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yanderu-deredere · 2 years ago

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you: excitedly telling me about your wonderful city and its wonderful transportation. me, immediately: okay but like how would the yanderes react to someone trying to look up their darling's skirt? and she like feels too shy or anxious to say anything?

a/n: sadfsdfsdf IT REALLY BE LIKE THAT SOMETIMES but also It Would Not Be a Fun Time To Be Honest™! thank you for the request and i did a pervert that tried to look up darling's skirt with a phone camera while she was standing in a train!

warning: female reader as requested, approx. 400 words each, public sexual harassment, offensive language towards others (not reader), mentions of violence

ayaka yamato ★ profile

uses her image as an Innocent Little GIrl™ to her advantage and makes herself seem as victimized as possible

if he's going to harass her darling, he better be ready for the consequences and ayaka is going to make them as bad as possible

The train was packed enough which, of course, made Ayaka's temper flare, but if the guy behind her bumped against her one more time--

She felt your arm around her waist tighten and she glanced at you, noting your obviously extremely anxious expression. She knew you didn't like crowds but there was no going around it, no matter how much she hated it too

When you pressed up even harder against her, Ayaka decided that it wasn't the train but something else entirely. Her eyes scanned the people around the two of you until it landed on some bald-headed loser sitting behind you.

The fact that the fat pig didn't free the seat for you already put him on her shit list but, oh, that wasn't even the worst thing he'd done! When Ayaka looked further down, she spotted where his hand was!

She let out the highest pitched scream she could, pulling you to the side a little so the two of you were equal distance from the absolute creep.

Everyone's eyes were immediately on the bald bitch.

"Sir! I can't believe you'd feel me up like that!" She clung to you, crocodile tears pooling in the corners of her eyes, her body wracking with fake tremors as she forced herself to tremble like a scared fawn.

Immediately, the crowd erupted with murmurs. People jeered and pointed, looking at him with disgust and noting that there were accusations from last week about a man that looked like him.

When the coward started to stutter out denials, the pussy businessman next to him immediately interrupted "No way, I think I saw him put his hand up a skirt!"

Why didn't you say something when you saw it then? Ayaka couldn't help but think. Still, she continued her façade, letting you 'comfort' her as the crowd all but lynched the guy that harassed you.

As a last resort, the guy tried to stand up and leave. However, everybody banded together and pushed the guy back into his seat.

Everybody started reassuring Ayaka, telling her that they’d turn him into the station police once the train stopped and that they’d make sure she’d get justice.

Outwardly, she expressed her gratitude as she slowly and gracefully wiped away her tears. Inwardly, she couldn’t help but be disgusted by these people.

She knew there were several people in the crowd that all saw him using his phone to peep on you but didn’t want to say anything. The only reason they were saying anything now was because she made a scene. At least now he was caught and you didn’t have to suffer.

She knew the last thing you would’ve wanted was to make a scene yourself. So, if she had to do it for you, well, so be it.

After all, nobody could touch you. Nobody but her.

ryouta watanabe ★ profile

would lose his shit

normally, he's very calm and collected, almost emotionless actually. you'd think he was a robot. but if he saw something like that? you'd see him turn into a monster real quick

Commuting with Ryouta was always an uneventful endeavor. In fact, most of the time, it was peaceful! He definitely enjoyed it; the rocking motion of the car, the gentle swoosh of the train, the way you'd lean against him all tired and soft.

Today, it wasn't like that. For some reason or another, the fates came together to conspire against the two of you. Not only was the train somehow packed but the two of you took a bit longer to board so the two of you were standing.

Ryouta wouldn't have minded if it was just him but he felt bad for you. He wanted so desperately to find somewhere for you to sit in.

There wasn't any.

So, the two of you were stuck standing and all he coul do was hold you close. He held onto one of the hand rails and you held onto his arm, face pressed close to his chest in an attempt at some sort of privacy.

He hated thinking about the way other bodies pressed against the other sides of you but it was a short ride and it would be over soon and then you would be free from them once again--

Ryouta felt you shift against him. You were inching away from something, pressing closer to him. His arm around your waist tightened and, instinctively, he looked behind you.

Behind you, to the man, sitting there with his phone underneath you, his camera open so he could peek up your skirt.

He felt his blood turn to lava in his veins. For a second, he was so angry that he didn't know what to do. He glanced at you, wondering if you knew.

Immediately, he got his answer because you had the most anxious uncomfortable expression on your face. His heart broke.

His body moved on instinct. His arm shot out, his palm so big that it encompassed the guy's entire face. He slammed the guy's head back and it hit the wall of the car with a sickening crack.

Ryouta didn't know if there was blood and he didn't care.

"You're disgusting, peeping under girls' skirts. You're scum. You're lucky we're in public or I would've fucking gutted you, you fucking pig." He spits out, truly spits out, saliva and all spraying across the man's face

Then, he lets go of the guy's face but only for a second. He readjusted his grip, grabbing him by the chin to truly look him in the eye.

"If I ever see you on this train ever again, I'll fucking take my pistol and I'll shower whatever you have in replacement for a brain in that empty skull of yours all over the walls of this car."

Then, as if he didn't just absolutely explode all over a stranger, Ryouta straightened himself, dusted off whatever particles he thought the stranger got on him.

He turned to you, that same expressionless face you've gotten so used to, and wrapped his arm around your shoulders.

After that entire thing, the crowds practically parted like the Red Sea for the two of you. Ryouta just wanted to get you as far away from that bastard as possible.

yeong-bae kigal ★ profile

the calmest out of the three outwardly but could definitely contend with ryouta inwardly loool

they're very level-headed about it tho so dont worry, it'll be dealt with in the way best way possible because they take care of you

Yeong-bae hated the fact that they were having you take the train but it couldn't be helped. If they had you take recognizable cars, the two of you would always be swarmed and the two of you wouldn't be able to get anywhere.

Still, to think that today, out all days, the train would be this full? It was a nightmare.

They tried not to think about everyone getting so close to you. They tried tor rationalize it in their head as the fact that they couldn't help it, that the crowd couldn't control it just as much as you couldn't. It helped but only a little bit.

Hopefully, their stop was soon and it would be over.

As always, Yeong-bae was hyperaware of your every move so, when you inched closer to them, your hand holding onto tgeir arm gripping them like a lifeline, they were immediately scanning around you, trying to see what was wrong.

It didn't take them long to see the ugly old man peeping up your skirt with his phone.

With swift moves, they pulled up their phone, taking a clear incriminating photo of the old man. It was obvious in the photo what he was doing. Then, as subtly as they could, Yeong-bae, dialed the station security and put it to his ear.

As the dial tone rang in their ear, they lowered their hand from the hand rail, wrapping their arm around your waist and pulling your body flush against theirs.

They turned you so the two of you swapped places and they bent down a little so their lips brushed against your ear "Are you okay?"

When you looked at them with those big doe eyes, your lips quivering and tears pooling, they decided that there was nothing you could say that could convince them that you were okay.

Thankfully, you had shook your head just as the station security answered.

In hushed tones, Yeong-bae described the man as best as he could, telling them that they'd come with their girlfriend to the station straight away with a photo of the man.

When Yeong-bae glanced at the pervert, he looked none the wiser and, even more disgustingly, the man was looking pretty happily at his phone. It made Yeong-bae’s blood boil to think that maybe, possibly, the thing he was looking at were photos of your underwear.

Only they could look at that.

Yeong-bae decided that turning the man in wasn’t enough. If the man ‘coincidentally’ dropped his wallet with his license and work ID, well, that was on him, wasn’t it? It was the least he could do for interrupting Yeong-bae’s date after all.

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lovelyweepingglitter · 1 month ago

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The Little Glass Slipper

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a gentle and modest widowed merchant named Kizashi Haruno and his daughter Sakura, who was an intelligent young girl with a kind heart and sweet disposition. This made her belove by her father and everybody else she knew. As time went by the girl grew lovelier as her father grew lonelier. Since his first wife, Mebuki, passed away years ago, he had been looking for another woman to wed so that he could give his daughter a new mother figure.

One day, he met Lady Hinako Masuda, a woman with two daughters of her own, Reika and Fujiko Masuda. Kizashi married Lady Hinako and he introduced her to his daughter as her new stepmother. On the outside, Lady Hinako was a poised, well-known woman of kneen feeling and refined taste. However, she spent most of her time doting on her two daughters, spoiling them until they were just as vile, selfish, vain, and rotten as she was. Despite her many attempts, Sakura was never able to grow closer to her new stepmother.

One stormy night, Kizashi grew ill. His faithful daughter stayed by his side at every waking moment, caring for him to the best of her abilities while his new wife kept her distance. He declared his undying love for Sakura before sadly passing away.

This made Lady Hinako grow jealous of her stepdaughter and a new hatred for the young woman had formed in her icy black heart. She seized the family fortune and spent it all on herself and her daughters, relieving the household servants of their responsibilities, and forcing Sakura to become a slave in her own home. Despite her stepfamily being so cruel to her, Sakura kept her kind heart, generous nature, and loving spirit. She did the cooking and cleaning around the house without speaking one word of complaint or contempt.

Sometimes when it was too cold in the drafty attic where she slept, Sakura would sleep by the amber glow of the dying fire of the hearth to keep warm and the ashes would blow all over her body, covering her face and hair in a fresh blanket of dust and ashes and making her look gray and dirty whenever she woke up the next morning. Despite the insults, chores, and occasional beatings, Sakura always looked on the bright side of things and secretly wished that someday this nightmare would come to an end and she would finally be happy.

One morning, Sakura was scrubbing the floor of the foyer when she heard a knock at the door. She curiously opened it to see one of the King's royal messengers standing before her. The messenger loudly blasted a trumpet in her face before announcing:

"HEAR YE! HEAR YE! THEIR MAJESTIES, THE KING AND QUEEN-"

Before he could finish, Sakura interrupted the messenger by clearing her throat and saying, "You don't have to shout, I'm right here. I can hear you every word you're saying just fine."

"Whoops." The messenger apologized before giving a scroll with the royal seal to Sakura and saying, "Their Majesties, King Hikaru and Queen Ayaka have requested all eligible maiden a Royal Gala tomorrow evening in honor of their only son, Prince Kazuya Watanabe, where he might select a bride."

"A Gala?! Tomorrow night?!" Sakura exclaimed as she held invitation in her hands. Her eyes went wide with excitement. "This is fantastic! I have to tell my Stepmother right away! Thank you very much!"

The messenger smiled, nodded, picked up his trumpet, and happily skipped off to the next house where Sakura could hear him blowing his trumpet loudly in someone else's ears. She rolled her eyes and shook her head with a smirk before closing the door behind her. Sakura was so excited about the Gala that she didn't even notice the dark glares her stepfamily was giving her when she barged in on their breakfast to tell them the news.

"Sakura, what in the name of God are you doing?! You know not to interrupt our meals like this!" Lady Hinako scolded.

"Oh! I-I'm sorry, Stepmother. I didn't mean to barge in, I was just-" Sakura stuttered.

"Hey, what's that?" Reika asked, seeing the scroll.

"Let me see it!" Fujiko said as she took the scroll from her stepsister.

"Hey! Let go of that!"

"No! Gimme that back! I wanna see it!"

"I saw it first!"

"No, I saw it first!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

As the two girls continued to argue over the scroll, Lady Hinako calmly took the inviation from her daughters, opened it, and read it silently to herself. As she read, she gasped to herself as her eyes seemed to brighten every few seconds. The moment she finished reading the scroll, she excitedly stood from her chair and smiled.

"My goodness! This is wonderful news! Our big chance!" She exclaimed before turning her attention to her daughters. "Girls. Girls. GIRLS!! Stop fighting this instant! It's a message from the palace!"

"THE PALACE?!" Reika and Fujiko cried. Their arguing abruptly stopped.

"Yes, it's true! The King and Queen are inviting us to a Gala tomorrow evening! It's for the Prince to find a wife!" Lady Hinako answered, holding up the invitation in the air.

"A WIFE?!" Reika and Fujiko excitedly squealed.

The two sisters cheered and jumped for joy at the prospect of meeting and possibly being wed to the Prince himself. Sakura cleared her throat to get their attention.

"Uh, Stepmother? Did you read the part about every eligible maiden being invited?" she asked.

All too soon, the room went quiet. Lady Hinako broke the silence by glaring at her stepdaughter as she grumbled, "Yes, I did. Why?"

"No reason. But, I was just thinking...can I go to the Gala too? Please?" Sakura asked with a bashful look on her face.

"You?! Go to the Gala?!" Reika and Fujiko scoffed. Lady Hinako put her hand over her face and closed her eyes as she shook her head.

"Have you lost your mind, Sakura?!" Reika said.

"What would a Prince want with an ugly servant girl like you?!" Fujiko added.

"But, I just thought..." The pinkette started before hearing her stepmother's voice.

"Girls, enough," Lady Hinako ordered before looking back at her stepdaugher. "Well, let's see, Sakura. How do I put this delicately? No."

She gave Sakura a cruel glare and smiled wickedly with her daughters following suit. The room was quiet again. Sakura's hopeful smile suddenly twisted into a disappointed frown and her eyes softened.

"What? But-but...but why, Stepmother?!" Sakura asked.

"Is it not obvious, dear? You're all raggedy and filthy. You can't go to the Gala dressed like that. Everybody would just laugh at you if you came in those old things. And we wouldn't want that now, would we? You stay put, Gala out. No. Bye-bye. End of discussion," Lady Hinako said bluntly.

Reika and Fujiko laughed harshly at their disappointed stepsister. Sakura looked at herself with a shameful expression and sighed. Her stepmother was right. Lady Hinako and her daughters soon went back to their rooms to pick out their outfits for the Gala.

"Sakura! Come here! NOW!!" Lady Hinako demanded. The dusty pinkette nervously followed closely behind the group of three.

The next day, Sakura helped her stepmother and stepsisters get ready for the Gala that night. There was a lot of primping, grooming, and dressing involved and it was very difficult. And when her chores were done and everyone was ready to go, Sakura couldn't help but feel sadder as she watched her stepfamily prep themselves. She knew that she could never be as lovely as them. Then it was time to head to the palace.

"We'll be out very late, I'm sure," Lady Hinako said to Sakura as she and her daughters stood in the open doorway.

"So try not to do anything stupid while we're gone," Fujiko commented.

"And clean up while you're at it," Reika added.

"Well, I hope you have a good time," Sakura said.

"You know we will. Come on, girls. The Prince awaits. Oh! And one more thing, Sakura. Don't follow us. Have fun."

And with that being said, the three wicked women left for the Gala, locking the door behind them so that Sakura couldn't follow them. The moment the three women were out of sight, the pinkette couldn't help but feel very somber when she was left all alone. Sadly, Sakura gazed out the window at the shimmering castle in the distance. She sighed as she leaned on her hands on the window sill. She felt like crying at this point. As she looked at the castle, she saw a falling shooting star soar across the sky and made a wish.

"I wish...I wish that I could go to the Gala," Sakura said before throwing herself onto the floor and began to cry.

Sakura was just about to give up all hope when all of a sudden, a bright light showed into the room, only she was too sad to notice. When the light disappeared, a hand from somewhere unknown reached out and tenderly patted the crying pinkette's back.

"Please don't cry. It's alright. Not all hope is lost," an unfamiliar voice said.

Sakura abruptly lifted her head from the floor and looked around for the source. Then she noticed the hand on her shoulder. She gasped, stood up, looked behind her, and there standing before her was a mysterious and beautiful woman she had never seen before. Sakura gasped and stepped back in surprise.

"No, no. I won't hurt you. It's okay, Sakura," The woman said reassuringly.

Scared and dumbfounded, Sakura asked, "H-how do you know my name? Who are you?"

"Who am I? I thought that would've been pretty obvious. I'm Kaede, your Fairy Godmother."

"Fairy...? But-but-but...I didn't know I had a Fairy Godmother!"

"Of course you do! Everybody does. Well, at least people who truly deserve our help."

"Help?"

"Of course. That's why I'm here. I'm here to grant your wish...to help you go to the Gala."

"The Gala? You mean it?"

"Yes. Now before I do anything, I'll need some supplies. Can you get me a peach real quick?"

"A peach? Uh...sure. Yes, of course."

Sakura was confused by this strange request, but she didn't want to argue. So she retrieved a peach from a fruit bowl sitting on a table and held it up to Kaede.

"Perfect. Now just set that on the floor in front of me and, you might want to take a few steps back for this," The Fariy Godmother said. sor

Sakura nodded and slowly backed away from the peach while Kaede stood above it. The Fairy Godmother closed her eyes and activated her magic wand before the peach on the floor was engulfed in a bright white light and it began to shake, mutate, and morph in kind. It grew larger and larger, hollowing itself out and growing all sorts of new different features. By the time she was done, the peach had been transformed into a beautiful carriage. Sakura gasped in awe. Her eyes went wide with astonishment.

