Edgy lord/stoic emotionless badass/lone wolf Zoro is literally the worst take, Zoro is an orphan who had like one friend who died and he literally never got over it and he then was alone until he was 19 when Luffy pulled him into what would eventually be their little pirate family. It's not like Zoro self isolates, at most he gets a little in his head about training, but he doesn't actively push people away, he doesn't push anyone in the crew away, in fact he is actively mad and upset WHEN THEY LEAVE. In universe people are intimidated by Zoro at a glance and Zoro isn't particularly outgoing and/or extroverted like Luffy, so of course he doesn't make friend as easily, but when non-combative people approach, he usually does make friends/is friendly with them ie. yasuie, the akazaya, law etc
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i think a crucial aspect of the codebreakers dynamic that is sometimes overlooked is how likewise enamoured phil is with étoiles . like étoiles is the god of praising and hyping people up so people tend to focus on how much étoiles thinks phil is the coolest guy ever but do not forget that phil also thinks étoiles is the coolest fucking guy to ever guy he will never pass up an opportunity to talk about how cool and strong and funny étoiles is . their relationship is built on their mutual ‘WOW this guy is awesome’ feelings for one another and it is amazing
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You know what else I love about the stage plays? Reigen is just... slightly more affectionate. Like, don't get me wrong, he's still shady as fuck and questionable at best, as he tends to be especially in season 1, but Baba Ryoma really puts in some really neat body language that makes more evident he cares.
I'm not saying this doesn't come across in the anime or manga, and honestly, it's perfectly fine as it is, it's not lacking anything, I just like the extra added gestures in the stage play.
Reigen already does this no matter what, but the way he frequently leans down to talk to Mob at his height, the frequent shoulder pats, the hair ruffles.
The two instances I particularly like are:
At the beginning of the second stage play, when Mob tells Reigen about the fight with Teru, they're sitting side by side instead of across each other, and Reigen IS very much leaning down once again to be at Mob's height and pretty much half turned toward him the whole time. It just heightens how close they seem in that scene.
THE 7TH DIVISION FIGHT. I feel like crying every time I see how Reigen straight up puts himself between the Scars and Mob a bunch of times, throwing an arm out to keep Mob behind him and grabbing him by the arm to put him out of harm's way as well (at the same time he's also calling out to the other kids, Shou included!).
It just... it kills me, man, it kills me. I love the stage plays so much.
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