#ichiryu

[rakubalka]

A Komatsu time travel au

(I know one fic who did something with time travel in this fandom but this here is less angst and more comedy)

Komatsu by some means in some way (probably a Back channel accident) somehow ends up in the past roughly 500 years ago , shortly after Fronze's death to a very very depressed (and suicidal) Midora that needs emotional support that Ichiryu (the only person whit both sanity and emotional intelligence other than Fronze in this family and at the only alive member whit both until he adopts Coco , and only when Coco becomes part of the family will there again be two people (we don't count Komatsu here) whit both sanity and emotional intelligence better than a rock in it again) can't provide at the moment (because of trying to deal with the human government and their bullshit) , Accacia fucking somewhere else whit the Nitro at the moment , Jiro emotional intelligence of a literal rock and Setsuno not being both close enough to Midora to properly offer comfort and also not enough emotional intelligence to be able to handle Midora in his current state .

Komatsu of course being Komatsu (whit fuck ton of emotional intelligence even if somewhat questionable sanity) offers Midora the emotional support he desperately needs along with starting the effort to make sure Midora isn't going constantly on an empty stomach (it's a tough battle he bravely faces every day)

The result of the efforts is that Midora becomes his Combo Partner (and down the line husband as they are a lot closer in age here) and Komatsu becoming Midora's emotional support chef for who he is willing to do for anything for , with Midora's motto being "What Komatsu wants Komatsu gets" and the Gourmet Corp agreeing whit (probably an actual) cult like belief , support and devotion

There are interactions with the rest of the family of course (other than Accacia for obvious reasons)

Komatsu and Ichiryu are gossip buddies and go for tea around once a month , sometimes that miss it but in exchange offer extra juice gossip (Ichiryu knows more about the Gourmet Corp inner drama than most of it's members and Komatsu know more about international politics that almost all of the best information sellers in the world) . Komatsu being the adorable innocent little gremlin he is (you do not expect me to believe that Toriko or Zebra didn't rub on him at least a little) is always more that happy to offer Ichiryu a little nudge by using food on any political rivals or enemy (not by poisoning it of course that would be disrespectful to the food but when you're considered by many , even the most religious of people as the second coming of Fronze The Chef God , you know you cook good)

Him and Jiro more than once stumble into some very strange things and situations while going on walks and hunts together and more than once questioned how they are both still alive after it . The two of them together just seem to make Komatsu's weirdness magnet powers become 100x times stronger for some unexplainable reason . It does however mean that they have some very strange and intesting stories to tell (to which young Teppei will be raised on , his favorite by far being the time they prevented a species of seasoning flamingos from becoming extinct while they were searching for a milk pear as a snack for the wild fresh White Russian and the berry fruit boar they caught, which is what in this timeline inspired him to because part of the gourmet police and help protect and revive ingredients)

Him and Setsuno do become cooking buddies and even have nicknames for each other (he calls her Setsu-chan and she calls him Ko-chan) , until The Cooking Festival comes then they become rivals ready to beat the shit out of each other with poor Zaus , Yuda and Chiyo being in the middle of it while also having their own rivalry going on on the side (it makes the festival way more interesting to watch and even more chaotic when this timeline Komatsu , Brunch , Starjun and Ootake happened whit their rivalry because of the CHAOS the will be raining on it ) [Also I can't decide what relationship between Jiro and Setsuno wound be funnier In this timeline , the options being a) they are secretly married whit Komatsu (or Fronze depending of when) being the officiator and had at least 1 child together who is Teppei's parent or b) they are in a queerplatonic relationship whit each other because they mach each other's vibes so well , because you can't tell me that the girl that was going in animal skin bikini as a fashion choice wouldn't think Jiro's hair might have been cool then and even now as a result they are bff , is probably Jiro's child godmother and Teppei will call her grandma because in his eyes she is his grandma ]

Centuries pass on until it's time for his friend (and himself to be born) and lo and behold Midora finds baby Starjun while he was going on a walk by the ocean . The adoption papers are written immediately with him and Midora as primary guardians with the rest of the family as immediate guardians if he and Midora die . Baby Starjun gets raised in a way better Gourmet Corp and regular playdates with his technically nephew cousin Teppei . Until he is about 10 and having time with Uncle Ichiryu and they and Mansun accidentally discover a everything trafficking traffic ring(like they seriously trafficked everything , you named it they trafficked it) the results of which were 5 new cousins (aka the kings and Rin) . Needless to say Ichiryu got a tongue lashing so strong King Slime thought they were under life or death danger and tried to protect him , which only made the tongue lashing even worse . After Komatsu was satisfied with Ichiryu and allowed him to rest did he see how young Zebra , Sunny and Rin were looking as if he had invented the bread , he knew from that moment on those 3 will make their new father's life miserable by trying to copy Komatsu just like how Star tries to copy Midora . Star and Toriko actually do know they are related as twin brothers , along with telling Toriko whose kids they are . Midora is delighted to be the broody middle sibling , meanwhile Jiro is having a mid(!?!?) life crisis of no longer being the middle sibling but one of the older ones .

He also adopted both this timeline version of himself by posing as a relative along with Ootake , he is also technically Branch other legal guardian so he takes him along rather regularly to the Gourmet Corp HQ(aka Midora's Castle) the result in which being Chaos . It was still somewhat manageable before Grinpach and Tommyrod appeared and became in a very short amount of time Starjun best friends and an even more chaotic influence on him , resulting in the chaos becoming even stronger .

Komatsu despite everything is happy with the life he built here and is ready to cook God when the time is up and welcome Neo on a family dinner with everyone . And to of course let his chaotic friends turned his nephew/niece/children/godchildren/great nephew/younger self/charges on the world and see them spread chaos on it while watching it with his Combo Partner/Husband

[pojofi96]

Toriko and Ichiryuu’s dynamic:

[incorrect-toriko-quotes]

Ichiryuu: Are you guys bringing anything to the party?

Toriko: Yeah, an empty stomach.

Sunny: My sparkling personality.

Zebra: A flagrant disregard for common decency.

Komatsu: …

Komatsu: Chips.

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

The subtle hints of how sinister and clever Yukiya is/can be and not a blockhead like his father and the others would believe. His older brother knows that Yukiya is prepping him up, not taking the credit, always playing the fool, is used to be underestimated as long as no one bothers him, even though he’s talented with swords and fighting. He protects his town and its people like a hawk from abusive tyrants. This is one trait that will make him a master strategist and a leader someday, a trait that Wakamiya/Nazukihiko will cherish. And greatly needed.

Before After

Episode 2: The Blockhead and the Second Son

That’s why his recruitment is not only a matter of coincidence and a question of fate, but also a pure calculation on the side of the brothers Wakamiya and Lord Natsuka.

[fatherfigurefusion]

I don't know if anybody on the Fangan side of Tumblr knows about the existence of "Danganronpa: Alter Nexus", but I've got to say this:

I ship Ryuji with both Sayuri and Ichiro, which is funny, because Ryuji's first interaction with Sayuri has him internally monologuing about her grace, politeness, and beauty, while his interactions with Ichiro has such gold as "One word to describe this guy: obnoxious.", "What kind of parenting makes a kid turn out like this?", and "And I think you should go to hell.".

[bonesdontmelt]

The world building in Toriko is legitimately so good, and the power crawl is I kid you not probably the best I have ever seen in a shonen and these are SO related guys

Like Toriko shows up and you know he and the others are the Four Heavenly Kings and you THINK this means they're the Most Powerful Dudes Ever right but turns out that, no, they're literally just the IGO darlings because they're a bunch of orphans raised in the public eye and they ARE powerful, regular people understand that, but people don't get that they're STILL the IGO darlings -- at the beginning of the show none of them would stand a chance against Ichiryu or any of the other higher ups.

They're still very much seen as Babies and this is driven in when they reveal OHOHO there's a whole gourmet world out there that most people can't survive five seconds in--and guess what the 4 heavenly kings are NOT among the number who can. Gives them a goal, something to work towards.

ALSO usually the worst thing to do in a fantasy world is start throwing arbitrary power levels on things (7 deadly sins, DBZ I am looking at YOU) but Toriko does it and it works because they give a basic, easy meaning for each unit (capture level 1 means it would take 10 normal people to get it or something) and then it sticks to that (I think the highest we ever see is the Final Boss of the manga with a capture level of 30,000 which is a ton but sure is evocative)

And this isn't just done with the fighter people either! Komatsu gets this just as much, and it's probably one of my favorite world building things because they use our knowledge of the real world against us as readers to achieve it. Komatsu is introduced as a cook in a five star restaurant and obviously we're like "aha so he's a very good chef" only to reveal several arcs in that, in this food-focused world, the cap is actually ten stars and Komatsu is actually a solidly mid ranked chef at the start.

There are so many more things because the worldbuilding of Toriko is in turns mind-blowingly brilliant and absolutely unhinged and I love that but basically they do an amazing job managing the audience's expectations by leveraging our knowledge of the real world and tropes commonly used in similar media to set up and then pulling the rug out from under us and I love it.

[toriko-manga-and-memes]

Hello fandom let’s have some more discourse about this because what the hell

Like why exactly was Toriko a leashed beast hm

Toriko says earlier that all the leashed beasts kept here are extinct species brought back through genetics or hybrids created by science. Now this doesn’t mean all leashed beasts are genetically tampered with, but we could easily take that statement and the Toriko was a leashed beast statement and the fact that we know they did do experiments on Coco to wonder if IGO may have experimented on ALL of the heavenly kings to some extent.

And the way he says it makes it very clear that he doesn’t feel positively about the experience. This wasn’t like a young toriko wanted to fight and prove his mettle against all the beasts and fighting in the colosseum was a fun little treat he got to do

Was it just part of the training generally that Ichiryu had him and the other kings do? Did they just have to show up at the coliseum and fight sometimes, or were they given the full Leashed Beast treatment of being confined to this facility, although presumably with less animalistic conditions?

I don’t think it’s a stretch to posit that if toriko fought in the coliseum the others did as well. And we know that Coco was experimented on by the IGO scientists, and they tried to lock him up for good. There may have been a time where each of the kings were kept, or perhaps they were supposed to stay in the lab but Coco, as the only one poisonous, was the only one they really tried to enforce.

Like this is a hell of a throwaway line. I think about the implications a lot.

[wsjyuyuyuau]

Hashirama Senju (Naruto)

🚨SPOILERS AHEAD- THIS CHARACTER IS A VERY PLOT HEAVY ONE. CLICK AT YOUR OWN RISK.🚨

Name: Hashirama Senju

Series: Naruto

Gender: Male

Status: Alive (Hospitalized in The Beginnings Saga after a 20fold Full Bloom in Vegeta’s Tale to hold back an entire horde of fully evolved Vertexes that left him POWERLESS, but is back up and running in The Heroes’ Saga)

Family: Who Knows how many descendants

Flower Motif: Yellow Lily (Lillium)

Flower Meaning: Devotion

Weapon of Choice: Sword

Associated With: Gaia Council (Formerly + The Beginnings Saga), The First Hero Team (The Rise of Hashirama Senju + Vegeta’s Tale), The Interdimensional Hero Club (Currently)

Hero Form Appearance: An elegant combination of a legendary warrior and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit of the outfit is a jet black, making the yellow and white stand out a lot more. As you near the tailcoat, pants, and the sleeves, the yellow fades to a soft green, reflecting his wood based powers. The boots, gloves, and the headband all have yellow lily motifs on them, those being engravings. The belt, bracelets, and the choker are a dark green to ensure things don’t just stay monochrome, and the accents of this outfit? Gray, gold, white, black, and silver. The yellow lily’s petal shape can be seen in the tailcoat, boots, and the hairclip that he wears.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: None (The Rise of Hashirama Senju), Right Shoulder (Vegeta’s Tale and Onwards)

Guardian: None (The Rise of Hashirama Senju), Ichiryu (Based on Ichimokuren) (Vegeta’s Tale and Onwards)

Favorite Food: Anything the younger generation likes :)

Parallel To: Wakaba Nogi and Sonoko Nogi (Washio Sumi No Shou (Later episodes), Yuuki Yuuna No Shou, and Yuusha No Shou)

Bio: As the First Hokage of Konohagakure, Hashirama Senju was famous in life as the God of Shinobi for his unmatched ninja prowess. Despite that, Hashirama only wanted peace, and to that end, founded Konoha with his childhood frenemy, Madara Uchiha.

[video-game-jams]

Fate/Samurai Remnant - Successor of Niten Ichiryu

[rakubalka]

Tsuna who hasn't been given the talk™ : where do babies come from ?

Midora who also hasn't been given the talk™ : from the ground like sunflowers .

Tsuna : then how do kids get parents ?

Midora : easy , the parents choose a child and start to parent them . And some people get adopted very young so young that they don't remember , other older and some never get picked . That's why there are orphanages after all .

