I’m just spit-balling here.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I’m just spit-balling here.
“Killed” that version of him, replaced with a “monster” that is deconstructing the myths of his town and the role he was expected to play.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM
“Killed” that version of him, replaced with a “monster” that is deconstructing the myths of his town and the role he was expected to play.
but also, hunter x hunter is widely agreed to be a deconstruction of the shounen genre/tropes, and tshd has taken Hikaru, who was “like the protagonist of a shounen manga,” and deconstructed him, in a sense.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM
but also, hunter x hunter is widely agreed to be a deconstruction of the shounen genre/tropes, and tshd has taken Hikaru, who was “like the protagonist of a shounen manga,” and deconstructed him, in a sense.
though, it’s probably not any deeper than “killugon and yoshiki+hikaru are two sets of best friends with codependent tendencies, and one is/was very much in love with the other (who is/was oblivious to it)”
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 AM
though, it’s probably not any deeper than “killugon and yoshiki+hikaru are two sets of best friends with codependent tendencies, and one is/was very much in love with the other (who is/was oblivious to it)”
私にとって「光が死んだ夏」はすごく大事です。先生へ、ありがとうございます。
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 AM
私にとって「光が死んだ夏」はすごく大事です。先生へ、ありがとうございます。
Tanaka's line in that last panel of the first image...! How affirming!! I started this story feeling Yoshiki's grief and shame so profoundly. I felt dread. But as the story continued, I felt more and more hope for what could be, and this line has brought that queer hope to a crescendo!
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Tanaka's line in that last panel of the first image...! How affirming!! I started this story feeling Yoshiki's grief and shame so profoundly. I felt dread. But as the story continued, I felt more and more hope for what could be, and this line has brought that queer hope to a crescendo!
Specifically, as someone who was outed by my childhood friend. He told me to stay away from his younger sister so she wouldn't get "mixed up" with me and get "corrupted" by me. I see my feelings and experiences reflected in this work.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Specifically, as someone who was outed by my childhood friend. He told me to stay away from his younger sister so she wouldn't get "mixed up" with me and get "corrupted" by me. I see my feelings and experiences reflected in this work.
From the beginning, I have related to Yoshiki and his internalized shame and fear of being a monster himself. But in this chapter, seeing how Hikaru has been taken apart by people who wish to harm him, all in order to expose him and "out" him to everyone...! As a queer person, I relate so hard.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
From the beginning, I have related to Yoshiki and his internalized shame and fear of being a monster himself. But in this chapter, seeing how Hikaru has been taken apart by people who wish to harm him, all in order to expose him and "out" him to everyone...! As a queer person, I relate so hard.
This resonates with me so much. I have lost someone to suicide, and when I first started this story, I cried so hard. Yoshiki grieving while the world continues on all the same, left with questions about what Hikaru really thought and felt that will forever go unanswered… I saw myself in that.
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 AM
This resonates with me so much. I have lost someone to suicide, and when I first started this story, I cried so hard. Yoshiki grieving while the world continues on all the same, left with questions about what Hikaru really thought and felt that will forever go unanswered… I saw myself in that.