#riku arakawa

[ceciliarost]

Character doodles

[maki-ryota]

Happy 29th Birthday, Kento! (2019.12.06)

[anime-blush-blog]

Ichinomiya Kou (Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge)

[gioithieusachaz]

Bên Dưới Cây Cầu Arakawa - Arakawa Under The Bridge Tập 10 [Tặng Kèm Postcard]

Bên Dưới Cây Cầu Arakawa – Arakawa Under The Bridge Tập 10 [Tặng Kèm Postcard]

Thời khắc ấy cuối cùng cũng tớ! Màn đếm ngược ngày phóng tên lửa tới quê hương (?) Sao Kim của Nino đã bắt đầu, đem theo tâm tư của Nino, Riku, trưởng thôn, Đầu Sao, Sơ và toàn bộ cư dân ven sông. Liệu chiếc tên lửa có thể cất cánh thuận lợi hay không “Mới đó mà đã đến tập 10 rồi! Tôi rất vui mừng vì được ��ồng hành cùng cư dân xóm gầm cầu lâu như vậy. Bức ảnh này là núi Omuro, biểu tượng của cao…

[offbrandtoaster]

Anyone interested in this might enjoy Arakawa Under the Bridge. It's an anime about a girl who says she's from Venus, and after saving a man's life he asks what he can do for her as a thank you, and she asks him to live with her.

Well as it turns out, this girl is homeless and lives under a bridge, along with many other bizarre people (a man who believes he is a kappa, a big beefy man who is a practicing nun, a sadistic motherly figure, two kids with robot helmets, etc. etc.)

Although they're all super bizarre, Riku, the main character, slowly becomes a more compassionate person interacting with them, despite how odd they all are.

(via Show and Tell - Imgur)

[obstinaterixatrix]

Heisei 2 Kamen Writers

-data on W through Gaim from toku warriors; all others taken from Wikipedia -‘side writer’ doesn’t indicate how many side writers were involved -Collab (M) indicates episodes co-written with the main writer

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Kamen Rider W

Riku Sanjo (main writer) : 1-6, 9-10, 15-16, 19-20, 23-24, 27-28, 31-32, 39-40, 45-49 (25 episodes)

Naruhisa Arakawa : 7-8 (2 episodes)

Keiichi Hasegawa : 11-14,  17-18, 21-22, 25-26, 29-30, 35-38, 41-44 (20 episodes)

Kazuki  Najashima : 33-34 (2 episodes)

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Kamen Rider OOO

Yasuko Kobayashi (main writer) : 1-10, 13-20, 23-26, 29-32, 37-48 (38 episodes)

Shouji Yonemura : 11-12, 27-28 (4 episodes)

Nobuhiko Mouri : 21-22, 33-36 (6 episodes)

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Kamen Rider Fourze

Kazuki Nakashima (main writer) : 1-6, 11-12, 17-18, 21-22, 27-28, 33-34, 41-42, 45-48  (22 episodes)

Riku Sanjo : 7-10, 13-16, 19-20, 25-26, 31-32, 37-38, 43-44  (18 episodes)

Keiichi Hasegawa : 23-24, 29-30, 35-36, 39-40 (8 episodes)

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Kamen Rider Wizard

Tsuyoshi Kida (main writer) : 1, 2-3(with Komura), 4-5, 10-11, 16-19, 22-23, 26-27, 30-31, 34-35, 38-39, 42-43, 48-51 (27 episodes)

Junko Komura (main writer) : 2-3 (with Kida), 6-9, 12-15, 20-21, 24-25, 28-29, 40-41, 44-47 (22 episodes)

Daisuke Ishibashi : 32-33, 36-37 (4 episodes)

Sho Aikawa : 52-53

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Gaim

Gen Urobuchi (main writer) :   1-7, 8 (with Toriko Nanajo), 9, 10 (with Gan Sunaaku), 11 (with Nobuhiro Mouri), 12-17, 18-19 (with Mouri), 20-24, 25-26 (with Jin Haganeya), 27, 28 (with Haganeya), 29, 31-32, 33 (with Norimitsu Kaiho), 34 (with Hagenaya), 35-36, 38 (with Haganeya), 39-40, 41-42 (with Haganeya), 43, 44 (with Haganeya), 45-46 (44 episodes)

Toriko Nanajo : 8 (with Urobuchi) (1 episode)

Gan Sunaaku : 10 (with Urobuchi) (1 episode)

