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Ryoko Kui saying that Mithrun is living happily doing his hobby post-canon is so important to me
Like I have a whole fic to write about this, but I adore Kuiâs redemption arcs, so to speak. And thatâs not even the right word, imo, like the point isnât that Mithrun had to redeem himself (despite what he himself might have thought); the point is that he deserves to be happy just like anyone else. That he accepts himself and starts to heal and can achieve a fulfilling life.
(source: Korean Q&A signing event)
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Because I'm sick and tired of Senku ships (yes, the queer platonic ones too because he's a loveless AroAce, and the x reader. Sorry to burst anyoneâs bubble) and because AroAces deserve good representation where weâre not labled as heartless or boring (because Senku has a heart and is kind, as much as he likes to give snide remarks at times, and is an AMAZING character), I have gathered every instance where Senku shows clear disinterest (and distaste) in romance and sexuality to prove once and for all that he has been 10 billion percent Aromantic and Asexual since day ONE.
I will talk about his responses to romance and physical touch as well as look at his "romantic relationships" throughout the manga (Weâre talking about the entire work, so spoilers ahead!!)
I've cited the chapters, as well as have included the panels to which I'm referring in this post so you all can look at the proof yourselves and added the various links too.
Also Happy Pride Month everyone, itâs finally the Aces' Day of it, so it felt right to make the post today!
Now then, get excited!!
On his Sexuality:
Unlike Taiju, Senku seems to averse the idea of romance, already seen in Chapter 1, as he mocks Taiju's interest in, but refusal to act on five year long crush on, Yuzuriha, even having created a "love potion" that actually was petrol and offering it to Taiju. His expression when Yuzuriha was revived in the same dramatic sense as would be in a cliché romance, points to Senkƫ being very nonplussed by the show of romantic acts as well (Chapter 5).
Senku seemed equally unamused when Tsukasa stated his admiration towards him âSenku, you are⊠an incredible man.â (Chapter 4), replying to Tsukasa âA man whoâd praise another man to his face⊠is either flirting or scheming. Whatâre you really trying to say?â (Chapter 4), clearly showing that both the flirting and the scheming are equally unwelcome.
He also mocks Hyogaâs mannerism during their battle, saying he behaved as if this was some sort of âawkwardâ love confession and that he is not interested even if he is âdivorcedâ (Chapter 80).
Senku claims romance and love to only cause problems due to its highly illogical nature, âA brain clouded by love is the most irrational kind. It leads to nothing but trouble.â, as he explains to Kohaku (Chapter 17) because he mistook her interest in him as romantic. Even saying âAnnoying crap like that makes me wanna curl up and die.â.
He instantly dismissed the idea of getting Garnet, Sapphire and Ruby any boyfriends, saying âNot a chance weâll make one of those with science!!â (Chapter 22) with a very shocked and appalled face.
When it comes to inquiring about his type, he doesnât give any actual answers, like when Ruby, one of the prettiest girls in the Ishigami Village, asked what his type of girl is and Senku replied, without even paying any attention to her âGirls who can pump tons of oxygen into an iron forge.â (Chapter 23), a blunt answer as Kohaku calls him out on using Rubyâs âinterestâ for his personal gain with no sincerity or care for Ruby herself.
He also responses to Nikkiâs exclamation of possibly falling in love with him with clear repulsion, kindly asking her not to do that and to ânip that budâ (Chapter 66) as he does not want people to have romantic feelings towards himself. As seen with Kohaku and Nikki, he is not afraid of telling people openly that their romantic feelings are not welcomed when directed at himself, trying to kill any aroused feelings towards him as soon as possible.
He also stays unaffected by Amaryllis love confession as she tried to fool them, looking absolutely baffled and repulsed by this advance and act (Chapter 105). Senku cuts Amaryllis off, saying âIâm the one for you? Blah, blah, whatever. Whereâs the treasure?â (Chapter 105), showing not even a millimetre of interest in her and being his practical self in search of the Soyuz capsule. Kohaku add to it, saying that Amaryllis has finally âMet her matchâ (Chapter 105), which shocks Amaryllis, making her exclaim âResisting my irresistible charms? Is that even possible?â (Chapter 105) as everyone else, including Soyuz and Gen found her very appealing. Gen even claimed that âDear Senku is immune to those actsâ (Chapter 105) before proceeding to flirt with Amaryllis himself. As we later see as well, Amaryllis starts to understand that Senku is uninterested in romance, able to tell from Kohaku hugging him, which Senku does not reciprocate, that he has no romantic interest in others as she says that itâs ânot that kind of hugâ (Chapter 138).
Senku is apathetic and repulsed to any advances made towards him, as is also later seen with Luna. Every relationship he has had was only due to circumstantial needs and always with a face of pure confusion and / or a certain amount of distaste, like his accidental marriage to Ruri, after Chrome fell unconscious and couldn't fight and he in his stead won their staged battle for the village chief's position, and whom he divorced seconds later, only wanting to take the alcohol of the village to finish the sulfa drug for Ruri (Chapter 39 - 40).
Later on, after he was shot by Stanley, and as an effort to save his comrades as well as his own life, he agrees to Luna's proposal to become her boyfriend, claiming it to be "Sorta like a political marriage!" (Chapter 178), again showing no actual romantic interest in her, which is supported time and time again by characters claiming "that you people don't know Senku at all" if they think his interest in a person is of romantic nature (examples: Chapter 51, Chapter 178).
Chelsea even claims that "Doesn't sound like you're an item to me." (Chapter 178) with Kohaku agreeing that she assumed as much as Senku isn't romantically attracted to anyone. Another example for it is when he wanted to gather information on Homura, who was spying on them, and Ginro thought Senku meant it in a romantic or sexual way, to which Chrome and Kohaku both replied that "No, pretty sure that's not the case. You people don't know Senku at all." (Chapter 51).
When he was a young child and wondered why the moon was following him, Byakuya jokingly insistent on the moon loving him "Having a thing for him" (Chapter 42), to which Senku replied in disgust, claiming that he was "doing serious science" in the Anime and "Huh? Enough bedtime stories. Gimme cold, hard science facts." in the manga with a displeased expression (Chapter 42).
When Luna expressed doubts about her dating Senku, since later was gone working against Xeno, she said "I mean you're not about to tell me... That Senku ten billion percent doesn't give a crap about dating... and would say whatever I want to hear... Just to accomplish his goals, right...? Because obviously nobody'd ever be that outta line... Right?" to which every character present made clear that he does those things, with Kinro adding that "Actually, in order to further his goals, he even went as far as getting married." with Luna expressing shock that he is married, to which Kinro clarified that "Well, then he ended it..." to which she again expressed shock (Chapter 163).
He despises and is disgusted by physical contact, escaping any hugs (Chapter 74) and even threatening Taiju for hugging him buck-naked (Chapter 1). He also shows disgust at Amaryllis act to charm him as she hugs him tightly and expresses her âloveâ towards him (Chapter 105). Another show of absolute disgust from physical contact being when Kohaku kissed his cheek in an effort to fool Kirisame from discovering that they're intruders and enemies (Chapter 107).
Another strong instance is the amount of disgust he expressed at the thought of having had to cuddle with Magma to prevent hypothermia (Chapter 56), calling it the "Worst-case scenario" and even putting emphasis on it being the worst-case.
At best, Senku exhibits little to no reaction about naked bodies, being very neutral about the fact and rationalising that in an emergency like that, it doesnât matter whether or not one is naked, making no comments about appearances or the like. The complete opposite of Taiju, who became very worried for Yuzurihaâs comfort, not wanting her to be naked at revival (Chapter 3). Heâs equally unimpressed with Ryusui at his revival and the confidence he showed, being more bewildered at Ryusuiâs sudden comment about his naked state being âtackyâ in front of three beauties (Chapter 85).
There are only a few rare times where he actually allows physical contact, most of them being little touches or even hugs after hard-fought battles or difficult tasks (not counting in the high fives and handshakes since they're not as "intimate" and Senku clearly has no problem with them), such as allowing Kohaku to hug him after defeating Ibara on Treasure Island (Chapter 138), noticeably not hugging her back. Amaryllis in that instance explains how the hug they shared is not of romantic love, saying "No, it isnât like that. Itâs not that kind of hug.â when Gen claimed that Kirisame still thinks they're a couple when they absolutely aren't.
Another time being that he allows Suika, after seven years of her trying to break the second world-wide petrification event, to hug him (Chapter 196, start of Chapter 197), as well as Taiju and Chrome, after they seized victory and regained control of the Miracle Cave (Chapter 75). Here Inagaki himself confirmed that Senku is not the type of person to be considerate of others feelings, so he doesn't hug back. Even in the special chapter Senkƫ doesn't hug Kohaku back while lost on sea and doesn't even blush, despite the circumstances, which Kohaku calls out (Chapter 232.5).
