Picking Apart Kou’s Character (Analysis)

Through Nene’s pov he’s introduced as a very sweet guy and stuff but the problem here is that Nene’s is an unreliable narrator since she romantices life + Kou speficially treats her a lot nicer.

He is also heavily morally righteous and tries to hear Hanako out even after knowing he murdered someone, saving him from Teru.

Picking Apart Kou’s Character (Analysis)

Kou also ends up trying to shoulder other people’s problems, and many of his actions are seen as “heroic” or “selfless” BUT sometimes this due to a more ugly part of his character the fandom seems to discard often.

^ To elaborate, I want to bring up this scene since it’s iconic asf

On the surface it’s like: omg wow so brave of him to kill himself for his bf !! However, in the red house arc (which for context shows him his biggest desires) we can see that he just wants mitsuba to rely on him to the point of extreme measures.

This is rooted from his inferiority complex due to being outshined by his older + younger siblings; AND to add on, Hanako straight up tells Kou twice hes unable to do anything. Then to push it further, Teru’s like ur weak lil bro go back to the kitchen during the no.6 fight. Mitsuba dying infront of him 6 times doesn’t help either..

When Mitsuba asks if Kou is okay and needs to talk about his problems, (I forgot which specific chapter..), Kou automatically assumes that Mitsubas just worried about Kou’s reliability because he has such a low self esteem and is used to given up on.

His inability to actually make stuff happen and ppl telling him he can’t do shit make him very eager to try and shoulder other ppls problem in an attempt to have someone depend on him.

So when Mitsuba comes in with nobody (besides tsukasa but he does more harm than help so wtv) who can help him, Kou.. heh.. ig u could say.. JUMPS at this opportunity.

Anyway, in the Nightlife arc Mitsuba is like “hey can u kill me I’ve given up on being human”, and Kou finally lashes out. Mitsuba is indirectly telling Kou that he gave up on him trying to make his wish come true; AND THEN to make it worse, Mitsuba brings Tsukasa right after up..

Kou gets desperate and forces Mitsuba to stay alive even if he doesn’t want to because both

1) if mitsuba leaves nobody will depend on him and

2) he’s gay for him + misses him after watching him die + can’t bring himself to kill Mitsuba

Yes, he cares a lot for Mitsuba as a person and making his wish come true, but he also just wants to be depended on after being told he’s a let down over and over again.

As I mentioned before, Kou has a trend with diverting his problems from other people and keeping his real feelings in. Nobody expect for nene knows about Mitsubas and Kous relationship, and it literally took Kou like 70 chapters or smthn to give her the basics.

He’s speechless when Akane asks if Mitsuba and him are close because Kou never mentions Mitsuba at all. Teru doesn’t know what’s up with him, and just assumes he “has a goal in mind”. Even when having his big speech defeating Habuko Kou just refers to Mitsuba as “him”.

Okay anyways the point Im trying to get is Kous character is a lot more complex than the fandom passes off !! Yes he can be very sweet and all but there’s other parts to his personality that aren’t so black and white.

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Mirai and Nene - Similar Panels!!

When reading chapter 125, I notice some scenes look similar to older panels!

So here's a thread on all the panels that look alike or quite similar!!<33 This is just for fun, hehee...

Similar - They both like little rodents, Mirai seemingly has three mice while Nene has a hamster! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Alike - Both wear similar cleaning wear! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Similar - Similar situation, making some food! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Alike - Two silly children, the angle is very alike, which makes it look so similar ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Alike - Lost in thought? I'm not sure, however, the poses are very similar!! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Similar - I guess the clock keepers like to drag them away...୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Similar - I think it's the angle and the contrast of the outfits that make these two scenes look so similar... ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Similar - Everyone looks like they are in the same spots, the boy on his phone being the lady giving food to Mirai, etc! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

(Personal fav and reason I made this thread in the first place...)

Alike - The expression is almost identical! A tear on the left, shine at the bottom of the eye and more of a shadow on top of the eye! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

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That's all for now!~ BYEEEE ♡♡

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who-tf-cares-bitch

2 months ago

JSJSJJDHD LMAOO

I miss them both so much im going crazy💔

god I miss you so much katakuri😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔💔

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2 months ago

I know everyone asks about it but does girl literally just live alone? is she an orphan or like just have absent parents that literally makes her live alone?? if that's the case then they probably just send her allowance or smth that's crazy

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1 month ago

imagine you DIE and you get sent to shitty school where you have to COMPETE for a chance to LIVE but you finally make the friends you never had in life so it’s not that bad and then a crazy fucking stag ATTACKS your school and it IMPALES you so in your last moments you KISS the guy who you’ve been pining for but he PUSHES you off and then you MELT into a pile of wax and get replaced by a CLONE

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2 months ago

UGH I hate it when I have an idea but the fixation is fixationing enough for me to actually work on the idea just think about it immensely bc when i think of putting it down im like 'im not even consuming this media rn' BUT SOO WHATT BUT MY BRAIN KEEPS BEING LIKE 'NOO DONT DO THAT' WHAT ABOUT U STFU!!!!

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anyway…. fanfic writing not writing is hell give me my whimsy back this is torment the amount of times I just stared at my google docs

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

i love “i know the end” by phoebe bridgers for mitsuba but SPECIFICALLY right before the nightlife arc—i like to imagine him half-consciously walking to kou’s house at night beneath fuzzy streetlights and city skylines and the song’s lyrics are his thoughts. it feels very much like a mitsuba song but in a way that’s so disillusioned and weary that it fits perfectly for him at that exact moment

also i really need official illustrations of him walking alone it’s such an interesting concept to me

okay i know jack shit about phoebe bridgers so i had to look up the lyrics and i love this!!! idk what the song itself sounds like, but the lyrics alone are awesome. and now that you said that, i also desperately need that illustration. maybe i should draw something related to that hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

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1 month ago

sayaka drawing

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2 months ago

april fools au should be starting tomorrow but never forget what we got last year!!!

real ones voted for mitsukou to hold hands while walking thru the tunnel that would make them die but yk it was for the mtsk content…

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who-tf-cares-bitch

1 month ago

can anyone please drop fic recs like this😭😭😭😭

I will always love fanworks that have Ivan opening up to Till about his feelings and letting him a small glimpse into how he sees the world because he'll just be saying the most codependent, deranged, and concerning things, and Till is just: