#Saitou ami

[nyquilfishtank]

i love yachi in shinka no natsu so much? saitou ami did SUCH a good job

[real-life-senshi]

PGSM Reinako things I want to yell about, in no particular order (7/∞)

This is actually THE ONE THING that made me start this series of gif set, but it took me forever to put my thoughts into words. But it's finally here and I'm SO EXCITED to talk about it!

Fair warning - this is an essay.

Across the years I've seen many Reinako shippers used Rei following Minako around in Act 19/20 and Act 23 in the live action as proof that Rei has feelings for Minako. While I don't disagree, I do feel Rei being the one to seek Minako out was circumstantial and justifiable because Rei was literally the only Senshi then that knew Minako was Venus. Instead, there was something else both Rei and Minako consistently do to each other for the entirety of the series that I felt had more impact to the narrative of their story, but often get overlooked and not talked about enough, and that’s Minako's act of walking away and Rei's act of staying behind.

The significance of Minako walking away: Walking away or pulling a disappearing act is one of the most common thing we see Minako do, not only to Rei, but with everyone else. (E.g. Such as V walking out on Moon in Act 7, Minako disappearing on Saitou for Senshi business.) It's a recurring theme to help build the impression of elusiveness and secrecy that surrounds Minako's character. But more deeply, the act of walking away is also a device to represent the main issue Minako needed to overcome in her character arc - in prioritizing the past life mission, she was running away from what's most important, herself as Aino Minako. Her Senshi power literally woke after she accepted herself and chose to face the challenge Aino Minako faces, instead of only focusing on the challenges of Sailor Venus.

Now this in itself seems like it's really just a Minako thing, right? Where does Rei fit in?

The significance of Rei's act of staying: PGSM Minako is the the queen of the hot-and-cold behaviour, especially when she's with Rei. And her signature "cold" gesture is walking out on Rei. In fact, as you can see from this gif set, I've counted 14 times where Minako had walked out on Rei on screen in the series, and 4 other times she attempted to walk away but was stopped. Even for the normal person, you'd think when someone keeps pissing you off and runs out on you, your patience would be spent and just give up on them, right?

Now, PGSM Rei is written as the awkward, stubborn and easy to anger teenager. And don't forget, with Rei's backstory fleshed out as much as it did in PGSM, it's basically confirmed that Rei suffered badly from parental abandonment, so it's not much of a reach to interpret Rei's trust issue to be born from acts of someone she cares leaving her behind or showing rejection. And so it should reason that Rei would be doubly pissed off at Minako's seemingly flippant and callous behaviour, and couldn't wait to pass Minako off to Makoto and Ami to deal with once they know Minako is Venus, right?

But no, Rei stayed, every single time.

Despite all the crap Minako threw at Rei and repeatedly rejected Rei's support, Rei didn't react with her usual knee-jerk reactions. This, more than anything else, proves to me that Rei sees Minako as someone special - someone she could not and would not turn away from, even when Minako keeps pushing her away.

These actions forms a very beautiful, and dare I say, romantic narrative to their shared story. Here's why.

PGSM has established that all along Minako had made the conscious decision to not get deeply involved with her teammates for fear she'll end up hurting them when her illness inevitably takes her. In doing so, she boxed herself into a self-imposed isolation as her health worsens and things get tougher.

And yet in Act 11 and Act 17 when Minako met Usagi and then Rei, the narrative revealed to us that loneliness does unsurprisingly overwhelm Minako from time to time. This changed partially though when she accidentally revealed her identity to Rei. In doing so, she gave herself the choice and space to be outspoken with someone who is (at least partially) in-the-know besides Artemis. The fact Minako repeatedly approached Rei in Act 18 was evidence she actually craved the contact when she lets her guard down, to the point even Artemis had to call her out on it. And so, in moments of clarity, we see Minako try to backtrack by pushing Rei away, ie walking out on Rei. The cycle persists, where Minako's behaviour fluctuates depending on her state of mind, her backstory sadly but logically explains Minako's sometimes seemingly-random hot and cold attitude towards Rei.

In contrast to Minako's unreliable and mixed signals, Rei was the definition of stability and certainty in this relationship. Yes, Rei had indeed followed Minako around a few times, but more than that, Rei stayed and was consistently there, waiting to be available for Minako even when Minako didn't want Rei to be. Rei knows when to initiate contact (chase after Minako), but also knows to not push Minako too much too soon, choosing to stay put when Minako is actively pulling back. She lets Minako go most times when Minako walks away, as if patiently waiting to try again another day, hoping the next time will be enough to fully bring Minako's walls down. Rei knew she was in it for the long haul, not for momentary wins.

