#Akane Ogino

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Who are your favorite female characters? ^^

Oh i have a lot and it´s a very interesting question because I don´t talk that much about them lol. But yeah I have some.

Kurokami no Onna in death parade she was beside Decim my favourite character. I love her story, it´s very tragic but i really liked her personality.

Kagura, Mutsu and Tama from gintama. Well i have a lot more in gintama i like but i would say these are my top three. Kagura because she is very strong. Mutsu because she is very cool and Tama because omg I love her look and I also like her personality. The way she behaves around gintoki and how these two are such good friends is really cool. My most favourite stories were where she and gintoki had a free day, then when she made a friend with this cigarette machine and when she was attacked bei Kintoki but Gintoki rescued her.

Sophie Hatter love her personality ( i mean the fact that i like these girls/women is mostly because their personality is cool) but i like her fighting spirit?! and how she handles things. F.e. when she confessed her feelings to Howl i thought: "damn girl, yes go and catch your man!" Amazing <3

Maomao because i love her passion for medicine and also how she sees the world and thinks about it. Also I love people who have an opinion they share with self confidence. (uh these characters all have so much more but i try to shorten it okay?)

Akane Tsunemori is a very special character to me because with her i´ve witnessed psycho pass and came back into the anime world. Her character development throughout the whole story is for me one of the best. At first i was a little bit confused about her behaviour but the more you watch, the more you understand her. And now I can say: "she is a very brave women and has her own opinion about the world she lives in!"

Chihiro Ogino one of my childhood heroines. She is brave, amazing and although she is very scared at first I can sense her fighting spirit. She tries everything to save her family and Haku and yeah. I´M JUST WAITING FOR A SECOND MOVIE HERE YEAH? THE PROMISE YOU ALL!!!

Violet Evergarden her story is tragic but although she witnessed such horror, she chose to help people with her job. And yeah I really like that she learns so much through her costomers. <3

Hitori Gotou the fact that i can see so much of me in her is so funny to me. She is a very funny character but I can also understand her struggle and being a very shy, introvert person is sometimes a big struggle. But she shows me that you can still be brave and fulfill your wishes if you don´t give up. <3

Re-l Mayer amazing woman. The whole story is amazing but she alone is such cool. I really love her design and her personality. She is so strong and very cool.

Sawako Kuronuma the whole story around her makes me a little bit sad because she is such a heartwarming character. But people misunderstand her so much that she loses her self confidence but slowly regains it after finding new trust in people around her. And I think this the main aspect why I love her so much.

Shirayuki my beautiful shirayuki. Her red hair are something but also her whole personality is something that draws you in. <3

Arte in times where a women wasn´t equal as a man she tries to learn art although she knows it will be hard vor her. And this makes her so brave. A really strong woman if you ask me.

Hitoka Yachi oh yachi my little sunshine. Her story with her mom is my favourite in hq. Yes it´s not that long but it was really cool the see the changes and Yachi is motivated to learn something from a new world. A sport she doesn´t know but she supports Karasuno and soon becomes a very big part of this team. Love her. <3

Maron Kusakabe my heroine since my childhood. <3 Strong, beautiful, amazing and nobody catches her. She is always fighting for the good ones and wins against the demons on this earth. When I was a kid I always wanted to be like her. <3

(and i have many more, but here is a little view who my favourite one is. I think I like women who are brave and with brave i don´t mean "oh she has to fight with fists or swords" yes it´s cool when they can do it but for me fighting is so much more. sometimes it´s the little things, f.e. "when somebody tries to force you into a role and you don´t want it, so you don´t listen to these people and choose a different path" this is for me also fighting and being brave. or having an opinion about something although the mass of people don´t think like that. also fighting and being brave means also to learn new things and change your opinion. maybe i could say i like them because they seem to me realistic?! if we ignore the fantasy aspect in some stories lol. XD)

[toonstarterz]

BECAUSE I’M NOT POPULAR, I’LL READ WATAMOTE: CHAPTER #160

After a long week of repeating quizzes, forging apology letters, and unexpected-but-not-really bonding, Tomoko and Yoshida are finally free to go. As the barrier separating Tomoko’s suspension and the outside world with her friends is finally lifted, we get to see just how both parties have grown from this experience. Even if Tomoko’s apology was more or less half-assed, something may have been gained after all...

Chapter 160: Because I’m Not Popular, It’s The Last Day Of Suspension

Whaddup, Tomoki? Your eye bags aren’t so heavy today. Is that artistic oversight, or has Tomoko’s suspension taken a load off your stress level?

Oh yeah, I had forgotten that Tomoki heads to school earlier than Tomoko does. He used to get really anal about avoiding his sister in the mornings, but it looks like he’s not so objectionable about it anymore... 

Is that how it works? I've never worked at a huge company with a sports club other than a fantasy football league, so I don’t have much of a reference. But if Tomoko is correct, then my assumption is that the sports clubs are used to indirectly promote “company loyalty” and get more work mileage out of their employees.  

It’s casual conversations like this that really show just much Tomoko and Tomoki’s sibling relationship has improved since way back then. Sure, they still take potshots at each other, but it’s more in the realm of affectionate brother-sister banter now. The days where they openly held the other with actual disdain have finally come to an end.

Not that they want to look particularly close when out in public, of course. 

It’s only the second page, and we’re already getting hit with the heartwarming feels? Damn, this is gonna be a tearjerker chapter, ain’t it?

As this chapter soon verifies, the last day of suspension is nothing short of formalities and kissing ass. 

Wow, it took the whole week to get full marks on those worksheets? Maybe I’m missing something here, but I’m not sure they’re really learning anything from those suspension packets if they’re just regurgitating answers.

