I really like Yuuichi as an anime character (design and his kind of twisted personality).
What I don't like is the way they want to show he is thinking and how he actually thinks.
For example:
The second game was really thought out and fun to watch (for me at least)
They made it look like he is some sort of genius.
Then on the 3rd game until the mid it was really good, but is seems like he suddenly stopped thinking.
For example: he knew that the girl (don't remember her name) was from the administration and that was a good reason to not believe in her, it was really Sus for her to ask him the location of the hider.
If you think about how he thought in the second game, you think he would
he would actually give a false location to buy time. (Or something like that)
But he actually gave a true location and turned the game
Into a torture game? (Not sure that's correct, sorry English
is not my mother tongue)
Don't you think it would be better (and maybe more funny) if it ended by outsmarting the enemy?
I know the whole post is a spoiler so, I'm sorry for those who haven't watched the anime yet
Yuuichi is one of if not the best smart ass MC. We have had a few of them like CoTE and other death games shows where there is an MC who is smart but they only think about themselves and how to help themselves in the long run which makes me hate those characters. They feel like husks of a character most of the time
Yuuichi actually cares for his friends as shown in the final episode where he answers the question. He is such a well written character and this show wouldn’t be the same without him.
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I think there's a point that ppl often miss, due to the uniqueness of the storytelling style.
We can only observe and peak into Yuuichi's mind + POV in the 1st game and 1st game only.
Then narrators are shifted into 3rd person or other characters' POV. We can only see what kind of person Yuuichi is through his actions and those actions' consequences but from others' perspectives. So ofc there are some variations and input lag.
For me, he's:
- Smart and cunning, but no genius.
- Calculating and well-prepared.
- Experienced at reading and manipulating ppl.
= You see, he doesn't directly confront the strong, he constantly pick and prey on the weak.
- Ruthless and fearless.
- Has a soft spot for his friends, truly.
- Somehow I feel he also has a slightly soft spot for truly kind ppl.
In short, he's a build diff (Pretty well built imo) manipulative character.
It may look inconsistent cuz we see how he is based on how others see him but minor spoiler, his character become more and more consistent (And very deep + complex) later in the story. The whole anime season is just the start of the main story's plot btw.
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Vbrawl said: I really like Yuuichi as an anime character (design and his kind of twisted personality).
What I don't like is the way they want to show he is thinking and how he actually thinks.
For example:
The second game was really thought out and fun to watch (for me at least)
They made it look like he is some sort of genius.
Then on the 3rd game until the mid it was really good, but is seems like he suddenly stopped thinking.
For example: he knew that the girl (don't remember her name) was from the administration and that was a good reason to not believe in her, it was really Sus for her to ask him the location of the hider.
If you think about how he thought in the second game, you think he would
he would actually give a false location to buy time. (Or something like that)
But he actually gave a true location and turned the game
Into a torture game? (Not sure that's correct, sorry English
is not my mother tongue)
Don't you think it would be better (and maybe more funny) if it ended by outsmarting the enemy?
I know the whole post is a spoiler so, I'm sorry for those who haven't watched the anime yet
To answer you, bro:
He has good mechanics and exp. He's not really a genius, it's more like an expert of his stuffs.
If you get what I mean and relate them to how Yuuichi proceeded the 2nd and 3rd game, especially the order to do so, you'll see.
He always chooses the weakest link to begin with.
- For 2nd game, Sawaragi and Kokorogi. (I save the analysis for another day cuz it's pretty long)
- For 3rd game, Hyakutarou. (You know what happened)
In the 3rd game, due to the number disadvantage and the nature of the game, it was always his plan to win by switching and it was the only way.
- Worse course of action, if he could switch and K team was dumb enough, he would have immediately used violence on Maria if you notice their distance at that moment. Ofc it was a decoy btw and he managed to know there is s1 in K group had brain and could not underestimate them.
- Best course of action, you know the story. It is because he knew Maria was from TG Admin so she can perfectly do his bidding and the honey trap was all he needed.
- Tbh, he just need Hyakutarou's switching to make C group's victory certain. There was ego outplaying there, on both Hyakutarou (The fool) and Kei (The wise).
(*) Thinking carefully, if he resorted to used violence on Hyakutarou (The torture) in front of K group's eyes, do you think what would have likely happened? Right?
- But in reality, well, he chose to work with the weak since at that time he knew the weak spots (Hyakutarou and the captain's debt), there were plenty of time since it was a huge forest, even if he gave K group the true location tbh. (Another small details, eventually had the right location, Kei still needed to provoke Tenji to correctly determine his hiding place).
