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luqya · 2 years

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HANAFUNDA SYMBOLISM AND KAGEROU PROJECT

Do you remember hanafuda merchandise of Kagerou Project back then? In case you don’t know which one is it, then here the picture

At first, it’s like Sidu simply put the character in the card. But in fact, there’s some sort of symbolism there

Here are the symbolism in hanafuda card (based on my research, mainly from here and here) and it’s relevance to Kagepro:

1. January

Mutsuki: affection month

January - Matsu 松 - Pine

“January is represented by the tsuru (crane) and the matsu (pine). Both are symbols of long life and good luck. The pine tree is known to live for centuries, and never sheds its leaves. No matter how cold the winter, the pine tree stays green and alive.”

“The month of January is indicated by a Japanese umbrella pine (koyamaki), an evergreen which is one of Japan's five sacred trees.”��

“Legends associated with the trees include the belief that the women who touch the wood will conceive healthy offspring. In some parts of Japan, people set branches of the tree on the graves of their loved ones in order to lead the spirits back to the land of the living.”

Sounds interesting? It’s widely known about Paper Crane symbolism in Shintaro and Ayano’s story. Also, the mention “in order to lead the spirit back to the land of the living” is the same with Shintaro’s desire to have his loved one back to living, and well, it’s happen

After all, the fact that the month is called “Affection month” has correlation with this frame in Children Record Reboot:

Although the quick translation means “Emotion”, but the other meaning of the word is “Affection”

“'A crane gracefully crosses the sky before the glowing red orb of the rising sun on New Year’s Day. An aged pine, pruned as carefully as a bonsai tree, complements the symbolic association of cranes with longevity'.” “The bright card shows a Japanese red-crowned crane (tanchōzuru) in front of a red sun”

“The Red-crowned Cranes are sacred birds in both China and Japan. They are called the “bird of happiness”” “ They also are said to mate for life, which makes them symbols of marital harmony. “

“ Both Pine and Red-crowned Cranes are symbols of long life and good luck. “

Aside from the general symbolism of crane, this one specify about ‘A crane crossed the sky before the glowing red orb’ You know what time is it when sun glows red? Sunset. And well, in Additional Memory lyrics, there’s a mention about “Revolving latern” she saw while ‘crossed the sky’

And the last....

“The text on the red ribbon (also on that for February) reads "akayoroshi". The word is fairly obscure, but means something along the lines of "obviously good" (some say "red is good").”

Ahahaha... red is the colour of hero, eh? (*crying on the floor* Jin, you....)

2. February

Kisaragi: changing clothes month

February - Ume 梅 - Plum Blossoms

.... THIS IS LITERALLY HER NAME. (I though like that too when read the meaning)

“February is represented by the ume (plum) blossom, which is the first of the flowers to bloom in the year. The plum blossom and nightingale are frequently shown together to symbolize the coming of spring.”

“Ume Blossoms are often mentioned in Japanese poetry as a symbol of Spring.”

“Japanese tradition holds that the Ume functions as a protective charm against evil.” “The eating of the pickled fruit for breakfast is also supposed to stave off misfortune.“

Indeed, her songs are has some sort of “fight against misfortune” context on them. For herself in Kisaragi Attention and for Hibiya in Otsukimi Recital

“The Japanese Bush Warbler (鶯 Uguisu) - Cettia diphone, is a passerine bird more often heard than seen” “ The Japanese Bush Warbler tends to remain deep in the shadow of foliage during the day.”

It seems, Momo’s job as idol, and the fact that she canonically can sing well, is a reference to nightingale, which is a bird with beautiful voice

3. March

Yayoi: new life

March - Sakura 桜 - Cherry Blossoms

“March is represented by the sakura (cherry) blossom. Although the plum is the first blossom of the year, the cherry tree marks the real beginning of spring, and new life.”

