Kurenai

[Everon]

What are you talking about? Shinkuro for the most part has been a punching bag the entire series. Watch the previous fight scenes with him and you'll see he's always sluggish at the beginning of his fights. It takes him a bit to get moving.

[shinta|hikari]

I think Kraco is referring to the entire series with his comment.

However, I still disagree that his attitude ruins the series. If anything, I believe it does the series good, deepening the main character instead of going for the easily likable cool type.

[Kraco]

However, I still disagree that his attitude ruins the series. If anything, I believe it does the series good, deepening the main character instead of going for the easily likable cool type.

Unfortunately those "deep" characters dwell in 11 series out of 12. Besides I don't believe in characters (real or fictional) that can fight yet can't. Shinkuro apparently spent lots of time training martial arts when he was still living at Yuuno's home. What use are those martial arts if some random hirelings with the skills of regular bar fighters can kick his ass as much as they want? Not only it is unrealistic but it seems poor script writing. If he can't fight to save his life, then don't give him martial arts skills, for buddha's sake. Make him a bloody scholar or something.

[shinta|hikari]

He was surprised at that point. I think he is quite hesitant to use his "supernatural" powers, which makes it doubtful he will instinctively use it when he is unexpectedly put in a critical situation. If he was more prepared, I bet he would have kicked the asses of those bastards.

11 out of 12? I highly doubt that. I don't think those "random hirelings" are as weak as you make them sound. They probably have undertaken martial arts training as well. Its just that Shinkurou was not able to use his "special skill" against them, whatever it is. Still, I understand your point, and what you want to see, so we are not in total disagreement.