#Maiko Nakamura

[pyropsychiccollector]

Merry Christmas 2023!

Probably less flashier than last year... Apologies. :3 Not a whole lot of new sprites, either, but these are all credited to @vergilsama922!

Only one way to go from here~ :3

[matsuganemite]

☆HERO 2007

[totoshappylife]

Ferrotoroidal order of the monolayer ice in martyite

Excerpt from PDF: Ferrotoroidal order of the monolayer ice in martyite Toshihiro Nomura,1, ∗Shunsuke Kitou,2, † Junichi Komatsu,3 Kenichiro Koga,3, 4, ‡ Takumi Hasegawa,5 Norio Ogita,5 Yuiga Nakamura,6 Hajime Ishikawa,7 Takeshi Yajima,7, 8 Akira Matsuo,7 Maiko Kofu,7 Osamu Yamamuro,7 Zenji Hiroi,7 Yusuke Tomita,9 Taka-hisa Arima,2, 10 and Takasuke Matsuo11 1Department of Physics, Faculty of…

[hysteriche]

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My relationship with Maiko. My trick with Maiko's fingerprints. Once a detective from the first division had a look at things, and questioned Maiko, and took her prints again, my improprieties would come to light.

The Rope Artist, Fuminori Nakamura

I'm going to start calling this "Togashi Ping Pong" where it's just records of him going back and forth on his motives and reasoning for his actions. In the beginning of this line, he relates his problem with Maiko and then towards the end, the stress is more focused on himself. He does this a LOT throughout the book; where he thinks/says one thing and then the following thing out of his mouth or within his monologue directly contradicts the initial thought/statement.

[todayisafridaynight]

Honestly kind of blanking on that since I came across the image again because my memory is horrible but I think it's Maiko Haaaan!!! Like 90% sure I remember that outfit and that aspect of the plot. Very easy to find though luckily!

It is worth a watch regardless because

It slaps :) Very fun wild time sort of in the vein of Play in Hell and The Mole Song, if you end up liking that

It's probably in the same vein as The Mole Song because it's the same writer, Kankuro Kudo

Kudo's work is hugely influential for Yokoyama and RGGS, especially Tiger and Dragon (which I also highly recommend the first episode of at the very least, it was first released as a movie and I'm still inclined to say it's the best episode of the show. No Tsutsumi this time but the protagonist is the perfect mix of Kiryu and Ichiban and the main "yakuza family" dynamic is sort of reminiscent of the Arakawa Family)

Ummm uhhh Kudo wrote also Ping Pong which was Shido Nakamura's breakout role

I JUST found a copy of the movie online, and yeah the summary absolutely sounds like something up my alley so I'll be stoked to watch it when I can !

[allicaj]

P U R P L E

01 chay | LAVENDER

02 AYUSE KOZUE | LOL

03 FLiP | LOVE TOXICITY

04 fonogenico | ねがいごと

05 Yasuda Rei | Re:I

06 Maiko Nakamura | 春色COVERS

07 Ayumi Hamasaki | A BALLADS 2

08 KODA KUMI | TRICK

09 YAYOI DAIMON | GIRLS -STRONG-

[a-student-out-of-time]

Happy Sora? Honey anon

https://youtu.be/Y_qiMcu_pe4?t=192

…I already know what it’s like to Be a robot I should find out what it’s like to Not be a robot

I don’t wanna be special I just wanna be chill as life will allow

Should I take the upgrade?

Upgrade upgrade upgrade~

Should I take the upgraaaaaaaaade?

Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now!

And I wasn’t sure before but now I wanna go all the way and more!

So gimme that

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

Gimme that

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

Tried to be gen-u-ine and true

But now it’s time for something new! So gimme that

Everyone: Upgrade, Upgrade, Upgrade!

Gimme that

Everyone: Upgrade, Upgrade, Upgrade!

*Sora warps into Kyoji’s phone and the medical squad heads into the other room*

Really, it doesn’t matter how I’m getting the upgrade  Right Nooooooooowww!!

*The doors close behind them*

…So, do you guys do that a lot?

