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shimmerloid-ai · 2 months

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Preliminary Considerations - Which Vocal Synthesizer Software is Right for You? - Free Softwares

Although this blog puts a major emphasis on the VOCALOID 4 editor, it, or VOCALOID in general, is not the only vocal synthesizer that exists. There are tons of other software that have the same function and a variety of different voicebanks, with some being cheaper and of higher quality than VOCALOID, or even free! That’s right, there are quite a few free vocal synthesizers out there (however the lack of frills may come at the expense of some missing features or difficulty of usage), which I recommend trying out before pouring your hard-earned savings on a program that you may not even use. What if you learn that you do not enjoy tuning or do not have the time to use the software? It would be a huge waste of money that could be invested in other stuff, such as basic necessities (GOOD FOOD) or other leisurely items, like video games, clothing from your favourite bands, art supplies, or merchandise. In addition, there has been a rise of a lot of smaller companies coming out with vocal synthesizers with incredible UIs that not only look appealing but are easy to navigate, and voicebanks that sound far too human and advanced than hATsUnE mIKU (don’t worry, I love Miku with all my heart, I am just trying to prove a point here). There are also some really sick features that you may not find in the franchises with bigger names.

In this post, I will be describing the features of different free vocal synthesizers and their advantages and disadvantages so you can find the one that meets your vocalo-p needs. Please note, I do not own all of these synthesizers, some of these are from reviews on Reddit and VocaVerse Network. In addition, some cons like lag could just be a me problem and better computers may not experience such issues. Also , I will not be covering every single singing synthesizer in existence, just the well known ones and those with proper UIs because there are so many. I am omitting NEUTRINO because it does not have a UI despite having such high-quality vocals, along with ALTER/EGO, as it does not have a piano roll.

UTAU

(Song: Meltdown by iroha(sasaki); UST: Tanjiro Taidana)

UTAU was designed to be the free sister software to VOCALOID. Not only can you use it without spending a cent, but it allows you to make your own voicebank as well! There are tons of popular voicebanks out there, including the Vipperloids, Gahata Meiji, Kohaku Merry, Matsudappoiyo, Denatsu Sora, Shuu Mawaine, and my personal favourite, SUZU.

Pros:

Almost every single voicebank is free to download

Different types of voicebanks (CV, VCV, CCVC; Monopitch vs. Multipitch; Power, Weak, Soft, Whisper, Growl, Screamo; tons of languages)

Can make your own voicebank right in the software

Pitch bending on the piano roll instead of a parameter box!

Variety of job plugins to make usage easier

Credited for its growl and vibrato handling

Cons:

EXTREMELY dated, UTAU has not been updated since 2013

Not friendly for beginners, especially due to its old UI

Need to change your system's locale, and installing voicebanks can be frustrating

Most voicebanks (namely Japanese) can only read Hiragana phonemes and not Romaji ones; but job plug-ins can fix this issue

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Open Utau

(Song: The Lost One's Weeping by neru; UST: Tanjiro Taidana)

If UTAU is the sister software to VOCALOID, then Open Utau is the younger sibling to normal UTAU. Open Utau is an open-sourced vocal synthesizer on GitHub with every feature in the original software while being easier to use.

Pros:

Dark mode with a sleek, easy-to-navigate UI!

Pitchbend with a click of a button; piano roll tuning is still consistent

Splice tool; useful for note-bending

No need to switch locale to Japanese

Easier to get the hang of

Frequent updates

Can use VSQXs and svps. without needing to convert them into USTs

Cons:

No Defoko…

Choppier and buggier than classic UTAU

Slow with rendering wav. files and launching the software

Phonemizers are tricky to work with, you don’t always get the same output as the same phonemizers in normal UTAU

External resamplers can cause overheating and slow down the software

Tuning is more dependent on job plugins than the original UTAU

Many users claim that otoing is easier in classic UTAU

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SynthesizerV Studio Editor R1

(Song: Tengaku by Yuuyu; VSQx by Adam Edmond)

This preliminary edition of SynthesizerV was a major breakthrough for the vocal synth community when it was first released. With its realistic-sounding voicebanks and minimalistic aesthetic, this software has changed the game by a landslide for synth users. Although it's quite limited, R1 was an amazing start for what will become a godly program in the future. Pros:

Pitch bending on the piano roll and in the parameter box (very smooth, I experienced no lag when using it nor did I have to make pitch points or pause while editing the parameters)!

Voicebanks sound quite human

MIND BLOWING GLOTTAL EFFECTS (nine different growls, two screams, and a vocal fry that do not sound robotic!)!

Really simple UI, easy to pick up, great for beginners!

Cons:

Outdated; is no longer being updated by Dreamtonics

Needs a recording license for commercial use (though I highly doubt it is still being upheld)

Only four voicebanks are available; Eleanor Forte, Yamine Renri, GENBU, and AiKO - who is paid and an outdated version of her R2 voicebank (R2 versions of the same voicebanks sound much cleaner and realistic)

A little too minimalistic; aside from the addition of glottal effects and the typical pitch deviation, loudness, tension, breathiness, voicing, gender, and vibrato parameters, there is not all that much you can do in this edition of the editor

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SynthesizerV Studio Basic

(Song: Antibeat by Deco* 27; UST: Mayu Sama Desu)

Also known as SynthV R2, this is the free edition of the software that is currently being updated, despite having fewer features than its complete, paid version.

Pros:

Ready to play with as soon as it is installed

Twenty-five free voicebanks; sixteen Japanese, seven English, and two Chinese; all with unique sounds

AI voicebanks!

Instant mode; allows you to automatically tune the pitch of an entire track with the press of a button, although it may make the voice sound too pitchy

Waveform that allows you to see the volume and pronunciation of certain notes

Can use paid voicebanks in the free editor!

Just as easy to figure out as SynthV R1!

Cons:

Can only have a maximum of three vocal tracks in a single svp. file

Pitch bending is a lot more finicky compared to SynthV R1

Lite voicebanks sound mono-pitch

Lacks a ton of features that are available in SynthesizerV Pro; scripts, auto-pitch tuning, rap vocals, cross-lingual synthesis, vocal modes, alternate phoneme choices, and many other features are not included in the basic edition (even paid voicebanks can not use cross-lingual synthesis, vocal modes, etc)

The glottal effects parameter that was in SynthV R1 is sadly not included in both the Basic and Pro editions of the current program

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VoiSona

(Song: iNSaNiTY by Circus-P; VSQX: Cirty_09)

Previously named “CeVIO Pro”, VoiSona is a vocal synth that uses AI technology to create beautiful vocals with characters that originated from a variety of other vocal synthesizers (such as VOCALOID!) and are created with the recordings of talented singers and voice actors. CeVIO project has also launched a trial speech vocal synthesizer called “VoiSona Talk” for their first anniversary.

Pros:

Users get Chis-A’s full voicebank upon downloading the synthesizer!

The program itself is entirely free to download

AI technology makes tuning easier

Piano roll pitch-bending

Has some features that are missing in its sister software, CeVIO AI

The “husky” parameter is great for making whispers

Can be used as a VST plugin in most DAWs or a standalone editor

Cons:

All other voicebanks are paid; either you purchase the entire voicebank once, or get a subscription to use all of them

HEAVY LAG; the program is quite slow with processing commands

Free-hand pitch-bending is not as easy to perform compared to UTAU or SynthesizerV; can be quite sensitve and the AI may not always yield the desired result

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DeepVocal

(Song: New Darling by MARETU; UST: Mimisan15)

The successor to the Sharpkey Galaxy software, this vocal synthesizer was designed for Chinese voicebanks. Its UI is a combination of VOCALOID4 and UTAU, giving it a sense of comfort and familiarity. Speaking of which, you can create your own voicebank in DeepVocal as you can in UTAU and OpenUtau, and there are some pre-made voicebanks of popular UTAUs, including Namine Ritsu, Inari Akane, and Kuro Bousuka. In addition, there is also a Kiana voicebank commissioned by MiHOYO and based on the protagonist of Gun Girls Z and Honkai Impact 3rd!

Pros:

Ready to use as soon as its out of the box

Great engine for Chinese voicebanks

Can create your own voicebank

Runs smoothly

Has all of the necessary parameters needed to create songs and covers

Cons:

Voicebanks can be kind of shaky, choppy, and more sensitive to pitch changes compared to other engines like UTAU and VOCALOID

Pitch bending can be quite clunky

Voicebanks may have difficulty reading certain phenomes from converted USTs; you may need to edit them if you don’t want lyrics being read as “a” or “ra”

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These were all of the major free softwares I found, but if I come across another vocal synthesizer in the future, even if it is not talked about in the vocal synth community much, I may make a post about it.

I know there are a ton of cons I found for much of the vocal synths on this list and they sound like nitpicks on my part, but as I stated at the start of this post, some of these issues could be a Shimmer Thing™ and they may not arise for you when using these softwares. I won't be surprised if you read through this post and are now feeling thrown off by the various features and pros and cons of these programs, so here's my two cents on what I think beginners should go for:

If you like realistic voicebanks and want a very simple software to start with, get either SynthesizerV Editot (R1) or SynthesizerV Studio Basic (R2). If you would like to experience them (spicy) glottal effects and very kind pitchbending (like it does not make you want to bash your head against the wall because Renri won't cooperate) along with unlimited vocal tracks, then try out R1, and if you want more features, voicebanks, and continous updates, go for R2. Or even better, try out both and decide which one suits your interests better.

If you have a preference for robotic voicebanks, would like a variety of vocals to play with, and find plug-ins interesting, then UTAU may be for you, especially if you want VOCALOID but you can not afford it at the moment. Although I shitted more on Open Utau than I did on regular UTAU, I recommend the former over the latter as it is still being updated and the UI is signifcantly easier to navigate, along with its phenomenal pitchbending function.

Finally, please take my words with a grain of salt. If you like the voicebanks or are interested in a specific software, or discover one that is even better than any of the listed vocal synthesizers, by all means, go for it! This is just a surface guide by an idiot who spends most of their time trying to make Fukase not sound like a computer dying, and I have not used any of these softwares as much as I have messed with VOCALOID. Plus, my computer is an absolute bitch, so you guys will probably have much better luck than me.

I hope this guide was of use and provided a better insight on the various engines out there. My next post will compare different paid vocal synthesizers, including CeVIO AI, Piapro Studio, and of course, the various VOCALOID softwares. Don't worry, I'll get to the actual tutorial bit very soon.

Also, feel free to ask any questions about vocal synthesizers, or... literally anything! I'm practically starved for asks-

Thanks for reading!

#long post #vocal synth #vocalop #utau #synthesizer v #vsynth #open utau #synthv #deepvocal #voisona #chis a #kasane teto #eleanor forte #tanjiro taidana #vocal synthesizers #vocaloid #vocaloid resource #i know this is long im sorry for wasting your time

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rays-of-fire-and-ice · 1 year

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For the shipping meme!

4. One physical aspect of a ship that always gets you

33. How would they react to long distance?

38. Describe their ideal home.

(I admittedly chose these with HitsuHina in mind but would very much love to hear about any/all of your other Bleach ships for all/some of these Qs, especially ones you don't get to talk about too often!)

Get to know my shipping preferences & ships!

4. One physical aspect of a ship that always gets you

Complementary character designs for sure! Just look at most of the ships I love; they maybe have similarities in personality or they may even have opposite personalities but a few traits/experiences in common but they usually have very different character designs. It's things like height differences (byhisa), colour schemes where one has darker colours while the other has lighter ones (hitsuhina, rivetra, ginran, todomomo), or one having a softer design and the other a harsher design (renruki). Just look at these designs:

33. How would they react to long distance?

Toshiro and Momo handle it well, although it does depend on how long they'll be away from each other. We've seen in canon Toshiro wasn't a fan of Momo going to the Academy; it's clear he missed her when she didn't come see him during her breaks. This is still somewhat the case in the main series and beyond. He handles it better though, as he's become used to not seeing her for long stretches of time due to their respective duties occupying most of their time. It didn't stop him from missing Momo, but his mind isn't frequently occupied with wondering what she's doing. If she's awya on a long mission, he'll want to contact her at some point. If she's on a dangerous mission, he worries for her and the protective part of him wants nothign more than to rush to where she is and fight alongside her. However, he knows she's a capable fighter and that Shinji or whoever is with her will look out for her.

Momo handles it better, knowing she will see Toshiro again whenever they get the chance to see each other. However, if it's a dangerous mission or a long mission, she does worry about him every day until he gets back. For long missions, she texts him every second day, either to check on him or give him a random update about something.

While on missions to the World of the Living, the two communicate through texts and maybe a phonecall after a few days apart. These calls can last for more than an hour, and it's in moments like this where they realise how much they miss each other.

38. Describe their ideal home.

I've already done so for Hitsuhina in this fic, so I'll do something for Ichihime. They actually have different views on what they want in a house. For Ichigo, he's content with something simple, like the house he's always grown up in. If anything the only thing he wishes his house can have is a backyard for Kazui to play in.

Orihime has a creative mind, especially in the first arc of the story. While her ideas aren't as outlandish as before, she still gets ideas to add different rooms for strange purposes, like a room where she can build a robot in case they were need one for some reason.

In their current house, Ichigo left most of the decorating to Orihime, trusting her judgement for what housewares to buy and what colour to paint the rooms. He gets a say of course, but they tend to have similar ideas for what they want their house to look and feel like. They're also aware of the, uh...unexpected house guests from other worlds. It's because of this they always have one or two guest rooms available.

Their main concern having a safe and comfortable house for Kazui, and to have alters for both Masaki and Sora. Whenever Kazui prays to his relatives or gives them an offering, Orihime will tell him about his uncle while Ichigo tells him about his grandmother. As he gets older, they tell him the sadder stories about his relatives

Thanks for sending these in! :D

#hitsuhina #ichihime #toshiro hitsugaya #momo hinamori #bleach #asks #ask meme #whipplefilter

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sora-g-silverwind · 7 months

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Raid Sora's Closet! (Also There Are Pins and Notebooks)

a.k.a. I gotta get rid of shit because I am a magpie, and also I continue to have nothing else of value here to show

Check my wares out on Google Docs! There's info about shipping/sizing/etc. in the first tab, but I'll copy them here:

SHIPPING —Based in Illinois. I usually try to run errands once a week on Wednesdays or Thursdays, but no guarantees. If you really want something by a certain date, let me know and we'll work something out. —No additional shipping fees for US folks! If you're non-US I might need to tack on an additional few dollars.

QUALITY —Non-smoking abode with no furry pets. —Clothes have been laundered prior to storing/sending. Bags and shoes have been wiped down with a damp cloth and rubbing alcohol. —Individual item listings may have additional notes about quality/care. —For the preview/front images, I did my best to tweak them to better reflect how the colors look IRL.

SIZING —I am 4'11"-5'0", roughly 98 pounds, 32-27-33, possibly 28D/30C or so but I usually just default to XS/SM bralettes from the juniors section if I gotta cover up. Also, typically a shoe size 6. Any notes about sizing in individual item listings are relative to these measurements. —Most sizing here is juniors, but I've designated when I know an item is based off different sizing. —Measurements are approximate and taken lying flat.

