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[enekony]

I never asked you, besides Arc-V and Vrains what other Yu-Gi-Oh! series did you like?

I loved the original Yu-Gi-Oh when I was little, but I don’t know if I would still love it if I watched it again, and I have yet to watch the subbed version 😅To this day, Yu-Gi-Oh GX is still my favorite YGO series and Juudai is still my favorite YGO protagonist. I loved him since the start but his character development was amazing. The first seasons of this show were comfy, the last seasons, while more serious, were just as enjoyable to watch, and above all it managed to make me care for most of the characters. Sometimes I wish Vrains was as good at handling its cast (let’s not even talk about Arc-V).I never watched Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s in its entirety so I can’t say much about it, I only watched the first part with the Dark Signers and I barely remember it, aside from the fact that I liked Ruka (Ancient Fairy Dragon is one of my favorite YGO monsters design-wise) and Jack x Carly.I liked Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal, and I admit I watched it mostly for the Tenjou brothers and the Kamishiro siblings. That’s why, even if I liked Zexal II more overall, I wish that Haruto kept some relevance and that Rio wasn’t reduced to being “Shark’s little sister” (I’m getting Arc-V flashbacks again)… Oh and the music was great !

#My replies #My thoughts #Random thought : I'm still sad that Jim didn't appear in the last season of GX

[enekony]

Hiya :D I was hoping if I could ask you a question, if that's okay? Ever since episode 58 came out, I've seen a lot of debates about whether or not Yusaku has Stockholm syndrome towards Revolver. I've done a lot of research on the subject, and from what the series shows, Yusaku doesn’t seem to have the syndrome at all, towards Revolver, Dr. Kogami, or any of the Knights of Hanoi. But I’m seeing the term being misused a lot. So, I want to ask: What are your thoughts on the matter?

Thank you for asking this, anon, and I‘m sorry for the late reply. I feel like this response/post is a bit overdue since I know there a lot of fans out there concerned about the misuse and application of the term.

Because canonically, Yuusaku doesn’t, and has never, suffered from Stockholm syndrome.

To truly answer your question, anon, we’ll have to first analyze Yuusaku to see if he meets the criterion to develop the syndrome and then continue by figuring out if he displays the symptoms in the series.

Now, this is going to be pretty picture heavy and long, so bear with me. Also, this will contain spoilers.

All through season 1, Yuusaku is hunting for the truth behind the Lost Incident. He did at one point make the connection between it and the Knights of Hanoi, due to its other name, the Hanoi Project, hence why he hunts them as intensively as he does. He wants revenge and he won’t get it until the ones responsible pay for their crime.

Early on in the series, he states that the Knights of Hanoi are the only ones he hates. Does that mean he also hates Revolver?

Yes, he does. Revolver is just another piece to use in the search after the truth. However, Yuusaku never makes the guess that the leader of Hanoi is the same person as the mastermind of the Hanoi Project. Yuusaku is heavily driven by logic and never makes hasty assumptions but rather conclusions and only when he’s absolutely sure.

But we all know Yuusaku’s perspective shifted when he learned Revolver was his special person, as well as the one who made the anonymous report to uncover the incident. Shifted in the sense of learning where Ryouken came from, hence turning part of his mission into no longer being about crushing Revolver as a part of Hanoi but dragging him away from it. That’s important to remember.

Now, let’s move on to Stockholm syndrome.

The most common description of the term that most people uses, and the very basic one, is “a hostage developing sympathy for their captor”. Which isn’t entirely correct; it’s closer to the truth to instead say that the victims start to identify with their captors, especially when they to cope with the fact that they’re captured, feeling like their old life were empty and meaningless, or to sum it all up in one sentence; a psychological alliance as a survival strategy during captivity.

What everyone agrees on, however, is that it’s generally considered as a highly irrational condition, so no further argument is needed on that point. But just like any other psychological term, there is way more to it than just that.

And when it comes to Yuusaku, we don’t have to continue before it already falls apart.

Let’s go back to episode 58 that started this whole debate in the first place:

VRAINS tells us it was eight-year-old Ryouken. 

The show has so far not shown us how exactly the kidnapping happened, other than it was child Ryouken luring Yuusaku away, a method not uncommon to use when luring away others into captivity, and it’s clear that Dr. Kougami used it to his advantage.

Here’s the thing, though, and what most people may have missed or forgotten about; Ryouken luring Yuusaku away doesn’t make him the most responsible for Yuusaku’s captivity. The ones to blame entirely are the adults involved, and, most specifically, Dr. Kougami.

“But Ryouken is equally guilty since he was a part of it!”

