#Aku 悪

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

Neon Rain

Special project for russian clothing brand FreakButik.

Model:

Karina Toby

https://www.instagram.com/karina.toby

#karina toby #cyberpunk #sci fi #science fiction #sci-fi #neon rain #aku #cyberpunk fashion #cyberpunk city #freak butik #Aku 悪 #neon #rain #dystopia #dystopian #neon lights #neon city

[cyberianlife]

Cyberpunk 2077 : Lizzy Wizzy

Cosplay Photographer/Photoartist: Aku 悪 // Cosplayer: Anna Ormeli

#cyberpunk 2077 #lizzy wizzy #anna ormeli #Aku 悪 #cyberpunk #cosplay

[fantasy-scifi-art]

Makima by Aku 悪

#Aku 悪 #akunohako #beauty #Makima #Index #white raiment #Redeemed18

[a-dream-seeking-light]

Interesting meta dynamic going on here.  This track is Grimes x Julien Jabre - Samana (Levant Mix) in the role (as if this song were an actor) of Lizzy Wizzy - Night Cité Nocturne in Cyberpunk 2077.  [From mixed DJ Set]

Art is by Aku 悪 featuring Anna Ormeli cosplaying as Lizzy Wizzy

#cyberpunk 2077 #lizzy wizzy #grimezsz #claire boucher #julien jabre #claire elise boucher #c boucher #grimes #night cité nocturne #samana #levant remix #aku 悪 #anna ormeli #cyberpunk #cosplay #photo manipulation #photoshop #cdpr #video games #music #soundtrack #visiting statue #youtube #video #depending on if this video gets yanked this could possibly be an #ephemeral post #body heat radio #lol this has been in my drafts for ages #finally seeing the light i guess

[emisoras]

#kiss me goodbye #buck-tick #悪の華 #aku no hana

[brooklet-hill]

AREN'T I BEAUTIFUL?

#vocaloid #megurine luka #evillious chronicles #aku no taizai #tailor of enbizaka #ボカロイド #巡音ルカ #悪ノ大罪 #project sekai #proseka #colorful stage #hatsune miku colorful stage #artists on tumblr #fan art #illustration #blood

[celestialmega]

Aku no Kyouten, Lesson of the Evil, 悪の教典 by Kishi Yuusuke, Karasuyama Eiji.

#manga cap #manga screencap #manga #mangacap #manga art #manga crop #kishi yuusuke #Karasuyama Eiji #Aku no Kyouten #Lesson of the Evil #悪の教典

[remedialreviews]

The performances are as natural as the trees, and as stoic and deeply rooted. The sonic refrain is profoundly layered and evokes exactly what it needs to every time it returns while hinting of and containing everything the film asks of it. Everything is there from the beginning - it is masterfully structured - but the finale could never be anything but a horrifying surprise, never quite to be reconciled with its body, even as reflection makes clear its inevitability. Water flows downhill.

#evil does not exist #悪は存在しない #Aku wa Sonzai Shinai #film review #screen review

[breakerofcurses]

BUCK-TICK, 悪の華

#one of the best live performance footages i've seen... had to share #buck-tick #悪の華 #aku no hana #visual kei #uploads

[thankonomics]

Official US trailer for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's latest film, Evil Does Not Exist

#Evil Does Not Exist #Aku wa Sonzai Shinai #悪は存在しない #Ryusuke Hamaguchi #movies

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

the names of the different vegapunks are written as kanji that summarize their main character trait, with their actual name given in the furigana alongside- so lilith introduces herself as 悪, ‘evil/bad’, but with the pronunciation リリス/ririsu (ordinarily 悪 is pronounced aku).

they also address each other this way- so here when she’s talking to shaka, his name is written as 正, ‘correct/right’, normally pronounced sei, but with the pronunciation given as シャカ/shaka.

they also seem to be names of mythological characters, just based on these two i’ve met so far? lilith is from jewish demonology, while shaka is a name for the historical buddha.

