#inu: tasks

[dreamerkitty]

Inu Tokumeitai/Doggy Special Task Force from Y School Heroes becaauuussee they are ADORABLE

[starglewcrossing]

Current hyper fixation that isn’t stardew: Japan Rural Life Adventure on my iPad. Can’t seem to find a meaty game guide so I guess I’ll start one for myself somewhat pls don’t mind me, but also if you love stardew and can hear me talking at myself you should maybe try this game it has pretty (albeit repetitive) music, slower paced than stardew, cute doggie, and is doing a great job of keeping my mind off bad life things 💙

[zooophagous]

What drew you to Tuuni's breed? I've never met one and he is cute as hell but he also sounds like a bit of a terror (while also recognizing he is still puppy...)

Don't get me wrong. He's a terror because he's a 6 month old unneutered puppy. Not because of his breed. He's actually less destructive and less hyper than most dogs his age I've met.

I've known for a while that I wanted to go with a "primitive" breed or a spitz. I considered a lot of different ones from huskies to laikas to shiba inu to akitas. I admire a dog that's a free thinker and a little independent, not stuck right to you trying to climb all over you. I like the look of them, I like how relatively clean and tidy the Japanese spitz type dogs are.

The kishu is a good versatile all rounder. It's not clingy, but it does want to be with you. It's loyal and surprisingly trainable compared to the more independent primitives, with kishu excelling in obedience and other sports. While they were bred for hunting, they don't seem to have as much of a small animal chase drive and Tuuni will ignore rabbits and squirrels.

I got to meet a few in person and I was hooked.

So far Tuunbaq has done well at anything he's asked to do. He will boldly meet new people and approach new tricks and obstacles without flinching. New textures, new places and new sights and sounds barely phase him. He is somewhat dog selective but he tolerates familiar dogs and cats very nicely.

Not only does this breed want to work, it wants to work *with you,* and will happily take a new task and ask for more. On the other hand, he also doesn't go insane and trash the entire house if we skip work for a day. He doesn't need to run for hours or be constantly using his legs or brain in order to settle. He just settles.

Their neutrality to strangers, handler focused attitude, clean tendencies and wash and wear coat make them great little adventuring companions or at home tv time pals.

They are however, still dogs, and dogs start as puppies, and puppies are stupid dick heads. He will grow out of it. I see the scaffolding of an excellent dog able to accomplish a lot. One must build to get there.

[twinknote]

death note characters as dog breeds

light: shiba inu (independent, vigilant, stubborn, cute and idealized but can actually be very bitchy and weird)

misa: pomeranian (royal history in britain, giant personality in a little body, intelligent, very affectionate, often mischevious)

L: briard (confident, intelligent, needs a job to do/mental stimulation, wary of strangers, protective, do i even need to mention the hair)

mello: german shepherd (intimidating, courageous, intelligent, confident, vigilant, wary of strangers, can be kinda neurotic, esp if not given a task to focus on)

near: australian shepherd (intelligent, loyal, extremely strong work drive, wary of strangers, stubborn, needs mental stimulation or they will destroy everything you love)

matt: irish setter (affectionate, goofy, eager to please, intelligent, calm demeanor, needs mental stimulation or they will start bouncing off the walls)

mikami: akita (built af, stubborn, courageous, intelligent, loyal, protective, tendency to be a little blockheaded sometimes)

takada: afghan hound (dignified, intelligent, gorgeous, independent, hypoallergenic, loyal, can be a bit aloof with people/strangers)

[bestanimatedmovie]

Welcome to Revenge of the Underrated!

Some of you asked me to put a "haven't watched both" to be more fair to the more unknown movies, but I've seen other tournaments doing this and I think it limits too much who can participate in the polls. So what I decided to do is a double elimination!

What does that mean? That means a movie has to lose twice to be eliminated. In other words, there will be a sorts of losers bracket that'll be part of main bracket. I'm undecided on whether to do this for only one round or the whole bracket, as it would make the tournament very long. Do let me know if you have any opinion about it.

Anyway, Revenge of the Underrated, Round 1:

Miss Hokusai vs Happily N'Ever After

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children vs Tiger and Bunny: The Rising

Ballerina vs Book Girl

On-Gaku: Our Sound vs Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1

Cats don't Dance vs The Flight of Dragons

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge vs The Girl Without Hands

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix vs Flatland: The Film

Felidae vs Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West vs Unico in the Island of Magic

Rock and Rule vs Rock-A-Doodle

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning vs Freddie as F.R.0.7

The Plague Dogs vs The Magic Riddle

Pokemon Heroes vs The Pebble and the Penguin

Strange Magic vs Sea Prince and the Fire Child

Help! I'm a Fish vs Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

16.Azur and Asmar: The Prince's Quest vs Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

17.Titan A.E. vs Ico, the Brave Horse

18.The Adventures of Mark Twain vs A Troll in Central Park

19.The Case of Hana and Alice vs Once Upon a Forest

20.Underdogs vs Long Way North

21.Mars Needs Moms vs The Twelve Months

22.Phineas and Ferb: The Movie: Candace Against the Universe vs Blinky Bill

23.Robot Carnival vs Revue Starlight: The Movie

24.One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island vs Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom

25.Ruben Brandt, Collector vs Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

26.Lupin III: The First vs Pippi Longstocking

27.The Three Caballeros vs The Legend of Manxmouse

28.Princes and Princesses vs The Snow Queen

29.A Letter to Momo vs Seven Days War

30.The Wild Thornberrys Movie vs The Rabbi's Cat

31.Night on the Galactic Railroad vs The Boy who Wanted to be a Bear

32.The Swan Princess vs Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

33.Patema Inverted vs Bartok the Magnificent

34.Next Gen vs Padak

35.Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods vs Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

36.Thumbelina vs Catnapped!

