Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku., episode 2

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Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess

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  • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
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    4 days ago

    So, I read the manga for this series yesterday, and I actually think the anime is better than the manga so far. I’m usually a fan of any anime with the word “Villainess” in the title, but conversely, I usually dislike the “clueless” sort of animes where the MC doesn’t realize what’s going on.

    I guess I think of Bertia as the MC, even though Cecil is supposed to be the MC.

    I’m not sure why the anime seems better than the manga. Maybe because I am watching it knowing how it ends. Maybe because Bertia doesn’t seem quite as clueless as in the manga. Maybe it’s because the mangaka frequently used a really stupid happy face for Bertia that I disliked.

    • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I guess I think of Bertia as the MC, even though Cecil is supposed to be the MC.

      Cecil is the main character, but Bertia is the protagonist.

      People often use both interchangeably, because they often refer to the same character, but here I think the distinction is useful:

      • main character — the character we “tag along”, following the story through their point of view. Note how almost every scene showing Bertia also shows Cecil, but the opposite is not true.
      • protagonist — the character driving the plot. Bertia is clearly the one doing so: from her world knowledge, her desires to keep the plot intact, and even her interactions with other characters. Cecil might act behind the scenes, but it’s more accurate to say he simply reacts to whatever Bertia comes up with.

      This distinction is also something you see in spin-offs: the protagonist is usually the same as in the original series, but the MC is a different one. And this series plays a lot like a spin-off to an inexistent main series, since you’re following the love interest instead of the otome villainess.

      And also in Sono Bisque Doll, at least at the start (Marin as the protag, Gojō as the MC). Later on it becomes a mess, and likely on purpose.