Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27057904-20160519033621

I've posted this on a comment but I wanted to elabrate more so I'll repost:

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 I've seen a lot of discussion about Mikazuki's line on Japanese side of twiiter and I agree with a lot of them. On the surface his line may seem harsh but if you think about it, it's quite the opposite.

 This is my opinion but I think the reasons he may be saying this is probably because of his age and upbringing. It's kind of connected to his breaking line as well when he says "Well, all things are doomed to perish one day. That day happens to be today - that is all there is to it."

 Mikazuki has lived a long time and has seen many humans and swords perish over the years. So you could say he's somewhat numb to the concept of death or that he accepts the fact that everyone and everything will perish one day and if that's today or tomorrow then that's it. There's also the fact that as a character he also leans towards that of an observer or someone who can only watch events that unfold in front of him. Since he was only displayed as an art piece when he was only a sword, he wasn't able to do anything even if he wanted to. Which is why he seems chill or cold with his words.

 HOWEVER! This is also showing us more of his personality. Sure he's always my pace and gentle with his words most of the time, but he's not the type to pamper or spoil someone all the time, showing a sort of strict guidance towards others. If the other swords need to overcome some sort of obstacle in order to become stronger then he will respect their decision. If they were not able to overcome that obstacle then that's it. His line is probably inferring that if they truly wish to become stronger for you as their master, then they need to be able to do things on their own. But at the same time I'm sure Mikazuki believes like everyone else that they'll be fine and definitely return since their resolve isn't weak, so saying something like that is easy for him.

So I believe he says that line because he believes in them and not because he doesn't care. (This is why I love his character. So deep and beautiful)



On a further note, the Musical version of Mikazuki reinforces this line which is really interesting. I won't go too much into detail but basically Iwatoshi and Imanotsurugi were going to have to overcome the fact that they will have to fight their previous owners again, and clearly they were wavering. Mikazuki said something similar in that "--- if they break during this fight then that will be it" but for the rest of the story he was quietly supporting them and guided them in his own way. He fought with Iwatoshi to help give him that extra push so he could overcome this obstacle. Quite an aggressive method but pretty similar yeah? :)

This became pretty long, but I didn't want people to think that Mikazuki is actually cold hearted or anything and that he's actually quite a deep character in his own quiet grandpa way.







  