#izumis are a non normative family

[izzyizumi]

ME: Good morning to Mrs. Izumi and Mrs. IzuMI ONL-- Mrs. Izumi: :) AND {My CHILD} Koushiro? :) :) ME: ... AND Koushiro Izumi TOO (You're rIGHT)

[taichi-x-koushiro]

Meanwhile with DigiAdvs' Koushiro Izumi

Koushiro, FIRMLY to Taichi's child {in a hypothetical slightly earlier Epilogue timeline}: No matter what anyone else in this world may believe, you and Taichi-san are important to me too. Taichi's child: Taichi's child: ...Can I spend the night??? Koushiro: Yes. Taichi's child: Can Dad come too??? Koushiro: Koushiro: (It's not like we haven't been seeing each other. But Taichi-san will have some more time soon) Koushiro: It's fine, of course. (Smile) Taichi's child, nodding firmly: Ok, then... before Dad and the rest gets here... Taichi's child, pleading look: (Can I play on the game system with you because I'm very emotional right now and *need* to unwind before I *burst into tears* and you're the *best*???) KoushirO, Immediately Picking Up On: Absolutely Koushiro: (I'll have to pretend to lose again this time, maybe...)

[koushirouizumi]

ME, LOUDLY, INTO MY VOID: aNYWAY, if someone ever time travelled to the past to mess with Koushiro's timeline and somehow make Koushiro NOT wind up with Koushiro's Adoptive parents, Koushiro would probably willingly destroy or otherwise modify the timeline on Koushiro's own with Koushiro's BARE HANDS.

[taichi-x-koushiro]

"My name is Izumi Koushirou and I just recently turned thirty. I'm studying science related material at Keio University, though I've technically already graduated, I am always trying to further my education and my career goal in the field of relevant scientific research fields. My family... consists of my parents. My favorite drink is ... Oolong. My favorite food ... I lately really enjoy Chinese takeout, and dishes in general, but I also enjoy Japanese home cooked dishes. Omurice is also a favorite. I like my eggs with some ponzu. The food I hate ... there are 'some' things that I mostly just try to avoid, but I do well with that. People usually listen and try to be accomodating if I make a polite request to not be served the food. If they didn't, I would have already left. Strength: I try to maintain an open mind about the world and reality around me. Weakness: I'm actually quite obstinate. My hobbies are researching things that Interest me, including by using my computer, observing nature, and visiting museums for both educational purposes and personal enjoyment. I am an Adoptee. Because I am, my family is what could be considered by society to be a 'Non-normative family'. My parents are, I know now, without a doubt, my real parents, but my late relatives are also important. I visit the cemetary to see the family grave every Ohigan I get, even if the trip from home takes hours to reach there. And... the person that I both consider a dear friend, and love, is Yagami Taichi."

Izumi Koushiro, Probably (A.U. Concept or Not)

"...Did Yamato-san say something unusual?" "Well, it's just... Yamato was wondering, 'things' like, 'how much' I 'knew' about you, if we're 'really' 'friends'--"

[izzyizumi]

ME: If Toei was even better at properly merchandising Koushiro they would release merch of THE IZUMIS WITH Koushiro. Like Mrs+Mr Izumi plushes. Mrs Izumi at the LEAST like Do they seriously not think those *wOULDN'T* sell like hotcakes {as if many of Koushiro's fans from Non-normative families don't love Koushiro for this reason} do they rEALLY Believe Koushiro fans don't want to display Koushiro with *the Whole Izumi Fam* in this essay I'LL----

[izzyizumi]

{This Is Just For Fun OK!!1!}

The duration is set for 'One Week'. result will be revealed by DigimonCon event (2/12)!!

