Line #53 HoYay/DNAngel


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dnangel_21.png]]
2
3	The crux of ''Manga/DNAngel'' is in its relationships with the characters and their counterparts, and there is a ''lot'' of same-sex intimacy in the story...
4	----
5
6	! Satoshi / Daisuke
7	* Satoshi's behavior across the series indicates a possible attraction to Daisuke. When this is brought up, he doesn't openly confess to anything, though he never denies the accusations either. If anything, he encourages the idea, which has led to the source of much confusion regarding his motives. Krad himself has also hinted at Satoshi possibly wanting more than a friendship from Daisuke at least once in the anime, and more than twice in the manga. In any case, he at least wants to be close to Daisuke despite the danger of Krad to both of them.
8	* Just as Daisuke initially transforms with a picture of Risa, Satoshi transforms with a picture of Daisuke.
9	* Satoshi seems to care more about Daisuke than any other person, and his transformation (which is triggered by feelings of love) happens when Daisuke gets too close.
10	* The pair openly worry about each other a lot, especially when one or the other is in trouble or lost. The kindly Daisuke is honest about his concern for Satoshi's well being, while the other boy displays rare moments of vulnerability looking after him.
11	* The very first chapter/episode has Satoshi push Daisuke (who currently has Dark's face) onto the ground and practically straddles him while getting into his face and telling him he's waited his entire life for this moment.
12	* Satoshi rescues Daisuke from the pool and gives him (or, in the manga, Wiz/With disguised as Daisuke) [[KissOfLife CPR]] after he nearly drowns--with [[YaoiFangirl all of the girls who were watching getting embarrassed/excited]] and calling it a "boy-to-boy kiss!", complete with Daisuke blushing over the implications and fainting--note there was no disgust at all.
13	* Satoshi and Daisuke are cast as the prince and princess respectively in an all-male version of a fairytale for a school play. The play in general has plenty of moments:
14	** Daisuke and Satoshi are shown practicing for the play with rose petals in the background and romantic music playing. Daisuke also blushes when Satoshi tells him "We will be together forever."
15	** Daisuke and Satoshi are supposed to practice their love scene but Daisuke has a cold and Risa warns Riku that Daisuke might get taken from her by Satoshi if she's not careful. Satoshi walks right into Daisuke's room to see him and worries about him, getting close, touching him and looking deep into his eyes when warning him that he should be careful. He continues to do so right up until Riku comes in.
16	* When Daisuke gets put in a trance/taken away by Freedert, Satoshi looks for him everywhere and shows some rare vulnerability, whispering Daisuke's name all the while. He even runs after him in a hurry and asks him if he's alright when he finds him but it turns out to be Dark.
17	* The {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s made a comeback when Daisuke fell ill at school and Satoshi carried him bridal-style to the infirmary. One of their female classmates is blushing and gushing in the background that "They look so good together!!", weirding out the boy standing next to her.
18	* Episode 4 of the anime has a lot of Satoshi/Daisuke moments:
19	%%** The dream Daisuke has about Satoshi and how Dark accuses him of being in love with Satoshi which Daisuke denies, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=m0vbxPH9lpk&NR=1 this scene]] where Satoshi sneaks up on Daisuke when he's looking at information on him online and questions him about his motives,
20	** Daisuke and Satoshi get trapped in the school's freezer when Satoshi deliberately sabotages it, in an attempt to force Daisuke to reveal himself as Dark. He does, but this also sets off Satoshi's transformation into Krad. This also provides an excuse to have Daisuke and Satoshi huddling together for warmth to up the Ho Yay quotient even more.
21	** When Daisuke expresses concern for Satoshi after the latter doubles over in pain transforming into Krad, the former runs to his side, catches Satoshi in his arms, and rubs his back. Satoshi can only respond in his usual [[{{Tsundere}} rough]] way, pushing him off, and telling him he doesn't need him as a friend.
22	** Daisuke wonders why Satoshi doesn't want to be his friend since Satoshi always went out of his way to talk to him. After they have their battle as Dark and Krad, the first thing Daisuke does when he wakes up is ask if Satoshi's alright.
23	* Dark once had a bet with Satoshi that, should he win, means that Satoshi ceases to get "close to Daisuke"--the implication being that if Satoshi manages to stop him, Daisuke's all his. The next day at school, Satoshi asks Daisuke whether he's aware of the bet by pushing him up against a wall and leaning in ''very'' close.
24	* Satoshi breaking down while Daisuke hugs him. Of course, given the context ([[spoiler:Satoshi begging Daisuke to turn into Dark so things can be over and then Satoshi putting a gun to his own temple when Daisuke rejects him]]), it's also going into TearJerker territory.
25	* In the last episode, Daisuke leaps on Satoshi, pinning him to the ground and saying he wants him to live. Both are shirtless and on the verge of tears the whole scene.
