#The Gymnastics Samurai

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2023 Anime Watch List

August:

This post is part of my ongoing record for the new (to me) anime I watch in 2023. I'm excited to see what new shows and films I discover as this list grows through the year.

I guess it's time for another theme month. I rewatched Haikyuu the last week of July and got pumped up to watch more sports anime. So, this month I'm focused on anime about sports. There are some new shows listed but, I also rewatched some of my favorites.

* indicates shows that are rewatches

Salaryman's Club (2022) episodes: 12 started: 7-31-23 finished: 8-1-23 rating: 7/10

Blue Lock (2022) episodes: 24 started: 8-1-23 finished: 8-3-23 rating: 8/10

Ahiru no Sora (2019-2020) episodes: 50 started: 8-3-23 finished: 8-8-23 rating: 9/10

The Gymnastics Samurai (2020) episodes: 11 started: 8-9-23 finished: 8-10-23 rating: 7.5/10

Re-Main (2021) episodes: 12 started: 8-10-23 finished: 8-11-23 rating: 8/10

Number24 (2020) episodes: 12 started: 8-11-23 finished: 8-12-23 rating: 7/10 note: I knew very little about rugby before watching this show, that's still the case after watching it too.

Big Windup (2007) episodes: 26 started: 8-13-23 finished: 8-15-23 rating: 9/10

PuraOre! Pride of Orange (2021) episodes: 12 started: 8-16-23 finished: 8-17-23 rating: 6.5/10

Sk8 the Infinity (2021)* episodes: 12 started: 8-18-23 finished: 8-19-23 rating: 9/10

Taisho Baseball Girls (2009) episodes: 12 started: 8-21-23 finished: 8-22-23 rating: 8/10

Run with the Wind (2018)* episodes: 23 started: 8-22-23 finished: 8-24-23 rating: 9/10

Dive!! (2017) episodes: 12 started: 8-28-23 finished: 8-29-23 rating: 7.5/10

Yuri On Ice (2016)* episodes: 12 started: 8-28-23 finished: 8-31-23 rating: 10/10

Previous Months:

January Watch List

February Watch List

March Watch List

April Watch List

May Watch List

June Watch List

July Watch List

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Anime No One Talks About That Live Rent Free In My Brain

There are some anime shows that I've watched, but when I go online I barely see anyone talk about them. Anime that have less than 100k views on My Anime List (I know MAL isn't the only metric out there, but it's a big one).

And yeah, these shows are probably mid to most people. But for one reason or another, I ended up really enjoying them.

So I want to share!

Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist- (Kai Byoui Ramune)

Dr. Ramune looks like an anime aimed at kids. It's not. The second episode is titled "The Chikuwa Penis", where a man's penis gets replaced by chikuwa - a spongy food commonly found in Japanese dishes like oden.

Dr. Ramune gets werid. And it also gets kind of dark. There's an abusive cult storyline, an arc dealing with grief gone bad, and generally some really horrible things that happen to the patients that Dr. Ramune and his assistant help out.

I think this anime would have received more attention if the character designs were more adult? Or maybe the first episode being kind of wacky with a kid that cries condiments was a no-go? But I implore you to give this show a watch.

Muteking the Dancing Hero

I am a sucker for transformation super hero/tokusatsu-esque anime. And the Muteking song that plays (nearly) every episode when he transforms and fights the bad guys is a consistent ear-worm even years later.

This is another anime that looks like it's aimed for kids. And it is definitely more kid-friendly than Dr. Ramune. But this show also has some weird and darker moments, especially towards the end of the show.

I say at least watch it for the music. Maybe you'll enjoy it as much as I did. If nothing else, maybe someone else will know what the heck I'm singing every now and again.

The Gymnastics Samurai (Taisou Zamurai)

This anime has the looks and character designs that should have attracted an audience, but the pacing/plot lacked a lot of focus. It's half sports anime, with training, rivalry, and performances (with somewhat decent CGI involved), but the other half is slice of life/drama anime with the realities of being a single parent and missing out on things mixed along with goofy every day activities with a foreigner otaku who suddenly lives with the family.

And there's a weird pet bird too.

The first half walks, the second half sprints to an ending. There are some characters that could have used a lot more fleshing out. But it was fun. Plus the OP gets a thumbs up from me.

