All About Perspective

I'm legit starting to think I ship Amanene more than Hananene. I know that's gonna ruffle some feathers but here's why.

And just for clarification purposes, I'm talking about Amanene from a very general standpoint in terms of dynamic. As much as I'd like to include the picture perfect Amane, it was still Hanako putting on a manipulative front in order to keep Yashiro imprisoned in a state of immortality against her will. And yes, I know it's because he 'cares so much' but kidnapping is still kidnapping bro.

For me, I think the reason why Amanene has more appeal to me is because they offer a glimpse into what Yashiro and Amane would have been like if they were both alive in the same timeline. It's Amane just being himself---no mask, no duties, nothing that forces him to be someone or something else---it's just HIM. And while I very well could be making a stretch of things, I believe it's why I like the concept of Amanene so much. It's kind of a better "What if?" situation whereas the picture perfect arc was plain WandaVision (which I also made a post regarding that point).

And sure, one could argue that Hanako was relaying true parts of himself during the picture perfect when he was posing as Amane (seeing as he legit asked her out to a movie and confirmed it was a date). But if we're talking Amane completely unmasked, the true version of him---I think the dynamic between him and Yashiro would've been really cute. If there was a spinoff or AU where it was Yashiro and Amane interacting regularly, I would eat it up because I am a SUCKER for the shy guy x tough girl trope.

I truly think that if such a thing were to be made, it'd make complete sense for Amane to be the shy and reserved kid (no durr, look at the poor guy's backstory) and that Yashiro becomes one of the few---if not only---people to defend and accept him for who he is. And since it's canon that Amane has always had a thing for um...thick legs, I don't think it'd be off par for that to also be a reason he'd fall for her.

There's so much cute material that could come out of Amanene and as much as I enjoy Hananene, Amanene (to me) feels like an objectively more adorable and less morally gray dynamic that I (personally) have not seen experimented with often.

But I dunno, I guess it's just me---

I would love for there to be a continuation of this where Hanako makes a gem out of Yashiro's love again, only to be surprised and see that this time, her love is directed at him (lol)

Kamome Valentine Company

February 11th, 2023 -> February 14th, 2023

Translations and images from the Jibaku-Shounen Hanako-Kun Wiki page and AidaIro's Twitter

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February 11th

Narrator

"Here is the Kamome Valentine Company. This sparkling shop collects love from humans and processes those feelings into precious stones to sell."

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Narrator

"Many different customers visit this shop. There are ones who come looking to buy special accessories, of course, and ones who come to manufacture their or another's love into gems. There are also those who come wanting to sell off love itself..."

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"But, for whatever reason, it seems like business is slow at the shop. And that is because......"

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Company Manager Tsukasa

"Welcome, young lady. Are you here to sell some love? I'll take anything, no matter how damaged it may be～"

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Company Manager Hanako

"If you're here to sell, then sell to me. I'll manufacture you a sparkly one that'll fetch for a high price."

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"This shop has two managers. The store's management policies are kind of up in the air, so they are once again bickering over who gets to handle the love without any regard for their client."

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"But Valentine's is drawing near! As it's almost the most lucrative day of the year, the managers have decided that whoever collects the most love―"❤️" before Valentine's'll do whatever the other asks of them. The battle over who will control the future of this store begins now!"

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Narrator

"The contest to see who can collect the most ❤️s!"

Company Manager Hanako

"You want your love to be handled with care, don't you? If I win, I'll make your love really shine. It'll be a one-of-a-kind gem, one that'll sparkle forever; you'll never be able to forget it."

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Narrator

"The contest to see who can collect the most ❤️s!"

Company Manager Tsukasa

"You have some love you're ready to just throw away, right? If you pick me, I'll take that heart you don't need, your unrequited love, crush and mix it ALL up and turn it into an accessory for you. I'll let you forget all about it."

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Narrator

"The jewel-making staff have joined the battle!? They're aiming to collect the most ❤️ and steal the manager's positions!"

Mokke Craftsman 1

"We will become the CEO, and shape your love into a mokke."

Mokke Craftsman 2

"We'll become millionaires."

Mokke Craftsman 3

"The managers will become our slaves."

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Narrator

"The contest will be held until the day before Valentine's, February 13th. Who will the victory go to――!?"

