NO BECAUSE SOUMA IS GENUINELY ONE OF MY FAVORITES EVER. Like Even More Than Many Of The MAIN CHARACTERS

NO BECAUSE SOUMA IS GENUINELY ONE OF MY FAVORITES EVER. Like even more than many of the MAIN CHARACTERS 😭😭😭 no look I need to yap about this—

I saw someone on Reddit say that he was a “worse saki” and I’m just like…. How… could you be so wrong???? I was so happy about how much souma content we got in walk on and on because his dynamic with Toya was really sweet and his character is so compelling!!! Are you kidding me?? A kid who was so passionate about music, who’d practice with his best friend until he hurt his voice to chase after something he really loved— his love for music brought him and arata together— just for that suddenly to be taken away from him with no warning or reason or explanation! And he is left to pick up the pieces. Trying to be strong for his family and for his best friend, trying to keep smiling and carrying on. But deep inside, he’s afraid that without his ability to sing, he won’t be able to keep up with arata anymore. That he can’t contribute to their team or their passion, that he can’t even write a song without his partner. He waits in the hospital and listens to arata tell him about the new friends he’s making, the steps he’s taking to get closer to what used to be their dream, and he keeps smiling. Keeps encouraging his friend to chase his dream— because it’s only his dream now, right?— keeps complimenting and showing genuine admiration for the new friends he’s making— even if it feels like he’s being replaced— keeps telling him not to worry. But you always see this quiet sadness evident in every word. This somber defeat in the way he talks about his dream and his friendship and Gurney Flap. There is so much to be explored in Souma. Genuinely I think he is one of the strongest, sweetest, and most amazing characters in the game and he and Toya have so much to learn from each other and I want MORE Souma!! Npcs don’t need to exist to play their part and then get out of the way, I love hearing about their aspirations and their personalities and their lives!! Complex side characters make for a better story!

defending misunderstood PJSK side characters isn't enough i need to draw them