History Heartwarming / Sakana

** Shigeru tries giving Jiro advice via an extended metaphor, but it doesn't quite land the first time around. The second time, however, [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/565-temp is more successful.]]

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* Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you how Jiro and Taisei [[http://mynameismad.tumblr.com/post/10924561899/and-the-rest-is-history met.]] All together now: [[{{Squee}} Awwwwwwwww]]!
* The [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/vday Valentine's Day update for 2019]] is a sketch of Yuudai and Jiro talking about their crushes. Not only is the sketch itself adorable, but as one commenter points out, it serves as a very touching reminder of how much Jiro and Yuudai's relationship has changed since the beginning of the comic.

* Also counts as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, but Jiro standing up to [[HateSink Ara]][[BastardBoyfriend ta]] and telling him that [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/281 he should leave the stall.]] And he's doing this for ''Yuudai,'' too. The guy's never been exactly [[{{Understatement}} easy to work with,]] and he's noted to have a special kind of hatred for Jiro, but [[NervousWreck Jiro]] himself knows that ''nobody'' should have to deal with someone like that.

* After more than 8 years in real time, [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/532 Yuudai finally manages to ask Taisei out.]] Albeit just to hang out, since while they both have a crush on each other, [[RealityEnsues they've only actually known each other for a few days,]] and [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/535 they just barely manage to squeeze it into Taisei's schedule,]] but given how hard it is to achieve ''anything'' in this comic (and also the ridiculous amounts of buildup ever since it was revealed Yuudai liked Taisei) this ends up being a huge moment for both of them.

--> '''Jiro:''' I mean, you like ''him.'' The big, loud, excitable version of him.
--> '''Yuudai:''' I don't get it.
--> '''Jiro:''' Well... he only ever gets asked out at work, but he acts really different there. And then when the person realizes he's [[GenkiGuy this huge bundle of energy,]] and not Mr. Business all the time, things tend to, uh... end. I don't think he's ever dated someone outside of work, but you like ''that'' Taisei, so...
** And [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/336 this exchange]] from just a few pages earlier certainly counts. It's a bit more subtle than other examples, but as one commentator states, the fact that Jiro can recognize these qualities in someone who had been treating him like dirt for years has melted at least a couple of readers' hearts.
---> '''Jiro:''' But you like him!
---> '''Yuudai:''' Yeah. I liked Arata too. So... [[HeroicSelfDeprecation I don't think my vote counts for much.]]
---> '''Jiro:''' Liking a shitty person doesn't automatically make you shitty.
---> '''Yuudai:''' Oh? So you'd say I've been a [[SarcasmMode generous and good-natured person]] to work with, right?
---> '''Jiro:''' Uh... No, I wouldn't use those exact words... But you ''are'' a hard worker. And you really care about your job. And ''those'' are qualities that appeal to Taisei.

* Yuudai trying his damnedest to make it up to Jiro after his HeelRealization [[http://www.sakana-comic.com/comic/443-444 in chapter 19;]] he does things like lie to his boss' face just to give Jiro time to calm down, admits to Chie that he's trying to be nicer to Jiro of his own volition and tells her she doesn't have anything to worry about when it comes to way she treats Jiro (albeit he said that because she asked him if she was any better than [[DomesticAbuser Yuudai's ex,]] and he wanted her to go away) and even manages to call Taisei despite barely being able to get out more than two words to him at first, since he knows that he's someone Jiro can trust.

---> '''Jiro:''' Uh... No, I wouldn't use those exact words... But you ''are'' a hard worker. And you really care about your job. [[spoiler:And ''those'' are qualities that appeal to Taisei.]]