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ramuda-kinnie · 2 years

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Jakurai’s Actions around Ramuda are so Underrated— here is why.

The fact that Jakurai teaches Ramuda that it’s okay to be himself and show his emotions— the whole character arc of Ramuda Amemura— is a common trope in JakuRamu that is already discussed widely. But opposite is true, too. I want to talk about it because I rarely ever see this highlighted.

Ramuda shows Jakurai that it is okay to be himself too.

From the most “trivial” looking things like calling Jakurai’s hair beautiful, playing with it and putting it in braids when all Jakurai did was a lazy ponytail (..and in present timeline he does not even bother with that). From bringing him to a children’s park and enjoying to swing, not judging him by his age.

From saying that Jakurai can seek fun in his life.

That Jakurai is allowed to seek fun.

That he doesn’t always have to be that Big Responsible Person.

That he deserves a break from being The Hero.

That it’s okay if he doesn’t spend all his life in the war zone saving people, or murdering them, or being a mundane doctor minding his own business while raising an orphan.

That it’s okay to just— just be. I don’t think (affectionate) y’all understand how big of a thing it is for Jakurai Jinguji to actually simply exist. He is always feeling a call of duty, always seeking the scientific and philosophic explanations of everything, he feels obligated to justify all of his actions “for the benefit of humanity”, he finds worth in himself only if he is useful to other people (which also backfired as resentment, murder and insane regret at some point). Most of the time, his whole life is centered around saving. Saving saving saving. Saving the world, the orphans, the war zone, hell, even his meeting with Hifumi and Doppo is based on “saving” them from his trouble.

Just a few lines I recall from numerous songs. It is always about saving people (until the last, precious six colors drama track where he admits to Ramuda that he cannot save everyone, but he will definitely save him.) He even says he will become a superman if needed and it really hits close to home and like… If you or any of your loved ones ever experienced a savior complex I think you get it.

Even his raps are always about saving. Saving saving saving, healing healing healing. It is almost like he sees no inherent value in himself, for being Jakurai, at the same time he paradoxically sees such a high value in himself that he (may be feeling) feels above everyone else, like a god who can offer them a hand.

Either way, he doesn’t— can’t see himself equal to other people. Which is not a surprise, to consider Jakurai is a gifted genius and a hardworking learner in so many aspects, such as academics, fights, rapping, sports and all. He is also born in a world of war. He must have seen that there are things someone has to do to save people, that someone has to take responsibility or people will just… keep dying. Violence will keep occuring. And that’s why I’m not judging Jakurai’s god/savior complex, who knows what he has been through for all his life. (On a personal note, I can only say that I relate a portion of his experiences if not the most, as someone whose field of study is closely related to medicine. I had a strong savior complex myself back in past. It is honestly amazing to see a character go through it, I have so much sympathy and affection for him.)

After all of this, after 33 years of believing he has no value if he does not “serve” people— comes Ramuda Amemura.

Instead of “saving” him, Jakurai is instantly saved by Ramuda during a hypnosis microphone attack.

Instead of being superior to him, Jakurai learns rapping from him.

Despite having tons of experience about how things work in the human world— (such as knowing horror themed amusement parks, tea houses and all the other dates they have gone together), Jakurai never truly lives them until he goes to such places with Ramuda— theoretically, yes, Jakurai is aware of the existence of movie theatres, amusement parks, tea houses, waterfalls and various other places. He has probably visited them many times in his life.

But it is only with Ramuda that he feels comfortable enough to open up, be silly, do silly things, ask questions, be spontaneous and actually HAVE FUN. It is only because Ramuda is so bravely himself (or so Jakurai thinks, since he does not know Ramuda’s secrets at that point), never judging Jakurai, never expecting Jakurai to be Calm And Collected, instead giving him the absolute non-judgemental and affectionate place to be himself and learn what it means to live for yourself, to accept yourself as an ever learning person that is not necessarily perfect, and loving that way of him anyways. The fact that Ramuda himself is so inexperienced with life (it is literally the first or the second year of his life) and eagerly excited to just live adds up to their unique synergy and makes JakuRamu my most beloved, absolutely dear one true pairing in my heart.

I have analyzed Ramuda a lot, but I wanted to highlight Jakurai too. Jakurai found the space and courage around Ramuda to be himself and be accepted as himself without having to “serve Ramuda” as a superior being and that is extremely important. Amemura Ramuda is the only one in the entire series who can unapologetically bring up such a side in Jakurai— and they are truly fascinating and deserve to be together eventually.

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toshima-division · 2 years

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Lillian's Thoughts on Toyama Division

Asato Rikiya

"Asato Rikiya, also known as 'AR Master'. Subject seems to shy away from social interaction, due to having little to no social skills, and for his blunt and unapologetic behavior. Despite that, subject is well-known throughout his city of Toyama, and by many other prominent people in the D.R.B. Subject is also well-known for the quality of his produce, which he personally oversees. It is quite popular with many bartenders and restaurant owners.

"Besides that, subject is also known for his love of family, with his grandmother being his own well-known family member, sources say. It is believed he entered this D.R.B. at his grandmother's behest."

Yano Ietsuna

"Yano Ietsuna, also known as 'Y-Starr'. Like previous subject, Asato Rikiya, subject is well-known throughout Japan for his craft, which involves creating and designing glass sculptures, which, public opinion states is quite artistic and unique. Subject has been commissioned numerous times for his work, as a result.

