#circle: harukaze

[sakuraghosttown]

Mayushoot / まゆしゅ～

2002/08/11 by Harukaze はるかぜ

A horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up game, the player must avoid opponent's bullets and shoot back at to progress through the stages and beat each boss, and get the highest score possible. Each enemy drop bonuses when hit and the player can chose to throw the companion to hit groups of enemies.

The game follows a story that plays through 6 levels, featuring bosses and mid-bosses, there are 7 playable characters (some of them lockable) all comes with their different magic and bullet patterns.

Featured Characters:

『Personal Review 〜 One of the best UKGK fangames. The music is good, the graphics are correct with cute pixelated sprites and portraits of each character who are all voiced. The lockable characters makes the game somewhat replayable, new enemies are introduced with as the player progresses through the game and all the bosses have different attacks and mechanics, making each level unique and offering a bit of a challenge. The animated intro and song is the cherry on top.』

Game Sample ☆ Original Soundtrack ☆ DownLoad

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Screenshot redraw exercise!

[antrauma]

looking back on it, harukaze really was a great song to end a series on, even if tybw got animated later, like, honestly the whole fullbringer bullshit was a pain in the ass but it could’ve functioned as an epilogue after everything ichigo went through... if it had actually been THE end... kinda like naruto anime’s final arc after the war with kara no kokoro, I mean, I know the quincy bullshit had some very early vague foreshadowing but the series focused on completely different shit for so long that it felt like it should’ve been a spin off or something rather than getting tacked on to the main manga

huh... I think part of the reason I hated quincy arc so much is that it felt less like a natural continuation of the series and more like a disconnected sequel ? and it also did the ultimate sequel sin of invalidating the happy endings that everyone earned with how many characters it killed after pulling all sorts of bullshit to keep everyone alive before... I mean, I’m not categorically against not killing characters? if anything I hate it more when characters start randomly dropping dead to up the stakes? and bleach protagonists survived some utter nonsense earlier so it was really jarring? hell even gin’s death was jarring since I was so sure he was too popular and charismatic to not cockroach his way out of it but it was still poetic in a way? like, I would’ve been fine with tybw causalities if bleach had been the kind of manga to kill heroes left and right to begin with but the sudden shift felt like a betrayal of the tone I’d gotten used to? 

and like, it wasn’t even done well? when one pice killed ace and whitebeard after not killing even villains outside flashbacks, it hit like a fucking truck I’m still traumatized? but it was also logical and telegraphed like a tragic train chash you couldn’t look away from and OP never shied away from showing what kind of world it actually took place in and how it kept moving dynamically even when the main characters weren’t involved, so despite being a massive shake up both personally/emotionally and for the status quo, it all felt natural and kept being relevant, like, it COUNTED for something and it STILL DOES

tybw deaths felt like HP randomly cutting to remus and tonks’ off-screened corpses to show off MUH WARRR only to shrug and move on to the next scene and I hate such artificial stake raising shortcuts, like, I legitimately prefer characters with writing-investment implausibly surviving over them meaninglessly becoming statics on a death toll checklist bc at least then they have more storytelling potential for the future, even if it’s for sequels or other writers or different mediums or spin offs or even fanfics, like I know people randomly dying is supposed to be realistic but fuck realistic when I’m reading a story stories are supposed to be art and arbitrarily changing rules in the middle smells fake-stakes and it’s also betrayal especially when you deliberately contained to small time characters outside the protagonist’s circle? 

tho, you bet I would’ve been singing a different tune if they had the ball to kill byakuya, or hell, renji or orihime since byakuya is still a bit on the fringe... probably not chad? the guy was shafted so hard on narrative importance by then that I would’ve also called his death chickenshit... rukia was still too platonic-soulmate and deutragonist for the entire series to kill, especially with how her rescue arc was where the entire manga grow the beard and uryuu was too involved and thematically important to the arc itself as the last quincy so his death would’ve been a bad fit for the narrative being told... I guess I wouldn’t have wanted orihime to die if only so there wouldn’t be room for ichigo to end up with rukia, so renji would’ve been my chosen sacrificial lion

