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[daily-utsu-p]

Utsu-P's idol group Zsasz's new song is out on streaming officially‼️

You will listen to it RIGHT NOW. 🫵🫵🫵

[demifiendrsa]

Suicide Squad ISEKAI Official Trailer 3  (with English captions)

Suicide Squad ISEKAI will premiere in 2024. Mori Calliope is performing the ending theme song “Go-Getters”.

Key visual

Cast additions

Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag

Kujira as Amanda Waller

Chika Anzai as Katana

Reina Ueda as Fione

Mamiko Noto as Aldora

Jun Fukushima as Cecil

Previously announced cast members

Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn

Yuichiro Umehara as The Joker

Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot

Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker

Jun Fukuyama as Clayface

Subaru Kimura as King Shark

Staff

Director: Eri Osada

Character Design Draft: Akira Amano

Character Design: Naoto Hosoda

Screenplay: Tappei Nagatsuki, Eiji Umehara

Music: Kenichiro Suehiro

Animation Production: Wit Studio

Synopsis

In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. It’s a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies—an “ISEKAI”! With lethal explosives planted in their necks, there’s no running or hiding, and failing the mission means a one-way ticket to the afterlife! Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous ISEKAI realm?! Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the “Suicide Squad” as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure!

[gayest-persona-character]

Round 2!

This one is a little shorter as we feed in the characters absent from the last round.

Link for full bracket here!

Rules

Vote for who you think is more queer/gay (doesn't matter if you think they're bi, pan, gay, lesbian, etc. Who's the most not straight!)

I will allow propaganda in the form of asks or notes (tags and comments) or reblogs.

Be nice and respectful. Not everyone has the same headcanons.

Remember, this is mostly just for fun! We have a few submitted characters for this exact purpose, so don't take things too seriously. (It doesn't matter what the results are, most persona characters will be queer-coded in my heart)

Here's the list of polls:

Kunikazu Okumura vs Labrys

Sojiro Sakura vs Yukiko Amagi

Sugimura vs Mayumi Yamano

Rei vs Bebe

Sae Niijima vs Ann Takamaki

Bunkichi and Mitsuko vs Ichiko Ohya

Chika Ueda vs Chihiro Fushimi

Naoya Toudou vs Philemon

Takaya Sakaki vs Kou Ichijou

Theodore vs Miyabi Hanakouji

Daisuke Nagase vs Akihiko Sanada

Yusuke Kitagawa vs Ryuji Sakamoto

Nyarlathotep vs Haru Okumura

Kotone Shiomi vs Angel and Julian

Jun Kurosu vs Rio Iwasaki

Yukari Takeba vs Maya Amano

Ryoji Mochizuki vs Saori Hasegawa

Sophia vs Junpei Iori

Lisa Silverman vs Chizuru Ishigami

Natsuki Moriyama vs Mamoru Hayase

Rumi vs Lala Escargot

Naoki Konishi vs Junko Kurosu

Kenta Yokouchi vs Tae Takemi

Akinari Kamiki vs Kenji Tomochika

Katsuya Suou vs Eriko Kirishima

Yu Narukami vs Metis

Tohru Adachi vs Takuto Maruki

[semitranslatedseiyuublog]

17th Seiyu Awards

This year's Seiyu Award ceremony was the first in-person one in three years, and it's also the first year that they made the awards completely gender-neutral which is a decision I can get behind. With each of the awards, I will be putting one notable role each from this past year or so, but I won't be putting any for some awards. I might put my thoughts under some, but I don't want to clog this post with too much uselessness.

Best Leading Voice Actor Award:

Chika Anzai

Takuya Eguchi

He also won the Most Valuable Seiyuu Award.

Atsumi Tanezaki

Best Supporting Voice Actor Award

Shuuichi Ikeda

Ryotaro Okiayu

Atsumi Tanezaki

Best Rookie Voice Actor Award

Shuuichiro Umeda

Hina Suguta

Anna Nagase

Minami Hinata

Shion Wakayama

Best Foreign Film / Drama Award

Shihori Kanjiya

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Note: He is the official dub-over for Tom Cruise. Top Gun: Maverick was really popular in America (even getting nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars)

Best Singer Award: Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Influencer Award: Natsuki Hanae

His cats released a photobook.

Kei Tomiyama Award: Junichi Suwabe

Kids/Family Award: Ikue Otani & Rica Matsumoto

Considering that Matsumoto played Ash (Satoshi) in Pokemon, it is only fitting to give her and Otani (the voice of Pikachu) the best sendoff possible (although, Pikachu will remain in the cast).

Best Synergy Award: Jujutsu Kaisen

I totally thought this was going to go to Lycoris Recoil, but Jujutsu Kaisen is very popular. I still don't know if they're recasting Geto due to recent news though.

[doamarierose-honoka]

The Suicide Squad will be making their official anime debut later this year, and Suicide Squad Isekai has shared a cool new poster ahead of its premiere! Suicide Squad as a brand has been growing in notoriety in the last few years especially as the group of DC Comics villains have branched out with their own movie and video game successes. Now they will be taking over the world of anime next as the DC Comics villains will be thrown into a new Isekai anime adventure of their own with one of the wildest missions they have been assigned to date!

Suicide Squad Isekai is one of the many new anime projects showing off big updates with the upcoming AnimeJapan 2024 this weekend, and fans were treated to a big update for the anime showing off more of its expanded roster of characters ahead of their convention takeover. To celebrate its latest updated as it prepares to hit screens some time later this year, Suicide Squad Isekai has dropped a cool new poster for the anime showing off both its DC Comics and original characters we'll see in action. Check it out below:

(Photo: WIT Studio / Warner Bros. Japan)

How to Watch Suicide Squad Isekai Anime

Suicide Squad Isekai will be premiering some time later this year, but has yet to confirm a release date as of the time of this publication. The cast for the series includes the likes of Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn, Yuichiro Umehara as The Joker, Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot, Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker, Jun Fukuyama as Clayface, Subaru Kimura as King Shark, Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag, Kujira as Amanda Waller, Chika Anzai as Katana, Reina Ueda as Fione, Mamiko Noto as Aldora, and Jun Fukushima as Cecil.

Eri Osada will be directing Suicide Squad Isekai for WIT Studio, Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara will be writing the scripts, Akira Amano will be providing drafts for each of the characters, Naoto Hosoda will be finalizing the character designs, Kenichiro Suehiro will be composing the music, and Shinya Tsuuoka will be serving as producer for Warner Bros. Japan. The opening theme is titled "Another World" as performed by Tomoyasu Hotei, and the ending theme is titled "Go-Getters" as performed by Mori Calliope.

What do you think of the newest look at the Suicide Squad's anime debut? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animation and other cool stuff @Valdezology on X (formerly known as Twitter)!

[boomgers]

Si huyen, mueren. Si pierden, mueren… “Escuadrón Suicida Isekai”

En la ciudad de Gotham, Amanda Waller, la jefa de A.R.G.U.S., ha reunido a un grupo de notorios criminales para una misión. Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface y el Rey Tiburón son enviados a un reino de otro mundo que está conectado al suyo a través de una puerta. Con explosivos letales colocados en sus cuellos, no hay escapatoria ni escondite y fracasar en la misión significa un boleto de ida al más allá. ¿Podrá el Escuadrón Suicida conquistar este peligroso reino Isekai?.

Estreno: 27 de junio de 2024 en Max.

El anime de Warner Bros. Japan cuenta, en su versión original, con las voces de Anna Nagase, Yuuichirou Umehara, Reigo Yamaguchi, Takehito Koyasu, Jun Fukuyama, Subaru Kimura, Taku Yashiro, Chika Anzai, Reina Ueda, Mamiko Noto, Jun Fukushima y Kujira.

[goalhofer]

2020 Olympics Japan Roster

Archery

Kawata Yūki (Hiroshima)

Muto Hiroki (Tokyo)

Furukawa Takaharu (Aomori)

Nakamura Miki (Yokohama)

Azusa Yamauchi (Tokyo)

Hayakawa Ren (Tokyo)

Athletics

Bruno Dede (Matsumoto)

Koike Yūki (Otaru)

Tada Shūhei (Higashiōsaka)

Yamagata Ryōta (Hiroshima)

Abdul Sani-Brown (Sokado)

Iizuka Shōta (Omaezaki)

Yamashita Jun (Tsukuba)

Julian Walsh (Hiroshima)

Bandō Yūta (Sumoto)

Hiroki Matsueda (Tokyo)

Akira Aizawa (Sukagawa)

Tatsuhiko Ito (Hamamatsu)

Ryoma Aoki (Kuki)

Ryūji Miura (Hamada)

Yamaguchi Kōsei (Higashiura)

Izumiya Shunsuke (Kanagawa)

Kanai Taiō (Hakodate)

Takayama Shun'ya (Hiroshima)

Abe Takotoshi (Tokyo)

Kazuki Kurokawa (Shimonoseki)

Hiromu Yamauchi (Aizuwakamatsu)

Kiryū Yoshihide (Hikone)

Rikuya Itō (Funabashi)

Kaito Kawabata (Matsusaka)

Satō Kentarō (Tokorozawa)

Aoto Suzuki (Saitama)

Shogo Nakamura (Yokkaichi)

Ōsako Suguru (Machida)

Yuma Hattori (Tōkamachi)

Ikeda Kōki (Hamamatsu)

Takahashi Eiki (Hanamaki)

Yamanishi Toshikazu (Kyoto)

Hayato Katsuki (Chukushino)

Masatora Kawano (Hyuga)

Satoshi Maruo (Kyoto)

Hashioka Yūki (Saitama)

Shiroyama Shōtarō (Hakodate)

Tsuha Hibiki (Kawagoe)

Takashi Etō (Mie)

Tobe Naoto (Noda)

Ejima Masaki (Kanagawa)

Yamamoto Seito (Okazaki)

Takuto Kominami (Sapporo)

Yu Ishikawa (Isehara)

Ran Urabe (Tokyo)

Tanaka Nozomi (Ono)

Kaede Hagitani (Saku)

Hironaka Ririka (Nagasaki)

Andō Yuka (Toyokawa)

Niiya Hitomi (Sōja)

Aoki Masumi (Okayama)

Kimura Ayako (Hiroshima)

Asuka Terada (Sapporo)

Yuna Yamanaka (Sakai)

Hanae Aoyama (Kobe)

Kodama Mei (Usuka)

Remi Tsuruta (Kagoshima)

Ami Saito (Takahashi)

Ichiyama Mao (Izumi)

Maeda Honami (Osaka)

Suzuki Ayuko (Toyohashi)

Fujii Nanako (Nakagawa)

Okada Kumiko (Ageo)

Kitaguchi Haruka (Asahikawa)

Boxing

Tanaka Ryōmei (Tokyo)

Sewon Okazawa (Tokyo)

Moriwaki Yuito (Tokyo)

Narimatsu Daisuke (Kumamoto)

Namiki Tsukimi (Narita)

Irie Sena (Tokyo)

Canoeing

Haneda Takuya (Toyota)

Adachi Kazuya (Tokyo)

Takanori Tōme (Tokyo)

Hiroki Fujishima (Kamikuishiki)

Yusuke Miyata (Wakayama)

Matsushita Momotarō (Komatsu)

Keiji Mizumoto (Yahaba)

Ayano Sato (Tokyo)

Yazawa Aki (Iida)

Teruko Kiriake (Yame)

Manaka Kubota (Kiyose)

Yuka Ono (Honjō)

Cycling

Arashiro Yukiya (Ishigaki)

Nariyuki Masuda (Sendai)

Nitta Yūdai (Aizuwakamatsu)

Wakimoto Yūta (Fukui)

Hashimoto Eiya (Gifu)

Yamamoto Kōhei (Makubetsu)

Nagasako Yoshitaku (Kasaoka)

Rim Nakamura (Kyoto)

Kaneko Hiromi (Yokkaichi)

Yonamine Eri (Osaka)

Kobayashi Yūka (Tosu)

Kajihara Yūmi (Saitama)

Kisato Nakamura (Chiba)

Miho Imai (Maebashi)

Sae Hatakeyama (Aigle, Switzerland)

Minato Oike (Shimada)

Diving

Terauchi Ken (Takarazuka)

Sakai Shō (Tokyo)

Reo Nishida (Osaka)

Tamai Rikuto (Takarazuka)

Hiroki Ito (Zama)

Murakami Kazuki (Ehime)

Mikami Sayaka (Yonago)

Arai Matsuri (Itami)

Haruka Enomoto (Utsunomiya)

Hazuki Miyamoto (Kōchi)

Itahashi Minami (Takarazuka)

Fencing

Tomohiro Shimamura (Tokyo)

Kaito Streets (Tokyo)

Kento Yoshida (Morioka)

Yudai Nagano (Ibaraki)

Kanō Kōki (Ama)

Minobe Kazuyasu (Echizen)

Yamada Masaru (Toba)

Uyama Satoru (Takamatsu)

Kyosuke Matsuyama (Tokyo)

Saitō Toshiya (Tokyo)

Shikine Takahiro (Tokyo)

Tokunan Kenta (Ikeda)

Rio Azuma (Osaka)

Tsuji Sumire (Gifu)

Nozomi Satō (Fukui)

Sera Azuma (Wakayama)

Yuka Ueno (Tokyo)

Aoki Chika (Minamiechizen)

Misaki Emura (Tokyo)

Norika Tamura (Mizuho)

Shihomi Fukushima (Munakata)

Rio Azuma (Wakayama)

Sumire Tsuji (Gifu)

Judo

Takatō Naohisa (Tokyo)

Abe Hifumi (Tokyo)

Ōno Shōhei (Naha)

Takanori Nagase (Ibaraki)

Mukai Shōichirō (Hongo)

Aaron Wolf (Shin-Koiwa)

Harasawa Hisayoshi (Shimonoseki)

Tonaki Funa (Sagamihara)

Abe Uta (Kobe)

Yoshida Tsukasa (Kyoto)

Tashiro Miku (Tokyo)

Arai Chizuru (Yorii)

Hamada Shōri (Kirishima Ichi)

Sone Akira (Kurume)

Karate

Naoto Sago (Tokyo)

Ken Nishimura (Fukuoka)

Araga Ryūtarō (Kyoto)

Kiyuna Ryō (Okinawa Ichi)

Miyahara Miho (Fukuoka)

Someya Mayumi (Tokyo)

Uekusa Ayumi (Tokyo)

Shimizu Kiyou (Osaka)

Pentathlon

Iwamoto Shōhei (Saga)

Tomonaga Natsumi (Saitama)

Rena Shimazu (Asaka)

Sailing

Nanri Kenji (Kanagawa)

Hokazono Junpei (Hioki)

Okada Keiju (Kitakyushu)

Koizumi Ibuki (Tokyo)

Leo Takahashi (Auckland, New Zealand)

Shibuki Iitsuka (Enoshima)

Tomizawa Makoto (Kashiwazaki)

Segawa Kazumasa (Sakaiminato)

Shibuki Iitsuka (Yokohama)

Anna Yamazaki (Hayama)

Eri Hatayama (Enoshima)

Sunaga Yuki (Sakado)

Doi Manami (Yokohama)

Yoshida Ai (Karatsu)

Yoshioka Miho (Enoshima)

Takano Sena (Suita)

Eri Hatayama (Zushi)

Shooting

Hiroyuki Ikawa (Tokyo)

Shigetaka Oyama (Toda)

Takayuki Matsumoto (Nagasaki)

Okada Naoya (Tsuyama)

Shiori Hirata (Kanagawa)

Haruka Nakaguchi (Kyoto)

Satoko Yamada (Saitama)

Kojiro Horimizu (Zentsūji)

Hiroyuki Ikawa (Yokohama)

Dai Yoshioka (Kyoto)

Ishihara Naoko (Tokyo)

Nakayama Yukie (Yūki)

Shiori Hirata (Nomi)

Haruka Nakaguchi (Kusatsu)

Chizuru Sasaki (Morioka)

Satoko Yamada (Kōka)

Softball

Fujita Yamato (Sasebo)

Ueno Yukiko (Fukuoka)

Goto Miu (Nagoya)

Mine Yukiyo (Fukuoka)

Kiyohara Nayu (Osaka)

Agatsuma Haruka (Tokyo)

Ichiguchi Yūka (Kanagawa)

Yamamoto Yū (Tokyo)

Hitomi Kawabata (Tokyo)

Atsumi Mana (Hamamatsu)

Minori Naito (Osaka)

Saki Yamazaki (Kakegawa)

Harada Nodoka (Sōja)

Mori Sayaka (Tokyo)

Yamada Eri (Fujisawa)

Climbing

Harada Kai (Kanagawa)

Narasaki Tomoa (Utsunomiya)

Noguchi Akiyo (Ibaraki)

Nonaka Mihō (Tokyo)

Surfing

Kanoa Igarashi (Huntington Beach, California)

Ōhara Hiroto (Chiba)

Maeda Mahina (Pupukea, Hawaii)

Tsuzuki Amuro (Shōnan)

Swimming

Honda Tomoru (Yokohama)

Ikari Yūki (Okayama)

Mura Ryūya (Yonago)

Shoma Sato (Tokyo)

Akira Namba (Yokkaichi)

Takahashi Kōtarō (Shizuoka)

Hagino Kōsuke (Oyama)

Irie Ryōsuke (Tennōji-Ku)

Kawamoto Takeshi (Nagoya)

Matsumoto Katsuhiro (Kanamachi)

Mizunuma Naoki (Tochigi)

Nakamura Katsumi (Tokyo)

Seto Daiya (Moroyama)

Sunama Keita (Yamatokoriyama)

Seki Kaiya (Tokyo)

Shioura Shinri (Isehara)

Miyu Namba (Yamaguchi)

Ageha Tanigawa (Tokyo)

