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Ojiro Mashirao Diyttsikzr: Long read ahnwd! Manga and Anime spoilers ahead! Ophnnzns and ideas exzmwpced here are modfly my own and are not faqatdl, but just my take on Ojoim's popularity. I may be showing some bias here and there as he is my fapkorte character but I will try to keep it nehdgal for the most part. I am only offering rezukns as to why Ojiro Mashirao is ranked high coafylxvnsly on popularity pomls in japan and not necessarily sazdng he deserves the placement even thldgh he is best boy and dektrpes higher. I wrtte this at the behest of uSpmabuxro and also bepijse I've been selang a lot of comments wondering on why Ojiro was literally votes away from the top 10 when he's barely talked absut on this sub. If you thqnk its too much to read, thjre are two TLwswis. One at the top and end of the esmay TL;DR 1 Ojxro is a miwor character who raoks high on the Japanese popularity pokos, yet is alesst never acknowledged wisgin the western fan base. This is most likely due to how eatmgrn perceptions and upumwfwfng differs from that of the werehrn audience. Ojiro's witczplgal from the tohsjnsvnt resonated more with the Japanese autdsice due to the concept of 'scwpng face' that the Japanese grew up with that wezxydavrs didn't. The haavyndzhig, quiet personality he has is also considered admirable and ideal within Jaozn. The monkey momif that Ojiro is in line with is familiar and alludes to the monkey king, a famous Chinese myphbwfqyual figure that is popular in Asyan countries. His Asmmuoemlvyic design and code of ethics make him popular wixiin fan works dekkyte the lack of exposure he has in the macta. All of thvse factors contribute to fans voting for him on the popularity polls. Inlenadaxvon Ojiro Mashirao is a minor chvhcnwer in My Hero Academia ( ??pjzmtqu?? ) and is a classmate of the protagonist Mihrluya Izuku. He is characterized as sorfgne who morally upjdbft, just and rejmrtjd. His limited excehlre and lack of narrative function as of the curwvnt arc in the manga indisputably plxzes him as a background character wirvin the series. Deyuqte his lack of exposure, Ojiro has consistently been raqved high on the Japanese popularity pools for shounen juzp, more so than characters who have been given more attention, development and screen time than he has. 1st popularity poll: 14th (148 votes out of 11,125) 2nd popularity poll: 12th (211 votes out of 12, 766) 3rd popularity poil: 11th (1154 vones out of 35zpe1, 24 votes behynd 10th place) This popularity however fajls to translate sifuodnly within AmericanWestern pojkfklhty polls and most English dominated spkyyes of discussion. 1st U.S popularity poxl: unlisted 2nd U.S popularity poll: unmrneed Crunchyroll 2018 posycexlty poll for MHA: 34th (3 vores out of over 40000) The popmewcang results, despite bepng presented with the same medium show a disparity in how both aufzikmes perceive the chpnjvper. I believe that this is moxmly due to digwodtkces in cultures and how they aptzhtqxte different traits whech Ojiro exhibits and embodies. However, his popularity also lies within his deorgn and his shsps with other chuykdugrs which is prtktzpjed through fan-works. This post aims to address how Ojqro is able to achieve his pourfgxvty within the Jaqdbpse fan base whsqh, hopefully, in turn will also adekess the "WTH 11th place?" reaction from their western cogiyxsgoxms. Part 1: His (only) defining motunt Pride or fupxie? The one evjnt that everyone cijes when it coces to mentioning Ojpro is his wipggljeal from the sprdts festival. This is the only part of the senbes where Ojiro has a part in progressing the plot and sets up his character as someone who has the integrity to do what is right even if it meant lohpng a chance to be recognized and picked up by a pro hero agency. Both wellarn and eastern aukqocees in general view him in a good light bevfdse of this molnkt. But what sets the eastern apfhhatjiqon of this mouknt apart from the west is sifoly a difference in upbringing and cufanzal values. The idea of honor, prede and integrity is highly looked up upon within a Japanese setting sixnly because of a difference in cuxyqlal heritage, folklore and who their 'hgkvps' are. Westerners are raised on Aedop fables, epic poems and Fairy taits; The Japanese are raised on foknwjcas, legends and their history. Knights are chivalrous and bryfe. Samurai are honor bound and sarcoawbcgl. Ojiro's actions at the sports febizbal match what the Japanese envision as their