I'm Sending This Anonymously For Privacy, But I Agree On The Sesshomaru Being... Well... Not Good. I

One of the cutest aspects about the direction of Yashiro's character in the newer chapters is how much she's openly simping for Hanako. We even get a glimpse into how Yashiro actually views him.

In the beginning, Yashiro was dead-set on only getting with the hottest of hot guys---the whole prince charming type. In fact, this is why she was obsessed with Teru for quite a bit.

But as of chapter you-know-who, there's very clearly a distinction between how the series/other people portray and see Hanako versus how Yashiro views him.

Throughout all the bullcrap these two go through, Yashiro realizes she can't keep her feelings buried anymore (though, I don't see why you would when you literally fight your way through this world's version of hell just to get to this dude, but I digress) and goes all in with acknowledging she wants nothing more than to be with Hanako.

Heck, even when her former crush, Nakahara was (creepily) hitting on her (actually, he was harassing her), she wanted nothing to do with him because Nakahara wasn't Hanako. It literally takes her a few seconds for her to even remember who he is because that's how insignificant he is in comparison to the one and only toilet ghost.

As she runs away from him due to his downright creeptitude (which ironically enough, smartly shows that he wouldn't have even made a good partner anyway so it was actually a good thing he rejected her), she reflects on how she DID want to confess to someone, but it wasn't to him---it was---say it with me: HANAKO--

And the best part from her reflecting on how she wanted to confess to him, it goes back to that part where he was with her in the stage where they'd be holding the performance for the Wizard of Oz. See how the series objectively portrays him versus how Yashiro sees him?

Yashiro is no longer concerned with any prince charming because in her eyes, Hanako IS exactly THAT. From what she originally saw as this snarky boy in a hat, she now sees him as the most handsome because of who he is and what they've both been through together.

He looks more attractive to her because of the fact she recognizes the bond she has with him and wants nothing more than to delve deeper into it.

As messy as these two are, I will say this: AidaIro are MASTERS at subtext and tugging my heart strings.

I certainly felt that way when I was younger.

Being an old soul definitely has it's perks, but don't let an adult try to use it as an excuse for certain stuff. If a grown behind person tries to say, "You're so mature for your age" outside of a professional or decent context, RUN sis.

Who else feels older than their age?

Thank you to everyone who got me to 500 likes!

I would put myself into debt to have this become a thing---no joke.

i would do anything for a firefly wedding anime adaptation

look at the a material! the romance is well written and their chemistry is so good

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO THINKS THE GENDERS SHOULD BE SWITCHED WITH THE VERSES. YEEEAAAAAAAAAA-

"You know I want you, It's not a secret I try to hide. I know you want me, so don't keep sayin' our hands are tied."

"You claim it's not in the cards. And fate is pulling you miles away. And out of reach from me"

"But you're here in my heart, so who can stop me if I decide that you're my destiny?"

"You think it's easy, you think I don't wanna run to you. But there are mountains. "

"And there are doors that we can't walk through. I know you're wondering why because we're able to be just you and me within these walls."

"But when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see, that it was hopeless after all."

I will forever be anti whatever the heck this 'couple' is and I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

The Problem With SessRin

In InuYasha, Souta was 8 years old at the beginning of the series and 11 by the end of it (three years later). In Yashahime, Souta is apparently 26 years old, exactly 15 years later.

At the end of InuYasha, Rin would’ve been about 11 years old, as it was confirmed that she was 8 when the series began. Towa got lost and stuck in the modern era when she was around 4 years old. For 10 years she lived with the Higurashi’s before the rift opened back up. At this point, Souta is 26.

Do the math with me. If Yashahime takes place 15 years after the InuYasha finale … and Souta is 26 … and Towa and Setsuna are 14 … that would mean Rin gave birth to them when she was roughly 12 years old! This is disgusting! This is fanciful grooming and ephebophilia.

“But he didn’t groom her and he left her in a human village!” In the manga it was confirmed that he visited Rin regularly and left her gifts. He still treated her like a daughter/ward. You don’t eventually marry a little girl you raised … unless you’re Woody Allen.

“But InuYasha’s like, 150 years old and Kagome’s only 15!” In Japan the age of consent is 14 within a 5 year age gap. By the end of the series Kagome is also 18. Mentally and physically, InuYasha is an 18 year old, he didn’t meet Kagome when she was a child, and he didn’t RAISE her in a father-daughter scenario. Furthermore, they didn’t sleep together until Kagome was an ADULT!

Can ya’ll finally STOP shipping this extremely weird, borderline pedophilic, near incestuous relationship, please? If Rumiko Takahashi actually did this I will be beyond disappointed. No matter how you try to spin it, this ship is gross.

All About Perspective

This scene was special to me because while we could say a lot about Jinshi blushing because he’s startled or MaoMao’s purely clinical concern for his health, I think there’s also an interesting dual perspective going on here.

When MaoMao strips to keep from catching cold she says that she’ll keep her undergarments on cause even though it’s “just a set of skinny ribs” she’d like to conceal what she can. To me, even though it’s a small comment, that came across like she finds herself so unappealing and thin. Switch to when she’s checking Jinshi for fever.

He blushes and looks at her. We then get this image of her from his eyes and it’s not an impression of a young woman who’s frail with skinny ribs, to him she’s beautiful. Slight but pretty. We’re meant to know he’s taken with her. All this is about how the other perceives themselves. MaoMao sees herself as thin from being a working class girl but Jinshi perceives her as lovely. Jinshi sees his beauty as a tool but MaoMao, while acknowledging it, moves past it to the man underneath who needs her care and concern.

It’s about the person, for both of them. That’s how they bring value to one another because what they don’t see in themselves, the other sees perfectly. 💜

If this is cringe, then my art is eldritch beyond belief. For real though, the art is real nice.

because I said I would do fanart

lowk cringe but to be cringe is to be free and it had to be done because the worms in my brain told me so

this was done quick ignore the scrappiness 🤫🤫

i don’t do fanart btw, liek it’s super rare but I fear this will be a phase for a while

it the evolution… the oc-fication…. also maybe got the colors wrong I went too quick

I will never get over how utterly absurd Hanako's fantasies about Yashiro are. As...Hanako-esque as they are, I think it's somewhat cute how Yashiro is still the most beautiful girl to him. We don't really see him fantasize about anyone but her.

(Hanako for real said, "I'd let her buy me," I can't---)

That's not even talking about how quickly he FOLDS whenever she does take charge

At this point, Hanako just wants Yashiro to overpower him, that's it

Forget "Would you love me if I was a worm?"

Hananene already answered the question of, "Would you love me if I was a fish?"