HOW THIS WORKS —First come, first served! I will try to update claims as speedily as possible. —Payment will be through PayPal before I ship out the items. Once you've finalized what you want I'll message you to hash out details. —Images may or may not take some time to load, I didn't resize them aside from cropping...

Some other notes...

If you want to claim items, please reply to this post.

Please make sure you have DMs enabled/open (particularly if you don't follow me) so I can message you to confirm your items and payment/shipping details!

This sales post will be closed on October 31, 2023 so that I have time to ship out any last-minute requests before heading out of the country for a bit. Depending on how many items are left, I might put up a second sales post in 2024.

Reblogs are appreciated! I'm trying to avoid eBay and Goodwill for these items as much as possible.

(And as a reminder for something completely different, I now have a Bluesky account for anyone who might be interested in following me over there from Twitter.)

#where did the option for a horizontal line divider go

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angelicdemonic-kiiboumamagines · 9 months

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Electric Angel

Good morning, afternoon, or evening, depending on your time zone! My name is Mod Kiibo! My gender is lunarian, and I'd like you to use she/they pronouns to refer to me. I hope we can get along!

My main fandoms are Danganronpa, Vocaloid, and to a certain extent, Puyo Puyo. This blog will mostly be centered around Danganronpa, though.

Please don't give me requests that involve heavy/graphic gore or explicit NSFW, and put "Kiibo don't look" at the beginning or end of the ask if you send something like that to Kokichi. Also, if she won't do the request, it's likely I won't either. Please refer to my main blog, @get-outside-nekomatsu, for my DNI list, as I don't feel like retyping all that at the moment, lol- I appreciate the courtesy!

♡My Whitelist♡

K1-B0/Kiibo Ibadashi (duh)

Mikan Tsumiki

Chiaki Nanami

Komaru Naegi

Sora (SDRA2)

Kiibo Ships (blacklist characters excluded!)

Hatsune Miku

Eleanor Forte

MikuRin (lesbians baaaaybeeeee!)

Sig (Puyo Puyo)

Tee (Puyo Puyo Tetris)

TeeRin (objectively the best PuyoTet ship, I don't care what anybody thinks)

Nekos (aaaa they're so cute)

♤My Blacklist♤

*=MAJOR DISCOMFORT CHARACTER

Hifumi Yamada

T3rut3ru H4n4mur4*

N3k0m4ru N1d41*

G0nt4 G0kuh4r4*

Non-platonic relationships for the WOH

Characters from the anime (nothing against them, just haven't watched it yet!)

Vocaloid songs I haven't listened to (ask about this one!)

Really fucking complicated character designs (for art)

☆Tags!☆

💮💙𝓔𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓬 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 ~ Mod Kiibo💙✨ (general Me Stuff)

💮💙Leave it To Me! ~ Request Accepted!💙✨

💮💙Are You Another Robophobe? ~ Request Denied💙✨

💮💙Please Give Me Data! ~ Friendly Chatting💙✨

💮💙You Don't Need to Hesitate! ~ Promo!💙✨

💮💙Hope Moves Forward! ~ Not a Request💙✨

💮💙This Is... Quite A Fascinating Item! ~ Not Mine💙✨

💮💙I Won't Let You Reject Hope! ~ Update💙✨

💮💙 Will You Please Help Me? ~ Ask Game💙✨

💮💙I Feel That You And I Are Equals... ~ Friends💙✨

💮💙That's Robophobic! ~ Anon Hate💙✨

💮💙I Think I Might Already Be In Love With You... ~ Gifts💙✨

💮💙To Think That I'd Feel Such Gratitude... ~ Stuff I Requested💙✨

💮💙Our Wish Will Surely Be Received By Someone! ~ Gifts For Others💙✨

That's all for now! This post will be updated if need be, but otherwise, this is pretty much it!

#💮💙𝓔𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓬 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 ~ Mod Kiibo💙✨

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anxiousrowbot · 2 years

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The Disney Picturebook Scam, or How Disney Cheated My Library out of $30

So I was excited to read the second WALL-E picture book, Down to Earth, which appeared to be a sequel to the book Rouge Robots. I knew it was in the same awesome 2D art style because the final page of Rouge Robots was the same drawing as the cover of Down to Earth, which honestly seemed like a great way to lead onto the next title. (And plus, it shared the name of the Peter Gabriel song on the playlist). In addition, I’d read Rouge Robots as a kid and adored it.

As my local library app also has Rouge Robots, I re-read it first. The illustrations were just as good as I remembered if not better, with the robots looking like they had so much character.

I mean, just look at these designs!

They’re so vibrant and fun!

I was even somewhat hoping that Down to Earth was a sequel of sorts to the film. Perhaps it retold the credits scene with more info. The possibilities seemed endless!

So, anticipation high, I opened the first page.

Oo, they’ve got a new picture there instead of just repeating the cover image in Rouge Robots! This is brand-new! Weird choice of scene but so far so-

Hold up.

This looks familiar.

Hoping this wasn’t what I was fearing it was, I flicked to the next page. And the next. And every other page until I reached the back ad of the story.

Only to realise…I had been duped.

This wasn’t a sequel. It wasn’t even a prequel or a midquel.

Folks, Down to Earth (The picture book) is a reskin of Rouge Robots.

It’s the same story.

The same goddamn story.

With the only difference being the cover and synopsis.

To prove my point, here’s two screenshots from my library of the seperate books (I use Libby, but the same system works with Overdrive and presumably Sora if this was a school library instead of a public one)

By the way, no, there was no audiobook included with the story. Presumably it was something that didn’t translate well to Libby.

Now. To a degree, I understand updating the cover of a book to help freshen it up a bit (everyone does that. Heck, I do that myself with my Wattpad books!), but the part where Disney crossed the line here was when they changed the title without acknowledging that it was a reskin anywhere clearly. Presumably, they even have different catalogue entries on the local library system anyway, otherwise mine wouldn’t have bought two identical titles. Digital library copies are more expensive than consumer eBooks, and are actually a sort of license that wears out after a certain amount of people have borrowed the book. It can cost between three to five times more for a library eBook license than it does for a consumer license.

Prices tend to drop after a few years after release, but it’s possible that the re-release was counted as a new book by the system. I was unable to find a solid pricing on the eBook version of Rouge Robots and Down to Earth kept getting mixed up with the song, but I’d assume it’s like $10 USD, making the license range from $30 to $50.

And my country doesn’t use USD. We use NZD, which is too unstable to make a good calculation with but I think is around like 1.5 times as much?

I am all for digital borrowing. I don’t think I’ve read as much as I have ever since I downloaded Libby. But this is a ridiculously large increase from when they just had to pay the consumer price of the book beforehand. (Or even lower if they got it wholesale as opposed to through the same outlets we do).

And this is just more proof of how Disney will go to borderline false advertising to get an extra $10 from you and $30 from your already struggling library system. I adore Rouge Robots, but Disney’s business handling has me salty.

Sorry, @jeffyjeffy1023. I raised your hopes by saying there was a second book. Disney’s to blame, but I should have checked first.

On the bright side, I have a special book of Pixar concept art so I’ll have something new soon! There’s also a junior novelisation, a tiny kids book and more plushie photos to come! Just didn’t expect to find a scam on the first day with a WALL-E side blog.

All I have to say now is this:

#wall-e #rouge robots #disney #anti disney #i guess?#Disney gave me my childhood but man they suck sometimes #scam #duped #sorry for the rant

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oddeyesarcpendulumdragon · 2 years

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I was late to my own event but by god i’m still gonna do it!

drawing some updated designs for my Tokyo Mew Mew nextgen team! Most are retcons of old characters, but one of them is brand new. I have info about them under the cut if you’re interested!

