#Osawa Akane

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

It was announced on the 6th that Arashi member Sakurai Sho will be the MC for the Nippon Television program "The Longest Day of My Life" (14:00pm-15:30 p.m. on japanese time and on 7.00-8.30. a.m. on european time which will be broadcast on the 13th.

The program will bring to life the experiences of the longest day of celebrities who have lived dramatic lives, through re-enacted dramas based on interviews with the celebrities themselves and studio talk.

Gymnast Daiki Hashimoto, who participated in the Paris Olympics, confesses for the first time what happened behind the scenes on "that day" when he won the gold medal in the men's gymnastics team. He recalls the three minutes that led to the miracle, saying, "I remember the whole scene from before I started the horizontal bar competition until I finished." He says he hasn't seen a single millimeter of footage of his competition at the Paris Olympics. For the first time, he talks about the whole story of that day that will go down in history. Sakurai, who covered the Paris Olympics, delves into the secrets of that day in the studio.

Kintaro talks about the day she performed with Ayumi Hamasaki, the singer she had admired for 25 years, after imitating her. She reveals for the first time the surprising reason why she had never imitated her despite her longing for her, and the behind-the-scenes story leading up to their performance at the countdown live show. She shows us the entire 1 minute 31 seconds of their dream performance on the longest day.

Party-chan, ranked 2nd in the 2024 Next Breakout Ranking Comedian Edition, writes about the material of Party-chan, and Suga-chan, the No. 1 straight man, talks about the day he toasted his father with a can of beer after he was given a prognosis for his life. He perfectly recreates his turbulent life and strange relationship with his father, including his brutal adolescence, his days of eating weeds after living alone at the age of 12, and the daily phone calls he receives from debt collectors. He looks back on his father's battle with illness as he became a comedian and his popularity soared, and the day they toasted, which he says felt like it was happening in slow motion. The studio guests are moved to tears by his bond with his father.

In addition to Sakurai, guests appearing on the show include Akimoto Manatsu, Osawa Akane, Kotoge Eiji, Yuchami, Hashimoto, Kintaro, and Party-chan.

[verilly]

Flowers of Insanity / LAS / EFoT ✶

Aqua Hoshino x Reader

This is PART TWO, check out the other parts below!

REQUIEM: Sixth New Genesis

What's to come: [Lovenow], [Aqua Hoshino x Reader], [Akane Kurokawa plot points], [Reader likes both genders], & [mentions of suicide (Akane)]

[Songs of the chapter: "Marshmary" by MIMI, "Nonbreath Oblige" by PinnocchioP, "I hope you can be an adult someday" by TUYU]

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All the time you spent with Eruru Osawa made her remind you more of Hanae, but soon you realized they were nothing alike. They were both kind to you, but that was pretty much it. You soon found out that her family business was one in the entertainment industry, if you squint. Her family owns a somewhat-famous original amusement park here in Japan. You'd really like to go there with her one day.

Aquamarine Hoshino on the other hand was a lot harder to grasp because unlike Eruru, he doesn't speak as much, and he doesn't say what's on his mind either. What you find special about him though are his eyes, it's one just like Ai's... he must be really special. You don't think you've ever gotten close to anyone like him before, so you don't know what to expect from him.

You heard that he's an actor, he appeared in a Drama, an adaptation for a hit manga. Not that you've read it before though, romance never tingled your brain as much as an action pact filled one did. However, you kept seeing horrible reviews about the Drama on social media, so you decided to give it a watch.

Yeah, it sucked ass. Though, the last episode really shot the ratings up. That was the episode Aqua was in, it was kind of hot. The girl was quite a good actor as well, you felt bad for her throughout the entire Drama because you felt like her talent was being wasted away. Come to think of it, you saw that girl talking to Aqua before, so she might also be attending this school, interesting.

No matter what happens though, whenever you see Aqua, or hear anyone mention him, images of Ai flash into your brain. You know it's not probable for him to be anywhat related to her, but it's fun to see that her life still lives on in your head years after she passed away. You did wish for her eyes after all.

This year, you've already made two whole friends, maybe you'd have more if you considered people your friends other than acquaintances more easily, not that that's ever going to happen.

You spend most of my time at school on your phone, which sounds bad and anti-social, and it is. Most of Eruru's time is spent socializing with every person imaginable, and if she's talking to everyone, she's talking to everyone but you. Aqua on the other hand barely shows up to class, you saw him hanging around a girl who looked exactly like him though. A sibling relationship in school, that's cute.

That's okay with you, you don't need friends to survive until March 9th or find Hanae— Well, maybe you do need connections to find her again, but you doubt anyone here would know her, but then...

That's when you met someone special!

Matsuyo Mochizuki. He has the same last name as Hanae, so you should get closer to him to get more information out of him. Then again, the surnames of this world don't mean that they are inherently related but... you could still try. After all, Hanae did live in Tokyo back then, and we're in Tokyo right now. Maybe Matusyo is her... cousin?

He's really quiet, he first entered Yoto High School a few weeks later than the average student, he skips school all the time, and when he does show up, he's never on time. His hair is dark and short, but at some points, it's long... how strange, almost like he cuts his own hair. His eyes were like the opposite of mine, dark and darker. Not a single shine of light was seen in them. Oh, and his teeth. They're quite special too, he had sharp teeth all over, not just his canines.

He's not ugly though, you could most definitely use him to find her. Your stars darkened as you hid your smile with your right hand, your eyes shut as you started planning. You could feel Aqua staring again. Awkward. You opened them soon after, giving the boy next to you a quick glance, you locked eyes. He looked away quickly, do you have that kind of power with these eyes now? Your smile widens as you quietly giggle to yourself.

*"★Hi there, my name is [name] [last-name]. What's yours?" You ask as you smile, giving him a hand. He didn't respond. "Hehe, that's okay. I'll just stay here until you talk to me!" The anxiety that usually grew in my stomach has gotten smaller and smaller throughout your experience in high school. You guess that Eruru is really starting to rub off on you.

"C'mon, Matsuyo Mochizuki, I totally just lied. I already know your name, just talk to me! You look lonely.★" I lean on my hand, "You can't be silent forever!~"

*Aqua's eyes widened, he's staring at you again. 'Have you always acted this way?' His eyes didn't make you feel uncomfortable this time, you kind of felt like a star, Matsuyo on the other hand still hasn't said anything to you.

"...What do you want from me?" Matsuyo sighed, his dark eyes glaring deep into your soul. You close your eyes to get away, but keep a smile on your face. He's going to be a hard one to crack.

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You really do want to sound cool and everything, but you don't really know what to expect from anyone. That's why you were a shut-in. So, when you were invited to do a reality TV show, you were shocked.

Why would they need a faceless internet celebrity? Then the thoughts connected. Ah yes, your follower count. That would boost their ratings, wouldn't it? However, this show doesn't suit you at all.

Lovenow?

Another romance show? What would you even gain from this other than maybe a slip of the unwanted reveal of your face? You went over it all with the managers you hired for yourself to discuss the pros and cons. They came to the conclusion of 'If you join, it may boost your views by growing connections with the other members and their fans.'

Therefore, you sent the producers a message that reads something along the lines of "I'll join your show if and only if you sign this contract stating that you will never release my true identity to the public and blur my face in all the scenes I'm in."

It took a while for them to read the full contract, but they allowed it, making himself and all the other workers sign as well. You were happy with the product, but took extra precautions by *wearing a mask at all times.

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Today is the first day of filming for 'Lovenow', you wouldn't have guessed who showed up on set, Aquamarine Hoshino. Of course he didn't know it was you behind this cute [animal] mask of yours, and there's no way he'd know it's you from your voice since you haven't spoken yet... you decided to change your voice and tone to how you usually do when you stream.

Not to mention that you came extra early on set for someone on the makeup team to style your hair in a way you could never do on your own, plus you requested they add colorful highlights to show off the person you are on the inside! You've never felt prettier. You gave yourself so much personality with the way you looked, even your mask had colorful stickers on it.

The school uniform you were wearing was a lot more dull than the ones they had you wear in Yoto High School, but it still looked quite cute on you. Your new coworkers are all really cute as well!

The hit internet celebrity Memcho, 18, the new star Yuki Sumi, 16, the special dancer Nobuyuki Kumano, 17, the guitarist of a band Kengo Morimoto, 17, Aqua Hoshino, 16, and this other really pretty girl... Akane Kurokawa, 17.

Out of everyone in the cast, Akane was the girl who caught your eye. She's beautiful. Her hair falls to her shoulders, you think that if you wanted to get a partner out of this show, you'd choose her. Your plan for this is that you'll play along with the rest of the cast for entertainment, and then sit on the sidelines when people start confessing their 'feelings' for one another.

You watch as the first scene starts playing out, people walk into an empty classroom and start introducing themselves to each other, but most importantly, they're introducing themselves to the cameras set all over the classroom. Aqua goes right before you, from the way you're seeing this, he's acting like a more piped up version of the one you interact with at school.

You took a deep breath as you walked into the classroom, all eyes were on you, including the crews. With a slightly higher tone than you usually speak in, words start to leave your mouth, *"✧Hi everyone, my name is [alias], it's a pleasure to meet you!" you clap your hands together as you smile behind your mask.

"Woah! [alias]? Really?" Memcho bursts out, "I didn't know you were a highschooler!" She grinned as she put a finger to her chin, "We should totally collab together on my channel sometime!"

"Hmm... I've heard of you before," The band member pulled his phone out, "W-Wait..! You have over a-"

"A million!?" Yoto screamed out, "What in the world?! That's so cool!! I can't believe that I'm sitting next to a real celebrity!"

"Woah, calm down! You all are celebrities too!✧" You laugh as you sit down in a chair next to the rest of them, I rest my head on my hand, "Well, I saw that you played someone in 'I'll have it Sweet Today', Aqua!"

"Yeah, I sure did. It was only for one episode though." Aqua stared straight into your masks eyes, you sweat, does he know that you're...??

"Well because of that one episode, you single handedly lifted up that show to success!" Nouyuki grinned, you could tell that he's going to be a popular fan choice.

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After a few weeks of filming, you noticed the cast's quirks. Akane spends more of her time with the crew than the actual people on the screen, and she always has a notepad with her. Yoto and Nouyuki are the actual romance in Lovenow, and it really looks like they have something going on together. You and Memcho are more of the comedy relief of the show, it must be something about hanging around on the internet for so long. Last but not least, Kengo and Aqua tend to hang out on their own. You felt bad that you didn't talk to Aqua more often since the two of you were friends in real life, but you suppose it's better to keep a low profile.

It's so nice to meet all these people. To your suprise, they're all genuine and kind, even if some of it's an act. Even though it's only been a month of recording, you feel that you've really grown to connect with these people. Each episode focuses on one person in particular, so when it landed on you for the second time, you dropped the mask for the first time in front of the cast and the cast only, but the camera didn't know that you were wearing another mask underneath.

The reactions from the cast were nothing to laugh at, compliments were thrown at you, words couldn't describe it other than a little phony, but in a good way. Honestly, you didn't feel much for it, but after that episode aired, the fans seemed to have loved it. Though, there were a lot of people on Twitter and a few blogs asking your co-stars to reveal your face to them, but they had nothing to say to those people, you felt really grateful for that.

There were a lot of events that happened during the show to keep things spicy, you think that the producers really want you to end up with someone here because they made you and Kengo play together for a mini concert. It was one of your original songs, but they still had to make a deal and pay you to use it, oh, and Kengo had to learn the music in very a short amount of time. It really made you look up to him, so whatever the producers are trying to do is working, but Akane still owns your heart.

Speaking of, you've been trying to talk to her, but she's been so focused on other things. Almost like she's been having a tough time, "Hey Akane, are you feeling alright?"

"Hm! Oh... [alias], I'm doing okay... I just..." Akane sighed, sitting down at the table next to her, "I need to stand out more, I've been on the sidelines for this entire show and... I think that people are starting to forget who I am." She hid her face in her arms.

"No way!! No one would forget a face as beautiful as yours!" You shout unexpectedly, a little too loud, cameras start rolling, "I- What I mean is... all you have to do is apply yourself some more, let loose!☆" You grab her hands and hold them warmly, "And whatever you do, I swear I'll follow."

"W-wha... [alias]..." Akane's face grew red, "t-thank you."

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Akane acted differently today while on set, she was putting herself out there more often, but it didn't really scream at her. It was an awful experience to watch, but you didn't want to pop her bubble by pushing yourself too far into her business.

She was trying to make a role for herself by trying to separate Yuki from Kengo and that dancer guy, but of course, Yuki was still fighting back.

"Oh? Looks like Akane's finally playing her cards!" Memcho said, leaning against the rooftops railing, "I saw her talking to you the other day, [alias], d'ya know anything about it?"

"Hm? Oh, well I did hear her talk about needing to stick out to the fans more, but I don't know if this is the best suit for her. I mean, maybe if she started a other side love story it'd be cute but...★" You mumble, you didn't know what you were really talking about. 'Side love story', what a joke! The only other people available were you and Aqua.

"Hmmm? What does that mean, [alias-nickname]?~ Do you like Akane Kurokawa?~" Memcho giggles, as she smirks and punches my arms gently, "What about you, Aqua, do you think that [alias] and Aka-nene would end up looking good together?"

"Ah well, I wouldn't say I'm against it in any way... I suppose the two of you would end up looking cute together." Aqua forced out a chuckle as you stare at the both of them, deadpanned, though they couldn't see it, "But if that did happen, there wouldn't be anyone left for me."

"Hey! I'm still here ya know!" Memcho screeched out, grabbing Aqua's shoulders in a playful manner, you point and laugh for the camera you just noticed.

"★Me and Akane..." you turn around to look at Akane talking to Kengo and sigh, "Well if she likes me then I guess I'll like her back." You turned back around to Memcho and Aqua, you don't think they actually listened to what you said, but you're sure that the camera did. "☆What about you, Aqua? Who do you like?"

"Oh." Memcho stops attacking Aqua to listen for his answer, Aqua looks around before opening his mouth again, "I guess you could say that I like..." Aqua looked at you before smiling again, "Nah, it's a secret."

"WHAAAT!!? No way! You can't just say that! You have to tell us!! Or at least, you should come and tell me! Whisper it into my ear!!" Memcho whined as she began pulling at Aqua's uniform begging him to spill his secret, "Please please please please! [alias] told us!"

"[alias] barely said anything, all you did was mention Akane. They didn't even say anything about liking her back" Aqua sighed, his hand on Memcho's face, trying his best to push her away, "Plus, you haven't told us who you like either."

