#asa mononoke

[shiroeyoru]

[dharmafox]

So what's going on with Asa's reaction here (secondary to the immediate "I'm gonna kick this guy's ass" response)? Usually when people see either Medicine Seller, they seem to clock them as unremarkable guys, or at most as super hotties. But Asa is reacting as if he's the freakiest guy she's ever seen in her life. I believe she's the first person we've ever seen react to a Medicine Seller as if she can see what he actually looks like.

Asa's got some unusual talents, and not having seen the movie I can only guess how far those go. But maybe they go beyond intelligence and skill; maybe she can see things most people can't.

[animemakeblog]

“Mononoke: Karakasa Movie” The Second Trailer, July 26 Premiere

The official Mononoke anime movie website unveiled a second trailer. On July 26, Mononoke: Karakasa, the film, will premiere in Japanese theatres.

[purplealmonds]

Observations about Mononoke Karakasa characters & relationships based on costuming & color palettes

Let's guess who these girls' parents are and see where this rabbit hole takes us!

Analysis below the cut! This isn't spoilers as much as it is just going over publicly available information with a fine tooth comb but proceed with caution. Buckle in, this is gonna be a long one!

Based on the color palette of their outfits, these two girls featured in the second trailer at the 0:17 timestamp are the twin daughters of Hokuto Mizorogi (溝呂木北斗) as indicated on his bio on the official website.

Given Mizorogi's status as priest of the "Omizu-sama" faith, it's entirely possibly he's given special privileges within the ooku to father a child.

According to Japanese geisha culture, their half-painted lips indicate that they are children. They partially shaved their heads is reminiscent of a nun's makes sense given their religious parentage. Two context clues combined, I believe they are priestesses-in-training - a position which is higher than even that of the most favored concubines.

Supporting this theory, these twins have a very high position of power in the Ooku despite their youth, as seen by them being at the front of the procession featured in the teaser trailer at the 0:07 timestamp. They also have uniquely colored umbrellas:

As an aside – given how most of the spiral-masked women are visually identical, uniquely colored outfits are a visual shorthand for status (or narrative significance) in the ooku.

And I believe they are the gatekeepers for the, uhhhh, how do I put this delicately? The shogun's baby-making room? Take this with a grain of salt though; I could only see a sliver of the room they were opening in the first screenshot. The colors seem fairly similar though!

But also consider: this babymaking room has a lot of eye motifs, which is reflected in the pit seen in the ceremonial area where I presume Mizorogi presumably performs his religious services:

The third trailer introduces the theme of discarding essential parts of yourself. There is a shot of the comb falling into a pool of water in an unknown location:

Paired with the visual of the comb lying amongst discarded valuables in the water in the second trailer, I'm going to hazard a guess this is a common "ritual" of sorts:

I'm willing to bet Mizorogi enforces this "identity discarding" ceremony on behalf of the shogun. It says in his character bio he's a strong believer of "Omizu-sama". Did he discard his role as a father to step into the role as a the priest?

Their mother may be Kitagawa (北川), a high ranking maid within the Ooku.

The twins' hair and eye colors look similar enough, but there's more meat to this theory. Kitagawa seems to be a narratively important character based on how heavily she's featured in the trailers in increasingly angsty/mysterious ways:

Perhaps Kitagawa "gave away" her motherhood to the waters, which has religious baptism connotations. This hypothetical scenario feels rife with mononoke-formation potential.

Furthermore, from costume design standpoint, she also shares the blue and teal colors featured in Mizorogi's outfit.

As for her purple accents, I believe it is a color reserved for the higher-ranking women of the ooku.

I have a theory that the darker a color is, the higher the status is. Consider:

Asa (Left), who is a new maid but has a lot of potential for upwards mobility.

Tokita Fuki (時田フキ) (Center)), a lowly commoner who caught the attention of the shogun. Because she's a commoner, the purple is faded despite her high status, perhaps representing that it will disappear once she loses the shogun's favor. But because the rose pattern is almost a one-to-one match to that of Mizorogi's, perhaps she is strongly favored by this man as well.

Awashima (Right), the subordinate of Utayama, who is falling out of favor as Asa rises in prominence. There are still pops of dark purple, but a washed out lavendar permeates her palette.

Both Tokita and Awashima also have highly saturated yellow/yellow-greens, which could represent potential danger of their power disappearing due to outside influences.

As for the deeper purple...

