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[kotarh]

Иероглифы и СПГС в именах близнецов Цугикуни

хотя я знаю только ключи и самые базовые ханджа, люблю копаться в иероглифах! они помогают мне запоминать корейские слова, в целом же это не только забавное занятие само по себе, но и полезное: когда я пишу фф по аниме, порой оно наводит на некоторые мысли о сюжете и ходах в тексте

поэтому когда меня посетила идея для работы про близнецов Цугикуни, я, конечно, полезла смотреть, как пишутся их имена. обычно достаточно загуглить иероглифы по отдельности, но я ещё сверяюсь по словарям, в данном случае - словарём warodai (потому что мне работать с ним нравится больше, чем с прочими)

кому интересно самому поиграть с этими либо другими именами/словами, могу посоветовать jardic. он тоже очень хорош, просто мне он не совсем удобен

как мы знаем, cтарший близнец был назван отцом Мичикацу 巌勝

первый иероглиф, 巌 не используется широко в этой форме, только в книгах, сегодня он упрощён до 岩. смыл, конечно, у них одинаковы - "скала", "риф", "утёс"

второй, 勝 - означает "победа, выигрыш" и "(местные) красоты", последний смысл однако встречается реже и тоже - в книгах

заметно, отец хотел, чтобы его сын оставался крепким и возвышался над остальными, как скала - над морем или горным лесом, и побеждал в каждой битве

это вполне обычное явление - нарекать детей так, чтобы привлечь удачу в их судьбу. но имя "Мичикацу", по моим ощущениям, слегка переходит черту, отделяющую благопожелание от сглаза. оно немного слишком через чур, кажется очень большим для ребёнка, в какой-то степени обременительным даже

от младшего близнеца отец собирался избавиться из-за его метки на лбу, но мать не дала это сделать, и его нарекла тоже она - Ёриичи 縁壱

縁 имеет значения: в первую очередь - "связь, узы", "близость", "родство"; во вторую - "судьба"; в третью - "край", "кромка", рамка", "оправа", "обочина" (дороги, поля)

壱 - это устаревшая форма современного 一 "один"; насколько я поняла, сейчас тоже может использоваться, но в супер официальных документах для нумерации

и если то, что, едва отойдя от рождения детей, мать кинулась защищать младшего из них от несущей смерть руки отца, не говорит о её любви к ним обоим, то имя "Ёриичи" чётко и прямо отражает её: оно подчёркивает связь Ёриичи с Мичикацу, уравнивает их и ставит их братство на первое место

имена близнецов определённо говорящие (как и всё в "клинке" на самом деле). в них отражаются их пути как персонажей, их взаимоотношения. в этом же контексте также занимательно и то, кто именно ��ак их нарёк

однако есть ещё кое-что интересное

у Мичикацу Кокушибо всё-таки получилось "стать" Ёриичи - частично и довольно изощрённо: в правом среднем глазу то же самое ичи - 壱 - "первый"

[wynsnerdyrambles]

Some more sentimental stuff

When I set out to make a tumblr blog, inspired by several of my favorite kny content creators, I decided I would start with 2 blogs, one for KNY content, and one for Haikyuu!! content. (I'm very compartmental like that). I decided that since I felt there was a lot to literarily dig into in KNY, I'd keep the more sentimental, memey content to my Haikyuu blog, since my love of that series is more emotional than analytical. However, after writing a similar post for my Haikyuu blog, I decided I might delve into my history with this series as well.

I'm fairly new to the anime/manga scene, having only started watching anime almost two years ago. So, I missed out on Kimetsu being a new phenomenon. Upon hearing good things about the show, and falling in love with LiSA's Gurenge, I decided to give the show a try. I watched 1 and 1/2 episodes of the show before leaving it be. I didn't really have the time to dedicate to a new show, especially when there were other shows on my watchlist that had greater priority. I determined I would come back to it when I had a way to access the series without enduring the obscene number of ads present on Funimation's free service. Since the show was not on US Netflix, I figured I'd wait.