[drink-n-watch]

Top 5 Grandparents in Anime

Top 5 Grandparents in Anime

As I write this, tomorrow is apparently international grandparents day, and you know what that means. It means! It means anyone who is a grandparent gets to commit one crime without consequence. Just one! Buckle up! If we all survived international grandparents day and are still around when this post finally publishes, I have decided to put together a little tribute to anime grandparents hoping…

[j-fashion-wearer-otd]

Today’s J-fashion wearer is Ayu from The Gymnastic Samurai! She wears manba x kogyaru!

[doyouknowthisanime]

Do You Know This Anime?

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Propaganda below the cut!

Jotaro Aragaki

He’s a gymnast that was known as “the samurai” until he got in a slump, but he refuses to give up his passion for the sport. Also his daughter Rei is absolutely adorable

Ray Molina

the best dad in the fucking world. ray molina is my mom <3 he loves and supports his daughter and all he wants is for her to be happy and be able to follow her music dreams but also not pressure her into doing music when she's grieving for however long she needs to. he was ready to move his entire ass home to a different home even though he loved the house and the memories he had there, because he thought it would help her daughter with her grieving process. and he asks before coming into her room and when leaving also asks if she wants him to close the door behind him

[puppys-rhythm-heaven]

kinda weird to me how basically every other language gave all of megamix's sequels unique names and then the english version just didn't bother for 90% of them-

[y0uc4n7kn0w]

Why older protagonists hit different

There's just something about them... #anime #anitwt #otakuthursday

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday all my weebs and weeaboos! I hope you all enjoyed the You Can’t Know Anime Awards that came out at the end of last month, and if you didn’t, I invite you to read it here! (Shameless plug). Today, as I wind down from such a behemoth of a post, and while we prep for our next big campaign coming at you next week — Doki Doki Days – I thought today would be a great, no…

[nightmareentertainment]

so lyoko takes this sort of subconcious desire and natural talents from you and helps make your avatar, right? and only later it can be altered

Ulrich is a Samurai through his desire to fight in such a way, noble and composed instead of the aggressive and brash way he always comes off, (and, my friends headcanon, his respect for Yumi's culture and desire to be closer to her,) and actually has a talent for full body combat due to pencak silat.

Same with Yumi, Yumi is Kunoichi (with other inspirations like Geisha) due to her connection to her culture, who's agility and strength is also pulled from her combat knowledge and general real agility since she's shown to be a real gymnast. She's also one of the strongest on the real world.

William is a Dopplesoldner/Mercenary due to his fully voluntary fighting and general desire to fight on the front lines for the group. Not seen as a solid and reliable warrior, much like the Landsknechte, seen as simple recruitable fighters, but ultimately considered outsiders as paid workers. (Though, alternatively, his suit's resemblance could have simply been foreshadowing due to it's resemblance to Mister Pück, showing he was vulnerable and being hunted for an alternative purpose. A doll!!! what symbolism :) )

Odd is a fighter based on a cat as a sort of call to his abnormality and how free-style he generally wants to live, and due to his natural real talent in agility. He's the most creative and alternatively driven of the group, his avatar reflecting this.

and Aelita is an elf due to the connection to her childhood and how young she was when she joined Lyoko!! Also Mister Pück as inspiration, something strong to connect her to the real world, since she's pretty desperate to be there instead.

Right? So I think when it comes to other characters and headcanons on what they would be like on Lyoko, I think im spending quite a bit trying to figure out what their motivations or subconscious desires would be on that plane. and drawing from their natural talents and euheahu or idk, im having fun out here

[struck-by-the-rain]

was inspired by a few other ppl on here to drop some of the kind of cringy tropey lore I made up about these 2,,, mostly how they met n stuff and how I personally see emm.... im v normal about them I prommy

maintagging this perhaps but it's under the read more so if u dgaf u can just look at the silly picture

ok sooo

they meet completely by accident because This Space Kicker In Particular (who I'm calling SK) gets a try again in space soccer and crash lands outside the karate family residence. he's fine though, probably because he's subject to cartoon physics or something (might rewrite this bit of the lore bc it's kinda goofy but it's the first thing I thought of).

v predictably they start out playing soccer together, like they take a ball to the park or whatever n just having a kick around. but they move on to hanging out in a non-soccer context pretty quickly. i imagine sk's really curious to see what earth is like (it's probably his first time there), like he's filled w whimsy and joy just to go to the cafe n stuff :) joe is meeting him behind seniors back!

