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So, I love Vanitas no Carte and I figure VaNoé has some chance of existing in the series, so why not take a look at it? 

As a quick side note, this isn’t meant to dismiss other ships, I like a few others myself, but I think that as far as what has the most textual evidence VaNoé is ahead. I figure it can’t hurt to analyze that, so here we go! Let’s start with the first volume. Even the first chapter alone makes it apparent this story is centered on Vanitas and Noé. Noé himself tells us, “This is the tale of how I met Vanitas and how we walked together, of all we gained and lost, and of how, at the end of that journey, I would kill him with my own two hands.”

The entire story is framed around the two of them. It’s not what Noé gained and lost but what they both gained and lost together during their travels.

The first chapter also establishes that, despite what the majority of vampires think, Noé finds the blue moon beautiful. This is noteworthy because it’s juxtaposed with him meeting Vanitas who is associated with the blue moon itself. Even Noé’s regular eye color, purple, is a blend of red and blue.

the traveler ; for @chiakiitten !!

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原神 matching❕❗. . . 🍞🍙

1) 2) 3) Thanks for supporting me, sending me nice messages, and making me smile when I feel down ! ❤

4) Thank you, I’m really glad to be back too ! ❤

Here’s a little preview of the next post, guess who’ll be here ! ~

5) Oof, I’m not good at writing but I’ll try to summarise the comic clearly. It began with Saihara & Momota looking for a hidden flashback light that Monodam mentioned earlier. They found Ouma instead, sleeping on a bench. (Saihara supposed he kept hiding from everyone because of his inability to lie and fell asleep in that new hiding place) Monodam joined them with the flashback light and used it on them (he told he wanted everyone in this academy to get along).

Saihara & Momota didn’t remember their own memory, but Ouma’s. It was a memory of Ouma’s life in the orphanage where he grew up, the day he formed DICE. ( since Ouma refused to answer any question I tried to find another way to reveal something about his past. Hhhh and I spent so much time on drawing everyone)

After that, Momota & Saihara choose to not tell anyone about it, thinking that even Ouma has memories to cherish. The comic ended with Ouma waking up on the bench with a blanket on him, wondering who could have tucked him in (he thought it was Gonta) Then he noticed he could lie again.

I think that’s all ? ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ It was a very long comic and I really wished you saw it. Even if my writing is bad, I hope you can imagine how it was !

Oumota week Day 6: Apocalypse au

Ey man, what can I say? Boys will be boys. 🤷‍♀️

SO A QUICK DISCLAIMER: Yes, I am very aware that this is most likely not canon, or at least not what the writers intended on being canon, nor am I saying that this is 100% canon and should be considered as such. This is just a fan theory/analysis I came up with for my own enjoyment and wanted to share with others, as I like coming up with theories/analysis posts and reworking canons to make enhanced stories and character development in my perspective. I firmly believe that the idea of making theories isn’t supposed to be a shouting contest to see which opinion is the most loud and correct, but should be something to share with others and find acceptance and understanding in different interpretations, even if you don’t agree with them.

This was honestly a long time coming, and is far, far overdue! However today, I got a bit inspired to discuss Kokichi’s role as the (unwanted) anchor for a class that is always trying to find peace in escapism, and then I realized that it tied in very well to his Ultimate Talent–being the Ultimate Supreme Leader, or to keep it shorter, the Ultimate Leader.

A big misconception that shrouds Kokichi is that his talent as a “Supreme Leader” is a lie, due to how little people he leads in his organization (which may or may not be true, as I’ve discussed in an earlier post) and doesn’t have the leadership qualities that other classmates like Kaede and Kaito have. So, if he doesn’t have these qualities, then he can’t actually be an “Ultimate Leader” of any kind.

Except… Kokichi’s leadership skills are so profound and subtle, that they go completely under the radar–the class was being lead by him without them ever even knowing it.

Without further adieu, let’s talk about the subtle nature of Kokichi’s talent, and what defines him as an “Ultimate Leader” above everyone else, even Kaito and Kaede.

Warning, this is pretty long!

 So something that immediately caught my eye when making this list was the food items Kokichi enjoyed, and how my mind immediately jumped to this bit of dialogue from the Salmon mode dates with Kokichi:

It’s an interesting line of dialogue that pops up, seemingly out of nowhere or coming from a tangent, and immediately Kokichi backpedals into the idea that this is a lie.

However… he never outright says it’s a lie at all, actually. We assume it’s a lie because he follows it up with “I like sweets and spicy food!” but both of those kinds of foods might have another element that makes them enjoyable without him being able to taste them.

After doing a lot of research, a lot of taste-related disorders are actually smell-related disorders, and finding birth defects where just the sense of taste is affected is… strangely difficult. So the most likely candidate is that Kokichi was born with very very dull taste buds, no taste buds at all, or has a hard wire problem where he has taste buds, but his brain doesn’t receive input from them. Either way, it’s still possible that he was born with this inability to taste food.

It is important to note that Kokichi never implies his sense of smell is compromised, and has made remarks on scents before, so it’s best to assume that his sense of smell is fine.

However, as per research goes, a lot of people who have this (or a similar) issue with the inability to taste food is through textures and temperature.

Spicy foods are a prime candidate to make food enjoyable without being able to taste anything, because the heat you feel from spicy food has nothing to do with your taste buds. The sensation is caused by a chemical compound called capsaicin, which is an irritant for mammals. It’s actually designed to deter animals from eating the plans that produce them, but we humans sure are dumb and eat it anyway. Anyway–because of the fact that capsaicin is causing a chemical reaction to create the sensation of “spicy” rather than it being directly related to the taste buds, Kokichi can definitely feel the heat.

Sweets is a bit more difficult to determine exactly why he would enjoy them as someone who can’t taste food–but it is possible he could simply enjoy the textures of various sweets. Chewy caramel, smooth hard candy, melting chocolate–sweets have a lot of potential textures that he probably finds enjoyable.

I’m pretty convinced after looking at the food items he enjoys that he’s not lying here–that he can’t taste food, and the food he likes mirrors his words.

The Boba tea has chewy tapioca pearls. The Non-Alcoholic Drink of Immortality does not taste good according to the item description but says it will make the drinker immortal. Bubble Gum Bomb makes explosive sounds when blown and popped. Rock Hard Ice Cream and the Fully-Automated Shaved Ice Machine both include cold elements. Sukiyaki Caramel (Caramels have fun textures as they are) is apparently made with really strong, clashing flavors hat don’t mix well. Gyoza In the Shape of a Face has a thick skin and is tough. And finally, the Astro Cake is freeze dried, meaning it’s not your typical cake–it’s crunchy and hard.

In conclusion, I actually do genuinely believe that Kokichi can’t taste food, which is why most of his liked food items feature a temperature or texture element. The only one that stands out is the Immortality drink, but if you couldn’t taste how bad it was anyway, who wouldn’t love getting a drink that might or might not give you immortality?

Kokichi’s favorite drink–anything carbonated–also makes sense if you think about it. While the fandom likes to joke around and say his favorite drink of all time is grape soda, his profile specifically states he likes carbonated drinks. Nothing specific. He would probably enjoy the bubbles and carbonation if he was unable to taste the drink normally.