#menou x akari

[pink-yuri]

♡ The Executioner and Her Way of Life ♡

[bloodraven55]

rewatched the executioner and her way of life recently and felt the urge to edit something with the same immaculate vibes as an edgy 2000s amv

[ladyloveandjustice]

My Top Seven Anime I Watched in 2022

Here are the best of the best, alongside a few bonus good, good anime. Please note that I’m only including premieres I actually watched in 2022, and there are a few ones I haven’t gotten to yet. I only started watching Bocchi the Rock! this month (and I’m enjoying it) and I’ve heard good things about Raven of the Inner Palace, so I’m planning on checking that out.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury

Suletta Mercury arrives at her new school with a mech named Aerial and a checklist of friendship milestones she wants to achieve after being homeschooled for years- only to immediately get involved in giant robot duels and engaged to a prickly heiress. Unbeknownst to Suletta, she’s a tool in her mother’s revenge scheme against the terrible corporation that destroyed their family, and things will only get more complicated. Sometimes a fun romp, sometimes an action-filled thriller, and saving its best twist for the very end, this might just be the anime of the year for me. The romance between the two girls at the heart of the series always has you rooting for it, it introduces you to some great kids (and a ton of cool ladies) and as a bonus, it’s wonderfully inclusive. The only think holding me back is the fact it’s not over yet! I’m praying the second season keeps up the good work.

Read my full review here.

Spy x Family

The smash hit about a spy dad, assassin mom, and telepath child who all form a ‘fake’ family- but will they develop real familial feelings? Cute, funny, nicely animated and full of wacky fights and missions, it needs no introduction. It’s just a good time! The second season isn’t quite as strong as the first, but it’s fun to watch throughout and there’s more good material coming!

Read my full reviews here and here.

Akiba Maid War

A fun genre mashup that depicts early 2000’s maid cafes engaged in violent battles over territory (similar to yakuza movies). Features a lot of outrageous comedy and the world’s most loveable terrifying murder maid in Ranko. One of my favorites of the year.

Read my full review here.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3

The romantic comedy offers some slick animation and bombastic humor as always, while featuring some truly satisfying relationship development.

Read my full review here.

Mob Psycho 100 Season 3

The final season of one of the best anime of the last decade, it offers a perfect resolution to the offbeat relationship of young psychic Mob and his con-man mentor Reigen, while making a strong final statement on the series’ themes of power, identity, self-acceptance and deception.

Read my full review here.

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

In Menou’s world, kids dropping in from Japan and gaining incredible superpowers is a common occurrence. This rarely ends well, so it’s Menou’s job to murder these teens before they can become threats. But her latest target, Akari, has powers that make her unkillable- and she has feelings for Menou! What’s an assassin to do? A darker take on the isekai formula, the show is uneven in parts, but it’s a fun ride and most importantly, full of flawed, murderous women getting in cool fights and having romantic attention for each other. I gotta love it. The world has a ton of potential, so I hope this yuri action romp will get a follow up someday.

Read my full review here.

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story

A tough teenager is embroiled in an illegal golf ring run by the mafia- you heard me- and while navigating ridiculous obstacles and dirty tactics, she becomes smitten with a rival Japanese golfer named Aoi and wants nothing more than to see her again…

I debated on whether to include this because the second season is really going to dictate how I feel about it, but it made a hell of an impression, so I had to. After all, in the first episode alone, Eve hits a golf ball through a moving train while up against someone in a clown mask. A gloriously stupid and ludicrous take on golf that only anime could do, Birdie Wing makes the most of its low budget to give a unforgettable experience. Just please don’t do a “Eve and Aoi are secretly sisters” twist in Season 2.

Read my full review here.

Bonus anime I really enjoyed:

Aharen-san wa Hakaranai (Aharen is Impossible to Understand) is a very adorable, funny anime about two ridiculous kids finding each other and has a nice trans-positive treatment of one character,

 Shikimori’s not Just a Cutie (review here) is a cute anime about a soft-hearted boy and a very cool girl who date,

Ya Boy Kongming! is an anime about famous military strategist from the Three Kingdoms era suddenly finding himself in modern Japan. He comes across a talented but unknown singer and decided to put his gift for strategy to use in managing her singing career and helping her to the top. This is just plain fun, and has a really sweet (and shippable) female friendship at it’s core by the end.

