#saezuru funny

[twitteringthings]

Who the Heck is This Izumi Chick?!

Besides just being the club mama….

First off, she seems like a kind person and as Kamiya stated, definitely not suited to be wrapped up in the Yakuza-girly lifestyle. I'm going to throw out a few speculations as to what her relationship to Doumeki could be and her importance to the plot. These ideas are based off of theories I have read and my own thoughts/interpretations :)

Doumeki's confidant/friend This does seem out of character for Doumeki but I'll list it as a possibility anyway. Maybe they're just friends and he confides in her about emotional things, his past?. Maybe she knows about everything that happened four years ago. She seems to know things about Doumeki that other characters don't. Like how she seemed confused when Kamiya referred to Doumeki as her boyfriend in Ch. 54. Not to mention that Kamiya says "He's always going over to your house" now I know D doesn't like sex that much, lol - at least with people who aren't Y. And he did mention he usually takes care of that himself. Think about it, if they were just sleeping together or in a relationship, there wouldn't be so much ambiguity surrounding their association with each other - Sensei has ofc done this purposefully! She wouldn't be acting so "weird" about it, if you ask me. Maybe she knows Aoi or helps D keep tabs on his family and gets money to them. idk idk idk, ahhhh! OOOO maybe when after kamiya left and izumi repeated to herself his words, "Not suited, huh." It was something she heard before from someone - D maybe? what could this meannn. What other reason could D have for visiting her all of the time? Do you think she's seen him smile? That would be adorable if it was a friendship. It would definitely be nice, but this is my theory that I think is the most off and doesn't fit the plot/characters. womp womp.

Secret tattoo Artist Not very likely Imo, I feel like a person would have come to the house (I'm not familiar with where irezumi is normally done in the yakuza) to do D's tattoo or he would go to the same person who did Tsukanawa's. I'm not sure if he got the tattoo after he saved Niki - I'm pretty sure he did - but maybe Tsukanawa and the others suggested he get one after his noble feat? Like an emblem. Maybe Tsukanawa offered to pay for it? Also, I saw a post on here that said D's tattoo didn't look finished yet, but I disagree. If that were so, I think Y would have mentioned it or something - or maybe it would be more obvious to the reader that it is still in progress. Y just says, "he went and got a back tattoo" and not something like "The idiot's got a half-baked tattoo on his back." AND if she did tattoos, I'm sure it wouldn't be a secret to everyone else. AND if the reason D was over her apartment all of the time was because of his tattoo that wouldn't make sense because you need time to heal between sessions and his back would be protected with something if he was.

Sex Buddy (turned friend) I could definitely see D attempting to get over Y in some way over the 4 years they were apart - albeit clinging onto hope that one day - somehow - they would reconnect. And during that period, I can imagine him experimenting with another person to "get over" Y (as if) or just to explore his own sexuality in a healthy way - especially as he matured and formed his own identity separate from Y. Maybe it started as sex, and they became friends? I still don't know though, because he is so terrified of being a rapist like his dad with Y, so it's also hard to imagine him - pardon my language - dominating a woman like that. Especially if what happened with Aoi still lingers in his mind. Even though Y tried to comfort him I'm sure he still feels the guilt. Saving Niki may have helped his guilt though - finally being able to successfully protect someone he cares for. ALSO, D denies having a woman when asked by Tsukanawa several times, but when Y assumes he has a woman during their encounter in Ch. 46 he confirms that he does. which is it Doumeki? Sounds suspicious to me. And it's not as if he is too shy to tell his boss that he has a woman, I mean he told Tsukanawa about his jerking off habits soooo.... I think he said this to make Y jealous - he was even looking away from Y with his head hung down as he answered the question...

Plot Driver Assuming my first theory to be true: Maybe something happens with the yakuza plot to where D is in a really bad situation (about the money he stole, Misumi, involvement with Y, disobeying Tsukanawa, current group drama, etc) and Izumi is the one to offer up crucial information about his past that ends up helping him?

A query... In Ch. 46 Izumi asks Kamiya not to spread around rumors of her and D's assumed relationship status because it might cause trouble. My question is why? What kind of trouble? Why would them dating be an issue? Thoughts?

