In this episode of Our Isekai, we’re diving headfirst into the dark, delicious world of revenge. From Kurapika’s chain of justice in Hunter x Hunter, to Scar’s scorched path in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Kyoko’s star-powered payback in Skip Beat, and the tortured tragedy of Kaneki Ken in Tokyo Ghoul - we unpack how anime turns vengeance into art.
Then it’s time to shout out the side characters who hijacked the spotlight and never gave it back. We’re talking Revy (Black Lagoon), Celty (Durarara!!), Nezuko, Aizen, Erza, Karma, L, and more - because sometimes the supporting cast is the main event.
After that, things get a little… clinical. We run down the anime characters that desperately need an NHS-funded psychological assessment, from Hisoka to Shou Tucker, Makishima, and the chaos crew of Steins;Gate.
In Red Light, Green Light, we’re rating the morally grey squad from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Who’s getting the pass? Who’s getting the flame?
And finally, in This or That, we ask the real question: Which anime character would you trust with your life? (Spoiler: probably not Hisoka.)
No Ship It or Skip It this week
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