"Well all of you are too young for me! I'm 18, and all you younglings are just too much like babies compared to me! Especially you two, y'all are 16 still, aren't you?" Memcho asked. You and Aqua agree simultaneously, "See! Ah, and if I were to get into a relationship, it would totally mess up my streams, I think."

"Well I'm with you there, being an internet celebrity does have its downsides." You laugh, "But Aqua, you should totally tell me who you like! Don't worry, ☆I'm great at keeping secrets~"

"No way." Aqua sighed, keeping both me and Memcho away from him simultaneously, I laughed some more. I guess Aqua can be more cute and chill when he's outside of school, though it's probably not genuine at all.

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Last night, Yuki did your nails. She made yours really pretty, they had two colors, [color] and black with these shiny gems or what not. While Yuki was working on your nails you had a talk with Akane. You gave her your suggestion of trying to make a side plot love story instead of trying to push herself into one that already existed. You tried my best to convince her, even Yuki chimed in at some point, but to no avail. She was dead set on doing it this way.

"Well, it's game on then." Yuki smiled, focusing her attention on Akane's nails this time, "Give it your all, Akane. 'Cuz I won't be holding back at all!"

"Yeah." Akane smiled back, "Let's make this fair."

Fair, what a fun word. The world is never fair, and it shows. You saw it with your very own two eyes, the scene was set, Akane didn't mean to hurt Yuki at all-

So why was this happening to her?

Akane accidentally scraped Yuki's cheek with the nails that Yuki made her the other night. The media started to swarm against her. You saw that too, you even got questions from strangers on the internet yelling at you, asking for more information on it, though as per contract, you weren't allowed to say anything. Not a word, not even in her defense.

Akane didn't show up for the next few days of filming, you couldn't feel anything but dread for the days she didn't talk to the group. Even during school, you couldn't focus on anything else. Aqua looked fine, you really hoped he didn't notice your paranoia.

Then the calendar marked a faithful day other than March 9th, the day when a hurricane warning popped up on everyone's screens. The day Akane sent a message for the first time in days in the Lovenow group chat.

'I'm going to go out to get a few snacks from the convenience store.'

Yuki: 'Right now?? Akane! Don't go!'

Memcho: 'Akane there's a hurricane coming out.'

Kengo: 'Akane pick up your phone'

Nobuyuki: 'Akane are you home?'

Aqua: 'Akane?'

You audibly wince as you grab a thin jacket from your closet and run out of your apartment. Even though Akane wasn't answering any text messages or calls, she still had her location finder on her phone. You followed it as fast and as accurately as you could. Luckily for you, it wasn't too far away from where your apartment was.

It led you to a bridge... a bridge?

Then you saw the figure, you weren't sure if it was Akane, all you knew was that they were standing on the ledge, arms spread. You couldn't think, you ran as fast as you could. It was later than what you would've wanted to though, the figure had already jumped. You grabbed them, their body was still in the air, a little heavier than what you'd normally be able to carry, but the thrill was driving you on.

"No! No! Let go of me, please, just let me die!" The voice screamed, squirming her body around to get away from my grasp. It was Akane. Your eyes widened as the rain continued to pour down on the two of you.

"Akane! Listen to me! It's me, it's me, [alias]!" You yell out, grabbing her tighter, trying your best to pull her back onto the bridge.

"[alias]..? Just listen to me, let go... save yourself. You don't want to be seen with someone like me." Akane sobs out some more, "Let go [alias]!"

"No! Akane, stop fighting me! J-Just let me pull you up!" You start to tear up as well, your grip loosens as you get pulled over the edge. The only thing holding you up was the ledge Akane had just recently just jumped off from and your horrible back strength which was slowly dying out.

Before you could fall, however, someone from behind pulled both you and Akane back. You winced, the force of your body falling onto the concrete floor with Akane on top of you filled your body with a sharp and stinging pain. Though, it probably didn't hurt as much as the pain as the person underneath the two of you felt.

Akane turned around into your chest, sobbing. You comfort her to the best of your ability but start sobbing with her at some point. You didn't bother to look at the person sitting next to you, from the slight tone of his huffs you could tell that it was Aqua. The fact that you weren't wearing your mask formed a bubble of worry in your head, yet you hoped it was too dark so that nobody could make out who you were. 

Your vision was blurry from the tears you were shedding. You stroke her head as you whisper to her about how everything'll be alright.

"...Who?" You were right, it was Aqua.

You try to cover your face with your hand as you quickly look away. Pulling the collar of your top over your nose, you then even tried to position Akane to cover yourself, even though you knew it was incredibly uncomfortable for the both of you

"[name], is that you?" Aqua repeats himself, this time, he gets closer.

"What? [name]? N-never heard of whoever that is before, nope! Not at all..." You stutter out, it's of no use anyway, he knew you were there. All you could hope was that no one else would find out.

"[alias], you got here before me?" Aqua asked.

"..." You couldn't say anything, not anything you'd admit to at least. Aqua should have never found out.

Another loud pair of footsteps ran over towards us, before they fully got to the three of you, Aqua covered you and Akane with his rain jacket. Your face grew red.

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It wasn't long before the rest of Lovenow's cast showed up, however, the first person to show up was Akane's mother. Aqua caught her all up on what happened as you sat back and watched as everything unfolded before you. The last people to show up was, who you guessed were, Aqua's mom and mother.

No one came for you though, not that you minded too much—

"Aqua! Isn't that your rain jacket?" A girl with sparkling red eyes asked as she pointed directly at you.

"Ah that's..."

"Is that the person you're going to end up with at the end of Lovenow?!" She giggled as she punched his arm, Aqua let out a disgruntled curse in response. You laugh at their antics.

Soon Akane left the room, walking out with her mother. She looked at you with her puffy eyes as she left the building. Not before Yuki ran her way towards Akane and slapped her directly across the face, you gasp and you clench your hands that lie on your lap. She was crying too, crying as she rested her head against Akane's shoulders sobbing as her yells turned into quiet murmurs.

The room fell silent when Akane officially left the building. Aqua's mom sighed and patted his back as she left with her daughter, telling him to "stay safe", how cute!

Right, Akane. This is a problem. You and the rest of the cast know that she really didn't mean any harm, however, people online don't. How could you fix this? A million thoughts ran around in your head. Aqua suggested that for Akane's safety she could leave Lovenow as a whole. Which is a viable option, but she shouldn't have to quit something she enjoys just because of strangers on the internet.

One by one, the people crowded in the hallway slipped out and went back home. Again, leaving only you and Aqua together. You thought about giving him his raincoat back, you wouldn't really need it anymore if he was the only one left. You were already found out. You bit your bottom lip before you spoke, but no words slipped past your lips.

"So you're [name]?" Aqua asked, turning back to look at your sweating figure, he didn't need to say your name out load again.

"Don't say it so loud! And... yeah. I am, uhm. Sorry you had to find out this way..?" You murmur, the hood was still covering your face, you liked that. It made you feel like you still had a barrier between your persona and the real you, even if you still felt phony

"Were you ever going to tell me?" Aqua slowly got closer to you. Weird.

"Why would I do that? It's totally unprofessional..! And... and...!" Why was he so close?? "You shouldn't even focus on this at all, what you— what we should be focusing on is to help Akane!"

"Right. Akane. The internet is horrible, not to mention that this show is just..." Aqua continued to mutter on and on about the recent news and the media's reactions. You zoned out for the most of it, "Reality TV... Ah, what about this?"

"Huh?"