Please share your thoughts also! And be well people <3

Disclaimer: These are purely my own ideas/theories/opinions, and they are all most likely incorrect lol. I'm just having fun speculating about what's to come :D

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #twittering birds never fly #doumeki x yashiro #yaoi bl #doumeki chikara #yashiro #saezuru fandom #saezuru predictions #saezuru #manga #yaoi #yaoi manga #yoneda kou #saezuru feels #yaoi recommendation #saezuru spoilers #saezuru funny

[corfisers]

it's so fascinating to me how little there is to work with if you want to go with the (most likely) intended reading of yashiro as a cis man. if you ignore what other characters are saying, all the instances of "bitch" being thrown at him, men comparing him to a woman as an insult, and just focus on his own feelings regarding his gender and masculinity, there's… nothing really? the few times when he explicitly says that he's not a woman go hand in hand with "therefore it's okay to hurt and abuse me, to be rough with me, to want to leave me, etc etc". the way he talks about men usually reads as "men and me" with a level of separation there. all the "what type of women do you like? is this how it is with women? are you gentle with women? women women women?" there's no attachment to being a man, not that i can see at least, so reading saezuru through the lenses of sexuality and gender rather than just sexuality is this weird experience of "i know what you want me to think, but thank you for leaving so much room for the other interpretation"

#sorry for spilling a bit of my trans yashiro agenda i just feel like i'd explode otherwise #like. she really didn't put anything in there. there is no “people don't see me as a man and it bothers me” or anything like that #and yes i know yashiro generally just doesn't care but still #i'm fully aware that we are not getting a “oops! the bl manga has always been about a closeted trans woman actually” #it's just the fact that there's NOTHING outside of the “this is the intent that you'd normally assume” that's so funny to me #i'm hoping that she doesn't touch on gender much so i could live in my own little world that Somehow magically doesn't go against canon #but even if she does then oh well. still valid reading up to this point at the very least and you can fight me on that idc #forcibly shutting myself up now but augh. head in hands. #saezuru tag

[novabl]

It´s so funny to me how the tables have turned in saezuru. the situation is now completely in doumeki´s hands and yashiro is the one begging doumeki for more emotional closeness. Everything that Doumeki ever wanted: emotional nearness, eye contact while having sex, hearing as a reassurance that he is needed and wanted...i think this time it´s yashiro who wants this because Doumeki is starving him with the lack of emotiveness. it was all too much for yashiro back then but i think he´s ready for it now. i can totally picture yashiro saying "tell me i´m the one you want" as the story continues. what do you think?

I think so too. I can see a parallel happening with Doumeki’s confession from volume 5 to Yashiro’s confession. I think Yashiro’s journey is not only about learning to accept the things he wants and realizing he deserves good things but in also facing his fear of vulnerability. Yashiro kicking Doumeki out of his life wasn’t entirely selfless, there was also a desire for self preservation as well. I would say it is equally up to both at this point for them to be together but they have slightly different journey. Though the majority of the work admittedly does fall on Yashiro.

[psychewritesbs]

Don't you think it's funny cause actual canon gay characters in BL manga/manhwa will say "I love you" but only the shounen bromance can spew out some of the most romantic shit akin to a 19th century poet writing a letter expressing his surpressed love for his lover 😭.....

ok but when you put it like that...

This is an interesting conversation to have because I am not sure it's so much about the demographics (shonen is more of a demographic than a literary genre although it does have certain characteristics that define it because of its intended demographic), as it is about writing skill and being able to show vs. tell.

Because, as a fujo who went through a thirsty fujo phase, I consumed a lot of bl. Like... A LOT. And I came out of that phase accepting the cold realization that I did not like most bl/yaoi because it is highly clichéd and relies on tropes entirely way too much.

Like I literally used to say "I read yaoi for the plot" because...

GIVE ME THE CHEMISTRY, GIVE ME THE DYNAMIC, GIVE ME THE DRAMAAAAAAAAA!!!!

To your point under the cut 😂 ...

Man, I just can't get over how well you put it.

Anyways, given how you framed your ask, so do you think it's a male perspective thing? I ask because I do recognize that sometimes the way male friendships are portrayed in animanga feels very intimate and very unique to Japanese media, although I could be wrong.

Because, if we're talking about the big battle shonen bl manga out there, jjk, naruto, bnha, hq, etc. are the big "offenders" and these are all male authors (well, we're not sure about hq). So I can see why you feel like these characters are able to express their perspective for each other in a way that you don't see in other manga.

Personally, I am a big fan of how CLAMP (who are all women and very possibly all queer) executes LGBTQ+ dynamics. An example found in a shonen manga that I particularly love is kurofai from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle.

And the thing about this pairing is that you never hear them say "I love you." Instead you are shown through their behavior towards one another and the subtext how much they have grown to care for each other.

In addition to the majority of CLAMP's m/m dynamics (across a variety of manga published for different demographics), another couple of examples of gays I love include Tomoko Yamashita's pairing in Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru (although I didn't care for the ending), Yoneda Kou's Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai, and obvs Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurou Kubo's Yuri on Ice. I haven't read/seen Banana Fish but I understand that's another bl fan fave classic that is good.

So there are some good dynamics out there outside of shonen lol, you just have to dig for them like a maniac... or so I've been told ehem.

