#ryohgo narita

[shibaleeart]

if Iseya is any bit like Izaya in personality:

#drrr #durarara #izaya orihara #sketch #shiba draws #digital art #iseya #kurayukaba #ryohgo narita #holding apollos dodge ball of prophecy #art #fan art #kuramerukagari

[madnessatdawn]

God I love Narita's writing so much. The way he breathes life into characters and their setting rock so much. None of them are static; by that, I mean. They're always moving to do something you, as the audience, get a small glimpse into that in such fun ways. He has a Chekhov machine gun set up with setup twists within twists. The people who animate and draw his work know this. Like a character you just happen to see in the background a few times could be a major player in the game. When it hits you that they are so many things come into place, it's insane. The mystery of the Rain Tracers and everything that is Dollars is a prime example of that. That is to say, please, for the love of good, read and watch dead mount death play. Also, read and watch later this year Fate/Strange Fake (yes he wrote for fate and yes its nutty too.) If nothing else read/watch it cause one of the characters is a patchwork BLÅHAJ

#Ryohgo Narita #Baccano #durarara #Dead Mount Death Play #Fate/strange Fake #dmdp #The shark is super important #The only warning I have is the there is more gore and fanservice in this one but its still great

[readtilyoudie]

DURARARA! VOLUME 1

#manga(visual)monday #durarara #ryohgo narita #Akiyo Satorigi #action #suspense #fantasy #manga

[ella390-the-potato]

Dead Mount Death Play

I will consume any media that has the name Ryohgo Narita attached to it.

#Dead Mount Death Play #DMDP #Ryohgo Narita #Shinta Fujimoto #Geek Toys #Shinoyama Polka #Polka Shinoyama #New Anime #Spring Anime 2023 #It's not even my favorite genre #But I'm still watching it #tw flashing #Anime Gifs #Gifs

[bookaddict24-7]

For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality."

--Ryohgo Narita

#quote of the week #quote #quotes #quotation #book blog #book blogger #Features #on books #on reading #ryohgo narita #bookworm #bookaholic #book lovers #booklr #book aesthetic

[kasikandriera]

I’ve been thinking about starting to read Baccano!

May the fandom rise and convince me because it would be one hell of an expensive journey to read it all

#baccano! #naritaverse #ryohgo narita

[sean-gaffney]

Me, joking on Twitter when the Dead Mount Death Play LN was announced:

Then I get a response, FROM NARITA.

I was, needless to say, surprised, and thanked him.

#baccano #baccano! #ryohgo narita #dengeki bunko

[haveyoureadthiscomic-poll]

#durarara!! #durarara #drrr #ryohgo narita #yen press #square enix #gfantasy #shonen #shonen manga #shounen #shounen manga #manga #poll

[bluemoonsamurai]

Naritaverse Thoughts

My favorite characters from Baccano!, Durarara!!, and Dead Mount Death Play would have fun having a philosophical discussion. I need to see Graham, Izaya, and Solitaire chatting. Izaya would lead the conversation, pointing out Graham's contradictions with interest.

Also, 2/3 of these characters have a spin-off novel. Where's my Graham Specter spin-off? (Volume 16 doesn't count.)

#baccano! #izaya orihara #durarara #drrr izaya #drrr #baccano #dead mount death play #dmdp #dmdp solitaire #Phantom Solitaire #graham specter #naritaverse #narita #ryohgo narita #ramblings #what i think about at work

[animehouse-moe]

Fate/Strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn - The Abridged Rundown

I'll be real, it's an hour long special, there's a lot to get through in regards to it. I'm going to keep things short, and try and condense my thoughts as much as possible which means I'll be skimming over character (and story) related stuff quite a bit. So here's the gist of it: the US is making a fake Holy Grail War without the Mage Association in hopes of it becoming a real one, and we're thrown into the chaos that is fake and real servants colliding in a story that began as a joke on a website in 2009. Yeah, it was originally a joke, turned light novel, turned manga, and now turned anime, so I really recommend reading up on Strange Fake a little bit and as much tertiary Fate information as you can if you want to grasp it, because that's not the goal of this post.

