#Makoto Takashima

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Pentagon Pursuit | Part 2 | Robaato Rasamu's Job Hunt

#FM24 #PentagonPursuit Part 2: Robaato Rasamu's Job Hunt. Our #PentagonChallenge gets started as our new Japanese protagonist goes on the hunt for his first job as a #FootballManager. He has a few decent job and potentially lands on his feet. Read here:

Fledgling 39-year-old Football Manager Robaatu Rasamu was on the job hunt, fresh from completing a thesis exploring the evolution of the beautiful game. He was keen to follow in the footsteps of his heroes, including the likes of Marcelo Bielse, Fernando Diniz, Sir Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. But, with no coaching experience and only Sunday League Football playing…

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2024 olympics Japan roster

Archery

Nakanishi Junya (Okayama)

Saito Fumiya (Gifu Ichi)

Furukawa Takaharu (Aomari Ichi)

Noda Satsuki (Kitakyushu)

Athletics

Higashida Akihiro (Nara)

Ota Tomoki (Hamamatsu)

Kasai Jun (Aichi)

Ogawa Daiki (Shizuoka)

Koyama Naoki (Saitama Ichi)

Hamanishi Ryo (Osaka)

Koga Yuta (Fukuoka)

Yamamoto Shouma (Osaka)

Nishi Yudai (Tokyo)

Yoshizu Takuho (Tokyo)

Takahashi Kazuki (Iwate)

Abdul Sani-Brown (Sakado)

Sakai Ryūichirō (Toyonaka)

Uzawa Towa (Miyagi)

Iizuka Shōta (Omaezaki)

Ueyama Koki (Matsusaka)

Satō Fūga (Tokyo)

Satō Kentarō (Tokorazawa)

Nakajika Yuki (Tokyo)

Izumiya Shunsuke (Yokohama)

Rachid Muratake (Matsuda)

Takayama Shun'ya (Hiroshima)

Tsutsue Kaito (Kumamoto)

Toyoda Ken (Tokyo)

Miura Ryūji (Hamada)

Aoki Ryōma (Kuki)

Akasaki Akira (Ōzu)

Ōsako Suguru (Machida)

Ikeda Kōki (Hamamatsu)

Kiryū Yoshihide (Hikone)

Yanagita Hiroki (Tokyo)

Kawabata Kaitō (Matsusaka)

Kawano Masatora (Hyūga)

Akamatsu Ryōichi (Gifu Ichi)

Shinno Tomohiro (Hiroshima)

Hashioka Yūki (Saitama)

Roderick Dean (Kobe)

Goshima Rino (Kanazawa)

Kokai Haruka (Myoko)

Morimoto Mariko (Osaka)

Tanaka Nozomi (Ono)

Goto Yume (Kakogawa)

Yamamoto Yuma (Nagoya)

Kabasawa Wakana (Maebashi)

Takashima Yuka (Hōfu)

Fukube Mako (Hiroshima)

Tanaka Yumi (Osaka)

Ichiyama Mao (Izumi)

Suzuki Yuka (Daisen)

Fujii Nanako (Nakagawa)

Okada Kumiko (Ageo)

Yanai Ayane (Fukuoka)

Hata Sumire (Yao)

Kitaguchi Haruka (Asahikawa)

Saitō Marina (Mito)

Ueda Momone (Itoshima)

Badminton

Kōdai Naraoka (Aomori Ichi)

Nishimoto Kenta (Ise)

Hoki Takurō (Yamaguchi Ichi)

Kobayashi Yūgo (Sendai)

Watanabe Yūta (Suginami)

Yamaguchi Akane (Katsuyama)

Ōhori Aya (Aizuwakamatsu)

Matsuyama Nami (Kitakyushu)

Shida Chiharu (Hachirōgata)

Matsumoto Mayu (Sapporo)

Nagahara Wakana (Akita Ichi)

Higashino Arisa (Iwamizawa)

Basketball

Yoshii Hirotaka (Osaka)

Togashi Yūki (Shibita)

Tajon Jacobs (Los Angeles, California)

Kawamura Yuki (Yanai)

Hiejima Makoto (Fukuoka)

Kai Toews (Kobe)

Hachimura Rui (Sendai)

Watanabe Yūta (Miki)

Yūdai Baba (Toyama Ichi)

Josh Hawkinson (Shoreline, Washington)

Keisei Tominaga (Tokyo)

Hugh Hogland-Watanabe (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Stephanie Mawuli (Nagoya)

Evelyn Mawuli (Nagoya)

Takada Maki (Toyohashi)

Yoshida Asami (Tokyo)

Machida Rui (Asahikawa)

Motohashi Nako (Asaka)

Yamamoto Mai (Hiroshima)

Hayashi Saki (Itoshima)

Miyazaki Saori (Saitama)

Miyazaki Yuki (Yokohama)

Todo Nanaka (Sapporo)

Akaho Himawari (Kanazawa)

Boxing

Harada Shudai (Tokyo)

Sewon Mensah-Okazawa (Kanoya)

Breakdancing

Ono Hiroto (Tokyo)

Nakarai Shigeyuki (Sapporo)

Yuasa Ami (Kawaguchi)

Fukushima Ayumi (Kyoto)

Canoeing

Tanaka Yuuki (Tokyo)

Haneda Takuya (Toyota)

Okazaki Haruka (Tokyo)

Yazawa Aki (Iida)

Climbing

Narasaki Tomoa (Utsunomiya)

Anraku Sorato (Yachiyo)

Mori Ai (Mito)

Nonaka Mihō (Tokyo)

Cycling

Arashiro Yukiya (Ishigaki)

Ōta Kaiya (Okayama)

Obara Yuta (Hashikami)

Nakano Shinji (Hanamaki)

Nagasako Yoshitaku (Kasaoka)

Imamura Shunsuke (Ukiha)

Hashimoto Eiya (Gifu Ichi)

Kuboki Kazushige (Furudono)

Nakamura Rimu (Kyoto)

Kawaguchi Urara (Hyogo)

Yonamine Eri (Osaka)

Sato Mina (Chigasaki)

Ōhta Riyu (Ageo)

Kakita Maho (Kitakyushu)

Ikeda Mizuki (Ōnojō)

Uchino Tsuyaka (Fukuoka)

Kajihara Yūmi (Saitama Ichi)

Hatakeyama Sae (Yokohama)

Diving

Shō Sakai (Sagamihara)

Tamai Rikuto (Takarazuka)

Mikami Sayaka (Yonaga)

Enomoto Haruka (Utsunomiya)

Arai Matsuri (Itami)

Equestrian

Kawai Mike (Valkenswaard, The Netherlands)

Ōiwa Yoshiaki (Münsingen, Germany)

Tomoto Kazuma (Motosu)

Kitajima Ryūzō (Kobe)

Tanaka Toshiyuki (Fukuoka)

Shibayama Haase-Takashi (Kobe)

Satō Eiken (Ogawa)

Sugitani Taizō (Izumi)

Fencing

Kanō Kōki (Ama)

Minobe Kazuyasu (Echizen)

Yamada Masaru (Toba)

Iimura Kazuki (Kyoto)

Matsuyama Kyōsuke (Tokyo)

Shikine Takahiro (Ōita Ichi)

Nagano Yūdai (Ibaraki)

Yoshida Kento (Morioka)

Yoshimura Miho (Tokyo)

Azuma Sera (Wakayama Ichi)

Miyawaki Karin (Tokyo)

Ueno Yūka (Hita)

Emura Misaki (Ōita Ichi)

Fukushima Shihomi (Munakata)

Takashima Risa (Ōmuta)

Ozaki Seri (Sapporo)

Field hockey

Nakamura Eika (Tochigi)

Asai Yū (Hiroshima)

Suzuki Miyu (Gifu Ichi)

Nagai Yuri (Kakamigahara)

Nagai Hazuki (Kakamigahara)

Oikawa Shihori (Tokyo)

Kozuka Miki (Nikko)

Kobayakawa Shiho (Matsue)

Mori Kanon (Hiroshima)

Toriyama Mai (Tokyo)

Tanaka Saki (Morika)

Urata Kana (Osaka)

Shimada Amiru (Ōtsu)

Omoto Sakurako (Iwakuni)

Hasegawa Miyu (Matsue)

Ogawa Rika (Gifu Ichi)

Golf

Matsuyama Hideki (Sendai)

Nakajima Keita (Saitama Ichi)

Yamashita Miyū (Neyagawa)

Sasō Yūka (San Ildefonso, The Philippines)

Gymnastics

Hashimoto Daiki (Chiba Ichi)

Kazuma Kaya (Funabashi)

Oka Shinnosuke (Kamakura Ichi)

Sugino Takaaki (Kamakura Ichi)

Tanigawa Wataru (Funabashi)

Nishioka Ryusei (Higashiosaka)

Kishi Rina (Toda)

Nakamura Haruka (Osaka)

Okamura Mana (Yokkaichi)

Ushioku Kohane (Nagoya)

Mori Hikaru (Tokyo)

Handball

Nakamura Takumi (Fukuoka Ichi)

Yasuhira Kosuke (Takaoka)

Sakurai Tomoya (Mito)

Okomoto Daisuke (Yamaguchi)

Fujisaka Naoki (Fukui)

Takano Sota (Tokyo)

Sugioka Naoki (Kariya)

Yoshida Shūichi (Wakayama Ichi)

Adam Baig (Fukuoka Ichi)

Tokuda Shinnosuke (Iwakuni)

Watanabe Jin (Ōita)

Motoki Shida (Mito)

Tamakawa Hiroyasu (Tokyo)

Yoshino Tatsuki (Misato)

Judo

Nagayama Ryuju (Bibai)

Abe Hifumi (Kobe)

Hashimoto Soichi (Tokyo)

Nagase Takanori (Mito)

Murao Sanshirō (Tokyo)

Aaron Wolf (Tokyo)

Saito Tatsuru (Osaka)

Tsunoda Natsumi (Yachiyo)

Abe Uta (Kobe)

Funakobu Haruka (Fujiyoshida)

Tashiro Takaichi (Tokyo)

Niizoe Saki (Kashihara)

Takayama Rika (Tokyo)

Sone Akira (Kurume)

Pentathlon

Satō Taishū (Aomori Ichi)

Uchida Misaki (Kumagaya)

Rowing

Furutu Naoki (Tottori)

Miyaura Masayuki (Mito)

Arakawa Ryūta (Yokohama)

Hirouchi Emi (Kyoto)

Ōishi Ayama (Nagoya)

Rugby

Ishida Taiga (Kumamoto)

Ishida Kippei (Amagasaki)

Tsuoka Shotaro (Fukuoka Ichi)

Matsumoto Junya (Kagoshima)

Josua Kerevi (Viseisei, Fiji)

Fukushi Moeki (Hyogo)

Taninaka Kippei (Hyogo)

Noguchi Yoshihiro (Tokyo)

Ueda Kazuma (Hyogo)

Maruo Takamasa (Tokyo)

Okudaira Yu (Hyogo)

Koga Yoshiyuki (Tokyo)

Yoshizawa Taichi (Tokyo)

Utsumi Hanako (Yokohama)

Ōtani Mei (Kyoto)

Kajiki Marin (Fukuoka Ichi)

Saegusa Chiaki (Sapporo)

Tanaka Emii (Uozu Ichi)

Tsutsumi Honoka (Ureshino)

Nakamura Chiharu (Yokohama)

Nishi Arisa (Tokyo)

Hara Wakaba (Niigata Ichi)

Hirano Yume (Tokyo)

Matsuda Rinka (Fuchu)

Mizutani Sakura (Mie)

Sailing

Tomizawa Makoto (Kashiwazaki)

Okada Keiju (Kitakyushu)

Iitsuka Shibuki (Yokohama)

