#shimizu takumi

[sandreeen]

Kyomoto Taiga as Shimizu Takumi || Last Man: Zenmou no Sousakan Episode 8

[yyh4ever]

Yu Yu Hakusho Live Action Official Trailer

Netflix finally released the Official Trailer and announced the rest of the cast. On the Netflix Official Site, there are many subs and dubs available as well as other teasers, so don't forget to check it!

It seems they changed the plot a little bit. The guys are facing Bui and Karasu outside the Tournament (?), and attacking Toguro all at once! I wonder if the "Rescue Yukina" Arc will involve all of them or if it's a new and original script.

Cast:

Takumi Kitamura: Yusuke Urameshi

Jun Shison: Kurama

Kanata Hongo: Hiei

Shuhei Uesugi: Kazuma Kuwabara

Sei Shiraishi: Keiko Yukimura

Kotone Furukawa: Botan

Ai Mikami: Yukina

Hiroya Shimizu: Karasu

Keita Machida: Koenma

Meiko Kaji: Genkai

Goro Inagaki: Sakyo

Kenichi Takito: Elder Toguro

Go Ayano: Younger Toguro

Guest Appearances at the Yu Yu Hakusho Event

This December 13, Netflix is celebrating the world premiere of Yu Yu Hakusho's live-action series with the live screening of the first episode. If you're in Tokyo, try to apply! Registrations close on December 5.

Some of the actors and director will also be appearing as exclusive guests:

Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongo, Shuhei Uesugi, Sei Shiraishi, Ai Mikami, Hiroya Shimizu, Keita Machida, Meiko Kaji,Kenichi Takito, Go Ayano, and Director Sho Tsukikawa

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Yu Yu Hakusho | S01E02

Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

Episodes | Netflix | Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Tencent | Disney+

[thebruno65]

Another Danganronpa Killing Game, but its composed of characters that have killed someone outside of the killing games

Cast:

Killing order:

[likesaly]

They r the same (pt2)

[improvised-chaos]

who did it best?

[shockersalvage]

Salvage Showcase - Rei Shimizu

Killer Killer!!!

Where concepts and development kinda just...don't really happen XD

Here, while it might not be Halloween, I'd thought it'd be good to tackle another serial killer of the week in the form of the second one. Someone who I feel might be the second most popular of the Killers, behind Ted Chikatilo? However, probably not because of the most 'wholesome' or regular of reasons XD

It's the Parasitic Nurse - Rei Shimizu!

Summary

Rei Shimizu is a nurse working at Ongo Hospital - a hospital a bit infamous for its staff having quite a fetish concerning various anatomy of the body...

And Rei is no exception, since she herself has a fetish to! She's way into parasitology! But, the issues there, is that she's the sort to take her fantasies out on her patients and, well:

So Rei's deal is that she winds up implanting parasite eggs into her patients body, letting them incubate for about a year until they come on back to the hospital. When that happens, the patients, like poor Hana Niyama there, would be killed in an operation where Rei takes back the parasites while killing the patient with a stab to the heart. In addition to taking away various other body parts she needed. Of course, with her latest kill, it set off an investigation with Future Foundation's SCI unit.

Something that has her among the suspects, though she tries to hide her guilt under a facade of being a cute, caring, klutzy nurse. Initially, it seems as if Takumi Hijirihara is smitten by her - and he actually is!! However, he knows passionate killings when he sees one and confronts her about it in a hospital theatre. She tries to run into the woods, but he pursues her and gets her to confess her guilt & her obsession. He even ranks her 30 out of 100 (with her poor murder score being the only thing he can't love about her).

In addition, he is also able to guess that in addition to patients, she also had parasites in herself:

And he was right!! Rei's body is infested with parasites who fuse to become a gigantic monster that tries to kill Takumi. However, he is easily able to not only destroy the parasite, but kills Rei. For this version of Takumi's Super Kill Steal - basically his way of killing the serial killers is to one up them in their tricks - this time around he essentially unpersons Rei. No one is able to find her body or even really know she's dead, most don't know she's the true culprit, and the data of her records of involvement in the surgeries of her killings were erased.

