#like was a fukas decision

[muxas-world]

"was i robbed? obviously." Love love lewis and his petty ass never let them forget 🤗

[iwanty0uu]

ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ : lowkey ft: Ony

You plopped on the couch next to your boy best-friend, Ony as you played with the strings of your Victoria Secret sweat pants. Your nostrils inhaled the cannabis that he exhaled, which was the closes that you felt to him, the closest that he was to being inside of you. The scent lingered through the living room of your apartment, traveling through the window, making a careful escape before sounding the smoke detectors. The smoke was cautious, the same way your feelings were when you were with him, they crept around you, lingering in the back of your mind, clouding your senses with the lightest mist, but it still managing to nag at you, never fully disappearing.

It seemed cliche, but you met Ony your sophomore year of high-school, when he was in his junior.  Eventually , he adopted you since you were the youngest in all of his classes, and he thought your over achieving attitude was very cute (honors shit) ; and it led to you being besties, graduating early and getting accepted into your dream college while Ony started to trade school, studying business. He always seen you as a baby, supported your decisions, anndddd was there to defend you, always. But lately this “big brother” act has been feeling different. Less emotional more…sexual..

So, as you sat feeling a buzz just by inhaling the smoke, you turned to him abruptly, eyes meeting the side of his face, watching while he drew the smoke into his mouth, cheeks sinking into his face, emphasizing the sharp of his jawline. A second passed, air still warm, but he looked at you back, exhaling.

“Yo wassup-“

“Teach me how to smoke.” You interrupted, turning your body to face him criss-cross apple sauce style on the couch, black acrylic nail waving in his face before he could dismiss your thought. 

“Ony I’m a big girl and I can make my own decisions. I want you to teach me.”

You said putting your all into your response, you put your grown woman voice on, the same voice you used giving your Valedictorian, and you still were met with that loud ass, sassy ass, tone that Ony always used when you asked stupid shit.

“MOTHA FUKA NO!” He said, smoke leaving his mouth after every word, coughing as the question caught him off guard, smoke going through the wrong tubes, you could have sworn you seen the smoke leave through his ears.

“Fine.” You said grabbing your phone and texting his closest homie Connie who was also a plug that loved you like a little sister. Wasting no time, you grabbed your phone and ran to the door, ignoring Ony’s questions and angry comments, he was such an old head sometimes. You made your way down the south hall, and towards the common room where Connie said he was,feet tapping on the hallway floor, your fuzzy bed slippers slid down the tiles. Connie had no time to react to the hands that pulled him away from his chair, snatching the pre- roll from his hand, and he watched the hand that was connected to a girl who demanded,

“YOU WILL TEACH ME HOW TO SMOKE. NOW.” His hazel eyes widened, cheeks fixing themselves into a grin revealing his grill, glistening even in the horrible hallway light. His dimples were always the opposite of how he presented himself, all black sweatsuit and favorite pair of Black Cat sneakers on. He personality was almost too dark for his soft feautures, but it fit him. Before he could even answer, he realized that the girl was you, and it made him laugh even harder. Ony came down the hallway, his big ass feet echoed through the common area and you knew he would be on your ass.

So, like any sensible person, you ran away from the sexy scary black man looking for you.

He then booked it around the corner, closing in on you, and he grabbed you by your waist, hoisted you over his shoulder, giving your ass a tap as he jogged up the stairs like it was nothing.Opening the door, ignoring your protests and shutting it behind him.

“PUT ME DOWN NIGGA YOU GOT ME LOOKING LIKE A PICK ME IN THE HALLWAYS.” you complained, fixing your curly hair as it fell into your eyes. He then threw you on the couch, pillows flying, INCLUDING YOURSELF, from the impact. You bounced and laughed when you noticed  how angry he looked. But his furrowed brows, and sharp eyes made you realize that he was deadass…

Your life flashes before your eyes as you regained consciousness, you felt Ony’s hard thrusts into your tight pussy, expanding your walls and filling you all the way to the brim. You don’t exactly remember how you started having sex but you know that you initiated it for a fact. And he was even more upset when you tried to tap out after he ate you out.

So now, you found yourself face down into the pillows of the continuously bouncing couch, ass up, feeling his dick curve up into your spine.You twitched as you squeezed around his dick, biting your lip as your mouth watered, he grabbed your waist and thrusted harder, deeper. 

“Onyyyy I’m sorryyyy I- can’tttt uhh”

You breathed out, reaching your chubby hands behind you in an attempt to slow down the mean thrusts that your “bestfriend” ruthlessly gave you.

“Nah, you said you a big girl right?”-

He paused, sweat beaming down his glistening skin, the cold light of your kitchen illuminating your living room, revealing the secret that both you and the boy shared in the dead of night. But honestly, the fuck he gave you sounded nothing secretive, with your lewd moans, and the claps make by his thick bucking hips and the fat of your ass being loud enough to wake up a fuckin hibernating bear.

“Then take this big fuckin— shitttttt— Then take this big fuckin dick”

He said harshly, so harsh, you wanted to cry from overstimulation and his sassy ass attitude. He slapped your plump ass as you gasped in pain. Although you loved the pleasure, he went too hard and you couldn’t manage his thick private area :/

You decided to grab his thick hand that held your waist like he was holding the world, the harshest most loving touch you’ve felt. You squeezed hard, and looked behind you, lashes wet and clumping together, making eye contact with him. You watched as he bit his bottom lip and slowed down as you watched his facial expression change in realization.

Here he was, bullying your pretty fragile, inexperienced pussy, and you felt him pull out. Apologetic hands flooding your back, a trail of kissed leading up to your neck as he lightly flipped you over on your back so that he rested in between your legs, still hovering over you.

“Baby I’m so sorry I forgot I swear I didn’t mean it” he said kissing the fat of your cheeks. (the ones on your face nasty.)

You didn’t often see Ony so sappy and apologetic but it was obvious that he meant it, and who would you be to not throw a pity party?

Your bottom lip curled inwards as your eyebrows indented, you allowed your eyes to water and sniffle while you watched him kiss your tears away. 

“Ny that was mean…” you sniffles, rubbing your eyes like a cranky baby.

 *insert crocodile tears*

“I’m so sorry my love.. let me make it up to you.”

He said moving your hands, kissing your lips while he gently handled you.

“You gotta- *sniff* buy me sushi *sniff* n teach me how to roll and take me shopping,”

You demanded,your soft hands rubbing his templed while he pecked your face lightly.

~ “Whatever you want princess”

THE END!

I HOPE IT MET YOUR EXPECTATIONS!!!! -𝓵𝓮𝓵𝓮 <3 @mya2real

[deusn-determined]

Hey folks !

So,

i finally decided to make this post, after much thinking and looking back to my artistic progress in the last few years that i have been in the UT fandom. 

