Ain't It Warming You, The World Gone Up In Flames?

tears in my satosugu eyes

⚠️Spoilers for Look Back but I was initially confused about what Fujino and Kyomoto's relationship had to do with pursuing a career as a mangaka. After thinking about it, I interpret it as a narrative device to represent what will come when choosing to pursue art (of any form, whether it's comics, painting, animation, music, etc.).

Think about it, what's Kyomoto's role in the story? She is what got Fujino to take art seriously in middle school, and what motivated her to continue after she initially gave up. However, she's also the only thing in the story that makes Fujino wish she quit art. First, halfway through 6th grade and then later after her death. She serves as Fujino's motivator and de-motivator.

I think the scene of Fujino wishing that she never told Kyomoto to come out (that pursuing art only led to suffering) represents artists' regrets. We literally look back and see an alternate universe where Fujino never pursued art and it has a happier ending. Anyone that pursues artistic dreams will end up regretting it at some point. It's not easy, any artist will tell you that. The story is saying yes, you probably will end up healthier and more stable by giving up your dreams. Because art is suffering.

But then Fujino enters Kyomoto's room after reading the comic from the alternate reality and all of a sudden we get a montage of the happy memories and accomplishments they had pursuing their dreams together. And we realize that, everything we saw of them in the alternate 'happier' reality pales in comparison to this:

The happiest both of them look in that alternate world is when they finally meet and promise to work together someday. They loved art. They loved each other. Giving up on your dreams means missing out on all of that, and nothing in the world can replace it. Because yes art is suffering, but art is also joy and love.

And so the end of the story where Fujino goes back to work isn't her moving on. She tapes the comic strip in front of her to remind her of Kyomoto, to remind her of why she got into comics in the first place. Basically, Kyomoto IS art to Fujino. A life with her means experiencing both suffering and joy, while the life without her means having none of that.

I might be wrong about this, like maybe Fujimoto just wanted to tell a mangaka story with doomed yuri (valid) HOWEVER i like my interpretation so im sticking with it.

The daugther of Woman

I watched the One piece life action and became a little bit obsessed (very obsessed. I still don't know if i will watch the anime tho) so i did this!!! It's a reinterpretation(?) of The son of Man by René Magritte. I hope you like it as much as i do!!!

Do we ever think about how gen gifted senku the most personal thing he could possibly have. An observatory. A telescope. Something that always tied senku and byakuya together. Does he feel connected to byakuya when he's in there looking up even though the sky is ever so slightly different than the one he used to ask him questions about? And I wonder if he ever realizes how unintentional but fully intentional it was that gen gave him two gifts that day, and how happy he is to be loved that deeply, and to be reminded of a love that lasted millennia. I wonder if he wants byakuya to know that too

He was definitely emo at some point of his life

happy bday to senku my beloveddddd 🫶💕🚀🌏🔭✨

THIS IS SO CANON😭😭😭

since these two are coming back like in less than a week

Here's my list of Dr Stone characters and what mental illness they have. I am not taking criticism

Senku: Autism

Taiju: ADHD

Kohaku: ADHD

Chrome: Autism and ADHD

Gen: Compulsive Liar

Ryusui: Capitalist

Ginro: General Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

Sai: Tech Bro

Ruri: big boobies

Kaseki: old

Francois: French

Xeno: Autism

Stanley: Homosexuality

Please give me some of your braincells, Senku. For my Physics, Calculus, and Mathematics exams 🥺🤲

I feel like my girl Minami doesn't get enough love

I just have a soft spot for reporters because she's like the only one documenting the shit happening, she's knows how important documenting the stuff happening is, she knows that if she doesn't do it noone else will, she understands that people need to know what happened, the truth behind everything because without evidence people refuse to believe.

She understands the importance of her job and carries it with such pride. And I would argue she has one of the hardest jobs beside Senku, whilst Senku is trying to revive humanity she's making sure history isn't erased that people are informed and for that she will ALWAYS have a very special place in my heart.