#(BTW NOT RELATED TO THE 3RD NOVEL BUT)
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skyhighru Ā· 1 year ago
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since I can't get any of the Hilda books (because I'm a little broke lol), I decided to read the summary of them on wiki instead
and while I was reading, a thought occurred to me (rare occurrence, I know)
SPOILERS for Hilda and the Fairy Village
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while I can't check if all of the summary is actually true or not, since, again, I don't have the books, I'm gonna trust whoever made the wiki page and assume it is
so at one point, it says that, after Johanna spent some time with her parents (who are fairies btw), her hair started turning blue, same color as her parents' and Hilda's, which is "a sign of her fairy heritage emerging"
and as I was reading this, I immediately remembered a certain other character, who also happens to have a little bit of blue hair...
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The Bell Keeper
before I, and many other people, used his blue streaks of hair as evidence, that the Bell Keeper was either Hilda's dad or some other kind of relative (like uncle or something). but "Hilda and The Faratok Tree" confirmed that he's not her father and that Hilda's dad is a different guy named Anders (who is a human)
so I've had a thought:
since having blue hair isn't necessarily a sign of being related to Hilda's family, but rather the sign of the person having a fairy heritage, could this mean that the Bell Keeper is also part fairy, simular to Johanna and Hilda?šŸ¤”
from what wiki says, it seems like he doesn't appear in any of the 3 new books at all and Johanna's parents don't even mention him, meaning he's still ain't related to Hilda, otherwise they'd probably say something about the guy. but since it's pretty known that the tie-in novels and the show aren't one-to-one in terms of plot progression and have had some differences here and there, perhaps the Bell Keeper could appear in season 3 and play some sort of role or at least be mentioned by Hilda in, like, some sort of conversation between her and her grandparents (assuming she even noticed his blue hair streaks)
but I dunno, maybe, after the 3rd season comes out, it might turn out that I'm completely wrong, and there's some other reason why he has blue hair streaks
or maybe I'm right, but he won't play any role at all and it'll just be like a small detail that some fans might notice and go "oh, that's pretty neat"
or maybe my autistic ass is just interpreting everything wrong again
idk ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ
I just thought I'd share this lil' thing because it seemed kinda interesting to me
(also if Johanna's hair turned blue, does it mean she looks like this now?šŸ‘šŸ‘)
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cto10121 Ā· 2 years ago
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Finished re-reading Eclipse (yeah, Iā€™m going backward, sue me) and it truly is. Romance book logic at its finest. Some notes:
Antis whining and bitching about Edwardā€™s overprotective behavior for 1/3rds of the book when 1) Bella does call him out on it and 2) Edward ends up apologizing and promising not to be so high-handed would be hilarious if people didnā€™t take that seriously. Granted, both Bella and Edward cannot stay angry with one another for one goshdarn minute (R&J: *glares, files a lawsuit*) without forgiving each other and making up. The most hilarious instance is Bella making her grizzly bears threat and then snuggling up to Edward when he returns (ā€œI should infuriate you more oftenā€ he literally jokes). As for Edward, there is his agreement to miss out on the fight even when he clearly wants to go, but also at the end he was entirely willing to just give Bella the D!!! Without conditions!!! Too bad Bella finally realized it was best to make a proper farewell to her human life, she could have had a real happy time at their meadow.
Also re: ā€œEdward isolates her, classic abusive behavior!!!ā€ anti clown takeā€¦high-handed as Edward can be, he does not isolate Bella from her friends or cleave her from human life in general. On the contrary, he practically all but begs her to prolong her human life for a year or two or indefinitely, apply to and go to college, and spend more time with her human friends. He only has a problem with Jacob for obvious reasons re: treaty, romantic jealousy, etc. Hell, he doesnā€™t even want to her be a vampire. Edwardā€™s chosen path is simply to be with Bella all throughout her human life. That is not the behavior of real-life abusers, btw. For better or worse, Bellaā€™s becoming a vampire is driven chiefly by Bella herself. She decides whether itā€™s best to spend more time with friends or simply let those friendships go. She decides she wants to retain Jacob as a friend.
Jacob. My opinion is still the same: Fun character, still the worst as a love interest. I had more fun with him now than I did in my salad years (@my extremely salty teen self writing ā€œDIE JACOBā€ for two whole pages, I know, bby, I get it), but thematically it does make sense. Eclipse is all about Bella realizing what she would give up re: her humanity, making her decision to become a vampire a truly informed one. That includes acknowledging Jacob as a potential love interest, Rosalieā€™s perspective, Jasperā€™s knowledge and history on newborn vampires and how truly violent the vampiric world is, seeing an example of a newborn vampire (Bree), and at least 1) human experience Bella does not want to miss out.
Speaking of which, Horny Bella!!! God I love this bitch!!! More seriously, I like the subversion of the virgin girl/bad boy trope by having Bella be the one to push for sex. And of course Bella agrees to marry Edward just so that she could have that sweet, sweet vampire D. I thoroughly approve.
The Edward and Jacob rivalry. 10/10, the best. I was eating mental popcorn throughout. Their stand-off at the school and Mike et al.ā€™s subsequent bet, the male posturing, the tent sceneā€¦Edwardā€™s jealousy especially was so entertaining. Edwardā€™s reaction when Bella punched Jacob was sheer (romance novel) perfection. Charlieā€™s being blithely Team Jacob was the cherry on top of this social comedy sundae. And of course that tent scene was so iconic freakinā€™ Hunger Games copied it (and really badly. Why the hell did Collins even bother?).
On a related note: Those Wuthering Heights allusions were anvil-sized, but apropos, of course. I liked that Edward was the Heathcliff and saw himself in him, making Jacob the Linton. Fits into my personal theory of the Twilight Saga just being R&J, Jane Eyre, and Wuthering Heights put into a blender.
Bella being the one to piece together the mystery once more. She really gets all the brains for the first 3 books. This time, though, I call bullshit on them not realizing Victoriaā€™s obvious involvement once they realized the intruder and the newborns in Seattle were connected. It was very much obvious. The only real twist was the Volturi coming in.
Rosalieā€™s backstory was so realistic and is a great commentary on misogyny than it is given credit for. Bellaā€™s reaction was underbaked, though. She does get (1) nightmare over it, but otherwise itā€™s Tanyaā€™s interest in Edward that really sticks. (Honestly, Iā€™m here for it. Jealous!Bella is second only to Horny!Bella. Again, romance book logic at its finest.) Bella had much more of a empathetic reaction to Leahā€™s dilemma than Rosalie, interestingly enough, considering Sam/Emily is drawn as an explicit parallel to her and Edward. Perhaps Leah being the Jacob of that particularly triangle did touch herā€¦
Antis clutching their pearls over Jasper was a Confederate soldierā€¦when Jasper mentions it once, expresses zero nostalgia for that period in his life, and doesnā€™t even explain why he enlisted in the first place. He wasnā€™t even fighting when he was turned, just evacuating the city. Either way, he wasnā€™t a soldier for long before he was conscripted into another vampiric war.
