#ons deep analysis

Hello everyone it’s been such a long time since I’ve written an analysis and less to say, that it’s been centuries since I shared personal thoughts about a chapter itself hehe x//x

Anyways, I hope you dear readers have been alright, make sure to stay hydrated all the time!

Before I start with the analysis, some thoughts about the chapter:

If you wonder what I think about the latest chapter, I think it was such a nice change of pace; while it’s interesting to know how things develop around the MC of the story; the story needs to explain the lore and how it ended up affecting the MC; which is why, I consider the latest chapter has been really interesting, it touched elements of the past in relation to Rigr and Urd specially since those two are shrouded in mystery.

Nevertheless, this chapter really displayed the emotions Rigr and Urd held after the First Progenitor took his leave, they were in a quite interesting place, one which is well known for being the place where Vlad the Impaler existed, but nevertheless, the dynamic those two had, how the future and the past were crashing against each other, the crash of ideals...well, that’s something I’ll talk later in a theory...

Now, starting with the analysis:

P.S: Analysis are held within a neutral view and ships are excluded

Part I - Rigr and Urd

First of all, the chapter at first sight seems like a 180° shift it took; one of the most funny things to see to certain degree is the fact that Rigr Stafford was pretty much comfortable despite the situation he was...(I must say that the very fact his leggies are back again in order only lead me to think he’s secretly inspired by Deadpool...ok no, I’m terrible with jokes :p btw this thought was thanks to @black-sapphire57​  since they were nice to share an artwork from an artist that got inspired by Deadpool 2)“...

 Despite being binded to a seat along a spell, which, to my surprise, spells were something more common for humans instead of vampires:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 105

This of course will be touched in a theory later on, but nevertheless, just like Rigr stated, it was a surprise that vampires could make something like that, what do I mean?

Just like the chapter itself displayed, there’s something to take into a big step of lore and development when it comes to one of the characters of the story, such character being Urd Geales of course, what do I mean?

The chapter itself touched a sensitive topic and that is the emotions the vampires had despite seeing their sire leave them behind, it is even revealed that after Shikama left them, the remaining Progenitors took their paths, thus leaving Urd and Rigr alone, and before I start with the depthness of Urd and Rigr, I’d like to quote a character from Boogiepop Phantom:

“The waking dream called the world is constantly changing” -Kirima Seiichi

Urd is a character that feels comfortable when things are static, he’s the type of character that seeks peace, even if peace focuses on staying in a single point, on something that gives him a sense of security which is very visible on this scene:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 105

Urd was willing to take the responsibility of the vampire society he and Rigr at one time seeked; he didn’t want Rigr to leave because having him by his side gave him reasurance of walking a path that was built by two, the very fact that Rigr decided to leave the Vampire Council was something that shattered those selfless dreams he once had after losing his humanity.

But then, why did I bring up the quote?

The issue is, that despite vampires being inmortals, time never forgives, they might be creatures that will never age, creatures that will remain the same in terms of apperance but there’s something most of them forget to certain extend and that is heavily displayed within this chapter along old chapters such as chapter 68; they’ve remained the same, but the world keeps changing. The world moves on,time keeps flowing despite their inmortality.

And that’s something Rigr acknowledged after being with Urd for a determinated amount of time after the First left them.

He was aware that the dream they once had would never become a reality, and thus, instead of remaining within one place, he wanted answers, he wanted to understand why they were left alone, why they were discarted and thus, he decided to take the first step of leaving.

Part II - The Third Progenitors

Another intriguing aspect of the chapter was the revealing of the ranks Byakkomaru, Raimeiki, Noya, Asuramaru, Kiseki-O and Gekkouin had once when they were vampires.

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 105

A theory I made about them as to why they were chosen as apostles which could be considered as a possibility might be due to the fact that they were turned by Yu’s blood back in those times when the First was creating vampires; which of course it’s just a possibility unless the manga confirms it.

Nevertheless, it is surprising to say that the very fact they were displayed as Apostles has something to do with theological stuff, but nevertheless that, just like Rigr stated, there’s a reason why Krul and Lest weren’t chosen, such thing will be further explained in a theory as well.

But within this revelation, there’s something to be noticed, what could it be?

Correct. The awakening of existance and self acknowledgment. What does this exactly mean?

If many might recall, the remaining Progenitors that were never chosen, they decided to abide by the Vampire Rules; they didn’t seek nor tried to search for their Sire Sika Madu after he left them; of course, such exception could be applied to Krul after she found the first clues after a millenia.

But the curiosity, the awakening of consciousness and existance is something that was actually very visible within Lest Karr:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 105

Rigr is a rebel alone, it could be said to certain extend he’s playing the role of the anti hero, he doesn’t mind using whichever methods are required if it means to take down the First Progenitor, to show him that with pride, arrogance comes, and eventually, everything crumbles.

But returning with Lest and Rigr’s interactions; Rigr tried to make Lest feel interested, but why? why was there such even a consideration of such thought?

Indeed, that’s because vampires stopped pursuiting a dream, a goal, a reason to live; they lacked the concept of the soul in a way on which they were simply walking corpses without a mind, only binding themselves to a forgotten dream.

Part III - Success of the awakening of consciousness

Within this small point, there’s something that Rigr managed to fulfill, and that’s actually something that could be stated as a nice strategy point which was to actually bait Ky Luc into the conversation with Lest Karr; despite the undenying loyalty Ky Luc has towards Urd Geales as being the Progenitor that took vampires within a world of order, it cannot be denied that Ky Luc has displayed interest and curiosity towards the actions of the First Progenitor along the reasons why they were told to not touch the forbidden, to not reach and break the taboos stated by the vampires, which is heavily seen within the latest chapter:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 105

Ky Luc’s demaor can be often related to Ferid in terms of spontaniety and madness to certain degree, but knowing that Ky’s past is shrouded in mystery is one of the key points on which the comparison between Ferid and him differ a lot in terms of what made them being selected to become vampires.

But nevertheless, something Rigr seemed to try was to make those two interested in the boundaries that they do not dare to step on, to know why exactly he’s fighting and why they should question themselves as to why they keep following up the old vampire rules of the Vampire Council despite them giving the first step of taking action after so many years.

To conclude this analysis, it can be said that the chapter not only focused on giving a bit of taste of the past but also, a part of development within the progenitors; despite them having dead dreams from a distant past, perhaps Rigr is aiming to make something just like the Age of Enlightenment did to humanity itself once.

What do you think dear readers?

Let me know!

Hello everyone, I hope you’ve been well; remember to take care of yourself everyone!

The new chapter is out, and of course,analysis and theories will come but, there’s something I want to talk about which was discussed with two friends from discord.

Therefore, let’s begin!

One of the things this chapter carried was “Love”. And many might say or state it’s the cliché of undeveloped romance but, the issue is, that’s not the central point of the story, how can I say this?

In one of the Afterwards Kagami released that sadly it’s not translated and I asked my friend which translated the raw chapters each time they were released to translate it; Kagami states the value of family and love, but for that, let’s talk about it on how that applies towards the story.

First of all, Kagami Takaya stated long ago that Romance wasn’t the main theme of the story; which so far has been true until the doubt that was born during the current chapter. But there’s a huge issue everyone dismisses, what could it be?

The issue is, love takes many forms, it’s not only romantic love or yearning for another person; how can I say this?

Within each chapter, we’ve seen love countless times among humans; and this isn’t romantic wise; it goes to the small shape of caring for another, it goes to worrying for the well being of another:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 20

It might seem like it’s a common panel with comedy but actually, that’s the first time Shiho Kimizuki shows love and affection in the shape of caring twards a friend, towards family; towards someone who supported and encouraged him to take a decision in way more early chapters.

It’s true the squad is young, it’s true they’eve spent at least 5 months together due to how the story began; but yet, they slowly started to take care of each other in their own ways without stating it clearly.

Another proof of such emotion is this:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 23

Another view of this is back in chapter 23 when Shinoa was going to tell Yu about the incident that happened when he became a seraph for the first time; but before that, the squad wanted to make a peaceful dialogue first and for that, they started to do it like a family would; Shinoa and Mitsuba aimed to cook for the guys that technically are the strength of the squad when it comes to defense; but of course, both ladies don’t know how to cook and this ended up depending on Shiho Kimizuki to cook a breakfast for the whole squad, therefore, what’s the point to this?

Correct. Love isn’t romance alone; love is caring for each other, making sure to deliver an appropiate notice to someone you care and that’s what the squad did together; they worry about Yu and true, they might not express it towards words but they can do it through actions:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 35

Yoichi used something Yu repeated to them and that goes to what Mika taught him back when they were in the vampire capital; they became family, they took care of each other’s back and this applied to Mikaela as well not due to him being an important person to Yu but rather because they care about Yu’s happiness and well being; they care for a person that means a lot to someone within the squad and it’s reflected a lot on Mikaela when he showed distrust towards Yu’s friends.

