#ikemen series soundtrack

[nica-my-beloved]

Ikemen Series IN-Game Soundtracks I'm Dying For....

These Ikemen Series games have some of the best soundtracks I've ever listened too. The Main OST or theme songs are great but the in-game ones are magical. Usually I don't pay attention to the in-game music from Otome games because I'm too focused on the voice acting. Since the Ikemen Series, barely have voice acting besides the Prologue, I was able to pay more attention to the music of these games and I was stunned at how good some soundtracks were. Here are some of my favorites.

*The titles of these soundtracks are not official. They are made-up by me.

*They are in-game recordings.

*Headphones recommended!

Technically not an 'Ikemen series game' but it's still partly developed by Ikemen series developers so I think it still counts. I wanted to shed some light on how refreshing the soundtracks of Morganatic Idol are. This one in particular is so refreshing that I'm thinking of making it my ringtone. This soundtrack really reminds me of the Healer Kdrama Theme song. Rejuvenating me every time I listen to this.

This one as well. When I first heard it in Xeno's route, it fit the scenario so perfectly that I freaking LOVED IT. It's kinda similar to the Main Theme but much cooler, fast....and maybe a little bit badass.

Okay, I'm done talking about Morganatic Idol. Let's start with the actual Ikemen series now. Ikemen Revolution's main theme is epic. I fell in love with it when I first heard it and that mindset has never been changed since. The music fits the vibe of the game perfectly and it does sound magical.

I don't know why, but every time I listen to this theme, it makes me feel.....naughty? The music sounds like a lustful yet pure romantic moment between the characters and I find myself blushing, a little too much.

This one is a more sweeter and lovely version of the Main OST of the game, and when I first heard it in Ibuki's ending I just felt a lot of blissful emotions that I can't talk. This music makes me both happy, sad and loved at the same time. How is that even possible?

I saved the best one for last! When I first heard this soundtrack in the 2nd Prologue....my heart was pounding. I was blushing. I wanted stuff my face into my pillow because I was feeling all kinds of emotions. The song made me so happy, I could die!! This one too, is a sweeter version of one of the OST of the game. I feel like this theme fits the game even more perfectly than the Main OST by Do As Infinity. Just to be clear, I'm not saying that the Main OST is bad. But this one is so magical that it hits the spot!! I wished they used this as the ending theme as well because every time I hear it, it makes me happy for no reason.

There are more soundtracks I like, but I don't wanna dump everything in one post, so I'll make another one once I finish recording it.

[wordycheeseblob]

Calamity

Warnings: This might not be for everyone, discretion is advised. Death of important characters, worst case scenario, overly dramatic, not a writer so my bad writing, and all that war entrails.

Fandom: Ikemen prince

Word Count: about 500

About: Everything is in place and Gilbert made a final decision; it's time for Rhodelite to fall.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ikemen Prince or any of its characters. The characters and all that, except the plot of this fic are the property of Cybird. Please do not repost.

Author's Note: Text apart, if you'd like to imagine the fall of Rhodelite, i'd pair it with Der Prinz Von Ägypten [Soundtrack German]- Die Plagen. Unfortunately the German version was not on Spotify.

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It was only a matter of time, peace was a fleeting dream shattered in the wake of violence.

With Blood Stained Rose day commemorative ceremony around the corner disquieting whispers began to spread. The winds of fate were changing, anyone who sensed it knew that this slight disturbance preluded imminent disaster but very few could tell just how severe it would become. At first, many were conflicted, national opinion split in two; those who supported the monarchy and those who were against it. The friction didn't burn, it simmered. In silent resentment It crept and spread until at last, it ignited. The fires of revolution. It's catalysts were many; an enemy prince staying at the palace, the discontent with the current system, grief of the past, fear of another possible war...

Everything was all too sudden when the ground shook, inaugurated by a deafening sound, the smell of smoke, the banging at the iron gates of the palace followed by cries and protests. Too inflamed to stop and too violent to reason with. only when Rhodelite began falling from within did it feel the full brunt of Obsidianite invasion.

Both factions dispatched troops to stop the advancement of the enemy empire while also trying to suppress their own uprising but no matter their fierce resolve, the fight back and all the courage in the world could not stand against facts. And the the facts were that Rhodelite was overwhelmed. All the series of wrong events and worst case scenarios unchained at the best possible moment. For him that is. The World's Calamity, first prince of Obsidian.

Faith is said to be the last thing to be lost, and lost it was, that damned day when Gilbert strode about nonchalantly to thank you personally for the push, for helping him make the decision to conquer and override Rhodelite, the final judgement.

The rest is history. The day judgement was imparted, more than ever people needed to be united. Jin had tried to calm the people in the city and de-escalate the situation, withstanding several grave injuries. Luke nearly defected and disappeared. On the front lines, Clavis, god he tried, presumably passed from a bullet wound and with him died Chevalier's humanity. Gilbert hounded and captured Yves, Nokto and Licht. Although instead of executing them himself, he graciously handed the princes to bloodthirsty revolutionaries, the people of Rhodelite, to decide their fate for themselves. Leon was the only one who could fetch help from their benitotian allies at the time. With no chance to grieve or look back while his homeland crumbled and shook withstanding the weight of the world.

By then it was already a point of no return. War invited famine and plague. Heartwretching pain and destruction, chaos and finally

silence.

[misohsoup]

Has anyone else noticed OR experienced that the IkeSen app is playing a double soundtrack recently?

