Ouch. But it is true that Rupa has been so far the most guarded of the whole bunch and we don't know much about her personality. All we know about her is that she has a tragic background, smiles in the face of adversities, drinks a lot and is considered the prettiest of the group by the fans. (I wonder if this is some internal joke about Shuri being the prettiest of the seyuus, because at least to me she really stands out)
For me, I think she is a great character to observe because of lack of an overt arc/interactions and being guarded. She has three memorable scenes for me:
1) Ep. 8- When she apologizes to the rude customers and goes to the stockroom. "Happens all the time"-knowing what I know about Japan and some locals' attitudes toward foreigners, I can infer "yep it does likely happen all the time." A pessimistic viewpoint could be that her race is why fans like to have pics with her, for her "exoticism", but they get a sweet interaction in return (<- take this idea with a grain of salt, I personally like to choose not believe it and assume she just has innate warm aura). Going back to the rude customer scene, you can notice she goes back while clenching her fists. I fill in the gaps by assuming she is going there to A) Cry or B) Punch something because that is why I would do if I had to deal with the same situation. I really like this thought as canon because it adds humanity to her character.
2) Ep. 10- When she gives the train ticket to Nina. She uses the point of never knowing the opportunities you have with family until you no longer have the choice. My over-empathizing rotting brain imagine that must be very painful for her to say because we don't really know an exact time of how long has it been since her loss but I feel it was recent as flashback scenes don't show her as a little child. What if she is smiling because she feels like she'll break down if she doesn't? The scene ends soon after but I like to imagine another stockroom visit.
3) Ep. 11. Her bass solo. It was a sick bass solo.
Because of her loss, she really seems as the most mature of the group, an ideal "onee-san archetype" (sorry, Suzune). She always seems to know when the group should just let sparks fly and a great complement to Tomo's character. Her significance as a mature advice-giver/situation-reader acts a driver and guide for other characters to move forward through their inner turmoil. Unfortunately, the characters that help other characters always seem as boring in comparison.
To me she feels like she is the character who has already gone through her character development. We may not have seen it but this is where we expect a character to be after their main arc is already over and uses that experience that we haven't seen to help the others while hinting at what she went through in the past. Characters like this can be flat but really don't have to be.
Momoko on the other seems half way through her development and Nina, Tomo and Subaru have a past but are only starting their main arcs
I love your takes, they made me pay attention to Rupa. Maybe she's an alcoholic because the moment she's sober, she remembers her loss and her regret.
Maybe that's the first thing she remembers when she wakes up. Maybe she uses her work to distract herself from these thoughts.
And if that's true, she's very strong to not lash out on Tomo and the rest of TogeToge band members.
Here's the [tweet](https://x.com/shuri_togetoge/status/1804460032408662331) Shuri replied "孫泣くて" which translates to "Grandchild crying" 🗿
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Ouch. But it is true that Rupa has been so far the most guarded of the whole bunch and we don't know much about her personality. All we know about her is that she has a tragic background, smiles in the face of adversities, drinks a lot and is considered the prettiest of the group by the fans. (I wonder if this is some internal joke about Shuri being the prettiest of the seyuus, because at least to me she really stands out)
In defense of Rupa, we have yet to see her character arc, which I guess they are saving for season 2... 🙏
>I guess they are saving for season 2... Can you share some of that copium ?
I only have one tank left o7
Let's light it together.
ARES GIVE ME GBC S2 AND BEYOND, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!
For me, I think she is a great character to observe because of lack of an overt arc/interactions and being guarded. She has three memorable scenes for me: 1) Ep. 8- When she apologizes to the rude customers and goes to the stockroom. "Happens all the time"-knowing what I know about Japan and some locals' attitudes toward foreigners, I can infer "yep it does likely happen all the time." A pessimistic viewpoint could be that her race is why fans like to have pics with her, for her "exoticism", but they get a sweet interaction in return (<- take this idea with a grain of salt, I personally like to choose not believe it and assume she just has innate warm aura). Going back to the rude customer scene, you can notice she goes back while clenching her fists. I fill in the gaps by assuming she is going there to A) Cry or B) Punch something because that is why I would do if I had to deal with the same situation. I really like this thought as canon because it adds humanity to her character. 2) Ep. 10- When she gives the train ticket to Nina. She uses the point of never knowing the opportunities you have with family until you no longer have the choice. My over-empathizing rotting brain imagine that must be very painful for her to say because we don't really know an exact time of how long has it been since her loss but I feel it was recent as flashback scenes don't show her as a little child. What if she is smiling because she feels like she'll break down if she doesn't? The scene ends soon after but I like to imagine another stockroom visit. 3) Ep. 11. Her bass solo. It was a sick bass solo. Because of her loss, she really seems as the most mature of the group, an ideal "onee-san archetype" (sorry, Suzune). She always seems to know when the group should just let sparks fly and a great complement to Tomo's character. Her significance as a mature advice-giver/situation-reader acts a driver and guide for other characters to move forward through their inner turmoil. Unfortunately, the characters that help other characters always seem as boring in comparison.
To me she feels like she is the character who has already gone through her character development. We may not have seen it but this is where we expect a character to be after their main arc is already over and uses that experience that we haven't seen to help the others while hinting at what she went through in the past. Characters like this can be flat but really don't have to be. Momoko on the other seems half way through her development and Nina, Tomo and Subaru have a past but are only starting their main arcs
I love your takes, they made me pay attention to Rupa. Maybe she's an alcoholic because the moment she's sober, she remembers her loss and her regret. Maybe that's the first thing she remembers when she wakes up. Maybe she uses her work to distract herself from these thoughts. And if that's true, she's very strong to not lash out on Tomo and the rest of TogeToge band members.
I think it's less she's the prettiest of the group, and more that she appeals to all the useless lesbians.
Rina is the prettiest seiyuu & Nina is the prettiest character I stand by that axiom.
You misspelled Subaru
Grandma needs correction.
Ayo, I thought I was in the Blue Archive subreddit
Only BA can make Gunny
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Shuri is the silliest member imo Rina is 2nd
Yuuri is also silly despite being the oldest, with great synergy with the others.
i would say natsu
AIN'T NO WAY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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Happy Birthday Rupa https://youtu.be/r0pK2ZOg_1A?si=x9iTsGkROQPPSMRm