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 56

Another form of love despite the picture uploaded is the fact that Guren loves deeply his friends and specially Shinya, does this mean it’s romantic? 

No. Shinya was the very first friend Guren had, a friend that supported his idea to destroy the Hiragi Family so they could be free from their graps ever since the events before the Catastrophe; they trusted each other in order to find out what they Family planned along what Mahiru aimed; both were partners in arms to check each other’s back and eventually, those two started to find more friends which later on became Mito, Goshi, Sayuri and Shigure; and the reason for Sayuri and Shigure to be friends was because they’ve been loyal to Guren; they were supporting pillars but they saw themselves as followers from the Ichinose household until that slowly changed; they saw each other as equals and friends as well.

Even when the world was going to end, they raced towards it bravely even if it meant dying in the process, but of course,Guren couldn’t withstand such event which lead to the Resurrection.

Is there any other form of love?

Of course there is:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 58

While it’s true the scene displays Kureto struggling agaisnt Shikama Doji and relies on kissing Aoi; it’s true that Kureto does harbor feelings towards Aoi but the fact that the shadow of his father, the shadow of the whole Hiragi Family was casted on each member; this only made that Kureto couldn’t express such feelings at ease, but such emotion of love could be seen back in the last volume of the LNs of the Catastrophe.

After the fight Kureto had with Mahiru; Kureto dialed his father to ask if this was also aware of everything to which Tenri replied that it was; that everything was proceeding according to certain plan.

And of course, during this conversation, Aoi Sangu became Tenri’s hostage since he ordered to shot Aoi; Kureto of course worried about her and made Aoi use her cursed gear to heal herself; and you might wonder, where’s the love within this?

The love in there as it’s pure form is the fact that Kureto does care about Aoi’s well being despite her being the least enjoyable character to see within the story by what the fandom has expressed so far and. Kureto despite having a cold demanor cares a lot about Aoi and it’s well seen in the fight against Tenri, when he goes and protects her.

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 5

Another form of love is the one that displayed Mikaela Hyakuya towards Yuichiro Hyakuya, a selfless love that was born from the very bottom of his heart:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 90

Correct. Mikaela told Yu he loved him; such form of love it’s the purest because Yu meant the world to Mikaela; Yu became his light to fight all the things his heart endured, Mikaela wanted to see Yu happy, he wanted to see him safe after the events of Ferid killing their family in front of them without mercy.

Yu and Mika have had a strong bond with all the time they’ve spent together; they knew what bothered them along when to scold each other whenever was uneasiness.

The love Mika displays towards Yu is a sincere form of love, the one that aims or seeks to see the well being of an important person; a love that aims the total security of said person but within this, it does not only focus on that; Mikaela despite being a vampire was able to keep lingering emotions since his reason to live was still alive; he was aware of Yu’s nature and yet, he did his best to ensure his safety despite adversity; but within this, he was aware Yu was in good hands, he had a family that cared about him, and of course, may might say chapter 95 was the opposite of it but, chapter 99 really striked down on such beliefs:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

Shiho and Yoichi were the first ones to get triggered by Yu’s easy emotions of just hearing Mikaela will be saved.

They doubted Guren for his actions and how it delivered to Mikaela’s death. They’re young, they don’t know how to express the form of love that goes by embracing someone or giving support words but one thing they do display is through actions; they care about Yu and care about what Mika held dear as well; they’ve lost their important ones in the process and they’re not willing to lose more.

And lastly, the love that confessed Shinoa Hiragi to Shikama Doji; while it’s considered quite surprising and even as something manipulated; in fact, that’s not really the case; Shinoa wanted to have a normal life, being a normal girl but she was aware she wouldn’t be one from the beginning and specially after remembering the events on which Mahiru ended sealing her emotions:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

I understand very well that this might be unpleasant to some, or joyful for others; as the writer of this analysis, I don’t find it joyful nor unpleasant; everything is held within a neutral point of view; and what it’s displayed in said chapter is actually Shinoa accepting what her heart feels. She’s aware her heart does beat fast when she’s close to Yu but it doesn’t mean she’s obsessed with him nor means she lusts for him; but rather, just like Mikaela; she wants to see him happy, that for once he manages to have a happy life, that he is safe just like the squad does too.

The main focus of the story asides from defeating the First Progenitor isn’t about creating romance; but rather to show that love takes shapes, love is built with time, it can go for appreciation, respect, careness, happiness for the wellbeing of someone that changed a life.

P.S: Analysis are held within a neutral view, they don’t support ships nor anything. The choice of shipping goes only to each respective reader.

The purpose of this analysis is not to justify or say Kagami is enforcing romance but rather, he is aiming to show that adminst catastrophic events, “love” is the key to keep standing, to keep fighting even if the reasons to live may be silly. 

And just like my favorite lore story which is Honkai Impact 3rd, they always state: “Fight for all that’s beautiful in the World.”

That is applied within this chapter as well. A fight against a being that has a God complex. 

What do you think dear readers? Do you agree love takes different forms? Let me know.

Hello everyone good evening, I hope you’re doing well, stay safe and healthy!

Before starting, this analysis will be focused on Shinoa’s feelings due to how chapter 99 ended up giving the readers quite the surprise due to how events turned, therefore, let’s begin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKVJi-FLvak Felt like it fit

P.S: ANALYSIS OR THEORIES EXCLUDE SHIPS, THEY’RE HELD WITHIN A NEUTRAL VIEW

With the latest chapter, we were able to see Shinoa finally accepting something that came within her heart which was her having feelings for Yu; but within this, it is common to hear that her feelings were manipulated or forced, therefore, let’s talk about it since it’s actually quite the opposite. How can I state such thing?

To begin with, it is well known that Shinoa’s emotions and desires were locked or rather, they never developed thanks to Mahiru; of course, the method wasn’t the best nor was the most joyful method to see but nevertheless, Mahiru kept Shinoa in a state of purity, what do I mean?

It means that, as a child, Shinoa’s desires could have been simple but strong, and this is visible by something she states and of course, within said panel it’s visible the type of love she holds within her heart:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 97

Correct. Shinoa’s form of love was a pure love, and this is visible by how she wants to fight by her sister’s side; she didn’t want her sister to face the world alone to the path of destruction.

But now, you might wonder if Mahiru manipulated Shinoa’s emotions; the answer is no. How can I state such thing?

Despite the crude actions Mahiru took to halt the intentions of the First Progenitor; Mahiru wanted to preserve the purity of Shinoa’s emotions and feelings; she didn’t want her sister to go to the same path as her since she fell in love at 5 and her desires might have been simple wishes but those were strong  enough to let her demon start taking over her; hence why, Mahiru didn’t want Shinoa to go through the same issue.

Therefore, what does this imply with the latest chapter?

It means that despite Shinoa acceptIng she loved Yu, her emotions weren’t under obssession and love, but rather, it was a pure love; a love that is selfless but nevertheless caring towards the character mentioned; but, how can I state such thing?

The reason goes from a long path of how Shinoa started to develop feelings not stricktly focused on Yu, but rather, the warmness within her heart that started to grow despite being labeled as an Ice Queen, therefore, let’s proceed:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 07

Back in early chapters, Shinoa was tasked to keep watch on Yoichi, Yu and Kimizuki; she was a character only focused on her work and follow up orders; she had no interest on forming human interactions or the sort; but the fact that she started to spend time with those 3, it only made her develop a sense of care despite being only fulfilling her job; hence why Guren wonders about her being an Ice Queen she started developing “human empathy”

As time went on, such lingering feeling of human empathy started to grown; she was aware that once the squad was created, she had the biggest responsibility despite her sassy nature; she was aware she had to give orders in order to preserve the lives of her comrades and of course, after seeing what happened with Yu after he awoke his seraph; she went ahead to face Guren only to hear one of the most common things that the fandom noticed on its time; what do I mean?

Correct. Within observations I’ve seen that the fandom states that Mahiru, Guren and Shikama manipulated Shinoa’s emotions but for the meantime, let’s focus on Guren.

To answer that, Guren teased her but nevertheless he never ordered to fall in love with Yu; this was mostly due to her trying to understand what exactly happened with Yu back in chapter 14:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 14

Shinoa being the squad leader, was aware that the members of her squad were nature kind hearted beings despite the hardships they’ve had to endure; she was aware she wouldn’t understand the pain they carried away but nevertheless her mission was to protect them; hence why, back in chapter 14 she faced Guren to understand why Yu turned into a creature that aimed to kill humans.

And of course, Guren to dismiss the topic he asked her if answering her questions would be of any help along the fact that he noticed Shinoa started to develop feelings not of a crush or love but rather, a caring nature; but, did that mean she was in love?

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 14

No. She wasn’t, but the fact she saw a person somewhat close to her along the fact said person belonged to her squad and was affected due to a human experiment was a trigger for that caring side to appear.