This back and forth dynamic is a persistent theme in their relationship. It can be perceived that Rei's tenacity and relentless efforts had managed to wore Minako's guard down slowly but surely throughout the series.

Act 20: Minako finally shared Rei was meant to be leader, hinting Rei needs to step in when she’s gone.

Act 36: Minako chose to disclosed the truth about her terminal illness to Rei.

It was only after Act 36, we see Rei being even more persistent and takes drastic measures in attempt to get through to Minako, because Rei realized they were out of time. But even then, their dynamic didn’t really change - Minako being the runner and Rei being the person left waiting, until…

The times their role reversed, the other AMAZING thing about all of this!

Minako walking away and Rei staying is THEIR thing. But has Rei ever walked out on Minako? The answer is yes. But only 2 times! And both times it had significant impact on Minako.

The first time was when Rei ran out to fight the Youma, and that led to Minako being overly worried and end up accidentally revealing her Senshi identity to Rei.

The second time was when Minako finally pushed Rei so much in front of the team, Rei pulled back and walked out in Act 44, reversing their usual roles. And you can tell from Minako's reaction she looked lost and conflicted as she watched Rei leave. Here was someone who had been a rock and pillar of care and support to her, now seemingly giving up on her because she finally shoved too hard. Between Makoto's near miss in Act 45 and the fact that Rei actually walked out on Minako in Act 44, Minako was shocked enough for her to finally listen and process what Rei's been telling her all this time. This ultimately lead to the resolution of Minako's character arc in Act 46.

In conclusion, their action forms a pattern to their story and deepens the meaning behind their choice to follow, stay or walk away from each other. When the pattern is disrupted it adds complexity of their story! Seriously, it feels like Rei's actions was catalyst of Minako's major character story development! Just as many of Minako's story influenced Rei's outlook on their mission and the past life (another post to come!), Rei's action had just as much influence on Minako's eventual character growth. If that doesn't prove these two are special to each other, I don't know what else to say!

Now - you'd think I'm done with my soapbox, right? NOPE. I've only finished talking about how these actions form patterns and the significance in their story. But the visual and filming appraoch of each of these scenes are also very telling. VERY.

Each time Minako walked away, it is intentional that Rei's reaction get highlighted on camera, even in group scenes. As well, we also get really telling reactions from Minako when Rei walks out on her. And that's regardless of which director led the filming.

Sato Takemitsu - Act 17, 18, 23

Takamaru Masataka - Act 20, 26

Maihara Kenzo - Act 40

Suzumura Nobuhiro - Act 43, 44, 47

It suggests either the script writer Kobayashi Yasuko intentionally scripted for Rei and Minako to have the spotlight for reacting to each other's action so all the directors received the same fucking memo about them. OR, even better, it wasn't part of the camera/filming direction, but all the directors have arrived to the same conclusion after reading the script and decided to put the spotlight on these two no matter which episodes they worked on, because the unresolved sexual tension was clear as day for them to see.

And especially Keiko did amazingly on her part portraying Rei’s attraction towards Minako. Regardless if it's a group scene or not, Rei/Mars always had the most expressive and meaningful look on her face when Minako/Venus walks out. Even in Act 22 when Mars was just in the background with Jupiter, you can tell Mars’s eyes and body following Venus’s direction while Jupiter just stands flatly.

Rei/Mars' reaction to Minako/Venus leaving also changes across the series. From frustration/irritation, to hopeful yearning, ending with worried yearning. A reflection of Rei's feelings for Minako, from seeing her an annoying brat of a Princess, to respecting Minako as a mentor, to caring for her as a friend (and maybe more).

And look at this shit!!!!!!!!

Act 20 and 26 were done by the same director. The two scenes are basically parallel to each other visually and artistically, which is also so layered when juxtaposed to the plot point:

Act 20: Minako tells Rei that Rei's meant to be leader, and Rei follows Minako wanting to learn more while expressing concern for her Princess's well being and safety.

Act 26: Mars grown enough to start taking on the leadership, and follows Venus in attempt to invite Venus to integrate with the team now Venus no longer need to play decoy, only for Venus to turn around and claims she's actually the leader and Mars is the substitute.

