#is that related to their Japanese names?

[greatwyrmgold]

This morning, I was scrolling through Tumblr's recommended tab and saw a lot of fanart/fan-comics shipping Jessie Teamrocket with some woman named Delia. Eventually, I pieced together that Delia is Ash's mom.

I haven't seen the Pokemon anime since I was a kid, so I have no idea whether Ash's mom got characterization and a dynamic with Jessie and a name when I wasn't looking or if this is just Shippers Being Shippers.

Either way, the idea of Ash's mom dating one of his archnemeses is pretty funny.

#pokemon #shipping #jessie team rocket #delia pokemon #what's that tag I kept seeing? #hanamusashipping #is that related to their Japanese names?

[ocelotlesbian]

when you and your friend coincidentally both have a favorite character who's birthday falls on the 28th of march and the favorite characters in question also both have a primarly pink and red color scheme (you and your friend are also both artists)

thank u to my bestie @miaubren 4 doing this collab it was very fun and i got to draw a cake ^_^

#YAYYYYYYY HAPPYBIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY (≧▽≦) #btw for the uninformed: we celebrate 3/28 as mitsuba's birthday because his name can be read as those numbers in japanese ^_^ #sorry for all the tags but i need to mention that i started making this post at exactly midnight i am HYPED like my hands are shaky #i fucking love mitsuba #ocelotlesbian #tbhk #mitsuba #jshk #mitsuba sousuke #sakura haruno #haruno sakura #not tagging anything else naruto related because i don't go there lawl #mitsuba fanart #mitsuba sousuke fanart #tbhk fanart #jshk fanart

[mixelation]

is it intentional that both tori and obito made the exact same yakitori joke? obito seems like the kinda guy to steal jokes and throw them in the same person's face just to annoy them. also, there are three satoshis now. there's cake satoshi from early plasticity, there's creepy satoshi, and now there's meter reader satoshi. why are there so many, is this perhaps a multiverse?/s love your fics btw <3

LMAO yes, him making the same joke is on purpose. but it's not a joke-stealing thing. it's an "unfortunately you are on the same wavelength" thing

the first two satoshi are not intentional. i do not even remember cake satoshi. usually when i have to pick a name for an unimportant OC, i just go on a list of japanese names and pick one that i've heard of real people having. so i guess i just like the name??

meter reader satoshi's name was picked by me messaging a friend a demanding a name

#if it's an important OC my naming process usually involves more like. thought LMAO #or once for no reason i made up a bunch of desert related names for suna #me looking at a list of japanese names: DO NOT PICK HIDEO THIS TIME. omg satoshi??? #fic: plasticity

[a3outfitstournament]

just curious poll no. 3

#not tournament related #a3! act addict actors #a3! #a3! polls #for me it depends on which one i like more LMAO #so like for autumn's debut play i prefer JP's how wonderfully picaresque over EN's roman episode #bc i feel like that captures the play's setting and premise better #but for kumon's debut play i prefer EN's love out of left field over JP's first crush baseball #firstly bc of the play on words with 'left field' meaning smth unexpected & it being a baseball term & the play being ABOUT baseball #and secondly bc of the alliteration with the L and F sounds #im like 60% sure the actual JP name in japanese is probably some kind of pun too?? “hatsukoi koshien” but idk what it is 🤔

[kasumingo]

Hate that not in every iteration the turtles and Splinter have Japanese roots, instead randomly choosing to adapt Japanese customs, cause making them diverse is way more interesting than them just happening to randomly like ninjitsu for some reason

#txt #especially bothersome in newer generations #cough cough MM #with splinter #tmnt #big reason why rottmnt is so appealing to me cause they're literally japanese through and through #literally related by blood #with japanese customs around the house #and japanese last name #rottmnt

[bancaishi]

didn't want to put this rant in the tags of that last post but honestly i feel like a lot of people hate toshiro disproportionately compared to what he actually did in-story. and if we're being real it's most likely because of racism

