A lot of people offering their opinion on the idea of reviving. 3 months ago hahaha. Well let's see...
In terms of timeline, I feel like everything makes sense to the way the world works. The progression of Fushi's character is being forced to mature. In the earlier arcs, he kinda wandered, lived, and experienced loss, while the later arcs (starting from his Island Seclusion) he's started to be dragged around by the flow. His desire to protect everyone that exists everywhere is an unhealthy thought. As a human, it's just not possible. People are going to die. He's NOT human though, and the hooded man makes sure he's aware of that, and Fushi himself is aware of that. It's why he's so hard on himself, which is also why, he's willing to give up his "humanity" to become a "god" when its revealed the knockers are going to attack an incredibly large populace. Again, in terms of timeline, I feel like this progressions makes sense and correlates with Fushi's character.
Now onto the topic of revival. I understand why people feel revival is emotionally limiting. "It cheapens the deaths of our favorite characters." I can agree with that, but (this is my personal opinion and everyone is free to think otherwise) I feel the emotional payoff of reviving them and becoming part of Fushi's life once again makes up for it. Fushi has been suffering this entire war. He's exhausted, and drained. I was incredibly worried for him when he just looked away from his 3 immortal comrades as they literally offed themselves in front of him to be revived elsewhere. Is that really OK? Is this really going to be how Fushi will think once it's all over, "It's fine to die since they can just be revived?" This dilemma that we have issues with in story telling, is being applied to Fushi's character. We shouldn't want him to think that way, even with his powers of revival, which is why I feel his friend's and family's return is actually important. There's no way in hell he's going to be fine with letting them die again despite revival powers. It will reaffirm his resolve and idea that death is a terrifying and painful thing.
As for the future, being able to revive can also cause a few moral dilemmas. Will Fushi just infinitely revive his friends for as long as he exists? Would he be OK with that? Will he let them move on to the afterlife post second death? Actually that's something I'm curious of now. Does dying allow them another chance to see that dream? Will those who linger EVER be able to go to "heaven?"
Regardless, those are my thoughts.
On another note, I also recall reading how erratic and flimsy souls are when it comes to death, using the Princess as an example. Mm.... well I can't exactly disagree. The author can kinda just choose who does and doesn't get to stay (side-character wise) simply because we don't know a lot about them. My opinion on the princess is that she would prefer to go to heaven rather than accept the reality she was given. In her dream, she's most definitely playing "their game" with everyone alive and smiling. Her dream "fulfills" her regrets, or I guess, gives the "illusion of fulfillment."
