#a3 anime spoilers

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being reminded of thoughts ive had regarding akira cuz personals likes the posts.....oouughhh akira loves the wizards so much

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MASHLE ：author's Q&A from fan book translation

Please point out any mistakes or errors! I will correct them ASAP, thanks so much!

I will translate this in four parts as there‘s 131 questions in total！

Here are the Q1-Q33 parts!

To the animation fans: There are slight references to the subsequent plot of the comics‼ ️ (Q11 and Q17) Those who are not interested in spoilers can avoid it

Q1. I want to know the name of the pastry shop that Mash will open in the future!

In addition, can rough dough fans and wet dough fans tolerate each other?

A1: The name of the shop is Beard Maggio. Unfortunately, the two cannot be compared, and such struggles of human beings like us have never stopped.

Q2: Will Mash marry Lemon?

A2: It's up to you to imagine.

Q3: What would it feel like if Mash had a different hairstyle?

A3: No one would recognize Mash. Because my character portrait is in the style of Miss Sazae (a comic).

Q4: How strong is Mash‘s grip?

A4: 600 kilograms. Like a gorilla.

Q5: How heavy is Mash's wristband?

A5: One ton, about as heavy as a black rhino.

Q6: Why do owls hate Mash so much?

A6: I don't know why. I'm often barked at by dogs, so it's probably the same feeling.

Q7: How did Mash escape from the castle and be picked up and adopted by Grandpa Regulo?

A7: Of course by the effort!

Q8: Regulo always calls Mash "son", but why does Mash call Mr. Regulo "grandpa"?

A8: Because Regulo looks more like grandpa, similar to a nickname.

Q9: I heard that Mash wants to be a pastry chef, so will he make other desserts besides puffs? In addition, what professions will Finn, Lance, Dot, and Lemon do in the future?

A9: He should start learning other desserts in the future. Finn may be a civil servant...? Lance will be an incredible person, Dot will be a registered tax agent or accountant, and Lemon may be an idol!

Q10: What is the badge on the chest of Mash's black tights?

A10: It's an owl! (Annotate：The badge can be found in the comics but not in the animation)

Q11: Why was Mash's hair slicked back when he awakened? Why did his skin turn black?

A11: Because the blood circulation became faster, the skin turned black and red! The hair also turned upside down because of the blood circulation!

Q12: Is it just a coincidence that Matthew can't do magic? Or did the Pure Root do something before he was born?

A12: It's just a coincidence! That's how genes work!

Q13: Cell War and Mash have similar hairstyles and magic lines. When they get close, they will resonate and cause headaches. Could it be that the Innocent Zero deliberately created such a replica?

A13: That's right! Cell War is a replica!

Q14: Has Mash's iron wand been used by other wizards before? Or has the iron wand been on the ground since it was made and no one has used it?

A14: No one has ever used that wand, it's always stuck on the floor! We don't know who it was made for (crying).

Q15: Finn later became a one liner, so did his second line disappear and become ineffective (crying)

A15: He's still growing up, not yet a complete double liner, so the second line will only appear when he's desperate!

Q16: Which of the parents of the Ames brothers (Finn and Rayne) has black hair and which has blond hair? Or do both parents have two-color hair?

A16: Both parents have two-color hair!

Q17: Did the relationship between the Ames brothers improve when they got together in the last chapter of the comic?

A17: The older brother is a tsundere, but it seems that the relationship has improved!

Q18: Why did Finn call Ryane "Onii-sama"  instead of "brother"?

A18: It's because the two keep their distance, there's a gap...

Q19: Ryane and Finn have always kept their distance. After Ryane became a divine awakener, did Ryane pay for Finn's living expenses?

A19: Ryane is quietly taking a long detour to help his brother bear the responsibility! (Translator comment: So cute hahahahaha)

Q20: Lemon said that the family conditions are not good. How bad are they? Can you tell me her story?

A20: The stew at home has no seasoning and tastes very bland (crying).

Q21: If Lemon's secondth and third-level magic awakens, will torture instruments and appear?

A21: Torture instruments should appear... (crying). So scary（crying).

Q22: What is Lemon's best dish?

A22: Egg rice bowl! This is not easy to make...

Q23: Which do you think is cuter, Lemon or love cute?

A23: Lemon! I like short hair!

