I’m rereading Shugo Chara (it’s been years and the nostalgia I feel is immense) and I’ve got to be honest…
I think Amu and Ikuto is the funniest ship in the whole world.
Like, they just like each other. They like spending time with each other. Amu is genuinely comfortable around him until he starts flirting, then she’s mostly just kind of exasperated. All of Ikuto’s interactions with her are based on cats. He brings her food (human can not hunt for themself) and he lays on her (human is the most comfortable pillow) and he teases her (human must be kept on their toes). Like, he’s just a big ol’ cat and I love it.
But also, the manga is fucking hilarious.
When Kukai is graduating and everyone’s saying goodbye and Tadase asks “When I’m in trouble, can I talk to this picture I have of you?” When they’re all talking about what happens around springtime and Ikuto casually says “Being in heat. Because we’re cats.” and Amu’s respons is “Can he say that in this manga?” And Sensei… “Why are you still teaching here?” “I do have credentials.”
Ikuto is the funniest character. He brings cookies because he broke Amu’s tart. He brings ice cream because Utau dropped Kukai’s ice cream (and maybe Amu’s? I’m unclear) ((how did he even know that that happened? Does he have a sixth sense, “Someone just ruined my human’s meal. I have to fix this immediately.”)) He always shows up with a bag of food and just drops it on Amu, then leaves. He came here for one reason and one reason only, and it was to drop off food, bye.
My favourite part of the manga is Nadeshiko/Nagihiko. I love Amu’s comment early on “Nadeshiko changes so fast!” I love Temari, who just repeats “my kimono will get dirty.” And when they’re crawling through the vent or whatever, and Temari is crawling while still covering her face with her sleeve and says “my kimono is getting dirty.” Hilarious. I love Temari so much.
I love that Nadeshiko is Amu’s best friend. They are besties. The extra where Nagihiko breaks out of his house to spend time with Amu? Perfection. Nagihiko holding Amu’s hand, and when she points it out to him, he just goes “Oh yeah. I forgot I’m different today.” I love Nagihiko, he’s the best. The whole explanation is totally wild and honestly baffling, but I love Nagihiko and his weird ass family all the same.
I liked the show a lot as a kid, and I liked the manga even more. I think Amu and Ikuto are adorable. I think it’s funny that the characters don’t act like any elementary school students I’ve ever met (including the ones who were in elementary school with me). I like that Kukai is everyone’s favourite, and he’s just so chipper. I like Tadase’s wish being to conquer the world, and everyone agreeing to help him with it because “It’s fun :)” I especially like that Amu is consistently and constantly judging the capes.
Maybe it’s nostalgia colouring my view. Maybe I’m biased because it made me laugh a couple times. Maybe I just like Ikuto and Amu being comedic foils to each other. Whatever it may be, I really enjoy the manga. Would I recommend it? Yes. Would I recommend it if you’re going to be pissed by the age gap? No.
(“The age gap is so problematic!” But have you considered that they are funny?)
im so happy that freminet also daydreams (or at least to some extent. it was said that he creates his own fantasy world) it reassures me that im not the only one weird here LMAO AKSDALADK
sometimes I wonder if käärijä knows how right he was when he joked at his black box concert that the audience had all sold their souls to him. Like truly there is no better way to explain how this man has bewitched me body and soul 💀💀
GeminiFourth are the living definition of a fanfiction AU, because I could watch them fall in love in thousands of different universe and never get tired of it.
Charcoal! i have been wondering.. whats that ring around your neck? what does it mean?
Charcoal: It's nothing special my papa got it for me when i saw it in a shop as a kid no idea why it intrested me so much but it did.
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Sharp: He isn't aware but this was shortly after the divorce... he had been so down and spaced out that when the ring caught his attention i had to get it for him. It was a hard time for him so i was just glad he had something to distract him.
ok but like do you know how sad it is that Hades is deathly terrified of his dad???? And to remember that there are definitely people who feel the same way about their own dads??? Depressing.