Yuki Yua De Aru Analysis

Yuuki Yuuna Wa Yuusha De Aru is a tale akin to other magical girl stories. The show consists of the main character: Yuuki Yuuna, Inubozaki Fu and Itsuki, and Mimori Tougou. Later they are joined by Karin Miyoshi. The first five characters create the Hero Club; in which members are to contribute to their community by helping and volunteering. All of them are driven by noble intentions and values, their 5 tents being 1: Give people a good greeting 2: Try not to give up 3: Sleep well, eat well 4: If you’re troubled, talk to someone 5: You’re likely to succeed if you try. These maxims are closely tied to mythological and biblical truths, and parallel quite nicely to what is acceptable and virtuous of society. These virtuous maidens are then called …show more content…
They must defend Shinju, a divine tree. The landscape in which these battles take place in at the roots of the tree, multicoloured like a rainbow and spreading far out into the distance, with the tree in the background. This tree represents both the tree of life and god itself; god representing the top of the hierarchy of values. With god at its height, who is defending it? That’s right, these girls are metaphorically Christ, and the background of the hero club further reinforces the idea that they are virtuous and wish to see the best for world, and do so to make it a reality. This confrontation with the unknown, the vertexes, is the dramatisation of what they must do in order to, and in this context, save god, ie. the world and their noble values. Especially in the current political landscape of the West, or of any time period for that matter, it is imperative to have willing individuals sacrifice themselves. These girls, which is signified by the five tenets, are trying to be the best they can be for not only themselves, but what is also the best for everyone around them. Though a cliche at this point, the unrequitable friendship they eases the pain and struggle of their fight to protect