X-14: Killer Cheese
Why is Kirino first on the list? Kyosuke is the protagonist and viewpoint character, and gets the most screen time.
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I added Cry Cute to both Kirino and Kyousuke's entries. Kirino gets her own when she breaks down about the whole Ayase situation, but I wonder if there's a better way to refer to that whole CMOH ep 11 cosplay party thing? If what I put in seems off please take it out.
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Rather than edit directly, maybe I can ask how Kuroneko is considered an opposite to Kirino? They are actually broadly the same: tsundere otaku girls who love anime, are brutally honest, strongly opinionated, and have a thing for Kyousuke. The big difference seems to be how they treat Kyousuke, but she seems more a foil to her rather than being a true opposite. I think if anything, Manami is everything Kirino is not: considered plain in-story, kind, always seems to think of others first, and depending on the viewer a bit dull as a result (she is more of a foil than Kuroneko in that regard).
Of course, this is just what I noticed. I can't say I'm fully confident in how I see it, which is why I made this post rather than edit the page directly. Thoughts?
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I think the "Nice Girl" and the "Tranquil Fury" of Manami are explained the wrong way.
The Nice Girl: 1. Telling Kirino that her affection for her brother is not good, well, she has a point, or doesn't she? Also in the final battle, she tells them about the consequenses of an incestous relationship- and she isn't wrong, is she?
2. She tells an extremely depressed Kyousuke, that he should stop. Also reasonable: Before he gets another reckless idea and ends up even more hurt, she stops him. Yes, he doesn't become a hero, but at least he doesn't end up emotionally crushed and crippled.
3. She defends him in Novel 11. She stands up against the whole class. It could have turned out bad for her: If they ignored her reasoning, she would have become just another target.
Tranquil Fury: If one would look how she organizes her arguments, one would understand that she doesn't want to become the girlfriend. She is okay with every relationship Kyousuke can get, but not the one which would be dangerous for him. An incest-relationship would deal great damage to Kirino and Kyousuke.
If you don't believe me, look at the VN-Route in which Kirino and Kyousuke became a pair: She does not confess. She doesn't says it outright, but she is okay with Kirino and Kyousuke, as long as it isn't incest. She just wants them to know, that even if they aren't blood-related: A romantic relationship between siblings is problematic. She just tests the resolve of them.
And now to the structure of the whole end battle between her and Kyousuke: First she fights with reason, then she tries to make him weak by becoming desperate. AND THEN, she cofesses. She even says "what if". That isn't a confession. That's her last resort. She tries to convince him to stop endangering himself, by throwing her own heart at him, something she avoided for five years. And she knows of the possibility of being turned down. And, most likely, she also knows that this confession might as well will destroy her friendship with Kyousuke. Because why? Because of Akwardness. And especially since the relationship of them builds on feeling safe and easy around each other, this akwardness is able to destroy their relationship.
Also one could add "Silk hiding Steel".
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