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Happy Birthday

Natsume Haru (19th April)

Stand My Heroes

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Ego Death with the help of this anime: An essay

Natsume Yuujinchou is a grounding anime and can help us achieve ego death. How? It makes us experience the true lives and ways of people who are powerful but never letting their ego come over their daily lives, to the point that us viewers forget about ego altogether.

In shounen, we are always presented with characters who are or will be powerful, and their entire story revolves around their abilities. There is also a group of side-commenters who narrate their greatness. Even when they are pure hearted, the story surrounds the power system, making us think, "cool power, cool personality, I wanna be like them," or " I like this character because they're powerful and their personality stands out." Such thoughts focus on ego. Not to generalize all, but some heavy fans of shounen do end up having ego problems like hidden-god complex or superiority complex.

Here comes Natsume. Like most Slice of Life protagonists, his line of thoughts are wholesome, and so are the people around him (the present timeline). Since his thoughts focus on kindness, empathy, compassion, and forgiveness, we forget that he is actually powerful, and is the heir of a forbidden name-binding book. We do not focus on who he is, we do not focus on his powers, we do not focus on what people think about him. We focus on the story of his cases and sometimes cry about them. Instead of 'wishing to have his cool powers and cool personality' or revering him for it, we wish to see his happiness and the happiness of the ayakashis he helps. We forget wanting this and that, we forget about the concept of "I".

They say it is impossible to completely lose your ego, but there are a few who ironically brags losing their ego.

I read a book of an apparent "Spiritual Guru", and more than half of the book only talks about himself, and how great his findings are, and how he invented the concept of the 8th chakra etc etc. His spiritual journey was in Shounen Protagonist perspective, adventuring to find out cool powers and gaining cool personalities that made him meet these people who always tell him how cool he is. His methods are questionable. And oh, he has expensive online classes to create exclusivity.

Well, most modern 'Spiritual Books' are like this, and I've seen people who start their spiritual journeys with these books spiral down more, and gain more massive ego.

Ego Death was almost impossible when you deliberately search for it 😭😭😭 First of all, living in a society full of ego, we literally have no idea how it feels like.

And then I returned to my childhood anime out of nowhere, and understood it in context. Instead of focusing on labels, (like division of groups, sects, powers, ranking, emblems, etc.) it focuses on purpose. Instead of focusing on self-identity, it focuses on compassion. It treats those labels as a side-note rather than a serious world-building. You don't have to wish to be a hokage or a hero to help the many. You don't have to be on Top to offer a helping hand. The simple daily formula of living life with nature and friends and help those in need if (and only if) you can is a simple path to Ego Death.

To accept simplicity and humility. To accept peaceful isolation. To accept a world of no praises. To accept that you can live a life without labeling anything. To accept that you can exist in this realm without a source of pride.

Only in the simple world of Natsume Yuujinchou did I get the idea of living without a tinge of ego.

[hellcatinnc]

Character Birthday Masterlist

This is as many birthdays as I could find for all the games I have played and anime's I have watched. Trust me there are more characters but some have no birthday dates posted. I will update this list as I go but you can always find this on my pinned post to come back and check the birthday calendars for each. I did want to do a calendar itself for each month but when so many have the same birthdate I found this harder to do so chose to just do a master list instead.

There was so many birthdays I had to start a 2nd list here is the link to the 2nd one HERE

