#and natsumi is a teenager

[masteroffakesmiles]

there’s a new keroro gunsou anime coming out and I’m PRAYING they get rid of giroro’s crush on natsumi

[orangelemonart]

Could I Kick This Love Live! Girl's Ass In A One-On-One Bare Knuckle Fist-Fight?

Honoka: yeah

Nozomi: yeah

Nico: nico-nico-yeah

Eli: yeah

Umi: yeah

Maki: yeah

Rin: yeah

Hanayo: yeah

Kotori: id pay money to

Mari: yeah

Kanan: no but I wish I could

Dia: yeah

Yo: it’d be close cause she’s strong and I don’t want to cause her any more pain

Chika: yeah

Riko: yeah

Ruby: yeah

Hanamaru: yeah

Yoshiko: yeah

Lanzhu: hmmm… yeah

Shioriko: yeah

Mia: yeah

Kasumi: yeah

Rina: yeah

Emma: yeah

Kanata: yeah

Shizuku: yeah

Setsuna: yeah

Ayumu: yeah

Ai: yeah

Karin: yeah

Yu: no because if i tried her twelve weed smoking girlfriends would immediately murder me. they'd break the one on one rule.

Sumire: yeah

Ren: yeah

Kanon: yeah

Chisato: "because of the jock's exposure to jazz music, his attack patterns and movements are a lot less predictable"

Keke: yeah (but I wouldn't!!!)

Natsumi: yeah

Kinako: yeah

Mei: yeah

Shiki: yeah unless she cheated which I think she would do

Margarette: yeah

Tomari: yeah

Yeah, No way I'm ever gonna watch that live action thing or the vtuber thing– but I’m gonna go ahead and say yeah, I could fight all these scrawny teenagers

[foryoupeko]

Mahiru's Parents HC

I just realized, in Mahiru's final FTE isn't it implied that Mahiru doesn't have much pictures of herself? Girl, your mom is a famous photographer!!! What do you mean she didn't take pictures of you?

My headcanons for Mahiru's parents are:

Mahiru's parents were both famous photographers. But while Mahiru's mom kept skyrocketing to fame, her dad fizzled out.

Mahiru's mom didn't want to have kids, but she felt pressured by society's expectations. She decided that since the dad wasn't getting any real jobs, he should stay home to watch their baby.

Mahiru's mom specialized in taking pictures of smiles in warzones, so she would go on frequent trips. She prioritized her job over her family every time.

The dad fell into depression and could hardly do chores. By the time Mahiru was a teenager, he couldn't bring himself to do anything but sulk. He relied on Mahiru to do all the cleaning and cooking.

To take care of her father, Mahiru would often have to skip her middle school photography club meetings. Because she missed so many meetings, she didn't realize her junior (Natsumi Kuzuryu) started to resent her

Mahiru idolized a fictional version of her mom while resenting the husk of her father.

Mahiru thrived to make people smile because her own mother never smiled at home.

Mahiru had an online blog so that her mom could see her photos no matter where she was.

(Despair) Mahiru realized that the mom wasn't checking her blog at all when she posted pictures of her dead father and her mother didn't say anything.

Later, when Mahiru finds her childhood album, she notices all the angles were terrible. She realizes that the few childhood photos she has of herself was by her terrible photographer father. And her mother, the famous photographer, never took a single photo of her.

I think that's it for now. I'm sure this will all help me with my CH2 redraw somehow...

[liquidstar]

i think subaru is interesting as a protagonist because of the way he gets fleshed out over the story. i mean, its fairly common to reveal character backstories to have their actions leading up to this point make more sense, but for an isekai protagonist in particular i just think the way its done is so interesting.

you start the story with pretty much 0 context about who this kid is. and this is typical genre convention, you assume that you dont need context because its an isekai. the story doesnt really have to establish anything beyond that hes just some nerdy kid. thats how it usually goes right? hes not MEANT to have a backstory, hes meant for the viewer to project upon. and that works for a while but

by arc 2 his very specific character quirks start to pop up, and you also start to see that hes trying VERY HARD to play a role in his head. a very specific role that hes chosen out. and this eventually comes to a head in arc 3, especially after the julius fight and falling-out with emilia. and thats when you see him at his lowest with actual deeply rooted FLAWS. ones he was desperately trying to run from to play the isekai hero role. and then you get the "from zero" speech which is such a turning point for his entire character.

