I often think about how Meiko perceieves the 'villains' in the story, especially with how a majority of them are presented as (somewhat) sympathetic beings. What does it take to make her sympathize with them? To 'forgive' them, if at all?
Her thoughts on the matter follow a generally consistent code.
Meiko can empathize with an antagonist's personal history. Her hometown is made up of folks who break multiple laws, her parents were pirates, etc. She and A'kihiko understand that people will sometimes do terrible things to survive.
This is especially strong in the cases of Yotsuyu and Fordola. Meiko can feel genuine sympathy for both women upon learning their history. She recognizes that Fordola wants to make amends and agrees with Lyse that her crimes against Ala Mihgo should be paid in service to the country, not a death sentence.
In most cases, Meiko only believes that the 'death penalty' should only be carried out if the villain is out of control. That is, they do not show regret nor are interested in reform. When the world around them is safer only if they are dead, then she'll be the first to offer up to execute someone.
This is the case with both Yotsuyu and with Zenos. Yotsuyu is actually a more sensitive case than Meiko would ever let anyone know because of how the woman was sold into a brothel. Meiko knows that is exactly where she would have ended up if her father's crew hadn't intercepted the ship. Thus, she empathizes with Yotsuyu a lot. Would she have done the same? Could have turned out similar?
Despite this, and perhaps out of a distant respect for her, Meiko would have (if it were her place; she knows it is not) put Yotsuyu to death. She recognizes Yotsuyu's hatred is all that she is. That is more than evident when her amnesia leaves her in a childlike state. Meiko was deeply disturbed by 'Tsuyu' and her mannerisms. It felt, again, like some form of human trafficking to keep her that way. She was relieved at the outcome, although she pitied Yotsuyu and her miserable existence.
When it comes to Zenos, Meiko would also be unable to vote for anything but his execution. The events in canon do not leave any room for Zenos and the WoL to talk. Every time he appears, it is to threaten or murder innocent people in order to get a rise out of them. He does not see an issue with this. He does not show remorse for anyone but himself and his boredom, his loneliness, etc.
Although Meiko can admit that his presence against the Endsinger was helpful, she did not give him acceptance (A'kihiko did) and could only ever treat him as an annoyance. A dangerous annoyance.
If Meiko ever had a chance to simply hear Zenos out, if she could hear him explain why he functions the way that he does... at best, she would want to shake him violently. She would only grow frustrated trying to get him to understand why what he does is wrong. If he agreed to 'repent' for his ill-doings, it would only be for selfish motivations (to fight the Mochikokos again) and not for genuine change. No matter why or how Zenos ended up the way he did, Meiko can only see the world as safer without him.
Skipping back in the timeline again --
Ysayle. Lady Iceheart. Meiko rarely forgives anyone who has threatened her brother so directly, but Ysayle showed genuine regret for her actions from the get-go (in HW). If Ysayle had survived, Meiko would recommend she not return to Ishgard again if she can help it...but to join the Scions as her 'penance' instead. Meiko is also confident that Ysayle would dedicate the rest of her life to doing good deeds to make up for her poor ones.
Gaius! When he was simply the Black Wolf who threatened Eorzea, revived Ultima, and had a weird gaggle of devotees, Meiko had no reason to sympathize with him. He came from Garlemald who thought they knew better than Eorzeans and decided they wanted to conquer them (as far as she knew), so she was all for killing the bastard.
When he returns in Stormblood, circumstances have changed. Like Ysayle, he seeks to undo some of the harm he did. He also does himself a favor by not returning to Garlemald nor Eorzea, instead sticking to Werlyt and trying to heal. Meiko believes he does not intend to return to any wicked conquering, so he can go back to raising his lizard daughter.
Ascians. Oh, you rambly, tragic cloaked little bastards. As the truth around the Ancients comes to light and motivations are revealed, Meiko once again finds herself in the 'I pity you but you need to be stopped' category with Emet-Selch and Elidibus. Even Hermes gets some post-humous empathy! But again: they are threatening her loved ones, so they need to be killed.
This brings up another very good point with Meiko's perspective of villains: She's self-centered and isn't afraid to acknowledge it. She feels for Emet-Selch. She knows that if she were in his shoes (like with Yotsuyu) she would likely do the same. She recognizes he sees himself as the Hero.
But he is threatening a world in which people she loves exists. If it is purely a fight of my world versus yours (and it is), Meiko will be the first to choose her own. She can acknowledge the parallels but will not be guilted or shamed into allowing her loved ones to perish. She will choose people she cares for above all else, every time. Whether it's viewed as heroic or not.
As for Hermes, Meiko pities that man. She pities him for his sadness causing the end of the universe. It was purely an accident. His actions cannot be forgiven, but she knows he truly held no ill will at the start. The lad was just deeply depressed in what was otherwise considered a utopia. It was rought.
Fandaniel, though? Amon? Meiko recognizes that those are elements of Hermes that have gone off the deep end. Like Yotsuyu and Zenos, he is a feral creature who is too single-minded to be reformed. Death was the only option. This is similar to how she views Nidhogg, too. Although she is glad he's gotten attached to Estinien and they seem to be...helping each other, or whatever. She doesn't ask too many questions there.