And finally, Sasaki and Miyano (review here) is a slow paced but sweet romance between two boys.

[mesmarique]

Well rested - one of them, at least

[arialilies]

“We walked down the aisle unexplored”

I've been really enjoying the anime so I just wanted to draw a little something of Menou and Akari in the dresses from the OP artwork~

[paradiseyuri]

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[grelleswife]

wlw-to-wlw communication

[laulink]

In other words : be gay, do crimes.

[kurayamineko]

Paper Bouquet - Menou x Akari

[shroudofshadows]

List of the scriptures used in ”The Executioner and Her Way of Life” novels and anime.

Not in order but within the order as they appear throughout the novel:

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 1:1—Invoke [Transcribe the miracle before my eyes, for it must be recorded.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 3:1—Invoke [And the oncoming enemy did hear the tolling of the bell.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 10:9—Invoke [For so long as one desires good fortune, another shall inherit thy misfortune.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 1:2—Invoke [Drive the stake and make known the ground where all shall begin.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 8:12—Remote Invoke [Kneel before the gate, for it is the path to the Lord.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 1:4—Invoke [The Lord’s will is relayed through all of heaven and earth, reigning far and wide.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 13:13—Invoke [The spirit of a martyr is so precious, it is almost foolish.]

“Scripture, 1:4, Full Passage—Invoke [“What are you doing?” asked the king. The woman answered, “I am digging a well.” The earth was dry. The ground was cracked. Sand was all around. The king thought this strange. There was no water in this ground. Why here, at the end of the world? The king said “no water will appear. This vein has run dry. The oil, too. There is no peace. No order. What could flourish in this world? What could be planted? What could be found? What is left to be dug up…?” The woman answered, “It is not “dead. This land is full of power. If I dig deeper and deeper, I will strike upon the light of great power. The truth of this world. The source. Salvation “will spring from the ground’s lifeblood and into the heavens, connecting all across the “sky, and with the light of this planet create a wall that shall surely bring peace to all.” The king believed her. He had not been forsaken. He gathered the people, dug through the earth, saw the light, and knew. Of hope. Of that which connects. Yes “the Lord’s will is relayed through all of heaven and earth, reigning far and wide.]”

——

Message over the gateway leading to the wild frontier:

“The gate is open to anyone. To the sick, and to the healthy. To the fortunate, and to the unfortunate. To the lazy, to the diligent, to the wise, and to the foolish. To the faithful, of course, and to the heretics of all kinds. This holy gate is open to the pure of heart and the evil of nature.”

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“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 12:1—Invoke [Strike the nail, strike the nail, all to give support.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 2:5—Invoke [Rejoice, for the wall that surrounds a pious flock of sheep shall never crumble.]”

“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, 1:2, Full Passage—Invoke [Beyond the mountains, there was nothing to be found in the plains below. Nothing but a wasteland stretching out forever. Morning, afternoon, and night; there was no change to the withered plains. The exhausted people were at a loss. Boom. Boom. An echo. The people looked upward to see a woman. The people were confused. The woman said nothing. Her mouth closed, she raised her arm and struck with the hammer. They gathered around her in wonder. All eyes were focused on the woman. She raised her arm again. In order to do what must be done: Drive in the stake and make known the ground where all shall begin.]”

——

Scripture of Flare, post Pandæmonium battle scene:

“Guiding Force: World Connect (Conditions Met)—Scripture, Third Charter—Invoke [Our world is beyond words.]”

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“Guiding Force: Connect—Scripture, Chapter 13, Full Passage—Invoke [“Why?” cried the king. The woman fell. She had taken the spear in the king’s stead. The woman said, “It is not for your sake.” The king did not understand. The woman’s blood soaked the king’s feet. “Your life is meant for the Lord.” With that, the woman passed away. The king wept. He did not understand. Why did the woman die? Why did he let the woman die? There was only one thing he could say for sure. The spirit of a martyr is so precious, it is almost foolish.]”

[pink-yuri]

♡ The Executioner and Her Way of Life ♡

[bloodraven55]

this has to be the most homoerotic description of power sharing i’ve ever read

[orionbreisgau]

[sixquarksinatrenchcoat]

ma'am this is a wendys

[mesmarique]

Girlfriends

[arialilies]

Menou x Akari

I enjoyed this anime a lot!