Something interesting that I was thinking of Kunikida and some of his relationships. Here is a very simple and short summary:
Rokuzou Taguchi: Wants revenge against the ADA and Kunikida by hacking and launching an outside internet attack on the ADA, strongly resents Kunikida for being an indirect reason his father is dead.
Any normal people would have give him to the police to be arrest but instead Kunikida provide living accommodations, resources and took care of Rokuzo, making sure that he was well taken care of and not get into any trouble.
In return, even though Rokuzo acts like he didn’t like Kunikida because of his bitterness of what happen, he still helps Kunikida from time to time and even protected Kunikida from getting shot and died as a result.
Nobuko Sasaki: Hates Kunikida and wanted revenge on the ADA and specifically Kunikida for being the indirect reason that her boyfriend is dead.
However, through spending time with Kunikida, she ends up having conflicting feelings about Kunikida, hating him for being the reason why her boyfriend is dead and also loving him for the kind of man he is.
When she dies, under her dying breath, she wanted to tell him that she loved him and tries to warn him about his ideals.
There is a lot more depth in the Sasaki’s and Kunikida’s relationship but I will stop here.
Shosaku Katsura: Hates Kunikida and wants to destroy Kunikida’s ideals.
Any normal people would have arrested Katsura and be like okay, this isn’t my problem anymore but Kunikida show him that his ideals can’t be destroy and tries his best to guide Katsura in the right path, to “live on with courage”
In the end, Katsura end up having so much respect for Kunikida and his ideals that even though he was kidnapped and threatened by Fyodor, he continued to believe in Kunikida and that Kunikida’s ideals are real and Kunikida’s spirit would not be broken. (And then Katsura died believing that because I am 100% sure Fyodor killed him after)
Interestingly, all three of these characters hated Kunikida but end up having respect for Kunikida and dying because of that respect for Kunikida.
Osamu Dazai: Does not hate Kunikida lol but Dazai is a lost and broken man who is trying his best to “do good” like he promise Odasaku. He regrets so much with what happen with Odasaku and wish that Odasaku could still be alive and happy.
Then, there is Kunikida who reminds Dazai of Odasaku so much. Kunikida helps Dazai learns how to “do good” and also he help gave Dazai a second chance. With how similiar Kunikida and Odasaku is, this time, Dazai makes sure to not make the same mistakes and regrets he did with Odasaku and makes sure that Kunikida’s ideals would not lead Kunikida to his own death like how Odasaku died.
Both Kunikida and Dazai help keep each other in check and make sure the other doesn’t go overboard and destroy themselves.
I guess the moral of the story is don’t hate Kunikida or else you will somehow be charmed by him and like him and then you die because you like him. So be like Dazai, if you like Kunikida and you get to live lol! XD