37.Early Man vs Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island

38.Junk Head vs Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

39.Charlotte's Web (1973) vs The Princess and the Goblin

40.Shaun the Sheep Movie vs Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

41. Redline vs Balto

42. The Addams Family vs Inu-Oh

43. Epic vs Mary and the Witch's Flower

44.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time vs Vivo

45.Barbie: Princess Charm School vs Kronk''s New Groove

46.Waking Life vs The Transformers: The Movie

47.Barbie in the Nutcracker vs Barbie as Rapunzel

48.Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back vs Cool World

49.The Land Before Time vs When the Wind Blows

50.The Secret of NIMH vs Summer Wars

51.The Black Cauldron vs All Dogs go to Heaven

52.The Red Turtle vs FernGully: The Last Rainforest

53.Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas vs Ron's Gone Wrong

54.The Boxtrolls vs Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

55.Arthur Christmas vs One Piece Film Red

56.Barbie of Swan Lake vs The Rescuers Down Under

57.Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole vs Secret of the Wings

58.The Castle of Cagliostro vs Pokemon: The Movie 2000

59.Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust vs Arthur and the Invisibles

60.Tinker Bell vs Barbie as the Island Princess

61.Mind Game vs Tekkonkinkreet

62.The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh vs Dragon Ball Super: Broly

63.Mirai vs Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

64.The Lion King II: Simba's Pride vs Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase

[inu-mothership]

Inu-Mothership Spotlight Saturday Update: July 27, 2024: KogKag!

Hi everyone! We here at @inu-mothership are back with a new round of fic recs! Our server has just celebrated its third anniversary this week, and to honor that, we'll be revisiting some of the ships that we featured very early on in our Spotlight Saturday days. This week, we're going back to our very first fic rec list, which was KogKag!

This week, we're back with 15 new fics, all published after our last KogKag list, which was a summary of the 2022 KogKag Secret Admirer event! Stories are listed below the cut in alphabetical order, according to title, with rating and status (ongoing or complete) also noted. We hope you find some new KogKag gems in this list!

The Beauty of Storms (G; complete) by abovetheruins (Ao3)

Outside, thunder rumbled. A flash of lightning illuminated the sky, throwing the tree trunks beyond the cave into sharp relief. Kagome’s breath caught at the brilliant display, though she was distracted from the storm by the faintest whisper of footsteps beyond the cave. Within her next heartbeat, the wall of water bearing down upon the entrance parted as a shadowed figure pushed their way through.

Caught in the middle of a rainstorm, the Inu gang take refuge with the wolf clan. Kouga and Kagome share a moment.

Chasing Fate (M; complete) by @fawn-eyed-girl

Yōkai exterminators Kagome and Miroku are called to investigate the mysterious possessions and murders that have been happening on the late night Musashi train line. When confronted with the culprit, Kagome is surprised to see not one, but two faces from her past…

The one who broke her heart. And the one whose heart she broke.

Can she put the past aside to solve this case? And perhaps also reunite with the ookami who still owns her heart, even after she let him go?

Cultural Variances (T; complete) by @arisukingdom

Kouga has been courting Kagome for years now, but she is clueless. One day, he had the perfect excuse to complete all the courting traditions he knows of but they aren't enough. What does she need?

Duty Bound (E; ongoing) by Nora_Wall (Ao3)

It's been several years since the defeat of Naraku and supposed destruction of the Sacred Jewel. Stuck in the past, Kagome has been trying to adjust to the tedious life of a village miko while harboring a dangerous secret. With the emergence of a deadly illness sweeping through Edo, Kagome is tasked with helping Kouga save his pack. The only problem is that Kouga is determined to use this opportunity to not only save his tribe, but to convince Kagome to be his. Drawn to the powerful wolf demon, Kagome must learn to walk the fine line between following her heart and staying duty bound to protect those she loves.

Happenstance (T; complete) by @megara09

A chance encounter in a dark park with a stranger who saves her.

When Kagome injures herself, Kouga takes her home. After learning that her injury will prevent her from helping at her family’s shrine, he volunteers to help out.

Add in a creepy stalker and a big secret for some extra flavor!

Howling Heart (E; ongoing) by @mynightshining

Unexpectedly stuck in a storm together after time apart forces Kagome and Koga to address the elephant in the room.

Hungry Like a Wolf (T; complete) by @mynightshining

Koga lived centuries as the Pack's bachelor alpha. It's fine, really. It doesn't bother him anymore. He embraced the lifestyle. Little does he know the Tanabata festival has a surprise in store.

Joys of Music (G; complete) by @classysassy9791

Kouga hated waking up early, until he didn't.

Little Red (NR; complete) by Langus (Ao3)

The autumn air was crisp and the full moon high in the night sky. Its light bathed the forest floor in a cool cerulean glow that cast long shadows into the underbrush. She pulled in a cleansing breath and let it out in a rush.

"Chase me," she breathed and immediately began to run.

An Olympic Rendezvous (E; complete) by NeutrInu (Ao3)/ @neutronstarchild

There is a reason that the Olympic Village supplies so many condoms. Athletes need to find ways to relax and celebrate, right? When Kagome meets an absolutely gorgeous wolf demon from the French team, she decides it’s time to ‘relieve some of that post-competition tension.’ And with this much chemistry, who needs a common language?

