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pink-fleure · 22 days

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My take on Harumi part 1

Let's start with her name. Jade is not really canon, but Harumi is a japanese name meaning "spring beauty". The picture she has with her parents on some fesitival was taken in spring as the blossoming cherry petals are falling around. Spring is associated with her younger persona. Then she never uses her name again in her evil schemes, she goes by The Quiet One, Kabuki Mask, Crystal King's Messenger showing that she distances herself from who she was as a child, cause she's dead. The person that trusted ninja so much and was so joyful and hopeful is dead (or so she thinks).

We have young Harumi (or a minifigure that looks like her) in that one Nya's vision/dream, but there's a lot of focus on her specifically, so i like to headcanon it as canon and assume that before they moved to the city, her dad was working at the rice fields and then got a better job in Ninjago City. Maybe the village she attacked with Garmadon was her first home... It's nice that it's Nya because in her diary (the book called Garmadon Rulez), Harumi wrote that it's a shame that she won't have her as one of the Sons of Garmadon so she still kind of liked her i guess and she wrote (if i well remember) that Nya didn't really do anything to her but she's a ninja so she have to be destroyed (something like that idk)

Harumi idolises Ninja. She wants to be like them when she grow up. She trusts them. She feels safe. Maybe it's because she saw Nya in action. As a Samurai but still. First time she has the figures it's after that so who knows... (the idea of the ninja existed long time before they appeared, so that's why she's able to have the figures, while they're not that known)

Then the Devourer attacks and her parents die. She's 9 years old for me here. She's a child. Kids are much more guillable. First thing she hears is that the ninja didn't help, and that Garmadon is a true hero. That's what she believes from now on. And also she wrote that she saw Lloyd in action and he was a helpless child, destroying the way she viewed the ninja before. They are some unskilled kids for her now.

Kids are also more prone to be jealous (we see it with Jordana too), especially if they are sure that they can do something better, the world just underestimates them.

Harumi doesn't think of Lloyd as worthy of the Green Ninja title as well as Garmadon's child/heir.

And here he is flying around the city on a dragon, greeted by his crowd of fans. Here he is having new shiny family. Everything that she had and wanted to have is now his. He lives her dream even tho he was the one who failed and who released the snakes (she get to know about this later). The world is unfair. The world function in the wrong way. He took these things from her.

Harumi also doesn't feel safe. Her parents that believed in good are gone. So they were wrong. The good isn't enough for it to be peace. Her hero is considered "bad" and then he becomes good. As we read he visites the palace to beg for forgivness. Harumi throws her Garmadon merch away. She's furious, but she's also scared. She's a child and there's nobody left to truly protect her.

Emperor and empress, they talk about her more like a heir to the throne than like an actual child. I think they did care for her to some extent, but they grew up in the palace, their perception of parenting and marriage was different. And she feels it, she wrote that she knows that they don't love her which is so heart-breaking when you remember how young she is. They also could've adopted her for their reputation. You know, Harumi felt used. Her tragedy was used for them to be told that they are so great, since they decided to give home for the child that just lost everything in previous attack. They care for their people so much.

They also wanted to arrange her marriage, they wanted to control everything about her. And she had to listen. They isolated her. She couldn't leave the palace. Her whole live was in their hands. She couldn't bond with anyone her age, she was probably recieving a different education than her peers, she was a princess after all. And they neglected her need for attention and affection. And all that she should do was sitting still and looking pretty. They even made her change her hair color, so she could look more like them, which might've made her feel even more unwanted as a person she already was. Her lack of control over any aspect of her life, including her not feeling safe, cause her hero is gone, makes her crave it desperately.

The royals were also on ninjas side. The good side. Which made her hate them even more. The world blocked her. She was stuck in her quiet despair. And nobody listened. Nobody cared. Nobody told her that what she's thinking is wrong so she only went deeper and deeper into her delusion.

And the world was cheereing for people that did this to her. She wanted revenge.

She also saw Garmadon as her father figure. She felt more worthy than Lloyd to call him father. She was a child of course she yearned for a parental figure. She needed someone to protect her. He was perfect to play that role. His evil version. Cause she believed the good is too weak. She got unhealthy attached to her version of him, leading to her obsession. Later she wants to control him too, she'd rather like him as a toll in her hands than an actual person. She feels safer this way. She believes that Ninjago needs a strong leader, that will keep it in order.

Hutchins gave her the diary, for her to write it all down, he also was the one whom she learned the spider lullaby from. That also inspired her plan later. But he's still listening to the royals, and then he is very close to discovering her plan, so she decides that they should murder him too.

After Garm has his redemption arc she decides that there is no longer any hope for her, so she tries to live the way, her new parents want her to. Until one day she hears the mask speaking to her in Garmadon's voice. She needs to learn more, so she reads a lot and even visites Mistake, asking her to tell her the story of the Oni and the Dragon, lying that it's for school project.

When she finds out that Lloyds the one that released the serpentine, of course she's even more pissed of, but she does not mention it while they were fighting in the cave as one of her motives.

Maybe him doing something "evil" was actually something she considered powerful, not to ruin her perception of "good" and "evil", and she's more furious at the fact that he couldn't control it later, what shows his "weakness".

Harumi sneaks out of the palace, wanting to taste freedom by ordering garlic noodles, that were forbidden for her as they were causing a bad breath. That would be a scandal for the princess.

Harumi also claimed before that she likes cats and ice cream. (She's defo a cat person, just look at her). She also likes Lloyd golden suit more, when he was in green, she once called him a frog. Mocking practiacally everything that he does, showing how much she actually despise him. The way she speaks of him is truly concerning.

She is also interested in the current events that the ninja are taking part in. It may be just her obsessing over them (in the bad way), but it also shows her interest in the way the city functions. That makes me wonder if emperor and empress wanted to also use her to get back the political impact that the royals lost overtime.

She creates Sons of Garmadon. The people she works with are only strengthening her believes. Even tho she is closer with some members, she has to remain a strong leader in their eyes, so there is no way that she would open up to anybody about how her past experiences truly affected her. She only dwells in her hatred towards the ninja, the royals and the way the world works. She is slowly going insane day by day.

She does want peace and for the city to be safe, and to "return it to it's former glory", but she isn't able to see that actually, the only person she wants to make feel alright again is herself. This is showed more in crystalized. She just needs something to delue herself into thinking that she's doing the right thing, to be able to achive her goals at any cost. Even if it's innocents lives. After all everyone that is not with her is against her. And only her ways are rightful. She will be slowly blocking her conscience and empathy. But it's still there and it will appear again when she'll actually experience the consequences of her own actions.

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putschki1969 · 1 year

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Hi Sarah ☺️👋,

I apologize from the beginning in case you did not understand my meaning, the question was written through Google Translator.

Should we really not care about what goes on behind the scenes in the entertainment industry? I remember that you wrote that We have to take it at face value and not dig into what is happening behind the scenes in order to live a healthy life without carrying this worry, but after watching the oshi no ko anime, this made me think again about the state of the entertainment industry, do we really have to be indifferent to what is happening to our favorite artists not only our kalafina girls but in general. Shouldn't we, at least discuss this matter so that their conditions do not get worse? I feel we should not separate the product from the condition of the person who made it!

Hi there! Don't worry, your message is perfectly clear and fine. I apologise for taking so long to reply, this has been sitting in my drafts forever. This is a tricky topic so it took a while to figure out the best way to map out my reply.

I am assuming that this ask is a direct response to what I wrote HERE? For those who are curious, this is what I had to say to someone who seemed incredibly upset about the current state of Wakana's "relationship" with everyone else from the YK family.

[I]t is not at all healthy to be this invested in public figures and the things they choose to share with us. I fully understand the desire to get more insight but please don’t make your happiness and peace of mind contingent on something that is so completely out of our control.

Let's start with a quick clarification, I am by no means implying that we should take everything at face value. Quite the contrary actually, I am a strong proponent of critical thinking, it's crucial to look at things from a nuanced perspective, to read between the lines and educate ourselves on all the finer details before making any sort of assumption based on surface-level observations. Many fans operate on misconceptions and tend to jump to conclusions because they heavily rely on unverified news and brief snapshots without taking all the available facts into account. This is why I often feel the need to make elaborate explanation posts. I just want to keep people grounded and stop them from coming up with unfounded theories.

I am also not trying to tell people to be completely indifferent towards what is happening behind the scenes of the entertainment industry. The Japanese entertainment industry is indeed very harsh and genuinely messed up. It's impossible to not feel affected when you hear news of celebrity su!c!des and see some of those horrible conditions our favourites are subjected to. Being conscious of these issues while engaging in fan activities is a good thing and completely normal but it's very unhealthy to let your whole life become consumed with worry over someone whose mental/physical state and situation we are incapable of fully understanding.

Because you see, even with access to a vast amount of knowledge, we as fans have to realise that we'll never get the "full picture". The extent of our involvement is incredibly limited. There are boundaries we have to respect, there are lines we aren't allowed to cross, there are things which are purposefully kept from us. The truth of the matter is that regardless of how deep we try to dig into what is going on behind the scenes, regardless of how much we discuss the situation or how many possible theories we come up with while endlessly worrying, it won't ever lead us to satisfactory results, it won't bring us any closer to knowing more about the "real" condition of the people we idolise. So why should we sacrifice our mental well-being over something that's so far removed from us? It's utterly pointless. Hence my above advice to not get too caught up in this mess.

I am not sure if you are familiar with the term but when fans get overly invested in the lives of idols, celebrities and public figures, it's a slippery slope towards developing a so-called parasocial relationship with them. This sort of relationship is based on delusions, meaning fans fool themselves into believing they have a deep connection to that person (or rather, the "idea" of said person) which may lead to a false sense of intimacy and ownership. But make no mistake, despite what fans may think, we have very little insight into the lives of these public figures and while they have a considerable amount of influence over us, we have comparatively little influence over them. In reality, most things are completely out of our control. We often have no choice but to watch things unfold from the sidelines.

My point is, take everything with a grain of salt, thoroughly acquaint yourself with the topic, stay respectful, be aware of your limits and come to terms with the fact that you are not really in a position to save or help them when it comes to personal matters. Don't compromise your own well-being by getting entangled in a mess that's beyond our control. It sounds harsh but as fans we are quite powerless in that regard. All we can really do is support and appreciate the content (or "product" as you say) our favourites create and have faith that their "real condition" at least somehow resembles the positive image they choose to present to us.

And yeah, I am self-aware enough to know that this all sounds hypocritical coming from someone like me who has always been quite vocal about being crazily obsessed with Kalafina. I'd call myself an extremely dedicated fan who is very much invested in the lives of the Kalafina members. Still, I believe I know where to draw the line and that has more or less kept me sane throughout the years.

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