#hayashi ranmaru

[hyugaruma]

H&L SMAU: When You Tease Them

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re: when you tease them via text message (mild NSFWish - under the cut)

featuring: ranmaru, jesse, nakagoshi, and yuken

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Ranmaru

He takes to ignoring most people who text him (including you), but one sure fire way to get him to respond fast is by sending him some spicy pictures. He’s got each and every one of them saved to his camera roll. In fact, that’s all that’s in his camera roll.

Jesse

Catch him knocking at your door in five minutes tops. The idea of you in a piece that matches his signature jacket? Actually, scratch that, because you’ll be wearing your new set and his jacket. And he will be asking to take some pictures of you in your new outfit. Don’t worry, the pictures are for him and him only. He’d kill anyone else who caught even a glimpse.

Yuken

Trying to tease your boyfriend? Good luck with that. Yuken seemingly always finds a way to flip the script and have you be the one blushing at your phone screen. He’s good at it, and he knows it too. Keep it up, because it’s a game he loves to play.

Nakagoshi

He’s too sweet, and much too oblivious. It usually takes him a minute to catch up to your flirting (not that he doesn’t like it, man he really loves it). Give him a second to realize what exactly you’re saying; he might get a tad shy, but he’ll show you he can give the teasing back just as easily.

[wolame-o-ccx]

IDK WHY IVE NEVER POSTED THIS my bad guys

Ok timing is a bit off and intro sucks but

[chaoticriderlessb]

Why is like...almost every single guy in the "HiGH & LOW" series cute and hot? Even the leaders of DOUBT have stolen my heart!

Very funny, boys! Now, politely give it back...please.

[darknight02]

God Please take Yuji's suffering and pass it on to Ranmaru Hayashi from doubt

[proxyflans]

The novel's Kickstarter ends September 20 at 8 AM EDT! Limited tiers with physical rewards are still available!

An anime-inspired light novel about a magical girl with the power to turn her classmates into magical girls.

The Story

The Magical Girl in PROXY follows Kurosawa Takako—a girl who wakes up on a sofa one day, with no memory of who she is or how she got there. After having recurring dreams of darkness and a flan-loving girl without a face, Takako goes to school and finds in her desk a magazine that contains information about all of the girls in her class—and that she’s the only one that can turn them into magical girls to defeat the impending monsters!

The Author

My name is Erika, but for everything with this cast of characters, I tend to go by PROXYFLANS or PROXYdev. All my life, I have loved creating stories with large casts of characters, so The Magical Girl in PROXY seems like the culmination of all that.

I initially came up with the concept for TMGiP back in December 2015 after watching Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero, but I have been surrounded by the magical girl genre my entire life—bits and pieces of the original English dub of Sailor Moon, Wedding Peach, the first volume of the Pretty Cure manga; and later on Madoka Magica, the Cute High Earth Defense Club franchise, and Fairy Ranmaru.

Originally, I wanted to develop TMGiP as a game with my friends, but I proposed it as the topic for my Honors College Capstone Project in 2016, and completed a demo by myself. (Which is available on itch.io!)

Since then, I been world-building and writing a light novel adaptation to assist in laying out the plot of the game.

The Project

This Kickstarter is to fund the resources to publish the first volume of the novel, which contains the first six "episodes" of The Magical Girl in PROXY—varying in length from seven to ten sub-chapters each—currently sitting at a total of about 48.8k words. The final word count may vary, as during the Kickstarter, I will be going through and editing the novel one or two more times—to really make it sparkle like a magical girl!

The resources mentioned above are:

A block of 10 ISBNs from Bowker.

The copyright registration fee.

A license for Affinity Publisher 2 (already purchased in July because there was a sale).

I'm planning to publish a paperback version through IngramSpark, which no longer has an upload fee. The eBook version I am planning to publish myself on itch.io, DRM-free.

This is my first ever Kickstarter, so while the goal is to fund the physical release of the novel, I'm not comfortable enough with physical rewards to offer the novel's paperback version. So, the only physical rewards will be hand-drawn pictures of characters from the novel. These are in the top two tiers, with limited backers.

Rewards

Digital Copy of the First Episode

All tiers include this! The first episode features Hayashi Nana's transformation into the magical girl with power over plants, and her battle against giant Water Droplets that are attacking the school!

Digital Copy of the Novel

Tiers $5 and above include this.

Your Name on a Thank-You Page in the Novel

Tiers $10 and above include this—higher tiers will be placed first.

Drawing of a Random Character from the Novel

One of the two physical rewards—this is on the $20 tier, which is limited to 20 backers. The drawing will be one of the 15 magical girls or 5 villains.

