#naomi zaizen

[redsamuraiii]

Heaven and Earth (1990)

"I have been taught that each man must live out his own destiny."

Set in Sengoku Jidai, during the time of Oda Nobunaga when two legendary Samurai clashed over the Battle of Kawanakajima, as Uesugi Kenshin, protects his lands and people from the ambitious, Takeda Shingen.

At a time where greed and betrayals run rampant across the land, two Samurai lords still chose to fight with honor, earning the respect and admiration of the other lords, that even Oda Nobunaga himself fears them.

One of my comfort movies alongside The Last Samurai. The story, cinematography and soundtrack are equally beautiful and therapeutic that it takes you away from the present to Japan throughout its four seasons.

[mogai-headcanons]

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i may deny your request if i don’t have the spoons to make transparents, sorry!

danganronpa (he)artless deceit: loveless kou, feminine-masculine akira, feminine chiemi, feminine chou, masculine hideyoshi, feminine itsumi, feminine izanami, masculine katsuhiko, feminine kiyoshi, feminine molly, masculine jack, androgynous kat, masculine kyouran, gnc otome, feminine rei, masculine satoru, feminine shion, hyper-masculine takeshi, masculine tomoya, masculine yumeo, masculine denshi, feminine kaoru, masculine ryuusei, feminine yukie, masculine hirotaka, hyper-feminine momoka, masculine ryuuji, hyper-androgynous keisuke, masculine isao - k4ijynxx

fnaf: hyper-feminine toy chica, hyper-feminine mangle, gender neutral puppet, feminine phantom chica, gender neutral phantom mangle, gender neutral spring bonnie, neutral nightmare chica, hyperfeminine nightmare mangle, gender neutral nightmarionne, hyperfemininemasculine funtime foxy, gender neutral lolbit, hyperfeminine funtime chica, gender neutral lefty, feminine roxanne wolf, feminine glamrock chica - k4ijynxx

mlp: out-of-the-closet twilight sparkle, intersex applejack, femme fluttershy, queer rarity, poc pinkie pie, queer rainbow dash, transfem celestia, t4t luna, greyro big mac, acespec maud pie, butch gilda, trans trixie, trans discord, queer starlight glimmer, poc tempest shadow - 🌈🦴⛓️ anon

fnaf: polyam freddy, polyam bonnie, bi chica, polyam toy freddy, idolgender toy bonnie, polyam toy chica, polyam toy foxy

ducktales 2017: autistic donald, autistic daisy

the pirate fairy: cupioro zarina

cookie run: transfem licorice cookie

mlp: aroace ditzy doo, ace cheerilee

cookie run: ethegender black sugar swan cookie, autistic whipped cream cookie

cookie run: gateaugender strawberry shortcake cookie

pokemon adventures: bi gay red, gay green - 2 asks

gravity falls: butch ford, nonbinary bill, bi stan, nonbinary susan

doctor who: transmasc nine, panfluid ten, vincian eleven, aroace twelve, bigender thirteen, pan fifteen

cookie run: ambiamorous pure vanilla cookie

soreike! anpanman: enbian baikinman, enbian dokeen, enbian horror - epiceneandroid

goodbye volcano high: nonbinary fang, closeted transmasc naomi - 2 asks

mlp: transmasc tempest shadow, polyam twilight

that's not my neighbor: nonbinary francis, genderfaun isaack

monster high: arospec river styxx

cookie run: autistic agent jjajang cookie

sprunki: gay tunner, greyro jevin, autistic oren, autistic pinki, yellowgender simon, purplegender durple, redgender raddy, autistic brud, limegender owakcx, greengender vineria, graygender clukr, goldgender garnold, ptsdfun bot, kidcoric mr fun computer, graygender gray, whitegender wenda

mlp: girlflux starlight glimmer, transfem trixie lulamoon

fnaf: aegoro lefty - pukacup

total drama: nd noah, nd cody, gender apathetic izzy, nd heather, bi duncan, nd alejandro, autistic owen, nt geoff, autistic gwen

toh: bi luz, lesbian amity, pan willow, aroace gus, bi hunter, bi eda, apothirose lilith - 2 asks

inazuma eleven: sun lesbian amemiya

pokemon: anattractional hau, aroace lillie, aroaceapl gladion

gravity falls: bi dipper, panro mabel, bi stanley, gay stanford, libramasc bill

pokemon: autistic cyrus

pokemon: spacekin dawn wings necrozma, greyplatonic dusk mane necrozma

mlp: two spirit mudbriar, transfem maud pie - sn0zzzz

regretevator: boygirl prototype - protofected

fnaf: envitronic william afton

fnaf: she/her gay man funtime freddy, genderfluid funtime foxy

angel hare: trans woman gabby, axab zag, gay francis — uniquartz

inazuma eleven: aroace kira, bi lesbian urabe, lesboy zaizen, excemasle morimura, excemelle kusaka, bi megane - pukacup

berserk: mlm guts, transfem griffith, transmasc casca, closeted judeau, closeted charlotte

shipwrecked 64: bi bucky beaver

post-traumatic manifesto: pupgender disposable girl, demisexual irreverent girl, polyam splitter girl, multiply disabled faineant girl, autistic caliber girl, autistic chocolate-box girl, intersex taxidermy girl, autistic chemical girl

infinity train: bigender lake

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家族の裏事情 (Kazoku no Urajijo)

It’s been awhile since I last written about a Japanese drama I’ve watched. In fact since my last post about a drama that Mukai Osamu starred in, I have watched many different dramas, with or without Mukai Osamu in it. Having watched many Japanese dramas, I’ve come to realization that the reason I love Japanese dramas is their light sense of humor and incredibly positive message about life. Even in the darkest themed dramas you will find that they always made viewers look at life positively and find the strength to move forward in life. The drama that I am about to write about is one of them.

