#posts by reiko

[flamingblinglove]

Made an excel spreadsheet to track all my selfships and blorbos and lore and selfships kids and wow it's doing my adhd brain so good

Also coming up with names for my selfship kids is honestly my favourite part of everything 💖

[clownmitts]

Momokarun save me, save me momokarun

[rei-comfort-zone]

Eddie practice in the middle of the night because I can't stop my artstyle number #34 mess up how I actually want to draw Eddie damm it😭

So far I like this because it fits more how I draw myself

+ silly smoll Eddie in the corner

[flamingblinglove]

Jiaoqiu/Sparkle dropping in <1hr but I still don't know who do I want to go for..........

The right answer is probably Sparkle.........

[riseriseleo]

something i love abt natsume yuujinchou:

how it deals with natsume's trauma.

it doesn't brush it aside and ignore it, but it also doesn't throw it in your face and repeat the exact same scene every time (cough atsushi bsd there are ways to show trauma and it works ig but it's so. in your face. we don't need the exact same thing every time).

which is part of where natsume shines, i think. it shows natsume's journey, from a shy, closed off boy who trusts no one, not even himself, to someone who lets people in, despite the hardships and fear it brings him. now bear in mind i've not finished with the anime, nor have i read the manga, though i have it loaded and ready to read.

i'm smack in the middle of his healing process, and seeing how tanuma and taki refuse to let him be - how kitamoto and nishimura continue to seek him out - how natori so clearly latched onto him and wishes to keep him safe - it's just... heartwarming. natsume is finally in a place where he can heal and learn to live as a person, not as a ghost, with people who choose him and who he chooses back. and he recognizes that, and he makes an effort to shed his mask, even though it takes time and there are setbacks.

it's a show about healing, and trust, and people, and how though you may not realize it, no matter the oddities you may have, you will eventually find the people that love you despite - or because - of those unique quirks.

...and comparing natsume's flashbacks to atsushi's, while both are to show how beaten down they've been in the past and supposed to help with the story, showing how they overcome their troubles - atsushi always has the one flashback of the headmaster, and it gets tiring, while natsume is shown at multiple points in time with different people. the manga definitely does atsushi better, or so i've heard, but there are plenty of anime only fans that tire of it. don't get me wrong, i love them both, but there's just something natsume does better about it.

[cosmic-giraffe]

[ishimaru-suprimacy]

More of these cus i have no new drawings to post

[coquelicoq]

obsessed with natsume wanting to hide sensei's ceramic cat form from a guy who was trying to kidnap sensei for being a ceramic cat and choosing as the ideal form of disguise a feather boa, and then just completely ignoring sensei when he goes "you know i can take forms other than a ceramic cat right"

[ambafaerie]

Batgirl #7 cover by Reiko Murakami and variant cover by Dan Mora.

[charlotte-family-apologist]

ok i saw your post about manifesting asks and im here with some real dumb headcanons

- syzoth and ashrah have a heat lamp (because of course. coldblood.)

- they never go out to eat at buffets because they're absolute monsters

- literally ashrah has no table manners. and syzoth is a lizard

- whenever they go out to eat they have to HURRY home or syzoth will end up on the nearest warm surface to digest

- going off the assumption that earthrealm and outworld fauna are completely different, reiko would lose to a hippopotamus in kombat if he ever met one

- johnshi goes to the beach. kenshi relaxes on a towel under an umbrella and does cool beach shit. johnny digs an absolutely fucking giant hole.

- kurtis stryker had an emo phase in high school

I love dumb headcanons

You know how Sareena has a demon form? I headcanon the other members of the sisterhood of shadow also have a demon form. The more Ashrah redeems herself the less she is able to use it. But it still saps her energy and influences her behavior thus the insane appetite.

(I want to make some designs for them- I’ve already made one for Sareena where she’s a boar demon and I’m thinking maybe a crane for Ashrah bc her whole wing/holy theme. Idk for the other two)

Reiko also picked a fight with a kangaroo and it was more embarrassing than losing to Raiden 😭🤚 (he hasn’t even fought the large birds yet- his ass is not gonna survive)

Kenshi has his headphones in the whole time and ends up falling asleep and doesn’t notice when Johnny screams when the wave comes in and fills it with water. They’re still finding sand and Kenshi hates it.

Kurtis has gone scorched earth on his old photos and internet accounts but Kabal still managed to find some and teasing him about it.

[flamingblinglove]

我老公简直帅呆了我要和祁煜do整晚！！！！！！！！！！

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

One of the most recent things I'm seeing people discussing over the new info the manga has brought us is the question of...

¿Could Saint Germain steal Turbo Granny or Reiko Kashima Yokai's powers?

And for me, it all comes down to why would they admit defeat?

Both ladies are overpowered crackheads that like to play with their victims (Granny at first but warms up). Both tho not coldhearted, they both just hate everyone who gets in their way.

So even if Saint Germain is able to give them the strongest attacks and make them question if they can defeat him, why would they admit defeat? Only by admitting defeat can Germain steal their powers.

I do see Turbo Granny more likely to admit defeat if Momo or Seiko get involved... but I'm not really sure.

There is also the option of Germain making a debt or competition on which he plants the basics to win like he tried to do with Okarun. The guy knows his weaknesses so he would probably put the brains of others to the test to steal their powers.

But also both ladies are oooooold so they might know as much stuff as German...

IDK guys... I really want a fight with these 3 but just how crazy and law brokering would be????

[fsfghgee]

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@inflamedrosenkranz

Another interesting fact is that even though Cyrax's disrespect is frequent in the expansion, I highly doubt that she would tease Sektor about taking her place and feel so much contempt for Bi-Han's display of affection for Sektor if she knew that Bi-Han and Sektor were a married couple..

And in the intro between Cyrax and Sektor, Cyrax really sounds like someone who only found out about the romantic relationship between Bi-Han and Sektor after the attack on the wedding, because she really says with conviction in an intro that Sektor's love for Bi-Han blinded her, when since Bi-Han took over as grandmaster they have been on this quest to rule Earthrealm, with Bi-Han constantly referring to everything as "our", "we". And Sektor herself suggesting a better alternative to continue with their plans after Bi-Han thinks about stealing the dragon army:

"I had broken the Lin Kuei free of Liu Kang's enslavement. We were now masters of our destiny and could take our place among Earthrealm's greatest nations. But taking and holding territory would require a vast army. I needed more fighters to make our presence felt. Then I recalled Shang Tsung's dragon warriors. An army of them would be unstoppable. But trafficking in such strong magic would surely draw Liu Kang's attention. Sektor advised that we avoid detection by building our army using science, not sorcery. We've invested much time in this endeavor, and we are beginning to see results. Once again proving the depths of Sektor's genius. When we are done, all of Earthrealm will honor our desires and heed our demands. If not, they will face the Lin Kuei's wrath."

__SUB-ZERO CANONICAL ENDING

Cyrax: Love for Bi-Han has made you blind. Sektor: It is you who can't see the Lin Kuei's future.

Either Cyrax is extremely deluded about Sektor's character to the point of believing that she is doing everything out of love for Bi-Han without any conscience or she really didn't know that the two were lovers for a long time and planned everything together from the beginning.

Besides, according to Sektor's bio, Bi-Han only had dreams when he fell in love with Sektor, he had no plans at all. They became intimate, Bi-Han shared his dreams with her, she joined his efforts (which could range from influencing more Lin Kuei to think like them to actually developing a plan to rule Earthrealm) and made her his lieutenant (second in command of the Lin Kuei). However, how would he make her second in command of the Lin Kuei with his father still alive? And how could Sektor not have been disgusted by Bi-Han for letting his father die (like all the other characters) when she seeks to honor her family and is a filial daughter to Longwei?

To put it simply, they were already lovers when Bi-Han's father was still alive. And the way Bi-Han talks about his father's death without any remorse, continually despises his father for his loyalty to Liu Kang, and points out that his father also used to scold him for his ambition like Kuai Liang did to him throughout the story mode, it is quite clear that Bi-Han's father reprimanded his desires for the clan and did not approve of his choices. Whether those choices included marrying Sektor is not made clear. She was even Tomas' master, so it's hard to say she wasn't respected in the clan. It's also not clear whether being a master armorer is a high-caste position in the clan (because Sektor's position is only high and she has that much influence because Bi-Han made her lieutenant – second in command of the Lin Kuei – not because she's been master armorer since her father retired), but if Bi-Han's father already had marriage plans for him or if he saw that Sektor supported Bi-Han in what he disagreed with, it's easy to imagine that his father wouldn't approve of a marriage union between the two. Besides, Sektor was the first to know that Bi-Han let his own father die, and despite having no problem with her father, she doesn't repudiate the fact that Bi-Han had influenced his own father's death. Which leads us to believe that she didn't like the old man either.