Tsuna : but then why do some kids look like their parents ?

Midora thinking of himself and Starjun as looking alike and Ichiryu and his hoard as not looking alike : A coincidence .

[kaibutsushidousha]

Do you think Iori betrayed Musashi's teachings by not adapting them to the current era and instead just using them as a way of murder ? As he said that Niten Ichiryu should change and adapt as well in one of the flashback cutscenes.

I don’t know what you mean. Iori did adapt to his current times. Very thoroughly. And then he adapted to Waxing Moon Ritual times. Adapting always has been what Iori does best.

[incorrect-toriko-quotes]

Jirou: Will Tiger be okay?

Ichiryuu: He won't be when I find him.

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

“You’ve got some nerve.” Episode 2: The Blockhead and the Second Son

[katrani]

We don't need to spend a lot of time on these characters, they're not major players, but I am so happy for how much care they do get.

Yukima loses, but is gracious about it. Ichiryu is a sore loser and gets beaned by a water bottle (?) from some of Yukima's fans, while Yukima just has this look of "well shucks, what could I do about this?" It's very cute.

He's somehow even charmed Ichiryu's friends(?)! But more importantly, they can... watch a kid like 3-5 years younger than them have a fight? I don't recall if we establish how well Ichiryu and his crew knows Yukiya, but I do feel like it's an odd choice unless their hate-on for the Taruhi family is just that strong.

(More brief important world-building! Even among other Northern families that aren't the main one, Taruhi is considered backwater!)

Not quite the halfway point of the episode, but the rest of this has momentum all throughout so I'll cut it here and catch ya'll in a couple of days!

[call-me-noa]

Miyamoto Iori and Saber in Fate/Samurai Remnant.

Iori is the adopted son of the famed swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, but his father passed away before he could finish teaching him the secrets of Niten Ichiryu. Iori now serves as a ronin in Asakusa, Edo.

Saber is an androgynous figure dressed in an old-fashioned style and wields a strange wavy sword. They call Iori weak and are interested in the peaceful streets of Edo.

[retrosofa]

This week let's take a look Cutie Honey episode two: "Night of the Fire Peony, Dance of Swords."

Screenwriter: Masaki Tsuji

Art Director: Eiji Ito

Animation Director: Masamune Ochiai

Director: Hiroshi Shidara

The museum featured at the beginning of the episode is supposed to be the real life National Museum of Western Art. You can see Rodin's The Thinker as well as The Gates of Hell.

The artist of the ill-fated sculpture in this episode is “Pecasso,” a thinly-veiled play on the real-life artist Pablo Picasso. Although he’s best known for his paintings, the real-life Picasso did in fact create sculptures as well. However, the sculpture featured here appears to be fictional.

If you look very closely during Sister Jill’s oration, you can spot Akira Fudo from Devilman in the crowd. The animation director for this episode, Masamune Ochiai, previously worked on the Devilman TV series.

The staff for this episode had a lot of fun with inside jokes. The name of the hospital Seiji is admitted to is called “Yabuhebi Hospital.” Yabu hebi is the abbreviation of the saying yabu wo tsutsuite hebi wo dasu or “poke a bush and a snake comes out.” An English equivalent would be something like “let sleeping dogs lie.” 

Later, Honey brings Fire Claw to the "Ichiryu Hotel." Ichiryu means first-class, top-ranking, etc. Basically saying it’s one super swanky hotel.

This episode marks the animated debut of the Hayami patriarch, Danbei Hayami. Like Junpei, Danbei is a character recycled from Go Nagai’s Abashiri Family manga. In the Abashiri manga, he was known as Daemon Abashiri, father to Kikunosuke, Goemon, Naojiro and Kichiza. It was originally producer Toshio Katsuta’s idea to incorporate Daemon and other elements from The Abashiri Family into Cutie Honey. He would later include Daemon and Kichiza in UFO Robot Grendizer as Danbei Makiba and Goro Makiba.

Danbei is said to have been born during the Meiji era, which was between 1868 and 1912. Realistically, he would’ve been born towards the end, which would make him around 62 years old during the series.

Danbei was voiced by the late Kosei Tomita, who would go on to voice Danbei/Daemon in UFO Robo Grendizer, The Abashiri Family, New Cutey Honey and finally, Cutie Honey Universe.