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and that was for day 3: yuri

teeheeee ^_^

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somebody start counting how many days until we see terukane again

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okay so idk if this is a good or likely thought and i legit got into terukane a few days ago so i might not have a super good grasp in their dynamic, but i started brainstorming and got this idea that some of the way teru treats akane (bothering akane by being all authoritative, controlling, manipulative, even w a playful demeanor, that kinda stuff) is bc that’s his best and safest attempt at trying to connect w him.

akane isn’t only wrapped up in the supernatural—which is meant to be teru’s sworn enemy—but he also sees past the careful demeanor teru has built around himself, treating him like a human being, and will even challenge him. and that’s both absolutely terrifying and relieving for someone like teru.

ngl, i might be overthinking it, but the way teru treats akane reminds me of the way some emotionally repressed ppl (esp kids/teenagers) treat their crush 💀

- as i stated before, using certain manipulative & controlling behaviors in order to connect, but also more specifically:

- purposefully getting a rise out of him just to see his reactions bc they’re endearing & bc he doesn’t rly know how else to get his attention w/o feeling too vulnerable or afraid

- enjoys akane’s presence without making himself vulnerable so he can disguise his own genuine affection and (possibly romantic) interest as just “messing w akane for fun” or smth. that way, he stays in control of himself, akane, the entire situation itself, his image, etc.

- seems almost straight-up fixated on akane but like i said, disguises it by pretending it’s less than that through little jabs and tests

- seems jealous of/bothered by akane’s crush on aoi in multiple scenes, but also doesn’t seem to have a crush on aoi, either… kinda suspicious 😭

- and imo one of the biggest things… when aoi gets trapped and seemingly guilty explains to akane that he was aware that would happen, he looks like he 1) tries to stop akane and/or help him up my grabbing his wrist, and when that doesn’t work, 2) shoves him into the ground or wtv to stop him for good. “for his own good”— that seems to be teru’s biggest motivator for the ppl he loves: manipulation or smth similar for the sake of their safety, no matter what. not to mention, teru just looks kinda sad, empty and guilty the whole time???

- and don’t even get me started on that vague comment abt liking “akane-san” w/o specifying, which makes it feel purposefully ambiguous

ofc none of this has to mean anything at all canonically but i’m super into complex and ambiguous characters who try to use control and manipulation as connection and affection + i swear you’ve dragged me into this ship and now i’m stuck thinking abt one-sided terukane lmao /pos

OMG I LOVED THIS

I do have to correct you on something tho: teru (in the original world) strictly refers to aoi (girl) by her surname, he does not call her akane-chan, he calls her ‘akane-san’, which is not purposefully ambiguous, but rather a respect thing. Off the bat he is established as a very respectful guy, so this makes sense for him to do.

You’ve also opened my eyes, when i first read this i had like an epiphany because i had never thought about it that way. All this thinking and it never once crossed my mind. If you look back on everything teru’s done with this context in your head, it seems to fit PERFECTLY. He DOES seem to be doing all of it, in a way, to connect. Either they’re in love, or AidaIro are terrible writers.

i think his weird thing with aoi, constantly teasing her n stuff, joking about ‘i’ll steal ur girl’ typeshit with akane is out of interest. Not interest in aoi, but interest in their relationship. To me, teru’s always been the observant type. That much was made obvious.

i mean look dude idk what to tell u

(context is him looking down at aoi and akane holding hands)

I think the reason he really tries to insert himself into their relationship and does all that ‘help me make this🥺🍬’ at the convenience store with aoi, is because he wants to have that for himself. I mean the loom in his eyes just screams yearning. Whether it’s the relationship aoi has with akane is what he wants, or to be in her place in that relationship, we don’t know, but what we DO know, is there’s still hope xx

(sorry i didn’t touch on more aspects of your writing, i don’t think i even could, what a perfect way to say things)

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final print is done 👀

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HELLO??