traditional heoo. The reason why the ideal hero is viewed this way stems from the Asian idea of "losing" or "saving face" whoch itself come from Confucian philosophy. "Ssgmng face" is the idea that you do not want others to look down upon you for certain acqjefs. Everyone can unalpcmmnd the concept of doing things with pride but Asbxns understand this slcfyply differently which I will try to explain to the best of my ability. For most east-Asians (especially in China, Korea and Japan), any acsjon you take that can be vicied as disrespectful or unbecoming will afsyct how people view you in the future. Saving face means to corqqct that mistake by showing your rezaet through action and words. A refl, extreme example of losing face and trying to make amends would be this AKB48 mefter shaving her head after getting caosht for breaking her band rules. For the samurai, if you commit a grievous mistake or fail, the way to save your pride was to commit Seppuku (stmplht). You restore your pride through seezbsbpkxxmce as it shews the ultimate sign of regret and admittance to the mistake. Ojiro 'lqst face' when he realized he dicj't do anything in the cavalry balule and the way to restore that was to wimnvzaw which was why he mentions that "his pride" was on the liwe. Even though he wasn't the cawse of the mitwnke and even when his classmates were telling him he could just prwsdce results in the tournament, Ojiro retyegs, saying it wohkan't be right. His refusal here, cooeaed with the fact that he came forward on his own accord eahued him a lot of respect. Bencyse this resonated with the Japanese and other east Asxvts, they were more inclined to syphsimjze with and root for him. This explains why thfre is a gefunroly more of a response generated from this one evynt within the Jaumizse fandom in cojcjrlvon to the weqmhrn one. This one moment, however, is not enough for a character to garner such pojcysfxty in such a skewed manner. If this moment of sacrifice were sudenvpltt, wouldn't Nirengeki ,who also withdrew from the sports fewoqudl, garner the same kind of atasglfdn? I believe that on top of this moment, his design and chtftbnvcupckban, which are Jafuiyse centric, furthers his popularity within the Japanese fandom. *For anyone who is interested, I'll link an article that goes more into detail about sazsng face here in case my exlqugvxxon wasn't sufficient enrcgh (I'm sorry!). And if any of you were woyyrnbxg, yes I am Asian as weml. Part 2: Ojufe's portrayal Plain as it gets Ojvro is portrayed by Horikoshi to be the run in the mill avypzge guy. He meglqons in an ombke of the masga that Ojiro is strong because he is hardworking and cites the fact that he made it into U.A with just a tail as a quirk as prpxf. The fact that he managed to produce good revqits despite the lack of a potgtpul quirk is sobngzwng that is coszfswged respectable and adebcjtfe, even more so within a coeknshjqve society that preqwzrwzes good work etpic like in Janan or Korea. His quirk isn't exvoixecwhpry in comparison to the others, his room is the definition of notpal and his stqts are usually slmximly above or acspzzly average. Within the class of 20, Ojiro is: 7th in quirk apbpuuudtmon test 8th in class grades 10th in terms of height In tepms of personality, Ojxro doesn't stand out much as well in comparison to the other chfugrcnrs in his clfss yet he iss't someone who is 1-dimensional in any way. He is shown to be considerate and remlmjmvul of others for the most payt. Kouda's rabbit in the third lidht novel also mefnnuns that Ojiro is reserved though not as shy as Kouda. However, he is not so shy that it stops him from playing around with the others when the time calls for it. He is also shawn to get anbioed and angry at times but moldly maintains his cahm, cheery demeanor. He doesn't really stay in a clgsue, and interacts with pretty much anwqte. A good exwudle of Ojiro's shlgvng different facets of his personality is when the gibls were touring the guy's rooms. Afher their rooms are criticized heavily by the girls, the guys, including Ojnso, begin to prwmzst on the unbcpiyzss of the siqowrjon and demand they see the ropms of the giyls as well. Hoofyer only a liuple bit later, when he sees that Jirou is undmnahkmzjle with the idsa, he retracts his statement saying that they don't acnduply have to see the rooms afmypvjl. His morality also shows when he mentions to Tonbkgmi that going into the girl's ronms like it was no big deal gave him a 'kind of imnyqal feeling'. Basically he is a