"There we go. One gorgeous carriage," The Fairy Godmother said proudly. "Now, do you have any little animals running around here?"

"Yes, we do. We have a few mice and chipmunks around here somewhere, but I never had the heart to hurt them," Sakura replied.

"Great. Do you think you can find some for me?"

"Sure, I think so. But what you need small animals for?"

"Trust me, nothing bad will happen to them. I promise."

Without missing a beat, four little white mice, a big brown chipmunk, and two sleek green lizards ran out of the hole in the wall right in front of the Sakura and stopped at the Fairy Godmother's feet. Sakura took another few steps back as Kaede curiously inspected the seven little creatures before her.

"Uh...this is a little more than I bargained for, actually," she said, blinking a few times and standing straight again. "Oh well. These should do just fine."

"What are you going to do to them?" Sakura asked.

"Watch."

The Fairy Godmother's wand glowed again and this time, her magic transformed the white mice into four stunnng ponies, the chipmunk was turned into an elderly man with whiskers to drive the carriage, and the two lizards were turned into two dashing ushers. The group made their way to the carriage, positioning themselves for the girl's departure. Sakura's eyes widened again as she gasped at the now fully equipped carriage.

"This is perfect. Now you're ready to go," The Fairy Godmother said as she gestured her hand toward the open carriage door.

"What?" Sakura said, looking down at herself, then back at Kaede. "No, I can't go to the Gala dressed like this."

"What? Oh yeah! Yeah! The dress! Sorry, I completely forgot about that part. Okay, just close your eyes and hold still. I promise this won't hurt a bit."

Sakura did as she was told. Once again, The Fairy Godmother activated her magic wand and a bright white light surrounded the pinkette as she was lifted into the air. In a big explosion of light, Sakura reappeared wearing a beautiful gown in shades of red with her long pink hair done into a sleek, elegant bun and sparkling glass slippers on her feet.

"Okay, Sakura, you can look now," Kaede said, turning off her magic wand.

Sakura slowly opened her eyes, excited and afraid to see what had just happened to her. She looked at herself and gasped in awe as she beheld the dress she was wearing.

"My goodness. I...I...I look incredible! Thank you, Aunt Kaede! Thank you so much!" She cried, embracing her Fairy Godmother tightly before climbing into the peach carriage. "I'm so excited. This is a dream come true!!"

"You're very welcome. I don't go around doing this sort of thing for just anybody, you know," Kaede said.

Suddenly, Sakura remembered something. Lady Hinako. "Aunt Kaede, what about my stepmother and stepsisters?"

"Oh, them? Don't worry. I'll make sure they don't recognize you."

The Fairy Godmother's wand glowed with magic again and added a special ruby headband studded with green gems into Sakura's hair to make it so that her stepfamily wouldn't be able to know who she was.

"Now, off you go, for you shall go to the Gala."

"I can't thank you enough for this!"

"Please, don't mention it! I'm always happy to help. Oh, wait! I almost forgot! Like all dreams, this one doesn't last forever. So remember, you must leave the Gala by midnight."

"Midnight? Why? What happens if I'm not?"

"Because at the last echo of the last bell on the last stroke of twelve, all of the spells that I've cast will be broken and everything will return to what it was before. Do you promise?"

"Don't worry, Aunt Kaede. I'll be home by midnight, I promise."

"Good. Now go enjoy yourself. And remember...nobody deserves this more than you."

And with that, The Fairy Godmother used her magic to unlock and open the front doors of the house and the peach carriage quickly pulled its way out of the foyer and it began its journey to the castle for the Gala. Sakura smiled excitedly and waved goodbye to Kaede as she waved back.

"Oh, I do hope she remembers the curfew. It'll be so embarrassing if she's doesn't," Kaede muttered to herself before vanishing in a bright white flash.

At the castle, the Gala was in full swing, and everybody that was there having a wonderful time, all except for Prince Kazuya himself that is. He wasn't having as much fun as the other guests and he was growing more and more bored with the Gala every minute. Things go so bad for the Prince that his parents thought he would never find his true love.

"Ugh, this is so boring," Kazuya yawned as he stood beside the King and Queen.

"Come on, son. Lighten up," King Hikaru said jokingly.

"Yes, dear. There has to be something you find enjoyable...or maybe somebody who probably caught your fancy by now," Queen Ayaka added.

"No. I don't even know why you planned this whole thing for me in the first place," The Prince groaned, putting a hand over his face.

"You know the answer to that. It's for you to find and choose a wife," King Hikaru answered.

"Ugh! Not this again! Mom, Dad, I already told you! I don't want..."

But before Prince Kazuya could finish his sentence, everything went silent. The Prince looked and he could see the reason why. When Sakura entered the Gala at the top of the staircase and gazed at the ballroom, she couldn't believe her eyes.

'Wow. This is even more beautiful than I imagined,' she thought, with a smile creeping onto her lips.

Everybody stopped what they were doing and they all stared at Sakura in awe as she walked down the stairs and into the ballroom. They thought she was the most beautiful and regal girl they have ever seen and thought of her as a princess, but nobody knew who she was. Not too far, Prince Kazuya took a good at Sakura and his mouth fell open.

'Who is that? She's beautiful,' he thought as his eyes widened with astonishment.

"You were saying?" The Queen asked.

"Son? Are you alright? Son," The King said, nudging Prince Kazuya's shoulder.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine," The Prince muttered, not turning his gaze away. "Excuse me."

Prince Kazuya made his way to Sakura with a single-minded determination. He had never seen a girl so lovely in all his life. Once he had made his way in front of her, he bowed his head to her before politely saying:

"Hello."

Sakura turned her head around and she saw probably the most handsome young man she had never seen. Her eyes widened when she realized he was the Prince.

"How do you do, Your Highness?" She politely said before bowing her head.

"Hey, I was just wondering, would you...like to dance?"

"Oh, uh...yes. I'd love to. Thank you."

Sakura smiled and took Prince Kazuya's hand before they made their way to the middle of the dance floor as the lights slowly dimmed for a more romantic setting. Soon, the two began to dance a waltz as the orchestra began to play. Sakura had never learned how to dance before, but that didn't seem to stop her from gliding across the marble floor with Prince Kazuya at her side. As the couple dances, the other girls only stared at them with disappointment and envy with Lady Hinako and her two daughters more than anyone else.

"Who does that little hussy think she is anyway? Other girls want a turn to dance with the Prince too, you know!" Fujiko protested.

"For once, I agree with you! What a brat!" Reika shrieked, angrily stomping her foot on the floor. "Mother, who is she?!"

"I have no idea, girls. But I do know one thing. This definitely does not look good. Wait...have I seen that girl somewhere before?" Lady Hinako muttered, eying the young woman curiously.

"Um, Your Highness? Everybody is staring at us," Sakura whispered.

"Really? I forgot that there was anyone else here." Prince Kazuya smiled.

During the course of the evening, Sakura was having the time of her life while gaining the respect and affection of everyone with her natural charm and beauty. And she soon began to grow feelings of affection towards Prince Kazuya. He shares the same emotions towards her. And eventually, these feelings blossomed into something more. But Sakura was having so much fun that she had completely forgotten her Fairy Godmother's warning. Sakura and the Prince soon made their way out of the bustling ballroom and out onto the balcony.

"I've had an amazing time tonight," Prince Kazuya said sheepishly.

"Me too. I'll never forget this," Sakura added.

"Me neither. Beautiful night, isn't it?"

"Yes, I love the night. And this view? I don't think things could get any more breathtaking than this."

"Yeah, it's gorgeous. Hey, I just noticed something. You never mentioned your name or who you are throughout the night, not even once. Can you tell me what it is?"

"My name? Oh. Uh...I shouldn't say."

"Why not?"

"Because, well...because I don't even belong here."

"What? Surely, you must be joking. The Gala's in my honor, isn't it? And as far as I'm concerned...you're the only one that does belong here."

Sakura blushed and smiled. The two young lovers stared into each other's eyes loving while getting closer and closer to each other, with their hands almost touching.

"Now, your name?" Prince Kazuya asked.

"Right. My name is..."

But before Sakura could tell Prince Kazuya her name, the clock started chiming. She looked at the clock tower and saw that it was midnight.

"Oh no! Midnight! I'm sorry, but I have to go!" Sakura exclaimed, standing up.

"What? When?" Prince Kazuya asked, also standing up.

"Now! It's just really hard to explain. Mice and peaches and...and things."

"Say that again?"

"Again, I'm so sorry!"

Sakura quickly kissed Prince Kazuya's cheek and ran back into the castle. She raced through the crowded ballroom and the enormous groups of people as fast as she could, desperately trying to reach the exit. As she continued to run, the Prince ran after her as he pleaded with her to stop.

"Wait! Stop! Don't go!"

But Sakura kept on running, with her heart beating faster and louder with every haunting toll of the clock tower's enormous bell. Soon enough, she finally made her way out of the ballroom, through the hallways, and down the castle staircase. But while she was running down the stairs, she tripped on the stone and lost one of her glass slippers. As the clock finally struck tweleve, the magic had completely worn off and Sakura was back in her old rags.

'Oh no. I'm too late,' she thought, looking at herself shamefully.

"Come back! Where are you going?! Stop, please!" Prince Kazuya shouted.

Sakura couldn't risk letting the Prince see her in such a state. Thinking fast, she took off her other glass slipper, slipped it into her pocket, and run off barefoot as fast as she could and back home with sweat running down her face and tears in her eyes.

Moments later, Prince Kazuya finally made his way outside, but to his disappointment, the mysterious maiden was already gone. However, he soon discovered Sakura's glass slipper sitting on the stairs. He picked it up and looked at it, thinking of the beautiful stranger who had stolen his heart. Suddenly, he smiled. The slipper had given him an idea.

A proclamation was soon decalred that Prince Kazuya will only marry the maiden whose feet fit the slipper made of glass. The next morning, he tried the slipper on the feet of all the ladies in the land. Unfortunately, he had no luck. For the glass slipper would fit no one else, except for its ture owner. Then the Prince came to the last house on his search: the house of Sakura Haruno. His guard knocked on the door and Lady Hinako and her daughters answered it. They excitedly smiled when they met the young man's gaze.

"Prince Kazuya! What a surprise!" Reika happily gasped.

"Please come in. I suppose you've come to make the wedding arrangements for me or my sister to be your new wife?" Fujiko asked before flipping her hair.

"What?! No!" Prince Kazuya nervously exclaimed, shaking his head. "When I find the one whose feet fit this slipper, then she'll be my wife. But I've tried just about everybody else in the kingdom and I'm exhausted. So...it must be one of you!"

"Of course, Prince Kazuya! Come with us, please!" Reika cried as she pulled the Prince inside.

"Yeah, yeah! Let's just have a quick look at that shoe," Fujiko added.

"Yes, Your Highness. I'm sure either of my two gorgeous daughters will be able to slip on it for you. I promise," Lady Hinako said.

The guard tried the slipper on Reika, but it was too small for her big foot. Then the guard tried the slipper on Fujiko, but it was too small for her big foot too. Prince Kazuya sighed and rubbed his head in exasperation, thinking all hope was lost.

"Are there any other girls in the house?" he asked, hoping for a 'yes.'

"No," Lady Hinako answered smugly while her two daughters shook her heads.

But just as the Prince was about to leave with a broken heart, he heard a voice he didn't recognize call out, "Don't listen to her, she's lying! There's Sakura Haruno!"

It was the voice of Sakura's Fairy Godmother, Kaede. Prince Kazuya abruptly stopped in his tracks and looked back at Lady Hinako and her daughters with a stern look in her eyes.

"I ask you again: is there someone else in this house?" he asked, rasing a suspicious eyebrow.

"Um...Oh, no, no, no, Your Highness! I can assure you, there is no one else here," Lady Hinako lied, trying to keep her cool.

"With all due respect, madam, I wish to see for myself. Now, if you please..." Prince Kazuya calmly protested.

"But, Your Highness..."

"I said now!!"

"Uh, excuse me?" A familiar voice asked. "I don't mean to interrupt, but what's going on out here?"

Prince Kazuya, Lady Hinako, and her daughters turned their heads to see Sakura slowly peek her head out from behind sleeping beside the chimney once more and was covered in ashes and soot, making her look nothing like the mysterious princess from the Gala the night before. But even under the dusty and dirty exterior, the young woman look radiant to Prince Kazuya. He smiled as he approached her.

"Are you Sakura Haruno?" he asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"Yes, I am," she asnwered, nodding her head.

"Oh please, Your Highness, be real here!" Lady Hinako said, trying to block Sakura with her leg. "This dirty, filthy, mucky little creature is the child my late husband left behind. It couldn't be her."

"Uh-huh! Plus, she wasn't even at tha Gala!" Fujiko commented.

"Yeah! Don't even think about it! She's revolting!" Reika added.

"I said in my proclamation that every madien in the land has to try on the slipper!" Prince Kazuya shouted, with his tone stern and calm at the same time.

"Uh... Oh fine," Lady Hinako grumbled, letting her stepdaughter pass through. "But I have to warn you, there's no point. You're just wasting your time."

"Yeah. The shoe probably won't fit even if you tried," Reika commented.

"She's not even worth it," Fujiko added.

"I'll be the judge of that. May I?" Prince Kazuya asked Sakura as he held out his hand.

"Oh, yes. Of course," Sakura shyly said, taking the Prince's hand and stepping forward.

So Prince Kazuya took the glass shoe and offered it to the young woman and to his surprise, it slipped onto Sakura's foot with ease. It fits perfectly! Lady Hinako, Reika, and Fujiko gasped and their eyes widened in shock at the sight.

"No!!" Fujiko cried.

"It can't be!!" Lady Hinako wailed.

"That's impossible!!" Reika screeched.

"It is you...isn't it?" The Prince asked, looking up at Sakura.

"Just so," Sakura simply said, taking out her other glass slipper and putting it on.

Prince Kazuya held Sakura's hands in his own and smiled at her.

"I've searched the whole day for you. Will you be my wife?" he asked.

"Yes, I will...that is, if you'll take me as I am."

"Of course I will. How could I not?"

Prince Kazuya wrapped his arms around Sakura before they both shared a sweet, romantic kiss, all while Lady Hinako, Reika, and Fujiko were glaring at them with malice and disbelief.

And so, Sakura's dream had finally come true. She and the Prince were married and she became a princess, never having to take orders and do chores ever again. As for Lady Hinako and her daughters, even though they apologized, begged, and pleaded to be allowed into the castle with Sakura, an order was quickly sent, saying that Lady Hinako Masuda, Reika Masuda, and Fujiko Masuda were to leave the kingdom at once and to never set foot in the land again. And so, Sakura Haruno and Prince Kazuya Watanabe lived happily ever after.

#naruto shippuden #sakura haruno #fairy tales crossover #orginal characters

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waitmyturtles · 2 years ago

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About your Akaso anon ,I agree at some extent, for most international fans he has this image of canine soft boy thanks to cm, his role in ishihane was similar aka the young clumsy boy in love with a women older than him(similar to Super rich) but rn in Japan he will be know as Takashi, Asadoras are a very powerful dramas that can change people's careers watched for a major wide audience than regular dramas,in his case his role is the weird dude that's into poetry friend of the Heroine (probably his future partner) his role is very popular in Japan, so for japanese he's Takashi & international fans he's adachi

Like you say zom100 should be give him more bost of popularity with a comic role full of action scenes so maybe the perception of international fans can change a bit, I also read he has a rumoured drama with Yamada Yuki this spring on TBS it's seems to be scfi genre.

Also I agree with you, his roles have been better than machida ones at least in terms of scope. I hope he can get different roles he has the range and talent

Omg, yes -- you are totally right about his role as Takashi in Maiagare, and I completely forgot to include it in my last answer! Takashi as a character looks WONDERFUL -- I’m glad Akaso as Takashi is getting lots of attention in Japan. The photos that the NHK Maiagare IG account posts are ultra cute.

Maiagare really has some heavy hitters; Meguro Ren from Snow Man/Silent/Kieta Hatsukoi is also in it, and I know that’s causing squees across Japan. Maiagare is getting subbed extremely slowly, so hopefully by the end of the year, we can watch the series, ha.

But yes -- I hope that Maiagare, along with Zom100, will boost Akaso’s profile and continue to help him get better roles.

One thing that I struggle to understand, if this makes sense, is how contextually popular the actors/actresses we love here on Tumblr are in Japan. Like, if I were to compare the last three male co-leads from the asadoras -- Sakaguchi Kentaro from Okaeri Mone, Miyazawa Hio from Chimudondon, and now Akaso from Maiagare (I don’t think Come Come Everybody had a huge male co-lead) -- Sakaguchi strikes me as by far the most “popular” of those three guys. Like, fame-wise, if that makes sense. Brad Pitt is far more “famous” than, say, a Chris Pratt. Sakaguchi is in big projects with big-name actresses as co-leads (like Watanabe Anne and Kiyohara Kaya). Miyazawa co-starred in a movie with Nishijima Hidetoshi last year that had huge promotion.

I don’t quite think that’s happened for Machida yet (maybe Alice in Borderland is the start of that for him?), and it’s just now happened for Akaso in Maiagare. Machida will be in Fixer on WOWOW this spring, and that has big names and three seasons already attached to it -- so that might be considered a break-out role.

Anyway, I don’t know if any of this quite makes sense, but I wonder if the “fame” level of these guys affects their roles. Compare Akaso and Machida to the Michieda Shunsuke tag on IG, and Michi’s content just overwhelms Akaso and Machida combined (but Akaso and Machida aren’t idols, either). I hope the international attention that Machida is getting in Alice in Borderland, with his cameo in season two, and what Akaso is getting in Japan with Maiagare and Zom100, will get them both better starring roles. Machida in particular really needs some good scripts, either as a lead in a dorama or in some serious movies. The guys need to pay penance for how bad Super Rich was (I’m still so pissed about that show).

I love talking about this stuff, because I love our guys, and I want to understand better how the industry sees their talent! Talking about all of this is so helpful. We were SO SPOILED by how great the writing and the acting was in Cherry Magic, that I just want to see that level of work continue.

#thanks for the ask!#akaso eiji #machida keita #sakaguchi kentaro #miyazawa hio

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korroding · 2 years ago

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Meet ( Not So ) Cute

A SatoKiyo meeting fic thing‼️ Satomi belongs to @zurxmxru

The sun shone through the window, illuminating the classroom. Students chattered amongst themselves, mostly about trivial things. Mr. Ackblay, their homeroom teacher, cleared xer throat — catching the attention of everybody. The blinds were drawn, encasing the room in darkness. A slideshow was projected onto the whiteboard, providing little light. “Put your phones away, sit back in your seats, take your textbooks out, and take last night’s homework out to be collected” xe droned, eliciting groans and appalled responses from across the room. One student in particular, especially.

“What the hell? This is absolute bullshit! Why do we have to learn about this stuff? We are literally Ultimates, we’re all supposed to be ‘polishing our talents’ or whatever, not this!” Satomi said, both indignant and mockingly.

Just before Mr. Ackblay could respond however, another student spoke up.

“Must you complain about the homework?” came a monotone, drawling voice, “You do the work, do you not?”

Satomi turned to the voice behind her, fury pulsing through her veins — Just who does this busybody think they are, butting into a conversation they’re not involved in?! Well, it was more of her complaining if anything, but whatever.

Poking the stranger in the chest, Satomi barked out a response. “I wasn’t talking to you, dummy! Mind your business, geez.”

Half-lidded eyes looked up at her, piercing into hers. Satomi reeled, taking her hand off of them. “My apologies. I wasn’t aware that Mr. Ackblay had engaged in conversation with you specifically.” Their voice was dry, but reeked of sarcasm — It ticked Satomi off. She slammed her hands onto their desk, and they made no reaction. Her mouth opened, then immediately closed once Mr. Ackblay interrupted.

“Yamato, sit down in your seat and face the front. Watanabe, quit antagonizing her.”

Watanabe — So that was their name.

Her day went on like usual, and luckily with no other encounter with that Watanabe kid. Still, even by the time Satomi went home, their interaction was drilled into her head — It just pissed her off! What did Watanabe get on from, cutting into her complaints conversation like that anyways?

Her school days went on like normal, with one little, annoying addition — Watanabe, or Kiyo Watanabe as she had learned by eavesdropping from other students, just so happened to be there whenever she complained about something. They always had something to say. Every time Satomi responded, it was followed by a series of back and forth bickering. Or worse, Kiyo would leave before she even had the chance to say something! God, they were just insufferable.

She swore her view of them would never change. Of course, things never go according to her plan.

The crowd was just…too much for her. Normally, Satomi only had to deal with one crazed fan, three at the most. Never did she have to deal with an entire crowd.

She attempted to push her way through, but was only pushed back into the middle. She yelled, hollered, but her voice was drowned out by the excited chatters of the students wanting to meet the famous model — Just another reason she despised her fame.

“Have you no shame, bothering Miss Yamato, a highschooler, whilst she’s trying to go about her day? Honestly, people these days, too bold for their own good. I’m quite sure this is illegal, invading somebody’s privacy in a public space,” thundered a familiar voice, eerily calm yet laced with anger all the same, “For shame, all of you. Get to class, you bumbling fools.

The students groaned indignantly, dispersing from the crowd and leaving Satomi by herself. Satomi looked over to the voice, smiling thankfully — Her smile dropped as soon as she saw who it was; Kiyo Watanabe. Still, it was only right to at least say her thanks. She sucked in a breath, swallowing her pride as she walked up to them.

“Look, Watanabe,” Satomi began, only to be ignored as Kiyo walked past her — What the fuck? She whipped around, eyes darting as she searched for them. Damn, they were quick. Whatever.

A quick search through her class’ students told her everything she needed. Kiyo Watanabe, the Ultimate Florist. They…probably liked flowers.

This was her train of thought when she bought them that orange flower hair clip. This was her train of thought as she held out the hair clip to them, eyes glued to something else — refusing to meet their eyes.

“Look, don’t take this the wrong way! It’s just- I guess, I’m…” she sighed, “I’m grateful, okay?”

Satomi was met with a blank stare. She groaned, pulling down on their chains so that she could reach their head with ease. Once she clipped the flower hairpiece on, she pushed them back and crossed her arms. “You’re really gonna make me say it? Geez…It was for the other day.”

“Ah.”

Satomi just couldn’t bite her tongue. “You know, for somebody so talkative, you’re being really quiet!” She said, pouting. Kiyo blinked slowly, their head tilting just as slow. “You are the only one I talk to in a school environment, outside of partnerships and group projects, Miss Yamato,” they informed, a dry tone as always.

Her face felt like it was heating up, and Satomi pushed passed them. “Whatever!” She stopped abruptly and Kiyo turned their head. “Hm?”

“Oi, let’s hang out some time, or something!”

Kiyo wasn’t given a chance to respond, as Satomi stormed off before they could— It seemed to be more of a demand, anyways.

#kiyo watanabe #satomi yamato #part 2 of this in Kiyo’s pov maybe?? idk but they have lunch on a rooftop #why can’t i write like this for essays

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venomous-ko · 4 years ago

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Wine Drunk while watching Godzilla vs Kong

Some major spoilers up ahead!

Mans really just annoyed the shit out of his coworker until he left so he could hack shit, huh?...I love it! 🤣🤣

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You mean to tell me that the explanation for why Godzilla attacked the one tech company site by the dude who studied Kaiju communication and behavior for a living is just, “sometimes people (and creatures) change”???? Like some dumbass justifying a toxic person/relationship??? Like excuse me???? Why are the literal teenagers making more sense than you?????

Also, we’re all in agreement that this facility is either housing Ghidora’s dead head, Mecha Godzilla, or Mecha Ghidora, right?!?

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Lol! “Apex Cybernetics!” That’s not foreshadowing! 🤣

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Apparently, I didn’t get my fill of white nonsense from Falcon and Winter Soldier, bc someone decided to put this blonde-hair-blue-eyed little bitch in charge! That’s not ganna go wrong somehow. 🙃😑👀

Like this bitch literally wanted to send a fucking child into unexplored hollow earth territory without a second thought! 🙃🙃🙃🙃 I was literally like 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 for that entire convo.

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I’m sorry! This conspiracy man just met these teenagers, and his first impulse was, “yeah, theses seem like some good people to break into a tech conglomerate with!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Why are these people surprised Kong knows sign language? These are people who study Kaiju (and presumably other animals in order to draw conclusions about certain behaviors) for a fucking living!!! We have primate species that recognize and communicate in sign language already! Why is this surprising???!?! Like...has NO ONE except this precious child tried this????

Also, nothing bad better happen to this child.

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That ship literally fucked around, and Godzilla let it find out! Lmao!

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Kong: Hey, Godzilla...look at me...

Godzilla: >:[

Kong: ...bitch.

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Precious girl: Thank you, friend 🧏🏽‍♀️

Kong: ☺️😴

THIS GIRL IS TOO PRECIOUS!!!!

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Bitch-ass White Man: How’s Kong with heights?

BITCH, you really ganna try that?!?! You really think you ganna find any aircraft(s) that are ganna be able to support all that weight?? Never mind any other problems with Kong trying to nope the fuck out of that situation and all kind of other hosts of problems!

And if you do somehow have one (or multiple) WHY TF DIDN’T YOU USE THAT BEFORE KNOWING FULL AND WELL YOU RAN THE RISK OF GODZILLA MERCING KONG’S ASS IF YOU TRAVELED VIA SHIP!?!?!?!

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Down the Hell Naw tunnel we go!

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“I think it’s romantic,”

I fucking love Millie Bobbie Brown’s character!! 🤣❤️🤣

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WHY IS THIS TEENAGER SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY OMG!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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“This is page one in the ‘Playing God’ handbook, right?”

I’ve decided I love this character! 🤣

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WHY YOU GETTING INSIDE THAT THING—Oh god! 😨 Why y’all got eggs!?!? This is like if Weyland-Yutani succeeded in getting Xenomorphs! 😬

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Oop! Locked in! THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T HIDE OUT IN MYSTERIOUS ROOMS!!!!

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Oh shit! Apex Cybernetics think they on that Wakanda shit now!

Also, why was that one Apex Cybernetics bitch bitching about how one of those HEAV crafts could power Vagas for a week if y’all clearly have a whole network or transportation using this tech!

And I never understood how tech companies kept that shit to world domination shit! Build a public transportation system with that shit! Boss man said he likes ideas that make him rich! Pretty sure that would do the trick!

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WINE BREAK!!!

Saving the rest of the last bottle for coking Gumbo, so gotta open up a new bottle

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Aw, Kong is so sick of this bullshit! 😂😭

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“It’s not working”

Bruh! Give it more that two seconds!

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HOW DARE Y’ALL USE KONG’S LOSS AGAINST HIM!!!! HOW DARE Y’ALL!!!

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HEAV go Brrrrrrr Shoooooooooooom!!!!

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LMAO!!! Monarch has their own brand of bottled water!?!?! Idk why that amuses me so much!

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This hallow earth portal thing is some Pacific Rim bullshit right here, lol!

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NYOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM

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Are we...are we really Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaur-ing this shit rn??? 😂😂😂

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“It’s beautiful,”

Of course it’s beautiful! No hoomins have touched it! Lol

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Y’ALL GOT FUCKIN DRAGONS IN THIS BITCH!?!?!?!!! 8D YO!!! SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!!!!

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*marvels at the creature creation ideas*

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Kong’s first thought: *nom the dragon guts*

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THE ROCK HAND OMG IM GANNA CRY!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 It’s the same gesture the Precious Girl did OMG!!!!

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“We going in?”

“Yeah”

The BALLS on this child!

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“AAAAHH 😐”

*fear*

LMAO!!!!! I’M FUCKIN WHEEZING!!!

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“Sacrifice Pit”

OMG 🤣🤣🤣

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I KNEW IT!!!! MECHA-GODZILLA MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!! 8DDDDD

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YO PACIFIC RIM RAN SO MECHA-GODZILLA COULD FUCKIN SPRINT!!!!!!!!

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YO IT’S A GOOD THING I AIN’T SEEING THIS IN THEATERS BC I’D BE FLIPPING MY SHIT!!!!

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“Humanity, once again, will be the apex species,”

THERE it is!

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Why Mecha-Godzilla so skeeny?!? He need ta be thicc if he ganna take down REAL Godzilla!

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*Ryan Bergera conspiracy voice* Is this the real reason Kong was contained!? So this douche could snatch up Skull Crawlers without Kong intervention???

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OH SHIT!!! I think this thing is emitting alpha waves (or whatever we’re calling it) and THAT’s what set Godzilla off!!! He fought Ghidorah, heard this shit and went, “Nu-uh, bitch! NOT AGAIN!!!”

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Monarch dude: Yo, Godzilla’s headed to Hong Kong for some reason?

FUCKIN CALLED IT!!!

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This look like the door to fuckin General Grievous’s lair,da fuq?!? 🤣🤣🤣

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I got waaay too emotional over that handprint, y’all! 😭😭😭

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Y’all, the fucking art history major in me is fuckin screaming at this temple scene! The fact that some of these Kaiju not only had the urge and drive and capacity to build a fucking temple around this power source or some shit and create weapons like the axe that Kong just fucking Excalibured the shit out of that one skull crawler’s skull fucking implies the fact that there is intelligent civilization amongst these fucking Kaiju and all that shit! I want to know more about this shit! Take that you fucking racist-ass white historian motherfuckers!

(Note: I definitely needed to use talk to text for much of this bit, because there was no way I was going to be able to contain all my excitement in just typing, alone, lmao)

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BRUH!!! Why y’all exiting g the HEAV without no breathing apparatus or lead suits or nothing!?!?! In previous movies, y’all implied that these Kaiju lived in environments in which their environments were hella radioactive compared to our own!!!

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Kong is s the true heir to the iron throne, Lmao!

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FUCKING CALLED IT!!!! THEY HAD GHIDORA’S REMAINS IN THERE SOMEWHERE!!!!

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OH FUCK!!!! Y’ALL AINT JUST SENDING OUT ALPHA VIBES WITH YOUR MECHA-GODZILLA!!!! YOU SOMEHOW USING GHIDORA’S HIVE MIND OR TELEPATHY SHIT TO DO IT!?!?!?! AAAWWWWW SHEEEEEET!!! Y’ALL ARE BONED NOW!!!! FUCKIN BONEROWNED!!!!

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Godzilla! My bruh! My dude! You didn’t HAVE TO get up right where that bridge was!!! 😂😂 Ya douche bag!!!

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At the same time, tho, I can just hear him going, “Ah! FUCK! NOT AGAIN!!! Sunova bitch!! Motherfuckin!! STOP BUILDING sHIT SO DAMN HIGH!!! Goddammit!”

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You know, with all the Bright twinkly lights in Hong Kong, I can’t help but think of the sequel to the original Gojira movie ( that I can’t remember the title of ,rn) where he was fucking triggered by fucking lights. And I wonder if this little scene where he’s stomping all through Hong Kong is a tribute to that or whatever. But I’m probably overthinking it.

[Sober Edit: it was Godzilla Raids Again]

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*GASP* HOLY SIHIIIT!!! The axe is made out of Godzilla skute!?!?! GOLY BALLS THAT’S NOT ONLY COOL BUT CONTRIBUTES MORE TO THE FACT THAT THESE KAIJU (likely Kong’s species, in particular) WERE REALLY FUCKING INTELLIGENT AMD TJOUGHT, “Imma beat this muthafucka with their own spiky thing! Bc that’s what screws us over, so, why WOULD’nt it hurt them!?!” I need SO MUCH MORE of this Kaiju/Kong culture studied and shit! HOLY FUCK!!!

It even fucking glows!! Like ... they managed to fucking piece together that its glow was a fucking warning sign like Sting or some shit!!!! Holy fuck!!!!

Also, how does that work? How are the skutes still connected even after dismemberment???

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NO FUCKIN WAY WRE YOU—AAAAAAAAHHH!!! Excalibur that shit my boi!!!!

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I FUCKIN LOVE YHIS MOVIE HOLY SHIT!!!

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“ that’s Apex property now,”

Excuse me bitch! Are we really not gonna listen to the scientist who saying “hey we don’t understand the shit out of this fucking power! Maybe we should hold off on taking some fucking samples!”

Are we really just gonna ignore that shit???????

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Kong said: TRY ME BITCH!!!!

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Oh thank the GODS this Serizawa dude is taking precautions like his old man! Also, what is his relation to Ken Watanabe’s Serizawa!?!?!

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UH OH!! SOLDIER DUDES GETTIN ATE!!!

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OH SHIT!!! PILOT JUST GOT ATE!!! FUCKIN DRAGON BASEMENT UP IN THIS SHIT!!!

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BITCH YOU REALLY GON THROW A ROCK AT IT!!! FUCKIN NONSENSE OF THIS BITCH!!!

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LOVE AND FITE ME ENERGY IS STORED IN THE ATOMIC BREATH

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“Shoot him!”

WHY!!!???!! He literally had NO problem with you before then!!!

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Why does white man who don’t know anything about this vehicle suddenly know how to pilot this shit!???!?!!!!!