2 yrs now whab😭😭

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Kikan S AidaIro Interview (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of an interview with AidaIro published in the January 2025 issue of Kikan S, translated for all of you to enjoy! Keep your eyes peeled for Part 2 (coming soon).

AidaIro: Mangaka. With Iro as the writer and Aida as the illustrator, the two create as a team. Their works include Furyō to Megane to Koi to Sensō, published in the September 2012 edition of Monthly G-Fantasy, and Dear My Living Dead, published in the November 2013 edition. Following a miniseries version in 2014, Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun has been serialized in G-Fantasy since 2015. Starting in 2018, they created a spinoff called Hōkago Shōnen Hanako-kun hosted on Pixiv Comic in the online publication “P-Fantasy”. Along with receiving an anime and musical theater adaptation, Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun begins its second season in January 2025.

The appeal of “Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun” lies in its slightly retro setting, where the author blends eastern and western concepts with unpredictability, such as turning infamous Japanese urban legend “Hanako-san of the Toilet” into a boy, as well as another familiar topic to its Japanese audience: “the seven wonders of the school.” Even the items, hairstyles and clothing featured in the work create their own narrative. The supernaturals encountered leave a lasting impression with forms that are more than just terrifying, and Hanako-kun’s boyish qualities that contrast greatly with his dark side create a gap in personality that gets your heart thumping. 

We asked AidaIro to tell us more about the captivatingly comical and serious world of Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, its characters, and the making behind it.

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Interviewer: The theme of this special feature of Quarterly S magazine is “the supernatural.”

In a prior interview, Iro-san talked about how they love Western and Japanese horror, folklore, nursery rhymes, and more, but could you tell us what draws you to them? On the flipside, Aida-san mentioned that they watched something based on “Hanako-san of the Toilet” when they were younger. We’d love it if you could tell us about creative works that have left an impact on you both over the years.

Iro (Writer): Fear is universal, something that all of us are familiar with, right? Even in our day-to-day lives we fear the dark, imagining there’s something lurking inside it. And if you were to combine this fear with a fable, like one about a “monster that lurks in the dark”, it helps to strengthen the power of the imagination. Adding a sense of realism to fiction, leaving the reader wondering if what’s written down could actually be true, is something I really enjoy. Also, I think there’s a part of me that sees horror as a kind of entertainment, like a rollercoaster.

Aida (Illustrator): I watched a TV program called Ponkickies that featured an anime called “Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! (Scary School Rumors: Here Comes Hanako-san!!)”. The Hanako-san in that show is an ally, so it left me with the deep impression that Hanako-san is “one of the good guys!”. “Sacchan no Uwasa (The Rumor of Sacchan)” and “Kaijin Tonkaraton (Phantom Tonkaraton)” were episodes that I found particularly scary.

Iro: I found the song “The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf” from NHK’s “Kodomo Ningyou Gekijou” scary. It was only a shadow puppet, but there was this visual of a girl sinking into a puddle of water…

Interviewer: ”The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf” is meant to teach kids a moral lesson, but the story and the events that transpire are pretty severe, so I could see how viewing it at a young age would be pretty traumatic. “Sacchan no Uwasa” and “Kaijin Tonkaraton” are both urban legends. Were there any rumors like that at the schools you two attended?

Aida: When I was in school, there was a horror boom. On school trips, everyone desperately tried to get their hands on paranormal photographs. Of course, the professional photographers never had any spirit photography available…

Iro: The school I went to had no ghost stories whatsoever. I looked around, but sadly I found none…

Interviewer: During the boom, I saw a lot of spirit photography for sale on television programs. And now, I’d like to hear about the kinds of fictional settings and motifs you both enjoy.

Aida: I have an appreciation for the old over the new. For example, back in the 1910s when commercial illustrations began to appear, they had these posters, like of posing actors, that I personally find really cool. Much of the furniture and clothing made back then I still find cute today. I also like how the people of the 1960s imagined the near future—what’s called the “retro future”.

