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Every time I see someone hating Rui for being “weird”/“crazy” I feel it as a personal attack. This person genuinely becomes a GIGANTIC red flag for me.

Now y'all are gonna bear with me because I'm going to rant about this. And I believe this is an important discussion to the fandom in general, even if you don't do these things.

The first wxs event immediately establishes that Rui cares about the safety of those who are going to perform his stunts even MORE than the stunts themselves. He doesn't have ill intentions, and his actions actually benefit others instead of hurting anyone.

Now, I'll admit it, Rui crazy jokes are kinda funny, and they're not the problem on itself. I laugh about them. I make some menace Rui jokes. I don't think the jokes themselves are the problem, when they don't cross the line and are actively disrespectful or harmful towards people who may act the same in real life.

HOWEVER

THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE THESE JOKES AS FACT, AND SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT HE IS LIKE THAT IN CANON

Shows not only a lack of actually reading the stories, but also ignorance at the very least.

Every single project sekai character has their "main struggle" mirror the experiences of actual real life people. And to dismiss Rui's struggle as just "he's quirky XD" is disrespectful at the very LEAST.

Now the thing is. I kin Rui. I went through the exact same thing he goes through: people thinking you're “weird” or “crazy” for being hyper and out of the box, to the point of being excluded due to some kind of fear/disgust and openly bullied and/or harassed, having people be ENCOURAGED to mistreat you because "you're weird".

I've seen many parts of the fandom react this exact same way towards Rui. SOME people would not HESITATE to actually harass Rui if he were to exist. However, everyone who actively promotes or believes that this kind of treatment towards someone like him is right are perpetuating it being applied to actual real life people.

"Oh, but he's fictional!"

Fiction mirrors real life. Reacting this way to a character based on real life experiences DOES tell a lot about you, and DOES tell a lot about how you'd act in real life, even if you don't think you'd act that way. Many perpetrators believe what they're doing to be okay and that it's something that should be done, mostly because they were raised to believe that it is natural, and that to act the opposite way would be socially unacceptable.

Yes, he's funny and just a lil guy but people need to know when shit needs to get serious. Fiction affects reality, reality affects fiction. Fiction and reality are correlated, no matter what some people may want to push into you.

To be clear, I don't have a problem with Rui jokes AS LONG AS THEY DON'T CROSS THE LINE. He IS a silly guy, but he's not limited to just that. Know when to get serious and take actual real life lessons, people. It is crucial to one's development as a person.

im so sorry for this yapfest but i am very passionate about rui kamishiro. tldr at the end

this probably isnt even a hot take. cold take even. but the mischaracterization of rui in this fandom is actually wild, especially among rui fans. as someone who has had a lot of similar experiences to his past experiences it's really upsetting to see.

rui is a very nuanced character and (at least in my opinion) far more subtle than a lot of the more tropey characters in the game. and my guys. he is patently NOT insane. he has NO will to hurt people. hes just very passionate about his interests and he's actively incredibly kind to his friends. but so many people in this fandom misread his passion as a will to hurt others or like. literal insanity?? which makes me really mad because guys!!!!!! THAT'S THE SAME THING THE PEOPLE WHO BULLIED HIM DID!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S MISREADING HIS PERSONALITY AND USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO WRITE HIM OFF AS THE "TOKEN CRAZY ONE" BEFORE EVEN GETTING TO KNOW HIM!!! this is the EXACT kind of behavior rui's story is supposed to preach AGAINST. reading comprehension! please!

"but it's just a joke otter it's not that deep" heres the thing it stops being a joke when its repeatedly being used to flatten rui's character. especially since he was bullied for the exact things the fandom likes to "joke" about (him being "crazy"). and also if we cant respect the struggles of a fictional character who was bullied/ostracized im not sure how we'll be able to properly respect real victims of bullying!

