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WPS Chapter 10 Text Translations

After a long time of waiting, we’ve finally been given a new chapter of WPS! Here’s the text tl’s for said chapter, hope you enjoy! Translation: Manaphy TLC: Holmes

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Big left text: Morofushi arc!

Left side text: A man carrying a passionate sense of justice, while wearing a peaceful smile. What is the fury hidden in his own heart...?

Right side text: A justice burning silently... Azure flames!!

Detective Conan Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story

Original Work: Aoyama Gosho Artist: Arai Takahiro

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Upper note: The long-awaited Morofushi Arc begins...!

SFX: Fwooosh

Date: Stop it! Date: Morofushi!

Matsuda: You won’t make it in time anymore!

Hagiwara: Come back!

Amuro: H...

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Detective Conan Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story

Amuro: Hirooo!

Text: Ignoring his comrades’ voices, the man dives into the raging flames...

Side Note: Together with an ultra-gorgeous and super-complete benefit! The First Volume will go on sale during the 18th November!

CASE 10. Sow evil and reap evil Original Work: Aoyama Gosho Artist: Arai Takahiro

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Box: 3 hours earlier Matsuda: R’lly now... SFX: Scrub

Matsuda: How come the bathroom’s so dirty? Date: That’s what I told you, right?

Date: During the dry run for the Sports festival happening this weekend... Date: Guys from all the classes were covered in mud... Date: On top of that, they did it under the rain yesterday, so... Box: Date Wataru (22)

Amuro: That reminds me, the class flag design you made for the sports festival, Hiro... Amuro: Was really stylish! Morofushi: Thanks! Box: Furuya Rei (22)

Morofushi: Well, I did think that doing a cherry blossom design... Morofushi: Was somehow cliché for the police, though... Box: Morofushi Hiromitsu (22)

Hagiwara: If I’m right, it was finished and delivered this morning, right? Matsuda: Yup! Matsuda: As you see... Box: Hagiwara Kenji (22)

Matsuda: I’m carrying it... Matsuda: Close to myself! Box: Matsuda Jinpei (22)

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Matsuda: Ta-daaah! SFX: Extend Banner: Onizuka Class - Cherry Blossom Riot - Instructor : Onizuka Hachizou - Assistant Instructor : Matsumoto Shouta

Hagiwara: The colors are nice too! ♪ Morofushi: Right? Amuro: I’m excited for the Sports Festival! Date: Hm?

Date: Cat footprints...? Date: And it stinks a bit...

Matsuda: That’s right! As I hung it out outside the window to boast in front of the guys from other classes... Matsuda: It got blown away by the wind... and on top of that...! Matsuda: A stray cat whose paws stepped on a shit walked over the flag...

Matsuda: When I tried to catch that cat with Hagi, he scratched me, and now look at this mess... Hagiwara: So that’s why that cat was stinking...

Matsuda: And so, just when I was about to bring it to Tomori geezer’s cleaning shop... Matsuda: We got summoned by Oni-jerk... SFX: Squeeze

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Onizuka: I think you guys have noticed it as well, but... Onizuka: Complaints from other instructors have been coming too...

Onizuka: That recently, the bathroom and dressing room are too filthy... Date: Wait, that’s not only our faul- Onizuka: Therefore!

Onizuka: In the one week until the Sports festival ends... Onizuka: I decided to have the five of you clean the bathroom every day!

All: Huh?!

Amuro: I-Instructor Onizuka... Morofushi: However you put it, that’s... Onizuka: Come on... I’m saying that I’m giving you a chance to make up for... Onizuka: All the evil deeds you committed up to now...

Hagiwara: All the evil deeds? Onizuka: I won’t let you say that you forgot!

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Onizuka: On top of slipping out from your rooms in the dead of the night and fighting by punching each other... Onizuka: You got your stories straight and gave a false testimony in order to hide it!

Onizuka: You gathered a lot of classmates in a convenience store... Onizuka: And scuffled with a group of robbers!

Onizuka: And not only did you drive a vehicle of your own accord, even though it’s prohibited for students... Onizuka: After doing an eccentric car chase, you completely damaged the precious car my acquaintance entrusted me with... Onizuka: Furthermore...

Onizuka: You also used a gun without permission... Matsuda: Y... Matsuda: You bas... SFX: Whisper

Matsuda: But that saved your life, goddammit! Onizuka: Anyway!

Onizuka: I order the five of you to clean the bathroom and dressing room during one week! Onizuka: If you shirk even one day, I’ll have you get out of this school, Onizuka: So get ready!

Onizuka: Over! Onizuka: Without delay, start it now! Morofushi: ?!

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Morofushi: ...

Onizuka: Ah, that's a picture of a primary schoolgirl who was reported missing yesterday night in this jurisdiction. Onizuka: I heard she hasn’t gone home ever since going out on an errand... Hiromitsu: ....

Onizuka: What’s up? Morofushi... Onizuka: Do you know this child? Morofushi: Ah, no.. Morofushi: I only happened to see her downtown a short while ago...

Morofushi: Is it fine if I take this with me? Morofushi: Since I might recall something... Onizuka: Sure, I don’t mind!

Onizuka: Well, I’ll go check on you later, so... Onizuka: Before the bathing time at 17:00, be done with the cleaning!

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Matsuda: Jeez, ‘till when is this gonna take?

Matsuda: The bathroom’s still so dirty, and yet...

Matsuda: We didn’t touch... Matsuda: The dressing room at all...

Matsuda: At this rate, if we keep taking it easy... Matsuda: It’s gonna be bad, y’know?

Matsuda: How ‘bout we do it while talking about something more exciting? Hagiwara: Exciting, huh...?

Hagiwara: That reminds me, Morofushi-chan... Hagiwara: That little girl on the missing report you were looking at just now... Hagiwara: Isn’t there something about her? Morofushi: Eh?

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Date: Indeed... Date: Just because you saw her in the street, that reaction was strange, right? Morofushi: Ah, yeah, that child...

Morofushi: She looked just like a little girl I used to play a lot with when I was a kid... Morofushi: Well, that girl back then died from an illness, but... Morofushi: There’s something bothering me...

Amuro: If it’s your childhood friend, does it mean that I also met that little girl? Morofushi: No... Morofushi: Since it happened back when I was in Nagano...

Matsuda: Now that sounds interesting! Date: Go ahead and tell us about that story! Hagiwara: We’d listen to anything!

Morofushi: In... Morofushi: In fact...

Morofushi: Ah, but... Morofushi: That story isn’t interesting at all, so...

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Matsuda: Aaah, damn it! Matsuda: I’m done, I’m done!

Morofushi: Eh? Matsuda: Since Zero asked me to wait until you bring it out yourself... Matsuda: I was holding back, but... Matsuda: I can’t keep with that anymore!

Matsuda: You’re searching for the criminal who killed your Dad and Mom, right? Morofushi: Eeeh?!

Matsuda: And because the little girl from that missing report... Matsuda: Looks related to that case, you’re at a loss... Matsuda: That wrong?!

Morofushi: R-Right... Morofushi: That’s right, but... Morofushi: I can’t!

Morofushi: This is a case I absolutely have to solve myself... Morofushi: I don’t want to involve anybody else anymore... Morofushi: If someone ends up dying again...

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Group: We won't die!

Date: Until now, we've been...

Matsuda: Crossing risky bridges non-stop, but...

Furuya: When it’s the five of us...

Hagiwara: We’ve always pulled through, right?

Matsuda: So talk to us, boss Hiro... Matsuda: We won’t do you bad, y’know... Morofushi: ...

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Morofushi: Pft- Morofushi: “We won’t do you bad”... Morofushi: That’s a villain-esque line, right?

Furuya: That's true... Date: Cruel Bailiffs do say that a lot... Hagiwara: Since Jinpei-chan is rooted in evil! ♡ Matsuda: Shut your mouths! Hiromitsu: ...

Morofushi: Understood! Morofushi: I’ll tell you...

Morofushi: About that night of dismay... Morofushi: which made my inner clock's hands freeze in place...

Morofushi: Enshrouded in that stench of steel... Morofushi: 15 years ago from now...

Left Side Text: Continues in SS #49

Right Side Text: Morofushi’s past, revealed... Next issue.

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medea10 · 4 years ago

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My Review of Fruits Basket: 2nd Season

It’s really happening! It’s fucking happening! The never-before animated story to one of the best shoujo series in the 21st century is finally happening!

HISTORY: Just read my long-ass review for that.

Okay, okay!

Tohru Honda stumbles upon the family secret of her classmate, Yuki Sohma when she moves in the Sohma household. Whenever a member of the Sohma family is hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they turn into an animal from the Chinese Zodiac. Because of this, the Sohma family is very secretive about this issue and only let close people in on the family secret. And even then, it rarely happens! But after a lifetime of worry and hell these members have been put through, they learned that Tohru cares about each and every one of them. She was able to bring out the sun for many of these characters who have suffered a lifetime of ridicule, pain, and isolation.

SEASON TWO: It’s the start of summer and many things around Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo are changing. For Yuki, it means taking over the student council full-time, as his seniors will be graduating in the spring. And for one Sohma family member, she’s made it her mission to lift the curse that has plagued the Sohma’s for generations. This season is filled with the cute and fluffy moments it’s known for where characters are having fun. But then you remember this is Fruits Basket and the cute and fluffy moments are shrouded in pain and misery.

And when you have an unstable character like Akito, people are going to be hurt. With the addition of several characters, we do detour from time-to-time for stories about them instead of following Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru. But many of these characters have some sort of connection to the main cast. With the introduction of Rin, we see the desperation in finding a way to rid the Sohmas of the zodiac curse. The student council members introduced this season helped Yuki come out of his shell even further. And the introduction of the final zodiac Kureno gave us possible hope for Tohru and a possible love interest with someone you probably didn’t see coming.

LICENSING: Thank you FUNimation. Thank you for once again taking the helm by licensing it and putting in the delicate care the mangaka went in to creating it! And also thank you for not being greedy dickholes and letting Crunchyroll and Hulu air it too. Anyways, the cast from the previous season have returned to do their respectable roles in both the English and Japanese cast. It’s just that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the dub wasn’t as frequent as it was last year so I spent a good chunk just sticking to the original Japanese audio.

NEW CHARACTERS: In the final episode of season one, we were quickly introduced to several new characters who are going to make a big splash this time around. Just a reminder, there are only two zodiac members that were never introduced until this very moment. But there are several characters, who may not be part of the Sohma clan, but are a big part of the story and to several main characters.

First, I would like to introduce Kakeru Manabe and Machi Kuragi. They will now serve under Yuki as Student Council Vice President and Treasurer. They’re also half-siblings (same father, different mothers). Now by no means are these two ever going to be let-in on the Sohma family secret like Tohru, but they definitely make a big impact on Yuki’s life as Yuki seems comfortable enough to have one-on-ones with Kakeru and share common themes with Machi.

Isuzu (or Rin) is a Sohma with long, black hair. She is the horse of the zodiac curse. She doesn’t let a lot of people in her corner and usually only confides in either Hiro or her boyfriend, Hatsuharu. A lifetime of family issues and Akito being a cunt has something to do with it. Rin’s mission is to find a way to break the curse set on her and the rest of the Sohmas. But after an altercation with Akito, Rin has taken it upon herself to become a lone wo-, um horse in this mission.

Kureno is the final zodiac member to be introduced. And if you haven’t guessed, he is the rooster! Kureno is usually never seen by anyone in the Sohma family due to the fact that Akito keeps him on a short leash. But once Kureno was able to step away from Akito’s side, he finds comfort in one of Tohru’s friends.

I’m familiar with many of these voice actors they’ve added to these new characters. The only one I was surprised at came from Aki Toyosaki playing Rin. I think it’s just leftover questioning after hearing her voice these cutesy, moe characters (blame K-ON for that one). But Rin’s voice isn’t bad.

As for the dub, thank you FUNimation for bringing Aaron Dismuke back to the Fruits Basket family. If you’ve been following Fruits Basket from the very beginning, you might recall him being the original voice of Hiro Sohma. But since he was quite a young child when voicing Hiro, that voice he carried at the time wasn’t going to stay forever. Puberty happens! Aside all that needless info, I really liked his Kakeru! I’m digging Ian Sinclair as Kureno. I spent a full-on decade imagining who would voice him. And back in the day, I always thought Micah Solusod or Vic Mignogna would do him justice. But once 2019 happened…

*crosses off a name on a list*

…Yeah, Micah Solusod would do his voice justice, just him, no one else! But Ian Sinclair is awesome in nearly every thing he’s in and this is fine by me. Brina Palencia as Rin…eh, I mean she always plays characters who are monotone or serious. I’m not bashing it, but it was a predictable role for her. Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

JAPANESE CAST: *Kakeru is played by Takuya Eguchi (known for Cheren on Pokemon BW, Takeo on My Love Story, Ryouma on Love Stage, Kujo on Gosick, Watanuki on Inu x Boku SS, and Fumiya on Domestic Girlfriend)

*Machi is played by Ai Kakuma (known for Misaka Worst on Index III, Rossweisse on High School DxD, Lala on Monster Musume, and Hato on Genshike Nidaime)

*Rin is played by Aki Toyosaki (known for Uiharu on Railgun/Index, Yui on K-ON, Suu on Shugo Chara, Satsuki on Maid-sama, Momo on To Love Ru, Chitose on Yuru Yuri, and Aoi on Beelzebub)

*Kureno is played by Yuichiro Umehara (known for Gorou on Darling in the Franxx, Mars on Black Clover, and Goblin Slayer)

ENGLISH CAST: *Kakeru is played by Aaron Dismuke (known for Al on FMA, Hiro on Fruits Basket, Young Hohenheim on FMA: Brotherhood, Van on Escaflowne [redub], Marx on Black Clover, and Takami on Deadman Wonderland)

*Machi is played by Caitlin Glass (known for Winry on FMA, Haruhi on Ouran HSHC, Maki on Love Live, Miria on Baccano, Petra on Attack on Titan, Evergreen on Fairy Tail, and Kirigiri on Danganronpa)

*Rin is played by Brina Palencia (known for Nina on FMA, Ciel on Black Butler, Yuno on Mirai Nikki, Saten on Railgun/Index, Juvia on Fairy Tail, Touka on Tokyo Ghoul, Holo on Spice & Wolf, and Chopper on One Piece)

*Kureno is played by Ian Sinclair (known for Whis on DB Super, Bard on Black Butler, Sousuke on Free!, Chuck on Panty & Stocking, Magna on Black Clover, Brook on One Piece, and Space Dandy)

SHIPPING PART II:

I still know who everyone ends up with and I’m doing my darndest to keep my mouth shut and not let out a decade-old spoiler. So let’s get some crap over with!

*Yuki x Motoko: Yeah, remember Motoko? That Yuki-obsessed chick who literally can’t breathe without the boy in her life! Well, first episode of the season, we get an episode featuring her once more. Because Motoko is one year older, she faces the harsh reality of graduating a year before Yuki and is pretty depressed over that. Not only that, but she's still super jealous that Yuki spends so much time with Tohru. But it gets a little deeper when she noticed that Yuki has changed as he’s smiling a lot more (and those smiles are not fake this time). She so wanted to be the woman in his life to make him smile like that. But Motoko’s probably just going to admire him from a distance. Oh and she still finds time to harass and/or threaten any foreign girl that hangs around Yuki’s aura.

*Ayame x Mine: I almost forgot to talk about this one. Probably because we really only got one episode to show the slightest ship hint from them. Mine has got to be the only female on earth who is able to handle Ayame’s wacky behavior 24/7. Then again, Mine has a few quirks herself. But both of them find that they can confide in each other. Here’s the thing with this one, it is unknown if Mine actually knows about the family curse up to this point. And if they are really in a relationship, Akito hasn’t given her “blessing”. I don’t know, maybe everyone in the family thought it would be best to not pry into Ayame’s private life for many valid reasons.

*Hatsuharu x Rin: So these two were actually in a (secret) relationship. Secret for obvious reasons! They knew the consequences after what Akito has done to Hatori and Kisa for being loved. In this season, we see how much these two really care for each other. Rin is so desperate in finding a way to rid Hatsuharu and everyone else of the zodiac curse that she’ll pursue it by any means necessary. And when she dumped Hatsuharu, this devastation built up pretty big until it burst in the destruction of a classroom. Hatsuharu can be very laid-back, but the break-up really devastated him. Later this season, we do get the development of this ship. Hatsuharu is one of the few people in Rin’s inner circle she was able to rely on and this blossomed into both of them confessing their love. And even sleeping with each other! Yep, Fruits Basket gave us a sex scene! However, Akito found out and Rin took the blame for everything.

…And Akito gave her blessing by shoving Rin off the second story.

Akito’s blessings really should come with an advisory.

Advisory: DON’T ASK AKITO FOR HER BLESSINGS!

*Hatori x Mayu: If you’re wondering who Mayu is, that is Tohru’s homeroom teacher. She surprisingly has some history with Shigure, Hatori, and Kana. First of all, Mayu is best friends with Kana. When Kana was dating Hatori, Mayu started to get these feelings and she ended up dating Shigure (seriously, bad choice). But she knew like the rest of us that Shigure is distant, sneaky, and you just can’t trust him. But Mayu was the only one to cry for Hatori’s sake. Mayu does hold out hope for one day going out with Hatori. Five, ten years, however long it takes!

*Kureno x Uo: The one time Kureno was allowed to escape from Akito’s grasp and he enjoys the company of Tohru’s best friend Uotani. When I first read this in the manga, I thought this was absolutely random, but cute nevertheless. And after watching their small time together, I yearned for there to be more time for Kureno and Uo to be together…but you know it’s not possible because you know the real deal. I mean, Kureno has spent the majority of his life as Akito’s personal bitch. After that one episode, Kureno has remained on the Sohma estate and Uo has wanted to see him again. So much so that she quit her part-time job where she first met Kureno because she feels like she’ll never see him again! Thing is Kureno promised to stay by Akito’s side after a really big revelation happened (stay tuned). Kureno is like the only Sohma that is able to cast his shackles aside and be with someone he loves. And Uo is the first person he’s ever truly felt that about!

No…I’m not going to mention that OTHER ship just yet. I get upset just even thinking about it.

*sniffles*

Just let the little bird fly and be free already.

*Kyo x Kagura: I probably should have covered this in the first season. But I was too focused on the sad ship and cute ship. Anyways, it’s well known that Kagura loves Kyo. REALLY LOVES HIM! But after Tohru moved in, Kagura slowly learned that Kyo has changed because of Tohru and knows that Kyo might not like Kagura that way. In the 11th episode, we get a moving storyline where Kagura goes on a date with Kyo and we learn a little more into why Kagura began to like Kyo. Kagura pitied Kyo as a child since he was the unfortunate child cursed under the cat. It made her feel better about her own sad fate of being cursed under the boar. But she still played with him until she accidentally took off Kyo’s rosary beads that revealed the demonic cat curse. By this time in the story, it’s absolutely cemented with Kyo that he’s in love with someone else and is ready to tell Kagura that he will never love her. But that doesn’t stop Kagura from telling Kyo that she loves him.

*Yuki x Machi: Unlike all the other girls in school, Machi doesn’t see Yuki as a prince. She sees clearly through his fake smile that he gives off all the time. At least that was her thought at the beginning of the series! Machi has been pretty quiet and kept to herself whenever at the student council. No one even knows what her favorite foods and colors are! Truth is, Machi doesn’t know either. But it wasn’t until a simple (and I do mean simple) gift from Yuki that Machi changed a little bit! This ship didn’t get much action until near the end of this season where the student council met up for some lunch. This was the first time we saw Machi act all tsundere around Yuki when he noticed she held onto the gift he gave her.

