Hi Anon! Not sure I 100% understand what you’re asking so feel free to tell me if that’s not what you meant.
Of course it depends on where you’re at in the story, since the cast does get bigger with every arc, but as of the latest update, yes there are different groups of characters that we can follow in the story.
There is Guts’ and Casca’s party, currently on a place called Skellig Island…
There is Griffith’s army (the villains, so to speak) that we’re currently following:
And we had a few recurring secondary characters that we could follow sometimes here and there in the story, but recently they all formed one group…
…in order to escape Griffith and to possibly rejoin later with Guts and Casca.
We might follow other recurring secondary characters in the future (I’m thinking of the city of Vritannis in particular), but so far there are “only” three groups of characters.
I hope that’s what you were asking about. Have a nice day!
Snk fandom in the beginning: WHERE IS THE FATHER
Snk fandom now: WHO IS THE FATHER
Listen tho’, I am 200% convinced that it is supposed to be super relevant and a big hint to a significant plot development (or answer about Guts) in the future.
I mean, look:
first there was the adorable Chitch…
…as a few random episodes right in the middle of vol37, before we switched to Rickert/Falconia and then again to Guts’ party finally reaching Skellig. And since I don’t think Sensei does random in his story… well, it must be narratively meaningful somehow. x)
Then, of course, there are all the references to Puck before they had even met, which in my opinion definitely hints that Puck and Guts could be linked by fate.
There was Judeau with some elf dust coming from Puck during the Golden age…
but also Rickert with some more elf dust coming from Puck, which was used to heal Casca and Guts after the Eclipse…
Puck who, unknowingly, was also of a great help to Guts during his two years as the terrifying Black Swordsman, as pointed out by Rickert once again…
…just like he was
already
hinted to be pretty significant to the plot in a very obvious way recently…
Puck who calls the Beherit Guts found in the first arc “his”…
and it’s been mentioned too often by now for me not to think it’s possibly hiding something relevant:
So I don’t know exactly what may link Guts and Puck, but fate is at work here and I’ll be really surprised if Puck doesn’t have an even bigger role in the future than during Guts’ Black Swordsman days.
It’s possible that the Beherit is really supposed to be his, especially since Puck knows all about Guts’ revenge against the Godhand and even met them in the very first arc. Not to say that Puck would sacrifice his friends or anything, but just that he may be the key to Guts going back to the Abyss
for the third time
in order to face the Godhand.
Otherwise, to be honest, I have had this super crack theory (i.e no real hint) for ages that maybe,
Guts survived through his rather savage birth circumstances because Puck happened to pass by and heal him? Then Gambino showed up soon after and the rest is history.
After all, we don’t know exactly when Puck left Skellig Island all those years ago, just like we don’t know if that circus troupe is the first group of humans he came upon (unless it was mentioned and I’m misremembering something?).
Besides, in Berserk, the notion of fate is extremely important, that’s why even Griffith couldn’t escape becoming Femto even when the Beherit was taken away from him that one time. So if the Skull Knight says that there is a possible tie between Guts and Elves, then I’m ready to believe it’s the case.
The question is does it come from Guts’ past or will it be explained by something that has yet to happen? Whichever it is, I’m pretty sure it’s going to be very important either to Guts’ character or to the plot iself (or both). :))
Awww ❤ ❤ ❤ Thank you for the very sweet message Anon-chan!
I also really love the Uta = OEK theory, in all its many versions actually. 😀 And I agree with you, I am choosing to see this as being unanswered rather than denied, especially considering that Sensei did so many artworks of Uta over the years. So I really think something was up with him and Sensei actually enjoyed the idea very much, but then… well something happened. :3
It’s not the only theory that was left unanswered, without mentioning all the biology-related questions I still have, but I’ll keep having my opinion on these topics as headcanons. :))
OMG good point about Itori’s feelings though! I explained to another Anon why I thought these were likely to exist way before the last chapter surprinsingly confirmed it, but you are 100% accurate…
It’s definitely some kind of confirmation to all these Uta theories! Ahh, thank you for sharing it with me Anon, it totally makes my day!! 😀
Honestly if Sensei ever decides to make a spin-off about 100 years ago (to answer about the Washuu family…
or even the Clowns and ghoul biology in general), I’ll be here. 🙂 I hope you’ll join me if this happens, Anon!