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[koushirouizumi]

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Digimon Adventure (Series) x La Belle et la Bête 2 {Parody} ~ A.M.V. Preview {Unfinished} / [In-Progress] / Work-in-Progress: ~ “L’Histoires” [“Stories”] + Duo/Ship/O.T.P: Koushiro{u} Izumi x Taichi Yagami {KouTai}/{Taishiro} + Friendships/(Platonic) Supporting: Koushiro & Tentomon line; Koushiro & Izumis; Koushiro & Chosen (briefly)

Digimon Adventure & related Series © Toei Animation La Belle et la Bête / Beauty and the Beast 2 (C) Disney

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Digimon. This is FAN-MADE. No $$$ is being made off this fan-work!

Notes:

This A.M.V. is currently UN-FINISHED. As of now, only the end section is completed. Hopefully you find some enjoyment so far though! This 1st part / intro / opening has taken about 45~ min already.

There are small Koushiro-spoilers from: Digimon Adventure 2020 Ep 14, 59; Tri: Kokuhaku (Kou+Tai moment)

{French Ver.}:

Histoires de héros, qui volent plus haut que les oiseaux, et vous donnent pour toujours l'espoir, d'emporter {la victoire}. Je sais qu'un jour viendra, où il gagnera son combat, dans un monde où il règnera, sa vie changera.

Stories of {HEROES}, who fly higher than [Icarus?] / the birds, and give you hope forever, to win… I {KNOW} that a day will come when (they) {WILL WIN} (their) fight, in A WORLD where (THEY) will reign, (THEIR) LIFE will {CHANGE}...

Summary:

Koushiro Izumi is NOT a “background chara” (that can be easily dismissed or ‘left out’ of the ensemble cast), I don’t know who needs to hear that...!! (And regardless of Koushiro’s own role usages / screen-time; it’s STILL Important.) Koushiro will ALWAYS be important as representation of non-normative families no matter what Toei may choose to SHOW (or BELIEVE...)

{I might finish this for this month, but we’ll see.} (This song genuinely means a lot to me anyhow; I am making it out of genuine appreciation for this {+canon} chara; and as this is just a pre-view, I hope it can be respected.)

The song is in French but I provided the machine translated lines above. (I’ve seen the song sub’d properly before in past too; it was pretty much along these lines, so hopefully you can follow!)

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[izzyizumi]

Just DigiAdvs + Koushiro Izumi Things

m E: Its impossible to say that Adventure (NOT JUST 02, Adventure ITSELF, TOO) "does not count" in any way as "representative" media because at the very, very least, in the realm of Koushiro Izumi, a CANONICALLY Adopted (JAPANESE and Asian, thanks) character from an ANIME from the 90s, Koushiro's presence all on its own continuously and endlessly squashes that "Take" because Koushiro IS INHERENTLY A Character representing NON-Normative FAMILIES from Koushiros initial CREATION. TOEI wrote themselves into this corner by INCLUDING Koushiro at all. Now the entire story relates to this in blink-and-you-might-miss-it if-you-dont-pay-attention but still-highly-SIGNIFICANT-Ways SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF Koushiro and the Izumi family's continuous existence in the ORIGINAL MEDIA, and no matter how hard other Adventure+02 Stans try to ~~erase~~ Koushiro from existence, the Izumi family will ALWAYS exist in this piece of media ALWAYS representing Non-normative families in the Digimon Adventure series, and Koushiro's presence as an Adopted character will continuously throw off the SO-CALLED """normal""" "worlds" of everyone around Koushiro because they're, INCLUDING THE Other Adv + 02 CHOSEN THEMSELVES, slowly becoming attuned to the fact Koushiro Has Something That Just Might Be Significant Going On In Koushiro's Life, iN THIS ESSAY I'LL (BANGING FISTS DOWN UNTIL I CAN FINSIH THE ESSAY)

[koushirouizumi]

Koushiro, in response to someone having asked about "what's happening in Koushiro's life lately": Well, I was... considering... That someone, probably: ?? ?? ? ? ? Koushiro, age 25+~: (... I haven't even told my friends yet...) Koushiro: ... I'll get back to you later--- Koushiro, much later: (Mental long sighing into the void) Taichi, sensing Koushiro Wants to Talk about Something but Doesn't Know How: ... You know you can tell me anything, right?--- Koushiro, genuinely grinning: Yeah, I know. Taichi, beaming: Koushiro: (When I do tell someone, Taichi-san...) Koushiro: (You'll maybe be the first to "Know".)

