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I think your Nagito analysis is really cool and reminds me of how I basically studied him like a school subject during the peak of my sdr2 obsession (only mine was moreso me pacing my house Thinking Very Hard and reading other peoples analysis instead of your verrrry cool comprehensive writing!) and so I wanted to share a weird niche Nagito Fact that I feel proud of noticing because as far as I can tell most people don't know about it (or most people do and just don't post about it... fair enough!). Nagito's handwriting!

So I think everyone knows about the threatening note that Nagito sent during chapter 1, and once he's 'caught' he even says something along the lines of "yeah, no one else has handwriting that bad, right?" and I always thought it was a neat but odd detail to add. But for a while a part of my brain was like "But what if that's not what his handwriting actually looks like, and he just did that to obscure his identity in case, idk he had to write something else down and the handwriting got compared, cause he wouldn't want the mystery to be that easy to solve for Hope Reasons."

THEN, I was rewatching a playthrough of sdr2, and you know what Nagito pulls out during the investigation of chapter 2?

I was always too busy making stupid feet jokes during this part to notice that the handwriting is the same! Which is a super cool attention to detail that makes me happy. Of course, there are still things that make me curious, like: Is this consistency also in the JP version? Why is poor handwriting something the writers decided to give him? And of course, in your phrasing, many devilish headcanons emerged from this discovery. It was especially interesting to me because of how much fanfiction I had personally read that said he hand really nice handwriting, probably because of the stereotype that bookish = good handwriting (is that actually a stereotype? Did I make that up right now?)

Sorry if this is a weird amount of enthusiasm or a really obvious observation that you've already made on this blog, I don't usually send asks and my unfamiliarity with the etiquette of writing them really shows I think lol. I guess I just wanted to share and see if you had opinions (though I know you like to not be too overzealous your headcanons and stick to source material generally, which I appreciate as well :] )

omg aaaaaaaaa henlo!!! Thank you very much for taking the time to ask!! There's no need to worry about etiquette here not only because I don't really know much about tumblr etiquette either but also because I'm a masochist who could enjoy receiving even hate mail anyway so it's okay! If anything squee big text and also thank youuuuuuuuu 🥺🥺🥺My research is for practical purposes since it's so I can write fanfiction but it makes me happy to see that it may be fun to read!

As for the main topic, this being Nagito's handwriting, I'll first show how it looks like in Japanese in both instances for comparison. Here is the letter from Chapter 1:

And the names from Chapter 2's investigation:

This being so people can judge for themselves before I chip in with any words. The thing is, I'm insane enough to remember a lot of things about Nagito Komaeda, but of my greatest weaknesses is my utter lack of a visual brain and so then to me with enough thinking it becomes the same but with enough thinking it can even become different. I think the English version seems to have made an effort to make it similar, but then again if I squint hard enough, I find the o to be shaped differently between Chapter 1 and 2 and the general strokes to be a bit different as if written with different intensity of hand, so then is it the same handwriting? what is a same handwriting... To me, the same occurs with Japanese where enough squinting gets me to either side. So, because of that, I'm not the exact best person for this type of question but I'd personally take it at face value that it's the same handwriting just because there isn't anything else Nagito wrote on to compare and Nagito says it's his handwriting in Chapter 1.

At least, I don't think that the letter has to necessarily not be his handwriting just because it looks different, since at least my personal experience is that if I'm writing a title or something special, I also will take on a slightly different type of handwriting, with different force into my hand and etc, but I'd still consider that to be part of my handwriting and not me faking it, but just sort of making it fancier? Since the handwriting kind of looks like a font in Chapter 1, I think there can also be theories about it being not even actually his writing, but in the end, I like to just default to Nagito's own words:

It can be argued Nagito was lying here, except that we know he really was the one who sent that to Byakuya, and there is no practical merit to Nagito pretending he wrote that by hand. It doesn't factor into any part of the mystery, and it's not like it makes Teruteru look any better, so unlesss Nagito is just in a trolling mood (which I suppose we can accept too) we can assume the self-deprecation, which is a consistent thing past Chapter 1, to be real.

I think that people may describe Nagito's handwriting as good because that's their personal opinion about the image they saw of his writing in-game. Rather, this moment of self-deprecation I think would look exaggerated to many people, like Nagito is putting down his handwriting to an extreme degree when it doesn't look that bad. This being because at least usually, bad handwriting is determined by how unreadable it is, besides also how pretty it is. The former tends to solidify that category more, whereas the latter is subjective, so then I think that in appreciating Nagito, people would find his handwriting to actually be good. My experience with let's plays also has people commenting "it's not that bad" so I'd say that there's a good chance that rather than people being convinced that isn't his real handwriting and that he can do better than that, that maybe the fanfiction authors think that handwriting is itself already good enough. Or maybe they might have thought Chapter 1 wasn't his real handwriting. Since it's my theory, it could technically go either way but I'd personally assume the former as I've never seen other people call Nagito's handwriting bad (could simply be my own experience, though...).

Though, if you have headcanons about why Nagito's handwriting is the way it is etc then it would also be possible to explore since there isn't any set in stone Nagito Komaeda handwriting lore besides the existence of the samples. No one commented on the handwriting, so there's no standard set in-universe, and as for anything mentioned outside of it, unless it's in some random interview and I just never saw it then as far as I know, there's no mention of it, at least not in the official setting material I look at occasionally. So, there's nothing holding you back from the devilish headcanons...

Regarding my own opinion on Nagito's handwriting, I find myself not to be in any position to judge:

(my wife had to read this) (it's simplified science from ages ago have mercy on my attempt to summarize komaeda to my wife)

This is also why I showed the images in a take it as you will kind of vibe because to me, I'd accept both good and bad in the scope of opinions about handwriting. If there are thoughts about why his handwriting is the way it is, that sounds fun! But yeah thank youuuu again don't worry about being too enthusiastic after all this blog is always packing insane minutia about Nagito anyway there is no Nagito Komaeda question that would be too insane for me to consume... If anything I hope that my answer was worthy of the cutie text wall I received as the ask 🙏

#archsimp asks #I guess if I had to make up my mind about nagito's handwriting I'd say it's okay? like I wouldn't think damn thass pretty like I've done #for some handwriting I've seen before but you know it's legible so to me it's right around the neutral middle ground #that I tend to be at for things in general but there is no minutia I won't put a magnifying glass to if it's about komaeda #nagito komaeda #danganronpa 2 #I have no clue if this is headcanon or analysis territory so I'll tag neither

The Archsimp Index of Comically Long Theses (among other things)

