Disclaimer: if you are a fan of Mahiru and get offended easily or ship Guren and Mahiru, this is not gunna be a post for you
Anyway everyone else who is still here sit back, relax, brew some tea because its time to sipâď¸âď¸âď¸
This is a rant/kinda theory post about Mahiruâs character and her relationship with Guren bc while rereading some of the manga, rewatching the anime, and just looking back at some posts I have some shit to say
First of all, I have some MAJOR problems with Mahiruâs character. Like M A J O R probelms
Iâm also extremely upset because she had so much potential to be one of the best characters in the series but ya know we canât have nice things.
First of all her character is so misogynistic. She acts like she canât do anything without her â¨manâ¨
She acts like she needs Guren for everything and like sheâs weak without him when she isnât. Mahiru isnât weak at all. She is strong but she acts like she is helpless without Guren which is a big lie. She was able to function without him for ten years.
She was able to do a LOT without him but nope.
â¨Now lets look back a bit to when Mahiru and Guren first meetâ¨
Iâm sorry but what actual 5 year old is that obsessed with love and that obsessed with a boy. 5 year olds love a new thing every minute and itâs unrealistic that a 5 year old would be as set as Mahiru was on a boy that they just met. Its also unrealistic that said 5 year old would remember said boy and still be in love with them for TEN YEARS after meeting them.
Mahiru kinda acts like the Bella Swan from Twilight but sheâs the crazy vampire and the overly obsessed one while Guren just wants to live his life.
Now her actions... good god where to begin
Well she manipulates Guren, lets her family use him as their punching bag, puts a fucking demon in him, AND THEN KILLS HIS FRIENDS IN FRONT OF HIM
In short, what the fuck Mahiru?
Like I think killing his friends after already screwing with his emotions like crazy is crossing a line
And Guren and Mahiruâs relationship was and is the definition of toxic. There was nothing good about their relationship. It wasnât wholesome in any way. Being manipulated in a relationship isnât good or wholesome in any way and that relationship was all manipulation and crazy.
I hate Mahiruâs character now, maybe even more so. Sheâs kinda an ass (hardcore an ass). She keeps manipulating Guren and twisting him to do everything she wants him to do which again, is not healthy. Especially for Guren
Gurenâs mental health is probably all sorts of fucked up and its all her fault. Like seriously, think about it. Think about all the manipulation, how she pushed him away from his friends, killed his friends, now he canât get close to his friends, has to experiment on the people he loves, BECOMES A DEMON FOR CHRIST SAKE.
And why? She made him. Technically he had a choice, but in reality, she is making him and using his friends as hostages because they donât have a lot of time left and Guren has to perform the spell again and save everyone before its too late. But he has to do it right this time so the world doesnât end, so that there isnât a time limit for his friends. And even then, he will bear the biggest cross if he comes out of this alive. He will bear the biggest secret.
Mahiru killed his friends. The friends he couldnât live without. The friends he arguably loved FAR more than he ever loved her.
Like you cannot tell me that Guren didnât love his friends more than Mahiru. Especially Shinya. Then again can you blame him? Shinya just wanted to make sure he was okay, sane, and genuinely looked up to Guren and cared about him.
Mahiru definitely didnât truly care about Guren considering what she did to him out of HER OWN FREE WILL.
â¨Do I think Guren still loves Mahiru?â¨
Oh god no. I could argue that he never really felt actual love for her but tea âď¸
As of right now? He definitely doesnât love her. I mean the man is 24 in the series rn and sheâs a whiny 16 year old demon that has fucked him over one too many times. If he still loved her he would have lost ALL of his sanity (which he hasnât lets be honest)
He also basically dismisses her whenever it comes to her trying to be âaffectionateâ which is 100% her playing with him and manipulating him. He acts like heâs trying to detach himself from her in the best ways he can whenever she isnât forcing him to do what she says aka become a demon.
In fact I think that he genuinely hates working with her. I mean the things she is making him to can and will break him. And she knows that. Yet she continues to push and push and push until theres nothing left of Guren to repair. His heart is beyond broken and damaged and I cannot imagine living a day in his shoes.
Iâve already written a post on if Guren wants to resurrect Mahiru and Iâve already stated that I donât think he exactly wants that to happen especially if the 100% old Mahiru isnât back and even then thatâs not a good Mahiru and even then thereâs still the fact that sheâs stuck in his cursed gear and that she is a demon.
Canât see that ever working in her favor tbh and if it does thats the biggest plothole in the whole series and is major bullshit.
Also, if Guren and Mahiru ever somehow get back together thats a) extremely toxic for him and b) unrealistic in every way considering the bad blood that 100% should be between them
In summary I have an extreme dislike for Mahiru and her character and I hope to god that Guren can escape her somehow
Hope you guys enjoyed my rant~