#arsene layton

[artsavi]

Tumblr's ruining the resolution but. BIG ol' commission I finished for @fletchier! Featuring characters belonging to @marzibird, @spectralhaunts, @missmorior and myself!

[rainymeadows]

where's my Lupin v Layton swordfight

[theokusgallery]

We All have our own opinions on Stalker's Tango & thats fine, some find The Guitar Hot, some find the Instrumental hot

But we can all agree that the voice Makes Us Gay

I have the fucking time stamp of the up and down moment memorized (2:19)

[detectivejay]

Detective/Mystery Media List

Open to more recommendations if I’m missing any favorites I should check out, let me know! Particularly any other good Sherlock adaptations, but also interested in finding more female, PoC and/or queer-led detective media.

Watched/read/played/etc:

Sherlock Holmes (ACD canon)

Sherlock - Basil Rathbone adaptation film series

Sherlock - Granada, Jeremy Brett adaptation TV series (some episodes, need to rewatch) - shoutout to @thegreatandlovablespacedorito for reminding me to revisit this one

BBC Sherlock TV series

Sherlock - Robert Downey Jr movies

Enola Holmes (movies)

Moriarty the Patriot/Yuumori (manga and anime)

Ron Kamanohashi: Deranged Detective/Forbidden Deductions aka RKDD (anime, need to read the manga)

Hercule Poirot novels (not all but a large portion) - need to watch more of the TV show Spenser novels by Robert B Parker (not all but a large portion)

Auguste C Dupin - The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (short story)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (book)

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (book)

Case Closed / Detective Conan (anime, some episodes/seasons)

Knives Out movies

Psych TV series

Only Murders in the Building TV series

The Dresden Files books

Brookyln 99 TV series

House MD TV series

Monk TV series (watched some episodes)

Murder She Wrote (a few scattered episodes)

The Clue movie

Anita Blake book series (up to book 10)

Some Nancy Drew books

Ace Attorney video games (AA1-AA6 plus Investigations 1)

Professor Layton video games (not all but I believe at least the first 3)

Sherlock Hound

The Great Mouse Detective

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Inspector Gadget cartoon

Scooby Doo cartoons

The Boxcar Children

Detective Pikachu movie

The Case Study of Vanitas (anime/manga)

The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited (anime) - @prapo237 got me into this one x3 so silly

Currently watching/reading/playing/etc:

Sherlock - Elementary TV series (on 2nd season)

Only Murders in the Building season 4 (TV series)

The Invisible Library novel series by Genevieve Cogman recommended by a friend IRL - up to book 6 currently, The Secret Chapter

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (video game duology, includes Herlock Sholmes)

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (video game)

Persona 5 (video game) recommended by friends on the JR Discord

Sherlock Holmes and Co - podcast (seen a lot of posts about this, but I’m terrible at following podcasts so TBD, going to try some suggestions from @wasabitheweirdo to help with this)

To watch/read/play/etc:

My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files manga suggested on the JR Discord

Detective L - Chinese Sherlock-inspired TV series on Youtube recommended by @meg-pond

Miss Sherlock - Japanese series also suggested by @meg-pond

Bodkin TV series on Netflix - Irish, female-led, recommended by @rubycountess

Columbo tv series

Murder on the Orient Express movie

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes film

Bonnie MacBird Sherlock Holmes books recommended by @romanathree

Soviet made Sherlock Holmes film recommended by @imlostatau on Youtube

Baskerville play by Ken Ludwig suggested by @wolfyraged

Without a Clue suggested by @helloliriels

Young Sherlock suggested by @helloliriels

Charlotte Holmes books by Sherry Thomas suggested by @lej418

Sherlock Holmes stories by Anthony Horowitz ("House Of Silk" and "Moriarty") recommended by @bringerofworlds

Miss Marple novels by Agatha Christie

Any other Agatha Christie novels I haven’t read (Sad Cypress recommended by @romanathree )

AJ Raffles books by William Hornung recommended by @romanathree

Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix

Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey

Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson - curious to see how this book treats these original characters inspired by the greats, the new characters are Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple (maybe related to Jane Marple?) and Auguste Poe (takes his first name from Poe’s detective, Auguste Dupin)

The rest of the Dupin stories

The rest of the Raymond Chandler books

More Arsene Lupin stories (including ones vs Herlock Sholmes)

Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout

Pet Shop of Horrors anime/manga recommended by @eden-falls

Otherside Picnic recommended by @eden-falls

Lonely Castle in the Mirror recommended by @eden-falls

Phryne Fisher's murder mysteries books and TV show recommended by @milenathebrave

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison, saw this one posted recently by @seeingteacupsindragons and I'm curious so added it to the list

Magnus Archives horror/thriller mystery podcast recommended by @writingandwritten

[plposting]

I love Descole with a pipe so I made your drawing a little emote if you’d like to use it as one!

