#Inagaki Saki

[landofanimes]

Fruits Basket The Stage: 2nd Season

Coming to Tokyo on October 6 to 15, 2023

Ayano-Christie Yoshida as Tohru Honda Naoya Kitagawa as Yuki Sohma Shōhei Hashimoto as Kyo Sohma Yūya Asato as Shigure Sohma Shōgo Tamura as Hatsuharu Sohma

Iori Noguchi as Isuzu “Rin” Sohma Hiroki Nakada as Ayame Sohma Yū Imari as Hatori Sohma Ruito Koga as Momiji Sohma Yūna Sekine as Kagura Sohma Erena Kamata as Kisa Sohma Yoshiaki Jin as Hiro Sohma Chisato Minami as Arisa Uotani Yukari Nakamura as Saki Hanajima Masatoshi Shin as Kakeru Manabe Marina Horiuchi as Machi Kuragi Daiki Miyoshi as Kureno Sohma Seiya Inagaki as Kazuma Sohma Sho Ayanagi as Akito Sohma

Ensemble: Azusa Kawahara, Iori Hayakawa, Sara Maegaki, Ryu Yokomatsu

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Weekly Shonen Jump 55th anniversary appendix in Weekly Shonen Jump 2023 issue #33

1968 Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #1 Otoko Ippiki Gaki-Daisho by Hiroshi Motomiya 1969 Dr. Toilet by Kazuyoshi Torii 1970 The Gutsy Frog by Yasumi Yoshizawa 1971 Tezuka Manga Award 1st Edition Samurai Giants by Ikki Kajiwara & Ko Inoue Boy of the Wilderness Isamu by Soji Yamakawa & Noboru Kawasaki 1972 Astro Kyudan by Shiro Tōzaki & Norihiro Nakajima 1973 Play Ball by Akio Chiba Hochonin Ajihei by Jiro Gyu & Jo Big 1974 Akatsuka Manga Award 1st Edition 1975 The Circuit Wolf by Satoshi Ikezawa Doberman Deka by Buronson & Shinji Hiramatsu 1976 Toudai Icchokusen by Yoshinori Kobayashi Kochikame by Osamu Akimoto 1977 Ring ni Kakero by Masami Kurumada Susume!! Pirates by Hisashi Eguchi 1978 Cobra by Buichi Terasawa 1979 Kinnikuman by Yudetamago 1980 Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama 1981 Captain Tsubasa by Yoichi Takahashi Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo Stop!! Hibari-kun! by Hisashi Eguchi 1982 High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa 1983 Fist of the North Star by Buronson & Tetsuo Hara Ginga -Nagareboshi Gin- by Yoshihiro Takahashi 1984 DRAGON BALL by Akira Toriyama 1985 City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo Miraculous Tonchinkan by Koichi Endo Sakigake!! Otokojuku by Akira Miyashita 1986 Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada 1987 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki The Burning Wild Man by Tadashi Sato 1988 Bastard!! by Kazushi Hagiwara Jungle King Tar-chan by Masaya Tokuhiro Rokudenashi BLUES by Masanori Morita Magical Taluluto by Tatsuya Egawa 1989 Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 5.000.000 copies in circulation Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai by Riku Sanjo & Koji Inada Video Girl Ai by Masakazu Katsura 1990 SLAM DUNK by Takehiko Inoue Chinyuki by Man Gataro Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi 1992 Hareluya II Boy by Haruto Umezawa 1993 Tottemo! Luckyman by Hiroshi Gamo Hell Teacher Nube by Makura Sho & Takeshi Okano 1994 Midori no Makibao by Tsunomaru Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki 1995 Weekly Shonen Jump reaches 6.530.000 copies in circulation Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san by Kyosuke Usuta 1996 Hoshin Engi by Ryu Fujisaki Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi Kochikame 20th Anniversary & Chapter 1000 1997 I's by Masakazu Katsura Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro ONE PIECE by Eiichiro Oda 1998 Rookies by Masanori Morita Whistle! by Daisuke Higuchi HUNTERXHUNTER by Yoshihiro Togashi 1999 Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta & Takeshi Obata The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi NARUTO by Masashi Kishimoto 2000 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by Hirohiko Araki BLACK CAT by Kentaro Yabuki 2001 Bobobobo Bobobo by Yoshio Sawai BLEACH by Tite Kubo 2002 Strawberry 100% by Mizuki Kawashita Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata 2004 Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi Katekyo Hitman Reborn! by Akira Amano D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi 2005 Neuro: Supernatural Detective by Yusei Matsui 2006 To Love Ru by Saki Hasemi & Kentaro Yabuki 2007 Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara 2008 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan by Hiroshi Shiibashi Toriko by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Bakuman. by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata 2009 Kuroko's Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki Beelzebub by Ryuhei Tamura Medaka Box by Nisio Isin & Akira Akatsuki 2010 ONE PIECE New World Begins 2011 Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi 2012 Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. by Shuichi Aso Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki 2013 World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara Isobe Isobee Monogatari by Ryo Nakama 2014 Hinomaru Zumo by Kawada My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi 2015 Black Clover by Yuki Tabata 2016 Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs by Tadahiro Miura Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge BORUTO by Mikio Ikemoto & Ukyo Kodachi The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu Kochikame 40th Anniversary and Serialization End 2017 We Never Learn by Taishi Tsutsui Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi 2018 Jujutsu Kaisen by Akutami Gege

2019 Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira 2020 Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka MASHLE by Hajime Komoto Ayakashi Triangle by Kentaro Yabuki Me & Roboco by Shuhei Miyazaki BURN THE WITCH by Tite Kubo SAKAMOTO DAYS by Yuto Suzuki 2021 The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui WITCH WATCH by Kenta Shinohara Blue Box by Kouji Miura 2022 Akane Banashi by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue

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Hey Guys! Here are all the members of AKB48!

Team A 入山杏奈 [Anna Iriyama], 加藤玲奈 [Rena Kato], 佐藤美波 [Minami Sato], 篠崎彩奈 [Ayana Shinozaki], 鈴木くるみ [Kurumi Suzuki], 田口愛佳 [Manaka Taguchi], ��葉恵里 [Erii Chiba], 西川怜 [Rei Nishikawa], 古川夏凪 [Nazuna Furukawa], 道枝咲 [Saki Michieda], 宮崎美穂 [Miho Miyazaki], 向井地美音 [Mion Mukaichi], 山根涼羽 [Suzuha Yamane], 横山由依 [Yui Yokoyama]

Team K 市川愛美 [Manami Ichikawa], 岡田梨奈 [Rina Okada], 小林蘭 [Ran Kobayashi], 込山榛香 [Haruka Komiyama], 下口ひなな [Hinana Shimoguchi], 長友彩海 [Ayami Nagatomo], 永野恵 [Megumi Nagano], 武藤小麟 [Orin Muto], 武藤十夢 [Tomu Muto], 茂木忍 [Shinobu Mogi], 安田叶 [Kana Yasuda], 湯本亜美 [Ami Yumoto]

Team B 岩立沙穂 [Saho Iwatate], 大竹ひとみ [Hitomi Otake], 大盛真歩 [Maho Omori], 大家志津香 [Shizuka Oya], 柏木由紀 [Yuki Kashiwagi], 北澤早紀 [Saki Kitazawa], 久保怜音 [Satone Kubo], 齋藤陽菜 [Haruna Saito], 佐々木優佳里 [Yukari Sasaki], 田北香世子 [Kayoko Takita], 谷口めぐ [Megu Taniguchi], 中西智代梨 [Chiyori Nakanishi], 福岡聖菜 [Seina Fukuoka], 山邊歩夢 [Ayu Yamabe]

Team 4 浅井七海 [Nanami Asai], 石綿星南 [Sena Ishiwata], 稲垣香織 [Kaori Inagaki], 大森美優 [Miyuu Omori], 岡田奈々 [Nana Okada], 蔵本美結 [Miyuu Kuramoto], 黒須遥香 [Haruka Kurosu], 佐藤妃星 [Kiara Sato], 多田京加 [Kyoka Tada], 馬嘉伶 [Chia-Ling Ma], 村山彩希 [Yuiri Murayama], 山内瑞葵 [Mizuki Yamauchi], 吉橋柚花 [Yuzuka Yoshihashi]

Team 8 坂口渚沙 [Nagisa Sakaguchi], 横山結衣 [Yui Yokoyama], 御供茉白 [Mashiro Mitomo], 岡部麟 [Rin Okabe], 本田仁美 [Honda Hitomi], 清水麻璃亜 [Maria Shimizu], 髙橋彩音 [Ayane Takahashi], 吉川七瀬 [Nanase Yoshikawa], 小栗有以 [Yui Oguri], 小田えりな [Erina Oda], 左伴彩佳 [Ayaka Hidaritomo], 歌田初夏 [Hatsuka Utada], 服部有菜 [Yuna Hattori], 橋本陽菜 [Haruna Hashimoto], 平野ひかる [Hikaru Hirano], 坂川陽香 [Hiyuka Sakagawa], 髙橋彩香 [Sayaka Takahashi], 永野芹佳 [Serika Nagano], 福留光帆 [Mitsuho Fukutome], 大西桃香 [Momoka Onishi], 濵咲���菜 [Sayuna Hama], 徳永羚海 [Remi Tokunaga], 奥原妃奈子 [Hinako Okuhara], 奥本陽菜 [Hinano Okumoto], 下尾みう [Miu Shitao], 春本ゆき [Yuki Harumoto], 行天優莉奈 [Yurina Gyoten], 高岡薫 [Kaoru Takaoka], 吉田華恋 [Karen Yoshida], 川原美咲 [Misaki Kawahara], 倉野尾成美 [Narumi Kuranoo], 山田杏華 [Kyoka Yamada], 上見天乃 [Sorano Uemi], 藤園麗 [Rei Fujizono]

Wow! That's a lot of members!

[historyhermann]

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Season 2 Spoiler-Filled Review [Part 2]

Continued from part 1

Although there, sadly, wasn't a kiss between Eve and Aoi, the series was filled with gay subtext. While some may call it yuri-bait, it is more charitable to describe it as yuri subtext. In any case, the show was a fun ride. It wrapped up far too quickly, with many time jumps. Despite this, the ending of the series makes clear that the game between Aoi and Eve continues forever. There is the implication that they won't be apart and may even play again.

The ending could have been stronger, but I don't detest it. There is enough space and possible storyline, especially during the two aforementioned time skips, that a third season or even an OVA could expand upon. Such a season, or OVA, could focus on Eve and Aoi, or the growing closeness between the two caddies, Amane and Ichina, shown in the final episode. There is fan support for another season, or OVA. It remains to be seen if executives think the same.

There are other praiseworthy elements of Birdie Wing. The music complements the action. It accompanies the strong, flowing animation. The two highly skilled series composers, Kōtarō Nakagawa and Hironori Anazawa, make the series that much better. The former composed music for Gosick and Chivalry of a Failed Knight, while the latter did music for Scarlet Nexus.

Birdie Wing is nothing like any currently airing series produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, or those by Sunrise. Such series are supernatural action, mecha, or military science fiction. Bandai Namco Pictures is known for Gintama, Brave Beats, and Aikatsu!. Another division of the same company, Sunrise (also called Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.), is recognized for other series. This includes Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Love Live! Superstar!!, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Love Live! School Idol Project, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Tiger & Bunny, Dirty Pair, and Cowboy Bebop.

