#michiko hasegawa

[animewolf38]

Michiko: My criminal record? Ha! The only illegal thing I’ve done is killin’ it on the dance floor!

Michiko: Ha! Just kiddin. I have killed a man.

Akemi: And that man is me.

[katsona-the-katsequel]

At which age did they awaken their Personas?

Not the age they began fighting with them. Just the age of awakening. I'm trying to get an age range here. Shotout to Aigis for being the youngest user to awaken to her Persona, at the amazing age of "pre-installed upon activation".

So, from oldest to youngest:

Unknown. Adult

37 years old

Takashi Hanya

Takuto Maruki

Zenkichi Hasegawa

Junko Kurosu (assuming she had a Reverse Persona like the other admins)

33 years old

Ginji Sasaki

28 years old

Takahisa Kandori

27 years old

Baofu

Tohru Adachi

25 years old

Katsuya Suou

24 years old

Ulala Serizawa

Unknown. Could have been a teen or an adult

Tatsuya Sudou

18 years old

17 years old

Yasuo Inoe

Makoto Niijima

Naoya Toudou

Maki Sonomura

Masao Inaba

Kei Nanjo

Eriko Kirishima

Reiji Kido

Yukino Mayuzumi

Lisa Silverman

Jun Kurosu

Anna Yoshizaka

16 years old

Hiroki Sugimoto

Haru Okumura

Hidehiko Uesugi

Yuka Ayase

Minato Arisato/Kotone Shiomi

Junpei Iori

Yukari Takeba

Fuuka Yamagishi

Yu Narukami

Yosuke Hanamura

Chie Satonaka

Yukiko Amagi

Naoto Shirogane

15 years old

Rise Kujikawa

Akira Kurusu

Ryuji Sakamoto

Ann Takamaki

Yusuke Kitagawa

Unknown. Between Ages 16-18

Kanji Tatsumi

Goro Akechi

Futaba Sakura

Sumire Yoshizawa

Kenta Yokouchi

Tomomi Fujimori

Kumi Hirose

Michiko Matsudaira

Yuriko Yamamoto

Unknown. Could have been a child, a teen, or an adult

Takeda

Unknown. Could have been a child or a teen

Eikichi Mishina

Akihiko Sanada

Shinjiro Aragaki

Unknown. Could have been a child

Mitsuru Kirijo

Takaya Sakaki

Jin Shirato

Chidori Yoshino

13 years old

Maya Amano

Akari Hoshi

11 years old

Ken Amada

9 years old

Randolph Carter

8 years old

Tatsuya Suou

2 years old

Morgana

The moment she was born

Aigis

Koromaru

???

Teddie

Sophia

[moonartemisia]

✧.* Self-ships ✧.*

Touken Ranbu

MikaMichi - Mikazuki Munechika × Saniwa Michiko

IchiMichi - Ichigo Hitofuri × Saniwa Michiko

Troupe: historical, master × sword, reincarnation (song: Hyakka Ryouran by Kalafina)

(They are oc x canon)

Blue Lock

RinHaru - Rin Itoshi × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: age-gap, brother's best friend × lovers, slow burn romance (song: Drive You Insane by Daniel di Angelo & Say It by Tony Lanez)

MichHaru - Michael Kaiser × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: second chance, long-distance, exes × lovers (song: Monster, Judas, & Bad Romance by Lady Gaga)

ChigiHaru - Hyoma Chigiri × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: childhood friends × lovers, childhood sweethearts (song: Message in a Bottle & Style by Taylor Swift)

SaeHaru - Sae Itoshi × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: team manager × soccer player, celebrity × manager, private relationship (song: It Won't Stop by Sevyn Streeter, ft. Chris Brown & Homebdy by DÉMI, slimedemislimedemi, ft. Madman Stan)

(They are self-ships)

Haikyuu!!

TsukkiHaru - Kei Tsukishima × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: academic rivals × lovers, frenemies × lovers, volleyball player × team manager, tsundere couple (song: Loyal & New Flame by Chris Brown, ft. Usher)

TetsuHaru - Tetsurō Kurō × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: team manager × volleyball player, neighboring classmates, cocky × serious (song: This Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen)

KeiHaru - Keiji Akāshi × Miharu Hasegawa

Troupe: classmates × lovers, crushes × lovers (song: Shy by Jai Waetford)

(They are self-ships)

Moriarty the Patriot

BondWorth - James Bonde × Stephanie Cris Hemsworth (oc × canon)

Troupe: enemies × lovers, slow burn romance (song: Circus by Britney Spears)

Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective

SatsuRon ‐ Ron Kamonohashi × Satsuki Chifuyu (oc × canon)

Troupe: cop × criminal, the one that got away, acquaintances × lovers (song: Sweet but Psycho by AVA & Criminal by Britney Spears)

PARADOX LIVE

HaTitia - Hajun Yeon × Letitia Heidi (oc × canon)

Troupe: acquaintances × lovers, one night stand, slow burn romance, situationship (song: Nobody's Business by Rihanna, ft. Chris Brown & One of the Girls by The Weeknd, ft. Lily Rose Depp and Jennie of Blackpink, SHOONG! by Taeyang ft. Lisa of Blackpink, NVMD by Denise Julia)

@moonartemisia •▪︎°.☆

[ettaevie]

Do you have any idea who everyone else in the flags was based on??

Hm…if you’re asking if any of the Flags’ personalities directly align with any of irl Chuuya’s friends, Wikipedia hasn’t given me a whole lot of insight into that.

I’ve mentioned in this post that I hc Piano Man as Saburo Moroi. That’s the one I’m most confident about.

Chuuya also fell for a couple of actresses in his youth named Yasuko Hasegawa and Michiko. I think Michiko was just a crush and a muse, but Yasuko was his first love and a lifelong bestie. So that could have been the inspiration behind Lippmann.

For any other possible Flags influences I’d really have to reach though. None of his most notable besties really stood out to me as having anything to do with Iceman Doc or Albatross. Not even his ride or die Hideo Kobayashi. But then, wiki pages tend to just list accomplishments over anything about someone’s personality.

If you care to go into random headcanon territory, I did consider Iceman as Jiro Aoyama, an art critic and antique collector/appraiser. He was known for his “genius, discerning eye that could see straight into the essence of an antique to critique it harshly”, which reminded me a bit of our astute assassin. Chuuya’s friend group would regularly gather at his house for "Aoyama Gakuin" meetings, and he was known to make their mutual bff Kobayashi cry at drinking parties.

I also considered assigning Iceman as Testsutaro Kawakami, the Surya member who brought Chuuya into the group and introduced him to Moroi to begin with. He, Chuuya, and Kobayashi also started a magazine together called “Idiot Group” or “The Idiots” which could maybe have something to do with the Flags. Yasuko even ended up publishing a few poems through them. Kawakami and Chuuya were also really close to the very end. Chuuya sent him a letter of farewell when he got sick and Kawakami proceeded to visit his bedside every day.

Chuuya probably knew multiple doctors, between his dad and Mori and such. That could have inspired the Doc personality. For the sake of giving Doc a name though I just went with Hiroshi Tamiya. He played cello for Surya but is most famous for being a really important microbiologist.

Albatross is an enigma.

[yukiori77]

Asian Dolls Uncut No. 9

Asian Dolls Uncut No. 9 スタジオ： インエクセス 時間： 70分 女優： Nenavha Mayumi Hasegawa Jade Marcela Aliyah Yi Michiko ***********************************

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[kobayou]

Asian Dolls Uncut No. 9

Asian Dolls Uncut No. 9 スタジオ： インエクセス 時間： 70分 女優： Michiko Aliyah Yi Nenavha Mayumi Hasegawa Jade Marcela DVD・DVD販売サイト【DVD村】 DVD正規販売のDVD村です。動画ダウンロード$1.49！サンプル動画あり、ブルーレイ、DVDあり。

[whumpetywhump]

Favourite Trope: Held Hostage (28/?) Detective Novice - Ep. 6

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[korissideblog]

ohhh i'm lowkey very proud of this one <333

sillie little characters: Hiroharu [@compoundhero ] Michiko [@residentquirksupport ] and Ikuto [@the-heartbeat-hero ] <3

i didn't finish all the sketches i wanted for this fic, but i also wanted to get it out today, so maybe i'll reblog it or edit it later with the drawings <3 there are like two that i finished on time, but ahugghieisdifs whatever. it's officially midnight and i have work tomorrow <3

(also, if heartbeat-hero is reading this, thxs for reading over it for me, and i changed the ending a tiny bit so you could have something new to read <3)

“And then he’s going to put the ring on you-”

“But the ring is poisoned.” “Yes, we’re not gonna let it touch you. We’ll be there before anything happens.”