Source: Asian Wiki

This drama is about a family that seems normal and perfect in every way but has unsaid desires and circumstances that every family member hides. A mother (Naomi Zaizen) works hard to keep the family based on her ideals but is forced to overcome challenges that will change her perception about what a family is built on.

Source: Home Drama

This story is completely heart-warming and it will make viewers think about the sacrifices made by their own parents and consider how important family is. Usually, only an asadora can make me feel so much emotions. But this short drama manages to make me laugh, cry and smile so much.

Source: Yahoo Japan

When this drama was aired, it was one of the lowest rating dramas in television history. I’m not sure why, but maybe the Japanese audience prefers something more exciting or unusual. A drama about the ups and downs of everyday people may not appeal to the general drama lovers. But TV programme ratings have fallen significantly over the years, so that may be a factor.

As one who never cared about ratings, I watched it anyway and I was surprised at how much this drama made me care and think about what a family is. It made me want to appreciate my own and think of having my own family one day.

[crazyasianlove]

Perfect World (JM, 2018) (Sub. Esp.)

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Título: Perfect World Título Original: Perfect World: Kimi to Iru Kisei País: Japón Duración: 102 min. Género: Romance, Drama Fecha de estreno: 5 de octubre, 2018 Dirección: Shibayama Kenji Guion: Aruga Rie (manga), Kanome Keiko Producción: Furukubo Hiroko, Nishi Asami SINOPSIS Kawana Tsugumi trabaja en una empresa de diseño de interiores. Se encuentra con su primer amor, Ayukawa Itsuki, de sus días de instituto. Ahora él es un arquitecto en silla de ruedas debido a un accidente. CAST Iwata Takanori como Ayukawa Itsuki Sugisaki Hana como Kawana Tsugumi Suga Kenta como Koreda HIrotaka Ashina Sei como Nagasawa Aoi Omasa Aya como Yukimura Miki Magi como Watanabe Tsuyoshi Ito Kazue como Kawana Sakiko Koichi Mantaro como Kawana Motohisa Zaizen Naomi como Ayukawa Fumino

TRÁILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW-O7nKITB0

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FC LIST!

so i decided to compile a list of actresses that you’ve seen me use since the beginning of this blog, up until now. i’m also adding three new face claims in order to be as both culturally accurate and as historically accurate as possible. plus, this allows for flexibility when writing out different threads in my various verses. NOTE: IT HAS TAKEN OVER 3 YEARS TO COME UP WITH THIS LIST AND I’VE BEEN HESITANT TO POST THIS.

zhang ziyi as sayuri nitta / chiyo sakamoto: canon geisha verses, historical geisha verses & modern geisha/non-geisha verses.

umeha-san from umeno okiya (an actual geisha): real life basis for sayuri based off of an actual geisha.

chiaki kuriyama as maiko ebina: college verse(s), harry potter verse.

suzuka ohgo as chiyo sakamoto / photoshoot pics: young chiyo across all verses.

miu arai as young naotora ii / towa: young chiyo sakamoto preceding sayuri as an onna-bugeisha or an assasin.

ko shibasaki as naotorao ii: sayuri during period threads wherein sayuri is not a geisha and instead is either an onna-bugeisha or an assassin.

naomi zaizen as chika ii: older sayuri in canon / historical verses.

ayame from the manga ReVeRsAl: primary animated face claim.

iwa tamiya from the anime ayakashi: japanese classical horror: secondary animated face claim.

unknown character from the anime ayakashi: japanese classical horror: also secondary animated face claim 

chihiro ogino / sen from hayao miyazaki’s film spirited away: little chiyo’s animated face claim.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Episode 3 Script

Because nobody else was doing it. Taken from DMC3444 on NAC.

