Akane: Um excuse you where do you think you're going?!
Yata: Out? Why?
Akane: *Grabs* *Throws on couch* *Wraps in blankets* *Duct tapes blankets* *Puts mask on his face* *Ties to couch* *Applies caution tape* *Sits on him*
Thinking of posting sort of a mini chapter, like a 17.5 before a longer, more regular one?? It would be posted probably really soon so we’ll see if I follow through haha
I was super tired when I drew this so the lighting and stuff is hella weird but here’s an official introduction to Akane!!!
This is basically what she looks like in my head aside from the weird flaming hair thing of course. I’ll post something more normalized with her later lol. I hope you like her and that I did a good enough job of describing her in DR~
*This is my art, please give credit if you repost*
Ok I’m gonna start out here by answering one simple question:
Who is Kusanagi?
Yes, I know, I’m being cheesy but bear with me I swear I’m gonna make some objectively good points here.
In general, yes. He’s an arguably OCD bartender who hosts the base of Homra. I think that this position often takes away his identity as a human being though. People aren’t just their work, they’re composed of their relationships and their beliefs. Ideals and priorities, etc. So yeah, he’s a bartender, but he’s also a friend and a staple component to the Red King’s life and his character.
Tatara often plays the part of the important friend. The one who keeps Mikoto grounded, who’s death causes him to collapse in the end and who gave him the strength to at least begrudgingly accept his place as a King. But Totsuka overshadows Kusanagi, just because the latter isn’t brought to the forefront of the audience’s attention as much. Because of the focus of the camera, of the storyteller, some equally important characters are often portrayed off balance.
Think about this: If it had been Izumo instead of Tatara who had been on that roof with the Colorless King, would season 1 have ended any differently? Would Homra’s anguish be lessened in any way? I think not. Not only is the bartender a great friend to them all, he is a gatekeeper. He literally opens the doors every morning to the place where Homra gathers, where they strengthen the bonds of what can’t be denied as a family. A quirky family, but a family nonetheless. When things go horribly wrong they look to Mikoto and to him for guidance. He looks over them. All of them.
One of my personally largest complaints with the anime adaptation (I’m in the process of reading the manga) is that they overlooked the relationship between Kusanagi and his King. Sure, they are more quiet friends, but that also shows the deep understanding that they have of each other. I speak from experience when I say that a bond like that isn’t easily forged, and the disappearance of it leaves a huge hole in a part of your soul that you didn’t even know you had.
The wow moment when I realized this, when I realized just how crucial and fucking fantastic Izumo Kusanagi is slapped me in the face just yesterday, when I finally brought myself to watch the 6th and final episode of K:Seven Stories- Circle Vision. If you haven’t watched it yet I 10/10 recommend and I’m about to spoil the whole thing so please just stahp now.
Throughout the beginning of the episode, I realized something wasn’t right. I mean obviously it was going in a loop so I just suffered through the confusion for a while until everything was explained to the most part. They were living in the dreams of those around them. Obviously this included Sukuna, Yata, Shiro (or Weismann whatever) and Awashima, but again, who was overlooked? Yeah. Kusanagi. This was his dream as much as anyone else’s.
He lost not one, but both of his best friends in the blink of an eye, and all he could do was let it happen. To hear Tatara’s last words over the phone, to see the Red Sword of Damocles fall, and to watch it destroy everyone he cared about. The bar he loved so much was left void of the people and warmth he cared about most, and instead was filled with undoubtedly painful memories.
Yet here he was. His family crashed out on the bar floor in the morning, snoozing around like a bunch of hibernating bears. And his best friends laying on the couch and sitting across the bar from him as if they had never left. As if he wasn’t left alone in the real world.
At the end, he was the only one not willing to let go. Yata and all the others cherished this extra time with the ones they loved, granted to them by the Slates, and had accepted that it was time to move on. That even though they were gone they would never be forgotten, that they would always be a part of their lives. But the realization that they actually had to leave clearly broke Kusanagi’s heart.
When I saw them sitting at the bar one last time, Mikoto pouring the man a drink for the last time while Tatara teased him, I finally saw who they were to each other. They weren’t Kings or Vassals or Knights with fantastic powers. They were just 3 friends. Three people with a complete understanding and respect for each other, who had seen the beginning of what would become what I believe to be one of the strongest families in history. Honestly, they were practically brothers. And he had to let them go.
In conclusion, Kusanagi was left to be the heart and soul, a lone founding father, of Homra. Looking over the new King, Anna, and keeping everyone else in line while upholding the true meaning of what the red clan is. Even though the slates were destroyed, there is no doubt in my mind that the gang will live on, as strong as ever, regardless of the presence of mystical powers. Because of what they lost, and because of what they still have.
He was there in the beginning, and I know he will be there till the very end.
Ah my blog got a little off topic but whatever. No regrets.
Anyway here’s a little sneakpeak from part of the next chapter... I’m almost caught up to where I was before the damn thing crapped out on me and destroyed my hopes and dreams...
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"It's not a prank!"
"So you're trying to tell me that you threw a glass bottle at some random ass guy, he drank it, and then it melted into the cement?!"
"Well when you say it that way of course it sounds ridiculous."
"Misaki. That is word for word how you described it to me."
"Well it's not my fault you aren't able to appreciate how awesome it was." Fushimi quietly clicked his tongue at his friend.
"I told you she wouldn't believe us."
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Well I hope this little tidbit was enough to convince you that it’s worth the wait??
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