tbh I actually read this already a couple times already. ¦D I just keep having a hard time coming up with what to say because mostly I wanna point and go YES! THAT!
Hikawa is the best character in the whole series to me because of all that. He's the ultimate ordinary guy with no special snowflake powers (even Kagami, for all that he was supposed to be the Hikawa, had the whole pre-destination to become Gattack The Lord Of Speed thing), who as a good cop just believes in doing the right thing. And the right thing to him is protecting humans, at any cost, even his own life if that's what it takes. But then he also has this extremely human side of being proud and stubborn, and being reluctant to give up G3-X, which gives him more depth than just the flawless, perfect heroic guy.
And maybe I just really love seeing such a well developed character in the role of a policeman because we get so jaded seeing movies and series about how the police is rotten, so when you get a Hikawa, an Ichijou, a Kagami, it's such a breath of fresh air. A policeman who still believes in his job and will do anything to protect people, who would've thought.
But with all that, with so much more reason to question the insanity of fighting these beings, Hikawa never ever falters. He just charges on, without a second thought, because policemen protect lives, and that is what he has chosen to do with his life
And thiiiiiiis, this is it. The whole time, from the first episode, Hikawa's always known he's way in over his head in this high ground battle that can't be won by common people. But his duty is to protect the common people, so not even for one second he questions whether he should or should not be involved in this fight. He just goes and fights, chances be damned, because that's what he's got to do.
That ties in with I said about eventually opening up to Hojo. Despite him being an asshole, deep down Hojo's motivation is the same as Hikawa's - he just chooses all the wrong ways to act on them, because he's supposed to be your real world jaded cop, the guy who's already lost that diamond in the rough quality the newbie still has, and bullies him because he both admires the newbie's blind faith in humanity and is jealous of what he knows he's lost along the way.
tbh there is not one character in Agito, aside from Kino, that I dislike. Even the assholes are so well written that I end up having to respect the character for what he is.
BUT I DIGRESS. This is a post about how Hikawa is awesome. So, in conclusion:
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tbh I actually read this already a couple times already. ¦D I just keep having a hard time coming up with what to say because mostly I wanna point and go YES! THAT!
Hikawa is the best character in the whole series to me because of all that. He's the ultimate ordinary guy with no special snowflake powers (even Kagami, for all that he was supposed to be the Hikawa, had the whole pre-destination to become Gattack The Lord Of Speed thing), who as a good cop just believes in doing the right thing. And the right thing to him is protecting humans, at any cost, even his own life if that's what it takes. But then he also has this extremely human side of being proud and stubborn, and being reluctant to give up G3-X, which gives him more depth than just the flawless, perfect heroic guy.
And maybe I just really love seeing such a well developed character in the role of a policeman because we get so jaded seeing movies and series about how the police is rotten, so when you get a Hikawa, an Ichijou, a Kagami, it's such a breath of fresh air. A policeman who still believes in his job and will do anything to protect people, who would've thought.
But with all that, with so much more reason to question the insanity of fighting these beings, Hikawa never ever falters. He just charges on, without a second thought, because policemen protect lives, and that is what he has chosen to do with his life
And thiiiiiiis, this is it. The whole time, from the first episode, Hikawa's always known he's way in over his head in this high ground battle that can't be won by common people. But his duty is to protect the common people, so not even for one second he questions whether he should or should not be involved in this fight. He just goes and fights, chances be damned, because that's what he's got to do.
That ties in with I said about eventually opening up to Hojo. Despite him being an asshole, deep down Hojo's motivation is the same as Hikawa's - he just chooses all the wrong ways to act on them, because he's supposed to be your real world jaded cop, the guy who's already lost that diamond in the rough quality the newbie still has, and bullies him because he both admires the newbie's blind faith in humanity and is jealous of what he knows he's lost along the way.
tbh there is not one character in Agito, aside from Kino, that I dislike. Even the assholes are so well written that I end up having to respect the character for what he is.
BUT I DIGRESS. This is a post about how Hikawa is awesome. So, in conclusion:
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