#dokuganryuu masamune

[ishinshishisimp-azumine]

Taiga Dorama x Sinetron (Indonesian Soap Opera)

P. S: Contains some joke that only galaxy brain people can understand those. 😂

[kurhl]

Aplausos para a nova apresentação da Namcot.

[theladykoyote]

And now for something completely different!

FAN ART!

Katakura Kojuro and Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara © Capcom

Art © The Lady Koyote

[witchofcustom]

definitely one of the best girls

[fortune-maiden]

I remember the days before Crunchyroll... and now even donghua can get picked up and get dubs *wipes tear*

[midori-fuma]

Masamune Date SLBP fanart

Greetings my fellow sengoku princesses. It’s been a while I haven’t make any fanart due to lack of time because a lot of homeworks and thx to the moodbooster so I’m able to draw something. Feel free to leave any comments of your thoughs and advice. Enjoy! ( *´︶`*)

[daeva-agas]

[Ikesen Historivia] Masamune, you’re not Xiahou Dun

Back in the day I just made a very bad Cao Cao joke about this scene, but I never really made a trivia commentary post, eh. 

Japanese people have always valued Chinese literature and historical figures. So even since the Edo era, when people write about their own history, sometimes strange Chinese literature stuff wandered into the text. Decades and centuries later, people in the modern day who either don’t know or don’t care just keeps propagated those nonsense and it just stuck.

Case in point: This eye thing. This story is plagiarized from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In a battle, General Xiahou Dun was hit by an arrow in his eye. He pulled out the arrow, but his eyeball was ripped out with the arrow. Following Confucian piety to not “waste” the flesh and blood given by one’s parents, he swallowed the eye. It’s just that his damaged eye is the left one. Masamune’s one is on the right. 

I don’t have any better pictures, so have the Xiahou Dun from Dynasty Warriors as an illustration:

(and just like Masamune, Xiahou Dun really really hated that blind eye)

(also, fiction kept giving both of them eyepatches that were never a thing in the originals)

Note that it’s the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel that was plagiarized. In reality, even Xiahou Dun probably just got blinded because the eye was damaged. The whole eye-eating story probably was fictive in the first place. 

(not really Ikesen, but another example of plagiarism is the story of Hideyoshi secretly persuading Takenaka Hanbei to be his strategist: This is stolen from the story of Liu Bei persuading Zhuge Liang to be his strategist)

Modern forensic analysis of Masamune’s skull revealed that the blind eye socket was slightly smaller than the normal one, so it does lend credibility to the stories that something happened to the eye. Perhaps the eyeball was not entirely pulled out, but it was definitely damaged beyond just “it got blinded from the disease”. 

Incidentally, Masamune’s “One-eyed Dragon” was supposedly also something borrowed from Chinese literature. Dokuganryuu was originally used to refer to Tang Dynasty general Li Keyong. In 1800, scholar Rai Sanyou wrote a poem about Masamune and called him “One-eyed Dragon” to say that he was great just like Li Keyong. I’m not 100% sure if this is true or not, since I can’t find it online. 

For other history comments about Ikesen, click this link.

[letting-them-take-liberties]

When you meet your former master after a long while and you don’t know how to act

[icy-inferno-mego]

Finally a Masamune Pic! (and Kojuro) <3 I am in the process of making a new helmet and this pic is kinda old so the helmet isn't to my liking... Both cosplays made by me!

[hokkyoku-sei]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RELEASING THIS.

I'M SO GLAD I KEPT ON ASKING EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ELSE I'D BE MISSING A PRETTY BIG PART OF MY LIFE.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH ﾟ(ﾟﾉД｀ﾟ)ﾟ

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[hinahijirikawa]

Dokuganryuu! Date Masamune

great! the great lord is here 🤙

[hokkyoku-sei]

🐉 Dokuganryuu Shrine 🐉

🎶「Portraits decorating my room; Taking along the memories when I laughed with you, I opened the door…

The dots and lines I connected with you; So that we can follow the way to eternity that includes our wishes…」

「No matter what form it takes…I am happy to be here to say this to you…and that you are here to hear it…and to celebrate with you.」