#xyx.txt #because so much of his misunderstanding of laios comes from a cultural angle #and because his mannerisms are strongly coded as japanese especially relative to the other characters in the story #i think a lot of people's implicit biases have them reading this as an inherent and unchangeable aspect of his being #rather than being just one aspect of him that originates from a particular context and is fully changeable #like any other trait on anyone else. #part of this is just because of the fact that the story is told from laios and his party's perspective #but i think a lot of people's perspectives on him are probably informed by racism #not all east asians are quiet and polite. i know this myself as a kind of loud and awkward and easily excited east asian person myself #but generally cultural mannerisms from east asia tend to be more subdued overall than western ones #so it's. not uncommon. for western people to read east asians as being rude or cold or aloof just for behaving like this #the 'oriental inscrutability' moment... #like he doesn't need to 'get rid of the stick up his ass'. he just needs to not put such heavy expectations on other people #but yeah i think a lot of people are way more unsympathetic to him than they would have been if he were not so distinctly asian-coded #which is ironic! a lot of people being really mad at him for ableism specifically in the social expectations he holds of others #while applying the same kind of judgment to him but through the perspective of race instead of neurodivergence. suspicious. #blah blah blah it's because he's 'neurotypical' or whatever #predicting how some of you people would behave toward neurodivergent asian people and the outlook isn't good #also if we're on the subject of microaggressions. #laios repeatedly and insistently calling him 'shuro' to the point that everyone else calls him that too #that's not 'funny autism bad with names' moment that's a racist microaggression #someone misnaming me because of my distinctly ethnic/foreign-sounding name doesn't automatically become funny and relatable #just because you're neurodivergent lol #can we maybe have more empathy toward characters and people of color in fandom #instead of always using them as punching bag side character trope #thanks.

[br1ghtestlight]

(some of) my absolutely ridiculous object oc notes that i wrote down in an actual notebook for safekeeping & doodles. not even a percentage of a percentage of everything i have written down about them but i like doodling them sometimes on actual paper and its like a "show bible" type of reference book to help..... other people understand the general vibe of the characters?? i have much more in depth notes on various online platforms because of course lmao

#rainbow's parents still being friends and being totally cool with each other #vs her representing his dad and his new family is so funny to me. like its not even anger or betrayal her mom projected onto her or anythinf #she's just Like That. for no reason #obsessed with her mind <3 #txt #object ocs #Does anybody know what the japanese on rainbow's page says. i dont LMAO #like i did when i originally wrote it but i dont remember now. it was the japanese symbols for her name and..... something?? #maybe art related

[sonknuxadow]

does anyone else remember back in the olden days when people would make sonic fanfiction or fanart or whatever thats entirely in english but has amy call sonic sonikku for no apparent reason. what was up with that

#thats the japanese pronunciation of his name btw for those who dont know. thats why the language is relevant #i think i also remember seeing some stuff that has shadow call sonic that too? #but with amy it was like. all the time she would say that but with shadow it was only in sonadow related stuff #did all the middle schoolers just watch sonic x and think that sonikku is a cute romantic nickname and not just. his name. or something.

[aucupariaart]

Finally done! Tsuru as the Queen of Swords! Old people are so hard to draw, but I like how this turned out. I love Tsuru and I hope she will get more screentime in the anime, but my expectations are low since cool badass women get too little screentime in One Piece in general.

I chose Tsuru here because all of the Sword cards will be characters either affiliated with the navy or the World Government, and she fit the position. Also, I think independence and unbiased judgement fit her character. I tried drawing her with the sword pointing towards the sky, but that didn't work at all, so I had to restart the whole composition and settled for this design.

#one piece #one piece fanart #tarot cards #tsuru one piece #vice admiral tsuru #I have the headcanon that Tsuru is her last name and she is from Wano and she and Kinemons wife are related #I know her name and Wano Tsurus are written differently in japanese but I thin this would be funny #and no one can keep me from having that headcanon

[dazzelmethat]

I kinda like but dislike that Rumiko and Sunrise (and fans) have never even mentioned that miko (priestesses) are virgins. And that their shinto ability to tend holy places comes from being unmarried virgins. In modern day I guess it is not really required but I kind of wish more people analyzed Kikyo, the dark priestess, Kaede and Kagome in that light.

