#Ikedaya incident

[playitagin]

1864-池田屋事件 (Ikedaya incident)

池田屋事件（いけだやじけん）は、幕末の元治元年6月5日（1864年7月8日）に、京都三条木屋町（三条小橋）の旅籠・池田屋に潜伏していた長州藩・土佐藩などの尊王攘夷派志士を、京都守護職配下の治安維持組織である新選組が襲撃した事件。

亥の刻（22時ごろ）すぎ、近藤隊は池田屋で謀議中の尊攘派志士を発見した。近藤隊は数名で突入し、真夜中の戦闘となった。20数名の尊攘派に対し当初踏み込んだのは近藤勇・沖田総司・永倉新八・藤堂平助の4名で、残りは屋外を固めた。屋内に踏み込んだ沖田は奮戦したが、戦闘中に病に倒れ戦線から離脱した。また1階の藤堂は油断して鉢金を取ったところで額を斬られ、血液が目に入り戦線離脱した。

新選組側は一時は近藤・永倉の2人となるが、土方隊の到着により戦局は新選組に有利に傾き、方針を「斬り捨て」から「捕縛」に変更。9名討ち取り4名捕縛の戦果を上げた。会津・桑名藩の応援は戦闘後に到着した。土方は手柄を横取りされないように、一歩たりとも近づけさせなかったという。

新選組側は一時は近藤・永倉の2人となるが、土方隊の到着により戦局は新選組に有利に傾き、方針を「斬り捨て」から「捕縛」に変更。9名討ち取り4名捕縛の戦果を上げた。会津・桑名藩の応援は戦闘後に到着した。土方は手柄を横取りされないように、一歩たりとも近づけさせなかったという。

御所焼き討ちの計画を未然に防ぐことに成功した新選組の名は天下に轟いた。逆に尊攘派は、吉田稔麿・北添佶摩・宮部・大高又次郎・石川潤次郎・杉山松助・松田重助らの逸材が戦死し、大打撃を受ける。落命した志士たちは、三条大橋東の三縁寺に運ばれて葬られた。

長州藩は、この事件をきっかけに激高した強硬派に引きずられる形で挙兵・上洛し、7月19日（8月20日）に禁門の変を引き起こした。

新選組はこの事件により知名度が上がったため、土方や斎藤らが自ら江戸へ向かい隊士を募集するなど勢力拡大に動くこととなった[3]。

#Jul.8.1864 #Ikedaya incident #池田屋事件 #新選組 #history today

[izumi-fanclub]

A3! Event Story Translation “NEW ERA GARDEN” [Chapter 4]

An episode dedicated to Kasumi's feelings about his role and his past as a leader.

Kasumi

“Toshi-san, there’s this interesting rumor I’ve heard from an older lady.”

It’s hard to get the intonation right… The emphasis should be here…

“Kondo-san, I’ll stand guard here! I won’t let anyone escape!”

Kaede

Papa, are you playing as a woman?

Tsubaki

Or are you playing a guy?

Sakura

Which is it~?

Kasumi

Uh… Actually…

Kasumi

…Y-Yukio-san, this… is a mistake, right…?

Yukio

It’s not.

Kasumi

Eeh!? B-but I can’t believe I’m the only double cast…

Yukio

As for you, I wanted to see you play as both Kimigiku and Todo Heisuke.

You played Lady Shizuka in “Traces of a Dream” already, and just playing the beautiful Kimigiku is boring, isn’t it?

And I also want as many people as possible for the Ikedaya incident scene.

Kasumi

No, no, no, no way! I wouldn’t care much if it’s just a female only role, but I’ve been blank for too long and yet you already want me in the Ikedaya fight…!

It’s like a neighborhood kid getting caught in a gang leader fight!

Yukio

It’ll be fine. Yuzo said he’ll teach you.

Yuzo

…Yeah. Leave it to me. I’ll put you through the Shinsengumi hazing process.

Kasumi

!!!

Kasumi

(...Yuzo looked like a complete bully that time.)

This time, papa will play as two people, two roles at once, it’ll be a lot of work.

Kaede

You should practice a lot, then. Kaede and her friends always practice a lot of dances at the nursery.

Tsubaki

Do it everyday. You have to get it right.

Sakura

You’ll be able to do it after enough practice.

Kaede

Let’s play over there so we don’t get in the way.

Tsubaki

Okie!

Sakura

Good luck, papa~.

Kasumi

T-thanks…

…Sigh.

*He flips the page*

…

(In the other play I acted as Lady Shizuka after a long while of not playing female characters, and I got a lot of compliments from a lot of people. I'm looking forward to playing Kimigiku.)

(The only problem is Todo Heisuke… Hopefully… I’ll get the hang of it after some practice.)

(Now that I think about it, I remember the first time I was on stage there were three sword fights, it was a mess…)

“...Haah, haah, my bad…”

I’d be on my knees at first, it was hard to get up.

My body ached everywhere and my body felt heavy like steel.

It was as if the gravity only changed around me and pulled me down.

“...If the leader’s gonna be like this, there’s nothing to discuss, shouldn’t we just replace this guy?”

Syu-san’s bluntness and arrogance was nothing out of the ordinary, but it struck my heart this time.

I was pathetic and remorseful, I couldn’t even get myself to face them.

It was the first time I was assigned a role where I had to fight.

No matter how much I practiced, no matter how slow I took my time, I couldn’t reenact the movements properly at all.