What is the goal though is explaining my thoughts on this hour long special episode, and what it spells for the series going forward (and maybe just a little story and character stuff, who knows).

I'll get it out of the way right off the bat. The production quality? All over the place. In quite a few moments I was left wondering if characters like Faldeus were off model or if it was a creative decision, and there's plenty of examples of downright questionable animation and decisions. I'm rather disappointed in A-1's output considering the addition of a delay. Was the delay to accommodate a single episode special turning into a full series? Or was it just trying to buy time for the more rough pieces displayed in this episode? It's hard to say, but my prior statements still stand. With the help of a few examples, that is.

Anyways, how about some cool stuff? If there's one thing that Strange Fake has going for it, it's style. Weird, right? Production isn't quite there, but the style really is. One of the more bold and interesting examples of Strange Fake's style is through its camera rotations. Sometimes it leads to super odd and rough cuts like the above, other times it creates really striking and inventive scenes like the following. It adds a very nice feel to the content that it appears in, and draws out that sense of drama and suspense quite well. Also, I love that since it's in America they just couldn't help but feature guns and military.

Of course, rotation isn't the only thing that comprises the visual style of Strange Fake. If you were to draft the number 2 spot for most used approach, it would certainly have to be the aggressive camera angles. Not as flashy as the camera rotation or movement itself, but it still plays into that almost melodramatic feel that this story displays for viewers, steeping itself in grandeur and showmanship.

Now, I will say that it misses the beat on its showmanship nearly as much as it nails it, as layouts aren't the only important thing in selling viewers a story. Right alongside it is character acting, and quite often it's relegated to just sort of vibrating pngs on screen that will interact with one another. For comedic effect I think it has a time and place, but I don't think it needs to be used as much as it is early on in this episode. Thankfully though, the good pieces of character acting are really good. Just take a look at Fake Caster here (even though it's just a hand). It captures their personality, their feel, the emotions of their voice (which you can't hear) incredibly well. Though I'll also say that the camera work adds a large amount of feel as well. Just an all around impressively well

Hmm, so where to next? I think, a fun thing to chat about would be the nature of servants, which ironically, plays a really big role in the pairings and purposes of characters throughout this story. I won't go on spoiling things (though I really don't have any information that is spoilers, unless this is your first fate series). Anyways, lets get it started with the coolest and newest servant: Enkidu.

Enkidu is Gilgamesh's counterpart, and the anime makes sure you understand that. Gil is summoned in the middle of a desert, into the hand of a young girl who completely surrenders herself to Gil. Enkidu on the other hand appears in a forest, summoned by a wolf Chimera. The symbolism of the tree of life that appears as lightning is no joke in poor taste, no sir. Enkidu is the blood-brother of Gilgamesh, a warrior who fought side-by-side the king of legend. The parallels are endless between this infamous pair. The disparity between control and freedom, ruling and harmonizing, so on and so forth ad infinitum. This pair was made for one another, and the anime does a great job of conveying that.

Next on the list of incredibly curious has to be our new Berserker and their master, Flat Escardos. I love this idea so, so much. Two peas in a pod these characters are. Unrestricted, unforgiving, and unlimited. The pair are two sides of the same coin with Jack The Ripper comprising the dark of the pair, while Flat the light. It's a really great dynamic, and the character play off each other incredibly well for comic relief and surprisingly dark comments. It's also with Berserker that we get treated to the first of our trio of title cards (though neither of the other two give names). That is, image stills that represent who our servants are, what their story is. Really, really great stuff.

Next up we've got our Assassin, who tells a very simple story alongside the poorly done slam poetry provided by their master. Not a lot to comment on, but I enjoy how not-so-subtle they are with Assassin's background as a religious woman before her fall from grace. Very befitting story, for sure.