Also, Dead-Eyes Teacher can actually smile? How about that.

Tomoko’s apathy towards her progress here leaves me wondering: Just how much do the teachers really think suspension is inspiring students to do better? My guess has always been that suspension is like a prison in principle in that it’s more about reforming them than punishment. It may work for some, though I’m inclined to believe that most of them just want to pay their dues and leave with very little actual reflection on their actions, like Yoshida’s perpetually blank face seems to suggest.   

Well, I suppose the lack of classroom distractions had to account for something, right? Though having her friends around could be seen as both a hindrance and a benefit towards her study habits.

There’snospecialmeaningforwhyMakosaidYoshida’snamefirst. 

There’snospecialmeaningforwhyMakosaidYoshida’snamefirst.

There’snospecialmeaningforwhyMakosaidYoshida’snamefirst.

There’snospecialmeaningforwhyMakosaidYoshida’snamefirst.

...darn it.

So on the Indifference Scale, she just slightly dips in favor of wanting to see them.

Oh Yuri, I know that being noncommittal is kind of your thing, but no one’s going to give you a hard time for wanting to see your friends, especially Mako. 

Do I sense a flash mob in the workings here? That’d be pretty lit.

So Katou actually does have some awareness that the idiosyncrasies of her behavior are, in fact, idiosyncrasies. I guess you don’t get to be as beloved as Katou unless you had some common sense. 

Even though we all already knew the answer, there’s something oddly relieving to hear it from Katou herself. I think it’s largely out of a sense of empathy for Fuuka, since she’s been strung along for so long, but also because it comes across as “humbling” to hear the on-top-of-the-pedestal Katou accept the truth.

That’s what happens when your expectations don’t match up with reality. You build up this impression for so long that you can’t help but feel jaded when it turns out to not be true, even if you didn’t actually want it to happen.

I call it the Ucchi Effect. 

Nooooo, Katou, you had it in the bag! You should have quit while you’re ahead!

But yeah. Katou didn’t really need to bring this up, so a part of me wants to think that she’s using the whole hair-touching moment as a consolation when the whole groping thing didn’t work out. 

Still, it’s kind of unnerving that she finds the idea of Tomoko, or anyone really wanting to touch her...there to be so humorous...

What goes around comes around. Stay strong, Fuuka. 

We get to see Yoshida’s mom?!?!

Officially the best chapter ever. 

I love how this whole time, the teachers have been pestering Yoshida to look more presentable. I’m not sure if Yoshida is being actively defiant or if she’s just clueless about these sorts of things, but I do appreciate that she complies without much fuss.

Getting those parent-teacher conference vibes right about now. The only difference is that those are some swanky couches.

I wonder if Nico Tanigawa just drew up a bunch of random old guys for this “Presidents Throughout The Years” or if they were based on real people. 

So...Yoshida’s mom. She definitely has the air of a high-powered career woman, what with the suit and all. It’s pretty ironic considering she has a delinquent like Yoshida for a daughter, but at the same time, maybe it isn’t. It’s been hinted before that Yoshida may come from a well-off family, so having a mom making a generous salary seems pretty plausible. Makes you wonder if Yoshida’s delinquent-ness is some form of rebellion...

I totally expected that Tomoko and Yoshida would have to do something like this, but still. FUUUUUUUUU–

In the immortal words of Tomoko Kuroki...

“How do I bullshit my way out of this one?”

Well, for what it’s worth, the principal looks like a nice, reasonable guy. But as Tomoko has proven time and again, you can never be too careful. Though I have to say, I’m surprised Tomoko would even consider screwing around instead of going right for the safe option. Having an active social life has really given her enough courage to take some risks, even if they end up with bad results more often than not.

So she thinks the principal is one of those perpetually smiling assassins you see in isekai series? That’s really chuuni and I love it.

So in the end, she takes the safe route. Fair enough, but her response is so stock and wooden that you just know it's gonna come to bite her in the ass.

In the midst of all the bullshitting, some of Tomoko’s honestly ends up rising to the surface. It’s the kind of unintended sincerity that really warms my heart. This whole arc has been a great opportunity for the adults in Tomoko’s life to recognize her unexpected popularity, so I’m sure Principal-san will offer some words of wisdom that Tomoko will take to heart for the rest for her li–

Nah, just kidding. Principal’s a troll.

I find it hilarious that Reina’s been put through the suspension wringer so many times, that it stopped being anything worth remembering. For all we know, suspension was just another Tuesday for her.

Of all the recurring characters, who would’ve thought the dog would be one of them? 

...

But seriously, whose dog is this?

Delinquent girls laughing at dirty jokes is ironically wholesome to me.

“Do you’re best!” you say? All the evidence points to Ucchi finally going forward with her apology to Tomoko. Of course, Lady Luck will have it be that something will get in her way. And the way this is playing out, we’re going to have the single greater encounter this series’ has ever given us.

The fact that Ucchi can accuse this dog of being gross just because it kind of resembles Tomoko is so stupidly unrealistic and stupidly hilarious at the same time. Girl needs to start majoring in gross-ology. 

Poor Emoji Girl just had a Freudian Slip that sums up her Tomoko-philia. 

Probably the most reasonable “Gross!” Ucchi has said in a long time.

I wasn’t sure if Tomopup’s appearance was just artistic license, but it turns out the dog looks just as freaky to us as it does in-universe.

Huh. So unlike Yuri, Mako gets both the first name and -chan suffix? Maybe the girl’s just that naturally personable.

I feel like calling out Katou for asserting dominance would be a drastically unsupported claim that would be built upon unreasonable shipping desires.

But that piercing gaze of hers makes that notion hard to assert.

