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SoH Memes pt 17

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SoH memes pt 16

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Heeheeha, SoH Ghibli edits

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SoH Memes pt 15

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“Jun ran off, and my consciousness was about to as well. But before it did I heard the patter of tiny footsteps. Then I felt the softness of delicate hands. But the last sense was that of taste.

Water too salty to be rain.”

HO HO HO GUYS I think about the ending of B2 Ch1 FAR TOO MUCH for my liking. Imagine how traumatic this whole experience was for Masa, seeing their ronin getting gutted like a fish. Soooo much potential for angst. This would have been the perfect villain origin story for a Dark!Masa AU. Sooo much missed potential. God I wish I could write lol.

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SoH Rambles: Hashimoto

I think about SoH a lot, so take this tiny little micro analysis of Masa’s family, the Hashimoto’s!

I've always pictured Masa having a large immediate family, but idk if Devon confirmed that he only had one elder brother and sister (at least, guy Masa). Like, it's not completely totally clear to me lol. But for the sake of this headcanon, we’re just gonna roll with Masa being the youngest of three.

I like to imagine that Masa has a decently large extended family, but that all live dispersed across Hyuga. Because they keep mentioning the class and power of the Hashimoto family, I'm going to assume they're old money, got that generational wealth, know what I'm sayin? If Amaterasu is getting hitched (arranged marriage, I might add) to the fucking EMPEROR, then we know that their family branch is likely the most important and influential one, meaning Masa’s dad is the first-born and inheritor of the Hashimoto business and wealth, as well as the head of the family, if multiple branches of the family tree exist. Image is very important, as well as reputation. The eldest son, Tsukuyomi (which is actually rly funny bc in Japanese lore, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu were the sun and moon gods, as well as their bro Susanoo, who -say it w me, kids- was the STORM/SEA GOD, aka LIGHTNING/HUNDER aka MASA’s PREFERRED ELEMENT OF CHOICE??? HELLO??? There better be a call back to this otherwise I'm gonna flip.) Anyway, Tsukuyomi would have lots of pressure and responsibilities as the heir to the Hashimoto family and business, Amaterasu serves as an alliance marker by marrying into another powerful house, blah blah. That leaves Masa as an outlier, with no real purpose but to marry into a good family to make more house alliances, but with their position as a shugenja a military career seems most beneficial. Sort of confirmed in Book 6 Ch 1, “Masashi’s path as a shugenja is ideal- and that brings...legitimacy to the Hashimoto. His father, while technically a Samurai, is among the most shrewd and powerful businessmen in Hyuga...”

The implication here is that despite being a lord, Hashimoto-san has no real military power (otherwise he'd be a high-ranking member of the Shogunate instead of being a samurai). Being a samurai implies that he belongs to a noble home, tying in the generational wealth thing. If he were just a merchant who made his own fortune then he wouldn’t be a samurai, bc he needs to either be born into a noble home, marry into one, or be adopted into one. Sure he could have married into a noble home, middle-class-turned-elite/upper-class type of thing, but it doesn't truly hold much weight with everything else we've been fed about this family. The Hashimoto name seems to hold much more power and influence in Hyuga than I imagine would be appropriate if Hashimoto were “new money”.

Hashimoto-san is a businessman, likely also the academic/scholarly type, and isn’t a particularly powerful samurai house. But stick your wizard *prodigy* child into the military? BOOM military power. That’s maybe part of the reason why they invest so much money into the academy (besides just investing bc their child attends classes duh), to make up for their shortcomings. And with Masa in the military, Hashimoto now has a finger in each sector of the country.

Tsuku-Business (implied to own/monopolize a “sector of the market”)

Amaterasu- Politics/Govt (goddamn EMPRESS??)

Masa- Military (and to a certain extent even religion/spirituality, if we consider the fact that shugenja is essentially harnessing spirits and shit)

My point with all of this?

Nothing. Nada. Idk what I'm even trying to say. This all started as me wanting to make fun little head canons and it turned into me realizing that the Hashimoto family is slowly integrating themselves into every aspect of Hyuga. Wouldn’t it be fun if they ended up being antagonists? I’d love that. Anyway thanks for coming to my tedtalk, I’m illiterate sue me.

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Heyyo. A few years ago I made a Plotagon video of a SoH book 1 recap for my friend(back when those were still popular lol) but I never finished it past the book demo. just wanted to share this here in case any of you gems wanted to check it out. It’s cringe, I was like 17 when I made it. Enjoy!

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Old doodle of my ronin MC, Sakaté! Just realized I never posted a character sheet of her. Another checkbox on my to-do list.

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Ahhhh we have a canonical name reveal for Masa’s elder brother!!

It’s Tsukoyomi, and it’s actually adorable because according to Japanese folklore Tsukoyomi (moon god) was the brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. And they have a younger brother, Susanoo, which is…the storm god! Specifically thunder and lightning. And WHICH element has Masa been shown to extensively use? THUNDER AND STORM SHIT!!! AHHH I love this, it’s kinda cringe and yet kinda really cool too. Anywho, here’s my depiction of the two eldest siblings. I like to think that Tsuko is the calm quiet rock to Amaterasu’s more impulsive nature. Later this month we’ll get to see Masa’s dad!! I’m so excited!! I’ll share my headcanons on the Hashimoto family soon!! Gotta get these theories out before anything’s confirmed lol.

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Waaah Happy 2k24!!

As a little gift I present you guys w some book 6 spoilers!! Idk if I’m allowed to share any of this sooo let’s keep things hush hush between us, oki?

There’s a little “switcharoo” action happening between Masa and the MC, so I wanted to depict a Masa before and after.

He’s a lot more “unkept” with the ronin inside of him, bc obvi he’s been in a coma for so long(COMAsa, I like to call him. Lol). Also, an age reveal!(not really) In book 6 we learn that Masa is actually older than he looks, it’s just that being a shugenja stunts his physical growth. His body begins to age with the ronin taking over, with him going through his whole ass puberty and rizzing up the academy’s student populace!(bc yes book 6 takes place primarily at the shugenja academy)

Ahh!! I’m so excited for you guys to read book 6!! It’s so good!! So many good juicy tidbits I wanna share!!

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WEEE another aged up masa bc I’m trash.

Probably late teens or smn, like right after the SoH conclusion.

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Older Masa doodle from 2022 cause I wanted to test out a new brush. Fun fact I always draw older Masa with my current hairstyle (at the time of drawing) He’s just like me fr okk??

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Anyone into Wuxia here? Did a doodle back in 2021 of Masa and my Ronin if they were cultivators. Masa would ofc be a rich spoiled sect heir, talented in talisman magic and spirit communication. Ronin is likely the adopted heir of a long forgotten sect, led by Gensai, who was dishonored and cast out, and only really talented in sword fighting. Everything else would fall into line, with Masa needing a retainer to help them travel (maybe to visit their rich n powerful uncle( a lá Jin Guangyao from MDZS) and fall into some demon spirit shenanigans on the way.

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Doodles from 2021. I miss Haku sm

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Hey. Not dead.

Got sucked into a whirlwind of life, what with the summer hurricanes, school, work, and yearly Midwest travels. Hope I was missed lol.

Have some old masa doodles I did based off an AU of mine, in which Masa gets possessed instead of Momo. Bc tell me, you expect me to believe that Masa just sat there crying while his apricot ronin bled out on Hatch’s dojo floor?? Nah fam, this mfer probably summoned the power of satan to keep his ronin alive(remember when Haku or someone commented that it’s a miracle that MC didn’t die from their Jun wounds?? This is the twist villain we never knew we needed) It’s one of my favorite AUs (and a former theory of mine) that I don’t get to talk much about. Lemme know if y’all wanna see more of this AU, I’d be happy to revisit!

Dark!Masa is just Masa going through his edgy teenage phase and I’m here for it🖤💔

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Aged up Masashi bc I love him sm❤️

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A messy lil Jun gif for y’all, plus a non gif pic under the cut👇🏼👇🏼