#TPN Reference

[thathilomgirl]

After more than a year of work on this, @0hana0fubuki0 and I are finally able to present our translation of the Religion chapter featured in the TPN Western Literature Analysis book by Kei Toda!

Disclaimers: 

The translations aren't perfect and the wordings picked might not match the desired nuance of the author, as the main translator is not a native Japanese speaker. If there are things that are unsure by the translator, they will be addressed later at the bottom. 

From what I can remember, this book was published at least a few weeks/months before the Mystic Code fanbook and 3rd light novel got released (and based on Part 3, also possibly finished before the last few chapters of the manga were out), so certain observations written here may or may not have been made obsolete by any new information revealed in these specific sources.

Names and terms used within the series follow the Viz English translation, and mentions of the manga’s timeline are double-referenced with the fanbook. 

The ESV translation is used for the Bible verses mentioned in-text. 

Another thing to note is that Kei Toda is looking through this topic as a Western literature/culture scholar, and not necessarily as a theologian.

[flustered-earl]

The mothers are not mothering this arc

[thathilomgirl]

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any floor plans of GF House’s second floor, but if it’s any consolation, we could possibly make guesses based on the first floor’s plan from the art book:

The inner cover of the Mystic Code fanbook also shows a partial idea of where the second floor’s rooms are in relation to the first floor

TPN Fandom! Do we know how big Grace Field’s Library is?

[ctrl58]

some tpn manga art studies

[maeemono]

School is boring so I did this :3

[emmaspolaroid]

hey, norman… after we leave this place, do you think we’ll see each other again?

(i wanted to draw noremma in the cute pose from the dandadan op, and naturally i got carried away. anything for noremma.)

[fullscoreshenanigans]

The little bow of reflection and smile Ray makes as he briefly soaks in the last morning Emma and Norman will be able to carry out their routine as usual knowing the horror they'll endure before night's end.

He knows they'd both prefer the harsh truth over a pretty lie, would hate to think about other siblings suffering the same fate as Conny, Hao, Sadie, Susan, and so many more before them if there was even the slightest chance of being able to do something about it. It's part of what he loves about them; where he had the tendency to give up after years of learned helplessness and self-loathing, they would resolutely say "no" and escape the system they had been born into.

(they are better, they are deserving, unlike him)

He loves them so much he can't help but let some of his fondness show on his face as he savors Emma's reaction to seeing him and Norman, because if that isn't so incredibly her, to love so effortlessly and uninhibited, to live so unabashedly authentic.

It's part of what got him through a life he cursed and part of why he has faith if anyone will be able to do this, it'll be them.

[promised-daisy]

My tpn ocs!!

[pawphin]

hi,

[normantism]

i fesr that drawing norman w blood might be my fav thing ever

[sepiamestus]

My beloved she turns -10 today

[officersnickers]

Some more fun Trivia:

originally, Cory didn‘t had any antenna himself, but as soon as the mail with his adoptition papers were sent home, it literally hopped out of his hair and never went away for the rest of his life

Athena‘s biggest complaint with suddenly gaining a new brother all of a sudden was her position among the siblings – now she‘s truly the sandwich child, with two older and younger siblings, and heaven knows, that‘s really not the coolest position to be in

Jacob though had another problem: was he still the youngest, with Cory being a year older than him, or the older brother, due to him being in the family first? the two boys finally settled on being twins, to maximize the confusion of others

Ray, Norman and Emma took as a sign of fate their initials can be found in Cornelius‘ name, and even if they are not superstitious, they still like to joke around with their discovery

Cory‘s almost like a Capybara in the sense of going along just fine with everybody; he‘s way more open to Milian‘s funny shenanigans than the rest of their siblings, doesn‘t mind traing with Luucy for her ballet training, watches soaps unironic with Athena and loves to catch bugs with Jacob outside. He grew up quite lonely, so now living in a chaotic yet loving home makes him go out of his shell each day more and more

for years, Ray was in the only one of the family really enjoying the yearly Spargelzeit; Cory‘s not too fond of the vegetable either, but he digs his dad‘s asparagus cream soup and actually argues a lot with his siblings about great it does taste if they would give it a try

learning about his parent‘s past in the demon world and how badly they were treated by a lot of adults themselves but growing into great ones, Cory feels a lot closer to them and gained hope to be able to outgrow his past, too

the physical scars left by his birth parents do bother Cory a lot, especially growing older and having to answer questions about them; whenever Milian‘s around he tends to tell the most outrageous stories how his brother got them, leaving others baffled and Cory laughing as well slowly accepting them

due to his complexion, resembling Ray, people can‘t figure out that easily which of the siblings are adopted, and if they are in the right mood, they confuse strangers by claiming a different one every single time, just to mess around and making Cory feel included

it was actually Jacob coming up with Cory‘s nickname, since „Cornelius“ was too long for him to call out whenever the boys did play our hang out

[chidoroki]

August 22nd - Happy Birthday Emma - ft: her tvtropes

[questiontocertaintyofreality]

Bungou Stray Dogs just feel extremely connected with The Neverending Story. In Neverending Story, stories create stories and actually nothing have a end. Connected with it nothing have a start if they don't have story. Stories cause stories so its imposible to finish a story if you live in Fantasia. (The universe in Neverending Story)

There was endless universes endless possibilities endless characters endless situations. The book. Fantasia have a book which everything happen in Fantasia writing in it. Fantasia's book can't search a living creature just can found it . Book written by Old Soul Of the Wandering Mountain. (I can't directly translate it to English because i read it turkish)

Michael Ende (writer of Neverending Story and fascinating fantastic books , his books live forever in my brain) would be a great bsd oc. Michael Ende as a bsd character, ımagine...

People who live in world we know- and world we think we live- can come in to Fantasia. For example Shekespeare describe as a Fantasia traveler. I wonder Howard Philips Lovecraft ever go there ?

So in Fantasia humans who have a brain to understand fantasia's world can travel Fantasia every bsd author and port have a brain to this. Bungou stray Dogs is a theory born in Fantasia's endless meadows, forests, houses. Neverlands

Nikolai Gogol's stories, evenings from a farm near Dikanka, from Ukrania mountains, Fantasia have a visual look to people who look at it.... Ohh

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back from the dead !!!

still doing art and such, never stopped, just needed a break from tumblr

[thecreditsroll]

Emma's appearance during the survival arc