...I mean, to this day I still I love ichigo and rukia’s relationship? their fates are so intervined and they’re probably each other’s most significiant person, even beyond any romantic relationship they could ever have with others, so orihime will always be the second fiddle no matter what... but I would’ve hated it if they smooched? it just would’ve made their bond lesser in my eyes somehow if all that pure intensity was actually secretly romance motivated? it’s just so hard to find such deep purely platonic bonds between opposite genders in all media, not just manga? even if naruto and sakura’s friendship got there by the end, they had so much bullshit early on and sakura marrying fucking sasuke cancels all my goodwill out... even if I love sarada... besides, hinata’s soulmate energy  beats out the friendship with sakura unlike orihime and rukia... and shikamaru became naruto’s true best friend and work wife once sasuke stopped being such an immediate issue

[the-psydelicrainbow-kinhelpcafe]

can you also rate doremi harukaze please? 👉👈 thank you!!

Rate them from 0-10: 8

Sexuality HC: Panromantic Pansexual

Gender HC: Nonbinary (they/them)

Fav Moment/Random Trivia: I honestly feel like I can relate to her unluckiness so it's a really cool fact

Random HC: She absouelty loves music, especially attempting to compose music of her own

Opinion: She is aboustely adorable!! Her design and color scheme are cute and her rainbow circle thing is really cool!

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[thenewnio]

Cardcaptor Doremi Continued

“Any luck?”

Majorika, having finally calmed down, was outlined in a golden light, hovering over the book as she tried to determine the cards’ location.

“Kid, don’t interrupt me!” She said harshly. After a few minutes, she stopped glowing. “Agh, it’s no use! I can’t find them at all!”

“Don’t worry, Majorika.” Doremi said nervously. “I’m sure you’ll find them eventually. What are Clow Cards, anyway?”

“Dangerous forces.” Majorika responded gravely. “Now that the Seal’s been broken, there’s no telling what they’ll do.”

“Wait, they can do things?” Doremi wasn’t quite following. “What do you mean?”

“The Clow Cards were created by a powerful sorceress named Clow Yu. Each Card has its own personality and special powers. They were designed to be free, but they soon grew so strong and willful that no human could control them, so Clow Yu created the book to keep them in. She also put me on the cover to make sure the Cards don’t get into any trouble or fall into the wrong hands.”

Now Doremi understood. At least, she understood Majorika’s purpose and the nature of the Cards, except for one thing...

“Hey, you said ‘sorceress‘! As in magic! Does that mean magic really exists?”

“Of course it exists!” Majorika huffed impatiently. “How else could you have opened the book and woken me up?”

And now Doremi was confused. “Wait, I opened the book? I thought it did that on its own.”

“Every human has some degree of magical power inside of them.” Majorika explained. “All it takes is a little help to properly activate it.”

“Wow.” Doremi was amazed at this new prospect. “There is magic in the world!”

“Look, we’re getting off track! Can we at least try to focus on the real issue, here?” The winged frog put her hands on where hips would be.

“Oh, yeah! So... these Clow Cards sound pretty dangerous.” 

“That’s why it’s important to get them back.” Majorika pointed at Doremi. “And you’re gonna help.”

“Really? Me?” Doremi was surprised.

“You’re the one who set them loose with Windy, so you’re gonna recapture them!” 

“But weren’t you protecting them?”

“W-Well...” Majorika said sheepishly. “I was asleep, okay?!”

“For how long?”

“Thirty years, give or take.”

“Some guardian.” The redhead commented.

This set Majorika off again. “I NEVER SAID BEING A GUARDIAN WAS EASY!”

“Okay, okay!” Doremi put her hand over the frog’s mouth to keep her from alerting her parents or, heaven forbid, Pop. After releasing Majorika, she asked “So, what do I have to do?”

Majorika breathed a sigh. “What’s your name, kid?”

“I’m Doremi Harukaze.”

“Doremi?” The guardian chuckled. “What a dumb name.”

“It’s better than ‘Majorika’.“ Doremi muttered under her breath.

“I HEARD THAT!” Majorika exclaimed indignantly. “Just stand over there!”

Doremi obeyed, shuffling her feet all the way.

Majorika started glowing again. A circle with strange symbols appeared on the floor.

