#by usui rina

[mizukagami-takamagahara]

BBDW 4⭐ Grimoire = Doctor in Training

If it means I can be more like the Dr. Faye-Ling I admire, I'll gladly accept chores and shopping lists. But it feels like some tasks unrelated to the study of medicine have been mixed in...

[haveyouseenthistoku]

[romancemedia]

Anime Romances + Beach

[onepiece-lov]

Carrot OP01-009 by Rina Usui from Booster Pack -ROMANCE DAWN- [OP-01]

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

The Autistic Anime Girls Tournament Bracket!

Here are the matchups. The winners of each group will compete in a three-way finale. Full matchups below the cut! I typed all of this by hand, so if you spot an error PLEASE let me know. My brain was simply Not There after a certain point.

I have the poll visuals for the first half of group one done, I just need to make posts for them. I'll try to finish them up by the end of tonight. I'll be releasing halves a day or two apart, but wait for one group to finish up before releasing matches for the next group. Without further ado...

GROUP ONE:

(Side A)

Tome Kurata (Mob Psycho 100) VS Emu Ootori (Project Sekai)

Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) VS Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

Maria Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry) VS Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon)

Tomoko Kuroki (WataMote) VS Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Shouko Komi (Komi Can’t Communicate) VS Mayaya (Princess Jellyfish)

Manami Okuda (Assassination Classroom) VS Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)

Rina Tennouji (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) VS Mizuki Date (AI: The Somnium Files)

Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) VS Rin Shima (Laid-Back Camp)

Futaba Sakura (Persona 5) VS Kaoruko Moeta/Kaos (Comic Girls)

Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger (Little Witch Academia) VS Tomoyo Daidouji (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury) VS Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)

Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi) VS Mashiro Shiina (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou)

Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena) VS Kanade Yoisaki (Project Sekai)

Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh) VS Penny Polendina (RWBY)

Tae Yamada (Zombie Land Saga) VS Tomori Takamatsu (BanG Dream: It's MyGO!!!!!)

Midori Asakusa (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) VS Jiji (Princess Jellyfish)

(Side B)

Asa Mitaka (Chainsaw Man) VS Shijima Tsukishima (Shimeji Simulation)

Patty Thompson (Soul Eater) VS Minori Ichinose/Cure Papaya (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)

Mako Mankanshoku (Kill la Kill) VS Nami (One Piece)

Ayumu Kasuga/Osaka (Azumanga Daioh) VS Rena Ryuugu (Higurashi When They Cry)

Mitsumi Iwakura (Skip and Loafer) VS Hina Hikawa (BanG Dream! Girls Band Party)

Sawako Kuronuma/Sadako (Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You) VS Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)

Hikaru Hoshina/Cure Star (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure) VS Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Lain Iwakura (Serials Experiments Lain) VS Banba (Princess Jellyfish)

Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode) VS Maki Aikawa (Air Master)

Honoka Yukishiro/Cure White (Futari wa Pretty Cure) VS Milly Thompson (Trigun)

Atsuko Kagari/Akko (Little Witch Academia) VS Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)

Hitori Gotoh/Bocchi (Bocchi the Rock!) VS Ryou Yamada (Bocchi the Rock!)

Tsukimi Kurashita (Princess Jellyfish) VS Victorique de Blois (Gosick)

Clara Valac (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) VS Nagi Usui (NEO: The World Ends With You)

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV (Cowboy Bebop) VS Nene Kusanagi (Project Sekai)

Tsuyu Asui (My Hero Academia) VS Chieko (Princess Jellyfish)

GROUP TWO:

(Side A)

Nico Niiyama (Kiznaiver) VS Ajimi Kiki (PriPara)

Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad) VS Fuuko Ibuki (Clannad)

Kushina Uzumaki (Naruto) VS Nagisa Momoe (Madoka Magica: Rebellion)

Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto) VS Yellow (Pokémon Adventures)

Cibo (Blame!) VS Kuriko Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

Vanilla H (Galaxy Angel) VS Himiko Yumeno (Danganronpa)

Nejire Hadou (My Hero Academia) VS Yuuko Aioi (Nichijou)

Tsubomi Takane (Mob Psycho 100) VS Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort (Genshin Impact)

Maya Fey (Ace Attorney) VS Reina Aharen (Aharen is Indecipherable)

Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) VS Orihime Inoue (Bleach)

Don Quixote (Limbus Company) VS Chizuru Hishiro (ReLIFE)

Io Nitta (Devil Survivor 2) VS Miho Nosaka (Yugioh)

Ringo Andou (Puyo Puyo) VS Aoi Akane (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun)

Mei Hatsume (My Hero Academia) VS Alluka Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

Gin Akutagawa (Bungou Stray Dog) VS Izutsumi (Dungeon Meshi)

Sorawo Kamikoshi (Otherside Picnic) VS Three (Drakengard 3)

(Side B)

Satsuki Minazuki (Liar Satsuki Can See Death) VS Yuki Shirakaba (Catulus Syndrome)

Anri Sonohara (Durarara!!) VS Kotomi Ichinose (Clannad)

Nico Yazawa (Love Live!) VS Bocchi Hitori (Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu)

Ahiru Arima/Duck (Princess Tutu) VS Kanao Tsuyuri (Demon Slayer)

Miriel (Fire Emblem Awakening) VS Anzu (Ensemble Stars!)

Rinku Aimoto (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ) VS Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Mako Wakamiya (Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo) VS Biscuit Krueger/Bisky (Hunter x Hunter)

Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) VS Maria Inomata (School Babysitters)

Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape) VS Sayo Yasuda (Umineko When They Cry)

Sonia Nevermind (Danganronpa) VS Mai Minakami (Nichijou)

Miki Naoki (School-Live!) VS Ai Mie (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses)

Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind) VS Lynne (Ghost Trick)

Sumireko Usami (Touhou Project) VS Lucina (Fire Emblem Awakening)

Shouko Sano (Colorful) VS Shizuku Murasaki (Hunter x Hunter)

Kon Ishimori (Kemono Jihen) VS Marcille Donato (Dungeon Meshi)

Anisphia Wynn Palletia (The Magical Revolution Of The Reincarnated Princess and The Genius Young Lady) VS Hayate Tendo (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ)

GROUP THREE:

(Side A)

Ai Enma (Hell Girl) VS Kaoru Seta (BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!)

Jun Naruse (Anthem of the Heart) VS Kanna Makino (Tamako Market)

Eve Wakamiya (BanG Dream!) VS Chouko Shizuhata (Oddman 11)

Hikari Kagura (Revue Starlight) VS Croix Meridies (Little Witch Academia)

Miko Iino (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) VS Nafra Ampsey (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Sana Futaba (Magia Record) VS Momoko Hanasaki (Wedding Peach)

Mei Misaki (Another) VS Valerie (Pokémon)

Kanade Tachibana/Angel (Angel Beats!) VS Akashi (The Tatami Galaxy)

Miku Hatsune (Vocaloid) VS Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)

Katarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!) VS Sayaka Kanamori (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!)

Hana Tabata (A Bouquet for an Ugly Girl) VS Richeh (Witch Hat Atelier)

Saki Hanajima (Fruits Basket) VS Myne (Ascendance of a Bookworm)

Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket) VS Konata Izumi (Lucky Star)

Shizuku Mizutani (My Little Monster) VS Ran-Mao (Black Butler)

Miyuki Hoshizora/Cure Happy (Smiley Pretty Cure!) VS Tsubame Mizusaki (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!)

Kyouka Izumi (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney)

(Side B)

Nico Robin (One Piece) VS Tsubasa Katsuki (Comic Girls)

Penny (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet) VS Alice Carroll (Aria)

Sora Kajiwara (Sketchbook: Full Color’s) VS A.K.I. (Street Fighter 6)

Maya Yamato (BanG Dream!: Girls Band Party) VS Sucy Manbavaran (Little Witch Academia)

Kiyoko Shimizu (Haikyuu!!) VS Sen (Hakumei and Mikochi)

Arle Nadja (Puyo Puyo) VS Mai Mishou/Cure Egret/Cure Windy (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star)

Omoharu Nakanaka (Komi Can’t Communicate) VS Sora Naegino (Kaleido Star)

Yor Forger (Spy x Family) VS Li Tianxi (Link Click)

Maho Hiyajo (Steins;Gate 0) VS Kirie Motoba (Himouto! Umaru-chan)

Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS Eula Lawrence (Genshin Impact)

Miae Hwang (After School Lessons For Unripe Apples) VS Ruby Rose (RWBY)

Nanami Hiromachi (BanG Dream!: Girls Band Party) VS Lotte Jansson (Little Witch Academia)

Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia) VS Bulma (Dragon Ball)

Witch (Puyo Puyo) VS Power (Chainsaw Man)

