#hikarus team

[koushirouizumi]

"Chosen of Faith: The Fan Fic" {from pre-2k10 era} - 02 Chosen attempt to destroy a Dark Tower; Inter-national Chosen Shane runs to join in the fray, and Ken also witnesses Shane for the first time (as the battle takes place closer in Tamachi's direction, Ken wasn't where the rest of 02 Chosen and Shane were.)

{In this part, Shane is physical, and can be seen by all present.} (However, Shane did not get to introduce self to Ken by name, as the teams were distracted during the battle.)

[mo-ok]

☝️☝️☝️ pink 🌸🩷🧁

🌠

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[piyoandpome]

From Volume #11

Introducing the red team!

[dig-jules]

pretty sure these are james doohan's relatives. but i like to think that after splitting up from the group in 1980s San Francisco team 3 canonically spent a lot of their time taking pics with randos

[kirksbignaturals]

Sulu is so beloved the condiment team freak out on his birthday

[fredzina]

I feel myself ascending because WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE ARE GETTING A THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED ANIME?

DO YOU ALL SEE THAT FUCKING POSTER???

I literally felt my soul LEAVE MY FUCKING BODY because I had to hold back the scream that was trying to EXPLODE from me because I AM AT FUCKING WORK STILL (I've been here for 12 hours someone pls set me free)

But I for real feel like I've been transported into that gay ass arcane void that Jayce and Viktor fucked off to (they are not dead, I reufse)

Anyways hello???? How did it take me 24 fucking hours to figure this out. Why was i not at ground fucking zero when the news dropped??

[juustozzi]

I'm back with bird shenanigans (I'm so sorry) /lh

Penguin wings look so silly to me, and I mean that in the most positive way possible. Mainly because I'm used to view them as some sort of "hands" or replacement for "arms" in silhouettes of certain characters (maybe not the best example but...like PPP from Kemono Friends, I know the "wings" are sleeves but basically like that, it's that shape) so it's kinda strange but cute to see them as back wings and I really like it <3 /pos

Have you thought of any other Go characters' bird types? Just curious, like always (I'm clearly biased towards Go, what can I say? But any other characters from Endou's generation are also fine). Do you think some teams would have certain bird types, for example, Kaio Gakuen being composed of players with water bird wings or something like that? Or would they be more diverse?

Oh and, since you mentioned we can drop ideas I'll humbly leave mines here: the only thing I could think of was Kirino as a dove (I do love the hummingbird version though), either the typical white dove or a key west quail dove, I couldn't choose; and also, I thought of Taiyou as a bird-of-paradise mainly for the colors

— 🌠 Anon

hellooo again!!

penguin wings (or flippers, to be accurate) sure feel more like arms than wings, but I guess that's just going to be a part of their oddity in the AU, haha!

I haven't thought much about other teams yet, but I think it'd be fun if there was a general theme for each of them! not a strict rule, as there could be individuals with other vibes, but as a general rule of thumb. as you said, Kaiou would have a water theme, maybe with gulls and such! (I can't decide on characters but there would be a great cormorant, northern gannet, and albatros) Genei could work as corvids, as they're kinda like tricksters? and I can imagine Dragonlink being all white herons, storks, and such.

the key west quail dove would work really well with Kirino!! and yes I'm gonna take that Taiyou pick for myself, and make him a greater bird of paradise! (yes, that's the species name) I think the plumes aren't really part of wings, but I'm keeping them because Taiyou deserves a bit of extra flare!

[roseangelxfuma]

(from hybe labels+ account, you'll see it with the parenthesis of (???))

[purple-petrichor]

Asexual Gero Masterpost

Okay so hear me out. I love this series and all of the wacky moments and fun characters within it. And the story of someone trying to find a partner even though they struggle is so, so, so good. And just like many fans, I’m super curious to see how the story will develop, and who Gero will end up with (if anyone). 

But there’s a big point that I’m not sure even the authors are aware of:  Gero is Asexual.

–Evidence below–

The base definition of Asexuality is when a person experiences little to no sexual attraction. This means that even if a person has libido, fantasies, and positive views on intimate relationships, their natural orientation is little to no sexual attraction to any gender. They may be capable of finding people romantically attractive, and may even desire partnership, however, the mechanisms for finding other people “hot” and experiencing desire for them based off of looks and sexual signals simply aren't there. However, due to how strongly society pushes the idea of instant attraction, and the heteronormative world we all live in, this can be extremely difficult to recognize within oneself. Many asexuals say they didn’t realize their orientation for many years because it wasn’t even known as a possible option. 

In line with this, here are many common Asexual traits and experiences that can be seen with Gero:

>>comfort with singleness

In the very first chapter, during a conversation with Bug User, Gero states that he’s not really interested in marriage or partnerships. Despite everyone around him naturally pursuing intimacy (his sister with her girlfriend, Bug User with his fiancee), Gero just…doesn’t. His natural conception of self is to be single. He even states that this is a comfortable thought for him, being ‘easier’. It’s possible the manga seems to imply that we should view this as ‘giving up’, but Gero doesn’t seem otherwise depressed or discouraged in his daily life aside from his job. The idea of being unpartnered isn’t one that feels ‘unfulfilling’ for him. It’s only when Gero is given no choice that he makes the decision to actively seek out a partner.

Of course there are many asexuals who do want romantic relationships, and strongly desire companionship, which is why...

>>basing relationships more on emotional bond and other factors than physical attraction

This emotional outburst is heartbreaking. It’s also very similar to how asexual people tend to talk.

All of these things, all of these ‘desires’ from Gero, all of what he values… are emotional. Not physical. There’s no depiction of sensual actions, not even hugging or kissing. Hell, they’re not even touching in bed! Gero’s face in the imagined scene looks confused, surprised that he’s even there to begin with, rather than the happiness of someone who’s next to their object of desire. 

His natural ‘fantasy’ (if you could call it that) has some random woman essentially act as a placeholder. She doesn’t even have eyes! This is consistent with the fact that many aspec people report finding it difficult to fantasize about people, and if they do, it may occur as vague nebulous scenes, disembodied body parts, or faceless people. A ‘faceless stand-in’ is exactly what Gero is picturing here.

Everything Gero talks about could be provided by a close friend or queer-platonic-partner, not explicitly romantic or sexual in nature. He just wants companionship. He wants someone to care about him. And his way of picturing that doesn’t involve sexual or sensual affection as a base.

>>turning down opportunities

Here we see Gero literally pushing women off of him. Even when someone is offering sex, it appears to have no interest or temptation. There’s no blush on his cheeks. No sense of ‘that’s appealing but not right now’. Instead, his reaction is a brusque and clear refusal. He’s portrayed as somewhat flustered, and is even so upset that after this he immediately walks right into a glass wall. A professional hitman, not noticing a pane of glass? It must have really thrown him off. 

Now, this refusal could be due to awkwardness, or a commitment to professionalism while on the job. Or, it could be that Gero is just truly not interested. And his flustered reaction comes from being forced into close proximity with something that deep down really isn’t comfortable for him.

>>not experiencing sexual attraction This is the big one! Let’s review that one accidental-grab moment:

I CANNOT GET OVER THIS PANEL IT LITERALLY SAYS “RELUCTANT”

HIT EM WITH THAT AGAIN GERO

RELUCTANT

ACCIDENT

NO BIG DEAL

Are those the words of a man who secretly wants to be physical with women?

The world instructs men to brag about and exaggerate their sexual interactions with women. Why? For the sake of ‘cool’ points: to be seen as popular, desirable, masculine. And yet, when Gero touches a woman here, instead of getting an ego-boost, his immediate instinct is to *minimize what’s happening*. All of his thoughts are about how uncomfortable he is, and trying to escape the significance of the situation. Downplay (it’s just the back of my hand), distance (A total accident, no big deal). The word that stands out here is UNWILLING. There’s not any psychological reward in this. Only psychological stress.

