Discussion What makes a good ruler? which ruler in AnY do you find the most interesting? Why?

[@Aylinn]

Since this manga makes this question pop up often I think it may be a nice topic for discussion.

Is it enough to be a nice person and have a good heart or is some more necessary?

For example:
Should a ruler know something about strategy, since her/his decision can make military operations a success or a failure?

Should a ruler know something about economy, since her/his decision influence country's economy?

Should ruler know how administration of the country is organized to know how things work and how they can be improved?

Should a ruler have a vision of a country, since her/his decisions are going to shape it?

From the rulers presented in this manga: which ruler do you find the most interesting? Why?

Do you think that a ruler should prioritized her/his personal feelings or the well-being of the country? I think Kouren was a good example of a ruler who prioritized her personal feelings of wanting the revenge over the well-being of her country.

Do you think that these problems should be addressed in the manga or not? I think that since the manga is targeted towards teenagers it should do as much as it can to present the matter in an intelligent, easy to understand and interesting way so that readers who are rather young, more impressionable and less critical are not going to leave with some rubbish convictions once they finish reading.

If it were a story for adults it would be different. In my opinions adults can have their intelligence insulted to their hearts' content, but a story for children/teenagers should not be stupid. Simplified sure, stupid no.

 

[Aniela]

Do you think that these problems should be addressed in the manga or not? I think that since the manga is targeted towards teenagers it should do as much as it can to present the matter in an intelligent, easy to understand and interesting way so that readers who are rather young, more impressionable and less critical are not going to leave with some rubbish convictions once they finish reading.

If it were a story for adults it would be different. In my opinions adults can have their intelligence insulted to their hearts' content, but a story for children/teenagers should not be stupid. Simplified sure, stupid no.

I agree with your sentiment here, but by experience we unfortunately do get lots of 'dumb' stories for teens, while the ones for adults are typically kept more serious and/or realistic. Though I guess that "50 Shades of Gray" did happen =.=

As to the question; it kinda depends what the country needs, what is it's current situation etc. There will be situations where war can bring more good than harm - and also the country may grant its citizens enough freedom that even a meek king like Il might not be a bad idea, so long as they pretty much just keep away and don't destroy what's already built. But in the long run, there'll always be a need of reform, since every system becomes twisted, and it must either change or break. I mean, Roma survived so long, but it was first a monarchy, then a republic, and then an empire. So I guess the ideal ruler would be someone who can recognize the need of change, and respond to it with a proper modification to the law/system/what-else-is-needed. Things like strategy and economics can be delegated... unless the country's inner structure is so damaged that there're no specialists who can be trusted, in which case the ruler must know them.

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And I won't tell who I think is the most interesting ruler in AnY, I bet you can guess :P

 

[Arjuna]

A country's ruler should be lion and fox combined i.e. having both intelligence and bravery combined in him.He should care for his people more than his life.

The manga clearly showed that Soo-woon possessed these qualities.

 

[Brandish μ]

Is it enough to be a nice person and have a good heart or is some more necessary?

The latter. Your next questions basically outline that.

Should a ruler know something about strategy, since her/his decision can make military operations a success or a failure?

Should a ruler know something about economy, since her/his decision influence country's economy?

Should ruler know how administration of the country is organized to know how things work and how they can be improved?

Should a ruler have a vision of a country, since her/his decisions are going to shape it?

Ideally a leader would be endowed with smarts, vision and charisma. Though a leader with the right people around him/her to 'run the country' would do just as well.

From the rulers presented in this manga: which ruler do you find the most interesting? Why?

Soo-Won. I'm very interested in his character functions as a 'villain'.

He's clearly fit for the role, you might even say he's an ideal leader (has the brains to out-think generals on the battlefield, has enough combat ability to lead an army to inspire troops should a situation call for that, has the knowledge to asses fiscal problems and fix them, has a stoic demeanour conducive for making good decisions, has the charisma of a king (if that makes sense), has a vision for the future, etc).

Do you think that these problems should be addressed in the manga or not? I think that since the manga is targeted towards teenagers it should do as much as it can to present the matter in an intelligent, easy to understand and interesting way so that readers who are rather young, more impressionable and less critical are not going to leave with some rubbish convictions once they finish reading.

If it were a story for adults it would be different. In my opinions adults can have their intelligence insulted to their hearts' content, but a story for children/teenagers should not be stupid. Simplified sure, stupid no.

I agree it shouldn't be stupid. The topics pertaining to leadership (military, economy etc) should be handled intelligently, but given the audience I'd expect the topics to remain relatively general. For an adult audience the author could be intricate.