| Yes, and I appreciate that this episode actually added more development for her. Of course Setsuna is integral to her personality and development, but she became strong partially from having to live without her sister for so long. |
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| I think you're spot-on about defining Towa's relationship with Setsuna becoming more like an obsession. I think the series is really trying to create a parallel between Towa and Zero, both of them being obsessed with protecting the people they care about, but they're ultimately failures that need to protected or put in their place. But yeah, to answer your original question, no, I don't like Towa either. She's annoying and her character is a mess. They set her up as this tomboy who's grown up fighting all these tough dudes, but she's the MC with the least bit of combat experience and wit. The idea of writing a character who's supposed to be strong, as "someone who needs to be protected" can easily backfire. Towa also seems to be pretty stuck in her way of thinking, never understanding that Setsuna really doesn't have a mutual desire to be close sisters again. She just expects everyone to think and feel the same things she does and is [surpirse Pikachu face] when people don't match her vision. |
xSweetSlayerxDec 20, 2021 4:37 PM
| Well, Towa is my least favorite of the three main protagonists. My ranking would be: 1.) Moroha 2.) Setsuna 3.) Towa But I think the obsession you're referring to, while true, is kind of just in line with the original Inuyasha series thematically, which revolved around the burgeoning feelings between Kagome and Inuyasha (and to a lesser extent, the past and evolving/devolving relationship between Inuyasha and Kikyo) growing from curious interest to infatuation and obsession to the point of literally being willing to die or risk death for each other, and their main character development trajectories being explored via their interest in the other and what that means for their identities and roles in life. It's playing on the same type of feelings and mindset that got a core part of the original Inuyasha fanbase so invested in and dedicated to the show. However cool, it wasn't for the toad youkai. Except here, it's transformed into a platonic, familial relationship rather than a romantic one. |
| Moroha was basically the only reason I kept watching this show but Setsuna has been growing on me from S2, Towa, ehhh I don't know, she never learns anything. |
| Towa is honestly the second worst character of this season. Only behind kakehashi from Platinum End (which is the worst anime of the season.) Her demon form was super cringey looking too. And the whistling her sword does when she uses it is super annoying. I'm just glad we got to see more Sesshomaru Best to worst for me would be Setsuna, Moroha, then Towa. Setsuna's no nonsense attitude reminds me of Sessh. |
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| Thing is, it was probably the hardest character for them to create and they probably tried a lot of stuff. With Moroha, you could just copy most of Inuyasha's personality. An anime centered on him was already pretty popular, so it wouldn't be a big of a problem to have a character that was a younger female version of him. I remember opening the official website on the day the anime was announced and it showed a big message reading "Sesshoumaru had daughters...". Moroha was only mentioned in a few sections if I recall correctly. A message is still showing up in the official website, but now it only talks about the bonds of their inherited blood. That, as well as all the focus we have been seeing on Towa and Setsuna, makes me believe that from the start, it was planned to have Sesshoumaru's daughter as main character, with Moroha being some kind of Miroku/Sango. But now think of an anime focused in a character that was a female young version of Sesshoumaru. Most of the story would be about a character wandering quietly, most of the time by herself. All am I talking here is pure speculation, but I think that is the reason they split in twins and made this kind of lore. You can still have Sesshoumaru's daughter being one of the main characters and having his personality, which is Setsuna. Then the one that would sort of carry his powers would be the other twin, and would be the active voice in the story since his personality was already there in her sister. The problem, in the end, was that they tried a lot of different personalities on her during the show, which makes her identity less conclusive and more of a question mark. |
| Honestly.... she's pretty terrible. I mean.... really bad. Every time the story focuses on her I have the urge to fast forward. So far, she has made every single dumb decision possible. And she's just.... dumb. "Setsuna forgot about me!". Bitch, she had magical amnesia. She didn't forget, her mind was wiped. Why is that so hard to grasp? |
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| I don't really think anyone likes Towa. She is one of the most boring characters with a super predictable and correct personality. Her obsession for Setsuna is so annoying. I really wish I could like her but she just feel like every shounen anime MC. She will befriend anyone and try to save everyone. This type of character is what I hate the most. Moroha is a much more likeable character and she should've been the MC. ;( |
| "I'll Take a Potato Chip and EAT IT" |
| I haven’t watched much of season 2 yet but I’ll be the singular person to say I like her. However I’m not going to argue about it so I’ll just leave it at that. |
| She is definitely not my fav but I don't hate her. She is holding onto her past too much and she is OBSESSED with Setsuna. Like back off a lil. |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
MacchiaStella said: She is definitely not my fav but I don't hate her. She is holding onto her past too much and she is OBSESSED with Setsuna. Like back off a lil. Just as Kagome was obsessed with Inuyasha or vice versa. It's basically a recalibration of the same dynamic which was a large part of what made the original series so successful and popular, except familial and platonic this time around rather than romantic love. |
WatchTillTandava said: MacchiaStella said: She is definitely not my fav but I don't hate her. She is holding onto her past too much and she is OBSESSED with Setsuna. Like back off a lil. Just as Kagome was obsessed with Inuyasha or vice versa. It's basically a recalibration of the same dynamic which was a large part of what made the original series so successful and popular, except familial and platonic this time around rather than romantic love. I didn't like Kagome obsession with Inuyasha ngl, so I guess that's why Towa always being up Setsuna's ass kinda annoys me. In the most recent episode, we can see how she just would keep on saying/screaming "where are you Setsuna" throughout her life in the modern world. |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
| At first I did like Towa but quickly got bored with her character and felt like her growth in her powers was not earned and she kept being the center of attention instead of it being divided equally between all the 3 girls and it didn't help Towa since her sister and cousin are much more interesting and their personalities and story lines are more enjoyable but now Season 2 Towa improved by a lot! All the girls feel like a unit too and no one is OP(no one meaning Towa) and overall I am very satisfied by how Towa is now. That being said there is still tons of room for improvement in Towa's story arc but they are getting there. Hopefully they won't suddenly make her OP without it being earned or dumb her down in any way. Still my favourite is Moroha and then Setsuna and then Towa |
SapphiRubyCrysJan 15, 2022 4:35 AM
| Tbh, Yashahime as a show will never be as great as Inuyasha. I think holding any of the new characters up to that degree will let you down. I understand about Towa. She is not my favorite character, but I don't hate her. She is different from others in the show because she grew up in the modern era. I think they do a good job portraying that. She was hesitant to kill at first. She was very obsessive about Setsuna at first. She was very naive at first. I think she has grown, maybe just a little, but still. I think even in the new episode, how she gets on with Kagome so easily just shows that she has a personality of someone from the modern era. I think even though she is the MC, I don't view her as the MC. I view the trio as a conglomerate. It's good that every character can play off each other and bring something different to the show. |
  ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐼𝒻 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝓂𝑒 𝒾𝓉’𝓈 𝒶 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒, 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃, 𝐼’𝓁𝓁 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎’𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝓇𝑜𝓃𝑔. *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧  𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 |
| Crushing on - Setsuna (looks and being all stoik and dignified). Like - Moroha (confident, smart and capable). Has her moments - Towa (nice visuals in terms of her appearance and probably best when fighting bullies in the modern era). |
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