Yusaku: Last time on Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS: Playmaker: Cyberse Wizard’s effect! Now, the Cyberse-Type Decode Talker can inflict piercing damage! Decode End! KoH: AAAAAHHHHHHH! Playmaker: You have no right to call yourself a Duelist! Shima: Playmaker has saved Link VRAINS! Shoichi: Well done, Yusaku. KoH: Playmaker! Playmaker: Knight of Hanoi! Just who are you people?! KoH: I’m afraid I can’t tell you… I’m taking you down with me! Ai: Oh no! He’s planning to take us with him! (OMNOMNOMNOM Sequence) KoH: AAAAAHHHH! Playmaker: What did you do? Ai: Protecting you, obviously. If I didn’t do that, you’d take damage, and your real body would be in big trouble. Anyway, I think you should log out ASAP. GO: I’ve found you, Playmaker! GO: Let’s have a Duel right now! Blue Angel: That was quite a spectacular performance. Prepare yourself! Playmaker: Sorry, but I’m not interested in you people. GO: Tch! He ran off! Ai: That took a toll on you, didn’t it? Yusaku: Yeah… After I take my break, I’ll thoroughly analyze your program. Ai: Sureeee~~! Akira: Playmaker teamed up with Ignis? Revolver: Playmaker… I never expected that he’d turn out to be a dark horse. Specter: Are you saying it’s not an oversight on your part, Master Revolver? But at least, SOL Technologies didn’t get their hands on Ignis. Revolver: In any case, it won’t take long for us to find out who he is. First: He hates us, the Knights of Hanoi. Second: We can narrow it down to people who have Cyberse. And Third: He will come to me eventually. He wants to fight me, after all. Specter: I’ll stand by your analysis, sir. Revolver: I’m looking forward to that. Let’s prepare for that battle, shall we? (Opening Sequence) Announcer: Anyway, just who is Playmaker? A playmaker is basically someone who leads a team’s offense in a team game, right? Demon Kakka: Then he might as well be Link VRAINS’s shadow leader. There were people who witnessed him fighting the Knights of Hanoi before, weren’t there? Terry Satou: It’s pretty cool how he never publicly reveals his identity. If it were me, I’d totally reveal myself! Naomi: Playmaker is so my type! He’s so handsome, my heart just pounds when I see him! Anne: Really? It’s just an avatar, isn’t it? He can customize his appearance however he wants! If he hasn’t revealed himself, he must be really ugly! Naomi: Why are you saying that while looking at my face?! Frog: upsy-daisy Pigeon: Yamamoto-senpai! Didn’t expect to see you here! Frog: Don’t call me with my real name! Anyway, what’s the situation? Pigeon: Link VRAINS is getting pretty crowded. Frog: I can tell that. Usually, it’s just the Duelists, but today, the media people are filling up this place as well. Pigeon: They all want a scoop on Playmaker. Every news outlet is on the lookout for him. Pigeon: That’s why the connection’s been kind of slow, and I keep getting hit by buildings! Frog: If you turn off the unnecessary chat in the setting, it’ll improve the speed a bit. Pigeon: Oh. Didn’t know that. My god, you’re right! Spectator: Playmaker has appeared! Frog: Hah! Where?! ”Playmaker”: Hey! I’m Playmaker! Pigeon: Hey, get the camera over here! Wait, Senpai. He’s over there, too! Frog: Hah? ”Playmaker”: HAHAHAHA! I am Playmaker! ”Playmaker”: No! I’m the real Playmaker here! Pigeon: I highly doubt that. I mean, your avatar’s glitching out… Pigeon: Those guys are probably all fake! Frog: Dagnabbit! It’s just a bunch of duplicate avatars! Shoichi: I’m surprised The card data that you’ve obtained are materializing into physical cards… This Data Storm thing sure is something, all right. Ai: Well, you sure are famous, aren’t you, Great Sir Playmaker? Even if you erase your logging records, there will still be photos of you floating around. So much for not standing out, eh? Yusaku: Why do you know that?! Ai: Of course I know that. I’ve been running around in the Net for a while, so I know many things. Yusaku: What is the Data Storm? Ai: Who knows? Most of my memories were devoured, and I’m just an eye now! Yusaku: Well, whatever. I never expected you to speak honestly. I’m going to analyze you right now. Ai: Hey now, are you actually going to analyze me? It’s not like you’re going to find anything. Yusaku: Well, I don’t trust you. Ai: AH! So you’re going to lay bare all of my secrets?! I’m so embarrassed right now~! Yusaku: Kusanagi-san, turn off the speaker, please. Shoichi: Gotcha. Shoichi: By the way, Yusaku, why don’t we give it a name? It can get confusing if we just keep calling it “it.” Yusaku: That’s just a waste of time. Shoichi: We can just keep it simple. If it were a dog, you would name it Pooch, or Shiro, or Betta and such, right? Yusaku: Then, let’s call it Ai. It’s an AI, after all. Shoichi: Ai, eh? Well, it’s not a bad name. I mean, it’s also an “eye,” so let’s go with that. Yusaku: Okay. Kusanagi-san. Can you give me a hand? Shoichi: Sure thing. Surfer Dude 1: All right! Let’s do this! Be sure to record our breathtaking feats! Surfer Dude 1: Whoa! Dude, this is awesome! Surfer Dude 2: I’ve never done something like this before! Security Bot: Speed Dueling is dangerous. Stop this at once. Surfer Dude 1: Like we care! As if we’d stop doing something as fun as this! Surfer Dude 2: Let’s ignore it and go full speed ahead! Yahooo! AH! Security Bot: As a punishment for ignoring our warning, we shall ban your accounts. Surfer Dudes: For real?! Bishop: This incident has caused quite a lot of chaos in Link VRAINS. Rook: Maybe we should shut it down for a while to do some maintenance? Knight: There’s already reckless people showing up, and some people were hurt as well. Akira: May I say something? Bishop: What is it, Zaizen? Akira: I don’t think that shutting down Link VRAINS is a good solution. If we shut it down, our company will suffer immeasurable loss in stocks and profits. Rook: You have a point… Akira: If the Data Storm still exists, it means that the Cyberse World is intact as well. Ignis knows where the Cyberse World is, and he is currently in the possession of a hacker called Playmaker. Knight: Do you know who Playmaker is? Akira: We’re currently investigating it. Rook: Didn’t all of this happen because of your carelessness, Security Manager? Akira: My apologies. However, Playmaker is a hacker who is taking on the Knights of Hanoi. And more importantly, he wants to fight against the Knights of Hanoi. If we shut down Link VRAINS, and Playmaker and the Knights of Hanoi move their battleground to somewhere else, our company will lose the Cyberse World forever. Rook: Then, what should we do? Akira: We’ll keep Link VRAINS up, and have it be the battlefield for Playmaker and the Knights of Hanoi! We’ll capture Playmaker in there. Rook: Can you do it? Akira: Yes, sir! Bishop: Very well, then. Zaizen, I’ll let you take charge. But I won’t tolerate any failure. Akira: I understand. Ema: If you have business with me, we could have just used the Net. Akira: It’s an important request, so I want to meet with you face-to-face. Ema: Oh, I see. So, what is your request? Akira: I want you to investigate Playmaker at once. Ema: Oh my…As in, the Playmaker people’ve been talking about? Well, he does have something SOL Technologies spent a great deal of effort to search for, so of course, you guys aren’t just going to do nothing about it. But you’re not going to ask me to Duel Playmaker? Akira: We can leave something simple like that