lvxferre@mander.xyzI guess I think of Bertia as the MC, even though Cecil is supposed to be the MC.
Cecil is the main character, but Bertia is the protagonist.
People often use both interchangeably, because they often refer to the same character, but here I think the distinction is useful:
- main character — the character we “tag along”, following the story through their point of view. Note how almost every scene showing Bertia also shows Cecil, but the opposite is not true.
- protagonist — the character driving the plot. Bertia is clearly the one doing so: from her world knowledge, her desires to keep the plot intact, and even her interactions with other characters. Cecil might act behind the scenes, but it’s more accurate to say he simply reacts to whatever Bertia comes up with.
This distinction is also something you see in spin-offs: the protagonist is usually the same as in the original series, but the MC is a different one. And this series plays a lot like a spin-off to an inexistent main series, since you’re following the love interest instead of the otome villainess.
And also in Sono Bisque Doll, at least at the start (Marin as the protag, Gojō as the MC). Later on it becomes a mess, and likely on purpose.
hypertown@ani.social 2 months ago
Villainesses ftw!