Kanna Kamui (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) VS Tooru Taki (Natsume's Book of Friends)

Suzuno Kamazuki/Crestia Bell (The Devil is a Part-Timer!) VS Yoo Iseol (Return of the Mount Hua Sect/Return of the Blossoming Blade)

[wearejapanese]

By Anna Usui

Photography by Mayumi Hosokura

In Japan, “feminism” has become an increasingly common buzzword. But how many Japanese people truly understand the meaning of this word? And how many have seriously thought about gender inequality? In the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, Japan ranked 121st out of 153 countries–lower than its neighbors China (106th) and South Korea (108th). Within the four key areas of economy, politics, education, and health that the index measures, Japan ranks 115th in economics, and a disappointingly low 144th in politics.

Japan has a long way to go to achieve gender equality, but some people have been speaking out. One of these people is Rina Ishii, CEO of BLAST inc. and founder of period product company Nagi. I spoke to Ishii about her thoughts on the gender gap in Japan through her experience in media management and branding.

The story of women’s empowerment brands BLAST and Nagi

ーーWhen did you become aware of gender inequality?

Rina Ishii: I was raised in a predominantly female household with my mom, dad, and sister. My dad did about 70% of the housework and my parents never forced me to act “feminine.” I grew up hearing about female independence from my mom. I also watched “Sex and the City” and admired career women like Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. My middle and high school were all-girls’ schools, so I don’t think I had much opportunity to truly experience gender disparity or oppression.

But looking through magazines, there were so many articles that focused on the male gaze. It was when I started hunting for jobs that I realized something was very wrong; I was surprised to learn that some companies require uniforms only for women. I really became aware of the gender gap when I entered the workforce. I was born and raised in Japan, and I had never doubted that I was living in a developed nation. Yet, we were closer to the bottom than the top when it came to the gender gap. I was shocked to learn that the inequality between men and women was so bad.

ーーWhy did you decide to quit your first job after graduation to start BLAST and Nagi?

Ishii: The first company I joined did web marketing and published books about Instagram marketing. When it comes to social media, the West is more advanced, so I would look at a lot of Western influencers. I saw that they were all speaking out about gender issues, and also the extent to which #MeToo had spread.

In Japan, it’s rare to speak up about these issues and there aren’t many opportunities to learn about them. That’s why I launched BLAST, a media outlet that I imagined as the Japanese version of American women’s empowerment media outlet Refinery 29. But it took longer than I imagined for a media outlet about feminism and empowerment to take off; our business is a startup with limited resources. Since that was the case, we decided to first focus on businesses that support women through tangible means, so we launched Nagi.

Read more...

https://tokion.jp/en/2020/10/06/japanese-society-and-feminism/

[yurimother]

Workplace Yuri Drama 'Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon' Releases Third Volume

On June 21, Seven Seas Entertainment digitally released the third volume in Shio Usui's workplace Yuri drama Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Kaketa Tsuki to Doughnut). Paperback editions of the manga will be available on Tuesday, June 28.

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon is a Shaikijin Yuri series and so follows adult characters living and working in the real world. In it, office worker Uno Hinako becomes distraught after finding herself unable to find a fulfilling relationship with me. No matter how hard she tries to be "normal," she keeps failing. But when she is at her lowest, her quiet coworker, Asashi Sato, comes to her aid and comforts her. Despite their different personalities and goals, the two women form a close friendship that begins to develop into something more.

The publisher describes the third volume:

Hinako wants to get closer to Asahi, but there is still a lot she needs to work out. What will happen when she turns to Fuuka in her time of need? And how will Fuuka handle her own feelings for Asahi?

The manga was serialized in Comic Yuri Hime from 2019 until its conclusion in May. Ichijinsha publishes three Japanese manga volumes, with a fourth and final volume scheduled for release in July. Jenny McKeon translates the third volume into English, with adaptation by C.A. Hawksmoor and lettering by Rina Mapa.

Doughnuts Under a Cresent Moon has received praise from critics for its characters and tackling of social issues. Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the series’ second volume a B+ and YuriMother awarded the first volume a 9/10 score, writing that it “handles its emotional and powerful story with grace and patience.”

Shio Usui is a Yuri mangaka known for Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemita (Trying Out Marriage With My Female Friend), which is currently serialized in Comic Yuri Hime. They have contributed to the Chocolat and Doujin Onna Yuri anthologies.

