Arajin Analysis & Hate

I honestly love Arajin. He's the "must protect at all costs" character of the season.

But he definitely does have room to grow, so I really look forward to what kind of backstory they are cooking up for him and what kind of way they will redeem him. For now I think it is still too early to criticise him for being horny or cold-hearted at times.

I agree with everything said above, especially the part with Arajin trying to hide behind a mask because he's too scared of showing his true self and being vulnerable with others. It's also worth mentioning that Arajin is an anxious person, which makes his stomach act up. When Matakara recognised Arajin at school, his first reaction was holding his stomach. He's basically scared to show Matakara his true self and shatter his expectations of Arajin, so he gives him a cold shoulder out of fear. I think Arajin's flaws are relatable and I'm hoping we will see the development of his character.

I'll just be here eating popcorns and laugh at you all, when it will be proven that anime never changes, and that they will beat this joke of him being in love and coward like a dead horse till the very end. Especially because it's original. Arajin is a bad MC and he will never get better.

@Malisa90 I'm not much of betting man, but I'll be sure to get back to you on that when the anime concludes. I'll admit I'm apprehensive, but it's still only episode 5 and there's 7 left to go -- a LOT can change in that time, especially with how much each episode covers in this series. Bucchigiri is the first of Utsumi's works to differ so drastically from the rest of her repertoire, so I'm plenty optimistic things will change from what we've seen so far.

@OnlyAraku

I can see how this show might end, MC will at some point realize that he needs to forgive himself for leaving his friend to the bullies and he will suddenly power up and beat up the big bad, but at the end of the day after all that something will happen that will still use some of the same three jokes that have been established and are constantly happening for now already FIVE episodes.
Joke number 1. How he wants to fuck a girl.
Joke number 2. He wants to be with a bitch girl.
Joke nubemr 3. He has to go to the toilet because he is scared.
And one of these things will singlehandedly undermine his entire "character growth" like 95% of anime shows like to do to their MCs at the very end.
So you can defend the MC as much as you want but in the end he will still be a bad and pathetic MC.

I personally find Arajin annoying ash and I'm just 3 episodes into the anime. You say there's space for a lot of growth for him, I'm yet to see that but I guess I'll wait and see. Tbh, I'd have loved it if Matakara was the mc and merged with Senya, not Arajin. What's making me watch this anime is the fact that Matakara is trying to change Arajin and I like that if not, Arajin has had no influence or impact on me. Well, I'll see what he has to accomplish in the future. Then and maybe then, I'll change my opinion on him. Still, I find him quite amusing and the fact that he is the embodiment of comic relief in the show makes it even better. I'm looking forward to his future. I won't criticize him that much when we've barely seen what his future holds.

@Malisa90 I thought I'd humor you in good faith discussion, but if you're only seeking to unreasonably hate on the series then you'd find better company elsewhere.

Arajin being an annoying whimp MC most likely by design, he needs to work through his weak nature and constipation (figuratively and literally). His behavior is not endearing, though its probably one the most realistic teenager behavior for Shonen MC. Like bruh, no way in real life would a teenager start being uber confident and combat gods and ghosts, most would loose their collective minds when thrust into similar situations, or be little dirt bags that cant express their emotions correctly.

Does this make an entertaining or enjoyable MC to watch? Well to a point, but there comes a time that they need to change the formula. You have very limited time to tell your story and extending the teenager angst part wont help. We got that he was a pos person, now lets see him finally grow.

I'll just be here eating popcorns and laugh at you all, when it will be proven that anime never changes, and that they will beat this joke of him being in love and coward like a dead horse till the very end. Especially because it's original. Arajin is a bad MC and he will never get better.