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[ivyonic]

Who do you guys think the best cook in Lackadaisy is? Obviously, we know Rocky and Ivy are considered to be the worst, with Mordecai cooking for himself would put him higher already, but is there anyone you'd call the best in the cast?

[ivyonic]

First time posting, kinda nervous 😥

Anyways here

I haven't drawn in years so I definitely have to pick this hobby up again, but have some fanart

Also these two

It's hard to draw men, but I'll work on that later

[queen-of-andor]

Seeing this picture made me think that if Uncle Iroh had a phone it would be filled with Zuko's silly pictures. Uncle would consider all of them cute and he would gladly show them to the gaang. Meanwhile, Zuko would die from embarrassment.

[the-ravenclaw-werewolf]

Don't know if you're a Yukio hater or not, but I am, and I once saw this TikTok of Ed and Tanjiro beating his ass as he tried to justify his bs actions towards Rin. And OMGGG ever since I stumbled across your fic it's literally all I think about.

Just some thoughts I had floating in my head lmao

Protective siblings are my weakness :)

You mean this one? 😈😈😈

The minute I saw that video when it posted, I was immediately like, "YES! BEAT HIS ASS!"

(Look, I know he get character development in the manga, but the things Yukio did to Rin I will never forgive.)

And in fact, I'm already imagining all the siblings of the 40 banding together to fight against the bad siblings of each respective member and or worlds.

The 40 that has a sibling(s):

Italy

Yuuri Katsuki

U-1146 (I think he counts)

Naegi Makoto

Kae Serinuma

Mako Mankanshoku

Chika Fujiwara

Kusuo Saiki

Zuko

Edward Elric

Shoyo Hinata

Tanjiro Kamado

Shigeo Kageyama

Hanako-kun

Killua Zoldyck

Emma

In fact, let's see it in action!

And we never heard from him again.

[yorishiro-san]

Spoiler Warning for Chapter 91

After thinking for a while I want to write something about Hananene in this chapter. You can see it as a half analysis 🙏🏻

Let's start with this panel:

Yashiro clearly thought about her life and the consequences during the Severance. The promo art where she is seen leaving the house also points to a clear decision. She personally has drawn a conclusion that it would do more harm than good. Nene has come to terms with this and has actively decided to be here voluntarily. To put an end to her life. The girl who loved her life has given it up. She was literally dragged into this situation, Aoi's death is her fault in her eyes. Without her wish, it would not have happened.

You can see in Hanako's face that he is clearly not thrilled about it. More a silent shock.

As he asks his question, you can see that he has two assumptions, one that he hopes is her naive hope and the other where he doesn't want to have it. That maybe he never wanted to hear from this girl.

He begins to frighten Nene, whether intentionally or unintentionally, you should decide for yourself. However, I personally think it is more the fear that he recognizes himself. And he regrets his death, his actions. After the events with Mitsuba, Nene should also be aware of what can happen. I think here she just trusted that Hanako is on her side and also protects her. That he supports her. Nene knows that Hanako knows how it feels, maybe she hoped for his understanding.

"I won't be able to call you Yashiro Nene anymore, maybe" this sentence is extremely important for Nene. And I have the feeling that he knows exactly that he has her pretty much in the hand with it. We also know from Nene that she likes very much what she calls him.

And with that, he also has them in hand. He makes her doubt that her decision is wrong again. Don't get me wrong, I don't think he's doing it out of an evil thought. He just can't handle this emotion. "The girl I love wants to die?"

You are childish, you only talk about what a great future would be for you. It's really a pity that he doesn't respect Yashiro's now more adult behavior. It was clear that she outgrows herself. And that's good. It's such a pity that Hanako exploits her emotions to a certain degree to carry his opinion on her.

Nevertheless, he will do this more all out of panic, out of fear she will end up like him. That she will regret everything. But his way of telling her that is completely wrong.

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Thanks for reading. I have not long been able to accommodate everything I wanted and how I wanted it. Nevertheless, I hope that it is understandable!

[mari-lair]

Akane is the only character to have ever been explicitly shown to both enjoy being alive and value life as a whole.

