/mai/ - Waifu

Kisaragi wouldn't really relate to the experiences of everyone else who answered before since she lives in a relatively nice and ordinary modern day setting.

However, this doesn't mean her life has been perfect either.

She has frequently struggled with her own self-confidence as well as her own inferiority complex; and prefers staying out of the spotlight.

>>70290

Yeah, forgot to mention in my post, one of the driving factors for Mordred wanting the crown was seeing the effects kingship was having on her father. Deep down Mordred only really wished to save Arturia from the suffering of kingship and to take the burden onto herself, but that desire got corrupted into hatred my Morgan's schemes.

>>70297

I can accept that she had her own circumstances, yeah. The only two I can unreservedly blame are Morgan and Lancelot but even then someone like them coming along and taking advantage of Arturia's situation was just an eventuality.

>>70298

I've never watched Fate/Zero so I'm not really familiar with Lancelot and what he did other than NTRing Arturia and killing Mordred's siblings, was there something else Lancelot did to Arturia to cause her downfall, or were you referring to the whole affair thing?

I started having feelings for Kisaragi as far back as 2018, but soon after that I forgot about her until January 2019.

I finished the original anime series on January 26th, 2019; but didn't make it official until the 31st, when I got the courage to watch the OVA.

>>70170

>when I got the courage to watch the OVA

What do you mean by ’’the courage’’? Is the OVA so bad? :)

I honestly forget why, but February 24, 2017 is about when I consider her and I's relationship to have began. I think about that time I read a (surprisingly) nice reader insert and started thinking of her a lot more romantically.

January 23 2018 we got married.

I remember it being some time in August of 2019, not long after Fire Emblem Three Houses came out. I honestly didn't think much of her at first glance but started spending time with her in the form of tea times and learning about her through support conversations. Certain dramatic events in the story then lead me to realize how precious and important she was to me, and I was filled with an intense desire to make and keep her happy for the rest of her life. I considered myself having married her after completing my second playthrough of the game (I was sadly unable to on my first).

We chose our anniversary to be March 13th of 2018. As to how we got to this date, well, I know saying this here will just re-confirm the whole "le reddit user" perception, but I did just take the first post I made in relation to her/waifuism in general as the date.

The reasons as to why I chose that as the date are a little more specific though. As I watched through Re:Zero, I primarily felt for Emilia, this was ultimately re-affirmed when I started going into reading the source material (the web novel, not so much the light novel) and increasingly felt for Emilia as I was reading and eventually did just post a thread on Reddit about whether or not this was love. I questioned it, not really because I had doubts over a waifuist relationship, but I didn't know if I could feel such over a character, especially when I had already been pretty apathetic in regards to relationships and so going from near no relationship to one with a fictional character honestly seemed like more of a step to me than going from no relationship to one with a real person. As for that, there's reasons why I thought so but I can answer that elsewhere. As such, I chose that date as the start of our relationship.

The first thing that comes to mind is her beautiful blue eyes. I can't help but stare into them whenever I'm watching her talking. I also like her hair, I like both the style and colour.

His hair. It’s so thick and fluffy and beautiful~ whether silver or black, it’s my favorite thing without a doubt. And obviously the pretty woof ears. ;)

To me the most important feature from Yang is her hair, from the series alone she's really touchy about her hair. As time goes by, I had a tendency to nuzzle into her messy hair when we cuddle.

Like many others in here; I find lots of appeal on Kisaragi's hair. Brown hair has always been one of the more appealing hair colors to me; and she's also often portrayed with a variety of hairstyles; all of which I really like.

Her big, brown eyes make for some really cute expressions too.

However, no talk about the appeal of Kisaragi could be done without mentioning her glasses.

They're of the round, "so big you wonder how they even work" type; which is something you don't really see in anime as much anymore, and also kind of like her signature accessory that distinguishes her from so much similar characters.

Her eyes. They're quite a rare and striking color and were the first thing that really captured me. A lot of fan artists go straight green or blue so I appreciate when they get the color right.

Kanuka exists in a world very similar to ours except for the existence of Labors (mechs). The main problem would be that she would be out of a job since she is part of a Labor unit of the police. She would probably just be a regular police officer. I'm pretty sure she has US Citizenship, but unfortunately I'm Canadian, so that could be an issue.