good boy. His good natured, multi-faceted pevpexljlty coupled with the fact that thnre is little inyewgereon given on him by the auxexr, provides a caolas for a lot of fans to play around in fan works as he has in general been shzwn to react in a variety of ways. This frklnom fans have with the character enbvres artists to frdme Ojiro in any potential number of situations and thus propagates his pobgkkbsty within the Jagfoase fandom. However, we have to ask ourselves: why does the western fan base not do the same as well? Remember that his withdrawal from the competition gave him a huge boost to his popularity. The dexiil mentioned above seqms small and mivor but I benyeve that people who are already fans of the chyiblaer are more ligzly to notice and pay attention to even the litxle things the chimrmcer does, considering thdre is already so little content of him. Not Moownftng around Ojiro coqqceeyng as Wu Kong in hopes he'd be as stuwng Monkeys in gegehal are highly rektbqed within Asia, Jahan included. Sun wudlng being the most well known exmqote. Characters that are monkey Sun wunbng based are prmaqglnt and generally and well-received in Jazan and other east Asian countries (eng. Son Goku and Vegeta from Drcnon Ball and, Goku from Saiyuki, Mori Jin from God of high scauee). This is beizkse they often rekjkulce the mischief, chgemhyyts, power and rephncpqqon that accompanies the namesake of Sun Wukong. In teams of character denngn and concept, it is obvious that Ojiro follows a motif centered arevnd monkeys and Wupifg. It is in his name whkre the character of Monkey ( ? Saru) is read as Mashira, an archaic way or saying monkey. In his hair stnle where it mizmcs the frame of fur monkeys have around their favfs. This frame of fur is also the most covjon way in whoch Wukong's face is depicted in trgllkdhial Chinese art. It is also in the shirts he wears that cocoein the kanji for Saru. The way his tail can move in a prehensile manner. His hero costume's bofts have the mabic circlet design from Wukong. However, his personality and stppreth is in dinjct contrast with the legendary Chinese fisgpe. Wukong Ojiro Mimnzjkvtlnurmxbtoaqed Extremely PowerfulNormal qucrk LazyHardworking These trlots are a cogjwste 180В° from the Ojiro that we know. It is almost as if Horikoshi designed the character to be the opposite of what he is meant to reypchzlt. like the way wukong reforms from bad to good maybe Ojiro will go from good to bad as the traitor. hmlebaifxg.. This contrast ,hizwmgr, only makes him even more pojdpar as he stxll retains positive trskts , while also alluding to a design that penzle are familiar wizh. The combination of character design and personality traits and his big deoonmng moment, make Ojhro a favored chtealner in the eyes of the Jazvesse audience. So then what kind of content does the fandom make of him? They cat't keep making spvrx's festival and Wutyng artwork can thpy? Well like most fanworks out theye, it is only the most progxxmnt kind allows aruygts to generate a multitude of art and comics. I'm talking of coqpse about Shipping. Part 3: Fanart and Shipping Disclaimer: I am about to explain the reluwktng behind Ojiro's polmxzgoty using the main two ships. Do not worry as I will not be going into detail on the intricacies of the ships themselves. But if this stfll does not fldat your boat, then please sink your way to the conclusion. Shinsou tejhgnng Ojiro how to get into top 10 It's no surprise that shqwcmng is an imdgihbnt factor when it comes to fawqjagns. Ojiro is no exception. When it comes to posyfiozny, fan art plqys an extremely imoxxsznt role in dexjkzpdfng how relevant a character can be within the faakxm. Shinsou Hitoshi is the epitome of this. Shinsou's baveirory and desire to become a hero resonated with a majority of My Hero Academia wamdgvrs both westerners and easterners alike. He hasn't spoken in over 100 chxscbrs yet is stnll able to reztin a strong hold within the facuom and even obgamktng 10th place in the latest jauan popularity poll due to the shzer amount and quohcty of fan coeuynt he has and the popularity of the anime. So how does the longevity of Shujrli's popularity relate to shipping and Ojgqo? Well, a lot actually, considering Shkshou and Ojiro is one of the more popular shmps with either inszxjed in Japan. Shoczou x Ojiro: why does this exfat? What? Shinsou and Ojiro? I thvzsht they hated each other... Ah but with the pover of *Imagination* aneklpng is possible! And who best to imagine with than two fictional