Now we jump ahead in time to last summer, when I'd finally given in, and begun paying for a Funimation subscription, which was a worthwhile expense for the time which I paid for it. At last, having whittled my watchlist down, and hearing Gurenge for the first time in a while, I decided I'd start KNY again.

At that point, my life changed. I'd laugh with my younger brother at some of the... odder subtitle choices such as Tomioka's 'Needless to Say, I'm going to decapitate your sister now.' or Urokodaki's 'I'm a trainer, I literally train swordsmen.' But as we progressed through the series, my one refrain throughout the course of watching season 1 was "This is art". In fact, since I avoid researching shows before I finish watching them to avoid spoilers, I was certain that Kimetsu must have been a beloved classic, and while it's certainly on track to becoming that (insert smug smile), I thought it must have already been a finished, beloved, manga. After all, how else could I explain the sheer artistry of the anime adaptation? (Answer: It's literally just what Ufotable does). I finished the series, and found myself excitedly looking forward to Mugen Train.

I determined that I would wait until the movie released, and not read the manga. However, my conviction waned, as the manga became available with my Shonen Jump subscription, which I had purchased to catch up on another series. I caved. I told myself, 'I'll just read up through the movie, just to see what happens next.' But then, the arc segued so nicely into Entertainment District that I continued reading. After I finished that arc, I nearly got myself to stop... however, I kept reading just to see what Swordsmith's Village would bring. Suffice it to say, I didn't stop then either. I ended up binging the rest of the series, and left an emotional wreck. I fell deep into the fandom, and found that I quite liked it in my hole. Kimetsu was the first series I read fanfic for, and I became something of a kny salesperson. Oh, you like anime? Would you like to be introduced to my hyper-fixation?

These characters motivated me to write, to create, to seriously start pursuing art as a hobby. The fact that KNY had a confirmed real-world era that it would have taken place in ignited my interest in Japanese history, and was the impetus for my fascination with the various sword related martial arts. I talked peoples' ears off about how good this story was. I dove deep into thematic elements like the role of family in KNY, and fell in love with the beautiful soundtrack. I could talk for hours about the characters, whether it be for my genuine admiration of Tanjiro, or my love of hating Enmu. I sent a fan email to Gotouge-Sensei, although I don't know if it ever reached them. It solidly settled my love and appreciation for animation as an art form.

This is one of those series that just forever changed my life. I felt things for this series that very few other series have ever brought out. Not only do I find this series fascinating in the literary sense, It's a series that had a serious emotional impact on me, and I wouldn't exchange my experience in this fandom for the world.

[astertataricvs]

Kimetsu no Yaiba OC sheet

I just wanna say a massive thank you to my beloved sis @melodytune for drawing my OC! She’s so good 😭😭😭 I’m cryingggg  I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, MY SISSY! 😘😘💖💖💖

General Info

Name: Yoruhiru Mika

Age: 19

Affiliation: Demon slayer corps

Rank: Kinoto

Occupation: Demon hunter, Flame pillar's tsuguko.

Breath style: Breath of Equinox

Her breath of Equinox was originated from her parents. Her parents were former demon hunters, her mother uses the breath of day while her father uses the breath of night. Since she wants to become a demon hunter just like her parents, she decided to combine their breaths, that's why her breath is called Breath of Equinox.

She can shift her breath into two: Day-form and Night-form.

Day-form: is for offense and a fast attack but the damage isn't critical like night-form.

Night-form: a slow attack but has critical damage, it's also for defense where it can slow the movements of the opponent.

Weapon: Mika has two nichirin swords, colours are yellow and violet. When she uses her yellow blade, she will use day-form and for violet is night form.

Personality:

Positive traits: compassionate, vigilant, circumspect, patient, analytical, dauntless, bright, quick-witted.

Negative traits: stubborn, reckless, overworking herself, pessimistic.

Background story:

Mika's parents are former demon hunters and not a pillar (still alive). She's childhood friends with Kanroji Mitsuri and they were inseparable since then. The reason why Mika became a demon hunter is to avenge her dearest friend that was killed by a demon when she was 7 years old. The tragic past she had encountered made her triggered and decided to choose the same path as her parents: to be a demon hunter.

Mika's father was opposed to her idea being a demon hunter because her life is at risk, knowing that she might encounter a very strong demon that can end her like in just a snap of the fingers. But Mika was still resolute and let herself join the demon slayer corps since she won't be at ease and live a perfect life considering that demons are living and lurking around the country. Moreover, she wants to avenge her friend.

Mika's a tsuguko of Kyojuro and even fell in love with him but concealed her feelings since she's aware that being in a relationship with his master is impossible, it's blurry.

MORE INFO:

I already have a draft for my OC and Rengoku’s story and I’m still writing the first chapter. I’m done writing the prologue since it’s not that really long LMAO. So I wanna share it with you guys, I hope you like it.

Prologue:

Everyone has someone in their lives who is their own ray of sunshine. These people bring and give them warmth, light, and joy.

Just witnessing how they would proffer them a smile, it would easily dissolve the sadness of the person.

A person who can be the light of someone who's drowning in despair and caged by their own darkness.

A ray of light where you can conclude that you still have hope in your darkest days.

A person where you perceive them as the glorious sun, illuminating all the beautiful landscapes and sceneries in the world.

A person who can give you such new emotions and feelings where you were beginning to admire or adore them...

What about you? Do you have your own sunshine?

This is the story’s cover!!

I will publish the story on my wattpad account so if you all have time, I hope you all would read it and enjoy the story! 💖💖💖

If you have any questions regarding my OC, please ask and don’t be shy! I will gladly answer it immediately! That’s all and thank you!

[hermanwatts]

SUPERVERSIVE: My Brand of Analysis

I am much less interested in figuring out why something is bad then I am in figuring out why something is GOOD.

This is integral to how I approach analysis. People have accused me in the past, because I now watch more than I read, of passively consuming my media, taking dopamine hits without engaging.

Absolutely nothing can be further from the truth. If I think something I watch is good, I want to know, NEED to know, why. “Fullmetal Alchemist” has female characters who are strong in combat and other typically masculine things, yet are lovable and entertaining. Why? What does it get right that so much other media gets wrong? “My Hero Academia” is a fairly generic shonen yet is also far more entertaining than 99% of the technically more “original” things on TV, and more inspiring. How come? What is it doing right?

This also leads into another reason I believe that analysis is important: The more you know, the faster you can recognize when you’re consuming junk food. Now, there’s nothing INHERENTLY wrong with junk food in moderation; it tastes good and is fun to eat. But if you ONLY imbibe junk, that’s unhealthy.

So is “My Hero Academia” just junk food, or is it trying to say something meaningful? Why does it resonate so strongly with people? Why is it good when a show like “Fairy Tail”, quite similar on the surface, is so bad? And – though this is personal to me – when it comes to the sorts of things that I write, can I learn something from it? Should I? Or should I accept it just happens to hit all of my personal preferences and there isn’t much else to talk about?

“Silver Spoon” is a straightforward high school slice of life. Those can be entertaining, but is there more to it? Are the characters three dimensional? How competently is it telling its story? What is it trying to say? Is what it’s trying to say honest or a pretty – or not so pretty – lie?

These are all things that one needs to look at in GOOD shows. Examining why the things we love are awesome is a far better use of my time than examining why the things I don’t like and won’t watch anyway are bad, because if I understand why what I like is good it will help me spot more good in the future. Hopefully I can fill my mind with less junk food and appreciate the healthy stuff more.