Lastly, the most beautiful yet absolute worst visual the PGSM directors gave us:

Even the imagery of Minako's passing just as Mars breaks down was of Minako walking away, leaving Rei behind. That shit can't be made up. If the imagery was coincidental, well, that's one hell of a coincidence.

These factors all lead to me concluding PGSM had very intentionally used the acts of walking away and staying behind as recurring theme in Reinako's relationship. The length they went to do this and the tragically beautiful story it gave us forms a much more compelling reason for audience to ship Reinako. In fact, this is the very primary reason why I fell in love shipping them in PGSM.

[someawesomeamvs]

Warning: Potential spoilers

Title: You're One in a Million

Editor: MoonieAMV

Studio: Soul Anime Studios

Song: One in a Million

Artist: Ne-Yo

Anime: A Galaxy Next Door, Agent AIKa R-16, Ah! My Goddess Flights of Fancy, Aharen Is Indecipherable, Ai Yori Aoshi, Boruto, Card Captor Sakura, Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon Kings Army, Chobits, Chrono Crusade, City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart, Demon Slayer, "Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack", Eden of the East, El-Hazard - The Wanderers, Engage Kiss, Farming Life in Another World, Gift Eternal Rainbow, Ginban Kaleidoscope, Girls Bravo, H2O Footprints In The Sand, Hand Maid May, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Ikkitousen, Insomniacs After School, Inuyasha, Koe de Oshigoto!, Kubo Wont Let Me Be Invisible, Kyokou Suiri Season 2, Love Hina, Mahoromatic Season 2, Midori no Hibi, More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, My Bride is a Mermaid, My Clueless First Friend, My Dress-Up Darling, My Love Story!!, My Senpai Is Annoying, Nadia The Secret of Blue Water, Ouran High School Host Club, Petite Princess Yucie, Please Teacher!, Princess Tutu, Project A-ko 3, Ranma ½ OVA, Rosario to Vampire, Sailor Moon SuperS - Ami's First Love, School Rumble, Sekirei, Shikimoris Not Just a Cutie, Shuffle!, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Tales of Symphonia, Tears to Tiara, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, The Blue Orchestra, The Dangers in My Heart, The Helpful Fox Senko-san, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, The Tower of Druaga The Aegis of Uruk, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Urusei Yatsura Movie 1 - Only You, Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! Double, Yamada's First Time, Your Lie In April

Category: Romance

[moonieamv]

New AMV Release!

AMV Title: You're One in a Million

A new 2023 remake of my "One in a Million" AMV from 2012. Originally, my goal was to just do a remaster with some tweaks here and there, but I ended up doing a complete re-edit with lots of new scenes. A lot of this was due to many of the original sources still being DVD only, and I wanted most of the footage to be HD. Enjoy this new anime music video release!

Song: One in a Million Artist: Ne-Yo

Anime Used -

A Galaxy Next Door

Agent AIKa R-16

Ah! My Goddess Flights of Fancy

Aharen Is Indecipherable

Ai Yori Aoshi

Boruto

Card Captor Sakura

Chillinin My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon Kings Army

Chobits

Chrono Crusade

City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart

Demon Slayer

Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack

Eden of the East

El-Hazard - The Wanderers

Engage Kiss

Farming Life in Another World

Gift Eternal Rainbow

Ginban Kaleidoscope

Grls Bravo

H2O Footprints In The Sand

Hand Maid May

Handyman Saitou in Another World

Ikkitousen

Insomniacs After School

Inuyasha

Koe de Oshigoto!

Kubo Wont Let Me Be Invisible

Kyokou Suiri Season 2

Love Hina

Mahoromatic Season 2

Midori no Hibi

More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers

My Bride is a Mermaid

My Clueless First Friend

My Dress-Up Darling

My Love Story!!

My Senpai Is Annoying

Nadia The Secret of Blue Water

Ouran High School Host Club

Petite Princess Yucie

Please Teacher!

Princess Tutu

Project A-ko 3

Ranma ½ OVA

Rosario to Vampire

Sailor Moon SuperS - Ami's First Love

School Rumble

Sekirei Shikimoris Not Just a Cutie

Shuffle!

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

Tales of Symphonia

Tears to Tiara

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

The Blue Orchestra

The Dangers in My Heart

The Helpful Fox Senko-san

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World

The Tower of Druaga The Aegis of Uruk

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie

Urusei Yatsura Movie 1 - Only You

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! Double

Yamada's First Time

Your Lie In April

Soul Anime Studios' Outro voice clip by smollmomo3374

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[engekihaikyuu]

Haikyuu Finale

The members of Gekidan Haikyuu share their thoughts after reading the final chapter of Haikyuu!  They were also all given special commemorative shirts to congratulate the series!

