#Yamanami

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Oblivious!Okita Souji x reader HCs

I got this idea from the chibi chiruran anime. He is the most popular amongst the girls surprisedly but doesn’t bat an eye for any of them and just feeds the cats instead LOL

I poured way too much into this… next I’ll post an Anubis one shot.

CW: hurt/comfort and fluff

No matter how hard you tried to give him gifts yourself, some other girl outside of the residence would ask Saitou to give Souji their gifts instead.

You were certain you would never get his attention if none of those other girls can’t get his. You wish you were a cat instead. They get his attention more than any of you.

You would avoid him to get over your silly crush. Was it because he was the strongest? Or just that he was caring and kind? You were certain it was both, you liked his strong protective side and also he was a caring person.

One day you had asked Hijikata to help you train a bit with a wooden sword, this shocked Souji since he was just outside of the room on the porch petting one of the cats hearing you ask the worst swordsman to train you?

Okita started to mock his swordsman skills as one of the weakest and slowest in the group. Nagakura jumped in and started to make fun of you for asking Hijikata and not him which started a huge fight between the three of them. Souji didn’t like how Nagakura wanted to train you as well. “You still can’t land a hit on me,” Souji snickered at Nagakura but this caused Hijikata to try to sneakily hit Souji from behind, but of course, he dodged and punched Hijikata back knocking him out.

“I… didn’t mean for any of this,” you were shocked by their fight and not sure if they were going to apologize and make up later. You wanted to just leave and not ask any of them again. “Agh, you morons.” Yamanami walked into the room seeing Hijikata on the floor passed out and Nagakura irritated. Souji was nonchalant like usual with his calm expression that was hard to read.

Other times Souji wouldn’t understand some of your jokes, questions or advances about women. This made you wonder if he was even into girls or just uninterested at all.

Once when you were presented with everyone else, Nakagura asked if you liked anyone in the group and made a joke it was probably him. Your face turned red and Yamanami told Nagakura to cease personal questions like that. Unfortunately, even Saitou wondered the same along with Hijikata who rejects your “confession” even though you never said who. You freaked out and said no one and that you’re perfectly fine ending up alone. Lies… of course, the one person you liked was just oblivious to your feelings. The other members stopped picking on you after you denied liking anyone.

Of course, Souji was sitting on the porch ignoring everyone teasing you. You were already accepting the outcome of him never liking you. You sighed and went back to your private room.

After you had left, Souji got mad at them, but most of all, he hated your response deep down on wanting to end up alone. This surprised majority of the shinsengumi members seeing how pissed Souji looked with his murderous glare.

Yamanami was the observer of the group and knew Souji had always hidden his feelings for you or mostly pushed his feelings aside. Yamanami even saw him throw away the love letters from the girls who were always outside the residence fangirling over him or Saitou. Whenever they gave him bento boxes, Souji was always seen giving them to Harada since he was the big eater of the group.

Yamanami had pulled him aside alone to ‘talk’ to him but mostly to get whatever his deal was about. It was obvious that you liked him and he did as well, but you both were too scared to say anything. Souji didn’t respond to Yamanami about the situation that occurred and went to find you.

While sitting alone in your room pondering everything and the embarrassment that the other members put you in. You were certain you were going to end up alone as you said. You didn’t even hear your door open since your back was turned as you lied on your side drawing circles on the wooden floor with your index finger. “Oh, were you going to sleep?” Souji’s voice broke you out of your trance. You muttered a no and said you’re better off being alone right now. It’s unusual for you to want to be alone, especially from him. You already accepted the worst case and prefer to separate yourself from everyone for a while.

“Mind if I stay— I mean, if you’re okay with that. I don’t like how noisy they are.” You wanted to scoff since he mostly slept in Kondo’s room. Seriously?

“Sure, fine. Now what’s the real reason you’re here?” You turned your head to see him standing by the door before sitting next to you. He looked… nervous?

“What did you mean when you said that you’re fine ending up alone?” Souji brought his knees up to his chest. He wasn’t making eye contact with you as he chose to look forward instead. You were confused about where this was coming from. You couldn’t think of anything to respond with.

“I just… wanted them to drop the topic so it came out of nowhere. I’m sorry for all of that…” You suckered in your breath as you closed your eyes.

“I like you and—” Souji said out loud but you didn’t let him finish as you pulled him close to you pressing your lips on his letting both your minds register the moment before pulling away. He wasn’t even shocked nor pushed you away. He was happy as well for accepting his feelings.

“You’re oblivious sometimes, you know that?” You said as you melted in his arms and embrace.