But even as masterful as CLAMP is at executing soulmate dynamics, if you specifically take itafushi for example, Gege's ability to vest that bromance with so much beauty is just off the charts something else. As a woman I find the container of this dynamic to be deeply aspirational. There's this shared and unspoken understanding between the two characters, not to mention love that... idk.. it just has this... je ne sais quoi.

idk... I am curious about more #thoughts on this because there's a lot going on here in terms of self-insertion into male characters, equality in dynamics, just so much to unpack.

Please feel free to send all the #thoughts to whomever else reads this!

Thanks for reaching out anon!!!!

#ask the mental gymnastics anime girl #you say fujoshi like it's a bad thing

[saezurufeels]

I was rereading chapter 50 of Saezuru and realized that originally doumeki didn’t want to take yashiro and nanahara to investigate the club. Do you think that could have contributed to doumeki being so pissed about kido? It might seem unlikely but I don’t think it is completely untrue. Like doumeki knew about inami so what was it about kido that actually pissed him off to that extent. Doumeki has also expressed a concern of Yashiro betraying them. Maybe he is a bit worried that yashiro is playing him or trying to sabotage him in a way. I don’t know what are your thoughts.

I think the reason Doumeki is angry that Yashiro went to Kido is because he cares about him. If you want more details, I wrote about it here. Do I think Doumeki is concerned about Yashiro betraying him? Not at all. Why would Yashiro betray him? He’s not involved in the conflict between Ryuuzu/Okuyama and Sakura Group. If anything, Ryuuzu is their common enemy. In the beginning of their investigation, Doumeki was even working cordially alongside Yashiro. Things only started to change when they found out that Ryuuzu/Okuyama were involved (ch. 45). Shortly after that discovery is when Doumeki asked to drive Yashiro home, and talk to him about leaving the investigation. Doumeki told Yashiro that Ryuuzu’s motive is most likely revenge and that he would also be in danger. The next day Doumeki brought Yashiro back to their headquarters, but this time Muraji asked Yashiro to withdraw from the investigation because he was worried that Misumi’s special little guy (Yashiro) could get harmed.

But, I understand where you’re coming from, after all Doumeki did tell Yashiro to stop sharing information with Inami. But was that Doumeki’s primary concern? What did he say? “Don’t share intel with cops (aka, stay away from Inami), or take the money we offered and withdraw from the case,” right? So, whichever option Yashiro chooses would also ensure Doumeki that Yashiro stays safe.

The way Doumeki framed his ultimatum was very clever. After all, it’s a reasonable request “when you meddle in other group’s affairs,” yet at the same time, it doesn't give Yashiro enough ammunition to accuse Doumeki of any false pretext. Doumeki flipped the tables and pushed Yashiro into a corner. No wonder Yashiro thought, “well, isn’t this funny.” It was also in the next chapter (ch. 47) that Yashiro had that awakening and started to see Doumeki in a different light.

So I think Doumeki's true intention with that ultimatum was simply to keep Yashiro safe, and not have to bear witness to his violent coping mechanism. Going back to your question of why Doumeki was so upset about Kido— well, he literally stood in the same room while Kido manhandled and insulted Yashiro. I think Doumeki would’ve been just as angry if he saw anyone else doing that to Yashiro. Interesting question, thanks!

#asks and replies #yashiro #doumeki

[charlietwats]

i’m fast as fuck boi

(screenshot from @kayura452 ‘s post)

#WHERE ARE U GOING YASHIRO #HES SO SPEEDY #ZOOOOM #saezuru 45 spoilers #saezuru #why is this so funny #to me

[popflythesky]

‘why do you wanna join’

‘idk any other yakuza groups’

made me realize again im mostly reading this for the comedy

#?? angst yes but the comedy!! #this series is pretty consistently funny #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #spoilers

[transparentduckbird]

yashiro

#saezuru feels #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #funny #funny pics

[twitteringthings]

Doumeki Is the Type...

It's Ds turn! <3

To wake up in the middle of the night just to watch Yashiro breathe and touch his hair (pretty canon already) To be the type to ask, "How did you sleep, did you dream?" To like flowers To be the designated driver - every. time. To think sparkling water is "spicy" or "Idk," there is no in between lol To do well in a painting class - led by Aoi of course :) To have read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" during the four years him and Y were apart (don't hate me for this one hahaha) To do well in history and geography To have a stash of sweets ready just for Yashiro's sweet tooth To Have a cute picture of Yashiro's sleeping face as his phone background LOL To not have any social media To remember a grocery list without having to write anything down To not understand how technology works (yes, I'm referring to "the cloud" lol) To have sensitive nipples (hehe, thx Yoneda-Sensei) To actually enjoy going to an art museum

Please keep the list going, I would love to hear some funnier or more creative ones!

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #twittering birds never fly #saezuru #doumeki x yashiro #doumeki chikara #yaoi bl #yoneda kou #saezuru funny

[corfisers]

shoutout to whoever did russian translation for saezuru and straight up just went with "maybe it would've been easier if i was a woman"

#to be clear the original isn't as direct and the eng translation i've read is more detached from this interpretation #so it's really funny checking out rus and getting hit with this #can't be bothered to check the rest of the translation but just for this bit they have my respect #if you're gonna throw away the subtlety might as well do it in that conversation specifically <- i say as the most biased guy around here #saezuru tag

[things-all-love]

I needed to share this on here too haha as per request by @standardfujoshi 💛

#saezuru #funny edits

[novabl]

Saezuru Chapter 54

Spoilers!!!

Disclaimer: this is based on summaries from twitter and will have my opinion throughout.

The chapter starts out with Kamiya questioning the yakuza guy about the robbery. It seems like the sakura has been having issues with robberies lately. I am not sure if he was able to actually find out who was involved but once the questioning is completed Kamiya makes a remark to the mama about Doumeki being her boyfriend and she neither confirms nor denies. I saw somebody say she has a reaction that shows denial but it is hard to say because I haven’t seen the chapter. It is funny to me that Kamiya is the one who straight up confronts her about it but I guess he has a good amount of interaction with her being apart of sakura. Yashiro and Nanahara get confronted by the waiter that was eyeing them at the end of 53 and Yashiro tries to flirt his way out. It doesn’t seem to work though and Nanahara protects him from getting hit. Can I just say that I am glad that they never hooked up. Yashiro needs friends and Nanahara is the closest one right now. Then we get to Doumeki and Inami where Inami is suspicious of Doumeki and tries to have a mutual exchange of info. Inami then tries to threaten Doumeki with a video of Yashiro and Inami havong sex. Doumeki punches him, destroys his phone and grabs Inami to try to get it off the cloud which wouldn’t work in that moment lol. Doumeki tells Inami to stay away but Inami says that is not for Doumeki to decide and says Doumeki is a rapist for having sex with an impotent man which surprises Doumeki and that is the end. My predictions were somewhat right. Doumeki did demonstrate a level of control and didn’t beat the shit out of Inami. There is a chance of that next chapter but Inami was being plenty gross this chapter and even showed a sex tape of Yashiro. If Doumeki can control himself in that situation then I think he could in the upcoming chapter. Inami also clearly states that Doumeki won’t scare him off so I am pretty sure getting rid of Inami is for Yashiro to do.

It is still early and I am sure more details will come out to change how I feel about the chapter but I wanted to get some feelings out now.

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #saezuru

[sorrowdivine]

I just noticed I never posted these two Pics here <3

The Nanamiya Pic was ofc for Christmas~

And the Doumeki Tattoo one was a Challenge where The Saezuru Discord should draw, what Tattoo Yashiro would give Doumeki! I made a funny version xD

Also since I can't post NSFW here anymore, I'll link two other pics here, that I uploaded on Twitter, hehe:

Diccu Challenge: https://twitter.com/saesorrow/status/1387857575736184833?s=20

Sex Pose YashiroxDoumeki Challenge: https://twitter.com/saesorrow/status/1344207054974627841?s=20

Have fun <3

#my art #saezuru fanart #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #twittering birds never fly #doumeki #nanamiya #nanahara #kamiya #christmas #tattoo #kiss #art

[trashexplorer]

BLCD Review: Saezuru 6

Title: Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 6 (囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 6)

Release Date: 2020/02/21

Author/Artist: Yoneda Kou

Cast:

Hatano Wataru x Shingaki Tarusuke

Yasumoto Hiroki

Ookawa Tooru

Takase Akimitsu

Okitsu Kazuyuki

Satou Takuya

Miyake Takahiro

Synopsis: Adaptation of the 6th volume of the series of the same name.

Review Proper

That's it. That’s the review. Also, I miss you, Qinni. 

No, but seriously, the instant the bgm started in track 1, I was already in tears. Volume 6 was hands down the most painful and nerve-wracking volume out of the whole series so far, and it has many of the most iconic and painful lines ever said by Yashiro, so I was so scared of listening to this even though I’ve had it for a while now. Needless to say, it completely broke me as Frontier Works came at me with another masterpiece. From the pacing, to the voice work, to the sound direction, and the accuracy, Frontier Works has, yet again, hit every mark. But well, Yoneda Kou’s always in good hands as all of her BLCDs were adapted beautifully.

Speaking of beauty, let’s move on to the beautiful, beautiful voice work.

