#<3 : natsume spoke

[haru-chi]

The source of Matoba Seiji's hate for Youkai ?

Lately, I've been thinking alot about this and didn't find anyone actually mention it from where I searched (?)

Seiji has many things going on for him .. (MANY THINGS that I just wanna talk about them all and just cry alot) but today I'll just focus on a little theory I have about this little matter :)

From where do I start I wonder ?

I've always noticed that in the manga especially when Seiji got first introduced, it was emphasized that he hold a certain grudge toward the youkai which's seems personal more than out of his job as an exorcist ..

These lines were on my mind along with some of Seiji's line, about how youkai always take advantages of human's weakness and vulnerability. then I linked alot of things together (my mind love to make me suffer it seems)

Does that mean, perhaps Seiji spoke from experience ? A personal one or because he saw alot of such cases, or maybe both ?

But either way, we never actually saw Seiji letting his guard down or having any weaknesses, not toward the Youkai at least.

You can't picture it right? the fearless merciless and powerful Matoba leader showing a weak side of him <3

But wait ..

Actually he DID show signs of weaknesses and yearing for something if you pay close attention to his reactions, wording or actions (lets not dig deeper into this or I'll break down T^T)

Let's look at the ones that's about our current subject, shall we ?

In his 2nd meeting with Natsume, he was composed and calm the whole discussion except ..

When this line triggered him greatly, that he went so far to prove his point of view in a harsh way for Natsume ..

"They will betray you, maybe you need to go through a bitter experience to understand"

Those lines felt it's about Seiji as much as to prove his point to Natsume ..

But what did happen, who betrayed him ? A "Kind" Youkai ?? Did he thought a Youaki was treating him kindly but then it stabbed his back later on ?? Or did he treat someone kindly but it decived him and took advantage of his kindness ??

Did something ring a bell ? About Seiji saying something like he'd treat someone kindly if he ever gets the chance to ?

Yup, he did say such a thing back in the past when he was a kid, in this part of the story we got two important info about Seiji :

his yearning for a Youkai to make a contract with him but he'll never get to because of his bloodline.

the fact that he's gonna be kind to whoever gonna make a contract with him and fight by his side.

That in itself was his weakness and we already know that this very desire is one of the sources that twisted him and result in the Seiji of today ..

Who took advantage of this desire of his ? It's a Youkai but he can't even make a contract with anyone so .... it's a Youkai that was with him not by contract but a deal or a promise between them mostly ...

Something else ring a bell ?

Do you know who I really think the only one who can take advantage of him and it was clear there's something between them but we really never get to know whatever happened to it afterward ..

The Youkai in the pot!! It's him!! The main reason for Seiji's grudge toward the Youkai!!

What actually happened between them I know not, no more info to go that far with .. but I can't unseen it anymore!!

Especially if we return to something I already posted here, but let look at it from another angle, shall we?

THIS ONE!!! DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN!!!

Natsume's line > focus on the pot > Seiji's triggered reaction

When I first read this story I though this way of putting focus on the pot was to prove Natsume's point of view or for the pot Youkai's shock by Natsume's kindness which changed his opinion later on ..

But what if that was indirect hint by Midorikawa-sensei for the real source of Seiji's deep grudge toward the Youkai ? I can see her doing such a thing that we won't understand until later on ..

So, in short that's what I have in my mind lately and been very deeply hurt and sad by it, so thought I wanna share it and see what people think of it. am I overthinking things again ? does it make no sense ? am I only making myself suffer ? MAYBE I AM BUT HEAR ME OUT!!

Just thinking that Seiji's kindness used against him in an ugly way is just ... he's not someone to show his kindness that easily so thinking that when he did so and openly this happened to him is just aaaaa STOP HURTING MY BOY HE DOESN'T DESRVE THIS !!!!

the fact that even though he was cunning, cautions and levelheaded when he was young, yet actually he was very naive and rash since I also bet no one knew about the Youkai in the pot except Natori who said he never saw that pot again ever since.

I'll shut up and leave it at that since if I keep going, I'll just keep on crying and screaming about this!! IT JUST HURTS ALOT AND BEEN CRYING ABOUT IT EVER SINCE I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS THEORY OF MINE!!!

[charismaofobedience]

you’re right about natsume being a homestuck fan literally one of the first thoughts i had about him was that he spoke like a homestuck fantroll. i think his favorite character was rose lalonde btw

NO NO BECAUSE YOU'RE SO RIGHT..... i think one of the first things me and my friend pointed out about them was 1- the kitten thing and 2- the fact he speaks like a fantroll. AND YEAH I ALSO GET THE ROSE VIBES...

natsume would force everyone else in switch read homestuck and while sora is having a fun silly time tsumugi is just so confused 90% of the time but natsume doesn't care. he wants a whole review from both of them at the end and will have them doing fantrolls together as a bonding team activity <3

ALSO. me and my friend literally also did a tierlist of which characters would have read homestuck or not 😭

[aeoki]

Candy House - Electric Utopia: Chapter 3

Characters: Sora, Natsume & Tsumugi Season: Spring

TL Note:

In ancient Greek stories, Gorgon refers to a vicious female monster; any one of three sisters with snakes on their heads instead of hair, who can turn anyone that looks at them into stone. 

The Amazons were a group of female warriors and hunters who were known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat in Greek mythology.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ< Ten or so minutes later. Inside the ES building – NewDi office. >

Tsumugi: Welcome, Natsume-kun, Sora-kun.

I’m happy to see you’ve come all the way here, but I have some bad news for you two.

Natsume: I did have a feeling it wasn’t something goOD… Shouldn’t you be bringing up the bad news in a more subdued mannER? You make it sound like it’s just gossIP.

All with that smile on your faCE… You’re always like this, SenpAI.

Tsumugi: Well, all I can do in this situation is laugh, really.

I’ll cut to the chase: NewDi is going to be done for.

Sora: Wha? The agency was just established, though!

Tsumugi: Yes, you’re right, but...

Frankly, the agency’s management is in a rather miserable state and we’ll only end up in the red if we continue like this.

At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before NewDi is officially done for.

Sora: Even Sora knew that was coming, but… is it really that bad?

Tsumugi: It is… I did try my best to keep things afloat, but it wasn’t enough.

It’ll be like a post-war clean up, trying to put an end to things while leaving as little damage as possible.

Sora: It sounds like when a game app ends its service~...

Natsume: Not even god or Buddha exists, hUH. Oh, they’re so heartleSS.

Tsumugi: No, no. Actually, a ray of light shone on us this morning.

A miracle happened.

Natsume: Could you not say that in a tone that sounds like you’ve opened a cafe or somethiNG?

Sora: HaHa~♪ Senpai always speaks with the same “colour” no matter what the topic is, so it’s hard to tell whether it’s something good or bad~

Tsumugi: I can’t quite say whether it’s good or bad at this point. It really sounds like some sort of joke.

We received a partnership proposal from a major company this morning.

All of the agency’s problems won’t be solved if we agree to the partnership, but well, at the very least, we should be able to continue our operations normally.

The major company promised us a large amount of funding.

We can use it to pay off the loan we took out to establish the agency as well as for our business funds.

It would make it much easier to manage our funds. If we continue with the partnership, then maybe we can gain even more profits, relieving us of our financial issues.

That’s how the major company spoke. It sounded as if they wanted to help us with our problems.

Natsume: That sounds highly suspicioUS… It might make sense if it was an eccentric individual, but there’s no way a respectable commercial business company would be so charitabLE.

Maybe that company is dealing with some shady things or maybe they’re just scammeRS.

The people who come to help weakened people or organisations aren't messiahs overflowing with good intentions, but swindlers or evil spiriTS.

Tsumugi: Right. I was also suspicious of them… Although it’s not to the same degree as my mother, I also tend to be easily deceived by those sorts of swindlers.

Natsume-kun is clever while Sora-kun has the ability to see the truth no matter what the circumstances are, so I’d like you two to find what’s going on behind this “very convenient offer”.

Sora: So that’s why you called us here? But Sora isn’t very good at handling situations where money is involved~

Tsumugi: Sora-kun, you’re very good at making money in games, aren’t you? I noticed you were earning as much as the national budget in that game where you travel the world on a railroad.

Natsume: Ohh, that’s the game we played during the New Year parTY.

Senpai fell for Sora’s fake tears and said something like “I feel bad for Sora-kun, so I shall become the god of poverty!” before falling to ruIN.

Tsumugi: I–It wasn’t my fault I was tricked! I didn’t think he would go that far for a game! I thought Sora-kun was actually sad…!

Sora: HiHi~♪ It’s your fault for getting tricked! Games aren’t just something you play for fun, you know?

Tsumugi: Aren’t games supposed to be played for fun…?

Natsume: It all depends on how you see iT. In any case, I can’t say anything until I hear the full details of this partnershIP.

Make sure you explain everything from beginning to eND. Knowing you, I bet you’ve already made the unnecessary documents or something, rigHT?

Tsumugi: Ah, yes. I’ll send them to you on “Hallhands”. And sent ♪

Natsume: You’ve gotten used to the app ES forced us to uSE.

Tsumugi: It is convenient. It has all the features an ES idol would need and it’s also free – which is the best thing.

They do say nothing is better than something that’s free, but we need to cut down on as many things as we can right now.

Natsume: I suppoSE. Ugh, idols should be talking about hopes and dreams, but we’ve just been talking about money this whole tiME.

Sora: HuHu~ Master~ don’t you like those sorts of topics?

Natsume: My master says this occasionally, but despite gods being dead and magicians and witches having perished, the concept of money is a type of magic that has still continued to exist to this dAY.

Since we call ourselves modern-day magicians, that’s something we can’t ignoRE.

Tsumugi: I don’t particularly care about that, but have you two downloaded the documents~?

Natsume: Don’t rush mE – I’m reading it right nOW.

Sora: HeHe~ The “colour” of digital info doesn’t change that much, so it’s easy to understand~♪

Natsume: HmM… The major company that offered us the partnership is called “Gorgon CorporatiON”...

Tsumugi: I had difficulty reading it, but is it pronounced “goal-gone”? It sounds like the name of a hitman or some kind of pasta.

Sora: Gorgon[1] is the name of a person that appears in Greek mythology, right?

Natsume: They’re treated more like a monster rather than a persON. Like a witch of sorTS?

Tsumugi: Oh, I’ve heard of that before! Medusa, right? The one that turns you into stone if you look at her!

Sora: Yes ♪ She pops up a lot in video games~

Tsumugi: I see that name in novels too. Her hair is made up of snakes – it sounds rather terrifying.

Natsume: It’s your evolved version, Moppy Four-EyES.

Tsumugi: Hm? I had them confused for the same thing, but aren’t they the same person? Do different countries have different names for them or something?

Natsume: Simply put, I think “Gorgon” is the name of her species while “Medusa” is her own naME.

Sora: It’s like how you’re “human” while your name is “Tsumugi Aoba”, Senpai~♪

Tsumugi: That’s easy to understand! I see~ I thought Medusa was a human with snakes for hair, but she was actually not human, huh.

Natsume: That part is pretty ambiguous, thouGH. It’s a myth from ancient timES. She’s treated like someone who wasn’t human, like the AmazoNS[2].

Sora: That was back when laws and ethics weren’t a concept~

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[ouchkocho]

𖦹 INTRO!! :D

edit: i’ll use #— 𖦹 ouchkochoposts to tag my posts since they’ll probably be lost in my reblogs

You can call me snow or laylay!

please don’t be weird!!!

i know snow is probably a basic name😭😭 but I like snow:3 you can also call me laylay if you want!! laylay is a nickname of mine. I speak SOME spanish but not a lot, I spoke more spanish when I was younger. I haven’t started school yet so I’ll probably be active a lot. I use she/they:D

I like jujutsu kaisen, demon slayer, sakamoto days, honkai star rail, genshin impact(kinda), bungou stray dogs, my hero academia, dead plate, elevator hitch, cold front, eloquent Countenance, MARRIED IN RED I LOVE MARRIED IN RED OMGG, sk8 the infinity, death note, seraph to the end, mob psycho 100, kaiju no 8, soul eater, project sekai, ensemble stars, tbhk, link click, fairy tail, WIND BREAKER, blue lock and madoka magica.

my favorite characters:D

jjk— yuki, yuji, yuta, toge, megumi, maki and nobara, SHOKO, SHOKO, SHOKO OMGGG

kny/ds— inosuke, zenitsu, tanjiro, mitsuri, shinobu, obanai, muichiro, aoi, kanao my gf😜

sakamoto days— shin, lu, natsuki, AKIRA, rion:3, nagamo

hsr— acheron, robin, march 7th, jiaoqiu, yunli, yanqing, argenti

genshin impact— furina, kazuha

bsd— kyouka, kenji, ranpo, yosano , fyodor

mha— uraraka, aizawa, nejire, amajiki

dead plate— manon

elevator hitch— protag, coworker:3

cold front— winnie, augustine

eloquent countenance— angelica, forcas

married in red— Bok-su, Myeong-hoon:(

sk8 the infinity— reki, miya

Death note— misa,

Mob psycho 100— ritsu

Kaiju no 8— hoshina, narumi

Soul eater— maka, crona

project sekai— emu, tsukasa, rui, nene, airi, an, kanade, mafuyu, saki, honami, ichika, shiho, minori, shizuku, kohane, ena, mizuki

ensemble stars— ritsu, tsukasa, leo, natsume, hajime, mika, kohaku, hiyori

tbhk— aoi akane, nene, hanako, mitsuba

I’ll probably add more stuff but for now that’s it!

I need more mutuals:(

[kunikame]

what if i did a sakasaki natsume x reader smau would yall be interested

[yuezhong]

undead love languages

a/n : I love undead and believe strongly in the thought that they are a happy, found family. This was inspired by my good friends shua and qian (@/s4egusas & @/nazukisser, respectively). The main inspiration for this was based on shua’s piece before they archived their blog, in which said piece was the love languages for rei, natsume and kanata. The descriptions were inspired by qian in her piece “the little things" that made me want to write my own take on this!

warnings: none

notes:© all rights belong to yuezhong. Rei Sakuma, Kaoru Hakaze, Koga Oogami and Adonis Otogari belong to HappyElements. Please do not plagiarize or copy any of my works and upload them anywhere. Reblog if you enjoyed! It helps a lot <3 send in an ask to be added to my taglist or fill up this form.

Rei ⎯ Quality time & words of affirmation

With words like honey, he sings praises of you. Oh, how he is so smitten with you and never ceases to make you feel loved. He is generous in dosing you with the tantalizing rose water of his love, only desiring to feed you the sweetest nectar. He wishes to spend the rest of his life with you and solely you. And so, Rei vows to encapsulate you in a netting of safety⎯ his arms forevermore.

Kaoru ⎯ Quality time and words of affirmation (and a little bit of physical touch)

As someone who has spent a vast majority of his time soughting for girls to love, Kaoru only asks for someone to reciprocate his affections in earnest. He wants someone to love him as he loves them. His prayers were heard ⎯ a wish upon the stars brought you, clad in glittering robes of stardust to him. He never could have been more grateful for your timely arrival into his life. With sincere, albeit a little clumsy words, he professes his admiration for you. Taking your hand into his, he offers you a heartfelt smile that says ‘thank you’. 

 

Koga  ⎯  Quality time and acts of service 

Koga is not the easiest person to get along with, let alone finding someone to love (or at least that is what he thinks). Hence he was startled when you came up to him, envelope in hands and determination in your eyes. Thrusting your heart in the sealed letter out to him, you spoke the words he never expected to hear one day. Initially he was ready to call you out on your bluff, laugh it off even. But once he caught sight of the honest sparkle in your eyes, he knew that you meant the truth. With cheeks kissed by a lovely shade of pink, he snatched your written confession out of your hands, mumbling something unintelligible underneath his breath. He still remembers your excerpt of your feelings to him, stamped by a small red heart sticker⎯ so simple yet so you. He vows to spend as much time as he can with you, and to help you overcome any adversaries. His way of saying thank you for looking past his rocky exterior, and finding that bed of down within.

Adonis ⎯ Quality time and physical touch (also acts of service)

Adonis is mellow in all aspects ⎯ his touch, his gaze, his kisses, his words, his love. Like liquorice complemented by the perfect wine, it is rich yet not enough to leave you feeling congested; rather you want more of it. Adonis loves like the finest ambrosia, leaving you yearning for more. He speaks each syllable of gratitude with his eyes and warm hugs to you, an occasional soft ‘I love you’ pouring from his lips. He plans to bring you to pay a visit to his homeland one day, charting out the rest of his life with you.

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[lucifermeo]

Keeping Up with the Port Mafia: Lore Edition

I might or might not have a favoured spot for the Port Mafia and Asagiri definitely has the habit of dropping lore and timeline all over the places, so I thought I'll compile an everything-we-know-about-the-PM (and some speculation maybe?) post in chronological order (mostly for my own reference). For easy timekeeping, time posts are converted to years-before-present aka Chapter 1 of the main manga, and characters' ages at the time will be in brackets, eg. Dazai (14). There will be spoilers for canon materials up until June '22 (to be updated if we get something new).

Let's categorise the PM history into three main phases: (1) Before Mori, (2) Mori's entrance and MPMGA (Make the PM Great Again), (3) Dark Era and the Present PM.

1. Before Mori (?? – 12 years ago)

Known members: previous boss, Hirotsu Ryuurou, Kouyou Ozaki (join times: all unknown), Randou (real name: Arthur Rimbaud, join time: 15 years ago)

Not much is known about the mafia during this period. What little is known, though, paints a pretty terrible picture. The Port Mafia was the biggest and most powerful underground organisation in Yokohama, but the previous boss was described to be violent, sadistic, and grew progressively even more insane and unpredictable towards the end of his illness, and his rule was described as a "bloody tyranny."

One [..] day, the residents of an entire housing complex died when their water tank was poisoned on the off chance that a rival organization's executive was hiding there. And on yet another day, the previous boss issued a citywide notice that anyone who spoke ill of the Port Mafia would be put to death and anyone who reported such talk would be rewarded. The entire city spent the next several years engaged in a witch hunt with everyone suspicious of one another. Yokohama became a city of traitors; over a thousand people were executed, many of whom were apparently known at the time to be innocent. (Dazai, Chuuya, age Fifteen LN)

While he maintained the power of the PM, the previous boss also caused the reign of terror over the city and directly led to its instability, as shown by smaller gangs taking advantage of the PM's reputation to sow more chaos without repercussions (Ch. 50, Fukuzawa and Mori's flashback), as well as the rise of groups like The Sheep, originally formed to protect orphans against the Yokohama underworld. We know he treated his subordinates terribly, through the story of Kouyou (14?) and her mysterious man (Ch. 37), how most men had deserted the mafia by the time of his death, or how Hirotsu, probably the most 'traditional' loyal mafia man, barely blinked when he heard proof Mori cut the previous boss's throat (Ch. 33). It was also implied he didn't know how to use his subordinates efficiently, as Randou, with his OP subspace ability and presumably above-average intelligence even after losing his memories, was only relegated to a low-level grunt during his reign. This serves as contrast to Mori, who promoted Randou to sub-executive immediately after his ascension to PM boss.

What other main players were doing at the time:

During the Great War (?? – 14 years ago), Mori (?? – 26) served as the JPN army doctor, while Fukuzawa (?? – 31) served as a government assassin alongside Fukuchi, until the former quit. For unknown reasons, Mori left the military after the war to work as an underground doctor and informant, where he (28) met Natsume-sensei sometime 12 years ago.

Fukuzawa, after quitting assassin work because he was enjoying killing too much, worked as a bodyguard until he encountered Ranpo 13 years ago (the events of Untold Origins of the Detective Agency). 1 year later, to protect Ranpo, he (33) approached Natsume sensei for a Skilled Business Permit and was introduced to Mori (Ch 50, flashback). Both men undertook their first mission together at the manor and were then inducted into the Tripartite Plan. We also know both of them shared hatred for how the previous boss ruled the PM.

Dazai's whereabouts at this point are unknown. Fifteen LN suggests he and the previous boss were familiar (antagonistically) with each other, but whether it's due to them having known each other before Mori or purely due to Dazai's association with the doctor after he was 14 is hard to say definitively.

After the Arahabaki incident 15 years ago, Chuuya (7) joined the Sheep and acted as their 'leader', while Verlaine (age?) defected from his previous job as a French spy to become a rogue assassin

Oda had gained infamy working as an assassin in Yokohama since time unknown until he (14) read Natsume Souseki's novel, was approached by the man himself about writing the ending, and then quit assassin work 14 years ago. He continued doing odd jobs before the events of The Day I Picked Up Dazai (Side A) bonus story

2. Mori's entrance and Making the PM Great Again (12 years ago – 5 years ago)

Members initiated, by chronological order: Mori Ougai (personal physician, boss), Dazai Osamu (member, executive candidate), Nakahara Chuuya (member, executive candidate), Sakaguchi Ango (accountant, Special Division for Unusual Powers spy), Paul Verlaine (member, trainer), Oda Sakunosuke (low-level grunt)

Members lost: previous boss (assassinated by Mori), Randou/Rimbaud (betrayal, killed by SKK), the Flags and others (killed by Verlaine/Guirve), 84++ members and executive member 'Colonel' (killed in Dragon's Head Conflict)

12 years ago: Sometime after Fukuzawa's and Mori's first mission together, Mori managed to gain employment as the PM boss's personal physician and Fukuzawa's somewhat established the ADA with Ranpo as its only member (Ch. 66, their info boxes)

11 years ago: However, at the time, the previous boss was presumably still lucid and had the full backing of the PM members, which must have led Mori to believe the "most optimal" option to take him down was through force. Having no manpower of his own, Mori remembered his botched Undead Army plan during wartime and searched out Yosano ("3 years after the war" Ch. 66), which led to the breakdown of his and Fukuzawa's partnership. Upon Ranpo's invitation, Yosano (14) officially joined the ADA.

8 years ago: Without Yosano, Mori continued to bide for time while the PM's brutality continued. However, during this time the previous boss's illness grew worse (naturally? or did Mori poison him with something slow-acting as his plan B??) making his actions more volatile. Regardless, the previous boss started losing the trust of the PM members, as well as the PM's standing in the underworld due to increasing casualties. The time was ripe for a takeover.

It was then that Dazai (14) came into Mori’s care after a suicide attempt. Recognizing Dazai’s intelligence as an asset (and missing the fact that he can’t be trusted), Mori enlisted Dazai’s help to plan the assassination of the previous boss. Their plan carried on without a hitch, and Mori (32) succeeded as the Port Mafia boss (this might just be a hint towards Dazai’s real past; after all, people don’t send just any suicidal kid to the care of the mafia’s private doctor)

7 years ago aka the events of Fifteen LN: Mori had successfully removed the previous boss from power, but the succession was not smooth; he lacked trust from the factions still loyal to the previous boss, the mafia still lacked resources and talents due to the previous boss's action, and they were losing territories to rivals (Takasekai, GSS, Sheep). However, after the "Fake Predecessor" case, Dazai (15) and Chuuya (15) officially joined the PM and worked under Mori and Kouyou, respectively. With their help, Mori would go on to regain control and expand the PM.

Sometime during this period, Ango (19) joined the Port Mafia as a spy for the Special Division for Unusual Powers.

Two years ago, Ango went to Europe for business after he had been in the mafia for a year and gained their trust. (Dark Era LN pg 68-69, suggesting Ango joined the PM 3 years before its events.)

6 years ago, part 1 (Assassination King's Incident aka events of Stormbringer LN): Verlaine came into town looking for his 'brother' Chuuya (16). The resulting conflict resulted in heavy casualties for the PM, with 5 executive candidates (the Flags) and many ability users dead, and forced them to withdraw their influence significantly in the Yokohama underworld to protect them from the government's scrutiny. However, it was not a total loss: laying low would later help them through the DHC, they gained yet another government-level secret weapon in Verlaine (though his ability was significantly weakened), and Chuuya now knew how to activate Corruption (this can also be considered a turning point that secured Chuuya's loyalty to the PM as well as continued to build momentum for Soukoku's later infamous partnership)

6 years ago, interlude: Dazai (16) went undercover to investigate the rumours of a powerful figure in the city and ended up establishing a friendship with Oda. Upon Dazai's invitation while they were drinking in Lupin, 'Odasaku' (21) joined the Port Mafia (The Day I Picked Up Dazai, Side A short story.)

6 years ago, part 2 (Dragon's Head Conflict): An 88-day war occurred in Yokohama's underworld over a 500 billion yen inheritance. Due to laying low since the Assassin King Incident, the PM got away with the least damage in the beginning of the conflict. During this time, Dazai and Oda befriended Ango, thus began the trio's friendship until Dark Era. The Special Division brought in Shibuwasa (23?) intending to end the war, but he turned on them, started his own organisation, and made the casualties worse in his quest to acquire ability gems. He was eventually confronted by Dazai and Chuuya (16) and believed to have died when Chuuya used Corruption (Dead Apple multiple adaptations). This was implied to be the first time 'Soukoku'/Double Black term was coined ("[Chuuya and Dazai] destroyed an entire organization in one night" - Ch. 30) and marked the end of the DHC.

After the end of conflict, [the Port Mafia's] influence expanded rapidly in the burn-out underworld. Like a young tree after a forest fire that was remarkedly growing without the sunlight being obstructed. (Stormbringer LN, translated by @/Chibikko_Chuuya)

5 years ago: unknown (please ask twitter user @/kafkaasagiri)

3. Dark Era and Present PM (4 years ago – Present)

Members update: Sakaguchi Ango (intelligence agent, defected), Dazai Osamu (executive, defected), Nakahara Chuuya (executive), Paul Verlaine (executive)

Members initiated, by chronological order: Akutagawa Ryuunosuke & Gin (Dazai's subordinate, Black Lizard), Kajii Motojirou ('Sneering Lemon Incident'??uncertain), Tachihara Michizou (Black Lizard, Hunting Dog spy), Higuchi Ichiyou (Akutagawa's assistant), Izumi Kyouka (assassin)

Members lost: Sakaguchi Ango (defected), Oda Sakunosuke (killed by Gide), Dazai Osamu (defected), Izumi Kyouka (defected), Ace (executive, suicide by Fyodor), everyone? (vampires???)

4.5 years ago: Dazai (18) was made executive, the youngest in mafia's history. On the same day (The Heartless Cur short story), he professed to come across the news that a PM sub-organisation killed all of Akutagawa's friends and after baiting them to kill each other, successfully invited Akutagawa (16) and his sister, Gin, to join the PM.

(Note: the "4.5 years" was taken from Beast manga, where the same event happened except Beast!Dazai rejected Akutagawa to take Atsushi as his protégé instead. Since it is assumed Beast!Oda picked up Akutagawa the same time as canon!Dazai picked up Atsushi by the river, the length of time should apply as well?)

