Saiki Kusuo

It's heavily based off this scene

Also, I'm probably going to start being active in this fandom, I should have joined it earlier lol. Feel free to ping me for fanarts and stuff in the future. This is a bit of a welcome post!

I'm Abby, she/her, and I love Kusuo the most (obviously) but Kaidou and Aren are great too! Akechi has his moments, but I find his ranting annoying when I'm in a bad mood. And Kosuke I guess too. <3

Is anyone else so annoyed and done with all the “saiki is trans and aroace” stuff? Because I certainly am.

Saiki isn’t trans because to be trans you need to experience Gender Dysphoria, have genuine discomfort with your body and sex. Saiki literally never has any of this, but people label him as trans because he can switch from male to female and vise versa. THATS LITERALLY ONE OF HIS POWERS?? How does that make him trans?? He never expressed any discomfort with his sex over the whole series, but because he was apparently born a female and used his powers to be male he is trans?

And that brings us to our next point, Saiki isn’t aroace or whatever. Just like the trans one, this can be said very easily. Saiki isn’t aroace because he sees people as what they are- muscle and bones. He literally doesn’t see people on the outside, he sees their insides and organs. Because of this, he literally states, “JUST HOW WOULD I DEVELOP FEELINGS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?” It isn’t that he CANT feel attraction or feelings towards people, just that he can’t develop feelings for people’s muscles and organs. If he didn’t have that power, he would see people as everyone else did, and most likely would develop crushes and attractions.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk. I don’t want to read a single comment saying “just let us have this!! There isn’t any aroace or trans representation in here blah blah blah” because I have seen people say that, and yall don’t make a valid argument. Stop labeling characters just because of their slight quirks. Happy Christmas everyone.

First time posting here. I know it's pretty dead, but...

I just thought it would be kind of funny if whenever Kusuo would transform into Kuriko, and different stuff like that, he would have to put on the clothes he would be wearing during the time he would be that person. So like, if he was going to transform into Kuriko, he would have to wear the girl's school uniform beforehand. Also it takes him two hours to transform, so he would be stuck in the girls uniform for two hours.

I used to like Saiki K as a franchise, but I realised that the whole premise of the show is wrong. I don't like the tsundere trope, and how Saiki's emotions are treated.

The reason why is because of a very bad and unacceptable joke in chapter 108.

Saiki tries to hide away from Teruhashi by hanging out of a window to hide from her. This is treated as a joke.

This should not be a joke, especially given how severely Saiki reacts. What this essentially means is that Saiki's negative emotions don't matter, since it is done over and over again. This is a complete failure of communication.

This use of the tsundere trope is unacceptable. If you can use it to basically ignore everything that Saiki says, this gives a very bad idea of a relationship. I think that this is even harmful because it is promoting bad relationship advice.

The one response that I get over and over again is that it's a gag manga. This is the poorest argument, because,

1, if a comedy makes a truly awful joke, then it should be criticised and analysed.

2, there are many of examples of comedies using jokes to promote a political ideology by hiding it in a "joke". In this case, it's a harmful relationship ideology, but it works the same way.

3, Saiki isn't a gag manga. While it is true that it treats itself in a comic way in this part of the manga, in the Akechi arc, there are almost no jokes, and the ending and the possibility of all of Saiki's friends dying is treated seriously.

In conclusion, I think Saiki K as a franchise is used as a covert way to push a harmful fetish and bad relationship advice. As a result, I think that the whole premise of Saiki K is wrong.

He my twin now

I don't like the girl in chapter 4 in the manga {aka Season 1 in Reawakend] she turns the alarm on AFTER SHE SEES HIM GET BEAT UP! I think in the ending she got nendo ARRESTED, also she has NO MOM WITH HERE so for all we know that girl might have been a trap! man, some kids need an excellent SPANKI-

(not my art, I only put the flags :D)

aroace genderfluid saiki is my headcanon! I wish more people used the genderfluid flag

I 100% expected this answer

Hi! I’m Louise or Aimee (don’t really mind), and I’m showing you my essay on Hairo x Nendou (or HaiNendou)! Im new here, so this may be a bit much but I wrote it and there’s no better place to share I suppose.

Introduction.

This is an essay on why Hairo x Nendou is undeniably canon to Saiki K. This will be using evidence from both the anime and manga.

Essay.

In chapter 12 of the manga (season 1 episode 3 in the anime), Nendou forces Saiki to go to the beach (Kaidou is there too, of course) and Hairo happens to be working there as a lifeguard. After saving Kaidou from ‘drowning’ the first person Hairo greets is Nendou, before acknowledging Kaidou and Saiki in a smaller text, showing that he cares more for Nendou than the others. Later in the chapter, after Nendou saves a girl, Nendou wonders if she has fallen in love with him. Saiki hears someone’s thoughts, someone’s thoughts that read: ‘I fell for him. He’s amazing… To help people in that situation… And then to leave without even introducing himself… Nendou Riki… I’ve fallen for your principles in life!!’ from Hairo himself. This can only really be interpreted as Hairo falling in love with Nendou for the first time, seeing as he says ‘[He’s] fallen for him’, and how Saiko affirms Nendou’s belief that someone had fallen for him.