First, in the black outfit, is Riko Aoyama, aka Mew Licorice. Her original name was Miyoko, but I changed it to Riko to fit more of the food naming theme (”riko” is just the first half of “rikorisu”, the pronunciation of licorice in Japanese). She is the daughter of Masaya, Ichigo, and Lettuce, and she is infused with the DNA of the Javan Leopard. She’s a little bit hard to get to know, as she can be a little prickly and introverted, but she’s very determined and has a strong sense of justice. She is 15 at the time of her infusion.

In the pink outfit is Mochi Aoyama aka Mew Mochi. She’s changed quite a bit from her original design; she used to be a blond infused with a labrador retriever, with a black and white outfit, and her name used to be Kanna. I decided to go for the three-colored mochi design for her instead, and she’s now infused with the DNA of a Darwin’s Fox. She is also one of Ichigo, Masaya, and Lettuce’s kids (the trio has two other kids, Takumi and Suika, who are not mew mews.) Mochi is shy and nervous and tends to hide behind her big sister Riko most of the time. She is 11 years old.

In the blue we have Kazumi Aizawa, aka Mew Mooncake. She is the adoptive daughter of Mint and Zakuro, and she took Mint’s last name to avoid the spotlight of Zakuro’s. She has a twin sister who is not a mew mew named Mai. Kazumi is infused with a Japanese Crane, and she’s 16 years old. Kazumi is very cheerful, kind, and enthusiastic; she works as a model and would like to become an actress. In her original iteration, she was the daughter of Zakuro and Keiichiro for some reason lol, and she was originally infused with a Mexican Gray Wolf, but I decided I had too many canines lol.

In the green is Suān Chéng Fong, aka Mew Lime. She is one of Taruto and Pudding’s kids, one of triplets. The other two are called Yòu Zi and Níng Méng (their names are all just words for citrus fruits: lime, lemon, and grapefruit). In her original design, Suān Chéng was named Kiseki, but I thought in hindsight that it was really weird for the daughter of a Chinese woman and an alien to have a Japanese name. She also used to be infused with a Chinese dragon, cause I thought dragons were cool, but I decide to make her infused with an okapi instead this time around. She’s very cheerful, energetic, and takes after her mother quite a bit. She’s 13 years old.

In the white is Sugiri Meguro aka Mew Currant, the only son of Berry and Tasuku. He’s probably changed the MOST. His original color was light blue, but I didn’t want him to overlap with Kazumi, and in his original iteration, his name was Sora and he was the son of Kish and an OC of mine lol. Since I’m detaching these kids from the original OC-centric story they were going to be the sequel too, that OC isn’t canon to this universe, so I decided to slide him over to another couple instead XD. He’s infused with a black-footed ferret (instead of the original wolf I had assigned to him). Sugiri is very adventurous, a little bit reckless, and definitely one of the most supportive people you’ll ever meet.

Then finally, in the purple, is a brand new character I made just this year, Makkaron Fiala, aka Mew Macaron! She’s actually an alien, and she’s the adopted daughter of Pai and his life partner (another newish oc of mine named Fran). She’s infused with the DNA of a roe deer, and she’s a very sweet gentle girl who loves cute and soft things, and loves to visit Earth to collect flowers.

And that’s them!! I’ll do a few more things with them with the OC week prompts (Even though I’m late) but I’m just very excited to have new designs of them!!

#original characters #tokyo mew mew #original design #digital #full color

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tonberry-yoda · 11 months

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i just started watching one piece and oml i am obsessed! everyone is so lovable and funky and i really like that, while it's slightly problematic (mainly usopp's design, i love him, he's my fave, but his design is ...interesting), op is still extremely enjoyable and i love how everyone is a chaotic little family of pirates. i'm still super duper behind but i am so far in love!

so obviously i'm here to say i am in LOVE with this month's blog theme! as i am with all of them but OOH i love my little pirates! but how are you? everything good? any updates on life in general? stay hydrated, drink water, you're amazing berry, so much love, sora out! <3

AHHH OMG THAT IS SUCH GOOD NEWS!!! I am so glad you love it so much!!! Literally it is one of my fav animes because it is so feel good and it never fails to make me laugh. But no I totally get it, Usopp is literally my fav straw hat because he is just such a cute lil babygurl like UGH I LOVE IT SO MUCH! But seriously, I am so glad you're enjoying it! I am also super behind, only at episode like 360 something, but I think it's really fun to take an anime like this at your own pace and really enjoy it because there is so much to enjoy about it, so I refuse to feel the pressure to watch it fast! But yeah one of my comfort animes that I will always go back to!

And thank you so much! I also love this theme and made it special and happy for me since my birthday is coming up lololol Chopper is my little guy and I will always gravitate to a Chopper pfp when I can

As for me, I'm doing pretty okay! Allergies are kicking in for sure, so a lil stuffy, but it's finally summer, I have a new room, and I am just excited to get to writing for everyone! This summer is gonna be super fun and chill, so I am just kicking back and having fun! No real updates or anything, but thanks for checking in nonetheless, I love hearing from you!!! How are you? I hope you're doing good as well and staying hydrated yourself! (and dw, im staying super hydrated <3)

Thanks for the message, it made my day! I love hearing from you so so much and definitely will provide you with Usopp fics for sure <33333

#tonberry answers #asks #moots <3

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Did you play the kh dark road update? If you did what are your thoughts about it?

I DIDN’T PLAY BUT I WAS WATCHING DAMO’S LIVESTREAM THE MOMENT THE UPDATE DROPPED </3 honestly the reason I’ve gone inactive is because I’ve done nothing but work on wayfinder charm designs for the scala squad and the upperclassmen, you don’t uNDERSTAND IM OBSESSED

but but but, here’s some thoughts under the cut ! as usual, warning for spoilers ahead and lots and lots of text bc I’m a blabbermouth

ok so, I’ll start in order so it’s easier for me to keep track of

the disney worlds being more relevant AND helpful to the story

I’ve seen so many people say this and they’re so fuckin right, cause disney worlds used to be just fun places where SOMETIMES things related to the plot might happen. at best, a certain disney sidekick and their movie helped develop the main gang/plot but no one really thinks “hey KH2 atlantica really helped Sora grow as a person and was super important to the overaching plot huh”. like, sure, not EVERYTHING has to be plot heavy or super relevant, especially in a game aimed for kids but christ I literally erased all of KH2′s lion king from my brain bc the only thing worth remembering there is “look sora is a cute lion!”

it just feels nice because in other games, all these bad guys WERE meant to be THE hottest shit in the world, the scariest mfs you would ever face, but they essentially had nothing other than a fun boss battle and boom bye. nomura kinda spent a few games kicking maleficent’s dead body trying to make her relevant again.

so seeing the Scala squad actually make use of the magic mirror’s abilities MORE THAN ONCE was actually fucking revolutionary for me like, yeah of COURSE you would go back to THE magic mirror that so far has been doing nothing but answer any question you’ve given him. of course it’s cool when MALEFICENT KILLS BALDR’S SISTER because she hasn’t been directly relevant in anything since. what. KH1 or KH2. I liked that Hades, as the GOD OF THE DEAD, actually has the power to BRING PEOPLE BACK IF HE WANTED, if only for a bit LIKE. WOW!!! THEY *ARE* IMPORTANT AND POWERFUL PEOPLE

characters being more than just good vs bad guys. the morality and mentality of light vs darkness being more nuanced.

the main issue a lot of ppl had with Xehanort and Eraqus is that they were rlly painted as strictly bad vs good, but only Eraqus was allowed ??? some semblance of respect in the games ??? even if he fucked up A LOT. because he was, in the end “a good guy”. and Xehanort was just this villain bordering on cartoony with the funny wiggly fingers no one fucking understood but that you were meant to forgive in KH3 despite everything he did, which felt very undeserved

BUT HERE IN DARK ROAD you get to see more of everyone and their clashing ideologies and morals, which is even sadder in retrospect when you see that they’re extremely close and genuinely cared about each other and their world. Xehanort wants change, Eraqus wants to remain the same, Vor is conflicted because she’s right in the middle, the upperclassmen are willing to do horrible things for the greater good, baldr is. well. going thru it 24/7, etc.

