#Tama Sumo

[socksandbuttons]

Eventually ill remember to share my traditional doodles from my sketchbook again cause um

I just wfound the cutest lunar in there

[katsurinssims]

This was something that was definately on my list to redo in Afterglow, but I had been putting off just down to the sheer amount of items that would need recolouring... but now my texture defaults are done, I may as well tackle my Nihongami style kit!

Ultimatley most of the information is the same as my Pooklet texture version. To save you downloading both versions, I've included all of the non-hair texture accessories in the zip, too. Remember to pick one mesh for the Long Yue bun, the original mesh, or the edited mesh that works better with the shimada hairstyle. The only new thing really is that I made a second alpha edit of the Rose hime bangs that are shorter than the original alpha, but they don't clash and you can have both. All hairpieces are in the five Afterglow naturals in seperate labelled packages. The original bodyshop previews have the details of the different mesh variations so here are those:

long yue bun / rose hime bangs / han bun / spirit of spring twin buns / kushi comb / taka shimada band / hana kanzashi / lady yi wig / spirit of spring twin bun / taoboa 5 flower / sims 2 heaven bun / birabira kanzashi / chinkoro mage / red bud hairpin / unique bun / fu rong jin pins / fu rong jin bun / aromatic bun / tama kanzashi / ougi kanzashi

you can see in the banner preview that there's a lot of ways to arrange these together, and I have a few more on display in the original post! I was watching Blue Eye Samurai a while ago, and there's a lot of shimada inspiration there, the animators took care to give the characters varying shapes and styles, so the variety is really cool to see ^^

Download Nihongami kit in Afterglow

Then I made some recolours of the base hair, the Goze Traditional Shimada. @letomills has an odd ability to intuit what I want without even asking, and made an edited version of the mesh which works better with hairlines, which is really something that disspointed me with the original mesh, so those are the meshes included! I made 3 variations on the alpha; the first is the 'original' shimada; with the shibori and the tama kanzashi. This time I made the decision to edit out the odd coin shaped kanzashi as I can't say I'm entireley sure what it was ment to be, and it was just getting in the way of nice and authentic looking styles. I also added a shibori texture to the shibori because... why was there a shibori tie with no shibori in the first place? The second alpha is the flowers one, I made the same pink and blue versions as in Leto's edit. the last is my plain, no accessories shimada, which is just hair with no extra accessories to be layered with a variety of hairpieces or just worn by itself! Lastly I thought it'd be good to do the male hairstyle that Hriveresse converted from the same pack, so I fought the mapping of traditional sumo (and the mapping won, it's horrid) to accompany the F hairs. Shimada is 3638 poly, sumo is 4048, all versions come in the original Afterglow family binned into one package each, meshes in the zips, fully compressorized.

Download Traditional Shimada

Download Traditional Shimada with pink flowers

Download Traditional Shimada with blue flowers

Download Traditional Shimada with no accessories

Download Traditional Sumo

Additional credits: Eaxis, Hriveresse, LetoMills, Moirae, Sims2Heaven, Rose, Doremi, Tamaki and Ran417 for the meshes. Antoninko for the afterglow textures and actions! check @the-afterglow-archive for more Afterglow ₊˚⊹♡

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[fallensnowfan]

Episode 1081! Fun and solid episode all around, with a bit of a movie quality to it. The festival montage at the beginning is very cute, the animation was weighty for grand moments, fluid & swift during the action, and snappy and cheery for scenes of characters at the festival.

The Barto clips were silly, and I like how the scenes which transition into the fight give a moment to each of those going, though not to those who aren't. Solid set up for the next few episodes to highlight Kiku being absent here. Kin? He was away in Kuri, probably fell asleep on Tsuru's lap.

Need to give mention this festival-going girl. Dark blue hair, red ribbon, floral kimono. Think she styled herself after Kiku? I hope so!

Awww, sumo and ninja pals raising a toast. Kawamatsu is on point, Oden would be happy about this and want them to enjoy it. Much how Izo would want Kiku to enjoy the party with the Straw Hats, as his words in episode 1063/chapter 1036 make clear.