“Alright and- you can go tighter than that Mich.” Aito said, looking over his shoulder to Michiko, who was busy tying Aito’s corset.

“Any tighter and you won’t be able to breathe. You’re gonna be wearing this for longer than you think.” Michiko warned, tying the knot as flatly as she could. “Plus the dress is already fitted, if your waist gets smaller the fabric would look baggy.” Aito fought the urge to roll his eyes and turned back to Hiroharu.

“You know Jeje, I thought you would have brought me a gift.” She said, crossing her arms. “New silverware or something.”

Hiroharu closed the file in his hands as he looked at Aito in confusion. “Why would we have done that?”

“Because!” Aito said, walking to the other side of the dressing room, passing Ikuto- who’s been nervously rearranging Aito’s bouquet for the last 20 minutes- and unzipping a huge dress bag. A short but fluffy white dress spilled from it, and Aito unhooked it from the hanger.

“I’m getting married!”

______________________________________________________________

Aito was kinda spacing out a bit.

In his defense! He’d already done the walking-down-the-aisle-over-pretty-rose-petals bit, and that’s all he was really looking forward to at his wedding.

He knew Haru and Michi and Iku would be here any moment to break up the arrangement, but he had to play it cool, smiling and giggling at her groom as he read his vows.

Haruto Suzuki, better known as the White Phantom, was Aito’s target. He was cunning and malicious and a hopeless romantic to anyone who could get ahold of his list of ebooks. Aito spent almost half a year in this role-Ichika Yokoyama, for the time being- and worked a bit harder than necessary to get close to Suzuki. She just liked her cases ending with a bang, and what was more exciting than a wedding?

______________________________________________________________

Hiroharu listened intently to the wiretap under Aito’s dress, trying to time the ambush while the support team rounded the back, ready to catch any of the villains in attendance. The support team was being led by Michiko over radio as Haru focused on Suzuki.

“-I promise to always remember that you are indeed human. That you may sometimes make questionable decisions, decisions I don't agree with, like when you got a red velvet wedding cake when I asked for vanilla”

The reception laughed and Haru could hear Aito smack Suzuki’s hand playfully. At least she was staying in character.

“But that’s just it, isn’t it? You’ve always been like that, headstrong and sure of yourself in ways I could never be. You’re always right in the end- red velvet is my favorite flavor, I was just worried about other people’s opinions.- and… and I think that’s why I love you, Ichika.”

“I don’t think I would poison someone if I loved them.” Ikuto huffed, trying his best to stay in his chair in case pacing would alert anyone to the ambush.

Hiroharu remembered the call well. The one where Aito told him that he found messages between Suzuki and another villain, messages describing how Suzuki knew that Aito was speaking to someone behind his back. Secret calls to Michiko and Ikuto about the mission turned into hidden calls from a lover in Suzuki’s eyes, and he was going to take his revenge. Hiroharu was ready to pull Aito out of the mission then and there but… Aito wanted to continue.

“He didn’t tell me that he knew.” she reasoned. “If the wedding goes as planned, there’ll be at least 3 villains in attendance, as well as a few people who might have information that we need! He’s not gonna kill me before the wedding, so let’s keep going!” Hiroharu hated this plan, but Aito was stubborn enough to get her way.

Hiruharu noticed a slight change in Suzuki’s voice, silently getting Michiko’s attention with a wave of his hand. The vows were about to end.

“And that’s what today is all about… it’s not about arguments over cakes or venues or honeymoons… it’s about getting past all those arguments and realizing that… that I would go through a thousand more if it means I get to wake up next to you tomorrow.”

And Aito laughs, tears threatening her makeup as she gives the signal that the ring is in his hand- it’s time to go.

______________________________________________________________

The small reception turned to face the doors of the building as the heroes crashed through it, but the entire room stood still as the scene settled.

There he was, Aito Takao, Ichika Yokoyama, the blushing bride… with a golden band on her finger.

Aito’s eyes drooped a bit, as if she couldn’t figure out what she was looking at. Her hands clutched weakly at Suzuki’s lapels as she tried to regain her balance, his breathing getting heavy as he tried to stand up straight. “H-Haru…?” she asked just above a whisper, nobody sure of which one she was talking to as her body leaned back and she fell to the floor, limp as a corpse.

… a corpse…

Hiroharu could… he could feel Michiko’s hand clutching his wrist, but it was like he was remembering it, not like it was happening currently. Like he was asked to describe what happened as he watched his friend collapse into a pile of lace and satin, white and cold like a dead dove. Asked to describe the feeling of loss as he felt Ikuto slump onto his shoulder, holding onto his sleeve as if he couldn’t stay upright, like his body told him to meet Aito on the floor. Asked to describe Aito, her breath shaky and pained, the last one leaving her chest like a deadly flower wilting.

Something wicked… but also delicate in it’s own way.

What Hiroharu couldn’t describe was the sound. He knew there was silence, the telltale ringing of the room as no one dared inhale, as if Aito’s death would proceed all of their own, but there was also something else.

There was laughter.

Laughter Hiroharu recognized well. Notes and melody that he could recall from his high school years, a finger pointed at him as his friend laughed at whatever trick she had just pulled.

And oh what a trick he had pulled.

Aito sat up lazily, looking up at her groom- the villain shocked and nearly shaking as he looked down at his corpse bride- laughter spilling from her lips like blood as he gazed at the man in black through her eyelashes, batting them playfully as he finally calmed down enough to speak.

“Oh, you think I’m stupid, right?” He asked, one hand sneaking under her skirt. “Thought you could just kill me- didn’t wanna talk out our issues, baby?” He spat, his teeth pearly white and dangerously sharp as she smiled. From under her garter she produced a short poll, which when swung extended into his iconic golden colored staff. Aito took the ring off his finger as he stood, holding it up to Suzuki like a prize.

“I switched the rings~”

______________________________________________________________

“I can’t believe you did that.” Ikuto sighed with exhaustion, the fight was finally over, looking over the party as Michiko and the support team made quick work of arresting everyone involved. “I was so scared- I thought you died.”

Aito shrugged and continued eating the small slice of red velvet cake he somehow managed to salvage after Haru threw a guy into it. “That happens sometimes. Who’s feeding Jiji while I’m away?” He asked, as Ikuto realized that Aito really didn’t know what he did wrong, and also realized that he didn’t have the energy to explain.

“One of your neighbors. She’s like 2 doors down-“

“You got Hasegawa to feed Jiji!?” And now it was Ikuto’s turn to roll his eyes at something he saw as minuscule. “I hate her! You know that!”

“You don’t have to like her for her to feed Jiji.” Ikuto responded, his dismissal similar to Aito’s. Aito responded with her usual dramatics, shoving his plate into Ikuto’s hands as he turned to the gift table, sorting through the things that could be evidence (all of it) and the things he wanted to keep (also all of it). He held up a little envelope, and read the words on the front aloud. “Suzuki, for you and your new wife- and two bodyguards.” He tore it open with curiosity and four tickets fell into his hand. “Oh they‘re for-“ Aito gasped quietly as he read the name on the ticket, immediately holding it out to Ikuto. Before Ikuto could actually read the tickets, Aito stepped away and jogged over to Michiko.

“Mich~” Aito sang, holding up the tickets, but failing to catch Michiko’s eyes as she watched through the open doors, Suzuki in handcuffs being escorted into a large black SUV. “guess what?”

“Do you… Aito?” Michiko started, as if she was unsure about whether she wanted the answer to her question or not. “He… I know he’s a villain and he’s done terrible things but…” she leaned her head so she could see the SUV drive away. “He thought… I mean… he really thought he was going to kill the love of his life today.” she held herself, as if just the thought of it brought a coldness that would make her shiver. “I mean could you even imagine-” and then… she looked at Aito. Aito, with his droopy yellow eyes, completely unfazed by what Michiko was describing.

She knew Aito could love. She knew that Aito loved his mama, and Ikuto like a brother, and she knew that Aito loved her and Haru like best friends but… given the blank stare… she wasn’t sure if Aito…

“You dated him for half a year- Aito, he even asked you to marry him.” Michiko said, trying her best to describe her ideas in a way that Aito could understand. “That whole entire time did you ever… you know…?” Aito seemed as though he was about to respond, but paused, as if he really wanted to think about his answer.

“He… he really had a thing for poker.” she started, watching as the last of the SUV slipped behind the horizon line. “He’d play with his friends and… if he won big he’d…” Aito raised her hands gently, as if holding something delicate. “He’d buy me a dozen roses… and he’d tell me I was on his mind. That I was his good luck charm.” he laughed, recalling how silly it all sounded. “And… for just a moment… I’d forget it was all a job.”

“Hope I’m not interrupting.” Both of the women jumped a bit as Haru came up from behind them, quickly turning to face him and forget their prior conversation. “Ikuto said Aito found something and she wanted to show us.”

“Ohh Boss!” Aito chirped, immediately snapping out of whatever mournful spell him and Michi were under. “You’d never guess!” she then held out the four tickets for them to examine. “Pack your bags! I know where we’re going next!!!”

[leenaevilin]

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[kamikiryunosukefansite]

77th Television Drama Academy Awards

77th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Drama Kazoku Game 2. Galileo 2 3. Last Cinderella TV Reporters 1. Kazoku Game 2. Last Cinderella 3. Galileo 2 4. Soratobu Kouhoshitsu 5. Minna Esper Dayo! Jury votes 1. Galileo 2 2. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu 3. Kazoku Game 4. Kumo no Kaidan 5. Minna Esper Dayo! Readers 1. Kazoku Game 2. Last Cinderella 3. Galileo 2 4. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu 5. Kumo no Kaidan Best Actor Sakurai Sho (Kazoku Game) 2. Fukuyama Masaharu (Galileo 2) 3. Hasegawa Hiroki (Kumo no Kaidan) TV Reporters 1. Sakurai Sho (Kazoku Game) 2. Fukuyama Masaharu (Galileo 2) 3. Shometani Shota (Minna Esper Dayo) 4. Hasegawa Hiroki (Kumo no Kaidan) 5. Katori Shingo (Kasuka na Kanojo) Jury Votes 1. Fukuyama Masaharu (Galileo 2) 2. Sakurai Sho (Kazoku Game) 3. Hasegawa Hiroki (Kumo no Kaidan) 4. Shometani Shota (Minna Esper Dayo) 5. Furuta Arata (Machigawareta Otoko) Readers 1. Sakurai Sho (Kazoku Game) 2. Fukuyama Masaharu (Galileo 2) 3. Hasegawa Hiroki (Kumo no Kaidan) 4. Katori Shingo (Kasuka na Kanojo) 5. Kento Nakajima (Bad Boys J) Best Actress Shinohara Ryoko (Last Cinderella) 2. Aragaki Yui (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 3. Yonekura Ryoko (35 Sai No Koukousei) TV Reporters 1. Shinohara Ryoko (Last Cinderella) 2. Aragaki Yui (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 3. Yonekura Ryoko (35 Sai No Koukousei) 4. Takei Emi (Otenki Oneesan) 5. Michiko Hada (Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 8) Jury Votes 1. Aragaki Yui (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 2. Shinohara Ryoko (Last Cinderella) 3. Yonekura Ryoko (35 Sai No Koukousei) 4. Takei Emi (Otenki Oneesan) 5. Michiko Hada (Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 8) Readers 1. Shinohara Ryoko (Last Cinderella) 2. Aragaki Yui (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 3. Yonekura Ryoko (35 Sai No Koukousei) 4. Takei Emi (Otenki Oneesan) 5. Matsushita Nao (Kamo, Kyoto e Iku) Best Supporting Actor Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kazoku Game) 2. Miura Haruma (Last Cinderella) 3. Ayano Go (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) TV Reporters 1. Miura Haruma (Last Cinderella) 2. Ayano Go (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 3. Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kazoku Game) 4. Uragami Seishuu (Kazoku Game) 5. Kyohei Shibata (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) Jury Votes 1. Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kazoku Game) 2. Ayano Go (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 3. Kyohei Shibata (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 4. Uragami Seishuu (Kazoku Game) 5. Miura Haruma (Last Cinderella) Readers 1. Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kazoku Game) 2. Miura Haruma (Last Cinderella) 3. Ayano Go (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) 4. Uragami Seishuu (Kazoku Game) 5. Fujiki Naohito (Last Cinderella) Best Supporting Actress Yoshitaka Yuriko (Galileo 2) 2. Suzuki Honami (Kazoku Game) 3. Kaho (Minna Esper Dayo) TV Reporters 1. Kaho 2. Suzuki Honami (Kazoku Game) 3. Yoshitaka Yuriko (Galileo 2) 4. Izumi Inamori (Kumo no Kaidan) 5. Kimura Fumino (Kumo no Kaidan) Jury Votes 1. Yoshitaka Yuriko (Galileo 2) 2. Izumi Inamori (Kumo no Kaidan) 3. Kaho (Minna Esper Dayo) 4. Kimura Fumino (Kumo no Kaidan) 5. Suzuki Honami (Kazoku Game) Readers 1. Suzuki Honami (Kazoku Game) 2. Anne (Kasuka na Kanojo) 3. Yoshitaka Yuriko (Galileo 2) 4. Kutsuna Shiori (Kazoku Game) 5. Mizuno Miki (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) Best Theme Song Arashi - Endless Game TV Reporters 1. Arashi - Endless Game 2. Kera Kera - Star Love Ration 3. Amuro Namie - Contrail Jury Votes 1. Arashi - Endless Game 2. Yamashita Tatsuro - Composition 3. SMAP - Joy Readers 1. Arashi - Endless Game 2. SMAP - Joy 3. Amuro Namie - Contrail Best Screenwriter Muto Shogo (Kazoku Game) 2. Nakatani Mayumi (Last Cinderella) 3. Ami Noriko (Soratobu Kouhoushitsu) Best Director Sato Yuichi (Kazoku Game) 2. Shion Sono (Minna Esper Dayo) 3. Hirano Shin (Last Cinderella) source, translation :  aibada

[luna-rainbow]

old dramas (01)

During the April lull, I went through the list of top rating dramas in the last 10-20 years and caught up on a few I hadn't watched the first time around. Haken no Hinkaku (2007) Stars: Shinohara Ryoko, Oizumi Yo, Koizumi Kotaro Synopsis: Omae Haruko is a "legendary" casual worker who only ever holds onto a position for 3 months, leaves on time for lunch and for home, but somehow still gets more things done than everyone else and has multiple unexpected certificates under her belt. Apparently the drama that the every popular Doctor X had copied the premise from, there are multiple similarities between Omae Haruko and Daimon Michiko. They are both extraordinarily good at their jobs, and they make mockery of normal Japanese workplace expectations for hierarchy and overtime. I don't know what I expected though, because I was disappointed by Omae Haruko as a character. Maybe she made more sense to the Japanese audience? The script forces her to hold a lot back, whether it is her feelings, her thoughts or her history. She walks through the series with an emphatic deadpan except at moments where she's associating with people outside her S&F job, where she could be sweet and smiling. I think this series launched the careers of Oizumi and Koizumi (I only just realised that one of them is Oizumi - big spring - and the other one is Koizumi - little spring), and they're both delightful here, Oizumi in his bullied melodramatic best, and Oizumi being unusually charming and placid even for him. Overall it's an interesting examination of the somewhat unique workplace culture of Japan, the many pitfalls and prejudices, and the inequality (at the time) between the permanent and casual workforce. Dragon Zakura (2005) Stars: Abe Hiroshi Synopsis: a lawyer who is recruited by a private school to sort out its debt decides to take matter into his own hands and create a special training class to get those select students into Tokyo University I only put Abe Hiroshi as the star, but the cast is fleshed out with would-be mega-stars, including Hasegawa Kyoko, Nagasawa Masami, Yamashita Tomohisa and Aragaki Yui. The story apparently deviates significantly from the manga. Yamashita and Nagasawa's roles are substantially bigger than the others - if you're here hoping to see Gakki in one of her early pre-fame roles, you'd be disappointed. I've only watched Masami in a few recent things where she's happily picked up bit roles. Let's just say I was pleasantly surprised by her in this, and I can see why she's decided to go down the Serious Actress pathway, as opposed to Gakki still slogging it out as sweet-everyone's-favourite-waifu-idol type roles. Not that there's anything wrong with that, given Gakki probably gets more $$$ from all the commercials because of her wholesome image. I thought this would be similar to Gokusen, but it isn't. Whereas Gokusen was content with the idea you could be bad at school, but you were okay if you kept your good heart, Dragon Zakura blasts all this shounen manga idealism away with depressing realism, but also things I wish people taught us when we were in our teens and thought we could easily change the world. To survive in the adult world, there are rules you need to follow, and as Dragon Zakura points out, often the people who make the rules are smart people, who make the rules to convenience themselves. If you want to change the rules, you need to become one of them first, then you'll have the power to change things. If you are happy to stay dumb, then you will never understand the rules and you will live the rest of your life being cheated of things that you have the rights to, and you will always end up worse off. This is something I think every kid needs to know, because unpleasant as it is, it's frequently true.

