You don't fuckin say.

^{I mean it technically worked I guess but jesus christ-}

Out of the Aggretsuko characters who do you think would do the best at teaching Japanese? I personally think Haida would be a great Japanese tutor considering how well he taught Retsuko the bass. Also Haida probably knows a decent amount of English since he seems to be really into England as a whole.

I rewatched everything cause dang that's a good series and I always had this thought, Tadano is a better boyfriend than Haida. Like I'm sure Retsuko wouldn't have left him if they actually got married, he clearly is still in love with her. While Haida like... Bruh. B R U H . No other words.

Hi there, here, as many know, the month of May the LGBT+ is conmemorated, so I want to take advantage of the topic to talk to Haida. In the Netflix's anime, he is always shown as an obsessive coworker who wants Retsuko to be his girlfriend and wife.

And I'm sure you'll say, what's so gay about that? Well, some time ago I read a theory that Haida is gay, or at least, he doesn't show or express interest to females like other males do in the series. Since with characters like Inui & Shikabane, despite the good treatment they give Haida, the latter seems a bit nervous with them, as if he is afraid of falling in love or something like that, as if he is unfaithful with Retsuko (as if he is engaged).

Reading on the internet about hyenas, I found that hyenas are actually a matriarchal society, that is, it is the females that dominate in the families, that the females are more dominant, that the males are more docile than the females.

And that in Japan there is still some rejection towards the LGBT+ community, not like before, but there is a difference.

Besides, Fenneko seems to know Haida's tastes, as she is the only female (other than her family, of course) that Haida manages to speak without any nerves or fear, implying that, in Haida's eyes, Fenneko & Retsuko are not so “feminine” in their verdict.

Later we see that with two males Haida reacts in an “interested” way or with some homosexual tension (Himuro & Tadano).

I don't know if Rarecho wanted to make Haida a gay character or it's because of lack of character development, but Sanrio or Netflix Japan prevented that.

What if the relationship with his father is not because he is in politics as he is, but because he has declared his taste for a certain genre? Since his brother manages to be a little disobedient with his father, but does not show rejection or annoyance for that. Moreover, we see that Haida's mother accepts him as he is, even his brother admits that he loves him in his own way, that he does not feel hatred towards him.

So Haida only sees Retsuko as a “cure” for his homosexuality, that's why he is obsessed with her, if he is with her, no one would label him as gay, that he is not “decomposed” according to society.

Also even after they were together, they didn't even act like it. At all.

So I put up this poll, and if none of the 5 options you don't like, you can comment anything related to the topic.

If you think this topic is repeated, you can report to delete the post.

And thanks for letting me join this subreddit, I'm having a good time.

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But, , in the final episode... Seriously, you're not going to change my mind about THAT scene.

Hey everyone, this is going to be a semilong post/vent, so fair warning, this going to be full about my relationship with the series and melodrama, just a heads up before you start reading!

So, Aggretsuko. I think we all love this series, even if I can understand the mixed feelings on later seasons. It’s been… good lord, 6 years since season 1 came out. Back then I was a dumb highschooler, stuck making a hard herbology project. I needed something to listen to/watch while working and then something caught my eye: Aggretsuko, by Sanrio. Huh. Should be neat.

I instantly felt in love. Even if I wasn’t exactly the prime target of the series, it just resonated with me so much. I almost completely understood the struggles of Retsuko and it had a huge impact on me. If I, a mexican who still to this day doesn’t have a lot of workplace experience, felt such a deep connection with the show, I can’t imagine how the young adults of Japan felt while watching it.

It was that summer that I became friends with someone. Let's call her B. She and I knew each other for a while at that point, but that summer we just clicked. We were suddenly great friends, enduring the second half of high school together. And one day while talking with a friend group I asked if somebody had seen Aggretsuko cause it was pretty good.

Turns out she did. And the rest is history. We spend a lot of time fanboying about Haida, about the struggles of the characters, the themes the series explored. Every release we made sure to watch at least the last half together at the same time, texting each other our reactions. Hell, we even agreed we would love a Valentine’s day special (STILL WAITING ON THAT ONE NETFLIX).

Life was good. But good things do come to an end. We took different paths like people do, but up to 2022 we kept in touch everyday. She was my best friend, and I helped her through probably one of the worst times of her life.

And one day, B ghosted me. Zero contact. Until she transferred to my college and we met once more. It was… off, like talking to a stranger. That would be one of the last times we ever spoke.

As of the day I write these words, I still have no idea about what happened. But the friend I knew and loved was long gone. B is in my eyes a complete stranger now. And I won’t get into details. but 2 years of basically being treated like a ghost took a heavy toll on me and my mental health. What once were good memories turned bitter, and basically everything I shared an emotional attachment with B suddenly turned into something I wished to never speak of or interact with. And Aggretsuko was a casualty of that.

Knowing that the ending of our beloved show, something which we bonded for so long, was coming out and I would not being seen it with her, even worse, probably she watching it without me with zero care, really broke me.

Fast forward to this week, it happened. After one last attempt at saving our relationship, she cut me off completely and blocked… well everywhere. I felt a deep sadness… and a huge relief. As if I could finally breath. I have processed it for 4 days know, and I figured it’s time to rip the band aid.?

I watched season 5… and it was good? I heard so much about it I was expecting a train wreck… but no. It did a ton of stuff right. Rushed if anything (SHIKABANE DESERVES MORE SCREENTIME RAAARH) but there’s something so… inspiring about Retsuko accepting the campaign even if they forced her to do it at first. She has always been a symbol of those who feel crushed by societal norms and expectations, those who wish to release they are anger towards this shitty world, to inspire a change in her prime target audience (inside the story of course), even if she still lost to Jiro, feels like a perfect ending to her story in my opinion.

Watching both Retsuko and Haida (SPECIALLY HIM, HE REALLY NAILED IT THIS SEASON) finally mature as persons and grow into a healthier and heartwarming relationship also inspired me. They basically told me to not give on myself, my betterment and my relationship with others. At the end, with strength and perseverance you too can escape your frustration and find a better life, with those who you love.

And it was painful to come to this conclusion without B. I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving her nor will I forget the good times we spent fanboying about Haida or hating on Tadano saying “Retsy”. but this feels like the first step in finally moving on. And this is the lesson Retsuko left me at the end of the day.

Taking one step at a time in your life, and making the best decisions you can.

wanted to take a shot at designing blu-ray boxart for aggretsuko releases, both the netflix run and original shorts, the goal was to make it look as official and clean as possible

i believe all assets used are official but if fanart was accidentally used please let me know and i'll update the post

i recently decided to rewatch the show and i noticed how the characters archs in season 5 were just flattened? like they were kinda nothing burgers yk not to mention the rather useless political plot... for example retsuko was more like she was in season 1 rather than season 4, like she didnt have the character development, and haidas character didnt expand on his concept well either. i wish there was a season 6 so the two plots this season could actually have been separeted to be explore more in depth on their own. i think season 6 focusing on retsukos career in politics wouldve been great but not if it just mashed down to share a season with some other arch