"However, subject appears to have very bad control over his emotions. Subject appears to dislike criticism, constructive or not, and dislikes any sort of confrontation, as such things can push his emotions over the edge. His personality seems to closely resemble that of Jyushi Aimono's of Nagoya Division.

"Besides that, subject seems to have an intense disliking and disdain for Dice Arisugawa of Shibuya Division. The reason for this is currently unknown. This action has caused him to be alienated from some of the gambler's friends, it seems. Time will tell whether their relationship will aid Chuohku in some way."

Kensaku Morimoto

"Kensaku Morimoto, also known as 'Dr. K Tone'. Unlike previous subjects, Asato Rikiya and Yano Ietsuna, subject doesn't appear to be as well-known as his teammates. Subject works as a medical researcher at a pharmacy that using botanical research to develop medicine, which results show appear to be quite effective with children.

"Subject appears to have an easygoing attitude, along with a penchant for telling puns and jokes. It is believed his way of ignoring potential issues or problems. Public opinion states that subject should stick to what he knows. Besides that, subject appears to have an acquaintanceship with Jakurai Jinguji of Shinjuku Division. It is unknown at this time how the two have met or what their exact relationship is.

"Subject appears to also have a disdain for Chuohku, due to the belief that they may have done something to alter his memories. This may be his secret reason for entering the D.R.B., which is unknown to even his teammates."

ECO BooN

"I do not wish to quote Mei, but I also must question why Otome-sama sent Hypnosis Microphones to these individuals. She offered no explanation when asked, simply stating that it would 'make things more interesting'. I do not know what Otome-sama means by this, but public opinion believes this is her way of perhaps acquiring more research for the Hypnosis Microphones.

"If confrontation is unavoidable, then dealing with Subject Morimoto should be the first course of action, as his ability could causes problems. Subject Rikiya should be dealt with next, and finally Subject Ietsuna. However, despite their friendship with each other, public opinion believes this team may lose before we deal with them.

"Report and analysis on Toyama Division team, ECO BooN, is complete. Moving on to next available assignment."

#hypnosis mic #hypmic #hypmic oc #hypnosis mic oc #hypnosis microphone #inner circle #toshima division #lillian rees #toyama division #eco boon #asato rikiya #yano ietsuna #kensaku morimoto

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mc-doppomine · 3 years

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I don't know if this will all come together but I've had some thoughts about the good doctor as of late. Namely his connection or lack thereof and the ones that 'see him' the most. I don't think it's really surprising to anyone that Jakurai is really bad at communication but I think part of the reason it's so bad is because of the pedestal that others put him on. I think his situation fits this quote: “I'm constantly surrounded by love and praise; but when you're placed on a pedestal like that for so long, you become separated from the people that put you there in the first place. Everyone assumes I'm too good for them - that I'm on a level that they simply can't attain. It's become impossible to form any sort of meaningful relationship with people.”

I don’t think Jakurai is quite that aware of himself in the respect of him knowing that others think he’s too good. Chaser from the Past points when Hitoya voices annoyance and Jakurai feels blindsided by Hitoya’s feelings. And he also failed to realize the feelings of that other doctor from the prelims of how he made the guy feel threatened and not good enough as a surgeon. I do honestly think Jakurai doesn’t have ill will when it comes to his accomplishments--I believe an older interview with Hayami-san has that he thinks Jakurai is very kind--but that he’s been on a pedestal so long, he doesn’t realize how much of a struggle it is to get to those heights or the problems from down below because of his vantage point. What he sees is not the same from those not standing where he is. And that keeps causing trouble for him.

But him breaking from that isn’t easy. Especially when he has basically chained himself to it. Because while Jakurai might be a bit lacking in knowing what his pedestal does to those around him, he has never forgotten who put him there. People have put him there. People that admire him. People that rely on him as a doctor. People that come to him for guidance or simple someone stable in their lives. There’s so many that put him there. And Jakurai has never forgotten that. He can’t. Not when it’s so often that he sees the respect he commands. Not when they call him a saint. Not when everyone close to him brings up temperament and decisions.

Jakurai is chained to people’s perception of him and lets himself be tied to it both because he doesn’t know any other way and because he doesn’t want what these people put faith into to be empty. I feel this is the main reason why Jakurai doesn’t entrust his feelings and for a while his past to Hifumi and Doppo, despite them being his teammates and closest confidants. Despite them from ‘Just a Friend’ to ‘If We Hesitate…’ and progressing from curiosity to begging for him to lean on them. Unfortunately those two ultimately fall in with those that prop him up. He cannot betray their expectation.

And what’s sad is I think Jakurai was close to letting them be his support. That is until they voiced they thought he could solve the problem better either way and ignored when he was trying to voice his humanity. It was a terrible reminder of where they stand. That he has to be this invincible figure--Superman--to both his teammates and those that put their respect in him. Because there has to be a reason why it’s him in this position. There has to be something behind why they put him up here. There has to be! Otherwise....what was the point of doing so?

Which is what makes Ramuda and Hitoya interesting to Jakurai as they’re both people that have seen his humanity. Not by his nastiness...but because they’re only people that’s really seen Jakurai do stupid shit. Like sure there’s his anger and his pride but really I find what’s humbling and human about people are when they do stupid or mundane things. While yes, TDD and Matenrou have seen Jakurai completely wasted...it isn’t the same as say, watching him sulk about hitting his head or how you tricked him to do something that’s absolutely crazy. Ramuda and Hitoya are the closest to knowing the man Jakurai actually is by virtue of being a mentor and friend respectively.

