every so often i think about the run Mihari took Mahiro on at the very begginning of onimai and i wanna write about that and their relationship as siblings and everything!!!
Mahiro absolutely adores her sister, we've known that from the start and so much has confirmed it throughout the series. that fact doesn't mean they always had a perfect relationship though, and i'd argue that what they had before Mahiro's years of isolation was quite unhealthy and hurting the both of them...
mahiro calls her "too impressive" here, and i think that between that and so many other little moments, she's always fallen back on comparing herself to Mihari (｡>﹏<)
but i mean who wouldnt!? when your younger sister has always been the top of her class, a social butterfly, and stupidly talented at so many different things, its so difficult not to see how much worse off you are!
you have no real friends, you try your hardest to take care of your little sister because you love her so much, even though she's a constant reminder of your inferiority, and all the while youre dealing with quickly increasing symptoms of depression and (unbeknownst to you) gender dysphoria...
then what about Mihari? when your older brother has always been so incredible, someone youve looked up to with your whole heart, so much that you put all your effort into impressing him by being the best sister he could ask for and... he's proud sure, its what you wanted, but something just feels off and now he's slowly closing up more and more (•᷄- •᷅ ;)
eventually this came to a halt when Mahiro became a complete hikineet, and it left both with lasting damage that it would take a long while to recover from...
mihari was the first to recover - in a couple ways at least!
she basically became Mahiros caretaker during these years, and in that way she came to understand how much Mahiro had really done for her beforehand
She knew her sibling still wasnt happy though, which is what lead to the Mahiro Rehabilitation Program!!!
it was a program that ultimately worked, caused so much good to happen in both of their lives and caused Mahiro to finally appreciate how much her sister does for her (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)
it completely shifted their dynamic to one thats so much healthier now :D
Mahiro finally lets herself be taken care of and spends her effort on recovery instead of on taking care of someone else!
at the same time, Mihari is finally putting her own effort into something she always needed (to see Mahiro improve by the twos combined ) instead of what she used to want (to get praised by Mahiro for the accomplishments she silently did to impress him)
well at least that's all the way I see it, if anyone has any other thoughts or anything they disagree with me on let me know hehe
