#k half of this is just. sleepless rambles. not v good. but look at my graphics in this post!

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a reply to @freakova's tags on this post

#this would be a really nice ending honestly#cause YEAH why happened to his parents what gives they’re Usagi’s too#and the fact that auntie adopts the kids it shows how family can be found#+Yuichi know got lil sisters#He’s all about family (miyamoto and auntie) they could have explored it even further

same! would like to know more!!!

we never really touched on Usagi's backstory besides that his parents entrusted auntie with taking care of him, so I often wonder, if the show had been given a longer episode run, like maybe 30, 40, maybe even 26 instead of 20 - could we have seen more character backstories in general? Cuz there's also Kitsune, who's backstory we don't know at all, and then Gen and Toshiko, who we see explain their story a bit in bits and pieces through-out the 2 seasons. The fact that Usagi immediately goes back to his auntie, because he knows Hana would be safe from the ninja there, says a lot about how much he trusts his auntie. like the show makes it feel like he might actually be the most fleshed-out of all the characters, but his story is hidden almost as much as Kitsune's. I sorta get the reasoning there - their personalities already serve to tell their story a lot, Usagi is a big fan of his own ancestor and idolizes him, while Kitsune is a street-thief and grifter before we see Usagi bump into her puppet-cart and ruin her evening plans. The audience can get a lot of info out of just context-clues, but Kitsune and Usagi are also characters who are most easy to read at first, so we don't get their backstories really explored or opened the same way as Chizu or Gen, because, I can only guess, those stories don't seem to directly tie into the two larger arcs shown during the 10+10 episodes. But lol, would still like to know more, where are the activity books and character pages? a little side novel maybe? why did the age of flash games with extra info have to end before this show aired lol, if only Netflix spent money on that sort of stuff too, maybe we'd have more info besides just the shows on their own 😂😂😅

More theories and rambling below :D

My theory about Usagi's parents is that they died in one of the wars mentioned by some of the older characters in the show :) Cliche, I know! but it seems to sorta make sense. Could have been many other reasons too of course! Maybe they went to the city to find or do something related to the family business or history, but found their end somehow. One of my other theories is that there were gang wars in Neo Edo, around 10-14 years before the series starts. Maybe they found their end there? We don't even know how old his parents would have been, but judging by auntie's look and how she speaks and acts, maybe she's like, around 60-ish? she has raised her nephew for 15 years, meaning since she was around 45, so maybe her sister/brother would have been around 35-40 something when they died. I personally headcanon that it's his mom, who is the Miyamoto family member here, so maybe his dad really was a farmer by birth and thus, the family did not have a name anymore (they've always preferred staying in hiding after Miyamoto died) and that's why they gave him the name Yuichi Usagi with meaning... related to that earlier Senso-connected theory I had ^^;

The "big" wars, mentioned by Lady Fuwa and Armiral Nochi, being recent makes sense tho. bc even though a 1000 years have gone past and Edo (our real-world Tokyo) in this world has been able to embrace some more advanced tech (courtesy of the Ki-stone), perhaps even alien tech, depending on how you view what happened with Miyamoto Usagi in the show's past, some of the culture and tech has sort of stayed in the Edo period. This is mainly because the show creators and staff wanted to keep both Edo sensibilities as well as modern tech and create an interesting fusion on an artistic and story level. One of the older interviews from last year mentions that the crew was inspired by Stan's 2015 story Senso - that what if Edo got to take all that alien tech and use it for themselves? From one of Stan's answers in this 2022 Popverse interview:

"They took one of my stories – Senso, a miniseries I did where Martians invade feudal Japan – and wondered what if they took some of the technology they got from those Martians, how would it affect their society generations down the line?

That was the premise, with the story taking place in a city called Neo-Edo; with Edo being the old name for Tokyo, the capital of Japan. It also takes a lot from Japanese culture, such as vending machines, pachinko parlors, karaoke bars, and things like that. It integrated everything, the old and the new, and I’m quite happy about that."

