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Latest Posts by certifiedlesbianvampire - Page 13
Ok listen. I know what Mahoro did in the latest episode to both Matakara and Arajin (esp my sunshine boy Matakara đ ) is straight up nasty. Outright ignoring the former when she was confronted for her subtle manipulative tactics and refusing to give her answer and being downright ignorant of Arajinâs feelings and slapping him when he tried to back out.
But at the same time, I canât bring myself to hate her despite her shitty behaviour in todayâs episode, cause from what I see, she is just a morally selfish girl. Not evil like what the NG Boys are building up to be in the later episodes, just horribly selfish when it comes to her brother.
Which made me curious. Does she and Marito have any living relatives? Was Marito her only support since childhood and when he started to get into gang fights, started to ignore her? Why does she go out of her way to make herself look cute and pretend to care for the guy all just so that said guy can take over Siguma and bring her brother back to her?
I think there is a lot of potential with Mahoroâs character and why she acts selfish when it comes to her brotherâs attention.
Hopefully, by future episodes, we get to find out soon enough.
even if she tested my patience by want she said to my boy Matakara I have to be strongâŠ.I will not hate herâŠ..sheâs just a girl doingâŠ.stuff :3
â WELLEWCUM! Nice You Beat To!â
BUCCHIGIRI?! EP03: Love At Fist Fight! The One And Only Quail In The World
the episode was interesting story-wise as always (aside from arajin having one extra cringe hetero moment not related to mahoro) it fell a bit short for me. maybe because it felt less crazy than the last two eps. Donât get me wrong, it looked good as always, by no means disappointing- just between shots and the way the story plays out feels more⊠choppy?? something feels a bit off. I canât explain it. If thereâs something happening behind the scenes I hope gets remedied because I donât want the production/story to go downhill because it has so much potential
On the positives: we get to see mahoro being an evil girlboss this episode, siguma squad and more delinquent gang lore seeing how differently each gang operates. the welcoming party you can tell theyâre all having fun even tho theyâre beating each other up
theories/questions for future episodes: does that mean if arajin is going to become maritoâs successor will he fight matakara??? or will matakara fight marito or mahoro? itâd be interesting to see mahoro fight someone because sheâs clearly capable of force and manipulation in other ways (slaps arajin, screams like a siren to get matakara to go away) Now that he knows the reason why arajin joined siguma I wonder how willing matakara is to fight for him/get him back.
I also wonder how the NG boys will play into the next/future ep. next episode is probably about the war between the gangs because thatâs where the episode left off.
Iâm literally so nervous for the english dub of bucchigiri not just the voice acting but also because thereâs so many puns/play on word phrases in the japanese sub. I wonder how theyâre going to translate it into english/english phrasingâŠ
oh I think I took too much shrooms I just had a vision of Reki teaching Matakara skateboarding
drawing @m4squ3raid âs post where he said reki would teach matakara how to skateboard!!
ep 3 preview dropped you can't make this stuff up
Just when y'all thought Bucchigiri?! couldn't get any gayer I present you to you - the translated opening song lyrics:
Rare Sk8 art from me đ
sad that is my first Sk8 art in years, thought Iâd put it here
https://x.com/bucchigiri_pr/status/1750820878685012134?s=46
Guys the preview for episode 3 is crazyâŠ
Very quick translation since Iâm still half-asleep:
Arajin: Aaaahhh, what should I do to convey my passionate feelings to Mahoro-chan?
Matakara: Ara-chan, why are you holding your head like that?
A: Hey Matakara! How should I confess my feelings to someone?!
M: Huh? I think it's best to express your feelings in a sincere way, isn't it?
A: Ok then, try it on me!
M: What?! Me?! Uhhh... please allow me to cook miso soup for you every day!
A: The fuck you mean YOU'RE making the miso soup?!
M: Ah right! It would be more pleasant to cook together! You're so smart as always, Ara-chan!
Senya: YOOOOO ARAJIIIIIIINNNNNN
Translator's notes: "I want to cook for you every day" can be interpreted as a marriage proposal
That shadow and the way Matakara reacted makes me think it's the blue Honki (that one that we see in the OP). Either he's reaching out to Matakara or spying on him or maybe he's already merged with Matakara but I feel it's unlikely
Matakara doesn't look spooked or pleased (even holding the stone for protection). I'm looking forward to see this mystery resolved..
