I know I said this would be out tomorrow or the day after but I'm posting it today! The polls will start on the 20th. Propaganda is welcome! The lineup was randomised btw.
SIDE 1
GROUP 1:
Aladarius - Alador Blight and Darius Deamonne (The Owl House) versus Galolio - Galo Thymos and Lio Fotia (Promare)
GROUP 2:
Lougosi - Legosi and Louis (Beastars) versus Wataei - Wataru Hibiki and Eichi Tenshion (Ensemble Stars)
GROUP 3:
Sashannarcy - Sasha, Anne and Marcy (Amphibia) versus Renga - Reki Kyan and Langa Hasegawa (SK8 The Infinity)
GROUP 4:
Satosugu - Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen) versus Wrightworth - Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
GROUP 5:
Kavetham - Kaveh and Al Haitham (Genshin Impact) versus Pearlina - Pearl and Marina (Splatoon)
GROUP 6:
Stucky - Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes (MCU) versus Fiddauthor - Fiddleford McGucket and Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)
GROUP 7:
Zelink - Zelda and Link (Zelda) versus Megumari - Meg and Mari (Granblue Fantasy)
GROUP 8:
Whoffle/Whoufaldi - Clara and the Doctor (Doctor Who) versus Matchablossom - Cherry Blossom/Kaoru Sakurayashiki and Joe/Kojiro Nanjiro (SK8 The Infinity)
SIDE 2
GROUP 9:
Lawlight - L and Light Yagami (Death Note) versus Vanoé - Vanitas and Noé Archiviste (Vanitas no Carte)
GROUP 10:
Rinniki - Rinne Amagi and Niki Shiina (Ensemble Stars) versus Soriku - Sora and Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
GROUP 11:
Trobed - Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir (Community) versus Prinxiety - Roman and Virgil (Sanders Sides)
GROUP 12:
Samfro - Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) versus Soukoku - Osamu Dazai and Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)
GROUP 13:
Hilson - House and Wilson (House MD) versus Kagehina - Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shoyo (Haikyuu)
GROUP 14:
Royai - Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) versus Killugon - Killua Zoldyck and Gon Freecs (Hunter x Hunter)
GROUP 15:
Wolfstar - Remus Lupin and Sirius Black (Marauders/Harry Potter) versus Akeshu - Goro Akechi and Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya (Persona 5)
GROUP 16:
Bokuaka - Bokuto Kotaro and Akaashi Keji (Haikyuu) versus Kazurei - Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa (Buddy Daddies)
The Maligned Yuri Bracket's preliminary round is underway!
It will still take me a good deal more time to find or make images for all of these pairings and schedule the polls, so don't expect voting to start up right away. But let's take a look at our contestants anyway!
EDIT: The preliminary round has started! This post will be updated with links to polls as they are posted and results as they come out.
I've decided that all pairings that received more than one submission will automatically be included in the final bracket, since there were so few of them. The remaining pairings have been sorted into 55 matchups of 2-4 pairings each, the winners of which will be added to a final bracket of 64.
When posted, the polls will include excerpts of the reasoning submitters gave as to how the pairings are maligned, to help people decide who they'd like to vote for. For now, here's a look at all of the pairings listed alongside the media they're from:
Kay Faraday/Ema Skye (Ace Attorney) vs. Franziska von Karma/Ema Skye (Ace Attorney) vs. Adrian Andrews/Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney)
Susato Mikotoba/Haori Murasame (The Great Ace Attorney) vs. Aura Blackquill/Metis Cykes (Ace Attorney) vs. Athena Cykes/Pearl Fey (Ace Attorney)
Aiho Yomikawa/Kikyou Yoshikawa (A Certain Magical Index) vs. Mitsuko Kongou/Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
Ema Hinata/Emo Moegi (Aikatsu Friends! and Kiratto Prichan) vs. Ichigo Hoshimiya/Aoi Kiriya (Aikatsu!) vs. Ran Shibuki/Yurika Todo (Aikatsu!)
