And, I don't remember how I took Izumi the first time I saw the show, which was in my earlier anime days. These days I just go with the "awesome" assessment because I've found that the (usually comically) abusive mentor is a regular trope in anime. My current favorite is a teacher who told his student, "I want to see a lion. Go catch one," while thrusting a rope at the poor kid.
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Date: 2010-03-14 06:00 am (UTC)And, I don't remember how I took Izumi the first time I saw the show, which was in my earlier anime days. These days I just go with the "awesome" assessment because I've found that the (usually comically) abusive mentor is a regular trope in anime. My current favorite is a teacher who told his student, "I want to see a lion. Go catch one," while thrusting a rope at the poor kid.