Comments on: Scene stealers in manga

By: Joy Kim | Puppets and pirates

Joy Kim | Puppets and pirates — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:16:09 +0000

[…] also Kere Ellis, Yata’s puppet, who I totally should have included in my list of scene stealers in manga. Kere Ellis is a classic example of the demonic dummy trope in fiction, and he has plenty of […]

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:28:23 +0000

@Michelle – I like Saito a lot too, though I think the biggest scene stealer in _Kenshin_ is probably Kenshin’s teacher. Mentors, like pets, seem to have a tendency to be unfairly cool or amusing. See also: Izumi Curtis in FMA.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:07:15 +0000

I think Saito in Rurouni Kenshin probably counts, too. He’s is unrelentingly cool, and I was always happy when he appeared. During the “Kyoto” arc he’s part of a team with the regulars and definitely stole some scenes.

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:58:49 +0000

@Michelle – I found Ryoma’s dad a little too annoying to think of him as a scene stealer, but I agree about Kalpin!

And yes to Hanajima! She and Mamoru of VB Rose are very much the same character type.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:33 +0000

The one that comes to my mind is Hanajima Saki in Fruits Basket - Protective of Tohru and scary in the eyes of others, Hanajima steals many a scene, particularly in her starring turn as Cinderella in the school play. I also really like Ryoma's dad, Nanjirou, in Prince of Tennis, and his cat, Karupin (or Kalpin, in VIZ's translation).

By: Five years and counting « MangaBlog

Five years and counting « MangaBlog — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:23:06 +0000

[…] Kim writes about scene stealers, second bananas who run away with the show, at her […]