So for a few different reasons I’m always hesitant to say two characters are a “couple” in the Studio if they aren’t in the source material. Even ones like Nanami and Tiana or whatever I usually just present them more as fuck buddies. The one exception is the handful of characters who I feel like are presented as a couple in the source material, but just aren’t confirmed (usually because it was taboo to do canon gay couples until fairly recently). Yuji and Inosuke, being from different series, obviously don’t fit into that, and I also just don’t know if I see their dynamic as romantic. They definitely feel to me more like friends who happen to fuck, like it’s easier to picture them goofing around than being heartfelt I guess. Anyway, I figured I’d try and answer this in their own words, with a little eye candy to boot.
So this Ask kinda references back a couple of Aki’s old Asks. I used him here since he has a fairly memorable scene involving enjoying some coffee in season one, but in that scene he’s making his own coffee at home. However, we’ve established through one of his Asks that he has a habit of losing his mornings due to staying in bed with some casual fling, so when that happens he’ll grab a quick coffee from the Studio amenities. Also, and this was not intentional, but he’s also posed like Momo was in his ask with her way back when.
So I’m not really an expert on Yuki, but looking up what her kind of guy is, it seems like those traits would translate fine to women as well. I think the idea is that Yuki’s original use of the “what’s your type” question is more about reading someone’s values and personality, but Todo kinda misuses it to instead just identify people with similar aesthetic tastes.
Regardless, I could think of a few ladies who might fit that type. I noticed a few had similar hair colors, and I thought it’d be visually interesting to use them. Since Yuki’s type isn’t dictated by appearance so much, though, I needed her to specify that she’s not just a redhead fan or anything.
So I kinda saw this Ask as a way to tie together a few different threads, mostly revolving around Yuji. Yuji has more friends in the Studio than these four, but I think this makes a good group and any more would’ve been too much for me to manage. Corey’s sitting this one out since it’s not his speed, but I decided to let Kipo join him on the couch since this Ask is taking up a “yaoi” slot in my production schedule. Anyway, I like this odd little Studio friend group and they seem to be having fun together.
So there’s two ways to go with a question like this. One way is to find Studio members similar to characters Shinso befriended in canon (like the ones he listed here), who’d be more outgoing, friendly type. For this Ask, at least, I decided to go the other way and try to find someone who more closely matched his energy. I’m sure there’s a few options, but Choso is who immediately came to mind for me. I think they look good together, anyway.










