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He could just pay a visit to check out her well being. Then if it somehow relates to the penguin, it will be within his priority to search for a clue. If it's not it's still simply a sick visit to holdup the contact. Clearly he didn't just barge in empty hand trying to get as much information as he can
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2011-09-17, 19:38 | Link #23 | |
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The only things we know is that he dated at least 3 girls and broke up with them (honestly, without knowledge of what when on, isn't that bad - I know lots of people with worse track records) The girls were mad, but then again, that doesn't necessarily mean Kanba is bad - maybe he broke up in a bad manner, or the girls just never wanted to break up) and that Shoma calls him a playboy, but in Shoma's innocent/pure mindview, maybe he's making bigger deal out of it that it actually is - or is just teasing him. I mean Shoma freaked out about Kanba entering a girl's bedroom because it was a girl's room. Heck with that reaction, maybe having dated someone and breaking up with them. WOULD seem like an out of control playboy! |
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2011-09-17, 19:47 | Link #24 |
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Maybe it has to do with the fact that Himari, you know, died when the show began? It makes a lot of sense he stopped chasing skirts since then. All in all, I don't see any reason to believe he's not as much a playboy as he's made to be.
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2011-09-17, 19:54 | Link #25 | |
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not to mention himari, she's extremely important to him regardless of whether or not we want to take the siscon thing at face value.
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2011-09-17, 20:02 | Link #26 | |
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Well, the siscon thing is pretty much in our face anyway. But think about it. Being a playboy may be how he deals with his feelings for Himari.
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2011-09-17, 20:07 | Link #27 | |
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It would mean that he's not just a simple skirt-chaser, but rather he's a guy trying to find someone who can capture his heart so that these romantic feelings he has for his sister can go away. I find such a thought... pitiable. Not admirable really (as he's hurt a lot of girls in the process), but still pitiable.
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2011-09-17, 20:17 | Link #28 | |
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I don't think he's doing this to find someone he can love; I think he's just trying to avoid facing the issue. He can't have Himari, so to relief his frustration he goes out with whoever he can. That's my take on him for now.
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2011-09-17, 20:30 | Link #29 | |
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Yes, but how much time has passed between the beginning of the show and now? I mean yes, it makes sense that he wouldn't go out searching for girls the day she died, but I don't know. He doesn't even seem to notice other females at all more so than the regular teenage boy does. He also doesn't completely tune them out (ie when Penguin 1 had the camera on in episode 2 and they got the panty shot - that was right after Himari died, and I remember he craned his head to get an even better view, so he isn't not paying attention to girls in favor of Himari, too. To be honest, I don't see anything in his interest in females that seems more than the average 16 year old boy (I teach and live at a boys boarding school - I see them here and when we combine with girls schools for dances all day long, and on weekends) besides the siscon thing. I sure know 16 year old boys that don't necessary only date one girl and never break up, and may switch to another girl - seems weird to label that behavior for a teenager as a playboy. Shoma, on the other, seems FAR less interested in girls than the average 16 year old boy, which is why I say that his point of view may be slightly skewed. He could or could not be a playboy - but I don't see anything to hint that he is definitely a playboy except that Shoma says it, and Shoma tends to freak out over little things, like walking into a girl's bedroom. Kanba's dated three girls (maybe 4) - but at the same time? over 3 years? who knows? I just don't see enough to throw him to the dogs, either. They said in episode four that they gathered his "romantic victims". 3 romantic victims doesn't really seem like playboy material. Maybe he just broke up with them and they didn't want to break up. And if one of those girls really did a wedding cake (hint at marriage), maybe he was right to get the hell away from that. a 16 year old boy shouldn't be dealing with that. Shoma sure freaked out when her through Project M was for marriage. |
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I really like Kanba (yeah, more than Shouma) I think he's pretty badass and quite mysterious...we still don't really know a lot about him. Other than that he knows some shady people, will do anything for his family, & his popularity with girls. I want to see his character develop more & hopefully that will be soon xD
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2011-09-17, 20:52 | Link #32 | |
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Now that is something I really want to know about. Although I don't think anything in the novel is really spoiler. I think it just adds extra details and clarifies things. It follows the anime exactly.
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2011-09-17, 20:54 | Link #33 |
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Something that maybe should be considered here: Perhaps there's cultural differences at play here?
A guy in his mid-to-late teens having dated 3 or 4 girls over a few years is not especially noteworthy in modern America... but maybe it is in modern Japan? I'm not Japanese, so I wouldn't know. So maybe from Shouma's cultural perspective, a guy that does that is a bit of a playboy. In other words, the very term "playboy" has meanings relative to the culture it's used within.
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2011-09-17, 20:58 | Link #34 | |
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No it has more to do with Kanba's attitude towards the girls he goes out with than the number of girls and such. Unfortunately in the anime we don't get to hear about this because there's no narration.
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2011-09-17, 21:03 | Link #35 | |
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I think he knew how to do that stuff because of whatever shady business he is involved with. And I think he has been involved for awhile.
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2011-09-17, 21:05 | Link #36 | |
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but your idea on kanba using other girl's to veer away away from his sister is very interesting.
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2011-09-17, 21:08 | Link #37 | |
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I'm glad you found it interesting.
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2011-09-17, 21:14 | Link #38 | |
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I don't see it as a sudden flick of a switch shift of his personality shifted when Himari died - his personality is probably the same before as later. That was part the point I was trying to make before - I haven't seen anything in the anime to suggest that his behavior is definitely different now than it was prior to Himari dying. In fact, remembering what he said right after Himari died, when they were in the hospital, his character has been pretty consistent all the way through, from when they thought she was dead and after she revived. |
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I feel like I'm in the minority here, but Kanba is my favorite character so far. He's the most intriguing of the characters IMO. I started off liking Shoma best, and I still like him, but the fact that he's with Ringo so much has brought him down for me. Not that I don't like Ringo...it's just that I think her plot is kind of boring and I wish they'd focus more on the three siblings.
But Kanba has become my favorite faster than I expected, and I didn't even like him all that much to begin with. The kiss in the first episode got me intrigued but other than that I didn't really think much of him. He grew on me though. He's so mysterious and I want to know more about his past. He obviously loves his family a lot and wants to keep them together, which is admirable. The whole playboy thing on the other hand isn't admirable, but I'll reserve my judgement on that until we know the whole situation. Of course, he may just turn out to be a "playboy with a heart of gold" or something like that. :P I actually think the thing with Himari is kind of sweet... I realized that I really liked the pairing after episode 10, when they had their discussion in the cafeteria. Before that point Himari and Kanba hadn't really spent much one on one time together and whenever Himari was in a room with Sho and Kan, she'd usually address Sho. It seems like she prefers him. So it was nice to see the two of them have some time together. (I'm not bothered by the fact that they're siblings - a clear sign that I've watched too much anime, I think. XD) |
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