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magicalgirlagency · 1 month ago
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So, a certain old post of mine has recently resurfaced, and it was about a rather transphobic (but thankfully obscure) magical girl anime back in 2018, where I made an OC in retaliation, because I wanted to show how easy it was design a magical girl character without resorting to cheap and outdated tropes.
Another important detail about this OC, is that she was one of my first attempts at designing a queer character, and I was kinda nervous at first since she was done in a flash of anger and pettiness, and I was afraid of offending anyone by accident (since I wasn't as informed as I am right now), but thankfully, she was well recieved by the few people who saw her for the first time.
Anyways, without any further ado, I present to you my redesign of Sonya Sonata:
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This drawing was also a test to see if I could make my style more cartoony, and I think I finally got it. It's still the same, but with a few adjustments that can make a slight difference: Old-timey/Pac-man-y pupils, stocky legs and a muppet-y nose.
I was majorly inspired by DIY/alt fashion (Punk Style in particular), because I wanted to capture an energy of rebellion and freedom, which it felt very fitting for a trans character; plus, some other girly details that wouldn't feel out of place in a Magical Girl setting.
Sonya's mascot, Tempo, has also recieved a major makeover. Instead of borrowing Kokoro's color scheme, he now complements the heroine with reds and pinks, expressing more individuality and symbolizing his connection with his owner!
I'd say I've evolved quite a lot since 2018, and I'm very glad with it!
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nijigasakilove · 9 months ago
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Incredible finale. I honestly haven’t this locked in to a show like in terms of binging in a very long time, took me back to early Covid days. Without a doubt the best piece of terminator media we’ve had since T2, it’s well clear of salvation.
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The first few episodes really had me thinking it was just T2 and T1 mashed together, but the Japanese version. Malcolm looks just like the dude that Arnold and Sarah are trying to protect in T2, resistance fighter from the future etc etc. But I like how we ended up focusing on the philosophical aspect of man and machine, rather than the usual save the world stuff, we get asked if the world is even worth saving.
Ngl when Kokoro was asking Malcolm all that stuff about what humanity has actually given the world instead of just taken from it, I couldn’t come up with an answer either. Some really interesting ideological questions were posed for sure.
So many twists in this last episode I had my jaw on the floor. Malcolm coming from the future was a wtf, Misaki I had a feeling was a robot anyway from the first episode, so that wasn’t too much of a shock but what was shocking was her relationship with Malcolm in the OG timeline and how she was the basis for Kokoro. She was best girl tho and I’d absolutely take out my own unit to protect her.
Eiko being Malcolm’s mother tho wtf?? Kenta brokering a peace deal between skynet and sending the terminator back was probably the biggest shock for me. But it does line up with his character throughout the show who was always skeptical of Misaki and the machines.. just a lot of WTF twists and multiple timelines, I really hope they do more with terminator in this universe because there’s a lot of cool possibilities. We also don’t know what Kokoro will get up to now!
Hate that Malcolm had to go out like that, but i guess it was necessary to give Kokoro the right answer in the end.. just really enjoyed this one, well done production IG.
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muffinrecord · 1 year ago
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Some lists of favorites and least favorites for story content.
Writing this made me realize I want to do a larger version with my opinion on each event / mgs / costume story so I think I might actually do that in the future before I do the big reread.
Anyways I'm gonna post this and then lay down. Feel free to make your own lists? Could be fun to see how similar and different everyone's is.
Favorite Events
See You Tomorrow
Breakpoint
Beachside Bonds
Wings in the Wind
The Green Jasper Diviners
Angels on the Road
Bittersweet AI Memory
The Peaceful Daily Life of Nayuta's Family
The Legendary Story of the Paper Mulberry Leaf
Dream Halloween Festa
My Only Salvation
Farewell Storage
A Bouquet for Tomorrow's Happiness
Memory Drops
I'll Keep Waving At You
Not technically Events but Still Favs (And It's My List and I'll Include What I Want)
Valkyrie of Vik
Rakshasi of Tibet
Sentimental Gaze
Least favorite Events:
Every single Tart event, except for the funny high school au which remembered that stories should try and entertain the reader instead of put them to sleep
Endless Beginnings
Magia Clash
Mixed Summer
Favorite Magical Girl Stories
Shizuku Hozumi
Alina Gray
Kirika Kure
Uwasa Tsuruno
SWIMSUIT HOMURA IS THE BEST ONE
Holy Alina
Mikage Yakumo
San Kagura
Final Oriko
Urara Yume
Valentines Sudachi
Masara and Kokoro
Karin Misono
Konoha and Hazuki
Least Favorite Magical Girl Stories
Natsuki Utsuho
Asuka Tatsuki
Kaoru Maki
Haregi Madoka
Haregi Sayaka
All the Nanoha girls
Corbeau (it was so boring, justice for corncob)
The anime versions for just being clip shows from the anime
Honorable Mentions (MGS)?
Himena Aika's magical girl story was very good and written well for her perspective but I did not enjoy experiencing it
Yachiyo Nanami's is bafflingly incorrect with later story stuff but it's so bad and questionable in parts that it actually becomes kind of entertaining
I really liked the first 2/3 of Sasara Minagi's mgs but the conclusion fell flat for me and kind of ruined it
Fairytale Mifuyu had a really good mgs but i can't be caught on record saying that
I stared at Haregi Homura's magical girl story thumbnail for like 2 minutes, wondering if I had watched it then remembering that I did. Not a fan but not bad enough to put on the least favorite list. Just painfully mediocre.
I've never been able to sit through and watch all of Cool Homura's mgs because attention span bad and bored. sorry homu. your swimsuit mgs is still the best though!
I haven't watched enough Costume Stories to put them on here, but I liked Temari's winter costume and I liked Sana's pajama costume.
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comfortabletogether · 1 year ago
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Hello hope your having a good day idk if your still active on this given that no one is 💀 but can you write a Sdra2 x reader scenario were the girls suspect their S/O of cheating only to realize that that was their cousin the whole time
Thank you for request! It means a lot to get this kind of stuff. I only write for 6 characters at a time btw. You can rerequest if you wanted Setsuka or Kokoro. Anywho, this was a fun request and like last time it was almost no spoilers. Actually that’s a lie, I can’t write without spoilers whatsoever. And yeah I’m still active. I need to rewatch a play through of DRA though.
That was or maybe not be the reason I’m trying to hold off on DRA request because I’ll definitely fuck them up.
WARNING: Kanade, IMPLIED SPOILERS, SUSPECTED CHEATING, idk y’all
~ Mod Haruhiko ✈️
Emma Magorobi
🎬 Emma would probably be tagged many many times in some popular paparazzi page. And that post was a picture of a person who looked just like you holding hands with some other person.
🎬 She’d probably feel heartbroken and would definitely be extremely upset about it. But then she’d see that the person who looked like you didn’t look all that like you. Sure, you looked similar but not exactly the same.
🎬 But unfortunately her anxieties got the best of her and just assumed it was a weird lighting. And Emma probably wouldn’t confront you in person instead opting for doing it via text.
🎬 When Emma finds out the truth, she’ll expect you to also have some proof to back it up.  But when she finally is convinced of it not being you, she’d apologize immediately.
Yoruko Kabuya 
🍷Yoruko would see a girl who looked shockingly like you from across the bar. And you were with someone else. Yoruko didn’t think much of it at first, just a little mad you didn’t say hello. Or that was until you had kissed this person.
🍷 She tried to get over there to go yell at you and about how you had betrayed her trust. But unfortunately Minako had kept her behind the counter serving people as it was an extremely busy day.
🍷 Then the real you had come in and taken a seat on a bar stoll. And Yoruko immediately got confused because how could you be on two different places at once.
🍷 As she was serving you, she’d ask about what was going on and once you have explained. Yoruko be so thankful for Minako putting her behind the counter. That would’ve been an embarrassing first meeting with your family members.
Sora
❔ You were the only person who recognized Sora and you were the only person she recognized. Although not remembering much about what you did, she remembered that she loved you.
❔ For a motive, Mikado or well Monocrow handed out pictures. And in those pictures it was of a person who looked suspiciously like you and another person kissing, and many more the you look-alike and them going on a date.
❔ Sora is put off with this motive at first, questioning in her mind if it was actually you or not, but instead of confronting you on it, she slept on it.
❔ In the morning she went to go ask you about it, and she had come to the conclusion that you were the one in the picture and she was mad and questioned you over it.
❔ Sora was very embarrassed to find out that she got worked up over her S/O’s cousin making out with their boyfriend. She did apologize 
Kanade Otonokoji
🎵 Another one to hear about this via social media. One thing she hated about your public relationship was that you lacked privacy when you went out in public. Kanade kind of knew once she saw the picture.
🎵 Kanade understood almost immediately that the person in that photo wasn’t you. But she wanted to play up her innocent girl persona with you. So she faked crying and showed up at your place.
🎵 She would intentionally try and make you feel bad for her. Kanade would start up an argument showing pictures that were on social media. But that argument did dissolve quickly.
🎵 Once formally told by you, Kanade would try and guilt trip you for not introducing her to your family beforehand. And she would only then cuddle you as a make up for the argument.
Iroha Nijiue
🎨 Iroha would see a picture taken by one of her older siblings of you and another person. They had multiple pictures of dates and kisses as if her sibling had been stalking you. Which that made her upset.
🎨 She was straight up in denial as she assumed that they were doing this to get her much more focused on her masterpieces. Until Iroha was told by either Emma or Hajime that they had seen you going around with another person.
🎨 Iroha would feel so hurt by this, and would just lock herself in her room and cry for hours. She would draw her ocs getting trauma to cope with the feelings of hurt.
🎨 She would also probably make someone else go and confront you about it, record the situation and send it to her. And which in this case she made Emma do it. After knowing that it was just your cousin she would pretend like none of that ever happened whatsoever.
Hibiki Otonokoji 
🎶 Hibiki would hear about this through Kanade, who would also show proof of a video of you and the other person kissing. Intentionally Hibiki would lash out at Kanade for ever assuming that would’ve been you before breaking down crying for her sister to comfort her.
🎶 She wouldn’t confront you for a while, she would just ghost and ignore you. Avoiding places that you could’ve seen one another in public. Hibiki just felt so betrayed, so many people had left her. Why you too?