“Key of the Seal,” the frog spoke, and something floated out of the book’s lock and towards Doremi. “This girl will carry out the sacred promise. Her name is Doremi. Grant her your powers, O Key. RELEASE THE POWER!”

There was a brilliant flash of light, forcing Doremi to shield her eyes from the intense brightness.

“Now, kid! Take the staff!”

Staff? Doremi looked in front of her to see a very interesting white, red, gold and pink staff with what looked like wings on its head. She did as Majorika instructed, reaching out and grabbing it. As she did so, it seemed to grow a bit longer.

Majorika then announced, “I, Majorika, hereby name Doremi CARDCAPTOR!”

At this, Doremi felt excitement swell up in her chest. All of her dreams of learning magic was coming true. She couldn’t help but smile.

After the symbol disappeared and the light was gone, she let all her excitement out. “Wow, a real magic wand! I’ve never seen one like this before! How do I use it? Tell me! Tell me!” And so on.

“PUT ON THE BRAKES!” Majorika finally shouted. “I’ll explain: You use that sealing staff to capture the Clow Cards and revert them back to their card forms.”

“So, I have to capture every one of them?” Doremi asked.

“Pretty much. Of course, you won’t do it alone. My powers may not be in top shape, but I can still use them.”

Doremi was surprised to hear that. “You have powers, too?”

“What do you think?!” Majorika replied. “They’re just not as strong as they are in my true form!”

“You mean, that’s not what you usually look like?”

“OF COURSE NOT!” 

“Oh.” Doremi looked the frog over. “So, why do you look like that now?”

“Because we don’t have two of the four basic Elemental Cards, Firey and Earthy.” Majorika explained. “Once we get those back, I can return to my beautiful self.”

“Oh, I see.” Doremi nodded in understanding. “So, how many Cards are there?”

“Exactly 52.” Majorika answered.

“WHAT?!” This was going to be tougher than she thought.

The sequel to this: https://thenewnio.tumblr.com/post/184122181853/what-if-doremi-became-a-cardcaptor

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Let’s Comparison

While there are eight brand new Sims-contestants under my belt since last time, only four of them have seen release, so I don’t feel like I can justify a new Let’s Statistic to further round off the year. However, I have made up a new spreadsheet for the contestants for BCs and MMBCs that I’VE run! So both in terms of by itself and of comparing the Sims I’ve made to those I’ve had made for me, I’d say this is worth a look.

Note: the longer ago a BC / MMBC took place, the less likely it is that I have necessary details about them; this applies to Ewart in particular, but is also likely to apply to Chambers and Kiss of Death due to their relative non-recency. Ergo, it is possible I am wrong about a certain percentage of these. If the creators of the Sims for those BCs I’m uncertain about have any clarifications on these points, please feel free to correct me!

So far, for my projects, I’ve received sixty contestants. Seven for the Ewart BC; twelve for the Chambers MMBC; fourteen for the Limerence MMBC; fourteen for Slaughter or Salvage; seven for my side of Mimikyu BC (including Hotaru Marowak); and six out of a possible eleven/twelve for UTAU MMBC. 

As things currently stand, I have made twenty-one more contestants than I have received, at eighty-one. 

Of these sixty, the Special Snowflake ratio is: twelve Special Snowflakes, twenty-six who nearly count, eleven who barely count, and eleven who do not count. 

Reef Seamount of Limerence is the only uncertainty in the last category, being potentially LGBTQ (due to entering for an NB DFAB person), but not confirmed as such to my knowledge. Besides him, four of the not-trans not-queer not-disabled Sims are a part of Ewart’s alumini; the rest are from Chambers. 

In terms of percentages and ratios, roughly 43.3% of my received contestants are in the Nearly sector, compared to 32.1% of my made contestants; compare the 20% to 35.8% in the Complete Snowflake sectors. The later into my Simblr development a BC took place, the more likely it is that a contestant will be a Snowflake. 

Eighteen of the fifty-nine use the male rig in-game, regardless of actual gender; forty-two use the female rig. I’ve heard it said in the past that there is a bias in the Simblr BC community towards submitting DFAC individuals for bachelors, bachelorets and bachelorettes alike, so I’m aware I’m nowhere near an outlier. It’s just interesting to actually see this principle in action.

