#botan & hotaru

[unfinishedjulyrain]

i like it when we hold hands. botan to hotaru 🥹

lots of flirting・❥・@temporalobjects ( closed ! )

"It's a nice feeling," Hotaru commented. She was not someone to fall head over heels for someone, she needed time and Botan gave her that as both of them had their own pace. But holding hands was something Hotaru could do without hesitation, as long as the other person felt comfortable - and safe - trusting her this far. "Your hands are soft, Botan-kun."

[f1zzyberry]

My KNY AU Lovechildren Names

Giyuu x Sanemi

Masachika (the 2nd) Tomioka-Shinazugawa

Sumi (the 2nd) Tomioka-Shinazugawa

Shuya (the 2nd) Tomioka-Shinazugawa

Koto (the 2nd) Tomioka-Shinazugawa

Mitsuri x Obanai

Mitsuki Kanroji

Mistua Kanroji

Mitsuka Kanroji

Mitsura Kanroji

Obasa Kanroji

Kyojuro x Tengen x Makio x Hinatsuru x Suma

Akiko Uzui

Bento Uzui

Cijira Uzui

Desura Uzui

Ejiro Uzui

Fuyuumi Uzui

Gota Uzui

Hatsume Uzui

Ira Uzui

Junko Uzui

Kuusuke Uzui

Leke Uzui

Koinatsu x Gyomei

Gohan Himejima

Mugen Himejima

Iroha Himejima

Minori Himejima

Gaara Himejima

Goten Himejima

Tsutako x Kanae

Makomo Tomioka-Kocho

Nana Tomioka-Kocho

Nene Tomioka-Kocho

Saburo x Sakonji

Genju Urokodaki

Genya x Muichiro (Sort of)

Wuichiro Shinazugawa-Tokito

Tamayo & Yushiro (not 'Tamayo x Yushiro')

Moshi Yamamoto

Neko Yamamoto

(Future) Yuichiro x Senjuro

Suichiro Rengoku-Tokito

Ruichiro Rengoku-Tokito

(Future) Tanjiro x Noguchi

Botan Kamado

Mera Kamado

Fumiko Kamado

(Future) Aoi x Inosuke

Mahiro Kanzaki

Hanae Kanzaki

Kotoha x Douma (Before he ate her)

Inosuke Hashibira

Ouri Hashibira

Goto x Murata

Noriko Sato

Chiyo Sato

Taro Sato

Shinobu x Ozaki

Kana Kocho

(Kimetsu Academy + Future) Sabito x Zenitsu

Yuri Agatsuma

Rei Agatsuma

Gyutaro x Kaigaku

Noboru Shabana-Inadama

(Kimetsu Academy) Masachika x Kyogai

Kazutaka Kumeno

Nozomi Kumeno

Hantengu Clones (Kind of)

Hoshiko (Greed)

Sengen (Envy)

Aiko (Love)

Wakumi (Confusion)

Hakuji x Koyuki

Yukihime Soyama

Touki Soyama

Samui Soyama

Fuyu Soyama

Shimo Soyama

Koori Soyama

Muzan x Himself

Waru Kibutsuji

Kanamori x Hotaru

Hikari Haganezuka

Asahi Haganezuka

Spider Mum (Kumiko) x Ume (Kimetsu Academy + Future)

Sayori Shabana

Nori Shabana

[putschki1969]

Hello dear Sarah, I hope you are feeling very well ☺️ I was wondering if by any chance you will have on audio all the covers that Wakana has done in her concerts, such as the covers that she sings at the live music party? Thanks in advance

Hello there! Sorry for the late reply. It took me a while to muster up the necessary motivation to collect all of Wakana's covers and put them into a single folder. Wakana has done quite a lot of covers throughout the years and while I do have audios for all of them, they are scattered across several folders and two different Google Drives. I didn't wanna forget about anything so I carefully worked my way through my Wakana content. Hopefully the list is complete now. If anyone notices that something is missing, please let me know! Also, please be aware that I am only including full covers here. Wakana has done various short covers on Instagram and her fan club videos but I wouldn't add them to this collection.

»»—— CLICK ME 🎁 CLICK ME ——««

20190203 BAYFM78 Ashita no Ongaku

01.Ito

20190228 Bokura no Ongaku

03.Winter Dust

20190925 Wakana Live Tour 2019 ~VOICE~

07.Kaze ni Naritai 08.Hotaru 09.Jidai 12.Musunde Hiraku※ 13.Hanamizuki 14.oblivious※ 17.Hikari Furu※

20201222 Wakana Anime Classic 2020

01.Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo 02.Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara 03.Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä 04.Rain 05.When She Loved Me 06.Mononoke Hime 07.Kimi wo Nosete 08.Kizuato※ 09.Mirai※ 10.Utautai no Ballad 11.Get Wild 12.Ai Ni Dekiru Koto Wa Mada Aru Kai 13.Yume no Yukue

20210529 Wakana Music Party Vol.2

06.Umi wo miteita gogo 07.Ai no Katachi 08.I have a dream※

20210811 Wakana Spring Live ~magic moment~ 2021

09.Melody 10.Genki wo Dashite 16.Haru wo Matsu※

20210904 Wakana Anime Classic 2021 Day/Night

01.Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara 02.Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa (Day ) / Kimi wo Nosete (Night) 03.Inochi no Namae 04.Kaze no Tōrimichi 05.Kimi wo Nosete (Day) / Mononoke Hime (Night) 06.Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo 07.Rain 08.When She Loved Me (Day) / Utautai no Ballad (Night) 09.Bokura no Natsu no Yume 10.Get Wild 11.Kimi Wa Taiyō 12.Ai ni Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru kai 13.Yatsura no Ashioto no Ballad 14.Country Road (Day) / Yume no Yukue (Night)