Tanaka Misaki (Higashiura)

Nagamatsu Sera (Ōita Ichi)

Oura Nishida-Capiglia (Mie)

Yoshioka Miho (Fujisawa)

Shooting

Okada Naoya (Tsuyama)

Yoshioka Dai (Kyoto)

Nobata Misaki (Ōita Ichi)

Skateboarding

Nagahara Yuro (Hakuba)

Onodero Gin'u (Yokohama)

Shirai Sora (Sagamihara)

Horigome Yūto (Tokyo)

Hiraki Kokona (Tomakomai)

Yosozumi Sakura (Iwade)

Kusaki Hinano (Tsukuba)

Yoshizawa Koko (Sagamihara)

Akama Rizu (Sendai)

Nakayama Fūna (Toyama Ichi)

Soccer

Leo Kokuba (Chiba Ichi)

Suzuki Kaito (Shizuoka Ichi)

Nishio Ryūya (Osaka)

Sekine Hiroki (Shizuoka Ichi)

Kimura Seiji (Chiba Ichi)

Kawasaki Sota (Kōfu)

Yamamoto Rihito (Yokohama)

Joel Chima-Fujita (Tokyo)

Fujio Shota (Osaka)

Saitō Kōki (Tokyo)

Hosoya Mao (Ushiku)

Nozawa Taishi (Naha)

Araki Ryotaro (Kumamoto Ichi)

Mito Shunsuke (Yamaguchi Ichi)

Takai Kota (Yokohama)

Ōhata Ayumu (Fukuoka Ichi)

Hirakawa Yu (Kashima)

Keiji Sato (Tokyo)

Uenaka Asahi (Fukuoka Ichi)

Yamada Fuki (Minakuchi)

Uchino Takashi (Chiba Ichi)

Yamashita Ayaka (Tokyo)

Hirao Chika (Matsudo)

Shimizu Risa (Kobe)

Minami Moeka (Yoshikawa)

Kumagai Saki (Sapporo)

Takahashi Hana (Kawaguchi)

Tōko Koga (Osaka)

Kitagawa Hikaru (Kanazawa)

Hasegawa Yui (Sendai)

Miyazawa Hinata (Minamiashigara)

Seike Kiko (Tokyo)

Nagano Fūka (Tokyo)

Momoko Tanikawa (Nagoya)

Fujino Aoba (Machida)

Hayashi Honoka (Uji)

Ueki Riko (Kawasaki)

Tanaka Mina (Kawasaki)

Hamano Maika (Takaishi)

Shū Ohba (Fujisawa)

Moriya Miyabi (Nara Ichi)

Ishikawa Rion (Akita Ichi)

Chiba Remina (Tsukuba)

Surfing

Inaba Reo (Ichinomiya)

Connor O'Leary (Cronulla, Australia)

Kanoa Igrashi (Huntington Beach, California)

Matsuda Shino (Yokohama)

Swimming

Matsuyama Riku (Saitama Ichi)

Takehara Hidekazu (Munekata)

Taniguchi Taku (Hyogo)

Terakado Genki (Mito)

Murasa Tatsuya (Nagoya)

Mano Hidenari (Yokohama)

Matsumoto Riku (Tokyo)

Minamide Taishin (Kainan)

Matsumoto Katsuhiro (Iwaki)

Watanabe Ippei (Tsukumi)

Hanaguruma Yu (Sakaide)

Mizunuma Naoki (Moka)

Honda Tomoru (Yokohama)

Seto Daiya (Moroyama)

Matsushita Tomoyuki (Utsonomiya)

Kanagimoto Kōnosuke (Imari)

Higa Moe (Hiroshima)

Kobayashi Uta (Nagano)

Shimada Ayano (Mie)

Wada Ami (Nagano)

Yasunaga Mashiro (Tochigi)

Sato Tomoka (Tsukuba)

Kijima Moeka (Hakusan)

Yoshida Megumu (Nagoya)

Ebina Airi (Sapporo)

Matsumoto Shiho (Shizuoka Ichi)

Hirai Mizuki (Kariya)

Ikee Rikako (Tokyo)

Suzuki Satomi (Onga)

Aoki Reona (Tokyo)

Tanigawa Ageha (Osaka)

Narita Mio (Tokyo)

Kobori Waka (Nara Ichi)

Mitsui Airi (Yokohama)

Makino Hiroko (Tokyo)

Ōhashi Yui (Hikone)

Igarashi Chihiro (Yokohama)

Shirai Rio (Takarazuka)

Ikemoto Nagisa (Nara Ichi)

Masuda Aoi (Kurashiki)

Table tennis

Shinozuka Hiroto (Nagoya)

Harimoto Tomokazu (Sendai)

Togami Shunsuke (Tsu)

Hayata Hina (Kitakyushu)

Hirano Miu (Numazu)

Harimoto Miwa (Sendai)

Tennis

Nishikori Kei (Bradenton, Florida)

Taro Daniel (Bradenton, Florida)

Naomi Osaka (Los Angeles, California)

Uchijima Moyuka (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Aoyama Shūko (Osaka)

Ena Shibahara (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)

Triathlon

Kenji Nener (Perth, Australia)

Odakura Makoto (Tokyo)

Takahashi Yūko (Mitaka)

Volleyball

Nishida Yūji (Inabe)

Ōnodera Taishi (Natori Ichi)

Fukatsu Akihiro (Hiroshima)

Miyaura Kento (Kumamoto Ichi)

Ōtsuka Tatsunori (Osaka)

Yamauchi Akihiro (Aichi Ichi)

Sekita Masahiro (Tokyo)

Takahashi Kentarō (Yamagata)

Takahashi Ran (Kyoto)

Yūki Ishikawa (Okazaki)

Kai Masato (Tokyo)

Yamamoto Tomohiro (Ebetsu)

Uchida Akiko (Tokyo)

Ishii Miki (Fujisawa)

Kojima Manami (Sendai)

Fukudome Satomi (Tokyo)

Araki Ayaka (Tokyo)

Wada Yukiko (Tokyo)

Tominaga Koyomi (Komae)

Hayashi Kotona (Osaka)

Sarina Koga (Saga Ichi)

Mayu Ishikawa (Okazaki)

Nanami Seki (Funabashi)

Inoue Arisa (Maizuru)

Nichika Yamada (Nagoya)

Miyabe Airi (Kobe)

Water polo

Watanabe Taiyo (Kyoto)

Ogihara Daichi (Kagoshima)

Kai Inoue (Los Angeles, California)

Date Kiyomu (Osaka)

Nitta Ikkei (Kanazawa)

Nishimura Towa (Kyoto)

Tanamura Katsuyuki (Ishigaki)

Adachi Seiya (Kakamigahara)

Suzuki Toi (Yamagata)

Takata Mitsuru (Hiroshima)

Inaba Yūsuke (Toyama)

Ōkawa Keigo (Tsuchiura)

Araki Kenta (Fukuoka Ichi)

Weightlifting

Miyamoto Masanori (Naha)

Murakami Eishiro (Toyama Ichi)

Suzuki Rira (Shiroi)

Wrestling

Sogabe Kyotaro (Matsuyama)

Higuchi Rei (Ibaraki Ichi)

Kiyooka Kotaro (Kōchi Ichi)

Takatani Daichi (Kyōtango)

Ishiguru Hayato (Tokyo)

Fumita Ken'ichirō (Kōfu)

Kusaka Nao (Takamatsu)

Susaki Yui (Matsudo)

Fujinami Akari (Yokkaichi)

Sakurai Tsugumi (Kōchi Ichi)

Motoki Sakura (Saitama Ichi)

Ozaki Nonoka (Tokyo)

Kagami Yuka (Yamagata Ichi)

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🤜Tokyo Fist (Bouncer) Relationship Headcanons/Scenarios🤛

F! Reader X Tokyo Fist (Bouncer) Relationship & Dating Scenarios

Here is a little something I wrote just for the heck of it in between working on various fics. I don’t really know how big of a presence Bouncer (by Mizuta Makoto) has but it is SO GOOD and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it if you haven’t read it. I love these boys and have a few actual fic ideas for them but I wanted to create something smaller because again, IDK if anyone is even gonna know what this is. ^^;

Regardless I hope you enjoy!

Warnings: SLIGHT SPOILERS up to chapter 73, some mentions of NSFW elements so 18+ please, some language, in a few scenarios you are being watched w/o your knowledge but it’s for protection purposes, and maybe a tinge of possessiveness?

Shishidou Jouichirou

·         You have been on Jou’s mind for a very long time. Starting out as friends, you grew closer the more you got to know each other. There is something about you that instantly sparks his interest. In you he found a sincere and caring personality, and with every interaction he is left wanting more time with you.

·         He loves to talk to you and hear your opinion on any number of things, seeing you as a valuable beacon of reason and understanding in his life. He trusts you more than anyone, taking every word of wisdom you bestow upon him to heart.

·         He admires so many things about you and honestly has not met a kinder, smarter, or more understanding person than you. He knows he can go to you for help with anything (but doesn’t end up doing that too often, as he would never want to burden you with his more intense issues) and is extremely grateful for your presence in his life.

·         He realizes early on that his affections go deeper than normal friendship. His mind begins to slip to you whenever he gets time to himself, his brain filled with day dreams of you ranging from domestic and sweet to downright salacious  

·         Is honestly super nervous to even breach the subject of being an official couple. His love for you is undeniable, but he’s concerned if you feel the same. You were already such close friends, and his job was so dangerous, did he even have the right to ask for something more?

·         When you reciprocated his affections, he was ecstatic. He was glowing for a solid week, goofy grin not once leaving his face (and you can guarantee the rest of Tokyo Fist gave him hell for it).

·         He still had his reservations about a lot of things early on, and because of this was particularly hard on himself in the relationship. He was a high school dropout and a delinquent who was constantly surrounded by violence and danger. You deserved so much more than that, and he felt guilty for what he believed was ‘dragging you down to his level.’

·         Despite this, he did have to admit the attention and love you dumped on him in waves was the best feeling he had ever experienced in his life.

·         You made him feel special, loved, and completed his life. So he was going to make damn sure he did the same for you.

·         Expect a lot of small shows of affection. He’ll start and end each day with either a kiss or cutesy ‘I love you’ text. Every moment of free time you share, he’s spending it with you. He’ll take mental notes of places and things you say you like, surprising you with them later on as date spots/gifts.

·         High-key he is SUPER protective of you. He checks in on you any moment he can spare to make sure you are doing OK (also does a lot of bts checks on your house/apt to make sure no one is lurking around that shouldn’t be).

·         He has matured a lot since joining Tokyo Fist, but if anyone were to step up and try and start shit/put you in danger, Jou instantly reverts back to his more feral nature. He will not hesitate to put himself in harm’s way to protect you.

·         Also, this man lives for cuddles. Expect to be smothered at night in his embrace (He’s also just naturally very warm, which makes him perfect to saddle up to on cold days <3).

Hachino Shinya

·         Hachino knows he can be a prickly person, giving nearly everyone in his life either the cold shoulder or a fake pleasant persona to trick them into letting their guard down and become more pliable to work with. Most people were generally just not worth putting forth an effort for, and he views most other people as a hassle more than anything else.

·         That’s why it was so incredible that you were so easily able to break through his icy exterior.

·         He had no intention becoming as close to you as he did, keeping you at an arm’s length just like everyone else. You weren’t special… at least, that’s what he thought at first.

·         He found himself becoming more and more ensnared by your charms the longer he spent time with you, getting to the point where he couldn’t deny that he had formed a solid crush on you.

·         You were patient, kind, understanding. You were a great listener, and overall very thoughtful when dealing with others. You looked at the big picture, and had the ability to come to quick and conclusive decisions that benefitted everyone involved.