This! This is the Inu-chan and Neko-chan dynamic I love! Neko pounding down a ton of food and drink while Inu is slightly surprised at Neko's intensity in spite of knowing the cat for his entire life, it's so them. Very glad it made its way into the episode. Shino-chan handing out candy apples is also very sweet.

Even while relaxing, Denjiro effortlessly exudes swagger. He has internalized the stylin' pompadour, in spite of him no longer wearing it.

The slight rearranging of scenes worked well and was thoughtfully done. Having the episode end with the big Shanks declaration hits just right, and goes way harder than the chapter ending with Akainu.

Every time Raise begins playing, it lifts my spirits. I love it so much.

I like what I'm seeing in the preview for 1082. I like it a lot. Nami and lil sis Tama, Kokeshi dolls, Robin and Law being history nerds. Good stuff.

[basedkikuenjoyer]

In an alternate timeline where Nami and Sanji encounter Kiku in chapter 913, after meeting Otama, and go through the same general story beats up through 918 as Luffy and Zoro did with Kiku, how do you see that playing out?

Once again we have a good one I needed to ponder then it got lost in the shuffle. First off, you remember the G8 filler where Sanji has the cook-off? I'd love to see that idea of turning scraps to gourmet pop up again. Or at least complementing Tsuru/Kiku's ability to make something of the leftovers. Sanji witnessing Tama's story first hand would be so powerful. And of course Nami is instantly smitten with the lil cutie.

The Sumo showdown is interesting. Because I can't see Sanji/Nami letting it go the same way. Or at least that dynamic is interesting. I think people underestimate how strong Urashima is because you don't really get a good read on Kiku until later. Luffy was still fucking with the guy trying to make a show of following sumo rules but my interpretation of the Far Bank Slap was the "bubble" was actually him using Ryuo and Luffy still needed a G3 slap to send him packing. I'm not saying Sanji couldn't beat him, and Kiku always could, but it doesn't get the same spectacle. Also, would Sanji play along the same way? Nami would probably get it...but you also have to consider Sanji being his horndog self off the bat might put Kiku off a lot more. Going straight from one pushy suitor to another.

With Sanji though, what if he pulls Soba Mask here? The Bakura Town scene is a time it'd be really helpful. Same with some of Nami's skills like Mirage Tempo. There's a decent amount of time en route they're riding on Komachiyo to plan. This is a way better trio for a stealth mission. Could they just lie? Sanji plays it like he's brought two cuties to "entertain" Holdem? Everything would go a lot faster if that worked.

From there? I guess Kiku would want to follow them up to the castle? Nami won't let that one go the same way Luffy did. And I don't see her leaving Tama the same way. They also probably wouldn't pull the whole Robin Hood angle. Especially when Sanji has the challenge of making something out of the scraps.

[redhatmeg]

Luffy to sumo match spectators: Hey, people! We are looking for a girl named Tama! Could you tell us where she is?!

Sumo match spectators: I can't believe Urashima is going to marry a peasant girl, Okiku! He's far too good for her!

Me: People in One Piece always have their priorities straight.

[arcade-gann0n]

this poor kid has had the craziest birthday holy shit 😭

someone tried to rob her rice after not eating for weeks

she said something illegal and nearly got killed for it

she discovered some insane rubber guy on a beach and gave him her birthday meal even though she was starving

drank polluted water and got sick

was told that her shanks equivalent idol died

a swordsman whos apparently a serial killer joins the group and fights off a guy who conjured a giant straw ? monster ?

got cured and fed!

and then IMMEDIATELY kidnapped

nearly got her cheek torn off by a guy whos stomach is made out of a live lion??

a sumo wrestler flew through the sky and landed on the house she was being tortured in

nearly got bitten in half by the stomach lion

rubber weirdo saved her in a way that was way too similar to her idol

used her power to befriend(?) a horse woman

insane rubber man and his serial killer friend stole a boat of food and then the rubber one left right before some random guy in a spotty hat showed up to yell at the green one

the rubber guy came from the sky with an olympic size swimming pool of water in his hands

then a fucking dragon showed up and destroyed everything and breathed fire at her and the horse woman point blank

happy birthday tama damn😭

(watching: e914)

