#Takeshi Nagase

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☆ Nagase Minato // Akane-Iro no Somaru Saka “Swimsuit ver.” ☆ feng Pastel Box / 1/7 / Kotobukiya ☆ April 2010 ¥8,172 ☆ Sculpt Takaku & Takeshi

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Mountain Woman 山女 (2023) Director: Takeshi Fukunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

Mountain Woman    山女　 「Yama Onna」 Release Date: June 30th, 2023 Duration: 100 mins. Director: Takeshi Fukunaga Writer: Takeshi Fukunaga, Ikue Osada (Screenplay) Starring: Anna Yamada, Masatoshi Nagase, Toko Miura, Mirai Moriyama, Ryutaro Ninomiya, Denden, Ayame, Haya Nakazaki, Yota Kawase, Taiga Komie, Website IMDB Takeshi Fukunaga’s third feature film, Mountain Woman, ushers audiences into an…

[lupincentral]

The upcoming live-action spin-off film, Jigen Daisuke 「次元大介」, has a brand-new action-packed trailer!

Narrated by the current Japanese voice actor of the animated Jigen, Akio Ōtsuka, the trailer gives a better look at what we can expect from the film, along with a glimpse at its supporting cast.

Yōko Maki is due to play Jigen's arch-enemy, Adel, an assassin who has lost both a leg and her voice - neither of which stop her from being a formidable foe for our hero.

Kotoka Maki features as Oto, a young girl targeted by the villainous Adel's organization.

Masatoshi Nagase stars as Takeshi Kawashima, an assassin and right-hand man of Adel who possesses impressive mimicry and disguise abilities.

Honami Satō plays Ruri, Kawashima's lover, and Mitsuko Kusabue plays Chiharu Yaguchi, the world's best gunsmith whose run-down watch repair shop serves as a front for her services.

The film is releasing “worldwide” (exact locations to be revealed) on October 13th, 2023, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Tetsuji Tamayama, who previously portrayed the character in the 2014 released feature film, will be returning to the role of Jigen. He is the second actor to take the role of Jigen in a live action Lupin III film, with Kunie Tanaka being the first in 1974’s Strange Psychokinetic Strategy.

Yoshimasa Akamatsu (BD ~Akechi Tantei Jimusho, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows) has produced the script for the upcoming film, and Hajime Hashimoto (The Detective Is in the Bar franchise, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Shimauma, Signal) is on directing duties.

Watch the trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UD13qp8-LfE

[dangerously-happy-world]

Jigen Daisuke: The Movie.

(Trailer narrated by Akio Otsuka!)

cast:

Tetsuji Tamayama-Jigen Daisuke

(Legendary sharpshooter and partner of lupin the third)

Kotoka Maki- Oto Mizusawa

(Silent girl being hunted down by the gangs of mud fish town)

Mitsuko Kusafue- Chiharu Yaguchi

(Little old lady running a shop by herself on the top floor, but in her basement, she's the world greatest blacksmith)

Yoko Maki- Adele

(Former Assassin who lost her voice and leg from a tragedy in her past, hell bent on finding Oto)

Masatoshi Nagase- Takeshi Kawashima

(Right-hand man to Adele, master of disguise assassin who is trying to figure out if he's alive or not)

(SYNOPSIS)

"After years with his Combat Magnum, jigen sees that his trusty revolver is showing its age, not doing so well. Needing a professional touch to fix up his Magnum, he visits Chiharu Yaguchi, "the best blacksmith in the world," located in mud fish town, where he stumbles upon a little kid, Oto Mizusawa, who's being hunted by gangs on orders from the Former assasin but still very deadly Adele, the boss of mud fish town with her right-hand man, Takeshi Kawashima, a deadly master of disguise.

Jigen will need to keep his wits up and his finger on the trigger as he tries to protect Oto, get his Magnum back while unraveling tragic pasts, and voices lost."

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The movie will be available globally via Amazon Video [subscription Required] on October, Friday the 13th, 2023.

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Total Vote Count!

Some final data for a true Eurovision style ending; counting up the votes themselves to see what the final placement is!

So, Who has the most dedicated fanbase?

Junichi Chouno/Tsubaki Shuuichi - 6 Kazuki Komon/Jun Himeya, Matoi Tatsumi/Yuji Kudo, Kouta Fukuda/Makoto Shidou - 14 Kiriya Kujou/Graphite - 19 Daimon Tatsumi/Eiji Nagase - 20 Shinji Kido/Shiro Kanzaki, Hayato Ichimonji/Amazon - 21 Parad/Kuroto Dan, Sougo Tokiwa/Woz - 22 Chihiro/Hiroki Nagase, Yuka Osada/Keitaro Kikuchi, Kuroto Dan/Emu Hojo - 25 Hikari Nonomura/Haru Tokashiki - 26 Right Suzuki/Z, Jun Maehara/Ryuusuke Ootaki - 27 Long/Rio - 29 Sosuke Esumi/Renn Kousaka, Kaoru Kino/Koji Majima - 34 Mirai Hibino/Ryu Aihara - 37 Belial/Kei Fukuide, Miyuki Tezuka/Jun Shibaura - 39 Tatsuya Asami/Ayase - 43 Lucky/Stinger - 49 Shou Tatsumi/Big Douser - 50 Kiriya Kujou/Emu Hojo - 55 Gunpei Ishihara/Hant Jou - 56 Matsuri Tatsumi/Denus, Basco ta Jolokia/Captain Marvelous - 57 Miyuki Tezuka/Ren Akiyama - 59 Haruka Mizusawa/Mamoru - 61 Homare Soya/Hiroyuki Kudo - 62 Sou Yaguruma/Shun Kageyama - 63 Urataros/Kintaros - 64 Sougo Tokiwa/Heure, Domon/Honami Moriyama - 65 Alain/Makoto Fukami - 72 Jin Takayama/Izumi Nanaha - 78 Kagura Izumi/Mio Natsumi - 81 Hayato Ichimonji/Kazuya Taki - 84 Hideyuki Kagawa/Satoru Tojo - 91 Sid Bamick/Joe Gibken - 93 Ryouga Hakua/Mikoto Nakadai - 96 Asahi Minato/Saki Mitsurugi - 97 Enter/Hiromu Sakurada - 106 Momotaros/Ryoutarou Nogami - 110 Joji Yuki/Shiro Kazami - 137 Balance/Naga Ray - 145 Ikkou Kasumi/Yousuke Shiina - 152 Yuji Kiba/Takumi Inui - 156 Ren Akiyama/Shinji Kido - 170 Miu Sutou/Saki Rouyama - 183 Shoutarou Hidari/Philip - 187 Hanaya Taiga/Hiiro Kagami - 192 Ruriko Midorikawa/Hiromi - 197 King OOO/Ankh - 202 Tsukasa Kadoya/Daiki Kaito - 203 Teddy/Kotaro Nogami - 232 Takeshi Kuroki/Masato Jin - 256 Jugglus Juggler/Gai Kurenai - 273 Shuichi Kitaoka/Goro Yura - 369 Akira Date/Shintaro Goto - 469 Yusuke Godai/Kaoru Ichijou - 485 Momoi Tarou/Sonoi - 534

Congratulations to winner of most dedicated fanbase; Momoi Tarou/Sonoi!

[judocritics]

WK Abu Dhabi (epilogue): waarom is weer iedereen verbaasd over een slecht WK ??!

(23-May-2024)

>> 2024 WK Abu Dhabi (uae): results ijf.org

We doen mee met enkele sterkhouders (Matthias, Toma, Jorre, Gaby), maar België (en zeker Vlaanderen) op zich, is al lang geen absoluut sterke judo-natie meer.

Nog vóór dit WK begon zei ik al dat het wellicht één van de zwaarste WK's ooit zou worden (-> link), en Matthias is ook maar een mens, en kan en zal dus ook af en toe verliezen, zeker op dit elite-niveau. "Daar weten we waar de fouten lagen" (dixit Koen Sleeckx) Wel, minstens 4 judoka's zijn van Matthias' niveau vandaag: Tato Grigalashvili (Geo), Joonhwan Lee (Kor), Takanori Nagase (Jpn) en nu kent iedereen dus ook de 20-jarige Timur Arbuzov (Rus). Neem daarbij dat Matthias ook al verloor van Vedat Albayrak (Tur), Frank De Wit (Ned), Sharofiddin Boltaboev (Uzb), Alpha Oumar Djalo (Fra), Sotaro Fujiwara (Jpn), Guilherme Schimidt (Bra), Takeshi Sasaki (Jpn),... dan is logischerwijze, statistisch de kans ook groter dat hij géén Olympisch kampioen wordt, net zoals hij deze week ook géén wereldkampioen werd. Dat lijken onze rijkelijk betaalde bobo's precies te vergeten of niet te snappen ! Daar heeft die "gripping under the belt" mijn inziens maar weinig mee te maken ! De Spelen in Parijs winnen zou zonder meer een ongelooflijke prestatie zijn, en dan kan en mag het niet anders dat hij daaropvolgend ook Sportman van het jaar zou worden ! (hier kunnen we ook nog een boompje over opzetten natuurlijk !) Swat. "11 van de 12 judoka’s werden uitgeschakeld in de voorrondes" “Het WK was niet goed”, "we vertrekken naar elk WK met medaille ambities" reageerde Koen Sleeckx. Wel Koen, "misschien was het gewoon wat we er realistisch konden van verwachten" ?? (-> link) Jullie probleem is dat het ware Vlaamse niveau naar de buitenwereld toe jaren kunstmatig wordt overtrokken door u te verschuilen achter Matthias' ongelooflijke statistieken ! En dat wordt dan doorprikt natuurlijk van zodra Matthias eens niet op het podium staat...

"De overige judoka’s konden niet overtuigen" - "Mag geen excuus zijn" (K. Sleeckx). Dat Mina Libeer en Jorre Verstraeten in 1/16-fin uitkomen tegen de 1st seeded [resp. Christa Deguchi (1°WRL) en Yung Wei Yang (1° WRL) zijn uiteraard wel gerechtvaardigde excuses voor hun vroegtijdige eliminatie !!

Dat Toma, Mina elimineert vind ik persoonlijk dan weer wél een grote blunder, niet noodzakelijk van de atleten maar van de VJF, full stop ! Een kwalificatie-cyclus duurt 2 jaar, dan moet ge niet de laatste 4 maand (Feb-Mei) 7 tornooien door de strot van de atleten gooien ! Toma wordt dan 2x 5°, misschien onder de VJF's verwachting, maar als je dan weet dat Toma na Feb-2022 niet meer op het podium van een WTour stond, wel dan had je misschien ook niet meer kunnen verwachten in deze afgelopen 4 maand (waarin de concurrentie moordend is) ?... Gevolg: geen rechtstreekse kwalificatie. Dat kon vermeden worden, full stop ! Eenvoudigweg omdat Toma normaliter bij die uitgedunde top-17 behoort. Dit zal Jorre Verstraeten bij de Waalse federatie simpelweg NOOIT overkomen !

"Ellen en Amber kunnen niet overtuigen". Wat verwacht je dan van atleten op een WK, als ze al hun hele senior-carrière niet konden overtuigen ? Ik betaal héél veel belastingen; it's a shame dat met dat belastinggeld de groep van VJF-topsporters kunstmatig hoog wordt gehouden, om aldus de schijn van een brede(re) basis te wekken, enkel omdat dat de bobo's goed uitkomt naar Sport Vlaanderen toe !! Voor alle duidelijkheid, alle sympathie voor de overgave en het doorzettingsvermogen van Ellen en Amber, maar het is de logische taak van management om gelden efficient te gebruiken ! Steek dat budget dan eerder in jeugdopleiding en het opsporen en ondersteunen van rastalent !! (ipv. - zoals nog steeds - die jeugd het leven moeilijk te maken met betuttelende regels en procedures, nietwaar ;-)).

"Deelnemen om ervaring op te doen" Dikke bullshit. Dat moet ge eens verkopen aan de Fransen of de Japanners :-). Ik blijf erbij en zeg het al jaren: ieder jaar opnieuw sturen we judoka's naar het WK die daar eigenlijk niet of nog niet thuishoren. (opnieuw: om naar Sport Vlaanderen een budget te justifiëren....). De judo-kalender staat bol van WTour-tornooien om ervaring op te doen. Deelname aan een WK moet je verdienen, zoals dat o.a. vroeger gebeurde onder JM Dedecker. Jarne Duyck (89° WRL) , Alessia Corrao (75° WRL) en Vicky Verschaere (69° WRL) hoorden éénvoudigweg niet thuis op dit WK ! Alleen al niet omwille van hun ranking (> 50° WRL). €€€...

"Tot slot was er nog Toma Nikiforov die vooral conditioneel niet kon overtuigen en daardoor zijn kamp uit handen gaf. Er is dus werk aan de winkel.” Toch één ding Koen waar ik het mee eens kan zijn ;-). Of misschien heeft hij zoveel en té veel last om zijn gewicht te houden, dat uitputting altijd om de hoek loert ?

Ref: -> VJF WK-verslag.

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Gokinjo Monogatari

[hawleywilby]

[sutorobery]

Risa Kanzaki. I love her sooooo much

[warpyazagaku]

Kanzaki Risa, 神崎リサ - moodboard.

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[rebornthestage]

VS Varia Part I  Curtain Call Translation [1/2]

This is a translation of the speeches they give in VS Varia Part I, the second stage play. In this part are speeches of the ensemble, the tutors, the female characters and the Varia.

Neeko  Ciaossu! Thank you very much for coming today! Thank you. In addition to that, we're holding a live viewing right now. Yey! Yey! Where are you? Thank you so much to everyone watching the live viewing all over the country, and also overseas! Where are you all? I'm Reborn's actor, Neeko. Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to reach Reborn! The Stage's Closing Night today! Thank you! Since this is our Closing Night, all of the cast members would like to greet you all. First up is Tomoya, one of the ensemble!

Nakanishi Tomoya I'm Nakanishi Tomoya. I'm very pleased that we were able to perform until Closing Night without incident. Thank you very much for coming today!

Tomiyama Barahasu I'm Tomiyama Barakasu, one of the ensemble. I'm very glad that I got to be part of a play I love, and that I got to experience the emotions and laughs with the audience throughout our 21 shows. Thank you very much.

Nagase Kinuya I'm Nagase Kinuya, one of the ensemble. Even though our shows will come to a stop today, I hope that when you're going through something painful, hard, or terrible in the future, this play would become something like a Dying Will Bullet for you, and encourage you to keep at it some more, or give it one more try. I think it would be nice if it will be remembered like that anyway. Thank you for coming today.

Fuji Ayachika I'm Fuji Ayachika, one of the ensemble. I'm really happy I got to live as Sawada Nana in the world of Reborn! The Stage. Thank you.

Shimo Mizuho I'm Shimo Mizuho, one of the ensemble. From Tokyo from Osaka from the live viewing— Hm? From Tokyo to Osaka, and the live viewing... Getting to meet you all was such an honor. Thank you so much.

Suzuki Kaguya I'm Suzuki Kaguya, one of the ensemble. I'm really glad I got to spend so much time thinking and worrying on bringing the much-loved world of REBORN! to life. Thank you so much for today.

Motonishi Sakiho (Miura Haru) I'm Motonishi Sakiho, Miura Haru's actress. You've all been very wam— warm, amazing and full of love. I'm very happy I got to meet the Reborn! The Stage Family. I love the series that is Katekyo Hitman Reborn and Miura Haru. Thank you.

Ito Yui (Kyoko Sasagawa) I'm Ito Yui and I got to play as Sasagawa Kyoko. I got to be with so many of you everyday, and I also got to see Brother, and his really passionate battle up close. It has been such a treat. Thank you so much.

Ishida Yoshihisa (Yamamoto Tsuyoshi) I'm Yamamoto's father, Tsuyoshi.  What's so funny? I'm glad I was able to pass on Shigure Souen Ryu without incident. Thank you very much, everybody!

Maeda Taisho (Basil) I'm Maeda Taisho, Basil's actor. While I was nervous the whole time, I managed to make it this far thanks to you, the Family, for cheering me on and supporting me. Thank you so much!