It was a leaf. He gave her a friggin’ leaf. And then she turned it into a bookmark.

*Tohru x Yuki: Sigh. He kissed her on the forehead and cried. Moving on! She’s not even friend-zoned. She’s MOM-zoned! Tohru is the mother that Yuki turns to because Yuki’s mother is an uncaring cunt. I know who Yuki really ends up with in the end, but if you ask me, I prefer Yuki x Kakeru.

Don’t at me, I love seeing these two together! Okay, final shipping for the category.

*Tohru x Kyo: There is no doubt that Kyo and Yuki have changed for the better since meeting Tohru. Both of them felt that there was no hope and only self-isolation in their life. In Kyo’s case, he knew early on that his life was fucked. His mother committed suicide, his father abandons him, the Sohma family shuns him, and once he reaches a certain age, he faces a lifetime of being locked in confinement. So Tohru’s kindness and persistence has definitely done wonders for the boy. Romance, wise? Let’s just say that things were almost said at the beach. And we get a realization from Kyo that Tohru is precious to him. His precious!

Oh, there is ONE certain ship I feel I should mention. However, it’s still too much of a shock for people to take in. So I will wait for the final season to let it rip.

HORRIBLE PARENTS: The original series only scraped the surface of how horrible the Sohma parents truly are. I could have done my worst parents/mothers/fathers list with at least half of these people. But the original series never showed us the ugliness when it came to Yuki’s mother, Kyo’s father, and queen of the bitches, Ren Sohma. Bitch, I will see you in season three! Thankfully, we’ve got at least one or two nice parents like Hiro and Kagura’s mothers.

Before I bring up the worst this series had to offer, can we just talk about how precious this woman is? Hiro’s mother loved rams and was very happy when Hiro was born. Hiro’s mother is just so precious for this series. She loves her son and even loves Kisa. It’s adorable! As for Kagura’s mother, even with Kagura’s aggressive personality, her mother is quite supportive of her daughter and even Rin. So let’s go down this rap-sheet of the worst ones!

Kyo’s father was never able to forgive his own son for “causing the death of his wife”. He even refuses to call Kyo by name, he only refers to Kyo as “It” or “That Creature”. Thank God we have Kazuma to replace this dick. I know Kazuma’s hands aren’t clean either, but he has treated Kyo like the son he never had. More than what I can say about this fucker!

Yuki’s mother did some unpleasant things to her son. For starters, selling Yuki to Akito for her to do whatever she wanted with him. Because the rat in the zodiac was the first to arrive, it is said that the rat is closest to the god. This gave Yuki’s mother the opportunity to have Yuki deal with Akito’s scary tantrums and scar him for years. Ayame doesn’t have anything pleasant to say about his own mother either. Last I recall, she’s quite cold to Ayame as well. She’s a cold, uncaring witch.

Ah shit, here we go again! Momiji’s father! Yes, that very same father who told Momiji that his mother’s memories of him had to be wiped away in order for her to get better. We see him once again taking away more from Momiji because his daughter Momo is catching on. In an episode, Momiji is told that he should give up playing the violin. Why the fuck for? Well, Momo’s getting music lessons from Momiji’s teacher and feels these two should not meet or even cross paths. And of course, his father isn’t too keen about Momiji coming to his office so he can watch the family he sacrificed so his mother could be saved. This boy just can’t catch a break and I still want to hug my little bunny-kins.

Rin gets panic attacks spontaneously due to her parent’s physical abuse and abandonment. Rin’s home life was okay until one question sparked years of abuse. Because Rin caught on to her parent’s fake smiles, they showed who they really were. Rin hid her abuse until she passed out from so much pain that she had to be checked into the hospital. It was there that Kazuma and a young Hatsuharu learned she was being beaten by her parents. And what do the parents do? Abandon her then and there at the hospital!

Kakeru and Machi aren’t a part of the Sohma family, but that doesn’t stop the fact that they have a messed up home life. Kakeru and Machi are half-siblings (same father, different mothers). Kakeru was an illegitimate child, but was the elder sibling (+ male), so is a prime candidate to be his father’s heir. And both of their mothers fought over who would be the heir to their father’s fortune in the future, putting endless stress on Kakeru and Machi. As a kid, Kakeru would have spontaneous panic attacks because of the stress his mother put him under. While Kakeru was able to tell off his mother and she begrudgingly accepted it, Machi’s mother still puts pressure on her to a point where Machi just does what she’s told and has infrequent bouts of panic attacks.

Oh, there’s another parent worth mentioning. But the final season will take care of that one. I know you’re expecting me to say something about Ren Sohma (Akito’s mother). Problem is, she only had one line in this whole season. I could say there was a scene where her name was mentioned at Akito and Akito went a little berserk. But that’s all I can say here.

SADDEST MOMENT OF THIS SEASON: Hands down, anything involving sweet, little Momiji is going to hurt. Granted, this doesn’t hurt as much as the backstory between him and his mother. But when we get the episode of Momiji’s sister Momo spying on Momiji playing the violin, it’s like a knife to the chest. You want these two to see each other, but it’ll trigger some unhappiness with the family. Momiji sacrificed a butt-ton just for his mother to recover. Momo knows that Momiji exists, she just doesn’t know that Momiji is her brother.

So what does Momo do?

Ask Tohru to ask Momiji to be her big brother.

Ouch. Ow, Fruits Basket! I know this scene hurt when I read it, but it nearly killed me in animation. God and Momiji’s crying. I want to hug him so much.

EVERYONE’S FATE: In this season, we hit the asphault when it’s revealed that Kyo made an ultimatum with Akito. If Kyo is able to beat Yuki in a fight before the two of them graduate high school, he will obtain his freedom and avoid a lifetime being caged (like the previous cat). As this clock ticks, Kyo knows he doesn’t have much time left before he spends the rest of his life sealed away.

And it isn’t just Kyo! All the other zodiacs are destined to live on Akito’s estate so that Akito can have her delusional “eternal banquet”. So of course, Akito feels threatened that Tohru has such a hold on almost all of the Sohmas. That’s why Rin wants to free everyone from this curse and a little later once she learns about this, Tohru wants to do the same.

THE HAT: Remember the hat that seems out of place for Tohru to have? An old, dusty hat that doesn’t match anything! It was mentioned briefly in the original series and expaneded a bit in the first season. This season gives us a little surprise in the form of the hat connecting to Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru.

The hat originally belonged to Kyo. When they were children, Yuki tried to talk to Kyo and it turned into Kyo yelling at Yuki because he’s the rat of the zodiac. And as the story goes, the rat lies to the cat about the banquet and the cat is left out. A lot of the zodiacs were always sour at Yuki growing up. Moving on! Kyo’s hat fell and Yuki never returned it to him. Yuki once wore the hat on his head and ran away from the Sohma estate. It was at that time he came across a lost, little girl (Tohru). Yuki lead Tohru back home and puts the hat on her head as he leaves from her sight. And that’s the tale of that mystery hat you might have seen prior.

Oh, there’s another connection with Kyo…yeah, you guessed it. Third season! Wait for it.

ENDING TO SEASON TWO: So this season seems to be getting 25 episodes as well. That means if the final season only has 13 episodes that would equal up to 63 episodes in total. And that would make Eric Vale’s comments in a video a year ago correct. Eric Vale is bad with spoilers, isn’t he?

Anyways, this season has given us a lot to mull over. We get new characters that have no connection to the Sohma family, but has a big impact with Yuki that he changes for the better. We finally get to see the two zodiacs that have never made their debut until now. And the backstory of Tohru with the out-of-place hat as a child is settled. Inching closer to the second season finale, we get some cute and semi-impactful stories around the school. Tohru and Kyo were in a class production of Cinderella where Kyo finds out Tohru knows what’s going to happen after graduation when she accidentally blurts out the wrong thing on stage. Then we have Yuki opening up more to his student council members (especially Kakeru) and long-time holdout Machi opening up and becoming a blushing girl like many her age.

Well folks, it’s New Years and time for another zodiac banquet. And Yuki was feeling a sense of weight being lifted from his shoulders. He was going to make a change with his life by not blaming others for his problems. So Akito gives her blessing by…

You should know by now that when I say that, it’s not going to end well.

Let’s just say, hearing Yuki say those words, Akito started to recall a time with Kureno that really struck a cord. I’ll get to it in a second. Akito struck Yuki in the face with a blunt instrument and thankfully he did not end up blind like Hatori. Akito had yet another psychotic outburst that resulted in one of the Sohmas being hurt. And you have to wonder why Akito is this evil, twisted soul that hurts her family physically and mentally. Hatori permanently loses the sight in one of his eyes and still forgives Akito. Kureno stays by Akito’s side no matter what she did to him.

In the final episode, we get quite a few revelations exposed (especially for Tohru). The play, Tohru, Hana, Uo, and Kyo were in was videotaped and Momiji gave a copy to Kureno. Let’s just say that Uo sent her own secret message of wanting to see a certain someone again. Kureno was conflicted that he wanted to reach out and talk to Tohru. When Tohru met with Kureno, she came upon some startling discoveries about the man possessed by the rooster zodiac (or bird).

When walking towards birds, they flew away from him. If you recall, many animals are drawn to the zodiacs (i.e. cats to Kyo, rats to Yuki, etc.). But with Kureno, they all just flew away! And finally, Kureno walked right up to Tohru, hugged her, and he didn’t transform.

Kureno has been curse-free for several years. Actually, since he was in high school and dude is in his 20’s currently. It’s unknown why only he was released from the curse and everybody else still transforms. Kureno kept it from everyone in the Sohma household (even though Shigure was suspicious for a while). And when the curse lifted from Kureno, he felt as though he could finally fly free (irony is that he can no longer “fly” being a zodiac bird). Problem is that Akito had a mental breakdown when she saw Kureno was free from the curse and she screamed at him to stay and never leave her side. This was actually the one time Akito didn’t hit or injure someone during one of these fits, so this felt very different.

And because of Kureno’s decision to stay by Akito’s side, he feels he can no longer see Uo. Even though, he really feels a connection towards her despite only seeing her two times. This was his first actual love! And then, Tohru learned another bombshell.

Actually, this bombshell isn’t as huge as it was years ago.

You see, up until this point in the manga it was hard to decipher what gender Akito was. In the original anime ALL of Akito’s voice actors (even in Japanese) were male. Yes, including when Akito was a child. Aaron Dismuke was everywhere 15 years ago. But then a chapter from the manga came out where Kureno clearly tells Tohru (who had no idea at the time) that Akito was female. So, for hardcore fans such as myself, this wasn’t so much of a bombshell. Although I forgot Tohru didn’t know about Akito’s true gender. New fans to the anime, it might’ve caused great impact. Anyways, the second season ends on that note.

Come on Fruits Basket, you announced another season on my birthday last year. Surely you can give me something to go on for my birthday this year.

OH HELL YEAH!

This totally…doesn’t make up for RBG dying over my birthday weekend, but it’s a start!

Aside from ONE episode, this season was totally brand-spanking new, never-before seen in anime form. And it was satisfying to watch many of these moments I thought were going to remain on the printed page forever finally in animation. This season gave us the good and the bad. We’ll have those light and funny moments that Fruits Basket was notorious for. Tohru visiting Ayame’s clothing store, Yuki’s class taking a trip, and the Cinderella storyline. But then you get all the heavy stuff like Akito coming to see Tohru at the beach house, Rin’s backstory, Kureno’s reveal, and Momiji’s sister wanting to know more about him. Every Momiji episode hurts me! Momo is too precious for this world and she just wants to know her secret onii-chan.

Now some people might think the lineup of these episodes and story is a bit sloppy with how it’s listed. Well, that’s how most of it was in the manga, just go with the flow. I mean, yeah, I’d agree with you there and maybe if this series were one continuous anime with no breaks, you’d get no complaints there. But whatever, you can’t please everyone on everything. This season gave us more character development from these characters. Kyo, while still an angry kitty from time to time has really matured a bit. He doesn’t fly off the handle to fight Yuki every day like you’d see in season one. Yuki was able to realize many aspects of his life and grow from there. Hatori was able to move on from Kana. Ayame learned to be a better big brother…though he’s still a yutz.

Shigure is NOT to be trusted!

I know some people have been saying that since season one and I feel it’s well worth repeating. And it’ll get worse next season, believe me! The only character I was disappointed in by not seeing that much of was Ritsu. But as I recall, Ritsu doesn’t get that much action in the second year arc. I’m so happy to hear the original dub (most of them anyways) with this new material that they’ve never done before for these characters. And I’m hoping to ride this train going into 2021. I love this story and I can’t wait for the final season.

Yes, watch this. Watch the first season too! Hell, watch the original series, it’s not out of print yet!

All of the episodes are available to watch on FUNimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu. The dub is available through FUNimation only. And if you want to watch the original anime (w/o the new story), Hulu still has it available.

#anime review #Fruits Basket #fruits basket 2nd season #Tohru Honda #kyo sohma #Yuki Sohma #hiro sohma #hatori sohma #kagura sohma #kakeru manabe #machi kuragi #rin sohma #akito sohma #ayame sohma #shigure sohma #momiji sohma #kureno sohma #arisa uotani

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ilivelikeimtrying · 4 years ago

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Cinderella AU where Honey Lemon is Cinderella, Gogo is the prince(ss), Wasabi and Fred work beside the king (dukes? I think? Is that right? It's like Fred's the King's right-hand man but he'd be lost without Wasabi, who is his right-hand man) and Tadashi and Hiro are both fairies.

Hiro handles the mice and the pumpkin, while Tadashi handles the the dog, the horse and, of course, Honey Lemon herself, magicing her up the sweetest baby-pink ball gown and the most gorgeous pale pink glass shoes to ever exist ever, Hiro fixing her hair and, deciding to ad his own little touch, giving her a small, rose gold tiara.

And boom baby! she's ready for the ball!!!

But, well, let's give this story a little twist, shall we?

The kings friend (which is Krei) wanted the prince(ss) to chose his son, and called upon a fairy to make it come true, but after she refused to mess with the forces of true love he trapped her away in the deepest darkest cavern in his own kigdom.

However, he did not count on the fact that fairies (in this case) come in familial pairs (see Tadashi and Hiro), and he just messed with some powerful forces.

As dark magic begins to seep into the kingdom, heading straight for the castle, it's going to take this unlikely group of friends to save the night.

Will they be able to save everyone before midnight? Or does no one get to live happily ever after?

Sorry for that ending, kinda get carried away...

See ya🖐🏼

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auroral-melody · 5 years ago

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hi! do you have any recommendations of things to watch or read? ive read and watched good omens and lucifer and ive read sandman and watched lot and i liked them all and bc you also like them i thought you might have more stuff to recommend! ty in advance fkdk and i hope you have an amazing day/night!!!

HECK YEAH. idk what else you’ve seen so i’ll just rec everything

tv shows:

- doctor who is and always will be my comfort show tbh. it’s so optimistic and kind and i love it so dearly, it means so much to me

- constantine nbc (theres only one season and it was cancelled but it’s GREAT)

- legends of tomorrow (extremely goofy. doesn’t take itself seriously except when it does. time travel, with magic, and john constantine comes up in s3 and is a main char in s4. INCREDIBLY gay. like oh my god i’ve never seen a sci fi fantasy show this gay it makes me so happy)

- agents of shield (phil coulson is babey and fitzsimmons is the purest thing on the planet)

- stranger things (kids on bikes!!! scary)

- dark matter (sci fi and UNDERRATED!)

- i still love firefly tbh

my watchlist right now is

- black lightning (just started, it’s Gud)- i watched a season of el internado (spanish show that’s very cheesy but it’s a dramatic high school teen show. it’s not exactly Good but it’s fun!)- oh i also need to watch s2 of the OA fhjkdhf (s1 is very good!!! lots of scary topics but it’s fascinating)- i’ve also just started the flash- i’m going to watch sabrina soon bc there’s apparently a lucifer in it

i also have in fact watched supernatural and honestly i love cas and gabriel and sam and dean and crowley. it has exactly the problems people say it does, but also it is entertaining and i swear they have got to use spray bottles for the blood sometimes which is HILARIOUS.

more of a reality show:

- buzzfeed unsolved (i Really like the supernatural seasons! it’s a little spooky but also the fact that shane, in a dark room alone, doesn’t think it’s spooky at All makes it hilarious. i’m a shaniac but i’m scared fhjdkfhkdj)

- adam ruins everything

animated tv shows:

- she ra (incredibly gay energies)

- the dragon prince (i just finished and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!)

- avatar the last airbender (it’s excellent. pls. everything about it is good)

- aggretsuko (fun !! also very relatable)

- the devil is a part-timer (one of the only animes i’ve seen. kinda Straight TM with the whole boobage but it’s also funny and WINGS)

- devilman crybaby (i havent seen the old one yet. very nsfw. but GOD i got so so close to crying)

- carmen sandiego (spy romp!!! with educational geography tidbits!!! i love the art too it’s really good)

- disenchantment (matt groening humour if you’re good w that, there’s a demon named luci)

- futurama (matt groening humour but i’m STILL emotional over it. i still love the interdimensional polyamorous pansexual nonbinary space being yivo who uses neopronouns. babey)

movies:

- the lego movie (especially the second one)

- the lego movie batman (aka Gay)

- road to el dorado (PEAK good omens energies it’s still my favorite ok)

- thor ragnarok

- into the spiderverse

- emperor’s new groove

- men in black (all of them) are just so good okay

- hellboy (it’s guillermo del toro. it’s fun)

books:

- the stainless steel rat (about a sci fi criminal who is a goofy sarcastic lad. 100% RECOMMEND HIGHLY PLEAS E READ)

- the martian (it’s SO MUCH FUNNIER than the movie is tbh..it’s ICONIC. sciency humor)

- mort (my favorite discworld book so far. death gets a job as a cook)

- the screwtape letters (about a demon and his annoyed uncle/mentor)

- much ado about nothing (listen it’s REally fun. or watch the tennant version)

rn i’m reading snow crash and it’s super fun, the main character is named Hiro Protagonist hfkjdshjfd.

comics:

- loki: agent of asgard (illustrated by the guy who did lucifer 2016! fun!!! loki being a sweetheart)

- the prince and the dressmaker (ADORABLE!!! gnc prince(ss))

- the dreaming (”why do you like the corinthian” *gestures at this comic while aggressively retconning part of it*)

- any of the sandman extras, especially overture and the death stories

- hellblazer (i only got up to issue 75 but it’s pretty good!! constantine..my boy)

- the wicked and the divine (i’m only on #19 but. aaaa? it’s surprisingly bloody, but also, it had a fem!lucifer in it that absolutely killed me with gay)

- xkcd (webcomic. witty and sciency)

i’m also going to read Murder Mysteries the graphic novel by neil gaiman as soon as it comes!!! i’m excited

#Anonymous #my posts #asks #answers #:DDD #hope u like them!#the first few in each list are like my Favorites so

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iristial · 6 years ago

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SS/Kamen Rider Ramble #117: Ticking Towards The Right Direction - Kamen Rider Zi-O Episode 4

^Sweet Millennial Baby, how are we the same age?

Put Millennial Baby and Lovable Gaming Doctor in one room and sweetness overload. The episodes are getting better and better with time (a nice play on words XD), probably since in order to get every Heisei Rider into the episodes, the premise had to be set up super-fast in the first episode. But now that’s the past and I’m looking to the future for this series

So much for my six month hate/denial spree I usually get for other seasons...

I forgot to do a review last week but I can catch up later :)

The plot hole where Emu remembers his Rider days gets explained as the minute Another Rider Ex-Aid is defeated, he has no problem taking down some Geiz and Zi-O butt. Too bad he should be aiming those visual effects at another enemy…

Aura is so pretty, she reminds me of Korean actress Jang Nara. Too bad she’s a villainess…I’m getting the feeling that she’s going to die in the end no She has no problem with playing with the visual attack effects of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (fourth-wall break right there), opening a rift in this week’s monster host and reactivating his powers. This week’s (or rather this two-parter’s) host is a father with an ill son, hence why he’s seeking players that have a small stature and organs that can be used as a donor for his son. The cause is kinda noble but at the same time, if not for Hiro saying that it was too late to operate in 2018, I wonder what would’ve happened if he did find a player with a compatible heart…shivers

Emu + not smiling = What has happeNED to YOU Emu not smiling is like taking the cream out of a Victoria sponge cake, there’s something missing – is he seriously sick of being everyone’s kicking dummy, even the host of the week pushes him over

Whenever Sougo talked to Emu, I was basically screaming “USE HONORIFICS HE’S OLDER THAN YA”

Emu Deserves Respect From the First Meeting

Geiz is still tsundere towards Sougo (I have the feeling Geiz x Sougo is going to be the OTP as per fandom consensus and I know I’m going to be alone in my Geiz/Tsukuyomi or Sougo/Tsukuyomi pairing OTL) and he says he’s going to beat the monster in 2016…but predictably doesn’t. What is it with 2018 and tokusatsu heroes saying they’ll beat monsters in so and so time only to fail XD Guess it reaffirms that only a Rider power of the respective year can defeat the Another Rider. I wonder if that means Geiz takes spotlight for Drive and Ghost…

Sougo is downtrodden (poor baby…wait, we’re the same age) by Geiz’s harshness towards him, and though it’s understandable from the audience’s POV and by the wide-known premise, I don’t think anyone would feel good about some future dude striding around in baby buckles, saying that you ruined his life when you don’t even know how you became an overlord tbh Tsukuyomi, ever the caring one, explains on behalf of Geiz as they both lost loved ones and Sougo had been Innocently Insensitive (well, he’s already said he’s going to be a good Demon Overlord of all things) by asking Geiz if he knows what it’s like to loved ones. Hence why he wants to annihilate Millennial Baby and that has Sougo asking Tsukuyomi if she wants to get rid of him. After some contemplation, she says she doesn’t know but for now, she wants to help him

Sougo even seems flattered by that and ends up saying that he trusts Geiz and Tsukuyomi to take him down when the time is right

I found my ship I’m shipping Tsukuyomi x Sougo, fingers crossed that the lack of official material not giving her last name doesn’t mean she’s related to him bc I will be saltier than the time of Philip and Wakana over OTPs and may the story be good in its own right to compensate

Geiz warns 2016!Ex-Aid Riders, but Hiiro dismisses it as folly (yo, you like, have a fantasy motif for your Gashat and basically fight with the power of video games, how can you not believe in time travel) and Emu doesn’t seem perturbed by this, even saying that Geiz isn’t that much better from Hiiro BURN OMG EMU XD

Even the kids acknowledge he’s wearing baby buckles as he’s trying remove the kids wanting to play with it OTL

When is Woz going to appear, aside from being a troll in the opening dialogue?

Oh wait, he’s here, and turns on The Ham as Sougo bears the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid armour

I’m guessing about 10+ Riders are appearing so More Hammy Speeches are upcoming YES Woz has my favourite character aesthetic so far, check out that beautiful face

Before Sougo can assist Geiz back in time, Wool shoves in with a Time Mazine and they battle it out before Sougo knocks him down and goes to the past

Why...aren’t you taking Tsukuyomi?

Why have you mastered the Time Mazine so quickly, is it that easy to operate?

At least Sougo takes the time to actually marvel over his new armour in a fashion worthy of Gaim Kouta searching For A Henshin Pose

Also why did you de-henshin when you got out into 2016 air, I mean, I get it furthers the effectiveness of your heroic speech but ????

C h a r a c t e r f l e s h i n g for Sougo yes! I still have no idea about where exactly his morals and dreams lie, barring the atypical Kamen Rider desire to protect the innocents, so it’ll be nice to see where he’ll go

He seems to be the type that innocently trusts people, as he believes (as aforementioned) that Tsukuyomi and Geiz will be able to stop him when the time is right. Maybe that’s why he keeps saying to people he wants them as the head of some department in his future kingdom. And it’s probably why he has no hard feelings towards anyone (the villains are still sketchy at this point, so who knows if he’ll have Evolto Worthy Hate for them), down to the friend who flipped him onto concrete

He. Is. A. Dork. That awkward but boyish cheer as he wears the Ex-Aid armour, he uses the special visual attack effects to launch an attack on the Another Rider Ex-Aid, manages to say the Ex-Aid motto correctly (earning him a proud papa nod from Emu, the sweetie) and the smile he gives as he watches the Another Ex-Aid host walking with his now healthy son – HOW ARE WE THE SAME AGE YOU’RE SO CUTE, I WANNA SQUISH YOUR CHEEKS NOW TOT GEIZ YOU LUCKY GUY

He’s brilliant but lazy. He has no interest in his studies but manages to piece together the similarities between the players Another Ex-Aid is attacking, and calls him out for threatening the well-being of other people for one person. The needs of many over one might be his motto, I think

He doesn’t use honorifics on older people. Okay, I know this is just for the Riders and it shows a sign of a close senpai-kohai relationship but you met them just in one day and yet you don’t use honorifics for Sento who’s about nine years older and Emu who’s now eight years older, it’s been bothering me throughout the episode XD I guess I just want Emu to be respected and not get pushed over or whatever

He turns serious when becoming Zi-O. It’s standard for Kamen Rider but even Gentarou, a sweet Hammy high schooler, barely lost his “kick butts first and befriend later or befriend first and handshake” outlook on life while fighting Gamou of all people. Sougo gets into a serious pose and…gosh, this is the first time I thought that Sougo was so cool

In comparison to Sento, who’s a nice rabbit man but is barely pleased by Sougo’s…inability to work out physics equations and do the proper pose, Emu immediately assists Millennial Baby by directing him in his “no continues” catchphrase and showing him the actions to a finisher…though that finisher is for an Ex-Aid season Rider belt, but details, details – in a way that screams Emu Isn’t Broken aka he’s sweet and eager even now, thank goodness

Though he does say “that’s not quite right” when Sougo does the finisher of katakana/English/words – I think that’s the recurring saying for all past Riders now XD

+ Sougo’s finishers are characters

So creating a time loop is a consistent trope for Sougo...what if a Past Rider doesn’t produce a Rider Watch?

Man, I want that food, Uncle Tokiwa is such a good cook

I suddenly had an idea but…but what Sougo is actually from the future? Hence why he’s so certain He Just Can’t Wait to Be King and doesn’t react much to more shocking events aka him being a Demon Overlord PLUS it would be totally tokusatsu to do that and an interesting twist to the usual “side character is from the future” trope

IS GENTAROU COMING BACK????? HIS ACTUALLY ACTOR???? THAT HAS TO BE HIS BACKSIDE AND THAT HAIR, ARE WE GOING 2011-2012?????

They get to go to Gentarou’s high school the nostalgia is great

If they really got just Ohsugi-sensei for this Fourze anniversary, I will be >-< not pleased, it’s a Rider anniversary, for goodness sake, or are they trying to keep spoilers away?

So Faiz is coming to town too and – just – uh why is Kusaka back? Like personally I DO NOT like the freak and was kinda glad that he got killed off in the original series because he wouldn’t be coming back and doing bad things to everyone but…then he keeps getting revived and – just, I’m thankful his actor is a sweetheart, otherwise I wanna throw a shoe

#14shyx #kamen rider #kamen rider zi-o #ss/kamen rider ramble #spoilers: kr.zi-o ep.4 #it's getting better and better!!!#millennial baby is my son and we're the same age what #so sweet i'm going to get cavities

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victor-v · 7 years ago

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Under the cut you will find a complete and updated list of my digital and physical bookshelf. I will try to include a free PDF version (both in Spanish and English if it’s possible), so any of the links are broken, let me know! (★: my favourites, E:PDF in English, S: PDF in Spanish, SS: short story). All links are safe (tried them all) and I’ll keep updating the original post! You can ask me for titles to add here.

★The song of Achilles, Madeline Miller (2011) E / S

★The secret history, Donna Tartt (1992) E / S

★All for the game, Nora Sakavic

The foxhole court (2013) E

The raven king (2013) E

The King’s men (2014) E

★Six of crows, Leigh Bardugo

Six of crows (2015) E / S

Crooked kingdom (2016) E / S

★Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz (2012) E / S

★The Iliad, Homer. E / S

★The raven cycle, Maggie Stiefvater

The raven boys (2012) E / S

The dream thieves (2013) E / S

Blue lily, lily blue (2014) E / S

The raven king (2016) E / S

[SS] Opal (2018) E

★Captive prince, CS Pacat

Captive prince (2012) E / S

Prince’s gambit (2012) E / S

Kings rising (2016) E / S

[SS] Green but for a season (2016) E

[SS] The summer palace (2017) E

[SS] The Adventures of Charls (2017) E

[SS] Pet (2018) E

★Vicious, VE Schwab (2013) E / S

★The gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue, Mackenzi Lee (2017) E / S

★The casual vacancy, J.K. Rowling (2012) E / S

★The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, Mark Haddon (2003) E / S

★We are the ants, Shaun David Hutchinson (2016) E

★The hunger games, Suzanne Collins

The hunger games (2008) E / S

Catching fire (2009) E / S

Mockingjay (2010) E / S

★ Circe, Madeline Miller (2018) E

The inexplicable logic of my life, Benjamin Alire Saenz (2017) E / S

The goldfinch, Donna Tartt (2013) E / S

It devours!, Joseph Fink (2017) E

The art of being normal, Lisa Williamson (2015) E / S

The miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth (2012)

The perks of being a wallflower, Stephen Chbosky (1999) E / S

El cuaderno de Maya, Isabel Allende (2011) S

Every heart a doorway, Seanan McGuire (2016) E

All the crooked saints, Maggie Stiefvater (2017) E

The watchmaker of Filigree street, Natasha Pulley (2015) E

Maze runner, James Dashner

The maze runner (2009) E / S

The scorch trials (2010) E / S

The death cure (2011) E / S

The kill order (2012) E / S

The fever code (2016) E / S

Doctor death, Lene Kaaberbøl (2015)

Lord of the flies, William Golding (1954) E / S

The Odyssey, Homer. E / S

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, Edith Hamilton (1942) E

Alexander the Great, Mary Renault

Fire from heaven (1969) E

The persian boy (1972) E

Funeral games (1981) E

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (1953) E / S

El juego de Ripper, Isabel Allende (2013) E

Matilda, Roald Dahl (1988) E / S

Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A study in scarlet (1887) E / S

The sign of four (1890) E / S

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) E / S

The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894) E / S

The hounds of Baskervilles (1902) E / S

The return of Sherlock Holmes (1904) E / S

The valley of fear (1915) E / S

His last bow (1917) E / S

The case-book of Sherlock Holmes (1927) E / S

The girl on the train, Paula Hawkins (2015) E / S

Miss Peregrine’s peculiar children, Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children(2011) E / S

Hollow city (2014) E

Library of souls (2015) E

The universe in a nutshell, Stephen Hawking (2001) E / S

Dead poets society, N.H. Kleinbaum (1988) E / S

Robin Hood, E / S

The travelling cat chronicles, Hiro Arikawa (2013)

I am the messenger, Mark Zusak (2002) E

Robert Langdon, Dan Brown

Angels and demons (2000) E / S

The Da Vinci code (2003) E / S

The lost symbol (2009) E / S

Inferno (2013) E / S

By John Green

The fault in our stars (2012) E / S

Looking for Alaska (2005) E / S

Paper towns (2008) E / S

The land of stories, Chris Colfer

The wishing spell (2012) E

The enchantress returns (2013) E

A Grimm warning (2014) E

Beyond the kingdoms (2015)

An author’s odyssey (2016)

Coraline, Neil Gaiman (2002) S

Struck by lightning, Chris Colfer (2012) E / S

We were liars, E. Lockhart (2014) E / S

By William Shakespeare

★Troilus and Cressida (1602) E / S

The merchant of Venice (1596) E / S

A midsummer night’s dream (1595) E / S

★Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett (1952) E / S

The little prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943) E / S

Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte, Horacio Quiroga (1917) S

#psunet #bookclubnw #underratedbooks #book rec #book recommendations

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setsunaofthemomentofdreams · 7 years ago

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TOP 10 GREAT AND EMOTIONAL ANIME

This blog is my personal thoughts! I repeat my thoughts as well as a review! This doesn’t look like a formal blog I kinda say I have play a lot of words in here so I hope you all wouldn’t mind ^^ and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it. 😊 P.S. this contains spoilers so if you haven’t watched the anime, just read the title and not the content 😊

1. Hyouka

Genres: Drama,Mystery,School

Gonna start with my top 1 which is hyouka. I think this is the dramatic romantic anime I’ve ever watched! I finished watching this the other week and it took me 3 days to move on xD. I’ve tried watching this way back 2013 or 2014? I stopped in episode 3 because I think it was boring (I was just 16 years old at the time and I don’t appreciate mystery anime) but I’ve decided this year to rewatch it again until the final episode. And fate is very cruel to me that I’ve been surprisingly depressed in the ending I just want a season 2 >< first of all the first hit me in the feels is what Hyouka’s true meaning “I scream” seriously? Even now im typing I wanted to cry again :’( and second the two supporting characters Mayaka and Satoshi in Episode 22, I’d expect that satoshi broke the chocolate because he didn’t love Mayaka at the slightest, but I was completely wrong! He is afraid that he might get “obsessed” and omg the feels hit me hard again :’( it was just too sad at the same time is beautiful because he truly loves Mayaka ❤ third when Chitanda told Oreki in The Doll that took a detour, "Take a look, Oreki-san. This is my place. All that's here are water and soil. The people are growing old and tired. I don't think that this place is the most beautiful. I also don't think this place is full of potential. But.. I wanted you to see it, Oreki-san." – omg!! I cant explain is adgsadfadarfhewp super hard to explain but the feels hit me again! The way chitanda confess to Oreki although it was not indirect was sincere and true love! Like she was proposing to Oreki like Oreki will be her husband uugh ❤ Fourth! "By the way... About the business side you gave up on... How about I take care of that for you?" – oh my gosh! This was just so touching that it burst me to tears! Although Oreki din’t say this out loud but it was again! PURE AND TRUE LOVE :’( and fifth! "Is this how Satoshi felt back then?" - I have lost of words and wantt to cryyy :”( ❤ this was just beautiful how Oreki realize it ! its not like other typical romance its realistically SINCERE! All I can say is this anime is REALISTICALLY SINCERE AND PURE ❤ I bow down to author-san Yonezawa Honobu and kyoAni! Thank you so much for this bittersweet amazing anime! But im not completely satisfied ☹ I want a season 2! This wasn’t enough but currently im reading the novel 😊 this is the first anime that I want to burst my tears into. Hyouka just get me lost into words that makes me cry ❤ Oreki is right for Chitanda and Chitanda is right for Oreki ❤ the both of them are amazing in their own way ❤ Oreki is handsome, smart and will do everything for Chitanda ❤ while Chitanda looks like an Angel, pure sincere, beautiful, modest, rich, and has the kindest heart ❤ the both of them deserves a happy ending at the end of the novel 😊 or probably in a season 2? (onegai ☹ )

2. Koe No Katachi

Genres: Slice of life, School, Romance

- The best slice of life anime I’ve ever watched! Don’t get me wrong I’ve watched many slice of life anime like Orange (relatable because of regrets) Anohana (I sympathy the anime but I kinda not relate on it because of a dying friend), Charlotte ( the MC I sympathize him a lot specially the ending he has amnesia ☹) Angel Beats (It didn’t hit me hard on the feels I only like the last episode) Kiznaiver (I like Chidori very much!) Your Lie In April (kinda a little bit frustrating in the end but also beautiful) Clannad and many more! In the trailer and plot itself, it really gets you emotional :’( in the beginning of the movie I see myself crying and hating Ishida-kun but later on as he grow up he matured I immediately like him xD well Everything happens for a reason, by Ishida bullying Nishimiya he realized that bullying wasn’t good and that change his attitude, I still hate his friends to the end because they’ve abandoned Ishida like they’re not really friends at all when they were in elementary , well Ishida reaped what he sow he deserves the treatment but too much is not good. Nishimiya on the other hand, I really like her. well she’s bit dumb for always want to have friends but it’s a optimistic kind of attitude and she attempted suicide im thankful for that scene because of that, they’re parents are on good terms ❤ all in all this anime is amazing! All about bullying and friendship, this is a good watch for bullies though lol there’s little bit of romance and some indirect confession :3

3. Fukumenkei Noise

Genres: Slice of life,Romance,Music,School

- The anime isn’t even finished yet but the feels are hitting me! The 3 main characters just bring me to tears :’( Alice for me is kinda annoying. She keeps searching for Momo when its already 6 years since he left! Yuzu is the right man for him. Yuzu purely loves Alice and composing music for Alice is just so touching ❤ :’( on the other hand Momo , this guy is amazing also, but the fact is Fate doesn’t want them to be together due to Momo’s circumstances ☹ there destined to meet but not fated each other. (lol im like concluding that Alice will end up with yuzu xD)

4. Anthem of the Heart

Genres: School,Slice of life, Romance

I’ve haven’t gone through the middle of the story but it made me fall in love with it❤ the typical unique story ❤ beautiful music ❤ and unrequited love which is realistically depressing -_-

5. Kono Bijustsubu Wa Mondai Ga Aru!

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School

- The typical underrated anime 😉 fluff, fluff and more fluff! This anime is cute ❤ romance/school/comedy that will lighten up your mood! This anime is the perfect genre for me to watch ^^ each of the characters are unique ❤ and I ship hard with UsamixUchimaki baad and the ending is more baad but its good at the same time :’( well im currently reading the manga to ease the pain 😉 and im praying for Uchimaki to develop feelings for Usami because the both of them are cinnamon roll ❤

6. Hunter x Hunter

Genres: Shounen, Action, Adventure,Supernatural

- In those 148 episodes that made me stay awake 2:30 am like those days were good and refreshing ❤ seriously when I first watch the 1st episode, omg this is gonna be a masterpiece and another amazing and unique anime! Each of the characters are likeable and I have so many like like characters but top most is Killua ❤ well who doesn’t love killua? xD the ending kinda get me depress though cuz Gon , Killua , Kurapika and Leorio will separate again! Like seriously they’re the best team! Like the best! And I hope for more Phantom Troupe battles in the near future and we need a seaon 2 ._. (though I know the author’s condition 💔)

7. Fairytail

Genres: Action fiction, Adventure fiction, Fantasy, Magic

Gonna say this is my favorite anime and it made me an otaku! But i’m confused if it still my favorite or not after watching Hyouka :/ well this anime doesn’t have romance more on family and friendship which is good also 😊 waiting for another season! ‘cause the last episode is super sad ._. hope lucy, natsu and happy will find their members ☹ (Hiro Mashima-san don’t let us down! ❤)

8. Wolf Children

Genres: Slice of life, Family, Fantasy

- After I’ve watched this, yeah that’s reality ☹ my heart aches when I see the title of this anime ._. can’t believe in the end the wolf children separates from their mom like seriously is super depressing and reality truly hurts ☹

9. Tamako Love Story

Genres: Romance,School,Slice of life

- I’ve watched this first after tamako market x) this is my favorite romance anime! So kawaii thank you KyoAni for this ❤ the ending was super cute and happy! Tamako revealing her feelings to Mochizou like seriously both of them are cinnamon roll also ❤

10. Death Parade

Genres: Supernatural, Slice of life, Mystery, Psychological Thriller

- Please make a seaon 2! I can’t believe Chiyuki was given judgement like hello how about Decim? Haha meh =_= well seriously speaking I love this anime so much ❤ and what makes me love more is the OP ❤ I really listen to it like a million times ❤ ow! And don’t forget the story , the story is amazing and realistically good ❤

SO that’s it folks! 😊 I know they’re a lot of amazing anime out there but these anime are so good! ❤ we have different taste and opinion though 😊 mostly great anime are slice of life ❤ konobi is the only one that isn’t slice of life but it’s really funny and cute you just can’t resist liking the anime ❤ they are still great anime that is in stored in the future and I’m gonna add this list 😉 I really want “Violet Evergarden” in the list but it hasn’t aired yet and I have this strong feeling that the anime is good and it’s from KyoAni :3 ok this will be all ^^ ja ne! and have a great day 😉 and if you have questions Anime related ask me or submit your thoughts :* i would love to hear it <3

ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND RECOMMENDED: INU X BOKU SS, DUSK MAIDEN OF AMNESIA, ZETSUEN NO TEMPEST, ELDLIVE, SOUSEI NO OMYOUJI, KIZNAIVER,AKAME GA KILL,MIRAI NIKKI, AKATSUKI NO YONA,AMAGI BRILLIANT PARK,ASSASINATION CLASSROOM,BLACK BUTLER, ERASED, BLOOD LAD, DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND, DATE A LIVE, DEADMAN WONDERLAND,GEKKAN SHOUJO NOZAKI-KUN, GUGURE KOKURI-SAN,GOSICK, HIMOUTO UMARU-CHAN, HITSUGI NO CHAIKA, MAGI, SOUL EATER, TONARI NO KAIBUTSU-KUN, TOKYO RAVENS, THE WORLD GOD OLY KNOWS, TOARU KAGAKU NO RAILGUN, PLASTIC MEMORIES, SANKAREA, SAIKI KUSO NO PSI NAN, YOUJO SENKI, INTERVIEW WITH MONSTER GIRLS, NANATSU NO TAIZAI, KAMISAMA KISS, KAMISAMA NO INAI NICHYOUBI

#anime #hyouka #koe no katachi #fukumenkei noise #anthem of the heart #kono bijutsubu ni wa mondai ga aru #hunter x hunter #fairy tail #wolf children #tamako love story #death parade #anime blog

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shesthespinstersimmer · 4 years ago

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Bachelors (Pt3): Kane introduces Hiro to his best friend Dalton & it could be the start of a beautiful friendship.

#shesthespinstersimmer #storyteller #sims 4 story #ss beings season 2 #the bachelors #ss kane’s story #ss hiro’s story #ss dalton’s story

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spinstersimmer · 4 years ago

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Buddah flies back home and invites her bestie over. Shout out to @itsbrandysims @sclub-privee @icy-spicy-scalpel @littlbowbub @katverse @thisisthem and more for bringing my beings to life

#sims 4 gameplay #sims 4 story #spinstersimmer #snowy escape #ss buddah’s story #ss Buddah+Keisha #besties #san myshuno #ss Buddah+Hiro

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recentanimenews · 6 years ago

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Visuals, Cast, and More Revealed for PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Film Trilogy

The official movie posters, the main staff, and the main cast have been revealed for all three films in the upcoming PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System anime film trilogy, which will be released sequentially in Japanese theaters in the Winter and Spring seasons of 2019.

The first film, PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .1 "Sin and Punishment", hits Japanese theaters on January 25, 2019. The main staff includes:

SS original story, director: Naoyoshi Shiotani

Screenplay: Ryō Yoshigami

Chief animation director: Satoru Nakamura

Animation director: Ryota Niino, Ryōta Furukawa, Shunji Suzuki, Fumi Morita, Satoru Nakamura, Tetsurō Moronuki

Technical direction: Tomoyuki Kurokawa, Yasuhiro Geshi

Director of photography: Eiji Arai

3D: Sublimation

Color design: Emiko Ueno

Art director: Shuichi Kusamori

Sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Music: Yugo Kanno

Character design: Naoyuki Onda, Kyōji Asano, Hisashi Abe

Original series planning: Gen Urobuchi

Original character design: Akira Amano

Animation production: Production I.G

Distribution: TOHO Visual Entertainment

The main cast for PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .1 "Sin and Punishment" includes:

Kenji Nojima as Nobuchika Ginoza.

Ayane Sakura as Mika Shimotsuki.

Saori Yumiba as Isumi Yasaka.

Sachie Hirai as Takeya Kukuri.

Hiroe Oka as Kyōka Tsujichō.

Rikiya Koyama as Rodion Matsuki.

Kimiko Saitō as Aiko Gentaku.

Yōhei Tadano as Kōji Noto.

Keiichi Nakagawa as Akira Karasuma.

Kana Hanazawa as Akane Tsunemori.

Hiroki Tōchi as Teppei Sugo.

Takahiro Sakurai as Sho Hinakawa.

Shizuka Ito as Yayoi Kunizuka.

And Miyumi Sawashiro as Shion Karanomori.

The second film, PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .2 "First Guardian", hits Japanese theaters on February 15, 2019. The staff for the film includes:

SS original story, director: Naoyoshi Shiotani

Screenplay: Makoto Fukami

Chief animation director: Hisashi Abe

Animation director: Satoru Nakamura, Ryōta Furukawa, Hisashi Abe, Tetsurō Moronuki

Technical director: Yasuhiro Geshi

Director of photography: Eiji Arai

3D: I.G3D

Color design: Emiko Ueno

Art director: Shuichi Kusamori

Sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Music: Yugo Kanno

Character design: Naoyuki Onda, Kyoji Asano, Yasuhiro Aoki

Original series planning: Gen Urobuchi

Original character design: Akira Amano

Animation production: Production I.G

Distribution: TOHO Visual Entertainment

The main cast for PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .2 "First Guardian" includes:

Hiroki Tōchi as Teppei Sugo.

Kinryuu Arimoto as Tomomi Masaoka.

Masumi Asano as Risa Aoyanagi.

Masaki Terasoma as Itsuki Ōtomo.

Sayaka Ohara as Rin Ōtomo.

Tomokazu Seki as Shinya Kōgami.

Kenji Nojima as Nobuchika Ginoza.

Akira Ishida as Shuusei Kagari.

Shizuka Itou as Yayoi Kunizuka.

Miyuki Sawashiro as Shion Karanomori.

Takako Honda as Frederica Hanashiro.

Kana Hanazawa as Akane Tsunemori.

And Ayane Sakura as Mika Shimotsuki.

The third film, PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .3 "Beyond Love and Hate...", hits Japanese theaters on March 08, 2019. The main staff includes:

SS original story, director: Naoyoshi Shiotani

Screenplay: Makoto Fukami

Chief animation director: Naoyuki Onda, Hisashi Abe, Satoru Nakamura

Animation Director: Miyuki Nakamura, Ryōta Furukawa, Chikai Takeuchi, Hisaki Furukawa, Miho Ichikawa, Kazuchika Kise, Hisashi Abe, Tetsurō Moronuki, Ryota Niino, Satoru Nakamura

Technical director: Toshiyuki Kono, Hirotaka Endo

Director of photography: Eiji Arai

3D: Sublimation

Color design: Emiko Ueno

Art director: Shuichi Kusamori

Sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Music: Yugo Kanno

Character design: Naoyuki Onda, Kyoji Asano, Hisashi Abe

Original series planning: Gen Urobuchi

Original character design: Akira Amano

Animation production: Production I.G

Distribution: TOHO Visual Entertainment

The main cast for PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System Case .3 "Beyond Love and Hate..." includes:

Tomokazu Seki as Shinya Kōgami.

Sumire Morohoshi as Tenjin Wangchuck.

Tomoyuki Shimura as Kinley Dorji.

Tsutomu Isobe as Guillermo Garcia.

Wataru Takagi as Tshering Gurung.

Satoshi Tsuruoka as Jean-Marcel Belmondo

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medea10 · 7 years ago

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My Review of Berserk (2016 - 2017)

THIS NEW STORY: It has been approximately two years since that fateful day when Guts nearly escaped a bloody hell-hole. Since that time, he roams the countryside. With one eye missing and an arm made of metal, he continues on a solo journey. But because of a brand on his neck, he has become a roaming target for demons that lurk in the night. This story of Berserk takes Guts into a whole new set-up with new allies, new enemies, but his attitude remains. Most of the first season is dedicated to finding Casca (who ends up missing), while the second season adds more characters that travel with Guts as they slay random demons. BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: First the sub. Unfortunately, it’s the same cast from the movie trilogy instead of the original cast from the television series. I’ve already made my views pretty clear that I liked the TV series cast better than the movie cast (with the exception of Takahiro Sakurai playing Griffith). For new character purposes, there are many voices I can recognize within seconds (including Mitsuki Saiga and Satomi Arai). Now for licensing purposes, this anime is being streamed by Crunchyroll and will eventually be released by Crunchyroll on Blu-ray and DVD with an English dub. So now Berserk has three licensors for the franchise. The original series is with Media Blasters, the movies are with Viz, and now Crunchyroll has the new series. Never mind…I think FUNimation has its hands in this as well. And with that said, let's talk about the new dub. I didn’t think it was possible, but they just made this shit worse than it possibly could be by replacing the remaining 3 voices with other people. I don’t want to pass judgment on the new voice actors. I honestly think Kaji Tang is okay as Guts. But it’s just a definite kick in the ears when they replaced Guts, Griffith, and Casca’s English voice actors. And seeing as the dubbing company is in L.A. and two of these voice actors are stationed in L.A., this seems really fishy. Especially since they’ve been doing these characters for almost 20 years and just recently did the movie trilogy. With that said, here’s the NEW English cast to Berserk 2016/2017. *Guts is played by Kaji Tang (known for Archer on Fate/stay night: UBW, Tsumugu on Kill la Kill, Kizakura on Danganronpa 3, Kouen on Magi, and Derflinger on Familiar of Zero) *Griffith is played by Steve Staley (known for Hitsugaya on Bleach, Neji on Naruto, Inumuta on Kill la Kill, Moondoggie on Eureka Seven, and Senri on Vampire Knight) *Casca is played by Karen Strassman (known for Takano on Higurashi, Suigintou on Rozen Maiden, Kallen on Code Geass, Anna on Monster, Miyuki on Lucky Star, Sawako on K-ON, and Yasuko on Toradora) OLD CHARACTERS: So it’s been two years since the events of the original series/story. So aside from Guts, where are the other memorable characters? Let’s start with the Band of the Hawk…oh…that’s right, they’re all dead. Except for little Ricket! Little Ricket grew up in 2 years and spends his time as an apprentice for a blacksmith. Princess Charlotte is still missing Griffith and her father is dead. Casca has no memories of her past left and literally has the mind of a child since the day she escaped from the blood-soaked, corpse-filled hell-hole. Griffith…is still a fucking demon! But somehow has acquired his human form back. NEW CHARACTERS: In a tough new world Guts is in with demons and evil spirits looming around, why don’t we add fairies, witches, and Christians? Yeah, why not?! First we have Puck, a fairy that’s there…He’s just there. Isidro is a young boy who takes a shine to Guts after he saved him. But I honestly think he’s just the comic relief of the show. Farnese in the first season was a leader of a prominent group of knights and was heavily religious. But after being saved by Guts on several occasions, Farnese and her right-hand man Serpico wound up traveling with Guts. Schierke is a witch-in-training who ends up helping Guts. And Sonia…I want to say this bitch has some sort of Stockholm Syndrome. She ends up following, helping, and praising Griffith. She's just a complete mystery! With that said, here’s what you might recognize these new characters from. JAPANESE CAST: *Puck is played by Kaoru Mizuhara (known for Misao on Lucky Star, Rea Amano on Mirai Nikki, and Satoshi on Anohana) *Isidro is played by Hiro Shimono (known for Hiro on ef – a tale of memories, Hiro on Soul Eater, Aoba on Durarara x2, Akihisa on Baka and Test, Connie on Attack on Titan, and Shou on Uta no Prince-sama) *Farnese is played by Yoko Hikasa (known for Mio on K-ON, Rias on High School DxD, Izumi on Working!!, Satan on Umineko, Yukinokouji on Inu x Boku SS, Young Rei on Free!, and singer to songs on Attack on Titan, K-ON, and Hayate) *Serpico is played by Kazuyuki Okitsu (known for Madarame on Genshiken Nidaime, Seishin on Shiki and Vincent Phantomhive on Black Butler) *Schierke is played by Chiwa Saito (known for Senjogahara on Monogatari, Natsumi on Sgt Frog, Aika on Aria the Animation, and Homura on Madoka Magica) *Sonia is played by Yoshino Nanjo (known for Eli on Love Live and Akio on Baka and Test) ENGLISH CAST: *Puck is played by Sarah Williams (known for Sayaka on Madoka Magica, Nonon on Kill la Kill, and Rika on SAO) *Isidro is played by Erik Krimerer (known for Takeshi on Your Lie in April, Sonic on One Punch Man, Ryuuji on Toradora and Alibaba on Magi) *Farnese is played by Erica Lindbeck (known for Kaori on Your Lie in April, Eli on Love Live, Anaru on Anohana, Moko on Skip Beat, and Gyokuen on Magi) *Serpico is played by Max Littleman (known for Saitama on One Punch Man, Kousei on Your Lie in April, [older] Konohamaru on Naruto/Boruto, and Yunan on Magi) *Schierke is played by Mela Lee (known for Rena on Higurashi, Erika on Durarara, Shinku on Rozen Maiden, Rin on Fate/stay night, Yuuki on Vampire Knight, and Darry on Gurren Lagann) *Sonia has not been announced yet. NEW FAVORITE CHARACTER: So in the old Berserk series, I enjoyed Casca very much. But in this series, unfortunately Casca’s memories and mind are just…well, let’s not go there. This time, I found myself liking Luca from the 2016 season. I don’t care that she’s a literal whore. She was faithful to her friends and did what she had to in order to survive. And did her best to protect Casca and even help out Guts. She’s one of the nicest characters out there in a world of uncertainty, demons, and God-fearing dick-wads. SHIPPING: Sighs...Someday dammit! Someday! Schierke x Guts is still cute though... MUSIC: As you know, the original Berserk had one of the best OST’s in anime history (excluding the opening and ending themes). And even those themes were pretty awesome in their own way. Now if there was one thing I was satisfied with watching this abomination, the music was decent. The background music was fitting and definitely a step up from the movie trilogy. As for the opening and ending, I really loved the first opening. The music I mean, the animation can suck it. The first opening shows a 1:30 condensed story to Guts’s time with the Band of the Hawk, while the second opening shows more action with the new cast. The two ending themes were softer than the openings. But if I had to choose my favorite songs, I would pick the 2016 opening, Inferno by 9mm Parabellum Bullet and the 2017 ending, Issai wa Monogatari by Yoshino Nanjo. ANIMATION: So did the animation improve after the movies? Hell no! I don’t condone the animation being so CGI. A lot of the character designs feel very sloppy and lazy to a point where I’d almost compare it to the first season of Sailor Moon Crystal. The animation to this series is somehow WORSE than the movie trilogy (I didn’t think it was possible). It almost makes the series unwatchable. Me personally, I like to see things through to the end, but the animation is just so atrocious that it bugs me how some of the character designs and movements can set off my eyes. For God’s sake, the Playstation games for Berserk have better character design than this fucking anime and that’s a fucking shame! ENDING TO SEASON ONE: For half of the season, Guts has been searching for Casca and every episode he gets close but no girl! Casca has been literally wandering around where she’s cared for by a band of whores, groped by creepies, revered by more creepies, praised, condemned, and eventually captured by bad guys. And let’s not forget that her brain has been reduced to that of an infant's! Casca ends up being kidnapped and is about to be sacrificed because she has a mark (just like Guts) and is somehow immune to being eaten by these demons that consume regular humans. Isidro and Puck were able to save Casca before she could be burned at the stake. And Guts was able to slay his way to where Casca is and take down a few angels. But during this night of hell, demons of all shapes and sizes were coming towards anything remotely human. But thanks to Guts, he was able to take care of them all. And then morning came and there’s one more giant monster to take care of. But that monster has… ...wait...is that Griffith in human form? Well seeing as this is the last episode of the season and the last 5 minutes of the episode, we're not getting any questions answered. Thought so. Okay, onto season two. SEASON TWO: The animation is still giving me eye-cancer. Come on guys, if Sailor Moon Crystal could improve tenfold within nine months, you guys could have improved to a point where the characters don’t look like dead-eyed bowel movements! But I digress! Guts and Casca return back to Ricket and the swordsmith (or lack there of). The old swordsmith died sometime after Guts left. But that moment has passed because guess who returned? Bastard betrayer and dude looks like a lady himself, Griffith! Because Ricket doesn’t know, he’s optimistic of a revival for the Band of the Hawk. But Guts is all, “HELL NO, GRIFFITH MUST DIE!” Griffith even has one of the old monsters (Zod) that Guts fought in the very first season go after and fight Guts. It wasn’t until Griffith and Zod left that Guts told Ricket everything about why he hates Griffith now. That he was the reason all of his comrades are dead and that Casca is in a state of…let’s just call it confusion. And so it’s decided that Guts and Casca will take a trip to wherever the hell Puck (the fairy) came from. Because fairies for whatever reason this story has to continue! However, certain bad things happen at night that cause Guts to act beastly around Casca. A possible side-effect to the brand on his neck, who knows? END OF SEASON TWO: So this 2017 version seemed a little better compared to the previous season in the action department. Guts does get another upgrade in the weaponry department thanks to the Skull Knight (the same one that saved him at the end of the third movie), though this upgrade does come at a price as it does shorten Guts's life-span. But Guts does get the job done when protecting his group from uncertain doom. Well, Guts now has the Berserker…and now part of his hair has a silver streak. And this group got a hot tip that this next town may help Casca regain her brains and she can go back to normal. YAY, my favorite character could go back to normal! How many more episodes to this season? One. But…there could be another season next year, right? Manga author puts Berserk on hiatus until further notice. OH, FUCK ME! And I suppose we’re not going to see any interactions between Guts and Griffith! Didn't think so. So the last episode has them in a new town filled with humans. There’s a meeting between Schierke and Sonia. Then another meeting between Isidro and Wolflame (that turned into a brawl)! So Gut’s comrades meet Griffith’s comrades. And the final episode is just Schierke getting upset at Isidro for saying something but then he apologizes to her by the end. And for a second, we had to worry about Schierke joining Sonia, which would lead her to work with Griffith. But she’s sticking to Guts. And we end with Schierke getting a wardrobe update (since she gets looked down a lot for dressing like a witch). And a promise of this journey continuing! This anime is a fucking mess. While the original Berserk anime left off on a WTF ending, the two seasons that followed were just a mess to sit through. And at the top of the list of complaints, it was the damn animation. I think many of us long for the days of the hand-drawn animes of the 1990s, especially when we get this CGI dump. But I think another thing that set me off was setting us up for something that might be amazing only for the last episode to just give us a middle finger. I think it’s too late to ask for a reboot to this since the reboot to Berserk has shit animation too. But as long as we’re waiting for a continuation, you think the animation could improve…just a bit? I don’t urge anyone to sit through this eye cancer. But if you were a big fan of Berserk, original Berserk and were truly curious of what happens to Guts next, go for it. If you want to watch Berserk…I urge you to find the original series. Please, see it if you can find it. But if you can’t, the movie trilogy is available for purchase from your video retailer and even Youtube has it available for purchase/rent. As for this series in particular, as usual Crunchyroll has all the episodes available (including the two recap episodes). And FUNimation has the dub available for paying subscribers.

#anime review #guts #Griffith #Casca #berserk #schierke

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