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January

1st Natsume Asahina - Brothers Conflict

1st Yuito Sumeragi - Scarlet Nexus

3rd Wataru Asahina - Brothers Conflict

6th Herlock Sholmes - Code Realize

7th Saibara Kamui - Paradigm Parodox

9th Thoma - Genshin Impact

10th Yukichi Fukuzawa - Bungo Stray Dogs

11th Satoru Watabe - Stand My Hero

11th Eisuke Ichinomiya - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

12th Gary - 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom Of Dreams

13th Hades Aidoneus - Kamigami No Asobi

13th Victor - Mr Love Queens Choice

14th Kosuke Misaki - Tomo-chan Is A Girl

16th Vlad Garfunkel - Phantom In The Twilight

18th Henri Lambert - Piofiore Fated Memories/1926

19th Edgar Allan Poe -Bungo Stray Dogs

21st Sirius Dieke - My Next Life as a Villainess

21st Rui Sagisawa - Nil Admirari no Tenbin

23rd Camus - Uta no Prince-sama

27th Urie Sogami - Dance With Devils

28th Kou Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

29th Kanato Hibiki - Maji Kyun! Renaissance

31st Mozu - Bustafellows

February

2nd Lyney - Genshin Impact

4th Gin Akutagawa - Bungo Stray Dogs

5th Takamasa Saeki - My Forged Wedding

8th Allan Melville - Cupid Parasite

9th Abraham Van Helsing - Code Realize

11th Alhaitham - Genshin Impact

12th Tsukito Totsuka - Kamigami No Asobi

13th Merenice - Cupid Parasite

14th Ren Jinguji - Uta no Prince-sama

14th Hatori Otani - Stand My Heroes

15th Arashi Spring - Scarlet Nexus

17th Soryu Oh - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

17th Fubuki Spring - Scarlet Nexus

20th Tifalia - Radiant Tale

21st Ririchiyo Shirakiin - Inu x Boku SS

22nd Kei Okazaki - Collar X Malice

22nd Yoshikazu Miyano - Sasaki to Miyano

22nd Monet Tsukushi - Magic Kyun! Renaissance

22nd Misuzu Gundo - Tomo-chan Is A Girl

22nd Louis Asahina - Brothers Conflict

26th Sophia Ascart - My Next Life as a Villainess

28th Light Yagami - Death Note

March

1st Ai Mikaze - Uta no Prince-sama

1st Ryuunosuke Akutagawa - Bungo Stray Dogs

2nd Raeliana McMillan - Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's/M

3rd Ukyo - Amnesia Memories

3rd Yuki Itose - Sign Of Affection

3rd Lindo Tachibana - Dance With Devils

3rd Naomi Randall - Scarlet Nexus

6th Rafayel - Love And Deepspace

7th March 7th - Honkai Star Rail

8th Carol Olston - Tomo-chan Is A Girl

9th Mayuzumi Shion - Variable Baricade

18th Tsugumi Kuze - Nil Admirari no Tenbin

19th Ion - Radiant Tale

20th Sakami Laito - Diabolik Lovers

20th Takeru Totsuka - Kamigamin No Asobi

21st Kanato Sakamaki -Diabolik Lovers

22nd Ayato Sakamaki - Diabolik Lovers

25th Rintaro Tatewaki - Magic Kyun! Renaissance

25th Shiden Ritter - Scarlet Nexus

26th Kamisato Ayato -Genshin Impact

27th Keith Powell - Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

31st Yusuke Asahina - Brothers Conflict

April

1st Kyosuke Tsuduki - Stand My Heroes

1st Scarecrow - Bustafellow

1st Avi - 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

1st Kodama Melone - Scarlet Nexus

2nd Masato Hanzawa - Sasaki and Miyano

3rd Noah Volstaire Wynknight - Why Raeliana Ended Up Duke's/M

4th Canus Espada - Cafe Enchante

8th Yagami Nayuta - Variable Baricade

8th Rowan - Dance With Devils

9th Kiro - Mr Love Queens Choice

10th Takatoo Tokio - Paradigm Parodox

11th Otoya Ittoki - Uta no Prince-sama

11th Zen Wistaria - Snow White With The Red Hair

12th Toma - Amnesia Memories

12th Ota Kisaki - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

13th Kagerou Shoukiin - Inu x Boku Secret Service

14th Jinnia - Radiant Tale

15th Jirou Ogasawara - Sasaki and Miyano

15th Hayato Ozaki - Nil Admirari no Tenbin

15th Himari Momochi - The Demon Prince of Momochi House

16th Baileu Ton - Phantom in the Twilight

17th Xiao - Genshin Impact

17th Lori Asahina - Brothers Conflict

17th Enomoto Mineo - Collar x Malice

19th Miyo - My Happy Marriage

22nd Yakumo Sumeragi - Scarlet Nexus

23rd Orlok - Piofiore

24th Ruki Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

24th Masaomi Asahina - Brothers Conflict

25th Baizhu - Genshin Impact

29th Chuuya Nakahara - Bungo Stray Dogs

29th Balder Hringhorni - Kamigami No Asobi

30th Diluc - Genshin Impact

May

2nd Ichiyou Higuchi - Variable Barricade

4th Tsugumi Nazar -Scarlet Nexus

5th Atsushi Nakajima - Bungo Stray Dogs

5th Shougo Ukawa - Nil Admirari no Tenbin

9th Akane Kinoshita - Loving Yamada Level 999

9th Aoi Nanamori - The Demon Prince of Momochi House

12th Mamiya Ayumu - Paradigm Parodox

13th Kaito Sumeragi - Scarlet Nexus

15th Karuta Roromiya - Inu x Boku SS

17th Leo Cavagnis - Piofiore

17th Radie - Radiant Tale

17th Impey Barbicane - Code Realize

18th Aki Myojin - Sweet Punishment

18th Gorou - Genshin Impact

21st Rosso - 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

23rd Sosei Arakida - Stand My Hero

26th Luke Bowen - Phantom In The Twilight

28th Kaname Asahina - Brothers Conflict

June

1st Ikki - Amnesia Memories

1st Kotaro Yui - Stand My Hero

1st Arataki Itto - Genshin Impact

2nd Shiki Natsumezaka - Dance With Devils

5th Ibuki - Paradigm Parodox

5th Nagi Karman - Scarlet Nexus

6th Anubis Ma'at - Kamigami No Asobi

8th Sasazuka Takeru - Collar x Malice

9th Natsuki Shinomiya - Uta no Prince-sama

9th Syo Kurusu - Uta no Prince-sama

10th Kasane Randall - Scarlet Nexus

11th Lynette Mirror - Cupid Parasite

11th Eita Sasaki - Loving Yamada at Lv999!

14th Renshou Sorinozuka - Inu x Boku SS

15th Anne Halford - Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

17th Shuumei Sasaki - Sasaki and Miyano

19th Osamu Dazai - Bungo Stray Dogs

23rd Cyno - Genshin Impact

23rd Erika Shinohara - Wolf Girl & The Black Prince

24th Katarina Claes - My Next Life As A Villainess

25th Shirayuki - Snow White With The Red Hair

26th Shu - Bustafellows

26th Seto Narukami - Scarlet Nexus

27th Gilbert - 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

28th Nicola Francesca - Piofiore

30th Shuichi Hishikura - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

July

1st Gemma Garrison - Scarlet Nexus

2nd Ema Asahina - Brothers Conflict

4th Nathaniel Hawthorne - Bungo Stray Dogs

4th Kyouya Sata - Wolf Girl & Black Prince

7th Fuuto Asahina - Brothers Conflict

7th Il Fado de Rie - Cafe Enchante

7th Tomo Aizawa - Tomo-chan Is A Girl

8th Gonzaburou Tashiro - Sasaki and Miyano

9th Kaveh - Genshin Impact

7th Alice Ichijo - Scarlet Nexus

13th Mitsumori Ichiya - Variable Barricade

13th Reiji Kotobuki - Uta no Prince-sama

13th Kazu - Variable Barricade

13th Joe Sumeragi - Scarlet Nexus

16th Gill Lovecraft - Cupid Parasite

20th Tartaglia - Genshin Impact

23rd Yuma Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

24th Junichirou Tanizaki - Bungo Stray Dogs

24th Limbo - Bustafellows

26th Gilbert Redford - Piofiore

30th Michizou Tachihara - Bungo Stray Dogs

30th Rishe Imgard Wertsner - 7th Loop

August

1st Hikaru Asahina - Brothers Conflict

1st Apollon Agana Belea - Kamigami No Asobi

1st Taiga Hirano - Sasaki and Miyano

2nd Saint Germain - Code Realize

6th Tokiya Ichinose - Uta no Prince-sama

7th Toujou Hibari - Variable Barricade

8th Ignis Carbunculus - Cafe Enchante

10th Mitsunari Baba - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

15th Louis Anjo - Magic Kyun Renaissance

16th Hanabi Ichijo - Scarlet Nexus

20th Alan Stuart - My Next Life As A Villainess

20th Geordo Stuart - My Next Life As A Villainess

22nd Vilio - Radiant Tale

23rd Tomitsuka Ryou - Paradigm Parodox

26th Victor Frankenstein - Code Realize

27th Kenji Miyazawa - Bungo Stray Dogs

29th Reiji Sakamaki - Diabolik Lovers

29th Zange Natsume - Inu x Boku SS

30th Doppo Kunikida - Bungo Stray Dogs

September

5th Yanagi Aiji - Collar x Malice

5th Zayne - Love And Deepspace

10th Maria Campbell - My Next Life As A Villainess

12th Kagero Donne - Scarlet Nexus

13th Albedo - Genshin Impact

14th Tasuku Kuresawa - Sasaki and Miyano

16th Douglas - 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

17th Dante Falzone - Piofiore

17th Teika Ichijoji - Magic Kyun - Renaissance

17th Kasuga - Variable Barricade

17th Araki Mihaya - Paradigm Parodox

19th Yukinami - Paradigm Parodox

19th Hisui Hoshikawa - Nil Admirari no Tenbin

21st Mamoru Kishi - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

21st Akito Yamada - Loving Yamada Lvl 999!