but you still haven't even begun to scratch the surface of what makes him tick. the story doesn't give you his actual backstory until arc 4, with the trial's glimpse into his family and school life. and everything about him makes sense. not that it didnt make sense before but holy crap... hes a character. hes not a just self insert. hes got a lot of really specific fucked up shit going on in his head. he has a family, he had friends, he went to school, he was a teenager... he was a guy! a person! and now you really get who that person is and why hes Like This

and it seems like thats it. from here on out its just about development, arc 5 doesnt really dive deep into any more of his backstory, and arc 6 is all about REGRESSION for him. his memories literally go back to the exact point they were when the story started. though this time we have a lot more context.

that's all you need to know right? i mean by this point the story is seven arcs in, what other possible revelations could there be about the protagonist that would put his entire story arc until this point into a whole new context-

NATSUMI SCHWARTZ

[natsukihappyhousehold]

a little bit of timeline history for my version of otoge au

In this AU, because Subaru has a fun time in high school, there'll be a tweak in events because I still want that Natsumi lore and Subaru's loner lore.

Subaru goes to school as a girl in middle school, not in high school (no Subaru spending 3 years in ms as a loner but he did spend the last 2 years of elementary school alone). As a result, he manages to go to school as a girl for 3 months before his voice cracks in the middle of reading aloud in Japanese literature class.

Kenichi and Naoko knows Subaru dresses as a girl in school (his homeroom teacher notified them after the first day of school), but they didn't say anything because they're waiting until Subaru is comfortable to speak the truth to them.

Beatrice did see Subaru crossdressing at home (he's trying a new hairstyle) and seeing Subaru trying to make it as Not A Big Deal, she didn't say anything to their parents either.

Everything did blow up, Subaru becomes a loner after that, and then he stops going to school in the early months of 3rd year middle school. This Subaru acts just like Subaru pre-isekai'd. Not even having Beatrice as a little sister can get him out of his depression.

Beatrice (Subaru's biological younger sister by 4 years) and Halibel, the uncle who lives next door, suggest that Subaru enrolled to night middle school. Subaru agrees because that means he's doing something at least (and not being a useless son and big brother rotting in his room)

In that night school, he met Emilia, Rem, Ram, and Otto. Subaru wants to get close to them because they're the only teenagers in a class full of older people but was hesitant due to past experiences.

After a lot of drama, they become thick as thieves and later includes the younger Garfiel into their group.

In 1st year high school (otoge era) Subaru revives Natsumi so Beatrice can have an older woman figure she can look up to (because as wonderful as Naoko is, she's not exactly a yamato nadeshiko)

Now Beako has sister dates and matching looks with Natsumi, not just Subaru

[markbandanawitts]

i’ve noticed most people think saburo’s radio show is only listened to by teenage girls….. i am here to say this is NOT true !!!!

i am setting the record straight about this man’s dorky ass show !!!!!!!! along with a little doodle of the webpage about him since i think that’s funny and crazy as hell if you really think abt it

everyone listens to 623 whether they admit it or not, and it’s actually established pretty early on; keroro, dororo, koyuki, aki, aki’s coworkers, giroro, and a ton of others are shown listening to him or trying to get advice from him

he frequently lands headlines in newspapers and people are CONSTANTLY trying to figure out his identity, especially in the later seasons of the anime where even tamama and keroro try to figure out who he is (and going through extreme lengths to do so)

he’s liked because of his interesting/outlandish stories (like how he became best friends with an alien orrrr that he’s venusian) along with how he delivers news/poetry. so everyone tunes in to his show; it’s just usually girls that go to his live events ‘cause of stan culture and his absolute soft boy persona i’m guessing . i think the anime emphasizes that his target audience is teenage girls more so than the manga does

also bonus: natsumi’s phone screen is 623 at a live show and it’s shown in ep309 . super awesome right. we love a parasocial freak ❤️❤️❤️💞💖 what level do you gotta be at to set your celebrity crush as your home screen unironically

