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femme-malewife · 1 year

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The Beauty of Parallels and Storytelling

I talked about in this post why Aizou and Yujiro are each other’s most important people, why their non-idol songs (or, rather at least just Yume Fanfare) is theirs and how they help each other overcome each other’s trauma, and I mentioned that I wholeheartedly support Nagisa/Hiyori.

Well I wanna go into deeper detail on that right now.

The Red Herring

Hiyori has 2 novels that were written and released that made people ship the ship for Yujiro/Hiyori- being Nonfantasy and Heroine Development Plan. But I, however, think that it was a red herring. Especially since most of Hiyori’s second novel, which I have translated here, is about her falling in love with the (discontinued) character Kaido Asuka. However, after she writes him a letter and goes to confess (which goes horribly wrong), she is rejected (albeit kindly) and, despite being obviously heartbroken, she moves on.

Though, since Nagisa was still in development since 2020, he was not included in the novel, leaving many to assume that Yujiro would be her love interest. After all, it was after Hiyori was rejected that Yujiro genuinely comforted her, walked her home, and helped her stop crying, and it was Hiyori who saved Yujiro from being seriously injured by a thief at a LIPxLIP event.

Not to mention, she and Aizou both went to pick him up from his home to go with him to a New Years shrine.

While I do not believe that Yujiro was meant to be the love interest for her, it is understandable that many people leaped to the conclusion.

I fully believe, especially thanks to the lack of actual thoughts of romance with them and there was a lack of romantic chemistry between the two, that we were supposed to be shown that Hiyori didn’t need a boyfriend to feel like a heroine- rather, she has her friends who she can rely on, and who rely on her.

The Love Series has a certain way of writing characters who fall in love- even characters who are similar to Yujiro and Hiyori- like Natsuki and Yuu or even Arisa, who is arguably the direct parallel character of Yujiro. (See that post here). They have a couple good moments together, but it’s not nearly enough to conclude that they’ll be endgame.

The Parallels

When Nagisa’s intro song Gamushara released, it was revealed that they- Nagisa and Hiyori, are childhood friends, and they were both in track together in middle school.

If you notice something about Nagisa and Hiyori, and the other canon couple Kotaro and Hina, you’ll recognize that there are strikingly similar parallels.

For one, both Hina and Hiyori fell in love with a light haired and blue eyed male who is out of their reach (for Koyuki being because he was in love with someone else, and Asuka because he was aiming to become an idol with Kanata). They both wrote their crushes a letter. They both got rejected. They’re both sporty and in track, and they both have songs that sing of their love for their failed first love. (Senpai and Heroine Dev)

While Kotaro and Nagisa have both loved the girls since childhood, both talk about how they grew much taller (Nagisa sang a line about it in his song Suki na Ko ni Uso Tsuita) and how they want to be the ones that their crushes can rely on, and both always defend their crushes when one seems to be put down or is insecure. Hell, they even both tell the girls something that leads to them blushing.

“To me, you’re the cutest in the world.” - Kotaro (Hanipre)

“You are a heroine, Hiyori. To me, ya always are.” - Nagisa (Herotaru)

The Anime

“But Lisian! You hate the anime! You say that we shouldn’t consider it canon! Isn’t it hypocritical to use that to say Nagihiyo is canon when you say such things?”

You’re 100% right. I did say not to count the anime as canon. And tbh, I still think that we shouldn’t use it as the baseline for the story. And if Nagisa was an anime-only character, I would continue saying that.

HOWEVER!

I feel like the Asuka events happen early on in the story, and then the Nagisa events happen later on, given that they’re both different and both supposedly canon.

Since Nagisa and Hiyori both have songs in the Koishiteru album (released in summer of 2022) that refer to the episode (Ep 7) that Nagisa makes his full appearance in, I have to begrudgingly admit there are some things in the anime that happened or were just expanded on from the MVs. Not everything- like the Yappa Saikyou/Yume Fanfare concerts, since they already all have context and the anime changed that.

If Nagisa and Hiyori did not have songs addressing what happened from the anime, then I would say that they have a lack of foundation, just another character obstacle for Hiyori to overcome.

Endgame?

However, there’s something interesting about the songs.

Back to the whole “parallels with kotahina/nagihiyo” thing.

Both Hina and Hiyori have songs that sing of their (growing) feelings for their childhood friends. For Hina, it’s Daikiraina Hazudatta (which is also a duet with Kotaro tbf) and for Hiyori, it’s A Below Average Heroine (which doesn’t have an MV yet and it doesn’t appear to be translated yet, but the song is, essentially, her wondering how someone can like her like that, being insecure, and wondering of her own feelings about her childhood friend)

Also, it is revealed in the novels that Kotaro and Hina are hinted to get together in their university days. And here, in the Erande MV, they are obviously adults, in uni, and Hina confirms that they’re dating to her friend.

Now, as of right now, there is no other MV or anything else for Nagisa and Hiyori, HOWEVER! This does not mean that there won’t be.

Shito himself teased that there will be a university arc between Nagisa and Hiyori. When and where?!

In a twitter post, of course!

And who else got together in their uni days? Their parallels, Kotaro and Hina.

This way, Hiyori won’t be so focused on track, but she’ll be doing her own thing and have time for dating, while Nagisa attends a university in Tokyo as promised in his episode, so that he can be with Hiyori.

Will they be endgame? It definitely appears that way, since they’re following the Kotahina story almost to a tea.

The Childhood Friends Trope

In Honeyworks, the childhood friends trope always ends up reigning supreme- with the only exception being for Fuuma/Kazuki, but for Fuuma, he doesn’t end up with anyone. The only Dolce member who is canonically confirmed to be dating anyone is Sara with Uru. (Fuuma’s novel I have translated here and Sara’s novel I have translated here, if you wanna know more!)

There’s Yuu and Natsuki, Kotaro and Hina, and now, Nagisa and Hiyori.

(Bonus: here’s a really cute Fan MV for the three couples!)

So...why the childhood friend trope??

Well, aside from the trope being one of the most popular tropes in Japan, it is, simply put, because when you have a childhood friend, they know absolutely everything about you- your personality, your flaws, your insecurities, your home life, everything.

In the case of Nagisa and Hiyori, the two of them know each other’s goals- Hiyori knows and truly believes that Nagisa will be able to inherit his father’s restaurant, while Nagisa supports Hiyori in everything she does.

Hell, part of the reason why he came to Tokyo to visit her was because he was concerned about her after she failed the track prelims in the anime.

The two have absolute faith in each other and speak as though it’s simply a matter of “when” they meet their goals, never “if”.

While we don’t know Hiyori’s plans for what she’ll be doing after high school, we know that Nagisa is fully ready to support her- otherwise, he wouldn’t be so keen on coming to Tokyo come when he arrives for university.

While Hiyori has talked about Nagisa inheriting his father’s restaurant even when they were little kids, with her defending Nagisa from bullies.

While it’s true that Nagisa is very well-liked and popular at his high school and Hiyori has LIPxLIP who do support her and her dreams, it’s not quite the same as simply and genuinely standing by one’s side, unwavering support, even when you know all of your partner’s life problems and struggles.

There’s a level of intimacy that Nagisa and Hiyori share- to the point where Hiyori is desperate for Nagisa’s approval on even the most minor of things- such as looking cute, and Nagisa is so desperate to show his appreciation for Hiyori that he traveled god-knows-how-far to get to her and cook her at least one meal, something he’s wanted to do since they were little kids.

The two of them make each other happy in ways that others cannot, and stand by each other with complete trust and support- and growing feelings of love, just like Kotaro and Hina’s love story did. It’s a love story that has been unfolding ever since their childhood.

Conclusion

I wholly believe that Nagisa and Hiyori’s story, like Aizou and Yujiro’s story is with Ken and Arisa, are meant to mirror Kotaro and Hina’s.

Even if we do have to wait a while on that promised University Arc, meaning we’ll have to wait for more content for Nagisa and Hiyori, we will eventually have a beautiful closing arc that can only end with another generation opening for the supporting viewers to have and appreciate.

#suzumi hiyori #shiranami nagisa #enomoto kotarou #setoguchi hina #nagihiyo #kotahina #parallels? parallels #someya yuujirou #shibasaki aizou #lipxlip #long post warning #honeyworks #confession executive committee #heroine tarumono/heroines run the show #herotaru

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monanarumis · 1 year

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The flowers that we planted together mark the season’s end And when the time comes when I can’t see you anymore I'll plant them all over again

花に赤い糸 // 16.2.2017

#honeyworks #confession executive committee #kokuhaku jikkou iinkai #告白実行委員会 #hana ni akai ito #花に赤い糸 #setoguchi hina #hina setoguchi #enomoto kotarou #kotarou enomoto #kotahina #honeyworksedit #*

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toranekooo · 11 months

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WHO EVER SAID A SHOUJO CAN'T BE A LITTLE QUEER?

➷ love series gen 2 hcs. reblog + credit if using / saving. © 1 + 2

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aryshacore · 1 year

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Sankaku Jealousy -another story-

#setoguchi hina #hina setoguchi #enomoto kotarou #kotarou enomoto #enomoto kotaro #kotaro enomoto #kotahina #confession executive committee #kokuhaku jikkou iinkai #sankaku jealousy #honeyworks #haniwa #hworks #my gifs

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accelerandy15 · 2 years

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Heroines THEY Run RAN The Show!!!

Doodles of our other heroines❤️💜💚

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hitsuyou-fukaketsu · 1 year

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kkkkotahina. any prompt just those two i kiss them. maybe cuddles or whatever u want

She wanted to watch a film and then she fell asleep 😤😤!!!!

#prompt!#kotahina #enomoto kotarou #setoguchi hina #honeyworks #sillys i care about them #<3333 i love them sm thank u duckie #im sure kota's gallery has a 'cute photos of my gf' folder

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kaiwithastar · 1 year

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This month my haniwa group covered Erande Kurete Arigatou!

#kaistar #honeyworks #confession executive committee #kokuhaku jikkou iinkai #告白実行委員会 #enomoto kotarou #setoguchi hina #Youtube

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nightrae13 · 1 year

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Appreciation Post to Kotaro and Arisa’s friendship bc why not?

Maybe here’s a thought.. I love how in the translated novel I’ve read by ramirei (spoilers ahead and beyond for this now for Heart no Shucho lol), what Kotaro said was what Arisa exactly hoped someone would feel. She wanted her message to reach Karen, but even if it seemed it didn’t to Arisa’s mind, Kotaro never hesitated to tell her it reached him, and that was such a gentle and heartfelt scene to me!!

Tbh, I believe Kotaro would still do this for Arisa even without Ken telling him. I mean, it’s such a great AriKen story which I LOVE, but Kotaro always showed no hesitation to help her like how he never hesitated to tell her what she’s hoping for, reaching out to her the moment he saw her crying on the rooftop, and handing her a handkerchief when one of their classmates or herself (I don’t know if it was Karen or those in the earlier chapters) spilled something on her materials and Arisa was panicking.

Those who didn’t read the novel don’t know how Arisa went far to even consider to matchmake Koyuki and Natsuki for Kotaro lol (since she realized Koyuki’s a kind soul and thought Yuu’d be fine with his fangirls XD). I know someone thinks that she’s just indebted to him for doing something only her future bf requested (even if I think many would agree Kotaro is not willing to be bossed by anyone, and he dd it bc he knew it was the right thing to do), but I believe Arisa did everything not just out of debt; she genuinely wanted Kotaro, the only friend she had aside from Karen, and the only one who stood by her on those sad times of her life, be happy.

Paying debt might be a factor at the beginning, but it was genuine friendship nonetheless. Isn’t being determined and genuine in making a person happy and wishing them them the best all throughout your lives considered friendship? Plus, if it was just out of debt, Arisa won’t be the captain of the KotaHina ship like how I believe Haruki co-captains NatsuYuu with Hina (I mean oh boy, Haruki helped Natsuki organized her initial confession lol. His sibling dynamic with Natsuki in the novels are so underrated too).

Tbh, Arisa rocks being KotaHina’s captain lol.