"We're going to make a video to save her, real reality TV."

The media caught onto Akane's attempt at taking her life and went on a roll with it, word spread around like wildfire. Whether it be people talking about how this was just a sleazy attempt to get attention, people feeling sorry and making apologies, or what their opinions are about the situation. People just didn't shut up. Not to mention, Akane's taking a break from Lovenow until who knows when. There isn't anyone else to really look at other than her, Aqua's there but it's just uncomfortable now that he knows who you really are.

On the bright side, the video's production is going well. All of the cast members opted to help. For example: Memcho tried teaching Aqua more about Social Media and how to get people's attention quickly and Kengo offered background music with his guitar. You also offered music from a band you had connections with, 2You, and your voice as vocals. Aqua didn't mind, in fact, he appreciated it. To what you could tell at least.

The last, and more important, part of the plan is getting unused recordings from Lovenow's staff members. There wasn't anything you could do, it was all Aqua. He had the brains to figure something out, weasel his way to get the information out of the producer.

You kept trying to contact Akane, half of the time she didn't respond, she hasn't been going to school either. You threw your phone across the room and groaned into your bedsheets. All the pent up worry hasn't been doing too good for you, you barely show up to your classes either. Which as a consequence means your *relationship points with your classmates have slowly been decreasing ever so slightly, besides Aqua.

Eruru texts you ever so often about school events, you respond fairly quickly, but that's as far as it gets. You miss being around people again, not to mention you've been on hiatus for all streaming activities until you say otherwise. Matsuyo doesn't even try to reach out to you, which is a major bummer. You wonder how he's doing, you wonder how Hanae is doing. At this point, that's the only thing keeping you going besides Akane's well being.

Matsuyo Mochizuki, there's this slight chance that they could be related. You will stand strong and make sure you see her again in this life, even if you don't have much time left—

Beep!

"Hm...?" You wander to your phone, a new notification, this time it was from Aqua. You sigh as you open your phone. He's the only one who's actively talking to you. The other members in Lovenow didn't know you haven't been showing up to your classes, you're really grateful for that. Though whenever he does text you, it never brings you any joy. It's usually about something negative. Maybe it'll be different this time?

The text read: "Get ready and come to my place, everyone else is already here." You thought it was funny how Aqua talks all professionally even when it's through a text.

Quickly putting a hoodie on with sunglasses and a mask to hide your identity, you rush over to Aqua's place...

His place... where does he live again?

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You rushed over to find that all the other cast members of Lovenow were huddled in front of a screen with, you can only assume, Aqua in the middle. They didn't notice your entrance so you carefully walked over to see what it was all about. The video. Right, that's what this was all about. Aqua looked as if he was on the verge of death as he compiled pictures and videos of all of Lovenow's time together. The video, so far, was very nice. Like eye candy!

"Hm? Oh! [name] is here!!" Memcho brightly said after turning around, "Your aura reminds me of Aqutan! Dead! What have you been up to?"

"Nothing other than worrying to death about Akane." You sigh, putting your hand to your face, "Why did you call me here, Aqua?"

"Because I'm worried about you too. Everyone else here can tell that you look horrible" Aqua murmured, not looking away from his screen. That pissed you off, how could he say you looked horrible if he hadn't even glanced in your direction?? Before you could verbally react, Yuki had already punched him in the back, causing Aqua to bite his tongue, "And the plan is almost done."

"What Aqua's trying to say is that he wants everyone from Lovenow to be here when the video is all done!" Memcho says, clasping her hands together and smiling. You smile back under your mask, Akane will finally be free!

"Well? When are you gonna be finished, Aqua?" One of the boys asked.

"I'll finish quicker if you guys stop bothering me." Aqua murmured, to giggle to yourself about Aqua's comment.

"Well you heard him! Get out.★" You took your sunglasses off and glared at them, "I know he wants you here when he's all done, but saving Akane faster means no distractions!" You placed your sunglasses in your pocket as you watched all four of them slowly leave the office. You turned your head to look at Aqua's screen. He's so close... just a little more and Akane will get to show her face to the public again.

Half an hour of silence and hard clicks on the mouse, Aqua was still glued onto the screen. A few more dragging from his mouth passed by before he opened his mouth again, "Bring the others in."

You ran over and hugged him tight, "Thank you so much for doing this for her." You let go just as quickly as you latched onto him and skipped out the the room to go and get the others back. As you re-opened the door, Yuki rushed in before you could say anything.

"So?! Are you ready to post it??" She asks impatiently, holding onto her sweater tight.

"It's prime time to post it right now actually, my data shows that tons of people are online right now!" Memcho chimes in, pointing to a poorly drawn graph on her phone.

"Mm, yeah." Aqua mutters, "This has to work..."

"It better!" You say, bouncing on the back of Aqua's chair, waiting for him to finally click the export button.

"C'mon man, don't keep us waiting!" One of the boys said, putting their hand on Yuki's shoulder. With an annoyed sigh, Aqua clicked the export button while you hovered over him. When the final pixel reached the end of the loading bar, Aqua switched tabs and opened a popular blog site.

"Let's go Aqua! When I said it was prime time, I meant it! It only lasts a little white, so post it already!!" Memcho shouted, hurling herself on top of you, which consequently meant she hurled herself on top of Aqua. With one glance towards your masked face, Aqua added the professionally made video with a caption and finally clicked post.

With impatient eyes, everyone stared at the screen before them, waiting for the numbers to roll in. Did it not work? Why isn't anything happening? Aqua worked so hard— before another cruel thought entered your head, Aqua refreshed and the likes and comments started to bombard his inbox.

A few minutes passed as the cast watched in shock as everyone's opinions started to morph something in the favor of Akane. You were ecstatic that it worked, rushing over to grab your phone off the desk to check the post itself and to message Akane about it. The girls started jumping around with joy, the boys joined them after some time for the celebration while Aqua's head hit his desk in exhaustion. You slowly put your phone back down and laid your jacket on Aqua just as he did for you. Crouching down to be at eye level with him, you tell him thank you right before you call it a night and go back home.

You slipped past the *crowd of people with a smile on your face and went down the stairwell, but before you could make it out, you saw the same girl as you did the other day. The one that looked exactly like Aqua, she seemed to be in her pajamas and was quite caught off guard when she saw you.

"Ah!! You! It's you! [alias]!" The blonde, in what seemed like a millisecond, ran towards you, her face barely an inch away from yours. *"Ohmigosh, what's it like in Lovenow?! What do you think of my brother? Are you guys going to become a couple?!! How is Akane!?"

"☆Oh, uhm... Akane is... she's going to be okay. And Aqua is a really nice guy! He's done a lot for Akane and I'm really grateful for that." The girl in front of you asked a few more questions before you got the chance to slip off and excuse yourself to go back home. 

-End of Eyes_Full_of_Tears

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to whoever asked me my top 10 fav characters i cant find the ask but😭😭

hua cheng - heaven official's blessing

emma - the promised neverland

akane aoi (female) - toilet bound hanako kun

ohto ai - wonder egg priority

kana arima - oshi no ko

xie lian - heaven official's blessing

jo march - little women

jinx - arcane

shi qingxuan - heaven's official blessing

sadie wen - i hope this doesnt find you

honorary mentions go to: luz & amity, aya osawa, enid sinclair, scaramouche, killua, raven queen, he xuan, hu tao, himmel

[cosmicangst]

I love love love your analysis on what books Kogami would read and what suits him and why!! Do you think you could do that for a few other characters you’re interested in? I know PP pretty much have most of the major characters having a fave book but I was wondering what other takes you’d have on it since you seem so knowledgable about books

i limited myself to about five books for each of my faves. some characters don’t read books as a hobby but i've just included some here that they would like or at least get a lot out of if they happened to pick them up

tsunemori akane:

akane likes reading game theory and how-to books about detective work, which i know nothing about so just pretend i put credible and good texts about that here. also assume i've included the equivalent of whatever the da vinci code is in their time (bc YES akane will read trash bestsellers)

the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne – hester maintains quiet integrity and dignity while being outcast by a highly repressive community that masks oppression with a face of moral uprightness

antigone by sophocles – antigone provides another good ideal as a proto-advocate for civil disobedience who defies authority in service of what she personally thinks is right

cassandra by christa wolf – the trojan war told through the eyes of cassandra, the seeress doomed to speak prophecies no one would believe. i love tying akane with greek female figures and cass is at the top. she has the power of a sibyl aka can foresee where the future is going, such as her own death, but must live with this knowledge by herself because there would be no good reason to share it

parable of the sower and parable of the talents by octavia butler – sci-fi two-parter about a woman, lauren, who lives in a dystopian corporatist world and adopts a religion/philosophy in which active change and future-forward thinking can combat the passivity and victimization of those prey to society’s failings

out by natsuo kirino – vicious crime novel that centers on four female characters who do vicious things in response to a society that punishes them. i like including natuso kirino in these lists because she’s such a prominent female voice in a genre dominated by men

his dark materials by philip pullman – fantasy series in which a young girl, lyra, the proverbial second eve, “falls” and stabilizes the multiverse through her strong-mindedness, quick wit, intuition and ability to ingratiate herself with fighters who grant her their personal fidelity

ginoza nobuchika:

fathers and sons by ivan turgenev – gino’s favorite book. i've never read this but the title alone is self-explanatory as to why it’s his fave.

the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald – narrator helplessly witnesses the downfall of his friend (whom he’s unconsciously in love with) as the latter’s misguided obsession becomes his own undoing

a monster calls by patrick ness and siobhan dowd – a young boy is visited by a monster who tells him three stories to help him process his mother’s sickness and inevitable death

a man by keiichiro hirano – a psychological novel about the smoke and mirrors of identity, authenticity and reckoning with the contradictions between your perceived self/ideal vs. who you really are (and whatever that entails)

autumn by karl ove knausgaard – collected vignettes of reflections/meditations a father wrote to his unborn child and for himself as a sort of affirmation of human existence. it’s a very materialist book in the sense that it focuses on the quotidian details of nature and the every day of life. i can imagine him getting this as a gift from masaoka, letting it gather dust in his drawer and finally picking it up after his father’s death.

masaoka tomomi:

masaoka’s fave is shinjuku shark by arimasa osawa – his interest in crime/detective fiction majorly influenced his career ambitions. (his other favorite detective/crime fiction authors according to the wiki: hideo yokoyama, haruhiko ooyabu, joh sasaki, ranpo edogawa, seishi yokomizo, don winslow, ed mcbain and agatha christie)

les miserables by victor hugo – the ultimate dad!!! this is one of my own personal favorites. you could kill someone just by throwing this book at their head but it remains such a powerful testament to the power of love, redemption and grace even in the most destitute of situations.

the road by cormac mccarthy – haunting story about a father and son surviving the post-apocalypse and the lengths a father’s love will go for the sake of his child.

tokyo ueno station by yu miri – the ghost of a homeless man reflects on his melancholy life post wwii, which, on a broader scope, highlights the systems that enabled his poverty in tragic contrast to the “pure” life of the privileged and powerful.

leaves of grass by walt whitman – i wanted something that would speak to masaoka’s artistic and “old world” side as a painter. whitman frequently visits human individuality and nature in these poems, values which are basically anathema to everything a society mandated by sibyl stands for.

kunizuka yayoi:

sentimental education by kaho nakayama – yayoi’s favorite book about two women who find solace from their loneliness and fulfillment with each other despite external forces trying to keep them apart.

natural woman by rieko mastuura – story about a young woman and her three romantic encounters with other women in its gentle highs and cruel lows. the book explores identity, femininity and queerness in the backdrop of a repressed society.

fun home: a family tragicomic by alison bechdel – graphic novel about a cartoonist who reflects on her discoveries as a lesbian and her dysfunctional relationship with her gay father who killed himself.

carmilla by sheridan le fanu – the precursor to dracula and the better alternative. it has a lesbian vampire! what more can i say

gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir – lesbian necromancers! i’m in the middle of reading this book and it is so much fun

karanomori shion:

shion only reads like their time’s equivalent of “elle” and “vogue” magazine so these are some of my recs for her:

basically everything in kunizuka’s list

works that explore femininity, beauty, psyche, and a woman’s autonomy and relationship to her own body: a streetcar named desire by tennessee williams, hunger by roxane gay, the bluest eye by toni morrison, masks by fumiko enchi, breasts and eggs by mieko kawakami

just for pure entertainment value, here’s some fun gothic about overdramatic people that interweaves the grotesque with the beautiful: the phantom of the opera by gaston leroux, rebecca by daphne du maurier, interview with the vampire by anne rice, wuthering heights by emily bronte

all of my favorite romance novels, which deserve its own post

kagari shuusei:

shuusei only reads manga and possibly novelizations of his favorite video games and movies.

legacy of the force series by troy denning, karen traviss, and aaron allston – i am a normie w this fandom but i asked my friend who is a huge sw nerd and he told me this was one of his favorites in the expanded universe so i assume shuu would like this, too (from the wikipedia, it looks like it’s about an og version of k*lo r*n)

favorite manga: jojo’s bizarre adventure, cowboy bebop, one piece, fist of the north star, gurren lagann, and baccano! (basically any shonen with cool action sequences, heroic protags with impressive powers and most importantly, friendship/found family tropes)

outsiders by s.e. hinton & catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger – these two were the first that came to mind when i thought about how shuu dealt with being labeled a criminal at a young age and how his struggle culminated into his derision against the autocracy of the system and his naturally irreverent and independent spirit

battle royale by koushun takami – social commentary masked with a premise of violence and high octane action about youths forced to fight each other by their fascistic government

shimotsuki mika:

natural woman by rieko matsuura – wiki says that mika’s become interested with matsuura, which is noteworthy since many of matsuura’s books are queer in nature and she’s one of yayoi’s favorite authors. this speaks to mika’s regard (and her baby crush) for yayoi but it also speaks to mika’s own desire to explore her self-actualization as a woman who is attracted to other women

lonely woman by takako takahashi – feel like this is a sister in spirit to out by natsuo kirino, which i included in akane’s list. this one is about the interconnected stories of five women who dream of being feral and unhinged, to say the least. imagine imprisoning and alienating a woman in a depthless pit. what kind of thoughts would pop in her head during the twelfth day of isolation?

we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson – more feral girl rep. there’s something to the “us against the world” relationship between merricat and her sister that speaks to mika’s own relationship with her female friends, who seem to embody purity in a way that mika might feel she’s unable to harness herself (and maybe envies) and needs to protect

foxfire: confessions of a girl gang by joyce carol oates – coming-of-age novel about a high school girl gang in the 1950s who erupt in violence and rage against exploitative and patriarchal systems at large. this book is basically everything mika denigrates out loud but represses and envies internally and completely

my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh – hazy book about depression and alienation told through the drugged grief of a (wonderfully) unlikeable woman who is blessed by society yet still feels empty.

[artforiasenibudayajepang]

88INFINITY, sub-label baru dari 88rising yang berbasis di Jepang, merilis single dan video musik 'POSEABLE' oleh RHYME SO

88INFINITY, sub-label baru dari 88rising yang berbasis di Jepang, merilis single dan video musik ‘POSEABLE’ oleh RHYME SO

Berita Musik Jepang – RHYME SO, duo dance music yang terdiri dari produser legendaris / DJ Shinichi Osawa (MONDO GROSSO) dan penyair / penulis lagu / DJ / model RHYME dari Australia, telah merilis single baru yang super keren yaitu ‘POSEABLE’. lagu yang pasti akan membuat kamu berdansa sudah dirilis oleh 88INFINITY, sebuah label yang berbasis di Jepang yang didasarkan oleh label 88rising dari New…

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Time Of My Life : Saturday Night Karaoke Japan Tour 2017 [Chapter 5]

8 Maret 2017

Setelah bangunin Maruko buat kerja jam 7 pagi, kita pergi jalan-jalan ke taman Shinkuju Gyouen. Indah banget. Sebenernya serasa kyk jalan-jalan di daerah Babakan Siliwangi di beberapa bagian tamannya haha!

Beres jalan-jalan di taman, kita balik BNB lagi buat beberes merch & nunggu disamperin boss Kazu yang mau bareng ke venue malem ini di Waseda. Sekitar jam 4 sore dia dateng dan kita pun langsung meluncur ke venue jalan kaki bareng-bareng. Lumayan sih jaraknya ternyata, tapi ya enaknya banyak yang bisa diliat sepanjang jalan haha

Secara pribadi mah, gig di Waseda ini salah satu yang saya tunggu-tunggu sih. Karena semua pengisi acaranya ga ada yang kenal dan circle orang-orang yang organize show ini bukan dari scene pop punk. Contohnya, salah satu organizernya yaitu Hiroki Osawa, owner-nya I Hate Smoke Records dan kebetulan vokalis band favorit saya sekarang, The Sensations. Dulu doi sempet maen di Seventeen Again juga sampe album ke-2. Pastinya kalo circle I Hate Smoke ini bervariatif dan datang dari semua kalangan, mulai dari indie rock, shoegaze, hardcore bahkan ampe underrated pop punk band. Soalnya ya label tersebut emang rilisannya variatif dan emang lagi happening dikalangan scenester sana. Keren banget ternyata kita bisa maen di Jepang tapi keluar dari scene pop punk itu sendiri. Beda lagi kali ya kalo di Indo kita jarang maen di acara pop punk/punk rock karena emang ga ada yang peduli dan musiknya kurang diminati juga jadinya maen bareng sama band-band berbagai genre dan kita seneng-seneng aja haha! Duh maaf malah curcol.

Ada kejutan gila banget disini, ga disangka-sangka ada temen dari Jakarta yang nonton lah. Mereka adalah Azis (Failing Forward), Adyth (Individual Distortion) dan Betty (macmacmac). Kagetnya ga ada duanya lah asli! Lagi nongkrong diluar sebelum show, tiba-tiba disamperin sama orang yang kulitnya bukan kulit Nihonjin, berkumis pake kupluk. Pas dibuka si anjing Azis lah hahaha! Tengkyu banget buat Azis yang bela-belain nyolong waktunya dari liburan di Osaka buat nonton kita. Terharu banget!

Setelah haha hihi ngaco sama Azis dkk yang ojol-ojol dateng. Gig pun dimulai! Pas kita masuk venue, semuanya udah tebleng parah! Ternyata pas ditanyain kenapa udah pada gitu, mereka emang udah minum duluan karena ga sabar pengen nonton acaranya. Terbaik pisan lah.

Band pertama yang main namanya Under Socks. Keren abis ini band. Mereka mainin punk rock ala Jawbreaker album 24 Hours tapi lebih treblish dan cempreng karakter vokalnya, cempreng karena emang masih awal 20an mereka.

Selanjutnya ada Life Is Water. Sebenernya ini proyek solo dari vokalisnya, Cuma di acara ini jadi perdana full band. Dibantu sama Osawa di posisi bass. Mereka mainin musik folk pop simpel. Beneran simpel, Cuma 3 kunci dan diulang-ulang terus partnya. Asik juga.

Dan setelah itu ada Cheddar Pieces. Band ini kelanjutan dari The Cavitys yang baru aja bubar. Pas lagi nongkrong di luar, basissnya kan lewat gitu terus kyk familiar banget mukanya. Pas obrol-obrol sama vokalisnya emang bener The Cavitys. Pantes asa kenal. Di band baru ini mereka mainin pop ala band-band Kolibri Records. Asli kyknya kalo di-sign Kolibri Records nih band cocok banget.

Sebenernya ada band selanjutnya namanya JIV yang maen, tapi saya ga nonton hahaha soalnya pengen cari angin dulu biar agak enak sebelum manggung. Pas ke area merch, eh ga disangka-sangka ada Yoshi & Maruko! Terbaik lah mereka baru pulang kerja dengan setelan Clark Kent belain nonton kita di Waseda. Maruko yang kemarin malem udah tebleng parah, sekarang tebleng lagi hahaha dasar gemblung. Yang paling parah, Japra (merch boy) untuk pertama kali di hidupnya mabok. Ga surem gimana tuh, udah chaos abis pokonya di merch section haha!

Di gig ini, saya minjem gitar Grestch punya gitarisnya Under Socks. Gile enteng banget nih gitar. Khawatir kebadug-badug terus patah deh. Setelah sedikit dimainkan setelan amplinya, lumayan agak kepegang sound-nya.

Show-nya asik dan beneran mayoritas ga pada saya kenal orangnya! Haha! Selain itu, secara teknis gig disini yang bener-bener paling proper sound-nya. Sebagai live house ternama atuh bossku. Asik deh pokonya. Ada beberapa orang yang memulai joged-joged juga, jadi agak gak malu-malu. Becandaannya juga masuk. Mau agak riya nih hehe barangkali mau ke Jepan, belajar bahasa sana dikit dulu. Biar nyambung ngobrolnya, soalnya kalo pake Inggris, sering ga deliver apa yang kita mau dan apa yang mereka maksud. Beneran deh.

Keseruan ga berhenti disitu ternyata, keselip diantara penonton ada bossku Yasunori a.k.a Botch dari Four Get Me A Nots nonton! Menepati janji dia akhirnya haha. Kita sempet manggung bareng di Indonesia dan ngobrol banyak. Alhamdulilah jadi temen juga. Pas saya cerita ke dia kalo saya mau tur ke Jepun, dia jawabnya pasti nonton. Beneran nonton ternyata bossku ini juga. Sama kyk Yoshi & Maruko, masih bersetelan Clark Kent juga dia haha.