Nobuhiro Mouri : 11, 18-19, (all three with Urobuchi), 30, 37 (5 episodes) He also wrote the crossover with Toqger

Narimitsu Kaiho : 33 (with Urobuchi) (1 episode)

Jin Haganeya : 25-26, 28, 34, 38, 41-42, 44 (all those with Urobuchi) 47 (9 episodes)

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Drive

Riku Sanjo (main writer) : 1-6, 9-13, 16-17, 20-22, 25-26, 33-34, 37-40, 43-47 (29 episodes)

Keiichi Hasegawa : 7-8, 14-15, 18-19, 27-28, 31-32, 35-36, 41-42 (14 episodes)

Junko Komura : 23-24, 29-30 (4 episodes)

Nobuhiro Mouri : 48 (1 episode)

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Ghost

Takuro Fukuda (main writer) : 1-5, 7-8, 11-12, 15-16, 19-20, 23, 26-28, 39-40, 47-50 (23 episodes)

Nobuhiro Mouri: 6, 9-10, 13-14, 24, 29-30, 34-35, 38, 43-44, (13 episodes)

Keiichi Hasegawa: 17-18, 21-22, 25, 31-33, 36-37, 41-42, 45-46, (14 episodes)

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Ex-Aid

Yuya Takahashi: All episodes (45)

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Amazons (Amazon exclusive)

Yasuko Kobayashi: All episodes (26)

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Build (current)

Shogo Muto: All episodes (22 so far)

[tsunflowers]

arakawa and sakamoto are trying to make chobits 2 but tokusatsu and there are two robots this time and the ordinary guy is played by hamada tatsuomi (riku geed) and I watched the pv/music video they made and I was like this looks awful and is making me insane but then at the end of it he lies down on his futon and the sexy girl robots cuddle up on either side of him and he pulls the blanket over all three of them and I was like oof... you got me here arakawa and sakamoto... this cute polyship vibe is good

[chihironoguchi]

JEPX CHECKER

---------- Design : Noguchi Chihiro

Engineer : Uyama Takumu

Product Manager : Arakawa Riku CL : ENECHANGE inc. URL : https://enechange.jp/jepx_checker/ ----------

[gaudiumg]

So @diedraechin fic is slowly moving into canon era and that means Yuuri’s leaving and I am not Ready. I didn’t expect to end up loving all these ocs.

I don’t wanna say goodbye.

I have a hell lot more to say below.

You can’t see it but the skating outfits sparkles. THEY SPARKLE V MUCH

Alexei was based on Alexei Yagudin

Riku was based on Shizuku Arakawa

is what i’d like to say but i gave up trying to copy their faces halfway

Special notes for Yuuri’s bondage outfit

His pants are leather. You can’t convince me otherwise

His top is basically this weird halter top where the bottom is all mesh and the top is straps.

The front of the top has those clothes. The one where it’s colored like your skin? It basically gives the illusion that he’s showing skin

The back also has the same clothing and a single strap running down back to connect to the rest of his shirt

I was imagining Yuzuru Hanyu’s Vertigo for his performance. This is also where I got the poses.

Shuji is a Rebel and refuses to wear his uniform properly because #aesthetic

Actual Aesthetic or Die when he almost froze for not wearing his jacket during winter

He also dyed his hair a bunch of different colours before he settled on blue

He dragged Haruka and Yuuri to dye theirs too once

Right after the Black and Gold dance performance, the three become known as the Idol Trio.

Yuuri is v confused since he isn’t even a proper idol

In the future, Yuuri serenades Victor with a love song and he’s surprised by how good Yuuri’s singing was

Perks of having two idols as bestfriends. They kinda teach you how to sing also

Shouta once hated spending time outfit the pool shirtless because 1) it’s freezing 2)he can hear the fangirls(and boys) giggling and 3)why should he be outside the pool when he can be swimming laps

Then he caught Yuuri staring at his chest

Needless to say he say he spent a little more time outside the pool shirtless if Yuuri’s there

The whole swim team knew about Shouta’s crush btw

There were bets whether Shuji or Shouta would act on their feelings first

The whole goddamn class knew those two were dating the moment they got together since both couldnt hide their giddy smiles at each other

what d o r k s

YUURI STAYED IN CONTACT WITH ALL OF THEM. ALL OF THEM

It took some time with Shouta since they broke up but they later talked about it and became friends again

[sywtwfs]

2017 Spring/Summer Skating Shows

A schedule of major shows taking place during the 2017 off season. More information will be added as it appears. Casts are subject to change; check the websites for updates.