Cinderbella strikes again re: Charlie and RenĆ©e, both weak ass parental figures. Again, it gives rationale for Bellaā€™s attraction to Edward (more mature, stable, educated) and to Jacob (happy-go-lucky, younger, more reckless, laissez-faire). Both devoted powerful protectors belonging to fantastical worlds. Yeah, that tracks
ā€œI refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures.ā€ šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ This line is so underrated.
In Breaking Dawn, I wondered a bit how Edward could accept Vampire Bella so quickly re: his soul reservations, but Eclipse does provide an answer. Bella is worried Edward would prefer her as a human than a vampire, and Edward literally šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£. Nice to know this was no retcon and yeah, it tracks
Edward being so damn generous with Bella realizing she is in love with Jacob is really the core essence of Team Edward for me. Jacob would not have been so generous had Bella met Edward after she had Jacob. Edward does love her best. Honestly, I even think she and Edward are more alike than Bella and Jacob. Bella and Jacob clash more often than they agree. Jacob does read her and understand her a lot better, Iā€™ll grant you that.
Book Bella: ā€œBut I want you to know somethingā€”when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, Iā€™m out. I am neutral country. I am Switzerland.ā€ Movie Bella: ā€œiā€™MSWITZERLAND!!!1!ā€ God, the movies did Bella so dirty.
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thefinalcinderella Ā· 1 year ago
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As always thank you for the tsurune novel translation!
Btw have you finished reading the 3rd book or are you still reading while translating? I'm curious as what are your thoughts so far about the 3rd book? I personally think the 3rd book is really too jarring with the prior books and I wonder why. In addition to the sudden surge of new characters, I really can't tell where the plot is going nor what the author is actually aiming for or the focus of the book, which I can tell easily in the previous books. I also find it hard following the jumping train of thoughts in all the chapters so far, it's like every new plot is jumbled up and one storyline isn't even finished before it jumps to a whole new arc. Idk if it's just me who feels that way or not...or if this style of writing will continue to the end of the book so I'm curious to know what you thought as the translator. Thanks!
You basically summarized my thoughts on this novel! Honestly when I read the synopsis I was like "...so what's the book about?" and while slice of life novels can get away with having a loose plot, I feel like there should still be an arc or something like that. Tbh the author has a tendency to randomly jump topics or scenes in the earlier books as well, but it's a lot worse in this book.
My personal theory is that the author was compelled to put this book out in conjunction with the movie and S2. The publisher probably wanted to repeat their Violet Evergarden success, considering how the novels got a big boost with the release of the anime and movies. There's such a big gap between this book and v2 that I got the feeling that they didn't plan to write book 3 (I feel like book 2 had a somewhat open but satisfying ending). Tbh as I translated the novel I got the feeling that the author had no idea how to fill up 200+ pages bc they couldn't think of a plot so they put a lot of random stuff in the book and wrote them in a vignette-style, so you got chapters made up of separate scenes that are only tangentially related. Idk how to explain it but it feels like when I'm trying to bullshit my way through a 10 page essay and I don't have a lot of coherent arguments, so I just try to write a big single paragraph on each page so that I'm at least reaching the page count. I think adding so many new characters was also a way to fill up pages, although it's all moot if you don't use them well. Having Minato and the others jump all the way ahead to their second year (v2 ended in summer of their first year so it's a pretty big jump) was probably a way to justify introducing new students.
I haven't really read ahead, but I do know some of the scenes that happen later in the novel and they are just as random as the earlier scenes imo. I think the novel would have read better if it was structured more like a short story collection. It pretty much is one anyways and I feel like there's a lot of characters from the previous book that could have their own spotlight, and we could see the characters' pasts or something like that.
Anyways I hope if there is ever a book 4, the author would be given the time and help that they need to plot it well.
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tobi-rx Ā· 12 days ago
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My brain made a connection after cracking up at the 3rd image of the post Iā€™m reposting, because I love linking my various special interests together, this time happening to be my current main one: Transformers, and a little danmei novel called Scum Villain Self Saving System (SVSSS).
Not exactly an original idea but here goes:
So, Optimus Prime is a stoic, serious, strong leader, and has rizz so strong itā€™s pulled the autobots through their darkest hours over and over again. Not the most eloquent description but I think that suffices. However this persona is one that heā€™s had to put on in order to lead as Prime.
Before he became a Prime, Orion Pax was naive (i think in both TFP and TF: Oneā€™s characterizations), a sweet little guy, kinda adorable, a bit of a shut in nerd, at least as far as I can tell from what little Iā€™ve seen of the books related to TFP. However, heā€™s also a sassy little shit (TFA, TF: One), pretty good at on the fly thinking, and heā€™s def not a helpless kitten with no claws even at his most naive (I dislike and disagree when people portray him like that in ff).
In my own headcanon his time in the archives probably makes him more knowledgeable than the average bot on cybertonian history and artifacts lore.
Then thereā€™s the Matrix of leadership which sometimes tells him things and gives him hints and nudges towards the plot.
You know whoā€™s also a shut in nerd who is rather knowledgable, and then has to put on a persona to appease a supernatural force nudging him towards the plot? Shen Qing Qiu/Shen Yuan. His characterization iirc (itā€™s been a hot minute), is that on the outside, heā€™s a graceful, calm, stoic master cultivator, while on the inside heā€™s going on a tirade, giving the most heinous verbal lashing known to man, and THIS close to a mental breakdown while the System holds him at gun point.
Consider an AU where upon receiving the Matrix, Orion Pax gets the knowledge of the Primes, including alternate versions of himself (The idea of getting knowledge of his alternate selves is taken from the awesome fanfic, The Brave Shall Heed the Call https://archiveofourown.org/works/1118472/chapters/9259933#workskin).
Although the narrative has doomed him and cybertron to infinite sadness and endless war, Optimus will try to avoid that fate. No harm in cussing Primus out while heā€™s at it.
Essentially:
Optimus Prime persona as the SQQ persona.
Orion Pax as Shen Yuan.
The Matrix or Primus as the System.
Externally Optimus behaves as he does in TFP, meanwhile internally Orion Pax is praying (giving a verbal lashing) to Primus that his desperate ploys and schemes work against all odds, hope against hope in his attempts to save as many lives as possible, meanwhile the Matrix is mostly silent and unhelpful but until it isnā€™t, but OP is used to that by now.
This AU is most definitely not one to one, but possibly:
Maybe Ratchet as Shang Qinghua because heā€™s the only one in the main cast to know who OP/SQQ respectively is outside of the persona they present, esp in TFP. Ratchet isnā€™t the author though!
Bee, Bulkhead, Arcee, and Smokescreen as the disciples?
Oohhh maybe Cliffjumper as Liu Qingge, because both of them were supposed to die early on in the narrative and thatā€™s that.