20220806 Wakana Botanical Land ~Summer Party~

04.Odoriko (Day) / Hikōki-gumo (Night) 05.Aitakute Ima 06.Inochi no Namae

20221225 Wakana Classics 2022 ~Christmas Special~

06.Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo 07.Ai ni Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru kai 08.Kimi no Gin no Niwa※

20230325 Wakana Spring Shark Festival Vol.2

05.Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara

※Kalafina Self-Cover

[moonieamv]

Season 1 Episode 2 Cosplay Mode Unity is an anime music video tribute, featuring cosplayers from all over the world showing their love for the hobby. Enjoy this AMV and follow the amazing cosplayers in this episode to see more of their work!

Cast and anime sources:

Noriko Sonozaki (Kiznaiver) · CN: MelaMushroom · Photographer(s): Zarsu.dk - Cosplay & Photography Hotaru Shidare (Dagashi Kashi) · CN: Onnies Black Hanekawa (Bakemonogatari) · CN: Mangoe COS · Photographer(s): Kings Cosplay 2 Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service) · CN: Akakioga · Photographer(s): Brad Conyers Photography Michiru Kagemori (BNA Brand New Animal) · CN: Nihil Cosplay · Photographer(s): Sarenka z Aparatem Mei Aihara (Citrus) · CN: YukiRichan · Photographer(s): ZERO Fuko Ibuki (Clannad) · CN: Annii Cosplay · Photographer(s): everywingcosplay Rit (Banished from the Hero's Party) · CN: Koyuki FC · Photographer(s): Saotome Alto Botan Kumegawa (Anne Happy) · CN: Saru Cosplay · Photographer(s): AErre Photo Art Shouko Komi (Komi Can't Communicate) · CN: Afrococoapuffs Cosplay Shiro (Deadman Wonderland) · CN: Akira Meyer Cosplay Utsu-tsu (GATCHAMAN Crowds) · CN: Adriatan & Laurelin · Photographer(s): Dizzymonogatari Kyouko Hori (Horimiya) · CN: Rani (Rani Garcia Cosplay) · Photographer(s): JLee Click Kotoko Iwanaga (Kyokou Suiri) · CN: Adriatan & Laurelin · Photographer(s): Wilbert Baldi Photography Izumi Sagiri (Eromanga Sensei) · CN: Chibella Chan Kazumi Amano (Gunbuster) · CN: Laffi Love Cosplay - ~Photographer(s)~ majotoko WA2000 (Girls Frontline) · CN: Hana Ichigo Aino · Photographer(s): Simply Random Aiz (Danmachi) · CN: DiGi Rin Cosplay · Photographer(s): Con Mom Photography Shiemi Moriyama (Ao no Exorcist) · CN: Hary-kyn

[maguro13-2]

Shattered Hero ~ Origins of the Ink Demons: Episode Maka Pt.4 ~

*images flashing*

Usagi : (wakes up and is covered in sweat) Oh man! Not another dream. This is pretty weird after all my friends were being used as science experiments that have been a laboratory...Hey, where am I? What is this place and what I am doing here naked?

Hotaru : You are awake, Sailor Moon.

Usagi : Hotaru Tomoe. What's going on? Don't tell me you've been awake and naked as well I see.

Hotaru : You've been asleep for a long time. I had to wake you up after your friends and mine were attacked and abuse by the corruption of my father for his selfish ways.

Usagi : Professor Tomoe, your dad. What happened to him?

Hotaru : Haven't you figured it out yet, I had to wake you up after that tremendous incident in which took place about over a year.

Usagi : Like I was in some kind of coma? I don't know what's gonna happen to my world after all things bad happened in the 90s. Say, we stool look in 90s, right? Hotaru, tell me.

Hotaru : This is not the 20th century anymore. This is the 21st Century.

Usagi : 21st Century? Wait a sec, where's mom? Where are my friends and where's our--

Hotaru : Your friends are safe and so does mine, they were saved from the clutches of my father all thanks to the boys due to the marriage between Naoko and Togashi. Kaolinite was out of the question. They have been reclaimed by the detectives. Here's how it happened, after the rest of Sailor Scouts were caputred and stripped bare skin in those cultivated tanks, my father and other scientists tried to conquer Japan and the galaxy for doing selfish things in order to cover the world in darkness for Dark Nebula. But thankfully due to Naoko and Togashi's marriage, my father was finally stopped by us and that spirit detective we helped, and was exposed to the public for calling him a "heartless" traitor for what he did to our group and the people of Japan would never forgive him. When the Spirit Detective and Grim Reaper Botan scolds him for what he did to the Sailor Scouts, Hiei, the young man with the Jagan eye, executed him and we had to hide ourselves from the public and went into the shadows in order to restore our lives.

Usagi : So we've been here for over a year? So what on earth did we exactly end up here? Where's the rest of the Sailor Senshi?

Hotaru : Come, there in that room. They're waiting for you to meet them.

(scene later cuts)

Usagi : So, we're good being completely naked without our clothes on. So what did you agree with being at here sleeping for over a year by that?

Hotaru : You'll cleverly find out that it's a secret.

Usagi : So any news on what's going on? So what are we in here for? So I guess it's a secret okay.