HELLO THIS IS SO FUNNY THANK YOU IM ADDING THIS TO MY ARSENAL OF LAYTON EMOTES LMFAO

Here's the og post for anyone wondering where this came from

[bellafragolina]

[chat]

Yes yes!

As a kid, I learned how to seriously draw by copying illustrations in books and comic panels in my favorite comics.

Even now I still do it to try and make sense of certain subject.

Observation applies logic to what you are doing and how you are doing it.

Practice takes these little tidbits you've accrued into your arsenal and molds it into a style all your own.

Another note, one of my art teachers imparted a philosophy to me that helped me out a lot. Let the art decide what it wants to do. Can't get that line how you want it? The art wants it that way, don't argue. Move on.

It doesn't have to look perfect. It just has to look good.

--Warden Anon

Ohhhh

I’m gonna apply that whenever I draw now

It’s fun! And I want to do it more! So get ready y’all are about to be plagued

But ye, it’s good advice! I used to trace scenes from the professor Layton games because I wanted to draw him lolol! And it worked, if memory serves!

Everyone have fun drawing!

~Renee

[mystlnewsonline]

Dept. of Defense - Contracts Awarded on July 14, 2023

U.S. Dept. of Defense Announced Contracts Awarded on July 14, 2023 Washington, DC (STL.News) The U.S. Department of Defense released the following statement: M.A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $67,384,000 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a training and collaboration center.  Bids were solicited via the Internet, with seven received.  Work will be performed in Layton, Utah, with an estimated completion date of January 19, 2026.  For fiscal 2023 military construction, Army funds for $67,384,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity (W91238-23-C-0023). Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $24,128,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for geospatial intelligence support services. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received.  Work will be performed in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of July 13, 2026. Fiscal 2023 defense developmental test and evaluation funds in the amount of $24,128,896 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QX-23-C-0010). General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, Virginia, was awarded a $17,928,474 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for information technology support services. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Work will be performed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of April 25, 2024. For fiscal 2010 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $17,928,474 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W50NH9-23-C-0009). Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded an $11,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Common Sensor Electronic Unit engineering support. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2026. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-23-D-0011). Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co., doing business as Newt Marine Service,* Dubuque, Iowa, was awarded an $8,654,530 firm-fixed-price contract to construct an island in the Mississippi River in order to increase floodplain forest and fish overwintering areas. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with three received. Work will be performed in Bay City, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of October 31, 2027. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $8,654,530 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota, is the contracting activity (W912ES-23-C-0009). Weston Solutions Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $7,750,313 (P00006) modification to contract W912DY-20-F-0475 for regular and recurring maintenance for Defense Logistics Agency facilities. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an estimated completion date of August 13, 2024. Fiscal 2023 revolving funds in the amount of $7,750,313 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity. Air Force Contractor Integrated Data Services, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $99,997,000 firm-fixed-price contract for comprehensive cost and requirements. This contract provides subject matter expert support for web comprehensive costs and requirements. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2028.  This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 procurement funds in the amount of $2,814,092 are being obligated at the time of award.  The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-23-D-B004). (Awarded July 13, 2023) Frontline King George JV LLC, Silver Spring, Maryland, was awarded a $47,185,098 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for civil engineering facility and equipment support services. This contract provides for all personnel, tools, supervision, and other items and services, to perform civil engineering support of government equipment and facilities for multiple customers located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Work will be performed at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by August 31, 2028.  This contract was a competitive acquisition, and eight offers were received. No funds will be allocated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8601-23-D-0009). L3Harris Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $17,000,000 contract modification (P00203) to previously awarded contract FA8823-20-C-0004 for period four Space Fence System Sustainment Services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $705,851,350. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be completed by January 31, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $11,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Systems Center Directorate of Contracting, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the contracting activity. Textron Systems Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $12,018,807 firm-fixed-price contract for the repair of Joint Service Electronic Combat System Tester internal components. This contract provides for an end-to-end functional testing capability to determine the status of an electronic combat system installed in or on operational aircraft. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by July 13, 2028. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award.  The Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8517-23-D-0006). D7 LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $11,054,453 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and build renovation project in Hangar 1002 on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. This contract provides a hoist crane and renovation of three floors of Hangar 1002, Island B, in preparation for the upcoming AC-130J mission. Work will be performed at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by December 13, 2024. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 operational and maintenance funds in the amount of $11,054,453 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Installation Contract Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9401-23-C-0016). Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded an $81,000,000 modification (P00072) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR0011-17-C-0025, excluding unexercised options, for more opportunities with the Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept Program.  The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $352,950,076 from $271,950,076. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (99%) and Point Mugu, California (1%), with an estimated completion date of January 2026. Fiscal 2022 research and development funds in the amount of $114,734; and fiscal 2023 research and development funds in the amount of $57,068,058 are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity. U.S. Special Operations Command Teledyne FLIR Surveillance Inc., North Bellerica, Massachusetts, is being awarded an $8,317,505 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H-92241-23-D-0010) to provide Life-Cycle Contractor Support for the AN/ZSQ-3 Electro-Optical Infra-Red Imaging System for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Technology Applications Program Office. Fiscal 2023 operations & maintenance funding in the amount of $1,484,204 is being obligated at the time of award. The majority of the work will be performed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2028. This was a non-competitive award in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. USSOCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense Read the full article