Otomo Botan (大友ボタン) (Right) - a lady in waiting and daughter of a high-ranking senior councilor. Note that she also has pale purple in her palette because her high status was not earned. Because she borrows power from influences outside of the ooku, the black accents are represent that she has more power than even Utayama, the most powerful woman within the ooku.

Utayama (歌山) (Left) - the woman with the highest position of the Ooku,  "Odoshiyoroshi". She is also prominently garbed in red and white, which is a color seen in the shogun and a little bit of Mizorogi's outfit:

Lighter shades of red (i.e. pink) also seem to indicate men of lower status that still have some position of power, like these guards:

Note that Kame (カメ) (Left) and Mugiya (麦谷) (Right) also possess these "masculine" colors which may indicate that they have more forceful personalities compared to other women within the ooku:

Their respective outfits also have analogous shades close to the blues prominent in Mizorogi's outfit. Assuming blue has religious connotations (akin to Virgin Mary), perhaps they are also strongly faithful to whoever this "Omizu-sama" entity is.

Meanwhile, Asa also wears pink, but does not feature any blue in her outfit. I think may represent her lack of faith. She does seem like a more levelheaded individual not easily swept away by more dazzling aspects of mysticism.

This is the look of a woman who not only has a braincell or two, but has it on her person at all times.

Now let's look at our main protagonists!

Kusu features red and purple color accents in his outfit, which makese sense for his gender ambiguous presentation. You could say that the other colors featured in his outfit represent how the influences he collects by interacting with humans. Black is also featured heavily as the canvas for these colors. As mentioned earlier, this represents influences outside of the ooku.

In contrast, Shingi while sports both the masculine red/white and feminine purple colors of power, the latter definitely eclipses the former which matches his masculine presentation. His outfit also has black, but because his influence in the world comes in bursts during exorcisms, it is featured less prominently than Kusu. His disheveled look may represent his discarding of these superficial societal norms. His power - symbolized by red - need not be worn. It is already tattooed onto his skin - literally.

The only other characters that have red tattooed onto their skin are the twins from the beginning of this post. Come to think of it, their partially shaved look may also be a nod to the shogun's power - indicating that their very existence is divinely approved by him. So we come full circle!

So, yeah! Although these twins don't have an official bio, there's a lot to learn about them and others from extrapolation and inference alone!

In summary:

Red/White = Masculine/Divine power

Blue = Religious power

Purple = feminine power

Yellow = danger of power loss

Light colors = weak influence

Dark colors = stronger influence

Thank you for coming with me on this long diatribe!

[mizisuaenthusiast]

Introduction

Call me Li shu, I have a ding dong and I'm a minor. Pansexual and Genderfluid (I'm way too lazy to add colors) any pronouns will do, I don't really care.

I have mixed Chinese and Filipino genes (I grew up in the philippines however)

I am a victim of sexual assault and grooming. Good things about me, this shittt harrddd 😭😭🙏 anyway have a normal mindset and I'll treat you with decency 💜💜

Bad things about me, well....take a guess💜 and this account is a whole different persona. So anyone who knows me in a specific app.....

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IMPORTANT NOTE

Finally decided not to interact and engage with proshitters any further (recommended by my therapist) at first I was being stubborn and persisted about my decisions on continuing to ruffle some feathers (proshitters) and engaging in back and forth replies but whatever. My therapist is RIGHT, I shouldn't waste my time on engaging further with these weirdos who obviously needs help. (I made this after a therapy session)

Anyway I'm STILL making anti-proship posts

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DNI (DO NOT INTERACT)

Literally the basic criteria of DNI (tw!!)

— proship

⠀⠀— anti anti, pro fiction, com ship, etc

⠀⠀— you ship illegal ships

— incest, pedophilia, etc

⠀⠀— you think fiction doesn't affect reality

⠀⠀— you sexualize minors

⠀⠀— you fetishize lgbtq+ pairings

⠀⠀— you identify as a minor attracted person/pedophile

⠀⠀— you identify as a fujoshi/fudanshi

⠀⠀— you romanticize or glorify problematic media

⠀⠀— you romanticize or glorify problematic tropes in media, mental illnesses, self harm, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse/assault, rape and other illegal or immoral tropes

— racist

⠀⠀— xenophobic

⠀⠀— sinophobic

⠀⠀— colorist

⠀⠀— orientalist

⠀⠀— anti blm

⠀⠀— anti black

⠀⠀— anti stop asian hate

⠀⠀— you say slurs you can't reclaim

⠀⠀— you think people in racial minorities can't also be racist

⠀⠀— you think white people can be oppressed for being white

⠀⠀— etc

— anti lgbtq+

⠀⠀— homophobic, lesbiphobic, biphobic, panphobic, etc

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⠀⠀— transmed/truscum, radfem, terf

