#Azumi seiji

[1emonzaide]

Liberation

[williamaltman]

Ok, so... I finally finished Room No.9. I have some mixed feelings...

The third route was really sweet. There are so many sweet moments between them. In Daichi's narration. The tasks of hurting Daichi were kind of nervewracking, but not too much really. The way the whole post-enema shower thing turns out makes me, again, sad at how that went on the end B/C route, because it really, really was avoidable...

I won't even talk much about ending E. It just feels like the "wrong/bad" option of the route. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to take that Seiji is really fine and distanced himself like on ending D, or if he got taken out by the people responsable for the study. Anyway, it doesn't really feel "real", even less than endings D or B.

The F ending one... Yay, they got out, they're fine, they're still friends.... They're still friends. Ugh. It's so frustrating to hear Daichi talking about just forgetting everything that happened. Like, yeah, I get wanting to "leave the room behind", but that he straight up says he'll just ignore it? That they didn't learn ANYTHING really? Even after that sex scene? Come on. They even have Seiji saying he doesn't want to get married, and Daichi talking about maybe drifting apart because they would have their own families, as if to hammer home the point that they'll really stay just friends?

Look, I can kind of appreciate the feeling of holding onto your friendship. I do. I managed to appreciate it after the other endings where that is lost. But that should be like, one of the endings. Or maybe, not even that. If it was one or the other, there should've been a romantic ending. There should've been a romantic ending one way or another. Because it's honestly so frustrating that at the end of all that they're still in denial. Or at least Daichi.

Like, again, I get valuing friendship, but Daichi is SO IN LOVE. Like he's so in love it's stupid. I'm sorry but there re SO, SO MANY LINES THAT SHOW THAT!!! Not just the ones where he generally compliments Seiji as in appreciating his good qualities as a person, but like, the ones where he notes how attractive he is. And there are a lot of those, some horny ones but also some that are neither platonic nor sexual, just, romantic. There's no way they really wrote some of those with us not meant to think that.

I guess the writers didn't want for there to be just one ending that was fully great and satisfying above all the others? I don't know. I guess ending C is the romantic one? Sure, whatever...

I don't want to read too much into it but it really does feel like the game is sort of trying to send the message that lust/physical attraction and a true/pure love are inheretly incompatible? Like it's a good thing that they'll only stay friends and never have sex or even kiss again? Like that's the only option because anything else is just a ruined friendship? I really hope that wasn't the creators' intentions.

In the end I guess I can still headcanon that in the F ending they will eventually come to terms with being in love and getting together. Who knows. Maybe I'll write something.

I'm a bit disappointed to end this with such a sour taste in my mind. I, overall, really loved the game. But I'd be lying if I said this (the way the "good ending" goes and no romance issue) doesn't make me really sad. I saw people sort of complaining about it, but I thought it was just gonna be that they didn't outright said they were in love/gonna be in a relationship but that was still implied, you know? That's what that CG in the train looked like to me... Like I saw someone frustrated that they didn't talk about their feelings but I thought it was just gonna be something like "but after everything Seiji and I are even closer" as they held hands implying a romance.

Anyways. Still a great game overall. I love the premise, the characters, the unsettling vibe that we're able to feel, the sweetness in it, all the horniness and guilt and exploration of the human psychology. The art, the voice acting, all the technical aspects. I guess it's really over. I've been finally freed from room no.9. 🫡

[lishdai]

DAISEI IS LIFE!!!!!

The love I have for Daichi and Seiji is so great, I just want to cry 😭 Every time I go on my laptop I see them and I cry for a while

[w1namp-v1s]

[catnatch]

posting a commishy for @dankmaths done a while ago cos i'm still quite happy with the hands....

[michi-chelle-draws]

back in my bl visual novel era ✌🏼

[novokov]

Passionate

[shinozax]

I had this finished on october 14th i SWEAR

Happy birthday to my sweet respectful little Seiji 💜 i love him

[harupollen]

Kobayashi Daichi and Azumi Seiji 🥲 the main reason why many of the bad endings happen is because they both believe the other deserves priority over themselves and end up not sharing anything that might be weighing them down, leading to an invisible wall forming and the friendship disappearing because they're trying so hard to preserve it

i think 'I trust you with my life but not your own' as a trope is one of the ones that can always fuck me up no matter what

[elen-000]

The Moon Shines Beautifully" (a slightly more descriptive version)

Tsuki ga Kirei (月がきれい), which translates to As the Moon, So Beautiful, is a heartwarming Japanese romance anime produced by Feel. It aired from April 6 to June 29, 2017, and has since been licensed by Crunchyroll in North America.

