#did haruo really have to do that at the end? really?

[nikkeisimmer]

Sunset Valley - End of Days

Chapter Two - "Unlucky Survivors" - Part II

River’s Journal – December 31st, 1989 - January 6th, 1990

Greg was busy playing with his Imaginary friend. He loved that doll, it seemed. Masaharu told me that one of the potions that he’d created was something that he had no idea what it did. He’d drunk one himself just to see what it did, but it did nothing – it was a gold-colored fluid and we had no idea what it was supposed to do. Hopefully Masaharu would be OK. He said he hadn’t suffered any ill-effects from it at any rate. It probably would be best if he didn’t do that again.

Bebe, taking matters into her own hands knowing that Holly was lonely - there wasn’t anyone her age to pair up with. So using the science station, Bebe asked Masaharu to donate some of his genetic code so that she could make a clone of him. Masaharu, I don’t know if he really put much thought into this, but he readily agreed. I’m not sure I would have wanted another clone of Haruo wandering around with someone else. But Bebe...well, she is a bird of another feather

Unfortunately, that particular science station cloning experiment failed and it seemed as though that was going to be a dead-end. However Clarissa got in on the act and decided that she would make a clone drone potion which Bebe, once she got that in her hot little hands, handed over to Masaharu who used it on himself. After the nice dark cloud that enveloped him dissipated, there was a young man who stood beside Masaharu that was practically for all intents and purposes the exact duplicate of him. He was a strapping young man who bore a striking resemblance to Masaharu. Masaharu named him Torahide. Torahide would probably get himself a haircut to differentiate himself from Masaharu, but for now...he was going to take time to get to know Holly.

Because we were in this bunker and unable to go out a lot of us were going stir-crazy including the plumbots. Felix bided his time by breaking space-rocks. So could my fiancé but the likelihood of him breaking his hand was probably on the order of six times as likely as Felix. Felix has a metal hand so the worst he could get is a severe dent which he could use a ball-pen hammer to iron out – my fiancé would probably end up with all the bones in his hand shattered which now with no medical help, would require an amputation of the hand because there would be no way to put the pieces back together. I tried to keep from laughing as the last time I saw we had roughly about four or five gemstones.

Now we have almost one hundred. And Felix is still going at it.

Thank goodness for things to do in this bunker. Torahide gravitated towards the sculpting station and was making immediate strides in creating sculptures in clay. Currently he was working on an alluring, at least to males – it did nothing for me other than to remark on what a nice sculpture it was, sculpture of a woman in Greek robes holding a bowl. Masaharu commented that he hoped that Torahide could make one of those in stone one of these days. Hopefully Bebe didn’t hear that.

My fiancé was taking the opportunity to teach himself how to play the violin. Unfortunately at this current point it was sounding like a cat was getting tortured. It would be a while before he worked his way up to it sounding like Haifetz playing the J.S. Bach Partita in B minor as my classical snob (~aside – oh I’m sorry, baroque snob...BWV 1002, II. Double, good heavens!) likes to state. With that and the fact that he had a gorgeous concert grand piano (9 footer) in the living area, we were somewhat able to take some enjoyment out of being cooped up in the bunker. To assuage his love of music, he also had a harpsichord and a organ...don’t know how he managed to fit that in there but evidently the pipes were encased within the interior walls of the bunker...with sections of wall having grates to allow the sound to somewhat escape. If it means that he won’t go bats-in-the-belfry, I’m all for it. Luckily he has not expressed a penchant to play Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor – that piece is scary enough as it is and especially considering the situation we’re in, I’m not sure I want to hear that piece again. Phil on the other hand was making friends with the younger family members. That presumably was his childish trait kicking in. He had brought plenty of comics, manga and anime to watch on TV, which luckily were not affected by the nuclear blast’s electromagnetic pulse (EMP). So he would sit for a couple of hours and watch Jem and the Holograms, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or GI Joe.

“Sandi...did you see the last episode of the Ninja Turtles?”

“No...Uncle Phil...you’re weird...I don’t watch that stuff.”

Mornings were a bit awkward. When we were in high-school, I was a high-school senior and...

Parker Langerak was a junior, which meant that I was in my graduation year and had committed to Haruo and going steady with him when Parker started expressing interest in me. I’ve had to discourage him quite emphatically from pursuing his interest in me. And well, now we were all stuck in this bunker together.

But what he realizes is that this bunker is his survival as it is with all of us. We all have to work together to move humanity forward from now on. He will find someone, but that someone won’t be me. I'm a grown woman thrown into surrogate motherhood and Parker's still a teen. He needs to find someone that he is more suited to. My fiancé Haruo has asked me to marry him and that’s the way it is now.

My husband-to-be is the one who stepped up to become Sam’s surrogate father thus making me Sam’s surrogate mother so be it. Whether we feel ready for it or not, we have to step up to the plate and hope that we can succeed at raising a child from the age of toddler-hood all the way to young adulthood. And we don’t stop being a parent when they leave the nest. We are their parents for all time. The fact that Haruo has shouldered this on himself has made me love him all the more. If anyone had told me, “River, you’re going to be a mother six months after you graduate.” I would have told them that they were nuts. Yet here I am. I’m a mother to a toddler who is just about to age up to child who will be going to get tutored in things that will allow him to thrive in this new world where there are no laws regarding education nor any formal education curriculum. We have all been forced to grow up quickly in order to get by in this new situation we find ourselves in.

#sims 3 #ts3 #river mcirish #sims 3 gameplay #sims 3 storytelling #haruo chikamori #river and haruo #bebe hart #torahide chikamori #masaharu chikamori #Sunset Valley - End of Days #Sunset Valley #Les Sims 3 Sunset Died #SimCookie #Sims 3 stories #Sims 3 Apocalypse #the sims 3 #Holly Alto #TS3 Apocalypse #Sims 3 Screenshots #ts3 screenshots #ts3 simblr

[nmnostalgiadrabbles]

Planet Eater - Haruo/Metphies

this is just me trying to make sense of Planet Eater

It was all so painful. Learning the truth of Metphies’ intentions, recognizing his betrayal, the destruction of the world unfolding before his very eyes – Haruo didn’t think he could bear it. But holding Metphies’ bloodied face in his hands as their philosophies warred was right.  

He’d always felt comfort from Metphies’ touch – he was always so sure of himself, and of Haruo. Grasping his slippery red hand that reached out for him, blindly, Haruo longed to feel that again.

He didn’t care that Metphies’ last words might be right, not then. Instead he held him, and forgave him.

  He felt such profound loss. And he wept.

#godzilla #Godzilla planet eater #haruo #metphies #haruo/metphies #my writing #I don't know man there was a lot to process in there #did haruo really have to do that at the end? really?

[what-the-stories-have-foretold]

The Sun of my Days

This is my story for the Grand Opening coffee/tea shop AU collab for less popular characters of a variety of anime fandoms by the wonderful @underratedcharactercorner. It was a lot of fun, thank you ☺. Please check out the other contributions as well!

Yoshino Junpei x gn!reader

My Navigation is here.

Warnings: teashop AU, sfw

Synopsis: Junpei always visits the same teashop close to his University, even if he doesn't have any classes that day.

Note: Junpei is aged up and in University.

Wordcount: 1k+

You were always there when he went to the Café on his way to university; Standing behind the counter, listening to the stories the old lady down the street had to tell. Fascination glimmered in your eyes and your body mirrored that feeling when you rested your chin in your hand. He smiled as he noticed how your mouth was slightly agape, listening so intently, not noticing the new customer. But he didn´t care, and really, how could he? After the hell that had been his high school years, coming to the teashop every single day, whether he had classes afterwards or not, and admiring those features that had him awestruck, was heaven on earth.

“Ah, I´m so sorry, I didn´t see you there, Yoshino-kun.”

He had nearly forgotten how you had asked him for his name last week. You had looked so sweet, explaining how you couldn´t just not know the names of the regulars.

“Don´t worry, (Y/N). I don´t mind. Nishida-san.” He bowed to the older lady.

“Ah, just like my Haruo! So polite and patient. Did I ever tell you of how he-“ Nishida-san turned back to you and so did Junpei, not wanting to miss the way your fingers worked diligently to get his regular order ready. He allowed himself to close his eyes for a second as you laughed at the end of Nishida-san´s story. The smell of herbs and flowers was entangled in the air and his heart sped up at the thought of spending a day with you, maybe amidst a beautiful field of lavender and chamomile, or laughing under a cherry blossom tree, or cuddled up together, or-

“It´s all done, Yoshino-kun. What class do you have today again? Wait. It´s Wednesday, right?” He nodded, laughing quietly at your scattiness. You pouted at him, before your eyes widened: “Oh, I know! That class with those old, gothic movies you were so excited about. Did you get to talk about Dracula?”

He nearly started crying tears of joy, never wanting to lose the feeling of you remembering his rambles, or anything about him really, and softly answered:

“I did. I hope to be able to write about it in my term paper.”

Your smile widened and he could see that your happiness for him was genuine. He rubbed at his eyes.

“You´ll tell me about it.” You waggled your finger at him, and he looked at his feet, grinning. Then he looked up.

“Only if you call me by my first name.”

Your head bobbed up and down in excitement and with that he waved you goodbye, a blush on his cheeks. As the door closed behind him with a jingle, he breathed out more air than he thought he could hold.

The next day he was a bit earlier; damn that obligatory eight o´clock class! But as a symphony of crystal stones, the smell of herbs and the smile of (Y/N) welcomed him into the tea shop, all tiredness disappeared.

“Junpei-kun!” His eyes widened and he nearly turned around right there, but then reminded himself of his chant on the way here. You can do this. You can do this. You can do this. “You will not believe what Nishida-san told me yesterday when you left!” Your sweet voice brought him back to reality and he walked past the empty tables to sit down on one of the barstools at the counter to watch you prepare his tea as you excitedly recounted the story. “You should come here at Sunday afternoon. Nishida-san promised to show me pictures of her late husband. If that one story is true, he truly must have been the sweetest,” you swooned, resting your chin on your hand as you waited for his tea to sit. He nodded, fighting the urge to play with the fingers of your free hand, splayed across the wooden surface.

“I will,” he said after a pause, trying to compose himself.

Music played in the background and for a second, he thought it was raining, but after a quick glance out of the window he realised that the sound must be part of the music.

“Do you think it is possible to find such a romance nowadays?”

He flinched at how close your voice was, he could have sworn he felt your breath caressing his skin. He turned again to see your wistful look.

“Of course. I mean, it was rare during her youth as well, wasn´t it? It´s just movies that show us the past through rose-tinted glasses.”

“You should know,” you smiled, your eyes refocusing on him, and a shiver ran down his spine. “Oh, I think your tea is ready.” For a second, he thought he heard sadness in your voice, but then he noticed that he had to leave for class now and anyways, it was you. You could do so much better. With a small wave he was out of the door.

On Friday it actually rained. He entered the shop drenched head to toe, the jacket over his head not having done much, if anything, to protect him from the weather. Your eyes widened at the sight, and you immediately started to prepare him a warm drink. He sat down with a sigh, shaking his head, covering his forehead for a second. The tea ran like fluid gold down his throat and spread warmth throughout his body.

“Do you come here often?” you smiled cheekily. He laughed quietly and shook his head, cold droplets flying to the counter.

“What about you?”

“Where should I be instead?”

