#himeutsugi

[2ghosts]

[myurucrie]

Why is all my saved hime clips him being pathetic

[otomebunny]

[Monthly Overview] Josei-muke Game Releases October 2023

October is here babeeeeyyy. This month's releases aren't much but are chock full of content such as Hana Awase Saku Complete Volume (all 4 volumes) releasing this month being around 50~80 hours worth of gameplay. Get excited.

Games releasing this month are:

What in "hell" is bad? (ENG/JPN/Traditional Chinese/SPN)

even if TEMPEST Dawning Connections (ENG/JPN)

Hana Awase Saku -Himeutsugi-Hen- (JPN/ENG/Simplified & Traditional CHN)

Hana Awase Saku -Iroha-Hen- (JPN/ENG/Simplified & Traditional CHN)

Hana Awase Saku -Karakurenai/Utsutsu-Hen- (JPN/ENG/Simplified & Traditional CHN)

Hana Awase Saku -Mizuchi-Hen- (JPN/ENG/Simplified & Traditional CHN)

Josei-muke News Highlights of September 2023:

Morpath, indie developer of "Club Suicide", Disbands

Akira (Togainu no Chi) Is Getting an R18 Figure by native!

CollarxMalice boys getting turned into Nendoroids

Vyn Richter (Tears of Themis) getting a Nendoroid

Stress-reliever rhythm game where you spank a dude's ass to the beat? More likely than you think

Enstars Releases a Training/Exercise App

Homicipher Chapter 1 (Demo 2) Released

👇 Check out the post down below👇

[ikemenfangirl]

Hana Awase New Moon (EN, CN, ZH, JP) for Nintendo Switch : October 26, 2023

Hana Awase Saku โอโตเมะเกมฮานาอาวาเซะ เวอร์ชันแปลอังกฤษ ทั้งหมด 4 เกม บนนินเทนโด้สวิทช์ 26 ตุลาคมนี้

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Title: Hana Awase New Moon

By: WoGa, dramatic create

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese (Japanese Voiced)

Website: https://dramaticcreate.com/hana-saku/

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Release date: October 26, 2023

Physical Version : Japan and Asia.

Digital Version : upcoming (available outside of Japan)

● CAST

Iroha CV: Terashima Takuma #寺島拓篤

Mizuchi CV: Fukuyama Jun #福山潤

Karakurenai CV: Hino Satoshi #日野聡

Himeutsugi CV: Tachibana Shinnosuke #立花慎之介

Utsutsu CV: Sugiyama Noriaki #杉山紀彰

Momotose CV: Mizushima Daichuu

Kintokihana / Awahana CV: Toyonaga Toshiyuki

Onosadakurou CV: Kuroda Takaya

Ime CV: Sugiyama Noriaki

Nino CV: Miyashita Eiji

Hinata CV: Yuki Aoi

🀄️ Key visual by game character designer and original artist "Yura"

⚠️ Sneak peek - CGs from 4 games

Official Site: http://hana-awase.net/

[konjaku]

姫空木[Himeutsugi] Deutzia gracilis Siebold et Zucc.

姫[Hime] : Princess

空木[Utsugi] : Deutzia crenata

In the Plantae, 姫 is used in the sense of little and pretty.

[silentrosario]

⚠️ It's not confirmed ⚠️

But I read a tweet that said the flowers used in King's flower crown is called Himeutsugi (ヒメウツギ) and in Hanakotoba it means "Hidden Love" ಥ‿ಥ

IG: silent.rosario

[aphonicdreams]

Hello! I just got into Hana Awase, and I was just wondering if you have played the Hana Awase series and if you did, what you're opinion on Karakurenai/Utsutsu-hen

I have, but only Mizuchi-hen and Himeutsugi-hen. I was going to wait on KU-hen until Iroha-hen got announced... which it did LOL but then I was like “Shit, shit, I have to finish reading the two light novels for Mizuchi-hen and Himeutsugi-hen before I get to KU-hen and then FINALLY be prepared for Iroha-hen”.