(haven’t read Daikirai yet since I’m still on MochiAka novel 2, but I just knew there’d be a scene like this, and I love it lol)

To conclude this post, I just want to appreciate Kotaro and Arisa’s friendship. I may have never gotten a Kotaro to my Hina, but I deeply appreciate the Kotaros I have in my life to the Arisa in me. Tbh, before Hiyori, Aizo and Yujiro, Arisa and Kotaro showed that male-female friendships could really work without being romantic. Y’all read Heart no Shucho already if you still haven’t. It’s actually my 3rd fav novel next to Sekoi and Yakimochi no Kotae bc I never expected this friendship would be so wholesome and beautiful to read. I know Hina showed kindness to Arisa and so does Ken in his indirect ways, obviously, (I love AriKen!!) but I feel like many had slipped into their minds that if Kotaro was not present and ready to give her a hand on those times, she probably would have given up before Sena’s words could reach her. Kotaro’s mere presence in her life made her not give up, and that made her so dedicated to give a hand in his times of needs as well. Her friendship with Karen led to misunderstandings that wouldn’t be cleared until years later in High School, but she found a friend in Kotaro and that’s worth appreciating. Also, I love how Kotaro showed his chaotic side to Arisa on the latter parts of the novel lol.

It’s also worth noting how right after Hina cried on Koyuki’s departure in middle school, Arisa and Kotaro spent their time together while hoping for a better future. (like, I always love the chapters before the epilogues lol. It’s the same for Sekoi and Yakimochi no Kotae HAHHA)

y’all, thank you for reading if you survived till the end. I just love them and wanted to share my ramblings to why lol.

#Honeyworks #my ramblings #just another haniwa rambling lol #commentary #analysis #appreciation post #Kotaro Enomoto #enomoto kotarou #takamizawa arisa #arisa takamizawa #Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai #Confession Executive Committee #heart no shucho #honeyworks novels #kotahina #male and female friendships

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haniprecards · 1 year

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#enomoto kotarou #first years #love #four #hanipre #honeyworks premium live #haniwa #honeyworks #character #transparent #png #permanent

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letkanatasayfuck · 2 years

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episode 1!! THE THEME SONG IS SO CUTE I LOVE THEM I’M SO EXCITED

arisa welcoming hiyori my love,,,

HIIINAAAA LET’S GO!!!!

KORJEIEKE KOUTAROU!!!!! SHIBAKEN!!!!! KODAI!!!! ofc they’re already getting into shenanigans on the first day of the new school year LMFAO

the foreknowledge that yuujirou is actually such a little shit when everyone else is fawning over him

HIYORI. OH MY GOD. NO SUBTLETY NO TACT SHE WAS REALLY JUST ABOUT TO EXPOSE HIS ENTIRE ASS. GOD BLESS AIZOU

saku bby….

god these two are SO dumb hiyori has her work cut out for her

PLEASE HIYORI IS ONTO THEM. DON’T BE FOOLED BBY

goddamn hiyori really is all about wrong time wrong place

DJEJDJSJSJS THE HOSE??? GOD THAT’S SO FUNNY HIYORI I LOVE YOU

FUCK YOU AIZOU OH MY GOD LEAVE THE GIRL ALONE

FUCK YOU TOO YUUJIROU OH MY GOD THEY’RE SO MEAN

I mean i love them but come ON

they’re such POSERS ugh

“I was supposed to debut alone but Aizou tagged along :]” YUUJIROU W H Y

“it has nothing to do with me” famous last words hiyori!!

JURI AND CHIZURU DEBUT OMG

hiyori making friends with the first person who gives her food…

Chizuru . . . Why you gotta lie . . .

The hina and hiyori friendship is THRIVING. watering my crops. clearing my skin.

HIYORI’S FAMILY I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

PLEASE HIYORI BEING THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL KID AT THE INTERVIEW

PLEASNEJDJJS “DEFINITELY NOT” I’M CRYING

nagisa crumb in the picture…

IS THE EPISODE GOING TO END WITH HER SEEING THE GUYS

HOLY FUCK IT IS LMFAAAAAO

WNEJSJWKSK THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES WHEN SHE WALKED IN I’M CRYING

IT GOT EVEN BETTER ALL OF THEIR REACTIONS PLEASE

god this was so good and fluffy and happy and i missed honeyworks so MUCH i can’t wait to finish this!!

#honeyworks #heroine tarumono #suzumi hiyori #someya yuujirou #shibasaki aizou #setoguchi hina #shibasaki ken #enomoto kotarou #hattori juri #nakamura chizuru #yamamoto koudai #sou says stuff

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