As for Kuroshitsuji and Berserk, no worries I’ll be there. 🙂 Don’t hesitate to pass by to chat or if you’ve got anything on your mind. I have a Berserk post coming up that I wanted to do for a long time but since it’s kinda a crack theory I’ve refrained from writing it till now. xD
Thanks again for passing by, for the nice words and sharing your thoughts Anon! ^3^ I really appreciate it and I hope we’ll discuss more in the future! ❤
Have a lovely day!
Hey Anon! Thanks, I’m glad so many people agree that this is a cool theory, haha! ^3^ (it may not be a theory anymore tho’, thanks Itori and Anon above)
I don’t think you’re in denial, in fact I agree with what @sentrakk proposed here, in the sense that another addition to the story remains possible, due to a lot of plot threads being left hanging (like the Uta theories for example).
I just am not sure that it should be a sequel is all, because Kaneki’s story is indeed over and it could be a difficult read if Sensei were to keep pushing in this direction. Of course, it could still be a sequel with a different protagonist: if that’s the case, I’d personally be interested in Kurona’s travels, Takizawa or even where Akira and Amon possibly left.
More than anything though, if we were to argue that Sensei might one day decide to add another part to his story, personally I’d like a prequel (kinda like he did with TG: Jack & Arima), mostly because going back to 100 years ago would give us a lot of answers about all the relevant topics I was super fond of (they’re mentioned above). xD
Focusing on world building is one thing I particularly like in complex series: it’s something that Sensei tried to do with ghoul biology, the Washuus, V, the sunlit garden, sunlit society, the mention of other countries besides Japan… but in the end, just like many other parts, Sensei couldn’t finish what he started.
I don’t blame him and I’m not bitter, because I could sense it coming for a while even if I would have loved to be proved wrong, but at some point between the complex world building and Kaneki’s own complex story, I think Sensei just got tired, which is why :Re ended the way it did.
So in my opinion, the way he finished :Re definitely left some room for a possible addition (prequel, side story, sequel) if one day he decides to tackle this again. This day might never come, but the possibility does exist.
Hi! Ah, it was a hunch, but it was fueled by two different explanations. 🙂
The first one was that, considering all the (or related to the) old oek!Uta theories, since Itori was the one who introduced us rather seriously to the concept of hybrids, I thought that maybe she was supposed to be a parallel to Touka from the moment we learnt about Touka’s pregnancy.
And no matter what my take on her backstory was (since I had different ideas), the parallel to Touka did seem likely to me and so I imagined that maybe she felt something towards Uta (seeing what she said in ch148 too). Of course that didn’t have to mean Uta felt the same as Kaneki or anything, but just that the possibility of Itori’s feelings did exist.
The second explanation happened when I realized Sensei would probably never target the matter of the Clowns’ agency after ch171 was released.
However, in that case Itori being friends with both Uta and Yomo but following Uta around (being a Clown, saving Yomo for him in the 24th ward, their shared past in the 4th ward before they met Yomo, etc) hinted rather clearly (for me) that there could be more than friendship for her.
That’s why I thought it made sense, even if I didn’t really expect it to ever be addressed, so that part of the last chapter in particular was a very good surprise!
I hope it answers your question, have a nice day Anon!
Is this @dorkshadows as some sort of revenge for my own
little
anon prank?
If not, then I’m having a hard time guessing whether Anon means it seriously or ironically, because I love UT: it’s just way too easy to figuratively throw eggs at his handsome and scarred face, because of all the drama he’s raising lately.
I mean, seriously, everything UT did is as far a testament of healthy love as you can get, so I just can’t help but imagine Claudia being in Hell like…
And that’s what’s killing me. xD
Anyway, I love UT, I love Seb too, but I’m gonna force the adoption of all my still alive children and take them far away from these supernatural dudes who have no idea how to make them happy. …I’m taking Tanaka with me too, because he’s the real MVP of this story and I don’t want him to die.