Ghosts envy the living, they crave life, but despite hanging out with ghosts all the time and feeling their envy, many human characters don’t seem to appreciate life. 

Nene and Kou are optimists, genuinely kind people, but they can be insensitive in their naivety. They recognize Hanako killing someone is “a bad thing” but that seems to be the most they allow themselves to process. If possible, they will push the knowledge Hanako is a killer far away.

When his kill is brought up, they try to justify his actions, jumping at the opportunity to forgive him. They don’t consider the act of taking someone’s life away a deal breaker, like Hanako does, because the act is not as heavy when you don’t fully treasure life.

Kou has been able to see spirits since young so the idea of death is muddier for him. Still, he lost his mom, was deeply troubled by Nene’s lifespan, and had Mitsuba vent in tears about how envious he is of Kou for being alive, and yet, Kou still tries to jump off a building, he is constantly too blinded by his own insecurity complex to grasp how valuable his life is, unaware his death would deeply hurt his loved ones. 

He gets better at seeing the value of life after visiting Sousuke’s mom, and venting in the red house to Tsukasa about how much it hurts to lose a family member but I wouldn’t say he is happy to be alive. 

He still dismisses his own well being, and shows a lack of self-awareness when people are worried about him, because he thinks his life isn’t valuable, his skills or lack of are what have value.

“I’ll clean up when I get back” is his first response not “I’m safe, don’t worry”.

It’s obvious Teru was worried about his safety here, not the dirty dishes, but the thought never crosses Kou’s mind.

Unlike Kou, Nene loves being alive and has plenty of desires, hopes, plans for the future, and dreams.

If asked, I’m sure she would say life is a beautiful thing, she wants to enjoy her life even if short, but she doesn’t understand the comcept of life and death very well, and that makes her unable to grasp how fragil life is.

Enjoying your life and treasuring life as a whole are very different things.

Unless the person is truly gone, Nene is quick to forgive and forget. Danger is danger, and once it passes, it passes. She just takes life for granted.

When she decided to stay on the far shore with Hanako without telling anyone, and undermined the value of her own life, she was incredibly naive. 

If her plan had worked, and she had died, she would have put Aoi in the same position she had been in: saved at the cost of her friend’s life ‘for her own good’, while also roping Kou into a plan he didn’t know about (you can’t convince me Kou would have helped Nene if he was aware she planned to kill herself.)

She doesn’t want to think about these things, she likes to be optimistic! But since she doesn’t allow herself to really process death, she doesn’t understand life.

She chalks dying as “I’ll be like Hanako and stay in a boundary with him”, she tries her best to reassure herself that she is fine with losing everything: her home, and a future with weddings,  college plans, and jobs, all for the sake of love. She treats her decision as one would a very long trip, a runaway romance.

She had to be told exactly what will happen, how much of herself, which she loves, she would lose if she tried to stay. The idea of loss, of death, is something that she tries not to think about, so it greatly distraught her.

Even Teru, whose job is to protect the living and put their safety above it all had admitted this idea is not something that comes easy to him. 

Yes, he value life, and he understands how precious it is, but his view on it is not that simple: This value was taught from a young age by the same clan that has a history of human sacrifices. 

Teru has a detachment to the concept of death, since he was born able to see spirits and he travels to the far shore, which takes some weight from the idea that “death is the end” while being personally affected by it, since his mom died without regrets, without leaving a spirit behind.

Teru can understand loss, he can process that death is a terrible thing. He is genuine in his kindness to people, but it doesn’t feel personal. He values life but he doesn’t treasure it, he treasures his family and close friends only. 

Saving people is intricately intertwined with responsibilities for Teru, and he is a very arrogant and proud person, he takes his responsibility serious. His professional view on life is simple, almost heroic, but his personal view on life is skewed: There is contradiction to his values.

Dedicating his time to save others makes it so he can’t enjoy his own life to the fullest.

And there are moments when he feels tired of being a protector, almost resenting it.

He would never kill a person, but he jokes too much about destroying humanity to not betray the feeling that maybe, if there was no life to protect, he could finally live his own life.

Akane on the other hand sees life as something beautiful and worth protecting: Something to treasure.