And honestly...they’re the people Jakurai need the most right now in the story. He needs someone that can tell him ‘no,’ someone that challenges him. He needs that because no one else will. And unless either of them do so after this round, I feel like Jakurai is just getting set up for further ruin of his own making. He’s going to fall and find out for the first time and in a horrible manner what it’s like to bleed.

#character analysis #jakurai jinguji #alright NOW I can sleep

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mellifluous-division · 5 years

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Ikebukuro is the tree sprouting upward.

Yokohama is the cold ice.

Shibuya is the glass that refracts colorful rays.

Shinjuku is the steel that can be as firm and sharp as possible.

So Shibuya is basically the prism( *´艸｀)

Specifically, the dispersive prism that is capable of breaking white light into a spectrum of rainbow!

Did you know that when those refracted rays pass another prism, they return to the original white color?( ･ω･)ﾉ

If FP is a prism, then what would be the another prism that recollects the lights refracted by them? (* ´ ▽ ` *)

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toyama-division · 2 years

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"Age isn't an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Timeline

Age 0:

Born to couple Masaru and Urara Morimoto.

Age 5:

Younger brother, Hayato is born.

Age 18:

Graduates high school.

Age 19:

Father is drafted for the war.

Kensaku begins college.

Starts to develop a fascination with botany and the medicinal potential plants have.

Age 21:

Receives news of father's death. Ken and his mother do not handle the news well.

Begins to abuse his power to access substances to cope with the loss.

Age 23:

Begins interning under Akihito Rikiya.

Starts to get into his first involvement with ████████████████ after Akihito brings him into it.

Age 24:

Graduates with a medical/chemistry degree. Quickly begins to pursue a degree in botany.

First meets Asato Rikiya, the son of his mentor Akihito who passed the previous year from a supposed ████████████.

Age 26:

Gets his degree in botany.

Immediately begins working as a researcher at the medical facility he interned at.

Starts to quit drug use, chooses to smoke cigarettes instead.

First meets Jakurai Jinguji and Yotsutsuji Kannabi.

Age 29:

█████████████████ finds Kensaku through his past connection with Akihito, is imprisoned. He lives in captivity continuing what Akihito was working on.

Age 31:

After finishing Project HM-559-86, Ken is broken out of the facility by J̷̳̝̖͍̮̰̌à̶͇͎̗̜̤͈̱̟̪̝͓̜̝͆͛̃̓͑̉̀̃͝█k̶͙̼̞͉̍̈́̓̄͑̇. He is instead found by ██████████████ and is ███████████.

Is found by Hitoya Amaguni in the street. Memory about certain parts of his life involving ██████ and ████████ are obscured.

Finds himself hating the Chuuoku government for unknown, yet seemingly personal reasons.

Age 32:

Present

Is recruited by Asato Rikiya and Yano Ietsuna into the Division Rap Battles under the name ECO BooN, representing the Toyama division.

Schedule

12 A.M. - 7 A.M.: Asleep

7 A.M. - 8 A.M.: Wakes up and gets ready for the day

8 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.: Drives to get coffee

8:30 A.M. - 9 A.M.: Arrives at work

9 A.M. - 12 P.M.: Research and analysis work

12 P.M. - 1 P.M.: Lunch + Harass Jakurai Jinguji time

1 P.M. - 4 P.M.: Finish work and write reports

4 P.M. - 6 P.M.: Work meeting or Visit Rikiya Family

6 P.M. - 7 P.M.: Drive home + Grab dinner

7 P.M. - 8:45 P.M.: Eat dinner

8:45 P.M. - 9 P.M.: Get to bed

9 P.M. - 12 A.M.: Asleep

Character Hashtags

Regular Hashtags

#Corny uncle

#Coffee is life

#Herbal medicine

Trauma Hashtags

#Why can't I remember

#Down with Chuuoku

#Sorry for everything

Other Info

Hobby: Growing succulents, fishing

Weakness: Memory loss, Addiction (previously drugs, now copes with cigarettes)

Trauma: "Why do I feel like the government has done something to me…?"

Twitter: @oldprank420

Drinks: Occasionally

Smokes: Yes

Special Skill: "I got really good at doing pen tricks, like twirling."

Intro Quote: "Hey, welcome to the Toyama pharmaceutical. Let me call for someone to help you!"

Trauma Quote: "Something feels wrong. I've forgotten something… But what?"

#hypmic #hypnosis mic #hypnosis microphone #hypmic oc #hypnosis mic oc #hypnosis microphone oc #toyama division #eco boon #kensaku morimoto #twitter #timeline #trauma #tw drug mention

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courage-a-word-of-justice · 3 years

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HypMic 7 - 9 | Maou-jou 5 - 6 | Akudama Drive 6 - 8 | I7 s2 6 - 9 | Taiso Samurai 5 - 6

HypMic 7

I will never not laugh at the content advisory, haha.

I like Kazuha already. Too bad he’s probably evil…

Oh, is it the day of the DRB in the series already…? Or maybe, because it’s the qualifiers, BB and MTC’s match is on a different day to FP and MTR’s.

Oh? Does Tom know Jakurai well enough to call him “Jakurai-sensei”? (<- middle ground between “Jinguji-sensei/Sensei” and “Jakurai”) Also, Tom uses “ore”.

Ooh, Iris is a motorbike rider, eh? Interesting. I thought they (<- not sure if Iris is a “she” or “he” with a really weird name) were more of a Saburo-type and didn’t bother with things like that, based on their appearance. Update: Someone on Yahoo Answers said based on Iris’s watashi, she is a woman.