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February 13th

Company Manager Hanako

"Looks like I win. Well then, I'll be taking your feelings of love. ...Don't worry, after I refine it, it'll be so pretty you won't be able to tell the original color."

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Company Manager Hanako

"Alright, let's see the details of this love... Ah, it says that the senpai you admired at work already had 5 girlfriends. I see, well then, why don't we get right to the jewelry processing!"

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Heart-Broken Woman

"Ah, I feel so refreshed! It's amazing that a broken heart can be turned into such a pretty gemstone like that! From now on whenever I look at that shiny jewel, I'll remember that love, huh..."

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Heart-Broken Woman

"The Coelacanth Prince and I's two-year sweet love ❤️ Those easy-going days we spent swimming along the coral reefs where the sashimi danced……❤️ …………Huh? I had that kind of love???"

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Company Manager Hanako

"Come again any time~"

Company Manager Tsukasa

"I lost. What do you want me to do?"

Company Manager Hanako

"Hm? Oh, that's right, well..."

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Company Manager Hanako

"To start with, gimme some chocolate."

Company Manager Tsukasa

"Here you go."

Narrator

"The End. 💘"

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February 14th

[English version translated by ROF]

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For once, I want an anime or manga where the gyaru girls are actually very nice instead of bullies and they collect lonely and outcasted girls into their friend groups like Pokemon.

Kiyoka beats almost any and all crushes you've ever had on a male anime character and you KNOW IT. Anyone who says Kiyoka isn't husband material is YAKKING.

They literally are everything to me. Kiyoka is the most kind, caring and considerate partner you could ever ask for and exactly what Miyo needed. I need more of them ASAP 😭 I need the damn wedding

I have to get something off my chest real quick.

*inhale*

I don't ship Aoikane. I don't like it. Well, mainly because I don't like Akane.

Sorry :/

I will never get over how utterly absurd Hanako's fantasies about Yashiro are. As...Hanako-esque as they are, I think it's somewhat cute how Yashiro is still the most beautiful girl to him. We don't really see him fantasize about anyone but her.

(Hanako for real said, "I'd let her buy me," I can't---)

That's not even talking about how quickly he FOLDS whenever she does take charge

At this point, Hanako just wants Yashiro to overpower him, that's it

THIS. THIS. THIS. A THOUSAND FREAKING TIMES, THIS

PRETTY PEOPLE THINK LIKE THIS

Criticism but small.

We know the term, yandere is someone who turns violent out of love. That means we can have a male yandere who isn't horny 24/7, who isn't a rapist, isn't a pervert, isn't abusive and isn't a baby trapper. Just a male yandere who respects boundaries and has understanding towards it. Also having more maturity and growth. I prefer a male yandere like that who's similar to Shinpei Goto from Firefly Wedding. He's a good representation of male yanderes and please go read it, it's an online manga. What's good about it is he doesn't make himself unredeemable and more enjoyable enough for me to support his yandere tendencies. Maybe I'm just complaining again. Oh well, I'm just putting it out there.

I do find it cute how Hanako and Yashiro are usually holding hands in the official art. And Hanako lovingly taking care of fish Yashiro in the last one is sending me---

decided compile all of the official art i cleaned in one post in case anyone looking for them needs some ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i never realized how many i worked on, wow

i keep forgetting to mention this but i don't really mind if anyone uses my cleans without credit, but it's deeply appreciated tho ^^

I love gaining more reasons to stan Yashiro as a character 💗

Notice how just about every other apparition going after Nene has to dismantle her strength first? Ghosts---GHOSTS---have to make elaborate plans just to even GET TO HER because they know full fact she'll whoop they a---

It honestly shocks me how virtually no one in the TBHK fandom is talking about how physically strong Yashiro is. She is a lot stronger than we give her credit for.

Haters will call it glaze, but I call it appreciation.

Now, let me make this clear for anyone who wants to be like, "well, ackshually--" yes, I know that Yashiro doesn't have the same amount of physical strength as Hanako---of course she doesn't. Hanako, despite having the build of a stick, is capable of taking down entities twice his size with just his willpower and a knife.

Hanako has obviously had more than enough time to adapt to the world around him and thus got adequate fighting skills as a result of that. No question that Yashiro obviously is not on the same physical wavelength. But y'all aren't going to gaslight me into saying that Yashiro can't throw hands.

Sure, we can argue that some of these moments were for comedic effect, but I don't think it downplays her feats here. She might not have Isekai level fighting skills, but she knows how to get rrready to rrrumble.

Heck, from the very start when her and Hanako's bond was first officialized by the mermaid scale, Hanako teases her (like the jackoff he is) and Yashiro responds by elbowing this nickel clean in the NECK. In fact, she elbows him so hard, it KNOCKS him over into the DESKS.

Yes, we could also argue in this moment that Yashiro didn't mean to actually hurt him since she didn't know she could touch him. But the fact she even still threw hands at him says quite a bit to me.

In fact, the added notion that she thought she COULDN'T harm him makes it more effective in displaying her strength in being able to fully topple this boy over. Because if that's what she was gonna do ironically, how strong would she be if she were to seriously throw hands? (Don't worry, that question is answered later in this post)

Yashiro since then continues to throw hands with Hanako whenever he gets on her nerves. She beats on Hanako nearly every other crescent moon, but Hanako deals with it because he's a masochist. There's no other explanation I can provide for why he lets her do this stuf to him.

There's no way he's NOT actively letting her hurt him with the amount of physical strength Hanako clearly has and has been shown to have (this dude won a fight against floating scissors in the Misaki Stairs, for crying out loud---)

Did we forget that time in the spinoff manga where she managed to pin him down to the floor with a MOP?

Or what about that time Yashiro heard him talk about her and so she defied physics and attacked from the side HEAD FREAKING FIRST?

"Oh but that's just her and Hanako's dynamic--"

Fear not, dear reader, because there's many more instances of Yashiro casually flexing her strength and agility.

There was a time within the Misaki Stairs arc where Yashiro literally runs and glides across a DOLL to jump up, then lands perfectly, and reaches Yako's yorishiro. Even Hanako was shocked.

Oh, that's not enough?

Well, let me introduce you to a (not-so) wonderful being known as Nakahara from Chapter 115, who pinned Yashiro to a wall and she (rightfully) responded by UPPERCUTTING HIM from the JAW, doing a FRONT FLIP across the guy's CHEST, landing on the floor perfectly, and speeding off away from him.

Comedic, exaggerated, or not, you can't deny that's some pretty impressive stuff.

I don't care what no one says, Yashiro can throw hands when it counts.

Random TBHK Headcanons I have

(Remember, these are just headcanons, you can disagree, these are not canon to the real characters)

I think Hanako would know how to dance. I dunno, he just seems like he has that kinda swagger.

Yashiro dyes the tips of her hair teal

Since Akari (the Japanese voice actress for Yashiro) sings the outro to the series "Tiny Light," and also the fact Yashiro was chosen to play Dorothy in an alternate timeline, I fully believe that Yashiro is able to sing

Hanako lets Yashiro off of cleaning duty when she's on her red moon cycle (if you catch my drift)

Hanako would enjoy electro-swing music because it would be a new iteration of music he was used to hearing from his time period.

I could see Yashiro listening to future funk.

Yashiro probably has a Wattpad or AO3 account---you can't convince me she doesn't. She already wrote fanfiction about her dating Teru

Yashiro would definitely play Mystic Messenger.

I for some reason think that Hanako would smell like charcoal. Don't know why, but it seems to stick to me

Mitsuba, somehow, smells like burnt strawberries

The entirety of TBHK is a time loop in the same way it is for Howl's Moving Castle---and Hanako *might* be aware of it. Might.

Considering how pretty Yashiro is, I think some guys in the past might have genuinely secretly liked her outside of Kou, but never said anything because Yashiro initially only wanted hot guys (keyword: Initially---now she's a Hanako simp)

It's canon that Hanako likes Yashiro's legs---and I think the reason why is because he likes the fact they're either squishy, warm, or soft to him. That, or he's like a Victorian man (if you know, you know).

I could see Mitsuba and Kou playing Minecraft together Kou: "Wanna place our Minecraft beds together?" Mitsuba: "Lame traffic safety earring, are you stupid? The answer is yes, you idiot."

If Amane and Yashiro were to be students both alive in the same timeline, Amane would definitely be the shy outcast who has a crush on the moderately popular Yashiro. She'd probably protect him from bullies and he would desperately try to return the favor and want to protect her. He'd develop feelings for her because she would've been one of the very few people to actually be kind to him.