Meteion -- Meteion gets a pass. Even at her worst as the Endsinger, even after she unmade the Scions, Meiko acknowledges Meteion's unique situation. She is not a hateful creature. She was an innocent child that was corrupted by the darkness she was unknowingly exposed to. She holds no ill will for the entelechy. In fact, she hopes to see her again.
Bonus: Asahi and Athena! Both were simply evil. Meiko refuses to believe anything else. Sorry not sorry, slit their throats and move on. Sometimes you just have some bad eggs. Best to send them back to the aetherial sea and hope they're better in their next lives.
I’m moving emu attempting to leave the group to some point after the part where I’m borrowing from wonder halloween but it’s very entertaining to play w how a more emotionally competent (barely) rui would go about being like “I should leave for the safety of the group.” Something something he’s like well if nene joins you have a magic user you don’t need me anymore (tsukasa pressing the incorrect buzzer)
Emu leaving needs to be more of a “this is My Responsibility and this is dangerous” which is absolutely impacted by tsukasa being injured in the beginning but I think it works better if I move it to be in line w her confrontation with meiko. Because she needs to confront meiko on her own au meiko would not accept the outstretched hand from emu unless it was without an audience. Emu going I’m able to move on from my grandpa’s death because of my support system & you can do the same thing after the death of Luka (because miku/kagamines/kaito are all still here and still love you) ouuggh… (meiko voice) I hate all humans especially the otori royal line (picture of emu is sent) I will make an exception because she looks very polite.
Also allows for more emunene relationship development beforehand bc nene would not be confident enough to confront emu on her dumbass choices without an established rapport. Nene finding out emu went to confront the embodiment of death and endings on her own out of a misplaced belief she needs to do things on her own: I’m going to kill everybody in this room and then myself.
+ honestly though v tempted to make like. The confrontation have all of wxs. At least for part of it. Because they’re all so important to each other and love each other so much. Idk… initial confrontation w emu and meiko and then kaito brings wxs into the fray?
+ world building in that the magic nene uses (drawing from the natural world) is more normalized/easier and more controlled as opposed to whatever rui uses (using his own energy and putting it into things he creates, or using his own energy offensively).
- I think if I go the prophecy route (doubtful) the prophecy will be a lie bc I do not vibe with “fate is set in stone” I think the crucial thing needs to be emu having An Idea which is why she runs away and Tsukasa follows her based off of that idea. & then rui and nene join for the same reason. Canonisms.
- rui & tsukasa sparring to improve their skill sets against the other’s arsenal. They need to be insane w each other in every universe. Also worked in both of them getting arrested because it’s really fucking funny. Tsukasa banging his head on the cell wall dramatically like ouughh how could this happen I just wanted to be a knight & rui’s like “well it could be worse” & tsukasa’s like “WTF DO U MEAN IT COULD BE WORSE”…
- saki restraining herself from hitting tsukasa when he comes back from his big fun (lying) journey (deserved of her). & then saki leaves to travel with L/N and he’s A Fucking Mess. Before this Saki is like u mentioned rui a lot in ur letters… what’s up w that (eyes). + saki and nene interactions with nene developing a treatment plan for the corruption borne chronic illness
- nene voice I’m so glad I can finally help someone w this illness Let me tell u embarrassing stories abt ur brother. Oh He didn’t tell you he got injured & I had to drag him back from deaths door. Um. (Saki is going to kill him)
- if any relationship happens in the main story it’ll have to be emunene (& even then it’s doubtful. ideally I’d write a focus for them abt it) ruikasa becomes a thing like a year+ after the main plot because they’re both genuinely incompetent
— idr if I mentioned it anywhere but I do have the heavy handed emu & rui meddling where rui books 1 room with double beds and 1 room with only one bed (meddling on behalf of nene) and he attempts to give emunene the room with one bed and then emu (meddling on behalf of tsukasa) is like ok so YOU’LL take the single bed room :) & then emu sleeps in the same bed as nene anyways.
—- whole au is nene being like ok well now I’m living life again. And if anything happens to emu I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself.
- i think kaito should have a special relationship w tsukasa in that he communicates w tsukasa but in an incredibly unhelpful way & tsukasa wants to strangle him for this. Kaito gives unhelpful hints and Tsukasa is like what the fuck does that mean & kaitos like “you’ll figure it out :)” and Tsukasa is Seething.
- kagamines are more helpful. Len would probably interact mainly w rui & rin w nene. I don’t think rui and len get anything done though len just thinks rui is neat and rui is very happy to teach him things.
- miku is emu’s special little guide she shows up as a cat guiding her in the beginning and then fully reveals herself later. She’s not Super helpful but she does her best and also encourages emu to follow her heart. Which prologue tsukasa is suffering because of. (Tsukasa voice) where did the fucking princess go I’m in hell the king is gonna kill me (miku voice) hey emu come hide in this spot there’s free food.
aka "EVERY JOKE/EASTER EGG IN ONE DAY YOU'LL WISH YOU HADN'T"
I'm putting it under a read more because it's long af (because... my dumbass.... makes a lot of jokes. if u didn't notice.)
chapter one: wish (soraka r)
“Not a single sign that the Rift’s champions, those gods amongst men, had ever been there at all.”
