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The anime may say, for example, that fate is not something that can be forced (Ringo) or successfully fought against (Kanba), it just happens.
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2011-10-09, 12:24 | Link #64 |
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I've been thinking about Kanba and I do find it interesting that he is so popular with the ladies despite his parents being terrorists.
At the very least Masako seems to know about it since she made reference to 16 years ago. And also I still wonder if the only thing Masako is after is Kanba himself (the same way Ringo was after Tabuki). I always find it odd that she always refers to Kanba as it (if it is Kanba she is referring to in the first place) when she says "We need to crush it". And of course that is if the subtitles are accurate with the "it".
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But then they all can just pay him so he can act nice toward them again...
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2011-10-22, 09:05 | Link #67 |
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I definitely am starting to think the male prostitute theory makes a lot of sense. It is a way to make a lot of money very quickly & it's pretty obvious what he is doing something bad. Not to mention I feel this is right up Ikuhara's alley.
Of course that still wouldn't explain where Kanba got all that surveillance skills (well unless a client showed him).
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2011-10-23, 12:47 | Link #68 |
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Kanba has become the indispensable character for Penguin Drum, imo.
It's occurred to me that he's the only major protagonist in this that's had consistent character motivation right through every episode. He is 110% committed to saving Himari, and protecting his family. His feud with Natsume has been well-executed, and has added a lot of spice to the anime. Kanba is the consistent thread running through the show that lets it get away with... 1) Shouma being dragged along by the plot and other characters. 2) Himari being almost entirely passive. 3) Ringo ceasing to be a yandere. Since Kanba's characterization has been the most consistent and ironclad of all the major protagonists, I think a case can be made that he's the main main protagonist of MPD. What do other people here think?
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2011-10-23, 13:26 | Link #69 |
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I disagree sure Kanba has a goal and he goes for it but he never thinks of the consequences of his actions. Kanba is the type of character who acts now and thinks later. He is working to save Himari by making a deal with Sanetoshi and getting money from god knows where...ultimately I highly doubt that Kanba will be the one to save the day.
I bought a bunch of Penguindrum Talisman and Kanba's fits him perfectly "wish fulfillment". Anyways I don't think there is necesarilly a main main character in Penguin-drum. I would at least say Shouma, Ringo, and Kanba all have their own stories to fulfill (and Natsume, Yuri, Himari, & Tabuki to a lesser degree too).
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not to mention the goal is saving himari's life--i think it would be bizzare for him to mull over the pros and cons of saving his sister's life when sanetoshi is offering it. so far, kanba's actions all have reasons they're just not immediatly visible to the audience. he has his reasons for using shady means to save his family life, especially since he wants nothing to do with the "natsume clan". that said, i don't think kanba is the main-main character. this show is an ensemble of sorts, i think most of the characters had/will have their spotlight. but kanba does share qualities with the typical main character, such as being heroic in a way.
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2011-10-23, 15:09 | Link #71 | |
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And do you think by making a deal with Sanetoshi, Kanba is necessarily only putting himself in danger? And the next question does Kanba (or Shouma for that matter) ever once ask Himari what she wants?
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2011-10-23, 15:27 | Link #72 | |
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i'm sure sanetoshi's deal is a double-edged sword but to kanba, he's the only person who's aware of it and the only one who could be in danger if there were consequences for it. neither have asked himari what she wants (especially kanba who's always been very protective of her, i.e. sending her to her room when they found out about their parents) but the issue here is keeping her alive. i don't think that would warrant much of a discussion or thought in the mind's of the brothers. they want to keep her alive, simple as that. and in kanba's case, he's not particularly worried about his own well being or anybody that isn't his siblings.
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