Firefighting is all about team work; is Shun too competitive for his setting?
Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (Megumi no Daigo Kyūkoku no Orenji) is only starting to air, but it already has a cast of characters that viewers love. However, when talking about Shun Onoda, one cannot avoid wondering if he is too competitive for the setting and the role he is in.
Spoilers ahead!
To be clear, the setting does involve a level of competitiveness given that the characters are training to become the best of the best. However, firefighting is a collaboration. Firefighters must be able to depend on the rest of the team, which is shown quite well in the very first episode. In it, Daigo, having found another person in the building that is engulfed in flames and rather unstable, hopes that his team will understand him and send a cable without explaining much, seeing how talking can be limited because of conserving oxygen.
Shun, especially in the second episode, which is dedicated to the young firefighters' training, is extremely competitive.
He is specifically upset when he fails one of the training activities before Yuki Nakamura, one of the few female contestants who fight for the right to become a part of the special rescue team. He has to come up with an excuse (she weighs little, being a woman) to calm himself down.
To be clear, Shun's attitudes are dangerous, and the anime shows them as such. During a practice in a burning building, where the trainees were supposed to behave the way they would in a real burning building, Shun does not think about saving people or even surviving; all he is thinking about is how he wants to be the one to find and rescue the doll that represents the human they need to save.
The doll is purposefully made to be the size and weight of a human, so when the practice gets more complex, with the door unavailable, Shun wants to shine again and suggests that the doll be placed upon his shoulders so that it is easier to get it to the next floor. What is interesting is that he has a clever enough thought of sharing oxygen with the doll, but he does not alert anyone to that little act of bravery, which, given that the building was full of real smoke and fire, is not very smart. Fortunately, Daigo helps him by sharing his own oxygen.
In general, Shun does seem a little too competitive, and it affects his decisions in a negative way. Still, he has a good heart and is smart and resourceful, which are all good qualities for a firefighter.
Shun thinking about his own success makes some sense since, in effect, they are competing. However, it would be better for him to focus on learning and training instead; then he might just naturally become the best.
Firefighting is all about team work; is Shun too competitive for his setting?
Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (Megumi no Daigo Kyūkoku no Orenji) is only starting to air, but it already has a cast of characters that viewers love. However, when talking about Shun Onoda, one cannot avoid wondering if he is too competitive for the setting and the role he is in.
Spoilers ahead!
To be clear, the setting does involve a level of competitiveness given that the characters are training to become the best of the best. However, firefighting is a collaboration. Firefighters must be able to depend on the rest of the team, which is shown quite well in the very first episode. In it, Daigo, having found another person in the building that is engulfed in flames and rather unstable, hopes that his team will understand him and send a cable without explaining much, seeing how talking can be limited because of conserving oxygen.
Shun, especially in the second episode, which is dedicated to the young firefighters' training, is extremely competitive.
He is specifically upset when he fails one of the training activities before Yuki Nakamura, one of the few female contestants who fight for the right to become a part of the special rescue team. He has to come up with an excuse (she weighs little, being a woman) to calm himself down.
To be clear, Shun's attitudes are dangerous, and the anime shows them as such. During a practice in a burning building, where the trainees were supposed to behave the way they would in a real burning building, Shun does not think about saving people or even surviving; all he is thinking about is how he wants to be the one to find and rescue the doll that represents the human they need to save.
The doll is purposefully made to be the size and weight of a human, so when the practice gets more complex, with the door unavailable, Shun wants to shine again and suggests that the doll be placed upon his shoulders so that it is easier to get it to the next floor. What is interesting is that he has a clever enough thought of sharing oxygen with the doll, but he does not alert anyone to that little act of bravery, which, given that the building was full of real smoke and fire, is not very smart. Fortunately, Daigo helps him by sharing his own oxygen.
In general, Shun does seem a little too competitive, and it affects his decisions in a negative way. Still, he has a good heart and is smart and resourceful, which are all good qualities for a firefighter.
Shun thinking about his own success makes some sense since, in effect, they are competing. However, it would be better for him to focus on learning and training instead; then he might just naturally become the best.