This links back to DR's fashion of ironic deaths, Rei killed and stole parts of her patients as collateral for her own passion and, in turn, her SKS one-upped her by not only having Takumi kill her, but stealing away her entire body and records of her existence at Ongou Hospital - instead of just body parts like she aimed to. Alternatively, Rei's execution can also be read as 'she stole Takumi's heart, he one-ups it by stealing Rei entirely'.

Personality wise, Rei usually keep a facade of being a caring, if clumsy, nurse that just wants to look after her patients. However, this is just a ruse for people to not to suspect her. She's completely obsessed with parasitology to an insane degree and is utterly devoted to making and caring for her parasites - even if she has to murder innocent patients to make them.

Rundown

In Killer Killer's themes of Passion vs Shallowness, Rei's passion is clear as day - for her kink. In this case, she's pretty much a living representation of acting on unhealthy/harmful fantasies at the expense of others. Contrasting the other staff who, while having unusual tastes, still ensure it remains just fantasies and don't think to ever actually cause people harm. Alternatively, you can also take it as her having a Passion for her 'pets'. While there's nothing wrong with loving them, the fact that she's very clearly preferring mindless parasites to the lives of other human lives has her become unforgivable.

In terms of Shallowness, and connecting with her low score of 30/100, it's made clear that Takumi values the act of murder highly. He acknowledges Rei's passion for her parasites, but the fact she reduces the lives of those she kills as mere 'hotels' for her work has him disgusted with her actions. Likewise, she is higher ranked than Momichi and Eichiro who got 20, since Takumi acknowledges the passion she had for another being, but can't grade any higher since she had no regard for the human element of it. This makes her the 3rd highest ranked serial killer of the Killer Killer series, only behind Ted Chikatilo and Shuji Fujigawa.

Beyond that, Rei shares quite the heavy similarity to Mikan Tsumiki. Specifically, her Ultimate Despair self. Both are nurses that try to uphold an image of being innocent via acting klutzy and concerned for their patients. However, this covers up a darker side that is utterly devoted to a murderous & obsessive degree to the ones they love. This being Junko for Mikan and the parasites for Rei. Both even love parasitology, with Mikan showing it off in her Island Mode.

The difference between the two is also quite apparent. For what it's worth, while Mikan will kill for Junko, she's still doing in the memory of a person she genuinely loved (albeit a love that came about via insanity and manipulation from Junko herself & her DVideos, but still a love in a sense). In contrast, Rei's 'love' are just a bunch of parasites - loyal to her, yes, but it's no substitute for a human connection, even if warped. However, sadly for Mikan, in that same vein, the parasites Rei makes do reciprocate her love via being protective to their 'mother' and trying to defend her from attackers. Which is a step-up from Junko just...you know...treating Mikan like shit and not caring about the Remnants at all XD

Personal Thoughts

I like Rei for what it's worth. Compared to Momomichi's deal (getting this out the way, I don't like Momomichi at all) she's better in the motivation department since the chapter thoroughly expresses Ongou Hospital as being full of weirdos, so having one go rogue for their obsession didn't feel out of the blue and felt natural. Heck, if anything, a person going through such lengths for basically an animal at the cost of humanity is actually a pretty interesting concept for a serial killer....

My main issue though, is the parasites themselves since they represent an issue I have with Killer Killer as a whole: breaking the Danganronpa world for flashiness.