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STARS ON ICE: USA (website) Time and place: Apr. 13 - May 21, various locations (more info) Cast: Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Jeremy Abbott, Adam Rippon, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, more Broadcast: ??? Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.

STARS ON ICE: CANADA (website) Time and place: Apr. 28 - May 18, various locations (more info) Cast: Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Patrick Chan, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Jeffrey Buttle, Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, more Broadcast: ??? Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website) Time and place: Apr. 29-30, May 3-5, Yokohama, Japan Cast: (see website for exact dates) Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Tatsuki Machida, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Wakaba Higuchi, Takahito Mura, Taichi Honda, Miyu Honda, Sara Honda, Shoma Uno, Kanako Murakami, more Broadcast: May 14 at 11:30 JST, BS Japan Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

HYOEN~BASARA (website) Time and place: May 20-22, Tokyo, Japan Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Shizuka Arakawa, Nobunari Oda, Akiko Suzuki, Mai Asada, Kanako Murakami, more Broadcast: August 27 at 22:50 JST, NHKBS Premium Notes: A show mixing Kabuki theater with skating, with an original storyline inspired by traditional Kabuki characters.

FANTASY ON ICE: MAKUHARI (website) Time and place: May 26-28, Chiba, Japan Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Marin Honda, Rika Kihira, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Javier Fernandez, Elladj Balde, Anna Pogorilaya, Carolina Kostner, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more Broadcast: May 28 at 21:00 JST, BS Asahi Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.

FANTASY ON ICE: KOBE (website) Time and place: June 9-11, Kobe, Japan Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Mai Mihara, Marin Honda, Kaori Sakamoto, Rika Kihira, Nobunari Oda, Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Javier Fernandez, Deniss Vasiljevs, Elladj Balde, Anna Pogorilaya, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, more Broadcast: June 12 at 12:00 JST, BS Asahi; June 24 at 15:55 JST, ABC Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.

FANTASY ON ICE: NIIGATA (website) Time and place: June 16-18, Niigata, Japan Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Kaori Sakamoto, Nobunari Oda, Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Javier Fernandez, Deniss Vasiljevs, Elladj Balde, Evgenia Medvedeva, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, more Broadcast: none Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: KAGOSHIMA (website) Time and place: July 1-2, Kagoshima, Japan Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Takahito Mura, Evgeni Plushenko, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Nobunari Oda, more Broadcast: none Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

DREAMS ON ICE (website) Time and place: July 7-9, Yokohama, Japan Cast: Shoma Uno, Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, Kazuki Tomono, Mitsuki Sumoto, Shun Sato, Mai Mihara, Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Hongo, Marin Honda, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuna Shiraiwa, Rion Sumiyoshi, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet, Riku Miura/Shoya Ichihashi, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Emi Hirai/Marien de la Asuncion, Rikako Fukase/Aru Tateno, Nathan Chen, Evgenia Medvedeva, Maria Sotskova, more Broadcast: July 10 at 02:10 JST, Fuji TV; July 15 at 15:00 JST, BS Fuji Notes: Annual ice show in Japan focusing on Japanese skaters; many of them debut their new competitive programs at this show.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: TOKYO (website) Time and place: July 14-17, Tokyo, Japan Cast: (see website for exact dates) Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Tatsuki Machida, Takahiko Kozuka, Kanako Murakami, Nobunari Oda, Shoma Uno, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Taichi Honda, Miyu Honda, more Broadcast: none Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

THE ICE: OSAKA (website) Time and place: July 29-31, Osaka, Japan Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Akiko Suzuki, Takahiko Kozuka, Kanako Murakami, Satoko Miyahara, Takahito Mura, Shoma Uno, Jeffrey Buttle, Mirai Nagasu, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Adelina Sotnikova, more Broadcast: July 29 at 16:00 JST, Fuji TV Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

THE ICE: NAGOYA (website) Time and place: Aug. 4-6, Nagoya, Japan Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Akiko Suzuki, Takahiko Kozuka, Takahito Mura, Shoma Uno, Jeffrey Buttle, Mirai Nagasu, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Adelina Sotnikova, more Broadcast: Aug. 19 at 13:30 JST, Chukyo TV (short); Sept. 3 at 00:55 JST, Chukyo TV (full); Sept. 16 at 19:30 JST on Nittele Plus (full) Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

PRINCE ICE WORLD: NIKKO (website) Time and place: Aug. 5-6, Nikko, Japan Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Tatsuki Machida, Marin Honda, Taichi Honda, Kazuki Tomono, Denis Ten, more Broadcast: none Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.

