The superhero genre has just received a new addition, Shy, and the very first episode introduced a powerful villain in the form of public scorn.
Shy is an anime that takes place in a world which is saved from the third world war by superheroes. They represent specific countries, and Japan's representative is a little shy. Her superheroine persona is called just that, Shy, while her human self is a 14 years old school student called Teru Momijiyama.
From now on there will be spoilers for the first episode. Go watch it, it is fun! And then please come back to talk about how Twitter can destroy your self-worth in seconds.
Teru Momijiyama is very shy and very insecure. She has a kind heart, and she wants to help, but any tiny mistake weighs on her. That is why public scorn is Shy's worst enemy. In the first episode, there is an incident at an amusement park, where Shy manages to help almost everyone except one girl, who survives but gets injured.
For that mistake (which was not really a mistake, Shy just ran out of time), that world's social media went wild. Shy is shown to be reading those harsh words, and it is clear that they affect her. In fact, they affect her to the point where for half an episode, she cannot transform into her heroic self, even when she needs to. Fortunately, she gets a confidence boost from a boy she saved, and Shy manages to save the day for the second time in that episode.
The anime probably did not mean to make a serious commentary about Twitter being dangerous, especially for sensitive individuals, in how it treats people. Otherwise, there would be more of an emphasis on social media. However, this plotline fits very well with the general concept of Shy.
The main hero is shy, terrified of doing anything wrong to the point where fear of failure takes away her abilities. Of course she would be obsessively scrolling through social media to find more and more reasons to hate herself. Fortunately, though, the solution is also simple; she just needs someone to believe in her, and in the anime, she gets that from a young boy.
Shy is a very young heroine, which explains her reliance on others and their perception of her. But it would be interesting to watch her bloom and gain more confidence as she helps the world and other heroes and they, hopefully, help her in return. Hopefully, soon enough, public scorn will stop affecting Shy so profoundly.
The superhero genre has just received a new addition, Shy, and the very first episode introduced a powerful villain in the form of public scorn.
Shy is an anime that takes place in a world which is saved from the third world war by superheroes. They represent specific countries, and Japan's representative is a little shy. Her superheroine persona is called just that, Shy, while her human self is a 14 years old school student called Teru Momijiyama.
From now on there will be spoilers for the first episode. Go watch it, it is fun! And then please come back to talk about how Twitter can destroy your self-worth in seconds.
Teru Momijiyama is very shy and very insecure. She has a kind heart, and she wants to help, but any tiny mistake weighs on her. That is why public scorn is Shy's worst enemy. In the first episode, there is an incident at an amusement park, where Shy manages to help almost everyone except one girl, who survives but gets injured.
For that mistake (which was not really a mistake, Shy just ran out of time), that world's social media went wild. Shy is shown to be reading those harsh words, and it is clear that they affect her. In fact, they affect her to the point where for half an episode, she cannot transform into her heroic self, even when she needs to. Fortunately, she gets a confidence boost from a boy she saved, and Shy manages to save the day for the second time in that episode.
The anime probably did not mean to make a serious commentary about Twitter being dangerous, especially for sensitive individuals, in how it treats people. Otherwise, there would be more of an emphasis on social media. However, this plotline fits very well with the general concept of Shy.
The main hero is shy, terrified of doing anything wrong to the point where fear of failure takes away her abilities. Of course she would be obsessively scrolling through social media to find more and more reasons to hate herself. Fortunately, though, the solution is also simple; she just needs someone to believe in her, and in the anime, she gets that from a young boy.
Shy is a very young heroine, which explains her reliance on others and their perception of her. But it would be interesting to watch her bloom and gain more confidence as she helps the world and other heroes and they, hopefully, help her in return. Hopefully, soon enough, public scorn will stop affecting Shy so profoundly.
