#i wanted to do the entire ep like this just redrawing aku as ikra to show how Edgy Action Hero he can be

[teacupballerina]

So I have a bit of a strange ask, concerning Aku/Ikra from “Jack and the Warrior woman”. There was this one scene where Jack and Ikra were watching some dancers perform. This particular scene has been bugging me for quite a while. And I’m curious to know wether you might have been able to make sense of it?

when the second (and male) dancer comes in, Ikra appears to feel sort of uncomfortable. So far I haven’t been able to find a reason behind this reaction. I could be missing something obvious. Or just be digging too far into it lol.

What do you think?

I've answered this a few times on my blog if you just search "Ikra" but these images needed to be made so aaaaw shit here we go again,

Basically this scene is supposed to be another "hint" that Ikra is actually Aku, by implying that Aku, as a predominantly male being, is attracted to girls.

In fact the entire episode is 10x better if you watch it picturing Aku as the one doing everything because he sometimes can't help letting his true personality through. Like his reaction to the desert shrew for example.

So what is actually happening here?

Aku is sooo pleased to see a cute girl dancing, like the other men

Then the bear dancer enters and Aku is so disappointed AND realizes he is about to have to hide his boner to keep up appearances

Sheepishly looking towards Jack with an "Aw you REALLY shouldn't have" expression while internally kicking himself because they're just trying to be nice and inclusive but DAMN IT AKU DESIRES TO GAZE UPON THE FEMALE DANCER FML

Aku then averts his eyes because while Jack can accept that this is just a part of another culture and being a little bi comes with the territory of being a samurai, Aku can not stand to see such a strong warrior male prancing about like a dainty girl. Aku would really like the girl to come back, but he does not want to risk blowing his cover and squandering months of troll prep over one little dance routine. So he allows the others to think "Ikra" is fine with this development and takes a sip of wine to make himself care less

But actually this is not fucking fine, Aku thinks this is the most cringe thing he's ever seen and can't believe he has to deal with this shit right now, it's his own fault, why do humans have to be so nice, this sucks, etc.

Also after over 20 years I just realized Ikra/Aku is eating nothing but a PINEAPPLE of all things, the most suspicious thing I have ever seen, how did they get away with it, this is going to be my new favorite Aku meme. IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW