#Takato Saki

[the-crimson-kingdoms]

TSUINA-CHAN (and Saki-chan)

[sunshowersz]

i follow the ai voice yt channel and drew this when they announced saki because i thought she had a cute character design!

[friends-to-lovers-tournament]

Friends to Lovers Tournament: Round 3, Side A, Match 2

propaganda under the cut!

Polyneed:

Okay so they were childhood friends who wanted to form a band together, but slowly drifted apart after Saki fell ill and was admitted. They formed their band again after Saki joined the school. Originally, Shiho was the only one who wanted to go professional out of all of them and was offered to play with another band who was going pro, but she hesitated because she wanted to continue playing with her friends. HER DREAM WAS RIGHT IN HER GRASP BUT SHE STILL REFUSED. The rest of Leo/Need also decided to go pro with her even though they had no previous experience, just because they wanted to be with their friends. They're constantly encouraging each other and take really good care of each other. They mean sm to me fr 💙💙 Also, some gay ass lyrics from their songs:

Please don't think you don't matter, love won't end this easily- NeedLe

Even if I smile so that I don’t cry Even if I walk so that I don’t fall The words we hide will never be conveyed There’s only one future that we can envision, So let’s see it with our own eyes-  1 For your sake, I shall sing my weaknesses For your sake, I shall realize my hopes For your sake, I'm laughing today May these feelings of ours will resonate with someone's- Order Made Overflowing in my voice, in my thoughts The yearning that I entrusted to you- Voices It's painful and lonely to sing, but If it's with you, then I want to sing for the world- the WALL

They sing an awful lot abt feelings if you know what i mean

Fuyupoly:

Submission 1:

they're from the winter troupe of the mankai company, and unlike the other troupes they're all adults. that said, they all have varying degrees of trauma and emotional stuntedness. it takes them some time to fully open up to each other bc they're all very cautious of each other's boundaries and don't want to cross any lines which initially led to some issues in the group's formation. over time they've learned to bridge the gap while still being mindful of hard boundaries. at one point they have a discussion about what exactly their relationship is (gay) cuz they were talking about how the other troupes have clearly defined dynamics (spring=family, summer=besties, autumn=rivals & teammates) but they don't,, and homare deadass says they're "people bound by a common destiny" which in and of itself sounds very Gay (like why are you as a man bound to other men by a common destiny), but it goes even further because homare starts spouting WEDDING VOWS: "In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, we shall share our laughter and our tears as those with an intertwined fate... How beautiful we are!" THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE GAME AND THE MC EVEN REMARKS "i can already hear wedding bells in the distance..." 

gradually they become closer, in individual sub-units based on who's paired up as co-leads for a play, and as a troupe overall. also two of its members are childhood friends who had a messy 'divorce' in their young adulthood and it took the game breaking its genre to introduce a timeloop for them to finally make up if that means anything to you. one of their troupe songs "precious to us ~bokura no kisetsu" has some pretty beautiful and fruity lines: "The many kindnesses born in me here / Never fail to breathe life into my chest / Even all the pain and bitterness / Have now become dear to me (Ah…Stay with me)", "No matter how many times our season passes / Let us keep living together / Holding our hands, without ever letting go / Let us open up the curtain of tomorrow", "There is no need for words, because once our gazes meet / Joy sparks a light in your eyes", "Our journey, may it be a brilliant one / As our breaths overlap as one"

a lot of their plays has a LOT of homoerotic tension between the two leads too. their first play has tsumugi and tasuku play angels, and it's heavily implied that tasuku's character has an unrequited crush on tsumugi's character. their third play has azuma play a vampire and tasuku play Just Some Guy and it's generally agreed in the fandom to be one of the gayest, if not THE gayest, play A3 has ever written. obviously the vampire thing is very fruity, but there's also how the vampire was longing to bite the human but was holding himself back, and when the vampire left the human in the end, the human was absolutely HEARTBROKEN over it and was swearing they would reunite one day. the stage play of this takes it even further by having the vampire embrace the human from behind and BITE his neck. the fourth play is a watered-down adaptation of Phantom of the Opera where they genderbend Christine into Chris among other things and change the relationship between Chris and the Phantom to one of friendship.... ostensibly so, because there's still a lot of homoerotic undertones in their interactions. i could go on but this should be enough of a sampling taste 

Submission 2:

the writers rlly said "let's take 2 normal guys who are childhood friends and have been into theatre since their school days and have them go through a pre-canon messy divorce, an eccentric poet with a potentially controversial haircut, an amnesiac sleepyhead who can only be awoken with marshmallows but is also somehow extremely athletic despite doing nothing but sleeping and eating marshmallows all day, a man who is so beautiful and mysterious he breaks gender, and a supposed android from a fictional south asian country, and throw them into a blender, oh and for good measure let's throw in some theatre and angst and gay and angst and gay" and the end result was marriage. i mean it took them a lot of awkward fumbling around and conflicts to get there but they got there and thats what matters. ok *technically* in-text they're all rlly good friends and kinda found family BUT they are found family via marriage papers i do not make the rules chief

Submission 3:

The reason why they are so friends-to-lovers to me is because their relationship is founded on quiet and unconditional acceptance of each other—regardless of how flawed they may be or how heavy their burdens and trauma may be. When the troupe first formed (sans Guy who was in another country at the time), they didn’t have any major clashing personalities at the very beginning and generally they were mindful of each other’s boundaries, unlike the other troupes that came before them. However, it’s BECAUSE they were too mindful of said boundaries that it was difficult for them to break down their walls and bond as a team—and there were a LOT of walls to break down, as all of them had varying degrees of emotional baggage and trauma.

In fact, it’s only three plays in that they finally truly start opening up to each other, with Azuma getting the ball rolling by opening up about the deep loneliness that haunted him ever since his childhood. It’s during this conversation that they also discuss what their relationship as a troupe is, because the other troupes have defined their relationship as a team (Spring is family, Summer is best friends, Autumn is rivals & teammates), and Homare goes on to declare that they’re “people bound by a common destiny” and goes on to spew wedding vows: "In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, we shall share our laughter and our tears as those with an intertwined fate... How beautiful we are!" I mean… it can’t get any more obvious than this, really. They are married.

But anyway, Tsumugi says he wants their relationship to be one where while they respect each other’s need for space, they’ll also be there for each other and share their pains and burdens—or in his words: “supporting each other when our burdens become too heavy to bear on our own”—which I think is really sweet because it carries this idea of quiet, unconditional acceptance; they don’t push each other to share more than they’re comfortable with sharing, but with whatever they ARE comfortable with sharing everyone carries the load and pain because pain is easier to bear when you’re not bearing it alone <3 

A later part of the story focuses on Hisoka, a mysterious amnesiac, being terrified of regaining his memories and facing some “sin” from his past that has led to another character, Chikage, trying to take revenge on him. When he confesses this to the rest of the Winter troupe, Homare asks, “How heavy is this sin you bear?” and Azuma suggests, “Perhaps it’s just heavy enough for the five of us to carry together.” (at this point Guy hasn’t joined yet). The stage play adapts this scene into a song called Key to Memory. The key (pun unintended) part is 1:27 where there’s a back-and-forth between Hisoka and the other Winter troupe members (sans Tasuku because he wasn’t in that particular play)

Hisoka: “I’m scared…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s okay.”

Hisoka: “My unforgivable sin…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “Let’s carry it together.”

Hisoka: “I might not be me anymore.”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s all right. We understand and we accept you, so let’s go together.”

And it ends with Hisoka singing: “I was afraid to open the door of my locked memories. But if everyone is here, I believe I can do it.”  In both the game and stage play, Hisoka fully regains his memories and reconciles with Chikage (long story). He tells Fuyupoly he can’t go into detail about his past with Chikage because it’s dangerous but he’ll tell them when the time is right, and they accept this saying that no matter what his past is, they know and love him as their Hisoka which obviously is a very sweet thing for friends to say, but it’s also very Marriage-coded to me.

Later, Guy is introduced as an android from Zahra (a fictional South Asian country) and joins the Winter troupe as a temporary member—because he’s stuck in Japan for the foreseeable future—until they find a permanent member to replace him. The other Winter members have a conversation among themselves and agree that regardless of whether he’s really an android or a human they’ll accept Guy for who he is and help him improve his acting, which again harkens back to the idea of ‘unconditional acceptance’. Eventually it’s revealed that Guy is in fact a human who has forgotten his memories of the past and his emotions. He recovers his memories all at once which shocks his system and causes him to pass out. When he wakes up in his room, he finds the rest of the Winter Troupe asleep around the room—which I believe is symbolic of their whole theme of “quiet acceptance”: they don’t want to push Guy to share beyond what he’s comfortable with, but they’re always there to listen to him and share his load if that’s what he wants. He opens up about the memories he recovered, and they don’t treat him with pity like he’s a lost child, but still extend gentle empathy and understanding. They also emphasise that it genuinely doesn’t matter to them whether he’s human or android because he’s Guy first and foremost. It’s at this point that Guy truly lets himself become part of the Winter troupe/Fuyupoly and not just as a temporary stand-in member, because he’s found a place where he’s found himself again and people who will accept who this “himself” is, whether that be an android devoid of emotions or a human brimming with vivid beautiful emotions.

[Mod note: There’s a LOT more but we’re afraid of crashing the post. I (Deli) summarised it the best I can since I’m familiar with A3, but if you want to read the full thing you can check it out on this google doc)

[kotaromita]

I love how the thing turned into “I am going to touches you” to Nene and Kotaro talking about Akito’s “polite guy” facade.

OOC: me too! hehe its fun what things can turn into a thread. its also really fun having kotaro have made so many friends here that he hasnt in canon!

heres the current kotaro relationship statistics

ichika: theyre new friends, met through toya and saki as well as the leo/need thank you show

saki: they probably know of each other but haven't had a real conversation yet

honami + shiho: barely spoken but he knows of them

haruka, airi, shizuku: not spoken or met, but he's listened to their music and has surely heard about haruka from an before

minori: went to middle school together

rui: acquaintances, spoken on several occasions, kotaro took takato to see wxs once after

tsukasa: know of each other via toya but haven't spoken much (aside from in one of the unit swap AUs)

emu: he knows of her, she probably doesn't know of him

nene: newly acquaintances (and friends in the cyber apocalypse AU)

mizuki, mafuyu, + kanade: not interacted (i could see him potentially meeting mizuki because she's friends with all of VBS but yeah)

ena: depending on the ena, acquaintances, friends, and with werewolf-enanan, roommates!

and then with VBS and the VBS NPCs obviously theyre bestieees

[saga-jihen]

The voice cast of Zombieland Saga Revenge posing with their series scripts on the very first day of recording the second season. (From Left to Right) Image 1: Asami Tano (Saki Nikaido), Miyano Mamoru (Kotaro Tatsumi), Kaede Hondo (Sakura Minamoto) & Risa Taneda (Ai Mizuno) Image 2: Kotono Mitsuishi (Tae Yamada), Maki Kawase (Junko Konno), Rika Kinugawa (Yugiri) & Minami Tanaka (Lily Hoshikawa) Image 3: Houchuu Ootsuka (Jofuku) & Hiroyuki Yoshino (Policeman A) Image 4: Yasuhiro Takato (Romero), Mitsuaki Kanuka (Death Metal Fan A) & Setsuji Satou (Death Metal Fan B)

[jasminelyoko57]

[ Kindaichi × TWST - FUDOU AND SHUO IN WONDERLAND! ✨🔎 ]

I love my Fudou High trio in NRC dorm uniforms - from L to R are Saki Ryuta, Kindaichi Hajime, and Nanase Miyuki! As well as the Shuo High duo Takato and Akechi!