Q24: Are the planet earrings that Lance often wears a gift from his parents? Or did he buy them himself?

A24: He bought them himself. (Translator comment: you are so trendy Lance...)

Q25: How is Lance's relationship with his parents?

A25: It's always bad... (crying)

Q26: If Anna has a boyfriend, how will Lance react?

A26: He will die!

Q27: Does Anna know that Lance is a sister-con and has a lot of her peripherals? If she knows, what does she think?

A27: It's okay! That's it!

Q28: Will Anna come to Easton to study?

A28: Yes! (Yeah!)

Q29: I want to know the name of Dort's third-level magic

A29: Because the personal magic is explosion magic, it is to summon "God of Explosion-Vulcanus"!

Q30: What is Dort's sister doing now? In addition, is she covering her eyes because of fashion or for some reason? I want to know if she has other secrets.

A30: She‘s now working outside! Good women are mysterious! So the reason is a secret!

Q31: I want to know what snacks that eat with tea Dot recommends!

A31: Madeleine cake! (Translator's note: small shell-shaped cake)

Q32: Does Dot know that he has Ira Kreuz? In addition, are his family members also people with Ira Kreuz?

A32: He knows that he is. His family all have Ira Kreuz. I don't really know what it means to be a person with Ira Kreuz!

Q33: Is the Barrett family the only one with Ira Kreuz?

A33: In addition to the Barrett family, there should be others!

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[mattapparentlystumbltourneys]

Giraffe Girumble - Round 3A

Propaganda below (May contain spoilers!)

Kaku propaganda:

He's a black ops government assassin who can transform into a giraffe or a human-giraffe hybrid that is really angular for some reason. He fights using two swords and wind blades shot from his feet, but giraffes have four feet, so he can shoot wind blades from all four limbs. He can also become a cube. And suck in his neck to fire his head forward like a cannon, his nose like a square-shaped cannonball. Or suck in his neck to make his legs longer, like a pasta machine.

A professional assassin and government agent, ate the fruit that gave him the ability to turn into a giraffe. Due to Kaku's personal anatomical peculiarity, he turns into a square giraffe (technically, a parallelepiped) a good swordsman who quickly learned to use the giraffe form for his fighting style. However, because he only became a giraffe a few hours ago, he is still not very good at it, which makes him miss funny. in his next appearance, he is a complete professional at transformations. AND AFTER HIS TEAM LOST TO THE MAIN CHARACTER'S TEAM, HE AND HIS PARTNERS WORKED AT A TRAMPOLINE RIDE AND HE RODE CHILDREN ON HIS NECK TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE BOSS'S TREATMENT.

Kaku turns into a giraffe-human by being ordered to eat a devil fruit by his boss, and the first thing this man does is hop on the giraffe propaganda train, no hesitation. His collegues are wolfs and leopards. Does Kaku mope about being a giraffe? No! He literally holds a whole speech explaining why giraffes are both dope, cool and the most lethal animal on the savanna. Then proceeds to unleash the limitless destructive power of the giraffe. Kaku is the no. 1 giraffe character, hands down, no competition, I will die on this hill, give me 1000 dollars.

Miyoshi Kazunari propaganda:

I don’t know how to explain this in a cohesive way that doesn’t sound like I’m insane but this silly little actor visual novel has a canon furry event. All of the characters have canon fursonas. Okay, let me explain. Every year, the April fool’s event involves an AU, just for fun. Other years have included a host club, magic school, time travel, a fighting game, etc. This one was an AU where all the characters were animals, and it was by far the most extensive, given that it had its own full-blown event as opposed to a single card and side story like in the past. I couldn’t tell you if Kazunari counts given the submission rules and A3!’s circumstances, but it would be cool if he got in as A3! is generally a smaller franchise.

[moon-swag-tourney]

The Bracket (tm)

The bracket is here!! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about it ^^

Also, please let me know if I need to spoiler tag these characters! I already have somewhat of a list, but there are plenty I'm unsure of, so all the help I can get is appreciated ^^' If I'm not confident though, I'll tag as spoilers just in case!

I'm aiming to the queue all of the polls so that they'll all be ready to upload on tuesday the 17th (left side) or wednesday the 18th (right side), however if it ends up delayed I'll be sure to make an announcement

Final thing, a reminder that you can find more info about the tournament under #tournament info !

