#i love that onoda thinks about him

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 795: The peak of their limits!!

Pag 1

2: Isn't there anything I can do?

3: Listen to him

4: You don't have to say anything back, you can just nod

5: Just listen to his nonsense

6: Like always

8: To... Toudou-san

Pag 2

1: He'll arrive soon

2: In just a few minutes he'll pass on this road right before our eyes

4: There's no need to stay back

5: Right now, he's fighting

6: He's running against his rival for “the last kilometer”....

His muscles are aflame, he's wiping away his sweat, and his body is screaming

Pag 3

1: His limbs are numb because the blood isn't flowing until his extremities

His heart rate is at its limit, his body feels like it's in danger and is trying to stop moving

2: He's fighting against his own body that's trying to stop, and against his rival who's moving forward

It's the “peak of their limits”

3: The peak of... their limits

4: That's the fight he wanted

5: Watch him closely

Call out to him with me and he'll be happy

6: Don't worry

Racers recognize even the quietest voice

And then

Pag 4

1: they can turn them into power!!

Pag 5

1: Sooreeeee

2: 700m left until the mountain line!!

They're lined up!! They're neck and neck!!

So close!

Pag 6

1: 600m left!!

2: The race passes through the intersections with Mt. Hiko's trailhead!!

Goo Hakogaku!!

Don't lose, Chiba!!

They're neck and neck!!

Pag 7

1: Neither of them is stopping!!

Pag 9

2: So much sweat is falling on the road!!

3: They're passing through the last intersection and then will face the final gate

4: They're entering a narrow road!!

Pag 10

1: 500m left!!

2: They're still pedaling!!

Pag 11

1: Since earlier my fingers in my right shoes

2: keep getting cramps

3: The blood isn't reaching their tips

4: It's not, but

6: I'll keep turning my legs!!

7: I'll tighten up my shoes to reduce the pain!!

Pag 12

1: Mountain King tightened his shoe's dial!!

Woah he's serious!!

2: What does it mean!?

Biking shoes have a dial

3: During a long race, cyclists' feet get thinner, so they turn their shoes' dial up to tighten and secure their feet in preparation for the final dash

Wire

Depending on the direction you turn the dial, it tighten or become loose

4: In the scene of European races, it's something cyclists do a lot to prepare for the race before the finish line!!

5: Is Mountain Kind going to attack here!?

But right now it looked like he was trying to avoid the pain in his leg

Pag 13

1: This is bad!!

It's not just my fingers

My arms have lost feeling too when I'm dancing

3: But it's okay, it's just right

My legs are moving

4: And you're next to me!!

We're still fighting!!

Pag 14

1: If my arms won't move then I can just swing my bike from my shoulders!!

Pag 15

1: Manami attacked again!!

Amazing!

He's going!!

2: In the hardest section!!

He's leaving Mountain King behind using his dancing!!

Pag 16

1: He's opening a gap between himself and Sohoku's Mountain King!!

3: Mountain King is in a tough spot!!

4: He instinctively dropped his head!!

Pag 17

1: Try to have fun, Onoda

4: Races are hard

5: When your opponent accelerates in an unexpected moment, when the attack is stronger than you had imagined

6: Remember

Pag 18

1: You can't win a race without going through tough times

2: Teshma-san....

3: “Just before” means that there are many options

Like, will my opponent get exhausted? Could he make a mistake? You'll be thinking like that

4: Surprisingly, victory or defeat depend on these little things

Pag 19

1: Well, that's just my advice though

I actually always end up slowing down at critical moments, and so I lose

2: That's not true at all!! At this year's Inter High it was Teshima-san who won the mountain prize!! Thank you so much for that!!

I get it, I get it

3: Well, you're an earnest person and won two times already, so it's like I'm preaching to the choir

4: But there are times when you're weak

5: I've seen that many times too

9: During a race, when it's “just before”, just remember this

10: When there is both a hard road and an easy road

Pag 20

1: Don't hesitate to take the hard road!!

2: Right now for a moment, I was thinking “why am I going now” and “when it's hard to breathe”!!

Pag 21

2: My chest hurts!!

3: My legs hurt!!

4: But still!!

6: I'll choose what to chase!!

Pag 22

1: Mountain King is accelerating and chasing!!

Aaaaaagh

4: Sangaku!!

5: I'm ready!!

[hoshiina]

pairing: kuroda yukinari x gn!reader (no prns)

summary: you are a manager of the Sohoku team and he's a member of the Hakogaku team— the two of you are not meant to be

warnings: spoilers of the second inter-high

The two of you were not meant to be. The gods had not meant for you to get together, and the world did not lend a helping hand either. You were a year younger than him, a manager of the Souhoku road race team, and he was a member of the Hakone Academy road race team. It wasn't meant to work out.

However, there was no way for you to not fall in love. Not when he was the one you weren't allowed to fall for.

You could never forget, it was your second year at the inter-high as a manager, but it was particularly busy. Maybe it had to do with the fact that it was the first day with all the nerves, or maybe it was the fact that it was really, really hot that day and you failed to realize. However, you fainted while carrying drinks back to your team's tent after most members had crossed the goal for that day. It was a horrible time and place to faint as well— you were avoiding the main walkways and trying to walk under the trees behind the tents to get as much shade as possible, and it was a little after the main bulk of people had left. You were unaware of everything that happened after, but you later hear that Kuroda had been the one to carry you back to your team's tent. Apparently, he had gotten patched up and wanted to try walking to see how his condition was. He was covered in bandages and with an injured arm and leg, he still carried you all the way back, after finishing the first part of a race.

By the time you were up, he was already long gone, but the idea of him doing that for you was enough for you to run out to try to find him. You had no luck that time, as they had already moved to their hotel, but Onoda kindly asked Manami where they were staying for you, as you seemed so hung up on it.

You had roughly a minute, maybe a little more to talk to him, but that was about it. You didn't wish to either, he had a race tomorrow and he had wounds to heal. The fact that he came down to meet you was more than enough for you.

"Thank you so much for earlier today, I heard from everyone else," you said, bowing deep.

"Oh, stop that. It's all good, I'm glad you're up," he said. "Feeling better?"

"Yes, I feel great now, thank you," you said. His bandages looked horrible. "I can't believe you did this for me when your injuries are..."

Then he laughs. You didn't think he was one to laugh. "I was skeptical too... but you were super light and I was glad to know that my arm's still fine," he said, but you knew he was being nice and acting strong. There was no way it wasn't tough.

"Oh, I won't keep you for too long, I'll get in trouble if I bother an athlete before a race any more than I already have," you said with a smile. "Again, thank you so much for today. It really meant the world to me."

Slowly you walked away to leave so he felt comfortable to walk back in. At the time, you thought he was being kind as he watched you walk back, but in reality, he was subconsciously mesmerized by your smile.

You did not get another chance to talk to him that inter-high, but you were always watching him. When he finished the race, when he was on the podium. Everytime he was in your field of vision, you noticed your eyes would follow him. Later, you would greatly regret not talking to him more, but at the moment all you could do was stare.

Months went by and you felt silly after realizing just how much you still thought about him. You couldn't forget him and somehow your feelings only continued to grow, but there was nothing much you could do about it. You didn't know anyone in Hakone Academy directly, and you really didn't feel like asking one of your teammates to ask their friend for Kuroda's contact. Not to mention, he was a third year so you couldn't count on next year's inter-high either.

However, that was alright, because you hadn't expected anything from this to begin with. It was just your one-sided feelings that no one would ever find out about, and that was okay with you. It's not that you were going to give up, but rather that you didn't expect much to begin with. You were more than happy to continue to harbor these feelings, especially while they weren't in the way of anyone else. One day they were bound to disappear.

But like fate, a week later Kinjou had come to visit a practice and he had brought Arakita with him for fun. The entire team was thrilled to see Kinjou again as he helped them train some more, and Arakita watched around as he complained, explaining that he didn't want to be here at all. Apparently he wasn't going to go around helping a former rival team practice either, which was actually a very fair reason.

