#He looks so cute here!!! 😭✨💜💛✨

[mimpinightmare]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIOLIN!!!! ✨💜💛💜💛💜💛💜✨

Happy Birthday to the radiant and dazzling Violin, AKA Trent ArcCoil! Couldn’t do a colored piece like I was hoping to, but I am happy with the pose and angle.

(jumps backwards off cliff into void, Goofy scream)

[amaya-chwan]

Takeaways from Therapy Game Restart Chapter 15 + Hinohara Exhibition Goods Animate Listing

Hi all! I hope you've all been well! ❤️💛💜

I'm finally out of lockdown and back outdoors! Ahh, I have missed the sun! ☀️😍

I've been a little busy enjoying my time being outdoors and have been inundated with work lately, but I have finally managed to read the latest chapter of Therapy Game Restart! 🥳🥳🥳

Before I get to our takeaways, just a friendly reminder:

🎉 You can order the goods from Hinohara-sensei's Exhibition on Animate right now! 🎉

You'll have to order through a proxy, but the listing should be up until around the 3rd of December 2021! Link to the listing is here!

Alternatively, if you head on over to the Animate Online Shop webpage and search 日ノ原巡, scroll down and you'll see a blue icon of Shizuma and Minato with the words:

日ノ原巡

原画展

事後販売

Click on the banner and it'll take you to sensei's listing for the exhibition goods only! Most items are still available for preorder except for the Therapy Game & Secret XXX Washi Tape!

Anyway! Onto our takeaways~ In this chapter:

We continue on from the last chapter (i.e. we're still in the flashback before the ending of chapter 13/opening scene of chapter 14).

Minato at the hair salon! Time to get ready for their date~ 😍

Awww, Shizuma getting all excited in the car to see Minato, bless! 🥰

DAMMIT ONODERA, you and your darn sweet tooth istg. 😒😒 Poor Shizuma, stressed about trying to get to Minato on time! 😭

STAHP IT, those cute texts between Shizuma and Minato! 😘❤️💛

Aaaaand Shizuma finally snaps at Onodera... 👀👀

WOOOOW. Okay. So we finally, finally get to see Shizuma's feeling and thoughts regarding his break-up with Yuka and reflecting on his current situation and his relationship with Minato. Legit speculated this in my first takeaway 2 years ago now! (BLESS, we've had TGR for 2 years now!)

Dang... Onodera, you... are very blunt. I honestly don't think it was the best time for Shizuma to hear what you had to say, but it gives him a lot to think about.

Okay, Onodera can be nice, lol.

BUT OMFG, Onodera, brain fart LMFAO 🤣

Also, didn't expect to see those characters then and there! 👀

And that’s it for this chapter’s takeaways! Wow, I am actually glad we get to see how Shizuma is processing/sees his past relationship with Yuka and how not to let the same thing happen again (i.e. seeing his partner leave/cheat on him).

But also dayum, I just realised I've been doing takeaways for two years now! Time sure flies! Thank you to everyone who's been reading along and enjoying this beautiful series with me! ❤️💛💜

Anywho~ For a more detailed breakdown/summary of this chapter, please continue after the cut! There may or may not be a surprise scene (or way more) there. Please keep reading if you want to see~  😉✨

Our front page features Onodera with her long, flowing hair and cold, blank stare directed at us. The captions read:

After observing him, someone who is sociable and doesn't know when to give up... little by little, he is different to the newcomer I've always known.

We see Minato at the hair salon of someone from Mama's bar/friend! After waiting for a little while, Minato's friend finally attends to him and asks what he wants done.

Image from this Dear+ Twitter post!

Miyako laughs and finds it adorable that Minato is doing all this. Due to their excitement, they talk as if they were in the bar, and Minato picks up on this. Miyako tells Minato that it's okay to try and be like someone (hair/appearance wise) but reminds him that he's wonderful enough as he is right now.

