Dec 06, 2025
I haven't had a lot of time lately, so I'll see if I can watch it. I did look at some PVs and reviews so I already know where you are coming from, but I had already written the whole thing before I started posting.
As for villains, the focus wasn't really so much on external ones. Akio's biggest antagonist is himself. It's his inability to deal with how to handle things properly. He is as much of an instigator due to his faults as others cause issues for him. That's one thing that is strikingly different from Rokudo. Akio is not a do-gooder. He actively throws hands if he's prodded. But fighting off street thugs is not the main battle he fights, which is why I chose to end it that way. It's about what he can and can't do about the situations he's fallen into.
If you consider that, then it has a significantly different core message than Rokudo. Adding more fights and character arcs would likely dilute that message.
On a side note, I do find it hilarious that Rokudo is fine with it because 'thighs'. I probably just operate subconsciously on established tropes, so people writing probably just share brain cells when it comes to that.
Thanks for reading tho!