daigo brings masato to meet his mom and yayoi's thinking he's another thug or just a punk like daigo but then bro hits her with that I'm Actually A Really Decent Guy act and she's nodding sagely and pulling out adoption papers
When asked about the missing Turtle siblings plot line that had originally been planned for season 3 of Rise it was stated that one of the Turtles missing siblings would have been trapped in another dimension for years while the other would have been Big Mama's Assistant.
While we don't know much about the other missing Turtle sibling the Rise team did tell us that they had been planning to name the two missing Turtle after artists similarly to how the Turtles were named after Renaissance artists & that Big Mama's Assistant could have possibly been named after the painter Frida Kahlo with Frida being the name that was considered for Big Mama's Assistant.
This wouldn't have been the first time a character has been named Frida however as back in 2017 Nickelodeon released a short called 'Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles' which follows a future version of Mikey’s students who fight crime in Turtle mechs with each one of Master Michelangelo’s students are named after different artists.
There are some similarities between Rise & the Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles as Frida 'the red Turtle’ is the leader of the team similarly to how Raph was the leader of the team for most of Rise.
Due to how Rise & the Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles both had 'the red Turtle' as the leader & how they both would have possibly had a character named Frida, part of me wonders if Frida being a possible name for Big Mama's Assistant was possibly inspired by the Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles & if the other missing Turtle sibling could have possibly be named Kusama after Yayoi Kusama similarly to Frida's team mate from the short.
Considering that we only know a few things about the missing Turtle siblings that the Rise team have told us & we only have the brief appearance of the extra mutation chambers in the episode 'The Evil League of Mutants' as well as Big Mama's Assistant's appearances we can only really speculate about what they would have been like but it is fun to wonder about them.
Do you have any kimonos that contain bells or Maneki Neko? I love both and would love to see some :3
Hi! Bonshô (Buddhist temple bell) and dôtaku (Yayoi period bell) are rare on garments, but tiny bells are pretty common on kimono and obi are those are super auspicious objects (ring was thought to ward off evil away)! Look for for 鈴 suzu.
Maneki neko are more a cute novelty pattern but you can find items patterned with beckoning cat/other animals or auspicious calico cat, often associated with gold koban coins :3
this story was originally published in B’s Log 2020年5月.
also my head hurts like hell for some reason right now so i won't be editing this until later.
Hakuoki Ginsei B’s Log 2020年5月 Harada Short Story “Yayoi (弥生)” [meaning the 3rd month]
Translation by KumoriYami
A sweet scent hit my nose.
Each time my lips touched the wine cup, the peach tree reflected in the liquid's surface gently swayed.
I breathed in the warm, comfortable temperature of my heated throat and let out a hazy breath that smelled of sake into the corridor.
"Is the peach blossom festival today. There aren't many festivals that are estranged/so far away from us."
"The Shinsengumi, it's a place completely full of men."
"Ah, I think they're all guys who don't care about the origin of the Peach Blossom Festival. Shinpachi said that it's a festival for tasting peaches in the hopes of extending life."
"Speaking of which, Heisuke confidently said that it's also Momotaro's birthday."
Watching Chizuru, I chuckled and slowly narrowed my eyes.
"I'm sorry, Chizuru. Although there's such a festival, we can't even have dolls decorated/a doll can't even be dressed up.”
"No, it's not… please don't mind me. I live here as a man."
….I often think that this girl is a bit too down on herself/suppresses herself too much.
Of course, it was none other than us who forced her to live as a man…so, [if] she complained like a young woman, she wouldn't be punished.
"…All right. Don't move, Chizuru."
Suddenly I thought of something. I looked around and picked up a branch with a flower blooming on its tip.
Then while looking at Chizuru's face, I tried to gently tried to weave it into her smooth hair.
"Since you can't leave, how about this? Treat it like a peach blossom hairpin…"
"......"
"What's wrong, is it too casual, are you unsatisfied?"
"…No, there's not such thing… Although I'm very happy, if I wear this accessory though, I won't seem like a woman…"
Don't worry so much.
Chizuru spoke with an adorable expression, and blushed in panic.
"There's no other way around it. So be it."
"Ah..."
"It's true that you'll stand out by yourself, but if I can do the same as you. It looks like we're just fooling around, right?"
Well, if Shinpachi and the others see me right now, they'd laugh at me.
"...Thank you, Harada-san. You can even make the atmosphere feel more festive here."
"Haha,it's just for the festive atmosphere. In return, can you pour me another cup of sake?"
"Okay… Ah, there's only a bit left…"
When Chizuru, who smiled like a blossoming flower poured the sake, the petals of her hairpin softly fell, and created small ripples on the surface of the sake.
"So-Sorry. I'll pour you another drink right away…"
"It's okay, it's interesting like this."
I looked at the petal floating on the liquid's surface.
...Since ancient times, peach blossoms have been used to ward off evil spirits and exorcise demons.
"...If only it were useful."