I'm not sure if it's just me, I restart the app and it's all fine and good again but it's a little weird when I was trying to enjoying one of my memories and the soundtrack is overlapped with the war sound and the daily stroll down the town soundtrack LOL.

😵😵😵

[theotomeobsessedmedstudent]

What if Mozart from Ikemen Vampire composed this?

I was listening to this background music of Ikemen Revolution when it came to my mind.

We know that he became a vampire because he wanted to dedicate himself to music and compose the masterpiece that he couldn't in his human life. After meeting and falling in love with IkeVamp MC, he could find his inner peace and compose without the chains of his past.

This piece of music is so pure and innocent, but also very dramatic and emotional that it touches your soul. I think it expresses Mozart and MC's love and their deep relationship if you imagine a random scene from Mozart's route but with this theme as background music

Anyway, I find the thought itself heartwarming that he was able to fulfill his wish after finding his one true love ^^

[messy-jin]

Edgar and This Life is Mine

“This Life is Mine” is by far one of my favorite songs from all of RWBY, for many different reasons. And after finishing playing Edgar's Route in Ikemen Revolution, I could not help but think how this song actually fits his character. So, am I crazy enough to make a whole explanation of why? …... I sure am. If you are courageous enough, then be my guest ~ 

Link to the song : here!

“Mirror, can you hear me? Do I reach you? Are you even listening? Can I get through? There’s a part of me that’s desperate for changes Tired of being treated like a pawn But there’s a part of me that stares back from inside the mirror Part of me that’s scared I might be wrong That I can’t be strong…”

First of all, I can imagine Edgar thinking this way. Being “desperate for changes”, wanting to live without having to be the “pawn” killing people so his uncle can gain benefits. But at the same time, he is scared. Scared of his uncle and living with his crimes. That it is “wrong” for him to want to live like people normally do. All of it because he is trapped in this vision of the Jack of Hearts that his uncle gave him and wanted him to be(come). And for the “I can't be strong” part, he knows about his abilities, but maybe not being strong enough to break free.

“I’ve been afraid, never standing on my own I let you be the keeper of my pride Believed you when you told me I was nothing on my own Listen when I say, I swear it here today I will not surrender, this life is mine!”

Edgar let his uncle being the “keeper of [his] pride”. His uncle raised him and Edgar followed his steps, his words and actions. Not “standing on [his] own” but always with his uncle. And again, this idea of being afraid is here, and indeed, in his route, he hesitated for several parts about leaving his uncle's side. But finally, in the end, he breaks free to finally decide to live his life as HE wants because “this life is [his]”.

“Amazing how you conquered me, chained me in servility and made me see The world the way you told me to But I was young and didn’t have a way to know the truth Born to live your legacy Existing just to fill your needs, a casualty Of this so-called family that you have turned into a travesty But I don’t intend to suffer any longer Here’s where your dominion falls apart I’m shattering the mirror that kept me split in pieces, that stood between my mind and heart This is where I’ll start”

Claudius did “chained [Edgar] in servility” so he could help him into his crimes, but also chained Edgar in the description of the Jack of Hearts he made, in the world he wants to keep his nephew in. He used Edgar to “live [his] legacy” as the Jack of Hearts but also as the murderer at the Red Army's service. And he did turn his family into a “travesty” because he literally controlled everything: the death of Edgar's father, the role of the Jack of Hearts, how Edgar was supposed to ask... And after that, Edgar refuses to “suffer any longer” because of his uncle's control and made his “dominion falls apart” by fighting him. He is not going to put his heart aside anymore.

“I’m not your pet, not another thing you own I was not born guilty of your crimes Your riches and your influence can’t hold me anymore I won’t be possessed Burdened by your royal test I will not surrender This life is mine”

Edgar was not “born guilty of [Claudius's] crimes”. He was not supposed to live this life of crimes, especially since his father did not want to follow this idea of the Jack of Hearts is an assassin at the army's service, so I am pretty sure that his father would have somehow protect him from that. But Claudius decided otherwise. But once again, now, his “influence can't hold [Edgar] anymore” since he opened his eyes (thanks to Alice mostly, but he still made this decision himself, even with help, it was finally his own choice).

“Shame that it took so long to rescue me From the guilt you used to tie me to your family tree I guess your training failed, you’re not in charge I’m free Your patriarchal prison won’t hold me Now this conversation’s finally over Mirror mirror, now we’re done I’ve pulled myself together now, my mind and heart are one Finally one”

The “shame that it took so long to rescue me” line is so fitting. Edgar was forced into assassination since his childhood (7 years-old, if I remember correctly), so it was part of his life for 18 years. Almost 20 years! And Edgar might see that as a “shame” because he missed so many years, wasted so many years. Claudius used guilt “to tie [Edgar] to [his] family tree” by always telling him that it is what the Jack of Hearts has to do, that he will never be able to live normally because of all the things he did with and without him, that if one falls then the other will follow. To which Edgar answered by putting himself in a trial, because “[his] mind and heart are one” at last. To be fully free, he had to do this so he would be at ease, not feeling guilty anymore because this trial would put an end to this part of his life. Leaving the trial, he was a new man. He was finally the Edgar Bright he wants to be.

….. And that's it! I was not planning to do the whole song and yet, I did. Congratulations to all of you people who have read everything! And also thanks! I hesitated some time about posting this online... But I did not write all of this for nothing so here it was! Have a great day or night, wherever you are! Bye!

[natsspammityspamspamham]

Why You Should Watch Romantic Killer

This is the new anime series that premiered on Netflix a few days ago! Before you inevitably cancel your subscriptions, give this show a go! Trust me, it'll all be worth it! (I'm personally riding on my sibling's Netflix, so I got to watch it officially!)