Barbie/Raquelle (Barbie) vs. Annaliese/Erika (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper) vs. Kristyn Farraday/Hailey (Barbie in the Pink Shoes)
Talia Al Ghul/Selina Kyle (DC comics) vs. Lois Lane/Selina Kyle (DC comics) vs. Jean Grey/Wanda Maximoff (Marvel)
Barbara Gordon/Dinah Lance [DC comics (Birds of Prey)] vs. Kara Danvers/Lucy Lane (Supergirl) vs. Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain (DC comics)
Sera Masumi/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan) vs. Hidemi Hondou/Jodie Starling (Detective Conan) vs. Ran Mouri/Kazuha Toyama (Detective Conan) vs. Ran Mouri/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan) Kazuha Toyama/Ran Mouri/Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan)
Himari Arisugawa/Ichika Usami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Bibury/Ciel Kirahoshi (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Himari Arisugawa/Aoi Tategami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) vs. Ciel Kirahoshi/Ichika Usami (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode)
Howan/Himeko Mashima (Show by Rock!) vs. Hitori Gotoh/Kita Ikuyo (Bocchi the Rock!)
Goombella/Vivian (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) vs. Sally Acorn/Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) vs. Theodora/Eleanor Vance [The Haunting of Hill House (novel)]
Katya/Sofia (Goncharov) vs. The Yuri Bracket submission form/The current submission (yuribracket)
Jenny Dolittle/Lynn Lambretta (Mouretsu Pirates) vs. Amami/Kokoro Komadori (Yuri Espoir) vs. Kei Sugiura/Rei Yokoe (School Zone)
Haru Edamoto/Sayaka Saeki (Bloom into You) vs. Sophia Ascart/Katarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess) vs. Natsumi Ichikawa/Akari Seto (Otherside Picnic)
Chloe Bourgeois/Marinette Dupain-Chang (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Valerie Amaranth/Sophia Anderson (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart) vs. Bloom/Stella (Winx Club)
Olivier Mira Armstrong/Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Misa Amane/Rem (Death Note) vs. Nami/Vivi Nefertari (One Piece)
Chika Amatori/Izuho Natsume (World Trigger) vs. Izumo Kamiki/Shiemi Moriyama (Blue Exorcist) vs. Nobara Kugisaki/Maki Zenin (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Aya Hoshino/Miyu Yamazaki (Gals!) vs. An Lili/Yona (Yona of the Dawn) vs. Akari Mizunashi/Aria S. Granzchesta (Aria)
Nao Ishiwatari/Makoto Kowata (Flying Witch) vs. Konatsu Amano/Koyuki Honami (A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow) vs. Mayura Ransaika/Urara Ransaika (Akane-banashi)
Irisviel von Einzbern/Artoria Pendragon (Fate/Zero) vs. Sion Eltnam Atlasia/Riesbyfe Stridberg (Melty Blood)
Peridot/Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe) vs. Kyoshi/Rangi (Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rise of Kyoshi) vs. Aqua/Cinderella (Kingdom Hearts)
Lain Iwakura/Alice Mizuki (Serial Experiments Lain) vs. The Agent/Arakawa (Elfen Lied)
Rey/Rose Tico (Star Wars) vs. Anne Bonny/Max (Black Sails) vs. Svetlana Sergievsky/Florence Vassy (Chess)
Rin Hoshizora/Nozomi Tojo (Love Live!) vs. Naru Ayase/Rinne (Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live)
Ranma Saotome/Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2) vs. Kurako (Kuranosuke) Koibuchi/Tsukimi Kurashita (Princess Jellyfish)
Morena Prudo/Theta (Hunter X Hunter) vs. Botan/Keiko Yukimura (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Chika Fujiwara/Miko Iino (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War) vs. Marcille Donato/Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs. Makoto Kurume/Yuzuki Murashigei (Skip and Loafer)
Kozue Kaoru/Nanami Kiryuu (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs. Rei Ayanami/Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Akako Koizumi/Aoko Nakamori (Magic Kaito) vs. Shirayuki/Kiharu Toghril (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)
Dehya/Dunyazard (Genshin Impact) vs. Luluca/Roana (Epic Seven) vs. Karen Aijo/Mahiru Tsuyuzaki (Revue Starlight)
Foo Fighters/Jolyne (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs. Bayonetta/Jeanne (Bayonetta)
Shanoa/Laura (Castlevania) vs. Alisha Diphda/Rose (Tales of Zestiria)
Kurumu Kurono/Mizore Shirayuki (Rosario + Vampire) vs. Kaede Shiranui/Shinobu (Ninja Nonsense) vs. Sagir/Yuzuriha (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)
Miku Kohinata/Hibiki Tachibana (Symphogear) vs. Sun Jing/Qiu Tong (Tamen de Gushi)
SOURCES: Fanganronpas (project: edens garden, heartless deceit, despair time, the another series, shattered hope, brave dr, will be writing for lapse soon too, mauve, burdens of change.), canonronpa, project sekai, jojos bizarre adventure (right now I'm finishing part 3, so up until there), Persona (3-5), Romantic Killer, MILGRAM, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
WHITELIST
-CHARACTERS: Ace Markey, Levi Fontana, Eden Tobisa, Charles Cuevas, Teruko Tawaki, Xander Matthews, Damon Maitsu, Eva Tsunaka, Tomoya Morita, otome Hanayama (I keep forgetting her last name), Bani, Pocket, Enigma, Hiroto Akagi, Hibiki Kotobuki, Honoka Onizaki, Daisuke Shiriaki, Kazuichi Souda, Caesar Zeppeli, Jonathan Joestar, Ichika Hoshino, Kanade Yoisaki, Tsukasa Tenma, Kotone Shiomi, Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya/Joker, Ryuuji Sakamoto, Anzu Hoshino, Junta Hayami, Byleth Eisner, Sylvain Jose Gautier, Shez, Fuuta Kajiyama.