I spended some fantastic years of my life in this fanbase, and i honestly have only it to thank for even attempting the beggining of my will to draw and improve.

In the last half year or so, after making all kinds of notes, plans and decisions to start off comics, i felt more and more lost in what i actually want to do with my art. Over 5 years i gave to Undertale, and it was a journey of honest love and dedication. Cant count the amouth of fanarts, fancomics and RP´s i was blessed to be able to do.

But as the years have passed many of my friends simply moved on. They raised theyre own bar, reached out for theyre own original things and dedicated themselves to a goal. 

I dont know if i am one of those people, but i know that UT has been like a loving parent out of which´s hands i am slowly moving into the artistic world. My mindset at this point is simple. I wanna learn more, and i wanna draw more original stuff. 

But it is also a time to say goodbye. I KNOW I WILL NEVER STOP DRAWING UT, but i will start to draw much less of it. It is very possible you might encounter fanarts or even rare pieces of my own characters, that i grew to love and adore, but i will be much more devoted to drawing fantasy based stuff. (also commisions of UT are also totally fine)

So Dungeons and Dragons, Darkest Dungeon, Dark Magic, Monsters, Personas and much more.

Yet i can never forget about what i was allowed to experience. What i was allowed to live through. The friends i met through UT. Some of them are still by my side, even years after.

And i know some of them will not agree with me, or even calling me a quitter. I think i am okay enough to face the fire. 

So to all of you precious followers, that have been supporting me with your reblogs, likes and love, if this blog is going into a direction you no longer support, i shall give you all a big hug and wish you the bestest in your lives and in your future.

Thank you so much for making my path towards my dream bearable. And no matter if im teary eyed over it, remmember that it was YOU ALL, that i adored the most.

A massive thank you to these wonderfull people, who have become like a second family to me and many more that have supported my path.

@catler00 @lostmypotatoes @supa-yel @ideyaengine @waterdragonangel @xxkoichiixx @the-triangle-cat @keru-the-green @littlestlilies @ikustioa @skesgo @venelona @bop-y @sharkowskii @fukae-flwr @magusverse 

[busghost]

I guess the names of Mei Sakura and Himeko were translated from Japanese because they ARE Japanese? Fu Hua is the Chinese version of the name after all.

Looks like Hua escaped the Japanese translation of her name for the non-JP servers, unless you set your language to JP and then you'll hear a lot of Fuka instead of Hua. It'd make sense for the other servers that they'd just give the Japanese characters their Japanese names yeah.

They also used the JP game title, Houkai 3rd, for the other servers instead of Beng Huai 3, the CN title.

But don't get me started on how bad the localization team is, they make very questionable decisions.

[shonenkun309]

👉🏻👈🏻 my Ayakashi OC

*she is so dangerous* (∩_∩)

*The girl with a big strength and a biggest heart*

Profile :

Name : Fukajiro Kanashi (Fuka for short)

Type : Tsuchi Sand

Age : 11 years old

B-day : 09/11

Hgt. : 4'11 (149 cm)

Wgt : 92 Ibs (42 Kg)

Job : student, servant, rented assassin

Likes : Nachi, helping people, Nachi, anything fluffy, Nachi oh and Nachi too.

Dislike : Oni Ogres

Ayakashi Abilities :

She can read hearts and minds without permission just like Satoris but more stronger.

She can control the sand making it the most lethal weapon.

She have that big sand tank in her back so she can summon a high amount of sand and creating sand mens under her command.

When she uses her powers her eyes turn from emerald green to crimson red, means that you are in grave danger.

She can control the heart beats of her victims, making them go to slumber or comatose or even killing them by a heart attack.

About herself :

Claiming herself as Futaba's best friend

She worship cats a lot

Her favorite food is "Taiyaki" (fish-shaped cake)⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇

she is so smart but doesn't know how to use her smartness and instead she always leave her emotions control her decisions

She have a strange hate towards Oni ogres in general

Although her kind is one of the most dangerous between the ayakashi, they are indeed peaceful and harbor no malice toward their opponents except for those who attacked them first.

*I want to thank those who didn't mind sharing my OC here, I really appreciate it✨☺

[kamatha]

Why don't you like Fuka that much?

Hah took me a bit to think about but-

In comparison to the rest of the Disgaea 4 cast, Fuka reaches the point of annoyance with me more than anyone else since she's a pretty convincing teenager character. Sometimes she annoys characters or becomes very one track minded and it bothered me a bit more than the other's character quirks.

And while this doesn't have to do with Fuka's character, the ending for the Fuka and Desco show made me felt sad and pretty mad as it acted as a satisfying conclusion for her character then turned on its head when Flonne came out of nowhere to give her little to no chance at being reincarnated. I understand the decision to conclude her character while still having her stay, but I really wished they at least kept it ambiguous whether Fuka ends up reincarnating or not for potential story sake. (Might just be me rooting for sadder stories tho)

Tbf tho, this is a series full of evil characters with little to no comeuppance, Disgaea 4 is no different. But how they handled Fuka made it hard for me to see through her irritating moments to her more endearing moments. Which I did end up finding after re-watching the scenes again. Love her development with Desco, Des X, and Val also how she basically comforted Emizel after his father disowned him, also how she was technically Fenrich's comeuppance for being a manipulative jerk.

She's definitely not the worst character in my book (I honestly can't say who is) but she gave me a bad aftertaste for awhile since she's one of the loudest of the bunch and the Fuka and Desco ending irritated me. But after looking at it again I don't feel as negative about her as I might've felt when I originally wrote that sentiment. But I think that statement still holds true for me.

[skylineofspace]

Tagged by @docholligay , so here’s my response to the questions:

Three Ships: I’m not really a big shipping person in general; most of the time I’m happy to go along with whatever’s presented by the work and not pursue it much further. Occasionally though, there will be something that really catches my eye. Here are 3 ships that I have actively sought out fanworks of: Kumiko x Asuka (Hibike Euphonium), Velvet x Magilou (Tales of Berseria), Cloud x Aerith x Tifa poly trio (Final Fantasy 7).  

Last Song: Kakusei covered by Hoshimachi Suisei (original song by Superfly)

Last Movie: The last real movie I watched was Kajillionaire (Directed by Miranda July), excellent film about a family of con artists and how messed up your relationship with your parents can be. (The honest answer to this is the newest Code Geass movie, but that’s much more like the latest episode of a show than it is a standalone movie.)

