#kikuism

okay okay i spent a good chunk of my afternoon thinking about this and i think i have a confident list (in order! + 3-ish characters they've voiced)

Okamoto Nobuhiko - Katsuki (MHA), Himmel (Frieren), Nishinoya (HQ) Suwabe Junichi - Aizawa (MHA), Sukuna (JJK), Viktor (YOI) Uchida Yuma - Megumi (JJK), Haruka (WBK), Uenoyama (Given), G'raha (FFXIV) also <3 Miyano Mamoru - Dazai (BSD), Atsumu (HQ), Tamaki (OHSHC), Ling Yao (FMA:B) Shimazaki Nobunaga - Haru (Free), Mahito (JJK), Yuki (Furuba), Kazuha (Genshin) Uchiyama Koki - Tsukishima (HQ), Meruem (HxH), Shigaraki (MHA) Hanae Natsuki - 9s (Nier), Kaneki (TG), Tanjiro (KNY) Matsuoka Yoshitsugu - Vash (Trigun Stampede), Hanazawa (MP100), Inosuke (KNY)

as far as favorite performances in general...

i am constantly thinking about everything Okamoto does with Katsuki in MHA. it's just.... god that man knows how to cry convincingly. and how his vocal cords haven't frayed from all the yelling is a true mystery to me. but DAMN like... the range he has just as Katsuki to go from yelling to voice-breaking sobbing to the soft, rounded quality of his voice post-apology.... ughghghgh it's so fucking good. i think about Katsuki's breakdown during/after his fight with Izuku more frequently than is probably healthy and it's entirely to do with Okamoto's performance

also Shimazaki's performance as Mahito especially in season 2. like that's so far outside of everything i had heard from him prior to that and he did so good. there's such a freedom to the insanity that you can feel through his voice, and to come from someone who often gets typecast as a soft-spoken and/or wise character, it's so nice to see how far he can push his acting abilities

and then, despite him not being on the list, special shoutout to Enoki Junya bc i think his performance of Yuji in JJK is absolutely spectacular. both his emotional range and acting ability are really great, and i'd love to see him in more big roles in the future

yippeee!!! im so glad, it’s nice when things happen like that :-) i really got back into manga after reading Rose of Versailles, and im glad that eventually led me to Monster, which has only grown on me more and more after rewatching it and thinking and really taking it in. i heard the pitch from a friend years ago and was like « um ok… seems weird… not for me » and i was wronggg, but it’s hard to explain what it is and why it’s good. it’s a unique story with a singular kind of storytelling. and it has the best characters ever

HELLO MARIAM <333333 here's a few off the top of my head

films

in the mood for love (i know we all know this is my no. 1 film of all time but it must be said nonetheless)

apocalypse now

rear window

and then we danced

trainspotting

the blues brothers

christine

some like it hot

books

the odyssey (again another obvious one but it simply cannot be overstated

the brothers karamazov

weatherland

the book thief

a midnight clear

wuthering heights

a fran lebowitz reader

when yuuji was still young once in a blue moon nanami wld drop yuuji off with a babysitter and meet up with gojo to go drinking. during these outings nanami drinks and gojo watches amused while nanami bemoans the less than glamourous aspects of single parenthood. 'he brought home an /owltiger./ i have trouble enough keeping the place clean with just him running around, how am i supposed to keep on top of a cat that will grow to the size of carriage' 'i've gone through so many dining tables that the woman running the furniture store has started recognizing me.' (<- sleep-deprived hina)

(procrastinating sam ->) random gojo fact: he doesn't take his shoes off when entering a home bc he's Rude but he DOES take his hat off bc he's Polite. take that as you will KSJDBVKJDBFV

ok easy question first it's the dream thieves <33 special place in my heart im just very Attached to it for so many reasons but also im never gonna move on from the prologue !! literally a masterpiece i remember being so gagged

ok and then your other question! I've been thinking about all his moments since you sent this and at first i was like should i do moments where's he's The Strongest ™️ like fight/action scenes or should i just do any moment no matter how small and I settled w the latter just bc <3 i like his quiet moments just as much as i like his powerful ones and also my memory sucks and i couldn't think of that many Strong gojo moments that really impacted me SO in no particular order:

- the battle with toji! something about how he just loses it was sooooo so good i remember being at the edge of my seat the whole time and obviously maybe he didn't Win but the impact of it just makes it v important to meeee

- you'll probably see this coming but his conversation with yuuta about love :( literally gut wrenching heart breaking soul crushing every time i think about it my tummy hurts i love him sooooo bad im gonna sound like a broken record to you atp but something about him encouraging yuuta and helping him in regards to rika when he himself had been through the worst of the worst in terms of love ohhhh my god ill never get over it

hello mariam!! i hope you’ve been well :’) 💕 💛

ohhh i have to admit choosing a few was hard (stares at my 100+ iwaoi ao3 bookmarks,,,) but i managed to narrow it down to 20 of my favorite complete fics. i hope this isn’t a Lot but i just couldn’t make it shorter for the life of me lol.

these are in no specific order!! i love them all VERY MUCH.

