I can't believe I'm haunted by Asano Taeko even when I'm not watching her.
Seven eps into IS and I almost don't want to watch anymore, because it's becoming increasingly clear that my OTP isn't the OTP and WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME.
They're JUST a statistical miracle (1% of the population!!) who managed to meet through a clever mix of luck and stalking. Their incredibly rare gender identities are only completely compatible despite all odds. They only hold hands and take cellphone pics and chase each other across the city at least once an ep.
GOSH, WHY WOULD ANYONE SHIP THEM.
Refresher course:
Haru is an intersexual who identifies as a boy.
Miwa is an intersexual who identifies as a girl.
Despite his male identity, Haru has to crossdress as a girl for school, which prompts a period of "gender fluidity" where he says he has "the soul of a man" but nonetheless finds himself confused by things like periods (delayed puberty) and soccer boys hitting on him.
I still can't remember his name. That's... uh... how much I care about soccer boy.
While Haru is a boy becoming more feminine, Miwa is a girl becoming more masculine (body hair, etc).
Her mother doesn't accept this and holds Miwa at knifepoint to make her more girly.
Miwa's method of coping.
Confused and more than a little fucked-up, Miwa latches onto Haru, the good one thing in her life and the only person she knows who shares her pain... which she occasionally inflicts on him.
DOES SHE WANT TO KISS HIM? SLICE OUT HIS HEART AND EAT IT? IT'S STILL UNCLEAR.
THEY'RE ALSO REALLY REALLY CUTE. AND TOUCHY. AND SHIPPY. She meets his family and gives him hugs and buys him gifts! And when she's upset, she curls up in bed and sobs "Haru, Haru" while holding the place on her wrist where he touched.
YEAH. YEAH.
He's straightforward and honest! She's damaged and emotionally vulnerable! HE SAVES HER FROM A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. SHE CALLS HERSELF THE MOON TO HIS SUN.
MEANINGFUL MOTIF!
HARU IMAGINING HER IN A FIT OF LONGING.
So, to recap, here are two people connected by super-rare birth circumstances who JUST SO HAPPEN to fit together exactly right and both of them are bonding on DEEP AND MEANINGFUL LEVELS about their ONE IN A MILLION FRIENDSHIP...
...and here's Haru pining for fucking soccer boy, whose total lack of personality and aggravatingly unbrushed hair are apparently just irresistible.
WHYYYYYYYYYY???
They're JUST a statistical miracle (1% of the population!!) who managed to meet through a clever mix of luck and stalking. Their incredibly rare gender identities are only completely compatible despite all odds. They only hold hands and take cellphone pics and chase each other across the city at least once an ep.
GOSH, WHY WOULD ANYONE SHIP THEM.
Refresher course:
Haru is an intersexual who identifies as a boy.
Miwa is an intersexual who identifies as a girl.
Despite his male identity, Haru has to crossdress as a girl for school, which prompts a period of "gender fluidity" where he says he has "the soul of a man" but nonetheless finds himself confused by things like periods (delayed puberty) and soccer boys hitting on him.
I still can't remember his name. That's... uh... how much I care about soccer boy.
While Haru is a boy becoming more feminine, Miwa is a girl becoming more masculine (body hair, etc).
Her mother doesn't accept this and holds Miwa at knifepoint to make her more girly.
Miwa's method of coping.
Confused and more than a little fucked-up, Miwa latches onto Haru, the good one thing in her life and the only person she knows who shares her pain... which she occasionally inflicts on him.
DOES SHE WANT TO KISS HIM? SLICE OUT HIS HEART AND EAT IT? IT'S STILL UNCLEAR.
THEY'RE ALSO REALLY REALLY CUTE. AND TOUCHY. AND SHIPPY. She meets his family and gives him hugs and buys him gifts! And when she's upset, she curls up in bed and sobs "Haru, Haru" while holding the place on her wrist where he touched.
YEAH. YEAH.
He's straightforward and honest! She's damaged and emotionally vulnerable! HE SAVES HER FROM A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. SHE CALLS HERSELF THE MOON TO HIS SUN.
MEANINGFUL MOTIF!
HARU IMAGINING HER IN A FIT OF LONGING.
So, to recap, here are two people connected by super-rare birth circumstances who JUST SO HAPPEN to fit together exactly right and both of them are bonding on DEEP AND MEANINGFUL LEVELS about their ONE IN A MILLION FRIENDSHIP...
...and here's Haru pining for fucking soccer boy, whose total lack of personality and aggravatingly unbrushed hair are apparently just irresistible.
WHYYYYYYYYYY???