#× kiyo talks

[time-speculo]

One of my favorite things in the dr. Stone sub is that during kohaku's reveal, while she communicates fluently in japanese with senku, she's been saying numbers in english only, maybe i missed her saying them in Japanese but if it is in english then the foreshadowing there is amazing

[aashiyancha]

Lucemon!

[kiyomitakada]

do you have any thoughts about the popular fandom concept that most if not all of light's plans worked out when misa was around, and things IMMEDIATELY began to go downhill (and hit rock bottom) the moment he stopped relying on her? sorry if you've posted about this before!

oooooooooh hmm. i do think things immediately went downhill the moment light stopped relying on her but i'm not sure how much that has to do with misa because near and mello are both viciously intelligent and major threats in their own right, and arguably i think things started going downhill the second he wasn't willing to kill sayu (and personally i really like that as a thematic turnpoint. light yagami’s facade failing because he loves his sister too much is the best thing ever to me)

but i do think relying on mikami and kiyomi went worse than if he kept relying on misa, because both mikami and kiyomi are more… prideful? and also more self-deluding? like kiyomi has more boundaries (she gets mad at light about the cheating, whereas misa never confronts light at all) and threatens to break up with him at least once because she doesn't want to be made a fool of, and the only reason she stays is because she's desperately trying to convince herself that actually he does love her and this is totally the right thing to do and she doesn't get sick every time she murders someone okay wait this is going off topic. anyway. mikami has sort-of-similar issues in that he thinks he and god think the exact same way and he doesn’t need to check in before he starts murdering anyone with a criminal record or more importantly murdering kiyomi, even though light told him not to make his own moves, just because surely light would want him to! surely he is acting in accordance with god, and if he’s not, well, that’s not god anymore!

basically they both have presupposed conceptions about What Light Thinks in order to prop up their own complexes. and misa… while misa tells herself that light loves her, she doesn’t actually need him to act like he does, her self-deception runs that deep. so she’s much better for light strategically; as awful as it is, she requires less effort to maintain. in first arc she also does shit all by herself without consulting light (e.g. showing up to his house, running to yotsuba directly against his orders) but 1) at least she recognizes that he didn’t want her to do that, unlike mikami who thinks of course light really wants him to kill his co-conspirator, and 2) hey it worked out. sort of. + 3) she is much more muted by second arc (quits her job for him instantly when he asks her to!) so this was probably less of an issue anyway.

so yeah, i mostly do agree! i don’t tend to think of it as the main point at which light started losing but i think him giving up misa was objectively stupid as fuck. it’s in character don’t get me wrong, he underestimates misa all the time (shoutout to him asking if misa could impersonate kira on a call to his dad and misa going “yes obviously i’m literally an actress” which doesn’t even address how her impersonating kira was how they met). but it is stupid as fuck. especially since (checks manga) his concern is that they’ll get information from misa, the one person who provably stays silent even under three days of dehydration torture. oh my god. can we kill this guy

[stardoopy]

This game sucks

[autisticzenitsu]

your incorrect quotes and endless support via analysis for zenitsu agatsuma fills me with so much uncontrollably joy and relief, thank u for all u do for the zen nation

You're welcome!

Zenitsu is a very important character to me, and there's a LOT of demonization and misinformation in the fandom about him. So I do my best to combat and dismantle it (which...isn't that hard since it's so flimsy in the first place).

Espeically since he's typically being demonized for his autistic traits.

And the incorrect quotes are very fun!

[hyperfixationtimego]

Do you think Korekiyo has a wide knowledge of meme culture or is more of a hermit?

okay okay okay I love this ask so much

my personal take on it is that he is VERY knowledgeable about memes but ONLY the outdated ones because he has to know EVERYTHING about them before he starts using them. the poor guy is a walking anachronism of language. all he knows are dead memes. everyone hates talking to him /hj

[jammyjams1910]

LOOK WHAT I GOT TODAY FROM AN IRL FRIEND I'M CRYINGGG 😭✨

@blackwolfflame @just-an-emily-existing

[time-speculo]

We can't have that, here's some more

*proceeds to interact with blog*

I was really invested in reading something and the notification of this scared me and made me choke on my tea

[review-anon]

Fun fact: Kokichi’s seiyuu Hiro Shimono does Dabi in MHA (the brooding edgelord with hardcore daddy issues), Zenitsu Agatsuma in Demon Slayer (a cowardly simp) and Connie Springer (a comic relief) from Attack on Titan. Just put those four in the same room and you can get all sorts of chaos.

Yeah if there’s one good thing I can say about Kokichi is that his Vas slap.

Hiro Shimono is so deranged as Kokichi and is full of energy and Derek Stephan Prince is also equally a good choice for him.

Fun fact: According to Derek Stephan Prince himself, Kokichi was the first time he had to actually sing as a character.

You know why he has to.

[kenyuukissme]

This yo man

yes 👅

[time-speculo]

HIS EYES SOFTENED SEEING HIS BEST FRIEND AGAIN

[time-speculo]

THANK YOU FOR THE TAG KAI!

three ships: LuSan my beloved, Akikasa, the newest one and a resurfacing GaaLee that I still very much enjoy

first ship: im pretty sure before i was even introduced to the concept of shipping my brain thought gingka and kyouya from beyblade metal fusion needed to get a room

last song: HIGHLIGHT by KIRA, sung by queen hatsune miku, i was playing project sekai just now

last movie: i think im gonna go rewatch smth in a few minutes but the last one was me rewatching all of kung fu panda so that would be kung fu panda 3✨

currently reading: Communicating With Cavemen For Dummies, by Ishigami Senku

currently watching: DR STONE SEASON 3 LET'S FUCKING GOOOO

currently consuming: this yogurt drink that says multifrutti, you are what you eat i guess

currently craving: the orange flavored chocolates on my shelf that i just bought yesterday but don't want to finish in one day,,,

tagging: @ri-cakes @nokaru @megacarapa @popcornsalty @aslitheryprinx @mellowquint and anyone who'd like! No pressure ofc :]

Get to know you tag game

Thanks @xamaxenta for the tag, great way to procrastinate for me xD

Three Ships: marcoace, of course of course, then bakugou/kirishima from MHA, and sokka/zuko from ATLA

First Ship: It was something like dramione or like naruto/hinata, hard to tell. I do specifically remember watching the youtube ship videos for naruhina tho, like had an entire list of ones I needed to watch for a while

Last Song: ‘I would never fall in love again (until I found you)’ by Stephen Sanchez. It popped on the radio while I was driving and I just love the vibes

Last Movie: Scooby-doo on(in??) Zombie Island, aka one of the best ones. We just bought it after figuring out it wasn’t easily findable online

Currently Reading: My own fanfic, I’m trying to finish it XD. but also I’ve just been going through oneshots at night to help me fall asleep, so an entire list

Currently Watching: One piece! My brother is rewatching, so I’m catching random parts as he goes. Just got to see Luffy punch the celestial dragon 

Currently Consuming: Ice cream cone. Overall very disappointing cause it tasted like it’d been melted before :’’\

Currently Craving: omg, like 20 hugs? or a very specific chocolate, not even sure but I was wandering around the house for it before

Tag List: @secretsnailor @hgatoart @kai-teaa @/anyone else who wants to play if you wanna <3

[vellichorom]

the comment of all time

[shsl-writer]

sorry for accidentally dming you this but I find you very interesting and got too excited and pressed the wrong button and stuff so uh yeah

Opinions on Kiyo? (I’m very very normal about Kiyo and definitely relate to him to a average degree)

Heslo! Don’t worry, I totally get it, I’m horrific with technology. I’m just glad you wanted to talk!

Kiyo! God, I adore Kiyo. I haven’t gotten to the third game yet but I’ve watched all the ftes and am obviously pretty deeply entrenched in fandom stuff so I know a good deal about him, he’s genuinely one of my favorite Danganronpa characters.

To me Kiyo reads as an abused person who hasn’t yet realized they’ve been abused. Other people can probably articulate it better than me but from what I’ve seen his Sister has dictated most everything about him from his clothes to his interests. Everything he does is for her and from the sounds of it this is still the case years after her death, that’s how deeply she’s influenced (and manipulated) him. I’m assuming that his parents were either absent or not there entirely which is why she had so much control over him. It makes me so angry about what they did to him in the 3rd trial not only because Kiyo’s character was then completely villainized but because it’s an absolutely disgusting way to paint someone who’s so clearly been abused. There’s a difference between recognizing that a character doesn’t realize they’ve been mistreated and writing them to be a goddamn serial killer (Danganronpa has a history of turning heavily traumatized characters ‘evil’ tho, just look at Toko and Syo).

