#megumi wins in a landslide

[sloaners]

megumi also secretly voted yes

@keepyourpantsongohan @kiro-sveta

[violetken]

what if megumi's mom never died?

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR JUJUTSU KAISEN MANGA!!!!!!!

(I’ve been thinking about Toji x Megumi’s mama so much and I decided to make a long rant about an AU where she lived! I’m not Gege, so take this with a grain of salt.)

To start off, it is canon that megumama was the only woman that Toji ever ‘truly gave himself to’. She made him a better person, and her death highly influenced him to do the actions we see in canon. That being said, if she was alive, ‘hidden inventory’ would be pretty boring. Toji wouldn’t assassinate Riko, and would ideally be working a random job in an office to provide for his family. However, Haibara’s death would still occur, and unfortunately, Geto would turn to the dark side. Geto was born cursed to begin with, and there are so many other factors besides Riko’s assassination that drove him insane.

Gojo’s personality had a significant change after Toji attacked him in canon. Since Toji never attacks him in this AU, I like to think his personality would be slightly different than we see now. Probably more annoying/immature. He also might not always keep his limitless technique on 24/7. 

Megumi’s cursed technique would still be here in this AU, and therefore he still is Toji’s winning card against the Zenin clan. Toji likely would have more children with megumama as well, so there is a possibility of having other children with powerful cursed techniques. However, Tsumiki and Megumi would have no knowledge of one another, since Toji wouldn’t have married her mother. 

Speaking of Megumi, he’d be a happier teen, and have a good childhood since he has both parents, siblings & an overall stable family life. His personality would be very different! I like to think he’d be a little bit more like Yuuji or even Gojo. In canon, he thinks his parents left him, and he had no one to rely on, which is why he behaves the way we see. In this AU, it is the opposite. 

I believe Toji would allow Satoru Gojo to mentor and train Megumi. Megumi and Gojo would likely get along very well. Toji would form some what of an alliance with Gojo. Additionally, Toji would definitely train Maki & help her reach her highest potential. Toji & megumama might even take care of both Mai & Maki, knowing how cruel the Zenin clan was to them, and they all bond over their hatred of their clan. If Toji chooses to take both the girls under his wing, the relationship between the sisters would have been much much much stronger, and Mai likely wouldn’t have died. 

In this AU, Sukuna and Kenjaku are still lurking and scheming. Therefore, Shibuya & the culling games & everything after would still occur, but certain things would just be a tad bit different. For example, Granny Ogami wouldn’t bring Toji’s soul back from the dead, and he wouldn’t wreck havoc. There is a 50/50 chance of Gojo being sealed. It doesn’t matter much though, because he will eventually be unsealed anyway. 

If Toji interferes in the Shibuya battles that take place, there is a slight chance that deaths could’ve been avoided, such as Nanami & Nobara. However, the deaths of some characters seem unavoidable, such as Principal Yaga, Mechamaru & Grandpa Zenin. There is always the possibility of Toji dying in Shibuya too, but let's say that he survives Shibuya. Characters would still be heavily injured from Shibuya: Inumaki losing his arm, Maki & Nanami getting burns, Nobara & Nanami both losing an eye. 

Since Mai is alive in this AU, the Zenin clan massacre likely would not have occurred. Megumi & Naoya would still fight over the position of the new clan head. With Megumi having support from Choso, Toji, his siblings, Maki, Mai, Yuuji, and literally so many more people, Naoya wouldn’t even be a problem & Megumi would win in a landslide….Therefore, the Zenin clan would go through vast changes, now that Megumi is in control, and has the help of Toji/Maki/Mai.

Sukuna likely would not have been able to possess Megumi. Instead, it likely would’ve been Yuuji’s body or maybe one of Megumi’s siblings (if they have special cursed techniques) bodies that Gojo is fighting in the current arc. Without Megumi/Sukuna’s shikigami, Gojo would have a much easier time defeating Sukuna. It won’t be easy to save the vessel while defeating Sukuna (we don’t even know currently in the manga what is going to happen…), so the chances of Sukuna’s vessel dying are 50/50. 

After defeating Sukuna, the group likely would go after Kenjaku, and most likely return victorious. Gojo would put Geto’s body to rest once and for all. 

Overall, Jujutsu Kaisen would be a bit less dark and would have a somewhat happy ending with most of the characters being alive (although some of them are not in good shape, but who gives af at least they are alive).

That’s it for now, let me know what you guys think!

