O Buchou! My Buchou!

[prillalar]

The Boy was helping me brainstorm a tenipuri fic today. About Kaidoh, of course.

Boy: Will this be something I can read?

Hal: There might be some mild slash content but not too much.

Boy: You mean afterwards, Kaidoh comes back and he and Inui have sex?

Hal: a;lkajs;dlkfja;lskdjf;lakj;l

Hal: I said mild slash content! Slash does not equal porn!

Boy: Well, it's clear that they have a thing.

Hal: No sex! Jeez!



We had a much less racy convo the other day about Who will be buchou in the fall? (Manga continuity.)

It seems clear to both of us that Momo and Kaidoh will be buchou and fuko-buchou (sure, Ryoma can out-play either of them, but he's still a first-year and, really, so not buchou-material). But who will be which? How will they decide?

My favourite scenario is the one where Ryuzaki-sensei tells them they have to decide between themselves and so they get to go have a super-secret super-intense match and Kaidoh just barely wins and they make out bond and afterwards they still snipe at each other a lot but are lovers bestest friends bestest friends with benefits.

But what if she just picked one of them? Or made Tezuka decide? Whom would he pick? Or what if Momo and Kaidoh managed to make Ryuzaki-sensei so mad that she picked Arai instead?

Who do you think should be buchou in the fall? Who do you think will be?

I know I'm biased, but I think Kaidoh would be a better choice. I think Momo is too easy-going. But he should definitely be fuko-buchou. They're fucking hot complementary that way.

Comments

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

But but... Arai so has the buchou thing down pat! *him imitating Tezuka that one time* XD And he's usually the one to look after things when the regulars are away, isn't he? *secretly votes for him*

On the other hand, between Momo and Kaidoh, it's rather difficult for me to decide... *votes for your scenario*

[trinityhelix.livejournal.com]

Omg, lol. We commented the same thing about Arai! ^_^;;

...

...it occurs to me that this is fate, luv. XD

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

I've been told I'm psychic ('cause I read Kish's mind all the time XD).

How can anyone forget about Araaaai!? *loves on the dork* You should draw him imitating Tezuka and... stick Tezuka + Tachibana in there somehow. *nods*

*wants an Arai icon now*

[trinityhelix.livejournal.com]

...you just might be, lol.

And you know what? I think I've been inspired to draw Tezuka x Arai now. XDDDD

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

*flails* It's rather scary to think so. XD;;;;;

More Arai love!! Yay! Perhaps I'll be swayed to pick up on that pairing too. *makes room in her heart* Zomg, the crack is going to kill me. XDDDDDDDD

[prillalar]

Hee! Arai is so my Seigaku boyfriend!

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

I fell for Arai after I saw Tenimyu 1. <3's His actor... oh em gee.

[biggersandwich.livejournal.com]

But if all the regulars are away then that rather means that neither Momo or Kaidoh are there to take care of things doesn't it?

(...is not argumentative, really!)

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

That is true. *rolls around* I kinda wish to see how they would handle things though. XD

[biggersandwich.livejournal.com]

Me too. It would be...interesting.

[trinityhelix.livejournal.com]

*total agreement regarding Kaidoh-buchou* ^_^

He's quite pissy now, but I actually think he'd fall along Tezuka's leader stereotype. Momoshiro would probably fall under Yamato's stereotype, though I feel that (as of now), he still lacks the necessary experience to back that style up.

...and there's always Arai, of course. XDDDD (*recalls his rather moving approximation of "Yudan sesouni ikou!"* XDDDD)

[prillalar]

OK, you're freaking me out here because to me, the "Yamato sterotype" is OMG-creepy-pedophile-run-away-now! Or maybe it's just me who thinks that. *g*

Woo hoo! Another Arai supporter!

The Boy has a preferred scenario where Kirihara transfers to Seigaku and is buchou. I don't know why he thinks this would be a good idea, but there you go.

[trinityhelix.livejournal.com]

XDDD Omg, sorry luv. I have a soft spot for all age-gapped relationships, and Yamato x Tezuka is a fav. ^____^

But no, that's not what I was refering to, lol. XDDDD Actually, I was thinking more about the fact that Tezuka is so straightforward in his leadership, while Yamato goes about things in a more roundabout way. Tezuka commands by example, but Yamato makes you realize that there is no other logical choice.

As Ryoma once said: "He is a man of stature." ^_^ I can actually see Momo being this type of leader when he matures more, but as of now he's still a bit too kiddy to use such evasive measures.

>>The Boy has a preferred scenario where Kirihara transfers to Seigaku and is buchou. I don't know why he thinks this would be a good idea, but there you go.

*giggles* That's crack!love. I can see him fighting with Ryoma constantly. XD

[mitethe.livejournal.com]

My money is on Momoshiro becoming buchou, especially considering how much the boy has grown over the course of the series; most of the insightful commentary in the manga these days comes from Momo. Of course, Kaidou has to be fukubuchou. Yin and Yang. Or something. *grin*

If Arai becomes buchou, he will go down in Seigaku history as The Buchou Who Was Pwned. XD

Re: Ryouma - completely agree with you on his lack of buchou qualities. For starters, the boy would have to make turning up to practice on time a regular habit.

[neeteeus.livejournal.com]

...he will go down in Seigaku history as The Buchou Who Was Pwned.

Hah! =D

[prillalar]

Good point about Momo. But Kaidoh has progressed as well, I think. And it's hard to choose between them.

Re Arai: *g*

[mitethe.livejournal.com]

I do love that we can see most of the characters changing noticeably throughout the series (except for Tezuka, natch), Kaidou included. Maybe instead of having to choose, they could...take turns. ^_~

[shrift.livejournal.com]

Kaidoh would have Tezuka's intensity and (slightly less) scary skill. And Momo has people skills like Oishi. That combination seemed to work, you know?

Mmm. Except Kaidoh and Momo wouldn't be nearly as easygoing/platonic/capable of getting along for more than five minutes.

Now I'm imagining that every time they have a disagreement, they take it to the equipment shed. And proceed to make out like whoa.

[prillalar]

I think they work together now a lot better than they used to. And yes to the making out. Hopefully, they'll be doing that regardless.

[biggersandwich.livejournal.com]

If one had to be next buchou and the other next fuku-buchou I could see it going either way really... It just depends on how you look at it.

I could also see Ryoma becoming captain just because it was easier than making Momo and Kaidoh not fight over it (because they might at least recognize his skills and confine themselves to grumbling about his age). He wouldn't be a particularly involved or caring buchou but, really, Tezuka was away half the series and left a lot of the training/paper work stuff to other people so it wouldn't be that difficult to organize.

[prillalar]

My theory is that Momo and Kaidoh could have a great Good Cop, Bad Cop thing going. But the Bad Cop has to be buchou, to have the power.

BadCop!Kaidoh: Everyone do 5 sets of stroke practice!
Everyone: *grumbling*
GoodCop!Momo: It's OK, I worked it out, you only have to do 4 sets.
Everyone: *cheers and completely forgets that the usual used to be 3 sets*

[biggersandwich.livejournal.com]

XD That sounds like them (although the amusing thing about it would be that they would actually be having the argument behind the scenes rather than planning it out to make people feel better...or that's how I see it).

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

YAY! Actual POT discussion on my friends list! --which I can read because I was (voluntarily) spoiled for the Great Divergence of the manga/anime last night (wtf wtf wtf) and now I must simply find a way to read the entire manga from start to finish, haha.

I think that although Kaidoh probably has the maturity to become buchou, Momo has that plus something very vital--the tennis club members like him better. Everyone loves Momo, and they're sort of scared to death of Kaidoh. Kaidoh is also the type of person who never steps in unless he's needed, whereas Momo is a much more motivational person, with the charisma to motivate through his enthusiasm and personal example; whereas, you know, Kaidoh hissing and scowling at them is probably a good motivator too, but one has to ask if it's the best one :D. Hahaha, Scowling!Kaidoh = Seigaku's next form of Inui Juice.

(Why don't I have any POT icons yet? *headdesk*)

[prillalar]

Hee! See my Good Cop/Bad Cop theory above. Also, I figure Inui might be training Kaidoh up to be buchou. He probably has all sorts of statistics to show that if Kaidoh is buchou, Seigaku has a 3.4% greater chance of making it to Nationals than if Momo is buchou.

Re manga, I can zip what I have in batches and upload it to YSI for you, if you like. LMK. There are gaps and scanlation is still going on, but there's quite a lot. And they're going great guns on the new raws, so those are getting closer to being caught up.

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the offer, Hal! I actually was able to get them from Orphne (who I think got them from you initially, so in a way I did get them from you, haha.) --she has everything that's out and scanned so far.

She mentioned there were tentative plans to do a second anime series??? How likely is it, do you think? *hopes hopes hopes!*

[prillalar]

The second series thing was a rumour and then later someone said that it was a false rumour. So, who knows? I'm not sure it's likely, given the way the series ended. But I have hopes of an OVA, at least. And more movies.

Of course, at home we have long discussions about Prince of Tennis: Year Two, which focuses on Fudomine instead of Seigaku and which the Boy calls "Tachibana An's Boy Toys".

[svz-insanity.livejournal.com]

Woot. TeniPuri dicussion at Hal's place!

Hmm... I'd think that Kaidoh would be able to intimdate *anyone* into obeying him (like Tezuka) while Momo will be the "Geez Viper, you're making that kid over there shit in his pants", laid-back and approachable one. So, I'm putting my money on Kaidoh as the Scary and Demands Respect But Secretly Adores Fluffy Animals buchou, and Momo as the "Whee! LUCKY! Where's the food?" fukubuchou.

And Arai can wave a little flag and has his own set of first year followers.

Personally, I'm getting amused just thinking of the situation... they might have a "No arguments during Club practice" thing and then afterwards or before school, they'll argue and fight and make out and traumatize the other students . Or, maybe not and they'll argue like crazy.

[prillalar]

Hee! The Arai Faction! And Momo and Kaidoh will always make out, just not in front of anybody else. And they will always fight.

But what I want to see is the two of them fighting together against a common enemy. Brawl!

[chzbrgr-of-doom.livejournal.com]

I can see Ryuzaki sensei threatening to make Horio buchou if they don't work it out amongst themselves. at which point Kaido and Momo would panic and play rock paper scissors. Then Kaido would win because he always chooses paper, and Momo would get mad because he always chooses rock because he thinks it represents how strong and manly he is. XD


...I didn't get enough sleep last night XD

[prillalar]

<bart>Good old rock. Nothing beats rock.</bart>

Horio-buchou! That would be a dream come true.

[ex-seventee.livejournal.com]

Good luck with convincing the Boy that slash != porn

My boyfriend is still unconvinced. ^^;

[i-smile.livejournal.com]

I think that Momo might be able to guilt people into doing stuff pretty soon, man. And Kaidoh has the Sanada-style fukubuchou thing down, minus violence. :D

I just have a hard time seeing Momo doing any actual work if he were the fukubuchou, whereas as buchou, he'd have the responsibility, and might really believe that he does have to do it. Kaidoh, on the other hand, would take either position seriously. (Then again, in this series, people mature some three or four years every summer--and ten in the case of Tezuka--so maybe he'll have come to a different understanding.)