Eraqus being so fucking stubborn and determined to eradicate darkness because to him, darkness is inherently evil, MEETING SOMEONE who thinks the same AND is willing to go a STEP FURTHER to help was SO good to me, like Vidar really showed up and did that

just like Xehanort, someone who knows change is part of life and believes darkness could be controlled if you’re strong enough, who has been an outsider everywhere he’s been, MEETING BALDR, WHO IS AN EXTREME VERSION OF HIM GONE WRONG TOO. its good, its very good, i like it

THEY ALSO TALK ABT THE THING I’VE BEEN WAITING SO MANY YEARS TO BE BROUGHT UP ??? ABOUT HOW DARKNESS AND LIGHT ARE EXTREMELY OBJECTIVE CONCEPTS AND UNIQUE TO EACH PERSON - the constant discussions between Eraqus and Xehanort about where darkness comes from exactly, if it’s inherent to a person’s heart or if it’s an outside force corrupting them and so on are genuinely very interesting to me. because there ARE people who are genuinely corrupted and shitty, but there’s also people who go through horrible shit and are consumed by their trauma and negative feelings. you’re not just “a bad person” just because you suddenly have darkness inside you. you’re not just a “good person” just because you side with light either. everyone is fucked bc they all have to make do with the things they know and what they think is right while darkness is out to get their asses

its not that simple, but with a single push anyone can go joker mode basically, it’s just fucking stupid to think anyone can be pure absolute light. DDD even touches this when it comes to Sora being perfect too, but he’s just as liable to falling into darkness if pushed enough, HELL, ANTI SORA IS A REMINDER OF THAT

sure, KH3 did drop some vague shit about Elsa being at the verge of falling to darkness BECAUSE she believed her powers were harmful and thus they became part of the darkness. sure, KH3 also had Aqua falling to darkness after all this time, but you don’t see why or how, she’s just THERE for shock effect and eh. ehhh.

alternatively, the lack of upperclassment content makes me sad........... I wanted to see them banter and see a bit more of their personalities individually

I love their designs, man......I wanted to see more of them...... just look at them... look at this fella...hes just layin down, sleepin, chillin

look at them... Vala took off her glasses to sleep, you barely even get to fuckin see these two bc Vidar’s dialogue box gets in the way but they rlly did that little detail...

Also the ninja, Vali, not talking and being sneaky bc he’s a ninja and his only dialogue happening during the fight against Baldr.... I JUST - LOOK AT HIM HES SO COOL AUGHHHH

like all fucking upperclassmen are so cool and strong like the part where Baldr summons a bunch of heartless before going to the tower and they’re all surrouned bUT THE UPPERCLASSMEN KILL EVERYTHING IN A FUCKING SECOND ?????

LIKE WHY DID YALL DIE TO THE ALBINO TWINK LIKE?? BRO

Vidar and Hoder are also really interesting characters from the scenes they’ve had. I think about the moment at the tower during the final confrontation against Baldr, when Hoder shows up to talk to him and because they’re so close, they know exactly what’s happening and block each other’s attacks. And when they reach out and they have the same expression. AND WHEN ODIN ASKS XEHANORT TO RID BALDR OF DARKNESS, HODER DOES IT BC SHE KNOWS XEHANORT IS HESITATING BUT SHE DOESNT BC THATS HER BROTHER. SHE KNOWS ITS BETTER LIKE THIS

also also, all the little details, tie-ins and foreshadowing too

I like how they explain that death is not commonly called, well. “Death”. because these people don’t die normally, they replace the word “die” with “disappear” because that’s literally what happens to people who die. BUT that also makes me really curious about the graves? What’s exactly the point of tombstones and shit if there’s nobody buried there, like it’s probably just so you can see HOW many people died and feel the weight of Scala ad Caelum’s story but idk, I would’ve liked some unique way of commemorating the death that fits the way they die.

DDD mentions that all the worlds operate on their unique timeframes and that they’re essentially looping over and over, but the restart happens at random. here in dark road we get to see the worlds BEFORE the restart, hence why Agrabah is empty, and the explanation for the constant swarms of heartless which I thought was a nice touch lol

this mention of the Final World which makes me think about THIS post right here saying that one of the stars in KH3 could be Hoder herself

then we see the conversation between current old man Xehanort and Vanitas about how Vanitas is most likely the remaining Darkness hiding which is A Lot To Think About given the fact that Vanitas has Sora’s face and Sora is hinted to be the next proper Child of Destiny (EVEN THOUGH I STILL THINK IT’S RIKU BUT ANYWAY) like yeah yeah, Vanitas looks like that because Sora and Ventus’ hearts connected very early on but how ironic is that ????

THEN that convo between Xehanort and Eraqus about how many lives they’d want and Xehanort has the balls to say 14 and then days later Nomura drops a fucking drawing of Xehanort in (possibly) Quadratum? yeah. yeah I’m eating that up

oh right, also Eraqus’ entire quirky trait about running away and shit? I thought that would come up eventually as in, he actually ran away and people died because of that choice but I guess not lmfao, that was kinda eh considering how many times it’s brought up in the beginning

ALSO the fact that their keyblades is a more fancy version of the starlight from KHux really got to me like, yeah. YEAH..... This really is Ephemer’s legacy.....

AND the fact that during Vor and Baldr’s scene at the tower, in every flashback you see EVERYONE fading away in light minus Bragi. Plus some of Bragi’s dialogue like his reason to become a keyblade master, it really is good foreshadowing

also Odin saying this :

to the guy who was supposed to be the child of destiny like yeah man, destiny sure fucking SUCKS. yall really fucking got this guy to be a sacrificial lamb huh

Baldr as a vessel for Darkness and his entire mass murder scene was pretty cool ngl

Again, I really like the scene where you get to see in a fucking row all the days he spent in his room grieving and mourning and spiraling, like. You know that one post that says “producers : you guys cant show anything showing death or blood. writers : ok *makes up a fater worse than death*” yeah............... the absolute irony of being possessed by the entity that orchestrated your own sister’s death AND your own demise is very very good

It’s a bit on the nose that he was meant to get absolutely fucked in the story since he’s been missing from pretty much everything and he has. well. White hair and a sister. That can only mean ONE thing and it’s tragedy.

