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Satosugu are not "doomed by the narrative" these bitches doomed the fucking narrative

Thread from my twitter about this official art because it’s one of my favorite official anime art. This is actually part 1 because alot of people wanted a soukoku specific/Dazai focused part. So will post that here as well.

Starting off:

They’re gorgeous here but what I really love is the detail of the red thread of fate. More specifically how & where the thread is wrapped for skk & sskk + Kyoka. I’ll start with skk.

When it comes to Soukoku, my loves, Dazai has the thread wrapped around his neck. Chuuya has one end & it’s wrapped around his wrist (the one with the scar that proves he’s human btw), that seems to symbolize he's holding Dazai's life in his hands, at least partially. That's no surprise we all know they're inexplicably linked and fated etc.

Chuuya is always there to save Dazai & Asagiri said he’s the only one who truly understands Dazai. But it's super interesting the other half of Dazai's string that’s wrapped around his neck is first wrapped around his own wrist, before continuing to Aku. This essentially saying Dazai holds his own life in his hands.

Which obviously seems super accurate since we know his is biggest enemy is often his own mind & the hole inside his chest that he has a hard time filling. It’s where his suicidal tendencies come from. But essentially, it seems like Dazai's life is held only by Chuuya & then himself and I love that detail.

This is in contrast to Atsushi, Akutagawa, & Kyoka. The thread is wrapped around Atsushi's throat & Aku & Kyoka both have it around their wrists. Essentially symbolizing *both* Aku & Kyoka have Atsushi’s life in their hands. This seems to showcase both of their importances in Atsushi’s life.

Also other than dead apple, given recent events with Kyoka saving Atsushi in the beginning of the DOA arc & Akutagawa's sacrifice for him later, that red thread being held by them continues making sense.

Also Aku's sacrifice was massive for his development & I hope it is our universes Aku at the end of episode 11 so we can continue exploring that development for himself & his relationship with Atsushi.

The red thread itself is typically to symbolizes those who are destined to be together, regardless of place or time. Which naturally makes sense for soukoku & their “two bodies one soul” situation lol It’s interesting that Atsushi has both Aku & Kyoka linked to him in this sense.

That’s just my take on the art & why it’s one of my favorites.

once these two admit to their feelings, I'd like to think Moomintroll for a short while tries to "flirt" with Snufkin same way as he did with Snorkmaiden, acting all noble and gallant - but Snufkin hates it.

instead, Snufkin, to contrary belief, much prefer physical contact, he just sucks at initiating it. I might have heard once that the acts you do to/for your partner reflects what you prefer yourself - and I may be partial to stories where Snufkin touches Moomin's nose lovingly, so... boop 😏😏

I haven't been drawing in a while and I miss it... 🥺 I miss these two, somehow, though the brainrot is still real...

"And I think it's gonna be a long, long time"

Elton John - Rocket Man

(The animatic the drawing of dazai I posted the other day is from :))

OK correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like the main 'yin/yang' parallel with Atsushi and Akutagawa is not something like 'this one is bad but secretly has a good side and this one is good but secretly has a bad side'.

I feel like it's more about 'who they are at their core vs who they choose to be'.

At his core Akutagawa is kind and at his core Atsushi is not. But despite this Atsushi tries every day to make the kinder choices and I love him so much for it. He has to work so hard to be good.

He wants to be a bitch SO bad I know he does but he tries his best to help people and be nice (sometimes he fails but that's OK <3)

Atsushi doesn't always WANT to help people, a lot of the time he's selfish and scared, but he does help people anyway. He keeps helping people over and over again. There's still some selfish motivation to it, and his initial motivation for helping people was because the headmaster told him that's all he was worth, but overall he does care about the people he helps and it weighs on him if he fails to save them. And of course, as the series goes on he starts helping people more because he can rather than because he feels like he needs to.

In Akutagawa's case, he's still capable of being kind but his environment led him into being someone who chooses to hurt people. But he's always been a protector at heart. In the start he was bad compared to Atsushi because he was choosing to hurt people and keep the cycle of abuse going. Just like how Atsushi developed in why he saved people, Akutagawa starts to get redeemed when he chooses to not just act on his rage. Not only does he start to spare people, but he speaks more kindly to them (apologising to Higuchi and telling Kyouka he's proud of her). It all culminates into the moment he chooses to help Atsushi and sacrifice himself for him, going back to his core value of being a protector. Even when he's finally revived, he keeps this role in his new position as Aya's Knight.

I kind of see the streaks of white in Akutagawa and the streaks of black in Atsushi not as their 'hidden sides' but as their fundamental selfs. That's who they are at their core, and their main colours (black for Akutagawa and white for Atsushi) are how they're presented to everyone else and how they try to have people see them as.

TBHK CHAPTER 124 SPOILERS

This post contains spoilers of the latest chapter (124) of Toilet Bound Hanako-kun, so proceed with caution! I'm not going to post any panels of the chapter. The chapter was released in English very recently so you can only read it on MangaUP or on tiktok if somebody posted screenshots of the chapter.

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What have we learnt from chapter 124?

The cat used to be a human and was probably turned into a cat by the clock keepers

Apparently, the cat has been in its form for a long time and it has forgotten how it became a cat

When you try to change the timeline, the clock keepers will take a piece of your soul from you and put it into a doll which they keep in their boundary so that you are forever bound to it

Mirai and Kako appear to be present in the boundary (Yashiro sees them behind the clock)

What we still don't know

What is the cat's true identity? (Could it be Tsukasa or Hanako)

What state are the others in? (Aoi, Akane, Teru, and Yugi sensei) (we know what state Kou and Mitsuba are in 💀)

Are the clock keepers willing to cooperate with Yashiro

Will Yashiro succeed in recovering the original timeline

There are so many more things we don't know I could go on for hours

My personal ideas

The cat is Tsukasa

Since Amane changed his future, could he have faced the same fate as the soul stuck in the doll's body?

Yashiro will have to temporarily take on the role as a clock keeper to do her job

Final thoughts: IT ENDED ON A CLIFF HANGER AGAINNNN GONNA HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLW MONTH JUST TO GET ANOTHER CHAPTER FOR CRUMBS OF INFORMATION GRRRRR

What do you guys think?

They aren't good at therapy

Oda's death becomes even more tragic when you realize Dazai did get there in time to save him.

The first time.

After Ango's betrayal, Dazai reached Oda in time to save him from the poison. Dazai probably spent that night thinking he was going to lose Oda, he sat by his bedside until he woke up again. Sure, he played it cool, like he was just there to update Oda when he woke up, but anyone could have done that.

Dazai stayed, because for awhile he probably didn't know if Oda would ever wake up again.

But he did and Dazai saved him and he could finally let go of the dread clutching his heart, because he made it.

He was on time. He saved Oda.

The first time.

I have to say that it's funny that in Moominvalley in November everyone (besides mymble) uses Snufkin as an unwilling therapist until Toft goes "alright, what's all this about then" and gave Snufkin a 3/10 review

oh he's a little bit fucked up actually