#I think mito is a very interesting character

[sapphic-sasuke]

I've read your new hashimada fic and ahhh it pulled at my heart strings, this isn't exactly an idea for a fic, but I'm curious at what your take on mito and madara interactions? And for a hashimada fic would you put them in a poly relationship or is hashirama cheating her and madara is technically his mistress (maybe hashirama only views the marriage as deal to keep the alliance with the uzumaki, poor mito tho since in Minato's oneshot she is shown to genuinely have loved him). THANK YOU looking forward to it

hi!! thank you for reading my hashimada fic ^_^. hmmm mito and madara interactions… i feel like madara doesn’t have any strong opinions on her, he might feel resentment towards her by proxy of sealing the kyuubi but hmmm other than that, she’s just another one of hashirama’s close people.

i do mention mito in my fic since it’s only canon divergence once madara wins the war, i think it’s more like? for back then, hashirama and madara weren’t exactly dating, I can’t imagine them dating… more like a crazy lesbian situationship that dooms the world, yes they’ve kissed and everything but it never crossed into that committed territory. people might have different views to me which is fine but personally i think neither had any conflicting thoughts about the marriage bc even if hashirama loved mito it’s not in the same way he loves madara u get me? mito can be romantic love of decades but madara is his other half and hashirama loves madara in a way that transcends romance, sense, death etc.

i wouldn’t put them in a poly relationship bc i don’t think madara could ever come to love mito (uninterested in everyone who isn’t hashirama) and i wouldn’t have hashirama cheating on mito bc i really think he would never. the way i hc it is that mito married hashirama once madara left, for the konoha uzushio alliance but they also felt genuine love, so if i were to write a fic where madara never leaves Konoha i would have mito marry someone else🤔poor girl I don’t want her to get cheated on, I think cheating can be interesting in fics but im not a fan of that in hashimada. i also don’t think madara would ever allow himself to become any sort of mistress figure; his pride and ego absolutely would not let him. Like to him that’s beneath him you get me? Hahahaha

madara and mito interactions would never be antagonistic to me in aus where madara stays, he might hold some respect for her sealing prowess, and maybe in a world where Madara finds happiness they can get along!

[illubean]

HIHIHI!!! I've been following you for a while and i recently saw your toph! reader HC and I've been wondering if I could request for a katara! reader who's really good at waterbending and specialises on healing and blood bending? Could the characters be Gon, Killua, Illumi and the phantom troupe? Hope you eat well and stay healthy!!!

HXH W/ a Katara!Reader

Characters: Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldyck, Illumi Zoldyck, The Phantom Troupe Type: Headcanons, Fem!reader, Platonic

tried making this gn but then I ended up using fem labels a lot >.< also when I see "the phantom troupe" in headcannon requests im just going to write them collectively unless otherwise specified

Warnings: None

Gon Freecs

your older sister/eldest daughter syndrome is very evident around him

he probably doesn't pick up on it but everyone else sees how fiercely protective you are over him

you have a soft spot for children and Gon is literally the sweetest ever so you can't help but want to keep him safe

before the hunter exams, the only role models Gon has ever had in his live have been maternal figures (Mito and his grandma)

you end up becoming another one

which may also be part of the reason he is so respectful and kind

he's ok with your motherly nature mainly because he's very used to it and he can understand where you're coming from

he cares for you as if you guys were blood related

when he went cray in chimera ant arc you were the first person Killua and Leorio thought to call

yk because of your healing ability

you healed him the best you could before Alluka showed up

and scolded him immediately after he recovered

Killua Zoldyck

he likes someone with Toph's rebellious personality but you?

you're a total wet blanket...

your such a stickler, always trying to stop him when he's feeling mischievous

you remind him of how things were back at his estate...

you are not his mother stop acting like it

but whenever you protect him from getting seriously hurt or heal him he's reminded you have good intentions

he knows you're not trying to be manipulative and controlling but god pls loosen up

despite how distant he might present himself he can't help but grow a little emotionally attached to you

he's never had a healthy relationship with his mom...

you are the only normal motherly figure in his life

he acts like he can't stand how you fuss over him but in reality he cares for you deeply and kind of likes that you feel the need to be protective over him

Illumi Zoldyck

unlike his brother, he likes you a lot more than if you were to have Toph's personality

because you remind him of his mother

he doesn't mind your protective nature as long as you don't get in the way

your 'blood bending' technique is of great interest to him..

you are able to use it on normal days and don't have to wait for a full moon because this is my fanfic and I said so

it just happens to be at it's strongest on full moons

he probs starts keeping track of the moon cycles just to take you on missions and see you in action

with the blood bending technique you could literally stop any enemy

a very OP ability indeed....

which is why he keeps you around

you're strong and have a pretty normal personality so there's really no reason for him to dislike you

The Phantom Troupe

it's pretty 50/50 with them

and by that I mean some of them don't mind your motherly personality while others think it's annoying...

mainly Phinks and Feitan; they feel you're too bossy

but the entire troupe can agree that your nen is impressive

1) they have a healer now and 2) your blood-bending is some sort of secret weapon

you get along well with Nobunaga, bonding over your shared soft spot for children

Chrollo probs personally recruited you for your abilities seeing as he couldn't really steal them..

Machi likes having you around because now she has to stitch people up less often

when Kalluto joins, he becomes the one you're most protective over

the younger members see you as an older sibling figure

aka Shizuku(18) Kalluto(12) and Kortopi(he has no canon age as far as I know but I like to imagine he is a child rather than a small adult...)

[i-heart-hxh]

Hey! This is purely me and my morbid curiosity asking, but you mentioned you buy in to the pregnancy stone oops baby Gon origin story more than an actual mother. Can you elaborate, even if it falls with what others may have already brought up? I'd love to get your take! (also, I sent a review of your chapter 4 hxhbb fic, but I think it might've been eaten!)

Hi!

So, I do buy into it, somewhat! I think, for the time being, it's the best theory we have on Gon's parentage. There are a few interesting details related to it.

First off, Togashi included this woman with Ging in some of his early HxH concept drawings, from November 1997:

People have speculated that the woman next to Ging might be Gon's mother, however there isn't actually conclusive evidence of this--it's just a theory. It could also be an early design concept for Mito, Menchi, or one of the other female characters from the series, as the drawing isn't labeled with a name or description like some of the others. Or, she could be a scrapped concept even if she was intended at the time to be Gon's mother, as clearly this isn't finalized in any way.

You can read about this drawing a bit more here!

However, of course within the series itself we have no info on who Gon's mother might be, and Togashi did bother to include the Pregnancy Stone card:

Now, an interesting connection with this is that Togashi is known to have read the BL manga Patalliro!, as he based Hiei's hair off one of the characters, Scunky:

(From a doujinshi Togashi released, Yoshirin de Pon!)

There is also an unconfirmed but very reasonable theory that Killua may have been based in part of the character Maraich from Patalliro!, as the basis of both characters is similar and we know for a fact from the above image Togashi has read Patalliro!.