·         He admired you, your eye for detail and attentiveness to any issues that arose was second only to him. He could depend on you (which was more than he could say for a lot of people in his life), and he wanted you to realize you could depend on him too.

·         Even when he threw you a flippant comment or brushed you off, you kept coming back to check in on him, taking time out of your day to help him out and make sure he was doing OK.

·         It was this sincere kindness that won his heart, and once he was smitten, he fell HARD.

·         This posed problems. Not only did he not want to drag you into the mess that was his life and career, he wasn’t even entirely sure if you truly liked him or if you were just being polite.  He wouldn’t be surprised at all if he found out you thought he was the biggest asshole on planet earth, and the thought of your rejection distressed him.

·         After some beating around the bush (and some drunken encouragement from his coworkers after a recent bar hopping excursion), he asked you to be his.

·         He was pleasantly surprised at how quickly you agreed.

·         It took him some time to get used to ‘dating’. He had never really been interested in anyone previously, and most stuff couples partook in either made him cringe of feel uncomfortable.

·         But he found out fast that when the romantic endeavors involved you, he was much more inclined to warm up to lovey-dovey activities. Dates to the park or the movies, going out to eat, even mundane things like grocery shopping; every activity with you was a blessing and treat for him.

·         He wants to be by your side as much as possible. He’ll devote all his off days to you, and is the first to recommend moving in together so he can keep you close and make sure you are safe.

·         Though he is definitely not a PDA person, anyone in the presence of the two of you can tell how smitten he is with you. He’ll steal glances of you anytime he can, and he always gazes at you as if you hung the moon. If you catch him staring he won’t look away, instead smiling a coy smile that he knows will make you flustered.

·         When he tells you he loves you, he means it with his entirety. You are the only one he will ever want to be with, and he will honor and treasure you for the rest of his days on this earth.

·         (He hasn’t completely lost his mean streak though, he’s apt to make you participate in pet play with him the privacy of your own home >:) )

Seijuurou Torai

·         From the get go, you and Torai are the definition of ‘old bickering married couple’. He has gotten on your nerves in one way or another since your first interaction, but you also couldn’t deny the blatant, damning attraction you have for him.

·         He is cocky, abrasive, a brute, crude, a pervert, and violent. NOT someone you wanted to necessarily catch feelings for.

·         But he was also protective and strong, and could exhibit incredible moments of kindness and selflessness. Even though he was obnoxious, from the moment he met you he was always looking out for you with your best interests at heart.

·         As time passed your friendship continued to blossom. Through drunken late night outings (one of which had to be cut short when he ended up breaking a man’s nose in a fist fight because they were ‘eying you up like a piece of meat’) to silly lunch conversations that turned deep and insightful, the two of you grew exceptionally close.

·         Your attraction had become undeniable, and it was obvious he reciprocated.

·         But even though he had fallen just as much for you, he knew it was not anything he had the right to pursue. You shouldn’t be getting tied up with someone like him, and he cursed himself for even letting you get so close to begin with.

·         He loved you deeper than he loved anyone previously, and that made him kick himself as he knew the danger this relationship brought into your life.

·         He wouldn’t be able to live with himself if you got hurt (or worse) on his accord, and he was well aware if you associated with him too closely you would become a prime target that any number of bastards would use to exploit him.

·         But damned if you didn’t make it hard. Every time he’d try and create distance you would kill him with the hurt expression you’d make, a stab right through the heart every time you’d ask if the reason he was being so cold was over something you did.

·         It also didn’t help that he hated seeing literally any other man with you. He knew the natural procession of trying to shove you away would include you looking to seek companionship elsewhere, but the moment some schmuck got a little too friendly his jealousy would flair up and it would take all he had to restrain himself from beating the guy’s ass.

·         Eventually he gives in, unable to take it anymore. Rather abruptly he storms your house, firmly makes it clear that he wants you as HIS and ONLY his. He didn’t care if he had to personally keep watch over you 24/7. He’d do what he had to to keep you protected and in his arms.

·         When you reciprocated, he was on you instantly, unwilling to wait even a minute longer to seal the deal. You had never been ravaged so intensely in your life.

·         Torai loves to tease and fluster you, taking immense pleasure in just how red he can turn your face in public. Nowhere is safe from his groping hands and lewd comments. It only eggs him on to do it more if you slap/punch him in these situations.

·         LOVES showing off for you. He lives for it. Anytime he can get a genuine look of awe from you (which are becoming increasingly rare with how obnoxiously often he attempts this) he counts it as a major success, riding off that high for the rest of the day.

·         Your laugh is his favorite sound in the world. Seeing you smile and genuinely enjoy yourself makes his heart feel full and puts him at ease. He would stop at nothing to keep you happy and carefree.

·         This man is insatiable when it comes to making love. He will not stop until you are a drooling, sobbing, over stimulated mess beneath him (and even then, he’s ready for the next round alarming fast). Be prepared for a lot of sleepless nights.

·         You are his treasure and the love of his life, and though he has a tough exterior, when you are home alone and cradled in his arms he becomes a big romantic sap, showering you with feather light kisses and praise.

Wanibuchi Tsuyoshi

·         Tsuyoshi is by nature a very private person, so for most people (even those close to him), not many people actually know that he is in a committed relationship.

·         This isn’t because he is ashamed or because he wants to hide you away (if he had his way, he would proudly keep you by his side at all times), but because you are far too precious to him to put in any potential harm’s way.

·         Being with you at all is a huge risk in general, but he also realized from the moment the two of you started talking that you were essentially already a target. All he can do now is work tirelessly to keep you safe (besides, he is too in love with you to push you away anyway).

·         Chances are you really don’t know much about his job for the same reason. Other than being the boss at a security company, you are kept in the dark about just how much danger he is surrounded by on a daily basis and he wants to keep it that way.

·         With the chaos that surrounds him at work, he always takes great delight in knowing you are waiting for him back home. A more traditional man, his heart feels full when he comes home to a fresh cooked meal and your warm embrace.

·         Not to say that he doesn’t do the same for you, he loves to cook for you and is quite skilled at it. If you have been craving something, no matter how easy or intense, it will be waiting for you when you come home that night.

·         He respects your independence but is more than willing to take care of you in anyway needed. He’d never force you to do anything you didn’t want to or instruct you on how to live your life, but he definitely makes it known that if you are ever struggling with anything, say the word and it will disappear.

·         He really loves it when you dress up for him, and he’ll frequently buy clothing and jewelry for you he thinks suits you. When he sees you in things he bought for you, he’ll keep his cool but his stomach will be doing somersaults.

·         (And as much as he loves you in what he purchased you, he is going to love it so much more when he gets to take it off of you.)

·         He often feels guilty over how much time he has to devote to work, so to make up for it he treats you like absolute royalty whenever he gets vacation time. Any place you want to go or thing you want to see? Skies the limit for his babydoll. <3

·         He’s fiercely protective and monitors you closely, but would never get in the way of your life or your fun. He’s prone to have an eye or two on you when you go out with friends, just in case someone tries to make a move. But this is never anything you’d figure out on your own, all protective service taking place in the shadows. He wants to keep you carefree and happy, and would never do something that risks that being jeopardized in your life.

·         He’s not big on texting, but loves conversing with you. Expect multiple calls throughout the day to check up on you.

·         This man only has two modes in the bedroom: slow and sensual or rough and unforgiving. He’s either treating you like the angel you are to him, or pounding away his frustrations while moaning filth into your ear. Either option never leaves you wanting.

Takashima Ryouichi

·         Much like his boss, he prefers to keep his colleagues in the dark about his relationship with you. Ryouchi is already an enigma figure to most everyone he works with, so he uses that to his advantage to keep you his own little secret.

·         He revels in the fact that no one else knows of your existence. To him it’s not only the logical way to not only keep you safe, but hoard you all to himself.

·         Normally a very calm and collected person, he gets surprisingly jealous when an outsider gets just a little too familiar with you. And knowing his coworkers, if they so much as caught wind that he had you waiting for him at home, they would be relentless in figuring out who you were and all the spicy details of your relationship with him (and from then on your life would never know peace lol). The last thing he needed was this bunch of fools trying to encroach on his territory.

·         However, outside of work was a completely different story. He was eager to introduce you to his friends and family, wanting to add you into the fold as soon as possible.

·         He wasn’t one to mess around, if he couldn’t picture someone in his life long term they simply weren’t worth his effort. Needless to say, that was not the case with you.

·         It took an embarrassingly short amount of time after meeting you for him to decide that you were the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, and with that revelation came something he didn’t face often: fear. What if you didn’t return his affections? What if someone else had already snatched you up? As the worries plagued his mind, you successfully turned one of Tokyo Fist’s most collected men into a total mess.

·         When he finally worked up the courage to ask you out, it was the most awkward experience of his life. He had never been so overwrought, his disheveled state making even YOU nervous.

·         When you reciprocated, he wanted to jump for joy, scream to the heavens, and do a dance… But he remained stoic. After all, it was only logical that you would say yes to him.

·         You were worth all his effort and more, and though it was completely illogical for him to plan so far in the future, he couldn’t help but spend a vast amount of free time daydreaming about your future life together and the family that you would build.

·         His days were spent putting in long hours at the office, but his nights and weekends were fully devoted to you. He had a bad habit of spoiling you, taking pride in being able to supply you with all you wanted and more.

·         When the two of you are alone, his tough, serious demeanor fades. No one can make him laugh like you can. No one can make him feel loved like you can. And he reciprocates all that back tenfold. <3

Baba Chisato

·         Will literally not shut up about you in. He’s always been obsessed, but once you become completely his, his gushing is incessant.

·         He’s commenting on all your social media pics, your picture is the wallpaper on every electronic device he owns, physical photos of the two of you are lining the halls of his home and he always has several stuffed into his wallet as well.

·         He is your biggest cheerleader, gassing you up every opportunity he gets. Wear your hair slightly different than normal? Trying on a new outfit you are a little unsure of? He’s on it. You are the most beautiful person he has ever seen in his life, and he wants to make sure you know that. Even if you are just lounging at home in sweats, he’ll be staring in reverence. You are nothing short of a goddess to him.

·         He’s a huge supporter of any dream or aspiration you may have. It doesn’t matter if someone else finds it ridiculous or unobtainable; you are the smartest and most capable person he knows and he earnestly believes you can achieve anything you set your mind too. He’s got your back and is rooting for you every step of the way.

·         This boy is HANDSY af, especially in public. You’re HIS girl, and he wants everyone to know that. Anyone so much as looks at you a moment too long and this man is ready to throw down with them.

·         Also, much like Torai, he loves showing off for you. He lives for your praise, melting whenever you call him strong or handsome. He’s started the habit of wearing mostly sleeveless shirts, just in the hopes that you will feel on his muscles.

·         He also loves showing YOU off. He scored a total hottie and he wants the whole world to know that, dammit! No matter where you are, his hand is either in yours or wrapped snuggly around your waist or shoulders, no exceptions.

·         May have an honest to God heart attack if you ever wear his clothing. Seeing you draped in something that he owns just further reiterates that you are his and nothing fans his flames more than that incredibly pleasant reminder.

·         Is completely enamored whenever you do anything domestic for him, like cooking or cleaning. He likes to fantasize that the two of you are already married and loves to see his sweet little spouse being such a wonderful homemaker. <3 However when you get pissed off over doing a majority of the chores he’s quick to rush in and help (though you have to admit you are much better at it than he will ever be, but at least he tries).

·         Words cannot express how physically attracted to you this man is. His tongue practically lulls to the floor when you walk in the room. Any chance he has to make love to you, he will. Baba is a big guy in every regard and gets off on how easy it is to overwhelm you.

·         That being said, he’s a big fan of when you take charge as well. Nothing gets him hotter than when he’s tied up and at your mercy, loving it when you ride him till you’ve had your fill.