Minato disagrees, and remembers what Itsuki told him ("It doesn't matter who it is, just don't lose"). He unfortunately sees so little of himself, thinking "I wouldn't want to date someone as troublesome as me, either," and comes to the conclusion that he should change before Shizuma realises this too. He reminds himself that he cannot afford to lose. So he asks Miyako to give him a look that will make Shizuma want to touch him at one glance.

We're brought back to Shizuma and Onodera, who are now on their way back to the clinic after their final house call with Tono-kun and Shiratori. Shizuma notices that Onodera has been looking at the hair tie she received from Shiratori and smiles. Shizuma comments that Shiratori is a nice person, but Onodera asks on what grounds is she a nice person. Because she gave Onodera a hair tie?

Shizuma praises Onodera for speaking with Shiratori and finds their interaction quite nice to see. But Onodera thinks otherwise, believing that it was because Shizuma was there that everything went as smoothly as it did.

Before Onodera can say anything more, Shizuma decides to let out a little remark, which irriates her.

He also asks why Tono-kun suddenly acted like that at the end. A little shaken by the question, Onodera changes the topic and asks if Shizuma has recorded the clients' medical information, and he has. She thanks him for his hard work and asks him to contact the clinic to inform them of their return.

Right after sending the message, Shizuma begins to get excited about his date, until Onodera remembers/sees something and decides to take a detour.

Shizuma wonders how Onodera can consume that amount of food with such gusto, and reminds himself that he needs to get back to the clinic ASAP. He suddenly ponders at the possibility of being late and wondering what he should tell Minato. Just as he is on the verge of a realisation, he gets a ding on his phone.

A sudden gust of wind blows Onodera's hair everywhere, and at Shizuma's suggestion, she ties her hair up using that hair tie. He comments on how long her hair is and asks how long it took to grow it out. Onodera simply says she's forgotten. Interestingly enough, Shizuma suggests this: "How about trying out different ways to tie it up or braid it? A lot of females do that."

Onodera sighs and tells him that he asks a lot of questions. He reponds by saying he's trying really hard to show an interest in Onodera and get to know her (i.e. platonically, not romantically).

Looking out at the window beside her, Onodera sees what seems to be a woman and her 2 children, one a boy and one a girl, and we see the pig tails on the little girl.

Onodera then, however, opens up a little. She says that her hair isn't long for appearance/good looks, but is a little prayer of some sort. That's why she doesn't do much to it. Upon hearing this, Shizuma expresses his piqued interest and wonders what her prayer could be.

She then asks Shizuma if he has a partner (恋人 lit. lover. I chose a neutral term, partner, since Onodera doesn't know he is dating Minato, a man). He is surprised by her question, but his very obvious smile while texting Minato gave it away.

She continues to ask about his family, school life, hobbies, his friendship with Tatsumi etc. Her sudden questions make Shizuma feel like he is in an interview. He suggests they should invite Tatsumi to join them next time; however, when he says this, Onodera's eyes go blank and she begins to say how nice it must be for Shizuma to have a partner, a loving family, a childhood friend, and a workplace where he gets along with everyone. She expresses her jealously, with flashbacks of Shizuma getting along with his coworkers, clients, and university friends.

Unfortunately, Onodera says one too many of these remarks and Shizuma's just about had it:

Onodera realises she's stepped on a landmine and tells him he's making it bigger than it really is when in reality, he should just talk to his partner like he would his clients when they have a fight. Shizuma then opens up about Yuka and how their falling out and break-up was the first time he'd ever felt like how he is feeling now.

We get a flashback to Shizuma during his university days and it seems to be a really stressful and important study period for them. Visibly tired with dark circles under his eyes, he turns to see Yuka calling out to him on campus, asking why he hasn't returned her phone calls. He apologises and says he was studying all night. So to make up for it, Yuka asks if they can have lunch together. Before he even gets to respond, Tatsumi and their other male friend call out to him and say they'll continue studying later and pick up where they left off yesterday. They tell him they're going home to freshen up and change clothes and ask if he wants to do another all-nighter with them.

