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ALL THIS CUZ YOU WERE SICK? DAWG I THIYGHT THE REASOM WAS MORE THAN THAT 😭🙏

Loved the new episode, we got some character growth for a lot of them. I was not expecting Shindo to go that far but I’m not surprised in the end. What do you guys think?

I loved it, definitely feels like the end of Act 1. Characters and their motivations are set up, we get a good sense of the world the show is set in, lots of fun references to Aladdin and 1000 and 1 nights lore, art style is awesome, the soundtrack fucking slaps, and the pacing was excellent. I loved how we either got more background/insight on some characters (with more still to learn and look forward to! Super curious about the roles Ichiya and Mitsukuni will play in the plot) and development for Arajin. I'm on pins and needles for what happens next!

Does anyone think the genie will leave Shindo and go to someone else?

I think it might end up getting transferred to Matakara ( maybe somehow involving his brother and Matakara's own insecurities about his strength) but that's just my theory. Ichiya will be like "ugh Shindo dude is actually weaksauce" and he may want to use Matakara since he's closer to Arajin who Senya is currently attached to.

There's parallels between Matakara and Shindo that I think may be foreshadowing Matakara becoming antagonistic to Arajin down the line:

They both started out weak and victims to stronger people and grew to idolize people who inspired them to become stronger (Arajin and Mitsukuni for Matakara, Kenichiro for Shindo). They both value strength but that's where the similarities start differing: Matakara pursues an ideal that being strong comes with integrity. To Shindo, it's about control. Controlling the people around him and doing whatever it takes to get what you want, morals and code of honor are for suckers. Being a "strong man" is using whatever you have your disposal to gain it and if you do that, you've proven something, it doesn't really matter "how".

It's interesting how Mahoro sees right away the core of Shindo's character: he's hollow. He doesn't really stand for anything, doesn't have principles and his mindset earned the disapproval of the person he admired and strove to be like at one point. That's where his motivations stem from: Shindo is petty af and behind the drive he has to prove his way is the "right" way, he doesn't have much substance. I've heard people say some of his viciousness might be from his attachment to Ichiya but 1. It's debatable how much influence a Honki person has when they merge we still don't know too much about how the connection works and 2. We don't actually know much about Ichiya's personality, we just know Senya has a rivalry with him and something went down between them

With all that being said, I'm certain Ichiya is going to attach himself to Matakara and somehow it will result in Matakara similarly becoming antagonistic to Arajin and struggling to maintain his ideals or maybe he ends up becoming too extreme with them under Ichiya (and maybe his brother's?) influence?

And serious I am so fucking curious about how Mitsukuni is going to be involved with the plot. Why did he got to juvie? How strong is he? Does he know anything about Honki people? How I he going to react to Arajin being back and becoming so strong? (I'm assuming they at least knew of each other previously since Matakara and Arajin were childhood friends) What sort of person is he? Did he change being locked up? My brain is buzzing I can't stress how excited I am for what feels like Act 2 of this awesome show.

Maybe Ichiya saw potential in Shindo and that is why he attached to him but as time went on (especially from the final fight of the “first arc”) the genie may realize he chose wrong, the potential in growth was stunted. Or maybe after this we haven’t seen the last of Shindo, maybe his ideology was broken and he realizes he was wrong. Still evil, but he may try a new way?

I do hope Shindo is still in the story, he's enjoyable in that ridiculously over the top campy slimeball way. I'm curious to see if he's going to challenge Arajin again; that or he ends up also fixated on him lol. I still can't get over how hilarious it is Arajin is born to shoujo/ecchi and forced to shounen/bromance. But yeah, I hope he isn't out of the show completely, even if he's just a sort of first level antagonist. Can't wait to finally get more insight into what Ichiya's about too and the relationship with him and Senya.

I wonder what Senya meant by the time has come, will he possess Arajin's body and what do you think Senya is using Arajin to fight Ichiya?

It seems like Honki people (entities? Genies?) aren't able to have corporal forms so they need to latch onto someone strong enough as a vessel and Arajin is finally showing he has the strength and will to merge. Based on what little we have on Senya and Ichiya he wants to meet him again and fight him. Maybe he lost their last encounter? But it also feels like there's something else going on, something more than just Senya wanting to fight Ichiya. I guess we'll see.

People go read this!!!

A link to this Twitter/X thread that I found by chance that describes Arajin’s character as a whole because some people on the Internet are way too harsh on his character.

I saw the post on tumblr talking about Senya that maybe he is gay, you know the anime doesn't talk much about Senya but I think that his color red and the other genie's color being blue must have some meaning, are they one? couple but they fought?

Honestly I'm guessing this is going to be another case of their relationship having more the subtext/undertones of being romantic than being acknowledged in series as gay (the intense way Senya talks about Ichiya and the way the narrative itself plays it out gives the implication it's a long standing rivalry and a failed past relationship). There's also how Arajin (red) and Matakara's (blue) estranged relationship mirrors Senya's desire to meet Ichiya once again; viewers are obviously meant to draw a parallel, and the tension between them now is also giving the vibe of past romantic relationship that didn't work out. If the writers do make Senya and Ichiya's relationship explicitly romantic (or they were once lovers at least) I would be one happy camper!

Is anyone curious about Ichiyas chibi form? 😆

Oh shit I didn't think of that. I wonder if he has one but is like, no I'm too cool to shrink down.

Are there female geniuses in Bucchigiri? I thought about this after Senya said she wanted a family with Arajin, you know, they didn't even have any interaction, but I ship Senya with Ichya a lot.

Lol I think Senya just said that to distract Arajin from his question and there's the running gag double entendre about "merging" and what it means. Reminds me of when guys who really want to have sex might say "Uh, it's cause I want to start a family with you baby! I'm really serious about you so let's do it" or something like that.

I am curious as to whether there are any other genies at all besides Senya and Ichiya. Maybe they're the only two to exist in that world? Maybe there's others in other areas of the world?

Also, what is that smoky shadowy thing supposed to be? Is it a metaphorical image of feelings Matakara is struggling with? Part of Ichiya's powers/magic? I'm kinda confused still.

Do you think we will have a personality change from Matakara?

I mean I hope so; I doubt Matakara is going to completely abandon all his ideals but hes definitely in a vulnerable place. I'm glad we finally got him breaking away from his misconceptions about Arajin, though it sucks that it's looking like the outcome is going to be him being fed half truths by Shindo and possibly manipulated by Ichiya. It's interesting that both Ichiya and Senya are manipulating these two so they can settle whatever it is between them. It makes me think there's going to be a confrontation between Arajin and Senya sooner than later.

Senya (千夜) - Bucchigiri?! - Episode 4