It all started with a random idea of mine what if: Kindaichi - Heartslabyul (he definitely screams this lmao) | Miyuki - Pomefiore (no doubt) | Saki - Ignihyde | Takato/Akechi - Octavinelle

[judocritics]

GSL Tokyo (day-2): say no more: Japan in totaal 12x goud, 12x zilver, 15x brons...

(04-Dec-2022)

>> 2022 GSL Tokyo, Jpn (live results ijf.org)  

Ja, natuurlijk geeft dit niet de échte waardeverhoudingen weer, zó sterk is Japan nu ook weer niet, maar de toppers die er niet waren moeten zich wat mij betreft diep schamen. Op welk ander tornooi nl. kan je je méér bewijzen dan op de GSL van Japan: “to be the best you have to face and beat the best”. Jammer, héél jammer ! Slechts 4 finales waren geen Japans duel: gisteren verloor Eduard Trippel (°97; Ger) de finale van de /-90kg tegen Kosuke Mashiyama (°99; Jpn) en verloor Aoife Coughlan (°95; Aus) de finale /-70kg van Saki Niizoe (°96; Jpn). Vandaag won de Koreaan Seungbeom Jeon (°98; Kor; 33°WRL; 2° GSL Paris’22) goud in de /-60kg tegen Hayato Kondo (°01; Jpn; 110°WRL) en won de Italiaan Gennaro Pirelli (°00; Ita; 58°WRL) onverwacht goud in de /-100kg tegen Kentaro Iida (°98; Jpn; 16°WRL; 3° Paris’22; voorheen 3x bronze op GSL Japan). 

Na de /-57kg en /-63kg op day-1, vandaag opnieuw een volledig Japans podium in de /-48kg; niet geheel onverwacht natuurlijk, maar waar niet de gevestigde waarde en huidig wereldkampioene Natsumi Tsunoda (°92; hier 3°) of aanstormend talent Wakana Koga (°01; hier 3°), maar wel de huidige wereldkampioene u18 Kano Miyaki (°05) het goud wegkaapt. >> video. Silver medalist Rina Tatsukawa (°96) vocht een 1/2-fin van 13′39″min tegen Tsunoda (s2/s3). Uta Abe /-52kg ontgoochelde niet (goud dus - tegen haar eeuwige 2de: Ai Shishime), maar haar broer Hifumi Abe vocht niet in de /-66kg, de derde grote Japanse afwezige, na Shohei Ono /-73 en Naohisa Takato /-60kg. 

Naast Jeon (°98; Kor; 33°WRL) en Pirelli (°00; Ita; 58°WRL), welke andere (7) niet-Japanners stonden nog op het podium vandaag ?  - Harim Lee (°97; Kor; 14°WRL), als tweede Koreaan, brons in de /-60kg  - Baskhuu Yondonperenlei (°93; Mgl; 5°WRL), brons in de /-66kg - Galymzhan Krikbay (°97; Kaz; 169°WRL) krijgt het brons in de /+100kg na een gedwongen forfait van tweevoudig Olympisch kampioen Lukas Krpálek (Cze). - Sosorbaram Lkhagvasuren (°01; Mgl; 22°WRL), brons in de /-52kg - Natascha Ausma (°96; Ned;13°WRL), wint brons tegen Anna-Maria Wagner (°96; Ger; 2°WRL) - Lea Fontaine (°01; Fra; 7°WRL), brons in de /+78kg - Hayun Kim (°00; Kor; 5°WRL), brons in de /+78kg 

Samen met de 10 medailles van gisteren, gingen in totaal dus 17 medailles naar andere landen dan het thuisland, oftewel 30% !   7 landen van de 59 die inschreven behaalden 2 medailles of meer op deze GSL:

Het volgende WTour-tornooi is de Masters over 2 weken in Jerusalem (20/22-Dec), niet meer dan een fait-divers voor de Japanners.... en misschien een (flauwe) reden waarom Israel niet in Japan was ?   5 Vlamingen nemen deel, nooit waren het er zoveel in dit millennium. 

- Ellen Salens (-48kg; JS Merelbeke; 34°WRL) - Amber Ryheul (-52kg; JC Neko Ieper; 26°WRL) - Mina Libeer (-57kg;  JS Merelbeke; 15°WRL) - Matthias Casse (-81kg; JC Fudji Yama Booms/Schelle; 2°WRL) - Toma Nikiforov (-100kg; Topsport Defensie; 8°WRL)

note: de Masters is tegenwoordig een tornooi waar niet (zoals vroeger) enkel de top-16, maar de top-36 uit de wereldranking wordt op uitgenodigd; als sommige judoka’s bedanken (of zijn “suspended” door de IJF, of zijn gekwalificeerd in 2 gewichten, en/of om nog andere redenen...), dan kunnen ook nog lager gerangschikten deelnemen. En het organiserend land mag zo-ie-zo 2 judoka’s per gewicht selecteren...

[bisexualain]

— In the name of my grandfather, I will solve this case!!!

[EDIT] I decided to merge two posts together, so here we go with a brand new photoset of kindani and friends™

[harudokuro-traducciones]

Beyond The Wall (Español)

Intérprete: Takato Tasuku (CV. Sato Takuya)

Álbum: A3! First WINTER EP

Fecha de lanzamiento: 28 junio 2017

Beyond The Wall Más allá de la pared

どんなときも　諦めずに　向かう明日へと真っ直ぐ Donna toki mo akiramezu ni mukau asu e to massugu No me voy a rendir en ningún momento, voy a avanzar directo hacia el mañana

足を止めないで　さあ幕が上がる Ashi o tomenaide saa maku ga agaru No dejaré de caminar y aquí vamos, el telón se está levantando

遠く離れても　すれ違いの中 Tooku hanarete mo surechigai no naka Incluso si nos encontramos muy lejos o tenemos desacuerdos,

声を張り上げる　また出会えるように Koe o hariageru mata deaeru you ni Voy a levantar mi voz para que nos encontremos de nuevo

熱くなれる瞬間を　探してきただろう Atsuku nare shunkan o sagashitekita darou Habías estado buscando el momento para empezar a arder ¿no es así?

