Talk:Mei Misaki/@comment-6052796-20140706133403/@comment-397235-20140707022831

My favorite line in the manga is right before Izumi tries to kill her in the kitchen.

"If you want me to apologize again that's not going to happen."

I liked her a lot more, oddly, in the manga and film than in the anime. She's a lot more interesting a character in those versions (she's sometimes snarky and irritable in the manga, and displays emotions other than panic in the film). The anime Mei (see what I did there?) spends way to much time being horrified by things.

And I give manga Mei props: she doesn't beg when Izumi pins her down and prepares to stab her in the eye; she calmly reminds her she's a real person, just like Izumi, and killing her won't make things better. That's basically a guilt trip right there, pretty impressive for a 15 year old.