>>259406
Just finished it. The ending was a let down a bit.
Shouldn’t he after rejecting her feelings lays her to rest and send her soul away in peace instead of resurrecting her? Especially that she only had one desire from him.
>Inb4 he loves her
I think after the final revelation that she was behind everything, wanted it, planned her rape and soul being split, deserve a bit of his hate. She wanted to torture him for her pain, and to get his attention and make him for her alone.
Pure selfishness. She’s sick and beyond saving.
Atleast add two choices either go full incest or punish the siren.
But incest or forbidden love wasn't what's all the game about, it raised an important question, the conflict between man and machine, and I see that it was more important than the romance aspect.
In the last fight you see that Liu remodeled his body not after robots, but humans, which just like Kong made him beat all the waija fags, so the closer to human the stronger you are. Of course this meant in the end that Kong will also win against him.
In the end the raw human body wins, because it’s the best machine, god's creation. and imitations can never beat the original. of course that's me, I don't think Urobutcher believe in god.
Now to the most important bit, when compared to Muramasa does the theory that Urobutcher wrote it holds? definitely does yes.
Muramasa was the evolution of Kikokugai's concept, instead of being a raw incestous love, he crafted a theme of abandonment, a girl whose sibling didn't consider his own, and so she works tirelessly to earn his love. since a sister really doesn't link and can marry another guy, he switched the roles and made it a father and daughter, smart move. it also becomes homage to freud.
by this the reader can relate to her instead of being disgusted and not understanding her motives.
the sexual nature is still there for those who want to fantasize about it, but can be rejected by normal readers.
Apart from the core story element, many other themes were also present, not only the character designs and their archetypes, but also their roles are similar in their respective stories, for example Ruili challenges Kong justice, the same way ayane did to Kageaki
even the fights follow a similar pattern as an both sides exhaust all their techniques until the hero a martial artist remembers and masters a new technique just a small breath away from death.
The demon blade that cuts both friend and foe alike, have been reiterated in both multiple times.
The same care that've been put into Muramasa's duels that led people to actually believe Narahara Ittetsu is some swordmaster, can be found in Kikokugai too, but less due to the short time it takes to finish it compared to Muramasa.
Finally Kikokugai explored the theme of personal justice, where the protagonist scarified everything for his beloved, in Muramasaa different approach was explored, where Kageaki sacrificed everything chasing an ideal of universal justice. They both complement each other.