Edit: I think it’s important to mention since it’s in the very nature of the show that nobody is actually forced to fall in love with Anzu or vice-versa. It’s all purely consensual in terms of that even though the wacky circumstances are not.

I even made gifs for this post just to convince you, reader of this post!

Story

A high schooler named Anzu Hoshino is living the life. She has games, chocolate, and a cat named Momohiki. One day, her life is turned upside down by the devil-- I mean wizard, Riri. Riri confiscates her three most prized possessions with the ultimate ultimatum: Fall in love or live life without your most cherished commodities. Living in this awful world, Anzu swears to not fall in love out of pure spite for this arrangement and for Riri, but unfortunately, Riri has plans in store that might make things harder than they seem. (source: me)

For such a nonsensical story, it fricking works. I like it. As someone who's aroace, I feel this. I really do. I don't object romance, but I sure am not looking for it, and I would be pissed and spiteful too if my belongings were taken.

Characters

Anzu is so much fun. She has got to be my favourite reverse harem protagonist of all time. Her reactions to everything are absolutely priceless, and I love how they incorporate random references. I never thought I'd see Kazuo Umezu face incorporated into a fricking romcom! Characters like her and Bakarina make the genre worth watching (even if Bakarina is too... baka at times). I want everyone to experience this anime without me giving too much away.

The side characters are good in their own right. Sure, Riri is annoying, but that's kind of the point. They canonically don't have a gender so the "they/them" pronouns were used in the subtitles I'm pretty sure. Tsukasa is pretty cold, and I felt indifferent about him until I found out his reasoning for being like that in the last few episodes, and let me just say, whatever you're expecting, it's probably not going to be that. I've never seen a show handle that type of situation for men quite like this RANDOM ROMCOM did. It puts its male characters into situations where they don't need to be strong, and they aren't criticized for it. That right there is positive masculinity. I like it. It diverts the idea of traditional macho masculinity, especially those of archetypes in dating sims. The characters and their dynamics actually seem pretty natural for such an unnatural situation and setting.

Music

Yooo, that soundtrack fricking fits. I like it. Sure, it doesn't stand out, but with the absurdity of this series, I'd be lying if I didn't laugh when a certain string track came on. I don't even think that was the point (I think it's supposed to be when the audience swoons).

That ending theme fricking slaps harder than it needs to. I watched the opening once. Look, that opening skip button is so tempting. I only watched the ending once, but it was the background music for the voice actor interviews, so I got to know it better.

Voice acting

YOOOO, THIS IS THE PART I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. Sure, they hired your local "ikemen" to play the "ikemen" characters, but can we talk about Rieri for a second? She makes this show good. Her and Mikako Komatsu apparently auditioned in a pair, and you can see, hear, and feel that chemistry. It is absolutely fantastic. Not many anime have had me laughing out loud, but I kid you not, I laughed a few times watching this. And yes, Umehara and Gakuto did sound good. I will give them credit where it's due. They did fulfill the ikemen part really well. Almost too well.

Art

You know what? Even though the art was pretty mediocre, I'm going to give it a pass. It's hard to make a coloured manga. And it's hard to make an anime look good. Plus, they probably spent all of the budget on Anzu's face to the point where the guys look mediocre at best and can only be given "ikemen status" based on their voices alone.

Conclusion

I get why this anime might be a bit mixed in the aroace community, but I think we should enjoy media as it's handed to us. And what was handed to us is a genuinely good show that requires zero brain cells until the last half! Zero brain cells? That's me too!

Unlike most of the shows that I watch, I will rewatch this. Without a doubt. I'm rewatching it as we speak. Even for specific moments that made me laugh.

[elliejoys]

oh ellie, pls rec me free otome games/dating sim

Hi anony! Sorry for the late reply. Here are some of the free ones I've played and enjoyed so far (of course most of them also has paid options if you want "steamier" scenes). But without furhter ado... here are some of the free games I recommend (´ゝз・)─☆

Ikemen Sengoku (Cybird)

You time-travel to the sengoku era

Characters based on real warlords (Nobunaga, Ieyasu etc.)

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Part 1 character routes are all released in english but the sequel stories is currently being released

Personally it's my favorite game from the Ikemen series because of the plot, writing and soundtrack so definitely recommend this one

Favorite routes: Kenshin, Shingen and Mitsuhide

Ikemen Vampire (Cybird)

You end up living in a mansion filled with figures from history who happen to be... vampires

Characters based on real famous historical figures (Napoleon, Mozart, Da vinci etc. - yes i know lmao)

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Some characters routes are still locked

Favorite routes: Arthur and Napoleon

Ikemen Revolution (Cybird)

Typical Alice in Wonderland setting

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Sequel routes are being released

The story feels a bit repetitive/predictable compared to the other active games in the ikemen series so it's not my favorite storywise, but it's still worth a try

Favorite routes: Jonah and Lancelot

Ikemen Prince (Cybird)

This was just released in english last month so it's pretty new

Basically you've been tasked with picking the next king from the current princes

Like other Cybird games you get 5 free chapter tickets every day

Currently only 3 characters available

I've only played Chevalier's route so far but maybe pick Yves and Leon first if you want romance before the last chapters lmao

Mystic Messenger (Cheritz)

I think everyone has heard of this game

You're tasked with organizing a party after installing a mysterious app and meet the members of the RFA

Works in real-time so can be pretty stressful but is also the charm of this game

Favorite route: Zen and V

The Arcana (Nix Hydra)

You're a magician's apprentice

Lets you choose your pronouns and romance any gender

You have 3 keys everyday to read a story, but they often have infinite keys events on the weekends that let's you binge-read

A lot of the romance-focused options are unfortunately locked behind pay-walls, but you still get a lot of free content storywise

Favorite route: Julian and Nadia

Dangerous Fellows (Lucydream)

A zombie survival game

Interesting story but can be hard to pick a route at first if you're only paying for free, so i recommend looking at walkthroughs for this one

Favorite route: Zion (because he's the only one whose route I could get so far lmao)

[alby-rei]

I posted 1,068 times in 2021

62 posts created (6%)

1006 posts reblogged (94%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 16.2 posts.

