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Jul 27, 2023 5:02 AM
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I remember thinking this when I first watched the series way back, but I swear the past chapter makes little to no sense. It definitely feels like an afterthought arc, they wanted Maya and Mitsuomi to have some kind of complicated history, but didn't exactly fill in the gaps that well. The whole arc almost serves just to set up Mitsuomi as a intimidating opponent, whilst providing some intertwining backstories. A shame as the cast is super likeable,  characters like Shin & Bushichi probably could've been better utilised in the main story, rather than just being props in this backstory. Mitsuomi is almost an entirely different character for most of this, and much of what happens to both Shin and Mitsuomi doesn't feel like it had to, as supposed close friends they sure switch up on each other a lot for fairly poor justifications. The motivations of the "behind the scenes" type people (or anyone really) don't seem that consistent either. 

I'm not sure how faithful this is to the manga and if plays out more fluidly there, but it is one I eventually want to check out so can hopefully make my own mind up on that too when I eventually get around to it. I think I have the first two vols back at home. 

Overall I love Tenjou Tenge, but it's certainly poorly thought out in parts, especially "The Past Chapter"
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