I Just Gotta Say, Denji Really Is Just Built Different Than Other Horny Anime Protagonists. No Matter

I just gotta say, Denji really is just built different than other horny anime protagonists. No matter how many times he assures himself (and the audience) that he wants sex and pleasure, he pretty much never asks for those things outright from anyone.

Power finds out about his goal and makes the bargain of her own free will, and ultimately Denji learns that transactional intimacy is an unfulfilling trap.

Himeno offers the tongue kiss as a reward, which Denji accepts, but doesn’t ask for. She then sexually assaults him, and Denji ultimately rebukes her advances, where other protagonists might not have.

Reze is also the one seducing and pressuring Denji into taking things farther, but Denji is NEVER the one pushing her forward, simply happily following her lead.

Even with Makima post Gun Devil arc, Denji doesn’t even ask for his original wish (having sex with her). This time it might be more due to the recent trauma he’s feeling and his wish to be numb and happy, rather than fulfilled in his own goals, but either way he DOESN’T ask!

And now, with Asa, he could have asked for a kiss or a grope, but he didn’t. He asked for a second date. A chance to grow closer and learn more about this person.

Regardless of Makima’s generally untrustworthiness and manipulative nature, I think one of the biggest lessons for Denji (and the teenagers reading this story) is her first lesson on intimacy. Everything sexual feels better when there is trust, desire, and understanding from both sides. This is ultimately why Denji’s “relationships” keep failing - there is little to no honesty from his partners, so no trust or understanding can really come from them.

Also, as exemplified in his relationship with Power, Denji discovers that there can be intimacy that is distinct from lust. He can be naked in the bath with her, but not feel turned on at all, because he isn’t just a horny stereotype, he recognizes the humanity of women and how to be close with them without just lusting after their bodies.

Idk, I feel like this is a little all over the place but damn, I love the care with which Denji has been crafted - idiosyncrasies and all. It’s what makes him so human, and so compelling.

More Posts from Krispynotkreme and Others

2 years ago

denji doodles because csm was yesterday!!!

Denji Doodles Because Csm Was Yesterday!!!
Denji Doodles Because Csm Was Yesterday!!!

Tags
2 years ago

unrequited love for siblings is the saddest thing you could ever portray on its own but over the garden wall said what if the kid is like the sweetest most kindhearted five year old you could imagine and he loves his brooding wistful bitch of an older brother sooo so much and enough to offer up his life in exchange for his brothers when his older brother saw him this whole time as just an annoying step sibling at best and a nuisance at worst and you cant be too mad cause hes also a kid and then when he finally figures it all out it saves them both, the decision to leave lethargy and the rot of melancholy behind and take the love he already has as proof the world is worth it after all and aaa a a. aaaaaa. aaaaaaa. aaa. what a sweet story. what a lovely thing.


Tags
2 years ago
Designed Two Posters For The Mandela Catalogue, Really Happy How They Came Out.
Designed Two Posters For The Mandela Catalogue, Really Happy How They Came Out.

designed two posters for The Mandela Catalogue, really happy how they came out.

1 year ago
Source: Chainsaw Man Chensō Man チェンソーマン

Source: Chainsaw Man Chensō Man チェンソーマン

by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Colorized by Color Council

2 years ago
Chainsaw Man Cards
Chainsaw Man Cards
Chainsaw Man Cards
Chainsaw Man Cards
Chainsaw Man Cards
Chainsaw Man Cards

Chainsaw Man Cards

2 years ago

my favourite type of character is the child tortured by interdimensional beings

My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
My Favourite Type Of Character Is The Child Tortured By Interdimensional Beings
2 years ago

Day 3: Steve Harrington

you can pry bi Steve harrington from my cold dead hands

image
image
image
2 years ago
I'm Going So Crazy About Aqua Making Ai's Signature Pose. Everyone Always Compares Him To His Dad And

I'm going so crazy about Aqua making Ai's signature pose. Everyone always compares him to his dad and Ruby to Ai but I'm much more interested in the other way around.

Ruby currently seems to have the same hatred for the entertainment industry that Kamiki does (I assume, if he's targeting famous actresses). I could be embarrassingly wrong, but Aqua's stance on the industry is that it's corrupt but he can destroy it, whereas Ruby/Kamiki's is "I'm part of a corrupt system and I've become corrupt too). I wonder what Ai thought of it?