sk isn't joes only friend - hes friends w yuka n the wandering samurai n a few others, but i don't know if he's actually close with them? partially because he's busy training, partially because he's quite a reserved person, n to me at least I think he struggles a lot with self-doubt/feeling inadequate for anyone around him (partially as a result of the way he was raised). not to get Angsty on main but I think he ascribes wayyy too much of his self worth on his training... I think he has a tendency to try and isolate himself from others, both physically and emotionally

sk is the opposite (tropey ik lmao) - he's v outgoing, silly n carefree almost to the point where he gets on people's nerves sometimes (he's cowboy sk's "annoying little brother" to me). I don't think he fully gets/realises exactly why joe is v reserved but I think he manages to grow close w him in spite of that... idk how to word it. but I think he's such a ray of sunshine he's able to break through whatever exterior joe has put up for himself (ik how cheesy that sounds but yeah)

ive made a post about this before but joe is v v v affection starved (because Basement) and does a terrible job at hiding it to the point where he just melts over the smallest things. sk meanwhile is suuuuuper physically affectionate so yeah

I haven't worked out exactly when this happens but I think they just kinda fall for each other over time, it takes a while for both of them to realise its mutual tho....

joe alsooo gets flustered veryyyy easily (source: karate man 2 ds superb screen). sk probs picks up on this right away lmao

im thinking sk is out here dropping the most obvious hints... but joe refuses to believe that sk would see him in that way. idk he probs does the wildest mental gymnastics assuming that sk is just being nice or it's like,,, a social norm up on his planet lmfao.

but yeah he eventually works it out too in the end... probably partially because he begins to learn to be a bit more confident in himself over time. i think they get to a point where they both v much know it's mutual but r too awkward to do anything about it/don't wanna mess up their close friendship/are too worried about the logistics/implications of living on other planets n senior. so they don't like acc Say anything or whatever for a while. but it's obvious n only gets worse over time lmfao. see the pic above the cut

blehhh silly thought but I hc sk to be besties with 6switcher who I think gets fed up of his shittt... like hes just like "Oh My God Please Just Tell Him. Like Please".

in my mind palace they end up going to the battle of the bands (joes a huge fan of the rockers but he's never been able to see them live before). and ummm after the concert they end up sitting outside live house ogu watching the stars together,,,, and u kno,,,, they kith.... woaw,,,,, but yeah I think because botb is the 1 time in game they "meet" (if u can even call it that) I thought it would be cute if it's where they end up getting together as a couple :)

hmmm like inconsequential shit unrelated to the main story but they find remix 9 cat as a stray kitten at some point during all of this n joe takes it in... i think I could do a follow up post about what happens next in the lore after botb because this is already mega long but they eventually end up living together on sk's planet and the cat comes w them :)

oh adding this on acc after I posted it, but I think when joe meets sk it's like,,, the first time in his life where he hasn't felt lonely...

[theobscurepotato]

Dear Yuletide Writer 2024

Dear Yuletide Writer:

First off, thank you! I hope you are as excited about your assignment as I am to receive it. Hopefully the lateness of my Yuletide letter didn’t panic you too much! I enjoy a wide variety of fic, and these are truly some of my favorite canons, so really you can’t go wrong...but if you are looking for a spark of inspiration, I hope this letter provides it.  

General Likes/Dislikes: 

Things I love in a Yuletide fic: M/M, UST, hurt/comfort, banter, happy endings. When I look at the canons I chose, one consistent theme is that they all end on a note of hope, yet the characters I chose within these canons don't always get to experience that. I think, more than anything, what I would love to see is a chance for these characters to catch a glimmer of it for themselves (or for each other, in the canons where I've selected a pairing). 

Things I generally don’t like in a Yuletide fic: AU’s set outside of the canon setting (coffee shop, etc), MPREG, graphic gore, body horror, unhappy endings. That being said, if you have a wild idea that goes against these, these are definitely more loose guidelines than DNW’s. 