Nagisa Ikemoto (Tokyo)

Aoi Masuda (Kobe)

Minamide Taishin (Kainan)

Yanagimoto Kōnosuke (Imari)

Konishi Anna (Toyooka)

Aoki Reona (Tokyo)

Hasegawa Suzuka (Kita)

Kobori Waka (Nara)

Ōhashi Yui (Hikone)

Teramura Miho (Nagareyama)

Watanabe Kanako (Tokyo)

Igarashi Chihiro (Kanagawa)

Ikee Rikako (Tokyo)

Ōmoto Rika (Kyoto)

Sakai Natsumi (Saitama)

Shirai Rio (Takarazuka)

Kida Yumi (Akasaka)

Namba Miyu (Nara)

Tanigawa Ageha (Shijonawate)

Ikemoto Nagisa (Uji)

Masuda Aoi (Kurashiki)

Inui Yukiko (Ōmihachiman)

Megumu Yoshida (Nagoya)

Fukumura Juka (Kyoto)

Kijima Moeka (Hakusan)

Okina Kyogoku (Higashioka)

Mayu Tsukamoto (Oamishirasato)

Mashiro Yasunaga (Higashioka)

Yanagisawa Akane (Saitama Ichi)

Table Tennis

Harimoto Tomokazu (Sendai)

Niwa Kōki (Tomakomai)

Mizutani Jun (Iwata)

Ishikawa Kasumi (Yamaguchi)

Itō Mima (Iwata)

Hirano Miu (Numazu)

Taekwondo

Ricardo Suzuki (Tokyo)

Sergio Suzuki (Tokyo)

Yamada Miyu (Aichi)

Hamada Mayu (Saga)

Volleyball

Ishijima Yūsuke (Matsubushi)

Shiratori Katsuhiro (Tokyo)

Shimizu Kunihiro (Fukui Ichi)

Ōnodera Taishi (Natori Ichi)

Fujii Naonobu (Miyagi Ichi)

Yamauchi Akihiro (Aichi Ichi)

Nishida Yūji (Inabe)

Sekita Masahiro (Tokyo)

Ishikawa Yūki (Aichi Ichi)

Lee Haku (Miyazaki Ichi)

Takanashi Kenta (Yamagata Ichi)

Ōtsuka Tatsunori (Osaka)

Yamamoto Tomohiro (Ebetsu)

Takahashi Ran (Kyoto)

Miki Ishii (Fujisawa)

Megumi Murakami (Echizen)

Ai Kurogo (Utsunomiya)

Koga Sarina (Saga)

Tasahiro Kanami (Ōtsu)

Mayu Ishikawa (Okazaki)

Shimamura Haruyo (Kamakura)

Kobata Mako (Kyoto)

Ishii Yuki (Kurashiki)

Mai Okumura (Nagatoro)

Araki Erika (Kurashiki)

Momii Aki (Sagamihara)

Hayashi Kotona (Kyoto)

Yamada Nichika (Toyota)

Wrestling

Otoguro Keisuke (Kōfu)

Otoguro Takuto (Kōfu)

Shohei Yabiku (Yokohama)

Fumita Ken'ichirō (Kōfu)

Takahashi Yūki (Kunawa)

Takatani Sōsuke (Kyōtango)

Yabiku Shōhei (Naha)

Susaki Yui (Matsudo)

Mukaida Mayu (Yokkaichi)

Kawai Risako (Tsubata)

Kawai Yukako (Tsubata)

Doshō Sara (Matsusaka)

Minagawa Hiroe (Uji)

Badminton

Momota Kento (Mitoyo)

Tsuneyama Kanta (Ōtsu)

Endō Hiroyuki (Tokyo)

Watanabe Yūta (Suginami)

Kamura Takeshi (Saga Ichi)

Sonoda Keigo (Yatsuhiro)

Yamaguchi Akane (Katsuyama)

Okuhara Nozomi (Ōmachi)

Fukushima Yuki (Kumamoto Ichi)

Hirota Sayaka (Kumamoto Ichi)

Matsumoto Mayu (Akita Ichi)

Nagahara Wakana (Akita Ichi)

Higashino Arisa (Iwamizawa)

Baseball

Kōyō Aoyagi (Yokohama)

Iwazaki Suguru (Shimizu)

Morishita Masato (Ōita Ichi)

Itoh Hiromi (Kayabe)

Yamamoto Yoshinobu (Bizen)

Tanaka Masahiro (Itami)

Yamasaki Yasuaki (Tokyo)

Kuribayashi Ryoji (Aisai)

Yūdai Ōno (Kyoto)

Senga Kodai (Gamagōri)

Taira Kaima (Ishigaki)

Umeno Ryūtarō (Nakagawa-Cho)

Kai Takuya (Ōita Ichi)

Yamada Tetsuto (Toyooka)

Genda Sōsuke (Ōita Ichi)

Asamura Hideto (Osaka)

Kikuchi Ryosuke (Tokyo)

Sakamoto Hayato (Itami)

Murakami Munetaka (Kumamoto Ichi)

Kondō Kensuke (Chiba Ichi)

Yanagita Yūki (Hiroshima)

Kurihara Ryōya (Fukui Ichi)

Yoshida Masataka (Fukui Ichi)

Suzuki Seiya (Tokyo)

Basketball

Togashi Yūki (Shibata)

Makoto Hiejima (Kyoto)

Hachimura Rui (Sendai)

Leo Vendrame (Nobeoka)

Watanabe Yūta (Zentsūji)

Kanamaru Kosuke (Fukuoka Ichi)

Baba Yūdai (Toyama Ichi)

Gavin Edwards (Funabashi)

Tanaka Daiki (Unzen)

Avi Schafer (Osaka)

Hugh Watanabe (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Harimoto Tenketsu (Nisshin)

Ira Brown (Willis, Texas)

Ochiai Tomoya (Tsuchiura)

Tominaga Akirasei (Nagoya)

Yasuoka Ryūto (Koshigaya)

Nagaoka Moeko (Urakawa)

Maki Takada (Toyohashi)

Miyoshi Naho (Ichikawa)

Rui Machida (Asahikawa)

Motohashi Nako (Tokyo)

Todo Nanako (Sapporo)

Hayashi Saki (Itoshima)

Evelyn Mawuli (Toyohashi)

Saori Miyazaki (Shibuya)

Miyazawa Yuki (Yokohama)

Akaho Himawari (Ishikawa)

Monica Okoye (Tokyo)

Stephanie Mawuli (Toyohashi)

Nishioka Risa (Ikoma)

Shinozaki Mio (Yokohama)

Yamamoto Mai (Hiroshima)

Equestrian

Takahashi Masanao (Tokyo)

Shingo Hayashi (Sapporo)

Hiroyuki Kitahara (Tokyo)

Kazuki Sado (Kyoto)

Kitajima Ryūzō (Kobe)

Ōiwa Yoshiaki (Schleswig Holstein, Germany)

Tanaka Toshiyuki (Fukuoka Ichi)

Kazuma Tomoto (Sturminster Newton, U.K.)

Mike Kawai (Valkenswaard, The Netherlands)

Fukushima Daisuke (Sakura)

Koki Saito (Katori)

Satō Eiken (Ogawa)

Field Hockey

Koji Yamasaki (Kōfu)

Genki Mitani (Echizen)

Tanaka Seren (Kyoto)

Ochiai Hiromasa (Tenri)

Murata Kazuma (Toyama Ichi)

Tanaka Kenta (Ōtsu)

Kitazato Kenji (Kumamoto Ichi)

Nagai Yūma (Kyoto)

Yamashita Manabu (Oyabe)

Tanaka Kaito (Tenri)

Nagayoshi Ken (Utsunomiya)

Fukuda Kentarō (Matsue)

Ōhashi Masaki (Nikkō)

Yamada Shōta (Maibara)

Zendana Hirotaka (Matsue)

Yoshikawa Takashi (Maibara)

Watanabe Kōta (Fukui Ichi)

Kirishita Yoshiki (Nara Ichi)

Kimika Hoshi (Kakamigahara)

Natsuhara Matsumoto (Matsubara)

Yu Asai (Hiroshima)

Mano Yukari (Kakamigahara)

Nagai Yuri (Kakamigahara)

Nagai Hazuki (Kakamigahara)

Oikawa Shihori (Tenri)

Kana Nomura (Nara)

Miki Kozuka (Nikko)

Segawa Maho (Tokyo)

Yamada Aki (Kōfu)

Nishikōri Emi (Matsue)

Kanon Mori (Hiroshima)

Mai Toriyama (Nara)

Sakurako Omoto (Iwakuni)

Asano Sakiyo (Kakamigahara)

Soccer

Ōsako Keisuke (Izumi)

Sakai Hiroki (Kashiwa)

Nakayama Yūta (Ryūgasaki)

Itakura Kō (Yokohama)

Yoshida Maya (Nagasaki)

Endoh Wataru (Yokohama)

Kubo Takefusa (Kawasaki)

Miyoshi Kōji (Kawasaki)