He wasn’t taught to do so. His feelings on it are not complicated, he simply enjoys being alive, and that appreciation skyrocketed once he nearly lost Aoi to the clock keepers.

He doesn’t dislike supernaturals because of a job or a duty, he wasn’t even aware they existed before his contract with the clock keepers. This hate he feels for them is personal, born out of his own beliefs. 

He understands death is the end. He understands how fragile a human life is. And he hates how careless supernatural are, not hesitating to play with it

He has no respect for someone that is willing to murder someone, and he feels strange when people are too easy to forguive them.

Similarly, his respect visibly raises when he notices a person falls into his beliefs. Once he realized Teru’s job isn’t just supernatural extermination, and that he will go out of his way to save lives, his view changes drastically.

Teru was perceived as an asshole, a tyrannical demon in Akane’s life.

And Teru may still be an asshole in Akane’s eyes, but no one that goes out of their way to save people can be a demon.

Even when Akane dragged Aoi into the far shore, his goal was to keep her away from No.6, who he knew wanted to kill her, and to not be separated.

He isn’t happy when they fall, he fights to get back, he’ll march on with a hole in his chest and keep struggling, bleeding out, instead of resting, because he needs to get back.

There is no “Now that we have each other, I can rest”, there is no “Let’s die and be together forever.”

He doesn’t want only to be together, he wants her to live. He wants them both to live. 

Because life is precious to him.

[cowpokeprose]

The preacher may never marry us and my mama may never know you but I can kiss you over a flask of whiskey and dance with you under the stars and if that isn’t marriage I’m not sure what else God is looking for. 

[thelunarfairy]

The Mythological Secrets Behind Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

It is not new that we see JSHK rooted in Shintuist culture, along with this culture, we have the classical Gods represented, in addition to, of course, some common items related to this.

But there are some points in particular that I wanted to delve into a little and the similarities represented. But, first of all, let's connect the reasoning to the main points before we get to the Gods.

The thread of the story

1 - Tsukasa's fate = sacrifice himself, he sacrifices himself and stays in the house (If he can see supernatural things, then he was close to death, as mentioned by Hanako, people can only see supernatural things if they have a sixth sense (like exorcists) or when death is close).

2 - Nene and Kou finds the red house and convinces him to come back.

3 - Tsukasa comes back.

4 - Temporal paradox.

5 - Creates an alternative timeline full of errors and chain consequences (causing deaths of people who shouldn't die).

6 - At ​​some point Amane decides to kill the family (theory) and sets the house on fire.

7 - It creates a "curse". (everyone who enters the house dies or disappears).

8 - Somehow Hanako becomes a supernatural being and loses control or does something really bad at some point, to the point where the Minamotos have to seal him and create the seven mysteries.

9 - Kako had to go back in time for some reason (to make Hanako forget some things).

10 - Hanako now plays a role, the leader, but at the same time he is the traitor (indicating that there are two Gods).

11 - He along with Tsukasa want to break the cycle of yorishiros and free themselves from this "prison" so that they can save themselves, Tsukasa wants to save Amane and Amane wants to save Tsukasa.

12 - So, Tsuchigomori is the guy who destroys the butterfly effect, but for some important reason, he will probably sacrifice himself for something in the end.

13 - And Nene, the "mermaid" girl who has a bond with Hanako. And let's remember that the entity is from the water, the tentacles and the people or their souls screaming on the other side of the window in the last chapter, you can see the air bubbles coming out of their mouths, which suggests that they are in the water.

14 - Entity from the well + tentacles + water = entity/God of the water that grants wishes. Like the classics, where you throw a coin in the well to make a wish.

15 - Hanako gets a mermaid scale and gives it to Nene to create a bond, so maybe the scale is directly linked to the entity. Even though we saw the mermaid, she is still a supernatural being.

16 - The mermaid giving up on Nene after the fish died was like a warning from the entity, since it was Tsukasa who killed it. We saw a giant fish in the window of the red house, so maybe the entity is the strongest supernatural being that can influence the lesser supernatural beings.

17 - So, all connected, Nene being able to remove the seals, being a kannagi, coming from a mysterious family, makes me wonder about her connection with the entity.

