#seto-kai

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ENAN and Seto-kai 3 years ago or something-

[nug-chuohku]

Seto-kai

Founded nearly 70 years ago, the Seto-kai family is headquartered in Chiba City. They have maintained themselves as a prominent power not only in Japan but in multiple countries including parts of the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The group doesn't stand out amongst the rest when it comes to violence, as they conserve a consistently peaceful (by yakuza standards) business image. Doing work commonly in money laundering, gambling, racketeering, prostitution, blackmail, loansharking, protection racketeering, and a more recent development in dealing bootleg hypnosis microphones.

Generally speaking, the Seto-kai doesn't start fights, having a strict no-killing rule amongst the group. Being a more consecutively successful money-earning gang, the Seto-kai is notorious for sweet-talking their way out of violent conflicts and helping citizens during major destructive events. This sort of weaseling does get on the nerves of many gangs around the Tokyo city area. Still, the family is near-untouchable so long as the money keeps on flowing. 

A couple of years ago however, the group had a hiccup when it came to their illegal hypnosis microphone business, leading to the loss of their partner business and the loss of several dozen members - either by death or by retirement. This waver has weakened Seto-kai a bit and as a result, they have been the target of several attacks by smaller gangs.

1. Oyabun

Name: Seiji Matsui (松位 晴慈)

Age: 42

Position: Head of Seto-kai

Bio: The exact opposite image of a gangster, Matsui used to double as a real estate agent when he wasn't busy intimidating someone for money as a yakuza member. At the age of 30, he became the head of the Seto-kai when the prior Oyabun had passed. The position was no easy task, however, with many members making attempts on his life to steal the seat. Despite those many years of hardship, he's earned his subordinates' respect as the current head of the group, maintaining the gang's snakelike charms while displaying a more kind and forgiving approach towards his kobun.

With whatever money he can spare, he likes to support children in unfortunate circumstances usually through anonymous donations to organizations dedicated to the cause. He has a sense of sympathy towards children in those circumstances, having come from a similar background.

"No need to fret about what you owe us! Take your time… Just know that the Seto-kai always cashes in on their debts. Always."

2. The Secretary

Name: Noriji Kudou (久藤 憲二)

Age: 47

Position: 2nd in Command

Bio: Colder, more calculating of the Seto-kai leaders, Kudou is the man in charge of wrangling each of the smaller groups together. Acting as an over-glorified secretary, Kudou loves order. If it weren't for the group's long-standing rule to not kill, he would have probably executed a handful of associates by now. Of course, he's loyal to a fault, all to keep order.

Kudou has been the right-hand man to Oyabun, protecting his life multiple times. As far as anyone knows, the two treat each other as brothers having grown up and eventually joined the Seto-kai together. 

"Accounting says that we are down a percentile… And the numbers don't lie. What sort of slacking has your department done now?!"

3. The Accountant

Name: Yuko Rachi (良知 優心)

Age: 49

Position: Head of Seto-kai Accounting

Bio: Yuko was lied to, to make this brief. Having been tricked into the group by a friend who recruited her under the guise of an ordinary accounting job, Yuko has now been loyally working with Seto-kai for decades. At first, Yuko was terrified of course! But with some of the coaxing from Kudou and the Oyabun, she's made herself the head accountant, managing the money which is brought in from all over departments. After all, what is a business without someone to manage all their money?

"I see that you’ve made some improvements since the last quarter! I hope you don’t plan on slacking now… Oyabun expects us to do our best!"

4. The Lawyer

Name: Syougo Gonda (権田 丞吾)

Age: 36

Position: Seto-kai Representative Lawyer

Bio: Even criminal organizations need a lawyer! Syougo works as the main legal representative to the Seto-kai, typically getting the group members lighter sentences for the charges they are given or even straight up getting members out of trouble completely. Syougo overtook the previous representative lawyer by miraculously helping the Seto-kai get away with a major money laundering scheme that had been exposed carelessly.

