#seki cosplay

[300iqprower]

Your last post about how Koyan is dumb mentioned Amaterasu being Nasu's OC lore and it just reminds me how much the Amaterasu-Tamamo syncretism bugs me.

The syncretism chain that I am usually given when I ask about it feels like a LOT of BS hoops to jump through to justify the connection. Like, how many other Servants could you wank to be OP with similar logic?

When I see Tamamo-no-Mae as a servant, I want to see Tamamo-no-Mae and everything cool/interesting about her legend, but this feels like Amaterasu wearing Tamamo-no-Mae cosplay. Why haven't we gotten a version that uses the (Sessho-seki) "Killing Stone" as her NP? Why is Tamamo using a mirror she has NO connection to.

fucking bingo. Tamamo No Mae, regardless of the quality of her character, is 10% Tamamo and 90% Amaterasu Shrine Maiden.

also, as someone who LOVES syncretism and tracing how legends and myths have evolved and intertwined across history (hence my Georgios-Ogun focus in lb7r) the level of hoop jumping also goes beyond syncretism into making shit up

[sleepdepravity]

DISTRUTHS - trial 5

Alright!!! final trial time

monobear continues to be so rude about playing his little prank on them.

then he says that this trial is different. everybody already knows who killed tsubame, that's pretty clear. the thing that monobear wants to know is who was her accomplice, because he wants to execute them.

when asked "didn't you set up that trap specifically for the accomplice, why don't you know who it is," he says

"i. uh. was asleep."

ANYWAYS the accomplice can make it easier for everybody by fessing up.

there's not really a good incentive to confess though, someone says, and monobear is like "right."

shackles suddenly close around everybody's legs. "if the accomplice doesn't confess, i'm just gonna kill everybody one by one until they do. teehee!"

noboru suggests that, well, maybe the accomplice can't confess because he literally can't remember.

it's quickly pointed out that this is extremely unlikely, since he's obviously been attacked and there was red hair at the scene. whoever was the attacker was probably the person with red hair.

monobear immediately denies that there's any other secret person hanging around, so there's no playing that card.

matsui just says it's her, but it's clear that it's not true and she's saying it more out of self-loathing despair and she refuses to elaborate.

monobear spills the tea because, well, matsui did text "tsubame" a lot, and one of the conversations they had was her apologizing for something she said to tsubame shortly before the office blew up. (again, hadn't exactly filled it out, but the gist is matsui feels guilty about whatever she said because it could be construed that she said something bad enough that it drove tsubame to die by suicide...or something)

anyways, everybody besides matsui try stalling for time by going over tsubame's death under the pretense of "well that's how we can figure out the accomplice."

essentially, tsubame took the poisoned "sleeping pills" before then using a monobear to explode the office door. one of the symptoms of the sleeping pills was "loss of sensation," and she used that in tandem with the information she gathered about the building and monobear to act as a decoy. her accomplice then would go in and grab whatever they could that looked useful and scram before Seki could notice.

tsubame eventually dies, Seki finds out about the ploy, then hides tsubame's body and brings out the headmaster's and the neurologist's bodies to sort of force everybody into a murder investigation.

then of course Seki pretended to be tsubame in order to figure out the accomplice. this is mainly out of spite and to enforce a show of power, so that everybody can give up the idea that they could ever escape.

anyways, the accomplice is kotone. they've...essentially been cosplaying this entire time, and their hair is a wig. their real hair color is red.

So, i'm not sure when, but i do know Seki shows up in person since there's not actually much point in keeping up the monobear facade, and also, they're all shackled. but anyways, now that it's been revealed, she gets ready to execute kotone, when. noboru. takes off his own leg and whacks her on the head with it, knocking her out.

it turns out, noboru has had a fake leg this whole time. (this is why he always looks so wobbly. honestly, the fake leg is a little too long.)

by the way, he has no idea why he has a fake leg. it's been sort of disconcerting for him this entire time.

(akane mentions that it's because it had to be amputated while they were being transferred to the headmaster's crazy secret base.)

noboru is able to press the button to release the shackles and then everybody proceeds to tie Seki up.

“Why was Noboru unconscious at the door?” Well, Noboru was actually…the second accomplice! He just didn’t know.

I’m not sure if Kotone knocked him unconscious or if he accidentally knocked himself unconscious, but Kotone tore some stuff out of his notebook because they realized this was a set up and they figured they should cover some tracks.

anyways, through either investigation or interrogation, it's found that Seki, as SHSL luck, was chosen as part of a huge raffle, the headmaster used this raffle mainly for funding, however. Seki grew disillusioned about the whole thing, especially since getting her into this school messed up her family's financials.

Mori, as the headmaster's daughter, had also been extremely unhappy with this whole thing, especially since it seemed the headmaster was essentially neglecting her in favor of "better kids." Mori is the one who kickstarted the riots, and she roped Seki into the plot.

Seki was fully aware that Mori was using her, but went along with it. But she also planned to turn against Mori at some point, because there was a big divergence between their viewpoint. Seki full on hated the school and the students because of the idea of elevating "talented kids." Mori was clearly more envious, her grudge was more personal, she still bought into the whole "talent" thing and therefore was just as bad or whatever.

anyways, that's what the motivation was.

seki's just like "haha and now i guess you'll kill me" and everybody else is just like "uh. no??? no, we're not doing that."

anyways they manage to open the door and that's when they find out the headmaster's secret base is a whole fuckin underwater facility in the middle of an island, and then that's where DISTRUST ends, that's all i thought of. i'll probably make another post for additional notes that didn't fit anywhere else.

[kawaii-girl115]

関根優那

[authorityissues]

i never know how many of my followers are relatively recent and how many have been here since i was 18 but you guys DO know that im obsessive and insane about comics right? i have always read 95% of the manga i get recommended unless it's pretty niche. (those numbers go way up if it's something tastefully edgy and way down if it's like...shoujo)

[pinotarocosplay]

2013.05.25

model/HIKARU、ぴの太郎

Photo/誓唯

[rosejigglypuff76]

Something I quickly put together, being a simple but well thought of set of art 💞

Features characters that make an appearance in Cookie Run Kingdom, all of which will be shown in a cosplay based on an anime character that also voices the selected cookie in the Japanese Dub 🌟

Here's all the CRK Characters that I drew in anime cosplays, with the listed anime and shared Japanese VA: 🎀

*Herb Cookie as Kirito Kirigaya (Sword Art Online) = Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

*Cherry Blossom Cookie as Shizuku Osaka (Love Live Series) = Maeda Kaori

*Dark Choco Cookie as Shirou Emiya (Fate/Stay Night) = Suwabe Junichi

*Dark Cacao Cookie as Takeharu Kirijo (Persona 3) = Masutani Yasunori

*Pure Vanilla Cookie as Ranko Kanzaki (The IdolMaster Cinderella) = Uchida Maaya

*Red Velvet Cookie as Irie Kyosuke (Higurashi Series) = Seki Toshihiko

[kenganparadise]

What animes do you think the ashura or omega boys would watch? I just wanted to know your thoughts because I'm pretty sure Haruo would've shown Seki some animes, then that would've spread to Wakatsuki then so one and so forth. I kinda have a feeling Cosmo would be into Fairy Tail but if I'm wrong then I guess I shot my shot. Thank you even if you just think about this one and just read it. Have a wonderful day!

Oh I love this so much!!! Thanks so much for taking the time and sending this to my ask box! I had a lot of fun with this!! I put a TON of thought Into this one. I included a lot of my favorite anime!!

Cosmo would like really like One Piece and Fairy Tail. He’s super into big adventure fantasy anime/manga like that. His friends at his school are into them as well. He’s tried to get Wakatsuki and Sekibayashi to watch them. Waka will sit down with him, Seki has tried to get Cosmo and Haruo to hang out.

Sayaka LOVES Sailor Moon. She has the replica of the moon stick. She has the transformation choreography memorized. She’s cosplayed Usagi! Her favorite merch she has is the Sailor Moon x Colour Pop makeup collection.

Okubo is obviously a big fan of Ultraman. He really likes the manga adaptation. He likes video game adaptations like Pokémon. Okubo though has a soft spot of Ecchi anime with lots of fan service like High School DxD.

Rihito likes hentai anime. He says he watches it for the “plot” but that’s a total lie. He also really likes YuGiOh. He also likes Demon Slayer.

Okubo has tried to get Agito to sit down and watch Ultraman as well as Pokémon. He also tried to get him to play the Megaman games. Agito though, found himself really liking studio Ghibli movies. His favorite is Howl’s Moving Castle.

It’s canon that Takeru’s favorite manga is Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! He also likes Great Teacher Onizuka. He also really enjoys Gintama. He’s got a really outré sense of humor- those anime give him a good laugh.

Haruo is a total Weeb. He loves Pokémon, he’s even got a card collection. His favorite Pokémon are Groudon, Pangoro, and Snorlax (for obvious reasons) Haruo really likes Shonen anime, particularly Bleach, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, and One Piece. But he watches a lot of others. Haruo frequents anime conventions. I can see him cosplaying. He also really likes gaming- especially retro gaming.

Haruo has attempted to get Sekibayashi to watch anime as well. Seki complies because he likes seeing his son happy. Seki likes Kinnikuman and Tiger mask for obvious reasons. Seki’s favorite Pokémon is Machamp. Haruo made Seki watch Moomin, Seki actually enjoyed it very much. Seki also really likes One Punch Man, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Dragon ball

We can’t NOT talk about the king of Weebs himself- Falcon. Literally adores the Naruto franchise. It’s pretty much everything he watches. He also likes Bleach and Full Metal Alchemist. He collects merch and figures.

Wakatsuki likes Cowboy Bebop, Galaxy Express, and Rama 1/2. He likes a lot of retro anime. He also is a fan of Ghibli movies. His favorite is Ponyo and Princess Mononoke.

Raian likes Blood-C, Deadman wonderland, and Attack on Titan. Though his favorite is Berserk. Pretty much any anime/manga that’s super gory but with a storyline that would keep him interested.

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[areenlattey]

The Reasons why I ship 金剣

Ahem.. welp it’s been almost 2 years that I’ve been obsessed over this pairing... and that’s the main reason why I want to contribute anything that makes this ship still working lmao. 

[Some of you may know that I recently made a lot of Gil x Saber fanarts, I also write a fanfic about them (It’s NSFW anyway, if you ever stumbled upon it, please don’t kink-shaming me, okay ;) and I have no idea how to continue it)..] 

Anyway I want to make a honest opinion about how I feel, since I don’t have any friends that into this ship but I guess there’s a lot of fellas out there that loved this pairing too :” #sadlife

I know there’s A LOT of people that against this ship, and said that this ship is unhealthy (apparently yes bcs in F/SN main routes Gil is a colossal dick corrupted by grail but...) let’s see on the other side...

Tbvh, I used to ship Saber with Shirou when I watched F/SN by studio DEEN back then (when I was in elementary school) but now I’m currently an University student that already mature enough so my taste and the way I think may altered. Without further ado, here’s my opinions:

 They look good together:  

Both of them are blonde -> (actually that’s my main reason why I liked them bcs I tend to like blonde characters regardless their gender).

Height Difference : Their height difference is about 28 cm (Gil=182 cm, Arturia=154cm). You know that every tall guys need a short girl (and vice versa) lmao.

Gilgamesh is portrayed as a handsome pretty boy (especially when his hair down) compared to Shiro (just a plain highschooler boy). All of us know that Arturia is a beautiful girl so, shipping her with Gil would make a picture perfect couple lmao.

      2.  Gilgamesh is faithful and Shiro is a two timer

In the VN, Shiro has different love interest due to different routes. In FSN he may loved saber but in UBW he loves Rin, and in HF he loved Sakura. Knowing this facts, I rather consider Shiro and Saber’s relationship just a master-servant in professional way.  He doesn’t deserve her! lol.

At the other side, Gilgamesh the prideful arrogant bastard ,King of Heroes is faithful for keeping his promise that he waited for her for almost 10 years and still has desire towards her.

