I identify much much more strongly with Gojyo in general...but he's something of an extrovert (tho'...I think he has a shy side....
I'd agree with that. Gojyo's interesting that way, actually. I'd certainly call him an extrovert, but he's a small-group extrovert. Definitely not the "always has to be the life of the party" type, and not the performance/grandstanding type. In a way, he might be only one step up from an introvert. ^^
Kenren, funnily enough, while I love him to pieces, I just can't identify with him the way I do Gojyo
This is really interesting--because I feel a very similar way about Tenpou. I *like* Tenpou and feel I understand him fairly well, but don't have the shameless fan appreciation for him that I have for Hakkai. I'd originally thought that might just be because there's so much less of Saiyuki Gaiden, and there hasn't been the time to really fully develop the characters. But I think you've really hit on something with the comment about a painful past, because trauma and the reactions to it have a strong impact on both Hakkai's and Gojyo's motivations. The crew up in heaven just never had that.
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Date: 2008-07-16 04:18 am (UTC)I'd agree with that. Gojyo's interesting that way, actually. I'd certainly call him an extrovert, but he's a small-group extrovert. Definitely not the "always has to be the life of the party" type, and not the performance/grandstanding type. In a way, he might be only one step up from an introvert. ^^
Kenren, funnily enough, while I love him to pieces, I just can't identify with him the way I do Gojyo
This is really interesting--because I feel a very similar way about Tenpou. I *like* Tenpou and feel I understand him fairly well, but don't have the shameless fan appreciation for him that I have for Hakkai. I'd originally thought that might just be because there's so much less of Saiyuki Gaiden, and there hasn't been the time to really fully develop the characters. But I think you've really hit on something with the comment about a painful past, because trauma and the reactions to it have a strong impact on both Hakkai's and Gojyo's motivations. The crew up in heaven just never had that.