⠀⠀— anti neopronouns or xenogenders

⠀⠀— anti non-she/her lesbians or non-he/him gays

⠀⠀— exclusionist

⠀⠀— radical inclusionist

⠀⠀— etc

— zionist

⠀⠀— pro israel

⠀⠀— pro idf

⠀⠀— anti palestine

⠀⠀— etc

— sexist

⠀⠀— misogynistic

⠀⠀— transmisogynistic

⠀⠀— you think men can be oppressed for being men

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Interests

alien stage, identity v, honkai star rail, reverse 1999, mononoke (2007 and 2024), nanbaka, danganronpa trigger happy havoc/goodbye despair/killing harmony, junji ito, bungou stray dogs, blue lock, persona 5, demon slayer and many more

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Characters I LOVE to a concerning amount

ITHAQUA(Night Watch), RICHARD STERLING(Knight), Michiko (Geisha), Galatea(Sculptor), Joseph Desaulniers(Photographer), Edgar Valden(Painter) ── Identity V

Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, Sua, did I mention Sua? Mizi, Luka── Alien Stage

Medicine Pocket, Tennant, Argus, Zima(Зима), Getian, Lucy ── Reverse 1999

MICHAEL KAISER, Chigiri Hyoma, Sae Itoshi ── Blue Lock

Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu, Futaba Sakura, Ann Takamaki ── Persona 5

OTHER FAVS

Braz Daniel Blood, Hydra Bell ── Blood Lad

Medicine Seller (both 2007 and 2024), Kame, Asa ── Mononoke (2007/2024)

KOKOMI TERUHASHI, SAIKI KUSUO, Nendou Riki ── The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

Jiaoqiu, Ling Sha, Stelle, Aventurine, Robin, Sparkle ── Honkai Star Rail

Epel Felmier, Riddle Rosehearts, Skully J. Graves, Idia Shroud, Ace Trappola ── Twisted Wonderland

[mikasaspatas]

liza core

- My names liza! she/her , college freshman study major poli sci, I graduated high school early. no preference on gender, Middle picture is me next to my glorious king megumi 🧏‍♀️ , blunt as fuck, no filter trust..might be unhinged who really knows 🤫

~ astro : gemini 𖤓 ~ scorpio ↑ ~ aquarius ☾ let me know wtf that means 😭🙏

~ I am currently working and forever stuck on doing assignments which absolutely kicks my ass all the time. This blog is just about my hyper fixations characters, games, movie, music and shows I fucking love.

fav things ever ~ my life and joy of a dog cali, aot basically have a phd in that series, final fantasy, mikasa ackerman, the marias, depop, photography, cinematography, theatre, literature, sci fi, non fiction, physics, slow burns , Lana del rey, resident evil, red dead redemption, class of 09, yves tumor, purple, beach house, dean blunt, cas, joji, Alex g, megumi fushiguro, Noctis Lucis Caelum, eren jaeger, KEANU REEVES, slowdive, blood orange, Daniel ceaser, mac miller, grimes, Radiohead…, crystal castles, notes app, winter, tragic backstories, every pair of headphones i own, Vinland saga, princess mononoke, violet evergarden, paris texas, lost in translation, the matrix, Sophia Coppola , FORTNITE RAHH, character development, dry/dark humor, traveling, winter fashion, learning new things, out of pocket responses, cd collecting, walking outside if it wasn’t so hot where i live, astronomy, every full moon how im reminded of my other dog, one shots, deers and zayn malik.

kins: eren jaeger, megumi fushiguro, mikasa ackerman, san, asa mitaka, asuka, lain, mikasa, yn (from my own story she’s literally me 😭🙏) , hachi

Uninterested in and hate: texas (I live there I get to say it) , arrogance, where it’s literally fall soon to be winter but it’s literally 80 degrees out.. my city, people wiping markers off dry erase stud WITH THEIR SLEEVE, staying up knowing you have to get up early, work, writing essays for my professors, my voice, mha IM SORRY I CANT DO IT, staying in my phone for hours knowing it’s bad, disrespect, screaming, Snapchat, people who only use you for their own benefit, how I’m not well spoken, people who literally don’t have basic human decency.