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I discovered recently that the 2 photos that were posted by people claiming that it's Yamanami Keisuke were not real photos of him. (Someone pointed out the family crest on the haori of the two men in the photos and they weren't Yamanami's). I've been looking for a portrait or photo of him but couldn't find any. The only description I found was Yagi Tamesaburo's: "he was not so tall, had fair-skinned lovable face"

Do you have any information about that? Anything about his appearance or personality would be greatly appreciated🙏

Is this the photo that people claimed was him?

This is actually a photo of Yamada Hachiro who was part of the First Japanese Embassy to Europe, but people often mistake it for Yamanami Keisuke and it was even used on his Wikipedia page at one point.

From the blurry photo, we can still see that the family crest (kamon) on his sleeve is different from Yamanami's family crest:

There are many fake photos of Yamanami Keisuke, but unfortunately, no confirmed photos of him exist.

According to shinsengumi-no-makoto:

Yamanami was “slightly tall” and had a pale complexion. His face was supposed to be somewhat round. He is described as a gentle, amiable man and was very intelligent. He enjoyed reading Chinese poetry. Yamanami was loved by the people of the Mibu neighborhood. Yet despite all of this he could be very severe when he needed to be. Aside from Kondo, it is said that he got along well with Okita, Todo, and Ito. His exact relationship with Hijikata is the subject of debate.

I'm not sure what was the original source for this description and it contradicts Yagi's statement that "he was not so tall". Yagi's quote is probably more accurate since it's first-hand.

The full quote from Japanese Wiki Corpus is: "he was not so tall, had fair-skinned lovable face, liked kids and talked to them wherever he met them (丈はあまり高くなく、色白の愛嬌のある顔。子どもが好きで、どこで逢ってもきっと何か声をかけた)" (from Rojin Mibu Banashi (八木為三郎老人壬生話) by Yagi Tamesaburo).

That page also describes his personality and reputation:

Sannan was a kind-hearted person and was adored by women and children in Mibu area. There was a saying "kind persons are Sannan and Matsubara Chuji" which was popular in the Mibu until the early Meiji period. According to Shinsengumi Ibun (exceptional matters), he had a good reputation among troops and in the Mibu area, unlike Serizawa Kamo. Kojima Shikanosuke, a sponsor of Shinsengumi, described Sannan as a "warrior but literate". Even Nishimura Kanefumi, who was known for his severe criticism of Shinsengumi, called him "a person who understands method of matters in some degree" in Mibu Roshi Shimatsuki.

We can see his personality first-hand through a letter and a Chinese poem that was written by him right before going to Kyoto:

The bounds of my aspirations lie beyond the edge of the heavens,  My endless loyalty is contained within one sword. Whatever steep and perilous roads lie in the ten thousand ri ahead, I make haste for the Imperial Capital to serve with honor and merit.

From this poem, it seems he was a person with a lot of ideals and high aspirations. While there are many theories about why he died, I think he died from depression caused by disillusionment towards the Shinsengumi.

From the letter and the poem, we can see that he was interested in the Chinese language.

Also, his name was likely pronounced Sannan (on'yomi pronounciation) instead of Yamanami (kun'yomi pronounciation).

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I do not know if anyone would start alter ego discourse? But just don't... or I'll vaugley threten you idk

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Some doodles about Hiroko and Grandsons (or son in some timelines)

But last couple, he is REAL son of Hiroko in main timeline. And he died.

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Some fgo stuff I drew during summer + 9th Anni

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in today's episode of fate fandom history only i care about:

yuki aoi, aka the voice actor for shuten douji and okita souji, is famously in love with yamanami. ever since his introduction as an npc in gudaguda, she's really loved him a lot.

for example, on occasion she's drawn him

back to the story. when yamanami's standee was announced, while on one of fgo's official streams, she excitedly explained that she wanted to put him in the bath.

and so, when she finally got a copy of the standee, she did:

in jp fandom, especially within the shinsengumi fandom, this basically became a meme. so much so that kibadori_rue, the artist for yamanami, made fanart of this specific image:

this all culminating, of course, in yamanami's release as a full-fledged servant with his own np. and the np, as we all know, features him..

in a pool. while yes, there are definitely real life reasons to have yamanami's np be in a pool of water, many people joked that this was due to yuki aoi's bath

and now, of course - there's only one thing to do if you wanna get a copy of yamanami... have you considered throwing your phone into the bath?

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Yamanami Keisuke

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🫵 you

The only gold I got on the banner 😔😔

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Nobu: I think we should get a divorce.

Okita: What are you doing?

Nobu: Just practicing.

Okita: Why are you already planning your hypothetical divorce?

Nobu: I don't know. I'm an immortal ghost eternalized high up in the aether, I think I'm having a negative-three-quarter-life crisis.