Of the DMACs, ten are cis males; of the DFACs, twenty-one are cis females. This thirty-one cis Sims total accounts for 51.7% of my received contestants, or a 48.33% trans percentage. My sent/prepared contestants currently have a 66.7% trans percentage. 

The first non-cis Sim I was ever given for MM/BC purposes was Charlie Fuentes of Chambers, breaking an eighteen-cis-Sim streak. Out of the remaining forty, I’ve only gotten thirteen cis Sims since then. Keep it up, community!

Incidentally, the first nonbinary Sim I received was Lidon Butler of Limerence. 

There are two explicit uncertainties as to whether a Sim is cis or not: Emily Trophy of SoS, who is tentatively female until told otherwise, and Hotaru, who I HC is exploring this aspect.

I didn’t get into the practice of asking for the sexualities of my contestants until Limerence MMBC. Even then: I don’t recall many from that project, let alone from the two that came before it; since Vidcund doesn’t do trait establishment posts, it didn’t make sense for me to do this with Mimikyu and thus misalign our systems; and I haven’t had the chance to do so for UTAU contestants yet (though some have been given voluntarily). So the most common sexuality in my table is “[bacheloret], not otherwise specified”. ^^; 

The only Sim thus far to have joined the LGBTQ community they were not previously a part of post-project is Emily Gnubb of Chambers; having entered as a cis female for a cis male, she later started dating Alex Cian, a trans woman, in Valhalla.

Taking sexuality, gender, and the gender of the bacheloret the contestant went in for into account, forty-eight of the sixty Sims are explicitly confirmed to be LGTBQ; again, Reef is presumed to be due to Amelia’s identity. (By logical extension, no contestant for any project from Limerence on upwards is cishet! Yay!) 

Counting him, that makes for 81.7% - only about 9% lower than the maximum 90.1% among my own creations... On the other hand, though, their lowest of 80% is higher than my lowest of 71.6%. So make of that what you will. 

I have never killed a Sim specifically for being on the spectrum. Nor am I ever going to let that go, Internet.

Nineteen of the sixty contestants I’ve gotten are explicitly disabled - fourteen of which are tied to SoS. The four that are not tied to SoS are: Lidon, possessing BPD and possible dyscalculia; Hotaru, who has PTSD stemming from the death of her parents; Echo Birch of UTAU, whose loss or impairment of magical power is considered a disability in fairy circles within the context of my canon; and Puck Keaton of UTAU, who demonstrates suicidal and self-destructive tendencies due to chronic derealization, whether factual or psychosomatic.

There are a few more that may or may not be coded to be disabled, but for a vast majority of those (Fabala Thropp, Alexis Grovesnor, arguably Laurel Forest, etc.) I have no way of chasing up if the implications were meant to lead to results. So only three have gotten through to the Hidden category on the grounds of their being the most explicit through various means - Rose Quartz Ostkaka of Limerence through extended interaction, Harukaze Mukku of UTAU through knowledge of her backstory, and Poppy Afton of UTAU through knowing how its creator works. 

Technically Dottie Cleveland Creighton of UTAU straddles this, since it’s hard for anyone to tell what is disability and what is personality, but it crosses the line to ‘Mental’ because I’ve had this confirmed by Vid directly.

I would also like to note that, technically, all of the dead MMBC victims I’ve killed over the years ought to possess PTSD from their experiences. However, since it’s always been unclear as to whether that has actually manifested as a genuine thing - Post-Dying Stress Disorder, perhaps? - I choose to calculate disability ratios irrespective of that. 

Ergo, we have a total of 36.7% disabled Received, compared to a 61.7% disabled Given (keeping in mind I don’t know the mental faculties of Avdotya, Osano, or strictly even Doireann yet - I have Doireann under “Amnesia of varying degrees”, but it’s hard to say for sure given Doireann is so - well - cryptic). If I have the opportunity to do so in the future, I would like to significantly raise this ratio, though I have no idea how to do so without making a disability be an absolute requirement... we’ll see.

There are fifteen CAS-intended supernaturals out of sixty: five witches, three fairies, two Genies, two vampires, a ghost who died prior to production, a werewolf, and an imaginary friend. Three of those occults overlap with the Death-induced Ghost category (two witches and a fairy), which consists of twenty-three more individuals besides that - discounting Laurel, as even though ze is dead, ze is not yet a ghost. 