Now, how does this connect to the Pregnancy Stone theory? Well, Patalliro! also has mpreg as part of its storyline (with biologically male Maraich getting pregnant twice through unexplained means, with one of these pregnancies leading to a son), and considering Togashi may have used other elements from Patalliro! as inspiration... You can see where I'm going with this. I do think it's interesting he put the Pregnancy Stone card in the series to begin with, and there's also the Panda Maid card ("excellent at taking care of human children"), and Ging has used a panda plush as a substitute for himself in the Election arc. Coincidence? Hmmm...

Image taken from this post, explaining more about the Pregnancy Stone theory.

My personal feelings now that I've laid all this info out are basically... I've talked a lot about how intentional Togashi's storytelling is and how much attention he pays to things, so I think he planted this knowing people would consider it a possibility, at the very least. We don't have any other theories about Gon's mom that have this much to go off of. It's possible he will reveal more info eventually and either make this more likely or explain Gon's origin in some other, totally different way, but for now I think this is compelling--there are enough pieces that it is a legitimate possibility.

I'm not someone who is interested in mpreg (or any kind of preg, for that matter, LOL), so I don't spend a lot of time thinking about this whole situation or the mechanics behind it, but I do think it would be pretty hilarious if this does canonically end up being Gon's origin story after all. Just such a wild way for Gon to come into existence. It'll be interesting to see if we ever get answers with regards to who/where Gon came from, whether it's by Pregnancy Stone or not.

It's a fun topic because it seems so goofy and farfetched initially, but the more you look at it, the more it's like, "Actually..." 🤔

(And thanks again for the review, my apologies that it took me a while to reply!)

[zobae]

hmm something something metero city = black whale. While meteor city created the phantom troup, the black whale will destory it something something....

a state by itself though not officially recognised (have a government, judicial, legistlative system, as well as military...)

'citizens' are isolated from the outside world,

'citizens' are also being taken advantage of by a larger outside force that they have no control over with the Kakin emperor and the Mafia (nasubi explicity states that the 200,000* people on board are sacrifices for the succession war)

Both times the troupe is formed/reunited to hunt down a killer that has unjustly taken their own (Sarasa's killer, hisoka)

Chrollo sets out on a journey that isolates himself from his friends, shouldering the bulk of the burden and responsiblity. His friends express worry for him that he refuses to acknowledge. *this video is really interesting and expounds on the 'ship of state' idea

This is speculation now as the arc isn't finished but we've seen the Phantom Troupe, since boarding the black whale, become embroiled in a much larger conflict that they seem very lacksadaisical about. They are unaware or even indifferent to the impact they are having abroad the ship and seem disinterested in finding out the larger context of the situation. I believe this is going to end up with them being, ultimately, played for fools (or tools...) in the larger conflict to do some other parties dirty work.

This is going to parallel with the 'other side' of the Kurta Massacre which I think will be that they were being used by some other outside force to peform the massacre (potential Tserriednich or Pariston connection...) Similarly, they are unaware of the larger consequences or politics at play and did the massacre without much thought. Hence, why Uvogin didn't remember much about the Kurta Massacre without prompting despite the note left behind indicating a more personal vendeta or agenda related to the killings.

I DO NOT SAY THIS TO ABSOLVE THE PHANTOM TROUPE OF THE MASSACRE. Regardless of the context behind the massacre, I do not think this will absolve them of all guilt or responsibility for the actions carried out.

a) that's boring writing that actually makes the Phantom Troupe less interesting

b) doesn't fit with Kurapika's character arc as it makes the choice between revenge and self-destruction and choosing to live irrelevant

c) works better with the ongoing theme within hxh that entrenched societal forces make individual/groups take certain actions, even detrimental to their own, regardless of how powerful that group/ individual may be (netero dying to kill the chimera ants, the v5 becoming the v6 to stop Kakin, Kurapika having to join the mafia). Your individuality will not save you from being subsumed by SOCIETY. (hmmm something something Gon becoming a hunter which Mito couldn't prevent and killua running away from home, trying to escape his family's expectations...)

The Phantom Troupe ain't making it alive of the ship, regardless of the actual members who may survive. It's all over Phantom Bros...

[moretheta]

Honestly at this point i'm pronouncing "hxh has no noteworthy female characters" to be an ice cold, bottom of the barrel take. 

Come on a journey with me. 

Anyone who knows me in real life (which is hopefully almost no one on here) knows how insane I am when it comes to female characters getting shafted in media- and in shonen manga specifically. No doubt a side effects of being a girl who's favorite character was sakura in the 2015 naruto fandom- but that's another story. The point is I'm not coming at this from a "boo hoo why so woke" standpoint, or an "it's really not the deep" mentality. I care about this shit- truly i do. which is exactly why the way people talk about this issue bothers me so much. 

I distinctly remover being 13 or so when I saw HxH pop up on netflix (or some other streaming service, i don't remember) and looking at the title card with Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio and thinking "huh. no women?" bc damn, even nart had women (they were written misogynistically, shafted from the narrative, and treated like fucking pariahs by fans... but they were there), and at the time i had a disease where I couldn't dedicate time towards watching something unless it had a prominent female character for me to latch on to. that disease is called ~being tired of misogyny~ and i'm still a carrier to this day. so this past version of me wanted to do some research, so i looked up something like "does HxH have female characters." I saw one of two responses: 1) sadly no. and 2. no, shut up snowflake.

I honestly don't remember what finally pushed me over the edge to start watching it, but i'm so so glad i did. had several queer awakenings. a very formative time for me, etc. aaaaaallll that is to say: I get it. I’ve been there. i don't withhold criticism from a show just because i like it. 

Because it's true that HxH had no female characters... in 1998, when it's started it's serialization. like there were a few background women and also Mito, but that's it, that's all we got. and for a while that's what we would continue to get: every female character introduced seemed to exist as a cog in the wheel of one of the main male characters' storylines. even characters who i love very much and think have a lot of potential, like Canary, only seemed to show up briefly to supplement Killua's narrative and then leave. all of this is true. 

But the thing people need to realize about Hunter x Hunter is that it has been going on for a long time.  The chimera ant arc concluded it's serialization in 2012. and with the hiatuses that became necessary due to Togashi's health, it meant publishing continued really slowly. this current arc of the manga- the succession war- has been going on since 2017- (arguably longer, if you count the expedition arc as a prelude which i personally kinda do), but either way we have over half a decade of real time years that have passed. and one of the things i really admire about Togashi is his ability to grow as an author- to take in feedback and improve where he needed to improve. We can see it, for instance, in his history of writing queer characters- trans characters in particular. See this great video for a further breakdown.

There’s more to be said on this topic but that’s for another day. This isn’t an “in defense of Togashi” post, he’ll be ok. It’s the female characters themselves that I must rise up and defend. I fight an endless war on an empty battlefield, population Me, and this is my life’s purpose.