Saitou Ami (1st Yachi) Congratulations to Haikyuu on its completion! Thank you so much for all of the emotions, the courage it gave me, and all the wonderful memories! I’m so happy that I found Haikyuu! I will love it forever and ever!  Thank you so much for all your hard work!!!! #HaikyuuFinale   #Engeki Haikyuu

(from her Ameblo blog) Dear Furudate Haruichi sensei, Thank you so much for all of your hard work on the Haikyuu series for these eight years.  I couldn’t express all my feelings for Haikyuu in a brief comment, so From when I first read the manga, to when I grew to love it, to when I was able to be involved with it myself, and now. It’s existed in my life in many different ways, and again and again it’s supported me and given me courage.  When I first read it, I remember that my very first thought was, “Oh, it’s a new series from the author of “The Ghost Stories of the philosopher Yotsuya-senpai!”  I only had very slight knowledge of sports manga and of volleyball. Since I didn’t know the rules, I wondered if I’d be able to understand everything and was a little nervous as I tried reading it, but my worries were completely unfounded! And then I immediately wanted to read more, and started looking up more about volleyball.  And then thanks to Haikyuu, I even made a lot of friends I could talk to about it. When I had just barely met Naru-chan, who works on illustrations for goods, we spent so much time talking about Haikyuu, and that was what allowed us to become close friends, I’m sure of it. At the same time, while I was filming for a drama, I would read the volumes together with my co-star Saitou Akari-chan, and getting excited together with her is a very precious memory of mine.  And then, when the information came out that Haikyuu would be turned into a stage play, this was back during the very first play, I thought to myself, “I wish I could’ve at least auditioned!” And I urged my manager, “When they have auditions for women, please please make sure you sign me up!” Now I feel a bit bad about that, but I’m glad that I pushed them repeatedly about it backi then. Because thanks to that, I was able to meet an absolutely irreplaceable girl.  Through Engeki Haikyuu, I became better able to face other productions; that show had a huge influence on me, it moved me, and it supported me. Over and over again, I was given courage from the way those boys (and the girls) single-mindedly played volleyball through all their worries, all the while keeping their eyes upward.  When I think about it, Haikyuu is a series that occupies a lot of places for me, and holds all sorts of meaning. It expanded the world of this high school girl who didn’t know much of anything about volleyball and its rules, it allowed her to make new friends when she became a college student, and when she was worried about her acting it gave her a lot of courage.  Haikyuu ran along on such a bright path as it faced its goal and came to its completion. I feel so happy that I was able to see that moment, and at the same time, of course I also feel sad. But just because it’s over doesn’t mean the end of that brightness. They graduated high school, and the series showed us the shape of the futures that each and every one of them chose, but even so their futures continue further still. I wonder how those wonderful futures might continue, and what sorts of thoughts might run through their heads... While they might feel some sadness at times, I hope they can also be as happy as I am now. I’m so full of gratitude that I was able to meet those boys and girls. Once again, congratulations to Haikyuu on its completion. And thank you for all of the emotions, the courage you gave me, and the wonderful memories! I’m so happy that I found Haikyuu! I will love it forever! Thank you so much for all your hard work!!!! 

(x) (x)

[ichigo-day]

baby crow imitating his owl dad

bonus head pat:

more hq engeki gifs!

[kosaka-ryoutarou]

13 January 2019

The fifth and sixth performances are done! To everyone who watched, thank you very much!

There are two shows tomorrow too! I’ll do my best ☺︎ (x)

14 January 2019

The seventh and eighth performances are done! To everyone who watched, thank you very much!

Ayasa-san, who participated in playing the violin for songs used in the anime Haikyuu and Karakuri Circus, came to see the show! Please check out her Youtube channel “Ayasa channel” https://youtu.be/ixiflEnZy9I (x)

15 January 2019

Kage-chan and Ayato-kun came today!!! (x)

[sarapyon]

KuroYachi interaction (｡’▽’｡)♡

from Engeki Haikyuu!! Shinka no Natsu

[casisonabender]

Summer of Evolution Backstage ► Part 1 → part 2 | → part 3 | more gifs here

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[kyanmas]

😎

[koichiidesu]

yamayachi part 2! ( ´艸｀)

[real-life-senshi]

May I ask for your headcanons of Reinako’s relationship after canon? Could be for manga or PGSM!