You knew it was rude and you were very intimidated by Arakita, but all you could think of since he arrived was Kuroda's contact. He must know— and you wanted to know so badly. Was that the right decision though? Shouldn't you just give up and let it go instead? No, you had regretted not talking to him more before and this was your first chance after months. You would be so dumb to let it go just like that.

So just before he was about to leave, you called to him, insanely nervous.

"Arakita-san," you said and he looked back.

"Hah? Oh, the manager?" he asked and you nodded. "Have we talked before?"

"N-no," you said. "So I realize this is terribly strange for me to ask, but could I um..."

"Oh, just spit it out."

"Would you be able to tell me Kuroda-san's contact?" you said very quickly and quietly. Your eyes were glued to the floor and you were too embarrassed to look up.

Immediately after you heard laughter and you were unsure how to react. You didn't think he would laugh at you.

"Is this what I think it is?" He said, far more amused now than he was the entire time he was here. You didn't say anything but it must've shown on your face because he continued to go on. "When did Kuroda find himself a cute little crush?"

"No, it's not him, it's me," you said. "Actually, he probably doesn't remember me..."

"Oh, he's rude and annoying but give him a little more credit than that. If he did something that would make you fall for him, I'm sure that he must remember. He's not one to do nice things, let alone charm people," he said. "And I think you should ask him yourself, rather."

"No, he was very nice! For him to carry someone he didn't know back while... hold on what?"

He had turned his phone on and called a contact named Kuroda.

"Oh, gosh, please don't give it to me. I don't know what to say," you said.

"What do you mean! You were the one who wanted his—" he started to say but he was cut off by a voice from the phone.

"Arakita-san? How rare for you to call," you could hear the voice say faintly. "Did something happen? I'm going to get back to practice soon so if you could be quick..."

It was him. It was Kuroda. The voice you wanted to hear for the past few months was so close and no longer just in your head.

"No, if he's busy then it's okay," you whispered frantically. At this rate his only impression of you is going to be bothersome.

"Why are you suddenly a wimp now considering you were able to come ask me before?" Arakita asked.

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Kuroda asked from the phone. "A wimp?"

"Oh, my bad, my bad," Arakita replied to him. "Not you. I'm actually at Sohoku right now."

"What? Sohoku? Why?" Kuroda asked, confused. "Oh, then can you see if their managers are okay? One of them fainted during the inter-high a couple of months ago."

Your eyes widened, absolutely shocked. He remembered. He cared. Arakita looked over at you and your face said all he needed to know. Kuroda was talking about you.

"Kuroda-chan are you in love..." he teased and you genuinely thought it was over.

"Oh, shut up," Kuroda replied quietly, and unfortunately you couldn't hear. "What if someone hears you!"

Arakita immediately started to laugh and you heard a faint 'shut up, stop laughing!' from the phone. "Here," Arakita said, passing you the phone. "Your turn."

Shocked you quickly took the phone.

"What? Who's turn? Was someone listening??" Kuroda asked, terribly confused and panicking slightly.

"Um, hello. I'm the one who collapsed at the inter-high who you helped," you said carefully.

"Oh gosh, were you listening?" he asked.

"Sorry, I could hear... Not the last part though!" you said and he sighed, relieved.

"Thank goodness," he said. You were confused and curious, but you had something else to ask.

"I asked Arakita-san for your um... contact... and he kindly called you so I could ask you myself. So would it be alright for me to ask you..." you started to say.

"Of course!" Kuroda replied a little too quickly and enthusiastically, which he beated himself up for seconds later. "I mean, I would love to have your contact as well, if that's okay."

And that was the start. The two of you had many more obstacles to simply get to know each other, but he was the one for you, and you were the one for him.

[apparently-artless]

Hi, art...For the animanga ask, what are your top 10 favorite moments from your fav anime or manga?

I have a lot of favorite moments on different series, so I'd probably give the top 10 that's left an impact on me and I haven't forgotten yet despite watching/reading these scenes a while back. To make it more specific, I'd be focusing on sports anime because my mind is filled with sports-themed anime right now. XD This is not in any particular order. Also, there are a lot of spoilers here, BE WARNED!! Decide for yourself first if you want to continue reading. Anime mentioned are the following: Daiya no Ace, Ao Ashi, Blue Lock, Haikyuu!!, Oofuri and YowaPeda.

Sawamura Eijun becoming Seidou's Ace

Anime/Manga: Daiya no Ace Act II

Reason: Who wouldn't? I think this is the moment that every DnA fan has been waiting for.

Aoi Ashito becoming a successful playmaker

Anime/Manga: Ao Ashi

Reason: This was the coach's intention, to begin with, when he asked Ashito to become a defender. For Ashito, playing as a forward meant a lot but he was asked to give it up and he did. He struggled and struggled and was finally able to use his strengths to the fullest. Of course, he still has a lot to learn but it's the start of him becoming a professional player. I can't remember the number of times I read this part in the manga.

Isagi and Bachira stopped depending on one another

Anime/Manga: Blue Lock

Reason: I really love Bachira and Isagi's relationship even at the start of the story and it became even better when the both of them realized that they were depending too much on each other and decided not to do it anymore. It helped both of them develop as individual players and at the same time, they developed another form of friendship and rivalry.

Furuya started calling Sawamura "Eijun"

Anime/Manga: Daiya no Ace Act II

Reason: Furuya is meant to be Sawamura's rival from the start. So when Furuya mellowed out and started expressing himself, I found their friendship and rivalry so adorable. Furuya never calls others by their first name, and when he did during the first game at the Summer Tournament, everyone was surprised. It's a very big deal because that's Furuya calling "Eijun" and Eijun himself seems not to mind.

Hinata Shouyou's "Nice Receive"

Anime/Manga: Haikyuu!!

Reason: I've watched this scene too many times. I felt like this was Hinata's moment that Bokuto was talking about. And then after that game, he just kept improving and improving during that tournament that it's so frightening and exhilarating. Can't wait for "Karasuno vs Nekom" to be animated. I'm still a bit frustrated about the ending though. XD

Arata's confession to Chihaya

Anime/Manga: Chihayafuru

Reason: Arata's confession was a surprise for me. At that time, I was only watching the anime. It felt sudden but at the same time, the timing felt right. And Arata!! He was so adorable when he confessed!! After that, Chihaya was in a daze. Totally different reaction than when Taichi confessed to her. Fufufu. ^^

Abe held Mihashi's hand

Anime/Manga: Oofuri (Ookiku Furikabutte)

Reason: This act was first done to Abe by the coach and he was advised to do the same thing to Mihashi. As soon as he did, he realized a lot of things about Mihashi and the painful past he went through back in middle school. Yes, just by holding his (pitching) hand, he realized that Mihashi is a good and hard-working pitcher. He understood what his true role is as a catcher and what he should do for his pitcher. I really love this scene, I can watch it all day. XD

Onoda tried his best to stand to meet Imaizumi after he won the second time

Anime/Manga: Yowamushi Pedal: Limit Break

Reason: I know a lot of people got tired of watching this anime after the second season. But I thought I had to continue because there might be scenes worth watching, and this happened to be one of those. The first time Onoda won the race, Imaizumi lifted Onoda like he was so weightless. lol. This time around, Onoda forced himself to stand as soon as Imaizumi arrived, and they talked while hugging each other. Imaizumi is still a bit inconsistent when it comes to calling Onoda by his first name but in this scene, he continued addressing him as "Sakamichi". By the way, while they are hugging, there are people in the background taking photos. XD

Ashito was about to give up when he was forced to play defender position but Hana managed to convince him not to

Anime/Manga: Ao Ashi

Reason: I started shipping Ashito and Hana right after this. Everyone tried looking for Ashito but it was Hana who knew where she could find him. Cooking for him, calling his mother, and telling him the words he needed to hear. Hana managed to do all of these at that moment. She truly is her number one fan and I love her for it. I love them both!! (≧◡≦) ♡

Seidou won against Ichidai

Anime/Manga: Daiya no Ace Act II

Reason: Inashiro is Seidou's rival, but I loved the Ichidai game more. Why? Because it was the very first game that Sawamura was able to show his true prowess as Seidou's ace. He was pitching against Sankou's batter and he only allowed one run. It was also phenomenal. The way they won and overtake Sankou and then won at the end. Sawamura's pitching inspired the whole team, and the team responded by scoring 2 runs against Amahisa.