What I am trying to say is this: HxH is not the same series it was in 1998. It’s not the same series as it was in 2011. And what we have seen as the series progressed, was the introduction and elevation of more and more interesting female characters. This has culminated in what very well might be my favorite arc in the series -unfinished as it is- the succession war. and, without giving away any spoilers, I just have to say……

THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL WOMEN. DO YOU SEE THEM?!!? DO YOU SEE MY BEAUTIFUL WIVES?!? MY LARGE AUTOMOBILES MY-

I cannot fathom how anyone who is caught up with the manga continues to parrot this take. Why would you say that. Why would you do this to our women. There are soosososo sososoooo many fantastic female characters, old and new, and more are added literally every chapter because togashi loves it when I (me specifically) have to make more flashcards. There are female protagonists, antagonists, supporting characters, antiheroes, etc. women with all different kinds of personalities and motivations that don’t feel like a copy-pasted trope. Women who (gasp!) come in different shapes and sizes!?!? Women who don’t fit the traditional standards of beauty are just as important and just as beloved as those who do. and because I’m a crazy person I have gone around and calculated “screen time” (page time?) as well as ratios of male to female characters and folks the numbers are looking good. There was a point in time when I tried to memorize the names and faces of every single female character on the wiki (see above note on flashcards) because again, I’m a crazy person, and it just made me realize how incredible this ensemble cast is looking right now and how excited I am to see more of them. I am the succession war’s biggest glazer so yes, obviously I come with a bias; but here me when I tell you this: you want more well-written, prominently featured, multidimensional female characters in your little shonens (bad place to look, but unfortunately I am the biggest offender of this) please for god’s sake. For god’s sake read the manga.  

So yeah. Sick and fucking tired of seeing people say “HxH has no women” They’re there babe!!!! They’re there!!! You wanna say some shit like that, at least put a caveat of *up until the end of the anime so that people know that information is eight years out of date. yeah watch me be petty. It just astounds me that someone could look me in the eyes and tell me that Melody, Bisky, Theta, Morena, Oito, Woble, Kacho, Fugetsu, Camilla, Machi, Pakunoda, Alluka, Komugi, Kite(yes welcome), Cheadle, Canary, and now Longhi have no importance in the narrative.

It’s true that there is always a time and a place for criticism…  but why does it seem like there’s only five of us trapped in here in this room who are excited to talk about the potential for Theta x Vorksen work situationship... on the ethics of Morena's class war, or an Oito Phantom Troupe connection, or the thematic implications of the madonna being juxtaposed with the antichrist and also maybe satan. Yeah so we're trapped in this room and it's great but occasionally I'll hear shouting from the outside and it's some horrible take or the same unfunny, super gross joke, or some guy who thinks netero setting off a nuke was "peak aura" or smth. And we're still in here, beckoning, offering shelter from the storm.

All you gotta do is open the doors and start taking notes.

[fyeahdprian]

[Interview] Interview with Thilda Riou

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thilda @thildariou Here’s an English translation of the interview for non-French dreamers ✨hope you'll like it!! 🫶 12:09 PM · Nov 30, 2024

+ another pic of me with Christian for memories 🤭 I actually have this short list of artists I dream to interview - he’s on it, can’t believe I made it 🥺 💗 12:11 PM · Nov 30, 2024

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"MITO", lucid dreams, new album: we interviewed DPR IAN in Paris

A few days after rocking the stage at the Zénith de Paris, DPR IAN spoke to Konbini in an exclusive interview.

Diving into the world of DPR IAN could be compared to Alice's fall into Wonderland. One moment of curiosity, and you find yourself in an extraordinary world, where music and visual arts merge into a whirlwind of fantasy. The Australian artist, also known as Christian Yu, shares his innermost thoughts with us, exploring the depths of his bipolar disorder and DID. A vulnerable artistic approach that shows how mental health can be a true source of creativity.

It wasn't until 2021, however, with the release of his debut EP Moodswings in This Order, that we got to know DPRIAN as a solo artist. Six years after co-founding DPR (Dream Perfect Regime) in Seoul, where he first took on the role of creative director, the singer revealed the first chapter of his journey. From pop to R&B, electro to rock, he started to build his own unique musical identity, shaping a complex story worthy of the big screen.

A few days after his incredible show at the Zenith de Paris, DPR IAN answered our questions. He tells us about the first song he wrote with MITO in mind, shares his lucid dreams and opens up about his next album.

You've had quite an interesting journey in the music industry: heavy metal band drummer, b-boy YouTuber, K-pop idol, video director, editor.. And in 2021, you released your first EP, Moodswings in This Order. What made you decide that it was the right time to tell your own story?

For me, I'll be honest, I don't really like being too much in the spotlight. I felt like I was much better behind [the scenes], like making DPR LIVE was more freeing for me. So when I decided to become an artist, it was a big decision. I wondered if the message I wanted to give as an artist would outweigh the challenges. Because, I have a disorder, but I knew that if I gave it a name, like MITO, it would be giving it more power. So I had to really sit back and think: 'What can this do for DPR?' If it was just for me, I wouldn't have done it to be honest. Because I know there are more challenges for me ahead… Actually, I always disassociate myself when I'm on stage. Even on a show day, I'm a very different person. If I don't disconnect myself from that person.. It's totally different. I don't like being on stage too much, just me personally. [Laughs]

So it's like you take on this character to go on stage.

Yes. When you see DPR IAN performing, you're already in his kind of realm. But as for me Christian, it's such a different outlook. If you'd ask me to dance now, I could never do that. [Laughs] But I always thought that DPR LIVE and DPR IAN are a big package because of the universe that we create. So I thought: 'Okay, this is the right move right now to further extend DPR's image in this industry'. I didn't know any other team that was creating their own multiverses and that were independent. Kind of like what Marvel does with the MCU, I wanted to do that for DPR. I wanted people to not only look forward to what songs their favorite artist are going to come out with, I wanted them to also look forward to what the story's going to be.

I think you really succeeded on doing that! There are so many layers in your art…

Thank you, that means a lot. I think nowadays, people want layers. There are too many things that are too stimulating and too fast, right? Like, you see on TikTok, the attention span is just for a few seconds. I wanted to create something that was everlasting. That's why I don't think we've ever once changed the way we do things.

You've been very open about the fact that your art is based on your bipolar disorder and DID. And that MITO - the first character you introduced - represents your manic lows. Do you remember the first time you created music with MITO in mind?

I made a few songs actually, but one was called 'The Called'. In Christian literature, they have something called 'The Called' where they have people who are specifically chosen, maybe by the angels or the gods, as like the messengers that carry out God's work. I've always thought that MITO was just an extension of me, but that it wasn't a part of me. The funny thing is, MITO is a character that is my first creation, but this alter ego has nothing to do with me. I have no relation, no similarities with him. I don't understand MITO, as much as MITO doesn't understand me. So when I first made that song, it felt like MITO was being the one that was called to come and spread the message through me. I based a lot of the songs on that. Obviously, I couldn't tell people because it sounded too crazy. But there was 'The Called', and another song that we all know from Moodswings in This Order: 'MITO'. That was the sound that felt like him coming to life.

