#i miss ikki

[ichigoichiesworld]

Kentaro and Tsuna Keito have gone to Shizuoka to watch the Donbrothers FLT

The first photo from left to right: Beppu Yuuki, Maeda Kentaro, Tsuna Keito, Kouhei Higuchi. They’re doing Ikki's transformation pose 

They are really good friends 

[ichigoichiesworld]

Ikki's eyes ʕ´• ᴥ•̥`ʔ

I love the colors choice (•ө•)♡

My baby pretty beloved darling

it’d be better to hide the true intention

[boinin]

Blue Lock volume cover analysis

An examination of unusual features and chains among the 31 volumes released to date. Subject to revision.

Like this? Want to reference these points in your own analysis on Reddit, YouTube, wherever? Go ahead! A shout out to this post is appreciated. Straight up plagiarism isn’t.

Volume 8: Mikage Reo

Reo's chains are noticeably shaded green. Guess whose eyes glow green when they're fired up...

In addition, @thyandrawrites has a theory that Reo ties/reties his hair up as a way to maintain emotional composure. The volume covers tend to represent the character's personality or struggles in some sense. If so, this is an early nod to the emotional trials Reo endures during the series.

Volume 10: Tokmitsu Aoshi

No chain weirdness here, but Tokimitsu is surrounded by black gunk in his cover. This may be a visualisation of his anxiety and the way he copes with it: running at speed and bulldozing through his opponents.

Volume 11: Ego Jinpachi

Ego's cover depicts him totally immobilised by the four chains bound to his neck. To date, no other character has been more restrained by the chains. This likely represents that Ego's fate is utterly dependent on the outcome of Blue Lock. His cover also suggests that Blue Lock (and football) consume Ego's life.

Volume 12: Shidou Ryuusei

Shidou's chains have a blue glow, much like Sendou's in volume 27. This glow is far closer to Shidou's collar however. It could imply that Blue Lock is the beginning of Shidou's pursuit of football.

He's also depicted with demon wings. The collar or chains don't impede his movement significantly, unlike other characters. In addition to portraying his incredible physicality, this could also visually represent how Blue Lock has failed to subdue Shidou.

Volume 16: Oliver Aiku

Aiku's chains are wrapped tightly around his arm and he's pulling them taut. The chains themselves appear rusted and cracked, most notably on his collar. This could represent Aiku's relationship with football. He grew jaded with being a striker in high school. Becoming a defender, then the match against Blue Lock, revitalised his enthusiasm. Hence, the chain is holding fast: he's just as ensnared by football (and Blue Lock) as the others.

Volume 17: Itoshi Sae

Sae and his chains are bathed in radiant gold light, which is associated with both divinity and wealth. His chains crumble in one place, and remain barely intact. I offer two interpretations for this. Firstly: unlike the others, Blue Lock does not have a strong impact on Sae—his success as a footballer is completely independent of it.

Secondly: if we take the chain to represent Sae's footballing career, the crumbling chain could allude to a time when football negatively impacted him. Perhaps whatever happened in Madrid? But he came back stronger, as the rest of his chains appear even more golden.

Volume 18: Teieri Anri

Anri is the only character depicted without chains or a collar. While working with Ego is a prison sentence in its own right, the artwork suggests that her ambition and future isn't connected to the outcome of Blue Lock. It can also be interpreted as a nod to the hierarchy within Blue Lock. Anri is Ego's boss and thus, she is free while he is constrained. However...

Zoom in on the reflection on her phone screen. It appears to reflect a wide grin—which can only be one person's. Taking into account her passivity in chapter 247, this detail positions Anri as Ego's accomplice: willing to do his bidding, no matter how amoral.

Volume 19: Michael Kaiser

Kaiser's collar and chains are made of glass, through which his blue rose tattoo is visible. As chapter 243 told us, a blue rose represents the impossible to Kaiser. Glass chains suggests that his ego or ties to football are fragile, and could be broken easily. Symbolically, glass can also represent transparency. As a character, Kaiser is upfront about his talent and desires. Nobody is in doubt about his footballing mantra or his intent to undermine Isagi.

Volume 20: Alexis Ness

Ness's chains are entwined with blue rose brambles, all but for a short length to the top right of the image. While Ness came to love football independently, seeing it as magical, the rose brambles show that his connection to football is now inseparable from his devotion to Kaiser. It also reflects that Ness would not be a professional footballer without Kaiser, as per chapter 242/243.

Volume 24: Hiori Yo

Hiori is the only character shown holding the end of his chain, which is secured by a football-shaped weight. This suggests that Hiori himself is the one in control of his career, rather than external forces. Football is a burden to him, albeit something he can carry. Therefore, Hiori is not ensnared by the chains (or Blue Lock) to the same extent as other characters. Appropriate for a character guaranteed to succeed as a footballer, but who ultimately may not choose to pursue it.

Volume 25: Niko Ikki

Niko's volume cover is hilarious. I'll leave the explaining to Tomo-tan, who lays out the humour and genius of Niko's cover in this great Reddit post.

Volume 26: Don Lorenzo

Members of the New Generation World XI have no chill when it comes to their covers, and Don Lorenzo is no exception. His collar shows bite marks, as though chewed through. Gold teeth are good for more than caramel popcorn, apparently.

Lorenzo's chains are accompanied by what looks like electricity. This suggests that football reanimated Lorenzo from near death, as per chapter 216. It's a visual nod to his playstyle, which resembles the incessant pursuit of a zombie. Guess we can call him Snuffy's Monster.

Volume 27: Sendou Shuuto

A blue glow appears on Sendou’s chains, halted from travelling further by his fist. This may represent the threat Blue Lock poses to Sendou's footballing career. He's already been kicked as the striker of the national team; now in the Neo Egoist League, he must battle for a place on the new U20 line-up. No easy feat, as his sweaty face implies.

Another detail worth mentioning is that the trajectory of one of Sendou's chains appear to align with the chain Aiku's pulling in his cover. This similarity, and the fact that they're both holding their chains, may be interpreted as a nod to their status as former U20 teammates—likely the only ones that will make the new team, going off the latest NEL auction table.

Volume 29: Nanase Nijiro

Debated adding him, but eh—I wrote up Reo's cover. Nanase's illustration (incl. the chains) is shaded green… similar to Rin's eyes and aura colour. His chain jerks right and left in a nod to his ambidexterity.

Volume 30: Tsurugi Zantetsu

Another gag cover on par with Niko's, albeit less clever (intentionally?). Zantetsu's chain is made of shapes you'd associate with a toddler's learning shapes toy.

Volume 31: Charles Chevalier

Charles's cover is a double whammy. He gets two colours like Aiku, reflecting his capricious nature. Gold and metallic are representative of his high worth. The background spirals are a definite nod to the Cheshire Cat, a character Charles states he likes in an end of volume character profile.

The chains are shaped like the devil emojis that appear in Charles's dialogue. The chains also feature two materials: an alternating light and dark metal with no evident pattern. This perhaps represents the way his passes are hit or miss, or the way he decides who to send passes to on a whim.

[milky-rozen]

Samurai AU where Ikki is the brother of the Emperor and a precious ally to Yamato's Clan. This latter, wanting to unify all Grandis under its lead, sends Moroyama, a key vassal of the clan, to watch over him as the imperial court doesn't seem to be in favor of his current political position and plots to kill him to avoid any internal turmoil.

[ichigoichiesworld]

Still crying over this every single time 😭

Kamen Rider Revice, episode 18

They actually went there and let Ikki say out loud that he didn't care if he lived or died. We already knew that he put the happiness of others above his own but that he didn't care about his own life? Wow 😲

And because he keeps smiling and joking, his own family doesn't even realize the depth of his depression. I mean, they probably sense that something is off - he has literally zero friends, he gave up all his dreams, all he does is work and fight as a Kamen Rider, after all - but they really do not get that at any given moment he would happily lay down his life for them and he would do it with zero regrets. Yeesh.

