#nanao shirou

[akikamitsuki]

part two to my 10th anniversary edition slides presentation for etpa!! 🎉 — pt. 1

you can see the rest under the cut!

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Lost in Space #49

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BROKEN URLs Dante (BROKEN URL) (CONDO 402) Cain Knightly (BROKEN URL) (HOUSE 122)

THE ADVENTURE ZONE

Barry Bluejeans (The Jastle (Jean Castle) (Golden))

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Pewter (TOWNHOUSE 214)

ALCHEMY STARS

Cuscuta (TOWNHOUSE 206)

Vic (HOUSE 117)

BLAZBLUE

Ragna the Bloodedge (Ragna’s Home (Sky-Strewn Isles))

Tsubaki Yayoi (Ragna’s Home (Sky-Strewn Isles))

BLEACH

Ichigo Kurosaki (HOUSE 112)

Nanao Ise (CONDO 424)

Rukia Kuchiki (HOUSE 111)

BORDERLANDS

Gaige the Mechromancer (CONDO 422)

Rhys Strongfork (APARTMENT 305)

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS

Akiko Yosano (TOWNHOUSE 212)

CASTLEVANIA

Alucard (HOUSE 104)

CLAYMORE

Cynthia (CONDO 416)

COPPELION

Haruto Kurosawa (CONDO 426)

CUCUMBER QUEST

Nightmare Knight (Nightmare Knight’s Normal House (Archimedes))

Thebestmaster (CONDO 402)

D.GRAY-MAN

Lavi (TOWNHOUSE 207)

DEATH NOTE

L Lawliet (APARTMENT 318)

DEVIL MAY CRY

V (HOUSE 120)

DIMENSION 20

Pete Conlan (HOUSE 106)

DRAGON AGE

Zevran Arainai (TOWNHOUSE 221)

DUNGEON MESHI

Falin Touden (Townhouse 221)

THE ELDER SCROLLS

The Last Dragonborn (Orsimer) (Apartment 309)

FATE

Archer (Gilgamesh) (Apartment 306)

Avenger (Edmond Dantes) (The City of Glass - Chateau d’Cendre)

Hakuno Kishinami (F) (Apartment 304)

Lancer (Enkidu) (Condo 407)

Lancer of Red (Karna) (Apartment 303)

Rider of Red (Achilles) (House 115)

Sakura Matou (Condo 425)

Shirou Emiya (Cotes - Emiya Residence)

FINAL FANTASY

Ardyn Izunia (Condo 404)

Cloud Strife (Townhouse 215)

Rain (Apartment 314)

Terra Branford (Condo 409)

Warrior of Light (Dark Knight - R’en Halvor) (House 110)

FIRE EMBLEM

Goldmary (Townhouse 216)

Ike (House 109)

Kamui (F) (House 116)

Shez (Condo 413)

Sylvain Jose Gautier (Apartment 317)

Timerra (House 104)

GENSHIN IMPACT

Jean Gunnhildr (Condo 409)

Layla (Condo 413)

Niwa Hisahide (House 115)

Venti (House 119)

GOLDEN KAMUY

Tsurumi Tokushirou ( CONDO 405 )

GOLDEN SUN

Garet ( TOWNHOUSE 209 )

GRANBLUE FANTASY

Seox ( HOUSE 121 )

GUILD OF WAR

Canny the Commander ( APARTMENT 307 )

HOMESTUCK

Dirk Strider ( SUNSET CIRCUIT - STRIDER TOWER )

HYPNOSIS MIC

Doppo Kannonzaka ( HOUSE 109 )

IDENTITY V

Aesop Carl (Embalmer) ( CONDO 404 )

Andrew Kreiss (Gravekeeper) ( CONDO 423 )

INUYASHA

Kikyo ( APARTMENT 318 )

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Inumaki Toge ( TOWNHOUSE 215 )

Yuuta Okkotsu ( HOUSE 111 )

KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE

Shouko Komi ( HOUSE 108 )

LEGEND OF ZELDA

Shadow Link ( THE MISTWOOD - LINK’S TREEHOUSE )

MAGI: THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC

Judar ( MISTWOOD - SOUTHERN CLOCKTOWER )

MARS RED

Shuutarou Kurusu ( CONDO 422 )

MARVEL

Quentin Quire (Kid Omega) ( HOUSE 102 )

MURDERBOT DIARIES

Perihelion (ART) ( SUNSET CIRCUIT - PRESERVATION )

SecUnit (Murderbot) ( SUNSET CIRCUIT - PRESERVATION )

MY HERO ACADEMIA

Hawks ( TOWNHOUSE 218 )

NARUTO

Itachi Uchiha ( HOUSE 121 )

NATSUME’S BOOK OF FRIENDS

Takashi Natsume ( TOWNHOUSE 203 )

NU: CARNIVAL

Blade (HOUSE 120)

Kuya (HOUSE 114)

ORIGINAL CHARACTER

Anda Teika (Lord El-Melloi II’s House of Misfits (Archimedes))

Howl von Vale (APARTMENT 310)

The Pilgrim (APARTMENT 311)

Vasilios (HOUSE 118)

OVERLORD

Narberal Gamma (APARTMENT 310)

THE OWL HOUSE

The Collector (APARTMENT 317)

Darius (HOUSE 107)

Emperor Belos (HOUSE 101)

Lilith Clawthorne (HOUSE 119)

Willow Park (CONDO 402)

PATH TO NOWHERE

Mess (APARTMENT 327)

Nox (HOUSE 122)

Zoya (CONDO 415)

PERSONA

Goro Akechi (CONDO 423)

Ryuji Sakamoto (CONDO 420)

POKEMON

Diantha (HOUSE 119)

James (TOWNHOUSE 205)

PROJECT SEKAI

Toya Aoyagi (HOUSE 109)

PROMISE OF WIZARD

Akira (APARTMENT 309)

Faust Lavinia (CONDO 417)

Figaro Garcia (APARTMENT 306)

Mithra (CONDO 418)

Owen (CONDO 408)

Oz (HOUSE 103)

Snow (APARTMENT 311)

RANMA ½

Ryoga Hibiki (TOWNHOUSE 216)

RUNESCAPE

Nabor (HOUSE 102)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

E-117 Sigma (TOWNHOUSE 216)

Miles “Tails” Prower (CONDO 419)

Silver the Hedgehog (HOUSE 105)

SPLATOON

Big Man (CONDO 424)

SPY X FAMILY

Yor Forger (TOWNHOUSE 208)

STAR OCEAN

Ashton Anchors (Ashton’s Home - Cotes)

SUPERNATURAL

Castiel (APARTMENT 308)

TALES OF

Yuan Ka-fai (Lord El-Melloi II’s House of Misfits - Archimedes)

TRIGUN

Midvalley the Hornfreak (CONDO 426)

TWISTED WONDERLAND

Azul Ashengrotto (Atlantis - Golden)

Cater Diamond (Heartslabyul Dormitory - Sky-Strewn Isles)

Deuce Spade (Heartslabyul Dormitory - Sky-Strewn Isles)

Idia Shroud (CONDO 413)

Jamil Viper (Beachhouse - Golden)

XXXHOLIC

Kimihiro Watanuki (Ashton’s Home - Cotes)

[thedemonlady]

Orient Anime promotional video

[introvertfox]

Reblog to be blessed with the wild instinct.

Reblog to score high on multiple choice questions.

[tenkenryu]

Ahhh, they’re so ridiculously cute!

loser draws actors fanart all by herself

[t-vw]

𝕞𝕚𝕫𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕞𝕒 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕓𝕠𝕪 ~ 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣

[soreita]

Special thanks to Konan from the Orient discord server. Konan was kind enough to share the omake in volume 6 and a summary! Summary below the cut.

Vol 6 extra is a story about the adventures of Shirou and Nanao 

-They're doing the work of Jinzous, monks who travel through war zones and pray for the fallen. They don't have a side and just help everyone. (of course gain money by doing it) They complain about how Jinzous earn so little in these times. 