[luckysheikah]

hello my friend

for the book asks: 1, 2, 15, 20!

HOO BOY THIS IS GONNA BE LONG. thanks for the ask!!!

1. book you’ve reread the most times?

confession time i don't really like rereading books, i mostly reread scenes of those books. i have tried, but i get bored :(. the closest thing has been rereading a book but skipping parts, which i also do with fanfics or manga or most other readable media tbh (rip me wanting to replay Layton and the Lost Future but getting bored)

i guess? you could say? The Arrest of Arsène Lupin and The Queen's Necklace, both from Arsène Lupin Gentleman Thief? because they are two of the short stories on that book and i'm pretty sure I've reread those two khkdkgks

2. top 5 books of all time?

i have trouble ranking... everything, honestly. so i'm just going to. mention five books i love in no specific order. probably forgetting one i absolutely love but alas bad memory

first BECAUSE I HAVE TO START WITH THE BLORBO arsene lupin gentleman thief my absolute beloved. from the lupin collection i also like the melamare mystery bc of the jean d'enneries shenanigans and the bisexuality and the glass stopper (there, three books for the price of one)

talking about thief blorbos... THE NAME OF THE WIND. i love that book. will talk more on next question.

third and fourth! mystery books! bc of fucking course! The Murder of Roger Acroyd my beloved and... Jekyll and Hyde! Which is a mystery thriller actually!!! and Jekyll is not the main character!!! and adaptations don't Get It!!! and i'm totally not mad at it!!!!!!!!

fifth my absolute beloved Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue i love that book so much it is so nice and did you guys know i actually like the plot a lot and im not there only for the cute gay ppl. also kudos to it for being the only book with Helena Robles <3

BONUS: the Alice in Borderland manga for destroying my life. that's all i have to say.

15. recommend and review a book.

THE NAME OF THE WIND. the book that made me really get into fantasy settings. i really love it and i want to reread the University part so bad. REVIEW TIME

ngl i can't remember much of the beginning, it is very slow and... this book is long. like, very long. look at this thick boy

HOWEVER. the plot is really interesting, at least to me, and the main character is really charismatic (have i mentioned i love rogue characters). he's awfully smart yet dumb as fuck. kvothe i love you. not going to talk too much about him because his shenanigans are the best part of the book, specially once in the University

also. the magic system is really cool and it used in great ways. and i love the prologue which sounds random but it gave me chills so. VERY MUCH RECOMMENDED

20. what are things you look for in a book?

good question! very hard for me to tell! mostly... good characters besides a good plot? i like analyzing stuff, so I usually enjoy complex characters. i also like when books have a bit of mystery, i don't like knowing everything from the beginning.