This was a vague reference to Damwon’s championship skins where they had wanted to appear as gods coming down from the heavens, if I remember correctly.
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“And Faker would never be enough of a fool to trust someone who once lived in his shadow.”
Faker is (kind of) Zed in this au, so this is secretly a joke. ha ha.
chapter two: you and me (yuumi w) (get it? because meiko's skin is yuumi? i'm not funny ahahahah)
“Hmm,” Jiejie begins, his eyes wandering as he thinks. “I think Meiko would have wished for something to make him an even better support than he already is. Viper probably wished that he’d never miss a shot, and Flandre definitely wished for some magic that’s better than that smoke thing he does. That, or to be able to do this his entire life. Who knows?”
Two out of three isn't bad :)
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“But Jiejie,” Scout says, intentionally mispronouncing his name. “How can you even be tired?”
I explained this in the end notes already, but Scout pronounces Jiejie’s name like 姐姐, which means older sister. Credit to my friend that only referred to Jiejie as “big sister” all throughout Worlds 2021. Bro is gonna fail Chinese III.
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“Breathe, Yechan. Breathe.”
I’m pretty sure Scout is the only one to be referred to by his real name by his teammates, if you don’t count the introductions in the first EG fic. Generally, I try to avoid their real names, since it starts to feel a bit awkward once I’m writing about Ryu Minseok and not Keria or something. It’s too personal for me.
(Edit a few days later: I forgot about Miky but c’mon, I was not about to refer to him as “Mikyx” the entire fic)
(Edit a few more days later: Gumayusi got full name’d, shit is going down)
(Edit a few more more days later: everyone getting full name'd now this is not a drill)
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quick tw for death but when my mom was crying to me about her dad's last wishes i. i kind of. i kind of went "AYO WHAT DID I HAVE MEIKO DO IN ODYWYH TO COMFORT SCOUT I NEED TO KNOW" and just tried to channel whatever he did
im that emotionally constipated kill me
chapter three: end of the line (graves q)
“He plays Teamfight Tactics until he sees stars when he blinks.”
Perhaps in this universe Riot Games is truly a small indie company…
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“Scout tries to scream, but without the room to expand his chest, all that comes out is the faintest whine.”
This was tested to make sure it was an accurate depiction. I got sleep paralysis once when my sister was audibly on a call in the room over. I tried to scream. Didn’t work. The sound I made was actually very embarrassing. (it is ok to laugh at me for my sleep paralysis experiences. they are funny in hindsight. for more tips on how to handle sleep paralysis just hmu)
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“We’ll go to Europe, then. I’ve heard there’s a retired Summoner that can suppress someone’s abilities. Maybe he’ll be able to suppress the Rift’s blessing as well.”
Some of you (by which i mean aryasage) caught it already, but this is a reference to Caedrel. In a different version, Scout’s response is, “No, he’ll just cancel it.”
chapter four: moonlight vigil (aphelios r)
“He’s not stupid—he knows what sleep deprivation does to people. (He’s read the Russian sleep experiment creepypasta, after all.)”
Somehow I doubt he would have been able to get his hands on that one, but whatever. Either way it’s kind of terrifying, and if it was true, this fic would go in a very different direction. Would not recommend it if you're scared easily or if you spend too much time thinking about everything that could go wrong.
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“Telling the whole story to the rest of his team is quite possibly the hardest thing Scout’s ever done, if he ignores the past week or so.”
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“You look like shit.”
In a different version, Scout absolutely snaps at Jiejie and then proceeds to verbally and emotionally obliterate him. I kind of wish I had been able to keep it in, since I thought it was kind of fun in a “haha angst goes brrr” kind of way, but it didn’t really fit in with the rest of the chapter.
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“Scout sniffs, gratefully accepting the tissue someone hands him. He’s been going through a lot of those lately, despite it being November.”
Is there even a no-nut November equivalent in China??? Either way I thought I was hilarious in the moment.
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“Forcibly inducing sleep (aka punching Scout in the head) is out too once Viper mentions brain damage, even if Meiko insists he can fix it.”
They don’t test this theory, but Meiko is 100% confident that his magic can repair brain damage. In the end, they decide it’s not worth finding out.
ppau leak: this comes up later
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I spent thirty minutes googling how to meditate just to write this chapter. Worth.
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“Scout tries to respond. His body doesn’t move an inch. Somewhat deliriously, he imagines himself as a meme. Aw, shit. Here we go again.”
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‘“You need to relax.” Jiejie leans forward, holding two fingers to Scout’s head. “And trust me. Do you trust me?”’
Jiejie quotes Evelynn here for no other reason than He Can.
chapter five: harrowed path (viego e)
“Forgiveness is a bitch, and so am I.”
My English teacher wouldn’t let me use this line in my personal essay, so I put it here instead.
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“It’s then that Scout realizes they’ve been moved from the couch to someone’s room, where two twin beds have been haphazardly shoved close to each other.”
