#Shiratori Sana

[ennichanfukei]

Sana gets jealous easily (fresh #097)

[sanaimissyou]

Aira wouldn’t be mad that Hiiro picks up Gen z slang, he’d be mad that Hiiro picks up Gen z slang and uses it perfectly

[nguyenfinity]

Sunnytrip Endless Summer never ends with Alkaloid in the second half of the July features!

frameless below the cut!

you get spade bubbles from blowing spade shaped breaths

[posebean]

i prommy ive been drawing its just mostly merch related tho

[ihugmomo]

☆ Happy 19th birthday Seren Tagawa (田川せれん) aka Sana Shiratori (白鳥沙南)!! ☆

[buruburuburu]

Birthday presents, Art trades or just some random shitposting for friends!! :^)

OCs belong to @miru-p, @sunnymimis, @junnkou, @novanoah, and me!

[impish-crow]

【Star Sign】 Self Introduction Start! ver. TRANSLATION

【Star Sign】 Self Introduction Start! ver.

KanaboshiP: Everyone, attention please! I’m going to give one assignment right now.

Haru: So lazy.

Yousuke: Annoying.

Souta: Shhh Yousuke! He will hear you!

KanaboshiP: Don't worry, it's not that hard.

Sana: It might depend on the skill level of each person to decide whether or not to find it difficult or not.

Arata: In other words, if it's in my hands, it's a piece of cake for a capable person like me!

Kazuki: Waa! Your way of speaking is funny!

Ritsu: I mean, what kind of character is that?

KanaboshiP: That! That’s it, Ritsu-kun!

Yuzuru: That? Which one?

KanaboshiP: You yourselves probably don't know what kind of characters you all are yet, do you?

Takumi: Well… that’s true.

Minato: Since most of us are meeting for the first time.

KanaboshiP: For assignment, please record a self-introduction video of about 2 minutes per person. Production will be a team effort.

Rui: So, the purpose is to deepen our understanding of each other and foster teamwork?

KanaboshiP: Exactly.

Nachi: Sounds good. Mutual understanding is clearly lacking.

KanaboshiP: By the way, the videos will be streamed online, so keep that in mind.

Kazuki: It's also a way to appeal to the fans?

Arata: It can also be seen as a team competition. That's interesting.

KanaboshiP: As a viewer, I'm looking forward to it too. Good luck!

[yyh4ever]

Hello, Does yu yu hakusho also have Drama CDs?

Yu Yu Hakusho DRAMA CDS

There are two "Yu Yu Hakusho Shueisha Drama CD" released in 2004 and 2005. The voice actors are all the same as the anime version.

CD 01: December 2004

TRACKS

Spirit Detective Saga: the encounter between Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei

01. Sanbiki no Youkai (Three Youkai)

02. Kizuna (Bonds)

03. Jagan no Otoko (The man with the evil eye)

TWO Shots Gaiden

04. Sesshoku (Contact)

05. Kyoutou (Joint Struggle)

CAST

Yusuke Urameshi: Nozomi Sasaki

Kazuma Kuwabara: Shigeru Chiba

Kurama: Megumi Ogata

Hiei: Nobuyuki Hiyama

Keiko Yukimura: Yuri Amano

Botan: Sanae Miyuki

Gouki: Norio Wakamoto

Shiori Minamino: Kumiko Takizawa

Mirror of Darkness: Tomonichi Nishimura

Maya Kitajima: Yuki Matsuoka

Yatsude: Osamu Kato

Hedoki: Ikuo Nishikawa

CD 2: March 2005

Inter-dimensional Cannon Arc (events from the epilogue of the manga)

Yusuke is spending his peaceful days running a ramen stand when he receives news that Genkai has collapsed. Furthermore, the Gate of Judgment in the Spirit World is occupied by those who seek the elimination of youkai from the Human World and the re-establishment of the barrier between the Demon World and Human World. If their demands are not accepted, they say they will fire the inter-dimensional cannon into the Human World. Yusuke and his friends gather together again and head to the Spirit World, but...

TRACKS

01. day by day

02. Reikai e (To the Spirit World)

03. Gekitotsu (Clash)

04. Noru ka Soru ka (All or Nothing)

05. Sore kara (And then...)

06. Messages from the VA: Nozomu Sasaki, Shigeru Chiba, Megumi Ogata and Nobuyuki Hiyama

CAST

Yusuke Urameshi: Nozomi Sasaki

Kazuma Kuwabara: Shigeru Chiba

Kurama: Megumi Ogata

Hiei: Nobuyuki Hiyama

Genkai: Hisako Kyouda

Botan: Sanae Miyuki

Keiko Yukimura: Yuri Amano

Atsuko Urameshi: Yoko Soumi

Shizuru Kuwabara: Ai Orikasa

Yukina: Yuri Shiratori

Otake: Hidetoshi Nakamura

It's great that after more than 10 years, "Two Shots" and "All or nothing" were finally made into OVAs in 2018.

There's also an original mini drama story written and directed by Shigeru Chiba (Kazuma Kuwabara VA). Part 1 was released in the Music Battle Edition 2 (1994), and Part 2 in the Yu Yu Hakusho Memorial CD BOX (1995). The cast is Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama and Botan.

