#TnB 2

[valenshawke]

Tiger & Bunny Headcanon

Kaede becomes a hero in Stern Bild and Karina takes it upon herself to mentor her.

[tkbrokkoli]

I'm going insane a canonical gay side character?????? 😨

[sonsan808]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Wild tiger!

[dizzybizz]

youll never believe it but i have more magma stuff

[lullakan]

OMG BOIS, I SPEND LIKE SO MANY FKNG HOURS IN THIIIIIS PIECE AND I’M SO FKGN PROUD ABOUT IT AHHHHHH

Yup, those are hibiscus, like the one Bunny have as a wallpaper and that. And yes, this is about Hanahaki desease, I’m working on Kotetsu too, but a little bit different. And thats all. I need to rest.

[potahun]

thinking about how we talk a lot about the relationships of taibani since they do make a huge part of the shows and the shows does a great job of making every single character human. but taibani also does have a fun plot and worldbuilding. so why dont we talk about those (except for spoiler reasons?) i personally think it’s because taibani’s plot isn’t innovative per se - in many ways it even takes a lot of classic ideas - so we feel like there’s not that much to say about it. what taibani has instead is excellent story-telling. it tells a story that can be found elsewhere but in its own masterful way, with organic characters and lots and lots of its own style in the minute details, so it’s very difficult to talk about its plot without the accompanying experience of watching it.

and that’s why we fall back on the relationships when we gush i guess (which i dont mind. i love love love those organic characters and how they intertwine)

[sentoind]

Tbh something I find really funny is that almost everyone kind of just ignores the last episode of season 2 of tnb LMFAO. Like you can acknowledge it but everyone immediately adds onto it with behind the scenes stuff. And I say this because I also ignore the last episode.

[ksiezniczkaolya-art]

Origin

[zimithrus]

Season 2 chibis! 🐯🐰

[eotdemoron]

Happy Tiger & Bunny Day!

So, I made a drawing and included a little fun story behind it.

Barnaby invites Kotetsu over to his apartment. Barnaby leaves Kotetsu with his *in-home jungle* for a moment.

When Barnaby returns, he finds all of his plants moved and bunched up to a small corner, and Kotetsu is nowhere to be found.

Barnaby: “What the-!? Kotetsu, what did you do?” Looks around. “Kotetsu? Kotetsu, where are you?”

Kotetsu: “Shush, I’m blending in.”

Barnaby: “What?” Continues to search.

Kotetsu: “I’m...blending...in...”

Barnaby sees his plants’ leaves moving. An annoyed huff leaves his nose. He walks toward the pile of houseplants.

Barnaby: “Why are you hiding behind my plants?”

Kotetsu: “Well...I’m a tiger! Tigers like to hide in jungles so that they can pounce on their prey... Also, I’m green, so hiding is better with the extra camouflage...you know.”

Barnaby: “Wha-? Are you a feckin’ 10 year old? Why do you want to hide?”

Kotetsu: “So I can pounce you, duh. You’re my little Bunny, remember?”

Barnaby rolls his eyes before getting close to the shrubs.

Barnaby: “I hate to disappoint your fun, but how can you pounce me when I know where you are?”

Kotetsu: “You...ah...good point.” Sounding distraught, Kotetsu pokes his head out of the foliage, giving Barnaby his sad eyes for the ruined surprise. “Can I at least catch you in a hug?”

Barnaby: “...Fine. But you’re putting all my plants back to the way they were.”

Kotetsu pushes his way out of the tangles leaves and brings Barnaby in a big hug. Barnaby takes it all in, wondering how he manage to catch the eyes of this old, humble tiger.

The End!

[benka79]

Barnaby was reading the 'Hope' book in episode 2x06 waiting for Kotetsu to finish his work to ask him to go out on a date with him.

He was waiting for Kotetsu to finish his work.

He already had finished his, so he could just head to his home.

But NO:

HE-WAS-SITTING-

THERE-KILLING TIME -WAITING-FOR-

KOTETSU-TO-GO-OUT-WITH-HIM!

And I'm totally normal about that.

[valenshawke]

Tiger & Bunny 2

Finally gettin' around to this.

I remember how much I loved the first season and how I always felt it never got the popularity it deserved.

And you know what?

Five episodes in and I'm enjoying the hell out of the current season.

[the-fried-rice-symbolism]

The poetic cinema of Kotetsu’s powers timing going down and that actually saving his life.

I’m thinking about this again. How cour 2 is the narrative but a sequel, going into familiar beats and going ‘haha you know what happens, you watched season one you can probably predict how this is gonna go’ and then.

And then actually no, the thing that made Kotetsu ‘not enough’ as a hero, the thing everybody thought is going to be his downfall, him not having the hundered power for five minutes, is actually what saves his life?? (AND BUNNY’S???)

