Hikaru's Dad is perpetually absent. I have a feeling that this is deliberate; not just because many families are like this, but it contrast with Sai who is continually present.
Its very understated but I don't think its an accident. This said, Sai's parenting skills are unlikely to be well developed or relevant to the 21st century.
I was thinking the same thing... That maybe Hikaru's father's misisng to make room for Sai as a guidance figure. Then again, if I understand Japanese society correctly, there's already room for that in the form of homeroom (and other) teachers, so maybe it wasn't necessary just for that.
Onkoona makes the point that it's not unusual for someone with Hikaru's Dad's job be be gone all the time (and I'm not sure Hikaru sees Sai as a male role model), but it still seems a bit odd - maybe because there are few absent fathers in shonen manga? Who aren't dead, that is.
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Date: 2010-07-14 09:32 pm (UTC)Its very understated but I don't think its an accident. This said, Sai's parenting skills are unlikely to be well developed or relevant to the 21st century.
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Date: 2010-07-14 10:04 pm (UTC)I agree that it is highly likely a deliberate choice.
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Date: 2010-07-23 08:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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