Since then, Nendou and Hairo have a sort of friendly rival relationship, however only hairo seems to acknowledge the rivals aspect. In chapter 48 this aspect of their dynamic is shown off a lot, with Hairo wanting to beat Nendou in every event (he ends up losing in all of them but flexibility, where Kaidou beats him) and stating that: ‘I’ve been rather luke-warm up until now…then a powerful rival named Nendou Riki appeared before me…I’ve never been this fired up before in my life!!’ In this same chapter, he lays very close attention to Nendou and his scores, being the only person to even care despite Nendou’s scores being more impressive than his own. This shows just how much more Hairo respect ms Nendou compared to their peers and how much he values him.

In chapter 110 (season 1 episode 22) Nendou is invited to tennis camp as a special guest by Hairo, who had told the teacher very flattering things about Nendou such as: ‘astounding physical prowess’; ‘should be able to place forst in all three major tournaments’; and ‘eventually becoming the backbone of Japanese tennis society.’ He also calls him a ‘genius’ in his inner monologue and still references the fact that Nendou is his only real opponent. This shows how Hairo thinks of Nendou extremely highly and not just with the basic respect he shows others such as Kuboyasu.

In the famous chapter 134, which is set on Valentine’s Day, Kaidou and Kuboyasu (who are close to Hairo) start to suspect that he may be gay due to the fact that he does not have a girlfriend despite being so popular, gave some of his chocolates to them, him looking at Kuboyasu’s body and saying ‘Nice body there… I like you’ (although Saiki says that’s just him having a dirty mind), saying some… sexual-sounding things to Kaidou as he couldn’t do a flip on the bar in P.E. and an out-of-context (although admittedly intense) ‘it has to be you, Nendou!’ in the hallways. He also proposes a sumo match by saying ‘there’s only one thing we could do… get naked and go at each other!’ Saiki later expresses interest in Hairo’s sexuality, saying that: ‘Teruhashi doesn’t make him say ‘offu’’; ‘he seems to like clothes that show off a lot of skin’; and ‘he shows his butt a lot.’ Hairo also thinks ‘Nendou has a nice body… As I thought, it really does have to be you…’ As Kaidou and Kuboyasu watch their sumo fight, they notice that it looks rather like… something else. Hairo states in the chapter that he isn’t gay, but has never been in love with anyone despite his thoughts in chapter 12, although it is possible he wasn’t admitting to that due to Nendou being nearby. However, in the ‘rePSIcled manga’ of this chapter, Nendou says that ‘they [Kaidou and Kuboyasu] almost found out about their relationship yesterday,’ to which Hairo responds ‘But I really wanted to say… our relationship is what it is… I’d even be willing to come out for your sake…’ and this panel is most likely canon. This chapter all but confirms that HaiNendou is, in fact, canon. The ‘rePSIcled manga’ panel shows that Nendou respects Hairo equally and that they are in some sort of relationship. Nendou also seems to acknowledge the rival side of their dynamic, being just as intense during the sumo match as Hairo himself, despite not putting in too much effort during the fitness exam in chapter 48. We also get some insight into Hairo’s sexuality, and he would most likely be mlm due to the evidence from Saiki, Kuboyasu and Kaidou.

Conclusion.

With my research (and chapters listed), I have come to the conclusion that HaiNendou is, in fact, the closest to canon ship in Saiki K. other than SatouHii. Hairo and Nendou seem to think of each other in high esteem, and k believe that they would have a healthy relationship if they were tk enter one.

Thabks for reading if you did :D!

I absolutely love Saiki x Mera because it conforms more to what Saiki's motivations are shown as in his thoughts and actually addresses them, leading to a more complete version of relationships.

It still has its' flaws though, just like any other ship, but I think that it's actually more well done than anything else, and makes it real for me.

Throughout the series, Saiki communicates his impression of Mera using the way that he uses his thoughts. In fact, in chapter 47, he had no trouble with complimenting Mera.

Communication works well in a relationship, which isn't really that much prevalent in Saiki's hypothetical ships. Except for Aiura, that's a decent ship.

Mera also says that she hadn't talked to anybody about it, which is important for later.

And we also know that Saiki feels a bit bad for her in chapter 55 for her being poor and gives her a ticket anyway even if Teruhashi would come along to the trip.

Just like everybody else, Mera allows Saiki to have his red bean enmitsu. And since Saiki learned of Mera's gluttony throughout the trip, it means that Mera isn't just confined to her gluttonous character, as will be later seen.