"Yu Yu Hakusho Special Mini Drama ~ The Hungry Warriors" (Part 1 & 2)

This is a drama that makes fun of the lack of eating scenes in anime, where Yusuke and his friends argue over what to eat. Among them, Hiei wants to eat monjayaki. In the manga, when Hiei melted Bui's axe, Kuwabara says "It melted like chocolate''. In the anime, his line was changed to "It melted like monjayaki''. So, it was probably an in-joke between the voice actors, using the mini drama as reference.

I don't know if there's any translations. I remember someone told me they were translating the mini drama, but I haven't heard anything since then. Does anyone know if there's any translations?

[sunnyboos]

I Vow To You - Chapter 1

Dear Queen Ruka,

I hope this letter finds you in good health, my dear friend.

Your husband has done well, lending his aid in defending our kingdom while my king rests his war-torn body. Muzan has been defeated; no longer will he cause our kingdom any harm. No doubt, he hides in shame, licking at his battle wounds but fear not, his powers have been stripped from him and his title is no more than a distant memory.

The healers say my love will recover with time and I will be forever grateful to your husband for saving him. Words will never be able to convey the joy I feel that we will know peace.

I hear you are with child, another boy, perhaps? My congratulations to you, that is absolutely wonderful news. Yumeko has been quite restless, imploring us to make the journey to your kingdom. Of course, contrary to what she would like me to believe, I am aware her inquiry is more so to see the young Prince Kyojuro. I'm sure he's quite looking forward to having another sibling to play with – I do hope he is well. If he's anything like his father, he is going to become a fine man and rule over your kingdom with patience and kindess.

Please do send word when your child is born; we would be honored to attend to lay upon many gifts as we've done so before.

PS – please do send my regards to the young Prince, I'm sure he misses Yumeko just as much as she misses him.

Sincerely,

Queen Sana

***One Year Later***

Vibrant, wide hues, resembling that of a fiery blaze stared at the large castle gates; eagerly awaiting the arrival of his long time friend, Princess Yumeko of the Shiratori Royal Family. Lightly bouncing in place, he felt antsy standing in place for too long – when would they be arriving? Hopefully soon!

His antics did not go unnoticed by his mother as she leaned her head slightly towards him, “My son, please stop fidgeting” she gently chided, “I understand your enthusiasm to see the Princess Yumeko, but you must be respectful” she held the heir's younger brother in her arms as he cooed lightly up to his mother while the older Rengoku brother nodded furiously, indicating he had heard his mother.

“Apologies mother!” the seven year old immediately stalled his movements with much effort. The poor boy could barely contain his excitement; he had grown quite close to you as both your mothers had known each other long before either of you were born. As you grew, you continued to bond and form a beautiful friendship; one that both families had been allowing to bloom. One could go as far as to say, they had hoped this would blossom into an eventual courtship: uniting both kingdoms. But it was far too early to predict the likelihood of events to transpire.

He stood by his father's side in his red and white royal uniform; though it was not as ornately decorated to the degree of his father's, he looked to be the spitting image of the king. Shinjuro's uniform had his royal crest pinned to his coat over his right breast, made with solid gold in the shape of a fiery blaze and a red ruby in the centre it. Gold buttons adorned his crimson coat and a stark white cape rested on his shoulders with flames lining the hem. One day, when Kyojuro would take his father's place, he would wear both the crest and cape proudly and rule over the kingdom.

A jovial laugh sounded from the king, watching as his son desperately attempted not to bounce in place as he patiently impatiently waited his friend to arrive, “My love, he is just excited to see young Yumeko, it has been quite some time since last they have seen each other” he reminded.

She quietly giggled, “Yes, I'm well aware, my king, but our son must remember to mind his manners”

The young boy looked up to his mother, nodding his head, “My apologies, mother, I did not mean to cause disrespect!”

“It's alright, my young flame” her ruby red orbs acknowledge her eldest son, “Just please be sure to be respectful for when they do arrive” nodding again, he turned his attention back towards the castle entrance, a wide smile on his face as the creaking of the bridge slowly began to lower, signalling someone's arrival... your arrival.

The grin on the young Rengoku's face continued to widen and his eyes shined brighter than the sun upon staring at the carriage that most definitely contained both you and your mother inside. Your father lead the handful of knights at his command on his valiant steed: a beautiful, ebony stallion. The smile on your father's face resembled the young boy's as he reached just steps away from the Rengoku family in front of him. He dismounted from his stallion, Yoru, and made his way towards the carriage, waving off any knights that were ready to help both yourself and your mother from the carriage; that honor would always and forever be his for as long as he lived. He gently opened the carriage door, your mother taking his hand as she gently and gracefully stepped outside; her other hand held part of her dress as to not step on the delicate material.

Once she was safely on the ground, he then assisted you. As you stepped out, the young boy's face flushed. You were wore a royal blue dress with tulip sleeves and gold feather detailing at the hem of the skirt and sleeves. Half of your dark chocolate locks were pinned back by a gold feather hair clip, the other half rested on your shoulders. Your eyes as blue as the wide-open sky; shining in the sunlight as they focused on him.

“Kenji, my friend!” Shinjuro greeted the man as you all approached the Rengoku's, “You look well!”

The man grinned, “As do you” your father's attention focused on Ruka as he bowed his head in respect, “Congratulations to you both; another son! You'll have your hands full if he's anything like his father” causing Shinjuro to laugh.