"What, you think that criminals don’t have lawyers? Everyone needs someone to back them up in every corner, including the legal side."

5. Head Shark

Name: Makou Jibiki (地�� 引野)

Age: 38

Position: Head of Extortion 

Bio: A terrifying man, Makou is the expert when it comes to anything involving racketeering. Loan sharking, protection rackets, blackmail, you name it. The moment he gets a whiff of a money opportunity he takes it, no matter the cost. His group has the most members, as the Seto-kai specializes in extortion the most. Under him, he has many smaller sub-divisions headquartered in several cities as a part of their business.

He’s described as a loud, vulgar man, he’s harsh towards his underlings, wanting to maintain high expectations out of each one of them. Many subordinates describe him as a tough parent, but Makou seems to hate this notion.

"What are you shrimps doing, hah?! Quit fucking slacking, get out there, and make some fucking money!"

6. Queen of Luck

Name: Akiko Fujita (冨田 璃子)

Age: 36

Position: Head of Gambling 

Bio: The overseer of the more public businesses, Akiko loves anything to do with gambling. Organizing pachinko parlors, casinos, and horse races, they operate legitimately in and out of Japan. That doesn’t mean Akiko plays fair all the time, often rigging bets and running illegal games underground as a way to earn even more money. Their businesses get into trouble legally pretty often, but it’s nothing the Seto-kai lawyer can’t handle.

Akiko may indulge herself in the most luxurious items she can get, but despite her overly flashy display, most of the items she owns has been shoplifted. Kudou gets on her case for this often although Akiko dismisses him casually every single time.

"Darling! Isn’t that too low? Come on, let’s raise the stakes a bit, hm? I’ll throw in my car if you want…"

7. The Madame

Name: Sawa Chinen (智念 佐和)

Age: 73

Position: Head of Prostitution

Bio: An older woman, Sawa has been in the family longer than the others. Sawa is harsh towards most people, the only people having seen her gentle side are her subordinates and Makou (with whom she sometimes works). She stubbornly stands in her position despite many members insisting that she should step down and let someone else take over. However, it’s her belief that nobody can take over her position… Not yet at least.

"You think you can waltz in here and pick any one of my girls or boys to sleep with you?! Not with that empty wallet, you won’t!"

8. Little Arms Dealer

Name: Hiroki Ebinuma (海老沼 寛希)

Age: 28

Position: Head of Weapons

Bio: The youngest of the executives and the most inexperienced, Hiroki was promoted to his position when all of the seniors in his department were slaughtered in the incident. While nowhere near the same as the previous leader, this sole survivor managed to tough out the trauma and has revived his group well enough. While the Seto-kai does forbid the act of killing, Hiroki supplies the departments that go out into the public with the skills and weapons needed to defend themselves. This includes hypnosis microphones, which used to be the group’s main choice of weapon. However after the incident, supplies have been cut and as a result, Hiroki has had to establish connections beyond microphones to simple weapons, such as knives, tasers, and other less deadly choices.

Hiroki appears as a strong, silent leader but in reality, his anxiety and trauma has left him with a prominent stutter, which he is extremely embarrassed about. To combat this, he only speaks to his close subordinates who act as his speaker.

"Yyy… Yy-you shouldn’t b-b-be here. Iii-it’s a m-mistake to t-tressp-p-pass."

[whosyourfavevoicedby-polls]

[seiyuucrossovers]

When you're voiced by Tsuda Kenjiro, muscles may be included

Anime: ACCA, Boku no Hero Acadamia, Gangsta, Jujutsu Kaisen, K, Yugioh

[sa-ku-ra-fu-bu-ki]

雑誌 『CanCam』 (Magazine)

[kairavki]

Been working on this for a long ass while. Finally had time to finish it.

[sweetness-pop]

Helluva Boss Dream Japanese Voice Cast: Striker

Striker being voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda

Tsuda's roles include

Nicolas Brown of GANGSTA

Kento Nanami of Jujutsu Kaisen

Tatsu of The Way of the Househusband

Mikoto Suoh of K-Project

Kai Chisaki/Overhaul of My Hero Academia

Vinsmoke Yonji of One Piece

& Seto Kaiba of Yu-Gi-Oh!

[mojinchiimanga]

[eien-no-gakusha]

Touken Ranbu:  The Contradictory Tale of Genji

Went in expecting fanservice and just a good time, left impressed.

Part 1/3 - Plot:

The videogame source material has a very barebones plot because it knows what it is:  a gatcha game for fujoshi to collect sword husbandos.  Basically, something evil is trying to change (Japanese) history and make the universe implode.  You, the player, are an onmyoji or priestess who is summoning famous swords like mad to save the world.  The touken danshi themselves basically have the personalities of their famous historical figure owners or forgers coupled with quirks related to random facts and legends surrounding them.  Some come with a Hachiko streak from losing their masters or their service in some darker parts of history.  (only your love can heal them!). Classic gatcha game fare.  In other words, there is a lot of room to be creative with this framework.  Just look at all the sexy derivative works spawned from the thirsty fujoshi.  This aspect of the fandom is surprisingly relevant to the plot of the musical.  Stick around and find out. 

Anyways, the plot of this specific show features a Tale of Genji crossover.  The usual evil is messing with history again and a squad of swords are dispatched to fix it.   The problem of the day is the entire Heian court has been isekai-ed into the novel Tale of Genji.  The author Murasaki Shikibu and her fans have all gotten merged with the characters of the book.  The Heian era swords are unavailable for vague reasons, leaving a bunch of young swords not forged in this era to untangle fact from fiction.

Thus, we start with team Kanesada finding themselves escorting a lady-in-waiting who explains that everyone around her has been suddenly larping Tale of Genji and she’s the only sane person left in court.  They realize they are trapped in the book and reenact all the early chapters as they figure out how to undo the curse.  Some of the more hot-tempered swords try to brute force their way out only to realize that book characters have protagonist halos to protect them from getting KOed.  At the center of this vortex, the titular character Hikaru Genji is effectively an NPC who has gained sentience a la RE:  Creators.  We learn he functions similarly to the sword boys as the embodiment of the book.  Not being a weapon, he can’t do much by way of fighting but he is unkillable and can act as dungeon master in his own story by transferring protagonist status to his victims.  In other words, Genji can possess targets to simulate his story as a substitute while he dicks off.  He uses this power to go OOC and try to retcon his own story.  This is all quite convenient for him since he has a complicated relationship with his author.  He is half reverential of her and half resentful.  This culminates in Genji ultimately killing his own author.  In the merged universe, Murasaki Shikibu and her readership have merged with the female leads of The Tale of Genji with Murasaki taking the role of the unobtainable Fujitsubo no Nyogo, Genji’s true love.  In breaking the story with literal death of the author, all hell breaks loose with Genji going rogue.

As the touken danshi dig deeper, they learn the source of this chaos was a result of toxic fan culture!  While many people enjoy Murasaki’s book and come away from it positively, a stalker fan voices his concerns that this is all vapid fiction with no value nor contribution to reality (the “wake up, loser” argument).  They debate about the point of writing “fake” stories.  While Murasaki understands the man’s point of view, she disagrees and refuses to put down her brush as this work is her passion.  The man becomes so upset he is taken over by the evil powers to cause the time rift and alter history.  His reasoning is if everyone is so obsessed with the book, they may as well live in it rather than face the real world. 

Back in the present, the touken danshi are having a bad time resolving the timeline.  They complain about needing grandpa Mikazuki’s help and keep getting possessed by Genji to reenact chapters while he escapes to cause trouble elsewhere.  However, during the final boss battle with evil Genji, the isekai-ed fangirls come to the rescue!  As they reminisce about their love of the novel (well, it would be equivalent of a serialized magazine at time of publication) and how it was therapeutic or inspiring for their real lives, they begin to return to themselves.  Now it’s important to note that Murasaki’s contemporaries did write derivative works or helped her transcribe chapters to share.  Therefore, these fangirls are effectively ancient Japanese fanfiction authors and thus have power to end Genji as much as the original author does.  But they love him as a character too much so are unable to strike the finishing blow and basically toss the responsibility to young Murasaki, Genji’s second wife who he had kidnapped as a child to groom into the perfect woman.  Unable to bear the suffering and moved by the women in his life both as characters and as his fans, Genji lowers his protagonist’s halo and accepts death.  The touken danshi are able to finally fix history and complete their mission.  When they return to modern day, they hear news that archeologists have found physical evidence that Genji existed as a historical figure and thus a conspiracy theory is born!  The touken danshi take this information with mixed emotions.

What an amazing story.  The theme was deep without being too obtuse.  The climax got meta and opened a lot of discussion about the value of fiction, derivative works, the dangers of escapism, censorship, and even spirituality.  Definitely worth a second viewing to digest all this.

There was a mini-revue number in the end where the cast performed an umbrella dance to anachronistic Touken Ranbu music.  Then the cast descended a staircase in parade order for final bows.  It was a much-needed break from the heavy and complicated plot.  It was also a small nod to the main cast’s Takarazuka roots or hina doll staging, which is a common set design when using Heian costume.  The umbrella dance reminded me of the finale Sakura dance OSK does at the end of their performances.  Perhaps this is a proud Osaka tradition.  I haven’t seen a different Touken Ranbu show (yet) so I don’t know if this is a part of the brand.

[cringefaillosershowdown]

[halflingchill]

Did I dig this character in my middle school years? Yes. Would there be murder if I had to room with him? OH YAH

pick one. this is your new roommate

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[universestreasures]

@blasterdiablo (Hey look. It's Ren being a menace to society LOL)

"Come now, little prince! No need to be so difficult! It's not every day one gets a private audience with the leader of the Pale Moon Circus! You should be honored for such a chance before the big show tommorow!"

Bold words coming from one of the people who ordered his kidnapping. Seto always warned him to be vigilant as one of royal station, but he honestly didn't expect to be suddenly grabbed through a portal after reading yet another letter from these circus freaks. Guess he should have told him about them instead of trying to handle it himself... His dumb mistake aside, the younger of the two princes of the country continued to struggle in the grasp of one of her trained beasts who carried him by his cape dangling from its mouth. Escaping such a situation should be simple enough for the young thunder mage. The problem was since he entered the mechanical monstrosity that they called 'The Theatre', he has not been able to channel even a spark of his magic.

"What in the world is this thing made of?!" Mokuba thinks to himself as they climb the spiraling staircase towards the top of the moving fortress, his small body still trying to wiggle it's way out of the three-headed beast's grasp. "I gotta find some way out of here before these guys use me as some bargaining chip for Seto! It's the only reason I can think of why they grabbed me."

Everyone who knew even just a bit about Seto Kaiba knew of his protectiveness towards his only sibling. He always went above and beyond to ensure his safety, so it makes sense that people like these would try to use that to their advantage. But what were they after? He doubts its more than just getting royal family members to watch their show.

As they reached the door to the director's office, the blue-haired woman signals the beast to stop. She then enters the room alone without himself or her pet. And before he an even prepare himself for what is about to come, he hears her loud and theatrical voice from the other side of the curtain.

"Ren dearest? We have a guest! And a very special one at that!"

Suddenly, the sound of a whip cracks through the air, signaling the beast to enter in the room with the prince still constrained with a swiftness. Mokuba is suddenly thrown into a room that was pitch black. Well, aside from two faint lights in the distance he spotted quickly, ones that looked like little galaxies shining in the darkness.

"Allow me to introduce the second prince of Clairvoie, brought to us all the way from the royal palace thanks to one of our fabulous performers! He's come here just as you wished it! Yet another image of yours brought into reality."

Without warning, another whip crack is heard. A bright light is thrusted upon him, one akin to a spotlight used in theatrical performances. But through it he can now see the room better, and with it, the very director who was the boss of this operation and the owner of those bright lights.

"His eyes...They're glowing...!"

"Presenting, his royal highness, Prince Mokuba Kaiba!"

And like that, he is suddenly dropped to the floor, Mokuba landing hard on his stomach. He barely gets a second to compose herself before the red-haired leader steps forward to now tower over him, giving the kid a front-row seat to the majesty of his glowing eyes.

But looking at them causes a surge of nostalgia to hit him. Visions of his brother recounting a legend of their ancestor, the great king who founded this country with the power behind his colorful eyes, resurface in his mind. The way he always imagined those powerful hues looking...matched perfectly with what was before him...

"No way...They're just like King Rosenkreuz's! Does that mean that...he has that legendary power? A magic even stronger than that of my brother's!? Just...who is this guy!?"

[nubcatnoises]

...Technically not seto taisho?

These two feel like such a random mishmash of themes if you don't know what they're referencing lol.

I was going to have it so that Dishsciple and Apotstle fuse to make Phanturn, but... Taking Dishsciple to the place where you fuse yo-kai is. A really bad idea.

Dishsciple evo later (?)

[sa-ku-ra-fu-bu-ki]

Ayer alegre mi día viendo este video de Tsuda-san, publicado por  @kazuesubs en Youtube.

Es muy divertido escucharlo dar voz a un mayordomo refinado, un jefe villano y un científico loco con frases que tienen las tarjetas y armar la oración en pocos minutos 

Pueden seguir a KazueSub, quién publica videos igual de entretenidos que este y sobre otros actores de voz  en: https://www.youtube.com/@kazuesubs 

Además de seguir la cuenta de Bilibili:  津田健次郎official, quien ha publicado muchos videos sobre Tsuda-san : https://space.bilibili.com/1935974503?spm_id_from=333.788.b_765f7570696e666f.2 

Recuerden que pueden seguir las redes sociales de Tsuda-san

Instagram: 2_da_ken

Twitter: tsuda_ken

Website: http://tsudaken.jp

[alectoperdita]

What you can't bury

Part 18 of Lure

Rated: E Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Pairing: Jounouchi Katsuya/Kaiba Seto Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Tags: Alternate Universe - Yakuza, Organized Crime, Internal Conflict, Power Imbalance, Power Dynamics, Blood and Torture, Gun Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Sex as Coping Mechanism, Unhealthy Relationships, Trauma Bonding, Codependency, Porn with Feelings, Porn With Plot, Explicit Sexual Content, Degradation, Masochism, Impact Play, Asshole Spanking, Anal Sex, Barebacking, Breeding Kink, Sex Toys, Rough Sex, Painful Sex, Mild Painplay, Punishment, Cock & Ball Torture, Mild Breathplay, Come Feeding, Praise Kink, Under-negotiated Kink, Somnophilia, Sexting, Dick Pics, Semi-Public Sex, Workplace Sex, Light Bondage, Nipple Play, Nipple Clamps, Mildly Dubious Consent, Sounding, Misogyny, Public Blow Jobs, Choking, Ass to Mouth, Urethral Play

As discontent swells amongst the Aoryu-kai's ranks, those wishing to seize power for themselves emerge. They threaten everything—Kaiba's leadership position, the tiny sliver of peace Jounouchi's managed to carve out for himself, and whatever tenuous bond exists between the two of them. Will saving Kaiba's hide save Jounouchi too? Or is this finally his chance to escape from under the kumicho's thumb?

Read Chapter 7 on AO3 Series Masterlist

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You must take what you want, Gozaburo lectured repeatedly. It had been one of his earliest lessons. No one will give anything to you.

It all belonged rightfully to Seto, the presumptive heir. The Aoryu-kai, the power, the house, the cars, the kowtowing sycophants—it was his by blood price.

The tanto sank into flesh like it was butter. Gozaburo jerked beneath him. His eyes flew open as his mouth rounded, but only a wet gurgle escaped. Slowly, Seto drew the blade out, letting the man feel every centimeter of the steel leaving his body along with his lifeblood.

Seto, Gozaburo mouthed silently, his eyes glistening like the moon sunken in the pit of a sake cup. His feeble hands, fat from complacency, scrambled across Seto’s shoulders. They lacked even the strength to ruffle his yukata.

Lurching forward, he struck again, plunging the tip straight into the gut and slicing sideways.

A fountain spilled from the twitching body, soaking into his yukata. It burned hot and slick between his inner thighs, bathed, no, baptized for his ascension.

Seto hacked.

Stabbed.

Sliced.

He ignored his screaming muscles and the white-hot sensation in his chest and took.

[ashhearthelpsaa]

Below the cut will be a list of some of my favorite Japanese names. I like to write a lot of original characters that are based in different animes, so I thought this would be useful to have. These will be placed under a read more, as this post got quite long. There are 70 feminine names, 75 masculine names, and 31 gender neutral names. Please like or reblog this post if you found it useful. Thank you. :)

Feminine Names.

Airi.

Aina.

Amane.

Ami. / Aimi.

Anzu.

Asuna.

Aya.

Chidori.

Chiharu.

Chou.

Danuja.

Doi.

Ema.

Emica. / Emika.

Emi.

Emiko.

Etsuko.

Gina.

Hatsue. / Hatsu.

Hana.

Hanae.

Hanakao

Haruka.

Himari.

Himwari.

Hina.

Honoka.

Kairi.

Kaori.

Kanna. / Kana.

Karin.

Katsumi.

Kyoko.

Machi.

Mai.

Manae.

Mari.

Matsuri.

Mayumi.

Megumi.

Mei.

Midori.

Mika.

Mina.

Mirai.

Misa.

Misaki.

Miyah.

Miho.

Naho.

Nako.

Nami.

Nanami.

Naomi.

Reina.

Rei.

Rena.

Rika.

Sakura.

Saori.

Sarina.

Sayuri.

Seika.

Seina.

Shizuka.

Tae.

Tora.

Yuka.

Yuna.

Yurina.

Masculine Names.

Akane.

Akihito.

Akito.

Anji.

Arata.

Benjiro.

Choei.

Daihachi.

Daiji.

Daijiro.

Daisuke.

Daishiro.

Eiji.

Enzo.

Etsuji.

Genji.

Gorou.

Hajime.

Haruto.

Hatsuo.

Hideji.

Hiro.

Hiroshi.

Hiroto.

Hisaki.

Hyuga.

Judai.

Jun.

Jun'ichi.

Junpei.

Kaito.

Kakashi.

Kanji.

Kazuki.

Keitaro.

Kenji.

Ken'ichi.

Kentaro.

Kenzo.

Kiyoshi.

Koji.

Kota.

Kyo.

Masao.

Michaiki.

Mitsuhide.

Mokuba.

Naoki.

Naoe.

Renji.

Riku.

Ryo. / Ryu. / Ryou. / Ryuu.

Ryota.

Ryuuji.

Sasuke.

Satoshi.

Satoru.

Seto.

Shinji.

Shino.

Shintaro.

Soma.

Tadashi.

Taichi.

Takahashi.

Takeshi.

Taro.

Tooru.

Yota.

Yudai.

Yugi.

Yuji.

Yuma.

Yusei.

Zenji.

Gender Neutral Names.

Akari.

Akira.

Akihito.

Asuka.

Ayame.

Chiyo.

Dai.

Daichi.

Haku.

Haruhi.

Haru.

Hikaru.

Hikari.

Hinata.

Ino.

Kaeda.

Kai.

Kaoru.

Kenta.

Kita.

Minato.

Mitsuki.

Nara.

Noa.

Reiji.

Ren. / Rin.

Sato.

Shin.

Shion.

Shun.

Shuya.

Sora.

Yui.

Yuki.