Hello! Since it's a pain for me to scroll and I want to make sure all my relevant content is accessible, I made this post compiling both character analysis, headcanon and fanfiction posts, all of which I take very seriously. For now, it's mostly Nagito Komaeda-related because he's the main subject of my research, but I can yap about anything Danganronpa in general and I'll likely diversify in the far-off future. This means this index is gonna be subject to a lot of change but that is neither here nor there for now. Without further ado, though:

General Things

Character Accuracy in Fanfiction

Danganronpa

Headcanons

The Archsimp Ship Headcanon Asks Index

Miscellaneous

on V3's Hajime and Sayaka Ultimate Talent Development interactions and what that says about them

Danganronpa 1

Makoto Naegi Research

on Makoto and Kiyotaka's Free Time Events

on Makoto and Sayaka in Chapter 1

on Chadkoto and Sayaka in Chapter 1

on Makoto and the Chapter 1 trial aftermath plus Komaeda parallels

on Makoto and overall impressions of Chapters 2 and 3 (Celeste in particular)

on Makoto and his behaviour in Chapter 4

on Makoto and Komaeda parallels relating to seeking someone relatable

on Makoto and his empathy for Alter Ego

on Makoto and Ultimate Hope

Miscellaneous

on Makoto being a JoJo fan

on the parallels between Makoto and Komaeda based on Chapter 1 of Danganronpa 1

on Aoi Asahina and her characterization

Danganronpa 2

Nagito Komaeda Character Analysis

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Nagito Komaeda and the H-Word

Nagito Komaeda and RNG

Does Nagito's Luck Truly Kill Everybody He Loves? Ft Canon Facts

Nagito Komaeda and Makoto Naegi

Nagito Komaeda and Chapter 1

Nagito Komaeda and Hajime Hinata

Nagito Komaeda and His Free Time Events (add-on: The Nagito Komaeda Free Time Event Document for Busy People)

Nagito Komaeda and Chapters 2 and 3

Nagito Komaeda and Island Mode

Nagito Komaeda and Despair (Part 1)

Nagito Komaeda and Despair (Part 2)

Nagito Komaeda and True Hope

Opinion Pieces

Lest We May Forget About the H-Word

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retranslating and recontextualizing Nagito calling Hajime a nobody in Chapter 4 and how that affects Hajime

highlighting and retranslating Nagito POV observations from Chapter 4

demystifying the Danganronpa 3-related Otomedia magazine spread from 2016

retranslating and recontextualizing Nagito talking about how he's not the crazy one

Contemplating Nagito's attitude towards Monomi in Chapter 4's Final Dead Room

Nagito Komaeda and All These Files He Found in the Final Dead Room

Asks

on Nagito and feelings of guilt

on Nagito and shame relating to Chapter 4's attitude shift

on Nagito and how he felt about Chapter 5

on Nagito and becoming Ultimate Hope by erasing despair

on Nagito and the thematic parallels between him and Junko

on Nagito and translation quirks of his third hope shard event

on why Nagito was hoping for casualties in Island Mode

on the significance of the translation choice of Nagito's final Free Time Event line in my Free Time Event document and interpretation of the event

on how Nagito knew about the Neo World Program and Izuru Kamukura at the end of the OVA

Nagito Komaeda Headcanon and Opinion Stuff

Asks

Nagito Komaeda and Eyesight

on whether I consider drama CDs/character songs canon

on my opinion about the Servant

on Nagito handling strong negative emotion

on Nagito and Sonia

on what kind of magical creature Nagito could be

on theories related to Nagito's diagnoses

on Nagito and getting isekai'd

on Nagito getting isekai'd to Persona 4

on Nagito if he was cursed with immortality

on Nagito and pets

on Nagito and food

on Nagito's handwriting

on Nagito and Pokemon

on Nagito and children

on Nagito and scars

Miscellaneous

The Post-Island Mode Komahina sales pitch

Komaeda Cog in the Machine office AU

Nagito Komaeda and Teruteru Hanamura (April Fools)

Cat House Komaeda

General Danganronpa 2 Posts

Miscellaneous

Speedrunning defeating Junko Enoshima

on Hajime and Gundham's Free Time Event and Island Mode content

on Hajime in a Danganronpa 2 office AU

Identifying the Statue Curse Believer Squad

Happy birthday Chiaki!! 💘

Miscellaneous Asks

Akane saving the world (by which I mean Danganronpa 2)

Sharing thoughts I have about Hiyoko

Checking translation and yapping about the use of the word "friend" in Danganronpa

Checking translation and yapping about trust for Chiaki, Akane, Hajime and Sonia in Chapters 3 and 4

Fanfiction

Nagito Komaeda

Main Project

Danganronpa Another Episode: Hope Starved Theater Rated M for the dark themes (not the sex sorry to say), Nagito/femReader Summary as per ao3:

In a building too uncanny to be considered a hospital, you wake up from a coma struggling with the loss of years of memory. However, the gaps begin to fill when you come face to face with the only other person present, an old friend named Nagito Komaeda. He seems to have been responsible for you while you were unconscious, and was eagerly waiting for your awakening in preparation for something, but what exactly compelled him to transport you to this location? That question soon becomes inescapable, and whether the answer carries hope or despair is up to you to unravel…

Originally updating monthly, but currently on break to finish the second draft as per this post. Any questions welcome!

Respective Main Project Chapter Author's Notes

Prologue: Predetermined Checkmate

Chapter 1: Cemetery Under the Unfamiliar Ceiling (First Half)

Interlude: Lost Golden Years (1)

Chapter 1: Cemetery Under the Unfamiliar Ceiling (Second Half)

Interlude: Lost Golden Years (2)

Chapter 1: Cemetery Under the Unfamiliar Ceiling (Checkpoint)

Interlude: Lost Golden Years (3)

Chapter 2: What Does Oolong Tea Wish Upon the Seven Stars? (First Half)

Random Short-Form /gnReader Fanfiction (which have been bundled on AO3 too!)

Shooting Star 🌠

Calm After the Storm 🌈☔️

Snow Globe ☃️

Nightfall 🌃

Sunrise 🌇

First Meeting 🪟

Rose🌹

Through Slumber and Fire 💤🔥

Birthday 🎂

Flowerbed 💐

Requests

General Ideas on Reader x Nagito Komaeda in a Kakegurui Setting 🃏🎲

The Luckiest Person Alive 🍀

The Ultimate Conspiracy Theorist 💸

on Nagito discovering ao3

on Nagito museum headcanons

on Nagito falling in love with a girl from the Reserve Course

And as for the least important thing here, myself! I'm known as Archsimp! I wanna write fanfiction that appeals to me, and what appeals to me is the commitment to portraying a character with clear basis on their canon characteristics, to the point you can really imagine them doing and saying those things. Because of this, I do a lot of research and use this account to dump said research for the funsies (and to prove that I'm not just making it up).

I'm a fan of multiple things, but right now I feel like I might forget Komaeda if I don't see him every day and that's why this is just Komaeda all the time every time right now. I read for characters individually (as in, I filter solely for x character) and so I have no specific shipping preference. If at all, the rarer the pairing is, the more I'm intrigued because of the challenge of trying to accurately portray characters in unlikely scenarios, so you could say I'm more of a rarepair shipper at heart but I have no one OTP. As for blorbo sharing status, I'm somehow not a selfshipper! But I also consume x reader and x OC content.

So I suppose the bottomline is I'm a bit strange and all over the place! Though, it's also with this in mind that I try to be conscious of making posts that are accessible to any person regardless of their stance, and want to respect people's headcanons as much as possible. Whichever it is, I'm in for it! The more variety the better! Anyway, nice to meet youuuuu and I hope you have a nice day <33333333

Trying to clarify something.... Did Nagito ever figure out he was in the NWP? (Specifically before he did what he did in Chapter 5). I know he finds out about the remnants, and about Hajime being in the reserve course. Also... did he figure out that Hajime became Izuru when he got the information in the Octagon? And if not ... If he doesn't realize it's the NWP and doesn't know about Hajime being Izuru.... Then how would he call World Destroyer Izuru and ask about the NWP if he didn't know about it? (Unless his memory came back after 2, or he somehow got to watch the rest of the events of 2... Like a ghost basically). Anyway, was just thinking and wondering... Wanted your thoughts!

Hi!! Thank you for taking the time and courage to ask!! Also, extremely good question! Unbelievably good question! Unfortunately, though, such good questions often don't have certain answers... When I was watching the OVA, and got to this part:

I was also like, "What did he mean by this?"

#archsimp asks #but yeah I wish I knew my friend I really wish I did but it's one of those things where the series just kinda expects you to read between #the lines and figure it out but man I was also so confused when nagito spoke in the OVA at the end like who gave you the script #he gets the script in the anime he gets the script in the OVA someone's gotta tell me where he keeps grabbing them #nagito komaeda #danganronpa 2 #sdr2 #danganronpa sdr2 #super danganronpa 2 #komaeda nagito #sdr2 nagito #danganronpa nagito #character analysis #headcanon #does this go in the realm of theorycrafting

What's your opinion on people who call Komaeda "Hopesexual"? Honestly? It's annoying and irritating to hear that, even when it's not a joke

So, I'm not sure if this is because I only entered this fandom like November last year, but I essentially don't have any experience of seeing this designation cause tangible harm to someone and as a result, I honestly don't understand why it's controversial or frowned upon. As far as I know (and it's merely speculation because I have pretty much never seen this debate take place, only people hating on the hopesexual designation), it seems to be because this avoids the topic of Nagito's sexuality concretely by putting it, I suppose, in the realm of "fantasy"? Is that the reason? But personally, I don't see why most people have to "face" the topic of Nagito's sexuality to begin with when contemplating his character. Rather, I feel like it wouldn't be too strange to go a lifetime without having to think deeply about which or whatever ways Nagito swings, thus moreso strange to me that it has to be something policed by the fandom and community.

Then otherwise I mostly remain perplexed because, doesn't being hopesexual basically mean that Nagito would be aroused by hope? Wouldn't that also include the prospect of banging Hajime for Hajime anyway? As in, that it wouldn't take away from reasons that aren't hope for liking and wanting to bang Hajime? I just really don't see why assigning an element of sexual arousal for hope would necessarily be horrifying for the fandom, unless I'm missing some massive conspiracy here about how Nagito's attraction for hope would somehow deprive him of the chance to bang Hajime. Considering for example how he reacts in the anime, I'd say if someone really wanted to make the case for a fetishistic nature to hopeful actions or talent or whatnot, they would have a bit of sampling they could use, the same way any one of us can grasp at straws and be just as much shut down by someone else because the matter ends up so subjective that anyone is going to just exercise bias and say they don't see it and that you're wrong and etc. I'm not sure if maybe this is something that other fans use when wanting to talk about how Nagito experiences romance, but I wouldn't reject this possibility by itself because if there are fetishes for so many things, it wouldn't be out of the left field for the potential to explore this in Nagito's character in the context of fanwork. The same way for example I've had interesting times reading fanfiction about Nagito being into choking or bdsm or fanfiction exploring that he actually feels no sexual attraction or no romantic attraction to begin with, I don't really feel the need to have Nagito and whatever reactions he has in his crotch area be limited to one particular sexual orientation or experience if one's heart so desires.

I guess the tldr is I can't even begin to be annoyed because I've never been in a situation where I've seen Nagito being called hopesexual unironically and widespread, only people talking about how bad it is. Thus, I'm more confused than displeased, and unless I see some justifiable tea for this, I wouldn't find a reason to shun it from the realm of possibility. And honestly even if someone else caused some form of tea over it, I wouldn't say it would justify shunning someone's otherwise non-problematic exploration of the theme... Unless I'm missing something here? Either way, thank you very much for the courage and time taken to ask this question because I've long wanted to talk about this, considering I've been perplexed whenever I saw it mentioned. I don't go on reddit, don't have tiktok and ignore twitter for the most part, so I might have a different community experience from everyone else. Either way, if strange redditors are spamming weird things, you have my condolences and I hope you're otherwise doing well 🫂

#archsimp asks #but yeah I've literally never met someone who believed komaeda was hopesexual thus I almost wish I could so I could get their side #I see A LOT of disclaimers like “and no komaeda is NOT hopesexual” but #I don't make a point to assert what komaeda may flick the bean to in his intimate time or exactly how he would experience sex and romance #I mean I can speculate but anything I say about this matter would pretty much be complete headcanon #so like personally I wouldn't imminently say he's hopesexual but I don't know why there are so many disclaimers #if someone is repeating hopesexual komaeda stuff ad nauseum then I guess I'm just lucky enough I never saw any of it #like I guess I'm just outside of the loop of the drama

OOooh ships! Ships are so fun!

I think you've touched on this before, so forgive me if I'm repeating anything, but I gotta know—how do you feel about kamukoma specifically? Because I think their dynamic and the themes of their (hypothetical let's be honest) dynamic are very interesting AND different from what we see in komahina. And, while we get glimpses of it in both chapter 0 and DR3, I wanna know your personal take!

it's SO true and it clearly shows how much fun I'm having thinking about different ships because it took so long to get to you I'M SORRYYYYY it does not reflect proportionally to my enthusiasm for kamukoma because !!! while common in the standards of most ships I've been asked about I'd say it's also very challenging!! My neurons have long but idly applied 5% of their power into considering the logistics... And normally they don't get very far because my brain is lazy of the hurdle that is

This is naturally going to depend on people's own sensibilities and what they define as accurate since Izuru Kamukura has a lot of ambiguity due to the lack of samples we have on him relative to other characters and the general fantasy-tier concept of his character (you know the part where he has all possible talent ever), but essentially, as far as I'm concerned, I am usually looking for kamukoma which can address the "Nagito Komaeda is hella boring in his entirety" conundrum. I've seen Nagito's luck being considered an attribute that interests Izuru, and while I can understand the logic, I am personally beholden to Izuru's plain and straightforward statement that luck is to him a boring talent, and interpret it to mean that in other words, outcomes brought by luck can be to him predictable. In other words, my masochistic challenge run brain refuses to rely on the RNG, and also finds the need to account for the extent of Izuru's vibe check of Nagito Komaeda.

Of course, by stating that I would want it addressed, I naturally mean that to me, it could potentially be resolved to begin with. So I occasionally put a bit of thought into what that could be, but because of my unhinged ship neutrality I don't tend to get very far besides a few concepts in my head for a few dynamics or how to get through to Izuru Kamukura. Either way, though, the tldr on my personal opinion is that indeed it is an interesting ship but it's interesting to me precisely because in theory, it should be a very challenging and difficult ship to realize from the standpoint of character accuracy. If these two characters are put together in general, though, I also find that they could be interesting as both have their piece to explore about Hope's Peak Academy, talent, as well as hope vs despair, in which Izuru's outlook on hope comparatively to Nagito would be interesting to develop on personally. These things would need their own paragraphs, but instead of clogging the discussion of kamukoma with these on the onset, I'd want to keep the focus right now on the Nagito is hella boring conundrum so that we can collectively have a think on the question of all time: how will they smash from there?

Boredom and Izuru Kamukura also need to be explored to reach results here, as this is at the core of Izuru's character. Izuru Kamukura is meant to embody the concept of having all talents: that omnipotence ain't all that cool because, stripped of the element of struggle in life, there's nothing to look forward to since you can just do whatever you want effortlessly. Izuru demonstrates in Chapter 0 the process of getting excited over something he can't predict through the waves in the sea, only to immediately figure that will bore him soon, implying that he has experience with routinely getting bored of things he picks up, seeing through them instantly and because of this having this preemptive resignation to his own omnipotence where even before he's bored, he figures he will be, and this feeds into that feeling. Unpredictability is enough of a pursuit that he listens to Junko when she gets to him, and helps her out in expectation of a more unpredictable outcome through despair, but ends up in the anime wondering whether it is despair or hope that can truly be more unpredictable after the execution of human Chiaki. There, he is watching Chiaki writhe before death before picking up her hair pin, and Izuru sheds tears with this general implication that it's a lingering feeling from that guy Hajime Hinata, but we can take advantage of said guy because it should theoretically mean thus that Izuru Kamukura has the ability to feel for someone, but that it's likely stunted as the result of trying to make him unfeeling. Now, attachment or empathy doesn't necessarily lead to the ability for romantic or sexual attraction as we ought to know however as we're trying for romance we'll have to do a bit of platforming to jump to this conclusion and say that theoretically, Izuru Kamukura might be able to get attached to and feel for someone romantically maybe, but that it's probably difficult because Izuru has a read on everybody he comes across and can't be easily intrigued or drawn to someone else. However, as both Junko and Chiaki could at different points sway his opinion, it should be possible for Izuru to be influenced by people and situations if they can align to things which he is personally trying to pursue, of which unpredictability seems to be the one thing. Hope and despair seem to be integrated into an overarching framing of potential predictable and unpredictable outcomes, which is also interesting to think about.

So, at least as far as current headcanon is concerned, Nagito would position himself opposite of Junko in his stance, while at the same time being on the side of despair, causing it so that hope can shine brighter. I want to combine this also with other factors. Nagito in the anime has an um interesting reaction to being dispatched by Izuru, and it does beg the question as to why that is. Nagito was intrigued by Izuru's talent on the onset in Chapter 0, while aware that Izuru was probably also with despair since both were getting boated to Jabberwock Island, and in this instance of the anime, I think that it's possible that complete defeat, where Izuru overcame luck with his own and shot him without any counter could have maybe triggered a more heightened version of the type of excitement that is seen depicted in Danganronpa 2 whenever the hope stonks appear to be in his sight. Now, this could bring up what apparently for reasons I don't understand is a can of worms surrounding "hopesexual" Komaeda but I think if we're going to assume that Nagito is utterly climaxing at being dispatched by Izuru, we can assume that the competence and finesse with which he does it would be a cause for this sexual reaction which itself would tie to talent and so in other words Izuru's fine face would potentially be a percentage factoring in this scene relative to what was done and the implications retrieved from the action. Does that not sound like an attraction to a set of qualities in which talent would be included? I would say that accepting this wouldn't bring us that much farther from hopesexual Komaeda, but my real point is just that for the purposes of shipping convenience I'm of course on the side of Nagito Komaeda utter climax at the idea of big boy talent. But adding to this would then be the idea that talent would be longed for and valued, and that it would potentially bring him feelings relating to a longing for hope that he has, but I'd want to wonder whether that would or would not be circumvented by that target being actually on the side of despair.

So where am I going with this? Basically, we can probably get them together in some way, and there are multiple branching paths here, some easier than others. The easiest one in my mind would be the one where Nagito gets a hold of Izuru before Junko, where even if Izuru could find him predictable, Nagito's ideology could still itself be persuasive at the level of Izuru considering it and we would have a funny and twisted hopemaxxing Izuru Kamukura of Nagito's dreams maybe. At the same time, though, I feel like most kamukoma tends to center around Nagito as the Servant. The Servant is technically only a thing applicable to Ultra Despair Girls, so Nagito would no longer be the Servant once he takes Monaca under his wing and also has never been before Ultra Despair Girls, so it may just be and I know it's going to be shocking that Nagito Komaeda would not act like a servant outside of the context in which he was the kids' servant wowzers (also he didn't even much act like a servant as the kids' servant I'm so sorry friends...) but you know what I mean, Nagito is normally depicted as being Despair!Nagito and I'd want to match that if I had to think about the two of them together for the extra challenge factor. If Nagito has to appear as the Servant before Izuru, we would have to set a story inside Ultra Despair Girls, further amping the challenge factor. In this respect, a first draft of this ask had me improvise a story that forced Izuru into the fray at the start of Ultra Despair Girls by Junko aiding the mastermind of said improvised story through self-destructing both Kurokuma and Shirokuma, splitting the AI into parts and Izuru wanting to retrieve them because he needs them for Danganronpa 2. One of the later ideas would be the Servant realizing those parts would be for the AI of Junko Enoshima, making him want to pursue this AI for use supposedly in having an enemy that can be destroyed by hope that he can set up in an ideal form, but is ultimately because he is still obsessed with Junko, and so he would try to stand in the way of Izuru and get completely blasted as fate truly would dictate and I was thinking that in that sense the anime had to be replicated and the Servant would be intrigued by the extent of Izuru's talent as well as what Izuru is planning so I guess it could end up being with Izuru deciding to take advantage of this guy to help with the retrieval of the parts since they would turn up faster with the accumulation of good fortune and the Servant understanding that it's to set a stage for something that Junko could win or lose for, but Monaca would also connect the dots and want Big Sis Junko back so then there would be a whole intertwining plot but in the middle of the logistics of setting it up in the first place I kinda strayed from the very idea of resolving the Nagito Komaeda hella boring conundrum, woops?

