#micchy tag

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2 & 7 for the f/o asks!

Oh, thank you, kind anon! I cannot believe I was gifted an excuse to talk about my garbage lizard man. Today is a blessed day.

Anyway, Micchy from Yo-kai Watch Shadowside it is!

Because I have 657567 blorbo scrunklies running around in my head at any given moment, but he is special, okay?

2. on what do you disagree with other fans of your f/o?

Hoo boy, where do I begin? First of all, whenever Micchy appears in any given fanwork, you never know if the author is his fan, his hater or just neutral. All three are not immune to mischaracterization and bad takes. Some thing I have seen in his fan portrayals that I disagree with:

Making him an unapologetic jerk or a bad friend. I get it, jocks have been characterized as assholes since times immemorial, and he does have a delinquent background which shows up in his behaviour... Like, once in canon? Also, he has made a snide comment to Haruya at one point, and you cannot forget him making an absolute fool of himself that one time him and Natsume went shopping. These are the only three instances of him being anything but a friendly, kind and supportive person who is always there for everyone and will risk his own life and safety to make sure his friends are okay. He is one of the least mean yo-kai in the agency, and he is usually on the receiving end of every joke, jab and insult, which he just accepts as normal (low self esteem gang rise up). He is this big scary-looking dog that is cuddly and soft and full of love, but people see "big scary dog" and cannot fathom not writing about it biting anyone. This is what you get for being a scary monster man, I guess?

In addition to the previous point, making his friendship with Natsume into something creepy. I'm sick and tired of his haters misinterpreting the relationship and portraying him as an evil abusive stalker, so it is doubly saddening when people who appear to be his fans are doing the same thing. Like, yeah, ha ha funny simp man, but can we talk about how he never touched her without her permission (aside from when it was necessary to protect her from immediate danger), how he never tried to police her relationships with her other friends in any sort of way, how he never made her uncomfortable or scared (their first meeting notwithstanding), just annoyed by his general clinginess? I fully support Natsume in standing her ground and drawing necessary boundaries with him, but we as a fandom really don't have to make Micchy's awkwardness any worse than it already is. The guy is clearly trying his best and just wants to be a good friend and a good knight, he is immature and still learning. Why demonize his issues when we can explore and analyze them instead?

His age. This is where I actually agree with some fans and disagree with others, since he doesn't have a canon age, and people are bound to see him differently. To me, all yo-kai are ageless by default, since they are, well, yo-kai, and age works differently for them. Micchy looks adult(ish), but we do know that his Lightside's appearance is his own design, he chose to look like that, and it has no bearing on his actual age or maturity level. As for his maturity, I would say it fluctuates depending on the writer, but he generally appears to be between 14-18 years old, which is a huge range, but that's genuinely how he feels to me depending on the episode. Of course, his actual age could be well into centuries, or he could be, like, ten, because we do not know the rate at which his species matures. Honestly, him being a yo-kai makes this a moot point anyway. He is a ghost lizard, and appears to be in his middle or late teens by ghost lizard standards, and it might take him a few decades to transition into a young adult ghost lizard, because yo-kai live long lives and age slower than humans. You could say I do not disagree with people seeing him as being a certain age, I disagree with people who want to make his age a problem. Just headcanon him as whatever you are comfortable with, it's up for interpretation, and you are the ones chosing to interpret him in a way that squicks you. Want to see his feelings towards Natsume as a romantic crush, but don't like the implied age gap? Make him a teenager in your story, problem solved. Want to pair him up with Whisper instead? Poof, he is a young adult now, go wild. Sometimes characters don't have certain info disclosed about them, because it is irrelevant or up to interpretation, and there is no shame with filling it up according to your story needs.

One last thing (but I might think of more later and reblog this post with additions), I have seen different interpretation of how Micchy looks like underneath his suit and mask, and the only one I kind of disagree with is him having two functional eyes underneath the mask. Sure, cyclopic characters are harder to draw and tend to look weird with certain proportions, but come on, what's the point of having a monster guy in your story if you take away his monster traits? No eye means bye, it's one or I'm done. If you want to draw him as fully human, then sure, but even then I highly prefer for him to wear an eyepatch or have one eye covered by his bangs to keep the aesthetic. Speaking of hair, I support pretty much all headcanon hair people come up with, but my personal thing as of late is to imagine him with dark purple scales in places humans usually have hair. Not only does it make his Lightside form aesthetically more serpentine, it's also a very dashing monster guy look in general. I do disagree with people who think he would look wrong with hair and are opposed to people drawing him like that, though. Let my man be a bishie for once in his life, lol.

7. did your f/o deserve better?

YES. YES HE MCFREAKING DID. Micchy deserves the world. He deserves to be loved, appreciated and supported by his friends. He deserves no physical or verbal assaults thrown at him, especially when he is not doing anything wrong. He deserves to be educated on why his behaviour might upset others, to be given a chance to learn and do better. He deserves to repair his relationship with Mizuchi. He deserves to find love - I don't care who it will be, as long as they have a healthy and supportive relationship, I'm all for it. He deserves to do something grand and be seen as a hero he strives to be. He deserves to know that his friends will love him anyway, even if he never ends up doing anything grand at all. He deserves a quiet evening spent reading comic books, with a warm blanked wrapped around him. He deserves food that's good for him and a place to live. He deserves to be healthy. He deserves to love himself for who he is. He deserves recognition. He deserves at least one more focus episode, or two, or ten. He deserves a more detailed backstory.

And he sure as fuck deserved a much bigger role in the final arc of the anime. They barely let my man do anything. Sure, it makes narrative sense, since it wasn't his battle, and him staying on the sidelines and protecting the more vulnerable teammates was important and a good strategy, but I wanted him to do something memorable, to tie together his arc of wanting to become a hero, to take his Mitsumata Ghidorah form for the first time in the anime and go ballistic on Soranaki. I am happy with the final arc we got, my only complaint is that Micchy was done dirty by the writers. He could have done so much more.

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Mizuchi to Micchy. He was probably thinking about it the entire time they interacted in ep 25, and maybe even still thinks so. And maybe that's not a bad thing, and they should discuss it.

Think about it this way. Micchy thinks that he used to be this horrible irredeemable monster, but now he's changed. And yet, he is still that very same monster deep inside, and he must hide it from everyone, because his friends will totally drop him the second the truth about him comes to light. But to Mizuchi, Micchy was never a monster. He was always that good sweet kid who needed guidance and looked for something more in life, and he is still the same kid, he just found what he was looking for and is more honest with himself than he ever was. Pretending to change but not changing at all is not that bad when you were okay to begin with, and Micchy might need to hear that from someone who knows him well, who has seen him at his lowest before. To hear that he was never evil, that he was never broken or wrong or undeserving of love, his circumstances were just shitty, and both brothers acted accordingly, because they were kids and they never knew any better.

In fact, Mizuchi is the one who truly hopes to change, because his defeat and Micchy's sacrifice made him reconsider his vapid self-centered lifestyle. He is the one who will be trying to "come back right" and be a part of his brother's life once again, now without judgement or pride clouding his vision.

Opposite of "came back wrong" is "stayed exactly the same." Oh you want so badly to pretend that you have changed. You changed your face, you changed your name, you started leaning into a whole new role, but I know you. I know you. I know who you used to be, and I can see that person shining through you still. You can fool the world you can fool your friends you can fool yourself but you will not fool me.

[hyakunana]

✨💕 The winner of the DGP is———! 💕✨

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[the3rddenialist]

I attempted something

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If you're following us you are also probably following @masao-micchi, but if not, you should! They have so many fun aus but as soon as I saw this post from their OG! Elias AU this image came to me in a vision and I had to draw our Eliases in terrible outfits together.

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Pictured: a massive bitch, bisexual, a punching bag, dies at least once a week, my little meow meow

YES he is a MASSIVE BITCH but hes also BISEXUAL and a PUNCHING BAG and ALMOST DIES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. AND hes my little meow meow.

[dollsandmasks]

I haven't played Y School Heroes yet, nor have I watched the anime for it.

All I know is that it appears to take place roughly 25 years after Shadowside, and almost all youkai have been wiped out by aliens (???) and reincarnated as humans. Wild, but I can get behind it, not the weirdest thing to ever happen in Youkai Watch.

I've seen screenshots of the game, and they confirm that at least two youkai who are very dear to me did survive the space wars.

And thank God they did, because otherwise my heart would be shattered into a myriad of tiny pieces.

But that begs another question

Who the hell is this kid supposed to be?

His name is Mitsumatagi Nozuchika, which makes it pretty clear which youkai he is a reincarnation of (it's Mitsumata Nozuchi, aka Micchy). His name, overall silhouette, hair and eye color, everything points to him being Micchy's reincarnation - they even have the same voice actor, Onosaka Masaya. And yet, Micchy is supposedly alive at the time of Y School Heroes, unless they grabbed him and Junior out of a time-space portal or something? But that would mean that they both actually died to aliens some time after Shadowside, and I am not in favor of that interpretation, nope, not on my watch.

I've seen Nozuchika being referred to as Micchy's "indirect reincarnation", whatever that means. Do they possess the same soul, somehow? The same energy reading that just happened to manifest twice in the same universe? How will they react to each other if they meet, would that make reality collapse?

Anyway, imagine a 38 year old Natsume returning home to see not only Micchy, but a second, human Micchy, brought there by the youkai Micchy.

"Together we can guard you twice as efficiently, Natsume-san!"

And Natsume's just like

This is getting out of hand! Now, there are *two* of them! - Viceroy Nute Gunray - Now there are two of them - quickmeme

And then the Mitsumata Nozuchi from the first three games frees himself from his seals in the school yard and joins the Micchy party.

Truly the timeline we all deserve.

[mayoiayasep]

izumi scout tmr if i dont get him im deleting my account

[dollsandmasks]

Micchy bingo! What do I win?

fresh off the press character bingo

send me an ask with a character’s name

[rubberlemon]

Reply to tags.... Yes I think Micchi keeps the bunny plushie of the special it was so cute he was hugging it till he notices he wasn't alone...

[askrikkaiandhyotei]

Tagged by @cows-quack

Challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

Going do a Kamen Rider themed one

Tagging @missmako-chan @narashikari and @t-u-i-t-c

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tagged by @stingyslegslookweird @lunar-gl1tch and @denebsapphic thanks for the love y'all <3

favorite color: blueeeee

last song i listened to: listening to the legally blonde album currently, it's whipped into shape rn. (we saw this at a local theater and HOLY SHIT THE LADY SINGING THIS WAS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD)

currently reading: rereading kids books lmao back into the retellings of fairytales phase for the billionth time

currently watching:

4 minutes, which, isn't quite my cup of tea for anything that isn't the main couple but unfortunately i really like the main guy (also it's really funny calling this my bible study while y'know steamy gay sex scenes are playing)

ayaka-chan wa hiroko-senpai ni koishiteru, which i'm having fun with. that being said MOVE ayaka let ME have miss hiroko

bakuage sentai boonboomger, where i need more shirabe

hidamari ga kikoeru, which MUST WE DO A MEAN GIRL PLOT. it's better than the movie but like it's 2024 we don't need the mean girl to break up the gay couple arc

mitsuya sensei no keikakutekina ezuke, where they uh appear to be testing more kinks on taisei. sorry for saying that.

sugar dog life, which i might drop, i dunno, but starninger IS very cute

takara no vidro, which i'm really enjoying but also this seems like a few too many episodes?? what are you going to pull

ultraman arc, what do you MEAN recap episode after the "monster isn't actually bad" episode

business kon: suki ni nattara rikonshimasu, which is pretty cute and also has inoue sora

kimi to yukite saku: shinsengumi seishunroku, which is consuming my brain oh my god go watch it i promise it won't break your heart or anything

real: renai satsujin sosahan, which had a trope i hate but like it's detective stuff so whatever

tonari no nurse aide, where i'm just waiting for that last episode of lovelica harrassing micchi fjsdiofjdsiaojisdfoi

currently craving: something not in the house. what, i dunno.

coffee or tea: if i'm out and about, probably coffee. at home, tea more

hobbies to try: man i dunno i need to get back to some of the ones i have stuff for before trying new things lmao

current AU: i have an actual outline of notes for a modern au kimiyuki because goddammit i need them to be OKAY

tag 9 people you want to get to know better/want to catch up with: @plushie-sentai @kirider @nugulover69 @cows-quack @shoceted @rosemirmir @doomednarrative @incandescentflower @zhengzi

[flaim-ita]

Decided be tagged by @stickers-on-a-laptop bc I have nothing better to do before Shin KR

Post the names of the files of your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it. If you want, tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Ace/Keiwa Pain

Beroba being a creep

IkkiVice during the bodyswapping

Not sure where this goes but Aesir’s death

Ace & Tsukasa

Geats 11

Geats 12

Kamen Rider Dia - ep 1

Utena AU

Utena AU - Ace being extremely fucked up

Ace & Mistime

Kaya and the rose bride

Michinaga Emotions

Micchy & Michinaga

Arutobot punches heart

Ace aftermath (1-2)

Saving Ace (1-3)

…that covers the past month or so and I am not digging further

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So, anyway, transmasc and intersex Micchy headcanons that are actually more like a freeform fanfic. From one queer to another, so to say.

First of all, the mitsumata don’t usually think in human terms when it comes to gender.

Being intersex for them is way more common than it is for humans – about one third of all mitsumata births are intersex to some degree. For some, it barely plays a part in their appearance or mating – it is not unusual for an otherwise male-presenting mitsumata to have a gonad which could easily produce female pheromones, and if you dig deeper, you might find that his chromosome patterns are more typical of female mitsumata as well – neither of which could prevent him from successfully impregnating his mate. Then there are the more obvious ones, the ones who, through anatomical combinations not seen in humans but perfectly plausible for three-headed youkai hydras, possess both the ability to inseminate and to give birth, and you can usually tell by their appearance – unless you are not a mitsumata, then they probably all look the same to you. Due to being relatively common among their species, as well as an entirely different culture with different sets of views on gender altogether, intersex mitsumata do not face the kind of stigma and do not fight the kind of battles intersex humans would, so comparing their experiences is not entirely fair.

Some things stay the same, though, because they happen to come from the inside.

Micchy didn’t really think about it before hitting puberty. He was a boy, and Mizuchi was also a boy, but more importantly, they were both mitsumata, and that’s what mattered to them the most. Being proud of their three heads, of their fangs and slimy skin and a single eye. That’s all they had left, really, the orphaned, left-behind kids with nowhere to go. The community they once called home was gone now, and entering a different mitsumata community is not as easy as it sounds, not when you are just some punks with no real skills to contribute. Not like they needed it anyway, they were strong, resilient and, most importantly, together, sharing all of their experiences and thoughts.

Then puberty happened, and the things they experienced did not match. Though united in mind, they developed very different bodies. Mizuchi’s was male, no questions asked. Micchy’s happened to have two packages for the price of one, so to say.

And Micchy hated every second of it.

He hated the way his body felt, the way it curved and breathed and smelled. He hated the shape his three faces took on, and he absolutely despised the whole entire ordeal. It wasn’t right. It wasn’t him anymore.

Mizuchi, however, did not see the problem. “So what? You are still you. You are still a mitsumata, and should be proud of having the body of one, regardless of how it makes you really feel. You have double the chances of making an offspring with a mate you may find one day, isn’t that great?”