[beyblaiddyd]

teshima and aoyagi both for the headcanon thing!!

I'm gonna do them as a unit because T2 is always together. I haven't thought about them in a while so these r rough!!

Headcanon A:  realistic: Teshima loves to do karaoke and often drags Aoyagi along with him. Aoyagi never sings but enjoys listening to Teshima (despite his overenthusiastic performance)

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious: Since they're both implied to work at a cafe as waiters I think it's a little funny to imagine them doing some ohshc shit in their free time.

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends: When I was in the Yowapeda fandom I had a lot of headcanons about Teshima dealing with chronic pain starting in college and having to give up cycling because of it. I think Aoyagi would also stop doing cycling in that case and Teshima would feel very bad about it at first. It'd be a big adjustment for them both, especially since Teshima already struggles a Lot with his confidence and would try to push himself.

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own: I don't really have headcanons that I think are that outside the reasonable reading of the text... uhmm... when I was a teenager i really thought manami x t2 was a very funny like competitive/"hatemance" ship and I do still think teshima and aoyagi having a very contentious rivalrous relationship with manami despite him and onoda being friends would be pretty good

[myfaveisfuckable]

Rants!

Ichigo/Ichigo: There's just something about being in a relationship with the spirit that lives in your head that hits different (it's probably the plurality lol).

This ship makes great fodder for an enemies to lovers plot, since Hollow Ichigo and Ichigo start out completely at odds in canon (and remain so for most of it too), with Ichigo thinking that Hollow Ichigo is out to destroy him, when actually he mostly seems to want Ichigo to be strong and stay alive. He's just awful at communicating that.

I desperately want these two to sit down and have a proper fucking conversation and actually communicate instead of just using their swords to talk.

High School bicycle racing club polycules team:

yowamushi pedal: so you've got ur first years triad; the chaotic redhead, the cinnamon roll, the calculating grump who's probably sportssexual, right, and they're besties and rivals.

THEN you have the other members of the Onoda fanclub, too!

And you can't forget whatever Makishima's got with his three boyfriends...

Wind breaker: I just think. The boys of the hummingbird crew. Are kinda like... 👀

They all sleep at Vinny's house... Dom's LITERALLY slapped Vinny's ass before (they slept next to each other??)... Jay wakes up early and wears a cute apron and cooks breakfast... Vinny makes the best ramen... Jay wore Vinny's jacket... Minu is like the glue that holds them all together and had been staying with Jay and was PRETTY BOYFREINDY OK and I mean . The parallels between jay and Minu and Vinny OUGH

Mostly. I had just shipped Jay and Minu and then we got more development for Vinny and I LOVE HIM and they're all guy gal pals in my heart. These boys are girlfriends

I should probably take a break from the internet. But I won't.

I literally binge read (and am currently reading) the manga like last night, so idk if they're rare, but! I put up a poll for it, and y'all agreed to let me get away with it <3

[noirlevity]

What if "I love you" was easy to say?

Pairing: Aichirou/Tadashi

Fandom: Sk8 the Infinity

Ao3

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Aichirou is bored. His colleagues were talking about random things that were uninteresting to him. He was wondering when they were going to call it a day. 

"Yamada-san, is it true that you are currently seeing someone younger?”

Aichirou ears twitched with attention. 

“No. It is not my cup of tea.” 

“But you’ve tried it?”

“Yes.”

“How was it?”

“Nothing special.”

“Well, I could understand why some people like to mess around with teenagers.” Representative Honda teased. 

“Some of them can be so innocent you know, it is irresistible. The curiosity; how sensitive they are. How about you, Shindo-san? Have you ever engaged in that kind of thing?”

Aichirou’s lips trembled slightly. He felt targeted. Color disappeared from his face as he tried so hard not to let his nervousness show. Confessing what he truly feels was not an option considering he’s constantly looked down upon the interests of these colleagues. If he tells them he harbors sexual feelings towards someone part of the age group in question, he thinks he’s going to die of embarrassment. 

He doesn’t respond. He only glares at Mr. Yamada. 

“Well of course, Shindo-san wouldn't engage in such things after all, he has very expensive tastes. Of course doing it with some random teenager won’t cut it.”

Aichirou remembers Tadashi. The way his downcast eyes flutter, the way he raises them to glance at him. He remembers how gentle the younger man touches him; his smell; his closeness, the way he appears to fit in his arms. His diligence when he’s summarizing his paperwork, the way he takes care of him. Most of all, the way he can dismantle Aichirou’s guard with just a faint smile. Aichirou starts to feel disgust rise from the pit of his stomach.

“Speaking of that, Shindo-san, your secretary is pretty cute.” Representative Onoda says excitedly. 

“He's truly beautiful even with all that hair covering his face. Did he ever get scouted to be an actor or an idol? Maybe I should ask him to work for our talent agency?”

“Now that you mention it, he has the height too right? I’m not into idols or actors, but I can totally see your vision Onoda-san.”

“Right?”

Aichirou is silent for a while. He sighs, irritation clear in the way he runs his fingers through his hair. 

“He has a cousin who is a newbie actor.”

“Really?”

“Yes. 

“Do you think, what his name again, Tadashi,  is attractive  Shindo-san?” Representative Honda asked. 

Aichirou was surprised. He was not expecting such a question. 

“With that permanent scowling face of his, I dont know.”

“Oh but we’ve seen him smile Shindo-san.”

“Yes. He thanked us for our help at your previous election and gave us gifts.”

“Yes, he cut his hair, remember? For your campaign. Maybe some of those votes were because people were charmed by him. Ah, I envy you Shindo-san. I also want a pretty boy as secretary. Such eye candy is good for the heart.”

“Aw but I guess even if he looks like that, given your taste, he’s out of your range. But what if you try?”

“Try what?”

“Hooking up with him of course. It will be easy for you. That  pretty face compensates for the fact that he has the same thing as us between his legs.”

“Disgusting.” Aichirou says without hesitation. 

Hearing his own thoughts from the mouth of his colleagues made him feel disgusted. Seeing that he was already agitated, they changed topics. 

Feeling like a target was on his back, Aichirou had no choice but to excuse himself.  He goes out of the room and is welcomed by Tadashi who walks to him.

“Good work Aichirou-sama.”

Aichirou clicked his tongue and walked without waiting for Tadashi. Tadashi follows him outside the building. He opens the car door for Aichirou and then goes to the driver seat.

Aichirou doesn't want to think about his conversation with his colleagues. What brought  that though? 

The questions were like a personal attack forcing him to confront the disgusting, inappropriate desire he harbors but refuses to acknowledge.  Tadashi was someone that was too young for him and someone who he views as inferior and a mere tool for their family’s prestige.

What if you try?

Such a disgusting thought. He would never chase after a servant. He would never desire someone like Tadashi.

—-

Aichirou clicks his tongue. He began watching Tadashi’s cousin’s dramas and surprisingly came to admire him. He was good. Eyes glued on the screen, he couldn’t help but think how the two of them looked so alike that they could be mistaken as twins. For Aichirou though, Tadashi had finer looks. 

“Tadashi, your cousin's name, the actor, what was it again?”

“Hirotaka master. His name is Hirotaka.”

“You look so much alike.”

Tadashi flustered.

“No. It's impossible. I don’t think I resemble Hiro-nii that much.”

“I guess you could say that. Because if you open up more, you'll be more popular than him with those looks of yours.”

Tadashi was completely caught off guard at Aichirou’s words. His master said it with such seriousness like it was an undeniable fact.  

“He has your untrained physique. As you are now, you're completely miles ahead of him.”