I think that this could maybe (since I'm not sure how convincingly I could write it) happen based off of the way that through interacting with Nagito, Izuru would be reminded of Chiaki's death and find something to consider in the dichotomy between hope and despair as well as himself through it, but this also makes me think of how Izuru seemed prepared not to be much involved in worldly affairs through his plan in Danganronpa 2, which could make Nagito feel like Izuru is planning on wasting away the chance he could have to make tangible action on the world, but it would be boring if I interfered directly so it wouldn't fulfill Izuru. So maybe Nagito could be as if acting under Izuru for some kind of complex purpose above my archsimp paygrade (it would take forever to come up with I do swear) after having encountered and potentially been defeated by him where Nagito is gunning for Izuru to consider hope to be most persuasive to him, while Izuru would see through the fact that this is to fulfill some kind of inner desire and also that it's being tainted by a thought process that actually makes him seek despair which Nagito would at least recognize being Ultimate Despair but that he regardless wishes for a world full of hope. Though, Do you really think a world full of hope would satisfy you? You have nothing you want to protect... And nothing to look forward to. The hope you seek has nothing to do with the hope I know. It's twisted to its very core... and Nagito would be shooketh but probably also intrigued How harsh... Normally, people don't say that kind of stuff out loud even if they think it, but... Haha, you really don't hold back! But, it also makes me curious. For someone like you to be so drawn to it... What hope did you see, exactly? I mean, it's what made you want to know which is more unpredictable, right? If it's that amazing... Needless to say I'd like to know about it. which is some peak irony but Izuru wouldn't remember Nagito was there for it anyway and Izuru would just say Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. and bugger off and maybe by cooperating with Izuru, Nagito would get to see him do a variety of things and see Izuru living without much care for anything while he's tip typing away at some super computer and Nagito would wonder You asked me if I had something to protect... But, that doesn't apply to you either, does it? You yourself haven't reached that hope in your mind. If so... Isn't that why you're wavering? Could it be... You think you can't reach that level? and Izuru would stop in place I don't know he could stop for a second, turn around

There is nothing in this world that can be of value to me. Besides, even if there was such a thing... I would effortlessly keep it safe. That kind of outcome would be devoid of hope. It would only be boring... and Nagito could be like You yourself don't meet the criteria for that hope, so you're trying to have others show it to you... Hm hm hm, I almost can't believe it. I know it would be impudent of me to say it, but if you really feel that way right now, we might actually be able to relate to each other for this one instance and personally I think Nagito would be internally thinking it would be because Izuru seems to be going off this strange specific path that isn't necessarily where the hope stonks are but not saying that out loud for now, but Izuru would say If that were necessary, I'm sure I could find multiple common threads between you and I. However, that would still not outweigh the significant differences between us. In the end, the hope you preach, and the curiosity you have towards my experiences... These combined make me able to deduce the outcome of your actions and Nagito could challenge him to guess and Izuru would say You will die for the sake of despair, and accomplish nothing of importance. and that could set a sort of scene in and of itself, and Izuru doesn't really care enough for how Nagito's character will develop so he could just have Chiaki's hairpin somewhere near him and Nagito could take notice of it and be shooketh because he knows that very vividly and could end up wanting to make some trip back to Hope's Peak Academy to investigate but I think it would be fun if he was intercepted beforehand by Izuru like So you've noticed. The gaps in your memory... And how that may connect you to me. which Izuru himself noticed also some time ago from other clues and Nagito would just straight up ask if he used to know Chiaki Nanami which would prompt him to say that he only saw her last moments. She was uselessly resisting her fate, confusing me with another person until the end... But, I was compelled to listen to her words. 'Anything is possible' was what she said then, but she drew her last breath in front of me. However, I know... That Chiaki Nanami did not end with that moment. Though, even if that may be true, whether that will bring about a new result to this state of affairs is yet to be seen

And while Izuru is tip typing at his keyboard Nagito could go like Hey... Once you're done, you'll be setting out to see the hope that will come from your plan, right? and Izuru would answer That is, if the result will be in hope's favour to begin with and Nagito would say But, it's what what you want, too, right? You've seen the world in despair and it didn't move you at all. However, because you saw Chiaki and her hope, you wanted to give that hope a chance. Isn't it because that hopeless conclusion is something you don't wish for? When you say you want to confirm that outcome... Isn't that what you mean? And I think currently my brain is contemplating the fact that in a way, Izuru being in a state of perpetual despair at himself, albeit if anything because he has a lot of talent, and putting a stake into an outcome that could make him feel something is similar in nature to Nagito who is in despair at himself and puts a stake into an outcome that would make him feel something so maybe Izuru was himself kind of the loser he called Nagito and I'm absolutely spitballing here but maybe that similarity, the sense of familiarity that came from someone who was there for him the entire time and the way he also wanted to reach something that would move him had a sort of feeling of empathy in some way or another where Izuru himself is boring, and in a way, that boredom can be projected onto Nagito, who also wants an unpredictable outcome that fulfills him indefinitely, and wanted someone to be able to show him the way when the world was itself done for. Maybe? I don't know? We can pull the Hajime Hinata here is I guess what I'm saying we can actually maybe pull the two sides of the same coin vibe here too in the end despite Izuru initially denying it, where then that boredom is sort of an anchor because Izuru I'm gonna pull a sort of headcanon here where I think he observed the world but didn't properly interact with people much and also likely didn't have great reactions from them, but Nagito is also technically out of the ordinary and so I don't know it's Hajime Hinata time I guess I'm sorry--

