#kafka/mina/hoshina/okonogi

[crypt1dcorv1dae]

concept: bisexual idiot is too loveable for his own good

thoughts?

[fend13th]

is the adult in the room with us right now?

LET’S TRAIN! TRAIN! HEY!! TRAINING!

(put that down! Get up!! Traaaaain!!)

skill issue

moments before disaster

some sorta drawtober rabid kaiju doodle thing idk, we’ll see how far i get.

[izfaish]

drew these for the kn8 server!

kn8 fanfics featured above:

Confessions on Autopilot by dogbane_pomegranate @natarillus (ihareno)

Naturally by Phixion (ihareno)

resonance by sieling_fan (ennoshitoes) (naruhoshi, narumi & kikoru)

one more dance with you by bluejelly245 @jelliefeesh (naruhoshi)

are we falling (like snow) by stealthestars (naruhoshi)

[nocandnc]

Ello! Ab that otp questions, is it alright if both Kafmina and OkoHoshi? 23 and 26 GUAHAH I crave a lil smthn sweet😭

My pleasure!!!

23) Who thinks they are not good enough for the others love? and who’s more afraid of loosing the other? Who thinks they keep messing up, only for the other to tell them they don’t need to worry?

26) Who kissed first?

Nuthin lil about this, so read below the cut~

23) Who thinks they are not good enough for the others love? and who’s more afraid of loosing the other? Who thinks they keep messing up, only for the other to tell them they don’t need to worry?

KafMina

Kafka has been down on himself for not meeting Mina's expectations for so long. Of course he wouldn't feel worthy of her romantically. He thinks he's constantly screwing up, and he does screw up sometimes, but Mina assures him each and every time that she won't be throwing him aside that easily - not when they're finally together.

Mina has always been a scaredy-cat. Only with Kafka is she truly brave. He's here now just like they always promised, like a dream. She's terrified of what cold reality she might wake up to one day when Kafka isn't Kafka but Kaiju No. 8, and she's the heroic Captain of the 3rd Division with a duty to slay him. But for now she'll keep the dream going, one romantic blunder at a time.

OkoHoshi

Okonogi cannot comprehend why the Vice Captain is interested in her. He could have any man or woman he wanted, so why choose the frumpy little nerd with severe myopia? But after a lot of reassurance from Hoshina and probably No. 10 in its own way, she comes to accept that yes, he really really likes her. Hoshina on the other hand is secretly insecure the whole time, because childhood trauma runs deep. What if she realizes that everyone who said he was a useless defect was actually right?? Okonogi has to do some reassuring of her own.

In terms of loss, you'd think the idea would hit Okonogi harder - she can't count the number of times she's cried out to him over the radio, tears spilling from her eyes far too easily. But the thing is, she knows this is how it goes. She knows there's a chance these soldiers, amazing as they are, might lose their lives in battle. Hoshina knows too, that he or his comrades could die at any time. But not Okonogi. Okonogi was far from danger, always safe. She had to be. There would never be a time when he couldn't hear her voice in his ear. He'd sooner die than let that happen.

26) Who kissed first?

KafMina

Mina, definitely. Several anime staff (Kafka and Mina's VAs included) have described Kafka as pure, and I agree - I don't think the idea of kissing Mina would ever occur to him unprompted. Not that he wouldn't want to, he just can't fathom anything beyond 'being by her side', especially when he wasn't even sure he'd make it this far.

I love those dramatic 'kissing my beloved to bring them to their senses' tropes, so in peak fanfiction land Mina first kisses Kafka to wake him from No. 8's berserk mode, helping him calm down and return to human form... but that's pure fantasy!!!

In a more natural setting I think Mina would simply kiss him goodnight after their first date (and make no mistake, she has to plainly tell him they're on a date) - it must seem so sudden to him, but she's been waiting so so so long, how can she not? Kafka is thrilled once the shock wears off, grinning into the kiss while they linger near doors of her high-rise.

Or if we still want more oomph, maybe she pulls him in for a surprisingly deep kiss just before battle when the other officers aren't looking. "For luck" she says, marching off with extra vigor while he's left in shambles.

OkoHoshi

I have spent an ungodly amount of time fantasizing about different 'first kiss' scenarios for these two, but to keep it short... probably Hoshina?

Maybe Okonogi gets caught up in a dangerous kaiju attack while he's on duty. Hoshina rushes in to save her, and for once he's not enjoying the fight at all because all he can think of is making sure she's okay. He stumbles over to check on her once it's all over, heart still racing from another close brush with death. Konomi is halfway through giving a status report when he suddenly cuts her off, mouth pressing to hers a bit desperately. To hell with potential workplace complications - life was too short to hold back anymore.

