That new guy in new chapter being reference to D-gray man though...
Found some interesting stuff.
Seems like a big reference.
From D-gray-man fandom.
"I have to be careful... or I won't be able to go back. I don't want to lose it... because... having a light side... and a dark side... is what makes life interesting."
Unlike most of the Noah, Tyki prefers to keep his human mindset alive alongside his Noah mindset, resulting in him having dual personalities, one calm and kind and the other sadistic, that he refers to, respectively, as "White" and "Black".
Tyki's "white" side is reserved for his human friends and the child they travel with
His "black" side, though, is heavily influenced by his inner Noah, especially when he feels blood-lust. While his "dark" side is prevalent, Tyki's speech and mannerisms become much more refined; he dresses well and carries himself in a more dignified manner. He is still a bit laid back for a "noble", however, and has his moments when he is not as dignified, and at times he uses his refined behavior as a means to tease his enemies. While in his "dark" side, Tyki also becomes much more sadistic, and enjoys using his "Choose" ability to kill people in creative and grotesque ways, particularly by removing organs. He is not indifferent to psychological torment either, as he shown during his encounter with Lavi. He displays murderous impulses when he is "black".
Keeping these dual personalities from bleeding into one another, or having his "light" side destroyed completely by his inner Noah, seems to be difficult for Tyki. While it seems that he cares for his human friends, Tyki himself has confirmed having his "light" side and his "dark" side present in his conscious mind at the same time "is what makes life so interesting." Tyki doesn't have a split personality as these two sides of him are very well aware of each others and what they do.
From wikipedia:
D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance, Innocence, to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity.
Set in an alternate 19th century, the story focuses on an organization of exorcists, named the Black Order, as they defend humanity against the Noah Family, reincarnations of Noah and his twelve apostles whom bear hatred towards humanity and God led by a man known as the Millennium Earl. The exorcists' main weapon against the Noah Family are sentient holy artifacts called Innocence. Innocence comes in a variety of forms, varying from everyday objects such as boots to grandfather clocks, to weapons such as swords and guns; regardless of their form, each Innocence possesses unique offensive and supportive abilities and will only work for the wielder of their choosing. Out of the 109 Innocence hidden and scattered throughout the world, one of them is the master Innocence; whichever side obtains this Innocence first will win the war. In contrast to the Innocence, the Noah Family's weapons are derived from a power source known as Dark Matter. Dark Matter grants the Noah superpowers, along with the ability to create and control demons.
Hmmmm....
That's a lot of Innocents too.
Hmmm...
Bruh if the new guy from Tsukuyomi is actually some resurrected form of OPM God.
Shit just got a whole lot more interesting.
You know what would be interesting? Orochi being resurrected back to human form.
(And Murata-sensei specifically teasing about Orochi too)
Loaning from the tumblr user mint1412's meta that I referenced, for clarification's sake.
So from these two scenes we know that A.) Mana/Adam/The Earl devours souls & B.) Joyd has a very interesting reaction to the term “spit up the food I ate”.
These two together imply that Tyki is a product of Mana /Adam/The Earl sort of spitting up the bits of Nea he devoured. Now we don’t know exactly what this entails- is Tyki the soul remnants of Nea that Mana had devoured? Or is he the soul remnants + the body left behind.
When Link healed Allen/Nea, Nea mentioned that the feeling was the exact opposite of Mana’s devouring, which implies that injuries the soul affects the body somehow. At the very least, we know that injuries to the body can be repaired with the soul so it’s possible that they’re interchangeable.
It's so nice to get some more references. I've thought about this for quite some time, about souls splitting. :D
Can we actually confirm soul transmigration and all these people being parts of one soul? Why Garou is basically shadow of the soul and kindred spirit?
That would be so fucking rad. And fucking sad too.
If say, Garou happens to be the soul of Saitama's younger brother from some previous life (Era of change), like Susanoo is the younger brother of Amaterasu and Ritsu is the younger brother of Mob. Who Mob thought had at some point perished in a tragic house fire accident alongside with his parents...
(Something something Saitama's very soul refuses to be unheroic)
We never got the reason why Saitama is basically an orphan with no family either.
Susanoo (スサノオ; historical orthography: スサノヲ, 'Susanowo') is a kami in Japanese mythology. The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory characteristics (both good and bad), being portrayed in various stories either as a wild, impetuous god associated with the sea and storms, as a heroic figure who killed a monstrous serpent, or as a local deity linked with the harvest and agriculture. Syncretic beliefs that arose after the introduction of Buddhism to Japan also saw Susanoo becoming conflated with deities of pestilence and disease.
Horcruxes?
Horcruxes.
There's one Harry Potter reference in the manga, yes.
Nice refs. The moral goody-two shoes religious crusader and the angsty dude in black named funeral suspenders. :D
Shit boutta get real good. And possibly real fucking tragic and sad.
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7 Ways to Introduce the Villain.
1. The Shadow
A lot of series go with the classic 'ominous shadowy figure in the background.' Here's Silco in Arcane. Sinister voice, sinister dude, sinister intent. Boom, you have your villain.
2. The Slow Reveal
Other variations of the 'shadowy figure' in which the series draws out the reveal of the villain. Avatar: The Last Airbender doesn't reveal the Firelord until the final season, but his presence is felt throughout the series. He's always this looming threat whose will is carried out by his underlings. (General Zhao, Azula, etc.)
3. The Fabulous Entrance!
Okay, so we do hear Ragyo on the phone a couple times before they actually show her face, but goddamn, this entrance. It is impressive and terrifying and, it perfectly suits the utter psycho that she is.
There is no normal expression this woman makes when she's 'happy.' She's always smug or angry or annoyed, but this face with her staring, manic eyes and smile still haunts me. Send help.
4. The Sudden Entrance
Shigaraki kinda comes out of nowhere in My Hero Academia. For the first few episodes, its all lighthearted and fun and dealing with Bakugo's BS and then the class heads off on a field trip and suddenly,
"Oh, shit! Plot is happening!"
This series started off with kids learning to be heroes, and now its tragedy and social upheaval and people's lives are in danger.
5. The Incognito Entrance
This is when some random nonthreatening dude/lady just kinda sidles into the plot the be the butt of a joke and later turns out to have been one of the villains.
This scene was so weird. Tyki is just minding his own business, scamming people at cards. Then Allen and Lavi show up looking for their friend (the guy currently being scammed), and even though he recognizes them as exorcists and his enemies, Tyki has to sit there and play it off like he doesn't know jack cause if he does anything, he's gonna blow his cover in front of his human buddies. And then he suffers the indignation of being stripped in a poker game in broad daylight because the main protagonist is absolutely evil with a card deck. And then he just walks away from this like it's a totally normal thing, not even really taking vengeance for it. (He went after Allen, sure, but that was more of a job than any personal vendetta.) He's not the main villain, but I couldn't resist pointing out how bizarre this is.
For those who haven't seen D. Gray Man, the guy in the center is one of the main antagonists, and though this is technically the second time you see him, the first encounter was so short it was practically a cameo and he was a Victorian-era, Dorian Gray dandy gentleman, not this hobo riding a train.
6. The Traitor
Since the Undertaker was more of a neutral party in Black Butler, I don't think he really counts as a traitor. Still, I don't think too many of us were suspecting the morbid jokester Grim Reaper was going to turn out to be a major antagonist later on.
7. The Protagonist
And sometimes the protagonist is the villain!
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