THIS detail went too fast for me to notice but while rewatching the video I caught it and ??? BRO ??? I THOUGHT VALA TRIPPED BUT SHE SHOVES VOR OUT OF THE WAY TO SAVE HER

also really lets be honest, the counting is so extra and so good. the little quips and jabs like “OH DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU?” and shit were also really funny to me like yeah, absolutely, please show me the flashbacks and explain what happened bc this is Kingdom Hearts and you fucking bet I need the extra info

I like how Eraqus insists that they can STILL save him while Xehanort was ready to fucking kill this guy and that moment of hesitation was all the darkness needed to give ANOTHER fucking speech about shit - a speech that works perfectly because he’s casting so much doubt in Xehanort’s heart by making it all about “it’s us and then there’s THEM” and kind of being like “yeah, the second your emotional support boytoy Eraqus dies, it’s fucking over for your sanity bro, I’ve been there”

and the entire explanation as to how constantly insisting that darkness is inherently bad has led to people like Baldr go absolutely unhinged because they start to believe THEY are bad, despite having done NOTHING to prove that, which relates to Terra’s entire journey and Ansem the Wise’s resentment towards Nobodies and consequent treatment of ppl like Namine, Xion or Roxas who CLEARLY felt things, were developing unique personalities but because they weren’t inherent light, then they weren’t worth the chance

so basically every goddamn old man who has become a teacher in this entire saga of games is a shithead lmfao. Eraqus doesn’t get to see this conversation between Hoder and Baldr, so of course he clings to that belief of Darkness = evil evil evil, especially with the shit Xehanort is going to start pulling right after this but like

man. look at them.

AND THEN THEY PULL OUT THEIR SWORDS AND THEN HODER DROPS HERS??? AND BALDR IS REACHING OUT TO HER ONE LAST TIME and the fuckin purple fart just has to come back to ruin it

also this ? THIS? yeah. I love the entire chain thing coming back, I also love seeing the gazing eye and waving at it knowing MoM is writing all this shit down

Vor. Just Vor. I rlly like Vor now

The second I saw her I disliked her because she’s small and cutesy and in media like this those are red flags to me because. All small cutesy characters usually end un being marketable annoying sidekicks with high pitched voices that I can’t fucking stand

BUT I really liked how Vor was present and important throughout the entire thing, acting as a mediator for Xehanort and Eraqus of sorts and also being the middle ground/indecisive person, because ofc not everyone can have super strong morals or want to radicalize the world. She felt like a nice balance and well, I guess everything in KH has to come in sets of three

I didn’t understand this part during her death at first, I really thought she fucking meant she belonged in the afterlife or death as punishment for leaving her friends behind and I was like holy shit thats sad as fuck, bUT LMFAO SHE MEANT SHE BELONGED WITH HER FRIENDS AFTER ALL IM DUMB AS BRICKS SORRY VOR

Eraqus in this specific frame, that’s all. He looks very polite, I like him, please look at him

anyway that was just to bait you all into reading this part and remember the line Xehanort drops about how Eraqus has done nothing but cry every goddamn night since everyone died and that he’s heard all of it. that was VERY good too I loved that and all the fanart it’s spawning from that, it’s HEARTBREAKING to think about, especially when Eraqus is trying to get Xehanort to laugh as if he hadn’t spent the whole week crying his heart out

and then Baldr’s entire speech about how Xehanort is different, that he’s not like Eraqus and that eventually, once Eraqus leaves or disappears, it’ll be fucking over for Xehanort bc all he’s done is chase after him desperately just casually being destroyed by Eraqus being his funnyman silly self, reinforcing their friendship and that if Xehanort ever falls to darkness, he’ll be there to pull him out

yea

anyway i really hope that the entire bloodlines arc in missing link doesn’t reveal them as cousins or something because. they’re my emotional support divorcees, they got literally everything - childhood friends, trauma, scarring each other emotionally and physically for life, keeping in touch for the sake of their kids, another divorce, absolute pure death and then a second marriage while ascending to the heavens, its amazing

THE Luxu reveal lives rent free in my fucking head you don’t understand, I love this man to bits

everyone used to be so fucking afraid of their favorite characters being part Xehanort or getting norted, now everyone is at the risk of being Luxu and it’s so funny to me as a Xigbar enjoyer

I really like that we’re keeping up the “brai” names lmfao, but also the implications are spiraling in my brain bc does Luxu pick people who have those names As A Statement or does he change them once he possesses them. what happens to the original owners of the body and where do they fUCKING GO, LUXU DID YOU FEEL GENUINELY ATTACHED TO THESE KIDS OR WERE YOU FAKING IT, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BY XEHANORT’S SIDE KNOWING HE MOURNED YOUR DEATH IN HIS TEENS, DID YOU BECOME A FUNNY MAN OVER THE YEARS UNCONSCIOUSLY BC THATS EXACTLY HOW THE MASTER OF MASTERS ACTED? WHAT IS LEFT OF THE ORIGINAL YOU, WHEN YOUR BODY IS NO LONGER YOUR OWN AND YOUVE GROWN AND CHANGED TOO MUCH TO BE RECOGNIZABLE, I NEED ANSWERS I LOVE THIS BODY SNATCHING TERMITE, HES MY PERSONAL SHIP OF THESEUS AND I LOVE HIM

The KHux player not being Xehanort confirmation is pretty sad but eh. The child of destiny thing and the bloodlines are interesting at least

I really really really liked the idea of Nomura trolling the fanbase who is very vocal and tired of Xehanort being everywhere by making the player ACTUALLY xehanort. it also made sense, Xehanort’s obsession with finding the people in his dreams, because those people were ACTUALLY his friends in his previous life, him being a superempath who leeches people’s memories and feelings is kinda eh in this specific context because I don’t feel it justifies all the shit he does to find Ephemer, Ventus, etc

but baby nort is very cute and I like that we get to be his grandparent and mentor for awhile, probably being the reason he’s also very interested in the outside worlds due to him being stranded here AND all the stories we most likely told him about everything. and I also like that he was pretty much set up to fail the second we died, doomed characters are very fun

I guess this confirms that Skuld’s descendant is Xehanort’s mother since he does mention his mom looks like “the girl from his dreams” aka Skuld herself. So that would mean Ephemer and Skuld’s bloodlines becoming one too, which is interesting, I cant wait for missing link..........

#kingdom hearts #khdr #khdr spoilers #not a prompt #mod demyx speaks

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livewireprojects · 1 year

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I took way too long to finish this then took way too long to post anything else I don't always get to doing this stuff but I wanted to draw a pic for someone I enjoy the art of. So this is for @sthsoracomic, I wanted to draw their gijinka versions of Sonic & Shadow. It kind of started as drawing the normal versions but I can't draw Sonic like a normal person(the one in the corner doesn't count) so they were going to have features from the human versions. I realized I should just go with the human versions so here we are.

It's just SORA Sonic & Shadow(or Danny & Dee) meeting my version of Sonic & Shadow with their hedgehog versions behind them. I don't have human designs for my version of Shadow & Sonic or at the very least not anymore.(They're old as shit & I updated the designs by now) Shadow's outfit works(I did add a turtle neck under it though) but Sonic's looked odd(it's based on Miku's Sonic costume) I edited it a little for the human version & for some reason gave him future Sonic's pants. Fun fact; for some reason Shadow's human design(face & slightly hair wise) are oddly inspired by Yu Kanda from D.Grayman. It's funny that SORA Shadow/Dee's hair looks kind of like Maria's, at one point giving Shadow her bangs was a scrapped idea when I was choosing his bangs.

Bonus pic

It's just SORA Sonic/Danny & my Sonic(I guess you could call him Lost Prince Sonic) swapping hair accessories for a pic. I tried to draw my Sonic a bit better cause I made his outfit look odd earlier & then I drew his hedgehog version without the hair clip holding his bangs back. I'm aware this looks odd, his bangs are a joke on my obsession with hime bangs for a while. There's also the fact my version of Sonic just likes to dress however he wants so he walks around with long hair & tank tops or like an early 2000s reject.

