Valentine’s Day Inazuma Pages From February’s Otomedia

I know it's a meme that Shindou cries a lot, and I'm totally guilty of snorting at it, but to be completely fair, I don't exactly recall him ever crying without a very good reason to. Most of the time he's crying from frustration and helplessness, which is very understandable, especially given he's, like, 14. The adults all around him are failing him, all the while he has enormous responsibility put onto his shoulders. He's forced to comply with Fifth Sector's orders or risk not only literally getting beaten up, but also risk getting everybody else beaten up through sheer association with him.

Aside from that, instances of him crying in other seasons that I recall are:

Crying while thinking about the kind girl that helped him that he would never see again, because they're literally from different time periods.

Crying after the first match of Shinsei Inazuma Japan after being utterly humiliated in front of the entire country, and having no idea why any of this was happening.

guys.... guys

my girl my girl my girl ♡♡

when people call me their friend

childhood shows again...

these readings... no... little beepo's misery! this cannot be!! little beepo's misery is reaching unprecedented levels!!!!

i feel like lot of things people easily miss or fail to do when analyzing ina11 characters is nuance or "these conflicting traits can coexist in the same character" and from observation it often happens due to projecting or biased view..

at which shindou is the main victim of this treatment because everyone remembers his weaker moments when he isn't thinking straight but rarely his kind actions and thoughts (which there are so many)... leading to the amount of mean shindou jokes which immensely pisses me off. if i were to sum it up, shindou is mostly strict when it comes to serious events where things are at stake because it's his role to keep things under control, otherwise he's very gentle to people. strict shindou and nice shindou are two traits of his that coexist, and so is shindou who is taken by his emotions because he feels strongly especially for people he cares for

there's also how kazemaru's breakdown is the part people remember about him but rarely his s1 focus and episode 94... understandably these scenes are the ones that leave impression in people but ina11 (OG and GO specifically) is a series that did a good job giving depth to the characters in off match scenes and more sublte interactions and i wish people take time in thinking about them too

i'm guessing i'm one who takes more time in the off match scenes because i came from slice of life genre and my favorite episode is episode 56 that flies under people's radar when it's very important in the kidou arc. people (and areori writers) forgot that kidou is supposed to stay at raimon for temporary time and S1 ended at him being Interested towards raimon at most instead of being Attached. he just stayed with them in early S2 because the schools are being destroyed and he only decided to stay after sakuma's encouragement

Sakuma Jirou Analysis

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Endou and Kazemaru in those outfits and chibis everyone and their mom poked fun at

(wonky quality because my hand started aching mid drawing, sorry)

Edit: also added explanation under read more for this post too

Areori birthday arts batch

Flower explanations under read more

Sunflower: They symbolize loyalty, adoration, and happiness based on the myth of Apollo and Clytie. As for Native American cultures, they symbolize harvest, abundance, and prosperity

Aster: Flower named after the Greek word for "star". Meanings: love, wisdom, faith, deep affection

Carnation: January's birth flower. Meanings: love, captivation, and distinction. White carnations also mean purity and good luck

Borage: Also called starflower. In flower language it means courage, bravery, optimism, and hope