This review contains spoilers
Oficially done with Kanji's arc! And I've got some really nice things to say.
First of all, this was sooooo gay. Like, oh my god, if you thought Chie's awakening felt gay coded, wait 'till you see Kanji's arc, because it's practically him being a gay character.
Although, I do feel a little bit queer-baited at the end of it. The conclusion to this arc feels like a convoluted and not-needed justification that a bunch of conservatives force into the plot so it doesn't make Kanji canonically gay. Like, oh I just like guys more like girls, or stuff like that. I really didn't like that part because it feels like a kick to the nuts of the plot they've been writing since finishing with Yukiko.
On the other hand, I really love the way it speaks about masculinity, about how doing feminine stuff or liking men isn't a bad thing as a lot of people has tried to make us think. Kanji has come to be my favorite character so far because of that. He is a sentimental, empathetic and sweet person that has to hide his personality in order to protect himself and his mother. And what's best? He becomes a tough person, he becomes strong, he is respected, feared even! And what I love the most about that is that, in the end, Kanji still likes that part of himself, while being at ease with the one he rejected.
This is what I've been loving the most from P4G: the main characters (because the secondary ones, aside from the Dojima's, don't seem that interesting to me yet as they were in P5, but we'll see about that later). The Investigation Team is formed by these complicated, teenagers that really feel like human beings, and that keep learning from themselves. I love how Yukiko evolves during this arc too, stopping from being so reserved, to being an easy-going, nice person that laughs a lot and has a blast with her friends, who knows she doesn't want to inherit her family's business, and showing us that that's okay! Just amazing.
I'm loving where the game is going and I can't wait to see more new team members!
First of all, this was sooooo gay. Like, oh my god, if you thought Chie's awakening felt gay coded, wait 'till you see Kanji's arc, because it's practically him being a gay character.
Although, I do feel a little bit queer-baited at the end of it. The conclusion to this arc feels like a convoluted and not-needed justification that a bunch of conservatives force into the plot so it doesn't make Kanji canonically gay. Like, oh I just like guys more like girls, or stuff like that. I really didn't like that part because it feels like a kick to the nuts of the plot they've been writing since finishing with Yukiko.
On the other hand, I really love the way it speaks about masculinity, about how doing feminine stuff or liking men isn't a bad thing as a lot of people has tried to make us think. Kanji has come to be my favorite character so far because of that. He is a sentimental, empathetic and sweet person that has to hide his personality in order to protect himself and his mother. And what's best? He becomes a tough person, he becomes strong, he is respected, feared even! And what I love the most about that is that, in the end, Kanji still likes that part of himself, while being at ease with the one he rejected.
This is what I've been loving the most from P4G: the main characters (because the secondary ones, aside from the Dojima's, don't seem that interesting to me yet as they were in P5, but we'll see about that later). The Investigation Team is formed by these complicated, teenagers that really feel like human beings, and that keep learning from themselves. I love how Yukiko evolves during this arc too, stopping from being so reserved, to being an easy-going, nice person that laughs a lot and has a blast with her friends, who knows she doesn't want to inherit her family's business, and showing us that that's okay! Just amazing.
I'm loving where the game is going and I can't wait to see more new team members!