#autistic futaba

[joobtoob247]

My love for this autistic lil geek is beyond comprehension

And no, this isn't just a headcanon cuz she IS autistic, this is not up for debate.

#futaba sakura #persona #persona 5 #autism #autistic Futaba #futaba persona 5 #futaba p5

[little-knight-3]

#persona 5 #persona memes #persona 5 royal #p5 memes #shuake #akeshu #goro akechi #ren amamiya #akira kurusu #futaba sakura #autistic futaba sakura #yusuke kitagawa #autistic yusuke kitagawa #ryuji sakamoto #haru okumura #ann takamaki #p5 mika #makoto niijima #sumire yoshizawa #kasumi yoshizawa #hifumi togo

[butchfalin]

one day when futaba and akira are hanging out she goes "hey can i ask you a few questions? or... 80, specifically?" and akira says yeah sure and then after they're done he's like so was that just for fun orrr and futaba goes

#not professionally diagnosed or self diagnosed but a secret third thing (diagnosed by your little sister) #yeehaw #futaba sakura #akira kurusu #persona 5 #yeah. sure. i sketched that futaba in like 2 minutes on paper bc i don't have my ipad on me but needed to get out the message #this isnt My score btw this is the result of me taking it and answering what i think akira would do. Which is a normal thing everyone does! #anyway. i think akira is autistic. that's all #oh also if anyone is unaware that's the raads-r result. Yeah.

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Girls Group 1 Round 3 Match 3

SUBMISSION PROPAGANDA:

Futaba -

"Look at this absolute gremlin of a person. She can't just sit normally, she doesn't want to leave her room or talk to people, she has special interests that mean so much to her. And she helps save the world. She's amazing and deserves all the love in the world!"

Falin -

"Falin is always considered to be odd by her peers and family members. Only her brother Laios can really understand her behavior and she goes off on her own a lot. She’s also gifted in spiritual magic to an insane degree."

#autistic anime girls poll #tumblr polls #futaba sakura #sakura futaba #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dunmeshi #dunmeshi falin #falin touden #persona #persona 5 #persona futaba

[hopskipandarump]

happy autism awareness month i think that futaba should be allowed to bully goro actually (yes those are real shirts)

#goro akechi #futaba sakura #persona 5 #autism #fuck the puzzle piece all my homies hate the puzzle piece #this also didnt take long to make i just saw the shirts and knew what needed to be done #being an enjoyer of the “autistic futaba and goro” headcanon and the “shido is futabas father” headcanon has unfortunate implications #rumpart

[samasmith23]

Futaba Sakura from Persona 5 Royal and Autistic Coding

I recently encountered a really phenomenal article analyzing how Futaba Sakura’s character from Persona 5 Royal effectively functions as autistic representation, even if the game’s developers didn’t intend for her to be so:

Speaking as an individual on the spectrum myself, I very quickly picked up on the autistic coding of Futaba given her strong special interests in computers & anime, as well as her difficulty in socializing with others. Plus, Futaba’s arc of voluntarily requesting a change of heart from the Phantom Thieves to overcome her suicidal depression & self-loathing shut-in status following her mother Wakaba’s alleged suicide had me on the edge of my seat. Witnessing Futaba enter the mindscape of her own palace in the cognitive world and not only realizing the truth that Wakaba actually did love her daughter and that the alleged suicide note uncharacteristically blaming Futaba for her death was just a cruel forgery (fabricated by the corrupt politician Masayoshi Shido’s henchmen who stole Wakaba’s cognitive psience research on the Meta-Verse before murdering her via mental-shutdown), but also seeing Futaba merge with her Shadow-self to awaken her own Persona and actively assist the Phantom Thieves in defeating the distorted false memories of her mother born from her own self-loathing was legitimately powerful! I related so hard to Futaba’s mental struggles and efforts to overcome her anxiety during the boss fight with Cognitive Wakaba here!

And even after defeating Cognitive Wakaba and clearing Futaba's palace, Futaba herself still maintains a lot of her autistic-coded traits despite no-longer isolating herself in her room 24/7 and being more socially interactive with her fellow Phantom Thieves (although she still does struggle with being out in public). It expertly avoids the ableist trap that's sadly commonplace in other media wherein a character is "cured" of their neurodivergence. Here however, Futaba not only willingly requested the Phantom Thieves to change the distortions in her heart, but all they did was help Futaba to find the stregnth and courage to overcome her feelings of self-loathing, depression and suicidality on her own. She's still the same socially awkward & tech-savy girl that she was prior to the "change of heart," but she's now chosen to embrace the best aspects of herself (which are a part of her neurodivergence) rather than imprisoning herself in a tomb of self-loathing (which was symbolized by her Meta-Verse palace being an Ancient Egyptian pyramid isolated in the desert that Futaba's Shadow was the Pharaoh of).

