#Horie Kizuki

[magicmorningmeteora]

Who is your birthday oshi? ~Mid-May 2024~

[ivory-lamps]

L4mps - Navy Blue (full size) / Romaji & English Translation

Credits:

▼L4mps

Nagi Hachinoya (voice: Shogo Sakata / 坂田 将吾) Toi Shiramitsu (voice: Yuki Sakakibara / 榊原 優希) Ryui Shiramitsu (voice: Shohei Komatsu / 小松 昌平) Yodaka Natsume (voice: Takao Mitsutomi / 光富 崇雄) Netaro Yowa (voice: Shun Horie / 堀江 瞬)

Lyrics: OHTORA Composition: New K / OHTORA Arrangement: New K

【Movie】 Director: Toshiaki Ono Video Creator: kotose Character illustrations: Hiiragi Akio / 柊暁生

Romaji

Shiawase tte nandaka horonigai na Kagirinaku sunda risou goto nomikonde Nemutai dake no asa wo machibouke

Fukan de mitsumeta ienai itami wa Kiekaketa ranpu no akari

Shikekonda machi no uwagoto ni Me mo kurezu yokaze ga naiteru

Migatte ni furisosogu doshaburi no ame ga Muku na kuusou no kaodachi wo nurashita

Hitoribocchi mo kiraku de ii Mazariau asa to yoru no kyoukaisen

Navy blue Horori namida choppiri bitaa Maybe true Tadoritsukanai yuutopia Sasayaka na akari dake wo Zutto mune ni himeteiyou Ai ga terasu bokura no kokoro

Bikasareta kako michisuu na mirai Mukiau kakugo mo mochiawasetai

Mitasarenai asa no shiwayose Furachi na mainichi ni kizuki wo eru

Kou mo fukou mo sensabanbetsu Hyouriittai wakeatae amearare Ai ni sontokukanjou wa iranai Nerawanai gekitekigyakuten happii

Ikkiichiyuu mo hito to osoroi ga ii ne Demo jibun no koto wo daiichi ni omoiyatte

Hitorikiri demo hitori janakatta Tokeai motsureru namida to shiawase

Navy blue Kanashimi ya kakaeta itami ga Maybe true Hi wo abite yagate hana saita Yasashisa wo nukumori dake de Sotto tsutsumikonde shimaou Akari ga terasu bokura no kokoro

Kaerarenai genjitsu ni yorisou koto de Koerarenai yoru mo kitto aru yo Muyami ni kirameku tsukinami na kotoba Tameiki to issho ni boyaite sa

Tattaima kono temoto ni aru Tomoshibi ga iroasenu you ni

Navy blue Horori namida choppiri bitaa Maybe true Tadoritsukanai yuutopia Sasayaka na akari dake wo Zutto mune ni himete iyou Ai ga terasu bokura no kokoro

English Translation

Happiness is slightly bittersweet Swallowing the endlessly transparent ideals whole [We] wait in vain for a morning where [we] just want to sleep

The unhealable pain [we] found from an overhead view Are the lights from the lamps that were about to disappear

The night breeze wails and pays no attention to The nonsense spewing from the city that has shut itself away

The downpour that rains down selfishly Dampens the facial features of my innocent fantasy

Being alone can be more comfortable The horizon where day and night blend into each other

Navy blue Falling tears, slightly bitter Maybe true A utopia we’ll never reach Let’s keep the tiny lights Within our hearts to ourselves Our hearts are illuminated with love

The glorified past, the unknown future [We] want to have the determination to face [it]

The burdens of an unhappy morning Makes [us] realise the absurdity of every day

Happiness and misfortune come in all shapes and sizes Two sides of the same coin are handed out in the rain and hail Losses and gains aren’t necessary when it comes to love [No one] was after a happy dramatic turn of events 

Swinging between joy and sorrow, it’ll be nice to match [our emotions] with other people But we’re concerned about ourselves the most I wasn’t alone even when I was by myself The tears and happiness melt together, tangling with one another

Navy blue The pain and sorrow we bear Maybe true They soaked up the sun and at long last blossomed into flowers Let’s wrap them up With warmth and kindness Our hearts are illuminated with light

