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【#GFan September Issue】

G Fantasy September issue on sale today!

This month's cover features the long-awaited serialization resumption of "Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun"!

Look for the energetic Hanako-kun, Nene, and Mitsuba trio✨

The main story appears in lead color pages!

Don't miss the newly drawn sticker insert!!

The G Fantasy official site has also been updated!

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AidaIro

The last chapter reminded me of why I love this little munchkin so much 🥺

The entity in the Red House seems to treat Tsukasa VERY differently from the other sacrifices it has caught over the year. Rather than forcing Tsukasa to come with it, as we saw with its various other victims in the alternate timelines (Ch. 118, Ch. 121, Ch. 126), it seems to want him to come with it willingly (Ch.131?)

Why is this? Why does Tsukasa feel special to it? That's what I will be going into today.

Firstly, let's get into what we know about this 'pit god'. Before it came to the Red House, it was worshipped as a god by the ancient Kamome people. In exchange for a sacrifice, it would protect the people and keep supernaturals (called Yokai back then) from entering the near shore. (Ch.68)

As for the sacrifices it received, they seemed to always be adolescent girls, as they were the most expendable in the community. The Akane clan in particular offered up their offspring in exchange for more notoriety and power within the community. (Ch. 70, 88-89) However, the sacrifices seem not to have needed to be a girl, as Katakuri, a young Akane man, was sacrificed and had the same effect on the village. (Ch.80)

The sacrifices themselves would not pass to the Far Shore upon their deaths and would instead pass into a boundary of sorts where, over time, they would slowly go crazy and lose themselves. (Ch.80)

We see no indication of the Pit God ever interacting with them other than using them as the initial sacrifice and stuffing them in the boundary. What did it do with them? Did it slowly consume them over time?

Anyways, eventually the people of Kamaome found another solution to their Yokai problem, and they lost their faith in the Pit God. (Ch.70, Ch.111). We don't know exactly what their solution was, but my personal theory is that the Yorishiro are what is now sealing them away. (Ch.70)

The Pit God is described by Kako as a remnant of its former glory, the shadow of an old faith. (Ch.111) This wording almost makes it seem like a resentful spirit that likely took pride in its worship and seems desperate to regain that reverence.

Fast forward many years, and the Red House is built over top of an old well connecting to the far shore. (Ch.82-84) Within this well is, of course, where the former god resides and likely where all the sacrificed Kannagi are kept as well.

The Yugi family moves into the Red House, and at first things seem normal until Amane falls fatally ill. (Ch.78, Ch.81) This could, of course, just have been poor health, but something tells me that the Pit God had something to do with it. Teru mentions later on that this house in particular had a habit of causing misfortune to anyone who came close to it. (Ch.74-75, Ch.79)

How and why exactly did Amane fall ill then? Well, a popular theory is that Tsukasa himself caused it...

One day, while playing outside with Amane's ball, Tsukasa drops it, and it rolls underneath the house. (Ch.81) He tries to get it back because he doesn't want Amane getting mad at him, but he cannot reach it. That is when the Pit God grants his wish. It takes the life of the lizard he had collected in exchange for returning the ball.

Please note that at this point in time, Amane does not yet seem to be ill.

The next day, Tsukasa returns to thank the Pit God, offering it a rice ball. He asks it if it is a god and if it grants wishes. He asks that if it does, it give him a new book for Amane. When it does not take the rice ball, he offers it a frog, which it then takes. Tsukasa smiles and thanks it, but this time something different happens: the Pit God responds, imitating his speech.

It is right after this interaction that Amane falls ill. Therefore, prompting Tsukasa to continue returning to the god and asking it for wishes, so it can keep gifting Amane presents. (Ch.81) This continued until Amane reached the point where his illness was terminal and Tsukasa offered his own life up to the Pit God in exchange for Amane's health.

Okay, so what happened here? Firstly, it is very suspicious that Amane did not fall ill until after Tsukasa had made two wishes. One theory is that everytime Tsukasa wished for something, he made Amane progressively more ill by unknowingly sacrificing some of his health along with it. This theory is pretty solid, and it explains why his illness progressively got worse and worse over time.

But what was the motive behind it? And how does it connect to the Red House's seeming attachment to Tsukasa?

Well, I think the Pit God grew attached to Tsukasa as early as their first meeting. We are led to believe that Tsukasa was the first person to ask it for a wish in a long time, and he didn't only ask; he came back to thank it, offering it food and even referring to it as still a "god". The entity, a fallen god, a being that hadn't had a purpose in so long- those simple, kind actions were probably everything to it. And in desperation, would do anything to receive more affection.