-They think they could go there as vendors instead of jinzous next time, since they'd probably earn more. And since they already have things to sell among the stuff they stole from the bushis, there's nothing stopping them. 

-Nanao points out how she likes an ornament there. 

-Yatarou calls Nanao, and starts to basically stalk her and be a total creep, since he's at it, he also badmouths Shirou and finishes his talk by asking Nanao her underwear color, which she obvs doesn't answer and just hangs 

-Shirou points out how Yatarou is totally into her, apparently Nanao hasn't realized about this 'till now. 

-Nanao says she's a little bit scared with all this to see what will Shirou's reaction be. 

-He just laughs it off 

-Nanao glooms 

-Right when she's having depressive thoughts, he gives her the ornament she liked before and tells her he bought it for her earlier and to not be sad.

 ---Ending 1--- 

-Nanao thinks that even though everything, Shirou is still her master 

-Now she's glad and in mood to buy some clothes 

HAPPY END 

---Ending 2--- 

-Nanao gets mad cuz she knows how much of a liar Shirou is since that ornament was part of their wares in the first place, he didn't buy shit 

BAD END

[sarkaz-expletive]

Mizutama Honey Boy was such a nice ride. I love that at no point was Sengoku compelled to become “feminine” nor was Fuji compelled to become “Manly”.

[itsdanystormborn]

Orient 43 Full Translation.

Orient Manga 43

Don’t forget to support the official releases of Orient, Shinobu Ohtaka and Weekly shounen magazine.

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You can find the scans in @soreita‘s blog!

Orient 43 “The black assembly”

 Page 247

Box: ¿?? Bushidan’s castle town.

Girl: hehe… I bought so many things!

Box: Inusaka Nanao

 Page 248

Nanao: I wonder if my lord will eat these? Will he be happy…?

Nanao: No… Sweets won’t make him happy…

Nanao: I wish I could hunt even one single Kitetsu sword…

Nanao: No no, my mission is over and I’m in the middle of my holiday. Thinking about work goes against the whole thing.

Manuscript: I’ll just go laze around in my futon…

 Nanao: It’s time…

 Page 249

Nanao: You guys are really loud… I can hear you without you calling me…

Nanao: hum… There’s no one here, I guess nobody will see…

Nanao: ….

 Page 250

Guy: Hey Nanao-chan…

Guy: How are you?

 Page 251

 Page 252

Guy: Are you chilling yourself out after finishing your mission, huh….? Even when we are apart, we can sense each other… after all we all have the same stone buried within us…

Nanao: I can’t rest since everything you do passes through.

Guy: About the mission… You’ve finally found her, right?

Guy: The obsidian goddess!

Woman: ….

Woman: Yes. This time, she was authentic… the genuine one.

 Page 253

Shirou: I found her!

Someone: Isn’t that great, Shirou?!... You are the one who wanted to meet her the most… But I heard that she rejected you. Do you want to go grab a drink to feel better?

Shirou: ?, You wanna get drunk, Seiroku?

Seiroku: Why are you being this way?! I’m only saying I’m worried about you!

Nanao: Seiroku-san, you can’t transmit your preoccupation to my lord in a delicate way…

Manuscript: If you expect him to understand, you’ll only get sad…

  Page 254

Guy: There’s no way we will hand over the obsidian goddess to the bushi.

Guy: The compass shows the location of the sacred teasure…

Guy: Our duty is to unite the lives of the kishin and staying  together.

Guy: All of us, as siblings.

Guy: Do your best.

 Page 255

Everyone: Understood.

Man: Well then, let’s go get her back! We better hide our true identities and get close that way…

Man: If we act in a brutal way as this jerk here did, she might end up escaping from us again…

Man: Cleaning up for Nanao-chan’s mission mess…

Man: If I do it, will she praise me?

Nanao: creepy…

Man: Maybe this time I will go…

 Box: Inudaya Tarou

 Page 256

Musashi: Let’s go to Harima….