Note: hi omg this was supposed to be sent such a long time ago when the haikyuu smau was still ongoing,, i thought froggie just didnt like it or smth then i sent the ask asking about whether or not they got it and it hit me ckkckcm ok anyway hope u like it
Cw: Panic attack, anxiety, intrusive thoughts (kinda), swearing, liberal use of italics
Bokuto let out a yawn as he stretched. What time is it? He thought to himself as he grabbed his phone. 4:47 am. That day he had fallen asleep way earlier than usual, at about 6 pm. He was exhausted, the fact that he had not been eating probably adding to that exhaustion. His gaze went down from the time on his phone screen to see some notifications from the Hype(r) House group chat. After swiping a couple of times the group chat opened. He wishes it hadn’t. He wishes he didn’t see those messages at that time.
The messages were nothing out of the ordinary, yet for some reason, Meiko’s flirting with Hajime hit him harder that moment. Maybe it was the fact that he was exhausted and starving, maybe it was the fact that his heart still clenches when thinking of his ex-lover. The I love you’s, the pet names, the invitations for cuddling. His sleepy eyes widened, his chest felt heavy, he could’ve sworn he was getting stabbed right then and there. How could he have been so stupid? Why is he such an idiot? Why did he fall for her like that? He loved her so much. She was his everything.
“I loved her, I loved her...” he silently kept repeating to himself as tears started rolling down his face. His chest is getting heavier by the moment, his stomach feels sick. He can’t breathe. At that moment he opened another group chat, he wasn’t sure which one it was, but he managed to type two simple messages:
‘It hurts’
‘I can’t breathe’
—
You let out a sigh as you turned off your laptop. You had finally finished editing some features for your streams. You got up from your chair. Thankfully your work desk was quite close to your bed so you didn’t waste time before throwing your body on the bed. Before drifting to sleep you decided to check your phone to see how your recent tweets had done. You picked up the phone from the nightstand and saw some notifications from your group chat with the boys, you didn’t pick up what the notifications said at first. You swiped and opened the group chat. Your eyes widened at the texts, quickly typing ‘Bo what’s going on???’ And sending the text. Your brain finally picked up at what you were actually meant to be doing. You rush out of your room right into Bokuto’s room only to find him trembling on his bed. You quickly approach and hug him. He hugs you back tightly, letting out choked sobs.
“Bo? What’s going on?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” He manages to choke out.
“Koutarou, what happened? Talk to me, Kou.” You quickly say, trying to keep the concern from showing on your voice.
“I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to make you worried!” Guilt was choking him. First, he bullied you, now this? How horrible could he be?
“Koutarou. Talk to me. What happened?”
“How could I have been such an idiot, yn? Why am I so fucking dumb?” He sobbed between the words. “I... I loved her so much, she was my everything.”
“Bo.” You pulled away from the hug, looking at his eyes. “You are not an idiot, okay? She made you feel like this. This is how people like her work. It’s not your fault, okay? Okay?”
“If I was better, this wouldn’t have happened. If I was better she would’ve really loved me.” His tears and sobs weren’t getting any better. I’m making her feel even more guilty, I’m making her worried. Stop, stop, stop, stop. Fuck, fuck! He repeated to himself in his head.
“I...” he looked at your face, slightly calming down. “I don’t want this to go on any longer... I want these thoughts to stop, I want them to stop, yn!” He wiped his tears, which wasn’t doing much since more tears kept coming out.
“Koutarou!” You placed both your hands on his cheeks, making him look directly at you, “Listen to me, you will be fine. You are fine. It is not your fault. She did this to you. She did this to you.”
He froze for a moment, staring at your eyes. While doing so, he knew for a fact that you, yn, you were telling the truth. How could those eyes be lying?
He calmed down, tears stopping. All that was left now was his occasional sobs. You slowly put your hands down, making them hold his.
Kenma opened the door to find you two on the bed. He hadn’t slept that night either and had just finished a stream when he saw the messages on his phone and rushed to Bokuto’s room. He approached you two looked at Bokuto with concern. “Um, are you okay, dude?”
Bokuto manages to chuckle a little through the sobs. “Yeah, man... Thank you.”
“You should get some sleep, Bo.”
He stayed silent and nodded before laying down. You put a blanket over him, making a deal with yourself that you will not leave until you are sure he’s asleep and safe. He turned his back to you and Kenma, hoping that the feelings would go away from him as he drifted away but unfortunately they did not. The guilt and sadness stayed there, suffocating him. He closed his eyes and drifted off, hoping, praying, that he wouldn’t dream of the one who caused this in the first place.
Digimon Adventure x Digimon Adventure tri ~
featuring CHARACTER:
Koushiro[u] Izumi [Koushiro “Izzy” Izumi in US dub]
(+relationship with Mimi Tachikawa) [+Taichi Yagami]
+ IMPORTANT DIALOGUES (in Adventures & connecting to tri.)
+ CHARACTER/STORY PROGRESSION
also known as:
KOUSHIRO vs. COMMUNICATION
{further a.k.a: Communication Is Hard.}
{the following related quotes and information relates more specifically to Tri!Koushiro. There will be minimal spoilers for both his & Mimi’s roles in tri, without majorly spoiling the ending / plot surrounding Meiko.}
“I WISH THAT KOUSHIRO
would act more spoiled and unreasonable
instead of always keeping it inside”
(a refresher, of relevant Koushiro backstory potentials from
the novels written by Adventure director Kakudou!)
