#Nozomu Nanashima

[readtilyoudie]

Kiss Him, Not Me Vol 6

[couldpolyamorysavethem]

KAE SERINUMA, YUUSUKE IGARASHI, NOZOMU NANASHIMA, HAYATO SHINOMIYA, ASUMA MUTSUMI, and SHIMA NISHINA from KISS HIM, NOT ME!

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[eepyfellasstuff]

Someone please make a NanaShino (Nanashima x Shinomiya) fanfic, the anime/manga is Kiss Him, Not me.. I desperately need fanart and fanfics, I’m dying like a Victorian child 🤗

[ac-disastrous]

Prompt 9: Favorite Shoujo Series

My result: Kiss Him, Not Me!

[an-archive-of-memories]

Sooo... I watched the anime Kiss Him, Not Me a couple days ago and I HAD TO know the ending and therefore I ended up reading the manga too... And I just wanna say I am so happy... This was so different seeing from our main character's perspective bcs she is just like me infatuated with 2d characters (not totally like me though, she's a lot more crazy, lol) but still... I just loved the dynamic between all the characters and the understanding between them...

It really made me emotional to see the end and watching them grow into adults suddenly after the whole manga being based on their high school life...

Also, yeah, another episode of me groveling on my single ass bcs THE MAIN COUPLE IS JUST THE CUTEST UGHHHHH!!!! Can't I have a Mutsumi senpai for myself???

[nadeeta]

the black captions came from YouTube,so some are wrong. idk if it's cuz in using crunchy roll on my tv(Roku),and not on a phone/computer but my subs don't appear. I have captions turned on in my settings on Crunchyroll as well as on the Roku,but they still don't appear. so this scene and the other moments from the anime I have on here will be captioned with YouTube. I'll try my best to correct them like I did here. luckily most of them are correct,just a few words here and there that needed fixing.

[offbrandtaki]

Nanashima is honestly my favorite character, even tho he's kinda a jerk. his relationship with his sister is just too cute

[mimivinx]

there's way more

Stealing this from twitter: Reblog this with four (or more) pics that expose your taste in men (or just blorbos in general). Let the judgement come

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[bestanimecouples]

Best anime couple- Kea Serinuma and Asuma Mutsumi

Anime: Kiss him, not me!

1 season: 12 episodes

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[otoyassunflower]

This is so NanaShino core

[readtilyoudie]

Kiss Him, Not Me Vol 8

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[kaithedunce]

I’m sinking into these two again. I’m stuck guys. This show is horrible rep but man do i love these stupid gay boys they deserve to not be just fanservice D:

[blond-jerk-tourney]

Strawberry Bracket: Round 1, Poll 11

Propaganda from submitters Under Cut

Akagi Ritsuko

she has some serious mother issues and really seems to want to be straight, leading her to not only sleep with the dude her mother was sleeping with but help him bring about the end of the world as we know it. personally i don't think she can do it (be straight, i mean; TEOTWAWKI is definitely happening)

i feel like she should get extra points for presumably being a bottle blonde. also i like hot adults.

Nozomu Nanashima

This guy is always loudly bickering, like every single time there's a conflict he ALWAYS has something to say whether hes right or not. He's a jerk because he complains all the time and can be rude at times (the times are all the time). He's always hollering.

[yeeterskeeter05]

GOOD FUCKING BYE nanashima playing with his little sister and dancing is the cutest fucking thing evr

[theanimeview]

[Analysis] Framing Of Watashi ga Motete Dousunda & Star⇄Crossed’s Extra | Couples: One Works, One Doesn’t

Source: Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, Chapter 60 (Peggy thinks it is Chapter 60, but can’t remember. 🤦🏻‍♀️)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting

Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, also known as “Kiss Him, Not Me,” is a romantic comedy manga and anime series that follows Kae Serinuma, a high school student who is a fujoshi (a female fan of boys’ love). When one of her favorite anime characters receives an on-screen death, she locks herself in her room and refuses to come out or eat, causing her to lose a significant amount of weight in a short period of time. The change in weight seems to automatically make her more attractive to her classmates, resulting in four of her male schoolmates to begin to compete for her attention, even though she is still more interested in watching boys’ love anime and fantasizing about the male characters.

It is the kind of series that markets itself as exploring themes of love, self-discovery, and acceptance but is criticized for its depiction of weight-related issues and aestheticism through the ways in which three of the four love interests only start liking Kae after losing weight and only accept her hobbies out of wanting to stay near the attractive female lead.

While still funny at parts, I reflect on the ending of the series and it’s extra, published in the creator’s other work Star⇄Crossed, as one depicting both good and bad relationship building.

In Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, readers see the main character, Kae, end up with Asuma, one of the male characters who has been pursuing her throughout the series. Asuma, unlike the other three romantic interest and Kae’s friends/family members, recognizes Kae without being told after it’s her after she loses all the extra weight.

While Kae initially seems more interested in the other male characters who are vying for her attention, in particular showing her aesthetic appreciation toward Nozomu because of his close appearance to that of Shion (her beloved, favorite anime character), the show and manga depict a clear connection between Kae and Asuma as the story develops.

Asuma is the one who truly understands and appreciates Kae for who she is, regardless of image, and he is supportive of her hobbies and interests, just as she is regarding his. Moreover, he is willing to go out of his way to make her happy rather than try to trick her or manipulate her into doing something she’d be uncomfortable with for the sake of himself or the male group that is surrounding her. He is not interested in her for her looks or popularity–they were friends before that. Throughout the series this is solidified by him showing and telling members of the group about her qualities as a person, recognizing her and her efforts more so than her appearance.

It, therefore, makes sense that the ending of Watashi ga Motete Dousunda has the two of them getting together in a satisfying conclusion to the story’s themes and character arcs. Kae and Asuma’s relationship feels earned and believable, and their mutual understanding and support make them a strong and endearing couple. Perhaps because of this endearing love story found in Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, I saw Star⇄Crossed‘s extra (6.5), which features Nanashima Nozomu and Hayato Shinomiya dating each other, to be a strange addition to the completed work. I’m not against it, mind you, but even after reading lots of blog posts explaining why the pairing becoming official made sense, I struggled to see how. (Side note: If you want to read one such example, I recommend “Nanashima and Shinomiya (7×4/4×7): The Real BL Couple of Kiss Him, Not Me” by Tumblr user kakooshi.)

The BL couple formed a questionable relationship, and I think that some of the evidence pulled from the main series by many fans was more of a stretch than “hard evidence” because it seemed like the development of a friendship rather than a relationship. I’ve read enough romances (straight and otherwise) to give me a baseline of how to judge, and this pairing just didn’t make it for me. Particularly after looking at some of the author’s other yaoi-based works for comparison, such as Mio and Yugi (Kasa No Shita, Futari) or like Ken and Yuu (Walking With You). Short works compared to Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, certainly, but ones that establish the potential for a relationship pretty quickly and create the opportunity for love and dating.

Source: Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, Episode 3 (Peggy thinks it is Episode 3, but can’t remember. 🤦🏻‍♀️)