How the tables have turned, eh? I wouldn’t say Mako was being that hypocritical; more like she gained a bit of rebellion during the week while Yuri learned to restrain herself a little bit. A push and pull you could say. 

Is this foreshadowing for integrating Yoshida’s delinquent buddies into the Class 3-5 group? Please, please please make it so!

Anna really does like to look on the bright side of things, huh? It’s a great perspective to have around, especially when you have a Reina in your group, who tends to see the world around her as a half-empty glass.  

I’ve been made aware that Mrs. Yoshida was actually apologizing for her daughter’s actions and not her own, which suggests that blaming others whenever you can is in the family blood. Even so, Yoshida’s mom is unexpectedly adorable (though given who her daughter is, it’s not that surprising). Perhaps she and Mrs. Kuroki ought to start a support group for Mothers With Troublesome Daughters. 

Speaking of which, can we get Yuri’s mom in the picture, too, Nico? You know, for reasons...

Ditching her own mom when the lady had to take time out of her schedule to represent her daughter’s suspended ass? The Yoshida household sounds like a fun ride (I say “ride” because prolonged exposure to Yoshida’s family sounds dangerous). 

Not to toot my own horn, but I always knew that if a time ever came where Tomoko had to leave her mother behind to see her explicitly named friends, her mom would encourage her without question. 

When it comes to apologies, acknowledgments, and the like, Tomoko is always late to the party. But even if it's at the very last second, she’ll get around to it. Tomoko’s relationship with her mom is probably the least we’ve seen since their familial love has always been more implicit. So seeing Tomoko outright admit that she really does appreciate her mother is incredibly heartwarming. 

Hey, hey, hey! That looks like a callback to the afterparty Tomoko told her mom she was going to at the end of her second year. Looks like it really left a positive impression on TomoMom.  

Not gonna mince words–seeing Tomoko’s mom look so proud of her daughter brings a tear to my eyes. 

She’s never really admitted it before (as far as we know), but Tomoko’s mom really was concerned about her daughter’s lack of friends at the start of high school. Some have accused her of being a bad mother for not taking a more active role in Tomoko’s social growth, but I was never in that camp. Sure, TomoMom’s not perfect, and she could’ve shown more of an interest, but I think it did Tomoko some good that her mother never judged her. Expressing her concern without badgering her daughter is peak mothering right there.

To reiterate what every fan thought at this shot: This looks like a series finale.

It rare for a chapter to end so unabashedly happy like this, but that rarity makes it all the more sweeter when it does happen. It dials it up to eleven when you realize what this means for the series going forward. One of the uncertainties Watamote has addressed is the possibility that everyone will drift apart once high school ends. Well, this single moment gives us a little test on that theory. Even if Tomoko were to disappear for a week, her friends will still be there for her. And even if it doesn’t work out as well once they go out into the “real world”, it looks like, as her mom says, Tomoko will be fine now.

And thus the curtain falls on the Suspension Arc. We’ve still got a few hurdles to overcome, but for now, things look sunny in the world of Watamote.

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[(ᵔᴥᵔ)] 舞台「乱歩奇譚 Game of Laplace ~パノラマ島の怪人~」(butai ranpo kitan game of laplace ~panorama shima no kaishin)

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[marx48]

[pkjd]

The second PV to the TV anime "Nil Admirari no Tenbin" is now available. It features the opening theme from kradness. Broadcast begins April 1st

-Synopsis-

“The Taishou era didn’t end in 15 years, but went on for another 25. In order to protect her waning family, a girl resolves to marry a man she doesn’t even know the name of. However, just before the marriage was to take place, the girl’s younger brother mysteriously committed suicide by self-immolation and was found holding an old book in his hands. Appearing before the bewildered young girl was the “Imperial Library Intelligence Asset Management Bureau,” more commonly referred to as “Fukurou.” According to these men, there exists “Maremono,” which are books that greatly affect their readers. On top of that, ever since the incident involving the girl’s younger brother, she unwittingly gains the ability to see “Auras” (the sentiments of the Maremono which manifest as bright lights and are usually invisible to humans). It was as though fate were trying to drag the young girl in its flames. And then, even though apprehensive, the girl chooses to venture outside her bird cage. Jealousy, hatred, scorn, compassion, and love. What awaited the girl was the darkness of betrayal that had already begun to bewitchingly inlay the imperial capital. Toyed by and swayed within that darkness, will the young girl finally reach the truth after her struggles, or…?“

-Staff-

Director: Masahiro Takata

Series Composition: Tomoko Konparu

Character Designer: Yukie Sako

Music: Tomoki Hasegawa

OP Theme: kradness

Animation Production: Zero-G

-Cast-

Juri Kimura

Yuuki Kaji

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Ryouta Osaka

Ryouhei Kimura

Kenichi Suzumura

Takahiro Sakurai

Ayumu Murase

Rio Natsuki

Norio Kobayashi

Hikaru Midorikawa

Eiji Miyashita

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Jun'ya Enoki

Daichi Endou

Akane Sanada

Minami Takahashi

Kentarou Tone

Makoto Ishii

Masakazu Nishida

Seirou Ogino

Akito Sakuragi

Source: http://nilad-anime.com/

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AKB48G senbatsu for 68th Kouhaku (2017)

AKB48 Team A: Iriyama Anna,Taniguchi Megu, Yokoyama Yui Team K: Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Watanabe Mayu Team 4: Iwatate Saho, Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Kojima Mako, Komiyama Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Murayama Yuiri Team 8: Okabe Rin, Ota Nao, Onishi Momoka

SKE48 Team S: Kitagawa Ryoha, Matsui Jurina, Team KII: Oba Mina, Souda Sarina, Takayanagi Akane, Furuhata Nao Team E: Suda Akari

NMB48 Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka Team M: Shibuya Nagisa, Shiroma Miru, Yoshida Akari Team BII: Ota Yuuri, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko

HKT48 Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Matsuoka Natsumi Team KIV: Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka

NGT48 Team NIII: Ogino Yuka, Kato Minami, Kitahara Rie, Nakai Rika, Nishigata Marina, Honma Hinata, Yamaguchi Maho STU48 KKS: Takino Yumiko, Torobu Yuri

[mariopiyo]

AKB48 Group Calendar Announced!!

