I will never not be obsessed with this cover art.
I honestly think this is the volume in which Kou is actually starting to realize and grapple with his feelings for Mitsuba (ex. the scene where mitsuba smiles and it gets him blushing) even though we don't know it bc obviously bro hasn't said anything out loud about it.
And NEITHER of them are winning the idgaf war like Mitsuba is talking about some goddamn fish and acting like he isn't going to ask this guy to wipe him off the face of the earth in an hour. And the way they're standing so close. When I first saw this I thought Mitsuba's arm was around Kou. just LOOK at gayass Kou over here. he wants that stupid pink thing so bad and he is not sure how he feels about that.
I have volume 20 facing cover-outwards on my shelf above my desk (see below) and a major perk about this is that whenever I'm sitting there either getting pissed off at my homework or at project sekai, I can look up and remember the great victory to mitsukou nation that the nightlife arc was
My favorite homos <333
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Volume 21 Promotional Illustrations
New JSHK art ✨️
GOT WHAT YOU DEMANDED WHAT 🗣️🗣️
Hugs. All the hugs.
mitsuba
aidairo twitter post - february 27, 2020
I love this scene, Hanako playing along with Nene's fantasies about the play, while also depicting his true desires to make her feel like the princess she always wished she was.