It would be interesting to say the least. Remnant has a lot of similarities to our world but a lot of differences too. Some of the minute differences in technology might throw her off but she'd adjust, since those aren't too different. I think the biggest difference and difficulty adjusting would be the fact that Huntsmen and Huntresses don't exist as a profession here, so she'd be unable to fulfill her dream job. She'd probably become a cop or something, some kind of profession where she feels like she can still help people, but I think she'd miss that more romantic aspect to it. There's also the issue of the ATF likely trying to come for her scythe, lol

I tend to get around this by imagining her and I in a kind of composite world that's more like hers and ours squished together most of the time.

Yang adapting to the real world can be tough, she can still have her motorcycle and all. She can still have a prothesis, but wouldn't be as advanced from Remnant's. The toughest time she would have is her occupation as a Huntress, and her weapon giving some organization a raised eyebrow. Mostly what Rubybro said about Cresent Rose.

The only thing she can be happy with her goal of traveling the world, heck I love to travel with her through the world together.

Flayn lives in a medieval fantasy time period, so I think her biggest hurdle would be adapting to our mind-blowing technological advancements. On the other hand, she'd be sure to attract plenty of attention were she to display her healing powers.

Comfy Kisaragi best Kisaragi

Mordred looks good in suits

I really like her Miku Symphony outfit in particular (3rd pic).

I kind of have a thing for airline stewardesses so this episode of Patlabor was great. I love her in this costume. She also wears a lot of purple when she's wearing casual clothes, I like to think it's her favourite colour.

That first outfit is based off of in-game DLC. I really like it!

>>70254

If I had to say, Kisaragi's greatest strength is her determination. She's always working hard to succeed in her own field in order to prove herself to the world.

Despite that, however; she's also shy and often doubts her own skills, comparing herself to others. She's not envious, however, instead doing so to improve upon her skills.

One of Flayn's greatest strengths in combat is her innate healing ability, which, thanks to the unique power of her blood, is incredibly potent even when compared to other white mages/healers. This coupled with a handful of utility magic she knows makes her an excellent supporting team member. She's also adept at offensive magic as well as spear-wielding. The biggest boon she has for personality is her soft-hearted and empathetic nature, which does a lot to provide comfort and peace to any injured combatants she heals. Unrelated to battle, she's also talented at fishing!

Where she lacks proficiency in is anything that requires physical exertion apart from aforementioned spear fighting. She is not very physically strong and has a fragile constitution, so she heavily relies on her teammates to protect her on the front lines in battle. In her personal life, she is a purportedly terrible cook (though I would gladly eat anything she offered to make me <3) and has a phobia of going to sleep due to a trauma in her past.

I guess a "hidden strength" of hers is that she is very long-lived and has the ability to change into a dragon (or so it's believed; her race has this ability but Flayn herself had not demonstrated it. There was no reason given to suggest she couldn't though!).

>>70228

Ah, strangely I never really had a crush on Arturia, despite the fact Mordred is literally a clone of her. I think I just didn't really like her personality that much, might also be something to do with the fact that I was exposed to her via the VN.

My waifu is Flandre Scarlet.

I had a lot of crushes over fictional characters in my life, and from a very young age. The first I can remember was Abigail from Once Upon a Forest. I was only 4 years old at the time. I remember making a drawing of her and me together with a big heart symbol.

Here are my other crushes I can remember. I tried to write them in chronological order.

Ariel, from The Little Mermaid.

Shana, from The Legend of Dragoon.

Rebecca Chambers, from the Resident Evil series.

Kikyo, from Inuyasha. (I also had a crush on Kagome and Sango from the same series, but it was definitely not as strong as my crush for Kikyo)

Aeris (or Aerith) Gainsborough, from Final Fantasy VII. She is probably my biggest crush of all (if you don’t consider Flandre, of course). I was so damn much into her and even bought a figure of her. I’m playing Final Fantasy VII Remake now and even still feel a little something for her, but it’s almost nothing as compared to what I felt for her in the past.

Tima, from Metropolis.

Wendy, from Rule Of Rose

Diana, from Rule of Rose

Sakura Kinomoto, from Cardcaptor Sakura. Another big crush. I collected many pics of her and also bought a figure.