Megatron as Binghe, but not a disciple (Because doomed and toxic yaoi :3). Or would it be more like Bingge? Maybe heā€™d have anger pointsā€¦.
Starscream as Sha Hualing. Though Iā€™m not sure whether to put Shockwave in the role of Mobei-jun, and Soundwave in the role of Meng Mo, or vise versa.
NGL Iā€™m not confident in my ability to pull that off because I donā€™t feel I have a good enough grasp on the characters, and idk I feel like I should make it something more distinct from One More Time Optimus Prime! https://archiveofourown.org/works/12434079/chapters/28299075 (good read btw) if Iā€™d write this.
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Maybe I could ask for tfp related requests here, eventually
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fuckyeahkagepro Ā· 6 years ago
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... genuine question + show of hands ?
how many of you actually READ past the halfway point of the 3rd novel
because uhhhh there were QUITE a few things in there
I THINK YOU ALL NEED TO GO BACK AND REREAD
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yukina-otome Ā· 4 years ago
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Otome game MCā€™S
Hello everyone ! Today i am gonna tell you about my opinion on the mcā€™s of the otome games i played ! Again this is just my opinion so feel free to share yours or complete with your opinion on mcā€™s of otome games i didnt include !
This is not a ranking btw !
MLQC MC: Youran
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Job: Producer | Queen
Age : 22 year old
Good points : 1-Brave and take risks 2-Never give up 3-Smoll bean (seriously she's so cute) 4-Really nice and helpfull (walk around the city for hours every week to help anyone in need) 5-Hardworking 6-Tell whats on her mind and doesnt hide her feelings 7-Can play piano
Bad points: 1-Bad decision making 2-Rely on the boys too much 3-Mary sue 4-Clumsy AF 5-Sneez\ stomach noises when boy is about to kiss her
Mystic messenger mc:
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Age and Job: Depends
Depend on the route 1-Yoosung : Super patient and mature 2-Jaehee: Supportive 3-Jumin : God levels of patience but also kinda always have to agree with jumin which i hate 4-Seven : Happy go lucky and clueless about her whole situation (Seven : There is a BOMB | MC:LOL OK) 5-Another story : Guillible but also very patient. (i would take none of that s**t) Common to all routes : Have no eyes
My candy love MC: Lyn Darcy AKA Candy
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Age : 17 during 1st season \ 23 during 2nd season \ 25 during 3rd season
Job : High schooler\ college student\ coffee owner
Good points: 1-Friendly 2-Helpful 3-Open minded 4-Pretty 5-Very strong mentally (during the highschool part) 6-Appearance can be customized 7-Energetic 8-Can get angry and speak her mind (depend on your choices)
Bad points: 1-Nosy AF 2-Mary sue 3-Play terapist with literally anyone she meet even if that mean getting herself in trouble and ignoring her own love life 4-Paranoid 5-Childish (even for a highschooler and even more in campus life)
7hotties MC AKA the worst mc (No pic for her cause tumblr says only 10 pic per post)
Job : Freelance designerĀ Ā Age : middle 20ā€²s
Good points :
1-None
2-Nothing
3-Absolutely nothing
Bad points: 1-Weak 2-Useless 3-Doormat 4-Almost jobless (never seen her work aside from keita's route because he is the one who gave her the job) 5-Bland AF 6-Forgive everything a guy do to her (even rape) 7-Never actually get mad (even after a guy sleep with her and dump her literally right after she's like "pls don't abandon me! Tell me if i did anything wrong ! I'll fix it")
SSS MC:
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Job: Concierge at the royal shining
Age : Early 20ā€²s
Good points: 1-Sassy 2-Have a goal in her life and a dream she will not abandon no matter what 3-Can solve mental illness with love (because otome game power) 4-Described as extra pretty (All the boys at her workplace like her) 5-Doesnt give up easily 6-Actually got some backstory 7-Thirsty AF 8-Relatable
Bad points: 1-Forgive too easily (Minami's route !!) 2-Always get caught when spying or listening on someone's conversation 3-Clumsy AF 4-Can't brew coffee even after two weeks of trying (toma's route) 5-Actually not so good at her job but she's trying really hard
Le secret d'henri\Henri's secret MC: Lyla (Actually not an otome game, more like a visual novel but i wanted to include it because iĀ absolutely love the mc and also because it's getting a remake and i wanted to promote it a bit)
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Job : Highschooler
Age: 17 then 18
Good points: 1-Strong 2-Naive in all the right ways (she know how naĆÆve she is but still choose to be naĆÆve because she'd rather get backstabbed because she trusted than miss the opportunity to know a good person because she didn't trust)
3-Very pretty (Said to be the prettiest girl in all the high school and literally every boy she met aside from her brother and clement her bestie want to date her.)
4-Very popular 5-She is so nice even Henri call her a saint 6-Have the best family 7-Have the best friends 8-Supportive 9-Likes to play detective and solve people's problem 10-You really get attached to her by the end of the story you are almost sad because you wont get to see her again
Bad points: 1-Overreact 2-Drama queen (I understand tho as she is still a highschooler so she get emotional and depressed quite easily specially when it comes to a certain someone)
3-A bit too perfect sometime : Pretty girl, nice , friendly, cool, like nailpolish and fashion but also manga and video games, smart etc etc 4-MARY SUE 5-Nosy but not in an annoying way
Ikevamp MC:
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Job: Travel agent and blogger | Housemaid
Age: Early to middle twenties
Good points : 1-She's said to be very beautiful (leo's route) 2-Speak many languages and seem to have a wide board of interests 3-Adapt fast to her new environment (depend on the routes) 4-Mentally strong (specially in napoleon's route) 5-Kinda mature (sometimes and depend on the route) Bad points: 1-Inconsistent personality even in the same route 2-Mary sue 3-Can be very weak and submissive (depend on the route) 4-Have no reason to stay aside for the boy she loves (what I mean is that by the end of the route the only thing she have in 19th century France is her boyfriend, in some routes she doesn't even meet or talk to most of the other resident and she have no job aside from cleaning the mansion with Sebastian)
5-Also get kidnapped every route (don't know yet for Theo) 6-Always wear the same clothes
Ikerev MC : Alice
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Job: Help at a bakery ?
Age: Early twenties (saw somewhere that she was the same age as ray, not sure tho)
Good points : 1-Like food 2-Foodie 3-Enjoy food 4-Food = Happiness 5-More seriously she's super positive and optimistic and adapt really fast to her environment 6-Friendly and happy go lucky 7-Have the power to repel magic and protect herself and sometime her suitor to some degrees
Bad points: 1-Clueless 2-Dumb AF 3-Bad decision making 4-Get kidnapped almost every route 5-Zero observation and deduction skills (Oliver's route) 6-Technically squat at the black\red army headquarter\Oliver and Blanc's house or Harr and Loki's house
Ikesen MC : Mai AKA the queen AKA the fireball AKA the little mouse AKA The godess AKA the wild boar
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Job: Seamstress
Age: around 25
Good points : 1-Strong AF 2-Take no sh*t (Kenshin's route\ Nobunaga's route...) 3-Adapt quite fast to her new and very dangerous environement (if i was her i would not leave my room for the next 3 months) 4-Fireball 5-Saved her suitor in many routes (Kenshin, Ieyasu, Shingen...) 6-Sass Queen 7-Have a life in sengoku era aside from her suitor (kinda the opposite of ikevamp mc as i said in bad point 4) 8-Have a dream and a goal 9-Very beautiful (even kenshin said so outside of his route and he was not in love with her!) 10-A lot of chemistry with all of the boys even outside of their routes.
Bad points : 1-Mary Sue 2-In some routes she is weaker but it never really disturbed me as it suited the love interest of the route(Sasuke and mitsuhide's route) 3-Kidnapping
Midcin MC:
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Job : Princess
Age: Heard somewhere that she is 19 but not sure about it
Good points : 1-Adapt fast to her new situation 2-Try her best to learn everything 3-Try to take responsibility as the new princess 4-Can't think of anything else for her...
Bad points : 1-Weak 2-Bland 3-Doesnt speak up when she actually need to (The dumpster fire that is Alyn's ever after) 4-Kidnapping sometime twice in the same route 5-Submissive depending on the suitor
Okko's games MC'S : Honestly they r all the same so reunited them all in one
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Job and age : Depend on the game
Good points: 1-Hard working 2-Have goals and dreams 3-Usually have a backstory 4-Some of them are sassy 5-Pretty but doesn't take care of herself 6-Always have a very fashionable bestie with a lot of experience with dating that help her and listen to her problems
Bad points: 1-Emotional maturity of a middle school girl 2-Doesnt want to admit her feelings and keep denying them even when there is no reason to 3-Self sabotage 4-Blame herself for every bad thing that happens 5-Some of them are very weak and submissive
And thatā€™s pretty much it ! Thank you for reading until the end ! Pls feel free to reblog and add on those with your opinion !Ā 
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amyltia Ā· 5 years ago
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Force jump/flying (TROS meets The Rise of Kylo Ren or Kylo Ren finally meets his peer in Rey)-part 1
This is part 1, there goes part 2 : https://amyltia.tumblr.com/post/619486607502950400/force-jumpflying-tros-meets-the-rise-of-kylo-ren
1. In the Rise of Kylo Ren : Ben is special and different from the students
The fact that Ben has more power than the rest of his companions (Voe, Tai, etc, all Lukeā€™s students) is highlighted in The Rise of Kylo Ren : it causes Benā€™s solitude, help him feel like a monster when it is said to him, etc. And the emblem of that difference between Ben and them is that when he fights Tai, Voe and kills the third one (Iā€™m ashamed I forgot his name actually), Ben uses a force jump and Voe tries to do it too but Tai says they canā€™t do it like Ben aka we got Ben alone with his power of force jump on one side and the rest of the students (more or lesse skileed) on the other, there is a line separating Ben from the others.
2. BUT in The Rise of Skywalker : Ben is special, but so is Rey, they are different from others but not from each other
In TROS, in the Death star 2 battle between Rey and Kylo, what is the power they use the most ? Itā€™s the force jump (they keep moving from plateform to plateform). Both are doing it and when they jump both waits for the other or anything that means he/she expects without a doubt the other to be able to do the same (itā€™s not even a matter of surprise or hesitation, i.e. Rey at the 2nd or 3rd jump lands first and watches the sky expecting Kylo to come from his jump, the surprise being that he doesnā€™t [Why btw?]).
There is even one frame when we are from Finn point of view and we see Rey and Kylo force jumping and disapearing in the mist : another line is drawn between those 2 force users with equal ability and Finn (casual force sensitive). The line is this time between the dyad, the special and different ones, and the rest thanks to the use of the force jumps, working as an indicator of the intimate connection of the dyad, their ā€œonenessā€ to quote the novelization. They are no match for any force users but each other. No more solitude because thay have each other as equal. They are special but unlike when Ben was the only one special in TROKR, this time they are special and different TOGETHER, so they really are not alone.
So comparing those two scenes (Ben/students in TROKR and Ben and Rey/Finn representing anyone outside the dyad, even if he is a very close friend of Rey in TROS) highlights that Ben has found his equal and with Rey he is not alone. She never had to face this kind of isolation (feeling different because feeling like a ā€œtoken studentā€ orĀ ā€œprize sutdentā€ (from KROKR if I rememrber correclty?) anyway because of her abilities that beats those of her peers.
3. Definition of a dyad : the line is always outside the dyad
This dynamic is the core of the relation Rey/Ben and I think itā€™s very interesting to see its different manifestations. In this case, itā€™s by moving the line and including FOR THE FIRST TIME Ben in a group (of 2 only but still aha). More than that, that group only of 2 is not any group itā€™s a dyad and comparing those scenes also shows the strength, connection and exclusive/excluding aspect of the dyad. In TROS Kylo said they were a dyad and we kinda got what it meant but not exactly so this scene (and this comparison of scenes - and this comic also works as an addendum to TROS, adding even more depth and intensity to TROS) for the first time since we know they are a dyad SHOWS us what a dyad is, means, foreshadowing the ending and the final fight against Palpatine during which the dyad is acting together, it is there again (but differently) two (Rey and Ben) against one (Palpatine).
So that is in a concrete way what the dyad is : drawing a line between the dyad and the rest, and erasing any obstacle between the dyad, making them equal and showing their connection. Yeah I know the whole ST does that, but it puts it in a whole new light when it does it whith us knowing what the connection is. [I need to think this throught a little more tho]
[Might be interesting to compare the death star fight (the dyad excluding an ally) and the Palpatine fight (the dyad excluding an antagonist)]
Well as a conclusion what can I say : thatā€™s reylo ladies and gentlemen
4. Iā€™d like to compare it to the force jumps in the rest of the saga :
1) Obiwan and Anakin both do it if I remember correclty, and yet it doesnt feel like in does in TROS. Probably because in the trilogy we see many others jedi and characters do it (Yoda during his fight, etc.) So it doesnt connect Obi and Ani specifically but it shows their belonging to a community of others jedi (still making it painful in ROTS when they fight the same way, as real brothers, belonging to the same community and by using the same abilities on both sides it shows the destruction of the community they belong to, and the division, the fact that Anakin is dividing himself from this community). WHILE in the ST case Rey and Ben are the only ones who we have seen do it (we havent even seen Luke do it) so it makes them both special. And with TROKR we understand HOW MUCH special it is indeed.