18 - The Minamotos know something, and they still "help" Hanako because it seems to be necessary. Teru was happy when the supernaturals disappeared, but he was the one who decided to bring them back, even though he didn't want to.

19 - So, there's a reason for him to keep Hanako, as if it was necessary for him to do something, but Teru tries to keep him under control.

20 - In the end, there are probably two Gods (theory): The God of the yorishiros and the God (entity) beneath the red house.

21 - Hanako should work for the God of the yorishiros to receive redemption, but he is the traitor, that is, he works for the God of the red house, because he intends to save Tsukasa. Therefore, the twins want to remove all the seals to "free" the entity and get a wish.

22 -What we are seeing now is all the yorishiros being removed while we follow the stories of their owners, for now, away from the main story of the twins.

The Gods who represent the twins

Now that you understand where we are in the story, let's move on to the mythological part of things and the connection between the twins and Gods that haven't been mentioned yet.

Amaterasu: She is the Shinto goddess of the sun. The name Amaterasu is derived from Amateru, which means "shining in the sky." Her full name is Amaterasu-o-mi-kami, which means "Glorious Goddess Who Shines in the Sky."

Amane: A name derived from Amaterasu, (not literally, but a name that would resemble the name Amaterasu to show a slight connection with the Sun Goddess) he is also depicted as the sun in some panels of the manga, as well as being the opposite of Tsukasa, the moon.

Tsukuyomi: Also known as Tsukuyomi-no-kami, he is the god of the moon in Shinto and Japanese mythology. The name Tsukuyomi is a combination of the Japanese words moon/month (tsuki) and "to read; to count" (yomu). Another interpretation of his name is the combination of "Moonlit Night". Tsukuyomi is the god of the moon in Japanese mythology, brother of Amaterasu and Susanoo.

Tsukasa: often represented in the manga in some panels as the moon itself, as he himself mentions being the opposite of Amane, who is represented as the sun. The name Tsukasa also refers to the name of the god of the moon, similarly to Amane's name.

The two are siblings in mythology as well.

The mythology

The creation myth of the Shinto tradition in Japan is wrapped up in a beautiful and tragic love story between the divine couple Izanagi and Izanami.

Heaven and Earth separated during this long creative process, so Izanagi and Izanami, representatives of what was then the newest divine generation, took on the task of generating life in the immense primordial liquid environment.

Izanagi and Izanami decided to improve their creation, molding the relief with mountains, spreading vegetation to cover the soil and creating rivers to promote fertility.

The rest of creation required carnal acts practiced between Izanagi and Izanami, which has a strong symbolism because it highlights the union between the masculine and feminine for the generation of life and procreation.

They generated divine children after the islands were conceived, each of them associated with important aspects associated with nature.

When Izanami gave birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire, she ended up burning to death during childbirth. The father was furious and murdered his son.

Izanagi tried to rescue his beloved from the underworld, the dark Yomi. The exits to Yomi are guarded by terrible creatures and are where the dead go to, apparently, rot for an indefinite period of time. Once fallen there, the soul can never return to the land of the living.

Upon arriving there, Izanami asked her husband not to look at her, to return to Earth and to wait while she tried to escape from Yomi.

The impatient Izanami does not obey and looks at his wife, unrecognizable and with a frightening cadaverous appearance, deteriorated and infested with agents of decomposition.

Now she was a form of decomposing flesh that gave birth to several demons, with worms and demonic creatures slithering over her body. She, realizing her husband's audacity, orders the demons to chase him.

Izanagi flees from the demons, and rolling a huge stone, traps them in Yomi. Izanagi, furious at Izanami's betrayal, uses the powers of the sun to destroy all the demons. Thus began the existence of death, caused by Izanami's pride.

After Izanagi left his wife Izanami, locked in the Shinto underworld of Yomi, he purified himself in a spring and accidentally gave birth to three children.

The sun goddess Amaterasu was born from Izanagi's left eye, the moon god Tsukuyomi was born from his father's right eye, and the god of the sea and storms Susanoo was born from Izanagi's nose.

Where are the similarities in JSHK?

Let's compare.

Mitology

Izanami: Izanami is related to death and she's trapped in the world of Yomi, the world of the dead, she hides her appearance because of her cadaverous form, like she did with her husband.