高ぶる心の音が Keywordだろ　ここから Takaburu kokoro no oto ga Keyword darou koko kara Pues a partir de ahora, el sonido de tu emocionado corazón es la palabra clave

追いかけよう　掴み取ろう　あの日描いた夢を Oikakeyou ysukamitorou ano hi egaita yume o Vamos a perseguir y tomar el sueño que imaginamos ese día

今も信じてる輝くステージへ(Try again for your future) Ima mo shinjite kagayaku suteeji e (Try again for your future) Yendo al escenario brillante en el que aún creemos (inténtalo de nuevo por tu futuro)

誰でもない　俺らだけの　物語があるから Dare demo nai orera dake no monogatari ga aru kara Y ya que existe una historia que es sólo nuestra y de nadie más,

作り上げてこう　さあ幕が上がる Tsukuriagetekou saa maku ga agaru Vamos a construirla y aquí vamos, el telón se está levantando

長い道の先　待ち望んでいた Nagai michi no saki machi nozondeita En el final de este largo camino por el que hemos estado esperando,

積もる欠片たち　形にしていこう Tsumoru kakera tachi katachi ni shite yukou Vamos a darle forma a los fragmentos que se acumularon

伝えたいと思う言葉　届かなきゃ意味がない Tsutaetai to omou kotoba todokanakya imi ga nai Las palabras que quiero transmitirte no tienen sentido si no te alcanzan

歩み寄って進んでいこう　顔を上げて　これから Ayumiyotte susunde yukou kao o agete kore kara Y a partir de ahora vamos a comprometernos y a avanzar con la frente en alto

見つけ出そう　認め合おう　壁をこえて行くため Mitsukedasou mitomeaou kabe o koete yuku tame Vamos a confrontarnos y aceptarnos para para ir más allá de la pared

ともに漕ぎ出そう重なるイメージへ(Try again for your future) Tomo ni kogidasou kasanaru imeeji e (Try again for your future) Empecemos a remar juntos hacia la imagen que se superpone (inténtalo de nuevo por tu futuro)

果たしてない　約束だろ　エピローグはここまで Hatashitenai yakusoku darou epiroogu wa koko made Esta promesa no es como esperábamos ¿no? Pero el epílogo termina aquí

台詞を交わして　さあ動き出そう Serifu o kawashite saa ugokidasou Así que digamos nuestras líneas y aquí vamos, empecemos a movernos

Wo-oh　途切れそうな Wo-oh　道の途中 Wo-oh togiresou na Wo-oh michi no tochuu Wo-oh enmedio de este camino Wo-oh que parece interrumpirse

Wo-oh　繋ぎとめて Wo-oh　迷わないさ Wo-oh tsunagitomete Wo-oh mayowanai sa Wo-oh voy a aferrarme Wo-oh y no voy a dudar

Starting now… Empezando ahora...

どんなときも　諦めずに　向かう明日へと真っ直ぐ Donna toki mo akiramezu ni mukau asu e to massugu No me voy a rendir en ningún momento, voy a avanzar directo hacia el mañana

足を止めないで　さあ思うままに(Try again for your future) Ashi o tomenaide saa omou mama ni (Try again for your future) No dejaré de caminar y aquí vamos, haré lo que quiera (inténtalo de nuevo por tu futuro

誰でもない　俺らだけの　物語があるから Dare demo nai orera dake no monogatari ga aru kara Y ya que existe una historia que es sólo nuestra y de nadie más,

決して折れないその気持ち(鍵へと変えてゆこう) Kesshite orenai sono kimochi (kagi e to kaete yukou) Estos sentimientos que nunca se romperán (vamos a convertirlos en una llave)

今日もまた　さあ幕が上がる Kyou mo mata saa maku ga agaru Hoy nuevamente aquí vamos, el telón se está levantando

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[lia-nikiforov]

Fall Anime 2018 Watchlist

We’re about halfway into the season so this is probably kinda pointless by now, but here’s a quick rundown of the stuff I’m watching this season.

Dropped

Jingaisan no Yome: This is a 3 minute show and I won’t spend longer than that writing about it (I’m timing myself). I didn’t know it was a short going in. I’m not really into shorts, Saiki kun being the only exception and the story was less MahoYome and more... i don’t even have an apt comparison, it just was maybe more serious about the “marriage” thing than something with a giant floofball character should be.

Tokyo Ghoul: Re 2: It’s simple. I watched episode 1 and realized I had no fucking clue of how any of this related to the ending of the first season, no idea of who half the characters were and where did they allegiances lie and what is Kaneki even trying to do. Although not loyal to the manga, the first two seasons of Tokyo Ghoul had a story that could be followed and made sense, this, however, is just jumping over plot points with no rhyme or reason and there’s nothing but confusion.

Bloom Into You: There’s nothing actually wrong with this show and I was kind of looking forward to a yuri romance that wasn’t rapey or incesty bullshit, but something about this one just didn’t click with me. Like Touko fell in love with Yuu too quickly, and given Yuu’s ace/aro identity, it would feel weird for her to do a 180 and suddenly fall in love with Touko. I kind of want more fun and emotions in my romance stories and this one didn’t have much of either.

Chopping Block

Given a few things the past two weeks that didn’t go according to plan, I fell behind on my anime watching after keeping it in control for the first third of the season and i’m quite annoyed. And because of this, and my upcoming research trip to Japan at the end of the month, I might end up having to drop a couple of series.

Bakumatsu: Objectively speaking, this show is really bad. The production values are poop, the story is a wacky mess that takes itself a bit too seriously and the characters are flat and uninteresting, the villain is egregiously boring. This show also has Matsuo Basho as a secret tive traveling ninja, and that puts me at quite the predicament. I want to see more of this utterly bonkers historical reinterpretation, but boy do I wish they could make it more exciting.

