#Utagawa School

[lionofchaeronea]

Dragon Woman during the Time of Empress Gensho, Kunisada, 1800

#art #art history #Asian art #Japan #Japanese art #East Asia #East Asian art #ukiyo-e #woodblock print #Kunisada #Utagawa Kunisada #Utagawa School #Edo period #18th century art

[geritsel]

Utagawa Kuniyoshi - みかけはこわいがとんだいい人だ (Although he looks scary, he is a very nice person), color woodblock print, c. 1848.

#歌川 国芳 #ukiyo-e #utagawa school #japanese woodcuts #what's on a man's mind #sigmund freud #japanese art

[helloforgottenlibrary]

Yamamoto Kansuke Nyudo Doki, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

#utagawa school #utagawa kuniyoshi #art #japan art #ukiyoe #painting #fav #samurai #takeda clan #general #war #sengoku period

[ahaha-fvckjjj]

I am once again here to remind you that this abomination of a man is a loving father/dilf

#he is canonically a girl dad #i wish the little zashiki warashi had a name :( #i want to see more interactions with the 3 of them + makoto #yohaji #takahashi akira #utagawa kuniko #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita

[incorrect-terrified-teacher]

Haruaki: You guys are reading hamlet, right? What’s one of the recurring themes in Hamlet?

Kuniko: Oh, Oooh, Ooooooh, call on me! Betrayal

Haruaki: Very good, very good. Ok, now who can give me a good example of betrayal?

Rensuke: Oh! Um, when Hamlet sends Rosencrantz and Guildstern on a boat to die.

Haruaki: Exactly- Hamlet betrays his friends.

Hijita: Which is super fucked up because only a fucking dickhole betrays his friends

Beniko: Well, maybe he wouldn’t if his friends weren’t a bunch of selfish bitches who had already betrayed his girlfriend in the first place.

Haruaki: That’s mostly right! Rosencrantz and Guildstern were going to betray hamlet first.

Fuji: Well maybe if Hamlet’s girlfriend had known her place instead of being a whiny little bitch, everything wouldn’t be so fucked up!

Beniko: Well maybe if Rosencrantz and Guildstern didn’t tried to set up two dickholes to make love with the girl that he was in love with like two skanky little cock wranglers, they wouldn’t have got put on that fucking boat!

Fuji: That doesn’t mean that Hamlet should go attempt to blow up an entire fucking school and almost ruin fucking everything!

Mame: And maybe if people would have chilled the fuck out, Ophelia wouldn’t felt like she had to jump off of a goddamn bridge!

Haruaki: Ok, I think we moved a bit off topic, but I loved the energy, guys! Love the energy.

Rensuke: What page does the school bombing attempt happen on?

Kuniko: Don'tworry, Ren-kun. Apparently, today is not going to be a learning day.

#abe haruaki #haruaki abe #utagawa kuniko #kuniko utagawa #nyuudou rensuke #rensuke nyuudou #hijita koutarou #koutarou hijita #zashiki beniko #beniko zashiki #touya fuji #fuji touya #maizuka mamekichi #mamekichi maizuka #yohaji #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #yohaji incorrect quotes #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita

[himshoo]

I feel like as a society we need to talk about Satsuki more. For all her appearances where she isn’t a blob in the background (which is only like 2 btw) she just has this crazed wide-eyed expression and is just generally off putting. She has so much potential considering her personality and dynamic with Kuniko, like wdym she would not admire the deranged school doctor who’s the father of the person she can control. Also her interactions with Kurahashi in the Kyoto matchmaking chapter where she just a hyper menace was actually so good. In my mind her, Kurahashi and Toubyou would be such good friends like look at them.

(that whole panel is actually so cute)

She is so silly i need more content of her.

Same goes for the other people of the class, cuz im pretty sure Akibe doesn’t appear outside of Oota, same thing Koizumi with the crush on Ame. Like please let the girls have personality and screen time.

This is why I really want the anime to include more appearances of the minor characters and flesh out the early parts. It has the opportunity to set up more of the characters personalities and dynamics early on. Like even in the background such in the finding a club chapter they can include Kurahashi, Kashima and Toubyou on the basketball team.

Anyway my delusions grow each day I await updates on the anime.

#yohaji #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #takahashi akira #akira takahashi #Satsuki hime #hime satsuki #Utagawa Kuniko #kuniko Utagawa #my art #rambles

[kadekae]

Like father like daughter

#yohaji #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #akira takahashi #takahashi akira #utagawa kuniko #yamazaki makoto #fanart #shitty art at 12 am #shitty camera #shitpost

[heaveninawildflower]

Cover of 'Anthology' by Shakuyakutei with an illustration of peonies (School of Utagawa).

Woodblock print (Japan, 19th century).

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Wikimedia.