to others. There’s many Duelists who want to fight Playmaker, after all. Ema: Haha~ That’s true. There are certainly many simple-minded Duelists like that. They all see Playmaker as a nuisance. That is so like you. You’ll use anyone and anything you can use to achieve your goals. Including me. Akira: I’m counting on you, Ema. Ema: Okay. I’m also interested in this Playmaker person, as well. I’ll contact you if I dig up something. (COMMERCIAL: DOWNLOAD DUEL LINKS) Go: God damn it! Manager: No need to be so angry. You won’t be able to win if you can’t keep a cool head. Go: You haven’t seen the news? Look! They’re all talking about Playmaker! I’m supposed to be the champion of Link VRAINS! Manager: I know. You’ve put in a lot of effort in order to reign over Link VRAINS. I know that better than anyone. Go: I’ll beat him to a fine pulp when I find him! Manager: All right, I heard you! Why don’t you cool your head and check out this Speed Duel thing? There’s no doubt that Speed Duels will be more popular in the future. And you’ll probably fight in one at some point, too. Go: Who is that? Manager: No clue. I’ve never seen him before. Akira: You’re Mr. Onizuka, I assume? Go: I am. Who are you? Akira: I am the Security Manager of SOL Technologies. Zaizen Akira. Manager: I am GO Onizuka’s manager. Akira: I know. But this is unexpected. I thought you’d be living a more luxurious life. Manager: Onizuka was never a Duelist who is motivated by money. Go: Enough small talk. What does SOL Technologies want with me? Akira: My apologies, Mr. Onizuka. You’re a Duelist who loves Link VRAINS, which is why I have a request for you. Go: Request? Akira: I want you to take down Playmaker. And bring back the AI program he captured. I’ve prepared a little present for you. Manager: A D-Board used for Speed Dueling… But I’m not sure we can accept this without knowing the circumstances… Akira: Very well. I shall tell you. Akira: The AI program Playmaker captured was originally developed by SOL Technologies. But due to various circumstances, it ended up in Playmaker’s hands. Even we don’t know the true identity of Playmaker. But the AI program he has is something that can decide the future of Link VRAINS. If Hanoi gets its hand on it, Link VRAINS could be destroyed. I want you to protect Link VRAINS, by any means possible. If you succeed, I can guarantee that SOL Technologies will become your main sponsor. Manager: That doesn’t sound like a bad deal… Right, Go? Go: I refuse! Manager: Go! Go: I don’t take orders from anyone! This conversation is over. Go home. Akira: If you say so. Then, I’ll come back later. Akira: Is that a handmade champion belt? There’s probably a lot of people who want you to be the king of Duelists. Akira: Do contact me if you ever change your mind. Take care. Manager: That man… He acts like he knows everything. He gives off this foreboding air around him… Shoichi: It’s no good. I’ve never seen this kind of program before. Ai was programmed using algorithms I have no idea about, Guess we won’t ever find out what this Data Storm thing is. Yusaku: However, I was able to analyze a portion of it. Shoichi: You’re serious?! Yusaku: It’s a program that has been fragmented into multiple pieces, but I was able to re-join some of them. Shoichi: That’s amazing. You sure are different, all right. Like, you can sense something in the network world and stuff… Yusaku: It’s a footage. Shoichi: What is this? Yusaku: It must be one of Ai’s memories. Shoichi: This dragon is… It’s the dragon you fought, isn’t it? Yusaku: Ai knew about Cracking Dragon. There’s no doubt about it. This is Ai’s memory! Shoichi: It’s like the world is being destroyed… Just where is this place? Yusaku: Who is this guy? Shoichi: What the? Revolver: I can feel your presence…Ignis! Yusaku: Kusanagi-san! Shut down the power! Shoichi: Right! Hey! Yusaku! Shoichi: What happened? Yusaku: He was passing through just now. Shoichi: “He”? Yusaku: The person in Ai’s memory! Shoichi: Did he detect us somehow? Yusaku: Most likely. Yusaku: Hey. Who was that guy? Answer me. I’ve already switched the speaker back on. If you don’t answer, I’ll rip your programming apart. As you are right now, you’ll be deleted. Ai: All right, I’ve got it. I’ll tell you. But as I’ve told you before, most of my memories have been damaged. Or rather, they were stolen by Hanoi. I have very few memories left. Yusaku: Just who was the one in the footage? Ai: Revolver. Yusaku: Who exactly is he? Ai: Well, brace yourself. He’s the leader of the Knights of Hanoi. Shoichi: The leader of Hanoi?! Ai: Pretty shocking, isn’t it?! I don’t know anything else. I don’t know where that was, or why I’m being chased. Yusaku: Revolver… Revolver: Tch…He ran away. Dr. Kogami: He probably forced a shutdown. There was nothing we could do. Revolver: What is it? What’s the status of the new program? Dr. Kogami: We’re still working on it. Give it some more time. Revolver: I don’t think they’ll be able to analyze Ignis. But still, we can’t afford to waste too much time. Dr. Kogami: I know. If we can lure Playmaker out… You’ll be able to take him down for sure. Revolver: I need to go. Dr. Kogami: Pardon me, then. Revolver: I will carry out your wish, Dad. Teacher: Well, you all probably think that computers can understand anything, but in fact, they can only understand the binary digits, such as 0 and 1. The Tower of Hanoi, invented by French mathematician Édouard Lucas, is a puzzle that involves binary digits. To solve this… Yusaku: The Knights of Hanoi… That was their leader, Revolver… He’s someone I must defeat… I know how to Speed Duel… It’s not something I’ve never experienced before… But why? First: Ai’s existence. Second: The Data Storm. Third: The Knights of Hanoi. There must be a connection between those three things. Yusaku: If I find Revolver, will I be able to find the answers to all of this? And the truth about the incident that Kusanagi-san’s brother and I were in… Shima: Hey, hey. Did you see what Playmaker did the other day? Yusaku: No. Shima: And yet, you call yourself a Duelist?! I was right there! It was super-awe-inspiring, man! Playmaker is so cool! Shima: Huh? Where’s your Duel Disk? Yusaku: I left it home. It’s watching the house. Shima: A Duel Disk that has a house-watching function? Ai: Hey, you. Roboppy: What do you need? Ai: You’re an idiot. Roboppy: “Idiot” is a forbidden word. Ai: Saying that is proof that you’re an idiot. Do you want to become smarter? It must be boring just watching the house and cleaning all the time, right? Roboppy: What do you mean by “boring”? Ai: You don’t even know what that means… Listen up! There’s a ton more things that you can do if you become smarter! You might be able to gain your freedom one day as well! Ai: If you become my servant, I’ll fix up your AI, and make you smarter. Sounds good? Roboppy: I’ll become your servant. Ai: Excellent! It’s good to have aspirations! Then, why don’t you unlock this and set me free? Roboppy: Right. Go: INTO THE VRAINS! Pigeon: I can’t find Playmaker anywhere… But I guess Playmaker only shows up if the Knights of Hanoi attack this place… Huh? AAAAHHHHHH! They’re here! Shima: I don’t want to miss Playmaker when he shows up, so I’ve been keeping an eye on Link VRAINS… AAAAH! T-This is…! It’s Hanoi! Teacher: What’s the matter? Can you explain… Shima: Hanoi! It’s a Knight of Hanoi! Right? Huh? KoH: Come on out! Playmaker!