Currently Watching: Not much, really. Haven’t watched any western TV shows for quite some time. Of the seasonal anime I’m following, The Aquatrope on White Sand (PA Works) looks most promising. Summary: Fuka leaves Tokyo after failing to make it as an idol singer, and on a whim books a ticket to rural Okinawa instead of going back home. There she meets Kukuru, a young girl desperately trying to keep her local aquarium afloat in the face of it’s poor financial situation, and decides to work to support Kukuru at keeping her dream alive. It looks good so far, though I have absolutely zero trust in any anime to end well right now, thanks to the Wonder Egg fiasco (I am still mad at that show). 

Currently Reading: Current book I am reading is A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine. A Sci-Fi book examining the effects of cultural imperialism - what it looks like when a nation becomes so omnipresent that they affect all of your country’s decisions and values out of economic necessity. Pulls a really neat narrative move in the first couple chapters that really helped get me invested in the main character.

Additional Shout-out to Look Back, a recent one-shot manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto. A really moving read about art (manga specifically but it applies well to writing or other creative endeavors too); why we make it and what it can mean to people. It is free to read on Viz’s website, and I highly recommend it if you have the time (it is 145 comic pages).

Currently Craving: Ummmm, a thematically satisfying conclusion to an ongoing piece of visual media that showed promise in its early episodes? (I thought about Wonder Egg Priority earlier and am still mad)

Not tagging anyone, but if someone does see this and wants to do it, feel free!

[persephone-damnedqueen]

Rankin’ the Waifus

I feel like when you’re drunk with friends, you either have the best ideas ever, or the worst ideas. Which is this? Well, at first, I thought this was a fantastic idea, given that @fukae-flwr challenged Drunk Me to do this, until she gave me the rules. . . The rules made it even harder for Drunk Me to do, leaving Sober Me to rise to the challenge, just to prove her wrong. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Persephone, you have too many Waifus, ranking them is like picking between them is impossible,” but I finally, after a lot of debate, reviewing, and “friendly” discussions, involving way to much cussing and slamming of hands with friends, I was finally able to settle on the list, so without further ado, here are the rules.

1) Only one character from the franchise.

2) They have to be Waifus, not favorite characters (this rule comes in to play a lot later on).

Let’s kick off this list now with the easiest thing, the honorable waifus.

Honorable Mentions:

Now, these are in no particular order, because even leaving them off the top 10 was hard enough.

Lucy Heartfillia: Fairy Tail

This one waifu per series is the only reason why Lucy had to be cut from the main list. Let’s clear something up here, Lucy is Top Tier Waifu, especially in a series with as many Waifus as there are. Lucy has everything, from a fantastic development, to a great personality, to a gorgeous character design, and she definitely deserves more praise in the series than she gets. Sadly, my waifu choice from this series, only barely beats Lucy, but not mentioning her would be a crime.

Rindo Kobayashi: Shokugeki no Souma

Rindo is the most obvious choice from this waifu heavy series. She’s spunky, entertaining, and a glutton to boot, but above all, she’s actually a terrifying opponent to go against, especially since she’s one of the best cooks in the series. I mean hell, she literally uses alligator in one battle simply because she just felt like it, and her being apart of Centrol and having access to as many resources as they do. From the moment she’s introduced, she stole every scene she was in, even if it was just for a panel or two, if that’s not a waifu, I don’t know what is.

Maika Sakuranomiya: Blend S

This is where that waifu rule plays in.  Maika is my waifu of the series, not my favorite character; that title is held strong by Hidori, the trap idol who steals the series from the moment they are introduced in episode 8.  Maika, and her non-intentional sadistic look, make her the best waifu choice.  It’s endearing, and sweet to watch her try her hardest to not be sadistic, but fail making all of us fall in love with her more.  Also, who doesn’t love a bit of sadism in their waifus?

C.C: Code Geass

Ah, the waifu who started this whole drunken debate.  She’s the classic, Pizza Hut loving, immortal waifu, who is literally unforgetable.  The latest addition of her to my massive figure collection only reminded me just how strong of a waifu choice she really is, despite being from one of the oldest series on this list.  

Mayoi Hachikuji, Tsubasa Hanekawa, Hitagi Senjougahara:  The Monogatari Franchise

Honestly, a solid argument could be made for any of these girls to be the second best waifu.  You have Hanekawa, the lovely class president who only knows what she knows, Hitagi, the tsundere who has an unhealthy obsession with stationary, Mayoi, the dead snail ghost-turned-god girl who has literally the cutest bit with Araragi in the entire series, or even Karen and Tsukihi, the Fire Sisters of our main character.  Every girl in this series is a valid choice; well all but Nadako.  Fuck Nadako.  

Now that those mentions are out of the way, let’s get to the truly hard part.  

Top Ten Waifus: 

10: Homura Akemi: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Okay, she’s not really 10, but I’m still mad at her, and after a full hour of debate, I still couldn’t justify putting her above any of the 9 other waifus who I wasn’t eternally mad at, so that valid.  Homura is such a bad ass, and honestly, one of the more deadlier choices of a waifu, adding on the massive magical girl obsession I have, I physically couldn’t leave her off the list.  

9: Brandish μ: Fairy Tail

Ah, Brandish, the Nation Destroyer herself.  She’s perfect, in every way, and I’ve loved her from the moment she was introduced in the final arc, and by far one of the standouts of Alvarez.  She’s adorable with her unique design, a massive cat obsession, and a stupidly powerful magic.  Also, she’s one of the few characters to actually get some development in the entire arc.  Mashima didn’t do a lot of good things in that arc, but he did gift the world with Brandish, so I can’t be too upset.  

8: Retsuko: Aggretsuko

One of the most relatable waifus anyone could ask for, but what more could I say that isn’t obvious?  She’s a Sanrio Red Panda who works in an office, hates her boss, and sings Death Metal kareoke.  I know she’s supposed to be an adorable mascot meant as a way to get us to spend money on her merchandise, but damnit Sanrio, did you have to make her this cute?!  Ugh, just take all my money already.  

7: Minako Aino (Sailor Venus): Sailor Moon

This is where the waifu of the series rule killed me.  My favorite character is Hotaru (Saturn), but I wouldn’t consider her a waifu; she’s more of a badass senshi who can literally destroy an entire galaxy with one swoosh of her Silence Glaive.  The only three I would consider waifu enough for this list are Seiya, Usagi, and Minako, but after breaking it down throughly with @fukae-flwr​, we were finally able to come down to the decision that Seiya, while being fantastic in every way, is not a waifu, and Usagi, while being relatable as fuck and lovable to boot, is and can only be Seiya’s Waifu, leaving Minako, the winner of the debate, and for good reason too.  She’s loveable, kind, caring, powerful and the leader of the inner senshi, and S Tier waifu material, so overall, I can’t be unhappy with the outcome of the debate.  