Plot Overview The story centers on Kotarō Azumi and Akane Mizuno, two junior high school students who find themselves in the same class for the first time in their final year. As they work together on organizing the sports festival and connect through LINE, their friendship blossoms into a tender first love. Alongside their friends, Chinatsu Nishio and Takumi Hira, they navigate the complexities of adolescence, friendship, and romance.

Characters

Kotarō Azumi (voiced by Shōya Chiba in Japanese and Stephen Sanders in English) is a literature enthusiast with aspirations of becoming a novelist. He’s initially shy about sharing his work but finds confidence through his relationship with Akane. Despite facing challenges, including a move that separates him from Akane, Kotarō remains committed to their relationship, promising to love her forever through an online story.

Akane Mizuno (voiced by Konomi Kohara in Japanese and Apphia Yu in English) is a track and field club member known for her easy-going nature, though she can be timid. Her move to Chiba due to her father’s job creates anxiety about their relationship, but Kotarō's heartfelt online story offers her hope.

Takumi Hira (voiced by Atsushi Tamaru in Japanese and Daman Mills in English) is the president of the track and field club and harbors unspoken feelings for Akane.

Chinatsu Nishio (voiced by Rie Murakawa in Japanese and Megan Shipman in English) is Akane's friend who eventually develops feelings for Kotarō.

Class 3-1 Highlights

Daichi Ogasawara (voiced by Makoto Kaneko) and Roman Yamashina (voiced by Eishin Fudemura) are Kotarō’s friends with their own quirky traits and relationships.

Aira Miyamoto (voiced by Manaka Iwami) and Setsuko Satō (voiced by Misono Suzuki) are Akane’s friends who navigate their own romantic entanglements.

Production and Development Directed by Seiji Kishi, with scripts by Yūko Kakihara and character designs adapted by Kazuaki Morita, Tsuki ga Kirei was well-received for its realistic portrayal of young love. The music, composed by Takurō Iga and produced by FlyingDog, complements the anime’s emotional depth. The series features two main themes performed by Nao Tōyama: the opening "Ima Koko" and the ending "Tsuki ga Kirei", along with an insert song, "Hatsukoi", in episode 3.

The series was initially broadcast on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, and TVA. Crunchyroll streamed it internationally, while Funimation provided an English dub and home video release in North America.

Final Thoughts Tsuki ga Kirei beautifully captures the essence of first love and the journey of growing up, making it a must-watch for fans of contemporary romance and coming-of-age stories.

[boywifefetish]

[williamaltman]

So, this might be a bit weird but, after finishing Room No.9 and everything, I wanted to, kind of... Defend ending A a bit? I've seen people's (negative) reactions, some even saying they considered that worse than the ending where Daichi kills Seiji… Which is kinda crazy to me. Even if you hate it, I think it's at the very least better than that, and maybe than endings D or E?

If you think about it, there's nothing really too shocking happening. Their friendship is gone which is sad, but that also happens in every ending besides F (the "good one") and maybe C (stay in the room). Unlike C, they're at least out in the real world, and, while in a sense they might not have "really left the room", the implication is that they're doing fine living their lives and functioning in society outside of their relationship with each other. We don't even get Daichi going on about how he doesn't really care about his job like in ending B (which is very interesting for me, to wonder how he's doing as an elementary teacher while being how he is with Seiji lol).

And while it's definetely sad that there's not really any friendship or love in their relationship anymore, and that it has only turned into what it did due to what they've went through, it's really nothing too bad? People have sexual relationships without romance and explore kinks, dom/sub, humiliation stuff and whatever else they're doing there in real life too, and it's not neccessarily something bad in itself (outside of the context of what initiated it here). They're not even as sex addicted as ending C, cause they don't meet up every day or anything.

I don't think anything Seiji is doing there (because, yes, he's doing it, it's not just something being done to him) is something to truly pity him for. It might be called abuse ending but he's consenting to it, out of the room, with no drugs/aphrodisiacs like in there. And the guilt he probably feels, and that Daichi does on the other side of it, it's something that many people feel about their own kinks/fetishes. The sad part of that ending is really more the feeling of what has been lost, as Daichi says at the end.

I've seen people talk about how Daichi "turns" into a sadistic or into something, or just how they change on that ending in general, but I don't fully agree with that. I mean, it's kinda true, in that they definetely wouldn't have turned out that way without what happened, but, in a way it was also something in them that was awakened.