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Coldfire Trilogy

Damien Vryce/Gerald Tarrant Not sure if there will ever be a Yuletide where I don't request CFT fic. I do write frequently for this fandom, but just because I write in a certain style, please don’t restrict yourself to my “usual” topics. For this canon especially, I’m excited to read what you want to write.  I’m starting my millionth re-read of the trilogy, so I am excited to read anything set either during canon, or a post-canon fix-it. Give me all the banter. Give me all the UST. Give me Gerald Tarrant doing something kind (while doing mental gymnastics to justify it to himself as FOR SELFISH REASONS ONLY). Give me Damien forgetting to agonize over what GT is and just enjoying a moment with him (bonus points for him Prophet!fanboying). Give me physical contact of some sort between them, give me the soul bond! I ship these two hard, but I am happy to read pre-slash/gen.

Dimension20: Escape from the Bloodkeep

Leiland (Kraz-Thun) I watched Escape from the Bloodkeep 2 months ago(?) and once I was done, I immediately restarted it and watched the series again. Bloodkeep has some of my favorite Dropout cast characters, but of course it was Matt Mercer’s Leiland who stole the show for me. Someone on Reddit summed up Leiland as “All that dark power and regal lineage turned into a benny hill skit” and in response I can only say, that’s exactly why I’m here. I am happy with both pre and post-canon fic, gen or shippy (and not picky on ship). I’d really love to see Leiland navigate how to be Leiland, and not Kraz-Thun, and getting more comfortable in the “evil” found family he has created. Galfast Hamhead, while not requested, is of course 1000% welcome in any story.  Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors)

Shuten/Rajura

This was my first real fandom, well over two decades ago now, and Shuten/Rajura was my first ship. I definitely carried a binder plastered outside with the Masho chibi from Amanda Swiftgold’s page and stuffed to the brim with too much printed fic from Mink’s Yaoi Cake archive. This was a rare ship even then, and I am absolutely fine with gen, and fics that include all the Masho. I would of course love a fix-it fic, but I am open to exploring missing canon scenes also. I would enjoy a fic either from Rajura or Shuten’s perspective that grapples with their encounter out on the tracks, and that sprinkles in some of their shared complex history. Feel free to bend canon details in terms of what the armor enables. 

Uprooted

Solya/Marek These two have taken up residence in my brain and will not leave me alone. They truly enable each other in a way that is absolutely toxic, but I would love a fic that lets them attempt to do better by each other. I would prefer that Marek lives in your fic, whether that means exploring pre-canon events, or a missing scene during their story, and I would definitely enjoy a fix-it (just think of the hurt/comfort possibilities!) where they get to figure out their version of a happy ending. How do they navigate a world where they both wield less power? Would they be able to make their peace enough with that to carve out something new? Or would they chafe against that lack of power, and it would be that struggle that entwines them further?

[symphonic-scream]

It's me the fool back again with another au this time it's

Actual Criminals Au for P5

Where. They're real criminals.

The metaverse isn't real, and all of them grew up with qualms about how some people get away with everything. And, eventually, they all get the push they need to stop being a bystander and become Phantom Thieves

They all live in the same building, and have a secret lair under it. They pose as normal people with jobs and lives and then at night they're plastering evidence of assaulters all over Shibuya, or leaking videos of insider trading or what's on someone's hardrive

Sometimes they do normal crime like stealing from the rich to fund their bigger operations. Just for fun

Okay let's go down the list

Akira works as a bartender in a fancy hotel bar, and goes home to his "wife", Haru, each night. That's how it appears, at least. As a fresh graduate from secondary school, he ended up coming together with some friends to expose a shitty pervert for who he was, and thus began their lives as the Phantom Thieves. Joker is the ringleader, and known publicly to always be listening from the shadows

Then there's Ryuji, a middle school phys Ed teacher, married to Makoto. It's perceived to be a functioning marriage. He was a founding Thief, and is their Rough'em'up guy. Between Skull and Queen, they get their answers when they want them

Ann is next, wed to Yusuke, working as a model. Mysteriously, the guest room at their place seems to always be occupied by former top athlete Shiho. Ann's love for her best friend was one of the main flames behind the beginning of the Thieves, and Panther is key at tricking their enemies into drinking a spiked drink or spilling secrets for a moment with the attractive blonde

Okay now, Yusuke, he came later. Yeah married to Ann blah blah. He's an artist, paints in a studio all day. His former mentor drove him to the brink, but luckily the Thieves found him there, and gave him the power to drag himself back to his feet. Fox is very feared, as his harsh words and quick moves remind his enemies of an old samurai

Makoto was once looking like she would be another young officer on the streets, doomed to being beat down by the system. Now, she owns a gym a block from where she lives with her husband Ryuji, and moonlights as the fast driving, hard hitting Thief Queen. The only thing that burns brighter than her rage at the failing society around her is her homosexuality.

Software engineer Futaba lives alone, and she likes it that way, supposedly. She's gotten her act together, again, supposedly, and is no longer hacking. Yeah right. After taking down the false shepherd Medjed, Oracle does the computer work for the Thieves, keeping them in the know during missions

The final standard member of the Thieves, Haru, didn't exist until recently. Well, under the name Haru. She used to live as the sole son of the CEO of Okumura Foods, and has found a life that suits her much better. As Haru, she runs a bakery just outside the entrance of her apartment building, and lives with her husband, Akira. As Noir, she's more than willing to show that actions have consequences, though she's often aware enough to keep her act to just frightening rather than deadly

Then it's the half members, Goro and Sumire. They're legally married. One is a top tier detective, the other teaches youth gymnastics. Crow and Violet appear maybe once every other month at most, filling the roles the teams those nights need

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Okay so this is a Polythieves au, so the married couples above are mostly for cover. Below is a simplified web of the poly workings of the group

Akira -> Goro, Sumire, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Shiho, Haru

Ryuji -> Akira, Ann, Yusuke, Haru

Ann -> Shiho, Akira, Ryuji, Yusuke, Makoto, Haru

Yusuke -> Akira, Goro, Ryuji, Ann

Makoto -> Haru, Ann, Shiho

Futaba -> Sumire

Haru -> Makoto, Akira, Ryuji, Ann, Shiho

Goro -> Akira, Yusuke, Sumire

Sumire -> Akira, Futaba, Goro

I have lots more for this but this is just the like outline post. SEND ME ASKS IF YOU WANNA KNOW ANYTHINF OR HAVE QUESTIONS

[ladysarai]

@inception30daychallenge Catch Up!

Day 25: When Saito was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up?

@valerileygreen said it best in this post but I SWEAR I was thinking Samurai before I read it! In any case, I agree--there's something romantic and honorable about the legends of Samurai. They lived by a code of honor and were meant to be examples to those around them, and Saito tries to do that even as an adult. He honors his promise to Cobb and he never gives up in the dream, even as he's dying.

Day 26: Which summer Olympic sport would each character compete in?

Arthur: Swimming!! He might not be Michael Phelps, but he's good and he's the BEST at anchoring the relays. The team can always count on him to bring them through in the end. He does his best when he's the underdog. Eames: WATER POLO. It's a little violent, a lot strategic, and those shoulders, that's all I'm saying. Cobb: Soccer/Football. He's team captain, and takes every single goal against his team personally. He has a reputation for screaming at his goalies, even when he's the one who didn't get the ball away from the opposition in time. Ariadne: Gymnastics. Her best apparatus is the uneven bars, where she gets to fly. Yusuf: a Team Doctor. Look, he's not interested in sport, except in how the human body works and how he can help optimize performance or heal what's broken. Mal: Bicycling. Specifically Road Cycling, which gives her a chance to travel the world over to see different cities. She's amazing at the breakaways, leaving the peloton behind her and sprinting to photo finishes. Saito: Fencing. Give this man a sword already! (Also he's rich, and it's definitely an affluent person sport.) Robert: Equestrian. Again, another affluent person sport, BUT this gives him an outlet for the love he's missing from his father. Who cares if his father is distant? He has his horses, and they will never not love him. (Bonus points for Robert the cross-country equestrian, because I love watching those events.)

Note: It was EXTREMELY difficult not to cast Arthur as a diver and Eames as a swimmer, and you'll note I could not keep them out of the water anyway. If you have never read this fic, do yourself a favor and go read it now:

Freefall - homesickblues (wispyoongi) - Inception (2010) [Archive of Our Own]

In which Arthur is a diver, Eames is a swimmer and they had a tragic affair during the London Olympics and meet again in the Rio games. I love this fic a lot.

...Now I might need someone tell me NOT to write an Olympic AU.