She’s been holding on to that one for months.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Tomie:Unlimited 2011 original title Tomie:Anrimiteddo

[orionbreisgau]

This is AMV that I made using the song by Cliff Edge feat Nakamura Maiko which is titled The Distance. Like this music video song. The anime is named Konohana Kitan.

[maigeiko]

and another question do you know how was the life in the karyukais outside Kyoto? during the war, and how many okiyas were forced to closed or change their bussiness, I haven seen many records and as Far as I know many places dids close or Didin't comeback for God, which is quite weird in my opinion because if the girls were and investment back then how they give up so easily?

thank you for you for your answers in advance:)

ey me kbow if there are other records or sources were I can check

Best regards 😊

As Myloko mentioned already, the entire Karyukai in Kyoto was shut down in 1944, so the businesses weren't allowed to operate. I don't know for every other city, but in Tokyo, only Gotanda and Hakusan were permitted to operate during that time, but these two eventually burned down due to bombing. In Fukuoka, the entire Kenban system was shut down, and after the war, only two of formerly five Kenban picked up business again. In Nagasaki, same as in Fukuoka, two of formerly six Kenban came back, which were merged in 1949. As for why many Okiya stayed closed, or people didn't come back at all. I don't know the exact reasons, but some I can imagine: - a lot of people died, those naturally couldn't come back - people were more busy with surviving every day, so didn't have money to spend on entertainment (see Sayo Masuda's book) - Kiharu Nakamura mentions she was pressured by police and military to give them information about her (international) customers, which ultimately led to her retirement - if your city was affected by bombing, and your Okiya was destroyed you have now lost your place to live, the expensive wardrobe is ruined, and you don't have the funds to restart all over again, you likely would also not pick up business again - some city's economy declined heavily after the war, so less demand for Ozashiki (for example Nagasaki) - Maiko are an ongoing investment (for example lessons), but also a source of income (Ozashiki), so if there is less demand of Ozashiki, there is also less demand for Maiko. The Nagasaki Kenban ceased to train Maiko in 1952 I hope this answers your question! Until next time :)

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   favourite colour(s): i don’t think i really have a favourite colour, per say, but i do prefer softer hues that are less glaringly bright on my eyes (hence why the theme for my multi has such a soothing colour scheme).

   favourite flavour(s): well, i do tend to really hate flavours that are bland (ie: cucumbers, pasta in tasteless soup my grandma makes, etc), so i guess flavors-wise, i really like spicy things (like some sauces you would put on chicken), foods with a creamy texture (think butter chicken or cream of mushroom soup), and anything with caramelized onions in it. seriously, i could probably eat a whole plate of cooked or fried onions, so if something tastes like onions? i’d probably enjoy it.

   favourite genre(s): I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE REFERRING TO, but when it comes to roleplay, i do prefer fluff, angst with a happy ending, and slice-of-life oriented threads, especially since most of my muses happen to be human, so its very interesting for me to delve into the daily going-ons of their lives in a more modern sense. video-games wise, though, i do tend to notice i favour horror games or jrpgs the most.

   favourite music: honestly, i mostly like EDM or music that’s fast and upbeat, but overall, my playlist really varies because i happen to enjoy a lot of things. seriously, on one hand, i’d listen to Loreen, but i’d also listen to songs by TeZATalks, NEFFEX, or bubbly j pop artists like CHIHIRO or Maiko Nakamura, so people at my workplace would randomly hear ‘Bye-Bad-Bye’ or ‘Endless Tears’ randomly playing from the speakers.

   favourite movie: maybe ‘A Silent Voice’? i honestly don’t watch a lot of movies, but i did remember it leaving a very lasting impression on me.

   favourite series: The Caligula Effect series... hands down! i also like the Trails of/Kiseki series for having the most rich, engrossing lore and interconnected world building i’ve ever seen with more than one character i’ve wanted to take on as a muse at one point, but alas, aside from Gaius Worzel, i sadly never got the chance to write more than one. i’m also fond of Fairy Fencer F and the Spirit Hunter series, because the universe, lore, and characters is also pretty interesting to me.