And for our representative from STU is YumiHina!! 

I might get this but it's a bit pricey. Wait for some more preview pics :D

Details in summary:

- Total of 31 members from each group.Each day will be a rotating on a different member in each month.

- Special stuff includes: Original diary with bunch of mizugi pics, B2 size poster calendar, and 3 random photo cards (31 sets)

Members:

AKB48 Kashiwagi Yuki, Yokoyama Yui, Okada Nana, Takahashi Juri, Mukaichi Mion, Kurano Narumi, Oguri Yui

SKE48 Matsui Jurina, Suda Akari, Soda Sarina, Furuhata Nao,Takayanagi Akane, Kitagawa Ryouha, Obata Yuna

NMB48 Yamamoto Saya, Shiroma Miru, Yoshida Akari, Ota Yuuri, Yamamoto Ayaka

HKT48 Sashihara Rino, Miyawaki Sakura, Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako, Matsuoka Hana

NGT48 Ogino Yuka, Homma Hinata, Nakai RIka, Takakura Moeka, Kato Minami

STU48 Takino Yumiko, Iwata Hina 

https://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4099420175/akb48-22/ref=nosim/

And last but not least a random two shot of Hinachan and Erii from the unranked concert two days ago. D2!!

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“Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan”

Serie TV anime, 1 aprile 2018

Episodi: 12

Adattamento animato della la visual novel di genere otome “Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan” sviluppata da Otomate.

Altri video: [PV]  [PV3]

-STAFF-

Regia: Masahiro Takata 

Sceneggiatura: Tomoko Konparu 

Character Design: Yukie Sakou 

Musiche: Tomoki Hasegawa 

Produzione musciale: Pony Canyon

Studio di animazione: Zero-G 

Sigla di apertura:  kradness "Tandeki Mirage-ism" 

-CAST-

Hayato Ozaki: Yuki Kaji 

Akira Kougami: Nobuhiko Okamoto 

Hisui Hoshikawa: Ryota Osaka 

Shougo Ukai: Ryouhei Kimura 

Shizuru Migiwa: Kenichi Suzumura 

Rui Sagisawa: Takahiro Sakurai 

Tsugumi Kuze: Juri Kimura

Hitaki Kuze: Ayumu Murase 

Shiori Tokinomiya: Rio Natsuk 

Keizaburou Ouchi: Norio Kobayashi 

Tsugumi Kuze: Juri Kimura

Hitaki Kuze: Ayumu Murase

Shiori Tokinomiya: Rio Natsuki 

Keizaburou Ouchi: Norio Kobayashi

Yoshitaka Nabari: Hikaru Midorikawa 

Quina: Eiji Miyashita 

Motofumi Mashiko: Kazuyuki Okitsu 

Tarou Tsubameno: Junya Enoki 

Takashi Shiginuma: Daichi Endou 

Shouko Shiginuma: Akane Sanada 

Koyuri Masaki: Minami Takahashi 

Takuma Yoshiki: Kentarou Tone 

Touichirou Sasagoi: Makoto Ishii 

Arata Kijitani: Masakazu Nishida 

Shirou Mozuyama: Seiro Ogino 

Hideki Owase: Akito Sakuragi 

La storia è ambientata durante l’era Taisho in un Giappone alternativo, agli inizi del XX secolo. Le vicende ruotano attorno ad una giovane che, per salvare il suo casato ormai caduto in disgrazia, accetta di sposare un uomo uomo di buona famiglia di cui non conosce né il nome né il volto. Poco prima del matrimonio combinato però, suo fratello minore si suicida e viene ritrovato con un vecchio libro tra le mani. Date le circostanze misteriose della morte, arrivano sul posto degli agenti del Fukuro, l’Ufficio di coordinamento e gestione delle informazioni della Biblioteca Imperiale. Secondo loro il libro è uno dei cosiddetti Maremono, un tomo in grado di soggiogare la mente di coloro che lo leggono. Ancora scossa ed incredula dopo l’evento, la protagonista si accorge di aver acquisito il potere di riconoscere questi libri maledetti, riuscendone a scorgere l'Aura che li contraddistingue.

Il videogioco per PS Vita, sviluppato da Otomate e distribuito da Idea Factory è stato pubblicato il 21 aprile 2016. Il 21 settembre 2017 è prevista l’uscita di un sequel intitolato “Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Kuroyuri Enyoutan”.

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[toonstarterz]

BECAUSE I’M NOT POPULAR, I’LL READ WATAMOTE: CHAPTER #157

And now for something entirely different.

For the first time in the entire series, we have a chapter in which Tomoko Kuroki is completely absent. For a series whose initial premise was so dependent on having Tomoko as the solitary focus, it really speaks volumes that the side characters can now carry the series on their own. Of course, it wouldn’t be Watamote if Tomoko wasn’t there in some way, shape or form, and as we see today, her spirit lives on in rest of the Watamote Crew.

Chapter 157: Because I’m Not Popular, I’m Suspended

I really dig the hatching in this opening shot. It automatically gives you the sense that this is a retroactive moment and that Tomoko will be MIA until further notice.  

And just as we already knew, Tomoko and Yoshida got busted.