Shizuma tells them he'll have lunch with Yuka, but Yuka interjects and tells him they can have lunch together at another time. She understands that he's got to do what he has to, so in return, she asks him to give her all his attention after his busy period is over.

But for Shizuma, it was too late. He realised too late that he made her feel lonely, and she just endured it. He thought it was perfectly normal for her to just endure this for him, and he feels that he made her think that it was normal too. We see Yuka bow to Shizuma when he finds out she's cheating on him, and her apologising for not trying hard enough in their relationship when he did. He didn't realise he lost her until she left.

Back at the present time, Shizuma continues to confide in Onodera. He says that while he has no right to say this as someone who's made their partner endure so much, he wishes that he and his partner can talk to each other before they both reach their limits.

Shizuma begins to think about something directed to Minato. His inner monologue here:

"Humans are different to animals since we have words. So when we're in pain, when we want something, we have a way to communicate that. But why do you (Minato) hide such important things from me? // When such a boundary is set that doesn't allow me to ask, I feel as though I am intruding into your space. // And so, if the distance between us cannot be filled while we can chase each other every day, then..."

Shizuma tells Onodera that he thinks about that from time to time. And he thinks:

Just as Shizuma pours his heart out to Onodera about his problems, she laughs. Bewildered by her response, he asks why she's laughed. She explains that she finds it weird that he's made such a gloomy expression thinking about that.

She offers him a hypothetical situation: what would he do should Tono-kun's condition suddenly take a turn for the worse right now, given that Tono-kun is unresponsive, foaming at the mouth, convulsing, and Shizuma would hear a barely audible groan asking for help.

Shizuma responds: I'd go to Tono-kun.

Onodera states that being a vet is exhausting work. Their personal lives and plans have no influence or relation to their patients, and that their spare time is filled with additional study to help them gain more knowledge to save lives. They can't possibly compare their current work-life balance to when they were in school.

She reminds him that he's the one who told her that he wants to learn how to save the lives of his animal clients as quickly as possible, so he should be prepared for this kind of thing if he really meant what he said.

She continues, saying that a relationship where the first year is full of stumbles and falls, such as Shizuma and Minato's, should be given up on as quickly as possible. She bluntly tells Shizuma that he and Minato are incompatible since his career goal and Minato's 'sensitivity' are not a good mix.

Shizuma's eyes widen (in disbelief at her words) as Onodera continues to ask why Minato's fears don't dissipate despite knowing where Shizuma is, with a panel of Minato lying on Shizuma's chest, smiling.

She then says he can always move onto the next person if someone isn't good for him. Before she can finish her next sentence (which I think might be "That's what I've been doing, even now..." but not 100% sure), she sees she's overstepped her boundaries and said too much yet again. She remembers what people have told her in the past about learning how to be more delicate in situations, and how and when to say things.

Pursing her lips, she offers to take Shizuma to his meeting spot with Minato. She tells him that she'd be troubled if he takes the day off tomorrow because he got into a fight with Minato for being late.

Shizuma asks if her advice was to break up with Minato or to help them. She tells him that her advice does seem confusing, but she doesn't have an interest in his relationship whatsoever. While trailing off in her sentence, she manages to say "rubber" as in a c*ndom, which Shizuma picks up on and is slightly awkward about.

She snaps out of it and tells him that as a thanks for his help today, she wants to drive him there while she's in a good mood.

He refuses, saying he just needs to return to the clinic to change. But yet again, lady luck is not on his side--Onodera points to the sky and it seems that sun is already setting.

In our final panels, we see Minato's friends (who want the 4some) who spot Shizuma and Onodera at a shop. They grin and it seems they'll be using this little piece of information to their advantage.

And that’s it for this chapter! THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FAR! 💜 Wow! For a 24-page chapter, that was really content heavy, text heavy, and had character development for Shizuma and Onodera. I'm all for it! Honestly hoping we see Shizuma tell all this to Minato and clear all this miscommunication... 😖😖

I actually had one more image to post here, but there's a 10 image limit per post on here But that's okay aha!

2021-10-30: Proofread done! Not as bad as I thought, but I had some weird grammar and poor word choices in there hahah! Thanks for being patient with me!

📢 As always, please support Hinohara-sensei by purchasing her books and CDs! 📢

And please also refrain from resharing these translations and images outside of this post! Thank you for understanding! ❤️💛

There will be a chapter in next month's Dear+, so I shall see you then! The opening page for TGR will be a colour page, so we have much to look forward to! 😍

As always, stay safe during these turbulent times and look out for each other and for your loved ones! 💜❤️💛

[iidsch]

I tend to complain too much on my blog so to compensate I’m gonna make a

✨ List of things I’ve recently watched/played that are pretty good ✨

(putting it under the cut to avoid clogging y'all's dashboards ❤)

Amphibia 🐸

Ongoing series about a girl that gets transported to a world full of frogs. Really unique concept! The worldbuilding is amazing and all the characters are lovely + it has a similar vibe to Gravity Falls in terms of writing/script. It starts as an episodic series but later it develops a very interesting plot 👀🔎 Also it’s currently on season three so the fandom is pretty active!

Выкрутасы / Lucky trouble 💞⚽

Really cute Russian comedy! It’s free with eng subtitles on youtube so that’s already a +1. Literally ignore the argument and the image, the beginning is super misleading and it’s kinda boring? but I promise it gets waaaay better after the first ten minutes. Seriously trust me bro. At the end of the movie you will want to adopt 13 children.

In this corner of the world 🌄🎑

A movie about the life of a Japanese girl during WWII. The animation and style are very soft and the story has a slow pace that lets you enjoy every second of it. It has both endearing and sad scenes without being too tragic nor too light, and it has received praises from Japanese people who lived through the war so if you’re interested in that topic this one is the perfect match for you!

Dark Shadows 🦇🧛‍♂️

Rumors have it that if you haven’t watched Dark Shadows you’ll have your vampire fan license revoked. ICONIC vampire protagonist played by Johnny Depp and ICONIC villain played by Eva Green. The comedy is so XD????? It will make you giggle, or laugh even. The only complaint I have is that it doesn’t have a sequel. Sad.

Clover by Otsu Hiyori 🍀💛

Four short stories about four wlw sisters and their love lives. Super cute and heartwarming!! Pay attention to the names and looks of each character for a nice surprise in every chapter! The tropes featured in this manga will make you 🥺🥺😭😭😭💖💕💖💕💖

Kageki Shoujo!! 🎭

A series about two girls in a musical and theatre school. Despite looking like a cute, drama-free anime it actually handles some of the negative aspects of being a popular girl without being too overdramatic, which is something new for this genre. There’re two trigger warnings for eating disorders and csa, so be careful with that! Also Sarasa owns my entire heart.

Journey to the West: Conquering the demons 👹

Didn’t expect to love this movie as much as I do but here we are! A seemingly heroic tale of a demon hunter which turns into a romantic comedy. Very stupid humor but it’ll make you laugh! Also it has the only trope ever aka strong outgoing girl and weak shy guy fall for each other.

Omori 👁

An actual masterpiece. Da vinci wishes he had made this. Rpg game with a super interesting and gripping story that will definitely make you cry. Also similar vibes to Undertale/Deltarune, there are lots of secrets and unique characters with funny dialogues. HOWEVER BE CAREFUL!!! It’s classified as a psychological horror game and it has a bunch of trigger warnings bcs it deals with very heavy topics so DON’T PLAY THE GAME IF YOU’RE SENSITIVE TO THAT KIND OF CONTENT!! Though if you can don't mind that stuff definitely go give it a try, you won’t regret it.

Girl x Girl x Boy by Kujira 💙💜💖

Pretty self-explanatory title but it’s about a love triangle between two girls and a boy. Very angsty! You will suffer, but it’s worth it because the ending is super cute and it will have you ‘aaawww 🥺’ing for ten minutes.