{I tend to refer to these passages a Lot
when discussing or analyzing Koushiros concepts for Reasons}:
[with translations thanks to Onkei;
as tumblr refuses to show posts with links in the tags nowadays,
please check in comments if you want the links to novels, thank you!]
- from the opening chapters; when lost on File Island
- from the part covering Adventure episode 28; a.k.a. “the Gate”:
“Before now, before he had come to the Digital World,
Koushiro had considered himself
an insignificant and WORTHLESS human being.”
{Note: it should be important to be kept in mind that Koushiro
within this point of the pre-series story [Novels, above]
is 10~ years old
and he’s been feeling those things
SINCE HE WAS A TINY CHILD [Ages 5~10].}
{“THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH
BEING [INTO/OBSESSED WITH] COMPUTERS!”}
[Note: in novels, it’s translated as “obsessed with”.]
BONUS:
{from later in the same sequence of Adventure #31, above}:
{from later on in Tri; Kyousei ending}:
THE BIGGEST BONUS:
tri. head Director Motonaga: As tri. is connected to 02, the entire theme of this work is depicting what the first generation of Chosen Children would be thinking about as they become adults.
Because the question of what kind of adults they’ll become has already been answered, we’re working on the problem of getting to that answer,
in a sort of reverse problem-solving.
(on Koushiro) As Koushiro begins to try changing his clothes in Part 1, he wants to become someone who can do something by himself.
- Otomedia, February 2016 (Digimon Adventure tri. interview)
[with translation credit thanks to website DigiLab Blog!]
“what they were learning in Tri.”: (KOUSHIRO):
“ After understanding about himself,
GAINS ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS.
Learns to easily/OPENLY ACCEPT
OTHERS’ LOVE TOWARDS HIM .”
- from a post-Tri livestream interview given by Kazumasa Habu
(who, along with Kenji Watanabe and Mr. Maekawa, are members)
of the Digimon Staff that works with the LCD Virtual Pets
[with translation via Onkei]
{pictured: Habu holds up the planning sheet for Tri.}
MIMI - ‘selfishness’{-like quality, aka ‘Jikochu’ in Ketsui} disappears,
learns to be courteous towards others
[&] Learns not to expect others to be sweet on her
"just because she's a girl." {<- this includes Koushiro Izumi!}
learns that when it's necessary,
she'll have to get dirty herself and give in to things.
start of {Kokuhaku} / {Confession} [Movie #3]:
(earlier on, as well), {Ketsui}:
{Kyousei} / {Coexistence}; Movie #5:
{when she becomes stuck in a familiar-to-the-viewers setting
with Tentomon}:
[hey, wouldn’t you know,
she’s very clearly not upset with Koushiro anymore?]
{Kizuna}:
[the last we have of Original!Koushiro so far, from the credits;
he’s now the head of his own company,
having learnt how to UNDERSTAND others
while openly ACCEPTING LOVE towards HIMSELF,
from the people who CARE about him,
{and even simply learning how to communicate in TEAMS}]
(people who CARE ABOUT HM):
{ALSO KNOWN AS: HIS FRIENDS} & {HIS FAMILY}
“KNOWING NOTHING
is just a chance to learn new things, RIGHT?”
“PLEASE KEEP LEARNING NEW THINGS,
... AND ENJOYING IT.”
{Note: this post is part of a series discussing Koushiro
using canonical references and quotations
from the original Japanese version [and not the U.S. dub]
to attempt to explain his progressing storyline;
you can view more of my headcanons thoughts and analysis
at my Neurodivergent Koushiro analysis series!}
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Digimon Adventures ~ x Kagerou Project
“Otsukimi Recital” [Moon-Viewing Recital] AMV
[Music (C) Jin, singer: IA / Vocaloid]
(Kagepros [subbed] video for Comparing: watch here!)