🎶 Eventually you two would see each other somehow again, and Hibiki would start crying demanding for an explanation. It created a whole scene but you loved Hibiki so why did it matter?
🎶 Once you told Hibiki that it wasn’t you in those pictures and that it was your cousin, going as far as to FaceTime them to prove it. Hibiki’s blind trust in Kanade’s words would begin to dwindle.
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bhpre · 14 days ago
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A brand new beginning, Cure Daisy makes her way!
FINALLY I GET TO COOK ON CURE DAISYYYYY
Before we start, there are some.. triggering topics in this fic.
TW! Mentions of death, grief, child r@pe/s3xual @§§ault/@buse bullying
I warned you all on the last post,,,
ENJOYYYY YAAAAAAAAY
Tags: @maou-the-tree @critterpede @trashisstillhere @artistic-harlom-world
Ah yes, World Parents day! Kokoro's parents are here for a visit, same with Ruka's, and mine! We've also brought our siblings too.
"Hey~! Kokoro! Ruka!"
"What's up Akari? Ready for the Family games later after the picnic?"
"I sure am, Ruka-chan! It's gonna be a blast for this event."
"You seem hyped, have you always played these games?"
"I've always been, and it's kinda boring, but I'm up for the challenge. I can't be a Musicool girl without some teamwork!"
Meanwhile.. Erika was watching everyone from afar. Feeling lonely.
"It's nice to have a family.. but my family feels neglectful to me."
She sighed in despair.
"If only.. if only I was the one who got into that accident."
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Suddenly, Ruka spotted Erika.
"Erika! Over here!"
"Ruka-chan.."
"You okay?''
"Yeah, nothing's bothering me at all."
Akari had noticed Erika's tension. Seeing the guilt in her face as she talked with Ruka.
"Erika. I don't think it's good.. to pretend your feelings."
"W-What are you talking about..?"
A few minutes later, the four of them gathered in a quiet place from the event. They set up a picnic blanket for them to sit down.
"Listen, I'm really sorry if anyone gets triggered. I didn't think I would be sharing these out until now."
"Go tell them, Erika."
She took a deep breath before speaking.
"My parents.. died in a car accident when I was 6. Well, I was in that car accident, but.. I survived. It was nighttime in our car, and we were going to one of my favorite restaurants, where we ate our spaghetti there. Unfortunately.. a motorcycle crashed in front of my dad's face with my mother. I woke up from the daze and saw them unconscious, I rushed out to get my mom's phone in her bag and called 911. As I did, the police had informed me that.. my parents were dead. That was the worst birthday present yet."
"After that, the police took me in to my uncle and aunt's place, in which my cousins were. But.. my cousins weren't the most welcoming. They would tease, beat, smack, tell lies about me, and even put my head in a toilet bowl. My uncle was way worse, he would send me to his bedroom whenever my aunt is at work. Then.. he took off my pants and started touching me. He kept doing this every single day and even did a lot of abuse on me, just to get what he wanted and without reason."
"That's horrible.. he should be ashamed of himself! He shouldn't be doing the nasty stuff he's been doing to you. As for your cousins, they shouldn't be bullying you so brutally! How come your aunt doesn't notice this?"
"She's very oblivious, so she's easy to fool her with lies."
"Of course that's the case."
".. Erika, you're not alone in this."
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"What?"
"I've.. experienced that before. The assault I mean. I've only experienced it 3 times, my uncle, cousin, and neighbor all touched me inappropriately without my permission. It's not as bad as yours, but I'm still traumatized."
"And I've experienced my parents never saying goodbye to me before going overseas. They seem to have forgotten about it, but they visit me sometimes. But still, the feeling of no parents around kind of scares me."
Erika's eyes widened in shock and surprise at their words, hearing their experiences made Erika tear up.
"Guys.."
Suddenly, a Disdainborg appeared in the distance.
"Disdainborg!!!"
"We meet again, Precure."
"Diamond Seleno!"
"You know that twink?!"
"Of course I do, he's a jerk."
"Hey— That's not fair! I'm an established beautiful person."
"Yeah, cry me a river, I'm not being straight for you."
"Wait what- Ehem. Anyway, attack my Disdain!"
"Borg!!!!"
"Let's do this! Erika, evacuate everyone, we'll handle it here!"
"You got it!"
"Precure! Blooming Start!"
As they all transformed, they landed on the floor as they did their incantation.
"The Blooming Roses, that makes the scent of Love. Cure Rose!"
"A lovely tulip brings you hope, and tranquility. Cure Tulip!"
"The Brightening Sunflowers, that makes the scent of joy! Cure Sunflower!"
"Resonate to our Differences! No one shall be faced with Despair any longer! Blooming Happiness Precure!"
"Pathetic Precures, you'll pay. Get them!"
"Borg!!!!"
The Disdainborg then dashed forward to us and tried to tackle us. But we dodged it just in time.
"You're gonna pay for that tackle!"
"Bloom Shock!" A rose then forms around the Disdainborg and suddenly erupts, but the Disdainborg dodged it.
"The heck?!?!"
"Leave this to me."
"Tulip Storm!" A storm of Tulip petals had twirled around the Disdainborg, making it dizzy.
"I'll take it from here!"
"Golden Sunburst!" A ball of energy appeared in Cure Sunflower's hand and threw it to the Disdainborg.
As they fought.. Erika watched from a distance. Leaving her with eerie thoughts.
Suddenly, Diamond Seleno appeared in front of Erika.
"Well look who it is, the coward herself."
"Who are you?!"
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"Heheheh.. who am I? Well if you must know, I am the best and far most beautiful, Diamond Seleno! Greatest leader of the Disharmonica. And there, my friend, is your reflection. Your worthless dupe that's going through the same thing. Disdainborg! Show us your feelings."
As the Disdainborg stopped, it suddenly.. started to speak?!
"I've lost my friend.. I don't know if they even betrayed me or not?! Why did I leave them out of my sight?! Without them, I'm not safe around anyone anymore.."
The words of the Disdainborg's voice echoed.
"You see my child, that is the futile voice of a person's breakdown. That person.. will be you once again..!"
As Seleno summoned his energy and threw it at Erika, there was a shield protected in front of her, the one who was protecting her was Cure Sunflower.
"Run Erika! You can't be in despair!"
"Y-Yeah!"
Erika then ran away as fast as she could. But then she stopped.
"What if.. I help them..? Would that make me a coward?" She muttered to herself.
"It doesn't make you a coward-daffo."
A voice spoke, none other than Daffodil.
"Daffodil.."
"Helping out others doesn't make you a coward, it's one strong emotion that we all feel beneath ourselves-daffo."
"If you give all your courage and sincerity into it, then there's no reason to be scared-daffo."
As Daffodil spoke, she touched Erika's hand.
"You're one strong person, don't forget it-daffo."
Erika's eyes widened, inspired by the message that Daffodil gave her.
"All this time.. I've actually been brave..? Is this.. a new beginning for me?"
"You'll never know once you try-daffo."
Erika then stood up, running over to the Disdainborg as a white bright light surrounded her. A Harmony Pact had appeared in front of her and grabbed it as she prepared herself to transform.
"Precure! Blooming Start!"
As the transformation sequenced, the Precures and Diamond Seleno were shocked at the sight of Erika transforming.
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"A beautiful daisy gives you a new beginning, Cure Daisy!"
"Cure Daisy!" We said in unison, an expression of amazement in our faces.
"Oh come on!!! Another Precure again?! Just how are you able to  get more?!"
Cure Daisy then ran towards the Disdainborg.
"Daisy Strike!" A Daisy volleyball appeared on her hand and threw it to the Disdainborg with ease.
"That's so.. Musicool!!"
"Now's not the time to be admiring, Rose!!"
"Guys, I've got an idea! Let's use one of the Daisy Nets that one of our neighbors has!"
"Good idea. Cure Sunflower, distract the Disdainborg for us."
"Roger that!"
As Cure Sunflower spun around the Disdainborg, Cure Rose, Cure Tulip, then grabbed the Daisy Net.
"Let's do a surprise attack behind the Disdainborg, Cure Daisy will handle the rest."
"Right!"
After Cure Sunflower spun around, she frog-leaped over the Disdainborg, As Cure Rose and Cure Tulip then trapped the Disdainborg inside the net.
"Go for the moment, Cure Daisy!"
"Wretched Disdain, it's time to move on from the past! Precure! Daisy Blessing!"
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As the Disdainborg becomes defeated by a storm of Daisies, the civilian inside it then thanks the Precures and finally finds their friend.
"— I'm so happy you're okay!!"
"I thought you would leave me forever.."
"Of course not! Friends always stick together. Now, back to the Orphanage?"
"Sure!"
The kids then ran back to the Orphanage, leaving Akari being a bit tear-eyed.
"That's so sweet.. and Musicool at the same time."
"Hehehe.. you're not kidding, friendship always lasts."
Erika then suddenly hugged everyone.
"Thank you guys.. thank you for being my new beginning."
As everyone hugged, Diamond Seleno watches from afar and wipes a tear on his face.
"Sister love.. oh how prideful that is." He said, as he disappeared.
After all of that, everyone then continued to celebrate Family day with their Family games and picnics. Erika learned a heartwarming lesson about friends.. being a family too.
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ridonculousverniss · 8 months ago
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Ngl it's been so long since i last went through Sdra2 properly i had never stopped to think of Emma's character that way? How acting is her life and pretending she's okay is the one way she knows to go about living, itches my brain now, pls ramble more about her I'd listen
Me when I get to talk about my favorite character
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Thank you so much for the ask!! 
Tw for mentions of physical abuse
To start off, I think it’s actually best to look at her free time events. 
Of course, the final of these gives the most insight to her character. However, there are other key traits that show up beforehand. 
The first is how Emma doesn’t really have any friends outside of this killing game. She only worked with other adults on sets, and that most likely isolated her from people around her age. In the first free time event, she talks about how she has never talked like this before with another teenager. She’s very used to acting more mature around people, so Sora’s attitude is refreshing for her. At the start of the final free time event, she goes on about how she’s always wanted to do “girl talk”.