Since it's kind of hard to read, here's the written list beneath the cut!

Left Side

Yuuki Mishima (Persona 5) vs Yuelia (Fantasy Life)

Kei Tsukkishima (Haikyuu!!) vs Moon Knight (Marvel)

Chan (Midnight Museum) vs Linh Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles)

Lucretia / Madam Director (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs The Collector (The Owl Hourse)

Princess Luna (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) vs Princess Yue (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Luther Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy) vs Della Duck (Ducktales 2017)

Looks to the Moon (Rainworld) vs Moonwatcher (Wings of fire)

Moony (ENA) vs Majora's Mask Moon (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)

Bayonetta (Bayonetta) vs Princess Rani (Elden Ring)

Lunamon (Digimon) vs Moon Hare (Japanese Folktale)

Emlyn white (Lord of the Mysteries) vs Hisoka Mikage (A3!)

Soul Eater Moon (Soul Eater) vs Crona Gorgon (Soul Eater)

Asterian (SynthV) vs Kaguya Houraisan (Touhou Project)

Twila (Mario Party 6) vs Diana (League of Legends)

Maya Amano (Persona 2 Duology) vs Vanitas of the Blue Moon (Vanitas no Carte)

Umbreon (Pokemon) vs Clefairy (Pokemon)

Right Side

Moondrop (Five Nights At Freddies) vs Yue / Yukito Tsukishiro (Card Captor Sakura)

Gunpowder Tim (The Mechanisms) vs Fandub Eggman (Snapcube SA2 Fandub)

Lunala (Pokemon Moon) vs Ruby (Animal Crossing)

Moonlight Cookie (Cookie Run) vs Saïx / Isa (Kingdom Hearts)

Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon) vs Artemis (Greek Mythology)

The Moon (Real Life) vs Gillion Tidestrider (Just Roll With It: Riptide)

Runaan (The Dragon Prince) vs Rayla (The Dragon Prince)

Cure Moonlight / Yuri Tsukikage (Heartcatch Precure) vs Cure Selene / Madoka Kaguya (Star Twinkle Precure)

Lunatic / Yuri Petrov (Tiger & Bunny) vs Sigma Klim (Zero Escape)

Ben Drowned (Creepypasta / Majora's Mask) vs Moon Presence (Bloodborne)

Tracker O'Shaughnessy (Dimension 20 Fantasy High) vs Imogen Temult (Critical Role)

Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd) vs Aruru Otsuki (Revue Starlight)

Murr Hart (Promise of Wizard / Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku) vs Cyana Lucretia (Cosmic Wonders)

Hanako-Kun / Yugi Amane (Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun) vs Judith (Tales of Vesperia)

Sirius Gibson (Witch's Heart) vs Ursula Cabistis / Shining Chariot (Little Witch Academia)

Aurora (The Mechanisms) vs Tyrande Whisperwind (World of Warcraft)

[rurugumi]

This is an introduction post ( ^-^)ノ∠※。.:*:・'°☆

Hey!

I'm rurugumi and I'm an avid fanfic enjoyer. Welcome to my fic blog :)

I'm mostly a reader but lately I've been getting into writing :D

I like writing fluff and comedy. I'm not super good with angst (writing it, I mean) so it always comes back to some light hurt/lots of comfort with me tehee

I'm really into A3! Mostly I got stuck in the first 2 acts because I used to play in the english server before it shut down and I haven't been following what happens next :( I have no problem with spoilers though

I write lots of taiten bc I love them, the sillies,,,, also Taichi is my favorite character, he's my son your honor

Recently I've been really into Lego Monkie Kid as well! Love that show. I have some fics planned for it :)

My favorite character is macaque. I got a macaque keychain the other day and I've been riding that high ever since

I also write Batman fanfiction. Ironically, I'm... not that much of a batman fan? I've watched a lot of the animated shows and movies, but I've never read a comic e v e r. But batman fanfic is great and my friend is really into it and that's how I got into it.

For whatever reason, batman activates my creativity so I have many plans for batfics... and they always get out of hand...

I love batfam! I'm not that much into shippy batman/dc stuff but i'm not against it either y'know? But I'd be a fool if I were to ignore the neverending well of family fics that the batman fandom has to offer lmao

So, yeah, fic blog! I'll be talking about my fics, my plans, ideas that I didn't use, that sort of stuff c:

[ciaossu-imagines]

Sleepover Evening!

So, one of my lovely commissioner's have given me the go-ahead to kind of allow myself a break so that I can spend the evening on here, since I have a very rare day off and I deeply appreciate the chance to jump on here. So, I'm going to be having a 'sleepover' evening! On top of some prompts I'll list, feel free to pop into my inbox and talk to me about anything and everything! I'm always down to talk, because all of you lovely readers are absolutely incredible people and I always feel a little astounded that I get to talk to people as cool as you guy's are!

I'm going to post the prompts in a separate post, divided into two categories - one will be prompts for the admin, for fun and to allow you guys to get to know me better or hear me rant about fandom stuff and then one category for prompts you can ask about for characters! From the character prompts, you can ask for characters from the following fandoms:

A3! Act! Addict! Actors!

Akudama Drive

All Out!!

Assassination Classroom (only 100 chapters in, so no major spoilers and understand I won't know everything)

Bakumatsu

Black Cat

Bleach

Blue Lock

Disney's Ultimate Spider-Man

My Hero Academia (again, rereading but only caught up to the start of the school festival arc so please don't spoil past that point - my reread's are going slow 😔)

Buddy Daddies

Bungou Stray Dogs

Chainsaw Man

Class of the Titans

Deadman Wonderland

Demon Slayer (anime only so only up to Swordsmith Village Arc)

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage

Eyeshield 21

Fairy Tail

Gangsta.

GetBackers (anime only)

Gintama

Golden Kamuy (again, not fully finished reading - no heavy spoilers)

Gravity Falls (Jesus fuck, but I love Stan Pines, great character)

Haikyuu!! (anime only)

High Card

Hinomaru Sumo

Hunter x Hunter

Ikemen Revolution

Joker Game

Jujutsu Kaisen

K Project

KHR!

Karneval

Kokuro no Basuke

Magi (again, currently reading - no huge spoilers please)

Mashle: Magic & Muscles

Mob Psycho 100

Mystic Messenger

Nabari no Ou

Nanbaka

Naruto

One Piece (only up to the Arabasta Arc, though have been massively spoiled...)

One Punch Man

Ouran High School Host Club

Ronin Warriors

Saiyuki

Salaryman's Club

Servamp

Sk8 The Infinity

The Covenant

The Outsiders

The Royal Tutor (anime only)

The Vampire Dies in No Time!

Tokyo Revengers (again, currently reading - no major spoilers please...though I've gotten a crap ton from friends who recommended the series)

Trickster

Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!

[sevensfantasia]

edit: 2.14.24

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old scu fan; what they (a large chunk of scu) did to jakka re: their chats is super fucking shitty, fuck em

serval x gepard shippers

jing yuan x yanqing shippers

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[shizukahaiji]

A3 spoilers I’m so sorry to do this (Lake do not Fucking look!!!!!!)

Nobody except for my fellow act 9-10 readers out there get it but Reni really is both one of the funniest and saddest characters in A3. Like. Yeah he has been pining over the same dude for like, 20 years and he’s beating up a theater troupe full of minors because he’s gay and can’t get over himself and his stupid emotions. But he’s been pining over the same guy for 20 years and can’t get over it.

To him, he gets in a fight with the man who made him actually realize his passion in acting (who doesn’t even want to act, despite being a BEAUTIFUL actor, and being Reni’s biggest source of inspiration, one he still bases his idea of talent on. Tasuku, Shift, all his top actors were chosen based on what he remembered the silly sloppy easygoing highschool boy he fell in love with to act like), leaves Mankai permanently, and then. Before he can even realize. Yukio’s just gone. Mankai’s gone. But then… Mankai comes back, run by his daughter? His daughter. His daughter.

Yeah, if the man I was pining for for literal years disappeared and out of nowhere it turns out he started a family, I’d be out of my mind. I get why Reni was a petty gay bitch, why he did everything he could to take revenge, why he was so hellbent on destroying Mankai. He obviously gets better. He realizes his flaws and how selfish he was. Love and hatred are two things that can drive people mad, feeling hatred because of lost love can drive a man to do some unspeakable things. Reni still chooses to primarily go by the nickname Yukio gave him in high school, instead of by Reiji. He still clearly thinks highly of Yukio, he thinks of him so frequently he’s still choosing his top actors based on how Yukio performed

BUT ALSO LIKE YEAH THIS IS THE GUY WHO STARTED BEEF WITH LITERAL KIDS? THIS IS THE DUDE WHO ACTS LIKE A OVER THE TOP KIDS ANIME VILLAIN AND HAMS IT UP ALL OVER THE PLACE? SAME DUDE WHO’S STILL SOBBING OVER HIS GAY HIGHSCHOOL CRUSH HE CAN’T GET OVER???

I’m obsessed with Reni and I don’t think I can fully explain to most people why but GOD I love Reni

(Also unrelated to any of this but something something Yuukei Yesterday with highschool era YukioReni, Yukio as Haruka and Reni as Takane)

[characterswithcolorsnamesfight]

Propaganda for Prelim Poll 16 :

(Vote here)

Violet (Find Love or Die Trying) :

No propaganda yet

Jessica Cruz (Justice League x RWBY) :

"She’s a Green Lantern. Thus Green."

Redtooth (Redwall) :

"Listen maybe I just want to see my sarcastic vengeful side character villain get a chance to succeed and shine for once."

Scarlett Amber Perkins (The Graveyard Book) :

No propaganda yet

Sash Lilac (Freedom Planet) :

No propaganda yet

Snow-White (Snow-White and Rose Red) :

"It's a german fairy tale.

Snow-White is named after the bush with the white roses in her mother's garden. She is the more introverted sister who rather stays at home with their single mother.

She loves her sister though and walks often with her into the woods to collect berries and where they help animals who need help.

Sometimes they were late and they just slept under the stars and moon in the free nature. Nothing happened to them ever. They were happy kids, doing kid things and helping their lovely mother. In winter Snow-White would help to keep the fire place on to have a warm home.

Because she was friendly to animals and helped them, she got rich at the end."

Akame (Like a Dragon : Gaiden) :

"Her name and the Kanji of her name literally translate to “Red Eye(s)”. You also first meet her in the game while looking for a “red tiger”. So basically, this entire character is clearly the embodiment of red. She is super cool and bad ass and has an information network to help homeless people. She also has an amazing voice and dreams to be a singer."

Bai Wuxiang a.k.a White No Face a.k.a The White Clothed Calamity (Heaven Official's Blessing) :

"White no-face, it doesnt show its face but only a white mask, half crying-half laughing. One, if not the, main antagonist from tgcf, they're a source of continuous horror and struggles for the main character and many others, especially when it comes to tormenting our poor protagonist, trying to push him into hell and beyond. Btw op, i didnt write other names for white no face bc their identity is a biiiiig spoiler, if you go looking for them pls dont put other names or titles in the poll besides what i wrote above, thank you."

Tangerine (A3!) :

"That is my son!!! I love him!!!!"

[akaikami-cherryblossom]

Answer key :3 (spoilers)

1. The theater burns down

Real! It happens in act 12 and is done by a rival company.

2. There are not one but TWO canon events with furries/furry elements

Real! They are mAnkAi AnimAls! (An April Fool’s event), and Holiday Park Carnival with some animal mascot costumes.

3. A character is an amnesiac who is revealed to have been a spy in the past

Real! This one’s kinda obvious for a3! fans, it’s Hisoka! It’s explored in act 5.

4. This is fully revealed after another character kidnaps the MC

Real! Chikage(fellow former/current spy) kidnaps the MC, as his initial reason to join the company was to get revenge on Hisoka, who didn’t have his memories at the time. Kidnapping the MC was the biggest step in his plan to tear apart Hisoka’s new family. They’re chill now tho.

5. A character is royalty of a nonexistent country

Real! It’s Citron. This is revealed in act 8. Kinda fucked up that they made up a country for the only racial diversity in the cast to exist in even tho the game takes place in the real world.

6. A character believes himself to be an android for most of his life

Real! It’s Guy, Citron’s attendant. His stepdad was a meaniepants.

7. Multiple characters can talk to animals

Real! This one was a little tricky because some people are vaguely aware of Misumi being able to, but Hisoka can also talk to cats, and Guy is learning as well!