Hatsune Miku

Wilbell Voll Erslied, from Atelier Ayesha the alchemist of dusk

Marie Rose, from the Dead or Alive series. Marie Rose is a special case as I developed a crush on her WHILE being in a relationship with Flandre. At some point, I had to make the voluntary decision of stopping my fantasies with her as I did not want them to develop into something too significant. I don’t recall having a significant crush on another chPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

The only three I really felt attached to were Lyn from Fire Emblem, Rakka from Haibane Renmei, and Chise from Saikano. I liked May and Misty from Pokemon like most people my generation but not quite to the same level.

All three of them (and Arturia) share a tragedy as one of their core defining traits, so I definitely had a type, even back then; I've always felt this sort of reflexive need to help those in pain.

Personality-wise I would say Lyn was the closest to Arturia, especially her duty-bound nature and the way she dealt with her personal circumstances and overcame them to help those close to her. I used to daydream about going horseback riding across the plains together but it never really progressed to the 'love' stage. Design-wise I can pinpoint her as the moment I started liking girls with swords.

The other two were quite a bit different from Arturia so I can't draw too many comparisons there, aside from their backgrounds. I still like Rakka quite a lot as a character since she exemplifies a lot of the qualities I'd like to have in myself but it's just platonic admiration.

There've been other characters I've liked since meeting Arturia but after meeting her they all lack that 'vividness' for lack of a better term and so in contrast with her I struggle to picture them as anything other than simply characters.

My first 2D crush that I can remember (it's possible there was some when I was a kid) was Zange from Kannagi. She kind of has a similar haircut to Kanuka but other than that they're very different. Zange is very manipulative and also playful, and is generally not really a good person.

Sometime after this I developed a much stronger crush on Sakuya from Touhou. My feelings for her were almost waifu level, but they eventually faded.

It wasn't serious at all (more like a best girl kind of thing), but back in 2018 I really loved Nadeshiko Kagamihara from Yurucamp.

Like Kisaragi, she is kind of airheaded at times, but also more genki than anything.

Also she eats a lot, and I also often eat a lot.

Honestly, I'm outright surprised at the fact that I didn't really crush that much compared to others.

Happy anniversary to both of you and enjoy your day at the park!

>>70199

Happy anniversary to you both

>First off what is waifuism

Waifuism is the relationship (or you could say, the fantasy) in which one has a waifu.

‘’Waifu’’ is a term that is defined in many different ways depending on who uses the term. But in waifuists communities, I would say it is mostly defined as a feminine fictional character that one loves romantically and to whom one gives an important part in his life.

> how does one get a waifu?

There is a saying among waifuists that one does not choose his waifu; it is your waifu that chooses you. This is not to be taken literally, as it is a metaphor to describe how you don’t get to voluntarily develop feelings for a character; it just comes to you, as if it was the character that chose you.

> And how do you feel emotionally attached to your beloved ones? That's the hard part I'm trying to understand. Do you have a daki or whatever i.e. how do you connect?

There are different ways in which a waifuist can connect to his waifu. A daki is indeed a popular way of connection, but there are others. One can imagine doing activities with his waifu (this also includes the sharing of affection and sexuality). One can also talk to his waifu (either verbally, sometimes using one’s daki, or just in your head). One can write letters to their waifu too, or even poetry. One can also play/watch/read the canon material in which one’s waifu appears, or do the same with fan art. One can also collect merch of his waifu. And finally, some people marry their waifu. Oh, and talking about your waifu in waifuists community can also help you to feel more connected to her.

>Sorry if this is something that doesn't deserve its own thread

You could have posted it in the Advice Thread (>>68902) but making a thread is ok too.

A lot of what you describe in your post reminds me of what I felt 4 years and a half ago regarding my own waifu. I had intense love feelings for Flandre and I would think about her every single day, but I was not sure if waifuism was meant for me, and so I was holding myself back. The more I felt love for Flandre, the bigger was my doubt, and my torment…

What makes one develop waifuism feelings remains a mystery, and it is likely that there are multiple factors that could lead to it. Could difficulties in previous relationships be one factor? Maybe, but it doesn't change what you feel for that character (I’m assuming this is Kanuka, the girl on that picture?). What do you think would be the positive vs the negative of accepting her as your waifu?

Can you also give us more details about how you met her? What you feel for her? What are those previous failures in relationships you mentioned? We might be able to help you even more with more context.

