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@zulikbuka Our post was getting a bit long and the topic was diverging so I started a new thread to answer you question:
I also just realized your URL is a line Genos' says in the amnesia OVA episode, right? The line right before he kills the mountain spirit or something?
You are correct!
The OVAs in OPM can be a bit spotty for sure but that one is my favorite.
Not only did I think that quote was pretty cool but the whole episode has (and the quote itself) has a couple degrees of personal significance to me. Around the time I first started this side blog I made a few posts about that OVA. (I’m sure they’re still floating around here somewhere if you wanted to see them)
There are a lot of raw emotions in that for me, the frustration, fear, confusion, not having a solid sense of self, even while being aware of facts about your identity. I specifically like that’s he’s constantly, almost unconsciously just trying things, copying what he sees and reads to try to find some essence of how he should be in the world. But when he does things that we’ve seen from experience just aren’t really ‘him’ he get’s depressed and the conflict he’s experiencing really shows.
“Something inside of me isn’t right...”
Even with all that conflict the topic were handled with humor. Like this frame:
“I just got a feeling something fun is going to happen if I do this.”
That is just funny to me and I really liked that moment because it kind of gave me an impression that there are things about being a Cyborg that Genos genuinely enjoys. It’s not just a sacrifice to become stronger.
I also really liked this OVA because we got to see a different dynamic to Saitama and Genos’ relationship.
“No way I would ever become”
“the disciple of a guy whose face I could draw in 20 seconds!”
“It’s like he’s not quite tuned in. He’s a bit unstable.” -Saitama
And also, having forgotten his connection to Saitama and while being in an unstable state, Saitama gets to look out for Genos a bit for a change.
I’ve also always hated the idea that Genos made an irreversible mistake by becoming a cyborg. It’s actually an argument I’ve seen a lot and even Genos questions if he’ll ever be able to be as strong and he wants to be as a Cybrog with the limitations of his physical components. I liked that in this OVA he fought against a Monster that embodies a ‘Nature’ Spirit who is coming to destroy humanity for laying waste to the ‘natural order of things’ (which is a logical fallacy by the way). The Monster even calls him an abomination because of who he is, explicitly because he’s a Cyborg. In his fear, having forgotten who he truly is, Genos almost loses against a Tiger level monster.
Until the moment he remembers who he is, the people who matter to him, and then Genos is able to re-direct all the rage that Monster is directing towards him with the perfect calm and clarity he’s iconic for.
“I will get rid of your anger for you.”
That’s the type of self-assuredness and overcoming I’d like to see more from Genos in the future. And that’s the type of personal clarity I’d like for my own life as well.
So, while as a URL it’s a bit extra, it’s long, it’s hard to read, etc. It has a lot of meaning for me.
