How do you think of the idea that a human Tsukasa wouldn’t like being left behind? Take care for a moment to think of him with all his traits, just more kind but even so, he’s also kind of distant, always seen as someone whose the “odd one out”, no friends, because no one likes Amane so he doesn’t like them, and always getting into trouble, not that he means to…
His dad’s gone, his mom’s gone, Amane is distant and avoidant. Would you imagine him wanting to stay with someone, even if he’s cursed in it?
I picture him as someone who isn't possessive at all, or the kind of person who wouldn't force someone to love him back, or wanting someone else to spend their time only with him, so to me he wouldn't want to stay with someone even if he's cursed in it (That's kind of possessive, isn't it?) and Tsukasa's love is selfless. Even in canon, his love is selfless and he doesn't care if Amane loves him back or not (Not that he doesn't feel anything about it, but he just accepts it as a fact). It's not as if he doesn't have feelings of someone wanting to stay by his side, it's just that I don't see him forcing others to stay by his side.
I think that with the background you're setting for him, even if he's kinder or sometimes does what others ask from him, he would just be himself and have the psychological strength to not let his situation affect him emotionally. I picture him as someone who wouldn't be affected because someone loves him or not, he would just be himself and if he stays alone, he wouldn't have a problem with it. He would even have fun by himself by setting pranks or teasing others xd
Also, he wouldn't be shy at all. I think he would be perceived as someone who is intimidating to other people because he has a strong character in his own way when necessary. I think he would enjoy to scare or tease people, especially people who talks bad about him, or people who bully others (he would take advantage of his reputation) and watch their reactions.
He would just accept the fact that his family is gone and that Amane doesn't love him (Because he's distant in this AU. Or that depends on how are you developing their dynamic in your AU) but if he's forced to stay with someone because he's been cursed in it, if it's against his will, he would be confused about all the situation. I don't think he would be angry or happy, he would be kind of reluctant and he would try to act as if nothing of that happened at first. However if he's forced to spend time with other, and if that person cares about him, he would open up and care about them (but always in a selfless way). And with time he would want to stay by their side (in this case Kou), and he would be more and more open about his feelings as time passes.
You’re very welcome! I wanted to ask since I was writing a swap AU and wanted to know other’s opinions on how Tsukasa would act because, while I do want to say I know him, I do want to know the ideas of other people :) I think, at his core, Tsukasa would also berate and feel annoyed if Kou were to bully someone (like how Hanako sometimes bullies canon Kou) and demand he apologize or at the very least stop it.
It’s interesting because without the pit god, Tsukasa would hold back a lot more than Amane, I feel, because he doesn’t have that influence or the experience of canon baby tsu that enables him to be more loose handed with his feelings but at the same time, he feels like the type of person who says whatever is on his mind, doing whatever he wants.
I’m curious also, on your thoughts on singer Tsukasa, because he’s shown twice now (?) to be singing and possibly having a passion for music? The phantom of the opera AU makes him both a pianist and a singer, and the actual manga and extras point out that Tsukasa is good at singing while Amane is tone deaf (which is funny considering the idol AU..) though it begs the question …
He must have had human desires, needs, emotions, that weren’t overshadowed by pit god. He loves to sing, he seems to enjoy plays, and he has a lot of friends (apparently?) while Amane has none which is curious because they spent time with Tsukasa, who is probably loud and social and everywhere but Amane, who lost that part of himself (because we see them in elementary school and Amane didn’t seem withdrawn) is considered someone odd? It reminds me of the hell of mirrors, where Tsukasa gets upset at no.3 for bullying Mitsuba but doesn’t seem to realize he’s ALSO bullying Mitsuba? Or does he not count it as bullying?
Right after the hell of mirrors, Tsukasa excitedly explains how Mitsuba dealt with everyone but his version of events is completely wrong so why is he also telling whole fabricated stories? Any ideas? :0
Swap AU
You’re very welcome! I wanted to ask since I was writing a swap AU and wanted to know other’s opinions on how Tsukasa would act because, while I do want to say I know him, I do want to know the ideas of other people :) I think, at his core, Tsukasa would also berate and feel annoyed if Kou were to bully someone (like how Hanako sometimes bullies canon Kou) and demand he apologize or at the very least stop it.