But... as you might see around my other sites and accounts... I’m buried under so many other projects that my read through of Mizuchi-hen has stalled so hard LOL. Look, in my defense, I managed to get to Mizuchi’s POV and I needed a break because it’s kind of a rehash of what went down in Mikoto’s POV (though much better and cooler and more technical details and philosophical details).

Anyway, unfortunately, since I haven’t played KU-hen yet I don’t have anything to say about it.

[yuusagi-chii]

Mukami Ruki Analysis

Disclaimer : I’ll try my best to make sure that none of the examples and explanations are biased to the character I like! And as always, the examples are from the games, manga, CDs translated by the amazing translators that have put their work into it. This is my opinion and my interruption of Ruki, you should read the translations/play the routes to make up your own thoughts!

Some references I used are; Character Analysing : Ruki by diaboliktheories,  Ruki’s love for his brothers by himeutsugi, Ruki’s past and his father’s suicide and  Ruki’s MB summary by prevolt.

It is not known where Ruki was born, nor his real name as it is possible that all of the Mukamis received a new name by Karlheinz with Yuuma and Kou having them, but with his flashbacks in More Blood and Dark Fate, it is known that he was born as the only son in an aristocratic family since birth. Since birth, as he was given everything on a silver platter without any consequences or punishment if he did something bad. Everything he owned was delivered onto his doorstep without having to lift a single finger on it because of his parents’ company. In his eyes, he was superior to everyone and those that were below his status were nothing but dirt that he could walk over underneath his feet. And thus, Ruki was wicked to his servants and treated them poorly. A single mistake within his eyes would be used against the servants, as if he did not like the tea he would poor it upon their hands or slap them when they got the things that was not what he desired. However, with his parent’s away on their business, his attitude towards the servants may be to get the attention that he did not always have. In an attempt to hide his loneliness and gain the attention, he became a selfish brat that thought of nothing but himself.

He built himself up in a prideful light by stepping on others to boost up his ego that he was not alone when his parents were away or forgotten. For him, the feed of other people’s position underneath him allowed Ruki to know that he was important and not like the others that surrounded him. As a child without much of his parent’s attention, it brought frustration and the frustration lead to violence and berate of those that were around him to be able to get the attention that he desired. It was a negative action to bring a punishment that allowed him to know that his parents cared, however even as none was give to him, he still uses the same method when Yui was brought towards the Mukami mansion. When all logic and calculations did not work out for him, frustrations and impatience took over his actions which resulted him to using his emotion to be able to get him what he desired. Similar to his childhood, to get something in which he desired, Yui was locked within the dungeon to get her eyes only turned towards him to succeed Karlheinz’s plan for the awakening of Eve and Adam and away from Ayato who she was worried about [ More Blood Ecstasy Prologue ]. Ruki does not wish to be forgotten and ignored, so when he does, his emotions take over his logic instead and his actions are done by what he feels. It became much that he disregarded what he learnt and used jealousy to be able to get what he desires. From telling Yuuma to tell Yui that he has a girlfriend and making her show up to be able to awake Eve by falling for him in More Blood Ecstasy 02, and even stopping his brothers from sucking on Yui’s blood for her eyes to be only on him despite their relationship in More Blood Ecstasy 03.

Frustration became most of the fuel for his emotional outburst in his actions. In that frustration, he doesn’t see himself as good enough and to be able to make sure that he is, the things he does is to bring himself higher and more superior to those that is around him - victimising others became his coping mechanism to not feel as a failure/wanted as he felt. However, if he can’t get what he desires, anger comes in the way and to make sure that nobody got what he could not have. Instead of blaming himself of the things he could not get, he victimises others to the point of killing them. In More Blood Brute Ending, Ruki sneaks into the Sakamaki mansion and slaughters everyone to the fault that they could be Adam and he couldn’t, as well as be able to obtain Yui who was Eve. After killing everyone, he and Yui goes to the dungeon until they both starved and was skeletal to be able to be with her when he was not allowed to. Whilst in More Blood Manservant Ending, he kills Ayato for taking someone that should be belonged to him and everyone within the classroom for witnessing it. In desperation of power, and need for it, Ruki doesn’t even seen Yui as a person anymore but an object that would give him the power that he could not have. He kills her as well before murdering himself to make sure that they were together in the Hell that they fell into. Besides from logic, his frustrations takes a toll upon his mind for his actions.

Consequently, his actions became his downfall with his father’s bankruptcy. The servants raided the mansion to get everything that they could get their hands upon, and when he tried to confront them they placed all that they had been through on him in which they beaten him up plum. Ruki, in More Blood Dark Prologue, learned that actions had consequences, even if it was something done that he thought was okay to do. Even so, one of the servants showed him a bit of kindness and allowed him to know what happened to his father and mother he asked about. Despite the kindness shown, he held onto his pride. It was the last thing that he had that could not be stolen away from him, even if that meant he had to starve when a former servant saw him on the streets, Ruki rather not eat than have to be placed on his knees and beg for food. He didn’t want to be known as an animal, something so lowly that he had to ask for food from others. And thus, he even threw away the coins given to him in which would help him get food to stay alive. Nonetheless, even with his pride, he could not get away from his fate of being reduced to nothing animal, or a cattle. Regardless of the fact that he tried to do something right, to help him and his brothers who he met at the orphanage, be set free from the Hell that they were placed in, he was punished for his actions which only furthered his belief that actions had consequences to them. The aristocrats, the people that he used to be, stripped him of all of his authority and branded him as their own cattle with the two marks upon his back.

He became inferior to them and was stripped of his freedom in the agony that they were placed on him, and every time he sees the marks he always is reminded. In such brought the mask that held his pride even higher to force him to forget the place that he was forced into. He built a cold wall around shell around himself, and forced every emotion out to be able to cope with the inferiority and powerlessness to do anything about the situation he was in. From seeing his father being plucked by raven’s as he hung on a tree with his whip, to being branded himself as nothing but food for someone to feed on, Ruki tried to push everything out and hold his wall to hide his own vulnerabilities. With his hatred humans for the things that they had done to him, and his new powers as a vampire, Ruki continues to build himself up further to be able to stand back into the position of power that he had lost. Even if that meant belittling them, humiliating them, and making sure they felt as though they were nothing but his food, he made sure that he was on top and not showing any sign of weakness of who he truly was within. He doesn’t even allows anyone to touch him, wanting the power and authority known, so when Yui does in More Blood Maniac 10, he strangles and bites her the second that he realises that she has done it. Even with his brothers, the scared feelings are pushed down to be able to help his brothers not become the way that he is. Ruki feels trapped in a world that stripped him of his freedom, and he doesn’t want anyone else to feel that way - resulting to his hatred of animals being trapped within the mansion as they would have their freedom stripped away as his had done [ More Blood Maniac Prologue ]. Nonetheless, it doesn’t mean that he has any pity for Yui, as she was nothing but a human that he wanted to know was smaller than him. Ruki even calls her Livestock to conform it.

The distrust he has on females does not help with the position in which Yui is placed in either. After being beaten to plum by the servants to get their revenge, Ruki found out that his mother had left the family with only a note saying that she loved him. She ran off with her new husband without him, and despite the several weeks that he waited for her to come back to take him with her [ More Blood Maniac Prologue ] she never did. Waiting for her made him feel worthless and unwanted, as she had thrown him away like a toy that she did not want. Despite the words that were written in the letter, the I love you that was stated, with her not coming back he distrusted woman and the understanding of love. Ruki thinks that all woman would do the same to him, as once they found someone better they would leave him like his mother had with him, and thus his actions when he threw Yui into the dungeon cell only reassures him that she would not leave him. To him, who had everyone left him except his brothers, he didn’t want to be left again by someone that was within his life so he takes his own measures to make sure it does not happen. Nonetheless, it does not stop him from keeping a picture of his parents in his room, despite it being faded, shown in More Blood Dark 07.

However when he trusts someone, Ruki’s loyalty lays only on them. Besides from his brothers, Karlheinz who was their benefactor was someone that Ruki trusted and was loyal to the most - even more than his brothers. He feels indebted to the Vampire King, as he was the one that gave Ruki and his brothers their new lives with a way to get out of the Hell hole that they knew, and he wanted to be able to give something back. From everything he went through, he knows that everything has its repayment, and thus does everything in his power to be able to repay Karlheinz back for the life and small freedom that they had, even as Ruki only found out that he had set them within another trap. With the new power, the intelligence in which Karlheinz had shaped over the years, Ruki knew first about the plan of Adam and Eve and in result tries everything within his power to be able to succeed for their benefactor. For he wanted to protect his brothers, despite having to pull Yui away within their routes to attempt to awaken Eve when his brothers could not, and repay their debt for the man that saved them.

