The Truth About Goro Akechi (Character Analysis in Japanese Context // From Persona 5 to Royal)
Goro Akechi is a controversial and complex character whose story reflects many sociocultural issues that are unique to Japan. This video essay analyzes Akechi under the appropriate psychological and sociocultural context and explores how his upgraded role in Persona 5 Royal vastly improves on his character growth when compared to what we got in the vanilla Persona 5. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro: Setting the Stage 2:38 Part 1: Pitfall of the Automatic Confidant 9:15 Part 2: Necessary Sociocultural Context: "Throwaway Kids" 19:15 Part 3: Royal Improvements: The Decked Out Confidant 39:47 Part 4: The Black Mask: "Akechi the Perpetrator via a Psychological Lens 51:05 Part 5: The Detective Prince & Robinhood: Was it all Fake? Remorse...? 57:00 Part 6: The 3rd Semester: Happy Days...? ____________________________________________ 🎮TWITCH: / ladyvirgilia 🐤TWITTER: @VirgiliaLady / virgilialady 🌟PATREON: / ladyvirgilia GENSHIN CHANNEL~ / ladyvirgiliagenshin ____________________________________________ Links to Sources: Intro Song = Colors Flying High Instrumental Vers. by Anthony Seeha • Persona 5 Royal - Colors Flying High (Shor... JPN translation of Akechi scenes in Shido's Palace by Translator-Anon https://pastebin.com/MNjTvvXE Out-of-Wedlock Birth Rates in Japan (p. 5) http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/o... "Throw-Away Children"/Orphans http://content.time.com/time/world/ar... https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/... • Video Film Lecturer's 15 Years of Experience Documenting Stories of Japanese Orphans https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like... Full Human Rights Report on Japanese Orphan/Foster Care System https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/05/01... Koseki System in Japan and its Influence https://www.japantimes.co.jp/communit... https://www.japantimes.co.jp/communit... https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201... Japanese Married Couples must register under one surname https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/... Adult Male Adoptions- Mukoyoshi https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-195... Bathing Customs in Japan https://matcha-jp.com/en/2534 Hierarchies Form in Japanese Orphanages https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/05/01... https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201... Certainty of Being Caught more powerful deterrent https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/f... Adult vs. Teens functioning of the brain https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encycl... JPN translation of Akechi in Shido's Palace by Translator-Anon https://pastebin.com/MNjTvvXE oinka's compilation of Navigator Akechi's Lines • Persona 5R - Akechi Navi Lines (1/5) Black Star by HassouToby (HIGHLY recommended! Akechi "redemption" fic with actual consequences) https://archiveofourown.org/works/109... #Akechi #GoroAkechi #Persona5Royal
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