Check out Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon volume 3 today digitally and look forward to its paperback release Tuesday: https://amzn.to/3xURich

Reading official releases helps support creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small commission from sales to help fund future coverage.

[jujumin-translates]

Sakuya Sakuma | [SR] Banquet of Blooming - Starring “Sakuya”

Special thanks to Rina for sharing the screenshots with me!

Sakuya: Hello, everyone!

Sakuya: Thank you for coming to today’s viewing of “Romeo and Julius”! I’m Spring Troupe’s Sakyu… Agh.

Masumi: You’re really fumbling your words even though it’s just practice?

Citron: Sakuya, slacks, slacks~.

Masumi: Relax.

Director: It’s okay, Sakuya-kun.

Director: We do after-talks after regular performances too, so just have fun with this one like you usually do.

Sakuya: Okay…!

Manager: Everyone, it’s time for you to go out! Please do your best!

Citron: Let’s go~!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Citron: Everyone! Thank you for waiting! I’m Spring Troupe’s Citron~.

Masumi: Spring Troupe, Masumi Usui.

Sakuya: Hello, everyone!

Sakuya: Thank you for coming to today’s viewing of “Romeo and Julius”! I’m Spring Troupe’s Sakuya Sakuma!

Sakuya: Phew.

Masumi: …Thank god.

Citron: I knew that Sakuya would be resilient in the real performance! Even though in practice he was fumbling over his words.

Masumi: You didn’t mess up your own name this time.

Sakuya: Y-You guys! Don’t say that here…!

Audience: Ahahaha, so cute~!

Sakuya: Umm, thank you for watching today. “Romeo and Julius” was the first production of the Newborn Spring Troupe…

Citron: I still think the friar has too few lines. Everyone, I want you to send an email to Tsuzuru to tell him to rewrite the script!

Citron: Tsuzuru’s email address is…

Sakuya: Waaah! Citron-san, don’t do that!

Masumi: That’s personal information, remember?

Audience: Ahahaha!

Sakuya: Is there anything in particular that you remember about the RomiJuli performance, Masumi-kun?

Masumi: …There was this one time when Sakuya was taking a nap in between rehearsals, and he suddenly jumped awake.

Citron: Oh! I remember that!

Sakuya: …Ah! That time!

Sakuya: That was… I was trying not to get too worked up about the performance, but I had a dream that I skipped over some of my lines during a show…

Sakuya: When I woke up, I frantically reread the script over and over again.

Sakuya: I’d like to say that kind of episode was unique to just the first performance but… I still have dreams like that sometimes.

Sakuya: But now, whenever that happens, Citron-san always joins me in reading the script.

Sakuya: Despite how it may sound, I think dreams like that are a good reminder to myself.

Citron: That’s our Sakuya! Always looking to the blight side!

Sakuya: Blight? Blight side?

Masumi: He means bright side.

Citron: That! Now, whenever he jumps awake from a dream, we read the script together!

Sakuya: Thank you for that!

Sakuya: Out of Spring Troupe… Tsuzuru-kun probably has the most similar problem.

Citron: Absolutely! If that happens, he can just read the script with Masumi.

Masumi: Nope. Too much work.

Sakuya: Don’t say that!

Masumi: …Sigh, I’ll think about it.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Citron: That’s it for the talk show, good work!

Masumi: Good work.

Sakuya: Good work!

Director: You all did so well!

Director: Well then, Sakuya-kun, it’s time to take your polaroid picture.

Sakuya: Okay! That’s the thing Sakyo-san was talking about, the giveaway!

Masumi: I just want a polaroid of you. I’ll enter the giveaway for it.

Director: There is no polaroid of me.

Sakuya: Umm… I’m still in my RomiJuli costume, do you want me to do an in-character look?

Director: That could work. Let’s try taking a pic like that. Okay, say cheese.

Citron: Oh! You look very nice! Very law-inspiring!

Masumi: You mean, “awe-inspiring”.

Director: Alright, next let’s take a pic of our usual Sakuya-kun.

Sakuya: O-Okay.

Director: Your smile seems a little stiff. Just relax and smile a bit more.

Masumi: Haa… You’re so cute being a photographer like that…

Citron: Your smiling is not what matters now, Masumi.

Sakuya: Ahaha.

Director: (Good, the conversation between Citron-kun and Masumi-kun seems to have eased the tension.)

Director: Let’s try again.

Sakuya: Okay!

Citron: Let’s see, let’s see~.

Citron: Oh, very good! That’s the big Sakuya smile we all know and love!

Masumi: Yeah, just the same as usual.

Director: Fufu, the usual Sakuya-kun is the best kind of Sakuya-kun.

Sakuya: Thank you!

Director: Well then, all that’s left is for you to sign the polaroid and bring it to me later.

Sakuya: Okay!

· • — ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • · · • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • · · • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ — • ·

Director: (Today’s screening and talk show was a big success.)

Director: (Since this was the first performance, there must’ve been a lot of people who haven’t seen the show yet, so I’m glad we planned to screen it too.)

Director: Huh? I wonder… Could this be the reference material Tsuzuru-kun used to write RomiJuli?

Director: I was actually looking for different reference material, but…

Director: (There are all kinds of pictures with descriptions. This is the town where RomiJuli was set.)

Director: (Such a pretty place…)

*Dream Start*

Director: …Where am I?

Director: (Cobblestone and brick streets… I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before…)

Director: (It’s just like the town I saw in the reference material!)

Imperial Guard: Oi, you, what are you doing over there!?

Director: Eh, me?

Imperial Guard: You, the mysterious woman. You’re in front of the House Montague. What are you doing here?!

Director: Th-This is a misunderstanding! I’m just lost…!

Imperial Guard: Stop making up silly excuses. Come with me!

Director: Please just listen to what I’m saying!

???: What’s all the fuss about?

Director: (Sakuya-kun!?)

Director: (Wait, no. That costume… That’s not Sakuya-kun, that’s--.)

Imperial Guard: Sir Romeo! I’m about to arrest this mysterious woman.

Imperial Guard: I’m sure you’ve gotten lost, just as you said, but there’s no way you haven’t heard that the House Montague is around this area.

Director: Umm, I’m not from this town though…

Romeo: Are you from outside of here?

Director: Y-Yeah.

Romeo: …

Romeo: I’ll take care of her.

Imperial Guard: B-But…

Romeo: It doesn’t matter, you can go now. Please return to your job.

Imperial Guard: Y-Yes.

Director: Thank you, I’m very thankful.

Romeo: You’re welcome.

Director: Umm… But why did you help me?

Romeo: Actually, I have an interest in the outside world! I wanna see even more of the vast world.

Romeo: --Hey, what kind of place is your hometown? What kind of food is good there? Is it by the sea?

Director: (Romeo’s eyes are really sparkling. It’s a little like Sakuya-kun.)

Romeo: Alright! How about you tell me all about it over some tea!

Director: Eh, wait a second.

Romeo: C’mon, let’s go! This way!

Director: Romeo--.

*Dream Ends*

Director: --!

Director: A dream, huh… I must’ve fallen asleep for a bit.

Sakuya: Ah, Director! There you are.

Director: Rome… No, Sakuya-kun. Umm, what’s up?

Sakuya: I came here to bring you the signed polaroid.

Director: Thanks, I’ll take it.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Choose!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Choice 1: It really is a good photo.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Director: Hm, this really is a good photo.

Director: Your smile is so cheerful and bright, Sakuya-kun, it makes me wanna smile too.

Sakuya: Really? Thank you so much!

Sakuya: I also feel my heart warming when I see your smile.

Sakuya: I love your smile, Director.

Director: …Thank you, Sakuya-kun.

Director: (It’s a little embarrassing… But that makes me happy.)

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Choice 2: The Romeo version is also really cool.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Director: Your usual smile is, of course, the best, but the Romeo version that we took is also really cool.

Director: You’ve really become more capable of making various facial expressions and acting too, haven’t you, Sakuya-kun?

Sakuya: You think so? Hearing that from you makes me really happy, Director!

Sakuya: Of course, Romeo is just one of them, but I really love every role I’ve played and I’ve learned a lot from them all.

Sakuya: I really wanna keep doing lots and lots of different plays in the future!

Sakuya: Director, I’m looking forward to continuing to work with you!

Director: Same goes to you.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Director: Oh. This is the research material I found a while ago…

Sakuya: Uwaah, is this the town from RomiJuli?

Director: Mhm. It really is a lovely place.

Sakuya: It really is! Such a pretty town…

Sakuya: Ah, this park… It looks like somewhere where Romeo and Julius would take a nap under the shade of a tree!

Sakuya: And this church is perfect for Father Lawrence! And this wide street over here that’s lined with all the shops is--.

