#may this honmaru stand forever

[fricka]

Touken Ranbu is closing the EN server. I have to cry about this somewhere and Tumblr is it.

Touken Ranbu has been my happy place game since the EN version was released. I've collected every single sword in spite of my terrible rng luck, was well on my way to collecting all the kiwames and I've played every event since launch. I've loved having my little daily routine of logging in to do daily missions or work on events and it was always the game I reached for when I wanted something lowkey to take my mind off whatever.

I don't regret the time or money I've spent. I enjoyed every minute I got to play and I'm glad I had the chance to experience the game translated. What I do regret, in hindsight of course, is that I was supporting a garbage publisher who didn't care about the game or the players. To see this game be so unceremoniously shuttered has been absolutely heartbreaking.

The disrespectful way the closure has been handled just salted the wound of losing the game. I'm disgusted at how dismissive they have been towards the global player base. The lack of even an ounce of compassion really hurts.

I won't say I'm never going to play on JP but it certainly won't be any time soon. The prospect of starting over from nothing and having to jump hoops to do so is daunting to say the least. I also can't help but feel like they don't really want me to play their game. If they did, they'd have made even the slightest effort to keep the EN server afloat, transfer our accounts to JP or, at the very least, made it easier to play on the JP server. And, I really don't want to have the rug pulled out from under me again if they decide to prevent access to global players in the future.

I'll eventually find something else to hyperfixate on but I'll never forget my precious toudans, my beautiful honmaru and how much they all meant to me. <3

[shizenyumi]

I'll miss you guys :""

[goldenteaset]

I tried to make up for lost time this @justleaveacommentfest and wound up with 12 total comments! I mostly followed the themes and discovered a lot of tropes I didn't know I liked. :D

I would say "the following fics are the highlights" but I'm pretty sure these are all the fics, oh well. Many different ratings and pairings ahoy! I was in the mood for angst this week, but there's ultimately a lot of variety here.

All the Time in the World by rabbit print. Trigun Gen from 2002. Rated T. "Spoilers up to and including the last episodes of Trigun. Legato reflects during his confrontation with Vash."

"I am, I am not" by TheHangedMan. Granblue Fantasy, Rated T. Heartbreaking pre-canon Belial/Lucilius from Lucifer's POV. "Lucifer was not a poem."

May this Honmaru stand forever by whoayaknow. Rated M. Touken Ranbu vent fic in light of the Global server shutdown. "to fallen warriors in our cozy mass grave: the fight is over! we won!"

losing myself to find you [and me] by SetsunaMew. Trigun, rated M. Legato/Knives. Dense and beautiful experimental post-series fic. "Decades upon decades upon centuries pass, and Legato finally returns the gift of salvation."

Stars over the Caldera by may10baby. Trigun Stampede, Knives/Vash, rated E. Dragon AU (! Where has this been all my life?) with some delicious worldbuilding and setting descriptions almost hotter than the sex (YMMV). "Vash has finally started his heat, and Knives is 100% ready to give his little brother a nest full of eggs."

Overshadowed by CrimsonShades. Granblue Fantasy, not rated. Belial & Lucifer. "AU where Belial goes to kill Lucifer by himself." I laughed through a broken heart with this one.

Guardian and the Hound by Mlokosewitschii. Trigun Stampede, rated T. Knives/Vash, Fairy Tale AU. Lots of Gaelic, and a cool Fantasy take on No Man's Land. "He was wise, but young. The villagers never questioned it."

Swallowing Poison by rosecake. Crimson Peak, rated M. Lucille/Edith. Warning for dubcon! Lucille poisons Edith some more, and boy does she ever enjoy it (and so did I). "Everything in Crimson Peak belonged to Lucille, Edith included, whether she was alive or buried in the cold ground."

A Sword's Duty by WolfofCelestia. Touken Ranbu, not rated. Horror. The only WIP this time (;_;), a story of a Citadel whose time has nearly run out and the food they procure.

[curememinies]

🩸❄️ | Matsurikka

"May our honmaru stand forever."

[harunokijournal]

Setsuna paling nunggu Tanabata! Both di oriverse maupun AU yume yang dia tunggu2 tuh pasti Tanabata (jadi dia bisa menggantungkan harapan2 yang sama pada kertas tanzaku: Mau selamanya bersama Kana [oriverse] ; Shinshokusha segera berhenti mencemari sastra [bnal!AU] ; May this honmaru stand forever [tkrb!AU])

Hiruga menanti semua festival musim panas, terlebih yang banyak acaranya. Dia bakal memotret banyak2 tentang keramaian festival, tentang bon odori, tentang kembang api di langit malam.

[shizenyumi]

Also will miss you three :"))))

[fricka]

May this Honmaru stand forever.