Much like Midnight, Xyq and SLIP, I count Marlene Ramano of Ewart as a Story Supernatural. Although not programmed with any particular status, I attempted to write her as having a great psychic potential hitherto unseen in any mortal Sim... though since she was voted off after the first challenge, I never had a chance to take this anywhere. Oh well.

As stated above, Echo is also a Story Supernatural, though this time it’s through word of creator rather than word of me. 

If we include Death-induced ghosts, the Sims you’ve all made have a much higher occult percentage than mine! 66.7% of those received compared to 38.3% of those sent out. But taking out Sims who became ghosts after the fact, the difference is still there but not nearly as great, becoming 28.3% to 24.7%.

I’ve received twenty-four Vanilla sims, five van/ban cusps (Ellis Sterling of Ewart, June Dandelion of Chambers due to dyed hair, Harukichi Ariados of Mimikyu, Echo, and Puck due to yellow eyes), ten Banilla, one ban/berry cusp (Gregory Chiltington of Chambers - for some reason my .sim file of him has him with a vanilla skin tone?), and nineteen Berry. This is almost proportionally identical to my own Vanilla-Banilla-Berry ratio.

I’ve gotten more Sims beginning with C than I’ve dished out: your ten to my nine! But I’ve sent out more S’s and A’s than you, having only gotten three of each and sent eleven and ten respectively. I haven’t gotten any Bs, Is, Qs, Us, or Xs onwards; then again, I still haven’t prepared any Gs, so Ginerva Ebonywood of SoS and Gregory have that going for them. I only have one D, O, V and W.

Also, we now have more MMBC ‘Poppy’s than anyone else except Katherines - Afton, Blaze, Citrus, and Reaves. What is it with the name Poppy that makes someone ripe for death?

Warning: I no longer possess the .sim file for Marlene, and I have no way of getting it back. Ergo, for the Trait section of this analysis, I am working with one Sim less than I should. Also, two of the new Sims, The Distortionist and Avdotya, don’t have set traits yet, plus Seth is still one short. This shouldn’t skew my numbers too much, but again, if there’s errors, I apologize.

With that said, of the ninety-seven in-game traits that I consistently allow people to use (discounting Unconventional and Panicky), you guys have successfully used eighty-eight of them. 

You’ve used twenty-five traits once, eleven twice, sixteen thrice, thirteen four times, eleven five times, one six times, six seven times, three eight times, one ten times, and one - you ready? - eleven times!! Jesus H Christ.

The eleven-use trait is Brave of all things; used five times in Chambers, three times in Limerence, once in SoS and twice in Mimikyu. In comparison, I’ve only used it three times, for Fatin, Percy, and Blackcurrant. 

The next most-used traits are Hopeless Romantic at ten (eight for me), and Friendly, Flirty and Hot-Headed at eight (seven, seven and eight for me respectively). Your seven-time users are Ambitious (three), Athletic (four), Brooding (six), Excitable (four), Night Owl (four), and Rebellious (five).

However, this principle also works in reverse. I’ve used Coward eight times, where you’ve only used it thrice for Reef, Lavandar Ink of SoS and Harukaze; and you’ve only used Snob once to my also-eight, for Lidon. (Yes, I’ve used four traits eight times. One more and I’ll have a Sim in and of itself XD) Also, do you know that until today with Aina, I’ve NEVER received a Proper Sim before?! ...I haven’t received a Mooch or Workaholic or Savvy Sculptor either, to be fair, but Proper especially stood out to me with its until-now-lack-of-use because it was my most used trait for a while.

The single-use traits Hydrophobic, Social Butterfly, Technophobe, and all three uses of Supernatural Fan are exclusive to the six known Ewart contestants. Great Kisser, Sailor, Slob, Supernatural Skeptic, and both uses of Angler, Evil, and Unflirty are confined to Chambers. Avant Garde, Disciplined, Dislikes Children, Gatherer, Lucky, and Snob are exclusive to Limerence; Born Seller, Bot Fan, Couch Potato, Loser, Photographer’s Eye, Unlucky, and Vehicle Enthusiast are exclusive to SoS. Only Dog Person is confined to my side of Mimikyu, and so far, Diva, Inappropriate, Natural Born Performer, and of course Proper are confined to UTAU.