Now, to Tsukasa, the most important thing in the world is Amane. The pit god likely recognized this and made Amane fall ill so that Tsukasa would have to keep returning to it, eventually escalating to the point where Tsukasa would have to sacrifice himself and go with the pit god in exchange for Amane's life.

Within the Red House, we can already see the difference in treatment between Tsukasa and the other Kannagi. He is allowed to roam freely around the distorted house and is given a heap of toys and other entertainment to keep him occupied and trapped there. (Ch.75-76) Tsukasa is seen conversing with the pit god, possibly even playing with it.

Now compare this to the other Kannagi, trapped in a boundary and slowly descending into madness. (Ch.80-81) Its favouritism and attachment toward Tsukasa is evident.

When Kou and Nene try to lead Tsukasa out of the Red House, it gets mad and tries to kill them for trying to escape with the boy. (Ch.76, 82) It isn't until Tsukasa decides that he wants to leave because Nene and Kou tell him that Amane misses him when he decides he should. Nene and Kou are kicked out of the house, and Tsukasa makes the decision out of his own volition that he wants to leave. (Ch.82) The Pit God is skeptical at first, but it isn't until Tsukasa mentions that they will both "go back together" that the Pit God allows him to return, with the entity inside of him. (Ch.82, 111)

Now let's connect this to chapter 131. Amane and Nene prevent Tsukasa from sacrificing himself, which angers the Pit God. (Ch.130) It takes the form of Yugi's mom, someone, and tries to coax Tsukasa into returning with it. (Ch.131) First, it uses this form to immobilise Amane with fear, allowing it to reach Tsukasa. It acts politely, reminding Tsukasa of his promise before leading him away. Except, in this timeline, Amane had told Tsukasa that he wants him around, so Tsukasa apologizes to the Pit God and says he can't go against Amane's wishes. It then tries scaring him into cooperating, which has no effect. And then finally resorts to asking nicely.

Tsukasa puts Amane above all else, so even though he is a very honest person who sticks to his promises, he will break them in a heartbeat if they go against Amane's wishes. The entity realizes this and finally resorts to possessing Amane and asking him as his brother whom he cannot defy in order to get him to follow. (Ch.131)

I think in the end, the Pit God, fallen from its former glory, clung to a generous, selfless boy in hopes of feeling the twisted pride and reverence it did in its glory days once again. It doesn't want to take Tsukasa forcefully like with the other sacrifices; it realized that it wanted a friend, someone who finally wanted to willingly be with it and offers wishes and deals to try and force Tsukasa into joining it.

The Tsukasa that returned to his family was not a fake, but both the real one and the Pit God. (Ch.111) They both share his body and, over time, grew from being two different beings into eventually becoming indistinguishable from each other.

Though maybe not exactly that, since supernatural Tsukasa can be seen conversing with the Pit God in ch.30

I think the two share a similar, very twisted vision of love, offering to grant wishes and other material things as an expression of love. To them, in order to be loved, you have to offer something to someone in return (ex, granting their wish). Which I think is why the Pit God was able to manipulate him so thoroughly and why Tsukasa was able to sympathize with it.

Anyways, that's all the word vomit I have for today :)

⭐️Voting results announcement⭐️

Characters with one eye covered either by their hair; a bandana of some kind or a patch? The best 100.