(to be confirmed) According to the order of events listed chronologically at the end of Stormbringer LN, a 'Sneering Lemon Incident' was supposed to take place between Dazai's promotion to executive and Mimic Incident. This might be when Kajii was recruited to the PM.

4 years ago aka events of Dark Era LN: Mimic came to Yokohama after getting Ango (22)'s information, which was actually manipulated by Mori (36). Everything went according to Mori's plan: the spy Ango was removed from the PM after exhausting his usefulness as a Special Division liaison, Mimic was removed with minimal casualty as Oda (23) would not have contributed much to the PM when he refused to kill, and the PM obtained the Skilled Business Permit, which would free them from most government interference and basically solidified their uncontested position as ruler of Yokohama's underworld. It is heavily implied Dazai (18)'s defection was planned as well, though Mori's reason was never stated definitely.

The organization had received an item of great value, something that more than made up for the total pecuniary damage and loss of talented subordinates. That included Dazai's disappearance as well. Logically, the results couldn't have been better. Everything was going according to plan. (Dark Era LN, Mori's PoV)

(The surface meaning of the above quote suggested Dazai was another calculated loss like Oda, while Dazai said Mori was afraid he would be usurped by Dazai. However, the words "logically", the fact the position is left open for Dazai, and how Beast manga implied Mori wanted to 'save' for Dazai, could also suggest Mori saw Dazai was getting worse the longer he stayed in the PM and wanted to kick him out for his own good?? Debatable.)

Interlude: Sometime after Dark Era, Tachihara joined as a spy for the Hunting Dog to replace Ango's position as the designated government spy, and Higuchi joined as well (reason unknown). Sometime after that, Chuuya (age?) was promoted to executive position, as Akutagawa and Higuchi were seen already working together when he received his gift from Mori for the promotion. At some point before present, Verlaine (age?) was also promoted to executive.

Present: Yay, we finally reached present timeline! Taking the final count of members before the Decay of Angels arc, by rank:

The PM boss: Mori Ougai (40). Role: everything

The Five Executives:

Dazai Osamu (22) (defected). Known roles: former Mori's right-hand man, former leader of Guerrilla Corps (The Heartless Cur short story), in charge of mafia's merger and acquisition of new businesses (Stormbringer LN)

Kouyou Ozaki (26). Known roles: Managing mafia's business ties and front organisations (Fifteen LN), in charge of the mafia's interrogation units (Ch. 19), combat when the situation calls for it (Stormbringer LN, Cannibalism arc)

Nakahara Chuuya (22). Known roles: Mori's current right-hand man(?)/next-in-command (Cannibalism arc), combat when the situation calls for it (suppressing uprisings in the west - Ch. 11, Soukoku - Ch. 31, Dead Apple, Cannibalism arc), formerly in charge of the mafia's jewellery trade (under Kouyou - Stormbringer LN)

Paul Verlaine. Known roles: ?? (side job: basement dweller assassin trainer)

Ace (deceased). Known roles: managing the mafia's casinos and finance

The Guerrilla Corps: previously led by Dazai, currently led by Akutagawa (20). Higuchi is a member and acts as Akutagawa's right-hand man. Follows orders directly from the boss.

The Combat Unit (Black Lizards): Led by Hirotsu (50) ('Commander of Hundred') with subunits led by Tachihara (19) and Gin ('Commander of Ten'). Acts as the offensive arm of the PM, follows orders from the Guerrilla Corps members and boss & executives.

Unknown rank: Kajii (28), Q/Yumeno Kyuusaku (13)

Other known roles/units:

Mafia's personal informant: previously held by Ango. Liaise with/spy on other crime syndicates. Answer directly to the boss, unaffiliated with the executives.

Accounting firm: in charge of money laundering, bookkeeping and the PM's banks. A senior accountant may be very well-respected among high-ranking members.

"The accountant you killed at the bank - he was a senior in the profession who had devoted himself to our organization for many years. He was highly trusted among the executives. The boss will probably attend his funeral as well. I, too, was personally acquainted with the man." (Akutagawa, 55 minutes LN)

Medical team: former member, Doc. "Extraordinarily valued and favoured" unit in the PM, due to Mori's past.

Public Relations Officer: previously held by Lippmann. In charge of negotiating with front companies, government officials, and the media.

Vehicle support: previously held by Albatross. Supplies and manages transport for all PM members.

(now it's time to keep up with manga updates and hope they're not all dead by vampirism 💀)

[alicemaroon]

HOW!?

Pairing: Baby Shinobu Sengoku x Reader

Summary: Let's just say it's Natsume's fault...

"Natsume what have you done to one of the Ryuseitai members.." you asked your friend with a glare as he has Shinobu in his arms "C'mon kitten don't be so harsh" he said as you looked like you were going to snap his neck.

"Give me him" you said as Natsume gave you Shinobu before walking backwards away from you in silence "Y/n have you seen- Oh!" "Hey Yuna-kun" you said as Shinobu wiggled around you like a stubborn child that wants to walk by thereselves.

"What happened to him?" He said crouching a bit using a thumb to point at him "Ask Natsume it was his fault" you said looking at Shinobu who's playing with Yuna's thumb making you smile "可愛い" you said.

"Oh yeah I called you for this" Yuna pulled out a lanyard from his bag the lanyard being decorated with a Kuromi and the main color being black as stripes were pink.

"Awhh did you buy this?" "...You'll know when Shinobu goes back to normal!" Yuna said before running away like a little energetic toddler.

"What does Yuna mean by that.." shrugging it off heading to your dorm room.

You unlocked the door going inside "Right putting you down for one second won't be that bad right?.." you questioned yourself putting him down.

You locked the door looking back down to pick up Shinobu- and his gone "Shinobu!?" You shouted looking around yep he was gone in a blink of an eye..not really.

"Shinobu where are you?!" You searched around the living room no sight of him "Shinobu don't these kind of games on me" you said looking up you doubt he'll even be on a shelf "Shinoobuu!??" You yelled his name over and over trying to find him before he hurts himself.

You saw the bedroom door slightly opened which it wasn't before you kept repeating his name going into the room where the bunk beds.

"Geez Shinobu.." you mumbled looking at the shelves just incase hearing small snores looking over to the bunk beds seeing Shinobu fast asleep you stood there silently and in stupidity.

"Really?..." You face palmed yourself you went over to him gently putting him onto your lap your phone vibrated looking at the name it was Chiaki must be trying to find one if his first years.

Looking at the message it was just him asking you if you saw Shinobu anywhere you replied with him with a single yes nothing else you sighed putting Shinobu on the bed.

He seemed like a very quiet baby no crying..well yet.

You dialed Natsume's number it takes like 3 minutes for him to pick up but who cares you want to ask him when the potion is going to wear off "Hi ki-" "When is it going to wear off?" You completely cut the red hair off and went straight for the question which was kinda rude of you Y/n.

"Kitten at least could've-" "Tell me" "1 hour" "Thanks" JESUS you hung up the call "one hour won't be so bad just wait patiently...wait" you sat there in silence before silently screaming in your head.

"The practice!" You silently yelled hitting your head on the bed poll which hurted a lot "Y/n are you okay in there?" You froze it was Chiaki opening the door like nothing happened and totally a not visible red mark on your forehead.

"Heyy Chiakiii" you said anxiously with a smile "You said you saw Shinobu right where is he?" "Oh uhm..his on my bed sleeping" Chiaki tilted his head smiling at you.

"...Natsume gave Shinobu a potion and turned him into a baby!" You spoke quickly with a stressed out face you two stood in silence.

Finally the 1 hour was over.

"Shinobu!" You hugged him from the back scaring him "Y-Y/n what are you doing here de gozaru?" He said hugging you back confused "Yuna told me to ask you about this lanyard do you know who gifted this to me?" "Oh! I planned it on gifting you the lanyard but..uhm bottomed out and asked if Yuna can give it to you de gozaru!" He said giving you a smile.

SORRY FOR THE GODANG LATE POST TUMBLR ISN'T WORKING WELL

[dazaikinning]

strange

part two !!

"so, would you like to hang out after school?" he asked you, "well, i wouldn't mind so sure." you really didn't know what to respond, but guess it wouldn't hurt to hang out.

after school, you were packing your stuff and was ready to go home til, "where are you going? aren't we supposed to hang out this evening hm?" dazai chattered, "ah i must've forgot, im sorry." you replied nervously. "it's really alright, but where do you wanna go?", "i guess the library? i really don't know where else to go since that's the only place i usually go to after school." you suggested, "alright, lets go!" he hurriedly packed up and ran out the classroom, "hey wait up!" you ran after him, ignoring the "no running in the hallway" sign.

arriving at the library, you immediately plopped down to a seat trying to catch your breath while dazai was looking for a book to read. after feeling relaxed, you then took crimes and punishment out of your bag and started reading it, few minutes later dazai came back with two books, i am a cat by natsume sōseki and the complete guide to suicide..? you shook your head and pretended not to see anything and went to reading. it was pretty awkward til dazai broke the silence, "i didn't know you were into novels", he glanced at the book you were reading. "i didn't know you were also into novels" you scoffed, "what made you think that!" he dramatically gasped, you just started giggling. you both then went on for about 2 hours talking to each other.