After such events, the squad started to recover after the events of Shinjuku; and that’s where the main most common motto Yu started to use came over. 

"Family”.

Despite being only a soft word or void within the world of Owari no Seraph, it gradually started to carry an important meaning within the squad; and such term was strickily heavy for Shinoa since she never had something to call “Family”.

And so, such term started to be applied on its early days when the squad decided when to tell Yu about the inident of Shinjuku; but within such; there was still some sort of hesitation or doubt within Shinoa; what do I mean?

Such event is visible when Nagoya arc began; after they were called; Shinoa and Mitsuba played along to leave Yu on the road to the point they ended up arriving late; and of course, a punishment came over by Guren; but what does this have to do with the events of the latest chapter?

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 25

After such events, Narumi’s squad and her squad started to work together; and within this, there was something simple and basic but it can be seen that a small and lingering flow of a small desire popped within Shinoa:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 28

After such events, this eventually leads to the fight between Crowley Eusford and the capture of Guren Ichinose leaving the squads with no other option than leaving; of course, within said process, things start to complicate since Yu was willing to throw his life away to save Guren but that only delivered to him getting possesed and lastly the escape from the Vampire Progenitors; and of course, one of the events that would cause an impact within the fandom is the fact that Mikaela appeared to take Yu and within this, the squad did what they learnt thanks to Yu, what may that be?

Correct. They aimed to protect him. They knew right away he was Yu’s family, hence why, within this; Shinoa rescued him first, leading to the squad take the same iniciative thus leaving the protection of Mikaela and give him an escape road

But what exactly does this play with Shinoa’s feelings?

Shinoa started to appreciate more life and the life of her family; she learnt that they were all left in the crude word she lived, hence why they made the Motto of “Family takes care of family”.

After further chapters, we are able to see the squad being close, making sure to keep food and giving their service to protect few citizens from the Horsemen of the Apocalypse; and of course, within this, they decided what they should do next. Until Crowley Eusford came in along Ferid; and of course, events happened and ultimately they got a cure for Yu’s rampage demon curse and an unknown trip that would lead them to learn why the World became a messed up World.

Within those chapters, it is visible that the squad (including Mika and Narumi) started to work better as a team, they even started to forge bonds and have trust with each other despite being humans or vampires.

Within this, further events lead to the eventual return of Guren and his squad; thus leading to another issue that perhaps to the fandom feels like a trigger of manipulation of feelings due to this:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 56

Mahiru states that Shinoa has now the opportunity to start releasing her desires since she was a far greater test subject from the experiments Tenri Hiragi performed, but, does this mean Mahiru manipulated her to eventually release her desires?

The answer is no. And the reason is rather simple; at that time, Shinoa couldn’t see her sister since Mahiru wasn’t strictly a demon compared to Noya or Asuramaru; she had the ability to percieve the stability between demon and wielder but she wasn’t able to see them completely due to her still locking the doors of her heart.

Within this, it is to be noticed that Shinoa started to warm up or rather to place some trust on the vampires since they were technically helping them out and working with Guren; thus leading to respet since vampires were formally humans as well and within the process, they lost treasured ones as well.

Furthermore, Shinoa of course would end up feeling the release of her demon in the World after Kureto Hiragi stabbed him in chapter 57; and of course, the next issue within doubt comes when Shikama goes to visit her in chapter 66:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 66

Within said chapter, Shikama started to taunt her and make her remember what lead to Mahiru’s destruction which was love and obssession in his eyes; thus event lead Shinoa to fear emotions, she decided that she’d keep those emotions at bay to keep internal peace. But, does this mean Shikama was right about Shinoa lusting about Yu?

The answer is no. Shikama was only waiting for the time she’d lower the walls of heart not due to her having lust or obssession, and how can I state such thing?

The reason is simple. Shikama never viewed “love” as something strong, but rather mundane or as something to replace the crude word of “lust”.

But what Shinoa really wanted  to learn the most at that time was a reason to live; she was aware she had to keep her emotions at bay, to not let desires run wild to not end like her sister; but at the same time, she wanted to understand what gave Yu a reason to live; how he could keep going despite everything:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 67

After that, the events the fandom knows more are Shikama’s plan to possess Shinoa which lead her to sacrifice herself so Yu and Ashera wouldn’t get killed by him; and such sacrifice was made after she lowered the walls of her heart in order to save them; but why did she do that? Was it because she was obssessed with Yu or she was madly in love?

The answer is no. Shinoa, with time, started to see Yu as an important friend but as her family as well; but among that it’s because she also didn’t see herself worthy; she didn’t see as someone worth saving, she didn’t acknowledge herself as important; she always considered herself guilty of what happened to her sister, along the fact that the happiness of her sister and Guren was never fulfilled. The fact that her sister sacrificed herself so she wouldn’t be a guinea pig was also a triggering factor that made weight under her heart as well.

She didn’t want to see her family die due to the curse she carried, due to the fact she carried a powerful demon tied to her from birth; hence why after she goes saving Yu and Asuramaru, she tells Yu it’s no big deal; which only lead to crude events such her turning into a vampire.

Of course, this meant to take action by Guren, Mahiru and Ferid Bathory who was tasked to check up on the First Progenitor  and stop him from turning Shinoa into a vampire; of course this made the First possess her with a delay which allowed Guren with not so favorable ways along with Rigr’s sinful keys to eventually seal Shikama for the time being.

And lastly, after such events, the battle that would seal Mikaela’s fate of becoming a demon began; the squad later on went to pick Yu along the Queen Krul Tepes and of course, the comedy relief which wasn’t very funny for the fandom came; afterwards they started to learn from the Queen what exactly happened that lead the plan to face down the rotten world that would turn thanks to the main enemy they had in common; along who were their alies stating that Guren Ichinose and Mahiru Hiragi had a lot to do with that.

Such event made Shinoa recall deep memories about her sister and this made Shinoa wonder more about her, about her struggles; but before such message was delivered, the First Progenitor managed to possess Shinoa again and now; the latest chapter that perhaps for some is joyful due to a character development, for others a disappointment due to how the Female MC is written (which I’ll explain in a theory as to why this happened) along disapproval due to ship preferences.

Being respectful towards such issues, the biggest lines that Shinoa could ever state were that she acknowledged she loved Yu among this:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

Shinoa wasn’t letting lust or obsession run wild but rather, her will to fight against the First Progenitor, her demon, the one who ruined her life from the very beginning she was born.

But how can I state such thing?

This is due to the fact Shinoa is tired. Shinoa is displayed at first as a careless girl that eventually warms up with the people she was tasked to take care of and eventually said people became her family; friends that would watch her back just like she would with them.

She was tired of always losing what was dear to her; and thus, she decided for once to stop running away from what she really is, a selfless girl who loves those important to her without wishing anything back for exchange.

And so, her ordeal began.

This is the end of the analysis dear readers, it took me a good time; I understand it’s really long, and of course, as I always stated, such things are held within neutral view along ship exclusion. 

The fact that Shinoa stated she loved Yu doesn’t mean the ship will be concluded or anything; it only means she accepted something her heart felt along a resolution that will be later explained in a theory.

What do you think dear readers? 

Let me know!

Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing alright, one of the things I’ve noticed is one of the most controvertial characters within the series and that character is Yuichiro Hyakuya, the main protagonist of the story.

Therefore, I’d like to make a deep analysis on him due to his psychology and his bevaior. 

P.S: THEORIES AND ANALYSIS ARE HELD WITHIN NEUTRAL VIEW. SHIPS ARE EXCLUDED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi3D_PnaxT0

Yuichiro Hyakuya is well known for being the main protagonist of Vampire Reign; but of course, like any other character within the story; he has had his hardships within the past along the fact that he was something without form but rather, someone treated as an object or a synthetic human by Sika Madu.

It is well known that Yuichiro had quite the personality before he befriended Mikaela Hyakuya; he didn’t consider the Hyakuya orphanage his family until the events with Ferid Bathory changed his life:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 01

Of course, this only made Yu fear of bonding with other people; the only figure he could rely on was Guren since he was his saviour, a person that found him lost in a destroyed world; but even after Guren picked him up and trained him to defend against others; he couldn’t interact with people; Yu was left unable to make friends nor wanted to follow up orders; which eventually gave him the result of going to a school in order to bond with others; thus leading with the encounter of Shinoa Hiragi:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 02

Shinoa was tasked to keep an eye on Yu but along with this, she was also ordered to make sure Yu was able to make friends; and of course, her being an observant, she detected easily Yu’s fear which was to make friends or find the love of his life, though of course Yu wasn’t having such thoughts, his only thoughts were to avenge Mikaela and slay vampires.

Gradually, his world started to become bigger; he was able to find a new family; despite the ways he made friends; those who became important to him were Shiho Kimizuki, Yoichi Saotome, Mitsuba Sangu and Shinoa Hiragi.

