I feel like this is so much more different from other revenge isekai stories or like villa...

Hmm May 25, 2024 11:42 pm

I feel like this is so much more different from other revenge isekai stories or like villains because Remila really has the capacity for evil. Like a lot of villains are so much more easy to sympathize with or most of the time the villain is just a title but the actual person who was isekai'd is kind or extremely kind to a detriment. This is so refreshing because OG Remila almost has (What seems like to me) sociopathic tendencies and thoughts. Her only change is Emi who gave her a compass for morality. All her actions are guided not by her own sense of good but of what Emi would like and her sense of morality, which happens to be good. There's only a few moments where you see Remilia actually moved and not using her own reactions and facade as a manipulation. And its still tied to Emi (take when she ate breakfast for the first time or when Angel told her that he wanted to be a man who wouldn't bring her shame). I just think its a really interesting take because her personality and OG Remila as a person is so unique to other isekai otome stories. Because she's not evil, but again we've seen that she has the capacity to be. And moreover she could be argued as not being "good" either because of her manipulations and her desire to help are a means to an end and for her or "Emi's" benefit. But ALSO it begs the question of if that is really even important because she's still saved so many people. Does the reason completely matter if the outcome is undoubtably good.

I also think its a good story because often times stigmatized mental health issues are framed in a negative way and the characters we see are either violent or antagonist characters, but this story kind of shows how environment can change people for better even if they aren't the same. For anyone willing to read this long rant, you also might see my analysis of Remila a stretch too, but this is kind of my own thoughts also.

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    VALLA June 12, 2024 4:59 pm

    Thanks for this analysis you summed up the reason why I live this character. She IS different from most isekaid stories, she makes the perfect villain but she uses her manipulative personality to do good on behalf of Emi. And it’s refreshing