#otp: zenyuki

[clickabletale]

hold up—

here’s tiny zenyuki for your day.

enjoy <333

[zenyuki-festival]

ZenYuki Week 2023

It has almost been a year since our first ZenYuki Week, and we decided to celebrate again this year, just a day sooner than last year. 

ZenYuki Week 2023 takes place the week of June 4th through June 10th. About a month from now.

The incredible prompts for the week, itself, were brainstormed by @noctusfury​ .

The theme is “Summer” this year. Please @ this blog, in case Tumblr goofs up or we miss your posts somehow. Please tag your submissions as #ZenYuki Week 2023, which we will check, to find posts as well. We hope you have a lot of fun and really enjoy this event!  The prompts are also listed down below:

Day One: Fireflies 

Day Two: Park 

Day Three: Barbeque 

Day Four: Constellations 

Day Five: Warmth 

Day Six: Festival/Fireworks

Day Seven: Free Day / AU

We hope that you’ll be able to participate in our second annual ZenYuki Week. We look forward to the creations you’ll come up with. Hope to see you soon. 

[kaitou-cure-prism12]

#i've wanted to do this for a while #there were so many panels to choose from #i tried my best #i hope you like it #obiyuki are soulmates and nobody can change my mind #they compliment each other so well #and they fit the soulmate poem so PERFECTLY IT MAKES ME CRY - @queenofwordsandnerds​

What's a soulmate?

It's, uh...well, it's like a best friend but more.

It's the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else.

It's someone who makes you a better person.

Actually, they don't make you a better person, you do that yourself.

Because they inspire you.

A soulmate is someone whom you carry with you forever.

It's the one person who knew you and accepted you...

And believed in you before anyone else did. Or when no one else would.

And no matter what happens you'll always love them.

Nothing can ever change that.

Obiyuki - "soulmates"

[classysassy9791]

Outside of IY what are your other big OTPs

AH! I have so many anon, but I'll keep it strictly to animes!

Fairy Tail: Graylu

Boku no Hero Academia: Kacchako

Bleach: Ichihime

Fruits Basket: Kyoru

Yona of the Dawn: Hakyona

Psycho-Pass: Koaka

Attack on Titan: Levihan

Fullmetal Alchemist: Edwin

Oran High School Host Club: Tamaharu

Kamisama Kiss: Tomoe x Nanami

Snow White with the Red Hair: Zenyuki

Tokyo Mew Mew: Ichiryou

And then for funsies I'll just post my most recent obsession that's non-anime:

The 100: Belarke

Thanks so much for the ask anon!!

[batgirlsay]

AnS asks: 17, 20, and 27!

LOL you went for it!

Before I answer, I want to let you know the context for how I represent ships in most of my playlists, including ones I like:

Anyways...

17. Your OTP- Another tough one... I think I've mentioned this before but I really like both Obiyuki and Zenyuki for different reasons but I think I have more Obiyuki feels in more contexts! (And don't forget Mitsukiki for very different reasons...)

20. Your NOTP- LOL never thought anyone would ask me this! I honestly don't think I have one since I like many different ships for different reasons and because they lead to different feels for various playlists!

27. Best part of the series- I remember this question in the Discord chat! I think I would have to say the relatable characters and the beautiful art. I also really appreciate the science references and the positive feels!

[lovingnikiforov]

Can I think it? That I love you, and that I want to stand by the side of Prince Zen? That I want to be there someday? I told you, you didn’t have to rush.

[phoenixlionme]

Zenyuki, though I still love Dipcifica.

Round One

[phoenixlionme]

My Favorite Fictional Couples Part 10

NOTE: Be respectful of my choices; the OTPs are not ranked, just of who I thought when making this list.

1. DC Comics (YJ): Asami Koizumi + Tye Longshadow = Team Headbands

2.  His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano; read the manga): Yukino Miyazawa + Soichirou Arima = Miyarima

3. Illumination Studios’ Despicable Me franchise: Felonius Gru + Lucy Wilde = Grucy

4. Naruto franchise: Shikamaru Nara + Temari = Shikatema

5. One Piece franchise: Franky + Nico Robin = Frobin

6. One Piece franchise: Monkey D. Luffy + Nami = Lunami

7. Snow White with the Red Hair (ANS): Prince Zen Wisteria + Shirayuki = Zenyuki

8. Bleach franchise: Ichigo Kurosaki + Orihime Inoue = Ichihime

9. Bleach franchise: Renji Abarai + Rukia Kuchiki = Renruki

10. Star Trek 2009 reboot: Spock + Nyota Uhura = Spuhura

[akagami-no-rae]

@zenyuki-festival-2021

Beginning

“We were strangers starting out on a journey, never dreaming what we’d have to go through. Now here we are and I’m suddenly standing at the beginning with you. No one told me I was going to find you, unexpected what you did to my heart. When I lost hope, you were there to remind me: This is the start.” - “At the Beginning” preformed by Evynne and Peter Hollens

[brenduchiiss]

Zen's marriage proposal came close to happening.

This is a theory about Zen's proposal that I came up with just yesterday, so I want to share it with y'll.

What I'm going to base it on is this scene:

Chapter 46.

On this chapter, Zen tells Shirayuki about what he had asked to Izana, that she comes to live in the castle. I want us to pay attention to what Zen says: "But this is so that, in the future I can announce publicly that you are someone I need."

I think that for Zen to be able to announce their relationship publicly, he first has to make the proposal to her. From this, I came up with the theory.

Zen said that her stay in the palace was to announce his public relationship. He was probably thinking or even decided, to make the proposal to Shirayuki during his stay there. But just a few weeks or days later (It's mentioned that she had recently come to the palace), Izana's idea to send Shirayuki and Ryuu to Lyrias came up.

This pretty much let's just say ruined what Zen was planning. This could also be one of the reasons why Zen was so shocked when shirayuki told him she had to leave the castle, aside from the fact that he wasn't going to see her, of course.

Well here ends my theory that Zen was probably going to propose to Shirayuki. But this only made me think of another theory.

Izana surely knew that Zen was going to propose to her but before that, he wanted Shirayuki to deepen her pharmacist career. Then Izana gives her a new mission, to spread the olin maris in the north So this way, she would be getting more allies. And she would have the right status to be by Zen's side. That's why he sent her to Lyrias.

Therefore, now Izana is going to reunite Shirayuki and Zen again at Wilant castle, because when she finishes what he sent to her, she would be ready (politically) to be Zen's wife.

That's why I think Zen's proposal will be when they can finally work together again like in the old days at Wistal Castle. Then there won't be anything to stop them, since Izana clearly supports their relationship. Let's just say that somehow he was preparing Shirayuki, so that she can be someone worthy of being by Zen's side and not disappoint people.

If you notice, everything is planned by Izana! He planned everything so perfectly!

Just what I think by the way.

[hinagamoizaf]

Chapter 7: Wand “I don’t have a magic wand that can whisk all our problems away, but I can start by working my way up the ladder.” The light of summer shines through the stained glass, painting the room with its rainbow hues. The light travels throughout the whole room, stopping every so often to illuminate a crystal or glass plaque; before landing on my ring. I didn’t want anything too flashy. After all, I’d still be working as a pharmacist. It was enough that our names were engraved onto this band of metal. As if we had engraved our commitment to each other even after this life. “I’m no sorcerer who can alter reality with the snap of his fingers, but I’ll use my own power and strengths to bring our fantasies to life.” A sharp knock from the other side of the oak door, followed by a meek, “Your Highness, the Prince is asking for your presence.” I give my attendant a hearty laugh, informing them I’ll join him shortly. My, how times have changed, he used to sneak around the palace to see me. But as new leaves turn over and bud blossoms, the lord of my own heart can’t get up to the same mischief he used to engage in. “I am as much of a mundane man as they come, but I’m not blind to the title attached to my bloodline. Even so, while I don a crown and have a possibility of wielding the sceptre - to you, Shirayuki, I am a servant of your love and my loyalty to our marriage runs deeper than the roots of the Earth.” With a hand covered in plasters and where the dirt lives beneath my nails, I place it gently over the belly that carries the next royal baby. “Let’s go accompany your Papa, our spellbinding sprig.”

[namanari]

Akagami no Shirayukihime; Snow White with the Red Hair

Series you should be reading

[queenofwordsandnerds]

My thoughts on AnS Manga Ch. 119 and 120

Okay I may be late to the party but I have so many feels about these two chapters I have to get them out there or I may explode...

I CAN'T be the only one freaking out about these chapters, can I? They both contained such BEAUTIFUL and OBVIOUS Obiyuki moments that if I was in any doubt as to Sorata Akizuki's intentions before, I'm not now. Obiyuki HAS to be endgame. All the moments in these recent chapters are so subtle yet well-crafted...it can't be an accident.

Let me start by drawing your attention to the beginning of Chapter 119, specifically the title panel and the panel before that:

LOOK. AT. THIS. I had to bite my lip to keep from screaming in the car with my mom when I read this. This and the next panel, more than anything else, confirms my belief that Sorata intends for Obiyuki to be endgame.

So in the first panel, Shirayuki and Tsuruba are waiting outside the party for Obi's signal. He steps outside to the balcony and waves the glowing crystal that SHIRAYUKI GAVE HIM (the fact that THAT was their prearranged signal gives me life because that crystal has so much meaning at this point). But he was supposed to flash it, not wave it. Tsuruba is concerned and asks Shirayuki if everything was all right. Shirayuki immediately gets this intense concern on her face, and she says this:

"No...Obi would do exactly as he said. Without a doubt."

Shirayuki knows Obi so well, probably better than he knows himself. She KNOWS INSTANTLY that something's wrong. It speaks volumes to their level of connection. They've always been able to tell when something is wrong with the other, even when other people don't see it. It makes me endlessly frustrated how well they know each other yet they're so blind (at least on Shirayuki's end).

