Shitai Katsugi no Nemu - Vol. 1 Ch. 3 - The Reason For The Request

[zawarudo]

I don't see a problem with Garen being the foil to Nemu's stoic characterization, and in this chapter we already get to see him grow up a bit. Even Nemu starts opening up.

 

[mayu_hojo]

Writing-wise, I honestly get why he's included as a character. If you let the story just be somber and stoic, then a lot of the pages would get reduced down and we don't get to see much of the protagonist's personality aside from maybe her inner-monologue; In which each chapter could just have a rinse and repeat of retrieving the body and delivering it to an ungrateful client. Like yeah he's an annoying character and I do hope he stops himself, or that he could be written to be more meek, but he is providing a lot of spice that opens up how the world works in context of the protagonist. Once he's done that he'll probably mellow out more.

 

[Yuyu_yusha]

Tbh, when I first read Dungeon Meshi, I found Marcille to be utmost annoying. But slowly she stop bitching about the food so much. So, I would say Garen is the same type of character design. What should be volume 2 chapters will introduce

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a new companion. So that will offset Garen's character. But he does stop being so goddamn annoying. Promise

Yeah, Marcille is annoying like in several early chapters, but at least she contributes something and she's useful. Her bitching mostly logical due to her background and for comedic relief aspect of the story. It would be weird afterall if the whole team suddenly gung ho in eating all of the monsters they meet.

Garen tho ugggh insufferable with no major contribution. Not even funny at all. I'm gonna take what you say as a promise and bear it for several chapters. If he's still unbearable, i am gonna drop it.

Kudos the superb work.

 

[bobleponge]

"no major contribution" you folks are funny. Just cuz you hate a character doesn't mean you get to create a narrative in your head to justify hating him more.

HE'S THE ONE WHO WENT TO RETRIEVE THE CORPSE

His execution isn't perfect but it was still a big contribution. without him Nemu would have had to find a completely different way to deal with the INFINITELY respawning ghouls before retrieving the body.