Over on MAL someone asked this about Kotetsu and Karina’s relationship:
“What is the ending of this couple? Tiger x Blue Rose”
It was in the Tiger & Bunny 2 forums. Everybody was basically like, “Nah, nothing will happen with it,” and everyone commented on how young Karina was when they first met and how old Kotetsu is. Their response was that Karina is no longer a school girl and Kotetsu is “not as old as he looks.”
I decided to leave a response and oh, boy. They are hella angry! They also totally zoomed in on Ryan (I mentioned how I liked the dynamic between them) and bash on his character in the response. But they didn’t mention anything in regards to me mentioning that in staff interviews it becomes clear that most of the T&B staff ship Kotetsu and Barnaby together.
Anyway, they seem super invested in Kotetsu and Karina as a pairing, but this is the wrong series and fandom for that. I definitely hit a sore spot (their response is very agressive in tone) in regards to their view of the series, but they asked about it, and the narrative just doesn’t seem to be going in that direction, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This got even more wild!
Their response to my comment (in which I mentioned that the other anime he mentioned don’t matter, because we aren’t talking about them, and that T&B has a large fujoshi fanbase) :
I did originally think of mentioning the huge queer and lgbtqia+ fanbase, but this dude is giving off huge homophobe vibes, so I decided against that. I also laughed when they assumed I knew nothing of the anime industry, when they have all of one anime on their Plan to Watch list and no other anime listed (meanwhile, I’ve watched like 200+ anime over my 32 years of existence).
Also, they probably missed that T&B pays homage to *Western superhero* tropes and storylines, so bringing up other anime here *really* doesn’t matter.
One other person posted a comment in agreement with them, and they responded with:
First, T&B is an anime original series. The manga is labeled a seinen, but came after the anime. Second, the creators and staff have always been open about shipping Kotetsu and Barnaby and the fact that their relationship could be viewed romantically if they want.
Also, the vibes given off when they refer to a crush fading away as decieving the audience, has the same flavor as “nice guys” who slut shame the moment a woman states that they just want to remain friends - oof.
This one of those moments where it feels like this person and myself watched two completely different shows. Wow.
Either that, or they are just a troll, which could also be possible.
