Shadow Kanji was very fascinating considering how easy it is to misinterpret it - and I feel it's actually one of the first points in the game where it's hinted that Shadows aren't necessarily only a representation of someone's hidden desires, but also what the people watching the Midnight Channel want to believe to be true.

Still, overall I felt the Shadow Selves were done better in P2 since the "I am a Shadow, the True Self!" formula got really tired right around Kanji.