And sure, you could make the argument that he’s just inexperienced and self-conscious, but still. This…isn’t the reaction of someone who ‘could’ enjoy it in another circumstance. This is the inner dialogue of a person who is hyper-aware of what the world would say about this situation, and about him, and is immediately turned off, nervous, self-conscious, and negative towards that idea. This lack of reaction from Gero is further highlighted here:

Bro that’s not arousal, that’s awkwardness. He literally turns away a woman flirting and directs her towards another man instead. This isn’t inexperienced fumbling. This is feeling cornered and turning to panic. You don't exactly get any sense that Gero’s enjoying the pictures. Not even a passing comment like ‘nice’ or something.

For asexual people, there can be this weird ‘layered’ viewing of the world sometimes. You’re aware of what narratives the world has, how things work. You know what situations, phrases, and body parts tend to get strong reactions from people. You become hyper-aware of how you’re expected to act, and what actions you’re expected to enjoy, as a person of your assigned gender. Not to mention how certain actions around sex will raise or lower your status in the eyes of others.

And yet, when you realize more and more that your internal reactions are…not according to those pre-established lines….you can get really flustered and nervous. It’s not appreciation that Gero demonstrates here. This is pressure and embarrassment.

He follows the accidental-touch by asking Kinosaki what to do, because maybe he genuinely doesn’t have any internal desire about what to do next. So he defaults to someone with stronger instincts. Just as he ends up doing a second time with the swimsuit pics.

>>feeling like you’re ’broken’ or different from other people

Gero repeatedly seems to set himself aside from ‘normal people’. In his case, his excuse is that he’s ‘too damaged’, traumatized and manipulated since childhood to kill others and view the world through a rotten lens. And while that may be true (and questions about trauma or past experiences are sometimes relevant to asexuals in real life!), that’s hardly enough. Gero feels different, ‘seperate’ from others. “What makes you think I can”? I “could never do that”? There’s some kind of baseline rift that Gero feels; something related to him processing love and partnership differently than the norm. (And sure, within the series’ universe, this is done under the excuse of his hitman-upbringing. But did Gero “avoid love and women”, or was the draw never quite big enough to go after? )

(Side note: technically this has notes of being Aromantic, not Asexual. But in a society which pushes the narrative that both those attractions are the same thing, it’s easy to mistake lack of urge towards one with lack of interest in all. Or, like Gero, you may come to believe you aren’t good at relationships as a whole.)

>>not picking up on signals from others

Yup, Arashiyama was not shy about her feelings for Gero. And she was obviously designed to have looks that strike the audience as “sexy”. So it was a very interesting point of the series when neither her body nor her clothing were commented on in any way. Most notably, they didn’t seem to have any effect on Gero at all. 

Look at that reaction panel: Truly he doesn’t care. We don’t see a ‘blushing but hold it down and ignore it’ reaction; he’s not drawn with any blush at all. Gero is not portrayed as holding anything back around Arashiyama. He just truly doesn't feel any reaction to her signals.

In addition, this:

OH THE GLASSES

OH ITS THE GLASSES YOU’RE MAD ABOUT

SO HE DID HAVE A POINT OF VIEW THAT INCLUDED ALL THIS

SO HE DID SEE THAT 

BUT GERO DOESN’T REACT AT ALL

DOESN’T EVEN BRING IT UP

Honestly I don’t believe women and female bodies have any natural effect on Gero at all at this point, haha, he might be black stripe. That’s the thing about asexuals–we’re not stupid or unable to understand common flirting methods. They just doesn't usually trigger much of a reaction.

>>being confused or out of place in the world

As early as chapter 1, we watch Gero staring at Kinosaki while walking down the street, as they kiss and seduce another man.

One of the most common asexual experiences is a sense of wondering why people act the way they do. Why do people make such silly decisions? Why are they all so intense about sex? What is this hivemind they all share? Many asexuals report believing that people were “faking it” for most of their lives. Either they were broken, or the asexual person had to be. 

This stare from Gero, enough to walk into a wall and break his glasses with the force of it, seems to me like that kind of asexual fascination. A kind of non-understanding, a kind of calculated curiosity about the world. What are they doing? I mean he knows what, but why? Why doesn’t he feel that way- (SMACK)

>>genuinely believing it’s not that important to people

In early chapters, Gero doesn’t seem to grant coupling the same sort of ‘weight’ that others do. He seems to have no instinctual discomfort with ‘missing out’ on common life markers. As shown here, he acknowledges and honors his sister’s relationship. But for himself, he views being single without children as an equally legitimate path in life. Even his younger sister picks up on the unspoken demand–that the family expects them to have children, once they reach marriageable age. But Gero just…doesn’t. Or doesn’t take the possibility seriously. He really seems to assume the world will just relax and accept him being unpartnered. His entire bloodline will die out. And that’s fine, right? After all, it's not like reproducing and seeking intimacy are deep-seated desires in most peoples’ basic instincts, right?