6. Android 21:  The Dragonball Franchise

Okay, this one was the hardest series for me to pick just one waifu from.  With so many choices, from Bulma to Android 18 to even Launch, (remember her? no? It’s okay, even Toriyama doesn’t).  I love all most of the Dragonball Waifus, so why did I ultimately settle for for the best Video Game Bae?  Simple.  She’s a badass who is hot as hell and literally eats people. . . .so a kink basically, but like, can you blame me?

5. Himako Toga: My Hero Academia

A knife wielding, psychopathic, serial killing yandere schoolgirl? There isn’t even a contest, Toga is best girl.  Period.  I will fight anyone who says otherwise.  

4. Stocking Anarchy: Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt

Again, this is another obvious choice as far as waifus go.  It was during yet another rewatch of this underrated show that I realized how much I genueinly love Stocking, and she’s clearly the better choice over Panty.  Stocking is the sweets loving, emo fallen angel/demon who cusses like a sailor and is into bondage.  Yes, I am aware, it’s another kink, but I don’t care, not even a little bit.  

3: Shalltear Bloodfallen: Overlord

Yeah, I choose Shalltear over Albedo.  Shalltear is best girl, and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise.  I will admit though, that while Albedo is gorgeous and a great choice, Shalltear is a vampire with lesbian tendencies, and that instantly puts her above the virgin succubus.  Thank you Lord Peroroncino. 

2. Shiro: No Game No Life

When making this list, and talking out all of the waifu ranking, there were two that didn’t budge on the list at all, Shiro, and the number one choice.  Shiro is perfect, and even in a series with freaking fox people and Jibril, and that says something.  

1. Shinobu Oshino ( Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade): The Monogatari Franchise

Meet the Best Waifu in existence.  Honestly, it doesn’t matter if she’s in her Shinobu form, or her fully powered vampire form.  Shinobu/Kiss Shot is by far the best waifu anyone could have.  She’s a freaking powerful vampire that’s gorgeous, and mysterious in her true form, and even in her weaker form still manages to be powerful, snarky, and adorable as hell.  Also, her reaction to donuts will literally be the greatest thing in waifu history.  Ugh, I love her.  

And there you have it.  10 waifus ranked, and it only took three days, three people to rant to, and a shitton of headache pain killers later.  @fukae-flwr​ told you I could do it.  Next challenge. . . Husbandos.   Oof.  

So yeah. . . . Thoughts I guess?

[malicejudged-a]

META ; Nemo’s Former Identiy

Almost everything Nemo does is driven by his past and what happened to him. His desire to destroy all of humanity and then vanish himself? Caused by how humans killed everyone he loved (even if there is some self-blame in there) and then ruined his life. His immense hatred towards Valvatorez? Caused by his part in Artina’s death. His annoyances, his decisions he makes when toying with people, even those few things that can get him genuinely upset are all there because of his trauma.

Nemo is a man driven by his past. But he absolutely hates everything to do with his past. And the number one thing he hates about his past is, well, himself. Namely his former identity as Edgar Hellewege. His relationship with his past self is... complicated, to say the least.

One of the things Nemo says in his proper introduction in Episode 8 is that he was reborn to be the judge of humanity. He says that he was reborn when Desco and Fuka comment on his name and how he got rid of it:

And then that he was meant to judge humanity’s sins when Fenrich comments on how this rebirth claim is typical of human criminals:

However, this raises the question of why Nemo chose to completely reshape himself into what he is now. Was it purely to start his campaign to destroy humanity from the ground-up? Was it just due to his mental instability? My answer to that question is that, at least in part, it was to try and cope with his trauma and project his self-loathing onto a former identity.

I say this a lot but it is so important to understanding how Nemo became what he is: he is an immensely traumatized man who chose to cope with all of it in the worst way possible. It excuses none of what he did but it certainly explains it. And arguably, his decision to stop being the Rekidonan soldier and start being the judge of humanity is partly due to how his trauma affected him.

As I covered in a previous meta, Nemo hates himself. He hates himself for being a filthy human deep down and for his supposed part in the deaths of those he loved. But over 400 years that self-loathing can get... disruptive. So it’s not hard to imagine that Nemo had to find an out from even that. But how do you find an out from self-loathing? Well. Just project all of it onto someone else that you’re not anymore.

Now, his decision to be “reborn” was not entirely to just deal with his self-hatred. He doesn’t exactly deny Fenrich connecting his getting rid of his name to be reborn or doing it to escape reality, he just denies him being a criminal. So did he rebrand himself also for the sake of his campaign against humanity? Absolutely. But it did also provide an easy out? Absolutely.

Nemo blames himself for the deaths of those who he loved, but wouldn’t it be easier to instead say that his previous self is the weak, pathetic one that caused those he loved to die? Edgar’s the weak fool who died and took everyone with him, not him! He’s just here to kill everyone and get revenge for those loved ones! This redirecting of his hatred towards his previous identity, of course, relies entirely on him both acknowledging Edgar’s pain as his own because he is Edgar deep down, and also insisting he’s a separate entity from Edgar.

I can’t make a meta about Nemo’s former identity without touching on the fact that trying to figure out who he was is and/or any insinuations that he is actually the Rekidonan soldier is one of the few things that will lead directly to him getting enraged. It is a very, very touchy subject that one shouldn’t bring up around him unless they really feel like bringing Nemo’s full wrath on them, even for a moment. It is one of the few things that can get him to completely drop his cheery bastard act.

This is because of his hatred for his previous identity, and the fact that someone knowing all the misery and trauma he went through would cause one of two things. 1) being pitied and 2) a complete destruction of the image he has built up as Judge Nemo.

So: TL;DR Nemo’s reasons for being “reborn” is complicated but one of the end results is he has a former identity to push all of his self-loathing onto, and attempting to find out anything about his past and/or his former identity will make him almost instantly angry.

[if-i-want-to-dance]

Back to playing Ozmafia now that I’m through with finals. I’m going with Axel’s route because... I don’t know. It just kind of happened.

Is it just me, or does this game have no attention span whatsoever?

One minute we’re entering a beauty contest, then the next minute we’re talking to Kyrie afterwards and we won because apparently our only competitor who didn’t get disqualified for violent behavior was a duck.

Which, okay, was pretty funny.

But then we have a festival! And then Caesar attacks! And then we’re lecturing Axel about using his shotgun the wrong way! And then there’s another festival! Everything goes by so fast it’s liable to give me some form of whiplash.

I feel like this game would do better to pick plot points and stick to them rather than just having a series of events which don’t really do much for the story.

Honestly, the entire game so far feels like a bunch of disconnected events that don’t really add up to anything. Which could potentially work, but it doesn’t here.

Also, I’m sorry, I hate to be the person who is down on otome heroines. I will defend the ones I like to the ends of the earth. There are many I like.

But I can’t stand Fuka. I’m sorry. I know she has amnesia but her decision making drives me up the wall. 

