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There were more adaptations of the novel, but they are not widely known, but here they are:

TV drama

Starring Goro Inagaki (as Seimei) , it was broadcast on NHK 's `` Drama D Mode '' slot from April to June 2001 . 10 times in total.Main article: 

Onmyoji (2001 TV drama )

It was broadcast on TV Asahi on September 13, 2015, starring Somegoro Ichikawa (Seventh Generation) as Seimei. 1 time in total.For details, see " 

Onmyoji (2015 TV drama) "

Starring Kuranosuke Sasaki (as Seimei), it was broadcast on TV Asahi on March 29, 2020. 1 time in total.For details, see " 

Onmyoji (2020 TV drama) "

Comics

`` Onmyoji '', illustrated by Reiko Okano , was serialized in `` Comic Burger '' ( Scola ) and `` Monthly Melody '' ( Hakusensha ) from 1993 to 2005 . In addition, the sequel `` Onmyoji Tamatebako '' has been serialized in `` MELODY '' since 2011 .For details, see " 

Onmyoji (manga) " and " Onmyoji Tamatebako "

Apart from the above, ``Onmyoji Takiyashahime'', illustrated by Mutsuki Munch , was serialized in `` Monthly COMIC Ryu '' ( Tokuma Shoten ) from the May 2012 reprint issue to the February 2016 issue.

In addition, ``Takiyashahime Onmyoji Ezoshi'', illustrated by Sei Ito, has been serialized online on ``COMIC Hu'' ( KADOKAWA ) from April 4, 2020.

Stage

``Onmyoji '' was performed in 2000 and `` Onmyoji Kotodama no Maki '' was performed in 2002 under the KOtoDAMA project. Starring Nobuo Kodama (as Seimei).

The OSK Nippon Opera Company performed `` The Prince of Darkness: Hiromasa Minamoto and Seimei Abe '' in 2001 , `` New Prince of Darkness '' in 2003 , and `` Onmyoji: The Prince of Darkness ✡ Seimei Abe '' in 2022 . In 2001, it starred Aoi Yo (as Hiromasa) and Shun Natsuki (as Seimei). In 2003, Shun Natsuki (as Seimei) starred. In 2022, Yang Lin (playing Seimei) will star. Both are musical works written and directed by Sawako Kitabayashi .

In September 2013, a new kabuki play `` New Kabuki Onmyoji Takiyashahime '' was performed at the newly opened Kabuki -za Theater, Kakifuki Ochi Kugetsuki Hanagata Kabuki, written by Toyoshige Imai . Seimei was played by Somegorō Ichikawa, the 7th generation , and Kikunosuke Onoe, the 5th generation, played Takiyashahime . Received the 42nd Otani Takejiro Award . [24] In April 2023, it will be re-performed as `` New Onmyoji Takiyashahime '' at the Houou Festival April Kabuki commemorating the 10th anniversary of the new Kabukiza opening. Seimei was played by Hayato Nakamura , and Hiromasa was played by Somegoro Ichikawa VIII .

In July 2017, the reading drama `` Onmyoji Fuji, Koiseba Hen' ' was planned and operated by Jnapi LLC. Four cast members will perform in two different productions, one in the dark ( Shinjuku Face ) and one in the positive (Rokugyoukai Hall), with different art sets, lighting, and music. The role of Seimei is played by Junichi Suwabe , Kenjiro Tsuda, etc.

From February to March 2022, it was performed at Shinbashi Enbujo and Kyoto 's Minamiza Theater with Ken Miyake in the lead role , with the title `` Onmyoji: Generation Hime ''. The production is Hiromi Suzuki , and the script is written by Nozomi Makino .

The above is a translation of the Japanese Wikipedia Page. Here is the source.

A bit of a distraction: The only reason I know that Onmyoji exists is because I saw a doll of one of the characters, black hair, big red symbols over his brows, fox ears. I kinda really wanted it but since those dolls are expensive as all hell, and I only wanted the doll because I like the head, I had to come to the conclusion that it wasn't for me. That smile tho, pity pity.😔Especially since I prefer getting a naked doll and making my own clothes, and the only option was getting all the clothing, make-up and hair. Seeing that it's not a show on netflix brought all those thoughts back, and now I'm gonna watch the show because I'd like to see who that character is, in case he's part of the show.

I hope this was a good distraction from some of the more tense asks. Confusion is also a form of distraction.

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Haha.

Sounds like a particularly foxy take on Abe no Seimei who is an actual historical figure but also basically Japanese Merlin—i.e. the prototypical wizard figure constantly borrowed into pop culture of various types.

One of the pieces of folklore about this guy is that his mother was a fox spirit. He accreted a pretty hefty body of legends in ye olden times, making him ripe for pop culture use now.

Basically, Yumemakura Baku wrote a bunch of novels about him in the 80s where he's hanging out with Minamoto no Hiromasa (another actual historical person, though not someone known to be buddies with the real historical Seimei), and it kicked off a feeding frenzy as everybody put five-pointed stars (Seimei's symbol) all over everything and adapted the novels a billion times.

Some of the more recent takes have been two Chinese movies: the lulzy Yin-Yang Master, based on the cell phone game based on the novels, and Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity, where Hiromasa got an upgrade via a lot of black leather and a bad attitude.