I looked like I was doing a Lantern festival dance instead of having the form of a swordsman.

It’s no wonder that Syu-san, who taught it, was dismayed.

“Alright well, let’s leave the fight scene at that for today before you get hurt.”

I heard Yukio-san’s gentle voice interrupt and just bowed my head, devastated by my own shortcomings.

“...”

Yuzo looked at me like he wanted to tell me something, but with the state of my mind, I couldn't take another word, I left the rehearsal room as if to escape.

“...Today’s the day I’ll get it right.”

The next morning, I was determined and went to the rehearsal room early.

“Well, aren't you early?” “Eh, Yuzo? Why are you…”

Immediately after that, he threw a wooden sword at me and Yuzo told me to prepare myself.

“Get in form.”

Subconsciously, I handled the wooden sword as Syu-san had taught me.

“Try to move the same way as I do.”

“But, Yuzo, your role…”

“I already got your movements memorized in my head. Try to keep up the pace.”

“—T-thanks.”

Repeating it over and over and adjusting the speed, eventually I got it right for the first time.

“Yes! Finally!”

I was able to keep up with the other members at the same pace.

The joy of being able to do something I couldn’t before welled up deep inside me.

“This is just the beginning. Go show Syu-san, that this role is yours alone.”

“...Yeah!”

Yuzo usually only smacktalks me, but he helps me out so casually like this when I’m going through something difficult.

He really is a reliable childhood friend.

As a way to show my gratitude for being helped like this,

I definitely made that role mine, and mine alone.

I made up my mind and got back into the flow of things.

Kasumi

(Back then, I felt like I had to do my absolute best as the leader of the Spring Troupe.)

(...I wonder if Sakuya-kun also had a tough time with fight scenes.)

Rather, the upcoming play, Sakuya-kun might come to see it…!?

(He adores me as the first Spring Troupe leader, I can’t just show Sakuya-kun an unseemly sword fight.)

Sigh…

(I got no choice, I’ll just have to suck it up and ask Yuzo for help.)

(In the story, Kimigiku supports the Shinsengumi from the shadows, meanwhile Todo Heisuke leaves the Shinsengumi later.)

(It overlaps with my desire to support MANKAI Company in the shadows in different ways despite my departure from the theater.)

…You really are amazing, Yukio-san.

(Honestly, you’re like a wizard.)

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[shinsengumi-archives]

Okita Souji's work schedule

During the Edo period, low-ranking samurai working at Edo Castle had a "three-day shift," working two days and taking the third day off.

Working hours were shorter than now, and the work was divided into morning, evening, and night shifts.

This may sound somewhat enviable, but the pay was low, and the workers ended up working long hours at their own side jobs.

On the other hand, what was the work schedule like for the Shinsengumi, who were paid well but had to work hard?

Since there are no historical materials about the service shifts of the Shinsengumi members, I would like to speculate based on some records.

Since the Shinsengumi were often mobilized for emergencies, there were relatively few incidents, and I have referred to the events from the first year of the Genji Era to the second year of the Keio Era, when the organization seemed to be in place after the assassination of Serizawa Kamo.

Off-duty days?

In the first year of the Genji era, Tomizawa Chuemon, the village head of Hino and a fellow student, went to Kyoto and wrote in his diary that he often visited the headquarters.

According to this, on 2/2, Hijikata, Inoue, and Okita were at the headquarters from around noon to evening.

The following month, on 3/5, they attended the Peach Blossom Banquet hosted by Kondo and others. Kondo, Hijikata, Inoue, Okita, Todo and others were there and returned home the next morning.

On March 11, a cherry blossom viewing party was held. Kondo, Hijikata, Inoue, Okita, Toudou, and Takeda Kanryusai attended. After the banquet, they moved to Shimabara for an after-party, so it's likely that they returned home in the morning on this day as well.

Although we do not know the start time of either banquet, they must have been off duty that day or the next day.

The next month, on April 11, a farewell party was held for Tomizawa who had completed what he set out to do and was returning home. This was attended by Kondo, Hijikata, Inoue, and Okita. Since the party was held in the evening, it cannot be said that they were off duty.

Work days

Except for emergency dispatches such as the Ikedaya Incident, there is nothing that shows Okita's work days in the First Squad.

The mistaken arrest that caused trouble with the Higo clan was introduced in the article "Okita Souji's Apology Conference". If this was the work of the First Squad, 9/8 of Keio 1 is a work day.

On the other hand, for some reason, an attendance record still exists for Takeda Kanryusai and the 7th Squad.

Takeda was involved in the capture of Masuya (Furutaka Shuntaro) on 6/5 of the first year of the Genji era and the Akebonotei Incident on 6/10. It is believed that he belonged to the 3rd Squad at that time.

In the 7th Squad, Yano Shigetaro was captured on 5/12 in the leap month of Keio 1. On 9/12 of the following year, there is a record of Sanosuke Harada leading his unit to the Sanjo Noticeboard Incident.

It's noteworthy that in the Sanjo Noticeboard Incident, it's clear from the subsequent historical materials that Squads 3, 5, and 7 were deployed.

Although the 1st squadron was not dispatched, the other odd-numbered squads were all dispatched together, probably because they were on the same shift.

Morning shift, night shift, 3-day shift?

Then, assuming that the "Peach Blossom Banquet" was off-duty, I created a shift based on the same "three-day shift" as that of Edo Castle.