No explanation for how these parasites came to be or can become this fucking monstrosity. Even then, it's such a sttep shift from the sci-fi-ish/techno based preference this series thrives in that its jarring that this is now canon without fanfare or anything. It's just...a thing that's there for Takumi to dispatch quickly. Because in Killer Killer, who needs character development, proper exploration of themes or story concepts when you can just do flashy, worldbreaking fights without issue because rule of cool!~

(Please note, I'm the type of person that LOVES Kirigiriso and that work brought clones into the mix of Danganronpa's world - and made it work!! This manga chooses to ignore even trying on that front. And it's not as if it can't develop or flesh out concepts properly - i.e. Eichiro Saiyama's existence, it just chooses not to do so, ughhhh)

I genuinely think that if they kept the parasites more animal-based, no eyes/mouth, and no kaiju fusion - just wormish beings that Rei has infesting her to attack, then something like this would be a lot more tolerable. As it stands, its a thorn in a relatively decent villain of the week.

Also

I still don't know why they changed Rei's face in the initial release to the volume version XD I vastly prefer the first outlook (which matches more with Rei's questioning as to why Takumi was grading her by the way) since Rei's character in the initial release, among the other killers, was that her insanity wasn't mind-boggling over the top in expression, but a love that was completely distorted. Best shown with the contrast of her showing off her parasites, where the horror from her is seeing those disgusting things wriggling all about her as she's showing off in pride.Also, on that note, the parasites themselves were the 'over the top' facial expressions anyway, so having her also have on in the volume release also feels redundant.

Anyways, goodish character (who probably remembered for being attractive/the bizarreness of her parasites), just wish the one, aspect of her character was handled differently

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And with this Killer Killer is once again done for the time being.

Thus, I can move on to another member of the obscure series of Danganronpa. Taking the place of Kirigiriso - since everyone from it has been covered - it'll be one of the two new characters in Makoto Naegi's Worst Day Ever:

Jutaro Akafaku!!

[fic-hipp0]

~~ Where to watch the 2021 Tokyo Revengers Live Action ~~

The Tokyo Revengers Live Action was released in theatres and later on bluray and DVD but never on any streaming services. So, for all you lovely folks who want to watch it but don’t know where you can, I’ve listed a few different options for you:

(please remove any plus signs and spaces from links. tumblr has been eating my links >:l )

1. Download the blu-ray with official subs (from safe source):

https://rar + bg. + to/to + rrent/3yemo1n

2. Download the blu-ray with fan-improved subs (from safe source):

Subs are described as: BluRay Subs (Re-Styled, Re-Timed, Improved Translations & Minor Fixes). In other words, the work of a saint.

https://nya + a. + si/view/1476949

P.S: If you have any questions about downloading, DM me! 3. Watch online

I put this as option 3 because the mobile version of the site comes off a wee bit sketch. I've seen this link shared a lot though, so if downloading isn't an option for you, others have been using it?

https://dra + macool. + city/movie/tokyo-revengers-2021-lcttve3s/

4. Physical Blu-ray purchase:

The place to buy it right now is on eBay. You're looking for the "All Region" version. That’s the international version which has subtitles in English and Chinese. Lots of people accidentally buy the Japanese version of live action films, so let me teach you the ways not to make that mistake.

When buying you want to look for these two things (1) does it say All Region, Region all, or Reg All? If so, you’re good. It has English. And (2), look at the cover. The All Region version has writing in Japanese, English, and Chinese on the cover. It should say “LIVE ACTION THE MOVIE” in dramatic yellow. If it passes test 1 and 2, you’ve chosen well. Carry forth and watch these talented Revengers. The below link I included is for the All Region DVD, but it might get gobbled up by buyers eventually. In that case carry forward and eBay search “Tokyo Revengers the Movie Region All” and you’ll find one easy-peasy.

Ebay link

Goodies:

And of course, enjoy a promo interview that's been fan-translated. It's got lots of funny moments and plenty of the cast members razzing each other:

Translated Interview

And some funny short clips from that promo interview that the translator uploaded to youtube:

1. Which character would they like to play?

2. Who would they date from the cast?

Be sure to check out other clips from different interviews on youtube too. They hired a really spectacular and great group of people for this movie. We really lucked out! >__<

Happy watching!

☆ ～('▽^人)

[kez19h]

Kusafue Rina

[stuff-diary]

Yu Yu Hakusho

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Yu Yu Hakusho (2023, Japan)

Director: Sho Tsukikawa

Writer: Tatsuro Mishima (based on the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi)

Mini-review:

Wow, this surpassed all my expectations. I don't know much about the original manga/anime, but this live-action adaptation was thrilling, engaging and incredibly fun. I do think it was too short and the characters were underdeveloped, but the superb cast goes all in and makes you care about them despite the rushed writing. On top of that, the production values are top-notch. This drama has arguably the best CGI I've ever seen in a Japanese production (the Spirit World looks stunning), and the action scenes are just jaw-droppingly awesome. Seriously, Takahito Ouchi proves once again that he's one of the best action choreographers/stunt directors in the whole world. I really hope we get more seasons, cause it's clear that a lot of passion, talent and skill went into making this Yu Yu Hakusho adaptation, and these five episodes just fly by. Anyway, this is IMHO a must-watch for action/fantasy lovers.

[setagaya-division]

Elliot's Thoughts on Sendai Division

Ryūzō Mizutori

"Professor Ryu is... well, he's very "demanding", to say the least. He doesn't allow any sort of disruption or disturbance in his class go unpunished. I lot of the students hate him, or, at the very least, don't have many nice things to say about him. I don't know if its cause he's quick to hand out punishments, or because he always seems to give out random quizzes with no explanation or warning. I'll admit, he's caught me off guard a couple of times with that, but I still manage to do... fairly well on his tests."

"Aside from that, Professor Ryu is one of the few professors in the Academy who doesn't try to stop me from hanging out with Mina-san. Plus, he always seems to step in with some of the other students are... giving me trouble. He seems scary, but... I really think he's a nice person, deep down."

Takumi Wakaba

"P-Professor W-W-Wakaba is a nice man, but... I really do not like his class! Everyday, it's always the same thing: running around the track, or playing dodgeball! And I'm always the first one to get out! And when I do, the professor always lectures me about not having enough 'youthful spirit or energy', whatever that means. Plus, he has a bad habit of using his kendo stick on me! Doesn't he realize that that isn't motivating me, so much as it is hurting me?!"

"I know he hates it when I skip his class, but I can't help it! I'm really not good when it comes to P.E.! Plus, that class always gives the bullies an excuse to hurt me! I really don't like it! I'm just grateful Mina-chan is there with me. Otherwise, it'd be a lot worse."

Kotono Ohara

"Professor Ohara is one of my favorite teachers in the Academy! Even though I don't participate in her class, I do like to stay behind and ask her some questions. This doesn't make me very popular, but... well, I don't think anything I do will help me with that. But besides that, Ohara-sensei also sometimes lets me hide out in her office when I want to skip P.E., or get away from some of my... bullies. She's a really nice woman... even if she does sometimes have a habit of canceling class, for some reason. Besides that, I still do enjoy when she does teach class."

"But... I'm a bit worried about her and Mina-chan. For some reason, Mina-chan is a little suspicious of Ohara-sensei. I've tried asking why, but she's surprisingly tight-lipped about it. Whatever it is, I hope she and Ohara-sensei can work out whatever differences they have."

Kiya Kara

"Wow... I didn't think my professors would actually form a team together to participate in the D.R.B. I wonder what their reasoning is. ...Wait, does this mean we'll have to face each other?! Oh no! I really don't want to have any of my teachers! It's already bad enough Maki-sensei is in this, but now even more of my teachers are joining! I just hope we don't have to face them first!"

[mamiya-shotaro]

[230406] TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Bloody Halloween Edition -Fate-/-Decisive Battle- PREMIER NIGHT

[yyh4ever]

Netflix has announced many news regarding the Yu Yu Hakusho Event that will take place in Tokyo, on the Evening of December 13, 2023. The application process ends on December 5 on the official site. Seats are limited!