"would you look at the time, it's 7:06 pm." he spoke, "that was sure fast." you chuckled while packing up, "i really enjoyed today but i'll get going now." "i also had fun, i'll see you tomorrow." "alright have a nice night dazai." you stood up and dazai suddenly pulled one of your wrist "wh-",

"i know this is sudden but can we be friends?" he asked, you were still shocked by his grasp. "of course but, did you really have to pull my wrist like that?" you were a bit flustered. "ah, my apologies miss!" he lets go of your wrist, "you sure are one flirtatious guy." you joked, he pouted. "well, i have to go now dazai. see you tomorrow!" you headed to the door, "bye-bye!! be safe!!" he waved goodbye as you turned back.

"what a strange boy", you mused while smiling.

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ahhh finally finished after a god damn hour of trying to proof read and gave up🥲🥲🥲

@thatdazaikin here you go! i saw your reblog and i felt quite motivated, thank you! im sorry if it's not really what you wanted but i was really in a rush. ( ꈨຶ ˙̫̮ ꈨຶ )

part 3 comin soon!

(not really proof read)

[violet-winters]

Hiii. Love your blog!! Hope you're doing well and safe too. Could u please suggest some of translated books (both fiction n nonfiction) by Japanese writers.

Thank youu

Hello sweet soul! Thank you so much! I hope you’re safe and well too! <3

Thanks for this because it allows me to talk about something I absolutely LOVE!! I have not read too much Japanese translated non-fiction but I know a lot of these authors write the same, perhaps you could check that out. I’m happy to share a list of the books I’ve read and have on my TBR, perhaps you’re able to find something that you like. I thought the best way to go about it would be by author.

Haruki Murakami

1Q84 - it’s pretty long and might be intimidating but the writing is very easy to follow and it’s absolutely stunning.

Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - another longer Murakami, lots of wells, cooking, jazz and cats.

Norwegian Wood - a very popular book since it’s named after a Beetles song; most people like to start out with this to get acquainted with his writing style because the bizarreness is pretty much absent.

What I talk about when I talk about running - this is a non-fiction, pretty much a memoir. I loved it because I related to much of what he had to say about running as well as writing, but it might not be for everyone.

There’s obviously a lot more, the body of work you can read when you enjoy Murakami is vast; he writes both fiction and non-fiction, short stories and longer novels, so everyone gets to pick what they like ^_^ I have quite a few of his other works on my tbr for this year such as Killing Commendatore, Kafka on the Shore and South of the Border, West of the Sun.

Hiromi Kawakami

Strange weather in Tokyo - read this last year and it left me feeling very warm

Nakano Thrift Store

Meiko Kawakami (on my tbr for this year)

Breast and Eggs

Heaven

Mizuki Tsujimura (tbr)

Lonely Castle in the Mirror - this is a middle grade book but wonderful nonetheless (so I’ve heard)

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold - very short but memorable :’)

There’s a part ii that’s come out which I’m sure will be just as wonderful

Tetsuya Akikawa

Sweet Bean Paste (I had this on my 2021 tbr but couldn’t get to it, so hopefully this year)

Banana Yoshimoto (tbr) I’ve heard her books are very atmospheric and I’d love to understand what that means

Kitchen

Moshi Moshi

Dead-End Memories (the English translation is scheduled to come out sometime this year)

Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman (haven’t read it but have heard lots of good things about it)

Yoko Ogawa

The Memory Police - supposed to be eerie, kinda like 1Q84 and 1984 (tbr)

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Sosuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books - i found this at a bookstore last year, i don’t know what it’s really about but, it has cats and books so I HAD to get it.

Genzaburo Yoshino

How Do You Live? - Hayao Miyazaki’s next project is based on this in case you’re interested in Ghibli :) is also a middle grade

In case you want to read some classics

Yasunari Kawabata - Snow Country (very scenic and loved how nature was used as a tool to reflect the protagonist’s thoughts)

Yuko Tsushima - Territory of Light (loved how light spoke to the readers and was used as a medium to put across what was left unsaid by the protagonist)

Side note: she’s Osamu Dazai’s daughter

Natsume Soseki - I am a cat (feels a little dated and I wasn’t able to understand the comedy but it’s a classic so here goes; perhaps I should give it another go)

Osamu Dazai - No longer Human

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa - Rashomon

I don’t know if you’ve watched Bungo Stray Dogs but *chef’s kiss*

These are not translations but good books to gain a perspective on Japanese society

Min Jin Lee - Pachinko (i will never not stop talking about this book because it’s a personal favourite and everyone should read it!)

Kazuo Ishiguro- An Artist of the Floating World (a man caught between pre and post war Japan and how it impacts his relationships. Provides a good portrayal of post-war Japan as well)

[nnatsume]

hello! as i can see u are a switchp hehe... iʼve read some of your posts and ur writing is amazing,, may i request first kiss w natsume? ///

a / n : thank you <3 very polite!! i appreciate it. and yes.. anon, i am a switchp, unfortunately.. how did you find out? i tried to hide it so well.. *kicks username and half of my post history under the carpet*

fun fact. i used to. be a hard switch anti. i was actively calling natsume fugly and tsumugi a discord mod incel. i tolerated sora. and one day my old best friend said to me "you called me a smelly cockroach when we met.".. i made the biggest realisation of my life. now we're here. <3

anyway, here's some word vomit! i hope you don't mind that it's a ficlet.. usually i try to make my reader as passive as possible so it's more for everyone, but i couldn't really avoid it in this case.. oopsie..

✦ first kiss with NATSUME !

your work was finished—all your papers were sorted neatly into their folders, tucked into their shelves, all the mail has been written and sent. everything laid just as it did when you arrived. it's a somewhat boring routine, so repetitive that you could do it in your sleep. at the end of the day, when the sun sets and you push your chair back into the table for the last time, you always feel a little melancholic.

that day was no different. you sit up, pick up your belongings, push your chair in to the table and take a look outside to see the sun already going to sleep under the horizon. as much as you would like to go to sleep with it, there were things you had to do instead of admiring swirls of cotton dancing on orange and purple velvet.

the velvet you had to admire at home was stubborn and slippery and left you with ugly holes poked into your fingertips. such is the work of a producer, you guess.

with a shake of your head, you reached for the doorknob, only to feel it twisting already. you jumped back a little, feeling the blood leaving your face. to your knowledge, there shouldn't be anyone in the house anymore, other than the student council, who has no business with you.

defensive, you pulled your bag up to your chest, stepping back.

the door cracked open just a bit, a bit of light arriving through the gap.

your grip tightened.

a head of red greeted you.

"what is this supposed to be? is the bunnyrabbit plotting an execution?", natsume asked, brows raised. he looked so smug, as he allowed himself into your office, taking a seat against the edge of your desk.

"i am now.", you bit back, dropping your belongings onto the floor. "aren't you supposed to be home? school closed a while ago. and i'm going home as well.."

natsume pondered, pushing himself off to saunter towards the window. "the secret room provides a safe environment for my utmost.", came the explanation. from that sentence alone, and the fact that he turned away from you let you know that that was not all of it.

"then why are you here?..", your impatient question resulted in a shady side-eye from the magician. his way of dodging the full truth sometimes gave you headaches. you wondered how many headaches he got from thinking of such elaborate answers to all of your questions.

he cleared his throat turning back to look into the light. how cinematic, you drama king. "..and yet, as safe as that environment may be, there seems to be a missing piece to complete the perfect conditions.", the redhead continued. he's still not looking at you—that's not all of it. he wants something.

your face fell. did he get those big, fancy words from his sakuma friend? the probability was high. but this extraordinary ability to procrastinate feeling was uniquely natsumes. "oh..", you sighed, "so what will.. create the perfect conditions?"

hook, line, and sinker. by the way his shoulders jumped and stayed up, you knew you caught him, holding a metaphorical dagger to his throat. you're cornered.

"you..", he spoke through grit teeth. you couldn't make out what he said before, but you could hear conflict ravaging his voice. one more hit and natsume would turn to ash, you feared.

but that didn't hold you back. he promised you once that he'll be more honest with you. a promise accompanied by a little bundle of almond flowers, so small and fragile you were sure that the april wind would carry them off if you didn't hold onto them with all of your force. it was something you had to protect and treasure and sometimes even push for.

that agreement had you digging further. you hummed in question. "hold on, what did you say? can you repeat that?"

his hands trembled slightly as he ushered you over with a wave of his finger. "come closer. i'll.. tell you.", natsume growled impatiently, "just come here already."

hesitantly, you stepped forward. it was like walking on eggshells—natsume was unpredictable, but exactly that was what left butterflies in your stomach every day. as much as you would like to know, and even though he swore honesty to you, you'll never truly know how he gets his ideas, how he thinks those thoughts and how he really weighs his judgment—you'll only know what comes out of his mouth, and that is so little of him, it keeps you yearning for more.

a sudden pull on your collar had you falling forward, snapping you out of your thoughts.

in a flash, natsume was so close, his nose almost touching yours. from so close, you could see all of his blemishes, all things deemed imperfect that came together to make him so beautiful. endless pools of molten gold and honey and mystery stared back at you, hypnotizing.