[livewiregoth]

Sanrio Uni Gen12

I've had gen12 for a bit now, I want to try catching up with with these posts before I get around to marrying them off so it takes a while to do stuff(then again it always takes a while)

The coloring is a little buggy but it's still visible, I don't exactly plan to keep taking pics of the eggs but I guess I keep doing some things in hopes of seeing some of the colors that my phone had trouble with

I had a moment recently were I couldn't get to my ipad mini in time so grabbed my phone. Some colors are still odd but I think at some points it's better to just get pics on my phone instead of my ipad depending on how some things go. Dunno what I mean by that right now but depending on what works for what situation I guess.

Tried to adjust this & get good shots, the purple or whatever was a little dull in some shots but hey it's visible... I need to stop complaining about this issue.

I like how the coloring for the child stage came out, this is the first time I used this veggie stick item I wanted to use it before but got distracted by other items/stuff especially depending on the personality.

Shirotama's cheeks are light pink but some of the images make it grey

The animation is interesting they just talk(In Japanese) & the veggie sticks show up. Their reactions(at least to my tama getting a stick) makes it seem like Shirotama got the last stick in the container & some how more showed up.(Which might be off since this animation loops, they might just be surprised it popped out on it's own into his hand)

Gen12 has a moody personality

He likes pho noodles, veggie sticks, sushi(might be due to character), sumo-style hot pot, loco moco, samgye-tang soup, somen noodles, mushroom risotto, oden hot pot, cream stew

This image doesn't show all of it but he has a clown hat(in pic), opal earrings, tulip name tag & a newspaper cloak

The animation is really interesting to me as it goes on.

Forgot most of what happens but same as the description from when he was in the teen stage but this time after getting a stick he gets a second, they get happy, Shirotama gets a second & the dance around the container along side this giraffe who shows up before leaving

[keroradio]

Today has been busy, I have a plush toy making business and just opened pre-orders this afternoon (^.^)

On that note, I've had to look up all sorts of things for the translation notes on these audio dramas, this time it was a lot of things related to sumo wrestling, the booklet for the CD actually shows that Mois has padded costume suit on during the last part

Although all female sumo teams exist, mainstream leagues consider their ring to be a sacred space and the domain of a mountain goddess and don't allow human women to set foot in it. Around the time this CD was released, there was actually an incident where they had to figure out how to handle the awards ceremony for one tournament since the prize was supposed to be awarded by the governor of Osaka, and that time they had a female governor who ultimately had to do the awards ceremony on the walkway.

Though this is probably informal enough not to enforce the policy, but apparently amateur all-female leagues have existed since at least the Edo period, it's kind of interesting

D66: What is this strange mood, good people?

K66: Even though that's the only one everyone knew not to say

TMM: (sigh)

G66: This ridiculous guy...

966: A guy who can't read the room

D66: No....then, um...er...uh...That's it! How about saying "Ninu ninu", good miss?

M: "I'm hungry, ninu ninu" "Today has good weather too, ninu ninu"

Dororo-san, this might be good, ninu ninu

PY: Wait a moment, Poyon!

K66: Kero? this voice is-

PY: (straining, poyon poyon)

N: It can take a while to make it out, let's speed it up a bit

PY: I'm Poyon, the space police officer poyon! You with the mask, I'm arresting you for violating space copyright law, poyon!

D66: What!?

PY: "Ninu ninu" is already being used by Princess Shinobi of planet Ninja, poyon. This is a major violation of space copyright law, poyon!

D66: That's...

M: Please wait a moment! Dororo's wrong doings were entirely for my sake, you could say "self sacrifice"?

PY: If you say that, then just this once I'll let all of you off, poyon

M: But if "Ninu Ninu" is no good, then what should...

966: Ku ku! After there "dakya~" or "nyo~" or "nippo!" or "mirarin"

PY: Pu your hands up, poyon

966: What?

K66: Gero what's this? A space police vehicle arrived?

PY: If you add all of those together it's 30 demerit points, poyon

966: What's that?