Then, the "Tomizawa's Farewell Party" was also off-duty for odd-numbered teams.

Also, Hijikata Kennosuke, a member of the Sennin Doshin (Thousand Men Army) who had come to Kyoto, visited the headquarters and held a drinking party on September 18, Keio 1 (1865) [edit: corrected typo], also off-duty, and Okita and Inoue of the First and Third Corps attended all the parties.

Furthermore, none of the days when Takeda and 7th Squad were deployed fell on off-duty days, but rather on work days.

However, 2/2, when Tomizawa visited, was a work day on this shift. Considering that Okita and the others were drinking until the evening, they may have been on a different shift before the "Peach Blossom Party," or they may have been on duty from the evening.

Since the Sanjo Noticeboard incident also did not involve the First Squad, it's also possible that they were on morning-duty on this day.

This is just a hypothesis, but I think that the Shinsengumi took turns off-duty for each even-numbered and odd-numbered squad, and that there was a morning shift and an evening shift on working days.

There is a high possibility that the work interval is a "3 days shift", but if it's based on odd or even numbers, there will be days when all employees are dispatched, so there may have been another group.

However, when Iba Hachiro went to Kyoto, he worked once every four days. Other diaries from the same period show consecutive days of work and consecutive holidays, which are irregular and depend on the organization.

The Shinsengumi's work schedule was announced in the morning, so even if there was a general schedule, it would have varied.

Incidentally, according to this schedule, the day Okita wrote a letter to his hometown informing them of Sannan's death fell on a day he was off duty.

It may have taken him a long time to write that painful letter...

References

「新選組日誌　(上)」 菊地明・伊東成郎・山村竜也

「日本人は昔から働き者?知ると深い「江戸の労働」 濱田浩一郎

「幕末武士の京都グルメ日記　「伊庭八郎征西日記」を読む」　山村竜也　幻冬舎

「慶応元年御進発御用日記  十九歳の長州出兵記録」　日野の古文書を読む会研究部会　日野市郷土資料館

「新選組史料大全」　菊地明

#shinsengumi #okita

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakuoki - Record of Curious Tales: Katana and Samurai #5, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

Honestly, I felt super unmotivated to translate today, to the point where I really did think about skipping doing something this week. Feeling more than a little out of sorts though I'm almost certain that it's because of the weather... as I do abysmally whenever the temperature starts to increase.

Anyway, this was originally published in 電撃Girl’s Style 2016年3月号... feeling too annoyed to check this beyond making sure that the names used were correct right now.

Hakuoki - Record of Curious Tales: Katana and Samurai #5, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

Translation by KumoriYami

Eighth month of the first year of Genji——. During the Ikedaya Incident during the 6th month, Okita Souji was injured and vomited blood after fighting with Kazama, and had to rest in his futon while he recovered. In the same month, when the Akebonotei Incident and the Kinmon Incident [Hamaguri Gate Rebellion] occurred, he could only stay at headquarters on standby so he spent the time leisurely/not doing anything. In the eight month, when Souji had almost recovered and wanted to return to the troop, he disovered a major problem——the tip of the katana he used during the Ikedaya Incident had been partiall damaged.

"The way this is, it can't be used anymore..." As he gazed at the unsheathed blade, Souji sighed and muttered to himself. Damage to the blade could be repaired through polishing and the length of the sword could be changed to a preferred length through forging, but if the tip of the sword was missing, nothing could be done.. "I actually... really liked this katana." Souji looked at the damaged tip of the sword and recalled when he first received this katana. It was when Souji and Kondou were still in Edo, and with everyone else from Shiekan when they were preparing participate in the Roshigumi recruitment for maintaining the law and order in Kyoto.

On that day, everyone had been busy preparing to leave for Kyoto, except for Souji, who had nothing to do, and gazed thoughtlessly at the sky outside of the dojo. "Souji, Souji. Come here for a moment." Upon hearing that voice, Souji turned around voice, the head office turned around and saw Kondou Shusai, the former head of Tennins Rishin-ryu, who was now referred to as Dai-sensei. "Shusai-sensei, what is it?" As Souji walked over, Shusai kept an eye in the direction of the dojo, and lowered his voice to ask: "Actually, it's about Isami... have you heard about the katana he's planning to bring to Kyoto?" "Kondou-san's katana? He was happily showing me that he obtained a Kiyomaro blade." "Hmm, Kiyomaro Minamoto , who is also called the Masamune of Yotsuya? That's a truly good thing. "Yes, that's why Kondou-san was very happy." "I see... Kiyomaru, is it...." Shusai nodded his head in acknowledgement as if he had shaken off a heavy burden, and then spoke to Souji. "By the way, Souji. What are you going to do for your sword?" "Mine? The one I have now is fine, and as long as my swordsmanship is good, all blades are the same." "No, no, it's not like that. A samurai needs to have the appearance of a samurai, but there will be times when people look at their swords, right? That's why it's necessary to wear a sword that isn't embarrassing, not to mention, having a good sword will be even more useful in actual combat. After speaking, Shusai handed Souji the katana with a black sheath that was in his hands. "You can take this with you." "This is...?" "Nn, this is my farewell gift from me for you, Souji." As he spoke, Shusai grabbed the hilt of the sword with his right hand an unsheathed the blade. The blade shone brightly in the sunlight. "Kashuu Kiyomitsu… I chose the work of the 6th generation Kiyomitsu, who is also commonly known as "Beggar Kiyomitsu." The blade has a shallow curve and is two shaku and four sun long, and is slightly longer than the standard length. Since you're good at stabbing, it should be perfect for Souji, right?" Souji gazed at the blade with undisguised joy in his eyes. "The undulating patterns and cross-eyes in the design are also quite nice... It looks like it will be able to kill very well [I guess? I was really confused with the first part of this.]." "Nn. This will absolutely do so." As if the two were thinking of the same situation, they both smiled with excitement. "But, is it really okay for me to receive this? This.. was prepared for Kondou-san, right? I think it'd still be better to give it to him..." " What, so you already realized it… Well, it's fine, Isami seems to have found his own sword. After all, it's a sword that he's entrusted his life to so it's best for him to personally satisfied with it, so I cant interfere from the side." "I understand. Then, I'll bring it to Kyoto instead of Kondou-san/in place of Kondou-san, I'll bring it to Kyoto!" "Is that alright?" "No problem!" As Souji received Kashuu Kiyomits from Shusai, he smiled like a child and kept gazing at it for a long time.