Director: (Sakuya-kun’s eyes are sparkling. Fufu, just like Romeo’s.)

Sakuya: Something up, Director?

Director: Hmm. Just thinking how Romeo really is perfect for you, Sakuya-kun.

[sereni-tay]

Unexpectedly Pleasant

Shoichiro Yukimura x Sotaro Kano

The eldest sibling of the Yukimura's had been bummed all day. He and Sotaro had spent the day of the festival planning hangouts. And as today had been the first one, it was obvious he'd be upset for having to cancel his plans.

Shoichiro loved his sister. But she always got what she wanted. So even after the persistent begging of her brother to not make up any new plans, she just wouldn't listen. Now the siblings sat inside Ruri's favorite cafe eating parfaits.

"Big brother, are you okay?" Rina had noticed the gloomy expression her brother had been wearing all day. "Did I do something bad?" Even she knew some things she did were wrong. But she was too small to understand how much her actions affected those around her. "Ah Ruri! Of course not. What makes you think that?"

She placed her spoon into the empty cup and held her hands under the table. "Well, you were going out with your boyfriend today, right?"

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"He's choking!"

"Sir are you okay?"

"Oh my God! I've never seen someone die before!"

"Big brother are you okay? Should I call your boyfriend?"

"He isn't my boyfriend!" He wished she would stop that. Today wasn't the first time she'd stated the idea of them as a couple. His sister had always believed the two were closer than friends. It started the day Usui and her had gone out. Kano had walked with them home. Naturally Ruri was curious about who he was. So after they'd introduced theirselves, she threw questions left and right about their relationship. To her it was quite obvious they were more than 'friends'.

After his choking incident Shoichiro had decided that it was time to leave. He payed and out the door he went.

They walked along the sidewalk hand in hand. The streets were filled with chatter. It being Saturday boys and girls had littered the streets in huddles. "Big brother?" Unlike everyone else, the siblings were quiet; only speaking to apologize when they bumped into someone. "Yes?" Her face was calm. "I think we should go home now." He stopped and looked towards her. "Why is something wrong?"

"Um no. It's just..." His overprotective brothey instincts kicked in as he realized once again something was wrong. "Ruri it's okay. You can tell me." She looked away from him and focused on the ground. "Well, I was just thinking that if we got home sooner you'd still be able to hangout with your bo- friend."

He smiled. "Ruri that's so sweet of you. But it's probably too late. The cafe we were going to go to closes soon." Her previously calm expression left as a frown now lay on her face. "Im sorry. But I'd still like to go home." Shoichiro nodded at that. They'd finished their day and were on their way home.

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The walk home seemed shorter for Shoichiro. His mind seemed to be in the wrong place, leading to him talking to himself. "Maybe I should call Kano later... But what would I say? Calling without a reason is weird. I could apologize for canceling the plans. But I already did that." He most definitely did. To the point that Kano had to tell him to stop.

"I could accidentally call him, hang up, and see if he calls back. If he does I'll tell him it was an accident and start up a conversation!"

"Your overthinking this! Just tell him you want to talk." Ruri had overheard him muttering. "I specialize in Romance. Listen to me big brother."

"How many times do I have to tell you. We're not dating..." 

She talked and talked the rest of the way, stopping when they reached home. They walked in to an empty house. Their parents had left in the morning; probably out for the day. It seemed Shoichiro wouldn't be able to go out saying he had to take care of Ruri.

2:05

"Hey, are you gonna call him now?" They had taken care of their necessities and sat in the elders room. It'd just been them joking around and playing with dolls till she spoke up. He sighed. "No. I don't want to be a bother if he's bu- huh?"

RING!

Ringing sounds erupted around him. His phone, which he had left on the bedside table, began lighting up and buzzing. He perked up, hoping it was Misaki or a classmate. It was still the weekend so he wanted some contact with friends.

He went to get it but Ruri hopped up faster than he could and grabbed the phone.

"Hello, Ruri Yukimura speaking!" Across the room Shoichiro looked at Ruri mouthing 'Who is it?'. She shrugged her shoulders indicating she didn't know yet. "Hello?" A womanly voice spook up from the phone. "Mommy!"

"Ruri! Hello sweetheart. Where's your brother?" 

"We're in his room playing with my dolls!"

