#kumota

[kiruvry]

ive wanted to play skyrim since i was a kid for myself and finally managed to get it bc i have my own laptop,,,,,, been having the time of my LIFE ive made so so many dragonborns and i love them all so dearly. two not pictured

sry abt vilkas tits on main i drew that first and couldn't bring myself to draw skyrim armor💀 adjusting to designs for the first time is always fun

[gatoraid]

Poster and celebratory art by Kumota Haruko for the upcoming Shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu musical!

Sources: stage_natalie, kumoharu

[teapotart]

hello my love it's getting cold on this island

[dailydefunctmangamagazine]

ITAN (イタン) / Kōdansha (講談社) / Issue #10 (Sep 2012)

[tomoyoo]

she’s so funny

[dilebe06]

My Favorite Female Characters

[engshoujosei]

Descending Stories: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

10 volumes

Licensed by Kodansha, also on Azuki and INKR Comics

A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan’s greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro—the fool. Yotaro has no formal training or elegance, but something about his charisma reminds Yakumo of someone from his past. Note: Won an Excellence Award for manga at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2013. Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2014. Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for New Creators in 2017.

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1 Ends at Vol 10

Status in Country of Origin

10 Volumes (Complete)

Tags:

20th Century

Acting

Adapted to Anime

Adapted to Live Action

Apprentice/s

Award-Winning Work

Changed Man

Cheating/Infidelity

Death of Loved One/s

Ex-Convict

Friendship

Geisha

Gender Discrimination

Grief

Guilt

Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s

Japanese Society

Love Triangle/s

Master-Disciple Relationship

Non-BL with Two Male Leads

Pregnancy

Rakugo

Realistic Characters

Regret

Romantic Subplot

Serious/Studious Character/s

Showa Era

Suffering

Talented Protagonist

Theater

Tradition/s

Tragic Past

World War II

[wutaijiemei]

always learn something new logging into my old acc. the kumota quote joke post having 250 notes also surreal but in that case well i feel like the yaoi economy has really expanded on here since i posted that so i guess it makes sense.

[artnachronisme]

[daisyachain]

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu’s present timeline is set starting arouuuuund 1984 (assuming young Shin is 5 years old at the end of the series in 1989). SGRS is written by an author who comes from a shoujo/female-targeted manga background.

The Year 24 group kicked off a new wave of shoujo in the ‘70s that focused on more transgressive themes, crime and violence, gender ambiguity, age gaps, deliberately unhealthy relationships, pseudo- or actual incest, doom and tragedy, etc. that continued went strong into the early ‘80s with creators like Yoshida Akimi and Saitou Chiho. Not all, but many popular 00s-10s shoujo have toned down these elements since then. SGRS pulls tropes from the shoujo playbook of the classics that no longer saw a lot of use by the time that manga started being published, but were in swing in the time period where it’s set. SGRS us firmly rooted in the past and does that by imitating the narratives in vogue in the time where it’s set.

[cloudscapecomics]

The TradeWaiters 94: "Descending Stories" Vol. 1&2 by Haruko Kumota

[wutaijiemei]

@saharadesertaj i mean it could've been worse but as former tumblr user miyokichi, op of this post, and an individual who i suspect has written more paragraphs on this woman than anyone else in this sad, sad world, i think a lot of her depth is owed to subtext past a point where it's realistic to confidently say it was all the product of authorial intent.

like her actions are mostly just positioned as the behaviors of a kind of erratic woman desperate for male attention with a few tiny hints at more complex motivations but nothing that delves into it nearly enough for her relative importance to the story imo.. and i do think kikuhikos role presents a v convenient out by making any shallowness in her portrayal a plausible narrative tool in and of itself but knowing kumota its just not one im convinced was wholly intentional..

and like. on that note. she was created by an insane bl author who openly admitted hayashibara's performance changed her conception of the character and plans for the ending bc she was never meant to be that deep ajsjhdhf

so personally i think it's very fair to say she was not developed to her full potential bc i cannot in good conscience call it lack of underdevelopment to throw in the "im tired of the role of woman" monologue at the bitter end of the series, even though it is certainly what i would deem a set of individually good writing decisions. this comment did not even annoy me btw im just genuinely this obsessed with miyokichi i cant stop talking once i have an excuse to think about her .