Iro: Whether it be reading or writing, I love settings with fantasy elements. Like what you might find in a children’s book…… Recently I read House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle Series #3). I enjoy the horror and mystery genres as well, but I think I prefer watching them over reading them.

Interviewer: The time periods that intrigue Aida-san are close in time to the fictional settings seen in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun. Moving on, I want to ask you both more about manga. What was it that got you to create manga together in the first place?

Iro: I started off writing short stories alone. When I was a student I wrote a script for a play, and after gaining the experience of working with multiple people, I wanted to try creating more works as a team. I liked manga, and after meeting Aida-san in college, I fell in love with their art at first sight. I asked them if they would be the manga artist for my stories. 

Aida: I read Iro’s work, thought it would be fun to work with them, and readily agreed. But once I agreed I wondered, “How exactly does one draw as a team!?” and began to worry (Laugh). In the end, the manga BAKUMAN。had a great influence on the way Iro-san and I work together. It's a great example of creating manga as a writer-illustrator duo, and it was what helped me first understand what that really looked like.... It told me what I should do and gave me the push I needed when I was just starting out. Besides that, I thought, "I can't be the only one reading Iro-san’s fictional worlds. I want more people to experience their writing!" and that was a great motivator as well.

Interviewer: What a wonderful story. Have there been any changes between the way you two produce the manga today in comparison to when you first started?

Iro: We used to meet up before, but nowadays we mostly work via voice call. Aida-san and I live close enough that we can reach the other's house before a bowl of soup cools, so we go out together often when there are events in the neighborhood and such. When we meet up, our conversations will naturally drift to work-related topics; perhaps that's a sign that we keep close contact.

Interviewer: Thank you so much. Moving on, I’d like to look back and discuss your debut work, Dear My Living Dead (included in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, Vol. 0). Lilia’s unchangeable fate and the path that Cult chose were really heartbreaking.

Iro: I like anything related to zombies.

Aida: I designed Lilia to look soft and full of happiness, while Cult was given a simple design that conveys an intense weariness. When drawing the important scenes, I would adjust the lines and angles until the faces looked just right, to the point where a single panel could take me 5 hours to draw. This isn’t limited to just Cult and Lilia, but I was conscientious of how lower eyelids would move when I was drawing.

Interviewer: 5 hours... that's incredible! I find it fascinating that you even paid attention to the way the lower eyelids moved. Furyō to Megane to Koi to Sensō (included in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, Vol. 5) is a comedic work that was published before Dear My Living Dead. It contains Akane-kun and Yamabuki-kun, who appear in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun.

Iro: Akane and Yamabuki were created before JSHK. They were positively received back then, so we decided to have their characters reappear in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun rather than leave them lying around.

Interviewer: Is that so! This was followed by a three-chapter miniseries (included in Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, Vol. 0) which then kickstarted the serialization of Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun. Themed around a well-known concept, “the seven wonders of the school”, and mixed with unexpected elements like having a male “Hanako-san of the Toilet”, the manga sucks you in with its retro fictional setting. Tell us how you develop ideas for stories that combine dark themes with humor.

Iro: It was originally a short story I wrote for an assignment that I then turned into a manga. The main characters were Yugi Amane, Hanako-kun in his previous life, and the character who would later become School Mystery Number 4, Shijima Mei. It didn't have any love comedy or ghost story elements, it was just about Amane and Mei's lives as high school students and their interactions. When we added the "seven wonders of the school" element, Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun was born. The retro and ghost story elements were added after; the foundation of the story, its darker parts, were there first.

Aida: When brainstorming ideas, there are times when we’ve done it over meals, but we don’t typically decide on things that way? Usually it starts with either a suggestion from Iro-san or a new character I designed. For example, the school mysteries Number 6 and Tsuchigomori had their character designs completed first. In the seasonal events we host on social media, it starts with an illustration I draw, then I create a world and clothing to go with it, and finally have Iro make a story out of it.