JSHK

Entity: In JSHK we also don't see the entity, which stays in the dark.

And we have the sacrifices, which are linked to the same reasoning, gradually losing their human form and becoming cadaverous beings.

In JSHK, the entity is said to be very strong, it is weak because it is sealed, "trapped", just like Izanami is trapped in the underworld and cannot return.

Second possibility about the entity

Mitology

Serpent Yamata no Orochi: was a colossal dragon with eight heads and eight tails. According to legend, Yamata no Orochi terrorized the Izumo region, demanding that a young girl be sacrificed to him every year.

In the story, a couple's daughters were sacrificed, leaving only the youngest one alive. The dragon was killed by Susanoo when he tried to save the young woman from being sacrificed. He fell in love with her and married her.

JSHK

The entity demands sacrifices with young women, usually from the same family, since Kannagis come from families that offer to give one of their daughters for sacrifice.

The representation of marriage and Sumire may be linked to the meaning of Sumire's desire to be saved, directly reflected in the mythology of the serpent.

When Suzanoo fell in love with the woman who was going to be sacrificed, he saved her and got married with her.

In Sumire's case, she was not saved and did not marry Hakubo, as she wished. A tragic version of the story.

Implying that the entity of Sumire's time was perhaps the serpent.

Let's continue with the comparisons.

Mitology

Izanagi: He was responsible for imprisoning Izanami in the world of the dead, and tried to keep her imprisoned.

JSHK

The God of Yorishiro: the one who values ​​maintaining seals and mysteries, apparently to keep "something" imprisoned, implying that it is in fact the entity of the red house that is officially sealed.

Let's continue with the comparisons.

Mitology

Susanoo: Susanoo is the god of the sea and storms, son of Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon.

JSHK

Yashiro: Often depicted as a mermaid and having a direct link to Hanako because of the scales, we can associate her with the myth of Susanoo.

We may still have doubts about Nene's association with him, but Suzanoo had a direct connection with Amaterasu (the sun goddess we are representing as Amane).

At a certain point, Suzanoo goes to Amaterasu's house to resolve a conflict between them.

To link this to JSHK, if you notice, when Hanako throws Nene in fish form into the sky (at the end of the anime) a small storm appears.

Some people theorized that it represented her crying, but at the end, the clouds appear next to the sun and the rain begins. Representing the "storm".

Furthermore, Susanoo is the God who saves the young woman from being sacrificed to the serpent. We see this represented in the moment when Nene is the only one who can "save" Sumire from being devoured by Hakubo, but in this case, she does not. Referring again to the tragic side of mythology and Sumire's story.

Let's continue with the comparisons.

Mitology

The red house and yomi

Yomi is the Japanese word for the world of the dead in Japanese mythology and Shintoism. Its exits are guarded by terrifying creatures and it is where the dead go to apparently rot for an indefinite period of time. Once fallen there and fed in the fire at the center of Yomi, the soul can never return to the land of the living.

Similar to the red house specifically over the abyss where the sacrifices that fell began to rot and could not return.

Water as a Symbol of Transition and Cleansing

Water plays an important role in the series, particularly through its association with Hanako’s past and its connection to bathrooms and wetlands – liminal places between the world of the living and the dead. In Shinto, water is a symbol of purification and renewal, something that is also explored in the story of Hanako, a spirit trapped by regrets who seeks redemption.

The aquatic environment can be interpreted as an allusion to Susanoo, a deity associated with the sea and storms.

Light and Darkness – Themes of Life and Death

Just as Amaterasu represents light and order, some elements of the series suggest a cycle between hope and despair, or redemption and regret. Hanako-kun is a spirit who carries both light (his moments of affection for Nene) and darkness (his tragic secrets and violent past). This duality may echo the myth of Amaterasu, where light and darkness must find balance.

The Seven Mysteries as Guardians and Forces of Chaos

Just as the kami (gods) of Japanese folklore have different personalities and roles, the Seven Mysteries in the series play specific roles that resemble the forces of nature. Some are benevolent and seek balance, while others represent chaos and danger. This multiplicity is characteristic of Japanese myths, where there is no clear division between good and evil.