- He chose to do so cuz it was safer not to wake the sleeping dog, with (*) in mind. You see, when everything is according to plan, ppl will let their guard down.
- I think you have good brain there so I think those points might be sufficient for you.
Vbrawl said: I really like Yuuichi as an anime character (design and his kind of twisted personality).
What I don't like is the way they want to show he is thinking and how he actually thinks.
For example:
The second game was really thought out and fun to watch (for me at least)
They made it look like he is some sort of genius.
Then on the 3rd game until the mid it was really good, but is seems like he suddenly stopped thinking.
For example: he knew that the girl (don't remember her name) was from the administration and that was a good reason to not believe in her, it was really Sus for her to ask him the location of the hider.
If you think about how he thought in the second game, you think he would
he would actually give a false location to buy time. (Or something like that)
But he actually gave a true location and turned the game
Into a torture game? (Not sure that's correct, sorry English
is not my mother tongue)
Don't you think it would be better (and maybe more funny) if it ended by outsmarting the enemy?
I know the whole post is a spoiler so, I'm sorry for those who haven't watched the anime yet
I’m my opinion I think even if yuuichi did give a false location, he would still play the torture game tho
Tomodachi Game's management team exaggerated his praise. until it gets frustrating at times But if you don't think about it Yuichi is also a well written character and easily the best mc of this season.
Yuiichi has been shown as a guy who would take any kind of risks and can plan to go upto any extent to extract the desired results. At surface, he seems to be a nice guy and infact he will try to defend you and save you from the challenges only if you trust him & you let him allow yourself to use in anyway to achieve the goal.
Moreover, he is also insane and his presence is kind of threatening & dangerous to others if they are in his way. His major strength is his manipulation power and his observation skills through which he can identify any kind of relations between people and can actually predict the thoughts of people through his manipulation. He is crazy enough to pull risky stunts anytime.
As we go further in manga, we can see how he just keeps getting better and better from here on
The way he cooperates with Shinomiya Kei in Adult Tomodachi Game shows how much he knows about waiting for the right time.
He knows when he has to pull out the tricks on his sleeves and the risks involved with it
Personally I like such MCs who even though is not overpowered but is crazy to go upto any extent. If I have to rate him on a scale of 10, I will definitely rate him:
9/10
I really do like him, seems like I should give him a favourite vote
Yuichi is one of the characters that I really respect. For example, at the end of the second game, instead of being angry at Tenji he forgives him and trusts him once again. Not only that, but even though he looks like he's a guy who would care about himself, he does cruel things to his friends not only to win the money but also to protect them.
DarkflamingPiS said: I think there's a point that ppl often miss, due to the uniqueness of the storytelling style.
We can only observe and peak into Yuuichi's mind + POV in the 1st game and 1st game only.
Then narrators are shifted into 3rd person or other characters' POV. We can only see what kind of person Yuuichi is through his actions and those actions' consequences but from others' perspectives. So ofc there are some variations and input lag.
For me, he's:
- Smart and cunning, but no genius.
- Calculating and well-prepared.
- Experienced at reading and manipulating ppl.
= You see, he doesn't directly confront the strong, he constantly pick and prey on the weak.
- Ruthless and fearless.
- Has a soft spot for his friends, truly.
- Somehow I feel he also has a slightly soft spot for truly kind ppl.
In short, he's a build diff (Pretty well built imo) manipulative character.
It may look inconsistent cuz we see how he is based on how others see him but minor spoiler, his character become more and more consistent (And very deep + complex) later in the story. The whole anime season is just the start of the main story's plot btw.
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Vbrawl said: I really like Yuuichi as an anime character (design and his kind of twisted personality).
What I don't like is the way they want to show he is thinking and how he actually thinks.
For example:
The second game was really thought out and fun to watch (for me at least)
They made it look like he is some sort of genius.
Then on the 3rd game until the mid it was really good, but is seems like he suddenly stopped thinking.
For example: he knew that the girl (don't remember her name) was from the administration and that was a good reason to not believe in her, it was really Sus for her to ask him the location of the hider.
If you think about how he thought in the second game, you think he would
he would actually give a false location to buy time. (Or something like that)
But he actually gave a true location and turned the game
Into a torture game? (Not sure that's correct, sorry English
is not my mother tongue)
Don't you think it would be better (and maybe more funny) if it ended by outsmarting the enemy?