{Note: Not meant as a direct 1:1 Parody!}
Featuring DUO/SHIP:
Taichi Yagami [“Tai Kamiya”]
x Koushiro(u) Izumi [“Izzy Izumi”]
{KouTai} / {TaiKou} / {Taishiro(u)}
PAST AMVS / VIDEO EDITS IN THIS SERIES:
Kagerou Daze (Heat-Haze Daze) / Children Record [+Adv Chosen] / RED / Additional Memory and Imaginary Reload music edits for KageDaze / Days (short edit) / Lost Time Memory / Yesterday Evening / Summertime Record / Shounen Brave [+Jou] / Outer Science [+Villains] / Headphone Actor (short edit) / DAZE (short version / TV Size OP) / KOUSHIROS ? CYBER JOURNEY [+Maki] / Brave Heart x Kaien Panzermast [+Chosen Children] / Night Tales Deceive [Yobanashi Deceive] / [KOUSHIRO’S] Imaginary World / Mekakushi Code [Blindfold Code] [+Yamato&Sora&Adv Chosen] / Ultramarine Rain [+Mrs Yoshie Izumi; Izumis] / Imagination Forest [+Mimi&Jou] / Transparent Answer [TaiKou+Meiko] / Jinzou Enemy [Artificial Enemy] / DEAD and SEEK (short edit) / Headphone Actor (Full version Preview)
(+More A.M.V.s were made since this one!):
Shissou Word [Never-Lost Word] [(Yamatox)Sora(xMimi)(xJou)]+[TaiKou]+[Chosen] / My Funny Weekend [Mimi+Hikari+Chosen] / Kusanagi Attention [(Ken x)Miyako(x Hikari) (xDaisuke)+Mimi+02 Chosen+Advs Chosen (+TaiKou)] / Shinigami Record (Short Edit) [(+2020!)TaiKou] / [KSHRO’s]? Theory of Happiness [Adv~Tri TaiKou + Special Appearance] / Imaginary Reload (Music Edit Ver. 2) [Adv Chosen+2020 Chosen] / Children Record Re:Boot (Music Edit) / Tomodachi no Uta [(+2020!)Mimi&Yamajourami & KouTai]
Repeatverse/Extended Story Introduction: Here
(*Note: extended summary contains some spoilers for the fic )
[However, it also explains the worldbuilding involved and plot setup!]
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“Children Record” is also recommended as a starting point/upbeat song!]
Basic Summary of This Video:
Lyrics/Original commentary under the ‘read more’!
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part of my Taishiro [Taichi x Koushiro] REPEAT?_ ficverse
(please note any and all notes/trigger warnings for said ficverse!!)
[seriously, please note the warnings, the plot is kinda heavy]
(please note any and all warnings for K@gepro’s plot too if you look into that!!)
- no, it’s NOT a direct parody (but v[ERY] inspired) (if you can’t tell)
- watching it in HIGH(ER) QUALITY at the original Youtube link is encouraged!
- to do so, go to the original youtube link, click “HD” button, then “ 1080p ” !
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- short version of implied story/plot of this series: T I M E L O O P S
- Tri ( and as of lately, um, KIZUNA [AUs?] ??? ) is here because … ah...
- let’s just say it’s probably AT LEAST ONE part of the “start” of it all ah
- KOUSHIRO IZUMI VOICE : ( ‘ W H Y ’ )
- DO THEY MAKE IT TO THE END
- @ TAICHI & KOUSHIRO, ARE YOU SURE YOU /WANT/ TO ——-
- TBH HOW MUCH do KOUSHIRO or TAICHI even REALLY REMEMBER
- MUCH LESS THE REST OF THEM
- who even knows after a certain point anymore
- timeloops are fun !! ! !
( this particular AMV also explains SOME of it … )
Spoiler warnings for Tri / Kizuna / DigiAdv 2020 scenes used +
Further notes/warnings & LYRICS under ‘read more’!
A.M.V. Summary:
- is it TAICHI HELPING KOUSHIRO or KOUSHIRO Helping .....
- WELL YOU GET THE IDEA BY NOW IT'S LIKELY ( BOTH )
- oh Tri!Taichi is Kinda here too ( BRIEFLY ) { AS AESTHETICS }
( PLOT RELEVANT THOUGH ) ;;;;
- tbh there's some too-slow scenes here I wanna
Replace later if I remake this but
( wHEN WE GET MORE INTERACTIONS ) { HOPEFULLY }
LYRICS PREVIEW:
(if you click the ‘lyrics’ link and ‘English translation’ tab on that Wiki,
full lyrics there as well!):
" OH , WHATEVER I DO NOW , IT’S ALL P O I N T L E S S ";
I SAW YOUR DISTRESSED FACE ,
And I knew just saying " DON’T GIVE UP !!! "
WASN’T GOING TO CUT IT !!!!
FEELING BLUE IN THE SUNLIGHT ,
I’M GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR YOU!
YOUR EYES GET WATERY,
" I’M SURE IT’S NO USE FOR A WEAKLING LIKE ME ..... "
FEELING BLUE IN THE EVENING ,
As THE SUNLIGHT is LOCKED AWAY ,
IN A MOMENT YOUR FACE LAMENTED ,
AND SOUNDLESS TEARS SPILLED AND F A D E D . . .
THIS TERRIBLY SMALL WORLD
BARES ITS BIG FANGS,
THINKING " I WANTED US TO BE TOGETHER , "
IT WEIGHTS DOWN ON YOUR HEART . . .
EVEN IF MY MEAGER WORDS
CAN’T GET THROUGH ANYMORE ,
I WANT TO GIVE YOU STRENGTH !
" - I WANT TO HELP YOU. - PLEASE , GRANT MY { WISH } !! "
" I BELIEVE BECAUSE YOU’RE YOU !!! "
SAY IT LOUD AND MEAN IT !!!
" IT’S ABSOLUTELY NOT HOPELESS !!
IF YOU { WISH } FOR IT , YOU’LL M E E T AGAIN !! "
TAKING A GREAT BIG BREATH ,
YOU TIMIDLY FACED THE DISTANT M O O N ,
AND SHOUTED , " I’LL GIVE IT A SHOT !!! "
... Did THAT sound kinda " COOL ? " * " ... I / GUESS / " !!