So the wars would make sense to be more recent because to me, it seems that maybe with this tech, from a story-world level, they should be further along the line than having just flying cars and airships, right? But wars are one of those things that always and if Edo didn't have those outside influences that we had, maybe they wouldn't have some things, i.e. we don't see phones or trains on the show vs the phone boom we had in the 1980s in the real world and the hi-speed train rails japan is known for now. So they probably would have also missed out on the 60s Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union, which popularized the 1960s "space age aesthetic" for example, which is what we might think of when trying to remember 60s tech and fashion. So the show creates its own retrofuturism in trying to consider all these different elements.

(images from Flickr, Lehza Vintage)

(from The Rake, The Olympians)

I wonder if they even considered some cultural things that stuck and became popular before and after the US occupation, such as baseball Harley Davidsons and jazz - what would those be like in the world they created around the city of Neo Edo?

(from AnotherDesignBlog, Eiko Hanamura on League of Extraordinary Cosplayers, Sally the Witch on Wikipedia, 60s Vintage MENKO on eBay)

We see some semblances of what we could call western influences in how Gen installs new kitchenware in episode 5, how Kitsune looks like she could be a 1970s Harajuku girl, how Admiral Nochi and the Bat Squadron dress etc. It's an interesting balance throughout the show and thinking about it more just makes me more curious about it haha.

Maybe what happened with the Makkine a 1000 years ago is that a few sentries arrived with Kagehito's ship. Because of the surprise Kagehito expresses about the makkine warbotto self-replicating in the present (the s2 warbotto ep), we can surmise that they didn't back then, so they didn't replicate. Did they leave any ships? In the first season, Kagehito's ship is underground and covered by hundreds of years of rubble and rock. The Mogura Gang helping him then, actually find gold before they find his ship. So if any ships did come through with him those 1000 years ago, it seems that they did not "park" into the same place, or, likely that whatever happened, they were used up by locals.

The show is also quite fast-paced in reality, as we can see from how each episode jumps from POV to POV, or topic to topic and we get a lot of info in a short time, so to me it seems that the story crew REALLY crunched every bit of important info, story or jokes into the episodes, but just, didn't have more time to show or do anything about Usagi's parents.

lol what I'm doing to avoid more brainworms like this is to.... I guess continue writing my fanfic where I try to solve this (the main storyline from the comic i posted haha), but I also realized while writing this... I am waiting to see if I can get one of the new books coming out this or next year that bridges the stories/worlds between Yokai Hunter and Space Usagi, to see if there might be some new connections to be from there about Space Usagi in general, but maybe there could be something there nodding back to SR as well? maybe the new character is inspired by that or somehow bridges those things? lol a fan can hope ;D

#freakova #aghhtreplies #usagi chronicles #srtuc #yuichi usagi #srtuc kitsune #srtuc gen #srtuc toshiko #fan analysis #sorta? #aghht srtuc analysis #srtuc fan theory #long post #srtuc bat squadron #srtuc mogura gang #k half of this is just. sleepless rambles. not v good. but look at my graphics in this post!

[ourhappylies]

Negan Fluff Alphabet 🌻

A = Attractive what do they find attractive about the other?

Negan finds your sassiness the hottest thing about you. He loves that you can defend yourself and sass anyone who dares fuck with you or him in the slightest. He loves how you act, especially around Rick when he dares to get on your ass about being with Negan.

B = Baby do they want a family? why/why not?

Negan doesn’t want a family. He doesn’t want anyone able to be used against him. If life were normal, if things were good, maybe he would have considered having a family with you, but how things are now, he could never even consider having a child.

C = Cuddle how do they cuddle?

When Negan cuddles with you, it’s basically just him laying on top of you, your hand in his hair. He loves feeling close to you, and he loves even more to feel your hands running through his hair, it makes him feel safe, as if the apocalypse isn’t right outside his window. If you’re feeling particularly bad, he’ll trade his place with you, pulling you on top of him and loving on you until you either cry it out or relax enough to calm down.

D = Dates what are dates with them like?

Dates with him are simple, usually going on walks, him swinging Lucille on one side of him, holding your hand with his empty hand. They’re never too crazy, although he certainly wishes they could be.

E = Everything you are my ____ (e.g my life, my world…)

“You’re my reason to stay here in this absolute fucking shithole.” he says softly one night, running his fingers through your hair for a change.

F = Feelings when did they know they were falling in love?

Negan knew he was falling in love when you first handled Lucille, when you picked her up and gave her a little twirl, using your bare fingers and running them over the barbed wire, looking teasingly at him when your finger was pricked.