[izzyizumi]

Just Digimon Fandom Things TM

Me, meeting someone in the Digimon fandom: Soooo what do you think of Koushiro Izumi? You know that "/Adopted/" character from Adventu-----

Person: lmao I mean I like Digimon [/think he's ok TM] but he's TOTAL TRASH in [season]/[series]!!!

mE, SHOVING THE BREADSTICKS INTO MY BAG: SORRY I HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

[izzyizumi]

Just Digimon Fandom Things (That should NOT BE Things & NEEDS to Stop)

Me, a Koushiro Izumi Fan TM: Koushiro [/"Izzy"] Izumi is a CANONICALLY Adopted TM character and this is IMPORTANT

other DigiAdv fans @ Me, vast majority of such coming from Bionormative mindsets or, rather, having subconscious views of 'the most 'normal TM' family is the one connected fully by blood/genetics': OK??? I mean I hate / Cannot Accept over 50~99% of Koushiros canon but idek I gUESS I can respect the fact he's adopted. I know! I'll override 99% of Koushiros backstory so the character goes as ONLY I IMAGINED him! FUCK canon(/Adventure[s] sucks)!!! I'm definitely treating this character / his canon respectfully & this is Not Obnoxious of me at all in any way whatsoever.

Me, Canon!Koushiro Fan BECAUSE he is Canonically Adopted...: umm Koushiro is someone who is canonically Not 100% Blood Related to His Family this is important TOO---

SAME Adventure[s] fans @ Me: Oh worm??? So hey OP What's It Like TM Not Being 100% Blood Related to your family??? I want to know so I can portray this character/situation respectfully! *continues to act exactly like the above*

ME, LONG-STARING INTO AN ETERNAL ENDLESS VOID:

[koushirouizumi]

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Digimon Adventure{s} A.M.V. [Pre-view] ~ "{TSUKI} no [Uta]” / {MOON}’s [SONG] [As this is technically still a pre-view, it is Un-finished {For now}] featuring DUO/O.T.P.: ~ Koushiro Izumi + Yagami Taichi / KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} / KouTai / Taishiro (& e.t.c.; as Friendly/Supporting) [+Tentomon; (eventually) Izumis & etc.] MUSIC ( C ) Elements.G@rden / {Sung by}: Kishou Taniyama DigiAdvs ( C ) T0EI.@nimation {+Some major Koushiro & Taichi-spoiler[s] for Tri, Kizuna & 2020} [Tri!Taishiro/Koushiro scenes used come only from: “Kokuhaku” {“Confession”}] [Kizuna scenes used DO SHOW THE ENDING relevancy, Take Caution!] [DigiAdv 2020 scenes used are from Eps 14 & 36 {for now}; Koushiro scenes]

My Commentary:

(Making this literally on a whim?) Time spent: About 2~3 hours so far. Total Clips used thus far: 39, (will smooth out rough spots later)

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[izzyizumi]

Digimon Adventure ~ Japanese version Koushiro{u} Izumi with bonus Izumi family ~ {Personal} Top Favorite Digimon Characters + All-Time Favorite Characters ~ as Canonical Adopted Representation + Supported by Koushiro’s Parents

“You don’t have to change yourself for us.”

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Further reading: on Bionormative assumptions [x] (If you want to know what that means, look there!)

Original Poster’s [Mine] Notes: The original entire adoption scene with the original contexts. Koushiro is talking with a soft tone near the beginning. When Mr. Izumi speaks up to say “There is nothing wrong with being into computers!” Masami speaks it in a raised/INSISTENT tone that causes Koushiro surprise.

