#Kiku Yamaguchi

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Character Introduction - Kiku Yamaguchi

Age: 22 Pronouns: She/her Height: 5'5" Idol Attribute: Style Specialty: Visual

Bio: A former streamer turned idol. Her phone is always at the ready to capture an interesting moment in picture or video for her social media. Kiku can be a little obnoxious at times, and coasting along with her pre-existing following and good looks leads her to slack off.

[mauriceoverpye]

Procrastinates making the last 2 ref sheets of my gals to make stickers of all 9 instead

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Y2K (1999)

Art Direction: Kiku Yamaguchi

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As promised with my previous post! Fandoms I’m active in and the characters I will write for! This may get lengthy.

Tokyo Ghoul

- Tooru Mutsuki *my absolute favorite*

- Nishio Nishiki

- Ginshi Shirazu

- Kuki Urie

- Renji Yomo

- possibly Naki?

Attack On Titan

- Jean Kierstein

- Armin Arlert

- Bertholdt Hoover

- Niccolo

- Porco Galliard

- I’d be willing to try writing for Colt Grice!

- Levi, although he is definitely not my go-to.

- Moblit Berner

- Marco Bodt

- Connie Springer

- Miche Zacharius

- younger Kenny Ackerman (with Uri)

- Reiner Braun

My Hero Academia

- Jin Bubaigawara / Twice. (I really love doing him with Mr Compress/Atsuhiro Sako)

- Atsuhiro Sako/Mr Compress

- occasionally Mei Hatsume

- Yo Shindo

- Neito Monoma

- Katsuki Bakugo

- Eijiro Kirishima

- Sero Hanta

- Ms. Joke/Emi Fukukado

- Shouta Aizawa

- Tomura Shigaraki. Tenko Shimura when using an AU where things were better.

- Tamaki Amajiki

As much as I hate to say this in 2021,, Hetalia.

- Feliciano Vargas

- Kiku Honda

- Lovino Vargas

- possibly Gilbert Beilshmidt

Black Butler

I haven’t gotten into this one fully again, as I’m rewatching the series. The two characters I know I can/will play are

- Bard / Baldroy

- Grell Sutcliffe

Banana Fish

- Shorter Wong

- Bones

- Yut-Lung

- Sing (AU/after time skip)

- Ash Lynx

- Eiji Okumura

- Max Glenreed

Yuri On Ice

- Guang-Hong Ji

- Viktor Nikiforov

- Christophe Giacometti

- Yuri Katsuki

- Otabek Altin

Death Note

- Touta Matsuda

- Misa Amane

(I love the two together!)

Haikyuu (though I haven’t watched very far yet)

- Tobio Kageyama

- Tadashi Yamaguchi

- Ryūnosuke Tanaka

Free!

- Rin Matsouka

- Nagisa Hazuki

- Momo / Momotaro Mikoshiba *absolute favorite*

- Aiichiro Nitori

- Haru Nanase

I may be missing a few fandoms or characters, feel free to ask!

I adore rarepairs, don’t be afraid to ask about them for any fandom!

[kendelias]

CJD for Haruka

C: Comfort

1. how do they sit in a chair?

it depends on the chair, but usually crisscross or with her knees tucked up on the chair with her

2. in what position do they sleep?

kind of fetal?? tucked around a stuffed animal/person if she can help it!

3. what is their ideal comfort day?

spending the whole day with her friends (with whatever combination she can get, but usually her, kenma, and tsukkiyama), grabbing food, and playing video/board games!

4. what is their major comfort food? why?

she LOVES mangoes, sorbet, and pie!!

5. who is the best at comforting them when down?

definitely kenma or inuoka! sometimes yamaguchi and akiteru pitch in too (tsukishima tries but is usually helpless)

J: Joy

1. what makes them happy?

care bears, hedgehogs, cats video games, berets, and crafting

2. who makes them happy?

kenma, tsukishima, inuoka, yamaguchi, kiku..... honestly the list could go on

3. are there any songs that bring them joy?

she’s a kpop bitch! d (half moon) by dean always makes me think of her, but she’s a girl group stan mostly

4. are they happy often?

oh yeah, she’s chipper as fuck

5. what brings them the most joy in the world?

her friends!

D: Decoration

1. how would they decorate a house if they had one under their name?

oh hand-crafted everything. imagine she lives in a hobby lobby. im kidding (kind of) but also she would live in a very cozy little cottage but also like... pastels if that makes sense

2. how would they decorate their child’s room?