I’ve noticed quite a few people criticize this school policy, claiming that’s it’s unreasonable for the “crime”. My assumption is that riding a motor scooter reflects poorly on the school, which its students are supposed to represent with “proper” behavior. While I don’t think it’s really a justified punishment, I don’t think it’s necessarily an unjustified punishment either. Dissecting the reason would mean pulling apart much about Japanese cultural values, and this ain’t the place for that.   

This, on the other hand, seems a teeensy bit excessive. But that’s just me.

Naturally, Komiyama takes this as an opportunity to validate her less-than-savory impression of Tomoko. Gotta eat up those friend-of-a-friend brownie points. 

The true endgame of this series is when Tomoko and Komiyama call each other “friend.”

Blatant disregard of sensei’s instructions? Looks like Yuri’s the next to join the new delinquent posse after Tomoko and Yoshida.

But on that note, I really do enjoy that Yuri cares enough about her buddies to break the rules. She’s always been an obedient student overall, but I always had this inkling that Yuri wasn’t really a goody-two-shoes. Rebels gotta stick together.

And Tomoko’s (and Yoshida’s) reputation continues to brew. And through the semi-popular kids at that. If nothing else, Tomoko is going to leave school known as the “Weird Kid” that everyone admires.

I now wonder just how much these guys knew about Tomoko and Yoshida’s friendship? I’d imagine that this whole suspension might actually paint the two as BFFs in everyone’s eyes. 

Lastly, I wonder what was the manga Tomoko and Yoshida were reading? Maybe a sequel to “A Happy Cat”?

Can I get a Prison School shoutout, anybody?

Yup, like I said. Everyone knows about that “Weird Kid” in high school who did stupid stuff, but you couldn’t help but admire them for having the nerve to do it. Nemo may give Tomoko a lot of shit sometimes, but to some degree, I think she wishes she could be like her.

Girl’s itching for her Kuroki-Kimoi fix. 

Perhaps someone can enlighten me, but are Japanese shoe lockers really left unlocked? I mean, you see it all the time in manga–how else would the love interest send letters/chocolate to their crush?–but I’d like to to know if there’s any truth to that. 

If Ucchi really was getting ready to confess apologize, then I gotta hand it to her. It took her a lot faster to get to that point than I thought she would.

Unfortunately, the universe discriminates against emojis, and when they flippantly confront a random girl to inquire about their obsession, you know a blast of karma is heading their way.

The Counseling Room, huh? For those who’re uninitiated like me, that’s supposedly where they keep the suspended students to do their schoolwork and reflect on their actions. 

In Ucchi’s eyes, however, it’s the higher beings keeping her from her beloved. 

Sorry, Ucchi, but you gotta work on your “Uwaaaah!”s. Maybe you ought to get some pointers from Komiyama.

More and more, Ucchi’s cries of despair get even more absurd. And more and more, I wonder how she justifies it in that head of hers. 

Aw damn, is it that same dude that criticized Tomoko for supposedly almost falling into a ravine? And on film, too? Bro needs to take a chill pill.

That seems to be the food for thought amongst the student body these days. 

Is it wrong that I laughed at Katou’s very obvious face of absolute boredom? You can just feel the Tomoko withdrawal symptoms destroying her from the inside.

I used to be pretty ambivalent about her increasing affection to Tomoko, but these more humanizing moments make me grow fonder about their relationship.  

Fuuka’s never gonna let this one die, is she?

That’s basically the exact same thing that Tomoko said to Fuuka, wasn’t it? Shoot, gotta had another tally to the “Tomoko-Katou ship is actually kind of cute” chart.

At this point, she and Okada need to start a support group for the Tomoko-challenged.

I gotta say, I fully expected Tomoko to be hypocritical enough to deny Fuuka an answer, but not Katou. More than anybody else, it feels like nobody, not even her closest friends, really understand who Katou is. I’m counting the chapters to the day it all comes to blows. 

So close, and yet so far.

Back to fill the void with the ol’ earbuds, huh, Yuri? 

Well, Tomoko is perpetually tired, but I’d imagine suspension isn’t doing her any favors. A loner Tomoko may be, being locked up for a week in pseudo-solitary confinement (with Yoshida, no less) is bound to lead to some cabin fever.

I think the old Tomoko would brag about it before the fact, but after experiencing it, she'd take it back after realizing that suspension actually kind of sucks.

In old news: Yuu is a sweetheart and deserves the world.

Ah, Komi. I can't tell if you're ignorant, in denial, or just being a bitch, but your delusions of grandeur towards Tomoki never fail to amuse me.

It took me a while to realize that we were going over several days throughout this chapter. The time transitions are just that subtle, and I'm pretty sure that was intentional in order to emphasize how Tomoko's absence is really screwing with everyone’s sense of time.

Is this the first time anyone other than Minami has acknowledged Ucchi's lack of a face? Alright, Minami, you win this one.

Also, this is so going to add fuel to the fire on those NSFW headcanons about Mako and Minami’s "pet play" relationship.

Wow. When she says it like that, it puts Minami in an almost sympathetic light. Curse that endearing dependency of hers.

I see that Okada’s infamous shut-her-down moment from the field trip has left some after effects. If nothing else, Fang Girl knows when to fold ‘em.

Obvious imagery aside, I do like that they include Yoshida as one of the “loud” ones in the class. She’s definitely more of the “in-your-face” type of loud, while Tomoko is mostly loud in presence, and it really drives home just how extra loud the two are when together.

A wild Hirasawa appeared!

Somewhere underneath Yuri’s veil of apathy is a very particular layer of empathy. That being, her affection for Tomoko. Yuri may get jealous of other girls, but she can understand how it feels to have an attachment to someone, and when she recognizes that in someone else, that’s when she’ll go the extra mile.

Even she can’t abandon an underclassman all by their lonesome.

That said, it wouldn’t be Yuri if flashes of green didn’t flicker in her eyes at times.

Then that green turns into...whatever color is usually associated with begrudging respect.

Aw damn, this is going to be one of those heartwarmingly bittersweet endings, isn’t it?

Continuity porn.

Okay, ya’ll, but that glimmer of hope in Yuri’s slightly widened eyes is just golden. I hereby put this at the top of my “Top 5 Purest Moments in Watamote” List.

You know, if this were earlier in the series–as in, before Nemo opened up to Yuri–this would come off as pretty mean in the context of the plot, even if it really isn’t. It’s still trollish in a way that only Nemo can, but it feels like a genuine offer of friendship now that we’ve seen these two slowly come closer together. And if slice-of-life manga has taught me anything, it’s that walking home from school together is the Friendship Rite of Passage.

I’m sure Yuri’s first instinct was to punch her out, but hey, any reaction is a good reaction.

Actual proof that Tomoko has temporal powers that allow her to accelerate the passage of time at a rate that’s proportional to her exuding weirdness.

Or, you know, they all just miss her.

If there’s one thing that this series has taught me, it’s that the most wonderful of friendships can start with a mere coincidence.

At the start of Watamote, I never would’ve thought that the series could hold its own without Tomoko. And yet here we are. Gone are the days where the cast was just her, Tomoki, and Yuu. The cast has expanded exponentially since then, and their stories are all rich enough to headline their own series. But no matter how far the web grows, it always comes back to Tomoko. Even with Main Character Privilege, her existence is the glue that binds everyone together. And while this chapter gave us a unique insight on favorite characters, it also gave us a chance to see an alternate reality where Tomoko (and Yoshida) don’t exist.

And as expected, it’s a dull, dull world.

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[Announcement] 舞台「乱歩奇譚 Game of Laplace ~パノラマ島の怪人~」( butai ranpo kitan game of laplace ~panorama shima no kaishin)

the show will be running from April 13th, 2018 to April 22nd, 2018 (Tokyo) @ シアターサンモール (Theater Sun MAll)

Cast:

Kitazono Ryou as Akechi (アケチ) Takahashi Rie as Kobayashi (コバヤシ) Kumagai Kaito as Hashiba (ハシバ) Fukuchi Takamitsu as Nakamura (ナカム���) Takagi Shun as Shadow Man (影男) Shiozaki Kousei as Sunaga (スナガ) Takahashi Asuka as Choko (チヨコ) Kohinata Akane as Minami (ミナミ)

Ogino Karin as Tokiko (トキコ)

Tani Yoshiki as Hashiba Souichi (ハシバソウイチ)

Washio Noboru as Komoda (コモダ)

Tomita Shou as Kagami (カガミ)

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So I've decided to make a costume reference for my Jiangshi OC: Akane Ogino, because all my previous entries either show parts of her costume or it wasn't that all clear. Akane basically wears the standard Gugong Primary School uniform for girls, so this can also act as a reference for the primary school girl uniform of Gugong City, while some female servants of Gugong City wear a similar attire. Gugong City is a city or a giant palace located under a large mountain in the Spirit World. Akane is basically here as a model to show the uniforms for all young girls who are enrolling into Gugong City Primary School. Akane wore this uniform in her younger days at Gugong City. Design notes: -The clothing is loosely based on the Hanfu Chinese style clothing, while it also took a bit of the Manchu clothing style, which was popular during the Qing Dynasty and in Republic China, further was this design also inspired by the Japanese clothing style. It is ironic as Akane is in fact Japanese while she ends up in a location that has is mostly based on Chinese culture. -The armband is worn by most servants of Gugong City, excluding high ranking officials. It is the Imperial Coin which is also used in the official flag of the China-Regions (The country in the Spirit World). The Imperial Coin can been seen everywhere in the city and most servants including the officials have the coin on their clothing. The armband indicate that that person is working in Gugong City and it's considerd to be an entrance pass inside the city. High ranked officials are not required to wear one as they have an pendant for that. Military officials, like generals are also required to wear the armband, smae goes for the guards who are stationed in Gugong City.   -And yes, they do wear pants including Akane. One of the reasons why I made this refrence sheet was to show that those white robes were not here pants and that her garments consist of an secondary robe. Her pants are a bit visible, because of their dark red colour. Her secondary robe was made of silk. -The robe that is used as a belt can vary, as some girls make it a ribbon, Akane on the other hand doesn't want to be bothered with that, so she mostly ties her robe at a very fast rate. It is also stated that at the beginning, she preferred her own human cloths (She was a human in the past). There are diffrence versions of it, but most of them contain the Imperial Coin. -Her sleeping clothing/Pajama are just her clothing beneath her. her red/yellow robe is actually stuck on her upper red clothing. -Her boots were made of black satin. -Akane's red ribbon is made of silk. It was a real struggle to come up with this design and how it will do in real-life. It might be possible to wear it in real life, but it will be pretty hard to pull it off, or time consuming. I already did an refrence sheet for Akane, but not about her costume she wore in her younger days. Her refrence sheet along with her background story can be found here: starwars98.deviantart.com/art/…

While I have a bunch of older artworks lying around on my PC i've decided to release this one first, because I think it's pretty neat to share, so if you think that future drawings looks a bit off or below quality then now you know.

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AKB48 2018 Calendar senbatsu

AKB: Kashiwagi Yuki, Yokoyama Yui, Okada Nana, Takahashi Juri, Mukaichi Mion, Kuranoo Narumi, Oguri Yui

SKE: Matsui Jurina, Suda Akari, Souda Sarina, Furuhata Nao, Takayanagi Akane, Kitagawa Ryoha, Obata Yuna

NMB: Yamamoto Sayaka, Shiroma Miru, Yoshida Akari, Ota Yuuri, Yamamoto Ayaka

HKT: Sashihara Rino, Miyawaki Sakura, Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako, Matsuoka Hana

NGT: Ogino Yuka, Homma Hinata, Nakai Rika, Takakura Moeka, Kato Minami

STU: Takino Yumiko, Iwata Haruna

[nicholyslim]

The Comeback post plus thoughts on the AKB48 Sousenkyo (Part 1)

Yeah I am not dead :D

Between a renewed push to study and tinkering with a buttload of hobbies, I amazingly have not lost interest in AKB48, or to be more precise the Sousenkyo. Maybe its the perpetual novelty of watching ranks, the emotions it can stir up and how brings out the more analytical/erudite sides in me.

So here goes:

1. When best really just ain’t enough

You know you really can feel for the girl when you are neutral for the girl, and yet when she lets out a roar of frustration at finishing third (AGAIN!), you totally get it. That frustration 

I am talking about Matsui Jurina. Another year, another shot, and a renewed push with intensity (this time around no more dicking about with those Request Hour votes), and third again.

So what happened? They got the proportion of votes to buy right... up to a point. Like last year, Jurina got 120k votes there about, and expressed as a proportion of overall album sales, more than last year’s percentage. They also got the voting strategy right, as shown by the first day numbers, high enough to be in the running, yet not high enough to force everyone else into showing their hands and engaging in voting frenzies.

The problem is that maybe, Jurina oshis got the numbers in a far too rational way. 

Look at it this way, all the way up to position 6, the next member up only had at most a margin/breathing space of less than 6000 votes. In fact, if 6000 votes were at random redistributed to any member below position 10, there would be a change in a position of anyone instantly

Example:

10. Kitahara Rie (NGT48 - Team NIII, 45,684) (↑2) 11. Takahashi Juri (AKB48 - Team 4, 42,663) (↑4) 12. Shiroma Miru (NMB48 - Team M, 41,491) (↑12) 13. Homma Hinata (NGT48 - Team NIII, 41,230) (NEW) 14.Furuhata Nao (SKE48 - Team KII, 40,202) (↑15) 15.Takayanagi Akane (SKE48 - Team KII, 38,576) (↑5) 16. Yoshida Akari (NMB48 - Team M, 35,540) (↑61) 17. Mukaichi Mion (AKB48 - Team K, 35,201) (↓4) (Undergirls Center) 18. Matsumura Kaori (SKE48 - Team KII, 34,977) (REENTER) 19. Minegishi Minami (AKB48 - Team K, 34,688) (↓2) 20. Sutou Ririka (NMB48 - Team N, 31,779) (↑24)

In this case, if the Minegishi got the 6000 (giving it to her out of respect, yo!), she would instantly be in the senbatsu again, a throwback to 2012,

So we assume votes increase in this pleasantly linear fashion, Jurina would have the pleasant side of 120-130K votes. Yuko style numbers, and a Yuko style victory.

Only that past the top five, that logic no longer holds. 

Sashihara Rino (HKT48 - Team H, 246,376) (-) (Senbatsu Center)

Watanabe Mayu (AKB48 - Team B, 149,132) (-)

Matsui Jurina (SKE48 - Team S, 113,615) (-)

Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 - Team KIV, 82,803) (↑2)

Ogino Yuka (NGT48 - Team NIII, 73,368) (↑90)

See what I mean? Its as if you practically need an F16 to be pulling away and take victory.

It must really hurt again for Jurina, to work the game out right, play well and still not win, by virtue of just facing two taller walls. 

As for the eventual day she wins, I have a feeling she is going to be pretty divided in terms of the feels. There is going to be frustration from winning by virtue of the two walls pulling out (spoiler alert), but hey, there’s no shame in winning with Yuko numbers, and its a narrative many years in the making.

2. When the final boss really is THAT final boss.

You could apply all that I said earlier over to Watanabe Mayu fans. If anything, same game as above, only with a fair chunk more margin.

Except, once again... I don’t feel like repeating exactly the same thing I said last year.

Probably far more interesting was what she said 

3. So Sashihara takes it, once again!

Credit once again to her fans for seemingly pulling out yet another victory for her, and by that same very unassailable margin.

Sure there are plenty of murmurs about wealthy fan blocs, but then again, every other senbatsu member has one of those too. I think what truly matters for her is the sheer breadth of her fan base, which also comes as part of her job scope. 

Managing a new team, and pushing it to the top, trading witty repartees on Japanese television, shilling the products endorsed by AKS partners. Basically, she is everywhere.

Another thing about her is she is no longer the bumbling hetare of old, but rather an astute player in the world of idol pop culture. Sometimes its not just about what you do, but how you do and present yourself.

And as my sis said “you can never get bored of a good story of coming back from scandal”

More to follow

[fin48o]

AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo - Preliminary Results

(sorry if there are typos :/ )

1. Ogino Yuka 55 061 2. Matsui Jurina 34 641 3. Sashihara Rino 32 340 4. Watanabe Mayu 27 614 5. Homma Hinata 25 032 6. Suda Akari 24 947 7. Takakura Moeka 21 667 8. Miyawaki Sakura 21 151 9. Takahashi Juri 17 042 10. Okada Nana 16 867 11. Kato Yuuka 12 394 12. Yokoyama Yui 12 031 13. Kuranoo Narumi 11 961 14. Kawamoto Saya 11 864 15. Okita Ayaka 11 373 16. Kubo Satone 11 363

17. Suto Ririka 11 207 18. Takeuchi Saki 11 127 19. Shiroma Miru 11 084 20. Fuchigami Mai 10 767 21. Murase Sae 10 737 22. Goto Rara 10 489 23. Taniguchi Megu 10 113 24. Yamaguchi Maho 9 966 25. Fukuoka Seina 9 624 26. Ota Yuuri  8 965 27. Kojima Mako 8 729 28. Iwatate Saho 8 653 29. Mukaichi Mion 8 626 30. Mogi Shinobu 8 448 31. Miyajima Aya 8 401 32. Kamata Natsuki 8 312

33. Yoshida Akari 8 160 34. Nishigata Marina 7 983 35. Nagano Serika 7 433 36. Takahata Yuki 7 302 37. Oguri Yui 7 288 38. Arai Yuki 6 984 39. Goto Moe 6 981 40. Furuhata Nao 6 954 41. Ota Nao 6 811 42. Obata Yuna 6 785 43. Kumazaki Haruka 6 753 44. Toyonaga Aki 6 684 45. Tanaka Miku 6 681 46. Aoki Shiori 6 516 47. Omori Miyu 6 496 48. Yabuki Nako 6 175

49. Tomonaga Mio 6 144 50. Tomiyoshi Asuka 6 031 51. Sasaki Yukari 6 024 52. Nakamura Ayuka 5 994 53. Uchiyama Mikoto 5 612 54. Tani Marika 5 594 55. Komiyama Haruka 5 557 56. Takayanagi Akane 5 523 57. Isshiki Rena 5 393 58. Kumazawa Serina 5 361 59. Muto Orin 5 284 60. Shimono Yuki 5 230 61. Onishi Momoka 5 218 62. Souda Sarina 5 159 63. Tanikawa Hijiri 5 154 64. Ida Reona 5 148

65. Kawakami Rena 5 112 66. Nakano Ikumi 5 048 67. Kitagwa Ryoha 4 972 68. Kato Rena 4 909 69. Hokazono Hazuki 4 800 70. Ichikawa Manami 4 795 71. Motomura Aoi 4 789 72. Hiwatashi Yui 4 741 73. Oba Mina 4 692 74. Akiyoshi Yuka 4 679 75. Fukagawa Maiko 4 673 76. Ueki Nao 4 666 77. Murashige Anna 4 659 78. Kitazawa Saki 4 641 79. Naiki Kokoro 4 618 80. Aramaki Misaki 4 431

81. Jo Eriko 4 421 82. Tashima Meru 4 407 83. Nakai Rika 4 404 84. Matsuoka Natsumi 4 396 85. Hidaka Yuzuki 4 388 86. Takagi Yumana 4 324 87. Ichino Narumi 4 290 88. Tsukiashi Amane 4 261 89. Tano Ayaka 4 199 90. Tanaka Yuka 4 150 91. Matsumura Kaori 4 111 92. Kitahara Rie 3 948 93. Kushiro Rina 3 850 94. Nara Miharu 3 848 95. Moriyasu Madoka 3 833 96. Sakaguchi Nagisa 3 819 97. Shibuya Nagisa 3 799 98. Tanaka Natsumi 3 770 99. Suenaga Oka 3 682 100. Tanigawa Airi 3 531

[recentanimenews]

"Libra of Nil Admirari" TV Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Cast Members, and OP Performer

  A new key visual (above), new cast members, and the opening theme performer have been revealed for Libra of Nil Admirari, an upcoming TV anime based on the fantasy visual novel by Otomate set in an alternate history Japan during the Taishou Period where a secretive organization attempts to protect the public from books possessed by the will of their authors.

  The new cast members for Libra of Nil Admirari include:

  Hikaru Midorikawa as Yutaka Nabari.

Eiji Miyashita as Kuina.

Kazuyuki Okitsu as Motofumi Mashiko.

Jun'ya Enoki as Tarou Tsubameno.

Daichi Endō as Takashi Shiginuma.

Akane Sanada as Shouko Shiginuma.

Minami Takahashi as Koruri Masaki.

Kentarō Tone as Takuma Yoshikiri.

Makoto Ishii as Touichirou Sasagoi.

Masakazu Nishida as Arata Kijitani.

Seirō Ogino as Shirou Mozuyama.

And Akito Sakuragi as Hideki Owase.

  Additionally, the opening theme, entitled "Tandeki Mira-ajuism", will be performed by kradness.

    The story of Libra of Nil Admirari is set in an alternative timeline in which the Taishou Period didn't end in 1926, but instead continued on for an additional 25 years. In this world, people are able to pour their souls into their writing, creating books call "Maremono" which have a profound effect on their readers.

    A secretive organization known as the Imperial Library Intelligence Asset Management Bureau (also known as "Fukurou", or "Owl") exists to protect these books. After an incident involving a "Maremono", a young woman named Tsugumi Kuze is drafted by "Fukurou" to help them in their investigations, drawing Tsugumi into a world of intrigue and adventure.

    Libra of Nil Admirari is directed by Masahiro Takata and features animation by Zero-G. The series will broadcast on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS Fuji, and other stations beginning in April of 2018.

  Sources:

Ota-suke

MoCa

Official Libra of Nil Admirari TV anime home page

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Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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NGT48 akan Merilis Single Kedua

NGT48 akan Merilis Single Kedua

Di tengah show teater pada 7 September, NGT48 mengumumkan rencana mereka untuk merilis single terbaru. Single ini akan menjadi single ke-dua mereka sejak debut dengan Seishun Dokei April lalu. Single ke-dua NGT48 yang belum diketahui judulnya ini akan diluncurkan pada 6 Desember. Selain jadwal rilis, NGT48 juga mengumumkan Senbtasu dan Yuka Ogino sebagai center single ini. “Aku saat ini masih…