It's been a long time since then. but none of the things making up this village have changed. It is a terrible place, that gives birth to a terrible power.
Kamisama Dolls spoilers ahead.
Kyouhei Kuga impressed me with his growth throughout the season of the show. Kamisama Dolls is about these giant magical wooden puppets, known as kakashi, that this pair of traditional Japanese families can control and have used for various things over the years. Kyouhei was originally the Seki, or master of one of the puppets. Something happens in his childhood which causes him to renounce his rights to that and to leave his home for tokyo, hoping to abandon his responsibilities, shoving them onto his much younger little sister.
However, he soon finds that he cannot escape his duty, at least not very well. He and his enormous breasted love interest discover a dead body in an elevator and he recognizes the wounds as those caused by a kakashi. Soon he finds himself drawn back into the life he tried to abandon, now responsible for helping his sister try to track down the serial killer, who turns out to be his old best friend, Aki. What I like about Kyouhei is that he doesn't just do an about face and start down the path to reclaiming his responsibilities. It is all taken in steps, with the power of the kakashi constantly troubling him. It becomes clear that there is something in his past which makes him question the effect that controlling a powerful weapon like that can have on the mind and whether or not he can do it. Ultimately, his dark past is revealed and his reasons for being afraid become palpable. In the end, however, he is forced to face up with his fears to protect his sister, but the power of his past continues to haunt.
The powerful internal struggle that defines him is highly interesting to me. He has to deal with the morality of killing and trying to do the right thing without necessarily being perfect himself. He is a deeply flawed, psychological character but in the end, you find yourself pulling for him to put it all together. What starts off as a very typical shell of a protagonist, winds up strangely compelling. The moral dilemma that consumes him is very relate-able and the power over him that each person in his life holds represent the various forces tugging at him, forcing him down a path he wants to abandon more than anything. The story of his personal redemption is rocky and still in progress and I for one can't wait to read more of it.
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