"you're so annoying. can i kiss you already?

[mishkakagehishka]

Hiya Korka~ Glad to hear you're feeling a little better today~~ I hope you've had a good day so far <3

Ajdndndjd thank you <3 tbh i'm just. So damn tired. It's pissin me off ngl bc i wanted to write so bad but like. What can ya do.

So bc it's been too long since you've requested and i don't have anythin special to show for it yet, have the Plan to keep ya entertained until i can finish and post is:

Basically, the concept really spoke to me (<- big fan of the quid pro quo trope) (looking it up now i guess i have to also explain that here quid pro quo is used to mean "comedy that happens as a result of a misunderstanding", that's the funny thing ab literature i've noticed, the same damn phrase means very different things in english vs in my language) and i was playin around with multiple ideas regarding how to go ab it. Instead of meditating on Natsume to get his characterisation right, I was manifesting the spirit of Titus Maccius Plautus. Anyway. Thought the most insanity inducing way to go ab it was to have both the s/o and Natsume just be total idiots about it. Getting so caught up in thinking "they couldn't possibly have a crush on me" that one gets pissed off when the other starts talking ab "what's the best way to confess? Asking for myself, i wanna ask someone out" <- fishing for the answer to "how do you wanna be asked out"

It should have a good resolution, naturally, but that's the gist of it

How have you been doing, though? Make sure to have a hearty lunch, if you haven't already <3

[recentanimenews]

Voting is Now Open for Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2022's Anime Fan Award

    The official website for Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2022 (TAAF2022) announced on January 6 that voting is now open for the Anime Fan Award of its Anime of the Year category. You can vote as many times as you like during the period from January 6 to February 3, 2022, but only once a day (You need a Twitter account to vote).

   From November 1 to December 2, 2021, the festival organized a public vote to select the top 100 titles (80 TV series and 20 theatrical films and OVAs) from 446 anime works screened or broadcast in the year 2021 (October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021). In total, 152,959 votes were cast during the 32-say period. From these 100 titles listed below, the fans will once again vote for their most favorite anime of 2021. 

    - Top 100 anime titles of 2021:

  TV series:

  IDOLY PRIDE

IDOLiSH7 Second BEAT!・Third BEAT!

Akudama Drive

Assault Lily BOUQUET

Adachi and Shimamura

The Case Study of Vanitas

Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-

Umamusume Pretty Derby Season2

Uramichi Oniisan

86

A3! SEASON AUTUMN ＆ WINTER

SK∞

Mr. Osomatsu 3rd season

ODD TAXI

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X

Kageki Shojo!!

Thus spoke Kishibe Rohan

Kirrato Pri☆Chan

Gintama THE SEMI-FINAL

Kemono Jihen

Golden Kamuy 3rd season

Godzilla Singular Point

Is The Order A Rabbit? BLOOM

The Quintessential Quintuplets∬

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S

Sonny Boy

SHAMANKING

Shadows House

JUJUTSU KAISEN

The Aquatope on White Sand

Attack on Titan The Final Season

Super Cub

Zombie Land Saga Revenge

SSSS.DYNAZENON

Chocomatsu-san ～Valentine chapter～

Chocomatsu-san ～White Day chapter～

D4DJ First Mix

Heaven Official's Blessing

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2nd season

Heaven's Design Team

Tokyo Revengers

Dr.STONE STONE WARS(2nd season)

Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai

Tropical-Rouge! Precure

Non Non Biyori Non Stop

Haikyu!! TO THE TOP(4th season)

Backflip!!

Cells at Work!

Cells at Work! BLACK

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

BEASTARS(2nd season)

Higurashi: When They Cry (Gou & Sotsu)

Pretty Boy Detective Club

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-Rhyme Anima

Pui Pui Molcar

Fairy Ranmaru

To Your Eternity

Black Clover

Fruits Basket The Final

Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!

Hetalia World★Stars

My Hero Academia (5th season)

Horimiya

MARS RED

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (2nd season)

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2nd season)

The Journey of Elaina

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Talentless Nana

Detective Conan

Moriarty the Patriot

Laid-Back Camp SEASON2

Love Live! Superstar!!

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 2nd season (second half)

World Trigger 2nd season

Wonder Egg Priority

ONE PIECE 

    Theatrical films (including OVAs):

  Pompo: The Cinéphile

Gils und Panzer das Finale 3rd episode

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway

Gintama THE FINAL

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train

Revue Starlight

BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia」I：Yakusoku/II：Song I am

BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage

Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot

Free!－the Final Stroke－ 1st chapter

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

White Snake

Fate/Grand Order - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon

Princess Principal: Crown Handler 1st & 2nd chpater

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Detective Conan The Scarlet Bullet

BELLE

Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis

The Legend of Hei

    Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2022 (TAAF2022) is set to held in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, from March 11 to 14, 2022. TAFF is an international animation film festival that was developed from the Tokyo Anime Awards, which was held as part of the Tokyo International Anime Fair from 2002 to 2013. Its official website writes its aim is "discovering and developing new talent, contributing to the promotion of the animation culture/industry, and conveying the appeal of Tokyo as promoting tourism in the city."

    30-second version PV:

    Key visual:

      Source: Tokyo Anime Award Festival official website

  ©TAAFEC. All Rights Reserved.

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[osakaso5]

IDOLiSH7 5th Anniversary Special Story: Opening Doors...

Chapter 2: A Variety Of People

Chapter 1 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

Tenn Kujo: Good morning.

Riku Nanase: Te... Kujo-san!

Tenn Kujo: Nanase-san. Good morning.

Riku Nanase: Good morning. How’ve you been?

Torao Mido: Morning. This is a lot of people, huh...

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: Good morning, Torao-kun. I look forward to our meeting.

Torao Mido: Ah... Same here.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Mornin', Isumin. Did you do your homework yet?

Haruka Isumi: Nope. What about you guys?

Iori Izumi: I did.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Nope.

Nagi Rokuya: Good morning!

Minami Natsume: Good morning. Look at this, Rokuya-san.

Nagi Rokuya: OH..! A limited edition Cocona disk! Have you become a fan of hers, as well?

Minami Natsume: I got it as a gift. I plan to watch it later.

Momo: Mornin'!

Yuki: Good morning.

Riku Nanase: Good morning!

Tenn Kujo: Good morning.

Haruka Isumi: G... Good morning.

Momo: Looks like everyone's here!

Yuki: We've got plenty of time today, so let's take it easy.

Tenn Kujo: That's a terrible idea.

Momo: Yuki's got a point, you know!

Momo: We're all busy people! Let's make the most of what little free time we get!

Riku Nanase: Great idea! I'm really glad I finally get to talk to everyone as much as I want!

Riku Nanase: Let's talk about idols, find a good flavor for us, and come up with a delicious dish!

Tenn Kujo: To celebrate their 5th anniversary.

Haruka Isumi: ...Glad to be working with you.

Momo: Sure!

Momo: Let's get started, then!

All: Yeah!

- - - -

Staff: We'll have the cameras rolling, but don't mind them and just start brainstorming for ideas!

Yamato Nikaido: Huh? You're giving us total freedom to do whatever?

Staff: Total freedom!

Mitsuki Izumi: Uh oh. I hope we'll be out of here before tomorrow.

Staff: You won't have to cook anything yet, you're just deciding what to make!

Yuki: That's going to take at least three days.

Momo: We're all free spirits!

Riku Nanase: Hey, guys! How are we going to sit? Should we make a circle so we can all see each other?

Iori Izumi: We can just sit along the table.

Riku Nanase: But then IDOLiSH7 will have to sit in Re:vale's spots.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yeah. We can't sit in a quad. We'll be on TRIGGER's side, too.

Momo: See? Now they're segregating our seats.

Staff: Uh...

Gaku Yaotome: Hm? Our side? Oh well, I don't really care where we sit.

Gaku Yaotome: Because we're gonna win in the end!

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: You're so encouraging, Gaku!

Yuki: See? They're turning  sitting down into a competition.

Momo: Maybe even three days won't be enough for us!

Staff: Uh... Please just get through this before the evening...

Tenn Kujo: Very well. We'll do what we can.

Staff: Alright, we're starting the cameras! 3, 2, 1...

All: ........

Yamato, Mitsuki, Tenn, & Momo: Okay! Let's...

Mitsuki Izumi: Ahaha, we all spoke at the same time!

Momo: We should probably at least decide who leads the discussion!

Yamato Nikaido: Also. Nobody from ŹOOĻ tried to step up to the plate, did they?

Mitsuki Izumi: They're real quiet. Assert yourselves some more!

Toma Inumaru: ........

Toma Inumaru: Ah, right... Sorry.

