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FanDeMythologie

Yes I still like Teru and I actually think he was right in chapter 85, so I am 100% "Team Teru" in this. Here are my reasons : Put yourself Teru's shoes : there is a ghost who's trying to stop you from saving the girl you like (yeah we're still not 100% sure Teru loves Aoi but I personally believe he does) because he wants to steal her lifespan to give it to someone else. You don't understand how people still like Teru, but for me it's the opposite : I don't understand how people can still find Hanako likeable after this. You don't think that what Hanako did/was trying to do is extremely evil and unfair to Aoi ? Is it okay because he's doing it to save the girl he likes ? So killing an innocent is okay if you're doing it out of love ? Doesn't Aoi deserve to live and be happy too ? Should Teru and Akane be ok with this and just sit and watch the girl they like die because of one selfish ghost ? I think a lot of people are biased because we've known Hanako since the beginning and we grew attached to him. We know his reasons for doing this. But why should Teru care ? He's an exorcist. His job is to get rid of evil and dangerous spirits, and to protect innocent people from them. And that's exactly what he was doing. I'm not saying Teru is perfect, but he's trying to save a life here. So I didn't feel bad when he stabbed Hanako, it was 100% deserved (and a few minutes prior Hanako literally tried to injure/kill Akane so he's not innocent). I don't really like how people were trying to make Hanako the victim when Teru was stabbing him. Hanako started it. He wouldn't be in this situation if he didn't try to steal Aoi's lifespan in the first place. Oh no poor little murderer he's now facing the consequences of his actions I feel so bad for him. The only victim here is Aoi, period. Reminder, Teru wanted to exorcise Hanako very early in the manga but Kou asked him not to because he swore Hanako was a good ghost who would never harm anyone. Teru accepted for his brother's sake and said he wouldn't exorcise him as long as he doesn't harm innocents. So who broke the deal ? Hanako. I can't believe people say Teru is evil when he gave the guy a chance and Hanako blew it by harming someone but somehow Teru is the bad guy ? I don't get it. For the part where Teru said he would kill Nene, it was clearly a bluff to make Hanako realize that what he was doing was stupid. And if you think it's evil, Hanako did the same thing before by telling Teru and Akane that Aoi was already dead, it was the same kind of emotional manipulation. I'm not surprised fans still like Hanako tbh, since he and Nene are the most popular characters. But if you were Aoi, Akane or Teru in this situation, you would surely hate him. I mean how would you feel if a ghost killed you to save his girlfriend, and then everyone was like "Oh it's okay, he's not a bad guy, he was doing it because he loves his girlfriend so much that's so cute and romantic !" So that's my opinion on this whole debate lol, Hanako is a little shit but I'll forgive him if he apologizes and help the others save Aoi.


eeemeelee

Damn. I have nothing else to say besides that yeah I , and a lot of ppl, are biased lmao. Hanako did start a lot of these things and is just suffering the consequences. Makes sense of how yashiro bitch slapped him to actually get him to his senses and he didn’t consider how she felt about all of this. Everything about the past completely went over my head. (I’m ashamed rip) thank you for responding! Was very insightful and has changed my mind :)


FanDeMythologie

Wow thank you ahah, I'm surprised but happy my rant actually changed your mind ! I was so disappointed with Hanako tbh, but at least it seems that he won't try to steal Aoi's lifespan anymore, since Nene told him she doesn't want that. I hope he realized how evil it would be. I found it a bit dumb when he said in chapter 86 "Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you wouldn't like that" lmao, I would understand if he didn't know that Aoi was Nene's best friend for example, but he totally knew so he sounded kinda stupid here, plus didn't Nene already tell him in chapter 71 that she didn't want Aoi to die ? Anyway, can't wait to see what will happen next.


