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what is bro yapping about?

I have ADHD + Autism and highly relate to Asakusa even though we dont completely overlap in our symptoms. Thank you for making a video tying all these examples together!! I remember watching the series back in 2020 when it was airing and forming a strong attachment to Asakusa and felt so seen by her constantly keeping her plush rabbit on her and holding it in times of distress. I do the exact same thing and it was so cool to see a character stim the way I do!!

She just like me fr

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Being autistic when I was a kid I like tiny action figures and baby dolls. I also like gaming and music too and when I’m doing one or the other I tend to get so focused on that I don’t realize how much time has passed and I tend to fantasize being in the worlds of games that I find cool or music that I like. But I had learning disabilities and a bad speech impediment growing up but as I have gotten older it hasn’t been as bad. I tend to like to keep to myself and I’m very socially awkward. I have my small group of friends that I’ve known since we were little and I’m ok with that.

bro DID NOT call my girl an autist 😭

このように成長していった純粋で貴重なアニメ人材を殺した京アニ放火を絶対に許せない！

Asakusa is the face of passion. She knows her stuff and created has the art appreciated by others, but her vision is something more than that.

Or she has an overactive imagination that gets her into trouble...

As someone who has ASD and ADD, the way she imagines is exactly how it feels and looks to me. It often leads to me dissociating heavily, being completely unaware of my surroundings.

this was a cool concept for a series, sad to see that this account was most likely abandoned

As someone with Autism I can relate to Asakusa.

It's nice to see that she was made by someone with both ADHD and Autism because I have both too and it's cool to see how other people experience the combination!!!!!

I really wish this show got a Season 2...

Now that I've watched this video I need to watch the anime because as a guy diagnosed with autism myself I can mostly relate to this character.

This is a very good video please continue your series if you get the chance

Isn't the original manga author also have ADHD? And he said Midori is his mirror character ?

So glad that there's another good quality representation to watch. This looks great

It’s not autism it’s adhd. Her skill and love for design and world building derives from her hyperfixation. She is also overall agreeable which tends to be the case as people with adhd tend to have RSD. The final point brought up about her stimming followed by her hyperactivity both obviously connect to her attention deficit HYPERACTIVITY disorder. While the content is still valuable How you arrive at autism is pretty stupid

One day, I was in a discord call and one of my friends played this weird song. It was in Japanese and kept saying "Easy Breezy". I liked it despite the kind of strangeness of it. We kept playing it in VC every now and then, kind of as a joke. Later, I looked it up and found this anime. I watched a couple of episodes, kinda forgot about it. Just recently, I remembered "Eezy Breezy" and decided to listen to it again. I've been kinda stressed recently and just remembering hanging out and laughing with my friends over a silly song calmed me down. I think that was the happiest I've been in weeks... also after watching this video I'm probably going to try to watch the anime again. :)

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I relate so much to midori. I'm autistic and I draw comics. I also love it when shows sneak in real drawing materials. But I've never heard of this hallucination imagination world thing. I day dream a lot. Sometimes In a way that re contextualizes my current activity (Similar to maladaptive daydreaming.), but it's never to the point of a hallucination. perhaps the show is just using visuals to represent her imagination, rather than what she is actually seeing. I dunno. apologies for spewing thoughts.

I want a season 2 of this anime so badly. I didn't realize it was a manga first. time to go track that down.

man this explains why i liked eizouken so much. there was a ton of shit that just clicked with me and i felt like a piece of media finally portrayed how i feel and how i view the world.

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As an autistic, she's a complete mood. Keeping and holding onto comfort items, having hyper fixations to the point where it's all I can think and do, act childish, hyper, socially awkward, and many others. People get annoyed when I talk about the same thing, but get frustrated when I barely talk about anything else! If you want to talk, let me talk about what interests me!

Youre awwsome bro

As someone who’s apparently part of the autism spectrum (Aspergers, according to my parents and doctor) I related with Asakusa for a hefty amount of the anime. That’s probably why she’s my favorite of the main trio. I get the hype with Kanamori and all, but nothing beats that little kappa/gremlin girl for me. Nicely done video overall.

i think asakusa is just an overlap of adhd, not autism at all

as a reader I had the same thoughts of this video's topic when watching the show

Really love how at no point is Midori belittled or looked down upon for displaying overly autistic traits

It hurts me how good they are at drawing for no damn reason. Like they can draw on a level of 10 year comic artists and they’re only in high school

This show... so good ;~; I love the gremlin trio

Kinda unrelated, but is that me or the anime she's watching looks like a Studio Ghibli animation?

