Touched. That's a good word...and don't forget the huge doujinshi publishing and distributing industry they created....^_^;
I thought a bit more about why I don't hate Ryoma (when I should)--it's because his attitude only extends so far. He's snarky and impudent, yes, but he will acknowledge true strength. When he loses to Tezuka? He is not a poor loser. He is kuyashii, but he respects Tezuka's strength and burns with a desire to beat him...they could have made him a sore loser who has a way too big an opinion of himself and convinces himself that he didn't lose or something.
His utter delight in the game itself is also endearing. His joy in the game is not to beat his opponents. His joy is to overcome challenging opponents and become stronger. And that passion is the catalyst for change for so many people in the series...
And I too think he's amazingly well-adjusted with Nanjiroh as a father. I really wonder how he'd have turned out with a Touya Koyo type father...^_^;
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Date: 2005-03-07 04:29 pm (UTC)I thought a bit more about why I don't hate Ryoma (when I should)--it's because his attitude only extends so far. He's snarky and impudent, yes, but he will acknowledge true strength. When he loses to Tezuka? He is not a poor loser. He is kuyashii, but he respects Tezuka's strength and burns with a desire to beat him...they could have made him a sore loser who has a way too big an opinion of himself and convinces himself that he didn't lose or something.
His utter delight in the game itself is also endearing. His joy in the game is not to beat his opponents. His joy is to overcome challenging opponents and become stronger. And that passion is the catalyst for change for so many people in the series...
And I too think he's amazingly well-adjusted with Nanjiroh as a father. I really wonder how he'd have turned out with a Touya Koyo type father...^_^;