By getting close to the unchangeable reality I’m sure there will be nights that will come to pass Thoughtlessly glittery and commonplace words That were grumbled out with a sigh

In hopes that the light  In my hands right now won’t fade

Navy blue Falling tears, slightly bitter Maybe true A utopia we’ll never reach Let’s keep the tiny lights Within our hearts to ourselves Our hearts are illuminated with love

[haropro-confessions]

TBH, the only KSS I could have seen joining ANGERME were Hikarun, Noguchi and/or Horie, but of course UF just let them waste their time and effort until they couldn't take it anymore. Good job as always -_-

[dreamygirlkawaii]

I'm rooting for they to join the new groups

[sakiaii]

[momuse]

The ensemble I saw today in the KSS regular recital performing Memory Seishun no Hikari was very impressive in vocal harmonizing, and made me suspect it to be a trial lineup for Ichioka Factory. I’m just thinking the new group might be focusing on harmonious vocal working just like Morning Musume in its early phase did.

[love-withinyou]

Horie Kizuki - 堀江葵月

Group: Hello Pro Kenshuusei - 22nd generation Birthday: 1998.5.14 Birth place: Tokyo Favorite genre of music: J-POP, ballads Joined Hello! Project: November 2014 (Hello Pro Kenshuusei)

[angiekatinamaple]

KAEDY ~> POJI (1/3)

Pt. 1 : My favorite funny moments in “Nega PojiPoji” musical.

[haropurokenshuusei]

2017 Shindan Test Winners!

Public Vote

Winners: Danbara Ruru (548 votes)

Runner-up: Kawamura Ayano

Judge's Awards

Singing Award: Inoue Hikaru, Yamazaki Yuhane

Dance Award: Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro

Character Award: Hashisako Rin

[ainodiving]

[magicmorningmeteora]

Who is your birthday oshi? ~Week of May 14~

[brokergiran]

Hi y’all. Just here to remind you that Curious aka Chitose Kizuki is beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful, the light of my life.

[foxships]

hi!! omg so i have chitose kizuki as a platonic f/o (she's my best friend!!) AND IM SO HAPPY TO SEE SOMEBODY GIVE HER LOVE!!! shes so underrated and she had so much potential and in my opinion she was the most interesting of the plf members (design wise, she looked so unique!! and she had the most personality out of them all.. and her background info was even interesting!!) like shes actually so interesting and IDC if she only appeared in like a chapter or 2 she's LITERALLY my second favorite character (aside from my f/o, who's Burnin!!) and aaah i could rant about her all day but shes SO lucky to have you!! shes so underrated and im so glad you give her the love she deserves!! i promise she talks and gushes about you all the time and she has articles all about you >:3!! im dreading seeing her get animated because i cant handle seeing that so im torn between watching it or not :( but uh on a happy end just imagine chitose giivng you her jacket because you're cold!! :D

AAHHH HELLO!!!!!!!!

GOD SHE WAS DONE SO DIRTY and i am still upset about it!! I am both EXCITED and TERRIFIED to see her animated, like I'm probably gonna have to look away fjskdfskldfjskldfs i am going to throw hands with hori. HE REALLY TOOK THE BEST AND MOST INTERESTING EXECUTIVE OF THE MLA AND KILLED HER OFF AFTER TWO CHAPTERS like ???? it's like hori only wants to write one female villain, since he's killed off the others who aren't named himiko toga.

ANYYYWAAYYYY yes she is sooooo underrated and like??? god I love her so much??? I JUST GOTTA BE THE ONE TO LOVE HER AND KISS HER AND TELL HER HOW GREAT SHE IS!! she deserves it!!!! and thinking about her gushing about me and having articles about me i just fjskfskgs AAAHHH!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

THE FACE OF A WOMAN WHO I LOVE AND ADORE!!!!!!!!

and it's funny you mention her giving me her jacket when I'm cold because I did draw that exact thing back in 2019!!

(SIDE NOTE Burnin is so cool and she loves you a lot!!!!!)

[arkus-rhapsode]

My Hero Academia Chapter 226 Review

Oh lord this chapter. Wow.