(Boya and Qingming are just the Chinese readings of Hiromasa and Seimei's names in Chinese characters.)

I'm partial to the old Japanese live action version that YYM: DOE was heavily referencing. Less black leather. Similar level of hoyay.

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MUHYO & ROJI INKTOBER 2.0

Aaaaa, thanks to everyone who reblogged/liked part 1.0, it was a huge surprise, I honestly thought this fandom was dead *sobs*

I'm still super into it, so if anyone wants to have a random M&R chat I'm all up to gush about it.

Muhyo's smug big grins are giving me a heart attack but in a good way, please send help.

(Enchu looks like... really good on black BG too and Roji in short sleeves is so cute).

...Okay just literally everyone in this series is my baby, sue me.

[animegadaisukiidesu]

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wow look at those submitted by @kusanoki

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Reiko Imai (Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho)  » February 10

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2ND DREAM UNIT ELECTION WINNER [TOP 30; TEXT VER.]

Blue Napoleon Chie Sasaki, Haruna Kamijo, Hina Araki, Sarina Matsumoto, Mizuki Kawashima

GIRLS BE NEXT STEP Hiromi Seki, Yasuha Okazaki, Hotaru Shiragiku, Chizuru Matsuo

#LookingForAUnitName Akira Sunazuka, Akari Tsujino, Riamu Yumemi

Vivid Color Age Hajime Fujiwara, Kana Imai, Aiko Takamori

Frilled Square Yuzu Kitami, Shinobu Kudo, Azuki Momoi, Honoka Ayase

no name Kanade Hayami, Fumika Sagisawa, Minami Nitta, Kaede Takagki, Anastasia

Trichromatic Nature Karen Hojo, Kyoko Igarashi, Aiko Takamori

MomoPearBerry Arisu Tachibana, Momoka Sakurai, Risa Matoba

new wave Izumi Ohishi, Sakura Muramatsu, Ako Tsuchiya

Miss Fortune Telling Kako Takafuji, Hotaru Shiragiku, Karin Domyoji, Yoshino Yorita

Under The Desk Nono Morikubo, Mayu Sakuma, Syoko Hoshi

Ignition ZERO Sana Miyoshi, Reina Koseki, Hikaru Nanjo

Triad Primus Nao Kamiya, Rin Shibuya, Karen Hojo

LiPPs Kanade Hayami, Frederica Miyamoto, Shiki Ichinose, Syuko Shiomi, Mika Jougasaki

Violet Violence Tsukasa Kiryu, Noa Takamine, Tokiko Zaizen

P.C.S. Miho Kohinata, Uzuki Shimamura, Kyoko Igarashi

no name Yoshino Yorita, Nanami Asari, Atsumi Munakata, Hayate Hisakawa, Hinako Kita

Sol Qamar Natalia, Layla

NyanNyanNyan Noa Takamine, Miku Maekawa, Anastasia

no name Tsukasa Kiryu, Nene Kurihara

Sakura Blossom Yui Ohtsuki, Chinatsu Aikawa

Precious White Rumi Wakui, Miyu Mifune, Nana Abe, Toko Hattori

Brilliant Feuille + YUKIMI Yukimi Sajo, Chiaki Kurokawa, Miyuki Yanase, Midori Mizuno

no name Akane Hino, Fumika Sagisawa

I Genius Akiha Ikebukuro, Shiki Ichinose

Gekka Hyouki  (月下氷姫) Fumika Sagisawa, Hajime Fujiwara

142′s Koume Shirasaka, Sachiko Koshimizu, Syoko Hoshi

Pinky Cute Miho Kohinata, Uzuki Shimamura, Chieri Ogata

Red Ballad Chinatsu Aikawa, Aya Kirino, Chiaki Kurokawa, Reiko Takahashi, Ai Togo

no name Yukimi Sajo, Kozue Yusa

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Proyectos invierno 2022

Itoshi Uso ~Yasashii Yami~

Título: Itoshi Uso ~Yasashii Yami~ Episodios: ¿? Género: thriller, misterio, romance Cadena de emisión: TV Asahi Horario de emisión: viernes Período de emisión: enero 2022 - ¿? Dirección: Kinoshita Naomi Guion: Ushio Kentaro SINOPSIS Imai Nozomi hizo su debut como mangaka hace 3 años. Sin embargo, no ganó mucha popularidad y ahora trabaja como asistente de manga sin un futuro brillante a la vista. Un día, 14 años después de su graduación del instituto, de la nada, se celebra una reunión de clase. Aquí es donde se encuentra de nuevo con su primer amor Amemiya Shuichi. El genial y atractivo Shuichi destacó en sus estudios y en el deporte y era como el príncipe perfecto para todas las estudiantes en ese entonces. Ahora es CEO de una empresa de informática y sigue siendo popular entre las mujeres. Mio había pensado que sus sentimientos por él eran unilaterales, pero esta reunión de clase es el resultado de la activa búsqueda que Shuichi realizó por Mio. Luego, entre todas las cosas, los miembros del grupo de seis buenos amigos que asistieron al evento se ven envueltos en incidentes y comienzan a morir uno tras otro. Cada uno de ellos esconde algo soprendentemente oscuro que desencadena un sinfín de mentiras y una imparable y hormigueante tragedia de amor-odio. CAST Haru como Imai Mio Hayashi Kento como Amemiya Shuichi Mizobata Junpei como Fukasawa Ryo Motokariya Yuika como Honda Reiko Kurokawa Tomoka como Nose Yumi Tokushige Satoshi como Nose Masaru Matsumura Sayuri como Okazaki Rie Shinkawa Yua como Iwasaki Nanae