SAO Alicization:  The only reason I, a notorious SAO hater, is watching SAO is because I hate myself. With that out of the way, boy is this SAO boring. We’re four episodes in and the only thing that’s happened is they cut an old tree because nothing can stop Kirito and his new friend, Yellow Kirito. This show needs to start getting offensive and/or stupid soon or i’ll die of boredom.

Karakuri Circus: I hear this one’s from the same mangaka as UshiTora? I love UshiTora and I can see the resemblance between giant guy whose name I can’t remember and Tora. His character and his schtick are so far the most interesting thing to me, with the kuudere puppet girl whose main purpose seems to be to get paired with him  having yet to make an impression on me. I’m also still not really certain what the overall plot is. I do love stories about found families, so hopefully I can stick with this one

Hinomaru Sumou: If my watching schedule were normal, this wouldn’t be in this section. Whilst not the best sports show of the season, and chock full of some of the most eyeroll worthy aspects of sports shonen *cough cough* toxic *cough cough* masculinity *cough cough*, Hinomaru Sumou has the fire and passion for an underrepresented sport that’s usually enough to hook me. I just don’t have time, and if push comes to shove, I’ll prioritize other shows over this one.

Banana Fish: Yo, okay, before you lynch me for being a hater or whatever, let me tell you I have zero issues with Banana Fish. I don’t hate it, I don’t think it’s Bad Representation(TM) whatever the fuck that means, I definitely don’t think it’s fujobait or just another BL. It just doesn’t make me happy. This probably doesn’t make a lot of sense, but I’ve never been a fan of tragedy. It’s also part of the reason I’m dropping Tokyo Ghoul. I don’t like hopeless stories and tragic romances. I’m somewhat spoiled on how the manga ends and each time I find myself less and less inclined to watch the newer episodes because the descent into misery is just not enjoyable for me. It’s not the show’s wrongdoing, it’s just not the kind of story I like. I’m probably too far along to drop it at this point, but also I kinda wish I could drop it because I get so little joy out of it. Also, my main hook is of course Ash and Eiji’s relationship, but 15 episodes in (I’m behind, as is evident) the time they’ve spent together is so minimal, I can’t even appreciate that a whole lot.

I guess I’m watching this? 

Dakaichi: Me: Man I really want a yuri anime without rapey bullshit. Also me: watches BL anime with rapey bullshit. I have literally no excuse. I think the basic setup lends itself really well for a romcom and Takato is a very likable character, it’s a shame it’s the same old rapey bullshit. In my defense, episode two was really sweet and I’ve been hoping for more stories along that line, even though the show has failed to deliver them since. Episode 5 may have pushed the line even beyond what I’m willing to tolerate, but it’s unclear. I might end up unexpectedly dropping it after episode 6. HEY JAPAN WOULD IT KILL YOU TO MAKE A BL ANIME THAT WASN’T RAPEY BULLSHIT? JUST ONE?

(honestly, Takato deserves better)

wao episode 6 was maji disgusting i might drop it after all

Fairy Tail Final: I just want closure man. This adaptation retains all the worst attributes of the previous season, terribly slow pacing (what for?! the manga is over!!) minimal animation, recapalooza. The color palette is slightly brighter than before, which I appreciate. Fairy Tail’s last arc wasn’t as bad as Bleach’s, but it was still pretty bad in the manga; still I hope seeing it animated will make it feel less messy and slightly more coherent. The FT anime has also in the past filled in some blanks that existed in the manga, so hopefully they can make the best out of it here.

(Erza is still my wife)

Tsurune: No, this isn’t the best sports anime of this season either. Although that’s hard to judge given how it’s barely on its second (third, i’m behind) episode. Technically, I feel more compelled to drop this than Hinomaru, but also I want to give it a fair chance. That said, the first episode was.... profoundly underwhelming and borderline upsetting, with how everyone put Minato on the spot in spite of his having an actual psychologic condition that drove him away from kyudo. I’m all in for stories about growing and surpassing your own obstacles, but I hope they go about it in a less mean-spirited way. Also, the characters feel pretty shallow so far. I’m not even gonna pretend the main reason I want to keep watching isn’t gorgeous guy with the ponytail-san, because I’m now old enough that I immediately gravitate towards the senseis rather than the teenage protags.

i am so weak to long hair  _(:3」∠)_

welp he cut his hair right next episode, thanks for nothing kyoani

In spite of everything, Anime is, in fact, Good

Golden Kamuy: Like with many split-cours, there’s nothing much to say beyond “if you liked the first one, you’ll like this one”. The production values are still tragic, but I think the pace has improved, and the dynamics between the different factions are so fluid and constantly changing they make the story very enthralling. It also continues to have the Best Reaction Faces.

Gakuen Basara: Listen, listen. You all knew I was gonna watch this. And I love Basara so much I still think this show is a masterpiece even when it’s objectively atrocious. I do not reccommend it to anyone who isn’t already a fan (and I mean a blind fan willing to consume anything from this franchise, even in its cheapest, dumbest, worst looking incarnation). That said there are a couple of interesting things, namely the power rivalry between Hideyoshi and Nobunaga, this never happened in the original series because Nobunaga died before Hideyoshi was introduced. Anyway, just shoot that Masamune x Kojuuro fanservice straight into my veins please and thank you

Zombieland Saga: One of the two biggest surprises of the season and one that was nowhere near my radar. An original production by studio MAPPA with perhaps the wildest premiere episode of the season that’s somehow making me like idols?! It’s also giving us the most Miyano Mamoru has ever Miyano’d and it’s amazing and histerical. The characters are also very charming, specially bikegang leader Saki and the always legendary Yamada Tae and the show isn’t scared of letting its cute idols get gross and silly and dirty. There’s also a feeling of mystery that I find very appealing. Definitely didn’t expect this one to be one of the highlights of my week, yet here we are.