[autistic-ben-tennyson]

Evangelion’s influence on Makoto Shinkai

It’s no secret that one of the most popular directors in Japanese animation, Makoto Shinkai, has won over the hearts of many. Some consider him a “new Miyazaki” yet he prefers not to be seen that way and his style and way of storytelling is different. Nor is Miyazaki the only influence on his work as Shinkai considers a huge inspiration to be Hideaki Anno and his groundbreaking series, Neon Genesis Evangelion with EoE being one of his favorites. A lot of his works delve into similar themes of loneliness, longing for connections and adolescence that NGE tackled. Note that I haven’t watched all his films so some of this is based off what others have mentioned or argued but here are some examples of similar themes, characters or references I’ve spotted.

1. The worms in Suzume dissipate in a similar fashion to the Rebuild angels. They turn into a mass of red bubbles after the doors are sealed before exploding. The difference is the angels leave damage when destroyed. Suzume, like Shinji and Asuka, is another character who has suffered trauma from their mother’s death as did Mitsuha in Your Name and Hina in WWY. Mitsuha and Hodaka also have issues with their fathers like Shinji and Asuka. Both 3.0+1.0 and Suzume were made in response to the earthquake of 2011 and reflect the trauma left on Japan from that.

2. I haven’t watched these yet but both The Place Promised in Our Early Days and 5 Centimeters Per Second are said to be create a similar feeling or reaction from the audience as NGE. The former is very psychological and while more uplifting, still examines the main character’s anxiety and depression. Like EVA, some find it confusing and a bit difficult to understand especially the ending similar to EoE.

3. Weathering with You feels very EVA inspired in its themes and characters. The main characters, Hodaka and Hina, do remind me a lot of Shinji and Rei. I’ll warn people that I am a Shinji/Rei shipper so DLDR. They’re often compared to Homura and Madoka but I see a lot Shinji/Rei parallels too. The “Grand Escape” moment is a lot like the ending of 2.22, albeit with Hodaka actually succeeding at saving Hina. The character of Natsumi is also a lot like Misato in both appearance and personality. It’s questioning of how the older generations put all the burden on the youth to make sacrifices to fix problems like climate change is comparable to NERV drafting teenagers and sending them into a warzone against the Angels.

4. Garden of Words is another I have yet to watch but the relationship between the main character and his teacher is often mischaracterized as grooming or pedophilia, a bit like how some view Misato and Shinji. It’s a story of two outcasts coming together and developing an emotional connection. A “love story” but not a romance as one commenter describes. Yukino never returns Takao’s feelings due to their age gap yet the two save each other from falling into depression and their relationship is beyond sexual attraction.

Feel free to add more references or ways you think NGE or the Rebuilds have influenced Shinkai’s films. Disagree with some of these if you want since I know Reishin is a controversial ship, especially with Kawoshin being popular on Tumblr but that’s what I picked up while watching WWY. Both Anno and Shinkai’s works speak a lot to me as someone who’s struggles with depression. Suzume hit hard for me as an adoptee and Your Name showed me anime could be far more than a cheesy cartoon. Seeing people call Shinkai an “eco fascist” is baffling as that’s not what these stories are about. Both are groundbreaking directors in anime and have inspired a lot people, including me.

[nugulover69]

Blue and yellow for the colour combis :D

Jetman: I do wish we got like one more episode involving these twos shenanigans. like the episode where Ako helps him overcome his fear of tomatoes to defeat the nightmare tomato monster was fun and all, but these two can feel a bit underdeveloped next to the deranged love triangle

Gokaiger: sword wielding besties with highly traumatic backstories regarding someone they cared abt dying RISE UPPPPP

Carranger: that episode where Natsumi really wanted Naoki to be her younger brother and terrorizes him abt it was really funny. I don't think of them as a duo aside from that but hey it's something

Go-onger: it is so damn cute how Saki thinks Renn is so smart. two empty coconuts conking together love them

Gekiranger: hello 2/3rds of the geki polytriangle. it's endearing how Ran, usually the level headed one bc she is the Captain, isn't immune to teasing him (he is a sensitive lil pussy he needs the teasing)