[atthebell]

re: joui being a stereotype, I've definitely like. had the thought in the back of my mind throughout watching osnf? like I very much did watch it all with the view of "i have seen Luba's instagram and know he is very into Japan and like hmm. this feels. off"

I did enjoy osnf very much and I like Joui as a character! just. not those parts. because. well whatever Luba's intentions were it feels a bit. hm. I found it mostly bearable to watch (with suspension of disbelief re: the amount of honorifics, I got used to it) but I did cringe at the "samurai ancestor" part (which he in-rp did later tell Thiago was a lie but also like. come on. you could have also just Not Said That) and definitely felt like he was overdoing the "number 4 is bad luck" superstition thing too. like even if someone is superstitious surely nobody actually reacts like that every time the number is mentioned. y'know

and like credit to them for changing his name to a more realistic spelling a couple episodes in at least (even if the name itself is probably also questionable) and also for Luba toning it down on the Japanese exclamations/swearing (because they did feel very like. anime character esque slash neg lol). but yeah on the whole I watched osnf through a lens of "this is not a realistic depiction of a Japanese person and I am aware of that"

then again I don't know how common of an experience this is or whether people do just watch it uncritically (actually knowing the internet the answer is Very Likely Yes. but also reading the replies on that tweet it appears this view is a general consensus at least among some people) but. well. wanted to share my thoughts I suppose. sorry for discoursing in your inbox ^^

(also, based on the twitter people and also you focusing the criticism on osnf specifically - does that imply it gets better in later seasons? I don't have time to start watching opd for another couple of weeks but now I'm wondering)

yeah we started the season and i was like okay so that's the character luba chose to create. okay it's getting worse. oh worse than that. oh it just keeps going. awesome cool not upsetting at all.

i didn't even remember the samurai ancestor thing that's pretty bad i just think everything about joui is a terrible stereotype and luba should've made like literally any other character instead of him. it also does not help that i just don't like him as a character (sorry to. apparently every other ordem fan? seriously joui is THE most popular ordem character by far). but yeah the honorifics are terrible and so gross, the name choice is weird, the four thing pisses me off so bad because as menace says whenever we're talking about it: it's not like joui is superstitious in any other way! it's very clear luba heard about four being a superstitious number in east asian culture and decided to just go all in on that instead of doing any research on like occultism and perspectives on the supernatural in asia. also him being a prodigious gymnast in any other context wouldn't bother me but it does also feel like yet another japanese stereotype and also (this is just me being nitpicky and not really about the racism side of things) but the fact that joui's character build isn't actually built for gymnastics kills me. he doesn't even have good acrobatics!!!! he has WAY better strength and athletics, at least during OSNF, and i cannot for the life of me understand why you would create a character with a gymnast backstory if not to have reasons for good acrobatics and dex stats.

all of that plus the honor stuff is just awful i can't deal with it we literally have to pause every time joui starts talking to an npc because it's not fun to watch for so many reasons and it just makes me feel terrible. i don't know why luba thought it would be a good idea, it reads completely as him being a major weeb with no thoughts about how bad this is as representation.

also i know for a fact most fans watch it uncritically because again i've only seen ONE person talk about this and it was that tweet (and the replies, to be fair, in which a lot of people agreeing) i posted earlier in an ask. i'm sure people over the years have talked about it to some extent but i see people talk about joui CONSTANTLY and this is the first time i've seen anyone bring up how much the character sucks from a stereotyping angle. like, if i were to tell someone to watch this season, i would heavily warn them about this aspect of it, because for me it makes it really difficult to engage with joui as a character at all, aside from all my other issues with the season.

on your last point, i'm finishing up OSNF now, so i haven't seen any later seasons, but rainy said that luba tones it down somewhat and that the focus is more on his actual actions and progression as a character and less on the caricature of a japanese person that he is for the entirely of OSNF. i'll keep my expectations measured, personally, but i do believe i've heard somewhere that luba did realize how poorly it came across and tried to improve it, so there's that.

[ghooosties]

RYOANZUGIE HEADCANONS!