Maybe it's more of a quiet affair where the two of them are sitting cozily at a cafe together. Neither of them said it was a date, but there's no one they'd rather be with. Okonogi offers a fork-full of her dessert to the Vice Captain when he asks for a taste, only for him to lean over and kiss her instead. Konomi's fork drops to the floor.

Maybe Okonogi does try to kiss him first, because he's about to leave again and how can she possibly convince him to please, please, please be careful!? She yanks his face to hers in a panic - only he's already wearing his gas mask, so her mouth smashes against the industrial-grade PPE and now she's got tears in her eyes for a wholly different reason. Soshiro chuckles a bit behind the offending mask as she's still reeling. "...Let's give that another try once I get back, m'dear."

[shysheeperz]

[iceclew]

Finally a fun convention in cosplay!! 🙌

Believe it or not we found other Kaiju people as well!!! 🥹💜🧡💚 this made me so happy ❤️

Me (=casual uniform Hoshina) was very jealous about other Hoshina's swords 😭🤌💜 10/10 guys!!

[bayleavesfromthevine]

shipping a character with multiple other characters is both a blessing (so much more content to enjoy) and a curse (i cannot stay focused on one fic long enough to finish anything)

[discoknack]

I couldn't find a playlist of all of these, so I made one.

Sadly, I don't understand Japanese and the auto-translate captions suck. But, if you either know how to read it or comprehend by listening, you'll be golden. I don't know anything. Also a good idea to have caught up with the anime first; I think the numbers in the title correspond to the episode that is talked about. The last episode, of course, does a reenactment of part of episode 12.

I need to tell you how to experience something I found very enjoyable: Take a look at the list of episodes. Two of them pair up the voice actors for Kaiju Number 8 and Kaiju Number 9. Take a look at the thumbnails and develop a vague notion of the subject. Then, watch the second video of the two.

Anyway, most of the series talks about the experiences of the voice actors: how they felt participating and as a viewer; recalling how they experienced other members of the team. And, I think, a couple episodes with the music composer, too. Mr. Fukunishi (Kafka's voice actor) appears in most of the videos and is often excited. The reenactments are so fun!

List of actors in order of first appearance:

Firstname Lastname (Role)

Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka Hibino)

Asami Seto (Mina Ashiro)

Kato Wataru (Reno Ichikawa)

Yuta Bandoh (Music)

Fairouz Ai (Kikoru Shinomiya)

Katsuhiro Takei (TOHO animation Producer)

Yuuki Shin (Iharu Furuhashi)

Sayaka Senbongi (Konomi Okonogi)

Hiroyuki Yoshino (Kaiju No. 9)

Kengo Kawanishi (Vice-Captain Shoshiro Hoshina)

Shunsuke Takeuchi (Aoi Kaguragi)

[sonicasura]

I had a fun thought so what better way to tell you than an incident report drabble

Date: July 18th 20XX

Reporter: Konomi Okonogi

Incident Type: Harassment and Base Property Damage

Location: Japanese Defense Force Division 3 HeadQuarters

Specific Location: Division 3's Officer Rest Room

Incident Description: At 1000 this morning Captain Mina Ashiro took one of the kaiju hatchlings under Hibino Kafkas care, known as Hibino Yuzuki, and let her watch some cartoons. When Captain Ashiro briefly left the Rest Room two other officers came into the room and took the remote from Yuzuki and changed the channel. It is noted that Yuzuki made several attempts to take the remote back but it resulted in the officers taunting the hatchling.

This resulted in a transformation in the hatchling, her white fur turning red and growing up to 8ft in height. Yuzuki then began to for a lack of a better wording, threw a tantrum screaming and crying, each cry causing Yuzuki to shoot off a condensed beam of gravity. It took three hours with the efforts of both Captain Ashiro, Vice Captain Hoshina and Kafka Hibino in order to calm down the hatchling.

Name and Role of involved Parties: Hibino Yuzuki, Ebina, Ryo Ikaruga

Follow Up Actions: On-site distractions for the Hatchlings to prevent tantrums, Make sure more responsible Officers are nearby, and maybe a designated hour for the hatchlings.

Now I just imagine Kafka going all scary cause these two dimwits decided to make his daughter cry and Mina dragging him out quickly before they have another incident. Like seriously? You bully a baby Kaiju of all things. Even moreso when their papa is on base.

Hoshina made sure the punishment to come was enough to keep those bozos in line.

[crypt1dcorv1dae]

konomiiiiiiiiiiii my love

[fend13th]

Complain ONE time and Kafka’s life got 10x worse~ (idea credit, @iizuumi!!)

~third division book club~

Kafka is very passionate about his theories

🛵 BIKE BUDDIES 🏍️

competence is a virtue and a curse lmao

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[narugen]

got another hoshimina fic idea… it takes them four people and nine years before they get their shit together.