“The cherry blossom is a symbol of the brevity and uncertainty of life. Youth, pleasure, fame, and misfortune, all blossom and fade like the ephemeral cherry blossom. The cherry blossom is a reminder to focus on the present.” “It is a symbol of the brevity and uncertainty of life “

“Sakura also symbolise clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse. They are an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated with Buddhist influence and which is embodied in the concept of 'Mono no aware' (which is a Japanese term for the awareness of the transience of things and a gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing).“

Mary, who has very long live, gradually notice that everything change, and everything will not last forever. In fact, this is one of the main theme in Kagerou Project

“The bright card is called the "camp curtain". This was used as part of a Japanese tradition where people would gather in groups to view blossom on trees (hanami)”

This is not relevant for now, but it has relation with the later card meaning

4. April

Uzuki: deutzia flower month

April - Fuji 藤 - Wisteria

“The name for April, Uzuki, refers to the deutzia flower or unohana, a flowering shrub. This is a popular flower in Japan that signals the beginning of summer.”

“The flower for April is Japanese wisteria (fuji) which blooms at this time of year and is cultivated in Japanese ornamental gardens and arranged into spectacular cascading displays. Once, wisteria was a popular symbol in family crests and heraldry.”

“The cuckoo and wisteria are often shown together as symbols of late spring and the beginning of summer. The cuckoo usually calls in the dark of summer nights. The call of the cuckoo is said to sound like someone calling, “return home.”“

Hibiya and Hiyori’s neverending story is taking place in certain summer. It’s a story of them who can’t return home

5. May

Satsuki: rice shoot planting month

May - Ayame 菖蒲 - Iris

May is represented by the ayame (iris) blossom. The ayame represents virility and is often displayed on Boys’ Day, May 5th.

The 5-point card depicts the ayame alongside a bridge. This is a reference to a chapter from The Tale of Ise, a collection of poems from the 10th century Japan. The Tale of Ise is a very well known piece of Japanese literature.

The story is about a member of the Imperial Court in Kyoto who was assigned to a new post far to the East. He left his family behind in the Capital as he travelled on his long journey. Along the way, he and his companions lost their way.

They came to a place called yatsuhashi, or “eight bridges.” This was a swampy area where a large river split into eight smaller rivers. Each of the rivers was crossed by a bridge. The whole area was filled with blooming irises.

The court official was feeling rather sad, was lost, and missed his wife. The men stopped to rest, and the court official wrote the following poem:

Karagoromo kitsutsu narenishi tsuma shi areba harubaru kinuru tabi wo shi zo omou

Translation:

I have a beloved wife Familiar as the skirt Of a well-worn robe And so this distant jouneying Fills my heart with grief

At first glance, the poem seems to have nothing to do with irises. However, the poem is an acrostic. The first Japanese letters of the Japanese poem spell out “ka-ki-tsu-ba-ta” which is the Japanese name for the species of iris that filled the marshes.

Blue Iris symbolizes “Hope and faith”

I had to put this story, because the story of a traveler who lost his way, missed his loved one and passing through bridge on his journey is maybe.... a reference of this:

6. June

Minazuki: month of water

June - Botan 牡丹 - Peony

The name for the month Mi-na-zuki is an example of ateji. The name Minazuki is made up of three Chinese characters: (water-not-moon). The middle character for “not” was often substituted as the ateji, or phonetic equivalent, for “na” which is the possessive article “of.” So Minazuki can be read as both “the month of water” and “the month without water.”

June is represented by the botan (peony) blossom, a beautiful flower native to China. in China and Japan the peony is a symbol of wealth, good fortune and prosperity. The Peony is known for its medicinal properties and large fragrant flowers. It is often shown with butterflies in Chinese and Japanese paintings. The flowers are full of nectar and attract many insects.

When depicted in visual art and poetry, tree peonies represent good fortune and prosperity, bravery and honour.

Generally, Kido often associate with dogwood flower (because of Never Lost Word). But, in novel route, it’s shown that Kido live in mansion with her rich family pre-incident, so, it’s probably a reference of that.

7. July

Fumizuki: book month

July - Hagi 萩 - Bush Clover

The exact meaning of Fumizuki is somewhat obscure. Some think that in the lazy days of midsummer, between the planting and harvesting seasons, people had time to write and read letters and poetry. Another theory is that the month was originally Fumuzuki which means “swollen month,” referring to the swelling rice grains in the fields

July is represented by the hagi (bush clover) and inoshishi (wild boar)

The strange animal depicted is a young Japanese boar or inoshisi. In Japan, it is widely seen as a fearsome and reckless animal, to the point that several expressions in Japanese referring to recklessness include references to boars. The boar is the last animal of the oriental zodiac, with people born at this time said to embody the boar's traits of determination and impetuosity. Backwoods folk in Japan sometimes name their sons after the animal in tribute to its qualities. Boars are also seen as symbols of fertility and prosperity.

