#natsume yuujinchou icon

[ayakashi99]

[coquelicoq]

this chapter/episode feels very classic short story...something so satisfying about how it resolves. the A plot and the B plot are solved by the same action because it turns out, unbeknownst to the characters and the audience, that they were directly connected the whole time. and because the storylines are so linked, the resolution of chobi's depression is twofold: he's touched by the effort his friends went to to get him something beautiful, and he's touched by the fact that the thing his friends think is so beautiful is actually a part of him that he had cast off and thought of as unremarkable. it fits together so simply and so elegantly that it seems just as natural as it is surprising. what a pleasing economy of storytelling.

[druh19]

Oi, flor!

Poderia fazer icons do Takashi Natsume de "Natsume Yuujinchou", por favor?

Muito obrigada pela atenção ✨.

aqui, meu bem ✨

໑ — Takashi Natsume Icons ~ like and reblog if saved ‹3

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#AnimeJapan2024 For the #NatsumeYuujinchou Stage Performance, to everyone who came and watched via streaming, thank you so much! Celebrating Kazuhiko-san with everyone! Lots of grinning faces 😊 It was a happy time…!! 「Natsume Yuujinchou 7」 will Broadcast in autumn 2024!! 🌸

Source: @rinasatoh (Twitter) Translation: Popsicle

[hadukilina]

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[joelletwo]

[natori as his sparkling detective character gesturing grandly in a beautiful rose garden but smiling with out-of-character happiness at the end of his line: this lady cannot be the culprit!]

🚲nishimura-sacchan

character in a movie: Oh no, natori shuuichi, please don’t romance me!

the dog: I’m at work! I’m doing so good at being at work! I’m being charming because my handler gave the sign ‘be charming’! I am going to get such a good grade in being a hot actor, which is completely possible to achieve, and normal to want! I am doing a great job! I am proud of myself for doing such a great job! I love this, because I’d make it physically impossible to get anything done if I wasn’t enjoying it! I’m being charming!

🎣tanuma-kaname

I love seeing natori shuuichi in movies because they’re acting so handsome but also their tails are wagging so hard unless the post-processing guys specifically edited out the tails (which is slightly less obvious but also hilarious in a different way once you spot it).

[scorpionatori]

matoba and natori’s fashion icons btw 👉🏻👈🏻

[frobby]

my beautiful son is trying to do something with his life so im gonna ruin it for him first cuz he can do no wrong

[sarukui]

natsume yuujinchou s7: ep 1 ramblings

a rambling for all my favorite moments and thoughts to the premiere episode of natsuyuu s7! op and ending included. welcome back natsume yuujinchou anime!!!!!

beware of ep 1 spoilers below the cut:

the op starting off with natsume, happily riding a bike, that he learned through friends, with nyanko sensei sitting in the basket has me sooooooo emotional. what i love about the op is how joyful natsume looks. how past op's had scenes that depicted his hardships and his loneliness, but this one really focused on his happiness, the friends, both human and yokai, he has made along the journey, those that he treasures deeply. i love how natsume has a smile throughout it.

obligatory mention of these two; i cannot wait until their chapter(s) get animated this season.

CRYING SOBBING REIKO!!!!!!! natsume's hand! i LOVE how its depicted as reiko reaching out to natsume and him grabbing onto her hand. i sobbed. this undoubtedly was my favorite part of the op.

this manga chapter was one of my favorites simply for the iconic mini sensei vessel and i'm glad to see it animated. when the opening played of the baseball shattering the sculpture, i already could feel myself tearing up a bit for what's to come. thankfully, the episode eases us into it and there's so many wholesome and hilarious moments leading up to it.

welcome back sensei LMFAO

nyanko sensei is not amused. cuteness galore though.

i understand sensei's priorities.

don't leave mini sensei!

i'm OBSESSED. look at mini sensei go.

:'((((((((((((

a part of me wishes that natsume and nyanko sensei joined mini sensei on his little journey LMFAO

im endeared.

i have so many words for the ed. i love the transition between seasons. the art style used. my most favorite part is the final bit with the dandelions and the camera angle pans with the flowers flying.

AAAAAAAAAAA next ep! i hadnt expected it so soon and even thought maybe it could be a season finale ep. i'm so excited.