PY: If you have 30 demerit points, it means you've reached a level me can't overlook anymore, poyon. We'll have to arrest you poyon

966: Ku ku ku ku

PY: Everyone, be careful of how you speak, poyon!

Everyone: Kururu-san!

G66: Did he finally end up as a casualty?

TMM: With all that, how about "Behe@d!ing"? "I'm hungry, behe@d!ng", "The weather's nice today too, behe@d!ng" (0)

PY: In that case, you're under arrest too, poyon

TMM: Tama~!

K66: We have another casualty, yes sir

M: Is there no sentence ender that perfectly fits Mois?

K66: We've tried everything we could think of except-

Everyone: hm?

K66: Dosukoi

M: Huh? Uncle, just now what was that?

K66: Dosukoi. Some how just now I heard a voice from the heavens says "dosukoi"

M: Dosukoi, is it?

K66: Yes, "dosukoi", yes ma'am

D66: Dosukoi? It couldn't be anything but that, Keroro-kun!

G66: Dosu...koi? That's actually pretty good, Keroro

(Japanese twirling hand drum music)

N: To the east, Kero Izumi. To the west, Mois Zakura

M: When did Uncle and I end up being alone together on a sumo ring, dosukoi?

N: Look around, look around

M: With this appearance, Uncle & I have turned in sumo wrestlers, I'm embarrassed, dosukoi

K66: Mois-dono, it's a route that can't be avoided to get used to this sentence ender, yes ma'am. Don't hold back, come at me, dosukoi

N: Ready and...fight!(4)

N & K66: Dosukoi!

M: Uncle's chest, it's like fate called me to this fight, dosukoi

K66: Dosukoi, dosukoi!

M: Ah, Mois' waist cloth, Uncle is- Uncle's waist cloth, Mois is-

K66: Dosukoi dosukoi

M: Uncle, truthfully, Mois- Dosukoi

K66: What is it, yes ma'am? Dosukoi

N: Fight Fight!

M: Mois, Mois, Uncle, it's you I-dosukoi

K66: You what me, yes ma'am? Dosukoi

N: Fight Fight!

M: Uncle it's you I-dosukoi

K66: It's me you, dosukoi

M: Uncle, it's you I- Mois-throw, dosukoi!

K66: Gero~ Dosukoi

Everyone: Oh~

N: Mois Zakura!

M: Uncle! Mois, Mois did it, dosukoi!

K66: Mois-dono, you have to use your hands, yes ma'am

M: Yes, dosukoi

M (in thought): When I was latched onto and grapplig with Uncle, I realised something, dosukoi. Even if I didn't confess my feelings, Uncle & Mois got to just be Uncle & Mois, I'm satisfied with just that, dosukoi.

N: And thus, out of deep sacrifice, Mois' new sentence ender, dosukoi was born. We hope you will support it from now on

M: Dosukoi!

D66: I'm glad, good miss. Mois-dono

G66: I'm going to sleep now

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0-Not a true translation note, but I found it interesting looking at the breakdown of words that beheading is "Dropping (your) neck", while "Cutting (your) neck" means to be fired from a job (^.^')

1-Dosukoi is a term used in sumo wresting, it's worth noting "Dosukoi Gunsou" and it's karaoke version were the two song tracks on this CD

2- Doing a bit of research, there are a couple of sumo wrestlers Kero Izumi (Kero Pond) could be a reference to Mitoizumi Masayuki, who attained the third highest ranking position "sekiwake" as well as being well known for using a lot of purification salt before a match

3-Mois Zakura (Cherry Tree Mois) is likely a reference to sumo wrestler Kotozakura Masakatsu the first, one of the few sumo wrestlers to achieve the highest ranking title "yokozuna"

4-What the Narrator says is "Nokotta Nokotta" which is also a term used in sumo wrestling, to match with the theme of what Mois is saying

[guvato]

Tamalog Day 11

When everyone woke up at 7AM, i fed Picochutchi some Roast Beef and Kuchipatchi some Hamburguer (one of his favorites!), Himetchi was doing alright so when the others were ready i called the Sitter for everyone so i could get some sleep.