Gaoranger: love an eldest brother/annoying lil brother dynamic. granted it was like for one episode but it was a really good episode

Liveman: much like all of liveman I think nothing of them except for the Weird Moments. like why was Magumi so flustered looking at Jou's exposed ass in that baby dinosaur episode

Seriously what was that about

Kingohger: honestly glad the writers never pushed a legit romance angle with those two. their dynamic was good enough (and funny) as is

Zyuohger: mmm. well that episode where Leo learns to take her seriously is nice. I don't ponder them as a duo much outside of that

Go-Busters: THE SIBLINGS OF ALL TIME. HE CARE HER SO MUCH AND SHE CARE HIM SO MUCH. THEY ENDURE SO MANY HORRORS (especially that scene where overheated Ryuji almost punched her to death and she broke down crying. and also how she learns to maintain her cool every time he overheats from that point on. man.) BUT THEY MOVE. LOVE THEMMMM

Turboranger: they certainly are on the same team. very funny how their one bonding moment is them caring a bomb while covered in dirt

Boukenger: the cutes :) it's so lovely how "womanizer and known horndog" Souta never talks down to her and isn't creepy or pushy. imagine

Goseiger: if I had nickel for every time a teenage girl yellow called the eldest boy blue a hag I'd have two nickels (funny dynamic, not nearly as equal parts funny and heart wrenching like Ryuji and Yoko but still)

ToQger: Tokatti buddy that's a lesbian I'm sorry to break it to you. it was very sweet how you got Mio to open up abt missing her dad but this will not end well for either of you, pursue other avenues please

[danganronpacarnivalofslaughter]

Ticket 2#

Natsumi Suzuki (鈴木 夏美) The Ultimate Room Decorator

''Would you like to have a cool room? Well, you can call her Natsumi'', is practically the slogan of her blog, she is known for decorating rooms based on the personality or tastes of the person who hires her, many of her clients are teenagers or friends from high school.

Her room looks more like a warehouse, because of the paintings, anime posters, stickers, among other things that she has to decorate the rooms, she usually has a style inspired by the decades of the 2000s to 2010s, that is why she is known on her blog.

[mayashesfly]

Thinking about hpa komahina and imagining

What if komahina ends up being friends? So much so that Nagito forgot about the danger of his luck because he can act just like a normal teenager with Hajime. And Hajime too in return knowing that Nagito's opinion of him won't be change even if he acts more childish than mature for his age.

But when Natsumi and Sato died, Nagito remembered just how easy it is for ordinary people to be struck down by his luck.

He forgot how easy it is for those he loves to be taken away. Sato and Natsumi was in Hajime's class. And so...

Even when Hajime was already at his lowest, the despair of the two deaths being swept away, Nagito pushed him away.

Pushed him away in the only way he knows how.

Hurting him with his sharp words so he leaves him.

Leaves Hope's Peak to return to an ordinary life.

Without him.

It's for the best, so his luck won't hurt him.

So that he won't be the one that died next.

Hajime doesn't understand.

He thought they were already over this reserve course bullshit... and even when Natsumi and Sato died he's suddenly yapping all this bullshit again? What the fuck Komaeda? Why... Why now? I can't take this anymore.

Tey fought. Unsaid fear, guilt, concern, care and love twisting through the stifling air of despair into frustration, confusion, and anger.

Biting words digging deep into scars and wounds.

And in the end, Nagito succeeded in pushing him away.

Hajime running to get away from him.

From the pressure of the reserve course.

From the pain of being ordinary.

From being talentless.

That was the last time Nagito saw Hajime.

[rubixkun]

Been looking through kazukibo art again (new fic has me hyped) and got a question. How'd you come up with the designs for the fan kids because I really like them. They have a nice mix of "clearly takes after their parents" but also enough of their own style to not make them feel like carbon copies. I usually avoid fan kid stuff because it does feel too much like carbon copies but yours are so well done so I'm curious.

kinda in a bad mood so I'm gonna ramble to help me feel better.

