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NOVEMBER 14: Masato Aizawa

The (No)vember Experiment

What’s the longest you and your dreamboat have gone without getting frisky? Are the two of you constantly teeming with insatiable desire? Can’t keep your hands to yourselves for more than a moment? Depending on your answers to any one of those questions, the idea of going an ENTIRE month without chasing “The Big O” may sound like either a breeze, a curse or a blessing in disguise! Wouldn’t you like to find out which? 

That’s right! We at the KW♥️LOVE offices are challenging our readers and their lovers to a month-long experiment to test their self-restraint! Yes, you read that right– AN ENTIRE MONTH without “The Big O”! Think you can handle it? Rip off the October page of that wall calendar, whip out your favorite marker and get to X’ing off the days until you complete(or forfeit) the NOvember experiment!

We encourage all participants to print out the survey we’ve created for the occasion to fill out and give feedback on your experiences! Keep them for your records in case you participate again next NOvember, discard them when the experiment is over or send them in and we’ll include your feedback in next month’s intimacy column!

[Any submissions will be carefully reviewed by our team. All personal identifiers such as names and unique nicknames will be redacted to ensure the safety and security of our readers before publishing.]

Rating: 18+ Characters: Masato Aizawa & GN! Reader A/N: The idea here is that KW♥️LOVE (Sometimes just KW, and broken into sections) is a fictional version of Cosmopolitan. I was feeling nostalgic over the bygone age of the magazine lol. Surveys are filled out by the character. You determine how the reader would answer their own.)

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Portrait used on calendar is used with permission of the artist @fabylp

When you finished reading the article, the first thing you did was send the link to Masato. After about 20 minutes, you received a string of tan ‘thumbs up’ and ‘flexing’ emojis confirming what you’d already known. It seemed interesting enough but this sort of thing was right up his alley. He’d always had a peculiar interest in assigning himself tests, or “trials” as he liked to call them, to assess his strength and endurance in both the physical sense and the mental.

In a way, he’d already done a version of his ‘no nut’ challenge before. He’d told you about a trial he’d given himself where he went months without any sex or masturbation. 

Months. 

That word seemed to echo in your head.  

His knack for pushing the limits was all fine and dandy but you could help the shiver when you realized what you might have just signed yourself up for. What would you do if he suggested stretching this out for a couple more months. Or the extreme, a year?

In theory, sure, it seemed a little dramatic but you knew what sort of a monster you were up against. What had you just gotten yourself into? 

You stared at his text.

Just a simple line of thumbs and flexing biceps and yet, it felt almost menacing. 

Your train of thought was disrupted by the funky tune you’d assigned to Masato’s contact and instead of a text thread, you were now looking at a picture of your man smiling with a muscular arm wrapped around you as he pressed a kiss to your temple, looking away from the camera.

Any other day, you’d beam at this screen but today, you dreaded swiping the green icon and it was all your own fault. 

“H-Hey, Masato–” you answered. 

“Amorzinho, how are you feeling about Mediterranean for dinner? I’m in the mood for some of those lamb things– gyros! Yeah, lamb gyros sound great right now.”

“Oh, sure… Yeah, that sounds fine.”

“You sure? You don’t sound very happy about it?” Although you couldn’t see him, his tone of voice painted the picture of him perfectly. “We… can get something else. Doesn’t have to be gyros.”

“No,” you chuckle, “no, mediterranean sounds good. Don’t worry.”

There was shuffling on the other line, followed by the sound of a car door shutting and muffled words that you couldn’t make out aside from the word ‘street’. Then, his attention was back to you. 

“Are you not feeling alright or something?”

“Do I really sound that bad or are you just being overprotective?” you said jokingly. You had to wonder if these silly thoughts put that much of a damper on your mood and if so, you needed to get your ass back into gear. 

“Who knows… but, I think we can both say you’re not being yourself,” he said. “Did I fuck up? What day is it today?”

“No, Masato–” you smiled, shaking your head at the fact that now you’ve got the gears in that poor man’s head turning for nothing. “You didn’t do anything. Today’s not important. I think I just sorta bummed myself out a bit.”

You frowned at your own words. It sounded even sillier out loud. 

He urged you to continue. 

“I was just thinking about that article I sent you.”

“The nut November thing, yeah.”

“‘No’ nut November thing,” you corrected. “You know why I sent it, right?”

“‘Cause… you wanna give it a shot?” he seemed to question his own question. 

“I guess, but more like… I know how much you enjoy doing challenges and stuff? So, I had a feeling you’d be interested in trying that one.”

“Well, it’s interesting,” he emphasized, followed by a soft chuckle. “I can give you that.”

You chewed at your lip as you turned over your next sentence in your head and when he asked if you were still there, you finally spit it out. “It’s just that I notice you get a little… intense, when it comes to your ‘trials’. So, the thought of you going overboard made me question if this will be as fun as I thought.”