Another interesting thing is that the only ones who knew about Sektor and Bi-Han's relationship before she left on the mission to rescue him from the titan Havik and they had that cute moment followed by an almost public dtr were Liu Kang (the god who could?can see what they are doing through the hourglass with the help of Geras), Shao and Reiko (the only allies that Bi-Han really trusted, developed a friendship with and spent a good amount of time with the group of Lin Kuei that he had taken to support Shao's rebellion in OutWorld while he was still Sub-Zero).

 Do not doubt Sektor's hatred of Havik's chaos, or her longing for Sub-Zero's safe return.

Sektor: I expect Bi-Han to make a full recovery. Liu Kang: Given the complexity of Havik's magic, I can make no promises.

Liu Kang: I have only ever wanted what's best -- Sektor: I am sure you believe that, too.

Liu Kang: There will be no conspiring with Quan Chi. Sektor: You're a god, aren't you? Stop me.

Liu Kang: How did you breach the Temple of the Elements?! Sektor: I will not share that secret.

Liu Kang: You should have trusted me, Sektor. Sektor: Why?! You left Bi-Han to rot.

Sektor: I couldn't leave you locked away in the Temple. Noob Saibot: You were right to be impatient.

Liu Kang: Sektor should have trusted me to heal you. Noob Saibot: You should not have made her wait.

Quan Chi: You were supposed to retrieve the amulet. Sektor: Saving Bi-Han was all that matttered.

Noob Saibot: How would you eliminate the Shirai Ryu? Quan Chi: Fetch the amulet as I asked and I will tell you.

Sektor: The Temple is secured now. The amulet can't -- Quan Chi: That is your problem, Sektor. Not mine.

Sektor: Our deal is off. I no longer -- Quan Chi: I thought Lin Kuei honored their word.

Quan Chi: Sektor refuses to abide our agreement. Noob Saibot: I won't force her hand, sorcerer.

Noob Saibot: You tried enlisting Sektor against me?! Quan Chi: Not against you. To help you see reason.

Noob Saibot: Leave. Before this gets ugly. Quan Chi: I am here to haggle. But if we must fight, so be it.

Kitana: Liu Kang allowed you to replace Bi-Han? Sektor: He hopes for reconciliation that will never come.

Cyrax: With Sektor as the Lin Kuei's grandmaster -- Smoke: I know. They could be even *more* dangerous.

I mean, even Smoke and Cyrax know that Sektor is more intelligent than Bi-Han and therefore capable of making the Lin Kuei even more capable of achieving the goal of ruling Earthrealm and yet Liu Kang sent Sektor back to the Lin Kuei and allowed her to exercise the power that Bi-Han had given her as lieutenant. All because he truly believed that she would spend years sitting on the ice throne waiting for his goodwill to give news about Bi-Han and that she would never have access to the place where Bi-Han was locked up…

Liu Kang: How did you breach the Temple of the Elements?! Sektor: I will not share that secret.

Geras: Defying Liu Kang's wishes -- Sektor: Is a choice I don't regret.

Geras: If you love Bi-Han, return him to Liu Kang. Sektor: It's because I do that I cannot.

Noob Saibot: If Liu Kang seeks to punish Sektor -- Geras: It would be his right to do so.

And although it is not clear how long the Lin Kuei supported Shao's rebellion in Outworld, according to the intros it was enough time for Sektor to know the level of Reiko's submission to Shao:

Sektor: No man deserves the deference you give Shao. Reiko: Clearly you do not know him as I do.

Enough time for Reiko to develop an admiration for Sektor's skills:

Reiko: You should be a weapon in the General's arsenal. Sektor: The Lin Kuei won't partner wih him again.

Enough time for Shao and Reiko to realize that Bi-Han and Sektor are lovers, although not even they know if they have an equal relationship:

Reiko: Do you share Bi-Han's power? Or just his bed? Sektor: Careful, Reiko. Disrespect can be fatal.

General Shao: Sub-Zero sends his woman after me? Sektor: He sends his most skilled warrior.

Enough time for Sektor to repudiate Shao for not keeping his word:

Sektor: Of all the duplicitous snakes -- General Shao: My loyalty is to Outworld, not the Lin Kuei.

Sektor: You made a deal with us, General. General Shao: One which no longer serves my purpose.

Sektor: Bi-Han risked everything to free you. General Shao: Not every gamble pays, Sektor.

And out of male chauvinism or just plain stupidity, Shao believes that Sektor is Bi-Han's property and her no means nothing:

General Shao: I need Sektor's services. Noob Saibot: You should have thought of that before freezing me out.

Reiko: What will it take for you to equip our army? Sektor: There isn't enough gold in the realms.

Sektor: I won't build weapons for you. General Shao: Then you will die by mine!

Bi-Han and Sektor are definitely a couple, but I agree that they are not legally married yet and by the way they managed to deceive Cyrax I can't help but wonder how long Bi-Han has been a grandmaster and how long ago exactly his father died

....

[connan-l]

I sometimes see people wondering when Reiko died exactly and how old her daughter was at the time of her death, but we do, in fact, already have a little bit of an answer to this in canon.

Now this is something that is only implied, but in the very first chapter of the manga, during the conversation Natsume has with Nyanko-sensei the first time he reveals his true form and right before our first Reiko flashback, we have this line (that was cut off from the anime):

[NATSUME: She [Reiko] may not have been able to relate well to others... Not many people even remember her, since she died so young. Not even her own daughter...]

[NATSUME: 確かに祖母は人とうまくつきあえなかったらしい 彼女を憶えている 「人」はほとんでいないんだ 娘だった母でさえ記憶にないくらい若くして亡くなっていて・・・・・・]

This is the official English translation, while the fan translation has this:

"There aren't that many people who remember her. She died so young that even my mom, her daughter, probably didn't remember her..."

This leaves some more uncertainty in the phrasing, but the meaning is basically the same. The original Japanese, "母でさえ記憶にないくらい若くして亡くなっていて" is a bit closer to the fan translation in a literal sense, except in Japanese there is no "probably"; Natsume sounds pretty certain his mother didn't remember Reiko.

So, if "not even her own daughter" remembered Reiko, it's fair to assume that she must have died when Takashi's mom was still a child, and a really young one at that.

(I suppose you could maybe make an argument that Reiko could have still died when the daughter was older, but then something happened that made her forget? But that doesn't seem likely to me.)

Now, this was the very first chapter written 20 years ago, back when NatsuYuu still wasn't supposed to become a long series with much of an overarching narrative, so maybe it's something that could change later. Midorikawa has definitely retconned some details in her story before. But for now that's still one of the only crumb of information we have about this.

Which, if this is correct, then it's very sad because that means Reiko only lived with her daughter for a handful of years at most and never even got to see her grow up. And given we know the grandfather wasn't around and Reiko was a single mom, then the daughter probably spent most of her childhood without her parents, and barely knew anything about either of them (or, well, nothing at all in the father's case).

Which also begs the question as to who raised Reiko's daughter after her death then. We knows Reiko had no family, and no one know anything about the grandfather, so there was no relative, even distant ones, to look after her like with Takashi.

Did she just end up in the foster system/an orphanage, or did someone specific took care of her? If so, does that mean there was a person close enough to Reiko that would have taken care of her child like this? Did the daughter just carry the Book of Friends with herself all this time? Did she knows what the Book of Friends even was, or anything about her mother's abilities? During the eastern forest arc, Takashi says that his mother didn't have any spiritual powers, but then again he never met her or know anything about her at all, so who knows how much that can be true.

Regardless, there's something particularly tragic about the idea that each generation of the Natsumes grew up as isolated orphans who barely knew anything about their family.

[ambafaerie]

Kitana (Announcer Voice) Nicknames

Kitana: Princess of Outworld, Outworld’s Greatest Assassin

Mileena: Empress of Outworld, My Beloved Sister

Sindel: My Dear Mother

Tanya: Umgadi’s Best Warrior, You Distract My Sister Too Much

Rain: The High Mage of Outworld

Kuai Liang: Scorpion

Bi Han: Sub Zero, You Were a Decent Person Once

Tomas: Smoke, My Favorite Ninja

Liu Kang: Lord Liu Kang, My Titan’s Consort

Raiden: Earthrealm’s Champion

Kung Lao: Your Jealousy of Raiden Shows

Kenshi: Earthrealm’s Best Swordsman

Johnny Cage: Is Your Name Still on Your Chest, I Don’t Want to be in Your Movie

Syzoth: Reptile, Outworld’s Emissary

Geras: Guardian of the Hourglass

Shao Khan: General Shao, You’ll Never Occupy Outworld’s Throne

Reiko: General Shao’s lapdog

Shang Tsung: Quan Chi’s puppet, You’re as Foul as Your Experiments

[acquired-stardust]

Small tidbit we don't see talked about often: Tekken Tag Tournament's iconic opening scene actually has a small cameo appearance by Ridge Racer R4's Reiko Nagase, very fittingly via a billboard during the brief high speed chase that introduces Lei Wulong. It's only on screen for a handful of frames and extremely easy to miss.

This going so unnoticed in such an iconic cutscene is pretty crazy. Two of Namco's most fondly-remembered games of all time collide with this super low key crossover.