Hell yeah !!! I love Raibaru :D

Here are some general hcs for a start:

She decided to practice martial arts because she wanted to protect her classmates from bullies.

At first, she wasn't really fond of the colour pink but Osana helped her warm up to it.

Has a massive sweet tooth and an even bigger weak spot for marshmallows.

Actually quite shy and hesitant to step out of her comfort zone (read: Osana)

She loves cats but she's allergic to them. Same reason why she can't go to Osana's house.

Her favourite pajamas consist of a red panda onesie.

Wanted to join the sports club at some point but was discouraged by Itachi's attitude. Poor guy actually admires her a lot, he just suffers from a standard case of resting bitch face.

Loves loves loves bubble tea!

She's a bit of a disaster in the kitchen but she's trying her best.

Very unsure of what she wants in life. Her parents want her to go to university but she wants to find a job right away. Preferably as a martial arts teacher or an assistant at a flower shop.

Donated her childhood toys and clothes to children in need.

Her deepest darkest secret is that she used to be a huge fan of Dork Diaries (and still is)

Doesn't really understand the craze surrounding relationships and getting your crush to notice you. She figures platonic love takes priority over everything else (*cough cough* aroace Raibaru)

Fond believer of "kill em with kindness" but won't hesitate to snap your arm in half

Sleeps like the dead. Not even gunshots can wake her up.

Her music taste boils down to lo-fi and city-pop

Socially awkward asf

And now for some relationship headcanons!

It's physically impossible for her to develop romantic feelings for someone she's not really close with. So, the two of you must have a strong friendship first and foremost

She's confused as to where the line between platonic and romantic love is. It will take her a while to work up the courage to confess to you

Your relationship is awkward at first but in that healthy teenager's-first-ever-relationship way

She's a bit awkward with words so, her love languages are quality time and gifts. She also wants to hold your hand wherever you go

Wants to wear matching accessories with you. Stuff like hairpins, bracelets and phone charms

Had a photo of you as her phone's background long before the two of you started dating

Loves listening to you talk. Timidly asks that you send her voice messages instead of texts.

Tries to perfect her cooking and gardening skills for you.

Gets really flustered whenever you make the slightest romantic gesture. Like, she goes completely red in the face.

She's a bit hesitant to indulge in PDA but apart from handholding, she'd also be willing to give you a piggyback ride around school

Would not hesitate to defend you against your bullies

Wholeheartedly believes in cheesy stuff like the myth of the cherry tree, picking petals off daisies to determine whether your crush likes you back, lucky date spots and sharing an umbrella

Points at random things and goes like "this is us :D"

just like my ayano redesign i wanted to make an osana one cause i actually like her despite not liking the "tsundere" trope

once again bly me cause yk mouse and im sick and i was squinting dead hard at the screen doing this

i also have never actually drawn osana before this (literally i have only drawn ayano duh, taro, and kokona and saki once)

same uniform concept from the ayano one,, once again i think this uniform is super cutesy,,

you might see difference in bow placement but thats because its lower and the first button is yk unbuttoned due to the feeling of restriction i think osana would feel

she has braces :D

(notice how osana's line art is more messy and thinner because her feelings, while clear, are messy because taro doesnt get the message and her temper seems to lose itself quicker...yeah...)

also! in this i think that osana and raibaru have matching accessories duh but they wear each others color for the bows cause i just think thats cute!!

rewrite concept

Name: Raibaru Fumetsu

Gender: Female

Class: 2-1

Club: None

Persona: Heroic

Reputation:

Overall: +13

Liked: +10

Respected: +20

Feared: +10

Crush: None

Strength: Peak Physical Strength

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Respectfully, I hate Raibaru with a passion. It could be pent up irritation of getting my arm broken by someone who still wears pigtails several times, it could be that she singlehandedly makes killing Osana harder than Amai, and it could also be that I hate video game logic.

Of course, this post isn't about me ranting, but I will say something about the video game logic bit. I understand that Raibaru is meant to be invincible, and I'm okay with that in the game, but based on how my story is built, I'm not sure if I want to keep that in. Unlike Raibaru, Budo is evidently physically strong (as you can only really see in the art), but Raibaru is clearly smaller and thinner.

By all means, Raibaru can be the strongest female in school, but I can't possibly fathom her being stronger than the strongest male in school, mainly because it's biologically impossible. Raibaru being weaker than at least Budo would add something realistic and actually make her an easier obstacle for Ayano during Osana' week (I say this while promising literal supernaturality in Oka's week).

Another reason she irritated me was her literal obsession with Osana. You can have a friend that you spend all your time with, and I know that if Raibaru wasn't around, Osana would be a loner, but at least at that point, Raibaru would have a personality. And a life. When I saw that trivia video, it honestly didn't give me much light on Raibaru's obsession.

He could have said something along the lines of "Raibaru was always hated by other females for something or other, and Osana was her first female friend", but he just said that she wants their friendship to last forever because she's "never had a friend like her", with no further explanation. Frankly, I'll just be using my excuse back when I was obsessed with Yansim.

As stated above, the reason why she sticks around Osana as if she'd die without her (wink wink) is because she's honestly paranoid that she might. I won't go into detail, but in middle school, Raibaru had a friend. Some incidents happened, and the one time she decided to give herself some "me" time, she found out that her friend had taken his own life.