Although Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun does not directly mention Amaterasu or Susanoo, the themes of water, purification, light, and darkness found in the series can be seen as a subtle reference to these gods and the natural forces they represent.

In addition, we must add urban legends.

Influences of Japanese Folklore on Hanako-kun

Seven Mysteries of School (七不思議, Nana Fushigi) One of the main inspirations for the series are the legends of the "Seven Mysteries of School," popular stories told among Japanese students about supernatural occurrences that happen in schools. Each mystery usually involves ghosts or strange events, and each school may have its own versions.

In the Hanako-kun universe, these Seven Mysteries are essential, as the spirits that govern each of them have influence over the spirit world and the school.

Spirit World and Boundaries Between Realities In Hanako-kun, there is a strong separation between the world of the living and the spirit world. Places in the school, such as bathrooms or forgotten rooms, function as portals that connect these two worlds. This idea reflects the traditional Japanese concept that certain places, such as temples, cemeteries, or ruins, are meeting points between the physical and spiritual worlds.

Supernatural Elements Inspired by Yōkai and Spirits

Many of the characters and creatures featured in the series are based on or inspired by yōkai (supernatural creatures) and onryō (vengeful spirits) from Japanese folklore. The series also introduces concepts of its own, such as:

Tsukumogami: Ancient objects that gain life and consciousness after 100 years. Some characters in the series resemble this idea, as spirits are tied to specific places or objects in the school.

Onryō: Hanako is a spirit with a tragic past, reflecting the idea of ​​vengeful ghosts or those trapped on Earth due to unresolved regrets.

Akuma and Mononoke: Some spirits are aggressive and need to be purified or controlled, as is the case with several antagonists in the series.

Spiritual Hierarchy and the Conflict Between Mysteries Within the story, the Seven Mysteries have a hierarchy and follow specific rules that govern the coexistence of humans and spirits. The main conflict of the series arises when the mysteries begin to rebel, seeking to change these rules and gain more power. This hierarchical structure is an original creation of the series, but it recalls the idea that kami and yōkai have their own laws and orders in Japanese folklore.

While Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun doesn't explicitly follow a specific Shinto or Buddhist mythology (so far), it does draw heavily from Japanese urban legends, the Seven Mysteries of School, and concepts from Japanese spiritual folklore such as yōkai, tsukumogami, and onryō.

The series creates its own mythology by combining these traditional elements with a unique narrative.

Which is particularly fascinating!!

It was a fun journey to find these new details to add to the events of the series. Of course, despite the associations and similarities, don't take anything in this post too seriously or canonical, it's just for fun.

There are probably many more details that still need to be discovered or included, (like the mythology about the Minamoto family, and even some common supernatural beings, like Tsuchigomori, who represents Tsuchigumo, but well, if I talk about all of them, this post will be huge).

For this post, that's enough.

If you've read this far, I hope you've had fun!

[nachosthenam]

The New Art Style: A Rant

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Heads up: I don't hate the art style or the manga! These are just changes that I disliked, that you may or may have not noticed.

There are many good changes made to the art style of the tbhk manga, such as better perspective and shading, and an even more unique style, but some changes...

Nene always looked young, but how am I meant to explain to my parents that the character above is 15?

This applies to all the characters, and I feel very conflicted when I look at the changes made to some characters:

Back in the day I didn't think of Kou as cute, so when he acted cute or wholesome it was surprising and adorable, his personality was purposely opposite to his looks, as he was originally meant to look mean, or like a rebel. It's difficult for me to comprehend that the Kou in the new chapters is a few months older than before.

Kou is still my favorite character, but it doesn't feel like the same character I adored from the start of the manga.

The changes I disliked the most with Teru are the loss of features that used to tell him apart from Kou, he used to have a longer face, different pupils, smaller ears that don't stick out and a downturned nose (Which he seems to have lost). All of the boys seem to have the same face shape now, same goes for the girls.

Sakura had a mysterious and elegant aura, which is now leaning more towards cutesy, additionally her shoulders were made significantly shorter and smaller (This was done to all the characters, including the male ones, exceptions are Nene and Aoi who had that body shape to begin with)

Besides all the characters looking a few years younger, which I can deal with, arguably the most questionable change is the loss of melanin all the characters suffered:

..Yikes

Most noticeable is Kou, who used to be tanned, but take a closer look at characters like Nene too:

Art on the right is older.

