loves fairytales

so, if we ignore the obvious guremahi - gureshin trope, i'm pretty sure it's because they're literal opposites? like, we've seen it in the conversation shinya tried having with mahiru before she killed him - she chose the right path, he chose guren. that's a really good example for it. mahiru did her best to try to escape her fate as well as gain 'strength', and even gave up the bonds she could have had with people up for it, shinya gave up the 'strength' he had because he didn't want to be alone anymore. he even acknowledged the fact that it might take the life he fought so hard to keep away from him, which it did, in the end.

also, their definitions of strength are vastly different - weakness is to mahiru what strength is to shinya. we can see mahiru becoming less and shinya becoming more human as the story goes on, it's pretty interesting.

shigure's class would not make a single peep. only the ones that take it seriously go there. they're here to learn and learn they will. she gets along well with them and likes teaching, although anyone that doesn't know her would assume she's mean. remember those teachers you hated because they were strict, but once you got immersed in the topic noticed they were actually super cool? yeah she's one of those.

goshi is kind of the weird substitute who has no idea what the actual topic is and just shows unhinged illusions to everyone. they love him but they learn absolutely nothing. when he takes it seriously he provides the best possible learning experience with his demon though; no one else can mimic an attack like he does. it's also how he teaches the chads that think they're better than everyone else a lesson.

shinya only gets the older top students, first because he does his job very well but has no idea how kids their age normally work so no one understands what the fuck he's even saying and second because he tried handling a group of smaller children once and it ended with him sneaking into a certain someone's room after to avoid having a full on panic attack. children love him because he's easy-going, kind and always smiling. He Does Not Love Children

and mito would just be a great teacher. she's nice to them but not too soft and gives them the right amount of tease to motivate them. they're not afraid to ask questions or go to her outside of class for additional material or help.

we've seen sayuri, she doesn't quite know how to handle the rascal ones yet but she's getting the hang of it. she's also very kind and smiles at everyone but unlike shinya she actually means it. when a test turns out bad she blames herself and gives everyone another chance.

@schneereggen Yeah you are right about his hair. I only realised it now O.o

Okay…so basically Kagami is telling me this?

Guren: ✨🏅Hero of Shinjuku🏅✨👌👌

Kureto: ✨🌹Hero of Nagoya🌹✨👌

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

Mitsuba’s demon debut (I hope it’s not another child-looking one…)

The mitsudomoe tattoo on her demon’s chest (does the tattoo imply the demon is Mitsuba’s or the Sangū clan’s possession? does Aoi’s demon have it too?)

Both fanbooks and the Bloody Blades game saying Mitsuba’s axe’s ability is to manifest an infinite number of demons (yet we only see her manifesting three at most so is she perhaps not using her cursed gear to its full potential or is it just Yamamoto not wanting to draw all that?)

Fanbook 8.5 stating there is no difference in strength between the demons of first to third rank (so Mitsuba’s demon shouldn’t be weaker than those of her squadmates)

What the hell was that time when some of her arm was sliced by Crowley, there was blood but then the next chapter she was surprised that there was no injury?

The similar names of Mitsuba and Aoi’s demons (note: Tenjiryū “Heaven-shaped dragon” and Chijiryū “Earth-shaped dragon”; are their demons perhaps related too? siblings? twins? halves of each other?)

Why is Mitsuba’s demon named after the sky and yet her manifestations come from the earth she cracks?

Why is Aoi’s cursed gear golden?

Why does the hilt of Aoi’s cursed gear have three-leaf clover symbol and drawings? (note: Mitsuba’s name means “three-leaf clover”)

Mitsuba backstory flashback chapter when?

The Sangū clan curse making all of its members blonde (note: the LN mentioned both hair colour-related curses of the Jūjō and Sangū clans but only the Jūjō’s backstory was explained)

Parents (were they good parents and why the hell did they appear out of nowhere?; judging by Mitsuba’s reaction to seeing them I feel like they were good…at least to her)

Did their parents name their daughters that way for a reason or was it just them being silly? (note: “Aoi” refers to a two-leafed plant while “Mitsuba” refers to a three-leafed plant yet they are the first and second daughters; is there perhaps another one?)

Why Mitsuba has such a bad relationship with Aoi?

Her feelings for Aoi

Did Kagami intentionally make Aoi start serve Kureto the same year Mitsuba was born? (Aoi was 7 at the time, the same age gap she has with Mitsuba, suggesting that Aoi was never around since Mitsu was born)

When did Mitsu join the army and how long did it take her to join the Vampire Extermination Unit?

Why did she join the army? (nepotism? forced to? had a desire to prove herself?; note: in one of the CD dramas Shinoa had to ask that question to her squad and Mitsuba was the only one who didn’t answer because she was too uncomfortable to say it)

How was her life with her previous squad?

How was her life after her squad died?

Why is she not loyal to the Hīragis?

When and under what circumstances did she meet Shinoa?

The weird stares she gives at Shinoa when she is with Yuu (I am placing my bets she is not jealous of Shinoa and rather she is just intrigued by her sudden emotional moments when she is with Yuu because the Shinoa she knows has always kept everyone at a distance…maybe she was also hurt that Shinoa appreciated more Yuu worrying for her in chapter 99 than Mitsuba worrying about her since Shinoa kinda half ignored her in chapter 86…also read a theory saying she fears Yuu and Shinoa getting together and leaving her behind just like Aoi did with Kureto)

Her feelings for Yuu (please don’t let her have an ‘officially confirmed’ crush on him)

Her feelings for Shinoa (note: in the fanbook 108 she said she worries for Shinoa the most and that Yuu comes second; it would be so good if she tried to get knock some sense into Shinoa for um…well, you know)

Her inferiority complex towards her squad

How she felt when abandoning the army

How she felt after failing to prevent Yuu from getting kidnapped

How she felt after being left alone when the war broke out

How she felt when she did was the only one of her squad to not contribute in the defeat of Shikama Dōji

If she is aware she is never contributing during conversations

Her view on the resurrection plan (is she actually going to resurrect her parents?)

Mitsuba’s desire

✔️: if the point is partially addressed

☑️: if fully addressed

✅: if one of the possibilities/theories mentioned becomes true

I hope that by the end of this year at least 2 of these points are addressed🤧 A lot of years ago Kagami said there is something awaiting Mitsuba and in the autograph session last Autumn he confirmed he has plans for her. So let me hope🥹…