Kawai Ryunosuke (Sawada Iemitsu) I'm Kawai Ryunosuke, Sawada Iemitsu's actor. It has truly been a pleasure to be a member of the Reborn! The Stage Family along with you all, who have been cheering us on in this play. Please keep on supporting me.

Yamauchi Keisuke (Shamal) I'm Yamauchi Keisuke, and I got to play as Dr. Shamal. Let me just borrow one line Shamal said in the play: Don't stand still, Reborn The Stage!

Fukazawa Taiga (Colonnello) Alright. To express my gratitude, I'm gonna shoot you all with a spiritually enhanced bullet. Got that? Here I go, kora. Shot! Thanks, kora.

Yamada James Takeshi (Dino) I'm James, and I got to play as Dino. To the cast and of course the staff, along with the Reborn! The Stage people here, the Reborn! The Stage Family, and the people from the live viewing, I'm very grateful to have met you all. I look forward to seeing Kyoya shining in the next play! Thank you.

Yokota Ryo (Gola Mosca)  Can all of you hear me? I've been programmed to speak only on the Closing Night, so I'm doing just that!

I'm Yokota Ryo, and I got to play as Gola Mosca. To be honest, I would have loved to show my face while giving my speech, but I am trapped within Gola Mosca right now. So excuse me for not doing so.

I was quite troubled since it's my first time playing a role with amazing stage presence despite having no speaking lines and my face hidden. Still, I really appreciated how everyone in the family welcomed me in spite of that. I am glad I got to be a Varia member. Yes.

The person inside keeps trying to claw his way out, so I'm passing the spotlight now to the next person. Thank you so much, everybody.

Kai Chihiro (Mammon) I'm Kai Chihiro and I got to play as Mammon. After getting involved with the REBORN! series, I really came to love the series, as well as Varia, and also Mammon! Thank you so much for the warm and love, everybody!

Yamaki Takanori (Levi A Than) Thank you very much for coming today. I'm Yamaki Takanori, Levi A Than's actor. I am really proud to be able to work on the Varia arc with these people. And I believe it's all thanks to all the people here that's involved in this play. Thank you so much.

Oomi Shoichiro (Belphegor) I'm Oomi Shoichiro, and I got to play as Belphegor. I had so much fun each day. Thank you so much to everybody involved in this play, and also to the Katekyo Hitman Reborn-loving Family around the world.

Takagi Katsuya (Lussuria) Hey! It's your sister, Luss here! Oh, my!  I love you all so much that I want to take you home! Thank you very much!

Takasaki Shungo (Squalo) Voi! Squalo here.  I may have lost, but Mammon's fighting next. Also, Boss won't lose. Varia is the strongest. Please keep on supporting me. Thank you.

Hayashida Kohei (XANXUS) HK: Hello. I got play as Xanxus— What, what, what? Sasagawa/Uesugi: It’s nothing. HK: Really? Sasagawa/Uesugi: Yes. HK: Really? I'm Hayashida Kohei and I got to play as Xanxus. Thank you so much for today. Lastly, I have a request. When I say, "The loser", I'd appreciate it if you'd answer with "will be erased". Yes. Let's crush our weaknesses and the loser within us together. Okay. Here we go. Let's do it in one try. The loser? Audience: Will be erased! HK: Thank you!

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Party 7 by Katsuhito Ishii and Takeshi Koike, 2000

[cinemaronin]

Power Rakings / BEST ACTOR

1. Leslie Cheung  2. Takeshi Kaneshiro  3. Lee Byung-hun  4. Tony Leung Chiu-wai  5. Tatsuya Nakadai  6. Koji Yakusho  7. Teruyuki Kagawa  8. Sol Kyung-gu  9. Andy Lau  10. Jet Li 

 honourable mentions: Ken Kaneko , Masatoshi Nagase , Toshirō Mifune

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INFO SHEET.

SYNOPSIS

Everyone on Earth is born with the ability to use magic, which often manifests in what society deems “talent” (i.e. painting, athletics, advanced mathematics, etc.). Most humans are unaware they have their own magic touches and live blissful, normal lives. A smaller percentage of humans, however, not only know how to use magic to their advantage, but have the ability to harness particular branches of it as a result of being the descendants of an ancient, original Order.