Ruka smiled warmly, “Our eldest seems to have taken to his father's personality, I would say. It will be interesting, to say the least, to watch as our young Senjuro grows to become a young man”

While the adults were engaged in their conversation, you stood before the young prince, wanting to embrace him after being apart for so long, but due to both parents' strict policies on etiquette, you held back, “Hello, Prince Kyojuro!” you politely greeted as you curtsy. The young boy bowed his head, smile still as wide as ever, greeting you in return.

“Hello, Princess Yumeko!” the men could not help but snicker at the two of you while their wives smiled warmly at the sight before them.

Ruka decided to speak, “Let us go inside, I'm sure you're tired from the long journey. Kyojuro, Yumeko, would you like to stay outside and play in the garden?” she suggested.

Both of you eagerly nodded your heads as you looked up to Queen Ruka. You looked back to each other and before you could speak, the young Rengoku heir took a hold of your hand in his, “This way, Yumeko-Chan!”

“Ok!” you stumbled slightly but you were able to find your footing. One hand holding on to your dress, the other holding just as tight to his as you followed behind him, making your way to the garden; one of your favorite places to be.

In your kingdom, both yourself and your mother, tended to the swans that occupied the large fountain. You always enjoyed watching them interact with one another. Your mother cherished those beautiful creatures; they symbolized your family name. You always wondered what it would be like to fly freely as they do; soaring above the clouds and enjoying the air between their feathery wings.

“We're here!” the young boy cheered as he slowed his pace, allowing you a moment to catch your breath, yet your hands were still holding on to each others, “Mother had these planted for your family!” your brow raised as you followed the boy. Before you could ask him what he was referring to, your eyes settled on the beautiful array of white roses that stretched all around the marble fountain.

You gasped as you grinned, “They're so pretty!”

Carefully, the young boy leaned over and plucked one of the smaller blossoms, ensuring no thorns had been weaved into the petals. He turned to look at you, “May I?” he asked. You nodded. He took a step forward and tucked the flower on top of your ear; weaving the rose into your hair as your cheeks flushed, “I... saw father do this mother once... I think it-” you cut him off by kissing his cheek, his eyes wide and face gone ablaze.

You lean back and smile, “Thank you, Kyojuro... I will cherish it as long as I can”

And that began what was soon to be a beautiful courtship.

Unfortunately, just outside the Rengoku Kingdom, a far sinister plan was being put into motion. In a dark cavern, tucked away in the darkness of the Wisteria covered forest, the once well respected advisor of King Shiratori, now nothing but a pitiful waste of a man as he lay in wait, plotting his revenge against the kingdom. A wicked smile graced his lips as he watched the magical portal before him; the young Prince Kyojuro and Princess Yumeko.

That girl... She will be the downfall of her father's kingdom... One day.

He watched as you laughed with the young Prince, a smile so young and innocent.

“She will be mine”

[marykaxmuses]

♦ Since I can’t edit my muse list, I’ll just write who I have for the moment since I’m losing patience with the google docs. Under the cut. 

EnStars: 

Arashi Narukami

Mika Kagehira

Mao Isara

Leo Tsukinaga

Kaoru Hakaze

Aira Shiratori

Tsukasa Suou

Rinne Amagi

Midori Takamine 

A3: 

Taichi Nanao

Genshin Impact:

Aether

Thoma (Selective. I’m trying him for the moment.)

Horimiya: 

Kyoko Hori

Yuki Yoshikawa

Ocs: (Even if there’s a fandom, they all have a general tag.)

Alexandra Suoh (EnStars OC + Multiverses)

Raphael Suoh (EnStars OC)

Mitsuki Endou (EnStars OC)

Misakye Shiina (EnStars OC)

Yumeka Izumi (EnStars OC + I7 OC)

Kana Sunohara (EnStars + I7 OC)

Leonie Watch (EnStars + MHA OC)

Sanae Miura (EnStars OC)

Hanae Kusanagi (EnStars OC)

Ritsuka Nakajima (EnStars OC)

Maelye Aoki (EnStars OC)

Kohana Awashima (EnStars OC)

Miaki Ozaki (OC)

Hikaru Tsukishiro (EnStars OC)

Kei Hoshino (EnStars OC)

Idolish 7:

Riku Nanase

Mitsuki Izumi

Tenn Kujo

Gaku Yaotome

Ryunosuke Tsunashi

Visual Prison:

Ange Yuki

Hand Shaker/W’Z:

Reijiro Araki

HoneyWorks:

Aizou Shibasaki

K Project: 

Misaki Yata

[lovelyyfluff]

Oyun Kartları | Cevap Arayışları (4)

<O gece>

Hiiro: (Hayran mektuplarını ayırt ettikleri mesajını aldıktan sonra hemen ajansa geldim.)

Hiiro: (Çalışanlar çok iyi kalpli, bizim okumak istediğimizi bildikleri için hemen bütün mektupları düzene sokmuşlar.)

Hiiro: (Mektupları okuyor)

Hiiro: (Böyle gelişmiş bir şehirde bile insanlar duygularını kağıt ve mürekkep kullanarak anlatmaya devam ediyor.)

Hiiro: (Herkesin sevgisini ve zamanını ayırdığı bu mektuplar... Onları okuyarak biz de duygularını anlayabiliyoruz.)

Hiiro: (Baktığımda kalbimde bir sıcaklık hissediyorum.)

Eichi: Neden burada tek başına mırıldandığını merak ediyordum. Hayranların bıraktığı mektupları mı okuyordun?

Hiiro: Tenshouin-senpai?

Eichi: Evet, benim. Mola vermeye gidiyordum, ama kalkarken seni farkettim.

Eichi: Bu kadar sevinçli göründüğüne göre harika bir şeyler okuyor olmalısın.

Hiiro: Yani, evet, ama sadece bu mektupları okuyabildiğim için mutluydum.

Hiiro: Aira, idol hayranlarının bu mektuplar için kullandığı kırtasıye ürünlerini bile özenle seçtiğini söyledi.

Hiiro: Favori idolleri için sadece içerik değil, dış görünümünü de dikkatle hazırlıyorlarmış.

Hiiro: Ben de hayal gücümü kullanıp her birinin sarfettiği eforları hissetmeye çalışıyordum.

Eichi: Shiratori mi dedi? Anladım. Bu mektupların keyfini çıkarmanın farklı bir yolu olduğunu düşünüyordum.

Eichi: Yani, içinde yazan bir şeyin seni mutlu ettiğini zannettim.

Hiiro: Nasıl mutlu olmayayım? İnsanlar beni sevindiren tüm bu kelimeleri nereden biliyor?

Eichi: Çünkü seni seviyorlar. Bizi seviyorlar. İdolleri seviyorlar. İlham kaynağı olan insanları seviyorlar.

Eichi: ...Mektuplarda ne yazdığını öğrenebilir miyim?

Hiiro: Olur.

Hiiro: Yakın zamanda hayranımız olduğunu söyleyen birçok kişi var, sanırım grubumuz daha bu yaz kurulduğu için.

Hiiro: Bu kişiler arasında bazıları da ilk defa hayran mektubu yazdıklarını söylemiş.

Hiiro: Onun dışında beni buldukları için çok sevinenler ve gelecekte destekleyeceğini söyleyenler var.

Eichi: Hehe. Görüyorum ki idoller ile ALKALOID sayesinde tanışanlar bile var.

Hiiro: Nasıl bildin?! Mektuplardan biri aynen öyle dedi!

Hiiro: ALKALOID aracığıyla idolleri ilk defa gören insanlar olduğunu bilmek benim için bir onur. Hatta birazcık utandım.

Eichi: Utanmanı gerektirecek bir şey yok. Kendinle gurur duy. Bir idol olarak işini yapıyorsun♪

Eichi: ...Ee, şimdi bu seni yeni gören ve seven hayranlarına teşekkür olarak ne yapmayı planlıyorsun?

Hiiro: Sorsan bile... Şu anda yapabileceğim pek bir şey düşünemiyorum.

Hiiro: Sanırım hepsinden önce sıkı çalışmaya devam etmeli ve hayranlarımı hayal kırıklığına uğratmamalıyım.

Eichi: Ama hayranlarının beklentilerine ulaşmayı nasıl planlıyorsun?

Hiiro: Galiba benden ne beklediklerine bağlı. Her birini mutlu edebilir miyim bilmem, ama elimden geleni denerim.

Eichi: Peki ya hayranlarının fikirleri? Onlara nasıl kulak vereceksin?

Hiiro: Fikirler mi? Az önce bahsettiğin "beklentiler"den bir farkı mı var?

Eichi: Öyle varsayabilirsin. Sen yeter ki bana bu konu hakkında ne düşündüğünü söyle.

Hiiro: Soruma cevap vermedin. Eğer soruyu tam olarak anlamazsam cevap da veremem. Yanlış bir şey söyleyebilirim.

Hiiro: "Fikir" derken, hayranların benden yapmamı istediği bir şeyi mi kastediyorsun?

Eichi: Bilmem, sence?

Hiiro: Şey... Üzgünüm, ama nasıl bir cevap istediğini hiç anlamıyorum.

Hiiro: Soruma soruyla cevap veriyorsun sadece.

Hiiro: —Ne söylememi istiyorsum, Tenshouin-senpai?

Eichi: Eyvah, seni biraz şüphelendirdim galiba.

Eichi: Ama gerçekten kendi düşüncelerini duymak istiyorum. Sanırım seni biraz köşeye sıkıştırdım.

Hiiro: Ama cevabımı beğenmediğin için aynı soruyu değiştirip tekrar sordun, değil mi?

Hiiro: Eğer yapmamı istediğin bir şey varsa düzgünce söylemeni tercih ederim.

Hiiro: Beklentilerini karşılayıp senin için ideal bir idol olurum.

Eichi: Sözünü hiç esirgemiyorsun. Tıpkı bir asker gibi, sana her denileni yerine getirmekte kararlısın♪

Hiiro: ...Asker mi?

Eichi: Ajansımızda Trickstar gibi mucizeler olduğu için unutuyorum, ama emirlerimizi dinleyen çalışanlarımız olması şart.

Eichi: Fakat her isteği yerine getirmenin de olumsuz yanları var. İdeal çalışanlar aynı zamanda bireysel şekilde ilerleyebilmeli ve bizleri şaşırtmalıdır.

Hiiro: ...

Eichi: ALKALOID, ES'in daha parlak ve başarılı idolleri seri şekilde üretmesi hakkında bir deney sonucu ortaya çıktı.

Eichi: Sizin grubunuz kurulalı aradan uzun zaman geçti.

