#ken amada

[s3venth]

me and the bestie

[autistic-anarchy]

Ken is possibly one of my favorite characters of all time because she is one of the most well written depictions I've seen of how it feels to have suicidal ideation in a long time. Which is only made better because she is 11! It's so rare to see child characters written as human beings and treated like a person by the other characters and narrative. And it's also one of the only cases where it is acknowledged that children can go through the same mental health struggles as adults, as well as the frustration born from a lack of autonomy that adds onto it. I wish I had played persona 3 earlier, because I was suicidal at a young age, and it would've been great to know that I wasn't ridiculous or ungrateful for having those feelings. Most of the time, back when I was 7 and presently, whenever there was/is a character with suicidal ideation, they're a grown adult or, rarely, someone in their late teens who's dealing with explicit abuse, loss, or some other struggle that is meant to make their want for death understandable or rational to those who've never had suicidal ideation before. Ken resonated with me so heavily because her loss was years ago, and we don't see her explicitly mistreated by other characters. But she is still suicidal, and her struggles are not dismissed. We see how she has drawn herself into a shell that is suffocating her. How she desperately wants to live, but doesn't feel like she can, or that she deserves to. We see that even though none of the people around her are outright cruel, they still aren't the person she needs because they don't know how to look past that shell. And we see how people not taking the time or effort to help her, just because she seems fine, leads to a tragedy. I also love it because, unlike so many other stories, we actually see her get better. She still hasn't broken out of her shell entirely, but she bangs against it hard enough that air can get through again. Even with all the tragedy building up around her, she still chooses to live. And we get to see her fight for it, we get to see her change. We even get to see her deal with loss yet again, and still come out the other side wanting to live.

[anothersongaboutghosts]

can i say that ken amada is unironically one of my favourite representations of depression and suicidal ideation in any piece of media

unfortunately the opinions of him in this fandom either range from indifference to hatred so i feel like my fondness for him is not shared 😭😭

[ginkivet]

my son who tHe narrative Loves to torture

[persephone-the-third]

I finished watching the p3 movies last night and woke up to this collection on my desk

bonus Teddie and Nao

[persephone-the-third]

ken amada doodle for @cheesybagels07

[minasyants649]

[caffeinatedsunbear]

what if they met?