"Ah I see. Could you give the phone to him please?" She frowned upset that she'd have to cut their conversation short. "But I want to talk to you some more. I haven't seen you all day!" You could here the sadness in her voice. "Ruri." Her mothers threatening tone reached her ears and she knew she was in for it if she didn't give up the phone. "Yes ma'am... Big brother mommy wants to talk to you."

She went back across his room towards the desk carrying the phone and a frown. He took it from her and she went back to playing with her dolls on the floor.

"Hello? Mom?"

"Hello honey. I'm sorry but we'll be a little late home. There was a terrible car accident up ahead and traffics insane." He could hear the honkings of nearby cars. Ambulances seemed to be going to the scene as sirens faded in and out from the phone. "Oh. Okay please get home safe."

"We will. Love you. I love you Ruri!" His phones volume was up so she could clearly hear her. "I love you too mommy!" His mother hung up and a beep rang around the room.

"Let's go get a snack!" Shoichiro stood up, slinging Ruri over his shoulder. "Yeah!"

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This is something old off of my wattpad that I never finished. Don’t know if I’ll continue. I’ll try though.

[mateushonrado]

Heisei era Sentai team 21 of 32: Go-onger

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Go-on Red: Sosuke Esumi (Yasuhisa Furuhara)

Go-on Blue: Renn Kousaka (Shinwa Kataoka)

Go-on Yellow: Saki Rouyama (Rina Aizawa) > Kegalesia (Nao Oikawa) > Saki Rouyama

Go-on Green: Hant Jou (Masahiro Usui)

Go-on Black: Gunpei Ishihara (Kenji Ebisawa)

Go-on Gold: Hiroto Sutou (Hidenoki Tokuyama)

Go-on Silver: Miu Sutou (Yumi Sugimoto)

[crazyasianlove]

Sensei Kunshu (JM, 2018) (Sub. Esp)

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Título: Sensei Kunshu También conocida como: My Teacher, My Love País: Japón Duración: 104 min. Género: Romance, escolar Fecha de estreno: 1 de agosto, 2018 Dirección: Tsukikawa Sho Guion: Koda Momoko (manga), Yoshida Erika Producción: Yamauchi Akihiro, Kobe Akira, Usui Hisashi SINOPSIS Samaru Ayuha es una estudiante de instituto. Es honesta y trabaja duro en todo, sea lo que sea. Un día, tiene un problema en un restaurante de gyudon por dinero. Un hombre que estaba en el restaurante, Hiromitsu Yoshitaka, la ayuda. Al día siguiente, ella descubre que Hiromitsu Yoshitaka ha ido a su instituto como profesor sustituto de su tutora enferma. Samaru Ayuha ahora cree que Hiroitsu Yoshitaka es su amor predestinado. Ella no deja de expresarle sus sentimientos. CAST Takeuchi Ryoma como Hiromitsu Yoshitaka Hamabe Minami como Samaru Ayuha Sato Taiki como Sawada Kotake Kawaei Rina como Nakamura Aoi Shinkawa Yua como Saimon Aika Yamoto Yuma como el novio de Ao-chan Saso Yuki como Shino Fukumoto Riko como Kaho

TRÁILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v74l9673xrY

[mizukagami-takamagahara]

BBDW 4⭐ Grimoire = Imperator's Visage

Homura is still young, still small, But undeniably carries blood linked to nobility, Sharing the visage of the former Imperator, Tenjo.

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ミュージカル「怪人と探偵」(musical kaijin to tantei)

the show will be running from September 14th, 2019 to September 29th, 2019 (Kanagawa) @ KAAT神奈川芸術劇場 ホール (KAAT Kanagawa Geijutsu Gekijou Hall) & October 3rd, 2019 to October 6th, 2019 (Hyogo) @ 兵庫県立芸術文化センター 阪急中ホール (Hyogo-kenritsu Geijutsu Bunka Center Hankyuu Chuu Hall)

Cast:

Nakagawa Akinori Katou Kazuki Oohara Sakurako Mizuta Kouki Frank Rina Kon Takuya Juri Sakiho Arikawa Makoto Yamagishi Mondo Nakayama Yoshihiro Ishiga Kazuki Takahashi Yumiko Rokkaku Seiji Saitou Kirito Ishii Masatou Usui Nao Sugaya Marie Ookubo Tetsuya Sakura Chatani Kenta Katou Ririka

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[romancemedia]

True Love Has Reached Its Peek (Anime Romances)

[newsintheshell]

“Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet”

Serie TV anime, ottobre 2018

Adattamento animato del manga “Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet” (Juliet of Boarding School) di Yousuke Kaneda.