Back to Aqua and Ai, the manga keeps implying that one of the objectives of the movie is to fulfill Ai's true wish (which is, I'm guessing to be loved for herself, secrets and all? No clue though). Aqua, in a sense, is acting as Ai's vessel now, looking beyond revenge and working towards accomplishing something that would actually make her happy. Revenge is still a priority though.

2 years ago

Primary Personality Traits 📜✨

hi there! I’m in the process of making character profiles and in my search for some descriptions I stumbled upon this little gem. It’s a list of 638 character traits including positive, neutral, and negative traits you can use to describe your characters. I found it super helpful so I figured I’d link it here for my own record and other writers. you can also find the full list under the cut.

hope this helps, enjoy writeblr!

image

Keep reading

  • healen
    healen reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • spitflame
    spitflame liked this · 4 months ago
  • daveherostrider
    daveherostrider liked this · 4 months ago
  • pastelbunnys
    pastelbunnys liked this · 4 months ago
  • idafgdd
    idafgdd liked this · 5 months ago
  • paboratti
    paboratti liked this · 5 months ago
  • weakforadolinkholin
    weakforadolinkholin liked this · 5 months ago
  • zunflowerz-0902
    zunflowerz-0902 liked this · 5 months ago
  • howove
    howove liked this · 5 months ago
  • emberdune
    emberdune liked this · 6 months ago
  • dolmansunflower
    dolmansunflower reblogged this · 6 months ago
  • dolmansunflower
    dolmansunflower liked this · 6 months ago
  • nedthenanite
    nedthenanite liked this · 6 months ago
  • erinye
    erinye liked this · 6 months ago
  • saintscoundrel
    saintscoundrel liked this · 6 months ago
  • iforgottheusername
    iforgottheusername liked this · 6 months ago
  • lunarelysian
    lunarelysian liked this · 7 months ago
  • marciliedonato
    marciliedonato liked this · 7 months ago
  • anodynemoments
    anodynemoments liked this · 7 months ago
  • phoenix-ruki
    phoenix-ruki liked this · 7 months ago
  • wizard-of-soup
    wizard-of-soup reblogged this · 7 months ago
  • diethylpropion
    diethylpropion reblogged this · 7 months ago
  • ghost-imprint
    ghost-imprint liked this · 7 months ago
  • its-melsalt
    its-melsalt liked this · 8 months ago
  • kannellaspenta
    kannellaspenta liked this · 8 months ago
  • ririthu
    ririthu liked this · 8 months ago
  • luxbless
    luxbless liked this · 8 months ago
  • nanashinana
    nanashinana liked this · 8 months ago
  • divorceojisan
    divorceojisan liked this · 8 months ago
  • bireaucracy-archived
    bireaucracy-archived liked this · 8 months ago
  • incomingawn
    incomingawn liked this · 8 months ago
  • sunkenbattleship
    sunkenbattleship liked this · 8 months ago
  • mogger88
    mogger88 liked this · 8 months ago
  • warmdayssweetnights
    warmdayssweetnights liked this · 8 months ago
  • skyderpie
    skyderpie liked this · 9 months ago
  • imagnesnutter
    imagnesnutter liked this · 9 months ago
  • thomas-the-goat-of-satan
    thomas-the-goat-of-satan liked this · 9 months ago
  • psychovisions-endless-abyss
    psychovisions-endless-abyss liked this · 9 months ago
  • fangirlingtod3ath
    fangirlingtod3ath reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • fangirlingtod3ath
    fangirlingtod3ath liked this · 9 months ago
  • willowjadeflower
    willowjadeflower liked this · 9 months ago
  • eclipsehotline
    eclipsehotline reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • uncannytimecandy
    uncannytimecandy liked this · 9 months ago
  • kiraelg
    kiraelg liked this · 9 months ago
  • kasenn
    kasenn reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • kasenn
    kasenn liked this · 9 months ago
  • gkghfg7iuykjuyhg6uk
    gkghfg7iuykjuyhg6uk liked this · 9 months ago
  • sheherprincess
    sheherprincess liked this · 9 months ago
  • nyunyurot
    nyunyurot reblogged this · 9 months ago

krispy | she / they | 19 :(

85 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags