#gundham is so WEIRD I love him

[kazuichikazuichi]

last post for today, but!: 1. how is chiaki so CUTE omgomgomg <3<3 2. why does gundham do that😭😭 so in character and weird. and 3. hello fuyu + kaz hello hello hello hel

[alpacacare-archive]

why you booing me im right

[relatableblorbopoll]

Round 1 of preliminaries, group 14

The first two places get a place on the bracket

Little reminder: there will be 2 more rounds of preliminaries, the losing blorbos of this poll still have 2 chances of getting in the official bracket

Propaganda under the cut

Oz Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)

"Struggles with self-worth, adores books, ADHD (though that’s not canon—but he fits the diagnostic criteria), his strongest/most important relationships are platonic"

Sound (My School President)

"Lonely gay teenager who tries to be cool and sauve but gets adopted against his will by a group of losers and then falls for one of the losers who gets on his nerves a lot because he was nice to him once and then he gets all awkward and flustered around the boy and tries to avoid him and antagonize him but the boy sees through it and they eventually end up together and he becomes the most annoying person in love ever"

Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

"adhd. possibly some autism too. a weird girl who got outcasted by being herself and sure has some WACK coping mechanisms to deal with it. self worth is IN THE DRAIN. gnc and not straight. writes fanfic. artist. goes through a depression era when at her moms house. loves her mom also. this is canon stuff i'm saying"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA she is so ASDHSUJD. Okay I started watching the owl house because I knew there was a WLW couple, so obviously I had to check it out. But upon watching the show, I got so emotionally connected to it, or moreso the protagonist, Luz, that it could go beyond some people's understandings... I remember that almost any scene showing her neurodivergent traits would hit SO. CLOSE. HOME. It would be unbelievable. I literally rewatched the show more than seventeen times one summer. She is just so goshdarn relatable man. She's the weird kid, has no friends, loves making anime edits, is OBSESSED with a book series, loves witches and magic and stuff, has ADHD, an attention span that is so high when she's engaging with something she likes doing and so low when she's bored. She's just so lovely. I know a lot of people found her annoying in season one but she hit close home to me. Season two was amazing as well and she started getting even MORE relatable!! She started showing her people pleasing, how much she blames herself, it was so sad but I was glad to see a character I could relate to so much on screen. I mean i personally didn't experience the loss of my father and I personally do have one friend whom I'm able to share my life with, but she's still super relatable. She can be so silly and so cool. And her impulsivity and the way she realized she doesn't know what she wants to do when she grows up also hit close home. Mwah"

Gundham Tanaka (Super Danganronpa 2)

"Goth autistic theater kid"

Saiki Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan/The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

"He's very dead inside, especially in the English Dub, and introverted. But even so, he cares a lot for his friends, even if he never says it to them and he finds them annoying most of the times. He also be nosey and just insert himself into others' situations that don't involve him (obviously, he makes it so that nobody knows he's there and, obviously, he's also complaining about this all the time). He's canonically aroace, or at least aroace spec He's canonically trans. He was born as a girl but he didn't like it so he immediately turned himself into a boy with his psychic powers. An argument could be made about him being on the autism spectrum."

Drew (The Music Freaks)

"I don't like him actually I hate him and love him st the same time in fact but. This man is so real and such a horrible jerkwad to everyone around him. I mean I can't relate to THAT but I should mention he also gets jelous easily, he is in love with his best friend who does not like him back, he's all moody and grouchy and bratty. And so am I and I hate it lol."

[hajihiko]

what do you think about fuyuhiko’s relationships with the others? not the survivors or peko

He and Hiyoko and Mahiru are obviously pretty tense for a while, he'd like to make amends but he doesn't exactly try, leaves the ball in their court but it's at least 50% him not really knowing how to (attempted suicide 2 electric Boogaloo is not an option)

Nekomaru actually says he really respects Fuyuhiko, and I think Nekomaru is like what Fuyuhiko thinks the ideal man is (and what he wishes he was) so i think the respect is mutual. They clash a lot in how they express themselves but there's some kinda friendship potential there

He's unnerved by how easily Impostor reads him

He and Ryota uuuuh don't really get along

Mikan is slightly scared of him, he doesn't trust her but there's no genuine dislike

He and Ibuki are like. Chill. Nothing really of mention

Not a fan of teruteru but at least SOMEONE is shorter than him

Gundham calls him pathetic or something I think. Gundham I think might be interested in friendship (as much as he can be interested in such a thing) but Fuyuhiko just thinks he's confusing. Half the time he's like "are you insulting me???" And Gundham is like fool, I am above such petty matters (I'm trying to be friends)

Nagito... is a can of worms, Nagito really REALLY wants to be friends or more (low-key in love with everyone but not in the healthiest way) but Fuyuhiko has major trust issues there. Not because of the sui-murder thing, but because of a) history with Hajime and b) Fuyuhiko has a good bullshit detector and he knows Nagito is kind of a false person. They become weird friends eventually but emphasis on eventual.

Puppy crushed on chiaki big time. Nothing would delight him more than hearing her curse and if anyone so much as glanced at her weird he'd be at their throats. Also they're team "self control despite horny soup" (demi-ace solidarity?) and he respects her majorly for that

[loststarphounix]

Gundham’s biggest rival for Kazuichi’s feelings is definitely Rantaro. Like yeah he suspected that Hajime was another person he had battle against for the mechanic’s affections, but then he got together with Fuyuhiko and Nagito and that soothed his worries. He’s been playing the long game, trying to get the others trust before he makes his feelings known. It’s been somewhat successful- Kazuichi is more friendly towards him and likes hanging out, but he still doesn’t know the goths feelings for him.

But in their third year, Class 79 enters their first year and somehow the Ultimate Adventurer crosses paths with Kazuichi and the two seemingly become inseparable overnight. Rantaro always finds the time to come visit their class just to see Kazuichi (and Sonia and Ibuki but not nearly as much) and they go off campus alone nearly every weekend. It’s maddening and the breeder feels like he needs to act now before it’s too late.

He has the support of nearly the whole class - they’re tired of seeing the breede and mechanic have their “will they, won’t they” weird tango thing. Seriously, Hajime, Fuyuhiko and Nagito were never THIS bad. There’s even a betting pool hosted by Hiyoko (the brat) on how long it’ll take them to get together. Some have already lost, with the longest time period being five years-

So, as you can imagine, they’re all pretty much done with the whole thing.

One day, Gundham is hyped by Ibuki, Sonia and Hajime to try to ask the other out and they make their way to the garage, just to find Kazuichi leaning against his work bench, with Rantaro standing so close it looks like he’s boxing the other in. They’re both smiling like they’re sharing a joke, until the mechanic sees them and pushes off the bench.

“H-hey guys!” He waves, face beet red as he awkwardly smiles at the group. “What are you all doing here?”

Rantaro merely smiles serenely as he stuff his hands in his pockets. “Yo.”

Gundham frowns, pushing his scarf up to cover his face while Sonia and Hajime’s mouths twist into awkward upticks.

“HI HI HI HI!” Ibuki skips into the garage, her bubbly energy more than enough the banish the awkwardness, “We came to see if Zucchini wanted to go out to that new night club tonight! Ibuki wants to dance till her heart gives out!”

The smiles grows into something more fond as Kazuichi chuckles at the girls antics. “Maybe not until your heart gives out, but yeah! I could definitely do some dancing!”

”We were just talking about that actually,” Rantaro smirks, “I was just trying to convince Kaz to go with me. But more the merrier.”

“We’re gonna paint the town red!” Ibuki cheered.

“Wait - all of you? You mean Gun too?” The mechanic looks at the taller teen, his expression slack with disbelief.

Sonia, seeing her friend in mild distress, steps up. “Do not be fooled! Gundham is a demon of many talents and can certainly ‘shred the bed’!”

“It’s ‘cut a rug’, Sonia.” Rantaro beamed and glanced at the breeder. “I liked to see it. Never seen a demon dance before.”

Huffing, Gundham lowered his scarf at glare at the green haired boy. “Then prepare to be amazed, mortal! My serenade is bound to drive you to madness!”

Rantaro simply smiles serenely, but Kazuichi gives him a curious glance. He seems to want to say something, until he’s interrupted by an another student who tells him about a generator malfunction and they both rush off. The rest trail off in a less hurried manner, the up first year giving his phone number to Hajime when he discovers he doesn’t have it, before they split up. Ibuki is excited for tonight, loudly proclaiming all the fun and wonderful things they’ll be able to do.

Hajime laughs at her theatrics before turning to the other boy who has been suspiciously quiet throughout their whole conversation. “How come you never told us you could dance? Kazuichi loves dancing, you know.”

To his surprise, the breeder suddenly looks - scared? He looks away from them, burying himself into the folds of his scarf as he admits in a hushed, shameful hiss.

“I…I do not possess the ability of dance bewitchment.”

And the other three stop in, eyes wide in surprise.

Well. Fuck.

[mod-kyoko]

Hello! Id like to make another request! So this one is not exactly nsfw in the general sense, but does involve link, although it does seem thats alright on this blog

Would it be possible to make hcs or a story (both are completely alright) with the scenario where gender-neutral reader meets Gundham Tanaka, and it starts off with fearplay vibes before becoming fluff later? (Reader starts off intimidated/scared of Gundham, but warms up to him)

Thank you a lot for reading and potentially considering this! Its alright if youd prefer nto to write it of course too!

gundham tanaka w/ reader that's scared of him (then warms up to him)

info: gn!reader, kinda nsfw?, fearplay kink, reader is DOWN BAD

type: hc format, in neo world program

a/n: I had no idea what to even call this ask lmfao, I love this funky nerdy DND soundin' ass mfker

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waking up on this strange island, meeting the oddball of characters made you stand out if anything

still you made introductions around the island, everyone seemed like fun people... even hiyoko and fuyuhiko weren't as scary as they should be. but that might just be because they were short..

you last stop was the... ranch? why was there a ranch on an island?

ignoring the strange logic you noticed a boy you hadn't met before

...

he looked like dracula's son

now, you weren't one to judge another by the cover, even with nekomaru large size and ibuki's punky attire you didn't judge base off looks

but with him... you felt nervous to even approach him, his mere aura made a tight cramp form in your stomach and you face felt hot

was that a scar over his eye?!

and his arm is bandaged... was he a dangerous person?

you approached him cautiously, he seemed to be in thought and didn't notice you until you spoke up

"h-hi... I'm-"

"fuhahaha! do you wish to know my name?"

"uhm.. I didn't say-"

"very well, you may be graced by the Lord of Ice himself; listen well for I am GUNDHAM TANAKA! supreme overlord of ice and destroyer of worlds! cower in fear at my power!"

you were doing just that

even though it sounded ridiculous to hear it from a human being's mouth, somehow you felt like he was really a 'destroyer of worlds' from how he presented himself

you stood there with wide eyes, you had to admit that you were actually afraid of him... more so than the other students on this island

he chuckled and crossed his arms, leering at you

"well, mortal? are you truly speechless at the supreme form of the dark lord? my all-seeing eyes see your shaking form!"

indeed, you were shaking in your shoes and you tried to hide it by saying that it was just cold although he went on a rant that his title of 'lord as ice' gives such an aura

whilst he was rambling, your eyes looked him over

he seemed pretty fit and your eyes admittedly stare at his chest, your face couldn't help but heat up

this was weird... you were scared and intimidated by him, yet you found his appearance and demeanour very attractive

supreme overlord of ice... you wondered if you could be his loyal minion and to follow his every beck and call

whilst staring, you noticed his scarf was moving around and your gasp got his attention

"kehehehe...how lucky of a mortal you are that my four dark devas of destruction are not hungry, for as they are violent as they look..."

he pulled at his scarf and... four little hamsters scurried around him

gundham told you their names, adding dramatic flair to each one of them

however, you were mainly focused on how cute they were! you couldn't help but pet one of them much to gundham's surprise

"they are so... terrifyingly cute!"

gundham began to blush and hide part of his face into his scarf

"hm... it seems you have an affinity with even my dark devas... they would not usually allow mortals to touch them. perhaps you have a hidden dark power not even yourself know."

you had absolutely no idea what he was talking about but it intrigued you regardless, still petting his little hamsters

that was when you were made aware of his talent as an ultimate 'breeder'... so he works with animals? huh...

maybe you were quick to judge his character, even if he is still kind of... scary, he must have a heart of gold to love animals this much

you walked back with gundham to the hotel whilst he went on and on about demons and... deities, something like that. you just stared at him for the rest of the way

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-Mod Kirumi

[d3sire-97]

Tierlist!

My Danganronpa Opinion Tier-list (With rankings, EX./10 and reasons why they're ranked that way below.) (I've only played the first two games, so the V3 ones might not be accurate.)

SOME SPOILERS AHEAD

FAVOURITES:

Kiyotaka Ishimaru - AMAZING CHARACTER, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, LITERALLY KIN HIM SO MUCH, love the VA, hated his death and trial. - 10/10

Mondo Owada - He's also the best, I love his design, his character, his VA, his motive, his trial, his execution was kinda.... BUT I STILL LOVE MONDO - 10/10

Sonia Nevermind - She's so funny and her ftes are great! So good and love her in trials. Great VA, sondam is awesome. - 9/10

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu - Great Ch.Development after chp2 love him so much. - 9/10

Gundham Tanaka - I love him SO MUCH he's amazing and funny and his execution made me cry alot. Sondam for life - 9/10

I just realised Ishida wasn't on this list but Jill/Syo was, so I'm putting him below:

#. Kiyondo Ishida - Literally an icon. Wished he was in a trial with Syo. 8.8/10

Love:

6. Sayaka Maizono - I used to hate her lol, love this queen. - 8.7/10

7. Mikan Tsumiki - I might get hate for this one... - 8.5/10

8. Sakura Ogami - A sweetheart and a hero - 8.3/10

9. Chihiro Fujisaki - He's so cute I wanna pat him on the head - 8.3/10

10. Akane Owari - Underrated, love her. - 8/10

11. Hajime Hinata - Best Protag - 7.9/10

12. Kaito Momota - He believes in Gonta - 7.8/10

13. Shuichi Saihara - Pretty cool ngl I like him :3 - 7.8/10

14. Ryoma Hoshi - Underrated like Akane - 7.7/10

Like/Love:

15. Chiaki Nanami - Her FTEs are cute. Noble character. Love her. - 7.6/10

16. Nagito Komaeda - A TINY bit overrated but I still love him - 7.5/10

17. Aoi Asahina - Relatable Queen - 7.4/10

18. Genocider Syo/Jill - She's much funnier than Toko tbh. - 7.4/10

19. Byakuaya Togami - Why did I put him next to Syo lol - 7.3/10

20. Kazuichi Souda - Shark guy. Funny. He's pretty good :) - 7.2/10

21. Peko Pekoyama - Sweet character, AMAZING EXECUTION - 7.1/10

22. Nekomaru Nidai - SO UNDERRATED - 7/10

23. Kaede Akamatsu - Probably would put higher if I had played V3 - 7/10

24. Gonta Gokuhara - Super nice and sweet :) - 7/10

25. K1-B0 (Keebo) - He's actually a cutie patootie - 7/10

Like:

26. Makoto Naegi - THE CUTIE PATOOTIE - 6.9/10

27. Kyoko Kirigiri - Nice, but I couldn't love her character like everybody else tbh- - 6.8/10

28. Leon Kuwata - Chill dude, him and Ibuki probs good friends. - 6.7

29. Kokichi Ouma - He's pretty cool, good VA, cooked in his trial. - 6.7

30. Ibuki Mioda - Funny, sweet, a tiny bit overrated. My mum called her a furry once- - 6.5

31. Monokuma - How can you not like the mascot y'all- - 6.4 bc he killed my faves :,)

32. Rantaro Amami - He's cool, but idk him well. Wish we got to see his character more. - 6.3

33. Korekiyo Shinguji - Chill guy, interesting, weird subplot. - 6.2

34. Himiko Yumeno - Overhated tbh, cute, nice, cries a bit too much. - 6.1/10

35. Maki Harukawa - Not a big fan of the quiet brooding ch. but Idk her well so I won't judge too much. :) - 6/10

Neutrual - Like:

36. Celestia Ludenburg - She's pretty cool, trash motive, lied about Taka. That's the reason she isn't higher. 5.9/10

37. Toko Fukawa - A bit creepy, weird, but I still like her. Glad she survived tho tbh. - 5.8/10

38. Tenko Chabashira - Idk her charcater, I just know her "degenerate male" thingy, which is... interesting... no hate tho - 5.7/10

39. Mukuro Ikusaba - Wish she was in THH longer! OMG FAKE-JUNKO WAS SO COOL! Didn't see enough of her to rate higher. - 5.6/10

40. Izuru Kamakura - Cool concept, overrated tho- 5.5/10

41. Junko Enoshima - Cool ch. shit motive. Killed my faves- 5.3/10

42. Imposter/"Byakuya" - Good in SDR2 but didn't see enough of him :( - 5.2/10

43. Usami/Monomi - Cute mascot but I skipped her ALL of her dialogue because she annoyed TF out of me. - 5.1/10

44. Tsumugi Shirogane - GREAT VA but, I kinda don't know what to think about her. - 5.1/10

Neutral:

45. Yasuhiro Hagakure - A bit of a silly-billy, I dunno how he survived. He's closer to like than dislike tho. 5/10

46. Kirumi Tojo - She has the same VA as Hiyoko. HOW. Anyways, talented VA, cool execution, wish we got to see more of her tho. 5/10

47. Monodam - Apparently not as bad at the other ones? Byakuyas VA- 5/10

Neutral-Dislike:

48. Angie Yonaga - PRETTY DESIGN, GREAT VA, still not sure about her tho tbh... 4.6/10

49. Mahiru Koizumi - Boring, annoying, complains alot tbh, had great potential which wasn't used well. - 4.4/10

50. Teruteru Hanamura - Kinda... interesting. Surprisingly humane motive. I actually prefer him to Mahiru now... 4.3/10 (changed to 4.5/10)

Dislike:

51. Miu Iruma - There's alot to say about this girl... uh... 4.2/10

52. Hiyoko Saionji - Insufferable. I hate her, WHINY AND ANNOYING, I skipped all her dialogue. 3/10

53. Hifumi Yamada - I hate him, but I put him in this category bc why not. Skipped all of his dialogue, he annoyed me so much. I ignored him. He killed Taka for no reason. 2.5/10 because he was helpful in one trial.

HATE:

All the Monokubs, except I forgot their names. Incest weirdos, no point in the whole thing. 2/10

Anyway, my ranking is a bit controversial, so tell me what you guys think! <3

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Do you have any crossover ships with Gonta? Like characters from dr1/dr2 I mean

Not necessarily Romantically but I do have a lot of crossover interactions that I really like with Gonta!!

Gonta & Byakuya: I've long had the headcanon(?)/AU idea of Byakuya knowing Gonta since he was very young because both of their families are powerful and influential. In a universe where the v3 cast and the dr1/dr2 cast exist together, I hced that Byakuya was tasked with babysitting a pre-raised-by-wolves Gonta at least once. Ive had this idea for a fic about Gonta's disappearance from his perspective for a while, but since Im not as into dr1 I don't think I could execute Byakuya's characterization super well.

Gonta & Taka: I think these two would get along SUPER well. I feel like Gonta would be able to be fast friends with anyone who is very passionate and loud. Gonta would really admire Taka's mastery of etiquette and academics, and while I'm unsure of if Taka would have the best words to tackle Gonta's self-esteem issues directly, I think he would genuinely admire Gonta's persistence at wanting to be a gentleman and how hard he works. Not to mention, both face a lot of pressure from their families legacies. These two would be great together.

Gonta & Sakura: Sakura would LOVE to train with Gonta, and I feel like her gentle but firm encouragement would be so valuable to him. In non-despair aus with all three casts, I always imagine these two as friends.

Gonta & Mondo: Insert screenshot from UTDP of Mondo saying to Gonta "you're like a really big... puppy dog." I feel like Mondo would at first feel the need to like. Try to prove to Gonta that he's tougher than him, just because of how big Gonta is. But would quickly realize Gonta's not like that at all and is a sweetheart. And would become quickly endeared to him. (there might be really cute ship potential here. I like the idea of Mondo getting a little bit of a crush on him)

Gonta & Chihiro: Gonta would be SO HAPPY to help Chihiro with feeling like she isn't strong enough. Maybe not in the best way, because I think he would rush to try and protect her from everything which isn't Exactly what she wants, but I think after she expresses this Gonta would switch to trying to help her in other ways instead. Chihiro would be really nice to him and I think they could be friends.

Gonta & Gundham: I THINK THESE TWO WOULD BE BEST FRIENDS IF THEY EXISTED IN THE SAME UNIVERSE. MY GOD. There's a reason I have a tag for them [#bugs and beasts]. Their interests are very similar, of course, but it goes beyond that. Gundham understands very well what its like to struggle socially, and probably would be able to see a lot of himself in Gonta. I also think that while Gonta might struggle at first to keep up with the... flamboyant way Gundham speaks 1. I like the idea that at first his hamsters translate for him and 2. I think he would eventually figure it out. Gonta regularly yes-ands the more weird personas of the other characters (ex, himiko's magic) and I think his respect for the way Gundham sees himself would be a breath of fresh air for him. Both are lonely and desperate for acceptance by the group (Gonta more actively, Gundham more sadly accepting his place on the outside), if they were in the same story nothing could have stopped them.

Gonta & Sonia: Sonia would be absolutely delighted by Gonta's backstory, being raised by wolves, and I bet she would love to teach him etiquette and how to act royally. Gonta would be absolutely obsessed with her. I mean, she's a princess! I think to Gonta, a prince would be almost the pinnacle of gentlemanliness. He would want to treat her with so much respect, maybe to the point of stressing himself out hgdjskfs

Gonta & Nagito: These two... would have a weird relationship. I'm always saying how Gonta needs a hypeman badly and I think Komaeda would be that in the weirdest, most unhealthy way possible. Nagito would be obsessed with Gonta as an ultimate (as he is with any ultimates) and would discourage his self loathing by trying to reassure him by his weird view of talent and what being an ultimate means. Gonta, unfamiliar with his ideology, would probably half heartedly take the compliment while also concerned about how much Nagito puts himself down. I don't think Nagito should be left alone around him LMAO

[hopeymchope]

Hey. There was a new Raincode interview written a few days ago and in that interview, Halara’s gender was brought up. I made a post about that question on my blog and I am curious your thoughts about it. I also linked the interview in my post.

(This is the post in question, for anyone interested. Which I think you probably should be, but... )

My thoughts are mostly that Kodaka's quote/response feels frustratingly uninformative and devoid of any value, but also sadly unsurprising. I know it's just a machine translation, so maybe this isn't capturing the exact nuance of the statement... but the sentence "I didn't specifically intend a social message" is just exactly the kind of vague, wishy-washy, "I really don't want to be in trouble with or offend anyone on any side of any possible argument" language that I've LONG gotten used to in promotional interviews about movies, TV, books, games, etc. Because god forbid you possibly appear to be either for or against anything that might be considered controversial in any possible market! Having STANCES on THINGS could damage your profit margin with some potential demographic.

I suppose this could be all there is to it. Maybe Kodaka legitimately means what he says here and put no greater thought into Halara's lack of gender identity. But I also think it'd be weird if the implications of leaving their gender unknown didn't at least occur to him at some point, particularly as there's been a growing awareness of so-called "X-gender" people in Japan over the last year and a half.

But ultimately, "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code" is Japanese media, and that leaves this kind of question-dodging not only expected, but arguably maybe even necessary. Take a look at the recent of the recent controversy over The Witch From Mercury, the Gundham anime that is over-the-top mega-gay. Bandai Namco still felt the need to declare that the relationship between Suletta and Miorine is "open to interpretation" despite the fact that the two get FUCKED MARRIED.

In fact, this Kotaku article does a good job digging into not only that anime's particular can of worms, but also how queer-friendly media in Japan continues to be suppressed and censored from the dominant conservatives behind the media companies and government even while those works enjoy massive popularity with younger consumers. Get a load of what they say about Yuri! on Ice:

Look no further than the fate of 2016’s smash hit Yuri! On Ice, which tells the tale of a struggling figure skater, Yuri Katsuki, who is coached back to success by the charismatic and undeniably handsome Victor Nikiforov. Similar to The Witch From Mercury, the pair’s relationship is explicitly laid out in the story, and the characters also exchange rings. It was, and still is, celebrated as a landmark anime for LGBTQ+ representation. It received acclaim in Japan, winning Animation of the Year at the Tokyo Anime Awards as well as a number of fan-voted awards. It has consistently been named as one of the top anime of the 2010s by IGN, Anime News Network, and here at Kotaku. In what seemed like an obvious move to capitalize on the success of the show, a feature-length Yuri! On Ice movie was greenlit almost immediately. But six years later, a statement from Studio MAPPA CEO Manabu Otsuka said that despite the show being a hit, the company didn’t make a lot of money off of Yuri! On Ice, and as such, the movie likely won’t happen. Back when Blu-ray sales mattered to the anime industry, Yuri! On Ice torched the competition, selling nearly double the amount of discs of its nearest competitor, the juggernaut franchise Love Live. The runaway success of Yuri! On Ice led to MAPPA’s heightened profile in the industry, which helped it secure the rights to produce Attack on Titan’s never-ending final season, the massively popular Jujutsu Kaisen, and the second season of Makoto Yukimura’s viking masterpiece, Vinland Saga. For MAPPA to claim that the Yuri! On Ice movie isn’t financially viable is disingenuous and contradicts standard industry metrics for success. MAPPA could release the Yuri! On Ice movie tomorrow, and it would be a guaranteed hit. Which begs the question, what is the hold up? It's a reminder that speaking out against the anime production committees that dole out the work to animation studios is a dangerous game. In most of her press for Yuri! On Ice, creator and director Sayo Yamamoto played nice, answering softball questions that never directly addressed the very obvious love playing out on screen between Yuki and Victor. But, in the Yuri! On Ice fanbook “Go Yuri Go!” from 2017, Yamamoto claimed that the series had been censored outside of her control, and she had to fight to keep a kiss between Yuri and Victor in the final cut of the show. Since then, Yamamoto has not gotten any other projects. To have arguably the biggest hit of 2016, receive critical acclaim from your own industry, and then not be given any work? It doesn’t add up. MAPPA has tied Yamamoto to the Yuri! On Ice movie project and essentially strung her out for six years now, leaving her in a kind of professional purgatory. In an industry where the slightest scandal can lead to blacklisting, the idea that Yamamoto is being punished for wanting to go all-in on a queer narrative is not far-fetched.

So. Yeah. This is all a very long way of me saying "I don't know whether what Kodaka said here really tells us much about his intentions/thoughts, nor do I expect we'll ever hear much more on the topic." A lot of Japanese creators have gone the way of just letting the work speak for itself and vaguely denying anything else in public, because it's just safer that way... even if it leaves the rest of us clueless as to where the legit allies are.

Either way, Halara is a pretty awesome representation regardless. I'll just take that as a positive sign.

[sparkymalone]

here again getting back on my bullshit :P

undiagnosed autistic fuyuhiko who’s entire immediate family is also undiagnosed autistic. so he’s very confused when he gets older and sees that everyone doesn’t have a favorite plate or drinking glass. his classmates looking at him weird when he complains about the sound of the lights buzzing.

his main special interests are crime/true crimes shows and movies, and old mafia movies. mostly bc he likes poking holes in them, but sometimes he finds one that actually gets things right and you’d think he just found the cure to cancer with how happy he is.

everyone being surprised at how good of friends him and kazuichi are but it’s because they both love parallel play. kaz will be tinkering with something or reading the latest issues of his favorite car magazines, while fuyuhiko sharpens his knives or cleans his guns while he rewatches his favorite movie.

sometimes kaz will show him a picture in his magazine or he’ll talk about his latest project. or he’ll listen to fuyuhiko’s rants about how accurate or inaccurate whatever he’s watching is.

and sometimes hiko will answer kaz’s questions about whatever he’s watching, or nod along to whatever hot gossip kazuichi is talking about.

they’re besties ok idc. also yes im autistic and yes im projecting on my favs what about it

also my other list of autistic dr characters bc i feel like it: gundham, sonia, nagito, peko, taka, chiro, kyoko, chiaki, gonta, ibuki, hiyoko, toko, and probably others that i can’t remember rn

yours truly, LB

I like this idea a lot, but I'm not gonna be able to write anything for it because my IRL son is autistic and I'm trying to cut down on the number of similarities between him and Fuyuhiko because it's WEIRD lmaoooo

Anyway I think this works better as a headcanon post. Feel free to send more headcanons! I love them!!

[kazuichikazuichi]

literally no idea what they're saying again lol but behind the scenes gundham + kaz (+ fuyu) !!! I love all of them so much

[kakyoinisgay]

Let's start with the fact that Teru has a great potential and how he can develop his talent and skills as an ultimate cook. The big downside in my opinion of Teruteru is the perversity of his character and how they made him into a sex comic relief that isn't even funny after a while. Believe me, I've been going through Hanamura's free time events and they're quite interesting because they show part of Teruteru as an older brother who takes care of his siblings and sick mother, but on the other hand the creators garbage can it by replacing it with sex jokes and the fact that Hanamura is a big creep to Hajime and others. I really feel his character would be so much better without it and they could give him something interesting that people will tolerate and remember his character as the positive one. And here I come with my idea of ​​how to rewrite Teruteru.

Teruteru will no longer be weird with others, ofc, people in his class will view him more positively and not be afraid to stand or even talk to him. Teru would certainly have the character of a cheerful guy who follows the path of a chef to help his family, his peers adore him for his skills, but they get fed up with how Hanamura can be narcissistic about his talent, bragging that he is the best cook in the world. And this is his flaw, self-adoration for his talent. Teru wants to show that he is the best, however, this makes people, despite loving his cuisines, consider him a buffoon.

I would also change the free time events with him and Hajime. When they end, with the fact that, Hajime had something added to his food. I would simply replace it with the fact that Teru's cuisines is not always perfect as the teenager himself thinks and can be badly prepared sometimes. So instead of spiking Hajime's food. Teru's food turns out to be undercooked which makes Hajime think it's not very good. Hanamura gets furious at this, saying that it's impossible for his kitchen to have flaws, but Hajime explains to him that not everyone is perfect, fact, maybe Hanamura is an Ultimate Cook, but even Ultimates make mistakes. He, at what Hinata said calms down and agrees with his classmate that making mistakes is not bad and this one mistake can show Hanamura that maybe it is better to take criticism to heart and develop further.

Also, I would also change the evidence in the first trial that was supposed to prove that he wasn't in the dining hall during the blackout because it was originally an embarrassing pose for Mikan, where I thought it was... not very good, so as proof that Teruteru was somewhere else during the blackout, he lost one of the stars from his apron which Gundham found while looking for his earring.

[izurusstuff]

hello my loves, i am once again suffering from nagito brainrot and the angst syndrome so i’ve decided to right something devious. this contains MAJOR spoilers for danganronpa 2, so read with caution!! this also has super graphic themes that will be stated in the content warning, so please click away if you have a weak stomach!!

summary: gn!reader finds nagito in the warehouse and stops him from going through with his death plan… but at what cost?

cw: reader gets impaled, cuts, reader’s hand gets stabbed, mentions of suicide, fire, fan-made execution for nagito, descriptions of falling to one’s death, basically just a really gory one-shot in general

What I’d Do For You…

It all started when you decided to idiotically fall in love with the psycho of your class. You knew since Byakuya’s trail that Nagito was insane. Why did you have to fall for him?! It was a dumb decision made by an even dumber person. All you wanted was to punch him, but you knew that you couldn’t. With some twisted part of you, you knew that you loved him and he loved you; especially since two were basically inseparable after you got fatally ill with the Despair Disease; Nagito couldn’t risk losing you, nor could you risk losing him. So when he asked you to be his partner, you gladly accepted. But that was a few days ago.

Now you were running around frantically looking for your boyfriend. You were still shaken up by Gundham and Nekomaru’s deaths, especially since you’ve grown close to them. All you wanted in that moment was for your boyfriend to hold you, yet you couldn’t even find him anywhere.

That was, until you found the abandoned warehouse.

You saw some weird spear hanging from the ceiling, so your curiosity got the best of you and you went over to investigate. Much to your horror, you found Nagito laying down with his mouth duct taped and cuts on his thighs. But as any significant other would do, you shoved him out of the way only for a knife to go through your left hand and pin you to the ground. Of course you screamed in agony. Your boyfriend frantically tried to untie the spear as you did. Unfortunately, his injured legs couldn’t carry him fast enough, so the spear fell right through your stomach, killing you instantly as the familiar chilling and petrifying look appeared across your lifeless face.

As for Nagito, he ripped off the duct tape and wailed out as loud as humanly possible, which caused the rest of your classmates to come in and trigger the domino effect that started the fire. Nagito didn’t want to leave you there, but he had no choice. He had to sneak out the back door and express his grief later…

The trial for him was unbelievably agonizing. Everyone kept staring at him, stating how they were sorry for his loss. But he couldn’t accept it. It wasn’t his loss, it was his fault. He was the reason his beloved lay cold on a concrete floor in a storage room. He couldn’t forgive himself for it. Nothing seemed to be worth it anymore.

“Nagito… we need your help to find Y/N’s killer. Please… I know it’s hard, but can you do this for them?”

Hajime’s words stung into Nagito’s soul for some reason. Why did that hurt so much? Why did he feel the same stabbing pain in his stomach that you felt?

“Maybe it was a suicide…”

Chiaki spoke up after Hajime. The tone in her voice irked Nagito… she sounded so apathetic. That statement rang in his ears over and over again until he clenched his podium and did his signature laugh, much to everyone’s surprise and dismay- his s/o was just brutally killed and he was laughing?! This… definitely wasn’t a good sign.

“My precious Y/N lost their life to try to bestow hope upon me! Aren’t they wonderful?! They… they wanted to spread hope, yet all I can feel is despair… maybe I was the one who killed them. It was supposed to be me… my luck ruined it. My luck ruined their life! So maybe… maybe you should vote me.”

Everyone’s jaw immediately hit the floor. Nagito killed his s/o for the sake of hope?! No. That couldn’t be right…

“Monokuma. We’re ready to start the votes.”

The bear did his typical laugh and set up the voting machine where everyone voted Nagito with a reluctant hand.

“That’s right! Nagito Komaeda killed F/N L/N! Oh, the despair of killing your lover!”

“Nagito… WHAT THE FUCK?!”

“I didn’t kill them directly…”

Nagito weakly smiled, finally showing his true emotions as the tears ran down his cheeks. He looked back at the podium that had his beloved’s picture on it marked with a gigantic pink X.

“They… saved my life. It was supposed to be me. My plan was to take out Chiaki, no matter how many of you died.”

“What the hell?! Why would you do that-?!”

“This is boring! Let’s get on with the true fun! Let’s give it everything we’ve got, it’s punishment time!”

Nagito weakly sighed as the Monokuma choker latched around his neck, dragging him to a room with a circus setting. The white haired boy was forced to walk across a tightrope as if he was a flying trapeze artist. The bear was in the background attempting to cut all the ropes that supported the tightrope, but nothing was working. Frustrated, Monokuma walked away after setting the platform on fire. Obviously, the bear was able to escape, but Nagito fell off the rope with the burning sensation finally reaching his legs. He attempted to grab anything to help him from falling to his death, but all of the ropes were on fire. He figured that a burnt hand would be worse than death, so he grabbed onto one of them only for it to fall down, ultimately falling forty feet (twelve meters) to his death… what a tragedy.

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sorry if this was all over the place! i’m kinda half asleep but i wanted to at least attempt to write the idea in my mind. also, the credits for the execution idea go to kokomaedapuff on wattpad!

[kiyokiz]

i love freak characters!!! like if ur a weirdo ur automatically my fvaorute guy ever!! taka? a fucking weirdo!!! hes weird!!! i love jom!!! gundham??? so weird! uust a little freak!!! i love him to death! korekiyo??? such a freak!! every depiction of him is as a freak weirdo and it makes me love jim more!! i llve tjay weirdo!!! hes so weird and so silly and i love jim!! i live them!! inlove weirdos!!!!!

[loststarphounix]

imagine the chaos (and angst) in a danganronpa roleswap au if Gundham takes up the role of being a candidate for the Kamukura project (he's also a reserve course student) and Kazuichi being the Chiaki in this situation—

the possibilities...