[stephanythedramaqueen]

Toji may have forgotten Megumi, who he named, and practically abandoned two helpless children to fend for themselves, but if the Zen’in clan had something of a Best Dad award, Toji would still win by a landslide 😭😩

[bongaboi]

ISML 2018: Mikoto Misaka Reelected Saimoe Leader Of The Free World

ISML 2018: Mikoto Misaka Reelected Saimoe Leader Of The Free World

Sora Elected Vice-Leader, Levi Wins Aquamarine Pendant, Rem Wins Aquamarine Necklace

By Jo-Ryan Salazar

The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue

June 27, 2018

Mikoto Misaka was reelected Saimoe Leader Of The Free World with 11237 poinbts, defeating Mio Akiyama who has 6752.79 points. Kotori Itsuka was ranked third (6577.06), Eru Chitanda fourth (7075.74), current Saimoe Prime Minister Megumi Katou fifth (4586.43), Shana sixth (3196.54), Kanade Tachibana seventh (2468.12), and Ruri Gokou eighth (2221.44). Sora was elected Vice-Leader with 5887 points, defeating Lelouch Lamperouge (5614 points). Hideyoshi Kinoshita was fourth (4603.58), Deputy Saimoe PM Korosensei fourth (3892.96), Kazuto Kirigaya fifth (3510.48), Houtarou Oreki sixth (2722.58) and Accelerator last (2065.90).

"I've had a very good run of leading the way in terms of Saimoe, so it's good to know that the people are trusting me to lead our government around the world for another year," said Misaka in her victory speech. "I want to thank Touma, Index, and all the members of my campaign team for all they do. So let's get to work!"

Dark horse Rem won the Aquamarine Nechlace with 12801 votes, outpacing Asuna Yuuki in a landslide win. Yuuki only earned 3814. Kamui Kanna (2673), Mashiro Shiina (2238), Shiro (1986), Rikka Takanashi (1184) and Tooru (851) rounded out the order. Levi Ackerman is your Aquamarine Pendant winner with 9158 votes, more than twice as many as runner up Nagisa Shiota (4304 votes). Rounding the order were Hachiman Hikigaya (3918), Rintarou Okabe (3341), Yuuta Togashi (2324), Kiyotaka Ayanokouji (2004), Gilgamesh (1404), and Taki Tachibana (1197 votes).

Making the cut for the Female Wild Card are:

1 Onodera Kosaki 14982

2 Horikita Suzune 14936

3 Nishikino Maki 14882

4 Akemi Homura 14862

5 Ayano Keiko (Silica) 14767

6 Takimoto Hifumi 14729

7 Oshino Shinobu 14713

7 Kanzaki H. Aria 14713

9 Hoto Kokoa 14700

10 Kirishima Tōka 14689

11 Sakuranomiya Maika 14601

Making with cut for the Male Wild Card are:

1 Kasugano Haruka 14601

2 Hei 14574

3 Azumi Kotarō 14555

4 Inuyasha 14512

5 Heiwajima Shizuo 14434

6 Sebas Tian 14403

7 Yagami Light 14377

8 Bakugō Katsuki 14360

9 Tomoe 14332

10 Satomi Rentarō 14331

11 Natsu Dragneel 14328

These 22 will be in the main draw for the Topaz. In exhibition play, Eiri Yuki defeated Ryuusuke Minami 9236-8225 and Michiru Hyoudou prevailed over Miuna Shiodome 9704-9423. In Winter Seasonal action, Violet Evergarden, the favorite for the Diadem, routed Koizumi 12646-4007. Mei Aihara prevailed over Yuzu Aihara 9257-9127, Takagi pumped Popuko 12686-6016, Ginko Sora defeated Nadeshiko Kagamihara 10899-8039, Ichigo leveled Pipimi 12463-6241, Ai Hinatsuru defeated Rin Shima 10700-8069, Zero Two defeated Miyu Edeilfelt 11124-8978 and Ai Yashajin defeated Matsuri Mizusawa 11629-6167.

Match Day 1 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Topaz Period is scheduled for June 28, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And be sure to keep in on The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competition, the International Saimoe League!

[madokasoratsugu]

mid-k-night replied to your post “Dramatic s i g h. Here’s a quick post (in light of chap238′s update)...”

Megumi is no noob, she had been cooking homey japanese food since forever, so I'm not really surprised if she knew how to cook dorayaki for a long time, and Shinomiya just taught her a skill that pushed her dish over the edge, not all about the dish itself. This happens in life as well, there are crafty chefs that had been doing the same since forever and mastered something specific, but the people with 3 michelin stars are people with a whole lotta creativity.

I hope you don’t mind but i’ll be breaking your reply into parts to respond to ;v;;

I'm not really surprised if she knew how to cook dorayaki for a long time, and  Shinomiya just taught her a skill that pushed her dish over the edge, not all about the dish itself.

