[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

It definitely helps that, unlike Die, I will totally watch this show for Yaguruma. I have no idea why (maybe I just like his debut that much), but I have an almost embarrassing level of attachment to this dude, to the point I legitimately root for him to get his s*** together here. I'm not sure if that's even the reaction the show is hoping for, but at any rate, that means I've always had it out for Kageyama since the first time I watched this one. That kid doesn't remember his roots, man! Sure, Yaguruma had one really bad day, and clearly also some mental issues that he could probably use professional help with, but the first thing happens to everyone, and the second thing applies to at least everyone in this show. If Yaguruma had the luck of a main protagonist, he'd get a chance to overcome his faults with the support of the people around him and emerge a better person, but instead it's like everybody is just laughing at him this whole episode! Do you really want to see what Yaguruma looks like with an even bigger chip on his shoulder?

Shoot, someone that agrees with me! At the time I really loved Yaguruma's character -- at my core I'm someone who looks for very basic things in a character, just someone who is very genuine and caring and who isn't really much of a bad person; and seeing how the series makes that interesting. It's hardly the only thing I like, but it's definitely why shows like OOO and Kuuga and Fourze resonate a lot with me and why I fell in love with Toku to begin with. So someone like Yaguruma who the show goes out of its way to frame as the most honest person ever instantly had me in love... and I'll have to stop there, otherwise I'll be spoiling his entire arc even if I say how I feel about it. Point is, I loved him here and everything that's going on with him.