[lemonspades]

Look at a future project of mine a Layton/Lupin Crossover

[fallen-feather1992]

New Story/Series!

I am struggling with "The Second Ripper"... and my brain hates me. I literally plotted out two stories in my head, that I will be starting... probably tonight, actually.

The series will be called "The Gentleman vs The Gentleman Thief"

It will be a crossover. Professor Layton... and Lupin the Third!

[artsavi]

Drew this one for @fletchier! It’s his character, Arsene :>

[nebulousboops]

It's my birthday, I get to post the apprentice Clemmy

I'd do this any other day, but I get a shame-free pass today. But yeah, what if in the apprentice Clive au, that one cutscene in miracle mask where Layton is dancing with Emmy is with Clive instead

[multiversal-madness]

I’m putting together arsenals for the Professor Layton characters in the Slinging Puzzles Au and I’m considering how ghouls should factor in with certain bad guys.

I don’t think Don Paolo would use ghouls, Anton definitely wouldn’t (he’s a confused old man, not a bad guy). Targent would absolutely use ghouls, perhaps being the biggest supplier. Perhaps Dimitri or Clive would use ghouls, though I’m still unsure.

The character I’m still on the fence about is Descole.

On one hand, he is more than willing to use Targent’s methods in canon (kidnapping, threatening families, manipulating, etc) so him using ghouls and supplying them for his underlings wouldn’t be that big of a stretch.

On the other hand, he may be against them because of how much they link to Targent. Like plenty of evil organisations or people kidnap, threaten and so on, but ghouls are so connected to Targent he may want to avoid them. His slugs are also the only family he has left, adding to his reluctance to ghoul them.

[yomiel]

tagged by @attaboy-art for the 10 characters 10 fandoms 10 tags thingy!! here we go!!!

arthur morgan (red dead redemption 2)

randal ascot (professor layton)

reigen arataka (mob psycho 100)

guzma (pokemon sun and moon)

phoenix wright (ace attorney)

grovyle (pokemon mystery dungeon 2)

scout (team fortress 2)

stan pines (gravity falls)

arsene lupin iii (lupin the third)

the tallests (invader zim)

i’m tagging @vermilionpledge @divorcedfiddleford @divorcedrytlock @rudyknight @ankhisms @spamtons @lonelybeuys @gaysoups and uhhhhh anyone else who wants to do this idk hehe have fun 💖

[itsnothingofinterest]

I think this fandom needs more villainous Christmas content, and also we really need some light Villain content right now; so since the PLF were formed and Shigaraki was still with them for last Christmas, here’s what I headcanon Shigaraki & the lieutenants got each other during their tense first few days after the merger.

Shigaraki

He get everyone video games. And also personal consoles for each and every one of them. Now Hero Aca is 200 years in the future, but I’m gonna list specific games & series anyway and just say if it still exists, it’s the latest game from that series, if not, it’s something similar to that series. With that said, here’s what he got everyone.

Dabi: Doom

Toga: Assassins’ Creed

Spinner: Grand Theft Auto

Twice: Animal Crossing

Mr. Compress: Mario

Geten: Dark Souls

Skeptic: Professor Layton

Trumpet: Command & Conquer

Redestro: X-COM

Attitude after merger review: Good marks; no noticeable signs of favoring old friends over enemies turned allies. Good job hiding that animosity Tomura!

Dabi

He went to a book store and got everyone books; because they’re good gifts that still allow him the opportunity to knock everyone’s literacy skills by saying they should read more. It’s an important balance for him to strike, getting good gifts without appearing friendly in the slightest. Anyway, here’s the genres he got everyone

Shigaraki Edge action adventure

Toga: Romance

Spinner: Action adventure YA novel

Twice: Slice-of-life comedy

Mr. Compress: murder mystery

Geten: University-level math textbook

Skeptic: Sci-fi navel gazing

Trumpet: Political theory

Redestro: Suspenceful Thriller

Attitude after merger review: Would’ve been fine if not for that dig at Geten’s uneducated status. Try harder next year, please.

Toga

Reminiscent of her pre-quirk Christmases, she decided to make homemade gifts for everyone using whatever she had available. Which was a lot, actually, since she was not afraid to spend Redestro’s money on supplies. In fact she went out of her way to get the most expensive supplies available at every opportunity.