[nocandnc]

I wonder that in the wedding of Kafka and Mina, what would Okonogi and Hoshina do? Also who would try to catch the bouquet during the wedding reception? (I believe that would be Hoshina=))) And what was other's feeling after seeing that? Thank you for your time^^

Hi there~

It's funny you bring this up as I have a wedding-related OkoHoshi ficlette idea I've been tinkering with lately, though I don't know if I'll go ahead with it...

Anyways, KafMina wedding!!

They do strike me as the type to go with a modern western-style wedding, bouquet tossing and all! White is very much Mina's colour and she'd look gorgeous in a full bridal gown (Kafka is mildly scared to find a pistol strapped to her thigh later into the night, which she claims - somewhat unconvincingly, might he add - is a precaution against kaiju other than her new husband.)

Regarding Okonogi and Hoshina... I think they might be left out of the wedding party to be honest. Instead, Reno and Kikoru take up the position of Best Man and Maid of Honor respectively (+ Bakko as ring bearer). Not because Kafka and Mina wouldn't want them to take part, but if the Captain is busy celebrating her wedding day then the Vice Captain needs to be at the ready to take care of any urgent kaiju matters on her behalf, right? It just makes practical sense. As for Okonogi, well... she'd just feel too awkward being part of a fancy ceremony like that, even if the eyes weren't necessarily on her.

But Hoshina and Okonogi still attend as guests of course!

While Hoshina isn't a part of the wedding party proper, Kafka and Mina still pull him up on stage to give a speech early into the reception festivities. Okonogi makes no speeches but claps as others say their piece, eyes misty from joy and laughter.

The heartfelt anecdotes and silly jokes wrap up, after which there is cake and music and drinks of all kinds.

When it comes time to throw the bouquet, several ladies gather near the front in hopes of improving their chances of getting married catching the beautiful flower arrangement - but it turns out Mina's throwing arm is just as impressive as her firing one and she overshoots the crowd by a large margin.

It flies across the venue in a long arc, petals scattering along the unexpected trajectory.

Soshiro barely registers the object entering his peripheral but snatches it from the air flawlessly all the same - as expected, it takes the Vice Captain to catch the Captain's throws. He laughs a little at the bouquet that's now securely in hand, followed by further laughter as the attending women groan and cry out in disappointment.

"How could you, sir!"

"That's supposed to be for us girls!!"

"I caught it fair an' square!" He shoots back, waving the bouquet at them like a baton. "How about you try puttin' in a little more work for it next time!?"

It's all in good fun though, for the women laugh too and quickly return to drinking and dancing and the eating of cake.

Somewhat prior to this, a reticent Okonogi was dragged onto the dance floor by Akari and the rest for several fast-paced songs. Though she'd admit to having a bit of fun, that one bit was still more than enough for her. The Operations Leader sticks to lingering near the drink bar after this, quietly taking photos now and then - even snapping a shot of their Vice Captain catching Mina's bouquet when the cameraman wasn't ready - but otherwise content to watch the cheerful chaos from a distance.

A wallflower like her had no aspirations of catching flowers.

...Which is why Okonogi Konomi is all the more startled when the much-sought-after bouquet is suddenly shoved into her hands.

"Huh?"

"Hold these for me, would you dear?" Vice Captain Hoshina asks before she's even fully registered his presence.

"What??"

Amused by Konomi's bewildered state, Soshiro flashes his sharp canines at her along with his phone - a familiar Kaiju warning blinking violently across the narrow screen.

"Duty calls!"

[nocandnc]

Ask me about OkoHoshi and/or KafMina, I wanna go nuts lol

Important OTP Questions (Send a ship to my ask box and some numbers!)

1) Who rocks the Ferris Wheel seat and who flips out and begs them to stop?

2) Who is always horny and will have sex at any time, at any place and at any time?

3) Who is more into taking showers/baths together? Who tries to make it relaxing and who tries to make it sexy time?

4) Who likes to walk around the house naked and who tells the other to go put some clothes on?

5) Who sleeps on the couch when they get into a fight?

6) Who takes photos of the other while they sleep?

7) Who said “I love you” first? and who ends their arguments in a fight with “Because I love you”?

8) Who likes to wear the others sweatshirts?

9) Who wakes the other up in the middle of the night to tell them a cool dream they had? Who has the most nightmares, and who sings them back to sleep after?

10) Who is more likely to cheat?

11) Who makes fun of the other for having a crush on them, and who has to remind them that they are in a relationship?

12) Who starts a food fight in the kitchen?

13) Who initiates duets? and who is the better singer?

14) Who starts the hand holding? Who grabs the others butt? Who slides their arm around their waist? Who likes to put their fingers in the belt loops?

15) Who likes writes the others name on their wrist?

16) Who is more seductive when they are drunk? and who is louder in bed?

17) Who is more protective?

18) Who talks to the other while they are sleeping?

19) Who drives and who has the window seat?

20) Who falls asleep in the others lap and who carries them to bed?

21) Who cuts the others hair?

22) Who is super bad at sexting? and who sends them encouraging messages throughout the day?

23) Who thinks they are not good enough for the others love? and who’s more afraid of loosing the other? Who thinks they keep messing up, only for the other to tell them they don’t need to worry?

24) Who starts random slow dancing with the other in the kitchen? Who holds the other just above the ground and kisses them?

25) Who says shitty puns and sex jokes just to see the other giggle and blush?

26) Who kissed first?

27) Who orders take out at two in a morning? and who wakes the other up at three in the morning to go downstairs with them to get a glass of water because it’s too dark?

28) Who writes poems/stories and love songs about the other? Do they sing the songs the write for them?

29) Who does some crazy stunt to try and impress the other and who ends up driving them to the emergency room after it backfires?

30) Who is embarrassed when they have to wear their glasses and who thinks they look super cute?

[jadore-kn8-et-je-suis-francais]

the women of kaiju no. 8 are incredible! that's what I said to myself while reading kn8, after all, few anime/manga feature badass female characters. in kaiju no 8 mina, kikoru, minase, hakua, shinonome, okonogi and nakanoshima are highlighted some more than others and yet almost all the fanfiction is on the ship hoshina/narumi or hoshina/kafka so yes it's nice I like these ships, that's not the problem, the thing is that after reading this all the time I'm disgusted with them and I want new things... like more realistic ships like hoshina/mina, kikoru/reno narumi/shinonome (don't tell me that narumi and shinonome don't go together in the manga just read chapter 82 in volume 11, Kikoru is not the romantic type but in fanfiction with reno it works and hoshina is pretty good with mina the only problem at the limit is her emotionless face)

[iceclew]

3rd Division grown-ups having a few drinks too much at the christmas fair. (at least Kafka and Nakanoshima had)

I dunno.. it came to me and I did not stop myself, what else can I say, cause.. what better time draw my personal headcanon of overly-freezing Hoshina than christmas, plus sprinkle a bit off overly attacked Kafka on top to enlighten myself, right?

And I am not used to draw the other platoon leaders plus Okonomi, so they look especially weird, but 'm still glad I managed to give em a try as well!!

So maybe they DID went to an awfully european looking christmas fair and had a drink, and Hoshina didn't catch the time right and had to hurry and come in work clothing, and maybe it was awfully cold, and he already did borrow Kafka's scarf, but was still freezing, so said Kafka aka. the Kaiju-termal-walking-radiator, also aka. Mr.-Had-a-few-drinks-too-much is helping out to keep the second best fighter of the 3rd Division from death by cold for the sake of the country that is of course..? And Nakanoshima would be weeping so hard in simp-girl-style, and Kafka would make so much fun about how drunk she is(while not being any more sober of course) and all the others would cringe the shit because of them.. And Hoshina.exe just stopped working because of all the internal screaming, wether the not-freeze-anymore part is actually reason enough for everyone around to justify him not stepping out of the situation. Also Okonogi is wailing cause she explicitly told him about the appointment, plus offered to get warmer clothes for him, but he refused since that would mean she's had to leave only to get him stuff. And Nakanoshima "whispers" to herself that she can't wait to get a picture of them for the 3D BL, and everybody is looking at her like wtf u talking about drunk woman, and that's when Ikaruga's looses it. And Mina? Mina is having the time of her life, enjoying all the good time they're having :) (plus already made a selfie with all of them in the back in secret)

Yeah...that's my weird thoughts around christmas, this is the stuff I am thinking about. Very merry, I know.... XD

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, OR A GREAT DAY IN GENERAL FOR THOSE NOT CELEBRATING!! :)

*lying on the floor hands in her red face*

why DAFUCK am I still doing this to myself!?!?! I absolutelly HATE illustratiing at the moment, I can't do colours, I can't to backgrounds, and there is so much WEIRD in this *points at all of it* ..you know what fck it. It IS what it FCKING is, my overly cringe christmas present for you guys. XD

...no, for real now

I found a place to stay that inspires me like nothing did in over a decade, and I am utterly grateful for that. As much as others might say, this is "just" fandom/social media/internet/not RL, this is all very real to me, and simply made me feel better in times I was low or struggling. And this also was the start to switch my own mindset of what I love and what I want to do, what I perhaps can do, and therefore the time on this site and with you guys was very special to me so far.. :)

Feel HUGGED and SMOOCHED, wherever you are, and however you do or do not celebrate, have a good one :)