An answer laid on his tongue, but he couldn´t bring himself to say it out loud. After all, you could do so much better than-

“Well, anyways, I´m assuming you have that dreadful theory class today.”

He groaned:

“I completely forgot about that.”

You laughed.

“See, my memory isn´t that bad,” you said, only to pause for a second, finger raised to your lip and eyes turned to the ceiling. Then your eyes widened, covering your mouth with one hand:

“Oh, Junpei-kun! I completely forgot to tell you yesterday: I think the cinema is showing that one movie you talked about a few weeks - or maybe months? - back. That black and white one.”

He looked up in surprise, though a smile was tugging at his lips at the irony and before he even knew what he was doing he answered:

“Do you wanna go with me?”

He could slap himself. How stupid could he have been. After all these months of admiring you from afar. Was this how it would end? You, disgusted by him daring to suggest such a thing. He would never be able to see you again, after all, there was no way you-

“I´d love to! When do you have time?”

He couldn´t believe his luck. He really, really couldn´t believe his luck.

“I mean, it´s already raining today anyways…” he murmured, eyes fixating his hands grasping the cup tightly, cheeks rosy.

“Then it´s a date!” you exclaimed.

His heart nearly exploded. What on earth did he ever do to deserve such a miracle?

He started smiling and dared to look back at you, tears in his eyes. There was only one thing going through his mind:

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

And lastly:

I love you. I love you. I love you.

“Sure, I´ll pick you up at six, yeah?”

#cafe special #x gn!reader #yoshino junpei x reader #junpei x reader #junpei yoshino #jjk #jujutsu kaisen x reader #jujutsu kaisen #jjk x reader #what-the-stories-have-foretold

[little-ideas]

What the Haruto

In which you know Mankai and Haruto falls for you

@julias-cherry-garden HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ this didn’t start out as a birthday present, but it can try to end as one :3 i hope i made it in time  Hope you enjoy some lovely Haruto stuffs, though please note I do love giving him shit and am behind on reading ^^;

This man is a bonefide tsun brat and whatever made you fall in love with him is beyond me, but you love to watch him suffer as he tries to sort out his feelings for you vs his feelings for Mankai and your association with them. Honestly? Good for you that's prime entertainment right there

He doesn't realize you're with Mankai at first - he sees you in the audience during a street act and takes offense that you aren't swooning over him, especially after he blew you a kiss

Well, some people are just immune to greatness

Fine then, be that way it's your loss he'll just cater to all his other fans

Except it's still bugging him and he can't get you off his mind

He sees you again later and if you see him and smile, wave, or nod your head in polite greeting, he's toast

His face goes red and his ego inflates at your recognition of him

And then he sees you turn to someone who just called out to you and he scowls

Oh no. Of course. Of course you have to be friendly with one of them

Those lowly, untalented, up-and-coming theater jerks of Mankai. Fuck

But your name is really nice Haruto wishes he were calling you instead of them

He'll look for you literally every time he goes out

Loves when you see him in a street act and will perform just a little harder for you if you stick around to watch

He has no idea he's doing this though or is in adamant denial about it

Then Reni mentions it and he's screwed

Immediately storms over to Mankai and demands to see you

If you're not there then gg Haruto Mankai is never going to let this go

He is under interrogation and when it clicks that he likes you all hell breaks loose

If you are there, he'll approach by demanding to know what the hell you've done to him and listing off all the ways you've been stealing his attention

Yuki or Kaz will overhear and just deadpan that he likes you

To which he'll deny but you know differently

But whereas Haruto has fallen head over heels at first sight, you haven't (+ the whole Mankai v Godtroupe thing) so you'll start off taking it slow & getting to know him

He MUST apologize to Mankai first and swear he won't insult them

It's HARD for him to do this, but somehow he manages

Taichi & Tasuku are definitely protective of you and Haruo will have to win their tolerance. Approva lmay never come

The 2 will stalk your dates and will try to talk you out of it

Tasuku will probably get over it because he did work with Haruto and has seen some of his good sides

Taichi will likely take your relationship with Haruto as betrayal and will be severely hurt by this

Haruto is going to struggle so much with not insulting Mankai while with you

He can do it though, just give him time

Reni isn't too pleased, but that's his own problem

You will be the only person Haruto doesn't try to murder for using his birth name

Lean in and whisper into his ear and he'll get so flustered

If you don't do something like "Thank you *leans in* Gen. Ta~" then know I'm judging you

When Mankai is ok w/ your relationship they'll try to get you to do things to mess w/ Haruto

Depending on what the idea is, bet them on it and rake in the money

Haruto will not say it out loud, but steal and wear his sweaters and he will think you're the cutest

Even better if you wear it to/around Mankai he'll be so smug

Attend all of his shows on opening night -he'll look for you in the audience and be upset if you don't

For all of his griping and smug attitude, Haruto is a sensitive person concerned with others' perception of him, so please be careful

He will be so distraught if compared to others-especially if they are Tasuku or Taichi

He may not seem like it, but Haruto will remember all of your anniversaries and important dates. He'll try to have the "perfect" day and is visibly upset when it doesn't go the way he envisioned

Please tie his hair into pigtails

This man is a freaking perfectionist that gives Yuki a run for his money. Your outfits don't coordinate? He'll try to fix that. Buy matching phone charms and hold his hand to get him shut up and start your date

Haruto will be very conflicted if you ask to help him practice his lines -on one hand, having someone else to read off the other parts is less exhausting. On the other, he doesn't want you to see him stumbling over his lines and tripping up with his dialect

Speaking of his dialect, he will do his damnedest to never let you hear it, no matter how you ask or if you love it. You'll have to wait for the rare moments he gets angry or his parents call him. So long as no one else is around, he'll unintentionally slip into it when talking with his parents and that's probably the only time you get to hear him

HIS HOBBY. Omg his hobby. Please. He's going to try and write you a nice letter instead but may end up struggling like the Dickens. Should he be on tolerable terms with Mankai, he may swallow his pride and ask Tasuku for help. Depending on his mood, Tasuku may send him to Homare in which case good luck

Regardless if he gets outside help, you may stumble across his many discarded drafts with your name scrawled across them and a bunches of crossed out lines

He's trying really hard

Yes, he'll mature and become more mellow/more secure as the years go by

He'll be embarrassed by his past, and tries to make up for it. He and any Mankai members still in theater maintain a friendly rivalry and they will tease him about his younger days of dating you

Nobody saw this lasting, but here you are

#a3! #act! addict! actors! #haruto asuka

[putschki1969]

Keiko SPICE Interview ~ English Translation

Notes: This is an amazing and very insightful interview. I did my best to translate it as quickly as possible. Please enjoy. Keiko is alluding to having a nephew now in addition to her niece. Ahh, that’s great. I know she loves being an auntie. She also mentions a chronic illness. I know she was having issues with her voice ever since late 2015/early 2016 (mild bronchitis) but I didn’t know it was that bad. Kalafina’s busy schedule probably didn’t allow her to fully recover. So glad she was finally able to recover properly. Anyways, let’s get to it! As always, be aware that my Japanese is by no means perfect so take everything with a grain of salt.

Source: https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/270870

In her first public interview since 2 years KEIKO talks about her quest to find music she can imagine herself creating. Regarding her solo debut she shared, “I liked these songs so I wanted to sing them!”

Three-person vocal unit “Kalafina”. KEIKO, one of the three members who created beautiful harmonies together, released her solo debut single  「命の花／Be Yourself」on May 27. After two years I got to interview KEIKO who is finally launching her solo career. She shared her thoughts regarding those two years of silence and how she ended up creating her new songs. She also told me how she felt about her 10 years as part of Kalafina~

The moment when music was no longer present in her life

――It's been such a long time. My last interview with you was back in March 2018.

Wow, has it really been this long...

――On May 27, you released your debut single「命の花／Be Yourself」 as solo artist, what did you do during your hiatus? How did you spend your time until you started working at your new agency? Did you prepare yourself for your solo activities?

No such thing. For me it was a period where I had to come to a full stop in order to get some clear answers for myself.

――Were there any specific things you wanted to try, a new start so to speak, without having to stick to any schedules?

I spent a lot more time in nature and with my family, there were also some days when I helped out my grandmother with her everyday chores. During these days I talked a lot with her and while we were reminiscing about the good old days the topic of kimonos came up, my grandmother is a “kimono instructor”, you know. “You have always loved kimonos, right?” she asked me one day so I ended up trying some of them on with her help. It’s a very special feeling for a girl to have someone put a kimono on for you. I wanted to provide that feelings for other people, especially my little niece and nephew.  Also, I remembered from all of our previous overseas lives that Japanese kimonos are very popular all across the world so I felt a strong determination and decided to go to a Kimono School, "OK, let's go to school!."

――So you really enrolled in a school?

Yes, I went back to school for about half a year.

――Did you get a qualification?

At first I just wanted to take some classes. But as I spent my time there, I realised that wearing a kimono also meant studying a part of Japanese history. I was so absorbed in my studies and then all of a sudden someone suggested, “why don’t you take the exam?” “Eh?” I was slightly taken aback, “should I really do it?” “You definitely should!” It was kinda like that *laughs* So I got my qualifications by sitting in for an exam in front of very sophisticated teachers who asked me lots of questions.

――This was probably refreshing for you, like a switch had been turned off in your mind?

Yes... At that time I felt like I got to experience all the good and bad aspects of my work and I was able to determine the field and scope of my activities all by myself. 

――I thought so.

When I went to Kimono School it was very refreshing to stay anonymous, I was able to put myself in a state where I was a nobody. There was pretty much no one at school who was close to my age in their thirties. There were either very young people who aspired to get a job in the kimono field or refined older ladies who were wearing kimono on a daily basis. But no one in my age-group.  

――It was an environment where you only had seniors and juniors around you but no peers?

Yes. It felt like a natural environment to start from scratch without having anyone around on my level. Jumping into such an environment was a very relaxing experience. 

――In a sense it might have been a refreshing time for you.

Naturally, when you put yourself into an unfamiliar situation, you will treat everything with a lot of respect. You are also starting to reconsider the way you treat the people around yourself, your attitude towards people.

――So it was a time when you were analysing the relationships and distances between yourself and other people? Within all of this, was there also some time you dedicated to music? For example, did you take singing lesson or anything like that?

Some fans may know this but towards the end of our activities my chronic illness had gotten pretty bad to a point where I wasn’t even able to do lives any more. Restoring my health and giving my voice a chance to recover was a major catalyst for me to take a break, that’s why I didn’t do anything music-related for about half a year.

――So you didn’t even take care of your vocals during this time?

Exactly. I took a complete and total break from music. In those moments when I was resting properly, music was no longer a part of my life.

――Music has always been a part of your life, you have dedicated a lot of thought, work and training towards music. In turn I think that music also provided a lot for you. So how was it to be separated from this integral part of your life? Did you maybe feel sad or a sense of loneliness?

I don't recall feeling any of that but my memories are quite blurry and fragmentary. I really don’t remember the time from our final stage greeting at the Toho Cinema Hibiya until around autumn of the same year. Maybe I was too absorbed with jumping into a new environment and resting my body. Even if I look back at that time now and try to remember what I was feelings back then, I can’t really remember anything of what was happening for about half a year. it’s very strange.

――So there was nothing, just a feeling of emptiness?

Yes, a feeling of emptiness. I guess that’s why I was trying to do so many new things, to fill that void.

She continued to search for an answer until she finally found it - a return to Kajiura Yuki

――After all this time you have returned with your solo debut. I wonder, was there a particular moment that had you become active again and which eventually motivated you to work towards your solo debut? 

I remember the moment clearly when I started to be active again, it was actually a very simple thing. I became aware of the voices of our fans who had always supported us, everyone was wondering, “will KEIKO be singing again?”, “How does she feel about music right now?!”

――Yes, everyone was really curious.

Naturally, as my body recovered, my mind and heart became brighter and healthier too. After the end of summer and autumn, my body was in a great state. From then onwards I felt motivated to finally meet up with people in the industry again. I had a chance meeting with Yoda-san* who is now working together with me as my producer. During our initial talks he asked me, "you have sung songs of all kinds of genres in the past but what kind of music it is that KEIKO-chan wants to sing?” I was baffled when he asked me that because for a moment there I had no idea what to answer… [*She is referring to Haruo Yoda who also produces MISIA. She uses UNIVERSOUL999 STUDIO for her recordings.]

――You just froze up?

Yes, for the life of me, I couldn't answer his question. I wondered, "what is it that I want to sing?" I was super shocked because I was clueless. In that moment I knew I couldn’t go on like that, it was like a switch had been turned on in my mind.

――Not being able to answer immediately, that’s unexpected.

I had always been so invested in music, for all this time I had done nothing but pursue music so it was very shocking to realise that I didn’t have an answer for such an important question regarding music. 

――So did you also start to become active again to find that answer?

After that switch had been turned on, I spent every day in the studio. I turned off the lights and listened to music all day every day pretending like I was at a concert venue.

――You spent all your time at the studio?

Yes.

―― Was it like trial and error? I don't know if you can give a specific name but were there any songs or artists that left an impression on you while you were listening to all of that music?

Kajiura-san for sure.

――Oh…….

No matter what I listened to, I always ended up thinking, “no, that’s not it, that’s not what I want to do.” At one point I thought that I just wouldn’t be able to find anything for me and then suddenly there was one of Kajiura-san's OSTs playing in the background. I was like, ‘oh... that's exactly what I was looking for."

――What exactly was that?

It was refreshing to once again realise that Kajiura-san's music is still able to touch my heart. All this time I had been looking for something "new!" After all, in order to start something new you want to find new music, right?

――I guess so.

But once I thought about it carefully, I realised that both the FictionJunction songs as well as the Kalafina songs were incredibly rewarding and worthy, so much fun and engrossing. Without even realising it, I had spent a decade performing these songs. I could do that because I loved the music. I felt like I was once again thrown back to a time when it was just about that simple feeling. That was the answer I ended up with in the final days of 2018.

――You were looking everywhere for the right answer but turns out the answer was right in front where you originally started.

I was kinda going back and forth needlessly, I felt very sorry about that *laughs*. The answer was right there all along *laughs*.

――I am sure that was a very emotional time for you... That's how you ended up appearing at Kajiura-san’s lives again after a very long break, how were those lives for you?

They were a lot of fun! I kept saying, “I am having a blast, I love this so much!” *laughs* Looking back at that time now, I think the biggest change for me was that I felt this immense joy to be back. I think it was because I took such a long break.

――But your heart was never able to let go.

Perhaps so. I think as an adult it takes quite some courage to put a halt to your life like that. But it was absolutely necessary for me to stop for a while.

――It's wonderful that you were able to gain a new sort of awareness during all of this.

Starting a new chapter like this felt really nice because my past and present got connected. And now I see it as my duty to strengthen my body and mind for a long-lasting music career.  

――When I first asked you how it was to perform again after such a long time and you replied with a huge smile, “it was so much fun!”, that felt very refreshing to me, it made me incredibly happy to see you like that. 

Thank you. I guess I am just so excited to be back at Kajiura-san's lives. It was so nice because everyone was there. Kajiura-san, the other singers and the band-members, they were all there. So I think that’s what made me happy. It might have been very different if my comeback had happened under different circumstances, on a different stage.

――There may have been a different kind of nervousness.

I agree. This way it just felt like coming home, a warm and welcoming home. 

Two songs she decided to sing because she fell in love with the melody

――Please tell us about the release of your digital solo debut single, 「命の花 / Be Yourself」. Let’s start with the time when you found out about the release.

I am currently busy with the music production process so it may be best to ask my staff members about all the details regarding the release *laugh*.

――We have someone from the record company with us here today so let’s ask them, shall we? Is there anything strategic about the timing of this digital single release?

Person in charge: We decided to release an album around autumn for her big solo comeback. But we knew that the fans would be very curious about what kind of music they could expect from KEIKO in the future. So to start with, we wanted to do a little greeting by KEIKO and a digital release with two very good songs, 「命の花」and「Be Yourself」. This way we would get the chance to receive some feedback from the fans.

――I see, thank you for your input. Now back to Keiko, I would also like to know your impression when you first heard those two songs?

Doing solo activities is like starting from scratch for me. I am working based on my instincts, my gut-feeling, right now my premise is "if I like a song I want to sing it."

――You want to be able to like and appreciate the songs.

When I heard 「命の花」 for the first time I was immediately blown away, “OMG, I NEED to sing this!” I fell completely in love with the melody. With 「Be Yourself」it was a different way of falling in love. It’s the kind of song I enjoy listening to as a personal hobby. When I want to get hyped or motivated I listen to this sort of song. I shared my impression with the people around me and then we all ended up deciding that I should try singing it and just match my voice to that type of song.  If you think about it, my way of falling in love with 「命の花」and「Be Yourself」was the complete opposite.  

――Yes, you liked both but your approach of liking those songs was totally different.

That's right. Nevertheless, I love both of these songs. For some reason they resonated with me.

――When it comes to 「命の花」you were also in charge of the lyrics, weren’t you? Did you fall so much in love with the melody that you immediately wanted to write the lyrics?

No.

――Eh! ?

Well *laughs*. I haven't studied songwriting and I have never written lyrics before. So despite wanting to sing songs I never thought I could write the lyrics.

――That’s your attitude toward music.

But this time I was asked, "if you feel like it you could try and write the lyrics yourself?” so I said, “okay, I will give it a try.” But if I hadn’t been able to put my own worldview into words I would have probably asked the composer to do it.

――Do you feel like you prioritise the world views of the music when you are writing the lyrics yourself?

First and foremost I think that listening to music should make you feel good. It’s about the placement of words and how you feel a certain atmosphere. I'm not saying that I dislike writing lyrics but depending on each song, I think I would like to decide whether I want to write the lyrics or not.

――So you will not write the lyrics for everything.

I really don’t think so.

――Is it very difficult for you to write lyrics?

I guess because I was so in love with the song I set some really high goals for myself. It took a lot of time. The production period was in January so the cold weather made it even more difficult for me, I was constantly sitting there and sighing into the cold air. “Phew...” *laughs*

――The cold season is perfect to let out heavy sighs *laughs*.

It really wasn’t easy. But I didn’t see it as hardship. The feeling that I really wanted to sing this song was too strong. At the end of the day I managed to write the lyrics thinking that I wanted to sing this song as soon as possible.

――If you can't write proper lyrics you won’t have a song to sing. 

That's right. "I can't sing it right now so I have to deal with this situation!” So that’s how I spent all of January, singing and writing and lots of sighing, trying to put my feelings into words. Lots of trial and error, “no, this doesn’t sound right, no that doesn’t resonate well here,...”

Everything leads to the feeling of "doing music and having fun".

――When I listened to the song I got this really silly impression, I felt like, "this is all so KEIKO-like, bursting with KEIKO-ness."

Why is that? *laughs*

――You put so much thought into your singing, I was able to hear all sorts of colours and sceneries in your voice, a great mixture. So the first thing that came to mind was, "this is all so KEIKO-like" *laughs*

Hahaha! *laughs*

――Overlapping colours, getting glimpses of the shades below, a multicolour structure. How was it when you actually sang the song?

Rather than writing the lyrics first and singing the song afterwards I wrote the song and sang it at the same time. So when I had finally completed the song, it felt like a natural progression.

――It’s not so much about trying to sing something that is already written but more about finding the right words to express the song properly? 

It's difficult to put all of this into words... I wanted to use sharp sounds and vowels in my singing that would emphasise the images emerging from the melody. This is what I struggled with the most. It took me some time to find a balance where the melody and words would match.

――You wanted them to match?

Yes. I think that's because of my activities as a member of Kalafina, my ears are trained in such a way and used to that kind of harmony.

――Probably because you have heard such a wide variety of singing styles, this made you very particular about how things are supposed to sound like.

When the lyrics are written by someone else and the notes and words are fitting nicely together I never thought it would actually be that hard. But from the very first moment I started to work on my song, I really gained an understanding for the difficulty of writing lyrics yourself.

――When you are thinking about that you quickly realise that what composers and songwriters are doing is simply awesome, it’s out of this world.  

I think it's amazing. At the end of the day I am just a newbie so all I can do is a beginner’s work. You have to be aware of yourself and what you can do. That’s something I have learned, you can’t do anything in life unless you are fully aware of your capabilities. The very final vocal recording was a lot of fun though.

――I think it's great that you can do music and have fun at the same time.

That's right! It's so much fun!

――Do the words and themes used in the lyrics reflect some parts of yourself?

Yes, some parts for sure. But... hmmm... it's difficult. This is my first time talking about writing lyrics but I am not really sure how much I am supposed to say? I guess it’s all hidden within the lyrics somewhere, I think everyone should go and look for those parts.

――I guess it all comes down to the individual interpretation, listeners discover the things that they want to hear?

I agree. There are all kinds of people who are doing their very best every day and working hard. I want to create and sing music for those people. I'm most happy when they can listen to my music and find something that resonates with their own lives.

―― Now I would also like so hear a few things about the second song "Be Yourself." It made me feel great to listen to it while going for a run.

Thank you, I am so happy to hear that *laughs*. I have also done some of my workouts and muscle training while listening to “Be Yourself”, it really got me motivated.

――It's such an exhilarating song!

For me it has this particular vibe of youthfulness. We are all at an age now where youth feels quite far away, doesn’t it? *laughs*

――Well, yes... *laughs*

However, the beat and momentum of the song drown out any sort of embarrassment you might feel, there is a kind of overeagerness conveyed. I wanted to sing a song that you can just listen to without having to think or worry about anything, you can just have a great time.

Maybe one could say she is a “Sound Otaku”

――It's been a while since the release. An official Twitter account has also been launched, it’s something you have never done, right? Have you seen some of the fan reactions?

I am seeing them. But for the most part I am busy with making more music at the moment so I am leaving a lot of that work to my staff members. I am very much aware of everyone’s feedback though so thank you!

――How was everyone’s feedback?

As you mentioned earlier, people were just really happy to hear my voice and bothing but my voice in two whole songs. Others said they were really curious to hear more of my music. I was particularly happy to hear everyone’s impressions regarding my singing voice.

――In the future you will most likely release lots of albums and sing your music live at concerts. Have you already thought about the fact that you will be standing alone on stage then? Have you been imagining yourself doing that?

I have already started to research different ways on how to best express my songs with my newly created singing voice. I am doing image training, taking care of my voice and preparing myself for live performances

――What do you mean by expressing the songs?

As I have said earlier, I started to make music again because I really loved the melody so I wanted to add my voice to it. During the production process I spend a lot of time in the studio and I try to find a voice and sound that fits the song perfectly. This period right now is super fun since I am putting everything on the line, I am taking a lot of risks. Depending on the song, my voice and singing style can be completely different.