(Hatch door opens automatically)

Usagi : Hey, isn't that...? (sees the sailor scouts completely naked while wearing hi-tech shades to look at a computerized orb full of light) I see. Hey, guys long time no see.

Minako : Oi, Usagi. You finally made it, just in the nick of time to be awake.

Usagi : Yeah, but it's been way over a year to be awake. So where is home, exactly?

Minako : What are you talking about, Usagi? This is our home, our secret home. This is the new home base that takes place on the moon.

Usagi : Say WHAAAAAAT?

[DUN! DUN! DUUUUUUUUUN!]

Usagi : Hotaru! Why did you take us to the Earth's moon!? We're currently in space! How can we survive on the moon!? There's no oxygen outside! More importantly, we can't even breathe outside in space! And did you say this is the new base?

Makoto : Sure! This is the New Sailor Senshi hedquarters! An organization led by the councils of Celestial 9.

Usagi : Celestial 9. What an interesting name for a group of people that organize the line of 9 gods from earth. What a shocking coincidence, but I think not. I think I might be going back to civilization to earth and...(turns and sees Luna in front of her) What in the actual what? Who's this lady?

[Theme of Koco - Tomoya Ohtani]

Luna : I am Luna, one of the rulers of Earth's moon and observe the entire planet earth from here on the moon.

Usagi : Rulers of Earth's moon. Where's that from, Astrologists? So being naked up here is where...

Minako : Yep. This entire place built on the moon was created by Drawcia Family Corporation since a huge amount of energy has hit the entire moon in half, so the rulers of the moon decides to restore it after a green guy and that Space Colony.

Usagi : You mean those two that destroyed the old Sailor Senshi headquaters? But the colony blasted on the moon! Why would some genius manage to use a cannon from the space colony on the moon instead of the earth?

Luna : Our headquaters on the moon was destroyed by one man that did it in that incident 5 years ago.

Rei : That was the old Sailor Senshi Hedquaters that was operated on the moon over a year until the colony's energy blast cannon destroyed when he attempted to fire it at earth. It was not until the Black Arms invasion a year ago, there were many reports that the girl named Maka Albarn was falsely accused on attacking the American public and the city of Tokyo since she wiped out 80% of Japan's population.

Hotaru : Correct. And after the second explosion occured in tokyo caused by recruited detective, Kimial Diehl. [To Usagi] I believe you might wanna put these on.

Usagi : Oh, like this. (puts on the hi-tech shades to show information from the computerized orb) Woah...this is...awesome! The orb that resembles the light, it's hi-tech supercomputer. This is all the information from various incidents and multiple reports from around the world. Near the end of the 20th century, a girl named Lain Iwakura, protag of that smash hit psyhchological sci-fi horror show Serial Experiments Lain, has beginning to link into information that knows about the world, and I was never a fan of cyberpunk or science-fiction. That's what we needed in the 20th century, but now it's in the 21st century since she was saved by a random Gundam pilot whom she saved his life, Duo Maxwell, the pilot of the dominant Gundam robot Deathscythe.

Setsuna Meioh : True. Enemy intrusion from all over the globe that there are multiple threats from the forces of True evil itself.

Haruka : The Defense Line is okay for sure, but the offensive line over the sectors are really kicking it up a notch.

Michiru : Sounds kinda cool since Professor Tomoe was executed to the public. After all, you did saved your life and saved our lives as well.

Haruka : I know it's kinda messed up of why did Professor Tomoe wanted to use us for corruption in an exchange for conquering the Galaxy in darkness.

Hotaru : Because he was one of the leeches that showed his true colors, I will never forgive him for what he has done to you all.

Michiru : Maybe you're right about this. Guess he really made the steep price to pay.

Haruka : So will you ever forgive me about turning to the dark side and tried to conquer the planet in darkness?

Usagi : I've known Yusuke Urameshi a long time since we worked together to save my friends from the corruption of Hotaru's dad. But that's okay, we forgive you. I kinda miss mom a lot ever since she noticed about Professor Tomoe's execution. I heard about what happened to the YYH crew. Togashi and Naoko's marriage had long existed since we first appeared in the 90s. My catchphrase was "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you" That's what I always said about being a superhero but despite being a magical girl, my superhero catchphrases always gets it when it comes to Superheroes.

Minako : That's what we are today. So after Professor Tomoe's execution, we Sailor Scouts got depressed and we had no choice but to hide from the public except for you. Humanity has never been so arrogant, so does our archenemies as well. I've always once been Sailor V for a period of time before I joined you guys! I was the coolest superhero in all of Japan. But some villains are men who assaults women and hurt them, including superheroes like us. That's why we superheroes must stay away from bad things, men wanted to rape Magical Girls or some have sexual desires to harm them in the way of corruption. Humans can be heartless too, you know.

Usagi : I understand. That's why we gotta stick together as a group as what it takes for us to be heroes to keep ourselves out of the shadows.

*BEEPING*

[Reunion - Kenichi Tokoi]

Hotaru : Incoming enemy intrusion from earth! The giant heartless know as Darkside is on a rampage at the city of Tokyo! We must be prepared for battle! Come on, Usagi! You're leader of our team! You gotta do something!

Usagi : Hmmm...You got it! (thumbs up) You got yourself a deal! Alright Sailor Scouts let's head to Tokyo! Because the Sailor Scouts have returned! Let's become superheroes again!

(cues Sailor Moon Transformation)

Sailor Moon : I am back from the shadows, motherf***ers! Sailor Moon has finally arrived! Let's go kill us some heartless!

"Song Goku, We sailor Scouts are back in business!"

~ Act 3 : The Sailor Senshi Returns! ~

[sweetmonsooncos]

COSPLAY MASTERLIST 💝

This is a full list of all the cosplays that I have done or I am currently planning to do. I'll update this as often as I can!

To see all of my cosplays, you can use the #my cosplay tag!

COMPLETED COSPLAYS

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

Tomb Raider I - Bacon Lara (if you know, you know)

Tomb Raider I - Lara's Home Outfit

Tomb Raider II - Tibet Outfit ✅️

Tomb Raider II - Lara's Home Outfit

Tomb Raider II - SOLA Wetsuit Outfit

Tomb Raider II - Home Sweet Home Outfit

Tomb Raider II Gold - Nightmare in Vegas Outfit ✅️

Tomb Raider III - Lara's Home Outfit ✅️

Tomb Raider III - London Outfit

Tomb Raider III - South Pacific Outfit ✅️

Tomb Raider III - Nevada Outfit ✅️

Tomb Raider III - Antartica Outfit ✅

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation - Teen Lara

Tomb Raider: Chronicles - Opera Dress

Tomb Raider: Chronicles - Russian Camouflage

Tomb Raider: Chronicles - Hi-Tech Catsuit

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - Denim Outfit

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - Wetsuit

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - Black and Camouflage (Shorts and Trousers version) ✅️

Lisa Lisa (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure)

Regular Outfit ✅️

Gondolier Outfit ✅️

Jean Pierre Polnareff (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure)

Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)

Stella (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

Mukuro Ikusaba (Danganronpa)

Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3)

Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa 2)

Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2)

Kaneda Shotaro (Akira)

Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)

Jolyne Cujoh (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure) *CURRENTLY BEING REVISED*

Death Of The Endless (The Sandman)

Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)

Kento Nanami (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Jacqueline Natla (Tomb Raider I)

Sophia Leigh (Tomb Raider III)

Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)

Secret Cosplay (?????? - To be debuted at a con in the future)

Kurama / Shuichi Minamino (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Yoko Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Nurse Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen)

COSPLAYS IN PROGRESS

To see all my cosplays in progress, have a look at the #monsoon makes tag ❤️

Satoru Gojo (Jujustu Kaisen)

Shinjuku Showdown Outfit

Janice (Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness)

COSPLANS

Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Holly Kujo (Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)

Eijiro Kirishima / Red Riot (Boku No Hero Academia)

Tetsuo Shima (Akira)

Yami Bakura / Bakura Ryou (YuGiOh)

Yukina (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Kasane Teto (UTAU)

Kasane Teto – Synthesizer V Outfit (UTAU)

Johnny Joestar (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: Steel Ball Run)

Abby Sciuto (NCIS)

Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon)

Thrúd (God of War: Ragnarök)

Haru (Beastars)

Koto (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Suzie Q (Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure: Battle Tendency)

Kaina Tsutsumi / Lady Nagant (Boku No Hero Academia)

Young Genkai (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Sypha Belnades (Castlevania)

Crowley (Good Omens)

[aelloblu]

Knight Titan belongs to Sailor_Mimas

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 Botan Uehara / Knight Titan

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:Mission:

Many generations ago the Sol System looked very different, including two other giant planets lurking amongst what would become the Asteroid Belt. These were Echidna and Typhon and its senshi were corrupted by Chaos. The ancient Sol Senshi, led by their ancestors, Sailor Blue Moon and Sailor Gaia Earth, could neither heal nor destroy them. All they could do was seal their corrupted starseeds deep in the Earth. Although their spirits slumbered through the ages, their restless souls caused the world to tremble, throwing off the balance of Earth’s Energy Lines. 

Sailor Moon is almost twenty one and she knows this is her final challenge before she ascends the throne of Crystal Tokyo. She, Mamoru and the senshi must remain in Tokyo, maintaining what will be the Tokyo Crystal Points fighting to keep Earth’s Energy Lines from breaking free.

But someone must travel deep into the unearthly realm of Tartarus to quell Echidna and Typhon.

Luckily the Satellite Senshi have awakened in their time of need! Sailor Saturn, now sixteen, must lead these rookies and leave the sunlight behind. Together they will arise as Guardians of the Solar System!

╔═══*.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*═══╗

Civilian Form

╚═══*.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*═══╝

:Name & Meaning:

The name Botan means Peony, a nickname Daichi uses to tease him, but it uses the kanji 牡丹 that mean ‘bull’ and ‘red clay’.  Uehara means 'divine plan'.

:Age & Birthday:

His birthday is May 28th, making him a Gemini. He’s 14 and is in the same eighth grade class at Mugan Academy with Hotaru and Sora.

:Appearance:

Although they are almost twins in appearance, you’d never know it standing side by side. Botan’s chestnut hair can go days without brushing or even being washed if he’s not reminded by Daichi. He certainly doesn’t adhere to Daichi’s strictly scheduled hair cuts and is more than likely to take the closest pair of scissors to it. 

His clothes are dishevelled but thanks to Mugan Academy’s laundry service they don’t smell like gym shorts. He’s the guy who sits around in his pjs until the last minute and in his freetime lives in sweatpants, sports jerseys and graphic t-shirts to the displeasure of his brother.

:Personality:

Beneath a lazy grin and sloppy personality beats a fiery heart of passion. Mugan Academy constantly expects perfection and he rebels against it by not caring about society's expectations. Unfortunately while he doesn’t care about others, he does care about his brother so will do enough just to keep him happy.

Secretly, Botan never wanted to leave Wakayama. He liked the slow, quiet life with nothing but him and his brother’s imagination. The city is cramped, loud and way too dull. He hates people telling him what to do and schedules are like prison time. He mutinies in small ways; barely being on time, wearing his uniform in rumpled disregard, making goofy jokes and puns and smirking when he can’t answer a teacher’s question. He’s always on the cusp of being kicked out of school but Principal Igarashi knows to lose one brother is to lose the other.  

But when they venture into Tartarus all that pent up boredom is unleashed! He gets to be the champion he always daydreamed he could be! He’s the team’s muscle, imbued with uncanny strength and can do a lot of damage when he swings wild with reckless abandon! He will Leroy-Jenkins himself into any battle and is constantly needing to be saved by the rest of the team. He plays it off as being the comic relief of but beats himself up when no one is looking.

More than anything he wants to be someone’s hero. He wants someone to look at him with adoration and admiration, to love him for who he is.

:Likes:

Botan wears his heart on his sleeve, loudly obsessing like the fanboy he is. He’s obsessed with J-Pop, and a new waifu each week, learning the dances, gushing over costumes and memorising their bright cheerful songs.

One of the hardest things to adapt to Mugan Academy’s bland, healthy cafeteria food. Even their Aunt’s food had more flavour and variety. At every opportunity he spends his pocket money on sugary candy, sodapop and potato chips in the weirdest flavours imaginable.  

 He also looks forward to eating noodles with Daichi at Tengoku Noodles, but while his brother has the same thing every time, Botan challenges Chef Yudai to surprise him. Variety is the spice of life!

:Dislikes:

Studying anything is the world’s biggest drag and it's no secret that Daichi drags across the finish line for every passing grade. Anything that requires studying dates, times or maths, Botan will immediately be shoved to the side for the closest distraction.

He also hates when Daichi calls him Peony to get a rise out of him. Nothing will make him lash out like his brother’s condescending use of his mother’s pet name for him.

:Hobbies:

In order to follow his brother to Mugan Academy he had to earn a scholarship. Fortunately he’s the endurance of an albatross, able to lazily coast at a jogging pace for hours. Most afternoons he plugs in his favourite JPop band and will circle the school’s 800m track until light leaves the sky. It's as Zen as his excited brain gets.

His favourite pastime is hunting down weird flavours of candy and potato chips to share with his friends. He is obsessed with special release flavours and keeps a photo album filled with his favourite snackwrappers. It's the one thing the city can offer him that his isolated hometown can’t. On the weekend he pairs his hobby of stuffing face with hero movies. Action, fantasy, scifi, but his favourites are Shaw Brothers martial arts films and Marvel movies!

:Sexual Orientation:

Despite his breezy exterior Botan is a hopeless romantic. He spent his childhood watching brave and daring heroes save the girl, rescue the damsel and be rewarded with their red string soulmate, so when he actually becomes a knight in white shining armour why shouldn’t the girls fall at his feet? He’s not even picky! Guys, girls, just someone to love!

He was initially besotted by Sora, he realised she didn’t see him the same way. Vowing only to give his heart to his J-Pop waifus, could he ever give his heart again?

:Background:

The brothers were not born in Tokyo, raised in the tiny rural village of Koyagawa of the Wakayama Prefecture. They lived in a state of genkai shuraku, a once vivid life atrophied after the coal mines closed. It saw no modernisation, no utilities, no internet. It was merely a dot on the mountain highlands on the way to somewhere else.  

They lived with their grandparents, mother and father who ran the convenience store by the turnpike, and their mother helped out at the school where a handful of children played. They loved it. They spent their childhood playing in mountain streams, hunting for mushrooms and wandering freely. Occasionally their parents would take them camping high into the mountains and teach them how to live self-sufficiently.

However one day, when he was nine and Daichi eleven, heavy rains stranded them at a friend's house and everything changed in a mudslide. They were rescued, but much of their village gone and their family’s convenience store buried beneath the sludge and stone.

Their family’s lone survivors, they moved in with their mother’s brother who lived on the other side of the mountain in another genkai shuraku. They weren’t neglected, they were two more mouths to feed in a family of four with another set of twins to be born soon. The boys lived their lives when they were thirteen a strange tutor from Tokyo’s Mugan Academy visited their school. They complimented the boys' rugged, growing bodies and assured them that a sports scholarship was waiting for the purehearted.

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Relationships

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:Family:

His mother is Wakumi (spring of water) and his father Rikuto (land, heavy). They also lived with their grandparents who spoiled the boys. They died when the boys were nine and eleven, leaving them with many happy memories but also a heavy hearted awareness for what they were missing.

Although he was only nine when they were orphaned, Botan clings to his memories much more tightly. Daichi strides forward to a better future, but Botan looks back to the good times of  his past.

:Friends:

Botan’s best friend is always going to be his brother, the guy who always looks after him and keeps him out of trouble. But he’s well known as an affable guy, class clown and on good terms with everyone. He’s well known within the grade to hang around the cafeteria hoping to beg for snacks and treats. 

Once he was revealed as a Guardian, it gave him the perfect opportunity to woo his dream girl Sora. It made for a strange triangle with Sora’s devotion to Hotaru making her oblivious to his flirtation, and Hotaru’s determined to be as kind and loving a leader as Sailor Moon. 