Interviewer: So you have a flexible creation process. I see. “Picture Perfect”, the arc where Yugi Amane and Shijima Mei appear, didn’t start with a rumor but with the characters being unknowingly captured by a supernatural and taken to a world that confuses the ordinary with the extraordinary. It was a very memorable arc.

Iro: I started writing the Picture Perfect arc with a desire to create a story that you could read as a standalone, like something that could be adapted into a movie. In movie adaptations, the story takes place on a large scale and ends with a dramatic finish, so I kept that in mind while I was writing. Within the pilot version Shijima-san was in love with Number 7 (Hanako-kun), but when she came to the long series adaptation of Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun that element disappeared. Since I was writing about school ghost stories, and haunted art rooms are a common theme in those, I wanted to include one here.

Interviewer: It was extremely dramatic, it had me invested. The “Number 6” arc, where Number 6’s (Hakubo’s) story is told, also took place on a large scale. The visual of him wearing a bone mask left an impression on me.

Aida: We decided a character wearing bones would appear early on in the series… Later on we settled on Number 6 being a shinigami (god of death) and the decision that he would be an oni came after. He has an invigorating face, like one that would belong to a member of a baseball club, but his actual personality is nowhere near sportsmanlike. Being able to dig deep into Aoi’s character during the No. 6 arc was really fun.

Iro: Since the Picture Perfect arc was a refreshing change of pace, I started conceptualizing the No. 6 arc by going in the opposite direction. I wanted to create a grimy, unpleasant story, containing self-serving old customs and disagreements between the characters. It was fun to have the characters get shaken up by new plot developments; I labored really hard while writing it.

Interviewer: Being able to see sides of Aoi she wouldn’t show to Akane and seeing her get worse was painful. I feel that seeing the characters grow and change is another one of the highlights of reading Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun. I also felt that Mitsuba and Kou had a nice relationship in the “Night Out” arc.

Iro: I enjoy writing about Mitsuba and Kou’s relationship. Writing the script for the Aquarium arc wasn’t easy…

Aida: We were mulling it over during karaoke when suddenly we saw clown fish and coral reefs pass by on the monitor. “Should we do an aquarium?” “Aquarium sounds good.” And the rest was history.

Interviewer: So that's how that came to be! Next, I want to talk about the spinoff, Hōkago Shōnen Hanako-kun (After-school Hanako-kun). The humorous chapters and crazy plot twists make it so fun! Tell us more about the chapters you were able to make because they were made for Hōkago Shōnen Hanako-kun and the scenes that you personally enjoyed.

Iro: I plan it so that all of the characters get equal amounts of screen time. That said, occasionally there is some bias. We were able to create the chapter where Nene turns into a Mokke precisely because it was a chapter made for “Hōkago.” That chapter (Day 9: Truth of the Mokke) is my personal favorite.

Interviewer: Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, a brand rife with animated shows, events and the like, is nearing its 10th anniversary! Congratulations! I’m looking forward to all of the anniversary events.

Aida: Thank you! A lot of merchandise has been made in celebration. Get excited!

Interviewer: Additionally, Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun Season 2 begins airing in January 2025! Tell us what you’re looking forward to seeing in the new anime.

Iro: There is so much I’m looking forward to it’s hard to choose… I’m excited to see the opening and ending.

Interviewer: The opening and ending are like a condensed version of the work, so it makes sense they would grab your attention. To cap things off, not limited to just Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun, tell us what’s been on your mind, what you’re into lately, or something you want to try in the future.

Iro: I love escape rooms, so I have a dream of one day collaborating with SCRAP and making one. I also love haunted houses, so I want to collaborate with one of those someday, too. I want a Mokke alarm clock. Also, I want to make a Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun horror game. I love video games, and I’ve always felt an urge to create them. This feeling will never die.

Aida: I like railroads, so I would like to ride the Jungfrau in Switzerland one day. There are many railways I haven’t ridden yet that I’d like to ride within Japan, too.

Interviewer: Thank you for answering all of our questions!

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A deep dive on the contrasting themes of tbhk (misogyny/breaking gender stereotypes) 🖊️

Tbhk or better know as Toilet-bound hanako kun is a manga both written and illustrated by two woman, that is semi-nonfiction-fiction. It uses themes and/or topics of the supernatural, yet taking place in an accurate highschool setting. The creators of Tbhk, AidaIro, are both presumably in their late 20s, as a past work of theirs, was made in 2011, when they were still students. if we estimate they were both 15 in 2011, they would be 28-29 years old respectively. Despite being on the younger side, and despite both being girls, AidaIro seems very traditional in the sense of norms and values. Yet, they seem open to breaking those same values.

for example, many gender norms are broken. Those being:

Akane/Aoi. This relationship trope has been set up to be the very one sided obsessed type. And it’s not very common to see the guy, be the hopelessly obsessed one. Akane, in a primarily female dominated field.

Kou. A key trait of his is that he’s always cooking or cleaning. He’s the housekeeper, he’s an incredible cook, and he takes care of his little sister. That being a primarily female dominated field.

the contrast to those being: sexism. Examples:

The woman in this manga, do practically nothing. Despite the main character being female, trust me when i say Nene did more heavy lifting in the PILOT CHAPTER.

we don’t see much individuality from any of the woman. Yes aoi’s getting some from akane but at the end of the day you can clearly see no doubt they’re still getting together. Despite all her character growth she’s still just a soon to be wife. And i hate that. I hate that so bad. She had a whole arc where she separated herself from Akane, only spoke to Nene, really stood her ground with boys, only for her to end up right back with him cut it OUTT.

And don’t even get me started on the infantilization of every single woman. I love akane but COME ON. I don’t remember exactly where it is but he’s said things like oh i’d never lay a FINGER on a girl implying he’d never hit a girl which like ok polite thank you but i feel like that shows that he don’t see woman/girls as other people, he views them as more fragile, and that its such a sin to throw a punch at a GIRL. But for guys? nahh nahh he’ll fuck up teru anyday.

Get your twig ass arm away he’s on the other side of the damn QUARRY as you guys smh..

The literal SECOND aoi picks up a sword he takes it from her fucking hands LORD

akane, my guy, that look was so warranted you lucky she’s polite i woulda beat you ass

she even said she knew how to use it he’s just so self righteous FUCK ALL OF YOU

Her ass was NOT playin!!!

Another aspect could be every female character (excluding Tiara) (duh) having a love interest.

EX. Aoi, akane

Nene, hanako/kou

fucking no.2, misaki

every mother in the story ( - Aoi’s), her husband no willing single mothers, just depressed divorced ones. No #feminism#singlemom at all. Aoi’s moms whole character is being divorced, Mitsuba’s moms whole character is being a widow, yet Minamoto’s father (despite being entirely absent) is not known for also being widowed? His wife is dead and he’s not seen as a struggling parent. The single father gets sm grace but he’s clearly having a hard time parenting his own children. Kou doesn’t even set up a spot at their table for him. He’s literally just not there.

Theres a lot more that could be said, but i’m going to just leave it here i’m tired 😭

ALSO I WAS SUPPOSED TO POST THIS WAYY EARILER ABOUT 2 WEEKS EARLIER BUT IM PREPPING FOR EXAMS and i got jumped twice

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i made a poll not too long ago of things i could post about and that went wonderfully so i’m doing it again \(>o<)ﾉ

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It's so hard to be in love with a ship that isn't canon, wasn't meant to be canon and will never be canon, but would've been so good if it was canon.

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He wears this specific shirt pattern quite a lot on winter. Suits him!

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how their relationship may progress (chp 121)

‼️ SPOILERS

in chapter 120, kou fucking dies, teru’s sad thinks its his fault ykyk

akane kind of stops the rest of them from going, realizing how he must feel, doesn’t stop with them, and keeps walking towards him

Big ass hand btw

he then sees what’s happened, understanding that this is probably now too far, and decides to go back

i’m not sure if that implies he’s going to the original world or just turning this one back a bit, but he’s reached his breaking point.

I’ve just finished relaying what’s happened, but now i guess it’s all going to be just speculation. From the past and how he’s acted in situations similar to this one i do think he will start to take what he’s doing more seriously, he knows he can’t take this world back but the most he thinks he could do is bring his brother back, so next chapter is probably either going to feature someone else’s perspective, or them going back.

What i mean by ‘someone else’s perspective’ i mean there’s a lot of scenes that follow important events such as this one, that would usually be followed up by another sub plot, as usually 2 or 3 happen at once, but because of the second plot literally dying i don’t actually think this is very plausible. Either we view the story through the pov of the main cast or Sakura/Natsuhiko (overarching villans).

terukane’s also probably going to be more locked in, in the next chapters because of what’s happened, akane knows despite the fact that his chances of getting his brother back are pretty high, that still won’t undo the trauma of seeing him dead at the bottom of a well (an assumption), and will probably treat him gentler than before, knowing he has issues (as well as his brother jus dying).

akane always shows respect for teru, but is never actually very nice to him. But if you look for it, you’ll find he cares, he cares a lot.

(context: teru burnt his hand)

i’ve been wanting to write but idk what it would be ab so pick! If you think i should write ab smthn else thats okay too

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why does nobody talk ab this

this was literally so strange like wdym he followed them around all day just because he wanted a ‘thanks’ from him

like fr why tho?

then gave him this ominous ass smile too? like cmon this is why i hate gay ppl stop being so wrd. you see the little lines around lil bros head jit was BEAMING??

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i’ve been wanting to write but idk what it would be ab so pick! If you think i should write ab smthn else thats okay too

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NOOOOOO

(tbhk chapter 120 spoilers)

WDYMMM GUYS STOP DYING WHAT😭😭😭 like ik he’s coming back but shi bro

Normally i would be all ‘omg terukane🤍 he cares🤍’ but this is mega sad bro.😭 he knew his siblings, he knew kou better than nene, better than aoi. I can’t

He knew what to do😭. He stopped them i can’t rn

This is so sad to me bcs he was willing to live in a world where his crush of 10+ years was being married off to another man, a world where his whole past life is gone, a world where everyone hates him, no one trusts him, and he’ll forever be alone in the burden of this kind of being on him.

But when kou dies, when kou dies thats where he draws the line? I’m not sure if the line ‘we’re going to use the big clock to rewind this world’ mean’s like he’s going to undo what just happened, or undo the whole ‘world’ and go back to their old present.

Either way, kou’s death, and ultimately teru’s looming suffering is what tips him off?

Hmm hmm. Makes you think makes you think.

This panel especially gets me .

11/18 Update: HE MIGHT KILL HIMSELF??

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Why i think teru is GAY ⁉️ fyi this is kind of a shitpost but do know that ive tried to make it less unhinged

REASON 1: look

LOOK AT FINGER!!!!1!!1!)3)!! HE’S PICKING BOY NOT GIRL!!!!!3!!B!!$!! HE’S A KISS BOY!!!!!’!!!/!!!

REASON 2:

Ever since volume 1 there has been this faint feeling of ‘mysteriousness’ or something about who or what he’s like, since he’s not one of the main 3 characters and has only really started showing up more around after volume 14; after most important arcs/chapters, so in general most we know about him is:

1.) he’s popular

2.) he is kou’s older brother

3.) he is the student council president

And 4.) he is apart of the esteemed ‘minamoto’ clan

Other than that we know little to nothing about him, which is why there is SO much room for speculation, like jit could be anyone

REASON 3: i think ive already said this before but he does not like any girls or have any love interest at the moment which is odd, because literally everyone else does. Teru is constantly outed even by Aidairo themselves which i think is so funny.