2) OT : There part 2 : https://amyltia.tumblr.com/post/619486607502950400/force-jumpflying-tros-meets-the-rise-of-kylo-ren
Others main meta
(1) Evolution of the force bond (TLJ-TROS) : Ā https://amyltia.tumblr.com/post/613245966876819456/evolution-of-the-force-bond-tlj-tros
(2) TROSā€™s Ben as a mirror to Anakinā€™s arc or what is a Skywalker ? https://amyltia.tumblr.com/post/614061728803749888/tross-ben-as-a-mirror-to-anakins-arc-or-what-is
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matildaisautisticandproud Ā· 5 years ago
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April 3rd - 30 Days of Autism Acceptance
April 3: Talk about special interests. Do you have any? What are they? How long have you had them? What does it feel like to have special interests? What does having special interests mean to you? Talk about your past special interests.
I have TONS of special interests XD! I wonā€™t bore you by listing all of them, but some of them include, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men, Detroit: Become Human, Overwatch, Frozen I and II, Rick Riordanā€™s Ā Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Ā series, and other fandoms. On a more serious note, thereā€™s also creative writing, autism, ASL, languages, HTML code, bats, the supernatural (especially vampires), Dissociative Identity Disorder, the Syrian refugee crisis, the Vietnam War, genetics, and more. Those are the ones Iā€™ve been most engaged in as of recently.
For the duration, well, Iā€™ve liked the X-Men for several years, but only got really obsessed a few months ago; same thing with the MCU; just a couple months ago or so I got into Detroit: Become Human; Iā€™ve been obsessed with and have played Overwatch for a year or two now; as much as I refused to admit at first due to embarrassment, Iā€™ve liked the movie Frozen since it first came out in 2013 (I also love Frozen II!); and I have only known the Ā  Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Ā series for a couple weeks (Iā€™m only on the first book so no spoilers please!). Additionally, Iā€™ve been obsessed with creative writing since Grade Four (MANY years), intrigued by autism since a little bit before my diagnosis (so a few years), Ā have been attempting to learn ASL and a few other languages for a couple years now (the one I know the best is German as of now), have been interested in learning the HTML codes for months, have loved bats for years, been awed by the supernatural since I was four years old, obsessed with learning about DID for a few months, the Syrian refugee crisis one has lasted for a year or two, the Vietnam War one has been for the past few months, and genetics for maybe a month now. However, Iā€™m not super obsessed with genetics and the Syrian refugee crisis anymore. My main obsessions are autism, DID, HTML, languages (+ASL), creative writing, and the MCU.
I also have ADHD-C so, my ability to pay attention is inconsistent. Therefore, I experience whatā€™s known as hyperfixation (focusing on one or a select few things for a long duration of time). I hyperfixate on my special interests as well as other things like cleaning (occasionally).
To answer the prompt question, when I either learn, write, talk, etc. about one of my special interests, a wave of happiness washes over me. Itā€™s almost like an euphoric high that is triggered through focusing on something you like. Furthermore, I often spend hours focusing on my special interests solely so, I get lost in my own little world of contentment. Itā€™s satisfying to do anything related to a special interest.
However, many people donā€™t like it when you constantly talk about one subject or are an expert in one field. Itā€™s rare for me to find others who want to talk to me about what Iā€™m interested in. Holding in that urge to spread information is super hard, but Iā€™ve been conditioned by society to keep my mouth shut. Iā€™ve been ridiculed for some of my interests, too, so, I rarely share them anymore and am embarrassed to do so. I havenā€™t even shared all of them in this post and probably wonā€™t for a little bit.
Special interests are a way for me to have some fun learning things about a particular subject. Acting upon them is my equivalent of doing a sport one loves. Itā€™s stimulating (in a good way) to me so, I try to make sure I engage with them every so often as a pick me up. They are really important to me, and I canā€™t imagine a world in which I didnā€™t have them. Iā€™ve had them since forever. I just thought it was a part of being a nerd before my diagnosis.
Some of my past interests have included the Warriors series by Erin Hunter, the Maximum Ride graphic novel series by James Patterson, Hamilton, Be More Chill, The Incredibles, the Cars movies, Alice In Wonderland, Disney overall, and more that I canā€™t recall at this moment. Letā€™s just say, Iā€™ve had obsessions ever since I was little, and am constantly picking up new ones and cycling through my current ones.
Special interests are what make life very enjoyable for me! I love that the Internet is easily accessible so, I can write things online for, talk about, and learn things about my interests.
For those who are not on the spectrum (btw, I hate the word ā€œallisticā€), just know that many autistic people donā€™t know that theyā€™re annoying you when talking about an interest nor do they know that theyā€™ve been talking about it so extensively. At least I just get so caught up in the moment that I donā€™t realize that Iā€™m giving someone an info dump. I do eventually realize, but it takes a while.
My advice is to kindly try to redirect the conversation if possible if you do not want to talk about a particular subject. NEVER ridicule, mock, or chastise someone for what their special interest/s is/are and for talking about them. It takes a tremendous amount of courage for some of us to allow ourselves to be open with other people about our interests due to past experiences.
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sillyfudgemonkeys Ā· 6 years ago
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Curious, who's your favorite Persona MC?
(sorry for taking so long with this too ;w;) Including spinoffs, manga, and anime (not dramaCDs cause I havenā€™t listened to all of them tho I should note I do like the P3P one, both male and female side, nor novels cause....they havenā€™t been translated....tho thatā€™d really only apply to P1MCā€™s novel form aka ā€œJiheiā€). I also donā€™t know where to put Anime!Ren, probably after P1MC if ā€œRen is kind of just theirā€ fanā€™s testament is anything to go by.
Hamuko/P4MC/Souji/Maya>Naoya/Tatsuya/Moive!Makoto>Spinoff!Yu/Spinoff!Makoto>P3MC/Minato/Akira>Raito!Ren/Daybreakers!P5MC>P1MC>>>>Anime Golden!Yu>>>>>>Anime!Yu>>>>>>>>P5MC
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I should note main games (P1-5), I like all MCs except for P5MC. And Hamuko includes P3P and PQ2 tbh. Btw I think Maya and Tatsuya are equally great, at that point itā€™s just preference I like playing as Maya more, but I still love Tatsuya.
For the first quadrant (P2 Iā€™ll just say Maya/Tatsuya are both well written with clear character as both silent MCs and side characters, but their MC form allows a bit of choice....not a whole lot cause they are pretty solidified characters, but their characters are great regardless): The reason I like Hamuko and P4MC is....because....they have a lot of personality and a lot of choice. Like....you can really form them any which way you want, make them consistent or contradictory, a good person or an asshole. Each dialogue voice is clear, they are also the two MCs that can effect their story the most (at least with their SLs). Itā€™s a joy playing as them. As for Souji, I just really like the manga a lot, like he starts off pretty there but slowly he opens up and we see his past and he uses it to relate to people around him (and what little establishing perspective in the early chapters show something similar to an Adachi mindset and itā€™s just really nice to see that his character really DOES show how Adachiā€™s life couldā€™ve turned out if he had a support system, it really does a good job just.....establishing just that parallel). Is the P4 manga perfect? Nah, nothing is, but I think itā€™s the better of the two Sogabe works.