LOTS of stuffed animals, bear-themed i think but i know there would be accents of other stuff in there (im picturing a dinosaur blanket and openly weeping, also definitely cats)

3. how do they decorate their own room?

oooh again pastels, there’s pictures of her friends everywhere, and she has crafts like embroidery hoops hung up all over the place too

4. what type of clothes and accessories do they wear?

berets, plaid skirts, bright colors and/or pastels, and sweaters or t-shirts!

5. do they like makeup/nail/beauty trends?

she’s okay with it! she’s not huge on makeup, but she does think it’s interesting to watch and do sometimes (if she’s getting like dolled up dolled up she’ll wear it tho)

send me letters + an oc!

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Todoroki's Class

Before the first day, Shouto looks at his list of students and doesn't think it'll be a problem. And then he gets there. There are twenty students in total. Here they are:

Deputy Representative/Vice Class President, Megumi Fujioka. Quirk: Charm. Megumi has the ability to charm a person with a simple wink. They become infatuated with her, usually obeying her every command and not harming a hair on her head. The effect ends within five minutes, or until she blows a kiss in their direction. She must have eye contact for her power to work. It will not work if she or the other person are wearing glasses.

Shinya Hamasaki. Quirk: Earth Mover. Shinya has the power to control the rock beneath his feet. He can also use it to sense where people around him are. However, must be on the solid ground to use his Quirk.

Hotaru Hashimoto. Quirk: Light 'Em Up. Hotaru has the ability to create powerful beams of light from the palms of her hands. She cannot shut her Quirk off, so she has to wear thick gloves at all times.

Sayuri Inoue. Quirk: Spitball. Sayuri can manifest her saliva into an explosive force. When she spits it out, it becomes a fireball, causing an explosive reaction to whatever it hits.

Takashi Itou. Quirk: Plasma. Takashi can gather gases in the air around his hands and charge them into a highly vositile plasma-like substance. This can be used for offensive, defensive or stealth attacks.

Mariko Mori. Quirk: Magnetic Field. Mariko can generate a Magnetic field around parts of her body, essentially making her a magnet.

Tsubaki Kobayashi. Quirk: Green Thumb. Tsubaki can manipulate any plant in the area. She is often able to restore life to a plant, however, this also uses up her own energy.

Hachiro Koizumi, Times Eight. Hachiro can duplicate himself up to seven times, making about seven copies of himself -- eight Hachiros in total. The damage the clones can take is relatively small. They can only take a few hits before disappearing. One strong hit can cause them to disintegrate, too.

Hiroshi Kurosawa, Shadow Durability. Hiroshi's skin can absorb shadows, allowing him to coat his skin and make it nearly indestructible. His shadow's durability is only up to a certain point. Also, light can dissolve his armor.

Shichirou Matsuoka, Shark Bait. He can basically do anything a shark can. He cannot breathe air, but instead has to have a filter over his gills so he can breathe. His skin also dries out really quickly.

Miho Minami, Wordsmith: With the words Miho writes on her body, she can use the ink on her flesh to create the object. The bigger the letters, the bigger the object. She can't make living things.

Class Representative/President Haru Nakajima, Static Shock. Using the electricity in the air and friction, Haru can channel any source of static electricity and make it his own.

Michiko Oshiro, Snapshot. Using her camera like eyes, Michiko can snap a photo of anything. This image will allow her to gain information on the subjects of the photograph. The photo will replicate out of a slot in her chest if she so wishes.

Yuki Saeki, First Aid. Yuki can heal minor wounds, as well as accelerate the body's natural healing rate for major injuries.

Sora Tachibana, Wheels. She has wheels in her feet that allow her to move with fluid grace and speed.

Akira Takahashi, Technomancy. Akira's quirk allows him to manipulate technology to his whim as long as he has his hands on it.

Kiku Ueda, Detach. Kiku can detach parts of her body from her torso. Her limbs do not grow back. She has to reattach them herself. It's a pain in the ass when you can't find one of your body parts.

Chihiro Watanabe, Passing Through. Chihiro can turn her body into a shadow, allowing it to move across and under surfaces. She can't go through matter.

Minato Yamaguchi, Reality Warp. Minato can warp the mind of his targets, making them see things that aren't even there. He can only use his quirk on one person at a time.

Kazuo Yoshida, Gas Tank. Kazuo can build up a variety of gases in his body, mixing them up and secreting them out through his mouth like a valve. He cannot turn this ability off, however, and usually keeps his mouth shut if building up an attack. He cannot take in poisonous gases, it will kill him.

Shouto groans as he surveys this group of teenagers before him, none of them having noticed him even walk in the room yet.

This is going to be a long year.

I apologize for the quirks, especially if they are already used in the manga/anime, I'm not entirely caught up yet.

[tachiaku]

Hey! I just got into all of these guys from watching high&low! Can you give me some mvs and maybe vids to learn more about them? Your posts are awesome and I want to learn more!! Thanks!

ooh man... i’m stupid actually and don’t know much about each member of each group, mostly i just follow my select favorites, so if you want to learn about them as people with their personalities and such you should page @apotatowhenever because she knows so much or you can look in the tags i have for each group which are just like, their group names!

but i can give you lots of mvs to watch

the rest of this is under a cut because it got hella long.

a few rapid things: the following groups are managed by an entertainment company known as LDH short for love dream happiness. i’ve listed them as separate groups but there are two larger groups made up of these members known as exile and exile tribe. unlike in kpop, where every member sings and dances, ldh focuses on a model of having vocalists and performers.

vocalists, of course, sing. performers focus on dancing. this allows for a really unique presentation especially in concerts because it allows people to specialize in their skill instead of struggling to sing while dancing complicated routines. all of the groups i follow have at least two vocalists and the rampage has three so there’s still plenty of variety and harmony in the singing and this also ensures the vocalists get more lines as well.

also, members get moved around a lot. some of them leave the groups as well, so in some of the older videos especially for exile, you’re going to see guys who aren’t in the current group. other members are added to different groups. a few guys graduated from the acting troupe to join the performance groups.

quick notes on the members who are actually in high & low:

exile

takahiro plays amamiya masaki of amamiya kyoudai

exile the second

tachibana kenchi plays nikaido of iemura group

akira plays kohaku of mugen

kuroki keiji plays rocky of the white rascals

sandaime j soul brothers

elly plays ice of the mighty warriors

iwata takanori plays cobra of sannoh rengokai

yamashita kenjiro plays dan kazuya of sannoh rengokai

tosaka hiroomi plays amamiya hiroto of amamiya kyoudai

naoto plays jesse of the mighty warriors/prison gang

kobayashi naoki plays kiku genji of kuryu group

generations

shirahama alan plays bernie of the mighty warriors

sekiguchi mandy plays pho of the mighty warriors/prison gang

sano reo plays takeshi of rudeboys

the rampage

likiya plays diddy of the mighty warriors

ryu plays shibaman of oya ko

suzuki takahide plays tsuji of oya ko

e-girls

kaede plays shiba of ichigo milk

sato harumi plays oshiage of ichigo millk

yamaguchi nonoko plays nonoriki of ichigo milk

fujii shuka (formerly) plays naomi

bando nozomi plays ijuin nika

fantastics

sato taiki plays chiharu of sannoh rengokai

these are just the musicians actually let me include gekidan exile. gekidan is the acting troupe that are managed by ldh.

gekidan exile

aoyagi sho plays tsukumo of mugen

akiyama shintaro plays takano of doubt

ozawa yuta plays kato shu of daruma ikka

suzuki nobuyuki plays yamato of sannoh rengokai

machida keita plays noboru of sannoh rengokai

onozuka hayato plays kirinji of iemura group

nogae shuhei aka sway plays pearl of the mighty warriors

yagi masayasu plays ijuin kabuto of sannoh rengokai

sato kanta plays tetsu of sannoh rengokai

this is too many people. okay, onto the music videos. if you want to have any hope of keeping up with their releases (which come out without warning 3/4 of the time) subscribe to the youtube channel avex.

high & low music videos

do or die by doberman infinity

jump around by doberman infinity

strawberry sadistic by e-girls

mugen road by sandaime j soul brothers

one time one life by exile the second

run this town by generations

mighty warriors by like 100 fucking artists

sin by ace of spades

exile

fireworks

style of 24karats

turn back time

this is my life

heads or tails

roman no hoshi (romantic star)

new horizon

choo choo train

i wish for you

my star

ki mi ni mu chu

exile tribe

the revolution

higher ground

24world

24karats tribe of gold

exile the second

yeah yeah yeah

acacia

shut up!! shut up!! shut up!!

head bangin’

super fly

think ‘bout it

route 66

wild wild wild

summer lover

survivors

ray

sandaime j soul brothers

koi to ai

jsb love

welcome to tokyo

cosmos

feel so alive

summer madness

ryusei

jsb happiness

jsb dream

rainbow

orion

storm riders

unfair world

fighters

so right

generations

hard knock days

alright! alright!

