My problem with Ruka
Dec. 10th, 2018 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gaston26People who know me well know how much I really don't like Ruka. This is in part because he hurts character I cares about but that not the only reasons because I would have also put Touga and Saionji on my shit list too if all it was need was being a jerk to a character I like. I think this has also two main reasons.
1.Ruka basically comes out of nowhere (like couldn't they have at least make Juri comment in an earlier episode she was in charge of the fencing club because the real captain is in the hospital sick?!), does horrible stuff such as sleeping with a girl he hates and then just vanish because apparently he is die and he is never referenced again.
I would contrast it with Saionji, a character I disliked the first times I watched the first episode because for me he was just an abusing asshole and Utena should castrate him or even kill him. Then I continued watched the series and I saw he was more than an one-dimensional villain. Now if he was around for just the first two episodes and just disappear from the show after acting like a total asshole, I wouldn't care about him and he would have be undevelopped.
And having a new character appear just to resolve Juri's arc some kinda forced. I think I would be even less annoyed if suddenly Onion Prince or Keiko decided to resolve Juri-Shiori relationship.
2. I get the feeling the show want I forgive everything Ruka did and it seems to be the opinion of at least one mmember of the staff. I remember years ago reading on tumblr what I think was the commentary of the anime director of Ruka who seemed to see Ruka as a flawless prince freeing Juri from that big fat meanie Shiori (if someone know what I am talking about and have a link to the commentary, that would be great).
I am sorry I am not going to forgive someone just because they are apparently die. Ruka had a shitty behavior that included sleeping with Shiori and then humiliated her in public and also borderline sexually harassing Juri (I mean how does he get her locket who is always in her neck?..CREEPY). And he did all to 'free' Juri and I guess punishing Shiori when the real reason why Juri hates Shiori is not because she tried to hurt her but because Shiori doesn't have the power to read mind and know how Juri feel.
That bad because I can understand what he try to do with Ruka (being a prince can cost your healthy and makes you do horrible stuff) but the executing is so crap and I just want punch his fucking face.
1.Ruka basically comes out of nowhere (like couldn't they have at least make Juri comment in an earlier episode she was in charge of the fencing club because the real captain is in the hospital sick?!), does horrible stuff such as sleeping with a girl he hates and then just vanish because apparently he is die and he is never referenced again.
I would contrast it with Saionji, a character I disliked the first times I watched the first episode because for me he was just an abusing asshole and Utena should castrate him or even kill him. Then I continued watched the series and I saw he was more than an one-dimensional villain. Now if he was around for just the first two episodes and just disappear from the show after acting like a total asshole, I wouldn't care about him and he would have be undevelopped.
And having a new character appear just to resolve Juri's arc some kinda forced. I think I would be even less annoyed if suddenly Onion Prince or Keiko decided to resolve Juri-Shiori relationship.
2. I get the feeling the show want I forgive everything Ruka did and it seems to be the opinion of at least one mmember of the staff. I remember years ago reading on tumblr what I think was the commentary of the anime director of Ruka who seemed to see Ruka as a flawless prince freeing Juri from that big fat meanie Shiori (if someone know what I am talking about and have a link to the commentary, that would be great).
I am sorry I am not going to forgive someone just because they are apparently die. Ruka had a shitty behavior that included sleeping with Shiori and then humiliated her in public and also borderline sexually harassing Juri (I mean how does he get her locket who is always in her neck?..CREEPY). And he did all to 'free' Juri and I guess punishing Shiori when the real reason why Juri hates Shiori is not because she tried to hurt her but because Shiori doesn't have the power to read mind and know how Juri feel.
That bad because I can understand what he try to do with Ruka (being a prince can cost your healthy and makes you do horrible stuff) but the executing is so crap and I just want punch his fucking face.
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Date: 2018-12-10 08:13 pm (UTC)http://cypsiman2.tumblr.com/post/180595293034/what-do-you-think-of-docholligays-take-on-ruka
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Date: 2018-12-10 08:38 pm (UTC)I remember my first theory is that he actually die from the start and that his bitter ghost who show up in Ohtori.