Box: Meanwhile, Musashi and his friends…

Musashi: … …

 Page 257

Box: Have lost their way.

 Tsugumi: What the hell… are these woods?

Tsugumi: So sultry…

Kojirou: I can’t stop sweating…

Musashi: Hm…

 Page 258

Musashi: This is so weird… When we left the Daitou mine it was all stones and yet…. Suddenly these woods came out of nowhere…. What?

Musashi: The world outside our village is really this extreme…!?

Tsugumi: I don’t know… I’ve never been this far down the east…!

Kojirou: This was a mistake…

Tsugumi: I feel like we are running around in circles….

Manuscript: we ran around this place a moment ago.

Kojirou: Maybe we are lost…

Tsugumi: What!?

Pull yourself together, captain!!

Kojirou: But these woods don’t appear in the map!

Manuscript: We are so deep into these woods…

 Page 259

Tsugumi: I’ve had enough!! I want to get out of these woods right now!! Let’s get on the kitetsuki and go now!!

Kojirou: What are you saying!? Then you try to drive it!!

Musashi: …

Musashi: I want to do it too.

Musashi: I want to try driving it too.

Kojirou: ?

 Page 260

Musashi: The kitetsuki? It’s a keepsake of the old man, right?

Musashi: I want you to teach me how to drive it!

Kojirou: Huh? I’m good with it, but… don’t fall down, okay?

Musashi: I’ll be alright… What!? Don’t shake it…!!!

Kojirou: Damn… I have to keep holding it from behind!

Kojirou: If nobody helps him at first, he’ll get scared…

Tsugumi: Yeah, yeah… If you suddenly let the kitstuki go, we’ll end up making him frightened, huh?

Tsugumi &Kojirou: fufufu

Be quiet!

Musashi’s thoughts….

Musashi’s thoughts: I’m glad… They were irritated because of the heath but it seems they’ve pulled themselves together…

 Page 261

Kojirou: Do you think this is a good moment?

Tsugumi: Yes! do it quietly!

Musashi’s thoughts: fufu… And just in a few moments more…

Musashi’s imagination:

Musashi: I told you to let go of the kitetsuki!

Musashi: I’ll tell them that!

 Musashi: Let me go already!

Musashi: let me go! Let me go…

Musashi: ?

Musashi: Hey, hey! Do you think you can let me go now?

 Page 262

 Page 263

 Box: Green Oni

Takotsubo Oni (Octopus pot/Foxhole Oni)

Tsugumi’s SFX: Ahhhhhhhhhh

Tsugumi: Musashi, help me!!!

Kojirou: Ugh…

Musashi: …

Musashi: Huh.. Is there anyone else?

 Continues on the next issue “healthy heart” !

[mangacover-collection]

~Mizutama Honey Boy - (1/?)~

Mizutama Honey Boy English: My Honey Boy Japanese: 水玉ハニーボーイ

Mei Sengoku is the captain of the kendo club at her school, and is known as a very strong person, physically and mentally. Her friend, Shirou Fuji, is a boy who acts like a girl, but says that he loves her. Mei is focused only on becoming stronger, but she is beginning to question what is most important after all.

Author: Junko Ike (Story & Art) Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Shoujo Volumes: 8 Chapters: 52 Status: Ongoing

Tell me what’s your favourite cover, ships and favourite character if you’d like :D

Manga Series - Masterlist

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ジュエルステージ『オンエア！』(jewel stage on air!)

the show will be running from June 3rd, 2022 to June 12th, 2022 (Tokyo) @ 東京ドームシティ シアターGロッソ (Tokyo Dome City Theater G-Rosso)

Cast:

MAISY

Kita Tsutomu as Koujou Arata (光城新多) Shimazaki Hiromichi as Morishige Yuuna (森重優那) Oomi Yuuta as Aizawa Shin (愛澤心) Yuuki Kazuya as Kokuyo Mamoru (黒曜護) Fujiki Sora as Kamiya Inori (神谷祈)