big city rodeo

always with you

ageha

evergreen

hot shot

ymca

taiyo mo tsuki mo

animal

pierrot

love you more

the rampage

hard hit

la fiesta

only one

fandango

13 savage

100 degrees

lightning

get ready to rampage

knocking knocking

frontiers

e-girls

show time

let’s feel high

my way

candy smile

dance all night

dance with me now

ymca

follow me

pain, pain

eg summer rider

highschool love

love queen

pink champagne

dance dance dance

let’s go let’s go

diamond only

solo work

neotokyo by crazyboy

the backcourt by crazyboy/loco

private party by crazyboy

double play by crazyboy

tropical paradise by crazyboy

starship by crazyboy

luxe by tosaka hiroomi feat. crazyboy

full moon by tosaka hiroomi

wasted love by tosaka hiroomi

diamond sunset by tosaka hiroomi

end of line by tosaka hiroomi

angel by imaichi ryuji

one day by imaichi ryuji

love hurts by imaichi ryuji

thank you by imaichi ryuji

out of the darkness~ catch my light by imaichi ryuji

eternal love by takahiro

love story by takahiro

memories by takahiro

irish blue by takahiro

just the way you are by atsushi

i think of you by atsushi

i love you by atsushi

precious love by atsushi

never say goodbye by sway

futen boyz by shokichi

the one by shokichi

underdog by shokichi

anytime by shokichi feat. crazyboy

ignition by shokichi

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Verso Tokyo 2021: Fumiko Hayashi

Verso Tokyo 2021: Fumiko Hayashi

Una donna che ebbe il coraggio di trovare la sua strada nel Giappone tra due guerre… Fumiko Hayashi nacque il 31 dicembre 1903 nella prefettura di Yamaguchi, a Moji, vicino a Shimonoseki e i suoi genitori Asatarō Miyata e Kiku Hayashi non erano sposati, per questo Fumiko venne registrata con il cognome della madre. Continue reading

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THE BARNSTORMERS - 360° [2004]

FEATURING: Chuck Webster / Martin Mazorra / Sasu / Kami / Madsaki / Che Jen / Jose Parla / Chris Mendoza / Mike Houston / Alex Lebedev / Mike Ming / Swoon / Daikon / South / Maya Hayuk / Kiku Yamaguchi / David Ellis / Yuri Shimojo / Kenji Hirata / Rostarr

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3!! 👀🔪

3. list your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.

yuri on ice - yuuri katsuki!!!!! im literally him byehetalia - finland (my second most identified character)snk - eren!!!!voltron - lance??ffxv - promptobnha - midoriyahaikyuu!! - yamaguchi

uhhh thats all i can think of lkdjglghthanks kiku :3identity asks

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this magical girl maker is really good... so here’s all my idol ocs as magical girls then,, feel free to ask me about this au im. h

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Erased 6 – 13 (not including the digest) | Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 1 - 4 | Eldlive 1 | Prince of Stride: Alternative 1

The idea from now on for SGRS: Expect first time watches for this show (for the second season) and don’t expect ratings after each ep. Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.

The idea from now on for POSA: Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.

(ep 6)

Even with only subs, you can hear the seriousness in the manager’s voice.

Asagi beer, LOL.

This speech bubble style really works in the camera angles’ favour.

Airi’s mother reminds me of Midoriya’s mum from Boku no Hero Academia.

Shinji-go. “Go”… I didn’t really know how to explain it so I let Wiktionary do it for me.

I really love Airi’s motivational quotes around this point. So much, that I used it as motivation all through 2016…although I didn’t get any great results from it…

(ep 7)

Okay, that scrolling scene with the kids…that’s just cheap. They aren’t even animated.

It says something like “Preserve water” or “Water is important” on the wall behind the tap.

That “stand out in the hallways with those buckets” is pretty typical for an anime. I wonder whether any real Japanese person has done that, though?

Oh yeah. I think I was initially attracted to this due to the fact it looks a lot like Detective Conan when you see Satoru negotiating the future by changing his past.

I think I had to learn what a “patsy” meant for this scene, but a patsy is just a substitute, specifically in this case for collateral damage.

Does that mean Kenya lived (or lives) in a big house?

(ep 8)

Wait – wait? How did Gaku know how Kayo was safe…unless he was the murderer? I didn’t question that the first time, but this just makes the ending even worse. This dude’s already proved he doesn’t act on compulsion like Satoru does, so that adds to it.

That joke about Satoru being 29 does get a bit worn out when it gets used here…

Mt. Hakodate…I’d heard of it from Touken Ranbu. It’s a good place for low level swords, IIRC.

POP Noodle, LOL.

Crying in media is much more emotional if you can hear the crying, unfortunately. That’s why I passed on “Kayo’s first homecooked meal” for the Crunchyroll Awards.

(ep 9)

Akemi’s (Kayo’s mother’s) eyes were so off model before the shovel scene, it made it hard to take Akemi seriously.

It’s weird how much Gaku looks like he should be Satoru’s dad.

Akemi was “Takashima” before she was “Hinazuki”, and her partner’s name at the time of her divorce was Kazuo.

CGI car…again. Geez.

I think the kanji for “closure” mean the ending curtain, like that of a play, but I can’t quite remember their literal meaning…

“I have to stop somewhere.”

Gaku’s talking about his experiences somehow reminds me of a chat I had with Elucida on the Boueibu chat. Probably because the instigator of the chat had to apologise…

I wonder if the man (Gaku) was lying about the lollies?

“I am a man.” – Translation choices make Hiromi seem a little too macho for his girly looks, haha. *cringes, because I hear emphasis on “am”, with a lesser emphasis on “man” in my head*

I just realised – Kayo won’t go to Mt Hakodate as she’s supposed to anymore…It makes me sad on the inside.

(ep 10)

Holy plays, Batman! Romeo and Juliet for an 11 year old is pretty far fetched considering I only read it when I was…um…16 or 17. I haven’t even read King Lear yet so consider me out of this. (Shucks...even though I used to be an avid reader, I’m only ordinary now, huh?)

LOL. In the end, Kenya really is a little kid, getting all offended about hideouts, haha.

I thought the “getting rid of someone’s alone time is a good thing” sentence was a bit weird until I realised what context Hiromi used it in.

“On the outs”? I didn’t know what that meant until I checked it up. Well, considering I make my own phrases up a lot and I tend to omit small words in the vein of “wut dis?”, maybe I’m just too slang for the subbers.

CGI bus? Man, you ruined the solemn mood a bit, Mr Bus.

See? These CGI cars (and truck) are why I have gripes with CGI transport. It sticks out too much. However, for something like Ajin (which can only be found in CGI form), I don’t mind it so long as everything else about it is good. Speaking of which, I still have yet to see Ajin (as of the point of typing).

“…spirit and drive.” – Because the camera focussed on Gaku’s hands just then, I had to LOL in my head a little.

Manabu = Gaku by virtue of alternate character reading. Isn’t kanji great? (sarcastic)

This sublimation, I presume? I checked it up once, but it was never of any use.

(ep 11)

The Spider’s Thread, as told by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Bungou taught me about it, but I’m not sure the Bungou instance is the one I first met it in.

This fourth wall breaking…it’s somewhat disturbing, but that’s the mood the staff were going for. Very effective.

I’ve always wondered why the “Boku” in the titlecard had a different font. Maybe the staff just didn’t have a “boku” in the font they’d written the title in…

I guess it must be my warped perception of beauty due to bishonen, but when Satoru is lying on the bed with slightly sallow cheeks, he almost looks…beautiful. (That’s a scary thought, isn’t it?)

“Future”…such a powerful name, since it happens to be the name of the baby, too.

Imagine if Kayo and Yuri Katsuki’s (Yuri!!! on Ice) backstories were stitched together.

A gingko leaf. They have a very distinctive shape…(Reminds me of Fusae Campbell from Detective Conan.)

Gaku is just represented by a black silhouette in some frames. Basically, you could call it another Detective Conan reference of sorts.

(ep 12)

The problem with the ending that I have, if you don’t know already, is that it suddenly makes you realise that Satoru would either die or have planned/have some caveat to get out of/around a potential death. Unfortunately, they don’t show you when he’s made those plans, thus being deceptive by omission if they were even made.

CGI hamster wheel…?

By the laws of ordinary protagonist writing…I give you the ending. The ending that dissatisfied me so much, it definitely left SGRS first for 2016.

They never explained how the rail was pulled open either, come to think of it.

Hey, it’s Boys’ Flight. The magazine he was reading earlier in the show. Don’t remember what ep, though.

Hey, did I ever mention to you that I tried to open up an Erased wiki, only to find one already open? There’s still two wikis existing right now for some reason, though.

Well, it’s been a wild ride. Thanks all, if you’ve been coming along with me and hope to see you again soon.

(SGRS ep 1)

Zony, LOL. Did Sony exist in that era?

If you observe the left flag when Yotaro stops at the front of the theatre, you can see the characters for “Amakentei” (rain-bamboo-stand, or something like it). That’s Kappei Yamaguchi’s character…Update: Must’ve been a mistake on my part. Amaken is a critic, but not a rakugoka himself.

Yotaro’s still got all the mannerisms of a gangster, LOL. (Including interrogation technique.)

There’s a sign in the back of Yotaro when he talks to Yakumo for the first time. It says “Sumi” (top – bottom) “Sushi” (L – R).

Yotaro uses the word “tanomu”, which is a respectful way of saying “I beg of you”. Very respectful. The most polite kind of respectful.

Mukojima? Huh? I guess that’s a deliberate bungling of Konnichiwa? (Update: Nope.) However, I’m still a noob to rakugo myself, despite having created the wiki to spread some Yakumo love.

Note for later: Shinigami has a distinctive “Ajaraka mokuren kyuraisu tegeretsuno pa!” in it.

What’s the old man writing?

It’s a transformation of sorts, from Yota being nervous to showing off what he’s got. That’s what makes SGRS so powerful.

I was pondering this since the start of the performance, but Yota’s shark-like teeth make him a very distinctive character. Then again, there’s always that one cue or other to tell you that a certain character is in the house.

Should a woman only have her beauty? I never believed it and that’s what I set out to prove in my stories, but…social mores were different back then, so I can’t speak for Konatsu.

Oh! I completely forgot about this guy (Mangetsu) until he came back in ep 14.

Notes for later: “Namu myoho renge kyo…”/a pilgrim climbing Mt Minobu

There is a slight irony in a woman telling a man to “man up”. Subbers, you put that there.

(ep 2)

Oh? Were you wondering what those “notes for later” were for? The wiki, naturally. SGRS’s only presence is me most days, so I’d better keep it up to date.

This show never fails to make me laugh, even if the laughter gets more subdued the second time.

Apparently people get sento and onsen confused a lot. Sento are normally cheaper smaller establishments compared to onsen, as far as I know.

Why is there a cat in the room?!

The “Hatsu” in Hatsutaro means “beginning”, while the “Kiku” in Kikuhiko is a chrysanthemum, so…yeah. Take it as you will.

“…your first time?” (laughs behind back) No wonder Haruko Kumota was a BL mangaka before she did SGRS.

Even without the volume, the visual language can tell you Kiku’s doing something wrong. That’s the power of this show.

“Akanbou” is a Japanese word for baby, as you may have guessed. However, people seem to use the word “aka-chan” more these days. Thus, another guess tells you that “shiro” is white and “ao” is blue. Right again.

You can almost hear the voices even with only subs! Amazing!

Fish cake. Technically called kamaboko, but “fish cake” is the translation for it so I guess I shouldn’t be such a weeb.

(ep 3)

“…it’ll become standard in the rakugo world.”

Oh, the cat is Yakumo 7th’s.

Mosquito coils? When were they invented?

CGI train? I barely noticed it there. Plus…poor Kiku. He never gets the girls.

Kagurazaka.

Were sento really cheap enough to be five coins?

(ep 4)

Do those girls count as off model?

The texture on the bricks of the restaurant are hyperrealistic…I like it. Better than that messed up CGI you get on most cars in anime these days.

Kuma -> Kumako. I wonder why.

As I’ve noted on the wiki, the pun about the samurai involves the word samui (cold). Therefore the original pun would’ve been “now you die out here in the cold, samurai”, but if you’re going for lame jokes that work seamlessly into the rakugo, then…the samu-die joke pretty much does its job.

There was the word “open” twice in one sentence…subbers, you need to proofread sometimes.

The “treasure sacks” pun is on kintama…welp, I won’t explain it, but “family jewels” apparently works just as well.

If Mukojima is a place, then why were people saying it in ep 1?

LOL, Matsuda. Going “I won’t have anything to do with this” is bound to get you in trouble nonetheless.

Yakumo’s heart is so clearly not into it. You can tell from the body language.

(Eldlive 1)

I’m here because I fell out of love with Hibari a while back and I need to give Akira Amano another chance. Also, Lane Brick…maybe.

Wait. It’s a Mukuro! With glasses! That foreshadows the pain I’m gonna be in for.

Welp, considering I read the manga this was adapted from not too long ago (as of the time of watching this), it’s pretty faithful. Even if it does look visually pretty, I did come up with a story like this once but it never took off when it came to writing the story. Considering it also bears some similarity to One Wish They Never Wanted, it’ll never take off now.

Finally(!) Something to laugh at. Reborn injoke.

…Unfortunately, with the faithfulness of the manga comes the pervasive problem – I thought Eldlive was a bit subpar. I could see all the right tropes were there to make a hit, but I couldn’t see any real talent showing through, as if Amano’s resigned herself to doing only shonen because Reborn succeeded. It was Hibari that taught me you can have a cute bird sidekick instead of a monster designed from scratch, so why can’t Eldlive do that too?

Drew (the voice) is getting annoying already. Shaddap!