Momo: Wait, are you actually nervous!?

Toma Inumaru: We're not! We're just not really used to this stuff, so we're trying to figure out our position...

Yamato Nikaido: Can't you do something? I hear you're known for your funny variety appearances. Don't make your senpais do all the work.  

Toma Inumaru: O-okay.

Torao Mido: Hang in there.

Haruka Isumi: Hang in there.

Minami Natsume: We believe in you.

Toma Inumaru: Don't act like this has nothing to do with you!

Mitsuki Izumi: They're so lively already... Okay, so who's gonna lead the discussion?

Tenn Kujo: Why not Momo-san? He's used to this stuff.

Momo: I don't mind, but wouldn't it be more interesting to pick someone nobody's expecting?

Yamato Nikaido: Like Yuki-san, since he's the oldest.

Yuki: No. And I'm not the oldest here because I want to be.

Yamato Nikaido: I'm just showing my respect. Now hurry up and do it.

Yuki: Who's the youngest here? Was it Tamaki-kun or Iori-kun?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yup! Probably me!  

Mitsuki Izumi: Ah, there's three people who are all the same age here. Why don't you do it with Iori and Isumi?

Iori & Haruka: Huh!?

Mitsuki Izumi: It'll be fun! You can be the classmate trio!

Tenn Kujo: Oh, you're all in the same class?

Haruka Isumi: Yeah, just by chance...

Tamaki Yotsuba: Isumin transferred to our school mid-year.

Haruka Isumi: Stop pointing at me!

Toma Inumaru: You three are gaming buddies, aren't you? Thanks for hanging out with Haru.

Iori Izumi: I don't play games. But thank you, as well.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Friend me too, Marucchi.

Toma Inumaru: Marucchi? Huh..? Are you talking to me?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yeah. You're Inumaru, so Marucchi.

Sogo Osaka: Tamaki-kun, that's impolite. I'm sorry about him, Inumaru-san...

Toma Inumaru: Ahaha! I don't mind! I know he calls Re:vale Yukicchi and Momocchi, too.

Yuki: No. I'm Yukirin.

Momo: And I'm Momorin!

Toma Inumaru: M-my bad.

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: He calls me Ryu-aniki!

Gaku Yaotome: I'm Gakkun.

Tenn Kujo: I'm Tenten.

Riku Nanase: I'm Rikkun!

Nagi Rokuya: I am Nagicchi!

Sogo Osaka: I'm So-chan, I guess.

Iori Izumi: What are we even doing?

Yamato Nikaido: This kid's Iorin. I'm Yama-san, and he's Mikki.

Toma Inumaru: Ah, it's a pleasure...

Mitsuki Izumi: Hey, Tamaki. Inumaru's Marucchi, and Isumi's Isumin, but what about these two? Mido and Natsume.

Minami Natsume: Oh my.

Torao Mido: Haha, now it's our turn.

Tenn Kujo: You look very pleased about that.

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: You're very popular, Tamaki-kun!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Hmm, well...

Tamaki Yotsuba: Minamin and Toracchi!

Minami Natsume: Minamin. Hee hee, how adorable.

Torao Mido: Haha, feels like I'm back in high school.

Haruka Isumi: Could you guys be any happier about this?

Mitsuki Izumi: Looks like they like their nicknames. That's great, Tamaki!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yeah!

Yamato Nikaido: Wait, what were we talking about again?

Tenn Kujo: Who should lead our meeting about the menu. We were thinking of making the high schoolers do it.

Momo: Oh, right.

Yuki: Let's not always pick either the youngest or oldest. Can't we choose someone in the middle, for once?

Gaku Yaotome: In the middle? Aren't me and Nikaido the closest thing to that?

Yamato Nikaido: Nope, we're totally at the upper end of the age scale. Wouldn't the middle be Nagi and Natsume-chan?

Nagi Rokuya: OH! We are the median value!

Minami Natsume: ........

Nagi Rokuya: ...Have you no reaction to this?

Minami Natsume: Oh, not at all. I was just calculating the average. And I don't think it's us.

Yamato Nikaido: Really?

Minami Natsume: Yes. I believe it's Inumaru-san and Osaka-san.

Toma Inumaru: Oh, right! Me and Osaka were the same age.

Momo: Now there's an unusual duo! Stand next to each other!

Sogo & Toma: .........

Yamato Nikaido: Ooh, nice.

Tenn Kujo: you look very rock 'n' roll.

Toma Inumaru: Ah, you like that kinda stuff a lot, don't you..?

Sogo Osaka: Ah, yes. I do. What about you, Inumaru-san..?

Toma Inumaru: I do too! Have you heard the one that came out this month..?

Sogo Osaka: Huh!? You know about it, too!? Wow, I'm so happy...

Tamaki Yotsuba: They're getting into it.

Gaku Yaotome: Haha, looks like they're getting along just fine. I guess that's just how it is when you're the same age.

Yamato Nikaido: Huh? Are you talking to me?

Gaku Yaotome: Who else would I talk to about this!?

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: We've got a lot of people who are the same age! Mitsuki-kun and Torao-kun are too, aren't they? Come stand over here, you two.

Torao Mido: Like this?

Mitsuki Izumi: Whoa, our height difference is huge!

Iori Izumi: ........

Iori Izumi: It certainly leaves a lasting impression.

Haruka Isumi: I know, right. They're totally an odd duo.

Nagi Rokuya: OH! How cute! You are like anime character designs!

Torao Mido: Ahaha! It's the first time I've been part of a duo.

Mitsuki Izumi: Oh, well. We might as well come up with a duo name, then. Maybe it can get us more work!

Momo: You're so greedy, Mitsuki. I like that about you.

Yuki: Can you hold a conversation, like all people of the same age supposedly should?

Mitsuki Izumi: We probably watched the same shows when we were kids! Like sentai stuff.

Torao Mido: What rangers did you watch?  

Mitsuki Izumi: The Four Great Civilization Historangers.

Torao Mido: Ah, me too.

Mitsuki Izumi: I liked India Red!

Torao Mido: My favorite was Mesopotamia Blue.

Nagi Rokuya: OH... They look like they are enjoying themselves.

Minami Natsume: I suppose it's easier to find things in common when you're from the same generation.

Haruka Isumi: You and Rokuya are like that, too. Do you guys have anything in common?

Minami Natsume: I'll go along with what he says. Rokuya-san is of a higher class than I, after all.

Nagi Rokuya: I am very happy that you will watch Magical★Cocona!

Momo: Is that it for people who are the same age?

Gaku Yaotome: I guess? Ryu's got nobody who's the same age.

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: Right. I wish I did, though!

Yamato Nikaido: Ichi, Tama, and Isumi, Nagi and Natsume, Sou and Inumaru, Mitsu and Mido, me and Yaotome. That's about it.

Riku Nanase: Um..!

Yamato Nikaido: Hm? What's up, Riku?

Riku Nanase: It just so happens that Kujo-san and I are the same age, too!

Tenn Kujo: ........

Yamato's Thoughts: ........! They're so obviously the same age that I forgot to point it out..!

Gaku's Thoughts: We nearly ignored the secret twins! 

Yamato Nikaido: Oh, now that you mention it.

Gaku Yaotome: We sure have a lot of people the same age.

Iori's Thoughts: Nikaido-san and Yaotome-san really are great actors... That was a good save.

Riku Nanase: At first I was like, "No way!", but then I was like, "Wait, are we the same age!?"

‭Iori's Thoughts: His reaction is too exaggerated...

Riku Nanase: But then after thinking back on it, I was shocked to find out that it's actually true! Yay! Samesies!

Iori's Thoughts: Now he just sounds too enthusiastic...

Tenn Kujo: Yay.

Iori's Thoughts: He's jumping on board to try and balance Nanase-san's forced reactions...

Riku Nanase: Te... Kujo-san! Since we're the same age, maybe we watched the same morning shows?

Tenn Kujo: Maybe. Like "The Milkman and the Forest Family?"

Riku Nanase: Yeah, like that one! We used to sing the theme song together every morning!

Tenn Kujo: Yeah, we did. Me and the old milkman on TV.

Iori's Thoughts: Nicely done!

Mitsuki's Thoughts: Great job, Kujo!

Momo's Thoughts: That's Tenn for you!

Riku Nanase: Right, right! I meant together with the milkman! Oh, do you remember that one time?

Tenn Kujo: What time?

Riku Nanase: When the old milkman spilled his milk, and I spilled mine at the same time!

Iori Izumi: Nanase-san, stop derailing the conversation. We're still supposed to choose someone to direct us.

Riku Nanase: Ah, sorry!

Tenn's Thoughts: Nicely done, Iori Izumi.

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: Why don't we let Sogo-kun and Toma-kun do it? They're right in the middle in terms of age, aren't they?

Momo: Sure, why not? I feel like we can trust them with this, and it'll be a nice change of pace!

Mitsuki Izumi: Okay, you two are leading the discussion!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! It is the birth of a new duo! Let us give them a round of applause!

Clap clap clap

Toma Inumaru: Hehe, you're making me blush here. Thanks for having us!