Drawing of the Character of Your Choice from the Novel

The second of the two physical rewards—this one is on the $30 tier, limited to 10 backers. The drawing will be your choice of any of the characters from the novel.

Physical rewards will be on a blank index card, and I am planning on having it in a plastic slip (to keep dry) with cardboard (to avoid bending), mailed in an envelope.

Post-Kickstarter Timeline

As I complete the final edits during the Kickstarter, I will insert the chapters into Affinity Publisher so I can calculate the dimensions for the spine.

When the Kickstarter ends, I will purchase the block of 10 ISBNs. I will also take a couple days to draw the physical rewards and send them out. (Maybe I'll draw them on a stream?)

I am giving myself a hard deadline of November 21 for the art—by this date, I plan to have the cover and chapter art done. However, as I complete the art, I will replace art placeholders in Affinity Publisher—meaning I should be able to get the first episode out to all backers in Mid-October at the earliest. (I might do a stream or two for the art.)

Once all of the art is added to the book in Affinity Publisher, I will export it, then read through it and ensure that everything is formatted correctly. When this is complete, I will go through the process of assigning ISBNs and applying for copyright. I will send out the eBook to all backers who have it as a reward, either in December or January.

After all rewards are sent out, I will publish the novel on IngramSpark and itch.io! Currently planning for the paperback version to be $14.99, and the eBook to be $9.99, though these prices are subject to change.

Stretch Goals?

As I've said before, this is my first Kickstarter. I set the goal very low to be obtainable, and haven't put much thought towards stretch goals.

However, if the project is funded to at least 250-300% of the goal, I'll invest in a professional microphone and record an audiobook version.

Risks and Challenges

Like I said, the novel is just about done—I'm planning on going through one or two more times to make minor edits.

The biggest risk I can think of is that I under-estimated the dates for completing the art and sending out rewards in the Post-Kickstarter Timeline. However, I will keep everyone updated if any issues arise.

[asianpoplover143]

High&Low Version now:

MUGEN

Miura Tatsuomi(Kohaku): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Takamura Tsukumo (Tsukumo): Burn the house down.

Kohaku: And what did you do?

Tsukumo: I made dinner.

Kohaku:

Tsukumo:

Kohaku:

Tsukumo: And burnt the house down.

AMAMIYA BROTHERS

Amamiya Takeru (Takeru): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Amamiya Masaki (Masaki)/Amamiya Hiroto (Hiroto): Burn the house down.

Takeru: And what did you do?

Masaki/Hiroto: I made dinner.

Takeru:

Masaki/Hiroto:

Takeru:

Masaki/Hiroto: And burnt the house down.

SANNOH

Hino Junpei (Cobra): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kurosaki Teppei (Tetsu): Burn the house down.

Cobra: And what did you do?

Tetsu: I made dinner.

Cobra:

Tetsu:

Cobra:

Tetsu: And burnt the house down.

SANNOH

Asahina Yamato (Yamato): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kataoka Chiharu (Chiharu): Burn the house down.

Yamato: And what did you do?

Chiharu: I made dinner.

Yamato:

Chiharu:

Yamato:

Chiharu: And burnt the house down.

SANNOH

Harada Noboru (Noboru): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Dan Kazuya (Dan): Burn the house down.

Noboru: And what did you do?

Dan: I made dinner.

Noboru:

Dan:

Noboru:

Dan: And burnt the house down.

WHITE RASCALS (Obviously there is no white, so the other color would be black that is the opposite of white)

Mutsugi (Rocky): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

White Rascals: Burn the house down.

Rocky: And what did you do?

White Rascals: I made dinner.

Rocky:

White Rascals:

Rocky:

White Rascals: And burnt the house down.

OYA HIGH

Yoshiki Murayama (Murayama): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Hideto Furuya (Furuya)/Kotaro Seki (Seki): Burn the house down.

Murayama: And what did you do?

Furuya/Seki: I made dinner.

Murayama:

Furuya/Seki:

Murayama:

Furuya/Seki: And burnt the house down.

OYA HIGH

Yosuke Todoroki (Todoroki): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Yosuke Shibaman(Shibaman)/Tsuji: Burn the house down.

Todoroki: And what did you do?

Shibaman/Tsuji: I made dinner.

Todoroki:

Shibaman/Tsuji:

Todoroki:

Shibaman/Tsuji: And burnt the house down.

OYA HIGH

Takajo Tsukasa (Taukasa): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Hanaoka Fujio (Fujio)/Nishikawa Yasushi (Yasushi)/Shohei Nakaoka (Nakaoka)/Dai Nakagoshi (Nakagoshi)/Yokoyama Kiyoshi (Kiyoshi)/Rest of Oya High: Burn the house down.

Tsukasa: And what did you do?

Fujio/Yasushi/Nakaoka/Nakagoshi/Kiyoshi/Rest of Oya High: I made dinner.

Tsukasa:

Fujio/Yasushi/Nakaoka/Nakagoshi/Kiyoshi/Rest of Oya High:

Tsukasa:

Fujio/Yasushi/Nakaoka/Nakagoshi/Kiyoshi/Rest of Oya High: And burnt the house down.

RUDE BOYS

Smoky: What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Rude Boys: Burn the house down.

Smoky: And what did you do?

Rude Boys: I made dinner.

Smoky:

Rude Boys:

Smoky:

Rude Boys: And burnt the house down.

DARUMA IKKA

Norihisa Hyuga (Hyuga): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kato Shuu (Kato)/Rest of Daruma Ikka: Burn the house down.

Hyuga: And what did you do?

Kato/Rest of Daruma Ikka: I made dinner.

Hyuga:

Kato/Rest of Daruma Ikka:

Hyuga:

Kato/Rest of Daruma Ikka: And burnt the house down.

DARUMA IKKA

Norihisa Hyuga (Hyuga): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Daruma Babies: Burn the house down.

Hyuga: And what did you do?

Daruma Babies: I made dinner.

Hyuga:

Daruma Babies:

Hyuga:

Daruma Babies: And burnt the house down.

MIGHTY WARRIORS+KURYU GROUP (There is no gray or gold, so the other color would be purple for the MW and pink for KG that are different from the other ones)

ICE+Tatsuhito Ryu (Ryu): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

BERNIE/PEARL/JESSE/PHO/DIDDY/ARK/GLOCK/9: Burn the house down.

ICE+RYU: And what did you do?

BERNIE/PEARL/JESSE/PHO/DIDDY/ARK/GLOCK/9: I made dinner.

ICE+RYU:

BERNIE/PEARL/JESSE/PHO/DIDDY/ARK/GLOCK/9:

ICE+RYU:

BERNIE/PEARL/JESSE/PHO/DIDDY/ARK/GLOCK/9: And burnt the house down.

DOUBT+SENOMON HIGH

Hayashi Ranmaru (Ranmaru): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Hirai/Takano Masato (Masato)/Amagai Kohei/Suzaki Ryo/Amahisa Sabo (Saboten)/Tsudanuma: Burn the house down.

Ranmaru: And what did you do?

Hirai/Masato/Kohei/Ryo/Saboten/Tsudanuma: I made dinner.

Ranmaru:

Hirai/Masato/Kohei/Ryo/Saboten/Tsudanuma:

Ranmaru:

Hirai/Masato/Kohei/Ryo/Saboten/Tsudanuma: And burnt the house down.

KAMASAKA HIGH

Himuro Reiji (Reiji): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kazushi Iwatsugu (Gandhi): Burn the house down.

Reiji: And what did you do?

Gandhi: I made dinner.

Reiji:

Gandhi:

Reiji:

Gandhi: And burnt the house down.

EBARA HIGH (There is no yellow, so the other color would be orange that is close)

Shoji Sameoka (Sameoka): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kazami Jin (Fujin)/Uenari Masato/(Raijin): Burn the house down.

Sameoka: And what did you do?

Fujin/Raijin: I made dinner.

Sameoka:

Fujin/Raijin:

Sameoka:

Fujin/Raijin: And burnt the house down.

HOUSEN ACADEMY (There is no gray or white, so the other color would be black that is the opposite of white and “close” to gray)

Ueda Sachio (Sachio): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Sabakan/Sawamura Shoji (Sawamura)/Shida Kenzo (Shidaken)/Eimei Jinkawa (Jinkawa): Burn the house down.

Sachio: And what did you do?

Sabakan/Sawamura/Shidaken/Jinkawa: I made dinner.

Sachio:

Sabakan/Sawamura/Shidaken/Jinkawa:

Sachio:

Sabakan/Sawamura/Shidaken/Jinkawa: And burnt the house down.

HOUSEN ACADEMY

Odajima Yuken (Yuken): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Tokuyama Monji (Monji): Burn the house down.

Yuken: And what did you do?

Monji: I made dinner.

Yuken:

Monji:

Yuken:

Monji: And burnt the house down.

SUZURAN HIGH

Misaki Mario (Rao): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kansuke Seta (Seta): Burn the house down.

Rao: And what did you do?

Seta: I made dinner.

Rao:

Seta:

Rao:

Seta: And burnt the house down.

