am i the only one who doesn’t baby wada…. like he’s clearly in distress because his clamming up is a trauma response, but okazaki is just examining that thought process. he’s vulnerable when he’s by himself, locked in a dark room. he breaks down. he’s *incapable,* just as okazaki said. okakazi cares about him in the sense that he WILL DIE if he doesn’t learn to overcome his fear. okazaki knows this herself, and yet she doesn’t harm him (physically.) she shows him what will happen in the event that someone knows this information along with a motive to kill, and she shows the outcome. it’s up to wada to act on that, not her. OKAKAZI THEY DO NOT GET YOU LIKE I DO. PLEASE LIVE FOR ME QUEEN.
That's exactly what I'm getting too. While she likely is taking some joy out of messing with him I do believe that Okazaki is trying to get him to toughen up so he doesn't die. Which is why I'm now more certain that he's going to be the next victim.
Okazaki is by far the most interesting character to me in this whole story for a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest is definitely her relationship with Wada. Like another commenter said, Okazaki is definitely an antagonist in Wada's arc in this story, in the sense that she constantly and consistently challenges him. Ultimately, she is not wrong when it comes to what she says about Wada, because if anything, especially with Chiba now gone, Wada would probably be the easiest person in this facility to kill and get away with it. He is weak, he is small, he is incredibly easy to corner both physically (as we've seen with Yanagi) and emotionally (as we've seen with Okazaki twice now). He can't defend himself, also seen physically and emotionally, it's always Tsuno that has to come to his rescue, and if Tsuno dies, which I am quite sure that she will this chapter, Wada will have no lines of defense. He is, essentially, a cat trapped in a lion's den. If Wada wants any hope of escaping this place that isn't deluded, he has to begin defending himself instead of letting others walk on him. That is what Okazaki is trying to show him. It's a little funny, because I don't think that Tsuno and Okazaki are too different in that regard despite their growing dislike for one another, both are at the end of the day, trying to help Wada. But where as Tsuno's approach is warm, sweet, and emotionally intelligent, Okazaki's is blunt, literal, caring that Wada understands what she is trying to say but very little care for his feelings. And those two approaches are absolutely going to collide into each other and explode during this chapter, with Wada unfortunately being at the center of all of it. Furthermore, I think it is very interesting that Okazaki zeroes in on Wada specifically, especially because she is currently doing a similar thing in regards to Hasegawa, who has a lot of the same problems that Wada does, albeit to a lesser extent. Her approach in regards to him is a lot more emotional instead of the physicality she shows Wada, but it's basically the same song-and-dance of trying to make these two men admit to their weakness and vulnerability in this situation, and trying to help them overcome it in her own Okazaki ways. In her student spotlight, she also critiques Monomoko for being 'weak-willed', so it's very clear through her dynamic with all three of these characters that weakness is something that Okazaki feels very strongly about. Now, we can only speculate on Okazaki's past, as we literally know jack about her life outside of this place other than the fact that she has a sister, and she performed something unlicensed (my current theory is surgery because it makes sense with how the secret is worded, but I digress). That being said, I can't help but wonder if Okazaki sees a bit of her younger self in both Wada and Hasegawa. One of the few bits of Okazaki lore we got in her student spotlight was that she thinks that her younger self would be proud of the person she has become today, that she would admire her. I wonder if in the past as a child or younger-teenager, Okazaki had a personality very similar to Wada and Hasegawa. Soft-spoken, vulnerable, easy to corner, doesn't usually fight back, and weak. But something else in her past resulted in her changing her tune, and becoming the person we know her as today. I feel like this makes a lot of sense, not just because of what I just talked about, but because the themes of freedom and independence feel very important when it comes to Okazaki's character Again in her student spotlight, she discusses moving out and leaving her roommates to pursue a more independent path, and in the first half of her student spotlight when she's pretending to be her roommate, she describes a life a much more rebellious lifestyle involving drugs and sex partners, and seems to consider that life a lot more interesting than her current life. I would also be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that Okazaki is canonically non-binary, and regardless of if that aspect of her character becomes important later on, it is something to keep in mind as the themes of freedom and independence are very closely linked to the queer, gender, and trans experience. We can only speculate really, but all-and-all, Okazaki is definitely the most interesting character in the cast for me and probably my favorite character overall. Now time to watch Boiling Point and see everything I just said be deconfirmed /joke
Genuinely this is such a great analysis of Okazaki (and even Tsuno too). Okazaki is such a blunt person that she provides a really nice contrast to the other students. Honestly I hope neither her or Tsuno are the victims of this chapter cause I really want their conflict to come to a head in the trial.
