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Sweet Dreams~

Happy Pride Month to the gnc polyamorous bi disaster that is Rui Kamishiro 🏳️‍🌈💛💚💜💖

Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

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Snufkin's english voice actor is swedish, and thus I was trying to listen to Joxter's accent to see if he's the same. But I couldn't determine his accent.

Until I heard the way he pronounced "Moominpappa" and I was like "FINNISH!!!!!!!!!! 🫵 THAT'S A FINNISH MAN SPEAKING ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HEAR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🫵"

She saw her moment and got glossed up for it

Gotta love how Shin canonically cannot handle food in general

I know!! Poor Shin!! He has a very sensitive stomach!!

Here’s what he has to say about food at the end of Your Turn to Shine, depending on how many fondness events you’ve done with him:

Shin admits to struggling with eating in ever scenario, but he acts more hopeful about trying to eat healthier if Mishima has gotten closer to him.

He is canonically frail, being described as “unbelievably weak for an adult man.” (That seems harsh, Nankidai! Oof!) Shin’s frailty is a consistent topic of mockery by Nankidai and YTTD’s fans. I’m of two minds about it. On the one hand, I think a lot of these jokes are good-natured and even affectionate. We love fictional characters who can be the butt of a joke! We’re all pathetic and embarrassed sometimes! Jokes help humanize fictional characters. If a character is “too cool,” then it can be harder to relate to them. I think Shin’s easily-mockable features actually contribute to his popularity in the fandom, because we’re often laughing at ourselves even as we laugh at him.

On the other hand, it’s easy to see how these types of jokes can cross the line and become insensitive. Obviously “frailty” should not be considered a mark against one’s moral character. It’s easy to feel sorry for Shin on this matter! So I think another reason Shin is so beloved is because we feel sympathy for him. There he goes, trying to be the game’s Cool Antagonist, but his frailty keeps getting in the way.

My favorite plot point example of this is how Chapter 2-2 begins with Shin’s nightmare, and then Kanna wakes him, saying, “Don’t startle me all of a sudden…! / Y-You’re all I have left, Sou… / Please… don’t suddenly collapse…” Shin tries to recover his composure, and it’s then revealed that Q-Taro was also in the room the whole time, so Shin apparently fainted in the middle of their secret evil meeting!

Exactly why Shin suffers from bad eating habits is open to fan interpretation. However, I think the fact that he’s poor definitely contributes to his poor health. Nankidai indulged in some dark humor about this with these tweets.

“Ehehe, so delicious…it’s been a while since I’ve been able to eat.”

“But there’s ten days left in the month, and I only have 150 yen left, huh…”

“Ahaha! This juice is delicious! So delicious!”

(It’s hard to see in my screenshot, but the juice actually has a price tag of 150 yen.)

I didn’t realize the captions for these sketches were that tragic until recently! I had only seen the charming illustrations of Shin eating and drinking, without knowing the full context…

Poor Shin! He could really use a friend like Mishima to help cook for him and make sure he’s okay.

here’s your 4/4 for the year everyone

THERE'S A WAY TO REMOVE THE EGG!

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