Personally I think that due to the era Kagome would not be allowed to remain a miko after getting married and having a child. She would still be one of course due to her spiritual ability, but I think she would no longer be allowed to remain in that societal role.

Kagome is so spunky though that I see her rebelling against it. I think Kagome's strength in being outspoken is another great contrast between her and Kikyo. While Kikyo was confined by society and was only freed from expectation when she became an impure monster. Kagome was outspoken and loud to where she didn't have much of a societal role and yet remained 'spiritually pure.'

There is a huge theme of 'societal expectation' in Kagome, Inuyasha, and Kikyo that I think being a miko is a part of.

Personally I'm torn on Kagome loudly choosing to get married and have a child VS remaining a Miko and Kagome choosing to attempt to do both.

More thematic headcannons in the tag below..

#i think due to translation issues miroku is a monk but not a priest #inuyasha #kagome #kikyo #Here I am analyzing way too much into a series that probably didn't think that much about this all #And yet.. I feel like there is meaning between Sota saying Kagome got married and Rumiko never drawing them kissing #i think cannonly kikyo and kagome are not the same person.. but i think kikyo would view that they are.. maybe #the strides against misogyny in shinto japan is very interesting to look at because it is so different from western misogyny #i saw that post going around talking about periods in the feudal era and im like.. bro women were ostracized in a hut outside the village #i didn't comment on the post but i did think about and analyze it #on how the dirtyness of being a woman is the same as the dirty blood of a hanyo or the dirty blood of the burakumin class #personally i think inu's class is similar to half japanese (the original hanyo written in gegege kitaro was confirmed to be based off of it #and rumiko could not have taken the coined term 'hanyo' without being aware of the influence #but i also don't think rumiko was thinking that much about the relation between the two #personally if it were me though i'd theme inu on the spiritual dirtiness of his blood rather than him being a half race #((((((related but i also headcannoned inuyasha as a bastard . a literal one #((and i also headcannon that hte name 'inuyasha' was not his birth name. it was a name given to him by the villiagers he stole from-- #-- as a child/teen and he decided to reclaim the insult because he was what means 'dog monster' much more than the name his mom gave him)) #i think it's strongly implied even that Inuyasha is a bastard.. i never see anyone analyze that. #to analyze that even if inuyasha was born a human he would still be hated for existing :''''DDD #my posts that i made

[chloecherrysip]

breaking news: local woman goes to the movie theater and somehow DOESN'T see the mario movie again for the millionth time? who IS she??????

#this APPEARS to be a non-mario related post but stick with me i'll bring it back around in the tags #instead i saw the japanese stage production of spirited away (subtitled) and it was absolutely lovely :) :) :) #i LOVE spirited away (makes me cry every time) and i LOVE theatre and to see how they translated so many incredible sights #from the movie to the stage was delightful #but let me tell you...the mario brainrot runs deep right now and my treacherous thoughts started taking me places #mario spirited away AU?? is that anything?? tragically separated bros fic where luigi is in the chihiro role and mario is in the haku role? #where mario saved his brother's life many years ago but lost his name and memories in the process and was corrupted by bowser's magic #and the experience was so traumatizing that luigi forgot about the other world they found together and has been told for years #that his brother simply drowned in the sewer saving him #and then as an adult luigi finds his way back into the world and has to serve bowser and fight the mushroom kingdom to survive #but at least he's being helped by a strange half-human creature who somehow knows his name without being told. at least there's that #I GOTTA PONDER ON THIS A LITTLE MORE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE. I'VE GOT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS #something that hasn't come up yet on this blog but is crucial to one's understanding of me: i LOVE weird AU's #i've never met a weird AU that i couldn't make work somehow. just watch me!!! #and also if you would want to see more elaboration on this let me know lol

[unityrain24]

does anyone know any epic (gender nuetral) k names. bc i miss having the letter k in my name and so i was going to make one of my middle names start with (or at least have) k but i can't think of any so it just a plain k and my name basically looks like this now:

[rock] K. [plant] [not just a noun but it has "rain" as part of it]

#at one point thought about doing a japanese name/word bc i'm learning japanese and really enjoy it but it's just feel too wierd bc im. #not japanese. #tried looking at icelandic k names/words once but i'm not really familiar w/ icelandic so was just skimming through but none really stuck : #thought of making it “kweldii” after the language i was creating #but seeing as how it all got wiped with my ipad and i haven't been able to recover from that #it'd be wierd bc a) it was never finished so naming myself after a nonexistent language would be strange #and b) it'd make me sad :( bc then hearing/seeing that name would remind me of what i lost #also yes i want two middle names #also yes i am changing my last name. #i actually wanted to change all my names even before i started questioning my gender (mainly bc of bad religious + family ties) #the gender funky was just added to it #but no you don't get to hear them. #only like. 2-3 people on this website do. #<-and two of those i am related to. from real life. #unityrain.txt #trans #name change #queer #they/she #<- thass me baby

[sapherin]

“I wish I could show the Suicune I encountered back in Johto what I’m capable of now. And the person who chased Suicune around with me…I’d like to show them, too.” “I don’t think I’d be who I am today if not for them…” 

 Kris and her big bro 💎🎀✨

#digital art #Fanart #pokemon masters #pokemon masters EX #Trainer Kris #kris pokemon #sygna suit kris #Eusine #both of their Japanese names are related to crystal they’re siblings #normally I’ll add a “Eusine in Pokemas now” comment but I have no gems so Eusine not right now the month after next month

[kotekenobii]

Today I discovered that the name Obi means “heart” in the Nigerian Igbo language and I think that’s really beautiful when thinking about Obi-Wan, who has such a big heart and loves so deeply and selflessly.

#i learned this fact from a video about a baby pygmy hippo #i know his name is more of japanese origin but i really love this definition in relation to who obi-wan is #obi-wan himself is so unbelievably precious and loves so so much #i love him #obi meaning heart suits him perfectly and i will never recover from this knowledge #star wars #obi wan kenobi

[littlest-salomon]

Free Housamo Sources: Oni

This scholarly work on oni folklore throughout the centuries has realms of information, both on Oni Brethren characters in general and on specific, named individuals, including Shuten, Ibaraki, Red Oni, and even Motosumi (did you know that Motosumi, his twins, and his oni-friendly philosophy are from real legends? I didn't!). The author goes into various iterations and meanings of the oni throughout time, and we can see the disturbing real-life roots of game content like Toji's "Orphan Fangs" and Yoritomo's fictionalized/softened hatred of "oni."

It's a surprisingly easy read and includes some fun details along with the heavy stuff, like the author's exploration of the idea that all oni (not just Ibaraki) are genderqueer and the theory that Shuten may be Spanish.

https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDemonLore/page/n8/mode/1up

#housamo #tokyo afterschool summoners #housamo lore #housamo sources #oni #this book revolutionized my understanding of oni #and japanese culture/history #i know you can just search character's names online to find information on them #but #you just can't find this level of depth on yokai.com or wikipedia #i didn't find much housamo-related info in the yamauba chapters #but would still recommend them just in case

[note-boom]

Wait wait wait...

The most recent chapter was called the Two Blessings (or fortunes/lucks?) using the kanji for Fukuzawa and Fukuchi's names....

So we had Double Black. Does this mean Fukuzawa and Fukuchi's partnership is Double Luck? Double Blessing?

#i actually dont know if the japanese for two is the same as double so im very much pulling this out of thin air #but i just wanted to know... #we have Double Jade and Double Black after all #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd musings #bsd spoilers #bsd manga spoilers #manga spoilers #bsd fukuchi #bsd fukuzawa #anyway ironic that their related name factor is blessing or fortune #there's nothing fortunate about that now...but it used to at least? #spitting nonsense