody watching that I will always question your sanity and not only that how you feel towards children
Things look a little weird because I voice typed this and my phone makes me have to voice type very fast without stopping
Pronouns?
I go by any :)
@@sometimeselii thank you!
Hello Nias
You're a dude accepted nothing's wrong with that, Change that avatar
😊 From one young black man to another let us work hard and prove our ancestors were right and show that we really care about their word let's not be influenced by today's trends and fads that should not affect.
They Not Like Us
I will say time and time again Code Geass is the only anime that is not afraid of showing the ugly and what true sacrifice means to have peace