Man, Shingaki Tarusuke never fails to emulate whatever feelings Yashiro and Yoneda Kou wanted to convey in the manga. It’s no wonder that Waccha’s Doumeki fell hard for Shingaki’s Yashiro. His Yashiro is easily one of the best and most iconic performances of the BLCD world of all time. Did you know that Saezuru's BLCDs almost always place 2nd in chil-chil's awards and that Shingaki is always in the top ten? We have to stan! 😩 If they didn’t bring him in to do Yashiro for the movie, then I’m sure that there would’ve been protests. You just have to give it to Shingaki Tarusuke and Okitsu for handling these types of emotional roles. Side note, isn’t it funny how Nanahara’s always chasing Yashiro’s ass considering that Okitsu has never topped Shingaki so far? 😂 Speaking of emotional roles, I just want to remind everyone that Shingaki and Okitsu did team up for Life Senjou. *war flashbacks*

As for Hatano Wataru—this is how it’s done, boys! Waccha is one of our gen 1 whale lords that can go even lower without ever sounding flat. I don’t know how he does it and which part of his respiratory system he uses to do it, but despite how low pitched his Doumeki is, it still has a sharpness to it that keeps his voice clear and light! Waccha really has such a broad range. His Fuwa-san in Memento Scarlet and Doumeki here are almost like polar opposites in pitch and tone. Ugh. Veterans. It’s kind of funny knowing that both Shingaki and SatoTaku is in this BLCD as well considering what went down in Kanawanu Koi and Memento Scarlet. 😂 

The rest of the cast also delivered. Mind you, Saezuru has a lot of cast members, but majority of them are veterans. Volume 6 has almost all of the cast of the series present sans Ryuuzaki (Miyake Kenta), Kuga (Ono Yuuki), and Kurobane-san (Kanehira Yamamoto). KUROBANE-SANNNNN 😭😭😭. I lost it when Misumi-san called his name out when he visited his grave. The sheer emotion Ookawa Tooru poured into that one line—THAT HIRATA MOTHERFUCKER GOT WHAT HE DESERVED. Sasuga veteran-sama. No expense was spared for the voice work and sound direction as it should be.

I know I said that I wouldn’t make a review for Saezuru, but since Hirata’s case has been wrapped up, I think that it was about high time everybody got the recognition that they deserve (especially Shingaki and Waccha). Man, I just love Yoneda Kou and Saezuru in general. I know a lot of people feel that it’s too dragged out and some already find it boring, but Saezuru’s just hits different for me. The beauty, tragedy, and madness makes this work so captivating to me that I will never tire of waiting for the next chapters to come out. Only Yoneda Kou knows how this will end, but I’m sure as hell that I’m sticking around to see it. 

It goes without saying that I highly recommend everyone to listen to 6 and Saezuru as whole especially if you’re a fan. Despite how complex the dialogue is, catching up with the BLCD is easy. Plus, there aren’t any major additions and cut outs from the original dialogues. If you haven’t read the manga, but are interested in it, I would suggest listening to the BLCD while you’re at it because it helps you distinguish between the characters (since the VAs voices are distinct from one another). If you want more serious yakuza/police BLCDs, then give Yoneda Kou’s Don’t Stay Gold (Yasumoto Hiroki x Ono Yuuki) and NightS (Ono Yuuki x Nojima Hirofumi) and drum roll please...Natsume Kazuki’s MODS (Yashiro Taku x Saitou Souma) and Nights Before Night (Ono Yuuki & Morikawa Toshiyuki x Nojima Hirofumi) a try! WAIT. ARE YOU TELLING ME ONO YUUKI IS IN ALL OF THOSE AND THAT NIGHTS AND NIGHTS BEFORE NIGHT HAD THE SAME CASTING???? ARE YOU A BANCHOU, SIR?!

#blcd reviews #blcd 2020 reviews #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #yoneda kou #fronteir works #hatano wataru #shingaki tarusuke #yasumoto hiroki #okitsu kazuyuki #ookawa tooru #takase akimitsu #satou takuya #miyake takahiro

[stuckinakillingjar]

2020 Anime that I’ve watched + my opinion on them

Before I start let’s get some things out of the way:

This may include spoilers, I try to avoid them. Btw don’t expect professional reviews, this is just me ranting

Anime that weren’t finished this year are not included (with that I’m talking about Jujutsu Kaisen, it’ll probably be in my next list if I remember to make one next year)

I took the summaries from My Anime List because I suck at writing coherent summaries myself

This will probably be the longest post ever, so I’ll start with the reviews under the cut

I spent way too much time on this omg...ok here we go...

Fugou Keiji: Balance Unlimited (Spring 2020)

MAL Summary: Daisuke Kanbe, a man of extraordinary wealth, is assigned to the Modern Crime Prevention Headquarters as a detective. It is there that he gets partnered with Haru Katou, a humane detective who values justice above all. The two are polar opposites, and their morals clash time and time again. Haru despises Daisuke for using monetary wealth to solve cases, as he believes that money isn't everything. The two will have to combine their efforts, however, to solve the mysteries that are coming their way.

I love love love this show. This was the first Anime I’ve simulcasted (well just the last 5 or 6 episodes tbh), and I found it through...Tumblr. 