I mean come on. This is basically a common ace joke.

>>assuming you do feel attraction because XYZ

In the absence of strong attraction, it is very common to mistake other feelings in its place. For example, many asexuals spend years assuming they do have sexual feelings for people, when in actuality it was factors such as aesthetic attraction (admiring a person’s looks) or romantic attraction (feeling romantically drawn to a person) all along. People have also reported ‘overanalysis’ of their own reactions–this person is kind to me, and they look nice, and I care about them, so that means I’m madly attracted to them, right?

Here we see Gero fall into the same trap of overanalysis. He felt a rapid heartbeat, and some physical reaction, that must mean this is love, right? Throughout the entire series, Gero seems to be assuming he’s straight because, after all, he gets nervous around women. 

Of course you get nervous, you’re new to social situations, bro. Of course you get nervous, she’s placing expectations on you and you desperately want to meet them. Of course you get nervous, this is a lot of emotion suddenly thrown at you. Of course you get nervous, you’ve been put under pressure to view all women as potential wife material. But is this good-arousal nervousness, or negative-stress-response nervousness? Signs point to the latter.

>>proximity to queerness

This is a more subtle point, but important nonetheless. 

We know that Gero appears supportive of queerness in general. He has a sister who is wlw, and actively supports their relationship. Furthermore, he shows no hate towards Kinosaki for his gender and gender expression, after an initial adjustment period.

It is very common for ace-spec people to feel vaguely aligned with LGBT+ issues, even if they don’t feel like they have “enough” solid evidence to identify as queer themselves. Often ace people report assuming that they were simply a highly-invested supportive ally. It’s possible that Gero is in the same situation–comfortable with queerness, accepting of different ways of life, but because of marginal interest in women and needing to find a partner, he doesn’t recognize the ways in which he himself stands markedly outside the straight norm.

>>But most importantly this date:

DEMI???

DEMI???

MY BOY YOU ARE DEMI!!!

Demisexual. A subset of asexuality. A sexual orientation in which a person cannot feel sexual attraction to others unless a strong emotional bond is formed. Forming an emotional bond is not a guarantee of attraction developing, however, it is necessary for the person to even begin to feel sexual interest in the first place.

This is…I’m still stunned by this scene. Honestly this is the most direct example of a demisexual/demiromantic male character that I’ve ever witnessed, and it may not have even been intentional. I probably couldn’t write something this direct or skilled about it, and I’m close to demi myself!! It’s truly astounding. I remember reading this chapter the first time and my jaw dropped, totally stunned, in recognition. This is how I think. This is how my mind tends to naturally think about relationships. This is almost on-the-nose textbook demisexuality. 

Gero you are demi!! Please realize!!

– – – – – 

So yeah this is what I think. Given all the evidence at hand, and how consistently Gero has been portrayed so far, his actions and tendencies would match being on the asexual spectrum. If it were canon, that would be incredible–these moments alone would make him one of the most stunning examples of a male asexual character in manga, hell, in all of fiction today.

Given the strong similarities, I wonder if the author/artist are possibly aware of this. They do have queer characters in terms of Gero’s sister (and arguably Kinosaki). So there’s a chance they may have heard of asexuality or aromanticism as well. …But also the chances seem low. A mainstream shonen publication? How much more queer content can they push. A battle manga based around romance? Wouldn't help much to make your main character incapable of certain kinds of attraction. And yet…god I wish. The more time goes on and the more chapters stay within these bounds, I keep wondering if there could be a chance.

Anyway each chapter that we’ve seen so far has only reinforced and continued these traits, so. <3 Asexual Gero is canon to me now thanks y’all can jump onboard!