Prid's

Imai Shunta as Kisaki Chihiro (輝崎千紘) Nojima Daiki as Isshiki Aoi (一色葵) Matsui Kenta as Sakurai Momose (櫻井百瀬)  Kitano Satsuki as Kichijou Nanao (吉條七緒) Abe Touya as Kisaki Hotaru (輝崎蛍)

Hot-Blood

Mihara Daiki as Miyabino Tsubaki (雅野椿) Nogochi Yuusuke as Kagaya Ren (加賀谷蓮) Todate Taiga as Toba Kasumi (鳥羽霞) Yoshida Takuya as Tachibana Outa (橘央太) Abe Daichi as Touma Rin (藤間鈴)

Re:Fly

Nagatsuka Takumi as Aoyagi Mikado (青柳帝) Iizuka Tomoki as Yarai Rikka (夜来立夏) Miyauchi Iori as Ukima Shirou (浮間志朗) Ogura Ryousuke as Henmi Sora (辺見宙) Yoshizawa Tsubasa as Amahashi Yukiya [COSMO] (天橋幸弥 [コスモ])

エメ☆カレ

Shiraishi Kousuke as Hinase Midori (雛瀬碧鳥) Masaki Kaoru as Miake Sawa (見明佐和) Ootomo Shion as Onoya Azuki (小野屋あずき) Ookubo Tatsuki as Tenjin Haruto (天神陽人) Abe Shun as Kanmuri Ranma (冠嵐真)

drop

Sakamoto Youshun as Hashikura An (橋倉杏) Akama Rai as Shirayuki Rei (白雪零) Kitahara Tokia as Amachi Sairi (雨知祭利) Nakamigawa Toshiki as Miwa Tomoe (美和巴)

Teacher

Kawakami Shouta as Areki Sae (荒木冴)

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[recentanimenews]

ORIENT - Crunchyroll Winter 2022 Spotlight

  Crunchyroll recently kicked off its Winter 2022 Anime Lineup, and one of the many titles featured is ORIENT. Based on the manga by Magi author Shinobu Ohtaka, the anime adaptation premiered today, so let's take a look at who's involved and what it's all about!

  Official Website

      Navigation

Launch Info

Official Trailers

Synopsis

Characters and Cast

Staff

Additional Info

    Launch Info

  Launch Time: January 5 

Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Show Page

  Official Trailers 

        Synopsis

  Based on the manga by Shinobu Ohtaka being published in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. This is a story about Musashi, a 15-year-old boy who lives in Japan during the Sengoku period. Japan is ruled by demons, and Musashi tries to confront the demons with a certain special power!

  Characters and Cast

  Musashi 

VA: Yuma Uchida (Ramune in Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-)

    Kojiro Kanemaki

VA: Soma Saito (Hermes in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)

    Tsugumi Hattori

VA: Rie Takahashi (Emilia in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-)

    Naotora Takeda 

VA: Satoshi Hino (Rengoku in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

    Shirou Inukai 

VA: Hiro Shimono (Conny Springer in Attack on Titan)

    Nanao Inusaka

VA: Azumi Waki (Rem Galleu in How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord)

    Aoshi Sanada

VA: Haruki Ishiya (Shuichi Tsukamoto in Sound! Euphonium)

    Shunrai Yamamoto 

VA: Saori Onishi (Aiz Wallenstein in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)

    Hideo Kosameda

VA: Wataru Hatano (Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail)

    Jisai Kanemaki

VA: Katsuyuki Konishi (Tengen Uzui in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

      Staff

  Original Creator

Shinobu Ohtaka

  Director

Tetsuya Yanagizawa (I Want to Let You Know That I Love You)

  Series Composition

Mariko Kunisawa (The Case Files of Jeweler Richard)

  Character Design

Takahiro Kishida (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

  Music

Hideyuki Fukasawa

  Opening Theme Song Performer

Da-iCE

  Ending Theme Song Performer

Wataru Hatano

  Animation Production

A.C.G.T.