Tsurumi Takuya

·         Tsurumi simply adores you. From the moment he laid eyes on you, he was bewitched.

·         You met (as cliché as it sounds) at a local coffee shop. You ordered before him, managing to snag the last pastry he had his eye on.

·         Though it was no big deal, after you heard the disappointment in his voice, you couldn’t let it slide. You tried to give him the entire thing, but after a few polite refusals, you came to the agreement you would share it.

·         He had no idea one split pastry would change his life forever.

·         You ended up talking for hours, finding that you had quite a few similar interests and things in common. He took great pleasure in watching you gush about your hobbies, a small blush on his cheeks as he took you in your animated movements and inviting smile.

·         You were by far one of, if not THE most gorgeous person he had ever seen, and the passion in which you spoke with him kept drawing him in more and more.

·         By the end of your shared snack, he decided he hadn’t had enough time with you. In a bold move, he asked for your number. The rest is history.

·         Your relationship is the epitome of sweet and cozy. The two of you never really seem to make it past the honeymoon phase, and there’s always this giddy, puppy-love feeling that bubbles in his chest when he sees you.

·         He’s a huge cuddle bug, and is more than happy being either the big or small spoon. As long as you are close, he takes equal pleasure in holding you as he does being held by you.

·         That being said, PDA makes him quite flustered. Anything more than holding hands or a quick peck on the check would instantly turn this man into tomato.

·         His biggest joy is beginning new adventures with you. Even if it’s something as little as starting a new show the both of you are looking forward to watching, he is filled with so much happiness just to be spending time with you his excitement is palpable.

·         Def the type of guy who leaves you little gifts/notes each morning. Rarely a day goes by without a sticky note wishing you a good day, or a favorite treat of yours waiting when you wake up.

·         You are his first in many ways, and though that was exciting, it also makes him feel a bit inadequate and nervous. He does overkill the first time you are intimate, working himself into a tizzy trying to make your first time together completely ideal and romantic. It takes time and gentle reassurance to calm him down and make him understand this isn’t a competition, that you love him and want this just as bad as he does, but it’s ok to take your time.

·         When he does mellow out he melts under your praise.  Hearing your gentle commendations and pleased coos drive him over the edge, your admiration and the flattery it makes him feel is the most euphoric feeling he has ever felt (through you, he realizes that he definitely has a praise kink).

·         As his first in many things, he also plans on making you his last. He’s been jokingly chided on more than one occasion for daydreaming on the job, his coworkers and friend’s having an absolute field day when the stumble upon the wedding plan sketches and notes he’s been doodling while bored.

Yuki Ariga

·         Honestly Ariga has been calling you ‘his girl’ from the get go, so when you guys make it official everyone either already thought you were an item or they think Ariga is bullshitting them when he tells them.

·         The relationship honestly would take some time off the ground. The typical tricks and pick up lines he played on other girls didn’t seem to work on you, so he was forced to come up with alternate methods.

·         Turns out, being sincere was all it took to win your heart. Whereas you shrugged him off as a nuisance when he tried to be flashy and go above and beyond to catch your attention, you were much more open to chatting him up in calmer environments where the atmosphere was more intimate.

·         Time always seemed to slow for him when you were around. You brought serenity to his life that he had not experienced with anyone else. And in his line of work, peace was a very sought after commodity.

·         And damn, were you beautiful. You were definitely the hottest person he had ever seen, regardless of what you wore or how you presented yourself. This man’s jaw would hit the floor whenever you enter his line of sight, praise flooding from his lips over how stunning you are. If Yuki went a day without seeing you physically, he’d be hitting you up nonstop for selfies (hoping that you’d add a few spicy ones in as well).

·         He can definitely be overbearing. If you aren’t by his side he wants to know what you are up to, who you are with, where you are going, etc. You have been known to block his number temporarily just to get a break from it, a move that was sure to bring on incessant whining the next time he saw you.

·         He knew he had a reputation for being a skeevy scumbag, and for a good reason. If anyone was aware of his own flaws and shortcomings, it was Ariga himself. Because of this, he doesn’t necessarily feel like he deserves you. He knows you could do much better than him, but can’t bear the thought of some other douchebag stealing you away from him.

·         So he earnestly works to better himself. He knows the change won’t be overnight, and hell, maybe he won’t even be able to become that great of a man period. But for you, he will never stop trying. If he can’t be a great person, he can at least be a great boyfriend.

·         This man is huge in the PDA. He loves to show you off, but he also doesn’t want anyone getting any funny ideas. His hands or lips are almost always on you somewhere when the two of you were out in public.

·         His recent employment at Tokyo Fist has helped him build muscle, and generally just grow more confident in who he is as a person. He works extra hard to hear your praise of him, knowing that every trial he faces just prepares him that much more for protecting you. <3

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Fourth Yuri Manga Sousenkyo: Fans Vote for the Best Yuri Manga

Yuri Navi, the Japanese site dedicated to Yuri news and commentary, announced the results from its fourth annual Yuri Manga Sousenkyo. The Yuri Manga Sousenkyo is a popularity poll held every year on Yuri Navi where Japanese Yuri fans could vote for up to three of their favorite Yuri series (as opposed to the five from previous years). Voting began on August 15 and ended on the 23. Because of the difference in Yuri works published and promoted overseas, only those living in Japan were eligible to vote. In total, over 3700 votes were cast.

The top thirty results from the fourth Yuri Manga Sousenkyo are below. Titles that have been published in English or that are set to be adapted into English are noted with the Publisher. Click on licensed titles to be navigated to an English storefront. Legally buying manga helps support publishers and creators.

30. Our Wonderful Days - By Kei Hamuro - 55 votes - Licensed Seven Seas

29. Warikitta Kankei Desukara - By FLOWERCHILD - 56 votes

28. Hello Melancholic! - By Oosawa Yayoi - 59 votes

27. Failed Princesses - By Ajiichi - 71 - Licensed by Seven Seas

26. If I Could Reach You - By tMnR - 84 votes - Licensed by Kodansha Comics

25. Teijin ni Agaretara - By Inui Ayu - 85 votes

24. Still Sick - By Akashi - 86 votes - Licensed by Tokyopop

23. Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl - By Canno - 96 votes - Licensed by Yen Press

22. Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon - By Usui Shio - 97 votes - Licensed by Seven Seas

21. Kase-san - By Hiromi Takashima - 98 votes - Licensed by Seven Seas (This is Kase-san’s first time outside of the top 10)

20. Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii - By Manio - 105 votes

19. Vampeerz - By AKILI - 114 votes - Licensed by Denpa

18. Yuri de Naru - By Naoimai - 130 votes

17. Otome no Teikoku - By Kishi Torajirou - 142 votes

16. School Zone - By Ningiyau - 144 votes - Licensed by Seven Seas

15. Futaribeya: A Room for Two - By Yukiko - votes 145 - Licensed by Tokyopop (Futaribeya was also 15th last year)

14. Koushin Koinuni Koibumiwo - By Tamasaki Tama - 148 votes

13. Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai - By Kashikaze - 152 votes

12. Adachi and Shimamura - By Hitoma Iruma, Illustrated by Yuzuhara Moke - 162 votes - Licensed by Yen Press

11. How Do We Relationship? - By Tamifull - 168 votes - Licensed by Viz Media

10. Ichido Dake Demo, Koukai Shitemasu - By Miyahara Miyako - 171 votes

9. Fusoroi no Renri - By Mikanuji - 187 votes

8. A Tropical Fish Years for Snow - By Makoto Hagino - 199 votes - Licensed by Viz Media (A Tropical Fish Years for Snow was third place the past two years)

7. Hana ni Arashi - By Kobachi Ruka - 204 votes (Hana ni Arashi was sixth place the past two years)

6. Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai - By Aono Nachi - 217 votes

5. Ame Demo Hare Demo - By Arata Iri - 233 votes (Previously known as Todo no Tsumari no Uchouten)

4. Yuri Is My Job! - By Miman - 250 votes - Licensed by Kodansha Comics (This is Yuri Is My Job’s third year in the top ten)

3. Citrus - By Saburouta - 315 votes - Licensed by Seven Seas (This is Citrus’ fourth year in the top 5)

2. Whisper Me a Love Song - By Eku Takeshima - 453 votes - Licensed by Kodansha Comics

1. Bloom Into You - By Nakatani Nio - 981 votes - Licensed by Seven Seas (This is Bloom Into You’s fourth year in a row in first place)

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Artist: Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe Album: Another Summer Year: 1985 Omega Tribe are a firm favourite amongst city pop fans; accessible in every way, they are often one of the first bands a city pop fan listens to. Another Summer is their fourth album and featured a slightly more synth driven sound than previous albums. Omega Tribe was technically a project formed by producer Koichi Fujita, with the band's lineup often changing over time. The Sugiyama era was more or less the band's first iteration, consisting of Kiyotaka Sugiyama, Shinji Takashima, Toshitsugu Nishihara, Takao Oshima, and Keiichi Hiroishi. A sixth member, Kenji Yoshida, left the band during Another Summer's production. Also featured on the album is songwriter and arranger Tetsuji Hayashi, lyricists Masako Arikawa, Yasushi Akimoto, Kumiko Aoki, and Chinfa Kang. Sugiyama also wrote music for two songs, with Nishihara and Takashima writing a song each. Makoto Matsushita and Ken Shiguma also arranged two songs each. The album opens with Route 134, an energetic song that's sure to lift your spirits. Track 2 is Dear Breeze, a sweet mid-tempo song that true to its name is quite breezy. Track 3 is Futari no Natsu Monogatari ~Never Ending Summer~ (Our Summer Story ~Never Ending Summer~). The album's lead single (as shown on the LP's hype sticker), it's a catchy song that's one of the band's most popular. The first half of the album closes with Toi Hitomi (Faraway Eyes), a somewhat wistful ballad. The second half opens with Scramble Cross, a slightly forlorn song about a man led on by a woman. Next is Mayonaka no Screen Board (Midnight Screen Board), then Ai no Shinkirō (Mirage of Love). Track 8 is You're a Lady, I'm a Man, a duet with fellow city pop singer Rajie. The album closes with ballad The End Of The River, a mellow song and a nice ending to everything. If you like city pop with a pop sound, Another Summer is a solid choice. The album is available to stream on Spotify and purchase on iTunes, and physical copies are cheap and easy to find. Reposted from @thecitypoppin #memes #memesdaily #clasicos80 #radioclasicos80 #instagram #citypop https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqoi8mJxUR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My Yuri/wlw Manga Rec List

Heeeey I’m bored so I’m making a Yuri manga/webtoon/etc recommendation post of some of my faves that are underappreciated or deserve more love. Obviously this isn’t a comprehensive of all great Yuri series out there, just some that I enjoy & think are worth reading... And have (obviously) either read or are caught up on.

All of these are available to read as online scans, but I’ll indicate if you can legally purchase it in English as well.   I’ll also indicate if they are on-going as of April 2019.

There’s a lack of yuri series that aren’t set in a high school but I’m going start with all of those first, just to get them out of the way, but this list will mostly be dedicated to college and older aged characters.

Additionally, my recommendation of these series is not my personal endorsement of everything about the series. Don’t expect any of these stories to be perfect by any standards, much less Western standards.  Additionally, I try to give warnings for some series with dark themes: that is not me giving the series a condemnation.  Just a heads up for common triggers, that I caught and remembered to warn for.

A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow (Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru) by Makoto Hagino

Summary:

Konatsu Amano is a high school girl who has just moved to a seaside town in Ehime Prefecture after her father is transferred overseas for his job. Lonely and unsure of her new surroundings, Konatsu finds herself gravitating towards Koyuki Honami, an older girl at her school who is popular but is seen as out of reach by her peers who view her as too perfect. Koyuki is also the sole member of the Aquarium Club, which in turn makes her feel cut off from others. In an attempt to help ease Koyuki's and her own feelings of loneliness, Konatsu befriends Koyuki and the two gradually grow closer together.