SSSS Gridman: Just when I’d vowed a giant fuck you to Studio Trigger, in they come with one of their most quiet productions yet, with characters that speak their lines in soft, leveled voices, tragedies that feel palpable, emotionally climactic battle scenes and a sense of tension and mystery that makes it impossible to take your eyes away. It does have the caveat of oversexualizing the female characters, specially the villain, and not giving Rikka virtually anything to do, but past that, it’s been a very pleasant and intriguing surprise. Also of note, I have no background knowledge of the Gridman tokusatsu series but that hasn’t really been an impediment to enjoy this series.

Double Decker: Doug & Kirill: A spinoff to the 2010 superhero hit Tiger & Bunny, we have a less superpowery buddycop comedy with a cool and diverse cast, whose main character wants to BRING DOWN CAPITALISM, okay, put an end to economic inequality and classes, but that’s basically the same thing. The show is pretty far along because it premiered early for some reason, and so far it’s been mostly one-shot stories very thinly connected to the distribution of the illegal drug Anthem, with our main plot having only come up two episodes ago with the fantastic Zabel and Bamboo Man twist. The dynamics between the main duo are great and Kirill is a riot as a protagonist. 

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru: Or Run with the Wind. Now THIS is the best sports anime of the season. Brought to you by the studio behind Haikyu, based on a novel by the author of Fune wo Amu. Firstly I love that it’s set in university, because it gives the cast a lot more variety in their interests, ages and personalities, their goals, their baggage, and it makes the process of bringing this team of misfits together even more interesting to watch. The characters feel very human in the way they speak, their worries, their relationships, their actions. The show’s done a great job so far in building the characters and making them worth cheering for. Also Ouji is my spirit animal. If you ever wanted a show to motivate you into running, this is what you’ve been waiting for! Another great surprise of this season for sure.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo: Finally part Five is here! And in it we get perhaps the most interesting Jojo protagonist right off the bat, with troubled Giorno and his difficult past and his wonderful Stand ability. His new set of allies is also quite eccentric and interesting and every scene and dialogue has that special Jojo flavor of crazy and ridiculous and always a load of fun. This one will have 39 episodes, so we’re barely getting started and I’m already loving all of it.

Thunderbolt Fantasy 2: Urobutcher’s favorite puppets are back with a vengeance! Every bit as fun, insane, cool and over-the-top as the first season, with the added value of the rapport between the characters, evidenced by how brilliant the few scenes in which Shang and Lin share the screen are. With a brand new story that expands the world of our favorite puppets, and even more new gorgeous puppets added to the mix to make Shang’s life a mess, this show is definitely my favorite this season and potentially of the year. Let Urobuchi keep doing puppets for as long as he wants!

ooof i’m finally done. It’s midseason so probably nobody cares but do hmu with your favorite shows of the season and if there’s anything worth hatewatching that I may be missing ;)

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 4 / 10

Título Original: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Año:  2021

Duración: 103 min

País: Japón

Director: Sion Sono

Guion: Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixo Safai

Música: Joseph Trapanese

Fotografía: Souhei Tanigawa

Reparto: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley, Nick Cassavetes, Tak Sakaguchi, Yuzuka Nakaya, Young Dais, Lorena Kotô, Canon Nawata, Jai West, Narisa Suzuki, Takato Yonemoto, Yurino, Shinichiro Shimizu, Grace Santos, Jeffrey Rowe, Saki Ohwada, Charles Glover, Teruaki Ogawa, Christina Virzi

Productora: Coproducción Japón-Estados Unidos; Eleven Arts, Untitled Entertainment, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures, Baked Studios, Boos Boos Bang Bang, RLJE Films, Saturn Films

Género: Horror; Thriller; Fantasy

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6372694/

TRAILER:

[newsintheshell]

“Zombieland Saga”

Serie TV anime, 4 ottobre 2018

Episodi: 12

Progetto originale che nasce dalla collaborazione fra lo studio di animazione MAPPA (Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul, Garo: Vanishing Line), Avex Pictures e Cygames. L’idea è quella di proporre una nuova visione del genere zombie.

Altri video: [TEASER]

-STAFF-

Regia: Munehisa Sakai 

Sceneggiatura: Shigeru Murakoshi 

Character design: Kasumi Fukagawa  

Direttore artistico: Kazuo Ogura 

Direttore della fotografia: Takashi Yanagida 

Colorazioni: Azusa Sasaki 

Montaggio: Masahiro Gotou 

Musiche: Yasuharu Takanashi 

Produzione musicale: Avex Pictures

Produzione sonoro: Dugout 

Studio di animazione: MAPPA

Sigla di apertura: Kaede Hondo, Asami Tano, Risa Taneda, Maki Kawase, Rika Kinugawa, Minami Tanaka  "Adabana Necromancy" Sigla di chiusura:  Kaede Hondo, Asami Tano, Risa Taneda, Maki Kawase, Rika Kinugawa, Minami Tanaka  "Hikari e".

-CAST-

Koutarou Tatsumi: Mamoru Miyano 

Sakura Minamoto: Kaede Hondo 

Saki Nikaidou: Asami Tano 

Ai Mizuno: Risa Taneda 

Junko Konno: Maki Kawase 

Yuugiri: Rika Kunigawa 

Lily Hoshikawa: Minami Tanaka 

Poliziotto A: Hiroyuki Yoshino 

Tae Yamada: ??

