(ch 61) His graduation pic. With his hype vibe (even mentioned on his character page), he gotta be the heart and soul of any celebration. Only grumpy grandmas could possibly not love him.
(an art by Matsumoto) Taking a selfie with the boys. Him and Kafka are the goofballs, then there's the "more calm and serious" trio. If not Kafka, then Iharu is prbly the one to have fun ideas for when they have a chill moment.
(ch 64) Expressing joy, expressively. If you don't scream in joy, he'll scream in joy for you. He's like the power of lightning: loud, striking. Like in that popular take on frankenstein, or whatever, where lightning brings one to life.
He'll pick your joy up and bring it to you so you can both celebrate. No success will go unhyped.
(ch 22) Iharu was literally the most hyped one there, next to Kafka himself (when Hoshina announced he was properly accepted into the 3rd).
(ch 129) Expressing affection, expressively. He's so passionate about showing love. If he likes you or missed you or stuff, you'll feel it DEEP in that tender place behind your sternum.
(ch 67) Expressing disappointment, expressively. Poor guy low-key, working himself up over there yet nobody appreciates </333 Imagine having somebody so cutely invested in telling you off for being silly.
(ch 11) Then he sleeps like an angel. Expressing feelings is tiring.
(ch 11) He knows how to chill tho. If you feel hard, you have to rest hard.
(ch 129) Ready to wreck the battlefield. If he becomes the captain (and he might: ch 102, 129), he'll probably be the most obnoxiously lovable one in history. Imagine just how he'd go about hyping up his platoon. Can't see him doing it serious. I mean...
(ch 12) ...Everybody's kinda serious, Iharu is lookin' kinda jolly.
(ch 11) Sometimes he's a bit blunt with his humor. But: nobody in Kn8 laughs quite as enthusiastically, aside from Hoshina (ch 6). Him and Hoshina could get along.
(part of an art by Matsumoto) Enjoying life (and vitamins, ig) with his best friend. (Wonder what flavor).
(part of an art by Matsumoto) Also squatting with him. Nothing beats that brilliant grin when at full force like that. In an absurdist comedy spin-off, it'd be Iharu's power; kaiju would %^@*! on it alone.
(part of an art by Matsumoto) Flashing his hallmark goofy grin, next to his rather serious bud. Looks almost like when they take a pic right when you blink.
(ch 22) Kind of a random moment, but every moment counts.
Man is vitamins. Literally the Sun embodied, bright and blunt. May he never lose that; Reno's world would become barren landscapes and dreary skies ¿again¿. He'd still have Kafka ofc, but Iharu is one of a kind.
He deserves more time to shine. More opportunities to shock the shit out of everybody (at least he got some) and whatnot. But for how little content overall he got, it's still a decent amount. He packs a punch with his presence, much like lightning.
Reno is lucky to have him in his life. We know he can take good care of ppl, so, he better take good care of Iharu, too. Make sure to hug him a lot and everything else loving. Get over that awkwardness; yolo, no reason to hold back. Iharu will prbly teach him that, eventually.
It was one of Iharus and Melly day off during summer so his idea was to go to the beach! His girlfriend was with her thoughts in a completely different world so he had cheer her up a bit 💕
First time drawing an actual background (used a wave and cloud brush on csp) just noticed that I forgot the blush but idc anymore 🤧
Since it's the kn8 women's week and one of the themes of the day is misogyny, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge a sentiment I've seen floating around this fandom for some time now that I believe is misogynistic:
Some people have voiced that characters like Iharu, Aoi, Haruichi, Kafka, and others are canonically attracted to Mina either sexually or romantically because they listed her as an inspiration for joining the Defense Force. This is not rooted in the canon material and, in my opinion, drawing that conclusion is rooted in misogynistic biases.
Again, I'm adding emphasis that some people have stated this as "canonically accurate" - I'm not talking about headcanons, ship dynamics, etc.
Men can have women as their role models. They can want to be like women, they can be grateful to women, and they can be inspired by women without wanting to be with them romantically or sexually. Honestly, to suggest otherwise does a disservice to not only the female characters of the series, but also to the male characters who have done nothing but view women as role models, heroes, rivals, and equals.
I'm not trying to call anyone out or make anyone feel bad, but I am inviting anyone who might think this way to reflect on their internal biases against female characters and question why they interpreted those manga panels through a romantic/sexual lens. I don't want to sound like a therapist, but I do believe that fiction and fandom are healthy spaces to unpack and examine these complicated ideas and biases.
It was one of Iharus and Melly day off during summer so his idea was to go to the beach! His girlfriend was with her thoughts in a completely different world so he had cheer her up a bit 💕
First time drawing an actual background (used a wave and cloud brush on csp) just noticed that I forgot the blush but idc anymore 🤧
𝓡: i’m beginning to think you had some ulterior motives bringing us up here.
𝓔: can i not spoil my ladies with a picnic date every now and then? especially since you’ve been up to your ears in kaiju attacks?
𝓜: i for one am enjoying the view… even if you are winking.
𝓡: well- the view is pretty great, i can’t lie.
𝓔: you’re just looking up at me, you know?
𝓜: bold of you to assume we’d mean anything else- as far as i’m concerned you two are the prettiest things up here.
okay sooooo i admittedly got this ages ago & i feel so bad for posting so many comms lately BUUUUUT this felt too perfect not to post for kn8 women’s week as well & i haven’t shared nearly enough minarinliza on this blog 😭🥹
done AGES ago by the incredible aeva on vgen & i cannot thank them enough for continuously making such stunning art for me and killing it every single time! 🥹 i cannot recommend them enough!!