-AUS: Coffee shop AU, Non-Despair AU, Fantasy AU and my own aus so far.
-SHIPS: Acevi, Xanruko, Xanvid, Xandvi/Xanvi, Areden, Charuko, Charwhit, Maitsunaka, Akimoya, Hirosuke, Kazuroto, Honobiki, Pocket x Enigma, Fuuta x Mahiru, Shez x Sylvain, Dimitri x Claude, selfshipping and character x reader. Also platonic ships too.
SELECTIVE
-CHARACTERS: Arturo Giles (my own writing of him), AI!Mikado, Mitsuhiro Higa, Hifumi Yamada, Mikoto Kayano, Es.
-AUS: None
-SHIPS: Kanade x Iroha, Kazuichi x Sonia (unless platonic, I can do that), Hifumi x anyone, Jonathan x Dio, Es x anyone, Miklan x anyone (unless platonic or familial) Flayn x anyone
BLACKLISTED
-CHARACTERS: Haiji Towa, the Warriors of Hope, Junko Enoshima, Yukana Kishi, Matthias Raoul Gautier, Rhea.
-AUS: None
-SHIPS: Haiji x anyone, the WOH x anyone, Junkan, Mukuro x Junko, Tsukasa x Saki and Shiho x Shizuku and Akito x Ena (although idk why I should put these here because anyone knows shipping siblings is gross, same with adults x minors), any main hd cast x side cast ship (unless Denshi and Ryuuji, as the creator said that the HD main cast and Denshi and Ryuuji are young adults), romantic Misa x anyone, Rhea x anyone.
oh, it was understandably short-lived, but you know how the first two heisei generations films got a group of five main riders together to face a larger threat? if you had your way, which five main riders would you want to team up and fight in a big crossover event? like, who would you want to see bouncing off each other in terms of rapport or themes or seeing how Times Have Changed between different series.
I think you could make a very interesting movie out of what I like to call the Monster Quintet. My picks for it would be Kuuga, Agito, Blade, Hibiki and -SIGH- Faiz.
These five I find interesting because, thematically speaking, they each tackled the theme of what it means to become a monster, and how they chose to deal with it - or, more often than not, how they chose to embrace it. I think you could make a very interesting movie by playing around with a direction that hinges heavily on dichotomies: lots of bright colors and ska music during the SoL segments, contrasting vividly with visceral, somber palettes and dissonant orchestras in the direst sequences. Throw in a taste of vintage Amamiya-ish visuals to further underline the monstrous aspects, and I think you could make something incredibly fun and artsy out of it.
a/n: this is my first time writing for Tokyo Revengers. I'm growing to love these little gangsters and I've been wanting to write for them for a while.
Hibiki enjoyed staring up at the stars, a habit passed down from her mother: the ultimate definition of a dreamer. After training with her father and her onii-chan, her mother would take her outside on their porch. She would sit little Hibiki on her lap, and - in her own romanized way - tells her daughter stories of the stars.
Delphinus: the dolphin that carried Amphitrite to Poseidon, Pisces: the story of the mother and son koi fish. Her favorite was the story of Aquarius: the kidnapped Ganymede and Zeus’ attraction, an attraction he used to give water to the thirsty people on Earth, because while she was a dreamer she also understood hardships and believed in learning life lessons at a young age.
"Use your tools to your advantage. Unlike the constellations, no one is going to write your name in the stars."
This lesson was trained into her head. It was ironic how her dreamer of a mother became such a realist when it came to her only daughter, but it was a fond memory of a time when she was still able to sit on her mother's lap and have a moment of peace.
Now her life was far from peaceful, so she took the time on quiet nights just to stare up at the stars, her long-time friends, who would be there still long after her departure.
Sometimes Mikey would join her. His presence was quiet. He was a different than the sunshine child he was during the day. This was the time when the shadows started to creep in and that sunny smile retired into that pessimistic frown that Hibiki thinks doesn't belong.
Hibiki took the place of her mother these nights. Gentle as if he was made of porcelain, she would guide his head to rest on her lap and as she would card her fingers through his thick hair she would tell him stories of the stars. His eyes would droop and she'd still sit there, still massaging his scalp while he slept, keeping his nightmares away until it was time to wake again.
Good afternoon, and hello again! Sorry again to keep you all waiting, but we've got quite a lot to cover, so let's get right to it!
Halloween Update! (September 21st - November 15th)
Things have already been strange in Elsternwick lately, between the emotional energy overflow, and the strange reflections that act as portals to other dimensions, things can't possibly get any stranger, could they?
Well, a week or so ago, a large pale moon began to hang in the sky, bringing with it an ominous and strange feeling to the entire surrounding town and beyond...
Waters began to rise higher around the lakes, rivers, and shores, and that was just the beginning, strange phenomena began to take place in the general area as the leaves began to change color, the nights begin to get longer, and the air begins to grow cold.
Around the river running through town, you can hear odd sounds resembling cries, strange larger than normal fish are being reeled in, and the water is splashing about in an odd way...
Bizarre, long lost treasure is being washed onto the shores, with sightings of Ghost Ships being reported near daily, and you can see strange eyes looking at you from the tides...
A harrowing mist rises from the lake, obscuring visions as you see odd figures darting about the mist, calling you to take a swim as scaled creatures stalk the woods...
And perhaps worst of all, a lot of odd activity is centered in the Science District, the School is flooded and some people have gone missing, a black and white monochrome horror from films long past stalks the alleyways, a wicked book is causing trouble, and a thunderstorm always seems to be going on...
Why can't there just be a normal Halloween in Elsternwick for once...?
Welcome to our third annual Halloween Event in Elsternwick, Depths of Fear!
It runs concurrently with our other event, Dark Reflections (Which is still going and has gotten an extension to November 15th, coincidentally when this one ends!))
The theme of this years Halloween Horror is everything related to Water!
Spirits on the lake, riverside monsters, and folktales of the sea, everything works well! It's all up to you to see how your muse will deal with all of this nautical nonsense!
As last year, this is a sandbox event with some focus, there will be numerous activities your muse can participate in to celebrate the season, or perhaps get a little extra rewards for their help!
(In particular, the Science District is a focal point for high strangeness, help them and you will be rewarded...)
Don't fret if you miss anything! There's plenty of time, and in particular, we have a special adventure dungeon running up, an adventure inspired by the '90s Film Army of Darkness, run by Shin, which will start soon! A time traveling action, horror and comedy adventure you won't want to miss.
If you want to run something in this event, don't be shy! Everyone can DM stuff as long as the mods are fine with it! <: We look forward to seeing what you'll do with this, and hope you won't end up in a watery grave...
In addition, it's been a little while since we did a character update, huh? So, let's get to that next!
New Arrivals (10-7-23)
The train has pulled into station, bringing with it many fresh new faces to Elsternwick, we hope you enjoy your stay here!
Ren Amamiya (Persona 5) - Tsar
Michael Hyacinth (Original character) - Jhod
Rina Tennoji (Love Live) - Bee
Esther Fischer (Original Character) - Doot
Mochi Macciato (Sushi Pack) - Rook
Koilee (Papa Louie) - Rook
Hibiki Tachibana (Symphogear) - Bee
Kohinata Miku (Symphogear) - Doot
Kelsey Clover (Clover) - Rook
Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist) - Doot
Reserves
We also have a few reserves, hopefully soon, we’ll be seeing them, and look forward to whatever plots you may do with them!