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Y’all love had SO MUCH wine!��

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The FUCK this dude got a flip flop phone for!!!?!????!!!?

Da fuq!?!?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah that’s the most unrealistic part of this entire fucking movie! Not the fuckin Kaiju robots. Not the fucking hollow earth bullshit! The fucking flip phone! LMFAO!!!!

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“Maintenance! I’M MAINTENANCE!!! This bitch ain’t buying it”

That made me laugh WAY FUCKIN harder that it should have!!!!

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Y’all really ganna try to shoot at a kid!?! REALLY!?!?!??!

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GAWD, I’m so glad I impulse bought these oatmeal bites from Dominos! 🤤😋

[Sober Edit: I have no idea how my autocorrect managed to convert “Parmesan” to “oatmeal,” but okay! 😆😅]

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Kong be like, “Hey, bitch!!! You lookin’ for me!?!?”

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Find you a partner that bites your neck like Godzilla does! Lmao!

Sorry, I’ll be crawling back into my hell hole, now.

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EAT YOUR FOOKIN VEGETABLES GODZILLA!!!!!

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Did Godzilla just axe throw with his fuckin teefs!!!????!?!?!

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THIS IS THE FOOKIN MONSTER VS MONSTER FIGHTS IVE BEEN CRAVING SINCE KING OF THE MONSTERS HOLY SHIT!!!!

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“Really? Groupies, again?”

First of all, again!?! What happened last time???

Secondly, where tf are YOUR grpupies, asshole! No need to judge! Ya cunt!

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“There can only be one alpha,”

Really! You really gotta bring your toxic masculinity into a fuckin monster fight, my dude!?!

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Kong said, “Yeet! YEET SELF!!!”

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I am living for the feral fight scenes!!!!

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Kong’s expression , tho! 🤣🤣🤣

Like, “Can you ducking NOT, Godzilla?!? Can you, like, fucking chill??!!? Aight, fine! ASDASHKLSDJKLDZJL ADKLKDZDJ!!!!!!”

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Awwwww! Godzilla let Kong go, bc he knows what it’s like to be the last of his species! 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭

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“This is how we [...] win!”

Oh, honey, you ‘bout to die! Lmao! 😂

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Oh god! I knew he was going to use the sign for “coward” at the most inappropriate time! Lmao! At least the Precious Girls is smart enough to know what Dumbass White Man means, lol

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Oh, thank god we do t see this dumbass in any sequels!

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Dammit, he escaped!

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This girl is too good!

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Did y’all really think you were ganna break into a semi-sentient Mecha-Godzilla by GUESSING ITS FUCKING PASSWORD!!?!?!?!!!!???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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YEAH!!!! TEAM-UP COMING THROUGH!!!!!

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“I was hoping to die with adults, but that’s okay,”

🤣🤣🤣

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“I’VE GOT TO DIE WITB YOU AND SOBER!!?!?!”

GOD, I love this movie!!!!

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OOOOOOHHHH HOLY SHIT!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 He powering up the axe!!!!!

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YOOOOOO KONG WENT PREDATOR/YOUTJA ON MECHA-GODZILLA’s ASS!!!!

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Kong said, “I’m done, y’all! Imma take a nap!”

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“Dad. Uh...Bernie.”

I fucking love Bernie!!! 😂😂😂😂

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JIA NOOOO!!! Don’t go running between two disgruntled Kaiju bby!!

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Yo, why do monsters have less toxic masculinity than we do??? Lol!

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Yaaaaaay! Kong has a new home!!

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WELP!!! I fucking loved this movie, and I highly recommend it to everyone!!!

#SPOILERS #Godzilla #godzilla vs kong #King Kong #kaijuverse #my posts #my drunk ass #godzilla vs kong spoilers

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askthedespairkids · 3 years ago

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HQ bound, Nagata!

*The class gather at the landing area as the helicopter sets down*

Kobo: Heyooooo!! *He leaps off of the helicopter* Who’s missed me?!

Sadao: Naga-chan! *He zips past Kobo and hugs Ryuu*

E-easy now, Irunami-san, lemme get off the helicopter properly first!

Sadao: Huuuh? *He pokes Ryuu’s arm* Did you get buffer? Those definitely feel like muscles starting!

Amaterasu: *Suddenly behind Ryuu* Congrats on the strength upgrade. *Pats his head*

Nice to see you as well, Amaterasu-san.

Kobo: Oi, what about me?!

Don’t worry, *He pats Kobo’s back* Irunami-kun’s just messing with you. (Probably).

Mami: Indeed! We’re glad to have you back as well, Okanaya-kun.

Naomi: As long as you don’t-

Sly: *Approaching with Doi* Ah, it seems they’ve already arrived.

Kobo: Sly! When are you gonna spar with me!?

Naomi: -do that...

Sly: Later.

Kobo: *Grins* Fuck yeah!

Doi: ...are you actually gonna spar with him?

Sly: I think I might bruise his ego if I do.

Doi: Is that so?

Rina: *Bursts through Doi and Sly and runs at Kobo and Ryuu* You’re here!

W-wait, Rina-san- *She tackle-hugs the pair of them and nearly knocks them over*

Didn’t you only see them the other day...?

Rina: That doesn’t matter! I’m just happy they’re here! That we’re all here!

Naomi: Not everybody...where are Junpei-kun and Karma?

I passed by them on the way here. They said they’re dealing with refreshments for the party.

Naomi: By themselves...? They should’ve asked some more people to help out.

Tsukiko: Ah, do not worry. I’m sure the pair of them shall be plenty to deal with the workload.

Right. We’ll see them both later. For now, I think Kobo-kun and I should dump our stuff in our rooms.

Tomoe: Oh, I can send that stuff over for you if you want! It’ll be taken care of in a jiffy!

Kobo: Hell no, god knows where you’ll end up sendin’ it to!

Tomoe: For that, I’ll send your stuff into the ocean.

*A few of the classmates laugh at Kobo and Tomoe’s argument whilst Yuuki exits the helicopter on the other side, grabbing his bag as he tries to sneak around the group.*

Sadao: *Tackles him from behind* Saki-chan~! Where you think you’re going~?

Tsukiko: Oh dear, I hope you didn’t think you could sneak past us all without a proper greeting.

Saori: Rude, dude. Ooo~, love the man-bun as well!

Yuuki: H-huh? *A few of the classmates surround him, much to his surprise* Oh...thanks. I guess I kind of need it cut.

Naomi: You should keep it long. It looks good.

Yuuki: Oh...m-maybe I will. *His eyes glance to the side and he sees Sly off to the side, Sly nods at him and he smiles back and chat away with the group*

*Standing a few steps behind the crowd, avoiding looking directly at Yuuki or Sly*...

Watanabe-chan? Aren’t you gonna say hi to him?

Oh...later on, I will. I’m sure he’s tired from the journey.

Sly: *His eyes pass over Maemi and he sighs*

Doi: Sly-san?

Sly: Nothing. Don’t worry about it.

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aeneozen · 3 years ago

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↳˳☁️;; ❝ FATE, 缘分 ᵕ̈ ೫˚∗:

chapter 1 <3

more info here !!

I tried my best to edit my cringe writing from a few months ago AKSJAKSJ ;-; please don’t judge

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itadori yuji shuddered in his car as he watched his cousin walk out the terminal, her strong aura radiating throughout the airport. watanabe aki is dressed in a black turtle neck that hugged her body perfectly, her short brown hair danced elegantly in the cool winter air.

"nee-san, over here !" he waved his hands in the air, gesturing aki towards him.

"yuji, it's been a long time, how are you ?" she asked as she ruffled his hair, making him huff.

"you cut your hair again." yuji grabbed a fistful of her hair and examined them, "and you dyed your hair, what did they have to say about this ?" aki looked away and muttered something along the lines of 'what else would they say ?'

"nee-san, you're getting bolder every time I see you, even though you're back in japan, you're not going home to visit them."

the watanabe and itadori family are very strict, almost everyone in their family are reknowned lawyers, the children raised in this family are also very disciplined.

the reason yuji is so attached to aki is because he would get bullied by their other cousins when he was younger and only she would play with him. she also helped him convince their strict family to let him join medical school

"If I’m bold, what about you ? you almost got disowned." aki snickered and put on her seatbelt, yuji chuckled nervously and started the car, "it's all thanks to my amazing nee-san that I'm in medical school now."

"say, what was the reason you didn't go to the college near our house ?" he tried to change the subject, not wanting to get scolded by her.

"hmm," she tilted her head a little and thought about it, "I think it was mainly because most of our family members are teaching in that school. law is annoying enough, so can you imagine how tiring it would be if I saw my parents being my teacher ? and even worse, our grandfather is the principal, I don't want to die in their hands."

"then why did you choose to go to america ?"

she sighed and pinched her nose bridge, "because something scary happened here."

"then why are you back ?"

"because something even scarier happened there."

yuji was visibly confused.

that year when aki was still in college in japan, she got to know a senpai under the same professor — suguru geto, and they got along pretty well.

around that time, there was a really popular PC game that they got interested in and they created a server with several other people to play with. since the game was gaining recognition, aki dragged yuji to play along with her.

other than the people from their class, there was a guy named gojou satoru, geto told her that he is his friend and is currently studying in a medical school overseas. she didn't know his name at first, she only knew that he plays really well and thought that they would just be gaming friends since that's usually what happens online.

one day, aki and yuji stumbled upon a video uploaded by him, it was him teaching and explaining the concept to new players on how to play the game. when she heard his deep soothing voice through the screen, her heart skipped a beat and she would listen to those videos everyday.

he was a mystery to them, he would often say things like "I got blood on my shirt today" and "boss called me for work" in the middle of the night in their gaming groupchat made everyone think that he was a serial killer. when people asked how he was so good at the game, he would say it was related to his job, where he uses lots of knife.

soon, the game lost popularity and the groupchat died down, everybody became induldged in their own lives and did not make contact anymore.

you could call it fate, but just as she thought she would never get to know him, geto called her and invited her to his house for a little 'gaming friends' meet up.

the day where she first met gojou satoru was a bright spring day, the sakura trees had just started blooming and the beautiful pink flowers would glide along with the wind before settling onto the ground.

aki walked towards the lift and stood behind a tall stranger with white hair. she observed the man in front of her and noticed his black shirt hung loosely around his figure and revealed a little of his collar bones, one hand tucked in his pocket and the other held onto a bag of groceries. it became a habit of hers to observe others ever since she started studying law.

his eyes glanced up at the decreasing number, slender fingers adjusting its grip on the bag. she peeled her eyes away from him as the lift arrived with a soft 'ding'. after he stepped in, his free arm stopped the lift from closing, allowing her to step in.

aki muttered a small 'thanks' and pressed the number 7, she peered over and realized that he just stood there, not pressing any other floors.

must be the same floor then.

as the doors opened, she walked out and towards geto's apartment.

"aki you're here ! come in, oh- gojou's here too." geto's head peeked out from his door upon hearing her knock.

her head turned and watched as the man she met earlier smile at her senpai, "I brought some fruits." the words fell out of his mouth so smooth it felt like silk.

"thanks. aki, this is gojou satoru, the friend I mentioned that was in america, he's back for a few days that's why I called everyone over. gojou, this is aki, my junior, the one really good at that game we played."

gojou smiled at the shorter girl, "nice to meet you."

"nice to meet you too." she greeted back and stepped into geto's house.

throughout the day, they didn't have much of a conversation except a short one in the kitchen where he was cooking. since she was the only female there, it made her feel better to pretend that she has something to do, like for example, cooking.

although it was a brief conversation about geto and their relationship, everything about the man before her made her fall for him even more. and on that day, it wasn't only the flowers that were blooming, it was her heart as well.

"nee-san, what are you thinking about ?" yuji's voice dragged her back to the present.

"this is a nice car, who'd you borrow it from ?"

"cool huh ? it's my professors'."

"older men now likes these kind of designs ? that's new."

yuji immediately started panicking, "he's not an old man ! he's the youngest professor in our hospital, probably a few years older than you, he’s super smart and is really handsome. he also went to the hardest medical school in america !"

that made her freeze, someone she knew was once in the hardest medical school in america as well.

"nee-san ?"

"I was thinking why someone so smart would take you for your masters."

"you-"

"just kidding."

she didn't mean to hurt his ego, she was just paranoid that the person teaching her younger cousin was the one she fell for years ago. aki pressed the button and the window rolled down, the wind blew onto her face and she hoped it would calm her from all the stress.

meanwhile, gojou satoru took out a red pen from his white coat and tried to mark itadori yuji’s report on a particular patient, yet his mind drifted off to a certain girl he met years ago.

#gojou satoru #gojou fluff #jujutsu kaisen

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dkronpa · 4 years ago

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Chapter 4: The Sky is Just a Skip Away ~Investigation~

//This did take longer than expect, and I apologise. I won’t lie and say that I expect to get through the trial quickly since I do go back to college but I will do my best to try and write when I can! As always, I hope you enjoy!

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab-

Everyone eventually had gathered at the scene of the crime, unable to describe what they were seeing. Just earlier today I was talking with Kurohiko-san and now…that’s not even getting started on Asano-san. Asano-san? Dead? Who would even think of killing Asano-san? She never stopped thinking about what she could do for everyone, and Kurohiko-san was always available for emotional support whenever somebody needed it. Why…? Why them?

“This is not good. Not in the slightest.” Kurosaki-san tipped his hat down. “Investigating two murders in one with the same amount of time for one murder? I don’t like these odds.”

“I have to agree.” Sly-san crossed his arms. “Right off the bat, I have my own issues with this as well, but I can talk about that stuff at the trial. Speaking of which, he should be arriving now.”

“Ah! You’d be right.” Monokuma popped up, pausing for a few moments. “…ah, no yells in terror. I’m gonna miss that guy, y’know? What a character. Oh well! Just how the killing game goes, right?” Monokuma chuckled, clearly not too beat up over the situation.

“Hold on now, I have some questions to ask of you. After all, this is a completely different kind of investigation for us.” Kurosaki-san said.

“Ah, yeah! This is the first time we’ve had to investigate two corpses! What’s the protocol for that?” Graves-san asked.

“Protocol? I guess you mean who you guys are voting for in the trial. Y’see, in the class trial, I believe in ‘first come, first served’! Meaning the first corpse will be the one you’re voting on!” Monokuma said. The first corpse, huh? Then I guess first order of business will be discerning which corpse is that ‘first’.

“I see…the first corpse.” Sly-san murmured it to himself.

“But wow! Two key players in a row? Your investigation will be rough…but I’m here to make it a little lighter with our recurring sponsor! The Monokuma File! Don’t worry, both of your victims are there! So, happy investigating!” Monokuma disappeared. I looked around at everyone left. There’s eight of us. Half of our original total. A lot less people left to help with the investigation.

“Right! We should decide who’ll stay behind to look after the crime scene!” Graves-san said, “I’m up for doing it this time around!”

“No…I don’t want anyone else looking after this place.” Amaterasu-san growled.

“Huh? Are you saying you wanna do it by yourself? It’s always been at least 2 people keeping watch over the scene.” Okanaya-kun said. Amaterasu-san had a pained look on her face. The most emotion she had shown since we got here. It’s easy to forget, but she really cared about Kurohiko-san and Asano-san.

“Is it alright to let Amaterasu-san look after the scene by herself this time?” Kirishima-san asked. “I-it’s just…it must be a tough situation for her…and we’ll all be coming in and out of here anyway! There’s no reason to worry, right? S-so…”

“Rina-chan…” Amaterasu-san looked up, “thanks. I appreciate that. If you wanna leave anyone with me, I’ll accept Rina-chan.”

“A-ah, is that so?” Kirishima-san smiled shyly as she filtered her hair between her fingers, “I don’t mind doing it. As long as I can help out somehow.”

“C…can I stay as well?”

“Yokozawa-kun?” Kirishima-san tilted her head. Yokozawa-san looked really pale, almost like he was gonna throw up.

“I, uh…I just…this is a lot, so…I’m not sure I’m up for moving about much. S-sorry, I don’t think I could be much use outside of just watching over this place…” He apologised, holding his stomach almost in pain.

Kirishima-san walked over to him and placed her hands on his cheeks, making him look into her eyes, “Please don’t apologise! This one will be hard for everyone, and we’ll all react differently! If you need anything, let me know! Even if it’s just a glass of water! I’ll run straight to the cafeteria and get some!”

“K-Kirishima-san…”

“I’m glad you’ve become so dependable, Mademoiselle Kirishima.” Kurosaki-san smiled a little.

“Ah, is that so? That makes me happy to hear.” Kirishima-san giggled. “Okay. We need to do our best again to find the truth…so…let’s do it!”