OKAZAKI HANANO WHEN I CATCH YOU- (still a queen tho) Edit: i just remembered what Tsuno said to Okazaki earlier in the chapter and I am so ready for them to throw hands oml
Is it just me or has Okazaki gotten more petty after Tsuno's confrontation. Though I do really like how her actions don't seem to purely be out of malice, to her she sees her actions as helpful.
Okazaki is definitely trying to help and attempting to get him to cover his weaknesses but due to the lack of understanding emotion I think, they resort to things that would definitely just make Wada percieve this as threat more than as advice Okazaki genuinely believes is gonna be helpful or insightful, when in reality it just cause him more trauma and pain. On a related note, Tsuno might actually just pull a Yanagi if Okazaki tries anything again so Okazaki should chill before their mask gets shatter into bits by the ultimate superhero
Well now tsuno has a motive. My bets are that watari and okazaki are going to be the next victims, as they are probably going to pull that coat thing again. So watari accidentally gets murdered, but okazaki's is more than intentional
tbh i think Wada has claustrophobia and fears the darkness... Tsuno finna catch Okazaki with the chancla, resulting to both dying in the chapter.... Manami wants to protect Wada whilist Okazaki only exposes him to his greatest fears out of what can be deducted as spite... It's merely setting in from there🤔🤔🤔
First of all... The writing in his series is _incredible._ It's super strong, and I admire it a lot. Okazaki, and Wada as well, are fascinating yet very grounded and realistic characters you don't find just anywhere. Now, onto what happened in the video.. I think some of you guys are giving Okazaki too much credit here. As it's wrong to say she did this out of malice (low empathy person scary oooo), so is "she did it for his own good in the end, trust..." It was like throwing a person who can't swim into a deep body of water. If they swim, good for them, if they drown, oh well. They would have drowned eventually anyway. It's a dog eat dog world. The strong survive, and the weak perish. Okazaki knows begging won't save you, and people have no mercy.. That's why she owns a gun. I understand her reasoning. She is very agentic, and almost too independent. SHE had to be strong to survive and thrive, because in the real world, nobody cares that you have trauma or some shit. You're on your own. And that applies even more to an actively dangerous environment like the killing game! From this point of view, she was looking out for him. She's not wrong in her assessment of him. She said it like it is, as always. Wada is a very vulnerable and powerless person. But... At the end here, she wasn't particularly concerned whether she helped him or not, was she? No, because it wasn't about helping him, it was an abuse of power. Another experiment satisfying her curiosity, at his expense. "Just how weak is he, exactly?... He's this weak and he's still roaming around on his own? Wow. He's lucky he has Manami, at least." Any benefit he could get from her actions would be an accidental byproduct, not the intent. It wasn't malicious as in "I'm gonna hurt you cause I like hurting people, hehe." It was just self-serving, and not in the usual fun way. It's not like Wada can't get stronger. We've seen him express anger and stand up for others, when it's for a righteous cause. He stood up to _the_ Okazaki for Chiba, after all. I think getting him to grow stronger for others would be an avenue worth pursuing for someone invested in wanting him TRULY to improve. Because this ain't it. I don't hate Okazaki for this. She's fun! I love when she messes with people. I don't doubt she loves being as free as she is and expressing that freedom. It's also not usually that much of a problem that she doesn't coddle people and barely gives any fucks about consequences. But like this? Messing with Wada because he's so easy to trigger, and no one else would let her get away with this much shit? It was like kicking a puppy. Just tasteless. Picking such a low-hanging fruit doesn't make me feel impressed by her. It's just disappointing. Very disappointing. Pick on someone your own size.
See, these are my thoughts exactly. I don't think Okazaki is being malicious, but she is still acting maliciously. She sees Wada and most likely sees herself, and thus the harsh things she says in this episode are likely a projection. This might reflect her words about morals and how fickle she thinks they are, she likely faced hardships due to "Morals" and thus learned to survive through very harsh and brutal means. She thinks people feel too "Safe" and projects her possible lack of security onto others. Okazaki I adore you but genuinely fuck you for this lol
Why do think okazaki knows more then she leads on , I have a feelings they might know Wada is being targeted and trying in her own unique way to give wada character development
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am i the only one who doesn’t baby wada…. like he’s clearly in distress because his clamming up is a trauma response, but okazaki is just examining that thought process. he’s vulnerable when he’s by himself, locked in a dark room. he breaks down. he’s *incapable,* just as okazaki said. okakazi cares about him in the sense that he WILL DIE if he doesn’t learn to overcome his fear. okazaki knows this herself, and yet she doesn’t harm him (physically.) she shows him what will happen in the event that someone knows this information along with a motive to kill, and she shows the outcome. it’s up to wada to act on that, not her.
OKAKAZI THEY DO NOT GET YOU LIKE I DO. PLEASE LIVE FOR ME QUEEN.
That's exactly what I'm getting too. While she likely is taking some joy out of messing with him I do believe that Okazaki is trying to get him to toughen up so he doesn't die.
Which is why I'm now more certain that he's going to be the next victim.
Okazaki is by far the most interesting character to me in this whole story for a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest is definitely her relationship with Wada.
Like another commenter said, Okazaki is definitely an antagonist in Wada's arc in this story, in the sense that she constantly and consistently challenges him. Ultimately, she is not wrong when it comes to what she says about Wada, because if anything, especially with Chiba now gone, Wada would probably be the easiest person in this facility to kill and get away with it.
He is weak, he is small, he is incredibly easy to corner both physically (as we've seen with Yanagi) and emotionally (as we've seen with Okazaki twice now). He can't defend himself, also seen physically and emotionally, it's always Tsuno that has to come to his rescue, and if Tsuno dies, which I am quite sure that she will this chapter, Wada will have no lines of defense. He is, essentially, a cat trapped in a lion's den.
If Wada wants any hope of escaping this place that isn't deluded, he has to begin defending himself instead of letting others walk on him. That is what Okazaki is trying to show him. It's a little funny, because I don't think that Tsuno and Okazaki are too different in that regard despite their growing dislike for one another, both are at the end of the day, trying to help Wada. But where as Tsuno's approach is warm, sweet, and emotionally intelligent, Okazaki's is blunt, literal, caring that Wada understands what she is trying to say but very little care for his feelings. And those two approaches are absolutely going to collide into each other and explode during this chapter, with Wada unfortunately being at the center of all of it.
Furthermore, I think it is very interesting that Okazaki zeroes in on Wada specifically, especially because she is currently doing a similar thing in regards to Hasegawa, who has a lot of the same problems that Wada does, albeit to a lesser extent. Her approach in regards to him is a lot more emotional instead of the physicality she shows Wada, but it's basically the same song-and-dance of trying to make these two men admit to their weakness and vulnerability in this situation, and trying to help them overcome it in her own Okazaki ways. In her student spotlight, she also critiques Monomoko for being 'weak-willed', so it's very clear through her dynamic with all three of these characters that weakness is something that Okazaki feels very strongly about.
Now, we can only speculate on Okazaki's past, as we literally know jack about her life outside of this place other than the fact that she has a sister, and she performed something unlicensed (my current theory is surgery because it makes sense with how the secret is worded, but I digress). That being said, I can't help but wonder if Okazaki sees a bit of her younger self in both Wada and Hasegawa. One of the few bits of Okazaki lore we got in her student spotlight was that she thinks that her younger self would be proud of the person she has become today, that she would admire her. I wonder if in the past as a child or younger-teenager, Okazaki had a personality very similar to Wada and Hasegawa. Soft-spoken, vulnerable, easy to corner, doesn't usually fight back, and weak. But something else in her past resulted in her changing her tune, and becoming the person we know her as today. I feel like this makes a lot of sense, not just because of what I just talked about, but because the themes of freedom and independence feel very important when it comes to Okazaki's character
Again in her student spotlight, she discusses moving out and leaving her roommates to pursue a more independent path, and in the first half of her student spotlight when she's pretending to be her roommate, she describes a life a much more rebellious lifestyle involving drugs and sex partners, and seems to consider that life a lot more interesting than her current life. I would also be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that Okazaki is canonically non-binary, and regardless of if that aspect of her character becomes important later on, it is something to keep in mind as the themes of freedom and independence are very closely linked to the queer, gender, and trans experience.
We can only speculate really, but all-and-all, Okazaki is definitely the most interesting character in the cast for me and probably my favorite character overall. Now time to watch Boiling Point and see everything I just said be deconfirmed /joke
Genuinely this is such a great analysis of Okazaki (and even Tsuno too). Okazaki is such a blunt person that she provides a really nice contrast to the other students.
Honestly I hope neither her or Tsuno are the victims of this chapter cause I really want their conflict to come to a head in the trial.
OKAZAKI HANANO WHEN I CATCH YOU-
(still a queen tho)
Edit: i just remembered what Tsuno said to Okazaki earlier in the chapter and I am so ready for them to throw hands oml
Is it just me or has Okazaki gotten more petty after Tsuno's confrontation. Though I do really like how her actions don't seem to purely be out of malice, to her she sees her actions as helpful.
@@TheGamingYusuf If Okazaki is trying to get Tsuno to pull a Yanagi that would be a crazy twist
Damn Tsuno is gonna flip her shit when she finds out
Okazaki, what is wrong with you!? This is not boss babe behavior. Now Tsuno has to beat yo ass with her super strength
OKAZAKI!!!!!!! This is not the way of going about things, you're needlessly traumatizing poor Wada...
Bruh Okazaki, they’re gonna give you the Ice Fairy treatment if you keep doing this shit
Okazaki is definitely trying to help and attempting to get him to cover his weaknesses but due to the lack of understanding emotion I think, they resort to things that would definitely just make Wada percieve this as threat more than as advice Okazaki genuinely believes is gonna be helpful or insightful, when in reality it just cause him more trauma and pain.
On a related note, Tsuno might actually just pull a Yanagi if Okazaki tries anything again so Okazaki should chill before their mask gets shatter into bits by the ultimate superhero
Well now tsuno has a motive. My bets are that watari and okazaki are going to be the next victims, as they are probably going to pull that coat thing again. So watari accidentally gets murdered, but okazaki's is more than intentional
god and the fact he was so scared around her before she locked him in again...
I think Okazaki is trying to teach wada how to stand up for himself, even so, she…shouldn’t do this..
Okazaki's becoming more and more of an antagonist toeards Wada
Okasaki you need to pop and lock and push wada in a door and lock
tbh i think Wada has claustrophobia and fears the darkness...
Tsuno finna catch Okazaki with the chancla, resulting to both dying in the chapter.... Manami wants to protect Wada whilist Okazaki only exposes him to his greatest fears out of what can be deducted as spite... It's merely setting in from there🤔🤔🤔
Alternate title: ”Wada Masanari having a internal crying crisis for 4minutes and 51seconds accordingly”
Tsuno with a chancla is such a GOATED image
Okazaki please don’t get killed 😭
OKAZAKI WHEN I GET YOU
OKAZAKI WHEN I GET YOU
OKAZAKI WHEN I GET YOU
OKAZAKI HANANO. YOU ARE MY NUMBER ONE OPP.
So... How long do you think we have before we see either Tsuno or Okazaki's body as the discovery announcement? Or, god forbid, both of them.
Or even worse Wada's body gets discovered.
Oh god... Then someone's definitely trying to frame Okazaki.
@@OverbakdCrakr If Wada is indeed the next victim the trial is guaranteed to be 50% Tsuno vs Okazaki.
