Haha! Well, that's funny. I would feel the same way about Izumo getting a relationship with that dirty backstabber.
We don't have any information yet who is the good guy in that fight and what Shima has in mind.
Well, we know that Shima is working for an organisation that loves to set giant poisonous demons loose at unsuspecting cities, that he refrained from using his abilities in a situation where this could have saved lives, and that he didn't hesitate to try and murder a fellow student. Even if we can't be 100% sure of his intentions yet, it's hardly true that we don't have any information at all - and the information we do have all points in the same direction.
He attacked her with violence, rather than just asking to stay close to him. If that's not lack of care and respect, I don't know what is.
Again. After her speech about being done with being a damsel she would agree to stay behind his back?
Please.
It was obvious that he had better understanding of the situation and he was the only one capable of fighting Takara. He decided he had a good reason to stab her and I am absolutely sure he didn't do it because he wanted to harm her.
Better understanding of the situation? Takara was never planning to hurt Izumo. He wasn't even on the attack anymore when Shima made that move. Even if you argue that Shima
thought what he did was best, our perspective makes it clear that the move was totally unnecessary -
if he was doing it to protect Izumo.
And besides, why was it necessary for Izumo to stay close to him in the first place? If he was the only one capable of fighting Takara (who, again,
wasn't even fighting anymore), he could have kept him busy while Izumo got away. It was pretty clear that there were plenty of other exorcists nearby that could have helped protecting her once she went calling for help.
Also, we have every reason to believe that he is out to kidnap her.
We also have every reason to believe the Order is led by two disguising brutal douchebags as opposed to honorable and composed family guys from Illuminati. Even if Shima is Illuminati spy, I'll save my judgment till we know something more.
Honorable and composed..? Are you talking about Toudou?
You do remember that the Illuminati were prepared to wipe out the entire city of Kyoto with their little Impure King debacle, right?
The Order isn't perfect, but we have yet to see them contemplate mass murder of innocent citizens.
Also, fighting bad guys doesn't necessarily make you a good guy. It's very possible that the Order and the Illuminati are both full of douchebags. In fact, from what we've seen so far, it seems likely.
I hope not, because then I will probably just stop reading the series.
You would? I'm curious.
If she would include a Kidnapper/abuser/stalker x helpless victim pairing and picture it as a healthy relationship? Oh yes. This is the reason why I have to search long and hard to find any yaoi manga suiting my taste (yaoi authors have this weird interpretation of consent), but it's also something I don't compromise on.
But I don't think I have to worry too much. Yukio & Rin already have the overprotective, slightly abusive love-hate relationship covered, and it
isn't seen as a good thing.
Izumo and Bon choose to fight each other. Izumo takes potshots at Bon by mocking his ambitions and general nastiness. Bon takes potshots at her in like kind. Neither is taking advantage of the other. There is no deception. There is hostility, but it is distilling to mutual respect. Their relationship is heading towards Vitriolic Best Buds.
I got lost when vicious slapping was meant to turn into respect. I mean, it's fiction and everything may happen but manhandling isn't what I would call a step towards respect.
Izumo is the one who did the vicious slapping. And she isn't much nicer to Shima, so... I think you're blowing holes in your own ship here.
But Renzou... Renzou has never fought on Izumo's terms. She has made it clear that she can't stand him but she trusted him enough to leave the battle to him. Renzou took advantage of that trust, knocking her out and seeking to deliver her to the hands of the Illuminati.
For a start, Renzou never fought Izumo, period, if that may be an argument here. He was annoying, yes, is that a crime?
Second, if it's about "OMG I TRUSTED YOUUU!" then I tend to not take offense if the "betrayal" saves my life in process or at least was meant to help me. And again, I'm not sure Shima is the bad guy here, even if he does plan to take her to his boss.
We have no indication at all that the Order was planning to hurt her, so... how exactly did he save her life? What was he protecting her from? If it was just from Takara, there would be no reason to take her to anyone but Shura (and we know Takara wasn't really trying to hurt her in the first place).
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What you two dont seem to understand is Anya talk about it from the perspective of shima having good intentions.
Why, thank you. Not only Shima may have good intentions (which I believe even many criminals have). He may actually be a good guy here. We don't know it yet. And I wouldn't judge his motifs only on how he hurt someone's feelings in the middle of a difficult battle.
That's... not really the issue here.
We know Shima doesn't care about hurting her feelings. He does it all the time. But when you go from minor stalking to kidnapping and attempted murder, you can't just wave it away as teenager stuff anymore.
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