#there are so many other people who've done some AMAZING meta and writing on him so the top one is obv exaggerated

[specterthief]

Tadashi for the character bingo perhaps?

TADASHI... i didn't think all that much about him on my first watch but the more time goes by the more he ends up consuming my thoughts. he's such a messy, complicated character who carries SO much of the plot despite him having what seems like a small, insulated role on paper. the layers of subtext in his whole story are so rich and end up being so integral to the entire heart of adam's narrative (which is itself the heart of the whole show - "sk8 is the story of adam searching for his eve", in utsumi's own words) and i'm constantly finding new things to pick apart about him and it's so interesting to me. he has so, so many problems and i can't wait to see how he develops now that he and adam are moving in a hopefully more positive direction