"oh but he's always trying to hurt tsukasa with his crazy stunts" im not even adressing this one because theres literally an entire rui event on it. and its literally the FIRST one. the FIRSTTTTT one. go read wonder halloween

i really dislike that people are saying the exact same things as rui's classmates who ostracized him as a "joke." i feel like if we're fans of rui its our job to properly understand at LEAST what is arguably the biggest conflict he dealt with as a kid and to be sensitive to his struggles. i could go on for DAYS about the way the struggles of neurodivergent people who present more "hyper" are constantly trivialized and how commonly theyre villainized but thats only tangentially related so. guys. lets PLEASE be better

tldr: in my opinion. the jokes about rui being "insane" have LONG crossed the line from being just jokes to being lowkey insensitive mischaracterization

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I just read a mmj event story (Hear me! Hopeful Show ♪) and while I don't have anything to say about the event itself (Minori my beloved, keep growing motto motto) I have some ponderations:

1 - Minoharu section. We always talk about Minori being gay af for Haruka and ok that's basically canon but OMG HARUKA

I SWEAR I couldn't print every moment she simped for Minori because there were TOO MANY but GIRL--

I swear she fell even harder for Minori it's just that Minori's more vocal about it, I love my minoharu <3

2 - Seriously. HOW do they decide who's gonna be the 4 stars and everything??? Because I swear every single event I read has a card distribution I don't agree with

Who decided to give my girl Airi the 2★ treatment????? Also Shizuku as a 4★ while Luka gets 3★ is just unfair smh

ANYWAYS mmj I'm coming for you I'm gonna read all of your stories and become obsessed with you too just you wait (they already got points w me for this story. love you Minori and Haruka's a sweetheart (I already loved Airi and Shizuku though I think I love them more now)

Since it's easter, I came to remind everyone:

Even though it's bunny day, don't buy live rabbits as "gifts" to your loved ones!!

Rabbits are LIVE CREATURES and they need PROPER CARE. Rabbits are just as much work as a cat or dog, because it's an animal. It's a pet. Not a cute thingy.

I can speak on this. I have a live rabbit and I have to clean her litterbox, feed her, put some fresh water in her pot, clean the space she stays in, etc EVERY DAY. Not to mention, she doesn't stay in a small cage or one of those pet crates. She does need to be contained because spoiler warning: rabbits eat EVERYTHING. But she has her own space limited by a grid which has her water pot, litterbox w/ hay, a cardboard box with two holes on the sides so she can enter and feel safe there (like her little hut!), some toys, and I make sure her little scp containment site is spacious enough for her to run around, but I still set her free every day because she needs some proper exercising as well. I limit myself to a minimum of 1 hour every day but the ideal would be more (though I usually put her back on her little space when I see that she's hungry).

In short, a rabbit needs as much care, attention and money as a cat or dog, if not MORE.

Now, I'll share some funfacts about rabbits and why they're incredibly misunderstood:

- While they're usually depicted doing little squeaks, rabbits are very silent in nature in order not to attract predators. They do eventually emit sounds: they can do a little growl in order to alert that they're about to attack, and most notably, they hit their back paws hard on the ground in order to do a *THUD* sound. This can be used to alert other rabbits of the presence of a predator, indicate that they're angry and/or annoyed, or when they're just generally stressed.

- Due to the lack of sounds in order to communicate, many people struggle while trying to understand their bunny's language. If you plan on adopting a bunny, keep in mind that you need to observe their body language well in order to understand them and their needs. It will take a while, but eventually you'll understand. They might look like mindless little creatures that don't understand what they're doing and don't care about you, but they simply don't communicate the same way a human or a dog does. But rabbits are very much capable of caring, and they can be as intelligent as a cat or dog (believe me, you don't know all the stunts my bunny ever did... yeah, they are pretty smart).

- Contrary to popular beliefs, rabbits are not classified as rodents. The most notable difference being their teeth: rabbits have not two, put four incisor teeth (the big, front ones you usually see when they open their mouths) and have a set of smaller teeth as well.

- Linking to the previous fact, their incisor teeth never stop growing. That's mainly why they eat ALL THE TIME, eating EVERYTHING they see and go "oh, looks yummy!" which may include but not limited to: the couch, sandals, wires (main reason why you shouldn't let your rabbit roam free without vigilance!) the literal WALLS and the cat's scratching post. All of these are real life examples of things my bunny has gnawed before. They don't usually swallow those things but they do absolutely destroy them with time.

- What you can conclude from those two previous facts: never underestimate a rabbit's teeth. The pain of a cat's or a dog's bite will be NOTHING in comparison to that of a rabbit's bite. But don't worry, rabbits usually warn before they bite, mine does by attempting to dig through you or by doing a little growl.