Psychonauts 2 🧠✨

The definition of fun. To say that the artstyle is the most original style in decades of gaming history falls very short, and you’ll remember every single character because they are all very unique and interesting. The gameplay is super fun too! It’s a platformer about psychic agents (:o!!) with lots of stuff to collect and lots of places to discover, so even after finishing the main story you’ll have plenty of game left. You don’t need to play the first Psychonauts though if you enjoy this one you’ll like the other too!

[the-goddessfighter]

[Part 1] Sorry I was late on this, but I gotta say that your new Batarou arts are BEAUTIFUL AAA I LOVE BOTH VERSIONS SO MUCH!! 😳😍👌💕💖 Really love the closeness between Garou and Badd in both drawings as they're pulling into eachother in a mutual hug until it's so close, the way they're gazing at eachother lovingly (dat lil heart 💓) aww.. That's very cute and soft! Badd looks really happy in here being so close with Garou, while Garou teasing Badd before the kiss 😚💋❤ Idk why but I like their pose in here, you've got excellent posing choice since it showed their intimacy as a sweet couple. Great job! 👍💯✨

[Part 2] Btw there's little details that I adore about both pictures: In 1st pic, both Garou and Badd are having the previous hairstyle, also Garou is being flirty like, "oh, so you wanna kiss me so bad?😏💕" after seeing Badd's happy smile, as if they're still in dating stage as loving boyfriends. In 2nd pic, I noticed not only Garou who has new hairstyle (more matured looking short-haired style) but Badd also has the current manga hairtstyle (the longer hair strands on the front), also Garou is more straightforward on wanting to kiss Badd like "Badd, let me kiss you right now ilysm mwaah~😘❤" once he saw Badd's adoring expression, as if they're already being a married couple as husbands. The details are subtle but very endearing! 👀😊💕

[Part 3] I'd say with you making 2 versions of the drawings showed how much Batarou's relationship is growing strong throughout time, from the beginning until the end they're still love eachother, no matter what happen.. They're such couple goal! 💖 It also showed Badd always be there for Garou even when he stopped being a hero hunter, and now that Garou tried to be a better person Badd still on his side giving the neverending unconditional love for Garou aww~ I'm also so glad to see manga!Badd with current hairstyle together with short-haired webcomic!Garou the FedexBoy in your own artstyle, very refreshing indeed I LOVE it 👏😍👌💯✨

[Part 4] THANK YOU SO MUCH for once again delivering these Masterpiece Batarou arts again to the fandom!! We're really appreciated your hardwork, it's such a blessing whenever you uploaded new creations aaaa you're The Best 😍😭🙏💖💝 I hope you have many great days ahead, good health during working on projects, and ofc also happiness as you deserved everything good in this world 😉😚❤💜💙💚💛💖🌸🌷💐

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Hey anon!!!!💕It is never too late for a greeting. They're both actually sitting on a park bench, and Badd is on his lap😉😜

I honestly still don't know if that will be Badd's new hairstyle or if he is disheveled from running👀

I'm still waiting for a new chapter of the web comic, I wonder where Garou is and what Badd has decided with the neo-heroes. After what they tried to make him I doubt he trusts the safety of his sister in them...

[yinmeowjii]

WAAAAAA WAIT THIS IS SO COOL WHAT 😭✨✨💙💙 HE LOOKS SO CUTE HERE I LOVE THE COLORS AND THE BACKGROUND SM OOMGGG TYSM I LOVE THIS IS THE COOLEST 💗💕✨💙💛💜

another messy thing of glamrock springtrap/springbonnie ! I wanted to add some electric blue to their design..

[thistlecrimes]

AND HERE COMES PART 3/4!!! Commentary under the cut!