[aseriaa]

tagged by @nikkaris (thank you!! I’d like to get to know you better too! in a totally not creepy way lmao)

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

relationship: single

favourite color: mint green! pets: NONE... I’VE ALWAYS WANTED ONE THOUGH wake up to: an annoying alarm... I’m not a morning person  cats or dogs: cats as well... but not the mean ones coke or pepsi: neither.... but after that pepsi ad, ima go with coke LOL day or night: I’m a night owl  text or call: text lipstick or chapstick: chapstick with lipstick on top last book i read: after VNs, I haven’t really read any books in a long while  last song i listened to: No Interruption (by Hoodie Allen) and Koshotengai no Hashihime OST: 後日譚 (in anticipation/curiosity for its release) last movie i watched: I don’t really watch movies that often... so I’ll go with a Korean drama - Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (srsly my happy pill)  top 3 tv shows: The Mindy Project, The Office, and anime?? top 3 characters: Michel (The House in Fata Morgana), Himeutsugi (Hana Awase), Noll (Koezaru wa Akai Hana) top 3 ships: MxG (Fata Morgana) AKA MOST BEAUTIFUL SHIP EVER, JxM (Fata Morgana), MajimaxYuriko (Chou no Doku)

I’m not really active so I’m not sure if all you guys are still active either OTL, but I’ll tag @morethanmorallydepraved , @pearlsinthesun, @dreamer-chan, @madelide, @angel-gidget, @otomesweetheart and anyone else who wants to do it - YES YOU PERSON READING THIS, I TAG YOU TOO ❤ 

[myurucrie]

I don’t think I have a decent hime screenshot either

[xiaoyoux]

pool of tears.

Imagine your OTP pointing guns at each other, tears in their eyes, because they’re both commissioned to kill. —imagineyourotp@tumblr

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i.

Dua moncong pistol itu berkilat mengerikan, saling mengancam.

Berhadap-hadapan dengan ujung yang hanya berjarak beberapa senti dari lawan.

“Batas waktunya sebentar lagi tiba, Kashiragi.”

Sebuah pernyataan dilisankan dengan tegas, memberitakan fakta yang sama-sama mereka berdua ketahui. Bahwa permainan berdarah ini tidak dapat berlangsung selamanya. Ada batasan yang ditetapkan oleh pihak yang berwenang sedari awal. Hanya ada satu pemenang yang dibutuhkan di akhir. Dan jika sampai batas waktunya tiba masih belum tersisa seorang saja, kalung yang melingkari leher mereka akan meledak. Memastikan tak ada yang selamat.

Tak ada kata ataupun nada tanya.

Tapi keduanya sama-sama menyadari kebingungan yang ada di baliknya.

“Kau sendiri, kenapa tak segera menembak, Nakahara-san?”

Dua senjata api itu masih kaku dalam genggaman pemuda dan pemudi. Diam. Tak bergerak. Menanti.

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ii.

Tepat di saat pertanyaan itu berkumandang, kendali ekspresinya terlepas seketika.

Di balik topeng yang tersingkap, emosi yang berkecamuk dalam dirinya nampak begitu jelas. Himeutsugi tidak sanggup menekan pelatuk.

“Kalau begitu, apa kau rela membiarkanku hidup?”

“Tidak,” ia tak perlu berpikir dua kali untuk menjawab pertanyaan yang satu ini.

Semenjak awal, dia telah berjanji dalam hati untuk bertahan sampai saat terakhir. Bayangan rumah dan segala isinya yang menanti di Naha adalah yang menjaganya tetap waras. Ayahnya, ibunya, Aochan—mereka semua menunggu kepulangannya dari field trip. Janji sang paman untuk membawa bibi dan sepupunya berkunjung ke Okinawa pun terbayang dalam benak. Dia belum pernah bertemu dengan sepupunya.