@TheGamingYusuf Honestly, If Wada IS the next victim. I'd love to see them pair up Tsuno AND Okazaki for the next Investigation.
@@OverbakdCrakr Tsuno will definitely try to kill her if that happens.
Oh god he’s still so scared of her :((
OML WHAT
First of all... The writing in his series is _incredible._ It's super strong, and I admire it a lot. Okazaki, and Wada as well, are fascinating yet very grounded and realistic characters you don't find just anywhere.
Now, onto what happened in the video..
I think some of you guys are giving Okazaki too much credit here. As it's wrong to say she did this out of malice (low empathy person scary oooo), so is "she did it for his own good in the end, trust..."
It was like throwing a person who can't swim into a deep body of water. If they swim, good for them, if they drown, oh well. They would have drowned eventually anyway.
It's a dog eat dog world. The strong survive, and the weak perish. Okazaki knows begging won't save you, and people have no mercy.. That's why she owns a gun.
I understand her reasoning. She is very agentic, and almost too independent. SHE had to be strong to survive and thrive, because in the real world, nobody cares that you have trauma or some shit. You're on your own. And that applies even more to an actively dangerous environment like the killing game!
From this point of view, she was looking out for him. She's not wrong in her assessment of him. She said it like it is, as always. Wada is a very vulnerable and powerless person. But... At the end here, she wasn't particularly concerned whether she helped him or not, was she?
No, because it wasn't about helping him, it was an abuse of power. Another experiment satisfying her curiosity, at his expense. "Just how weak is he, exactly?... He's this weak and he's still roaming around on his own? Wow. He's lucky he has Manami, at least." Any benefit he could get from her actions would be an accidental byproduct, not the intent.
It wasn't malicious as in "I'm gonna hurt you cause I like hurting people, hehe." It was just self-serving, and not in the usual fun way.
It's not like Wada can't get stronger. We've seen him express anger and stand up for others, when it's for a righteous cause. He stood up to _the_ Okazaki for Chiba, after all. I think getting him to grow stronger for others would be an avenue worth pursuing for someone invested in wanting him TRULY to improve. Because this ain't it.
I don't hate Okazaki for this. She's fun! I love when she messes with people. I don't doubt she loves being as free as she is and expressing that freedom. It's also not usually that much of a problem that she doesn't coddle people and barely gives any fucks about consequences.
But like this? Messing with Wada because he's so easy to trigger, and no one else would let her get away with this much shit? It was like kicking a puppy. Just tasteless. Picking such a low-hanging fruit doesn't make me feel impressed by her. It's just disappointing. Very disappointing.
Pick on someone your own size.
See, these are my thoughts exactly. I don't think Okazaki is being malicious, but she is still acting maliciously. She sees Wada and most likely sees herself, and thus the harsh things she says in this episode are likely a projection. This might reflect her words about morals and how fickle she thinks they are, she likely faced hardships due to "Morals" and thus learned to survive through very harsh and brutal means. She thinks people feel too "Safe" and projects her possible lack of security onto others. Okazaki I adore you but genuinely fuck you for this lol
You know I understand she’s trying to get Wada to protect himself but like GIRL
…Tsuno ain’t gonna be happy.
It's not his fault 😭
Tsuno Okazaki is being rude to Wada again
Okazaki, why are you doing this to him??
i love you okazaki hanano
OKAZAKI WE WILL RUN 30’S OMSS
DOES OKAZAKI HAVE SOME KIND OF GRUDGE AGAINST WADA ?? ? n,, HUH??
They a Bully Fr
Okazaki fans this doesn’t look good for us
WHY HE'S JUST A SMALL BEAN
oh my goddddddd
Why do think okazaki knows more then she leads on , I have a feelings they might know Wada is being targeted and trying in her own unique way to give wada character development
Wada.exe...
Okazaki... WTF 😑
what the hell is her problem :|
Okazaki will be chapter 5 vitcim
Was any of this even necessary 😟
Okazaki i luv u but WHY WHAT DID HE DO TO U
Really Okazaki? 😠
Okazaki Hanano, I think I get what you are trying to do.
But N O.
S t o p.
Bad.
Very, very b a d !