"...Shusai-sensei, it really could kill very well." Souji returned Kiyomitsu, whose tip had been broken, to its sheath and pondered carefully. In order for him to return to active duty, he needed to prepare a new sword. What should he do for that sword…. In actuality, he wanted the same sword as Kondou but it was too expensive and he couldn't afford to buy it… A few days later, Souji chose a katana named Yamato no Kami Yasusada. The reason was that it resembled Kondou's Kotetsu.

---end---

i did not edit this. will do so later if i remember... maybe?

also i don't want tokuen ranbu info! i want sword history info! 😤

references used:

https://nihonto.com/yasusada/

https://shinsengumi-archives.tumblr.com/post/653115494539362304/kashu-kiyomitsu-the-sword-soji-okita-used-at

https://www.japanesewiki.com/person/Shusuke%20KONDO.html

#hakuoki #hakuouki #hakuoki other translation #okita souji

[fierce-little-miana]

Really really cute moment between Souji and Chizuru post Ikedaya incident. Sure Souji calls her weird, but I really like how their dynamic started to work even that early.

Bonus round: Chizuru is joining the Souji apologists club already

#hakuouki #hakuoki #okita souji #yukimura chizuru #okichi #hakuouki playthrough #still going through my old screenshots

[todayisafridaynight]

the ishin hijikata megacomp because im mentally ill

timestamps below:

Chapter 1: "Escaping Home"

0:00 - 1:33 | A Killer with Two Lives

Chapter 3, "Mibu Wolves" 

1:34 - 2:57 | Men of Tennen Rishin

2:58 - 5:44 | Captain of the Third

Chapter 4, "Joint Struggle"

5:45 - 6:34 | The Wolves' Den

6:35 - 12:49 | Just Deserts

Chapter 6, "The Ikedaya Incident" 

12:50 - 13:53 | Overtures 

13:54 - 14:37 | Slippery Kogoro 

14:38 - 20:27 | The Purge at Ikedaya

Chapter 10, "True Identities" 

20:28 - 21:53 | First Division, March 

21:54 - 25:40 | Death of the Miburoshigumi

Chapter 12, "Kyo Ablaze"

25:41 - 32:13 | The Treacherous Goryo Eji

Chapter 13, "The Assassination of Sakamoto Ryoma"

32:14 - 34:25 | Last of the Shinsengumi

34:26 - 39:14 | For the Sake of Kyo 

39:15 - 41:30 | Stories to Tell

41:31 - 44:01 | The Omiya Incident

44:02 - 45:17 | Sakamoto Ryoma Assassinated

Finale, "Dawn Breaks"

45:18 - 46:58 | Returning Home

46:59 - 49:20 | The Man in Kochi Castle

49:20 - 54:46 | Hope for Our Future Brethren

#ishin spoilers #spoilers #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku ishin #yakuza series #like a dragon ishin #toshizo hijikata #yoshitaka mine #snap chats #hehe... #do we know that im obsessed with this cap of hiji yet. cause this is peak attractive moments from him i aint gonna even lie i love his glare #i did stay up longer than usual putting this all together it's called metal innit #going off of rendered cutscenes alone hijikata's actually in his game only about five minutes longer than mine is in Y3 #obvi he's in it longer if we're including in-game cutscenes as well tho but still lol #the runtime for all the rendered cutscenes is about 11 hours so significantly in less of the game percentage wise than mine is in Y3 #while mine's in that game about a third of the time hijikata's only in his game 1/11th #anyway enjoy if you watch. call me insane if you don't </3

[sinful-liesel]

Blackstar Theater Starless - Ikedaya Incident ⚔️

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My heart! (//▽//) ♡

#otoge #blackstar theater starless #bsts kei #bsts ginsei #bsts sotetsu #bsts yoshino #bsts gui #bsts yakou #bsts team k #hyakka no sakigake #bsts #blst #josei muke #bsts card #blst card

[dark-frosted-heart]

Starless Plays/Operas/Stories...scripture...(or people too I guess???)