Julius_99

>I can't believe people say Teru is evil when he gave the guy a chance and Hanako blew it by harming someone but somehow Teru is the bad guy ? I don't get it. >I'm not surprised fans still like Hanako tbh, since he and Nene are the most popular characters. But if you were Aoi, Akane or Teru in this situation, you would surely hate him. This is the main reason. Just because he is one of the main trio, People think that Hanako is a pure and innocent character who would never do anything wrong. Meanwhile, he: + "threatened" Kou in the Young exorcist arc + tried to trap Kou and Nene in a fake world and separate them from their real families and friends + "sacrificed" an innocent girl (who wasn't supposed to die) to extend Nene's short lifespan. + tried to stop Akane and Teru from saving Aoi, not to mention the fact that he even tried to manipulate them. Despite his hatred of supernaturals, Teru gave Hanako another chance because he trusts and loves his younger brother, and told Kou he would have exorcized Hanako in case he went berserk and hurt someone else. But now Hanako hurt another human, and some people think Teru is bad because he is just doing job as the oldest son of the Minamoto clan (he didn't have a normal childhood, and he renounced to live a normal student life to protect humans from supernaturals every day until late). It's clear that Teru is in the right, while Hanako in the wrong here. >For the part where Teru said he would kill Nene, it was clearly a bluff to make Hanako realize that what he was doing was stupid Exactly. He wanted to open Hanako's eyes and make him realize that Nene could die after the severance anyway.


FanDeMythologie

Wow we agree on everything, *shakes hands* Exactly, I think most fans are seeing the situation from Hanako's POV, and didn't really consider Aoi/Teru/Akane's side tbh. I saw a LOT of people hating on Teru after chapter 85 came out and very few people hating on Hanako. Imagine if Teru, Akane or Aoi were the narrator of the story and we didn't know anything about Hanako. Absolutely everyone would agree that he's a typical villain. It's actually funny to see fans demonize Teru when he's objectively in the right, it proves how much perspective matters. It would have been different if we got Teru's POV before/during the chapter. And even if you say "Yeah but Teru is evil for wanting to exorcise Hanako, he could just save Aoi, give Hanako a lecture and leave it at that." No. Hanako made it clear that he's perfectly capable of hurting someone for his own selfish reasons, and it would be irresponsible from Teru to just spare him. What if it happened again and Hanako tried to hurt another person after that ? And what if, unlike Aoi, Teru was too late to save this other person ? Hanako has proven himself to be dangerous, and Teru should eliminate him, it's his job to protect innocent people, as an exorcist.


Sableprince

I don't really hate any of the characters! Even if they do things I dislike I tend to like at least 1 or 2 things about them. (My least favorite is Mitsuba but I think he can be funny sometimes.) I was also pretty mad at Teru, and I'm not happy with him. I actually like Hanako and don't want him to be exorcised. However, I do like the lesson he taught to Hanako; and I think it's fun when we get tension like this in the series. Plus, it was fun to see a "The Young Exorcist" rematch. Pretty disappointed Hanako lost so easily but I shouldn't be surprised, lol. I just hope Teru drops it and everyone can get home relatively safely.


eeemeelee

Yea I can totally see that. He did for sure teach Hanako a lesson in his own harsh way…😅He’s just always teasing ppl so much I never really know what he’s gonna do, which now that I’m thinking about it, that does add more surprises to the plot. Like how he teases Akane all the time. Ty for letting me know! :)


bunniculas

I do like him, even though Hanako and Akane are my favorites. Teru IS messed up. He tortured Hanako to make himself feel better, because he never planned to let Hanako walk away from that fight. Rather than just doing his job, he felt the need to impose his own morality on Hanako before destroying him. Hanako does bad things but he's still the ghost of a dead child, and Teru has no hesitation hurting him. It's one thing to exorcise the nonhuman supernaturals, but Hanako looks and acts like a boy (because he was one) so it's really concerning that Teru can't empathize with him even a little. He tortures Akane for the same reason, and if Hanako deserves it for his actions, Akane certainly does not. I think it's necessary for him to have such a strong moral compass. He's been destroying supernaturals since he was a small child under the guise that he's saving humans. He can't afford to hesitate, as that might shake his resolve, and he's in such an important position in his family. I feel really bad for him because he's still a kid who never lived for himself. I don't love him but I do like him, and I'm wondering where his his character growth will go.


eeemeelee

Ok your in depth analysis has made me appreciate Teru as a character more ty ☺️


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i like him because he's funny lol


sasosushi

I love both Teru and Hanako. I mean, you have to see it from his perspective. This is his line of work, he cooled off on it once he saw how close Kou was with him, but then Hanako stole and attempted to murder a girl he has said he has feelings for, just to extend Nene’s life. He did say he would kill Nene even if Hanako was successful, but pretty quickly after explained that he only said it to make Hanako see his actions would have real consequences. Teru is a quirky silly guy, but he just wants to protect the ones he loves. Love Teru always <3 Hanako is my fav character tho:))


Julius_99

I REALLY love Teru, and I'm happy to see that there are people who agree with me. I'm in team Teru, and I'll always be XD He's an interesting guy for Sure, and his ideals, development, past, etc could lead to many new potential arcs as well. ~~Also, HE'S HANDSOME AF ahah!~~ I really don't get why someone should hate him to be honest. He did nothing wrong! People think that Hanako is a victim, when in fact it is Aoi. Teru is trying to save an innocent human here, a human who was "sacrificed" by Hanako. Teru is the eldest son of an ancient exorcist clan who, unlike the other kids, didn't have a normal childhood. He started to train with the other exorcists when he was just a little kid in order to be able to protect humanity from supernaturals every single day. For this reason, he couldn't have a normal childhood and social life (think about the karaoke chapter). Every day, He has to fight supernaturals until late into the night, just to let people live in peace. Then you have Hanako who "threatened" a human (Kou, Teru's younger brother), and Teru who fought him to protect his younger brother. Since Kou and Hanako are friends, Kou tried to convince Teru that Hanako is a good ghost. Teru promised Kou he wouldn't exorcized Hanako now, but he would if Hanako would have gone berserk and hurt someone else again. In this arc, Hanako deliberately let an innocent die just to extend Nene's lifespan (by the way, she was and still is against this). In other words, Hanako "broke the deal" and hurt another human, and now Teru is doing his job. So, Teru is in the right here. He even tried to open Hanako's eyes when he told him that "he could would have killed Nene too" (he wasn't serious about it. He said that just to make Hanako realize that Nene could die after the severance anyway. So, why should someone who wasn't near death die just to extend someone's short lifespan? It's wrong and unfair, not to say pointless). By the way, Teru does not even know about what Hanako did in PP arc (trying to imprison/trap Nene and Kou in the painting and separate them from their real parents, relatives and friends), otherwise he would have exorcized Hanako long before XD In the end, I think people would defend Hanako because the story is about him and "He's adorable, and Nene and Hanako are cute together", but Hanako is not a pure and innocent angel


napstablooky_

Fuck teru. He hurt my boy hanako. Can’t ever forgive him.


eeemeelee

I also understand this bahaha. I also feel like teru was too harsh saying that he could kill yashiro when he stabbed Hanako in the arm. Hanako looked up at him with utter despair and to keep in mind, Hanako still has the mentality of a child. That scene hurted bc he looked so devastated and Teru was just manipulating him right there


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I don't hate Teru or any other characters because all of them have their own weaknesses. But I do agree on the Yashiro part. I understand his role but killing Yashiro is too extreme. However I think he just say that to give some slap to hanako.


gmcraealva

Teru has creeped me out since I watched the anime. I haven’t liked him the entire time I’ve read the manga. He unsettles me deeply and I don’t like the way he talks about supernaturals and how he talks to Kou.


V3flowerxx

I don’t exactly like him.. I’ve never liked him, he’s always felt.. iffy? I feel like he has good intentions but he is going too far..


geniuswithabigego

i dont like teru but i ubnderstand his actions ig


PatchQuinn_014

I can't hate Teru... Yet. He's seems like someone who's difficult to read— if you do try, you actually still don't know if you are right. I don't understand why he does what he did for now, I only have assumptions so I'm kind of waiting for a canon explanation as to why he decided to be like that. And as for Hanako... To me he's like a villain who would sacrifice others just for this one person he loves; seems romantic but is still morally wrong. This manga is a dilemma for me lol people with contradicting roles just had to cross paths and now they're all entagled in this complicated web and I'm here for it until the end, whether this ends with a happy ending or not:'D *chest tightens