The Mimuras of Hokkaido are one of many clans around the world with the assignment of learning, understanding, and facilitating the evolution of magic. The first of their clan had been the Light Mage of the original Order, and so they passed this honour down by blood. Generally speaking this means all members of the family receive minor magical benefits suiting their element, such as being able to see in the dark, creating healing potions with the help of a familiar, and so on, but this also means there is always at least one Mimura carrying the title of Light Mage should the Order ever require meeting again.

The Light Mage not only carries the relic of the First-- which grants them the ability to use light magic to the highest degree-- but is also in charge of their clan’s work to keep their element alive.

Takeshi is, tragically, the most current Light Mage of his clan.

CHARACTER INFO

NAME. takeshi mimura.（三村武） ALSO KNOWN AS. taki. AGE. forty-two. SPECIES. human. OCCUPATION. blacksmith, former musician. (also light mage.)

HEIGHT. 186cm / 6′1″. HAIR. black. EYES. brown. BUILD. fit / muscular (due to hard labour). PLAY-BY. tomoya nagase.

MARITAL STATUS. single. SEXUALITY. queer. RELIGION. shinto. FAMILY.

kenta mimura (deceased).

yuuka mimura (living).

karin washington (neé mimura), younger sister (living), has two children.

TIDBITS.

takeshi’s personality is somewhere around the “means well, but doesn’t know how to talk to people” area. instead of this making him shy, however, it just makes him sort of rude.

he lives with his mother, who’s loving but also sick.

he’s a great cook and an even better baker.

he has an old golden retriever named dev, short for “the devil saw him and trembled”. dev’s a very useless guard dog who lets everyone in.

total audiophile. plays guitar, bass, drums, and piano; currently learning trumpet and saxophone.

total elitist about whiskey. it’s hard to stop him when he gets going.

total sucker for birds. hates that he fulfills the “old man sitting on the bench feeding birds” trope, but continues to fulfill it nevertheless.

he’s one of those artistic savant types, but constant inspiration tends to flow for music more than anything.

at the moment he’s in the process of painting a mural in what’s supposed to be his bedroom at his parents’ house. until that’s done, though, he’s sleeping on the couch.

weekend gym training is for mixed martial arts or boxing. he alternates, mostly as a way to destress after the week.

he’s really insecure about his intelligence. dyslexia didn’t make it easier.

HISTORY.

TBA.

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info | takeshi mimura.

NAME. takeshi mimura （三村武） ALSO KNOWN AS. taki. AGE. forty-two. SPECIES. human. OCCUPATION. owner of a b&b, former musician.

HEIGHT. 186cm / 6′1″. HAIR. black. EYES. brown. BUILD. fit / muscular (due to hard labour). PLAY-BY. tomoya nagase.

MARITAL STATUS. single. SEXUALITY. queer. RELIGION. shinto. FAMILY.

kenta mimura (deceased).

yuuka mimura (living).

karin washington (neé mimura), younger sister (living), has two children.

TIDBITS.

takeshi’s personality is somewhere around the “means well, but doesn’t know how to talk to people” area. instead of this making him shy, however, it just makes him sort of rude.

he lives with his mother, who’s loving, but also sick.

he’s a great cook and an even better baker.

he has an old golden retriever named dev, short for “the devil saw him and trembled”. dev’s a very useless guard dog who lets everyone in.

total audiophile. plays guitar, bass, drums, and piano; currently learning trumpet and saxophone.

total elitist about whiskey. it’s hard to stop him when he gets going.

total sucker for birds. hates that he fulfills the “old man sitting on the bench feeding birds” trope, but continues to fulfill it nevertheless.

he’s one of those artistic savant types, but constant inspiration tends to flow for music more than anything.

at the moment he’s in the process of painting a mural in what’s supposed to be his bedroom at his parents’ house. until that’s done, though, he’s sleeping on the couch.

weekend gym training is for mixed martial arts or boxing. he alternates, mostly as a way to destress after the week.

he’s really insecure about his intelligence. dyslexia didn’t make it easier.