ICE FESTA IN GYEONGGI (article) Time and place: Aug. 12, Goyang, South Korea Cast: Dabin Choi, Nahyun Kim, Jinseo Kim, June Hyoung Lee, Eunsoo Lim, Young You, Ye Lim Kim, Su Yeon Kim/Hyungtae Kim, Denis Ten Broadcast: Aug. 13 on SBS Notes: A show to promote the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

FRIENDS ON ICE (website) Time and place: Aug. 25-27, Yokohama, Japan Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Hiroaki Sato, Miki Ando, Rika Hongo, Shoma Uno, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Ilia Kulik, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Kanako Murakami, Irina Slutskaya, Jeremy Abbott, Stephane Lambiel, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, more Broadcast: Sept. 23 at 20:00 JST on Nittele Plus Notes: Shizuka Arakawa’s annual ice show, first held in 2006. Known for its fun group programs and backstage activities.

[secondlinekitty]

世界フィギュアスケート国別対抗戦２０１９　日本代表発表会見

WTT 2019 Team Japan Conference (in Japanese) by TV Asahi

Team Japan Official Announcement for WTT 2019 in Fukuoka

Commentators: Shuzo Matsuoka and Shizuka Arakawa

Men Single: Keiji Tanaka, Shoma Uno

Ladies Single: Kaori Sakamoto, Rika Kihira

Pair: Riku Miura & Shoya Ichihashi

Ice Dance: Misato Komatsubara & Tim Koleto

Official Homepage 

The event will be broadcasted by TV Asahi and Abema TV in Japan

Nothing particularly interesting was said, but I liked Shoma’s comment. I really hope they all have satisfying performances at WTT to close their season with some nice smiles, just as Rika said. ...and where is Oda-kun?

[asktashigi]

Tagged by @asknami

One song: Moonlight Shadow Two movies: Ever After, Enchanted Three TV shows: La Hora de Jose Mota (Spanish comedian), Once Upon a Time, Sherlock Four people: Hiromu Arakawa, Riku Sanjo, Takeshi Obata, Takeshi Konomi Five food: Curry rice, pizza, roasted potatoes, yakisoba, ice cream (Six) people Tag: I think I already did this meme before, so I’m not tagging anyone this time. Feel tagged if you want to :P

[anime-herald]

Earlier today, the official High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World anime website updated with five new cast members. The series will add the following:

Winona: Mai Nakahara

Elk: Hiro Shimono

Rue: Chinami Hashimoto

Jeanne du Leblanc: Sayaka Senbongi

Oslo El Gustav: Jouji Nakata

Visuals for the characters were also revealed, which you can check out below.

Elk

Jeanne du Leblanc

Oslo El Gustav

Rue

Winona

The series will hit Japanese TV on October 3. The full premiere schedule is as follows (All times JST):

Tokyo MX: 10/3/2019 at 22:30 (10/3/2019 at 10:30PM)

AT-X: 10/3/2019 at 21:00 (10/3/2019 at 9:00PM)

BS Fuji: 10/8/2019 at 24:00 (10/9/2019 at Midnight)

Nagasaki Culture Broadcasting: 10/29/2019 at 25:55 (10/30/2019 at 1:55AM)

Shinsuke Yanagi (And you thought there is never a girl online?, Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS) was tapped to direct the project at studio Project No.9, with Akane Yano (And you thought there is never a girl online?) providing character designs. Deko Akao (Arakawa Under the Bridge, My Roommate is a Cat) is in charge of series composition.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Tsukasa Mikogami: Yūsuke Kobayashi

Liruru: Yūki Kuwahara

Ringo Ōhoshi: Rina Hidaka

Shinobu Sarutobi: Natsumi Hioka

Keine Kanzaki: Hisako Kanemoto

Aoi Ichijō: Sayaka Kaneko

Prince Akatsuki: Shizuka Ishigami

Masato Sanada: Junji Majima

Riku Misora and Sacraneco’s High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World! (Chōjin-Kokoseitachi wa Isekai demo Yoyu de Ikinuku Yōdesu!) light novels launched in 2015 under SB Creative’s GA Bunko imprint. Eight volumes have been released to date, with volume nine shipping to stores on October 12. A manga adapatation by Misora and illustrator Kōtarō Yamada launched in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine in May 2016. The series spans seven compiled volumes, with volume 8 launching on September 25.