Neither would I, tbh! But this hasn’t been proven in canon, and even if it will be, I highly doubt that her level of experience with making dorayaki is able to compete with Momo’s specialised training as a patisser.  Thing is, Momo’s specialty is pastry and desserts. If Tootsuki is like any other specialised schools, this likely means that Momo has been training specifically in the art of dessert making for at least ~2years now. And that’s not even counting the immense amount of resources and learning material being part of the Elite Ten provides, or the fact that Momo likely had to go through certain lessons in Central (possibly under Azami) as well.

Even if Megumi has been making dorayaki for a long time now, I...don’t believe that her home recipe catering to her family’s taste would be able to beat Momo’s professionalism and high art. It’s kinda like Souma VS Mimasaka match, where Souma realises that his beef stew is not catering to the tastes of his audience, and required a whole month of experimenting on a single dish in order to defeat Mimasaka. Megumi hasn’t been shown to have been steadily crafting a dorayaki for this specific match at all, so it’s hard to believe that her home recipe can defeat Momo’s professional tart.

This happens in life as well, there are crafty chefs that had been doing the same since forever and mastered something specific, but the people with 3 michelin stars are people with a whole lotta creativity.

Yes, but you forget that this Shokugeki isn’t a test of time, but rather a test of a single dish. In this Shokugeki, we��re not comparing how well one can fare in the future, but rather how well this one dish is presented. In the long run, it’s plausible that Megumi’s skills can overtake Momo’s because of creativity etc. But currently, Momo is still leagues above Megumi when it comes to pastries.

Momo has spent years perfecting her art of baking. Megumi is an amateur when compared to Momo in this discipline. Even if she does manage to use one of the French techniques Shinomiya has taught her, we can’t deny that this is something she thought up on the fly, without much trial and error or experience at all. Whereas for Momo, she has been baking for years. She’s mastered her very exact art of baking, and knows what limits it has, how to break it and go beyond. But for Megumi in this department, her experience is limited at best, and lacking at worst.

I’m not trying to say that Megumi isn’t a good cook. All im saying is that she lacks the experience in pastry making to best the school’s top patisser, and this Shokugeki is literally pastry VS pastry. Realistically speaking, this is not a match Megumi can win. The lack of believability is the main issue - for example, would you expect a beginner violinist or a highly experienced professional violinist who has won numerous awards to win a music competition?

If, however, Megumi had cooked something savoury instead, I would say she would have stood a pretty darn good chance at winning. When it comes to sweets? It’s not hard to see that Momo is supposed to win by a landslide (but of course she won’t, because plot armour is a Thing that Tsukada loves to exploit).

TL;DR: Baking (to impress the tongues of world class gourmets) is not easy at all, and I still don’t believe that Megumi can best Momo when it comes to this. Experience cannot be made up for by originality, especially when it’s something spontaneous and untrialed, and done by an amateur. 

[bongaboi]

ISML 2017: Feel The Magic In The Air!

ISML 2017: Feel The Magic In The Air! Liberals Megumi Katou, Korosensei Win Saimoe Prime and Deputy Saimoe Prime Minister Seats Chtholly Nota Seniorious Returns From Dead, Elected Saimoe Speaker of the Diet

By Jo-Ryan Salazar The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue News Desk December 12, 2017

TOKYO, JAPAN -- Fireworks rang out across the Eastern skies as Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based ensemble Magic System performed a number of their hit songs to celebrate the victory of Megumi Katou and Korosensei, two liberal candidates who rode on a wave of confidence and energy to win the ISML Heavenly Tiara and ISML Scepter and with it, the Saimoe Prime Minister and Deputy Saimoe Prime Minister offices for the 2018 calendar year.

Katou defeated Emilia of the conservative Re:Zero Party, putting them as the official opposition in the Female Division House of the bicameral Saimoe Diet with a 8382-6969 win that correctly saw over 15000 votes cast, as projected by BoBA Exit Polls at the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue. The Re:Zero Party will be in coalition with the Oregairu Party, as former Deputy Saimoe PM Hachiman Hikigaya lost his big for reelection, 7493-6456. The Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Party will therefore be in coalition with the Saekano Party as the coalition in government.

Chtholly Nota Seniorious, the strongest candidate from the 2017 list of candidates standing for election, was named Speaker of the Saimoe Diet with a 8217-5097 landslide victory over Nayuta Kani. The SukaSuka Party is also in coalition with that which will be in government. Seniorious is also a liberal-minded leprechaun. Tomoya Aki will be the First Gentlement of the Saimoe White House, while Marisa Kirisame was named Saimoe Gensokyou Representative with the closest results of the night, a 5391-5356 nailbiter over Cirno. Megumi's win over Emilia is also the final Saimoe Upset of the Round.