And THEN. THEN.

THE TITLE PANEL.

LOOK AT IT!!! This panel comes right after the first one, by no accident. Sorata WANTS you to have Obiyuki's connection and Shirayuki's concern for Obi in your mind while you read this title panel.

This is the second title panel that has featured Obiyuki dead center of attention with significant wording beneath the phrase "A romance that cuts through fate." If the first title panel wasn't obvious enough...this one is. If I was a new reader and I only saw this panel...I would think that Obiyuki was the "romance that cuts through fate." Other wonderful tumblr users have explained how Obiyuki could be this romance, so I won't go into it...but this is just further confirmation from Sorata to me.

The first title panel read "please, take my hand." This one reads "unwavering trust." The CONTINUITY. DO YOU SEE IT THE WAY I DO?? This title panel is a response to the first one. Shirayuki trusts Obi enough--unwaveringly--to take his hand. There's nobody else that phrase could refer to. Obiyuki's trust in each other is legendary, even within the story. Other characters see them as a unit. (And their hands aren't visible in this panel but close enough that I like to believe they're holding hands beneath the frame here. It's possible!)

Am I reading too much into this? Maybe. But I can't be the only one who sees the massive significance?? I just can't!

Also, I will say the one issue I had with the story was the lack of Shirayuki in a gorgeous mask and ball gown infiltrating the party on Obi's arm (and Obi's utter swamp mess of feelings upon seeing his Miss dressed up). I feel ROBBED on that score. But at least we got to see our cat boi in his fancy clothes and mask...can we just take a moment to appreciate how FINE our boi looks? Like LOOK AT HIM

STUNNING SO SEXY SHIRAYUKI YOU BLIND WOMAN-

Ok moving on

So these next two panels were my FAVORITE part of the whole two chapters. Shirayuki and Tsuruba are outside and Shirayuki asks Tsuruba to help her up onto the balcony. But Obi APPEARS out of nowhere like he was summoned by a call (lbh his Miss asking for help probably was a call) and he jumps down besides Shirayuki and lifts her up himself before Tsuruba can even move...all without saying a word.

OUR BOI IS THE ONLY MAN ALLOWED TO HELP HIS MISS AND ONLY HIM. ZEN WHO??

Seriously, this part is so short yet so significant. It takes up a notable number of panels, and we didn't need to have Obi help Shirayuki. Tsuruba could have done it. But Sorata devotes these pages to this scene so we can SEE that Obi is still his Miss's loyal knight. He still takes care of her and is probably a bit jealous of another guy helping her when that's HIS JOB. It's a sharp reminder that not only is Obi very much Shirayuki's knight, but also he's still in love with her. It's just a sweet scene with a very easily discernible romantic element.

Also...that panel of Obi kneeling at Shirayuki's feet with his cape fluttering, ready to aid her...*chefs kiss* I could stare at that panel for hours. The facial expressions and detail during this scene is also priceless. I would rate it in the top 10 Obiyuki manga scenes, honestly.

SHIRAYUKI YOU SWEET GIRL HOW CAN YOU BE SO BLIND I SWEAR-

The rest of the Obiyuki moments that I noticed were more minor, but still really significant to their story and development as a whole. There's several panels of Obi and Shirayuki considering things together, being concerned together, working out solutions together...

Like this one (the way he hovers protectively over her shoulder tho...it's almost like his right hand is on her back):

Or this one:

THIS ONE MURDERED ME:

LOOK AT THE SYMMETRY. THE PARALLELS. THE BACK TO BACK. THE WAY THEY THINK THROUGH THINGS TOGETHER.

Obiyuki's legendary similarity in thinking will always impress me. They share such similar thought processes, they LITERALLY finish each other's sentences. And the way they come to the same conclusion in this panel and they share the same determined look like "yeah, we know what we're thinking and we know what we've got to do and we're on the same team" JUST KILL ME NOW. Could you get any more couple-y without being an officially canon couple?

And the last panel of them together: Shirayuki can ride on her own now but she sits behind Obi JUST LIKE OLD TIMES and how the two close-up panels of their faces are just too perfect and they're ready to take on the danger together like the absolute unit they are-

So yeah

Chapter 119 and 120 had some of the best Obiyuki moments I've seen in a while, honestly. The plot didn't go in the way I expected, but it was SO GOOD! The drama and pacing were absolutely on point, I can't wait until December I need to find out what happens NOW!

[purpledragon57]

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[iseleylaura]

WHYS THERE ONLY TWO SEASONS Of sNOW WHIte with THE RED haIR YOOO WTF ZEN LIKE GAVE HeR A MF HICKEY IN THE LAST godDaMN EPISODE WHYS THERE ONLY TWO SEAPSJ HELLO

[manikas-whims]

Me: *has about 7 different fanfics to write*

Also Me: *procrastinates by reading other's fanfics*

My Conscience: *disappointed but surprised*