Yuuri's Way
Ok, I'm currently watching Kyo Kara Maou with Cloud and for the ignorant mortals out there who aren't part of the genuine otaku breed, don't even bother reading this. Discriminatory? Oh not at all! Just telling people outright that if they don't know anything about anime AND are not interested in getting to know it, this blog is definitely not for you. Of course, this goes to show that anime is a religion with us so don't bother posting comments adverse to our principles...it can get nasty, hehe. On to the blogging. As I was saying, we were watching Kyo Kara Maou and our first impression (and still current impression) was this anime was going nowhere plot-wise. It was ridiculously fun, chock-full of all the ingredients that made up "entertainment" anime plus it has "yaoi" written all over the faces of the bishounens (which is just an added plus as far as this fangirl is concerned). However, after the first season ended, the series got weirdly serious and it just didn't fit. But hey, like in any anime, there's always "something" there that keeps you hooked and in this case, it was Shibuya Yuuri, the main protagonist. Now Yuuri was the 27th Maou (Demon King) and at 15 years old, had to try to rule an entire kingdom. Very stereotype. But Yuuri is anything but a typecast. Yuuri was physically a wimp but he had a good heart deep inside his puny body. Yuuri didn't was that proverbial Good Samaritan who would help anyone he could come across even if they be from the "other side" (the humans in this anime were the enemies of the Mazoku...blah...blah). Now this may seem stupid (and at times it really is), but Yuuri would probably help a snake and allow it to bite him if it would make the snake happy. The thing is, Yuuri just wanted everyone to be happy at his own expense but it wasn't for any self-righteous reason whatsover. I bet he'd be happy to be stung by a scorpion if the scorpion would be happy stinging him. Now in theory, Yuuri would probably be labeled as a "weakling" who couldn't run a country decently but then, is it really "weakness" to seek happiness by making others happy in an unconditional way? I think Yuuri is a lot closer to my Roman Catholic religion's teachings than the so-called religious in our Church. He didn't even need to read the bible and memorize all those horrendous events...he just knew deep within that what he did FELT RIGHT not only for his people but for him as well. I think this is what sets this type of leader apart from the rest of humanity's flawed stereotypes. Yuuri didn't need a reason to be "wimpily" kind. He just is. And it made him happy no matter how many times he got stabbed in the back. Eventually, they got tired of stabbing and embraced him. Which got me to thinking...this is why I love anime. Now evertime I think of those who sting and stab me, I'll remember Yuuri and anime. Let them bite. Let them sting. Let them stab. I will learn Yuuri's "weakness" and be the happiest person in the end.

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