#-2+2 started as a hatamori oneshot

[laugtherhyena]

Sometimes i remember how long it took for Dra to get a full translation and think, wow, if it had a more speedy english translation back in the day (sorta like the one Sdra2 had) and i had my first experience with the game be as intended i don't think i would be writing -2+2 today

[review-anon]

Honestly i really do get the feel that he was mad at Linuj for his treatment of the character (especially looking back at how he spoke of her in his Dr mean girls post) and that clouded his judgement when it came to inserting Kizuna in the story which led to him wanting to fix her by changing core aspects of the characters from the get go instead of starting off with those and having them adressed and subsequently fixed during her development. This is the same issue i had with some people who were going like "I hope they change Kizuna" when news of the Dra remake started coming about because to me the issue isn't necessary on her character, just the way Linuj treats her and goes about writing her.

Tho in Asoot specifically i do feel like she was also affected by the blog's rapidly building ships, as you mentioned, which is a shame since Yuki and Kizuna can work as a pairing but time is something they really need in order for it to work without coming off as odd or having issues.

This sorta thing is something I tried to avid when i started writing -2+2, like it's blatantly obvious to anyone that knows me that it's a Hatamori fic but when i started to wtite it a just that i really didn't like how it was turning out because while i was writing a pairing i like a lot it just came off as really OOC for both parties because Kizuna changed too abruptly and i basically completed ignored Ayame and Akane's bond. So i scrapped this first oneshot and went on to make it into something bigger because if i wanted to write these characters in a way that feels engaging and believable i need to give them more time, so much so that the entirely of Ch3 (from the Ayame and Kizuna aspect) was spend just building up their friendship on top of the character's individual struggles/arcs and the overall narrative of the killing game happening as well, to the point that it's only the most recent chapter that romance-y things are starting to come to play, and even then it isn't even anything huge. And i like it a lot better this way because now that i set up this foundation for the pairing actually getting to write these kinds of moments is a lot more fun to me than if i had already started pairing them up like that from the get go.

//Like yes LINUJ has some... interesting viewpoints to put it mildly and Bubbles hated how LINUJ viewed Kizuna as a shallow gold digger and nothing more, but this really did affect his portayal of Kizuna as it seems like the canon roots of Kizuna...weren't there, as even when she first showed up in Connections, she was already not a total bitch like she is in Danganronpa Another, which given the memory wipe, is what we would consider baseline Kizuna.

//The idea that the remake will change Kizuna is stupid since again, all the remake is doing is making some not so clear points more clearer. Given how HORRENDOUS the original Danganronpa Another translation is, its very much needed. I have been neglecting it but I have been commenting on Creeper's Dangancember countdown, and when he got to A-5, I mentioned how Mikako's death was completely ruined because the dogshit translation made it unclear on how she died. Like did she take poison so she died before Monokuma could execute her as the trial was rigged? Or was it the emotions she was experiencing that were overloading her brain and cause her to bleed as a result? Its not made clear whatsover and it massively diminishes the emotional impact.

//All the remake's writing will do is be more accurate to the source material, probably change some nicknames in the process (RIP Kobazang and Mitch) and not have stupid translations errors. Got a problem with the actual writing? Too bad, its gonna stick around. At the end of the day the Danganronpa Another remake is more of a visual upgrade then a story telling one.

//If there is one major criticism I can give to Bubbles' writing pre-Puppetmaster, is that he really does focus more on ships then actual bonds. As you mentioned Yuki/Kizuna is easily a viable ship, but it does need time to cook, which ASOOT failed to do so. Fortunately in the improved writing for the hypothetical video game adaptation, one major takeaway is that the ships take a lot longer to develop. Yuki/Kizuna could still happen, again player choice means they could just stay friends. But if they do, or you are in the canon mode, its way more of a slow burn.

//And yes, having slow burns means that you don't completely ignore the other bonds like Ayame has with Akane, and you can add and develop the impact of those bonds. While I don't really plan on adding any actual relationships in the Voidship, if they do occur it will be the result of a friendship, one that has been around for a while, slow burning into a relationship.

//There's quite a few friendships forming on the Voidship at the moment, and come next arc, well...you already know what one I'm gunning for and it will be quite interesting.