22nd Subaru Asahina - Brothers Conflict

23rd Dionysus Thyrsos - Kamigami No Asobi

23rd Kent - Amnesia Memories

23rd Tsuki Aoyama - Stand My Hero

28th Rindo Kaoru - Cafe Enchante

29th Ranmaru Kurosaki - Uta no Prince sama

Octomber

7th Makoto Tsuduki - Stand My Hero

10th Banri Watanuki - Inu x Boku SS

10th Luka Travers - Scarlet Nexus

15th Paschalia - Radiant Tale

16th Xavier - Love And Deepspace

18th Shu Sakamaki - Diabolik Lovers

18th Shizuru Migiwa - Nil Asmirari no Tenbin

19th Hoshino Ichika - Collar x Malice

21st Ranpo Edogawa - Bungo Stray Dogs

24th Loki Laevatein - Kamigami No Asobi

24th Arsène Lupin - Code Realize

26th Sakunosuke Oda - Bungo Stray Dogs

28th Azusa Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

29th Kaedehara Kazuha - Genshin Impact

30th Helvetica - Bustafellows

31st Cecil Aijima - Uta no Prince sama

31st Junichiro Kubota - Tomo chan is a Girl

31st L Lawliet - Death Note

November

4th Subaru from Diabolik Lovers

4th Mary Hunt - My Next Life As A Villainess

4th Kyouka Izumi - Bungo Stray Dogs

8th Ritsuka Tachibana - Dance With Devils

11th Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Bungo Stray Dogs

11th Misyr Rex - Cafe Enchante

15th Lucien - Mr Love Queens Choice

15th Karen Travers - Scarlet Nexus

17th Rem Kaginuki - Dance With Devils

20th Zafora - Radiant Tale

21st Thor Megingjard - Kamigami No Asobi

23rd Wriothesley - Genshin Impact

23rd You Hattori - Stand My Hero

28th Luke Foster - Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

30th Shin - Amnesia Memories

30th Kaeya - Genshin Impact

30th Kyoka Eden - Scarlet Nexus

December

3rd Isurugi Taiga - Variable Barricade

3rd Ukyo - Asahina - Brothers Conflict

5th Tauryu - Phantom In The Twilight

7th Gojo Satoru - Jujutsu Kaisen

7th Akiko Yosano - Bungo Stray Dogs

12th Yang - Piofiore

16th Wataru Frazer - Scarlet Nexus

17th Aoi Suminomiya - Magic Kyun Renaissance

18th Neuvillette - Genshin Impact

18th Yuu Kusakabe - Wolf Girl & Black Prince

19th Soushi Miketsukami - Inu x Boku SS

20th Isaku Senagaki - A Girl And Her Guard Dog

20th Itsuomi Nagi - Sign Of Affection

22nd Keiya Uto - A Girl And Her Guard Dog

23rd Akira Kougami - Nil Asmirari no Tenbin

24th Shiraishi Kageyuki - Collar x Malice

25th Challe Fen Challe - Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

25th Akira Kagiura - Sasaki and Miyano

25th Misa Amane - Death Note

28th Keith Claes - My Next Life As A Villainess

28th Arnold Hein - 7th Loop

29th Masato Hijirikawa - Uta no Prince sama

31st Zhongli - Genshin Impact

31st Hyuga - Paradigm Parodox

31st Tsubaki Asahina - Brothers Conflict

31st Azusa Asahina - Brothers Conflict

[tenshi-agerasia]

who would the minions serve in the ensemble stars universe

the ensemble stars x minions analysis that nobody asked for, under the cut

okay so minions want to serve the most powerful (and evil) guy in the area/time they're in

if they enrolled at yumenosaki prior to the ! era they'd have been looking for a master and might've even worked under shu/valkyrie, who was the top unit at that time

"Imagining shu leading the fucking minions is horrifying"

[shu voice] come, my brethren, and let us engage in performance arts

nazuna and mika are very confused