Typo fixed! Good job, anime staff! Update: I’m referring to “…darkest hour is just before the down” (sic).

…bukkorosu = “f***in’ slaughter ‘em”. It’s not wrong…it’s just the subbers really like to abuse the F word for MTC. But you knew that already if you got this far…right?

LOL, Ramuda wants to “scratch [Rex’s] back” (figuratively) to…get SNS views? Hahaha.

This Studio Alita is probably a reference to Shinjuku Alta.

Yotsutsuji!!! That was the one big spoiler I got before watching the episode today and I’m so happy I got to see him animated!

(One of) Irihatoma and Degarashi refer to Jakurai as “Jakurai-sensei” as well. Hmm, I never noticed. Update: That’s Degarashi, because Irihatoma speaks to Jakurai alone later this ep.

There’s 50% chance I’m getting this wrong, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say Kazuha is voiced by a veteran VA…one I already know about.

Doppo calls Kazuha by his first name…That upgrade means their relationship escalated quickly (or this is a quirk of HypMic in general, since I noticed most characters are on first name basis with each other). Also, it’s cute Doppo finally has someone in his corner. No other part of the franchise has one, to my memory. Update: It might actually be “Kazuha-kun”…but I’m still surprised though. Update 2: It’s both, actually.

I’ve listened to the phrase “some random guy” several times from Hifumi’s mouth and all I can figure out is the “yatsu” at the end. (Doesn’t help my ears blocked themselves up again, although it’s less than it used to be.)

Harumi Wharf.

R? On a helicopter landing pad?

…uh oh. I was right when I thought Kazuha was going to be evil. Also, Doppler shift/effect. Update: “Doppler” is clearly a pun on “Doppo”.

Hmm? “Hey, Doppo” from “yaa”…it doesn’t have a name referred in there. It’s a small but odd thing to do. (I remember a professional translator was complaining that people with intermediate Japanese were giving them flak for translating things “wrong”, but what I do here is analysis for my future and edificiation. I’m not here to knock down pro translators’ doors and demand a refund, because I’m trying to go pro to atone for my sins as a scanlator.)

The soundtrack’s slightly sinister tone, plus the fact I figured the culprit well before Doppo did, makes me slightly scared…for MTR.

I realised they skimped on the budget…this “hot off the car chase” line seems more like an MTC line, doesn’t it…?...Yeah, it’s almost word for word for MTC in DRB+. Maybe the subbers rushed and used this translation (this link I put here) rather than their actual lyrics…? I will have to get to the bottom of this. Update: Turns out the translation is slightly different, but…yes, there is reference to a car chase in the start of Shinjuku Style. (Sorry, I don’t know every lyrics of every song off the top of my head.)

…wow, this got really Doppo-centric. I’ve never seen the leader relinquish their position when it comes to “leading into battle” before. It just goes to show the staff really do pay attention to how popular Doppo is.

Note “Doppo” means “walk alone”, roughly speaking, hence the “solitary” line.

This song is very, very faithful to its original lyrics, because I was trying to look at Hifumi’s “mixing paint” line and it pretty much matches.

Hifumi’s “my men”, LOL.

Kazuha = “one leaf”, hence the “leaves” in one of Jakurai’s lines.

I cringe every time I hear screaming coming from this episode, y’know…?

…oh dear. MTC’s plot actually bled into MTR’s.

I already knew from browsing Twitter earlier today that Kizuna was going to become FP’s today, but hearing it is another matter entirely.

Kosuke Miyoshi is Kazuha. Apparently, this guy also voiced Mashirao Ojiro (the tail guy) from BnHA, but that’s his only major role…so I was right in that I knew him, but wrong in that he was, again, a relative rookie in comparison to most.

Apparently FP’s sign is a peace sign sideways to represent an F, but…it’s just a sideways peace sign to me…

…how is Dice’s bead ornament attached to him? Is it on his hair, on his ear, on the skin behind his ear…? I was trying to replicate his outfit and got stuck on how to represent it, so I ended up opting for trying (and failing) to do a small braid on the right side.

IWGP shows up this season…it’s the song with the “hoo!” noise BB perform in this episode.

LOL, “Dead men tell no tales” is a perfect saying for MTC.

Akudama 6

Is there a movie called “Brother”…? There’s apparently one that’s the plural of that, but not that itself.

If HypMic likes the F bomb, then Akudama like the S word.

I-Is it just me or is the choreography sped up at some points in this episode…? It’s a bit disorienting to come back to.

I thought the kid was a robot…but close enough.

Oh no! Why does the teacher always have to die for the student to become stronger???

Kairaku/shugi -> pleasure/doctrine (if I didn’t somehow misunderstand the shark’s kanji combo),

The part after the ED looks a little too long…keep watching.

The Japanese says “Lost Children”, but the English says “The City of Lost Children”, probably referring to this French sci-fi film.

I7 s2 6

I like how Gaku is taking special offence to Yamato’s comments about him being a playboy.

Re:vale-san. I never noticed until now.

“I’m already looking forward to it.” That’s how I would translate Tsumugi’s “I’m already excited”.

“…who could possibly complain?” – I think Mitsuki might.

The pun in the MEZZO show is that tai (group/squad) sounds the same as tai (want to ~). Rabbinsta is obviously Instagram + Rabbit (Chat?).

Oh my gosh! It’s the Yotsuba sister!

Mitsuki’s shopping trip OST is nice, man. This piano.

This episode has a really great sense of danger and foreboding for the future.

I7 s2 7

Perfection Gimmick. Never heard it in the anime before.

Even the ramen house’s name is a play on “Idolish7”.

LOL, Yamato sure turned that comment around.

The sign talking about beer says something about coupons below it. (It went by too fast and my CR app’s kinda fiddly, so I can’t really go back…)

Kimi to Ai na Night (pun on Idolish7, aka “AiNana”, again).

Mitsuki, no one hates you! You’re just imagining it all!

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Momo hugely resembles Sasara, right down to the highlights on the hair…

“…you’re so handsome…” – I’m dying on the inside here, people! *laps up the BL pandering with a derpy smile on my face*

Banri and Tsumugi haven’t been focussed on lately…they’re clearly doing something regarding Banri’s ties with Re:vale, but I can’t quite figure out what that “something” is.

Why is there a basketball and a football in the back of the Takanashi office…?

Please don’t run in heels, Tsumugi…

“I love Idolish7!” - Ah, despite my quibbles, Tsumugi is good after all.

“making one’s best exertions” – Why do those words on the cup worry me a bit…?

Isn’t “I’m watching you” a creepy statement…?

Apparently Tamaki’s symbol is mp (mezzo pianissimo), hence Sougo’s words.

…my gosh! Aya’s foster father is Kujou?!

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If I heard it right, Tenn’s line was “I can be your idol”, not “your prince”.

“Older Izumi” - …ah, poor Mitsuki.

“Damn you, sexy beast…” – LOL!

…aw, I think this is the first time my heart has been lightened by Tsunashi’s laugh. He’s a good boy.

The chibis…I’m still trying to get used to them…

As a song once said, “You can’t please everyone so you just gotta please yourself.” (Blah blah blah, something about garden parties…)

Takao what now???...okay, Takao Dayuu.

…You’re lucky that wasn’t Tenn doing Takao Dayuu. It would’ve been very “Gentaro does his courtesan voice” if it was.

Nagi doesn’t overpronounce things as much in this season. It’s…pleasant, actually. Give me more of that.

Nagi’s “Oh my god!” was hilarious.

Taiso 5

Ra (ら) and ro (ろ) look kinda similar in hiragana.

Even without the audio, I can guess the words were “yarubeki koto” (things you should do) -> shachihoko.

The texts are written in gyaru-moji. Gyaru-moji is basically indecipherable to anyone who doesn’t know how it works – kind of like the common teen vernacular, to be honest (LOL…?) – and so the subs actually kind of ruin the confusingness of it all, but they did slightly better when they went “UR”.

Movie shiritori! But…has it really been half a year since Leo started? I feel slightly robbed about that plotline with the Men in Black right now…(then again, HypMic is just as bad about important plotlines, if not worse, so…I’m going to be patient and not complain.)

July 5th…Rei is a Cancer…?

They’re…finally moving on this Men in Black plotline! I only complained two points ago! Thank you, staff, for listening to my complaints (…?).

Moon Land finished recently, so I wonder if I’ll lose interest in this anime from here on out…? There was a Pommel Horse Prince in that.

Moon Land taught me that gymnastics has a lot of skills named after their creators, much like the Aragaki previously. The score is out of 10 for both D (difficulty) and E (execution), meaning a 20 is the best you can do, but the judges can get really picky...

The word for “vault” literally means “leaping/jumping horse”…makes sense.

Some of these names are names I’m familiar with from Moon Land already…but I never remember what the skills look like.

…welp, Leo just proved he really is a ninja after all.

Dr Stone’s s2 had its ED announced to be “Koe?” by Hatena and “Yume?” here really makes a theme…does Hatena give all their song titles question marks on the end?

Taiso 6

Colour gangs? Like in IWGP?

It’s nice to see they’re (Jotaro and Rei) communicating properly for the first time in possibly this entire anime.

On the wall, that thing is an evacuation map…of some sort.

…I’ve always wondered: if a bird eats chicken, does that count as cannibalism?

This is like thw Makkachin incident all over again (in YoI).

“…there’s no reason for you to grin and bear it.”

…Leo and Jotaro, both are so dense! Boys *shakes head*.

BB? More like ET (LOL)!

Maou-jou 5

…I didn’t even notice the cast was all dudes bar the princess at this point.

Tatakau Onnatachi. It could mean “fighting women” or “female warriors”.

I’m still vaguely pissed that Kirito is here under my nose…darn Demon King!!!

One of the harpy’s recent worries was that she wanted to become friends with the princess…That’s kinda cute…

Didn’t Syalis already get the coffin that one time? Or did it get confiscated?

*eyes sparkle* Cloud…I’d like to sleep on a cloud…*dreamy look on face* Cloud.

This is basically Princess, ‘Tis Time for Torture in reverse.

Is it “make do” or “make due”…?

I don’t think I need to explain the joke where the harpy is happy.

Gendo pose!

I wonder if the bed or the sheets will talk to her (Syalis) someday?

Maou-jou 6

The New Gearbolt’s quote is “guruguru dokkan”, which is just a bunch of sound effects. It would translate to something like “whir-whir-thud”.

Underwear episodes are some of the worst episodes ever…they’re so juvenile…I dropped at least one series based on the underwear episode alone.

Ah! The seal on the ice monster’s shoulder! Too cute!

How can a mechanical princess mecha (…thing?) have worries?

LOL, never underestimate the hilarity of the teddy demons ganging up on the Demon King.

I like how the Japanese pointed out the demons only moved the princess.

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I thought the robberies were Kazuha’s doing…? Or is this a separate case?

Samatoki answering his phone with his feet up…LOL, there’s just something funny about it. It shows he’s just so badass, he can get away with it.