@m4squ3raid ask and u shall receive
My thoughts on bucchigiri are IM GETTING BAITED IM GETTING BAITED IM GETTING BAITED IM GETTING BAITED IM GETTING BAITED IM GETTING
Questions Of Love In Bucchigiri!?
Hiroko Utsumi is no stranger to distilling homoeroticism into their works, but Bucchigiri!? is able to take it a step further as it intertwines with the hypermasculine idea of fighting and gangs. Because of that, Bucchigiri!? poses two questions to the definition of love and how people experience it.
"What is love versus lust?"
Truthfully, it's a rather simple question to answer (at least to someone outside of high school). The point being the depth of feeling. Lust is strong but shallow, while love moves much deeper.
And the second episode in particular expresses this very strongly through the two gang leaders, Marito and Ken.
They don't feel any way in particular about Arajin until they feel their punch. After that, like Marito says, they just can't forget about it. That's all they know about this kid, "his" punch. And that's all they want from him as well.
The point is to express superficial lust towards Arajin because of something they only experience one single time. They believe that they want the strength behind the person no matter what because of a single moment.
And it's a great comparison to make against Matakara's feelings for Arajin.
Matakara doesn't need to feel "Arajin's" strength to know how he feels about him. On the contrary, he only ever needed to fight (really train) beside him to come to understand that emotion. Even more than that is Matakara's understanding of Arajin outside of fights, and he focuses in specifically on Arajin's passivity and carefulness.
Because of that, you can begin to draw the conclusion that "Lust" is represented by actions involving violence and action, while "Love" stems more from passivity and aversion in this context. Which I think is really really great. It's sort a sort of symbolic explanation of the whole point of violence being boorish and shallow while other communication is deeper and more valuable.
"How much is love worth if they don't love you for who you are?"
Super easy example here with this one. Just look at the Love Forever stone Arajin gives Mahoro vs the friendship one that he gave Matakara.
The whole point is that Arajin's love in the hands of someone who doesn't love him isn't valuable at all, nor is it valuable in the hands of someone that doesn't love him for who he is.
Marito and Ken can only feel something for Arajin because of the strength channeled through him by Senya. It's something entirely foreign to Arajin as a person, and represents both how shallow the gang leaders are, but also how shallow Arajin is.
Loving yourself is something that's tricky to do, and obviously especially so for high school kids. I think it's well understood at this point that Arajin struggles to love himself in a meaningful way, and that's expressed by his willingness to take on Senya.
Case and point being that he intentionally used Senya's strength to try and make himself look good in front of Mahoro, and in the same way used it against Ken to the same effect.
He's afraid of being and accepting himself, so he's allowed something else to speak for him. And while that catches the eye of many, including Matakara, Arajin himself already knows that it's nothing more than a farce to save face.
It's just... really great work in terms of narrative as it bundles so many different aspects of love together to create this complicated web that all stems from Arajin's inability to love himself. Matakara loves the current Arajin, but that Arajin is unable to face himself so he runs from the reflection that Matakara offers and buries himself in lust and unrequited romance.
And that all just comes from high school kids duking it out for fun alongside mystical fighting people that can merge with humans.
It's definitely a step up the symbolic ladder in comparison to Sk8 The Infinity, but I think it's allowed Utsumi to express much more in terms of romance through implicit narratives.
These first two episodes have been incredible, and I'm loving every moment and want to share every bit, but the overall production effort Mappa's been putting in leaves me in an awkward spot for sharing stuff like this.
I really love to, and I want to celebrate the efforts of the staff behind the series, but Mappa rains on that parade with its terrible scheduling and work ethic. The credits are a veritable mess that make episodes like this an incredible feat. And I'll celebrate that and share what I want to, but I do also want to call out Mappa for their terrible work as a studio.
im probably like their #1 fan...... i luv how the pink hair boy looks like he's 2 seconds from crying
And the cat to match <3
I know a puppy when I see one đ©”đ©”đ©”
I may or may not be very horribly in love with him but you didnât hear that from me đ©”đ©”đ©”
Arajin observation notes so far:
- good reflexes? (dodging the trip in ep1)
- strong enough to hold up Matakara??
- is the punches to Matakara's kicks :3c
Kid was definitely serious about becoming strong back then đ
Calling it right now, Jasmine is an actual cat and thatâs the funny twist in the final episode
