#naja gref

[ilikerpgs]

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World x Sands of Destruction.

#tales of symphonia: dawn of the new world #sands of destruction #emil castagnier #kyrie illunis #marta lualdi #morte asherah #tenebrae #taupy toplan #richter abend #naja gref #crossover #dotnw #tales of

[saphushia]

short unpopular anime/game beloved

#rewatched the anime yesterday and it holds up surprisingly well #interepretting it as kyrie x morte's dead brother reve is fun #also started playing the game #despite not being a big fan of jrpgs in general i'm enjoying it #also shocking how much voice acting it has for a ds game #sands of destruction #world destruction: guided wills #kyrie illunis #morte asherah #toupy toplan #toppy toran #naja gref #art

[mysticarks]

[jolts in a cold sweat] Naja Gref was done dirty in both versions I need justice for this wolf dude

#the anime does a better job at showing a world of human/beastman conflict but neglects his backstory entirely #he might as well be an extra in the anime tbh #while the game which fleshes out his character well... what happened in the ending is not what he would have wanted at all! #yes I have not stopped thinking about this universe. the game could use a major remake

[inputanimeoutput]

30 Day Anime Character Challenge: Day #11

Kemono

Naja Gref of Sands of Destruction

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Below the read more is a (hopefully) comprehensive definition of kemono as well as my rational for choosing Naja as my favorite/best example of this archetype.

Kemono (Adj. N.)

Kemono is simply the term for beast in Japanese and is used in anime to describe a character who is not human yet has human-like characteristics.  Kemono characters are often anthropomorphically designed and capable of the same sort of intelligence as human beings.  In all aspects, they are incredibly human aside from animalistic physical attributes like ears, tails, snouts, and fur.

A subset of the kemono type is the jujin or the kemonobito which are kemono who look more human than animal.  Characters like nekomimi fit in this category.  These characters typically with have only ears and a tail to distinguish them as beast-like as the rest of their features are human.

Furry is the popular term for discussing kemono characters; however, the term furry can be misleading when talking about kemono characters.  Ultimately, the rule for establishing a character's status as a furry is that they will look completely like the animal they are supposed to be and, like their namesake, will be covered in fur.

It should be mentioned that youkai and kemono are two completely different things.  Youkai and their appearances, even if they are animal-like, often stem from Japanese lore and tradition while kemono are kemono due to the structure and premise of the series they appear in.  A character who is a youkai is not a kemono.

Naja is half-silver-wolf and half-human, so by all accounts he doesn't particularly fit into the kemono world nor does he fit into the human world because of his fluffy white tail, so he's be more of a jujin than a true kemono; however, I'm choosing him because I adore his character, and I appreciate the struggle between the two races that he is.

Sands of Destruction sets up kemono like characters, called Feral, as one master race with numerous animal ethnicity and with the human race as subservient to the Feral.  Despite how on the outside of both worlds Naja is, he maintains his composure and does his work.  He's a smart individual who actually does have a lot of common sense despite the fact that the team of Naja and Rhia are bested by Kyrie and Morte about as badly as Team Rocket is in Pokemon.

In the end, he's not exactly a full kemono, but I think that he, as a character, illustrates some of the issues brought about in anime by this character type being present.  Besides...fluffy white tail.

#Naja Gref #Sands of Destruction #30 Day Anime Character Challenge #CharacterChallengeIAO #kemono

[digitallyinclined]

Protip: Best way to get a friend into Sands of Destruction, tell them the baseline for your favorite character.

#sands of destruction #naja greff #naja gref

[eternaldarkdragoness1]

Oh my God, I just rewatched the 11th episode of sands of destruction and I completely forgot Naja did that.

#like how did I forget #naja gref #*sayaka voice* that wasn't very cash money of you