Info’s all from an unofficial wiki

Updated as of  WORLDS APART

Team K

During the Demise - Lohengrin 

Crazy For - Turandot

花はかすかに - Carmen

Halloween Night - Frankenstein

華麗なる誘惑 - La traviata

エギーユ・クルーズ -  The Hollow Needle

Treasured - Il trovatore

The Final Problem - The Final Problem (Sherlock Holmes)

ひらひらり - Richard III

ONLY IF - The Great Gatsby

Raise your resolve - Der Ring des Nibelungen

黒い虚実 - The Black Lizard 

波のままに - Twelfth Night

MADNESS JOKER - The Brothers Karamazov

caprice of love - Les Liaisons dangereuses

Temptation Game -  Les Liaisons dangereuses

Run away together - Blood Wedding

To the world - Around the World in 80 Days

UnlockU - The Scarlet Pimpernel

百花ノ咲駆 - Ikedaya Incident

LEVITATE - A Tale of Two Cities

GRAVITATE - A Tale of Two Cities

FORT/TUDE - Battles of Kawanakajima

Quiet Serenade - Christmas Eve

Blooming in the Darkness - The Count of Monte Cristo

Team W

Breakin’ it Faster - Romeo and Juliet

BadBlood - Ernani 

Seaside Escape - Le Corsaire

Payback - The Two Noble Kinsmen / The Knight's Tale

雪花 - The Treasury of Loyal Retainers 

仮面は闇に溶けて - Un ballo in maschera

No Way Out - Les Misérables

Out in Out - Battle of Thermopylae

Shooooout!!! - The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil 

Kiss or Bullet - Billy the Kid

Burning breath -  Der Ring des Nibelungen

孤独の夜、祈りの月、- Beauty and the Beast

GOLGODA - The Brothers Karamazov

ALL IN - The Queen of Spades

That’s my life - John Dillinger

月影紅く -  Blood Wedding

TURNT UP - Records/Romance of the Three Kingdoms

我ら外へ - Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai

MORTAL SMILE - Pagliacci

Deity’s Game - Trojan War

水底の館 - Cthulhu Mythos

Riskin’ it all - Romeo and Juliet

Team P

虹の彼方へ - The Wizard of Oz

陽はここに - Puss in Boots

Paradise Lost - Faust

荒野にて - Manon Lescaut

僕のすべてを君に捧げる - Little Red Riding Hood, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

はつ恋 - First Love

希望の旗のもとに - The Three Musketeers

黎明は待たない - Prince Igor

残紅の行方 - The Tale of Genji - Beneath the Autumn Leaves

銀河鉄道を探して - Night on the Galactic Railroad

雨傘 - Child’s Play (たけくらべ)

縷々たるは祈望 - Azai Nagamasa and Oichi

Trick or Truth -  Nekomachi

Luminous Snow - The Happy Prince

Only seek you -  The Brothers Karamazov

一雫の秘密 - The Turn of the Screw

Violet -  Utakata no ki

ふたつ星が出逢う夜 - The Tale of Genji

Beyond the Door - The Secret Garden

刹那の嘘  - The Tale of Tamamizu

BELOVED - Mignon

閃光の果て - The Tale of the Heike

Team B

日蝕 - Macbeth

Judas - An Urgent Appeal

Monokaki - La bohème

雷神 - Sugawara no Michizane‘s Vengeance 

Somewhere - Tannhäuser

極夜 - Don Quixote

天魔の宴 - Night Parade of One Hundred Demons 

炎神 - Ragnarok - Loki vs Heimdall

無敵 - Legend of Shuten-dōji

影炎 - Summer Festival: A Mirror of Osaka 

Mosquitone - Book of Revelation

不死鳥 - Phoenix mythology

毒蛇 - The Brothers Karamazov

烏合島(晶ver) - Two Years' Vacation

HELL OH!!!

羅新盤 - Treasure Island

人間失格 - No Longer Human

Satan*Close - Knecht Ruprecht

Team C

Purple Dawn - Ode to Joy

Sub rosa - The Magic Flute

To be, or not to be - Hamlet

花ほどく - The Tales of Ise

続きは明日の夜に - One Thousand and One Nights

虚構の肖像 - The Picture of Dorian Gray

暁の願い - Tenshu Monogatari

Into me - Alice in Wonderland

Just live to dance - The Moon and Sixpence

灰燼に罪 - Les pêcheurs de perles

紅に白 - Legend of the White Snake

Sanctus - The Brothers Karamazov

Cry:Pta - Aida

Sword of love - Nabucco

vow of love - La Morte Amoureuse

白晝夢 - Dogra Magra

千夜一愛 - The Palace of Eternal Life

VAPORIZE - Daphnis et Chloé

溺るる蝶 - Pelléas et Mélisande

夜のしじま - Der Doppelgänger

Mixed

Salva me - A Christmas Carol

Fragile Lake - The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter/Giselle/Swan Lake????