Okita: You don't even have a partner.

Nobu: Hypothetically divorce me.

Okita: Okay, then I'm hypothetically taking half your assets.

Nobu: Well you didn't sign the hypothetical prenup.

Nobu, to Nobukatsu: It's called a prenup, right?

Nobukatsu: Yes, it's a prenup and you DID hypothetically sign one.

Okita: Who the fuck is this hypothetical nerd?

Nobukatsu: I'm her hypothetical lawyer in this divorce case.

Okita: Well then, I'm taking the hypothetical kids.

Okita, to Yamanami: Right? We can get those, right?

Yamanami: Yes, we can definitely get the hypothetical kids, don't worry about it.

Nobu: Who the fuck is this guy?

Okita: This is MY hypothetical lawyer and we have been hypothetically sleeping with each other.

Nobu: How could you hypothetically do this to me?!

Okita: Because you hypothetically are an alcoholic!

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Sannan Keisuke and his sword

Sannan Keisuke was a central member of the Shinsengumi when it was first formed and later served as its Vice-Commander. Although he was highly respected by Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo, he was forced to commit seppuku a few years later for desertion from the Shinsengumi headquarters. The reason for his mysterious escape is still unknown. However, there's a theory that the key explanation for escape is hidden in Sannan Keisuke's favorite sword, "Settsu Jyunin Sekishin Okimitsu" (摂州住人赤心沖光). Here, we will introduce an anecdote about the sword that Sannan Keisuke used and his life story, as well as the mystery of his escape from the headquarters, which led to his seppuku.

From a disciple of Kondo Isami to the Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi

Encounter with Kondo Isami

Sannan Keisuke was born as the second son of the Sannan family, a family of fencing masters in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and in his adolescence, he went to Edo to study swordsmanship and jujutsu while pursuing his academic studies.

He studied swordsmanship under Okubo Kurobei, a 900 koku hatamoto who had a dojo in Horidome, Iida-cho, Edo, and learned the Ono-ha Itto style of swordsmanship.

Sannan Keisuke had many exchanges with other schools, often visiting dojos of various swordsmanship styles to compete with them. On one occasion, he fought with Kondo Isami at the Shieikan, a dojo of the Tennen Rishin style, but was defeated.

Sannan Keisuke took advantage of this opportunity to give Kondo Isami a "shirei" (courtesy to a master), and joined his school.

He was a skilled swordsman and rose to the rank of assistant instructor. There are extant records that show that he often went to practice with Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo.

In February 1863, when Kondo Isami was recruited by the Shogunate to join the Roshigumi, Sannan Keisuke also agreed to join. He entrusted an acquaintance with a Chinese poem that stated, "Strive for loyalty with a single sword, even if ten thousand miles of hardship lie in the road ahead", and left for Kyoto together with the rest of the Shieikan.

Becoming Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi

When Sannan Keisuke and the others arrived in Kyoto, they were informed by Kiyokawa Hachiro, a central figure in the formation of the Roshigumi, that their true purpose was to be the spearhead of the "Sonno Joi" (the idea of respecting the emperor and expelling foreign nations). The formation of the organization was scrapped.

In the meantime, Sannan Keisuke remained in Kyoto with Kondo Isami, Hijikata Toshizo, and others. They relied on the lord of the Aizu Domain (present-day Fukushima Prefecture), Matsudaira Katamori, who served as the governor of Kyoto, to form the Mibu Roshigumi, the predecessor of the Shinsengumi.

From the very beginning of his participation in the Mibu Roshigumi, Sannan Keisuke served in the position of Vice-Commander along with Niimi Nishiki and Hijikata Toshizo. It can be seen that Sannan Keisuke was a central figure in the Shinsengumi from its early days.

The story of his beloved sword "Settsu Jyunin Sekishin Okimitsu"

Sannan Keisuke's favorite sword is one that bears the inscription, "Settsu Jyunin Sekishin Okimitsu-saku". However, this sword was broken in October 1863 during the "Iwaki Masuya Incident" in which Hijikata Toshizo and Sannan Keisuke engaged in combat with the "Futei Roshi (ronin)" (samurai who defied the norms of the regime and started riots, etc.).

The result of this incident was a one-sided victory for the Shinsengumi. At this time, Kondo Isami sent the broken Sekishin Okimitsu, to Edo along with two other badly damaged swords, as evidence of the Shinsengumi's success.

On the other hand, Kondo Isami also wrote in a letter, "Never use a sword from Settsu [Present-day north central Osaka Prefecture and southeastern Hyogo Prefecture]," referring to Sannan Keisuke's beloved sword, which was easily broken.

