#akira hattori

[idontthinkimokaymentally]

Hello there Akira Hattori fans.

[fishy-poof-crackers]

Doodles!! pt. 1

OMG Knifey hand reveal!! I took this in the middle of band on my school laptop /srs Anyway, upcoming Marked AU! + some normal doodles.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Ideas for future episodes of “Epic Rap Battles of History”:

1) Emily Dickinson vs. Maya Angelou (theme: two of the greatest female poets)

2) Ho Chi Minh vs. Charles de Gaulle (theme: two leaders of independence movements)

3) Akira Kurosawa vs. Hayao Miyazaki (theme: two Japanese directors who changed cinema)

4) Audie Murphy vs. Steve Rogers aka Captain America (theme: real-life American WWII hero against a fictional one)

5) Hattori Hanzo vs. Naruto Uzumaki (theme: real-life ninja against a fictional one)

6) Audrey Hepburn vs. Katharine Hepburn (theme: battle of the world-famous actresses who share the same surname)

7) Fictional Lawyer Battle Royale (Atticus Finch vs. Perry Mason vs. Saul Goodman vs. Matt Murdock/Daredevil vs. Phoenix Wright)

[rachelcommitscrimes]

im not really into dr:hd that much but if tomoya, chiemi, akira, or chou dies im going batshit

[kaijynx]

my personal opinion on the usernames of the drhd cast!

Otome - Haname (canonical)

Kiyoshi - Teatime-With-Kiyoshi

Bani - Tizmbnuuy

Akira - Akira-Hayasaka (shes a influencer, so i believe that she has a more accessible nickname)

Chiemi - Rave-Gal

Chou - Flutter-Gal (originally her stage name, but changed it to be matching with chiemi, her manager and a big portion of her fans don't approve RIP)

Hideyoshi - W0LF-H1D3

Izamami - Witchi-Nami

Katsuhiko - Katsuhiko-Minamoto (he says its too “unprofessional” to have a fun name)

Kyouran - 101ko (because hes a con artist, i feel like he would have a username that would seperate him and his identity)

Rei - she canonically doesn't use technology, so she wouldn’t have one

Satoru - Hypertime-satoru

Shion - Matchamorita

Tomoya - ThegreatTomoya

Takeshi - StewKeshi

Yumeo - marrowmeo

[k4ijynxx]

I had an idea and i drew it ok

[chishnfips87]

My DR:HD Tier list

I just watched the prologue, and so far, I'm actually liking it.

This mf Izanami is defs onto something.

[museqmeg]

While Vash can't canonically operate a motorcyle, one of Vash's official sculptors, Tatsuya Hattori, manifested the Akira slide for Trigun Stampede!

Trigun has more than one connection to Akira--Johnny Yong Bosch also voiced Kaneda!

Tatsuya Hattori's Twitter

[pengiechuu]

Servamp fanmade popularity poll results

Here are the results for the popularity poll I made last week!

18th place

Hugh - 1 vote

Marry - 1 vote

Yully - 1 vote

Sagami - 1 vote

Eisuke - 1 vote

Mitsuki - 1 vote

Hattori - 1 vote

Koyuki - 1 vote

Yoshimasa - 1 vote

Shirayuki - 1 vote

Yamane - 1 vote

Shifumi - 1 vote

Mikado - 1 vote

Hokaze - 1 vote

Mikage - 1 vote

17th place

Lilac - 2 votes

Crantz - 2 votes

Tiramisu - 2 votes

Junnichiro - 2 votes

Ryusei - 2 votes

Ophelia - 2 votes

16th place

Tetsu - 3 votes

Higan - 3 votes

Gilberto - 3 votes

Rayscent - 3 votes

Bad B - 3 votes

Good B - 3 votes

Cappuccino - 3 votes

Shuuhei - 3 votes

Yumikage - 3 votes

Tooru - 3 votes

Miyako - 3 votes

15th place

Guildenstern - 4 votes

Iori - 4 votes

Johannes - 4 votes

14th place

Misono - 5 votes

Belkia - 5 votes

Shamrock - 5 votes

Sensei - 5 votes

Akira - 5 votes

13th place

Touma - 6 votes

12th place

Ildio - 7 votes

11th place

Freya - 8 votes

Lily - 8 votes

Niccolo - 8 votes

Sakuya - 8 votes

Otogiri - 8 votes

10th place

Inner Kuro - 9 votes

Tsurugi - 9 votes

9th place

Izuna - 10 votes

Yotarou - 10 votes

8th place

Licht - 12 votes

7th place

Gear - 14 votes

6th place

Tsubaki - 15 votes

5th place

Mahiru - 17 votes

Hyde - 17 votes

4th place

Kuro - 22 votes

3rd place

Kiriko - 61 votes

2nd place

Jeje - 113 votes

1st place

Mikuni - 331 votes

Thank you to everyone who participated, it was fun to see who everyone picked!!!!