For the 2nd quadrant (already talked about P2 above): Ā Naoya? Great, really good character, really gave him a lot of personality! P1 manga feels like it lacks in developing/completing arcs outside of Naoya and Maki, but Naoya and Maki? Great! Makoto Yuki? I really liked his character, while the movies can be a bit shaky in the middle (and I wish he was still a little more stoic in the 2nd one), I really like how he went from emotionless asshole to actually caring about his friends and his own well being!
3rd Quadrant: Spinoff Yu and Makoto, I think they are pretty solid, not super amazing (might put Makoto above Yu tbh but ehhhh Iā€™m pretty even), but they are consistent. And when I mean spinoffs I mean where they talk not their silent forms in PQ1 (cause man they have two gears, nice and asshole....but then again PQ1 everyone is kind of an asshole for some reason 8U at least itā€™s consistent). Yuā€™s a bit of an airhead, but he feels like a capable leader and tbh feels very similar to Souji (not 100% Souji, but much closer to Souji than Anime!Yu is to Game!Yu, plus tbh Souji has some silly moments too so I canā€™t say he got it only from Anime!Yu).
4th Quadrant: So like I like Minatoā€™s name more, but his manga is a bit all over the place. His personality is....hmmmm kinda just their? I mean I still believe him to be a capable leader, but he feels more just their (possibly commentary that...like....plotā€™s happening all around the P3MC off screen? which Iā€™ll give some points for). That being said he does have some funny moments, and I do get a sense of ā€œnot really caring to caring about friends and his surroundingsā€ journey from him (itā€™s not as apparent or drastic or interesting as Makoto Yuki but itā€™s there). As for Akira.....at least for the first two dungeons, I actually really like him? Like it took a bit to look past the.....expression....struggle art (itā€™s not great with facial expressions ok? I dunno what to call it), but after looking past it I saw something. Heā€™s really a 100% just a giant freaking n00b. They all are! And.....I LOVE IT! I hate how P5 it feels like ā€œoh yeah weā€™re so freaking cool! look at how freaking cool they are! gawd we just instantly get cool!ā€ And like, P5 manga has itā€™s cool moments of course, but after the initial summoning itā€™s like ā€œoh shit they actually are just winging it and they are owning the fact they donā€™t know what they are doing and arenā€™t really trying to act like they are hot shitā€ (cause PT arenā€™t hot shit but act like they are in every interpretation except for this one, and itā€™s endearing because of it). I mean I donā€™t like his name, I prefer Renā€™s name, but I prefer Akiraā€™s interpretation the most. As for P3MC, I do like him, and in all honesty I dunno if I should be putting Minato/Akira on the same level, nor P3MC/Minato on the same level. While I value P3MC, he is a bit boring to play as, mostly in part due to his SLs. He does have some funny moments, and I think while he might not be a total jokester, he def is a lot more fluid in interpretation than I feel a lot of people will allow him to be. I think he can be fairly open, maybe not as bombastic as FeMC might take it, or as extroverted as P4MC, but I donā€™t think heā€™s 100% grim dark emo boi everyone makes him out to be. But compared to FeMC/P4MC, he doesnā€™t have as much variety as them, on top of his lines being pretty generic (I mean he has a voice tho, but the dialogue isnā€™t all that crazy a lot of the times......well unless you went 100% asshole route, but you donā€™t want to go that route, you will screw yourself if you go that route cause of how his SLs work 8U)
5th Quadrant: Raito does a good job with Ren in both Mementos Missions and his anthology chapter in the first anthology book (tho he wasnā€™t called Ren or anything in that chapter I donā€™t think). Raito Ā gives him character, gives us some background regarding his issues with adults (not canon, and mostly in the anthology comic, but itā€™s something), and tbh itā€™s just all around better than the game. That being said.....heā€™s.....I like Raito, and Iā€™m having fun, and I like their art, but I still just donā€™t.....really care about Raito!Ren.....Iā€™m just not super into him. As for Daybreakers!P5MC, he has a bit of a different personality, a bit more of a ā€œI donā€™t really careā€ personality....which Iā€™d probably wouldnā€™t like considering how I feel about P5MC proper, but his ā€œI donā€™t careā€ is more of a ā€œRip to me, cross that burning bridge when I get to it I guess. XPā€ than ā€œIā€™m confessing to you but Iā€™m like super checked out and donā€™t really look like I careā€ feel the P5MC game gives me. We donā€™t really spend a whole lot of time with him sadly, but what we do see is fun (in a similar vein to Mementosā€™ Missions). Him and his team are.....weird in personality tho, I mean I canā€™t say I hate it, but itā€™s not like the game or any other adaptation, and I wish we could see more of it expanded on. Itā€™s just a weird dynamic and personality that I canā€™t just outright say I dislike cause itā€™s not really developed enough.....
6th/7th Quadrant: P1MC.....nothing really bad about him tbh, but from what Iā€™ve played and remember from P1.....he is the most true and 100% blank slate MC out there. I think thatā€™s the point of him tho (cause even the ending is ā€œyou come up with what happens to himā€). And I canā€™t/donā€™t hate on it, but itā€™s not exactly super duper fun to play as him cause he doesnā€™t have a variety of options like FeMC/P4MC (or even P3/5MC), but he also doesnā€™t have a super duper defined personality like Maya/Tatsuya. I donā€™t hate him tho! Just.....eh Iā€™ll stick to the manga or any other adaptation. Golden Anime!Yu.....From what I remember and seen of the anime, he was generally a good guy, uber goofy but nice. Thatā€™s....all..... I mean I canā€™t hate on him too much, his anime doesnā€™t allow him to do a lot of things cause itā€™s just a string of OVAs tbh.
8th/9th Quadrant: Sigh......oh.......Geez.....I really hate first anime!Yu....a lot, I mean the anime and Anime!Yu have....their good moments, they have some REALLY GOOD moments.....but they also have some REALLY BAD ā€œthis wasnā€™t in the game, this is totally conflicting with the game what are you doing????ā€ Moments. The biggest is his personality, heā€™s an asshole. They have him choose a lot of asshole comments but instead of.....being treated as an asshole for saying it, everyone is like ā€œOh ok :P Lol you da best dude!ā€ and moves on (and this is reflected in how they mishandle A LOT of the what should be serious moments in the anime, and I say should because they were serious in the game, sure characters mightā€™ve been uncomfortable but they didnā€™t risk the lives of people to make jokes and such). I think heā€™s an asshole, I do not like him, I really hate this adaptation a lot. As for P5MC? I ranked him lower but tbh they could just be tied for all I care, the issue is I have to spend more time with this jerk than Anime!Yu (and at least Anime!Yu has a freaking voice and has some good moments). But Iā€™ve already gone over my issues with P5MC.