No matter which route you take, Daichi and Seiji are still turned on from what they have to do. Seij still gets an erection when Daichi face-fucks him. Daichi still talks about how deep down he actually does want to have sex with Seiji at certain moments, about how bad he feels that he's kind of excited to do certain tasks, about how sexy Seiji looks during them. In the shower scene (of the third route, which is the "good one"), he even considers that maybe the idea of doing it to help Seiji is just a rationalization and he actually just wants to have sex with him (well, I'd say it's both).

So, I feel like that ending is in a way the one where they are their truest selves. Primal, deranged, twisted maybe. But they're not in denial anymore (well, the way Daichi reacts to one of the guys thinking he's Seiji's boyfriend makes me wonder if he isn't a bit more in love than he admits, but I might be reading too much into it). Maybe ending C (stay in the room) too, but in that one they seem to be just going with it without thinking more than anything, while in this one, there's more of a realization for them, an inner knowledge about themselves.

I don't think Daichi's sadism is completely created by "the room". And, I mean, it's just sexual sadism. He still never really harms Seiji. It's all very common kinky sex stuff. It's more humiliation/degradation than actual violence. I don't think he's really evil for it. He kinda thinks so earlier on the route, but that doesn't mean we have to agree with it. While I love the sweet Daichi from the third route (and even the second one, if he chooses to stay with Seiji), I gotta admit that route 1 Daichi is also kinda dear to me in a different way. I thought some of his thoughts (like blaming it on genetics) were kinda stupid, but, that sense of guilt over what turns you on, but still wanting to do it anyway, that guilt sort of mixing with arousal because it being taboo and "wrong" is part of why you're into it...

Seiji's situation is a bit more complicated, cause he essentially gets his body "trained" to that kind of stuff (is that even realistic? probably to some extent but not as much as in the game). But I can't see Daichi turning like that if their roles were reversed, and I can't imagine him turning into a dom/sadist either, so it's probably still something somewhat innate to him that he just wasn't likely to discover.

[lishdai]

This account will only be about these two babies, okay? JJJ

[ruarism]

Room no.9 LOG

[hopaiskalos]

Room No. 9 is out!

 my long, hard wait is over~ i spent the weekend holed up to finish the whole thing and it sure was an Experience

im the good kind of exhausted.. = u =

parade has had my undying devotion ever since i got No Thank You!!! so ofc i was hyped for their second title’s official english release!

the premise was intriguing... i wouldn’t say its right up my alley but hey i won’t knock it til i’ve tried it and boy have i been Tried by this whole thing

graphics (the GRAPHICS dear lord) and voice acting were on point.. and theres that one bgm during the H-scenes that really tickled me, when the H-scenes were starting out cute i mean.. the later scenes were. uh. heavier

gotta say my favorite ending was the Staying Behind end mehehe it gave me hand-holding okay? hand-holding!!!! also seiji-kun looks really sexy riding d!ck

and yes that quote too~

i generally like it when seiji-kun is the first to lose himself.. he’s my favorite of our two (2) options. daichi’s breakdown, the whole maybe im meant to be an assh0le because my parents were assh0les schtick just didnt sell with me :< in the room, it was all because its his way of ‘protecting seiji’ but when they got out in the Abuse End that didnt really stick did it? arguably, sticking around as seiji lets himself be abused one way of looking after him but maaaan

what else did i love about the Staying Behind end? the fact that in the early part, when they were looking at all the other rooms’ statuses, they see Room No. 2 thats been there for almost 3 weeks with only 20-something points

they said something like “those people are practically living here. i wonder what kind of people are they?”

turns out YOU TWO are those kinds of people! HA!

(the other endings were also foreshadowed-ish by the other rooms, right? Room No. 1 that disappeared was the Dead Seiji End; Room No. 6 was all the other ends where they got out, whole or not)

the Friends End wins the number two spot. im absolutely OK with them reverting to just friends after the events of Room No. 9

listen listen, their friendship is beautiful as it is

the f*cking was beautiful too but u Can be a good supportive life-long friend without sticking ur d!ck in each other.. maybe seiji realizes hes bisexual and starts dating dudes, daichi is sure as hell gonna support that and not in the ‘im jealous if hes into dudes after all why didnt he date me’ kind of way. please. lets be adults here.

im grateful that, if anything, daichi was probably seijis first male partner and that only solidifies their friendship all the more after the trauma thats been heaped upon them

i wanna believe that they’re going to be stronger individually, together, they’ll get by

theyre good boys!!! i hope they have a good future!!

[michi-chelle-draws]

there, fixed the ending cg