You were met with one of his airy, boisterous laughs. “That’s all?”

You knew it was a little silly, but for him to laugh like that didn’t help you feel less embarrassed by the words coming out of your own mouth.

“Yes, that's all.” you spat with a tinge more attitude than you intended.

“Listen, amorzinho,” he cleared his throat before continuing. “How about we just forget this? We don’t have to do it.”

“I’m not saying that I don’t want to do it. I just don’t want you going overboard. It’d be fun to try and join one of your trials for once.”

“Got it. No going ‘overboard’.” he said in that amused tone when there’s more than he’s letting on. “You wanna do those slip things, too?”

You shrugged, “Why not? It could be fun to swap in the end and read each other’s answers.”

“What? You mean, you don’t want to send them in and get featured on the romance page of the KW♥️LOVE website?” he teased. 

“Ha, not a chance.”

The cloud hanging over your head seemed to have dissipated and you had to wonder why the hell you allowed yourself to get worked up like that anyway.

The smile in his voice only eased you more, “I’ll download mine tonight then. Get dressed for dinner. I’ll be home soon.”

“See you soon.”

(No)vember Experiment Initial Survey Are both of you participating? Yeah Have you ever practiced abstaining from sex for any period of time before? Yeah Do you believe you are capable of completing this experiment? Yeah Do you believe in your partner(s)’ ability to complete this experiment? Yeah Do you predict a “loser"? None Initial thoughts on the month ahead? I’ve done worse.

The last 13 days have been nothing short of torment and anguish. Not even being chained, beaten and having salt poured into his open wounds could compare to this… 

Alright.

So, he was exaggerating but you had no clue how torturous it was to get through each day pretending that all was well and that he wasn’t dying to screw you into the nearest surface at a moment’s notice. 

You thought him to believe that this would be a walk in the park. You had high hopes for him. He didn’t want to disappoint you. 

Though, truthfully, you had disappointed him when you didn’t lunge at the out he’d given you over the phone that day. He really hoped you’d bite and tell him that you changed your mind. Maybe he should have doubled down when you told him your concern, and suggested that you ramp up the challenge to 90 days instead of 30. 

Maybe then, you’d have dropped it. 

It was hilarious that you truly believed him capable of surviving a month– 30 whole days without a taste of you, without burying himself within you. 

How well did you know him, really?

One truth about Masato was that he was a very physical person. In many cases, he used his hands to communicate what his words and eyes couldn’t. The same whim that led him to violence was the same whim that made him so affectionate.

There wasn’t a single phrase in any known language that could communicate what he felt better than his touch could. 

There was a distinct difference in the way his touch applied to you than it did the rest of the world. As far as he was concerned, your body didn’t know anything beyond his gentleness. If you hadn’t seen him in action, you might have questioned if they were even capable of anything else. 

Day in and day out, it was his mission to show you just how much he appreciated, adored, loved and wanted you. This little game made that increasingly harder because touching you fired him up in more ways than one. 

That’s what made this next truth about Masato all the harder to reconcile. 

He NEVER wanted to do this.

He nearly bit his tongue off that day to keep you from hearing him click it when you confirmed that this was what you wanted. Knowing that you’d chosen it because you thought it would be what he wanted made him want to give himself a good wallop to the head. 

He considered just telling you how he felt but you seemed so thrilled to ‘do a trial’ with him that he couldn’t take that away from you. That, and the fact that you’ve brought up those seven months he’d gone without any form of sexual gratification at least three times now– three!

So, now this was a matter of pride. 

A refusal to lose even to himself. 

However, what he wished you’d understood was that the circumstances in his life then and the circumstances of his life now couldn’t be less identical. That seven months was made possible by willpower, yes but also by the fact that he had much bigger, far more important issues to prioritize and the fact that he was single most certainly helped.

Now, he has you by his side. 

And he loved you. 

And he damn near worshiped that that he loved.

This made him docile. 

Agreeable. 

Too fucking keen to acquiesce. 

This was precisely what his mother, may God rest her poor soul, always warned him about. He was as stubborn as a mule to the outside world but utterly pliant to the object of his affection. 

He was self-aware, at least and since he had that going for him, it was made blatantly apparent that being in love… made him pathetic and Masato didn’t ‘do’ pathetic.

In just 13 days, he’s used every single one of his fingers and toes to tally off the amount of times he’s had to peel himself away from you simply because your warmth alone was enough to make him pop a boner. 

It was mean. 

Agonizing.

He couldn’t treat himself to shower with you or chat casually with you as you got changed. He couldn’t even lie in bed and cuddle with you without having to end it with a chaste kiss to the temple and turn away. At this point, he had no choice but to erect a mental barricade between you– ‘your side’ and ‘his side’, just so that he didn’t wake up in the middle of the night, rutting against your perfect ass like a beast in heat when you inevitably pressed it against him. 

