thoughts on the delicious delicious ibara character arc implications in the latest event based on my friend’s rough translation so far
i feel like i should make 2 things clear first. one is that some of the writing choices are pretty strange but you know, ain’t that enstars especially as of late lmfao. at this point, you just focus and pick out what’s valuable to you personally and kinda zone out the rest. related to that, second point is that i think i approach stories in a specific, emotional way that might differ from others and maybe lose the plot or something lol.
up to this point, i was rather satisfied with the way ibara’s character arc has been going. i have said maybe a few times that i consider absolute like the peak or ‘end’ to his arc even though, its a gacha game that doesn’t end. however i didnt expect the writers to pick up THIS particular strand of his character again and that is: his future, his inner conflict around being more producer than idol that was hinted at in exceed. im a big fan of this development, i hope there’s a good conclusion or exploration of it at least. i’m a big fan of that weird little freaks psychological and emotional problems.
and also that these thoughts he’s having about following jun’s path, doing something like debuting overseas or just focusing on being an idol more are touching on MY unrealistic dream of him going solo. so that’s where i got a sort of major wish fulfilment on my end from this story so far.
now these are scattered bits of info i can’t remember clearly where i got them from, like a combination of maybe enstars basic main story and obbligato (before the translation got deleted) ((edit: my friend has informed me this is from saga)) - but i think they did establish that ibara is Very talented, considered a genius by the shuuetsu students. i think just the fact he’s so multi-faceted plus related to godfather speaks to this genius. annnnd… my fave meta fact that ibara reached the highest note in enstars (i don’t think that’s changed). but you know, despite how brightly he can shine in the spotlight - he’s all about being in the shadows like a little snake, the soft power i guess. and that is what has always intrigued me, because he knows that constructing an understandable, predictable, relatable image is important for business and public power. basically not being branded as an unrelatable, tragic, conflict-sowing eccentric like in yumenosaki. can’t stand out too much (bogie time flashbacks), can’t deviate too much from the established roles of each member and unit - that was his breaking point in this story apparently, as he has a huge problem with how anzu is radically changing cospro’s image for a variety show. but maybe this is what will lead him to face what his heart is saying to him, to exceed his self-placed limits so to say….
ibara’s constant battle between the mindsets that keeps him safe in a real war zone and the figurative war zone that is society, vs his natural desires for self actualization. this is how i see it all, and why im so excited about this particular aspect of the new story so far… even if, i do feel like, they kinda took a few steps backward with some parts of his current character development to set this all up lmao. you take what you can get really
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