Yo! There was a fanfic being made with this exact concept except it was Kazuichi that was a Reserve Course and Gundham was very Nagito like teasing him about it lol Their tumblr is still on here I believe, they stated they were rewriting it but there is some art! I’ll try to find it and private message it to you.

But Gundham being apart of the Kamakura project and being the Reserve Course student is interesting! I’m gonna take it a step further and have it be that he and Hajime as still apart of the project and made into pseudo twins. Like the academy probably realized that putting every single talent known to mankind could lead to disastrous results and even worse - not willing to assist them in their goals. So it was decided to have a set of two ideal candidates that can take the burden of possessing so many talents as well as probably being more susceptible to help.

Gundham wasn’t scouted for Hope’s Peak for an unknown reason, but I like to think it’s because his dad somehow interfered. Instead, he is sent to RC so that his dad can still brag to his friends. There he meets Hajime, whose family was going bankrupt to keep up appearances. And though his parents love him, he sympathizes with Gundham and forged a friendship with him.

They meet Kazuichi by chance - I like to think that their meeting in the NWP is a little true. So imagine Gundham and Hajime are sneaking onto the main campus (Gundham making Hajime do bad things let’s go! Lol jk Hajime also makes him bad things 🤣) and they see a gaint, half made machine with legs kicking in the air. They obviously think the persons in trouble and use to help. The guy in the machine isn’t some regular guy, but the ultimate mechanic, who is freaking out that RC’s are on main campus. They promise they aren’t doing anything, just looking around and decide to go back, but Kazuichi doesn’t let them.

He was actually stuck in the machine lol - had been for a whole hour when Nagito was supposed to help him the traitor. As thanks for getting him out, he shows them around. This begins are weird friendship, with the RC’s -mainly Gundham- sneaking in the main course’s campus to visit Kazuichi. Over time, they meet the others and there’s an incident where Kazuichi is jealous of Sonia for getting close to the goth, who’s jealous of Hajime for being so close to Chiaki when it took her almost their whole first year, who is just trying to figure out how to not get overwhelmed by these amazing people and also his stalker “bully” Nagito.

When they’re approached about the Kamakura Project, they do think about refusing at first. Gundham didn’t see the point of having a talent that wasn’t originally his own and Hajime was struggling between accepting he wasn’t exceptional and the what ifs if he was.

But ultimately, Hajime accepts first. Gundham take a while, but he finally agrees because he realizes that wouldn’t be able to see Kazuichi or Sonia again after Hope’s Peak; they’d be out there, making the world better and brighter. And he’d be alone, in the dark shadow of his father. It also didn’t help that Nagito spilled the beans that Kazuichi was not only thinking of leaving because of his cruel father, but that some teen boy from his neighborhood was harassing him within the academy as a late transfer.

If he agreed to the project, then they both would be allowed on the grounds and be apart of classes. They were even offered money. He can keep Kazuichi safe. Their disappearance affects the class, but mainly Kazuichi amd Nagito. The two felt they were the closest to the RC’s, Kazuichi especially. He was finally gonna tell Gundham how he really felt about him, but all he got was a vague text message one morning and nothing else since. Both their phone numbers were unusable and no one heard from them since. Meanwhile, he’s feeling stress by his dads threats and his middle school ex-friend trying to force his way into his life again to get close to his friends - particularly Sonia and Fuyuhiko. It’s been depressing and he cries in his dorm room thinking he scared his only two best friends away.

[megumitheultimateteacherspet]

Cafe Love

kazuichi Soda x gn!reader

Warnings: None

Type: fluff 🌸 (oneshot)

A/n: This oneshot is a year old, so the writing isn't the best

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“She keeps ignoring me” Kazuichi whines, putting his head on the bar.

“She’s not worth it” you put down a pink drink next to the mechanic’s head.

“Come on, one day she’ll accept my love” Soda raises his head.

You sigh and take the order of a costumer.

You were the ultimate Barista, you met Soda when he came to the cafe.

He told you about Sonia, the ultimate princess aka his crush.

He sometimes he complains about a guy called Gundham Tanaka, the ultimate animal breeder but Soda calls him the ultimate girl stealer.

Soda wasn’t a fan of any drinks on the menu, so you decided to make one for him: a pink coffee with marsmellow and a white straw.

You return to see Soda to see him the same position.

You sigh “how about I talk to her and try to assemble something”

Soda jumps up “really!?”

You nod.

(Timeskip)

Soda rushes over the counter with excited expression.

Your colleague notices him. “Hey (Y/n), your weird friend is here

”You playfully roll your eyes, knowing why the mechanic was here.

You walk to the counter and make eye contact with the boy.

“So?” You could see that he was holding his excitement.

“Well I couldn’t get a date but I get to learn a few things about her” You pull out a folded paper with information of the princess.

Soda reaches over to grab, only for you put it of his reach.

“Hey!”

“You really thought I would give you this?” You throw it the trashcan behind you.

“Oh come on, why did you do that!?”

“You really think I would her personal info to you, if you want to know about her just talk to her” you explain.

Soda’s expression saddened, he looks down while muttering.

You sigh and grabs a stickey note. You write something on it.

You put it front of Soda and kiss him on the cheek.

“Well if you’re desperate, you know where to find me” You walk away.

Soda puts his hand on his cheek, flustered. He looks down to the stickey note.

‘Call me -(Y/n) :) XXX-XXX-XXX’

Soda’s eyes soften as he smiles.