#anyway shoutout to hans reloaderror for encouraging me to post about this in the nno tag

[grassbreads]

So I started reading nno recently, and when I got to Yoite's introduction late in volume 1, it unexpectedly unearthed a long-forgotten memory from deep in the back of my brain.

Back in like 2013, I got really into the world of D.Gray-man fanart/fan comics on deviantart, which led me to something called ✨The Miserable Anime Boys Club✨. This was a goofy crossover comic about the extra-tormented male main characters of various series coming together to form a support group of sorts.

I don't think I'd ever heard of nno before finding that comic, but Miharu and Yoite were both recurring characters in it, so this was functionally my introduction to the series. They kinda stuck out to me despite being minor background characters, especially Yoite. In particular, Yoite's fucking hat burned itself into my brain, to the point that just seeing the original version was enough to dredge the memory of this comic up from the abyss.

This is because Yoite's hat was drawn like this:

I don't think he ever once spoke in the comic, and they never showed his eyes. He was just there lurking silently in his giant hat.

Please come experience this relic of my tweenage years with me

#solid gag honestly. but holy shit #It took me so long to find this comic again after my memory got jogged too #I couldn't remember what it was called. but I found it! #found it and reread the whole thing. which was an experience #honestly I think some of the jokes really do hold up. excusing the 2012 of it all #anyway shoutout to hans reloaderror for encouraging me to post about this in the nno tag #hope y'all enjoy #nno #nabari no ou #yoite #invasion of the frogs