Wild boars are one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, and are symbols of bravery and affection. However, to villagers in the mountains the boars can be dangerous pests that destroy crops and gardens.

Sometimes the meat of wild boar was called botan (peony). The meat of deer was called momiji (maple leaf) and that of the horses was sakura (cherry blossoms). In this way the pious Buddhists could pretend to eat as vegetarians.

The flora for July is Japanese bush clover, also known as lespedeza or, in Japanese, hagi. It is associated with melancholy and unrequited love

8. August

Hazuki: leaf month

August - Susuki 薄 - Silver Grass

The name for August, Hazuki, refers to the changing seasons and the falling leaves. August features the suzuki (similar to pampas grass). Some players in Hawaii call the card with the harvest moon, “bozu” (slang for bald-headed). Tsukimi, or moon viewing, is the fall counterpart to cherry blossom viewing. Like the first yaku suggests both cherry blossom viewing and moon viewing are often accompanied by the drinking of sake, or rice wine. The traditional date for moon viewing is August 15th.

JIN. Jin, you did not plan the Kagepro plot while playing hanafuda... right?

August is represented by maiden silvergrass, also called eulalia or susuki grass. Traditionally, the grass was used to thatch buildings and for feed for livestock. It is one of "the seven flowers of autumn" (along with bush clover, above)

The card with wild geese shows the seasonal migration of birds. In the fall geese migrate from Siberia and Northern China to spend the winter in Japan.

9. September

Nagatsuki: long month

September - Kiku 菊 - Chrysanthemum

Nagatsuki, or long month, marks the beginning of autumn when the nights begin to be longer than the days. September is represented by the kiku (chrysanthemum) blossom.

The large yellow blossoms of the chrysanthemum are a fitting symbol for the radiant sun.

The Chrysanthemum is also a symbol of longevity because of the long life of the blooms. There is a legend of a place in Japan called Chrysanthemum Mountain. It is said that if you drink from the stream where the petals of the chrysanthemum fall into the water you will be blessed with long life. The 5-point card depicts the kiku next to a stream with a sake (rice wine) cup. Inside the wine cup the character for “longevity” is written. It was a common tradition to sprinkle chrysanthemum petals in one's wine and drink them as a way to ensure long life and happiness.

Ah, yeah, Crysanthemum. Where we ever see that?

I think I don’t have to explain more. But it seems, the colour of the crysanthemum in the MVs is supposed to be yellow (?)

Royal crysanthemum has 16 layers petals, which is interesting because Ayano died presumably on 16 years old.

by the way... Additional Memory was released in September

10. October

Kaminazuki: month of the gods

October - Momiji 紅葉 - Maple

In this month, all of the 8 million Shinto gods leave their provincial shrines to congregate at the Great Shrine in Izumo (Izumo Taisha)– the center of Shinto religion

Like the month of June (Mizunazuki), Kaminazuki (October) can be interpreted two ways. It can be read as the “month of gods” or “month without gods.” In this case, both readings can be correct whether you are in Izumo or not.

October features the autumnal colours of falling Japanese maple leaves (momiji or kito). These symbolise calm, rest and peace.

The Stag on the card 'Momiji ni Shika' represents gentleness. Together with the red Maple, they are a symbol of longevity.

This suit is more commonly known as 'Shika' (鹿) (Deer) in Japan.

Seto Kousuke, a gentle person who loves deer.

11. November

Shimotsuki: frost month

November - Yanagi 柳 - Willow

November is known as the yanagi (willow), or ame (rain) suit. The willow tree is a symbol of grace and strength. In China and Japan, the willow symbolizes the traits of an ideal woman.

November's suit is a bit strange as it is as much about rain as it is about the plant depicted, which is willow (yanagi – a Japanese word also used for a long, thin-bladed knife thought to resemble one of weeping willow's cascades). The tree is associated with ghosts and spirits.

The tsubame (swallow) is often shown with the willow. They are seen as good companions and are symbols of happiness and harmony.