[ayakashi99]

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[anne-bsd-bibliophile]

Could this character be a god?

Magical Floating Shawl (hagoromo)

In Japanese media, the raiment is called hagoromo (translated to "feather robe"), or tenne, and is usually worn by supernatural beings, such as youkai, demons, gods, ascended humans, angels, etc. (source)

Left: Fūjin, the wind god. Right: Amaterasu, goddess of the sun.

Antlers and Horns in Japanese Folklore

Kirin:

The kirin is one of the rarest, most awesome and powerful creatures ever known in East Asia. It is a regal animal, holy and highly revered. The kirin is often considered a god in its own right. Resembling a deer with scales like a dragon’s covering its body, the kirin is a chimerical beast. (source)

Sacred Deer:

"In Japan, Jurōjin (寿老人) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichifukujin, according to Taoist beliefs. He is the god of longevity. ... The deer, a symbol of longevity, usually (but not always) accompanies him as a messenger..." (source)

"Deer are considered messengers to the gods in Shinto, especially Kasuga Shrine in Nara Prefecture where a white deer had arrived from Kashima Shrine as its divine messenger." (source)

Horned Gods and Yokai: various strong gods and yokai in Japanese mythology are depicted with horns.

"Raijin, the god of thunder, is often depicted with a unique appearance. He is shown as having a muscular and fierce build, with horns on his head and sharp claws." (source)

"Fujin, the god of wind ... is represented as a muscular demon with a horned red face and a fierce expression." (source)

"The Oni, a more threatening group of spirits, may have originated in China and traveled to Japan with Buddhism. These horned demons, often of enormous size, can take human or animal shape." (source)

Left: Kirin. Right: Raijin and Fujin fighting.

Masks

"Masks have been used in Japan for centuries, with their usage dating back to at least the 6th century. Traditionally, masks were used in religious ceremonies or rituals, as well as for protection from evil spirits. In more recent times, masks have been used for a variety of purposes, including as part of traditional Japanese theater, in festivals and carnivals, and even as everyday fashion accessories." (source)

In the manga series Natsume Yuujinchou, masks are worn when the protagonist, Natsume, needs to hide the fact he is a human and blend in with the yokai, spirits, and gods he encounters. Many of the masks and disguises he wears incorporate antlers and horns as well.

Shide

"Shide (紙垂, 四手) are zigzag-shaped paper streamers, often seen attached to shimenawa or tamagushi to demarcate holy spaces, and used in Shinto rituals in Japan. They are usually found adorning doorways, shrine buildings, and kamidana." (source)

Tori Gates

"A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred and a spot where kami are welcomed and thought to travel through. The presence of a torii at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines, and a small torii icon represents them on Japanese road maps." (source)

Shinto Symbols

I'm not sure what symbol is on the character's mask, but because there are so many Shinto influences in his design I am assuming the symbol has a similar origin. The closest symbol I was able to find is called a Tomoe.

"The Tomoe is a design that resembles a comma, and is a common design element in Kamon, Japanese family crests, that could be viewed upon the back banners often held by Samurai. This specific Tomoe is called a Mitsudomoe, a three-fold Tomoe, and is perhaps one of the most widely recognisable. Some believe it to be the representation of the threefold division (man, earth and sky) at the heart of Shintoism..." (source)

Below is a chart with variations of the Tomoe symbol:

[booksandchainmail]

tagged by @apollo-cackling to shuffle my general listening music and post the first 10 songs. I went with all music instead of my "music" playlist since I haven't updated that in a year or so

Saudade, Saudade by Maro. This was Portugal's entry to the 2022 Eurovision, where it came in ninth, presumably because although it sounds very nice the staging was just a bunch of women sitting in a circle and clapping

Best of Wives and Best of Women by Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton (Unknown Album). I ripped the entire Hamilton soundtrack from youtube back in ~2015, then kept it as a playlist since I couldn't figure out how to sort songs from an artist

Banks of Newfoundland by Ewan MacCoil & A.L. Lloyd. This is from a playlist of sea songs that @thoughtsformtheuniverse put together, and one of my favorites on it. I tend to use this playlist as background music while working/chores, and this song is excellent for washing dishes to.

