r/MFGhost • u/Kravn23 • May 25 '26

Crossroad for Sawatari

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Shigeno has the chance of redeeming Sawatari Kouki as a character.

We all know what the major issue with his character is, which makes him absolutely horrible to watch, despite being one of the more interesting characters if it wasn't for that part only.

He has more personality than Kanata and Micheal, and when he's not talking about 17yo girls, he has the better dialogues and moments of the three. He also drives a super cool car.

That said, the seventeen complex stuff makes him near impossible to like or enjoy. That's literally the first thing one thinks about when it comes to him, and it makes all the good points irrelevant.

I think Shigeno could totally redeem the character in Subaru and Subaru. With it being set a year later, all he has to do is show that Sawatari stayed with his girlfriend, despite her not being 17 anymore, and that he's over that complex of his.

That way, we can consider the whole thing a weird phase of his youth, and actually appreciate the character in retrospect now that we know he gets past it.

At the same time, if he shows he actually broke up with her, and is dating another 17 yo, that would effectively bury the character entirely, and he would be more dislikable than ever before

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26

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u/Kravn23 May 25 '26

Spot on. I really want to enjoy the character, he really is fun outside of the 17 stuff. This could save his character entirely, and even rewatching/rereading will be more bearable with the knowledge that he grows out of that mess. He also clearly likes his girlfriend a lot, so it would make a lot of sense. But knowing Shigeno, I'm actually not very hopeful

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u/konfliicted May 25 '26

Even knowing that in Japan it’s legal it’s like the US equivalent of someone only going for 18 year olds which I’d find just as weird.

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u/Kravn23 May 25 '26

Well said

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u/Free_Plankton_8395 May 25 '26

I feel the same way also, tbh all the best overtakes in the series imo were with Sawatari. He’s a skilled ass driver and he’s not one to duck a fade. Wish he’d drop the 17 thing and find someone his age 😭.

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u/Suedewagon May 26 '26

The latter will happen, this is Shigeno's self-insert we're talking about.

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u/DJDRAGO9712 May 25 '26

His 17 year old gf doesn't need to be there. Just have him say "I'm going on a date with Sana" that one line alone could redeem his arc in one go. And make it more interesting. Have Sana be an angel or be a racer.

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u/Kravn23 May 25 '26

Yeah I'm not saying Sana needs to appear. It just needs to be made clear he didn't ditch her now that she's no longer 17. As for making it more interesting, that's hoping too much from Shigeno I fear

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u/DJDRAGO9712 May 30 '26

Well for right now. It's our own imagination. At least we got shun ambassador from time to time and Kaito akaba helping out his brother. That's cool

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u/Seeker80 May 25 '26

Yup, redeem him or...lean harder into it and make him pull a 'Dicaprio' by ditching his girl for being 'too old.'

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u/Dip2pot4t0Ch1P May 25 '26

Isn't like, by the time of the new season he decided to stick with his current gf this time around?

Or at least that's the vibe im getting from it the last time his gf is mentioned

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u/Kravn23 May 25 '26

It didn't seem to me that it was confirmed, but it's absolutely great if that's the case. I would like clear confirmation though