#King Saku

[yatagarasuarchive]

The endcard this week is King Saku.

Source: Yatagarasu series' Twitter account (drawn by Natsuki-sensei).

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

Synopsis of Episode 18: The Outside World

Yukiya and Wakamiya escape from the fierce pursuit of the monkeys and walk on a roadless path. Wakamiya feels confident about the identity of the “white shard” in Yukiya's hand.

When the thread of the stalk breaks, an abnormal phenomenon attacks the two of them. Can they escape from the cave that makes them lose their sense of time and direction and lead to the death of intruders?

Wakamiya speaks to Yukiya about the role of the true Golden Raven, what the “outside world” means, and the destination of the world in Yamauchi.

Someone asked what is the aim/intention of the second arc, the Golden Raven, the appearance of the monkeys, Yukiya’s suicidal mission to the Underground on why he was willing that his bloodline to be used this time around. Where is the story going?

The arc is the continued test of courage for Yukiya. And in turn, Wakamiya’s wish fulfillment. During the 11th episode, remember that Wakamiya wanted Yukiya to stay by his side fully trusting him. On his own free will. This arc will be the culmination that will certainly cement the partnership between Yukiya and Wakamiya.

[animeandfilmotaku]

Ok is it just me or King Saku from Yatsugarasu reminded me of Marlon Brando’s character in the Godfather.

(Film buffs will know this reference)

Both handle the underworld affairs, though I think Saku is more honest than what he seems, and I feel he is well written to be a source of information without being a dump 🤣

[maomaojinshi]

The endcard this week is King Saku.

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

A few more episodes and the information Takumo Norita is supplying us will cease.

At the beginning, I drew Yukiya's eyes to be as expressionless as possible. Please infer his emotions from his wide-open pupils.

Masuho, who makes her first appearance since entering the Golden Raven arc, appears mellow and calm. Striking a balance between approachability and an air of elegance is challenging. In this, the performance of the voice acting has been a great help. The more I thought Masuho would be charmed by Yukiya, the cuter she ended up looking.

Regarding the issue with the color of Kikuno's service attire: now that Masuho serves the main family, what is Kikuno's position as her servant? I don't know why she remains in the retinue of the Western family, but I interpret it as her pride in being both Masuho no Susuki's handmaiden and a member of the Western family.

I learned about Yukiya's meeting attire called "empty top black cap" for the first time. The structure on the back side of the outfit was also hard to understand just from the setting.

The fundoshi appearance is the only sexy scene ( 🤔 ) in this work, with the highest level of skin exposure. The hagoromo (feather robe) is convenient.

Even so, Yukiya seemed quite strong when he was beating the little monkey. Nagatsuka-sama, who can't make progress with the meeting in the valley, controls his expressions as they transition from impatience and agitation to a pitiful feeling. The dark interior of the cave helped a lot with the drawing. Although the chief animation director was not involved with Tobi and Sakuou, it was a pleasantly unexpected success. I am grateful to the animation directors. I think Sakuou has ended up as a very good character, with his lively aura, still seeming capable of being active, also coming through in his vocal performance.

There are so many things that can parse in this episode.

Nazukihiko was following Yukiya the whole freaking time

Rokon knows the Underground King, Saku

Masuho is not older than Yukiya

This is not going to be the first time Yukiya will visit the Underground.

[queen-slayer-13]

They were so happy for Kyo and gave him presents. 😭🖤

[shadowmoonarts]

THE FOUR KINGS TO EVER 🤩🤩

[lilyofthevalleyys]

just wanna say i have wind breaker brain rot right now (the manga)

10/10!! highly recommend reading/watching it!

i’m hoping that i can find the manga but i dont have high hopes. some merch maybe? the chance is probably really low too though :/

more photos under the cut! + me talking about them

also i really want suo’s earrings but they’re impractical so i probably can’t get them 😭 maybe next time 😔

also please tap on the photo for higher quality!

also x2, there blood in the second photo, not a lot but just a warning!

LOOK AT THEM

i haven’t watched the anime on my phone to screenshot yet so i don’t have any good pics but KIRYUU <33 he’s the longish haired person. can you tell he’s my favourite. and Nirei being best supporting character <33

i had mixed feelings about kiryuu at first cuz i was uncertain about his vibe BUT HES AMAZING

kaji is a favourite too!!! his headphones, lollipop and hoodie is so iconic. i also love his parallel to sakura! sakura has someone to ask advice for who’s similar to him :))

introducing the four kings of furin/bofurin!

MOMOSE, the zojo king (the guy with a hood and sweater paws) we don’t know much about him yet (i hope we get more) but i just like him so he’s a favourite! so my top three are kiryuu, kaji and momose, in no particular order

tsubakino, the jikoku king (the one in the second frame)! the way the whole town just accepts them!! and their crush is treated like any other normal crush! they’re so older sibling vibe i love them so much

hiragi, the tamon king (the one in the third frame)! the dad of the group and the one who pops those stomachache pills/tablets like it’s nothing. tbf having to deal with the leader of furin, who legit yells into the broadcast mic thing, isn’t easy 😭

mizuki, the komoku king (the guy in the first frame)! nothing much is known about him either but he’s seems serious and is the strategy person of furin. also he takes off his glasses when he fights which is just really cool

also i realise i haven’t said this but the one with dual colored hair (kinda like todoroki shouto) is the main character of the manga, sakura, who’s goal is to be at the top of furin! he’s got ✨ trauma ✨ but he’s slowly learning to accept and rely on people :)) he also blushes at any kind of romance (and also when he’s shy or embarrassed), even hand holding. i don’t know how he’s gonna date people honestly

and of course, the leader/representative of furin, hajime umemiya! he’s really just like an elementary school kid, as Suo says. hes the sunshine character who you wouldn’t wanna piss off. he’s also the one who united furin with the four kings when they used to be a dog-eat-dog kind of school, so major respect to him!

(the next one contains a bit of spoiler on suo?? idk but just a warning. it’s more of a mini analysis)

a more formal introduction of suo and nirei, sakura’s vice captains and the supporting characters! nirei is good with people and collects information on people in his notebook. he’s the sunshine in the trio, and the other two are the sunshine protectors! suo is a joker, but don’t let that kind face get to you. he’s like the main instigator of most of the (harmless) shit that goes down in 1-1. he’s also mysterious with little information about him. oh and he doesn’t eat?? not in front of other people at least. i really wanna know his backstory tbh

but also:

suo. hes mostly easygoing with a smile on his face all the time. but also freaking scary when pissed off like if someone was looking at me like that i’d run and never look back. yes sakura is right, that’s not the face of someone who’s kind, not in this case. i’ll make a post psycho analysing him later

but he takes fourth on my favourite character list! then tsubakino, umemiya, nirei, hiragi, tsugeura, kusumi, suzuri, choji, togame, the twins etc. the list goes on.

point is: wind breaker is great and i highly recommend reading/watching it.

thats all! imma go make a post analysing suo later, because seriously he’s so mysterious. thanks for reading!

[pizdecsuqa]

Blog is dead btw

[ace-and-the-rpg-horrors]

PJSK side characters don't get cards during April Fool's or anything like some other gacha games because their beauty is too powerful. these designs are so nice aesthetically <3

[xxlovgyxx]

my king being concentrated.....so cool!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍 😍 😍 

[b3crew]

REVIEW | "Sakura, Saku" - Vol. 1 | B3 - Boston Bastard Brigade

Kindness can go a long way, but how does one return the favor? Sakura, Saku tells the tale of how one girl seeks out that friendly face.

[maimaifinale]

mfw my three hour once in a blue moon friday visit gives me this shit

[youghvaudough]

I will forever appreciate a theme in my fictional stories, & that’s exactly what Wind Breaker (by Nii Satoru) has, so, I present:

Wind Breaker characters have a theme to their names.. a thread:

Bōfūrin / 防風鈴

so, even though our protag group’s name is written and visually represented as “wind chime”, Bōfūrin’s name is where this group’s theme of trees/plants start:

防風鈴 (“prevent/protect��� “wind chime”) has the same reading as 防風林, a type of forest planted strategically to prevent wind erosion of soil — much like Fūrin’s mission of protecting and serving their town

all of Bōfūrin’s named members (and close associations) so far have some element of tree/plant/wood in their last name (if you look at the kanji of their last names, you’d see a lot of wood radicals/木字旁):

桜 遥 • Sakura Haruka: 桜 / cherry tree

(fun fact: his name 遥 / haruka means "far"; also it's commonly a feminine given name)

蘇枋 隼飛 • Suō Hayato: 枋 / sandalwood (?) or tree used as timber, general term for wooden beams in houses

(fun fact: his last name 苏枋 is the Chinese name of a traditional reddish brown color, named after a pigment made from 苏木!)

楡井 秋彦 • Nirei Akihiko: 楡 / Siberian elm

杉下 京太郎 • Sugishita Kyōtarō: 杉 / Japanese cedar (cryptomeria japonica)

柊 登馬 • Hiiragi Tōma: 柊 / holly osmanthus (osmanthus heterophyllus)

(fun fact: his name 登馬 means "to mount a horse"; no, not that kind of mount, the regular horseback riding kind)

梅宮 一 • Umemiya Hajime: 梅 / plum tree

(fun fact: his name 一 is just "one")

This association also extends to Kotoha, who is very closely associated with Bōfūrin:

橘 琴叶 • Tachibana Kotoha: 橘 / orange tree

now, Bōfūrin members yet to be featured in the show: (spoilers below the break)

(if you want to go to later parts: part 2 - shishitoren & part 3 - noroshi!)

梶 蓮 • Kaji Ren: 梶 / paper mulberry (broussonetia papyrifera)

(fun fact: his name 蓮 / Ren means "lotus")

椿野 佑 • Tsubakino Tasuku: 椿 / Japanese camellia

(fun fact: their name 佑 means "to help/protect" or "to bless"!)

桐生 三輝 • Kiryū Mitsuki: 桐 / empress tree (paulownia tomentosa)

柘浦 大河 • Tsugeura Taiga: 柘 / mandarin melon berry (maclura tricuspidata)

There's also 桃瀬 匠 (Momose Takumi, "peach tree") & 水木 聡久 (Mizuki Saku, "wood"), the two other Heavenly Kings

I hope I have rly driven the point home here,, /lh

[101suouexpressions]

Boufuurin's Four Heavenly Kings and their Buddhism counterpart 

We have established that Boufuurin's four teams are based on the four Buddhism gods that watch over the four directions of the world. In this post, we will dive into the correspondence and symbolism behind each team's title.

Notes: they/them pronouns for Tsubaki.

Jikoku Team (Tsubaki's team)

Jikoku Team is named after Dhṛtarāṣṭra, or Jikoku-ten (持国天) in Japanese, Guardian of the East. Jikoku-ten has white skin and carries a pipa (a stringed musical instrument), the sound of which calms listeners' minds. His name means "Upholder of the Nation", that is, to rule and keep the order of the kingdom, and protect its people.

A remark should be made about his role. Not only does Jikoku-ten protect all people, but he also shields the gandharva's (or gandhabba's)—non-human beings who seek shelter in trees and flowers that emit scents. Hence, Jikoku-ten is strongly connected to plants.

Now, Tsubaki's name means Camellia—a flower that represents inner strength and deep love. Story lines surrounding them also involve love and flora. From Tsubaki's feelings for Umemiya, who enjoys gardening, to the story between grandpa Ito-san and his late wife Yui-san centering a dogwood tree, it seems like the theme is very consistent.

Komoku Team (Mizuki's team)

Komoku Team is named after Virūpākṣa, or Komoku-ten (広目天) in Japanese, Guardian of the West. Komoku-ten has red skin, and his name means "All-seeing" or "He Who Has Broad Objectives". His divine eyes can observe the living world, oversee all beings' actions and karma.

Mizuki, true to his title, was the strategist for Boufuurin's defense against Noroshi. He was the one to organize teams into their suitable positions and had kept an eye on Boufuurin's situation during the whole battle.

Zojo Team (Momose's team)

Zojo Team is names after Virūḍhaka, or Zouchou-ten (増長天) in Japanese, Guardian of the South. Zouchou-ten has blue skin and his name means "growth" or "increase". His role is to oversee hostile gods, protect the younglings, or sprouts, and maintain Buddhism principles.

I think Momose connects to the "fostering sprouts" mission the most. From what we can pick out, he's an artist and we can assume that he somewhat influences the graffiti arts around the Fuurin school building, hence why graffiti in Fuurin has a very consistent and distinguishable style (which is a post that I'm cooking up!!!). By inducing art (not just graffiti, as we can also see random canvas paintings around Fuurin), Momose is indirectly nurturing Fuurin students' personal growth.

Tamon Team (Hiiragi's team)

Tamon Team is named after Vaiśravaṇa, or Tamon-ten/Bishamon-ten (多聞天 /毘沙門天) in Japanese, Guardian of the North. Tamon-ten has yellow or green skin, is the highest ranking in the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered the god of war. His name means "Listening to Many Teachings". Besides overseeing the living, Tamon-ten also keeps guard for Buddha's preaches. Thus, one could say he is the closest to Buddha.

Hiiragi perfectly fits into this description. Among the Boufuurin kings, he is the closest to Umemiya, even considered his right-hand man. Hiiragi is probably the strongest, too, as he was given the title of the god of war.

[yoha-oa-art]

I wanted to make them from Natlan but to say the truth since we know nothing about Natlan I'd rather save my self the hassle and chose the closest thing ◉⁠‿⁠◉

Me imagining umehara recording for both Alhaitham and Leona talking to each other...

Also me tring to convince Saku to make Leona a dendro vision : Leona King "scholar" + lion's "den"dro ........i almost lost a friendship

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