#one piece #japanese #jonny reads op #op #arc: egghead island #ch 1062 #lilith #shaka #i guess i’m tagging them all separate also? #doctor vegapunk #oda’s name game on point #opspoilers

[likesdoodling]

This was an idea I came up with while doing Kanji copy work, and the character '悪' (warui) in the Kanji dictionary I've been using just comes with a whole lot of example words, all of which are negative. Which was when I was like, "I can so imagine Atsushi quoting this at Akutagawa" Also one of the pronunciations is 'Aku' which while a different Kanji from the one used in the name 'Akutagawa Ryuunosuke', is still kind of funny. Hence 'malice' being pronounced as 'aku-i' and 'evil deed' as 'aku-ji'

Didn't really know how to draw Rashoumon, but I ended up going with dragon heads. Cause I feel like I've heard it described similar to dragons somewhere, and it was fun.

Also, kinda random but-

Writing Atsushi and Akutagawa shouting at each other is hilarious.

:D

#bungou stray dogs #OH YEAH #atsushi nakajima #akutagawa ryuunosuke #Learning kanji with Atsushi #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #kunikida doppo #ranpo edogawa #yosano akiko #YEYE #bsd atsushi #bsd akutagawa #learning stuff #or at least i was #you gotta spice up copy work every now and again #honestly most of my writing practice devolves into little convos between atsushi and dazai #being like #AAAtsUShI KUUU~N #'Yes #Kunikida is too harsh! Kunikida san wa kibishii sugiru!/sugoku kibishii! #(I was learning kibishii/harsh/strict today) #'Ah. I see' ah. soudesuka #conversation continues to eventually landing on dazai's working habits/lack thereof #etc etc

[wicked-well]

Inspired by Neon Witches by Aku 悪

Model by DazCover

#3d art #baldur's gate 3 #astarion

[lalunameli]

『タナトスの声を聞け」

Hear the Voice of Thanatos!

Translation of this snippet on Lunatic/Yuri's character song 「タナトスの声を聞け」 (Hear the Voice of Thanatos) from the Best of Hero album.

I adore this song so much and listen to it a lot!

Scans provided by @tnbscans and the rest of the article reviews the other songs in the album.

BONUS ルナティック

『タナトスの声を聞け」

ルナティック／ユーリ・ペトロフ（声／遊佐浩三）

Bonus - Lunatic

"Hear the Voice of Thanatos"

Lunatic/Yuri Petrov (CV: Yusa Kōji)

断罪者であるダークヒーロー・ルナティックも、ボーナストラックで参戦！普段のクールなイメージとは違う、意外な一面が見えるかも・・・・・·？

The Dark Hero Lunatic, who is a sinner, performs the bonus track! It's different from his usual "cool" image. You may see an unexpected side...?

1コマレビュー

作：武若丸

1 Koma Review

By: Takewakamaru

Kotetsu and Barnaby's comments while listening to track:

生あったかいですね…

It's warm...

業なの

The performance...

これは...この歌はぁ...‼︎

This...this song is...!!

やんちゃだった頃の

When I was naughty

過ちっつーか

And made mistakes

黒歴史っつーか

My dark past

抉り出される感じがオジサンもう・・・ッ‼︎

It feels like it's being gouged out. Old Man, you too....!!

Lyrics Update 12/21/2023:

Replaced the transcription of the lyrics originally posted, with the official lyrics from the Best of Hero booklet courtesy of @tnbscans (Previously added scan of lyrics to this post).

Added Romaji

Tweaked some of the translation choices to match the official lyrics as written in the booklet.

Removed link to UTA.net as there are incorrect kanji

LEGEND:

Bold - Original Japanese Lyrics

Blue - Romaji

Green - English Translation

『タナトスの声を聞け」

"Tanatosu no Koe o Kike"

"Hear the Voice of Thanatos"

ルナティック／ユーリ・ペトロフ（声／遊佐浩三）

Lunatic/Yuri Petrov (CV: Yusa Kōji)

蔓延(はびこ)る邪心を　青き炎で鎮め

Habikoru jashin o Aoki honode shizume

Calm the spreading evil heart with blue flames

醜き悪には　月からの報いを

Minikuki aku ni wa Tsuki kara no mukui wo

Reward from the moon for the ugliness of evil

裁きの標(しるべ)に　罪人(つみびと)は導かれ

Sabaki no shirube ni Tsumibito wa michibikare

Sinners are guided by the mark of judgement.