Yep, I started watching a few episodes after I saw the episode of Daisuke sleeping over at Kato’s house on Tumblr (this one totally didn’t become my comfort episode). I find it funny how the entire fandom on here made up the most crazy theories about the show and in the end the entire thing was kinda...disappointing? 

A big thing that makes a good Anime for me is the animation (I mean of course) and we all know how that turned out lmao...the one episode where Kato and Daisuke infiltrated the boat or ship or whatever was a pure shitshow ngl. 

OH MY GOD THE OST FOR THIS IS GOD TIER. The OP slaps sooo hard, and the ED was stuck in my head for like a month straight.

I love the character designs, voice actors (MAMORU MIYANO??? and don’t even get me started on Daisuke’s VA...) and overall it was a sweet, short story that I really enjoyed in the end, even though it had it’s bad traits. 

Final score: 8/10

Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather (Winter 2020)

MAL Summary: Yashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Doumeki Chikara comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist. Yashiro makes advances toward Doumeki, but Doumeki has mysterious reasons for denying. Yashiro, who abuses his power just to abuse himself, and Doumeki, who faithfully obeys his every command, begin the tumultuous affair of two men with songs in their hearts and no wings to fly.  

So yeah, there’s not much to say about this one, I had to watch it two times because I kinda lost interest the first time and used it as background noise, but yeah let’s not talk about my short attention span-

I liked the animation, the story too, and even though I’m not into Hentai, it was tolerable.

Final score: 7/10

number24 (Winter 2020)

MAL Summary: Natsuza Yuzuki has been playing rugby as a left-winger ever since he was a child. After enrolling in Doushisha University, he quickly becomes a rising star in the Kansai University League. His dreams are shattered, however, when a nasty motorbike accident leaves him with a spinal hernia—making him unable to be able to play rugby ever again. With no role available other than the position of manager, he accepts his new post and hopes his squad can obtain a league title. Yuzuki's team is an unlikely group, including his stoic best friend and full-back Seiichirou Jingyouji; hot-headed first-year Yasunari Tsuru, who harbors a strong dislike for Natsuza, filling his senior's old position as left wing; and Yuu Mashiro, who is struggling to hold his ground as a scrum half. Despite Natsuza putting his all into training his team for a league title, their squad still feels incomplete. A year ago, Ibuki Ueka, the genius fly-half that was once Doushisha's ace, suddenly quit rugby—and now Natsuza is determined to get him back.

Yeah I dropped this one after the 6th episode because it was so. fucking. boring. And OH MY GOD I hate the animation so much, it’s awful. This is a rugby Anime, isn’t it supposed to look like...dirty? Rough? It was the exact opposite lmfao

The MC was annoying as shit, and for some reason this dude had a fucking harem running after him? Like idk why, he’s so awful. 

The actual rugby scenes were just boring, they went on for like five minutes and the rest of the episode was the MC getting wooed by those guys.

I don’t even know how I found that shit i the first place, and yeah I dropped it...

Final score: 2/10

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (Fall 2020)

MAL Summary: Crime-ridden Ikebukuro is a haven for violent gangs, the Yakuza, and home to Makoto Majima. To protect his friends, this charismatic troubleshooter mediates disputes among the warring factions—even fixing problems the police can't. But when a rising tide of violence results in Makoto losing a loved one, can he ride out the storm, or will he drown in all the spilled blood that floods his streets?

First of all: I hate the artstyle so much. The only thing that I like in this series concerning the art is the food. Thats literally it.

It’s an episodic series, and I just think that this one wasn’t really it for me. The last few episodes were kind of connected but they killed off my favorite character so that’s a big minus.

OK COMING BACK AFTER WATCHING THE FINAL EPISODE: That was fucking fire I loved it oh my god. Turns out that they actually didn’t kill off my favorite character, and I was really surprised by the plot twist of who was behind all of the shit that made the G-Boys and the Red Angels have a gang war. Ok back to the review...

The stories were kinda boring most of the time, but each and every one of them discussed a problem in our society nowdays, which I really liked.

There was always something off about how the characters acted, I can’t really put my finger on it, but it just made the whole thing kinda...unrealistic??

Final score: 6/10

Haikyuu!!: To the Top (Winter 2020)

MAL Summary: After their triumphant victory over Shiratorizawa Academy, the Karasuno High School volleyball team has earned their long-awaited ticket to nationals. As preparations begin, genius setter Tobio Kageyama is invited to the All-Japan Youth Training Camp to play alongside fellow nationally recognized players. Meanwhile, Kei Tsukishima is invited to a special rookie training camp for first-years within the Miyagi Prefecture. Not receiving any invitations himself, the enthusiastic Shouyou Hinata feels left behind. However, Hinata does not back down. Transforming his frustration into self-motivation, he boldly decides to sneak himself into the same rookie training camp as Tsukishima. Even though Hinata only lands himself a job as the ball boy, he comes to see this as a golden opportunity. He begins to not only reflect on his skills as a volleyball player but also analyze the plethora of information available on the court and how he can apply it. As the much-anticipated national tournament approaches, the members of Karasuno's volleyball team attempt to overcome their weak points and refine their skills, all while aiming for the top!

This is gonna be a long one, brace yourselves.

Look I love Haikyuu!! with all of my heart. But this just wasn’t it. 

Let’s just start with the artstyle since that’s literally the main thing that ruined this season for me.

Some characters had a really nice glow up: Yaku, Yamaguchi, Ennoshita or Tendou for example. They somehow managed to make all of the girls look 100-times better even after they already looked amazing in the first three seasons (Kiyoko-senpai pls notice me). 

But seriously. How do you manage making almost all of the main cast look like shit? Like wtf? What the hell happened to Asahi’s and Hinata’s hair? Why does Takeda-sensei look like a baby? Why does Kageyama look like he’s completely uninterested and half asleep, and NOT intimidating at all. Why is Tsukishima’s face so small? Why are all of their eyes so big all of the sudden? And has Suga always been this fucking annoying? 

Someone on Reddit said something like: ‘now you just have to look and Haikyuu and go: “Yeah that’s definitely an Anime”’.  Everything’s just so poppy and shiny?? It’s hard for me to actually explain it, but it just doesn’t feel like Haikyuu to me without the ‘dirty’ looking artstyle. It took me like 9 episodes to get used to it, but I still don’t like it at all.

(I actually found someone on Youtube who describes the change perfectly)

Considering the story there’s nothing much to say, I definitely liked the last 5 episodes more than the first few ones, because those were basically just practising and Hinata being so fucking annoying. I got invested when they finally went to Nationals though, that made me really happy.

It’s really nice to see Bokuaka again, although Akaashi looked 10 times prettier in Season 2. Bokuto had a glow-up though. Now that I’m mentioning them I also have to say that I liked Kenma in the  old artstyle more. Kuroo’s smile still looks like ‘creepy-pedo’ to me. I still love them all though.

The OP is fire btw

Final score: 6/10

Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season (Fall 2020)

MAL Summary:  Karasuno enters into the second half of Nationals with brand-new opponents: Inarizaki High. The long-standing powerhouse team includes a few familiar faces, namely Miya Atsumu. Named Japan's "best high school setter," Miya previously rubbed elbows with Kageyama at the All-Japan Youth Intensive Training Camp. Karasuno will have to overcome a setter that outranks their own, and Atsumu's twin brother is on the team, too.

Ok, I finished this like two minutes ago, so everything is still fresh in my memories: THAT WAS AWESOME. The last 2-3 episodes had me on the edge of my seat that was fucking amazing aaaahhhhh

I’m so proud and really fuckin hyped for the match against Nekoma, I’ve been waiting for that shit forever, I wanna cry omfg

So, now that this is out of the way, let’s get to the other stuff: The OST was incredible, as always. I liked the Miya Twins Theme with the saxophones (?). I called it “Kakegurui Trap Remix” in my notes lmfao. BTW: the Inarizaki cheer sounds like that one song from Naruto that my brother can’t stop listening to.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but damn I can’t stand Suna and that Atsumu guy. This dude just looks like a character Mamoru Miyano would voice for (nothing against Mamoru though, I love this man). 

JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT EVERY TIME I SEE ATSUMU I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT BEE MOVIE MEME SOMEONE MADE

Now let’s talk about the only thing about this season that made my blood boil: The animation of course. Those two outsourced episodes 2 and 6 physically pained me, damn. I wanna smack the shit out of everyone who looked at the final product of the animation in those episodes and thought “Oh don’t worry they’re not gonna notice”. Like, who the fuck was responsible for the in-between animation, I just wanna talk, seriously how can you fuck up that bad. (Ok damn, after proof-reading the entire post this sounds a little harsh, but I’m just gonna let it stay like that lol)

Final score: 8/10

Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun (Winter 2020)

MAL Summary: The famous "Seven Wonders" that every school seems to have are a staple of Japanese urban legends. One of the most well-known of these tales is that of Hanako-san: the ghost of a young girl who haunts the school's bathrooms. Kamome Academy has its own version of Hanako-san's legend. Rumors claim that if one successfully manages to summon Hanako-san, she will grant her summoner any wish. Lured by the gossip, many people have tried to call upon her, yet every attempt has failed. However, when Nene Yashiro, a girl hoping for romantic fortune, dares to summon Hanako-san, she discovers that the rumored "girl" is actually a boy! After a series of unfortunate events involving Nene's romantic desires, she is unwillingly entangled in the world of the supernatural, becoming Hanako-kun's assistant. Soon, she finds out about Hanako-kun's lesser-known duty: maintaining the fragile balance between mortals and apparitions.

!THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!

First of all: What’s with main characters eating cursed objects this year?