In April by hiuythn (28k, rated t): this is the fic that got me into iwaoi! i saw it one day on my tl, read it and immediately fell in love with their dynamic. it’s so good and has lots of mutual pining which !!!!

mint by tothemoon (18.8k, rated t): i’m literally in love with everything ao3 user tothemoon writes. their way with words it’s just... wow. this one features oikawa’s face on a billboard and the Confession scene changed me as a person

the courtship ritual of the hercules beetle by kittebasu (66.3k, rated t): i know we’ve talked about this one before but if there’s someone reading this who hasn’t checked it out i’m telling you to do it Now. it hurts SO GOOD and it’s overall perfect

the yellow room by ohhotlamb (14.2k, rated t): post breakup iwaoi hello!?!?!! it has a happy ending but the in-between is really good and the pain is so Worth It

Space by EclecticInkling (44.3k, rated t): god i love this one SO MUCH. it has space, non-linear narrative, pining, botanist okawa!!!!, and relativity Angst. i love space a Lot so this is literally my jam.

Like Perennials by tether (tothemoon) (35.5k, rated t): again user tothemoon because GOD. i would like to offer them my firt born child for writing this one. it’s Breathtaking. the way it’s written, the way everything falls together leaving you flabbergasted. i literally cried reading this one. please Read This One.

yellow white red (camellia/gardenia) (9k, rated t): this one is so CUTE!!!!! i couldn’t stop smiling when i read it,, i’d say is one of my comfort iwaoi fics. i love oikawa flirting so much and florist iwaizumi!! what more could you want.

(sing with me) A Song of Conquest and Fate by Hyeyu (26.8k, rated t): fantasy au which i would die for. the Slow Burn!!! i really love how their relationship slowly changes and the shared intimacy is top notch :’)))) the author’s other works are also Very Good so check them out as well!

Desperado by Verbrennung (82.8k, rated m): i live for the iwaizumi & kyoutani friendship in this one. it’s so good!!! and the iwaoi Tension!! i really love how their backstory is slowly revealed and how it keeps you on the edge of your seat all throughout the fic. reading this felt like watching a movie.

chasing gold by skiecas (45k, rated m): this is The post canon iwaoi fic. i LOVE it and in my head it is 100% canon lmao. as the tags say, it features oikawa being happy!!!! the olympics and iwaoi finally getting together. it’s just Perfect in every way and i’d say is the ultimate culmination of iwaoi’s relationship after everything they achieved on their own.

Something in Our Pockets ( Maybe Paper Planes) by glass_owl (28k, rated t): air steward oikawa has a special place in my heart. i love this fic, especially the pining and the Angst there at the end. the ending is also super cute!!!

To build a home by xShieru (15.2k, rated t): road trip iwaoi! the hurt/comfort of this one is GREAT. i love strangers-to-lovers iwaoi and how their relationship slowly becomes more and more intimate!!

from your mortal enemy (with love) by duskglow (11.2k, rated t): i literally couldn’t stop smiling while reading this one, it’s so cute!!!! it’s cheesy but in a Very Good Way. i love teen iwaoi falling in love, flirty iwaizumi and cute first dates :’)))

Dinner and a Movie by rikke (11k, rated t): a classic one. it’s amazing. the fake/pretend relationship and then developing actual feelings never gets old and it is SO GOOD in this one.

And All the Prince's Men by FindingSchmomo (65.3k, rated t): AMAZING royalty au with childhood friends to lovers. i adore everything about this fic. it has pining, fluff, angst and a very satisfying happy ending!!

galaxies, within you by skiecas (21k, rated t): slice of life!! living together!!! pining!! getting together!!!! this fic has it ALL. it also features supportive matsuhana who just want their friends to get it together, i love them very much in this one!!

it's been so long (nobody knows me the way you do) by anyadisee (8.5k, rated t): pure happiness which is what they deserve. it has domestic iwaoi!!! and just them being helplessly in love. i’m in love with this fic and with their love.

The Loyalty of a Traitor by DeathBelle (76.9k, rated e): if you’re up for a fic with darker tones and much more mature themes THIS ONE IS PERFECT. this fic,, just.... no words. it’s THAT good. i have to keep myself from rereading it like every week dskjfls i love it very much. all of deathbelle’s iwaoi works are amazing, if you’re interested!!

five minutes west of irvine by birdcat (20.3k, rated g): the way the author writes is simply beautiful. i really really really love this fic. it has iwaoi getting together after spending some time apart and it’s incredible.

Fernweh by oikawashoyo (19.6k, rated g): THIS. it’s so introspective and i LOVE IT. i love the character study and I LOVE argentina oikawa SO MUCH. seeing him thrive, and achieve his dreams and find a new home in argentina just :’))) argentoto supremacy!!!