🌟「“Happy Birthday, Lord Masamune.”」

Music: Polaris, Memories - Sereno

『CREDITS! Music: Polaris, Memories - Sereno』

[tcmckiri-blog]

          “ OH ? COULD YOU BE ... ? ”

          There aren’t any rules saying that they cannot come into contact with important historical figures, after all. Sometimes accidents are unavoidable. Meeting the Dokuganryuu here today is just one of those accidents. Higekiri has no prior meetings with the warlord from the time when he was still a blade in his thousand years of history, so this small meeting shouldn’t disrupt the flow very much, as long as things doesn’t stray too far.

          Golden hues eagerly inspect the other. So this is Date Masamune. A missing eye, six blades, and that unique helmet. “ Oh, forgive me for staring, My Lord. ”

@benevolentboss  || SC.

[enami17]

Matsuda Gaku’s works

Part 2: TV, movies, etc.

TV Drama and Movies:

1) 忍たま乱太郎 夏休み宿題大作戦!の段 (movie, 2013) - 潮江文次郎 Nintama Rantarou Natsuyasumi Shukudai Dai-sakusen! no Dan NINJA KIDS!!! Summer Mission Impossible - Shioe Monjirou

2) 臥竜の天 伊達政宗 〜独眼竜と呼ばれた男〜 (TV drama, 2013.03) - 回想の片倉小十郎 Garyuu no Ten Date Masamune - Dokuganryuu to yobareta otoko The Destiny of a Great Man Date Masamune - The man called the One-eyed dragon - Katakura Kojuurou (a.k.a. Katakura Kagetsuna), reminiscence

3) 土曜ワイド劇場 ホゴカン 熱血保護司・村雨晃司の事件簿 (TV drama, 2013.08) - 喜多川裕也 Doyou waido gekijou Hogokan - Nekketsu hogoshi Murasame Kouji no jikenbo Saturday theatre Hogokan - The Case Book of a Hot-blooded Probation Officer Murasame Kouji - Kitagawa Yuuya

4) 特捜最前線2013〜7頭の警察犬 (TV drama special, 2013.09) - 観光ガイド風の男B Tokusou Saizensen 2013 - 7 Tou no Keisatsuken  Special Investigations Frontline 2013 - 7 Bosses' Police Dog - a man pretending to be a tourist guide (drug dealer)

5) 新春ワイド時代劇 影武者 徳川家康 (TV drama, 2014.01) - 松平忠吉 Shinshun waido jidaigeki - Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu New Year historical play - Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tokugawa Ieyasu's Body Double) - Matsudaira Tadayoshi

6) 出入禁止の女〜事件記者クロガネ〜 第4話 (TV drama, 2015.02) - 堀江和博 Dekin no Onna - Jikenkisha Kurogane Off Limit Woman: Case Reporter Kurogane, ep.4 - Horie Kazuhiro, criminal

7) 刑事7人 第1話 (TV drama, 2015.07) - 19才の江尻孝之 Keiji 7-nin / Seven Detectives, ep.1 - Ejiri Takayuki, 19 years old

8) スマ恋シリーズ第２弾「恋弓」 (web drama, 2015.10.16) - 柏木凛空 Sumakoi Series ep.2 Koi Yumi / The Bow of Love - Kashiwagi Riku (lead)

9) 歴史秘話ヒストリア「愛と悲しみの大奥物語」 (TV variety, 2016.05.06) - 生島新五郎 Rekishi Hiwa Historia "Ai to kanashimi no Oooku monogatari" Secret History of the Past "Historia": "The story of love and sorrow in the Shogun's harem" - Ikushima Shingorou (the 1714 Ejima-Ikushima Affair)

10) 喧騒の街、静かな海 (TV movie, 2016.07) Kensou no Machi, Shizuka na Umi Bustling City, Quiet Sea / The Noisy Street, the Silent Sea - nameless pimp

11) 天使のいる図書館 (movie, 2017) - 青年時代の田中草一朗 Tenshi no iru toshokan The Library with an Angel - young Tanaka Soichirou

12) 歴史秘話ヒストリア「遊園地を百倍楽しめる はじめて物語」 (TV variety, 2017.03.17) - 喜多一晴 Rekishi Hiwa Historia "Yuuenchi wo hyakubai tanoshimeru hajimete monogatari" Secret History of the Past "Historia": "The history of amusement parks" - Kita Kazuharu (the invention of the Jet Coaster)

13) ツキステ。TV シーズン2 (TV variety, 2018.11-12) Tsukista TV Season 2 - as himself

14) KBS京都「京都新選組夢想」 (TV variety, 2019-2020) KBS Kyouto "Kyouto Shinsengumi Musou" - as himself

15) 縁側ラヴァーズ１ (movie, 2020) - 佐々木諒 Engawa Lovers 1 - Sasaki Ryou

Everything Gaim:

1) 仮面ライダー鎧武/ガイム (TV, 2013.10 - 2014.09, 47 ep.) - ザック / 仮面ライダーナックル Kamen Rider Gaim (TV) - Zack (Team Baron) / Kamen Rider Knuckle

2) 仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー 鎧武&ウィザード 天下分け目の戦国MOVIE大合戦 (movie, 2013.12.14) Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle

3) 劇場版 仮面ライダー鎧武 サッカー大決戦!黄金の果実争奪杯! (movie, 2014.07.19) Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!

4) 仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ドライブ&鎧武 MOVIE大戦フルスロットル (movie, 2014.12.13) Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle

5) 仮面ライダー鎧武外伝 仮面ライダー斬月/仮面ライダーバロン (V-cinema, 2015.04.22) Kamen Rider Gaim Side Story: Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Baron

6) 仮面ライダー鎧武外伝 仮面ライダーデューク/仮面ライダーナックル (V-cinema, 2015.11.11) Kamen Rider Gaim Side Story: Kamen Rider Duke / Kamen Rider Knuckle (lead)

7) 仮面ライダー鎧武 スペシャルイベント 百花繚乱戦国絵巻 (stage show, cast talk, 2014.05.3-4) Kamen Rider Gaim Special Event: Hyakka Ryoran Sengoku Emaki

8) 仮面ライダー鎧武 ファイナルステージ&番組キャストトークショー (stage show, cast talk, 2014.10.11-12) Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage & Cast Talk Show

9) 『仮面ライダー鎧武外伝 斬月・バロン』発売記念イベント 仮面ライダー鎧武外伝スペシャルステージ 戦国乱舞外伝絵巻 (stage show, cast talk, 2015.05.05) Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Zangetsu / Baron Release Commemoration Event: Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden Special Stage Sengoku Ranbu Gaiden Emaki

10) 超英雄祭 仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 LIVE & SHOW 2016 (live concert, cast talk, 2016.01.20-21) Superhero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2016 (Team Baron guest appearance in Music Live)

+ Theme Songs: "Never Surrender", "Dance With Me" by Team Baron

CM:

1) NTT西日本「Bizひかりクラウド」 (2011) NTT Nishi Nihon "Biz Hikari Cloud"

2) カンコー学��服「カンコーB-1 FeelAir」 (2012-2017) Kanko School Uniform "Kanko B-1 FeelAir" (1, 2, video)

3) アークレイ ラジオCM「親子の物語」シリーズ (2012) Arkray Radio CM "The Story of Parent and Child" Series - voice

Matsuda Gaku's works, part 1 (theatre plays) - here

PS Corrections, additions and better pictures are always welcome  ^_^

[laurifakristalina]

Masamune's Self Introduction

So, because of an anon request, I’ll translate Masa’s voiced introduction from the website ^^ And now I’ve translated this I’m gonna have to do everyone... maybe (because my brain likes to see everything in sets and it told me to)

「伊達政宗だ。独眼竜と呼ばれることもある。南奥州を束ねる伊達の当主。何？自己紹介が硬い？はぁ…ずんだ餅が好きだ。星を眺めるのも落ち着く。右目の眼帯？これは…今話必要はないだろう」

”Date Masamune da. Dokuganryuu to yobareru koto mo aru. Minami Ōshū wo tabaneru date no toushu. Nani? Jikoshoukai ga katai? Zunda mochi ga suki da. Hoshi wo nagameru no mo ochitsuku. Migime no gantai? Kore wa... ima hanashi hitsuyou wa nai darou”

I’m Date Masamune. Also called by the name of ‘One-Eyed Dragon’. I’m the current head of Date Clan who governs the Southern Ōshū. What? My self-introduction is so stiff? (Sigh...) I like zunda mochi. Gazing at stars also calms me down. The right eye-patch? This... there’s no need for me to talk about it right now, isn’t it?