Open Invitation (G; complete) by monophobian (Ao3)/ @nikkxb

Kouga didn't know what she was studying or why she was studying or why she was so stressed about it, but he did know he could help. Somehow.

He didn't realize how quickly he adapted to Kagome at his den.

Skip (G; complete) by @commandercrouton

Kouga surprised his wife with a romantic dinner for a special anniversary. Except Kagome doesn’t know.

Slipping Traces (M; ongoing) by @pointyobjects

Kagome arrives back home with an education and a new title in her small town: the governor's daughter. It's her job to make every citizen of Serenity Creek feel entirely at home, including the handsome, aloof new Horsehand.

Summer-time Blues (G; complete) by GoblinOnAHouse (Ao3)/ @brain-rot-hour

Kagome has a lot of thoughts about life with Kouga and the Pack.

And summer.

Zephyr (T; complete) by AshMish111 (Ao3)/ @mrfeenysmustache

For Kagome Higurashi, the winds of change blew fast and hard, leaving her tossed about and her world upside down.

They were best avoided.

But sometimes change comes on the gentle currents of a warm breeze, and before you know it you’ve gone too far down stream to turn back.

She should have known;

She’d always associated Koga with wind.

[scarletwritesshit]

🏥 Kotone Shiomi x Shinjiro Aragaki 🏥 Unfulfulling Rest

The last thing Shinjiro recalled was wanting to run directly towards Takaya and tear his head off. Everything after that point is nothing but a blur, so it must’ve been a hell of a night for him to wake up in the hospital.

He slowly pieced together his surroundings. Tubes and wires everywhere. A white room devoid of life with the exception of a cooking show playing on the television and what appeared to be various gifts on a table near him. Didn’t seem reasonable for that many to have accumulated overnight, so he must’ve been out of commission for quite some time.

Longest eight hour nap he’s ever had. Even his body disagreed with waking up. He barely had it in him to lift his arm, let alone turn his head. Shinjiro was a stubborn man, but his muscles, or apparent lack thereof, were just as stubborn.

It took him a few minutes of fighting to get his arm to move again. Or maybe it was a few hours. Who could say, as his perception of time was quite skewed at the moment. A few minutes (or hours) later, Shinjiro managed to force himself to pick up his phone and work it open. His eyes still felt weak, and he couldn’t quite process the information on the screen, but it was unmistakable which contact belong to Kotone. It never moved from the top of the list, and he knew that blob of a Shiba Inu icon anywhere.

He scratched his brain for a minute debating what to send. Shinjiro was unsure of the date or even the season, as he could only see sunlight filtering in through the windows and nothing else from outside. He wanted to catch up on whatever happened during his nap, but more than anything, he wanted Kotone to know that he was still breathing.

He wanted to know what he missed. He wanted to know when the hell he was. But all he could manage with his feeble fingers was a dog emoji. That singular dog emoji would mean the world to her, and she would tell the rest of S.E.E.S. that he’s fine, no matter what happened. Alternatively, her first instinct would be to come running into his room past hospital staff, neglecting to inform the rest of the team of his well-being. Oh well. At least someone would be aware that he’s fine, relatively speaking.

Shinjiro attempted to lay his phone on his chest, but was taken aback by the sudden tinge of pain. The shock of pain gave him just enough energy to move his hand to his side and drop the phone onto his bed. At least he had some clue as to what had happened to him. Chest injury. And must’ve been a damn brutal one if he’s hooked up to all of this crap.

He would have no choice but to rest, at least until he had the strength to move his body without a fight. Despite being awake again, he would be a dead weight to S.E.E.S. in his current condition. They’re out there busting their asses while Shinjiro didn’t even have the strength to message his beloved girlfriend. Even groaning out of frustration proved to be quite the difficult task for him.

All he wanted to do right now was to shut his eyes and return to sleep after the most unsatisfying nap ever. The desire for answers still kept him awake, albeit barely.

The nurses must’ve been alerted to Shinjiro’s increase in heart rate, as one of them arrived in his room. Upon seeing Shinjiro’s eyes open, a smile quickly formed on her face.

"Finally, some good news," she said.

Shinjiro only had the strength to move his eyes to look at her. He wanted to ask so many questions, where was he, when was he, but his jaw simply refused to budge.

"You’ve been asleep for about five months," she said.

Five months!?

"We didn’t think you were going to make it. Nobody did. You wouldn’t have if that watch didn’t save your life."

...Watch?

The nurse grabbed a clear bag that was on one of the tables. Inside of it was a shattered, once golden watch, now stained red with blood…or what remained of it. If Shinjiro wasn’t told that it was a watch, he wouldn’t have been able to recognize it as such.

...Didn’t Kotone return that to me?

"It absorbed most of the bullet’s impact, though you still underwent invasive surgery to remove the shattered metal. If it weren’t for this, you would’ve been dead on arrival."

So I almost died, and I’m only still breathin’ because Kotone found my watch days prior?

"I’ll be in here to check on you periodically. I can’t stress you out and leave you on your own for too long especially since your chest hasn’t fully healed yet."

Shinjiro managed to roll his eyes. How am I supposed to let you know if I need anything when I can’t even move my damn mouth?

"Until you can speak again, we’ll be tending to your needs on a regular schedule. It must be awful being unable to communicate, but it’s the most we can do for now."

Shinjiro growled a little. Frustrating, as all he wanted to ask was, where is Kotone? What happened to S.E.E.S.?