G = Gentle are they gentle? If so, how?

Negan tries to be gentle, dealing with your femininity and letting you make him flower crowns and kiss him goodnight and good morning, but by nature he isn’t any kind of gentle.

H = Hand/Hold how do they like to hold? how do they like to hold hands?

He does like to hold hands, lacing his fingers with yours, but only when the two of you are alone. He doesn’t like to have a hand not free or filled with a weapon when he’s around others because of his intense paranoia.

I = Impression first impression/s

His first impression of you was that you were weak and he would have to make you one of his wives so you would survive, but that impression quickly changed when you began climbing the ranks.

J = Joker are they into pulling pranks?

He used to pull pranks on you daily, but after letting a walker into the RV instead of him coming in and you being within a millimeter of being bit, he doesn’t play pranks on you too much anymore, unless they’re silly pranks where no one could possibly get harmed, like sprinkling flour over you.

K = Kisses how do they kiss?

Negan actually kisses gently and rather sweetly, he loves to make you feel loved, and in return he loves to feel loved, as it’s something he hasn’t felt in a long time.

L = Love who says I love you first?

You say it first, Negan is too scared that you won’t say it back or that you’ll say it back but only out of fear that he’ll decide to drop you as one of his wives if you don’t.

M = Memory their favourite moment together

His favourite memory with you was when you first told him you loved him. He was shocked, and he spent the first week after you told him asking you to repeat it.

N = Nickel do they spoil? do they buy the person they love everything?

Negan would have spoiled as much as he could, and he tries to, but it doesn’t work as well when there’s nothing to go out and buy for you.

O = Orange what colour reminds them of their other half

The colour that reminds him of you is red. You slept with his scarf almost every night he was away and everytime he thinks of it or sees it he can’t help but imagine you too.

P = Petnames what pet names do they use?

He uses simple but quirky nicknames, like “Sweet (girl/boy)” or “Buttercup”.

Q = Quaint what is their favourite non-modern thing?

He loves old gaming systems, although batteries can’t be wasted on them, he loves collecting them anyway, whenever he can find a game system or an old game.

R = Rainy Day what do they like to do on a rainy day?

Negan likes to sit outside on rainy days, letting the rain wash over him, feeling like it’s washing away the grime and sin from his body.

S = Sad how do they cheer themselves/each other up

Negan cheers himself up by reading the same book he’s read half a dozen times, or by having you read it. It’s the book he always read before bed, and he always falls asleep when yoy read it to him. When you’re upset he finds you sweets, even if it means taking them and bargaining.

T = Talking what do they love to talk about?

Negan doesn’t talk much, he much rather prefers to hear you ramble, but when you can get him to open up all he wants to talk about is what life was like before, and what he would have been doing with you if life wasn’t the shithole it is.

U = Unencumbered What helps them relax?

A nice shoulder massage from you and your fingers tangled in his hair always helps him calm down and relax after a long day.

V = Vaunt what do they like to show off? What are they proud of?

Negan likes to show off how he can get anything he wants. He’ll take the opportunity to show you around anyone’s campsite, giving you the grand tour of anyone’s space, gesturing largely and with much grandiose.

W = Wedding when, how, where do they propose?

Negan got the ring off of a walker, so it doesn’t quite fit your finger, but he proposes with it anyways, one night, where he wastes electricity to decorate with fairy lights in your favourite colour, pulling you to a little bench he stole from a nearby park, sitting you down and asking if you’ll marry him, at least unofficially become his only wife. Because the ring doesn’t quite fit, you wear it on a chain around your neck for years.

X = Xylophone What’s their song?

Ed Sheeran’s Perfect. He loves to sing it to you on sleepless nights, and if you genderbend to sing to him he falls in love with you more than he had before.

Y = You the ___ to my ___ (e.g the cookies to my milk, the macaroni to my cheese)

“You’re the fudge to my brownies.” He’d say, ruffling your hair and tossing you a treat he found on one of his runs. “Love you.” He’d say softly, before sneaking off.

Z = Zebra if they wanted a pet, what pet would they get?

Negan would probably get a rabbit. They’re pretty easy to take care of, and they’re rather sweet. He loves how soft they are, and he misses the one he owned before the apocalypse happened.

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