[nightingaleandtheredredrose]

11 Facts About Silas

B/c I made 11 Facts for Lynette, and I wanna stay consistent

1. Despite him talking like some sort of long lost aristocrat who vaguely remembers his roots, Silas is a simple minded boi and prefers to keep things that way. He’s not one for puzzles or *shudders* being alone with his thoughts, so he’ll find some sort of easy activity to take his mind off of unpleasant things, whether it be sleeping or reading a lighthearted novel. This applies to his fashion sense as well.

2. He can be very stubborn at times and is unlikely to change a decision once it had been made. This can lead him to be petty at the strangest instances in addition to holding a grudge for a long time.

3. In contrast to Lynette’s flighty personality, Silas is more rooted in reality and takes a longer time choosing words he’s going to say. Of course he ends up reprimanding Lynette more often than not due to this kind of attitude, but he’s not above holding long conversations with her or playing along with her bad jokes (sometimes he does this out of sarcasm, but Lynette doesn’t mind).

4. Silas won’t openly admit it, but he really does enjoy Lynette’s singing. It doesn’t matter how stupid the song is, the boi’s gonna be all ears when she starts humming the first few notes of the melody. Her singing is also one of the things that led him to first meet her, but I’ll end up writing that scene in a later story lol.

5. Silas likes talking to other people despite how introverted he may seem at first. As mentioned before, he gets anxious if left alone for too long, so he usually slinks off into the town or the slums to find someone to talk to if sales are slow. Whether it be a member of the ruling class or a random town citizen, Silas doesn’t really consider the people he talks to as friends no matter how often he meets up with them. It’s not as if he’s doing this to be rude, but he doesn’t really know what defines someone else as a “friend” and prefers not to get attached to other people in fear of them turning against him or, even worse, losing them.

6. He normally has a fairly calm and even tone of voice while speaking which veers dangerously close to deadpan. Silas doesn’t get flustered easily, but his voice will often take upon a tinge of exhaustion whenever he gets too stressed. No one had never seen him yell nor cry before, and we all kind of hope we never do (´;ω;｀) Too bad my story has other plans (sorry Silas)...

7. His bedroom in the store was originally that of the old lady who had owned and then passed down ownership of the bookstore to Lynette. Lynette never specifies where the lady disappeared off to, changing up the story everytime Silas asks. He’s not particularly interested in the history of the room, but he really wishes Lynette would tell him the actual story instead of making up things like horse demons who dragged the old lady’s carriage away towards a chasm and was never seen again.

8. I don’t want to give too much away about Silas’ backstory b/c I’m planning on writing something on that later on. However, his hatred of the Oscar Wilde Salon and the scar on his chest are big clues. Lynette also gets a peculiar feeling that she’s seen him before, but due to their unspoken agreement, she can’t ask him about it directly.

9. Silas has an aversion to being touched, especially by strangers. With people he’s comfortable with, he doesn’t mind as much, but otherwise he’ll end up keeping a good amount of distance between him and another person, even resorting to literally pushing them away if they ignore his verbal warnings and get too close. Silas doesn’t react well with sudden movements either, bracing himself for a slap when all the other person was doing was stretching an arm above their head.

10. He likes vegetables to a weird extent. There was this one time he was wandering around the forest, got lost, and ended up being invited by Soh to eat dinner with him and Caesar. Of course, being the meat freak Caesar is, he slipped Silas his vegetables under the table (learning from that one incident when he openly tried to force Fuka to eat his veggies and got reprimanded for it), and he finished them off no problem. Soh eventually found out, tho. There was no way Caesar would have eaten those five servings of vegetables all on his own.

11. Silas likes messing with people sometimes when he’s bored, even more so if they’re significantly shorter than him. His teasing is really subtle and done with his usual neutral face, but when a person realizes they’ve been messed with, Silas finds it amusing to see someone so smol trying to pick a fite with him.

[shenanigumi]

Feels bad I rlly liked fukas design and her personality

I do like Fuka’s design, and I do appreciate that she at least has a personality, unlike some other amnesiacs I could mention. But, as with Chizuru, it’s showcased better on some routes than others. For example, I actually like the way she’s portrayed in Axel’s route, at least by comparison, but I hadn’t played that one prior to writing my midpoint review. So my view of her has in fact softened a little bit.

In general, Fuka does rub me the wrong way, but that’s a matter of taste, so we can’t really argue opinions there. It’s just that, where main protagonists are concerned, I’m not the fondest of… I’ll be charitable and call it innocence, even though Axel is innocent too and I really like him. I mean, anyone who makes the decision to sneak out of the mansion and track down a mafia don on a mission in a dark alley just to “surprise” him really does deserve to get shot. So there’s just… an inherent discrepancy between who she is (or, more accurately, what she does) and the kinds of characters I tend to like.

…Contrary to my habit of phrasing things in absolutes, it’s not that I can’t stand Fuka. Her presence isn’t detrimental to my enjoyment of the game. It’s just that I find it very difficult to empathize with her in a lot of ways, because she behaves so differently from myself and/or any patterns I could understand. But that’s nothing new, given my experiences with otome, so I’m just kind of ignoring her at this point.

[atopearth]

OZMAFIA!! Part 4 - Scarlet Route

I’m looking forward to Scarlet’s route since I quite like him. Cute but mature? Ahahaha. Also because I’d like to see the other famiglia. Lmao that Fuka thinks Scarlet is a girl though. Omg this is probably one of the first times I’ve agreed with Fuka on anything, but I do agree that those arbitrary lines of so called enemy famiglia preventing them from talking with each other is very saddening. They’re all in the same town and yet so closed off on their own territories. I like how Kyrie thought it was funny, so he didn’t bother correcting Fuka on the fact that Scarlet is actually a guy hahahah.

If only every day was Sunday… That’s a nice thought, then conflicts would always be banned haha. I feel like Scarlet is the only one that actually thinks about how nice it would be if every day was Sunday and kinda strives for that peace, whereas everyone else fights because that’s how things are and there’s nothing that can be done? LMAO, when she finally found out Scarlet is actually a guy and he asks why she thought that, and Fuka goes to explain that it’s because he’s short, has a baby face and has big, cute round eyes hahahahaha. She’s so slack lmaoo, she even called him the perfect girl, even girlier than her LOL. Sometimes I don’t understand how their town works, it’s like they just fight for fun or something lol. They trade food and other materials between the families, Soh from the Wolf Gang sets up shop selling food etc, it’s like, considering how interrelated they all are, why exactly do they fight?