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #gijinka #sonic gijinka #my art

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tea-of-destiny · 11 months

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About me! 🍵

(last updated 4/25/24)

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Hi! I'm Peter (he/him), also known as Tea of Destiny. I'm currently in a break period before I start graduate school; my academic specialties are music theory and intercultural studies, and I play the bassoon and contrabassoon as well ^^ In my free time, I like to write, draw, and play video games. I identify as aroace and a transmasc enby.

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Also, please keep in mind that I value the ability to curate my own experience on this blog as I see fit, and I respect your right to do so as well, even if it means our experiences are incompatible. No one is owed an explanation for what someone does and does not want in their space.

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That's about all I can think of right now. If you read this far, thanks for following along! Hope you enjoy my blog ^^

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maddrmatt · 2 years

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The Gift From Beyond (SoKai Week 2022)

Greetings readers and fellow SoKai fans! It is I, the Mad Doctor, finally posting some new material in quite awhile.

To those who have been following Kairi’s Epic Journey and long expecting the next instalment, I am sorry for not updating in over a year. I’ve sort of hit a block in that story and it’s still taking me a very long time to overcome it. But I hope to update that one soon.

But for now, here’s my contribution to this year’s SoKai Week, which I am participating in for the third year running. This one’s another multichapter story that provides a look into the future of Sora and Kairi that is also tied to last year’s A Beautiful Future. Expect plenty of speculation and headcanons on the future of the series in this story. I plan to post a new chapter for every day of this week if all goes according to plan.

So, without further ado, let’s join our favorite couple on what will be one of the best days of their future. Enjoy!

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Chapter 1: The Newest Happiest Day

Radiant Garden

To those who knew them best, it was not surprising to witness Sora and Kairi watching the sunset. Whether if it was with Riku and any of their other friends or if it was just the two of them, it was definitely their favorite way to end the day.

Of course, after the upgrade in their relationship, they now tended to enjoy the sunset more when it was just the two of them. This was on account of them getting the opportunity to be a little more openly romantic.

So, on one particular evening, this familiar sight was once again taking place. However, there were a couple of differences for this specific moment.

For one thing, they were not on their usual spots on the paopu tree on the Destiny Islands watching the sun disappear over the horizon where the sky and sea met. Rather, they were sitting on a bench in a garden outside of Ansem the Wise’s castle in Radiant Garden watching the sun go down behind the hills outside of the town.

And judging by the handsome white suit that Sora was wearing as well as the beautiful white gown worn by Kairi, they were not watching as simply best friends or even just as lovers.

For the first time, they were watching the sunset as husband and wife.

With his left hand gently intertwined with Kairi’s right one, Sora tried to keep his eyes on the sunset. But it was a futile effort because something else kept catching his eye.

He couldn’t help himself. The sight of his heart’s favorite view in her wedding attire, from the white dress with the elaborate golden design of a heart on the chest to the tiara with seven glistening heart-shaped jewels, combined with the light of the setting sun was a sight far more beautiful to him.

‘My Dearly Beloved. I can’t believe she’s my wife now,’ he thought.

Then Kairi turned toward him. But instead of teasing him, which she usually did whenever she caught him glancing at her in a lovestruck way, she simply smiled. A lone tear leaked out of her right eye and trickled down her cheek.

Sora was suddenly snapped out of his reverie by one of his most painful memories. The look on Kairi’s face was nearly identical to the one she gave him right before he vanished to Quadratum.

‘That was one of the worst days of our lives. I’ll never regret what I had to do to save her. But I will never forgive myself for the pain I put her through.’

Then Sora banished the thought from his mind. ‘No. Today is nothing like that day at all. Nothing is taking me away from her so I’m not going to let my mind go there. This day is too important for both of us to let a few bad memories ruin any part of it.’

But, as was his nature, Kairi’s wellbeing came first, and he still felt the need to check. “Kai, are you feeling all right?” he asked concernedly.

Kairi finally took notice of the tear. With an embarrassed chuckle, she wiped it away. But no sooner then she had done so that another one leaked out of her other eye.

“I-I’m fine, Sora. I really am. It’s just that I’m feeling so, so happy,” she said.

Kairi then raised her hand to show the gold band around her ring finger. “We actually did it, Sora. We got married!”

With a smile, Sora scootched closer to his wife and placed his arm around her. Kairi happily leaned against her husband’s shoulder.

“I know. I can hardly believe it myself,” said Sora.

“Feels like the most wonderful dream ever, doesn’t it?” asked Kairi.

“Sure does. But if it is that, then I never ever want to wake up from it,” said Sora.

“Well, you know, there is one way to make sure it isn’t,” said Kairi as she pulled away and gave her signature sly smile.

“How?” asked Sora causing Kairi to give her husband a look that she often reserved for moments when he acted a little dense.

But it didn’t last for long as her smile returned. She gently grabbed the sides of Sora’s face and pulled him in closer to her own. She then gently pressed her lips to his.

Sora was slightly taken aback by the sudden kiss. But he soon started to kiss her back with just as much love as she was putting into hers.

After about a minute, the kiss came to an end. The newlyweds kept their foreheads pressed together and gazed at each other with looks of pure bliss.

“Well?” asked Kairi.

Sora smiled. “This is real. Most definitely real.”

The Princess of Heart chuckled. “I knew that would convince you.”

Indeed, since becoming a couple, Sora and Kairi had shared many kisses in their dreams. They considered it to be the best part of their dreams and it was always infuriating to them when they woke up just before a kiss or in the midst of one.

But, as good as they were, they both agreed that kissing in their dreams paled in comparison to kissing in real life. And now that they were married, it felt even better.

“So, do you think they’re wondering where we’ve gone by now?” asked Kairi.

“Maybe. It might be a little unusual for a bride and a groom to step out from their wedding reception even for just a short time. But I don’t think it’ll be a problem. After all, Riku and those closest to us know how much we love to watch the sunset,” responded Sora.

“And we could not miss watching it on our wedding day,” said Kairi.

“Nope. We definitely could not do that. Besides, with us out of the spotlight for a bit, it’ll give all our guests a little more time to get acquainted,” said Sora as he turned away from his wife and in the direction of the castle with a smile on his face.

Kairi followed her husband’s gaze and together, they looked to a large room surrounded by walls made of glass which was the castle’s ballroom where the reception was still going on. Through the walls, they could see the silhouettes of the immense multitude of guests talking and laughing. It warmed their hearts to know that a multitude of new friendships and connections were being forged.

“It’s so wonderful that all of our friends could be here today. And it’s even greater to see all of them getting along so well,” said Kairi.

“A whole new world order and it begins on our wedding day,” said Sora.

“That’s not too hard to believe, is it, Sora? You are, after all, the Key that Connects Everything. You helped bring happy endings to so many people and their worlds. I think it’s only fitting that they be there at the start of our own,” said Kairi.

“Well, I never could’ve done anything for them if I didn’t have my friends by my side,” said Sora.

He then turned to Kairi. “And especially, my light in the darkness.”

Kairi blushed. “Oh, Sora.”

Sora reached over and took Kairi’s hands into his own. “I meant it then and I still mean it now, Kai. I’ve always felt I’m strongest when I’m with you.”

Kairi giggled. “After all these years, you still can’t resist using those old cheesy lines, can you?”

“You know you still love them.”

“Do I?” Kairi asked as she tapped her chin while pretending to think.

Then she smiled. “Why yes. I believe I do.”

The two of them laughed together before each putting an arm around the other’s shoulder and returning their attention to the sunset. There was only a small bit of sunlight peeking over the horizon as the stars began to dot the sky.

They sat in silence for awhile before Sora piped up and asked, “So, what do you think? Definitely the newest happiest day of our lives?”

Kairi smiled. “Most definitely. Though it doesn’t mean we treasure the previous holder of that title any less.”