Pg. 38 - Shooshell

EVERYONE LOOKS SO CUTE IN YOUR STYLE!!! For some reason it feels kind of surreal to read now that I’ve reading your webcomic, I feel like I’m reading a Dames and Dragons webcomic, or peaking into a universe where one exists and IT’S VERY COOL!!! The expressions are really charming, and I like that you gave Slake a pillbug pauldron! This feels so correct that I’m struggling to remember whether or not this actually happened or not, so either way THE VIBES ARE SPOT ON. It’s very sweet and I love it. 💙 

Pg. 40 - Apotheosizing

AHHH A BONUS CAMPAIGN PIECE! I immediately freaked out, I love the Seeker and I’m criminally insane about Dame-geon Dive. This is so cool, it’s so vivid and eerie, the atmosphere is very well done. AND ALSO I’M SAD. Adkfjakdsjf I LOVE AN UNHINGED LADY WITH A TRAGIC BACKSTORY. YOU NAILED IT! GOOD JOB YOU SUCCESSFULLY TRIGGERED MY ‘I CAN FIX HER’ RESPONSE. 👍 ✨ 💦  

Pg. 45 - Lara 

Ah, another pretty piece with eerie energy! Am I wrong to assume this is Cassandrea? I know it could be Kai as well, but something about her reminds me a bit of Falen, and her hands being raised in prayer makes me think of Cassandrea as well! Regardless, it’s painted beautifully, and it evokes a haunting feeling. The light reflecting on her eye is particularly affecting. Lovely work! 🖤 

Pg. 46 - Sea

OH MY GOD EVERYBODY’S HERE!!! 😭 💛 This piece feels so warm and magical, a night in New Estra? I love the character designs, and how many characters you worked in! Laika and Buddy look great, I love their expressions. AND IS THAT THE OLD MAN LAIKA THOUGHT WAS THEIR DAD ON THE LEFT?!?!?! SUCH ATTENTION TO DETAIL!!! I’m so glad he survived. 😭 AND FALL ORC BOY IN THE BACK!!! And Zaroth dueling?? I love how much went into this piece, and the atmosphere is so inviting. <3

Pg. 47 - Kaht 

OH MAN, TALK ABOUT DRAMATIC LIGHTING!!! What an awesome piece, it’s like a poster for a prestige television series about the Torvaic siblings that I want to watch IMMEDIATELY! I love how intense it is, and the colors are so beautiful! It’s gorgeous, and of course I’m delighted to see LOREA MY BELOVED looking COOL AS HELL!!! I mean, they all look cool as hell, but extra points for Lorea representation. Keep coming back to the blue and yellow rim lighting, too, it just looks so awesome and the colors pull your eyes around the piece so nicely. My hat is off to you. 😔 🙏 💜 

Pg. 48 Sophia

OH MY GOD AN OLD WEST AU!??!!? This is awesome, man, what an ambitious approach! AND FINALLY, SOMEONE GIVES FRAN A GUN! I love how this builds up steam (hoohoo) to an exciting finale, again, I would watch a prestige television series of this. I like how much thought you put into transposing the story into this setting, and the backstories for the characters! I loved getting a glimpse into this AU, like a little snapshot into another dimension! 💖 Reminds me of the time we played Oregon trail on stream, only much, much cooler. xD

Pg. 50 -  Lee Onysko

OH HELL YEAH, ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION WITHIN A STORY! I love the period clothing you chose for everyone, and the scratchy style of the shading gives it such a nice tactile quality, makes it feel like an old intaglio print or something, it’s really cool. Love how warm it feels even though it’s in black and white, the lighting is done so well! I also love everyone’s expressions, and I particularly like how you rendered everyone’s hair. This and the story work so nicely together, wonderful work both of you! 🖤 

HOO BOY, THAT’S IT FOR PART 3! ONE MORE TO GO!!! Again, thank you to all you amazing Dames/LegendLark fan creators out there, you’re all killing it and your work makes me so happy. Back soon for part 4!

At long last, the Roll to Fall in Love!!! zine is available for download! Everything turned out absolutely amazing and we are so excited for you all to see it.

The zine is pay-what-you-want, and all proceeds will be donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society!

Thank you so so much to all of our contributors for their beautiful work and to the Dames/Legendlark team for making such a lovely podcast!!