Secondly, it shows  Emma’s strange ideas about what a friendship should look like. Unlike other characters, Emma politely asks if she’s allowed to talk to Sora. She apologizes for being a bother, which will come up in later sections.  In her second and third events, Emma accidentally spoils what happens in movies she has starred in. While it is played off comedically, Emma decides to compensate for this by giving Sora copious amounts of money. 
Despite being completely harmless, it gives the impression that she thinks she needs to pay Sora to be friends with her. Since Sora doesn’t know who Emma is outside of the killing game, the only other thing that previous “friends” might have used her for is money. 
I think this also highlights how Emma is a people pleaser. She is so quick to take Sora’s joking request for one MILLION yen seriously, and even asks if that is enough. 
In the fourth free time event, Emma goes into detail about her adoptive parents. However, she refuses to elaborate on anything that occurred before then. 
Finally, the fifth event. This is when Emma completely breaks down, showing Sora her scars; literal and metaphorical.
Emma’s mother was never around, always smoking and drinking her woes away. 
And her father? Her father was a greedy, angry drunk with no self control of himself. Since he couldn’t make a steady income, he forced Emma, a very young girl, to sell things on the street. 
If she didn’t do it?  He burned a cigarette into her arm.
She states that every day she tried to resist, but it only made the burns worse. So in the end, she just did what she was told.
“Because if you don’t listen, the cigarette light is burned.”
“If you cry, the cigarette light is burned.”
“Desperately holding back tears, acting as the daughter who is well behaved.”
“I’ve been living under a mask.”
These are all some quotes from the final free time event, and I think it perfectly explains why Emma acts the way she does. 
Her acting isn’t just a skill, it’s a defense mechanism.
She became so good at pretending she was this perfect, kind hearted girl that it started to blend with her reality. She still is afraid of people hurting her, so she pushes all of her real feelings down. It’s why she’s so scared of opening up to Sora, claiming that she would hate her if she knew.
Emma doesn’t do it just to be nice: she does it to survive. 
In a situation like a killing game, it’s no wonder she was being so “two faced”. 
Because acting keeps her alive…
It keeps her from coming off as vulnerable, and more importantly; people will like her. 
This is the reason why Mikado chose Emma to look after Kokoro. Emma is so good at being friendly, maybe she could lower Kokoro’s guard. 
But, that’s not what happened. In fact, the opposite did. 
I genuinely believe that somewhere deep inside, Emma did care for Kokoro. She was starting to get used to seeing her; eating breakfast together, the one way conversations which soon piqued mutual interest….
Setsuka calls Emma out at the end of the second trial about this, countering when Emma said that Kokoro got on her nerves. 
The most tragic part of her character to me is how she gaslights herself.
She lies to herself about hating Kokoro so she can complete the murder. 
She lies to herself about not caring for the other participants. 
She lies to herself about being prepared to die. 
And it's only in her last moments that the mask finally cracks, revealing someone who is deeply hurt and scared.
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That’s all I have to say for now, but I might make a part two!! Once again, thank you so much for the ask!! (⁠づ⁠。⁠◕⁠‿⁠‿⁠◕⁠。⁠)⁠づ
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mahou-furbies · 1 month ago
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Thoughts on the spring 2025 mahou idol shows so far:
IdolPre: still very meh. My heart wants to place Uta in the bottom tier, but my brain reasons that she's not the worst of her kind, and it's just that I'm so fed up with her character type being the lead and she doesn't even offer anything meaningfully new. As for the others I get nothing out of Nana, and while Kokoro is easily my favourite for being unbelievably cute and having a similar earnest and polite energy as Sora, the idol stan aspect makes her so unrelatable for me. I do kind of like what they're trying to do with the kouhai-senpai setup with her and the other two, but it just doesn't work since Nana only has four episode seniority as a Precure compared to her; I think this would have worked better if she was the mid-season Cure.
Meroron at least has an excellent mascot design (though I find worshipping Purirun incomprehensible). Tanaka for best character.
Princession: I keep wishing it well because I'm happy for Precure to finally have some competition, but so far it's been pretty mid. It doesn't really have aspects I outright dislike, but also doesn't really stand out either. The singing-while-fighting aspect feels somewhat awkward in execution, and overall the story feels structurally identical to Precure, I would have wished for something more fresh.
I like the magical girls more here than IdolPre but don't have a standout fave yet. The magical outfits are great, the sash, poofy sleeves and leotard bottom give them a unique and memorable identity, and I'm always happy about a similarly themed team.
Maebashi: the unexpected success story! I eagerly wait for a new episode every week. The cast making meta commentary works quite a lot better than in Komugi, and the visuals are lovely and vibrant. And the story, thankfully Azu's arc was great (and the stakes for fumbling this one were quite high), though the following Mai arc was a lot weaker and I didn't really understand what they were even going for here. One of my favourite details was how the "mapo" term caught on.
Yuina is so much of a caricature that she barely feels like a character, but somehow she's easier for me to stomach than many of her ilk, maybe it's because she's acknowledged as weird in-universe. And mercifully Azu's tantrums have been way toned down from her initial appearance. Kyouka for best girl, really excited to see what they have in store for her. And for the main story in general, like how much will the whole magic shop thing actually matter, and how much is just a vehicle for a 5girls1shop kinda show where it's more important to just vibe with the characters.
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awarmbowlofhomemadesoup · 2 years ago
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Leoichi but make it Oblivious x Oblivious Part 3
(I just realized I’ve been projecting my ace-spectrum ass to another ship.) 
Part 1
Part 2
Part 4
心の友 (Tomo no Kokoro) (Heart of a Friend)
Usagi first learns about ADHD from the turtle brothers and sister. 
Usagi is delighted it’s another thing he shares with Leo. “It’s amazing how our ADHDs synchronized,” Usagi says to him. “It’s like we’re twi-”
Donnie slams his hands vehemently on the table. “I’m sorry but the twin title has already been taken,” he says with more force than he intended (not).
Usagi didn’t seem to mind. “Old friends?” he tries.
“Nah,” April says, even if she’s only teasing, “I think that would be MY title.”
Leo raised his hand for a high-three at him, “Shell yeah, soul sisters!”
Usagi brightened. While his English is not yet native level, he tried to match Leo’s words. “Soul” plus “sisters” closest in Japanese is tomo no kokoro, so in other English words....
He clasped Leo’s hand instead and smiled at him. “Soulmates,” he agreed. 
Usagi is very much confused when everyone around him and Leo hoots as Leo chokes, jokingly shoving him while laughing with a darkened face.
Later, they all have to clear the air that the word soulmates in English mostly has romantic connotations, and when Usagi meant tomo no kokoro, the closest word in English is a platonic soulmate. 
Of course, someone tattled to Gen, Kitsune, and Chizu, and they didn’t live it down for a few days instead. It’s just a few days because the incident gave them insight into why Usagi still isn’t dating Leo despite having an intimate friendship. 
After the teasing at Leo’s side from his fam, Leo just put it at the back of his mind to try to focus their team on whatever needed them in New York because of his narrowly-avoided-apocalypse guilt. 
Eyeliners and Fluttering Claws
Yuichi Usagi feels put out, but April has never been so amused by how he got excited over friendship rings and plans to buy one for Leo until she has to explain they’re for pre-engagement with a romantic partner. 
Luckily, Kitsune and Chizu find a makeup stand and make Usagi one of their “blank paper.” Usagi asks if they can use red for his eyes. The girls teach him how to use an eyeliner. 
Usagi wears them for a couple of days in Neo Edo, like getting used to a pair of shoes before he finally feels confident wearing it in New York.
He’s a tad nervous when he enters the lair. But Leo takes one look at him and fucking squeals at the sight of him. 
Like scoops him up and twirls him around as he takes a good look at his red-lined eyes. “We match! Well, kinda.”
Usagi grins, “I was inspired.”
“Looks great on you,” Leo said, running his fingers through the fur on Usagi’s cheeks. 
Leo pauses, looking at his hands in confusion before shrugging. 
Basketball and Bunny Circling
Leo and Usagi made a makeshift hoop on the flat area of the farm to teach the ex-ninja orphans how to play basketball.
Leo almost regrets introducing basketball to Usagi because he became a match his turtle brothers couldn’t compare to.
Usagi is fast and likes running circles around him (even in their sparring), so Leo responds by running around him as they both try to get the ball from each other. 
Usagi’s aunt passes by the area to see them playing. She knows Usagi isn’t that much of a show-off, but there seems to be an unnecessary amount of running circles around his friend until she realizes he was circling. 
She continued on her way, smiling. She has never seen him do that since he was a kid.
Sunbathing and “Purring”
Leo likes sunbathing, which he and his brothers can only do with a giant sunlamp in the lair. But on Usagi’s farm, he and his brothers could soak up the rays without alarming anyone (more or less). 
Usagi tends to flop on top of Leo’s shell for a few minutes (it makes an excellent back stretcher, as recommended by April and agreed on by Kitsune). 
Leo was taken aback by what he thought was purring until he realized Usagi was grinding his teeth.
Usagi has to reassure Leo that he wasn’t teeth grinding out of stress and didn’t harm his teeth. Rabbits just have that habit.
Title: Two Voices, One Song
Donatello has to wake up to a song playing ON LOOP for the whole lair to hear while Leo belts out along with it.
He’s clawing for coffee when Raph appears.
“Leo! Turn that down!” And “Isn’t that from the Barbie movie?” Raph asks.
“Yep!” Mikey answered, jiving to the beat.
“Ah yes,” Donnie said loudly with an eye roll after straightening up brew. “That song. From the Barbie movie. From one of the most heavily queer-themed movies of the Barbie franchise.” 
The lyrics,“…Somehow when you're around / The sky is always blue”, play, and they all get on the same page.
“Aaaw, love is in the air,” Mikey gushes.
“Wrong,” Donnie says, putting on a gas mask. “It’s neurotoxin,” he promises.
Okay, he’s joking. He’s just going to gas the lair with nitrous oxide to knock Leo out, but the others still feel the need to stop him. 
Days later, they heard Usagi humming it. 
“Sorry,” Usagi says when he sees them staring at him. “Leo introduced it to me, and it became our song.”