So we open on a flashback, or potentially a broadcast of young Toga’s first murder. Someone who witnessed it actually got a good look at Toga’s face.

Okay, so setting the tone for this chapter. We also get more from Toga’s flashback showing that she was obsessed with blood before her first murder.

I’ll talk about this more when we get back to it as we cut forward to the present.

Kizuki is still interviewing Toga, and I swear to god you could show me some of the faces in this chapter out of context and I’d think they’d be moved to orgasm.

Toga’s not able to really stand. Getting blown up will do that to you. And Kizuki begins to monologue again. Though to be fair, unlike last week, it balanced much better with more potent dialogue and Toga’s own introspection. o its not like dominated by one person.

So we get introduced to a new concept for this world, quirk consoling. It’s not a surprise, that powers you are born with affect your personality, simulations, and interests. Toga can transform from drinking blood, so naturally she’s interested in blood. Bakugou’s got an explosive temper, could be partially detritive from his quirk. Same with Aoyama and his sparkling motif. People’s quirks reflect their quirks.

Quirk consoling is for those who’s personalities effected by their odd quirks are made to psychologically integrate them. Essentially press down their psychosis and make them normal. But a quirk is a part of you. It doesn’t just go away. Focusing on suppressing your oddity just makes you think about it more. And the more you think about the thing you’re told not to embrace in an effort to not do it, its no surprise Toga snapped.

Now to be fair. This is just Toga. We have seen people with blood based quirks like Vlad King, actually manage to live a normal life. It’s likely because his stimulation with blood manifested more acceptably. Showing that Toga’s interest could’ve been met, but rather than being forced down, she could’ve been shown to put her interests in another form.

Toga snaps at Kizuki again, and she reveals a support tool to blow her back. I’m guessing all the Liberation Army executives have a special support tool.

Kizuki brings up something I’ve been saying for awhile, that the LoV and the Liberation Army have the same objective. Thy both wanna change society for reasons that create outcasts. But again, something that makes them different it their closeness. Kizuki, doesn’t care about Toga’s suffering so she can help her, she cares so she can furthur her own agenda.

But the League cared. Gave Toga a place to go. But these guys, she’s just another drop in the bucket for their ends. If they really cared, Kizuki would’ve offered Toga a chance to join them. But no, she’s just another pawn.

Toga dashes off, and I again have to props to Horikoshi as an artist. I tend to hear Horikoshi get shit for ways he draws women at times (personally, I don’t agree with that assessment, but that’s not what this is about right now). But Hori is one of the few shounen artists willing to take this female character who many do consider cute and adorable, regardless of being a serial killer, and burn her. Burn and blood that cute face, because it horrifying, it gets the message across.

So while I get some of the complaints about how Hori draws female characters, I feel its worth mentioning that he will treat their appearances like a male’s. Give them muscle tone and give them full facial damage. It’s something I see rarely done by mainstream shounen and I appreciate it.

Granted, she doesn’t stay like that for long. As she turns into Uraraka while fleeing.

So we get another dive into Toga’s head. This time about Izuku and Uraraka. While it is good, how Toga becomes like Uraraka because of love. She wants to be like Uraraka because Izuku loves her. I also feel this chapter hasn’t brought up the source of that love.

Because as we saw in the flashback, the boy she was watching looked like Izuku, so how much of this love is genuine and how much is superficial. Its not answered and maybe it will be alter, but seeing this scene makes m want a clear answer on if Toga is projecting onto others or is this “true love.”

And here’s where we get the most controversial thing in the chapter. Which this chapter has been great so far, but this moment...

Toga can now use the powers of the people she turns into. Something that only seems to have happened because she is at death’s door. Okay, I’m going to level with you, this is an asspull. This out of nowhere enhancement is the same thing people gave to FT and OP for how they won fights. My damn intellectual honesty does tell me this is still cheating.

BUT! Unlike, say FT, this power up is backed by the story. Sure its not “built up” but the fact this new ability was dveloped thanks to a heavy psychological reason and not say “I have friends” or some shit, that reality bends entirely to their will.

