What a great main character!

Merve2Love said:
He's not mature. That's kinda the whole point of his character. He's the classic, happy go lucky, pure hearted boy that goes saving the day, by charging head first into danger, innocently only thinking about helping others.

Merve2Love said:

Aside from him not beeing a "crybaby" , I don't really see your point. Yes. He's not Subaru. You're right.

He's every heroic/energetic Boy I've seen a hundred times over, in this sort of setting. Only difference is that this character templet wasn't as prominent yet, when this Show was airing...maybe..., which makes it somewhat influencial.

Dd5 said:


If he was just a naive boy, once he has gone through that much suffering, he would lose his composure and fall in bewilderment, but, as we can see in the show, that's not the case at all. How is this not a trait of maturity?



I can recollect some examples of strong-willed main characters, but the conflicts they face usually revolves around personal ambitions or trifling issues (I can't feel much sympathy for them), or the world where their story takes place has too much fantastical elements (I can't take their problems seriously) and they're confident, not necessarily because they're mature or wise, but just because they're very skilled in something specific (usually, martial arts), if for some reason, they would lost this skill, their reason to be confident is gone.

On the other hand, "Now and Then, Here and There" and its main character make a more unique anime in a way that this series sets a very gloomy tone because it revolves around some serious problems of our real world (local wars in poor countries). A lot of sad things happen, but thanks to the main character's mindset and composure, the experience of watching the show doesn't turn into a sea of sadness and hopelessness, and given such a serious circumstance he is in, I feel much more compelled to root for him and much more satisfied whenever he makes a comeback than I usually would do whenever any other usual archetype of strong-willed protagonist do the same in another anime.

Merve2Love said:

Jesus....you're weirding me out o.O

I wasn't in for a lecture on thoughts that only really matter in your own head xD ...I don't know you, my dude.

Have some consideration, here^^
I was giving my 2 Cents for the Topic and that's it ... No need for another wall of Text full of your own, made up facts...

Dd5 said:


I just gave more detailed explanation because you highlighted that you "didn't see my point".
Anything written in these forums is about personal thoughts, likes and dislikes that only matter, beforehand, to the respective author of the post.
You can relate to it or not.

Merve2Love said:

He's every heroic/energetic Boy I've seen a hundred times over, in this sort of setting. Only difference is that this character templet wasn't as prominent yet, when this Show was airing...maybe..., which makes it somewhat influencial.

protosheis said:

Lol, it's not influential. The characters, by design, parallel the cast of Mirai Shounen Conan, a show that predates it by two decades. Shu is a shallower version of Conan, with a stick instead of a spear.