moon and stars

soooo minnie mouse of her

crying for the yuri that could have been...

(from the 4th dvd volume commentary)

(WIP) guess what im drawing guys.....

i'm sorry i'm gonna be thinking about anna moritoki for at LEAST 3-5 business days because what do you fucking mean

crying for the yuri that could have been...

(from the 4th dvd volume commentary)

Something that always I think back to is how Marito orders his sister to leave just after she uses the "family only" card to get Arajin to leave them alone.

Like the subject of "family" is something of a sore subject that he doesn't enjoy very much and would rather separate himself from as much as possible. Not to mention how he turns so cold and serious when dismissing Mahoro compared to how lively and carefree he is with Arajin. A random schuck who he's only known for a few weeks.

It's just a small observation and there hasn't been many references to his family background, something tells me that he doesn't have the best relationship with his biological family. It's telling how he feels more comfortable and happy interacting with other teens he's known in less time compared to the brocon his own flesh and blood. Especially since we've never seen him act this way with Mahoro compared to Arajin/Siguma Squad/Minato Kai etc. And yes he does eat her disgusting meal when he's alone, but why didn't do that earlier if he could tolerate it? Why hide it in secret? He does "care" to a degree but it's not on the same level as how he treats his friends.

What do you guys think? If you have any other ideas on this, you're more than welcome to reblog this with your thoughts on the subject.

Well… I think if there is one thing we can be clear about, it's that Bucchigiri needed more episodes, this was one of many things that was left unexplained.

There's a possibility that Marito is aware of Mahoro's obsession and his apparent distancing from her is a way of not encouraging that behavior, perhaps hoping that she will notice someone else(Whether or not it's the most correct way to do it is debatable). I think that if it hadn't been for the brutal way in which Marito was defeated, perhaps Mahoro would have felt interested in Matakara, not enough to fall in love with him, but enough to break the idea of perfection that she had regarding her brother.

Mahoro was another character who needed her own arc to develop, but the short duration of the anime worked against her. Although it seems to me that she also works metaphorically for both Arajin and Matakara, she deserves more.

I understand that she couldn't be given so much screen time, but given the themes that Bucchigiri addresses, it would have been nice to give some resolution to her character, not to mention that seeing the dynamic between Marito and Mahoro would have been interesting, as well as a complement to contrast with Matakara

Thank you for your input on the subject @natalisdragon and @certifiedlesbianvampire !

While it is true that this show could have benefitted from a second season, and I wouldn't be against it if there was, I do believe that they could have still done more with the 12 episodes they had to work with. The show could have made small references or implications about the family life of the Jin Siblings and what they dealt with growing up.

I do agree that their home life wasn't the healthiest given Marito's disdain for "family" and how Mahoro overly relies on him for love and emotional support. I also agree that Marito has some awareness of her crush on him and tries to set limits (Like in Episode 9, it can be assumed that he really doesn't like her breaking into his room based on how he tried to look for her). Though how much he commits to those limits is up for debate as he still lets her hang around his gang activities (even letting her take photos of him during the Group Date).

And apart from being a brocon, Mahoro's main purpose is to be a love interest to motivate Arajin into becoming involved in the gang life while also highlighting the parallels between him and Matakara. It's sad because she does have the same set up of unhealthy idolization like the boys and how it effects Marito. But yet, she's brushed aside and treated as a gag character while the boys get to have their respective issues fleshed out.

Something that always I think back to is how Marito orders his sister to leave just after she uses the "family only" card to get Arajin to leave them alone.

Like the subject of "family" is something of a sore subject that he doesn't enjoy very much and would rather separate himself from as much as possible. Not to mention how he turns so cold and serious when dismissing Mahoro compared to how lively and carefree he is with Arajin. A random schuck who he's only known for a few weeks.

It's just a small observation and there hasn't been many references to his family background, something tells me that he doesn't have the best relationship with his biological family. It's telling how he feels more comfortable and happy interacting with other teens he's known in less time compared to the brocon his own flesh and blood. Especially since we've never seen him act this way with Mahoro compared to Arajin/Siguma Squad/Minato Kai etc. And yes he does eat her disgusting meal when he's alone, but why didn't do that earlier if he could tolerate it? Why hide it in secret? He does "care" to a degree but it's not on the same level as how he treats his friends.

What do you guys think? If you have any other ideas on this, you're more than welcome to reblog this with your thoughts on the subject.

Well… I think if there is one thing we can be clear about, it's that Bucchigiri needed more episodes, this was one of many things that was left unexplained.

There's a possibility that Marito is aware of Mahoro's obsession and his apparent distancing from her is a way of not encouraging that behavior, perhaps hoping that she will notice someone else(Whether or not it's the most correct way to do it is debatable). I think that if it hadn't been for the brutal way in which Marito was defeated, perhaps Mahoro would have felt interested in Matakara, not enough to fall in love with him, but enough to break the idea of perfection that she had regarding her brother.

Mahoro was another character who needed her own arc to develop, but the short duration of the anime worked against her. Although it seems to me that she also works metaphorically for both Arajin and Matakara, she deserves more.

I understand that she couldn't be given so much screen time, but given the themes that Bucchigiri addresses, it would have been nice to give some resolution to her character, not to mention that seeing the dynamic between Marito and Mahoro would have been interesting, as well as a complement to contrast with Matakara

thinking…

Guess I'll just check in, have a redesign I made for Mahoro

she was the start of my downfall, my trojan horse you could say

sketch dump

this is all I could think of when Mahoro told Arajin to stop her brother from starting a war tbh

i might like this anime