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Realizing that Kirumi Tojo was the culprit and that she had a complex motive to escape (to save the country as its acting Prime Minister), Hoshi chose to sacrifice himself. He allowed her to drown him in his lab sink—a gruesome, intimate, and quiet death.

Thus, Hoshi Ryou translates roughly to This is the blueprint for a very specific kind of protagonist: the observer. hoshi ryou

Hoshi Ryou: An Exploration of the Star-Crossed Archetype in Japanese Media Realizing that Kirumi Tojo was the culprit and