#ren aoyama

[grimbunnies]

Hinata: "I did it! Just like you taught me!"

[taito-division]

Contestants/Couples (1/2)

Of course, we couldn’t forget about the main event! We’ve searched high and low throughout Japan to find the very best, the crème de la crème of each and every Division had to offer and we certainly weren’t disappointed with the line up we have and something tells us you aren’t going to be either once we reveal who our couples for this competition are. The couples and contestants for the 2024 Mr. and Mrs. HypMic Couples' Pageant are...

1. "Introducing first, both hailing from the sunny beaches of Los Angeles, California, they are widely-known as America's Sweethearts, who have been together longer they any couple in this competition. Perhaps their long time dating one another will give them a heads-up against the rest of the competition. Give it up for the American Pretty Boy, himself, Ace "MC Patriot" Douglas, and his popular and highly-stunning model of a girlfriend, Evelyn "SPIRIT" Rose, from Okinawa!"

America's Sweethearts

2. "Introducing next, they are two of the most artistic individuals Japan has ever seen. While one is making herself known online and in art galleries as an established painter, the other is mesmerizing both men and women of the world with his enchanting voice. Please welcome highly-talented artist, Kureha "Eclipse" Koizumi of Saitama, and her partner, the first-ever winner of the Mr. HypMic Pageant, the most-talented and sexiest man in 2023 and highly-acclaimed rock star, Ren "Vox" Nakashima of Kobe!"

The Dark Canvas

3. "This next couple is, without a doubt, perhaps the most promiscuous pairing in this competition. Needless to say, they've got a number of winnings under their belts, so to speak. Will their experience and success rate be enough to have them win? We'll see! Please welcome Japan's Self-Proclaimed "Strongman", Karada "Nike" Kessaku of Aoyama, and the Goddess of Beauty, herself, Lola "Aphrodite" Takahashi of Saitama!"

The Deities

4. "This next partnership is perhaps the scariest pairing we have in this competition. Despite their young ages, these two young men aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and paint the environment red if they have to, or if the need should strike them. If I were you, I'd best proceed with caution around them! But who knows? Perhaps their infamy will somehow resonate with the fans. We'll see! In any case, put your hands together for the popular Lolita model, Kaiji "Jinx" Sano of Kobe, and his partner, Japan's Most Notorious Serial Killer, Touya "MC Darling" Kisaragi of Katsushika!"

...Seriously, who thought it was a good idea to let these two in this?

Angelic Facade

5. "These next contestants are perhaps living proof that 'money is equivalent to success!' Standing at the top of Japan's hierarchy because of their wealth and status, this power couple, who is due to be wed in just a few short months, might I add, will stop at nothing to trample over their competition, no matter who or what they may be! So give them the respect they deserve and welcome, none other than, the heir to his prestigious family, Tomi "High Class" Chōten of Aoyama, and the CEO of one of the most powerful conglomerates in Japan today, Miho "Iron Maiden" Kobayashi of Shinagawa!"

The "Power Couple"

Let's wish these lovely contestants the best of luck!

@kobedivision @saitama-division @aoyama-division @katsushika-division @shinagawa-division

[nanisorezura]

Fun side by sides of both Leilla! albums where there were two separate album covers: one with the animated characters and one featuring the seiyuu’s.

[polkadotmotmot]

Happy birthday Nagi-chan. Compliance!!!

[loveisurvival]

nooo little croatian girl dont post about your fanganronpa characters nooo

[magicalgirloftheday]

✧・ﾟ:*Today’s magical girl of the morning is: Aoyama Ren from Mahou Shoujo Arisa -Ishu Shokushu Mugen Akume Jutai-!✧・ﾟ:*

[koch-snowflake-blog]

週プレ創刊月間の恒例企画になっている周年グラビアシリーズ。2024年も超人気グラドル総勢58人が一堂に集結！

葵 成美 Aoi NARUMI

青山天南 Tena AOYAMA

青山ひかる Hikaru AOYAMA

蒼山みこと Mikoto AOYAMA

赤城ありさ Arisa AKAGI

朝比奈みゆう Miyuu ASAHINA

��木じゅん Jun AMAKI

天野麻菜 Mana AMANO

亜和 Awa

伊織いお Io IORI

池田ゆうな Yuna IKEDA

池本しおり Shiori IKEMOTO

石井優希 Yuki ISHII

市原 薫 Kaoru ICHIHARA

遠藤まめ Mame ENDO

大嶋みく Miku OSHIMA

木南美々 Mimi KINAMI

久我るり Ruri KUGA

草野 綾 Aya KUSANO

榑林里奈 Rina KUREBAYASHI

紅羽りお Rio KUREHA

小島まゆみ Mayumi KOJIMA

佐野なぎさ Nagisa SANO

篠見星奈 Seina SINOMI

霜月めあ Mea SHIMOTSUKI

鈴木 聖 Takara SUZUKI

鈴木ふみ奈 Fumina SUZUKI

世良ののか Nonoka SERA

蒼馬月葵 Ruki SOUMA

高砂ミドリ Midori TAKASAGO

高梨瑞樹 Mizuki TAKANASHI

竹川由華 Yuuka TAKEKAWA

ちとせよしの Yoshino CHITOSE

塚越愛実 Aimi TSUKAGOSHI

東条 澪 Ren TOJO

徳江かな Kana TOKUE

中川 心 Kokoro NAKAGAWA

長澤 茉里奈 Marina NAGASAWA

名取くるみ Kurumi NATORI

名波なな Nana NANAMI

西 綾乃 Ayano NISHI

西永彩奈 Ayana NISHINAGA

花咲楓香 Fuka HANASAKI

花乃衣美優 Miyu HANANOI

林 凛 Rin HAYASHI

原つむぎ Tsumugi HARA

ぷにたん（能美真奈） Punitan

まいてぃ Maity

三田悠貴 Yuuki MITA

三橋くん Mitsuhashikun

美輪咲月 Satsuki MIWA

もものすけ Momonosuke

森 くるみ Kurumi MORI

森脇梨々夏 Ririka MORIWAKI

やしろじゅり。 Juri YASHIRO.

柳瀬さき Saki YANASE

雪村花鈴 Karin YUKIMURA

弓川いち華 Ichika YUMIKAWA

　　

　　

[minato-division03]

The OC’s in a Horror Movie 🔪

Dies first: Karada Kessaku (Jet Set Trio), Kensaku Morimoto (ECO BooN), Maki Umemoto (山茶花 Zombeez), Shuu Edogawa (山茶花 Zombeez), Yoichi Shujo (Polar Knights), Joey Kurusu (Justice Shield), Yorii Sakuma (ENIGMA)

Is actually helpful to the group: Anika Kiyozaki (Pixel Syndicate), Shisuta Heisha (Sakura Clan), Kai Quinlan (Private Party), Mireya Quinlan (Private Party), Arisu Chihakisa (Chuohku Tertiary Team), Ayumu Hayami (Valor Guard), Yuuya Kanata (Miraitabi), Yuki Kuraokami (Polar Knights), Mai Yousei (OverDrive), Sayaka Miyuki (Femme Fatale), Miho Kobayashi (CodeX), Wataru Sasaki (Justice Shield), Criss Hiromi (Otaku Corps)

Finds a gun and uses it wisely: Shian Meizono (Pixel Syndicate), Ax (Desolate Paradise), Alexis Ward (Sounds of Silence), Mayumi Tanaka (Chuohku Tertiary Team), Yuriko Kuromiya (Wicked Requiem), Sakura Kito (Silent Tragedy), Akihisa Mashiro (Death Row Block), Saigo Fuyugami (Miraitabi), Teijo Masakazu (地獄Riderz), Eko Seishin (OverDrive), Lola Takahashi (Femme Fatale), Ren Nakashima (Lovesick), Kyler Aaron (Justice Shield), Aika Yumi (Oculus)

Finds a fun and goes crazy with it: Makina Setsukura (Pixel Syndicate), Zakari Hiroya (Private Party), Hisoka Tetsuma (Veiled Vanguard), Lyall Shiba (Valor Guard), Iwao Masuda (Polar Knights), Sumire Shinomiya (CodeX), Meari Miracle (Oculus)

Screams every second: Atlas Kazanari (Desolate Paradise), Yano Ietsuna (ECO BooN), Kyō Sakuma (Wild Shīnu), Keiko Yumi (Otaku Corps)

Completely Unfazed: Miku Shirazuki (R.I.P Märchen), Luis Kōkyū (Jet Set Trio), Ivelisse Martinez (Sounds of Silence), Asato Rikiya (ECO BooN), Seiji Tsukimoto (Valor Guard), Ishihara Daisuke (地獄Riderz), Ritsuko Okada (CodeX), Max Soukoku (Lovesick), Nikki Yoshie (Otaku Corps)

Beats up the enemies: Reiaki Suzubayashi (R.I.P Märchen), Aranai Norikoru (Sakura Clan), Kisouna Yuzairu (Sakura Clan), Riyeko Ietsuna (Chuohku Tertiary Team), Kanra Akemi (Wicked Requiem), Reika Aichi (Silent Tragedy), Rintaro Himura (Death Row Block), Asahi Tomoharu (Miraitabi), Ryuunosuke Sekiguchi (Wild Shīnu), Sen (地獄Riderz), Kureha Koizumi (Femme Fatale)

Has a death grip on someone’s hands because they’re too scared: Anaia Mitsuzume (Desolate Paradise), Ryuko Umemoto (山茶花 Zombeez), Daiki Kamiyama (Veiled Vanguard), Naoki Hamasaki (Wild Shīnu), Elliot Shimizu (ENIGMA)

Is the enemy: Tomi Chōten (Jet Set Trio), Kanon Hojo (Silent Tragedy), Touya Kisaragi (Death Row Block), Ruichi Shujo (Polar Knights), Yuno Kamora (OverDrive), Nadya Kuromiya (Oculus)

Second enemy that helps the group: Queen Card (R.I.P Märchen), Hoàng Diệu (Sounds of Silence), Jack Verrill (Veiled Vanguard), Kaoru Shinozaki (Wicked Requiem), Kaiji Sano (Lovesick), Mina Nakayama (ENIGMA)

@minato-division03 @akihabara-division03 @nagasaki-division @uenodivision @aoyama-division @arakawa-division @roppongi-division @toyama-division @suginami-division @nug-chuohku @obihiro-division @naradivision @edogawa-division @shizuokadivision @katsushika-division @niigata-division @fukuokanodivision @naha-division @sapporo-division @oita-division @saitama-division @shinagawa-division @kobedivision @kanazawa-division @minato-division01 @akihabara-division03 @setagaya-division

[akihabara-division03]

How the OC’s Beat The Heat at Home

Taking a shower every four hours: Kisouna Yuzairu (Sakura Clan), Tomi Chōten (Jet Set Trio), Mireya Quinlan (Private Party), Maki Umemoto (山茶花 Zombeez), Kaiji Sano (Lovesick), Joey Kurusu (Justice Shield), Keiko Yumi (Otaku Corps), Fleuret Otoshiro (Blaid Maiden)

Puts a fan in every room: Anika Kiyozaki (Pixel Syndicate), Alexis Ward (Sounds of Silence), Yano Ietsuna (ECO BooN), Kureha Koizumi (Femme Fatale), Sakura Kito (Silent Tragedy), Akihisa Mashiro (Death Row Block), Seiji Tsukimoto (Valor Guard), Asahi Tomoharu (Miraitabi), Kunio Chōten (Strange Magic), Meari Miracle (Oculus), Criss Hiromi (Otaku Corps), Evelyn Rose (Liberty Guild)

Infinite uses of the air conditioning: Queen Card (R.I.P Märchen), Reiaki Suzubayashi (R.I.P Märchen), Aranai Norikoru (Sakura Clan), Kensaku Morimoto (ECO BooN), Miho Kobayashi (CodeX), Wataru Sasaki (Justice Shield), Yuriko Kuromiya (Wicked Requiem), Reika Aichi (Silent Tragedy), Lyall Shiba (Valor Guard), Saigo Fuyugami (Miraitabi), Aoba Yamamura (Strange Magic), Reiji Enjouji (Diabolik Love), Ayame Kurokawa (Diabolik Love), Yorii Sakuma (ENIGMA)