Why I think you should read it:  This is SUCH a sweet but impactful series.  At a surface level read, it’s a beautiful and enjoyable series that I’m interested in seeing where these girls’ relationship goes, but a deeper look at the series really shows the amount of thought that went into the characters and their surroundings.  Honestly [this] YT video by Zeria is why I finally started this series and covers why this is such a good worthwhile series much better than I can so I recommend watching it, if not jumping straight to reading!

Status: On-going, first English volume will be released in late 2019!!

Their Story (Tamen de Gushi) by Tan Jiu

Summary:

Tamen De Gushi manga is a slice of life manga that revolves around two high-school protagonists, Sun Jing and Qiu Tang, and how they meet and fall in love and start dating.

Why I think you should read it:  If you’ve been on tumblr long enough and follow enough queer fandom blogs you’ve probably heard of this series.  Everything you’ve seen about it is true: it’s sweet, cute, funny, and fluffy.  It also covers topics like victim blaming without derailing from something you’re reading to distract you from reality.

Status:  This one is a webtoon and currently on-going.

Pietà by Haruno Nanae

Summary:

A story about two classmates, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-harms due to lack of loving relationships with her "family" -- which consists of her negligent father, selfish stepmother, and stepbrother; and Sahoko quickly becomes her only comfort in life. Sahoko on her part has a frigid relationship with her otherwise loving parents, and lives with her aunt.

Why I think you should read it:  Prior to meeting, these girls dealt with mental illness and that’s what bonds them very quickly as they come to rely on each other.  I debated whether or not this series should be with the school-girl series or the adult ones, I decided to keep it with the school-girls because... they’re high school girls! Even though the girls’ school is really only ever the place they first meet, it’s the fact they are high school girls that colors their perspectives for the best and worst.  

But the reason I think it is worth reason it is that it portrays depression, self-harm, and suicide the way you think about it as a depressed high schooler but it is narratively treated with the seriousness it deserves, and to be responded to with love and compassion.  While we’ve got Rio’s parents who don’t take her mental illness seriously and compassionately enough (or at all), but there other adults who do from the very beginning.  It’s 1 volume long and despite all the trigger warnings I am about to give for the series: I promise a happy ending. 

*Warings* Self-harm, suicide attempt, forced institutionalization, parental abuse, gaslighting

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are available.

Kase-san by  Hiromi Takashima

Summary:

Yui Yamada, a girl who enjoys tending to her school's greenery, falls in love with the athletic Tomoka Kase. The two eventually begin dating, and the story follows the pair as they face various challenges in their relationship

Why I think you should read it:  Another one I see on tumblr a lot and, again, it’s everything you’ve been promised: cute, fun, and a natural progressing romance.  What I think is worthwhile about the series is that it’s continued into their college years, but that hasn’t automatically made them adults. They continue to deal with the same insecurities they did in high school, but even still they’ve been maturing since the start of the series and they continue to do so. 

This series is unlikely to ever delve into darker or political themes, but we need series like this - where problems don’t linger but are resolved relatively quickly without losing the character’s defining traits and flaws.

Status:  Ongoing and available to buy in English.  Also has an OVA.

Ano Musume ni Kiss to Shirayuri o (Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl) by Canno

Summary:    

In middle school, Ayaka Shiramine was the perfect student: hard-working, with excellent grades and a great personality to match. As Ayaka enters high school she expects to still be on top, but one thing she didn't account for is her new classmate, the lazy yet genuine genius Yurine Kurosawa.

Why I think you should read it:  A rivals-to-lovers story, for all my rivals-to-lovers lovers out there! <3 While Shiramine and Kurosawa are definitely the protagonists of the story, roughly only 40% of the time are chapters focus on them and their relationship, as the series spends a lot of time on their many, many side characters and relationships... which are all wlw too.  Lots of different relationships explored in the side characters, including a triad that forms together wonderfully.  

A part of the series that particularly tickled me was that male characters are barely ever mentioned, if ever.  It’s entirely possible that that men do not exist in this world.

*Warning*  One romance between a student and her aunt (though the aunt is only 4 years older).  The two chapters depicting their relationship are skipable and even then it’s vague enough that you can interpret it as a family relationship imo.

Status:  Completed and available officially in English.

Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi Ni Naru) by Nakatani Nio

Summary:

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her...she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That's when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she's inspired to ask her for help. But then the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself.

Why I think you should read it:  What, did you really think it wouldn’t make my list (lol)?  Of course everyone should give this series a try!  I’ve been following this series for a while so I’m glad to see it blow up in popularity recently because of the anime because it really deserves it.  This series is very far from your typical straight-forward cute high school yuri romance, it’s an awkward fumbling as the girls have their first relationship and all that comes with that - including learning consent and boundaries -  in a very unusual set-up (that I’ll let you read to discover).  

Additionally, an adult relationship between two women is also portrayed, proving the usual “lesbianism is transient” is many school-girl manga wrong, but the adults tend to mentor Nanami’s also gay friend more than Yuu and Nanami (who could frankly use some adult guidance, since they can’t seek out their parents). 

Yuu reads as very aro-spec too, if that resonates with you, and I (personally) don’t think that anything in her relationship with Nanami negates those feelings.

Status:  Currently ongoing and available in English.  Anime which covers the first half of the series.

Nameless Asterism (Nanashi no Asterism) by  Kobayashi Kina

Summary:

Tsukasa, Nadeshiko, and Mikage have been inseparable since they began junior high, but Tsukasa has a secret she's been keeping from her best friends—she actually has a big crush on Nadeshiko. Not wanting to risk their friendship, she planned to keep it a secret forever, but when Tsukasa learns that Nadeshiko has a crush on Mikage, her desire to support her friends now conflicts with her own feelings. First love blossoms in unexpected ways for these three young women and their circle of friends.

Why I think you should read it:  This one is actually a junior high school one, but I’ll stick it here regardless.  But it’s a fun series, and for a love-triangle story it’s not over-wrought at all.  More than a series about love, it’s about the concept of romantic relationships at the characters’ age as well as friendship. One of the character’s in particular thinks her feelings are transient, but it’s also rather clear that they are not and she’s just scared after a bad past experience. Despite being in a love triangle that not all of them are completely aware they are in, it’s also very clear they want to keep being friends and fear losing their friendship more than anything else.

It ends prematurely so some things are left unresolved but still a fun read and I still give it a huge rec.  YMMV on the handling of one cross dressing character, especially as he takes over the story for a bit, but it’s far from the worst handling but. ya know.  Heads up, he exists.

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are available.

Aaaaaand that’s about it with the light-hearted (mostly) school romances.

On to college-age and working adult yuri series which don’t get nearly enough love!

It’d be great if you didn’t exist by Carbonara

Summary:

Why did she meet her ideal girl in the worst situation?

After catching her boyfriend with another woman, Han Guk-hwa promptly breaks up with him and expects to never see him again. What she didn't expect was to keep thinking about the woman who was with her ex and develop a begrudging crush on her.

Jang Mi, the crush in question, also didn't expect to see such a beautiful girl approach her and finds herself thinking that she could do so much better than the scumbag Guk-hwa was dating.

Why I think you should read it:   There’s.... a lot of reasons I could give you about why this series is worth reading.  It’s a wonderful balance between funny and a soft, tender romance between two women, even while dealing occasionally with darker themes and topics.  The characters are both well fleshed out with flaws and a rationality to their actions.  More than that: for every bad experience they had in the past which gives them insecurities about themselves and others, they are rewarded for trusting each other with a happy, loving relationship.  Inter-relationship problems (like insecurity) are resolved with communication, while their separate personal problems they share mutual support. 

BUT ALSO, I mean... it’s pretty much like that text from last night that goes:  “ I just found out two girls I dated met each other, bonded over how much they hate me, started dating and are gonna get married soon.”  And I just.... really enjoy and appreciate it. Because it’s like: that’s it that’s the series.

*Warnings* Stalking, abuse, bullying

Status:  Another webcomic, completed at 80 chapters all available online in English

Cheerful Amnesia by  Tamamushi Oku

Summary:

Arisa wakes up in the hospital, with no memory of the last three years. When Mari, a girl who's just Arisa's type, arrives at the hospital and informs her that not only are they living together, but they're actually in a relationship, Arisa is over the moon.

Why I think you should read it:  MC has amnesia, but as the title suggests, it’s light-hearted series.  Afterall, MC wakes up to discover she has a beautiful girlfriend!  What couldn’t be better in life?  Well, there are... like sex with your girlfriend.  Wait no, that’s way too good for Arisa to handle (lol). And it just gets better for Arisa as the story plays out.

Usually the amnesic lover trope is played for the drama, but here it is only played for laughs.  A little eye-roll-y regarding some aspects and maybe even down right stupid but still cute and a fun romp if you need mindless fun. It’s a 4-koma so it’s not particularly deep, but a fun exploration of the story’s premise.  Let’s be honest: all the jokes about sex probably won’t make you laugh and probably won’t even titillate you, but you’re not here for laughs you’re here for something cute and see an adult relationship between two women get to be fun, silly, and mindless.

Status:  On-going and not officially in English but completed online scans are available.

Ultramarine (Gunjou) by  Nakamura Ching

Summary:

Out of desperation, a woman asks an old high school acquaintance to kill her abusive husband for her. The acquaintance, having long been in love with this woman, does it, and now they are on the run from the law.

Why I think you should read it:  I’m going to be honest.  This isn’t a series for everyone or even a series that most would like and that’s ok. The summary just covers the first few pages - everything devolves from there as they avoid the police and the stakes get higher - or rather, revealed to us as the readers.  Definitely not a series for a fun, quick read and I don’t rec it if you want an ideologically pure series - but the series mostly acknowledges the fucked up nature of everything going on.  If you’re interested in story where the main characters aren’t clear-cut “good” and “bad” and you don’t mind not rooting for the main characters’ romance, give it a try.  Because this is not a series about two women learning to be good to each other.

It’s a heart-wrenching read for those that read it and explores themes that aren’t often explored without being edgy for the sake of being edgy.  I think if you can stand to read this series in one sitting, you’ll be absolutely gutted and be thinking of this story for a while.  It’s a powerful read, awful in a very necessary way.

*Warnings* for rape, abuse, dub-con (between the main characters), lots of talk of suicide, infant death, death of a wlw (not main romance).

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are.

Lonely Wolf, Lonely Sheep by Fuka Mizutani

Summary:

Two women with the same name happens to meet each other when they're at the same hospital for the same injury. They want to become closer, but both must overcome their insecurities and self-loathing first.

Why I rec it:  Ehehe.  If you follow me, then you probably know I’m half-way to being a NANA blog.... Well this has the basic premise of NANA, with two girls with the same name (in this case first AND last) meeting under similar circumstances.  It’s a short & sweet series, but not without a lump of angst mixed in, because despite their meet-cute they’ve still got a shared loneliness and fear of rejection to contend with.  Despite that: it’s not drowning in angst and unnecessary, drawn-out melodrama.

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are.

Fluttering Feelings by Ssamba

Summary:

The comic follows the life of two Business University students, the average slightly immature Kim No-Rae and the beautifully captivating Baek Seol-A but equally immature, as well as their friends and family.

Why I think you should read it:  This series is a beautiful exploration of two women slowly falling in love - or rather, slowly realizing and accepting that they are in love with each other.  A lot of will they, won’t they story get stale very quickly but here the characters are so expertly explored that you understand why they aren’t kissing right now this second and it just makes you hope that one day they will and be happier.