I will try to be better. 

[yorunoguru]

Manga Recommendation Masterpost

(On alphabetical order)

Trigger warnings:

* extremely graphic gore and violence + explicit sex and nudity

** graphic suicide

*** homophobia and rape

**** graphic gore and violence

“ slight gore and violence, but not too graphic

^ sex scenes but not explicit

^^ disturbing scenes

A

- Ajin**** (action)

- Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi (drama)

- Asagao to Kase-san (romance)

- Ashizuri Suizokukan (psychological)

B

- Baptism****^ (horror)

- Battle Royale* (action)

- Blue (drama)

- Buddha (historical)

C

- Colorful Line (romance)

D

- D.Gray Man” (action)

- Deadman Wonderland**** (action)

- Death Note (supernatural)

- Doubt**** (psychological thriller)

- Doukyuusei (romance)

- Dragon Head” (thriller)

- Drifting Classroom^^ (horror)

E

- Endou-kun no Jikken Note (drama)

- Endou-kun no Kansatsu Nikki (drama)

F

- Fuan no Tane^^ (horror)

- Fuan no Tane Plus^^ (horror)

H

- Harukaze no Etranger^ (romance)

- Hidamari ga Kikoeru (slice of life)

J

- Jisatsu Circle** (psychological)

- Judge**** (psychological thriller)

K

- Kabe no Naka no Tenshi (romance)

- Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite^^ (horror)

- Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku (drama)

- Kasane (drama)

- Kiseijuu^^ (sci-fi)

- Koe no Katachi (drama)

- Kouishou Radio^^ (horror)

- Kurayami ni Strobe (romance)

- Kuro (supernatural)

- Kuroshitsuji” (mystery)

L

- Lesbian-teki Kekkon Seikatsu (slice of life)

- Liar Game (mystery)

- Links (romance)

M

- Ma no Kakera^^ (horror)

- Mimi no Kaidan^^ (horror)

N

- Nabari no Ou” (action)

- Neon Genesis Evangelion (action)

- No. 6″ (sci-fi)

O

- Occupation to Beloved (romance) 

- Odette (slice of life)

- Ogeha (supernatural)

- Olimpos (fantasy)

- Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (drama)

- Orange (drama)

- Otouto no Otto (slice of life)

- Otoyomegatari (historical)

- Owari no Seraph” (action)

- Oyasumi Punpun^ (drama)

P

- Platinum End (action)

S

-  Sabishisugite Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Ikimashita Report^ (slice of life)

- Saint Oniisan (slice of life)

- Sakamichi no Apollon (slice of life)

- Sasurai Emanon (drama)

- Sayonara Heron (romance)

- Seven Days (romance)

- Shimanami Tasogare (drama)

- Smells Like Green Spirit*** (drama)

- Sotsugyousei (romance)

T

- Tenkuu Shinpan**** (action)

- Tokyo Ghoul**** (action)

- Tokyo Ghoul:re****^ (action)

- Tomie**** (horror)

- Totsukuni no shoujo (fantasy)

U

- Umibe no Etranger^ (romance)

- Uzumaki^^ (horror)

W

- Watashitachi no Shiawase no Jikan (drama)

Y

- Yagate Kimi ni Naru (romance)

- Yakusoku no Neverland (fantasy)

- Yuki no Shita no Qualia (romance)

Z

- Zekkyou Gakkyuu^^ (horror)

[everynyan]

kud-wafter replied to your photo:

I'm not sure if you still need the source, but this is from the circle/group named 'tinkerbell,' who consists of the artists [Tinkle] and [Harukaze Setsuna] ♡ You can find their website here: http://www.tinkerbell.vc

oh my gosh thank you sm ; - ; i always try as hard as i can to find sources but sometimes they slip thru so thank you!!

[sakuraghosttown]

Harukaze Games Music Works [December 2002]

｢EXASS & RITS MATT｣

CD containing original soundtracks of Harukaze's "Mayushoot" & "Ukagaka Adventures"