Just Whatever

Spoiler Warning.

Let's recap (I may be forgetting stuff, I've only seen each ep once) :

-Ep 1 : Side-plot with Iyami (so, ex-most popular character/emblematic Akatsuka character, and titular character duo). Two characters who are rejected by others (but are still loved anyway, in and outside universe) have nostalgia for the past, can't seem to grow. Also, the characters that seem the most aware of their fictional status (and all the things it implies : it's a show, people have to laugh / it's a safe space, nothing ever changes, everything remains lighthearted). That means they're the most aware that everything has to come to an end eventually : Iyami isn't as popular anymore, he also knows that his way of living isn't suitable, but chooses not to care. (He's a mirror of what Osomatsu is and could become). Osomatsu himself has spent the last seasons learning that things had to change (season 1 : we can't act all the same like we used to ; season 2 : I can be an adult, but what does it mean ? I don't want to be separated/I want to make my own decisions; season 3 : what do I decide ? I have free will, what do I do ? I don't know. Maybe it doesn't matter). Which brings us to that scene where it's shown that he hasn't made a wish, implying that it's already fulfilled, he's satisfied with what he has, even if it's temporary. However, and that's just my interpretation, Osomatsu really clings to his happiness. He's committed to the bit, in every sense.

Ep 2 : Wants watermelon, childlike as usual. Excluded from his brothers since he doesn't go out to get one (another thing : Osomatsu doesn't really act, he prefers to go with the flow). First one to be caught by the aliens, and seems more ominous than the others. Determined to make other people like him. Last one to be freed (again : he clings to it). What do the aliens represent ? Sameness / a classic absurd skit (that's even inspired by Osomatsu kun), so the show itself / something to do / as shown in the end, people who like doing something (growing watermelons), but aren't able to continue. Osomatsu gives them the same kind of advice he gave to the Omusubi : what do you want to do ? / You like to grow watermelons, then do it (it seems to imply that it's the answer he found for himself : I'm gonna enjoy this as long as it lasts)

Ep 3 : Shitty big brother behavior regarding the crew cut, which was expected. Literally locked in a cell to manage Ichimatsu's feelings. Ends up getting the crew cut too for unknown reasons (he's the only one for whom it remains unclear). To cause trouble / to have fun / to be included / to commit to the bit. To go with the flow : he doesn't explain, he just does it.

Ep 4 : Welcomes Nyaa and the Omusubi into the community/the cast of characters. Notices Iyami's absence. Pretty sure he also makes comments regarding the festival/show during the star-gazing scene.

Ep 5 : His isolation is pointed out by the others. He's the only one completely asleep, reacts only to say good night. The skit is called "Rest", so he rests. Karamatsu says that he only lives for himself (and doesn't care about the audience, but his commitment to the bit seems to indicate otherwise/him not reacting is the point : it's a gag that fits his personality). There are probably a lot more interpretations : Osomatsu's stagnant compared to the others : Choromatsu can't stand it, the brothers hesitate but end up following him (see ep 24). Finally, there's a parallel between Osomatsu and Choromatsu. Once again, Choromatsu is shown to be exasperated by him, even more than the others. Yet, Jyushimatsu knocks him out keeping them from participating to the next skit. Osomatsu and Choromatsu used to be very close and mischievious in Kun, a trait that Choromatsu occasionaly demonstrates with his delinquent ways. He's torn between the need to do things right and the need to have a reassuring structure (as seen in ep 2 and 3). In a way, he's also clinging.

I'm not entirely sure of how to interpret their absence from the last skit. There are a lot of things to say regarding that one ( the potential parallel between Totty and Jyushimatsu / fishing and baseball ; the different ways of thinking between Karamatsu (caring but not really knowing how to help) and Totty ( not afraid to tell the truth, since lying will just hurt more (ep 3)). The end is a self-contained message / a joke rewarding the audience for the wait / and also possibly a reiteration of Osomatsu's views : if you want to do something, then do it.

To conclude, I don't know if I'm right, and I don't know how things will evolve but I can see this being the season where Osomatsu (while still clinging to familiar things) learns to enjoy them while they last and grows a little. (Overall, this season has a nostalgic feeling to it, which is highlighted in the ending with Totoko (another instance of Osomatsu being isolated)).

hatabou - tsuppari high school rock n roll (bonus yuichi nakamura/kara VA ver)

karamatsu - oyome samba

dekapan and dayon - azusa nigou (i think?)

ichimatsu - DESIRE jounetsu

chibita - naniwabushi dayo jinsei wa (this singer also sang the osomatsu-kun ending!)

choromatsu - hatsukoi (i think)

jyushimatsu - kissu wa me ni shite

todomatsu - gizagiza haato no komoriuta

iyami - katte ni shiyagare (bonus hiroshi kamiya/choro VA ver)

osomatsu - otokodate no melody

NEET paradise - paradise ginga

- a kidney bath house after years of accumulated damage gets replaced with a new kidney

- red blood cells get happier because it's much comfier for them to relax in after a hard day's work, it's not dirty and broken down anymore

- however, white blood cells are trying to destroy their new bath house

- main character red blood cell is like "yo wtf?"

- white blood cell explains that this kidney bath house is sus because it mysteriously replaced the old one

- "but it's a much better than the old one!"

Iyami portrait I made. This photo of this man reminded me of him

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reposting this cause i deleted my old blog