Shigaraki: A grim miniature carnival ground where action figures of All Might & other pros are tortured and mutilated.

Dabi: a miniature statue of him made out of platinum and then crudely painted.

Spinner: An origami model of Stain with a vast arsenal of origami swords.

Twice: a Hand-knitted toque just a bit to big for his head.

Mr. Compress: A collection of new masks in fancy paints.

Geten: A mountaineering pick-ax with a handle in his color scheme.

Skeptic: Just a piece of paper saying “I know about the neck snapping. I look forward to working with you.”

Trumpet: A Trumpet.

Redestro: A bust of his head made of solid gold and smiling his to-wide fake-y smile.

Attitude after merger review: Also docking points for a dig at a former adversary, and what’s worse is it wasn’t even in the form of a proper present. Also losing points for going out or your way to spend Redestro’s money, which granted, everyone else was doing too, but you were a bit upfront with it. Employ more subtlety next time!

Spinner

Spinner also got everyone video games like Shigaraki did; however he looked into indie games. Gotta support the little guys, y’know? That said, indie games 200 years in the future are nearly equivalent to AAA games now in all the ways that matter, so there’s not too much of a difference except it’s all spiritual successors, no franchises. Huge selection though, and there’s successors to everything so Spinner’s set.

Shigaraki: Metroid

Dabi: Mario Kart

Toga: Danganronpa

Twice: Rayman

Mr. Compress: Clunhouse Games: 51 Classics

Geten: Celeste

Skeptic: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Trumpet: Call of Duty

Redestro: Roller Coater Tycoon

Attitude after merger review: Full marks just like Tomura, as expected of his closest lieutenant. Excellent gifting Spinner!

Twice

Now that he has money, he just went on some Amazon-esque website and got the first thing he saw the reminded him of everyone. As such, his gifts are the most sporadic & random.

Shigaraki: A bottle of Kurogiri’s favorite wine.

Dabi: A quality pack of cigarettes.

Toga: Hairclips with characters from an anime she liked growing up.

Spinner: One of the spinning whetstone things for sharpening blades.

Mr. Compress: A new hat.

Geten: a pair of mittens.

Skeptic: Several Spools or wire + a pair of wire cutters.

Trumpet: A maintenance kit for trumpets.

Redestro: A $1000 donation to a quirkless rights movement in his name. (Can you tell he’s still mad about Giran?)

Attitude after merger review: Once more, major marks docked for taking a dig at an enemy-turned-ally that you can hardly even pretend is a proper gift. Once again; if you can’t do anything nice, be more sublet when acting mean.

Mr. Compress

He frankly wanted to see if he could get anyone into his hobbies, or at least get them something to remind them of him, so he robbed a magic store for magic trick-based toys & performance tools.

Shigaraki: One of those things where you saw your assistant in half (complete with saw).

Dabi: Those weird orb things that slid around your hand.

Toga: One of those boxes you have your assistant stand in and then stab them (complete with knives).

Spinner: Fancy deck of cards

Twice: Yo-yo collection.

Geten: Hula hoop

Skeptic: Semi-transparent Mirror

Trumpet: Bracelet things where you put one inside the other.

Redestro: Fog Machine

Attitude after merger review: Nearly full marks, but it is rather noticeable how League members got, on average, much larger presents than the MLA alumni. Still, the plausible deniability is worth something here. 

Geten

He just went to a store to get whatever he could find. He did not try very hard for the League. Or Skeptic & Trumpet for that matter.

Shigaraki: Santa hat

Dabi: Snow globe

Toga: Chocolate Bar

Spinner: Elf hat.

Twice: Bag of candy

Mr. Compress: a $20 gift card.

Skeptic: New tie.

Trumpet: A wallet.

Redestro: A Blue-Ray collection of a movie series he’d been meaning to see.

Attitude after merger review: Absolute lowest marks; the fact that he got bad gifts for fellow MLA members does not hide this fact as well as he may think it does.

Skeptic

Not really knowing enough about any of these guys enough to really think about what they want, but still wanting to show off; he hacked into the personal bank accounts of several heroes & famous figures and, using each one, got a ¥ 1 million gift card from this store franchise that doesn’t allow any kind of refunds.  Here are the corresponding accounts used to make each person’s gift (he did at least put thought into who each recipient might like to rob).