Disappearance and escape

Changes in position within the Shinsengumi

For his efforts in the Iwaki Masuya Incident, Sannan Keisuke received a reward of 8 ryo (about 1,500,000 yen today) from Matsudaira Katamori, but his presence in the Shinsengumi quickly faded away. In fact, Sannan Keisuke did not participate in the Ikedaya Incident in June 1864, nor in the Kinmon Incident that took place the following month.

In November of the same year, a marching order (行軍録 - kogunroku) was produced by the Shinsengumi in preparation for the conquest of Choshu (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture), but Sannan Keisuke's name was not in it. This decline in his influence within the Shinsengumi is believed to be one of the reasons for his desertion from the Shinsengumi.

Seppuku due to violation of the Shinsengumi Code

It was around February 21, 1865 (Genji 2/Keio 1) that Sannan Keisuke suddenly escaped from the headquarters, leaving behind a letter. Okita Souji was ordered to pursue him.

Sannan Keisuke was easily found at an inn in Otsu (present-day Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture), and without showing any particular signs of resistance, he was taken back to the headquarters later that day.

The Shinsengumi had a rule called "Kyokuchu-hoto" (a rule that any desertion from the Shinsengumi would be punished with seppuku). When Kondo Isami ordered him to commit seppuku in accordance with this rule, Sannan Keisuke accepted the order with calmness and composure. After exchanging farewell cups of water with his comrades, he was beheaded by Okita Souji.

It's said that the Shinsengumi members and the people of the Mibu area were terribly saddened by the death of Sannan Keisuke, who was a man of learning and character. The reasons for Yamanami's desertion vary from "he couldn't stand the fact that the Shinsengumi was becoming a running dog of the Shogunate" to "he opposed the relocation of the Shinsengumi to Nishi-honganji [Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto] but was ignored," but none of these reasons are confirmed.

The relationship between his beloved sword and his mysterious escape

Who was the swordsmith who forged the Settsu Jyunin Sekishin Okimitsu?

The aforementioned sword was forged by a swordsmith named Sekishin Okimitsu, but this cannot be confirmed by the "Japanese Sword Craftsmanship Encyclopedia" (日本刀工 刀銘大鑑) or the "Japanese Sword Encyclopedia" (日本刀大百科事典), which cover the names of swordsmiths of existing swords.

There are no existing swords, only oshigata, which copied the shape of the Japanese sword on paper. This can be seen at the Kojima Museum (Machida City, Tokyo), which is managed by a descendant of Kojima Shikanosuke, a supporter of the Shinsengumi.

Taking into account the fact that the sword was broken during the Iwaki Masuya incident, that no existing sword has been found, and that the name of the swordsmith has not been handed down, it's questionable whether Sekishin Okimitsu actually existed.

Kojima Museum

The reason why he chose Settsu resident Sekishin Okimitsu as his favorite sword

There are various theories as to why Sannan Keisuke chose this sword, but one of them focuses on the characters "Sekishin" (赤心) inscribed on the sword tang (nakago). Sekishin means "a true heart without lies".

However, when inscribed on a Japanese sword, another meaning is added. It means "loyalty to the emperor". It's believed to have originated from the "Sekishin Hokkoku-tou" (赤心報国刀), a sword used by Asami Keisai, a Confucian scholar in the mid-Edo period who preached "Kino Ushisou" (勤王思想) (The idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor).

In fact, Sannan Keisuke is said to have been a man who was devoted to the ideology of "勤王" (loyalty to the Emperor) and often clashed with Kondo Isami and his followers. The Shinsengumi was formed by presenting a petition to the Aizu Clan, stating that the group would "Protect the Tencho and Taikiko, and expel the barbarians" (天朝並びに大樹公之御守護奉り、攘夷仕るべく候). "Tencho" refers to the Emperor and the Imperial Court, and "Taikiko" refers to the Shogun. However, as time went by, the Shinsengumi shifted away from the original purpose of the organization, moving away from the expulsion of the barbarians and transforming itself into a group that supported only the Shogunate.

Sannan Keisuke chose a sword named after Sekishin as his favorite sword. His refusal to participate in the Ikedaya Incident and the Kinmon Incident, as well as his decision to escape from serving the Shogunate, can be said to reveal his true face as an idealist who stubbornly upheld the principle of "loyalty to the emperor".

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I Feel Like These Two Would be Good Friends…

…and that they have similar issues.

Based on this lovely meme.

Just a lil’ something that came to me in the middle of doing some papers, I hope you all enjoy!

—Redline, over and out!

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Rest after work 🍊

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Forget new year Saber in FGO, look who's in public domain now.

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