It also lines up with Toga’s powers. Its not like she gained the ability to blood bend. Her evolution came from still having to transform her body from ingesting a person’s blood. And we also she, it has limitations. Like with Monoma’s copy quirk, I can accept such a strong ability as long as it has limits. And this one does. She can’t maintain the form she’s in forever.

So is it an asspull? Yes, but it a very well done asspull that allows to look over the plot convenience.

Our chapter ends pretty gruesomely, but kinda amazingly. Also, she says she’s just like Izuku. I don’t know if that means that the LoV knows the truth about One for All or if she’s just saying that because she has Izuku’s blood.

Post Chapter follow up: This chapter is great. The best part about it is finally diving into who Toga is as a person. It’s such a trip and honestly erriely similar to real life killers.

I love the worldbuilding and commentary on society in this chapter. Horikoshi really knows how to take a modern setting for a battle shounen and give it such depth.

Kizuki is also far better in this chapter. She’s still one-note, but this time she’s not dominating thee chapter and at least gives us more insight into the Liberation army.

The only fault I can find in this chapter is the powerup. But I’ve already written why I can see a reader accepting this over some Nakama crap. And even if the change does bother you there is so much good here, it still is a good read.

Final Verdict: 9/10

Gives us a great psychological look into our villain

Character development in spades

Interesting societal commentary

[momuse]

It's quite hard to write about Kenshuusei Open Trial 2017 since so many things happened there tonight. And there still are so much uncertainty in what they announced in the end of the stage. So I'm not sure to what extent I can be happy about the announcement. On the other hand there's a thing I'm pretty sure of, that Kenshuusei Open Trial has reached the highest level so far in the number of performer, in the quality of performance, and in the excitement that the audience appreciate. It's reasonable that it’s got harder and harder to get the ticket and the audience has consisted of more female fans. I'd say this trial for H!P trainees has become the most enjoyable, the most emotionally-shaking, and the most satisfactory event among all the H!P annual events nowadays. Yajima Maimi, featured as a special judge along with Nakajima Saki and Kumai Yurina, said this was the very first time for her to watch the trial and got totally astonished with it. Nacky was moved to tears in the end. Kumai-chan was just the same as usual, you know.

Anyway, let's look back on tonight's trial briefly. I'd like to mention only the ones who have impressed me in any ways. Shimakura Rika, the third performer, sang Be Alive very well in a silky voice. Kawamura Ayano got the second most votes from the audience and she was very delighted to know it. Her outfit will be the best of the night which emphasized her well-balanced figure and made her look quite sexy, while her singing was not as good as her dancing. Kitagawa Ryou must had been one of the most expected newcomers this time for her mature look for her age. But she failed in the choice of song, in my opinion. If she had chosen a mellower tune she could have got better result. To sing Magic of Love in the very first trial at Nakano Sun Plaza must already be the proof of Yamazaki Yuhane's ambition. And she proved her singing ability excellent enough to receive the best singer award. Inoue Hikaru was the best singer in the first half and off-course she got the best singer award as well. She rocked the house with her beautiful and expressive singing in a bright blue feminine dress.

This time I voted to Kiyono Momohime who performed Mr. Moonlight perfectly using various vocal techniques. Honestly I was troubled until the very last moment to decide which of three best performers I should vote for. I think Momohime's Takarazuka-like sincere attitude made me want to trust the future of H!P to her. Takase Kurumi was one of the best performer tonight in my opinion. Her performance was also perfect. She's definitely ready to make her debut. Horie Kizuki proved her quality again. Even though she focused mostly on singing this time, the judges didn't seem hesitating to give her the best dancer award. Danbara Ruru was the last one of the my best favorite performer tonight. It'd be hard to complain against Ruru's performance tonight even for nitpickers. As a matter of course she received 548 votes from the audience and won the best performer award once again.

Other than the ones I've mentioned, Hashisako got the best character award for performing Massara Blue Jeans with the shades on, and Maeda Kokoro got the best dancer award as well.

During the results-announcement segment every judge seemed being excited about that high level of Kenshuusei as a whole. Finally that excitement brought Nishiguchi, the president of UFP, out of the backyard onto the stage to make an announcement which was not in the original plan. He said he was impressed by the amazing performances of Kenshuusei and it had moved him to make an improvised decision.

