Katekyo Hitman Reborn was a fun series about a young boy, Tsuna, who is a descedent of the Vongola bloodline, destined to become the Tenth Vongola Boss. Throughout the series despite all of the adversaries and trials Tsuna and his friends had to overcome, he still remained the same feeble, weak, yet kind boy he was in the very beginning. Tsuna stayed a crybaby though he saw his friends and family constantly put in danger, beaten nearly to death or killed. He only took initiative when he used his Dying Will Flame or when the situation was extremely dire. I like Tsuna, he never wanted to become a Vongola Boss and live a hectic life and he meant it but not once did he grow as a character. Shigeo Kageyama(Mob, Mob Psycho 100) and Saitama(One-Punch Man) are similar to Tsuna, but much better.
In the series Mob Psycho 100 the main character is Shigeo Kageyama or Mob for short. He is blessed with immense psychic ability that he actually doesn't want. its not until he uses his power to protect his brother that he realizes what he can do. He joins Reigen Arakawa's Ghost Detective Agency as an apprentice. Throughout the series we see just how mellow and forgiving Mob is. He's a kind and sweet 14 year old with this power he barely uses but at some point in the series he realizes that because of this power, he's putting his friends and family in danger and the only way to solve this problem is to use his powers. Unlike Tsuna, Mob is able to understand the purpose of his powers while staying true to himself.
Saitama hails from One-Punch Man, the action packed super hero parody. Saitama is unlike any of the other characters in the series as he doesn't take things seriously. Saitama is a wholesome man who only got stronger so he wouldn't be pushed around by humans and monsters anymore. When Monsters attack he kills them in one punch. When it comes to fighting, Saitama is serious. He's a goofy character yet realizes that because of his powers, he has a responsibility to saving humanity.
Mob and Saitama are able to keep their personality throughout their series while understanding the responsibility of their powers. They are wholesome characters that regular people like us can relate to despite having these immense abilities. Tsuna is relatable but he doesn't grow. He wants to be a regular teenager despite his powers yet he can't run away from this, though he does. Tsuna failed to be a character that wanted out of the super heroics and saving lives and being a regular human yet Mob and Saitama succeed in this area. I like Tsuna, I get what he wants yet his character became so dull and trivial that its hard to like him at times.
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Comparing Tsuna to Saitama and Mob completely misses the point:
ReplyDeleteYou have to know that Saitama lives in a world that has creepy monsters and as well as a group of heroes, and as you mentioned Saitama didn't want to let anyone push him around and so THAT gave Saitama a reason to fight, and so he became strong, he finished climbing the mountains, he's unquestionablly at the top and that bores him.
And if im not mistaken, Mob Psycho 100's world also has alot of Espers.
Tsuna on the other hand, is not like that, Tsuna lives in an ordinary world, There's no really "group of heroes" or anything like that.
The world of Reborn! is in the modern society that we live in. The mafia is and was a real thing unlike a group of superheroes with special powers (BNHA, MP100 and OPM).
Although there is Dying Will Flames and all that stuff but it's not like the entire population in Namimori even has them.
Another thing to point out is that Saitama (probably Mob) are a "Parody-sue" type of character, Saitama whose purpose is to parody super heroes in a comedic way possible, while Tsuna is an "Anti-sue" type of character, he isn't meant to parody anything, he's just a ordinary kid with fair amount of flaws, and you even said yourself that Tsuna not wanting to be mafia boss isn't part of the problem and that Tsuna wants to have an ordinary life, if you think about it from there--- THAT is a part of Tsuna's character development, he isn't "still a loser" yes he still is a crybaby but that was because Tsuna still fairly acts his age (13-14). Ever since he met Reborn, he became grateful for all the friends he made all the way, he did slightly matured but again, he didn't really aged much and he's STILL relatively new to the Mafia and the supernatural.
Presumably, the future Tsuna has now settled comfortably into the role of Vongola Decimo, so yeah-- Tsuna DOES grow as a character, it may not seem like so but again, you can't really judge so quickly since Hitman Reborn hasn't EXACTLY shown its fullest potential.
I love MP100 and OPM but I think comparing them to KHR does indeed miss the point.
Okay, first off, comparing Tsuna to Saitama and Mob does indeed misses the point:
ReplyDeleteFor starters, Saitama lives in a world full of giant creepy monsters with group of superheroes and evil people, the reason why Saitama grows strong as a character was because well... he's world is basically in danger! The reality of his world that exist monsters and evil beings gives more than enough reason for Saitama to become strong, and besides, Saitama startrs off mature, 25 years of age, and not to mention he has a reason to grow as a character because you said so himself, he's tired of letting monsters pushing him around.
And if im not wrong, Mob Psycho 100 also has alot of espers aside from Mob himself and he seems to be used to the supernatural (maybe except from his past)
As for Tsuna's case, The KHR world is in the modern society that we live in. The mafia is and was, a real thing unlike Superheroes, evil beings and espers with superpowers (OPM, BNHA and MP100)
Tsuna isn't like Saitama or Mob because unlike those 2, Tsuna is still relatively new to both the supernatural and the concept of mafia situations, and Tsuna is an ordinary person who lives in a modern world, so... in a way, He sort of does have a character development of his own, as you stated yourself not being a mafia boss.. THAT was a part of him growing up if you think about it.
It was even stated that the age that the 10th Generation are is too young to get into the mafia, which is definitely a lot different from what other anime think, except for MP100 of course.