But you didn't release 'The Called'. Why?

I don't know, it just didn't feel like it belonged in that album. The first song on the album, 'MITO', had a lot more layers. It felt like there was something unfolding. But 'The Called' was actually nothing like that. It felt more aggressive, like someone on a mission. It was more like trap [music]. The lyrics were: 'I know what you are, and it tears you apart'. Because it was a reveal of who I kind of thought MITO was. And: "Your wings were never called', so he wasn't called but I was called upon. It was a song that had a lot of emotion in it, it was the first time I was revealing MITO. So it felt like exposure, like he was being called out. But then I though that was just my perspective and my feeling of what I thought of MITO, but it wasn"t MITO himself. It was just through my eyes.

With each of your releases, we discover a bit more about the whole universe you created! There are so many details and hidden clues that it feels like everything has been really well thought-out in advance. Has the whole lore been scripted since the beginning? Or did you leave some room to add up to the story as you go?

The frame has always been there from the beginning. But how the frame develops along the way, there are little differences here and there. For me, because it's based on something personal, the story will only make sense if it's a personal journey that I'm going through. MITO is a character that represents the dark and the very challenging sides I face in life. However, the ending of that should be that I overcome the darkness and go into the light. But if I don't manifest that from the start, then my journey is already ruined. It doesn't matter how you go there, as long as you get there, so that's why we leave this part open. For our universe, we have to go through it for it to happen. It's kind of like you're watching the journey in real time, but obviously conceptualized and more fantasized.

That's what's also beautiful. But at the same time, you have to keep up with the things you already revealed to make sure there aren't things that don't add up.

Yeah, that's the trick. That's why I think it's always key to have a bigger vision goal. You know like when you play a game, you have main quests and side quests. I could make so many side quests, but as long as we have a nice way to go back into the main quest, easy.

That's a good way to see it!

Yeah, if you think of it like an RPG game. (Laughs) It's like: 'Oh my god, I have 500 optional side quests. When am I ever going to get back to the main quest?' But they just keep giving me more side quests. [Laughs)

But you eventually make your way! [Laughs]

Yeah, and then you forget what the main quest was. But it's fun, right? It keeps you occupied, it keeps you interesting. It introduces more characters. That's my philosophy in terms of how I go about the structure of the story.

The second character you introduced to the lore was Mr. Insanity, who is always surrounded by butterflies. Can you tell me a little bit about what butterflies represent to you and Mr. Insanity?

Butterflies have always been a definition of freedom and beauty. They always appear in front of Insanity at most random times, but it's actually not random. They appear when Insanity has a switch of emotions. Because for me, I need something to remind me that I have to ground myself. I had to give a conceptualized idea of that, which was a butterfly for Insanity. When he sees a butterfly, it reminds him of where he came from. He comes from very hard and ugly beginnings. But, you know how caterpillars, they molt into cocoons and they transform? Molting is a very ugly but necessary transformation for you to become yourself. So, butterflies come out to remind him he's still on that molting journey. Actually, the whole butterfly has its own lore. We have a whole music video that we never released yet. It talks about the butterfly people… They are a tribe in The Other Side.

Really? That's so interesting!

This is before Insanity became Insanity. He stumbles upon this village where they worship the butterfly god… It's quite an extensive story, and he finds this elixir that comes from the butterfly worms sap, or goo. These people, if they don't drink it, they'll change into butterflies. So they keep themselves from molting. That's where Insanity also gets one of his powers from that.

In Dear Insanity…, IAN goes to The Other Side through his dreams. Do you have some kind of recurring themes or patterns in your dreams?

Yeah, I feel like I've always had patterns. First of all, I never know the people that I meet in my dreams, but in my dreams it feels like I always know them. I lucid dream maybe five days per week. I actually have been lucid dreaming since I was a kid in elementary school. And I always have the freedom to walk around these landmarks. It's like a huge map: different sections, different lands. But there's always one area that I can never go to. One of the places I go to quite regularly - I always go there with a group, like an expedition: it's a huge, huge cliff. The cliff houses many people, like a village. And there are huge waves that are crashing on this huge gigantic cliff. It's kind of like people are living on the edge. People carve their houses into the rocks. The waves are always coming in regularly every one or two minutes. So, I always end up at this gate. This village is the gateway between a gigantic land, like a volcano. Very far. But there's a bridge that goes to that volcano. Over the volcano, there's a huge ring, like Saturn. And on that ring, there are villages.

On the ring? I love the image.

You can imagine how big, gigantic it is! But the only way you can get there is if you time the coming of the waves. Because when you open the gate, you're now vulnerable to the waves coming. If you get hit, you get taken away. But from this end to the next gate is almost like a 10- minute run, and the wave comes every two minutes… I came very close once. But every single time I almost reach there, I get taken away and I wake up. So that's the only place I could never break into.

Not only do you act in your music videos, but you also direct and edit them yourself! How do you juggle between being an actor and a director when you are on set?

I think I'm still trying to learn, it's a very tough job. There are pros and cons. You know what you want because you're your own director and actor. But the problem is: how good of an actor are you to get to the level of what your director side would want? So sometimes, I'm not as good of an actor as I am a director. This is the problem, I think.

I think you're doing such a great job as an actor, though.

Thank you. An another pro: I get to choose my own cuts. [Laughs]

In the 'So I Danced' music video, we got to see some kind of interaction between MITO and Mr. Insanity.

Yeah, I don't really think people realize how big of a moment that is!

For me, it was such a big moment! How did it feel having them both share the screen for the first time?

I'm so happy that you saw that. It was big! I wondered if it should happen so early, but they just cross paths, they don't know each other. So, it was good that I could put it out there to show that they've interacted now, and it gets more and more developed. Kind of like Batman and Joker. They know of each other now.

Back in June, you released your EP SAINT, with three new songs teasing an album called The Hybrid. Is The Hybrid a new character that will be introduced?

The Hybrid was a character that I thought of when I was going through some crazy patch. I needed a character that represented the God of The Other Side. I realized it might complicate things more, or it might solve a lot of these questions that people have over the lore. For example, where did MITO really descend from? And what God does he talk about? I wanted to bring the idea that IAN is turning into Insanity through the help of something. And maybe, that something tried to influence MITO, but MITO rejected it…

During your Paris show, you revealed the song 'I Am Nobody', and explained the next album will be about IAN. What can you tell me about this new project and how it all fits into the lore?