actually mika would like them i think

but when the first revolution/war began, the minions would've caught sight of exfine and eichi

as exfine rose through the ranks and defeated the eccentrics eichi became immensely famous, and i think at least a third of the minions would serve him just because of this

eichi is easily entertained by them

they piss off keito

hiyori is very biased and can tell each minion apart

he names them things like Flowery One and Revolting One

nagisa does not understand what a minion is

tsumugi can fucking communicate in minionese

that's part of the reason natsume hates him so much. he can understand them and talk to them and it's horrifying

if the minions were to see eichi's actual plans on the surface level, that would be enough for them to see as evil

there's also the possibility that some minions might see eichi as "good" and exfine as heroes so they'd turn to serve the eccentrics instead

the minions don't harass rei because he scares them

they think he'd eat them

natsume does not like these little freaks

kanata has fun with them because i'm pretty sure they can't drown

if they can. well rip

chiaki hypes them up :)

but as far as i've seen in the minions franchise they prefer more powerful figures, and the eccentrics at that time were ostracized

and during the ! era trickstar revolution, eichi is definitely more of a villain character so the minions would attempt to help him

and then accidentally screw him over

wataru would love the minions

they're like tomoyas and little watarus to him

tori would absolutely hate them

he punts one when eichi isn't looking

yuzuru is indifferent but he likes having some help

trickstar is Very Conflicted

subaru and the minions would love each other

hokuto despises everything that they stand for

mao is like. huh. ok.

makoto "eek!"s at the sight of one

in !! era, eichi is less of a hero/villain/morally grey guy and just A Girl . at this point the remaining minions under him would either stay or find a new master, possibly gatekeeper

the minions piss him off very effectively

after kohaku beats up gatekeeper or whatever they start to follow him instead

"i imagine [kohaku] showing rinne and rinne shakes one to death or something"

niki would absolutely wonder what they taste like

himeru talks to the minions

"himeru is confused" "bwahaha!! barosoeflksernuina" "himeru does not like you very much"

yknow how ibara has mouse drones and mayoi keeps destroying them. yeah. that with the minions

ibara's upset that his spies are disappearing and he barges into mayoi's house and there's just a giant nest of minions

after meeting a minion midori's attempted murder count rises from 2 to 25

leo says he "feels inspired" by the minions and then composes the most shit song known to man

[twilightmalachite]

Altered - Epilogue 1

Author: Akira

Characters: Shu, Kanata, Wataru, Natsume, Rei

Translator: Mika Enstars

"Let’s have them bloom to their fullest! Everyone. behold the beauty of cherry blossoms before they fall!"

Season: Winter

Location: OO Stage (Altered)

⚠️ This is an import from a unproofed Twitter Livetweet!

Present day. The final battle that concludes OO, on Altered’s dedicated stage…

Shu: “♪~♪~♪~”

“—All the key actors are here!”

Kanata: “Nice to meet you~, we’re the “five eccentrics”!”

Shu: “Hmph. I’m sure some of you are wondering just who the Five Eccentrics are, so allow me to explain again.”

“The Five Eccentrics began as—”

Wataru: …You can give a proper explanation now, Shu.

In the past, when Valkyrie had been three people back during the war, they would put out their worldview without any explanation.

Natsume: He’s really groWN, being able to look down from above like thAT.

In the paST, Shu-niisan probably would have called something catering to the masses as depraved or degeneraTE.

To uS, that is growTH.

Wataru: My eyes are even welling up for some reason!

Shu: Non! You there, cease your carefree chat, you shall sing as well!

It appears that it will take a bit before our adversaries, fine-O, will be ready. Until then, we must buy ourselves time to keep the audience’s attention.

I’ll give you this, fine-O. But please do not misunderstand, I simply do not wish you to drag down the stage I stand on.

Rei: Mhm. It appears that Tenshouin-kun has finally arrived, meaning all of fine-O’s members have gathered. Until they reappear together we Altered—

We Five Eccentrics must keep things going.

Natsume: We are two sworn enemies with a deep histoRY, and yet here we are supporting one anothER.

Rei: It’s no different than professional wrestling. I no longer, or rather, dare I say… We no longer hold such deep hatred for one another.

That being said, we’re expected to have a “fateful showdown”, so we might as well play the part.

Kukuku. I never thought I’d be fulfilling the role I had been begged to fulfill so long ago.

Shu: Hm. In the end, we are being made to stand out all while fine-O is being sluggish… At least that is how it appears.

Thus, a light of justice shall shine on the world ruled by the evil of the Five Eccentrics. With all their members at full force, fine-O will appear.

Some tacky plot such as that would be alright… In a case like this, that is.

Kanata: Yes, that is what we “Ryuseitai” often do. When everyone calls for the hero, the hero then appears.

And then, we finish up the bad “kaijin”.

Natsume: A hero show fit to fool childrEN.

Rei: It’s simple and easy to understand. ♪

Shu: Hmph. As we are idols, we need to be easy to understand too.

Rei: Mhm. Right now, that is what it is time for us to become.

Entertain as asked, because that is what we ask for.

Rei: “—Now, my friends of the Five Eccentrics. Evil has their fleurs du mal too.”[1]

“Let’s have them bloom to their fullest! Everyone. behold the beauty of cherry blossoms before they fall!”

“♪~♪~♪”

Natsume: My niisans look to be having a surprising amount of fUN.

Wataru: It’s a reunion performance. So of course they’re having fun.

Natsume: It’s an unprecedented development to mE, thouGH.

If this OO is in fact based on the script I nearly handed to you at that time, Wataru-niisan, then…

The positions of we and fine would have been reversED. The plot was meant for us to be the protagoniST, or in other worDS, be the righteous ones that defeat the evil fine.

In the eND, we are playing the villaIN.

Wataru: Do you think we should have regrets regarding that?

At that time, I had been the only one who enjoyed that role, hadn’t I? This time, I want everyone to enjoy the fun.

The charm of being the villain, that is.

Natsume: RigHT. Because I was able to see through to those intentioNS, I understand the truth behind these recent evenTS.

Let me restate thAT—I know who the culprit iS.

—Wataru-niisan. Just whY, and hOW, did you recreate that scriPT, which should have been burnt to ashES?

Wataru: … …

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A reference to Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal; a tome of poetry that is generally about “extracting beauty from the malignant”. So what Rei is saying here is among the lines of; “there too is beauty in evil”.

[aeoki]

Blackjack - Gifts Will Not Arrive: Chapter 6

Location: Yumenosaki Grower Barn Characters: Shinobu, Natsume, Tetora & Madara Season: Autumn

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ< Almost an hour later. Right after Anzu and Shinobu set off to save Mayoi. >

Souma: I would prefer you do not ask me of this, Mikejima-dono.

Frankly, I do not want to be involved with matters on “this side”.

Madara: Hahaha. If you can’t heed my request, then I guess I’ll just have to ask Kanata-san instead.