Shigaraki: All Might

Dabi: Endeavor

Toga: Best Jeanist

Spinner: Wash

Twice: Yoroi Musha

Mr. Compress: Edgeshot

Geten: Mirko

Trumpet: Some political opponent

Redestro: The HPSC president

Attitude after merger review: Both thoughtful and balanced between old & new partners, full marks for one of the last people you might’ve expected. Way to use that pride, Skeptic!

Trumpet

A rather materialistic fellow, he got everyone some new tech or item of convenience.

Shigaraki: An expensive watch.

Dabi: A temperature-controlled water bottle

Toga: A big make-up kit

Spinner: A nice suit

Twice: An Ipod.

Mr. Compress: A nice suitcase.

Geten: A mini-fridge.

Skeptic: A new laptop.

Redestro: A new phone.

Attitude after merger review: Full marks, I suppose, if only because he equally half-arsed it for everyone. Not even out of malice either, he just didn’t try all that hard for anyone.

Redestro

The richest of the lot: he also just got everyone some piece of technology/luxury rich person thing, with the difference that his presents were really big & expensive. He was rather invested in endearing himself to the new team.

Shigaraki: A kind of really big yacht, one with windows around the deck to keep people from seeing him. Imagine a cross between a yacht & a limo, actually.

Dabi: A stupidly big TV with like 10 different streaming services pre-paid on it. 

Toga: A self-driving car.

Spinner: One of those 4-wheeled dirt bikes

Twice: His very own mountain lodge.

Mr. Compress: His very own hot tub.

Geten: His own private jet, complete with a walk-in freezer installed in the back.

Skeptic: A warehouse & collection of those big data storage units; enough to back-up all the data his company had ever collected.

Trumpet: A new van

Attitude after merger review: Full marks and well earned; because even if they weren’t always the most personalized, they were too high quality for it to matter. And for once the expense wasn’t a mark against him because he was spending his own money!

Final review: Toga got everyone the best gifts, with Twice taking 2nd place, because theirs were both thoughtful and unique. Even the non-gift to Skeptic & Redestro couldn't bring them below anyone else’s score. Everyone else sucks at this. 3rd place goes to Redestro though, because “money can’t by happiness” is a phrase that doesn’t apply to poor people.

[trinketprince]

Calming Detective Osomatsu (and it’s spin-offs)

Not including plain Detective and Thief costumes that have no relation to Calming Detective like the Phantom Thieves set from Hesokuri Wars, Pazzmatsu or Tabimatsu or the detective promo art from the Osomatsu Movie x Cafe collab.

Basically I just rewatched Calming Detective and I wanna compile how deep this rabbit hole goes. Sorry for another long post, like my youkai compilation post. But!!! Let’s get started shall we?

“Calming Detective Osomatsu” from Osomatsu-san S1E8

The original iteration, Iconic. Oso stans love Calming Detective Osomatsu. This skit parodies detective mystery novels, playing with it’s tropes.

Osomatsu - Calming Detective (dressed in the stereotypical 1800′s detective. This is important)

Karamatsu - Victim who owns the Mansion

Choromatsu - Head Inspector

Ichimatsu - Red Herring

Jyushimatsu - Forensics Team

Todomatsu - Assistant Inspector

Hijirisawa Shonosuke - Killer

Dayon, Dekapan, Hatabou, Chibita, Iyami - Secondary Victims

Since it’s a season 1 skit a lot of games used this au early on.

I’m only gonna show the Hesokuri Wars Banner but it was also used in Damematsu, Tabimatsu, Osomatsu Sanpo, Pazzmatsu (not documented), and Matsuno Family Dependents (Not documented). Shimamatsu also had this set, including a second altered outfit when you level the unit up.

Hesokuri Wars also featured the mansion itself called the Calming Mansion which has a short story.

“Jyushimatsu and a Bomb” from Osomatsu-san S1E17

This AU will later be expanded with “Jyushimatsu and a Bomb”, although dropping the mystery aspect and instead parodies a high-tension bomb diffusion. This skit would later be used in Hesokuri Wars, and this is the only game it’s appeared in so far.

Ichimatsu - Head Inspector (I assume since he’s in the same getup as Choromatsu)

Jyushimatsu - Bomb Squad

Todomatsu - Assistant Inspector (The only connection to Calming Detective Osomatsu)

Jyushimatsu and Ichimatsu get new roles for this skit and so far Karamatsu is the only one a role in the police force (other than the Pachinko Police, but that doesn’t count... right now) or a significant role in general. Well that changes in the next entry.