テミスの秤は　平衡を取り戻す

Temisu no hakari wa Heikou o torimodosu

Themis' scale restores its balance.

ひび割れた暗闇で掴んだ正義に

Hibiwareta kurayamide tsukanda seigi ni

To the justice I grasped in the cracks of darkness

迷いなど何ひとつない それなのに何故

Mayoi nado nanihitotsu nai sorenanoni naze

There's nothing to lose, but why?

消えない痕(しるし)が疼く

Kienai shirushi ga uzuku

The indelible mark hurts.

己の罪の深さを嘲笑うように

Onore no tsumi no fuka sa o azawarau you ni

Like laughing at the depth of your sins

誰が一番呪わしいのか

Dare ga ichiban norowashii no ka

Who is most cursed?

囁きはまだ届かない

Sasayakiwa mada todokanai

The whispers have not reached me yet.

棺はいらない　全て灰に変えよう

Hitsugi wa iranai Subete hai ni kaeyou

I don't need a coffin. Let's turn everything into ashes.

この手で与える　相応しき最期(おわり)に

Kono tede ataeru Fusawashiki owari ni

I'll give those deserving their ending, with this hand.

購(あがな)いは　唯一の残された道

Aganai wa Yuiitsu no nokosareta michi

Purchase is the only road left behind.

誰ひとり逃れることは　許されない　さあ

Dare hitori nogareru koto wa Yurusarenai saa

No one is allowed to escape.

癒えない痕(しるし)を抱いて

Ienai shirushi o daite

Hold the unhealable scar

非業の罰を我が身に科そう　怯まずに

Higou no batsu o wagami ni kasou Hirumazu ni

I won't falter to inflict the punishment of untimely death

やはり悪は滅びる宿命(さだめ)・・・

Yahari aku wa horobiru sadame...

After all, evil's destiny is to perish...

刮目し今、省みろ

Katsumokushi ima, kaerimiro

Look at it now, reflect on it.

業火でさえ 燃やしきれず

Gouka de sae Moyashikirezu

Even the fire can't be burned.

記憶の底 こびりついた

Kioku no soko Kobititsuita

The core of my memory is stuck.

憎しみごと焼き尽くしてしまえば・・・

Nikushimi goto yaki tsukushiteshimae ba...

If you burn up all the hatred...

消えない痕(しるし)が疼く

Kienai shirushi ga uzuku

The indelible mark hurts.

己の罪の深さを嘲笑うように

Onore no tsumi no fuka sa wo azawarau you ni

Like laughing at the depth of your sins

誰が一番呪わしいのか

Dare ga ichiban nowashii no ka

Who is most cursed?

囁きはまだ遠い

Sasayakiwa mada tooi

The whispers have not reached me yet.

癒えない痕(しるし)を抱いて

Ienai shirushi o daite

Hold the unhealable scar

非業の罰を我が身に科そう　怯まずに

Higou no batsu o wagami ni kasou Hirumazu ni

I won't falter to inflict the punishment of untimely death

これが私の正義の形

Kore ga watashi no seigi no katachi

This is my form of justice.

さあ、タナトスの声を聞け

Saa, Tanatosu no koe o kike

Now, hear the voice of Thanatos!

Scan of lyrics from "Best of Hero" booklet courtesy of @tnbscans

Listen on YT here

#character song #yuri petrov #lunatic tiger & bunny #tiger & bunny #my translations #yusa kōji #thanatos no koe wo kike #タナトス #ユーリペトロフ #ユーリ・ペトロフ #ルナティック #タナトスの声を聞け #遊佐浩二

[the-chokey]

The Aku Infection is based on mental illness

Aku; the term came from the Japanese term 'akuma' and correlated with the earlier Chinese word 'ku'.

WORD ORIGINS

CHINESE: ku means "black magic". Magic meant to hurt someone. Ku is also used to mean revenge. ... Pre-Han, it was used to mean 1. disease, 2. evil spirits 3. to cause doubt [mental illness], and 4. divination symbol. "Many early peoples have regarded disease as due to the possession of the body by an alien spirit" (The Book of Changes/I Ching). In Ku Yeh-Wang's Yu ti chih, "In several provinces[...] there are people who keep ku [worship]. The host uses it to kill people. Anyone who encounters it is killed." The practice of ku would span generations. When not talking about magic, poison is often referred to as a method of killing by ku. Ku often took the form of the various things we see Aku prefer: insects, frogs.