――That’s quite something. It’s very stoic of you that you can find so much joy in that.

I wonder if stoic is the right word here... I think “otaku” would describe it better.

――So you are a music otaku?

Maybe a sound otaku? *laughs*. Wondering about what kinds of sounds are echoing in the background while listening to a song...Being curious about the base-line... It’s these things I am super interested in. My infatuation with sound (“otomo”) is very strong. The word otomo is probably made up by Kajiura-san *laughs*.

――It’s a good word. A word that accurately describes an infatuation with sounds. I feel like you are even more infatuated than you used to be in the past.

Everyone around me is making the pursuit of my infatuation possible, that’s why I am so determined. I am just really grateful. 

――After listening to everything you have just said right now, I think everyone will feel the need to check out your songs.

I want everyone to listen to them. I think they are both very interesting *laughs*.

――Speaking of which, is there anything particular you would like to share with your fans before they listen to your songs?

Not really. Everyone should freely decide whether they want to listen or not. And they should listen with an open mind. I feel like my motivations, infatuations and interests are very different from what the fans like. If I share all the aspects and points of my songs that I consider special  then fans are very likely to focus on only that.

――Yes, that’s true, if you provide all this information beforehand then people may end up being biased.

I want everyone to enjoy my music with an open mind, without being bound by preconceived notions.

How she currently feels about 10 years of Kalafina

――I would also like to hear your thoughts on Kalafina. Looking back, how do you feel about the 10 years as part of Kalafina?

My 10 years as part of Kalafina, well, yes, they are the reason I can sing now. It’s the binding link of everything, it’s why I can sing now, it’s why I want to sing, it’s the axis of my very existence. That’s what my time in Kalafina means to me.

――Now that you have released your solo debut single in May all three of you have started your solo activities. How do you feel about Hikaru and Wakana's solo activities?

I want them to do their very best and achieve everything that they couldn’t achieve as members of Kalafina. I think that’s the only thing I can say about that...I think there is no point in comparing our solo activities. I just want them to sing with all their might.

――I think for many people Kalafina is still very important. I am assuming there are quite a few fans who yearn to hear Kalafina’s harmony again one day when they listen to all of your solo works.

Our lives as singers is based on that very harmony so I am honestly very happy that many people are still thinking that way. We put all of our heart into Kalafina’s music and activities so to know that everyone wants to hear that harmony again feels like an affirmation of our hard work, it makes me very happy.

――Last but not least, please share a final message for the fans.

In the past I have talked about all kinds of thing with SPICE. I am happy to once again share my thoughts with SPICE now that I am starting out on this new path in my career. My solo activities as KEIKO have just begun, I am really enjoying making music. I am looking forward to the day when I can sing my songs for you, please look forward to that day as well! Thank you for your lifelong support. *laughs*

#kalafina #keiko #keiko solo debut #keiko solo work #my translation #my translations #spice interview #such a long interview #I am dead #my baby #everyone #please read this #the amount of candy that was needed to finish this translation #there goes my diet XD

[aeondeug]

There’s a lot of things that I felt while reading the end of the comic. The one thing that really hit me hardest in the emotional feels though was Ichigo managing this sort of perfect mix of his power sets and combining them together. And when Orihime looks at him and is scared because of the like whole Vasto Lorde stabbed Uryu incident he tells her that it’s ok. He is still him. And then he proceeds to go on this explanation of like. How the powers come from his specific family backgrounds and he wasn’t able to meld them together before but now he can. He isn’t great at it yet, he admits that too. But he can mix them and all and isn’t afraid of them.

I’m mixed. Specifically I fall into that lovely european hell stew thing on one half and then the other half it’s Mexican. I grew up and still live in an environment where it is regularly told to me that Mexicans aren’t really people. That we’re somehow monstrous or animalistic. We show up as drug dealers, gang members, overly sexualized women who are seductive as hell and down to fuck in media. When we’re talked about by papers, writers use words like “hunt” when talking about us. And casually people just talk about how we’re stupid, angry, sexist, and so on and so forth. Just like as casual ass conversation.

This is a very easy environment to grow like a sense of intense self loathing in. And a violent denial of what one is. I read a story recently written by Kim Sa-Ryang recently for a class called Into the Light. Kim Sa-Ryang being a Zainichi, a Korean living in Japan, writer. In it there’s this kid named Haruo. His mom’s Zainichi. His dad, people think, mainland Japanese. When she gets in the hospital people talk about that. Just talk loudly about the fact that his mom’s Korean. The kid starts crying and shouts “That’s a lie! My mom’s not Korean!” and he turns to his teacher, also Korean, and begs him “I’m not Korean! I’m not! Tell him, Mr. Minami!” And that just hits me. Really hard. Because that’s what I was like as a kid. That sort of self hatred and denial.

Which takes us back to Bleach. Bleach we’ve got like. Ichigo being nervous about or in denial about the whole hollow inside him thing. It’s a tough topic. A thing he kind of hates. Which makes sense. It’s very spooky and this whole time hollows have kind of like been things he’s fighting and they’re like angry and violent. They’re not evil. They’re people who need help and he helps them. But they’re still emotions just run absolutely rampant. And he has to take time getting over this. Incorporating it. And even at the end of Arrancar he hasn’t perfectly figured it out. And we learn that this all comes from his father and the soul realer half of his family. And this is a thing he only learns in his teens.

But then he learns another thing. He’s also in his late teens when he learns that his mother was a Quincy. Literally no one told him about this. It’s just a thing he learns later. He knew about the like trauma that the Quincies have as a whole and the genocide they went through because of Uryu. But it’s been a sort of distant thing. And now he’s learning oh actually you’re a Quincy too and like your mom has this complicated thing going on with how she was raised. Because of what she is. This all just kind of being dumped in an arc where the ancestral father of the Quincies has gone “Oh yeah I like rule all Quincies and have weird blood based mind control basically yo”.

I said, again. That I’m mixed. The rest is a european stew and most of that is like something I am extremely disconnected from. With one exception. And that one is the Ukrainian side of the family. Growing up I didn’t really know about this much. The word “Ukrainian” was used but was never talked in any more detail than like “Oh we’re part Scottish, family is from Nova Scotia too”. But like in terms of things that we’ve got foodwise. A lot of it’s Ukrainian foods. Things like pierogi, cabbage rolls, etc. We had weird things about food. We always had more food than anyone else. We had a particular love of imperishables in specific and hoarded those. There was a strong emphasis on not wasting any food. Extremely strong. And we’re always eating. Always. Think Kyoko from Madoka levels of constantly snacking. We also hated Russia and communists. This I didn’t think much of because most Americans do. But like. My family had and still has a particularly strong hatred for it. One that when I compare it to like general worries burns far, far hotter.

I learned, in my teens, that my family went to Canada. I learned when they did. And I was able to finally piece two and two together with that whole Holodomor thing. The Ukrainian genocide by the USSR. No one told me about this. That we were refugees. It was just a thing I learned much later on in life. Just like oh wow huh. We’ve got like this generational trauma thing that literally no one talked about. Something that’s just dropped in my lap later on in life and I have to figure out how to cope with this sudden new info of like “Oh yeah by the way we were almost murdered by a genocidal regime that happened and that’s why we collect cans of food.”

So we have this moment of Ichigo perfectly synthesizing those two halves. The spooky, scary monster but it isn’t actually monstrous half from his father. The suddenly learned in your late teens that your family were victims of a genocide side from his mother. And he combines them together. He admits that he’s still not too good at things. That he’s still figuring things out. But he’s able to look at them both head on. He’s able to figure out how they interact. How to combine them together. Because he’s both. He’s both and he’s still him and being both is part of why he’s him and why he’s still him.

Given like my life. My experience. This hits really hard. It means a lot. I do get why people go “Oh well it’s just bullshit. Ichigo is just all these things already and then he learns that he’s also a Quincy? What the fuck!” Because like, yes, it does seem very “Oh look how special he is” and it does get used to give him special super powers. But I look at it and I just see me. The person having to untangle weird fucked up self hatred towards one part of me. The person having to untangle that so much of my behavior draws back to this trauma no one felt I had any need to know about. And the person who has to find out how to meld that all together and to accept it all.

At some point I’d like to look into this more formally. Less personally. Grabbing stuff from the comic. Pointing out how Ichigo just assumed he was like just Japanese. Talking about that with quotes and stuff and bringing other works and writers and what not. But for now I suppose this will do. Ichigo’s a mixed kid. And one whose ultimate power comes from untangling that all and melding it together. That means things to me.

#bleach

[empty-dream]

Just Watched Japan Sinks 2020

From the gang who brought ya Devilman Crybaby. NGL that's the whole reason I watched this.

Japan gets hit with the worst earthquake ever and amidst the submerged land, exploding volcanoes and continuous earthquakes, the Japanese-Filipino Mutoh family with their friends are trying to survive.

I feel like they do a good job at exploring older people's xenophobic tendencies, youth's interest in other countries and the subsequent disinterest of their own, and how racist ultra-nationalist people sound like (spoiler: stupid as fuck). The focus is in Japan and the Japanese, but I think it's an universal thing that happens everywhere else. The make-shift hot spring scene is a great conclusion for this conflict.

If you come here expecting Devilman Crybaby 2, don't. For one, this is a realistic theme, especially if you ever experience huge scale of earthquake, with all the causes of deaths possible in such situations. 

And then the "rawness" in this series is not as "raw" as Devilman Crybaby, if you get what I mean. There is nothing like Devilman Dash. Maybe because again, this is on the realistic side, not fantasy-divinity-fueled. Although this one has canabis and cult so there’s that.

But it does still have its moments. Like when the characters are shocked or fighting for their survival, their faces contort to show the raw emotion. Classic Yuasa, as I who only watched DVMCB said. I don’t mean to compare this to DVMCB but I can’t help in the end.

Mari!! Best mom!! I really love her optimism and mental fortitude. When she has no choice but to carry the team herself now, she does her absolute best. When she has a heart to heart with Daniel and cries when she cuts Ayumu's hair, I just T_T

KITE is an mvp but seriously who the hell is this guy? Are you sure he is just some famous youtuber with all that amazing survival skill, great music literacy, vast driving capability and paramount super luck? I don't buy it. Side note, feels like Kensho Ono is showing off all his talents here lol.

I wish they explore Haruo's story more. Like why he was a hikikomori? He is a big question mark since ep 1. Same thing with Nanami. She is good at kicking ass and caring for people.

I love how Ayumu's first reaction when she wakes up from the earthquake is to scream and run away from her dying classmates, as opposed to help them like a hero from a story, and then for the rest of the series she tries to save people and has guilt over her action. It's so humane. And she's such a good sister to Go.

As usual for survival in disaster stories, the large party usually gets killed one by one. I don't actually want to say this but I have to admit, they do kill the characters a little bit too fast and too often. I mean, DVMCB did too but by that time I already got attached to them since I knew their backstories so their deaths hit hard. But JS doesn't dig much on that. Though the last episode that shows a bit of everyone's pasts did make me tear up.

Oh well, I said this and that but that didn't mean I didn't cry everytime someone dies. I'm weak to family stories after all.

This series has a good heart, despite the tragedies. That I can say wholeheartedly.

TL;DR: Came for Yuasa, stayed for the wonderful family dynamic, KITE and the weed cult.

#japan sinks #random saying

[aloesarchives]

His Resolve Who Strangles Impulse

Pairing: Cosmo Imai × fem!reader(reader uses female pronouns)

Word Count: 3469 words

Summary: You watch Cosmo’s fight against Akoya and you can’t help but grip onto your trust that Cosmo can win this.

Warning:Swearing and very dangerous peril/graphic depictions(it's Cosmo fight against Akoya)

Enjoy!!!

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“Hey Boy! You better not lose to no fuckin Pig!!! A.C.A.B! (all cops are bad)”.

“Go get'em, Cos.”

“Ay, Give him hell out there.”

“Thanks guys, I swear I'll win.”

Before Cosmo entered the arena, you called out to him once more. You hesitated when he turned to face you but then dawned a grin on your face.

“Good Luck...Cosmo.”

“Hey (Y/N), it's been awhile since you called me by my full name. Don't worry, I got this!”

He holds out his fist to you and you fist bump him before turning back to the stadium and entering his match against Akoya. Adam looks at you and flashes a shit-eating grin. You raise your eyebrows at him giving him a questionable look.

“Oi, I didn't know you two were a thing. Spill the beans, (L/N).”

“There's nothing going on between us. I just know Imai since high-school. That's it, Adam.” You huffed

“Fine, whatever floats your boat.”

You gave an irritated hmph. Mr. Nishihonji intervene because it seemed you were gonna pop a vein of yours.

“Hey, leave her alone, Adam.”

Adam only grunted as this wouldn't be the end of his teasing on you.

“By the way, (Y/N), I'm still surprise your uncle even let you come to this. He tends to strays from the underground fights a lot.”

“That's what I thought so, but he let me go to watch and support Cosmo. Then again, knowing my uncle he likes fights without getting repercussions.”

As the match begins, you watched Cosmo on the sidelines with Dudley and Mr. Nishihonji. Although it looked like Cosmo had the upper hand, something was bothering you. You first noticed it when Akoya was Haruo, his movements and dodges felt not unnatural but fixed. As if someone was telling him what was coming next and what attacks to be used. You thought it was your paranoia getting the best of you but Mr. Nishihonji shared the same thoughts as you as well. That’s why you noticed him carrying a HHT(Handheld Transmitter) before Cosmo’s match started. As Mr. Nishihonji received a transmission, he told you and Adam to be on your guard and follow him. Akoya’s attacks seem to change and are dealing major damage to Cosmo. But when Akoya was going in for a punch, Cosmo activated his ZONE technique and get into a triangle hold. He was able to lock in the hold on him.

But it didn’t fall through

Akoya was able to slip his hand under Cosmo’s thigh to prevent the choke. Yet Akoya was frustrated that the choke followed through and still catching him. He knew the ZONE would activate but he didn’t receive the signal from Hiyama. 

But why?

“You’re probably thinking, ‘what is this man doing here? I hired elite bodyguards as a countermeasure against attacks.’ And it seems like you did hire a couple of tough guys to defend against attacks from other corporations. They all have resumes that’d put your average fighter ti shame. But I’ve got a “good friend” on my own. And there aren’t that many fighters that can deal with his sneak attacks. And now you’re probably thinking, ‘how did he know i was cheating?’ Now, that’s simple. I’ve been intercepting your signals. It looks you’ve taken careful precautions against eavesdropping, But I know a specialist in the field. of course, we couldn’t get our hands on definitive evidence. It was a hunch at first. Then I looked into you too, Hiyama. And I noticed that you have a pretty rare ability. A perfectly accurate internal clock. There are only a handful of cases in the world that are on your level. Top class reflexes combined with a perfect internal clock.With these three parts in place, it was easy to reach a conclusion.”

‘Damn, Mr Nishihonji. I now realize why you’re such a crafty man’

As you and Adam watch him unfold his plan to Hiyama, you looked back into the arena to the fight. But something in your gut twisted horribly, like some impending doom is coursing through your body. The problem was, it started with the reaction of Hiyama being held back by Adam when she wanted her transmitter back. When Akoya spoke, the doom inside you begin to grow at an immense rate. You turned your head back to the fight and before you knew it Akoya sunk his fingers into Cosmo’s arm. Cosmo got off but Akoya wasn’t letting down his onslaught. Akoya aimed for Cosmo’s thigh and bitten a good chunk off of him. Your eyes stayed glued to the fight but your ears were listening to Hiyama speak. Apparently Akoya has been in a cycle of killer intent for the sake of “true justice”. It was honestly bullshit to you, but you wouldn’t be surprise after biting off a piece of Cosmo’s thigh. You knew from this point on, he had the full intent of killing Cosmo. You were filled with disgust as this so called officer was chewing up Cosmo’s flesh. You gripped the concrete hard before landing your eyes on Cosmo. But your eyes widen at the sight of him, he’s shaking. 

“Cos!?”

“What’s wrong with him?!”

“He’s scared...”

Adam and Mr Nishihonji turned to you with a shook expression.

“What do you mean, (L/N)?!”

“Akoya’s attacks broke through Cosmo and make him realize that this match wasn’t about winning or losing anymore. This match meant life or death. And for Cosmo... he’s scared because he has never been in this type of situation before... Cosmo is fearing for his life out there...”

Now it was their turn to the arena and watch the fight with their own eyes. Cosmo became reckless and started throwing punches at him, but it was no use as Akoya dodged all of them. Akoya pinned Cosmo down and mounted him. Now the impending doom within you twisted violently making you hold your middle as you watch everything go down. The way Cosmo’s face twisted into fear and his cry before Akoya covered his mouth with his arm made you clutch the concrete even harder. This wasn’t fighting anymore, this was torture. And Akoya was just getting started. 

*SNAP!

Although you were high up in the stadium, you heard it as it echos out. He just snapped one of Cosmo’s ribs and kept going with it. Cosmo’s eyes rolled into the back of his head and passed out from the intense pain. However, Akoya wasn’t letting that happen and jabbed his thumb back into Cosmo, this time with more force and going in deeper. The crowd was shouting and yelling for the ref to the stop the match because it wasn’t even a fighting match anymore... it was a public execution. Adam grabbed Hiyama by her shoulders and told her to forfeit. But she said she can’t because if she did... Akoya would kill Cosmo on the spot. The thought of Cosmo dying twisted your body in a unholy matter, the death of your friend made you cover your mouth and clutch your middle even harder.

Was he gonna die?

Were you going to lose your beloved friend you cared so deeply?

No, it sounded blasphemous but not yet. Deep down inside of your mind and heart, Cosmo can still manage to gain the upper hand and win this fight.

“Just stay calm, Adam. Cos hasn’t lost yet. Stopping the match will lead to even more deaths.”

Adam’s face contorted into rage as he grabs Mr. Nishihonji and yells at him for not being concern about Cosmo.

“No Adam, Mr Nishihonji is right. Cosmo still can turn this around-”

“WHAT THE FUCK, (L/N)!?! NOT YOU TOO!!! WHY ARE YOU SIDING WITH HIM”

“Adam, we put him in this situation. Mr Nishihonji pulled a prodigy and put him in the fighting underworld for 5 years. I’m just as guilty as him for watching Cosmo and supporting him for those 5 years. Cosmo never lost a fight in those 5 years and thus, never realized why he continues to fight. This is necessary for him for realize his main reason why he fights. Mr. Nishinoji has every reason to put Cosmo in that position. Ambitions comes with sacrifices, always. So Adam, please shut your goddamn mouth and not say a word...!”

“(L/N), don’t tell me...”

Adam shut up really quick after that, although he has known you for a day and a few hours, he can tell that you hold such high hopes for Cosmo. Yet, he wonders why do you believe so much in him.

Turning your head back to what seemed a death show, you had a hard stare to your eyes. Was it faith and determination? Yes, you believed in your friend that he will make it through this and it would give him the answer he sought out for. You didn’t realize how hard your hand gripped the concrete until they began to bleed from your harsh grip on its surface. You were so focused on having faith in Cos that your mind begin to draft and a old memory started to surface.

                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Oh (Y/N), it so good to see you drop by my gym!”

“I mean I had nothing else to do so why wouldn’t I visit my favorite uncle that I live with for the time being.”

“Oi Oi! What’s with the sass?”

“It’s not sass, Uncle. But I heard through the grapevine that you took up a student. Is that true?”

“It’s true. Also, he around your age and goes to the same high school as you. I thought you two could meet and become friends.”

“Are you sure you’re not match making, Uncle?”

“Lighten up, (Y/N). It’s far from that. I thought it was a coincidence that you two went to the same high school. Maybe you two know each other.”

‘Yeah, but who could it be?’

As you went deeper inside a gym, you get a glimpse of a silhouette of a boy throwing punches at a punching bag. As you got closer, he looked familiar and then you saw his face.

“COSMO!?!”

The boy turns around at the call of his name and sees you. He’s huffing and sweat is trickling down his forehead and body. It almost made you blush, he looked really hot right now. 

“(Y/N)! What a surprise! What are you doing here?”

“She’s visiting me, Cosmo”

“Master!”

Your uncle chuckles before smiling at the frazzled boy

“I see you know each other already, (Y/N).”

“Yes, Uncle. He’s the friend I made when I transferred over.”

“But (Y/N), how do you know master?”

“Well... He’s my uncle, Cosmo.”

Your uncle nods at the clueless boy.Then he hums out before laughing.

“Hah, Welp. I got a job for you now, (Y/N).”

You gave him a quizzical look

“From now on, after school, you will help me out with training Cosmo. In return, you get to see Cosmo spar. You In?”

Your uncle brought up his hand to shake, you hesitated for a moment before your eyes landed on Cosmo. He shrugs and smiles brightly at you. Once you took your uncle’s hand, you know from then on there was no looking back. You made a promise to yourself you would support and cheer on Cosmo during his matches. And thus, the both of you have grown close and created a deep friendship. But looking back, would be all worth it in the end? Yes it was, and you would soon witness it.

                                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Right now, Cosmo’s head is lying on your lap, with a towel of course, after losing a small sparring match with your uncle. You grabbed a small towel as you wipe his forehead. 

“Gosh, I could never win against master!”

“You got that right, Cosmo.”

He pouts at you before abruptly getting up and sitting across from you on the floor.

“What?! Not you too, (Y/N)! Why are you taking his side?”

You sighed before looking up at Cosmo. Not a dead serious glare, but your eyes were stern that held no light heartedness.

“Look Cos, I know that my uncle has asked you this question but answer to me. Do you like fighting?”

“Fighting is pretty fun, I guess. I mean it sucks to lose if it happens.”

You closed your eyes and nodded

“I see, this is why you’ll never beat him.”

“HAH!?! (Y/N)! What are you trying to say to me?”

“Cosmo, I know you’re a fighting prodigy. But answer me this. Why do you keep on coming here everyday?”

“Isn’t it obvious, (Y/N)? Because I want to get stronger-” 

“Then why do you want to get stronger?”

“To not lose my win streak in my kengan matches, and to keep fighting powerful opponents.”

“But why do you want to keep getting stronger in your fights?”

“Because I don’t want to lose because I love fighting! What are you trying to get at (Y/N)?!”

“Are you sure you love fighting? And not something else?”

Cosmo looked bewildered at you. You shake your head before meeting his gaze with soften eyes. 

“I can’t tell you the answer because it would defeat the purpose. You have to figure it out for yourself. All I can say is there’s another reason why you want to get stronger. Look pass that and you’ll find the answer you’ve been looking for.”

