#It's so close

[oshiawaseni]

While the second opening was disingenuous to the heart of Izuku's solo arc, the actual content of the anime itself has remained quite faithful. Even going so far as to add or change some details to better represent the characters and their feelings. It's almost as if these changes were an amendment to the manga, just in case the manga didn't answer certain questions well enough.

Like the true reason Izuku decided to leave U.A. The manga presents Izuku's loved ones as a group, with Katsuki there as the last person your eyes should look at. But will readers make that connection? With the removal of just one word in the anime, the group part of the sentence, it shows viewers a more solid, concrete reason: It was explicitly because of Katsuki nearly dying.

Another example is how the various translations of Katsuki's line ("waatteru") created fandom friction, and they would flitter between "I know" and "We know," depending on who was translating it.

I always thought it had a very personal "I know" vibe to it because as Katsuki stated, and this is something reminded to us only 3 chapters earlier: He is the person who "knows" Izuku best. The anime removes ambiguity of the I know/We know debate by having Izuku apologise only once he'd made it into Katsuki's arms, making their exchange of words appear even more intimate and direct to one another. Katsuki knows.

Then after he stumbles his way into Katsuki's arms, there is that bonus clip of him being awake to hear Katsuki's gentle forgiveness of him. To express that the last of his resolve has crumbled because of Katsuki’s apology and being held in those arms he feels safe. He feels loved. So Izuku gives himself fully to Katsuki's care, murmuring out his beloved’s name with a "Ka…” right before finally succumbing to sleep. I think this extra moment makes the feel of their apology seem even more romantic… because it's supposed to.

And now Ochaco's handhold! It being featured in the opening gave some of us grief every week simply because this arc was never about IzuOcha, it was about Katsuki and Izuku.

Katsuki realising his need for Izuku to be by his side and losing SLEEP over not knowing if he's okay. Katsuki's proud statement of knowing Izuku best and that he couldn't be left alone because of his disregard for himself. Katsuki instigating the search and rescue of Izuku. Katsuki humbling himself before Endeavor and Nezu, setting aside his pride in exchange for the safety of his most important person and best friend, PLEADING Endeavor for his help because he's SO AFRAID of Izuku being out of his sight and losing him forever.

Katsuki saving Izuku's life again. Katsuki humbling himself a second time, apologising to Izuku and telling him to put some trust into him and their hero friends; that they can be relied on to help him. Katsuki telling him his ideals of saving people weren't wrong, and they can only win by saving everyone: Izuku, the people at U.A and the people in the city.

The beautiful poetry in Izuku’s reason for leaving, to protect his most precious person, being overtaken by his reason to stay: Izuku’s unconditional, everlasting love for that person and his overwhelming need to be by their side. And here Katsuki was, finally telling him it was okay to; he wants him there.

Even Daiki-kun said the last of Izuku's resolve left him because of Kacchan’s heartfelt apology… Yes. The opening’s handhold was really out of place.

And after Izuku is brought back to U.A, we get to the real IzuOcha handhold... But rather than grabbing his hand like she does in the manga, they have her grab the more impersonal wrist area instead. It's so hard to believe we are in a timeline where Bones are making an opening Ocha-centric, when it shouldn't be, and yet NERFING her handhold in the ACTUAL anime content…??????

All of this has got me thinking that maybe Hori himself has been directing Bones to make these changes - to make BkDk's growing love for each other a more prominent fixture in the story that’s almost impossible to miss, while dampening the IzuOcha teasing into little more than kindness between two good friends. And in doing so, the anime has now become spiritually connected to the manga because this is the exact same direction the manga has been going in lately.

Why else were all of these changes and enhancements made in the anime? Maybe it’s because Horikoshi is preparing people for the bkdk romance that's about to go into full bloom.

#bakudeku #It's so close #It's just around the corner #I think in Hori's mind the manga will have #bkdk canon #before season 7 begins airing #bnha meta #bnha anime #op #HONEST FEELINGS: WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING I DONT KNOW ANYMORE #but i'm freaking here for it LETS GO #sorry if there’s mistakes I’m editing it half asleep #goodnight ❤️

[just2bubbly]

"We've been expecting you" like hell yea. I thought it would take another year but no this is like 5 months away and I'm going frenzy with it!!