8. Almost every character has met a playverse AU of themself

Real! It’s kinda a dream cop-out, but it is in quite a few event SSR backstage stories.

9. A character is ACTUALLY an android

Fake! I chose this weird one because I was confused when I first met Guy lol. That was a while ago now skndnfnf

10. One of the first few actors in the troupe is a parrot

Real! It’s the series’ mascot, Kamekichi. He performs with Sakuya in the very first show in the game, Romeo’s School Paradise.

How did everybody do?

[satillquinart-mullcreed]

SAKYOIZU MOMENTS

anime ver. part 6/n

THIS. SAKYOIZU. SCENE. THO.

those are the eyes of those who are in love ksjsksj

i did not expect that they would animate this scene like this... my heart,,,,

[mattapparentlystumbltourneys]

Giraffe Girumble - Round 2 - B

Propganda below (May contain spoilers!)

Miyoshi Kazunari propaganda:

I don’t know how to explain this in a cohesive way that doesn’t sound like I’m insane but this silly little actor visual novel has a canon furry event. All of the characters have canon fursonas. Okay, let me explain. Every year, the April fool’s event involves an AU, just for fun. Other years have included a host club, magic school, time travel, a fighting game, etc. This one was an AU where all the characters were animals, and it was by far the most extensive, given that it had its own full-blown event as opposed to a single card and side story like in the past. I couldn’t tell you if Kazunari counts given the submission rules and A3!’s circumstances, but it would be cool if he got in as A3! is generally a smaller franchise.

GG propaganda:

Is the best. Great and squeaky and silly and beautiful.

She's silly! And also a robot giraffe. And she plays piano sometime! Multitalented!

[a3hastakenovermylife]

Oh damn final Autumn Troupe ep.

Ok, I’m weak for Juban so I actually loved this ep. like dammit, they’re so prettyyyy

THIS INTRO SCENE TO THE PLAY WAS WAYYY TO EXTRA

Like SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THIS AGHHHHHHHH

I just LOVE THESE COSTUMES AND THIS THEME OH MY GOODNESS

THEY LOOK SO SERIOUS

LOOK AT THESE ACTION SCENES

Dammit if only they put even half the amount of love as they did in this ep into Taichi’s confession, I don’t think I’ll ever be over that.

I’m sorry I have no coherent thought on any of this other than screaming.

THE WAY THE LIGHT HIGHLIGHTS THEIR HAIR

ALSO KUMON CAMEO, I love hiiiiiiiimmmmmmm.

I also love how they switched to a shot of his face when Juza says the “leave my brother out of this” line, that was a sweet touch.

[nilikhangdiwa]

(with my a3 pfp) good day, tumblr! i am here to defend the honor of ramuda amemura and dice arisugawa! leaving it all under the cut, um. :3c please mind the spoilers for future character developments of both of them!

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION: (I Am Slightly Insane)

What is Hypmic?

Who is Ramuda? (No Spoilers)

Who is Dice? (No Spoilers)

What the fuck is Fling Posse? (Mostly No Spoilers)

What is their deal? (SO MANY SPOILERS.)

BONUS: Songs, Fun Facts and More!

Okay.

So, what is Hypmic?

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- (ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-) is a Japanese multimedia project, based off rap and hip-hop, created by King Records under their EVIL LINE RECORDS label. (Hypmic Wiki)

Set in the vague future after World War III, the Party of Words, led by Otome Tohoten, takes over Japan and sets up base in Chuuoku. Outside Chuo Ward, Japan is split into different divisions. All conflict under this administration must be settled, not through physical violence, but with use of Hypnosis Mics, which are specially designed to be able to affect people's nervous systems.

Each division has designated representatives (a group of three) who take part in the Division Rap Battle every year, where the winners get money, power, fame (we got it all), for their divisions. There are six divisions as of now, but we only care about the one for the sake of this poll!

TLDR: All conflicts are now solved via rap battles that physically hurt you because anime tech. Every year, the DRB takes place, which is basically a big state-sponsored rap battle tournament.

Most Hypmic lore and story content can be found through the drama tracks that King Records releases, but there's also a manga and a stage play.

Okay, now that that's out of the way, who is Ramuda Amemura?

(spoiler-free version) He's the pink one on the left. Ramuda Amemura, MC Name easy R!

The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

He's the leader of Fling Posse, which is the representative group of the Shibuya Division. Aside from that, though, his main thing is that he's a fashion designer who's really popular!

He's very cutesy and uses that to his advantage, but he has a little bit of a "dark" side. It seems like he doesn't take things very seriously, but he puts focus into the things that he finds interest in! Previously, before Fling Posse, he was part of a group called The Dirty Dawg (comprised of four members, not super relevant to the poll, but very relevant to his character).

He can usually be found with a lollipop or two in hand (as you can see from the image), and it's referenced in his first solo song as well (Drops). He is very pink! What's his deal? Well... we'll go over that in a bit. Because there are so many spoilers.

Next up, who is Dice Arisugawa?

(spoiler-free version) He's the green one on the right, with the Komaeda jacket. Dice Arisugawa, MC Name Dead Or Alive!

Live the life you love, love the life you live.

He's a member of Fling Posse, basically got chosen and picked up by Ramuda. He's a gambler who always finds himself with empty pockets, and he doesn't really have a permanent home.

He's kind of rough and tumble, and a lot of times can be simple-minded, but he's generally got a good heart and is just trying to live his life! He's dogboy and catboy equilibrium. There's this scene where Ramuda and Gentaro (more on him later) are both just kind of. Circling him and nya-ing. And he's like, what the fuck.

He isn't a fan of stability and routine, and finds the thrill of the gamble much more appealing. If he doesn't have money, he'll bet anythingn else he has -- including his life.

He can usually be found with his lucky dice! He uses them to make his decisions, and he basically also used them to decide whether he would take up Ramuda's offer to join Fling Posse.

What is this Fling Posse of which you speak?

Wow, I'm so glad you asked! Mild spoilers ahead, but nothing insanely plot relevant, and it's stuff you'll be able to find after like a cursory search.

Anyway, I think it's important to talk about Fling Posse because it's a vital part of both of their characters. Aside from Ramuda and Dice, there's actually another member of Fling Posse -- Gentaro Yumeno, MC Name Phantom. He's a funny guy, but I won't talk about him too much. Important things to know is that he's a writer and he likes to tease a lot, particularly Dice, because he's gullible.

Fling Posse was established to take part in the first DRB. Their thing is kind of that they're the guys who do things because why not? Living their lives. Leading the lives they want to live. Note the character quotes from Ramuda and Dice. Gentaro's is also similar, "Life is desire, not meaning." So, they're vibing.

Ramuda was the one who gathered them, but before that, they were all strangers. Like, they didn't know each other, but Ramuda chose them for a reason. So. Awkward. They didn't know each other very well, and all three of them have their own things about getting close to others, so they were distant at first, veiled beneath light teasing and surface-level connections. Ramuda is distant for story spoiler reasons, and Dice worries about being tied down to Fling Posse.

But, eventually, they're able to get closer. Hang out. Although there are still some secrets they're keeping, they're comfortable with each other.

They lost the first DRB, got eliminated in the first round against another group, and it kind of hit them a little hard. Ramuda was pretty hung up on it in particular. but they got together and resolved to work harder and do better. Winning is the goal they have in mind now for "next time".

And, yay! They won the second DRB! ICONIQUE BEHAVIOR. Also, very significant for more story spoilers, which I'll go into in the next part.

So, what's their deal?

!! SPOILER WARNING !! Mostly, this part deals with things that happen between the first and second DRB. When these story beats were initially made known, the fandom EXPLODED. So, yeah. IMO, it won't really impact your enjoyment if you know these things before getting into Hypmic, but if you're sensitive to spoilers, then here's your warning.

(Note: I don't remember when everything got announced relative to other announcements, but all of this did happen in some order.)

Okay, so Ramuda's thing is that he's a clone. Literally, grown in a lab, in a bunch of test tubes. There's a picture of it in the manga which I won't post for copyright reasons, but just trust me, it was insane. There were always theories about it but it getting confirmed was a whole other thing. Anyway, surprise! He was created by the Party of Words to act as their tool, basically. And there's a lot of them. So many Ramudas.

Ramuda wasn't born a human and is reliant on the special lollipops he has to live. The lollipops are supplied by Chuuoku. And. You might be able to see where this is going.