The series director, Takayuki Inagaki, worked on Fuuka, KanColle, Kokoro Library, Princess Tutu, and R.O.D. the TV. Yōsuke Kuroda, main writer for Birdie Wing, worked on Kokoro Library as well. He served as a head writer for Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid and Madlax.

The voice cast are just as seasoned and have often voiced queer characters. Akari Kito, who voices Eve, voiced magical girl Momo Chiyoda in The Demon Girl Next Door, Kanata Konoe in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Touko Usagihara in Akebi's Sailor Uniform, and Sakura Adachi in Adachi and Shimamura. Asami Seto, voice of Aoi, previously voiced Yoshino Takatsuki in Wandering Son, Charlotte Scherzen in Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, Fena Houtman in Fena: Pirate Princess, and Nene Saionji in Yuri Is My Job!

Seto is scheduled to voice Yori Asanagi in Whisper Me a Love Song in January 2024. M.A.O. (voice of Kaoruko Iijima) will voice Kohaku in Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror. The latter is a Love Live! Sunshine!! spinoff which recently premiered on Crunchyroll. The voice actor of Amane (Ami Koshimizu) voiced Yang Xiao Long in RWBY: Ice Queendom, Elda in Otaku Elf, Maria in Management of a Novice Alchemist, and Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon Crystal. All these characters are directly or indirectly queer.

Akira Sekine, voice of Lily, previously voiced Sora/Cure Sky in Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Princess Charlotte in Princess Principal. Saki Fujita, who voices Ichina, previously lent her voice to school president Mitsuki Sonoda in Sakura Trick. Sonoda had a huge crush on Haruka Takayama. Other voice actors are known for their roles in Maria Watches Over Us, Yurikuma Arashi, D4DJ, Akebi's Sailor Uniform, YuruYuri, Strawberry Panic!, and Sweet Blue Flowers.

Birdie Wing will likely not be continued. Similar themes were likely added to the video game associated with the series. The connection to Madlax, since it is in the same universe, will remain a topic of ongoing fan speculation. I will always remember this anime fondly. It may be some time before another anime can shoot me right through, as Eve says to her opponents, like this one.

All 25 episodes of Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story can be streamed on Crunchyroll. The second season can also be purchased on Prime Video or on the Microsoft Store.

© 2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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I like to see young members being included in the events that the group attends♡♡♡

[jisedai48]

[AKB48 Kenkyuusei] 16th generation (13/01)

[mgene89]

STAGE PLAY SUBTITLE INDONESIA

STAGE PLAY TOUKEN RANBU HIDEN YUI NO ME NO HOTOTOGISU SUBTITLE INDONESIA (2018)

Rules :

Ask/PM untuk videonya kalau belum punya.

Disarankan menggunakan pemutar video Media Player Classic/K-lite Codec Pack atau VLC biar subtitlenya muncul.

Jangan reupload or diunggah ke streaming site ya!!

Arahin temen kalian yang tertarik ke tumblr mimin or postingan ini!!!

Jangan buat mimin berubah jadi iblis!!! ^^

Cast :

Mikazuki Munechika: Suzuki Hiroki

Yamanbagiri Kunihiro: Aramaki Yoshihiko

Honebami Toushirou: Mitsuya Ryou

Fudou Yukimitsu: Shiina Taizou

Heshikiri Hasebe: Wada Masanari

Kasen Kanesada: Wada Takuma

Tsurumaru Kuninaga: Kento

Shokudaikiri Mitsutada: Higashi Keisuke

Daihannya Nagamitsu: Kawakami Shouta

Uguisumaru: Maeyama Takahisa

Ookanehira: Katou Shou

Kogarasumaru: Tamaki Yuuki

Credit :

English Subs By : @sohmariku

Translator : mgene89, Annysa Nur Dewi Anjani, Bening Lintang Tlc : Mgene89 RAW : Annysa Nur Dewi Anjani Pemandu Sorak : Nick Hanbun Ningen Hanbun Neko, Mala-chan

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STAGE PLAY FRUIT BASKET SUBTITLE INDONESIA (2022) Cast :

Ayano-Christie Yoshida as Tohru Honda

Naoya Kitagawa as Yuki Sohma

Shōhei Hashimoto as Kyo Sohma

Hiroki Nakada as Ayame Sohma

Shōgo Tamura as Hatsuharu Sohma

Ruito Koga as Momiji Sohma

Yūna Sekine as Kagura Sohma

Yūto Adachi as Ritsu Sohma

Chisato Minami as Arisa Uotani

Yukari Nakamura as Saki Hanajima

Yuria Haga as Kyōko Honda

Seiya Inagaki as Kazuma Sohma

Yū Imari as Hatori Sohma

Yūya Asato as Shigure Sohma

Credit : Hardsub English : Nyaa Special Thanks to : iva_mardiani

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[Update] 舞台「フルーツバスケット」(butai fruits basket)

the show will be running from March 4th, 2022 to March 13th, 2022 (Tokyo) @ 日本橋三井ホール (Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall)

Cast:

Ayano Christie Yoshida as Honda Tooru (本田透) Kitagawa Naoya as Souma Yuuki (草摩由希) Hashimoto Shouhei as Souma Kyou (草摩夾) Nakada Hiroki as Souma Ayame (草摩綾女) Tamura Shougo as Souma Hatsuharu (草摩潑春) Koga Ruito as Souma Momiji (草摩紅葉) Sekine Yuuna as Souma Kagura (草摩楽羅) Adachi Yuuto as Souma Ritsu (草摩利) Minami Chisato as Uotani Arisa (魚谷ありさ) Nakamura Yukari as Hanajima Saki (花島咲) Haga Yurika as Honda Kyouko (本田今日子) Inagaki Seiya as Souma Kazuma (草摩藉真) Imari Yuu as Souma Hatori (草摩はとり) Asato Yuuya as Souma Shigure (草摩紫呉)