#Shakuyakutei #Japanese book #peonies #woodblock print #Japanese art

[certified-boyliker]

Despite what my sister may think, I don't enjoy being a liar, so,

Here is the greatest manga that you've never heard of:

A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School (JP: Youkkai Gakkou No Sensei Hajimemashita)

So, I'm not one to make too many essays or go on and ramble about something online, however, this series is just not popular enough in my opinion.

(everything will be under the cut, don't wanna bother people! and warning, this is long.)

So, what is A Terrifed Teacher At Ghoul School?

Terrified Teach (what I shall be calling it) is a supernatural, slice of life, and comedy manga created by Mai Tanaka. The story revolves around a young man named Haruaki Abe who is a cowardly man obsessed with sailor uniforms (worry not! he really just likes the uniforms and admiring them).

He has dreams of being a teacher, however, at his first teaching job, he ran out withing a short amount of time. He took a year off from finding anymore jobs, until he's approached by the principal of a high school and is asked to be the new Japanese Literature Teacher. He accepts, and is soon whisked away to Hyakki Academy.

Something he doesn't realize is that Hyakki Academy is not a school for humans, rather it is a school for youkai, and features a wide range of youkai that attend and teach at the school. And while he starts working at the school, he also learned that he has anti-youkai powers that can siphon out a youkai's spirit energy.

He spends his time at Hyakki Academy trying to become more confident and hone his anti-youkai powers. He also manages to befriend many of his students and some of the teachers at the school.

I managed to make that description without any spoilers, everything I just explained (minus the befriending) is gone over in the first chapter.

Why are you advertising this manga?

I love this manga! And, there are three main reasons I love it:

The Characters and Relationships

The Arcs and Storylines

The Way Mai Tanaka Writes the Story

And so let's get into these reasons

The Characters and Relationships!

So, we start with probably the biggest factor to comedy and slice of life series, the characters and how they interact with each other.

When it comes to Haruaki, it took a while for anyone to become friendly with him or fond of him. The only people who seemingly got close with him quickly were Maizuka Mamekichi and Koutarou Hijita (though, Hijita was a dick to him at first).

Aside from Haruaki, our major characters include:

Sano Mikoto: A rather sadistic and secretive young man. He dislikes showing affection and tends to be embarrassed when complimenting Haruaki

Mamekichi Maizuka: A cheeky young ma who likes to be carried. He tries to seem very cute and innocent, however, he has a clear dark side, likely due to how his family is.

Hijita Koutarou: He is a lazy person, and dislikes doing any home/classwork. He always tries to find ways to look at girls, however is usually stopped.

Zashiki Beniko: A shut-in who has a way with technology. She likes playing video games and didn't go into class for a long period of time due to playing video games.

Tamao Akisame: A young man who isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. However, with Haruaki's help, he tries to get better at his exams and his understanding of Japanese and literature.

Nyuudou Rensuke: A smart young man, also hides his past and family situation. He tends to be very kind and a bit of a mentor to his classmates, however, he can get angry and violent easily.

Utagawa Kuniko: A kind and sweet young woman. She is also smart, and works with Nyuudou to lead the class. She tries to aid typically the girls in the class in various things

Miki Rintarou: The youkai-studies teacher, and a terrible drunkard. He also hides his family situation and tends to keep himself far from other people.

Hatanaka Izuna: The spookology teacher and discipline teacher. He tries to keep a cool head, however, has a shorter and more explosive fuse than Nyuudou, due to him being a former delinquent.

The Prinicpal: The principal of the school, with a very secretive past. Most of the teachers are unsure why he decided to hire Haruaki in the first place, and has a dislike of some of his staff for destroying his school... various times.

And the list goes on with characters who aren't major throughout the series, but are important in certain arcs and parts.

When it comes to friendships, they tend to be between characters who have known each other for a while or have some sort of connection.

The friendships that the series starts with and develops are:

Sano - Mame: Sano is a person who adores small animals, and especially seems to like tanukis. Sano likes carrying around Mame and hates it whenever someone injures or insults him, being quick to anger.

Hijita - Beniko: Hijita and Beniko are childhood friends, and Hijita is the person who got Beniko into video games and he blames himself for her becoming a shut in.

Sano - Mame - Beniko - Hijita: They often hang out together on this off days. They also scheme together, though Sano tries to leave himself out of it and tries to pull Mame out of it too

Nyuudou - Tamao: They're best friends. Tamao initially wants to be Nyuudou's cat when they grow up, though, he knows Nyuudou would find this stupid.

Nyuudou - Utagawa: They're both the class representatives and have great chemistry when it comes to them working together.

Hatanaka - Haruaki - Miki: Hatanaka and Miki were friends in high school and they are also the only teachers who aren't afraid of Haruaki and his anti-youkai powers.

Tanaka does an incredible job at showing the relationships between the characters and developing the relationships, especially when it comes to Haruaki and his students, like Sano and Nyuudou. And the way she crafts the characters to fit so perfectly in the series and to make their actions and goals seem so believable and to make the reader wonder about what one character said in an early chapter and make a full arc/set of chapters surrounding it.

