#Sakuma Ryuichi

[creek-vs-twaig]

I always found the scene in Gravitation (2000) where the whole crowd at Zepp Tokyo instantly shuts up and listens to Ryuichi singing acapella unmiked in the back of the room, a bit unrealistic.

But more recently I attended a gig at Zepp, and boy howdy Japanese audiences behave like they’re at a chess match

[ryuichirou]

gravitation in 2023? more likely than you think

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Tidespout Tyrant

Artist: Ryuichi Sakuma TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[gj340]

they may be old and rare plushies, but i still love them.

(shuichi was bought from ebay, ryuichi was bought from mercari)

[kidconsky]

I love that they have the same Seiyuu

[twooowars]

lord convince me not to get a tattoo of Kumagoro ..............

[nights-at-crystarium]

January 9 is Vivi’s birthday \;w;/ The date’s cheeky, it’s when I reached ShB on him ingame. A year ago. JUST A YEAR. No other oc of mine had such an intense development process. I wanted to try writing a disaster, and, well....

Lemme have today as an excuse to ramble about his influences. Of course I didn’t merely lump these together, I kept realizing the likeness as time went on.

The concentration of unhinged blondies and literal idols is past the critical level, take cover, it’s gonna blow.

Spoiler warning for everything.

Anarchy Panty

Because his full name’s Vivien Fucksalot Rell x’D A good number of their tropes match perfectly.

This speech could as well be copypasted into his final battle with Emet:

Panty: You're right, I'm just a little bitch and I'm proud of it. But guess what, douchebag? That's not the point. News flash, I don't need special fucking powers to beat the shit out of you. You know why? Because I'm a bitch who doesn't give a fuck. You and your half-dead face can preach about hymens and demons and other weird words that supposedly mean shit, but that doesn't change the fact that if any of you fuckers get in my way, I'm gonna kick some twisted-ass ass. You hear me dick? I'm a hot bitch angel named Panty. And no matter what anyone says, I DO WHAT I FUCKING WANT!

Princess Ai

An edgy fashion icon that I'm still in love with. Brainstorming the visual styles for Vivi, I simply decided to indulge as hard as I can.

Howl

Howl gets his redemption arc, Vivi, uh.... Surprise, the entire ShB part of Fragments is his redemption arc of sorts. But he exists outside ShB as well. He’s not meant to be a goody two shoes. But hey, his drama queen moments are entertaining to watch.

Raha has a lot of Howl in his character too. With Vivi, he’s basically this, except he doesn’t swallow him.. Okay he does but in a different way *kicked*

Arataka Reigen

Because I’m physically incapable of writing a classic hero.

Vivi has a complicated relationship with his career and a pragmatic approach to most things in life. He also prefers words to violence, will fight only if that fails.

When confidence and persuasion carry so hard you don’t really need anything else. Vivi firmly believes in everything he says and does. He doesn’t derive any fucked up joy from being right, but he knows as a fact that he IS right.

Sakuma Ryuichi

Duality my beloved \o/ And dorkiness. Other than that, Ryuichi doesn’t have as much influence on his character, but the visuals?

I mean I literally use this shirt and necklace as an easter egg/homage. Gravitation triggered my queer awakening in the faraway 2006, might as well give it the acknowledgement it deserves.

And, lastly, the he.

What else do you expect from a character tailored for a ship \o/

Short. Sassy. Dorky. Gremlin. All of their direct likeness stems from ARR, while the more subtle parallels and extreme opposite values form later.

If Raha’s eccentric, Vivi takes that just a tad bit further, simply because he’s always been allowed to.

What Raha keeps repressed, buried deep down, Vivi embraces in full. He’s an unruly, effervescent spark of life, he’s meant to be Raha’s “manic pixie dream boy” according to tvtropes, to slowly lure him out of his shell and teach him confidence, the joy of living, and find a way to stop him from killing himself over and over again.