As an autistic person myself I can really relate to her, I like her love cartoons and always wanted to make one, I always get distracted from my imagination that block me from reality, either way I really like the representation from her :)

I'm autistic and I can relate to Midori.

As someone who’s on the autism spectrum, I never realized how much I related to Asakusa! Even if she wasn’t meant to be autistic, i feel like it’s really cool that I can relate to her

Does anyone else just talk to themselves or just pace around the room or need to run and pose around a room when your having imaginations. As a person with autisim it is very common for me. I also pretend about people who will talk to me in the future as I imagine a conversation making jokes and everything to air. I surprisingly make great company to myself. Or argue to air to let out my frustrations as I talk to myself.

Haha I kin midori

Very good and informative video, thanks for making. I've never been diagnosed but I suspect that I'm on the autism spectrum, and I can definitely say I relate to this character in many ways - though I've ended up more of a dabbler without great skill in any one particular area, sadly. Minor nitpick: the "ei" in Eizouken is pronounced like the English long A sound, or "ay" (as in hay, may, day, etc.).

I don't have autism but I got ADHD and I definitely relate to Asakusa in her distractedness and whatnot. And the relationship between Kanemori and Asukusa is one that definitely feels familiar

Oh shit, I might have autism

I feel like Mizusaki might be autistic-coded too seeing that she also has a very hiperer specific interest and constantly experiences the world around her through it. She also has a very different personality around her friends than her fans and that might be due to masking. I just feel like she shares a lot of traits with Asakusa, plus the masking part of her personality that comes through when she has to act for her fans.

I was watching this show and relating really heavily with Asakusa and somehow didn't recognize *why* until stumbling upon this video. It makes so much sense.

i never thought this is autistic, just thought asakusa is just freakin amazing

Thank you for giving me new insight to one of my favorite anime. :)

I didn't even think of her being autistic or having adhd the entire show like specifically, but on episode 11 when she said she's never been on a train before because she's scared of people, I just felt something i've never felt before in any type of media. The way the show doesn't market or amplify the fact that these characters are most likely neuro-divergent like a lot of american tv shows do for "visibility" and "diversity" makes me happy. It doesn't have to be pushed to our faces they are just humans and the fact that Asakusa just naturally states the fact that shes scared of people or how her friends don't make fun of her traits like her bunny or her rambles and outbursts. also we all like to get diagnosed and to be put in a box bc its comforting but we have to remember its a spectrum. you can have autism, adhd, both, some other stuff mixed in, etc. not everyone who is diagnosed with the same name can have the same issues as well. I love how its so natural in this show unlike some shows who portray characters in most stereotypical ways. Asakusa and Kanamori's dynamic almost reminds me of how my best friend treats me (im neuro-divergent) like he knows how to filter out my rambles when its not important and is blunt but knows when its important yk. grateful for my Kanamori and grateful for this series. also i carry around this bear everywhere but its bigger than her bunny so like its hard sometimes kinda wish my guy was smaller then at the same time i love him the way he is and he gives best snuggles. he doesn't have a real gender but saying him idk just feels natural. i'm not autistic tho i think but i always take him everywhere everytime i go on trips too i took him even now since i was a kid the only place he didn't go to was peru i think or did he go..... he went to korea and the Caribbeans for sure hes also in my aunt's wedding photos as well as a lot of photos. my little brother also use to carry around his animals too idk if he has a special one like me he use to have a monkey and a lion

As an autistic person, I agree with this video 100%. She's not exactly like me since autism is a spectrum, but I found her extremely relatable when I was watching the show. IMO, she's Best Girl; Kanamori's great and all, but Asakusa is the heart and soul of the production team.

I love her she's such a goofy little bundle of energy. Interesting video.

I’m autistic also, and I noticed quite a lot of the traits you pointed out, but you picked up on a lot more than I did such as her stimming. A great video essay, butt. I’ve subscribed and I’m looking forward to you similar future content!