Hi tumblr. Do you like gay people? I sure do!! this was a style test as i've been very inspired by milkkirie lately and wanted to redo my old ryoanzugie lineup. hope u all enjoy <3 more information + text version under the cut!

anzu kinashi is 17, uses any pronouns but prefers she/it/honk, is genderfluid, pansexual, and polyamorous. short and chubby, very circular. her accessories are usually gold. dresses in bright colors, clowncore kidcore kind of stuff. her and ranmaru are best friends!! in school i imagine she excels in sporty extracurriculars, probably does track or something. my idea of school for them is very americanized so i apologize if anyone doesn't really like that. works as a clown on the side. wants to be a gymnast so she could do some cirque du soileil shit!! she is the sun in their relationship ☀️

ryoko hirose is 17, uses they/she pronouns, is nonbinary polyamorous & a lesbian. tall and lanky. triangles. her accessories are usually silver. dresses in comfortable, loose clothing. lots of blues and greys, they are like a dark academia fairycore kind of girl But make it wintery. If that makes sense?? Best friends with Joe and Sara obviously. i imagine they are like.. a really popular person? Very well known in school, probably on a student council. Would be a teachers pet. i headcanon them and joe WERE dating but was like "i am. a lesbian. Help me?" and joe went "yeah ok i got you IF you help me with sara lol" and fake dated for a little while while ryoko wingmanned for joe. I think the two of them are super good friends and bond over being fans of Samurai Yaiba (ryoko is like reko megafan #1.) they are the moon in their relationship 🌙

kugie kizuchi is 17, uses he/she pronouns, is a transmasc nonbinary lesbian & polyamorous. short and blocky, squares and rectangles. accessories are usually bronze but dabbles in a bit of silver. black, dark, leather clothing, he dresses very punk and techwear. this design is simple but i promise i lean more into the leather jackets and spikey accessories and lots of grungey layers. I headcanon him as kind of .. mean, as a front. Very protective of the ones she loves but doesn't allow those to get close to him; keeps up an icy and distant wall. Other than that she's just kinda perpetually chilling. i think he and ranmaru have a love-hate relationship; they're mean to each other for the joke and most people probably think they hate each other but they're pretty solid pals. I know Kugie is supposed to be like sara (kind, dependable and trustworthy) i think she is dependable and trustworthy but NOT super kind. They're on opposite sides of the personality spectrum. sara is sweet and nice but kugie is blunter and ruder but theyre both still good people. he is the star in their relationship ⭐

thank you for reading and thank you for the love.

[puppys-rhythm-heaven]

to elaborate on all of these cuz i'm bored n like rambling about rhythm heaven stuff.

big rock finish exploit: despite the name it also applies to fever built to scale. some games alter the timing leniency at certain points, and in megamix, big rock finish and built to scale do this. but if you exit midway through the game then the leniency doesn't reset. it's funni to fuck around with and also good to use for harder challenge train courses. :3

quiz show practice glitch: idk what to call any of these except the first one tbh but anyways. in megamix in quiz show and night walk during a perfect campaign it's active during the practice. but the game doesn't actually perceive you missing during it as breaking the perfect. it just processes that you're not in the game anymore so you must've perfected it. this only applies to quiz show because night walk doesn't have any holes in the practice. 😔

final remix input locking: if you spam a bunch at the end of the clap trap section in final remix then you can't input at all during jungle gymnast or karate man senior. i had it happen once without even trying it was amusing. don't spam in clap trap during final remix perfect campaigns that's the lesson to learn from this ftdtfrbrg-

animal acrobat/jungle gymnast timing fucking up: if you pause a bunch at the start of animal acrobat or jungle gymnast then the timing for the cues gets gradually more offset from the music. fucking around with this made me realize that i either rely on the music way more than i think or just rely basically only on memorization gdgdtchbfhd-

being able to jump through the blocks you're supposed to duck under in airboarder: self-explanatory there's nothing more to say about this and idk if it even counts as a glitch honestly. you can get a just ok doing this in ds. in megamix it's harder to do it cuz you can't just jump whenever but it's still possible i did it accidentally once and was like "w h a t" it was great.

also the visual glitches i was talking about in tengoku. in samurai slice origins if you spam a bunch at the end then the ending animation doesn't play so the wandering samurai just. stands there. with the blue glow still. and in bon odori and bon dance during the "it's a festival hooray" line the text glitches out. and yagura-chan does too. i think that's only in the fan translation tho idk maybe the game can't handle the english text dgdyftctf- anyways.

i love megamix but also it is the glitchiest of the games though also i literally cannot think of any glitches in ds or fever and the only ones i can think of in tengoku are graphical glitches-