HISTORY.

yuuka nishikino married her best friend, kenta mimura, because her student visa was expiring.

they ended up falling in love, anyway.

takeshi was born five years into their marriage, and by then kenta had a semi-successful small restaurant running.

karin was born eight years after takeshi; due to her frail health, however, kenta sold the restaurant in the city and moved them somewhere smaller out in the country.

they established a bed & breakfast called the bluebell, and takeshi was raised with the intention of taking over when kenta retired. typical of most young boys, he didn’t want to.

takeshi’s rebellious phase involved fistfights with the other kids at school; his sour demeanour and temper made it too easy.

though he ended up with a scholarship in college that gave him an excuse to travel away from his nothing hometown, takeshi dropped out to form a rock band with a couple of friends and a girl he liked. the funniest thing is that they became famous, anyway.

the girl ended up falling in love with him somewhere into their second tour. sadly, by then she was already married to their vocalist.

it didn’t stop the affair, though. (and it didn’t stop the band from breaking up as soon as that came out.)

having been too ashamed to come home with all that shit behind him, takeshi returned only when karin told them their father had fallen ill. it was the first time he’d come home since dropping out of college.

takeshi stayed until his father died. takeshi kept staying after. (his mother needs him, and the dementia’s getting worse.)

now takeshi’s running the bluebell. typical of most old men, it’s a long way from his dream life, but what else can you do?

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THE BRACKET FOR A VERY SERIOUS TOKU SHIP TOURNAMENT

Parad/Kuroto Dan VS Sid Bamick/Joe Gibken

Sougo Tokiwa/Woz VS Tsukasa Kadoya/Daiki Kaito

Kiriya Kujou/Emu Hojo VS Akira Date/Shintaro Goto

Miyuki Tezuka/Ren Akiyama VS Jin Takayama/Izumi Nanaha

Kagura Izumi/Mio Natsume VS Sosuke Esumi/Renn Kousaka

Ryouga Hakua/Mikoto Nakadai VS Belial/Kei Fukuide

Right Suzuki/Z VS Momotaros/Ryoutarou Nogami

Shinji Kido/Shiro Kanzaki VS Miu Sutou/Saki Rouyama

Chihiro/Hiroki Nagase VS Hideyuki Kagawa/Satoru Tojo

Ikkou Kasumi/Yosuke Shiina VS Ankh/King OOO

Teddy/Kotaro Nogami VS Jun Maehara/Ryuusuke Ootaki

Kazuki Komon/Jun Himeya VS Homare Soya/Hideyuki Kudo

Sou Yaguruma/Shun Kageyama VS Momoi Tarou/Sonoi

Shoutarou Hidari/Philip VS Urataros/Kintaros

Yuji Kiba/Takumi Inui VS Jugglus Juggler/Gai Kurenai

Daimon Tatsumi/Eiji Nagase VS Matsuri Tatsumi/Denus

Long/Rio vs Domon/Honami Moriyama

Enter/Hiromu Sakurada VS Gunpei Ishihara/Hant Jou

Basco ta Jolokia/Captain Marvelous VS Takeshi Kuroki/Masato Jin

Kaoru Kino/Koji Majima VS Hanaya Taiga/Hiiro Kagami

Balance/Naga Ray VS Matoi Tatsumi/Yuji Kudo

Mirai Hibino/Ryu Aihara VS Shuichi Kitaoka/Goro Yura

Haruka Mizusawa/Mamoru VS Lucky/Stinger

Ren Akiyama/Shinji Kido VS Kouta Fukuda/Makoto Shidou

Hikari Nonomura/Haru Tokashiki VS Tatsuya Asami/Ayase

Junichi Chouno/Tsubaki Shuuichi VS Yusuke Godai/Kaoru Ichijou

Asahi Minato/Saki Mitsurugi VS Yuka Osada/Keitaro Kikuchi

Miyuki Tezuka/Jun Shibaura VS Alain/Makoto Fukami

Amazon/Hayato Ichimonji VS Ruriko Midorikawa/Hiromi

Kiriya Kujou/Graphite VS Sougo Tokiwa/Heure

Kuroto Dan/Emu Hojo VS Shou Tatsumi/Big Douser

Hayato Ichimonji/Kazuya Taki VS Joji Yuki/Shiro Kazami