• 👑 Takasugi Shinsuke (Gintama)
• 🥈 Suou Hayato (WIND BREAKER)
• 🥉 Mitsuba Sousuke (Grounded Teen Hanako-kun)
• 4th Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler)
• 5th Luxembourg (Hetalia)
• 6th Kamizake Rintarou (I Became a Teacher at Yokai School!)
• 7th Dazai Osamu (Bungo Stray Dogs BEAST)
• 8th Shinonome Yuuhan (Devil Butler and the Black Cat)
• 9th Dazai Osamu (Bungo Stray Dogs)
• 10th Yomei (Mixed Blood's Care Collection)
• 11th Sengoku Shinobu (Ensemble Stars)
• 12th Asa (Yomi no Tsugai)
• 13th Kogitsune-maru Mitsuhide (Touken Ranbu)
• 14th Yagyu Jubei (Gintama)
• 15th Anax (Honkai: Star Rail)
• 16th Lian (Limbus Company)
• 17th Raider Utsu (The Stars of the Demon World are Us!)
• 18th Takasugi Shinsuke (Gintama 3rd Year Class Z)
• 19th Yotsu Mono Jūshi (Hypnosis Mic)
• 20th Kaeya (Genshin Impact)
• 21st Hatake Kakashi (NARUTO)
• 22nd Hange Zoë (Attack on Titan)
• 23rd Yesod (Library of Ruina)
• 24th Cure Wing / Yuunami Tsubasa (Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure)
• 25th Kitarō (Gegege no Kitarō)
• 26th Ichikawa Kyōtarō (The Dangers in My Heart)
• 27th Tōjō Kirumi (Danganronpa)
• 28th Ginko (Mushishi)
• 29th Kaito Shun (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
• 30th Kazemaru Ichirōta (Inazuma Eleven)
• 31st Cromer (Limbus Company)
• 32nd Doro Kōtarō (I Became a Teacher at Yōkai School!)
• 33rd Bosque Arinas (The Demon Butler and the Black Cat)
• 34th Sakuma Jirō (Inazuma Eleven)
• 35th Alfred (Beast Tamer and the Prince)
• 36th Xiu (The Everyday Life of a Torture Part-Time Jobber)
• 37th Black (Black Channel)
• 38th Peinto (Nichijou Rock)
• 39th Date Masamune (Sengoku Union Love Ballad)
• 40th Hime-no (Chainsaw Man)
• 41st Valentina (Limbus Company)
• 42nd Saiki Kūsuke (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
• 43rd Abyss Razor (Mashle)
• 44th Sanji (ONE PIECE)
• 45th Cynthia (Pokémon)
• 46th Ray (The Promised Neverland)
• 47th Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
• 48th Shax Lied (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)
• 49th Fischl (Genshin Impact)
• 50th Kudō Fuyuhiko (Danganronpa)
• 51st Kanata (Mai Mai Mai go-en)
• 52nd Rice Shower (Uma Musume)
• 53rd Rem (Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World)
• 54th Gojō Satoru (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• 55th Ishigami Yū (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
• 56th Matoba Shintarō (Natsume's Book of Friends)
• 57th White Blood Cell 1146 (Cells at Work!)
• 58th Himuro Tatsuya (Kuroko's Basketball)
• 59th Baden (Chi: About the Movement of the Earth)
• 60th Mash Kyrielight (Fate/Grand Order)
• 61st Uzui Tengen (Demon Slayer)
• 62nd Kochi Gekkō (The New Prince of Tennis)
• 63rd Mikage Mitsuru (A3!)
• 64th Hoshikui Mite (Hundred Notes)
• 65th Aizawa Shōta (My Hero Academia)
• 66th Ogata Hyakunosuke (Golden Kamuy)
• 67th Gladion (Pokémon)
• 68th Joki / Kazuma (You and Idol Pretty Cure♪)
• 69th Ram (Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World)
• 70th Kirishima Tōka (Tokyo Ghoul)
• 71st Undyne (Undertale)
• 72nd Julius Kingsley (Code Geass)
• 73rd Megumin (KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!)
• 74th Rose (Possessed Me and the Black God Psychic Consultation Office)
• 75th Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)
• 76th Zaraki Kenpachi (BLEACH)
• 77th Kamio Akira (The Prince of Tennis)
• 78th Aoyagi Hachiman (Yowamushi Pedal)
• 79th Shirahiko Rui (18TRIP)
• 80th Yanagi Reiya (Rikudou Para Private High School)
• 81st Rurikawa Yūto (Wolf Game Another)
• 82nd Kōkinoko (MILGRAM)
• 83rd Sardis Fubuki (The Demon Butler and the Black Cat)
• 84th Freminet (Genshin impact)
• 85th Paint (The Main Character is Us! Hell)
• 86th Quanxi (Chainsaw Man)
• 87th Giulio Gandini (My Hero Academia)
• 88th Yomi (Honkai: Star Rail)
• 89th Mitsuba Sōsuke (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun)
• 90th Orochi (Yo-kai Watch)
• 91st Kyodo (Zetsubō Prison)
• 92nd Hanzo Cervantes (Fate/strange Fake)
• 93rd Fiona (SPY×FAMILY)
• 94th Ram (Detective Conan)
• 95th Arahara Koyomi (Monogatari Series)
• 96th Hajime Uruha (Tokyo Revengers)
• 97th Kanae Reimei (Junket Bank)
• 98th Takanotsume Rikka (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!)
• 99th Majima Goro (Like a Dragon)
• 100th Fubuki (The Elusive Samurai)

This was so much fun to paint!

“Tomorrow, August 18th, is the release date of the September issue of G Fantasy🌻* *
As for this month’s Hanako-kun…

🎊㊗️Celebrating the resumption of serialization!
👻🎉

Please continue to support us starting from this month!”

Source: Aidairo’s official X/Twitter

i have literally never seen this illustration before today is it official? if so, does anyone have the full one and/or the original link to it

Can we move this along? I’m all out of time cards.