Riou’s hacking (?) skills come to the fore again. (Or is that listening to enemy intel?)

Ooh, Iris is sassy. I love her already.

…er, Samatoki? Blowing cigarette smoke into Jyuto’s face is just rude…

“…don’t hang up your gloves.” – Considering Jyuto has his red gloves…LOL.

What the heck is that backing track when the 2nd car moved out? That’s a cool track.

Ah! Iris is a Saburo-type…LOL, Saburo’s fake identity.

“a cop who’s in with the yakuza” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki.

For a guy who was only just in the water, Riou doesn’t even look wet.

“2 DIE 4” – Hmm? So did the anime staff know what Riou’s 2nd round song title was at the time…? Update: Judging by the name “Requiem” dropped in the next episode, I would say yes.

“…f*** the police…” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki. X2

Hmm? In Riou’s rap bit near the end, he goes “mad warrior” and that rhymes (in a very loose way of speaking) with “Mad Trigger”. The English didn’t keep that.

I remember seeing a spoiler which said that line (the one about slaves)…but seriously, Jyuto is such a “sexy revenge cop” (as someone once said – I think it might be Slug, or an anon to Slug) that literally nothing else seems to matter about him.

Why do they subtitle the laughing??? I still have no idea.

“Sgt. Iruma”? The guy just says “Iruma-san”. Is he a sergant or some other rank? Update: Yes. (As in, he is a sergant.)

I’ve never actually seen Ramuda sleep in a bed before, come to think of it. Does he not have a bed?

I would assume Gentaro is going…but he said he won’t be going, then negated that and then negated it again. Unless the 2nd time was him admitting it was a lie the first time…is he going or not???

“shinsetsu no human” – (Spoilers for later on/manga)…Yes, that’s actually what Ramuda says. It’s as if Ramuda subtly admits, right there, he isn’t human.

Nodo = throat…If this were translated more literally, it would sound pretty clunky.

“…rappa no inochi…paa!” – Yep, the subbers got the gist of the joke there.

Dice is basically a worm at this point…He’s squirming like one, anyway.

That “number of pips facing up” thing has got to be foreshadowing for something, y’know? Nothing in a story ever goes to waste. Also, it’s likely the dice are weighted or something…

…yep, there you go.

That voice Gentaro used for “I despise lies” was amusing…because it’s so different to his normal voice, and because Gentaro is a serial liar.

The 2nd song…which I already know is called “JACKPOT” from browsing Twitter earlier today…was a bunch of fun.

Udagawacho.

Hmm…emphasis on the candy. I wonder what that means? (<- already knows, I just want to keep it a secret from you, dear reader, if you don’t know it too)

ANIME SHOP is so clearly a pun on Animate, including the colours, that I can’t even…LOL.

FP’s Kizuna sounds distinctly different to the others…probably because of Ramuda. It’s mostly Ramuda carrying the tune there.

“Life is what you make it.” – Hmm, an interesting quote for sure.

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…welp, they don’t call it Fling Posse for nothin’.

I didn’t believe my ears, so I went and listened to it again. Sure enough, Ichiro calls Jakurai -san, not -sensei.

Ramuda’s normal voice! Things are getting serious~!

“Hifuming”? Is that a deliberate choice on the translators’ part? Or is it a mishearing?

…I’m laughing at how Samatoki called Ichiro a “hypocritical piece of s***”. I know the “s***” part is correct at minimum from the audio.

I believe Samatoki said -san, not -sama when he asked for an honorific. Hmm, interesting.

I knew this would get animated, but…I still can’t believe I’m watching it! Amazing…absolutely amazing.

If you’re wondering…yes, that long thing is her entire title and name. It’s said the name “Kadenokouji” is the longest Japanese surname in existence.

I remember reading a tweet earlier today that said somebody wanted “Altercation! Altercation! Altercation!” as a song title…and now I LOL, because the subbers made Gentaro say the exact same word.

Hmm…I only just noticed BB are the only ones with bags. They probably came last, but who took the others’ bags into Chuoku…? Update: Some of the others did have bags, I just never spotted them. For instance, Riou is carrying a large black rectangular bag, but Samatoki and Jyuto don’t have any. Jakurai has the bag from his TDD days.

The 2nd DRB brackets got announced today. BB vs DH, MTR vs BAT, FP vs MTC, rolling out across Japan (and Japan only due to COVID) in 2021.

“What happened between you and him?” - I was going “who?” in Cantonese (as I sometimes do), but turns out they’re just referring to Samatoki.

This is exactly as it played out in the drama tracks and manga…exactly what I was waiting for all this time! So good, dangit!

LOL, in the future, we will have camera drones working our concerts like they do in the DRBs…I think (?)

I wonder what Dice is thinking right now, seeing Otome on the screen…hmm…

…gah! Airhorn! Airhorn to the ears! *tilts to side due to sound*

I still kind of remember Slug’s take on the final battle…”The popo? More like the poopoo!” (or something like that). *sniggers*

The little barking bit after Jiro’s verse was…kinda cute, actually.

…ow, these are some burn-ass words. See? This is the power of the DRB!

…eh? Riou’s mic has his MC name on it. Don’t think I’ve seen that in any other part of the series.

Hoh, Riou even made references to Saburo’s character songs.

You can see “Hc” on Samatoki’s mic too…probably another case of his MC name, but partially obscured by his hand.

Aw, “Samatoki no sabaku toki” is a good lyric. Why couldn’t you try to keep that, instead of translating it literally to “judgement day for Samatoki”?