Cosmo can only look clueless at you while you just gave him a closed-eye smile with a slight punch to his left chest where his heart was. What are you trying to get at with him? 

Looking back at that memory, Cosmo still doesn’t get why you and his master were hard on him. What were you talking about? “There’s a deeper reason why you haven’t lost yet”, what reason? 

Then, it suddenly clicked with him.

*CRUNCH!!

You snapped out of your flashback and looked back towards the fight. Cosmo bit Akoya’s arm but suddenly Akoya’s dismounted him and gave some distance. It seemed that Cosmo was on his feet, but you noticed something. Cosmo let Akoya hit him but was able to grab his arm and tried to break it. 

‘He’s changed... Cosmo, did you finally get it? The answer you’ve been looking for?’

Cosmo got into his low stance and charged at Akoya and started throwing blows. Even though Akoya kicked Cos in the ribs, he’s not falling down. But the look on his face said everything and that’s when you knew that not only did Cosmo find his answer...

He’s going to win this match.

“...I finally get it now. It’s not fighting that I like. What I like isn’t fighting at all... I like WINNING!!!”

Right there, right there at that moment was more than enough to prove to you that he finally got the tenacity he’s been searching for. His face hold such resolve with bared teeth. Cosmo was able to finally fight with everything he’s got and not hold back. You first notice the change in his movement, how his speed increased and his reflexes sky rocketed. You knew that losing wasn’t an option for him at all.

“Cos, you goddamn genius... You’re attacks are getting to him. If you keep going, you can beat him. Cosmo... please don’t falter now...”

But it seems Akoya is not backing down either as he grabs Cosmo’s neck and lifts him off the ground.

“Fuck! COSMO!”

“IMAI!!”

“Damn Monster...!” 

Akoya was giving his damn speech about true justice. But this isn’t going to be a anime moment as in the middle of his speech Cosmo kicked his right eye in order for Akoya to lose his grip on him. But due to his eye being blindsided, Cosmo used that to his advantage and moved toward his blind spot. When Akoya turned around, he was faced with the referee and not Cosmo. Next thing he knows is Cosmo puts him into a python hold. This only grew Akoya’s damn murderous intent as he charges backwards towards the arena’s wall. He kept slamming Cosmo into the wall but Cosmo’s sleeper hold wasn’t loosening up. But damn did Akoya really want to murder Cosmo because after slamming really hard against the wall he jumped in the air and bodied Cosmo onto the floor. Cosmo lost his hold on him and Akoya was able to get up. Cosmo laid still on the floor, unmoving. Akoya goes in for the finishing move but that was wrong on his part. Cosmo was able to use his zone and trapping him. However, Akoya started punching his ribs full force.

“COME ON, COS!! YOU’RE SO GODDAMN CLOSE TO BEATING THIS CHEAPASS COP!!! DON’T LOSE YOUR HOLD, PLEASE!!!!!”

God, this was the most intense and frustrating fight you ever witness. But you would be damn this made you love Cosmo even more.

“I AM THE KING OF STRANGLERS, IMAI COSMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

Then the stadium grew silent, almost deafening. Akoya and Cosmo didn’t even move and it was suffocating. But you saw movement coming from the still bodies. But it was Cosmo raising his fist up and the match was decided.

The winner is Cosmo Imai

Your whole body relaxed, giving a sigh of relief. Tears slip out of your eyes as you them with wipe the back of your hand. You notice how bloody your fingertips were but they were the least of your worries. You felt Mr. Nishihnoji place his hand on your shoulder. 

“(Y/N), let’s go down there and get Cosmo.”

You nodded your head and the two of you and Adam went down towards the lower levels to help Cosmo.

                             --------------------------------------------------

“You were strong. Akoya, I don’t think there’s anyone here who doubts how strong your are. Your power, your speed, your technique, and your mental fortitude. You were better than Cos in every way. And in fact, even though you lost, the damage you took was minimal. On the other hand, Cos won, but came out with severe injuries. If you had followed Miss Hiyama’s orders, If you had gone in for the clincher a little quicker, and if you hadn’t been overcome by your killer impulse, you probably would’ve won. But Cos won. That’s the result, and that’s what makes all the difference.”

‘Goddamn, you tell him sir’

‘Woo-wee! Son of a bitch is on fire. Not like I mind, though.’

But then Cosmo speaks up and thank Akoya. You questioned it but then again, Akoya indirectly helped Cosmo evolve and find his answer. Akoya turns away and leaves with Hiyama. Mr Nishihonji told Cos that it is nothing personal as there are people out there like that.

“What do you think is going to happen to them, (L/N)?”

“They don’t have a bright future in store for them. They’ll keep spiraling down this path until it eventually destroys them.”

“What about her?”

“She’s only cares for Akoya. A woman that can only cling onto a man who’s an eternal slave to his own murderous impulse. I pity them, almost.”

“I’m grateful for him though.”

“What Cos?”

“I feel like I’ve figured something out, thanks to him. Just watch me, guys. I’m gonna become even stronger.”

“Yeah, but not for awhile. We should take you to the infirmary so you can rest for a bit Cosmo.”

                                       ----------------------------------------

You’re right next to Cosmo was has his eyes close. God, you would be lying if he didn’t look cute when he wasn’t getting beaten to death. You sigh before pushing his bangs back that falls from his face.

“(Y/N), I want to say thank you.”

“For what? I didn’t do anything-”

“I heard you from where I was. I couldn’t see you but I heard you. Out of all the shouting, I only was able to hear you in the stands.”

Cosmo shifted his head to face you, his eyes fell upon your hands that were in your lap. His lips contorted into a frown which made you concern.

“Cos, what wrong?”

“(Y/N), your hands... What happened to them?”

You looked at your bandaged fingers before turning back to him with a smile.

“It’s nothing too serious, don’t worry. I scraped my fingers on the concrete during your match.”

Subconsciously, Cosmo reached out his hand towards you and you took it in your gently. Both of your gazes were fixed onto each other with soft eyes, a warmth atmosphere surrounded the both of you and smiles spread across your faces.

“Cosmo, Promise me you won’t get killed out there.”

“Don’t worry (Y/N), that’s a promise I can keep. And (Y/N)?”

You hum at him, indicating you were listening.

“Will you stay by my side?”

“Of course, Cosmo. I would never leave you”.

It wasn’t close enough to a ‘I love you’, but it made Cosmo feel a more appreciation for you. It wasn’t a confession, but it was a start.

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(A/N): I finally was able to finish this after putting this on hold for like a week. This fight honestly had my ass clenching hard and I was gonna cry if Cosmo got fucking merked. But he didn’t, I would put Cosmo in my top tier list for favorite characters.

Thanks for reading and there’s more that will await.

#kengan ashura #kengan omega #imai cosmo #imai cosmo × reader

[lilham18]

Last Kengan maybe

Hello Kengan fans! I've finally decided to crawl out from under my rock to give you what title says. Why it's the last is simply because the anime has mostly followed the manga as far as fighting is concerned. Of course I love all side characters and antics but I understand why the series had a budget to focus on the tournament. If they had added everything, we wouldn't have seen the second block till Fall maybe.

But let's get back to what this is suppose to be: How Netflix Kengan is going to show Hayami's evil plan. For those who haven't read the manga...just keep scrolling, big spoilers.

Middle is big baddie Hayami, who at the end of season 2 lost all of his pawns in the tournament. Right guy is Kito, who I would love to see get his face smashed by Takayama...is not going to happen. Did not see him hiding anywhere in the background. However, I did see lefty dude (Long Min) in Season 2 episode 3 "The Fisherman".

In the manga we all thought Hayami was removing all his failing CEO pawns in the shadows with Kaburagi Koji and Hassad "the Arabian Whirlwind" as his go-men but nope they were double-crossing by really working for Katahara. I take back my words when I thought Hassad wasn't going to return. His return is only to do as the manga plays out. I imagine the fighters are going against the guardains and Ohma having his big comeback from Ranjo (or some other fighter, kinda hope for Long). Definitly see Gaolang and Raian taking the scene. Parts I don't foresee is Katahara out-smarting Hayami by hiring all the side characters such as: the Kure Family, Kono Haruo's tribesmen, or teachers/family of other fighters. That's a lot of CGI to add and they made it obvious with the flashbacks, "that" was it. I don't even think Katahara Retsudo is going to get any spotlight with his team. The Heavenly Wolves and Hassad will betray Hayami, Katahara gets the last laugh, yada-yada, everything will fall into place and Hayami will fail, again.

If your asking why I'm not including the Ohma's/Setsuna's Arch. Those two are fan favorites, especially the first. Like what anime skips the main character's big past reveal?

Sorry if you guys are disappointed with me not going by episode with the reviews but the whole thing became taxing. I just hope there is a season 3.

I will also admit my faults and say I used Kissanime and Kissmanga. Its a controversial subject but the sites were just convenient so I never looked anywhere else since I was 17-18? Now that both are removed from the internet, can anyone recommend something? Really need to keep up with Kengan Omega.

#kengan ashura #kengan omega

[nikkeisimmer]

Happy in Hylewood - Introduction

(since the Watcher is going absolutely nuts with the building of his "modern" house in the Legacy) *************************************************************** Narrator: Nikkei_Simmer’s mind has just taken a long walk off the map.

With so much to do (building a house; creating 10 security guard sims, etc etc etc…) before he can continue with his legacy, he’s going to stick his sims on Hylewood and let them fend for themselves.

Also his alter-ego or his id (in terms of Freudian psychology) has come out to play… for those of you who are coming back to the Sims 3 side of the EA forums or are browsing my Tumblr and haven't run into my more deranged characters, in the form of Evil_Haruo. Evil_Haruo comes out to play whenever the Watcher likes to cause chaos in his game…Keep in mind that Evil_Haruo doesn’t like anyone and is probably plotting all of his fellow Sims' demises, rubbing his hands in glee at the chaos he is going to cause…and cackling.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Sims, Good_Haruo, River and Bebe have all gone out to the beach to fish for their dinner.

Who knows what Evil_Haruo is going to do for dinner if he doesn’t get his hind end out to the pier or someplace and fish for his dinner. Otherwise he’s going to go hungry and that’s not going to make Evil_Haruo a happy camper. In fact he may even go about stealing a fish from his fellow Sims in order to get something into his stomach.

Or maybe not, he decided that he was going to go fish (and not the card game either).

With this particular game, the Watcher is going to add in a Sim every day for a week, he has started with four sims. Good_Haruo, Evil_Haruo, and he will have 11 by the time he is finished adding Sims to his game. With the Watcher…that will be 12 sims in total.

The Watcher is just going to sit and observe the chaos and hope to heck he doesn't go completely bug-cranking nuts.

The Watcher decided he was going to go pick flowers. At least it was something to do and he wasn't much of a fisherman anyways. At least he didn't get hayfever, unlike the real Watcher. Those flowers always make him sneeze.

Evil_Haruo was hanging out by the water wheel…fishing. He really wasn't too good at it. He'd only caught two goldfish and a toad. Toads were not great for eating. And there was no elixir consignment shop. Which meant he had to keep that noisy croaking thing in his pocket. Man, his pocket was going to start stinking up the joint.

River was having much better luck at the fishing. She had four minnows, a rainbow trout and four toads.

Bebe on the other hand had been fishing for some time now and she had amassed only two minnows, a rainbow trout and a toad.