:Rivals:

Botan is too carefree to have a rival. He too, is his own worst enemy with his slacker attitude. 

:Love Interests:

Sora and Botan bonded over myths and heroes and he thought she was his perfect princess to his knight in shining armour. But then he realised she didn’t want to be a rescued damsel, but a knight to protect her princess and reluctantly gave up the dream.

It was then on a mission on Tatarus they stumbled on a prison where many who betrayed the Golden Kingdom were trapped. One of these was Arke, sister of the Sailor Iris. Manipulating her jealousy, she was tricked into being a double agent and as punishment the Golden Kingdom tore away her wings, caging her so she could not fly again.

Arke was not grateful to the Saturn Senshi for releasing her. In fact once she saw they possessed the Gilt Key which would return them to the Golden Kingdom, she saw her freedom. Despite her constant lies, tricks and sabotage to get the key, Botan sees beneath the hurt and betrayal to the soft and vulnerable heart beneath.

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Guardian Form

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:Name:

Knight Titan, Guardian of Molten Earth and Magma

:Guardian Starseed:

Botan is the incarnation of Saturn's moon, Titan. Long ago it was barely civilised because of its seismic instability. Its surface is constantly rocked by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Its few stable land masses are crowded with citizens proud of their ability to survive harsh conditions.

:Realm of Influence:

Titan draws his powers for the incredible power that drives tectonic plates; the quaking earth, the boiling magma and pressures that build and build and unleash without warning. 

:Awakening:

Botan finally nagged his brother into upholding his promise of celebration ramen at Tengoku when he did well on a popquiz. As they strolled through the twilight evening, they passed Hotaru and Sora peering into a tourist window filled with charms and statues carved in jade. As they drew closer they hear Sora explaining the story of the giant marble minotaur statue outside the door, a half bull half human monstrosity born from the greed of King Minos.  

Botan listened eagerly before reluctantly following his brother but almost immediately they rushed towards the screams. The statue grows, glowing with fiery molten cracks smashing its way through the stalls. Botan sees it on a warpath and roars. “No way! I’m getting my noodles! I studied! I worked hard! You won’t stop me!” He welled with energy, transforming into Knight Titan and attacked. He forced the minotaur to his knees but took a crushing blow.

To protect his brother, Daichi followed suit and transformed into Knight Tethys. Together they tagteam the Minotaur, exploding it into flaming shrapnel. As they look up,  they see the silhouettes of Sailor Saturn and Sailor Mimas on a rooftop giving quiet applause. Sailor Saturn used her resurrection powers to restore the street and offered them dinner to explain their destinies.  

:Past Life:

Not one but two starseeds were born to a noble Saturn family. His surprise legacy meant he was always standing in his mature brother’s shadow. While his brother dedicated himself to his duty, Titan was more interested in making a name for himself and catching the eye of Queen Serenity. He was well known for diving into trouble only for Saturn’s other Guardians to save him.

He always thought his duty of respecting the sleeping Princess Saturn was a dull time waster. When he heard of Princess Serenity’s Cotillion Ball it seemed like the perfect chance to present himself at Court. If he could prove himself to Queen Serenity they would make him one of the Inner protectors and could win prestige and renown he deserved rather than sit around doing nothing. 

When the Dark Kingdom attacked Knight Titan fought until his last breath but it wasn’t enough. In the wake of the Silver Millenium’s destruction awoke the one he was sworn to protect, the Messiah of Death and Rebirth, Sailor Saturn’s Glaive fell and all he knew perished in the blink of an eye.

:Guardian Animal:

The team is led by the psychopomp sparrow, Athana, through the dying lands of Tartarus. However in their travels they are met by a two headed dog guarding giant golden cattle and responding to the names Orthus and Amydros, names meaning shade and gloom. It followed them deeper into the depths, helping Athana with their keen sense of smell. 

The dogs resemble shoulder high black shepherds with orange eyebrows, chest and thick fluffy tail tip that looks like a flaming torch. Orthus seems silly, constantly grinning and panting and always has something in his mouth ready to play, and Amydros seems serious, his nose down and pushing the group forward towards their goal. The similarities of the pups and brothers are not lost on the team.

:Allies/Team Mates:

Hotaru Tomoe aka Sailor Saturn

Titan doesn’t remember his past, hasn’t remembered his betrayal and Hotaru won’t tell him as she knows how much he values being a hero. He’s constantly trying to impress her with feats of strength and bravery. Even when Sora’s feelings for Hotaru were made known, he didn’t hold it against her. Even when the whole team is angry at him for trusting Arke, Hotaru who understands the seed of corruption better than anyone encourages him to help her find redemption.   

Daichi Uehara aka Knight Tethys

Daichi is his older, nagging brother who constantly gets him out of scrapes even though Botan never asked for help! He loves his brother, but he wishes Daichi would just relax, give him a chance to fail- and succeed- on his own merit.

Sora Yoru aka Sailor Mimas

Sora was supposed to be his perfect princess. She’s quiet spoken, elegant, demure and loves reading stories. As much as he tried to impress her, make her laugh and win her love it was never meant to be. While he hides his feelings of rejections, he does realise how lucky he is to have a friend as loyal as Sora. They still share movie-night and cheer on their favourite stars.

Machiko Goto aka Sailor Dione 

It is so much fun to tease Machiko! She’s stuffy and prissy and her condescending tone, alongside Tethys drives him crazy so it's only right he returns the favour. These two at each other's throats constantly slow down the mission. 