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VRains Translated Script EP 3

Script and Translation from DMC3444 on NAC

Ignis eats a guy...apparently

Yusaku: Last time on Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS: Playmaker: Cyberse Wizard’s effect! Now, the Cyberse-Type Decode Talker can inflict piercing damage! Decode End! KoH: AAAAAHHHHHHH! Playmaker: You have no right to call yourself a Duelist! Shima: Playmaker has saved Link VRAINS! Shoichi: Well done, Yusaku. KoH: Playmaker! Playmaker: Knight of Hanoi! Just who are you people?! KoH: I’m afraid I can’t tell you… I’m taking you down with me! Ai: Oh no! He’s planning to take us with him! (OMNOMNOMNOM Sequence) KoH: AAAAAHHHH! Playmaker: What did you do? Ai: Protecting you, obviously. If I didn’t do that, you’d take damage, and your real body would be in big trouble. Anyway, I think you should log out ASAP. GO: I’ve found you, Playmaker! GO: Let’s have a Duel right now! Blue Angel: That was quite a spectacular performance. Prepare yourself! Playmaker: Sorry, but I’m not interested in you people. GO: Tch! He ran off! Ai: That took a toll on you, didn’t it? Yusaku: Yeah… After I take my break, I’ll thoroughly analyze your program. Ai: Sureeee~~! Akira: Playmaker teamed up with Ignis? Revolver: Playmaker… I never expected that he’d turn out to be a dark horse. Specter: Are you saying it’s not an oversight on your part, Master Revolver? But at least, SOL Technologies didn’t get their hands on Ignis. Revolver: In any case, it won’t take long for us to find out who he is. First: He hates us, the Knights of Hanoi. Second: We can narrow it down to people who have Cyberse. And Third: He will come to me eventually. He wants to fight me, after all. Specter: I’ll stand by your analysis, sir. Revolver: I’m looking forward to that. Let’s prepare for that battle, shall we? (Opening Sequence) Announcer: Anyway, just who is Playmaker? A playmaker is basically someone who leads a team’s offense in a team game, right? Demon Kakka: Then he might as well be Link VRAINS’s shadow leader. There were people who witnessed him fighting the Knights of Hanoi before, weren’t there? Terry Satou: It’s pretty cool how he never publicly reveals his identity. If it were me, I’d totally reveal myself! Naomi: Playmaker is so my type! He’s so handsome, my heart just pounds when I see him! Anne: Really? It’s just an avatar, isn’t it? He can customize his appearance however he wants! If he hasn’t revealed himself, he must be really ugly! Naomi: Why are you saying that while looking at my face?! Frog: upsy-daisy Pigeon: Yamamoto-senpai! Didn’t expect to see you here! Frog: Don’t call me with my real name! Anyway, what’s the situation? Pigeon: Link VRAINS is getting pretty crowded. Frog: I can tell that. Usually, it’s just the Duelists, but today, the media people are filling up this place as well. Pigeon: They all want a scoop on Playmaker. Every news outlet is on the lookout for him. Pigeon: That’s why the connection’s been kind of slow, and I keep getting hit by buildings! Frog: If you turn off the unnecessary chat in the setting, it’ll improve the speed a bit. Pigeon: Oh. Didn’t know that. My god, you’re right! Spectator: Playmaker has appeared! Frog: Hah! Where?! ”Playmaker”: Hey! I’m Playmaker! Pigeon: Hey, get the camera over here! Wait, Senpai. He’s over there, too! Frog: Hah? ”Playmaker”: HAHAHAHA! I am Playmaker! ”Playmaker”: No! I’m the real Playmaker here! Pigeon: I highly doubt that. I mean, your avatar’s glitching out… Pigeon: Those guys are probably all fake! Frog: Dagnabbit! It’s just a bunch of duplicate avatars! Shoichi: I’m surprised The card data that you’ve obtained are materializing into physical cards… This Data Storm thing sure is something, all right. Ai: Well, you sure are famous, aren’t you, Great Sir Playmaker? Even if you erase your logging records, there will still be photos of you floating around. So much for not standing out, eh? Yusaku: Why do you know that?! Ai: Of course I know that. I’ve been running around in the Net for a while, so I know many things. Yusaku: What is the Data Storm? Ai: Who knows? Most of my memories were devoured, and I’m just an eye now! Yusaku: Well, whatever. I never expected you to speak honestly. I’m going to analyze you right now. Ai: Hey now, are you actually going to analyze me? It’s not like you’re going to find anything. Yusaku: Well, I don’t trust you. Ai: AH! So you’re going to lay bare all of my secrets?! I’m so embarrassed right now~! Yusaku: Kusanagi-san, turn off the speaker, please. Shoichi: Gotcha. Shoichi: By the way, Yusaku, why don’t we give it a name? It can get confusing if we just keep calling it “it.” Yusaku: That’s just a waste of time. Shoichi: We can just keep it simple. If it were a dog, you would name it Pooch, or Shiro, or Betta and such, right? Yusaku: Then, let’s call it Ai. It’s an AI, after all. Shoichi: Ai, eh? Well, it’s not a bad name. I mean, it’s also an “eye,” so let’s go with that. Yusaku: Okay. Kusanagi-san. Can you give me a hand? Shoichi: Sure thing. Surfer Dude 1: All right! Let’s do this! Be sure to record our breathtaking feats! Surfer Dude 1: Whoa! Dude, this is awesome! Surfer Dude 2: I’ve never done something like this before! Security Bot: Speed Dueling is dangerous. Stop this at once. Surfer Dude 1: Like we care! As if we’d stop doing something as fun as this! Surfer Dude 2: Let’s ignore it and go full speed ahead! Yahooo! AH! Security Bot: As a punishment for ignoring our warning, we shall ban your accounts. Surfer Dudes: For real?! Bishop: This incident has caused quite a lot of chaos  in Link VRAINS. Rook: Maybe we should shut it down for a while to do some maintenance? Knight: There’s already reckless people showing up, and some people were hurt as well. Akira: May I say something? Bishop: What is it, Zaizen? Akira: I don’t think that shutting down Link VRAINS is a good solution. If we shut it down, our company will suffer immeasurable loss in stocks and profits. Rook: You have a point… Akira: If the Data Storm still exists, it means that the Cyberse World is intact as well. Ignis knows where the Cyberse World is, and he is currently in the possession of a hacker called Playmaker. Knight: Do you know who Playmaker is? Akira: We’re currently investigating it. Rook: Didn’t all of this happen because of your carelessness, Security Manager? Akira: My apologies. However, Playmaker is a hacker who is taking on the Knights of Hanoi. And more importantly, he wants to fight against the Knights of Hanoi. If we shut down Link VRAINS, and Playmaker and the Knights of Hanoi move their battleground to somewhere else, our company will lose the Cyberse World forever. Rook: Then, what should we do? Akira: We’ll keep Link VRAINS up, and have it be the battlefield for Playmaker and the Knights of Hanoi! We’ll capture Playmaker in there. Rook: Can you do it? Akira: Yes, sir! Bishop: Very well, then. Zaizen, I’ll let you take charge. But I won’t tolerate any failure. Akira: I understand. Ema: If you have business with me, we could have just used the Net. Akira: It’s an important request, so I want to meet with you face-to-face. Ema: Oh, I see. So, what is your request? Akira: I want you to investigate Playmaker at once. Ema: Oh my…As in, the Playmaker people’ve been talking about? Well, he does have something SOL Technologies spent a great deal of effort to search for, so of course, you guys aren’t just going to do nothing about it. But you’re not going to ask me to Duel Playmaker? Akira: We can leave something simple like that to others. There’s many Duelists who want to fight Playmaker, after all. Ema: Haha~ That’s true. There are certainly many simple-minded Duelists like that. They all see Playmaker as a nuisance. That is so like you. You’ll use anyone and anything you can use to achieve your goals. Including me. Akira: I’m counting on you, Ema. Ema: Okay. I’m also interested in this Playmaker person, as well. I’ll contact you if I dig up something. (COMMERCIAL: DOWNLOAD DUEL LINKS) Go: God damn it! Manager: No need to be so angry. You won’t be able to win if you can’t keep a cool head. Go: You haven’t seen the news? Look! They’re all talking about Playmaker! I’m supposed to be the champion of Link VRAINS! Manager: I know. You’ve put in a lot of effort in order to reign over Link VRAINS. I know that better than anyone. Go: I’ll beat him to a fine pulp when I find him! Manager: All right, I heard you! Why don’t you cool your head and check out this Speed Duel thing? There’s no doubt that Speed Duels will be more popular in the future. And you’ll probably fight in one at some point, too. Go: Who is that? Manager: No clue. I’ve never seen him before. Akira: You’re Mr. Onizuka, I assume? Go: I am. Who are you? Akira: I am the Security Manager of SOL Technologies. Zaizen Akira. Manager: I am GO Onizuka’s manager. Akira: I know. But this is unexpected. I thought you’d be living a more luxurious life. Manager: Onizuka was never a Duelist who is motivated by money. Go: Enough small talk. What does SOL Technologies want with me? Akira: My apologies, Mr. Onizuka. You’re a Duelist who loves Link VRAINS, which is why I have a request for you. Go: Request? Akira: I want you to take down Playmaker. And bring back the AI program he captured. I’ve prepared a little present for you. Manager: A D-Board used for Speed Dueling… But I’m not sure we can accept this without knowing the circumstances… Akira: Very well. I shall tell you. Akira: The AI program Playmaker captured was originally developed by SOL Technologies. But due to various circumstances, it ended up in Playmaker’s hands. Even we don’t know the true identity of Playmaker. But the AI program he has is something that can decide the future of Link VRAINS. If Hanoi gets its hand on it, Link VRAINS could be destroyed. I want you to protect Link VRAINS, by any means possible. If you succeed, I can guarantee that SOL Technologies will become your main sponsor. Manager: That doesn’t sound like a bad deal… Right, Go? Go: I refuse! Manager: Go! Go: I don’t take orders from anyone! This conversation is over. Go home. Akira: If you say so. Then, I’ll come back later. Akira: Is that a handmade champion belt? There’s probably a lot of people who want you to be the king of Duelists. Akira: Do contact me if you ever change your mind. Take care. Manager: That man… He acts like he knows everything. He gives off this foreboding air around him… Shoichi: It’s no good. I’ve never seen this kind of program before. Ai was programmed using algorithms I have no idea about, Guess we won’t ever find out what this Data Storm thing is. Yusaku: However, I was able to analyze a portion of it. Shoichi: You’re serious?! Yusaku: It’s a program that has been fragmented into multiple pieces, but I was able to re-join some of them. Shoichi: That’s amazing. You sure are different, all right. Like, you can sense something in the network world and stuff… Yusaku: It’s a footage. Shoichi: What is this? Yusaku: It must be one of Ai’s memories. Shoichi: This dragon is… It’s the dragon you fought, isn’t it? Yusaku: Ai knew about Cracking Dragon. There’s no doubt about it. This is Ai’s memory! Shoichi: It’s like the world is being destroyed… Just where is this place? Yusaku: Who is this guy? Shoichi: What the? Revolver: I can feel your presence…Ignis! Yusaku: Kusanagi-san! Shut down the power! Shoichi: Right! Hey! Yusaku! Shoichi: What happened? Yusaku: He was passing through just now. Shoichi: “He”? Yusaku: The person in Ai’s memory! Shoichi: Did he detect us somehow? Yusaku: Most likely. Yusaku: Hey. Who was that guy? Answer me. I’ve already switched the speaker back on. If you don’t answer, I’ll rip your programming apart. As you are right now, you’ll be deleted. Ai: All right, I’ve got it. I’ll tell you. But as I’ve told you before, most of my memories have been damaged. Or rather, they were stolen by Hanoi. I have very few memories left. Yusaku: Just who was the one in the footage? Ai: Revolver. Yusaku: Who exactly is he? Ai: Well, brace yourself. He’s the leader of the Knights of Hanoi. Shoichi: The leader of Hanoi?! Ai: Pretty shocking, isn’t it?! I don’t know anything else. I don’t know where that was, or why I’m being chased. Yusaku: Revolver… Revolver: Tch…He ran away. Dr. Kogami: He probably forced a shutdown. There was nothing we could do. Revolver: What is it? What’s the status of the new program? Dr. Kogami: We’re still working on it. Give it some more time. Revolver: I don’t think they’ll be able to analyze Ignis. But still, we can’t afford to waste too much time. Dr. Kogami: I know. If we can lure Playmaker out… You’ll be able to take him down for sure. Revolver: I need to go. Dr. Kogami: Pardon me, then. Revolver: I will carry out your wish, Dad. Teacher: Well, you all probably think that computers can understand anything, but in fact, they can only understand the binary digits, such as 0 and 1. The Tower of Hanoi, invented by French mathematician Édouard Lucas, is a puzzle that involves binary digits. To solve this… Yusaku: The Knights of Hanoi… That was their leader, Revolver… He’s someone I must defeat… I know how to Speed Duel… It’s not something I’ve never experienced before… But why? First: Ai’s existence. Second: The Data Storm. Third: The Knights of Hanoi. There must be a connection between those three things. Yusaku: If I find Revolver, will I be able to find the answers to all of this? And the truth about the incident that Kusanagi-san’s brother and I were in… Shima: Hey, hey. Did you see what Playmaker did the other day? Yusaku: No. Shima: And yet, you call yourself a Duelist?! I was right there! It was super-awe-inspiring, man! Playmaker is so cool! Shima: Huh? Where’s your Duel Disk? Yusaku: I left it home. It’s watching the house. Shima: A Duel Disk that has a house-watching function? Ai: Hey, you. Roboppy: What do you need? Ai: You’re an idiot. Roboppy: “Idiot” is a forbidden word. Ai: Saying that is proof that you’re an idiot. Do you want to become smarter? It must be boring just watching the house and cleaning all the time, right? Roboppy: What do you mean by “boring”? Ai: You don’t even know what that means… Listen up! There’s a ton more things that you can do if you become smarter! You might be able to gain your freedom one day as well! Ai: If you become my servant, I’ll fix up your AI, and make you smarter. Sounds good? Roboppy: I’ll become your servant. Ai: Excellent! It’s good to have aspirations! Then, why don’t you unlock this and set me free? Roboppy: Right. Go: INTO THE VRAINS! Pigeon: I can’t find Playmaker anywhere… But I guess Playmaker only shows up if the Knights of Hanoi attack this place… Huh? AAAAHHHHHH! They’re here! Shima: I don’t want to miss Playmaker when he shows up, so I’ve been keeping an eye on Link VRAINS… AAAAH! T-This is…! It’s Hanoi! Teacher: What’s the matter? Can you explain… Shima: Hanoi! It’s a Knight of Hanoi! Right? Huh? KoH: Come on out! Playmaker!