Surprisingly, Haruo, the angler of the group, hadn't caught much other than a sea-sludge and an anchovy. The sea-sludge isn't edible as far as the Watcher knows.

And the Watcher thinks that fishing is boring anyways. A bunch of tossing hooks in the water and hoping that something finny is stupid enough to bite…and get caught. But that's probably because he hasn't managed to hook anything yet. Maybe it might be more exciting if he actually managed to catch something. But anyways, he did make over §8500.00 today just from picking flowers. At least that ought to get him enough to buy a fish off his sims to eat.

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#sims 3 #sims 3 gameplay #ts3 #river mcirish #sims 3 storytelling #river and haruo #haruo chikamori #Evil_Haruo Chikamori #Nikkei_Simmer the Watcher #Bebe Hart #Sims 3 - Total Insanity Rules #Happy/Happily Insane in Hylewood

[plasticnightmaredoll]

Well, it’s a bit late but it’s time, as a life-long Godzilla fan, to give my thoughts and opinions that no one asked for or cares about on Netflix’s second attempt to make a Godzilla anime, “Godzilla: Singular Point.”

And this time, it’s going to be a TV series! (Well, “TV” series since this is a Netflix series) Ambitious, much? 

I’m curious, because there hasn’t been a Godzilla TV series in a long time. Also, if it’s a series, then there must be a lot of plot to cover, which could be a good thing...or a bad thing, if it’s not very good.

Let’s get something out of the way first:

Netflix’s first Godzilla anime was a trilogy: Planet of the Monsters, City on the Edge of Battle, and The Planet Eater. 

Overall, to put it simply, it was a hot mess. “Planet of the Monsters” was pretty entertaining, though. The story, backstory for the story, Godzilla’s design and plant-based origins, and the plight of the human and alien survivors all worked well together. It was fun, thrilling, and the animation was decent. 

However, “City on the Edge of Battle,” is one of the WORST Godzilla movies, in my opinion, and the only reason it isn’t as bad as the TriStar 1998 Godzilla movie (don’t hate on me) is that Godzilla looked and acted like Godzilla. Otherwise, CotEoB is a complete bore that seems to think it’s “Star Trek” or something, as I learned more about one of the alien races than I cared to. Godzilla also was basically given a cameo...in his own movie.

“The Planet Eater” was somewhat better but again, it was still on the dull side. Godzilla and Ghidorah barely did anything except exist. 

Now, we have a second attempt to make a (good?!) Godzilla anime and the trailer definitely captured my interest. 

So, here’s what I think of what I’ve seen so far:

I will say what I don’t like since there actually isn’t much:

I don’t like the super cliché anime designs of the two leads:

Yeah, I know, it’s an anime but this is also  anime, too.

But lucky for me, I don’t usually care about the human characters in Godzilla movies so I guess it’s not that big of an issue.

Let’s talk about kaiju!

Godzilla

Ok, our boy Godzilla looks pretty fantastic. His design (from what I can see) reminds me of Godzilla 1999-2000, Heisei Godzilla, and the 1954 Godzilla. All great designs on their own, so very interesting and smart combination. His jaw looks...insane, like his mouth looks really wide (ala his 1999-2000 design). The only thing I don’t like is the ridiculously large fangs hanging out on his upper jaw. It looks like they are strange tusks or something. Not sure why they’re there but maybe they will look better when getting a better look at Godzilla.

I do love how the trailer ends with an iconic Showa Godzilla roar. Not sure if that’s what they’ll actually use for him in the series, but it would be kind of neat if they did. 

Rodan

Now, this is a very interesting design. It’s the most Pteranodon that Rodan has ever looked, but the chest and head are clear very ~RoDaN~. He looks a bit like his 1956 self and also his 2019 self. I like the look but...I wish his head was in proportion to his body more.

????

Not sure who this is going to be. It’s not Rodan, and there seem to be a bunch in the trailer so...Rodan’s squad?

Anguirus

Good old Anguirus...he’s looking fierce here, and his design here strongly I like how crazy his spikes look. He looks like an absolute beast here. His head is looking a bit smol, though...again, proportions. 

Titanosaurus

Wow...now that’s a major redesign! Seeing as how he is an aquatic dinosaur, and his 1975 look wasn’t exactly a great fit (not that it matters and I’m not complaining), this is an excellent look for him! It’s extremely different but you can still tell it’s Titanosaurus by the color of his skin, his head design, and the orange stripe running along his dorsal fins. I love it, I want to buy toys of it. Chop, chop, Bandai and X-Plus!

Jet Jaguar

Not sure why he looks so flat here...maybe he’s being viewed on a large monitor or something? Anyway, Jet Jaguar looks a bit more bad ass here than he did in the 1973 movie, however, I feel like this design is dated. Maybe it’s the color scheme, or maybe it’s the wide body, but something about it just doesn’t strike me as “modern giant robot warrior.” Mixed feelings on this ne, although, I’ve never been a big fan of Jet Jaguar to begin with (reminds me too much of Ultraman)

I will say, it’s nice that it’s not Mechagodzilla this time around. I love Mechagodzilla as much as everyone else, but it is almost always him when it comes to robots in Godzilla movies. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is just too...goofy-looking to deal with, so I guess we ... have Jet Jaguar.

Gabara

Wait, wait....

Gabara? Is...is that you?

GABARA?

Who gave Gabara the right to get swol? Who gave Toho the right to make Gabara a goddamn badass beast? I mean.....GABARA, THAT GOOFY SHIT is now a monstrous MONSTER of monsters??

He still look kind of ridiculous, though, so I know it’s definitely Gabara...but he still looks like he can be taken seriously now.

Final thoughts:

I have no idea what this series will be about other than kaiju rampages. The trailer is very vague, only giving us some good eye candy shots to satisfy our nostalgia. They gave us some seriously iconic monsters with some seriously iconic redesigns (except Jet Jaguar who looks “meh” to me), so I’m in just for that. 

Hopefully, this series will be better than the anime trilogy, and Godzilla and his monster pals won’t be stuck having cameos in their own show.

And let’s hope the protagonists aren’t whiny edge lords like Haruo was.

#godzilla singular point #godzilla #rodan #gabara #titanosaurus #godzilla anime #jet jaguar #anguirus #godzilla netflix #godzilla movies #godzilla series #toho #toho monsters #gojira #king of the monsters #kaiju

[mygodzhelpmysouls]

JAPAN SINKS 2020 OH MY GODDDDDD

(MAJOR SPOILERS FOR NETFLIX ANIME JAPAN SINKS 2020)

First off just wanna say that I hope to all the gods out there that whatever happened in the show won’t happen this year? Please???

SECOND: IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER

Right off the first episode you can see how the disaster affects everybody. Ayumu literally saw her teammates get crushed to death. The father also had to experience that with his colleagues. The mother had to be in an airplane crash and Gō, I THOUGHT HE DIED.

And then from that point on you see the family join their 2 neighbours and go out to try to find a safe place to get help. Should be easy? NOPE

By the end of the season almost everyone dies whether they just joined the group or not, with the exception of Ayumu and Gō. First was the dad with the buried landmine, I knew something would happen. Then it was Nanami with the poisoned gas. Then Gō almost died, when Gramps shot him with the arrow. Daniel joins the group along with Gramps to go to Shan City but literally dies with Gramps when an earthquake strikes them. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE 10 YEAR OLD KID I FORGOT HIS NAME BUT I WAS LIKE GREAT HES TALKING, BEAUTIFUL MOMENT FOR MOTHER AND FATHER- OH MY GOD NO HE GOT HIT IN THE HEAD BUY FALLING STONE. Then when they finally go to the port to go and get on the boat and WHOOPS ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. So then the whole crew with the new fellow, a sailor, get separated. Not even after he dies and Ayumu has to see him getting eaten by the birds, good thing Gō didn’t see. Eventually Ayumu and Gō reunite with their mother and their other neighbour, Haruo (my god HIS VOICE) and find a motor boat. Oh no the anchor is stuck whos gonna get it unstuck? The mother with a device that prevents her from getting cardiac arrest who just happens to be a professional swimmer. Admin did she die? OF COURSE SHE DID WHAT ELSE DID YOU EXPECT. In all seriousness it was very sad, tears at the corner of my eyes. The three of them eventually meet up with Kite and Onodera. They follow coordinates to go and find information that can help everyone. Kite and especially Onodera almost die when the cave that kept the information got swallowed by water. Gō drops the card when another earthquake appears and when Haruo went to run and get it I KNEW- I KNEW HE COULDNT MAKE IT IN 10 SECONDS HIS FASTEST WAS 12. NO I DONT ACCEPT HIS DEATH BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DONT UNDERSTAND HOW HE COULD HAVE DIED SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN IT TO ME. Then, oh boy, I’m assuming that a lot of us thought that Kite died, I still don’t know if he actually died or is alive after the timeskip, but I thought he was being a bitch by leaving them but then realized he was helping them. Good part after that is that a helicopter found them because of the GPS signal, and Ayumu fainted because of her infected leg. She gets it amputated and Gō, precious boi, is okay. Timeskip happens and I realize that some of the dialogue/voiceover is some old family videos playing when the siblings see her mother’s photos. I also realize that THE LITTLE BOY THE MOTHER SAVED AT THE BEGINNING SAVED THE PHOTO AND READ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY AYUMU- precious realization.

Also, just want to point out and question, was the reason why Ayumu wanted to go get her business done was because she was jealous of how close Nanami and Haruo were? Idk someone explain?

Another thing I’m questioning is how exactly Haruo died? I know that the current can be strong but I’m not entirely sure how he died. As well as Kite, did he die? Because you sort of see him when Ayumu is participating in her Olympics match.

In all seriousness the show captures the emotions someone would go through after everything. Ayumu thinks her mother doesn’t care that her father died because she’s keeping a happy face and is interacting with Daniel a lot when in reality we find out that she’s staying strong for the sake of Ayumu and Gō. The time where Ayumu was the only one able to board the giant ship because of how athletic she is but at the cost of leaving her family behind. I’m glad she got off or else Gō would have been in a lot of trouble. And then we find out that the mother has a device that keeps her alive and prevents her from having cardiac arrests. After that she finds out the she had to sacrifice herself to go and untangle the rope because she’s going to die one way or another, why not make use of her last moments and help her children and friend survive? Throughout the show you get to see more characters that you learn about come and go and the small emotional attachment you have is just soul crushing after you see them die. Imagine all the PTSD Ayumu and Gō have to live with because of all the things they experienced, as well as the other survivors. It’s really realistic to the point where it’s scary.

Can we just also appreciate how Ayumu and Gō have a realistic sister/brother relationship too? Beautiful.

I really do like the show because of the realistic aspect of the situation and how literally anything you do has a consequence no matter good or bad or big or small.

I would definitely recommend watching it if you don’t mind all the gore and realism of it all. Another thing to mention is that I realized how similar the art was to Devilman Crybaby (another anime I recommend) and come to find out that it is directed by the same person who did direct Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa. He did a fantastic job in both animes.

#japan sinks 2020 #japan sinks #netflix #netflix original #the emotional rollercoaster one has to go through #gore #tragedy #earthquake #death #review #japan sinks 2020 review #spoilers #japan sinks 2020 spoilers

[0hmydekiru]

Do you have a My Hero academia OC? Also have I been an blind idout this whole time and your name is Deku???

Short answer: Yes!

Long answer: fuck yes, i have so many! How much time do you have?