Yen Press holds the rights to the title’s manga incarnation, and describe it as:

Seven Japanese high school prodigies have taken the world by storm, exercising their mind-blowing abilities in everything from politics to entertainment. But when their plane crashes one day, these geniuses awaken to find themselves in a different realm-one that’s home to magic and beast folk! While such strange new surroundings might throw an average person for a loop, these prodigies take their situation in stride…and then some! With the greatest minds and talents known to Earth, this dream team is about to turn the other world on its head!

Source: Animate Times

High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World Anime Cast Adds Hiro Shimono, 4 More Earlier today, the official High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World anime website…

[gioithieusachaz]

Bên Dưới Cây Cầu Arakawa - Arakawa Under The Bridge Tập 5 [Tặng Kèm Postcard]

Bên Dưới Cây Cầu Arakawa – Arakawa Under The Bridge Tập 5 [Tặng Kèm Postcard]

“Nino có thế nào tôi cũng chấp nhận”, Riku tuyên bố sau khi lén nghe thử bí mật trong cuốn băng cát xét của Nino. Một chuyện nghiêm túc bất ngờ nảy sinh dưới gầm cầu. Mời các bạn tiếp tục theo dõi câu chuyện tình vẫn lộn xộn, hài hước và gàn dở như mọi khi. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát…

[recentanimenews]

Bookshelf Briefs 2/12/19

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 3 | By Io Sakisaka | Viz Media – There we go, that horrible realization that you’re in a love triangle. Futaba’s not sure if she loves Kou, though she’s definitely leaning that way, but when she finds that Yuri also loves Kou—and says so—she’s determined to bury her feelings for the sake of her friendship. Given this is a shoujo manga, you can imagine how well that goes, and thankfully by the end of the book all has been confessed—and Futaba is at least telling herself she loves Kou. I am less thrilled with the plotline involving Shoko, which is, groan, a teacher-student romance, and one where the student is coming on really strongly. We’ve seen this in many shoujo manga before, and sometimes it’s handled well (Kimi ni Todoke), so we shall see. – Sean Gaffney

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 3 | By Io Sakisaka | VIZ Media – For the sake of her friend, Yuki, Futaba tries not to like Kou, but it’s no use. I really liked that it was important to her to be honest with Yuki, especially since readers are spared a plot that hinges on misunderstandings and secrets. Oh, there’s still a bit of jealousy, but both girls are trying to play fair and maintain their friendship. Meanwhile, Kou’s still got a lot of angst and is doing his best not to care about anything, but Kominato can’t stand that members of the honors class snub Kou for his abysmal midterm scores, so organizes a study group on his behalf. More than being invested in Kou and Futaba’s relationship, I hope he gets over whatever it is in time to go rescue the cute stray cat he’s been petting. – Michelle Smith

Arakawa Under the Bridge, Vol. 5 | By Hikaru Nakamura | Vertical Comics – It’s not just Rec—anyone who ends up under the bridge seems to lose it a little bit, including his assistant Shimazaki, who has gone full-on cultist by the time we get halfway through this omnibus. But more importantly, is the series ending soon? Things are getting far more serious and we’re getting closer and closer to Nino leaving for Venus. Of course, this is literally lampshaded in a fourth-wall break by the characters, who say whenever a gag series turns serious, the end is near. I’m not entirely convinced they’re correct, but enjoy the drama while you can. And also a rare moment of Maria actually being on the losing end for once (but nice white-line-hopping nonetheless). – Sean Gaffney

Dangan Ronpa 2, Vol. 2 | By Kyousuke Suga | Dark Horse Comics – This is definitely turning into one of those titles that’s only truly enjoyable if you’ve played the game it’s based on—which I haven’t. As such, I feel it’s really, really rushing the pacing, a problem I didn’t have as much with the adaptation of the first game. It also has to be said—Komaeda is really, really annoying, and while I know that’s his schtick, it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. In the meantime, we have more murders, more discussion of said murders, and our first “ironic” execution. I think Dangan Ronpa fans will get a kick out of this, and enjoy seeing their favorites animated. But I can’t possibly recommend it to newbies of the franchise—which I could with the prior series. – Sean Gaffney

Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Vol. 4 | By Inio Asano | Viz Media – Since, after the events of the last volume, we are short a main cast member, we get introduced to two new characters here, both arriving from the countryside to the big city. Interestingly, Makoto is transgender (though they’re not really sure if that’s the right label), choosing to go to Tokyo in an effort to be more accepted for dressing up and looking cute. It’s quite well handled, and I look forward to seeing how both they and Futaba move forward. As for my favorite character, Oran, we get an odd flashback that I’m not sure I completely believe showing a very different side to both her and her brother. And then there’s that cliffhanger. This is still riveting. – Sean Gaffney