I think it’s so sweet that it’s because of Fuka that Scarlet has started to open up towards trying different foods from other people rather than being constantly suspicious that it might be poisoned. I feel like the heroine is so mean to Scarlet LOL. When he told her that for his physical examination last month he shrank 2mm and she said maybe it was a mistake that he even grew the 2mm to begin with (since the previous check up said he grew 2mm and now he’s lost it) hahaha. I’d love to see a grown up and tall Scarlet though, I think he’d look so cool! I’m glad Scarlet went with his gut and didn’t take up Alfani’s offer to tour the brothel with Fuka, I mean how disastrous would it be if these two innocent kids found out!

Ohhh the mafia claim taxes etc from citizens for protecting the town and that’s where their income comes from! Considering how much Hansel and Gretel seem to destroy the place, I wonder if they really get enough though lol… How amazing that Scarlet can make simple medicine like ointments! Nice that he gave some to the heroine considering Gretel kinda hurt her~ Seeing how adamant Scarlet is on not hurting people and not using his gun is really admirable. I hope he won’t really ever have to use it… I’m so glad she told Kyrie that Hansel and Gretel gave her a piece of bread before she ate it, like omggg, she could have died!

Scarlet is so thoughtful to think that the stars must be busy granting everyone’s wishes for the Meteor Shower Gathering, so he doesn’t want to make any wishes to add to their burden! Omg how romantically cool to look at stars through Scarlet’s rifle scope hahahah! Trust Fuka to fall and make Scarlet save her and hurt his leg lol, now they have to camp outside in the forest~ I guess this makes it romantically exciting? The sweetest thing was when Scarlet said if it comes to it, he’d give his last resort rations to her. That is like the ultimate way of saying how much they love and treasure you 💕 them sharing his red hood was so cute too, I mean, that CG was so beautiful~~ I thought they would be in Wolf Gang territory and that Scarlet would have to use himself as bait so she can escape.. I just didn’t think Caramia would suggest that if Fuka wants them to save Scarlet, that she’d have to join the Oz famiglia. But I guess that would be logical, since Scarlet is part of Grimm’s famiglia and Fuka is just a guest, so Grimm would probably save him anyway… But it is dangerous and naturally, with Fuka and Scarlet being so close, Caramia has a duty to stop any more of these rumours that she’s going to join Grimm and so making her join Oz is really his kindness I guess….

I like that Fuka didn’t hesitate to join in order to save Scarlet but really, he’s not going to like this! I know Fuka doesn’t want to talk to Scarlet since their relationship has changed now and there’s nothing they can do anymore, but she needs to at least explain things! But I guess it’s just too hard to speak out loud… Sigh. And she wouldn’t want Scarlet to blame himself either I guess, but it’s inevitable.. It breaks my heart that Scarlet cherishes their chats so much…

Considering how crazy and bloodthirsty Hamelin seems to be now, I’m surprised that he was the one that taught Scarlet the idea that guns shouldn’t be needed and wanted peace. But I see, whatever incident Hamelin caused made Grimm lose most of their territory and that’s why Hansel and Gretel go so overboard trying to restore Grimm back to how it was so that Hamelin will come back to their home as if nothing has changed.. it’s kinda saddening that it’s come to this though, forcing Scarlet to either go along with Hamelin’s violence of going to war against all the families or to leave the Grimm famiglia.. I guess we should be happy that Scarlet is adamant on his principles and isn’t influenced by Hamelin for being the one that taught them to him.

Owwww! When you leave a famiglia, you have to cut your mark off with a knife and then brand the new one over it?! Isn’t there like a less painful way…? I am happy that Fuka watched it happen though; to see Scarlet go through with this decision to join Oz in order to stop Hamelin. It would be nice if Hamelin goes back to being the kind person he was after this.. It’s better to just die, huh? Did Hamelin come back just to get Scarlet to kill him? It’s kinda sad that the Grimm famiglia is gone now.. But I guess it was for the best if Hamelin was the head, it would have been difficult for Scarlet, Hansel and Gretel to keep everything up themselves..

It’s like Scarlet became the mother and maid of the Oz family; cooking for them every day and lecturing them for bad habits hahaha. So nice of Caramia to let Hansel and Gretel take care of the Grimm estate (that Oz is governing over now). It’s nice to know that Hamelin went to prison, but I guess it’s only nice if he can come to terms with what he’s done and go back to who he once was..

Doing the other ending now and LOL, it was so hilarious when Kyrie said the flower Scarlet gave her actually means “I’ll kill you” in flower language hahahaha! I believed him for a second lolol. I wonder when all these famiglie were formed if Scarlet was there from the very beginning… It’s nice to see more of Scarlet’s perspective now. It seems like whatever incident Hamelin caused has made Robin Hood want revenge, hmmm.. I assumed that the second/bad ending would be Scarlet going along with Hamelin’s plan, I just hope nothing happens to Scarlet… I guess the thing that was able to bring Hamelin back was Scarlet’s loyalty and faith in him. Scarlet didn’t want to point his gun at Fuka but he still did, for Hamelin and the Grimms, but at least Hamelin made Scarlet shoot him instead to save Scarlet from that future agony I guess.

I see, so Scarlet becomes the boss of the Grimm famiglia in this route.. I guess I like this route more because I feel like Scarlet would choose to be loyal to Hamelin no matter what but I feel so sad for Scarlet that he can never be with Fuka… Now, all he can really do is chat with her on Sundays probably…whyyyyy😢

Anyway, overall I enjoyed Scarlet’s route! I feel like the heroine has more personality here (in teasing Scarlet mainly lol) and because I just really like Scarlet in general because of how kind but strong he is. I guess the only thing I didn’t really like was the forced romance? I feel like Scarlet liked her but more for as a person that he can bond and chat with happily than actually a romantic interest. Otherwise, I liked the story and now I’m looking forward to knowing more about Hamelin!

[ushinattakioku]

{ YUI-CHAN ! @horrorfated || cont from {x}

Fuka adores the little freedom Sunday gives her, since she’s far more able to explore, and chatter, amongst the peaceful state of the town. She really does wish things could always be like this, but she’s at least aware that it’s, sadly, not so simple. Still, she’s able to live, make friends, and figure out who she can be. The Oz famiglia is ever so nice to her, and she really can’t thank them enough for giving her a place to stay.

“Whoa, they are really big!” Just the sight of them excites her, of course, the fact that they could decorate them and add a little more festive participation to their hearts and homes is delightful! Yui’s suggestion is what really piques her interest, however. Being able to also bring something home for Caramia and the others would the best! “I think so! It’d be really, really fun! Caramia-san... everyone is always working so hard! So, I want to help too.”

Determination washes over her and she, trying really get in the grove, psyches herself up by patting her left arm. But -- ah -- she thinks for a moment... She can carry one, and Yui can too, but that leaves the third one... for the pie, impossible to transport. Uh-oh... Oh, maybe we can ask Axel-kun? Oh, but, if we do then, the pie might not be a surprise... Soh’s strong, but he’s busy today... And so, she’s deep in thought, for Yui’s sake, without skipping a beat.