Additionally, just because they aren’t dating doesn’t mean that they friendship doesn’t continually progress and flourish as they continue to get closer and more emotionally intimate with each other.  As their friendship gets closer, they struggle more and more to define their feelings for each other.  

Unfortunately Ssamba passed away last year, before completing the series.  So the series will likely remain forever unfinished but I think this series is so great that it’s a worthwhile read even unfinished.  I think Fluttering Feelings maybe even is a series that especially proves that unfinished series are worth reading, because for me: the ending to a story is one of the most important parts... but not for this series.  This series is all about the journey and the journey until where it left off was worth it.

Status:  Unfinished Webcomic, available online in English

Ohana Holuholu by  Shino Torin

Summary:

Maya, who works as a translator, lives with her bisexual former girlfriend, Michiru, and Michiru's son, Yuuta. Residing in the same apartment building is an actor called Nico, who drops by for a visit almost everyday, and knows about Michiru's past. Somewhat like family, and somewhat not, their lives interweave full of warm days.

Why I think you should read it:  This one is about family, at it’s core.  A found family, in particular.  I think for many like me, that’s enough of a recommendation (lol).  The rekindling of Maya and Michiru’s relationship is an important part to the story, but just as important is the fact that they have formed a family even before then.  Michiru isn’t always the best friend, roommate, lover, or even person and she definitely isn’t the best mother, but watching over her growth through the series to take responsibility for herself and for her family is incredibly rewarding.

Status:  Complete, still in the process of being translated online into English.

Collectors by Nishi Uko

Summary:

Two women in a relationship disagree about the other’s spending habits.

Why I think you should read it:   Most of this list is comprised of series that are about before the relationship begins, but Collectors is here for everyone who desires a pre-established relationship!  It’s very sweet and very obvious how much the two women love each other.  

This is the bickering couple done right - with love, especially after the initial few chapters, and it’s honestly just a form of flirting as the characters just as often find common-ground on their spending habits.  

It’s primarily 4-koma style, so not much happens story-wise but it’s well worth it just for to see their day-to-day interactions, how much they enjoy spending time with each other, and their friend’s commentary about their relationship. Also, if you’re a collector or hobbiest that compulsively buys things related to your interests... be prepared to be called out!

Status:  I thiiiiink it’s on-going - definitely the English online translations haven’t caught up as far as I can find.

The Robot Next Door (Tonari no Robot) by Nishi Uko

Summary:

In an ordinary neighborhood, a team of engineers are developing a robot they call Praha, who looks like an ordinary human high school girl. Chika, a 4-year-old girl who lives next door, meets her neighbor and learns her secret. The two girls become friends and high school classmates, and Chika teaches Hiro—as she calls Praha—about human emotions, including love.

Why I think you should read it:   Another story by Nishi Uko!!! There is a severe lack of sci-fi Yuri works!!  It’s a short and sweet feels trip as it explores the premise - a robot and human girl having feelings for each other.  While the bulk of the series takes place while both characters are in high school, I’m sticking it here with the “adult” series because it’s not about youth so much as it is about the premise.

Anyway: one of the interesting things about the series is how Praha expresses her love for Chika, which is obviously different than how humans feel ��love” because she’s a robot.  Meanwhile, Chika pines for Praha in her youth but insists that Praha’s feelings aren’t love.  She thinks their feelings for each other are “different,” which is both true and untrue.  As it is thought, robot/human love stories are often bittersweet because the premise predicates that the human will age while the robot will not.  Honestly, the ending is not bitter in the least, but it’s something that looms over you as you, the human reader, know as inevitable future.

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are.

Poor Poor Lips by Gotou Hayako

Summary:

Okashi Nako is a young woman living in poverty. When she applies to work at a Gem store, she learns that store owner, Otsuka Ren, is a lesbian. Ren promises that Nako's not her type, but she may be lying.... Nako takes the job and so begins a comedic tale of rich and poor, sickness and health, for better and for worse!

Why I think you should read it:  It’s a boss/employee romance but tastefully done imo - it’s been a while since I read it but I remember it fondly. It’s primarily set-up as a comedic series (another 4-koma!) but by the end the ladies *are* explicitly in a relationship, after some “will they/won’t they.”

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are.

Octave by Akiyama Haru

Summary:

This story revolves around 18-year-old Miyashita Yukino and her life as a former idol. As a child, Yukino had always been fascinated with TV. And before she knew it, she wanted to be one of those idols behind the screen. At 15, she entered the entertainment industry and debuted as a member of the four-person group "She'sN." However the group wasn't very successful and they broke up shortly afterwards. Returning home in disgrace, Yukino was welcomed with people's curious looks and hurtful words. Wanting to find herself, regain her pride, and perhaps experience love, Yukino decides to move back to Tokyo. There she meets a certain woman, former composer Iwai Setsuko. Together they embark on a very interesting and mysterious relationship.

Why I think you should read it:  Don’t be fooled by the simple, minimalist art... The characters are complex and each of them realistically flawed.  The series explores themes unfulfilled dreams and miscommunication and most of all: maturing into a decent person.  A lot of people are turned off of this series because the choices Yukino sometimes makes are, but it’s worth seeing her journey imo.

The series also deals with coming out not being an entirely positive experience and... it’s gutting but real and in the end says more about other people than Yukino.

Status:  Completed, not officially in English but completed online scans are.

And that’s it for now!! Let me know if you read any of these, whether or not on my recommendation or not!  Depending on if people liked this I might do another one, because I discovered a whole bunch of series while researching plus cut some from the list last minute that I still think deserve a rec!!

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J-POP Manga, le uscite dell’11 dicembre

Di seguito trovate tutte le nuove uscite manga targate J-POP, disponibili da oggi in libreria, fumetteria e store online. 

THE PROMISED NEVERLAND #1-3 (BOX Starter pack) di Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

Uno splendido BOX DA REGALO per entrare nel mondo di The Promised Neverland! Scopri e fai scoprire il successo manga dell'anno con questo starter pack natalizio, racchiuso in un elegante cofanetto! In una splendida villa circondata da un bosco proibito vivono Emma, Norman, Ray e altri orfani. Tra giochi, lezioni e test, il momento in cui uno di loro lascia la villa per venire adottato è sempre accolto con una certa tristezza, che si tramuta in orrore quando i tre scoprono il terribile destino a cui andranno incontro…

16 volumi - In corso - € 17,70 - Acquista su Amazon

IL PRINCIPE DEI MOSTRI #2 di Fujio Fujiko

Il manga che ha ispirato la leggendaria serie animata Carletto il principe dei mostri! Dal creatore di Doraemon, due volumi ricchi di contenuti speciali! Sono passati ormai trentacinque anni dalla prima puntata dell'anime in Italia, ma è soltanto oggi che i personaggi ricchi di humor nero di Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ si presentano per la prima volta al pubblico italiano in versione cartacea, con questa corposa raccolta di storie ricche di "mostri strani, ma con molta umanità”…

2 volumi - Concluso - € 12,00 - Acquista su Amazon

MAGICAL GIRL SPEC-OPS ASUKA #5 di Makoto Fukami e Seigo Tokiya

La guerra delle maghette prosegue! ANIME SU CRUNCHYROLL! Una violenta battaglia infuria tra le Magical Five e la Brigata Babele. Mentre Mia combatte nel centro urbano, Tamara e la squadra M fanno tutto il possibile per respingere il nemico. Inoltre Gless, Chisato, Asuka e Kurumi si stanno fronteggiando in scontri uno contro uno. Riusciranno a proteggere il generale Tabira fino allo scadere del tempo?

11 volumi - In corso - € 6,50 5,52 - Acquista su Amazon

KASE & YAMADA #5 di Hiromi Takashima

Il giorno del test di ammissione, Kase decide di raggiungere Yamada, nervosa e spaventata, per incoraggiarla a dare il massimo. Con l'arrivo della primavera, le due ragazze riusciranno a frequentare l'università a Tokyo? Lo scintillante diario dell'adolescenza di Kase & Yamada è giunto all'ultimo volume!

5 volumi - Concluso -  € 6,50 5,52 - Acquista su Amazon

VERSO LA TERRA… #2 di Keiko Takemiya

Un inedito capolavoro sci-fi dall'autrice de Il Poema del Vento e degli Alberi! Vincitore di importanti premi del mondo del manga e della letteratura fantascientifica! Nel futuro l'umanità, dopo aver prosciugato la Terra di tutte le sue risorse, si ritrova costretta a emigrare verso le colonie cosmiche. Cede allora il controllo della società a un sistema computerizzato, che ne indirizza ogni aspetto della vita e con spietata efficienza elimina tutto ciò che ritiene una minaccia. Come i Mu, umani con poteri telepatici obbligati a vivere in fuga, che desiderano una sola cosa: tornare verso la Terra...

3 volumi - Concluso - € 10,00 8,50 - Acquista su Amazon

GOLDEN KAMUI #18 di Satoru Noda

Il manga che ha trionfato all'Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize 2018! Mentre il gruppo di Sugimoto prosegue nella caccia al tesoro, viene a conoscenza di nuovi particolari sul passato di Kiroranke e Sofia. Nel frattempo, Kadokura e Kiraush si mettono sulle tracce di un pericoloso evaso...

19 volumi - In corso - € 6,90 5,86 - Acquista su Amazon

MONSTER GIRL #11 di Kazuki Funatsu

Scompiglio ad Akihabara! Azione, fanservice e mostri tra l'adorabile e lo spaventoso: la perfetta fusione tra Monster Musume e Tokyo Ghoul! Il leader della G-Hound, Yugo, irrompe nel mezzo del confronto con Tsurugi e trafigge Yatsuki. Quando il grido di Rokka si alza al cielo, nel ragazzo si risveglia il sangue del protettore. Fuori controllo, Yatsuki finisce per travolgere nella sua furia tutto ciò che lo circonda. Riusciranno Rokka e gli altri a farlo tornare come prima?

14 volumi - Concluso - € 6,00 5,10 - Acquista su Amazon

LA SIRENA CANNIBALE #7 di Hiroshi Noda e Takahiro Wakamatsu

Dopo Dungeon Food, un nuovo divertente manga per lettori foodie! Le lacrime sono ormai terminate, ma l'acquolina continua a scendere. Quale sarà il destino per la brutale principessa Era che ha divorato i suoi amici?! Ecco a voi l'ultimo sfavillante volume sugli esilaranti dilemmi morali e le deliziose ricette della sirena gourmet!

7 volumi - Concluso - € 6,00 5,10 - Acquista su Amazon

Autore: SilenziO))) (@s1lenzi0)

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Kingdom Live-Action Film Sells One Million Tickets in Nine Days

To the packed crowds at the stage greeting event held at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater in Tokyo on Sunday, it was reported that the live-action film adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara's historical adventure manga Kingdom had already sold one million tickets and earned 1.4 billion yen just in nine days since its release in Japan on April 19.

   The Shinsuke Sato (I Am A Hero, Bleach)-directed adaptation opened in 341 theaters across Japan and ranked second in its opening weekend box office with a huge 526 million yen, then made a 690 million yen from its first Friday through Sunday. 

  Even though he is still 24, Kento Yamazaki, who is cast as the film's protagonist Shin / Li Xin, is a veteran of live-action film adaptations of popular Japanese manga, such as Kyo, Koi wo Hajimemasu (2012), L DK (2014), Heroine Shikkaku (2015), Orange (2015), Wolf Girl and Black Prince

(2016), Your Lie in April (2016), One Week Friends (2017), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is

Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Psychic Kusuo: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2017), and the upcoming

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2019). Kingdom is expected to become one of the most successful films

in his acting career.

  Yamazaki said at the event, "The cast and staff created the film with great heat and passion, so I am

delighted to know a craze for the film has been been spreading. It has become a very special film for me.

I hope the heat will grow more from now on. Thank you so much today." 

