Why is Kurapika not the main character of this story?
Why is Kurapika not the main character of this story?
Peace.
He kind of was in the original anime, York Shin was all about him.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Especially Gon and to a lesser extent Killua are the traditional shounen heroes. Kurapika kind of feels like what the mangaka really would have wanted to tell about, but I can see various reasons why he opted to make Gon the primary one. Kurapika, as long as the spiders live, is quite one-sided in the end and his character development restricted to serve that one path, though naturally he still has humane sides to make him suitable for a hero. Nevertheless, he makes an excellent "fanservice" central character for single-minded, high-profile action.
With Kurapika destined to follow such a dim road, I can see why he would enjoy Gon and Killua's company, since those two are also absurdly strong yet don't have anything so pressing and cheerless weighing down on their shoulders. They can just wander and goof around without a worry. Well, more or less. I guess a lesser dude would worry with Killua's background but he seems to be taking it easy.
Just imagine how one-sided he'll be once the Spiders are dead, and there's no one left he's able to use his powers on.
He wouldn't be able to use his conjured chain on anybody else, but his specialization ability isn't tied to the spiders. He could always move on to mastering other Nen types besides conjuration.
Except his specialization ability only works when his eyes glow, and with the Spiders dead, he'd have a hard time working himself up into the emotional frenzy needed to make them work.
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