“Couldn’t agree more, Kairi. But you’ve got to admit that only our wedding day could dethrone the previous holder. It was a tough one to beat.”

Kairi sighed happily. “Yes. Who could forget that day?”

“I doubt either of us will. It may have been so long ago, but I remember as if it was yesterday. I was still stuck in Quadratum and Yozora was making another attempt to ‘save’ me. I thought I could beat him again, especially since I had Riku and Strelitzia helping me then. But he was a lot more powerful this time around and it looked like he would’ve won,” Sora said with a hint of fear in his voice as he recalled the close call. ‘In that moment, it looked like I wouldn’t be able to come back to you.’

Sora then turned to face Kairi and smiled at her. “Then, in a beam of light from the sky, you arrived. Like an angel descending from the heavens. And you had gotten so much stronger that together, we managed to send Yozora packing.”

“It felt pretty good to actually turn the tide of a battle, Sora. My training with Aqua certainly paid off and I had even learned how to harness the power of the Pure Light within my heart,” said Kairi. ‘It certainly was about time it was used for something good unlike like what Maleficent and Xehanort planned for it and the other six.’

“Riku and I were so proud of you that day,” said Sora.

“Yes. But the best part came after the battle was over. Once we were sure Yozora was gone for the time being, it was time for us to have a proper reunion. I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing,” said Kairi.

“Neither could I. I opened up my arms and, in what seemed to be less than a second, you rushed right into them. I don’t think I’d ever been hugged tighter,” said Sora chuckling at the memory.

Kairi laughed along with her husband. “And then you picked me up off my feet and you twirled me around and around. I hadn’t laughed that hard in the longest time.”

“Then we stopped. We parted slightly, gazed into each other’s eyes and then…”

“Our Love’s First Kiss,” said Kairi dreamily.

“Yes. All our friends say there’s something magical about it and after that day, I never believed them more,” said Sora.

“And you didn’t even care that both Riku and Strelitzia were watching the whole thing,” said Kairi.

“It didn’t matter that we had an audience. It had been far too long, and I just wanted to show you just how much you truly meant to me.”

Kairi cupped Sora’s cheek. “Well, I certainly appreciated it that day, Sora. But you should know, after everything that’s happened, there was nothing you ever needed to prove to me,” she said causing him to smile.

The two of them gazed at each other lovingly for a moment. Then they looked and saw that day had fully given way to night.

“Sunset’s over. Guess it’s time we headed back to the reception,” said Sora as he stood up off the bench and offered a hand to Kairi to help her rise to her feet.

“Yep. Back we go into the spotlight. But before we go…” said Kairi as she reached around Sora and cupped the back of his neck.

“Care to give your bride one more Sora Smooch for the road?” she asked with a mischievous smile.

Sora chuckled. “Well, I can never say no to that. Especially since I always get a Kairi Kiss in exchange.”

Kairi laughed as well. “Well, it’s lucky for you that this Princess of Heart has plenty of those to give for a lifetime.”

Then the bride smiled lovingly at her groom. “And that’s how much I want you for, Sora. A lifetime. And a lifetime and beyond is how long I’ll love you for.”

Sora sniffed and a tear rolled down his left cheek. After wiping it away, he let out a small laugh.

“Now who’s the one using the cheesy lines?” he asked.

“Well, I did learn from the best.”

“And I taught you so well. Come here, my bride,” he said as he pulled Kairi closer so their lips could meet once again in yet another kiss.

Throughout their wedding day, Sora and Kairi had shared many kisses. It started with the one after King Mickey had officially married them. Then, there were the many they had at the reception at the behest of their guests and their clinking glasses (though, in all honesty, they found that wedding tradition to be a little annoying). And both of them knew that the latest one they were currently sharing would likely not be the last one for them that day and they would not have it any other way.

After a few moments had passed, Kairi parted from Sora and her eyes widened in surprise. She noticed that Sora did not have his usual content expression that he often showed after sharing a kiss with her. Rather, he looked troubled.

“Sora, what is it?”

“Kairi, do you hear that?”

“Huh?” Kairi asked in confusion before listening around. “What do you mean? I don’t hear anything.”

“That’s exactly what I mean. It suddenly got too quiet.”

Kairi then realized Sora was right. The world around them had gone completely silent. She could no longer hear the sounds of the reception nor any of the regular nighttime ambience of Radiant Garden.

She then looked in the direction of the ballroom and let out a gasp of shock. “Sora, look!”

Sora looked and let out a gasp of his own. Through the windows, they could see into the ballroom and saw that all their friends were now frozen as if a Stop spell had been cast.

“What’s happened to them? And why hasn’t it happened to us?” asked Sora.

“Sora, I’m getting worried,” said Kairi.

Sora let out a sigh of exasperation. “Just our luck. I guess it was too much to hope that none of our enemies who were still out there would be stupid enough to attack our wedding.”

“Especially since we have so many heroes from around the worlds attending. Then again, I can’t think of any of our enemies who could do something like this,” said Kairi.

A determined look came over Sora’s face. “Well, whoever’s behind this, whether it’s one of our old enemies or a new one, they messed with the wrong couple’s wedding day,” he said as he summoned Kingdom Key to his hands.

Then he turned to Kairi. “Kai, you with me?”

Kairi gave a smirk and summoned Destiny’s Embrace. “When am I ever not? Were you not paying attention to my wedding vow? I’m by your side in everything now and forever. And especially when defending our most special day.”

Sora smiled at his wife and then turned toward the garden. “Whoever you are, I don’t know what you’re trying to pull by freezing everything. But if you think you’re ruining this day, you’ve got another thing coming,” he shouted to their unseen adversary.

“Yeah! So, show yourself and we’ll show you a thing or two about messing with these newly wed Keyblade Masters!” Kairi added.

Then, out of nowhere and unseen by either of them, a male voice piped up. “Oh, must you two always assume the worst?”

Sora’s eyes suddenly widened in realization. ‘Wait. I know that voice.’

“Where are you? Show yourself!” Kairi demanded.

“Well, I shouldn’t turn down a request from a bride on her wedding day,” responded the voice.

Sora and Kairi clutched their Keyblades and waited for the voice’s owner to reveal himself. But after a few moments passed, he had yet to do so. The bride and the groom gazed around in confusion.

“Why don’t you both try looking behind you?” piped up the voice.

Sora and Kairi turned around. Their jaws dropped in surprise as they finally beheld their visitor.

Standing before them, casually leaning against a wall, was a teenage boy. He had messy blonde hair and was dressed in a grey shirt and dark grey pants with white shoes. He had his arms folded across his chest and his face wore a smile that was a mix of amusement and smugness.

Joshua, the Composer of Shibuya.

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Notes from the Mad Doctor:

So, the enigmatic Joshua from The World Ends With You shows up! What exactly does he want? You’ll just have to keep reading to find out.

I’m so glad when I got a Nintendo Switch last year (had to when I found out Sora was coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), I was finally able to play The World Ends With You since I missed out on the Nintendo DS version and the mobile version on iOS didn’t work completely. I was finally able to learn about Neku, Joshua and the other TWEWY characters that showed up in Dream Drop Distance in their original setting.

Anyway, my readers, I have a question for you (if you actually read these author’s notes that is).

Would any of you be interested in reading a full-length story of the Quadratum reunion that Sora and Kairi were talking about? I know some of the main details have been spoiled. But it is an idea I’ve been considering so if you wish, please let me know what you think.

I give my thanks to whoever reads this chapter.

Comments, likes and reblogs are much appreciated! Stay tuned for we’ll find out the reason behind Joshua’s sudden appearance next chapter!

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Onto the next chapter!

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