[amorifleur]

hello, you may call me ayni!

xvi. se!asian, infp, aquarius

♡₊˚・₊✧ all of that I adore! . . . the smell of books. cacti. studio ghibli. anime. manga. webtoons. staring at candle flames. baking. cooking. painting. drawing. cats. coffee. instant ramen. spicy food. japanese cuisine. matcha. flowers. vintage pocket watches. cheese. bitter, dark chocolate. crunchy or smooth peanut butter. cheesecake. rain in general. listening to music. browsing through netflix && chilling. smell of the salty sea. seashells. feet buried in the sand. sound of the waves crashing ashore. coffee. enemies to friends to lovers tropes. autumn. literature && classics. beautifully written poetry. alice in wonderland. chocolate chip cookies. socks. vintage pens. reading about greek mythology. hozier songs.

♡₊˚・₊✧ the lights of my life! . . . zuko (a:tla), howl (howl’s moving castle), san (princess mononoke), furina de fontaine (genshin impact), sunday (star rail), ruan mei (star rail), dazai osamu (bungo stray dogs), asa mitaka (chainsaw man), sawako (kimi ni todoke), inej ghafa (six of crows) + etc.

♡₊˚・₊✧ anime/manga/shows that I like! . . . ghibli movies, avatar: the last airbender, bungo stray dogs, witch hat atelier, chainsaw man, brooklyn99 + etc.

[cr33py-crawlie]

how do y’all feel about my kin list

*bear in mind a lot of these are jokes*

~anime~

L - death note

light - death note

power - chainsaw man

angel devil - chainsaw man

asa - chainsaw man

lain - serial experiments lain

ash - banana fish

ryo - devilman crybaby

rei - neon genesis evangelion

tamaki - ouran high school host club

hachi - nana

shin - nana

josuke higashkata - jojos bizarre adventure

narancia ghirga - jojos bizarre adventure

joseph joestar - jojos bizarre adventure

~cartoons~

pearl - steven universe

lapis - steven universe

spinel - steven universe

sadie - steven universe

lars - steven universe

tina - bobs burgers

rick - rick & morty

summer - rick & morty

jesse - big mouth

matthew - big mouth

meg - family guy

finn - adventure time

princess bubblegum - adventure time

sarah lynn - bojack horseman

todd - bojack horseman

darwin - the amazing world of gumball

gumball - the amazing world of gumball

stan - south park

tweek - south park

craig - south park

kenny - south park

shelly - south park

randy - south park

~tv shows~

jesse - breaking bad

james - the end of the fucking world

alyssa - the end of the fucking world

missy - young sheldon

~movies~

mike - my own private idaho

theo - the goldfinch

boris - the goldfinch

tracy - thirteen

mima - perfect blue

san - princess mononoke

jack - brokeback mountain

graham - but i’m a cheerleader

[dharmafox]

I think if Asa and Kame are hiding anything it's the fact that they're 女性の同性愛者...

(If Japanese has a more colloquial term for this I don't know what it is, sorry... 😅)

I do think it's very probable that the karakasa is a metaphor. Nakamura-san talked at the very beginning of the project about one of the movie's themes being the conflict between individuals and organizations (I wish I could find the exact quote now, but it was on Kickstarter and Kickstarter won't load for me right now :_;). The Ooku seems very much like a place that would swallow up an individual - an enclosed community and a massive government bureaucracy run by a woman who puts the survival of the organization first. The "umbrella" could be a metaphor for this all-encompassing influence.

The line translated above as "Meanwhile, the girls also seem to be hiding something" is auto-translated on the website as "Meanwhile, 'something' gradually covers them." Depending on the accuracy of the translation, that wording could also imply that the umbrella is a metaphor for the absorption of individuals into a group, and the mononoke a manifestation of the suffering that would cause.

(Another thought I had is that this idea is somewhat the opposite of the theme of the series - as I read it, anyway - which is more about individuals who have become disconnected from others and need to become reconnected.)

The movie synopsis is out!

(source)

Quick and dirty translation (might have some mistakes)

The story takes place in Ooku, a "garden of women" which men are forbidden from entering. It's a place with its own set of bureaucratic rules, and this is where Asa and Kame have entered. Asa is talented and beautiful and looking to improve her career, while Kame is joining the Ooku which she has always dreamed of. These two polar opposites take part in a "ceremony" on the first day to join the group.