    The event's video reports (via: Cinema Today)

            International version trailer

   Poster visual 

    Cast:

Ri Shin: Kento Yamazaki (Kusuo Saiki in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) 

Ei Sei/Hyou: Ryo Yoshizawa (Ryusei Sakuta / Kamen Rider Meteor in Kamen Rider Fourze) 

Yo Tanwa: Masami Nagasawa (Tae Shimura in Gintama)

Karyo Ten: Kanna Hashimoto (Kagura in Gintama) 

Seikyo: Kanata Hongou (Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis) 

Heki: Shinnosuke Mitsushima (Morio in Napping Princess) 

Shoheikun: Masahiro Takashima (Gunhed, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II) 

Tou: Jun Kaname (Makoto Hikawa/Kamen Rider G3 in Kamen Rider Agito)

Ouki: Takao Ohsawa (The Wolfman in Wolf Children)

      Source: Cinema Today

  (c) Yasuhisa Hara/Shueihsa (c)2019 Movie "Kingdom" Production Committee

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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これからの3演目です。

作業BGMはテニスコーツ『嗚咽と歓喜の名乗り歌』。「昔の印を 遊ぶ先へ 静かに 刻む ここを 混ざめよ by NSD and Saya」

まだ、いいたいことがある(あった)。

☆7月7日 ㈯ 「Blues Frozen Xīng ブルース 凍てついた星」 at Ftarri 1,500円 Open 19:00/Start 19:30 ◯高島 正志 Masashi Takashima as Drums, GITM ◯古池 寿浩 Toshihiro Koike as Trombone ◯秋山 徹次 Tetuzi Akiyama as Electric Guiter

☆8月19日 ㈰ 「HUBBLE DEEP FIELDS」 at Ftarri 1,500円 Open 19:00/Start 19:30

HUBBLE DEEP FIELDS member ◯高島 正志 Masashi Takashima as Drums, GITM ◯竹下 勇馬 Yuma Takeshita as Electro Bass https://nr-ytmusic.tumblr.com ◯河野 円 Madoka Kouno as Tape Recoder, FeedBack http://www.i-ma-wav.com ◯徳永 将豪 Masahide Tokunaga as Alto Sax http://www.ftarri.com/hitorri/988/index-j.html

☆9月1日 ㈯「高島 正志, 大城 真Duo(仮」at 東北沢 Otooto ◯高島 正志 Masashi Takashima as rerenew-GITM ◯大城 真 Makoto Ooshiro as combining electronic devices, junk, and everyday materials https://bijutsutecho.com/news/5172/

大城 真 Makoto Ooshiro 1978年沖縄県生まれ．2002年大阪芸術大学音楽学科卒．東京在住．電子回路や日用品、ジャンクなどの身近な素材を組み合わせて制作した演奏・ 作曲のための楽器や道具を使ったライヴ・パフォーマンス，またそれと並行して音や音楽を軸としてさまざまな物理現象に焦点を当てたインスタレーション作品の制作を行なっている．主な展覧会に，「夏の大△」（梅香堂，大阪，2010），「モノビート・シネマ」（「オープン・スペース 2010」内「エマージェンシーズ！016」，ICC，2010），「Cycles」（20202，東京，2013）など．

出不精の私ですが、ようやく一ヶ月に一回ライブの境地にたどり着きました。コンスタントにライブをするというのはチャレンジです。今年は来年の土台作りとして、かなり頑張らなくてはいけない年らしく、DIY精神で企画多数しました。

毎日のように演奏している人がみれば、塵のような回数かもですが、自分にとってはどれもウェイトでかく、そしてリスペクタブルプレイヤーと演奏できるのが、嬉しい限りなのです。

どのライブも主旨があり、様相は違いますが、すべて今の等身大で挑戦したいサウンドばかりです。

挑戦。。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GThDNce8aBI

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Husbandos

Aries : Tomoe / Kiyomasa Senji

Taurus :  Shota Kazehaya / Toshiro Hijikata

Gemini : Rin Okumura / Genos

Cancer : Sebastian Michaelis / Toranosuke Miyamura

Leo : Haru Yoshida / Miroku

Virgo: Kei Takashima / Ryuzaki Lawliet

Libra: Uta / Tsuyoshi Naoe

Scorpio : Makoto Tacibana / Zen Wistaria

Sagittarius : Hak Son / Yato

Capricorn : Maou Sadao / Death the Kid

Aquarius : Levi Ackerman / Mikoto Mikoshiba

Pisces : Usui Takumi / Guren Ichinose

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My unique BL collection part 8

Key symbols: ♡ manga likability [out of 5] ● uke likability [out of 3] ■ seme likability [out of 3]

-"Suki" da Nante Zettai ni Iwanai: ♡

          "I'm not in love with you anymore." When Mamoru was 12 years old, Kanato, the childhood friend he thought of as a brother, told Mamoru that he loved him. But Mamoru replied, "Two guys can't be like that," and rejected him. After that, they went their separate ways. Mamoru wanted to apologize and return things to they way they were before... Now 15, Mamoru moves to Tokyo to pursue Kanato and they meet again at the same school, in the same dorm room... They feel such warmth when they sleep next to each other, Kanato's hand stroking Mamoru's head... Nothing's changed. But they can't turn back time.

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-Kowagaranai de, soba ni ite: ♡♡■

           Ono Shizuka is a baker who got into an argument with his partner Sakai and fell off the stairs. The accident caused him to forget about Sakai entirely. However, he now is very interested in the beautiful but lonely man.

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-Takashima Kouichirou no Risou no Koibito: ♡●●■

           One day Kitamura forgets his cellphone, being found by his kouhai. He find out that his senpai is narcissist, telling him that he will keep his secret if he will become his sex friend.

READ

-Love is Blind: ♡●■■■

            one shot about a blind masseur and his roomate.

READ

-Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii n Dakara ne: ●■■■

          At a bar, easy-to-stalk Akesato meets a guy who's just his type and whose true identity is...!?

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-Aishuu: ●●

         College student Haneji Kaoru is surprised when popular actor Aragaki Jin appears in his workplace. They were high school friends, but unable to cope with his deepening feelings for the playboy, Haneji cut all ties after graduation. But now that Aragaki has found him, he has no intention of letting Haneji go...

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-Makkurayami de Kimi to: ♡♡

         Adults have secrets. One night, after hearing a scream, Takimoto Kaoru is suddenly held tightly by someone in complete darkness. He was too surprised to retaliate, but the smell that tickled his nose was… Sakumra-kachou?! In addition he tells him to “sleep with me tonight”?! Takimoto, who couldn’t refuse an elite superior is now being used all over the place! And the appearance of a troublesome yandere ikemen Iwase Yuutarou doesn’t help either. A bitter love, where the guys’ wounds and secrets overlap, is here.

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-Yoru to Asa no Uta:

       Asaichi can't play any instruments, his voice is average, and he's only in the band for the girls and the sex. Plus, he's homophobic. For some reason, the new bassist is infatuated with him despite the treatment Asaichi gives him.

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-Scarlet:

        ▪1-2) Scarlet: College student Akio is dating his beautiful classmate, Ryou. Unable to stand the slightest loneliness, Ryou accepts any girl who approaches him. One day, Ryou introduces Akio to a girl he is thinking of marrying which makes Akio decide to completely break it off with Ryou. Instead, a heart wrenching love story takes stage!

        ▪3-4) One Night Stand: During the day Harumi is just a normal businessman but when night comes he changes into a different person.

        ▪5) My Lover: Keito wonders why he is still in a relationship with the overly depressive Naoki

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-Kuroneko Kareshi no Asobikata (and sequels): ●

          Shingo, who has the ability to change into a black cat, will sleep with anyone as long as he likes their face and body. Pushed down by a male who has a musky scent, the No.1 popular actor Kagami, has fallen for him. On top of Shingo's sticky abdomen, the beastly form Kagami has shown is--?!

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-Mou Ichido, Nando Demo: ♡●■

          After an accident, Takahiro loses his memories of his relationship with his live-in boyfriend, Tarou. Will Takahiro get back his memories? Will he be able to fall in love again?

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-Harete Bokutachi wa: ♡♡ (I really love the GL subplot)

             High-school student Chihiro is small and cute, and gets molested by middle-aged men on the train. But it wasn't always this way - up through elementary. Chihiro was bigger than all the other boys and defended his friend, smaller and gentler Keigo, from the bullies. That is until Keigo was transferred to Vienna! Despite promising to write, Chihiro had long ago left behind the memories of Keigo. Now Keigo is coming back to Japan and what's more they'll be living under one roof! Will Chihiro accept the confession from Keigo who has become like a stranger to Chihiro?

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-Dokidoki Renai: ♡♡●●

         After declaration of love from both. Now Chihiro and Keigo have started dating...but really what is the difference between best friends and boyfriends. Will the two of them learn in time the difference between friendship and love! Not to mention jealousy...

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-Samishigariya no Love Letter: ♡♡ (●●Haruto ■■ Hina)

         Yuuki is a university student bored with his ordinary life. One day after returning home after class, he finds a strange chocolate tin in his bag. Inside it is a letter with "I want a friend" written on it by an unknown sender. When he writes a reply as a joke, the next morning another letter is inside it...

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-Mods: ♡♡■■

            Tora is looking for a job, so he decides to apply for this particular place... What he didn't know is that this place is a Male's Brothel. Here he meets Shiro, the most requested male prostitute. At the beginning Tora feels reluctant to work in this environment, but the vulnerability aura that surrounds Shiro makes him stay, plus he needs the money. Everything goes well at first, they stablish this sort of friendship, but shortly after that, feelings, desires and painful secrets complicates their already fragile relationship...

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-Tasogare Dare:

          Asahi Kikuchi is a university boy who has a hole in his memory and a real difficulty to remember people's faces and names. One day, he meets the waiter at a restaurant right after his girlfriend dumps him, and can't help noticing how much he looks like his first love.

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-Minori no Te: ♡●■■

           The chiropractors, oasis, is no place for ordinary customers. It caters for all sorts from hotshot, crime syndicate leaders to nationally popular celebrities. Even those socially depicted as assertive are no match to the touch of Dr. Minori Shigehumi's magic fingers. Overflowing with affection, Dr. Minori's technique leads their heated bodies to a greater level of satisfaction

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-Mahoroba Days: ♡♡●●●■■

            The Kuga House is the most prestigious deer family in Nara Prefecture. Shiraha, their heir, is attached to childhood human friend, Sousuke. Shiraha is popular and loved by all, while Sousuke is a mere servant of the house. But he is always telling Sousuke how much he likes him. Even though he feels special to be singled out by the beautiful and esteemed Shiraha, he knows that there is a line that he cannot cross. But! During mating season, Shiraha can't control himself anymore and he comes on to Sousuke! Since then, the scales of their well-balanced relationship tips and Sousuke's virtue falls into danger!

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-Sakura-gari:

             The story centers around the 17-year-old Tagami Masataka as he aims to find his place in life. While attempting to start prep school as a rounin, he encounters Saiki Souma, the son of a distinguished noble of the Saiki Koushyaku family, and becomes part of the Saiki household.

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-Kaeru no★Prince-sama: ■■●●

            Socially awkward Aono was perfectly happy working in Quality Control as but fate would have it he's been transferred to the Sales Department?? As if being ridiculed by his co-workers for his nervous stutter isn't bad enough, he's thoroughly mortified when the departmental star Gouzaka overhears him having a breakdown on the roof. But no matter how often he pushes Gouzaka away or how fast Aono runs Gouzaka is always there by his side...

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-Danshi Koukousei-teki Kazoku Keikaku!: (Satoru is cute beyond words)

             Hino-kun is good-looking and a rumored delinquent. Actually, he is a kind-hearted high school student who looks after his young nephew. He can see that Mizusawa-kun is good at making sweets so for the sake of his fatherless nephew, he asks him to, "Please marry my older sister!" But instead, he receives a reverse proposal from Mizusawa saying, "I want to marry you."…?!

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-Kono Ore ga Omae nanka Suki na Wakenai: ●●

           Fujima Taisei is a high schooler who had grown up spoiled by the people around him ever since he was little because of his pretty face. In his pleasant school life, there was only one time that had become the only stain in his life, when a student named Okachi Machi, whom Taisei had grown close to in order to get others' attention, had told him that actually he had never been his friend at all. Now Taisei wants revenge. What will happen these two?!

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-Void: ♡■●●

          Maki receives humanoid Arata as a birthday present. Arata is an illegal male pet type humanoid with appearance and some memories copied from stolen data of Maki's late lover Ren.

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-Okubyoumono ni I Love You: ♡●●

          Due to his scary face, Shougo has been alone since entering university. But unexpected events lead him to become close with Hina, from the same university. Shougo, elated at the fact he's become friends with the cool and kind Hina, finds out that Hina breaks out into hives when people treat him with affection—a "love allergy"?!

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-Romantic Joutou: ♡■■

          Kei [Ω] acts cute & innocent as fancying to have a happy glamourous life with a rich, kind & cool Alpha while needs help from childhood friend Tsugi [B] during heat.. Unfortunately, a dreamy [∝] Ekihito turns out to be a haughty crazy scum, thinks of their relationship as 'Master-Servant' and even plans to collect 66 mistress Omega to have >198 children for pro-league soccer.. Worse that Tsugi's had enough of Kei's whims & wanna leave, what's Kei's gonna do?

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-Taikutsu wa Warawanai: ■■

           Passer by on the street, Satake Tamotsu gets knocked over by beautiful Tamenaga Makoto whom he falls head over heals for at first sight, but Tamenaga Makoto, though pretty to look at, has a complex...

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-Yajirushi: ♡

           A student who's had it super easy his whole life & an errand boy with communication difficulties.  Also contains multiple one shots about twisted love.

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-Yamete kudasai, Koishii desu: ■■●●

the spinoff of Yamete Kudasai Mabushii desu. Following the happiness of the Koga and Sasano, Sugiyama and Hibiya began to deepen their relationship from friendship little by little. However, because it was something trivial, they are still under the impression of “being friends”. Meanwhile, a year passes and a new encounter comes.

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-Iyayoiyayo mo Kiss no Uchi:

          1-2) Iyayoiyayo mo Kiss no Uchi: Souji kun hates his older brother's bestfriend Megumi. Though their relationship was fine, why did they end up being far from their closeness before?           3-4) Start line made Atto Ipo When his close friend Kazu who's unamused & uninterested in anything but Seichi, confessed to him. Super-duper kind & compassionate Seichi just let Kazu do him though not agreed to date yet.. even planed about supporting Kazu when he found a nice gal.

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-utsukushii koto/Itoshii koto:

           Matsuoka is hooked on wearing his ex-girlfriend's clothes and going for nighttime walks into town, feeling the pleasure of being stared at by men wherever he goes. One night, after he is assaulted by a man during a one-off encounter, he is saved by Hirosue, a nondescript senior worker from his company. Drawn to Hirosue's innocent, pure love, Matsuoka continues to meet with Hirosue dressed as a woman, until Hirosue finally confesses to him.           (The novel started perfectly with slow and concrete progression, all that crumbled under the rushed, too convenient and unsatisfying "happy" end. The extras served as home remedies for my wound, not curative but palliative)

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-Pornographer:

            An erotic novelist and a college student. What will transpire when the latter is forced to take down sexually-explicit dictation?

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-Lonely to Organdy: ♡ (3rd saddest story I've ever read)

          Haruta gets involved in an accident with a scooter, believing he would die from his injuries but instead of that he starts to see ghosts!

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March 2017 Monthly Media

* = Rewatch/reread 

Anime/Cartoons

Star vs. the Forces of Evil 1.01-1.02

Steven Universe 121-123  

Books

Strangers by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith

Hostage by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith

Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher

Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk

Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

The Deathsniffer's Assistant by Kate McIntyre

The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre

Ice Crypt by Tiana Warner

Manga/Comics

Kiss & White Lily for my Dearest Girl by Canno 

Hana & Hina After School by Milk Morinaga 

Secret of the Princess by Milk Morinaga 

The Amazing Spider-Man volume 1 by J. Michael Straczynski 

Kase-san and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima 

Vinland Saga 1 by Makoto Yukimura 

Dumbing of Age (ongoing webcomic)

Oglaf (ongoing webcomic) 

The Otherknown (ongoing webcomic) 

Stand Still, Stay Silent (ongoing webcomic)

Strong Female Protagonist (ongoing webcomic) 

Wilde Life (ongoing webcomic)

Movies

Moonlight (2016) 

Power Rangers (2017)

TV Shows/Web Series/Podcasts

The Adventure Zone 28-59 

Critical Role 88-91

Elementary 5.12-5.16

Fresh Off the Boat 3.11-3.17

Healer (Complete series) 

Lethal Weapon 1.12-1.15 

Masterchef Junior 5.01-5.07

New Girl 6.13-6.20  

The Penumbra Podcast (Season 1, 2.01) 

The Strange Case of Starship Iris 1-4  

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MOL To Partiipate In Consortium Aiming At Climate-Related Risks

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will participate in the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Consortium (Note 1), which was established to provide a forum for discussions among corporations and financial institutions that agree with “TCFD recommendations” (Note 2).

This aims to ensure that companies factor in climate change-related risks and opportunities when they disclose their strategies to investors.

Ministry of the Environment of Japan, MOL analyzed scenarios based on TCFD recommendation in 2018. The “Practical Guide for scenario analysis to integrate climate-related risk and opportunities into its own management strategies by utilizing TCFD recommendation,” which was released in March introduced a part of this analysis.

MOL will utilize knowledge gained through the consortium and engage in effective disclosure of climate change-related risks and opportunities and how they will affect the company’s business.

(Note 1) TCFD recommendation

The final report, released in June 2017 by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which was established by Financial Stability Board (FSB), by reflecting intention of G20 Financial Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Four core elements—governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets—are recommended in the report. One item, “Strategy,” includes scenario analysis, which analyzes opportunities and risks that climate changes have the impact on corporations.

(Note 2) TCFD Consortium

The TCFD Consortium organized and promoted by Kunio Ito, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University and Specially Appointed Professor, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Makoto Takashima, Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, Takehiko Kakiuchi, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation, and Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

It provides opportunities for corporations to effectively disclose information related to TCFD recommendations and discuss initiatives for financial institutions and so on to make use of such information in making informed investment decisions.

Reference: mol.co.jp

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Super Yuri Tuesday: Record Wave of Yuri Releases Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, a record number of Yuri volumes, five manga volumes and light novel, will be released in English. These romantic releases come just in time for Valentine’s day later in the week. Among the six Yuri releases, five are published by Seven Seas Entertainment and one by Viz Media.

Bloom Into You (Light Novel): Regarding Saeki Sayaka Vol. 1 - Physical Edition by Hitoma Iruma, Illustrated by Nakatani Nio

Saeki Sayaka has always been an old soul—serious and reserved, preferring to focus on her studies rather than make friends. Until, that is, a romantic confession from another girl in middle school turns her carefully ordered world upside down. Though none of her classes have prepared her for this, Saeki must now come to terms with her sexuality in this gentle, coming-of-age novel about grappling with first love, growing up, and relating to other people.

Published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Order the digital edition (out now) and  pre-order the paperback version here: https://amzn.to/31QgIaR

Citrus+ Vol. 1 - Physical Edition by Saburouta

High schoolers (and stepsisters) Yuzu and Mei have gone public with their relationship! The two are happy to be dating out in the open, but friends and family keep trying to butt in with advice. Can Yuzu and Mei figure things out on their own? The return of the modern yuri classic!

Published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Order the digital edition (out now) and  pre-order the paperback version here: https://amzn.to/39mPzyB

Kase-san and Yamada Vol. 1 by Hiromi Takashima

Yamada is in heaven at her school’s horticulture department, and Kase-san is training hard at the sports university. With classes and a long train ride to keep them apart, hanging out together is tough. Can they beat their busy schedules and find time for one another?

Published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Pre-order the digital and physical editions of the manga here: https://amzn.to/2Sd5VUL

Our Wonderful Days Vol. 2 by Kei Hamuro

High schoolers Nanaya and Minori are classmates, best friends, and roommates. Though the two are as different as night and day, they do just about everything together! But what drew them together in the first place? Find out in the second volume of the sweet slice-of-life yuri series, Our Wonderful Days!

Published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Pre-order the digital and physical editions of the manga here: https://amzn.to/39jDfPC

Scarlet Vol. 1 by Chiri Yuino

Finé would do anything for her friend, Iris Redhood, even take the illegal magical drug Elixir and become a bloodthirsty monster. Iris would do anything for Finé, including letting Finé drink her blood, the only thing that can calm Finé down when the cravings get too much. But Iris’s devotion comes at a price: she’s actually a werewolf, and has plans to devour Finé whole!

Published by Seven Seas Entertainment. Pre-order the digital and physical editions of the manga here: https://amzn.to/2tKqApV

A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Vol. 2 by Makoto Hagino

Konatsu is about to start a new school in a new town, and she’s basically all on her own. Her dad just got a job overseas, and her aunt can only check in from time to time. It’s a lot for a shy, reserved girl to handle. But on one of the first days of class, she discovers that the school has an aquarium! The club that runs the aquarium is headed by an older student named Koyuki, and Konatsu is instantly drawn to her. Konatsu’s introverted tendencies are hard to overcome, but maybe she’s found something worth coming out of her shell for? From the moment they met at the Aquarium Club’s open house, Konatsu has admired Koyuki and treated her like she wasn’t a distant figure on a pedestal. In turn, Koyuki has been open and welcoming to the new girl who stirs her heart. When the time comes to pick a club, Konatsu chooses the Aquarium Club with Koyuki. And even though it’s just the two of them, they manage to host a successful open house. What’s next for Koyuki and Konatsu, now that the shared experience has deepened the bond between them?

Published by Viz Media. Pre-order the digital and physical editions of the manga here: https://amzn.to/2tIOFgG

Full reporting on each release will be available soon.

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MOL To Join Consortium Aiming At Effective Disclosure Of Climate-Related Risks

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will participate in the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Consortium (Note 1), which was established to provide a forum for discussions among corporations and financial institutions that agree with “TCFD recommendations” (Note 2).

This aims to ensure that companies factor in climate change-related risks and opportunities when they disclose their strategies to investors.

In 2018, backed by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, MOL analyzed scenarios based on TCFD recommendation. A part of this analysis is introduced in the “Practical Guide for scenario analysis to integrate climate-related risk and opportunities into its own management strategies by utilizing TCFD recommendation,” which was released in March.

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MOL will utilize knowledge gained through the consortium and engage in effective disclosure of climate change-related risks and opportunities and how they will affect the company’s business.

(Note 1) TCFD recommendation

The final report, released in June 2017 by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which was established by Financial Stability Board (FSB), by reflecting intention of G20 Financial Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Four core elements—governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets—are recommended in the report. One item, “Strategy,” includes scenario analysis, which analyzes opportunities and risks that climate changes have the impact on corporations.

(Note 2) TCFD Consortium

The TCFD Consortium organized and promoted by Kunio Ito, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University and Specially Appointed Professor, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Makoto Takashima, Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, Takehiko Kakiuchi, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation, and Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

It provides opportunities for corporations to effectively disclose information related to TCFD recommendations and discuss initiatives for financial institutions and so on to make use of such information in making informed investment decisions.

Reference: mol.co.jp

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