I wonder if this, his absolute disregard for himself, is the reason why he's paying for Vice's contract with his memories. He sees himself as nothing so he's literally turning himself into nothing.

[t-u-i-t-c]

"Is this some kind of joke to you?"

[opalescentidiot]

i was about to be like “this is so niko and his roblox gf” but then i remembered that i hc him as gay

so yeah this is actually niko after his roblox bf found out he isn’t a girl and that he’s actually been catfishing him the entire time:

[kirider]

[23/06/2023]

My speciality is making headcanons, making art for said headcanons, and then sharing the art with no context

[puzzle-boy]

a niko ikki binging anime playlist based on his character profile ↴

hobby: watching anime (every cour I watch the first season of almost every anime, and after that I choose whether or not to watch it)

[mo-ok]

no coming back from that one folks 🫡🫡🫡😫😫😫😫😫

[inkykeiji]

Hii Clari, i agree that a lot of dialog and character development in genshin is very lacking, and the characters become interesting AFTER they go through the readers' filter and we fill their personalities. I know you are no longer writing for the genshin men but do you plan to share any of the pieces you were working on even though they are discontinued? Regardless, have a great day <3

hi anon bb!! exactly!!!!!! exactly. the characters are pretty much just a collection of traits and a handful of memories with a name slapped on them. we, as the players, can then take those traits and make something out of them—make them more cohesive, or explore how we personally think the character would act and behave in a specific situation based on the collection of traits the game gave them. and for the type of game genshin is, that’s fine! like it clearly isn’t a game that’s super focused on character development and depth, especially since again the main goal is to keep players spending money and grinding for the new characters that are constantly being churned out, making the other characters feel just like cardboard acquaintances you meet once or twice and then move on from as they stay static or disappear completely. it’s a lot more focused on gameplay and combat, and that’s okay, it just isn’t my thing.

i do plan to share those pieces, but they’re being reworked for other characters that aren’t the genshin men. so the alhaitham x reader x ajax piece will either be for keigo n dabi or chuuya n dazai; the tutor!alhaitham piece is now for clive, and the royal!au with ajax n thoma i have no idea what to do with, but i’m sure i’ll figure it out. the point is, i put so much work into those stories and love them way way waaaay too much for them to just sit abandoned in my documents. when will these be released??? no idea. i’m so dang behind on literally all of my writing; work has me totally swamped atm, life has just been super chaotic in general, and yesterday someone very close to me suffered congestive heart failure, so i’ve just been having trouble finding the time to work on anything other than my tiny lil prompt pieces :( you’re so sweet, thank you so much!! i hope your weekend is going splendid <3

[ichigoichiesworld]

He’s so beautiful  (ﾉ´ з `)ノ

Seeing him in the dojo uniform still makes me sad that they didn’t utilize his karate skill in Revice  T_T (Battle Familia is a wonderful exception) 

[horn-of-leo]

im so sad cuz i got to the part of rewatching this anime where the adv dub ends, like i guess i gotta watch the rest in japanese now😭😭

[zentriii]

@eurydicees yeah sure why not? :>

characters i alr did:

i have to say. bleach guy is Genuinely one of my faves. he knows what he's about and he's a good guy. you know who isn't?

little rat man ^ i See where he's coming from but babes, this is a sports anime. stop being a little snake and put your faith in the power of teamwork. it'll get you where you need to be. i knew his name at one point but then i forgor

yk with how genuinely nice oisuga lovechild looked like, i was expecting Him to pull this shit but then he got eliminated. i think the asahi hair and team cap vibes combined made me fall for his act. speaking of oisuga lovechild elimination ep

he's chill i guess. i'm still not a fan but i only didn't like him in that one ep. demoted to background character tbh which idk if it's worse or not. tanaka of a sort but still not half the guy tanaka is. lesser tanaka.

he's still a feral little fucker. but as predicted, i'm alright with this. even fond of him at times. he's got his moments so he's just a vibe. while he's still a bakugo variant for me, he's def got his own personality

characters i haven't done alr:

his hair's flooffiness reminds me of the one time a fren was complaining abt how hard it is to draw hinata's hair. i don't draw much but i imagine they would complain abt his hair too. idk his name, he's hinata hair guy to me

something??? about him??? reminds me of yahaba. except somehow more and less blatantly gay. i've got nothing more beyond the fact that i also don't know his name [i'm a bit slow w names as you can see]. blue lock's yaha- IS HE COMPHET YAHABA???? actually. i'm. not exploring that thought further.

yk when they were introduced i was like. oh miya twins but not, i see. i did not see. the speaking for the older brother! sure was a choice! as was their character designs- slippery slimy duo whom i don't feel the slightest bit of affection towards -> i am cheering for them to lose !!!

having watched 3.5 episodes of blue lock with my irl, i would like to share with the class some [unfortunate] connections i have made:

visually this is oisuga's love child. i was upset to see him go but then he threw a fit and became a spoilt piss baby. his feelings are valid but he does recall japan isn't the only team he can play for right?

i've never watched an episode of bleach a day in my life but. i can't not see him as the main guy from there. he's p cool tbh. i call him bleach guy

worse than season 1 bakugo. he's not entirely insufferable. watch me slowly come to like him bc i'm predictable like that

lame tanaka. idk if he gets better but his vibes suck and i dislike him so far

his bangs are giving sweet home webtoon's mc whose name i forgot bc i read that years ago. meh. he's interesting but nothing's clicking for me personally

asahi hair w suga's personality??? RIN FROM NARUTO. i'm. no. okay time to finish watching blue lock on my own bye

[shiyosugi]

SICK BLUE LOCK BOYS LETTING THEIR GIRLFRIEND TAKE CARE OF THEM

CHARACTERS: (MY FAVOURITES) Yoichi Isagi, Shoei Baro, Sae Itoshi, Ikki Niko, Ryusei Shido, Rin Itoshi PART 2 - Meguru Bachira, Rensuke Kunigami, Hyoma Chigiri, Reo Mikage, Seishiro Nagi

A/N: If any of you guys wanted me to make a part 2 of my previous headcanons, do tell me in the comment or tell me privately! My inbox is always open for suggestions and talks! This one is short and bad ugh but I need to keep myself writing.

YOICHI ISAGI || He likes the idea of you taking care of him when he is sick because you are so gentle with him. Trying your best to make sure he is going to be fine and how mature you act.

SHOEI BARO || His pride is not as strong as his fever so he lets his guard down and let you take care of him, even though he doubts that you can do a good job he doesn't care. As long as he can take a rest and let someone he loves takes care of him. It is a bit hard for him to get sick but when he does, he becomes irritated easily so seeing you really make an effort for him puts him at ease.

SAE ITOSHI || He is extra quiet when sick which make you misunderstood his behavior and thought that he is mad at you, until he shows the obvious sign that he is sick. You offer to let you take care of him while at first he doesn't look like he wants it but he lets you do either way. The fact that you are very serious with bringing him back to his fullest makes him happy.

IKKI NIKO || He uses his illness as an excuse to make you stay with him. Take care of him please, he is somehow even more clingy when he is sick but he doesn't want to get his illness on you so he tries his best to restrain himself from getting too close with you.

RYUSEI SHIDO || He can be a little dramatic, constantly asking for your attention. Even though he is sick he won't miss a chance of trying to tease you and when you scold him for not listening to your advice he just laugh it off but this time he will listen to your advice, he just don't want you to be all serious.

RIN ITOSHI || Like Sae and Ikki, he is extra quiet when sick but would silently asking for your attention. You understand him so he doesn't need to say anything to get you pay attention to him. He just let you take care of him and say nothing. He is being obedient to you and will not complaint whatsoever.

[t-u-i-t-c]

a moment of contemplation