I have a draft on here of just ideas. Not all my ideas panned out or haven't been fleshed out though (some were just a scenario i daydreamed about which i didn't add) and quite a few involve transfer students or something like that. I have like 3 oc ideas for like next gen ocs, i won't put them here though, (one is an Ot3 child, one is a midotsuyu child, and one is a shinsocha just cause i planned the quirk first and uraraka fit best)

Example:

I have one that is essentially if an oc of Fma/fmab was sent through the gate/portal thing similar to in the '03 anime tied with something sorta similar to @nightstorms-universes 's Blair. Like they were sent through the gate before the big battle thing and ended up being born in another universe but still retaining their memories of fma verse. (I am totally leaving out so many details lmao) so they have a mha verse which they have a magic quirk alongside the alchemy from fma, they have a Hp verse, and literally any other fandom i want. Idk how they change universes yet though death is one option or maybe truth pulls them through another portal when they have "learned" something.

I have an oc that is Deku's twin which i named Midoriya "Haruto" Haruo. She was a late bloomer in the quirk department as her quirk didn't manifest until Izuku received OFA. Her quirk is a stronger version of their mother's quirk.I had it where she received a scar on her face from Bakugou when she got between him and Izuku. I paired her with Todoroki.

I have one that is a Todoroki twin oc. Her name is Todoroki Atsuko and there are two Versions of her storyline.

Raised by Endeavor storyline: Grew up alongside her twin, has similar abilities to him except she can change the properties to her flames which allows them to heal instead of harm. She learned this by accidentally healing herself and Shouto a bit not long after their mother scarred them. It wasn't completely healed but it is a lot less bright or noticable. Unlike her Twin, She was not trained by Endeavor or given a recommendation into UA. Shouto helped her a lot with training and was a better and kinder teacher. She took the same entrance exam thing as Deku but was in the same group as Kirishima. I am not 100% on a ship but either Deku, Kirishima, or (if he isn't Touya) Dabi.

Raised by Dabi (who is Touya) storyline: Endeavor basically disowned her when she is still really small because he thought she was quirkless (Touya hasn't disappeared yet). Touya was the one that she had first reached out to as a baby and had gripped his finger. He had taught her to walk, talk, and ride a bike. He had seen her use her quirk (if she has one in this version). If she has a quirk it would be the same as the RbE storyline, Dabi is less scarred though potentially he still would smell like burnt flesh (if that is what he smells like lmao). When Touya becomes Dabi, Atsuko becomes Rin. Probably at least starts as a Villian Au. Maybe she goes undercover in UA and she is the traitor. She is close to Toga. Would probably be shipped with Deku or maybe Kirishima or Denki? There is definitely potential for them to change her side, both for the LI and for her twin. Dabi likely didn't let her know everything just as a precaution since he would know her really well.

More recently i have been playing the beginning idea that gave me Atsuko until the idea of a character with a phoenix quirk hit me (ngl i have had many daydreams involving a phoenix quirk but this one panned out best into an oc). I ship her with Fatgum who is her boyfriend at least. She isn't a hero as she was always verbally shot down by people saying her quirk was not offensive enough to be a hero quirk (or something like that) but idk what job she would have. I ended up daydreaming that she ended up basically strong arming her way into helping Endeavor's kids after his wife was not there so that Fuyumi wouldn't have to act as a mother to her brothers. So fatgum and the oc become like aunt and uncle figures to the kids. Once all might gets injured, the oc kinda pulls him and sir nighteye into the folds. Once they start getting sidekicks; like Tamaki and mirio and kirishima and deku, the oc just adores them all and acts motherly/auntly(?) Toward them. (I currently love this one the best but i need to plan it better *screams*)

I have a quirkless oc with two potential versions. In both, the OC was born in America (i am projecting so :P) and moved to Japan with their father.

Transfer student version: Moved to Japan when her father got a job offer just before she went into High school, the job offered her the chance to apply at UA which she took despite being quirkless, which was another reason she moved as her mom was very much against her ambition to be a quirkless hero, as well as have a translation device in order to help her communicate until she became able to communicate in Japanese by herself. Her dad was a bit worried about that but he went out of his way to give her training she might need from Karate and first aid classes as a child, self defense and boxing classes in middle school, and he taught her to fight with polearms himself. He always encouraged her to figure out ways to counter the quirks of people she met or saw in the media and she became really good at it. She gets into class 1A because she never planned on fighting the robots, she always planned on saving people and because that was her plan she succeeded. Not everyone is happy about it and she almost was last in Aizawa's test thing on the first day but she just barely beat Izuku. She isn't really tactical but she is good at thinking on her feet and taking the option that makes the most sense to her, it often is not the simplest or most logical but somehow works out for her. I ship this version with Shinsou.

Childhood friend version: around the time she learned she was quirkless as a small child, Her dad got a job offer that woyld take him to live in Japan. with little convincing towards her mother aside from not revealing his plan, She was allowed to go with him. He hoped that in Japan, She might be able to accomplish her goal of being a hero despite lacking a quirk. She befriends Izuku on her very first day and often lands in fights with Bakugou which leaves her with a lot of scars but none are very noticable unless looking for them. She ends up either in the general studies or maybe support class? I ship this version with Deku.

That is all i got off the top of my head. Though like i said, i only put the ones that actually panned out into an oc. I have had so many ideas that just stayed as self inserty daydreams that i didn't flesh out or write down and ngl so many of them were shipping with Deku cause i am a huge dork. I did have a few with like Tamaki, Hawks, Kirishima, and Toga too haha.

Just in case @melyaliz / @insideoflit (don't want you to miss it haha)

#my ocs #cory babbles #mha ocs #bnha ocs #replies

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Weird Anime Night Redeemed

guys, can I please talk about Hi Score Girl

I have talked about this in the past, but there is a really big soft spot in my heart for romance anime. I love romance anime, I will occasionally jump from show to show for a while, just wallowing in the stuff. I think its the drama of them, but also like, usually they’re about falling in love in middle school, and trying to make it work, and I’ve been dating the same girl since i was 13 so like, that shit resonates with me on a deeeeeep level. figuring out how you feel about girls, while also trying to figure out how you feel about A girl, beauty. 

I also have talked about how I have a deep deep love of arcade fighting games, like a mild addiction to arcade fighting games, like I build fighter pads, 

and for a hot minute I also made a few super guns so I could play LEGIT versions of those games at home. (for the uninitiated super guns look like this)

that cable is a JAMMA harness, that connects to the JAMMA edge on an arcade board, and the box is for you to plug in controllers, and plug it into your tv.  its an arcade game console....I have since mostly moved over to a MAME console built off of a raspberry pi and my dreamcast, because collecting arcade boards is a very expensive hobby to have, and have since sold off most of my boards....I also had a consolized MVS, and had a couple of neo geo games, but I quit that fast, 150 bucks for a dang cartridge is stupid, no version of king of fighters is worth that 

OKAY SO ABOUT THE ANIME

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THIS IS A ROMANCE ANIME ABOUT TWO-ish KIDS WHO FALL IN LOVE AROUND AND BECAUSE OF ARCADES IN EARLY 1990′S JAPAAAAAAAAAN

AND BECAUSE JAPAN IS LIKE 5 YEARS AHEAD OF AMERICA THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE ARCADES THEY PLAY IN FEEL LIKE THE ARCADES I GREW UP IIIIIIIIN

I 100% remember when I first played street fighter alpha and wondering when the fuck 3 would come out just like the protag in this did. okay okay jesus I am rambling about this show too much 

WIKI SAYS The story revolves around the life of gamer Haruo Yaguchi, the coin-op gaming scene, and the changes that develop within both over time. Known as a ’90s arcade romantic comedy, the series is notable for its unique art style, and thoroughly accurate depictions of the multitude of gaming software, hardware, and even culture that are featured. 

our main dude is Haruo Yaguchi a young man who is dismal in various facets of life: He's not academic, not athletic, and not very attractive. The only thing he's got going for him is an insane amount of mad gamer skills. He rules the arcade scene as "Beastly Fingers Yaguchi ", until he meets his match during a fateful encounter with Akira Oono while playing Street Fighter II. Undeterred, he seeks to challenge and one day out play her, considering her his rival.While he starts off as a snarky brat with an ego bigger than any winning streak he could rack up in Street Fighter, he eventually grows out of it. However, he never abandons his dedication and love for gaming, which almost borders on unhealthy obsession. On the bright side, this pure passion for gaming is what leads him to finding some of his closest friends. and then theres the main love interest Oono 

The daughter of the Oono zaibatsu, Oono is rich, popular, and multi-talented -- the polar opposite of Haruo. However, in attempt to escape the strict educational regimen she faces at home, she sneaks away every so often to play in game centers where she showcases her exceptional gaming skills.She initially encounters Haruo during a match of Street Fighter II, and from then on bonds with him over their mutual love for gaming. She never talks, and communicates solely through gestures and facial expressions.

I will say the fact she doesnt talk is kinda problematic to me personally, but hey, no story is perfect, and her being silent is offset byyyyyyyyyyy

Koharu Hidaka,

who is the left leg in the love triangle, and IMHO a much stronger character than Oono, but....well we’ll get to that later. 

She’s a girl in Haruo's class throughout junior high. Goes to an all-girl school with Onizuka throughout high school. Previously an introverted girl who spent much of her time studying alone, she develops into a more sociable person and develops an interest in gaming after spending time with Haruo over a new Neo Geo MVS that gets installed in front of her family's store.She has a natural instinct for fighting games, which transforms her into a powerful force to be reckoned with as both a gamer, and a rival for Haruo's affections. After a fateful showdown at her and Haruo's usual stomping grounds, she developed a bit of a sadistic side whenever Haruo's around. This frightening skill garnered the attention of the "Mizonokuchi Force" leader, Nikotama, who helped Koharu truly awaken her love for fighting games.

she sort of gets side tracked by some stuff in highschool, and takes a weird turn...but again we’ll get to that

so this show is fucking amazing

I binged it in one night, and I loved it so much, that I actually went out and read a bunch of scanulations of the manga because the show pulls A GOD DAMN INUYASHA and just stops at the half way point. i havent hunted down the manga side of a show to finish it since Suzuka, another love triangle romance anime....hmmmm

the entire show is on netflix as an original series and its animated in this really cool CGI/ cell shaded look that feels like oldschool anime, but also like an old mmo or something, its weird, but so so so so good. 

please stop now and go watch every moment of it, trust me you will love it

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____________________________________________________________ OKAY SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT

wowowowowowowow some spoilers ahead yall wowowowowowowowow

so I want to talk about the second half, which I experienced via manga, manga from less than great websites, and because....my experience is via scanulations and sometimes those are less than reliable, anyway, they fall into some sort of gang arcade scene in shibuya in the second half, which is weird, and its painted pretty weird in the manga, but I think the show will sort it out more when the OVA comes out in march, yes netflix is going to finish it with 3 OVA’s which I assume are going to be like 45 minutes to an hour each

anyway, in the manga I dont really like what they did to Hidaka once they get into the gang stuff, she got really angry, and sad, and sadistic, which I mean....she didnt do anything to deserve that heel turn. but hey, this show is amazing, and the manga is amazing and the ending IS FUCKING WORTH IT and I have eaten up about 40% of your dash, really sorry phone users, but hey. I do what I do in the name of good animes, and I feel like I had to make up for that sack of crap I gave you all the other night

please go watch hi score girl, its amazing. 

#hi score girl #weird anime night