At 1PM, i woke up, got myself ready for work and went on to have something to eat, while i was eating, Himetchi asked me to make an album and i was like "an album? neat! lets do it." and after selecting the pictures i saw this really long and heartbreaking animation of them saying like "thanks for everything" and getting on the Tama Spaceship, then they go to the Tama Planet and look at the Album and START CRYING WHILE THE PHOTOS YOU SELECTED SHOW UP ON SCREEN. After that they'll give you a new egg for you to take care of but man, that really affected me, i wasn't expecting that today, they just had to make it more bitter than sweet, huh? Well, that's why i love Tamagotchi, they matter so much to me and are the cutest and most interesting things in the world for me.

Anyways, we got a baby boy, and after taking good care of him for a bit, he turned into a Fuyofuyotchi, which is one of the cutest Tamas i've ever seen. He ate a lot through the afternoon and even had some of the Sponge Cakes i made with Himetchi, we didn't play yet, but Depagatchi did come into the house and danced a little with Fuyofuyotchi, which again, was kinda confusing but really cute. Kuchipatchi ate a lot of burguers today, but hey, it's his favorite food so he doesn't care, keeping him happy is pretty easy also, but that does not mean i'll just forget about him, as i make sure that if i check on one Tama i shall also check on the others too. Picochutchi and i spent a lot of the afternoon together, as i did go out today and brought her with me to do some Tama Searching which was a big success, we got so many tier 2 and tier 3 stickers and met some new Tamas too, one of my favorite things to do on the Uni is Tama Seaching for sure. I could also use the Tama Walk but i think i would want to complete my Sticker album before doing the full care icon run for the Tama Walk icon.

At night much of nothing happened, i just checked on Fuyofuyotchi, and he was doing great so i just left him to his 'being cute' business, Picochutchi and i went to the TamaVerse for the Tama Arena event and we had basically the same performance as yesterday, just one flag to completely put us down into 3rd place, but i'm sure she had some fun doing it as much as i did. We were also versing two Lionetchi so i guess we can say we got beat by children, and they were surfing good alright. After that i fed her some of that good ol' Sumo Style Hot Pot, which she loves, and got her social media picture of the day. Kuchipachi was the last one i checked on, and he was doing fine, so i gave him some pets to raise the fondness meter a bit and then just waited for him to go to bed, which he did, so i helped him fall asleep and even though Picochutchi was still awake, i didn't want to bother her, as we did spend a lot of time together today, so she might be tired of seeing me, lol.

And with that we finished our Tama Day, and oh boy was it an emotional day, i thought the Uni's farewell was pretty sad and bittersweet, but seeing Himetchi go kinda broke my heart. I hope i can keep whoever Fuyofuyotchi turns out to be for a bit more time this time, and i shall miss Himetchi greatly even though i know she is doing fine. Kinda makes me afraid of what type of goodbyes are in the other systems...well, we shall know when we are done with one of these devices, only then i shall buy a new Tama. Thank you for reading, See you tomorrow. =]

[nagalauttaekwondoclub]

Panduan Cepat Menguasai Taekwondo dengan Naga Laut Taekwondo CLub

Taekwondo mungkin menantang, namun kamu dapat meraih keahlian dengan cepat — dan meraih sabuk hitamu — dengan mengikuti 8 tips rahasia ini.

Pertama-tama…

Kamu berdiri di atas tikar latihan, mengenakan sabuk putih. Kamu bertekad. Bagi sebagian besar orang, hanya mencapai tahap “berdiri di atas tikar” saja sudah prestasi besar. Jadi, berikan tepuk tangan pada dirimu sendiri! Keputusan untuk menaklukkan sesuatu yang menantang dan menakjubkan.

Namun, seperti yang kamu sadari, ini akan menjadi perjalanan yang penuh tantangan. Taekwondo memang sulit. Mungkin kamu merasa bingung… dan mungkin merasa konyol saat mencoba meniru gerakan-gerakan aneh sementara rekan-rekan sekelas yang lebih senior menari dengan anggun, melakukan tendangan berputar yang indah.

Mungkin kamu telah bertanya-tanya: “Adakah cara mudah untuk menguasai Taekwondo?”