Maeda Daizen (Osaka)

Dōan Ritsu (Amagasaki)

Mitoma Kaoru (Kawasaki)

Tani Kosei (Osaka)

Hatate Reo (Shizuoka)

Tomiyasu Takehiro (Fukuoka Ichi)

Hashioka Daiki (Saitama)

Sōma Yūki (Tokyo)

Tanaka Ao (Kawasaki)

Ueda Ayase (Mito)

Hayashi Daichi (Osaka)

Machida Kōki (Mito)

Seko Ayuma (Osaka)

Zion Suzuki (Saitama Ichi)

Ikeda Sakiko (Saitama Ichi)

Shimizu Risa (Kobe)

Takarada Saori (Tateyama)

Kumagai Saki (Sapporo)

Minami Moeka (Yoshikawa)

Sugita Hina (Kitakyushu)

Nakajima Emi (Yasu)

Miura Narumi (Kawasaki)

Sugasawa Yuika (Chiba Ichi)

Iwabuchi Mana (Tokyo)

Tanaka Mina (Inagi)

Endō Jun (Shirakawa)

Shiokoshi Yuzuho (Saitama Ichi)

Hasegawa Yui (Toda)

Momiki Yūka (New York, New York)

Miyagawa Asato (Yokohama)

Kitamura Nanami (Osaka)

Yamashita Ayaka (Tokyo)

Shiori Miyake (Sapporo)

Hayashi Honoka (Uji)

Kinoshita Momoka (Hyogo)

Hirao Chika (Matsudo)

Golf

Matsuyama Hideki (Sendai)

Hoshino Rikuya (Mito)

Hataoka Nasa (Kasama)

Inami Mone (Tokyo)

Gymnastics

Hashimoto Daiki (Chiba)

Kaya Kazuma (Funabashi)

Kitazono Takeru (Osaka)

Wataru Tanigawa (Funabashi)

Daiki Kishi (Komatsu)

Ryosuke Sakai (Isehara)

Hatekeda Hitomi (Tokyo)

Hiraiwa Yūna (Tokyo)

Murakami Mai (Sagamihara)

Sugihara Aiko (Higashiōsaka)

Ōiwa Chisaki (Noda)

Sumire Kita (Tokyo)

Noshitani Sakura (Tokyo)

Sugimoto Sayuri (Nagoya)

Suzuki Ayuka (Anpachi)

Nanami Takenaka (Setagaya)

Yokota Kiko (Tokyo)

Hikaru Mori (Tokyo)

Megu Uyama (Kanazawa)

Handball

Naoki Sugioka (Kariya)

Yuta Iwashita (Kanazaki)

Kenya Kasahara (Kariya)

Adam Baig (Fukuoka Ichi)

Narita Kohei (Hiroshima)

Tokuda Shinnosuke (Inazawa)

Watanabe Jin (Ōita Ichi)

Rémi Feutrier (Tokyo)

Motoki Sakai (Isehara)

Motoki Shida (Kasumigauri)

Tatsuki Yoshino (Misato)

Agarie Yūto (Urasoe)

Mizumachi Kōtarō (Tokyo)

Rennosuke Tokuda (Iwakuni)

Yoshida Shūichi (Tarnow, Poland)

Sunami Kaho (Kagoshima)

Sunami Yui (Okayama)

Shiota Sayo (Takamatsu)

Yokoshima Aya (Takaoka)

Mana Horikawa (Hiroshima)

Itano Minami (Osaka)

Tanabe Yuki (Hakusan)

Ayaka Ikehara (Urasoe)

Hara Nozomi (Nobeoka)

Ōyama Mana (Takamatsu)

Sasaki Haruno (Takaoka)

Shiori Nagata (Fukuoka Ichi)

Sakura Hauge (Bergen, Norway)

Kondō Mahura (Tokyo)

Fujii Shio (Osaka)

Ishitate Mayuko (Fukui)

Rowing

Arakawa Ryūta (Yokohama)

Tomita Chiaki (Yonago)

Ōishi Ayami (Aichi Ichi)

Rugby

Jose Seru (Higashioka)

Lote Tuqiri (Namatakula, Fiji)

Colin Bourke (Tokyo)

Hano Kazushi (Nagoya)

Kameli Soejima (Labasa, Fiji)

Hikosaka Masakatsu (Aichi Ichi)

Brackin Karauria-Henry (Auckland, New Zealand)

Chihito Matsui (Osaka)

Ryota Kano (Tokyo)

Yoshikazu Fujita (Fukuoka Ichi)

Kippei Ishida (Amagasaki)

Naoki Motomura (Hachinohe)

Gōya Kazuhiro (Onojo)

Wakaba Hara (Niigata)

Rinka Matsuda (Kyoto)

Yume Hirano (Tokyo)

Haruka Hirotsu (Tokyo)

Marin Kajiki (Fukuoka Ichi)

Koide Mifuyu (Kumagaya)

Hana Nagata (Fukuoka Ichi)

Mei Otani (Kyoto)

Raichel Bativakalolo (Tokyo)

Mayu Shimizu (Tokyo)

Miyu Shirako (Tokyo)

Honoka Tsutsumi (Ureshino)

Skateboarding

Hirano Ayumu (Murakami)

Aoki Yukito (Shizuoka)

Horigome Yūto (Tokyo)

Shirai Sora (Sagamihara)

Hiraki Kokona (Kutchan)

Okamoto Misugu (Takahama)

Yosozumi Sakura (Iwade)

Nakayama Fūna (Toyama Ichi)

Nishimuri Aori (Tokyo)

Nishiya Momiji (Osaka)

Tennis

Tarō Daniel (Bradenton, Florida)

Nishikori Kei (Bradenton, Florida)

Nishioka Yoshihito (Tsu)

Sugita Yūichi (Tokyo)

Ben McLachlan (Queenstown, New Zealand)

Doi Misaki (Tokyo)

Hibino Nao (Ichinomiya)

Ōsaka Noami (Beverly Hills, California)

Aoyama Shūko (Osaka)

Shibahara Ena (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)

Ninomiya Makoto (Hiroshima)

Triathlon

Kenji Nener (Perth, Australia)

Makoto Odakura (Tokyo)

Niina Kishimoto (Kawagoe)

Takahashi Yūko (Mitaka)

Water Polo

Tanamura Katsuyuki (Ishigaki)

Adachi Seiya (Gifu Ichi)

Harukiirario Koppu (Tokyo)

Shiga Mitsuaki (Maebashi)

Takuma Yoshida (Nagahama)

Toi Suzuki (Yamagata Ichi)

Shimizu Yūsuke (Kumamoto Ichi)

Mitsuru Takata (Tokyo)

Arai Atsushi (Kawasaki)

Yusuke Inaba (Toyama)

Keigo Okawa (Yachiyo)

Kenta Araki (Tokyo)

Tomoyoshi Fukushima (Kagoshima Ichi)

Rikako Miura (Yamagata Ichi)

Yumi Arima (Yusashino)

Akari Inaba (Toyama)

Eruna Ura (Hakusan)

Kaho Iwano (Inabe)

Miku Koide (Kashiwazaki)

Maiko Hashida (Tokyo)

Yuki Niizawa (Tokyo)

Minori Yamamoto (Kyoto)

Kako Kawaguchi (Yokohama)

Marina Tokumoto (Tokyo)

Kyoko Kudo (Yokohama)

Minami Shioya (Yachiyo)

Weightlifting

Itokazu Yōichi (Tokyo)

Mitsunori Konnai (Setagaya)

Masanori Miyamoto (Naha)

Toshiki Yamamoto (Yokohama)

Miyake Hiromi (Niiza)

Yagi Kanae (Kobe)

Andō Mikiko (Shiroi)

[pastel-senpaii]