And I'm not sure how aware of his own feelings Izuru Kamukura is, on that topic. He didn't notice when he was crying in the anime, and also seemed to be able to be deep in thought about other things that distracted him from matters at hand, but I think that while Izuru might have a baseline of understanding for what he is thinking and feeling, that he might not really bother to analyse that because he would surely come up with the conclusion so is it worth it to do so, even? So, if there were slight changes, he could maybe have some lag in noticing relative to someone who would be focusing down on seeing Izuru, which Nagito would be one such person as he would probably feel like if it was Izuru before, he would have just killed him because Izuru was pretty much about as willing at the start, so then him going out of his way for Nagito is strange, Izuru likely the entire time had never done anything for him other than talk to him. Izuru could maybe say, Whether I will still want to see that hope, even if I could have predicted it... That will depend on whether I will awaken to begin with. and oh no Izuru is preparing for Danganronpa 2 but Nagito is connecting dots that Izuru might be banking on the idea of maybe not coming out alive from it (or rather as Hajime Hinata) which is funny since Nagito was the same way too but Izuru shouldn't have to go through with that !! And I think it could be funky in terms of the drama if Izuru would plan to have Nagito not remember him anymore again and admit him somewhere abroad for a long term until it would likely be safe for him to come out again and witness whatever comes from Danganronpa 2 because he knows Nagito loves him but he also knows that he can't reciprocate ideally since the fact that he is loved by talent makes him find him boring, and he would be better off with someone who was truthfully drawn to his existence and felt feelings properly, and to Izuru that would be practical and logical and a way to make even for the time Nagito helped him but Nagito would be lucky and so luck out of omnipotence which in a way could be lucky for Izuru where he would remember and would make it in time (we have by the way speedran multiple moments of development) and Izuru would

Not be surprised because it's Izuru Kamukura and he would say If you advance past this point, you will surely die. Is chasing after me worth that risk? and Nagito would say It's true that the time we spent together ultimately meant nothing at all. In the end, I'm still utterly unremarkable, incompetent and vile... Compared to you, I'm less than an insect. And yet I wasted your time contributing to something that was neither hope, or even despair... It's no wonder that was boring to you. But, at the same time, that boredom that existed between us was more comfortable than anything else I experienced in my life. It was thoroughly disappointing, and that's why... I could hold onto it every day, knowing it would be within my grasp. That kind of feeling, like you at least that small reassurance will always be there... I'm sure that's what Chiaki wanted to protect. So, I might not be any match for you, but... Despite that, I still feel like I should face off against you here. like taking a bit of a page from the OVA because I can and Izuru would be staring at that and probably get the two out of there because he's meant to be getting caught by the Future Foundation and maybe say That feeling is hope... And without a doubt, the hope you carry is very similar to that day. That must also be love... because in the anime, Chiaki had justified her struggle based on the fact that she loved her classmates, and also here we could add fuel to the drama by Izuru being faintly smiling Ah, how boring... You really do say such boring things... If you were lucky enough to make your way here, I was sure you would say that to me, so it doesn't sway me in the slightest. However, as the final words I will hear from you... They aren't so bad. as like maybe the first time he evaluated something on these terms and Nagito would be shooketh but there is no way he can beat Izuru Kamukura who would thus leave him for Danganronpa 2 but while probably thinking Though, if you happen to be lucky enough that we meet again... That moment, surely... I will return your feelings. but that this itself would be a boring outcome, as the fact that he would is predictable but maybe the trick to boredom is that it doesn't matter how predictable it is if you're into it so maybe you have to care about things first woahhhhh

#archsimp asks #honestly friday I just collapsed to bed and then yesterday was also terrible for me so I only scrambled to finish this today #I had a draft with the 12 paragraphs I mentioned but thought it wasn't good so I just completely scrapped it #I don't know I felt like I wanted to make my points clearer and contribute better thoughts that ultra despair girls logistics #but I had a whole funny draft of izuru kamukura trying to get into a blimp and trying to contact monaca and also the servant there #nagito komaeda #izuru kamukura #kamukoma #headcanon #danganronpa 2 #at least this ask around I'm not wondering what the ship name is hahaha

Thoughts on beta Nagito? Ik it's the same Nagito but I thought that maybe u had some funny headcanons for him? Cuz I think we were robbed of gloomier antagonist

Aaaaaaa hello I hope you're doing well!! <3

The beta design, right? As far as I'm aware, there are multiple renditions, ranging from more Makoto to less Makoto, all with the general commonality of a grim reaper theme. Though, to be really honest, since my research is for the practical purpose of trying to simulate what Nagito might say and do, I also only pay attention to visuals like sprites etc for the sake of researching emotional range and expression, body language and the like so then I've never really thought of Nagito in terms of the hypothetical state of him in his previous concept art design.

Because of that, your ask is probably the one time I'm looking deeper into it than the seconds I've first processed its existence and--

Is he wearing glasses?

Nagito Komaeda and Eyesight

(I publically apologize beforehand to all irl glasses people for the crimes that are about to take place in this post)

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I wanted to request Nagito x talented reader where his luck pairs them together, or acts as if it's leading him to them. Unlike others affected by his luck, it wouldn't hurt them, there would be many times where they'd be put in situations where they'd have to be together. Even before meeting him for the first time, (in their school days) something so tragic would happen. As tragic as the incident that took his parents the first time. Example: him getting trapped in a collapsed building where many people ended up losing their life. Only for him to meet them about a week after, as if they were brought to him by the good side of his luck. (Romantic) thank you so much if you do this!

Hello!! Thank you for having the courage to ask! I'm drafting this throughout days but it's because of that that I'm sure I'll probably be taking a while as I write my main project so also thank you for your patience!

Despite everything, the potential plausibility of this scenario (though whether the other person would be unharmed throughout is debatable) is actually supported by Nagito's lovely nurse theory (I coined that just now though) in Free Time Event 4: the idea that getting into an accident and through it meeting a lovely nurse that you'd then become a couple with would be a standard example of good luck. This means that if this example can translate in practice, this luck in love can maybe exist, so this prompt is essentially the dawn of the lovely nurse. But, we can't become Mikan Tsumiki or else it's not a reader character so it's time to assign a talent as per the requirements.

For reasons expanded on at the end, I decided on Ultimate Funerary Director/Mortician! My understanding of this request is that the depiction of this situation is the focus point, but I'm afraid that this would go beyond short form content due to the inherent need to show a long timeline, developing dynamic, etc. I wouldn't be able to create that story without it being about as large as my own current project, especially as we would have to then consider the complications of Danganronpa's own timeline, so my compromise will be to fulfill this request in the format of other short form content I've been posting. In other words trigger warning Komaeda yapping at you...

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The Luckiest Person Alive 🍀

(975 words, talented!gn reader x Nagito Komaeda)

Hey... If you had to guess, what do you think the luckiest person alive would be like? I was just curious and decided to ask. There's no deeper meaning to it. It might not be the best timing, but all things considered… Waiting it out is also an option, you know? So, what do you think?