“The Return of Calming Detective Osomatsu” from DaVinci May 2016 issue

A story written by Otsuichi. A retelling of the original Calming Detective Osomatsu Skit, but rather than going all the way with the parody, it’s a bit more serious and there is more mystery involved without losing the charm of Calming Detective Osomatsu. More backstory is given to the denizens of the Mansion. You can read parts 1 & 2 here and parts 3 & 4 here, with a lovely translation by @intra-fiducia​. The new roles given to the cast are: *SPOILERS, Please read the story first if you do not want to be spoiled. It’s a good story and very well written.*

Karamatsu - Flashy Gardener who becomes a victim

Totoko - Maid (who dreams of becoming an idol, on friendly terms with Karamatsu)

Chibita - Chef (only cooks oden, friendly terms with Karamatsu)

Iyami - Owns the Mansion

*SPOILERS FOR REAL* Ichimatsu - Real Owner of the mansion, locked away by Iyami underground 

*END SPOILERS*

Dayon and Dekapan - Travelers headed north (yeah it’s a reference to that one skit)

All other sextuplets keep their original roles.

“Matsumoto Kiyoshi” Merchandise from their Osomatsu-san Collab

Last minute addition, I didn’t even realize that something was different. While almost everyone kept their original roles, Karamatsu and Ichimatsu were changed. Even the setting has changed, rather than your typical mansion the murder happens in a high-rise apartment. There is also a 20-second commercial featuring original animation.

Karamatsu - now an owner of a high-rise apartment, he still dies and writes a dying message

Ichimatsu - presumably still a red herring, he traded his Jason butcher outfit for an oni costume.

Jyushimatsu - still forensics team but his demeanor has changed back to his original jyushimatsu personality rather than serious forensics team.

“Detectives and Theives Poster” from the Osomatsu-san Character Book #3

Ok so remember when I said that you should remember that Osomatsu’s detective outfit is based on 1800′s detective fashion? Well turns out that Phantom Thieves (or Gentlemen Thieves/Kaito in Japan) and Detective stories like Arsene Lupin and Sherlock Holmes which take place around the same time period is super popular in Japan. Like Kaito Kid and Lupin III. Another departure from the mansion murder mystery of the original skit, this poster features:

Osomatsu - Calming Detective / Sherlock role (?)

Karamatsu - Inspector Lestrade role (?)

Choromatsu - Doctor Watson role (?)

Otoutomatsu - Gentlemen Thieves

Phantom Thieves and Detectives set from Damematsu

Damematsu released a second set very loosely based on Calming Detective Osomatsu where they’re detectives by day and Phantom Thieves by night. The detectives and thieves are all references to various detectives and thieves in media, I don’t know all the references but I’m p sure Karamatsu references Zorro and Todomatsu references Luke from Professor Layton and Kaito Kid.

Pachinko Machine Designs from D-Light/Daiichi a Pachinko Machine Manufacturer

This one is VERY very loosely related to Calming Detective Osomatsu. This time, Choromatsu dons the Calming Detective Osomatsu design, and that’s really the only connection it has to Calming detective. Jyushimatsu’s dog form from the Pachinko Police returns, as a crossover from Pachinko Police and Calming Detective. The other four are various Phantom Thieves.

Clumsy Detective Jyushimatsu from Tabimatsu

Yeah that’s right, you read that right. Calming Detective Osomatsu got a spin-off event for Tabimatsu called Clumsy Detective Jyushimatsu.

Anyway, those are all the variants of calming detective osomatsu so far. I’m not really hoping for another CDO skit soon, since the 1st one is already ok. But I do love me some mystery and it seems like the Werewolf skit next episode will deliver!! Who knows maybe they might throw in some CDO bones for us!! My favorite one has to be the Otsuichi story, I really doubt we’ll get a lot of those kinds of stories in the anime (aside from the occasional ones here and there), but I’ve always loved when the anime throws in a few low-energy, less-gags, skits in the season like “Inn” from Season 2, and the story really scratches that itch.

Edit: turns out that the mansion in the werewolf skit next week is the same mansion calming detective osomatsu is in 👀👀