The veteran Utayama(? Kasan? I can't find the reading for the kanji) has the longevity of the Ooku at the forefront of her mind, and behind her stoic expression she is hiding something. Meanwhile, the girls also seem to be hiding something.

(the rest is just about the medicine seller entering the scene and the three requirements to release his blade)

Notes:

Ooku: The women's quarters in Edo castle. Men are not allowed to enter. Some people call it a sort of harem for the ruling shogun. If you've watched Asian period dramas you'll probably have some idea of the kind of politics that can take place here 🤔

"ceremony": I'm not exactly sure what it's referring to, but I believe it's this parade where all the inhabitants of the Ooku put on the best outfits to greet the Shogun. The Shogun may pick one woman he would like to spend the night with during this ceremony. (If you've read or watched Ooku: The Inner Chambers you'll get what I'm talking about)

(Also idk if anyone has translated the the trailer but if anyone wants it you can drop me a message and I can do a quick transcript when I'm free)

[omentranslates]

Camellia Flower -- veran kuriensu English Lyrics

Song by veran kuriensu (ヴェーラン)

VO: Kagamine Rin and Len

English Translation

This is a song of the sin I committed (This is a song of the sin I committed)

Of an apparition who loved a human (Of a child of humanity who loved a god)

A head falls with a splash into the pond

Like a bright crimson camellia

In the mountains, deep in a valley, there is a large pond

Where it is said lives a god of the water

Which the nearby village

Worships as their guardian

Beside that pond, on a chill morning in early spring

Is where I met him, a total crybaby

He buried my loneliness

He was a small miracle

We meet again and again (There is a tale passed down in our village)

What are these feelings that gather up and up? (Of a time when calamity visited)

The catastrophe leering up on that village (It is said that they offered a living human)

I didn't think to pay it any attention (And the disaster was quieted)

This is a song of the feelings we shared

Of a sweet sensation that we couldn't quite name

Rippling through my chest continuously

Like a bright crimson camellia

That fall just at sunset, he and I beside the pond

We made a promise to be together for always

Such a precious memory is his smiling face

Stained a crimson blush

The people were begging their god to save them

From an epidemic spreading through the village

A villager with no one to miss was chosen

And made into an offering

The initiation of this human sacrifice (Pond illuminated by bonfire's light)

Is a ritual marriage between villager and god (Dedicated offering given to god)

The one sat unreachable behind that bamboo curtain (I can tell even with your face hidden)

Is the one I meet beside the pond (It is the one I love)

This song is a poem about the god's village

Of the human sacrifice's final moment

Head falling with a splash into the pond

Like a bright crimson camellia

The apparition who'd taken to living in the pond for a time (That promise)

As a god feared and respected (Dissipates unfulfilled)

Merely a spirit in deity's glamour am I (Transient)

That I can bring forth just one miracle (As a camellia)

This is the song of the sin I committed

Cradling in hand the severed head of my beloved

A miracle performed, one life exchange for another

The camellia flowers blooming by the pond

This is the song of the sin I committed (This is the song of the sin I committed)

A child of humanity who killed a god (Of a tragedy that spread through a village)

When eyes opened that were no longer human (The abundance of camellia flowers blooming upon what remains)

They were bright crimson like a hell flower (Are bright crimson like a hell flower*)

*T/N: "hell flower" is a literally translated nickname for the red spider lily, a widely recognizable cultural symbol representing death and the dead

I’ve heard that when tsubaki flowers wilt, rather than the petals scattering the entire flower falls off as one piece, much the same imagery as a severed head.

JP original under the cut (kanji/romaji)

これは私の罪の歌　　（これは僕の罪の歌）

人を愛した物の怪の　（神を愛した人の子の）

ぽとり池に落ちる首は（ぽとり池に落ちる首は）

真���赤な椿のよう　　（真っ赤な椿のよう）

Kore wa watashi no tsumi no uta (Kore wa boku no tsumi no uta)

Hito wo aishita mononoke wo (Kami wo aishita hito no ko no)

Potori ike ni ochiru kubi wa (Potori ike ni ochiru kubi wa)

Makka na tsubaki no you (Makka na tsubaki no you)