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo disney+ #rick riordan #annabeth chase #grover underwood #pjo #i can't wait #it's so close

[koreandragon]

WHO ELSE IS READY TO RUMBLE

#IT'S SO CLOSE #reborn rich

[anathemafiction]

Seven more moons until The Rose releases into the wild! Time moves at its own speed, as it's bound to do, but that doesn't stop me from wishing that it'd just... pick up the pace a little bit. 😄

Gather your belongings, and calm the beast trapped in that cage we like to call ribs. Hope you’ll join me on this journey. 🌹

#It's so close #but #im so nervous my god #one week #The Golden Rose #IF #interactive fiction

[deluweil]

Dramaclubfox: Can't believe they're back next week!

#me either! #it's so close #yet excruciatingly far #i can't wait #eddie diaz #evan buckley #bobby nash #hen wilson #chimney han #i miss them so much #buddie #911 on fox #from fox drama club ig post

[lost-estradiographer]

Every time I think about what HRT will give me and finally take away, I have trouble sitting still. Sure the process is probably going to suck sometimes, but it'll be great in the long run. It'll finally be good. I got so much done around my apartment today and all I could think about along the way was how much I'm going to love taking care of myself and the space around me from now on. The energy of the excitement I need to express would break my frail human body.

#trans stuff #obligatory late night post #primary care appointment on the 9th; i'll get a referral to endocrinology there #endo typically has a ~3 week turnaround on appointments according to the gender care coordinator or w/e #but most people are able to start the day of that endo appointment #i could start by mid-march #it's so close #who will i get to be by next march? #rambling notes

[herondales]

the james and cordelia chain of thorns teasers alone are making me go feral. imagine when i get the full scenes and their love confession? imma need 3-5 business days to process every scene 

#god it's so close #IT'S SO CLOSE #jordelia #herondaisy #tlh #tsc

[hecckyeah]

someone slap me in the face so i go finish the b99/rookie crossover i've had sitting in my WIPs for weeks

#i mean truthfully i probably need to wait until i'm moved out and settled #but still #IT'S SO CLOSE #i got like 3/4 of the way done and then was just like. i can't do this anymore #but i MUST

[lizzie-bennetdarcy]

Last line game

Tagged by my dearest @hippolotamus 🥰😘

"I was so nervous, and uncertain about where we stood then. Now, I've never been more sure that I'm exactly where I'm meant to be."

Tagging @smblmn @smallumbrella369 @mostlyinthemorning @treluna4 and anyone else who is in a sharing mood! 😊

#i should really finish this fic #it's so close #my wips #last line game

[thirddeadlysin]

i can tell by how long it is between turning off the car and getting out of the car to go inside even though it's only like 25F/-4C outside that i am Doing Poorly (Mild) but unfortunately knowing doesn't do much about it not turning into Doing Poorly (Intense)

#just kind of floating past the observation window and hoping spring will help #it's so close #i need to see acid green new grass and/or some awkward newborn creatures come onnnnn #I would settle for a day where nothing goes wrong

[allbridgesburn]

Waiting for new wasteland with bated breath 🫨

ME TOO, FRIEND, ME TOO

#fic: wasteland #ask #it's so close #yet so far #just thinking about editing this monster is giving me nightmares

[senshockey]

I'm being very chill about our wildcard chances I swear

#it's SO CLOSE #just four points away #sens lb

[miss-biophys]

Scientist superhero

AI generated image of me...

Female superhero scientist with half-shaved head fighting bacteria in the lab.

I LOVE it!

#science #women in science #postdoc #bacteria #microbiology #fighting #amr #biophysics #ai generated #ai art #it's so close #original content #love it

[rainbowcolored7]

Me: literal inches away from finally getting to the part of my fic I've been dying to write.

2:30 am: bitch you thought

#kinnporsche #kinnporsche fanfic #yeah this is about my kenmacau holiday fic #ive been writing since i got home from work #it's so close #and yet so far #*lays facedown on the floor* #im going to bed now #😫😫😫 #chapter two will be up soon! #creator problems

[ineffably-flynn]

so it's Thursday when we're getting season two here but because my dad has work on Friday my friends and i cant just pull an all nighter to watch it so im gonna be watching it on Friday ;-:

#purging the internet tonight #i am literally hiding my phone at 6 #refusing to even touch this thing until i watch it tomorrow #im so foslfkeldke #IT'S SO CLOSE #good omens #good omens s2

[aromanticbuck]

I’m moving in 12 hours...

#alex says things #oh god now i'm anxious #it's so close