imagine baby trapping a man so u can make him marry you but not because you love him or even enjoy his company just so you can cut him off from your ex to get back at him after u finally admit to yourself when he officially breaks up with you that u always knew he was gay and in love with your newlywed husband who was in love with him also but then u baby trap him doubly in the sense that u abandon him to poorly raise your daughter because u didnt actually want a daughter or a gay husband and then the whole thing backfires because your ex is like theres no way those two can raise a child ive gotta go see whats happening and finds his lost love single parenting this kid so then he settles in and plays house for months and co-parents and then u come back and realize what happened and have a total mental breakdown and stab your husband miyokichi is literally the underdeveloped woman of all time who would do something like this its been nearly 2 years and im still obsessed with her

[paskanmarja]

😴 Rankka⛓️viikko 🗓️ja paljon💯 pitkii 🦒päiviä🌞 takan 🥱

🧐Mielenkiintona 🛌 nokoset 🥱 ja tirsat 💤😴

Ilta 🌆on🟰vielä⏳nuori 👶 ja aikaa 🕰️kumota🫗

Tää virkeä 🤩 ulkokuori ✨on aika🕰️ tuhota 💥

Pidän🤝 kaksin🧤käsin🤲 kiinni 🚪peitosta🛌 niinku 😴

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 🤫

En ❌mieti 💭huomista📆 ku tartun 🦥 peitosta niinku 🛌

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 🤫

Haluun 💭olla 🛌 nukkumassa 🌛 ja vapaa 🎣 huolista 🆘niinku 🥱

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 😴

Ja mä 👑 jatkan ▶️kunnes en ❌enää ⌛pysy📌valveilla 👁️niinku 💤

Muutamat💯torkut 😴 on🟰 jo 🗄️ takana 😵‍💫

Silti mul👇 on 🟰vielä ⏳ naamataulu 🗿🖼️ kuolaava 🤤 (yeah, yeah, ye-ye-yeah)

Ilta 🌇 on🟰 vielä ⏳nuori 👶 ja aikaa kumota 🛌

Tää virkeä 😁 ulkokuori 🐚on 🟰aika🕰️ tuhota 💥

Horros 🐻 kutsuu 💌mua 😴 ja en❌ oo enää⌛ valveilla 🛌

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh mä oon 🟰nukkumassa 💤

Pidän 🫱 kaksin käsin 🫲 kiinni tyynystä🛌 niinku 🥱

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 🛌

En ❌ mieti 💭 huomista🌞 ku tartun 🐨 peitosta niinku 🤤

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 🤫

Haluun olla 🛌nukkumassa🌛 ja vapaa🎣 huolista 🔮niinku 😴

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ei 💤

Ja mä👑 jatkan kunnes ⌛ lakanatki 🪹 menee 🌪️solmuun 🪢🛏️ niinku vou 😯

Nyt lähden🟩vetää 🦵lonkkaa 😴

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh💤

Enkä laita edes kelloa⏰❌

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh 💤

Kun mä 👑 kaadan 🌧️päälleni🔝 peittoa🛌

Krooh, kooh, pyyh, toinen✌️ silmä 👁️ jo🥱 umpeaa➖

Ja puhe 🎶sammaltaa🌱🤤 ku tää💤 toinen 🌓puoli must 🐕vallan 🦮saa😴

Krooh, krooh, pyyh, en ❌oo hereillä☀️ tää mies laisinkaan🛌💤

En oo ❌mut päiväunil 😴 oon🟰 se mies, tirsoil🛌 oon🟰 se mies😴

Nyt lähden 🚗nukkumaan🛌

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh💤

Enkä laitakaan🔕 edes kelloa⏰❌

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh🤤

Kun mä kaadan 🐳 päälleni🧑‍🦲peittoa🥱

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh💤

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh, ahaa🥱

Niinku krooh krooh pyyh🛌

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh💤

Krooh, krooh, krooh, kro, kro, krooh, pyyh😴😴

[tomoyoo]

i love calling rakugo a bl because it is

[tealingual]

Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha vocabulary in Finnish

Viikko - week Päivä - day Mielenkiinto - interest Rata - nightlife, going to bars, drinking (esp. during the weekend) Ilta - evening Aika - time Ulkokuori - shell Juoma - drink, beverage Huominen - tomorrow Tuoppi - pint Huoli - worry Tuoli - chair, seat Naamataulu - face Parketti - (dance)floor Maailma - world Samppanja - champagne Silmä - eye Puhe - speech Puoli - side Arki - everyday life; weekday, working day Mies - man Rankka - exhausting, hard Pitkä - long Nuori - young Jäinen - icy Sekaisin - messed up Vapaa - free Vakava - serious Toinen - other, another Olla - to be; to have Kumota - to down (a drink) Tuhota - to destroy, to demolish Pitää kiinni - to hold Miettiä - to think Tarttua kiinni - to grab Haluta - to want  Jatkaa - to continue Pysyä - to stay Kutsua - to invite, to call Olla lukossa - to be frozen Tulla - to come Lähteä - to leave, to go Tanssia - to dance Pelätä - to be afraid of, to be scared of Kaataa - to pour Karsastaa - to have eyes that are turned in different directions Sammaltaa - to slur Saada valta - to get (power) over Paljon - a lot, much Takana - behind Vielä - still Kaksin käsin - with two hands Niin kuin, “niinku” - like Kunnes - until Ei enää - no more Muutama - a few Päälle - on Tänään - today Tämä, “tää” - this Minä, “mä” - I Se - it, that Ja - and Ei - no Kun, “ku” - when Silti - still Vielä - still Nyt - now Jo - already Ei laisinkaan - not at all

[loki-hargreeves]

Here's my attempt at translating cha cha cha to English ✌

Rankka viikko ja paljon pitkii päiviä takan (a tough week and many long days are behind me) Mielenkiintona piña colada ja rata (My interests are piña colada and rata [slang for a city's nightlife?]) Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota (The night is still young and there's time to pour drinks) Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota (It's time to destroy this icy outer shell)

Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku (I'm holding onto my drinks with both hands like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei (ei=no) En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku (I'm not thinking about tomorrow when I grab the pint like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku (I want to be a mess and free from worries like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku (And I'll keep going until I can't stay in my chair like)

Muutama piña colada on jo takana (a few piña coladas are already behind me) Silti mul on vielä naamataulu vakava (yeah, yeah, ye-ye-yeah) (and my mug is still serious) Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota (The night is still young and there's time to pour drinks) Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota (It's time to destroy this icy outer shell) Parketti kutsuu mua ku en oo enää lukossa (the dance floor is calling for me for I'm no longer frozen) Niinku cha cha cha mä oon tulossa (like cha cha cha I am coming)

Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku (I'm holding onto my drinks with both hands like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei (ei=no) En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku (I'm not thinking about tomorrow when I grab the pint like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku (I want to be a mess and free from worries like) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku vou (And I'll keep going until I can't stay in my chair anymore like wow)

Nyt lähden tanssimaan (now I'm going to go dance) Niinku cha cha cha (Like cha cha cha) Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa (And I'm no longer afraid of this world) Niinku cha cha cha (like cha cha cha) Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa (and I'm pouring Champagne over myself)

Cha, cha, cha, toinen silmä jo karsastaa (Cha cha cha, my other eye is already squinting) Ja puhe sammaltaa ku tää toinen puoli must vallan saa (and my speech is slurring as this other side of me gets control) Cha, cha, cha, en oo arkena tää mies laisinkaan (Cha cha cha, on weekdays I'm not this man at all) En oo mut tänään oon se mies, tänään oon se mies (I'm not, but today I am that man, today I am that man)

Nyt lähden tanssimaan (now I'm going to go dance) Niinku cha cha cha (Like cha cha cha) Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa (And I'm no longer afraid of this world) Niinku cha cha cha (like cha cha cha) Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa (and I'm pouring Champagne over myself)

Niinku cha cha cha (like cha cha cha) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ahaa Niinku cha cha cha (like cha cha cha) Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha