Anonymous asked: I don't quite understand that episode with the self-awareness orb. WHAT DOES IT MEAN. PLEASE HELP. Also you're wonderful ily. <3
So jiishiki [自意識] was translated as “self-awareness” though other translations give “self-consciousness.” It’s hard to explain, but it’s like.. how you view yourself? You can have a lot of self-consciousness about how you act or very little. Osomatsu and Todomatsu call Choromatsu’s case “jiishiki rising” because in Japanese, people say “自意識が高い” or “your self-awareness is high.” In this case, it means that you are reaching egoistic levels. Choromatsu’s jiishiki rose to great heights because he kept saying he was going to do all of these things. Lowkey boasting, you know? A “humble brag” if you will www
Jiishiki isn’t always negative, if you say someone has jiishiki, usually you mean they’re confident in themselves. Too much of it isn’t good though!
great-blaster has their own take on the meaning of jiishiki and how it correlates to each Matsuno’s jiishiki appearance that I agree with!