Of course, Mizuchi wasn’t that articulate in his response, but you get the picture.

It’s not like Micchy even minded having children in the future, or carrying said children himself, for that matter. He just wanted to look and feel different right now, and the more he though about it, the more guilt he felt inside. Was he being a bad mitsumata? Was he being a traitor to his kind for not accepting the body that was given to him?

The more he though about it, the more his mind shifted away from the things other mitsumata enjoyed, and more towards learning about different experiences altogether. Superhero comics from the human world fascinated him. The people in these stories were righteous and overcame their fears for the greater good. They saved people, they were beloved and accepted by many, while still being feared and detested by some, sure, but for a kid who was being feared and detested by practically anyone, this was a good enough deal. Their bodies were perfect, their deeds righteous, and man, did he want to become like them… And yet something still did not click, stopping him from fully immersing himself in his fantasy. These impeccable men in colorful suits, they were born like that. Sure, some were once scrawny and weak, some had no powers before a life-changing experience gifted them one or two, but there was always a potential for them to become the men he saw on the pages. None of them had to overcome an obstacle of having a body that was not it.

Then he started looking deeper and deeper into media and discourse aimed at both humans and human-like youkai, and he came to learn of the concept of trans men. And it finally clicked.

You don’t have to live with a body that doesn’t suit you. You can make your own.

And so, he began developing his Lightside form using the images that inspired him. He wanted it to be buff, strong, masculine, a form that would feel euphoric just to look at, to breathe in, to live with. A body he has made by himself, for himself.

Honestly, it was also how he discovered he loves making art. Taking something and turning it into something else entirely, something beautiful. Blank canvas into an art piece. A rock into a sculpture. A body that makes him sick into a body that gives him comfort. Something he couldn’t wait to show his brother.

We all know how Mizuchi reacted to that reveal.

I’m going to skip ahead a bit, because of course, things weren’t okay, and it took a while for them to become somewhat okay. Micchy still takes his Shadowside form from time to time. It doesn’t feel good, but when there’s no other option, he’ll manage. He has a lot of gripes with himself still, and he could be educated somewhat more on the ways to take care of his new body. He doesn’t have a problem with being feminine, and the idea of maybe carrying a child one day does not bring him any displeasure, his body is strong and capable and can do many more cool things, he’s just not mentally ready for parenthood yet.

Still, he is what he is. He is still a proud mitsumata, even if he looks different, because looks are not there to define you, they are there so you would look at yourself in the mirror and feel good. If asked if he is a man or a woman, he would probably answer that he’s Micchy, Natsume’s knight and part of the youkai detective agency.

All that matters is that he’s finally comfortable in his own skin.

[zaruba-needslove]

so as i was browsing through the geats tag... and i saw this post https://www.tumblr.com/cloudaintfair-archive/726750929584603136/three-hours-to-go-until-the-geats-finale?source=share

i did not realize that keiwa was such a positive influence on michinaga! like micchy was helping letter and keilow... but letter's death made him reaffirm his actions...

if only keiwa returned before letter's death... lol

lol

For a sec I was like who's Letter? Heh... that's an interesting POV, though personally I can't quite see it. Though I can see how meeting Keiwa reminded Miichi that there ARE still normal people that gets dragged into DGP, thus he felt driven to try to keep Letter and Keilow alive, half cos he's stuck with them as teammates and half cos he knew that he can't possibly survive alone in that round.

Plus Miichi was a tsundere, you can't really judge him at face value. Not to mention he was really bad at communication 😂😂😂

Regardless, I do believe that what happened during the second round of the fight with the Saboten Knight Jyamato did affect Miichi - and not just him, but Ace and Neon too.

I feel that rather than just Keiwa having had influence on Miichi softening his personality a bit, it's more of the trio's influence as a whole had been affecting Miichi.

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Accessing the Yo-Kai Detecive Agency's webpage be like

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