Giant Woman by Steven Universe. Not one of the best songs from Steven Universe or one I listen to on it's own, but it does a good job setting things up early

Ode to High Heels by Seanan McGuire. This is off of Creature Feature, which is I think my least favorite of her albums: there are some really good songs in it, but most of the album I have no impression of. I think partly this is because it riffs a lot on horror/slasher/monster movie tropes, which are not really genres I know. This song is mostly lost on me, and I don't like the musical style either (in general I think her comedic/parody songs are weaker)

Natsume Yuujinchou Opening 3 (Boku ni Dekiru Koto by HOW MERRY MARRY). So I have the opening theme downloaded for every anime I watched between 2012 and 2019, and this sure is one of them. It's honestly not great, and suffering from the fact that the first two Natsume Yuujinchou openings were really good, so this is just bland in comparison

Ragnarok III: Strange Meetings by The Mechanism (DTTM version). This song is like 90% talking and instrumental, but it's very good at that. This is probably the emotional core of the album, the dialogue would do very well over an angsty image set. I do prefer the studio version though.

Oray Sujon Naiya by Boarding Party. Also from the sea songs playlist, though not one I listen to frequently, it's a bit too slow/acapella for doing things to at a reasonable pace. An internet search says this is a Bengali folk song for rowing downstream.

Underworld Blues by The Mechanisms (DTTM version). Ulysses Dies at Dawn is one of their more uneven albums. This is one of the good ones. I love a song where a bunch of people get their own individual verses, and Ashes kills it as Hades. I like the contrast between Ulysses and Heracles gravelling their way through their verses, and then Orpheus drifting way up high. I mostly don't listen to this specific version, I prefer studio to live.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Opening 4 (Period by Chemistry). Now this one slaps. I think this is considered one of the iconic FMAB openings alongside the first one, and if it isn't it should be.

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[funkylittlebaldcharapoll]

AND THE ULTIMATE BALDING BEGINS.

here it is! the bracket! polls won't be starting yet for a while, but that should give you time to drum up support for your favored candidates. starting now, feel free to send propaganda to the ASKBOX, and if you're wondering how this wacky structure is going to work or why there are so many anonymous icons, take a gander over at the RULES PAGE!

polls under the cut, with links to be added when they go up:

ROUND ONE

GROUP 1:

MELODY (Hunter x Hunter) vs GURU-GURU (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask) [WINNER: MELODY]

ROCK (Warriors) vs RATTRAP (Beast Wars: Transformers) [WINNER: RATTRAP]

CID POLLENDINA (Final Fantasy IV) and LORD CRUMP (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door) vs ROM (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) vs TINKER KNIGHT (Shovel Knight) [WINNER: UNION]

PATCHES (Dark Souls) vs ZOTE (Hollow Knight) [WINNER: ZOTE]

GROUP 2:

PSYCHO MANTIS (Metal Gear Solid) vs COMPTON & DOGEN BOOLE (Psychonauts 1 & 2) [WINNER: THE BOOLES]

NOSFERATU (Spongebob) vs TRANSMUTATE (Beast Wars: Transformers) vs CALIBAN (X-Men) [WINNER: TRANSMUTATE]

"HATCHLING" (Outer Wilds) vs PHILOCTETES (Disney's Hercules) [WINNER: HATCHLING]

THE NOT-GOBLIN (@pocketss' comics) vs D*BBY (Pussy Indulgence) [WINNER: NOT-GOBLIN]

GROUP 3:

BIDO (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs FRIAR TUCK (Disney's Robin Hood) [WINNER: BIDO]

GAETAN "MOLE" MOLIÉRE (Disney's Atlantis) vs HANS MOLEMAN (The Simpsons) [WINNER: MOLE]

THE MAYOR OF TOWNSVILLE (Power Puff Girls) vs HERCULE POIROT (Agatha Christie novels & adaptations) vs SIR TOPHAM HATT/THE FAT CONTROLLER (Thomas the Tank Engine) [WINNER: THE MAYOR]

THE JUDGE (Ace Attorney) vs ARTHUR AGUEFORT (Dimension 20) [WINNER: BOTH]