[soonokawa]

Happy Birthday, Aporo hikaru!^▽^

[t-u-i-t-c]

Chapter 15: Terrifying Hiccups

[mo-ok]

happy pride month to the sci-fi yuri trifecta that is Bioman, Changeman, and Flashman

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[theredengineapologist]

Favorite ttte roast?

Anon who keeps asking me my favorite TTTE stuff, I love you. I cropped this video just for you.

Anyway here's my favorite TTTE roast in all of it's glory (taken from video linked above)

No other roast in the ENTIRE series could ever top this in my mind and here's why:

These two TEENY LITTLE DIPSHITS really told Gordon, THE HEAD HONCHO OF THE RAILWAY, that he's scrap when he is standing RIGHT THERE

They could have easily stopped at just calling him scrap. But they didn't. THEY KEPT GOING.

THEY REALLY SAID "we ought to take him to the harbor and dump him in the sea". Again, let me re-iterate. These two, MUCH SMALLER engines joked about killing Gordon, WHEN GORDON IS STANDING RIGHT THERE!

And of course, Gordon's own words being used against him. Always glorious.

Also Gordon's shocked face at the end is hysterical. They really got to him.

In conclusion, this was the moment that solidified Bill and Ben as my favorite pair of twins (sorry not sorry Donald and Douglas stans). They live solely to cause chaos. They are the cheekiest little shits you will ever meet in your life. No other roast has ever come close in order of layers and magnitude as this one. Most of them are just one liners. But this one just kept going and I love it.

[hoperaypegasus]

I got bored and gave all the characters I could remember new future jobs because Hikaru deserved to be director.

Lera Volkova

Lera works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program she used to attend.

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Aleksei Belsky

Alexsei works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program he used to attend.

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Nowaguma Petrov

Nowaguma works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program he used to attend.

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Hikaru Hasama

Hikaru works as the director of the Japanese WBBA branch and is the youngest director ever appointed in WBBA history.

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Gingka Hagane

Gingka took on his full responsiblity as Pegasus Guardian in Koma (I had to explain the matching outfit with Ryo somehow so I decided to make it a job to protect the village with one of the famous pegasus beys kept there).

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Madoka Amano

Madoka became owner of B-Pit and also works full time bey mechanic, and is the only mechanic in the world allowed to work on the legendary beys.

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Yuki Mizusawa

Yuki continued his work as astronomer and scientist.

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Motti Raja-Wan

Motti trained under Blader DJ and eventually became WBBA head DJ of Malaysia.

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Kyoya Tategami

Kyoya opened up a beyblade school in Savannah with is former teammates where he is the headmaster and a teacher, and continued some light zoologist work on the side.

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Nile Appiah

Nile became a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates while continuing his work in the field as an egyptologist.

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Demure Diaw

Demure became a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates while continuing his work as environmental scientist/activist.

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Benkei Hanawa

Benkei opened his own burger chain owner and continued to work at all the locations in roatation as a chef, as well as working as a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates.

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Kenta Yumiya

Kenta became a blader for hire that primarily works for the WBBA and assists special investigators on missions a lot.

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Chris Davis

Chris continued working as blader for hire full time.

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Tsubasa Otori

Tsubasa continued to work as a special investigator for the WBBA, but eventually took on a permanent field partner for missions.

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Yu Tendo

Yu, having essentially learned everything from watching Tsubasa for years, quickly got the job of a special investigator for the WBBA and became Tsubasa's permanent field partner for missions, though he did do a few brief modeling stints as well.

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Jack Polk

Jack continued on as an artist, but eventually took on the role of coaching performers as well.

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King Ramírez

King becomes a beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and outreach officer for beyblade through the WBBA.

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Masamune Kadoya

Masamune also became a beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and outreach officer for beyblade through the WBBA.

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Sophie Macron

Sophie went on to be an anthropologist and archeologist specializing in the Ancient Mediterranean and is a popular guest lecturer at universities and museums globally.

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Julian Konzern

Julian took his father's role of Konzern Enterprises CEO and switched it's main focus to be on the production of clean energy.

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Nero Konzern

Nero left his family business and became a traveling beyblade coach.

