#Sagawa Taichi

[itsallaboutbl]

I hear the sunspot (ep. 1)

[cooochilo]

"Wait. But what you said... Is it true? You're not kidding, right? I didn't misheard you, did I? I'm not sure. I don't trust what I hear sometimes. Now I'm even doubting your voice."

"I like you. I like you, Kohei. No matter how many times, until you completely understand, I'll keep saying it. "

[heyhua]

I love this scene so much. that clear communication of feelings. the instant understanding and resolution from Taichi. it's so easy and comfortable

[dean-winchester-is-my-cherry-pie]

Hidamari ga Kikoeru (I Hear The Sunspot) Ep10

[sunspotmangafan]

OKAY HERES MORE!!

AUGH THEY JUST MAKE ME SO-

[fanatic-freakshow]

"I'm not sure whether I heard it clearly." "No matter how many times I have to tell you, I'll be willing to tell you until you understand everything."

Hidamari ga Kikoeru ep. 12

[mineonmain]

as @lurkingshan said earlier today, "Get bent, Maya"

I haven't been this pressed about a fictional character (antagonist???? she is one to me now!!) in a hot minute. Before I get into her in this ep, I wanna preface by saying that I do have the actual manga, but I wanted to finish watching the show before I went and read the manga for comparison, so that i'm going into this with basically an open mind. So I have no idea how this compares to the manga version of her.

Also if it wasn't clear, Spoilers for I Hear The Sunspot ep 7. Okay.

So it's the start of a new academic year, and we're introduced to freshman Maya, who is a Science major, is also Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and is Kohei's new tutee in the university as a result of having a mutual friend. That is the extent of what we know about her. Other than Kohei being her tutor and maybe a pseudo mentor/companion who can understand and appreciate her disability, they have absolutely no connection. They are not childhood friends or family.

Which begs the question, why on gods green earth is she so invested in what Kohei does or doesn't do, and who he is or isn't with???

Lady, he doesn't know you. He doesn't owe you anything, because you objectively mean nothing to him. So you've grown up with a really severe and isolating disability, I get it. But that's not a good enough reason to become so bitter that you decide to become judge jury executioner on every (visibly) abled person's morals. (Which is so incredibly telling, judging people on how visibly disabled they look or act, when you have a disability that is fairly invisible, unless you can see hearing aids or a cochlear implant or something like that. Interesting how that works, huh.) (Having a disability doesn't give you a free pass to be an asshole.)

Maybe, just maybe, you're allowed to act like that based on how people act towards you. But what gives you the right to walk up to the friend of a friend (??) that you absolutely know nothing about, and mete out judgement? To decide how that person is allowed to interact with someone else, a someone else that you have no claim or authority over?

Oh, but god forbid that Kohei have a friend who doesn't treat him like a social leper, who doesn't have every interaction of theirs revolve around Kohei's deafness, who for once makes him feel included and normal.

Kohei is a grown ass man, who can make his own decisions, including his own mistakes. Who are you to suddenly come into his life and make decisions for him without his involvement, consent, or approval? And who says that any person who is friends with someone with a disability has to be physically and morally perfect?

How dare you?

If I were to sum up my biggest issues with Maya, it is in the way she talks. It's entirely indicative and reflective of how she views and interacts with society. One of the first things that Kohei tells Taichi is that he is able to understand what someone else is saying if they speak slowly, partially by listening and partially by lip reading. it's a small accommodation that we even see Taichi's friends making for Kohei. That means that when anyone talks they should talk clearly, and slowly, and try to enunciate their words properly. If we look at the way Maya talks, she barely opens her mouth at all. If I didn't know any better i'd have thought it was ADR. Given she is someone who has lived with the same sort of disability that Kohei has, she would require similar accessibility needs. And yet, while she expects the world around her to accommodate her needs, she doesn't accommodate for the world. She expects people to speak in a way that she can understand, but she won't do the same.

I'm assuming that the narrative point of Maya criticising Taichi right now is so that we get to see him go on a growth journey, where he'll become more passionate and dedicated about learning note-taking and even maybe signing (and advocating for the deaf community as an ally), and not just be a passive friend who seemingly 'takes advantage' of Kohei, and in the process become the person that Kohei truly needs, and not the person Taichi thinks is good enough.

But here's the thing. I don't care if Taichi has any growth or not. I don't care if he changes or doesn't change to maintain his friendship and relationship with Kohei. I don't care if he tries to become someone that Maya (and Kohei) can approve of.

Because Kohei already likes him the way he is.

And it's none of Maya's goddamn business. Get bent

[choujinx]

HIDAMARI GA KIKOERU: KOUFUKURON (2015-2016) by fumino yuki

[sweetlullabyebye]

Taichi looking at Kohei, ep. 6

[massaccre]

Happy birthday to our Mr. Little Sunshine Sagawa Taichi!! Wish you a very magnificent day!!!

[black-flame-rose]

They really had Kohei use cutting onions as a cover to hide his tears. That’s so meta it had me giggling through my tears

[imblerg-blog]

Sugihara: ‘When I Heard You Say It Was Delicious, I Didn’t Know Why But I Felt Happy Too.’

[heyhua]

no but the fact that when Miho mentioned that the boy she really likes is Kohei and not Taichi, there was no jealousy, no feeling of resentment nor any competition in Taichi. He was slightly disappointed but that was it.

He was absolutely fine with it until he saw Miho pitying Kohei and projecting her fantasies onto him. That's where his anger came out. That's what got him mad.

It's such a small thing and may seem trivial as Taichi standing up for his friend (which he is) but this really shows why the two fit together perfectly. 

Kohei clearly doesn't want anybody to 'save him' nor does he want to be treated differently. He wants a normal life and not be defined by his disability and Taichi does exactly that. Taichi doesn't try to save him nor does he pity Kohei. He sees him much more than just his disability.

[dean-winchester-is-my-cherry-pie]

KOHEI YOU CANNOT GO AROUND SAYING THINGS LIKE OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sunspotmangafan]

Some great promotion honestly lmaooooo

Well done GagaOOLala it gave me a big laugh.

[fanatic-freakshow]

I don't have words to explain how much I loved this show...

I didn't think it would be possible, but it surpassed Old Fashioned Cupcake as my favourite Japanese bl.