RedDevilFC said:That's not what I wrote at all. Their changes in response to these events are what's unrealistic. One can't really argue any further beyond that; you seem to accept these developments as reasonable, I don't.
Well you said:
RedDevilFC said:That's probably the end of the issue though; I see those events as being unrealistic, whereas you (and presumably others) don't. I enjoyed the exchange.
So I figured you were talking about the events. My bad.
That's an understandable difference in opinion. The internal monologues you mentioned are irrelevant; I never accused Miura of being lazy, so of course he'll create some quasi-justification for the characters' changes.
He could also have changed Nina into a tough, morose character during the same arc, with some more internal monologue as justification.
Neither development is the least bit logical or consistent though, at least for me.
As for the internal monologues being irrelevant, can one honestly be convinced of Guts', Griffith's, or even Casca's change in character without their own internal monologues? Much of their growth can be see from these internal conflicts with their own consciousness and the reality besetting them, and by throwing away all that development in Farnese and Serpico I can easily see why you're having a hard time accepting their maturing process.
As for Nina, she had her own character growth as well, everything from her turn around of being a depressed coward to a person who was given some hunger for life (thanks to Luca), as well as her decision not to stay with Luca because of her wish to become a more mature person, and not be overcome by envy or jealousy for Luca's personality and will. That is probably one of the most dramatic changes in a person in the Berserk universe.