I know the whole post is a spoiler so, I'm sorry for those who haven't watched the anime yet
To answer you, bro:
He has good mechanics and exp. He's not really a genius, it's more like an expert of his stuffs.
If you get what I mean and relate them to how Yuuichi proceeded the 2nd and 3rd game, especially the order to do so, you'll see.
He always chooses the weakest link to begin with.
- For 2nd game, Sawaragi and Kokorogi. (I save the analysis for another day cuz it's pretty long)
- For 3rd game, Hyakutarou. (You know what happened)
In the 3rd game, due to the number disadvantage and the nature of the game, it was always his plan to win by switching and it was the only way.
- Worse course of action, if he could switch and K team was dumb enough, he would have immediately used violence on Maria if you notice their distance at that moment. Ofc it was a decoy btw and he managed to know there is s1 in K group had brain and could not underestimate them.
- Best course of action, you know the story. It is because he knew Maria was from TG Admin so she can perfectly do his bidding and the honey trap was all he needed.
- Tbh, he just need Hyakutarou's switching to make C group's victory certain. There was ego outplaying there, on both Hyakutarou (The fool) and Kei (The wise).
(*) Thinking carefully, if he resorted to used violence on Hyakutarou (The torture) in front of K group's eyes, do you think what would have likely happened? Right?
- But in reality, well, he chose to work with the weak since at that time he knew the weak spots (Hyakutarou and the captain's debt), there were plenty of time since it was a huge forest, even if he gave K group the true location tbh. (Another small details, eventually had the right location, Kei still needed to provoke Tenji to correctly determine his hiding place).
- He chose to do so cuz it was safer not to wake the sleeping dog, with (*) in mind. You see, when everything is according to plan, ppl will let their guard down.
- I think you have good brain there so I think those points might be sufficient for you.
I understand what you mean, and you seem to have read the manga too (I haven't).
I guess you are right, not a genius, more like a high-IQ person but not SO special.
I guess the show isn't to show the "perfect mastermind" or some genius who never loses
but maybe a more "normal" person that wants the best for him and his friends
and I'm sure that's not entirely correct,
I have some mistakes but I think I'm starting to get the main point of the anime
Vbrawl said: I understand what you mean, and you seem to have read the manga too (I haven't).
I guess you are right, not a genius, more like a high-IQ person but not SO special.
I guess the show isn't to show the "perfect mastermind" or some genius who never loses
but maybe a more "normal" person that wants the best for him and his friends
and I'm sure that's not entirely correct,
I have some mistakes but I think I'm starting to get the main point of the anime
Nah, it's cool bro.
The whole anime season is just the start of the story so based on what given in the anime, we can only see a few layers of his characters.
It is built that way, seeing but deceiving at the same time cuz it's reverse chronology.
I also felt inconsistency in his character until later half of the story. So yeah, I feel ya bro.
It turns out that the storytelling is pretty unique and Yuuichi's character is very deep and complex for reasons, but consistently built and portraited.
A very manipulative character. But also a very interesting character. He always would surprise me when I watched Tomodachi Game. Overall a very interesting MC.
His twisted personality and everything is 10/10 and he is a well written chracter.
But what I don't like is how his friend and everyone just keeps calling him monster and evil etc well I might be baised but he entered the game to save his friends right? and every trick and manuplative thing he does ends up saving their ass so it would be better , if they appreciated it once instead passing judgement all the time and FFS stop betraying him.
He's made to be intelligent (accurately figuring out people's traits). Skilled actor (manipulation, intimidation and taking his time).
However he also depends on his luck
(phone call at the and finger breaking, bringing Tenji to the brink and nearly killing him and pushing twin tails off the cliff. He couldn't have been sure, the two stooges would have reacted in time to save her. He just bet on them saving her.
I think his "acting" hasn't been portrayed to well in the anime. His murderous personality peeking out is portrayed well and his people reading skills are also well executed. He's lost a bit if his edge, after being in a safe & every day life setting, for a while. His emotions are hard to read. I can't tell if he's truly upset, or secretly calculating his reactions, to seem as harmless and normal as possible in front of people.
Unfortunately there was no other way for Yuuichi to win that game.He bet on them to save the girl but bet wasn't groundless.He was certain that at least one guy would try to save her and that's exactly what he wanted.
Team Katagiri was at clear disadvantage in that game, only 3 members against 5 and they couldn't eat and drink well before the game.
However opposing team were all well fed and found a foolproof plan.
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