Takahashi, the handsome assistant of Toue is also loved by fans despite being an anime-only character.Mizuki, despite appearing in very few scenes and not having his own route (up until RE:Code), he's one of the more popular characters.And yet they're still one of the most popular characters. They kidnap Aoba, rape and mentally torture him on a daily basis, just for fun and to show how much they love him. Draco in Leather Pants: Virus and Trip.Some part of the fandom likes to make crossovers of them due to their 'large assets' (see Memetic Mutation).
Crossover Ship: Aoba is sometimes paired with Super Sonico, probably due to both being characters of Cash Cow Franchises made by nitro+ and has anime adaptations being aired at the same year.These are some examples, that, while repeated, further prove how the translation of his routes was messed up on purpose.Thankfully, with JAST announcing its licensure of the game in July 2018, fans can find solace in the fact that there will eventually be a more accurate and completely impartial translation. Even some of the fans who don't like Mink aren't pleased since they wanted to form a proper opinion on Mink based on an unbiased translation, never mind the fact that it's unprofessional to alter a translation out of personal prejudice. To add, this was done deliberately to alter his characterization, his development, and how Aoba perceives him throughout the story, which would then affect how the players see Mink and his relationship with Aoba as a whole. While the fans who aren't proficient in Japanese are pleased to be able to finally understand the game, many remain angry on how the translation was completely mangled (dialogue and context-wise) in Mink's route, and this applies for both games. The fan-made English translation patch.This has died down, as the anime is actually decent but of course, it was widely agreed that the visual novel is far more superior. Just shortly after the trailers of the anime were release, many fans were excited to see the whole thing animated, but there are some who were afraid that it was going to turn out bad just like what happened with Togainu no Chi's anime adaptation.This is backed up in Mink's bad ending in RE:Connect, where he outright states he believes Aoba is possessed, and in his insane grief, that cutting off Aoba's head will save him. Mink's resulting actions are him attempting to control the Necessary Evil he believes he'll need to fight Toue, and when Desire really does surface he comes to believe Aoba is possessed rather then an actual demon, which is why he shifts to trying to be kinder to him. You can argue that Mink believes Aoba was a demon pretending to be human, which makes sense given Mink's main source of information was prisoners who were more familiar with Aoba's alternate persona, who was cruel, sadistic, and abuses his powers for his own amusement. One interpretation, of growing popularity, states that Mink's actions can be somewhat excused, based on the fact that he wasn't aware he was doing these things to an actual human being.Alternative Character Interpretation: Does Mink deserve to be pushed off a cliff or is he a Jerkass Woobie who knows what he is doing is bad?.Accidental Innuendo: Whenever Aoba uses Scrap on someone, he'll say "I'm going inside you." or anything else along the lines.