And, as someone who is NOT biologically related ““by blood”” to one of MY OWN parents, This scene has always been incredibly important to me and I seriously wish this fan-base would consider the importance of this entire scene* (*and NOT picking and choosing lines from it) before they speak on Koushiro Izumi’s character arcs in the WHOLE canon. Because, - Yes, Koushiro counts as canonical Adopted representation; - Yes, Adopted representation and representation of non normative families; is and always will be important.

This post is also not meant to dismiss the U.S. dub’s version and in fact, I think there are things it actually did better for the U.S. audience when it came to localization. This post is already too long, so I am saving that commentary for now. Please do not use this post or my gifs for anti-dub arguments. (I will only hard-block you if you try.)

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BONUS: {Further contexts from 02 onwards}

[Koushiro uses “Arigato[u]” {casual} notably in dialogue or, the TV version’s scripts for the first time here Instead of the more formal “Arigato[u] gozaimas[u]”. In the adoption scene, Koushiro starts out with the latter before hesitantly correcting himself with “A... Arigato[u]”.]

Koushiro is particularly known for using “textbook”-like Somewhat formal (polite) speech in the Japanese version. This is shown (Consistently) all through Adventure, 02, the various post-02 spinoff materials, and yes, even the whole of tri., the mid-tri. (timeline-wise) official stage-play, Kizuna, etc.

[In tri, it was their wedding anniversary.] (It is heavily implied Koushiro is helping to place the order for their meals as they are at a fancy French restauraunt. When the waiter speaks in French; the Izumis {Japanese} don’t seem to understand the French that Koushiro uses on the phone as he speaks to Sora. (Koushiro had begun to study French) Koushiro then takes a moment to order for Koushiro’s mother (while making obvious excuses to Sora).]

[Kyousei (Movie #5); Koushiro calling home.]

[Kyousei (Movie #5); Koushiro calling home.] (Implied Koushiro’s speaking to them pleasantly, as a calm grin is on his face. The audience cannot hear the conversation, likely intended for dramatic effect.) (Sometimes, you don’t NEED words.)

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[koushirouizumi]

{Met@} on 2012!Koushiro - (+onwards?)

I've had thoughts on Koushiro too, but here's the problem.

I feel I can't even talk about them "genuinely" with this fan base anymore.

When I point out to everyone else, repeatedly, over a span of 8 years, that Koushiro is a canonically adopted character, who was significant representation for the time period Koushiro's story originally aired in (the early 2000s), my points have (often) gone completely ignored. Everyone likes to 'forget' he even has a place (permanently!!) within this canon, and they can't just ~Conveniently~ write him out, even when it comes to 02 Chosen's group.

Because Koushiro was important to the 02 Chosen group too.

But you wouldn't know it from how the "wider" 02 fan base treats him.

When I point out Koushiro is from a canonically "non-normative" familial structure, I just get completely blank response, even from the so-called 'accepting' "met@" side of this fan base.

"But there's a LOT of canonically adopted characters and charas from non-normative families, nowadays! Why do you or anyone else who likes Koushiro need THIS one to stay in this series---??!?" "But we could always have NEW, better characters---!!" "I just think it's time to retire the Adventure Chosen~"

I mention into my void "I hate bio-normativity", and then I have to repeatedly explain (because people can never refer to tags for things I've already spoken on) what the concept of "bio-normativity" MEANS to people who don't even come from "non-normative" familial structures, despite the fact you're all handling (when you speak about these topics) a canonically adopted character.

I'm not biologically related to part of MY family, either.

The thing about Koushiro is, while I'm not "adopted" in the sense of going through any foster care system, Koushiro's situation is actually also a bit similar to my own - but in different ways too.

Koushiro may have lost both biological parents in the car accident, but Koushiro is distantly related to Masami's line of the Izumi family.