[webraciszekbastion]

Masterlist

Requests Opens !

Legend:

One Shot - Cup of Tea 🍵

Headcanons - Cup of Coffee ☕

My thoughts on games or characters - Bubble Tea 🧋(NO request)

Fluff - Chocolate Cookie 🍪| Hurt/Comfort - Dark Chocolate 🍫| Angst - Sour Lemon Cupcake 🧁| Suggestive - Angel Food Cake 🍰| Platonic - Piece of Pie 🥧

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code

Yuma Kokohead:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Shinigami:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Kurumi Wendy:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Yakou Furio:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

👻 Yakou Furio x Reader who is a Horror Fanatic 💀☕🍪

Vivia Twilight:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

📖 Vivia Twilght x Baker!Reader 🥐☕🍪

📖 Vivia Twilight x Artist!Male!Reader 🎨☕🍪

Halara Nightmare:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Fubuki Clockford:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Desuhiko Thunderbolt:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Zilch Alexander:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Pucci Lavmin:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Aphex Logan:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Melamie Goldmine:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Zange Eraser:

☔ Some Headcanons from Rain Code ☔☕

Yomie Hellsmile:

Martina Electro:

Seth Burroughs:

Guillaume Hall:

Makoto Kagutsuchi:

All Master Detectives:

All Peacekeepers:

All Characters:

Project Eden's Garden

Damon Maitsu:

📖 Fem s/o Ultimate Novelist who works non-stop, without taking breaks. 📖 ☕🍪

Cassidy Amber:

Desmond Hall:

Diana Venicia:

Eloise Taulner:

Eva Tsunaka:

Grace Madison:

Ingrid Grimwall:

Jean DeLamer:

Jett Dawson:

Kai Monteago:

Mark "Mayhem" Berskii:

Toshiko Kayura(Only Platonic):

Ulysses Wilhelm:

Wenona:

Wolfgang Akire:

All Characters:

Danganronpa Despair Time

Teruko Tawaki:

Xander Matthews:

Charles Cuevas:

Ace Markey:

Arei Nageishi:

Rose Lacroix:

Hu Jing:

Eden Tobisa:

Levi Fontana:

📖 Fem s/o Ultimate Novelist who works non-stop, without taking breaks. 📖 ☕🍪

Arturo Giles:

Min Jeung:

Veronika Grebenshchikova:

J Rosales:

Whit Young:

Nico Hakobyan:

All Characters:

Danganronpa F: Shattered Hope

Enigma:

Cancel:

Yaxi:

Grisp:

Cross:

Scarlet:

Moraiteru:

Pocket:

📖 Fem s/o Ultimate Novelist who works non-stop, without taking breaks. 📖 ☕🍪

Corza:

Rock:

Rox:

Twin:

Rissi:

Anon:

All Characters:

My suggestions for the real names of the characters 🧋

Super Danganronpa Another

Yuki Maeda/Utsuro:

Akane Taira:

Ayame Hatano:

Haruhiko Kobashikawa

Kakeru Yamaguchi:

Kanata Inori:

Kinji Uehara:

Kiyoka Maki:

Kizuna Tomori:

Mikako Kurokawa:

Mitsuhiro Higa:

Rei Mekaru:

Satsuki Iranami:

Teruya Otori:

Tsurugi Kinjo:

Yamato Kisaragi:

All Characters:

Super Danganronpa Another 2

Sora:

Emma Magorobi:

Hajime Makunouchi:

Hibiki Otonokoji:

Iroha Nijiue:

Kanade Otonokoji:

Kokoro Mitsube:

Mikado Sannoji:

Nikei Yomiuri:

Setsuka Chiebukuro:

Shinji Kasai:

Shobai Hashimoto:

