#shslbookcritic

[shsldreadpoet]

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STATUS: datemate of pen pal

"Ah--!! Thank you! For being there for Imogen and... for not calling me by my last name!" 

NO MATTER WHAT THEY DID, TAMAKI IS STILL CHILL IN ELI'S BOOK!!

Ever since the library where they made the change, albiet it was obviously strange and uncomfortable for them, to call Eli by his first name instead of his last, Elijah's held Tamaki in good regards. Sure, they don't have the best tact with people. Sure, they're kind of grouchy and cynical. But he still believed them to hide a wonderful light inside themself. 

Then the thing with Nicanor... and then after that the whole last Mastermind trial, where their uncaring attitude shown in full force... that pissed Elijah off. Which is saying something, to be able to get this boy angry with you. 

But if Elijah's anything, he's understanding, and forgiving. So once the tensions of the moment calmed, his anger would have disappeared, though he wouldn't forget about it entirely. 

And then he'd have found out FINALLY about them being together with Imogen, and he'd have like them even more. 

So... yeah! Basically, Tamaki is still a decent person to Eli, and they would have been higher if not for that last mastermind trial, and killing Nicanor of all people in such a brutal way. 

[shslgunsmith]

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Texmex Manatee

Takumi never really spoke with Tamaki...

Beyond that one time in the food hall

Takumi had low respect for Tamaki due to them being a convicted murderer and all

Takumi never really paid attention to them in trials

...Takumi doesn't have much of an opinion on Tamaki beyond "Well they killed someone and they sure are a person, oh well"

gomen

[shslevelhennatattooartist-blog]

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… According to her notes …

Tamaki Manabe = … 6.5/10!

Comments:

Her roommate that she only talked to during investigation before she died. Welp. She doesn’t really think much of Tamaki, but she does like their level-headedness during trials, something that she didn’t show during Daisuke’s.

And then she met them again when she returned from Isolation, and slapped their butt to know that this is a real feeling. Wow Lee. But I dunno, Lee got to share some info about herself, which was probably weird for takmak but whatever.

Also Tamaki was the one who basically knocked some sense into her, finally telling her that it wasn’t her fault for the game starting, so that really meant a lot to Lee. o/

Also they both killed using their talents lol what were the odds of that happening

[shslcrosscountry]

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"It’s fine!"

short but hh cleaner in read more!

fuyuuko doesnt know them much but im sure she is pretty chill with them. they never yelled (or at least she never heard them yell or she was just sleeping or just IGNORED IT…) and they never really talked to her either so its just mutual.

she does wonder how they think of her killing elijah though? thats a thing…

[shsl-instigator-blog]

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I'm sorry, but this is gonna be kinda short! ;o;

Kiseki's opinions of Tamaki are pretty short, but not very sweet. Tamaki and Kiseki didn't really interact, so Mr. Instigator's feelings toward Tamaki are minimal.

What Kiseki does think of Tamaki is that they are very, very unintelligent. Which probably isn't true at all, but Kiseki equates getting caught with being less smart. And since the only thing Kiseki really thinks of when the name Tamaki comes up is "blue hair who killed the luthier and got caught", he only really thinks of Tamaki as "someone who is stupid and unimportant to me."

He might've also been slightly jealous of Tamaki for their blue hair, seeing as Kiseki had to bleach the purple out of his hair (which he really really hated, seeing as he loved the look of the purple). Kiseki would probably never admit it, though. ;0

[superduperwaiter-blog]

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TAMAKI MANABE | ★★★☆☆ 3/5

"…were we ever really friends…?"

But what truly earn Shun’s respect was the moment where Tamaki did not use the waiter’s extended hand to help them in Nicanor’s trial. He wanted justice for Nicanor for Imogen but more than that, he wanted Imogen to be with the person she currently loved. When Tamaki kept his silence and choose not to take his help, choose not to use him, Shun felt a sting then.

It felt like he lost a friend before he ever gained their friendship.

[shsl-tarotguy]

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★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

"You are not the only killer, but your arrogance precedes you."

Kosuke had known, befriended, and loved killers over the course of this game. Unfortunately, he only met Tamaki during trials and had no interactions with them outside of the courtroom. As such, their impression on him was mostly during week 8.

Thus, Kosuke viewed the critic's purposeful arrangement of Nicanor's body as arrogant and only for self-fulfillment, almost in a mocking way. Not having interactions with them to understand motivations or intent, his opinion of Tamaki was largely negative.

[shslocarina-blog]

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(neutral)/10

"...What... w-what you did was cruel, b-but... Imogen and Minako liked you, didn't they? A-and... what you said... heh, you were right. I'm... glad you're back, if only for Imogen and Minako's sake."

Rune never really??? thought much of Tamaki until they died, unfortunately. He knew they were there and that they were smart and also a bit harsh, but they never really did anything to offend Rune in particular, so he never really formed a coherent opinion on them.

It was when Rune learned that Imogen and Minako, two of his close friends, cared deeply about them that he actually began to take them into consideration, but... that was during the trial that they got executed, so Rune couldn't really think of anything besides:

"Imogen and Minako liked them, so even though they said... those things... they couldn't have been too bad."

And during the extra three months, after Wakana had been executed, Rune really. Didn't take anything well. After that, the things that both Tamaki and Asuka had said before their executions began to make sense to him, and he believes that both of them were right in what they said, though he'll never admit it.