"Distantly" implies Masami being something like second or third cousin, but still at least from the Izumi line...

(The line about 'real father' aside...) {Masami, YOU are Koushiro's 'real' father now!!}

A lot of the time, when these lines get brought up...

People begin to focus on Yoshie's line the most (yes, I still prefer to call her Yoshie, and I'm sorry, but please don't vague me about changing it) about the "original" Izumi son.

People will sometimes even create elaborate back-stories and head-canons for this "original" son, (isn't it weird how the same rarely happens for Koushiro's own self anymore, when Izumi family is discussed by non-Koushiro stans???) wondering about "what-if" scenarios where Koushiro somehow lived alongside him, and I can't deny I've thought of some similar, but...

... That's not what I think about (in a 'main' sense) when I'm handling Izumi family concepts.

Instead, I think about what Yoshie implies with these lines.

Yoshie looks and sounds extremely dejected the entire scene, up until the point the conversation begins to take a positive turn when they attempt to clarify themselves to Koushiro.

The dialogue Yoshie had earlier, combined with Yoshie's expressions, and the few extra details we also got from the novel, (I'll come back to those later, sometime) implies the "timing" is convenient. The "timing" is what led to the Izumis adopting Koushiro, after the car accident that killed his biological parents.

But, yet, the Izumi family only ever adopt Koushiro. They never have another 'biological' child. This holds true according to what looks like through Tri (yes we DID see them, in Saikai), Kizuna, and even "The Beginning" (so it's not like Yoshie has a second child very late, either) Koushiro definitely remains an 'only child'.

Which begs the question, to me...

Was Yoshie able to even 'biologically' 'have children' after that point {the original Izumi son's birth} at all?

I say 'I hate bio-normativity' within this series fan base, but I can never fully explain what I mean.

"Obviously Yoshie would LOVE to have a biological child, so Koushiro could have a sibling that might even look a little like him!"

I say 'I hate bio-normativity' and I can't explain.

"Obviously Koushiro would WANT a BIOLOGICAL child that LOOKS LIKE HIM. Why would ANYONE ELSE want otherwise?? It's natural for them to want biological children that LOOK LIKE THEM!!" "Isn't it weird they WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE their parents?!??!" "--Like, I know adoption and such other concepts of non-normative families EXIST but aren't they usually a LAST resort for anyone??---"

I don't "LOOK" like a significant amount of my family members.

I never did and I never will. I never wanted to look like them. I never wanted to have 'features' similar to them.

"But how do we know you're telling the tru---"

I hate bio-normativity.

Why is it that only ever fans from "normative" familial structures can have their Opinions on Koushiro Izumi TM taken seriously by this fan base?

Why does it outright ignore fans from non-normative familial structures when we dare to talk about what "bio-normative" assumptions means for THIS, SPECIFICALLY this, character???

So, about 2012!Koushiro.

I could talk about what I think Koushiro is thinking during this timeframe.

"You know, isn't it funny that Koushiro-kun hasn't ... {dated or} considered settling down yet?"

I could talk about what I think Koushiro wants to consider during this timeframe.

"...Aren't you working too hard?"

But is there any room for genuine, deep discussions on these topics anymore, that won't get anyone immediately shouted down for having ~conflicting~ head-canons on The Epilogue TM, according to those who pride themselves on their "analysis"?

I don't think so, anymore.

But I'm posting my thoughts anyway, because it's my blog, and I'm archiving this so I can refer back to it later if I ever want to show anyone who's actually asked me politely (and not involving shouting and vagueing over conflicting head-canons on The Timeline TM) for my actual thoughts on canon progression and Koushiro's timeline.

Anyway, I hate bio-normativity.

(And also, yes, there's a difference when someone is kind, doesn't make assumptions, and is just generally sharing a head-canon that might conflict with my own thoughts stated here. There's a difference.)

{And usually what I see from this fan base? Is Not That.}

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