Hahaha, you really think that's someone like me? I might be lucky, but there's no way to guarantee my luck is the strongest. But, to just say it's me without hesitation... It's usually a boring talent, but I'm flattered! So that's what it looks like to you... Then, could you answer me this? Why do you think so?

I see. I have to admit that's a compelling argument... I never thought much about the things I have, but now that you mention it, that's impossible to deny. After all, being loved by none other than the Ultimate Mortician is incredible luck. And out of anyone else, I'm the only one with that privilege... There's no doubt it can't be rivaled by anything else! Huh? That's not it? But, that's your talent, right? There's nothing wrong about what I just said. Other people may not understand, but your talent is exactly what made you the wonderful person you are. If anything, you should recognize it already. Your existence is cursed? As if that was true. Left in your care, any soul wandering this Earth would move on in an instant! Since you help the dead rest, there's no better omen than you. That's why I'm sure being with you, the Ultimate Mortician, is definitely an auspicious thing. Even my death is set up for life! Isn't that amazing? It's what I've always thought, after all. Ever since I met you, I loved you for your talent and the hope it could bring. Well, I would have never imagined it would go farther than that... But, it's always been the truth. You think so? To be honest, I've also been thinking the same thing lately. I'm always worried you might get hurt when we go out somewhere, but when I look back on the time we've spent together... That hasn't happened even once. Maybe you're also lucky? Or, maybe... It would be shocking if that was true. Personally, I don't believe my luck can be that convenient, but... It also can't just be coincidence. That's right, it's like fate brought us together. How romantic! If that was really true, I've underestimated my own luck! But, I suppose that only goes to show how short-sighted I am. There are many types of luck, after all. Luck in wealth, luck in studies... Luck in love isn't any different. If I'm lucky, then... Theoretically, that would also part of it. Though, since it's about someone as odious as me, it's admittedly hard to accept...

That was more than just a coincidence. It was also something I decided of my will... Did I never tell you? I did happen to be in that hospital when it collapsed in on itself, but it's not like I had any relatives there, so even if I was a survivor, I wasn't planning on being at the memorial service. The reason I was there... Simply-put, it was because I heard it was going to be personally organized by the Ultimate Mortician, and since I was invited... I figured it would be a waste not to take the chance. It was a good thing I decided to go, too. Out of everyone there, I managed to run into you, after all! That's a moment I'll never forget. When you said you were happy to have met me... I thought I must've misheard! Unfortunately, we didn't end up in the same class, but that's what makes our meetings afterwards stand out. Even though you always tried to hide from other people during breaks, I'd always run into you. There was even a time you were hiding inside the incinerator! I almost thought it'd end up acting up on its own when I found you again. That was really scary... Shyness doesn't even begin to justify doing something that dangerous! I'm glad you're more confident than that by now... Sorry! I made you remember something embarrassing, huh? But it's surprising nothing happened back then, too. If the chance is there, something normally happens... Unless that something is actually meeting you? Well, whether it's through my luck, or something else entirely... As long as this is the result, I'm more than satisfied. Now, if only we could escape this room! What should we do...? I tried to buy time through some small talk, but it looks like nothing has changed outside! This is undoubtedly bad luck, but... Are you sure about your answer? Really, now? I'm happy to know that, but... I have to admit I had a different perspective on it. Wealth, influence, happiness... It's true that whoever gains all of these things in their lifetime is fortunate, but in my opinion... Someone whose luck could change this very world is sure to be among the luckiest alive. Because of that, they have the potential to embody hope, after all. For example... Well, you're right. Anyone would know something like this. And despite that, what concerns you isn't the world, but me... It's a selfish thought, but it's your opinion! I'll naturally accept it with all my heart. Then it's no wonder you're not worried at all, even though you're in this situation. To you, I'm the most fortunate person alive... And as long as we're together, you have nothing to fear. That's amazing. Regardless of how true that is in practice, I'm honored that you think that way... So, we better leave this place quickly. If your viewpoint is correct... We still have a long way ahead of us, after all.

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Maybe a little too late for asks but hmmmmm do you have any headcanons for komaeda + food? What and how do we think this guy eats?

Hi!! Thank you for taking the time and courage to ask! As it happens, one is never too late to send me asks because they are open all the time any time every time !!! I unfortunately can't speak as to what "we" think Nagito eats and how, and will have to default into what "I" think because this ends up being the kind of topic where practically anything is possible. And to seemingly contradict this, I'm going to first throw in the facts I know about Nagito and food before presenting my headcanons yay yay yay

First, the official setting book has like an entire section about Nagito's breakfast preferences, off of Chapter 2's tied up scene:

He Takes Toast For Breakfast Should one's breakfast be Western food or Japanese food? This is a debate for which there is eternally no answer, but what Komaeda apparently likes in a nutshell is bread, and toast especially is his favourite. The way he finds he must clearly advocate for his food preferences even if he will be eating by himself under gloomy circumstances is something to marvel. Breakfast selection is an important matter bound to affect your entire day, after all?! (About the breakfast Hajime hands to him in Chapter 2) The menu is white bread and milk, as well as margarine and jam. The milk might be freshly harvested whole milk from the Usami Ranch? (About the food Monokuma hands to everybody in Chapter 4) The frugal meal prepared by Monokuma at a certain point in time. Even he would surely think just find a read bean bun and milk only is a little lacking, right?!

In which Nagito might be a toast kind of guy maybe allegedly! Bread, am I right? I'm there looking at the different Japanese breads like I know you guys but how do I translate you guys... Anyway, this makes me think back to Chapter 2, the whole rice vs bread debacle:

("Actually, I already went to see Nagito just now. To bring him breakfast, out of the kindness of my own heart...")

("But then... Listen to this! That guy really gets on my nerves!")

("He said to bring him toast because he's not a fan of rice! Does he have any idea of his situation right now?!")

I think saying that Nagito doesn't like rice is the more natural translation here technically, and in-game, we can interpret this as a lie, where he just wants to get Mahiru out of there and so is saying he doesn't like rice. However, if we take the information from the official setting book at face value (which since it's just alleging based off of Nagito's words, can be honestly be contested entirely so I personally don't pay it much mind it's more so a tongue and cheek presentation of the idea of Nagito being into bread) that could have happened to be true and at the same time a tactic to get Mahiru away. Regardless, I shuffled the translation around a bit because I don't think that Chapter 2 is meant to have one believe that Nagito doesn't like to eat rice. Potentially, Nagito prefers bread to rice, is what I'd take from this segment.