Lots of cold drinks: Miku Shirazuki (R.I.P Märchen), Zakari Hiroya (Private Party), Asato Rikiya (ECO BooN), Shuu Edogawa (山茶花 Zombeez), Sayaka Miyuki (Femme Fatale), Ren Nakashima (Lovesick), Kyler Aaron (Justice Shield), Kanra Akemi (Wicked Requiem), Ayumu Hayami (Valor Guard), Yuuya Kanata (Miraitabi), Natsume Kurome (Strange Magic), Ruka Shiina (Howling Moon), Kaede Iwasawa (Trickstar), Nikki Yoshie (Otaku Corps), Ace Douglas (Liberty Guild), Rashaad Young (Liberty Guild), Eldrid Iwasaki (Blade Maiden), Ted Bridges (Kuma no Ie)

Banning the use of clothes: Shian Meizono (Pixel Syndicate), Karada Kessaku (Jet Set Trio), Hoàng Diệu (Sounds of Silence), Ryuko Umemoto (山茶花 Zombeez), Hisoka Tetsuma (Veiled Vanguard), Lola Takahashi (Femme Fatale), Max Soukoku (Lovesick), Touya Kisaragi (Death Row Block), Eden Yamamura (Trickstar), Aika Yumi (Oculus)

Actually living in only the few cold hours of the day: Makina Setsukura (Pixel Syndicate), Kai Quinlan (Private Party), Daiki Kamiyama (Veiled Vanguard), Sumire Shinomiya (CodeX), Kaoru Shinozaki (Wicked Requiem), Kanon Hojo (Silent Tragedy), Kei Himeno (Diabolik Love), Hisui Meguno (Howling Moon), Nadya Kuromiya (Oculus), Mina Nakayama (ENIGMA), Kotan Anchikar (Kuma no Ie), Kokomi Morozov (Kuma no Ie)

Stands Still: Shisuta Heisha (Sakurai Clan), Luis Kōkyū (Jet Set Trio), Ivelisse Martinez (Sounds of Silence), Jack Verrill (Veiled Vanguard), Ritsuko Okada (CodeX), Rintaro Himura (Death Row Block), Aoi Yamamura (Howling Moon), Nellie Yukimura (Trickstar), Elliot Shimizu (ENIGMA), Azusa Furukawa (Blade Maiden)

@akihabara-division03 @uenodivision @aoyama-division @arakawa-division @roppongi-division @toyama-division @suginami-division @obihiro-division @saitama-division @shinagawa-division @kobedivision @kanazawa-division @edogawa-division @shizuokadivision @katsushika-division @niigata-division @naradivision @kumamoto-division @hamamatsu-divison @kofu-division @aomori-division @minato-division01 @akihabaradivision @setagaya-division @okinawa-division @taito-division @hakodate-division

[saitama-division]

Hypmic Halloween Shuffle Album Vol. 2

1. Macabre Masquerade

Performed By:

Miku “Hex 13” Shirazuki

Alexis “Agent X” Ward

Yuki “Ice King” Kuraokami

Miho “Iron Maiden” Kobayashi

Kaoru “Arachne” Shinozaki

Yano “Y-STARR” Ietsuna

Akari “Cinder” Himura

Queen Card

2. Just Wanna XXXX With You

Performed By:

Sumire “Diabla” Shinomiya

Reiaki “Black Cat” Suzubayashi

Reika “Belladonna” Aichi

Touya “MC Darling” Kisaragi

Kaiji “Jinx” Sano

3. Pandemonium Parade

Performed By:

Ayumu “Ex-Aid” Hayami

Kyler “Pierce” Aaron

Kai “Veenyle” Quinlan

Seiji “Avenger” Tsukimoto

Luis “El Dorado” Kōkyū

Wataru “Overseer” Sasaki

Teijo “Yama” Masakuza

4. Under Our Spell

Performed By:

Aika “VeeXn” Yumi

Diêu “MC Lotus” Hoàng

5. Killer Queen (Vox Solo)

6. Screech of the Banshee

Performed By:

Meari “Blood Mary” Miracle

Kanra “D.Vil” Akemi

Aranai “Ride or Die” Norikoru

7. Haunted Collab Stream

Performed By:

Makina “Screen Shot” Setsukura

Nikki “1-Up” Yoshie

Kaiji “Jinx” Sano

Kaoru “Arachne” Shinozaki

Ririko “2cute!” Akihara

8. Werewolf Game

Performed By:

Max “Ōkami” Soukoku

Sen “NIX”

Joey “Joker” Kurusu

Asato “AR Master” Rikiya

9. Devil’s Way

Performed By:

Ren “Vox” Nakashima

Lyall “Corvus” Shiba

Tasuku “Katame” Kawanoe

Zakari “Icarus” Hiroya

Masuzō “Malphas” Shinomiya

Aruto “A.R.K.” Shinozaki

Shuu “Men-H” Edogawa

10. Eat Sweet Night (PALADIN Solo)

@shinagawa-division @uenodivision @aoyama-division @roppongi-division @arakawa-division @edogawa-division @shizuokadivision @katsushika-division @niigata-division @minato-division03 @akihabara-division03 @akihabaradivision @minato-division01 @sapporo-division @oita-division @suginami-division @obihiro-division @toyama-division @nakanodivision @fukuokadivision1 @kobedivision @kanazawa-division

[grimbunnies]

Lin: "How dare you? How dare you bring another mutt to Nekojima after all we've suffered? You should be ashamed of yourself!"

Minoru: "Huh?"

Lin: "You will have blood on your hands, just like Satoshi, if you don't ask for Toomo's forgiveness!"

[imasallstars]

INTERDIMENSION FESTIVAL: IDOLM@STER★♥LOVE LIVE! UTA GASSEN

Information regarding the first IJIGEN FES 2023 live has been revealed! The live will occur in the TOKYO DOME on the 9th and 10th of December 2023. This first fes will feature three branches of IDOLM@STER performing with four branches of Love Live!

The voice providers participating in this stop are as follows:

DAY 1 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Kotomi Aihara (Shiki Ichinose), Hiromi Igarashi (Anzu Futaba), Asami Takano (Frederica Miyamoto), Yuki Nakashima (Yuuki Otokura), Yuko Iida (Kanade Hayami), Honoka Inoue (Nanami Asari), Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia), Aya Suzaki (Minami Nitta), Miyu Tomita (Akira Sunazuka), Ru Thing (Syuko Shiomi), Teru Ikuta (Natalia), Hina Tachibana (Nagi Hisakawa), Nanami Yamashita (Yui Ohtsuki) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Haruka Yamazaki (Mirai Kasuga), Azusa Tadokoro (Shizuka Mogami), Machico (Tsubasa Ibuki), Momo Asakura (Serika Hakozaki), Kotori Koiwai (Tomoka Tenkubashi), Atsuki Nakamura (Roco Handa), Emi Hirayama (Reika Kitakami), Yui Watanabe (Nao Yokoyama) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Karin Isobe (Kogane Tsukioka), Chisa Suginuma (Mamimi Tanaka), Anna Yamaki (Sakuya Shirase), Shio Watanabe (Yuika Mitsumine), Yuina Mizuki (Kiriko Yukoku), Honoka Kuroki (Amana Osaki), Ryoko Maekawa (Tenka Osaki), Noriko Shibasaki (Chiyuki Kuwayama), Yuu Wakui (Toru Asakura), Rio Tsuchiya (Madoka Higuchi), Saran Tajima (Koito Fukumaru), Miho Okasaki (Hinana Ichikawa), Azusa Shizuki (Nichika Nanakusa), Aya Yamane (Mikoto Aketa)

