We are watching the last story arc of Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) and we are gearing again for tragedy. We really hope that Tonari, our favorite girl of this arc, survives and thrives because she has already been through a lot. However, initial impressions made many viewers see Tonari as an annoying character who tricked Fushi and Pioran into boarding the ship leading to the prison island. Tonari is misunderstood! We find morally grey anime characters very interesting and we are making the case for Tonari's uniqueness. Let's take a look!

A Difficult Past

Tonari ended up on the island because of her father's crime, who was accused of killing his wife and Tonari's mother. However, Tonari firmly believes that her father is innocent and decides to follow him, even though she did nothing wrong herself. She promises to become a great writer and have her father read her amazing book in the future.

However, when Tonari witnesses her father killing his opponents in the arena, becoming the last one standing, she is scared by the bloodthirst in his eyes. Fearing that he actually killed her mother, she withdraws and decides to only fend for herself from now on. Her traumatic past sheds light on her current mischievous behavior, explaining why she prefers tricking people to do her bidding, which leads us to the next part...