I absolutely ADORED Asakura just as much, if not even MORE, than Kitaoka in that scene for how he grins at Shinji and toys with him and raises his hand slowly and Shinji is SO DEVASTATED.

(They never actually say what crimes Asakura was committed for, do they?)


And yes, Hagino Takeshi DEFINITELY does. But before Kitaoka had deflected, it's only now that he's engaging Asakura on that level, and DAMN. *_*




I... think Asakura is probably my second favorite in Ryuki. orz