Talk:Kishou Arima/@comment-190.188.7.74-20151108051215/@comment-25047329-20151108062726

I've read "Crossbreed" and have seen "Chirin", so I see where both of you are coming from. The reason that I decided to C&P this specific post is because even after experiencing both these works to try and get a better grasp of Arima, he's still, well...??????

I agree with Highermind that the relationship between the man and the Crossbreed certainly apply to Arima and Sasaki. But this is where the "?????" comes in for me. What I'm not sure about is if:

A)Arima saw Sasaki as a "pet", still does, and always will.

B)Arima used to see Sasaki and a "pet", but no longer does.

C)Arima saw Sasaki as a "pet", still does, but he's conflicted as he's beginning to, and eventually might, see him as a person.

With "Chirin", Chirin wanted to "become stronger than the wolves" by trying to "become" a wolf himself. It ends tragically with Chirin dying alone, but Arima actually seems to be passed that stage. From how I interpret it, Arima succeeded in not only becoming stronger, but managed to not be completely alone. He was a "lamb" once but is now a "wolf" training his own "lamb". The One-Eyed Wolf was incredibly tough on Chirin, but eventually came to love him as a son. But this is where the "?????" comes in with Arima.

Is he both "Chirin" and the "Wolf"? Did he evolve as the "Wolf" to the point that he also developed has those fatherly instincts? Is he a completely different "Wolf" that was left too bitter by life to care about his "lamb"?

Question, questions, questions...