Yes and no. Ryouken’s guilt complex has its origin from this since he did lure away Yuusaku (if he lured away the others is still unknown, but so far, it doesn’t seem like he lured away Spectre and/or Takeru). But Ryouken also confessed that he didn’t understand what was going on, which shouldn’t be too surprising due to being as young as he was. And putting such heavy blame solely on a child is questionable on too many levels. 

Yuusaku himself has stated himself as well that Ryouken was, indeed, too young to be blamed for the Lost Incident. 

In this specific case, the roles as kidnapper and captor aren’t shared by the same person, or even on equal grounds since that would mean Ryouken was just as involved in the project as Dr. Kougami himself, or even Vyra, Dr. Genome, and Faust. But he wasn’t due to his age, and it’s even implied that he was left in the dark, which would be more than understandable. 

It’s worth mentioning as well that Dr. Kougami did admit guilt over dragging Ryouken into the mix to begin with, implying even further that he wasn’t involved more than the show suggests.

This is what we, the audience, get to know. But Yuusaku is aware of this as well, at least in a matter of it being a different person guilty for locking him away. In other words, Yuusaku never developed sympathy or psychological alliance with his captors; he makes a difference between captor and kidnapper just like the show portrays it. Furthermore, he thought for ten years that Ryouken was imprisoned as well:

Based on all this, it’s not too far-fetched to assume that Dr. Kougami took Yuusaku away when Ryouken wasn’t in the same vicinity. Otherwise, he should’ve known that Ryouken was in cahoots with Dr. Kougami.

All Yuusaku’s hatred towards Hanoi is because of them imprisoning him, something a hostage with Stockholm syndrome doesn’t feel since the lack of hatred and negative feelings is the main factor for the condition developing in the first place. Wikipedia uses a quote from the psychologist Thomas Strentz: “The victim’s need to survive is stronger than their impulse to hate the person who has created the dilemma.” Nothing we see in the show indicates that that was the case with Yuusaku. He was a tortured, starved child who just wanted it all to end so he could go home, never once showing any sympathy as a way of coping or attempts to lessen the experience.

Now that I’ve taken apart the basics of Stockholm syndrome that most people are used to, let’s move on to see if Yuusaku actually shows the symptoms or not:

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#Very interesting read #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Fujiki Yuusaku #Reblog

[enekony]

I wouldn’t change Aichi much to be honest :’D

I don’t have much interest in them (except maybe Spectre), but if I ever get an idea I’ll draw it :) Thank you, I’m glad you loved my genderbending attempt !

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[enekony]

Genderbent RyouYuu

#My drawings #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Kougami Ryouken #Fujiki Yuusaku #RyouYuu #Datastormshipping

[enekony]

運命の囚人 (Prisoners of Destiny)

Two beauties bound by fate…

Original Art: @enekony  Color and Edit: @jczala

#!!!!!!!!!! #Good job !! #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Fujiki Yuusaku #Kougami Ryouken #Reblog

[enekony]

You should do genderbends of Yusaku and Ryoken. I'd love to see it!

I’ll give it a try !

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[enekony]

have you ever tried genderbending artwork?

I think I tried once, back in my Inazuma Eleven days.

… You’re giving me ideas Anon, now I’m considering trying to genderbend Yuusaku and Ryouken 🤔

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[enekony]

Ryoken and Playmaker’s Identity

Anon asked: “Hope it’s okay to ask. I find your analysis very interesting. How do you think Ryoken felt when he learned about Playmaker’s identity? What of his feelings when Yusaku told him they lived in the same world? And the recent development between him and Yusaku. Despite being rivals, Yusaku still sees him as his special person. How do you think Ryoken copes with that?”

Sorry this took so long! Let’s right down to it!

So at first, Revolver really didn’t care who Playmaker is, whether he managed to do what they couldn’t or not. He thought Playmaker was just another person that had a grudge against the Knights of Hanoi, because there are apparently quite a lot. And considering that most of the organization was just a means to an end, Ryoken felt like Playmaker and whatever he held against them was unimportant. Ryoken is always keeping the bigger picture in mind at this point; he’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the Ignis, no matter who gets hurt. The grievances of other people can’t compare with the big bad threat against humanity!

But as the duels go on, he gets more interested. Right up until Yusaku says “three things”.

Rev gasps then. As far as I know, this is the first moment we see Revolver have such a genuine reaction to anything since closing the Cyberse. Before this, it was all smirks and mocking and disregard. He’s caught off-guard, and you can see it on his face. He goes through a lot of emotions: surprise, disbelief, dismay, and then anger.

He seems betrayed. Even jumps to the assumption that Playmaker is helping SOL, even when he has evidence to the contrary. He’s angry and irrational in this moment, like he’s been hurt. More than his loss, this is what seems to hurt him most. Playmaker “choosing” SOL over him. Revolver perceives this as a sort of rejection, and feels wronged by it. Playmaker, as some nobody, hating Hanoi and “helping” SOL didn’t bother him in the slightest. But Playmaker, as the child he saved, hating Hanoi hits Ryoken hard. 

When Kogami interferes, he snaps out of it. He recollects himself, and gets back into character as “Revolver”. Here we see Ryoken’s faith in “fate” kicking back in, and he retreats, knowing that this isn’t the end of the matter.

Upon his return, we see Ryoken scowling in the hall. He’s failed, lost an arm, and someone important to him has turned against him. This is the first time we’ve ever seen Revolver look so frustrated outside of the duel with Playmaker. He didn’t even make this kind of troubled expression when the Ignis they’d been hunting for ten years was captured by an enemy.

Kogami is right about Ryoken being shaken by the mention of the incident, but he seems to think that it is just because Yusaku is one of the victims, not a particular victim. It doesn’t seem like Kogami knows about his son talking with Yusaku during the incident. This may seem like a small detail, but it does suggest that Ryoken has been hiding everything in regards to his relationship with one of the test subjects from his father since the beginning. For someone who admires is father as much as Ryoken, who even compares his father to the gods, that Ryoken feels he needs to hide this tells us a lot about its relevance to his “mistake”: ending the Hanoi Project. Ryoken doesn’t want to bring up the victims, or at least one particular victim, around his father. We’ll get back to that later. 

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#Great read ! #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Kougami Ryouken #Reblog

[enekony]

YOUR ART IS SO BEAUTIFUL! IT GIVES ME LIFE! :D

THANK YOU ! I’m striving to draw well and do justice to the characters I love, and if it gives you life I can’t ask for anything better ! You made my day Anon 😄

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Beauties

#My drawings #I struggle every time I draw Ryouken #every.single.time #I considered coloring it but for now I'll keep it like that #Those two are so beautiful T~T #They need more screentime together #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Fujiki Yuusaku #Kougami Ryouken

[enekony]

You can now find me on Twitter by the way ! (･ｖ･)ﾉ

[enekony]

Time to draw the girls

#My drawings #Yu-Gi-Oh #VRAINS #Zaizen Aoi #Aqua (VRAINS)

[enekony]

Nachtwacht: A Primer

You may have seen me talking about a show called Nachtwacht recently, both here and on my Twitter.  So what is Nachtwacht? A quick primer.

Nachtwacht (Night Watch) is a series produced by Flemish production company Studio100 and features a cast of both Flemish and Dutch actors. It first started airing in 2015 and is currently airing its fourth season, with a theatrical movie released late 2018. Episodes are aimed at the 8-12 demographic and usually follow a Monster of the Week format with no recurring villains.

(Unmarked spoilers for every episode I’ve seen and the theatrical movie below. Come talk to me if you enjoy this show or think you would, I have episodes.)

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#Reblogging for anyone who would be interested #I watched some episodes thanks to her and it was entertaining #Nachtwacht #Reblog

[enekony]

I love blue-pink palettes 💖

#My drawings #My coloring style is very inconstant don't mind me #Yu-Gi-Oh #Arc V #VRAINS #Fujiki Yuusaku #Hiiragi Yuzu #Whoops I just noticed I made a mistake on Yuusaku's uniform #oh well

[enekony]

Happy Holidays, Enekony! Joyeuses fêtes, Enekony! Tes dessins de Datastormshipping sont tellement mignons et adorables!

Merci beaucoup 😊 ! Joyeuses fêtes à toi aussi !

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[enekony]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Enekony-san! :D Thank you for always creating such adorable and beautiful works for Datastormshipping. Cheers and best wishes to you for the new year!

Thank you for your kind words Anon !! I’ll try my best to spread the RyouYuu love next year as well ! You have my best wishes ! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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[enekony]

I hope you don't mind me asking all these questions for Yusaku and Ryoken mun. I love your art work and want to see more of it.

Part of the reason why I don’t take requests nor commissions is because I feel easily pressured. I usually draw at my own pace and having awaiting requests/commissions would stress me out. I did draw something for your first ask but it’s a one-time thing, sorry… I hope you’ll understand.The fact that you love my drawings makes me happy, it really does. Thank you very much for your support Anon, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance 😃🙏

#My replies #There are other reasons as to why I don't take requests/commissions but I won't expand on it