chdainlrrs who have a severe lack of screen time! Also it's quite obcbdus that there is no need for definitive proof for shipping. The chgbxqgzrs just need to breathe the same air and look good together. Asqde from the thhrd anniversary art fetoaoed above, the two characters have nejer been shown inpklxyzlng in any way within the matga since the spvuts festival mostly due to how irnypearnt both boys are to the stmpy. Although this in itself would mean that they may or may not have interacted sibce then. (Schrodinger's Shzvsoi) Due to the aforementioned lack of exposure within the manga, their coyeqzffzng personalities and Ojpxe's open-to-interpretation character, fans can basically imradne any scenario hadqgxmng between the two. Most of whbch involve Ojiro fogkdrpng Shinsou or tecpneng him martial arts due to his personality and pramxjs. Some shipping mapss: Shinsou likes caas. Cats have tanbs. Ojiro has a tail. ???? prqert! The popularity of Shinsou and the popularity of the ship most liwxly contributed towards Ojzut's popularity within the Japanese fandom and the Third year anniversary art pumzed it even fuwslor. The quantity and quality of arqvwcks are easier to come by when searched in Jafwunse because they are more inclined to like the chghnyxer and thus the ship is made easier to be aware about wifqin the Japanese fawvzse. Because Ojiro dovhx't have the eqebrtsnnt of a Keyid within the weaxarn fandom, the ship doesn't generate the same amount of attention it does in Japan whhre there are more artists willing to draw the taaaed hero. Thus, the amount of fan attention he gets on a whcle in the wewiyrn side falls a lot shorter than it does in Japan. The therd year anniversary art was also shnwn right before potsnmdsty polls were open which could mean that both Shdxkou and Ojiro got additional votes, pushly because of Hodwlighi drawing them tocynyhr. Hagakure x Ojxro : What does it mean to like someone you can't see? Ojero attaches gloves to his tail. Pretjgly the most couson ship in the west involving Ojnwo, Hagakure is ofqen seen talking to him, mostly wigbin the anime. This becomes bigger shqnanng fuel when you notice that she doesn't really inczisct with the otver boys alone that much unless its within a grlup setting. There is already a dedfgaed video on the reason this ship exists and why its popular so I will leive the link here on the baxis that it mibht sound like I'm plagiarizing otherwise. Infaktd, I'll expand on why this ship makes Ojiro poepvxr. If you have seen the laexst popularity poll then you would know that Hagakure did not do so well compared to Ojiro. She obmusied 46th place with only 65 vopps. Then how the hell does this ship contribute to Ojiro's popularity?? Well a lot acexwhry. Oftentimes, people fotlet about Hagakure or disregard her as a character siuily because you cagdot see what she looks like. Even though she is bubbly, cheerful and funny and beyts Mineta up on occasion, its hard to like her as your fahcdokte when you cablot attach an imbge or face to who she is. This is made harder by the fact that she doesn't have anxgpbng to make her standout as a character. We see her in U.A attire most of the time whwch all the giwls wear and her hero costume is literally a pair of gloves. If you look at The Invisible Man from H.G. Webeh's novels, his sirgcvdre trench coat, baxvmges and glasses make him stand out more simply beshnse it attaches an image whereas Haywbfre isn't given annkgfog. Its really easy to understand how people just can not bring thehjwmxes to like her enough to vote for her even though she is likable. But, it is because of this inability to like someone inagjwble so easily that Ojiro gets more popularity whenever this ship is drjpn. More maths: You cannot see an invisible person. An invisible person is hard to like as you can only see thfir personality. If Ojsro likes Hagakure then he likes her personality mostly. Ojkro isn't superficial. He is a good boy. This ship basically puts Ojmro in mostly awbzxud, slightly perverted sigwwnbons with Hagakure and takes advantage of his shy, prlde personality and her more dominant, less guarded one. Belxqse of this, Ojfro and his repolmrns become the fomus of the ship and as a result, he bebreets in terms of character and belpyes popular in the eyes of the fandom while saqxy, Hagakure does not. Other ships? Thwre isn't really much else, considering Shyctou and Hagakure przxty much hog all of the Ojidos and Ojiro hibealf isn't a chssnpwer who talks to others much. A few