Riku Nanase: Do your best, Toma-san!

Sogo Osaka: I don't know how well I'll manage... But I'll give it my all. Thank you for choosing us.

Torao Mido: Hang in there, Sogo.

Sogo Osaka: Well then, um... Let me go over the general outline of the project.

Sogo Osaka: We'll have a discussion over what we kind of idol-themed dish we'll make for the show.

Sogo Osaka: After that, we'll get into mixed groups, and travel all over Japan to find the best ingredients we can.

Haruka Isumi: Travel!? We're gonna travel!? And what do you mean by mixed groups..?

Minami Natsume: Most likely that the four of us will be split into different teams at random.

Sogo Osaka: That's right. The staff has already assigned our teams for us.

Haruka Isumi: They have!? Ugh... Can't ŹOOĻ just stick together..?

Tenn Kujo: Oh, are you that afraid of strangers?

Yuki: Come here. We'll look after you.

Haruka Isumi: M-Minami...

Minami Natsume: Isumi-san, there's no need to cower behind me.

Tamaki Yotsuba: So we're getting shuffled!? I wanna be in Ryu-aniki's team!

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: I'm glad to hear that! We've sung together before, too!

Sogo Osaka: U-um, I was there, as well.

Ryunosuke Tsunashi: Of course, I wouldn't forget about you!

Toma Inumaru: The members are already settled. Uh, four groups of four people... Wow! I'm in this one!

Torao Mido: What's up with that reaction?

Gaku Yaotome: I wanna know, too.

Sogo Osaka: And I'm... Ah, I see.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Quit acting all important! I wanna know who I'm teamed up with, too! Can't you just tell us now?

Sogo Osaka: I suppose we can, but...

Mitsuki Izumi: Wouldn't it be more fun to find out after we've decided on a menu?

Tamaki Yotsuba: I guess...

Momo: I already know I won't be in the same team as Yuki. You don't have to tell me.

Yuki: We always get torn apart for these things.

Tenn Kujo: Of course you do. If you stayed together, one of the four teams would be 50% Re:vale.

Yamato Nikaido: That's a lot...

Riku Nanase: The whole team would practically be Re:vale!

Momo: Oh well, I guess we've got no choice! Yuki! Let's flirt extra while we still can!

Yuki: Yeah, let's flirt.

Momo: Yuki...

Yuki: Momo...

Toma Inumaru: Ah, speaking of which, I saw that thing where IDOLiSH7 would yell stuff whenever Re:vale got all close.

Riku Nanase: You did!?

Toma Inumaru: Yeah. didn't really get it, but it made me bust a gut.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Wanna see it again?

Toma Inumaru: What!? You mean live!?

Mitsuki Izumi: Huh!? Are we gonna do it now!?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Let's do it! Momorin, call Yukirin a hunk!

Momo: He has to do something that would make me say that first!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Do it, Yukirin.

Yuki: Okay.

Yuki: Momo... I'll buy you an apartment.

Momo: You're so materialistic, Yuki! Materialistic and a hunk!

IDOLiSH7: Yeeeah! 

To be continued...

[lovelysparklypeanut]

Headcannons

Young Tsubasa and Misaki

When Tsubasa and Misaki first met when they were 3 years old, they didn’t get along at all and always butted heads with each other

Tsubasa found it difficult to adjust his new environment and not being able to see his family and very much missing his little sister, Hikari. That’s why threw a lot of tantrums.

They eventually got over their differences when Misaki smacked his head and nearly made him cry, scolding him for his attitude towards the kids in the class because of his tantrums.

Tsubasa cried first and Misaki got triggered and they both ended up crying together - Misaki hugged Tsubasa warmly…

Tsubasa was always rebellious (kinda like Natsume but less cold, just really naughty) and Misaki felt like it was her duty to watch over him so that he didn’t do anything that might end up injuring himself heavily and so they developed a really close friendship with each other

As they got older (around 10 years old), a lot of guys found Misaki really cute and attractive and the same for Tsubasa (he had a couple of fanclubs).

Misaki didn’t really pay attention cause she just wasn’t interested at all but the attention she got really bothered Tsubasa (especially one of the boys who pursued her fervently) but he didn’t understand what he was feeling and ended up lashing at misaki when one of their classmates confessed to her (he accidentally eavesdropped on the conversation)

Misaki was really hurt because of what he said and tsubasa sulked a lot - Kaname sassed the hello out of tsubasa for hurting misaki even though she did nothing wrong. Kaname gave his words of wisdom of being honest and communicating his feelings better otherwise misaki wouldn’t understand.

Tsubasa did, Misaki cleared the misunderstanding and said she’s not interested in anyone and that she finds boys annoying with a smile on her face - basically friend-zoned everyone and the misaki fanclub disbanded (but there are definitely closet fans out there)

Tsubasa felt a tiny pang in his heart but was determined not to give up - (Like the Patient Childhood Love Interest trope)

Everyone thinks they’re gonna get together but misaki always denied it, tsubasa just has a look on his face neither denying it or admitting it but that there could be a possibility in the future (see Picture 4, 5 and 6: When ya girl friendzones you.. oof)

At some point, these happened throughout their time at the academy:

A sick misaki

Misaki fell ill and had a fever - tsubasa took care of her and skipped classes to stay next to her, he went to Central town to get her a ‘get well soon’ kit. 

when she fell asleep cause meds got her drowsy, he stroked her hair and kissed her forehead gently. Megane took a photo (using a single-use camera, capturing every moment)… to this day, megane still has it and has made a promise to himself to only show during their wedding day…

How Tsubasa got his mark of punishment

Rui who started becoming interested in tsubasa heard of his affections for misaki (who never noticed or blatantly ignored it, treating it as a joke). Rui manipulated the people who didn’t like Tsubasa and were planning to harass misaki instead. 

Misaki decided not to say anything to tsubasa cause he’d end up blaming himself. But it steadily got worse to the point that she had some cuts and bruises on her skin when she entered the Special Ability Classroom one day.

Tsubasa, Megane and Kaname were concerned but she just said that it was just annoying flies and she beat them all up (which she did, singlehandedly) feeling proud of herself.

Tsubasa immediately stood up and walked briskly towards her and asked her what happened in a demanding voice. When misaki refused to answer for fear of what would to him if she spoke up, he grabbed her arm and took her outside of the room, trapped her between a wall and lightly punched the wall above her head.

“Misaki, I’m not kidding here. Tell me who hurt you.” He asked with a serious voice and eyes full of anger. Misaki held her tongue and looked away. Tsubasa clicked his tongue in annoyance and hugged misaki tightly.

Tsubasa managed to deal with Misaki’s harassers but got caught off guard by Rui and got hit by smoke alice, receiving the star mark under his left eye.

Misaki felt bad that happened, but he reassured her that it’s fine as long as it meant that there was no one harassing her. He also added that it looked pretty cool on him too to which she lightly punched his arm, “moron…” she whispered under her breath with a light blush on her face.

Last Dance and Christmas Ball

Misaki casually announced that she was going to dance with Tsubasa when she was asked b her classmates chattering on about the legend of the last dance. 

Tsubasa spat out his drink all over Megane’s face with a heavy blush on his face and frantically wiping megane. Thoughts went though his head, thinking that maybe misaki is reciprocating his feelings.

“Ah no, I don’t dance with people who have romantic intentions!” (Please refer to pic 6 for tsubasa’s face)

Everyone gave a pat or expressed their pity to tsubasa for being friendzoned. Again.

The first time Misaki dressed up as an angel, tsubasa nearly ended up having a heart attack. He was so nervous he couldn’t look at her straight in the eyes most of the time.

Misaki noticed this, grabbed his hand and lead him to the buffet area. Both eating to their hearts content and ended up hiding by the bushes with two trays full of food. The announcement came for the last dance and went to return the tray, washed their hands and danced the last dance next to the bonfire.

Tsubasa rested one of his hands on her slender waist while the other holding her hand gently as they swayed against the music, occasionally twirling her and pressing her up against his chest.

“Misaki… I wanted to tell you something… I… actually- really…”

Tsubasa ended up leading the both of them towards another couple, bumping into them and making misaki lose her footing.

At the end of the night, tsubasa’s ears were ringing as misaki yelled in embarrassment falling face first in front of everyone. Tsubasa promised to practice more so that she will never fall again. The implication made misaki blush slightly but huffed and said ‘whatever!’

Similar situation with Christmas Ball - tsubasa learned that misaki won’t see romantic events as romantic with him. But it makes him giddy and lucky that misaki chose him. He often gets death glares from other guys.

Love headcannons and I feel like there’s none for tsubasa and misaki - I find their interactions so cute and how whipped tsubasa is for misaki. You can tell how much he loves her

Anyway, might make another or might not - If I do, it may get a little saucy, y’know! hope you enjoyed reading!!

[kunikame]

happy birthday to me!!!

gets a makoto card

this is fine.

tears stream down my cheeks as i ask myself why i got a blond natsume/mika/mao/leo/jun/hiyori/kohaku/souma card