Because Ramuda genuinely grows to care for Fling Posse, and he cared for TDD too, and he wasn't made to care for things, see? He was made to just be Chuuoku's tool. And so he's defective. And Chuuoku decides to just leave him to die.

And. There's this really fucked up drama track where Ichijiku (one of the women in the Party of Words, who is the right hand woman of the Prime Minister, Otome) tells Ramuda that he's just going to be left to die, and Ramuda starts begging for his life, terribly heartwrenching, and Ichijiku kicks him. Anyway.

He wasn't born a human, but he is human, and he wants to continue living this life, his own life, one that is dictated by himself and not by the government.

Now, where does Dice enter this? Well, fun fact! DICE IS OTOME'S SON. HIS MOM IS THE PRIME MINISTER.

Otome does seem to genuinely care for him still, but that's neither here nor there because she was about to infinite tsukuyomi a bunch of people in the most recent drama tract.

Actually, it's less relevant than you'd think, but still, that was insane. He was born as a rich kid, so he knows piano, violin, some other languages than Japanese, insanity. My favorite silly trope. Anyway.

Dice and Gentaro are the ones who find Ramuda, and Ramuda tells them the truth, and Dice and Gentaro choose to stick by him and support him.

It's one of the reasons why they're so determined to win the second DRB, because it's the most straightforward way to be able to make sure Ramuda survives. As the winners, they'd have the right to demand some things, which would include medicine for Ramuda to survive.

Ramuda and Dice are both very similar. They both divert suspicion and lower guards by virtue of seeming harmless. Just a cute fashion designer and a puppy-like street rat. They're both hiding big secrets. They're both smokers!

They were basically brought up to have the same ideals as the Party of Words. Dice is literally the son of the prime minister. And yet, both of them choose to live their own lives, divert from the paths that were laid out before them. And, yes, it's full of hurt and pain and suffering. And a chance of death. But they're able to find people who support them, and they're able to find each other.

And maybe they could survive without each other. Dice would get along just fine gambling, Ramuda wouldn't have to deal with all this messy getting attached and being left to die business. But they like to hang out and be together, and they like to care for each other, and they're better for it. Dice gets serious, genuinely cares about something more than just gambling and food and the thrill of life. And Ramuda finds something of his own, something that was creates by the orders of the Party of Words but something that he has turned into his own safe space.

Around Fling Posse, Ramuda is able to put away that mask of bubblegum cheer that he always keeps on, and allows himself to just sit in the silence and do fashion design, which he genuinely loves. Around Fling Posse, Dice is able to be silly and mess around, knowing that there will always be a place for him here regardless.

Genuinely, they make me so fucked up. They care about each other deeply, but they don't pry into open wounds. They would die for each other, but they continue to live for each other. God. Um. So, yeah. Hope you enjoyed that ramble!

Bonus Content!

Here's the links to some songs feature Ramuda, Dice, or both!

Ramuda First Solo: Drops

Ramuda Second Solo: Pink-Colored Love (Pink-Iro no Ai)

Dice First Solo: 3$EVEN

Dice Second Solo: Scramble Gamble

Fling Posse First Song: Shibuya Marble Texture

Fling Posse Second Song: Stella

Fling Posse Third Song: Black Journey

FPVM: Battle Battle Battle

FP V MTC: Reason to FIGHT

General Hypmic playlist can be found here, but it's a little outdated!

Additionally, here's some fun facts:

Scramble Gamble beat out a BTS song on JP music charts and Armys were super upset about it, it's kind of funny.

You know the coke mentos Brexit meme? That's Dice.

Dice's name in JP is actually written in kanji and not katakana, like you might expect.

ACTUALLY, HYPMIC GENUINELY HAS SO MUCH FUNNY MERCH. Hypmic merch includes: sofas, tissue holders, rice, bathtubs, and more!

Lastly, here's a link to a funny little "Hypmic Guide" that me and my friends wrote in, like. 2019. It's in Taglish.

We updated it after some new info dropped, but it's not super up to date. Nonetheless, if you're looking for a place to start, you can check it out! It's super unserious and got a lot of things about the characters themselves more than the plot, tbh.

ANYWAY, DONE TALKING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK.

PART FIVE - ROUND ONE

[lalilula]

This scene is so pretty.

[taichissu]

i’m not so daijoubu right now