* TAICHI VOICE “ SUGOI ” !!! = {COOL / AWESOME / AMAZING}
{ GIF BY ME } { PLEASE DON’T REPOST } { Thank you !!! }
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FULL LYRICS:
[ VERSE 1 ]
" OH , WHATEVER I DO NOW , IT’S ALL P O I N T L E S S ";
I SAW YOUR DISTRESSED FACE ,
And I knew just saying " DON’T GIVE UP !!! "
WASN’T GOING TO CUT IT !!!!FEELING BLUE IN THE SUNLIGHT ,
I’M GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR YOU!
YOUR EYES GET WATERY,
" I’M SURE IT’S NO USE FOR A WEAKLING LIKE ME ..... "
" THEN YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP ,
Or else TOMORROW WILL DAZE YOU TOO !! "
WITH THAT , I TAKE YOU ALONG ,
PERHAPS A LITTLE F O R C E F U L L Y ... "
FEELING BLUE IN THE EVENING ,
As THE SUNLIGHT is LOCKED AWAY ,
IN A MOMENT YOUR FACE LAMENTED ,
AND SOUNDLESS TEARS SPILLED AND F A D E D . . .
[ CHORUS 1 ]
BUT I BELIEVE BECAUSE YOU’RE YOU !
SO WHY NOT LOOK AT WHAT’S AHEAD ?
WHEN THINGS ARE TRULY H O P E L E S S ,
I’LL GIVE YOUR HEART THE SUPPORT ... IT NEEDS !!(?!)
DON’T GIVE UP with " MIGHT AS WELL "s,
That's a big NO-NO !!
HEY , CAN’T WE GO AHEAD TOGETHER ??
LET’S DESTROY ALL THESE LONESOME FEELINGS !
[ VERSE 2 ]
" I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON , "
... You say as you HOLD IN TEARS A G A I N ,
SIGHING ALL THE TIME and SHUTTING YOUR EYES ;
YIKES , this is DESPERATE !
[ INTERLUDE VERSE ]
" IF YOU DON’T GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT ,
YOUR MEMORIES WILL VANISH INTO YESTERDAY ! "
So we DASH DOWN THE STREETS ,
No doubt AGAINST YOUR WILL (?) ...
[ INTERLUDE VERSE 2 ]
FEELING BLUE IN THE EVENING ,
As THE SUNLIGHT is LOCKED AWAY ,
IN A MOMENT YOUR FACE LAMENTED ,
AND SOUNDLESS TEARS SPILLED AND F A D E D ...
[ CHORUS 2 ]
THIS TERRIBLY SMALL WORLD
BARES ITS BIG FANGS,
THINKING " I WANTED US TO BE TOGETHER , "
IT WEIGHTS DOWN ON YOUR HEART ...
EVEN IF MY MEAGER WORDS
CAN’T GET THROUGH ANYMORE ,
I WANT TO GIVE YOU STRENGTH !
" - I WANT TO HELP YOU. - PLEASE, GRANT MY { WISH } !! "
[ FINAL CHORUS ]
" I BELIEVE BECAUSE YOU’RE YOU !!! "
SAY IT LOUD AND MEAN IT !!!
" IT’S ABSOLUTELY NOT HOPELESS !!
IF YOU { WISH } FOR IT , YOU’LL MEET AGAIN !! "
TAKING A GREAT BIG BREATH ,
YOU TIMIDLY FACED THE DISTANT M O O N ,
AND SHOUTED , " I’LL GIVE IT A SHOT !!! "
... Did THAT sound kinda " COOL ? " " ... I / GUESS / " !!
*
SPOILERS / NOTES:
this one is . Overall, Major Spoilers free but TINY scenes for:
( Bokura no Mirai ) an aesthetic shot of Taichi simply just, glaring
- the background scenery kind of spoils a bit but not a Lot -
( Kokuhaku ) ending Taishiro interaction moments
( Kyousei ) not majorly spoilery Taishiro
by campfire with Concerned!Taichi seeing Koushiro's face
( less spoilery Tri things ) just like an aesthetic shot of Taishiro
being Silly { Saikai ; long before any battles }:
( Movie 1 near end ) TAICHI VOICE ' FOOD ' +
( from Movie 1 start ) aesthetic scenes of Tri!Taichi,
at the lake Brooding +
{ early on from intro scenes } Lifting His Head
( Kizuna ) ONE shot of Taichi during a battle moment
but not The Battle Scenes
but it technically is because
all he's doing is reaching out
but you can see a tiny bit of context of
What's Happening to him
( DigiAdv 2020 ) Eps 01~03 scenes &
Ep 14 Sad!Koushiro moments yUP
ok but this one is MOSTLY scenes from pre Tri Advs
+ DigiAdv 2020 /For Once/
{ PROBABLY THE BIGGEST SPOILERY MOMENT }:
( Tri ) Movie 6 / Bokura no Mirai - Taichi;
Not Long Before The Ending except it's
not The Ending Battle Scenes
( more specifically if you've already seen these
in the past AMVs, you know it ) : when he's in . ( scroll for spoiler )
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the Capsule
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DISCLAIMERS re: the original K@gepros video:
- the duo is Slightly Controversial in that fandom now because
we were Not Given Aged Up Designs after nearly 10 years and Yeah
No Comment on original duos status bUT ;;;;;
IN GENERAL... IN GENERAL... MY FAV... CHARAS
- Interlude before final chorus bit gore-y
- POLES
- TIMELOOPS SERIES
Digimon Adventure {Series} (Adventure & 02 Implied)
(+Tri; + Kizuna; + 2020) A.M.V. / Parody Series
~ x K.a.g.e.r.o.u P.r.o.j.e.c.t
{+Anime “Route”} Mekakucity A C T O R S
(Opening Scene Parody)
“Kaien Panzermast”
Digimon Adventure {Franchise}/{Series}
(C) Toei Animation/““Akiyoshi Hongo””
O.S.T Track (C) Jin + IA Project
A.M.V. By Me {DO NOT Copy}
No $$$ Is Being Made off this Fan-work!