2. The Arcs and Storylines

I have had a debate about my sister as to what constitutes as an "arc" compared to "a set of chapters focused on something", so I shall be using my definition as an arc.

To say the exact amount of how many arcs there are would be impossible, but there are a few major ones, so, I'll say there about 5-7 arcs in this series, though, most are just in between/before the very major, plot heavy arcs.

And, like I said in the previous part, many arcs are callbacks to something a character had said in a previous chapter. Not only that, but these arcs and chapters and the characters that are important to the arcs change after them and it's noticeable and realistic.

Also, do not be fooled by the first few chapters of this series, as lighthearted and funny and sweet as they can be, this series will rip your heart out when it comes to some of the major arcs, especially later in the series.

She also makes the arcs make sense and sometimes when referencing back to some of the chapters, she even puts little notes as to which chapter she references to.

3. The Way Mai Tanaka Writes the Story

This was clear and obvious in the last part, but I adore the way Mai Tanaka writes the characters and the story.

When it comes to seeing character change like with Sano or Haruaki, when you re-read the series and see how they acted at the beginning compared to how they act in more recent chapters, there's a clear and obvious development in the way they act to their friends and how they think things through when it comes to different situation.

The way that she foreshadows future arcs is beautiful and it makes the reader think "Oh! I wonder what this means and what will happen here!" especially when you catch on to her foreshadowing and makes you wonder and wonder "What will happen here?!" and "Where will she go with this?!"

As a former BNHA fan and as someone who did this himself, I dislike it when things seem to made up on the fly. Of course, not everything in a series will be meticulously planned out for more authors and artists, that's a hard thing to do. It's not easy planning like 20-30 chapters in the future when you make a scene with some of your characters.

However, an author shouldn't just make things up on the fly for the majority of the series and draw it out longer than one might think it should. And Mai Tanaka does a good job at pacing her series, especially since it is a comedy and slice of life, which one can get away with making it a bit longer than usual than other types of genres, but even so, she made 38 chapters before hitting summer break with her characters. She has paced this story beautifully, and I am all here for it!

Now, I wrote this entire essay with my laptop at too low of health and I have not that much more to say, so I leave you all with this essay, and my suggestion:

Read A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!

#a terrified teacher at ghoul school #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #yohaji #terrified teach #wow that took a minute #manga #anime #manga review

[lionofchaeronea]

Lei Heng, the "Winged Tiger," Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1850

#art #art history #Asian art #Japan #Japanese art #East Asia #East Asian art #ukiyo-e #woodblock print #Kuniyoshi #Utagawa Kuniyoshi #Utagawa School #illustration #Chinese literature #Water Margin #Edo period #19th century art

[geritsel]

Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Cats Suggested as The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, color woodblock print, 1850.

#ukiyo-e #utagawa school #japanese woodcuts #st #歌川国芳

[kodanshamanga]

New Manga Day starts with the NEW series:

👗Bless, Vol 1👗 By Yukino Sonoyama @ko_jo_shin

💋Aia was scouted as a model, but his ambition is to become a makeup artist. But, as school ends, he hides his dream afraid of stepping outside his prescribed role.

#bless #manga #shoujo #modeling #makeup artist

[incorrect-terrified-teacher]

Akira: Octopi could hug four people simultaneously because God blessed them with the ability. However, they don’t even hug one person because they have made a covenant with the devil. Any questions?

Kuniko: Where’s Abe-sensei, and why are you filling in for him?

Akira: In a better place now. Sit down immediately.

#takahashi akira #akira takahashi #utagawa kuniko #kuniko utagawa #yohaji #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #yohaji incorrect quotes #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita

[himshoo]

Speed paint below cut

Satsuki always has the red-eye that appears in photos

#a terrified teacher at ghoul school #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #yohaji #hime satsuki #satsuki hime #kuniko utagawa #utagawa kuniko #Renjou Yuri #yuri renjou #my art

[twinklecupcake]

Hiya-hope this doesnt sound strange but ive been reading a manga called bless about makeup and i thought u might like it!

At a young age, Aia Utagawa was scouted as a model, but his real ambition is to become a makeup artist. But, even as the end of high school approaches, it's a dream he hides inside, afraid of stepping outside his prescribed role as a pretty face. Then, one day, he meets Jun, a quiet classmate who hunches because she's ashamed of her face, covered in freckles. He convinces her to enter a school runway fashion contest together–with him doing her makeup. They make an incredible team, with Jun discovering a confidence she never knew she could show and Aia finally learning that, while it may be tough to open yourself up to failing at the one thing you care about, the difficulties can be worth facing.

Hmmm this does sound interesting.

[centuriespast]

Ghost Story, late 19th century Utagawa School Ink and color on paper

MIA