DAY 2 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura), Ayaka Fukuhara (Rin Shibuya), Sayuri Hara (Mio Honda), Amina Sato (Arisu Tachibana), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi), Hana Tamegai (Risa Matoba), Makoto Koichi (Haru Yuuki), Asaka Imai (Chie Sasaki), Natsumi Haruse (Kaoru Ryuzaki), Misaki Kuno (Nina Ichihara), Yuri Komori (Koharu Koga), Mina Nakazawa (Yukimi Sajo), Maki Hanatani (Kozue Yusa) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Aimi (Julia), Miku Itou (Yuriko Nanao), Ibuki Kido (Kana Yabuki), Arisa Kori (Kaori Sakuramori), Yuri Komagata (Sayoko Takayama), Rie Suegara (Fuka Toyokawa), Saki Minami (Tsumugi Shiraishi), Rikako Yamaguchi (Rio Momose) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Hitomi Sekine (Mano Sakuragi), Reina Kondo (Hiori Kazano), Mayu Mineda (Meguru Hachimiya), Hiyori Konno (Kaho Komiya), Haruka Shiraishi (Chiyoko Sonoda), Mariko Nagai (Juri Saijo), Wakana Maruoka (Rinze Morino), Akiho Suzumoto (Natsuha Arisugawa), Yuki Tanaka (Asahi Serizawa), Eri Yukimura (Fuyuko Mayuzumi), Sayaka Kitahara (Mei Izumi), Rina Kawaguchi (Luca Ikaruga), Haruna Mikawa (Hana Suzuki), Rena Ozawa (Haruki Iketa)

DAY 1&2

AQOURS (LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!!) 　Anju Inami (Chika Takami), Rikako Aida (Riko Sakurauchi), Nanaka Suwa (Kana Matsuura), Arisa Komiya (Dia Kurosawa), Shukai Saito (You Watanabe), Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko Tsushima), Kanako Takatsuki (Hanamaru Kunikida), Aina Suzuki (Mari Ohara), Ai Furihata (Ruby Kurosawa) NIJIGASAKU SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Aguri Ohnishi (Ayumu Uehara), Mayu Sagara (Kasumi Nakasu), Kaori Maede (Shizuku Osaka), Miyu Kubota (Karin Asaka), Natsumi Murakami (Ai Miyashia), Akari Kito (Kanata Konoe), Coco Hayashi (Setsuna Imura), Maria Sashide (Emma Verde), Chiemi Tanaka (Rina Tennoji), Moeka Koizumi (Shioriko Mifune), Shu Uchida (Mia Taylor), Akina Homoto (Zhong Lanzhu). 　Support Member: Hinaki Yano (Yu Takasaki) Liella! (LOVE LIVE! SUPERSTAR!!) 　Sayuri Date (Kanon Shibuya), Liyuu (Keke Tang), Nako Misaki (Chisato Arashi), Naomi Payton (Sumire Heanna), Nagisa Aoyama (Ren Hazuki), Nozomi Suzuhara (Kinako Sakurakoji), Akana Yabushima (Mei Yoneme), Wakana Okuma (Shiki Wakana), Aya Emori (Natsumi Onitsuka), Yuina (Wien Margarete), Sakura Sakakura (Tomari Onitsuka) HASUNOSORA SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Nirei Nozomi (Kaho Hinoshita), Kokona Nonaka (Sayaka Murano), Nina Hanamiya (Kozue Otomune), Kotoka Sasaki (Tsuzuri Yugiri), Kanna Kan (Rurino Osawa), Kona Tsukine (Megumi Fujishima)

[kanazawa-division]

Round 3 Poll Results!

Lyall Shiba of Niigata — 5 Points

Ren Nakashima of Kobe — 5 Points

Karada Kessaku of Aoyama — 5 Points

Tomi Chōten of Aoyama — 4 Points

Joey Kurusu of Kanazawa — 3 Points

Kyō Sakuma of Naha — 3 Points

Ace Douglas of Okinawa — 2 Points

Rashaad Young of Okinawa — 2 Points

Kyler Aaron of Kanazawa — 2 Points

Asato Rikiya of Toyama — 2 Points

Yano Ietsuna of Toyama — 2 Points

Ryuko Umemoto of Suginami — 2 Points

Seiji Tsukimoto of Niigata — 1 Point

Rintaro Himura of Katsushika — 1 Point

Maki Umemoto of Suginami — 1 Point

Yorii Sakuma of Setagaya — 1 Point

Kunio “Kurome” Chōten of Kumamoto — 1 Point

Kotan Anchikar of Hakodate — 0 Points

Let’s advance onto the next round!

