The thing I love most about Soshiro's response in this scene is how he immediately, and without hesitation, took Kafka seriously.
Kafka - the 1% output power, comic relief guy who wasn't even an official officer yet - said he wanted to become Mina's vice-captain and Soshiro never once underestimated him. He never laughed or told him he couldn't do it. He took his word at face value and accepted him as a proper threat to his position at Mina's side.
And why wouldn't he? He's watched Kafka study and train his ass off for the most minuscule of progress and never once consider giving up, despite how far ahead in strength the others on his team had already become. Of all people, Soshiro knows what it's like to naturally lack in strength, to work his hardest without catching up to the person he's chasing after. He knows what it's like to have people tell him to give up, to view him as an objective failure, so he wouldn't dare pass that kind of judgement on Kafka. He knows what hard work can accomplish because he's been through the trenches himself.
(In some ways, he's still going through it despite his high rank. He's always showing off, always going out of his way to showcase his strength to others. To me, he reads as someone who will always feel the need to prove himself, even when no one asks him to.)
And I think it's a true testament to his character that he not only took Kafka seriously, but then went so far as to nurture Kafka's abilities. Help him grow. Ensure that he could become someone with the capabilities to fight at Mina's side.
So yeah, not to ramble or anything, but I just rewatched this episode and I was caught up in my feels for this man and his wack ass bowl cut. Again.
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i think they look good together
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kafhoshi sketches x my new brushes
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It's so funny how they no homo'd a kafhoshi moment last episode by having kafka apologized to everyone even though he only apologized to hoshina in the manga.
And now look at this
WHY IS HE HERE
IN THE MANGA, HE WASN'T EVEN IN THE CELL WHEN THEY ESCORTED KAFKA OUT. HE WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
Then when kafka said "I have to return to that place [3rd division]"
They showed this
Yea sure, please do come back to the boyfriend patiently waiting for you back home
(Hoshina standing on the wreckage of the base also isn't in the manga btw)
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