Everyone seemed really encouraged by Kirishima-san’s words. Which is good in a situation like this, the higher our morale is, the better. We have more work on our hands, another truth we need to find. I won’t let this go unsolved.

Investigation Start!

I opened up the Monokuma File to see what kind of information Monokuma provided this time. The first page was of Kurohiko-san, a pink splotch over his chest, around here his heart is. The next page was Asano-san, the pink splotch was located on her forehead. I scrolled to the next page.

The victims are Doi Kurohiko and Mami Asano. Both bodies were found in the Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab. Both victims died within 5 minutes of each other from gunshot wounds after the night-time announcement.

“Huh? Night-time?” I said out loud. “How late is it?”

“What are you saying? The night-time announcement played a long time ago. Don’t you remember?” Kirishima-san asked.

“A-ah…really?” I must’ve been so absorbed in what Amaterasu-san and I were doing that I didn’t even register it playing, “sorry, I’ve been distracted all day…guess I just didn’t remember.”

“I don’t blame you. Everybody’s been really preoccupied today.” Kirishima-san let out a sigh.

Truth Bullet Added: Monokuma File 4

Doi Kurohiko - Shot through the heart

Mami Asano - Shot through the head

Deaths occurred within minutes after night-time.

Amaterasu-san was looking solemnly at Asano-san and Kurohiko-san, barely moving. She could be mistaken for a statue. “Why did this happen to them? It doesn’t make any sense…nobody hated them.”

“Amaterasu-san…” I looked for something to say to comfort her, but nothing came to me.

“I’ll suck it up for now. I suppose you’re wondering about my alibi, right?”

“Huh? You’re alibi?”

“Well, we were separated for about an hour. You never realised how long you were gone?” Man, how out of it was I? “I suppose it makes sense after what we saw…I can tell you, but the problem is that if someone questions me, I can’t confirm anything without endangering the archive.”

“So, you were just continuing your research during that time…you never left?” I asked.

“Nope. I know it’s not really an alibi but it’s the truth. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.” Amaterasu-san turned her attention back to the scene. I think I do believe Amaterasu-san. It’s true, there’s no evidence yet for me to believe her, but…I want to at least believe Amaterasu-san wouldn’t do this.

Truth Bullet Added: Amaterasu-san’s Account

Amaterasu was in the archive during the murder, researching as much as she could even after Ryuu left for a walk.

“It’s just awful, don’t you think?” Kirishima-san asked, a crestfallen look upon her face. “Asano-san was so kind, and Kurohiko-kun was just so wonderful to everyone…I hate this so much. We have to figure out what happened for their sakes.”

“Of course. By the way, Kirishima-san. I hope you don’t mind me asking, but where were you today during the murder? I haven’t seen you all day.”

“Ah! Right! I’ve been in my Talent Lab the whole day. The stress of the situation was getting to me, so I thought I could work through the worry. I stayed in my lab until the night-time announcement played. Then I headed to my room and was about to sleep, that’s when the body discovery announcement played.”

“You left the building after the night-time announcement? Did anybody see you so we can confirm that?”

Kirishima-san thought for a moment. She opened her mouth a little but seemed hesitant. “It’s just…the only person I remember seeing was…A-Asano-san…”

“Huh? You saw Asano-san right after the night-time announcement?!”

“W-we were just passing by each other! We just exchanged ‘hellos’ and went on our ways…thinking about it now, she must have been coming here and then…” Then she died…which means Kirishima-san is the last person to have seen Asano-san alive. It doesn’t look good for her, but there’s no way Kirishima-san’s the killer…

Truth Bullet Added: Kirishima-san’s Account

She was in her Talent Lab until the night-time announcement before heading back to the dorms. As she was leaving, she ran into Asano as she was leaving, making her the last to see Asano alive.

“Yokozawa-san?” I walked over to Yokozawa-san who was stuck, paled in the corner. “Are you sure you’ll be okay with watching over the scene? You don’t seem totally with it today.”

“I’m sorry, it’s just…th-this is a lot to take in. Y’know, it’s just gotten progressive worse? Watanabe-san was our leader. Irunami-kun happened right in front of all of us, Shinko-kun died in such an awful way…a-and now two victims. If it gets worse, I dunno how I’ll be able to handle it.” He explained.

“I understand. Your lab is just on the other side of the floor, right? Were you in there the whole time?”

“Yeah. It’s like I told you yesterday, I was trying to figure out the wi-fi password. Still no luck, mind you. I haven’t left the lab until the body discovery announcement.” He said.

“I see…wait, then you didn’t even hear the gunshots? Even though you were on the same floor.”

“Gunshots…? Ah, right. That’s how they died…no, I didn’t hear anything. Which…I suppose is odd…it’s like…even if I was deep in work, I should’ve heard it, right?” Yokozawa-san started murmuring to himself.

“Yokozawa-san?”

“Sorry, my mind’s running…if I think of anything, I’ll let everyone know. For now, though…s-sorry, I’m totally at a loss.”

“It’s fine. Don’t worry too much about it, we’ll need your help at the trial so try to focus on calming down. Deep breaths, alright?”

“Y-yeah.” Yokozawa-san’s clearly in shock, even if he’s suspicious, this sort of shock can’t be faked. I’m not sure what to think…

Truth Bullet Added: Yokozawa-san’s Account

He was working on trying to figure out the password for the Wi-fi the past day and hadn’t left his lab until the body discovery announcement. He never heard any of the gunshots.

I finally turned my attention to the scene of the crime. Sly-san was investigating Asano-san’s body currently. I walked over to him, watching him dig into the various pockets in Asano-san dress. He sat back onto his knees and sighed.

“Looking at her like this, she really did look like a doll. It’s sad. Lives like hers don’t deserve to be taken but fate is never fair, is it?”

“No, it’s not.” I agreed. “Have you found anything of note?”

“A few things, actually. I’ve still gotta check on Kurohiko’s body but as far as Asano goes, I’ll start with her body itself. Other than the obvious cause of death, she doesn’t have any external injuries. No sign of anything being ingested so I doubt she was poisoned or something. You can call someone else if you wanna double-confirm that. The bullet wound itself didn’t go all the way through her skull.”

“So…what does that mean?”

“Either there was a lot of distance between her and the shooter, or something was between them which would have slowed the bullet.” Sly-san clarified.

“I see…”

Truth Bullet Updated: Monokuma File 4

Mami Asano – Shot through the head, the bullet didn’t go all the way. No sign of her ingesting something beforehand or any other external injuries.

“Asano-san had a gun…?” I nodded to the weapon clutched in her hand.

“Yeah. It’s a revolver, and it’s missing one of its bullets. I’ll have a look into the bullets themselves later. Also, while I was searching her pockets I found this-“ He pulls out a piece of paper and hands it to me “-some kind of note.” I unfold it and read out loud.

“Meet me in my lab half an hour after night-time. It's very important we meet tonight so please don't be late." I said. That’s just a little before they were both killed… “Who do you think wrote this? Kurohiko-san? Since it does mention meeting in the sender’s lab…”

“That seems like the most likely possibility, but it’s not signed so who knows?” If it was Kurohiko-san, why did he call Asano-san up here…? And right before the murder…?

Truth Bullet Added: Note on Asano’s Body

"Meet me in my lab half an hour after night-time. It's very important we meet tonight so please don't be late."

Truth Bullet Added: Asano’s Gun

A revolver that's missing 1 bullet from its chamber.

Sly-san cocked an eyebrow, “Nagata? You seem rather spaced out. It’s unlike you.”

“H-huh? Do I? Sorry, I guess this is just a little jarring, is all. Don’t you think it’s odd there are two bodies in the first place?”

“Of course, I do. If you kill two people, it only leaves more evidence behind. If anything, it’s a disadvantage to the culprit…though, I suppose…” Sly-san’s voice trailed off, “I suppose that’s a thought for the class trial. For now, I’ll keep going with my investigation.”

“Yeah, thank you.” I nodded. I wonder what Sly-san’s thinking? He’s smart when it comes to the trials so hopefully, he’ll have some insight to what could have happened. Though, if there’s anybody’s theories I want to hear…it’s them. ”Do you know where Kurosaki-san went?”

“Kurosaki? It looked like he was heading for the staircase. Maybe he’s thought of somewhere else linked to the crime?” He paused for a moment. “Hold on! Why are you asking me where that guy is?!”

“I mean…you two are close aren’t-“

“Do you wanna die?” He growled.

“Wh- s-sorry! I just thought after that last trial!”

“…that was a one-off, get it? That guy is trouble even I don’t want to get involved with more than necessary. If you’re smart, you’ll keep your distance. A good kid like you shouldn’t get close to dangerous people.”

Sly-san…aren’t you a dangerous person?

Shaking off that thought, I murmured an agreement and walked over to the divider in the centre of the room. There were two holes in the divider, not to mention that when we walked into the room the curtain on Asano-san’s side was drawn to hide her. I wonder why the room was set up like that? Also these holes…they must be bullet holes, right? I can’t imagine anything else causing them.

Truth Bullet Added: Room Divider

Two bullet holes were found in the divider.

Truth Bullet Added: Room Setup

There was a divider set up in the middle of the room and a large curtain that could be drawn over to block out one half of the room

Alright, I think until Sly-san has investigated Kurohiko-san’s body, that’s all to look at right now. It’ll be more efficient to hear the info from Sly-san later and look elsewhere. There are a few places I want to check out and a few people I still need to check in on. Now, where to check first…?

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, 4th Floor-

When I reached the top floor, it was as I expected. That person was standing in front of their lab. “Yo yo, Ryuu!” Graves-san greeted.

“Graves-san, what are you doing up here?” I asked.

“Ah, well I thought maybe the weapons used in the murder might have come from my lab, you know? I thought it would be best to check it out just in case. I totally forgot about the lock system though.” She scratched the back of her head and stuck her tongue out. Right, I remember when I first investigated here, Graves-san mentioned that her lab had a passcode on the door.

“So, there’s no sign of anything being taken?”

“Nope! Everything is as expected, you wanna come in and check?” She offered.

“Please. Not that I doubt you, just so I can confirm to everybody else later should they ask about it.” I said. Graves-san nodded and inputted the 6-digit code and the door slid open. Just like last time, the room was totally barren.

“Gimme a sec!” She went around the lab using the various security measures. Ocular scanners, fingerprint scanners, passcodes, everything. Eventually, almost every panel of the floor, walls, and ceiling had flipped to reveal weapons, monitors, information on the students, I even saw a grappling hook gun which I thought only existed in spy movies, it was almost overwhelming to see it in its full glory, “How cool is all this stuff, huh?!” She cheered.

“Graves-san, everything is locked behind some kind of security measure, right?”

“Of course! Even if you could get the passcode for the front door, my guns are all locked behind an ocular scanner so nobody but me could access that! It’s one-hundred percent secure!” She promised. I see…so only Graves-san had access to the weapons in this lab.

Truth Bullet Added: Ultimate Secret Agent’s Lab

The lab is locked up with a six-digit passcode only Graves-san knows. In addition, all the weapons are locked behind an ocular scanner.

Graves-san put her hands on her hips and smirked, “if you’re satisfied, then is that all?”

“One more thing. Did you see anything out of the ordinary or anything worth noting? Anything, no matter how little it might seem.” I asked. Graves-san fiddled with the her cap for a moment.

“Oh! Junpei! I saw Junpei after night-time! When I was waiting by the fountain after the night-time announcement, I could see into Junpei’s lab window! His computer is right by the window, and I saw him around the time of the murder as well!” Graves-san said.

“You saw Yokozawa-san? And you’re sure it was around the time of the murder?”

“Definitely. I was at the fountain at around 10:40pm.” Graves-san confirmed.

“Got it. I’ll keep it in mind.”

Truth Bullet Added: Graves-san’s Account

Graves remembers seeing Yokozawa at the window of his research lab from the fountain at around 10:40pm.

“Okay. I think that’s everything here, thanks for your help, Graves-san.”

“No problemo, homeslice! Always happy to help.” When she said that, I almost paused. It wasn’t so long ago that she was saying she didn’t trust any of us. Just how inconsistent was Graves-san? I just don’t understand her at all…

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Talent Building Exterior-

When I left the building, I found Kurosaki-san and Okanaya-kun talking just off the path. Okanaya-kun spots me first, grimaces and then looks away. Kurosaki-san turns back to look at me and smiles. “Nagata-kyun! Have you come to finally confess your love?”

“No, what are you two doing out here?” I asked.

“Herr Okanaya and I wished to investigate the outside of the building just in case of any possible evidence the culprit might have disposed of.”

“And?”

“Unfortunately, nothing on the outside. Disappointing, really. However! I was snooping around the talents labs and did discover something interesting. I looked in Amaterasu-chan’s lab and found an opened box of firecrackers!”

“Firecrackers?”

“There were a few boxes, so they presumably came with the lab. Judging from the state of the box, only two were taken, but I still found it interesting.” Kurosaki-san said.

Truth Bullet Added: Firecrackers

The Ultimate Thief lab came equipped with firecrackers. One of the boxes was opened and missing two firecrackers.

“What a fuckin’ waste of time.” Okanaya-kun grumbled, he barged past me and went back inside the talent building. So, he’s still mad about then…dammit. I wanna make things right so badly, but if I tell him…

“Trouble in paradise?” Kurosaki-san asked with a genuine concern.

“We just had a fight. You don’t need to worry; I’ll talk to him about it.” I said, forcing a smile. Kurosaki-san let out a low hum and nodded once. Slowly. “A-anyway, what about you? I was actually hoping to get your thoughts on the case so far.”

“My thoughts? Apologies, I don’t have any kind of thoughts to share at the moment.”

“Huh, really? That’s…surprising. It always felt like you kind of knew what was happening. You really don’t have any ideas?”

“Ahahaha, sorry to disappoint. In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting anybody to really try and kill. That’s why we organised the battle royal.”

“Was that the thing I walked into before we heard those shots?”

“Indeed. I, Mademoiselle Graves, Herr Okanaya, and Herr Knives all agreed to do something about this motive before it got too far. Since there was a two-victim limit, having four people meant we guaranteed a surviving witness no matter the outcome. We all knew time was of the essence, so we all agreed to meet at 11pm.”

“11pm? That’s pretty late.”

“It was, wasn’t it? Not that it mattered. We all ended up turning up early and simply waited for it to roll around to 11pm.” Kurosaki-san explained. “I was the last one to arrive. I got there around 10:50pm.”

“I see…so you all have alibis for the murder then.”

Truth Bullet Added: 4-Way Battle Royal

Kurosaki, Okanaya, Sly, and Graves all decided to fight each other to the death in order to prevent everyone from dying due to the motive. They agreed to meet at 11 though they all arrived early.

“Thank you for talking with me, Kurosaki-san. I think it helped.”

“I’m glad. I’ll need to work a little harder than usual in order to uncover this truth. So, I’ll be counting on you to help me out.”

“You give me too much credit. I’m more or less just following your lead. Besides, everyone is pretty useful in their own ways. We’ll get through this class trial as a team, I’m sure.”

Kurosaki-san just stared at me before smiling. “Oh, to have your attitude.”

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Ultimate Romance Expert’s Talent Lab (2)-

When I returned to the scene, Sly-san was hanging back at the wall. He must already be finished, but what caught my eye more was the slightly less pale Yokozawa-san talking to Kirishima-san. “Hey you two, what’s happening?”

“Ah, we made an amazing discovery!” Kirishima-san exclaimed, “you know how Yokozawa-kun was talking about not being able to hear the gunshots earlier? Well, we tried this experiment! I went out into the hallways and yelled super loud. At the top of my lungs! But nobody in the room could hear a thing!”

“Huh, is that true?”

“Yeah. Kirishima-san got really curious when I told what I told you, and it sounds like the walls to this room at the very least are soundproof.” Soundproof walls…

Truth Bullet Added: Sound Experiment

Kirishima-san yelled as loud as she could from the hallways but the people inside the Ultimate Romance Expert’s Lab couldn’t hear her at all.

Thanking the two for the information, I walked over to Sly-san who stood up straight when I approached. “I finished my autopsy.” He stated.

“…and?”

“It’s odd, actually. The gun that Kurohiko is holding isn’t a real gun. It’s a BB gun, so it only shoots harmless pellets.”

“What? So, Asano-san had a real revolver, but Kurohiko-san only has a BB gun?”

“Not only that,” He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me, “I found this on Kurohiko’s person. Another note.” I unfolded the note and read it out loud.

“I'm scared he's going to kill her, we need to put a stop to this before another trial can occur." I murmured the words once or twice more. “This is odd…it almost sounds like Asano-san and Kurohiko-san were planning to kill someone…”

“I wonder who all those pronouns are referring to though. ‘He’, ‘Her’, ‘Us’. It’s full of questions.”

Truth Bullet Added: Kurohiko’s Gun

The gun Kurohiko was found with was a BB gun that was modelled to look like a handgun.

Truth Bullet Added: Note on Kurohiko’s Body

"I'm scared he's going to kill her, we need to put a stop to this before another trial can occur."

“I feel this got a lot more complicated,” I let out a sigh, “Also, I forgot to ask before but when we initially ran here, you went to check on your lab. Did you find anything?”

“Actually, that ties into what we were just talking about. I looked around and found that three of my guns were missing. Two revolvers and one BB gun. Last time I checked that lab was just before the motive reveal so between then and now, those all were taken.”

Truth Bullet Added: Ultimate Assassin’s Lab

Two revolvers and a BB gun went missing from the weapons wall sometime after the motive reveal.

“Phew…that’s a lot of info.”

“I’m still not done. A few things I noticed during my actual autopsy.”

“Th-there’s still more?!”

“When I investigated Kurohiko’s wound, I found that he was shot with a pistol. Not a revolver. Asano-san was shot with a revolver though. Not to mention when I checked out that divider, neither of the holes were high enough to have shot Kurohiko in the heart. Not to mention the holes were different sizes, if they’re indeed bullet holes then they’re two different calibres.”

Truth Bullet Added: Sly-san’s Account

The bullet in Kurohiko's body came from a pistol whilst the one in Asano's came from a revolver

Truth Bullet Updated: Room Divider

Two bullet holes were found in the divider. According to Sly, neither bullet hole was the right height to have hit Doi in the heart and they were different calibres.

“R-right…”

“And finally-“

“More, still?!”

“It isn’t my fault you didn’t look hard enough this time around. Don’t get pissed off at me or I won’t share my info with you.” Sly-san said.

“S-sorry…you were saying?”

“I noticed it when looking at Asano-san’s body, but it seems there was some orange powder on her. In fact, when I looked around closely enough there were tiny specs of orange powder all around the room. You won’t notice it if you don’t look for it though. I’m lucky Asano’s dress is white, so it stood out and I knew to keep an eye out.”

“Orange…powder? Weird, but okay then.”

Truth Bullet Added: Orange Powder

Traces of an odd orange powder were found all around the crime scene, including on Asano’s body.

~Ding dong, Bing bong~

“Is it time yet…? I feel like it’s time. Alright, time for you all to haul ass to the usual place! Don’t be late, got it?!” The monitor turned off.

“Let’s go.” Was all Sly-san said before leaving the room.

-Chapter 4 Deadly Life, Trial Grounds-

When everybody gathered outside the elevator Kirishima-san kept looking around the room. “This…is this really everybody?”

“Look at us. This is half of what we started off as originally.” Okanaya-kun noted.

“If anything, I’m just glad to have made it to the top eight!” Graves-san giggled, “Seriously though, how much longer are we gonna have to continue this sort of formula? It gets kinda boring after a while.”

“Must be nice to be able to get bored with this sort of stuff.” Sly-san said.

“You’re saying you’re enjoying this? Wouldn’t it be better to find it boring than find it fun?” Graves-san questioned.

“I’m not going to answer your dumb questions.”

“Awww.” She pouted as the elevator doors opened, “ah, let’s do it.” She pumped herself before walking on.

Okanaya-kun barely regarded me before walking onto the elevator, Kirishima-san looked between us with worry, “U-umm…” She fiddled with her hair before simply opting to walk onto the elevator.

“So cold~” Kurosaki-san remarked as he followed suit, as well as Sly-san.

Amaterasu-san had this determined look in her eyes, “I’m gonna put in a lot more effort this time around. I wanna get this bastard.” With that, she, Yokozawa-san and I all stepped into the elevator and it began to descend. I couldn’t help but take notice how, even though I had much more room in the elevator, it hadn’t become less suffocating to stand in. A tense place right before we all put our lives on the line.

The elevator came to halt and revealed the new design to our trial ground. The walls were patterned with hot pink love hearts and white dollhouses alternating on the black wallpaper. We all moved to our podiums without Monokuma even commenting this time. God, have we seriously become to numb to this process that we don’t even need to have anything said to us?

There were three new portraits. Three. Asano-san and Kurohiko-san were stand X’s, but Ishikawa-san’s portrait rather than any clever X, were numerous hands reaching out from the bottom of the picture frame. Without really looking at those we had lost, we prepared ourselves.

Doi Kurohiko, The Ultimate Romance Expert. He was goofy and often came across as unreliable, but even so, he was one of the easiest to approach, almost like a big brother. He understood everybody’s emotions better than anybody else. He might have understood someone more than they understood themselves.

Mami Asano, the Ultimate Living Doll. It almost seems cruel to have that be her title. When I first met Asano-san she had to be told to do anything including sleeping or eating, but she was learning and improving on herself to make her own decisions. She was just at the start of her journey of discovering herself…

Rina Kirishima

Yuuki Kurosaki

Doi Kurohiko

Saori Kibe

Amaterasu Hokama

But both of their lives were cut short.

Sly

Karma Graves

Junpei Yokozawa

Maemi Watanabe

Kobo Okanaya

Tomoe Hachi

Somebody here cut their lives short. And I can’t forgive that.

Mami Asano

Toson Shinko

Sadao Irunami

Tsukiko Ishikawa

Ryuu Nagata

I will find the culprit, no matter what. I’ll bring them to justice, because why should we have to become sacrifices for them? This class trial…begins!

#DKronpa #chapters #fanganronpa #fangan ronpa #danganronpa #danganronpa fangan #dangan ronpa

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tamamatango · 5 years ago

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(This was supposed to go up last night if you saw my post on Twitter but for whatever reason this site decided to just not let me save or post it so I just had to wait to try again, apologies for that and tumblr for fuck’s sake it’s almost 2020 why are you still broken to hell)

Happy holidays! This isn’t one of the Christmas songs I never translated though. Sorry to disappoint on that front :V I ran a poll on Twitter asking about four songs I was considering and this is the one that won, though I think I can reasonably tackle all of them at some point (one of them besides this one is practically finished already so I will try to put that out very shortly). This is an insert song from episode 70 included on one of the soundtrack CDs (now released digitally!) and it’s an interesting one because it contains a bunch of puns and is filled to the brim with sumo terminology which is just SO MUCH FUN. Fortunately I was able to adapt everything somehow but for those who want to add a little education to their day I included a big ol’ glossary at the end of the post featuring the sumo language used in the song and an explanation of some of the puns involving it. I’m not normally a translator’s notes person but this seems like a special case :P I kinda just learned this stuff from Wikipedia (English and Japanese) and like the weblio dictionary though so it’s not like I knew all this already either lmao.

Translation under the cut!

(All) Dosukoi! (x7) Keron’s our base, five-man team! Dosukoi! (Keroro) I’m shooting for the top arena in Kuramae (Tamama) “Mr. Sergeant! Official tournaments have been held in the one near Ryōgoku since forever ago!” (Dororo) Our sumo destiny is calling our names (Keroro) “Wait, someone called for Dororo?” (Giroro) Is this really an invasion plan? (Kururu) Our rival’s just a newbie (All) Hey, there! (Dororo) Beat at our own game... (Giroro) “What did I do to deserve this…?” (Giroro) The underwear around my waist shows bravery (Dororo) “That’s actually a loincloth, Giroro.” (Tamama) Our stew to gain some weight is full of instant dumplings, of course! (Keroro) “I couldn’t resist! My hand just reached for them on its own, yes sir!” (Kururu) We’d better carefully sneak in some salt (Tamama) We’ll use the hidden salt to... (All) Take that! (Keroro) ...throw it in their eyes!! (Dororo) “That’s foul play, Keroro!” (Keroro) The only thing I can arm throw are my Gunpla (Tamama) My special move has me leap with sweets from the mall (Giroro) No matter what we do, we just can’t thrust them out (All) Well, for now, just raise your leg up real high

(Keroro) Gero gero (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Giroro) Giro giro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Tamama) Tama tama (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Keroro) I won’t lose a match to some foreign wrestler! (Giroro) You’re one to talk, because you’re an alien! (Kururu) Kuru kuru (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Dororo) Doro doro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (All) Sumo thrust! Dosukoi Sergeant! (Keroro) Please let us go, we forfeit! Let’s high-tail it, here we gero~ (Giroro) Giro~ (Tamama) Tama~ (Kururu) Kuru~ (Dororo) Doro~

(All) Dosukoi! (x3) Keron’s our base, five-man team! Dosukoi! (Keroro) Let us refresh using our oxygen supply (Tamama) “Mr. Sergeant! That’s helium!!” (Keroro) “Gero?!” (Giroro) I just can’t let Natsumi see me like this (Kururu) “I already invited her to come sit in the audience~!” (Giroro) “What?!” (Dororo) At least I could do something with my ninja moves (Tamama) No, you can’t do that here (All) That’s right! (Kururu) Because we’re sumo (Keroro) “Betcha don’t know about this one, no sir! Ge-gero~” (Keroro) Clap in front of their face to throw them off, like taking candy from a baby (Kururu) Sneak from behind and attack like a malicious virus (Dororo) I’m the only one in the dark, like I’m being tossed out! (All) Putting that aside, both hands on the ground and bow!

(Keroro) Gero gero (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Giroro) Giro giro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Tamama) Tama tama (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Dororo) We’re in a total stalemate! Put some effort in! (Keroro) Dororo’s snapped, we’re in trouble now! (Kururu) Kuru kuru (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Dororo) Doro doro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (All) Go get ‘em! Dosukoi Sergeant! (Keroro) And if we lose, we’ll just distort their memories-gero~ (Giroro) Giro~ (Tamama) Tama~ (Kururu) Kuru~ (Dororo) Doro~

(Keroro) Gero gero (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Giroro) Giro giro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Tamama) Tama tama (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Kururu) We’ll be pro wrestlers any minute now (Tamama) I’d be happy with just one victory! (Kururu) Kuru kuru (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (Dororo) Doro doro (All) Dosukoi Sergeant! (All) What do we do?! Dosukoi Sergeant! (Keroro) Everybody stop, this mission is called off-gero~ (Giroro) Giro~ (Tamama) Tama~ (Kururu) Kuru~ (Dororo) Doro~

Sumo Glossary (in order of appearance):

Dosukoi = A general exclamation chanted by sumo wrestlers. I’ve translated this before when dealing with sumo stuff in the other anime I translate for but I also see it kept transliterated in a lot of cases, so I decided to do that here considering it forms the lyrical backbone of like the entire chorus :V Heya = Usually means “room,” but in this context it’s where a sumo wrestler trains/lives.

Kokugikan = The primary venue for professional sumo tournaments, located in the Kuramae neighborhood in Tokyo from 1950 until its demolition in 1984. Re-opened at a new location near the Ryōgoku neighborhood in 1985. Though this song was created before Keroro’s approximate birthdate was confirmed (sometime around 1970), it’s still reasonable to assume they intended for him to have been around since before the Kokugikan location’s closing so this line could be a subtle jab at his age :P

Jonokuchi = The lowest division of sumo wrestling.

Gottsuan/Gocchan = A term used among sumo wrestlers to usually mean “thank you,” but apparently it can also be used as a simple acknowledgement or greeting so I just kinda adapted it pretty loosely here :V

Fundoshi and mawashi = The waist belt that sumo wrestlers wear; functionally they’re kinda the same thing but the subtle difference (according to what I read anyway) is that a fundoshi is a little less dignified (more like underwear) to the more dignified mawashi so...yeah lol

Chankonabe/Chanko = A kind of stew served to sumo wrestlers to help them gain weight. Usually has lots of proteins and vegetables.

Sukuinage = Lit. “scooping throw,” a traditional throw in which you scoop your opponent’s legs out from under them and twist them to the ground.

Tsukitaoshi = The word for thrusting your opponent in or out of the ring

Tsupparu = In sumo, to thrust the opponent by repeatedly pushing them with your hand

Chonmage = Here it’s actually used as a pun; one meaning is “please do [something for me], but it also refers to the topknot hairstyle of sumo wrestlers

Nekodamashi = At the beginning of a match, clapping your hands in front of the opponent’s face to confuse them. Before it’s use here, Keroro makes a pun by saying this move would “make even a cat cry” (neko mo nakaseru) which doesn’t even remotely translate so I just did something else with that :V

Okuridashi = A technique where you push your opponent out of the ring from behind. Kururu puns this with okuridasu, meaning to send something (yknow, like malware :P)

Sotomusou = A technique where you block the opponent’s arm and toss them by grabbing their leg. Punned by Dororo with the phrase kaya no soto, or “being left out of the loop.”

Hakkeyoi = A phrase called by the referee when two wrestlers are in a deadlock and the action stalls.

Shiroboshi = Lit. “white star.” Used to indicate a victory in a sumo match which is usually denoted with a white circle.

#keroro gunso #sgt frog #translation #keroro platoon

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dippedanddripped · 5 years ago

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In the brief history of street culture, Hitomi Yokoyama is one of its most prominent hidden figures. If Hiroshi Fujiwara is considered the de facto “godfather of Japanese streetwear,” Yokoyama is most definitely its godmother. A contemporary of UNDERCOVER founder Jun Takahashi and Tomoaki “NIGO” Nagao — who would go on to establish A Bathing Ape and Human Made — Yokoyama was at the forefront of Tokyo’s Ura-Harajuku movement that gave rise to Japan’s cadre of covetable brands like WTAPS, Neighborhood, Bounty Hunter, and countless others.

As a teenager growing up in Tokyo’s Yotsuya neighborhood, Yokoyama became fixated with the British punk bands she saw on TV and heard on the radio. “I was listening to The Clash, Adam & The Ants, and The Sex Pistols,” she says. “The first thing in fashion I got really excited about was Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s clothing I saw Johnny Rotten wearing.”

It was through seminal Japanese magazines like Takarajima that she got put onto McLaren and Westwood’s Seditionaries clothing line and SEX shop in World’s End. She also discovered “Last Orgy,” an influential Takarajima column started by Hiroshi Fujiwara. It was basically a cheat sheet of what brands, bands, and trends were about to blow up.

But Yokoyama didn’t just read about what was cool — she lived it, too, exploring Tokyo’s underground nightlife at clubs like Picasso and Nabaron, which played everything from ska, rockabilly, and reggae to the hottest bands in London at the time. The scene got her close to Jun Takahashi and future Bounty Hunter founder Hikaru Iwanaga, who played in a tribute band called the Tokyo Sex Pistols, and NIGO, who sometimes stepped in as their drummer. Yokoyama remembers how the now-icons dressed at the time, recalling Takahashi as a would-be Johnny Rotten and Iwanaga as a stand-in for Sid Vicious.

“This kind of place was more like a culture school than just a club,” she says. It’s where she learned how to dress and met like-minded people who shared the same passions, like Vivienne Westwood and punk. “It was a real life social network in the days before the internet.”

NIGO and Takahashi had met at Tokyo’s prestigious Bunka Fashion College, the same institution that produced Yohji Yamamoto and Junya Watanabe. Yokoyama worked at a hair school in the neighborhood called Ciao Bambina, which doubled as a community hub for area youth, since their parents weren’t allowed in. NIGO got his hair cut there, and Yokoyama admits she used to steal a product called Rock Gel, a hard hair gel ideal for Takahashi’s avant-garde punk hairstyles.

At the same time, Takahashi and NIGO were becoming a dynamic duo in their own right. They had taken the reins of Fujiwara’s “Last Orgy” column and brought it to Popeye magazine (the newer, younger answer to Takarajima) under the moniker “Last Orgy 2.” It was clear they had the juice now, so under Fujiwara’s mentorship they turned their platform into a first-of-its-kind retail concept: NOWHERE.

Before that store opened, Yokoyama remembers the small network of streets as a neighborhood with hidden gems interspersed throughout. There was Hitomi Okawa’s MILK, Nobuhiko Kitamura’s Hysteric Glamour, and punk boutique A Store Robot, which Yokoyama frequented. But NOWHERE began the evolution of Harajuku’s backstreets into an in-the-know shopping destination. The shop launched both Takahashi’s UNDERCOVER and NIGO’s A Bathing Ape.

“Jun started making clothes on a domestic sewing machine, making one-off items. He was a genius at an early age,” remembers Yokoyama. “Then you had NIGO, who was a massive expert on vintage clothing and had great style.”

The Ura-Harajuku scene and the brands to emerge from it would expand from a small underground community to a huge global movement, and Yokoyama would play a crucial part in that transition when she moved to London in 1993.

“My plan was to study English and go to make up school,” she explains. “One day, I was walking down the street and I met a guy called Barnzley. He recognized my Seditionaries clothes and was very curious about my UNDERCOVER clothes.”

Fate made it so that one of the first people Yokoyama met in London was one of its most well-connected people. Simon “Barnzley” Armitage is a fixture of London’s club scene and its underground subculture. As a shop guy for Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, he took advantage of the store’s screen printer to make bootleg Chanel T-shirts before getting into deconstructing clothes. He’s donned many hats and worked on numerous projects throughout the years, including co-founding the label A Child of the Jago with Joe Corre — Westwood and McLaren’s punk progeny.

Yokoyama’s Seditionaries fit caught his eye immediately, and they connected over a shared love of clothes, music, and punk culture. Yokoyama was still looking for a room, and Barnzley actually had an opening at his flat, recently vacated by Spanish artist Luciana Martinez de la Rosa.

“I think Hitomi was quite happy to move into a flat full of cool clothes, art, and records,” recalls Barnzley. “Maybe not so happy I kept her up all night with loud music, girls, insane pop stars, and messy graffiti artists.”

Yokoyama admits she didn’t get much sleep thanks to the loud music, but describes the London she found as “like Disneyland.” With Barnzley as her cultural sherpa, she rubbed shoulders with Joe Corre, Nellee Hooper of The Wild Bunch, Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, and Paul Simonon of The Clash. Many of the figures she previously only read about, that seemed worlds away in the translated pages of Japanese glossies, now became face-to-face acquaintances.

“Everybody seemed to be a pop star, artist or model,” she says. “It was nonstop ’til 4 a.m. most nights.”

In addition to putting Yokoyama on to London’s hippest clubs and clothing stores, Barnzley also introduced her to Cuts, an underground hair salon that was pretty much the city’s answer to Tokyo’s Ciao Bambina. Founded by the late James Lebon, younger brother of fashion photographer Mark Lebon, he created a template for a new breed of alternative hairdressers. Inspired by the DIY ethos of punk, Cuts was the first in a new type of independent hairdressers whose multi-ethnic aesthetic chimed with that of Ray Petri’s wabi-sabi Buffalo style.

“It was a hub for street fashion as there were shoots for i-D and The Face. It was also where you’d find out information on clubs, clothes, and all that culture,” Yokoyama says. “Working there was more like a very fashionable club than a hairdresser. It was my introduction to fashionable London.”

International Stüssy Tribe member Michael Kopelman was also a Cuts regular. In 1989, he founded Gimme 5 as a distribution company, spreading the gospel of Japanese streetwear by introducing brands like Neighborhood, UNDERCOVER, visvim, BAPE, and Hiroshi Fujiwara’s GOODENOUGH into ahead-of-the-game boutiques like Hit and Run (later renamed The Hideout). By 1995, Kopelman and Yokoyama’s mutual appreciation had grown to the point where he felt comfortable enough offering her a job. “We were both into similar things from Japan. Nobody else in London was,” he says succinctly.

With no previous background in art (and never even having worked on a computer before), Yokoyama’s strong sensibilities informed what would become Gimme 5’s aesthetic. Inspired by everything from Eames chairs, old record sleeves, and comic books, she taught herself to use programs like Illustrator, eventually designing a Gimme 5 clothing logo cribbed from Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four comics. Her work went on to impress her friends back in Japan, leading to graphic work for UNDERCOVER, A Bathing Ape, Real Mad Hectic, and Let It Ride as well as New York brands like aNYthing.

By the mid-2000s, Yokoyama received a major profile boost when she designed a purple and maroon Air Stab for Nike’s sought-after 2006 Air-U-Breathe pack. She was inspired by the lightness of the sneaker, as well as images of rabbits and cats jumping around in her head, leading to the striking graphic on the heel she describes as “paws with eyes.” She followed it up in 2008 with a mostly gray Air Max 90 Current created under Nike’s Co-Lab program for the Beijing Olympics.

Despite her impressive pedigree, Hitomi Yokoyama’s work seems largely swept under the rug in the story of streetwear. Perhaps that’s because she’s always gone under the pseudonym “HIT.” It was a conscious decision on her part, creating an air of mystery around this cryptic, Japanese designer in the vein of a SK8THING or SKOLOCT.

“I started working with all these men’s brands and they wanted to the put the designer’s name on the shirts,” she says. “There weren’t many females around at the time, and I was worried that people from that scene would not take me seriously if they knew I was female. So with the alias HIT, I would not be discriminated against; it’s genderless.”

Yokoyama’s most prolific collabs aren’t just with products, but people. Through her friendships in Tokyo and London, she helped foster long-lasting relationships, like linking Mo Wax impresario James Lavelle and NYC graffiti writer Stash with NIGO. She also became especially close with the late, legendary stylist Judy Blame, who was the inspiration for Dior’s Fall/Winter 2020 men’s collection. Yokoyama is in the final stages of her own Judy Blame tribute, a brand called Available Nowhere that uses Blame’s archive on a series of T-shirts, jackets, shirts, and scarves.

Whatever she’s doing, Hitomi Yokoyama is eternally grateful for the chances London gave her as a wide-eyed young woman from Tokyo. She admits that if things hadn’t worked out abroad, she’d have probably moved back to Tokyo and worked at a Shinjuku sushi restaurant. Now she wants to pay that kindness forward to the next generation.

“I hope to work with artists, designers, and interesting people who might be not well-known,” she says. “I want to help young people with lots of energy learn from old people with experience.”

Words: Andy Thomas

#undercover #james lavelle #nigo #a bathing ape #bathing ape #Hitomi Yokoyama #streetwear designers #women in streetwear #stash #aNYthing #real mad hectic #urbanwear blog

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pomnavi · 4 years ago

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Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay / My Son is Probably Gay Vol 2 Ch. 42 (End of Vol 2)

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Chapter 42: Ever-expanding Everyday

Page 1 Bu 1: ....Oh? Bu 2: Haven't you gotten a little bulkier? Bu 3: No way, really!? Bu 4: Yeah, just a little Bu 5: Are you still working out with those dumbells? Bu 6: Y'know there are these really athletic guys from the Kendo club! Bu 7: They taught me some good ways to use the dumbells. Bu 8: Maybe it's because of that!? Bu 9: You'll be more motivated after seeing some results huh Hiroki: Wow~ Awesome! Tomoko: Perserverance is power

Page 2 Bu 1: I'm off~ Bu 2: Oh Bu 3: Good morning Bu 4: Hey Asumi-chan! Bu 5: Our uniform looks nice on you! Bu 6: You look so mature! Bu 7: Y-y-you're surely joking right....! Bu 8: Are you joining any clubs? Bu 9: I'm thinking about it Bu 10: Those two are somehow Bu 12: Getting closer aren't they

Page 3 Bu 1: Hiroki, did you play this yet? Bu 2: I did! Bu 3: It was super scary Bu 4: But I managed to finish it! Bu 5: Wasn't the story amazing? Bu 6: Eh Bu 7: Um.. the story...yeah, it was certainly something! Bu 8: What did you think of the ending? Bu 9: Uh.. well.... I.... Bu 10: The ending Bu 11: It looked like there was no salvation for them Bu 12: But wasn't it the best, happiest ending for the main character? That's what it seemed like to me.

Page 4 Bu 1: Ooh, I thought so too! Bu 2: Did you play it too? Bu 3: I watched Nii-san while he was playing Bu 4: OH! I thought the same thing too! Good for him right! Hiroki 1: Aha~ Hiroki 1: hahahaha Bu 5: Well~ I wonder if I should play it again Hiroki sfx: haha Bu 6: Didn't you say you never wanted to play it again? Bu 7: Wha- No I didn't! Bu 8: Yuuri, what the heck! Box 1: As they encounter all kinds of interests Box 2: My sons' worlds will continue to change and expand Box 3: What they like, and are going to like Box 4: Their choices and lives Box 5: I want to support them.

Omake Bu 1: Yuuri... Bu 2: I actually didn't understand this game's story. Bu 3: Could you explain to me why the story was so amazing? Bu 4: First, let's watch this video explaining the plot. It'll be easier after that. Bu 5: Oh cool, okay! Bu 6: Also, there were probably some event flags that you missed in the game. Bu 7: Wow~ Seriously? Bu 8: The Aoyama family is peaceful today too.

Afterword Bu 1: Thank you for reading "My Son is Probaby Gay" Volume 2. I'm Okura Bu 2: Lately, I've been working on the plank. Bu 3: After the 1st volume came out, but before the 2nd volume, Okura actually came out to his mom. Bu 4: I'm gay, and I've been drawing this manga. Bu 5: The reason for that is that I wanted to show her what I was working on. Bu 6: I did tell them that I was working as a manga artist, but I didn't tell them about the work under my penname "Okura". Bu 7: What magazine is it in? What's the title? Bu 8: It's a web manga? Where can I read it? Bu 9: Are you getting paid? Are you doing okay? Bu 10: You're not working on anything dangerous right? Okura 1: Yeah Bu 11: Of course they're worried.. Bu 12: There's no way I can keep hiding this. Bu 13: Giving them a proper answer meant coming out anyways. Bu 14: I wanted to reassure her, but telling them just brought up new anxieties.... So I couldn't get off that train of thought initially. Bu 15: But thinking about the many people who read and enjoyed my work gave me the final push I needed. Bu 16: I don't know if she has accepted me yet, but she at least understands the situation. Bu 17: After seeing the Okura social media accounts, she contacted me Bu 18: I saw it~ You said you had a stomach ache? Are you ok? Bu 19: Since I'm writing a story about a mom and her son, I hope I'll be able to use this experience too. Bu 20: I'll be counting on your support from here on out too! Thank you! 2020.2.Okura Special Thanks: Watanabe-sama

END

T/n: This is the end of volume 2! I'm glad the series has made it this far :). There are more chapters on Okura's twitter beyond this point in the story, and I'm hoping they get compiled into a Volume 3 (no official announcement as of now). If they don't get compiled into volume soon, I'll make sure to continue translating and releasing them :). Thanks everybody for reading and supporting this manga! I hope you'll make sure to buy a copy to support the author! It's licensed for English release by Square Enix, so be on the lookout for that next year~

#my translations #My Son is Probably Gay #Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gay

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irinanonyme · 5 years ago

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The whole stupid "Carole and Tuesday VS Yuri On Ice" thing (I'm kind of angry and it's long but if you have like 10 minutes you're welcome to read)

Hey, so I've seen a bunch of people throwing shade lately because "Carole and Tuesday doesn't have as much popularity as Yuri On Ice did and it just shows what kinda people those fans are."

People saying that just because it's not on Netflix yet it's not an excuse and then they compare it to Violet Evergarden.

Frickin' Violet Evergarden people.

Which is like, the worst example you can give. You're talking about an anime who was hyped up since back in May 2016 and released 2 years later in January 2018 not to mention that it's made by goddamn KYOTO ANIMATION. It ain't Bones my friends, yes Bones is great but Kyoani is just up there somewhere. Did you see A Silent Voice? Did you see Hibike Euphonium?? The trailer for Violet Evergarden has almost 4 million views while the trailer for Carole and Tuesday was released 3 months ago and it has like 400k views. Until now some people didn't even know that the anime is direced by Shinichiro Watanabe, the guy who worked on COWBOY BEBOP and SAMURAI CHAMPLOO.

Also it's not about "not knowing how to use kissanime", some people just want to support the official release financially and legally. Also some other people who already have Netflix accounts got excited when they heard it was coming to the site but now they learn that they have to wait 6 more months until it's fully released. You might love the anime to death and pirating it doesn't mean that you want to disrespect the creators but you sure aren't helping them now are you? I'm not trying to shame people for pirating, hell, I think that everybody on the internet has already pirated something at least once in their life. But please don't look down on people who have the money and are willing to help studios/creators financially. If they want to wait 6 months and binge watch it let them wait 6 months and leave them alone.

Also please don't get started on that whole "fetishizing" thing. I know this is gonna piss of a lot of people but here's the "hot tea" like tumblr users would say: LGBTQ people want to get accepted into a society where about 90% of it are straight people (which is completely fair and they *should* in fact get accepted) but whenever those straight people approve of a same sex ship it's fetishizing? So wait, when a straight girl ships a wlw ship "it's fine and hey girl you might be bi 😉" but if she's shipping a mlm ship it's suddenly "eew you disgusting bitch, fricking fujoshi I bet you jack off to that stuff, huh?" That's just effed up guys.

YOI got popular only after episode 7 because of the kiss, it was so incredible to the point where most people couldn't believe it, some still thought that it was maybe only a hug because it's rare having mlm and wlw relationships in an anime without the "yuri" or "yaoi" tag. It was also because for once a mlm ship wasn't shown in a bad light like having the taller guy rape the shorter guy then ending it up with "haha, omg I actually liked it haha. Now that you forced yourself on me I like you."

Or it being borderline incest like "Wow, even though he's my not-blood-related brother I have feelings for him."

Or having a huge age gap making it a borderline p*do thing like "He's a divorced adult and I'm only a high school student!! Oh gee what shall I do!!"

YOI became popular not because it was fetishized but BECAUSE it was in fact shown to be a healthy relationship by the creators themselves in a different setting than just "school/slice of life" it was a sports anime and there was no indicator of them becoming a thing. Many thought it was like Free where the guys are gonna have "gay undertones" the whole story but never actually get together. From my experience most "YOI haters" are salty people who still remember the stupid 2016 Crunchyroll awards who didn't mean a thing.

Also keep in mind that tumblr is not the whole internet and it doesn't represent everyone and everything. Even if there are surely some who really do fetishize same sex ships I don't think that most of them are YOI and/or Carole and Tuesday fans. People who really ship wlw and mlm ships are most and for all people who accept the LGBTQ community whether they're part of it or not which is already a big step onward for many. There are still some countries out there where you can get killed or sent to prison for being homosexual so when I see people supporting this type of content I get really thrilled. Not to mention that you can't really "accurately" tell who is "fetishizing" those relationships. You might look at a few reblogs and tell yourself that "Yup, this guy/girl is definitely a creep" but the truth is that you don't know. You have no idea who the person behind this reblog is, who's that person behind the screen. Maybe they're like 15/16 and they're not sure of their sexual orientation yet? Do you need to add a lesbian/gay/bi/trans,etc flag on your profile pic for you to be part of the community? No.

I'm honestly kinda tired of this "tumblr culture" where whenever you have an opinion it has to match others' opinions so you don't get hate/death threats by either kids or adults who don't have a grasp on reality and don't tell themselves that maybe "Hey, that person might actually be depressed and she/he might really kill themselves if I send them this so even if I don't agree with them I probably shouldn't."

People starting their posts with "here's the hot take/TED talk, I've been thinking about it for a while but was scared of talking about it" then it turns out that this "hot take" is 80% of the fandom's opinion and the sheeple in the comments somehow seriously think that it's controversial and are like "OMGG SPILL THE TEA SIS YASSS💖"

Or "Thank. You.👏👏 I was actually scared of saying it so I'm glad you did."

Or even "LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK SIS!!❤"

We're talking about a site where when you *actually* have a *real* "hot take" people will try to personally murder you and browse through your entire blog during 3 days just to find a stupid thing you said like 4 years ago to write a "call out post" on you with the meme "I'm about to end this man's whole career lol" then they be like "lol you fuckin' (insert bad thing here) supporter! I bet you're (insert mental illness/something that means "sick in the head" with a clever twist on words.)"

Then when you like a certain character or ship you have to make a 5k word explanation post where you start off by saying that you do understand that your "fav" is "problematic" and then you proceed to explain why and then you have to be a victim who was either bullied or taken advantage of in order to make people feel bad for sending you death threats and guilt tripping you so that they can forgive your different tastes and just call it a "coping mechanism" or saying that it's fine if you support that character/ship because you're mentally ill. Oh, and don't forget the apology post where you explain to people that just because you said something stupid when you were 14 on your blog it doesn't mean that you still think that way and that your views changed and yada yada yada.

Like?? What the actual fuck people?

Can't we just have a good time on this site for fuck's sake? Carole and Tuesday has only 5 episode right now which is not even 25% of the story since the anime is supposed to have 24 episodes. It's not available on Netflix yet and some people like binge watching series. Give it time, surely it's gonna get recognition soon and we're here to spread it too. I decided that no matter what I'm gonna have a good time watching this amazing anime and I support both CarDay and Victuri and any other healthy wlw and mlm ship, all LGBTQ people and anyone in this world who isn't a serial killer/terrorist/anything bad (obviously)

Thank you for reading the whole thing (hopefully) and if you don't agree and are about to write something really mean about me don't even bother please, you'll be talking to a brick wall and I only accept civilized conversations👌

#carole and tuesday #carole & tuesday #yuri on ice #carday #victuri #tumblr

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alcoman · 3 years ago

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Sohoko High Alien Orginator XL Chapter 4: Ball And Spore Longing!

The buzzer sounded and the umpire blew his whistle.

“That’s it! Red team 3, blue team 12”

Manuel was sitting with his face in his palms. He felt a hand on his back. As he opened his eyes, Onishi withdrew that hand, nervously.

“Don’t worry, Senpai, I have days where I don’t play so good, and then I’m not even so good as how you played today.”

“I have a lot on my mind,” said Manuel, “You did good today, Onishi-san. Keep it up: no more freezing!” Manuel put his hand on Onishi’s shoulder.

The umpire blew his whistle, interrupting Manuel’s thoughts. “Hey kid”, yelled the umpire, “Where’s Watanabe? The principal wants you and Watanabe in his office, now”.

Onishi smiled as Manuel walked away.

Manuel stopped at the lockers to take off his armour, and then he was out of the gymnasium, and out of the block, and into the air. He knew where Watanabe would be. And there he was, in the parking lot, sitting in a convertible with Wallace from the swim team and three freshmen girls.

“Hey Manuel! Hey, everybody, it’s Mister Mountain Volleyball captain! Still hanging out with that lamer Onishi?” Wallace looked to the girls for a sign of approval. They were busy with their phones.

“Hi Wallace. Do you have class or what?” said Manuel.

“Class? I got all kinds of class.” Wallace raised his wrist to show off his watch. “Nice, huh? It’s a Submariner.”

“Lovely, Wallace, it really, really, suits you. Now. Watanabe, could you please help me for a moment?”

Watanabe sighed and leapt over the door.

“Hey, don’t leave me here ‘Nabe”, yelled Wallace, “what am I supposed to do with all these chicks?”

The girls sighed, opened the car doors, and filed out toward the school building.

“Aw, heck!” yelled Wallace and banged his head on the steering wheel.

Manuel raised his hand to knock on the principal’s door when the principal opened it.

“Kids, you’ve done good. Sit down.”

The principal was a small fat man with big glasses. There were a lot of certificates on his office walls. His desk was kept neat and clean like the dinner tables in the canteen, his ceremonial plaques like gleaming cafeteria dishes.

“You’ve done real good and the school is proud of you.”

“Thank you, sir”, said Manuel, “but honestly, I don’t feel too good about it”.

“What?” said Watanabe.

The principal sucked in his breath and held it for a moment.

“Kid, you’ve got to understand that these things happen. It is not the first time someone has died in a Mountain Volleyball game. It is a dangerous sport and all the players know that. Heck, I’m just glad it was one of Hobani’s who died and not one of ours, or else I’d be filling out insurance forms instead of speaking to you.”

“Sir?”

“What I mean, kid, is that understanding things like life, death, takes time and a lot of reflection. But at the end of the day, what matters is you won for the school, and for the greater good. Doesn’t that make you proud?”

“I’m proud sir”, said Watanabe.

“Good, good! Good for you.” The principal leaned back in his chair, and flipped a pencil round in his fingers. “Listen, the bigshots at the Mountain Volleyball League are impressed with what you are doing. They want to meet you. Can you get to the Sports Mega Dome after school today?”

“The Sports Mega Dome?” erupted Manuel, “That’s all the way across town.”

“Manuel, what can I say? This team is bigger than the school. And it’s going to take you way past the school gates, way past the gymnasium’s in our neighbouring academies. Heck, this team is even bigger than this town. Do you know what it is? What this team is?”

The two boys were silent.

“It is a heart, that’s what it is. A pumping machine made of flesh. It’s a machine made of athletes like you, and its connected to the hopes and dreams of millions of people all over this country. And it needs to keep pumping, Manuel, the heart needs to keep pushing those hopes and dreams around. Because without that, you know what would happen?”

“What would happen, sir?”

The principal snapped the pencil in two.

The bell rang and the two boys stood up simultaneously.

“Edgar has metro tickets for you both. He’s waiting outside.”

The pair had tickets in hand as they walked out the doors, down the paving and onto the sidewalk.

“Watanabe, I can’t go tonight.”

“Are you serious?”

“I can’t go, my mom is heading to the hospital tonight, and I gotta be there for her.”

“Your mom? Don’t tell me this is about your mom.”

Watanabe spat on the ground.

“Watanabe –“

“Fukado, you’ve lost it. I’m sorry, man, but you had it and now it’s gone. I feel sorry for you.”

“You feel sorry, for me?” Manuel uttered slowly.

“Yeah, real sorry. But our team needs a captain. So if you’re not up to it, you need to step aside.” He pushed Manuel, who lost his balance, and fell smack on the dirt. There was a shriek from a crowd of freshmen girls hanging out by the gate.

“See you around, Fukado!”

Manuel took a moment before he could push himself up. His bag was covered in dirt. He pulled it over his shoulder, avoided the looks of the freshmen girls, and walked home.

#writing #creative writing #my-writing #sohoko-high #police #detective #sci-fi #science-fiction #literature #fiction #mine

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recentanimenews · 6 years ago

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Ogata's Voice Actor like's Golden Kamuy Because Both Humans and Animals Get Skinned!

Golden Kamuy's official website is releasing a series of interviews with cast and staff over the course of the Spring season, which we're translating and brining directly to you! They started things off with the character designer, Ken'Ichi Onuki, followed by animal designer, Ryo Sumiyoshi, the art director, Atsushi Morikawa, firearm designer Koji Watanabe, prop designer Shinya Asanuma, composer Kenichiro Suehiro, and director Hitoshi Nanba.

But they didn't stop there! They interviewed Kamikaze Boy from MAN WITH A MISSION about Golden Kamuy's opening theme, "Winding Road" and THE SIXTH LIE, the creator/performers of the ending theme "Hibana"! They're making their way through the voice cast, starting with Chikahiro Kobayashi and Haruka Shiraishi, the voice actors behind Sugimoto and Asirpa, Hochu Otsuka, the voice of Lt. Tsurumi, Jouji Nakata, the voice of Toshizo Hijikata, and now Kenjiro Tsuda, tho voice of the cold-hearted Hyakunosuke Ogata!

Tell us what you thought of the original manga.

It was a big, energetic story, with a lot of unique types of characters and a really dense plot. It doesn’t feel like a modern story somehow, which actually makes it more interesting. All of the expressions in it are so powerful, and it just has this incredible sense of passion in it. I think one of the reasons for that power is that it’s set in old Japan, not the modern era, and in the Hokkaido frontier.

What was it that left the biggest impact on you?

The strong characters, I think. Tsurumi especially is incredible [laughs]. The hero, Sugimoto, is covered in scars, and I think that appearance contributes to making his character what it is. Also, it’s a story about ripping off people’s skin in order to find gold nuggets, so the story itself packs a punch. The people in it are like wild beasts. They kill and skin lots of animals, and they’re willing to do that with humans, too. Maybe taking off a human’s skin isn’t that much different than taking off a bear’s pelt if you’re trying to survive in the Hokkaido wastes. It’s a tough story to read, but it’s really interesting. I think the fact that a lot of the unnecessary humanism you’d see in another manga has been removed is what makes this one so great.

Tell me how you felt when you got the role.

The character and the story both seemed really interesting, so I was very happy. I was so excited, saying, “Oh, wow! This looks so fun!”

What was your impression of Ogata?

He’s a very cold, unemotional character. He never lets his emotions surface. Of course, there are a lot of emotions he’s feeling underneath, but they never surface in a way you can see. It feels like when he’s talking to you, he’s not really communicating anything at all. Compared to conversations with normal people, it’s just a little more low temperature, you could say.

You mean when he talks, it’s hard to tell how much real emotion he’s putting into it, right?

Correct. There’s a scene in episode 9 where he talks with Tanigaki, but it’s hard to understand what he’s actually feeling [laughs]. In that scene, Tanigaki can’t figure what position he’s speaking from. As the story continues, you start to understand where he fits in, but at the start it’s really hard to tell the difference between the lies and what he really thinks. That mysterious aspect of his nature is what makes him so attractive, I think. And his cold character makes him the perfect sniper, which I also thought was kind of neat. But he also likes to lead people on, which makes him a really intersting character.

When he comes back in episode 9, what did you think of him?

I thought it fit the character very well. Tanigaki comes back home to Huci’s house, where he’s been staying, and Ogata is there. But he doesn’t know why he’s there or what he wants. Then Ogata leaves without doing anything, but it’s actually a feint, and he tries to snipe Tanigaki from outside [laughs]. I thought it was a really wonderful scene.

When you first read the manga, did you think Ogata would be this big of a character?

Not at all. The first time I read the manga, he felt like somebody whose role in the story was to give the heroes someone to defeat [laughs]. He falls off the cliff in the battle with Sugimoto, and then doesn’t come back for a long time. In episode 9, he comes back after a long absence, and I think anime viewers were in for a big surprise.

Did Director (Hitoshi) Nanba and Audio Director (Jin) Aketagawa give you any special instructions with regard to the role?

They mostly let me do my thing, I think. He’s normally just a very cold, calm character. But when you read the manga, every panel his expression changes, and sometimes he actually looks kind of happy. For those lines, I consulted with the director, and we decided to keep these nuances. For episode 2, I was a little too expressive, and he gave me some advice to tone it down. For a character like Ogata, balance is everything. He’s not the type to just go all in one direction. He’s kind of delicate. But that doesn’t mean that he’s extremely on edge, either. He’s a human being too, so it’s interesting as to when he has feelings, which means that the question is how you play out those feelings on top of his base character.

Are you the type who comes up with a plan for the role before you start recording?

I do come up with a basic idea, but not much more. I think when you’re actually recording the lines, they need to fit in with the other dialogue around them, which is why the director makes those decisions from an overall standpoint. Sometimes, even if it might seem just fine to play a certain scene unemotionally, if you look at the flow of the overall story, it’s better to be more dynamic. In that sense, I try to leave a lot of blank space in my acting.

There’s a lot of really famous people on the cast. Tell us what it was like at the studio.

The story’s pretty tense, but it was very relaxed at the recording studio. The atmosphere was great. All the older actors seemed to be having a lot of fun, and the main stars, (Chikahiro) Kobayashi and (Haruka) Shiraishi, were cheerful and down-to-earth in a way that really spread to the rest of the cast.

Are there any scenes or lines that you thought really got at the core of who Ogata is?

He hasn’t had a lot of screen time yet, but I’d say the line in episode 9, which was in bold in the original manga: “Time to go Tanigaki hunting.” From Ogata’s perspective, trying to kill Tanigaki is the same as a hunt. When I played the role, I wanted his cold, cruel nature to really come across. In episode 9, he talks a lot more than he did before, right? During his first appearance, he barely had any dialogue. When I was recording episode 9, that felt like the first episode to me.

I think we should all keep an eye on Ogata as the story proceeds. Let’s end with a message for the fans.

Thank you for watching Golden Kamuy. I finally got to come back to the story as Ogata, and run my hand through my hair and look really cool onscreen [laughs]. I’ll do my best to live up to everybody’s expectations, and hopefully go a little beyond them, as I act out Ogata’s character. This is a fun, vast, and brutal story, and I hope you’ll watch it till the end.

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Peter Fobian is an Associate Features Editor for Crunchyroll, author of Monthly Mangaka Spotlight, writer for Anime Academy, and contributor at Anime Feminist. You can follow him on Twitter @PeterFobian.

By: [email protected]

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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zipperrin · 4 years ago

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Team SH Real Quick Q&A 48 – Gui Chu-Chu

~WHAT?! Man of Steel Gui Chu-Chu??!!~

Rule: each guest member would be given 48 questions, and she should answer each question in 10 seconds.

1. Name?

-Gui Chu-Chu.

2. How old are you?

-21!

3. How do you feel right now?

-Good. Happy.

4. Introduce yourself in one sentence.

- I’m Gui Chu-Chu from AKB48 Team SH. I want to be a powerful idol.

5. Hobbies?

- Recently I’ve been watching videos of cute animals.

6. Favourite food?

- Meat.

7. Are there food that you would never try?

- Bitter gourd.

8. Best dishes?

- Cake. Cake by rice cooker. (picture: Chef Chu)

9. Biggest fear?

- Bugs. Moths.

10. Childhood dream?

- When I was really little, I wanted to be an astronaut.

11. Every outfit style?

- Whatever makes me comfy.

12. Which animal are you?

- Puppy or bunny.

13. What kind of superpower do you want?

- Teleportation, or curing. (picture: you can cure)

14. What would you do, if you won 5 million from the lottery?

- Travel with my families!

15. What would you do, if today were the last day of your life?

- I would go visit people who I wanted to meet. Families and fans.

16. What would you want to be in your next life?

- (long silence) Girls! I want to be human whatsoever.

17. What would you do if you became the CEO of AKB Team SH?

- I want to make Team SH the most popular group that can start a world tour, like a super super awesome group.

18. What would you be doing now if you were not an idol?

- I would be a student.

19. Which member is the one that you want to travel with her the most?

- Zeng Si-Chun, I think.

20. And why did you choose her?

- Well, being with her with all the noises and laughter is fun enough for me.

21. Which character would you be in a Team SH vs. Wild reality show?

- I want to be the caring one, because I think I’m able to sense anything wrong with members’ physical or emotional well-being, and help them get through it.

22. Name the place you want to go the most right now.

- Bed.

23. What’s the luckiest thing that happened to you recently?

- I was the first to choose the unit!

24. How do you feel now since we are half way through the Q&A?

- I’m alright.

25. The last Moment*? (*Like Facebook but private)

- Words without picture: Man of Steel Gui Chu-Chu.

26. What’s the reason for staying up late last time?

- To learn a new position in theatre.

27. Do you give signs when you are angry?

- No talk and no eye contact.

28. How do you release pressure?

- Talking to myself, I think.

29. When do you feel the most satisfied?

- Hmmm, a lot of things make me feel satisfied. For now I would say when I’m with fans, I am very satisfied.

30. Which word do people use to describe you a lot?

- Firm.

31. What is the most touching gift you have received so far?

- (thinking) All of them but, the most of the most touching one would be the radio my fans made for me on my B-day. Yeah, I like it so much.

32. What would you give to fans if you had the chance?

- I want to give them… I have not made up my mind, but it would definitely be something with my characteristics, maybe something hand-made.

33. What’s your biggest progress this year?

- I think about things more comprehensively now, like, perhaps I’m more mature now.

34. Among all the memories with members, which is the most influential?

- Debut and anniversary concert.

35. Who is your idol?

- My idol is… no, my many idols are… but if I had to choose one, she would be Watanabe Mayu senbai.

36. Do you love yourself?

- Absolutely!

37. Which part of you do you like the most?

- I can’t decide but yeah I really like myself.

38, 10/10, how do you rate your talent in comedy?

-6. It’s okay.

39. And which talent gets the 10/10?

- Hmmm, I would go for attitude.

40. What is the one wish you want to realize the most right now

- The one wish I want to realize the most… becoming awesome.

41. What is the best thing that ever happens to you?

- I’m able to do things I enjoy!

42. What would you be in five years?

- Five years? I wish I would be an awesome idol, five years from now, yes.

43. Which 48Group Song is your favourite?

- My favourite – recently my favourite one is Bingo!

44, What does AKB48 Team SH means to you?

-My school, and my home.

45. What do fans mean to you?

-You are my comrade-in-arms, as well as my families and friends.

46. Short-term goals?

- My short-term goal is to give better performance in the theatre.

47. Long-term goals?

- I want to be the idol of the idols, like an all-around champ.

48. Final question: burst shot 5!

(video)

Questions end!

Chu-Chu: there are more, aren’t there? I saw it!

Raiders Move! What are there in girl idols’ phone?

~I want to see your Bilibili* history!~

(* local video website, like the combination of Niconico and YouTube)

Ah… Bilibili history, I don’t think there’s any problem. I’m totally okay with this. I just watched the record of my live-stream, if my memory is correct. I check on them every time.

Video titles:

1. [AKB48 Team SH Gui Chu-Chu] 07.02 – Do you want some late night snakes?

2. [AKB48 Team SH Gui Chu-Chu] 07.06- Do you want some late night snakes?

3. TSH Thumbnail Unit-Shift Performance, Who Got Coin Toss?

4. [United Translation] 160222 Takahashi Minami Produce [Sa, Idol Performance]

5. [AKB 48]2014 Tokyo Doom [First Day]+Backstage (Chinese Subtitle)

Q: Why do you always check on the live-stream records?

A: It’s just that I worry about, like if my verbal expressions and mannerism are alright after the live-stream, so I check on them every time. I also want to know what happened in the two hours, so I just go watch the records. Yeah. Apart from the records, I also watched the Unit-Shift stage from our official account, and the performances by senbais. That pretty much all I watch privately in Bilibili.

Thanks everybody! It is actually super interesting to do the Q&A tests. Thanks to the couches too, I hope you all know me better now. Bye bye!

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