Words of praise and affirmation have no effect on them. Both are competent in some field, but never brag about it. While Raha has a severe imposter syndrome, Vivi knows he’s cool as a fact, which still doesn't mean he loves or values himself as he should. He just acknowledges and uses his status for his own benefit as openly as the world keeps using himself.

Destiny (affectionate) and destiny (derogatory).

Raha’s The Adult (tm) Vivi needs to stay somewhat stable. This’s the reason they don’t quite get along in ARR yet, Raha must go through that century of suffering that, despite all common sense, refines him into something delightful, Vivi must go through HW-SB to realize his priorities in life and frankly get fucked up enough to form a perfect chemistry with Exarch.

Raha has a moral compass that he may adjust at will, Vivi has none at all. How much more questionable would they be if they weren’t cute and charismatic :’D

They’re feisty and competitive towards each other, Raha especially so. Vivi has a red cloth effect on him. Forever wrestling for that imaginary control (yep, in bed too). On the emotional side, it’s forever “you matter, I don’t”. They’re mirrors of each other, reflecting some parts as they are, twisting others in most peculiar ways.

Vivi literally wouldn’t exist without Raha, both ic and ooc. So I daresay Raha has the most influence on his character, at the same time he’s his own guy enough to stay interesting. I’m so proud of him. I’m holding him by the scruff and helplessly shaking him in the air.

[ohnofujo]

The Gravitation anime does kinda fix any issues I have with the manga.

Like for example, I don’t love Shuichi being in high school, even though he is 18. I think the story overall works better if they are out of school adults.

Also I like Claude being there earlier rather than later cuz he’s fun!

But, I do like that the manga includes some of the female characters more like Shuchi’s sister Maiko at first (when they are at school) and that Noriko starts a Bad Luck’s session keyboardist then goes back to Nittle Grasper which she’s a part of THEN Fujisaki comes in. Like it’s slight but there are just more appearances from the female characters in the manga.

I also like how the manga changes Shuichi’s look over time. Like I enjoy his hair changing. Though idk how he shrinks like 6inches 😂

I get the anime just went to his later look and explains it as he loves Ryuichi Sakuma’s style, but he actually changes it in the manga for the opposite reason. To be less like a Ryuichi copycat.

[mariethefangirl]

This is my F/O list! This list is definitely gonna update often, so I will add to it when necessary. Also, I will only be including the character names and the series they're from, and won't include pictures because I feel like that will make it too long lmao.

Also, all the characters with this '💜' emoji next to their name are the ones that I am currently hyperfixated on (ofc this will change often as well).

List-

Axel/Lea - (Kingdom Hearts)

Clopin Trouillefou - (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)(Both the Disney version and book version)

Jack Skellington - (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Jyushimatsu Matsuno - (Mr.Osomatsu) 💜

L Lawliet (Death Note)

Laughing Jack - ((Fanon) Creepypasta)

Lupin III - (Lupin III)

Mammon - (Obey Me!)

Murdoc Niccals - (Gorillaz) 💜

Ryuichi Sakuma - (Gravitation)

Sam - (Stardew Valley)

The Narrator - (The Stanley Parable)

Vash the Stampede - (Trigun)(Only the original anime/manga, though)

[endjuice]

Sleepless Beauty

[graviheadcanons]

[gj340]

finally, i got a ryuichi plush!

where did i get him? mercari.

was he expensive? yes.

is the hood removable? no. i thought it was at first.

[altair-light]

THROWBACK. This is another character I love so much: The genius vocalist Sakuma Ryuichi (Gravitation). I miss Ryu-chan and Kumagoro! He used to be the only character I like to draw (now, there's Chari & Nina as well)...

[ofkingsandlionhearts]

“They call him the worldly Sakuma Ryuichi.”

[tokuboyoftheday]

The same face tokuboys are: Crow from Garo Makai no Hana and Garo Makai Restuden; Ryuichi Sakuma from Kamen Rider Zi-O episode 5 and 6; Shiguru Oshikiri from Mashin Sentai Kiramager

as requested by @askrikkaiandhyotei