SUZURAN HIGH

Takehiko Mashii (Mercy): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Kamui Ito (Kamui): Burn the house down.

Mercy: And what did you do?

Kamui: I made dinner.

Mercy:

Kamui:

Mercy:

Kamui: And burnt the house down.

SUZURAN HIGH

Takehiko Mashii (Mercy): What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Miyauchi Kozo (Binzo)/Yamaguchi Magoroku (Magoroku): Burn the house down.

Mercy: And what did you do?

Binzo/Magoroku: I made dinner.

Mercy:

Binzo/Magoroku:

Mercy:

Binzo/Magoroku: And burnt the house down.

Kaisei: What is the one thing I told you not to do?

Takahide: Burn the house down.

Kaisei: And what did you do?

Takahide: I made dinner.

Kaisei:

Takahide:

Kaisei:

Takahide: And burnt the house down.

[subtract-me-from-your-heart]

Hyuga x Ranmaru

High&Low The Movie 2: End of Sky

See also: Hyuga x Murayama

[noxdwn]

DOUBT — Ranmaru Hayashi

Song: Bury A Friend by Billy Eilish

Uncroped video: On YouTube

[norihisahyuga-archived]

The Gangs of High & Low: The Story of Sword: (1/10)

Doubt

[maki-ryota]

[hyugaruma]

Valentine’s Day Lineup: 2/12

Cuddling (Ranmaru x Reader)

♡

It was late when he came home that night. A glance to the digital clock on your nightstand placed it at almost two o’clock in the morning. You could hear Ranmaru close the front door to the apartment with a slam, an immediate indication that he was not having a good night. You opted to close your eyes and pretend to be asleep so as not to have to deal with his obviously sour mood.

After several minutes of raucous noise coming from the kitchen, you heard Ranmaru make his way into your shared bedroom, kicking off his shoes and closing himself off in the bathroom. The shower kicked on, and you heaved a heavy sigh.

You were almost asleep when Ranmaru finished with his shower, exiting the bathroom and sliding his way into the bed with little regard as to if he was waking you or not. Still, you pretended to sleep. You could feel his eyes on you, and it made keeping a steady breath incredibly difficult. You were just about to give up the ruse and say something when you felt him shift closer to you, his arm snaking its way around your torso as his chest met with your back. You froze, unable to know what to make of the situation. Your boyfriend, Ranmaru, one of the most vicious and inhospitable people you had ever met, was nuzzling into you. You felt like you had a fractious cat snuggling against you, too afraid to move or risk facing its clawed wrath.

Ranmaru exhaled, sounding almost annoyed despite his gestural language indicating otherwise. “I know you’re awake.”

“Oh,” you mumbled, a little embarrassed at being so blatantly called out for your charade. You opted to venturing into the cause of his bitter mood in hopes of exonerating yourself. “Wanna talk about it?”

Ranmaru didn’t respond, only tightening the hold his arm had over your waist. It was all you needed to understand that he was cutting the conversation there. You knew that when you woke up he would already be gone, likely off to deal with Doubt matters that you were not privy to, so you basked in the rarity of his affection while you could. You relaxed into his arms, feeling the rhythm of his breathing as you finally allowed yourself to drift off to sleep.

[wolame-o-ccx]

I miss my wife 😔

[chaoticriderlessb]

After 3 years, I have started listening to "The Magnus Archives", again, over on YouTube, tonight. I never got to finish the entire series, the first time around...but hopefully, this time around, I'll be able to listen to all 3 (4?) seasons. I vaguely remember reaching the first few episodes of season 2, last time, but I don't remember, entirely.

I do remember that episode 3 of season 1 is and has been my absolute top favorite, so far 👀.

I do miss chatting in the official Rusty Quill discord as that was about the only place I could nerd over the podcast with other people, and I don't really do forums.... Sadly, that discord is still closed, even though it's been a few years. I've pretty much lost hope of it ever opening, again, unfortunately. But, I can still listen to the podcast, and leave a comment, once in a while. I just have to really try to avoid reading comments because of spoilers, lol!

But even though, my old hook onto "The Magnus Archives" has returned...the leaders of Doubt from the "HiGH & LOW" series are still holding my heart captive.

Give it back, already, boys!! Please....

[sannoh-rengokai]

Some more photos of Doubt’s leader, Ranmaru.

[micuko]

[saintwilllem]

‘ I SEE THEM MAKING YOU SOFT, THEY WILL PUT YOUR HEAD ON THE BLOCK AND TAKE EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR, SO COME STAND WITH ME FORSAKE THESE VERMIN AND BECOME A GOD BY MY SIDE.’