  Additional Info

  Creator Shinobu Ohtaka shared the following comment back in August along with a celebratory illustration: 

  "The staff of the Orient anime are hard at work making the best anime they possibly can. As an author, I can’t wait to see new life breathed into my characters, and see how they move when animated." 

    Director Tetsuya Yanagizawa commented, as well: 

  “I’ve been reading shonen manga since I was a kid. I’ve learned a lot from manga. I love strong characters, and the way they stay true to what they believe and fight through any trial has given me courage many times. I like weak heroes too. When somebody falls and then gets back up again, they always grow as a person. Sometimes fighting with your friends, or laughing with them... I like all those kinds of manga. And Orient has all of that. I’ve always wanted to make a show like this."

  As did series composition writer Mariko Kunisawa: 

  “The world of Orient is the society we live in. The more I read it, the more I realize that.” I want to share the things that make this manga great with as many people as possible, and both the director and I are working are hardest at it.”

      -------

Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

[isolaradiale]

Lost in Space #43

Howdy, Isolans! We have conducted an activity check for the month of July!

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AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Mizuki Okiura (HOUSE 106)

AMPHIBIA

Andrias Leviathan (CONDO 425)

BLAZBLUE

Ragna the Bloodedge (Ragna’s House (Sky-Strewn Isles))

Tsubaki Yayoi (Ragna’s House (Sky-Strewn Isles))

BLEACH

Nanao Ise (APARTMENT 327)

CASTLEVANIA

Alucard (APARTMENT 318)

DORORO

Hyakkimaru (HOUSE 107)

DRAGON AGE

Cole (CONDO 416)

THE ELDER SCROLLS

Kharza gro-Yralak (The Last Dragonborn) (HOUSE 108)

FALLEN LONDON

Cheery Man (APARTMENT 319)

FATE

Archer (Gilgamesh) (TOWNHOUSE 215)

Avenger (Edmond Dantes) (Chateu D’cendre (City of Glass))

Beast I (Goetia) (TOWNHOUSE 201)

Hakuno Kishinami (F) (TOWNHOUSE 207)

Rider of Red (Achilles) (TOWNHOUSE 216)

Shirou Emiya (Emiya Residence (Cotes))

GENSHIN IMPACT

Dainsleif (TOWNHOUSE 205)

Zhongli (APARTMENT 312)

THE GRISHAVERSE

Kaz Brekker (TOWNHOUSE 206)

HYPNOSIS MIC (HYPMIC)

Hifumi Izanami (Hifumi’s Apartment (Sunset Circuit))

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

Jolyne Cujoh (CONDO 420)

MONSTER PROM

Polly Geist (APARTMENT 324)

OVERLORD

Narberal Gamma (CONDO 404)

THE OWL HOUSE

The Collector (CONDO 419)

King Clawthorne (TOWNHOUSE 222)

PERSONA

Goro Akechi (APARTMENT 323)

POKEMON

Mewtwo (Respite (The City of Glass))

SHOVEL KNIGHT

Black Knight (HOUSE 112)

STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL

Eclipsa Butterfly (HOUSE 121)

TALES OF

Seles Wilder (Zelos’ Party Pad (Sky-Strewn Isles))

TEARS OF THEMIS

Rosa (APARTMENT 309)

TWISTED WONDERLAND

Jade Leech (Atlantis (Golden))

Kalim Al-Asim (Beachhouse (Golden))

Ruggie Bucchi (TOWNHOUSE 217)

THE WOLF AMONG US

Bigby Wolf (APARTMENT 306)

[thedemonlady]

ORIENT 49 RAW

Enjoy it!! :3

Don’t forget to support the manga!!

BONUS:

[littleeyesofpallas]

BLEACH - Name Games

Haven’t done one of these in a tick...  I’m short on families to bundle together but here’s a nice bundle of characters I hadn’t tackled yet...

