for your big long post about how mizuena felt about each other over time, did you consider their interactions in the flashbacks from ribbon or only stuff from after they met in person? if you didn't consider it then, what do you think it might add to the arc of their relationship?
Yeah! I had to cut out some stuff from the huge mzen post because I ended up hitting both the image and video link limits, but I did consider that one particularly positive Mizu3 interaction when they have their first collab.
Not specifically mzen, but you can see my full original notes on the whole Mizu3 event here if you want. <-(warning these "notes" are basically my first ever, live reactions from my first ever readthrough, so they are very unfiltered, disorganized and confusing even to me, lol.)
Mizuki initially resists opening up even about something as harmless as her personal interpretation of Kanade's song (even that level of vulnerability is too much for her at this point). When Ena insists a bit more forcefully, Mizuki hesitantly takes the chance to share her feelings, but immediately tries to backpedal the moment Ena doesn't show an instant, complete understanding of what she's saying:
But then!!!!!!
Instead of rejection or annoyance or being weirded out, Ena shows a genuine willingness to hear Mizuki out and sit with her perspective on the song. The conversation moves forward as a discussion about how they each interpret it, but the way it plays out, it's almost like they're having an indirect heart to heart about their own worldviews and the pain they carry:
The Ena fan in me would even go as far as to completely attribute Mizuki deciding to give N25 as a group a chance to just how positive this first collab with Ena went. (Proving to her that there may be people out there who can get her, who she doesn't have to "fight" - as she puts it - just to express her worldview, to express who she is.)
This first collab is the reason why I think Mizuki even gives the time of day to Ena moving forward despite her more rough-around-the-edges moments that I showed in that mzen post. She feels they may have this intrinsic ability to understand each other:
BTW I just went back to reread that episode to reply to this, and noticed some new things:
Mizuki IMMEDIATELY understands Ena's intent and interpretation from a single look at her art. This is something we see Ena consistently struggle with and worry about in her art events, and is something that obviously means a lot to Ena.
I know there's a certain, expected level of awkwardness since this is their first time working together, but seeing how plain apologetic Mizuki is acting in the flashbacks every time she tries to assert even her most harmless of opinions, and comparing that to how playful and bratty she can get moving forward, I don't think it would be a stretch to say Ena has been able to make Mizuki feel safe and comfortable enough around her to be able to banter with her like that.
,,,,,,Ok that's it sorry I'll shut up now before this gets even longer...
Congrats to our favorite tsundere siblings Ena and Akito for taking top 2 and 4 spots in the spacomic fav tsundere character poll!!
... What is Shinonomom putting in those pancakes for both her children to turn out like this…?
(Or maybe it's the emotionally constipated dad...)
Also look at Nene taking 6th place! She gets so soft and sweet down the line (even with Tsukasa) that I always forget how prickly and snarky she could be, especially early on.
(full list under the cut if anyone's interested)
Shiho Miyano(Detective Conan)
Ena Shinonome(Project Sekai)
Haruka Sakura(WIND BREAKER)
Akito Shinonome(Project Sekai)
England(Hetalia)
Nene Kusanagi(Project Sekai)
Kana Arima(Oshi no Ko)
Karane Inda(100 GFs who really really really love you)
Chuuya Nakahara(Bungou Stray Dogs)
Damian(SPY×FAMILY)
Megumi Fushiguro(Jujutsu Kaisen)
Wanderer (?)(Genshin)
Romano(Hetalia)
Sandrone(Genshin)
Asuka(Evangelion)
Kei Tsukishima(Haikyuu!!)
Gintoki Sakata(Gintama)
Katsuki Bakugou(My Hero Academia)
Nino Nakano(Quintessential Quintuplets)
Lucy(Bungou Stray Dogs)
((That girl from the 100 gfs harem anime has such a goofyass name lmao.))
The way Mizuki pouts when Ena fumbles their movie date is so cute. And she immediately goes to tell on her to Mafuyu and Kanade, lol. Mafuyu immediately taking Mizuki's side while Kanade stays neutral makes it even better.
She's so mad!!! (What a qt3.14)
Telling on her to the others is something Mizuki's threatened Ena with in other conversations to strongarm her into doing what she wants, so it's probably a thing that happens frequently.