[manju-girl]

Letters to You pt. 6 (Shigezane X MC X ?????)

@honeybeelily​ @kitty-kat-ty​ here you go dears! a part 6 for you. thank you for reading it this far :(

one | two | three | four | five | six: Lady Maeda

“Oh do forgive me for not introducing myself sooner, I am Ayame. I am Shigezane’s bride.”

Shigezane’s bride.

Oh. That made sense. Right, Ayame. She heard that name before. She was the daughter of that Lord on their neighboring province.

Of course he was supposed to marry a woman of his class too, what was she thinking?

Even though she bears the name of Katakura, she was still a humble cook’s daughter and a page to Lord Masamune. She can’t possibly think of marrying a Date such as Shigezane.

“Ah, yes of course. I am Katakura Akira. It’s a pleasure meeting you, Lady Ayame.” She bowed her head as a gesture of respect to the future Lady Date.

“Please, Aki no need to do that. You must be Lord Katakura’s adopted younger brother. Thank you for taking care of Shigezane.” Ayame giggled. Her voice sounds so gentle, and… cute.

But her?! A brother? Tch. How rude. She thought, but she can’t blame her. She really does look like a man… with her chest binded, a not so feminine voice and hakama. 

Akira raised her head then she saw Shigezane stiffling his laughter. She cleared her throat, and smiled brightly and cheerfully as much as she can to them. Shigezane in return gave her his bright smile. Now her sun has started to rise.

“Ahaha… uh… Lady Ayame and Lord Shigezane, pardon me but I have to go look for something. I’ll see you later then.” They exchanged farewells as the couple proceeded to continue their morning walk and Akira continued to search for Bontenmaru.

-

She went back to the Katakura Residence after a short while, her clothes and hair in a complete disarray, she searched everywhere near the place,only to come back empty handed.

A good morning indeed.

Once again, she slid Kojuro’s door open, to find him feeding the turtle on his damn bowl. She felt the exhaustion and was about to talk when Kojuro spoke first, a relieved smile on his face.

“Ki, Bontenmaru was just hiding himself under his bowl.” Once she saw how happy her older brother is, her exhaustion faded away and was replaced by the comfort and presence of this home she has.

“If Bontenmaru’s fine and eating now, we should also eat, Aniue. Please wait for me while I prepare our breakfast!” She ran down to the kitchen and started to prepare all of Kojuro’s favorite breakfast.

-

Kojuro and Akira spent another peaceful breakfast together. Akira telling him that he should find a lover soon, and him scolding her for being careless and drunk from last night. In the end their bickering turned to laughter. While eating their breakfast, Kojuro noticed how long Aki’s hair got and the hakama she’s wearing now looks worn off.

“We’ll visit the Hachiman shrine soon, Aki. We should get you new clothes. We wouldn’t want Kita-aneue to scold us both now, do we?” Kojuro said, clearly using their visit as an excuse for him to get her a new set of clothes. Upon hearing those words, she smiled, getting another bowl of miso soup.

“KOJUROOOO ANIUEEEE!THANK YOU SO MUCH!I WANT TO SEE KITA ANEUE SOON,TOO! Yes yes… dear brother. I’ll pick a new haka–”

“No Hakama this time, Akira. Kimono and Yukatas are the only articles of clothing allowed,” He said when he finished his meal. He saw her looking disappointed, with a pout she nodded to his orders, and he tousled her hair. “Kita wouldn’t want to see you in a men’s hakama. She wanted to see how grown up our beautiful younger sister had become.” Kojuro can see the happiness in her eyes with what he had said.