I added 1,061 tags in 2021

#ikevamp art - 160 posts

#ikevamp leonardo - 146 posts

#ikevamp writing - 124 posts

#<3 <3 - 119 posts

#ikevamp arthur - 90 posts

#q'ed - 88 posts

#ikevamp vincent - 87 posts

#incorrect ikevamp quotes - 87 posts

#ikemen vampire - 85 posts

#ikevamp theo - 75 posts

Longest Tag: 99 characters

#but he’s also one of the sweetest suitors and he deserves more recognition for that side of him too

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Cat Naps (Leonardo x Reader)

a/n: written as part of @lorei-writes‘ ikemen flash exchange on discord! My lovely victim was @spoopy-fish-writes ^.^ Hope you like it Spoops ❤ 

[Characters]: You, Leonardo, Lumiere (cat)

[Word count]: ~330 words

[Genre]: Fluff, naps 

~*~

“Whew, finally…” 

You flopped along the width of Leonardo’s bed once you reached his room. You closed your eyes, taking a deep breath in an attempt to slow down time now that you were done with your daily chores. The mess of the room didn’t even phase you this time, as you knew your way around the chaos by now. You sensed something soft brush against your arm, so you swiveled your head to find—     

“Lumiere! Hey, buddy…”

~*~

111 notes • Posted 2021-09-15 12:08:42 GMT

#4

Sharing is Caring and that includes Naps (Leonardo x MC)

Prompt: Leonardo doesn’t like to share, especially when it’s MC, and he’s noticed the lingering glances of some of the residents. Different scenarios have popped up since MC decided to live in Le Comte’s mansion with them, and Leonardo has made a permanent mental note of who to trust and who to absolutely, positively not trust when it comes to sharing her.

[Series] Post-Route Leonardo x MC

[Genre] Fluff, Comedy

[Warnings] None

1. {Leonardo & Napoleon (ft. Sebastian)}

“MC, would you mind waking up Napoleon for me? Normally I would take care of it, but I must finish cooking breakfast here,” Sebastian nodded towards the frying pan on the stove in front of him.

“Sure, Sebas. I’ll be right back.” I set down the tray I was holding and untied my apron before heading towards Napoleon’s room.

It sounded like an innocent request at the time...

~*~

140 notes • Posted 2021-03-13 19:15:26 GMT

#3

Hugs and Guessing Games (Leonardo x MC)

a/n: This one is quite short and sweet, and very self-indulgent (as they all are, tbh). Copious amounts of affection all around, as we all need every now and then! Also, when I said “everyone” i this, I realized I had only included the ikeboys that have released routes (this was written before Jean’s route release) as I didn’t know the others too well at the time~ Please forgive~ <3     

[Series] Post-Route Leonardo x MC

[Genre] Comedy, fluff

[Warnings] Tsun Theo None

3. {Leonardo and the Lesser Vampires}

“I can differentiate between people solely based on how they hug,” I proclaimed to everyone in the dining room. 

“What, like blindfolded?” Arthur asked, quirking his eyebrow up.

I nodded, “Mmhm, hugs are really special to me, and it’s a source of energy to me, like the Sun!”

“That’s a really sweet way to put it,” Vincent smiled angelically.

“Ok, so!” I got up from my chair at the dining table and stood a couple steps away from my seat, facing everyone with my eyes closed, “Who’s first?”

~*~

146 notes • Posted 2021-03-23 13:47:35 GMT

#2

MC: So what did you think of the Lion King?

Vincent: A very touching story!

Leonardo: Wasn’t expecting talking animals, but it was great, cara mia

Theo: The art and animation was fantastic 

Mozart: The soundtrack was... decent, I suppose

MC: And did you know it draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet?

Vincent: Oh that’s wonderful!

Leonardo: My disappointment is immeasurable...

Theo: ...and my day is ruined

Mozart: *unlearns this information* No, I didn’t and I don’t want to.

156 notes • Posted 2021-05-01 06:22:27 GMT

#1

MC: You leave me no choice.

Leonardo: Cara mia, please... 

MC: Nothing you say will stop me.

Leonardo: I’m begging you, don’t do this.

Leonardo: ...please don’t break the spaghetti in half.

217 notes • Posted 2021-07-08 10:20:24 GMT

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[schemingyourmind]

for last 1 years, I kinda Fangirling toward....

Iwanaga Tetsuya.