So the "Generation Xerox" trope is one that I never liked. To me, if you, I dunno, create a kid that's literally Makoto Naegi, except yas Kyoko's hair color, to me, that's lazy, and I don't want to be lazy with character design. That's also why you won't see me making characters with full on heterochromia. I've thought about, like, the Sondam daughter having partial heterochromia, like both eyes mostly blue but one eye has like a speck of gray in it.

Like why make a new character if they're going to be just like their parents with no change?

I also like playing around with combinations and how genetics could play into it. Though I don't strictly play by the rules of genetics. if I did, Hotaru would have black hair. And let's face it. Genetics are odd.

But then what about someone like Hikari? She has a lot of traits that look like Kyoko. I've even said as she gets older, she looks even more like Kyoko. How do I do it? Well for one I don't put a braid in her hair and call it done. Hikari's design comes from her personality. She's friendly, bubbly, and optimistic like Makoto. So I put in those details in a subtle manner through clothing, but also I make sure to draw her smile just like I draw Makoto's.

Some characters have also gone through multiple changes. Kazuki looked more like Makoto, Hikari changed like 4 times, Natsumi was a lot more boring on the design side of things. But this was when I wasn't really planning on doing anything with Kazukibou...it didn't even have that name yet. I just called it Next Gen.

But once I had their personalities figured out, it made designing easier. Natsumi being a loud in your face type helped shape the idea of the pink in her hair. Her outfit goes off the idea that she dresses nice like her father, but isn't all business like he is.

Hotaru is a tomboy who likes tinkering with stuff and low self-esteem. So play into that with baggy jeans and Kazuichi's old hat so she hides her face (in reality it's a comfort item).

Yes, Kazuki is a detective, but also leans more into being a teenager, so he's not going to wear his detective garb all the time. Okay fun fact, his vest was taken from a vest I have in real life. Only difference is his is blue and mine is gray. His old design felt plain so I wanted to add more colors.

And it's really trial and error and not being afraid to change something even if you already have a concept set in stone. People change their hair style all the time. People wear different outfits for different phases of life. Some people get glasses, some get contacts, and some even get Lasik.

It's also throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what sticks. Sometimes I look at pictures online and think "I like this and I want to use that in my work in my own way." Most of the time I don't know what I'm doing and sometimes I add things because I just like it.

For example, eventually as the new Naefiri baby grows up, he's gonna have glasses because I just want him to wear glasses.

But I dunno if any of this makes sense. I guess tldr I just want to put more effort into what I do.

[boypussydilf]

wow?? idk where the influx of keroro asks are coming from so i wanna drop in something that ive observed as someone who used to be into keroro but now has only seen like. a few episodes (granted like two years back I only finished up until 100 or something) and now I just see some random episodes sometimes.

i might be observing this wrong but wouldnt Natsumi (and maybe any of the kids as well around keroro and his platoon's vicinity) be... affected (i mean not like how canon does it) but more so in terms of psychological damage???

Okay to me its a lot prevalent with Natsumi but I think she NEARLY DIES like once or twice because of the platoon's shenannigans. Do you remember that there was a disease that was used to kill specifically Natsumi?

What about that one uuuh weird episide where Natsumi and Keroro were stuck in some room with several models of themselves and like while they were about to escape some um water i guesd flooded into the room but keroro managed to escape but Natsumi was stuck there for like MAYBE A FEW FUCKING HOURS?? MINUTES??? HOW LONG WAS KERORO PASSED OUT IDK.

All Im saying is that I wish that people were more aware that these frogs can and will put these kids in danger, though idk what kinds of dangers that fuyuki experienced since im more focused on Natsumi.

Does AKI ever care that her child is constantly putting herself in danger to stop an invasion even in some occasional moments it nearly KILLS HER???????

Is she even incinvicble? build different? Shes a literal teenager trying to joggle sports, homework, and personal life, and maybe some personal issues as well in regards to her family but she believes that she can stay strong despite it all.

I think Natsumi needs therapy. I actually think she really does need it. Or maybe shes built different i dont know.

Does she ever think about the fact that she doesnt ever want her family to get hurt by the platoons constant stupidity? She cares about them alot. Or maybe im remembering wrong since I havent watched the entirety of the show, idk what do u think?

HI sorry i did not respond to this earlier i was too busy and high for a few days to say anything 💚 no ur right though ur right

LIKE. its a comedy series aimed at children so the canon answer is always going to be No they’re all fine. but to ME keroro is NOT a comedy series it is a GRIPPING CHARACTER DRAMA and NO ONE here is FINE. like those kids genuinely go through some insane shit and aki doesn’t give much of a fuck bc she’s quirky (i think realistically she would give more of a fuck like she’s not the best mom what with the “leaving her 13-14 year old daughter to be head of the household 85% of the time” but she Tries but again, comedy series for kids) . look natsumi hinata goes through so much every day of her life and yoshizaki will never address it but i think about it all the time. she has so much on her plate already being put in the Classic Eldest Daughter Position and having so many expectations on her at school because everybody loves her and thinks she’s the best and coolest ever and then ALIENS SHOW UP AT HER FUCKING HOUSE and keep WRECKING EVERYTHING and she keeps getting told she’s “EARTH’S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE” SHE IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ?

basically yeah realistically she and many of the other characters would be a little fucked up by all of the things that have happened to them. here, take the basil boypussydilf mandated Keroro Gunso Therapy Chart

[asknarashikari]

>:3 guess who came up with 4 more new Fanchildren during your hiatus

Anyways meet Yoshino Souma, adopted daughter of Haruto. Found by Haruto when some evil jerk tried to recreate the eclipse and being an evil wizard. Haruto reluctantly adopted her. She was like 5 when it happened. The fact she survived at all was a miracle. Around 2046, when she's 23 to work on the same unit as the other next Gen riders as Kamen Rider Circe (temp name till Haruto properly retires)

Ichinose Miyano and Ichinose Akira. 15 and 13 year old daughter and son of Houtaro and Rinne. Miyano is much like her father in that she's extremely energetic and always ready to befriend new people. While her grades aren't amazing, they are a bit above average. Akira is a bit more reserved, only fully opening up to people once he really gets to know them, but he also tends to ramble about any hyperfixations he has non-stop. Also, I'd like to imagine that Houtaro still runs the Ichinose Kitchen after he's finished with school, and his alchemy career is like a secondary thing like being a kamen rider.

Lastly, we have Shouma Kadota. Son of Tsukasa and Daiki. Thankfully, thanks to the fact that Natsumi helped raise the kid, he didn't turn out as bad as he could have. He, for some reason, was well-behaved as a kid and only got a bit worse when he hit his teenage years. Of course, he likes to pull pranks and blackmail, but his primary target is his father because it's funny

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Also I came up with a name for Koushiro's demon. Vane. Like vanity, also it fits with the names of Ikki and Genta's inner demons. Since I imagine Vane would grow up to resemble them

...I dread to wonder where your mind takes you when I take a longer break

[uraberika]

Fuyuka idolises Endou and is infatuated with him and his amazing skills as a goalkeeper and captain. Natsumi is fond of Endou with a mixture of disbelief and amusement, in a way one is fond a struggling kitten while knowing that it's trying is best. Aki knows that Endou is both: a goofy and forgetful teenager who, at the same time, is a very capable player with a huge amount of hard work behind him. In this essay I will

[fictionkinfessions]

i know i never wouldve liked to admit it before but i really miss you, giroro

you were always a formidable opponent for my teenage girl wrath and you also always kept me out of harms way when the chips were down and ultimately really respected me as a person

i hate to say i love you, but. yknow

-natsumi (sgt. frog)

x

[dhampiravidi]

the city of bending and barriers

The Silent Seal.

The restaurant was middle class & well-kept; there were a healthy number of people inside, yet the place wasn't crowded. Natsu found herself shriveling up as she went. She internally chastised herself, chuckling in a bittersweet way. This isn't the palace. No one could possibly recognize you. They'd stopped printing images of the Fire Lord's daughter when she was a teenager, after her accident (which all were discouraged from talking about). So very few knew what Princess Natsumi looked like as an adult. She wore simple yet formal Fire Nation style clothes, & entered requesting a table for 1.

@xia-you-later