:Henshin Token:

Botan’s token is a golden circular locket, a medallion kept on a bracelet, glossed with a dark maroon plate and embedded with the symbol of Titan. He’s proud of his so he will wear it like a necklace, flash it nonchalantly, heeeaayy, how about that Knight Titan, he’s so cool! What do you think? Everyone tells him he’s going to lose it if he’s not careful.

:Henshin Phrase:

Titan Saturn Power!

:Henshin Sequence:

Botan tosses the medallion into the air and shouts “Titan Saturn Power!” From the locket pours a glowing molten lava, bright orange and maroon lines gleaming through a cracked, black shell. It flows across his arms and legs forming into black sleeves and pants. The lava around his waist glows white hot, forging his hip guards. It cools and darkens around his chest, cracking open to reveal his pearl white armour, shoulderguards and rust coloured jewel. As he spins around the candescent lava spills down his shoulders forming his cape, with his poleaxe, Aitnaîos Axe ready to fight.

:Symbol:

:Guardian Challenge:

Protector of Saturn, I am the herculean/hunky/manly/stalwart Guardian of Titan! I will crush you into the dust!

He likes to change it up!

:Guardian Fuku:

The male guardian fuku is much akin to Mamoru’s armour. Titan bears a pearly white chest plate, trimmed in silver with angular shoulder guards. At the centre of his chest is a polished oval jewel of deep ruby that pulses like lava. His body suit is jet with maroon cuffs and shin guards also adorned in silver. Billowing behind him his cape of  silky scarlet and an inky black inner lining. Hiding his face is a maroon mask, white eyes and rust red metal wings sweep behind his ears and along his cheekbones. 

:Starseed Talisman:

Titan swings the mighty poleaxe Aitnaîos Axe, named after Hephaestos’s forge. While a bladed weapon, his earth shattering blows have as much grace and poise as a club.

:Attacks:

Titan Scorching Slag

Grabbing at the earth, he holds massive chunks and turns them into dripping, burning slags of magma. He winds up like a baseball pitch and hurls it at the enemy.

Titan Obsidian Obelisk

Titan crosses his arms and jumps, flinging his arms out and landing heavily with both feet, causing the earth to crack open beneath the enemy. Lava leaps up and hardens into bladelike black spires that trap the enemy.

Titan Volcanic Cascade

Titan stabs the haft of the Aitnaîos Axe into the earth. Spreading from the hilt is an earth mound like a tunnelling mole. It grows and grows until it looks like a mountain range. Like a chain reaction several peaks erupt like volcanic geysers spewing noxious fumes and molten lava. 

Titan Seismic Fissure

His ultimate attack, he swings his axe hard and heavy, plunging the mighty blade into the earth which splits and cracks, opening vast, black chasms beneath the enemy and when they fall in he yanks the axe free. The earth closes as if the cracks never were. It is an attack just as likely to affect his allies as his enemy. 

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Miscellaneous 

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:Inspirations:

:Soundtrack:

When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars

Out of Reach by Gabrielle 

:Fanfiction:

:Website:

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[constellaris-a]

so due to waning muse for certain characters arising or just a clear lack of interest/interactions,  i’m going to be retiring certain muses from my roster.  those muses are as follows:

albedo,  arlecchino,  artoria,  columbina,  ayana,  camilla,  ei,  kevin,  laslow,  murata,  sara,  setsu,  shenhe and xinya

with that said,  my muse list is now as follows:

     canon muses aether,  al-haitham,  ayaka,  ayato,  byleth (fe3h),  candace,  childe,  dehya,  diluc,  eden (honkai),  eula,  gentaro (hypmic),  hifumi (hypmic),  jean,  kaeya,  kaveh,  kazuha,  kokomi,  lisa,  lumine,  nemu (hypmic),  nilou,  ningguang,  olivia (fea),  shinobu,  thoma,  xiao,  yae miko,  yelan,  zhongli

     headcanon heavy canon muses azhdaha,  capitano,  guizhong,  miss hina,  mikhail,  niwa,  pulcinella,  saiguu,  skirk,  tatiana,  tomo,  yuxin

     original characters ambriel,  botan,  chihiro,  damian,  ephine,  evali,  hotaru,  ichika,  ichirou,  jianyu,  junko,  kiriko,  kiyomi,  leilani,  letitia,  lorelei,  luca,  nari,  nethalia,  nirvaan,  orion,  quinn,  rayan,  rehan,  sonata,  takumi,  tsubaki,  xue,  yulia,  zasha,  zyaire

[steve-explores]

Birthday Dinner at Restaurant Euphoria

It's April again and it's time to celebrate another edition of my birthday!

For this year, it's a visit to Restaurant Euphoria which has been on my wife's dining list for a while. The award winning Michelin Star Top Asia restaurant is well known for its Gastro-Botanica menu with a passion for onions that is prominently featured in its decor, its plating, and its signature dish.

Amuse Bouche: A selection of small bites with Donut paired with Chicken liver and Kaya as the most unique delicious combo of the day.

Cucumber: Easily our favorite dish of the menu as it embodies Chef Jason's vision of giving prominence to the botanical elements of vegetables, tubers, herbs, spices, and fruits. Its refreshing and light on the palate, which is a welcome change after the dense flavors from the Amuse Bouche.

Oignon Jamboree: A dish that features four different types of onions as its main star. Its a bold move though I did not particularly enjoy the flavor pairing of the sweet onions with the savory caviar which can be overpowering for me in this dish.