Then we have something that is technically more certain, Nagito being into Blue Ram:

Blue Ram Also known as the anti-energy drink. Nagito's big-time favourite, it causes hollowness to fill your entire body and puts you in an effete kind of mood if you drink it.

(would technically be more accurate as a reverse-energy drink but anti just sounds snazzier sorry friends I went the snazzy route for this translation overall)

I think the wiki lists this as like, but the official setting book lists this as love in comparison, remarking that it's Komaeda's favourite like that he is really into it. Now, why is Nagito into this drink?

I have no idea! Gift logic is always going to be complete speculation! Welcome to a world of constant uncertainty! All I can say is that if the drink even works, because this could just be a slogan, then we can say that Nagito likes feeling like an utter lazy degenerate, but since there's a just as tangible chance that the drink might not truthfully work since I quite doubt its inspiration has given anyone wings before, that maybe Nagito is a soda kind of guy and might especially like those types of flavours. He is also out there grabbing soda from a vending machine on his first appearance in the anime, in an event where he ends up getting a ton of soda and considering himself lucky:

He wanted to get one anyway so makes sense that multiple would be considered lucky. Since he was aiming for the soda, we can make the argument that he prefers it, though to what extent I wouldn't be able to say. Though, he likes Blue Ram, he likes this one soda so Nagito might be a soda kind of guy. A Souda kind of guy...? wink wonk

Danganronpa 2 also has this moment where Nagito remarks on the cow in the ranch probably having juicier meet from being raised in that ranch so we can probably surmise that Nagito enjoys higher quality foods when he can get his hands on them:

At least also when he ate Teruteru's food, he cried of joy in the anime:

And as for Island Mode, there are a few times food is mentioned, but normally, Nagito isn't commenting on the food, but the circumstances in which that food is relevant, so it doesn't say anything about his preferences. He does have this remark about popcorn (he talks about a hotdog but it's not entirely possible to tell whether he doesn't want to eat it because he doesn't like it or just because he doesn't really care for eating that while watching a movie):

Otherwise, he has the iconic moment where we can note he doesn't like to eat a lot, because he refuses to eat from every stand at the amusement park (the English script didn't translate this accurately, more of that here):

So we can derive a few conclusions already, though I'm not quite done with the food mentions:

Nagito may watch out for foods based on how risky they are, because they relate to his luck;

Nagito might enjoy food the better quality it is like a regular human being;

Nagito might be more of a bread guy when it comes to breakfast;

Nagito doesn't enjoy overeating;

Nagito probably has a preference for soda.

Then we get to the Ultra Despair Girls side of Nagito Komaeda food facts. The first of which is in Nagito's utter inability to make milkshake:

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(my sincerest apologies??? he literally doesn't apologize in this line why is it translated like this.png)

("I didn't know how to make milkshake, you see. There's no internet connection so I also couldn't look it up...")

Which shows somewhat of a lack of common sense that a milkshake is something he has to search online to know how to make at all, but that without being able to look this up, Nagito ends up adding some fat to it. What did he even mean to accomplish? Was it on purpose? V3's Ultimate Talent Development Plan posits that it was for real:

Nagito is once again trying to look up recipes for drinks. Does Nagito generally look up recipes whenever he cooks? Is he otherwise completely lost on how food works? Does he just particularly not understand drinks? Are the drinks in that stand just that strange? We can go multiple paths here, but because of Ultra Despair Girls, Nagito goes down as a guy who potentially has no idea how to cook. However, we don't have any evidence that he can't cook, so maybe he can, so it can be a matter of adjusting nuance based on how this moment is interpreted.

Other than that, the Servant drops another bombshell in Chapter 3. Here, Kotoko throws pie and cakes at the Servant because he didn't peel the chestnuts she asked beforehand even though unpeeled chestnuts are the food she hates most, and the Servant is hahaha'ing hohoho'ing at the antics while saying this:

Or is he? Because that's not what he's actually saying. Hold off your salty chips my friends because what I saw on my first playthrough was:

("Ahaha, how troubling... I'm not very good with sweet things, though.")

Where our salt at? It's exactly nowhere to be found. Here we have the same wording Nagito used for rice that is being used for sweet things, signaling that he's not a big fan of them. In what way is he not that big a fan of sweet things? Does he not like them? Is it a matter of them being intense? Either which way, in this instance, Nagito talks about not being that big into sweet things without having any particular prompt, so it sounds fairly reliable. However, by that logic, what about the fat loads of soda he drinks? Those would usually be sugar-intensive. Sweet things normally refers to things like proper sweets and cakes, so we could maybe think that what's being singled out is this since it's within the context of the scene, but there's no particular hard rule that we can apply in what exactly Nagito isn't into within the category of sweet things.

So the Servant drops two things upon us:

Nagito might have a really weird relationship with drinks, or even with cooking itself;

Nagito might not be that big a fan of sweet things, whatever they may be and in which ever way that may be.

Pooling all these facts together will result in fact in us all not knowing much of anything about Nagito and food woops! Because preferences are always a realm of speculation unless very specifically stated, this is always at the mercy of complete headcanon, but I figured thus that if so, I might as well offer others the reference points that swim around in my mind about Nagito and food. I think these are all of them, skipping the ones where Nagito isn't talking about the food directly, though who knows maybe I missed one I wouldn't mind being told!

As for my own headcanons, it's funnier if Nagito explodes kitchens so I don't mind leaning into Nagito just being completely lost in the world unless he has a recipe. Usually, for anything that is variable, my answer is "Whatever gets the fanfiction going" but things like food preferences make me want to throw things out of windows because these things are never plot relevant, but then I still have to make a choice if it's being evoked in other words I have to take a risk even though I DON'T WANNA AAAAA-- But I thought it was interesting Nagito mentioning looking up the recipes to that extent and he seems to be someone who reads up on things anyway so then I figured it would be funky if essentially if he gets a recipe he follows it to the letter and the result is okay but if he's left to his own devices, a combination of a type of thinking that might prioritize technicalities about food composition (like x foods normally are composed of x fats or sugars) and also his own RNG could create things that would come out terrible.

Then maybe because he's been in so many survival situations, Nagito could have developed some tolerance for food that tastes terrible too where he can tolerate practically anything edible but is very happy when the food is good, but then maybe by himself he makes the simplest things on earth and eats them very idly and bored. So then in my brain he doesn't generally think about food or go out of his way for it and eats little. But if I have to be honest, normally I don't go very far in imagining the details of what characters eat because I get existential about how much it's being completely left to chance in my brain. I feel like for Nagito, in the end, whatever is funniest is what I'll adopt unless I have some reason to do otherwise. If that makes sense? Hopefully it's a good enough answer or one that covers for how vague my own personal headcanons are hahaha Thank you again for asking and I hope you have a nice day!