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Masquerade Night (JM, 2021) (Sub. Esp)

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Título: Masquerade Night País: Japón Género: Thriller, misterio Duración: 129 min. Fecha de estreno: 17 de septiembre, 2021 Dirección: Suzuki Masayuki Guion: Okada Michitaka SINOPSIS Una carta anónima llega al departamento de policía metropolitana de Tokio. La carta dice que un criminal de un caso de asesinato aparecerá en la fiesta "Noche Enmascarada" de fin de año que se celebrará en el Hotel Cortesía Tokio. El detective Nitta Kosuke debe infiltrarse y trabajar de nuevo en el hotel. Allí, se encuentra de nuevo con Yamagishi Naomi, que trabaja como conserje. Sin ninguna información sobre el criminal, excepto que la persona asistirá a la fiesta, el detective Nitta trabajará fervientemente para encontrar al criminal entre los 500 asistentes. CAST Kimura Takuya como Nitta Kosuke Nagasawa Masami como Yamagishi Naomi Kohinata Fumiyo como Nose Kazuhiko Kajihara Zen como Motomiya Seiji Izumisawa Yuuki como Sekine Takuma Tonesaku Toshihide como Kuga Akihiro Ishikawa Ren como Kawamoto Mika Tsurumi Shingo como Takura Tetsuro Sasai Eisuke como Ozaki Arata Ishibashi Ryo como Fujiki Yasushi Watabe Atsuro como Inagaki Tatsuo Nakamura Anne como Okuda Mayumi Tanaka Minami como Akiyama Kumiko Ishiguro Ken como Ujihara Yusaku Sawamura Ikki como Kusakabe Atsushi Katsumura Masanobu como Sono Masaki Kimura Yoshiko como Sono Machiko Ouki Kaname como Kano Taeko Aso Kumiko como Nakane Midori Takaoka Saki como Kaizuka Yuri Hakata Hanamaru como Urabe Mikio

TRÁILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i24VaMuhULw

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BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story- TV Anime Tees Out Additional Characters and ED Theme

  Ahead of teeing off on the green in April 2022, the BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story- TV anime revealed a bunch of new characters and their voice actors, as well as Tsukuyomi performing the ending theme song "Yodaka" for the BN Pictures-produced series, inspired by the recent success of Japanese professional golfers. The series will tell a coming-of-age story of two female golfers with very different backgrounds and playing styles.

    【⛳情報公開⛳】 TVアニメ『BIRDIE WING』エンディングテーマが #月詠み 書き下ろしの新曲「ヨダ��」に決定❗???? コメントもホームページに掲載中です✨https://t.co/8bZhfygHfg#バディゴル #BW_golf pic.twitter.com/kjnWCYoM6N

— TVアニメ『BIRDIE WING』公式⛳ (@birdiewing_golf) February 18, 2022

      【⛳情報公開⛳】 ✨追加キャラクター＆キャスト発表✨ ローズ・アレオン：#行成とあ 早乙女イチナ：#藤田咲 神宮寺絹江：#中原麻衣 及川楓：#小林ゆう 飯島薫子：#M・A・O 伊勢芝九葉：#新井里美 ヴィペール：#名塚佳織 実園遥香：#佐藤利奈 ????詳細https://t.co/7zwWZeAOjq#バディゴル #BW_golf

— TVアニメ『BIRDIE WING』公式⛳ (@birdiewing_golf) February 18, 2022

    Joining the cast is:

Tao Yukinari will be voicing Rose Aleon

Saki Fujita will be voicing Ichina Saotome

Mai Nakahara will be voicing Kinue Jinguji

Yu Kobayashi will be voicing Kaeda Oikawa

M・A・O will be voicing Kaoruko Iijima

Satomi Arai will be voicing Kuyou Iseshiba

Kaori Nazuka will be voicing Vipére

Rina Sato will be voicing Haruka Misono

    BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story- is being directed by Takayuki Inagaki (Ninja Box, Desert Punk), with Yosuke Kuroda (Mobile Suit Gundam 00, My Hero Academia) on series composition, Toru Inoue as golf supervisor, and Kohmi Hirose on the theme song. It will be produced at BN Pictures and is set to air in April 2022.

  Source: BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story- on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: Daryl Harding

[landofanimes]

Fruits Basket The Stage: The Final

Coming to Tokyo on October 18 to 27, 2024

Ayano-Christie Yoshida as Tohru Honda Naoya Kitagawa as Yuki Sohma Shōhei Hashimoto as Kyo Sohma

Yūya Asato as Shigure Sohma Shōgo Tamura as Hatsuharu Sohma Nene Shida as Isuzu “Rin” Sohma (recast) Ruito Koga as Momiji Sohma Chisato Minami as Arisa Uotani Yukari Nakamura as Saki Hanajima

Yuuji Hiroi as Kakeru Manabe (recast) Marina Horiuchi as Machi Kuragi Yūna Sekine as Kagura Sohma Erena Kamata as Kisa Sohma Yoshiaki Jin as Hiro Sohma Daiki Miyoshi as Kureno Sohma

Sho Ayanagi as Akito Sohma

Additionally, Hiroki Nakada (Ayame Sohma), Yū Imari (Hatori Sohma), Seiya Inagaki (Kazuma Sohma), Yūto Adachi (Ritsu Sohma), and Yuria Haga (Kyōko Honda) will return in video.