   last song: ‘Nobody can Hear You’ by ALIUS feat. Ariela Jacobs

   last series: uhhh...if we’re talking about series that have more than one instalment, it would have to be Soul Hackers (specifically Soul Hackers 2).

   last movie: it was probably something on netflix, but i can’t exactly remember, otl.

   currently reading: does Umineko count, considering it’s a visual novel?? it’s been rather slow going, though, because i have the attention span of a goldfish and the lets player who i’m watching tends to go on long tangents, that it’s hard for me to consistently pay attention for long enough before i’m pausing the video, otl.

   currently watching: someone’s playthrough of Umineko.

   currently working on: a headcanon post and various different open starters for my oc, because i happen to have lot of muse for her at the moment!

TAGGED BY: @paenseo​ ( thank you, veena! <333 )

TAGGING: @spiritpyro, @reevateiru, @ofliminalities, @pyreign​ and whoever else would like to do this!

[max1461]

early teenage years: endless tears cliff edge ft. maiko nakamura youtube amvs whilst experiencing GenDEr

middle teenage years: stereopony tsukiakari no michishirube and making paleosiberian-influenced conlang sketches whilst experiencing GenDEr

late teenage years: city pop doing calc homework with a fountain pen whilst experiencing GenDEr

[knitmylove]

thank you @luvesongs for tagging me! 💌💘

5 songs i’ve been listening to lately

pride kakumei - chico with honeyworks

rakuen - fujifabric

beautiful - treasure

aono waltz - eve

sakura mitsutsuki - spyair

10 songs library shuffle

echoes - yanagi nagi

mahi - yama

uma to shika - kenshi yonezu

clouds in the water - yanagi nagi

is there still anything that love can do? - radwimps

the distance - cliff edge ft. nakamura maiko

yuuhi saka - hanatan

hello, how are you - kano

sakura mitsutsuki - spyair

one flower, one sword - li xingyi

tagging: @futuristiclovezone95 @spi-taa-li-nen @lovitachi @mewto @seokjinmango @yachl @skisumi @eremikas @obeism @sugalou @anglophone-wool @ricerice @trivialoveclub @trivialovemv @sadoucir @koopinks @alevchaan @m8nstruck @hugyou

[geisha-kai]

December 2015: maneki kanzashi signed by kabuki actors by Yume-miru-yume blog

1. & 2.  Maiko Kimisayo with kanzashi signed by Nakamura Ganjiro and Hidetaro Kataoka

3. Kanzashi signed by Kankuro Nakamura (5th generation) and Bando Tamasaburo

4. Nakamura Ganjiro (3rd generation) and Ichikawa Danjuro (12th) 

5. Nakamura Kanzaburo (18th) and Sakata Tojuro (4th)

6. Kankuro Nakamura (5th) and Bando Tamasaburo

7. Mitsugoro Bando (5th) and Sakata Tojuro (4th)

These kanzashi belong to Miyagawacho okiya and they get changed every year, so maiko can get brand new maneki signed by their favorite actors. Some of the actors presented here are 

[todayisafridaynight]

So on your twitter you retweeted someone who was like, “omg Ichiban is so hot who designed him I need to thank them!!!” So who did design Ichiban?

Toshihiro Nagoshi can be accredited to creating kiryu with Daisuke Sato having been the lead art director during Y1 to Y3, so it's fair to assume either one of them (or both) are also responsible in part to creating ichiban

buuuut it's hard to pinpoint what one person created ichiban- or who's even in charge of character designs strictly lest you want to look at Yuu Honya who's credited as 'character production lead'.

at the very least, the actual team in charge of character production includes Paku Sugiura, Chihiro Arai, Daishi Kanaya, Kenichiro Kimizuka, Maiko Hagiwara, Fumiya Taketatsu, Madoka Nakamura, Akira Sugiyama, Aoi Yoshitani, Shouki Kou, Kenjiro Nara, Ryosuke Usuki, Aoi Sato, Takahiro Kato, and Yuka Yamada

artists in general are credited as Chia-Ling Feng, Ya-Chu Huang, Yi-Ping Tu, Saori Tabata, and Li-Ling Lin