It’s really something something about failure not defining you but also sometimes, sometimes it’s good that your power doesn’t last as much as it used to. That thing you thought might be your downfall actually saving your and your partners life at the last minute.

[sonsan808]

ワイルドタイガー、虎徹さん、ハッピーバースデー！

[taigertea]

spoilers for the new additional 6 pages of Tiger and Bunny 2 (which you can access through this post (big thanks to TLF and @tnbdirectory), i wrote a less coherent rant about this on twitter but like omg

I believe now this is the 3rd (?) time Barnaby has explicitly shown/said he wants to be with Kotetsu, with it being of his own volition

(The three times I can think of 1. when Barnaby comes out of retirement with Kotetsu end of S1 2. episode 21 of S2, in cour 2 when he wants to be partners with Kotetsu for the last time 3. the new TL'd 6 pages for post S2 ending where he really makes it clear he wants to support Kotetsu by Kotetsu's side, without any snark about it, just really requests that he stay and help even when Kotetsu tells him he doesn't need to stick around)

(I don't really count the elevator scene from S2 ep 18 and the final scene from The Rising because though it's obvious to the audience what Barnaby is thinking, I don't think it's clear enough for Kotetsu to REALLY get it. Though you could debate more with the elevator scene, I'm open to conversation lol.)

But I'm just pulling my hair out at how Kotetsu still just really wants what's best for Barnaby, when he looks at Barnaby's bangle it's feels like he's just about to say something along the lines of "can you really be here?" when he could be doing something "more important" or actual hero work.

But Barnaby doesn't even dignify Kotetsu's attempt to push him away just giving that line (that makes me insane) of how he wants to be Kotetsu's support. Also just the way Barnaby KNEW what Kotetsu was going to say.

It's so wild that it's like a mini version of their Rising situation, but this shows how far they've come. Like Barnaby does not stay silent here. I'm sure he remembers how that went down, and at least this time Kotetsu asks Barnaby instead of making the executive decision to leave him in the dust on his own. Barnaby's just so honest here? No bullshit, little snark, just here it is, all on the table. It does make me wonder if the past couple months not working with Kotetsu has made him not want to not cloak things as much and say it straight. Though this might have been something even spurred on as early as S2 ep 21 when there was real risk of their partnership being over, after his super ernest confession.

But this made me think, Barnaby's made it pretty clear to Kotetsu he wants to be partners, even in non-hero situations, but it made me realize that I don't think Kotetsu has ever reciprocated verbally? Not because Barnaby isn't important to him or that he doesn't want partners, but more because of how Kotetsu views himself as a burden/problem to Barnaby? And also because I don't think Kotetsu's love language is really through words (though I think it's important that Barnaby DOES show love through words occasionally without snark, because Kotetsu's a pretty insecure and dense guy, he needs it spelled out for him plainly).

Like Kotetsu seems more to me as an act of service love language guy, which we've seen (and @abluescarfonwaston has made a great post about here). Which makes sense how he reacts in seeing him being a potential problem for Barnaby and trying to remove himself as the problem. Which would be great... if that actually wasn't causing MORE of a problem in Barnaby's life (in that Kotetsu's not a problem at all AND PLEASE STAY FFS).

The big moments that indicate Kotetsu appreciates his partnership with Barnaby directly are basically just in ep24 of S1. Every other time he's just kinda... gone with the flow? Like it's usually Barnaby initiating or asking Kotetsu, except in the elevator scene which was a question and not really an affirmation. WE as the audience can see how clearly Kotetsu adores Barnaby, but I wonder how it comes off to Barnaby in the show when he can't see how torn up Kotetsu gets at the thought of or actually having lost Barnaby as a partner (Rising and hospitalization).

And yes, we see they can "know what each other is thinking without saying anything" but I don't think that's 24/7, as shown by a couple moments throughout S2.

Despite being the more "tsun" one, Barnaby has been more explicit and straightforward about what he wants from Kotetsu (Kotetsu in his life, whatever form it may take).

Which makes me wonder, man would Barnaby just snap, like all the safeties are off, and just kiss Kotetsu if he ever explicitly told him that he wants Barnaby in his life? The other option is acting tsun but I think the previous option would be infinitely more fun.

also bonus thing I noticed:

Barnaby says "WHY" for the word game and Kotetsu asks if he couldn't choose another word. Barnaby refuses, but the next thing Kotetsu says is "YOU" which works out in this situation lol (dunno if this is a English TL version only thing but thought it was funny how it worked out)

also wondering why Barnaby was so stuck on keeping "WHY" 😆

[lullakan]

Thanks for al your kind words and the support!! I’m so happy about my last drawing and you guys are so sweet! TYSM! I can’t post too much by now, I need to do some things and the Kotetsu part is gonna take time and that, I hope you can forgive me, but I give you guys this little drawing of Barnaby and a little Kotetsu ❤️✨ hope you like ahh