And in chapter 68, Mera states that she would embarrass herself, which is a trait that Saiki also has which would make them understand each other well. And the fact that Saiki goes to Cafe Mami regularly would mean that they have more off-screen time.

In fact, Mera probably understands what it's like to be embarrassed by a role better than anyone else, even in the later parts.

And then, Mera's character peaks in chapter 108. While you have the travesty that is Saiki hanging out of a window to hide from Teruhashi, Mera invites Saiki to her job.

Even though it could shut down, it's the intention of Mera that shines here. Her intention was to give Saiki 100,000 yen, which is more like a business offer, even though it would lead to less free time.

And Saiki responds to her by "kindly asking her to leave" which is contrasted from all the other interactions in the same chapter. I am willing to bet that it's because of the unusual positive type of bond that they have.

And Mera was the only one to deliberately open up to Saiki, instead of being revealed by telepathy, and Saiki kinda accepts it, which is another sign that a relationship might work out between them.

And then there's chapter 131, and chapter 151-155, where Mera eats too much, maybe expecting a rescue ship. But even if she didn't go savage, she might have eaten all of the food anyway because she starves herself for her siblings who are seen in chapter 55.

She works 12 jobs. These chapters 131 and 155 show how Mera's gluttony is flawed for Saiki in some way, but I genuinely think that Saiki thinks that she's made up for it in chapter 240, much like how all functional relationships need some balance in some way.

So then Saiki wants to help her, and he admits in chapter 187 his concern for those chapters.

And when the people admit that they would use Saiki as a hostage against her, which causes him to completely humiliate them. And Saiki has been shown to be very resistant to anger even while listening to very vile people, so it shows that he's even more protective of Mera.

In chapter 202 however, Saiki doesn't approve of Mera's way of doing things, but I guess he understands. She mentions that she has 6 jobs instead of 12, which is improvement.

And from thereon, Mera isn't shown eating a lot, acting on her gluttonous nature.

But chapter 215 is really special because Mera actually does a task that Saiki wants because he asked her to, and she did it flawlessly.

And what does Saiki do? He smiles at her. This is one of the chances that Saiki had for opening up with someone, other than chapter 279 with Aiura and chapter 280 with Nendou.

Next is chapter 217

This statement by Saiki is him being serious. There's also another moment where Saiki doesn't trust Mera with a pet earlier, which is fine.

Chapter 240 starts with Saiki concerned with Mera.

Next, Saiki mentions that Mera visited him on his birthday, and he isn't made uncomfortable by it, which is leagues better than when Teruhashi visited Saiki.

This moment speaks volumes about how Saiki trusts Mera in this way. And then Saiki helps Mera, because the cheese fountain ends up behind some classmate and she fell forwards, tripping over her bag and landing onto her lap which makes no sense.

And the reason why Saiki helped her was revealed earlier, it was due to Mera thinking about her family, especially after Saiki thinking that he had no pity for her.

Later when Mera becomes rich due to bitcoin, Saiki asks who she is.

But I think that Mera has genuinely completed her character growth by going to Oshimai in chapter 277 by hitchhiking.

The 4koma then shows her not failing at her job anymore

• Conclusion

Saiki x Mera is perfectly balanced with no exploits whatsoever. It's like something you would see from Ugly Betty; a show that does relationships very well. It would be a par for the course ship, like 7/10, but since Saiki x Mera is in anime territory, it's ignored.

And even though Saiki mentions some problems, he has always known that cared for Mera in some way. The statements back it up. The tone backs it up. And to some extent, I think that Mera is to some extent, what Saiki could need, due to his guilt for his psychic powers.

That's the beauty in Saiki x Mera, because Saiki's thoughts are serious nearly all the time, so the fact that everything matches up here is just a chef's kiss. 9/10.

Edit: Friends becoming lovers due to friendships are very common and reasonable in real life. Google search says 70%. So if both of them feel like they're mature enough and ready to deal with each other, then they could make it work.

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1 Kaidou : He looks like a cool guy. He probably fights a lot and He looks tough. He also has bandages over his hand soo He fights I assumed. 7 / 10

2 aren kuboyasu: He looks like a huge nerd. Probably the topper. Also He kind of looks like a wimp- 2/10

After I explained that aren was a gangster and is really violent to protect his friend, he changed his rating from 2 to 100/10

3 saiki k : is this a girl or a boy? This looks like a girl. Also with those glasses I think he is really interested in science. 6/10

4 Teruhashi: she also looks like a smart girl. Also she looks like a waitress. She is cute I guess. 9/10

5 chiyo yumehara: she looks like a stupid girl. Like dumb. I guess she's fine tho. 7/10

I just discovered that I have the same birthday as kaidou. Must be the work of dark reunion! Anyway tomorrow is kusukes birthday so happy advance b day to him I guess. He would probably want nothing more than to beat saiki on his birthday

I usually watch shows in sub but I have no idea whether to watch it in sub due to a lot of people enjoying dub. What do you guys think?