I mean, he’s actually the real high spec ikemen. I know him because he’s played the role as Mamiya Haruichi at Doubt: usotsuki otoko wa dare. I don’t know anything WHO is he at first, but most of tokusatsu fan kinda giving a hilarious reaction when he plays as Mamiya, even one of my twitter friend who kinda following tokusatsu series said this: “he’s kinda type of ikemen for our age (compared to johnnys idol tho). I bet you will like him immediately”

and what she said is.... true 🤣

Since then I’m looking his variety show (and most of them are quiz variety show). he’s kinda famous because of his “wild” acting as (Shin?) Kuroto Dan from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. any kind of variety show are USING bgm from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid as his “official” soundtrack. LMAO I CANT EVEN...  🤣 He also cherishing his role as Kuroto Dan (he played some romantic movies yet most most of people knw him as Kuroto Dan), even his Twitter’s photo profile is a figurine of himself as Kuroto lol. 

now, how weird is he as Kuroto Dan?

welp

uh... okay

and I also understand why he was choosen as Mamiya Haruichi 

he also played as a director from a company on kamen rider ex aid. (mamiya is an IT director for his own company. what a coincidence, huh?)

(told ya, his makeup for Mamiya is.... QUITE BAD:( idk on the film since I haven’t seen the film itself but to using this photo as his promotional pic is kinda... errrgh)

I remember on one article(Video?) that covered about Doubt’s release,  Hotta Akane (Sakurai Kana’s actress; Doubt’s MC for live action)  said that Iwanaga’s gap when acting and not acting is VERY DIFFERENT. He can act like the crazy one as Kuroto Dan (Mamiya also kinda have a similar vibes tho), while his appearance is kinda..... PRINCELY. lol. 

I’ve read once about his way of life. He said on an interview that he still want to explore himself. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to act as weird as Kuroto Dan at his finest. what a totality! He will always explore new thing. 

Now, how smart he is?

according to his official profile from his agency, let me list ok?

- IQ above 148 (also Mensa’s member since 2013)

-was a model for Japanese magazine while doing his master degree on pharmacy (idk if he still doing it or not but currently he appears on Japanese TV as a talent)

- have a license as pharmacist

-TOEIC score above 830, TOEFL score above 60 (*CBT based test; this is maybe kinda standard for en speaker but for Japanese, his English ability is very high.... as we know, Japanese’s English ability is kinda... welp...); because of it, he had a chance to interviewing American actors (forgot the film) and went to Egypt without any interpreter crew(He still need Arabic translator tho) 

-had a triple A score from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut test (!!!)

-Color therapist trainer

-Aromatherapist

-Kanji, math, JP-EN interpreter? too much lol i can’t. help. 

-really loves quiz even sometimes he made some quiz questions on his twitter lol

Iwanaga is also a regular for プレバト！(Purebato; PRESSURE BATTLE; Japanese variety show）as a special student for Haiku (Japanese short poem) and also for color pencil illustration. his skill for drawing actually is FREAKIN’ GOOD.His choice of color when drawing actually is good but for he still need some improvement on water color if he really want to became a special student for water color segment (because most of the special studend from talent/artist on Purebato have a very high skill) He is also quite good quiz player and sometimes appear as a regular on several quiz variety show (but idk why only appeared on Toudaiou once; maybe those kind of quiz game play isn’t really befitting him or maybe to make sure his ‘smart talent’ title is still relevant, idk.). 

He is also kinda give me a fuel to not giving up on learning something new. haaaaaaa. I want to be as smart as him lol. /nah impossible

[moonlit--river]

Ikemen Revolution got me started on the Ikemen Series and otome fandom, and it got me through a bad breakup plus family and anxiety issues

And now listening to the soundtrack makes me tear up a little bit lmao

I still feel like such a dork but these games literally make me so happy

[natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk]

Kiznaiver - Thoughts

I just finished Kiznaivers and despite people on both sides saying that they love it or hate it, I can say that it fits the niche that I was looking for, so I really liked it. I like shows where romance is prevalent but not the most relevant plot point of the show. The cast wasn’t as bad as I thought they were going to be, and I ended up enjoying this more than I should’ve. I’m about to get hyper-critical on a show that was given a 9/10 on MAL because that 9 was purely based on enjoyment.

Pros

Voice Cast

Good cast of characters (at times)

Good concept

Good script (at times)

Amazing art

Stunning music

Cons

Some of the characters aren’t that great

Lots of things are left hanging or just never got addressed ever

Story and writing can leave some things to be desired

Was not done to its fullest potential

Spoilers and full thing below!

Story

I separated stories and characters this time because I felt like I wanted to address both on their own.

The script was written by Mari Okada who’s known for writing the script for other sob stories like Anthem of the Heart and Anohana. I really like her writing despite criticism saying that her style is melodramatic. The script was a bit stuck at times during its idle moments, but when it was trying to hit, sometimes, it truly resonated with me. But I’ll admit, the tone of the show had a few mixed messages at times that took away the impact of her writing. It was unfortunate but between the mascot things and the Trigger art style, I understand how people think that the show can’t be taken seriously.

The story itself... needs to be taken with a large grain of salt. Or maybe a small pile. Heck, just take the whole bag of salt. It establishes more questions than they could ever answer within their run. While you can mount most of this to humans and their stupid ideas, I have a hard time believing that this happened in modern-day Japan with kids under the government’s eye with mascots roaming about. Yeah... it gets off to a bit of a rough start.

Characters

In this kind of show, characters are vital to the show’s success. This show takes the classic “seven deadly sins” and spin them off using a mix of classic anime tropes. We have the “lifeless kid”, “tsundere”, “thug”, “eccentric freak”, ��ikemen”, “cold bitch”, and “insane masochist”. We also have the “mysterious girl” to top it all off, but I found her annoying throughout the duration of the entire story. It didn’t even matter once her backstory was revealed, I didn’t like her. 