“Yui-chan wants two so... Axel-kun... no... Soh?... No... a cart... more than one trip...roll...” She says, basically thinking aloud, without even realizing it, and without actually reaching any conclusion. She wants to paint pumpkins and make sure Yui has fun too -- maybe she should try to lift two? Wait, that won’t work at all either! She hasn’t even picked hers! Decisions, decisions...

[everything-isfiction]

I kept this in my folder for a while and totally forget about it. This one is for @catsoul2 because I saw her reading most of my writing and really love all the jealous Touka/Kaneki fanfic. I’m sorry for the grammatical errors, I tried my best 😅💪 I hope you like this.

Characters/Pairing: Kaneki Ken, Touka Kirishima, Touken.

Words: 1000++

:::

Something had been bothering him, a feelings that he isn’t sure the reason behind it. His eyebrow creased, almost joining to each other, feeling slightly annoyed when he couldn’t find the answer that he wanted.

He saw a gentle side of her whenever she sit with the children –the Aogiri kids, the garden kids even with Hinami. Touka act differently, a softer interaction when she’s around them –or more precisely, when they surround her. Maybe that’s where his annoyance came from.

They were sitting next to each other at the moment, when the kids spotted them and calling “Touka-oneechan” and “King” from the ground, with one of them holding a story book. Kaneki wave at them from above, before Touka slowly withdraw her hands that had been underneath his own palm.

“I think it’s story time.”

His mouth turning into a pout without him realizing it, looking away as Touka ready to leave. He can still feel the warmth of her hands against his skin, sighing. He stayed for a while with them, watching and listening to Touka voice soothingly reading –and he found some peace just by being around them –until Fuka called out for the king, to have a discussion with Yomo and the rest.

Although he seems busy with his king duties, his eyes always searching for her presence. Whenever he passed by an empty room or a space fulls of junks where he heard giggles and laughter, Kaneki would stop to peek in –and find the kids playing around while Touka sitting silently watching over them. Touka often noticed him, but pretended that she didn’t, knowing that any little interaction with her will always drawn his feet towards her. It comes to his mind that they barely spend their times together –alone –anymore.

“King!”

He look over his shoulder, finding the three children walking towards him, smiling happily whenever they saw him –as if he was a figure that they looked up to.

“Do you know where Touka-oneechan is ? We’ve been looking everywhere for her.”

Touka-chan again ?

“Why don’t we look for her together ?”

Kaneki ruffles Yuki’s hair, before taking their hands, walking together towards the open space. Touka can hear them before she sees them, and only turn around when she feels a different voice talking over the kids giggles. She was sitting with Hinami, discussing something rather personal for anyone to hear.

The children started running towards them, hugging Touka and Hinami –commenting that she smells like coffee, a scent that he’s familiar with.

“Touka-oneechan, read us a book.”

“Again ?” Touka sighs, with a gentle smile still lingers on her face, “We already read all the books that we have.”

“We found a new one. It’s about a duckling.” They showed the thick hard-cover book, with a big picture of a group of yellow ducks with one being different from rest with a grey coloured feathers. They seems excited to learn about the stories, and Kaneki volunteer to read to them.

“You’re not allowed to read, king.”

“Why not ? I’m really good at it.”

“Touka-oneechan said you won’t stop when you start reading. We don’t want you to turn into a monster.”

He blinks, confused. He heard Touka snorting and Hinami giggling next to her. He frowns–Touka must’ve feeding these kids with fake stories to make sure they didn’t disturb him. Touka scoffs, “Your eyebag is getting worse, you know.” His hands quickly runs over his eyes, completely loss of words to argue –he force himself to smile, trying to find that small comfort in the circle, “I–I’m fine. It will only take a while, I’ll rest when it’s done.”

Touka stared at him, before shrugs her shoulder and passing the books. The children seems to be very excited to hear the stories. Kaneki take his seat next to her as Touka leaning her head slightly on his shoulder. He couldn’t fight off a big grin on his face, staring at the kids as if he had won something over them –they obviously have no ideas the meaning behind his smile.

“Once upon a time–” –and attentively listening to the stories.

:::

He slowly pulls her body closer towards him, brushing her hair back, exposing the creamy colored of her skin before leaning down and kisses that one particular spot on the side of her neck. Touka trembled as she pressed her face into his shoulder. His mouth sucking slowly on her skin and loving the soft whining that drumming into his ears.

Kaneki is never vocal about the intimate gestures, only using his action to send his messages. He loves marking her, but only leave a faintly red spots that could disappear within a day, after almost getting in trouble when he did leave a visible marks before. He knows her body very well, knows which button to push, knows which spots to loved and his grip tighten around her waist.

He gently kiss her cheeks, pushing her hair behind her ears and smiling down at her, “I feel like I didn’t get to see you much.”

His words only makes her flustered, turning her into a blushing mess. She was incredibly adorable –sometimes he couldn’t help himself. Kaneki was about to lean down to claim her lips when they hear voices calling out for Touka. He groans –annoyed and somehow guilty for having those feelings lingers around at the innocent children. Touka was quick to separate their bodies apart, before the children hesitantly pushed the cloth that works as a divider on the empty door.

“What’s wrong ?” she asked. The children looked worried, and reluctant to says anything when they saw the king is in the same room.

“A–are you in trouble, oneechan ?”

Touka followed their eyes, locking on the man standing behind her. She croutched down, holding their small hands, “No. The king just want to see me. Did something happened ?”

“ Well –” the girl grip her shirt, hesitated, “Hinami-oneechan and Miza-oneechan said we all should sleep together –like friends do when they’re at each others house. W–we thought we would like to invite you.”

Touka rarely participate much with this sort of things, Hinami doesn’t want to bother her, especially now that she’s not –entirely –alone. Touka considering their request, glancing at Kaneki briefly before agreeing with their request, “Okay.”

“Really ? Yay !”

Kaneki seems surprised with her decision, staring at her as if his eyes was pleading with ‘what about me, Touka-chan ?’

Touka gives her reassurance that she will be there and send them off. When she turn around facing him, Kaneki looks like a kid with his toys got taken away, “Touka-chan–” his voice seems down, earning a soft chuckled from her.

Touka pat his back, before leaving a soft kiss just underneath his jaw, “It’s only for tonight. I’ll sleep with you tomorrow”

It makes him flustered, “N–no, that’s not what I mean.” –but seeing her smiling with that soft gaze only meant to be for him, Kaneki says nothing more and nodded.