Now, the last and certainly not least is our 'wild card' servant and master combination. This one's really something else (I'll share more afterward), but their concept is 'Pestilence'. You might call them a horseman of the apocalypse, the Pale Rider, the Black Plague, whatever name you might fancy. But what they are remains fact: disease. It's really interesting when paired alongside the youthful and innocent Tsubaki, especially as her father takes on the rot/curse of Pale Rider rather than his daughter. Neither like Berserker nor Assassin, Pale Rider is more symbiotic with Tsubaki. A curse, certainly, but one that also cares for and understands Tsubaki, contradicting their very existence as Pale Rider. It's a really curious character that puts even Enkidu and Gilgamesh on alert, so I'm incredibly interested to see what they get up to in this story.

And that's where our information in regards to servants and masters ends. Of course, I've still got a bit more to go so bear with me for just this little bit more.

Strange Fake's style really is something else, as I've said before, but I think one of the more important pieces to it is how fluid it remains. There's all sorts of crazy interesting ideas, from the title cards I've just shown, to the insane impact frames, the dazzling approach to lighting, or even the art style itself. Hell, they use CGI with Pale Rider and it works perfectly to convey that disturbing feel they exude.

Now, this one's separate just because I wanted to chat about it a little. Francesca here's a little drama queen. You already know from her appearance and disposition that she likes to show off, but it extends far past that. Much further past into truly commendable territory all for the sake of showing off. She knows of her short stature, but wishes to impose upon Reeve in this scene, so what does she do? Make a show of trouncing all over his desk. Kicking his lamp over only after performing a perfectly executed stunt to show that she didn't need to kick the lamp over, positioning herself above him so that the shadow she casts is far greater than that of Reeve's, and (effectively) stomping on his police hat to squash his sense of justice underfoot. It's an incredible setup all for Francesca to toy with Reeve in this scene, and I absolutely love it.

Okay okay, last piece. The super cool Gil and Enkidu impact frames. Love that their color schemes are opposite as well. Very very well done, though I wish their fight itself had a bit more impact to it.

And there it is, the end of this Strange Fake special episode. Would I say I'm completely satisfied? Not really, no. There's a lot of production weirdness and concern that I have with a large amount of material through the episode. The story itself is outstanding though, and is presented impressively well. It's just that the animation and some of the creative decisions in regards to that animation is subpar and in poor taste. Strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn is held back from greatness by a single chain, strained at each link, almost begging to be let loose. We didn't get the perfect beginning that A-1 might have hoped for, but I think it's one that plenty of viewers will be enthralled by nonetheless.

#fate #fate anime #fate/strange fake #fate/strange fake: whispers of dawn #strange fake: whispers of dawn #strange fake #fate strange fake #kinoko nasu #naritaverse #ryohgo narita #fate series #anime recommendation #anime review #anime #anime and manga #light novel

[agallimaufryofoddments]

Holy fuck, Dead Mount Death Play anime is happening. Ever since the manga’s fifth anniversary celebrations started happening, what with the all the new merch campaigns and the “announcements of special announcements,” I had a niggling “what if…” thought, but wow, it’s actually happening.

I’ve been having a wishful laugh for months (years?) now about 2023 being the year of Narita (since 2023 = Baccano! light novels’ 20th anniversary, but with the Fake/fate strange Dec 31 TV special coming up (which could possibly lead to a 2023 anime based on precedent) and now this DMDP anime announcement, it’s looking…well, it’s looking up, I say.

Rev vindicated yet again!

#ryohgo narita #dead mount death play #DMDP #psa

[shibaleeart]

Izaya? Iseya? couldn't make it more obvious

It gotta be a parallel universe bro cause aint no way.

#drrr #durarara #izaya orihara #sketch #shiba draws #digital art #iseya #kurayukaba #ryohgo narita #art #fan art #spiderman meme #kuramerukagari

[slutdropintohell]

Realistically, Izaya has almost certainly been to a gay bar. Now hear me out, Izaya lives in Shinjuku - which is home to Ni-chōme (Tokyo’s largest gay quarter). In fact, it houses the world’s largest concentration of gay bars. Granted, we don’t know exactly where Izaya is located within Shinjuku. However it is more than likely that he has at LEAST been to the area, and I’d put money on the fact that he’s met clients in gay bars before. If anybody does know where he lives (East, West etc) then feel free to add to this post! It would be greatly appreciated. Do I think it’s… slightly suspicious that Izaya is the only character who lives in Shinjuku? Perhaps. If we take into account EVERYTHING Narita has written, anyone who looks at that man and calls him straight is wrong.

#durarara #durarara x2 #izaya orihara #shinjuku #anime #shizaya #lgbt #gay characters #shizuo heiwajima #ryohgo narita

[luckstreetboy]

gaming huey is an abomination i made for a stream i did playing FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

#baccano #ryohgo narita #faith #the unholy trinity #the entire 2 hours he just sat in the corner with “facecam” written under him on comic sans ms

[shazzeaslightnovels]

Fate/Strange Fake 8

Author: Ryohgo Narita

Illustrator: Shizuki Morii

Label: Dengeki Bunko

Release Date: 10 February 2023

My Score: 4/5

The story is really starting to head towards the climax this volume. The identity of the master of True Rider was finally revealed at the end of the last volume and they make contact with several other masters to defeat Ishtar. We're starting to see the characters stories truly overlap and come together in a way that Narita always does so well. As always, I really enjoyed this volume overall. I loved the scenes with Enkidu and the wolf, and Sigma's and False Assassin's continued character development. There were so many cool moments and I can't wait to see where the plot goes from here.

I will say though that volume didn't feel as accessible as the other volumes in the series. It introduces the students of Lord El-Melloi II as they reveal themselves to the other masters in Holy Grail War and it's a lot. It's hard to follow and remember all these different characters, even as only a select few are chosen to focus on. It feels like you're expected to have read the Case File of Lord El-Melloi II and be familiar with all these characters and I'm not. I watched the anime and the only student characters who I remember by name, other than Flat and Rin, are Luvia and Svin. I found the scenes with the students pretty hard to follow as a result. I feel like this will probably be better in the anime as there will be visual way to tell the characters apart instead of being introduced to so many characters at once with only their names as a reference. Strange Fake has always loved referencing other Fate properties, particularly Case Files and Zero, but this volume did feel like it took it too far and became hard to follow as a result of the references.

We've got a few characters on the cover this time. There's Ishtar, the wolf, and Faldeus and his servant True Assassin. Ishtar's really charming and it's funny to see her interact with Rin. I don't know if I like this version of the character as much as I like the Grand Order version of her but she's definitely a character that stands out in a series full of interesting characters. I love the Wolf. They're my favorite character. They're probably going to die in the end but I hope not. I just love dog characters and their relationship with Enkidu is so sweet. They had some really cute moments this volume. I'm not a fan of Faldeus. They're the least interesting villain in the series and I wasn't very impressed by his servant either until this volume. True Assassin really got a chance to shine here and became a lot more memorable as a result. I'm really excited to see him in the anime.

This is the most recent volume published and I'm a bit worried that I'm not going to remember anything by the time volume 9 comes out but this was such a fun ride. I've really enjoyed my time catching up to this series and I can't wait for more. Narita mentions in the afterword that he expects there to be two more volumes in the series but I'm kind of doubtful. I feel like there's still so much that needs to be tied up. We're definitely reaching the end but I'm not holding my breath that this will finished at 10 volumes.

#dengeki bunko #fate strange fake #ryohgo narita #shizuki morii #4 stars #2023 releases #november 2023

[kasikandriera]

Why is almost no one talking about dead mount death play here?

I can’t believe it’s so underrated; makes me sad >.<

#dead mount death play #dmdp #ryohgo narita #anime and manga #anime #manga