The Delinquent Housewife!, Vol. 3 | By Nemu Yoko | Vertical Comics – The volume starts with Dai’s classmate and friend Yoshino kissing him, and it only ramps up from there. Yoshino knows that Dai has a crush on Komugi, and she hates it—sadly, her answer to this is to blame Komugi and try to destroy the relationship she has with Dai’s family, which makes me want her to fail where I would otherwise be rooting for her, because I’m sorry, Dai and Komugi’s ongoing tension still makes me uncomfortable. Especially as Komugi really is doing better—she’s gotten much better at the normal housewife stuff, as we see in a montage. I want her to be part of the family—but not with Dai. Next volume is the last, so we’ll see how this plays out. – Sean Gaffney

Die Wergelder, Vol. 2 | By Hiroaki Samura | Kodansha Comics – Because the English-language edition of Die Wergelder is being released as two-volume omnibuses, it’s been a long while since the last one was published. I’d forgotten some of the finer details of the manga’s plot, but that didn’t pose too much of a problem as it mostly serves as a vehicle for stunningly drawn action, astonishing depravity, and unapologetic violence and brutality. Die Wergelder is deliberately disturbing, its roots firmly established in the tradition of 1970s Pinky Violence films. (This is not a series to be lightly recommended.) One of the focal points of Die Wergelder, and one of the areas in which the series excels, is what Samura terms as “Flashy And Pretentious Martial Arts.” Among others, kung fu, capoeira, and kalaripayattu are all featured in this particular omnibus. The manga’s fight sequences are glorious. Die Wergelder is still not for the faint of stomach or heart, though. – Ash Brown

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 28 | By Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki | VIZ Media – I’m starting to get pretty weary of Food Wars!. Maybe it’s just this Central Arc, but this whole volume—in which Yukihira, Takumi, and Tadokoro go up against three members of the Council of Ten—has this formula: 1) Central member presents their dish, wish they are convinced is the winning one. 1a) Judges’ clothes blow off. 2) Resistance member presents their dish and it’s more awesome than anyone expected. 2a) Judges’ clothes blow off. Repeat three times. There are some slight variations, like Takumi predicting exactly how Eizan would scheme to interfere with his dish, or Tadokoro not actually succeeding in her matchup, but it’s getting to the point that when I see a judge tasting something in the bottom panel of the left-side page I just sigh because I know exactly what’s coming next. Can’t we go to an internship or something different soon, please? – Michelle Smith

Shortcake Cake, Vol. 3 | By suu Morishita | VIZ Media – The pace of Shortcake Cake is hard to describe. It’s at once leisurely and swift. The former is exemplified by some nice scenes we get in this volume of all the students at Hoshino Boardinghouse studying together for their midterm exams. The latter comes into play with Ten’s relationship with Riku. Because she didn’t know him well, she initially rejected his feelings. He’s been conscientious about not making things awkward for her and this, plus just spending more time with him, is making her reconsider. I really like the emphasis on friendships in this series and I really do like Riku very much, but I’m not sure I buy into the romance progressing this swiftly. It makes me think it’ll end quickly and Ten will end up with Chiaki instead. This series is ten volumes and counting, after all! – Michelle Smith

Takane & Hana, Vol. 7 | By Yuki Shiwasu | Viz Media – Having shifted the power balance back towards Hana the last time, we’re headed back in the other direction now. Not that Takane is back in the money or anything, but he’s adjusting thanks to Hana essentially being his live-in chef for a while. What’s more, Hana has finally realized her own feelings, and sort of hates them. Which makes sense—Takane is a lot, and loving him can be a giant pain in the ass. There’s also an obligatory Valentine’s chapter, which mostly revolves around Nicola’s smooth playboy persona and how much this can be a giant pain in the ass for Mizuki, whose family we see are essentially a bunch of trolls. Takane & Hana isn’t as constantly funny as the early volumes, but it’s still really good. – Sean Gaffney

By: Ash Brown

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第一回深層学習全学横断研究会で「Road to Detective Conan」というタイトルで音声変換研究の内容を発表しました。 (1) リアルタイムDNN音声変換 (2) データ拡張法による品質改善 (3) デバイス化 について話しました。デモもできて議論も盛り上がってよかった！ 資料はこちら: https://t.co/KU0AMIobMp

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