I basically prioritize either freedom of a silent MC, or the quality of their personality if their personality is more solidified (both points are more aimed at the games, specifically silent MCs). And then how I like the character as a character in adaptations (aka if I think they are an asshole, and the context of that universe allows them to get away with it or theyā€™re just really unlikeable.....then yeah I wonā€™t like them....I bring up the extra explanation on this cause I DO like some asshole characters, but thatā€™s usually cause they are 1) acknowledged as an asshole, and 2) thereā€™s some other world building factor at play, maybe everyone in that world is an asshole ala MPGIS/Panty and thus equal and Stocking, or they get their just deserts for being an asshole ala Victoria in Life is Strange, still canā€™t explain why Iā€™m fascinated with this jerk but I am, but Yu and P5MC donā€™t fit under those two exceptions and thus I do not like them), there can be other reasons I donā€™t like a character, itā€™s a case by case basis tbh. 8U
So thereā€™s my essay, maybe itā€™ll change when I re-read the mangas or re-watch the animes.
Oh wait...I forgot Shin and Kazumi (PTS and P2 manga MCs)....uhhhh put them with Spinoff!Yu/Makoto, theyā€™re solid from what I remember. Might move them later.
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sophiemi Ā· 8 years ago
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Questions I have about/to Team Shinki:
* Itā€™s been confirmed that Shinki is Gaaras foster child, but has not been confirmed that Yodo and Araya are in fact his children, so are they? Like I know Shinki said ā€œour father..us threeā€ but everywhere I look it says only Shinki is his son? * Are the three all blood related or all adopted separately? * Is Arayaā€™s face gonna be another ā€œmysteryā€ like Kakashi/Obitoā€™s? * Shinki, are you related to the 3rd Kazekage because of your kekkei genkai? * Shinki, why do you always wear your Iron Sand cloak, like even when relaxing, isnā€™t it depleting your chakra? Or is it like Gaaras automatic defense? * Shinki, did you get your facepaint from the ā€œEā€ designs on Gaaras gourd? * Yodo, what is your abilities? In the boruto novel you were called ā€œSunagakureā€™s great hopeā€ and you displayed your ā€œtrue abilitiesā€ so like what are they? * Araya, you beat Inojin, thatā€™s a feat within itself, so what do you do? Is your only ability kenjutsu (sword)? * Araya, In the character trivia it said one of your hobbies are modeling, but you always where your mask, how does that work?
btw like in the anime Iā€™m drolling over Shinki, but in the manga Iā€™m drolling over Yodo cause like sheā€™s hot af
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tarichards2 Ā· 7 years ago
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fuckyeahkagepro Ā· 6 years ago
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CONCLUSIONS re: Kagepro Ages issue + Hibi+Hiyoā€™s Ages
- in 2012 (May) Konohaā€™s State of the World TV screensĀ  Hibiya Amamiya wasĀ ā€œ11ā€³: (ALONG WITH) Hiyori, who canonically has ALWAYS had theĀ ā€œMarchā€ birthday, as soon as she was introduced with a birthday alongside Hibiya. which would place her on the YOUNGER END of their shared school year going by the Japanese school system* * THE JAPANESE SCHOOL SYSTEM * BEGINS IN APRIL (APRIL 1ST-2ND) * AND ENDS IN LATE MARCH. * HIYORIā€™S BIRTHDAY IS MARCH 3RD, * EARLY MARCH. * I.E. BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR FINISHES. order of Japanese school year w/this all in mind: April - Japanese school year begins -> August 14th-15th - main series canon happens -> November 4th - Hibiyaā€™s birthday / he ages to 12 -> New Years - happens, YEAR CHANGES TO THE NEXT YEAR -> February 14th - Momoā€™s birthday / she ages chronologically to 16 from 15 -> March 3rd - Hiyoriā€™s birthday / she ages (FINALLY) to 12 -> end of March - school year ends. ->
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^ THAT IS VERY CLEARLY ANĀ ā€œ11ā€³ THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS SEEN AROUND 5 TIMES IN THE PV ON MULTIPLE SCREENS. * BOTH HIBIYA AND HIYORI GET THISĀ ā€œ11ā€³. * IT IS CONFLICTING FOR HIYORI BECAUSE OF HER MARCH BIRTHDAY. * IT IS CHRONOLOGICALLY CORRECT FOR HIBIYA. - Hibiya says he is studying for Junior high school exams inĀ ā€œTalkersā€, which would imply heā€™s entering Junior high the next year. - the grade before heā€™d enter Junior high implied isĀ ā€˜6ā€²th (ages 11~12*) - * real-world based setting. - this is the grade theyā€™re in DURING MAIN CANON (6th). - 7th is the grade they enter POST-MAIN CANON, THE NEXT YEAR. - a Japanese 6th grader is equivalent to a US 1st-year middle schooler. - by the time theyā€™re in 7th theyā€™re 2nd-year middle schoolers. Talkers chapter 3 w/Hibiya and Ene: Hibiya: I-Itā€™s not a misunderstanding! I really am thinking of taking the admission exam of a [Junior high] school from Tokyo and Iā€™m getting ready for it! (later on):Ā Hibiya: Well, about thatā€¦ I gotta begin studying for the [Junior high] school admission exam (later on): Hibiya: Hn, looks like itā€¦ They (Hibiyaā€™s parents) said, ā€œif you want to take the [Junior high] school exam, try solving this mysteryā€. (later on):Ā Ene:Ā With this, they will allow you to take the exam! Hibiya: Yeah! Talkers chapter 9 later has:
Hibiya: Yeahā€¦ The new semester started and I met up with Hiyori at school.
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ā€the entrance exam season is when students take intense and difficult examinations to CONTINUE ON to the higher school of their choiceĀ ā€ ā€schools throughout the country will hold their examinations over a short period from late January through late Februaryā€* * this would be post-August 15th loops. * by then Hibiya would have ALREADY AGED REGARDLESS (fromĀ ā€œ11ā€³ to ā€œ12ā€³ on the first November 4th that occurs post-August 15th.) - in 2013 (January) Kagerou Daze Visual fanbook he wasĀ ā€œ(aboutĀ  Ā ?Ā ) 10ā€³. This was WAYYYYYY back in JANUARYĀ 2013, and Hiyori was displayed with THE SAME, ALSO but HIBIYA CANNOT BE 10 IF HIYORI IS. because then that screws up BOTH of their ages, and especially HIYORIā€™S, ALONG WITH HER GRADE: 2013:
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^ BTW KONOHA WAS STILLĀ ā€œ?ā€ HERE IN AGE TOO + DISPLAYED AS ā€œHARUKA KOKONOSEā€
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^ THOSE SURE ARE QUESTION MARKS
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^ 2016 ā€œPerfect Guideā€ REUSES the 2013 profiles. MY SCAN. ā€ageā€ is the first line under Hiyoriā€™s picture with theĀ ā€œ10ā€³ ā€œ?ā€. So unfortunately, they are NOT up to date, BUT it means their AGES ARENā€™T IN THESE PROFILES either. NOTE THE QUESTION MARK. @ayara-resaraā€‹ confirmed to me it means/implies ā€œĀ about ?Ā ā€ BASICALLY. it would make HIYORI CHRONOLOGICALLY YOUNGER,
IF THEY WERE THE SAME ā€œ10ā€³ AGE AT START, NOT HIBIYA. AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT HIYORI IS NOTĀ ā€œ 9 ā€³. BECAUSE OF THE KONOHAā€™S STATE OF THE WORLD TV SCREENS IN WHICH BOTH WERE ā€11ā€³ - in the Summer 2012 Children Record booklet they had NO AGES SEEN: ONLY STILL THE BIRTHDAYS (CIRCLED, IN RED):
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^ DO NOT USE THIS BOOKLET FOR YOUR AGES REFERENCES. THERE WERE NO AGES IN THIS BOOKLET, ONLY BIRTHDAYS. - in - in a daze - novel Hibiya says heā€™s been living in hisĀ ā€œsmall townā€ for: -Ā ā€œOVER 10 YEARSā€ + -Ā ā€œten-PLUSā€ yearsĀ ā€œof lifeā€ ^ PUBLISHED MAY 2012 IN JAPAN. ā€ Iā€™ve been stuck in this tiny village for over 10 years ā€. ā€ And my short, 10+Ā (TEN-PLUS) years of life will be a lackluster thing that I wonā€™t be able to remember, too. ā€ - in 2014 (July, MCA fandom era) PASH! article he was back at ā€œ11ā€³. (Hiyori was listed in his same profile box in relation to him.)
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^ THAT IS VERY MUCH ANĀ ā€œ11ā€³ THANK YOU.
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- These were also the ages RE-USED in the official MCA script according to Japanese translator Zushilove , who is also Japanese / living in Japan and speaks it fluently. THOUGH SHE DID NOT SPECIFY HIBIYAS, SHE DID CONFIRM PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE ELSEā€™S WERE THE SAME CONFLICTING ONES DISPLAYED IN PASH 2014. - July PASH! also reconfirmed Kanoā€™sĀ ā€œ17ā€³ age. - official merch from ONLY 3 years ago ALSO RECONFIRMED Kanoā€™sĀ ā€œ17ā€³. - Fuyuyuuā€™s postā€™s timestampĀ here is May 17, 2015. (2015 !!!) - this would imply Zushilove was, as always (AND AGAIN), CORRECT. - we still have NO IDEA, HOWEVER,Ā what age HIBIYA was displayed with at the 2014 MCA Japan-only event that Zushilove described
ā€œĀ Same as Kano and Seto, Kido is one grade below Ayano/Shintaro. So for the current time setting,* * August 14-15th sheā€™s [Kidoā€™s] at an age to turn 16~17 between April 1 to next yearā€™s March 31. Kidoā€™s birthday is in January 2. Her [Kidoā€™s] official age is ā€œ17ā€³ (this age was written in the script of MCA as well) but her actual age is supposed to be 16. Itā€™s even canon that Kido is younger than Kano (May 10th), who is in the same grade as her and also has the official age written as 17ā€¦ ā€ ā€œĀ Yeahā€¦.so from these facts, personally what I believeĀ [*Zushiloveā€™s opinion]
is that all of the characterā€™s ā€˜official ageā€™ is written as the age that theyā€™re going to turn into until next yearā€™s March 31, in order to differentiate each characterā€™s school grade to show their age gaps.
For an example, if the staffs wrote the ā€˜actual ageā€™ for Kano as 17 and Kido/Seto as 16, they may have thought that the fans will misinterpret that ā€œKido/Seto is one grade below Kanoā€ā€¦ā€¦
...because there is this one thing I heard from one of the MCA staffs considering this complicated age setting but yeah I canā€™t really share that hereā€¦.Ā Ā ā€œĀ 
ā€œ Basically, there is this contradicting ā€˜offcial ageā€™ thing going on for the characters who have their birthday between August 16 and March 31Ā ā€œ
- Zushiloveā€™s commentary, a year or so ago. * HIBIYAā€™S BIRTHDAY (NOVEMBER) IS BEWTEEN AUGUST 16 AND MARCH 31ST. August 16 -> November 4th -> etc. (as described above) * HIYORIā€™S BIRTHDAY (MARCH 3RD) IS BEFORE MARCH 31ST AS WELL. - ITā€™S VERY POSSIBLE THIS IS WHERE HE /AND/ HIYORI COULD HAVE BEEN LISTED WITHĀ ā€œ12ā€³ AT START OF SERIES - AND WHY THAT AGE SPREAD AROUND ONLINE FOR SO LONG. - but even if it WASNā€™T - HIBIYA AGES TO 12 CHRONOLOGICALLY BY NOVEMBER 4TH ANYWAY - sooooo we COULD just recognize heā€™s 11~12 - this would place HIYORI at 10~11 chronologically OR, - YOU COULD LET HIYORI BE 11~12 TOO , - BECAUSE SHE IS IN THE SAME GRADE AS HIBIYA, - AND ALSO ENTERING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THE NEXT YEAR, - SINCE SHE, TOO, IS ALSO DISPLAYED WITHĀ ā€œ11ā€³ - ON ā€œ KONOHAā€™S STATE OF THE WORLD ā€ TV SCREENS. - THESE TV SCREENS OF WHICH ARE ALSO STILL CLEARLY SEEN IN THE 2016 GUIDEBOOK IN THE PVs IMAGES SECTION.
- AND YES, THE SERIES TAKES PLACE IN JAPANĀ (FOR THE FINAL TIME)
ALSO THIS IS MOMO AS OF SIDUā€™S 2015 ARTBOOK TOO SO:
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COMPARE TO KANO WHO HAS HISĀ ā€œ17ā€³ IN 2015 HERE:
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^ NOTE THEĀ ā€œ17ā€³ ABOVE HIS HEAD
(HOW MANY MOREĀ ā€œ17ā€³S DO YOU NEED HONESTLY)
BONUS:
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^ NON-CANON WANNYANPUU PV.
STILL-CANONĀ  Ā Ā LYRICS. ā€œDECADEĀ  Ā  Ā SĀ  Ā  Ā ā€. MAKE OF IT WHAT YOU WILL
DO NOT MAKE ME BUY ANOTHER BOOK TO COMPARE OH MY GOD
ALSO IF YOU COULD PLEASE
LET HIYORI LIKE GIRLS AGAIN AND LET HIBIYA LIKE BOYS AGAIN AND LET BOTH LIKE GIRLS AND/OR BOYS AGAIN Iā€™D BE VERY HAPPY AFTER ALL OF THIS BUT WELL Yā€™KNOW
I FORGOT TO ADD BUT JIN CONFIRMED INĀ ā€œFUTURE EDITIONā€ SHINTARO WOULD BE AROUND JINā€™S AGE WHICH IS 28 WHICH WOULD IMPLY AROUND 10 YEARS LATER WHICH WOULD PUT HIBI+HIYO AT AROUND 20 OK THANK YOU ADULT KIDO WAS CONFIRMED FOR AROUND 25 TOO SO YEAH
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