Also, Futaba may not be the only autistic-coded character in P5 Royal considering that my personal favorite cast member, Makoto Niijima, also struggles heavily with socially interacting with her peers despite her status as a highly committed Student Council President devoted to her studies (initially studying solely because it’s what society and the adults in her life expected from her, before deciding to utilize her passion for academic knowledge to help the oppressed out of her own personal sense of justice).

While Makoto is still my favorite P5 Royal character overall, Futaba Sakura is easily in the Top 3! And I choose to headcanon both characters as autistic!

#persona 5 royal #persona 5 #p5 royal #futaba sakura #wakaba isshiki #makoto niijima #autism #autistic representation #actually autistic #depression #cw: suicide mention #signal boost #atlus games #video games #mini essay

[autisticgirliesbracket]

Autistic Girlies Bracket: Round 2, Side B

Matchup 8

Only your vote can determine which of these autistic girlies will move on to the next round.

ELLE WOODS MASTERPOST FUTABA SAKURA MASTERPOST

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#elle woods #legally blonde #futaba sakura #persona 5 #autistic girlies bracket #polls #round 2 side b #round 2 #tumblr bracket #tumblr tournament #tumblr polls #autistic girlies round 2 #autistic girlies round 2 side b

[samarecharm]

Its so funny that Makoto gets such an awful rep (usually bc of her treatment of Futaba), but going through the game again, Makoto is the one who leads the conversation into getting her to open up for the palace door. She immediately offers up the idea of just being honest with Futaba; no lies or soft words, just straight facts in a calm voice. She knew Futaba wanted the change of heart, badly enough that shed listen without having to be convinced by force. And when Futaba panics about having to open up, Makoto makes sure she has no chance of backing out (‘give me time to open the door’ ‘ten seconds’ ‘WHAT???!’). Its for her own good!!

I think it can come across as mean and overbearing and even insensitive, especially if you are someone who is sees themself IN Futaba, but Makoto is both incredibly caring, sisterly, and understanding during the entirety of her arc. Like most characters, fandom seems to completely warp and exaggerate very specific moments and traits and sum up entire personalities bc of it. Ryuji and him being stupid; Ann and her being loud and mean; Yusuke being dumb as shit and singleminded for NO discernible reason, etc etc. People took the snooping and her one vaguely insensitive comment (about futaba and her whole Thing) and decided that she was a cunt and a bitch that couldnt be reasoned with.

Its so bizarre. Im aware that every piece of media w vaguely assertive girls has this issue (Sakura, Katara, Aqua, etc etc) but its still crazy that this is prevalent. Shes like the direct mirror of Goro and he does not get this specific kind of hate (usually its ‘he backstabbed and blackmailed us so i hate him’). Sorry. I need to be a Makoto Apologist to protect her from the rest of the world. My girl did nothing wrong shes just weird. She thought she could fight a mafia boss and she was RIGHT! She WON!!!!

#chattin #makoto girl i love yuuuuuuu #makoto doesnt really treat as a younger sister #but she is protective of futaba and i think thats a little sweet. no one else really gets that attention #and she tries to be understanding w some futabas quirks but it confuses and frustrates her #its like two autistic teens on opposite ends of the spectrum trying to interact #‘girl who follows social rules bc her sister and adults told her to’ #and #‘girl who follows NONE of those social rules bc shes an outcast and never learned them’ #u know makoto has scripts for sooo many things #and she talks extra slow when shes trying to think of something new on the spot for a difficult interaction 😭 #BOTH of them have not been socialized in the best way #and are now dealing w having people who care about them and their thoughts and feelings #and theyre BOTH opening up and getting to be more expressive #they do not hate each other they are FRIENDS !!!! SISTERS EVEN…MAYBE!! #AND ANOTHER THING #no way we are calling her a cop when the game was made by ATLUS. certified Boot Lickers 😭😭😭😭😭 #same company that made a cop character that said ‘i cant stand the injustice of the police and i hate perpetuating it’ #and then made the cop stay a cop. like what.

