#seichi

[iamkateygretchen]

[shiguresouma]

Hideout (manga, 2010): ¿qué podría salir mal?

Para mi condición TOC es harto difícil hacerse a la idea de coleccionar algo y que s epudea quedar inconcluso. Es una sensación bastante agobiante, de hecho. Así que por eso es muy raro que me embarque en coleccionar un manga en físico, salvo que este seguro que podré tener acceso a todos los volúmenes y completar la colección. En contra posición de esta mania mia me he vuelto fanático de los…

[charcoaldaydreams]

He wears sweater vests like them Bullsworth boys 

[revelry-in-severity]

Not me just realizing that every WxS role model is alive except for Emu's

[yozora-bunko]

Bungō Seichi Junrei, Asagiri Kafka

On June 19, 2020 - Bungō Seichi Junrei (『文豪聖地巡礼』) was released.

• Bungō -> great writer

• Seichi Junrei -> pilgrimage

As you might know, in Bungō Stray Dogs the relationships between the characters are very different from the irl authors' relationships, while it stays accurate in Bungō to Alchemist.

I thought that it could be interesting to translate the correlation tables that were in Asagiri Kafka's book so here you go:

Chapter I « KŌRO JIDAI »’S GREAT WRITERS SEEN BY IZUMI KYŌKA

Chapter II NATSUME SŌSEKI AND THOSE GENES

Chapter III KAWABATA YASUNARI AND COMPANIONS OVERCOMING GENERATIONS

Chapter IV NAKAHARA CHŪYA AND « BURAI »’S GREAT WRITERS

Chapter V BIOGRAPHIES OF ECCENTRIC WRITERS

If you can read Japanese, please support Asagiri Kafka by buying his book! I might translate some more pages in the future but definitely not the whole book. Feel free to DM me or comment which chapter you would like to read, or about which author you would like to know more!

9/01/2023: updated the slide for chapter III -> @haganeproductio rightfully nitpicked about the "shinkan kakuha" which should be romanized shinkankakuha. (or shin kankaku-ha but this romanization is a lot less used)

[inkbrushmood]

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI: Ishijo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio, wielding a naginata (1848)

[always-wizu-you]

i'm. busy crying over wizu photos now.

anyway take this. i'm feeling kinda insane over this whole winter live, see you when i'm finally over this ()

[animebackgroundmusic]

“Seichi・Kyoto” (The Holy Land - Kyoto) by: Masaru Yokoyama from: The Rolling Girls

[thatshad]

Hey you! You weeb! I am writing my thesis and would like to see some international anime, manga and japanese pop-culture fans participating in this neat little survey I did. https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/E3A949F0E438A9B1

I am a 3rd-year student in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. I study Tourism and Event Management in the international TEMPO class.  The subject of my thesis is seichijunrei (聖地巡礼), also known as “anime pilgramige”. The aim of my thesis is to understand how anime and other Japanese fiction media entertainment effect a tourist in their decisions when choosing international destinations and visiting points of interest. I wish that anime and Japanese pop-culture fans, aswell as those who have participated in seichijunrei partake in this survey.    All answers are handled anonymously with trust and good scientific conduct. Participants cannot be identified from their answers. Answering this survey takes around 15 minutes, and the survey can be accessed untill 2nd of October 23:59 or untill ~50 answers have been recorded. Participation to this survey is voluntary, and the answers provided will only be used for this thesis.

[headcheeseme]

Seichi Ikemoto vs. Atsunori Suzuki is a pro wrestling feud of the century contender!!

5/2 Ikemoto's Publication Party

Cant find the date but, its by a lake

[iamkateygretchen]

Violet and Seichi’s Romantic Playlist

Love Faces - Trey Songz

Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha

Believe My Love - Aice5

Falling Stars - Negicco

Love Shot - EXO

Tippy Toes - XG

[talonabraxas]

The Celestial Dragons are titled with the honorific 聖/sei, meaning ‘holy/saint/sage/master.’

It’s also the same kanji that’s used in Mariejois’s epithet as the ‘holy land’: that word is 聖地/seichi. Since 地/chi means ‘land/earth,’ if you interpret 聖 as ‘saint’ like the English translation does, you could also read it as ‘land of the saints’ (meaning the Celestial Dragons).

[raveneuse]

Ishi-jo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio, one of the "47 loyal ronin." Print by Kuniyoshi, from the series Seichi Gishin Den, 1848.

[morimyulyrics]

[Note: This is a queued post from before Op5 started.]

A song entitled "I Will" when the greatest love song in the form of "I hope/I will" exists? Why, yes. It's an epitome of Sherlock's wishes re: capturing "The Lord of Crime". When I first heard this, I was inconsolable for days, your honor. Read these lyrics, then read I will catch you. And then come cry with me.