:::

Kaneki rubs his face, staring at the ceiling as the surrounding getting colder. He’s behaving like a kid now –he almost didn’t let Touka go earlier, just because the children get to spend more time with her than him. He turn to his side, hugging himself and missing the warmth that always there to accompany him sleep.

The next day, he leave earlier to hunt for the food and supply–and coming back just in time before the sun set. They managed to gather more food that would last for the whole months, thus taking a break for a few weeks before starting over with their new plan. Kaneki was agitated and somehow excited –as he make his way to her cot, only to find her sleeping peacefully on her bed.

She must’ve been waiting for him until she fell asleep. He sit beside her, brushing her hair as his hands trails down on her lips. Sighing, he smiles to himself –he had been trying to kiss her since yesterday. He leaned down to steal a kiss on her lips, before her eyes slowly open just few inches away from her lips, startling him as he let out a silent shriek.

“You’re back ?”

Kaneki cover his mouth, quickly nodding his head, unable to make out any words when he’s almost caught red-handed. Touka sits up, smiling at him, “Welcome back.”

He sighs, knocking his forehead gently against her, “I had enough.”

“Huh ?”

He pouts, hiding his face on her shoulder and mumbling, “The children can’t seems to leave you alone.”

“They just looking for someone to play with them.”

“They should find someone else to play with –they always end up finding you all the time.”

Touka snorts, when she finally get the ideas behind his pout, “Are you jealous of them ?” –chuckled, “They’re just children. Why do you want to compete with them ?”

He feels like his pride being trampled when he saw her laughing.

“I thought the king isn’t some pouty little brat.” Touka playfully poke his cheek, still giggling when he suddenly pushed her down on the bed, trapping her with both of his hands on the side of her head, silencing her immediately. That side of him always send shivers down on her spine –a darker side that she seems to love to provoke and let it appeared. Touka circled her arms around his neck–

“Punish me, king.”

[recentanimenews]

Bookshelf Briefs 8/11/21

Sean is our hero as he shoulders the burden of this column solo.

D-Frag!, Vol. 15 | By Tomoya Haruno | Seven Seas – This manga is here for romance and jokes, but the jokes are so prevalent that the romance tends to fall by the wayside. Technically there are a bunch of girls who have fallen for Kazuma, but honestly, in reality he and Takao seem to have the only relationship with actual sexual chemistry. This is especially helped by a wacky sequence where Kazuma has to dress up as a girl to avoid Takao’s protective father, and ends up being quite a believable one. Takao has now finally left Kazuma’s house (minus one bra, which becomes another running gag), but the others are still there, despite the meteor preventing them from moving back home being taken care of by the power of EEL. Deeply silly. – Sean Gaffney

The Dangers in My Heart, Vol. 1 | By Norio Sakurai | Seven Seas – This bizarre little comedy was not quite what I was expecting. Our “hero,” Kyotaro, is a wannabe edgelord who keeps narrating inside his head and dreams of killing his classmates… except no, he doesn’t, as he’s far too much of a wuss to do anything. He has a repressed crush on Anna, the “best girl” in class, who is not only popular but also turns out to be a model on the side. That said, as he and the reader slowly realize, Anna is… strange. Stranger than she likes to let on, really. What ensues are a series of short chapters where he tries to stop the other horny teens in his class from sexually harassing the girls, while also watching Anna break her stereotype. Not sure if recommended? It was OK. – Sean Gaffney

Horimiya, Vol. 15 | By Hero and Daisuke Hagiwara | Yen Press – We’re nearing the end of the manga at last, after the misstep that was the anime (not a disaster, but not as well-received as hoped). The anime helped highlight the manga’s main flaw, which is that it absolutely will not let Hori’s temper and tendency to hit Miyamura go away, and it continues to walk a fine line between “it’s funny in a Looney Tunes way” and “this is abusive behavior and I, the author know it,” with a side of “they know they’re into S&M so it’s OK.” It feels weird, frankly. Yuki and Tooru are still the secondary not-quite-a-couple, but frustratingly, that’s all they seem to be. And of course there’s the focus on endless minor characters I can’t remember. This is still a mess, but it’s almost over. – Sean Gaffney

Love at Fourteen, Vol. 10 | By Fuka Mizutani | Yen Press – Do you love age-gap romance? Or romance that looks like age-gap romance? Then this is the manga for you… at least when it’s not focusing on its main couple, who continue to be the main reason to keep reading it. We’re not walking back the moving away yet, and it’s really hitting them both hard, to the point where they do a “day trip” to talk about how far away it will be. There is talk of them having sex (which they are quick to point out is legal between two fourteen-year-olds in Japan), but neither one has knowledge beyond rudimentary, so they back off to research it. Frankly, it’s too soon. As for the others, well, they are what they are. I do like the sad lesbian helping out her next-gen equivalent, though. – Sean Gaffney

Ran the Peerless Beauty, Vol. 9 | By Ammitsu | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Resolving the cliffhanger from the last volume turns out to go exactly the way every reader thought it would. Ran is taken away by her dad and there’s a bit of “you can’t see him again” going on. It’s all mainly because her dad is sad that his little girl is growing up. Akira manages to win the dad over by basically being his usual self, and in the end Ran agrees not to have any sex before marriage, because … well, because they’re so pure, really. That said, we’re only a volume away from the finale, so it’s time for one last little wrinkle from Ran’s past to show up and stress everyone out. If you miss Kimi ni Todoke and wish you could read more of it only with even more innocent leads, this is the manga for you. – Sean Gaffney

We’re New at This, Vol. 8 | By Ren Kawahara | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Turns out that Ikuma being a salaryman is not that big a shift from Ikuma being a contract worker, though it does mean he has to go out with his boss and get drunk more often (a staple of Japanese corporate culture, and I’ve never liked it). Fortunately, while he and Sumika still sometimes have trouble communicating their needs and desires, they still communicate better than 90% of the other married couples in manga. That said, things end with a fight here, as Ikuma’s womanizing friend has finally met a nice girl, and Ikuma and Sumika differ on whether this is a good thing or not. Their fight will probably spill into book nine, though given the cliffhanger I’m guessing Ikuma is correct here. Sweet fun. – Sean Gaffney

The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me | By Hiroki Haruse | Yen Press – This two-volume series is out here in one omnibus, and that seems to be the correct decision, because I doubt this premise could sustain a long series. A high school girl wakes up one day to find everyone in the world is now a woman, and always has been. She’s in a parallel world… and she’s straight! Or is she? If that premise makes you go “heck yeah!,” you’ll be fine with this SF series, as she and her seemingly aloof, secretly disaster lesbian schoolmate try to figure out what happened and if she can return to her own world. If you saw the premise and sighed, it’s not going to magically be any different than what you’d expect. – Sean Gaffney

By: Sean Gaffney