Because then the oni and evil insects targeting her beautifully scatter/disperse.
I prayed for that sort fo thing while gazing at the petal swirling on the liquid's surface.
---end---
in referencing the sake, the tl i have used the word that's usually used for 'water' which can also mean 'liquid'.
What are all your Super Sentai ships? (From Dekaranger onwards) You can even including crack pairings, which you started implementing in your AO3 sentai group chat story
Brace yourselves, this will be long…
Otps tagged on tumblr will be listed
* Ban x Hoji (Dekaranger, tagged as don’t call me partner)
* Sen x Umeko (Dekaranger)
* Kai x Yuka (Magiranger)
* Hikaru x Urara (Magiranger, tagged as my shining knight)
* Satoru x Sakura (Boukenger)
* Sosuke x Miu (Go Onger, tagged as red and silver engines)
* Takeru x Mako (Shinkenger, tagged as heavenly fire samurai)
* Chiaki x Kotoha (Shinkenger)
* Alata and Eri (Goseiger, tagged as red and pink angels)
* Moune x Towa (Goseiger x Ryusoulger)
* Marvelous x Ahim (Gokaiger, tagged as a pirate and his princess)
* Joe x Marvelous (Gokaiger, tagged as beyond your dream)
* Gokaiger ot6 of any combo
* Hiromu x Yoko (Go-Busters, tagged as the cheetah and the rabbit)
* Daigo x Amy (Kyoryuger)
* Nossan x Candelia (Kyoryuger)
* Right x Tokachi (Toqger)
* Mio x Tokachi (Toqger)
* Right x Hikari (Toqger)
* Kinji x Misao (Ninninger x Zyuohger)
* Yamato x Misao (Zyuohger, tagged as the eagle’s world)
* Balance x Naga (Kyuranger, tagged as bn thieves)
* Lucky x Garu (Kyuranger, tagged as lucky pup)
* Lucky x Stinger (Kyuranger, tagged as shishi sasori)
* Lucky x Tsurugi (Kyuranger)
* Lucky x Garu x Stinger (tagged as kyuranger ot3)
* Kairi x Keiichiro (Lupat, tagged as w red)
* Umika x Shiho (Lupat)
* Umika x Tsukasa (Lupat, tagged as yellow and pink)
* Tooma x Noel (Lupat)
* Sakuya x Sena (Lupat x Kiramager)
* Koh x Nada (Ryusoulger, tagged as dino knight souls)
* Koh x Canalo (Ryusoulger, tagged as the prince and the knight)
* Asuna x Banba (Ryusoulger)
* Canalo x Sononi (Ryusoulger x Donbrothers)
* Yayoi x Canalo (Kyoryuger x Ryusoulger)
* Takamichi x Sayo (Kiramager)
* Shiguru x Juru (Kiramager, tagged as ruby and sapphire)
* any combo of Zox x Stacey x Kaito (tagged as either pirate and prince, gold and purple geats, w kaizer, or zenkaiger ot3)
* Flint x Suzume (Zenkaiger x King-Ohger)
* Sonoi x Taro (Donbrothers, tagged as love under the moon)
* Natsumi x Tsuyoshi and/or Tsubasa (Donbrothers, tagged as either the dream continues, a long dream, or donbrothers ot3)
* Haruka x Tametomo (Donbrothers x Kiramager)
* Sononi x Tsubasa (Donbrothers, tagged as love in black and white)
* Gira x Jeramie and/or Yanma (King-Ohger, tagged as the tyrant and the storyteller, evil beetle and punk dragonfly, or king ot3)
* Yanma x Shiokara (King-Ohger, tagged as w blue)
* Himeno x Rita (King-Ohger, tagged as selfish mantis and stoic butterfly)
* Kaguragi x Racules (King-Ohger, tagged as scheming kings)
We’ve gone through all your submissions and picked out the 64 characters that will fight for the title of Best VG Mom! Down below is all the match-ups that will take place, but they haven’t been placed on a bracket up. We tried to keep all match-ups as fair as possible, but please give us feedback if you feel like some of them are unfair. We wanna keep this fun for all, no matter how big or small the game might be. Please take a look! - 🐟
Meta Knight (Kirby) Vs. Olimar (Pikmin)
Ender Dragon (Minecraft) Vs. Minecraft Chicken (Minecraft)
All PC Moms (Pokemon) Vs. Your Mom (Animal Crossing)
Lusamine (Pokemon SM) Vs. Melony (Pokemon SWSH)
Hinawa (Mother 3) Vs. Ness’ Mom (Earthbound)
Persephone (Hades) Vs. Nyx (Hades)
Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy) Vs. Honey Queen (Super Mario Galaxy)
Yayoi Dojima (Yakuza) vs. Yumi Sawamura (Yakuza)
Thora West (Slime Rancher) Vs. Grimora (Inscryption)
Among Us Crewmate (Among Us) vs. Mama Rabbit (The Man in the Window)
Queen (Deltarune) Vs. GLaDOS (Portal)
Dark Enchantress Cookie (Cookie Run) Vs. Mommy Mearest (Friday Night Funkin)
Yoshi (Super Mario) Vs. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
Crono’s Mom (Crono Trigger) Vs. Isaac’s Mom (The Binding of Isaac)
5-Volt (WarioWare) Vs. Mrs. Sanderson (Chibi-Robo)
Lumera (Fire Emblem) Vs. Palutena (Kid Icarus)
Kyra (Our Life) Vs. Niko’s Mom (OneShot)
Cubone’s Mom (Pokemon) Vs. Kangaskhan (Pokemon)
Urbosa (Legends of Zelda) Vs. Impa (Legends of Zelda)
Milla Vodello (Psychonauts) Vs. Vanilla the Rabbit (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Joyce Price (Life is Strange) Vs. Lisa Johnson-Fisher (Sally Face)
Ei/Raiden Shogun (Genshin Impact) Vs. Cloud Retainer (Genshin Impact)
Freya (God of War) Vs. Morrigan (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
Naru (Ori and The Blind Forest) Vs. Masked Songbird (Songbird Symphony)
The Night Mother (Skyrim) Vs. Sole Survivor (Fallout 4)
Kara (Detroit Become Human) Vs. M (Xenoblade 3)
Mother Brain (Metroid) Vs. Lisa Tepes (Castlevania)
Ballora (Sister Location) Vs. Isa (Minecraft: Story Mode)
Sonic Boom (Skylanders) Vs. Worried Mother (Miitopia)
The Queen of all Cosmos (Katamari Damacy) Vs. Hitomi Sagan (Ai: The Somnium FIle)
Justine Courtney (Ace Attorney) Vs. Link’s Grandma (LOZ Wind Waker)
Cooking Mama (Cooking Mama) Vs. Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)
I was wondering when they were gonna touch on Ai being on that train that derailed. I could’ve sworn we saw a clip of that like a few episodes ago, but it never really got addressed.
With all the adventuring that she goes on it can be easy to forget that Yayoi is only in elementary school. So she can’t just up and leave town whenever. Responsible call by Keitaro and Eiko to set up a trip to Kyoto for the weekend.
Speaking of elementary school. Cool to get an episode following Yayoi around school. She’s got a decent amount of friends which was kind of a surprise lol.
We finally get introduced to evil goth loli brat. Love her design. I wonder what her original personality was like before she got replaced by a spirit.
From the very first meeting with Yayoi it’s very clear that Dorothy is up to no good. But what’s her game? Trapping Yayoi in the ghost school? Testing her? Yayoi doesn’t hesitate for a second 😂 she’s always down for a spirit challenge
The teacher spirit backstory was really messed up man. That’s enough to make anyone become an evil spirit. Lost your kid, wife, job, social standing which is massively important in Japan, etc. all over something you didn’t do. Can’t blame him.
So what do you think a season with adult Precure protagonists should be like?
This idea can be presented in many formats, here are some suggestions:
Mother-Daughter Duo: Both of them strengthening their bond through fighting against evil forces, and looking out for eachother in and outside of action;
Sister Duo: A serious and ambitious older sister has a rocky relationship with her carefree and playful baby sis, and now that they are Cures, both of them must leave their differences aside for the sake of the world;
Elderly Lady*: She was once a Cure, now using her past experiences to train the new generation, and becoming the active leader of the group;
OL (Office Lady): This woman finds herself tired, as she struggles to make a living, and is gradually losing touch with her inner child. When she becomes a Cure, she gets a chance to reconnect with her nostalgia;
Toy Collector/Genre-savvy: An avid Magical Girl fan who's now having the time of her life and is constantly searching for her own groove, thinking of a catchprase or a pose and other stuff. Think of Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace, but as an adult.
And that's all I could think of at the present moment. I'm sure some of you have other concepts as well!
*Unlike Cure Flower, the elderly lady is STILL elderly post-transformation.
Swimsuit Homura’s is still one of the best in the game. Chisato’s is decent. Oriko’s is great but also girl. Girl. You are evil. Please keep it up. Yuma’s is decent. Kanoko’s is all over the place. Ren’s is good.
With the help of his supportive childhood friend, Eiko, Kietaro has taken great strides over the past two years. He’s the top-scoring student at his new school, has been working to overcome his social anxiety, and is even taking on a new job as a tutor. But little does he know that his first student is connected to both Eiko and his past. You see, Keitaro became a shut-in after his friend was hurt in an incident involving evil spirits, which he can not only sense but who seem to have an affinity for him. And his new student, Yayoi, has an obsession with evil spirits; she can clearly see them with her double-pupiled eyes and can also exorcise them. But is exorcism really her goal? A tragedy in this spooky young girl’s life is leading her down an unusual and frightening path, one along which she’ll be dragging Keitaro too.