This article includes manga spoilers “The Elusive Samurai”. Discretion to the reader is recommended.
There is no doubt that “The Elusive Samurai (Nige Jauzu No Wakagimi) ”It was one of the most spectacular anime of the Summer-2024 (July-September)not only for its interesting story but for the incredible animation quality by studies Cloverworks. But while the adaptation already has a second season in production, The manga was recently the issue of discussion due to unexpected romantic development that interested more than one.
And before you hit the cry to heaven and say that the protagonist Tokiyuki Hojo is a child, in the current argument of the manga it is located in 1350, where he is already of legal age. In unexpected development, our protagonist abandons the goal of returning the supreme power to the Hojo family. In a moment of sincerity, Tokiyuki addresses their soldiers and indicates that, in the brief period of peace in which they live, they form a family with the woman who love and build a home. But then he reveals his true intentions, and that is that Tokiyuki himself wants to do that precisely.
“I also want to be with the women I love. And I will not allow the desire to be an obstacle to it“He said shame. That's right, “women” in plural, because it refers to Shizuku (the priestess), Ayako (the warrior) and Sasaki Mima (the strategist). In fact, the night that the three set out to violate it (to make their own, since he recommended looking for a husband), he asked the three to become their wives, although they continued with their plan anyway (The image below shows the order in which they did, first the three meetings, then one turn each, and then again the three joints).
It is certainly a peculiar situation when a protagonist gives up his main objective and, much more, manages to keep his full hare. However, did you know that this caused a controversy? It turns out that the protagonist of “Theusive Samurai” is extremely popular among the Fujoshi, and the fact that the author established a heterosexual relationship did not like it at all. This was demonstrated with “カ☆リギュラ (@/calligula_zmns)”, an erotic artist with unique inclination towards this character, who deeply regretted this new development with comments such as:
- «It's over. In the chapter of The Elusive Samuraithe protagonist had a quartet with three heroines. No … I can't with this … it's the worst. What the devil? I am dead».
- «I can't … the normal thing would be that anyone could endure this».
- «I don't know why I feel that way, but at some point I will talk about this in a Space. If I put it in text, a controversy is sure to assemble».
- «Definitely, in my drawings I will only make the characters with men».
- «Boys, if they are going to fall in love with a character, choose one in which it is unlikely that there are sex scenes in the future. I fell in love with one and now my soul has been destroyed».
- «I want to talk to someone so much about this that I want to do a Space immediately. Is there anyone who understands how I feel?».
And of course, Japanese reactions did not miss:
- «Can't you accept that someone is 腐 (Fujoshi) and BI at the same time? That is discrimination against LGBT».
- «It was uncontrolled at the level of an obsessed fan of male idols, incredible».
- «I can't believe there are people like this today».
- «Astolfo appropriated before».
- «If you look at the original story or even Assassination Classroomit was obvious that he was not going to become gay».
- «History inevitably led to this development, why is it having a mental collapse?».
- «Isn't you supposed to separate the original work of the fanfiction?».
- «It seems ridiculous to complain about what someone who lived a thousand years ago did».
- «After all, he is a character based on a historical figure».
- «He is getting angry alone and hurting herself … it's scary».
- «This level of reaction reminds intense fans of Captain Tsubasa and Legend of the Galactic Heroes At the time».
- «This is still mild. There are people who do not like an official ship, make a discredit campaign until the series is canceled. Those yes are crazy».
- «He gave more importance to group sex with his girls than to conquer the country».
- «Both the prota and the three girls have already spent 20 years. For the time they lived, that was already late».
- «If there were already theories that the character had offspring, why do they get angry?».
- «That is why there is the fanfiction, to do things that would not happen in history. Why bother?».
- «As Otaku, I understand it to some extent. If my favorite female protagonist had an orgy with three men, I would probably also get angry».
Fountain: Yaraon!
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