山の谷間の大きな池に

棲むと云われた水の神様

池のほとりの村の

守り神

Yama no tanima no ooki na ike ni

Sumu to iwareta mizu no kamisama

Ike no hotori no mura no

Mamorigami

花冷えの朝　池のほとりで

出逢った君は　とても泣き虫

私の孤独を埋める

小さな奇跡

Hanabie no asa ike no hotori de

Deatta kimi wa totemo nakimushi

Watashi no kodoku wo umeru

Chiisa na kiseki

君との逢瀬を重ね　　（村に伝わる逸話）

降り積もる想いは何？（災禍訪れし時）

村に忍び寄る災禍　　（神に生贄捧げ）

今は気付かぬふりし　（鎮まったと云う）

Kimi to no ause wo kasane (Mura ni tsutawaru itsuwa)

Furi tsumoru omoi wa nani? (Saika otozureshi doki)

Mura ni shinobiyoru saika (Kami ni ikenie sasage)

Ima wa kidzukanu furi shi (Shizumatta to iu)

これは僕らの想い歌

甘い感情　名も無くて

ぽつり胸に広ぐ波紋

真っ赤な椿のよう

Kore wa bokura no omoi uta

Amai kanjou na mo nakute

Potsuri mune ni hirogu hamon

Makka na tsubaki no you

秋の黄昏　池のほとりで

約束をした、ずっと一緒に

赤く染まる笑顔は

大切な記憶

Aki no tasogare ike no hotori de

Yakusoku wo shita, zutto issho ni

Akaku somaru egao wa

Taisetsu na kioku

村に広がる流行り病に

神へ助けを求めた人は

身寄りなき村人を

贄にした

Mura ni hirogaru hayaiyamai ni

Kami e tasuke wo matometa hito wa

Miyori naki murabito wo

Nie ni shita

人身供犠のはじまりは（篝火の照らす池）

神と村人の婚姻　　　（神に捧げられる贄）

御簾に隔たれ座る君は（顔を隠した君は）

池のほとりで逢う君　（私の愛しい君）

Jinshinkugi no hajimari wa (Kagaribi no terasu ike)

Kami to murabito no konin (Kami ni sasagerareru nie)

Misu ni hedatare suwaru kimi wa (Kao wo kakushita kimi wa)

Ike no hotori de au kimi (Watashi no itoshii kimi)

これは神の村の叙事詩　

人身供犠の終焉に

池に落ちる贄の首は

真っ赤な椿のよう

Kore wa kami no mura no jojishi

Jinshinkugi no shuuen ni

Ike ni ochiru nie no kubi wa

Makka na tsubaki no you

池に棲みつく物の怪やがて（約束）

神として崇められ畏れられ（果たせず散った）

神のふりした物の怪の私　（儚い）

起こせる奇跡はひとつだけ（椿のよう）

Ike ni sumitsuku mononoke yagate (Yakusoku)

Kami toshite agamerare osorerare (Hatasezu chitta)

Kami no furi shita mononoke no watashi (Hakanai)

Okoseru kiseki wa hitotsu dake (Tsubaki no you)

これは私の罪の歌

愛しい君の首を抱え

命引き換えの奇跡を

池に咲く椿の花

Kore wa watashi no tsumi no uta

Itoshii kimi no kubi wo kakae

Inochi hikikae no kiseki wo

Ike ni saku tsubaki no hana

これは僕の罪の歌　　　（これは私の罪の歌）

神を殺した人の子の　　（村に広がる惨劇の）

人でなくなり開く目は　（跡に咲き乱れる赤は）

真っ赤な地獄花のよう　（真っ赤な地獄花のよう）

Kore wa boku no tsumi no uta (Kore wa watashi no tsumi no uta)

Kami wo koroshita hito no ko no (Mura ni hirogaru sangeki no)

Hito denaku nari hiraku me wa (Ato ni sakimidareru aka wa)

Makka na jigokubana no you (Makka na jigokubana no you)

[dharmafox]

Tell me I'm crazy, Scully.

[hyakkima]

Ang Sining ng Anime

Ano nga ba ang anime?

Ang anime ay isang pelikula o palabas na nagmula sa japan na patok na patok noon hanggang ngayon sa buong mundo. Kakaiba ito at hindi kagaya ng mga "cartoons" na ating nakasanayan, ito ay nagtataglay ng kakanyahang nakapagiiba sa iba at nagbibigay ng pagkalilanlan na para sa iba ay nagbibigay ng iba't-ibang emosyon depende sa tao. Ito rin ay parang makatotohanan ang kaniyang pagkaguhit ng mga karakter at kadalasan ay nakabase sa totoong buhay ang mga lugar kung saan naganap ang ibang mga eksena.