Cool, cool. As far as Donnie is concerned, best friends have their own songs sometimes. As much as he likes to be knowledgeable about everything, there are some things he’d rather be ignorant of. Like Leo and Usagi’s… whole situation. 
What does the fam think
Raph is torn between “Please only date when I’m dead” and “Where did I go wrong?” with his brother not even noticing what he and the rabbit have. 
Mikey is more chill and has Dr. Feelings ready if Leo ever looks conflicted and needs someone to talk to. 
Splinter almost has a heart attack when Usagi asks, “I would like to ask for your permission to ask Leo... to go on a training pilgrimage with me.” (Draxum has to listen to him rant that his sons turned his hair white but that Yuichi boy will make him bald.)
April and Casey Jr. are content to wait in the “let them figure it out” league (April is waiting with a bat, just in case).  
Disagreements
Disagreements with Leo often end up with someone exploding or confrontations because Leo tends to use avoidance tactics and show that he isn’t mad, as it wouldn’t match his cool persona.
But that doesn’t work with Usagi if he senses something wrong. Because whenever Leo tells him, “It’s cool, so drop it,” Usagi doesn’t drop since he’s not much of a listener, so they can work together to fix it. 
Let them be Ace
“You know, I think I’m ace,” Usagi confides.
“Ace?” Leo asks.
Usagi nods. “I thought I liked both, but it turns out I don’t really care either way.”
“Oh.”
The next day, Leo speaks out of the blue. “I think I’m ace too.”
“Yeah?“ Usagi asks.
“Yeah, I read about it. I’m still gay. But I’m just more of a cuddler than the other, y’know?”
Usagi brightens. “I know! Sometimes, I have the urge to nuzzle my face on yours!”
“You too? Me too!” Leo exclaims. 
Leo wakes up one night. “Waitaminute…”
Daydreaming at Night
On the same night, Usagi’s thoughts were running.
Usagi has the tendency to space out with his comic book fantasies inspired by his Usagi Yojimbo comics. It’s his favorite thing to do while waiting to fall asleep.
It’s normal to fantasize about meeting your best friend as if by fate and having to fight together like you’re both reading each other’s minds, growing closer along the plot, declaring to each other that you’ll always have each other’s back, and overcoming the bitter rivalry of their ninja and samurai clans with the power of your friendship, right?
But after his ace talk with Leo, it’s like his mind was finally allowed to explore a little bit further...
Which has Usagi sitting up all flustered because-
And suddenly, the realization hits, and the pieces fit. 
The sun rises, and Usagi still hasn’t slept at all.
(I’m really trying to exorcise all these ideas into a post since they won’t leave me alone, but it seems like there’s gonna be a part 4 for the conclusion.)
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Sakura Nakamura (my s/i) lore 🎉🎉🎉
Early life / Elementary School:
- Parents are Actors / Models, very busy life and both are emotionally absent. Aunt stepped in as a role model
- As she continued elementary school, she ended up being a child actor for commercials and a model too
- Many people thought she was cool at first, but when they realized she was really into magical girl shows they thought she was weird. Not many friends because of this, yet still shares about it.
- Very cheery child!!! Is very sweet as well! Also regarded as a very cute kid!
- During a photoshoot, she met a girl who was helping out with the outfits. As she learned more about her, she realized that she wants to be a seamstress when she gets older. She thought this was cool and they become friends! (Met Kokoto Hiramatsu)
- Another photoshoot, she met a girl who was being broody in a corner. As she talked with her more, she figured out she was upset because her dad left her family for someone else. Sakura comforted her a lot, and they quickly became friends. (Met Ayaka Mochizuki)
Middle school:
- Her parents got her a manager (Referred to as Manager R)
- Manager R began to get extremely concerned with the quality of her work, so she made her re-do assignments until they were “perfect” (Perfectionistic habits mold from this, also makes her think the only way she’ll be loved if she is perfect)
- Got a major role on a TV Show, played an important side character. Many people shipped her character with another character in the show. This lead for both of their managers to meet and agree for them to fake date for popularity and profit.
- The other actor didn’t like being in a relationship at all. Began to secretly insult her behind the cameras and manipulated her. Made her purposefully stop eating as much and made her insecure about her body. She begun to hate herself for what she was, and fell into a dark period of her life.
- Ayaka and Kokoro tried their best to make her feel better. They then decided together that they should just leave the country entirely for the benefit of all of them. Ayaka’s mom lives in Japan and Kokoro’s parents didn’t care about her so they could easily move there, it’s only Sakura’s manager that they have to remove.
- For about 5 months, the trio tries their best to remove Sakura’s manager from her life. The breaking straw is when she protested during a photoshoot snd left immediately. Manager R immediately cut off contact with her and she was free.
- Moved to Japan during her 8th grade year under the supervision of Ayaka’s mom. She temporarily enrolled in a school and was slowly reviving her old personality.
- During finals season, Sakura decided that they should all become idols at Yumenosaki. Ayaka and Kokoro also agree to this plan. With Kokoro’s connections with the Tenshouin family, they finally get a chance to enroll at Yumenosaki academy.
Summer before 1st year:
- Went to a festival with Ayaka and Kokoro. They ended up getting lost and Sakura decided to wander around. Accidentally stumbled upon Shinobu (he was lost too) and they began talking. They realize that even though they dont have much in common, they were very similar. They became friends for the day and they help each other get prizes and stuff. (Key moment is when Sakura guessed how many marbles were in a jar and won a plushie of a frog and a fox. She ended up giving the frog plushie to Shinobu.)
- Didn’t get each other contact info, ended up loosing contact sadly. Sakura still remembers him as “The boy with pretty hair.” Keeps the plushie she won dear to her heart.
Basically it for main lore before yumenosaki 🎉 another post will be made about 1st - 3rd year lore in the future 🎊
[Also some @‘s for mutuals who might be interested : @aroace-poly-show , @transgender-eichi , @maoisarap , @mutsuowo , @eekykins ]
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hi chingu, i hope ur having a good day! i was js wondering how ji-ae and kokoro wld interact?
idk why but i feel like when ji-ae first approaches kokoro she wld be uncharacteristically nervous bc she's like that with any older woman she perceives as a cool female role model (and also bc randal forced her into talking to kokoro b4 she was ready)
i imagine her wanting to gift kokoro smth, but bc she's poor she sacrifices one of her comrades and makes a paper crane for her.
i might've rambled a lil too much but yeah bye!
Hello, hellooo!!💚💚💚 Thank you so much for your question!! Very cute drawing, she's so adorable here!!!(≧▽≦) Her ponytail suits her so well!!(◕��◕✿)
I think Kokoro would be very happy to finally meet Randal's significant other in person, she would seem like a very nice and kind and sweet girl. Kokoro would pay attention to her shyness and try to make their acquaintance and further communication as comfortable as possible for Ji-Ae, I think in time their communication would become very casual and they would talk about any topics that Randal would be surprised how they easily and quickly found a common language! Kokoro would be very pleased with the gift of a paper crane ( she doesn't know its exact origin:'D ).
In fact, Kokoro really enjoyed Ji-Ae's company and would love to be good friends with her:'3
Thanks again so much for your question!!💚🌸🌸
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#3
Wednesday
Info-Chan was being suspiciously generous today. Out of nowhere, Info comes up with an “idea” to get Osana expelled for having things in her bag that she shouldn’t. Cigarettes, answer sheets, so on and so forth. And since Ayano apparently did Info-Chan such a “big” favor with Mai’s phone, it was enough to get her a freebee from Info-Chan. In this case, that was cigarettes.
As she walks into the class, she notices that a couple of students are still hanging around in there. Two of them were from outside of her class anyway. One of them was Kokoro Momoiro, who was meant to be in class 1-2, and Bea Gemron, another transfer student who was meant to be in class 2-2. They seemed to be hanging out with Hana Daidayama at the moment.
Outside of them, there was Enpitsu Byoga, who actually belonged to the class, although it was strange that he was here instead of outside of his clubroom. When Ayano approached him, he looked up suddenly, but looked back down, just as suddenly disinterested. “Hello, Ayano.”
“Enpitsu. What are you doing in class?” Ayano asks, tilting her head to the side.
Enpitsu shrugs. “I’ve been in several rooms. Geiju told me that if I’m so focused on beauty, then I should draw all the girls in school and figure out which ones would work as the best muse.” He rolls his eyes. “Which is a complete waste of time- we all already know who the most beautiful girl in school is.”
The artist was always pretty narcissistic. If anything, his obsession with beautiful girls probably stems from him wanting someone who “measures up to his beauty”, or something of the sort. So far, the only person he’s bothered with trying to get as his muse was Meka Nikaru, who ironically has rejected his attempts.
“Simp says what?” Bea calls to Enpitsu, who turns to her with a raised eyebrow.
“What?” He asks, but scoffs as soon as he realizes that he fell for that trick. “She’s just jealous. “
“Of you or Meka?” Ayano asks, only receiving a shrug in return.
Instead of answering Ayano’s question, Enpitsu taps his pen in his notebook. “Have you ever thought of letting your hair down and styling your hair differently, Ayano?”
Ayano furrows her eyebrows. “I am not going to style my hair like Meka’s.” She states in finality.
Enpitsu sighs, “I guess asking you to dye your hair wouldn’t work out very well, either.” He mumbles, sketching something on his notebook. “I do recommend changing your hairstyle, though. Some people might bother approaching you if you did. Maybe they’d even give you compliments.” He shrugs nonchalantly.
Ayano frowned but did contemplate that idea. As she did, Enpitsu received a text on his phone. His eyes widened briefly, and he paused in thought before slowly lowering his phone and giving Ayano a smile. “Yan-Chan, my favorite classmate!” He purrs, and Ayano herself cringes at his purely artificial smile.
“You know, we’ve been friends for a while..” He starts, but immediately stops when he sees Ayano’s unamused expression. “I need you to convince Meka to be my muse.”
“Why?” Ayano inquires, tilting her head to the side.
“Why do I need her to be my muse, or why should you?” Enpitsu asks, but waves her off and answers both anyway, “I need Meka because she’s the most beautiful girl in this school. My one goal is to capture beauty, and yet she runs from me.” He sighs.