I was thinking, do I do The Hybrid first or IAN? But I wanted to kind of de-shuffle the timeline a little bit. In terms of the lore storyline, IAN is in the future. But I felt like it was right for me personally to come out with this album. It was time for me to wake up from my dream a little bit, from The Other Side. Because, doing this type of art has its own toll. It's really based on real life, so the more I did this, the more power I was giving to this lore. It'll always be there, but I needed to identify myself, come out, and then go back in. As long as I know IAN is still there.

Kind of like grounding yourself.

That's exactly how I would ground myself. So, I wrote a few songs, the one I played in Paris was just one of them. I'm planning to go out with a full album. You know, it's very ironic because it took three albums and a few singles for IAN to actually come out, but that's real life too.

Over the years, do you feel like making music and creating this universe and characters has helped you understand yourself a bit better?

I think it helped me understand what I shouldn't do too much. There's a very fine line with trying to understand yourself as you are, and not knowing how much you're influencing yourself as you do things. Sometimes, the big gray area with people that have, for example, bipolar, is you should never play too much into their manic side. Because you're giving them almost like a false reality of what they can hold on to. If you keep that narrative up, they might believe it too much. And the person that they are when they're in that state is very different from the person when they're not.

Of course.

So I realized, I make a lot of this when I'm in my manic state… It's so beautiful because it's so raw. But I'm always so attached and connected to this as if it's real, that I sometimes feel like I'm losing myself. I'm finding out more… But I sometimes ask: 'Why want to find out more? Is it safe?" I think trying to be comfortable and accepting of what you have is one thing, but going in a little too deep into identifying everything actually causes more harm. You're now stuck with thinking and knowing about all these things that you never had to think of. Especially if you're a deep thinker. So that's why IAN is that album that is taking me out of the loop for a little bit.

[jewlwpet]

Space Pirate Mito is weird because it has a very clumsily handled sex change of its protagonist where it's like "Your body is female now so you have to be a girl" and nobody ever seriously challenges this. Iirc season 1 ends with the protagonist trying to "find a planet where I can be a boy," but this goal has been abandoned by season 2 with no particular explanation as to why.

...However, there is a character who challenges this attitude with regard to himself, as he has a gender identity (male) that is at odds with how he is perceived by those around him (neither male nor female) due to his physical body. and he is a villain but he is never vilified for this; if anything, it seems like it's meant to make him more sympathetic.

It's kind of interesting that there are no parallels drawn between their situations. I think the two of them having a heart to heart, whether in between seasons or post-series, would make for a very interesting fanfiction, although I don't plan to write it and I doubt anyone else will as the series is quite obscure.

[blooming-water-roses]

Tobirama for the ask game plss

Yayyy comin' right up!

favorite thing about them

His intelligence & skillset. Also his self-control & discipline. It commands respect. His voice too, whew it's so authoritative. I also think his character design is so cool! The blue wardrobe against his pale skin and hair (I support the headcanon that he's albino, I think it adds so much depth) with his red eyes and face marks. How prettily his eyes are shaped too. His sarcasm and dry humor. And (last thing I promise) when he gets so indignant after Nart mistakes his jutsus for Minato's. (i literally named almost everything whoops)

Cont. below cut:

least favorite thing about them

His stubbornness & huge ego. The man will never admit he is wrong out loud even when he knows he is.

favorite line

"First you must take a hard look at yourself and come to understand who you are objectively."

This speaks to who he is as a person. Look at yourself unbiased, with all of your shortcomings, your flaws, and your weaknesses as well as your strengths, know your limits and know what you're willing to do to lessen your faults. It's how he came to be who he is, and man if it isn't good advice.

brOTP

HashiTobi obvs. I think their brotherly relationship is cute. Hashirama is the older sibling and yet the one who is more responsible and level-headed is Tobirama. Also the fact that Tobirama lived his life to realize Hashirama's dream of his village--as he knew Hashirama was a visionary but lacked the concrete know-how to actually execute his vision.

OTP

I have two.

TobiIzu in the way that they were true equals and I headcanon the idea that while Tobirama harbored the generational mentality that Uchiha were evil, he was also very fascinated by the Uchiha in general because of their traditions/prowess, and Izuna's strength and abilities in particular were so intricate, it was his favorite thing to study. Izuna got under his skin (which amused Izuna) and Tobirama couldn't help but be interested and in awe of him despite his pesky beliefs about the Uchiha. I believe he felt heavy guilt when he killed him.

TobiKaga in the way that Kagami was the only Uchiha ever to gain Tobirama's utmost trust. I want to know so badly how Kagami was able to obtain it. I believe Kagami was a very sunny-personality-type, who inherently understood where Tobirama was coming from and had unwavering respect for him. The beautiful "you are my exception" trope. I support the headcanon that Kagami got his Mangekyo after Tobirama left to be the decoy.

I do enjoy me some MadaTobi/TobiMada, after all they are very similar and they butt heads to it's always fun to read fics where they're stubborn in admitting they're attracted to each other.

nOTP

TobiMito, I just don't see it. Mito is Hashi's wife &...why would they be attracted to each other?

TobiSaku...I see so many Sakura-self-insert ships that make no sense and this is one of them.

Just bc I don't ship/understand doesn't mean I judge you if you like it tho, by all means ship what u ship

random headcanon

I have SO many

the lines on Tobi's face each represent a fallen loved one, and the last line for Hashi is on his forehead underneath the protector

he created the Reanimation Jutsu to bring Izuna back

He hadn't meant to kill Izuna, he believed he would counter his Flying Raijin slice and was shocked & horrified when it actually worked

That he is albino & autistic (I love these hcs)

unpopular opinion

I don't believe he is prejudice against the Uchiha, I believe his misgivings about them are so ingrained (from growing up as Butsuma's son, having to view them as enemies all his young life) in his mentality that he refuses to give them up because that would mean admitting he's wrong which he never does.

I believe he did his very best to make sure Konoha would be successful and strong (creating the ANBU, delegating roles to clans, etc.) and the fact that some backfired was not his fault. He's only a person and did the best he could with what he had.

song i associate with them

R.I.P 2 My Youth - The Neighbourhood

favorite picture of them

Pretty, pretty, and pretty.

Ask me here!

[toshiro-taichou]

The Immortal Shinobi

Konoha has made a magazine interview about the Second Hokage's son: Shinkei Senju.

Page 116:

The interviewer had went to the Senju Prince after a peace treaty between Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure. The interviewer had asked Shinkei some questions.

I = Interviewer. S = Shinkei.

I: "Shinkei-sama, with the recent war and peace treaty, you revealed your parents. While many knew Lord Second was your father, it came to a massive surprise for everyone that the Second Hokage is actually a female and was secretly married to Madara Uchiha. How did it feel to grow up with a unique and fascinating heritage?"

S: "It was interesting. Truth is I haven't been bothered. I was made in Konohagakure but was born in Uzushiogakure when mother went on a business trip with Aunt Mito-sama."

I: "When you defended Lady Uzukage during the Kage summit and Lady Hokage was surprised to see you, she stated surprised that you were alive this entire time and that she revealed your relationship with Lord Fourth as his father. Can you go further into detail?"