[animewolf38]

Akemi:

Michiko:

Katherine: Are you two a couple?

Michiko: Tragically, no

[amateur-madder]

Paramay Day 8: Para + Mentor

This prompt was hard as well as most of my paras don't have mentors except for HLF sort of.

Basically shown here is the entire group, from left to right is Michiko Okano, Emiko Hasegawa, Airi Sakaguchi, Kayo Yaotome and Chika Yoshimura. Not really in the order in which they would be on stage(Kayo and Chika would be switched). The reason I chose them for this prompt is that the rest of the girls really look up to Emiko especially on how to be proper idols. As I mentioned before Emiko has had previous experience(4 years of the industry to be exact) and because of that not only is she the leader of the group but also makes a lot of the decisions and sometimes even the manager turns for advice making her the mentor of them all.

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Hello!! I was wondering if I could get fc suggestions for Saya Kuroki from Deadly Class. She’s japanese, and I’m looking for both main verse fcs around 18 or so and older, maybe around 40 or so

Disclaimer: These are merely suggestions.  We are well aware that Lana Condor plays Saya on the show. This is not a direct commentary on Lana Condor/the casting decisions of Deadly Class. 

Main Verse (1994-2000) 

Ririka (1994)

Aoi Morikawa (1995)

Kodama Haruka (1996)

Kouketsu Hibiki (1996)

Matsui Jurina (1997) 

Arima Emily (1998)

Hirose Suzu (1998)

Uehara Miku (1998)

Nagano Mei (1999)

Hamabe Minami (2000)*

Yoshida Rinne (2000) * 

*Some images/works might contain them as a minor. Discretion is advised. 

Older Verse (1971-1979)

Kimura Tae (1971)

Kirishima Reika (1972)

Tokiawa Takako (1972)

Michiko Kichise (1975)

Uchida Yuki (1975)

Ryoko Yonekura (1975)

Kyōko Hasegawa  (1978) 

Credits/Other Places to Look Into 

@japanesefcs

Their directory

[beesandwasps]

Agatha Christie has already been mentioned, but there’s also Dorothy L. Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey), Margery Allingham (Albert Campion), Catherine Louisa Pirkis (Loveday Brooke), and Baroness Emma Orczy (The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Old Man in the Corner). And all of Marion Babson.

Then there’s the bestselling 19th-century authors Marie Corelli and Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, now almost forgotten. And Pulitzer prizewinner Edna Ferber.

Anybody remember Howl’s Moving Castle? Or the Chrestomanci books? You know, by Diana Wynne Jones, who was writing fantasy for both children and adults (A Sudden Wild Magic) starting in the 1970s?

Oh, and since nobody ever mentions comics, you’ve probably at some point at least seen artwork from Ranma ½, Inu Yasha, Rin-ne, Urusei Yatsura, or Maison Ikkoku, all of them by Rumiko Takahashi, most of them hugely popular in their time. Or there’s the longest-running animated TV series in the world, Sazae-san, which started in 1969 and has had to be retconned repeatedly since then (since the characters don’t age), created by Michiko Hasegawa. I hesitate to mention Cathy Guisewite and Lynn Johnston because in the last decade or two it has become popular to dislike their work, but Alison Bechdel started Dykes To Watch Out For (an early strip is where the Bechdel Test comes from) in 1983 and the only problem with Linda Medley is that it is humanly impossible for her to write Castle Waiting quickly enough to satisfy any sensible person.

Can’t believe Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in the 2000s

And in 2015 Emily Brontë released literary clsssic Wuthering Heights

Thank God someone paved the way for them…

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