ハニーレモンソーダ 🍯 🍋 🥤 Ch 31 translation

Sorry for the wait guys.. I’m still quiet jet lagged from my flight so I apologize for any mistakes in advance! But I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did! I think this one has been my favorite thus far because of that kiss 😍🙈! I really do wanna see uka be a little more assertive tho because I WOULD LOVE TO SEE kai’s reaction toward that, I also want to see more of Kai being jealous & flustered because it just leads to him being more passionate towards her 💖! I also want to see another make-over for Uka! She’s so freaking cute & precious! I want them to all be in shock when they see uka all dressed up! So the 31st chapter opens up to them being in their second year. Uka is in class B while Kai is in class F. Uka says to herself no way they’re in separate buildings. She then overhears some kohai’s talking saying have you seen the second year senpai’s they’re super hot!? Takamine senpai?! ah! He’s super cool as well!! But hey isn’t Midori sensei cool as well? Right! I wonder how old is he, it looks like he’s 35! But Miura senpai is the one I like the best! Ah there! (those three walking together is like a painting in itself lol 😩) Look! I’m so glad I came to this school. Kai senpai! takamine senpai! Ahh he’s looking over here! (He’s looking at uka lol) Kai waves and tells uka that there a lot of flower petals in her hair. The kohai’s are confused and are like huh flower petals and turn around to realize that he’s talking to Uka. They scream and say what? Who is that? Then one of them says ah that’s overwhelmingly plain soy bean-san.. You didn’t know? That girl is Miura senpai’s girlfriend. HAA!!? You’re lying?! Wai... eh.. no there must be something wrong. Uka says she thinks so too, how it’s unbelievable that she’s dating him. Ayumi comes in & tells her good morning and uka replies back by saying good morning. The kohai’s walk away but refuse to accept the fact that she’s his gf lol Tao says that no matter how much time passes people’s reactions are still the same. Sensei comes in and asks Ishimori if it’s true that she has entered the art department. Uka says yes to please take care of her & sensei says likewise! Moka asks uka why she suddenly entered the club & uka replies that although back in middle school she was in the art department because it was a requirement she wasn’t able to enjoy it or participate with others but this time she has a feeling that things will be different & there’s a flashback of her art supplies being torn. Uka realizes that she now has friends & even a person she loves they all hug her & compares to last year’s entrance ceremony when she had no one 🤧😭 ayumi says that she will take care of uka-Chan forever. Uka laughs & thinks it’s a melancholic spring and how she’s no longer afraid of anything anymore. From how things are going she hopes it won’t change. Uka thinks to herself that Miura-kun is now in the opposite building & says if she tries hard she might be able to see him lol as she’s trying sooo hard she realizes she can’t and ayumi wipes her phone and tells her that if she does it like this she would be able to see! Ayumi says she can try it even with her phone, uka rustles through her bag and says ayumi-Chan and shows her new cell phone. Ayumi is so excited and says yay now we can line! Have you told Kai yet? Uka says not yet and ayumi tells her that she needs to hurry up and tell him quickly! She says she will tell him after school but then realizes that she now has club activities & wonders when they will be able to see each other. Abe-san walks in & says that he’s this class’s homeroom teacher & tells everyone to take a seat. Marin says that last year her homeroom teacher midori sensei was better & tonbo says they can’t change it abe-san is like did you say something? .... ^_^ one of them then says hey isn’t F class pretty amazing? Midori sensei is their homeroom teacher & they also have Miura-kun & kahara-san. Kahara-san is really cute with just one look at her you’ll fall in love. Uka’s like kahara-san then they continue to say that the two hottest girls of the second year classes are serina & kahara uka thinks to herself that person is.. then another person says aren’t they in the other school building? Serína is also over there as well as kiriyuu-kun & nagase-kun. Yeah that group is pretty amazing then another classmate brings up the fact that the cultural festival and sports festival are coming up & how it’ll be so much fun this year & how they’ll see them there. One of the girls then says yeah but we also have our own ikemen with takamine-kun here he smiles & the girls are like I like you ♡ tonbo turns around and asks ishimori if she’s going to be okay and if she’s not worried.. When Kai decided to date her he probably wasn’t being picky enough (implying he didn’t have too many options😒) eh? nnn but before that it was serina. Then they’re like Ahh well that’s bad! I’m glad I’m not in ishimori-chan’s place. One of the girl’s says surely it’s bad you guys are in different classes now... i mean everyone has been saying that you guys will break up soon. (The classmates take them being in separate classes like a symbol that they’ll be breaking up.) Marin starts laughing and says kyaahaha they’ll break up and the other girl proceeds to introduce herself now lol ahh btw i’m Chika, please take care of me. They all look at abe-san lol & say this class is bad uka then says that even though they’re in different classes and he’s far away she thought nothing had changed was she wrong? The student council calls ishimori and asks if she has a minute? She says yes & ayumi is surprised and says why they’re calling her. Uka tells her friends that as soon as she entered the arts department they gave her a project to do immediately! Ayumi’s like heeeehh! What is it?! One of kai’s friends calls him and tells him to look at what he has.. ehh? What is this! It looks amazing! Seto says he wants one as well because the pictures are really good! The other guy tells them that Ishimori-Chan drew this & that the student council had asked her to do this Kai puts a really shocked face. So he’s like huh? You didn’t know? So does that mean you also don’t know she also joined the arts club. They all get quiet because he didn’t respond lol and they’re like seriously are you mad? It goes back to uka saying what’s the difference & what is it. As she’s running she says that she has able to finish what the student council had asked her to do & now has some time to spare & looks for Kai to tell him about her changing her cell phone. It’s class F! Uka stops & the people around her say look! Those guys are in a different world. Kahara-san is seriously super cute. Uka’s like that’s kahara-san.. she’s extremely beautiful then she holds her hands together and says she can’t speak to him & everything that her classmates said before come to mind “it’s a bad thing you guys aren’t in the same class anymore” I suppose so.. if you’re in class then uka turns away and says that she’ll speak to him next time. As Kai and kahara look at each other she also remembers what the guy says “with one look at her you’ll fall in love” “i’m glad i’m not in ishimori-chan’s place.” Takamine calls her Uka-Chan sensei was looking for you uka says takamine-kin aah yes thanks. He looks over and sees Kai & Kai looks at them so he pushes uka by the waist and smirks back at Kai. (waaahh!) Uka tells herself that she wasn’t able to tell Kai anything & now that they’re in separate classes they won’t meet as much. She looks over to the school building where Kai is at & says the distance of that passage way feels really far & wonders if she’s the only one who feels that way? Kai’s friend calls him and asks if he’s looked at his line app & kai’s like ahh is it something bad? Then his friend is looking at his phone and says oh yeah I saw it earlier too & he’s like how long ago did you look? Kai looks at his phone and is surprised again because he reads people you may know? & underneath it says Ishimori Uka. Kai becomes quiet and then asks she changed her cellphone? His friend replies ehhh ahh probably now you guys can talk on line. Kai looks down & uka answers her question from before that it may be so (she might be the only one feeling the distance) then she tells herself wait I might be overthinking things? I shouldn’t be thinking about this to myself & I need to talk to him properly about this. Kai yells ISHIMORI!! Ayumi’s like eh IN A MINUTE GET OVER HERE! His friend tries pulling him back from falling out the window lmaooo and tells him Kai! Be careful! Ayumi says uwahhh from where?! & another girls like what?! (He looks so sad! 😩) ehh Miura-kun!? You’re getting so angry Kai!! A fight?! Eh are they going to break up?! Uka says what is the difference & then says they don’t know each other’s feelings they head to roof top & she apologizes. Kai tells her he hasn’t even said anything yet then uka tells him she now has a new cell phone & that she’s on line she also tells him that she joined the arts club because Kai doesn’t say anything she’s like don’t be shy you, say something & kai just says yeah then uka asks if it’s alright for them to talk on line every day? & Kai smiles. He then says ah i’m so tired & sleepy. Uka says ah miura-kun pillow i’m a pillow and pats her shoulder remembering the time when he slept on her on the bus. Kai looks at her & she thinks pillow so he agrees and says well then i’ll lay here & lays on her lap! Uka starts blushing & she’s happy right now because they’re together but once they return back to class.. (she wants to let him know properly how she feels so) she says “miura-kun i miss you”& begins to tear up Kai gets up and says if we hold hands it’ll make you happy right? Ugh i love uka’s innocence lmao as she’s about to finish saying yeah kai’s says but for me i don’t know if it’ll be enough. *DIESSSSSS* ESEEEE BESOOOO! THAT KISSSSS! 😍😍😍🙈 & in the bottom when he stops to look at her & then continues.. ugh me mueroooo! The bell starts ringing & Kai looks up and says ahhh the bell. Then he’s like see you! Make sure you go back to class properly! & uka’s still on the floor lmao how does he just leave the poor girl there 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ Uka starts blushing even more & says her heart is about to explode. Kai’s friend is like ah you’re finally back! As Kai walks his friend asks if something good happen? And uka says I like him, i like him. Ayumi says uka-Chan and Marin is all happy thinking they broke up & begins to say Kai broke up.. & uka’s face is shown to be blushing and has her hand over her mouth so she says eh? Then uka says she feels as if she’s going to go crazy.

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Suicide Squad ISEKAI Official Trailer 3 (30 secs ver.)

Harley Quinn character PV (with English captions)

The Joker character PV (with English captions)

Deadshot character PV (with English captions)

Peacemaker character PV (with English captions)

Clayface character PV (with English captions)

King Shark character PV (with English captions)

Suicide Squad ISEKAI will premiere in the U.S. on Max and Hulu with its first three episodes on June 27, 2024. Episodes will then debut weekly, with the fourth episode launching on July 4, 2024 and the 10th and final episode streaming on August 15, 2024.