Eichi: Ama en başta ES'in altında olmanız dışında bir özelliğiniz yoktu, ve yine de sıkı çalışarak inanılmaz yerlere geldiniz.

Eichi: Hatta bu yaz baş roldeydiniz desem yalan olmaz.

Hiiro: ...Teşekkürler.

Eichi: Rica ederim♪

Eichi: —Ancak yaz geçti ve gitti. Sonbahara giriş yaparken grubunuzun ilerlemeye devam etmesini istiyorum.

Eichi: Kozadan çıkan bir kelebek misali, etrafınıza daha fazla ışık yaymalısınız.

Hiiro: Bizden istediğin bu mu, Tenshouin-senpai? Hedefim bu mu olmalı?

Eichi: Artık bu soru hakkında kendin düşünüp taşınmalısın:

Eichi: "İdol ne demek?"

Eichi: Cevabını ben söyleyemem. Sen zaten yaşadığın deneyimler sayesinde onca şeyi kendin öğrendin, değil mi?

Eichi: Bir askerin kafasında şapkadan fazlası bulunmalıdır. Nasıl devam etmek istediğin sana kalmış.

Eichi: Ağzımdan çıkan her emri yerine mi getireceksin? Yoksa kurallara karşı olsa bile ulaşmak istediğin hedefin peşinden mi gideceksin?

Eichi: Ne yapmalısın? Ne olmalısın?

Eichi: Kafanı çalıştır ve düşün. Hem kendin, hem ALKALOID için♪

Hiiro: ...

← Önceki bölüm ◆ Sonraki bölüm →

[ennichanfukei]

One of the most wholesome moments of SG: the girls make Mori cry by sending him a christmas present with letters.

[nguyenfinity]

continuing the dorm trend....if it's not too much to ask, then maybe the hell dorm? :D (aira, rei & eichi)

It is 12 PM and they're trying to see how many things they can stack on top of him before he wakes up

[momuse]

“She reminds me more of Risako Sugaya from Berryz Koubou. She is no longer in show business though.”

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[riverpancakes]

hhhh all oc pronouns ig

Nobuyuki Tokoyami- he/him

Tako Tokoyami- they/them

Arashi Kaminari- she/her

Daisuke Kaminari (Wakabayashi)- he/him

Hisana Yaoyorozu- she/her

Kaito Yaoyorozu- he/him

Daiki Aoyama- he/him

Akira Aoyama- she/her

Hiro Ashido- she/her

Kaede Ashido- he/him

Katsuro Iida- he/him

Masa Iida- she/her

Ryota Uraraka- he/him

Shinzuko Uraraka- she/her

Kenta Ojirou- he/him

Rin Ojirou- she/her

Azumi Kirishima- she/her

Akirhiro Kirishima- he/him

Kina Kirishima- she/her

Koto Aizawa- she/her

Reiji Tachibana- he/him

Hachiro Amano- he/him

Mr. Serizawa- he/him

Iwao Kamegai- he/him

Amberlynn Korematsu- she/her

Takashi Korematsu- he/him

Nakiichi Kirishima- he/him

Yua Kirishima- she/her

Takumi Bakugou- he/him

Mansa Bakugou- she/her

Takayuki Midoriya- he/him

Kayo Midoriya- she/her

Ichirou Midoriya- he/him

Aito Kaminari- he/him

Iku Kaminari- she/her

Hoshi Kaminari- he/him

Hideo Iida- he/she, he/him preferred

Meiko Iida- he/him

Baako Iida- he/him

Faraji Iida- he/him

Hanami Amajiki- she/her, wants to try neopronouns (snow/snowflake/snowflakes/snowflakeself, sy/sky/skyself)

Emi Amajiki- she/her

Ahmya Kuroiro- she/(rie/eer/eri/erie/eeriself)/(li/lich/lis/lichs/lichself)/(necro/necrom/necself)

Suiren Kuroiro- she/her

Yami Kuroiro- he/him

Miyako Kuroiro- she/her

Keiichi Tokoyami- he/him

Ren Tokoyami- she/her

Michi Sero- he/him

Etsuko Aoyama- she/her

Kasumi Tokage- she/her

Eimi Ojirou- they/she

Fuyuhime Amano- she/her

Kiku Chiba- she/her

Chihiro Hidaka- she/they

Momoka Hino- she/her

Hideoyoshi Inoue- he/him

Haruto Kurosawa- he/they

Hanzou Mizutani- he/him

Rekka Serizawa- he/him

Kohaku Takeuchi- they/he

Koshiro Tsuburaba- he/him

Shin'ichi Kaibara- he/him

Jirou Tsunoda- he/him

Masako Yusado- she/her

Aimi Nishiyama- she/her

Kei Konishi- she/her

Katsumi Matsumoto- he/him

Yukio Ishida- he/him

Aoi Neishin- he/him

Junichi Hoshino- he/him

Mariko Ayuma- they/it/she

Satoshi Mamoru- he/they

Ryo Yabun- he/him

Hope Korematsu- she/her

Dai Takenaka- he/him

Layla Arafa- she/her

Kin Akiyama- she/her

Isao Kanekou- he/him

Komiko Miyashita- she/her

Eiko Fujimoto- she/her

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Ayumi Haimawari- she/her

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Haruki Kazame- he/they

Junpei Akabane- he/him

Adriana Gegeen- she/her

Misaki Go- she/her

Tsukumi Sakai- she/her

Talyor Korematsu- she/her

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Divya Korematsu- she/her

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Kae Midoriya- she/her

Ayano Tachibana- she/her

Emori Kaminari- he/it/(haz/hazel/zels/zels/hazelnutself)

Fukumi Aoyama- she/her

Chiyo Ogawa- she/they

Kameko Shibuya- she/her

Mitsuko Morishita- any/all pronouns

Sophie Kindermann- she/her

Yuki Shiratori- she/her

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My Review of Trapp Ikka Monogatari

Chances are you are quite familiar with the story of the Trapp family of Austria. Whether you read the memoirs of Maria von Trapp or if you watched any version of The Sound of Music…

More than likely, it’s the latter. Yes, The Sound of Music is one of those musicals just about anybody has seen. Even me! Whether on stage, the Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer smash hit movie, or that abomination live for TV with Carrie Underwood, you more than likely have seen something along the lines.

But did you know that Japan had its own take on the story? In 1991, Japan’s World Masterpiece Theater released “Trapp Ikka Monogatari” or The Trapp Family Story. World Masterpiece Theater had several animated stories loosely based on books like Anne of Green Gables, The Swiss Family Robinson, and in later years Les Miserables.

Maria Kutschera arrives in a little Austrian town to become a nun and asks to be put in the strictest abbey there is. At Nonnberg Abbey, Maria was a bit of an odd-duck there (and that’s putting it lightly). Maria’s a bit of a wild child and is constantly getting in trouble with the head sisters of the abbey. And worst of all, she whistled! Gasp! How do you solve a problem like Maria? Well, the sisters decide to have Maria stay with a family for nine months to a family with seven kids. Maria is to be a governess to one of the children but she eventually hits it off with all seven kids. That’s right, Rupert, Hedwig, Werner, Maria, Johanna, Martina, and Agathe.

Oh, I’m sorry! Do those names sound foreign to you? Well unlike The Sound of Music, this adaptation found it necessary to use the REAL names of the von Trapp children.

BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: As it turns out, only a few animes part of Japan’s World Masterpiece Theater has been dubbed and released in North America. And this was not one of them. On top of which, this anime is not available for streaming purposes. Not even on Retro Crush. Sigh. Someday, dammit! The sub cast, holy shit I am familiar with literally the entire cast. Yes, it’s because most of them were from Pokemon or Sailor Moon. I know many seiyuus are able to sing, but there were several people I was blown away with, especially Masako Katsuki. Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

*Maria is played by Masako Katsuki (known for Cassidy on Pokemon, Michiru/Neptune on Sailor Moon, Tsunade on Naruto, Cecile on Kyou Kara Maou, and Sheffield on Familiar of Zero)

*Georg is played by Katsunosuke Hori (known for Fu on FMA: Brotherhood, Fersen on Rose of Versailles, and Tsuneyoshi on Tokyo Ghoul)

*Rupert is played by Shinobu Adachi (known for Aunt Daryl on Little Witch Academia)

*Hedwig is played by Maria Kawamura (known for Dr. Fennel on Pokemon BW, Eudial on Sailor Moon S, Mamiya on Revolutionary Girl Utena, Naga on Slayers, and Asuka’s mother on Evangelion)

*Werner is played by Yuuko Matsuoka (known for Bertha on Pokemon DP, Madame Christmas on FMA: Brotherhood, Queen Metalia on Sailor Moon: Crystal, and Alvida on One Piece)

*Maria (von Trapp) is played by Yuri Shiratori (known for Roxanne on Pokemon AG, Charlotte on Berserk, Yukina on Yu Yu Hakusho, Noriko on Golden Boy, Sayo on Negima, Tsubame on Rurouni Kenshin, and Mei on Love Hina)

*Johanna is played by Hiromi Shikawa (known for Bugsy on Pokemon)

*Martina is played by Saori Sugimoto (known for Sanae on Green Green)

*Agathe is played by Naoko Watanabe (known for Chi Chi & Pu’ar on DBZ)

DISLIKED CHARACTER: Well folks, at the beginning of the series I had quite a few characters that left a bitter taste in my mouth! I let Hedwig go early on. I can’t blame her for her disgust and distrust of new adults.

Then we go to Matilda! I’m on a half and half with her as she wants the children to be safe, but she’s often looking out for her own best interest than what’s best for the children. She does mean well. Except for a few times! One is when she’s telling the children what’s best and whenever Maria intervenes, Matilda constantly brings up that Maria is nothing more than a governess and to butt out. She brings it up at every opportunity. And then there was this sucking up to Lady Yvonne (who we’ll get to in a second) to a point where she’s literally forcing the children to do this and that for this woman.

And now let’s talk about Lady Yvonne. The atypical soon-to-be step-mother to children who put their birth mother on a pedestal! Rightfully so! No matter how much Yvonne looks like the von Trapp children’s dead mother (because they are blood cousins), no way in hell could she ever replace her. Yvonne has no interest in being tied down by Georg’s seven children. I’ll betcha anything she has no intention of having any of the children live with her if the marriage is to go through. Probably ship them off to a boarding school knowing her! Several episodes down the line and I was right. Believe it or not, there’s something worse than Hedwig on the rag, Matilda on her high-horse, and Lady Yvonne. That answer is…

The Nazis! Worst characters in damn-near every show, book, anime, or what-have-you!

