13 yrs. Touya under care of Ujiko [theory]
I really like hori Noumu design it a perfectly mixture of hideous and cute
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I don’t think Ujiko is a good person, he really twisted and a mad scientist type. but I think he have soft spot for all his creature [aka. noumu] like it his child/possession.
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I wonder if Noumu is cuddlable? or even comfortable to cuddle or not [but it made out of flesh so maybe it smooth for texture?]
something something the primacy of the nuclear family and the nuclear family as the site of discipline/ responsibility/ duty/ redemption leading to this kind of dialogue imo
maybe i'll elaborate more but i think it ties into a lot of other parts of the series i still have to think through, like it's shown with toga's family, twice being viewed as an acceptable character sacrifice because of his lack of blood or emotional ties to any heroes, the narrative's unwillingness to explore the LOV as found family and instead turning around to the biological/nuclear family as the solution (especially for dabi and tomura).
At least 1,773 people remained at hospital mental wards for 50 years or more as of the end of June 2017, despite a Ministry of Heath, Labor and Welfare policy to reduce numbers by moving them to community care, a Mainichi Shimbun survey has found.
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Among the patients, their reason for admission was available for 1,291 people. Of them, 811 stayed of their own will, while 476 patients were admitted based on the judgment of an expert doctor and the consent of family members, but without the consent of patients themselves. Four patients were admitted due to legal orders from prefectural governors and others out of concern that the patients could possibly cause harm to others or themselves.