Romero: Yasuhiro Takato 

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[yumenosakiacademy]

i see where my allegiances lie.... (x)

1. Kazun/ari Miyoshi 2. Yuk/i Rurikawa 3. Taichi Na/nao 4. Banri Se/ttsu 5. Misumi Ik/aruga 6. Azuma Yu/kishiro 7. Omi Fushi/mi 8. Sakuya Sak/uma 9. Itaru Chiga/saki 10. Tsumugi Tsuk/ioka 11. August 12. Muku Sak/isaka 13. Hisoka Mik/age 14. Mika 15. Tenma Su/meragi 16. Azami Izu/mida 17. Sakyo Fu/ruichi 18. Homare Aris/ugawa 19. Tsuzuru Min/agi 20. Citron 21. Chikage Ut/suki 22. Nachi 22. Juza Hyo/do 22. Kumon Hy/odo 25. Tadoru Mi/nagi (Minagi family eldest child) 26. Tangerine 27. Masu/mi Usui 28. Tasu/ku Takato 29. Kaya Mi/zuno 30. Shifuto 30. Tonooka 30. July 30. Ryou 30. Fuyuki Tak/ato 30. Igawa 30. Madoka Ika/ruga 30. Yuzuru Min/agi (Minagi family 10th child) 30. Takeru Min/agi (Minagi family 9th child) 30. Mitsuru Min/agi (Minagi family 8th child) 30. Tooru Min/agi (Minagi family 7th child) 30. Suberu M/inagi (Minagi family twins (5th&6th)) 30. Noboru M/inagi (Minagi family twins (5th&6th)) 30. Kaoru Mi/nagi (Minagi family 4th child) 30. Meguri Mi/nagi (Minagi family 2nd child) 30. Guy

[enami17]

Ru Toshi Matsuri

The new play of the Le Himawari Series announced!

The title for the historical play is “Sanada-maru” (Sanada’s fortress), the show is “Produce 1615”. For more details head to the official site. 

Cast comments x, x, x

Complete Cast and Historical Personalities

Date side

Anzai Shintarou - Katakura Shigenaga 

Tsujimoto Yuuki - Date Masamune

Kinomoto Minehiro - Date Shigezane

Kanesaki Kentarou - Katakura Kojuurou

Sanada side

Sana Hiroki - Sanada Yukimura

Ooyama Masashi - Sanada Masayuki 

Sanada Ten Braves:

Onuma Shouta - Sarutobi Sasuke

Saki Masato - Kirigakure Saizou 

Shiramata Atsushi - Yuri Kamanosuke 

Tanaka Ryousei - Unno Rokurou

Takikawa Koudai - Kakei Juuzou 

Obara Yuuki - Mochizuki Rokurou 

Satou Takashi - Miyoshi Isa Nyuudou 

Miyashita Yuuya - Miyoshi Seikai Nyuudou 

Nakamura Ryuusuke - Anayama Kosuke 

Tokugawa side

Takiguchi Yukihiro - Tokugawa Ieyasu

Naitou Taiki - Sanada Nobuyuki

Ibuka Katsuhiko - Komatsu-hime

Harada Yuuichi - Honda Tadakatsu

Nihei Takuya - Hattori Hanzou

Katou Kei - Tenkai

Toyotomi side

Shibuki Jun - Yodo-dono

Nagata Takato - Toyotomi Hideyori

Sugie Taishi - Kimura Shigenari

Hayashi Tsuyoshi - Oono Harunaga

Uesugi side

Matsumura Yuuki - Uesugi Kagekatsu

Aoki Jin - Naoe Kanetsugu

Director: Itagaki Kyouichi

Script: Akazawa Mukku

[fuckyeahgakuenheaven]

Here it is, the rest of Takato’s script! It’s a huge amount of text, but it feels like it goes by so fast because the pace is zoom-zoom once the Bell One ends!

This also marks a major milestone for us - the completion of the love endings for ALL nine major characters!

There’s still the final omake scene (actually done already except for one bit that needs review) and Keita’s key scenes, but for the most part, this phase of the translation project is complete. The logical next step is all the bad & friendship endings, but we’re still thinking about how we want to present those on the website, if at all. Why?

Because we’re busy working on inserting English text into the original game scripts for a patch for the full game! (Demo patch available here, btw!)

So obviously all the endings need to be translated for the patch to be considered complete, but formatting html scripts, especially to show all the branching text options, is time-consuming. At this point, that time is better used for text entry.

Maybe. Probably? I dunno. We’ll see how it goes!

Anyway! Takato samples! There’s a ton this time because it’s a huge amount of text and soooo much stuff happens. :Db

~~~

Yuki: It makes you happy to eat something really delicious, right? Yuki: ZombieChan is a little like that. Takato: …It’s satisfying? Yuki: Oh, yeah. Right, that! Yuki: It’s not my stomach, but I kind of feel satisfied. Yuki: Umm… I wonder how I should put it… Yuki: As for me, I feel like the people in that story could all be real. Yuki: I wonder if there’s a girl somewhere like Uzuka, being sad, lonely, or tired. Yuki: The main character works hard trying to save a girl like that somehow, right? Yuki: And, at the very end, they save her, right? Yuki: So after I’ve finished reading, I feel really glad. Yuki: It kind of cheers me up and I feel like I’ll work hard too. Yuki: Like when I hear from friends who are doing their best somewhere else, that’s how I feel. Takato: You… Takato: Are you trying to make me cry? Yuki: Huh? Takato: There’s no writer who would be unhappy to receive such feedback. Yuki: You’re happy too, Takato-san? Takato: Yes… very. Takato: I’m falling in love all over again.

