#daryun

Please excuse the quality, I needed to take photos off screen as I'm still at work after all, sigh. But who cares.

Spoilers ahead!

AKA Daryun's back in chapter 1 appreciation post

I've read the fist volume of (the manga adaptation of) the Heroic Legend of Arslan today. I'm enjoying it so far. Daryun is my favorite, for the usual "loyal, hypercompetent retainer" reasons. But also I adore that he can just pull a perfect 😬😟face any time Arslan says something sheltered or sad.

Since everyone's talking about their top favorite characters from Arslan Senki manga/anime here are my top 5. (I could say top 10 but it's hard to choose as there are so many characters I just like equally in here.)

1. Arslan - My boy!! 💜 The reason I began to watch the anime and read the manga actually. I want to hug him. 😭

2. Daryun - what can I say, I love parent figures who are protectors and knights and who are super loyal to their prince/kings.

3. Narsus - He is the next person I liked when I watched the anime first. Just love his cleverness (his strategies are so cool!!) and love the jokes about his painting talents too!!

4. Elam - Oh Arslan's first friend. I love his friendship with Arslan. 😭 (funny how he was initially like distant to Arslan because of their difference in status then they became the best of friends!! )

5. Jaswant - again love his loyalty to Arslan!! Oh how he ended up coming to Arslan's side despite being from other kingdom and became like super loyal to him!! And also how they related to each other for being adopted and not ever seeing their real parents. (Jaswant had a far better adoptive parent though. 🥲)

I love many other characters but I can't say whom i like more than the other but anyway special mention : Azrael (that bird is just amazing and crazily smart !! I liked him the first time I saw him!! )