So me shitting on UT half unironically is just me loving his character but wishing he’d wake up already. 🙂 Hopefully it’s going to be for this arc, because
no one is unreedemable yet as far as our!Ciel’s dynamics are concerned (except maybe the twin if the RCMT is true?).
Have a nice day, whoever you are (Anon or Dorky-chan)!
Hi Anon! Yeah, as I mentioned here a few chapters ago and here more recently, it’s also my opinion that Sensei didn’t go through with what he planned for several parts of the story, the Clowns in general being one of them. 🙂
I’m okay tho’, I mean, I realized it would be the case precisely by the time ch171 was released and Uta’s little moment led to no real answer. Obviously I was kinda hoping to be proved wrong, but now it’s set in stone so… :3
I’m still considering this idea as a headcanon personally (all versions of it), I mean…
…knowing that it’s 100% okay if no one agrees with me. xD
I won’t mention again all that I mentioned during this past year (the recap post is here if you want to check it out once more) and I don’t regret any second that I worked onto the many versions of this theory, so I’m not bitter.
If Sensei ever wants to do a spin-off about the century preceding the events of TG (since he sure seemed to enjoy making all these Uta drawings), or if he wants to tell us anything about what he didn’t make happen in TG, I will definitely read and be all ears, but otherwise I’m just comfortable telling myself it’s what happened now that there won’t be any other answer on the subject.
Sorry to hear that you may be disappointed Anon, though. But if you liked these theories, well, there is nothing forbidding you to believe in them now that they weren’t confirmed or denied and probably won’t ever be. ^3^
I hope it helps, if just a little! Have a lovely day. 🙂
Hi Anon! Ah, well, to specify that time passed, it’s generally easier to give a new haircut to the characters. 🙂
Almost everyone else had their haircut changed Anon. He already felt like a reprobate for most of his life…
so I really want him to feel like he’s belonging with everyone else now. xD
Besides, long or short hair, I’m pretty sure Yomo wouldn’t notice any difference anyway and Itori probably loves him no matter what haircut he has, so it really doesn’t matter, hahaha!
Aww, thanks Anon! ❤ I’m really happy that I love it so much too, haha, especially considering how I can rant about the awkward pacing at times. :3
I don’t know if I have just one fave manga tho’… Probably not, if just because I also am fond of Berserk with everything I have and I have less criticism to make. Not that criticism has to be a bad thing though.
In fact, Kuroshitsuji has a lot of potential as a story in my opinion, which is 50% of why I love it so much. The other 50% is related to how in love I am with most of the characters and dynamics between them. So, to say that I have the highest expectations for Kuro more than for any other manga I ever read would be an understatement, but I can’t help it. :3
Sensei has currently everything in hand to make Kuro a really incredible series on many aspects, which is what I’m hoping she’ll make happen, even if I’m kinda on the fence sometimes because the pacing isn’t the best, to the point that I’m constantly fearing plot convenience and too many clichés (which is what I dislike the most in storytelling).
So far, looking back on it, Yana-sensei hardly disappointed though. I mean, I can’t say that I was fond of every plot twist along the way, but if I’m still here and still willing to discuss it, it’s because she managed to pull it off somehow!
The problem is that in Sensei’s writing, every time you get an answer, you get 5 more questions and, frankly I don’t mind, it’s actually very exciting, but I’m just hoping that eventually we’ll really get the full picture without any plot hole. 🙂
TL;DR I don’t think I have just one favorite manga, but Kuroshitsuji really does hold a special place in my heart for its own unique reasons, just like the other series I like to blog about.
The revenge theme is common to a lot of series I follow(ed), but the charm of Kuroshitsuji for me is the constant mystery and Sensei’s foreshadowing her developments, which makes it all fun to guess about, without mentioning the amazing characters.
It’s not perfect, I do think the writing and pacing are a bit too slow and some characters definitely need more focus or development, but even after 6 years, I’m still hoping Sensei will deliver all that she possibly hinted about!
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