So… yes we’re all aware that Jigen has shit luck with women, and we are all aware of the “Play Bohz” screencap from Part One… as well as stuff from over the years (particularly part 5) poking fun at the fact that Lupin and Jigen are always together, calling them lovers (at least in the japanese sub translations).
Iv seen lupin fans confused on why Jigen is a self proclaimed misogynist even if he never really acts that way,
I did a bit of research a found something pretty interesting. In Japan, there is this trope that the Japanese men who are very macho and performatively manly, are actually gay. You see this in Persona 4 with Kanji, historically with honorable Japanese samurai, and an important example in Japanese Kabuki, with a term called 女嫌い (onnagirai) or “women-hater”.
In Kabuki practice, onnagirai is a term used to identify mlm men. And if you recall, Lupin iii has a bountiful selection where Kabuki is featured, but I’m going to narrow in on part 2’s episode 56 “Kooky Kabuki part 2” (There are two Kooky Kabuki episodes, because they decided to split it into two parts. And make sure to watch the sub if you’re so inclined, because with most Japanese media, the dub changes the wording and the refence is lost.)
Onnagirai by itself doesn’t necessarily imply homosexual-especially when within a comedic anime-and it’s usage in the anime can be chalked up to Jigen’s unbelievably poor luck with women. But, in the context of a kabuki showing, it exclusively means that he is homosexual.
TLDR: Jigen: gay gay homosexual gay
chapter 12 of @buggachat’s open my eyes has (to no one’s surprise) been wrecking me👍 read it!!
so like, b-127 is an unhinged chatty little motor mouth as a result of severe isolation, and it’s like a “haha he’s kind of annoying but also kind of pathetic” comedic relief shtick, right. except like, this is bee, so we all know he’s going to get his throat ripped out (and imagine if it’s by megatron As Per Tradition. that would be fucking diabolical) and it’s going to be a TRAGEDY where the guy everybody wished would just Shut The Fuck Up is suddenly silenced in the cruelest most sobering way possible. a total “loss of innocence” movie moment for him with all the accompanying traumatic character development - like hey dude, one of the guys that you imprinted on baby-duckling-style is irreversibly NOT your friend, and in fact hates you and tried to kill you!! yippee!!
and then he would be a mute bumblebee, existing in a franchise that has - at least once - played with the concept of chirolinguistics. AND he has knife hands. much to think about.
Idk why I headcanon Terasaka Ryouma to be like an immigrant or Nikkei
Because japanese citizenship is tied to blood relation so if his parents were diaspora he could’ve been raised elsewhere but still gotten citizenship pretty easily. Like he lived in Brazil or Peru (both have high Japanese & Okinawan populations) during his early childhood which is an interesting reason behind his grades being so shitty (aside from terrible teachers and not being really smart) Being bilingual can be a huge disadvantage in school especially if there’s low support (which I don’t doubt there was)
Plus idk I think it’s more interesting if he’s a language learner than just oh he’s a punk and also kinda stupid because it represents another way in which schools and teachers can fail their students.
Not to say that Terasaka isn’t a punk and kinda stupid. He is a punk and kinda stupid. I’d just also like to add that he speaks Portuguese or Spanish because I’m always looking for that Latine Asian validation
Kagami is soooooo clearly autistic and i think most people agree on this so I think we sleep on the fact that Adrien is like the only person in the show (besides Félix ig, but you can apply this to him as well) who immediately got her. like Adrien and Kagami are on a wavelength. like everyone thought Kagami was awkward and weird and didn't understand her but Adrien just thought she was cool and nice. I'm almost positive that if a character commented to Adrien about Kagami being "weird" he literally wouldn't understand what they were referring to. Kagami commented all the time about how similar her and Adrien were and how that made them perfect for each other. Marinette, the other person who Adrien clearly super vibes with and gets along super well with, is also commonly agreed upon to be ADHD. The most Adrien thought of Marinette's extremely outlandish behavior around him was that it was "sweet and just her charm" (literally his words to Kagami in Protection). In general there's almost a trend in the show where the more openly neurodivergent a character is the more Adrien seems to vibe with them and is comfortable around them. Adrien is not neurotypical in this essay i will
WHY IS HE JUST?? SITTING LIKE THAT HDKLJGKJ??
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i’m feeling normal tonight. anyways do you guys think the reason plagg is jaded and sassy and hates following rules is because his miraculous was misused for evil in the past and he had a mean and demanding holder who wouldn’t let him talk back?
No, your oc isn't too cringe or a Mary sue. Yes, it's completely fine that it looks similar to your other ocs. Yes it's completely fine that it looks similar to a Canon character design. No it's not uncreative. No the design isn't shitty. No the backstory doesn't have to make perfect sense or be all figured out. Yes it can be self indulgent or unrealistic or overly sappy. No you don't draw your favorite character too much. Yes you can flip flop between developing whatever characters you want. No you don't have to keep the parts of your character that you don't like or that make you uncomfortable just for the sake of consistency, realism or whatever else
belated birthday gift to @the-elf-draws
I'm going insane
Anyway AvM/A x Ancient CRK
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