Fight Song

Título: Fight Song Episodios: ¿? Género: comedia, romance, drama Cadena de emisión: TBS Horario de emisión: martes Período de emisión: enero 2022 - ¿? Dirección: Ishii Yusuharu, Okamoto Shingo, Murao Yoshiaki Guion: Okada Yoshikazu SINOPSIS La alegre y tenaz Kisara Hanae creció en un orfanato y aspira a representar a Japón en el kárate. Sin embargo, su sueño se interrumpe repentinamente. Después de perderlo todo, la vida de Hanae toca fondo y ha estado sobrellevando el cansancio cada día. Hanae tiene un encuentro con Ashida Haruki, el compositor de la canción que siempre escuchaba antes de sus combates. Pero Ashida resulta ser un genio de un solo éxito. Hanae se ha dedicado al kárate todo este tiempo y nunca se ha enamorado, mientras que Ashida está a punto de ser despedido, ya que no puede escribir buenas canciones sin comprender el corazón de la gente. Los dos se dan la mano inesperadamente y deciden tener un romance falso, pero real. El coqueto amigo de la infancia de Hanae, Natsukawa Shingo, a quien siempre le ha gustado, se involucra y esto pronto se convierte en un triángulo amoroso. Pero Hanae tiene un "secreto" que no puede contarle a nadie y decide que este será el último amor de su vida. CAST Kiyohara Kaya como Kisara Hanae Mamiya Shotaro como Ashida Haruki Kikuchi Fuma como Hatsukawa Shingo

Kei x Yaku ~Abunai Aibou~

Título: Kei x Yaku ~Abunai Aibou~ Episodios: 10 Género: acción, thriller, misterio, BL Cadena de emisión: NTV, YTV Horario de emisión: jueves Período de emisión: 13 de enero, 2022 - 17 de marzo, 2022 Dirección: Hatano Takafumi Guion: Sakai Masaaki, Kaname Keiko SINOPSIS Kunishita Ichiro, de 28 años, investigador de la oficina de seguridad pública del departamento de policía metropolitana de Tokio, no ha podido aceptar el rápido cierre de un caso de personas desaparecidas que estaba investigando hace 3 años y continúa negociando una reanudación. Pero su jefe le ordena una misión completamente diferente, quiere que lleve a cabo una vigilancia secreta a Hanabusa Shiro, el joven jefe de un grupo del crimen organizado. Un hombre de muchos misterios, Hanabusa había sido un trabajador a tiempo parcial hasta hace 3 años cuando se infiltró en el grupo con un propósito determinado y llegó a la cima a una velocidad notable. Hanabusa no teme la muerte y vive el momento. Mientras se acerca a Hanbusa para su misión, Kunishita descubre una verdad sorprendente. Él y Hanabusa deciden formar un pacto de amantes falso para ocultar su colaboración. Mientras investigan en secreto un caso que ha sido envuelto en la oscuridad, se ven arrastrados a una gran conspiración que sacudirá gradualmente al país y también está ligada a sus propios destinos. CAST Suzuki Nobuyuki como Kunishita Ichiro Inukai Atsuhiro como Hanabusa Shiro

Muchaburi! ~Watashi ga Shachou ni Naru~

Título: Muchaburi! ~Watashi ga Shachou ni Naru~ Episodios: 10 Género: negocios, romance Cadena de emisión: NTV Horario de emisión: miércoles Período de emisión: 12 de enero, 2022 - 16 de marzo, 2022 Dirección: Inomata Ryuichi, Kariyama Shunsuke Guion: Watanabe Mako SINOPSIS Takanashi Hinako, de 30 años, es la secretaria personal de Asami Hiroto, el guapo y carismático CEO de una empresa emergente que ha estado creciendo a un ritmo vertiginoso. Ella ha trabajado para él durante 4 años y es una rutina para ella recibir una gran cantidad de peticiones irrazonables de este hombre que actúa por instinto. Debido a esto, nunca ha habido un día de paz para ella. Hinako no ha tenido novio en 6 años o tiempo para pensar en su futuro. Todo lo que puede hacer al final de cada día es dejar escapar un largo suspiro con una cerveza en la mano y decir que es imposible que valga la pena hacer este trabajo. Sin embargo, Hinako recibe la solicitud más irrazonable de Asami cuando es nombrada CEO de una filial de la empresa. Además, hay una "pizca de amor" en el aire cuando se encuentra atrapada en medio de dos hombres con pesonalidades muy diferentes: su carismático jefe y su subordinado impertinente más joven Taiga Ryo. Pero ambos son problemáticos. ¿Cómo se desarrollará su romance? CAST Takahata Mitsuki como Takanashi Hinako Matsuda Shota como Asami Hiroto Shison Jun como Taiga Ryo Arakawa Yoshiyoshi coom Miyauchi Tsuyoshi Kasamatsu Sho como Nogami Go Yamada Maho como Miyama Wako Oshinari Shugo como Tanabe Kazuma Jinbo Satoshi como Koga Michio Tsubokura Yoshiyuki como Kuzuhara Keijiro Katayama Yuki como Mizushina Yuzu Matsuoka Koudai como Hagio Kei

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Himitsu: The Top Secret by Shimizu Reiko

Color illustration from volume 7

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Fruits Basket - Old vs New (Take One)

I watched both in Japanese (with subs). I’m just going to be stating a few differences between the old and new version, which I prefer, the pros/cons, etc.