Mid Summer Beach - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Early Summer Affair - Così fan tutte

Without her? - War and Peace

snowflake - War and Peace

催花の宿星 - Water Margin

沈まぬ月 - The Golden Demon

名残の花 - The Charterhouse of Parma

ひなげし - Farewell My Concubine

ermitage - Robert the Devil

The lament moon - Antony and Cleopatra

 You are Mine - Phantom of the Opera

MASTERMIND - The Boy Detectives Club

PRISMATIC TEAR - Beauty and the Beast

aka,aka - The Maid of Orleans

Must be the Heart - Metropolis

Night xo bird - Don Giovanni

Call me, Baby! - Journey to the West

Period.. - Journey to the West

片鳴き龍 - Dragon King

WORLDS APART - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

#blackstar theater starless #starless' seasonals made me make this list #because nothing screams christmas like war and peace

[bakumatsu-assassin]

Personal Head Cannon - Bloodshed In Kyoto

Continued from this

In addition to the frequent assaults on foreigners orchestrated by the samurai, the city of Kyoto, renowned as Japan's ancient capital, had transformed into a breeding ground for political turmoil. Shogunate officials and political leaders operating within the Bakufu framework found themselves in the crosshairs of not only the Tozama Hans but also rival clans. These factions frequently engaged in skirmishes along the city's intricate canal network, and the tensions occasionally spilled over into altercations within tea houses and inns.

At this juncture of the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and Templars, the Templars had incorporated a multitude of the Assassins' techniques and skills to further their own objectives. Both factions, Assassins and Templars alike, targeted Shogunate members and Imperial Restorationists with significant bounties placed on their heads for contract assassinations.

The dreaded Black Cross, serving as formidable inquisitors within the Templar Order, assumed the role of Assassin Hunters. They operated as an internal police force targeting corrupt members of the Order and those who strayed from its core ideals. While operating in the city, Assassins often found themselves ambushed by individual Black Cross operatives during their assignments. Subsequently, they would claim the bounties on fallen members after successfully carrying out their mission.

In parallel to their skill sets resembling those of the Assassins, members of the Black Cross also employ an array of equipment at their disposal. This arsenal includes smoke bombs, concealed weaponry, firearms, poisons, explosives, traps, and an assortment of utilities that individual Black Cross operatives are well-equipped with.

In an effort to mitigate this impending danger, the Assassins proactively sought aid from the Shinsengumi officers to secure some respite and uphold their operational capabilities. This elite group of swordsmen had been meticulously assembled, consisting of commoners and lower-ranking samurai, all with the explicit duty of protecting Shogunate representatives in Kyoto. Selected from diverse sword schools in Edo, these individuals had gained significant recognition, largely owing to their participation in the noteworthy Ikedaya incident.

....

Nevertheless, despite the implementation of these protective measures, assassinations continued to occur with disturbing regularity. Both Assassins and Templars remained locked in a fierce struggle, each vying for control over the destiny of Japan.

#personal headcanon #verse: bakumatsu #gives me ac multiplayer vibes #Youtube

[eternal-echoes]

I don’t understand why Saito said he didn’t fight at the Ikedaya incident here in Hokkaido arc when in the Remembrance chapters Kenshin saw him after the incident:

Was Saito not bloody from the Ikedaya incident here?

Not just that, in the Jinchuu arc he also said this:

How is he gonna say he’s been through deadly battles starting from Ikedaya if he wasn’t there?

#rurouni kenshin #samurai x #hokkaido arc #hajime saito

[genshinarchives]

so- i have an important inquiry to make; where do you find all the research on the japanese terms and objects you use for your villainess story? i've always been very interested in it and i really need to amp up my research for it and you seem pretty smart about it soooo

Ah- I got all of that information from the (physical) books in my personal library! From reference books, history books (on the Bakumatsu, Meiji and Taisho periods), autobiographies of World War II Japanese bombers, as well as novels such as Memoirs of a Geisha, The Courtesan and the Samurai, Shipwrecks, The Shogun’s Scroll and the Young Samurai series. Any information on Japanese folklore is found through the references provided at the bottom of Wikipedia’s pages. The political and war advice are taken from the political historical Korean dramas Six Flying Dragons, Haechi, The Crowned Clown and My Country: The New Age.

The Onigasaki Clan is heavily inspired by the Oda Clan of the Sengoku period, and Riku Onigasaki is based off Nobunaga Oda, and Tatsuya Onigasaki is based off Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A lot of the events that happen and will happen in the story are based off true historical Japanese events, such as the Ikedaya Incident and the Satsuma Rebellion/Seinan War to name a few.

I basically read a lot of books!

#💌 : mail #nonnie #not an evil villainess

[shinsengumi-archives]

Shinsengumi Films

Documentaries

Shinsengumi’s strongest swordsman, Saito Hajime, and his commitment to the Aizu clan and Matsudaira Katamori - Saito Hajime and Matsudaira Katamori from the program series “Secrets of History"

We are Shinsengumi! / Shinsengumi sanjou - The Ikedaya Incident.

Shinsengumi. Defeat at Toba-Fushimi - The defeat of the Shogunate army in 1868.

Shinsengumi no Yume - The Shinsengumi and their deaths.

The Death of Hijikata Toshizo in Hakodate - Hijikata Toshizo and his death in Hakodate.