Because you wanted to do this fucking 30 day challenge and you believed in him…

God hadn’t heard from him in over 15 years but he reached out just to ask for the strength to resist groveling at your feet and begging you to end the torment.

He was pathetic. 

In every sense of the word. 

As you joined him in the bedroom tonight, a towel wrapped taut around you with steam still rising from your skin and smelling absolutely divine, he wondered if this patheticness of his had reached its peak. 

For 10 nights now, instead of going commando, he’s worn underwear to bed simply because the sight of you like this alone was enough to make him pitch a tent beneath the comforter. Tucking himself beneath the waistband always offered him the false sense of security that he needed. 

Tonight though, the moment his cock began to beat against his thigh simply from the whiff of you, he wasn’t so sure he’d survive the night.

“Masato,” no one ever uttered that name as beautifully as you. “Think we can cuddle a bit tonight. Sleeping so far apart has started to feel a little lonely.” 

And now he was certain that he wouldn’t.

You didn’t have to go a second without his arm around you after you finally sank into bed. He had you as flush to his body as he could without impaling you on his cock– so fucking rock hard tonight it was painful to the touch. It took a little awkward maneuvering but he seemed to manage okay.

Though, having you this close to him, smelling so good, being so warm, made every dirty thought he’s had involving you the last 13 days and 12 nights swarm his mind in a frenzy. It was beginning to disrupt his breathing. He was certain that you could feel his pulse pounding in his chest, in his fingertips.

The smart thing to have done in this situation would have been to whisper his well wishes for you good night’s sleep and then respect the mental barricade. 

His side. 

Your side. 

Your shoulder peeked out beneath the comforter in a way that was so inviting that he couldn’t help but press a lingering kiss to it. 

His side. 

Your side. 

And then another.

His side. 

Your side. 

He pressed another for good measure and his ears perked at the sound of a soft moan coming from you. Surely that wasn’t right… Now he was hearing things. 

Masato had begun to retract his arm so that he could turn to his side and grip the base of his cock as if he intended to choke it to death but then he heard an even sweeter sound pass through those lips. 

“Again, please.”

To beg him so pitifully, as if he’d ever allow himself to deny you– as if he were anything but dutiful to you– 

When he pressed his lips to your warm skin again, you treated him to even more of your beautiful music then shattered the barricade so that your ass was flush to his groin.

Masato spoke your name in warning but was immediately cut down by a sharp hiss and he knew not to speak another word. His fingers were all but burrowing themselves into your belly as your ass brushed his clothed erection in a desperation unlike anything he’d ever witnessed in you. 

You craned your head and reached around for him, drawing him in close in silent request of a kiss and because he was so acquiescent, he felt he had no choice but to oblige. The words you spoke against his lips stole all the air from his lungs that he’d have willingly given you anyway. 

“If we… stopped at just the tip, we could still win the game, right?” you panted and your hips did not take a moment of respite.

As far as he was concerned, this was your game and he played by your rules. For you and only you, he was an ardent rule follower. 

So, once those rules suddenly demanded that he plunged all 8 and a half inches into you until he filled you with 13 days worth of cum? 

Well…

(No)vember Experiment CONCLUSION SURVEY Experiment duration? 13 days Did this challenge meet your expectations? ___ is happy so I’m fine with it. Did you notice anything different about your partner during this time? Not really. I always knew that ___ was too good to stay away from. Will you participate in the (NO)vember Experiment again next year? Ha Any closing remarks on your experience? I’m choosing the trial next time

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❄️Happy Birthday Masato Hijirikawa❄️

I'm still very sad I wasn't able to celebrate his birthday with him in Shining Live EN (which for I was saving a lot of prisms) but I still have other ways to celebrate!

I decided to make this small fast piece between my commissioned pieces! Happy birthday, my little snowflake! <3

[utapri-hana]

Since the "Chords Of" event series has ended (maybe, not sure)

Let's do a quick recap, it's very underrated series and many people are not up-to-date with it!

Ok, here I go!

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It all started with Ranmaru (Bel Canto) An exorcist, and Tokiya (elegy) a DEMON.

Ran's dream is to become a famous musician. But he lacks talent and skill. He left his family and carries on exorcism jobs by a church in some random town.

Toki on the other hand, the purpose of his existence is to take over Ran's soul.

He is found by Ran who took him in until he gets better or remember anything at least.

Toki has amnesia. He doesn't know he is a demon,

Ran, is not much liked by the locals because he has a very scary face but Toki seems to get along perfectly with everyone (except animals)

Whatsoever later on (and by all the signs) Toki releases that he is a demon, so he decides to leave quietly so he won't hurt anyone.

Ran is on a duty one night but surprise surprise he finds Toki has taken care of that other demon using a tool was supposed to be used on Ran.

They come on terms and they became partners.

Because Ran believes that you're not tied to be anything just because you were born for it. So he decides to help Toki to become what he wants despite being a demon.

Next they meet Otoya (Coda) and his partner Ai (Refrain).

They are both a little sadistic LoL

They have a contract, The angel Coda finds the genius exorcist Refrain very interesting.

Ai is coming from a very famous exorcists family. He inherited his family's special scythe to exorcise demons.

After coming to Ran's church, Oto gets really interested in Ran (and bullying Toki) also they figured that Toki is a demon, they offered a deal to Ran, to make a contract with Oto to keep TOKİ safe and for them to change their sadistic ways of exorcism.

Next a new two came to the town, Camus (Credo) and Natsuki (Irise)

Camus is a "freelance" exorcist and Natsu is not a human, not a demon nor an angel, no one knows what is he and neither does he know because he suffers from amnesia.

Camus is a two faced stingy lair whom keeps taking Ran jobs (also maintaining a good relationship with the locals)

One thing about him that he and for sure cares about Natsu alot!

It was never mentioned who they met but they are partners to the bones.

Natsu never remembers who is he but he keep hearing voices that tells him to destroy everything.

What so ever, these two in fact joins the family and now everyone lives in the same church as Ran and Toki.

Next we have the archangel Syo (Ferne) and his beloved partner Cecil (Schluss)

Syo is very serious angel and always on the top of his duty. He is hard to socialise and comes of unfriendly most of the time... Even a little dark..

Cecil is on a very short mission in the church that Ran and the others staying in

So Toki is mostly just hiding from them to avoid any conflicts.

It was mentioned by Cecil that Syo should go to the heavenly realm because it's been awhile.

But Syo replied that he rather not, because he is trying to repay Cecil for saving him and he doesn't want anything back to happen when he is away.

Now, they never mentioned anything about how they met.

Syo confirm Ran about Toki but Ran just tells him that Toki is not a demon anymore "he is my partner" Syo thought that Ran was under Toki's control and tried to help him but ... Well nothing happens because there is nothing... And ends up being lectured by Ran about his way of living.

Also Syo wanted to destroy natsu looks like he was "poisoned" by this town and he changed his mind.

Natsu tells him that not every change is a bad thing. And offers him to be friends. But Eyo says no because they have different ways and purposes.

Also important to mention that in the end of the event When Syo and Cecil leave, TOKİ comes out of his hide and says that he had a very bad feeling about this and that face (I guess he means Cecil) looks very familiar.

Next we have "Chords of Pursuit" the arrival of Flåm (Reiji) is Bel Canto's childhood friend and Echo (Ren).

Flåm is worried about Bel-chan because he doesn't want him to stop being an exorcist. They both coming from two famous families of exorcists and they have responsibility upon them to protect people. So Flåm was nagging Bel about leaving music and focusing on exorcism.

Bel didn't take that in a good way so they both got in an argument.

Echo (Ren) is an angel that's guides Flåm's family, and since he is with Flåm now that's mean Flåm is the head of his family, also Echo is the older brother of the angels.

After Schluss and Ferne left, the angels found traces of them, so Echo decided to stick around to see whether they will come back or not.

Now "Chords of Devotion" the last of the series so far.

Schluss and Ferne, appears again with a powerful demon called Karma (that's Masato) .

Karma is a demon moved by boredom. He will do anything to get a little entertainment.

And Schluss is a fallen angel with jet-black wings.

Ferne, is an angel who disobeyed god and followed Schluss because Schluss has saved him before and he feels like he should repay him by protecting him.

Now.

The reason Schluss fallen was that he wanted to "love even the darkness" which is forbidden by God.

The 3 on them leads an army of demons into the town where Bel Canto and the others are.

Anywho, the fight start, Frene and Coda are fighting together as the others are taking care of the demons.

Echo tells Flåm to take care of the rest as he catches up with Coda, Frene and Schluss.

But Credo asks him to take İrise with him, because he knows that İrise is worried about Ferne and he knows that İrise is special and if there was someone who can reach to Ferne then it's him.

He tells him to go and do what he wants, and not to worry about the situation here, he can handle it.

İrise thanks Credo and joins the battle with Schluss and Frene.

He jumps on Frene and teleports him to the flower field. And gives him a good talk about how he can too follow his heart and shouldn't be chained to anyone.

And adds that after coming to this town even him -İrise- can stand for what he believes in.

Frene replied with, how for something that is not an angel or a demon or a human, İrise is what others sees (what İrise is, do depends on the other person that observers him)

And he says that every since he came here all what he can think about is this flower field (you can tell that Frene finally knew what he wants to do at that moment)

Moving to Bel Canto and Elegy in the face of the "mastermind" aka Karma.

Karma is giving them a very hard time. Since he keeps on making more and more demons and no matter how much they kill of them there seems to be no end for the demons.

Karma is having his fun, he never thought that one of his children will turn up against him. But here we are with Elegy protecting Bel Canto.

Karma says that he is not angry about Elegy killing his own kind, but he needs to take souls instead of the one Elegy couldn't bring home (he means Bel Canto's)

As Bel Canto and Elegy desperately trying to fight back and under all that pressure Bel shouts at Karma that if his soul is what he's after, then he can take it.

Karma is surprised, is Bel Canto that ready to give up on living?

Bel replies that since he left his hometown, he is alone and have nothing to lose anyway.

Here is where Elegy interrupts and says that Bel was the reason he was saved and wanted to live as a human and Bel has everyone else in the dormitory now. "So don't tell me you don't have anything to lose" (YEAH! TELL HİM ELEGY)

Bel Canto is touched and Karma is amused. He likes this due so much he let them go this time.

And by that I mean he leaves but left them a good chunk of demons to deal with.

Schluss, Frene and Karma are back together now. As they are about to leave Ferne says that he can't continue following them and he is going back to god to receive his punishment.

Schluss goodbyes him saying he will always love him and will watch over him.

By the sunrise all the demons disappear. The group is all back together.

Flåm comments that despite his wounds Bel Canto still has his soul "so did you decide to keep on living as An exorcist?"

Elegy added that he hopes Bel gets scolded alot and after that they can talk about how he wants to live.

Bel's answered that nothing much changed he still honest with his thoughts. But now he knows he is not alone (my heart).

The angels takes Ferne to god and The last dialogue was between Schluss and Karma, starts with Schluss saying that he didn't thought Karma will let Frene go without a word. "Do you really have forgiveness or did some love grew in your heart?"

Karma answers that it was merely for his entertainment. The more weird objects to observe the less bored he will be.

+ He is looking forward to see where Schluss's love will leads him.

Schluss: "yes. I am grateful to you for giving me this power.

Let's grow up some more together.

I believe one day our paths will cross again, and when that's happen let's pick up from where we left!"

__the end__

[celebistar]

Event participation - Hisa-sensei 20th anniversary online event

*cracks knuckles* a'ight peeps, it's been about a million years since I made an actual post, but I do have an announcement to make. I will be participating in an online-only doujin event, "Sabbath on the Crossroad" - a two-day online event to celebrate Masato Hisa's 20th anniversary as a manga creator. This event will be hosted online at Picrea, which is a digital platform designed to host virtual 'artist alley' type events.

(I haven't used this before but from what I've seen I believe it is a bit like an online game world, e.g. Gaia or Maple Story, where you have an avatar and you can wander around and "browse" the booths)

The event is free, however I believe you will need to make a Picrea account in order to attend the actual event. "Doors" open on Saturday 12/23 at 5am JST and will close on 12/25 at 5am JST. Everything is in Japanese (alas) but I've found just using Google translate will be sufficient for most things. Each artist will have a separate link to their online store for purchase (e.g. Pixiv Booth)

For myself, I will have two new items (along with my previous works):

Nobunagun lolita fashion lookbook

AdaSio R18 comics collection II

Everything is currently in a digital PDF format; these will be sold through my Booth account, though for those of you who really want physical copies, I have some left on my Storenvy as well. (I am planning to submit the lookbook to the printers after the holidays)

Side note: the R18 comics are available for free download, as they are commissioned from @grapeeuphoria (and already posted to pixiv); permission was obtained for redistribution at this event.

I know it's been a million years, and I have no idea if anyone on here (save for a few folks) is still interested in Nobunagun/Masato Hisa's works, but if you're even just a tiny bit curious I hope you'll check out the event!

[overdevelopedglasses]

Tojoctober Day 28 - Inferno

(You can take all you want, but not who I am)

Alt title is from “The Darker the Weather//The Better the Man” by MISSIO

Ryo Aoki confronts his Tojo contact one last time. His goal: get them to sell out the Tojo.

(Like A Dragon spoilers, mainly about Aoki)

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The streets of Kamurocho are loud as always, as I discreetly walk into alleyway after alleyway. The local thugs take one look at me and think twice, as I'm never bothered on these strolls, unlike many other pedestrians I see. Even through my disguise, people recognize I walk with power.

That's what happens when you're the governor of Tokyo.

I round the corner onto Pink Alley, and spot a very familiar man, smoking a cigarette and leaning against the alley wall.

One of the few men left in this city that makes my stomach drop.

But these are the obstacles I have to overcome in order to achieve complete control.

I run a hand through my hair, adjust my glasses, and step slightly louder than usual, drawing the attention of my father.

"Governor." He bows, and the pit in my stomach lessens slightly. He puts his cigarette out on one of the community ashtrays.

"Arakawa-san." I bow in return. "This is your choice of establishment?"

"It's out of the way, perfect for an incognito governor and a yakuza patriarch." 

"Very well."

My father opens the door to the establishment, and holds it open. As I walk through, I grip the door and push it slightly more open, giving him a bit of a glare as I pass. 

I focus my attention on the interior of the restaurant proper, and look around. I feel my father step up to my side. 