But want to know the weird thing? I liked the tsundere and thug. Chidori and Tenga were my favourite characters. This cast was written pretty well. Maki the “cold” one gets the development she deserved. We barely touched upon the other characters besides Noriko, Katsuhira, Maki, and the environment. Maki’s development had so much potential, and luckily, they used a lot of it. However, as I mentioned before, too many ends were left undone. We see characters have issues that are never addressed. One character arguably has an eating disorder, and I was waiting for them to come out, say, it, and show us that it’s okay to come out. And for a male character at that. Why couldn’t we have that? And Maki’s development, she’s bisexual. It’s canon. Nice. I think they could’ve gone further into it. Where and how did Chidori and Kacchon meet if he wasn’t “always like this”? I felt that the romantic connection between Niko and Tenga was kind of forced within episodes eight and nine, but that scene in episode eight and nine was so well done by all standards. Given the certain circumstances, maybe it didn’t hit that hard, but for me, it gave a pretty good impact. The love confessions were so well acted that even if the feelings flew over my head, I still felt bad for them.

The way I see it, Noriko and Katsuhira go way back and their past is the reason why they wreak havoc on these other people’s lives (I weirdly didn’t like either of the leads). Noriko does it because she’s in pain, and Katsuhira is like this because he never got over his childhood crush and doesn’t understand anything. Chidori deserves better than she got, I don’t know why she gets so much hate. Her design is cute, she has the perfect voice, and she’s transparent making her very easy to read. Tenga is super transparent too. He’s the kindhearted thug, and I like that trope. His genuine liking towards Chidori comes across easily. I also like the whole “trying to set people up but falling in love along the way” when it’s done right (look at Toradora). Yuta is good, but we got nothing on him. Maki is great. She got the development she deserved, and even though it took a whole chunk of the show, it was one of the best parts of the series. Hisomu is just a messy insert character who is a masochist because it fit the niche of the series. He also spews wisdom at times because he’s a plot device. I didn’t strongly hate any of the cast.

Art

Yuzuru Tachikawa has worked on Death Parade and Mob Psycho 100. And with Trigger’s style, the anime turned out great. The OP and ED were stunning in their own right. Even when the anime got emotional, it was still good! The art did its job great and showed the eccentric side of their characters in a way that made me believe them even more. 

Sound

This is one of the strongest parts of the anime. The OP by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES was so catchy, fitting, and I know they won’t ever make a song like that again because of the tragic death of one of the two members but this song was such a high note. The ending was great and with the visuals, I liked it! The score was done by Yuki Hayashi which I didn’t find out until after I watched the show, and if you don’t know what he has worked on, he has done Haikyuu, My Hero Academia, and more. When they use the soundtrack, it’s really good. I just wish they let it showcase a little more.

The voice acting! Where do I even start? 

Another role for Kaji, and honestly, I have heard too many main characters by him now. My outlook was like Katsuhira. It was so bland. His performance as an actor was great leaving little to ask for, but I almost wish this role was given to a smaller voice actor to get their big break.

Tomoaki Maeno has blown me away quite a few times with his performance in Death Parade and Hak in Akatsuki no Yona. He was also really good as Doujou in Library Wars and the White Blood Cell in Hataraku Saibou. However, he has had quite a few misses for me. One of the biggest misses was the main character role as *cough* Dino (*STOMPS FOOT*) in Blend S.

Nobunaga Shimazaki is quite a capable voice actor too, but he is mostly known for a certain niche with his higher voice. Ironically, this character in Kiznaiver doesn’t hesitate to swim. One of his most notable roles is Haruka Nanase from Free. I personally know him for playing Shinichi in Parasite and Kaidou from Saiki. I would say something more, but as his character wasn’t developed much, what can I say? A voice actor only gets as good as the writing does.

Ironically, both Yuka Terasaki and Hibiku Yamamura are known for voicing the child versions of a lot of main characters but don’t get as many main characters themselves.

And I tried to see whether there was any other Terasaki role that I would want to watch, and honestly, there wasn’t anything (since I hold general consensus and genre above voice actors). I wanted there to be, but there wasn’t any. Her performance for Chidori was so powerful, innocent, pure, naive, and raw that I was genuinely surprised. Terasaki got married a little while back. Congrats! Maeno and Terasaki both gave me surprises performance-wise.

But you know who else surprised me? Kuno. Misaki Kuno. I only know her for voicing children or babies or the token mascot pig. This was genuinely surprising. I had already heard Sugita and her having a heart-to-heart conversation, and I heard her interview saying that she had a hard time with this role, but it came out beautifully.

Rina Satou is a very, very, very strong voice actress. She’s almost as old as Sugita and Nakamura. She’s married with a kid, and this role was done just a year before that news came about. In fact, this anime came out in 2016, but within that same year, she revealed she had a kid and was married. You probably heard her voice somewhere, but she doesn’t have a whole lot of mainstream leading roles. She does have a seiyuu award for Best Leading Actress though.

And Koutarou Nishiyama... right... him... his BL career (assuming he has one) is paying off because you can certainly see it shine? I don’t know. The writing didn’t let this character go far. Maybe another role will make me respect him as an actor.

This show had a strong voice cast, and it’s one of the strongest parts of the show.

[trakdrita]

Saiki k 3d

#Saiki k 3d plus

#Saiki k 3d series

I thought about what aspects of characterization annoy me the most. Well, I have an idea of what the "fanon" characters are like after spending so long lurking in the forum. Re: Worm characterization: I'm flattered that you think it's working, although I've already seen some complaints about this story so I don't know how much my take on it is worth, haha. I'll be sure to give Eve a listen - I always enjoy having songs or a playlist for whatever project I'm working on at the moment. Kudos!Ĭlick to shrink.First of all, thank you as always for your long review! I'm glad you enjoyed RegentQuest and Saiki's "interaction" with the Undersiders. Stay healthy, sane and again, I'm really struggling to not make this post an entire page worth of praise for the amount of effort you put in this.