Take Matsuda Take as Akira Sohma (new)

Ensemble: Azusa Kawahara, Ryu Yokomatsu, Asahi Hazuki, Yui Makihara

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Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary High Quality Shikishi Part 4: 2000-2009

Kyosuke Usuta (Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar)

Yoshio Sawai (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

Shinya Suzuki (Mr. Fullswing)

Tite Kubo (Bleach)

Mizuki Kawashita (Strawberry 100%)

Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21)

Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Death Note)

Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)

Akira Amano (Reborn!)

Katsura Hoshino (D.Gray-man)

Yoshiyuki Nishi (Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation)

Kentaro Yabuki (To Love-Ru/Yamato Gensouki/Black Cat)

Saki Hasemi (To Love-Ru)

Yasuhiro Kano (Mx0)

Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance)

Hiroshi Shiibashi (Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan)

Kouji Ooishi (Inumarudashi)

Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko’s Basketball)

Ryuuhei Tamura (Beelzebub)

Nisio Isin and Akira Akatsuki (Medaka Box)

Part 1: 1968-1979 | Part 2: 1980-1989 | Part 3:1990-1999 | Part 5: 2010-2018

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AKB48 Team Shuffle (Project)

This is my own project I’ve been working on for a while. This is NOT an official shuffle from AKS or anything like that. I do not work for AKS in any way. Thanks for reading.

[AKB48 Teams]

~This took some time since I really want the teams to be even in old & new as well in power & popularity. ~I also added a mentor system so that senior members like Miichan don’t take a leadership position away from a younger generation member but can still have a side position for support. ~If there was a 16th gen that isn’t listed that means I demoted them or there wasn’t room in the team I wanted them in.

AKB48 Teams-

Yokoyama Yui- AKB48G Captain (GM)

Okada Nana -Team A Captain Ota Nao -Team K Captain Takahashi Juri -Team B Captain Murayama Yuiri -Team 4 Captain

Okabe Rin -Team A Co-Captain Muto Tomu -Team K Co-Captain Kato Rena -Team B Co-Captain Iwatate Saho -Team 4 Co-Captain

Minegishi Minami -Team A Mentor Miyazaki Miho -Team K Mentor Kashiwagi Yuki -Team B Mentor Oya Shizaka -Team 4 Mentor

Team A-

Sato Minami Sato Shiori (Draft) Yahagi Moeka Muto Orin Minegishi Minami Okada Nana Yokoyama Yui Iriyama Anna Takita Kayoko Nishikawa Rei Tanguchi Megu Sasaki Yukari Tatsuya Makiho Okabe Rin Oguri Yui Sato Akari Shitao Miu Tanikawa Hijiri Cho Kurena Yamada Nanami Terada Misaki Utada Hatsuka Hitomi Kotone Kuranoo Narumi Okumoto Hinano

Team K-

Ota Nao Oda Erina Shimizu Maria Nakano Izumi Hama Sayuna Hidaritomo Ayaka Yokomichi Yuri Yokoyama Yui Yoshida Karen Hirano Hikaru Fujizono Rei Miyazaki Miho Muto Tomu Mogi Shinobu Kojima Mako Ichikawa Manami Yumoto Ami Goto Moe Shimoguchi Hinana Mukaichi Mion Nakanishi Chiyori Umemoto Izumi Shoji Nagisa Okada Rina Yamauchi Mizuki Katsumata Saori

Team B-

Omori Maho Michieda Saki Inagaki Kaori Kobayashi Ran Asai Nanami Kashiwagi Yuki Kato Rena Omori Miyuu Takahashi Juri Fukuoka Seina Kubo Satone Hiwatashi Yui Komiyama Haruka Nozawa Rena Yamada Kyoka Onishi Momka Sakaguchi Nagisa Sato Nanami Takahashi Ayane Miyazato Rira Yoshikawa Nanase Rissen Airi Mitomo Mashiro Okuhara Hinako Hashimoto Haruna

Team 4-

Gyoten Yurina Sato Shiori Takaoka Kaoru Nagano Serika Honda Hitomi Yamamoto Ruka Hattori Yuna Noda Hinano Ito Kiara Kawahara Misaki Takahashi Sayaka Oya Shizuka Iwatate Saho Kitazawa Saki Shinozaki Ayana Murayama Yuiri Sato Kiara Chiba Erii Yamabe Ayu Ma Chia-Ling Kawamoto Saya Yamane Suzuha Yasuda Kana Homma Mai Suzuki Kurumi

~Will post custom made stages [setlist] in the coming days. ~As well as the other groups teams shuffles. Thanks

~SakiMai

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“Birdie Wing”: A Golf Yuri Story Soaring to New Heights

On April 6, 2022, Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story premiered on Crunchyroll. This series tells the story of Eve, a girl who plays underground golf games to support her friends, and their orphan children, who meets her match in Aoi, a wealthy Japanese girl.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, my History Hermann WordPress blog (it will be published on Dec. 30 there) and Wayback Machine. This was the forty-third article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on July 3, 2022.

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story is an original golf anime series directed by Takayuki Inagaki and written by Yōsuke Kuroda. Unlike other anime, it is not based on a manga or a light novel. Bandai Namco Pictures produces the series. They are a subsidiary of a company formerly named Sunrise, which produced series within the Love Live! franchise, Cowboy Bebop and Dirty Pair.

Trigger Warning: This post mentions sensitive topics such as bodily injury, blood, and bullying.

The first season of this yuri sports series began with a bang, with intense female sports rivalries, golf mafia, and smoking hot characters. Eve (Akari Kitō) defeats her opponents time and again with her golf style of piercing their hearts (and minds) with her "rainbow bullets". Aoi Amawashi (Asami Seto) changes everything for her and makes her excited, ecstatic to play against her in golf. As a warning, this post has spoilers for the first season of Birdie Wing.

This series is unlike any other sports anime I've ever seen. It fulfills what some reviewers, like Yuricon founder Erica Friedman, hoped for in the past. It is not perfect, but its absurdity and clear yuri themes mix well together.

Birdie Wing is, by far, the best anime I've watched this year, much better than Komi Can't Communicate, A Couple of Cuckoos, and Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie. All those series have their merits, but are not as intense, wacky, or relatable as Birdie Wing by a long shot.

The last seven episodes of Season 1 had even higher stakes than the first six episodes which I reviewed in mid-May. Eve plays an "ultimate" golf game against Rose and wins. She then flees the European country of Nafrece to Japan to escape the golf-obsessed mafia who wants to kill her. The later episodes have Eve enrolling in a prestigious Japanese golf academy. She gets closer to Aoi, who has a crush on her, as she tries to fulfill her promise to play her once again and win.

One of the best parts of this anime is the intensity between Eve and Aoi. While some criticized possible "questionable tropes" in Birdie Wing, the absurdity and series' unrealistic nature puts those claims into question.

The series is weird in a good way and has a sports angle which is extreme at times. Even so, it is hard to say it is trading goods for fanservice, as some critics argue, with those same critics even becoming invested in Eve and Aoi.

The series has garnered a significant following. The official Twitter account has tens of thousands of followers. Over 270 people follow the /r/BirdieWing subreddit. Fan art is spreading across social media. This undoubtedly played a role in Birdie Wing's renewal for a second season. It will premiere in January 2023.

Filled with Yuri

Eve (left), the flirter, as arrived

As I noted in my series recommendation, I became interested in this series after reading an article by The Mary Sue fandom editor Briana Lawrence highlighting yuri themes. She later described Birdie Wing as a "fantastically campy golf (love) story". There's more than that.

Aoi openly crushes on Eve, who uses her charm. In the above scene, Eve flirts with two Japanese girls and hangs out with them all day. Although this annoys her wannabe caddy, Ichina Saotome (Saki Fujita), this doesn't worry Eve.

In some ways, how Aoi feels about Eve is akin to Akari Tokitō's behavior toward Menou in The Executioner and Her Way of Life. Unlike that series, Eve often embarrasses Aoi and does things that make her heart beat fast.

For example, she lovingly touches Aoi in the head, demands Aoi play her while coming out of the shower naked, and kisses Aoi on the cheek. In the latter example, she says this is "normal" for girls to do. Aoi's caddy, Amane Shinjō (Ami Koshimizu), and Ichina are flabbergasted. Amane declares she can't do that in front of the press. Ichina mentions lily flowers blooming, a reference to yuri.

As reviewers have pointed out, Aoi and Eve are "super gay". There are also characters like Vipére (the snake lady). She inappropriately flirts with Eve during a golf match. Her affection is ignored because she focuses on Aoi instead.

The snake lady later becomes a friend of Eve. She helps get Eve, her friend Lily Lipman (Akira Sekine), Lily's sister Klein Clara (Sayaka Kinoshita), and their three orphan immigrant children, the adopted sisters of Eve and Lily, the proper forms. With the documents they can live free from the Mafia.

Others pointed out that the series is able to flex its "sapphic muscles" more once episodes take place at an all-girls academy. This theme is common to many yuri series. Adachi and Shimamura, Bloom Into You, Sweet Blue Flowers, Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Dear Brother, and Blue Drop, are all set in schools.

Yuricon founder Erica Friedman added that the series is similar to I’m in Love With The Villainess, with a "hefty splash of...yuri". She asked whether the audience will get "passionate platonic sisters or passionate platonic partners in golf" or something else.

Friedman said we probably won't get the end we want but gave the series a top score for yuri. She further argued the series is close to "being the greatest Yuri sports anime of all time."

The Most Birdie Wing of Them All

Eve (left) tells Aoi (right) she likes no hesitation, one of Aoi's qualities.

Certainly, sports anime are relatable. Birdie Wing is nothing like any of the other golf anime or manga out there, including one short film centered on golf girls, Sorairo Utility.

This series flaunts the rules of the sports genre, with characters either arrogant or supremely confident in their skills. They are competent enough to back up those feelings. Any of their errors turn into comedic moments, often with a yuri tinge when Aoi and Eve are involved.

This makes the series fun to watch. Although some have voiced concern that the series will "run out of crazy ideas" which make golf interesting, I doubt that will be the case. Instead, the series has beautiful musical montages of golf bullying. It has underground assassins trained in golf techniques. U.S. corporate executives sitting in their plush chairs, cancelling queer shows, would laugh off this series.

Birdie Wing is filled with terrible women, from top to bottom. It features golf crime with Mafia who believe that golf games are a way to solve problems. What other series out there are like this? I can't think of anything remotely similar other than the yuri comedy, YuruYuri.

It is an over-the-top series with dramatic tension and absurdity which pulls you in. It makes golf, a disgusting elitist sport, interesting to watch. How this series got made, and why, I don't know. But, it's here for us to enjoy.

After all, golf competition and rising the ranks is central to this series, with Eve and Aoi wanting to have a rematch. Both have a dream to become professional golfers The series follows them as they "battle it out in the biggest tournaments" as the official description says.

Birdie Wing is nothing like other-girl focused sports anime, such as Kandagawa Jet Girls, Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls, or Tamayomi, some of which have yuri subtext. It is in a league of its own. It is not on par to any other sports anime I'm aware of currently.

The interaction between Aoi and Eve is one of the best parts of the series. They often tease each other and have a good time, even able to work with one another despite their different styles, even making bets. In one episode, Aoi says that thanks to Eve's influence, expectations on her will not tie her down, which surprises Amane.

Handling Heavy Themes

Episode 7 is the first time that the names of Klein's orphan children are mentioned in the series

Some criticized the series of running the risk of "mishandling heavy themes" in the midst of its "high-octane action". This includes the claim that issues of police brutality and Eve's undocumented family fade into the background. For a series which can accurately be called "Birdie Wing : Yuri on Green" and with adorable golfer lesbians (Eve and Aoi), this criticism might seen to ring true.

It is a faulty criticism. The series does focus on heavy themes. The show's seventh episode is the first time the audience learns the names of Klein's immigrant orphan children: Emily, Charlotte, and Jessica. Thinking of her adopted sisters gives Eve the strength to defeat Rose Aleon (Toa Yukinari), who is a go-between for Eve (and Klein) to the underworld.

The snake lady gives them the proper identification forms after Eve's victory over Rose. All the while they are flush in cash. Later Anri (Chiaki Omigawa), one of Rose's subordinates, lashed out at Eve, for Rose's defeat, advising her to travel abroad to Japan. At the same time, Rose is assassinated by the Mafia after talking to Leo. Some heavy stuff!

We also learn, in the eighth episode of Birdie Wing, that the orphans are from Syria (Charlotte), Somalia (Jessica), and Palestine (Emily), as stated on their new IDs. Although this is not a major focus of the series after Eve goes to Japan, we do see the orphans going to school. In another episode, we see Lily and Klein are working at their new legal restaurant/bar, The White Hart.

This is an improvement for Lily and Klein. As one fan pointed out, they were implied in episode six of Birdie Wing as working as underage prostitutes in the Nafrece slums before Klein got her past restaurant which the Mafia destroyed in their crooked "redevelopment" effort.

In some ways, the series focuses on the exclusivity of golf. This is something that Malvina Reynolds sang about in her 1963 folk song, "Little Boxes". In the song, she sings about people in suburbia playing on the golf course and drinking dry Martinis.

Aoi, as a daughter of a business executive, is tied into the high life. However, Eve would never forget where she is from. Her presence and demeanor stands against the "professionalism" of golf, putting her street smarts to good use.

This fits with her utter disregard for academics. She is no Kim Possible and trying to excel in her classes. Instead she is a transfer student at a premier golfing school, Raiho Girls' Academy, backed by a golfing brand.

She likely sees the school as stuck-up. She gives it a bad name by declaring war on Japanese golf champion Mizuho Himekawa (Yukari Tamura). It is implied that she isn't a good student, even sleeping during class. Somehow she stays there without being expelled, suspended, or the like. Possibly, the academy's shady golf club adviser, Reiya Amuro (Tōru Furuya), wants her around.

Compelling Characters and Plot

Eve (right) and Aoi (left) enter the tournament hall, with Eve in her "battle suit"

The plot and characters of Birdie Wing are some of the series' strong suits. The show's official website currently lists 24 characters. While Klein appears to be the only character listed with brown skin, the opening sequence shows a Black woman at the end. This implies that Eve and Aoi would face a Black female golfer in the show's second season.

Episodes of Birdie Wing are filled with high-stakes golf matches. Signature golf drives by Eve, often terming it the "rainbow bullets", which come in many different colors, are at the center. There's also Rose's "Crimson Rose Bullet" and other "bullets" Aoi declares.

In keeping with the show's yuri themes, the series' opening sequence shows golf drives of Aoi and Eve intertwined. In the ending sequence, Eve and Aoi are lying side by side, with their silhouettes touching.

Leo Millafoden (Shūichi Ikeda), former legendary golfer, who trained Eve and other golfers, casts a shadow throughout the series. His motivations are unknown. They will likely be explored more in a second season.

The technologically advanced golf course owned by a mafia boss, Catherine (Umeka Shoji), added an interesting flair. The design of the course can be changed in an instant, even though it requires a lot of power and electricity.

The series became a bit sci-fi when it was revealed that Rose's arm is cybernetic, giving her an unfair advantage. The fact that her arm breaks off and falls to the ground, shows the stakes of the golf games.

The first season is divided into two arcs: Nafrece (episodes 1-8) and Japan (episodes 9-13). This is similar to the division of Disenchantment into various parts or acts which divide the first season of Arcane.

Even Ichina, who seems annoying at first, comes around to be a more compelling character. She becomes Eve's caddy and competes with Amane, Aoi's well-versed and tech-savvy caddy. Ichina grows over the course of the season.

There are funny moments, too. In one episode they talk with each other in internal monologues. In another, Aoi jumps toward Eve, overjoyed to see her, but Eve jumps out of the way. This series is filled with comedic moments, providing some levity.

The reaction of others to Eve makes the series interesting. For instance, students at the elite golf academy are intimidated by her, as she looks angry and pissed. Girls at the competition see Eve as scary, and mean, but pretty. They are taken in by her beauty.

Talented Cast and Crew

Eve (right) declares that her "rainbow bullets" will pierce through Mizuho Himekawa (left), who she challenged to a golf game

The amazing animation and backgrounds by Bandai Namco Pictures would be nothing without the efforts by the staff and voice actors.  The show's writer, Yōsuke Kuroda, was a head writer on Kokoro Library, Puni Puni Poemy, and Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid. The latter series is set in the same universe as Birdie Wing!

One of the two series composers, Kōtarō Nakagawa, is well-known for his anime work on the Code Geass series, Gosick, and Active Raid. The other composer, Hironori Anazawa, is known for her work on Scarlet Nexus, Shûkatsu Kazoku: Kitto, Umaku Iku, and many other series.

Takayuki Inagaki, the show's director, worked as an episode director on Chio's School Road, Sky Wizards Academy, and Rosario + Vampire. The show's animators and other crew worked on Azumanga Daioh, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie, and Sailor Moon Crystal.

