Seraph Of The End: 5 Reasons Why Mikaela Should’ve Been The Main Character (& 5 Reasons Why Yuu Is Perfect) – CBR – Comic Book Resources

The first rule of anime is that the opening title sequence will spoil everything. Seraph of the End (Owari no Seraph) is no exception. Though the shock value of Mikaelas survival gets immediately spoiled, the stories of the surviving Hyakuya kids is no less impactful.

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But would the series be better with Mika as the main character instead of Yuuichiro? After all, Mikas the one who ends up separated from human society, assumed dead, and has to continue life walking the line between human, vampire, and monster. On the other hand, Yuu has demon weapons and thats just cool.

Here are 5 reasons why Mika shouldve been the main character of Seraph of the End and 5 reasons why Yuu is perfect.

Starting as relatively happy-go-lucky in the face of armageddon, Mika takes a sharp downturn from optimism to pessimism. It takes until the end of the season to see Mika laugh again, let alone place any faith in someone aside from Yuu. This is coming from the kid who welcomed everyone into his eclectic family and arguably, was the glue that held his family together in the vampire city.

Watching Mikas descent into such a bleak outlook would be a fascinating character study, even if its ridiculously depressing.

The short answer is that this was always supposed to be Yuus story. He never had love, found love, lost love, and then learned to love again.

Arguably, between the two, Yuu has a stronger character arc and is designed to be uplifting. Focusing on Mikas downfall, watching a relatively happy and optimistic kid descend into someone so apathetic tugs at the heartstrings. Watching Yuu gain yet another family, accepting them, and devoting the rest of his life to defending them is far more inspiring and highlights the best of humanity in a world where everyone is a sinner.

Once a human, now a vampire, Mika doesnt seem to fit in anywhere. However, he harbors such a hatred for humans and vampires that its not clear what side hes on or what hes fully willing to do. He has no reservations about killing adult humans or turning on vampires, but he refuses to fully turn into a vampire despite hating humanity.

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Although, he doesnt seem to harbor any ill will towards children. Hes tried comforting a child before, after staring reminiscently at his old home in the vampire city, and he always refuses to drink the blood of children. Maybe theres innocence in children that adult humans dont have? Either way, watching Mika walk that line and retreat deeper into himself would be a compelling story.

Its a lesson so important that Yuu has to learn it twice. Mika changes Yuu for the better, but losing Mika and the rest of the family forces Yuu to face the loss of loved ones. Abandoned and hurt after opening himself up once, he doesnt want to again.

Watching the payoff of teamwork, friendship, and the concept of family for those alone in a harsh world makes you cheer for Yuu, even if you find him a bit annoying. Fully seeing him embrace his team, his demon, and making Mika trust (to an extent) again has more clout to it knowing Yuus beginnings.

Though briefly touched upon, Mika reflects that he doesnt actually remember much from his human life. He knows about his family and the escape attempt and his loyalty towards Yuu knows no bounds. However, he seems a bit hazy about anything before the vampire city.

Though its not the focus of the series, it seems specific memories of Mika in the orphanage are lost to time. Without memories to fall back on, Mikas turn to apathy and hatred makes much more sense.

The vampires finest weapons are really straightforward, a tool to enhance their already supernatural abilities. Physically superior to humans, the struggle and journey of becoming stronger wouldnt have been as satisfying with Mika.

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With Yuu, were introduced to the concept of the Cursed Gear and learn the mechanics through him, Kimizuki, and Yoichi. More importantly, we see the interaction between humans and contracted demons, with Yuu being something of an exception to the rules by offering Asuramaru friendship instead of trying to completely beat her into submission for her power.

Stories about the unknown are awesome. Seraph of the End offers a lot of world-building and mysteries, so actually knowing the hierarchy of the vampires would be nice. Stumbling through a new world alongside Mika, understanding why vampires need blood, and possibly giving some more nuance to the vampire characters would have been interesting. The vampires obviously have feelings, despite looking down on humanity.

Where does Krul Tepes actually fall within vampire rule? Why are progenitors so important? And was Mika indeed kept a secret from the nobles outside of the vampire city?

For the audience, it makes much more sense for us to watch how human society pieced itself back together and learned to cope in a new world full of vampires and demons. Following Yuus journey helps us see the good and the bad of humanity, what were willing to do for the ones we love and what were willing to sacrifice out of greed.

Yuu and the team are meant to be pillars of the good, how love can bring us together.

Most of the mystery from the series comes from information Mikas been privy to and finding our way through Yuus discoveries. What if we had Mikas information, but not Yuus? Would we be faster to turn on the humans of the series and start questioning their world earlier on?

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But half the fun of the series is the constant plot twists and realizations you get alongside Yuu. A story isnt fun if everything is spoonfed to you.

At the end of the day, Yuus story leaves us more satisfied. Gaining tidbits of information and then having it all pay off is the mark of good storytelling. It had to be Yuu, in order to learn with the characters and maintain a reasonable story pace. We also get some much needed comic relief through the interactions between Yuu, Shinoa, Mitsuba, Yoichi, and Kimizuki. We need that sympathy and care to get through how bleak the circumstances are.

And of course, we cant find out about the Seraph of the End experiment too early. As the title of the series and complete world-ending power, its too much to throw at us before we grasp the concept of the vampires, Cursed Gear, the politics, and everything else that goes along with the Moon Demon Company. A little bit of normalcy in fantasy is what grounds us and allows us to enjoy the relatable story of fighting for and defending what you love.

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Maddy is a storytelling enthusiast who enjoys engaging content across all platforms. She particularly enjoys animation and has a good knowledge of how children's animation has evolved since the toy craze of the mid-1980s. Nostalgic and critical, she's interested in breaking down current and past shows and generating discussions caused by entertainment.

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