Cast additions

Yōji Ueda as Ratcatcher

Hōchū Ohtsuka as Thinker

Shizuka Itō as Enchantress

Tarō Kiuchi as Killer Croc

Previously announced cast members

Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn

Yuichiro Umehara as The Joker

Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot

Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker

Jun Fukuyama as Clayface

Subaru Kimura as King Shark

Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag

Kujira as Amanda Waller

Chika Anzai as Katana

Reina Ueda as Fione

Mamiko Noto as Aldora

Jun Fukushima as Cecil

Staff

Director: Eri Osada

Character Design Draft: Akira Amano

Character Design: Naoto Hosoda

Screenplay: Tappei Nagatsuki, Eiji Umehara

Music: Kenichiro Suehiro

Animation Production: Wit Studio

Synopsis

In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. It’s a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies—an “ISEKAI”! With lethal explosives planted in their necks, there’s no running or hiding, and failing the mission means a one-way ticket to the afterlife! Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous ISEKAI realm?! Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the “Suicide Squad” as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure!

[gayest-persona-character]

hi, im sorry if its just me not finding it but, i cant see yuusuke in the round one list. did you skip him for a particular reason? i was very excited to campaign for him

Due to the number of characters (at least, that is what I assume caused it), the bracket generator left some characters out of the first round, and some winners of round 1 will go against said leftover characters. It should be visible on the post for the brackets. This is the list of characters that got left out of round 1:

Kunikazu Okumura

Sojiro Sakura

Sugimura

Rei

Sae Niijima

Bunkichi and Mitsuko

Chika Ueda

Naoya Toudou

Takaya Sakaki

Theodore

Daisuke Nagase

Yusuke Kitagawa

Nyarlathotep

Kotone Shiomi

Jun Kurosu

Yukari Takeba

Ryoji Mochizuki

Sophia

Lisa Silverman

Natsuki Moriyama

Rumi

Naoki Konishi

Kenta Yokouchi

Akinari Kamiki

Katsuya Suou

Yu Narukami

Tohru Adachi

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Arts Room.  {.Chika: Talk.}

I’d already chatted a bit to Nagase but I wanted to keep that up and see where it’d take me. I mean, she wanted to get used to me too, right? So I suppose this selfishness of mine kinda helped us both. I dunno; maybe I was just justifying it. I tried my best to have a gentle approach but, uh.

“Yo, Nagase.”

No dice.

She stepped back, a little flustered but offered me a small wave anyway. I could tell she really was making an effort. Looked like even small things like looking at someone and greeting them was hard for her.

This situation must’ve been murder for her even before the uh...

Well, the murder.

“Oh, erm... hi again, Shimizu-san. Was there something else... or... something on my face... or?“

“No, no, just... felt our conversation kinda cut short.”

“Oh! Oh, did it? When do conversations, um, when do they usually end? ... I’m not sure.”

“I’m... not sure either. But hey, if you’re busy...”

“No, no, it’s fine. Let’s do it! Talking, that is.”

...

Now that I’d said that, I had nothing to say.

“So... you and Yuunagi -- you’re good friends. Seems it, anyway.“

“Well... I admire her. And, um, she’s good to me. Yuu-chan can take charge in a way that I can’t and er, well... she can act when I can’t, too. It’s like, she says the things I want to before I can. And the way she says it, too...”

“You’re a writer though, right? I’m sure you can say stuff in cool ways, too.“

I felt that was a wrong thing to say and two seconds after my stupid mouth spat it out, I recalled the whole ‘stole book ideas’ thing and kicked myself. I clenched my eyes in some kinda dismay.

“... I guess... but... it never really turns out that in real life. Even when I want to, I just... can’t.“

“Can’t what?“

Whoa, when did you pop up? Last time I’d see Chiffon she’d been running her nose through those how-to books.

“Oh! Um, you know. It’s nothing.“

“Hmm. You’re giving up.“

“Hey!”

“Well, I’m not wrong, am I? Someone who says they can’t means they won’t. I’m not going to stop someone from kneecapping themself.”

Nagase laughs weakly. She seems to shake off the comment better than I’d expected but can’t quite smile the full way.

“I... you know... I think... telling someone who’s tried their hardest to just try is... it’s cruel.“

“So? If you’re not rooting for yourself, who will? I mean, it’s not like you’ll get anywhere making excuses. All you’re doing is making yourself feel better in advance when nothing happens.”

“... Maybe... that’s so... but, that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up. I admire Yuu-chan, and I admire the others, too. It’ll probably take me a little longer, but, um, I thnk I’ll... I’ll arrive at the place I wanna be. So... so you’re, um, wrong about that. And about me.”

I sighed with some relief. Despite what others might say, or hell, despite how she seems, I get the feeling Nagase’s tougher than she looks. Chiffon continues to look on with some... disinterest? No, I guess she’s just looking at her in that usual high-and-mighty way.

I take the opportunity to yank on her ponytail. There was something missing from this conversation, after all.

“Hey! That hurts!”

“It barely hurts; trust me, I know my strength. Apologize.”

“Huh? For what?!”

“S-Shimizu-san, you really don’t need to...!”

“Apologize, you public nuisance.“

“Did you bleach your brain when you dyed your hair?”

“It’s fine, really! W-we shouldn’t fight!”

I rest my arm on Chiffon’s head and lean, ignoring her yelps.

“You’re getting it all wrong, Nagase. Fighting’s good - I mean, a little anyway. Keeping this stuff pent up’s gonna make it explode later. I mean, you get angry all the time during a day, right? If your coffee’s gone cold or you drop something. Treating this situation with soft gloves might just make it worse. Hell, the more normal we try and make this, the better off we might be. So it’s okay to say you’ve had enough or you’re tired.“

Not that I really considered it a fight. Chiffon was a tiny annoying little weasel with no manners and even when she got offended I felt more like that was par for the course than any big blow out.

To my surprise, Nagase seemed taken aback and then genuinely a little happy for a second there.

“Th... that’s... those are pretty cool words, Shimizu-san! Hmm... that’s kinda... you’re not wrong, are you...? When I write, there’s always a tense atmosphere. Everyone’s always accusing everybody... because, everybody’s always got something to hide... so of course it all goes out of control. I mean, it’s more exciting that way.“

Those words make her think a little more but I can’t tell if she’s depressed about something or if she’s just thinking super hard.

“Somehow... you remind me of someone. But I can’t think of who... it’s... the strangest feeling. Deja vu? Hmm. Ugh... I hate deja vu... it sounds like such a trope...”

“Haha, well... who knows? I know you don’t meet a lot of people but it could’ve been anyone.“

“I guess... “

The strange look of concern doesn’t leave her face.

“But, you know... it would be nice, wouldn’t it? To just be honest. I’m sure that’s what Shiratori-san wants, too. It’s nice, but...“

“Hey, no, that’s not what I said. I said normal, y’know, normal. Do you usually go around telling strangers your phone number and biggest phobia? Look, I... I’m not an expert. So don’t look at me like one. But, it’s... fine to have stuff to hide. I mean, everyone’s got their baggage. And their reasons. But it should also be fine to just... accept that and work together anyway. You said so before, right? There are more important things out there than your secret.”

Nagase moved to nod her head but stopped, surprisingly, looking me dead in the eye.

“... You really... don’t think less of me? Despite that...?“

“I don’t. I’m not much of a book person but... doesn’t it still take talent to write the thing? It’s not like you took 5,000 of someone else’s written pages and sent them out under your name, right? Besides. Apparently we had a wrangler killing people. And a lawyer. So god knows what anyone’s up to. Yeah, you know, at this rate, as long as you haven’t killed anyone, we’re good. Have you killed anyone?”

“I haven’t! I haven’t! I swear on my hamster!”

“Then we’re good.”

“Well I’m not good! Get off of me!”

I glanced down at Chiffon.

“You gonna apologize?”

“I’m sorry you’re such a loser! Happy now?”

I look to Nagase.

“What do you reckon, Nagase?”

“Hmm. W-well I’ll let bygones be bygones! I mean. Well... I’m sure it’s erm, it’s hard for her, too. The whole... this whole mansion thing.“

Nagase was probably too nice but that was obvious. I let Chiffon go and she immediately pulls a face at me and dashes for the door.

“Loser! I got to the door before you! Stupid! Stupid, stuuupid ramen!”

“You’re literally just throwing out foods now.”

I shake my head. Well. I’m not sure I got to know Nagase better or if we even talked about anything relevant but I had to think these small steps were important. Still, I didn’t want Chiffon trouncing off in a mood so I opted to follow her, giving one last wave to Nagase who honestly did seem to be in some higher spirits. That was good.

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Exploration. {Arts Room}

Vague fragments of Mikiro’s song bounce around in my head. Maybe it’s because I’d never listened to anything he’d written before. Like no other song had, actually. Super High School Level students probably had some magnetic quality to the stuff they did. I guess thinking about it that way, it’s easy to see why it was so memorable.

Since the Arts Room was so close, it took no time at all to find the door and let myself in. Chiffon was quick to follow, so caught up in following my pace that she wasn’t able to babble as much as she usually did.

The second I opened the door, the various smells of paints and supplies hit me all at once. I couldn’t help but cough. Probably wasn’t even that strong in there; I was just unused to it. There were a variety of easels and canvases in the way; the room was pretty small and because it was so crowded, I ended up having to push things aside to get around.

I actually couldn’t see Nagase until I cleared the path a little. Well, it didn’t help that she was sitting on the floor for whatever reason.