Hopefully this is just part of the lighting or something and isn't what it seems to be.

Besides the line art being thicker, the contrast in pages of the manga is only getting stronger as time goes:

Opposite to now, black and dark colours are used sparingly in the first tbhk chapters, only for dark clothes and a few shadows.

The high contrast in newer (not only new but yk) chapters makes tbhk stand out from most manga, but it can strain your eyes a bit, like the panel above from ch. 119, the composition is beautiful but it takes you a minute to understand what's happening because the values are all over the place, your eyes are being lead to every direction.

The picture perfect arc seems to be a sweet spot between the art styles, and is my personal favourite. There's high contrast but it never strains your eyes, and the characters still look like themselves.

In case it wasn't obvious I just reread tbhk and have been obsessing.

I'm going to post an explanation as to why tbhk chapters feel shorter soon. Stay tuned!

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[cta-nagito]

[nanabansama]

This is something I haven't seen mentioned much, but how many people have noticed that Nene started wearing long socks after her crush insulted her ankles?

This is an oft-overlooked detail (to the point where even the anime excluded it!)

Even among her fellow classmates, who seem to mostly wear short socks, she wears long ones!

There's a lot of instances of younger versions of Nene wearing short socks, in contrast to her now almost exclusively wearing long socks, so it seems like she used to prefer short socks, too.

In Picture Perfect, she does end up going barefoot to the pool-cleaning event! Everyone else is barefoot and she is in a perfect dream world, so I guess she was feeling more confident!

(Or maybe covering up her ankles would make them more noticeable...)

And in the recent chapters (the Study Camp arc) where she wears shorter socks, they're really baggy as if she's trying to hide their shape!

It's kinda sad that her crush had so much of an effect on her self-esteem; I hope someday Nene gets more confident in herself! It seems she's slowly starting to, at least. :)

[extrasfromthevoid]

been looking into oracle bone script for...reasons, and am losing my mind a little over the fact that the symbols in the Lady Bone Demon's spell rings are literally just the Chinese zodiac in oracle bone script.

(source)

From left to right: horse, tiger, boar, dragon, rabbit, bull, rooster, bull (again), monkey, rat, dragon (again), rooster (again)

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maybe not the most reputable academic source, but just look at it. they're identical, and match up with other reference sites i found (this one just happens to be the nicest graphic, clearly sporting all twelve of the zodiacs in both oracle script and the modern Chinese).

top row, left to right: rat, bull, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake

bottom row, left to right: horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, boar

like seriously? how cool is this?

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Character Design talks: Nene Yashiro

I love the art style of Toilet Bound Hanako-kun. It brings out the cuteness of the characters and the visual imagery of the story. The character designs also emphasize the personality of the character and are memorable because of the details in the designs. I wanted to talk about the designs of the characters.

Nene is the main topic of this discussion since Nene the protagonist has an interesting character design that stands out. Nene has a complicated yet simple character design, which is fitting since she has so many details that go with both her personality and role.

The series is embedded in Japanese culture so explaining this from a westerner’s perspective would come off as confusing to some.

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IM FINALLY ABLE TO DO SOMETHING!! Hello everyone,I’m so sorry I was nearly radio silent for so long,I promise it’s still on works the universe travel lil comic and ice age arc but sadly being to a new class does being lots of stuff..nothing less,I had a thought! I wonder if the 40 have a collective “family car” when they want to just go somewhere in a simple style! Introducing the..as lovingly dubbed by Satoru Gojo “Chaos bus”

A normal car wouldn’t find them all so! XD a bus! Decorated by many of the members! I also got inspired by a scene from a comedy murder mystery movie XD @the-ravenclaw-werewolf @omnitheist27 @purplemochi20055

Also honestly…for the most part.DONT LET SATORU OR ITALY DRIVE PLEASE-

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I LOVE THIS! 🤩🤩🤩

This is such an amazing idea! And how the 40 each had a design to contribute to the bus is also chef kiss 🤌

Of course it would be called the Chaos Bus! Wouldn’t expect anything less!

In fact, may I present to you…

THE 40 HEADCANONS!

ROAD TRIP EDITION!

Schedules for picking music is A RULE they all must follow. They weren’t even out of the driveway when Ciel and Killua were fighting over classic vs rock, resulting in, not in chronological order:

A broken bus window

A flat tire

The roof of the being set on fire for 3 seconds before being put out

And a broken radio which was caused by a cd being launched at it with great force and precision to wedge itself in the cd player.

But if a song comes on that everyone likes, and as long as it is a mostly empty road in a rural area, they will roll down the windows and sing at the top of their lungs.

Mafuyu is the first one to fall asleep on the trip, resulting in the more mischievous younger members putting sticky notes on him to see how much they put on before he wakes up. Yes, Gojo does join in because was the one to provide said sticky notes.

Speaking of sleep, Saiki gave Mob noise canceling so he slept throughout the trip without any disturbance. 

Unfortunately, Mako and Iruma are not allowed to hold on to the snack basket for more then five seconds and CANNOT be left alone with them. They will mindlessly binge eat on them. Ryota was placed in charge of the snacks.

Kobayashi is, of course, the designated driver. But putting aside technically road laws and whatnot, here is the list they (read, everyone except GOJO) compiled for “designated driver”

Kobayashi: Has a license and has never been in an accident.

Fujinuma: Got a license and while he rarely drives, he is still a pretty good driver.

Yuuri: Also has a license. Much meeker in his approach to driving but gets the job done.

Heine and Levi: They are tied as they don’t have a proper license but they are fast learners.

Spike: He won’t do it. Unless you bribe him.

Saitama: Would be higher on the list if his short temper didn’t get the better of him, resulting in him road raging.

L: Cannot. Drive. Kobayashi learned that the hard way.

U-1146: Also cannot drive. Yuuri learned that the hard way too.

Gojo and Italy: Gojo will break speed limits, treat the road like he is drag racing, and has already, and on purpose, ran someone over (who deserved it). Italy, meanwhile, cannot drive to save his, or any other life. No matter what he says, he cannot drive UNLESS it’s an emergency. 

Of course they play punch buggy! But it’s on the fence of being banned right now, though Korra and Zuko are tied for the record for finding more buggies. (Though it's obvious they are targeting each other when playing.)

They almost got banned from a restaurant, so now when they stop to eat, they break into smaller groups. It’s easier this way.

But Rin and Soma are the ones who always want to stop at the famous/local restaurants of the state and see if it lives up to the hype.

Langa is banned from picking music, on the account he taught the younger members how to sing, “The Song That Doesn't End”. Their record is 43 minutes.

Senku, with the help of Edward, would try out experiments during their trip. Their most notable one was when they managed to sneak storm chasing equipment onto the bus and months prior Senku predicted when there was going to be a storm during the trip so those two were determined to chase said storm. Long story short, the idea was shut down quickly and for the rest of trip, those two were not to be left alone.

They do bring games to keep themselves occupied. Monopoly is banned for obvious reasons and Zuko is banned from playing UNO.

They are banned from the state of North Dakota, following the “Mount Rushmore” incident.

Emma is the blanket hoarder. Unintentionally.

Izuku and Nagisa collabed together to create an itinerary for the whole group as they traveled, which includes rest stops.

During one rest stop, Naegi and Tanjiro were chased by a Canada goose and ran for a good 15 minutes before managing to get on the bus.

Kuroko sits in the back corner of the bus, Hinata keeps him company.

And speaking of which, they have forgotten Kuroko at three different rest stops (Hinata is always the first to notice) and one time Hinata stuck by with him so that Kuroko “wouldn't be alone”.

If Hanako sees a trucker, he will signal them to honk their horns. He is 30% successful most of the time.

Once there was a jerk driver who gave the bird to the 40 kids when driving pass them. Haruhi and Legoshi had to hold back Edward from jumping out the bus and chasing after the guy.

Tohru and Chika spend their time on the road making paper crafts and bracelets.

Serinuma is the picture taker. No matter where and when, she will have a photo of every moment.

Korra had to stop Haruka from jumping into Lake Superior.