Meka didn’t actually flee from Enpitsu, but Ayano was sure she would if it came to it. From what she’s heard, Meka just locks the doors to the club room until he goes away. “As for why you should..” Enpitsu scans the classroom, sweeping a hand beneath his chin in thought. He then shrugs, “A favor for a favor? I’ll tell my whole club that you’re just the sparkliest angel out there. Even though the majority of them won’t care. Myself included.”
“I’ll take the favor bit.” Ayano claims, folding her arms and shrugging. “How would I get her to do that if you couldn’t, though?”
Enpitsu hums in thought, but likely not much thought considering he continued drawing for at least 20 seconds before speaking back up. “Uh, maybe she needs a new perspective? Some artists work better while looking from a different angle at the same project. Maybe if she hears from another person that she would make a lovely muse, she’ll cave!”
“Meka isn’t an artist.” Ayano points out. In return she only gets an irritated sputter and dismissive hand-waving from Enpitsu.
“I’ll even pay you to get this done, Ayano.” Enpitsu claims, digging into his bag. “If I don’t get this task done Geiju says he’s going to make me draw something hideous instead. Plead her if you have to.” He says, standing up and putting a twenty dollar bill in Ayano’s hand.
“Right..” Ayano rolls her eyes, putting the money in her pocket. “I’ll see what I can do.”
Enpitsu twiddles his fingers with a satisfied look. “You’re the lovliest!” He cheers. “Still not the most beautiful, though..”
Ayano glares at him, tempted to throw him a middle finger, but just realizing that that would probably lessen the reward. She pulls out her phone as she walks down the hallway. Texting Info-Chan, she asks:
Yan-Chan: How would I go about befriending Meka Nikaru?
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Uekiya hums lightly, pruning some plants in the greenhouse with a pair of scissors. “Hey, Uekiya.” A familiar voice calls out to her.
“Oh, Kyuji. Hello, dear!” Uekiya places the scissors down and takes a handful of the access leaves that she cut off. She brings them to a corner of the garden that serves as compost. “Have you reconsidered joining?” She asks, wiping her gloved hands together briefly.
Kyuji hums, rubbing the back of his neck. “I.. I want to, but..” He pauses briefly, deciding on how he should word it. “I’d.. like to join with… that girl I told you about? If I can convince her to join. I just.. I guess want to stay with her? But- that’s only after I manage to confess to her.” He says, trying his best to sound confident but immediately faltering at the thought of his crush.
Uekiya giggles. “Aw, that’s so sweet! You sound just like my father!” She claims, “He used to go on and on about how he would always try to stick to my mother’s side when they were in highschool. So cute!” She hums, putting a hand on her cheek sweetly.
Grabbing the scissors again, Uekiya slips the gloves off of her fingers and hands them to Kyuji. “I’ve given you plenty of tips so far, I want to see how well you cut some flowers!”
“I, uh.. Me..?” Kyuji asks, slowly putting the gloves on and taking the scissors. “I mean.. Which ones do I even cut?”
“Anything on that row.” Uekiya points to the left side of the greenhouse. “Pick whichever ones you think Osana would like. I’m sure it would mean a lot more for the both of you if you could proudly say that you cut them yourself!”
Kyuji blushes lightly at the thought. “..maybe.. Wait, how’d you know it was Osana?”
“‘Kyuji totally stopped hanging out with his friends to stalk Osana’! ‘Bros before hoes where??’” Uekiya laughs at the fact that she was even using such language. “I’m sorry.. Those gyaru girls really do have mouths on them. No one takes it seriously, of course, because of how dramatically it’s formatted online, but plenty have heard of it.”
“Ah.. God, that’s…” Kyuji sighs, “How much do you wanna bet that Osana or her friend already saw that?” He asks, nervously rubbing the back of his hand.
Uekiya hums, pulling her mouth into a stiff smile. “I… think it’s best not to worry about that right now, hehe..”
Kyuji exhales, attempting to rid of all of his dread at that realization, and instead focuses on what flower he would pick for Osana. Hopefully if she did hear about the rumours, it wouldn’t affect how she sees him.
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Meka furrows her eyebrows, tilting her head to the side at Ayano’s explanation. “Did Enpitsu send you to convince me to be his muse?” She guesses immediately and correctly despite Ayano’s attempt to seem social and friendly. Maybe that didn’t appeal to Meka?
Sighing, Ayano deflates visibility. “How’d you know?” She asks, despite reaping no positive reaction from Meka she still continued her girly-ish persona.
“He’s sent his club mates and a couple of his few friends to convince me before.” Meka explains. “But none of them have bothered doing anything for me in return, so I always refused.” She shakes her head in disapproval. “God forbid I ask Enpitsu to do something himself.”
Ayano crosses her arms, allowing her friendly mask to drop just slightly. “That’s ironic. I’m doing this in exchange for a favor from him. I’m sure I’ll love hearing him complain afterwards.”
Meka nods, her face still straight. “Aye, as many can agree. I’m sure if Enpitsu could learn to look outside himself he’d be a much more pleasant company.” She clears her throat. “But that’s besides the point. I’ve a favor if I have to become Enpitsu’s muse.”
“Thought so.” Ayano hums, smiling lightly in an attempt to return to her “girly” persona.
“I’d like to use the storage room frequently since it’s really only ever used for…well, storage.” Meka crosses her arms, “If you could move some things out of the storage room and place them elsewhere in order to make room, I would be grateful. I know a lot of that stuff is pretty big, so at least pushing the majority from one side to the other would be very much appreciated.”
Ayano nods. “I’ve got it. I’ll get it done in no time, you just wait!” She says with a confident smile before heading downstairs to get started on the task immediately.
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The storage room was generally pretty clean. Some shelves and spare chairs were in the way. Not to mention a large chest in the middle of the back of the room. Maybe it would be alright if Ayano just moved everything she could from the right side to the left. Everything on the right side seemed to be generally light anyway.
Ayano exhaled, stretching her arms, legs and back before starting off with the foldable chairs and tossing them on top of one of the vaulting boxes. There was what looked to be a spare dolly to the right as well. Assuming that Ayano would need it to move something else, she moved it outside of the storage room, which caught the attention of one of the Sport’s Club members. One of the slowest ones, who was still in the middle of his stretches.
“Yano-San?” Mantaro called, jogging over. He was clearly exhausted from whatever his clubmates were still in the middle of doing, but tried his best to slow down his breathing. “Uh..what’re you up to?” He asks, looking at her and then peeking to the storage room.
Ayano stands up, kicking the dolly away a bit. “I’m neatening up the storage room for Meka. She said she’d likely need the room, and chose this room due to it hardly ever being used.” She explained, putting a hand on her hip confidently.
“It’ll take a while alone, won’t it?” Mantaro asked, blushing a bit with a shy smile. “I mean.. Would you… like some help? It’s- totally fine if you don’t need it.” He assured her nervously. Ayano wondered if his nervous demeanor was normal when talking to acquaintances or if her attempt at a confident stance was working on him.
“I’d appreciate that, Mantaro.” Ayano said with a smile before holding a hand out to the shelves. “I plan on moving those over to the left side so that the right side is completely clear. I’ll need to move all the access maps and vault boxes off of it to make it easier, though. Do you think you could help me with all that?” She asks, placing her hands on her hips.
Mantaro nods with a big smile. “Totally! I mean- of course, you can count on me!” He says gladly, happy to be able to help at all, Ayano assumed. He rolls up his sleeves and Ayano kneels down to grab a couple of mats.
By the time the two were finished, it was 7:45. A bit of time left, but Ayano did need to hurry up if her goal was to get this whole process over with efficiently. “How’s this look, Yano?” Mantaro asks, his brow dripping with sweat.
The entire time, Mantaro rushed to do several things that Ayano was planning on doing, likely as a workout or maybe to make out that he wasn’t with his club at the moment. Or maybe just to be even more helpful. Whatever the reason, it worked out significantly for Ayano, as in the end the storage room was cleaned up and nearly cleaned out and she’d hardly broken a sweat.
“Perfect!” Ayano gives Mantaro a firm pat on the back. “Good job, Mantaro. You worked great there!” She assures him, making Mantaro blush and beam with pride.
“No problem! Call on me any time, okay?” Mantaro holds two thumbs up to her, “I’m gonna go finish up with my club, though. See ya!” He waves happily, jogging out of the gymnasium.
Now that that hassle was out of the way, she just needed to stop by the science club and then Enpitsu. Perhaps he could call Hana, Kokoro and Bea out of the classroom for a moment? That would give Ayano just enough time to put the cigarettes in Osana’s bag, Ayano decided.
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“I see.” Meka hooks a hand beneath her chin as she admires the photo Ayano took of the storage room. “I’m impressed you could do all of that on your own. And in such a short amount of time.”
“Actually, I got a lot of help from Mantaro. One of the sport’s club members.” Ayano explained. She was sure that if she’d claimed all of the credit for the work that was done, Meka would assume that she was a very strong and efficient person. Which she wasn’t just yet. With enough gym classes, though, Ayano was sure that she could fix that quickly.
Meka nods. “I appreciate the help, Ayano. I’ll be sure to thank Mantaro as well later.” She says to Ayano, “Tell Enpitsu that I’ll be his… muse during cleaning time. I’ve things to do until then.”
“Got it. Thanks a bunch, Meka.” Ayano waves, heading downstairs and towards her own class.
Once she arrived at the classroom, she saw that all four of the people that were there earlier were still inside. Enpitsu’s expression lights up as he spots Ayano, and he raises to his feet. “So? What’d she say? Did she finally agree? What took you so long?”
Nodding, Ayano puts a hand on her hip. “That’s right.” She furrows her eyebrows at his last question. “I did a task for her in order to get her to agree. She says that you’d never bother getting your hands dirty.”
“Ha! She knows me so well.” Enpitsu chuckles and shakes his head, flipping some of his hair in his regular narcissistic fashion. “Anyway, did you need that favor now or can I–”
“--I need it now.” Ayano interrupts. Enpitsu rolls his eyes at this with a reluctant expression. “Distract them for a minute.” She nods to the trio of bullies.
Enpitsu looks back at the chatting girls before raising an eyebrow Ayano’s way. “For what?”
Ayano shakes her head. “I just need you to. Get them out of the room for a minute.” She demands, crossing her arms.