Hijikata - A Life of Dreams and Ambition

Movies/Dramas

Shinsengumi’s Devil Commander (1957)

Shinsengumi (1958)

Shinsengumi: Last Days of the Shogunate (1960)

Restoration Fire (1961)

Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)

Bakumatsu Zankoku Monogatari (1964)

Ansatsu (Assassination) (1964)

Shinsengumi Keppuroku (1966)

Moeyo Ken (1966)

Shinsengumi: Assassins Of Honor (1969)

Okita Soji: The Last Swordsman (1974)

The Last Samurai (1974)

Flames of Blood (1981)

Shinsengumi (1987)

Shinsengumi Keppuroku (1998)

Gohatto (1999)

When the Last Sword is Drawn (2003)

Shinsengumi! (2004)

Wachigaiya Itosato (2007)

Peacemaker Kurogane (2010)

Shinsengumi Keppuroku (2011)

Koto Nakazawa: The Beautiful Swordswoman (2017)

Moeyo Ken (2021)

Anime

Hakuouki

Peace Maker Kurogane

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru and Katsugeki

Hijikata Toshizou: Shiro no Kiseki

Neko Neko Nihonshi (ep 5)

Rurouni Kenshin and new remake

Gintama

More lists of Shinsengumi films:

Films

Shinsengumi Media

Filmography - A list by ShinsengumiHQ of all Shinsengumi movies up to 2006

Shinsengumi in Films - A list with brief descriptions and reviews

Films about the Bakumatsu - Extensive list of films set during the end of the Edo Era

@talesofedo‘s lists of samurai movies: [1] [2]

7 Super Shinsengumi Reimaginings - List of Shinsengumi anime

Shinsengumi Anime

rarefilm dot net/tag/japanese - A site for downloading old films in HD, with many English subbed samurai movies, including ones about the Shinsengumi

#shinsengumi #film #documentary #anime #list #recommended

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakuoki - Record of Curious Tales: Katana and Samurai #8, Kofuzumi Okitomo

well, this is the last of these that I can translate. sorry it's a bit late but I had a difficult time tracking down the sword name mentioned in this. Also, I won't be doing Sannan's since I got contacted for the raws... and I won't say no to not translating though I need to figure out what I'll do next.

Anyway, I ended up not working on this sooner than I would have liked... and I think the heat's getting to me again. (┬┬﹏┬┬) fucking hate summer.

This was originally published in 電撃Girl’s Style 2016年6月,

Hakuoki - Record of Curious Tales: Katana and Samurai #8, Kofuzumi Okitomo

Translation by KumoriYami

2nd year of Keiou, 4th month——

The Shinsengumi Seventh Division Captain, Tani Sanjuro died. The cause of death seemed to be the result of a personal fight, where he was unilaterally beheaded/sliced then killed, and the identity of the perpetrator was unknown. Although Hijikata Toshizou ordered the Watch to secretly investigate, there were ultimately no results. As a result, the real cause of Tani Sanjuro's death was never made public, and he was declared to have died suddenly.

Tani Sanjurou was the eldest son of three brothers in the Tani family, and in the fall of the third year of Bunkyuu, he enlisted with the second son Mantaro and the last son, Shuuhei. The Tani brothers had originally run a swordsmanship dojo in Osaka, but the eldest son, who usually practised Jikishin-ryu [I think?] and Shinkage-ryu [新陰流], served as the Shinsengumi's spearmanship instructor. Both of them participated in the Ikedaya Incident and were awarded for their outstanding contributions.

The members of the Shinsengumi were very troubled by Tani Sanjurou's murder. There was no way that a Captain of the Shinsengumi would get killed in a private fight while drunk. Due to how this matter could not be made public, the cause of Tani's death was buried in darkness.

After the incident was resolved, the second son, Tani Mantaro, decided to leave the Shinsengumi. Although the Shinsengumi was thought of as an organization that you couldn't leave after you joining, that wasn't the case. If a member had a reason that the executives could understand, they would be allowed to leave. That was to say that Mantaro's reason for leaving was sufficient to Vice-Commander, Hijikata Toshizou.

On the night Tani Mantaro left, Harada Sanosuke was summoned by Hijikata to his room.

"So does the reason you called me here have something to to with Tani Mantaro leaving? Let me tell you, I don't know anything about why he's quitting."

As soon as he entered the room, Harada sat down with a slightly dissatisfied expression as he spoke. Seeing Harada like this, HIjikata helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

I don't have the slightest doubts about you. That guy went back to the Matsuyama Domain [松山藩] instead [in place?] of his brother."

The unexpected answer made Harada somewhat bewildered.

"…Huh. So that's how it is. I thought he quit because he couldn't stand the way Sanjuro was treated. So is Shuuhei, the youngest son, going to go too?"

"No, I heard that his return goes smoothly, then Shuuhei will be called."

"I see… In that case, why did you allow him to leave so easily? Is that really okay? Won't our internal affairs leak out?"

"…Hmm. I don't want him to intentionally speak ill of the Shinsengumi to Lord Matsuyama when he returns and cause unnecessary difficulties. Besides, we can make something about our internal situation [I think…?]

"That's true. You're as shrewd as ever when it comes to those sorts of things. So exactly what did you call me here for?"

In response to this question, Hijikata stood up and took out a long spear from teh corner of the room, and placed it in front of Harada.

"Actually, when Tani Mantaro left, he left this spear for you."

"Ah… Is this… for me?"

"Although it's nameless, it looks like a good spear. It's workmanship and quality have already been checked out, but I don't know about spears. How about it, do you want to use it?"

"In the end, doing something like one who would act as a master... Then I'll gracefully accept it."

When Harada was younger, he briefly lived in Osaka and learned how to use the spear under the guidance of Tani Mantaro. It was that reason why the Tani brothers Shinsengumi wasn't because Harada was there or they wanted to rely on him, but because that of his experience as his former master made the eldest brother, Sanjurou, quite proud/bossy.

As Hijikata gazed at Harada holding the spear in his hands, he suddenly remembered something and asked.

"…Speaking of which, your sword. Didn't it break during the Ikedaya Incident? Are you still using it?"