SHIPPING: Much like the real life account of Maria Kutschera, they’re definitely going to cover her eventually marrying the patriarch of the Von Trapp family, Georg.

But before that, we’ve gotta get through this engagement between Georg and Lady Yvonne. Because Georg isn’t after her vast wealth, her father approves of this marriage. The deal-breaker was unfortunately the seven children. Yvonne has no interest in being a mother and even gives the children extravagant gifts to win them over. She really wants a nanny to take care of all the children or send them to a boarding school and just have an empty house with Georg. But kudos to Georg for sticking with having all 7 children decide for themselves and not be sent off against their will.

Another strike against this match came when Yvonne tried to get on the youngest Von Trapp child (Agathe) good side. That went as horrible as you would expect. Yvonne even tried to show Maria that the children think nothing of her. That went even worse! All of the children love Maria. And as for Yvonne, they never really warmed up to her and she finally noticed it. Finally, Yvonne confronted Georg on what we started noticing after episode 20. Does Georg love Maria? Come on dude, she’s like 20 years younger than you, she’s barely an adult, she’s like four years older than your eldest son! But yeah, he admits it! Surprisingly, Yvonne accepted it. The engagement was called off and she ends up with some random wank.

Okay, we’re finally going to get Georg x Maria happen, right?! Throughout these nine months together in the house, they really didn’t have as many ship-worthy moments as one would think. After all, Georg was engaged throughout that time. But they both had some blush-worthy moments that make you think, oh yeah, they’re gonna hook up. After Yvonne and Georg called off their engagement, it was around the time Maria was supposed to head back to the abbey as her nine months at the Von Trapp household were going to end. But the kids were all in an agreement that they don’t want Maria to leave and that they love her. Georg felt the same way and he ends up asking for Maria’s hand in marriage. But did Maria really love Georg? It sort of felt exactly like what the real Maria wrote in her memoir. She stated that she loved the children the most and she learned to love Georg later on. But I didn’t see Maria upset or angry during the wedding ceremony. Whatever!

HEY! IT’S A MUSICAL: Don’t expect to hear the songs from Sound of Music or anyone to have the voice of Julie Andrews. But what we’re given isn’t half bad! Maybe it’s the over two decades I spent watching anime that I’m fine with any Japanese songs. When I say that it’s a musical, I don't mean the characters suddenly bust out singing like in the Sound of Music. Usually, all the singing was just Maria and the children bonding and later it became something bigger.

Now, here’s something you might not know. When Japan was first broadcasting this series, there was an opening sequence featuring Do Re Mi. You remember Julie Andrews teaching those kids Do Re Mi? Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to locate an actual video of the opening and just the audio. In later broadcasts and releases to the anime featured the song “Hohoemi no Mahou”. But Do Re Mi still ends up on the CD release. I do believe that’s the only song that is similar to the musical.

ACCURATE OR NOT?: Here we are again! The crappiest spot in the world where we nitpick people’s works and compare it to the original sources.

*The children’s names! If you’re a big Sound of Music fan and watch this, you might be thrown off by the names of the children. That’s because all of the children have the correct names of the real von Trapp children. Again, they are Rupert, Hedwig, Maria, Werner, Johanna, Martina, and Agathe.

*The children’s names might be all correct in this version, but the ages and positions are changed a bit. Hedwig and Agathe are kinda switched around. Agathe, the baby of the family is really the eldest Von Trapp daughter. And Hedwig was actually the fifth child (just ahead of Johanna and Martina).

*The dates are severely different from what they were in real life. I wasn’t entirely sure of what year the anime was in with this retelling until episode 36. That’s when we were all certain that this is 1938 with the annexation of Austria and Hitler’s takeover. Now if the anime stayed true, all the kids would be much, much older. Because originally, Maria came to the house in 1926, was married in 1928, and had her first child with Georg in 1929. The children might be a year or so older than when the anime began by the time we reach March 1938, but that’s it.

*Lady Yvonne exists! In the anime, it was clear that Georg was procrastinating or putting off meeting with her. In real life, it was the other way around. But everything else was pretty accurate about her as she was indeed a cousin of Georg’s late wife Agatha. I’m not sure if the anime said anything about her status in the world. In Maria’s memoirs, she referred to her as a princess. I just think she was a socialite of some sort.

*This is more of a swipe at the musical, but Georg was not a hard-ass on his children who hated merriment, fun, and singing. Yes, he does have some PTSD of losing his first wife and seeing things that brought her joy give him misery, but that’s just normal. Surprisingly, the only time Georg snapped in the anime was when Maria found his wife’s old sewing machine. It was more of the Baroness of the house that put restrictions on the children, telling them they must be quiet, not make a ruckus outside, and do what they are told. Despite Georg having status in the world, he doesn’t act like it because he was not born into that status, he was given the status after serving in the military. So he still believes the children should be children to an extent.

*Maria actually had three children with Georg. In the series finale, we see a baby. Now I’m not sure which one it is as the series doesn’t say. Every place I looked online says the baby was Johannes. And that does make sense as it is 1939 at the end of the series and that’s when the real Johannes was born. If that’s the case, Johannes is actually the youngest child of Maria and Georg. But in real life, they actually had two daughters before Johannes. Eleonore and Rosmarie were not featured in the anime. It would make sense due to the dates lining up as the Von Trapps escaped Germany in 1938 and Johannes was born in 1939. Then again, the anime doesn’t really follow year protocols until the 1938 incidents.

ENDING: The Von Trapp family experienced some hardship shortly after Georg and Maria got married. The bank Georg’s money was in went bankrupt and he had absolutely no money. They decided to turn their huge home into a boarding house. Mostly students and men of the cloth were the ones stopping by. But it wasn’t until the visit of famous opera singer Lotte Lehmann came to stay and noticed Georg’s children singing and suggested they enter a choir contest [true story btw]. This was kind of a domino effect for the family as they kept getting gigs. Georg was highly against doing this for money and that singing as a family is a thing they liked doing but wasn’t going to make a career out of it. But we all know how that’s going to go! Things started looking up for the family and then March of 1938 happened!

Austria had been taken over by the Nazi’s. Georg was loyal to Austria and hoped that one day Austria would break from Hitler’s grip. Everyone was frightened at what was happening. And everyone had to assimilate to their new overlords or risk being imprisoned or sentenced to death. Seriously, it was illegal to sing Austria’s national anthem. And the kids had the worst time back in school. All of their teachers were replaced with Nazis who are teaching the children that they must salute “Heil Hitler” every morning. I do find it funny that Werner had the rest of his siblings say “Tail Hitler” when they’re forced to do the salute.

But yeah, the Von Trapp family was uneasy about everything happening around them. Georg’s anger was visible to all the children involving this situation. And to make matters worse, there is a traitor in the household. Georg’s head butler Hans is a flippin’ Nazi! He was downright giddy when Hitler took over Austria. Things were getting harder for Georg and his family. Certain liberties they’ve taken for granted were suddenly taken away by secret police. Especially when Maria gets ill and the doctor they’ve relied on for so many years was taken away by the secret police. Because he was Jewish! Add to that, the secret police came to Georg’s home several times. Once because he didn’t hang the Nazi flag outside his home, another time to give him a special request from the German army to man a special submarine, and finally to have the Von Trapp children sing for Hitler’s birthday.

On the plus side Maria’s pregnant. There is no plus side. There’s never a plus side when Nazis are involved. Georg, get your family the fuck outta Austria!

Georg had to be careful planning as Hans couldn’t be trusted anymore and he could have spies. That also means leaving Franz the farmhand and Rosy the cook behind. Those two were very nice characters and you just wish they could have been saved too. So the story goes, they tell Hans that the family is going to go hiking in the mountains. Not too suspicious as that’s something they normally do. The family packed their things, gave their goodbyes to Franz and Rosy and head off to the bus station. Trouble did arise when meeting up with Rupert (who’s been away at a medical school) as he missed the connecting train. But everyone was able to meet up again near the Swiss border. The family stayed with Mimi (a former maid for the Von Trapp’s) and her husband.

Their escape was a nail-biting experience to watch. Mimi’s husband borrowed a funeral hearse to transport the family across the German border into neutral territory. And wouldn’t you know it, the secret police came searching and asking questions. Good on Georg to speak in Italian as he was in real life an Italian citizen at one point in his naval career. Good on you, anime! I was scared they were going to open the casket as a lot of the kids were hidden. Thankfully, they eventually made it to neutral territories and eventually the United States before war broke out all over Europe. During one of the singing competitions, they made a connection with a gentleman from New York. And that was their destination. Their escape was successful and in 1939 Maria gave birth to…I’m pretty sure it’s Johannes. The end.

Love it. Love everything about the story (minus the animation). Hey, Japan’s World Masterpiece Theater is great and all, but the character design isn’t the best. That was one of my criticisms of Les Mis and even then that was still in the top tier category for best adaptation. Now do I like it more than the Julie Andrews musical?

*groaning*

I can’t bad-mouth the musical. Julie Andrews is a bleeping goddess. Her voice brings the sunshine in every room. Music wise, it’ll hands down go to Sound of Music. You just can’t beat Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. In terms of the story itself, I do like this adaptation a smidge more than the musical. A three hour musical vs. a 40 episode anime series! Let’s just say, I really liked how Maria was able to connect to ALL of the kids on a deep level. In the musical, yes Maria did connect with the children, but I felt there was more of a connection between Maria and Lisel than any of the other kids. Not only that, but there were several episodes where we delved into Maria’s past.

The anime however had a lot of episodes so that Maria was able to learn more about the seven children individually. Originally, she was there to only be a teacher to Maria Von Trapp, but she also became a teacher to Johanna. Despite being only a Governess, she was able to help a lot of the children with their problems. Yes, these episodes are technically fillers, but some were worth it. In one episode, Maria helped Rupert decide what he’s going to do in the future and ends up wanting to become a doctor. Perfect choice as the real Rupert Von Trapp really became a doctor. In another episode, she’s stuck trying to help Agathe through a rebellious phase which connected to the arrival of Lady Yvonne’s surprise visit. Those episodes showed us who the children love and trust and who was trying too hard to become their new mother. And we even get an edgy episode where Hedwig gets her first period.

Oh yeah, this anime went there!

If you are able to find and/or download this anime, I say take a chance and watch it.

Okay, now we go back to my list of unlicensed gems…which is filled with unwatchable hentais! Be kind to me, Randomizer-kun!

Oh, thank you God! It’s another story from World Masterpiece Theater. Although, it’s a story I know absolutely nothing about. Wish me luck!