#especially hanako

speaking of mischaracterized main ships (see previous post), did you know? hananene is not all cute and fun. yes it is toxic too. even though its much healthier than whatever mitsuba and kou have going on they have some serious issues too, specifically in miscommunication. its a lot harder to mischaracterize hananene due to their loveable chemistry and more healthy nature, but i still feel like the unhealthy parts of it go majorly undernoticed and deserve addressing. i should do a small deep dive into that too, especially since this was my otp since i got into tbhk. okay im gonna go eat homemade mac and cheese and reread tbhk for the mtsk analysis, night.

I like to think Valentine ends up (unintentionally) making people around her rethink gender. Haven't decided yet but I like the idea that she through absolutely no will, desire, or encouragement of her own, she inspires Rogue to finally transition. Goro has never felt drawn to question his gender, but out of support and a sense of curiosity double-checks his homework into a sort of cis+... I think he is very drawn to the way Valentine plays with job + gender by initially identifying as thief, and he eventually comes away with the idea that he's as much a soldier as he is specifically a man. To me Johnny is a misogynist guy who Likes Strong Women, and never consciously works on that (and probably never will), but I also think being in Valentine's body awakens an experimental itch he would deny if ever asked outright.

[I hope someone apps one of the other Katawa Shoujo characters on Citta soon. That would be nice.]