"Isa itong tinataguriang modernong sining"

Ito ay kilala bilang modernong sining sa kadahilanang nakapakaaritstiko ang pagkagawa ng mga anime. Ito rin ay nagtataglay ng iba't-ibang damdamin na naibibigay sa mga manonood.

Galimgim, pagkabigo, ligaya, at pag-asa ay ang iba't-ibang halimbawa ng damdamin na makukuha sa anime dahil ito rin ay parang bagong mundo na pinaparamdam sa iyo ay parang totoo kahit hindi ito nandito. Minsan nga ay alam mong hindi makatotohanan ang mga lugar at eksena sa mga anime, ngunit nagbibigay ito ng malaking epekto sa ating isipan at damdamin.

Alam niyo ba?

HERO TV: ang bayani ng kabataan

Alam niyo ba na mayroon tayong tv channel noon na nakafocus sa anime lamang na patok rin noon sa kabataan?

Hero Tv! Ito ang anime channel na kinalakihan ng nakaramihang batang pinoy at ito ay linikha sa ilalim ng ABS-CBN franchise.

Nakakaiba ito dahil ito ay hindi nagpapalabas ng anime na nasa ingles o hapones ang wikang ginagamit, subalit ito ay nasa wikang filipino. Sa pagraragdag, ang hero tv ay tinataguriang "The First and All Tagalog-dubbed Anime Channel in the Philippines."

Alam niyo, napakaganda niya sa paningin ng bata na sa pagdaan ng panahon ay nagiging matanda, nagbibigay ng galimgim sa bawat palabas na nakikita, hinding hindi makakalimutan ang halimuyak sa panonood ng sining na kinagisnan at tinubuan.

Hero TV at Wikang tagalog

DITO RIN UNANG IPINALABAS ANG SIKAT NA FILIPINO ANIMATED FILM: "RPG METANOIA"

Napakaganda ng herotv lalo na't ito ay nagpapalabas ng anime na gumagamit ng wikang filipino.

Sa totoo lang, dito ako una natuto magtagalog dahil sa labis na panonood noong bata pa ako at dito rin ako natuto sa mga malalalim na salita na nagmumula sa tagalog.

Dito talaga nakikita ang kagandahan ng wikang filipino at kung papano nila nagawang gawin at makahanap ng mag salitang nauugnay sa wikang hapon.

Mga Halimbawa ng Anime na Nagtataglay ng Sining

Ang nakalista sa ilalim ay ang mga halimbawa ng anime na nagpapakita ng modernong sining o magandang tignan na aking irerekomenda para sa mga mambabasa na gustong mapanood ang mga ito.

"STUDIO GHIBLI MOVIES"

1. Howl's Moving Castle

2. Ocean Waves

3. Spirited Away

4. Princess Mononoke

5. When Marnie Was There

Lima lamang ang aking mairekomenda para sa studio ghibli movies dahil napakarami nila pero siguradong sigurado na lahat ay magaganda sa kanilang sariling pagkakakilanlan.

Ang iba na aking mairerekomenda ay nasa susunod na blog:

[purplealmonds]

So apparently Kusu takes a public bath in the Karakasa movie.

Clickbait-y title aside, I did a notice a blink-and-you miss it detail in this split-second shot from the second movie trailer:

Kusu (and two lady characters) are taking a dip in raised pools surrounding what I can only describe as an ominous looking eye pit while a storm is brewing overhead. Judging by the lack of ripples, I think Kusu stepped into that pool of his own volition. What is he doing in there? 👀

More potentially spoiler-y observations below the cut!

This pit seems to be situated at the center of the triangular torii gates featured in the teaser.

If you look closely there's some kind of ceremony happening. Perhaps this is the "ritual" the synopsis mentions that inducts Kame and Asa into the ooku.

Judging from the outfit details, the two ladies accompanying Kusu are Kitagawa and Utayama.

Utayama looks like she's having a bad day, but Kitagawa looks worse submerged in the water like that.

Another detail: the patterns of these pools resemble the patterns emblazoned on these smaller bowls featured in the teaser trailer. Hmm...

Are those baptism pools...? I'm not sure if baptism is even a thing in Japanese culture.

And in the most recent trailer, it seems like something is bubbling out of that pit. This is probably from the same sequence as the first screenshot I shared.

Uh oh. I sure hope they are not caught in the blast radius- oh.

Welp, there goes the entire ooku. And possibly the town surrounding it. Looks like this mononoke haunting will become a mass casualty event akin to a tsunami. :(

At least this is confirmation that we'll get to see Kusu drenched like a wet cat.