Teruya Otori V2:

Yoruko Kabuya:

Yuki Maeda:

Yuri Kagarin:

All Characters:

Danganronpa (He)Artless Deceit

Akira Hayasaka:

Chiemi Hattori:

Chou Yoshida:

Hideyoshi Kurosawa:

Itsumi "Bani" Yoko:

Izanami Hoshimiya:

Katsuhiko Minamoto:

Kiyoshi Fujioka:

Kyouran Murashita:

Otome Hanayama:

Rei Fukuno:

Satoru Tachibana:

Shion Morita:

Takeshi Yamamoto:

Tomoya Morita:

Yumeo Arakawa:

Denshi Shigenobu:

All Characters:

Your Turn to Die

Sara Chidouin:

Joe Tazuna:

Keiji Shinogi:

Kanna Kizuchi(Only Platonic):

Q-taro Burgerberg:

Sou Hiyori:

Reko Yabusame:

Nao Egokoro:

Kai Satou:

Gin Ibushi(Only Platonic):

Kazumi Mishima:

Alice Yabusame:

Ranmaru Kageyama:

Hinako Mishuku(Only Platonic):

Naomichi Kurumada:

Mai Tsurugi:

Anzu Kinashi:

Shunsuke Hayasaka:

Sue Miley:

Tia Safalin:

Rio Ranger:

Gashu:

Midori:

Meister:

All Characters:

All Floor Masters:

[thevexinator]

Fanganronpa x Ensemble Stars !!

This thought initially came to me and was posted to the heartless deceit server, so I thought I'd post it to tumblr before I get too ambitious and make card edits.

Reminder: This was selected via randomizer and further tidied up in editing. This is mainly stuck to the fangans I know of/am actively following.

Further down: potential spoilers for the fangans in the tags.

StarMaker Production ☆

fine - Another 2 [Mikado Sanooji, Nikkei Yoimiuri, Emma Magorobi, Iroha Nijiue]

RYUSEITAI - Heartless Deceit [Akira Hayasaka, Tomoya Morita, Shion Morita, Chiemi Hattori, Hideyoshi Kurosawa]

Alkaloid - Another [Kinji Uehara, Yamato Kisaragi, Mikako Kurokawa, Kanata Inori]

Trickstar - Despair Time [Teruko Tawaki, Xander Matthews, David Chiem, Min Jeung]

Cosmic Production ☆

Eden - Eden's Garden [Damon Maitsu, Ulysses Wilhelm, Wolfgang Akire, Kai Montegao]

Valkyrie - Rebirth [Seishi Yodogawa, Ayumu Fujimori]

2wink - Hope Restoration [Sachika and Saemi Sada]

Crazy:B - Antebellum [Lyra Shatel, Dracul Tremblay, Shinku Kutsuki, Rei Higashi]

Rhythm Link ☆

Ra*bits - Coward's Paradise [Anko Hibana, Yukio Sato, Urara Amemiya, Ume Omori]

AKATSUKI - Kill/Cure [Hiroaki Uzuki, Bussho Saji, Oniji Itagaki]

UNDEAD - Shattered Hope [Enigma, Rock, Anon, Pocket]

New Dimension ☆

Switch - Mauve [Shoji Shinano, Rintaro Tomoe, Ukyo Sarashina]

Knights - Deadication [Naohiko Hayata, Hitomi Akimura, Reika Komatsu, Keiji Iketsuki, Toru Mizuno]

MaM - Kill/Cure [Naiomi Danjuma]

Shuffle units

AtoZ - Anko Hibana, Rock, Akira Hayasaka, Ukyo Sarashina, Dracul Tremblay

XXVeil - Lyra Shatel, Hiroaki Uzuki, Keiji Iketsuki, Teruko Tawaki, Urara Amemiya

Branco - Yukio Sato, Kanata Inori, Iroha Nijue, Shoji Shinano

Ring-A-Bell - Oniji Itagaki, Tomoya Morita, Min Jeung, Naohiko Hayata, Emma Magorobi

Getto Spectacle - David Chiem, Kinji Uehara, Kai Montegao, Shion Morita, Hitomi Akimura

La Mort - Mikako Kurokawa, Anon, Reika Komatsu, Ulysses Wilhelm, Rei Higashi

Puffy☆Bunny - Ayumu Fujimori, Yamato Kisaragi, Sachika Sada, Chiemi Hattori, Mikado Sanooji