The show's cast are as talented. Some have lent their voices to characters in series with yuri themes, either indirectly or overtly, like The Demon Girl Next Door, Adachi and Shimamura, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, A Centaur's Life, and Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Others voiced characters in the trans-centered slice-of-life drama, Wandering Son, and The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!

Tōru Furuya, especially, brought back a similar voice to many Sailor Moon fans. In that 1990s anime series, he famously voiced Tuxedo Mask, a masked hero who has a crush on Sailor Moon.

Additionally, I recognized that the voice actors of this series provided voices in Simoun, Yurikuma Arashi, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, Princess Principal, Asobi Asobase, Girl Friend Beta, Strawberry Panic!, and Maria Watches Over Us. Many of these series have yuri themes, something the voice actors could tap into for this series.

Looking Toward a Second Season

(the video has since been made private)

There are many avenues to explore in the next season. The above preview premiered after the airing of the season one finale. It shows that the stakes are higher than ever, with games against students from other schools. This includes Mizuho Himekawa (Yukari Tamura), Kaede Oikawa (Yu Kobayashi), Kaoruko Iijima (M・A・O), and Kuyou Iseshiba (Satomi Arai).

The preview shows the tough nature of golf, backstories of Aoi and Eve, and a possible assassination attempt against Eve. There are hints that Eve and Aoi are sisters. The status of Aoi as "totally bourgeoisie", as Ichina put it in one episode, could be a topic of episodes. This could manifest itself in Aoi losing her privileges or those privileges being threatened.

Predictably, the second season will focus on Eve. It may show she is a golf supersoldier trained as a tool of the Mafia. Maybe there is a trigger word which makes her subservient. Likely any past traumatic experiences she relegated to repressed memories will come flooding back.

However, Eve has no reason to go back to Naeferce and will stay in Japan for the foreseeable future. The same is the case for Eve's aggressive and brutish golf style, which will remain intact. However, they may end up losing the championship match.

Undoubtedly, the romantic feelings between Aoi and Eve will continue. They may even share the same room! I'm hopeful the series will not go the route of the problematic yuri romance Citrus or romantic comedy, Candy Boy. Both have incestuous romances between sisters, which cheapens representation.

Closing Words

I look forward to seeing how the series improves and changes in the next season. Unlike what I wrote about The Executioner and Her Way of Life, I don't see any issues with tone and don't believe there need to be stronger storylines.

The success of this series could pave the way for more original anime series from Bandai Namco Pictures and those licensed by Crunchyroll, perhaps with yuri themes. I wait in anticipation for the show's next season.

So, spread your wings and watch Birdie Wing: A Golf Girls' Story on Crunchyroll!

© 2022-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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AKB48 Sokaku 2017

Announced on 2017.12.08 at AKB48 12th Anniversary theatre stage.

All kennins members cancelled, with the exception of Kashiwagi Yuki (Team NIII) and Okada Nana (STU). 

All Team 8 members listed below are kennins in Team AKB4.

Team A: (22 people) Okabe Rin (new captain), Yokoyama Yui, Mukaichi Mion, Iriyama Anna, Oguri Yui, Tanikawa Hijiri, Kato Rena, Goto Moe, Chiba Eri, Chou Kurena, Hitomi Kotone, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Miyazaki Miho, Shinozaki Ayana, Shitao Miu, Okumoto Hinano, Nishikawa Rei, Shimoaoki Karen, Yoshida Karen, Taguchi Manaka (promoted), Maeda Ayaka (promoted), Suzuki Kurumi (promoted)

Team K: (25 people) Komiyama Haruka (new captain), Kojima Mako, Kuranoo Narumi, Tano Yuka, Minegishi Minami, Yumoto Ami, Muto Tomu, Oda Erina, Nakano Ikumi,  Fujita Nana, Yokoyama Yui (8) Mogi Shinobu, Ichikawa Manami, Yokomichi Yuri, Taniguchi Moka, Hashimoto Haruna, Shimoguchi Hinana, Nozawa Rena, Harumoto Yuki, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Terada Misaki, Muto Orin (promoted), Yasuda Kana (promoted)

Team B: (25 people) Takahashi Juri (new captain), Kubo Satone, Kashiwagi Yuki, Fukuoka Seina, Taniguchi Megu, Honda Hitomi, Yoshikawa Nanase, Hiwatashi Yui, Oya Shizuka, Sato Akari, Sasaki Yukari, Nakanishi Chiyori, Yamamoto Ruka, Kawahara Misaki, Iwatate Saho, Yamabe Ayu, Takita Kayoko, Hattori Yuna, Shimizu Maria, Kitazawa Saki, Sato Shiori, Takeuchi Miyu, Kojima Natsuki, Ota Nao, Okuhara Hinako

Team 4: (25 people) Murayama Yuiri (new captain), Okada Nana, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Nagano Serika, Kawamoto Saya, Sato Nanami, Utada Hatsuka, Onishi Momoka, Omori Miyu, Gyouten Yurina, Tatsuya Makiho, Sato Kiara, Takahashi Ayane, Hama Sayuna,  Ma Chia Ling, Okawa Rio, Hirano Hikaru, Noda Hinano, Miyazato Rira, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Sayaka, Yamauchi Mizuki (promoted), Asai Nanami (promoted), Inagaki Kaori (promoted), Taya Misaki (promoted) 

Team Kenkyuusei: (9 people) Honma Mai, Harima Nanami, Yamane Suzuha, Michieda Saki, Umemoto Izumi, Shoji Nagisa, Kurosu Haruka, Nagatomo Ayami, Sato Minami

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[AKB48 Kenkyuusei] 16th generation (05/11)