The other notable figure in the November suit is the man with an umbrella. This man is the famous Heian period calligrapher Ono no Toufuu

The lone junk card for this month is called the lightning card (or gaji in Hawaii where it is most likely to be singled out). In some games, it can be used as a sort of super-card or joker. It is the only card in a hanafuda deck which does not show its month's flower (so players have to explicitly remember which month it comes from). Instead, it depicts a (rather abstract) storm scene with rain, and sometimes a devil's claw, coming down from the sky to beat on a drum. The dark rectangles are possibly the torn camp curtain (see March).

Note that Korean games swap the months of November and December around.

..... Didn’t the accident involving him and Ayaka is when it’s raining? Oh, God...

It’s torn camp curtain from March (The card with Mary). The storm is destroy the place that use to enjoy Sakura...

And the fact some game is swap between November and December is interesting because the December card is...

12. December

Shiwasu: priests run

December - Kiri 桐 - Paulownia

This month's symbol is the princess tree (aka paulownia, aka empress tree, aka foxglove-tree) known in Japanese as kiri.

The phoenix card is known in Hawaii as the tori (chicken) card. The phoenix (Hō-ō 鳳凰) is the symbol of righteousness and often connected with the empress. It is a representation of the mandate from heaven giving the Emperor the authority to rule. Legend says that only the kiri tree is beautiful enough for the phoenix to land on.

this mythical bird represents fire, the sun, justice, obedience, and fidelity.

According to Chinese legend, the Hō-ō appears very rarely and only to mark the beginning of a new era. In other traditions, the Hō-ō appears only in peaceful and prosperous times and hides itself when there is trouble. As the herald of a new age, the Hō-ō decends from heaven to earth to do good deeds and then it returns to its celestial abode to await a new era.

It is both a symbol of peace (when the bird appears) and a symbol of disharmony (when the bird disappears).

The Kiri tree beautiful enough to phoenix to land on. As shown in the card, Konoha is on Kiri tree side, while Kuroha (saeru) is on pheonix side. (As like Saeru posessed Konoha (?)

And the fact it means mark the beginning of new era -> mark the beginning of timeline?

By the way, if you ever play this card, you know about the bright cards (The highest value card);

TLDR; Jin write Kagepro while playing this card (wrong conclusion)

I want to update later, so all thoughts are apreciate ^^, tell me if I made mistake tho

(The photos of the merch are from this post by @hollsos)

#kagerou project #kagepro #kagerou daze #mekakucity actors #Ayano tateyama #Kido Tsubomi #Kano Shuuya #Seto Kousuke #Marry Kozakura #Momo Kisaragi #Ene #Shintaro Kisaragi #Hibiya Amamiya #Hiyori Asahina #Konoha #Kuroha #Kenjirou Tateyama #theory #sidu

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izzyizumi · 4 years

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* D O N O T R E B L O G (Personal/comments ok)

me @ me: what if I finish the “Night Tales Deceive” “TAICHI” AMV

me @ me: I mean, you only need to tweak a few more parts

ALSO me: *what if I just leave in those bits from the K@gepros because I’m lazy*

#repeatverse #izzyizumi amv making #repeatverse commentary #repeatverse humor #repeatverse things #amv: yobanashi deceive #izzyizumi amv humor #izzyizumi personal humor #izzyizumi personal #(iDEK HOW I WANNA FILL IN THE KAGEPROS SCENERY BITS)#(CONTEMPLATES)#(tbh it's a pretty short and not as action packed AMV but it will have some Repeatverse plot relevant bits)#(guess this is the next one I'm finishing y u p)#(THE NEW TRI INTERVIEW REALLY HYPED ME UP I GUESS)#(THE BITS ON TRI TAICHI TOO T H A N K YOU TOEI)#izzyizumi text post #izzyizumi text

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secret-s-art-corner · 7 years

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*needs sleep* *makes poorly-edited texts posts instead*

#kagecrack #kgerou project #kagepro #takane enomoto #I'd tag the pairing but...hhhhh #is it really relevant?#but anyway on other news #Takane really fell for Haruka to the point she couldn't get back up #or you know #she fell so hard #she and Ayano met halfway #OK I'M GOING TO SLEEP

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unravelling-the-world · 3 years

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random thoughts related to kagepro (tw for depression?? death?? suicide ?? implied ?? im not sure and idk what else read at ur own risk)

well idk lately ive been thinking a lot and ik ive uh always (? since i can remember?) have been depressed (i mean...it started around age 12...i dont really remember much before that. most of what i remember are bad moments anyways. or very specific scenes. but they dont feel mine. if that makes sense. its like remembering the scene from a movie. back on track i guess idk well lately ive realized i actually kin some characters and lately ive...been relating a lot to shintaro kisaragi fromkagepro. i mean its ok. there´s always been that specific similarity in us (after all, how many characters in anime are as related to coca cola as shintaro //and me,,im literally a coca cola addict lmao// well anyways. after some days, this lead me to thinking...to a hidden memory within my brain, i guess. I remember introducing my then best friends, to kagepro. one told me haha he´s like u bc the coca cola!! and i think i just laughed and smiled? i truly didn´t see it? i was sad sure, but i couldnt really relate to him. after all, i was the leader of my own little group of 12 year old weebs,right? (i was also 12 btw) i didnt personally dislike shintaro but i didnt rly see myself in him yknow? also i have loved ayano from ever since i have memory so idk like she´s one of my biggest comfort characters and its weird bc if she was ´´real´´ idk if i could date her or anything but im just glad she exists bc it somehow comforts me a lot yeah anyways ayano essay for another time lol. anyways at this age my favorite characters in kagepro were ayano and konoha ( i still love them a lot) thing is, at this point in my life i didnt know/wasnt aware i was transgender but i already kinda liked he/him pronouns so i roleplayed a lot. online. i roleplayed as konoha obviously lmao and actually one of my irl friends related to shintaro ?? and i think we may have roleplayed lmao and stuff.... she even had a facebook account named shin hikkikomori or smth like that. anyways fast forward bc after being 12 a lot of stuff happened obviously. and none of that relates to kagepro until quite some time. i will mention some items that dont really relate to kagepro but marked moments in my friend group that may be relevant later on. Around 2016)? Some of my closest friends changed schools (but we kept contact) yet i still had a big group at school. But it got fragmented along the way. 2017 i went to Japan and formed a new, different friend group with people that even today, are dear to me. When i came back, my friend group fragmented more. I kept contact with other members of the old group but one on one, not as a group anymore. 2018 we graduated, and i broke up my realtionship with one of my former best friends (2016-2018) 2019 was a year of change, and even though i was afraid and shit got weird, i was not doing too bad. i will skip that. Well. Im sure we all know 2020 was a trainwreck, shit happened. i had a villain arc. I lost my shit,definetely. Ups, downs, whatever. 2021 has not been too different. However, even through everything, in early 2020, i kept close relationships with my friend group. as the year moved forward and the restrictions started lifting ( thank you government very cool <3 //ironically obviously, this is the reason this shit wont go away//) some of my friends saw each other irl and stuff, or talked about stuff i didn´t understand/didn´t want to hear while on discord. I felt alienated. I felt empty. I got mad at a friend for the first time, for something he said. I ended up isolating myself. A friend celebrated her birthday. She invited me and never excluded me, asked me a lot of things and asked to virtually include me. But that would just make me feel more alienated, wouldn´t it? I told her it was ok, i didn´t go. Honestly, I felt like a bother. I didn´t want to bother. I wasn´t okay, but i didn´t want to bother anyone, so i isolated myself. I had a very bad breakdown. lasted weeks. When I recovered, it wasn´t the same. It felt like everyone else was closer, while i drifted away. I kind of recconected with some of my friends from Japan after this. In the vacations, i felt like i reconnected with some friends just to drift away again later. However, i never could reconnect with one of my best friends. She never really got mad at me or anything ( i think) but we don´t really talk much anymore. We used to talk daily, be it actual talking, memes, anything. I don´t think we´ve actually talked in weeks. There´s nothing I can do. This year, another friend had a birthday, but I was so disconnected from everyone I didn´t even care. I mean. It´s all broken now, isn´t it? The other day I just started wondering. When did I start relating to Shintaro so much? I had always been like this, hadn´t I? Who am I, actually? Why do I relate so much now? It´s not just about the soda. I had lost friends before, but I never really felt like that. Sometimes I feel like I´ve lost everyone. In a one year span I became a hikkikomori. About a month ago, when I entered classes, I was recognized as Shintaro pfp and I admitted to kinning him to people i´d never talked to before (on chat) // I decided to go apeshit idc anymore about what anyone thinks of me// I had fun. I think I must´ve posted on my stories, because two different people told me they were the ene to my shintaro. I appreciated it. i mean it´s kinda true bc now that i´m only on the pc they do bother me online and try to get me to open up or get better but sometimes the just annoy me lmao but also not bc they all have their own particular lives and they all seem to be doing better than me. Still, my classmates are very nice and inclusive. But it´s not like im close to any of them I guess. I´m just alone now. I´m fucked up man....I don´t feel real anymore. I don´t really know who I am. I guess that´s why I find comfort in seeing a part of myself in Shintaro? But when did i turn out like this? Why didn´t I relate when I was younger? Well, I hadn´t really lost any friends back then. I now know how painful that is. How lonely it is to be alone even when there is people around. idk. and i´ve always been quiet. introverted. shy. a loser. yet now whenever i meet anyone i try to idk connect? but i cant. i wish i could be more evil. maybe it´d just be easier if everyone really, truly hated me. maybe i´d get the strength to actually kill myself then. it´s weird. i really see myself in route xx shintaro. I know that´s fucked up because I know how it ends. but truly, i was trying. I was healing, i think i was going somewhere. and i was trying to keep my newly formed renovated friend group together. I really was trying to. I didn´t mind if we had sub groups on the big group, but we were all there for each other. I tried my best. I felt like i belonged. but now im alone again. and this time there´s nothing i can do. if something, i´ve made it worse. and i keep making it worse. it´s weird. when i first got into kagepro, both shintaro and ayano felt like adults. i thought they were really, really big. im older than them now. now i know theyre not really adults. i get it. i still feel 18. after all, these last two years have been taken away from me. i didnt waste them myself this time. i feel like a rotten 18 year old...when i listen to lost time memory, i just...get it. i always liked the song. i thought the story was so cool. when it first came out.. i still remember. iwas there. i waited for it. i loved it. i still do, but back then, i just saw it all as some really great and cool song. now i feel like i really, really get it. i love it even more. im hiding away in all my memories. but what is my true heart? what do i really want? i don´t know, i don´t know... If I'm 'wise' then, I can't face forward; I have no reason to so, I'll rot away instead It would be nice if time could be turned back. Years may pass but I'll never die I repeat hopeful words to myself, even though I know I still won't be able to reach you. "It doesn't matter, just die already!" I said as I clutched my wrist, simply cursing it. Unable to do anything, I merely indulged myself in life. "If summer can show me dreams, then let's go to before you were taken away" The days where I hid my embarrassment are illuminating upon the atmosphere and burning my mind. If I'm wishing for a dream that can't come true, then I'll embrace this blurry past and have a dream which I don't wake up from and naturally seclude myself from the outside world. "But that means you can't even see tomorrow?" I don't really care 'bout that, so it's ok I stained my hands in order to kill these boring days I'm choosing "solitude" after all A rotten boy at 18 today too, prayed again while clinging on to your colored smile Underneath the blazing sun Asking "Somehow, please take me away instead of leaving like this!" and my murmuring breath was quietly stopped

I guess i just wish someone could actually help me. take me out of this hole. Maybe some kind of closure would be nice. It´s not the same, though. I don´t have enough bravery in myself to actually kill myself. Mostly because of guilt. I can´t take the guilt of dissapointing everyone. I don´t want my parents to get hurt. I don´t want my bunny to miss me. Yet i wish everyday for it to be over. Lately, half of my dreams have been in Japan, with many friends, some who i met there, some who have never been there. Yet my brain shows me the dreams before it was all taken away. I think one of my favorite parts of the day is dreaming. I like to sleep simply because I dream. And i sleep very few. mayb bc i hate myself? I still barely indulge in life. I do anything to stay distracted. If i think, it all goes to shit. it all does. like now. Heh. it´s funny. I guess no one is truly my ene, because no one actually knows how mentally fucked up i got these past months. No one knows how badly i´ve been treating myself and how badly i´ve been doing. Still, i can´t tell anyone but scream it into the tumblr void. No one has to keep up with my shit. No one has to take care of me. After all, it was I who chose solitude. It was me who kept them away. But I don´t get a second choice. I don´t get a change of routes if things go sour. And i guess I don´t get to get a mentally fucked up friend group where I belong for a second time. Once was good enough, wasn´t it? I.. Even when I wasnt as deep as i am now (again) into kagepro, ive always wanted to die on August 15. It holds meaning to me now as well. Every year I used to ask people to go out with me that day. I know im not brave enough to kill myself. I always hoped for a lil miracle i guess. Last year was the first year...I didn´t do anything. I just... I just hope this year i can make it. I hope the miracle happens this year....I can only hope......its too late for me to be saved, isn´t it? I never thought it´d be like this. I don´t get closure. I don´t get goodbyes. I am left behind on a world that keeps moving. I am nothing.

#long post #hinatalks #we live in a society #fr fr #when i die....if god is real..i´ll end this once and for all. all of it #i am left with nothing but pain and anger.... i cant even feel anymore. i think i forgot how to

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arsquare · 4 years

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i just wanna say i love your khunbam kagerou days (heat haze) au, it was so perfect i had to pause the video every frame to figure out which is which. khun figuring out everything at the end which viole tried his hardest not to fail in saving khun

Aaaa I spent such a long time working on it and the whole time I did it I was wondering “Man, is KagePro even still relevant these days?” so I’m super glad that you enjoyed it!! I just thought it fit them so well...how Khun would be so frustrated that Bam keeps dying, and how secretly in the end, Viole was just trying to protect Khun all along...

Thank you so much for taking the time to send me an ask, you’ve really made my day!

#asks #anon

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bichoncirque · 7 years

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dead girl walking

#so glad hiyori is plot relevant again #my art #kagepro #kagerou project #hiyori asahina

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koushirouizumi · 4 years

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* D O N O T R E B L O G * TEST POST / TO BE REPOSTED TO OTHER DIGIBLOG * LIKES / RESPECTFUL COMMENTS OK

I DID IT /I FINALLY/ /HAVE A PRELIMINARY AMV OF THIS ONE ..... OMG

" Toumei Answer " ( can be read as "Transparent Answer", "Invisible Answer" .... )

- more Repeat-verse, THIS TIME IT'S VERY TRI ( MAINLY KOKUHAKU, MEIKO ) - a lot more aesthetics in general though ? - however there ARE some slightly spoilery scenes from Bokura no Mirai - if you know DAIGO spoiler or Kyousei's as well, Taichi spoiler, Meichi implied scenes pre-BNM ending etc you already know it - a bit of Meiko and Meicoomon's final scenes are in here too though ..... ;;; ( only small bits though ) (but yeah) - a VERY tiny bit of Kizuna trailer scenes are in here, too ( about 2~3 quick flash scenes or so ) [ more for aesthetics bUT ] - a tiny tiny bit of " To Sora " but it's less of Sora and more of . flowers . yes

- ok so this AMV - this one is my attempt at comparing and contrasting: -- Taichi, Koushiro, & Meiko in general; + Tri!Taichi, Tri!Koushiro; + themes surrounding their storylines/developments ? - as well as : Taishiro, vs Meichi, ( t b h I might be implying at least a few TaiKouMei polyship potentials ) - basically like a character comparisons/introspections video in attempts to point out Things I Am Intrigued By - in regards to their storylines, behaviors [ during Tri's plot especially ], and such and such - basically: tAICHI ..... KOUSHIRO AND MEIKO ARE ..... VERY VERY SIMILAR IN WAYS ACTUALLY ..........

technical notes:

- THERE ARE SOME GLITCHES I NOTICED THEM hopefully they will like - fix themselves when . I re-edit . and add subs . y e a h - ( WMM tends to fix itself upon re-saves, etc. ) - Windows Movie Maker aLSO Began The Crashing towards the middle - I had to split it up by the end of 1st choruses - and re-splice it all together - hence there are some frequently repeated moments ( the classroom scenes ) I will . REPLACE A COUPLE OF THOSE LATER but yeah - was using them as filler to parallel the original video too OTL - so any repeating scenes I might throw in a few more moments of Koushiro to replace them ; etc. later on - CURRENTLY THIS IS UNSUBBED HENCE THIS PLACEHOLDER POST - I PLAN TO ADD SUBS EVENTUALLY, BUT - I PROBABLY WILL NOT BE FINISHED UNTIL JUNE/MID-SUMMER

PLEASE SEE END NOTES FOR ORIGINATING SERIES WARNINGS, ETC.