For reference, I’m using this post

No, I didn’t watch this series dubbed. The site I use doesn’t have dubs. I know the Funimation dub is really good, but I didn’t watch it. I know they kept the same guy as Kyo though. As much as I’m for reprising roles, I’m kind of disappointed that they didn’t hire someone new. It would lead to a good breakout role since the fanbase is already there and everything, but again, as if the Japanese version did that (they hired people they knew were already popular or semi-popular).

Art?

Let’s be real, they really jacked these guys up since the 2001 version. All of a sudden, they’re all toned and stuff. I know anime has become more idyllic with body types since decades ago, but still... I’m supposed to be their age. I have no muscle.

In the 2001 version, their eyes take up a good 50% of their face. They toned it down. They changed a good lot of the colour palette and even the colour of Yuki’s hair. It’s amazing to see how far animation has come, but the 2001 version sure has its charms. You can’t really say for sure who did what better.

Studios:

2001: Studio Deen

2019: TMS Entertainment

Music (OP and ED)?

Easy. I prefer the new ones. The old ones might be nostalgic, but the new ones fit more towards today’s music tastes. I know there are complaints that the new ones are too slow, but I happen to like them.

Which Seiyuu do I prefer?

Tooru Honda: Yui Horie (1976) | Manaka Iwami (1998)

I don’t prefer either. I’ll be honest, they sound vocally similar. Unlike the other characters, I think they went with someone who would fill the previous role as needed.

Kyo Souma: Tomokazu Seki (1972) | Yuuma Uchida (1992)

I think this one kind of went by a landslide. I find Yuuma’s voice to be far more natural and fitting of Kyo. I’m not sure what else I need to say, but it wasn’t that Seki didn’t do a good job, it’s that Yuuma’s voice fits the role really well.

Yuki Souma: Aya Hisakawa (1968) | Nobunaga Shimazaki (1988)

I know practically everyone’s gonna disagree with this, but I said what I said. I prefer Hisakawa’s voice because it still fit Yuki’s character. It was a pretty close match, but I found that her voice was so majestic and prince-like, and I actually liked it the first time I heard it. She’s a really talented voice actress. Shimazaki, on the other hand, is doing a good job, but I don’t prefer it. Hisakawa’s beautiful voice matches the feminine prince character.

Update: Both are incredibly good.

Shigure Souma: Ryotaro Okiayu (1969) | Yuuichi Nakamura (1980)

I decided this one so fast. Yuuichi Nakamura is cool and all, but Ryotaro’s voice fit perfectly. It’s so distinct and fits the characteristics. 

Momiji Souma: Ayaka Saitou (1988) | Megumi Han (1989)

When Ayaka Saitou was cast in the original, she was only 13. This led to her voice being very youthful and perfect for a kid. Megumi Han is already an adult, and even though she has the knack for voicing boys, I think there’s a certain aspect that can’t be mirrored unless you’re of that age.

Hatsuharu Souma: Akio Suyama (1968) | Makoto Furukawa (1989)

I know he hasn’t really appeared yet, but this is my guess.

Kagura Souma: Kotono Mitsuishi (1967) | Rie Kugimiya (1979)

I think Rie Kugimiya has played so many tsunderes and violent characters now that it all kind of just mushed together. Kotono Mitsuishi’s cute voice was cute, and her violent voice was kind of badass.

Saki Hanajima: Reiko Yasuhara (1969) | Satomi Sato (1986)

Her voice fits the character perfectly for me. Yasuhara’s voice was the absolute perfect fit. Satomi Sato is pretty good but doesn’t quite fit as well.

Arisa Uotani: Yuka Imai (1970) | Atsumi Tanezaki (1990)

I feel like her voice is a bit more down-to-earth. It’s the slightest bit more feminine. This one was really, really close.

Ayame Souma: Mitsuru Miyamoto (1958) | Takahiro Sakurai (1974)

Knowing what Sakurai’s voice is like (dude, he’s in a lot of stuff), I think I like his voice for the character more. Plus, he has a pretty cool voice.

Hatori Souma: Kazuhiko Inoue (1954) | Kazuyuki Okitsu (1980)

No matter how hard Okitsu tries, Kazuhiko Inoue has one of the coolest voices ever. There is no contest. That’s just the fact.

Akito Souma: Wakaba Murasaki (1982) | Maaya Sakamoto (1980)

Biased? Absolutely. My only complaint is that Maaya Sakamoto’s casting reveals a huge plot point and kind of spoils it.

Kyouka Honda: Keiko Yasuhara (1969) | Miyuki Sawashiro (1985)

I am 110% biased. Come on. Maaya Sakamoto and Miyuki Sawashiro in one anime that isn’t Canaan? Of course, I’m picking them. There is no contest.

Overall Thoughts?

I just finished the 2001 anime, and it was great.

I have some complaints about the art, but I’m sure it’ll be better this time around. Nothing wasn’t really outstandingly bad with it though. The art has changed, but I can’t say which really did it better yet. 

The music is much better this time around, but I haven’t gotten a chance to really feel the score out yet.

Voice-wise, I guess it’s because I watched 26 episodes with the original cast. Maybe these opinions will change over time.

Fruits Basket is a classic, and I’m glad to see it being remade. So far, it’s doing really well.

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At The Edge Of Repeating Times From Long Ago | Miyu | ATTN: All, but especially Byakko + Mi-ke

[ CW: Self-harm implication ] [ tl;dr of her infodump at the end of the post ]

Just because the votes had been finalized (for better or worse) didn’t mean that anyone’s pain had been alleviated. The wounds were still raw, and even for the one case they were able to vote correctly on, there was no closure to be found. At the end of the day, there were empty bedrooms and lost futures, and no amount of justification would fix it.

Miyu still felt indignant when Itona dug in against Kris. Maybe it was because this came immediately after a mistrial that was, no matter how one cut, primarily Miyu’s fault. If she hadn’t pushed too far, if she hadn’t stood back when she saw the momentum build… If she hadn’t done the exact damn mistakes that got Mi-ke killed.

“I’m not going to defend what happened to Shiba-san. But if you’re going to blame only one person for Miwa-chan’s death, it’s me you want. If I had survived the third trial, Miwa-chan would have died in my place. We didn’t know it at the time, obviously, but Otohiko taunted us about it afterwards. And then she took them anyway because I convinced myself that Ueno had killed again. That’s on me. A lot of people paid for our mistakes: Them, and Hasekura-san, and whoever is about to die now.

But it’s me. I’m the one who keeps stirring the pot, expecting something different to happen this time. I’m the one who uses people for information or selfish wishes. I’m the one who dragged people into my own terrible ideas. I’ve already accepted that this is all I’ll ever be.”

(Had she really? For a second, there was a look of anguish on her face. Miyu, for all her cold words, still wanted something better than this. But she constantly fought with herself, telling herself that it was too dangerous to hope. And today had proven just that. Miyu would act out the motions and recite the speeches, but she didn’t know if she could let herself hope for something better.)

(Joon wondered how other ghosts came to terms with their deaths. Miyu’s answer: She hadn’t. Every time she found some sort of closure or purpose to her existence, something happened to set all the progress back. And every time, Miyu found herself returning to the day Hope’s Peak Academy told her about the plea deal, and all she could think about was breaking herself physically and mentally just to feel like maybe she had some control over her own existence.)

(The second passed, and Miyu returned to her bravado. Presumptuous, she was, to act as if she was the one in charge of everyone’s failures. Was that part of her need for control, too?)

“…I have to gather my thoughts, please. Give me a few minutes.”

Those few minutes ended up stretching on a lot longer than they needed to: First, a small side-discussion with Outa, because she needed people to understand that her apologies weren’t just platitudes. She truly did have regrets. And if they really were approaching the end… she needed everyone she had wronged these past months to know that she did feel that remorse. Maybe not for everything. Maybe not for every cruel word. But certainly for a lot of them.

By the time Miyu realized that the confrontation between Reiko and Takako had devolved into a slapfight and then a beatdown, it was once again too late to stop the momentum. Besides, the only objects she had on her that would be tangible to both her and the living were the tulle scraps (too delicate) and the potion bottles (too important). All she could do was stare in horror – exhausted and numb, but still some spark of horror – at the severity of Reiko’s wounds. Sure, Takako had taken a few hard hits too, but at least she had already looked like a mess.

That disgusting feeling of not feeling in control of anything, of wanting to torch the whole world just to feel like she had control, welled up in her chest. Miyu tapped one potion bottle against the other, the clinking noise ringing clear.

“Enough. Enough. I know this is not over. I know someone will die for this. I know that nothing will ever fix that and that nothing will ever feel more cathartic than kicking Imai’s ass. But we do not have time for this.

I’m not asking you to have faith in me. Everyone here who has ever believed in me has been betrayed by me in some way. What I’m asking you to have faith in is the memories of what I’ve witnessed the past few weeks. Half of you know what I’m going to say already. Half need to be caught up.”

Miyu took a few careful moments to clear everything off of her pensieve and onto the floor, leaving behind only the swirl of memories and the cluster of gold chrysanthemums. Standing straight in front of her pensieve, she drew out her wand, trying to call everyone’s attention to her.

“Before we get into that, I’d like to make sure we all know the names and status of this school’s founders, and their relatives. Just so we all know who’s who.”

With a flick of her wrist, she pulled up the first of many images. The scene showed five people in total, one of them presiding over two pairs engaging in a dancing duel, just like the dance the class had shared so, so long ago in better times. Most of the figures were immediately recognizable as those who had given their lives to protect the students in the first (not-)trial: The warrior in red and the scholar in black, bound obi-to-obi. However, the mystic in blue was paired off with someone few of them had seen before, although his swishing cat tail was adorned with a familiar cuff…

“Ake, founder of Suzaku. Mikage, founder of Genbu. Haru, founder of Seiryuu. Haru is especially notable at this time, as it seems they’ve been restored to their adult form. In fact, the Seiryuu pensieve has vanished entirely and was replaced with a door, though I haven’t had the time to examine further. Haru themself isn’t at full power and is missing key memories, including that of their defeat here. Mikage and Ake, meanwhile, are still young children as far as I know. More of their essence needs to be retrieved from the labyrinths.

You may notice that Ushiro, the person we assumed was Byakko’s founder, isn’t present. Her titles and duties are passed down the family line. The person dancing with Haru is Ueda, first of the Byakko name. Ushiro has inherited his obligations to the castle, though she is unfortunately even further behind and is still a tiger cub.

The four of them were a blended family, adopted out of circumstances in their early lives. The person who cared for them all, the person who was proud to be their mother…”

The viewpoint suddenly shifted to the woman in intricate formal attire as she observed their fumbling dances. Her face glowed with joy, laughter, and love.

“…is Otohiko, who introduced herself to us as Ouryuu.”

Miyu dispelled the image, allowing for several moments to breathe as the words sunk in.

“I do not know what happened to shatter their family. All I know is that it somehow ended in Otohiko’s death, and her complete erasure from all historical records. Her magic seeped into the barren island that we call Minami-Iwō-Jima, and this school is built entirely upon her corpse. Metaphorically speaking.”

…Hopefully.

“Now that we know their names, let us get into the more pressing matter of the identity of Otohiko’s little one. The mastermind that sold us all out. When us students… pass, we become one of Otohiko’s wards. Clan Ouryuu. She’s set up a dormitory within the central Labyrinth that’s accessible only to her clan – with the implication that the unpleasant tribulations involving our keys are a punishment to intruders.

More importantly, while in her dormitory, she will personally answer any questions if we ask her. She won’t blatantly answer many topics, but she seems willing to give hints, so long as we’re polite. It’s through this that I’ve been asking her about the strange sights in the crossroads. You know the ones.”

And Miyu began to fling one image after another into the air. Most were located at the crossroads – and for many of her classmates, it was the first time they had ever directly observed the pensieve at the center of the room, pluming with pure gold smoke. This was the pensieve that only dead students were able to see and interact with.

More importantly, though, were the cat-like entities swarming the crossroads.

In some memories, Miyu only caught a fleeting glimpse of gold-colored eyes piercing through the darkness before blinking away. In others, the floor and walls of the crossroads were covered in blobby, feline-esque shadows that congregated around the center pensieve. One odd memory took place in an imperial palace with ivory marble walls, as Miyu watched the cat shadows converge upon a particular door.

…It was a bit overwhelming to see so many moving images at once.

“According to Otohiko, these shadows are side effects of dark magic running amok. She implied that the mastermind has little to no control over this. And they are connected. In fact, the shadows are taking the shape of something that is drawn to her little one.”

Y’know, like, nya?

But here came the difficult part to say. Miyu waited even longer to continue, taking deep breaths. Even now, even with the thin silver lining she had pulled from today’s shitstorm, it was still difficult to talk about. Because it meant that she had doubted the people she loved the most. And perhaps still doubted.

“…Understand that I’m saying this as a biased person, with my own loved ones I’ve sworn to protect. Understand that everyone on this list is someone’s loved one. No one is happy about this.

But if we take into account that I was the last person to pass before the cut-off mark on whether the mastermind was still alive or not, it leaves four major suspects. Clove Rosenburg. Shino Shirashi. Shizuka Matsuoka. Miwa.”

(She knew their last name, of course, but they had specifically asked her not to ever use it.)

“There is a possibility that it could be someone not on this list. Other people here have been associated with cats in one-off contexts, like sleepover conversations or labyrinths. Or, if you interpret Otohiko’s remarks differently, the cats represent a loved one of the mastermind, and we should instead look at the suspects’ partners and not the primary suspects themselves.

But I think that’s over-complicating it. Things get bad when we over-complicate our theories. We’ve proven it time and time again. Unless I see solid evidence pointing to someone else, I’ve focused on these four.

Well, three. I and a few others have found some interesting information regarding the mastermind having motive-related privileges we don’t. Maybe others can say it better than I can.”

Or maybe Miyu just feels sore from all the talking. Her voice does sound incredibly hoarse. Her stance relaxes, and Miyu takes a moment to just rest. What she wouldn’t give to be able to drink water right now. She’d have her chance later, when she could run away from her problems, but she was needed right now.

TL;DR VERSION

The names of major figures in the school’s history are as follows: Haru (Seiryruu), Ake (Suzaku), Ushiro (Byakko), Mikage (Genbu), and Otohiko (Ouryuu).

Ushiro is a descendant of Ueda, who may be the true Byakko founder.

Otohiko adopted Haru, Ake, Ueda, and Mikage as her children. The event that led to their current hostility is still unclear.

The magic on the island is Otohiko’s magic, a remnant after her death.

The Seiryuu pensieve no longer exists and is replaced by a door.

Otohiko claims dead students as part of Clan Ouryuu, provides them a dormitory, and is more willing to interact with them.

Cat-like shadows have been appearing in the labyrinth crossroads. They seem to have a connection to the mastermind.

Miyu admits that this evidence suggests four prime suspects – Clove, Kris, Shino, and Mi-ke – but apparently has more details to say about them. Other suspects are still possible.

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"Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation" anime PV featuring the OP theme by SCREEN mode. A second key visual is also available. The new series will premiere August 3rd on BS Sky PerfecTV.

-Synopsis-

“Are you a victim of unwanted spirit possession? Is there a ghost you need sent up and away…or down to burn for all eternity? If the answer is yes, then you need Muhyo and Roji, experts in magic law. Serving justice to evil spirits is their specialty.”

-Staff-

Director: Nobuhiro Kondou

Screenplay: Yasuyuki Suzuki 

Character Designer: Kouichirou Kawano 

Chief Animation Director: Kazuko Tadano, Hiromi Matsushita 

Music: Ryuu Kawasaki

Animation Production: Studio Deen

-Cast-

Muhyou - (CV: Ayumu Murase)

Roji - (CV: Yuu Hayashi)

Yoichi - (CV: Tetsuya Kakihara)

Enchuu - (CV: Hiroshi Kamiya)

Page Clause: Wataru Hatano)

Rio Kurotori - (CV: Satomi Akesaka)

Reiko Imai - (CV: Mitsuki Saiga)

Nana Takenouchi - (CV: Iori Nomizu)

Yuu Abiko - (CV: Rie Kawamura)

Tetsuharu Ohta

Kouhei Amasaki

Youji Ueda

Ami Koshimizu

Kazumasa Fukagawa

Kyousuke Ikeda

via: http://mahouritsu.com/

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Six More Manga Titles Join the Seven Seas License Slate for 2021

  North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment continues to roll out its 2021 publishing slate! Tonight, six more manga titles have been announced, including two for their mature Ghost Ship imprint. From Succubus and Hitman to Semelparous, here are the latest to be announced!

  FukaFuka Dungeon Kouryakuki: Ore no Isekai Tensei Boukentan (Ghost Ship mature imprint)

Story & Art: KAKERU

Release Date: December 2021

    Former office worker Jean finds himself transported into a land where even armies have failed to conquer the FukaFuka Dungeon. With no magic cheat codes and no secret knowledge, Jean must battle goblins and seek glory alongside a cast of voluptuous warrior women. From the creator of Creature Girls: A Hands-On Field Journal in Another World.

  semelparous

Story & Art: Jun Ogino

Release Date: December 2021

    Ever since they were young girls, best friends Yorino and Haruka have been training to become Bastioners--soldiers who battle in a walled area that protects humanity from the kaiju trying to break through. But when Haruka is killed during a routine exercise, Yorino must fight even harder to make sure she never loses someone close to her again.

  The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World

Story: Kyouka Izumi, Oumiya

Art: Reiko Sakurada

Release Date: November 2021

    When a “god” tells Tsukina that she is to be transported to another world to become its savior, Tsukina isn’t interested. As a bookish thirty-something, she has zero desire to go on some big adventure...so when she arrives in the strange new land, she decides to use her magical powers to create a cozy little book café instead. But when a fellow “savior” starts causing trouble, Tsukina might just have to play the hero, after all!

  Magaimono: Super Magic Action Entertainment

Story & Art: Kami Imai

Release Date: October 2021

    Yuki is a high school girl obsessed with the paranormal. One day, while spying on a mysterious new transfer student, she ends up in the middle of a magical battle! Yuki is saved by a strange, super-powered man in a lab coat. But while she might have survived her initial encounter with the supernatural, now a secret government organization is after her!

  Double Your Pleasure - A Twin Yuri Anthology (Ghost Ship mature imprint)

Story & Art: Various

Release Date: October 2021

    Each of these eight short erotic manga features a pair of twins. Sometimes they’re identical, sometimes they’re fraternal. Sometimes they play with others, sometimes they only have eyes for each other. Every story puts a different twist on the concept, with lush art in a variety of styles to explore one of erotica’s forbidden fantasies.

  Succubus and Hitman

Story: Makoto Fukami

Art: Seigo Tokiya

Release Date: December 2021

    From the creative team behind Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka. Gamo Shoya is a dead man. At least, he was Gamo Shoya--inside his body resides the soul of someone else, murdered but brought back to life in his body. Now a student living a life that’s not his own, Shoya is haunted by Armelina, a beautiful demon succubus who has given him a new role: hitman. She can’t kill humans directly, but she can use Shoya to hunt and kill the wicked who prowl the streets, leaving their departing souls ripe for Armelina to devour. In exchange, she’ll help him hunt down whoever killed him in the first place. It’s a dark path for Shoya. The only thing he has left to lose is...his soul.

  Source: Seven Seas Entertainment

  By: Kara Dennison

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Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho TV Anime new character designs revealed!! Airs july 2018. 

New Cast

Mitsuki Saiga as Reiko Imai

Wataru Hatano as Page Klaus

Rie Kawamura as Yū Abiko (Biko)

Satomi Akesaka as Rio Kurotori

Iori Nomizu as Nana Takenouchi

The previously revealed cast includes:

Ayumu Murase as Tōru Muhyō

Yuu Hayashi as Jirō "Roji" Kusano

Tetsuya Kakihara as Yōichi Himukai

Hiroshi Kamiya as Soratsugu Madoka

Nobuhiro Kondo (Nobunagun, Cerberus) is directing the anime at Studio DEEN. Yasuyuki Suzuki (Naruto Shippūden, The Reflection) is penning the scripts. Kouichiro Kawano (And Yet the Town Moves, High School Fleet episode animation director) is designing the characters. Married couple Kazuko Tadano and Hiromi Matsushita (Sailor Moon, Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God) are the chief animation directors, and Ryo Kawasaki (Fate/Grand Order: First Order, Altair: A Record of Battles) is composing the music.

The anime will premiere on SKY PerfecTV! and Animax this summer.

The manga centers on Toru Muhyo, a prodigy and expert on magic law, and his assistant Jiro Kusano. The pair investigate supernatural incidents and dole out justice.

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35歳の高校生 (35-Sai No Koukousei )

Dorama Details

Title: 35歳の高校生

Title (romaji): 35-Sai No Koukousei

Title (english): No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 / 35-Year-Old High School Student

Broadcast Network: NTV

Genre: School drama

Episodes: 11

Release Date: April 13 - June 22, 2013

Runtime: Saturday 21:00

TV Ratings: 13.3%

Theme song: Flower Song by EXILE

Plot

During the new semester in April, a woman appears in the classroom for the 3rd year high school students. The other students wonder who she is. The woman tells the students she is a student in that class.

The woman does ordinary student things like wearing their school uniform, homework and participates in gym class, but she is different. She arrives at school in an expensive car. During break time, she smokes in the teacher's smoking room. After club activities, the woman drinks a beer. Yet, after school, she delivers newspapers as part-time work. She is mysterious. The woman tries to solve problems like high school bullying.

CAST

Main Cast

Ryoko Yonekura as Ayako Baba

Junpei Mizobata as Junichi Koizumi

Mayu Matsuoka as young Ayako

Faculty Members

Tetsuya Watari as Yukinobu Asada

Nana Katase as Akiri Nagamine

Takeshi Masu as Makio Ninagawa

Toshihide Tonesaku as Takashi Saruwatari

Hiroki Aiba as Ryuichiro Kitajima

Yohei Kumabe as Wataru Iseya

Sho Ikushima as Koichi Higuchi

Megumi Yokoyama as Yuki Mayuzumi

Takaaki Enoki as Yoshio Noda

Class 3-A

Taiko Katono as Ryota Otake

Shiori Kitayama as Yuna Izumi

Fujiko Kojima as Moe Kokubun

Yua Shinkawa as Mizuki Kudo

Masaki Suda as Masamitsu Tsuchiya

Mahiro Takasugi as Ren Higashi

Yukito Nishii as Teppei Saegusa

Shuhei Nomura as Osamu Yukawa

Alice Hirose as Rina Hasegawa

Reiko Fujiwara as Mai Yuki

Elina Mizuno as Ai Yamashita

Karen Miyazaki as Rikako Hatori

Aoi Morikawa as Hitomi Eto

Kento Yamazaki as Ryo Akutsu

Masami Imai as Rin Sato

Haruna Onishi as Momoko Ueda

Takumi Sato as Yuta Shimizu

Tomoya Shiba as Hitoshi Okura

Yoshiro Dojun as Tetsuya Jinbo

Kazuya Nakajima as Shinichi Kashiwagi

Tatsuya Nakayama as Yuji Matsumoto

Sumire Fujishiro as Keiko Hirakawa

Koki Horikoshi as Goki Murata

Daiki Mihara as Yosuke Shinohara

Izumi Yabe as Yui Matsushita

Mari Yamachi as Sayuri Tachibana

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director: Sakuma Noriyoshi, Nagumo Seiichi, Nishino Maki (西野真貴)

Screenwriter: Yamaura Masahiro (山浦雅大), Takahashi Yuya

Chief Producer: Ohira Futoshi

Producer: Ikeda Kenji, Akimoto Takayuki (秋元孝之), Taka Aki

Music: Yokoyama Masaru

Narrator: Koyama Rikiya (小山力也)

WEBSITE 

Official Homepage: www.ntv.co.jp/35jk

Official Twitter: @jk35sai

source : AsianWiki + DramaWiki + Wikipedia

SPOILER

Yamazaki Kento played as one of the student from class 3-A. He is a loner, he has no friends at the school. His image is somewhat mysterious, quite & have cool side. But actually he is the key of The School's Caste. What did he do? Who is him actually? Find the full story by download or stream here:

[DOWNLOAD LINK]

RAW VIDEO: ALT1 / ALT2 / ALT 3

SUBTITLES

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More Cast Members Announced for the New Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Anime

More Cast Members Announced for the New Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Anime

More cast members have been announced for the forthcoming new anime adaptation of the Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation manga:

Mitsuki Saiga is Reiko Imai

Wataru Hatano is Page Klaus

Rie Kawamura is Yū Abiko (Biko)

Satomi Akesaka is Rio Kurotori

Iori Nomizu is Nana Takenouchi

Nobuhiro Kondo is directing the anime at Studio DEEN. Yasuyuki Suzuki is writing the scripts. Kouichiro…