Himeutsugi tak bisa mati di sini.

Tak boleh.

“…aku mau pulang, Kashiragi.”

Tapi—jika itu berarti harus membunuh pemuda di hadapannya—mana bisa ia membunuh hatinya sendiri.

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iii.

“Begitu, ya,” dia tak heran mendengar keinginan gadis itu.

“Lalu kenapa kau tak segera membunuhku?”

Pertanyaannya diulang sekali lagi, meski dia telah mengetahui jawabannya. Tak perlu berusaha mencerna raut yang terdapat pada paras lawan untuk menyadari bahwa perasaan gadis itu terhadap dirinyalah yang menghalangi ujung telunjuk untuk menekan trigger pistol. Dirinya yang menjadi alasan. Di sini, dia terpaksa menjadi antagonis jika memang itu yang harus dilakukan untuk membawa gadisnya pulang dengan selamat.

“Kau juga belum menembak.”

Ryou hanya tersenyum sendu sebagai respon. Fakta: dia tak pernah berniat untuk menggunakan pistol di genggaman tangan. Bagaimana bisa dia pulang sendirian. Tanpa Haruna. Tanpa gadis di hadapannya.

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iv.

Mungkin mereka hanya sedang berusaha mengulur waktu. Dengan pernyataan tanpa tanya dari si gadis yang masih tercabik antara hati dan keinginan; dan tanya dari si pemuda yang seolah tak memikirkan perasaan lawan. Dengan pistol yang terus teracung penuh ancaman pada masing-masing. Menanti hingga saat-saat terakhir, berharap akan adanya mukjizat yang turun dari langit untuk membantu menyelesaikan permainan ini tanpa perlu mengambil satu dari dua nyawa.

Tapi waktu yang tersisa bagi keduanya tak lagi banyak.

Sekarang atau tidak sama sekali,

“Bagaimana jika kita saling menembak di saat bersamaan, Nakahara-san?”

Butuh beberapa kalimat desakan hingga akhirnya si gadis menyetujui tawaran tersebut. Saling menyerang—terdengar seperti rencana bunuh diri bersama, di telinganya. Namun ia pun sadar, bahwa ini adalah cara yang paling adil. Jika sigap, dia bisa menghindari kematian. Jika tidak, maka memang takdirnya untuk tewas. Yang terpenting, mereka tidak saling terus terjebak dalam kondisi yang mengenaskan macam ini.

“Di hitungan ketiga.”

Si pemuda menahan senyumnya, “Satu—”

“—dua,” dan si gadis menahan tangisnya.

Keduanya bersamaan mengucapkan hitungan ketiga yang menjadi pertanda untuk menekan pelatuk.

BANG!

Hanya ada satu suara tembakan yang berkumandang nyaring.

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[yopparainokobito]

Himeutsugi,Kyoto Botanical Gardens,Kyoto by Yopparaino Kobito

[konjaku]

姫空木[Himeutsugi] Deutzia gracilis Siebold et Zucc.

[whiskasgirl]

Hana Awase - Karakurenai/Utsutsu-hen Poem Collection ~ Part 3

Himeutsugi

Translations and explanations of the poems from the game, to help understand the story more. These posts are structured as: short description which part of the story is the poem from, romanization, English translation, meaning and/or topic&context. I also put related CGs here and there.

Proceed with caution if you haven’t finished his route yet: here there be SPOILERS.

Please keep in mind that neither English nor Japanese is my mother language, so there might be some mistakes.

I translated the 2nd and 3rd poems, please forgive my clumsy attempts at it!! >///< Everything from Japanese sources are also translated by me. All the poems are from the Man'yōshū (the oldest waka anthology from the 8th century).

Enjoy! *^^*

                                     Karakurenai | Utsutsu | Himeutsugi | Mizuchi | Others

1.　Mikoto accepts Hime’s offer and they become “partners”, in return she will pretend to be his girlfriend.

朝霧の  おほに相見し  人ゆゑに  命死ぬべく  恋ひわたるかも ― Kasa no Iratsume |  Man'yōshū Vol. 4 (599) [Asagiri no | Ooni aimishi | Hito yue ni | Inochi shinubeku | Koiwataru kamo]

Though I glimpsed you Vaguely as in Morning mist, I keep longing for you as if I’m about to die. ― translation by Hiroaki Sato (from Japanese Women Poets: An Anthology)

Meaning: I fell deeply in love with someone I had vaguely seen, like a figure perceived through the morning mist.  ― source

Note: The poem was sent by a woman named Kasa no Iratsume to her lover, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, whom she met after yearning for him for a long time.

2.　 After the challenge fight against Matsurika and Kagami, Matsurika gets corrupted by utsurohi. Mikoto and Hime save the students together.

我が背子は　相思はずとも  しきたへの  君が枕は  夢に見えこそ ― Yamaguchi no Ōkimi | Man'yōshū Vol. 4 (615) [Waga seko wa | Aiomowazu tomo | Shikitae no | Kimi ga makura wa | Ime ni mie koso]

My beloved doesn’t love me back. If only you did, You could see me In your dream.

Meaning: Even if my beloved doesn’t love me back, at least I’d want to appear in their dreams.

Note: According to the period’s believes, if somebody had a dream of somebody, that meant they truly loved that person. Therefore, this poem expresses an impossible wish. ― source

Translation notes: 「 背子 」：恋人を親しんで呼ぶ語

3.　 Hime finally tells Mikoto that she’s the girl he’s in love from the start, but goes yandere, forcefully kisses her and Mikoto runs away crying.

九月の　有明の月夜　ありつつも　君が来まさば　我れ恋ひめやも ― Man'yōshū Vol. 10 (2300) (unknown author) [Nagatsuki no | Ariake no tsukuyo | Aritsutsumo | Kimi ga kimasaba | Ware koimeyamo]

September’s moon The moonlight of dawn Remains the same. If only you came, My love would be tamed.

Meaning: If only you always came like the Moon on September’s dawning sky, I would not long for you this much. ― source

Translation notes: 「ありつつも」： 「居続けて」とも「生き続けて 」 「めやも」： 「…だろうか、いや…ではないなあ」

4.　 After getting away from Chalice, Matsurika and escaping the “Mizu no Iro no Sekai”.

剣太刀  身に取り添ふと  夢に見つ  何の徴そも  君に逢はむため ― Kasa no Iratsume | Man'yōshū Vol.4 (604) [Tsurugitachi | Mi ni torisou to  | Ime ni mitsu | Nani no shirushi so mo | Kimi ni awamu tame]

I took a sword And held it by my side so I dreamed. What sign save that I’ll see you? ― translation by Hiroaki Sato (from Japanese Women Poets: An Anthology)

Meaning: I had a dream of a double-edged sword. What could it mean? Surely that I’ll meet you.

Note: Another love poem from Lady Kasa to Ōtomo no Yakamochi. During this period, dreams had a big influence on everyday lives; everything had a meaning and needed to be analyzed. In this waka, the sword symbolizes the warrior-house born Yakamochi and predicts a night they can spend together. Therefore, the poem conveys the small joy that comes from this meager hope which was born out of a painful love. ― source

5.　 The end. (2/1)

この世にし  楽しくあらば  来む世には  虫にも鳥にも  我はなりなむ ― Ōtomo no Tabito | Man'yōshū Vol.3 (348) [Kono yo ni shi | Tanoshiku araba | Komu yo ni wa | Mushi ni mo tori ni mo | Ware wa narinan]

If I can have pleasure In this life, then what matter if in the next I am an insect or a bird! ― translated by George Sansom (from A History of Japan to 1334)

Note: This is a reference to the doctrine of Karma.

6.　 The end. (2/2)

恋するに  死するものに　あらませば  我が身は千遍  死にかへらまし ― Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | Man'yōshū Vol.11 (2390) [Koi suru ni | Shi ni suru mono ni | Aramaseba | Wa ga mi wa chitabi | Shinikaeramashi]

If to burn with love Were the same thing as to die, long before now I would have died a thousand times, A thousand times over. ― translated by Edwin A. Cranston (from The Gem-Glistening Cup: A Waka Anthology)

[sengenji]

Booklet part one. Sorry tumblr lag

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