What do we know so far?

The live screening of the first episode

Thousands of fans will have the chance to watch the screening of the first episode of the series on a large screen and at high volume.

Exclusive content with an immersive fan experience

There will be various other projects at the venue, where participants will be able to experience the worldview of Yu Yu Hakusho. Netflix has showed some of the contents:

A photo spot reproducing Koenma's office;

A long corridor displaying the work's worldview;

A dojo where you can practice Yusuke's spirit gun (reigan);

A mysterious scroll called "Koenma's Yogen-sho (Prophecy)".

I wonder what's this "Book of Koenma". Maybe some kind of revelation about the next Dark Age of demons that will happen in a hundred years. He mentioned something like that in the manga. There are many spots about Koenma, will Keita Machida show up with his pacifier? lol

Exclusive Netflix/Yu Yu Hakusho Merchandise

Netflix has unveiled some of the merch that is going to be sold at the venue. There's probably more. They usually sell acrylic stands of the characters too.

Red carpet with cast and director

The fans will have the chance to meet some of the cast on a dynamic red carpet. It seems only Kotone Furukawa (Botan) and Goro Inagaki (Sakyo) will not be attending the premiere. It would be a dream if Togashi-sensei made a surprise appearance.

Guest Appearances:

Takumi Kitamura (Yusuke Urameshi), Jun Shison (Kurama), Kanata Hongo (Hiei), Shuhei Uesugi (Kazuma Kuwabara), Sei Shiraishi (Keiko Yukimura), Ai Mikami (Yukina), Hiroya Shimizu (Karasu), Keita Machida (Koenma), Meiko Kaji (Genkai), Kenichi Takito (Elder Toguro), Go Ayano (Younger Toguro), and Director Sho Tsukikawa

The boys inviting everyone to the event on December 13, and announcing they will also be participating along with other costars:

Source: Netflix

Edit: The live broadcast of the event

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Yu Yu Hakusho | S01E03

Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

Episodes | Netflix | Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Tencent | Disney+

[questintheskies]

Tokyo Revengers 2 official trailer

[sendaidivision]

Takumi's Thoughts on Setagaya Division

Mina Nakayama

"Ah, Mina-chan. I must say, even though she is the Student Council president, I'm extremely worried about her! She always seems to be unable to participate in class, especially when it comes to running outside. Whenever I ask what her reasons are, she cites it as 'a weakness that comes from direct sunlight'. Normally, such a pale excuse would have her running regardless, but... for some reason, I found myself sympathizing with her condition. So, I allow her to sit out sometimes during class, provided she participates sometimes."

Elliot Shimizu

"Elliot is another student that doesn't participate much in my class, which I find to be unacceptable, especially considering how scrawny he is! If I don't find him hiding out in the locker room, I find him hiding out in the nurse's office with Kotono-san, who doesn't mind his presence. I've tried to get him to understand that he needs to build up his stamina more, but he just can't seem to get motivated, even when I use my trusty kendo stick. Hmm... I'll have to find another method..."

Yorii Sakuma

"Yorii-kun is... well, he's not a bad student, but he's not a good one, either. I think, much like Aranai-chan from Ueno, he does the bare minimum needed to make sure he passes the class. In class, if he isn't on that cell phone of his, he's talking with some of his female counterparts. Like Ryu mentioned, he seems to be a mix between Kobe-kun and Kaiji-kun, both of whom he is often seen hanging around in the Academy. I guess its no surprise that the three of them of good friends. But I really wish they'd focus more on the class than on their popularities!"

ENIGMA

"Like Ryu mentioned, it's extremely disheartening to see another group of my students joining this tournament. Still, on the bright side, at least the three of them all know each other. I've seen them interacting with one another on multiple occasions. I don't know if it's because they are friends with Mina since she is the president, or something else. Still, I hope that they are careful with one another during this tournament."