Hello friend! Thank you for dropping by and giving me a prompt to gush on Reinako even more! XD

First off, here are two sets of PGSM Reinako headcanons for those who haven't seen them before. They are all connected. XD

Reinako Headcanon 1

Reinako Headcanon 2

And thanks to this ask, here is a brain dump of more headcanon:

PGSM Reinako Headcanon Part 3:

Timeline/stages of life of the Reinako development:

Following directly after the Final Act, during the girls' 3rd year in middle school, Minako was a bit awkward about how to act casually around the Senshi team. Rei helped her out the most before the group dynamic fully settled - e.g. never stopped inviting Minako even if Minako often needed to miss out on group plans due to work without making Minako feel bad (not that the others intentionally make Minako feel guilty, but they just try too hard, versus Rei doesn't make a big deal about it); calling Minako out when Minako holds back on sharing her candid thoughts or feelings with the team for some silly reason or due to occupational hazard of being an idol; calling Makoto and Usagi out when they fangirl too hard and was making Minako feel awkward, making it a struggling for Minako to balance building a genuine friendship or treat them as fangirls. (Ami was also a bit shy with Minako at the start, so Rei had to run some interference there, but Usagi and Makoto were the troublemakers.)

I struggle to make up my mind on which is the better high school scenario: if Minako went to Juuban with Ami, Makoto and Usagi just like manga canon, or because of her fame and celebrity status she ended up going to T*A academy for high school with Rei (better security because of all the politician’s and big businessmen’s daughters in the school, etc), Regardless, high school period is when Rei and Minako really settled as best friends, getting to the point they practically know everything about each other and would be in contact almost everyday.

By the 3rd year of high school approaching graduation, Minako starts to realize she has romantic feelings for Rei. She suspects Rei might actually reciprocate her feelings, except Rei is too dense to realize or too scarred by his dad's abandonment of Rei and Rei's mom to consider exploring a romantic relationship. Knowing both Rei's and her own career trajectory would take them away from Tokyo with limited contact after graduation, Minako decided to not broach the topic.

Rei and Minako drifted apart a bit after high school graduation until the Special Act. After the kiss at the hospital (see Headcanon Part 1), and then UsaMamo's wedding, they both matured enough to face their feelings and started seriously considering starting a relationship. They had to do a lot of soul-searching and shared really candid conversations to get through all the emotional baggage, personal barriers and doubts they both carried, but they eventually got there.

And then they live happily ever after following what I described in Headcanon Part 2. haha (My actual headcanon of post-Special Act Reinako is drastically different from my fanfic, coz apparently I thrive most in writing angst and battle. LOL)

High school era PGSM Reinako:

While Rei took the lead in helping Minako find her place in the Senshi team dynamic and getting comfortable with just being a normal teenager during their middle-school period, Minako was the one that instigated most if not all the shenanigans that led to their deepened friendship in the 3 years of high school, elevating their relationship from just-friends to best friend status.

I always imagined Minako pranked Rei by surprising her on a school visit at T*A to "check out options for a new high school". Minako and her manager Saitou Sugao are being led on a school tour by a nun, and when they spot Rei, Sugao (who is of course in on the prank with Minako) makes a whole scene of barging into the classroom trying to scout Rei into stardom in front of all of Rei's peers as if it's his first time meeting Rei and exclaiming he has found the next shining star of Japan, after Minako of course! Rei was absolutely mortified, though the Senshi team had a great laugh when Minako shared the story in their next hangout. Rei was not pleased.

Following the above headcanon, I headcanon that Rei achieves the same intra-school celebrity status by the time she enters her high school division, similar to how Rei is a school celebrity in T*A in the manga. The drastic change from live-action canon was first prompted by the whole stardom scouting fiasco Minako and Sugao caused. Secondly, Minako learned by chance that Rei was bullied at school throughout middle school through Usagi describing how she met Rei. When Minako confronted Rei about it, Rei just shrugged and brushed it off coz she was used to it and the bullies are practically harmless with more bark than bite, but Minako was still so upset about it that she went to post on her public blog (equivalent to celebrity Twitter/Insta nowadays) about how Rei's her best friend and the coolest, kindest person who helped her get through her illness and recovery, etc. She wrote a whole sob story narrative about how thankful she is for having Rei in her life and how Rei was a source of inspiration and a role model to her, etc. etc. and posted some photos she had taken with Rei. Suddenly all of Rei's peers see Rei in a new light and think she's the coolest and want to befriend her for a chance to also meet Minako. The teachers started actually addressing and punishing the bullies and the school atmosphere was changed anew. The whole deal freaked Rei out, while Minako felt very pleased with herself.