Mr. Mxyzptlk (My Adventures with Superman) - Shin
Hakuko (Rhythm Heaven) - Rook
Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box) - Tsar
Asirpa (Golden Kamuy) - Laudines
Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3) - Vin
Gale of Waterdeep (Baldur's Gate 3) - Pact
Nakoruru (Samurai Shodown) - Kyle
Dropped
Lastly, we have some drops and dropped reserves, sad to see them go, but we hope you had a good time in Elsternwick while they were here!
The Neighbor/Main Character (Plants vs Zombies) - Virus
Hunter (The Owl House) - Cecil
Courier Six (Fallout: New Vegas) - Cecil
Umbrella (Skullgirls) - Kyle
Dropped Reserves
Elliana (Rivals of Aether) - Rook
Rex Salazar (Generator Rex) - Doot
And that does it! We hope this character update helps inspire other character choices for future muses, and look forward to what you might be doing with these new characters or future characters! <:
Lastly, we would just like to re-iterate a bit about NPCs and DMing!
In Elsternwick, everyone is capable of having NPCs , and is allowed to DM (Dungeon Master) Encounters, provided you've asked the moderator team first!
What is an NPC? An NPC is a Non-Player Character, a less important person there to facilitate Roleplay, be the center part of an encounter, or otherwise something there to add flavor (like someone who works at a location!).
You should never use NPCs for encounters you are not writing, because they don't get any rewards for helping! (Though, you could have them assist your apped characters in some ways, don't be surprised if the DM doesn't ask for rolls for NPCs for brevity!)
Basically, think of them are extra flavoring for encounters or RPs, and not the star attraction, which is your apped characters!
Though, NPCs could still be used as the main part encounters, of course, provided they're bosses or something like a major ally, or be used for funny shenanigans now and again!
And secondly, DMed encounters are just that, encounters or adventures you yourself run and manage, you manage the rolls, the story unfolding (With help from the players!), and you're the storyteller!
When you want to specifically DM something with more than one player, simply mention your idea so the Mods can OK it, do an interest check (keeping track of who's interested!), and then set it up as if it was a dungeon or something to that effect,it's easy!
Everyone in Elsternwick can run encounters, though if you have rewards, you should ask the mods first, and we can adjust them if we feel they're too low or too high, don't be shy, we're sure everyone would love to interact with your ideas!
There's many different encounters you could do! You could put in extra work for a dungeon/adventure, you could tell a simple story at the campfire, you could make a fae problem for muses to deal with, or create a monster to fight in the woods... or, you could work with the current event theme and have a specific problem arise! The only limit is your imagination, and we can't wait to see what you all do! <:
Update done!
And that about does it for this Elsternwick update, we hope this helps clarify things and that you've had a great afternoon!
We hope this long waited update was worth the wait, and that you have a wonderful autumn visiting our quiet and fun town!
And if you're not part of Elsternwick, we look forward to hearing from you if this event/update perhaps interests you!
We'll have even more as Autumn continues to progress, and then of course, comes Winter, which will have it's own draws and wonders...
But until then, we hope you have a wonderful day and Autumn, and look forward to whatever you may do, both within Elsternwick and outside of it! See you again soon!
《SSSS. GRIDMAN》 Hibiki Yuta, a first-year high school student living in Tsubasadai, woke up one day and lost his memory. After that, Yuta met the "Hyper Agent Gullit" that appeared in the old computer. Gullit told Yuta "to complete the mission", and Yuta began to search for the meaning of these words and his own memory. Although confused by this sudden incident, Yuta still lives every day with the help of his classmates Utsumi Sho, Tarota Rokka, Shinjo Akane and others. However, the peaceful daily life is easily broken by the sudden appearance of monsters. In the trigger club with diverse works styles, a new trend has been blown. SSSS. Gullit's work uses a lot of still frames. This unique style is probably the reason why I love this work. Amamiya Tetsu supervised the full play in this work,The reason why the author loves this episode is the battle and ED scenes. In the past, there was always a saying that Trigger could not draw female high school students, but this time Trigger slapped them in the face with this work. When looking at the pictures of ed, the storyboard and composition, coupled with the special rendering of photography, I saw the feeling of youth. Superman fighting monsters, unchanging school life, alliance formed by several friends. In this work, is it interpreting or experiencing the youth you fantasized about in the past.