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Wales Chambers

Wales also left his family's business and became a beyblade fashion designer instead.

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Klaus Müller

Klaus became a personal trainer in both bodybuilding and beyblade.

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Dashan Wang

Dashan continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of headmaster as well.

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Mei-Mei Jiang

Mei Mei continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of head financial officer as well.

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Chao-Xin Zhao

Chao Xin continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of head public relations officer as well, though he did do a few brief modeling stints as well.

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Chi-Yun Li

Chi Yun continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of assistant headmaster as well.

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Bao Goū

Bao continues his role as the leader of Beylin Fist, eventually turning it into an actual school and assuming the roles of headmaster and teacher.

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Aguma Cui

Aguma continues his role supporting Bao with Beylin Fist, eventually earning the roles of assistant headmaster and teacher when it formally becomes a school

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Toby Johnston

Toby trained under Coach Steel and eventually took on the role of head beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym from him and public relations officer role as well.

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Zeo Abyss

Zeo also trained under Coach Steel and eventually took on the role of assistant head beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and continued to work as a volunteer paramedic as well.

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Kakeru Tategami

Kakeru decided to work at his brother's school and took on the roles of assistant headmaster and teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy while also occassionaly making custom beys.

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Sora Akatsuki

Sora also takes on a job as a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy and continues to be a member of Koma’s Guard (it's a hidden village, they have guards).

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Ryuto

Ryuto, after getting into a fair bit of trouble for treasure hunting, becomes a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy as well as a beyblade historian, though he does still treasure hunt from time to time.

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Dynamis

Dynamis continues his role as a Legendary Blader Guardian.

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Tithi

Tithi finishes up his training under Dynamis and also continues his role as a Legendary Blader Guardian.

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Teru Saotome

Teru opens his own studio for both dancers and beyblade performers where he works as the head teacher and coach.

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Damian Hart

Damian goes on to become an epidemiologist and works for the CDC, as well as becoming a medical doctor, though he rarely takes patients.

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Tetsuya Watargani

Tetsuya becomes a junior carcinologist at an aquarium, and does a fair bit of field research.

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Tobio Ooike

Tobio goes on to be a private pilot as well as a blader for hire in his free time.

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Ryuutaro Fukmai

Ryuutaro opens up his own fortune telling and meditation studio.

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Selen Garcia

Selen goes on to become the head outreach officer for WBBA Brazil branch.

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Argo Garcia

Argo opens up his own boxing gym where he is the head coach.

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Ian Garcia

Ian becomes a freelance cyber security expert that does a lot of work with both the WBBA and private organizations.

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Enzo Garcia

Enzo goes on to medical school where he became an ER nurse at the largest hospital in Brazil, eventually becoming the head nurse on staff.

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Gasur Al-Shehhi

Gasur becomes an architect specializing in biomimicry architecture.

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Karte Hanafi

Karte stays in the beyblade field and goes on to be a beyblade coach with the WBBA as well as an WBBA outreach officer.

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Zidane Nair-Saeed

Zidane goes on to become a pediatrician and does a lot of volunteer and free medical services in areas that need it.

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Sala Kekoa

Sala eventually goes on to be an beyblade historian and coach, becoming one of the most respected beyblade historians in the field.

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Hyoma Ueda

Hyoma maintains his job as Koma's Village Guide (in charge of the path in an out of Koma) as well as becoming Koma's Head Guard.

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Dan Sodo

Dan goes on to be an estate planning paralegal at a pretty major law firm.

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Reiki Sodo

Reiki also goes on to be an estate planning paralegal at the same pretty major law firm.

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Kumasuke Kumade

Kumasuke opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Kumata Kumade

Kumata opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Kumaji Kumade

Kumaji opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Osamu Hasegawa

Osamu goes on to become a beyblade outreach officer full time with the WBBA.

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Takashi Kikuchi

Takashi eventually decides to become a teacher at an elementary school in Metal City.

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Akira Ishii

Akira becomes a DJ through the WBBA and took Blader DJ's position as Japan's primary DJ when he eventually retired.

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Jigsaw Grimm

Jigsaw goes on to be a english and poetry professor at a well known university, as well as publishing several of his own horror short stories.