S: "Minato huh? I keep forgetting the kid was a Kage, must run in the family." Shinkei had chuckled slightly during the interview. "I wasn't with Minato-chan for very long. I always had a feeling Minato-chan was going to be powerful and well known when he grew up. Minato-chan is a lot like his mother, in looks and personality. I'm just lucky he got my brain."

I: "During the Fourth war, you revealed you were immortal, can you go into further detail? Was it because of Madara Uchiha or did you aquire it through a technique or experiment?"

S: "Nope. Pure luck and stupidity. While on my mission, I was fighting someone far much stronger than me. I used a seal explosion in a last attempt, I had attempted to end myself and my enemy. However I woke up, still breathing. I have no idea how I became immortal but it became very clear to me."

Shinkei had gone on saying that he is not bothered on what people think about him and he'll remain on the world until he finds a way out.

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I made Shinkei around 4 years ago after I left High School. He was created for fun and he just stuck with me. After making some lore for him just to distract myself (I wasn't in a good state during 2021), Shinkei just stuck onto me and is now one of my favourite Naruto/Boruto Ocs.

But I like rewriting lore in animes/games to make it unique to my characters because I don't want to erase the original creator's work and ruin it for myself, so I make a seperate universe and change characters and make them different.

Shinkei Senju belongs to me Naruto Anime belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

[dprian-notes]

So who is Hybrid?

DISCLAIMER again! These are just my thoughts and theories, please do comment with your own ideas, it would be so helpful in figuring out the story Christian is telling.

From what I saw on Christian's Insta live and the music video for LIMBO, it looks like Hybrid is most likely the in-between of Mito and Insanity. The transition from one character to the next. Christian did outright say this in his live, but it is interesting the way he depicts the change in LIMBO's music video.

In the first scene of the mv we see a shirtless character, and from what I know and in my opinion I believe this is Hybrid. It switches scenes rapidly but in them I believe we see a shot of Mito as well. The character that seems to be Hybrid wears a striped suit with a red or purple tie, which I think would tie Mito and Insanity together. You can also see faint makeup that resembles Insanity's. The scenes constantly switch between color and monotone, which would also resemble both characters. I haven't yet noticed Mito's signature grey eye, but there is a scene in which we see the character's eyes change between orange and blue. I'm still pondering over what that could mean, but right now it also seems to tie into the transition between the characters.

I also found it interesting when the outfit slowly switches from plain black, to a black suit with purple or red. We know that Mito is mostly dark colors and Insanity is the complete opposite of that - him having many bright colors to his outfit and makeup, but the most noticeable color is the purple suit.

Christian made an important point in one of his lives, saying that the wolf is very symbolic to Insanity. I found it interesting that a verse of the lyrics is "throw me to the wolves, it's where I belong". Also, at 2:03 in the music video we can hear a wolf's howl. This sets off a scene of chaos in the room, papers are thrown and the character seems to be struggling or fighting something. I think that this point is the beginning of the transition to Insanity. It would make sense for it to look painful and for Mito/Hybrid to put up a fight as they go more insane.

The end of the music video is what caught my eye the most. There is a change from Hybrid to Insanity, as he sits on the bed looking at his hands. This is the exact scene from the Don't Go Insane music video, which leads me to believe that this song/album (since we don't know how many songs will be released or how many of them will pertain to Hybrid) is a prequel to Dear Insanity.

The end scene for LIMBO is the beginning (after the initial credits) of Don't Go Insane. The music video for Don't Go Insane even shows a character to the likes of Hybrid in the same position on the bed at the end of LIMBO! One of the beginning verses in Don't Go Insane mentions wolves as well: "Oh bless my heart, when the wolves take me away".

This seems to make it more likely what I said before, that LIMBO is the prequel to Dear Insanity, but like I've said, these are just my theories.

Below is a screenshot from the end of LIMBO:

And then here is two shots from the beginning of Don't Go Insane:

Here we can see what looks to be Hybrid, as he has the same outfit as in LIMBO and is in the same struggle. The second picture is the very next scene in Don't Go Insane. He is in the exact same position that LIMBO ended in.

I hope this all makes sense, I'm planning on trying to go through Dear Insanity and write about what I think the story is through that album, but it may be a bit :).

[schneereggen]

I saw another anon's question to nayruwu abt whether or not shinya is imp to guren and then I read you analysis on shinya'd character.

I see why shinya thinks so highly of guren, becoz he gave shinya a reason to live. But then why does guren care abt shinya. I mean when they met shinya was just a person who had killed all so many and if it's abt someone he can trust then guren had mito, goshi and his subordinates, then why is shinya so important?

I mean there must be something abt shinya right? Something aside from him being a killing machine and just spitting some life morals. You said shinya realised that human bonds are important after he became close to guren, but then why would guren care abt befriending shinya if shinya didn't care much abt human bonds before meeting guren.

Ok I guess, how shinya admires guren, guren does not or does? And if he does then what exactly does he admire abt shinya?

I know this can be really basic question, but it would be great if you could answer my question🌺🩵

That's a very interesting question and I am glad you are asking as I have a headcanon foe, that I just never specified. Maybe briefly in another analysis. Thanks for the question ☺️ Here we go!

What does Guren make him so attached to Shinya specifically ?

We know that Guren - despite being around many people before - was always trying to keep others away and not build any bonds. Sayuri and Shigure try to get closer to Guren but he doesn't want them to be close. We see him constantly pushing them away and lying to them. Though he kind of likes their company, he doesn't want to get too attached or let them see any of his true feelings and nature. Guren puts on a mask around them. He tries to fulfill the role to be their master, their leader rather than be himself. Which probably is very exhausting for him in the long run.

The only person Guren seems close to at the beginning of the novel is his father. Though Guren also tends to put on a mask around him, they both know each other long enough to notice when something is up.

But back to Mito and Goshi. Mito was always described by Guren as being annoying and Goshi is... Well... over the top to say at least. Goshi has little to do in common with Guren though he works really well in their friend group as the "clown", the one to make jokes and lighten up the mood.

In the case of Mito Guren notices that she didn't have many friends or rather none before she met Guren. She bonded with Goshi in the first few weeks of high school (rather a competitive relationship but that counts) but as they all meet up at Guren's place, it is said that she never had friends before. To me it feels like Guren pities her for that. Mito's and Guren's relationship is kind of complicated but we can say in the end Guren values her a lot as his friend and don't want to hurt her just as he tells her when she confessed to him.

In general, Guren mainly enjoys being around Sayuri, Shigure, Mito and Goshi. He likes that they are lively and joke around. Guren likes being around people that are enjoying themselves. And that's also probably one of the reasons why he enjoys being around Shinya.

But how is Shinya different from the rest? What makes him special for Guren?

