by Some people said, “I wish I had died in a cooler way.”
The article ahead contains spoilers for ”DEATH NOTE,” ”Magical Princess Minky Momo,” and ”Rurouni Kenshin.”
Among the many anime and manga works, there is a shocking development in which “the main character dies.” Sometimes, things go smoothly, but other times, it’s not uncommon for the story to go unsatisfactory. This time, let’s look back at the main character whose death was controversial and received various reactions from fans. “Magical Princess Minky Momo” Minky Momo
Minky Momo, who appears in the TV anime “Magical Princess Minky Momo,” is one of the main characters who met a shocking death. She comes to Earth from the magical country of Fenarinasa, uses her magical powers to transform into an adult, and becomes an expert in various professions to restore the dreams of the people of Earth and her hopes. She is the one who used to give dreams to the viewers, but she loses her magical power after realizing that she cannot make people’s dreams come true with magic.
In episode 46, “Dream Fenarinasa,” she was hit by a truck and died. Furthermore, after Momo’s death, she was reincarnated as a human, and I thought her final episode had concluded. Still, the second part begins with a cheerful atmosphere, as if nothing had happened. Just when you thought the second part would be a fun, magical girl story, in the final episode, episode 63, it is revealed that all of these were Momo’s dreams when she was reborn as a human.
This development greatly impacted viewers, with comments such as, “I still remember it because it was so shocking,” and “I had mixed feelings that I didn’t understand, and I couldn’t swallow it.” It was a shocking development from the image of a cute magical girl, and her death scene is still talked about even today.
“DEATH NOTE” Light Yagami Light Yagami, the main character of the manga “DEATH NOTE” (illustration: Ken Obata, original story: Tsugumi Ohba), is a perfect honor student who is both literary and martial arts and good-looking. However, his fate changes dramatically when he acquires the “Death Note,” which can “kill anyone whose name is written in that notebook.” He called himself “Kira” and used a notebook to kill criminals one after another with the goal of “erasing criminals from the world.” His behavior gradually escalates, and he begins to take advantage of people who get in his way, leading to what is known as the “Kira Incident.”
In the end, Tsuki’s true identity is revealed by the plan of Mello and Nia of the organization “SPK” to solve the Kira incident. While he becomes frantic, he reveals his obsession with life and exposes his miserable appearance. It happened. Furthermore, Ryuk, the god of death who had been around Tsuki to kill time since the day she got the Death Note, gave up on her, and she died after he wrote her name in the Death Note.
In the same way that many people have been buried by using notebooks, in the end, Tsuki lost her life by using notebooks. , depending on the severity of his crime, various reactions can be seen, such as “It was his fault. I wish he had died more pathetically” and “I think it is ethically important for Tsuki to die here in a shameful manner.”
“Rurouni Kenshin” Kenshin Himura The main character of “Rurouni Kenshin” (Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki), Kenshin Himura, also died in a tragic death in an anime-original development, which drew mixed reviews from fans. Although he has a gentle personality, Kenshin was once feared as the “Hitokiri Battosai.” To atone for his past sins, Kenshin possesses a “reverse-edged sword” (sakabatou), in which the blade and peak are reversed, and he cannot kill even the strongest of enemies. He has a strong sense of justice, upholds his vow of “no killing,” and fights to protect his friends and innocent people. Kenshin’s first and second volumes were released in December 2001 and March 2002, and the OVA “Rurouni Kenshin – Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story – Seishimo Hen” is set more than ten years after the original story. It will end in death.
The film is a recollection of the heroine, Kenshin’s wife, Kaoru Kamiya, and was written by director Kazuhiro Furuhashi with his interpretation. The content is quite serious and heavy. Furthermore, it seems that Kenshin’s symptoms of gradual necrosis of his body led to the theory that he might have syphilis. However, in the commentary on the DVD special edition of the same work, it is said that he suffered from a fictitious illness caused by visiting sanatoriums around the country. Although it is a fictional illness, the deterioration of Kenshin, who was once feared as the “Hitokiri Battosai,” gives us a sense of the strange reality of a time when medical care was not yet developed.
The development of Kaoru dying after Kenshin left many heart-wrenching fans with comments such as “My heart tightened” and “Seeing the strongest Kenshin die from an illness was so real that it took away my spirit.”