Even more than that – understanding why good things are good may help me appreciate media I already watched more. I hated the ending of “Gurren Lagann” until I watched Aleczandxr’s video “The Duality of Gurren Lagann”, which made such a thoroughly compelling case for its existence and effectiveness I was forced to revise my own opinion.

I didn’t understand what was happening in the scene in “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” when the character of Kimblee bursts forth to save Ed at the end until I saw the above analyst’s video on that character, and everything clicked into place.

I didn’t know what to make of “Kill La Kill” until I talked it over thoroughly with friends and watched Digibro’s videos on it – now I consider it a masterpiece.

Do you get the idea? I’m not saying that analyzing why certain media didn’t work isn’t worthwhile, and I enjoy those sorts of critics as well, such as the Critical Drinker, E;R (especially E;R, dude needs more attention), Mr. Plinkett, and MauLer. But it’s much easier to get eyeballs doing what they do, and they have a much easier job as well. We need people like Digibro – who has excellent “negative” videos as well – and Aleczandxr to dig deeper.

But this leads into a second aspect of my favored style of criticism: You need to add something to the conversation. I did an article on “Somali and the Forest Spirit” because there was practically no critical attention paid to that show. I did an article on “Brand New Animal” because I wanted to spread the word that something really good was out there, and even then I made an effort to be analytical about my recommendation. I did an article on “Toradora” because I tend to shy away from rom-coms and I wanted to express what made that one in particular worth watching, and explore the specific things it did well.

The mark of a poor critic is that he doesn’t say anything interesting. Geoff of the channel’s Mother’s Basement is a great example of this; his fight scene and OP/ED analyses are very good, but outside of that his content is utterly lackluster. Compare Geoff’s video on Re:Zero with Aleczandxr’s. Geoff just gushes about how much he likes the show for a half hour; Aleczandxr gives a detailed explanation about the specific things it did right and wrong. It’s embarrassing how badly Geoff comes off in comparison.

Or compare Geoff’s “Adapat or die” series with Digibro’s single video on what makes a good adaption of a prior work. Again, it’s laughable how poorly Geoff comes off in comparison. For negative critics, compare Cinema Sins, an absolute garbage channel, with Plinkett’s reviews, which can practically be used to teach writing classes.

As for me, two of my favorite articles that I’ve written are on One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100, because they’re not just reviews, they’re specific analyses of specific aspects of the show that contribute to WHY those shows are as good as they are. One is about how Mumen Rider is the key to the show, the other is about how Mob differs from your typical modern hero and is far more effective a protagonist as a result, and a far better role model.

If it isn’t clear enough already, the analyst I model myself after is Aleczandxr. He’s pretty much everything a critic should be in my eyes: He doesn’t talk about why the things we hate are bad but why the things we love are good, and consistently adds something meaningful and interesting to the overall discussion. His videos are intelligent, enriching, and extremely clear and erudite.

And he doesn’t pander; he doesn’t release at a fixed rate, he doesn’t tailor his videos to certain lengths, and he doesn’t write negative things for extra clicks. He takes the time he needs to add something insightful and interesting to the discussion.

That’s what I want to do. I don’t want to write negative things for clicks. I don’t want to write vapid fluff, quickly forgotten and only paid attention to because it happens to align with what people are talking about. I want to contribute to the discussion with meaningful and insightful analysis. I want to, perhaps, help people appreciate what it takes to make something GOOD.

And if I can do that, then maybe what I’m doing is worth something. Hey, it’s a goal.

If you like my brand of analysis, you can hear me and co-host Ben Wheeler, author of Sheik of Mars, each Sunday on the Superversive Livestream! If you can’t make it live, don’t feel bad; you can listen to my nasal tones and Ben’s dulcet homes while doing housework on quarantine. Last week we talked about not giving money to people who hate you. This week we’ll be discussing “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”, “Brand New Animal”, and more!

I’ve been streaming with Ben for about a month now, so be sure to check our archives out!

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