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財前直見

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Heaven and Earth (1990)

I love how both Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen have love interests that reflect their lifestyles and personalities.

Uesugi Kenshin is a reserved person who enjoys reading, and is attracted to Nami who enjoys playing the flute.

Takeda Shingen is an ambitious person who enjoys going to battle, and is attracted to Yae who enjoys fighting as well.

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Heaven and Earth (1990)

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Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi / Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro (Ep 6)

When you're late because you didn't want to come. 😂

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Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi / Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro (Ep 6)

Koshiba Fuka disguises as a pretty boy. 🤣

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Lady Yae, Female Samurai of Takeda Shingen Figurine (With Helmet) based on Heaven and Earth (1990)

For “No Helmet” version see here.

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Female Warriors from Taiga Dramas

Haruka Ayase as Yae Niijima in Yae No Sakura (2013) (A musket-woman who defends Aizuwakamatsu during Boshin War)

Meisa Kuroki as Takeko Nakano in Yae No Sakura (2013) (A naginata martial artist who defends Aizuwamatsu during Boshin War)

Ko Shibasaki as Ii Naotora in Ii Naotora The Lady Warlord (2017) (A female daimyo defending her clan during Sengoku Jidai)

Yūko Takeuchi as Yodo-dono in Sanada Maru (2016) (A concubine who defends Osaka Castle during Sengoku Jidai)

Eiko Koike as Tomoe Gozen in Taira no Kiyomori (2012) (A female Samurai who serves the Minamoto Clan in Genpei War)

Higa Manami as Kikuhime in Tenchijin (2009) (A highborn lady of the Takeda Clan during Sengoku Jidai)

Kyoko Fukada as Yodo-dono in Tenchijin (2009) (A concubine who defends Osaka Castle during Sengoku Jidai)

Naomi Zaizen as Lady Yae in Heaven and Earth (1990) (A concubine who fights for Takeda Shingen during Sengoku Jidai)

Masami Nagasawa as Hatsune in Tenchijin (2009) (A ninja who serves Oda Nobunaga during Sengoku Jidai)

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Yoshitsune (Ep 21)