(I am Not Associated with Toei in Any Way)
Part of my Adventures A.M.Vs-verse + Ficverse series:
“REPEAT?_” featuring
(as a main/Lead character) Koushiro Izumi
alongside original main Lead Taichi Yagami
& SHIP/O.T.P: KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} / Taishiro[u]
(The rest of Adv Chosen + Meiko [and sans Sora in this particular one
but I’ll add her in a finalized version!] appear for short moments)
Short version summary: “You must never interfere with TIME”
Short version summary of THIS A.M.V. in particular:
“DO YOU LIKE the color of THE SKY?”
{“It’s a TIME-Loops series”}
(So it has some relevant genre-Angst implied,
{also T.C.G Lore?!?}
please note if you watch!)
[Along with some GhostGame-esque horror elements]
Implied Lyrics:
With the red glow of sunset, the day comes to an end
The bell of the mountain temple rings
Hand in hand, let’s all go home
The crows alongside us, let’s go home
When the children are home,
The moon is large and round
By the time the little birds dream,
Golden stars twinkle in the sky--
Scenes used are mainly nice looking sceneries scenes from:
Tri {Kokuhaku, Kyousei};
- some shots of Bokura no Mirai!Koushiro with similar imagery
Kizuna: A kind of major spoiler, but it’s a start/lead-in to the final battle.
{Anything else relevant is NOT shown, but it does show
what happens involving Adventure Chosen in particular.}
2020: The first scene/moment of the opening theme;
- also a final moment of 2020 Ep. 65 in particular;
it’s the final scene so you can skip it after the one of 2020!Taichi.
- Two scenes have their original sound left in as well (for effect/impact)
Ghost Game: a single scenery shot from the start of Ep 19 for effect.
REPEATVERSE/EXTENDED STORY INTRODUCTION: HERE
{Ficverse version can be found via my links on that post!}
{Please note any and all warnings for ficverse version! A.M.Vs-verse version is overall Safe for Work in comparison, however please be sure to read all information on A.M.Vs posts too!}
(*Note: Extended summary contains
some big spoilers for the fic-verse)
[However, it also explains more of
world-building involved & plot setup!]
(*It’s ok to start on/only watch this current edit!)
[*You may understand the story/implied timeline of things better if you begin from my “Kagerou Daze” A.M.V, though it’s also not required!
“Children Record” is also recommended as a
starting point/upbeat song! ]
{For lighthearted songs try Otsukimi Recital, or (maybe)
Yuukei Yesterday!}
Implied Lyrics:
With the red glow of sunset, the day comes to an end
The bell of the mountain temple rings
Hand in hand, let’s all go home
The crows alongside us, let’s go home
When the children are home,
The moon is large and round
By the time the little birds dream,
Golden stars twinkle in the sky--
"Panzermast" is a radio broadcast system used for disaster prevention that looks like megaphones on top of a pole.
The song is well-known since, in many places, (notably Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture; one video also shows it play in Akihabara) it is played over loudspeakers every day at sunset / 5 PM, as it’s also used to play a song called “Yuuyake, Koyake” as a signal for children (+students) to return home before it gets dark.
Original Posters [Mine] Commentary:
(I’ve already seen one other J.P.N artist use it specifically for TaiKou;
so I have to wonder if they sometimes get the same idea...!)
I already made a previous initial version here,
(However, that one contains major implied spoilers for the Fic-verse ending!)
This one specifically semi-parodies the opening scene
of the series my overall fic-verse is parodying from; [Mekakucity @ctors]
(However, again, it is NOT a direct 1:1 parody,
Characters will not parody exact!)
ALSO, (Koushiro Voice) it is of my personal opinion that this fan-base should start paying more attention to not only the sceneries (including/especially Tri’s!) but also the wider series lore, specifically, also, at least partly pay attention to not only OG!Adventure + 02 lores but ALSO some of the T.C.G. lores...
[A.K.A. It’s Fun To Try To Pick Up On Foreshadowing! Sometimes!]
(Don’t ask me to elaborate on that, but I Have Theories)
{“Yggdrasil” & “Homeostasis” & Not-Gennai I’m Looking @ YOU}