1. These (idk what they’re called)

2. The new afterschool chapter

3. Doesn’t wanna marry aoi but dont know why

4. More evidence of him being singled out

Everyone having a pair but him😭😭

REASON 4: someone told me in my asks to talk about this a bit ago but for some reason i didn’t get the notification so i’m talking about it now; the afterschool chapter

Breh😭😭

The way no part of their conversation included such a topic??? Like it was just already in his mind???

REASON 5: it’s a well known fact that the more children woman has, the more likely one of her son’s is to be gay, i forget why but its like this testosterone dna thing and his mom alr had 3 kids so if not teru its him

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i am no hater or at least i don’t like to be, but do you (aoikane/aoiaoi shippers) actually know peace? Do i just happen to stumble upon the mean ones everytime or are ygs genuinely just so hateful? Please i don’t mean to be mean but like do you genuinely exist? No joke every time i have interacted with an aoikane/aoiaoi shipper they have been so mean and aggressive towards terukane or any other alternative ship including either aoi or akane. Not even just interactions but viewing you like in action and YOU interacting with OTHER aoikane/aoiaoi shipping people has made me like lose hope in the world. The main reason i come to hate ships is not because of the characters (sometimes) but mostly because of the people who ship them themselves. I mean for example I would die to see Nene and Hanako get together hell yeah but that’s mostly because theres no homophobia lingering around them?? Not only is there no queer subjects or matters involving either characters but the main crowd of tbhk fans just enjoy it above all else don’t get mad at anyone for shipping any one of them with anyone else because they know damn well its so clearly established and loved by everyone they don’t need to worry about it ever becoming something it’s not.

i would be so down to say like ‘oh thats so cute akane loves aoi’ if you didn’t harbor so much unwarranted anger towards us?? What happened to being respectful?? (And it might just be the homophobic ones i’m not sure.)

Like touching back on what i said about Hananene was that for example there is no queer subjects/matter involving either of them, however there is with aoikane (debatably). For example (again damn) there is arguable evidence suggesting another male character has romantic interest in him. Which of course does not make him HIMSELF queer, but it does involve him in such an agenda (?).

there is a difference between a good way to handle this, and a bad way to. For example, you are a good/unproblematic Aoikane supporter if you:

Acknowledge that either one character is associated with homosexuality and that one character is the sole supporter of the idea, and realize that homosexuality can infact coexist with your favorite ship (one sided)

Acknowledge that aoiaoi has a few elements to it that make some uncomfortable, and allow others to respectfully disagree with you

You are a bad/problematic Aoikane supporter if you:

Deny the possible idea of either one character being associated with homosexuality and deny/act on aggression towards it

Deny aoiaoi’s initial or ‘current’(?) toxicity

And someone who will straight up deny that aoiaoi had something wrong with it in the first place is someone you do not wanna be. It is important to understand that aoiaoi is a semi problematic ship, and i’m not saying this ‘because I’m biased’ i’m saying this because (i think) it’s true. At the beginning and even some aspects of now, aoiaoi was a very unhealthy + toxic relationship/ship, hence why a lot of people hated it, and it’s okay to say things like ‘omg i love how aoiaoi’s coming back yess!!’ But to say things that make it sound like aoiaoi was perfect all along and people who disliked it were ignorant or ‘straightphobic’ is just stupid.

Please just be nice guys cmon😭 i have never in my life seen aoiaoi/aoikane shippers JUST TALK about said ship always finding way to bond ab their hatred for terukane (subconscious homophobia or purposeful, we’ll never know)

anyway guys stay positive!!!! xxxx

[sillyyuserr]

Something I noted and it’s obviously partially just for plot but I think it’s interesting how he takes his glasses off to have a serious conversation with Teru. I’m sure someone can analyze this better than I can but yea I think it’s cool