On the Episode 1 culprit
I’ve seen people say that the end of the trial handles Moichi as an abuse victim poorly, and dismisses his trauma. I feel like that’s a really poor way of looking at things.
Arguments I read were along the lines of “Moichi is allowed to feel however he wants about Himari contributing to his trauma, Hiroshi is wrong for dismissing that. Especially right before Moichi dies” But I couldn’t disagree more. I dunno if this is a common take, but
I feel like anyone who says this ignores the fact that Moichi’s whole character revolves around this childhood trauma. He has been affected so much by it that it has led him into becoming a reflection of his abusive father, and he is clearly continuing the cycle of trauma. He mistreats Himari, and the entire class of students. Hiroshi isn’t saying that Moichi isn’t allowed to feel unhappy about Himari’s role in his trauma- he’s saying that Moichi is taking out his frustration about his abuse on Himari, and was effectively just retraumatizing her before his death. Hiroshi saw that Moichi was continuing the cycle of trauma, and he wanted him to stop so that he could say goodbye to his sister in a meaningful way before his death.
I have my own issues with the Episode 1 writing (a lot) but this is not one of them. Moichi’s character is excellent. Just wanted to tangent about this rq lol