#Saiki k 3d plus

Plus plus ultra work for this medium-mixing chapter and I'm really looking forward to see what new, creative, artistice mediums you'll use to blow our minds next once you're free.

#Saiki k 3d series

Personally I find it mind-boggling that his songs have never been used for a series before but hey, at least that means your story won't be associated with any other anime right?īut I'm getting off subject. One of 'em could very well be the defacto song for this story (and even if they don't make the cut, they're still good songs to listen to when you need some extra energy for work stuff like your finals). Not exactly original, but you'll still have put his songs in your work before any other anime. I've been binging his work again and when a soundtrack for this was brought up, I figured I might as well recommend the artist. And finally for the soundtrack, while I'm more than fine with you making an original piece for this story, a pretty good alternative I think would be to remix some tunes from this amazing Japanese artist called Eve. Appreciate the lack of romance as well, since I feel that it's always the biggest cause for story decay most of the time (that said I wouldn't mind a one-sided, comedic "romance" in the style of Teruhashi's shtick since it's mostly done as a gag and used to improve her character). Probably as some clerk at a convenience store that every relevant Worm character likes to frequent with his luck.įor your Q&A, I'm kinda dabbling in Worm stories myself and given you haven't read the source material either I'm kinda curious on where you get your characterization from. I'm also interested in seeing what kind of job Saiki ends up getting. There's not much to talk about once you omit the best part from the review after all, but I do expect we get a bit more expansion on what that first precognition was about, given Coil's powerset. Other than that, Saiki here was his usual sardonic excellence and lastly I admit I feel kinda bad for Oni Lee taking the blame. At the very least she's still significantly less irksome than Al-hole. Along with the promise of shenanigans by virtue of her going crazy trying to figure him out after her powers told her about his limiters but stated he wasn't a Parahuman. Lisa was also good, if only because I liked her internal thought's on Saiki as well as her breif dynamic with him. Grue had to be my favorite for being a nice, accommodating straight man to his group's antics who honestly has the best chance at being Kusuo's frie- sorry, acquaintance than the others. I also enjoyed the small but entertaining interactions between Saiki and the rest of the Undersiders. Take all of Greg and or Uber n' Leet's crap and stick it right into your Ikemen bastard face. And I hope either he or JGSZX or both use their powers to turn you into the designated butt-monkey of this story. Because Alec you dumb fuck, I felt second-hand annoyance from only reading you irritate Saiki. Mind blown after all.Īnyway, to start with I think you did a great job at Regent's portrayal. I think I'll uh, just stick to the stuff before the game if I want to post my review in a way that's coherent. I don't think I can even put into words just how amazed I was over how you did such an impressive achievement. Now rest assured, I won't be badgering you about Deltarune any time soon, but just know that your secret's out you've shown too much of your hand to make any of us think you're a normal SBer.Ī visual novel. There is no way any normal writer would go to those lengths on a casual basis unless they were never a normal writer to begin with. Hawks x reader rescue.Okay, so after finishing this chapter I have to ask: JGSZX, are you Toby Fox? Because that is the only explanation I could think of that makes sense after playing a VN minigame almost a dozen times once I finished reading a "fanfic" with grade-A illustrations.

[impracticaldemon]

30 Questions Meme

30 questions and tag 10 -- here goes!

# of followers: ... a lot more than I realized...  Over 1k now.  I should do an appreciation post, or giveaway -- I’ve got to think about this (and get my writing done first).  Thank you very much to the people who have followed this blog!

average hours of sleep: If I could get back to 4-5 hours (of which at least half was during the night) I’d be very happy!

lucky number: 7 (me too, @nollatooru !)

instruments: piano (once upon a time, still a bit); I tried learning electric guitar -- it was fun, but I wanted bigger hands (and pre-made callouses -- damn that hurts); I can sing competently but not when I’ve been coughing up a freaking lung for three freaking weeks omg

what are you wearing: dark royal blue night-shirt from the Cows store with “Hit the Hay” (need to either get up or go to sleep) 

[Canadian ice cream store famous for cow puns (and general silliness about the “Common Cow”): ”MooTube”, “Cow Wars” (who can forget Ham Solo and MooBacca?) , “MooCraft”, “BatCow”...]

dream job: Who am I kidding?  I long to be independently wealthy, and write a book or ten.  I’d say “editor”, but my vision of the job has changed since learning from @shell-senji that there is a lot of poorly-written porn involved.

dream trip: Used to be Japan (may be again some day).  Probably to go back to England, Scotland, Wales, and finally visit Ireland.  Greece/mediterranean if it weren’t so darn hot.

birthday: The Ides of November

height: 157 cm or roughly 5′2″

gender/pronouns: she/her

other blogs: Not so far.

nicknames: Imp, Oni-chan, Chibi Oni (I refuse to list any of my dad’s nicknames for me as they’re uniformly embarrassing)

star sign: Scorpio

time: 10 am (well it WAS)

favourite bands: No particular favourites these days (I find what I like through random youtube videos, amvs for anime/games I like, soundtracks I happen to hear, and sometimes reccs -- I am horrible at knowing or remembering artist/band names)

favourite artist: ... I’m kind of drawing a blank here... Van Gogh? Dali? (certain pieces, at least) Various fantasy and game artists (but my memory isn’t working). On Twitter, there are two artists I’m especially fond of sherry and tatuhina.