You can hear a thumping beat in the background when Samatoki prepares himself. That seems to be a similar way to how ARB treats this stuff.

“I’m THE Samatoki” – “Samatoki-sama da”.

I think it was really cool to show Samatoki handing the song over to Riou, but it also indicates there’s a disjunct in the lyrics that would cause such a thing. From this, maybe Riou is MTC’s weak link…?

Skeletons with katanas! Is that not cool?!?

…hey, that joined words thing Ichiro does…I would assume that’s what Rhyme Strike looks like in the HypMic universe?

Notice Samatoki took the word “signal” from Ichiro’s part and put it into his own one.

“Today is a good day to die.” – *eyes bulge* Oh…gosh. What a quote. Update: Someone theorised Ichijiku wrote these titles (the last 2), but someone else – like me – theorised this quote was what FP and M fans thought for this battle.

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…that’s one twisted kid.

Never threaten to kill a kid who can regenerate far better than you, Hoodlum.

Brawler is still in the OP…it’s kind of saddening to see him now.

I noticed a certain character appears on the Executioners’ hands if you pause at the right moment in the OP. It’s the first character in shori (management).

Bunny: set meal/Shark: roasted meat (yakiniku)

…This sounds a heck of a lot like the genbaku dome (Hiroshima Peace Park).

Bunny and Shark’s shirts together: Idiot -> Shark: Bone

Actually, this also reminds me of the Osaka Expo held in 1970. I loved writing about that event – it was just so fun to write about.

This anime is like Appare-Ranman’s sequel, except without the racing and crazy racial stereotypes (although there are still crazy stereotypes).

…whoa! This scene is going on the end of year list for sure. Just…have to remember this scene, where all the children disappeared, exists.

…”The City of Lost Children” is an apt title for this episode.

(HypMic spoilers!) I wonder if they’ll reveal that Ramuda is a clone in what’s left of the HypMic anime?

…oof, Doctor’s a filthy traitor!

Rule number 1 of fighting: never yell out “Smokescreen!” when the smokescreen is meant to cover you.

…LOL, dark censorship bar. Please wait for the Blu-Rays to see this scene uncensored.

What the heck?! The countdown went from 7 to 0 so fast!

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Black Rain, huh? *checks* It’s a movie about a pair of New York policemen who have to save a Japanese gangster from his death.

…don’t jinx it, Swindler!

Your brother isn’t on the moon, Sister. It’s just your dreams on there.

Notice “Neo Lake Biwa” actually has “Reiku” in its name, as opposed to, say, “mizuumi” or “ike” (the Japanese equivalent).

You can still see where Doctor stitched herself up.

What did Doctor “hold on to”?

Way to monologue through the whole morality thing… (<- not as satisfied as they would like from this scene)

I wonder if the seal is electronically tracked…

Tsubo = pot, vase…*thinks about drugs* (Not that pot.)

“…I’ll make you into a real man.” – More like a eunuch, LOL. (partially sarcastic)

I recall from Sarazanmai that “pair look” is the term for “twinsies” in Japanese.

Oh! Swindler kind of looks like the Executioner Boss now.

…I find it ironic that Swindler had long hair up until not too long ago.

Can to the eye! Ouch! That’s gotta be worse than a lightsaber…er, jitte to the eye!

This makes me wonder…was Courier a rich kid once…?

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ersatzlace · 4 years

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I made a Favorite Character Aesthetic Board for myself! Not exhaustive by any means, but it does make it more apparent what sort of character tropes I keep coming back to throughout various media. (These are not in any sort of ranked order, though I did attempt to group them by broad archetypes when I was putting this together... to various success...)

The only rules I set for myself were top 16 and characters from video games, anime, and/or cartoons (lol you can tell I don’t watch cartoons much). I also tried to keep myself from picking multiple characters from the same franchise/game/show.

Characters picked and their origin by row, starting from the top-left:

Jakurai Jinguji (Hypnosis Mic)

Kusuriuri (Mononoke)

Cho Hakkai (Saiyuki)

Heinwald (Dragalia Lost)

Lucio (Granblue Fantasy)

Juzumaru (Touken Ranbu)

Hei (Darker than Black)

Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu (Persona 5)

Lightning (Final Fantasy 13)

Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Lyn (Fire Emblem)

Floyd Leech (Twisted Wonderland)

Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran Highschool Host Club)

Blue (Wolf’s Rain)

Ichimaru Gin (Bleach)

Analysis: So... If it isn’t already apparent, I like mysterious, elegant, scholarly or otherwise ethereal gentlemen who are extremely competent at their jobs. Likewise competent and practical women are my jam.

...And then there’s the trolly bastard corner in the bottom-right lol.

#hahahahaha #trust me i had more bastards on my list #but i had to stop somewhere

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ramuda-kinnie · 2 years

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Tonight Before The Bed I Want To Tell Why I’m Writing This Tag

Tonight before the bed I was thinking about a lovely and sad headcanon about how Rio and Dice might have first met. It’s a headcanon that is likely not going to be canon since we know by the last chapter that Dice didn’t run away from home until he was 16-17, but for the sake of the prompt I’ll write it down. But I saved it as a draft to elaborate later instead because I would like to go to sleep as soon as possible.

That aside, I want to thank everyone who liked/reblogged my posts! 💖 I edited all of them to be a proper title because it was difficult to distinguish the notifications when all posts started with “Tonight Before The Bed”. I know this blog does not have much followers compared to my main blog— but to consider I started posting here without expecting any interaction at all, it is honestly a blessing to see that my posts are read and enjoyed by other fans! (I actually don’t like the word fans/readers, we all are here over talking about the things we enjoy! So friends it is!)

