A wallpaper I made from a reference picture of Red Medic giving Blu Heavy a teddy!! (I wish I knew the pic source I can't find them anywhere [[sigh]] )
the thing is. the thing is I never see platonic physical intimacy/affection in shounen to the degree that I want to see it, like sustained hugs and cuddling and constant casual skinship, so power and denji’s sibling-level comfort with each other is so, so affirming to me. I adore it. and (manga spoilers) when power becomes that clingy with denji and denji allows it, cares for her bc he loves her she’s his family, it was everything to me. just hanging off each other (which they already did to an extent already!!!! i love this manga!!!!!) and denji even explicitly says it doesn’t feel sexual or “naughty,” and ik the context for why they were like that is god awful but honestly I was wary at first expecting it to still turn into female objectification AND THEN IT DIDNT. IT STAYED AUTHENTIC AND HANDLED WITH LOVE AND CARE. it remained a genuine, actual friendship between a male character (protag at that!!) and a female character (lead female too!!!). GAHHHH I LOVE M/F FRIENDSHIPS THAT ARE STRONG, FULLY PLATONIC, DEVELOPED, FICTIONAL M/M LEVEL FRIENDSHIPS GRAHHHHH it truly lets a story explore the sheer depth and value of nonromantic relationships. and I think chainsaw man does a lot with that theme anyway so yeah. yeah this is a great manga