- Another common misconception about rabbits is the oh so famous, and you'll be surprised by this, "rabbits eat carrots" thing. Yes, I know, you were lied to, I was lied to, we all were. Though not quite: Rabbits can, indeed, eat carrots, though they are regarded as "treats", and, if fed to rabbits, needs to be in small portions and not very often. What rabbits do eat a lot are the carrot's leaves. My theory as to how this myth came to be? Well, it probably was when farmers saw rabbits very brutally taking their carrots out of the soil and eating their leaves. In reality, a pet rabbit's diet is made by mostly hay and/or grass, some specific leaves (avoid feeding them cabbage! they don't digest it well) and other nutrients contained in pet food specifically made for bunnies, just like cat or dog food.

- Rabbits usually walk by jumping. Unlike humans or cats where they walk one leg at a time, bunny's back legs are made specially to jump, and so they can only walk by hoping around. It doesn't harm them, and it's the cutest! Specially when they're happy and start jump-running!

Besides all those, rabbits also behave like other common pets: they like to be pet (at least mine does!) are very very fluffy (oh, you have NO IDEA how it feels to touch a rabbit's fur...) and they will love you unconditionally if you treat them well! <3

Bonus, but very important thing: if you want to adopt a rabbit, search for a good and ethical rabbit creator. Do your research. Yes, you'll need to make some effort, but if you aren't willing to at least do this, you don't have what it takes to have any kind of pet. Pets require time, effort, money, and attention. They aren't some plants or a tamagochi, they are living beings and they are capable of feeling just like you are.

Of course, if you are responsible and understand all of these concepts, you can, indeed, gift someone a rabbit as long as they're responsible, are in conditions to take care of it and agree with it. I made this giant post because, unfortunately, there are people who don't realize this or don't see rabbits as proper pets, and thus unfortunately many rabbits are bought only to be abandoned once the owner realizes that it's a proper pet and it needs proper care. This is also why most rabbit creators don't sell bunnies this time of the year, but people buy them from pet shops anyway. Never buy any pets from a pet store, much less without considering that they're animals, and not decorations.

Happy Easter and say no to animal negligence and abuse, even if the animal isn't a conventional one like a cat or a dog!! Eat your chocolates without guilty consciousness <3

WDYM THE PJSK MOVIE IS ALREADY OUT ON GLOBAL???? (aka US for some reason)

PPL, PLEASE TAG ANY PJSK MOVIE POSTS AS SPOILER! I AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WILL ONLY GET TO WATCH THE MOVIE IN MAY OR LATER THIS MONTH!! </3

If ppl start posting too many spoilers I'll have to watch it pirated in some way. I don't want to, I really want to watch it on the movie theaters but I don't think all "global" pjsk fans will be so polite like the japanese ones. Not generalizing !!! I know most people are actually polite and don't spoil others over nothing. There just seems to have more fans in global that'll leak events, post them while they aren't over yet, etc, for whatever reason. Or I just feel like that because I can't read any japanese so it just seems to me like they leak less stuff lol (either way don't take it personally, if you don't leak anything or tag spoilers you're fine)

Either way, please tag movie content as spoiler until it has aired in the last programmed country, which is may 29th! (date subject to change)

y'all literally just need to come out with a tag like "#pjsk movie spoiler" or something. please don't screw this up

I just read Carnation Recollection and my GOD

I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW JUST DEPRESSING KANADE'S STORY IS I'M CRYING

THAT FLASHBACK SCENE HURT DEEP MAN

LIKE SHE WAS HAPPY AND HAD A HAPPY FAMILY AND THEN HER MOM JUST LITERALLY DIED AND NOT SO LONG AFTER HER DAD BASICALLY DIED TOO AND SHE BLAMES HERSELF AAAAAA KANADE ILY GO GET SOME THERAPY 😭

KANADE 😭😭😭😭😭

Also this is the kanamizu event of all time. Why is Mafuyu a 4★?? She appeared in like 2 chapters while Mizuki was alongside Kanade through the entire event basically. I don't ship kanamizu but y'all deserved that set

I find it both funny and concerning that up until this event the answer to Kanade's problems is just going outside with a friend and relaxing. Like chill girl you can't compose if you're locked home 24/7 without even getting some sunlight