The artstyle was the thing that I liked the most about this Anime. It makes everyone look really cute, it’s very detailed and colorful. Hanako is the cutest little shit ever, and Tsuchigomori looks like a TikTok E-Boy lmfao (btw why does it feel like Kenjirou Tsuda is in every Anime I’m watching? No hate tho, he’s one of my favorites)

And oh my god, the OP really didn’t have to slap that hard, damn it sounds awesome, and the ED too.

There were some kind of technical difficulties considering the sound, I don’t know if it’s because of the site I watched it on, but sometimes when the characters speak there’s some sort of rustle in the background that just annoyed me. And I don’t know if someone else noticed this but sometimes Hanako’s mouth movements go on after he’s not speaking anymore, that kinda confused me. 

(THE SPOILERS BEGIN NOW)

I was just getting ready for having a new ship, and then suddenly it goes from 0-100 in episode 8 and then Mitsuba’s just fucking dead, and then alive again in episode 10, like what? And then there’s Hanako’s fucking twin brother who kinda scared me and turned the relatively tame show into a fucking bloodbath. 

Idk man, I hope we get a second season so I can see Minamoto save Mitsuba from Tsukasa.

#letmitsubabehappy2021

Final score: 9/10

Adachi to Shimamura (Fall 2020)

MAL Summary: The second floor of the gym―this was where we always met. It was class time, but of course, there weren't any classes going on in a place like this. This was where Shimamura and I became friends. We hung out here―talking about TV shows and cooking, playing some ping pong... This is where we fostered our friendship. Keeping my head propped against the wall, I let out a small sigh. What was this feeling? Yesterday, I'd dreamt of me and Shimamura kissing. Not that I'm like that. I'm sure Shimamura isn't either. It's not even something worth repeating myself about, but really, it's not like that. It's just that when she hears the word "friend," I want her to think of me first. That's all.

I dropped this one because it got really boring, and I just didn’t have the motivation to finish the series after the 6th episode.

There’s not much to say about this one, the OP is nice, but nothing I wouldn’t skip or listen to on my own. The artstyle looks good, but for some reason there just wasn’t anything mind-blowing for me.

Adachi was relatable in some aspects, but that alone just wasn’t reason enough for me to ‘suffer’ through the last half of the Anime.

5/10

Great Pretender (Spring 2020)

MAL Summary: A series of unfortunate events has led Makoto "Edamame" Edamura to adopt the life of crime—pickpocketing and scamming others for a living. However, after swindling a seemingly clueless tourist, Makoto discovers that he was the one tricked and, to make matters worse, the police are now after him. While making his escape, he runs into the tourist once again, who turns out to be a fellow con man named Laurent Thierry, and ends up following him to Los Angeles. In an attempt to defend his self-proclaimed title of "Japan's Greatest Swindler," Makoto challenges his rival to determine the better scammer. Accepting the competition, Laurent drops them off outside a huge mansion and claims that their target will be the biggest mafia boss on the West Coast. Jumping from city to city, Great Pretender follows the endeavors of Makoto alongside the cunning Laurent and his colorful associates in the world of international high-stakes fraud. Soon, Makoto realizes that he got more than what he bargained for as his self-declared skills are continually put to the test.

This ending was,,, something,,,

Many people didn’t like it for whatever reason, but I’m actually kinda excited about how it’s going to continue.

The show is divided into four ‘cases’, so it’s kind of episodic but not really? I really liked it, the ‘Team Confidence' comes up with the most surreal shit  to go through with their plans, and it’s so exciting. 

I lowkey don’t understand how Makoto can still take Laurents shit after being literally traumatized (Looking at u Case 4) by this dude a million times.

This Anime get’s an extra point just for the music, I mean, Freddie Mercury as the ED??? I love it 

Ooooooh and the artstyle I can’t- it’s too beautiful. Someone said that you could pause at any frame and it would make wallpaper-material, and it’s true! Btw my favorite ships in this are Laurent x Therapy and Makoto x Happiness (seriously, let that man live a normal life fgs).

Another thing, and probably my biggest reason for liking this show, is the diversity. We get to see so many people, cultures, countries, languages, it’s truly amazing. We have cases in London, Singapore, Shanghai, Paris, and of course Tokyo too. I’ve never seen something like this in an Anime and it really makes Great Pretender special.

Final score: 9/10

So uhm yeah, that’s it, I spent so much time on this, it’s ridiculous.

If there are any major language mistakes in this, please let me know, I’m not a native speaker, and I always try to get better in speaking English

(now let’s just sit back, relax, and wait until the Haikyuu!! fandom comes to kill me in my sleep)

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You’re really becoming quite cheeky, Nanahara!

I love this scene. It is at the same time so funny and sad.

Saezuru Tori wa habatakanai, chapter 40.

Translations by Steven scans Saezuru. Found on mangadex.org

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