-STAFF-

Regia: Seiki Takuno 

Studio di animazione: LIDEN FILMS 

Assistente di regia: Fumiaki Usui 

Sceneggiatura: Takao Yoshioka 

Character design: Yūki Morimoto 

Musiche: Masaru Yokoyama 

-CAST-

Romio Inuzaka: Yuuki Ono 

Juliet Persia: Ai Kayano

Hasuki Komai: Ayane Sakura

Chartreux Westia: Yu Shimamura

Kochou Wang: Rina Hidaka 

Teria Wang: Yui Ogura

Scott Fold: Hiroshi Kamiya

Chizuru Maru: Tomokazu Sugita

Kento Tosa: Yoshimasa Hosoya 

Eigo Kohitsuji: Hiro Shimono  

Anne Sieber: Sumire Uesaka   

Cait Sith: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Journey Rex: Takanori Hoshino 

Airu: Daisuke Ono

Shizuka Shishi: Riho Iida 

Nia Pomera: Kaede Hondo 

La storia ruota attorno a Romio e Juliet e alla loro relazione apparentemente impossibile. I due giovani sono a capo dei dormitori riservati agli studenti delle loro rispettive nazioni, da sempre rivali. Il conflitto divide in fazioni anche la scuola e i due, pubblicamente, si comportano da acerrimi nemici. La verità, però, è che sono segretamente innamorati l’uno dell’altra, ma si vedono costretti a mantenere le apparenze al fine di non subire ripercussioni.

Il manga è stato lanciato nel 2015 sulla rivista Bessatsu Shounen Magazine prima di trasferirsi sulle pagine di Weekly Shounen Magazine. Il 15 giugno uscirà in Giappone l’8° volume. 

L’opera ha ispirato anche un breve romanzo scritto da Tadahito Mochizuki, i cui 6 capitoli sono stati raccolti in un volume unico lo scorso febbraio.

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[recentanimenews]

Rina Hidaka Newly Cast as Pirika in Shaman King Reboot Anime instead of The Late Tomoko Kawakami

    The official website for the upcoming reboot TV anime based on Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King manga announced today that Rina Hidaka (Wiene in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) is newly cast as Pirika Usui, Horohoro's little sister who came to Tokyo to support her brother.

  The bright, energetic, and stable character was voiced by the late Tomoko Kawakami in the first TV anime in 2001-2002. Kawakami passed away in June 2011 at the age of 41.

    Comments from Rina Hidaka:

  [Charm of the Shaman King series]

  "All the characters are attractive. Among them, Yo Asakura-kun is unusually loose and fluffy for a protagonist of a battle series, but when he has to be cool, he's cool! He is a character that I am attracted to because of his sense of balance."

  [Enthusiasm for playing the role of Pirika]

  "I was surprised and honored to be involved in the long-loved Shaman King. I hope I can learn a lot from this opportunity to act surrounded by wonderful senior voice actors. Pirika is a hard-working girl with a strong sense of justice who loves her big brother. Along with my big brother, I'd like to ask for your support!"

    【追加キャスト情報解禁】 追加キャスト＆キャラクター情報を公開！ ピリカ： #日高里菜 公式HPではキャストコメントも掲載中！https://t.co/z0iKDpvTiB#SHAMANKING pic.twitter.com/UgQz9X9GyM

— 『SHAMAN KING』プロジェクト公式 (@SHAMANKING_PR) February 11, 2021

    The new Shaman King TV anime is set to premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in April 2021.

  1st PV:

    New key visual:

  Main voice cast:

  Yoh Asakura: Yoko Hikasa

Manta Odayama: Inuko Inuyama 

Anna Kyoyama: Megumi Hayashibara

Tao Ren: Romi Park

Ryunosuke Umemiya: Masahiko Tanaka

Amidamaru: Katsuyuki Konishi

Bason: Kousuke Takaguchi

Horohoro: Yuji Ueda

Kororo: Megumi Nakajima

Tamao Tamamura: Nana Mizuki

Ponchi: Takumu Miyazaono

Conchi: Noriaki Kanze

Faust VIII: Takehito Koyasu

Mosuke: Nasakazu Morita

Pirika: Rina Hidaka

    Source: The new "Shaman King" TV anime official website / Twitter

  ©Hiroyuki Takei, Kodansha/SHAMAN KING Project, TV Tokyo

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu