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Sorry for being late. But Happy birthday dear Jyushi 💛💛🧡🧡

YAY!!!

I got a big box of mochi!!!

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I took part in a fairytale matsu zine! Here was my part. Jyushimatsu falls in love, crossed with the town mouse and country mouse story!

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It's that time of year again! 🎄

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HI

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have you watch the Takoyaki Party? how do you like it? I'm kinda satisfied cause I'm surprised by the descriptions about Totoko's growth😊she's such a nice girl who loves fish as always☺️☺️

OOC: I have! Funny you send me this ask, I was just about to talk about it on my main! EXTREMELY LONG RAMBLE INCOMING!!

Ahh what a sweet little movie.. While the wacky shenanigans are my favorite part of this show, I always still love a slice of life "nothing happens" kind of plot. And it couldn't have come at a better time honestly. I've been feeling like Totoko a lot lately.

As a character, Totoko hasn't really been focused on in depth very often, but it's clear that she's always had a problem with comparing herself to others. She always wants to be better than everyone else, and feels self conscious about it. She's also always trying to force herself into feminine stereotypes that don't really fit her personality or interests. It's nice to see that explored a little more here, though it's osomatsu san so they won't get too deep into it of course.

She's anxious at the pressure to become a "real adult" like Nyaa and her brother Fighting Yowai are. Specifically the focus here seems to be on having children. I mean when you really think about it, that's the supposed "end goal" of being what society says is a "proper adult" yknow? Especially for women. She's clearly feeling kinda behind when she's seeing Nyaa chan be an independent single mother, and now with her brother coming home with his wife and new baby. Totoko is nowhere near ready to be independent like that.

Sooo it's easier to just forget about real life for a while and hang out with the Matsus! They're always the same, ever since they were kids! They're not "real adults" either, but they seem to be carefree and having lots of fun every day! So everyone in town who has to work so hard, they can just party with the matsus for as long as they can!

The matsus are sorta anxious about their lack of independence too, but that feeling kinda lessened ever since season 1. It seems like over time they accepted it to the point where they're PROUD to be NEETS now, or at least apathetic to it. So to them, they don't really understand why everyone else wants the sleepover to last forever. Time stands still for them anyway.

Plus either way, while they are pressured by society to be "proper adults", it's kinda different for them as cis men. Totoko's focus on having children is something that comes with very different social expectations and baggage. Pretty much all women are expected to be mothers someday, and it can feel incredibly stifling and stressful when you know that there's a time limit on that. A time limit on finding a partner and settling down, thats terrible! Plus then, even when that happens, the idealized version is never the reality. At the party, everyone is so happy. The old guys are full of energy, and Nyaa's toddler is behaving as a perfect cute angel. But in the split second flashbacks at the end, we can see the tedium of their day to day jobs, Matsuyo coping with aging, the struggles Nyaa goes through to raise her baby alone, ...Dayon's cat dies or something.. idk

So isn't it easier to forget about that reality and hang around with the matsus, who always go at their own pace? That's way more fun!

I've also been thinking too, on a more personal level. Gosh this show is 8 years old. ITS 8 YEARS OLD!!! ITS IN THE THIRD GRADE! What a nightmare the passage of time is. So yeah I've been feeling like Totoko. And I'm sentimental about this show! For whatever reason, my brain decided to fixate on it for all this time.

The matsus were kinda my ambassadors to adulthood really. I just graduated highschool and was starting my first semester of college when I first watched this show. And the feeling of "oh god we're supposed to be adults but we don't know what we're doing!!" that went from being funny to WAY TOO RELATABLE super quickly. And man, back then I certainly didn't think id still be feeling that way after 8 years. I'll probably be feeling it forever. Buuut reality still goes on and time is passing, and we're all older and Nyaa chan's baby is a toddler now. But the matsus are the same, and for a little while we can forget about reality and party with them for a little while~!

Even if the matsus are reeeeeeallly sick of it..

And that reminds me of another thing too. When the matsus were like sick and dying and begging for sleep when the whole town was forcing them to keep partying... That.. was meta commentary right? Like, I can't interpret that any other way. Like the show writers are just trying to tell us that they're BURNT OUT. Which, let's be fair, that's understandable I guess. (I mean not to ME because I feel like the matsus have infinite stories they could be used for but. anyway.) If that's true, and the writers are just begging to let the matsus finally go to sleep. I'm kinda fine with it! I genuinely think that this movie is a PERFECT series finale. It brushes on the anxiety of adulthood that the show is known for, it gives a spotlight to the beloved side characters, and it feels like a nice calm little summary of the whole thing. We had a fun party with these guys, and we can go back and play with them whenever we get tired of being adults for a while.

...so yea! I liked it! :3

And I'll be ready in 20-30 years when they reboot it as Osomatsu-Ojiisan where the brothers are all middle aged lmao

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MATSU COMMISSIONS!

$25 For one character on a simple bg. +$5 for extra characters. Cheaper than my usual commissions cuz i've got matsu brainworms

DM if interested! Keep it Pg13 - Selfship OK - No BL

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You get a $5 discount if it's matsu related just saying 👀

Commissions Open!

$30 each for one chibi character + simple bg. Additional chars +$10 each. Price may vary on complexity.

Optional VHS effect is free! Give it that nostalgic screenshot look.

Shoot me a DM with refs if interested!

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i headcanon that atsushi is deeply unhappy with his life and is bragging about his car to feel the void in his heart.

like, imagine a guy who's most notable characteristic is that he has a car, that's gotta be sad

YEAH He looks almost exactly like the Matsus but he's seen as more attractive because having a car makes him look wealthy and important. (Japanese cities rely more on public transit and walkable areas, so having a car is more of a status symbol than it is in most of America, where having one is basically necessary.)

It would be funny if he's like the Matsus in more ways than his appearance. I mean think about it. He's shown up like 3 times in this show. Twice to flirt with girls to brag about his car, and once to make a suicide attempt. I know that was an AU skit but still, dude's probably a wreck. It would be fun if they had an episode that fleshed him out a little. I like to think he represents the "ideal" that Totty has in his head, so what if we get an ep where they talk and we see that Atsushi has all the things that Totty thinks makes you successful and cool but he's not really all that happy. What if he's even a little bit jealous of Totty for having a big silly family and no responsibilities?

Um how do i end this post. Here's some old art lol

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atsushi and his cool car

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atsushi and his cool car

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Takoparty

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waah

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JUST SQUEEZE ME!

look at these chuuni outfits omg theyre all so ugly but im obsessed with jyushi. you KNOW he wore the gir hoodie in middle school you know it.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MATSUNO BROTHER S🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

WE'RE HAVING FUN!