I have actually started drabbling these thoughts as a mental-exercise to let go of perfectionism. It has been difficult for me to talk about HypMic in public because I either gush and co-plot/make headcanons with my partner or I cry to my best friend on hours and hours about how much I love about JakuRamu, but the only public things I posted until these drabbles were the neat, well-organized fanfictions on AO3.

Which is pretty funny, actually, because those who know me, KNOWS that I am a HYPE person, an extrovert who actually just TAAAALLLLKKKKKSSSS and POSSSTTSSS!! But I guess…

I guess, something held me back about Hypmic. I’m not sure what. Definitely not something negative, though! Perhaps because I’ve had been on a stressful stage of my life that I didn’t feel energy to show myself not as The Cool Fanfic Author but Grace herself, because I’m a bit— a bit 👉🏻👈🏻 of a perfectionist. So it’s either each fic will be really polished, or they will be roleplayed until conclusion with my partner, or they will not be published at all.

Which is bullshit, honestly.

I’ve had my fair share of perfectionism ruining my life so I thought to myself—

Hey.

What if you just, ✨ post? ✨

Without editing? Without writing multi-chapter long fanfics about it that are likely going to be abandoned once it gets tiring to flash out the next chapter even though you already planned the ending?

So you mean it’s enough to say “I’m thinking about Samatoki Aohitsugi” or “This JakuRamu line is so cool!” or “Just a one sentence fanfic idea” instead of turning them into a novella?

…

..and to be honest, since ramuda-kinnie did not have a lot of followers and since I could not see much Hypmic content on recent Tumblr tags, I thought they wouldn’t really get any attention at all. Which might be discouraging for the past-me since I’m used to being recognized for my writing. (Which I appreciate with all my heart! ❤️) So when I started posting it was not for a particular audience.

I was just testing the waters.

How would it feel for my brain to let these out?

Would it make me get bored of Hypmic/bored of this discussion because I already wrote them here? (In a sense they would be completed, so, hypothetically, they might not suffice the dopamines for me.) I honestly thought they would, but… To my surprise it backfired! It backfired in a GREAT WAY THAT I COULD NOT EVER SEE COMING—

Not only did it become a lovely habit to drabble my thoughts here each night, it gave me more self-awareness through character analyses, it made me recap & rethink what is important for me, why I like a particular scene, what about a character I love, what this says to me as a person and how I can get better in my personal relationships and my relationships with myself by appreciating the parts of Hypmic that I love (refer to last Samatoki post, such an inspiration he is!).

It also put an end to my mind aimlessly coming back to half-shaped headcanons or ideas that were never voiced or not planned to be a full fanfic. I do keep a journal for personal matters, so writing Hypmic drabbles here made a similar effect— helped me to put them out instead of them working on the background of my mind.

But here is the thing that shocked me.

Instead of “letting go” because I “put them out”, it only made my love for Hypmic… stronger?? Like how?? It made me go through my blog happily even if the post has 2 likes (THANK YOU MY TWO NEW BESTIES ILY) because hey. It’s out there. I wrote it. I wrote it for characters I love and even if it does not get immediate attention, it’s okay because I didn’t write them for recognizion. (I don’t think wanting validation over your art/fic is anything to be ashamed of, btw, it is well deserved! I totally want my fics to be well read and make readers happy! But for these specific drabbles, getting reads was not my goal.)

I wrote them mostly for myself, and for people who may be struggling the same. Having that Fic Idea but too drained to say it so you do Nothing. Loving a character or a ship but tag is so Silent you just wonder if you’re the only person on the earth loving them (felt so with JakuRamu EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ALMOST CANON LIKE WHY).

It was also… Self-respect, I guess. Because I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try to do something imperfect. Talk to a fandom with whom I have only made few (bUT ABSOLUTELY GREAT ilsym) friends with. I didn’t know what to expect through Tumblr interactions (but I expected to get not much).

But…

No matter what, I wanted to let my thoughts out, so even if the tags are silent, I could be the voice I wanted. I love my partner by all means but sometimes you gotta be your own Prince Charming, right? It was like that. I wanted to make myself and (if there is, which there is) who may enjoy reading them happy! I wanted to say, hey! Life is difficult but here is a cute thought I had! How lucky and blessed we are that we have Tumblr, a not so toxic social media platform (unlike instagram and tiktok etc., not about fanbase or anything literally the algorithm and selling strategies and influencers and everything are soooo suffocating that I quit them 3 months ago), where I can post them, add images, change the colors of text according to character theme and even add tags so we can find them!!! Here!!!!! I baked this!!! For us!!! I hope you enjoy!! ❤️

….sort of logic.

That’s why, here is a big thanks and good night wishes those of you who liked and/or reblogged the posts!!! Added tags!!!! Made my little psychological exercise A LOT more enjoyable!!! Showed me I’m not alone! Or just overall interacted with posts! It makes me soooo happy! I hope you have a great day/night ahead and I hope you have the courage and inspiration to say the things that are important to you as well. Even if they sound trivial. Even if it’s just a half, incomplete idea. As long as you want to say it, as long as it makes you happy. Go for it, honestly. You all made me so happy by the interactions! Thank you so much! Have a great night! 💖

P.S. Thank you to those who put Ramuda gifs on tumblr’s database. 🍀 Their credit appears bottom right of each gif, respectively!

— May 23, 2022

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