“Hey, Kojuro-Aniue. What do you think of me getting married?”

He nearly choked on the green tea he’s drinking, coughing at her question Nope. No. No. No. The idea of Aki getting married was not really a good idea for him, rather, he can’t accept it just yet. He never had a younger sibling to begin with, so he had taken care of her as if she was of their own blood. Yes, she is at that age where she should get married,and a possible candidate has already asked her.

But will she consider Maeda Toshiie? Kojuro knows that Aki had feelings for Shigezane.

“Are you thinking of marrying Maeda Toshiie?” He finally asked when he felt better. His serious gaze on her, she looked at him straight on.

“Ahaha! A joke, Aniue.” She answered, continuing to get the food from the plates. “I have the same resolve as you, Lord Masamune always comes first before anything else.” -

It wasn’t until last night that he knew that his place as her childhood friend, the one who knows her the most has been replaced by none other than the three Date Lords. Not that he had any complaints, it was his fault. That she turned out to be this way, that he’s not the one who’s beside her anymore, her confidant, her childhood friend, her Inuchiyo.

She was supposed to be working at the restaurant her family left behind, not as the Dokuganryuu of Oshu’s page. But because of him, all her dreams have turned into dust.

He was supposed to protect her and her family.

She was just 11 back then. He’s 18.

He still remembers that day, vivid as the crimson skies of sunset, turning to that gloomy and unfortunate night. How her family was murdered right in front of her eyes, when he arrived far too late. How he can’t do anything for the second family he had in Kyoto.

I’m sorry… I’m really sorry…

Ah, who knows how many times have he been saying that to her in his mind? How many sleepless nights and, sorrowful days he’s spent blaming himself. Looking for her, her whereabouts. Is she still alive? Or dead? He does not know. He knows that she loathes him. But he did promise one thing to her deceased family.

If I found her, I’d protect her. I’ll do anything. Just to make sure that she won’t ever get hurt again.

For the safest place for her would be by his side.

Now that she’s within his reach, she still seemed so far away. The years brought them apart. But he won’t let anything or anyone take her away from him.

Inuchiyo looked at the sleeping Keiji on the other side of the room, still passed out from last night’s drinking session. He chuckled at the memories last night, before remembering how Shigezane looked at Akira, and how she looked at him exactly same way as Shigezane. The thought itself was unpleasant, that he went out of their room in the Yonezawa castle for a short walk.

The sky on that morning was clear, the early morning sun sharing its warm, glorious glow on the lands and the people who woke up early to work. Inuchiyo’s eyes wandered all around the well-kept castle, that served as Aki’s home ever since they parted ways.

Then, he remembered it again. He can’t forget the empty look on her eyes, her shivering lips and trembling tiny body. It always brings pain to his own heart. How he wished he could bring back time.

He shouldn’t have left her, he should’ve been with her.

Just as he was near the castle gates, he saw a familiar figure outside the corridor of one of the houses in the castle, he walked closer to see what he thinks is Akira, a bucket of water in hand and on her way to the garden. He followed her, he’s not really sure whether its her or not. Her long hair that was loose last night was tied up in a high ponytail with a red ribbon, and she’s also wearing a hakama…

What is she wearing? He thought. He tried to keep his footsteps light, careful so that she wouldn’t notice him.

“Inuchiyo, if you want to come with me in watering the plants you could’ve just say so.”

“What?!” He was surprised when she turned around to give him a smile, a smile that’s no longer empty, he blushed lightly when he looked in to her gentle yet honest eyes. It’s a good thing, in his guess. That somehow she’s still that girl he knew her to be.

“Good Morning to you too, Inuchiyo. Did you sleep well?“she asked, walking over to him. He glanced around the place, to find it blooming with beautiful summer flowers, he smiled at her, putting his hand on her bangs that almost covers her eyes. “Keiji kept on snoring loudly, but I slept well.” He kept his answer brief. “Ranmaru” his tongue slipped, realizing what he had said, he clapped a hand over his mouth. Did I just accidentally call her Ranmaru?! Blame the hakama and the hair! When did she had a plank chest anyway?!

Her look on him was a deadpanned one, sighing deeply, she spoke. “You… you just mistook me for a man,” it was not a question. It was a statement.

“I… I did not!” He denied, but she giggled, oh gods,how he missed that giggle. “It’s fine,I get that a lot. You want to water the flowers with me, Inuchiyo?” She smiled, handing over the bucket full of water, and a wooden water dipper. Which he gladly took from her hands.

From the corner of his eyes, he saw her touching the flowers gently, carressing its beautiful petals that still has a few droplets of dew from the morning air. He can’t help but smile. Her lips turned up to a sad smile of her own, looking nostalgic at the blooming flowers

But why?

There are so many questions he wanted to ask about her, how she knew how to use a sword, what happened to her in the past 10 years. Is she well? Are they treating her well?

Am I forgiven?

“Inuchiyo.” She called, looking at his direction a silly smile on her face. “Want to spar with me later?” Surprised, he did not know what to answer.

“Oh. You must be busy. Right, let’s just go to the town later. I must prepare Lord Masamune’s breakfast now, I’ll go ahead then!” she hurriedly stood up, and held his hand, which made him surprised. “Huh…?”

“Come with me, Inuchiyo!”

- Shigezane wondered on his actions that morning, when he saw Aki with a morning face he knew he can barely keep his excitement from seeing her. But instead of usually greeting her and spending the rest of the morning with her, he chose not to.

He wondered why, he even invited his future bride on a morning walk. His early morning walks are always spent on Aki.

“Lord Shigezane?” His thoughts stopped when a gentle voice called his name. He smiled at the woman beside him. Sure she’s beautiful, both inside and out. A picture of sophisticated grace.

“Lady Ayame. Do forgive me for spacing out. Is there somewhere you want to go?” He asked, the lady beside him smiled too. Answering his question as she points out the garden ahead of them. Which happened to be the one Akira is taking care of.

“I want to check out that garden, Lord Shigezane. From here you can see all the beautiful summer flowers bloom. It must be lovely up close.” she hooked her arms on his own.

“Oh… aha. Let’s check it out then!” He said with enthusiasm, they walked close to the garden when Shigezane stopped dead on his tracks when he saw Aki running out of the garden , dragging Inuchiyo by hand. The two looked happy.

“Oh, if it isn’t Lord Maeda.” Ayame said, looking at the two ahead of them. “You knew him?” Shigezane asked, “We should greet them. His family was an ally of my father’s.” She answered

Before Shigezane knew it they were walking towards the two, even though he didn’t want to.

“Lord Maeda!” Aki and Inuchiyo stopped running when they heard a voice call out to him.

“Oh. Ayame” Inuchiyo called her casually. Aki turned to the couple, a smile already plastered on her face. Shigezane looked away from them. Not caring to look at Akira

“Oh! Good Morning again, Lord Shigezane, Lady Ayame.” Aki greeted,

“Good Morning to you again, Aki. Lord Maeda it’s been a while, you and Lord Katakura’s younger brother looked like good friends.” Ayame smiled kindly, looking at Akira’s direction. Shigezane was mentally kicking himself for not telling Ayame sooner about Aki’s sexuality.

“Hm? Oh yes. It’s been a while. So you are Lord Date Shigezane’s bride? I heard about this from your father but I did not expect to see you here.” Inuchiyo answered, “Aki? Yes we are close.”Inuchiyo pointed at Akira

That statement made it look like Aki was really a man.

“What brings you here at Yonezawa, Lord Maeda?” Ayame asked once more. Shigezane only knew that Maeda Toshiie was here to visit Aki.

“ I’m here for my bride.” Inuchiyo answered her question briefly. However, answer left Aki looking down at her feet. Ayame and Shigezane were both surprised hearing those.

“Hey… Inuchiyo.” Shigezane saw Aki tug Maeda Toshiie’s sleeve, a look of discomfort in her eyes. Is she blushing?!

Maeda Toshiie stepped closer to Aki, putting his arms around her shoulder. Aki was startled and stiffened.

“You see this woman beside me, the one you called a brother of Lord Katakura will be My bride. The next Lady Maeda.”