[taito-division]

Round 2 Poll Results!

Ren Nakashima of Kobe & Kureha Koizumi of Saitama - 10 Points

Tomi Chōten of Aoyama & Miho Kobayashi of Shinagawa - 9 Points

Karada Kessaku of Aoyama & Lola Takahashi of Saitama - 9 Points

Kito Sakura of Shizuoka & Yano Ietsuna of Toyama - 9 Points

Luis Kōkyū of Aoyama & Aoba Yamamura of Kumamoto - 8 Points

Ace Douglas & Evelyn Rose of Okinawa - 7 Points

Eldrid Iwasaki of Taitō & Kirumi Mayeda of Takatsuki - 6 Points

Touya Kisaragi of Katsushika & Kaiji Sano of Kobe - 6 Points

Criss Hiromi of Akihabara & Kanade Alarie of Kyoto - 5 Point

Lyall Shiba of Niigata & Kaoru Shinozaki of Edogawa - 5 Points

Current Ranking:

Ren Nakashima & Kureha Koizumi (The Dark Canvas) - 14 Points (1st Place)

Karada Kessaku & Lola Takahashi (The Deities) - 11 Points (2nd Place - Tied)

Touya Kisaragi & Kaiji Sano (Angelic Facade) - 11 Points (2nd Place - Tied)

Tomi Chōten & Miho Kobayashi (The "Power Couple") - 10 Points (3rd Place - Tied)

Eldrid Iwasaki & Kirumi Mayeda (Valkyrie's Resonance) - 10 Points (3rd Place - Tied)

Lyall Shiba & Kaoru Shinozaki (Blue Blaze) - 10 Points (3rd Place - Tied)

Ace Douglas & Evelyn Rose (America's Sweethearts) - 9 Points (4th Place - Tied)

Kito Sakura & Yano Ietsuna (Master & Servant) - 9 Points (4th Place - Tied)

Luis Kōkyū & Aoba Yamamura (Inferno Pair) - 9 Points (4th Place - Tied)

Criss Hiromi & Kanade Alarie (Phantom Powwow) - 6 Points (5th Place)

[loveisurvival]

cosplay

[byneddiedingo]

Eihi Shiina in Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999)

Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda, Toshie Negishi, Ren Osugi. Screenplay: Daisuke Tengan, based on a novel by Ryu Murakami. Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto. Production design: Tatsuo Ozeki. Film editing: Yasushi Shimamura. Music: Koji Endo. 

Takashi Miike's Audtition evokes so many genres -- the femme fatale fable, the succubus myth, feminist revenge stories, body horror, even torture porn -- that it risks being overloaded with subtext. At the same time, combining all of those themes and tropes is what makes it rise above most horror movies. It's both gripping and audacious. Much of its audacity lies in the creation of an initially sympathetic protagonist, Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), whom we originally see at the deathbed of his wife with his young son, who has just entered the hospital room with a present for his mother. Years later, we see Aoyama with his son, Shigehiko (Tetsu Sawaki), now a bright, handsome teenager with a pretty girlfriend and an absorbing interest in paleontology. Aoyama realizes that now that his son is almost grown up, he'll be left alone, so in a conversation with a friend, a film producer, a scheme is hatched: They will put out a casting call for young women, and in the audition process Aoyama will find another potential wife. Almost immediately, Aoyama is drawn to the beautiful Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina), whose résumé says she trained in classical ballet until she incurred a hip injury and is now only partially employed in a bar. Aoyama's infatuation will slowly turn into terror. The moral crux of the film lies in whether the grisly punishment Aoyama receives fits the crime, his sexist attempt to forestall his loneliness. On that score, at least, Audition fails: Asami's actions go well beyond anything endorsed by the Me Too movement. So in the debate whether Audition is feminist or misogynist, I have to conclude that it's neither. It's just a well-made horror movie without a message of any coherence.