[phantomthievez]

akechi doodles 3: what's black, white, and red all over?

#p5 #persona 5 #p5r #persona 5 royal #p5 spoilers #goro akechi #akechi goro #futaba sakura #my art #NOT SHIP. they are autistically communicating #siblingly #the scrongle <3 we have a symbiotic relationship (he is not real) (i get less normal every time i think of him) #akechi doodles

[akolnoix]

ancient futaba doodles. i believe the thought process was "what if her palace was just a typical ghost graveyard"? idk why. and idk how it sat in my wip folder for so long, my eyes must've just gotten so used to seeing it that i stopped perceiving it. typical adhd moment.

#persona 5 #futaba sakura #persona 5 is temporary... but futaba is forever (i am autistic)

[tomatoart]

they just have glasses

#queue are lovely #futaba sakura #persona 5 #p5 #ive gotten muvh better at art the last time i drew for persona ahuee #do the persona fans still recognize me its abbbbb tomatoart hiiii #i think shed have the autistic batman phase too like most silly gal boys

[precipikitten]

All her friends signed her flag :)

#my art/stuff #futaba sakura #futaba fanart #p5r #persona 5 #trans futaba sakura #i will hold onto trans autistic futaba until the day i die #love this silly girl sm #reagan.png (art)

[poppysplace-edits]

autistic and nonbinary futaba sakura icons! ftu w/ credit

#hey there steepies! #a suite for the stash #icons #pride icons #pride headcanon #nd headcanons #autistic hc #autistic coded character #nonbinary #sakura futaba #futaba sakura #p5 futaba #p5 oracle #p5r #p5 #persona 5

[lilyhoshikawa]

(*throwing rocks at the P5 fandom*) we are going to TALK abt how futaba’s shadow is the embodiment of wrath, we are GOING to talk abt how she joined the thieves not bc of their moral crusade but bc of her personal desire for revenge and how she feels lesser bc of that, we are GOING to talk abt the subtle themes of anger that futaba has in her character that are constantly swept aside to just make her silly and cute while the anger and depth of other characters is highlighted

#I understand it I really do. futaba is really silly and funny and cute and we should appreciate her for that! #but she’s also a full character who has nuance and depth and her anger and self-hatred and desire for revenge are part of that!! #she openly says the mission of changing hearts really doesn’t matter to her. she joins them to get revenge. and she feels bad abt that! #and the game never really addresses that again and never lets her learn that her anger isn’t a bad thing and that her actions define her #she never gets to learn that she can still be a good person and do good even if she doesn’t feel morally pure abt why she does it #all of this is tied into her autism btw. these are very autistic feelings to have but both the game and fandom prefer to infantilize her #rambles

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Girls Group 3 Match 6

SUBMISSION PROPAGANDA:

Sana -

"Sana has a hyperfixation on a puppet show called Mr. Purrs-a-lot, which, while she's normally quiet and withdrawn, hearing mention of the show will prompt her to go on a tangent all about it and everything she loves about it. When approached by Kyubey with an offer for a wish, she initially wished to be isekai'd into the setting of the puppet show, but then got embarrassed when Kyubey asked for clarification and instead wished to simply disappear.

Now being invisible to most people, Sana went on to befriend an artificial intelligence she called Ai and lived with her in a pocket dimension to avoid people. Eventually Ai encouraged Sana to leave with a group of magical girls who came to rescue her and after all the events of the story Sana endeavors to write picture books for children inspired by Ai."

Momoko -

"if you're a magical girl lead, and you don't have autism, what are you even doing with your life."

#autistic anime girls poll #tumblr polls #sana futaba #futaba sana #pmmm #magia record #Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Side Story #momoko hanasaki #wedding peach #hanasaki momoko #puella magi madoka magica

[naviclenek0]

Shutaba is actually the best ship imo because it gives off actual GOOD and QUALITY representation to a neurotypical person in a relationship with someone who's neurodivergent (specifically autistic) while respecting boundaries and understanding how the other person is different and helps them.

I haven't seen anything that depicts a relationship that sincere and serious like that until now, and headcanons about them being siblings is totally valid but the romantic side makes me feel seen. As an autistic person that has the same exact behaviors as Futaba while being in a relationship with a guy who acts a lot like Ren, it makes me feel.. Normal and accepted in the world.

We NEED more good representation like this!!

#persona 5 #shutaba #ren amamiya #futaba sakura #actually autistic #akira kurusu #ᓚᘏᗢ