There is someone who believes that people wouldn't worship someone like Aku, not even the black mass. But there are cults in China that worshipped and practiced Black Magic. In Malaysia, a local cult called Mao Saan practiced it, evil. Black magic involves a human agent who voluntarily/deliberately instigates activities to harm others,. "The raising and use of demons...in a social history of demonic medicine in Chinese antiquity are rumored to be evident among [ku] adepts in Malaysia" (Black magic and illness in a Malaysian Chinese community). This is more than just poisoning. This is the worship of demons specifically to do evil, to make people sick mentally [when not using poison to make them sick physically]. There are many spirit mediums that are used by Chinese today to cure the mental illnesses that ku has caused.

JAPANESE: Akuma came from Buddhism, not Christianity, during Japan's Heian period, to refer to Mara [Mara was an evil presence that tried to stop Siddhartha from enlightenment. Mara had daughters as well who willingly tried to stop the Buddhist.]. They merged Buddhist and Shintoist beliefs. Japan used Akuma to refer to evil spirits with flaming eyes who cause misfortune and mental illness to those in its presence. (真昼の悪魔 上―うつの解剖学). It is a word that describes spirits that are intrinsically evil. That is, naturally born evil. "This is not necessarily the devil, as in Lucifer or Satan, but it is a term used for demons that are intrinsically evil. They are usually seen as inhabiting their own world or dimension. They enjoy pain and suffering and are typically motivated by the desire to create hell on earth." (Amparo Bertram, a fellow Japanese speaker).

In Buddhism, there is a lot of importance placed on the mental suffering of life (more so than physical). And how we seek to liberate ourselves from suffering. Considering that Buddhism started earliy Heian period, it was widespread by the Edo era that Jack came from. It is likely he was a Buddhist (one can see some of those practices throughout the show).

THE LOGIC BEHIND THE INFECTION BEING MENTAL ILLNESS

When the creators were drafting ideas for 'The Aku Infection', they specifically took the idea that the battle between Aku and Jack here was a mental battle, not a physical one.

"The more evil he becomes" [which is a mental process] and "The more I think about it, the body of the show is him fighting himself." This is 100% mental when you combine that he could only defeat Aku through mental means. The monastery that Jack visited is also synonymous with monk monasteries that heal mental injuries [NOT physical ones].

Aku's essence did not devour Jack physically. If Aku’s essence actually physically harmed Jack, Jack would have been dead within ten minutes of either inhaling or ingesting it [based on the corrosive nature of the black goo on the Emperor’s sword]. His lungs would have been melted away or his stomach would have ruptured. Both are not survivable in Jack’s situation.

Let’s assume that the amount of black on him represents how much of his body would have been destroyed: Jack would have already been dead by the time the blackness spread to his hand. The black mass has spread enough that it permeated the skin, meaning it had to get through his blood lines, through his muscles, through his fat layers, through his bones [since blood does permeate the bones]… such a thick and corrosive material would clog your arteries and give you a heart attack, stroke, thrombosis, etc. There’s literally no way he could have survived beyond ten minutes or the first time we see his black hand, given the delicacy of the closed human system if Aku’s essence was trying to kill him physically. The tiniest blood clot can kill you.

Samurai Jack has shown men with wounds in the past as well. If Jack were being harmed physically, we would have seen something.

If it were really killing Jack’s body, we wouldn’t see much of it left by the time Aku was purified from Jack. And, remember, the healing springs did nothing to Aku physically; it was only through mental fortitude [aka Jack defeating the mental illness that Aku incurred, as Akuma does] that caused Aku to leave. Not through any medicine given to him. Aku’s essence was not trying to hurt Jack physically, but mentally. There is more than enough evidence from the creators, the show itself, and my explanation of how susceptible the human body is to the smallest error to justify that conclusion. 

#samurai jack #aku #aku samurai jack #txt

[emisoras]

#pleasure land #buck-tick #悪の華 #aku no hana