I will

Character: Sherlock Holmes

Kanji

今日も俺の思考をいざなう 犯罪卿という名の　謎の城 精緻な細工で築かれた 城のなか　俺は永遠に彷徨う

犯罪卿　お前は義賊だ 弱き者を　救おうとしてる その手を罪の血に　染めながら 弱き者の涙　ぬぐおうとしてる

けれど…　いや　だから…

I will 俺は信念にしたがって I will お前を必ず捕らえる どれほどの深い闇の谷を歩もうと I will 俺が必ずお前を…

ああ　犯罪卿　お前が 俺の思う”お前”だったなら 俺はそう願わずには　いられない お前が　ああ　お前が…

I will 俺は　この心にしたがって I will お前を必ず　捕らえる どれほどの高い謎の城を登ろうと I will 俺がこの手で　お前を…

I will 俺が必ず　お前を...

Romaji

Kyou mo ore no shikou wo izanau Hanzaikyou to iu na no nazo no shiro Seichi na saiku de kizukareta Shiro no naka ore wa towa ni samayou

Hanzaikyou omae wa gizoku da Yowakimono wo sukuou to shiteru Sono te wo tsumi no chi ni somenagara Yowakimono no namida nuguou to shiteru

Keredo... Iya dakara...

I will ore wa shinnen ni shitagatte I will omae wo kanarazu toraeru Dorehodo no fukai yami no tani wo ayumou to I will ore ga kanarazu omae wo

Ah hanzaikyou  Omae ga Ore no omou “omae” datta nara Ore wa sou negawazu ni wa irarenai Omae ga  Ah omae ga

I will ore wa kono kokoro ni shitagatte I will omae wo kanarazu toraeru Dorehodo takai nazo no shiro wo noborou to  I will ore ga kono te de omae wo

I will ore ga kanarazu omae wo

English

Today as always it puzzles me One called “The Lord of Crime”, a mystery like a castle One built with the most intricate of minds And I am forever lost within the castle’s walls

Lord of Crime, you are a chivalrous thief You try to save those who are weak Even with your blood-stained hands, you try to wipe away the weak’s tears

But... No, that’s why...

I will stick to what I believe in I will definitely catch you No matter how dark the fields this path takes me I will definitely catch you

Oh, Lord of Crime If “you” are who I think you are I can’t sit still without thinking that you are That you are... Ah, you are...

I will stick to where my heart takes me I will definitely catch you No matter how high a tower I must climb I will definitely catch you, with my own hands

I will definitely catch you

Note: Sherlock sings this line (If “you” are who I think you are) during the ultimate reveal scene (with Milverton and William) and it's BEAUTIFUL.

[mamaito]

What are ur favorite mangas?? Love ur art btw🫶🏻

Sorry for the long reply, here it is. I'm pretty sure I have left out a lot of other manga, I can't remember the others I used to read… I'll update this list once I figure it out.. In the meantime, enjoy this collection:

Aku No Hana/Flower Of Evil/The Flowers Of Evil - Psychological/Drama, about a young man who constantly reads this foreign poetry book called, Les Fleurs du mal by Charle's Baudelaire. From the get go, you're introduced to him having an ego and looks down on others for not being in the same realm of intellect for not understanding the book he is into. The main character wants to stand out, but even he does not understand it himself.

He attaches himself to his classmate, Nanako, the top of her class. Because of her displayed intellect and proficiency in english, Takao assumes she is also different and would understand where he is coming from, placing her in a pedestal, the same way as she places him in the same light also. When his crush left her gym wear in the classroom, he decides to snoop in and wear it. Letting his perverted degeneracy take hold of his thoughts before getting found out by his classmate, Sawa, and all hell breaks lose. He is blackmailed and forced to do her bidding from here on out.

It may not seem like it as first glance but this is a love story that's not meant to be, two people who understand one another but they harm others around them in the process. The three characters that you'll be following are complex that it's hard to label them as this one thing, especially Sawa. You will have no clue what she's thinking, what she wants to do and what she's trying to say, and before you know it, you're just like the main character, wondering about her constantly.

It has an anime, but it's not well received due to it's unusual style which is rotoscoping rather than the usual anime style, but if you can't stomach the long pauses and the drag it brings I would suggest watching the live action instead.

Bradherley No Basha/Bradherley's Carriage/Bradherley's Coach - Historical/Tragedy, taking place around the 1800's, an aristocrat goes around in various orphanages to adopt young girls and train them to join his opera troupe. But upon coming with him, they make the discovery that the man's real intention is not to give them a good life..