favourite tumblr artist: There are quite a few artists I really like, and how do you pick between genres and fandoms anyway?  The first artist I got to know on tumblr was @miss-zei (who is amazing); I also have to mention @kawaii-ash who has drawn several chibi commissions for me (for Teachings of Demons) ♥; I adore @nollatooru ‘s work because it makes me smile and the characters always just seem so right; and then there are @eliz1369 @nalufever @kurokiorya who all write as well as draw... And I just KNOW I’m missing all sorts of great artists I follow. :(  (Bows apologetically, especially to artists in the FT fandom, because my memory is not functioning this morning.)

song stuck in your head:  No One’s Gonna Love You (More Than I Do)

last movie you watched: I don’t watch movies much.  Probably Hakuouki Movie 2.  Otherwise, maybe the second-to-last Star Wars movie?

last show you watched: Chuck.  Binge watching is so much fun, though I have to be in a “tv” mood, which doesn’t happen often.

why did you make your blog: I was looking for Otogisoushi translations by Cyan Delirium, and wanted a tumblr account.  Then I thought, “hey, I can link to my writing here.”  Then I discovered the Hakuouki fandom (I was such a geek newb).  Then I got interested in Fairy Tail (drawn in by the friends, the fun anime, cool art, and writing opportunities). ...Honestly, this blog just kind of happened.

what do you post: Mostly Hakuouki and Fairy Tail writing, edits (esp. chibis), occasional gifs. Otome game stuff (a bit of indie, mostly Otomate, but now also Cybird’s mobile game Ikemen Sengoku -- which is now available on Vita). Japanese scenery somehow crept in there (but I really like it).  A bit of humour. Writing tips. Languages -- thoughts, tips, and humour.  Also, plushies.

last thing you googled: Rodney Matthews (fantasy/sci-fi artist)

ao3: Yes? But I started on FFN so tend to post there first.

do you ever get asks: Sometimes. Right now I’m embarrassed that I’m so far behind on everything (including a small handful of asks).

how did you get the idea for your url: I used to use ImpracticalMagic as an internet-name (I liked the concept of “Practical Magic” and reversed it for all the weird and wonderful stuff/fluff online). Turned out that Impracticalmagic was already taken on tumblr.  Since I was writing a story about demons (Oni), I changed it to Impracticaldemon, blog title ImpracticalOni.  It really works for me; I like it.

favourite food: Probably chocolate.  But... pizza?  Tough call. 

last book you read: The past two years I’ve done more writing and editing than reading. So, probably whatever comfort reading I did most recently (not sure which series that was, since I do a fair bit of re-reading of favourites).

top 3 fictional universes: Can’t do “top 3″, but here are three that would always be high up:  Middle Earth (Hobbit & LOTR timeline) will always have a special place in my list of reading worlds. Pern (Anne McCaffery -- a woman I babysat for said “read this” -- so I did, and I loved it). Zelazny’s world(s) of Amber/Chaos (but without his sexist take on so many things -- granted a lot of it was written before I was born).  

~ Imp

[koichiidesu]

Tagged by @princessdiarymdc. Thank you! I think I did this on my other blog, incorrectmidc, but since I like tagging games (tag me more lol), I’ll do this here on my main blog. :D

1. Nickname: Ody, Miele, Mel

2. Gender: not sure. sometimes i got w female, while on other times i go w a male who wants to be in a relationship w another male. does it make sense? XD

3. Star sign: virgo

4. Height: 160cm

5. Time: 17:15

6. Birthday: September 10 (i just realised last night that it’s KageHina Day! ayyyy~)

7. Favorite bands: Panic! At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Kodaline, Kalafina, Spyair, Luck Life

8. Favorite solo artist: Lin-Manuel Miranda. Srsly, have you heard the guy? :D

9. Song stuck in my head: Evita’s You Must Love Me

10. Last movie I watched: Kingsman Secret Service

11. Last show I watched: Criminal Minds

12. When did I create this blog: Somewhere in 2013 :D

13. What do I post: This is a multi-fandom blog so anything I like - anime, otps, yaoi, aesthetics, etc. As of the moment I mainly post about Haikyuu!! - the manga, the anime, and its stage play.

14. Last thing I googled: Hamilton soundtrack

15. Do I have another blog: yep! @incorrectmidc (Midnight Cinderella and other Ikemen Series games), @wheelsupin30-ish (Criminal Minds)

16. Do I get asks: occasionally ^^

17. Why did you choose this blog’s name: it’s my username in FanFiction.net -- koichii

18. Blogs I’m following: 280

19. Followers: 1,821 (thank you, everyone!)

20. Favorite color: black (tho it’s technically not a colour), and rose gold

21. Average hours of sleep: 3 or 4 at most. (as of the moment)

22. Lucky number: 10

23. Instruments: banduria and flute, and a little bit of lyre and violin

24. What am I wearing: pants, green converse, my awesome dhalsim shirt ohoho

25. How many blankets do you sleep with: one cos it’s fckng hot here

26. Dream job: astronaut or a writer

27. Dream trip: Japan, then Prague and Russia

28. Favorite food: fried tofu, tantan ramen, and french toast

29. Nationality: Filipino

30. Favorite song right now: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina and You Must Love Me :3

Tagging @theempresskaizer @kakihoden @luh-dadi-dadi (Hi, Elle! I found you on Tumblr. hihi XD)