Anyway, I also think Kiyo is super autistic. So many of his sprites are self-soothing positions (which could also be related to the abuse but yunno), he’s covered pretty much head to toe which could be to protect from sensory issues, and most importantly: this man infodumps like no one’s fucking business. It’s kinda all he talks about unless prompted otherwise? And there’s implication he doesn’t have a lot of control over it because he’ll cut himself off sometimes realizing he’d been talking for too long and dominating the conversation. All of his ftes with Shuichi are about essentially acting as a teacher for different anthropological subjects. That is a special interest, you can’t convince me otherwise.

Overall I think Kiyo is just a really tragic character who was completely fucked over by the writing. As someone ND myself I find him so fucking relatable. He’s seen as weird and typically keeps to himself and has a hard time holding a normal conversation. He keeps trying to just stay in the background and observe but not only does his stature make that difficult he’s also got so much to say, so much knowledge he wants to share, and he just wants someone who will listen. I hold him so dear to my heart <33

[toxic-potions-productions]

Taro as an actual KNY character? Let's do it!

Taro in a ponytail. Taro in a ponytail-

Yeaaaaah, I decided to do this, anyway- I mean, just look at him qwp

When I said I had ideas, your girl had some ideas

Cuz tell me he wouldn't be thriving at the butterfly mansion Since he's the oldest caretaker & the only male there, he's essentially the big brother of the butterflies & caterpillars. An elder butterfly, if you will. So, the title of head of the mansion will go to him after the story is over. & he also takes Kanao under his wing so she can be a doctor, too He still hasn't lost a single life in his entire career, either. Still a man of many talents The only thing he can't do in this au is use breathing styles like Genya. So, he makes up for it with the wisteria infused arrows on the rare occasion he DOES have to fight demons

But, just like in the SBP au, he has alot of hidden emotions behind that smile. Unlike Shinobu & Astaroth who have hidden anger, Taro has hidden sadness. He's secretly really inferior & depressed behind that smile & kind voice & the only one who's catching onto it is Aoi

Anyways, here's some extras with him & our favorite girlies (Or, well, at least my favorites):

Tell me these three wouldn't, I dare you

Yeah, when Taro found out about Kanao liking the bestest sun boy, he was a little excited Also, fun fact: Taro makes these sounds akin to a puppy when he's super happy (The Haau, hauu'ing, BTW). It's canon in the SBP au, too!

The future head of the mansion & the current head of the mansion being besties gives me unimaginable joy

In the official storyline, Taro's depression started when Kanae died. He visits her grave the most compared to the others, not just for himself, but for Shinobu as well. So, he's just doing what he can to take care of the girls in her stead. & yet he fails to do that for himself

Aoi of all people is really keeping an eye on him to make sure he's doing okay. Considering he always did it for her, she feels the need to return the favor. As why would someone like her let someone else feel the same way she feels? She survived out of "pure luck", he survived just to not be seen as weak. He's an overworked father figure of the butterfly mansion & his "daughter" just wants him to be okay, that's all ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHOA OKAY, that got really depressing! (⊙ˍ⊙)

I'm so sorry it got so melodramatic towards the end, I have no idea how that happened Uhh, anyways, what do we think of him? You guys wanna see him again sometime soon? Cuz I'm down

[strawberrysweater]

i was talking on discord about kiibo wearing sweaters and joked about him learning to knit or crochet to make his own bc i think that would be silly and he'd enjoy it AND I WAS REMINDED by a friend of the fact that crochet can't be replicated by machines and now i'm sooooo soft about this hc oh my god

kiibo taking up a hobby postgame that gives him something to do during those long quiet nights when everyone else is sleeping... he is all about learning and doing stuff and crochet is so methodical.... he hangs out with kaito or himiko to crochet together, makes a blanket for kaede and shuichi and they're like "hey um this is your blanket too.... <3"

a hobby that only human hands can do but here he is... and sure it's because he's a robot with human-shaped hands but it's still something he's doing because he wants to