GROUP 4:

OSWALD "THE PENGUIN" COBBLEPOT (Batman Returns) vs GLUTTONY (Fullmetal Alchemist) [WINNER: GLUTTONY]

THE ALCHEMIST (Venture Bros) vs NIGEL DARKDOOM (H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education) vs NOHO HANK (HBO'S Barry) [WINNER: THE ALCHEMIST]

DR. VAUX (Dorohedoro) vs THE ITERATORS (Rain World) [WINNER: THE ITERATORS]

Baldi (BASICS) vs Dr. Bubby (HALF-LIFE VR BUT THE AI IS SELF AWARE) [WINNER: BUBBY]

GROUP 5: LITTLE GREEN FREAKS

BEANS (Hunter x Hunter) vs OCHOA (Mashle: Magic and Muscles) vs BUNSEN HONEYDEW (The Muppets) [WINNER: BUNSEN]

JAKEN (InuYasha) vs KING TRODE (DRAGON QUEST VIII) [WINNER: JAKEN]

FBLTHP (Magic: the Gathering) vs MANAKO/OCULETTE (One Punch Man) [WINNER: FBLTHP]

KAPP'N AND FAMILY (Animal Crossing) ft. KAPPA (Natsume Yuujinchou) vs SALAD FINGERS (Salad Fingers) vs CALLIOPE (Homestuck) [WINNER: KAPPAS]

[cooledtured]

Hidden Gems -  Underrated Anime Series That Deserves Your Attention

Certain anime shows stand out from the crowd, captivating audiences all over the world with their engaging stories and magnificent visuals. However, among the spotlight, there are hidden gems, aka underrated anime programs, that go unrecognized but have the same amount of brilliance and inventiveness. These hidden icons of the anime industry are just waiting to be discovered by fans seeking new adventures and experiences.

Natsume Yuujinchou

One such hidden gem is "Natsume Yuujinchou." If you enjoyed the peaceful and otherworldly atmosphere of "Studio Ghibli" Productions, then "Natsume Yuujinchou" is an anime you won't want to miss. This touching tale follows Natsume Takashi, an eleven-year-old who can see spirits with their own stories and struggles. It revolves around Natsume's journey for understanding and acceptance. Despite his ability to talk to spirits, Natsume longs for a sense of belonging in a world where he feels like an outcast. However, he still finds ways to learn valuable lessons about compassion, and the importance of human connections from his spirits. Through its gentle exploration of themes like loneliness and acceptance, "Natsume " offers a deeply enriching viewing experience reminiscent of "Studio Ghibli" shows.

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

If you were attracted by "Hunter x Hunter's" advanced world-building and strategic fights, you may find "Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic" to be a compelling alternative to watch for the night. Set in a mythical setting inspired by the stories of "One Thousand and One Nights," "Magi" follows the adventures of Aladdin, Alibaba, and Morgiana as the three unexpected partners go on a quest to uncover the secrets of mysterious dungeons spread across the land and face the evils threatening their world. From epic battles and magical showdowns to intricate schemes and power struggles, "Magi" offers a gripping narrative that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats from start to finish. With its mix of action, magic, and political intrigue, "Magi" tells a captivating story that will leave fans of "Hunter x Hunter" wanting more.

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

If you have been drawn into the world of Naruto, following the journey of a young ninja seeking recognition and acceptance, then "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" is an anime that will certainly steal your heart as well. This series features Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, an ordinary high school student who learns he is the heir of a powerful mafia family. Tsuna grows significantly, similar to Naruto's yearning for belonging, as he learns to become a mafia leader under the direction of his eccentric professor, Reborn. With its mix of action, humor, and heartwarming moments, "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" provides a thrilling and emotionally resonant experience that will have a lasting effect, just as Naruto's journey did for countless fans.

In conclusion, while successful anime series frequently capture attention, there is an abundance of underappreciated gems waiting to be found by fans. Whether you prefer the tranquil beauty of "Mushi-Shi," or the exciting fights of "Hunter x Hunter," there is an underappreciated anime series out there that will grab your heart and imagination. So, if you like some of the more renowned anime classics, you'll undoubtedly fall in love with these hidden gems waiting to be discovered.