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But recording Nii-sensei's habit of not going in the details, It just cuts to them straight on the island

Or at the very least, not everyone there is loyal to the Red Chanpuru.

After all, SOMEONE ratted out Suo — gave his location, his position in the group, information on the group itself — handed that info straight to Endo.

Suo: Wait-

RC officer 2: To be honest, he’s succeeding in parkouring over the gate. We just keep kicking him out afterward.

[ Yup, I’m writing Rielle and Mina stuff for a limited time ^^ ]

Reading book 8 would help a lot with understanding Rielle and Mina’s appeal! What you hear through the fandom grapevine will often be a summarized or diluted version of how they’re actually depicted in canon, since individual fans will hone in on certain traits or exaggerate them for comedic effect.

Rielle and Mina definitely borrow a lot from their Disney Princess counterparts—however, they aren’t “bland copies of Jasmine and Ariel”. They have things that help them stand out as individuals or reinventions of the originals (though, of course, not to the same depth as our OB boys since Rielle and Mina get far less screen time).

Rielle is bubbly and naive, yes, but he is not a “downgraded Kalim”. If I had to say what differentiates them, it is initiative. Kalim can barely do anything on his own and often isn’t proactive in seriously attempting new things. Rielle, on the other hand, is so eager to learn that he frequently skips classes and runs away from home just to explore places he shouldn’t and collect human knick-knacks. He’s definitely also got a bit more of the rebellious edge to him, too (whereas Kalim sits pretty in the golden cage of his privilege).

Like Ariel, Rielle has a tumultuous relationship with his father. In TLM, Triton and Ariel often fight because he disapproves of her interest in the world above and humans. The disagreements between Rielle and his father don’t seem to be about this; rather, it sounds like Rielle’s dad views him as a child. Because of that, Rielle is insecure about being perceived as immature or behaving like a kid, and he is overly eager about disproving his dad. It’s an extension of something that was always hinted at in the original movie between Ariel and Triton (Triton worrying about his daughter’s naivety), rather than a copy-paste.

dbjwwbkwd I’ve gotta say, I’m getting mixed messages from your comments on Minajael? (You say he’s a clone of Jasmine at first, but then say he’s not following either the live action or the animated Jasmine’s stories.) But as I said with Rielle, Mina’s not meant to be a copy-paste, but rather a new interpretation that just borrows some ideas and elements of the original.

Mina is similar to Jasmine in lots of ways. They’re single children destined to rule + pressured to marry and resent their lack of freedom and autonomy. They are both able to easily see the truth in others and have a little fieriness to them. They cause trouble when they sneak out of the palace, they have tigers, they long for a more humble life, etc. However, Mina has a lot of knowledge and maturity that Jasmine lacks. For example, Jasmine didn’t understand that she had to pay for food in the bazaar, whereas Minajael understands he has to pay for things and happens to forget his wallet at home. He’s not gullible and anticipates underhandedness from the NRC students + prepares to counter them. Mina also acts much more like a reliable big brother than Jasmine (who doesn’t act particularly sisterly). He’s often instructing others and leading them in a cool, confident manner, and they, in return, respect him for it.

What really helps to make both boys shine is how they play off one another and their RSA peers. As I previously mentioned, Mina is a strong leader—but this can lead to fighting when people disobey his instructions. Rielle, meanwhile, is eager to help but easily distracted and impatient—which can cause him to accidentally leave others behind or to act on his own without thinking. These are all weaknesses that naturally arise from their strengths and serve to cause conflict amid their group. We love seeing these flaws because they not only heighten the drama, but humanize Rielle and Mina as something more than generic princes.

There’s lots of other reasoning as to why people love Rielle and Mina too:

Disney Princess attachment/nostalgia!

Just general hype to see RSA characters!

Excitement over what new lore expansions + worldbuilding these characters can offer, especially seeing as both are princes from two prominent countries.

The potential dynamics they’d have with Jamil and Azul, who are two popular characters and also OB boys.

Them being pretty and based on Disney Princesses makes them perfect fuel to feed all kinds of ships.

Their designs + updated live 2D models go hard, especially when you compare them to the older NRC designs and models.

They are much more three-dimensional than Neige, who was the RSA boy that previously had the most screen time.