When during the Communications Arc they catch Homura, to avoid her informing the Tsukasa Empire of Senku's recreation of telephones, Senku pinned her to the ground, to which Homura told him to be careful where he touches with Senku replying "That won't work on me, so drop the act." (Chapter 62), having her show a defeated face that Senku exhibited no reaction in being in such a compromising position. He also implies that he is not one of the men Homura can flirt with even after civilisation is up again (but considering her own affections towards Hyoga, she also wouldnât try) "After our scientific civilization is up and running, there'll be plenty of impressionable young boys for you to flirt with.".
Senku, unlike other characters, has never been stated to be or have been in any romantic entanglement before the petrification event either in the Q&As (Big example in Volume 22 or 23 as seen in this translation from Reddit, the link is at the end of the post), as well as the relationship chart from Chapter 179, where love interests are shown, but SenkĆ« himself has none because heâs not attracted to anyone romantically.
Even with the fanbook, the types of people each character enjoy are general statements, not indicative of romantic/sexual attraction considering that most characters talk about and say "people" in general. Senkƫ's for example are "people who do what needs to be done", which is reflected by the people he's surrounded by, as he says he likes those who quickly catch onto the situation, for example Ryƫsui and Stanley, who get a verbal shout-out (Chapter 85, Chapter 221) since Senkƫ values intelligence.
He has yet to refer to himself as being in a relationship with anyone too and by the end of the manga, Senku stays single with his sole focus still being science, confirmed by Luna still trying to win Senku over, showing she hasnât had any success in the past years since they first met (Chapter 232).
Senku's sole interest has been in science and science alone. Rather he exploits the romantic entanglements of others for himself, like getting Chrome on his site to make his Kingdom of Science grow using Chrome's attraction to Ruri (Chapter 21). The only two instances of him being in a relationship have been purely accidental and / or of strategic nature to reach a goal.
As seen in the Spin-off Chapters which notably take another few years after the seriesâ main storyline conclusion, Senku is still not in any sort of relationship. When Chelsea asks after Ruri and Chromeâs wedding whether Senku has any âromantic prospectsâ himself, to which he looks clearly confused and irritated going âHuh?â (Spin-off, Chapter 1, also see panel above). Moreover, he straight up says himself that âYou oughta know I ainât got the time for all that.â (Spin-off, Chapter 1) when Kohaku suggests she wouldnât mind (which also doesnât sound like sheâs romantically interested either, and regards it more like another duty to fulfill). Afterwards any sort of romantic discussion for Senku is promptly shut down and never brought up again as the series reaches its final conclusion. Senku also agrees to Whymanâs statement that the âHeart and Emotions are just sophisticated programming to persevere social groupsâ, saying âYep. No lies detected.â (Spin-off, Chapter 3), which mirrors exactly what he also told Kohaku when they first met in Chapter 17. It shows that to Senku STILL after over 10 years, these type of emotions are not something he regards with any positivity nor interest on his part.
On Ruri:
Never mind that Ruri herself isnât interested in Senku, their accidental marriage due to Chrome fainting before he and Senku could finish their staged fight for the position of village chief and Ruri's husband was solely completed on Senku's part to get his hands on the resources necessary for the completion of the sulfa drug to save Ruri's life, claiming âAaargh⊠This just got a whole lot more annoyingâ. He divorced her barely a few seconds in, as he wasn't allowed to leave the village due to his "marriage celebration" to which he instantly uttered "Then I demand a divorce" (Chapter 40) before taking off with Kaseki, Kohaku and the alcohol to complete the drug. Ever since their divorce has been referenced as pure comedic effect, even from Senku when he ridiculed Hyoga during their fight saying "What is this, an awkward confession of love at school? Hate to break it to you, but I'm married. Well, divorced... But still." (Chapter 80) as the other wanted to Senku to join forces with him. Kinro confirmed later on that the marriage was only "to reach his goals" (Chapter 163).