LYRICS:

...It’s not even bustling , And in that kind of everyday ...

I would sit in my seat many times over as if ... DRIFTING... .

" SO , how about you ? "

As if TRYING AGAIN ,

... The NUMBERLESS TEXTBOOK ... SAID something .. .

( aah ~ .... )

... If you mean my RESULTS, then , ... Well , I guess they’re fine .

... Getting a “ three-digit ‘ perfect ’ score ” on recycled paper.

In the seat beside me , ... With an embarrassed smile ,

... YOU took your seat with a “ low-digit score ” .

Outside the window , I don’t seek anything out .

Because AN ANSWER soon RISES UP ...

" ... If that’s the case , then hey , that’s PRETTY BORING "

Saying that , Y O U always SEEMED to be ENJOYING YOURSELF ...

[ Chorus 1 ]

D O N ' T T O U C H ,

... the HEART that wants to DISAPPEAR ANY MORE THAN THIS ,

Even today , it can’t be seen anywhere on this earth ...

The A L A R M that rings out:

TELLS ME A L O N E ,

" You’re A ' COLD-HEARTED ' GUY , H U H "

Even if I put together those MYSTERIOUS ANSWERS after so long I’ll still be able to understand them completely somehow

" At this rate , EVEN IF I DIE ,

SOMEONE ELSE w i l l j u s t REPLACE ME "

... Just whispering that ,

... is so F O O L I S H . [ Verses 2 ]

Though these drifting days REPEAT ,

... I get this STRANGE FEELING [ whenever ] YOU'RE a b s e n t

... Well, whatever happens, the test that is returned tomorrow

... Will probably have a result that hasn’t changed for the better ,

( aah ~ ... )

In that kind of everyday that wasn’t even bustling,

... Somewhere, SOMETHING may have

.. ALREADY GONE AMISS ...

THE COLOR of YOUR HAIR ,

And your S M I L E ,

... Someone may already be U N A B L E to REMEMBER IT .

" From THE WINDOW , how is

That EMPTY SEAT r e f l e c t e d ? "

I thought I had KNOWN YOU , B U T

I HAD UNDERSTOOD /// NOT ONE THING /// ABOUT YOU .

[ Chorus 2 ]

The days that would surely have continued

Had I been able to understand even a little more ,

Every time I STOP THE ALARM that RINGS OUT , I realize

... That THEY'RE GONE .....

[ Final Chorus ]

In the classroom, the HEART THAT WANTED

TO DISAPPEAR was INJURED

But kept on CONCEALING IT and LAUGHED ,

MANY TIMES OVER

YOU , who LEFT FROM HERE and VANISHED ,

/// I WON'T FORGET /// YOUR S M I L E ,

... NOT even T O M O R R O W .... ... .. .

slight but significant TRIGGER WARNINGS for the originating song: [ relevant MORE to K@gepro’s original and LESS to Repeatverse BUT ]: - In K@gepros original version, the song is about a specific girl and boy duo only [ not KageDaze boy+girl, another duo ] ( in my version, I'm throwing in Koushiro as an extra + for . fun . ficverse things ) [ both Koushiro and Meiko are paralleling the girl ; Taichi the boy because Main Charas sIGH ] - since it's Kagepros, of course, there are the psuedo-deaths there too - with Kagepros however, STRONG TW: this song very heavily implies " s.uicide " of the girl of the duo - however in the end it's a LOT more like KAGEPROS SPOILER FOLLOWS: the psuedo-deaths self sacrifice because - the characters initially THINK she has died via those means and at a point she probably had - HOWEVER as the story develops she gets second chances and different outcomes/outlooks sO ..... YES

the original K@gerou Project video for timings, etc. comparisons is here.:

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PLEASE note the warnings mentioned above if you watch.

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