#akane clan

[kaeyaswifefromsnezhnaya]

I'm thinking about the Minamoto... Here's the chain: they oversaw the sacrifices in the Akane clan, so they were okay with the demon, and then when the future arrived, well, the 20th century, I mean, they apparently got scared and somehow disappeared into the shadows, and that's why they went so far that literally on the site of the former sacrifices, a well was somehow built, and then a house on it? And only then they were like, "Grandma Minamoto sealed it, you can't go there" ☝🏻☝🏻 So they waited until all the Yugi died, and then they were like, "There, we sealed it!" As if they weren't suspicious enough without that...

The hole demon is important for the formation of mysteries, as protectors between worlds, and what if the Minamoto deliberately allowed this to happen? What if they oversaw the mysteries too, to some extent, and they needed a seventh mystery? And they kind of let Yugi in there? Yugi look like relatives of the Akane clan (it's an old meme, copies of Aoi in the pilot as previous Hanako-san, npcs from Akane colored like brown Yugi, they look very, very similar, which could make sense given Aida's style, who can easily make any type unique). What if it was even a setup? What if someone at the housing office simply slipped Yugi's dad the documents for this very new building? This makes Sakuteru shippers even more interesting. What are they even basing their relationship on? What do they know, what are they assuming? These are rabbit holes in lore and fandom... and I'm only thinking about this now, lol. Kou doesn't even know that his family might have contributed to Hanako's death, lol, well, if that delulu were true.

And the way Teru wanted to exorcise Hanako has long been a strange vibe, like why remove Hanako if he's literally needed in his place as a go-between? Maybe they hinted to Teru, without revealing all the cards, that the supernaturals are just pawns for them, just like Hakubo was a lowly pawn running errands. Maybe there are higher stakes. Or maybe Teru himself knows something... maybe he just never talks about all this. Exorcise Hanako because he's become a hindrance, and replace him with a new one in his place. The supernaturals are like pawns for the Minamoto mafia lol. Tsukasa's disruption of all plans is like a rebellion against the system by the kannagi, Akane versus Minamoto confrontation lol. No, but who could the Minamoto deliberately entangle inyo being a mystery ✨ somehow ✨? The Yako from the Kunishige emple, by the way, is a completely subservient creature. It's politics, after all: they kill some, they leave others. Only Shuten Douji from the three was killed, right? Teru says he "doesn't touch people like him," referring to Tsuchigomori. They're exterminating supernaturals, but if sacrifices work in this village, why change the rules? Gray morality, as it is. Or even dark, because the end justifies any means.

There's really nothing to analyze here, because they've been dragging out this lore bomb until the very last minute, dragging it out for so long, and then they went on hiatus. Lmao, so what are we supposed to deal with now? So this is just speculation, trying to figure something out.

[kaeyaswifefromsnezhnaya]

Yeah, the whole Akane clan thing is awful in itself and probably hints at patriarchy, but I think it's also a matter of the internal Tbhk lore.

It's not like "anyone would do" as a sacrifice, because people are essentially food for the pit demon, and there's a difference between fressing and tasting. The Akane clan inherently "possesses a special quality of spiritual power" (c), and there's probably some inheritance of these qualities. Just as Minamoto women are stronger than Minamoto men, so Akane girls are more palatable to the supernatural than men, and that's certainly cool, but it also turns out too badly for them, of course. Because the thing in the pit sucked all those Akane girls' victims dry. And Katakuri can even maintain his sanity! Why isn't he as dead as they are? He's also from the Akane clan, he's not some random person. Probably because girls' life forces are considered tastier and even easier to absorb.

The pit demon is a vile gourmet, which is probably why the artwork of the possessed Amane-sensei features blood cake and other delicacies, lol. Traditionally, it was customary to offer a sacrifice that would be truly appreciated. But then the tradition was toned down, and the house began devouring everyone it encountered, since it's not like everyone flocked there 24/7.

Over fifty years, of course, there would be a lot of people, but how many were there per year? Per month? The ghosts in the drawing of Tsukasa are more of a collective image of his existence during that period than statistics you can rely on.

My point is that not every sacrifice would have been suitable, and that "there was no point in keeping the Akane clan together" isn't that simple. Just because a demon eats everyone doesn't mean there aren't some connotations. After all, what's the difference between Minamoto and ordinary people? Can ordinary people be exorcists? In any case, of course, this doesn't negate the tragedy of the Akane clan's femicide.