On Luna:
Their relationship is very one-sided on Luna's part, as Senku does not refer to Luna as his relationship partner, nor exhibits any interest in her that goes beyond her usefulness, as the only one with surgical and medical knowledge and skills, and as an ally. When Luna expressed her doubts about their arrangement saying "I mean you're not about to tell me... That Senku ten billion percent doesn't give a crap about dating... and would say whatever I want to hear... Just to accomplish his goals, right...? Because obviously nobody'd ever be that outta line... Right?" with everyone in her vicinity making clear that he did and that it's not his first time, as he got married to Ruri to "Further his goals'' as Kinro explains to Luna (Chapter 163). Senku calls their arrangement to be like a "political marriage" (Chapter 178), again clearly showing that there are no romantic or sexual feelings on his part towards her. Chelsea, as well as other characters, have noted that they aren't or don't seem like being in a relationship (Chapter 178) and Kohaku agreeing with her, claiming "This is Senku we're talking about, so I assumed as much" (Chapter 178), the only one claiming it to be one being Luna herself who is a very idealistic romantic herself, blind towards Senku's disinterest in romance and sexuality.
Senku has shown multiple times throughout the entire work his disinterest and open distaste towards both romantic and sexual advances, actively saying that love creates problems and is illogical next to stating that crushes and love is "Annoying crap" and makes him want to "curl up and die" (Chapter 17), next to openly telling Homura that her flirting and attempt to embarrass him on an intimate level "does not work on me" (Chapter 62) He has equally as often shown time and time again that he despises any kind of physical contact, referring to it twice as "worst-case scenario" (Chapter 56) even if it could save his life. Also evading every sort of attempted hug and showing displeasure at even a fake kiss on the cheek in a situation where he was forced to pretend being in a relationship (Chapter 107). Just like Ryusui has been only through the work itself confirmed as interested in both women and men, Senku has been confirmed to be aromantic and asexual through his open distaste towards romance and sexuality which is also called out in his own wikia.
Senku's "romantic" relationships have been purely for strategic purposes, mostly to literally save a or his own life.
Senku's sole interest lies in science and his self-proclaimed job and goal to save all of humanity, exhibiting zero interest in romance, sex or any sort of the like. He's a loveless AroAce. However, he can and does form strong friendships, caring for the people in his life in his own special kind of way.
Quotes:
"DON'T DARE HUG ME ALL NAKED LIKE THAT! I'LL KILL YOU!" - Senku to Taiju as later tries to hug him at their reunion after 3700 years, Chapter 1
âWait! Senku!â â?!â âYuzuriha⊠is naked!! We canât revive her like this!â âReally, more irrational nonsense outta you? Who caaaares about crap like that? We live in a brutal stone world now!! Nobodyâs gonna mind seeing a bare butt or someoneâs junk swinging around!â - SenkĆ« being completely unimpressed and neutral about naked bodies in the stone world emergency situation, Chapter 3
âSenku, you are⊠an incredible man.â [âŠ] âA man whoâd praise another man to his face⊠is either flirting or scheming. Whatâre you really trying to say?â - Senku reacting negatively towards Tsukasaâs admiration towards him, Chapter 4
"Sheesh... Annoying crap like that makes me want to curl up and die. I mean really? You've got a crush on me now? In an Emergency like this...? [...] A brain clouded by love is the most irrational kind. It leads to nothing but trouble." - Senku to Kohaku, after she expresses that she likes him, Chapter 17
''Then I demand a divorce!'' - Senku, trying to escape with the liquor for the sulfa drug, Chapter 40
"Huh? Enough with the bedtime stories. Gimme cold, hard science." - Senku in response to Byakuya telling him that the moon must have a thing for him, Chapter 42
"No, pretty sure that's not the case. You people don't know Senku at all." - Chrome and Kohaku in response to Ginro thinking Senku is interested in Homura romantically or sexually, Chapter 51
"We avoided the ''worst-case scenario''! [...] Wrong! I would've kept freezing... And then the worst-case scenario would've been... Hugging Magma tight to conserve body heat..." - Senku explaining to Chrome and Magma his worst-case scenario, Chapter 56
''Heh, heh, heh... That won't work on me, so drop the act. After our scientific civilization is up and running, there'll be plenty of impressionable young boys for you to flirt with." - Senku in response to Homura trying to get him to let her go, Chapter 62
âHee hee⊠I could see myself falling for you.â âLetâs nip that in the bud, âkay?â Senkuâs response to Nikkiâs declaration of possibly falling in love with him, Chapter 66
''I wanted⊠To speak with you, Senku. Just the two of us!'' ''What is this, an awkward confession of love at school? Hate to break it to you, but Iâm married. Well, divorced⊠But still.â - Senku mocking Hyoga as Hyoga wanted to get Senku on his side, Chapter 80
âIâm the one for you? Blah, blah, whatever. Whereâs the treasure?â âSheâs met her matchâ âResisting my irresistible charms? Is that even possible?â âUntil civilisation is back up and running, Iâm afraid dear Senku is immune to those actsâ - Senku, Kohaku, Amaryllis and Gen as Amaryllis was shocked to find out that Senku is immune against her charms, Chapter 105
"I mean you're not about to tell me... That Senku ten billion percent doesn't give a crap about dating... and would say whatever I want to hear... Just to accomplish his goals, right...? Because obviously nobody'd ever be that outta line... Right?" - Luna, as he expresses her doubts about her relationship with Senku, Chapter 163