Gig ini jadi salah satu gig terbaik kita selama main di Jepang. Semua orang seneng, ga ada yang kisruh, semuanya sumringah. Terus dari gig ini juga saya mulai mendapatkan pengalaman baru tentang crowd Jepang. Ternyata kebanyakan crowd disini lebih suka ikut sing along dibagian back up vocal. Pas lagu 90s Revival dan Never Learn, mereka malah ikutan nyanyi di bagian back up vocal bantuin Brian haha. Pengalaman lain yang paling berharga adalah komunikasi. Emang bener hampir semua orang yang kita temuin di tur ini agak kesulitan berbahasa Inggris –tapi di scene pop punk & Waterslide banyak juga yang lancar Inggrisnya- Jadi mau gamau kita harus berkomunikasi dengan mereka dengan bahasa mereka yang seadanya. Tapi disitu titik pentingnya, mereka tertarik banget sama kita karena kita bisa bahasa mereka. Dari situ baru kita bisa cari titik masuk untuk ngenalin hal-hal yang kita tahu tentang Indonesia. Ga perlu manggung pake batik atau intro sebelum manggung pake suling. Komunikasi adalah cara paling enak buat ngenalin apa yang kita punya kepada dunia. Alhamdulillah, barokah banget pokonya kalau udah bisa ngobrol nyambung mah.

Setelah beberes alat dan balikin ke yang punyanya, Botch nyamperin saya ke panggung dan langsung pelukan. Terharu ga sih, sempet maen bareng disini terus bisa ketemu lagi sama dia di negara aslinya haha! Ngobrol banyak sama dia tentang album baru dan gogon punk disana juga. Dia ngejanjiin juga FGMAN bakal dateng lagi ke Indonesia secepatnya. Nuhun pisan Botch bossku! Botch pun pamitan pulang karena istrinya nungguin di rumah. Semacam pengantin baru si bossku ini.

Pas naik keatas, langsung disambut Osawa dkk buat after party. Udah ada mie tek tek Jepun disiapin buat kita semua dan Osawa manggil saya buat ikut ke depan. Dia langsung bilang terima kasih ke semua orang yang udah dateng dan juga ngajak semua orang yang udah dateng supaya nonton SNK di tanggal-tanggal selanjutnya sebagai dukungan buat kita yang lagi tur. Osawa memang panutanku. Lanjut kanpai (bersulang) dan semuanya gembira (lagi).

Sementara yang lain seru dengan kegiatannya masing-masing dan bercengkrama dengan rekan-rekan lainnya. Saya ngabisin obrolan sama Osawa dan gitaris Seventeen Again yang pertama –lupa namanya- ngomongin musik lagi. Mereka kaget sama pengetahuan saya tentang band-band punk Jepang angkatan Air Jam 98 sama geng Snuffy Smile Records. Soalnya mereka sadar kalo band Jepang yang bisa nembus keluar dari angkatan itu paling Cuma Hi-Standard haha! Dia juga jadi pengen tahu band-band Indonesia favorit saya, yaudah saya kasih link bandcamp My Own Deck Records aja. Mereka pas dengerin itu kyk “ini beneran band Indonesia? Eeeeeehhhhhh suge!” Mereka ga nyangka band-band kyk Sendal Jepit, Marmars, Buckskin Bugle (album pertama) itu dari Indonesia soalnya musiknya US/Euro banget. Gokil ga tuh. Terus ya mereka bilang kalo SNK mah udah banyak yang tahu soalnya dirilis disana duluan, mereka gatau kalau ternyata banyak juga band-band keren di Indonesia. Saya bilang aja ke mereka kalo SNK mah ga ada apa-apanya dibandingin sama band-band ini haha! Tapi dasar orang Jepun, dibilangin gitu malah “No no no no no” haha!

Ga kerasa event pun selesai, saya pun langsung peluk Osawa dan tim Dance My Dunce lainnya sebagai ucapan terima kasih udah bantuin SNK dengan bikinin acara sekeren ini. Kita pun berpisah di stasiun tapi Boss Kazu ngajak kita makan ramen sebelum pulang. Maruko ikut juga tapi dia bilang gamau nginep lagi, soalnya udah boong ke pacarnya tadi malem dia nginep di tempat kita haha!

Pas makan ramen, Kazu bilang sesuatu yang saya ga akan pernah lupain selamanya dan agak ngasih semangat juga ke saya buat lanjutin band ini. Kira-kira percakapannya kyk gini lah :

Kazu : Ada yang salah sama kepala maneh

Saya : Kunaon emangnya?

Kazu : Di gig hari ini kalian gila banget. You guys were fucking great

Saya : Apeu lah hehe

Kazu : Aslinya, bukan Cuma acaranya seru banget, tapi cara maneh setting gitar dan amplinya ga kepikiran banget. Maneh bisa pake gitar orang lain tapi sound yang keluar tetep sound SNK. You’re smart you know

Saya : *lanjut nyeruput mie

Ngedenger omongan gitu dari Kazu berarti banget buat saya pribadi. Ga tau mungkin dia lagi tebleng atau apa, tapi denger omongan itu dari dia, seorang Kazu yang udah rilisin banyak band-band keren di Waterslide Records, bikin saya berterima kasih banget dikasih kesempatan buat bisa maen di Jepang. Beneran deh.

[geegeegeegeek]

大沢あかね、第３子出産に「家族５人新たな気持ちで精進して参ります」　劇団ひとりとの馴れ初めは？

タレントとして活躍している大沢あかね（おおさわあかね）さん。 その明るいキャラクターと抜群のトーク力で、多くの人から支持されています。 そんな大沢あかねさんが出演したCMや、夫であるお笑いタレントの劇団ひとりさんとの結婚… Source: grape

[terasbiker]

TerasBiker.com – Halo Sobat Bikers sekalian…. Tuntas sudah gelaran Indonesian Kustom Kulture Festival KUSTOMFEST 2019 – Back to The Roots yang diakhiri dengan penampilan band dari Seringai serta pengundian motor lucky draw “Ontoseno” berbasis Triumph T140 Bonneville bergaya flat track, pada hari Minggu lalu (6/10/2019).

Tercatat sebanyak 28 ribu pengunjung menyerbu areal Jogja Expo Center selama 2 hari untuk melihat beragam karya kreatif di ranah otomotif dan budaya serta menikmati konten yang disajikan di KUSTOMFEST 2019. Tema Back to The Roots menjadi spirit para builder untuk membawa karya orisinal dengan sentuhan craftmanshift yang meningkat.

Dari ajang Kustom Bike Show, motor kustom garapan Kedux Garage berbasis mesin S&S Shovel Generator 1600cc bergaya bobber dengan inspirasi karya builder Shinya Kimura berhasil memikat para juri untuk menobatkannya sebagai The Best Bike Show KUSTOMFEST 2019.

Satu konten yang baru dihelat pada acara KUSTOMFEST yakni Flat Track Race, sebuah balapan di trek tanah berbentuk oval di area belakang JEC ternyata berhasil memikat para bikers dari berbagai daerah untuk berlomba-lomba menjadi yang terbaik. Ukuran trek dengan panjang 160 meter dan lebar 8 meter ini menjadi salah satu bagian dari acara yang selalu dipadati oleh pengunjung.

Tercatat 90 starter ikut mencicipi serunya balapan yang identic dengan slogan “Go fast turn left”. Apalagi kehadiran bintang tamu Toshiyuki Osawa atau yang terkenal dengan panggilan Cheetah dari Jepang ikut turun balap bersama para dirt rider. Beberapa kali Toshiyuki Osawa memperlihatkan keahliannya dalam menaklukkan tikungan area oval flat track race.