After what I’d witnessed earlier I wasn’t actually sure how to approach her. Nagase was pretty anxious without the added stress and I wasn’t the most sensitive person in the world. But I wanted to try and say something before Chiffon did; she was still behind me, tripping over this or that. So I guess I had time on my side, at least.

“Uhm... Nagase. Hey.”

I cringed at how false I sounded.

As I predicted, Nagase basically jumped out of her skin. It felt weird; I was on eggshells every time I talked to her but I still ended up messing it up somehow. Maybe I oughta read a book on it or something.

Her eyes kept going all over the place, as if she was looking for something or someone.

“Uh... uhm... er... y-you... are weather. Yes! Hello! It’s... a nice one!“

Oh, ouch. The awkward’s making it hard to breathe over here.

“Look, I’ll be real. If I’m bothering you, it’s okay to just say so, y’know? If you don’t make it clear, I won’t know. And this is... a weird place for all us to be. I get that.”

“No! No, no, no, no! Oh, um! Oh gosh, how to say...!”

The way she spoke so loudly all of a sudden had me reeling but it seemed like she wasn’t bothered. Considering all the death and the whole Shiratori thing I thought she’d be in tears. She twiddled her thumbs for a bit before continuing on.

“I want... to... I want to... um... I-I’d like to try and do better. I’m... I’ve... said... and acted things... I’m not proud of. And I think... I’m thinking, if I wallow, that’s um, that’s going to... it’ll hurt us all. If I really make an effort to get along... and be normal, then...!“

“I’m gonna stop you there. Listen, forcin’ yourself’s only gonna stress you out, right? Nobody wants you getting an ulcer over acting out of character.”

“N-no, but... but listen. Yuu-chan told me something... and I felt it click in my head somehow. Yuu-chan said, ‘talking to this many people is a miracle’. She said that... maybe ‘we knew each other’ before this. And... considering what Hanji-san... said...”

She paled at the mere mention of him. Given what he did... what he’d said... and how he died... I could hardly blame her. She shook her head, desperate to get back on track.

“I want to believe we were friends. So, although I’m like this, please give me your patience. I, um... I wanted to also... thank you... on another note... ‘cause you... helped a lot. In the... you know.“

In the trial, I’d guess.

“You did, too. Without you, I’d have probably been lost. I didn’t have much evidence directly tying it to him.“

“We can’t... let that happen again.“

“Murder... in fiction is one thing. B-but it’s... it shouldn’t be like that in real life. And dying like that, there’s... there’s absolutely no ‘justice’ in that.”

There were a lot of reasons to hope it never happened again. It was wrong on every level. Yesterday’d been so wild I was almost tempted to write it off as a dream... but I knew how dangerous that’d be. And on a maybe less relevant note... I didn’t want to risk messing something that important up again. That ‘trial’...

Even I know it didn’t go so well. You’re supposed to work it out so easily - they do it on TV like that. But it ended up so messily and... I kept thinking about it. How unfinished the whole thing felt.

The easy thing to hope is that it’d just never happen again. But an awful gut feeling kept me wary.

“Nobody wants to die and nobody wants to get killed. Should be obvious. I’m hoping people take what they saw to heart and gets smart about it. Everyone wants to get out but we’re better off working on our own terms; not his.“

“... Oh... it’s a he?”

I shrug.

“It’s a whatever. Who cares?“

She seems to warm up and a little and laugh.

“I get that you’re doing your brand new you thing but... are you really gonna be okay? I mean, I’m not the softest guy around, sure, but there’s more than me to worry about. Rie, n’ Kasahara n’... Shiratori.“

Her face falls on the mention of the lats name on my list.

“You... overheard.”

“Wha-? No, I just...”

This wasn’t working.

“... Yeah. Sorry.”

“I think... Shiratori-san... needs to, um... it’s like, he needs to think things over for a bit. I... I’m hurt, of course, it’s still... but. But, him being like that, um, it’s not just trouble for me. It hurts everyone when he acts like that. Controlling things with your moral compass... how can I put this? It’s... it’s arrogant. To think that your right and wrong are the rights and wrongs of the world. And enforcing that without asking, it’s... well... if you ask me, of course it’ll end up badly.“

Yuunagi had a similar way of thinking. I mean, I guess I did too but I thought about it more basically than that. I just kinda thought he was an ass.

“So, uh... you’re gonna be okay, then?“

“T-that’s... that’s a little hard. I’ll probably cry a little and I’ll... always worry what people think but... I’m gonna try and fix that. I want to believe our survival here is a little more important than, er... something like that... in the past. You know? I mean! Not that it’s not valid! I mean, if it weren’t me, I mean, if I weren’t me, I might be like... hmm, but like... you know... the timing... i-it’s hard to say. I don’t know, I just hope it’ll go well.”

I guess that’s enough for now. Hope is all a lot of us have to go on right now. At least, until something switches it up. It feels like we’ve been talking for a good few minutes now and the refreshing silence was now beginning to gnaw at me. Alright. Where was she?

I turned around to look for her and... to my surprise, I had completely lost track of Chiffon. Uh. Oops?

Turns out she’d wandered off to a whiteboard and was looking at it pretty intently. I excused myself from Nagase but she followed behind, albeit at a distance.

“What the hell are you doing back here?”

The serious expression on her face kinda through me for a loop. Had she actually found something? I looked at the whiteboard and all I saw were some ground rules and scribbles. There was a lot to see but most of it’d been erased. There were just smears of red and blue, where words probably used to be. Seems like it’d seen a lot of use.

“I’m looking for... proof of myself.“

She seemed a little irritated.

“Because! It’s strange, right? Admit it: it’s strange! I’m here and nobody knows anything about me! Even if I don’t remember anything, you lot should, shouldn’t you?“

“It’s not like we knew much about each other either, y’know. We’re workin’ this out as we go.”

“I’m being excluded! There should be exciting clues to who I am everywhere! Why can’t I find them? ... Ah... no, could it be...?”

You’re an idiot?

“Aha! Hahaha! Of course. You’re supposed to find them for me!“

“I’m what now?”

“It’s not much of a revelation if the revelator finds it out, right?”

I can feel my shoulders sag at a weight I can’t quite explain but it’s definitely linked to this chick. She just seems so overwhelmingly proud of everything she says. Nagase seems amused, at least.

“You’re always in such good spirits.“

Oh right, she stayed with Yuunagi and Nagase, didn’t she? Guess she’d be more familiar with Chiffon than I am.

“A good spirit is key to a good body and mind. Now then! Make my mind sharper yet by telling me about this room!”

“Go look yourself.”

She stared at me with the audacity of a guilt-free puppy that’s just chewed through your shoes.

“It’s fine! I, er, okay, um, I know it sounds dull but when I get to like, you know, introduce people to, uh, to things. It’s great! Mm. Yeah. Super great.”

It sounds sarcastic but coming out of Nagase’s sincere mouth I figured she was just flubbing her words.

She ushers Chiffon over and sweeps an arm across the room. The room was... small, well, it was probably more average but it just felt smaller due to all the crap lying around. A big table took up a huge bit of space too and to go with the painting supplies, there were chalkboards and whiteboards and even some statues. Whether someone had crafted ‘em or someone had just left ‘em here, I had no idea.

“This is the Arts Room. Since the place was a free school, you could come in here at any time and practice your craft.“

“Like magic?“

“... Um, no. Um, more like, you know... whoosh ... and splat... clay, paints... pen...cils... anyway, art.”

Chiffon nodded but I wondered about what that gesture even meant for her.

“There are a lot of supplies for it, too. Clay moulds, sponges, duct tape, paints, inks... there’s even safety equipment. Like an apron or some masks. I mean, I’d guess some artsy people get, you know, like, um... super into it. I guess. I know when I’m writing I lose my every sense...“

As Nagase talked, I listened with some vague interest, but I couldn’t help but be drawn to the same whiteboard Chiffon was drawn to. I’d been trying to pick out words on it for a while now, the erased ones, but it was no easy feat. Still, I swore I could see some. Greetings, project details and... names. Kotobuki. Seiyama... and... Anzai. I thought I read those names. But maybe it was some kinda confirmation bias. Like... I wanted to see those names.

I shrug and turn back to Nagase and Chiffon who are still moving around the room.

“These are... naked men.“

Nagase almost stumbles over when Chiffon says that, pointing at some of the busts.

“I mean. I... y-you can’t really see the lower half, so... a-anyway, th-that’s art. It’s just. Artistic!”

“Hmm.“

I get the impression she’s not impressed and Nagase’s face continues to redden as she reaches for her glasses. As I glance around, I can see there are pieces on the wall, some scenery sketches and paintings but no one I recognize.. and no names are on them, either. A red clock’s in this room, too, just ticking away. There’s a window too, so you can let in a breeze. I opt to take a peek out of it.

... Hm. Yep. That sure is sky.

Seems like you could jump to the ground floor but you’d probably risk breaking your whole damn leg.