~~~

Joker: Wow, she’s gorgeous. Is that Takato-sempai’s girlfriend? Chiba: Girlfriend… But she seems older. Joker: Takato-sempai is so serious, an older lover fits him. Joker: Maybe she’s married or something. Chiba: Married… Yagami: M, m, ma… that’s, a, a, ad… Arata: ‘Married, that’s adultery’… you’re saying? Arata: She did have a ring. Yagami: S, s, seriously…? Takato: Incorrect. She’s my mother. Yuki: M… Yuki: Motheeer!!?? All: Whaaaaa!! Saki: Pleased to meet you, I’m Takato Saki. Thank you for always looking after my son. (Yuki: M, mother…) (Yuki: This person is Takato-san’s mother?) (Yuki: They look similar… maybe, but… she’s so young!!!) (Yuki: She only looks like his sister!!)

~~~

Saki: I’ll get right to the point, I came here today to take Masatsugu with me. Yuki: With you… to where? Saki: India. Yuki: Huh…? Takato: I didn’t consent. Saki: But that’s why I came. Yuki: India… Yuki: Wait a minute! Does that mean you’re quitting school? Saki: That’s right. Yuki: Why!? Yuki: I thought the stuff about the proposal to close the school was okay now since we won the Bell One… Saki: It’s not about that. Saki: I want him to join my project. Yuki: Project? Saki: Yes. Saki: It’s a bit of a long story, may I?

~~~

Yuki: I don’t want to hold Takato-san back… Kuya: You should hold him back. Yuki: Huh!? Kuya: Making him hesitate, holding him back, I don’t think those are bad in this situation. Kuya: Well, you’re special to him. He would be unhappy if that kind of person was worrying so much and didn’t say anything. Kuya: You should think about it as if the situation were reversed. Kuya: You’d be mad if Masatsugu really wanted to stay with you, but stepped aside for your sake, wouldn’t you? Kuya: You’d be sad, wondering why didn’t he tell you, wouldn’t you? Yuki: Yeah… Kuya: There you go! Kuya: Be very hesitant. And worried. Kuya: If the two of you are going to worry, you should worry together! Yuki: Together… Dora-chan: I think so too. Dora-chan: Saki-san is always right. Dora-chan: But what is right is not always what is best.

~~~

Takato: I should go. Takato: I know I should go. I know that’s what’s correct. Takato: But I don’t want to go… Yuki: Takato-san… Takato: Asahina… If I leave the school, you’ll be lonely. Takato: But I know you. I’m sure you’ll make new friends and have new relationships. Takato: And someday you’ll forget about me. Yuki: I’d never do that! Takato: The memories of our time together will fade and grow distant. Yuki: That would never happen! Takato: That’s how people are. You’re no exception. Yuki: What are you saying? I… Takato: Someone charming like you will definitely attract someone. Takato: And you won’t be able to reject the person who comes to your side. Takato: I can’t endure that…! Takato: I don’t want that! I love you! Takato: Only you. Takato: The one I can be honest with like this, the one I can feel secure with. Takato: I only want you…! Takato: I don’t want… to be separated from you. Takato: I love you…

~~~

Dora-chan: Masatsugu got on the bus. He is going to the station. Kuya: Will we be in time? Dora-chan: Yes. Probably, we will be in time at the station. Dora-chan: No! I will make us be in time!! Yuki: … Dora-chan: Yuki-kun. It is okay. I will definitely be in time. Dora-chan: I will let you see Masatsugu again. Yuki: But… Kuya: What is it, Yuki? Yuki: But I… Yuki: When I see him, what should I do…? Kuya: What are you saying!? Yuki: What should I do? I… don’t know what I should do. Yuki: Even if I see Takato-san, what should I tell him…? Kuya: You’re an idiot! You should decide that when you see him!! Yuki: But… Kuya: Yuki! You love Masatsugu, don’t you!? Yuki: I do! Of course I love him! Kuya: Then meet Masatsugu! Look at his face! Kuya: When you see Masatsugu’s face for yourself, you’ll know your own feelings!

~~~

Yuki: I’m going too! Takato: Asahina… Yuki: I’m going too! I’m going with you! Yuki: I’ll always, always be with you. Yuki: I have a lot of things that are important to me. Yuki: But I can’t leave you all alone. Yuki: I want to go with you!! Yuki: That’s my answer! Yuki: So, take me…

~~~

*flops over* WE ARE DEAD. But we made it. Sort of.

EVEN MORE TO COME \o/

[otakunews01]

Vídeo promocional del Anime Seiren introduce a la heroína Kyouko Touno.

La serie se estrenó en enero. 

La web oficial del Anime original para televisión Seiren, se ha actualizado el viernes con un nuevo vídeo promocional para introducir a la próxima heroína de la historia de la serie Kyouko Touno (Juri Kimura). El personaje aparecerá en el episodio 9 del Anime el día de hoy. El Anime se estrenó el pasado 5 de enero en Japón y contará con doce episodios en total.

También fue anunciado que Kyouko Touno (siendo interpretada por Juri Kimura) se encargará de interpretar el cuarto tema de ending del Anime titulado "Koi no Theory".

CAST  

Saki Fujita como Takato Yukie

Yukiyo Fujii como Kikuchi Yoko

Juri Nagatsuma como Maruishi Toka

Atsushi Tamaru como Kamita Shouichi

Ryouta Asari como Nanasaki Ikuo

Kuroki Honoka como Sanijou Ruise

Shino Shimoji como Miyamae Toru

Manami Numakura como Kamita Tomoe

Ayane Sakura como Tsuneki Hikari

Juri Kimura como Touno Kyouko

Shiori Izawa como Hiyama Miu

Shiori Mikami como Kamizaki Makoto

STAFF :

Director: Tomoki Kobayashi

Composición de la serie: Kisai Takayama

Diseño de personajes: Naoto Hosoda

Director de sonido: Satoshi Motoyama

Producción de sonido: Dax Production

Musica: ShinSawa Nobuaki

Producción musical: Pony Canyon

Estudios de animación: Studio Gokumi / AXsiZ

Hanako Oku pone el opening de la serie titulado “Kimi no hana”, mientras que las heroínas de la serie cantarán una canción diferente como ending en cada capítulo del Anime. Se ha confirmado por el momento que Ayane Sakura como Tsuneki Hikari pondrá el primer ending titulado “Shunkan Happening y Juri Kimura como Touno Kyouko pondrá el segundo ending aun sin titulo.

Kisai Takayama (Kimikis, Amagami), proporcionó los diseños originales para la serie.