UFP has decided to make Takase and Momohime to make their debut in some way other than as members of H!P or Engeki Joshibu. Takase and Momohime showed mixed emotions on their faces since they (as well as all the audience) had no idea what kind of debut it could be. Next, Nishiguchi assigned Inoue Hikaru to be the official leader of H!P Kenshuusei. Hikaru looked being at a loss how to react to the newly-established position and trying to smile. But even that modest smile was soon going to be taken away mercilessly from her face by the following announcement. On the contrary Ichioka and Kawamura, who looked being deeply disappointed with the results of the trial as if they had been deprived of any hope for their debut, suddenly got delighted as if they got delivered out of Hell by the following announcement. Kawamura, Danbara, Ichioka were promised to make their debut as H!P members, no matter whether to form a new group or to be added to existing groups. At this announcement Ichioka couldn’t help falling down on the floor and couldn't stand up without a help from Mitsubachi Maki the trainer for Kenshuusei. She looked like being in hyperpnea or something for a while. I looked around and saw so many wotas there shedding tears as same as me.

I don't know how much reliable Nishiguchi's improvised announcement can be, but I know how Up-Front sometimes did things which any other major agency would avoid deliberately following business principles. One thing I can trust about their decision for now is that Up-Front would treat the girls just like their own daughters not like their merchandise, just as it was appropriately described by Makoto on the stage tonight "What's good about our company will be its tendency to be ruled by human feelings (not by business principles)." I agree. That's why I'm still in love with Hello! Project.

[dabistits]

226 thoughts

i was only marginally correct about aug 7 meaning something. there is a theme of separation, but the gulf is between himiko and the rest of society

as frightening as some of her behavior might be, there are parts of the chapter that come off as incredibly lonely. from a very very young age, she faced fear and rejection from her parents as seemingly the only response they’ve ever given her; there’s also an emphasis on the trust izuku shows ochako, which is something she’d never get without her mask. intentional? idk. but damn her parents are harsh.

“acting like a schoolgirl made the world act just a tad nicer to me.” :(

i’m inclined to say that although she denied kizuki’s thoughts about her past, they are meant to be taken as true. in the same way that himiko reads people for her quirk, kizuki reads people for her job as a journalist. it’s important that we don’t get a true flashback about how himiko thought and felt while growing up; although we see certain experiences, we are deprived of her perspective, making kizuki our only guide to himiko’s (possible) feelings

himiko, however, rejects kizuki’s narrative of being unfortunate and the prospect of becoming a tragedy; she intends to live, and live according to her definition of normal

the tilted narration boxes: “just like you all kiss the people you love, i suck the blood of people i love.” symbolizing that her feelings are untruthful, misguided, or just twisted?

himiko wears her hair up when she’s her ‘true self’ and wears it down when she’s not. when she goes back to blood-drinking, she reverts back to the same hairstyle she had as a child

still no narrative attention paid to her victims, which makes me hope she’ll get a more sympathetic reading by the end

her quirk?? did she always need to see someone’s quirk in use for her to replicate it, or is it as kizuki said, that it was an adaptation out of desperation?? it doesn’t seem like himiko could have omitted that detail from nemoto’s confess. ETA: MS translation makes it clear that it’s a new ability

she thinks of ochako when she winds up in a tight spot, mirroring the way ochako thinks of izuku, down to ‘wanting to be like you.’

a lethal application of zero gravity kdkchgs!!!! i hope ochako gets to use it in solo combat in a similar way (sans killing people, probably)

that said, i really would have liked to see himiko fight with her pre-established skillset, which is already really cool, rather than a newly-introduced function of her quirk...

this development falls into so many tropes... the sociopathic bisexual, for one, and men just being completely clueless about how to write women’s insanity in a way that isn’t “i guess they were just born crazy????”

sometimes horikoshit is so close to a realization and understanding about women’s inner lives lol. “don’t do this,” “don’t act like that,” “always so well-behaved.” womanhood is the suppression of one’s true self and the adoption of a mask to conform to rigid standards of behavior deemed palatable by society, and hori should have gone so much further with it but he hates women. thanks for coming to my ted talk.