Once Rei joined the archery club in T*A's high school division, she gained even more fame from winning archery competitions at the district and then national level. Her achievement adds to the furor Minako caused, and the lowerclassmen in T*A practically fawn over Rei and founded a fan club with merch. Minako loves teasing Rei about it and secretly becomes a fan club member with platinum status from buying all the merch.

^ The fan club is how Minako knows Rei's archery competition schedule, coz Rei is too humble to ever mention it, and also because every time she gets way too embarrassed by how loud the Senshi team is when they cheer for her, because Minako makes sure the whole Senshi team is decked out with inflated thunder sticks and signs whenever they go cheer for Rei at competitions.

Other misc PGSM Reinako headcanon:

Rei's the one who always remembers and is mindful of Minako's distaste for whipped cream, and stops Usagi's rampage on getting strawberry shortcake for every Christmas because Usagi always reminisces on the cake she and Minako had on the Ferris wheel and forgets Minako’s actual food preference. Rei knew coz she actually paid attention to the lyrics in Sayonara ~Sweet Days.

It's very often Usagi and Makoto would drag the girls around town to try out a new cafe or shop that's selling some new sweet drink, pastry or snack (shaved ice, ice cream, crepe, cake, etc. the stuff you'd see people post on foodie social media). If Minako ever bows out of getting something for herself, Rei will make sure to buy something she knows Minako will likely enjoy so Minako can share some of hers (usually strawberry-flavoured coz that's Minako's favourite), and without fail Minako would take some of Rei’s 'just for a taste because she’s curious', and then inevitably eating half of Rei’s. lol And if Rei is buying something for Minako or knows Minako will inevitably take some from her, Rei would always also buy a bottle of water to accompany whatever crazy sweet things Usagi makes them eat/drink - and it has to be room temperature only, for Minako because Minako needs to be very careful with maintaining her vocal cords for singing.

Whenever Minako and Rei get into a serious fight but both struggle to reconcile, they both would separately go to Artemis and poor Artemis can usually help them sort it out after. But if things get really bad and they notice Artemis is feeling caught in the crossfire, Minako would then go to Makoto, and Rei would go to Ami to process their thoughts... or vent. Makoto and Ami's involvement becomes a yardstick of whether "shit's-hitting-the-fan" or not.

Manga Reinako Headcanon...?

I've not thought as much about the manga Reinako headcanon because I perpetually live in PGSM brainrot. But I do think manga Reinako eventually established a partners-for-life relationship in the manga universe as well.

Different from how I think PGSM Reinako eventually enters an openly romantic, crazy-in-love-for-each-other relationship (once they get over their personal crap), I see manga Reinako has a more subtle and delicate soulmate relationship that is built on deep partnership and mutual understanding in life and duty, especially considering their near immortality and role in Crystal Tokyo. Their relationship dances back and forth on the line of being romantic involved in their personal life, and being a kind of kindred spirit in their view and attitude towards their duty. They've dated, and fallen in love with each other, but across the years also realize sometimes they need space from each other to maintain healthy boundaries between private life and their duty. When they enter a break from each other, it's nothing bad and always with mutual understanding, done amicably - stepping away so they don't get "sick of each other" since eternity is a damn long time! But if one of them is ever feeling down or struggling with something, they are each other's default go-to person, their safe place, and they can discard their masks and break when they need it, especially when they start outliving their non-Senshi family and friends while the world they know of slowly changing and morphing into Crystal Tokyo.

Once they stopped aging, Minako would still try to find opportunities to enjoy life as a human when it's possible, while Rei was more comfortable just accepting fate and being Sailor Mars for life. When there's no crisis to deal with, Minako makes Rei de-transform and drags Rei out of the palace for a girls' night with her in the city.

I see manga MakoAmi to have a similar partnership as well. Though their way of showing affection for their partner is a bit more overt and less complicated than Reinako's. Rei and Minako are so interesting to me because I feel they are more polar opposites in some ways, yet both are so similar in how deeply layered their personality and backstories are that it complicates their relationship but also strengthens them.

[fuchino-yuuki]

19 September 2017

During the Osaka leg performances, Karasuno High School as Kentarou-kun and Hiroki-kun’s birthday celebrating group went to an okonomiyaki restaurant. Congratulations on your birthdays!

[mortal-artifices]