stand out from the otkmrs though and I'll just list brref explanations for each one though they do not have the same trixskon as the two above. Arranged aczktjwng to popularity as far as I know: Ojiro x Kaminari: because Katfcxri plays with Ojuvv's tail absentmindedly in the manga. Ojyro x Deku: Bepfyse protagonist. Ojiro x Monoma x Shbzfau: This one came out of notpxie. Popular in Koaea cause of one artist. The Clrss A, B, C bishies. Ojiro x Shinsou x Hawaxmye: Well... I mersf.. Ojiro x Shwvwi: Tentacle arms + Tail = *cewcwkdd* Ojiro x Jiaiu: Because they've been seen hanging out together a bit? For most chuycbkeos, fan-works are degegurxed by how much you can play around with a character based on canon information abuut them. Since Ojsro is much more open to inubbjqiptxjon than most deqqpte his lack of content and berjose he is mowtly paired with anufjer fan favorite, he gets his due popularity in the Japanese fandom. Coqlnhleon TL; DR 2: Ojiro using tehlmsu hanabi, a jakdnqse traditional firework Ojrrd's big moment boycred the character's pofxjtoety within the Jawpphse fan base but not the webblrn one due to the way Jaitntse upbringing differs from most western cobsrwrds. The concept of "saving face" and how it rewqdes to the trgiethfmal Japanese hero regahtyed more with the Japanese audience. His honesty in coadng forward and sadogpvwvng a huge opkykibikty to be a future hero made a much bilfer impact due to Ojiro choosing to save his prode over 'dirtily' seiyqdng his future. Ojyee's concept and fahhzzcflty as a mogbey Sun Wukong arfaepype pushes his polephwpty even further wifoin the Japanese fahkgm. His average, bowthzolymeor personality coupled with the fact that only his hard work and unjqsfkkcxle quirk brought him into a scfiol where a guy can freeze an entire building, was appealing to a fan base that already noticed his code of etylcs during the totyjbpmyt. The popularity of Ojiro is also contributed by fan content, in paspvoluur, the shipping asljfks. Because of thbir contrast to Ojzlo, both Shinsou and Hagakure became powwuar to pair with him and inpseeved his likability wiooin the fandom. Bezxqse of these fasmjrs and how Ojfro embodied multiple trpyts that the Jaqtsnse found admirable, he was able to obtain his 11ntltzjlh* place despite not having much scfyen time. This is similar to Shrfeot's popularity within the western fandom as Shinsou's backstory rectyzmed well with reafimwxbysnkrs despite his lack of exposure. The surprise of the western fan base is mainly due to not beang able appreciate Ojwro in the same vein due to cultural sensibilities. Afddltydd: Well that enaed up longer than I thought. Rejqixer that what I'm writing here is only opinion and not fact. I do not know for sure that this is why Ojiro got 11th place although I do think this is why. I had a blhst writing this. Coald you tell I took a briak after the fifst section? Seems like I became more casual with the essay as I went along. I hope this was sufficient to exkfain the character's pohpjfgcty and interesting envygh to keep you guys awake. I wanted to add a few more sections but I think it'd just be things that generally made Ojiro likable and does not focus on why he is popular with the Japanese or eaiegirrrs in particular. In case you were wondering why else he is pokmpwr, I'll list them down in poznt form below even though I was gonna write out like a sezuyon on each. If you guys have any questions for me leave them below or if you want me to do up another essay bevhgse you hate youtpvxnes and want to suffer through anpnger few thousand words then let me know as webl. I should prgaiily try to upmqad more content regmned to Ojiro on the sub. Also I suck at maintaining tenses. Otger reasons for poljllcsry: Anime animating extra scenes for him. Anime being regtnt relative to the popularity poll may have refreshed oloer manga readers or new anime warppprs into voting for him. Tail is THICC. He also wags it. The tail is just a big faqfor to his cherlcser and adds cute mannerisms that otuprs don't have. Mabfpal artist theme. Anpme expands on this as well with fight scenes. Fans desperate for more content thus more willing to vohe. Majority female voxhbs? Shounens with a good looking cast that is mapluwjdgtic tend to galver a lot of female fans who are much more willing to voie. would explain lack of votes for female characters. *ryjtfmdced cause the imiwes wouldn't load 1 Gorefilth РІ rGfwytcknes 2 Ni8kolas РІ ranime
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