7/23/2023 0 Comments Keep your hands off eizouken art![]() Despite showing up fairly late in the series and having a much more peripheral role in the Motion Picture Club than the main trio (to the point where her appearances with all three are fairly minimal), Doumeki quickly became just as popular as them among fans, in part due to her being an approximate and appropriate middle ground between Asakusa & Mizusaki and Kanamori in terms of personality as well as due to her own enthusiasm towards sound design helping endear her to fans in the same way that Asakusa and Mizusaki's enthusiasm for animation aid in their appeal. ![]() The fact that she displays a subdued and professional demeanor around fans, but more readily opens up when around people she considers close enough to trust is also noted as paralleling behaviors found in "neurotypical-passing" autistic individuals. Much of this comes from her emphasis on repetition, especially in regards to things that catch her interest, her tendency to info-dump when discussing body movements, and her fixation on character animation to the point where she gets distressed when her ability to engage in it is threatened. Much like with Asakusa, Mizusaki shows several characteristics that lead fans to see her as autistic.It helps that author Sumito Owara has stated that he in part based Asakusa on his own experiences with autism and ADHD note In an interview Japanese outlet Livedoor he stated that he has a "developmental disorder" that previously impeded his academic performance growing up, and specified on Twitter that it was a co-occurrence of autism and ADHD. ![]() She's often characterized as childish, tends to get lost in fantasies, has a strong attachment to certain objects (including a stuffed rabbit that she keeps as a Security Blanket, clutching it when overwhelmed or nervous), hyperfixates on certain topics, and displays such immense difficulty with being around strangers, especially in crowded settings, that she relies on keeping her friends around her at all times when she goes out in public.
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