"You already got your attitude back. That’s quite promising. And I see that you managed to grab your phone," she said, looking at Shinjiro’s phone on the bed.

She grabbed the phone and set it on the table next to him.

"There. So you don’t accidentally break it or knock it down."

Speaking of the phone, shouldn’t Kotone have responded by now? Normally, she’s quick to respond to his messages. Then again, she could be busy. Or just straight up distracted. It ain’t easy being leader after all.

Plus, he didn’t even text her that long ago. At most, it was a few minutes. Or maybe a few hours. Something like that. Shinjiro couldn’t tell.

His attention was redirected to the hallway outside of his room, where it sounded like a ringtone went off. It sounded familiar, but in terms of ringtones, that’s not saying much. A lot of short chimes were quite popular these days. He could barely make out what appeared to be four staff members rolling a cart down the hallway with a sheet draped over it.

Did one of them forget to turn their phone off? That seems rather unprofessional, he thought.

The nurse in his room turned to look at those passing by.

"Ah...she wasn’t as lucky as you. Died without any presumable cause this morning, according to her friends. Still has her phone and everything else on her too."

She looked like she was going to say something else, but quickly stopped herself.

"...No use dwelling on the dead when the living still fights. We're all thankful to see you make your first steps towards recovery, Shinjiro."

Yeah, whatever.

It was starting to get harder and harder for Shinjiro to hold his eyes open. What was he supposed to? An actual nap would hit the spot right now, but if it ended up being his last...

The nurse took notice of Shinjiro’s evident sleepiness.

"You may rest. You won’t die if you take a nap," she said as if she was reading his mind, "you’ve opened your eyes and grabbed your phone, which that alone is stellar progress. Don’t push yourself, and maybe we can have you speaking again in a few days."

Shinjiro weakly groaned in acknowledgement, and the nurse left him alone. A nap wouldn’t hurt after all. Doctor’s orders, apparently.

At least he can look forward to seeing a text from Kotone as soon as he wakes up, that is, if she doesn’t wake him up first.

[tothepointofinsanity]

hey #1 sayaka fan (appointed by me) . how do you come up with your compositions and stuff?? like the colors u use and just generally how ur drawings are layed out, do you have any inspiration or is it just from your brain? absolutely love them ‼️‼️‼️

Oh, hello. ^^ Firstly, thank you for graciously giving me the title of the "number 1 Sayaka fan". I can think of a few people who like her way more than me, though! Anyways. You have provided me an unfortunate opportunity to ramble incoherently about my main inspirations.

Aside from acknowledging that Gekidan Inu Curry is a titular player of how my madomagi works turn out, I very much like video games a lot, specifically the abstract, no-explanation-walking-task-simulator types. Visuals and music combined can help create an otherworldly ambience unlike any other, even more so appealing if the graphics are striking, colourful, and personalised. They sort of resemble liminal spaces, and I want those vibes in my works. It's hard to directly translate them into my own drawings.

Dull colours are very effective at being gloomy, but since I'm not good at mixing them together, I often end up sticking to bright ones instead. Whenever I draw Sayaka, I also like to imagine that I'm drawing her in a world where she is the only inhabitant wandering around in it, so that's the 'composition' part. Everything in her world is lonely and vast but ambiguous in a way that feels unintentionally hostile. Music can also affect this. Did you know loneliness can be heard too?

I mentally revisit the colours and visuals of games I have previously played and kind of rotate Sayaka around in them and see what clicks for her that day. I also like putting a bunch of 'boxes' in my drawings of her, which are panels that show something happening elsewhere entirely - they are the way they are since I struggle to blend two different scenarios of Elsewhere in the same drawing. It's meant to resemble the weird, clunky interfaces of the games I like, essentially making it a drawing with interactive mechanics that don't exist.

It is also fun to try and put as much nonsense into her surroundings as possible. Because why shouldn't you give her a bunch of different irrelevant things to look at. Most of the time, though, my backgrounds are fairly empty, since I want Sayaka to be within the frame of focus, and the only thing for others to look at. Having spontaneous close-up shots of the character's face and experimenting with that also yields interesting results. < That's a lot of words to pretend I know what I'm doing.

I do take inspiration from other artists' works as well, but I'm too reluctant/awkward to post their drawings here or mention them. There is probably a lot more that I am forgetting to mention, but this is all I can compose for now. I hope it has been satisfactory. Thank you for the ask!

[shadowcow]

Every five posts, it's that game ad with the Shiba Inu head-ball where the player is tasked with drawing an airtight seal that will keep the bastard bees at bay.

Every five posts, I hope the player saves him.

Every five posts, those bees sting the everliving shit out of that dog.

[megashadowdragon]

one piece theory the secret behind v . nusjuro

Today, in this theory, I will explain what the Secret of V. Nusjuro, who may be a Diamond Dog and his role in the story.

🔍 To answer this question, we'll go through 3 main points.

Venus and Diamond stone

Venus is a Dog demon

Venus cursed Wano and Kuina

Venus and Diamond stone

Did you know that in Hindu mythology, Venus was associated with the Diamond stone?

In the same mythology, Saturn is associated with Blue Sapphire, which is Oda's reference in the story!

Is V. Nus associated with the Diamond stone?

This would be no surprise as Mr. 1 told Zoro: "Are you going to cut through a Diamond next?" Will Zoro cut through Venus' Diamond next?

Cutting through a Diamond seems to be a difficult task. as Mihawk himself struggled to cut through Diamond Jozu.