[drkreviews]

Album Selection of 2018 | January

My dearest followers, I am back, even if not at a full regime. And for celebrating my “comeback” I will start posting my personal choices of best albums of last year, and unfortunately will come without a proper comment to them. So if you want to discuss the choices, comment under each post and I would be happy to talk with you about that. So... let’s start!

Asagi - Madara [Mottled] (31.01.2018) [★★★★★]

TRACKLIST

Ametsuchi Iki Kuru Kofune (A little boat coming and going in and out)

Gekkai no miko (Child of the moon world)

Kashikoki umi e kaeryanse (Awake, returning to the sea)

Hanagumo no ran (Rebellion of flower cloud)

Onuzakura (Hidden cherry-tree)

Keika (Firefly light)

Ooyama inu dake -Tsukuyo ni hoeyu- (Summit of the great Ooyama -At the moonlit night-)

Kumo no kayohiji (Cloud passages)

Hakumenkonmou kyuubi no kitsune hidama (Sobriety of the golden-fur nine tailed kitsune and a fireball)

Kimera (Chimera)

Fuyutsubaki -Shirotae no kenin- (Winter camellia -Whitening man-)

Youtou gyokuto (Use of the moon)

Mononoke soushi (Creation of mononoke)

Asagi madara (Mottled Asagi)

Yuuki - Tai [Sedimentary] (24.01.2018) [★★★★★]

TRACKLIST

Houkai shita machi shihai sarenaiba tokoro (Collapsed streets, uncontrolled places)

Saisei no asa (Morning play)

O ningyou-san (Mr. Doll)

Dekiai (Loving)

Gogo no rakka (Afternoon fall)

Kurai haru (Dark spring)

Nejimaki-dori (Screwdriver)

Wasurenagusa (Forget-me-not)

Kayoubi no shoukyakuro (Incinerator on Tuesday)

Taion (Temperature)

Shoku (Meal)

Seimei (Life)

Kairo (Circuit)

Greecelove - (Fuyu no) Rojou [On the (Winter) road] (17.01.2018) [★★★★]

TRACKLIST

Karada dake no ai (Body’s only love)

Moderate Cantabile

Brass Band

Paper Moon

Douiu wakeka (Somehow)

Rami - Reloaded (31.01.2018) [★★★★]

TRACKLIST

Reloaded

Black Symphony

Moonlight

After History

Never Say Never

Realize

Plunder

Riding the World

Get Freedom

Reloaded -Crystal Memory-

Loudness - Rise to Glory (26.01.2018) [★★★★]

TRACKLIST

8118

Soul on Fire

I’m Still Alive

Go For Broke

Until I See the Light

The Voice

Massive Tornado

Kama Sutra

Rise to Glory

Why and for Whom

No Limits

Rain

Let’s All Rock

-HONORABLE MENTIONS-

Belle - Jukebox (17.01.2018)

TRACKLIST

Kumo no ito (Spider’s thread)

Lost Seasons

Jealousy

Color Timer

Shalala

Shitsuren toudai (Broken heart’s lighthouse)

Refrain

Saigo no shoujo (Last girl)

Bokutachi wa massugu ni yugande yuku (We will be straightly distorted)

Aishuu Elegy -Jukebox ver.- (Sorrowful elegy)

Tokyo Shinkirou (Tokyo mirage)

Manatsu no ballad (Midsummer ballad)

Namidagasa -Jukebox ver.- (Tears umbrella)

Good on the Reel - Hikari ni mamirete [Covered by light] (10.01.2018)

TRACKLIST

Shobeta

Moratorium

Kakurenbo (Hide-and-seek)

WORLDEND

Hikari (Light)

Marble

Watashi e -Hikari ni mamireta ver.- (To me)

Ken Takahashi - Big End (17.01.2018)

TRACKLIST

Limit

Calling

New Life

I Will Know

Kaerenai machi (A not returning town)

Singer & Songwriter

Ichigatsu no hanayome (January’s bride)

Nemureru kimi ni utau uta (Falling asleep while singing a song to you)

Sayonara Mr.T (Goodbye Mr.T)

Love Seeker

TO BE CONTINUED...

[nicebook]

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[skamesp]

I don't know if you're watching anime, but i want to recommend you some good anime titles (movies and series) - "Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou", "Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai", "Mononoke Hime", "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood", "Given".

Thank youuuuu I don't watch anime but I'll check them out. I'll post about it if I watch any of them ☺️