I see! Tsukasa is definitely a very mysterious character and his actions could be interpreted in different ways even if the story has been going on for more than 120 chapters so looking for different interpretations about him is interesting. That's why I love theories.
If Kou and Tsukasa were like Hanako and Nene in your swap AU, he would definitely tell something to Kou, like he wouldn't let Kou pick on someone, he wouldn't let him be a bully. Even if that bully part of Kou would be more intense, Tsukasa would keep a check on him! Tsukasa would make Kou apologize and then Kou would listen to Tsukasa because he wouldn't want to see Tsukasa annoyed with him.
Tsukasa's expression of his own feelings w/o the pit god
It’s interesting because without the pit god, Tsukasa would hold back a lot more than Amane, I feel, because he doesn’t have that influence or the experience of canon baby tsu that enables him to be more loose handed with his feelings but at the same time, he feels like the type of person who says whatever is on his mind, doing whatever he wants.
I think Tsu is someone pure. When he was a little kid before he merged with the pit god, he expressed himself to Amane, for example, he told Amane about the god in their house, he hugged him and he was open to him. Even yorishiro Tsukasa still says "I love you" to Amane. But he still doesn't express how he's really feeling because for a long time, he felt like there wasn't anyone he could express his feelings to. I mean, his worries, his issues, he keeps them to himself. In canon, for example it depends with whom he's interacting with and the moment. If he's interacting with someone who could understand the way he's feeling, he would be open. But if there's no person he feels he can be open with, he would keep his feelings to himself.
Now, without the influence of the pit god, he would have been more aware of more things in a human way and he would have learned to manage his feelings more, recognize them and be more connected to them (But we still have to see how was he when he was alive. I feel like he was someone connected to his own feelings. Yorishiro Tsukasa is different, tho). I think he would have developed more emotionally tho, so I think he would be emotionally mature (to me, probably even more than Amane), but taking into account his purity as well, I think he would still be open about his affection for someone, but he wouldn't share much of his deepest worries because he would know how to handle them and he wouldn't be the kind of person who gets deppressed so easily. However he would ask for advice and be open about his feelings it if he feels it's necessary. I feel like he would be the best at managing his own emotions in general.
I’m curious also, on your thoughts on singer Tsukasa, because he’s shown twice now (?) to be singing and possibly having a passion for music? The phantom of the opera AU makes him both a pianist and a singer, and the actual manga and extras point out that Tsukasa is good at singing while Amane is tone deaf (which is funny considering the idol AU..) though it begs the question …
He must have had human desires, needs, emotions, that weren’t overshadowed by pit god. He loves to sing, he seems to enjoy plays, and he has a lot of friends (apparently?) while Amane has none which is curious because they spent time with Tsukasa, who is probably loud and social and everywhere but Amane, who lost that part of himself (because we see them in elementary school and Amane didn’t seem withdrawn) is considered someone odd? It reminds me of the hell of mirrors, where Tsukasa gets upset at no.3 for bullying Mitsuba but doesn’t seem to realize he’s ALSO bullying Mitsuba? Or does he not count it as bullying?
Tsukasa's musical skills in canon and AUs
As someone who used to sing, I have to say that I LOVE singer Tsukasa. It's funny, indeed to see that Amane is on pair with Tsu in terms on musical abilities in those AUs lol. When I checked The Phantom of Opera AU, it was very funny to me, because Amane was the main phantom even giving Nene (who also knows how to sing in canon) singing lessons. It was very hilarious to me lol.
What frustrated me was that Tsukasa was treated like a secondary phantom of the opera. Like, come on? How Tsukasa isn't the main character of The Phantom of the Opera AU when he's the one with musical skills in canon??? He should have been the main character!!! It shouldn't have been called "Hanako of the Opera" but "Tsukasa of the Opera"!!! It didn't make sense to me that he was in the shadows in this AU tbh hahaha but well, AUs are just AUs I guess... but to me it's more satisfactory when AUs are made regarding canon elements if that canon element is something that definitely fits a certain character in that AU, if it feels like that AU is made for that character.