“Right, so you can put a whoopie coushin on Hana’s chair.” Enpitsu rolls his eyes again. Despite his sarcasm, he does end up getting up and swiftly walking out of the room.
After a moment, he peeks his head back in. “Hey, there’s, like.. A wad of cash on the floor in the cafeteria?”
“It’s mine!” Hana claims, darting out of the room. Kokoro gapes, likely not wanting Hana to snatch someone else’s money, but stays quiet and follows her.
“Watch it be, like, two bucks.” Bea chuckles, following the two. Now that the three of them were out, Ayano was able to swiftly slip the cigarettes into Osana’s bag.
Ayano sighs, not feeling as accomplished as she hoped she would, likely because the process was a lot longer than she thought it would be. Maybe she should try doing her peers’ tasks more often. Maybe that would prevent having nearly no one to ask for help?
As Ayano thinks over more ways to make her schemes more efficient, Hana’s whining comes to her attention. “This is what you call a wad of cash, Byoga?!” She hisses, throwing the two dollars back at him. Enpitsu only shrugs with a smile, walking back to his seat.
Bea quickly snatches the money up and snickers. “Hey, two dollars is two dollars. I can buy eight whole gumballs with this.” She claims, stuffing the two dollar bills into her skirt pocket.
“Whatever.” Hana rolls her eyes, sitting at her own seat as Kokoro and Bea sit on a desk near her to continue chatting.
Ayano leaves the room, heading towards the guidance counselor downstairs. Enpitsu watches as she leaves, wondering what exactly she did, but shrugs it off and continues sketching.
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Genka’s eyes widen slightly at Ayano’s accusation. “And.. you know this how?” She asks, folding her arms with a serious expression.
“I saw her move them from her pocket into her bag this morning.” Ayano claimed, tapping her fingers onto her other hand in faux nervousness as she avoided Genka’s gaze.
“That’s a clear violation of the rules, not to mention completely illegal. This could call for serious punishment..” Genka sighs, neatening up a stack of papers on her desk. “Strange. She’s usually such a well-behaved young lady.” Shaking her head, Genka continues. “I’ll ask her about it later. Thank you for telling me this.” She says, nodding to Ayano.
Ayano respectfully bows her head to Genka before quietly leaving the room. Serious punishment, huh? Considering a minor smoking is illegal, she should face expulsion, right? It only makes sense, surely.
As Ayano hoped, Genka came to Ayano’s class and called for Osana. Around five minutes later, Osana came back looking ashamed, but not holding the expression of dread Ayano thought any suddenly expelled student would have. As Osana sits down and puts her bag back on the hook of her desk, her question is answered. She wasn’t expelled.
“What happened..?” Raibaru asked quietly, her voice low as to not get the teacher’s attention.
“Miss Kunahito found…cigarettes in my bag. I’m not sure how they got there..” Osana says with, frowning. Raibaru gave her a shocked look. “Not even my parents smoke. It doesn’t make any sense..!”
“Osana.” Mrs. Fukahori called, glaring at the pigtailed girl. “Miss Genka already had a talk with you. I expect no further interruptions.” She said, putting a hand on her hip.
“Right. Sorry, Mrs. Fukahori.” Osana bows her head quickly, getting a nod from Mrs. Fukahori, as she turned to continue writing on the board.
As Osana pays attention to her book once again, Raibaru whispers. “Glad to hear you aren’t in any serious trouble.” She smiles and nods, and Osana smiles back.
But why not?
Ayano’s phone vibrated quietly, and she took a look up at her teacher’s back before looking down to her phone.
Info-Chan: I don’t think just one event will get Osana expelled.
Info-Chan: If anything, you would probably have to frame her for the whole week.
Yan-Chan: Why didn’t you tell me this before I went through all of that effort?
Info-Chan: It’s one thing to hear about something and another thing to experience it :)
Yan-Chan: I’m running out of time. What the hell do I do?
Info-Chan: Let’s try again tomorrow. We can probably get something done then :D
Ayano: But we have the rest of the day.
She doesn’t recieve a reply from her oh-so-helpful informant, and she quietly stuffs her phone back into her pocket. What was Info-Chan planning? Did she have a plan? Or was she just stringing Ayano along until she inevitably failed?
Ayano puts her cheek in her hand as she leans her elbow onto her desk. What could Info-Chan gain from all of this playing around? Was this the form of entertainment that she really wanted? Just leading Ayano astray instead of allowing her to properly stop her rival?
“Aishi!” Mrs. Fukahori smacked a ruler against the board, making Ayano flinch. “What on Earth has got you all so distracted?” She sighed, pointing the ruler to a question she’s written on the board. “Can you answer this?” She asked.
“Sorry.” Ayano replies blankly, “Yes, I can.”
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Tomorrow was a “new day”, Info-Chan would say. But what good is a new day if it’s your last? Or second to last?
What non-harmful plan could Ayano even try at this point? If this didn’t move fast enough, she would have to take drastic measures.
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lestcat-de-lioncourt · 2 years ago
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My Current Anime Watch List for Autumn!
Taisho Otome Fairy Tale (Taishou Otome Otogibanashi)
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"Self-styled pessimist Tamahiko Shima lives alone in the mountains of Chiba after losing the use of his right hand in the same car accident that took his mother's life. Deemed incapable by his father and other wealthy relatives, he has been forced into exile; he experiences idle days of reading and sleepless nights of irrepressible angst. True to the Shimas' famous pride and determined not to disgrace his family, Tamahiko is resigned to his new duty—stay in the mountains and wait for death to put an end to his suffering."
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Theme: Historical
The Kingdoms of Ruin (Hametsu no Oukoku)
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"For ages, humanity flourished through the power of magic, a gift from witches to aid mankind. But times have changed. The scientific Gear Expansion has made both magic and witches obsolete. In order to liberate humanity from the blight of magic, the mighty Redia Empire began a ruthless hunt to exterminate all witches. Adonis was only a boy when the hunt began, apprentice to a witch he dearly loved. When she perishes at the hands of the empire, Adonis vows revenge. By this furious wizard's power, blood will flow!"
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Theme: Gore
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season)
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"Everything has been going according to plan, but the hour of awakening draws near. Cid Kagenou and Shadow Garden investigate the Lawless City, a cesspool where the red moon hangs low in the sky and three powerful monarchs rule the streets. The true draw for Cid, however, is one who can draw blood–the Blood Queen, a vampire who has slumbered in her coffin for aeons. Her awakening approaches, and Cid could finally face a day of reckoning."
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes: Isekai, Reincarnation
I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.)
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"The world turns upside down when a corporate drone wakes up as Rae Taylor, the heroine in her favourite otome game, Revolution. Rae is elated at the opportunity to court Claire François, the game’s villainess and the object of her affection. Armed with her knowledge of the game and events to come, Rae sets out to make Claire fall for her. But how will the villainess take Rae’s romantic advances?"
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, GL, LGBT+
Themes: Isekai, School
After-School Hanako-Kun (Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun/Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun)
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"The ghostly Hanako-kun and his mortal assistant, Nene Yashiro, usually have their hands full resolving various supernatural incidents in Kamome Academy, but how do they spend their time when they get a break from all that? Come and watch the characters of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun play games, get sick, change genders, and discover world-shaking secrets during their laid-back after-school hours!"
Genres: Comedy, Supernatural
Themes: Parody, School
The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu)
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"Kyoutarou Ichikawa may look like a shy and reserved middle school student, but deep within his heart is a bloodthirsty killer. His ultimate desire is to see his classmate Anna Yamada's beautiful face writhing in pain before he ends her life. But this fantasy may never come to fruition, as Ichikawa starts to see an entirely different side to Yamada.
Often seeking refuge in the library, Ichikawa frequently runs into Yamada. It is during these encounters that Ichikawa realizes his model classmate is actually an airhead who can never read the room. As they spend more time together, the boy can not help but feel not only a sense of endearment toward the very girl he wishes to murder but also a desire to protect her at all costs. Is it possible that this sudden change in Ichikawa's perspective could lead to something more?"
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Theme: School
The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2 (Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 Part 2)
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"Apprentice mage Chise Hatori is invited to enroll at the College, a prestigious learning institution for sorcerers, to examine and look for a way to remove the curses she bears. Despite the reluctance of her groom, Elias Ainsworth, Chise accepts the proposal, as she believes attending the school might help her minimize her self-sacrificing tendencies.
From the get-go, Chise grabs the attention of her classmates and professors alike, who have never seen a mage in action before. However, there is a sinister plot brewing behind the College's back, and the young mage will have to determine who is a friend or foe in order to put a stop to it."
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Theme: Mythology
SHY
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"As Shy searches for ways to strengthen the power of her heart, she finds support and inspiration in unlikely places; begrudging assistance from Lady Black helps her understand struggle more as they help someone together."
Genres: Action, Drama
Theme: Super Power
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
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"The year is 2006, and the halls of Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School echo with the endless bickering and intense debate between two inseparable best friends. Exuding unshakeable confidence, Satoru Gojou and Suguru Getou believe there is no challenge too great for young and powerful Special Grade sorcerers such as themselves. They are tasked with safely delivering a sensible girl named Riko Amanai to the entity whose existence is the very essence of the jujutsu world. However, the mission plunges them into an exhausting swirl of moral conflict that threatens to destroy the already feeble amity between sorcerers and ordinary humans.
Twelve years later, students and sorcerers are the frontline defense against the rising number of high-level curses born from humans' negative emotions. As the entities grow in power, their self-awareness and ambition increase too. The curses unite for the common goal of eradicating humans and creating a world of only cursed energy users, led by a dangerous, ancient cursed spirit. To dispose of their greatest obstacle—the strongest sorcerer, Gojou—they orchestrate an attack at Shibuya Station on Halloween. Dividing into teams, the sorcerers enter the fight prepared to risk everything to protect the innocent and their own kind."
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Theme: School
Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2 (Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2)
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"After their hot springs trip, Naoya continues his relationships with both Saki and Nagisa. Bringing along Milika (who kissed Naoya) and Shino (who secretly has romantic feelings for Naoya), they embark on a summer vacation full of romance with a fireworks festival, camping, and Okinawa."
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Themes: Harem, School
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yuripoll · 2 years ago
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KNOCKOUTS: Yuri Espoir (2019 - ?)