…another “unfortunately” is that Lane Brick isn’t too pretty compared to how I like my bishonen, but YMMV on that.

I didn’t check it when I read the manga…but Jean Renoir.

Great. (sarcastic) Bungou humour, to boot! That wasn’t in the original…and it’s just grim, too.

These mammary jokes aren’t doing it for me either, although they were in the original.

Verdict: Not taking it.

(POSA ep 1)

Prince of Stride was a new experience for me, as I thought I needed to add “sport anime” to my repetoire at the time. Unfortunately, I still haven’t gotten past my biases against sport anime even after finishing this…

Welp, I take back what I’ve said about OPs in the first episode. If it’s a good OP, it helps to set the norm.

CGI basketball. One of the weirdest things on the list of “things given CGI form in anime” to date, because it’s mostly cars.

Sad life. When people in a rejected club see that twist coming, it’s like a 4th wall break…kinda sorta.

Did I ever mention that this show is motivational? It’s really good for that, and colourful so it’s good for desktop wallpapers. (Also, it has a summer theme to it, so while I swelter, lemme just watch a show about running…and sweating…bad idea? I guess so. (sarcastic) However, there isn’t any better season to watch it in. Sweat – or imagined sweat – isn’t good any season of the year, so might as well watch it while I still have time.)

Tsurugiya…if Google-sensei serves me correctly…it’s in Osaka…? Update: I knew he came from somewhere in the country, but Hyogo is a different place to Osaka…

“Blue Sonic”. Well, it’s not like there would be a magazine called Sanic. Or Knuckles, for the matter.

What’s with the panda, though? Although, as some very obvious foreshadowing tells you, (Kyosuke) Kuga used to have his locker here.

How in Dante’s Inferno did Kohinata get the measurements of Takeru already?!

I checked up kabaddi last time, but eh, I’ll do it again.

I still think Fujiwara’s leg thing is creepy.

I dunno anything about Sun Tzu…but…lessee here. This quote is it, I think.

Who was the Relationer in the previous Stride Club?

What’s with the cat on the poster?!

“…is really hot…” – Is that what sets the shippers off? Or is that just a subbers’ choice of words?

They always blab aout weird things on the next ep preview. At least it’s not boring.

For some reason, my ad blocker isn’t working on AnimeLab any more…*sighs*

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[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Yuri on Ice 12 (FINAL) | Erased 1 | SGRS 14 | Nanbaka 12 – 14

I’m still fleshing out my set for this season as well as filling out stuff from one year ago...yeah, yeah. You’re telling me I’ve got dedication, having to deal with stuff twice, right?

I’ve decided I won’t merge the old (Le Take) notes with the new ones, as there are some show takes (such as Sekkou Boys) that will get lost in the process. Besides, Le Take is pretty shameful by itself.

Why do I do simulcast commentaries? I figure someday, someone’ll benefit from all the info I give. Or maybe it’s just Boueibu fans who want another opinion on stuff. *shrugs*

Final ep, eh? I wonder if I’ll miss this show…

Apparently Stephane Lambiel is a famous sports commentator in RL.

Waitasec – JJ trained under Ciaociao? Now there’s something to see.

Still can’t tell that brunette is his mum.

Who’s the woman next to Ciaociao? (Her name, I mean.)

That’s…cute, Phichit. Real cute.

Pinchos? Rinchos? Rinchus? I dunno what that eyecatch says…

Everyone’s basically crying right now! *applauds*

It’s fairly predictable when someone becomes so fixated on somebody else’s actions that they’re going to get distracted (in this show, at least). Thus, it’s pretty easy to see Chris’s demise.

“Kya---” is a squee, not an OMG. Get it right, folks.

Symphony no. 9 – a name I’ve become quite familiar with through Classicaloid. The second’s not famous like the first, which is why Otabek choosing it represents him as a supporting person really well.

That…was surprising! I read a PP on Tumblr about how men normally don’t have a couples skate, but women do, but this…not only was it the Stay Close to Me from the beginning, it was a couple one too.

“See you next level” – People already spoilt that for me ages ago, but yeah. Hopefully I can see you next level.

(Erased ep 1)

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi was one of the bigger hyped shows IIRC and by virtue of its being a mystery, of course I wanted in. Also, Sachiko Fujinuma is Conan…

Okay people, let’s get this straight. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi means “The Town in Which Only I am Missing”. It’s dumb to change it, although I can see why the change happened.

CGI taxi. Probably the worst type of vehicle to blow your budget on.

That voice. It’s Conan…but a little deeper.

I found this site handy for unpiecing certain parts of this show, as well as Gugure! and a few other shows. It really helped for the title phrases especially.

This show really delves into the psychology and sociology…that’s one of the better parts of this.

CGI cars. Honestly people, don’t waste your budgets on CGI cars…

Obviously a Wikipedia parody.

According to the site linked a few dot points ago, you’re not allowed to ride on a bike the way Airi is in this scene.

I bet Sachiko ships them despite the age gap…oops, I forgot she says that. She does ship them, just not manically as shippers usually do.

Why is there a frog? “Speak no evil” or something?

That face…no wonder people think it’s obvious who killed Sachiko.

The cutting off of part of the screen is a good effect, visually speaking. It allows for contrast between present and past.

(SGRS ep 14)

CR was being a butt, so I had to use a YT mirror for this. Certainly, it was ripped, but it was a much nicer experience than dealing with Shockwave Flash and error pages over and over.

The 4th wall break…actually works really well.

President of the Rakugo Association? Nice, Kiku. Real smooth.

Lemme get this straight, people. It’s Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen. Not Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Descending Stories – the second part is a localised, shorter name.

As soon as I heard the voice of Shinichi (Detective Conan), my jaw dropped. I haven’t heard that voice in ages, and for an Osakan character too! (You can tell he’s Osakan due to the –han.)

Wa-wait…Mangetsu? O-oh, sorry. I’m not good at identifying voices of seiyuu after all. It was Koji Yusa, not Kappei Yamaguchi.

What anyone would give for a parent like Yakumo 8th…yeah. People would give a lot for that sort of freedom…

Oh. Okay. Kyoto people use similar honorifics to Osakans.

I’d recognise that as a Louis Vuitton bag anywhere. Lots of Asians have fake ones like it…haha. *sweatdrops* Google says it’s a woman’s handbag.

As a writer myself, I can see the parallels to the typical artist. I’m far from fully fledged, though…the only books I can call “published” are the ones I’ve made with my own hands or posted online.

Yotaro still remembers the promises after 10 years? I can’t even remember what I’ve said a few minutes ago sometimes, let alone remember something like that…even though I pride myself on my memory.

(Nanbaka ep 12)

Uh, what language is “Wartezimmer”? Update: Oh, German.

The exact word for “monster” used here is “bakemono”. I can tell from the lip flaps, even without sound.

This Elf looks like Tanya from Youjo Senki…*shudders* Not only does he look like an elf, but isn’t “elf” 11 in German? Update: You’re wondering why I’m talking about Elf despite having no indication as to how I knew his name? Spoilers, o’course.

Having watched ConRevo prior to this,let’s just say justice is not a word one should sling around lightly.

Haven’t laughed like this for Nanbaka in a while…I miss the days where Nanbaka really was a comedy anime.

They even went Hetalia mochi on us…? With bouncing head effects, to boot.

His name is “Mitsuru” (3 cranes), which is why Hajime’s calling him a crane.

“Don’t get caught” takes on a new meaning here.

Aw, sweetpe-oh? Ah! Elf?!!!!

If I were watching that weekly, that would be a bad cliffhanger…but I’m not, so it doesn’t matter.

(ep 13)

Why the brain? Shouldn’t Elf go for Musashi first, since that guy’s lethal? Jyugo’s hardly a liability compared to Musashi.

This Elf guy blew the metaphorical doors right open…and I just imagined the story flowing out of them like blood.

Handsome guys aren’t useless! They make a show more entertaining!

(ep 14)

Mitsuru!!! You’ve done it again, and by that I mean you’ve ruined the mood!

I was worried about the OP at first for a little, but then Rin! Rin! Hi! Hi! came back and I rejoiced. It does sound a little different, though.

Hajime’s…already…bald…*sweatdrops*

Mitsuru! Geddout of here!

Finally, Mitsuru does something good.

Poor R(bleep)mba.

Unfortunately, we haven’t learnt the name of that movie until now. So…thanks, Mitsuru.

Smol, unmasked Tsukumo is such a cutie. Dangit, I wanna take him home…wait, he’s on my computer, in my home. (It’s not enough, though. Gimme a plushie of it!)

Makibishi = caltrops. Japanese ones, to be specific.

According to Google-sensei, 10000 yen = about $100. Pretty expensive, Mitsuru.

JOMP, LOL.

COMP now? Also, Kuu was the one who said “meow”, but Rock’s dialogue was right before it. Subbers must’ve somehow confused the two.

183 cm? Pretty tall, Kenshiro. Pretty tall.

Herbivore men. You know what they are, right?...Right, Kenshiro?

You can at least laugh at how hard the narrator (not sure it’s Mitsuru any more) is trying…I guess this is the “so bad it’s good” category?