It is a oneshot with a plot that must be pieced together to make a coherent storyline, each girl in question has their own story to tell and it is a depressing read, filled with mature subject matter so be warned if you're not good with such things. To me personally, this stuck with me and has taken my interest ever since.

Chi No Wadachi/Trail Of Blood - Or Blood on the tracks.. Psychological/Horror, it's about a mother and her son. One day, during a family gathering to the mountains, an incident happened in regards to the cousin and only Seichi and his mother, Seiko, knew of what actually happened. Throughout this entire manga, the young boy faces psychological torment through his mother and the certain day replays on his mind constantly..

What's great about this is that it let's you figure out what the characters are thinking, especially Seiko, who is the most mysterious character of this manga. There are also times where you're taken out of Seichi's perspective and left to observe his expressions and wonder what's going through his head. You're always left feeling dread because there's no way of knowing what's going to happen.

Collapse of the World as We Know It - Psychological/Horror, a collection of short stories. I'm not going to list it all here so if you wanna know what these stories are, go read it. It has marked it's place in my memory.

Daija Ni Totsudai Musume/The Great Daija's Bride/The Great Serpents Bride - Drama/Supernatural/Romance, written similarly to a folk story, this is about a human girl named Miyo who was given as a sacrifice to the lord of the mountain, Daija. And them learning to live together, they eventually fall in love and start a family. Yes, he is a large talking snake and no he will never become a humanoid. Yes, there are a lot of sex scenes between them lol but that's not the point.

This manga has a lot of plot twists and interesting characters, and deals with heavy subject matter like rape and abuse to gray morals in regards to Daija's relationship with the people who are worshipping him. It is befitting the atmosphere of that era and it feels like someone is writing their own folk story. This is a recent manga I am reading and it clearly stands out to other romance manga out there.

Inuyashiki - Science fiction/Thriller, an old man, down on his luck upon learning he has cancer and coming home to a cold family who could care less, decides to walk his dog to a park one night till he encounters a strange light in the sky and hits him. He was then transformed into this cyborg with powers capable of doing anything, while a young man who happens to be walking the same park was also hit and turned into one. The two of them will choose different paths and use their now owned powers for their own reasons.

Kimi Ni Aisarete Itakatta/I Want To Be Hurt By Love - Psychological/Drama, written by a disturbed loli doujin artist turned mangaka, good for her. It is about this girl named Kanae Kanai who is trying to be part of this group that's composed of the popular girls in the class just so she can say that she's needed and part of something. But she finds it hard to relate and go along with them, constantly needing to be reassured in her position within the group till she meets and catches the attention of the popular guy that they invited from another school named Hiroshi.

The story is dark as you would imagine, there is bullying, revenge, abuse of various degree, sexual content, etc. And I know, a lot of people who read this will say that it is over the top but I digress because the things happening and the actions she is doing is reasonable and will reach to that extent if you were ever in her shoes.. People complained that she's unlikeable and horrible when that's the point. You're not supposed to relate, you're suppose to try and understand why she is thinking in this manner.

When she told Hiroshi to quit his dreams to play, you'd say you're stupid and crazy for suggesting that when in her case, that is a perfectly reasonable thing to do because that's all she does in her life. Kanae runs from her problems and when something as a little inconvenience doesn't go her way, she instantly goes to find something to dissociate herself from that problem.

If you've seen the doujins this author makes… Man, she knows how to make a scary scene. She's really using her experiences that she went through. And when I saw those two familiar characters from her doujin make an appearance my heart sank so hard I thought I was gonna have an heart attack. Also, the english title should've been "I want you to love me like it hurts".

Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu/From Now On, we Begin Ethics - Drama, an episodic manga featuring a teacher teaching students about ethics. It tackles different subjects and finishes them around a chapter or two, the students are not the normal characters that you should invest for a very long time as he teaches new characters and the years pass by as well, you'd also see them having character development even after their sole chapter ends. But let it be known that it centers towards only the teacher and the mystery surrounding him and why he even wants to teach it in the first place.

The students may or may no change and do not suddenly have a change of heart nor change their opinions about their beliefs, even some of the students I hate are unlikeable and my stance on them will remain that way but the point of the manga is that these are people and people do not change willy nilly. If you like such a concept then experience it for yourself. The english title should've been "Here, we will study ethics."

Made in Abyss - Dark Fantasy/Adventure, takes place in a fantasy world called Orth, a mining town surrounding a large hole that's deep within the earth itself. No one knows how deep it is exactly besides the map that has last been documented is around the 7th layer. Depending on how deep you are, the larger the effect of the abyss' curse has on you.

The two main characters, Reg and Riko decide to embark to find Riko's mother, Lyza from a presumed letter from her, saying that she is will be waiting for her at the very depths of the abyss.