Though Guren enjoys the company of his friends, he still keeps a lot of his feelings and thoughts to himself. His friends accept that and don't question that. And Guren seem to like that he isn't judged for his behavior. But in my opinion, though he's accepted by his friends he still tries to keep up an act around them.

That's the part where Guren's relationship to Shinya differs from the rest.

Shinya not only doesn't judge him for his behavior, but he actively calls him out for it. In the first novel Guren was very fond of his acting skills but Shinya saw right through him. Shinya kept pushing him, trying to get him out of his comfort zone. Shinya is one of the few that is able to actually challenge Guren not only on a physical but at an emotional level. This made Guren try harder to keep the mask and get the upper hand over him and Guren seems to enjoy this competition that only Shinya imposes on him.

By having found an equal on Shinya, Guren starts trusting him very early on without knowing why. If I had to guess I would say it's because of their very open conversations. Shinya is very honest and Guren is not able to hide anything from Shinya. Yet Shinya never makes use of this knowledge apart from teasing Guren.

During the novels this develops into a trustful relationship where Guren starts to understand that he can actually tell Shinya everything. Shinya would understand, Shinya would even understand if Guren would not fully be able to express it verbally.

Shinya is the only person that Guren feels understands him. He doesn't have to lie or act differently around him. Shinya understands his emotions and most of all - Shinya knows how to respond to them.

Whenever Guren doesn't know what to do, Shinya will be there and help him find a solution. He would push Guren in the right direction. That's most visible in Resurrection where Shinya exactly knows what to say to make Guren feel better.

If anything Guren admires Shinya's way of talking honest with him. Shinya would always tell him straight forward what he needs to hear. And Guren values his opinion. Plus, Guren doesn't have to pretend because it's useless anyway.

Shinya is the person that will always help him when he's in need. He's Guren's anchor when he lost directions - and Guren doesn't even ask for it. And his moral compass because Shinya is the one that made him believe in human bonds in the first place when Guren didn't even wanted to have bonds or friends.

It would be nice if Guren would realize that he can also always actively come to Shinya and not make Shinya do all the work. But we might see that in Resurrection one day? At least I hope because Guren knows he needs Shinya. He just can't say it out loud. Tsundere *cough*

Guren is lost without Shinya. Shinya is the only person that understands him - even without words. In a world of lies, Shinya is the only person he can open up to and fully trust.

Remember when in chapter 83 Shinya said "You want me to stop you."? That's basically it. Guren wants Shinya to see his true self when he can't show it himself.

[maagicmushies]

Nen Talk #2 Hisoka Morrow

As a character who had their ability revealed relatively early into HxH, Hisoka's Bungee Gum is very simple which I think works because he is fundamentally a simple character. Hisoka is an unpredictable maniac only motivated by what piques his interest in that very moment and Bungee Gum captures his toxicity really well. Say it with me, y'all. It. Has. The. Properties. Of. Rubber. And. Gum. It can stretch and snap if Hisoka commands it to or stick to something if that is what he is in the mood for. The rubber is that unpredictability and violent streak while the Gum is the clinginess and the way he gets overly attached to anyone who he thinks can add some form of interest into his life (particularly Chrollo and Gon). While this ability is unpredictable it could also be called flexible. This is really useful for someone who only cares about fighting, any time any place but also describes Hisoka who has no inherent allegiance. Is he on the side of good or side of bad? Hisoka is ultimately on the side of whoever he has to be in order to be entertained. He will help Kurapika kill troupe members and then help the troupe get Chrollo back and then be besties with Ilumi and then sabotage Illumi's plans to retrieve Killua and Alluka. That also leads well in Hisoka's secret ability - Texture Surprise. He can alter the surface of anything that he covers in Bungee Gum. This is sort of a weird ability for someone who is all about fighting strong dudes, but probably the second most important thing about Hisoka is that he is a habitual liar. Like, he lies about stuff that he doesn't even need to lie about. Texture Surprise makes the lies more convincing while also playing into his magician motif (and honestly, what is a magician if not a liar?)

The last thing I have to say about Hisoka is that Bungee Gum gets its name from a brand of chewing gum that Hisoka liked when he was younger and Texture Surprise is similarly named after a series of snacks that came with novelty gag stickers. Hisoka really is a manchild who was never able to let go of that juvenile behavior, something that is very clearly seen when he sees all strong nen users as toys for him to play with and if they break... they break! It's also a bit of a cautionary tale for Gon, whose story is tied to Hisoka and also colored by his childishness. Hisoka is what lies at the end of someone who is never allowed to naturally leave that childish phase behind and hopefully taking a break from hunter business back with Mito at Whale Island has completely killed that possibility.

Also I was going to include Machi in this post, since I could describe her ability in like 3 sentences, but she does not deserve to be near this man any longer than she already has.

[rex101111]

I don’t think Anji’s flirting with Asuka, at least not seriously. You guys do remember those two worked together in the x-xx games, right? His other two intros with Asuka have him wondering if the guy has eaten lately, and him cheekily asking him “No agreement necessary, right?”

That last one is a direct reference to those two working together way back when. Asuka had something Anji wanted, and Anji was still very much in his “avoid death at all cost because mortality scares the piss out of me” phase in his character arc so he jumped at the chance, literally not giving two shits about Asuka did or didn’t do to Japan.

They didn’t have a relationship, they had an agreement, and this is back before Arcsys suddenly tried to convince us that Asuka had goodness in him at every turn, back when he was really fucking shady and we had no idea what his goals were. And Anji, oh boy. Anji was on his shit when he first showed up. Not a single honest word out of his mouth for that entire era of Guilty Gear.

“If you’re up to something, let me in on it!” “Hey there, handsome.” Anji is reverting to old, bad habits. He’s dancing (heh) around the issue, being flippant and catty and lying. Because he knows to do otherwise would make him a hypocrite. He knows more about Asuka now, sure, but back then he didn’t give enough of a damn to ask. Sure, learning later that he’s the one who, STILL NO MATTER WHAT RETCON YOU CARE TO MENTION, was responsible for Baiken’s pain and anger made him split ways with Asuka, but, still.

He doesn’t have the moral high ground, he and Asuka were never friends, leaning over the Devil’s shoulder while he worked doesn’t count for a relationship, it was an agreement they had for a while. And then it ended, so they don’t need it anymore. But, still, Anji’s hands ain’t clean and no one knows that better than Anji. He can’t act like he’s acting in Baiken’s interest here, can’t just hand Asuka over on a silver platter. Whatever chance he had to do that went out the window years ago. 

So, he does the next best thing, he fucks around with Asuka a little bit, makes sure he knows and remembers what happened all those years ago, and then just lets it go and fights him.

Its actually really interesting, like a mirror (HEH) of Asuka’s interaction with Raven back in Xrd, when back there Asuka had the chance to say goodbye properly, and thank Raven for everything he did so they could both properly move on. Here, Anji is unfinished business, Mito fucked around and then he fucked off and that’s just a dangling thread that Asuka never had the chance to properly tie up so here it is, and now he has to do something to close the book on it so they can both grudgingly move on and forget it ever happened.