"Yeah, though it looks like it'll still be usable if I sharpen/polish it. I mainly use the spear so that sword's enough for me."

"With your salary, you should be able to buy a better sword, right? If you don't have enough, I can lend you some. Sword are used to protect lives so even if they're a bit expensive, you need to have a good sword."

"While I appreciate you saying that..."

"What, do you have feelings for that sword?"

Harada didn't respond and instead let his eyes wander to look into the distance.

Kofuzumi Okitomo. [江府住興友]

It was a sword wielded by a man who was like a brother that he knew from Osaka. That person gave up the pursuit of his dreams with Harada to start a family with a woman. He said that he wouldn't fight anymore for his woman's sake ever again and he removed his katana from his waist and gave it to Harada.

It was said that Harada, who left by himself, decided to go to Edo after reading the inscription on the sword which said "Kofu".

"…Yeah, sort of. I received this sword from a very important guy."

As Harada spoke with a smile and Hijikata did not ask any further.

---end---

I had spent more than 30 minutes trying to find the name of Harda's sword. I couldn't tell what the raw said (I am extremely bad with stylized writing) so what I thought was the 3rd character was wrong and that kept getting me Chinese results which are not helpful when looking up Japanese names. Eventually, I just tried looking up 新選組 の愛刀 to get the names of them... which eventually got me 江府住興友 though finding something in English took a while since all the google translations of the name didn't get me results so I had to keep spelling the romancized text in different ways... then gave up and just tried Harada and Kofu a few times before pulling up the name.

references used (not in order):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkage-ry%C5%AB

https://samurai-archives.com/wiki/Harada_Sanosuke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima_Shinden_Jikishinkage-ryū

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyo-Matsuyama_Domain

https://shinsengumi.net/index.php/welcome-to-shinsengumi-no-makoto/tani-sanjuro/

http://www.toshizo.com/nozoku/skatana2.html

got a headache will deal with other stuff later.

#hakuoki #hakuouki #hakuoki other translation #harada sanosuke #hijikata toshizo

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 7.8

1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta. 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. 1579 – Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan. 1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island. 1709 – Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe. 1716 – The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway. 1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline. 1758 – French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York. 1760 – British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France. 1775 – The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America. 1776 – Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. 1808 – Promulgation of the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter Joseph Bonaparte intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain. 1822 – Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom. 1853 – The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade. 1859 – King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway. 1864 – Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. 1874 – The Mounties begin their March West. 1876 – The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant. 1879 – Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole. 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. 1892 – St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892. 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip. 1912 – Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves. 1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. 1933 – The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. 1937 – Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad. 1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. 1948 – The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF). 1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union. 1962 – Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. 1966 – King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi. 1968 – The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. 1970 – Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. 1972 – Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. 1980 – The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park. 1980 – Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. 1982 – A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. 1988 – The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. 1994 – Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. 2003 – Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. 2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. 2014 – Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. 2021 – President Joe Biden announces that the official conclusion of U.S. involvement in the War in Afghanistan will be on August 31, 2021. 2022 – Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot twice and killed while giving a speech in Nara.

#Events

[konjaku]

小葉擬宝珠[Kobagibōshi] Hosta sieboldii (Paxton) J.W.Ingram

小[Ko] : Small

葉[-ba|Ha] : Leaf

擬宝珠[Gibōshi|Giboshi|Gibōshu] : Ornamental railing top

It was so named because its buds look like a Giboshi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giboshi

By the way, this Giboshi is one of the most well-known. https://goo.gl/maps/NJLrcXWijtvRXzfT9 It is said that that sword cut was from the Ikedaya incident in 1864. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikedaya_incident

#flowers #nature #japan #nihongo #original photography #langblr #history #culture

[cominy-kiwami]

against my better judgment i have been playing ishin again. i usually like to do new game because its fun for me to unlock moves but ishins leveling system is so uniquely terrible i had to use my profile with 3 styles already limit broken. and well it really has good bones to the point i can't hate it despite everything it does wrong.

the combat has a fundamentally different rhythm compared to the rest of the series, even from the dragon engine games which it is almost definitely trying to emulate. brawler style and to a lesser extent wild dancer feel like youre playing judgment or kiwami 2 with its associated strategies and tactics but swordsman style is probably the big victory of the games combat and it feels very unique in the series. you can only get a few hits in on bosses at a time and you have to use a lot of reaction time and mental processing power to deflect and dodge and block as opposed to mainline brawler gameplay which you have a lot more control over wrt tempo. you feel like youre fighting a skilled swordsman in every boss fight.

ive seen it said that the story has bad pacing and the elaboration on that point reminds me of the same issues i had with infinite wealths pacing. the main complaint is that you spend a lot of time running between teradaya and the shinsengumi barracks while things slowly unfold around you and while thats absolutely something that happens, it never felt as bad to me as what happens in the later chapters of infinite wealth because you come away with character development and story motion every time. a lot of the time in IW you run between the daidoji hideout and the pleasure district just getting routed and harassed by palekana and learning nothing. but in ishin you constantly build your relationship with the city, the other shinsengumi officers and the loyalists, and generally advance the story. it feels more like episodic series where things like dealing with the deserter, the ikedaya incident, befriending the satsuma and choshu leaders, and all that stuff feel like character building episodes before the last like 5 chapters return to the main main story. essentially i think ishin never loses the plot like IW does