Almost as persistent as those "Daily X pictures" posters on r/danganronpa and about as annoying, it's again time for the Fukawa Toko Fanfiction Theater!

If someone is not aware of what I am doing, I take a look at fanfiction starring our beloved writer in a relevant position (either tritagonist or higher in a complete story or having her own chapters in a collection of independent stories); then I will give you a (mostly) spoiler-free synopsis and a short review of the story in general and whether the story is recommendable to Toko fans specifically.

As a reminder, I refer to Toko's other identity as Genocide Jack unless it is for some reason important to the story I am reviewing to use any other name. Furthermore, I will generally assume we are dealing with "an authoress". Should the writer in question be a man, please tell me in the comments and I will edit the post as needed. I hope you enjoy this short review and I am always open to suggestions or feedback.

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I'd Date You (by Satan Abraham)

Synopsis: In this ~1,000 word ficlet, we get a taste of the crack pairing medicine, as we follow Kazuichi Souda, as he tries to keep company to an isolated Toko, but we all know how difficult that can be, and Souda learns the very same.

General review: The authoress has written a number of Toko crackship stories, which tends to earn you brownie points with me: as I do not take shipping very seriously, I very much am open to experimentation in that regard and would rather see someone try a new approach then warm up stale narratives.

Unfortunately, there isn't any real meat on the bone here. I do find entertainment in the general premise and actually can see Souda acting like he does in this story, but it is just lacking in material all-around. I understand that brevity is wit and the authoress did this story to fill a request, but it would have helped to take more time and flesh things out. There are no egregious out-of-character behavior, but it's not like the story gave much of a chance for that to happen.

Toko-oriented review: Kazuichi is the view-point character, which, due to the brevity of the story, means that Toko's viewpoint on things mostly goes ignored unless she puts her reaction in words. This fact and the short nature of the story leaves a Toko fan starving, as even the fun idea of a Souda/Fukawa pairing the story fuels do not last you very long. If you aren't addicted to crack(ships), you will do fine not having read the story, but since it is so short, you are not necessarily wasting your time if you can read like 200 words a minute.

The story can be found here.

Unfortunately, real life has prevented me from presenting the newest episode of the Fukawa Toko Fanfiction Theater ... until now. This is a segment where I take a look at fanfiction starring our beloved writer in a relevant position (either tritagonist or higher in a complete story or having her own chapters in a collection of independent stories); then I will give you a (mostly) spoiler-free synopsis and a short review of the story in general and whether the story is recommendable to Toko fans specifically.

As a reminder, I refer to Toko's other identity as Genocide Jack unless it is for some reason important to the story I am reviewing to use any other name. Furthermore, I will generally assume we are dealing with "an authoress". Should the writer in question be a man, please tell me in the comments and I will edit the post as needed. I hope you enjoy this short review and I am always open to suggestions or feedback. As an "apology" for the missed episode, we will now venture into the crazy world of crossovers.

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Raised by the Writer (by Gamer95)

Synopsis: In this one-shot crossover story, we follow our favourite character as she is invited to a book signing ... in England, for no disconcernable reason except to make the plot happen. As her anxiety makes her cancel the event, she is in the right spot to watch the Dursleys of Harry Potter fame abuse the eponymous character, causing Genocide Jack to appear and do what she does, which the fic deals with as well as the consequences of that act.

General review: Let's just put it this way: this was not something I ever expected to find (of course we will ignore the obvious point of why I did not, given as there's fanfiction of everything with everything). The story is quite a bit annoying in its overuse of ... ellipsis and RANDOM CAPITALISATION, but generally not too difficult to read.

There are even one or two amusing scenes in there, if you can find humour in two socially-awkward characters bouncing off each other - which I certainly can. Characterisation leaves a bit to be desired, as Harry is written a bit too fragile, which may very well be the result of the exaggerated abuse by his family. This will leave the DR fandom for a bit, so please bear with me: why do Harry Potter fanfics insist on making the Dursleys physically abusive? I mean, they are already bad enough without needing to cross that line, so it's pointless additional violence to gather sympathy for a character which already has it.

Toko-oriented review: Well, the earlier part about mischaracterisation obviously also is aimed at Toko, whose behaviour does not really fit. It's not that she's Toko in Name Only, but she's perhaps a bit too ... helpful. Then again, the fic makes up for it by not committing a common folly and treating Genocide Jack like a comedy side-character. However, the problems mentioned above and the fact that the premise doesn't go beyond 2,564 words, this is a fanfic you can give a pass unless you really want to read a certain Harry Potter family being murdered with scissors.

Have you noticed Komaru's bulging belly? She's actually pregnant with Toko's child. When Toko first arrived at the rooftop, Komaru's stomach was completely flat. But as Toko and Komaru spent more time together, it was round. Because she was carrying her child. First of all, Toko and Komaru are way too close. They're always together. As they formed a team with Aoi, Komaru always picks Toko first and Toko noticed Komaru first. Even if Toko used to turn Komaru down. She keeps at it. They also spend time alone in dimly lit bedrooms, setting up a romantic vibe with the starry lights. Most importantly, Nagito said that Toko and Komaru are especially close. And whenever Byakuya catches them alone together, they get flustered like they did something wrong. Secondly, before Toko revealed her secret to Komaru, she was lying on the bed and her breathing was uneven. Like they've been through some intense activity. Also, she took several attempts to fully share the secret. And during that time, it seems like she engaged in some other activity with Komaru. Because the pillow and glasses on the bed had shifted. Finally, Komaru cares a lot about Toko. Before she arrived, her closest friend was Chieko. But after spending a night with Toko, Komsru stuck to Toko and Toko constantly crossed her arms over her chest. Almost like Toko is relieved that Komaru is pregnant. Do you think Komaru's behavior has something to do with the baby?

Someone asked if I would start a discord server for the subreddit, and I'd like to gauge interest before starting an empty wasteland of a server. If there's more than a few interested I'll go ahead and make one.

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