Butou-kai - Wolfgang Akire, Bussho Saji, Naiomi Danjuma, Hideyoshi Kurosawa, Enigma

BLEND+ - Saemi Sada, Rintaro Tomoe, Seishi Yodogawa, Pocket, Toru Mizuno

Flambé! - Shinku Kutsuki, Xander Matthews, Ume Omori, Damon Maitsu, Nikkei Yoimiuri

[dear God these are chaotic]

[will add more soon trust]

[leonawriter]

P5R/DCMK: Goro Akechi gets shrunk by some guys Shido was in cahoots with, and ends up staying with... I wanna say... how about Sojiro and Futaba, since they would believe the story and recognise him.

Instead of a Sleeping Kogoro act, he team's up with Akira, who's just moved back to Tokyo, and together they solve crime!

He only stays fun size for a few months - half a year at most - because what if this is all set post-DCMK, with the antidote already having been found? But the thing that's stopping him from accessing it is that neither he nor Akira know anything about Shinichi Kudo or Conan Edogawa, nor do they trust the idea of going to older detectives with police ties, so there's some fun miscommunication and dancing around things (for good reason!) before they're all on the same page.

But until then, Akechi gets to experience the childhood he never truly had, and an appreciation from people that comes purely from him being a cute kid with amazing skills and not anything fake, and he's sharing it with people who know his secrets and still respect him.

Hang on, if Ryuji would constantly slip up and call him "Akechi," would that make him the Hattori...? Especially since Ryuji also is capable of being smart but thinks with his heart more than his book smarts, and it's more for vibes than a straight 1:1 since the DCMK guys are here, just... older.

Talking of- I'd see Shinichi and those in his year group being about 10 years older than Akechi, so they're all around 28 or so, making them adults - and also both responsible adults and reasonable authority figures.

[suzakucastle]

Pronunciation Guide for Fighting Games

A lot of people tend to say words and names wrong. For those who care, this guide should help with proper pronunciation. In particular, what syllables are stressed, proper spelling, and so on. This'll help you not look and sound like ignorant gaijin (gai-jeen) when talking to Asian players.

Again, if this doesn't bother you (and I acknowledge that for the vast majority of the FGC it doesn't), feel free to ignore this guide. Just don't get on everyone else's case, please. Also, don't use this guide to act smug towards your peers.

In short, this is to help people who want to be helped. That's all. Please understand. If there are any mistakes, let me know.

Note: Unfortunately, Mortal Kombat will be ignored for this guide, as saying Japanese words wrong is a franchise tradition, so it'd be a lost cause even trying. If you see any familiar words from that series, just bear in mind the proper pronunciation for everywhere else.

Letters/syllables in bold are sounds to be stressed when saying that word or name, if necessary.

Ryu = Rh-Yoo (See Shoryuken below)