2. Venus is a Dog demon The Five Elders are inspired from Chinese mythology - Saturn (ox) = ox demon (Ushi-oni) - Jupiter (sheep) = Shepherd Ju Peter - Mars (fowl) = bird/fowl - Mercury (pig) = boar - Venus is associated with a dog

The Five Elders also seem to be inspired from Japanese Folklore. Each Gorosei matches a Yokai (Japanese Demon). - Saturn (ox) = Ushi-oni - Jupiter (sheep) = Nuppeppo - Mars (fowl) = Itsumade - Mercury (pig) = Baku - Venus could therefore be a Dog Yokai

Venus could be the Inugami (犬神), the Dog Yokai (dog god/spirit).

A manga series named Inuyasha (犬夜叉) depicts a half-demon (Inugami), half-human swordsman. - Inuyasha is a swordsman, like Venus. - Inuyasha even has a Diamond sword that can throw diamonds (Venus = Diamond) Is Venus a half-demon dog half-human swordsman, like Inuyasha?

Yamato ate the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami - The guardian dog

Did Venus eat the Inu Inu No Mi, Model: Inugami - The vengeful dog Panini @writingpanini · 18h

Venus cursed Wano and Kuina

Yamato's Devil Fruit, the Makami, is considered Wano's Guardian Deity.

Did Venus, the Inugami, curse Wano? Panini @writingpanini · 18h Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro seems to be from Wano as "Juro" is included in his nickname.

Zoro's nickname in Wano was Zoro-Juro! Panini @writingpanini · 18h Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro is known as the Warrior God of Finance

Wano was known as the country of gold!

Did Venus, the Inugami, curse Wano? Panini @writingpanini · 18h A very popular Japanese novel talks about the Inugami curse, Venus' curse?

Did the Inugami Venus bound to the swords through some dark ritual or curse, influencing the wielders, driving them toward acts of violence or revenge?

Panini @writingpanini · 18h Did Venus curse the Shimotsuki family in Wano to get their gold? Panini @writingpanini · 18h Maybe Kuina herself died because of her sword that may have been cursed by V. Nusjuro.

Ginny died because of Sapphire Scale (Saturn).

Law's family died because of Amber Lead (Ju Peter?)

Did Shimotsuki and Kuina died because of Inugami/Diamond Curse (Venus)? Panini @writingpanini · 18h This may trigger a confrontation between Zoro and V. Nusjuro if V. Nusjuro is the one who indirectly caused Kuina's death! Panini @writingpanini · 18h As a conclusion:

Venus may be associated with Diamond

Venus may be associated with Inugami

Venus may have cursed Wano by cursing swords to steal their gold

Venus may have indirectly caused Kuina's death

[blackhalee]

Very good information of pregnancy from the Yoruba cultural spiritual context:

In the Ifá Creation Myth, the Irúnmolè made the journey from Heaven to Earth in a chain. Just before they reached the surface of the earth, they put some sand in the waters and put a guinea fowl in the sand. When the hen began to scratch the sand, the surface of the earth began to spread, creating solid earth. In Yoruba Ilé Ifè means spreading the earth. So Ilé Ifè is both the capital of the Yoruba Nation and anywhere on the land was land formed in the middle of the oceans.

Humans come to earth through their mothers' pregnancy. According to Ifá, the development of a baby in the womb is guided by specific Irúnmolè in each phase of growth. The genetic characteristics of the human body are determined by Obatala. translated in English, Obàtálá means,; "Chief of the White Cloth." In metaphysical conditions Obàtálá is the Force in Nature that transforms light into matter and gives form to physical Creation.

The selection of genetic characteristics is determined by Korí who is considered the guardian of the spirit of those souls who are preparing to reincarnate in human form. It is Korí that determines the genetic mix of the pool of maternal and paternal influences. 6 the wide range of human physical characteristics is the result of the influences of Obàtálá, Olokún, Oluorogbo, Aláàánú, Oloore, Sùngbèmí, Mágbèmítì, Sáàrágàa and Èjùfìrì.

After conception has occurred and genetic transfer has taken place, the child in the womb is guided by Àjàlá-mòpín and Alududun-Orún. It is Ajdld-mopin's task to select a specific Odu that guides the formation of the individual's Orí (consciousness). After birth, this selection is revealed through divination and the child's parents are given the instruction

regarding the Spirit being selected to guide the spiritual growth of the baby.

This process is the source of the term Òrìsà which means "select head." Once the Òrìsà has been determined, the elements of physical and mental potential have been established. These components are recorded by Aludundun-Orún and become components of the destiny of each individual. Aludundun-Orún means "All Good Things in Heaven." are a fundamental belief of Ifá that if any person lives their life in harmony with destiny, in harmony with their community and in harmony with the Forces of Nature, they will develop good character and experience long life, abundance, good character; and inner peace.

When the child prepares to enter the world by passing through the birth canal, the child enters the realm of Edo-Aro and Odo-Axis. All the memory of previous incarnations and the specific components of the destiny chosen for the current incarnation are forgotten here. This information remains under the protection of the Ipori which is described as the perfect individual living double in Orún (Heaven).

It is the task of all those who worship Ifá and Òrìsà to illuminate those forgotten aspects of destiny that are preserved by Ipori. This enlightenment occurs through divination, meditation, dreams and ecstatic dancing. All these techniques are the methods for creating the Mystical Vision. In Yoruba, the Mystical Vision is called "Láé-láé." The experience of Láé-láé is beyond the limitations of objective language. For this reason Láé-láé is described in mythical and symbolic conditions.

