I'm pretty sure the reason why Demande wasn't made sympathetic in the slightest in the manga was because he was supposed to be a commentary on toxic masculinity and rape culture, he is literally the face of it. And that makes it all the more powerful when Usagi is able to stare him down in the face and escape from his grasp using her own power and the help of her best female friends. Compare that to the 90's anime where Tux has to fly in to save her like she's some kind of damsel. It's clear to me that while in the 90's anime Demande was meant to be an actual character, in the Manga he's meant to be more of a representation, a good way of teaching young tween girls about female empowerment and the dangers of a Toxically Masculine attitude. Demande's extreme violence, belief that peace and tranquility is an illusion and for the weak and that love can be taken by force? All textbook examples of Toxic Masculinity at play.
Personally this is why Crystal's changing of his death is one of the changes that angers me the most. What exactly did it accomplish? I don't know about you but that change didn't make Demande come off anymore sympathetic one iota. He's still ultimately "protecting" her so he can kill her himself, he literally says it. So all we got in exchange was Death Phantom offing Demande himself rather than the powerful message that was supposed to be conveyed of Usagi killing her rapist alongside her consensual lover who she chose herself. It was yet another example of Crystal's stupid, useless and meaningless changes and they would've been better off just sticking to the manga.
Personally this is why Crystal's changing of his death is one of the changes that angers me the most. What exactly did it accomplish? I don't know about you but that change didn't make Demande come off anymore sympathetic one iota. He's still ultimately "protecting" her so he can kill her himself, he literally says it. So all we got in exchange was Death Phantom offing Demande himself rather than the powerful message that was supposed to be conveyed of Usagi killing her rapist alongside her consensual lover who she chose herself. It was yet another example of Crystal's stupid, useless and meaningless changes and they would've been better off just sticking to the manga.
*You can probably guess that I came here from your post on what Sailor Moon means for women, lololol, so thanks for that!*
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