... Well, maybe I could manage it, though.

I glance back to see Nagase seemingly finish up her tour.

“... And you can find some tutorials and guides in here. I think it’s... nice. Like, you could learn to start drawing anytime. So! What do you think?”

“... Art seems like a hassle.“

I guess we can cross Super High School Level Artist off her list, too. With that small tour done, I was guessing we were done in here. Well, unless I wanted to talk to Nagase a bit more, anyway.

* Talk to Chika Nagase

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{.Words That Came Too Late.}

As soon as I resurfaced I was greeted by Yuunagi’s merry laughter. I made sure to glare at her but I wasn’t as embarrassed as I thought I’d be thankfully. Seemed like Chiffon’s bitter mumbling took up most of the attention, anyway. She squeezed out her ponytail as if she’d been soaked through and gave her feet a good stomp.

“Bah! I feel like I swallowed a cobweb!”

“Th-that’s why you gotta be careful...”

“At least we have a swimming pool now. It... kinda evens out?”

You sound so unsure, Yuunagi...

“The only thing to do is sate my sense of adventure! It’s the only thing that’ll ease this indignation.”

“Kaede!”

She’s... she actually remembered it. I’m in awe. My voice kinda comes out a little dazed.

“Uh... yeah?“

“We’re going! You’re attending, right? To the first floor!”

There were rooms I wanted to check, too so there was no real reason to say no. If I ran about a bit more, I might shake off some of this dust too. It’s not like I wanted to stay this messy either.

Chiffon lead the charge this time which Hirotsugu seemed particularly relieved about. I followed but I managed to give them both a thumbs-up before I slipped out of the door.

“Good luck!”

And it was back into the hall. God, this damn hall was so long. Halls were long, stairs were long... this free school mansion house was such torture. I doubt that was in Patchnuki’s plans but, man, it did add to the stress. Just a little. We were continuing on our merry way until we heard voices near the stairs.

“Wait! Wait right there!“

That was... Shiratori’s voice. His voice was so booming Chiffon stopped in place. She actually seemed a little intimidated.

“Nagase-kun, I’m telling you to stop right there!“

I hear him descend the stairs in a hurry. His voice is so loud it’s basically impossible not to hear him. If you’re around the area, I guess, anyway. I’m really not sure whether to interrupt it so I just kinda loiter upstairs.

“I... um... don’t want... I... I’m sorry. But... don’t...I d-don’t want to see your face right now.“

He seemed shellshocked but really... nothing seems to stop that guy.

“You have to at least hear me out! It’s important!“

Nagase stops in place but doesn’t bother facing him. Now that she’s actually staying it seems like he’s unsure of what to do next.

“Th... that... while I still believe everything being in the open is better... I have to admit the way I’ve... I could’ve breached things in a finer way. That was my bad! I apologize profusely!"

The quiet that stretched made me skin kinda tingle. I’ve always felt there are good silences and bad ones and this was... definitely not a good one.

“I’m... I’m, um... sorry, too...“

“B-because I’m not, uh... I’m... it’s like... I don’t think I can forgive you so easily...”

She looks really uncomfortable to be there and I’m beginning to feel bad even hearing it. But turning away now just feels weird. And I’m nosy.

“You didn’t... uh, um... I’m not sure how to put this but it’s not like... you really lost anything, right? I mean, you know, credibility! Faith. That kinda... floaty thing. But... ‘you don’t deserve to be here’. ‘You cheated’. Those are things, um... I think... I’m sure, that uh, some people might be thinking. B-because I... stole. Because of what you said.“

“I think it’s... easy to say things are better in the open, but, um... is that really true? I definitely think that sometimes you don’t have to know the full story. Because, um, if anything, doesn’t think make me more of a target?”

“It doesn’t! Don’t be ridiculous! Nagase-kun, nobody else will die! I’m going to see to that. And you got here on your own talent, surely! I refuse to believe you don’t belong here! ”

“B-but you can’t, right? You couldn’t get people to go to your meeting thingy... so, I’m... the thinking is that... you can’t stop this either. And... and... and... and it’s my life! It’s not really your business! W-when you act like you’re helping all you do is drive us further apart.”

“And I’m... and I’m scared to be around someone like that. Someone who can callously just... out someone’s secret like that... I’m scared of you, S-Shiratori-san.”

“There’s... there’s no need for that. If it’d help, I can tell you my own secret! If... if it’d get you to trust me, then--!”

“Sorry... I’m so sorry... I just... I just don’t think... it doesn’t work like that, Shiratori-san... you don’t... ’get’ people to trust. I think... um... I think you trust people to trust. I-it’s not really your choice... you have to believe in them... and... in wanting to expose everyone’s secrets, I think, um... all that really did was... like... it showed that you really don’t trust anyone, right? S... so I can’t... you can’t want trust if you won’t trust yourself...”

“Yuu-chan didn’t... judge me at all. She didn’t ask... she said... ‘Chi-chan must’ve had her reasons’. And it... and it made me so happy.“

“Forgive me for, um... for like... this part, but... aren’t you only here because you were told to reflect on it? Yuu-chan and K-Kumatani-san gave you, they like, you know, they were on your case. So you went and did this, but... if you’re only reflecting because they told you to, I don’t really think it’s reflecting.”

“No, but! Look -- listen! We’re strong enough to support each other! I believe in us! Definitely, definitely, definitely! But you have to be willing to give us a shot! I had every intention of telling everyone my secret as well. I just ... needed some good will first. If we all shared what was on our minds, what we kept hidden, we could allay our own fears! Fear is what causes accidents! If we believe in each other, nobody else needs to get hurt! I’m sure of it! I know I... I go too far sometimes! But I’m trying to make amends. Nagase-kun, please! Believe me, I’m trying.”

“B-but! But Shiratori-san, it’s... I’m sorry... I’m sorry! I’ll try but I need some space. And... and I still think... you need to think this through a little more. Because nobody will ever follow the lead of someone who won’t respect others. T-that’s the truth. In reality and fiction. Don’t... don’t push this. Please... don’t make me doubt you more than I do...”

Nagase’s inward body language said a lot. Through the whole conversation, she’d barely made eye contact. She... really was scared and I wasn’t sure I could blame her. It’d happened so fast and... people had died so soon after I hadn’t really considered her feelings and that made me feel like a real shitty person. To have a secret like that just blurted out... I hadn’t put much thought into it but I’m sure others had.

‘She doesn’t deserve to be here’... I couldn’t guarantee that thought hadn’t passed through someone’s head even if it hadn’t crossed mine.

With one last muttered sorry, Nagase inched away from Shiratori before sprinting away, best she could. Shiratori made a vague effort to stop her but his energy seemed to die on him half-way.

“Why... why can’t I do this right?! I’m trying to help! I’m really trying to help!”

His head kinda drops and he sighs deeply before checking something on his ID and entering a door himself. If I checked my own ID, it seemed like... Nagase had escaped to the Arts Room and Shiratori had entered the AV Room. I sighed too. That drama froze up all my joints somehow... and I wasn’t even a part of it. Seemed like it wasn’t just me who ended up affected, too.

“Th... that was tense! You people are so roundabout!“

“You’re a people too, y’know.”

“Fufu! I’m above you guys, though. Even those weird killing rules don’t apply to me. I wouldn’t demean myself to do such things even if they did.“

Her face actually becomes... dare I say it, thoughtful.

“Hmph. You trip up then wallow and regret all the time. Isn’t that tiring? Idiot Red’s an idiot. If it means something to you, stand with pride and state your case!"

“Don’t think it’s always that simple. I mean, not like you’re getting a warm welcome here from everyone.“

“So? If I cared about your opinions, I’d make concessions. But I don’t; you’re all strangers. If you don’t like me as I am, I’m not going to stretch myself into a shape you like for no reason! And if I did care, I wouldn’t stop until I was forgiven. Living with such heavy regrets sounds so tiring. Lamenting over poor results because it failed once? Such arrogance and cheek! I’d have someone beg 100 times over for wronging me. You all do things in such a confusing fashion - perhaps you’d be happier if you just spat it out directly. Honestly, I can’t figure you elaborate people out.”

“... Directly, huh... sounds... difficult but it’s not like I’m against it.“

Wait, did she just call herself simple?

No, but more seriously... I kinda wanted that too - simplicity. But it’s not that easy... I don’t think so, anyway. I mean, even if you didn’t want to regret something, life could mess you up good and proper and make you. It’s not like you always have a choice. And it’s not like these things are always so clear in the moment.

“Phew! What a topic! It gives me goosebumps - hate it! Hey. I’m bored! Let’s check a door.“

On the bright side, she’s never down for too long. It’s fine. I wanted to take my mind off it, too. All this house gave me was shitty feelings and deep things to think about and I wanted no part of either. It was... a lot easier before this. I could just switch off my mind and go wherever I wanted.

I could escape.

This house was a trap in a lot of ways, I guess. I could feel the atmosphere strangle me sometimes. Try and drown me in its nothing. So I had to keep moving. And trying.

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