Lulut Wahyudi, Director KUSTOMFEST mengungkapkan rasa terkejutnya atas sambutan pengunjung KUSTOMFEST 2019 yang membludak. ”Kami mohon maaf untuk calon pengunjung karena di hari pertama tiket masuk sudah habis terjual, begitu juga dengan official merchandise yang ludes. Ternyata KUSTOMFEST 2019 dengan sederet konten baru seperti Flat Track Race menjadi tontotan tersendiri termasuk penampilan Didi Kempot. Selamat untuk semua pemenang lomba begitu juga di kompetisi yang lain, menang kalah bukan hal utama, namun keberanian kita dalam berkarya adalah intinya. Siapkan untuk tahun depan lagi dari sekarang bagi para builder di seluruh Nusantara,” sebut Lulut.

Pada kesempatan tersebut, KUSTOMFEST juga mengumumkan kembali keikutsertaan para builder Indonesia yang tergabung dalam Indonesia Attack untuk tampil di ajang Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2019, awal Desember tahun ini.

Banyak hal bertema karya dan kreasi di arena KUSTOMFEST 2019 seperti Honda Dream Ride Project yakni display motor karya tiga pemenang Honda Modif Kontes 2018 berbasis Honda PCX 150. Menarik lagi adalah Ekspeditor Borneo Tatoo yakni perjalanan selama tiga bulan menyusuri Kalimantan Timur, Utara, Tengah dan Barat sejauh 15.000 Km menggunakan Honda CRF150 didukung Eiger.

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*slides 50$ across the table Could you pls elaborate more on the novels you think that kou loves and the ones he would lend to akane? do you think that he would like poetry as well? I've been reading some Proust's poems and I think he would be interested in them !! I can totally imagine kou loving Poe's as well

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i forgot the rules of literature accessibility and what texts have survived in their world so to make things easier for me, this list is based on the premise that kou had full access to a library with no censorship. it’d be cute if he and akane started like a two-person book club where they just exchanged books and “conversed” via annotations and underlines. so here’s a really long list (im sorry)

lit already mentioned in canon that he’d enjoy/find enlightening:

kou’s favorite books are the running man and the stand by stephen king. i’ve never read these before but looking at their wikipedia synopses it’s easy to see why he’d identify with the protags.

do robots dream of electric sheep? by philip k dick. sci-fi classic and makishima’s fave. there’s a lot of overlap in their reading tastes.

swann’s way (in search of lost time) by marcel proust. it’s apt you mention proust as a poet kou might like because he was reading this book at the end of s1. i read swann’s way a long time ago and was baffled as to why kou liked it. then i revisited it when i was less of a dumbass and found it to be an introspective, lyrical and deeply almost painfully tender love letter to the experience of human existence. reading that in light of kou’s character made me realize that this tenderness is a constant but hidden core part of who he is underneath the trauma, armor, facade, and intellect.

mystery/detective novels: agatha christie, arimasa osawa, tarō hirai, hideo yokoyama, dashiell hammett, arthur conan doyle and others (some of these authors are also masaoka’s favorites. there’s an overlap there, too. no doubt masaoka lent him some of his books.)

his favorite shakespeare play would probably be something typical like hamlet or macbeth (i can see him reading and getting frustrated with ham during his enforcer days and he’d probably read macbeth while he was on the run.) but i genuinely think younger kou was a secret romantic so i think his true faves are the comedies like much ado. he’d consider the idea of a partner who could outwit him in verbal flirtation charming.

kou seems like a guy who’d have a wide reading range because he would be willing to read anything to widen his perspective but i also imagine him as a secret book snob and keeps to canonized (mostly western) classics. so this is stuff he’d most likely have loved if they were available:

the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. man wrongfully labeled a criminal hunts for revenge? check.

crime and punishment by fyodor dostoevsky. man morally reckons with his crime and despairs for release? check.

frankenstein by mary shelley. exploration on nature, monsterhood and retribution. who has the humanity here: the monster or the man? as a latent criminal, i’m sure he had the same question.

war and peace by leo tolstoy. there’s something about the sensibilities of (particularly imperial and post-revolutionary) russian lit that vibe w kou’s inner life (i.e. the ennui of a decadent/gilded society, andrei’s disillusionment, pierre’s existential angst, etc.) i can see him picking this up and dropping it, picking it up again throughout the years.

great expectations and the tale of two cities by charles dickens. young kou would relate to pip while older kou would relate to carton.

a clockwork orange by anthony burgess. the underrated dystopian novel compared to brave new world and 1984. the concept of ultraviolence and desensitization esp in light of the crimes he’s witnessed and the methods employed by enforcers would hit close to home.

the memory police by yoko ogawa. half dystopian/half kafkaesque existential dread exploring collective totalitarianism against individual resistance. it reminds me a lot of 1984 too but is more superior

the dispossessed by ursula k. le guin. utopian fiction exploring the conflict between anarchy vs social order/freedom vs authoritarianism. akane would really take to this one. plus it’d be criminal for an avid sci-fi reader like kou not to read le guin’s works

i dislike ernest hemingway but i could see kou liking his books. i’d personally send him kurt vonnegut instead if he really wanted to explore the ramifications of war and trauma.

in the miso soup by ryu murakami. one of those hazy noir-like existential thrillers that would really speak to his experiences witnessing the nihilist underbelly of society in japan and out of the country.

kokoro by natsume sōseki. a japanese classic that would have easily been in kou’s radar. it’s a melancholy book about isolation and liminality while the self and culture are shifting. i imagine him reading this after proust while he’s exiled and alone.

philosophers/critical thinkers he’d find value in reading regardless of whether he agreed with them or not: john locke (liberalism), st. thomas aquinas (principle of double effect), thomas hobbes & jean-jacques rosseau (their two alternate views on the social contract theory), donna haraway (post-humanism), john stuart mill (utilitarianism and the liberty principle), jean baudrillard (hyperreality), mark twain (anti-imperialist satire), henry david thoreau (self-determination and civil disobedience), friedrich nietzsche (ubermensch), sigmund freud (psychoanalysis), and maybe friedrich engels/karl marx (historical/dialectical materialism) if kou was up to reading all three fucking volumes of capital. i bet he reads philosophy and critical theory like me aka skim the actual book then buy another book that explains how to read the first one. 

as for poetry, i don’t know many poets except my pal mr siken (and a few others) so i can’t give that many examples. i can definitely see him enjoying the macabre and melancholy of poe though as you said. maybe he’d also like poe’s contemporaries like charles baudelaire or his inspirations such as lord byron. which would fit given that kou is a byronic hero of sorts but imagining any of my faves reading that bastard’s works is just so funny to me

for my own indulgence, here’s also some stuff i’d personally give him to broaden his scope: black thinkers esp richard wright, ralph ellison, james baldwin who deal w themes of masculinity, alienation and (black) identity/individualism in an oppressive society. i’d also give him some exilliteratur or other anti-fascist works from walter benjamin, elie wiesel, and hannah arendt. following proust’s heritage, i’d also give him speak, memory by vladimir nabokov and ulysses by james joyce since the power to recall seems like a pretty important motif for kou. and just for some taste: octavia butler, kirino natsuo, the bronte sisters (esp anne), zora neale hurston, and our queen jane austen.

anyway if he really wanted to court akane properly after their reunion, he’d gift her a copy of persuasion that akane would expect to already be annotated but the only thing he’d really mark is the underlined passage with wentworth’s confession (“i am half agony, half hope.”) can’t think of a more explicit way to tell her he loves her besides actually saying the words. plus the romance of it!! akane deserves to swoon