However even if Tsu was in the shadows (He's Cat-Tsu in this AU. Could it be another clue that the black kitty of the lasts chapters of the manga is indeed, Tsu? :O), in this AU he helped find the culprit. It's similar in the way he's in canon in this way, isn't it? Mysterious, staying in the shadows, giving clues and info (it's very possible it's already happening in canon?).
Differences in Hobbies and Personality Between Amane and Tsukasa
Regarding what Tsukasa and Amane enjoy in canon while they were alive, I can see that Tsukasa is definitely the extrovert and artistic one. Tsukasa is someone whose sensibility is great and is able to express himself in an outgoing way and Amane is the introvert one, with affinity with knowledge and science, someone who doesn't know how to express his feelings. I think the Kamone Nursery AU explores this intellectual side of him. He enjoys investigating and is worried about developing Mitsuba's intellect and he has raised monsters with higher intellect. I have a theory that Amane's bullies mocked him because he enjoyed those kind of things and was introverted. I don't think it was the only reason tho, but his personality and hobbies could have contributed to his bullies mockery. He probably was considered "weird" as you say. Even before he was bullied he was kinda shy, but way less. But at the same time I think he also wanted to have friends. There are clues in what he thinks about Nene and Kou and the way he reacts around them. To me, Nene and Kou are the friends he wanted to have when he was alive. Probably he liked things that weren't that "popular" or fun to others.
Tsukasa as a bully to Mitsuba
Tsukasa and Mitsuba's dynamic is very unique. Tsukasa has a cruel side that developed of course, with the influence of the pit god. Tsukasa decided to make an artificial ghost with Mitsuba's soul. Now, because this Mitsuba was his creation, he decided to take responsability of him, to take care of him, to feed him to make him stronger. However the way he fed him in the hell of mirrors arc, was traumatizing to Mitsuba and Tsukasa seemed to enjoy feeding Mitsuba like this. But it seems that at the end, he let Mitsuba eat No. 3's heart by himself because later Tsukasa asked if Mitsuba had finished eating when Amane and Kou appeared and Mitsuba approached him, crying. It was as though he wanted Tsukasa to protect him. If this had been pure bullying, Mitsuba wouldn't have behaved this way. He would have cried alone, terrified of everyone, even Tsukasa and would have tried to distance himself from him.
I think Tsukasa likes to tease Mitsuba at times. Tsukasa enjoys teasing weaker people as well in his own way. For example, he threatens Mitsuba if he's about to cry but he seemed patient with little Nene because he knew the same threath strategy wouldn't work with her, so I think the way he teases someone, depends on how the other perceives him and how they would react to him. He teased Nene, saying that if he won in a game of tag, since she refused to destroy No. 1's yorishiro, he would rip her arm off as the prize. Naturally, she was really scared (and at the end he didn't rip her arm off lol). I think it's his own way of teasing them (an extreme one, lmao) because of his cruel side despite having a soft spot for them. I think that to him, who's already extreme in many ways "bullying" means something extreme as well, like inducing actual physical injuries, trying to kill a weaker one in a situation in which they can't fight for their own lives, in a situation in which the stronger one takes advantange of the weaker ones in a sadistic way until their death.
Tsukasa telling fabricated stories of Mitsuba
Right after the hell of mirrors, Tsukasa excitedly explains how Mitsuba dealt with everyone but his version of events is completely wrong so why is he also telling whole fabricated stories? Any ideas? :0
That's a good question! haha I think that he wanted to talk about Mitsuba's powers and make him look cool? Like he was talking so proudly about his creation "he can do this, he's strong" and talk about what he's able to do with others, in this case, with Sakura. After all, Tsukasa was the one who created this new Mitsuba and made him eat No. 3's heart, Tsukasa took the responsability to make Mitsuba stronger.
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