Atau lebih khusus lagi, “Bisakah saya menjadi ahli Taekwondo dengan lebih cepat?”

Jawabannya adalah YA.

Ini tidak membuat Taekwondo menjadi mudah, tetapi membuatnya lebih terjangkau. Dan tentu saja, jauh lebih cepat dibandingkan dengan pendekatan sebelumnya. Yang perlu kamu lakukan hanyalah mengingat tips-tips ini selama latihan:

8 Tips untuk Cepat Menguasai Taekwondo

1. Santai dan Nikmati!

Otot yang tegang dapat menjadi musuhmu. Hal ini dapat melemahkan dan melambatkan pukulan serta tendanganmu, serta membuatmu cepat kehabisan napas selama latihan. Oleh karena itu, santailah secara harfiah. Penting untuk teknik yang baik. Latihanlah melempar pukulan dan tendangan dengan tubuh yang benar-benar rileks, hanya menegang sebelum benar-benar menyentuh sasaran. Lakukan shadowboxing dengan fokus pada relaksasi anggota tubuh dan bahu. Semakin sering dilakukan, semakin otomatis hal tersebut akan menjadi. Sebentar lagi, kamu bahkan tidak perlu berpikir untuk tetap rileks.

2. Berlatih secara Teratur (di Rumah).

Pergi ke kelas setiap minggu memang penting, tetapi berlatih di rumah kapan pun kamu bisa menyisihkan waktu juga sangat berharga. Pengalaman menunjukkan bahwa orang yang berlatih Taekwondo di rumah cenderung berkembang lebih cepat dalam hal kardio dan fleksibilitas daripada rekan-rekan sekelasnya.

3. Bertinju Banyak.

Meskipun instruktur mungkin mengatakan bahwa form dan satu langkah akan membangun teknik, bertinju juga memiliki peranannya. Praktek bertinju mendekati kondisi pertarungan sebenarnya dan membantu membangun keterampilan motorik yang diperlukan untuk pertahanan diri atau kompetisi.

4. Regangkan Setelah Latihan.

Meskipun tumpang tindih dengan tips sebelumnya, ini layak ditekankan karena cara peregangan yang benar adalah kunci. Jangan meregangkan sebelum latihan; lakukan setelahnya. Ini membantu mencegah kekakuan otot dan meningkatkan fleksibilitas untuk latihan berikutnya.

5. Perkuat Inti Tubuh dan Hamstring.

Dengan banyaknya tendangan yang akan dilakukan, inti tubuh yang kuat dan hamstring yang kuat sangat diperlukan. Latihan seperti crunch sepeda, pisau samping, squat sumo, dan lainnya dapat membantu memperkuat area ini.

6. Visualisasikan.

Visualisasi dapat menjadi alat kuat. Bayangkan dirimu melaksanakan gerakan dengan sempurna, bahkan tanpa menggerakkan otot. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa visualisasi dapat memengaruhi area otak yang sama seperti saat gerakan tersebut dilakukan secara fisik.

7. Kuasai Dasar-Dasar.

Fokus pada tendangan samping yang baik dan kuasai pukulan dasar sebelum beralih ke variasi yang lebih kompleks. Dasar-dasar adalah kunci kemenangan dalam pertandingan Taekwondo dan sangat praktis untuk pertahanan diri.

8. Dengarkan Instrukturmu dari Awal.

Instruktur memiliki pengetahuan dan pengalaman yang berharga. Dengarkan apa yang mereka katakan, ikuti petunjuk mereka. Jangan terlalu tergoda untuk mencari informasi di internet sebelum kamu benar-benar memahami kurikulum.

Kesimpulan

Menguasai Taekwondo memang sulit, tetapi berita baiknya adalah ada cara untuk menjadikannya lebih terjangkau, sederhana, dan cepat. Santai, latihan dan regangkan dirimu di rumah, perkuat inti tubuh, visualisasikan, kuasai dasar-dasar, dan dengarkan instruksi instrukturmu dari awal. Dengan mengingat 8 tips ini, kamu akan dengan cepat mencapai sabuk hitamu.

[pitchork]

Labor Day Weekend

Thursday, August 31: Paurro & Ranma Entero @ Mansions [Free] (9PM-2AM)

Deep Creep @ Eavesdrop [w/ Reserve] (9PM–1AM)

Friday, September 1: Merge 2 Year Anniversary: Devoye, Sharleses & Takaaki Itoh @ Location TBA [$50+] (11PM–)

Saturday, September 2: Merge 2 Year Anniversary: Boris & Clarisa Kimskii b2b Ne/Re/A @ Location TBA [$35 after 6AM] (–12PM)

Aurora Halal Residency with Maara and Jek @ Nowadays [$25] (10PM-6AM)

Sunday, September 3: Tama Sumo + Lakuti + Scott Grooves + Musclecars + Guest Speaker Yvonne Turner @ Public Records [$40] (1PM-1AM)

[fallensnowfan]

Don't say it enough. I love Luffy's and Kiku's friendship. He thinks she is one of the coolest people he's ever met because she rebels against jerks like the sumo in Bakura Town, Kaido, and anyone in between who is being generally unkind, ignores the jeers of petty onlookers while rescuing Tama, and says cool lines while doing it.

[fallensnowfan]

I see her putting up an act as her keeping the goal of locating Tama's captor and rescuing her in mind. If Kaido's forces believe she's weak, they'll capture her and bring her directly to Tama, without the town being destroyed, should the Beast Pirates think they are rebelling.

The little grin she hides behind her hand is her enjoying messing with the sumo, and him playing right into her plan to cause a commotion and lure out the boss/those who captured Tama.

Okiku is bothering the shit outta me

She keeps jumping, very erratically, between “kyaa omg what should I do help gasp” and “sessha wa fuck you up desu” yknow what I’m saying???

Like it’s coming off super disingenuous. Even her gasps of amazement at Luffy’s devil fruit abilities.

Like she’s holding back something behind her hand. A grin? A smirk? A sly smile? I need her to break mask quick bc I’m about done with this samurai era uwu 👉🏼👈🏼 🥺 bullshit she’s pulling.

It’s making me not like her character when she’s the first woman Zoro doesn’t feel the urge to protect. Like him outright going “she’s not ordinary. I’m not gonna help you. She’s a samurai” is a level of respect Zoro doesn’t usually offer female fighters??? He doesn’t necessarily disrespect them but people like Tashigi, he’ll be super arrogant about having to help her.

Like he’s also kinda tired of Okiku’s bs. Like what do you mean “I should c-c-cut them?” YES GIRL YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW THIS WHAT IS THIS ACT

[basedkikuenjoyer]

I've been waiting for this one all week. After playing Wano's supposedly "rushed" ending completely straight, only padding out some small amounts when all signs pointed to a decent opportunity for quality filler, we have one additional entry. Next week will likely be a straight retelling of Chapter 1057 and I bet they'll play up the theatrical tone whiplash like they've done everything else. Note like the rest of the arc, Kiku gets some of the rare extra love and I'm counting highlighting the field of flowers for her absent fight.

So...what will we get here? A filler episode likely won't be wildly altering the story. We're clearly using Tama and the samurai sans Momo & Kin. Baseline very happy to see this because even if it's just filling in goodbyes that's a very worthwhile filler. But we do have the peculiarities around Kiku. By now we've seen OP Academy pull the same trick with her & Yamato. The anime has leaned into a lot of the scenes we highlight with her and really between that first fight with Kanjuro and the beautiful extra flashback she got the most sweetening in the Raid. So I'm damn sure curious seeing the teahouse sneak into this.

Otsuru likely did not build an entire new teahouse, we just saw last episode Okobore was razed and she wanted to go back to life in the Capitol. The preview makes it look like we may jump around a lot. But if we're fabricating an entire teahouse at the end...why wouldn't I ponder having a little fun with the Poster Girl? Here's my guess. Without saying it directly, that scene with Zoro & Hiyori? We're going to suspiciously cut to it right when all signs point to something significant between Luffy and his sumo buddy. Filler episode's not gonna give you too much, but one more big example of the classic trick is bang on for what we've seen.

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