"Actually, in order to further his goals, he even went as far as getting married." "HE'S ALREADY HITCHED?!" "Well, then he ended it..." "HE'S A DIVORCĂ?!" - Kinro confirming to Luna that Senku indeed tricked her, Chapter 163
''Sorta like a political marriage!" - Senku to Luna's proposal that she'll save him if he becomes her boyfriend, Chapter 178
"Doesn't sound like you're an item to me." - Chelsea, as Luna explains how she started "dating" Senku, Chapter 178
"This is Senku we're talking about, so I assumed as much." - Kohaku agreeing with Chelsea that Luna and Senku aren't dating, Chapter 178
âHeh heh heh⊠You oughta know I ainât got the time for all that.â - Senku in response to Kohakuâs suggestion, Spin-off, Chapter 1
Citations:
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-1/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-3/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-4/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-5/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-17/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-21/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-22/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-23/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-39/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-40/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-42/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-51/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-56/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-62/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-66/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-74/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-75/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-80/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-85/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-105/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-107/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-138/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-163/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-178/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-179/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-196-scientist-all-alone/
https://dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-197-a-stony-eden-and-its-forbidden-fruit/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-221/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-manga-chapter-232/
https://w1.dr-stone-online.com/manga/dr-stone-manga-chapter-232-5/
https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Senku_Ishigami
https://www.reddit.com/r/DrStone/comments/qjnpe0/dr_stone_vol_22_23_extras_translated/
https://stone-dr.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-232f/
https://stone-dr.com/manga/dr-stone-chapter-232h/
Throughout the first five months of the war, both my big sister and my sister in law had been pregnant. They had to endure constant displacement and unspeakable horrors on top of pregnancy discomforts. The few times I was able to reach my sister, she would keep praying not to go into labor before that nightmarish reality ended.
Sadly, things did not go her way. The war was raging when she gave birth to beautiful baby Ossama, and it still is ongoing. Almost at the same time my brother and his wife had sweet baby twin girls, Ritaj and Rital. The three little angels are rocked to sleep by the sound of bombs and buzzing drones instead of lullabies. Due to the unsanitary conditions in their tent and formula scarcity, the newborns have been constantly suffering from acute respiratory infections as well as slow weight gain. The only medical care they were getting was that of an overcrowded field hospital with limited resources, and even that is now denied to them as my family has been forcibly evacuated again from Rafah to Khan Yunis where nothing is left but rubble.
As you may well know, many babies in Gaza are lost while waiting for consideration. The doctors previously insisted that the little ones would fail to thrive and fully recover if they stayed in the same unhealthy environment.
Despite everything, these babies are a source of hope and strength for us. Please don't let them fade away. My family is barely holding on for their sake and that of their older brothers and sisters.
We would be forever grateful for any kind of support.
Please donate if possible and reblog as often as you can đ
I find it really wonderful and comforting that Mob Psycho 100 is so inherently optimistic, even though its main message, âyou are not specialâ sounds so mean at face-value. Being special means that something matters more than something else of the same category. Being special at baking? Great! Being special at math? Super! Being special at bodybuilding? Neat! Having so many people have such unique special abilities is what makes the world work. But having a special ability doesnât mean that someone who doesn't match your special ability matters less than you. You can't be special for simply existing, because that would mean someone else isn't. You aren't special because you inherently matter.
hi everyone, muhammad (@zeanyahya5) has reach out asking me to share his family's story to you all. he is a father of two young boys, zean and yahya.
he is currently responsible for their safety during the genocide, as well as for his wife and his two elderly parents. his family has been displaced NINE TIMES, and they struggle every day in the face of death, injury, disease, and lack of basic necessities like food, clean water, and medical care. muhammad hesitated at first to begin fundraising to leave gaza, but after losing friends and loved ones to the genocide, the thought of losing his family became too much to bear.
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