This has the best worldbuilding I have ever laid my eyes upon, there are no main villains except the abyss itself and that's rather rare. Characters using their intellect and knowledge to avoid the curse and the animals inhabiting it, from uncovering the secrets it has. It sends you alongside the main characters in learning what the abyss has in store. If you want good storytelling then look no further, because I can't get enough of it.

Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show/Shoujo Tsubaki - No surprise it's back again, check my previous post in regards to my favorite movies. I've said my case on why I am a fan of this movie and eroguro movement in general.

Nekojiru - Dark comedy, two anthropomorphic cats and their daily life. It's filled with casual child abuse, animal abuse, racism, vulgarity, and violence. All of this was inspired from the creators everyday life because she lives in a poor neighborhood and she wasalso abused so it's to no one's surprise her manga is also filled with it. Write what you know, as the saying goes.

I like collecting and reading these kind of things so this just fits in my forte, it also has a niche fandom. It has a psychological movie also, no dialogue, just straight up acid trip. Go check it out.

Oyasumi Punpun/Goodnight Punpun - Psychological/Drama, of a young boy named Punpun, drawn in this cartoonish anthropomorphic blob of a bird and his everyday life. He through the same as any boy would experience, school life and experiencing a crush for the first time. Till he comes home one day and finds the house a mess and his mother on the floor and his father stuttering to find an excuse.

The manga follows him till his adult life as his mental state deteriorates, trying to find reason to keep on living inspite of the harsh life he has experienced. He then eventually meets up once more with his childhood crush and together they embark to find even meaning in their relationship.

This holds a special place in my heart as this is the manga I've read that actually understands how I feel, watching his dreams shatter and coming home to a broken family, disassociating yourself to the world around you as this goal that you've always centered yourself around no longer bares meaning upon reaching adulthood. You won't find that feeling ever again..

Sentai Daishikkaku/Ranger Reject/Go Go Loser Ranger! - Action/Drama/Sci-Fi/Superhero, taking place 13 years after the defeat of executives, the boss monsters, the dragon keepers decided to leave the few remaining mob monsters called dusters alive and strike a deal with them to do a play every sunday where they are defeated by the keepers so that they can remain in power still and have their place in the world still relevant.

The world of keepers are filled with political and social power that makes them almost untouchable, and while they are seen as villains in the eyes of our MC, fighter D, the line between hero and villain is blurred completely. There are many plot twists and you will find it hard on who to root for.

Sundome - Psychological/Romance, about a young man who finds himself unfulfilled due to not finding someone who can fill his heart with what he actually needs till an exchange student comes around and changes his life. This is a love story between a masochist and a dominatrix, and them learning to trust one another on whether their feelings are genuine or not.

This is an ecchi manga so heads up, they deal with sexual situations that are downright degenerate but it's all in the manner of consent and trust between the two. The two are challenged constantly throughout the chapters, if this is just lust on his part of does he genuinely love her inspite of it.

This to me, I consider the best romance I've read so far but I did not like the ending, I have a lot to say about it too, but most of the time I pretend it didn't exist. But the rest of it is amazing and I don't think I will ever experience something like it again. I will thank the youtuber for introducing me to it but fuck him for mislabeling this manga as psychological horror.

Tonari no Seki no Hen na Senpai - Romance/Comedy, it is adult smut so if you're expecting a deep analysis of the story, I'm afraid this ain't it. This about two co-workers, mayumi knows what she wants, a handsome guy and she just so happens to be in the sales department filled with it, what luck! The guy in question is unfortunately a clingly stalker who's a pervert and he wants to get together with this woman who was nice to him.

Sexual hijinks ensues, and yes, there is dubcon. If you want something to have a laugh or shut your brain with then go read this lol

-- I'll type out my favorite mangaka's here instead as listing one by one their mangas is tiresome, besides, I like all of their work. Be warned, they are eroguro artists.

Suehiro Maru's Mangas - There's too many for me to list it all so just browse his name and you'll find all of his manga collection. He's very popular for his showa esque art style and the macabre surrealism of it all. Yes, he is the one responsible for making Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show.

Shintaro Kago's Mangas - Another surreal eroguro artist, known for his bizarre one shots and grotesque imagery. Unlike Suehiro Maru, Shintaro displays fecal matter just because no one else likes to draw about it and leans more into dark comedy.

[a-bit-of-japanology]

Great Buddha at Kamakura

Tokuriki Tomikichiro - 1940

From the series, "Seichi Shiseki Meisho" (Famous Historic Places and Holy Places" no.25. Kamakura Daibutsu" The Great Buddha at Kotoku-in in Kamakura.