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Yuri Espoir (or Yuri de Naru♥Espoir) is an ongoing romcom by Mai Naoi about a teen girl escaping from her impending arranged marriage by fantasising about strangers being gay.
After finding out she is to be forced into an marriage of convenience as soon as she graduates high school, Kokoro sees her life ending before her eyes at her father's wishes. And so in her final year of high school, she decides to indulge in her love of other women, and create an incredible sketchbook of lesbian romance to leave behind as her legacy. As she observes the young women of her town, she learns more about their desires, their struggles, and the unpredictable whims of love. - MAL
ENG localised by Tokyopop, JP available at Book Walker.
CWs under the cut. General severity rating: significant.
suggestive scenes
arranged marriage <- between a teenager and a grown man. inciting incident. universally framed as negative. it and kokoro's intense discomfort surrounding it is frequently explored.
grooming/predatory adults <- arranged marriage above. ch3 states that the art teacher is known for making advances on students, but this ends up being a false rumour (heads up though that he's still very... Not Normal about one of his students being engaged to an adult). the same rumour is brought up in ch11. ch11.5, a background character talks about how he was dating a high school girl and is really gross about it. there's just generally a lot of talk of predatory behaviour throughout.
sexual violence <- part and parcel with the above. primarily just implied through a general fear of the impending marriage. ch2 nightmare sequence has implied sa. ch11, a character talks about being assaulted, but its later revealed that she was lying.
violence <- slapping every once in a while. ch6 has some mild bloody imagery as a metaphorical device.
heteronormativity & misogyny <- also part and parcel with the arranged marriage of it all. minor scenes involving side characters.
homophobia <- brief depiction in ch3.5.
vomiting <- scene in ch8. on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 is a "blehhh" sound effect from another room, and 5 is that one scene in chainsaw man, i'd say this comes at like a 3, maybe 4. another scene in ch11.5 which is more of a 2?
disordered eating / purging? - ch13, character tries to throw up essentially as a coping mechanism for anxiety?
panic attack in ch13
ch15.5 in particular touches on very sensitive issues, and includes a warning at the start of the chapter for homophobia, depression, blood, death, and suicide. not massively gory but it is both bleak and relatively graphic. not counting this chapter to the warnings above since its self contained.
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dallieart · 2 years ago
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Long post incoming! I wanted to share my thoughts about the Hololive EN Connect the World concert I went to last night.
overall, the concert was fun and amazing and I had a really good time. it was great being surrounded by other fans. it's like being in a comfy swarm of strangers that are somehow also your friends. it's surreal.
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I was sitting waaaaaay in the back, so while I got a clear view of the entire stage, the giant screen felt small. they weren't Hatsune Miku style holograms as I had thought. but I will say that this was the only negative thing I have to say.
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it really felt like yet were actually looking at us and hearing us. the only awkward one was Kiara, who had quiet pauses at the end of her sentences 🥲 still love you, Kiwawa!
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hopefully it was audible, but after Fauna's performances, dudes would yell "I love you, Fauna!" "I love you, Fauna!" and I tagged on at the end "I also love you, Fauna!!"
this happened 2 or 3 times lol 😂 I wanted Fauna to know that she has female fans, too!!!!!! 💚
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fans are great. While waiting for a ride back to the hotel, I spotted a squad wearing Deadbeat shirts and I yelled, "Let's go, Deadbeats!" and they all cheered really loud!! My Calli nui high fived another one! it was a special moment lol
Calli was amazing as always. I'm glad she got to use her guitar scythe. wanted, wasted is such a hype song, I wished I knew the lyrics better to sing along! 🩷
I'm so glad Kiara sang SPARKS. I've recently started getting more into her music, but I've always admired her as a dancer. the song was so hype, I was bouncing out of my seat. just such a good song. 🧡
Ame had improved SO MUCH since her debut. absolutely amazing. ChikuTaku is an insanely fun song. I was singing along. Such a stark contrast to her purin song at 3rd fes. she was really moving and singing, she feels like an idol 💛
Gura did great as always. looking forward to the song when it officially comes out. Gura fans are always so hype, it was great 🩵
Ina did amazing on Ghost. she's another one who's singing has improved and become so much more confident since her debut. and the takodachis are nuts as always. but so much fun.
they were so hype, they jumped the gun on Ina's call and response lol. just way too much excitement!!!! 💜
I can't believe Kronii wasn't at 100% because of her jaw??? because she did freaking amazing. I love her singing voice. such a legend. her dancing was so good, too, I did not expect her to shake it so much on that stage. just amazing. 💙
Mumei took me by surprise. I knew she was a good singer, but she really delivered the emotion of the song. just wonderful. 🤎
Bae was incredible as the opening singer. she freaking delivered. dancing, singing, her performance was amazing. I loved that she encouraged everyone to sing along with the end of the song. what a way to start, just blowing it out of the park. ❤️
Fauna!!! my dear kirin...she was amazing. her singing and dancing have improved SO MUCH since she debuted, it blew me away. even since 4th fes she's just improving exponentially. She was so cute, it warmed my heart and soul. I ALSO LOVE YOU, FAUNA!!! 💚
finally, Irys was every bit the idol that you'd expect. Amazing performances, I really liked her song choices. You're not alone. 💗
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The guest performances were also great, as expected from the jp senpai and ID girls are all so cracked. I was hoping they'd sing more with the EN girls and maybe get some shuffle units in there, but I'm also satisfied with what they all sang.
I was worried about what they'd do for Council's unit song, Rise, in regards to Sana's lines. but I'm very happy with how they handled it.
everyone singing Sana's final "for eternity" together felt very poignant. hit me right in the kokoro, as it always does.
the audience chanting for an encore was funny because we chanted for so long we got tired and started to lose hope...and then BANG. Encore song.
that little video of everyone's 3D journey almost got me. tears did well up. 🥹
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Hololive EN forever! 🩷🧡💛🩵💜💙🤎❤️💚💗🪐
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kuuderekun · 9 months ago
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Shy and Superhero Anime
One topic I talked about on this blog a few years ago is how as someone who was an American Comic Book Nerd for ages before Anime took over my brain, the Anime that to me have a similar appeal to my favorite DC Universe stories are the not the ones explicitly drawing on American Superhero aesthetics like My Hero Academia and One Punch Man but rather shows like Code Geass, the Raildex franchise, Detective Conan/Case Closed, and I’d now add Durarara! which I watched this year, twice now.
However starting with the Fall of last year a new Superhero Anime has entered the fray, Shy who’s second season is currently airing.
While HeroAca and OPM put the aesthetic trapping of American Comic Book Superheroes onto a show that is essentially a conventional Battle Shonen, with Shy it is the Magical Girl Warrior subgenre putting on Western Superhero clothing.  That actually works far better because the Magical Genre has its origins in part in western Superhero influences. 
Naoko Takeuchi has admitted to being partly inspired by Wonder Woman in creating Sailor Moon, something the recently re-adapted final arc makes more obvious with the Bracelets plot point.  But there’s also the additional indirect influence from how the Transforming Tokusatsu Superhero genre was inspired by Shazam and the 60s Batman show and so forth.
So Shy kind of winds up feeling the Genre returning to its roots in some ways.
90s Magical Girl Warriors like the Sailor Scouts and Wedding Peach wear costumes that fit in with how we typically think of American Superhero Costumes from the Golden, Silver and Bronze ages in that it would not feel inaccurate to describe them as some form of “tights”.
Today however your default parody of a standard Magical Girl is more likely to be wearing a frilly or fluffy dress of some kind and that is a largely the influence of Pretty Cure which in Japan has long surpassed Sailor Moon as the most popular Magical Girl franchise, (but it's Anthology nature means no single team has had as many canonical adventures as the Senshi).
And so Shy wearing a Western Superhero style costume coincidentally looks more like a 90s Magical Girl then any new Magical Girl franchise we’ve seen in 20 years.
But Shy is not completely removed from the history of the Magical Girl, it definitely shows some influence from the Post Madoka era of the genre, with what the villains are doing reminding me of Daybreak Illusion more than anything else.
The main difference between Shy and other Magical Girl shows, in fact the main reason it’s probably not officially going to be considered one is that there are Male Superheroes.  Of course the Nanoha franchise also had males who had essentially the same abilities.  The British Superhero keeps reminding me of the antagonist of Superman Vs The Elite for some reason.
All of this kind of makes Shy the antithesis of how I’ve been thinking about the 2008 OVA School Days: Magical heart Kokoro-Chan.
As one of the very few American Otaku who loves School Days both unironically and not because I view it as some kind of “deconstruction” I was very curious to see what it’s take on the turn the little sister character into a Magical Girl spin off trend would be.  And what I got kind of confused me.
First it starts off by also having a sort of Sentai parody, which would be cool enough.  But then we get to this classroom scene where everyone starts talking about Superheroes.  And Makoto and Sekai started saying things that sound like J. Jonah Jamenson, in my head I was like “I dedicated one of the most overly long posts on my blog to defending you two and this is how you repay me?”.  Then Setsuna starts talking and I think “finally my Waifu will bring some sense to this” and then she starts spouting a “Superheros cause Villains” monologue.
Basically this Magical Girl Parody decided to have the metatextual commentary of a Western Superhero Comic.  In Magical Girls shows and Super Sentai the villains come first and the heroes are a reaction to them, the exact opposite of what Setsuna just said.
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siriusanotherside · 2 years ago
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I've been thinking about an SDRA2 AU where everything is the same, but the non-AI dead killing game's participants are able to be saved, like in SDR2. By now, I already have some ideas for it:
The other three Voids (Maku, Emma and Nikei) and Kanade are immediately detained by the Kisaragi Foundation for their crimes. Also, I feel like Kokoro could also get detained, bc of both letting AE!Mikado do the killing game unopposed and having Mikako just for her experiments.
With Teruya alive, there will still tensions inside the Kisaragi Foundation, but they don't go nuclear like in canon. But still, there's still some division between the members about if Tsurugi's actions were justified or not.
With Setsuka and the other Hopes, I don't know how it would go, but I can feel that they could get an explanation of why they got roped on the killing game in first place (Also, Yuri discovering that Monocrow was his AI, corrupted by AE!Mikado to have a Monokuma-esque figure)
And also, Yuki also could have Shinji along with Yoruko as friendly faces on his world-spanning mission.
Also, in a funnier direction, all the revived participants going like "Are you saying that the white-haired girl in the hoodie is supposedly Yuki??" when they discover about Yuki's situation in the post-game.
Ohhhhh I really like this AU!
I do think all Voids (Iroha, Maku, Enma and Nikei) would get arrested due to kidnapping people and general other crimes. As you said, due to Kanade confession in the killing game, she would be arrested ASAP. I do agree with Kokoro because while Amnesia!Kokoro hadn’t done anything wrong, ThatTimeline!Kokoro had done human experiments, gave her approval stamp and aided to everything Mikado(s) did, including kidnapping, money washing and murder.
I think the Syobai might not get arrested due to his deal with Tsurugi but I imagine he would get the hell out of dodge out of there since when it comes to criminals Tsurugi isn’t to be trusted.
One point, is that I think Tsurugi actions while still very sus and worrying would have a more wiggle-room in people’s/outsiders’s view, due to nobody actually ending up dead and the mastermind(s) getting apprehended. I feel that while Rei and Teruya would be hella pissed, they would be less…… shaken or hurt to about it and Tsurugi might get away in a sense with stern talking about not doing so again and “we will leave if you try to use us like baits again”.
I also think that in such AU, Tsurugi may be able to change toward a better view-ish due to getting a degree closure with Utsuro, and actually finding closure in saving people from the killing game. I do think that, at least then, he would end up conveying more what he meant and plans due to heavier pressure from Teruya and Rei.
I imagine that odd sort of catharsis and finally having Utsuro be gone for good, may lead to a less obsessed Tsurugi.
That said, considering the possibility of AI Sora, I imagine there would be a lot of arguing between A2 survivors and the trio over whether or not to try to save Sora or not. I feel that Shinji, Yoruko, Yuki and Teruya would be the strongest arguing voices for saving Sora, while Rei would be more neutral-positive and Tsurugi being the one in opposition, due to fearing anything that might survive together with Sora coming back. As for the other survivors, I think they would be too much wrapped up in the trauma of the aftermatch to be able to strongly influence this discussion.
I will put a pin on Setsuka due to her situation being a bit different from the other hopes. If I am not mistaken, Setsuka herself had been hired by Tsurugi to investigate the Voids, so she would have some sort of an idea of what would be going on. Now writing this, it also occurs me that due to Yoruko being there from beginning to end, she would also have an idea of it.
I think all of A1 survivors would feel a sort of closure in this scenario, not only Tsurugi. Teruya i think, especially due to how close he was with people who had died, would get to be able to save the lifes of innocent people in a way that he hadnt been able to with his closest friends (Satsuki and Haruhiko).
I can see a tearful hug between Teruya and Rei. Joy over saving innocents and Teruya being alive, and grief over the reopening of the old wounds of their killing game. Teruya also being so glad at suceeding and having complicated feelings for Tsurugi (who Rei and Yuri are giving a tongue lashing about), but also hugging him over joy of closure.
I imagine Teruya would, unconciously, find the role of guide and glue of sorts for A2 survivors, as he was the most familiar with them from the simulation and came to care for all. I imagine he helping them with coping, lightning the mood, introducing trustable people from the organization and helping to ground them in the new reality in the organization. I think he would fiercily care for all of them and fight for their good treatment and helping them within the organization.
I think Yuri, Shinji and Hibiki would be the ones Most Lost^tm since they got taken out way too early to know about everything………
Although I am pretty sure the first thing that would happen to Hibiki would be Therapy^tm with Mr. Inori and likely aid of other people.
I imagine Hibiki’s follow-up post game would be mostly healing which might leave her disconnected from all the discussions and arguments happening.
Hibiki, in particular, might be the one case where the effects of the simulation help(?) due to it allowing her to be in a state of mind free of Kanade’s control for a time as well as being able to bond and grow with other people, and having the solid evidence of Setsuka being alive and there for her. That said, I imagine everything would be crashing down a lot for her to be able to deal with anything else...
One nice thing for her I think, would be interacting with DRA 6.5 cast. I can imagine Iranami treating her kindly due to his experience with many siblings, and maybe even being able to make her smile due to knowledge over circus techniques. I imagine that Midori would also be able to provide a calming presence (even with her scary face).
As for Yuri…
Yuri voice: I am founding the Mikado Hater Club.
I feel that Yuri would….honestly I feel he might be the one to come out most unscratched due to having very little time in the simulation, and the entire story just comes out feeling out-of-the-world to him. That said, discovering his invention, that was supposed to help people, was used for murder and for an selfish goal, got made into a mockery of itself AND to top it off all of this was spear-headed by a guy would make him very very very pissed.
I picture he arguing with Tsurugi over if his organization is even that good for allowing all of this to happen and just tearing into him. Then, possibly also working hardcore to recover Monocrow AI files and becoming firmly in “Revive Sora” Camp.
Yuri voice: I have to do everything here by myself! – proceeds to create inventions to help them in this - .
I can see him annoyingly accidently becoming a sort of technology supplier for the organization with the condition that they protect his fellow survivors and *cries as if he is a cat being dragged to a bath, for he is DEFINITELY NOT ATTACHED(he says like a liar)* his fellow guy survivors.
Shinji… I think Shinji would be still very affected by everything. He passed through some harrowing, heartbreaking, horror times, and the decision to commit to die for his friends…is… still one that I think would scar. Death by fire would have been very traumatizing. I do think he would be one of the ones who would be able to bounce off to his cheery self, at least in the outsider view. I think he would have his moments of coiling into himself over the trauma he suffered.
While he would have the support of his family, survivors and the foundation, I still think it would be progress and it would take time for him to heal.
As for Setsuka, I would think that Setsuka might leave due to her complicated feelings about her eye use, as well as perceived failure over not stopping Syobai. But I could see she finding herself watching out for the survivors and being pivotal in helping Hibiki recover, and that, ending up keeping her in a place for a long while.
Just this scene of her blinking and realizing how much time has passed and that she sort of gained……a belonging feeling toward her fellow survivors and people from the organization. Joking with Ryutaro, trying to ease Keisuke, having friendly gossip with Minako…while also being a cornerstone in helping Hibiki, conversating, comforting and being comforted in turn by Yoruko, masterminding (hehe) some activities with Teruya and teasing him, joking with Shinji, Ando about “ahh young people right”.
I also imagine she and Ando would have very...existential conversations of sorts due to how centered Ando feels, and the way I think Setsuka would find herself a bit adrift of everything.
Overall, I think Setsuka and Shinji would become attached / feel a strong bond formed towards the survivors, as many times, they took the leading role in their friendship. While I imagine the friendship would change due to the new circumstances / age gaps, I think they would be fond / protective of the class.
Yuki… man……*sad cat looks at the wall.jpeg*
I think that Yuki reaction, regardless of survivors numbers, would still be running like hell due to the sheer confusion and panic of his awakening. I think when he has time to stop, and then think and reflect he would be stunned over the sheer raw hope after hearing the other survived (Shinji!!!).
I can see he trying to catch glimpses of the survivors and his heart stopping and re-starting once he sees them alive (alive!!!).
In one of those moments, I can see Shinji seeing Yuki and being like *psss psss to a feral cat* trying to convince Yuki to stop running and come and see them. As well as being at first overjoyed over Yuki being alive and probably yelling about it while Yuki is like Oh- and then Shinji hugs him. I am just picturing this scene of Shinji hugging him while Yuki starts sobbing and hugs him harder because he is alive!! And also probably saying “I am sorry I am sorry” over his actions in the game, due to being haunted over stabbing him thanks to Nikei’s plan.
And then Shinji reassuring him, being glad he is alive, and saying he is his friend and will always be welcome at his house.
Speaking of Shinji, I also imagine that his family would have an impact in this ending. As Shinji was the one person with confirmed alive close relationships, I imagine his wife and daughters would have been severely worried about him missing, and may or may not have tried to reach out to Kisaragi Foundation. I imagine that post game, Rei or another person would contact them to inform where Shinji is and that he is alive.
Writing this, I imagine they themselves might start hanging around Kisaragi Foundation with some frequency, which might lead to other survivors interacting with them. I am imagining that they would also see Yuki as a sort of uncle (reference to his “big bro” with Shinji) who is awkward but keeps coming up with little gifts to them.
I also see Shinji’s wife and Shinji trying to feed Yuki with a bunch of bentos everytime they find him due to worries over his health, as they (and other survivors) are wary over Yuki tendency of disappearing and not sure whether or not he is taking care of himself.
I imagine that due to everyone surviving, Yuki may… be willing to visit them more and feel a bond with them. I imagine there would be some initial awkwardness due to confusion re: Sora’s body (is he Sora or Yuki or did Mikado fucked up and mixed them both or both of them are in a single body), coupled with Yuki’s survivor guilt over (by his unreliable narrator view) taking Sora’s chance to get back.
And yes, pff , there would be so much confusion and having to explain things to everyone. Yuri and Hibiki in particular would be so lost… Hibiki even more so due to not knowing technobabble like Yuri.
I can see many "Sora, wait no Yuki, wait no-"
....The mental image of someone suggesting Yuki to paint his hair orange...
But that said, I think with so many people being alive, it would bring more encouragement to Yuki, in a sense of "you matter, always remember so". While his fierce cheers would be from Shinji, Yoruko and Teruya, i feel, would be right there in supporting him.
Just imagining the time when Yuri and Rei are able to bring back Sora.
I think, even people who weren’t close to her, would be delighted over having her back, especially knowing how hard she tried to save them.
(Tsurugi has been put in the shame corner by Rei and Teruya so he doesn’t complain about it).
I also imagine Sora would be overjoyed into finding them alive. Although the possibility of the first thing she sees when she comes back is Yuri face while proposing her is one is funny to me due to the sheer confusion she would have.
And the happy ending of her meeting a radianting happiness Teruya, a confident Yoruko, a bright Shinji, a still Yuri but very caring Yuri, a recovering but cheerful Hibiki, a steady Setsuka, and finally a tentative but hopeful Yuki... does warm my heart a great deal.
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