He took his time to follow up orders; and that was due to the fact he aimed to be stronger, he wanted to defeat vampires to fulfill his revenge, that was his sole reason to live. 

But after several chapters which could mean days within the demon army; a fateful event occured.

Correct, he was able to meet Mikaela once again; with the surprise he was alive but as a vampire. Though, the reunion didn’t go as expected since Mikaela was aware the demon army only experimented on humans; by worst Yu saw his new friends being food for vampires which made him lose control and awake his seraph until he ended up returning to normal and thus lead to a comatose state of a week.

But then, was this the factor that made him acknowledge Guren as everything?

No. At this point, Yu was happy Mikaela was alive no matter what, plus he received the support of his new family. He felt blessed; until he discovered that Guren had knowledge of previous events but despite that, he stated the next thing:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 18

Correct. Yu stated he wouldn’t mind being a Guinea Pig if it meant to bring Mika home; of course Guren dismissed such thoughts and stated they were family, and family would bring or save each other.

Despite that, time went peaceful, Yu was still impulsive and mostly when the Nagoya Arc began; he met another squad which was Narumi’s squad; they eventually worked together and supported each other until they heard Guren was caught.

This triggered Yu’s mind to the point he didn’t mind consuming pills in order to unleash his demon; of course, Asuramaru at that time halted him from doing such reckless move towards his body and instead suggested him to allow him to possess him; which only made the squad rush for him and save him; only to see Mikaela attempt to retrieve him without thinking that he was surrounded by the Demon Army.

Afterwards, they were reunited again, but something changed; what do I mean?

If many might recall, Yu went towards Nagoya’s airport with Mikaela in order to meet with his friends, but what he wasn’t expecting was to see the demon army killing humans in order to trigger the experiment of the Seraph of the End with Mirai Kimizuki.

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 40

This was the detonant as to why Yu had the mental set of seeing Guren as a good person and in fact, he’s not wrong; Yu’s aware Guren carries a big weight over his shoulders but like any other rational being, such message isn’t easy to deliver specially when the squad doesn’t know Guren like Yu does; Yu was able to see sides of Guren since he was the one that took care of him after his rescue.

But then, does this mean Yu will always be trusting Guren as if nothing happened?

At first, it seemed he understood why Guren did such thing and that was because he commited the biggest taboo which was to bring back the dead; Yu understood that his actions were out of the pain and grief and thus he didn’t mind his return nor the fact he’d use him again; thus lead to Mika get angry 

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 58

Mika was the first one to tell Yu it wasn’t alright but Yu didn’t respond to that because to Yu’s possible mindset, it was that Guren endured a lot and he needed everything he could to restore the world again; such event followed suit to the preparations to face the 5th progenitor Ky Luc.

Afterwards, Yu’s heart stopped and was treated quickly but this only made Mikaela fear rage and anger towards Guren due to how he was using Yu specially after showing those two that he kept the 6th trumpet within his household:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 64

Nevertheless, Yu still supported Guren’s ideals. After stopping the 6th trumpet, the squads went to Shibuya since Kureto Hiragi called Guren; of course, he called them in order to inform he was possessed by something Godlike for the time being and his demon was fending against such monster; said events would follow suit to the possession of Shinoa Hiragi and the fracture of the squad.

Yu was kidnapped by the Hyakuya Sect along his cursed gear; Mikaela eventually found a way to escape and find Yu; Yu’s friends escaped by their own while Mitsuba tried to find them; and of course, after Guren saved Shinoa from Shikama’s possession; the battle between Yu, Mika against Guren, Mahiru and Noya began.

Such battle was intense, it only made Yu allow Asuramaru take full possession of him in order to give him power but the results of that strength weren’t enough; Yu was halted by Mahiru; Mika did the imposible to rescue him leading to his death and of course, the biggest impact on Yu’s heart came:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 90

Yu stated he wished to die; Yu’s been bearing too much pain for so long and whenever he attempted to rescue someone, he couldn’t go further which made him think he was the problem. And as surprising as it was, Asuramaru conforted him and made him recall what Mikaela told him; the fact he needed to live was what made Yu cry and see his first family, his treasured person die in front of him.

After such events, the demon Mikaela started to manifest on the real world; Krul Tepes was able to meet up with Yu and told him a way to save him but of course, they needed to find a spot where to hide for the meantime. Within this, he pleaded Krul to save Mikaela or to at least get knowledge on how to save him

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 96

This result only ended up making the Queen start asking them if they knew who the enemy of the world was, who they were fighting, what their reasons to live were; but before everything could keep going, the First Progenitor took control of Shinoa’s body which was something Krul quickly detected and luckily, Mahiru managed to supress his cells from Shinoa’s body with quite the strange drug.

After that, we saw Guren and Mahiru entering the building the squad and Krul were in leading to the eventful details of chapter 99, which were the sealing of the demon Mikaela and the most controvertial scene for the fandom:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

Now the real analysis begins.

Why is Yu so trustful? Why is Yu so easygoing with Guren’s actions? Or something that the fandom asks, why is Yu so dumb to not even doubt Guren in the sightlest?

WARNING: Theories and analysis aren’t focused on viewing characters in a bad light nor attacking the faves of the readers; analysis and theories are held within a neutral view and ships are excluded.

Something the fandom hasn’t noticed is Yu’s nature within the story. What do I mean?

Yu himself viewed as the character that deserved to die for bringing harm towards those who were close to him which explain why he didn’t want to make friends before meeting Mika and after Mika’s death as a human.

The fact that he eventually found support made him have a change of heart and the fact that he discovered Mika was alive gave him more reasons to fight the world he lived in; he was tired of always running away from everything that could harm him and so, he decided it’d be best to find answers; such answers would lie with the Vampire Queen.

But among this, Guren kept coming back to his life; was it bad that he did?

In a sense it wasn’t bad, because despite the harsh decisions Guren had to take in order to fight a God like entity, he did care about Yu and the squad as well;he understood the distrust they had and it was fine for him to carry such weight on his shoulder but, does this mean Yu will easily forgive Guren every time his feelings gets hurt?

The answer for this isn’t a yes or a no, but rather a why. Why is Yu forgiving towards Guren?

The answers is scary and the reason is because Yu has an overwhelming fear.

How can I state such thing?

Yu’s mentality hasn’t been stable from the very beginning; ever since the incident with his parents; he saw himself as a monster, and the fact Mahiru met him one day and saw the terrible experiments they did with Yu only made her give him an advice which was to find a reason to live even if it was a simple one. He had the right to live.

After Yu grew up and learnt the Hyakuya Sect performed experiments with kids and learnt that Guren knew such thing, he didn’t care if Guren used him, he was fine with that as long as he could provide help.

But, have you dear readers noticed such thing?

Of course. That’s the most terrifying thing Yu is afraid of. He is afraid of being alone and not being loved. He is afraid of being discarted, he is afraid that those persons around him hate him. He is afraid to be a let down to those who surround him.

Yu can’t simply discard such idea of his mind; that’s why when Mika was a half vampire, he didn’t mind if Mika drank his blood; he didn’t mind fighting and using his seraph powers or having his demon give him power if it meant doing something for the greater good. 

When his most important persons were endangered or were close to dying, he’d lose it; he wouldn’t even know what to do, he begged God or anyone to save them. But whenever he heard there was a chance, he didn’t mind the result, as long as it made it possible to bring back the person he cherished which is something that can be seen with Mika.

Yu’s nature goes to not only from being a kind guy but rather, he seeks to be helpful but along this, it only leads to a self destructive attitude despite him not acknowledging it.

The reason he lacks character development is not because of being badly written but rather, because his heart carries many traumas, he hasn’t been able to move on from them, he hasn’t learnt how to overcome them and have the confidence to state what he really feels aloud; he’s afraid of rejection; his actions alone speak that he wouldn’t dare to betray someone’s wishes because it’d mean losing the trust he might have built with the characters he has interacted with.

But then, there’s something else to notice about Yu’s behavior, what could it be?

Correct. Despite Yu being someone who wishes people could rely on, he unconsciously sets barriers towards the people that know him, such barriers are directed towards the squad that has worked up with him and became an important family to him; but how can make such statement?

That’s simple. It is reflected within the behavior seen in the latest chapter. Shiho and Yoichi for losing their loved ones and seeing Yu crying for losing his loved one as well, understood the pain he went through; and thus, for them being easier to express such thing without the fear of losing anything else, they don’t want to risk to lose more; such behavior is directed towards them unknowingly

It can only be said it is required to wait and see when Yu will stop fearing to have contradictions or rather, when he’ll start being more honest of what he truthfully feels.

What do you think dear readers?

Let me know!

Well, I’ve been thinking that many theories have been lost in time as more chapters appear, therefore, in order to make it more comfortable for readers, I’ll give a link along the theory name so in case there’s curiosity, you can check them faster!!

Along this, the list will be updating if new theories come over with time.

Therefore, apologies if these seems long!

OnS Theories - Season 1

OnS theories. First theory - Cross shaped daggers.

OnS theories. Second theory - The war between the Hyakuya Sect and the JIDA

OnS theories. Third Theory - Mitsuba Sangu’s demon and her role in the story

OnS theories. Fourth theory. - Rigr Stafford, master mind and Guren Ichinose’s manipulator. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/183276756983/ons-theories-fourth-theory-rigr-stafford

OnS theories. Fifth Theory - Michaela trait

OnS theories. Sixth Theory - Mahiru and the possible person who will manage to rescue a part of Shinoa’s soul

OnS Theories. Seventh Theory - The relationship between Krul and Ashera. A reflection of Mika and Yu’s relationship.

OnS Theories. Eighth Theory - Shikama and Shinoa. Two sides of the same coin.

OnS Theories. Ninth Theory - Shinoa’s possession. A reflection of her hidden feelings and possible actions she could have done in the past. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/183296661013/ons-theories-ninth-theory-shinoas-possession

OnS Theories - Season 2

Ons Theories. First Theory - Arukanu and its connection with the first progenitor

OnS Theories. Second Theory - Krul Tepes, Ashera Tepes and Yuchiro Hyakuya. A friendship that goes beyond time.

OnS Theories. Third theory with character analysis - Crowley Eusford. A vampire that holds a knight’s heart  Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/183372515523/ons-theories-third-theory-with-character-analysis

OnS Theories. Fourth Theory - Krul Tepes, what does her actions reflect?

OnS Theories. Fifth Theory - Shiho Kimizuki. A traitor or a person who understands the situation the whole squad is in.

OnS Theories. Sixth Theory - Mikaela Hyakuya and the current situation inside of the story.

OnS Theories. Seventh theory - The curse placed upon the first progenitor. Warning: This contains small fragments of Guren Ichinose: World Resurrection at 19

OnS Theories. Eighth Theory - The 7 seraphs of the end. Is it possible that new Seraphs can exist or are they in front of us?

OnS Theories. Ninth Theory with Character Analysis - Urd Geales, a vampire that is looking for a way to put an end to the catastrophic world they’re in or is he a vampire that will follow Sika Madu again?

OnS Theories - Season 3

OnS Theories. First Theory - Yuichiro, the real Michaela. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/184580180098/ons-theories-first-theory-yuichiro-the-real

OnS Theories - Second Theory. Sika Madu stole Yu’s seraph powers. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/184581595618/ons-theories-second-theory-sika-madu-stole-yus

OnS Theories. Third Theory - The real way the Seraph trait exists and its relation with Rigr Stafford. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/184586016903/ons-theories-third-theory-the-real-way-the

OnS Theories (Third season). Fourth Theory - Manipulation of the First Seraph and Ashera Tepes

OnS Theories (Third Season) - Fifth Theory - The Awakening

 OnS Theories. Sixth Theory (S3) -Distraction

OnS Theories. Seventh Theory (Third Season) - Survivors: Lifting the Sword of Rebellion. Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/185255620448/ons-theories-seventh-theory-third-season

OnS Theories - Season 4 

OnS Theories. First Theory (S4) - The black matter, something that adquired a physical form 

OnS Theories (S4). Second Theory - The Michaela trait in Ashera Tepes and Krul Tepes

OnS Theories (S4). Third Theory - The reason of Guren’s betrayal

OnS Theories (S4). Fourth Theory - Mahiru’s deal with the First Progenitor

OnS Theories. Fifth Theory (S4) - The real reason why Yu’s called “Demon Spawn” Link: https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/185695492158/ons-theories-fifth-theory-s4-the-real-reason

OnS Theories (S4). Sixth Theory - Mitsuba Sangu, a girl that saw the heavenly sky before the catastrophe

OnS Theories (S4). Seventh Theory - The real purpouse of the chains that Rigr uses as weapons

OnS Theories (S4). Eighth Theory - Shikama Doji’s upper hand and the possible manipulation of the squad

OnS Theories - Season 5

OnS Theories (5S) - First Theory. The real purpose of Shikama’s vessel

OnS Theories (S5) - Second Theory. The Mitsuba squad’s current situation

OnS Theories (5S) - Third Theory - Rigr’s weapon: An incomplete seraph

OnS Theories (S5). Fourth Theory - The seven deadly sins inside of Rigr’s weapon (Incomplete weapon)

OnS Theories (S5) - Fifth Theory - Mahiru and Guren. A promise that will last in eternity, and the sacrifice required to save humanity. Warning: Long theory

OnS Theories - Season 6

OnS Theories (6S). First Theory - Rigr’s hidden trick

OnS Theories (6S). Second theory and headcanon - Guren vs Rigr

OnS Theories (6S). Third Theory - Sika Madu’s real body or real manifestation

OnS Theories (6S). Fourth Theory - The consequence of becoming a demon

OnS Theories. Fifth Theory - The last sinful keys and the purpose of these keys

OnS Theories - Season 7

OnS (7S). First Theory - The relation of the angel Michaela, Shikama Doji and the location of its body

OnS Theories (7S). Second Theory - Yuichiro’s existance

OnS Theories (S7). Third Theory - Yu’s resolution

OnS Theories (S7). Fourth Theory - Vampire progenitors resolution and Krul’s possible secret unfold

OnS Theories (S7). Fifth Theory - The beginning of the end

OnS Theories (7S). Sixth Theory - The sins and taboos of the First Progenitor (WARNING: Long Theory)

OnS Theories - Season 8

OnS Theories (8S). First Theory - The harsh path of decisions

OnS Theories (8S). Second Theory - Nonhuman yet owning a beautiful human heart

OnS Theories (8S). Third Theory (Special Theory) - The Final Enemy

OnS Theories (8S) - Fourth Theory - Reunion with the Vampire Queen

OnS Theories (8S). Fifth Theory - The War is Over

OnS Theories - Season 9

OnS Theories (9S). First Theory - Mikaela Hyakuya’s Future

OnS Theories (9S). Second Theory - The blood capable of saving Mikaela Hyakuya

OnS Theories (9S). Third Theory - The way the cursed gears actually work

OnS Theories (9S). Fourth Theory - The hint that Mirai might actually be alive

OnS Theories (9S). Fifth Theory - The mastermind of the reunion between Ashera, Krul, Mika and Yu along the Squad as well

OnS Theories (9S). Sixth Theory  and headcanon - Mikaela as a demon

OnS Theories - Season 10

OnS Theories (10S). First Theory - The reason behind Mikaela’s transformation

OnS Theories (10S). Second Theory - The deal between Shikama and Shinoa

OnS Theories (10S). Third Theory - Mika’s lesson

OnS Theories (10S). Fourth Theory - Project Michaela

OnS Theories (10S). Fifth Theory - Escaping from the progenitors

OnS Theories (10S). Sixth Theory and analysis - Guren’s goal and ambition

OnS Theories (10S). Seventh Theory - Guren and Mikaela, a possible saddening encounter and the reactions of the Sinful Keys

OnS Theories (10S). Eighth Theory - Mikaela’s possible place to reside as a demon

OnS Theories (10S). Ninth Theory - Krul’s resolution

OnS Theories (10S). Tenth Theory - Mitsuba’s possible role (Long theory)

OnS Theories (10S). Eleventh Theory - The Sangu sisters. Their bond and their demons

OnS Theories - Season 11

OnS Theories (11S). First Theory - Rigr’s survival

OnS Theories (11S). Second Theory - Urd and Rigr, reasons beneath actions (Warning: Long theory)

OnS Theories (11S). Third Theory - Mika and Ferid, different yet sharing something in common

OnS Theories (11S). Fourth Theory - Ferid Bathory, a twisted genious

OnS Theories (11S). Fifth Theory (Special) - Shinoa and Mahiru Sisters by bonds but not even close by blood

OnS Theories (11S).Sixth Theory - Victory for the humans

OnS Theories (11S). Seventh Theory - Dismantle of the Hyakuya Sect

OnS Theories (11S).Eigth Theory - Urd Geales vs Ferid Bathory, a clash of ideals

OnS Theories (11S). Ninth Theory - Ky Luc and Ferid Bathory. What makes them different despite having a similar personality.

OnS Theories (11S). Tenth Theory - Shinya’s survival after the catastrophe

OnS Theories (11S). Eleventh Theory - The real head of the Hiiragi Family based on the ideology of Tenri Hiragi

OnS Theories (11S). Twelfth Theory - Urd Geales vs Kureto Hiragi

OnS Theories (11S). Thirteenth Theory - Kureto and Raimeki, a bond in development.

OnS Theories - Season 12 

OnS Theories (12S). First Theory - Reason behind Mikaela’s hand size

OnS Theories (12S). Second Theory  - Real reason for Mikaela’s explosion

OnS Theories (12S). Third Theory - Reason behind Mahiru’s horns

OnS Theories (12S). Fourth Theory -  Guren vs Yu. A fight for Mikaela’s soul

OnS Theories (12S). Fifth Theory - Rigr’s success

OnS Theories (12S). Sixth Theory - A powerful demon. Mikaela Hyakuya

OnS Theories (12S). Seventh Theory - The reason behind the suffering of the Main Cast and the last gamble of Guren Ichinose (Special Theory - Long theory)

OnS Theoires (12S). Eighth Theory - Three Michaelas that couldn’t become the real Michaela (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (12S). Ninth Theory - Ferid’s teachings & lesson

OnS Theories (12S). Tenth Theory - The truce between the Vampire Progenitors and Rigr Stafford

OnS Theories (12S). Eleventh Theory - Reasons behind the progenitors pain due to the demon’s scream

OnS Theories (12S). Twelfth Theory - The fear of the vampire progenitors

OnS Theories (12S). Thirtheenth Theory - Mikaela’s Memories

OnS Theories (12S). Fourteenth Theory - Boundaries of a vampire

OnS Theories (12S). Fifteenth Theory - The void on Mika’s face

OnS Theories (12S). Sixteenth Theory - Creation of Cursed Gears and the mysteries buried within the process

OnS Theories - Season 13 

OnS Theories (13S). First Theory - Demons and their selected weapons. Aspects of their personalities (Long Theory - Part I)

OnS Theories (13S). First Theory - Demons and their selected weapons. Aspects of their personalities (Long Theory - Part II)

OnS Theories (13S). Second Theory (Special Theory and Analysis) - Sika Madu and Shinoa, the journey and their relation with Yuichiro

OnS Theories (13S). Third Theory - Mikaela’s reflection (Deep analysis) 

OnS Theories (13S). Fourth Theory - Demons and their human selves. 

OnS Theories (13S) Fifth Theory - Reason why Yu’s called a demon 

OnS Theories (13S). Sixth Theory - Demon’s dream

OnS Theories (13S). Seventh Theory - Sun God Aten and The Sword of Michael 

OnS Theories (13S) - Eighth Theory - Duel of two personalities

OnS Theories (13S). Ninth Theory - Sika Madu, former Michaela or…false identity?

OnS Theories (13S). Tenth Theory - Wings of Freedom for a demon (Warning: Spoilers of chapter 94)

OnS Theories - Season 14 

OnS Theories (14S). First Theory - Rigr Stafford, one step closer to be a creator   

OnS Theories (14S). Second Theory (Special Theory) - Mikaela’s destiny

OnS Theories (14S). Third Theory - Yuichiro and Mika, the body and soul of Michael

OnS Theories (14S). Fourth Theory (Special Theory) - Sika Madu’s deceased son and the Michaela trait (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (14S). Fifth Theory - Shikama Doji vs Yu, Mika and Ashera. Shinoa Hiragi’s possible death?

OnS Theories (14S). Sixth Theory - The birth of a new demon class

OnS Theories (14S). Seventh Theory - The difference between demon Mikaela and the black demon series (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (14S). Eighth Theory - The taboo of The First Progenitor

OnS Theories (14S). Ninth Theory - Krul Tepes vs Shinoa Hiragi

OnS Theories (14S). Tenth Theory - Mahiru Hiragi’s bargain with Krul Tepes

OnS Theories - Season 15 

OnS Theories (15S). First Theory - Mikaela’s sealing

OnS Theories (15S). Second Theory - The Importance of Ashera’s Memories

OnS Theories - Season 16

OnS Theories (16S). First Theory - Michaela’s vessel

OnS Theories (16S). Second Theory - Shikama’s goal with Mika

OnS Theories (16S). Third Theory - Demon Mikaela’s powers and abilities

OnS Theories (16S). Fourth Theory - Reason why Shikama was able to possess Shinoa easily and the mission of the Sinful Keys

OnS Theories (16S). Fifth Theory - Michael vs Michaela

OnS Theories (16S). Sixth Theory - The meaning of a King.

OnS Theories (16S). Seventh Theory - Ashera’s plan

OnS Theories (16S). Eighth Theory - Shinoa Hiragi. Who is she and what is she?

OnS Theories (16S). Ninth Theory - A drug that could change everything with Ashera’s loyalty towards the First.

OnS Theories - Season 17  

OnS Theories (17S). First Theory - Reason of Shinoa’s Feelings

OnS Theories (17S). Second Theory - Mahiru’s pair of horns

OnS Theories (17S). Third Theory - Shikama’s punishment, and the reason behind the corpse (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (17S). Fourth Theory - Yu vs Ashera

OnS Theories (17S). Fifth Theory - The rescue of Mikaela Hyakuya

OnS Theories (17S). Sixth Theory - The process to reach Mikaela’s samsara

OnS Theories (17S). Seventh Theory - Mahiru’s complete manifestation to the real world

OnS Theories (17S). Eighth Theory - Narumi vs Basteya Irclu

OnS Theories (17S). Ninth Theory - Mahiru’s plan

OnS Theories (17S). Tenth Theory - The Final Adventure of Ferid Bathory

OnS Theories (17S). Eleventh Theory - A demon’s soul

OnS Theories (17S). Twelfth Theory - Mikaela’s Samsara and Demon Mikaela (Sad Theory)

OnS Theories (17S). Thirteenth Theory - The Real ancestor of all Vampires

OnS Theories (17S). Fourteenth Theory - The battle between Shinoa and Shikama

OnS Theories - Season 18

OnS Theories (18S). First Theory - Kiseki-O’s abilities. A new insight to the latent power of demons

OnS Theories (18S). Second Theory - Reason to Mikaela’s limited strength

OnS Theories (18S). Third Theory - A demon’s nature (Mika vs the 3 black demons)

OnS Theories (18S). Fourth Theory - Demon Mikaela’s abilities part II (Small Theory)

OnS Theories (18S). Fifth Theory - Mahiru and Mika’s Sword. The mystery of pocket Mahiru

OnS Theories (18S). Sixth Theory - Shinoa and Krul. Unspoken secret

OnS Theories - Season 19 

OnS Theories (19S). First Theory - Demon Mikaela and Mikaela Hyakuya. Are they the same being or different beigns?

OnS Theories (19S). Second Theory - Victory or Despair. Shinoa against time

OnS Theories (19S). Third Theory - Ashera’s despair

OnS Theories (19S). Fourth Theory - Resurrection

OnS Theories - Season 20 

OnS Theories (20S). First Theory - The meaning of saving Mikaela

OnS Theories (20S). Second Theory - A gentle touch

OnS Theories (20S). Third Theory - Yu’s mental condition (Petition/Conversation between a reader and the writer)

OnS Theories (20S). Fourth Theory - Apostles and Demons

OnS Theories (20S). Fifth Theory - Fake God (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (20S). Sixth Theory - The Contract

OnS Theories (20S). Seventh Theory - The merging of souls

OnS Theories - Season 21 

OnS Theories (21S). First Theory - Inverse Trinity

OnS Theories (21S). Second Theory - Mika and Yu. A being fragmented in two

OnS Theories (21S). Third Theory - All paths lead to Rome (Special Theory)

OnS Theories (21S). Fourth Theory - Black Sun vs Sun God Aten

OnS Theories (21S). Fifth Theory - Demon Mikaela’s behaviour

OnS Theories (21S). Sixth Theory - Everlasting Memories and a possible goodbye

OnS Theories (21S). Seventh Theory - Shikama or Yu. Hope and Despair

OnS Theories (21S). Eighth Theory - The end of a contract or the disclosure of a bond?

OnS Theories (21S). Ninth Theory - Shikama, Shinoa and Mikaela

OnS Theories (21S). Tenth Theory - A demon’s tie to the Black Sun

OnS Theories (21S). Eleventh Theory - Unexpected guest, the last defense of humanity

OnS Theories (21S). Twelfth Theory - Progenitors United

OnS Theories (21S). Thirteenth Theory - Who is in control?