Tadashi could not help but bite his lip. He felt relieved. Aichirou looked up at him and was surprised  Tadashi looked upset.

“What's wrong?”

Tadashi tried hard not to let his emotion show on his face but he could not control  the tears that started forming at the corners of his eyes.

Aichirou stood up and went to him. Dismissive eyes stared at Tadashi as if he was irritated by the mere sight of Tadashi’s tears. 

“What's wrong?” Aichirou asked again.

“Nothing. Aichirou-sama I…”

Aichirou wiped the years that formed at the corner of Tadashi’s eye using the tip of his thumb. 

Tadashi raised his eyes and gazed at his master. Their eyes met. Tadashi’s stare was so arresting that it  forced Aiichirou’s to be frozen in place. An onslaught of invasive thoughts harassed him then: like how he wants to lick the tears off Tadashi’s eyes and make out with him until both of their lips turn violet due to all the biting and sucking. An awkward and heavy feeling starts to swell at the pit of his stomach just by thinking of such things. He wanted to touch Tadashi so badly that he had to clench his hand and turn on his heels to go so that he won’t do anything shameful. 

Aichirou tries to summon composure. All the self control he could muster however was blasted to smithereens when he was stopped from leaving by a tug from Tadashi. He looked back at his secretary looking so adorably devoted to him and felt his stomach churn. What if he falls down on his knees right then and there and profess his love to him, status and propriety be damned, what then? What if “I love you” was something easy to say?

“Master I’ll get you something to drink, wait here.” Tadashi left Aichirou looking so conflicted and so turned on Aichirou had no choice but to bite his fist so he could control himself.

[fighting-these-demons]

Continued Liveblogging Ep 12 and 13

NARUKO HOURS YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

🎉🎊🎉

IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO SHINE!!!!!

Loving this energy he has against Yuuto! Doesn't take any of his shit!

They just can't stand to let Naruko have an episode in the sun! 😞😭💔

Kaburagi gets more time than him. 😞😞😞

Komari gets more time than him and that's just wrong.

Speaking of. I will not complain about Komari because Equivalent Exchange dictates that the price must be paid for those AshiTeshi episodes.

WHY IS NARUKO ALWAYS GETTING LEFT BEHIND WITHOUT A MOMENTS CONSIDERATION?!?!?!?!?!?!,!

They ALWAYS have a big dilemma about leaving the others but when they leave Naruko Noone thinks bout it at all! 😫😫😫😭😭😭💔💔💔

Naruko deserves consideration!

GO YUKI GO!!!!!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊💖💖💖😭

Wooooo Yuuto!!!!!!! 😭😭😭

That means Naruko can catch up to Onoda and Imaizumi!!!!! 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

WOOOOOOO GO YUUTO!!!!!!!!

Also FINALLY!!!!! A NORMAL FUCKING RESPONSE TO THIS BULLSHIT!!!!

NARUKOOOOOOOOOO 😭 I know he's gonna lose and I desperately don't want him to!!!!

[mazojo]

I feel like Manami could fix all my problems.

[mad-madam-m]

I’ve never heard of Yowamushi Pedal before! I’ve read the plot blurb, but I’m curious what specifically you enjoy about it, if you don’t mind sharing!

This. This is what I enjoy about it. These two and their ridiculously intimate rivalry which always culminates with both of them biking to the top of a mountain and intensely shouting each other’s names.

Okay, okay, so SERIOUSLY, I was originally just going to watch it while I was packing because like. 60+ episodes of one single bike race? I didn’t think I was going to get through it unless I was doing something else while it was going on.

And then it ended up being ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOYABLE so y’know, joke’s on me.

So, Yowamushi Pedal is a sports anime about a high school bicycle club, and the main character is Onoda Sakamichi, who is a first year intent on joining the anime club and making friends. 

As you might gather from the title of the anime, he does not get to join the anime club. He does, however, get to make friends, and it’s wonderful.

Some things I appreciate about this anime:

- Onoda being a giant goddamn anime nerd who wants to join the anime club at high school so that he can make friends! He doesn’t have any friends! And he ends up getting roped into joining the bicycle club instead because he’s actually a shockingly good cyclist.

- The show gives him an actual believable reason for being a shockingly good cyclist, and words really cannot express how much I appreciate that.

- Onoda sings the theme song to his favorite anime while he’s riding and it’s so good. He also (eventually) gets the rest of the team to sing it with him, which is even better.

- The guy with the green hair in the pictures above? That’s Makishima Yuusuke, one of the third-years on the bicycle team, and he’s the team’s climber. Onoda hero-worships him and it’s adorable.

- The show takes the time to develop pretty much every character you meet, which at first I thought I was going to find annoying, but then I ended up really loving pretty much all of them, so there you go. The most shocking one to me was Arakita, who went from “I fucking hate this dude” to “oh no he’s one of my favorite characters now” in the span of like. One episode. (He also has one of the funniest lines in the entire series.)

- The third years on Onoda’s team--Kinjou, Makishima, and Tadokoro--are all So Good. Tadokoro is such a sweetheart with the younger team members and Kinjou is an excellent team captain and Makishima is awkward at times, but very endearing. I freely admit I have not watched past the movie just because they’ve all graduated and they were my favorites and MUCH AS I LOVE ONODA I’m not sure I can go through another 60+ episode race without them.

- SPEAKING OF THIRD YEARS, the other guy in the pictures above is Toudou Jinpachi, and he’s the ace climber for Hakone Academy, the reigning champions of the Inter-High. I...love him and his overly dramatic ass so much. He and Makishima are boyfriends rivals, and the show’s official merchandise ships them more than the entire fandom.

- I’m not kidding about the drama; in the movie there is a scene where Toudou literally lays on the road at the starting line of a race, in front of hundreds of bicycles, and loudly laments all the dates he’d planned to go on with Makishima that he won’t get to. (Also that is the scene that sold me on watching it.)

ANYWAY yes it was a lot of fun. The first two seasons are on Netflix in the US and the rest of the series, as well as the two recap movies and the post-s2 movie, is on Crunchyroll. If it sounds like something you would enjoy, give it a go!

[ktffansub]

Bijutsu Techo: Boys Love – Interview: Yoneda Kou

This article was first published in November 17th, 2014. Translated from Japanesse to Bahasa Indonesia by kalengjelek and then translated from Bahasa Indonesia to English by KTFfansub. Source: here

When did you first encounter manga?

I was born in a family with three daughters; while my older sister likes reading Ribbon magazine, I like reading Nakayoshi. It was the era of Asagiri Yuu-sensei, when I was in elementary school. My favorite at that time were Kusunoki Kei sensei’s works and Patlabor. When it came to Shonen, I would say I was more into Shounen Sunday. I also loved Kawaraha Izumi sensei’s works. When I think about it, rather than manga that were full of passion, I’d actually prefer manga that had calm and soothing kind of vibe.

Is that so… What about BL?

When I was in Junior High, my older sister showed me Captain Tsubasa Doujinshi by Ozaki Minami and I was dumbfounded, I thought, “So, there’s also a world like this!”. After that, I started to buy BL manga. At that time, the mangaka who left the most impression to me was Nishi Keikosensei. Her works such as Mizu Ga Koori Ni Naru Toki, Tenshi Ni Naranakya have unique openings, it made me reread them many times. Uida Shiuko (now Kano Shiuko) and Yoshinaga Fumi Sensei are also my favorite mangaka.

When was the first time you draw manga?

I seriously began drawing manga in my first year of junior high. At first, I drew a pair of man and woman, but after page three, I felt something was off. So, I tried drawing BL for the next one. Just like the present, I’ve always loved less expressive and less-talkactive main characters (laughs). But the more I draw, then an attentive senpai with good personality and short haired ones like Togawa in Doushitemo Furetakunai also appeared. At that moment I thought, “Oh, this is it!”

You really weren’t embarrassed, are you? (laughs)

Well, it’s because it was embarrassing, that’s why I’m not really open about my drawing manga activity.

(laughs) But you debut as professional mangaka eventually, how did that happen?

Yes, after that… I worked as office lady. I got married not long after, but then, I was getting through a marriage blues. At that time, I was invested in Kakashi and Naruto shown by my older sister along with Comiket catalogue.

The power of moe beats out your anxiety (laughs)

It’s true (laughs). Escaping from reality, I checked a lot of circles and opened some sites. There I found a work from a novelist (now has debuted professionally) that I really liked. This is why I started writing novel at first, not drawing. I have a lot of ways to accommodate my moe needs. I also once drew Doujinshi but due to my inability to use a proper diction, the result wasn’t optimal (laughs). After drawing slowly and more at ease, I got into Katekyo Hitman Reborn fandom and drew a lot of doujinshi for that series. A year later, I was contacted by Taiyou Tosho publisher.

“With that publisher, Yoneda Kou published Doushitemo Furetakunai which has been adapted into a movie. Since the beginning, Yoneda Kou didn’t draw one-shot but serialization. For the movie, even though it only tells a story of daily lives, but the directing, composition and dialogue are impressive. About 4,5 years later, the second volume of Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai that had the yakuza neighborhood setting was released. This has completely different feeling compared to Doushitemo Furetakunai.”

My first work was actually published in Drap, so I had it adjusted to be a less-heavy work. That’s why I ended up switching to another magazine.

Was it a demand from the editor?

Of course I only draw what I want to draw. But without realizing, I always draw them to fit the magazine. And it seems like Taiyou Tosho prefers me to draw more simple work.

So, sensei is the type who pays attention to editor’s suggestion. When you wrote the first chapter of Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai, did you already want Yashiro to be the main character (for longterm series)?

Right. I didn’t explain it in the first one-shot, but I always believe that no matter how you look at it, Yashiro really loved Kageyama. And (even though he’s drawn like that) he is actually a neko (uke). I think he is an interesting character. When I drew highschooler Yashiro and others, it had been decided that I wanted to write a serialization for this.

And only then the character Doumeki was born?

At that time, the character Doumeki didn’t exist, but I thought very hard about what kind of partner that would be suitable for Yashiro. I took a break from drawing for about two years. I only worked on illustration during that time, until one morning an idea suddenly came to me, “That’s right! Erectile dysfunction!”. I immediately sent an email to my editor: “A perverted impotent man!” (laughs). Afterwards, I finally worked on the first draft.

(laughs hard) Finally, the combination of Yashiro and Doumeki who are the opposite of each other was decided. What an amazing couple that can even make the readers losing sleep.

I do have this particular interest in people’s decision and behaviour resulted from a contrasting relationship that is full of conflicts. Because there are so many characters in Saezuru, I have this excel file compiling the plot for each character chronologically. Otherwise, I would’ve forgotten about it. If I didn’t seriously research (the setting of my own story), I wouldn’t be able to write anything when I made name. But even though I got through it, drawing a family with no blood ties like yakuza was still difficult. If I don’t focus, the story might turn out like Nagara Sakugyou*. That’s why now I’m just focusing on doing Saezuru.

*) nagara sakugyou: other work that being serialized at the same time

Up until now, Sensei has published 5 volumes and all of them have beautiful covers with varied tones.

Actually, the cover color for Doushitemo Furetakunai should’ve looked like red wine, but it seemed like there was an error in printing so the pink was contrasting into it. But it turned out to be good.

Then about the cover for the Saezuru first volume. It’s so impressive! The stepped-on man! All the people around me also had high appraise for this.

Actually, there were so many things happened in the process. By taking the request (it isn’t clearly explained whether it’s from editor/designer) of “Yashiro sitting alone”, I first submitted that illustration to the book designer. However, I couldn’t throw away the idea of Yashiro being stepped on, so, during the next three days I was stressed out. I’ve finally asked them to keep my idea and that’s how the cover of the first volume ended up the way it is now.

I see! For the second volume, it’s totally different, isn’t it? It’s a scenery, but when you do a double take, there are Yashiro and Doumeki!

I always want to give a different vibe in each volume. Actually I’m also a fan of the way Tsumugi Taku-sensei draws scenery.

Hoo-, sensei is a fan of Tsumugi sensei! Talking abough NIGHTS, when you open the cover, there’s a surprise in it!

Yes, if you look at the rough sketches there were 4 pages of picture that were interconnected. In the end, the desainer took picture number two as the cover and number four to put it on the bottom of the back cover. For Soredemo, I didn’t get any guide from the book designer. I combined the the feel of the story with a touch of water paint. At first, I actually wanted to make Deguchi pulling Onoda’s hand to get out of the train, but it ended up looking like Deguchi forced Onoda to stay (with him). So I decided it’s Onoda who’s getting off the train by himself with Deguchi waiting on the platform.

Do you do the coloring with computer? How about the non-colored script?

I use SAI for coloring but for monochrome I usually draw by my hand until the inking, then I do the tone using photoshop.

Do you self-learned drawing?

Well, I at least bought a lot of ‘pose reference’ books often. When it comes to buy things, it feels great, doesn’t it? But when it comes to manga, we draw to tell our moe concept.. well, I love drawing moe concept, but the thing is- I’m not really good at drawing. I like thinking about moe stuff, I also like to combine colors (inside my head) but when I do, I have no desire to draw I, even though that’s the important part. There are often times when I feel like drawing is a handful. In short, I want to draw something that isn’t too troublesome.

But, isnt it because you’re doing manga seriously that it feels difficult?

Because I’m too serious I feel like the story can be boring. Not only the work but also the author (laughs). I often read comments saying my manga is ‘down to earth’. I guess it’s shown obviously in every each of my works

Sure, there are people who think like, “In real world, there’s no way a wakagashira can be as masochist as Yashiro”, but apart from that, Saezuru still gives an impression of it being realistic. In drawing the important men’s arms and muscles in your work, sensei has done your best. Getting into the story, the characters also put extra effort to look elegant. Despite the young age, in a positive sense, sensei’s works feels like having Showa* vibe.

(*SHOWA ERA: 1926~1989)

I’m no longer young, though (laughs). Maybe this is why my works often get called “JUNE”. Especially Saezuru, I think it really fits (JUNE concept).

Are you an organized person?

I’m actually a person who have no chill (laughs). But I have this side of myself who tend to see things as a whole, look at my surrounding then step on the brake. There is also a side of me that is so energetic in creating my own moe that I turn into a selfish person. I guess that’s also my flaw.

It seems like sensei is the type who has her own editorial meeting inside her head (laughs)

I wish it’s not true, but unfortunately, I’m the type of person who is embarrased to admit that I have a relationship with manga. Even until now I have yet told my close friends about this job (as BL mangaka). I’m not that kind of person who like to share or tell others about my moe situation inside my head. When my moe concept is being visualized in public I would scream, “Don’t look! But if you want to read it, I’d be happy”. Yes, I’m that kind of person.

I wonder if sensei’s works are the manifestation of sensei’s own self-contradictions..

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 800: Blue sky of joy

Pag 1

1: A climb's outcome is always

2: decided at a place that's close to the sky

4: You bet everything on it, and when the wheels cross the finish line

5: The winner....

Pag 2 / 3

1: raises their hands to the sky and rejoices

A blessing for Manami, the wide sky is Hakogaku's blue!!)

Pag 4

1: The first day's mountain prize goes to Hakone Academy's number 13, Manami Sangaku!!

3: He clearly raises both his arms up to the sky!! For the third year in a row the mountain prize goes to Hakone Academy!!

The sky... is so blue!!

Pag 5

1: I feel alive!!

2: Hakogaku...!!

Kanagawaaa!!

The kings!!

3: Manami took it!!

He beat Mountain King!!

Pag 6

2: Amaziing!!

3: Manami-saaan!!

You're so cool!!

Hakogaku is so strong!!

4: The strongest!!

Manami-saaan!!

6: Waaaaaa

7: Amazing, what a nice scenery

We really climbed to such a nice place

I don't know why, it's strange...

Pag 7

1: but everything looks brilliant

Pag 8

2: The vividness of the greens

The vitality of plants

3: The birds' chirping

The buzzing of insects

Pag 9

1: I can feel the life of every living being

2: Manami-saan!!

You were so cool just now!

It was so exciting!

Manami-kuun!

I took a video!

3: The scenery looks brilliant, doesn't it, Manami

4: In road racing, “victory”

5: is something that's so important it changes the way your body feels

Pag 10

1: Not to mention that it's against the opponent against who he lost for two years in a row

2: The delight makes your cells vibrate all throughout your body

Here's a bottle!

Ah, thanks

4: Manami, that... you managed to get so far while going through so much suffering, you worked so hard and endured

(I threw it away

But I didn't answer)

5: This is

Pag 11

1: a “rewarded joy” for all of that

2: Manami

Hakogakuu!!

Manami-kuun!!

Pag 12

1: Congratulations

Pag 14

1: Thank you for fighting with all your strength

3: After the mountain line there's still the finish line

Keeping your energies for the team is part of the strategy

4: But you used all your strength until your limit to fight against me

5: So, I'm thankful

Pag 15

1: Ah... yeah, but... I couldn't... win...

Even though everyone worked hard to push my back...

2: You're amazing, Manami-kun

You're even stronger than that time on Minegayama

3: Well... at the time I was still at around 75%, I was still in the middle of it

Yet I could still get a lead on you

5: Honestly, this time, when there were around 100m left I thought I couldn't win

But

6: I didn't know until the very last moment

7: You got stronger too!!

Pag 16

1: No no no no

That's not true at all, not true at all

Woah....

2: I just followed, I just did the best I could

3: Aren't you self aware?

That means

4: I just practiced very hard...

That those two control the practices

Their base power has grown

5: Mo- more importantly, huh... I'm sorry!!

Pag 17

1: Huh.... right before the finish line... uhm... I...

Actually...

3: In my mind I referred to you as “Sangaku” without any honorifics!!

4: In....

6: In your heart?

Without honorifics?

Pag 18

1: Hahahaha

2: Hahaha

Huh!? What kind of reaction is this!? Huh!?

3: I'm- I'm sorry

I just... I was really excited at the end!!

4: It's fine

6: I'm actually glad you referred to me without honorifics, it's like... we got so much closer

No, but... I... huh

I don't dislike it...

7: But I guess adding the “kun” really feels like the most natural thing...

Ugh....

8: Besides

Pag 19

1: While you're shouting inside your heart you don't have to add it

3: And at the end, I too, inside my heart

4: I called you “Sakamichi”

6: That, that makes me happy

Right!

7: Ah... now finally...

8: Uhm.....

Pag 20

1: We fulfilled our promise... thank you

Yeah....!!

2: We haven't reached the finish line yet, so we can't rest (haha)

This... this time, since we raced for the mountain stage we still have to keep running even if our race is over

Looks like there's still a little more to go

Ugh...

Pag 21

1: Buaah, yeah!!

It's Hakogaku's victory!!

2: You're too loud!! San-na!!

It's Hakogaku's victory, buah!!

How many times are you gonna say it...!!

3: I'll say it over and over again!! Manami is stronger than Onoda!!

Ugh...!! Onoda-san..!!

4: Humph

Pag 22

1: Amazing, amazing, he's really so cool!!

Uh... he's cool, I guess...

(Tobirama-kun is acting cool)

2: He did it

3: Yeah, and thanks to him

4: The team's morale is rising!!

6: This is bad... Hakogaku-san's power is increasing

What do we do, Hotshot

Pag 23

1: Don't worry, even if they raise their power, let them do it

5: Or, Naruko, are you worried that their morale is rising?

7: Worried? What is “worry”, some sort of rock?

8: That's right. Us third years, me, you, and Onoda have already increased our base power with a program

Pag 24

1: that was sure to make us stronger!!

3: Kakaka!!

4: Huh... what's that... “base power”!?

Pag 25

1: Does that mean they're getting stronger?!

2: Those two's pressure is suddenly rising!!

Pag 26

2: Imaizumi and Naruko's....!!

3: They're getting stronger... than last year

Is this connected to that time at the beginning of spring...

4: when the third years didn't come to practice for a week?

Pag 27

1: Hakogaku's morale is rising? That's just what I was looking forward

Yeah!! I can't help but feel excited!!

2: The “finish line” is waiting!!

[hime-hime-club]

LE MAD BANANA'S RANDOM BLABBERING ABOUT YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

* Yes there was a Spare Bike movie -- but was that just it? Would there be a chance to make it into a proper anime series!?

* Miyahara (a.k.a. Class Rep) has finally given a name -- SUZUKO. I'm gagging

* Fight me or not, Manami is actually... hermit-smart. You know what I mean?

* Was it mentioned in Spare Bike that Arakita is bad at Math? All I know is that he easily falls asleep just by seeing numbers swimming on the blackboard, but I don't remember reading one part that he sucks at it. Because what if he is actually hecking good at it? I mean, he won't be able to get into the course of his choice in Yonan if he sucks at Math.

*And I am tell you, since Onoda is now captain, one possible punishment he could give to his juniors, if and when they didn't finish their laps or anything similar, is to make them perform Love Hime's opening theme -- complete with costume and such. Fellow third years are NO EXCEPTION.

* I won't be surprised if KyoFushi will win this year's Inter-High. I have mixed feelings for Midousuji, but he is a one damn opponent since day one.

* Who made their first impression that Teshima and Aoyagi were like evil stepbrothers in Onoda's life -- but they proved us wrong and they are now one of the most celebrated pair in the series? I'm raising my hand.

* And yes, I’m signing their adoption papers now.

* Who knows Aya Tachibana, Miki's BFF from the tennis team? I wanna see more of her, because reasons.

* The funniest character in the series IMHO? FUKUTOMI. Watch the omakes of the first two seasons and you'll understand why.

* Am I the only one who thinks that Toudou is a good dancer? I mean, he was trained in traditional dance, right?

* Imaizumi is a great representation of all closet otakus.

* I'm one of the victims of wrong impression that Makishima is a bad person because of his looks. I humbly apologize. From then, I saw the light, he's the patron saint of awkwardness. He is MY patron saint.

* Okay, Toudou is, obviously, my number one. But for whatever reason since I watched Limit Break, I’m sinning against him because of JUNTA GODDAMN TESHIMA.

* Speaking of Teshima, is there really such thing as an ABACUS COMPETITION? That was as per their Wiki.

* Speaking of Limit Break, TO OMIT THAT DEATH MATCH SCENE BETWEEN TESHIMA AND URAKUBO IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY. And to make it worse, Urakubo in the anime was denoted to a mere side character. I’ve read the manga, and I’m so brokenhearted.

* What’s more heartbreaking? Where the hell are our dose of omakes every end of the episode!? We finally had a glimpse of its eyecatch -- AT WHAT COST!?

* My sincerest apologies for not reblogging translated recent chapters due to lack of time, but GOD BLESS ROKUDAI. I would love to see him grow as the series go on.

* So knowing that Izumida et. al. already graduated, do you think they will have their own Spare Bike chapter? I believe they should.

* I believe Watanabe-sensei has a knack of molding side characters into MCs one day. Perfect examples of this redemption technique are Teshima, Aoyagi and Kuroda -- to the point that they even underwent a makeover!

* Midousuji has the most number of different hairstyles in the entire series -- so far.

* Have you ever wondered if Hakogaku even had a manager like Miki?

* As much as I’m having doubts about Limit Break at this moment, I still hope they would show the last ‘episode’ where Team Sohoku would go back to Akihabara and then go to a karaoke to celebrate.

There might be a lot more in store but these are my thoughts right now and I hope you don’t mind me blabbering about this because in all honesty, I regret not knowing about this eight years ago.

[vulpiximisa]

wait can you do bike boys also 🚲

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

ONODA SAKAMICHI HIME HIME HIGH CADENCE, best boy, bless him and his lil weeb heart

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

can i also say Onoda again? hes definitely Shape. Uhhhhh Himeno Kotori iunno

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

Kanzaki Mofo Miki. I hate when the anime tries to s*xualize her, like, who do you think watches this show would appreciate that. She's best girl and Onoda wouldnt have gotten as far as he had without her.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

I was like who are the yowapeda characters, so I went on MAL. And "Hiro's girlfriend" the girl thats clueless and doesn't know much aout bikes but still continues to praise her boyfriend, who is pretty lame actually.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

I'm going to say Kinjou, because he was like.... super hard on Onoda during the training camp. Like wtf, didn't tell this kid he mod'd his bike while he's a fcking noob. Kinjou, I love you and all, but what the hell. Or Teshima? Iunno he was a menace in the training arc but he's so boohoo later and I love him.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

*pushes orange kid off his bike* no wait. *pushes the experienced rider off his bike*

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

*grabs midosuji by the tongue and throws him there*

[send me a fandom for blorbos]

[cryptid-crusader]

Don't mind me, just a casual nitpicky rant about Yowamushi Pedal under the cut lul

OK I am going to preface this by saying that I love Yowamushi Pedal. It’s one of my favorite animes, let alone favorite sports anime. Also everything I am about to say is completely my opinion for (what that’s worth loooooooool) so please don’t take it overly seriously it’s just my dumb rambles.

Anyway I AM VERY DISAPOINTED BY SO MANY THINGS IN YOWAMUSHI PEDAL SEASON 4 (that I finally watched after literal years) AND I AM UPSET.

· First things first, I just really miss the seniors. Even though I love Teshima and Aoyagi, and ofc I love Onoda, Naruko, and Imaizumi, I personally feel like Kaburagi and Danchiku are kind of lacking. I don’t dislike them (Kaburagi did take a while to grow on me tho) but compared to the characters we lost they just aren’t as good. They do not fill the hole in my heart.

· Speaking of Kaburagi, I get it’s for the lolz but it low key pisses me off that he doesn’t realize how much Aoyagi sacrifices for him and helps him. It’s frustrating. Give my boy the credit he deserves >:(

· And speaking of Aoyagi, though I adore him, I am so sorry… His inflation power is just really really bad. It looks dumb as hell. I get that it’s paying homage to Tadokoro but like… It’s just SO stupid looking. :( And I know Yowapeda is full of tons of silly and bizarre things (it’s one of the things that endears me to the series) but that is just bad.

· I am not upset about Sohoku not winning the first days sprint. I think it makes sense story wise, Sohoku won the first day sprint last year yadda yadda. I also get that with Hakone losing last year, they would be even tougher and more formidable this year, so I am not mad about that either. What I am mad about is how much the author is SHITTING ON SOHOKU. TWO WHOLE DAYS GO BY. THAT IS THREE RACES A DAY AND THEY DON’T WIN ONE OF THEM. IN TWO DAYS. WHO IS THIS SERIES ABOUT AGAIN??? Like I get it Hakone is out for blood but like, SOHOKU HAS BEEN WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF TOO TF???

· I was heartbroken over Teshima’s loss. It was so fucking frustrating. Like, you spent all this time focusing on him and his struggles, how he is surrounded by all these team mates with natural talent and sport super powers, but he himself is just a normal guy who had to bust his ass to be worthy of his position and riding with his team mates. And he DID work his ass off! He sacrificed so much of himself to be in the inner high!!! And instead of it being like this uplifting moment of ‘hard work paid off, I won!’ HE LOST. And not only did he lose, he poured so much or himself into taking the mountain that he totally wore himself out, almost passed out until Onoda caught him, and was just like useless for the rest of the day. And then, at the start of next day’s race, he became a burden weighing down the team a bit because he was still worn out from day one. I hate it I hate it I hate it.

· And did you have to have hit us with the ‘is it really so wrong for me to want to win once?’ dialogue??? Bro… :(

· Then after this we have fucking Imazumi working with Hakone to get back to Naruko and Midousuji, and he like… totally helps Hakone by pulling for them and shit in hopes of ‘using’ them to get to Naruko, but he ends up being used and Sohoku loses that ending line as well to HAKONE. WHO HE ACTIVELY HELPED. :) It’s fine.

· SPEAKING of Midousuji I just… Don’t understand why his team puts up with him? At all. I really liked him first inter high (especially talking about his childhood and getting a glimpse at the more ‘human’ side of him) but like… Bro is straight up running his team like he’s a dictator. And he’s not even the captain, but he gets to make all the shots? He’s mean as hell to everyone on his team, uses them, and treats them like shit. I’m sorry, but if his rude ass was on a team I wanted to join I would a. not join at all, b. kick him out, or c. start a new team without him. :) I get that he is super talented and the main reason Kyofushi does as well as the do but like goddamn… He sure as hell isn’t making this fun at all. Or rewarding. Why would you want to help HIM win? At this point that’s what it is, not the team winning, just this stank ass who treats you like shit and calls you a Zaku. No fucking thanks!!!

· On that note, why the fuck would the audience react the way they did when Midousuji gave his winning speech??? Again, he was just being a mean bitch and rude af on the stand to the other competitors. If anything, everyone should have been uncomfortable or the MC should have taken the mic away. No one would go to this highschool race, see this kid acting like a total fuck to his competition and be like yeah! He’s right! Only winners matter and everyone else is trash! Fuck sportsmanship and being a team player!!! Like NO. As my boyfriend said, “This must be the same group of people that go to Trump rallies” asdfghjkl

· While on the topic of rude, Yuto is a far cry from Hayato ell oh ell. Sorry kid, but Running people off the road with your bike is not showing how superior and talented you are. It just shows that you are acting like an ass.

· I am not mad about Ashikiba becoming the mountain king because I love him and he deserves it, but I am mad that Onoda had to put up with Yuto’s bs during that whole race.

· And then, we get down to the end of day two. Sohoku hasn’t won shit, but it’s on Imaizumi, the ace, so there is a good chance for success FINALLY. It’s his time to shine. He’s in perfect form. He’s riding on the hopes of his team, up against Midousuji. This is the perfect opportunity for redemption. After all the prev years long bs Midousuji has put him through. After all the pain and loss Sohoku has gone through. After Naruko, my darling bean boy who has never done anything wrong ever, gives his ALL and fucking drags the team and Imaizumi to the finish line to get the win…

· You guessed it! He loses! To Midou-FUCKING-Suji!!!

· I just… Like was this fun to write and draw? Because I am not having a fun time watching it. > : (

· I get that they should struggle. I get other teams are super strong. But why the fuck does Sohoku, our boys, have to be the only ones struggling WITHOUT any payoff??? Not one win???

· Also I had the tiniest bit of hope that hey. Maybe Aoyagi and Teshima will take the final win and trophy for the final day??? Maybe??? Please???

· Then Aoyagi gets hurt so… Highly doubt that

· (I am still praying by some miracle Teshima wins overall because HE DESERVES IT but I am not holding my breath… Any manga readers do not spoil but please pray for me lul)

· So I just watched all this, and was like wait… The season is almost over??? The race isn’t finished and Sohoku hasn’t won anything! When does the next season come out???

· Not until Oct 2022. Which is already MONTHS away, but MAJOR condolences for my squad that watched this when it aired in 2018 and just had to wait for YEARS with this burden of loss on them, I am so sorry. :((((

· And my final major complaint is Kishigami. He makes me uncomfortable and honestly someone should have reported him for sexual assault and groping. Look, you can touch whoever’s muscle’s you want but why do you have to be so weird about it??? And please, just get consent first damn.

· (He should have copped a feel on Andy and Frank tho come on bro he was letting you and they are celebrities at this point)

This is nitpicky I know but I just wanted to vent because again… I love Yowapeda and I am only upset in the first place because my heart hurts. :,)

Let’s end on a happy note tho! Things I loved about this season:

· Any time I saw Naruko. Love him.

· Any time I saw Teshima (even when it hurts). Love him. So proud of our captain!

· Anytime I saw Makishima. Truly the best boy.

· Koga!!! I wish he could be more prominent and I wish he got to race, but I love him!

· Tsugimoto, who I used to not like at all, has become very charming. He and his brother are very cute together.

· Mrs. Sakamichi coming thru with the BEST BOY hats and giving one to Manami, which he wears and loves. Adorable.

· Ashikiba as a whole. I love everything about him. His attitude, his looks, his pink bike, how he’s ditzy, his love of Mother Nature. Just an all-around great boy. And I loved the scene with him and Yuto with Yuto coming into his own, it was very nice.

· But the BEST moment was my boy Aoyagi bringing back Kaburagi with the power of Love Hime’s first OP. Singing his lil soul out, not giving two fucks that everyone was laughing, dead serious the whole time. What a fucking champ.

Anyway forgive this conniption fit I just have a lot of feelings and want the next season to come out. TAT

(Also, as always, all the openings and endings both songs and animation SLAPPED heavily.)

[buckysnumberonegirl]

Three Cheers for Iron and Thunder

Part 2

Prompt from the HBCS Week of love day 3 first kiss

Pairing(s)- Bucky Barnes x reader, past Brock Rumlow x reader

Warnings- Fluffity fluff fluff, a dash of angst for context, a tiny itty bitty reference to smut if you squint so 18+ please and thank you

Prologue / Part 1 / Part 3

Hi Loves, this chapter does have a bit of filler in it, I wanted to give our leading lady some context and backstory. Bucky is talked about and shows up at the end for a nice moment

As always comments and reblogs are always appreciated💕 Enjoy

You and Bucky were taking it slow. You both had metaphorical walls up that would take some time to break down, but none the less you were both completely enamored with each other.

Some mornings he’d bring you coffee, others you’d bring him a bear claw from his favorite bakery. You both lived on cloud nine.

You were in the compounds kitchen listening to Peter give his presentation on World War 2. Steve, Natasha, and Sam were all sitting around giving him feedback.

“My final topic is the Man who fought the war for decades,” Peter shuffled his cards around and Steve perked up

Peter cleared his throat “Hiro Onoda was a Japanese soldier who fought World War Two until 1974, who did not believe the war had ended and continued to fight in the Philippines”

Peter smiled and Steve’s jaw dropped. Sam burst out laughing

“Man you thought he was going to say you! You should see the look on your face! Oh man golden kid, I’d give you an A+” Sam continued laughing as he walked away mumbling to himself about Steve looking stupid.

Steve looked over the last slide “I think you did a really great job kid, your inclusion of hydra will definitely get you bonus points, although if you asked… I definitely would have been your final slide” Peters eyes got huge as Steve also took his leave. Chasing him out of the Kitchen Peter began to word vomit after Steve

“Well you see Captain Rogers sir I’d love to include you but I’m not sure if being frozen counts as fighting the war not that what you did wasn’t a great sacrifice for our country..” Peter's voice began to fade and the final thing you heard was him yell “I CAN ADD ANOTHER SLIDE!”

Natasha laughed as she walked up to you

“ I think that will make it 101 slides if I remember correctly” she grinned at you reaching over the island to steal half of your peanut butter sandwich. ‘First of all yes you can have half I have a lunch date later so I don’t mind, and secondly he’s got heart I think it was a good project’

Natasha slid over the rubric, create a 25 slide presentation

‘So he went a little.. above and beyond’ you shook your head and smiled

“Sooooo you and Barnes seem to be going well” she wiggled her eyebrows at you suggestively

You blushed thinking about how wonderful the past month and a half had been.

‘Yeah, I really care about him you know? This is going to be our fifth date’

“So then maybe you guys will take it to third base tonight” she looks almost childlike as she grins at the thought of you and Bucky spending the night together.

‘Nat we haven’t even kissed yet, I don’t think that we’ll be doing anything like that.’

Her eyes went wide “it’s been over a month and you haven’t kissed yet?”

‘Well we’re taking it slow we both agreed that it would be best after Bucky's past and’ you paused the name feeling like acid sitting in the back of your throat ‘and well Rumlow’

Nats questioning look became a much more apologetic one “Y/N I’m sorry I didn’t mean to bring that up”

You nodded ‘it’s alright it just means you owe me a dress later’ you walked out of the kitchen to started getting ready for your date

Your relationship with Rumlow held you back in a lot of ways. The man you knew and loved for over a year fell apart when you found out he was working for Hydra. Not only that but he was trying to frame Steve and have him arrested and killed for the murder of Nick Fury. To top it off after he betrayed you you watched him die months later when he tried once again to kill off Captain America. To say it put a pin in your need for a relationship for a while would be an understatement.

Then you met Bucky and the flame in your heart reignited.

Tonight’s date plan included seeing a new movie called The Revengers about some superheroes, it seemed pretty unrealistic but Bucky seemed pretty interested. And then dinner of your choice. You got out of your quick shower to see Natasha had dropped off a dress for you. A little note was pinned to it “don’t ruin this one it’s one of my favorites (;” you grinned and picked it up.

It was shorter than one you’d usually wear but it was gorgeous, black with a red ombré. It fit snugly around your hips and loose around your chest. You paired it with a black cardigan to keep it practical.

Bucky arrived with flowers as per usual, pulling you in for a big hug, you got to smell his cologne. The smell always brought a smile to your face because it was to you not just cologne but the smell of comfort and safety.

You held on to the hug for a bit longer than intended lost in thought. It wasn’t until Bucky spoke to you that you realized.

“Doll not that I don’t absolutely love this hug but we’re going to miss our movie” he smiled at you.

You looked at him then. The smile he gave you warmed you, the dimples on his cheeks made you grin and his eyes which held nothing but love and kindness pulled you in. “Everything alright Y/N/N?” He brought his hand to your face. You pulled him in then and gave him a quick peck.

‘Better now soldier’

Bucky smiled and pulled you in again. Pressing your lips to his, your arms went around his neck and you blushed, smiling wide as he pulled away.

“I was going to wait until later to do that but you beat me to it”

‘Pretty great first kiss by my standards, movie time?’ You looked up to see you had made him turn red as well

“My thoughts exactly Doll” one last peck and he took your hand walking down the hall. Looking at you smiling, hair done and gorgeous, he thought to himself that he had found his forever.

[myfaveisfuckable]

Rants!

Natsuo/Shigaraki:

(1) its not so rare now with 553 fics on ao3, but i was there when there was only THREE and i was in paon. Just natsou bandaging up tomura, helping him defeat his dad, DOES HE KNOW ABOUT TOUYA/DABI or NOT?? Just sooo many possibilities, plus at its core, its twink (and dumb) gamerboy/hunky (and smart) jock. . . I just love it.

(2) they totally would have met through minecraft discord servers

Yowamushi pedal and wind breaker high school bicycle racing club polycules alliance:

yowamushi pedal: so you've got ur first years triad; the chaotic redhead, the cinnamon roll, the calculating grump who's probably sportssexual, right, and they're besties and rivals.

THEN you have the other members of the Onoda fanclub, too!

And you can't forget whatever Makishima's got with his three boyfriends...

Wind breaker: I just think. The boys of the hummingbird crew. Are kinda like... 👀

They all sleep at Vinny's house... Dom's LITERALLY slapped Vinny's ass before (they slept next to each other??)... Jay wakes up early and wears a cute apron and cooks breakfast... Vinny makes the best ramen... Jay wore Vinny's jacket... Minu is like the glue that holds them all together and had been staying with Jay and was PRETTY BOYFRIENDY OK and I mean . The parallels between jay and Minu and Vinny OUGH

Mostly. I had just shipped Jay and Minu and then we got more development for Vinny and I LOVE HIM and they're all guy gal pals in my heart. These boys are girlfriends

I should probably take a break from the internet. But I won't.

I literally binge read (and am currently reading) the wind breaker webtoon like last night, so idk if they're rare, but! I put up a poll for it, and y'all agreed to let me get away with it <3