Hitsugaya[日番谷] Toushirou[冬獅郎]:

Hi[日]=“Sun”, Tsugai[番]=“Turn”, Ya[谷]=“Valley”.  A locational surname, very common in Japanese and in naming conventions in most any language, but there’s some fun in unpacking this one.  The phrase “Sun Turn” here is evocative of a “turn” in a game, or a place in rotation order, as well as a hinge, which suggests a reference to the “Sunset,” The sun turning, or the sun rotating (as if on a hinge).  And the geographical implications of a place called “Sunset Valley” is of a place where the sunsets past the hill tops, meaning night (and thus the cold) comes sooner.  Basically his name is telling us he’s from “a cold place” which has obvious associations with his overall themes.

Tou[冬]=“Winter”, Shi[獅]=“Lion”, Rou[郎]=“Son”.  This one is pretty self explanatory.  “Winter” to associate with ice; “Lion” in reference to his hair; and “Son” as a generic male name suffix.  There is of course also the pun here that the phonetic “Shirou” is a homonym with Shiro[白]=“White.”  So WhiteLionBoy from SunsetValley.

Matsumoto[松本] Rangiku[乱菊]:

Matsu[松]=“Pine”, Moto[本]=“Origin“ is another locational name, this one seems to have been made specifically with Rangiku’s partnership with her captain in mind.  Pine trees are of course associated with winter, the cold, sturdiness, and  longevity —all broadly derived from it being an evergreen tree, and able to survive the winter and cold climates.  Matsumotoichi is also a city near the Japanese alps, home to the historical Matsumoto castle, known for its stark black walls.

Ran[乱]=“Disorder,” Giku[菊]=“Chrysanthemum.”  Curiously this is the name of a very particular kind of pattern, generally used in family crests(Kamon[家紋]).  It depicts a chrysanthemum flow with its many petals in some form of disarray, usually laced or intertwined, rather than held together in the uniform round shape the flowers are known for.  The chrysanthemum itself is the Japanese national flower, and like the pine tree, a symbol of longevity, and is the crest of the emperor of Japan. (among many, MANY other family crests.  make no mistake, it is not exclusive to the emperor.)  It is also emblematic of Autumn, the season it blooms in, and is in some ways an opposite of the sakura(cherry blossom) another deeply seasonally associated flower considered an icon of Japan. 

So, I don’t actually know entirely what to make of this...  The most readily available reading, to me, is that the name Rangiku is used to reflect Rangiku’s personality as a sloppy, lazy, frivolous and drunken beauty.  Again, noting Japan's affinity for naming girls after flowers and the implied beauty, grace, and/or daintiness of them, the idea of a disheveled or out of order chrysanthemum suggests a thing of innate grace and dignity, and even power, rendered disorderly and unpresentable.  All pretty basic...

But then there’s this kind of secondary set of associations with longevity, and even immortality in both plants, as well as Matsumotoichi’s well known castle and the chrysanthemum’s association with imperial royalty that leaves this lingering motif of nobility.  I wonder if it had something to do with her surviving Aizen feeding a part of her soul to the hougyoku that Kubo just never got around to...

Also, Hitsugaya’s little golden buckle on his sword sheath is a crysanthemum, but it doesn’t really seem to mean anything??

Hinamori[雛森] Momo[桃]:

Hina[雛] in this context is a diminutive, so it doesn’t quite translate into its own word.  (The same kanji in other uses refers to a specific kind of small traditionally crafted Japanese doll, just called a “Hina doll;” or to baby birds like ducklings or chicks.)  The implications of it as a diminutive are of physical smallness, but also of youthfulness, and implicitly cuteness.  Mori[森]=“Forest.”  So depending on how you want to really read it, it can mean “Small/Little Forest,” “Young Forest,“ or “Cute Forest.”  And technically a young forest would probably be small anyway, so the imagery is the same.

Momo[桃]=“Peach.”  Momoiro[桃色] (and thus also the shortened Momo) is also the Japanese word for “Pink” (lit.“Peach Color”) so her name could also be read as “Pink.”  I specify that because her sword’s name is Tobiume[飛梅], which has generally been translated as “Fly[ing] Plum*,” so rather than identify her by two different fruits, it might be referencing Momo for the color and identifying her with Plums exclusively.