Láé-láé is that place where human consciousness enters into direct communion with the transcendent source of all forms of consciousness.

In the experience of Láé-láé the Orí, Orí inu and Ipori become one. The ceremonial process of initiation (Igbódu) is designed to invoke the mystical knowledge of Láé-láé and give an experience of the perfect alignment to the initiate with the ego and world that occurs when the Orí, Orí inú and Ipori function as one.

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group C Round 4: Hitori Bocchi’s ○○ Lifestyle vs Inuyashiki: Last Hero

#C2: Hitori Bocchi’s ○○ Lifestyle (HitoriBocchi no MaruMaru Seikatsu)

High social anxiety girl has to befriend her whole class

#C3: Inuyashiki: Last Hero

Old man turns into robot superhero

Details and poll under the cut!

#C2: Hitori Bocchi’s ○○ Lifestyle (HitoriBocchi no MaruMaru Seikatsu)

Summary:

Many of us know what it is like to transition to a new school with few to no friends in a new environment, going through the arduous process of getting to know people again. Bocchi Hitori knows this struggle all too well, having just graduated from elementary school and thrown into middle school. Unfortunately, she suffers from extreme social anxiety: she faints when overwhelmed, vomits when nervous, and draws up ridiculously convoluted plans to avoid social contact. It does not help that her only friend from elementary school, Kai Yawara, will not be attending the same middle school as Bocchi. However, wanting to help her, Kai severs ties with Bocchi and promises to reconcile with her when she befriends all of her classmates in her new middle school class.

Even though Bocchi has no faith in herself, she is determined to be friends with Kai again. Summoning all of her courage, Bocchi takes on the daunting challenge of making friends with her entire class, starting with the delinquent-looking girl sitting in front of her…

Propaganda:

This is a fun and lighthearted show. Watch it if you need something cute to chill out! The art is cute and colorful, the music lively, and the animation fine enough.

As it's adapted from a four-panel gag manga, the story is simple and focuses on the various characters. They all have pun-based names related to their main personality trait, so they're easy to remember if you know some basic Japanese (Hitori Bocchi means all alone, for example). The girls are all adorable and fun in their own quirky ways, and I loved seeing the heroine doing her utmost best to overcome her fears -and other challenges- to befriend them in the hope of fulfilling her promise. That's the power of the Do-Your-Best Fairy! They all care for each other (despite some teasing) and help Bocchi with her monumental task, never pulling her down for her struggles but gently pushing her in the back when needed.

But most importantly, Hitori Bocchi is a very relatable character. As someone suffering the same trouble, I related a lot with Bocchi, from her silliest worries to her escalating panic and weird schemes in an attempt to prevent anything wrong. Anxiety is faithfully represented, mixed with the right amount of laughing to how far Bocchi can get to avoid fearful situations in her very cute ways. It feels good to see a character like me in a such positive light! The struggles are real and acknowledged, and it’s really moving to see our heroine overcome them little by little in a very humanizing way.

This series has become one of my comfort materials, and I come back to it when I need hope and inspiration in everyday social interactions! If you need one last thing to be convinced, listen to that most adorable and silly song that will give you the Power of Motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGoGwlNmZUQ 

Trigger Warnings: None.

#C3: Inuyashiki: Last Hero

Summary:

Ichirou Inuyashiki is a 58-year-old family man who is going through a difficult time in his life. Though his frequent back problems are painful, nothing hurts quite as much as the indifference and distaste that his wife and children have for him. Despite this, Ichirou still manages to find solace in Hanako, an abandoned Shiba Inu that he adopts into his home. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when a follow-up physical examination reveals that Ichirou has stomach cancer and only three months to live; though he tries to be strong, his family's disinterest causes an emotional breakdown. Running off into a nearby field, Ichirou embraces his dog and weeps—until he notices a strange figure standing before him.

Suddenly, a bright light appears and Ichirou is enveloped by smoke and dust. When he comes to, he discovers something is amiss—he has been reborn as a mechanized weapon wearing the skin of his former self. Though initially shocked, the compassionate Ichirou immediately uses his newfound powers to save a life, an act of kindness that fills him with happiness and newfound hope.

However, the origins of these strange powers remain unclear. Who was the mysterious figure at the site of the explosion, and are they as kind as Ichirou when it comes to using this dangerous gift?

Propaganda:

This show is nowadays remembered for referencing One Piece and its obvious CGI, but it’s so much more than that. Inuyashiki is a beautiful, dark, dramatic exploration of humanity, showcasing the brightest good that humans are capable of and the most horrific evil. It seriously explores both extremes, and it forces the audience to solemnly watch every step of the way.

It also has an AMAZINGLY badass OP and a beautifully sad ED, perfectly encapsulating the duality of the show itself.

Trigger Warnings: Animal Cruelty/Death, Flashing Lights, Graphic Depictions of Cruelty/Violence/Gore, Rape/Non-Con, Suicide

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

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hey guys. great job you're doing. i'm really grateful. listen, i'm searching for this specific au fic where inuyasha and kagome have sex and he goes 'i missed you' and kagome gets confused because they haven't been apart at all then she understands and replies 'i'm not your lost mate, inuyasha' i don't know anything else about it because i remember reading this scene through a print screen someone posted on twitter but i'd really like to find it.

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Heartless by Karaumea (M)

He was bitter and merciless. She was clueless to what awaited her beyond the cold walls of an ancient well. In a world on the verge of destruction, will she have to fight the one she wanted to cherish above all? Inu/Kag Rated for adult content.

Damned Deed by Desenchanter (M)

He was tasked to impregnate her. She was meant to be a mere vessel. Their duty was not to think twice. He opened her eyes to the real world coated in lies & showed her how fake people can be… Sometimes fairytales don't come true.

[sunhated-a]

AU ; INUYASHA.

--- You should be content with just surviving and living your ordinary lives. Give up this useless task, and live.

Muzan is a powerful demon from antiquity, and one of Inu no Taisho's many conquests. He initially rose to notoriety during the early heian period, when after amassing enough power, he was able to begin his grand conquest. His presence could only be described as a calamity, with how he ransacked and devoured entire villages at a time, leaving nothing in the wake of his destruction. There were even whispers to suggest he had consumed a divine spirit and gained immense powers because of it.

His attacks became more vicious and frequent. So in retaliation to this beast, a group of humans formed the first band of demon slayers, whose main purpose then was to kill this demon. But their endeavors alone were not enough to bring him down. Eventually he became emboldened by his growing power, and Muzan grew arrogant enough to begin encroaching on fellow demons' lands. That was when he was challenged not by a mortal, but the legendary dog demon Toga.

Their grueling battle went on evenly for days, devastating swaths of the land. Until in the end, Toga emerged victorious. He parted with one of his fangs to ensure Muzan remained sealed forevermore. And since that day so long ago, Muzan has remained dormant. Or at the very least that is Myoga's retelling of the story.

This tale has all but faded into legend at this point, and all traces of Muzan's existence along with it.

And it would be fated to be so, until Naraku sought to consume the elder demon and assimilate his power into his own body, and released the Muzan from his slumber.

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So here’s the Apsu event, Apsu is plotting to remake a more quiet peaceful world since the Vanitas Apocalypse will happen soon, and he summons Tiamat to inform him of his goals. However he angers her when he says he will create the new world with a multitude of goddesses which angers her and leads the two to start fighting. She recruits the Liberators to get revenge on her shameless hubbie two-timing her to sleep with inferior women, making clear this is a couples dispute. They fight some of-

Plenty going on here, so I'll go ahead and put the rest under a break. Read on to see which of 'Noah's Favorite Animal Jokes' I've selected as my riposte...

-of the Harem like Pele, while Apsu kills Silky for insulting Tiamat after she managed to beat the Volcano Goddess with the Liberators. One of the other ladies, Sarasvati, however, planned on sacrificing Tiamat to allow her husband Brahma to incarnate using Apsu and is insulted by the idea Apsu could ever compare himself to her Brahma! She gets defeated when her letting her guard get dropped during the Goddess cat fight got her blemished by a cut, while Tiamat is more than happy to get bruised-

-bruised to win. They arrive and clash with Apsu in the cave he plotted to turn into his grand temple to remake the world. Both husband and wife Duke it out until Tiamat is finally slain, which angers Apsu and he finally reveals his goal: He set up the consorts with the goal of sacrificing them to gain power and become the sole progenitor of gods in this new world, thinking Tiamat would be thankful he took up the task of being father and mother equally so she didn’t have to bare the burden. Con-

-inued. Apsu never considered Tiamat would have disagreed with his plans, or even found the idea he didn’t want to do it with her to make the new world to be an insult when they could do it together. So the entire conflict boiled down to marriage miscommunication, though the Liberators brush aside the fact she could have agreed with what he was doing, since at the end of the day his refusal to tell her beforehand and her anger at him cheating meant they didn’t listen to the other in the end.

Also neat little detail of Apsus unique death animation: He spins around several times before losing momentum.

couldn't find any funny animal jokes about initiating divorce proceedings. anyway, looks like I landed on the right side of the debate re: whether or not this apsu fucks

[aaghht]

random Usagi Chronicles tid-bits (I'll add more as i remember):

as mentioned in my previous timeline post, Neo Edo is a futuristic Edo-inspired city, powered by a mythical/sciency Ki-Stone

the city lights seem to kep on at all times (purple/purplish, like the Ki-Stone)

there are flying cars, refridgerators with AI, vending machines

hover cars, TRON-esque racing games, robots for different tasks

cameras, modern surgery....

no phones (sdfsdfsd sorry i just thought that was funny)

I'm guessing they just don't need phones cuz everyone lives in the city (and we haven't seen any other cities yet)

Usagi's the first rabbit Gen has seen in the city

Usagi and Kiyoko have the same bday (in the first ep)

Usagi states he is almost 16 in the opening scene of the show (and that's why he should be allowed to the city)

Usagi is 16 and definitely acts like a teen seeing a city for the first time

he sees a newsbotto and says "I've heard of these before"

Usagi plays in an arcade for the first time

Spot has never seen bubbles before that ep in s2 where Usagi buys him a bubble-blower

Usagi has a very low attention span (getting distracted by anything new, i.e. streets, games, food, signs)

Even though it's modern, the show still bases itself in many traditional japanese elements

i.e. - kimono and other similar clothes are worn left over right side

traditional japanese games are still popular in Neo Edo

edo-style japanese buildings still exist, even with modern additives

the show has a nice subtle message about letting nature rest from the city (turning off the lights eg light pollution)

Kitzune and Chizu are both orphans

apparently, so is Toshiko sort of (Gen's twin? sibling) who left for a life in the circus and other things before re-uniting with Gen during the 3rd ep of season 1

Gen and Toshiko separated as children after their parents and family were chased out of town due to fear

You can see Gen and Toshiko playing with a Gen and Tomoe Ame figures in their flashback in s1, the characters who Gen and Chizu are based from og Yojimbo series.

Gen is a germaphobe;

He spends a lot of time at the hospital, for stuff where he's just worried about something and thinks he has a symptom for;

at the same time, it seems he is just as much there to see the the Shiba-inu doctors, who raised him after his family fell apart (s1 e6)

Gen is also arachnophobic (he seems to be scared of most bugs, but is maybe semi-okay with crickets(s2 e5))

Kitsune grew up in the streets (I assume) while Chizu grew up in the Neko Ninja crew, a childhood without friends or any normalcy

farm boy Usagi absolutely hates farming

Tetsujin and Lady Fuwa used to date (for Fuwa, mostly to get the Ki-Stone scroll, which Tetsujin planted only because he knew - so neither was really dating for real?)

Usagi is pretty skilled with a sword, but sort of like an unrefined gem bc of his brashness and dis-respect.

Karasu-Tengu said the yo-yo is the only interesting thing about him but he's not very good with it yet

(edit nov 22) Auntie trained Usagi "for years" in the sword and other stuff

Auntie is a war veteran as seen by multiple elements in the show hinting at it - her ear and leg prosthetics, her experience with the sword (training Usagi enough that he has some raw skill), her words at Usagi ("the greatest master needs their sword the least"), her fight with Lady Fuwa

(OG post continued from Oct 25th)

Usagi is a nerd for Yokai and all things samurai and that's one reason he's still pretty good at fighting+knows enough info to help the team

that's all for now but sdfsdf hope to add more as I remember stuff

edit for nov 22nd (og post from Oct 25th):

On rewatch I also noticed that Chizu's left ear with the tear in it looks a bit like it could be from ear rings being torn out. I noticed this based on art director Khang Le's concept art, where Chizu has a white streak in her hair and also earrings) this could be anything though, as this is a common injury on real-life cats and she also has it in her first flashback scene (s1 e4)

Usagi is actually pretty good at noticing small details/bigger picture stuff, also at fight coordination. I noticed the first time but even moreso on rewatches:

1st ep he notices a small crevice/hole in the mogura tunnel's ceiling where he jammed his sword to create a small tunnel slide to escape the mogura gang

for the s1 finale, he has trained more with Karasu-Tengu, but when fighting in the dark with the Bat Crew later on, he followed Chikabuma's instructions on fight moves flawlessly, based on nothing more than the latter quickly throwing out what to do in an exact way

he seems to come up with battle-saving plans a lot, and doesn't even boost his ego with that knowledge

Usagi is probably really proficient at picking up other weapons too! He briefly fights and doesn't actually take that much time to take a liking to his yoyo. On that note....

Usagi's yoyo has saved him/been useful on more than one occasion, not just as a weapon

he can block attacks via the chain/string of the yoyo

it can sense Yokai

when Usagi used it to spiderman out of a fight, then to stop a warbotto from rampaging by tripping it via the chain

saved Kagehito from disappearing by putting him back in the Ki-Stone to recuperate

I'm sure I'm forgetting something else here

when Usagi and Kagehito went into a coma and almost got stuck in the prison orb at the tail end of s2

it's gotten broken once (the string/chain was broken at the end of s1) and Usagi is heartbroken over it (+ disappointed at himself)

Gave Usagi the access to the Ki-Stone's extra power boost, letting Usagi ascend the heavens and transform into a giant samurai-armored spirit-version of himself (think, like the susanoo avatar in Naruto, or like a spirit-mech)

the Ki-Stone can repair and give out new Kaikishi weapons

at the start of s2, it chooses Gen, Kitsune and Chizu as it's new Kaikishi warriors (closing the door on a comically sad-about-it Usagi, who still wanted a 2nd sword)

we haven't seen yet what the other Kaikishi weapons special abilities are (Usagi's yoyo is so far the only one able to capture and control/move the various Yokai in the series)

all of the mystic weapons can still interact with ghosts/apparitions, so that's probably why the team is careful not to hit Tetsujin with them while fights happen in the temple

possibly the secondary abilities are the secondary weapon transformations and abilities they show in some of the new episodes:

Kitsune can summon her tessen at will, not having to carry them

Gen change the size and form of his war clubs by merging them into one big kanabo

Chizu's bow is collapsible and she can shoot fire arrows and homing arrows with them (it seems she can materialize whatever arrow she needs at a moment)

The Ki-Stone couldn't have held in the Yokai for more than it did, so it was actually good that Usagi accidentally released all the Yokai (s2 e7, "Willow Branch", stated by O-Dokuro)

little visual references like this (prob not og Kitsune?)

Kitsune's little sister Kiyoko is not so little in this animated adaptation (in the comics she is a smaller fox, in this series she is a big robot)

Gen's sister Toshiko doesn't like visiting the hospital, but does like hiding out at the arcade toilets for some reason

it's unknown what happened to the criminal that Gen was bounty-hunting in the first episode, but in a later s1 episode, he is seen laughing and clapping with the rest of the crowd, but is then approached menacingly by the Shiba-Inu doctors (this is bothering me to no end bc I can't seem to get the inside joke, that might be a cultural difference? I guess we'll never know)

For an apparition on "another plane of existence" (we know you're a ghost Tetsujin), Tetsujin is pretty good at building all sorts of mechanical stuff

Tetsuji also made the prosthetic horn gen receives in ep 4 and we can assume that builds the rest of his horns too.

I'll post more as I rewatch the series :D (end edit 22.11.2022)