In the final ranks for the Female Division, Mashiro Shiina finished third defeated Kurumi Tokisaki 6803-6409, Asuna Yuuki is fifth with a 6881-6481 win over Rem, Rin Tousaka is seventh with a 6637-6109 victory over Shiro, Megumin is ninth with a 6514-5502 pumping of Kurisu Makise, Illyasviel won Einzbern was 11th with a 6432-6102 decision over Taiga Aisaka, Yukino Yukinoshita was 13th wiht a 6993-5623 win over Rikka Takanashi, Utaha Kasumigaoka—a member of the winning coalition—finished 15th with a 6843-5495 smashing of Nao Tomori and Saber slashed past Chino Kafuu 6958-5943 to finish 17th. All in this round will be members of the Saimoe Diet.

Over in the final ranks for the Male Division,  Saitama punched Yuzuru Otonashi 5963-5407 to finish third, Taki Tachibana smashed Nagisa Shiota 6585-5408 to finish fifth, Touma Kamijou broke Gilgamesh 5995-5285 for seventh, Souma Yukihira dominated Karma Akabane 5867-5356 for ninth, eleventh place went to Levi withh a 5856-5679 decision over Kiritsugu Emiya, Kazuma Satou stormed past Ryuuji Takasu 5554-4981 for 1th, Edward Elric was 15th with a 5530-5384 win over Shirou Emiya and Koyomi Araragi ended up in 17th with a 5253-5206 barnburner over Rintarou Okabe.

Katou and Korosensei will be sworn in on New Year's Eve 2017 and begin their terms at exactly midnight, January 1, 2018. Their term will end at midnight, January 1, 2019.

This concludes the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue's coverage of the 2017 International Saimoe League, the world's premier anime character competition. Join us again next year for the 2018 edition of the ISML and be sure to keep it here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue and our network of sites for all things Saimoe and Japanese pop culture.

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ISML 2018: Mashiro Shiina Wins Topaz Necklace

ISML 2018: Mashiro Shiina Wins Topaz Necklace Hachiman Hikigaya Takes Topaz Pendant

By Jo-Ryan Salazar The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue August 1, 2018

There were no surprises on Match Day 11 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Topaz Period. As tipped by the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue, Mashiro Shiina won the Topaz Necklace and Hachiman Hikigaya took home the Topaz Pendant. Shiina garnered 10022 votes, compared to Shouko Nishimiya's 9503. Rounding out the order were Yukino Yukinoshita (3154), Asuna Yuuki (2410), Kamui Kanna (1951), Rin Tohsaka (1514), Illyasviel von Einzbern (1056) and Tooru (751). Hikigaya routed Archer 10380-6283 in a landslide victory. Rounding out the order were Taki Tachibana (4254), Takashi Natsume (3066), Kiyotaka Ayanokouji (2428), Riku Dola (1502), Gilgamesh (1260) and Shirou Emiya (955). In another set of expected victories, Saimoe Leader of the Free World Mikoto Misaka hammered Mio Akiyama 13028-6830 while Sora slammed Lelouch Lamperouge 10013-8266.

Surviving the cut in for the Topaz Wildcard Female Division were Ram (8539), Iroha Isshiki (8294 votes), Kotori Minami (8203), Shiki Ryougi (8171), Suzune Horikita (8102) and Diamond (7989) and for the Topaz Wildcard Male Division, Inuyasha (6505), Shizuo Heiwajima (6035), Ciel Phantomhive (6003), Son Goku (5827), Osami Dazai (5811) and Roy Mustang (5741).

In Bracket One of the Pets Tournament, Pikachu (7348), Doraemon (3973.23), Cerberus (3892.66) and Madara (3834.04) advanced while in Bracket Two, Puck (5887), Kyuubey (3369.36), Tippy (3434.88) and Shamisen (3322.63) moved on.

The eight making the cut in the Divine Circlet in the Female Devision were Phosphophyllite (7735), Shalltear Bloodfallen (7596), Miku Izayoi (7757), Albedo (7499), Chito (7458), Akame (8061), Hitagi Senjougahara (7889) and Kokomi Teruhashi (7662). Senjougahara is tipped to win the Divine Circlet by BoBA. For the Divine Crown, Yuuichirou Hyakuya (6883), Mikaela Hyakuya (7276), Yuuri Katsuki (6506), Alphonse Elric (7131), Tsunayoshi Sawada (6924), Erwin Smith (7131), All Might (7590), Sebastian Michaelis (7477), Yang Wenli (6346) and Ryouma Echizen (7166). Elric is tipped by the Bedlam to win the Crown.

Finally, in exhibition action, current Saimoe Prime Minister Megumi Katou scored the Upset of the Round, a 9418-8749 scalp of Kotori Itsuka, while Kanade Tachibana bounced back with a 8529-7288 victory over Eru Chitanda.

Match Day 1 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period is scheduled for August 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And be sure to keep it here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for ongoing coverage of the 2018 International Saimoe League, the world's premier anime character competition.