*although the “fly” here means broadly to “move through the air,” so it can, in different contexts, also refer to “jumping,” “falling,” being “launched,” or even just “disappearing” as in to move quickly out of sight.  (A falling or disappearing plum could refer to immature fruits that naturally drop from their branches when an otherwise healthy tree is at its fruit producing/sustaining limits —keeping its ripe fruit, and dropping those it doesn't have the nutrients to continue growing.)

In any case, you catch the meaning: pink, small, young, sweet, cute, etc...  as an extra detail, her sword is styled after the Shichishitou[七支刀] = “seven branch sword.“  The Seven-Branch Sword is an ancient ceremonial relic tied to the history of Japan and Korea, circa 200AD.  The specific use of the word “Branch” to describe the arms or auxiliary blades is the basis of relating its shape to a tree, hence Tobiume’s shape.  Also Hinamori meaning “Young Forest” is reflected in Tobiume having only 2 (later 3) branches, instead of Seven; it is a young and underdeveloped tree.

So, since these have gone and gotten more numerous than I ever intended, here’s a little table of contents:

The Kuchiki family

The Kurosaki & Shiba families

The men of the Ishida family

Shihouin family +Kisuke & Tessai

Abarai family

The Visored

Shunsui, Nanao, & Ukitake

Kotetsu sisters, Kotsubaki family, & Iba family

[withania-somnifera]

mizutama honey boy - ike junko

overview: this is a shoujo high-school romance about sengoku mei, captain of the kendo team and tomboyish girl who is only focused on strength and training. fuji shirou, a girly boy with girly mannerisms and a cross-dressing hobby, confesses to her. she turns him down initially but they continue to be friends. it’s a classic will-they-won’t-they where you know eventually they will, but in shoujo style it’s drawn out forever and ever and ever. there are lots of rivals in the mix, most notably the third point of the love triangle, nanao manabu, captain of the boys’ kendo team who also declares himself in love with sengoku and demands that they fight a match, which, if she loses, she has to go out with him. there are lots of other characters getting in the way intentionally or otherwise, it’s a very classic long-form shoujo slow burn. there are 10 volumes of this and i’ve read 6 and that is the point at which i am giving up.

available in english? yep! this is an older series, is complete, and should be easy to find online in english. 

nsfw? nope! this is a shoujo series.

things i liked: i decided to check this out after the last series i reviewed, suenaga yoroshiku onegaishimasu, since it’s by the same mangaka, ike junko. i really love her art a lot, and that is true of this series as well! i also thought the gender role reversal of this manga was really fun and handled in a way that didn’t feel gross to me. fuji is cute and a lot of fun, and sengoku is a fun protagonist for the most part. in general, i think ‘fun’ is the right way to describe the vibe of this compared to other shoujo series. 

things i didn’t like: i’m not reading any more of this after 6 volumes just because i’m sort of tired of it. the pace of the progression of their relationship is glacially slow, with some new manufactured challenge or obstacle every few pages. i know that’s par for the course with a long shoujo series, but it’s personally not my cup of tea (which is probably why i read a lot more josei series tbqh). i’m just kind of tired of waiting for anything to happen between them. i have very little patience for main characters who need several volumes to ‘figure out what their feelings are’ or whatever, which, again, i know is pretty much how it goes with shoujo, but again, is not really my particular cup of tea. 

i would check this out if: you like shoujo high-school romance! this is a fun take on the classic format with small twists on the normal character archetypes that make it feel fresh. its very cute. 

i would avoid this if: you lack patience, are looking for something unique, don’t like cliched tropes or incredibly drawn out plots, are tired of the same old high school stories

sample pages:

BONUS SECTION:

my all-time favorite voice actor is sakurai takahiro, who apparently voiced fuji-kun in a promotional video (and later a drama CD of this series that came out). i... i might have to track down at least a clip of it, because

does he have a girly voice???? i would never have thought to describe it that way. is he doing a really girly voice? is his voice normally girly? he does a lot of more refined or formal characters i guess????? wild