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TIMES IN PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION (A.I.C. ASTA) WHERE YOSUKE HANAMURA IS FRAMED THE WAY A LOVE INTEREST TRADITIONALLY WOULD BE: a live thread
and i do mean live. i& #39;m doing another watch thru. Yes, Another One. i have the power of hyperfixation and anime on my side.
and i do mean live. i& #39;m doing another watch thru. Yes, Another One. i have the power of hyperfixation and anime on my side.
E1 3:06+
Indistinct, panicked voices overlap in a vision of a staticky TV that Yuu has while on the train to Inaba. The only clear voice is a male voice, right at the end, shouting the protagonist& #39;s name. That voice is Yosuke& #39;s.
Indistinct, panicked voices overlap in a vision of a staticky TV that Yuu has while on the train to Inaba. The only clear voice is a male voice, right at the end, shouting the protagonist& #39;s name. That voice is Yosuke& #39;s.
does this """fanservice""" shot in E01 21:10 count LMAO
E01 24:37 - 26:35 Yosuke is the one whose PoV is shown while Yuu unlocks his powers. He& #39;s the one in awe & admiration of the protagonist. Usually this role is reserved for a female love interest, whose reaction is used to bolster the protag& #39;s coolness ("he& #39;s attractive to women")
E02 16:13-16:45
He protecc. Usually "best friend" characters and male teammates are left to take their own hits. Also Yuu& #39;s hand stays there for this whole 30 second segment. Yuu is /not/ a very touchy-feely person, in general and certainly not at this stage in the anime.
He protecc. Usually "best friend" characters and male teammates are left to take their own hits. Also Yuu& #39;s hand stays there for this whole 30 second segment. Yuu is /not/ a very touchy-feely person, in general and certainly not at this stage in the anime.
E02 16:55-17:03
This one& #39;s easy to miss at full speed - when Yosuke recklessly runs forward to attack Jiraiya, Yuu steps up to catch him after he& #39;s knocked back. He deliberately grabs him, then he hugs him to his chest to make /certain/ his fall is broken.
This one& #39;s easy to miss at full speed - when Yosuke recklessly runs forward to attack Jiraiya, Yuu steps up to catch him after he& #39;s knocked back. He deliberately grabs him, then he hugs him to his chest to make /certain/ his fall is broken.
E02 21:58+
"You know... for some reason, with you around, I feel like we might just be able to catch this guy."
Yosuke is allowed to be emotionally dependent on Yuu in a way that& #39;s usually not permitted for male characters, since it& #39;s not ""cool enough"".
"You know... for some reason, with you around, I feel like we might just be able to catch this guy."
Yosuke is allowed to be emotionally dependent on Yuu in a way that& #39;s usually not permitted for male characters, since it& #39;s not ""cool enough"".
SIDE BAR: check out this mega swerve in E04 19:11+ lmao. this is set up like a kiss and then they& #39;re just like oh wait nope. hugs only.
E05
this one needs explaining. In this episode, we see Yuu get swept up into a toxic relationship with Ai Ebihara, who has unaddressed mental health problems. For SOME REASON (cough parental neglect cough), he is primed to tolerate her out-of-hand behaviour to an absurd degree.
this one needs explaining. In this episode, we see Yuu get swept up into a toxic relationship with Ai Ebihara, who has unaddressed mental health problems. For SOME REASON (cough parental neglect cough), he is primed to tolerate her out-of-hand behaviour to an absurd degree.
E05
Chie shows rightful concern for Yuu. He is behaving out-of-character and is not hanging out with his friends any more. He doesn& #39;t seem to be enjoying his relationship at all; if anything he seems scared of Ebihara. It& #39;s concerning and she& #39;s concerned.
Chie shows rightful concern for Yuu. He is behaving out-of-character and is not hanging out with his friends any more. He doesn& #39;t seem to be enjoying his relationship at all; if anything he seems scared of Ebihara. It& #39;s concerning and she& #39;s concerned.
E05
And Yosuke& #39;s take on this is... Chie must be attracted to Yuu, and therefore jealous! So I& #39;ll help her get with Yuu. Due to reasons.
Chie shows no signs of attraction & tells Yosuke outright, repeatedly, that this is not the case, and she& #39;s just worried for her friend.
And Yosuke& #39;s take on this is... Chie must be attracted to Yuu, and therefore jealous! So I& #39;ll help her get with Yuu. Due to reasons.
Chie shows no signs of attraction & tells Yosuke outright, repeatedly, that this is not the case, and she& #39;s just worried for her friend.
E05
He spends SO MUCH EFFORT trying to position Chie to be ""in with a shot"" at ""beating Ebihara"" for Yuu& #39;s affections when neither Chie nor Yuu has shown any interest in this.
Yall. It is pure projection. That is my take here.
He spends SO MUCH EFFORT trying to position Chie to be ""in with a shot"" at ""beating Ebihara"" for Yuu& #39;s affections when neither Chie nor Yuu has shown any interest in this.
Yall. It is pure projection. That is my take here.
E05
Yosuke is attracted to Yuu, but he isn& #39;t mentally prepared to recognise that. It& #39;s not even on his list of possibilities. So instead he displaces it onto Chie.
He even says he understands "why she& #39;s attracted to him" -
Yosuke is attracted to Yuu, but he isn& #39;t mentally prepared to recognise that. It& #39;s not even on his list of possibilities. So instead he displaces it onto Chie.
He even says he understands "why she& #39;s attracted to him" -
E05
- "he& #39;s a super cool guy who can use a bunch of Personas" - when the only person who& #39;s repeatedly and explicitly admired that about Yuu is... Yosuke.
And now he& #39;s saying he thinks that& #39;s a solid reason to be romantically attracted to the guy.
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- "he& #39;s a super cool guy who can use a bunch of Personas" - when the only person who& #39;s repeatedly and explicitly admired that about Yuu is... Yosuke.
And now he& #39;s saying he thinks that& #39;s a solid reason to be romantically attracted to the guy.