Hadoken = Ha-Dou-Keh-N

Shoryuken = Sho-Rh-Yoo-Keh-N

Tatsumaki Senpukyaku = Tah-Tsu-Mah-Ki Se-N-Poo-Kh-Yah-Koo

Jin = Jeen

Bushinryu = Bu-Shee-N-Rh-Yoo

Kazuya = Kah-Zoo-Ya

Mishima = Mee-Shee-Mah

Kazama = Kah-Zah-Mah

Iori = Eee-Oh-Ree

Sakura = Sah-Kuu-Rah

Akuma = Ah-Kuu-Mah

Gouki = Goh-Uu-Kee

Kasumi = Kah-Suu-Mee

Raiden = Rah-Ee-Deh-N

Ryo = Rh-Yoh

Heihachi = Heh-Eee-Hah-Chee

Jun = Juu-N

Akira = Ah-Kee-Rah

Fujin = Fuu-Jee-N

Ayame = Ah-Yah-Meh

Mugen = Moo-Geh-N

Tenshin = Teh-N-Shee-N

Zangief = Zah-N-Gee-Eh-Voo

Yuri = Yoo-Ree

Chun-Li = Choo-N-Lee

Chizuru = Chee-Zuu-Ruu

Sasuke = Sah-Suu-Keh

Denjin = Deh-N-Jee-N

Shin = Sh-Ee-N

Kyo = Kh-Yoh

Shippu = Shee-Puu

Bounge = Poh-N-Geh

Koehan = Koh-Ah-N

Kaphwan =

Hwoarang = Wah-Rah-N

Raijin = Rah-Eee-Jee-N

Karaoke = Kah-Rah-Oh-Keh

Kazuma = Kah-Zoo-Mah

Kiryu = Kee-Ree-Yoo

Hayate = Hah-Yah-Teh

Shiranui = Shee-Rah-Noo-Eee

Yashiro = Yah-Shee-Roh

Shun = Shh-Uhh-N

Goku = Goh-Kuu

Satsu = Sah-Tsu

Ansatsuken = Ah-N-Sah-Tsu-Keh-N

Asura = Ah-Soo-Rah

Senku = Se-N-Kuu

Naruto = Nah-Ruu-Toh

Boruto = Boh-Ruu-Toh

Kaioken = Kah-Eee-Oh-Keh-N

Kikosho = Kee-Koh-U-Sho

Kyokugen = Kh-Yo-Kuu-Geh-N

Gouken = Goh-U-Keh-N

Saikyo = Sah-Eee-Kh-Yoh

Hibiki = Hee-Bee-Kee

Takane = Tah-Kah-Ne

Sento = Seh-N-Toh

Yakuza = Yah-Kuu-Zah

Sagat = Sah-Gah-Tt

Adon = Ah-Dah-N

Hinata = Hee-Nah-Tah

Makoto = Mah-Koh-Toh

Ibuki = Eee-Buu-Kee

Kolin = Koh-Lee-Eh-N

Messatsu = Meh-Sah-Tsu

Shichisei = Shee-Chee-Seh-Eee

Tensei = Teh-N-Seh-Eee

Ranka = Rah-N-Kah

Tensho = Teh-N-Sho

Senretsu = Seh-N-Reh-Tsu

Asuka = Ah-Soo-Kah

Tekken = Teh-Keh-N

Izuna = Eee-Zoo-Nah

Otoshi = Oh-Toh-Shee

Pokémon = Poh-Keh-Mo-N

Pokkén = Poh-Keh-N

Ayane = Ah-Yah-Neh

Ryoko = Rh-Yoh-Koh

Hattori = Hah-Toh-Ree

Haohmaru = Hah-Oh-Mah-Ruu

Mitsurugi = Mee-Tsu-Ruu-Gee

Nakoruru = Nah-Koh-Ruu-Ruu

Yagami = Yah-Gah-Mee

Daidoji = Dah-Eee-Doh-U-Jee

Hinoka = Hee-Noh-Kah

Karin = Kah-Ree-N

Kanzuki = Kah-N-Zuu-Kee

Konoha = Koh-Noh-Hah

Zaibatsu = Zah-Eee-Bah-Tsu

Xiaoyu = Sha-Oh-Yoo

Mizuki = Mee-Zoo-Kee

Orochi = Oh-Roh-Chee

Karate = Kah-Rah-Teh

Shinku = Shee-N-Kuu

Jinrai = Jee-N-Rah-Eee

Guren = Guu-Reh-N

Kakashi = Kah-Kah-Shee

Sukuna = Soo-Koo-Nah

Tanjiro = Tah-N-Jee-Roh

Hitomi = Hee-Toh-Mee

Raiko = Rah-Eee-Koh

Kuruoshiki = Koo-Roo-Oh-Shee-Kee

Kagenaru = Kah-Geh-Nah-Roo

Mono = Moh-Noh

Kamehameha = Kah-Meh-Hah-Meh-Hah

Hazan = Hah-Zah-N

Kuzuryu = Koo-Zoo-Rh-Yoo

Tenma = Teh-N-Mah

Sie = Sheh

Hashogeki = Hah-Sho-Geh-Kee

Kagura = Kah-Goo-Rah

Yasakani = Yah-Sah-Kah-Nee

Kusanagi = Koo-Sah-Nah-Gee

Yamada = Yah-Mah-Dah

Suzaku = Soo-Zah-Koo

Omake = Oh-Mah-Keh

Ukemi = Ooo-Keh-Mee

Kisaragi = Kee-Sah-Rah-Gee

Shishigami = Shee-Shee-Gah-Mee

Tachibana = Tah-Chee-Bah-Nah

Kaede = Kah-Eh-Deh

Raidou = Rah-Eee-Doh-U

Jotaro = Joh-Tah-Roh

Takeda = Tah-Keh-Dah

Nobara = Noh-Bah-Rah

Honaka = Hoh-Nah-Kah

Kamikaze = Kah-Mee-Kah-Zeh

Decapre = Dee-Kah-Br

That's it for now. I'm always going to be adding to/correcting this guide, so please check back for updates. Again, feel free to correct me if I've made any mistakes. Just don't be a prick about it, please.

~R

[twilightmalachite]

Christmas Live - Dot to Dot 1

Author: Akira

Characters: Yuuta, Shinobu

Translation Team: Mika Enstars & 310mc

EN Proofer: ryuseipuka

"Whaa, who said that… If your annoyance level is at 1, then my Aniki’s is at like 530,000, so it’s fine."

[Read on my blog for the best viewing experience with Oi~ssu ♪]

Season: Winter

Location: Classroom 1-B

Shinobu: (Hmhmhm~♪)

(Just a few more nights~ and it’s Chri~st~mas~♪)[1]

(Ehehe, what’s Santa-san’s present for me this year…? ♪)

(Ahh, I can barely sit still from excitement! I’m just so hyped~♪)

(Because Christmas only means one thing, and that’s of course… Ninjas! ���)

(The skillful art of fulfilling one’s mission by infiltrating a home without being caught! Santa-san is truly a descendant of ninja, who has survived until the present day!)

(Even his fashion sense also somewhat resembles that of a ninja, in my opinion…!)

(That’s why during Christmas time, I get so happy~ It feels as though my comrades have grown~♪)

(In fact…! One day, I will become someone splendid and famous… And then, I’ll absolutely make ninjas as mainstream as Santa-san!)

(And once that happens, I’ll make Hattori Hanzō’s death anniversary into a national holiday~♪)[2]

(That’s another reason why I will do my best with my idol activities! Although, I believe there isn’t any work for RYUSEITAI today?)

(Actually, for a few days now, we have had days off from not only work, but practice, too…)

(Well, we might suddenly be called over for something, like how we were during the summer holiday…)[3]

(Taichou-dono makes sure to provide us with sufficient days off overall. But on the other hand, that means we tend to be overworked when we do have work…?)

Shinobu: (Mm~ It feels lonely~… Without any RYUSEITAI activities, I end the school day talking to practically nobody.)

(I’m aware that ninjas live by concealing themselves without uttering a word, though…)

(……I’m really starting to feel sad now. It is getting chilly out lately~ They say that “cold” and “lonely” go hand-in-hand during these times.)

(Maybe I'll call Isara-dono on my phone… Wait, no, he is probably busy with Student Council work right now.)

(Perhaps I’ll try visiting him under the pretext of helping him out with work… But would that just bother him instead? Urmm~?)

…Fwah!?

S-Something just fell down! This is… hmm, a talisman?

Yuuta: Oh, sorry. Do you mind picking up that flier for me, Shinobu-kun?

Shinobu: Ah, a flier? Oh yes, I see that it’s advertising a shop’s Christmas sale. I’ll pick it up right way, Yuuta-kun~♪

…Wait—What on earth are you doing?

You’re adeptly balancing yourself at the top of a crazy amount of piled up chairs!

Fuhaah, acrobatics~! You’re a skilled performer, Yuuta-kun! ♪

Yuuta: I’m sure even you can do this much, Shinobu-kun. Since you’re crazy lightweight, and all.

I just don’t want to be wasting any of my time… I don’t want to miss out on any training I can get done while doing something else.

I’m working on my sense of balance right now. Wanna join, Shinobu-kun?

Shinobu: Ah, no, no. I’m scared to climb onto what looks like some sort of new party game~ You’ll only injure yourself if the chairs end up collapsing, you know~?

Yuuta: Heheh, as if I’d mess up doing this. …You’ve been chatting with me lately, Shinobu-kun, I’m happy~. ♪

Shinobu: Huh? U-Um!? I apologize! Have I been annoying you!?

Yuuta: Whaa, who said that… If your annoyance level is at 1, then my Aniki’s is at like 530,000, so it’s fine.

Shinobu: I’m not sure I understand that logic… That being said, why have you been looking at that flier?

Are you perhaps going to hold a Christmas party? Are you trying to find the right cake to buy?

Yuuta: Hm~. Well, Aniki goes all out and makes a super huge cake every year for no good reason.

‘Cause you know, he’s got a sweet tooth. What one likes, one will do best, and so that guy’s great at making stuff like sweets.

Well, anyway. Basically, I’m looking for work.

Since it’s almost Christmas, you know? I thought maybe there’d be some shops looking for people to liven things up.

Shinobu: Oooh! You’re so diligent, trying to find work even during Christmas. Are you a vassal of Santa-san, perhaps…? ☆

Yuuta: My Santa is Aniki~, ‘cause the person who’s apparently my father isn’t too enthusiastic about those sorts of things.

That’s not it, though—Holidays are a good time for idols to earn some money, aren’t they?

I’d like to find a way to make my seniors look better, or rather… I wanna sell 2wink better, since we’re comparatively mediocre.

Well, the leader is supposed to be the one to think about this sort of thing, though.

But since all Aniki’s thinking about are Christmas cakes right now… I gotta be the one to find some work to do.

You can help me if you want, Shinobu-kun! If you’re not busy, that is.

Shinobu: O-Okay. RYUSEITAI has the day off today, so I shall assist you~♪

Yuuta: You strong units can afford to do that, huh. …But you better watch your step, you don’t know when you’ll lose your footing!

‘Cause startin’ next year, 2wink will be takin’ over Yumenosaki Academy! ♪

Shinobu: Mhm, hard work deserves to be rewarded. Ahaha, not that I have any right to say something as impudent as that~

How about this shop’s job offer? You’ll wear Santa-san’s outfit while selling cakes! ♪

Yuuta: That’s just a regular old part-time job. I was hoping for something more idol-like…

Yuuta: Hmm… It kinda feels like all the good jobs got taken up by the other units, I guess?

I’d like to increase 2wink’s market value, though… Maybe I’ll ask Anzu-san, like, “Give me a job as a Christmas present ♪”, or something?

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Shinobu is singing a different variation of the song mou ikutsu neru to oshougatsu (Just a few more nights, and it's New Years). Read more here, with the lyrics.

Hattori Hanzō was a famous ninja in the Sengoku era. Read more here.

Referring to Pirate Festival, which happened in summer.

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Setsuko Hara and Susumu Fujita in No Regrets for Our Youth (Akira Kurosawa, 1946)

Cast: Setsuko Hara, Susumu Fujita, Denjiro Okochi, Haruko Sugimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Kokuten Kodo, Akitake Kono, Takashi Shimura, Taizo Fukami, Masao Shimizu. Screenplay: Eijiro Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa, Keiji Matsuzaki. Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai. Production design: Keiji Kitagawa. Film editing: Akira Kurosawa. Music: Tadashi Hattori. 

No Regrets for Our Youth seems like an ironic title for a film made in a country that in 1946 had much to regret. It is, in fact, a kind of apologia for the mistreatment of the students and intellectuals who resisted the rise of militaristic fascism in Japan, a fictionalized treatment of the "Takigawa incident" of 1933 -- an event that perhaps few in the West, except students of Japanese history, know about today. After a professor at the law school of Kyoto University was removed by the Japanese Ministry of Education for statements that the education minister regarded as "Marxist," other faculty members resigned and students went on strike. Kurosawa's film focuses on a professor (Denjiro Okochi), his daughter Yukie (Setsuko Hara), and two of his students, Itokawa (Akitake Kono) and Ryukichi Noge (Susumu Fujita), and spans the years from the incident at the university to the end of the war. It's unusual among Kurosawa's films in that the protagonist is a woman, Yukie, whose relationships with her scholarly father, the accommodating Itokawa, and the rebellious Noge are examined in detail. She chooses to join Noge in his revolt against the Japanese government, which leads to their imprisonment and his death, after which she seeks out his parents, peasants in a remote village. They have been shunned by the other villagers as "spies" and "traitors," but she defies them and helps Noge's parents survive, doing the backbreaking work of clearing land and planting rice. Setsuko Hara, who did some of her most memorable work for Yasujiro Ozu but also appeared in Kurosawa's 1951 film Hakuchi, is nothing short of phenomenal as Yukie, ranging from the young and flirtatious girl to the worn but determined survivor. Kurosawa, as usual, is a skilled storyteller -- he edited as well as directed the film.