26	** And Daisuke later allows an injured Satoshi to lean on him while holding onto him and asks him if he's alright again. Satoshi was also shirtless so Daisuke put his jacket on him and Satoshi asked if he could keep the jacket and Satoshi is determined to live after Daisuke told him to. They also share a smile.
27	* In episode 13 Daisuke faints after becoming Dark and when he wakes up he sees Satoshi who had been watching over him while he was unconscious. And Daisuke again expresses worry over Satoshi's condition.
28	* When Daisuke and Satoshi are at the beach on a school trip, some girls watching the latter digging the former out of the sand end up [[MistakenForGay mistaking them for a gay couple]]. Daisuke tries to deny it and asks Satoshi to agree with him, but Satoshi smiles and says "Who knows?" causing the girls to squeal.
29	* Satoshi lends his handkerchief to Daisuke in the first volume; Daisuke gives it back in the second volume during a chapter that begins to explore Satoshi's character more.
30	* In the original Volume 3, Satoshi finds Daisuke's white ribbon (that he meant to give to Risa), but assumes that the owner of the ribbon is Risa because she just walked past him when he found it. He spends two chapters looking for her, and when he does find her, she's crying to Dark after getting upset over seeing Daisuke and Riku together. Satoshi ends up standing by a wall nearby them, staring at the ribbon.
31	* Satoshi tells Daisuke that he had resigned himself to hating everyone, but then he says that for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to hate him. Cue a montage of their big moments together, ending in a splash page of Daisuke laughing.
32	--> '''Satoshi:''' And that was the only thing that truly...ever brought me joy.
33	** Satoshi is [[YouMustBeCold wearing Daisuke's]] [[HerBoyfriendsJacket jacket]] at that point, by the way. He keeps it for the entire volume. At the end, he says "Thanks for the jacket" and walks away without giving it back.
34	* Satoshi tries to keep emotional distance from Daisuke to prevent his alter ego from appearing. He knows that Daisuke isn't a normal student as his training to be a thief allows him to unlock very hard devices, but Daisuke seems to just want Satoshi to open up to him more.
35	** In the anime (episode 1), they add some (totally on purpose) dialogue in the art room that goes like this:
36	--->'''Daisuke:''' Oh, where did everyone go? They're so mean not to come and help.
37	--->'''Satoshi:''' I told them not to.
38	--->'''Daisuke:''' Huh?
39	--->'''Satoshi:''' I wanted us to be alone.
40	--->'''Daisuke:''' Eh?
41	--->'''Satoshi:''' Are you free tonight?
42	--->'''Daisuke:''' ''[stammering]''
43	--->'''Satoshi:''' Or do you have something...important to do?
44	--->'''Daisuke:''' ''[stammers]'' Oh, well, today's my birthday.
45	--->'''Satoshi:''' I see. Oh well, it can't be helped.
46
47	! Dark / Daisuke
48	Dark and Daisuke have a growing brotherly bond throughout the series, with Dark developing a protective insticnt towards the latter boy. However, they're not immune from this trope as well:
49	* One plot involves Daisuke having to save Dark after Satoshi traps him inside of a dream world.
50	** Also, Dark loves to tease Daisuke and is genuinely nice to him at some points and in episode 10 expresses a lot of concern when Daisuke's soul is stolen by a magical violin and does everything in his power to get him back, worrying that he wouldn't ever be able to see Daisuke again.
51	** And in episode 21 Daisuke has been put in a trance which makes Dark act really concerned and tries to get Daisuke to snap out of it.
52	** In episode 22 Dark says in a {{Tsundere}} fashion that he didn't come after Daisuke for him but for himself (Dark) while getting ''really'' close to a blushing Daisuke's face.
53	** When Towa says she found out the location of the sword they need so that they may find Daisuke, Dark is shown grabbing Towa and screaming at her for the boy's location.
54	* In episode 24, Dark fights Krad for the sword because he wants to, in Krad's words, "liberate" Daisuke from his prison. And Dark is glad that Satoshi is trying his best to save Daisuke from inside his prison in the painting. And he even goes inside the painting to search for Daisuke, calling out Daisuke's name. And once he finds him he grabs hold of him in both arms despite Daisuke struggling to get away as they're flying.
55	** In episode 26, Dark tells Daisuke "I won't forget you." And Daisuke later tells Dark "I'm inside of you. I won't forget about you either. I never will." In response to this, Dark appears to cry.
56	* There's this telling piece of dialog, on both Rokuto and Dark's parts:
57	--->'''Rokuto''': "[Daisuke] was supposed to be mine!"
58	--->'''Dark''': "You have such bad taste and such wild delusions. Too bad for you. He belongs to me."
59	* Just as Risa and Riku share a RedStringOfFate, [[http://www.freewebs.com/blaacorner/dn-Angel69_800.jpg Daisuke also gets a red string with Dark.]]
60
61
62	! Krad / Satoshi
63
64	* Whenever we see the two together alone, it's generally Krad cuddling Satoshi from behind, or declaring "You are my everything, Satoshi-''sama''"...which would be rather sweet if not for the fact that Krad is completely homicidal and only wants Satoshi for his body--by which is meant that he wants to ''take over'' Satoshi's body. Krad also tremendously enjoys reminding Satoshi that the boy is not allowed to get close to anyone, especially not Daisuke.
65	* In episode 23 Krad gets really close to Satoshi to whisper, "I care for you so much and yet you always look away."
66
67
68	! Krad / Dark
69
70	* In episode 12 at one point Krad gets ''really'' close to Dark's face and tells him "We haven't seen each other in such a long time, yet you still give me such a cold attitude?" when Dark tells him he doesn't even want to see his face.
71	* Episode 24 features Krad pinning Dark to the ground while standing atop him with a wide grin on his face. He later lifts Risa up with his power because she was trying to intrude on an "important conversation that Dark-''san'' and [Krad] are having."
72	* In episode 26 when Krad shows up again, he gets ''really'' close to Dark's face and tells him "I have been waiting for you, Dark Mousy!!"
73
74	! Dark / Satoshi
75	* Chapter 9 has Satoshi dress up as a woman and Dark gets about half an inch away from liplocking him before realizing that he's a guy. Even after that, Dark tells Satoshi "You would have been just my type if you were a girl".
76	* The CPR was used a second time in the manga when Daisuke nearly drowns again, which means Satoshi has to give him CPR again only Dark takes over Daisuke's body before Satoshi can, and punches him. He then has a fit over [[HoYay the implications]].
77
78
79
80	! Other pairings
81	* Saga Keiji, a producer from Saga entertainment, towards Daisuke. In chapter 9 he has his men bring Daisuke to his office to speak with him about participating in a commercial. Once Daisuke seems more relaxed about staying, Keiji orders his men to leave the room. Once the door closes, Keiji tells Daisuke to ‘strip' so he can try on a costume for the commercial. To prevent him from bolting, Keiji has his bodyguard Hunabashi restrain Daisuke as an overeager Keiji tackles Daisuke to the sofa, straddles him and starts to take Daisuke’s clothes off. However, Keiji gets a bit excited from seeing Daisuke's embarrassed face that he starts to take ''his'' own clothes off. He stops when Hunabashi whacks him on the head with a book. Then we hear Keiji going into fanboy mode as he's measuring Daisuke complete with lines like "Oh ho! Look at his curved lines! It looks good over here too! Great! Great! Great! Oh ho! Let's see this side!" As he's doing this his men thinks that he sounds like an 'old pervert'. And his HoYay towards Daisuke continues throughout the rest of the time we see him in the manga.
82	* Hiwatari Sr has many, very [[NoYay creepy]] moments with Satoshi, his adopted son. From "I missed seeing your face" to "I'm doing this for you, my precious son" to "It's because I'm worried about you" to "I don't want to lose you" to "One has to take good care of their tools" to a scene in Stage Four (manga volume 15 chapter 12) in which he forces Satoshi to transform while holding him down over a table - yes, the entire has very disturbing rape undertones.
83	* Saehara/Daisuke: They get along really well, are best friends, and Saehara really likes to invade Daisuke's personal space and put his arm around him. In episode 8 Daisuke blushes when Saehara smiles at him and Saehara buys Daisuke an ice cream.
84	* In episode 25 Satoshi's adopted father calls Krad "my cute little servant" after Krad asks for them to get along.
85
86
87
88	! Les Yay
89	!! [[{{Twincest}} Riku / Risa]]
90	* Official art loves to play with this:
91	** There's a rather eyebrow-raisingly sensual pic of them laying [[https://static.zerochan.net/Harada.Twins.full.861298.jpg side-by-side on a bed]].
92	** [[http://images.absoluteanime.com/dnangel/riku.jpg pinky thread of love together]].
93	* In episode 15, Risa does the SecurityCling to Riku and they have a tendency to get ''really'' close to each other's faces when arguing or talking.
94	* In episode 22 Riku smiles and tells Risa "Right now, you're so cute that if my hands weren't tied I'd hug you."
95	* In episode 26 Risa is extremely worried when Riku goes missing and searches for her slapping her when she finds her telling her she was worried. Risa then hugs Riku and they stay in that position for a while.
96	* [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/41307 This fanart of them in a very affectionate and heartwarming pose.]]
97
98	!!Others
99	%%[[ScrewYourself Freedert and the Second Hand of Time]],
100	* Also, [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RKasPR27xl0/TQGGXVOqNQI/AAAAAAAAAQU/n1ltuv-wtn8/s1600/DN+Angel+scrnshot6.jpg Riku and Mio Hio in the anime.]]

Context HoYay / DNAngel