Before soup is served comes my favorite part of each menu: The bread. And Restaurant Euphoria did not disappoint with its soft fluffy buns that I can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner all year long.

Mochishire "Soupe A L'oignon": In my mind, it's a delicious mushroom soup with a crispy chicken skin on top which works surprisingly well though it can feel a bit heavy towards the end.

Bomba Rice: Reminds me of the crispy rice crust of my favorite claypot rice.

Toothfish: My second favorite dish of the evening with a slice of milky toothfish swimming in a savory sauce with Hotaru Ika.

A4 Toriyama Wagyu: Expertly cooked medium rare steak though I am unsure of its slightly spicy flavor profile.

Kiwi: Our first dessert which reminds me of the previous Cucumber dish as they have a similar refreshing flavor.

Mont Blanc 2.0: The most "dramatic" dessert in the menu with "chestnut snow" served right in front of the diner.

Alice in Wonderland: Four sweet bites to end the evening, which is a nice parallel to the start of the meal.

Overall, it was an interesting journey into Chef Jason's cultural philosophy represented in its unconventional approach towards the traditional take on the "mother sauces" of French haute cuisine and its central theme on botanical elements in its menu.

Would I pay another visit to the restaurant?

Probably not at the moment as the dishes tend to be on the heavier side for me with similar flavor profiles in various dishes across the menu. My expectation for a Gastro-Botanica would be closer to Fu He Hui in Shanghai with an excellent vegetarian menu featuring an exceptional perspective on the interplay of herbs, spices, vegetables, and fruits.

It is exciting to see more Chefs carving new unique culinary styles to challenge traditions and norms, and I am looking forward to the next evolution for Restaurant Euphoria with its 3.0 creations in the future.

[wayfaring-whalien]

Team Summer B + name etymology

[boitedecrayons]

7 Seeds Week: Night Time

Tamura draws some terrifying moments in the dark but also some really beautiful ones <3 I love this scene of Summer B dancing in volume 12.

[unfinishedjulyrain]

Will you marry me? (iwai to miran, Al to idun, eshu to sehee, Botan to hotaru whoa there botan who told you that

this is so old but anyway!!・❥・@temporalobjects

"Shouldn't I ask the question instead?" she chuckled yet her eyes began to tear up a little. Whether or not this started off as a pretend to be relationship, what they had now was very much real. "I will, Munehisa. In this and in the next life, too."

"Oh my dear Alphonse, of course I will!" Idun would never tease him when he was nervous like that, she had better things to do - like embracing the young man tightly, kisses raining down on his face as soon as her answer reached his ears.

To Sehee, there was only Eshu she thought of having a future with, a future by the side of a deity however seemed like something the young banshee would have to grow accustomed to. Nonetheless, her expression brightened and her arms wrapped around his waist, as much as she could at least. "Yes, Eshu. A hundred times yes."

"Oh Botan-kun," Hotaru giggled. "Ask me again in... five years? I think that's a good amount of time to prepare for a life together... forever, don't you think? Until then we will be doing this thing called dating. Are you alright with it?"

[shadysadie]

Adorable grim reapers in anime

[les7saisons]

With the anime being diffused today in Japan, the official 7seeds anime website has posted icons with cute chibi illustrations of the Summer B team. You just have to click on them on the website to download them.

[teapotart]

for some reason, time travel buried the wounds of my heart- a strange path bewildered, i continue to write a letter which comprised of nothing but good-byes afterwards you leave me with too much sadness, foreigner

*hysterical strings*

This is it. Chapter 86 of 7SEEDS named ‘Ihoujin’ (Foreigner) - after this song by Saki Kubota (there are tons of versions of this song tbh but I prefer this one because it has this histerical strings part xD). I love Tamura’s habit of giving her chapters actual names instead of just numbers, but I never noticed that ALL the chapters of the Minor Heat arc (Summer B Team + AngoRyo’s joint adventure inside the war ship) were named after songs popular in Japan in 70-90s (until my friend pointed it out)! :O 

As not many people even know about this manga, I’ll provide the minimal context. Imagine: all your life you’ve been working hard training yourself to death never giving yourself a pass and a rest in order to become a part of a project that gives you a chance to survive the apocalypse to live a life in the future (i’m omitting details on purpose). In the end of you training, your crazy teachers make you go through a specific test (to choose the best for the team) which is basically a survival game which revolves quite tragically and, well, breaks your mental state in tiny pieces. In the future (that you don’t want anymore but you can’t refuse to go there) you find out that there are other groups like yours! But nobody else had the same trash test that you had: most of them ended up in this project thanks to their connections with its organizers. But it’s not the worst part. The Great Author’s Irony leads you to a group that 1) DIDN’T GO THROGH THE TEST EITHER 2) doesn’t have good survival skills (ANY other useful skills too!!!) 3) THEY. ARE. DOING. DUMB DANCES. SINGING ALOHA OE. ON THE FKING POSTAPOCALYPTIC BEACH. While YOU worked so hard for this future and they did nothing. Question for everyone: what would your reaction be? I guess, their ‘blue screen’ was totally understandable. And--- and now imagine the situation while listening to ‘Ihoujin’. xD

Another question: how would you deal with that situation? You’ll know what they chose if you read 7SEEDS. Read it, guys. You won’t regret it, I swear.

[hamamuraislandssl]

Train/Landing II by Mari Lenoirre Via Flickr: Visit this location in Second Life