      3.   Foe-Yay:

 We already know that both of them are destined to against each other as enemies at the end of F/Z episode where both of them fighting to death to obtain the grail, there’s a scene where he stabbed her leg with his sword and  propose her. It’s kinda messed up and awful in real life..but at the other side I started to think “shipping them maybe interesting” then, i checked out some fanarts and eventually stumbled into their r-18 doujinshi yum.😳

     4.  A lot of materials and Ideas

(source: pixiv)

Well, there’s a TON of fan materials that involving this ship and it’s quite varied from love-hate relationships, tsundere-tsundere, foe-yay, r-18, etc. It’s depends on the situation. Infacts this pair is one of the most popular ship within fate franchise and a lot of Japanese ppl seem to liked this pairing too.

5. Their Voice Actor & Actress often playing couple roles

(source:tumblr)

Also, Saber’s VA (Ayako Kawasumi) has a major crush on Gilgamesh and choose his seiyuu (Tomokazu Seki) as a partner that she liked to collaborated with.

Bonus:

(Recently i found there’s a Japanese cosplayers of Gil & Saber that married each other and cosplaying at their wedding reception).

(source: twitter)

at comiket 86 there’s TYPE MOON booth named :

Eden on earth

starred by Arturia in Avalon & Gil in Babylon.

Also, take a look at this magazine! ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

(source : Google)

that means even TM & Ufotable themself lowkey makes this ship canon lol.

Yup these are my main reasons, it may not covering the whole thing but I just want to write something like this, I’m okay if you don’t agree with my opinions, well every person have their own opinion and their preferable ships, we should respect every opinions and once again please forgive me if my English skill is not good enough, i’m not a native speaker and I’m still learning.

Thanks for reading this. lol 😁

[bellringermal]

Lucca Comics 2019!

Hi folks! :D

Just like the past 2 years, I’ll be attending Lucca Comics & Games as part of Hidetaka Miyazaki Cosplayers Italia.

If you’re in the area, please come to say hello to me and all the other fabulous cosplayers of the group!

We have quizzes to test your Soulsborne knowledge and prizes to win, a 100% souls-seki-borne-themed cosplay contest (officially sponsored by Bandai Namco!) taking place inside a beautiful Italian church and many more fun activities :D

EVENT LINK

I’ll make sure to come back with lots of photos to share :D!

This said, Happy (early) Halloween everybody and have a great day!

[miyoron]

Miyo’s Anime of Note 2018 Rainbow Edition

2018 was some kind of a year wasn't it? It was long and a pain in the ass but there was some anime out this year I really enjoyed. I'm here to write down a bunch of shows I enjoyed in no particular order. I might put them in the order I watched them in, or I might not. I guess we'll see huh?

Also, I think there's WAY more this year than usual which means I either like things easily, there were a lot of good shows, all of the above or some other reason. Hope I don't get too long winded on you! Also I'm using whatever names I feel like for naming things off, translated, still Japanese...whaaatever~

Pop Team Epic

Pop Team Epic was everything I wanted it to be and more. I've been a fan of Bkub's work since the early days so to see these two shitty girls finally show up on the anime screen week to week was a pleasure and a delight. The decision to make two separate half episodes with different voice actors for Popuko and Pipimi was a wonderful decision that let us experience things like Aoi Yuki as Popuko and Norio Wakamoto as Pipimi. It also shot the wonderful team of ACBU into the spotlight. Their Bobunemimimmi segments were so disgustingly perfect and fit the tone of the show perfectly. It also gave us one of the best moments in anime this year:

Needless to say, I really hope they are doing a season 2 like it's been rumored. I'm on board for SO much more.

Yuru Camp

This was a show I actually watched twice this year and have subsequently watched multiple episodes just on my own. It is one of my favorite things this year and maybe it's just because of how unassuming it is. There's honestly nothing deep to the show. Cute girls dress in warm winter clothing and go camping. However, the way everything is paced with nice warm colors and chill ass music nestles its way into your heart and fills you with a nice cozy feeling. It's like a blanket, the anime. Just wrap yourself up in the wonderful friend times and maybe you'll learn a thing or two about camping and friendship along the way.

Mitsuboshi Colors

Are adults letting you down? Sure, they're not up to the challenge pretty much all the time. But that's why you should just stay out of the way and let Colors come in to save the day! This trio of girls are ready to save their town and to let shitty cops know what's up. Seriously, it's a cute show with a cute group of friends getting into big adventures, even if those adventures are often due to their own misconceptions. It's a good show with kids who act like kids and are always either talking about poop or are sucking at video games. It's a nice show and has some good performances, as well as the best sunglasses of 2018 in my book.

Karakai no Jouzu Takagi-san

A series about a boy and a girl who are totally crushing on each other, even if one likes to keep it deeply hidden and the other would never admit it really. Oh, also she owns him every chance she can get with teasing. It's like a reverse Tonari no Seki-kun if Seki was not in his own world and was actively trying to make Rumi blush or stumble over herself. This premise may sound mean but it's honestly all in good fun and there's something really cute about the pair's friendship with each other. The way the manga apparently goes makes me really want to check it out sometime too.

Oh also there's a great side trio of friends with and I love how dumb of a baby one of them is.

Hinamatsuri

What happens when a yakuza becomes the dad of a psychic girl who crashed in an egg in his apartment and broke all his vases? This series! Hinamatsuri was a show that got me really hard this year at a couple points where I know I had to either fight back tears or take a few minutes to sit their with a quivering lip and watery eyes. It's an incredibly funny show from  the premise alone but when you have the put upon character of Nitta having to take care of the force of nature that is Hina it just escalates it. On top of that though, there's a good heart to it as well. Anzu is a wonderful character and I love her story and her many grandpas. Also Hitomi's story actively hit me hard to where I felt bad for a fictional child to please just be a child for a little while. It was powerful stuff and I loved it.

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

I hate Sword Art Online. I've only watched the first series with the original and faerie times, but I hated it so much. That being said, hearing that the new one was actually good made me seek it out and...thank God it is. Llenn/Karen is just a much more compelling character than the power fantasy that is Kirito. The story of a woman who does not like herself in the real world, but finds a new home and life in virtual reality is a nice little story. On top of that, ditching the stupid "if you die in the game, you die in real life" really helped the show out in my eyes. This show is not about stop some huge over arcing villainous plot to fuck over the whole world or whatever. GGO is about trying to save someone from hurting themselves and honestly, that's a lot more relatable. A recap episode in this day in age IS silly though for what it's worth.

Let's take a short break shall we? For a little section I'm gonna call, Fuck, You Let me Down Man.

Amanchu Advance

I put Amanchu on my list two years ago of Anime of Note because I really enjoyed the tale of friendship it told. Amanchu Advance continues that story and shows Teko slowly becoming more of her own person thanks to that friendship. She wants to become a stronger person, a better version of herself and it's through her friends she's able to do this. The series is still very good at showing these moments but the last few episodes of the show are bogged down in a weird supernatural plot with a ghost boy that I wish they would have just tossed down the shrine steps. The twist at the end with it was not worth sidetracking the story for three episodes in a 12 episode story and soured my experience as a whole. I've been told the author likes doing these sorts of things and I didn't mind the lucid dreaming episodes, but this bit just did not land for me and it's a big bummer.

Here's Another Side Category Called Old Anime I Watched And Enjoyed. Yes, that's the full title.

G Gundam

I don't know why it took me so long to watch this series, but I am glad I did. Maybe I just needed friends to be there to watch it with, who knows. Either way, I'm thankful I got to join Domon on his journey searching for the man in the photograph and to experience the Undefeated of the East in his most powerful form. G Gundam is a goofy setting with a bunch of weird but fun characters and their even weirder mobile suits. I don't know how much I can really say on it since I'm sure most people have probably checked it out years ago on Toonami. It's still fun and good and it has a Gundam who is a boxer and a football man at the same time. Gundam Fight, Readdddddy....GO!

Back to my normal list, though I have grouped the next couple shows in a block I am calling the "I wish these had a full 24 episodes even though I understand why they didn't but please make more I'd love it, ok thanks" block.

A Place Further Than The Universe

This show had...a lot of moments where I was sitting there and just processing all that was going on. A group of girls become friends and join a civilian expedition to Antarctica, one of whom is going there to basically go where her mother had spoken of years ago and never came back. It's a show that I felt compelled to keep watching even though I knew I should have stopped for the night, telling myself "I can watch one more episode..." . It just gripped me and sank its penguin fangs into me. Shut up, I know what I said. Seriously though, the cast of secondary characters are just as fun as the main ones and I enjoyed every minute of it. It definitely destroyed me in one of the more heavy moments near the end though so keep a box of tissues handy ok?

Wotakoi

Love is hard for otaku. It's in the show's translated title and everything. Let me tell you, I'm very happy seeing so many anime featuring adults in the work place these days. Wotakoi is a show I felt a very personal connection to, especially its humor levels. Not going to lie,  I am a Kabakura through and through when it comes to my anime watching and purchasing habits. It's a cute love story with a couple of characters getting together out of convenience before realizing maybe there's something more than that to it. The interactions are great and it's very relatable if you've ever had a friends' game night or anime watching session. It's a show that just feels like it knows just how to speak to you if you've been a fan of anime for a long time.

Hisone to Masotan

Hey, you into dragon vore? Then have I got the show for you buddy. All joking aside, Hisomaso is a show with one of the more fun protagonists I've run into in a while. Hisone's blunt and to the point to the detriment of anything that comes out of her mouth most of the time, but there's something about her honesty that's very endearing. The show's pilots are a great cast and their dragon friends are just as charismatic even if they spend a lot of the time cosplaying as aircraft. This show has a nice story about trying to find just where you fit in within the world and sometimes that's hard. Sometimes the best thing to do is dive into the gullet of a big scaly F-15 and ride the free skies to your heart's content. I love you Masotan.

Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

This show I think more than any others in this block I wanted more of, even though I know why I don't have more of it. From episode one, I got Utena vibes with the music, the auditions, Hell, even the prefight wardrobe transformations. Stage girls do battle with all of their shine to prove who is truly the top star. That's the basic premise and the cast of characters really helps to flesh it out with their own motivations of what makes them keep going to be the very best they can be. I loved all of the imagery in the auditions and the music and the big doofy giraffe just watching from the stands and enjoying the whole thing. Revue Starlight is a stylish show with some amazing animation and choreography that puts most of the things I watched this year to shame and I need more things like it.

STOP IT'S PRECURE TIME

Go Princess Precure

This is me and Cheapsteak's "old Precure" of the year and it's wonderful. It's a story about dreams and fighting for them. The Princess Precures are maybe not the most relatable of characters as they attend a very prim and proper high class school. One is a business conglomerate's daughter, one's a super model, one's a Princess from another plane entirely. But there is something wonderful how they all work together as friends and work to save everyone's dreams, I don't know there's something very good and wonderful about that. I love that even when it comes to one of the villains, a character in the show goes out of her way to help him with his self esteem (and make up). I don't know, I've got a few episodes left but I just love it. Haruka is my favorite Pink Precure I've met so far and she is gonna be tough to beat.

Hugtto Precure

Very similar to Go Princess is Hugtto, with its message of hope for the future because you can't just stay in the present. There's a great cast of characters and they all work so hard to cheer each others' dreams on, all while taking care of a baby and a hamster from the future. I think this show also has the best mid-seasons Cures I've met so far and just...everything with how supportive and good everyone is to each other has me smiling the whole time. Also in the episodes leading up to the anniversary movie this year, we got some of the best big moments I've seen in a show in a while. A lot of the episodes have some amazing animation work as well and just...I like this show a lot especially what it did to show Hana's pre-show back story as well. Pink Cures are really good huh?

Back to business!

Asobi Asobase

Along with PTE, this was one of the weirder comedies that I watched this year. It's often crass or just outright weird, but that's one of its strong points I think. The show's opening is a giant fakeout from what seems like your ordinary "cute girls doing club things" chill show because you're soon hit with some of the weirdest faces and shrieks that I've run into in a while. The characters are a troublesome group of weirdoes who try to do activities like a normal club but fail horribly at it, often due to one or more of them sabotaging it with their own dumbness. It really says something that the sweetest and most relatable characters are the witch girls who practice curses all day. They're really the best though but so are all of the fucking weirdoes in this show. Also there's ass lasers so if you're into that...

Cells at Work

Learn about the human body while dangerous viruses and germs get fucking iced like they walked into the wrong anime. Follow a red blood cell make her way through the blood stream and lose her way every single time. Thrill at the amazingly adorable platelet crew as they get to work each day. Cells at Work is a weird science shounen show with some great character designs and interactions. The way the cells just are working hard and doing their jobs as best they can is great and you want to root for them so hard. Those Killer T and White blood cells and Macrophages just love killing SO much. It's a fun show that teaches you about biology and anatomy in a somewhat rudimentary but enjoyable manner.

Plus I will stress again, the platelet design is beyond cute.

Skullface Book Seller Honda-san

Honda-san is a cute little series you could watch in an afternoon due to its episode count and length, but it's one I could see myself watching multiple times easily. It's a fun window into the window of book store retail and the Japanese publishing industry. The characters have fun designs, mostly normal bodies with some kind of weird mask/helmet on but they're very relatable. Honda-san does his best to help out the customers, even when their requests tear at his very sanity some times. But that's retail huh? It's fun though, go check out this good skeleton!

Bloom Into You

I think this was the show that intrigued me the most this year because I was just hooked on the relationship between Yuu and Touko and seeing how it advanced. Yuu is a girl who wants to be able to fall in love like everyone else her age seems to be able to and when she finally meets a girl who she thinks feels similarly...that darn senpai falls in love with her. It's a very relatable tale even if you haven't been in a lot of relationships. Seeing Yuu realize her own feelings slowly grow towards Touko and the issues that come up because of was something that had me wanting to find out more each week. It also was the show that took me the longest to come to my final thoughts on too due to its ending but ultimately, I'm glad I watched it.

Zombieland Saga

Honestly, I'm glad to start and end this list with certifiable bangers. The concept of zombies becoming idols sounds like it could just go so wrong but it doesn't. It's so good and fun and goofy. The characters are all really fun and goofy but still have depth to them, even zombie brained legend Yamada Tae. I love this show and every character in it and if there were Franchouchou concerts done like a Hatsune Miku tour, I'd go so hard. Zombieland Saga is a good and powerful show and it even has a good ending with a sequel hook. Watch these girls and cheer them on, that is an order.

I normally do a "Shows I'll Watch Next Year" section but I realize I never end up doing it so I'm just going to add one of my current ones I know I'll continue watching.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind

Come on, you knew this was going to be on here right? I'm curious where this gangster plot line is going and can't wait to continue next year.

So that's my list, I hope you enjoyed it. For a special treat to go into 2019, I leave you with the best moment in anime 2018. Peace!

Ah well I got copyright striked so here’s a mirror

https://streamable.com/87z73

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen 1 | Gakuen Babysitters 1 | Idolish7 3 | Zoku Touken Ranbu Hanamaru 1 | Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 1 | Miira no Kaikata 1 | Death March 1

The debuts for the winter season keep coming, but we’re almost at the end of them with this post.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1

Note I don’t have any prior experience with Cardcaptor Sakura aside from 1 volume of manga and watching the show in passing while other people were watching it, plus knowing about a few spoilers and the show’s reputation as a seminal magical show show…then in more recent days, I finished 2 episodes of it (in fact as of the day I’m typing this, I finished episide 2 today!).

This OP makes Sakura look like later-stage Sailor Moon, and I think that’s the point.

Where did the bear in Syaoran’s hand go when Sakura hugged him?

Eriol! I don’t really know much about him, and I knew I should’ve known about him before starting this, but…it was a bit of a shock to see a character I technically haven’t seen the debut of with my own eyes.

I get the feeling these are the “two bears” from the prologue OVA…

Emails! In the world of Cardcaptor Sakura! Wow, I feel old…and I didn’t even grow up with her.

Hot dang! Gimme dat bishie (Yue)! I knew he was coming, but…I still don’t really know how he came to be!

Wow, this Yamazaki kid spouts such rubbish! I’m looking forward to seeing him in the main series now.

It’s pretty obvious I need to watch the original before understanding this fully, so I’m putting it on hold.

Gakuen Babysitters 1

I’m here for my Ume and Nishiyama. I’m not particularly good at dealing with kids, especially younger kids, but this doesn’t make me run for the hills either.

Ryuichi involves the kanji for “dragon” and Kotaro has the kanji for “tiger”.

That man with the hat is so not sketchy…

I’ve never heard of NAS before (but I have heard of NAZ through Idolish7).

That joke Saikawa told actually worked! These shows may all be middling this winter, but I’d be happy with even some of them on my docket. I’ve been pleasantly surprised more often than not that I haven’t found “stinker of the season” yet.

The comedy for this show’s really on point, although the overall design is a tad lackluster.

K-Kamitani?! Apparently Ume-chan’s character is Hayato Kamitani, so that’s how Ume got involved, so to speak. This sudden intro of 4 kids works on a story scale, but not in a way any person can process without pausing the video (or getting individual intros later).

Well, there are those individual intros I was asking for. Spoke too soon.

It’s actually kinda sad and quite telling how independent Kotaro is. (I still find it extremely hilarous Nishiyama – whose first name is Kotaro - didn’t voice Kotaro, although from a practical standpoint I understand why.)

Usaida has such bedroom eyes, it’s hard to ignore (because they make him look like En)! Dangit, I want my En back!

This brings back memories. My mum used to deal with kids all the time, and of course I was in the background for some of the shenanigans.

Dragon puppet symbolism, eh? (see the dotpoint a bit back about Ryuichi’s name)

As soon as this guy (who kinda looks like something out of Haikyuu) started demanding Taka come with him, I screamed. That character doesn’t seem very Ume, but…uh, it’s Ume. Gotta deal with it. Now that I listen to their voices properly though, Ume does have a “big bro” voice and Nishiyama a “earnest young man” voice.

Oh dear. Taka’s imprinted on me already, and I don’t even like boys that age.

I haven’t felt a genuine sense of danger from any of these winter shows until this one, so it seems like it’s one of the strongest debuts. Then again, CCS was my frontrunner before this and YuruCamp the second best, so I guess I can’t talk, eh?

Gah, I feel like I wanna cry now. That is a strong premiere!

I have a real problem with how anime tears come out in globs. Then again, I’m too much of a crybaby, as my notes can attest…so I guess no arguing here.

Should it be “Chairman” or “Chairwoman”???

Tsundere grandma. Now there’s something I thought I’d never think in my life…

Oh, I didn’t realise earlier but Taka = “hawk” and Hayato = “falcon man”. Animal jingoism at its finest!

Whoo, that was a real nice debut. I thought I was too old for this stuff, but it’s a keeper!

Idolish7 3

It’s a good thing I chose to cover episodes 1 – 2 so I won’t have to do them now.

I didn’t notice Nagi getting all huggy there with everyone in range (the first time, at least).

In case you don’t know from all the other idol shows, the centre is the one in centre stage. They’re often seen as the leader, so it’s a very important position.

This song can’t be anything but Monster Generation! Woohoo!

Wow, I haven’t seen one of those “watch from a distance” things in a while. Makes me nostalgic.

“Ichi” would probably refer to Iori, right? (He has the kanji for “one” in his name.)

Wowee, Nagi’s entendre…is really thick. Like pudding.

I agree, brothers can be so strange…

“…spoil me sometimes.” - Laying on the entendre thicker than custard here, Iori!

These boys are so into their Magical Kokona. I want in now.

Tamaki really is an En-chan…En-chan! Come back! (But why does Tamaki have no socks???)

These ED outfits are so elaborate! Ooh! Imagine a gender-swapped cosplay of them, that’s be great!

Who’s that on the edge of the ED video though? (You can see something hopping up and down.)

Zoku Touken Ranbu Hanamaru 1

Can we please just call this “Hanamaru 2” like Crunchyroll? “Zoku” just refers to a continuation…anyways, I got Hanamaru season 1 done last year while dealing with Katsugeki, so…here I come, sword boys!

Didn’t Hanamaru get a dub, by the way? Why would you dub this? For me to criticise it? The Touken Ranbu fanbase is kinda small…

W-Wait, did they just write Yams out of this season? Yams is the protag (if not a protag) here! What did Ichiki do now to deserve this???

It was getting too hard to jump through the proxies to play Touken Ranbu as of late, so I deleted my DMM account. Even still, the sword boys have multiplied since I left! Yikes!

Wow, unexpected 1st person bit there, Kashuu/Masuda. I thought I told the industry to stop doing that…

Exposition wave…I don’t need this wave, but I guess anime-only fans might. Carry on, Heshikiri.

So this multiple Konnosuke thing wasn’t a Katsugeki-only gag? Oh dear, my head’s spinning…

I don’t think I noticed, but Kashuu uses a brush (and not a specialty brush provided in the lid of nail polish). Probably because in Touken Ranbu, plastic isn’t much of a concept…

I still appreciate how Kashuu was this Saniwa’s starter. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy for my own TR days…

Photos are a nice way to recap. After all, 1 picture speaks 1000 words.

Wow, Shishiou’s a real chibi compared to these tachi. But Shishiou’s a tachi too…

Dang, I’m jealous. These bros were around when I was a TR player, and I missed ‘em! Dang Kebishii drops!

So that thing really is a nue. I could never see it on Shishiou’s card, y’know.

Hmm…considering the bros are new swords, the Saniwa’s strategy is to level up them up using the younger bro as leader (remember, the leader gets more experience). I see…

A “pincer attack” is a V shape, so the description fits the Crane Wings formation…

I can’t say I wasn’t impressed by Akashi just then. Come to think of it, he didn’t have any battles in Hanamaru’s 1st season.

A double attack suits a pair like this, of course!

Oh my gosh, they even got two dfferent voice actors for the Konnosukes! LOL!

Hanamaru’s EDs kept changing and it seems like they’ll continue to change, eh? This one looks quite spiffy.

The style of this ED doesn’t look like Hanamaru at all. It was probably done by the original illustrator for the swords.

It’s a great return to form for Hanamaru! I’m sold!

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 1

Another day, another long title…plus this show I would’ve passed on, if not for that resolution…

Michiko Yokote is on a lot of shows I watch. I don’t really know what her influence is, but it seems she’s genuinely competent at what she does.

So…uh, Gendo pose anyone?

I think the teacher is the best part of this. I’ve been a bit of Tonari no Seki-kun, and the pull of that is the sheer ludicrousness of what Seki does with his stuff. However, there didn’t seem to be any intervention aside from Yokoi (I think that was her name)…

Nishikata’s reactions are just way too easy to read…

Well, that was okay, but it’s definitely a show to binge all at once. On to the “on hold” pile it goes.

Wait, but they missed a segment (the 100 yen segment). Gotta skip forward…

I didn’t get any laughs out of that show at all, but it’s still a decent school SoL.

How to Keep a Mummy 1

I have absolutely no experience with this manga, mind you…aside from seeing this tiny mummy on Comico…

Wow, if the mummy can fit in his shoe…how big is it?

The translation of “ready” is surprisingly ganbaru, and there’s a “but” mentioned in the Japanese title missing from the English. Also, “ready” has sexual connotations I’d rather not pair with a tiny mummy…I’d say the translation of the episode title should be something more along the lines of “White, Round, Small, Very Wimpy But [Also] Tries Its Hardest” (“It” being the mummy and not Pennywise…).

Is Dracula even public domain right now? (Does anyone care about the intellectual property of a classic vampire novel anyway? Because I sure don’t.)

Can we please start making jokes about how Sora’s daddy got him a mummy? It may seem childish, but I’m tempted to now.

This mummy is so adorable, I think it even beat out the kids from Gakuen Babysitters! Geesh, I’m spoilt this season! It completely set off my moe senses, and I don’t even have any!

It imprinted on him! Oh wow!

The mummy doesn’t even have a mouth…how can it spit things-oh wait. That’s the joke, isn’t it?

Come to think of it, crybaby characters ae few and far between. However, between this and Devilman…er, Crybaby…they’ve suddenly become popular…I guess?

It’s like a harem, only it’s between a dog and a mummy. Why I never…

One of the best things about anime is that you can learn about other cultures through the things included offhandedly…like that molokhiya thing that Sora mentioned. Apparently it’s a Jewish vegetable of some sort.

Do mummies get jet lag too? I was just thinking how Comico stories, with their full colour and yet simple design (to allow for downward scrolling and intake by the eyes) are perfect for anime.

I listened to the show with volume for once…because Tazuki seems to be the guy voiced by Keisuke Koumoto…and I think I was on the money there. Plus, Sora’s VA really sells the delivery of jokes (although he seems to be voiced by a woman…?)!

Yamanba…like Yamanbagiri’s namesake. The mountain hag, right?

Yep, I was right on the money with Tazuki being Koumoto. Kamitani Tazuki, it seems his name is…

This dance ending’s kind of cute, too. It’s a keeper!

Death March 1

(looks at title just above this dotpoint) C’mon. There’s no way I’m going to repeat “Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody” over and over again for at least 11 or 12 episodes…by the way, I’m here because I was reading a KonoSuba novel and saw an ad for this, just in time for the anime…

“SADA”, my butt…

I love how they almost replicated Windows 8 in this show. Or is it 7, or 10? They don’t show the taskbar, which is the main visual difference between 8 and 10, but either way the Windows replication without being sued is really something…

This OP’s gonna make me dizzy someday…

Classes, eh? So that means Suzuki’s working with an OOP language. Plus you can see Cortana on the computer as the mention of classes goes by, meaning that person’s on Windows 10.

UML.

By the way, Satou is a fairly common name in Japan…at least to my knowledge. But Suzuki is a pretty common one, too, hence the mistake.

The client? Unless Suzuki is referring to the client as in the program, it could also mean the client as in the person/group who wants the game made. Considering what he says though involving a call, it’s probably the latter.

That’s the second show with a lost kid in the first episode. It seems a bit trite, don’tcha think?

According to his phone map (flip phone!), he’s in Akihabara.

FFL…eh? Google says there are multiple Final Fantasy games for Android, meaning I’ve probably thinking of Fire Emblem Fates (which doesn’t match), and there’s no such thing as Final Fantasy 50 (L in Roman numerals) yet.

That’s the second time they mentioned work/daily life being a death march. Can we not???

Come to think of it, Suzuki looks like Nobuaki (King’s Game), which doesn’t bode well for either show.

Apparently you can get Facebook Messenger for Windows 10, which I didn’t know…

“…being a corporate slave.”

C’mon! This ain’t the Animatrix, but still, if you’re trying to make stuff look technological, at least make it look a bit better.

Third time they’ve mentioned “death march”.

It might just be Houseki no Kuni’s fault, but this CGI is really janky.

Welllll…at least it looks like a game.

Welllllllll…at least they knew where to put their money for some sakuga…

This running through fields scene is either a homage to Every Anime Opening ever, or Pokémon. I distinctly remember it being in Emerald’s opening animation, at least.

Dude, if you want to look for a wyvern, do it from the ground where you won’t get injured, dumb Satoo.

Does this look a lot like Berserk (2016) with all its CGI knights…or is that just me?

Zena…? I might be showing how old I am with this (or how much I scour the internet), but…by any chance, do you mean this gal instead?

I think I’ve had enough of this flip for now, so I’m putting it on hold.

[smorgasbordofobsessions]

liveblog: kengan omega, vol. 3

volume 3, ch18-27:

"you're in luck, princess. cause skating for fags 101 has only just begun."

Can my man get any more iconic???

"no dumbfuck"

Literally every word that comes out of adam's mouth is gold

COSMO!!!!!

Yesyesyesyesyes!!!!!

I'm dead tearing up i love my son!!!

Adam refusing to even mentally associate with cosmo and mitsuyo as they do an ina bauer

Also i LOVE!!! that cosmo and adam train together

My cute son cosmo!!!!

Koga breaking the (metaphorical) chains that held him down!!!

Like... I know i shouldnt be rooting for the other side BUT i'm also a basic girl so i would absolutely suck toyoda'a dick just so i could have my own lavish mansion onna private island

Also why are his pupils like a goat's? Contacts or some really fucked up genetics?

Cosmo is... Too cute

This dude looks like fake jesus??

"his epithet is 'brutal lily.' yes, lily as in the flower"

The writers KNEW that my aplit second thought was

"is he cosplaying?"

Me as kugo

"sure he may look like a faggot boytoy, but he ain't no one to fuck with"

YYYOOOOOOOOO ONE HIT KOOOOOO

"don't give us anymore retirement acts!!"

Yo who is this guuyy

tokuno'o tokumichi aka toku squared (nitoku)

His name is clever!

He looks like he could use some grooming though

"the ghost"????

God i love how these fighting sequences are drawn. The dynamic energy just pours off the pages!

Did my dude just quote someone as he put his opponent in a lock

Wow

Yo what the fucj???

Bur also this panel of the ghost looking ghostly is -chefs kiss- beautiful and haunting and disturbing

So this dude could give kanoh a serious run for his money and he kust smoked this ghost dude

Damn

ADAM THE ONLY ONE WHO'S THINKING THAT SOMETHING IS UP WHEN TOYODA SHOWS UP!!!!!

Nitoku has tiny glasses!!

"i suppose you do have the intellectual capacity for speech, contrary to your appearance"

Cosmo... My cute boy

Oh ghost boy is dead and suspicion leads md to believe that toyoda told falcon to do it

Is this supposed to be .. not .. ryuki???

OOOHHHHHH????

Mystery and intrigue!!!

Oh i was wrong about who murdered ghostie

"just take a chill pill you nutless bitch"

Kill him togo

Ah yes now's the time to band together and fight as one -rolls eyes-

AKOYA IS STILL ALIVE?!?!!!

Ryuki.. those...shirts...

Oh .. hm, not feeling yhis outfit koga chose foe ryuki

Wow so um... Ryuki is too fucking cute with his glasses andhis smile

"that was my first time hanging out with a friend. I think i like you now"

I'm in my bed, eyes prickling, because my heart ia too full right now and o need a minute

Himuro looks... So good... Hia beautiful tan skin...

So!!! Kanoh went from latex to biker (but he's still a bottom)

Yay kanoh's in the comp!

Oh so... That was ryuki who killed ghostie??

Seki as a mentor is so Pure

Why not the karate place??

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10 Free Activities you'll Enjoy in Tokyo, Japan

10 Free Activities you'll Enjoy in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan could also be an upscale city to visit and this bustling city have always made it to the list of World’s expensive city to measure in, but it doesn’t have to be. You don’t have to bring in your yen money-making machine and spend a lot to enjoy Tokyo and what it has to offer. There are a lot of free activities that you can do in Tokyo whilst you enjoy its food, sights, high neon signs and embrace its culture.

People watching at Shibuya Crossing

Nearest station: Shibuya Sta. and take the exit to Hachiko Gate That famous street pedestrian crossing that you often see on Japan made commercials or ads on the TV is located at the Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan. The amazing thing here is that the street crossing originates from 5 starting points and when the green light is on, the pedestrians starts crossing to the other side of the street. During rush hour period, which is around when the Japanese heads to work in the morning and in the evening when they are all rushing to head home, this pedestrian crossing is literally like a sea of humanity. There is no shoving, no shouting, no mad dash, no angry mob. Just people trying to head home safely. And that’s just how the Japanese are polite and courteous.

Visit Meiji Jingu Shrine

Nearest Station: Meiji-Jingumae Sta. and take exit C This shrine is a shinto shrine where the souls of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are enshrined. Built in 1920, the solemn forest was created by the plantation of hundred thousand trees donated from all over Japan at that time. Meiji Jingu has museums and gardens around the expansive area. Wear your comfy shoes when planning to visit, it is a long walk and rough road!

Tour Tokyo Imperial Palace

Nearest Station: Nijubashimai Subway Sta or Hibiya Subway Sta. Foreigners can enjoy a tour of the Tokyo Imperial Palace for free when they book a schedule online. The schedule booking must be done in advance, best is prior your travel to Japan. The palace is open all year round. Only the Imperial Palace East Park is open for tours and the Nijubashi Bridge in front of the main entrance is famous. Here is the website to book the free tour: https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html

Visit Sensoji Shrine

Nearest Station: Tobu Line, Asakusa Sta and head for the North Exit The Sensoji Shrine is the oldest shrine and most significant one in Tokyo, said to have been built in the year 628. It is famous for that giant red lantern hanging in the main gate, the Kaminarimon Gate (Thunder Gate).

Visit Yoyogi Park

Nearest Station: Meiji-Jingumae Sta. and take exit C After you have walked around the Meiji Jingu Shrine, you can head to the nearby Yoyogi Park for a much-needed rest. You can take of your shoes and socks and walk barefoot on the grass. If you visit during the cherry blossoms season then Yoyogi park is one of the more picturesque parks to catch the blossoms and take awesome photos.

Experience the anime fever in Akihabara district

Nearest Station: Akihabara Sta and head for the Electric Town Exit Akihabara district is the go to place for all your camera and gadget needs. They have all kinds of camera and the accessories that you will need. Believe me when I say, it will be difficult to go home without any shopping bag from Akihabara. The main road is lined with shopping buildings that sell all kinds of camera and electronic gadgets, anime apparels and souvenir items, second-hand old school nintendo games and anything battery operated toys.

Shopping at Takeshita Dori

Nearest Station: JR Harajuku Sta. If you are fond of those cute Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters, as I was in my high school days, and love everything pink and fluffy, then you need to visit this bustling street. When coming to Takeshita Dori (or street) look up and see yourself from the billboard hanging over the entrance to the street. Cool eh? There are also some Japanese who dress up as their favorite animes and willingly have their photo taken. Visit this long street of small shop houses during the cooler late afternoon to catch the cosplays walking around.

Visit Ueno park

Nearest Station: JR line, Ueno Sta and head for the Central Exit During the sakura or cherry blossom season, Ueno park is a must visit. This park is just packed with tourist and locals wanting to take a selfie with the cherry blossom in the background. Ueno Park (Ueno Koen) is the first public park in Tokyo and during spring time, it’s simply Tokyo’s most famous park. Be ready to spend some time, or maybe even a full day, here in Ueno because located inside this expansive park is a zoo, art galleries, museums, a cafe, and in the late afternoon, there’s a lot of street musicians and street entertainers around. Inside the Ueno Park is Tokyo’s first zoo, the Tokyo Zoo. There is an admission fee for entrance to the zoo, 600 yen (adults 15-64 years old), 300 yen (senior citizens), 200 yen (children 12-14 years old). Free entry on March 20 (Ueno Zoo Anniversary), May 4 (Midori no Hi) and October 1 (Tomin no Hi).

Tokyo Government Office

image source: Yoshiaki Seki Nearest Station: Tochomae Subway Sta. One of Tokyo’s landmark buildings, there is an observatory on the 45th floor where you can get an amazing 360 degree view of Tokyo. There are 2 observatories, the North and the South, with the North observatory open up to 11PM and the South observatory closing at 5.30PM. Look for the special observatory lift on the ground floor of the Main building. For more information on the days that observatory decks are closed, visit their website, http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/OFFICES/observat.htm

Visit Sumo museum at Ryogoku Kokugikan

Nearest Station: JR line, Ryogoku Sta. If you are a big sumo fan, then this museum is a must visit for you. Ryogoku Kokugikan is where grand tournaments of Sumo wrestling, an ancient Japanese form of martial arts, are held. When there are no main tournaments, visitors can still enjoy concession stands inside. The Sumo Museum, which houses documents related sumo, is also popular place to visit. Admission is free to visitors as long as there is no grand sumo tournament happening. Read the full article

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Seki!!!!! This cosplay SO NICE!!!

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