"Just pick a booth. I'll worry about the food." He walks past me and up to the counter. He gives what I assume is a friendly wave to the chef, who enthusiastically greets him.

I slide into a booth that's in the corner, away from all of the other patrons. With a quick glance, it's obvious that no one is paying me any mind, let alone recognizing me.

Pays not to wear a suit sometimes.

My father takes the seat across from me after a few seconds, throwing another smile my way.

“I remembered your ramen order. Extra broth and noodles, right?"

“That wasn’t necessary," I bite back. I've always hated being doted on. 

Too bad that's the love language of half the damn country.

The ramen arrives a minute later, the steam from the broth fogging up my glasses in a snap. I take them off, wiping them absent-mindedly on my sweater.

“How are you handling everything with AD-9?" Arawaka asks, putting something in his mouth after finishing his sentence, I can't tell exactly what.

I put my glasses on my face, the details of the world coming back into view. 

“That's not my direct jurisdiction," I remind him, "but from the looks of everything, it's being handled smoothly. We're already deep in the process of choosing another Vice Minister of Health." 

I stab a piece of pork with a chopstick. “But enough of idle chit-chat. You know why I asked for you, father." I lower my voice, as to not alert the restaurant to my dead identity.

Arakawa sighs, putting noodles into his mouth, chewing and swallowing before responding.

“Masato… how confident are you in your plan?" he asks. I scoff at his inquiry.

“Immensely. It's going to change Kamurocho, no, Tokyo, for the better. The people will be safer, and have me to thank for it.” I put the piece of pork I stabbed into my mouth, along with some noodles. At least the food is good.

“You’re confident enough that you think you’ll wipe us all out? People who have cared for you since you were a child?”

“Why does that matter? You’re living in the gray anyway. I’d much rather you finally pick a side to be on.” I narrow my eyebrows at him, and eat some more of my ramen when he doesn’t respond immediately.

“What about Ichiban?” I hear my father ask.

I swallow the last of my noodles. “He isn’t here.” I retort. Why’s he bringing up that guy?

I see Arakawa’s eyes soften as he finishes drinking his broth, “Yes, he’s not. But are you going to deny him a home once he’s released? After everything he’s done for you?”

“Maybe he can come work for me once he gets out,” I smirk, placing my empty ramen bowl back onto the table. Wouldn’t be a bad idea to not turn away a man of his talent, if he hasn’t wasted away in jail.

“This isn’t a healthy way to pursue power, Masato!” his voice rising slightly at my name.

“Shut up.” I growl. He’s clearly getting senile in his old age.

I watch my father put his face in his hands and sigh deeply.

“As much as I wanted this to be some family bonding time, it seems I was mistaken.”

He sits up, and puts on a smile. Only I can see that it doesn’t reach his eyes.

“I’ll think about your offer, Aoki-san. Expect a word from my men shortly.”

Arakawa puts some money on the table to pay for the meal, and stands up, passing by my seat. I feel him whisper into my ear, and I have to strain slightly to hear what he says. 

“You are about to start an inferno, son. Take care to not get burned.”

I hear his footsteps recede, and I chuckle to myself before standing up, placing money of my own onto the table. Does he know who he's talking to? I'm not a child anymore. I'm a leader of the damn country. 

If I’m really starting an inferno, then so be it. 

At least I'm the one holding the lighter.

[idolboysdatabase]

Masato - Agent Zwölf

[mey-rin-is-fabulous]

It is absolutely criminal that these two have the same last name and we've never gotten a crossover with the series'

So AU where Cyan is Masato's sister

[blueesnow]

Utapri Live Emotion Translations Masterlist

Private Story

ST☆RISH Otoya (6/6) | Masato (3/6) | Natsuki (6/6) | Tokiya (4/6) | Ren (3/6) | Syo (6/6) | Cecil (6/6)

Quartet Night Reiji (6/6) | Ranmaru (3/6) | Ai (6/6) Camus (6/6)

HE★VENS Eiichi (3/6) | Kira (4/6) | Nagi (6/6) | Eiji (6/6) | Van (1/6) | Yamato (3/6) Shion (1/6)

Voicelines

Event Log Otoya | Masato | Natsuki | Tokiya | Ren | Syo | Cecil Reiji | Ranmaru | Ai | Camus Eiichi | Kira | Nagi | Eiji | Van | Yamato | Shion Voice Log Otoya | Masato | Natsuki | Tokiya | Ren | Syo | Cecil Reiji | Ranmaru | Ai | Camus Eiichi | Kira | Nagi | Eiji | Van | Yamato | Shion Birthday Celebration Compilations (Year 1) Otoya | Masato | Natsuki | Tokiya | Ren | Syo | Cecil Reiji | Ranmaru | Ai | Camus Eiichi | Kira | Nagi | Eiji | Van | Yamato | Shion

Event Story

Epic of Salvation (UR Tokiya, SR Cecil) (10/10) ST☆RISH Special Training! (UR Masato, SR Ren) (10/10) Chill out time ~Welcome to the Antiques~ (UR Reiji, SR Otoya) (10/10) Gothic night ~An Invitation to a Mysterious Mansion~ (UR Camus) (10/10) Gothic night ~The Curtain Falls on a Mysterious Time~ (UR Kira) (10/10) HE★VENS Special Training! (UR Eiji, SR Shion) (10/10)

[themattress]

The Shitennou in the 90s anime are fantastic because each one of them is a specialist of some sort and it makes their evil operations distinct from one another, keeping things fresh.

Jadeite - The Illusionist

When it comes to Jadeite, deception is the name of the game. For his energy harvesting schemes he creates fake businesses, has his youma pose as humans, and he himself dons all sorts of disguises: radio DJ, fitness instructor, stage manager, academic professor, shrine assistant, amusement park security guard, and captain of a cruise ship. He will also utilize illusions to intimidate like when he showed a vision of Tokyo in flames, or to trick his enemies like when he had illusionary cops force the Sailor Senshi to transform so that he could learn their true identities. Unfortunately, Jadeite's pride in his capabilities means that he was stubbornly unwilling to adapt and take a more direct approach, leading to his downfall.

Nephrite - The Manipulator

Nephrite is a manipulator in all senses of the word. He manipulates people, objects, events and even the stars themselves in order to achieve his villainous goals. Using the single disguise of Masato Sanjouin, he gets close to victims, then will usually give them an item he curses to amplify their innate negative energy until it matches the energy of the star they were born under, creating a special youma in the process. He eventually singles out a key victim in Naru Osaka, who has a crush on his Sanjouin persona, and manipulates her in plans to destroy the Sailor Senshi or find the Imperium Silver Crystal, and uses a special tool of his own creation known as the Dark Star Crystal. However, his cold heart ends up warmed by Naru's innocence and devotion to love, leading him to his tragic demise defending her.

Zoisite - The Cheat

While Zoisite had aid from Kunzite in strategizing, let's not sell him short when it comes to the moment of truth - Zoisite frequently prevails because he is willing to do absolutely anything to win. No method is too dirty, cheap or cowardly for him to embrace. He'll threaten someone's loved one to coerce them into doing what he wants, he'll sucker-punch his enemies out of nowhere after having previously retreated from them, he'll physically bully whoever is smaller and weaker than him then blind them to make an escape if they prove more formidable than expected, he'll pretend to surrender and then strike, he'll sic a monster on his enemy while taking his prize and running, and when all else fails a good old-fashioned stabbing in the back will suffice. Zoisite got far on dishonesty, but success went to his head and he overreached.

Kunzite - The Trap Master

At first Kunzite was a skilled tactician, but then after Zoisite died the writers made him stupider at crafting strategies without even seeming to realize it. What he remained very consistent on, however, was his brilliant and deadly traps. He engineered a fake hostage situation leading to the Sailor Senshi getting caught in a dark, ever-compressing forcefield, he cut the power in Tokyo to obstruct the Sailor Senshi's efforts and cause Mamoru and Usagi to get stuck in an elevator, he had a great idea for a DNA scanning device to catch Sailor Moon with that his youma sadly screwed up, he held a princess seminar where the target was the overall failures save for in a frisbee-tossing challenge since it reflects Sailor Moon's tiara throwing ability, he had a giant snowy chasm created for his enemies to fall right into and be unable to climb out of, he rigged an ice skating rink temperature control device to blast an obscene amount of icy coldness down on everyone and nearly freeze them to death, he played on Sailor Venus' friendship with another person to almost obtain vital information from her, he turned the Sailor Senshi's own attempt at a trap back on them because he saw right through it, and were it not for the Silver Crystal's interference would have trapped them all in time-space limbo. Of all the Shitennou, he came closest to victory on the most occasions. Additionally, he was a powerful warrior, with his power and pride sadly being his undoing.

[mahoutoons]

on the topic of men in magical girl shows being treated worse than women in shonen... mot only is it not true but a lot of men in magical girl shows are actually nuanced, full fledged characters with their own personalities and characters arcs.

mamoru chiba may be the poster boy for the male damsel in distress in magical girl shows but he's actually very helpful to sailor moon, supporting her both emotionally and in fights and doing everything he can to be useful to her. he even had a whole arc in the dream arc about wanting to be more useful to usagi.

syaoran li starts out as a rival to sakura and proves to be quite capable, even collecting a few cards on his own. he slowly becomes friends with her and eventually, her boyfriend. in clear card he's a very loving boyfriend and does everything he can to support sakura and make her happy.

touya kinomoto is sakura's brother who knows about her powers but doesn't tell her. he watches sakura from a distance and protects her in any way he can.

yukito tsukishiro is the alternate form of yue. he only knows about this near the end of the sakura card arc. but even then he's a good character with a full fledged personality. also he and touya are such a good couple.

masaya aoyama puts on a facade of the perfect, popular boy but deep down he's cynical and hates humanity because of what they're doing to the planet. but him meeting ichigo and spending time with her opens his heart. he also takes on the role of blue knight to protect ichigo.

shugo chara has many magical boys. tadase hotori, kukai souma, kairi sanjou, and nagihiko fujisaki are all just as important as the girls and they have their own character arcs. even ikuto is quite a complex character, that is if you take away his whole deal with amu.

princess tutu has just as many main male characters as female characters, probably even more and they're all extremely important to the story. mytho is the prince from the story drosselmeyer wrote who went into the real world after he shattered his heart to seal away the raven. fakir is a descendent of drosselmeyer and starts out mean but eventually grows to care about ahiru and plays a very important role in the finale. drosselmeyer is the driving force behind all the events in the series.

the precure franchise, although it did some of its male characters dirty (*cough pikario and takumi cough*) also has some great male characters.

seiji sagara is megumi's childhood friend who finds out about her being a precure. even though he doesn't have any powers he does his best to support her and her friends.

prince kanata is the catalyst behind haruka becoming a precure and he's a capable fighter who does anything to protect his kingdom and supports the girls whenever he can.

henri wakamiya is the first ever male cure (although he's not on the main team) and gives a wonderful lesson about gender expression.

masato aikasi starts out being very conservative but after his heart is opened by henri, he starts to learn that gender roles are stupid and even stands up for his sister against their grandfather.

and now we have cure wing, who is going to he the first main male cure in the franchise.

even though there are male characters in magical girl shows who are either done dirty or quite useless, a lot of the time the authors actually develop the male characters just as much as the female characters.

and this should be an example because if these shojo magical girl authors can put just as much care into their male characters as their female characters, then what's stopping these male shone authors from doing the same to their female characters? shonen being aimed at boys and the authors not knowing how to write women is not an excuse. if shojo authors just said they don’t know how to write men, they would get laughed at. so why is it seen as an acceptable excuse for male shonen authors.

and even if there is a lack of men in these magical girl shows, so what? men have like 148293 shonen anime with generic male protagonist #738383 who beats up bad guys and gets a love interest whose only purpose is either the damsel in distress or fanservice bait. let us have a genre made for women by women. it won't hurt you.

[todayisafridaynight]

brother was talking to me about how if you almost die from an extreme-temperature-related incident then your body is just forever fucked towards that temperature and that's why i think kiryu and saejima are weak to ice. i dont know why aoki isn't like that too but ignore that statistic everything else tracks.

[live-emotion]

Emotional Piece Gacha Gothic Night ~Invitation to the Mysterious Mansion

UR Otori Eiji (Kind Guide) SR Hijirikawa Masato (Sincere Guide)

“Masato, Ren, Reiji, Camus, Kira, and Eiji are collaborating with a theme park's Halloween Event. In keeping with the event's theming, the six idols are acting as guides through a mysterious world. Don't miss this special unit's live performance! The guides are awaiting your visit."

This banner is scheduled for the 1st-16th of October (JST).

[astro-can]

tweaking because HANZAWA FUCKING MASATO.

yes, the close-eyed super hot super complicated super cool student discipline council former president from sasaki to miyano.

i really really really really really want to know more about him. sometimes, he seems very supportive of his friends' relationships, but other times, he seems a little off-putting when it comes to observing how sasamiya and hirakagi act around each other.

"could he be homophobic?" I don't think so. yeah, he seems like it, but I think its a matter of his own prior experiences with gay relationships. his two brothers are both gay and it seems that his older brother hasn't exactly been in the best relationships, ranging from abuse to toxicity to homophobia. this might have slightly warped hanzawa's view on gay couples, like "oh, most of them don't work out and they aren't really accepted in Japan so they almost always have to break it off in order to have a solid reputation"

but when it comes to sasamiya and hirakagi, its clear that they get along, and that's foreign to hanzawa. he's analyzing them, wondering how different they are from his brothers.

he isn't homophobic (probably), his actions are influenced by past events that left a big impact on not only his gay brothers but himself as well.

ALSO, when his brothers came out to their mother, she asked hanzawa if he was gay as well. he replied no, and his mother was relieved that he could carry on the family's name. "why was she relieved?" he thought, and this might've caused him to develop some sort of protective guard against gay people because his mother believed that carrying on the family name was important. he was burdened with this 'responsibility' and therefore he might want to steer clear from gay people (other than his brothers) because he might be scared of getting attracted to a boy and disappointing his mother.

like, when I read Sasamiya I thought "woah what if hanzawa is gay but he cant tell his mother?" I still think that maybe hanzawa is in denial, maybe he hasn't come to terms with it yet, or something like that. or maybe he just isn't gay. idk

anyways that concludes my spontaneous hanzawa post please leave respectful opinions in the comments if you have any and have a good day byebyeee