OnS Theories (21S). Fourteenth Theory - Yuichiro’s soul. A Crafted Soul with the Purity of a Real Soul

OnS Theories - Season 22 

OnS Theories (22S). First Theory - The Third Mask  

OnS Theories (22S). Second Theory - The Eye of Horus & The Eye of Ra/The Eye of Providence and its relation with Yuichiro and Mikaela - Part I  

OnS Theories (22S). Second Theory - The Eye of Horus & The Eye of Ra/The Eye of Providence and its relation with Yuichiro and Mikaela - Part II

OnS Theories - Season 23   

OnS Theories (23S). First Theory and Analsys - Urd and Rigr. The past and the future. Forgotten Present   

OnS Theories (23S). Second Theory - The World and The Black Sun  

OnS Theories (23S). Third Theory - Rigr’s Strength   

OnS Theories (23S). Fourth Theory (Special Theory) - The Knowledge of Demons by the Vampire Council

OnS Theories (23S). Fifth Theory - The Best Progenitors. A common factor despite being chosen ones and possible reason why Krul and Lest weren’t chosen

OnS Theories (23S). Sixth Theory and Insight - The Depthness of the Heart

OnS Theories (23S). Seventh Theory & Analysis - Mikaela’s memory. Denial or Embracing Remembrance (Long Theory)

OnS Theories (23S). Eighth Theory - Shiho Kimizuki and Yoichi Saotome. A silent resolution, shattered bond.

OnS Theories - Season 24

1. OnS Theories (24S). First Theory - Illusion or Reality. The Black Suns. Resurrection vs Absolute Darkness

Chapter/Character analysis: 

Sika Madu - Character analysis and the current events. Warning: Extremely long text. Read at your own risk. (Excluding chapter 77) Character analysis - Sika Madu (part 2)

Character Analysis - Ferid Bathory - https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/183898096563/character-analysis-ferid-bathory OnS Chapter 83 Review & Analysis

OnS Chapter 84 - Analysis and review

OnS Chapter 89 - Analysis

OnS chapter 90 - Clearing some doubts and distressful thoughts - Part 1 (WARNING: Spoilers ahead) OnS chapter 90 - Review and deep analysis

OnS Chapter 90 - Special analysis for the fandom and the word “I love you” from Mikaela Hyakuya

OnS Chapter 92 - Analysis and review

Owari no Seraph Chapter 93 - Review and Deep Analysis

Owari no Seraph - Special Analysis for chapter 95 (Long Analysis)

Owari no Seraph - Chapter 97 (Deep Analysis along Mahiru’s character analysis) Owari no Seraph. Special Analsys for Hiragi Mahiru - Part II

OnS Chapter 99 - Deep analysis - Love https://lostsoulaltair.tumblr.com/post/642119680830652416/hello-everyone-i-hope-youve-been-well-remember

OnS Chapter 99. Shinoa Hiragi - Deep Analysis

OnS Chapter 99. Yuichiro Hyakuya/Amane - Deep Analysis

OnS Chapter 100 - Character Analysis: Ashera Tepes/Asuramaru

OnS Character Analysis - Mikaela Hyakuya/Shindo

2026 Analysis (Such a dusty list haha)

OnS Analysis - Yuu vs Shinoa Squad. A reflection of the path Yuu should have walked. A clash between the Present vs the Past.

https://www.tumblr.com/lostsoulaltair/812994165457731584/ons-analysis-yuu-shinoa-squad-a-reflection-of?source=share

OnS Curious facts: 

Catastrophe at 16. Shikama’s identity

Owari no Seraph Curiousities - Dante’s Inferno. An inspiration and its relation with the story

Reminder: The list will be updated as long as new chapters are uploaded in the manga story.

Thank you ons fandom!

This is something I actually never do, and by no mean I intend to offend any shipper nor I want to see more fights within the fandom, I want the fandom to coexist despite knowing some will see this chapter as canon ship or not; many will have different ideas but that doesn’t mean we’ll force our ideas into others, everyone enjoys reading the story and personally, I wish this fandom could be a little bit more peaceful.

This analysis is focused on the many interpretations of the panel on which Mika states those words so let’s begin!

NOTE: THIS IS HELD WITHIN A NEUTRAL POINT OF VIEW

Many within the fandom know and love the popular ship MikaYuu, and of course I’m aware that the chapter 90 was a reward for many readers since Mikaela stated that he loved Yu.

To begin with, as a neutral reader, love is one of the strongest emotions displayed within the manga story; of course, that doesn’t mean is focused on romance; no, the story involves the importance of a human, even if one is not human; it shows the respect, admiration towards someone and the value of a treasured one’s life.

Let’s talk about each point of view the fandom has towards this chapter specially

1. Love, affection in a romantic sense

To begin with, many in the fandom ship these two due to their dynamics and trust between each other, there’s no much to tell since many agree with the result of the chapter.

2. The different meanings of “I love you”

One of the things that make complex the term “I love you” is the language difference. Many within the fandom wanted to know how that phrase was officially used in the JP version of the story.

Mikaela indeed said “daisuki” which reflects love towards a friend, someone important, someone who is valuable to you, and that’s also a valid point for the fandom; Ashera stated that Yu was loved, that he was someone important to Mika; and of course this was the most heartbreaking thing to see; that Yu found out that he valued to someone, that his life gave meaning to someone, to his brother.

Many are aware that thanks to language, the term “I love you” in japanese can be related to express love towards a friend or family with a daisuki; and aishiteru with the intention to stay with that person forever.

Same applies to spanish, which is my mother language; whenever you express the term “te quiero” it is more focused for your family and friends and “te amo” which is more focused for that person you have feelings for and wish to stay with that person forever.

That perspective is valid as well, there’s nothing wrong with this

3. Personal point of view

For me, this chapter was beautiful, I admit this was rather a sad chapter, seeing Mika dying, seeing Yu crying, seeing the squad trying to reach Yu; indeed it was a sad chapter but it held beauty within it.

For me, the “I love you” from Mika, is more a concept of “gratitude”, that phrase held a lot of things instead of being a romantic phrase.

My personal view was that Mika within that phrase enlisted this:

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for being there

Thank you for supporting me

Thank you for being my brother/my family

Thank you for being my friend

Thank you for trusting me

Thank you for protecting me

Thank you for accepting me as a vampire

Thank you for giving me a reason to live despite being a vampire

Thank you for giving me a new family

Thank you for allowing me to see there are good things in the world despite having a broken world

Thank you for being a part of my life

Thank you for everything

For me, that’s what Mika tried to convey within that phrase, it was a full phrase of gratitude despite having a brutal childhood, Yu was a reason Mika could keep up living; along that, Mika’s biggest wish was to see Yu grow, to find a family, to have people who could support him, which is why at the end he tells him to not cry as well; Mika’s smile represents acceptance, and peace because he did everything he could to protect his most important person.

Conclusion

Generally speaking, all points are valid, there’s nothing wrong with shipping, there’s nothing bad with crying or complaining about if the ship happens or not; for me, this is held within a neutral view, there are no official ships except for Mahiru/Guren and Kureto/Aoi but of course, anything could happen.

There can be any character that might be LGBT+ and that’s fine, it’s not bad, for some, this ship will forever be a part of an AU or more likely something like any fandom has, ships that might or might not happen.

The most important is that respect should be held for everyone, I know some get frustrated against people who don’t accept x ship; and that’s fine, it’s fine to feel frustration, both sides feel frustration; the only thing that I ask to the fandom is to respect each other, it’s fine if you can’t accept the ideas of different parties but respect and not forcing is the best way to co-exist.

I’m happy to be here, to see the fandom express what they feel, to see memes about each chapter, it’s funny, but it’s sad to see that some fans feel frustrated.

As a side note, I humbly believe a song fits this chapter before starting the analysis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyoH8DtCFig

The chapter is out, many will read it, many will jump out of happiness or tears, it depends a lot on who; this analysis will be special so let’s begin with a small review. (Remember, ships within analysis and theories are not involved)

Chapter 90 - Review

The chapter starts with the sqaud,trying to reach Yu since they saw that he was crying, of course a funny scene passed before the tragedy.

Now, focusing on Yu and Mika we start to see how Mika’s physical body is slowly disappearing, he is in the process to become a demon, he’s dying as a vampire in order to become a demon; Yu of course is devastated because his last family from the first one he had on his whole life is vanishing from his hands.

We finally learn that Yu feels depressed, he’s trying to fight against every odd on his life to survive to keep finding a reason to live; in this, we finally see Ashera talking with Yu about how humans are weak but at the same time, that was fine; he reminded Yu that Mika wanted him to live, to survive, to fight; and of course, after he remembers that, he starts to cry even more.

Mika at the end, starts to lose consciousness but accepts the fact he’s dying, that he gave his everything for the person that was important for him.

Mika knew Yu would be sad and would cry for his dead, but Mika knew he’ll be fine, which is ackowledging that Yu is no longer alone; that despite both depended on each other and supported each other, they at the end found a family.

Chapter 90 - Analysis

Now, to proceed with this analysis, let’s begin with the first part of the chapter; the squad was going fast as they could to find Yu again; a curious fact was that Shinoa ackowledged the strength of the First Progenitor, she’s aware that her parter, her demon is Sika Madu which only reflects that Shinoa did learn things about The First Progenitor while she was possessed; the purpose of this is left unknown but perhaps we’ll learn about it later on.

Another thing is that, Shikama as a cursed gear is giving more power and Shinoa will eventually have to master it in order to gain control.

Now, to the part that makes everyone sad/angry/happy or however you feel guys (this is by no means to disrespect your emotions, I personally relate to the loss of a fave character, many characters I loved ended up dying). We see Mika slowly dying, and we find Yu praying to God or the Devil to save Mika; this shows that Yu can’t hold on any longer, he feels weak that he can’t protect anyone, he feels like he failed again.

Mika in the meantime starts to slowly lose his physical body, for many readers, this is the first time we’re shown how vampires become cursed gears; and, at the same time, we see a deep conversation between Ashera and Yu; Yu finally reveals how broken he feels, how he despises living but tries to live; Ashera knows very well that Yu feels empty, he had a reason to live and that reason was taken from him, his first family; his first friend and important person; and ends up wishing to die, he feels like life doesn’t make sense, that it’s useless to keep fighting but Ashera reminds him that Mika wished for Yu to live.

Mika despite having a cold attitude towards the squad except Yu, he wanted him to live, to be safe, to be happy but he was also aware that within the broken world they were living, the odds were higher than expectations.

At the end, Ashera explained to Yu that humans aren’t strong, that greed and desires are not sins as many think; in fact, desires are a point, are the source for a reason to live; living, that small word in fact is the biggest desire that any human can have within the story and perhaps for many readers as well, to prove we’re alive and exist.

Yu acknowledges that, and indeed, Ashera isn’t the first one to teach that lesson to Yu; in the past, Mahiru taught Yu to find a reason to live despite being labeled as a monster or a demon; so did Ashera; even if Yu labels himself as a monster, he has the right to live; which is why Ashera states to Yu that he needs to see with his eyes wide open Mika’s dead; to see and learn that despite losing someone important, people need to keep going, that’s the path to grow stronger as a human.

At the same time, after Yu cries more and shouts for Mika to not die; Mika barely speaks and tells Yu to not cry; Mika is aware that his life is ending but he wants Yu to grow stronger and something I loved the most is the fact that he acknowledged that the squad was their family, that Yu wasn’t alone in a destroyed world; that both of them despite being guinea pigs weren’t alone at all; that they had friends who supported them and cared for them.

Hello everyone, I hope everyone’s doing well! This is the 2nd theory and the last I post for the moment until a new chapter comes for the manga story; in the meantime I’ll be thinking more about it and perhaps update, but nevertheless, I’d like to thank everyone for their constant support!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vfcrC87v8A

NOTE: You might wonder why I gave the theory such title when I don’t involve ships. As I’ve stated so far, ships aren’t included in theories; the theory itself will focus on the reasons why these two characters ended up interacting or meeting along the fact that a third party mostly known as Shikama Doji, is involved with this.

Therefore, let’s begin!

Shinoa Hiragi and Yuichiro Hyakuya are well known to be the main lead protagonists of Vampire Reing Story; of course, that doesn’t mean everything resolves around them; every character is important within the story. But then, why do I state that Sika Madu and Shinoa have made a journey?

First of all, in older theories, I’ve stated that Shinoa is literally a part of Shikama Doji or a reflection, what do I mean?

Shinoa has a lot of mannerism Shikama has and that’s not because he influences her decisions, instead, it’s more that her personality was molded towards what Shikama or Sika Madu is like but with one sole difference, what kind of difference you might ask.

There’s a reason why Shinoa is the perfect vessel for Shikama Doji and this is because there’s compatibility, Shinoa was a being that lacked lively emotions,furthermore it was stated by Shikama that she herself is a part of him.

But, to give you a better idea why they are alike, there two pictures below speak about their way of speaking:

Now, you might perhaps believe the author is likely to repeat speeches but so far, those two are the only ones that have a similar way of speech whenever their dialogues appear.

Therefore, those two are two sides of the same coin.

Now, focusing more into the theory, you might wonder why I stated a journey, therefore, let’s start explaining about it.

Sika Madu’s journey and relation with Yuichiro

Sika Madu, before he revealed his true colors to Ashera Tepes, was displayed as a kind buyer, he made sure Ashera and Yu ate; but now, why do I state there was a journey and relation with Yu?

Sika Madu long ago used to use Yu as a test subject for his experiments, it can be said that the Yu from the past was made out of his real blood (The blood of the angel Michaela, the one sleeping in the coffin)  or certain composition that gave autonomy to Yuichiro which might actually explain why the Yu from Greece wasn’t very smart as for the aspect for his memories, it was due to the fact Yuichiro was killed along the fact that he was cloned when the experiments Sika Madu performed wiith persons he bought ended up in failure.

Still, what kind of journey did Sika Madu have with Yu?

Despite Sika being centered on his goals and experiments, he displayed a kind demanor, he was aware of human behavior and was quite intrigued by how Yu evolved once he was able to create young vampires; furthermore, it can be said that Sika Madu learnt more about how humans behaved, what their natural reactions were, their traits along the fact that he was aware that the vampires he sired adquired more traits than an average human.

But, within this journey, before leaving the progenitor council, he was focused on creating a new Michaela vessel, which is why the vampires that ended up being turned by him or by Yu’s blood in Ashera’s case were failures in terms to achieve becoming Michaela.

Once he found that a future vessel would give him what he required, he decided to leave the Progenitor Council and take Ashera Tepes with him for being the first vampire that wasn’t turned by him.

As for his relation with Yu, well, it can be implied that the way he saw Yu was nothing less than a test subject but was surprised by the changes Yu had within time; such surprise can be seen in chapter 74 when he calls Yu as a supposed empty vessel.

Shinoa Hiragi’s journey and relation with Yuichiro

Shinoa Hiragi was born as the youngest one in the Hiragi Family, she received the training other Hiragi received but, compared to her siblings, she was locked down from human sight except for Mahiru and Guren until the end of the world came in.

Shinoa was a person that ended up learning to grow alone, she didn’t get to experiment the warm love of a family, furthermore, when she got Shikama Doji back, she felt completed, as if the missing piece of hers came back to her.

Shikama Doji of course, told her about her desires along dreams she has deep within her heart but of course, Shinoa learnt very well how to make her heart being unreachable for demons, which is why he referred to her as the perfect vessel that could ever exist.

With the pass of time, eventually Shinoa was able to meet Yuichiro Hyakuya; it can be said that at the beginning, she saw him as another person she had to watch so said person could enter in the demon army, of course, such thing ended up in the creation of the Squad we’ve come to known within the story.

Within this, Shinoa taught Yu to be patient, to follow orders so there wouldn’t be deaths within the squad and family they ended up building with Mitsuba, Yoichi and Kimizuki; eventually, Mika and Narumi.; but, at the same time, Yu taught her the values of being a human, the meaning of treasuring those around you, the concept of a family, and furthermore, something within Shinoa grew, which is “love”.

Of course, many believe Shinoa is a lustful person because Shikama Doji in chapter 66 and 67 stated Shinoa’s lust would overcome her but, why do I imply that’s not the case?

To begin with, Shinoa within the story, started to learn what it meant to be human, furthermore, the emotions she experiments are something new for her, she doesn’t know what to think of said emotions, which is why she’s awkward whenever Yu got too close to her.

NOTE: Theories don’t involve ships.

Shinoa so far has displayed a selfless “love”. What do I mean?

She’s worried about Yu’s well being, and since he is the one that taught her the concept of a family, taught her the value of a human life along other details, she’s willing to put in practice what she’s been learning.

To certain extend, it can be said that she shows admiration towards Yu’s will and how he faces the world so he can achieve what he wishes for.Thus, it can be said that the emotion she feels so far is respect towards Yu’s will and a caring side that was eventually born within her.

Now, perhaps many might wonder where exactly is the journey between these two. The journey itself are the many adventures the squad has had, the new additions, new beginnings, losses, moments of sadness, etc. Along the fact, that both have learnt from each other to grow more 

Now, once stated these two points, there’s something Shikama and Shinoa share in common, what could it be?

Correct. Both have shared time with Yuichiro, both have viewed and learnt some things from him in a different manner; but then, does this mean Shinoa will eventually use Yu?

Of course not; despite the fact that I’ve stated Shinoa and Shikama are two faces of the same coin; there’s a huge gap between them, but what kind of gap?

First of all, Shinoa Hiragi is like the human side of Shikama Doji/Sika Madu, I mean, despite her being able to use the power she harbors or her being able to use her position as a Hiragi, she chose a different lifestyle, she didn’t focus on going through a path of ambition or keeping up with human experiments, instead, she seeks to put an end to the messed up world she and the others live in.

Furthermore, despite being possessed by the first, Shinoa’s mindset hasn’t changed, her goal is still firm along her mission, which is to ensure the squad ends up alive and survives; along the fact the end up finding a way to ensure their safety and priorities.

What do you think guys? Do you believe Shinoa might end up losing herself or not? Do you believe she has the power to actually turn the tables against the first? What are your thoughts about her or her future?