I learned that philosophy and psychology do not necessarily mix and just because I like the former does not mean I will like the latter. As I was discussing with a couple people earlier, I realized that psychology really should not be a science. That's what I've been annoyed with lately.
Current obsession: Izaya cell phone smashing scene...I just really want to watch Durarara!! I think I'll make it a dub this time (I've been watching so many subs). It must be because of this whole TWEWY-Shibuya thing... However, I wouldn't call wanting to watch it an obsession yet...I just didn't have anything new to put on here.
I recently just watched a short movie called "5 Centimeters Per Second" that's supposed to be really fantastic, but... well, the animation's beautiful and it does leave me with a certain melancholy because it was good, but I didn't love it.
RLN Over.
This has some TWEWY (The World Ends With You) spoilers...
So this character is...odd. Yes, odd, because he's neither a hero nor a villain and I still am not sure whether he is an anti-hero or anti-villain. Because I have good judgment, I'm going to stick to anti-hero though. Our character this time is.....
Joshua Kiryu!
MBTI type: INTP
I actually saw him for the first time in KH3D and fell in love with him. His voice actor so perfectly captures his tone, which mixes amusement and smarminess at the same time (good job, Aaron Spann!). I love his dialogue too...
He could potentially have come off a little creepy, but once again, the actor voices him brilliantly. Joshua is extremely intelligent (always a couple steps ahead) and a very complex character, so you never quite know what's going on inside his head. Even though he comes off as arrogant and, to Neku, strangle-able (new word), he's just a lonely kid who feels like he's on the outside looking in. (Then again, I always seem to get suckered into characters with secret vulnerabilities). I could see why Neku would be annoyed at him, but I think Joshua is just so amusing and I would probably laugh at his jokes even if they were directed at me XD. Honestly, I think the two of us would get along quite well as I can see a few similarities between us (that perhaps other people will never see, but that's generally how it goes), although my conscious is far more...in use?
Also, I don't know why but this dialogue is my favourite (and only the people who have played this will find this funny or at least understand this, I think...):
*on the back city streets
Neku: I thought you were looking for the Shibuya river
Joshua: I am.
Neku: Uhh...I don't see any rivers
Joshua: Thank you, Neku.
Like I said, one of those "you had to be there" jokes, except it's more of "you had to play there". Yeah.
The one reason I was thinking about not liking him is because of the whole (spoilers!!!!) murdering the main character thing, but it was just to use him as a proxy to decide whether to destroy Shibuya or not. But later, he doesn't destroy Shibuya because Neku doesn't shoot him because he trusts Joshua and they're friends now, maybe?
I found it ironic how all this time when you think you're doing worthless missions like helping a business man sell these pins to all of Shibuya to make them popular, you're actually contributing to the major plot (assimilation plot, that is!). Something like that happened in 358/2 Days when you just thought you were installing a couple random machines (but they led to your potential demise later on!).
Hmm...okay, I think my rant is finished. Fellow Joshua fans, I would tell you to comment!
(But no one ever does.....)
Here he is!!
Ok, but more seriously...
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