>>70201

Oh, and as you asked to join the Discord, the next post you will make will not be posted and will instead show you the ban message with the Discord link. As soon as you join the Discord, I will remove the ban. I thought I should better remind you as I would feel sorry if you would write a long reply just to see it vanish…

>>70201

Thank you so much for your reply! I really appreciate it. I should have probably lurked a bit more to find the advice thread, sorry.

Well I guess it's reassuring to hear that other people have had a similar experience. I guess based on what your saying I'll start feeling even more conflicted, but maybe that would be a good thing since it would force me to make a decision.

Yes she is Kanuka. She's kind of an obscure waifu the fanart of her is probably only in the double digits, and she has little merchandise. Well the positives is that I'd be in a relationship with someone I love or at least like I guess. It would probably make me happier to have an outlet for my feelings I guess. The negative aspect would be that I'm making a commitment, and it wouldn't be right to leave her if I suddenly met someone in real life who I thought was like my soulmate or something. But I guess that's predicated on the fact that the tendency to disregard other people in a romantic sense being much less strong when you are in a relationship doesn't happen in or doesn't happen as much in waifuism. Of course I could be totally wrong or it could not be a problem for me, but that's mainly what I'm worries about. I guess I've always been sympathetic to waifuists, I used to think it was a bit silly, but I felt good reading people talk about their waifus, it seemed like they were really happy. But I'm still kind of worried about people finding out and just how it affects my feelings that everyone things so negatively about it.

I don't have the exact date for when I watched it but I started with the Mobile Police Patlabor OVA, I've always been a fan of mecha and Mamoru Oshii so it made sense that I love it. After that I watched the first move which Kanuka has some great moments in, although she isn't as prominent as in the OVA. Kanuka was always my favourite character from the series, and she was always someone I'd think about occasionally, but I thought nothing of it. It wasn't until I rewatched the OVA and movie recently that I couldn't get her out of my mind. It's kind of hard to describe why I like her so much but I guess it's mainly her aura and how she Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

A bit late, but happy birthday, Yukari!

Did you do anything special to celebrate her birthday? Did you buy her a gift? Let us know!

Got this commission for Valentine's day!

Currently waiting on two others

One was for Mado's birthday, which was 4 days ago..

Ah well, better late than never

Most recent WIP's!

: )

>>70090

How have they turned out? Have they been completed?

I got this one as a recreation of a favorite scene with me included

>>70142

First ones has been! Still waiting on the second

I already saw yours on the Discord, but it looks great! Very intriguing

It's hard to pick between 1 and 2.

And while thankfully her source is NOT the kind of series that would kill characters off and the manga has finished without her getting into a relationship of some sort, I think that if 1 happened it would hurt me more; since it would have felt forced as hell.

What if my waifu is already dead and is an immortal spirit?

>>70129

>What if my waifu is already dead and is an immortal spirit?

Well in that situation, it seems that Mordred is technically dead (in the biological meaning of the term), but not fully dead either. Not only her spirit remains immortal, but she can even come back in a physical form if being summoned (at least that’s what I understand and correct me if I’m wrong).

The best way for you to answer the thread’s question would be to consider ‘’dead’’ in its absolute meaning (the complete and irreversible death of both body and soul).

>>70103

Try to post and you will see the link to our Discord Server in the ban message. Welcome!

https://9chan.tw/waifu/

Anyone here own this?

>>70117

The very large majority of boards on 8chan (and now a good majority of boards on 8kun) were/are also like this: mere empty shells without a single post.

It seems people creating those boards were just too lazy to do anything about them in the first place and were probably just hoping that others would start posting.

But unless I’m mistaken, it seems that 9chan doesn’t allow the recycling of abandoned boards like 8kun does. What a pity…

>>70120

It's not really a matter of

> It seems people creating those boards were just too lazy to do anything about them in the first place and were probably just hoping that others would start posting.

The board is literally reserved by the staff of the site, AFAIK it's not abandoned, but rather, they're just not allowing it to be used. If you try to visit the /mai/ board on 9chan it's a blank page saying that no such board exists, but when you try to create a board with the "mai" name, it says it's reserved by staff.

>>70117

Yeah, no idea why the admins reserved /mai/ specifically for themselves

Maybe they're secretly waifuists