Anji is more than just a dude without a shirt on you guys.

[i-heart-hxh]

How does Gon feel exactly about Ging?

Hi anon, this is an interesting question to explore, because (at least in my opinion) the answer isn't straightforward. The complexity of how Gon thinks about Ging is one of the beautiful things about HxH, and it says a lot about Gon as a character. It's a hard thing to summarize, but I'll do my best!

Of course, at the beginning we find out Gon is seeking Ging in order to find out what makes being a Hunter so great that someone would leave their own child behind, so even from this point it's not entirely about Ging himself or trying to "regain" him as a family member. It's more about Gon's own worth and how that was damaged by Ging choosing not to stay with Gon, and figuring out what job could be so fulfilling that someone would choose that over raising him. I think the urge to find Ging comes partly from Gon wanting to better understand the context of his existence, but the way he considers this is unusual--it doesn't seem to be so much about the circumstances of his birth or even to confront Ging about why he was left behind, but more along the lines of, "I want to meet the person I came from so I can better understand why my life is the way it is, and learn what it means to be a Hunter like him."

Clearly, Ging leaving him behind has affected Gon deeply--we see this with his self-esteem issues and extreme desire to prove himself, and he tries hard to be as self-sufficient as possible, doing whatever he can to prove that he's worthwhile. I'm sure he's tried his best not to be a burden on Aunt Mito, which might be part of where his self-sufficiency comes from. But at the same time, it's clear Gon has a degree of admiration for Ging, and with how the people he meets on his journey talk about Ging, it makes sense that Gon gains this deep respect for him as a Hunter and wants to know more about who he is and what he's done in his life.

An attribute of Gon's character that I think is interesting and unique to him is that he accepts people as they are, generally without expecting them to change or being particularly concerned about their morality. He has this immense respect for peoples' agency and free will, and he's super curious about people regardless of what kinds of people they are. Hence why he's immediately able to accept Killua without issues, even with Killua's background. This applies to Ging, too--rather than resenting or hating Ging for leaving him behind, he assumes Ging must have a good reason and he's more interested in understanding that good reason than trying to force Ging to take a role in his life that he clearly doesn't want. He must have grappled with this at some point I think, but by the time we see him in the series, he doesn't seem to have framed the issue in ways you would normally expect from a child who was left behind, blaming or resenting the parent.

It's telling that Gon switches over to using "Ging" instead of referring to him as his dad during the Whale Island visit. This makes it even more clear that what Gon's seeking is not really "his dad," but rather finding Ging is a more abstract goal, and he sees Ging less as his relative, but more as his own individual. Gon even says something along those lines after he meets Ging.

And indeed, when he does find Ging he enjoys talking to him, trading stories and getting advice, but Gon doesn't ask to stay with him or really impose upon him much at all beyond getting to know him better and learning what kind of person he is. It's interesting to me that Gon says (twice, even) if he could have felt Ging's aura he might have stayed with him, but I wonder if that's really the case. Would Gon have really insisted on that, and would Ging have accepted it? There's no way to know, but I wonder. It's hard for me to picture, personally.

But Ging is who Gon calls about losing his nen, so they must have traded contact info and agreed that they could stay in touch at the very least. So, Gon has some desire for a continuing relationship, even if it's not a very close one.

I think Gon is aware that his view on Ging is unusual--there's this scene:

Of course Gon says it's a joke, but I think this is more a comment on how he doesn't really see Ging as a father or feel a strong desire to stay with him, and it's also maybe a bit of a jab at himself for leaving Aunt Mito behind to find Ging in the first place.

I love how unconventional Gon's views on Ging are--it's something that makes the series unique, and gives Gon's search a different nature and meaning than if he were a kid simply looking for his parent because he misses him and wants his dad in his life. And I love that, in the act of finding Ging, he ends up with the message of the series, both from Ging's mouth and in the abstract--that ultimately the journey and the people he spent time with on his journey have more meaning to him than the person he spent all this time seeking.

Thanks for asking!

[sukea69]

Madara for the character ask pls !

BELOVED MADARA

An aspect I love

I love how much he just loves a fight and his pretty, grumpy face, and his body language

One aspect I wish more ppl understood

Man is so gullible omggg, with enough certainty behind ur words u could convince him of pretty much anything

A hc I have

the only person he's ever been sexually or romantically attracted to in his whole life is Hashirama, and he is VERY confused as to what those feelings are. idk if he ever figures it out

A character I love seeing them interact with

Hashirama bc I am obvious. But also I would have loved to see some interaction w, like, Kakuzu, Hidan, Sasori, Deidara. The akatsuki favs.

One character I wish they interacted w more

Mito... I answer Mito to this question almost every time. I think their relationship could be very interesting, esp in regards to how Hashirama belongs to both of them. I'd also have loved to see more Madara and Izuna interaction. It'd be nice to see some big brother Madara

A hc w him and another character

He and mito have so much to fight over. They have different political and moral beliefs, they're in love with the same man, they have different major priorities in life, but. They just don't. They're so different they've swung all the way around to being cool with each other

[kurapikas-fucking-pissed]

im so tired of meta that insists Gon is actually a shitty friend and he and Killua are done for because it's just so blatantly not where their story together left off?? their first friendship with someone their own age was bound to be messy and emotional and that's the beauty and tragedy of it, not a sign on the wall saying either of them are bad people or bad for each other inherently.

i see a lot of "this character did X harmful thing to Y character which means they SUCK as a friend" in hxh meta and that's. really just not it imo?

Gon was a grieving child whose recklessness caught up with him, and the people who cared about him were caught in the crossfire - and that says a lot about Gon as a person and the people who love him. Those things are more along the lines of, "Gon's very caring, and that care leads him to do stupid, selfish, reckless things if he believes it to be the thing that will help the most, even if it only helps himself in the end",

NOT "Gon is a bad friend who never once considered Killua's feelings, which is his fault despite Killua deliberately not communicating said feelings despite the honestly Gon brings out of everyone"

I think it's way more interesting to analyze how much Gon pulls honesty out from other people, and how Killua unintentionally always viewed that as a threat despite wanting (and initially indulging in) the comfort and safety that brings - because it requires vulnerability, which he has been taught is unacceptable. I think it's way more interesting to analyze how Gon himself is so frank and honest about himself that it can make other people uncomfortable - and how that makes it nearly impossible for him to hide the hurt he feels or the things that are running through his head.

as a side note, I see a lot of this with Kurapika too - "he's a bad friend / person for making people worry about him so much" kind of takes. Nobody really considers that it's a core underlying message of the story that worrying about someone is part of loving and caring for them, that you can't control what they do, all you can do is be there for them when they've hurt themselves too badly to move forward on their own. It's one of the first things the story tells you when Gon leaves Mito and Whale Island, and that message continues to come up throughout the story.