Souma: The situation is different if you bring up Shinkai-dono’s name… You are as crafty as ever, Mikejima-dono.

Madara: You should call me clever instead.

Tetora: So this is how it’s done.

Madara: …Tetora-san, you’re looking at me with sparkles in your eyes for some reason.

Tetora: Of course, I would – I respect you as our great senior, Mikejima-senpai! Osu!

Madara: I don’t think you should use me as an example… You have more amazing “masters” like Chiaki-san or Kurou-san, don’t you?

Tetora: No. I’d just end up at a dead-end even if I continued down that path stubbornly, so I’ve started thinking what I need is a different sort of path and power.

In that sense, since you’re the former RYUUSEI Purple – someone who Morisawa-senpai respects and someone who Taishou thinks of as a rival of equal standing…

I’ve come to the conclusion that you’re the perfect person for me to call a mentor, Madara Mikejima-senpai.

I’ll learn from you and get even stronger.

Madara: I feel like that person in green who trained little kids from that manga.

Souma: Haha. It is rare to see you with such a troubled look, Mikejima-dono. It serves you right, indeed.

Madara: My juniors aren’t cute at all. The same goes with Kohaku-san and Anzu-san, but I wish they would flatter me with attention in a more straightforward and innocent manner.

Tetora: If that’s what you wish, then I, Tetora Nagumo, shall do just that! Osu!

Madara: I don’t think that’s what I’m looking for.

Souma: If you want to be loved in a straightforward manner, then you should simply love your juniors in a straightforward manner as well.

It is retributive justice – others are a reflection of thyself. The way you treat others will be reflected right back at you.

Madara: My ears hurt.

Well, putting that aside, it’ll be an issue if an outsider like me continues to be in Yumenosaki territory for a long time, so I can leave the rest to you, right, Souma-san?

I’ll wait nearby so send out a beacon or a smoke signal if something happens.

Alright, see you later – and good luck.

Tetora: Ah… Mikejima-senpai left. I wanted him to teach me more about how to be a hero and stuff.

Souma: Hehe. It is rare for Mikejima-senpai to have a junior who innocently idolises him, so he must have run away, not knowing how to respond to you.

He says that he wishes to have an upfront junior, but once he is faced with straightforward affection, he becomes scared and runs away. He has always been one troublesome fellow.

Tetora: Are you close with him, Kanzaki-senpai? It felt like you guys knew each other from way back, though…

It’s like you guys can understand each other even if you don’t put it into words – like you’re family.

Souma: It was not until last year that I had properly conversed with him, though. There are many relations between our families.

It is the same with Shinkai-dono – even when we met as children due to a gathering of our relatives, we did not have the courage to approach one another.

Tetora: Huh? You and Mikejima-senpai are relatives?

Souma: Not by blood but our families have relations with one another. We are more similar to birds of the same feather.

And that is the reason why I have been summoned by that fellow.

Anzu-dono and Sengoku-dono needed to be secretly escorted “underground”. He required my strength in order for that to happen.

I do feel sorry that you were left on the surface by yourself, though, Nagumo.

Tetora: It can’t be helped. The ones who were supposed to go into the underground? were Anzu no Anego and Shinobu-kun in the first place.

I’m just here because I forced my way through. It’s natural that there wouldn’t be a ticket to the underground for me.

Souma: My apologies. I could have managed something if you had contacted me earlier.

Nevertheless, there are things the ones on the surface must do as well. It would be great if you could help with that.

Tetora: Osu! I’ll do anything if it’s something I can do!

Souma: A good response. …There may be fighting so perhaps we can spar together to keep our bodies warm. It will also help kill time.

Tetora: It’d be an honour! Taishou’s told me that you’re pretty strong when it comes to fighting, Kanzaki-senpai, so I’d be happy to spar with you!

Souma: Well, compared to an amateur, I would be. Warriors are specialists in battles.

Come forth, Nagumo. Show me how skilled you are as Kiryuu-dono’s beloved disciple.

Tetora: Osu! Allow me to learn from you!

Take thaaaaat!

Souma: Not enough! In reality, it may be best if you did train under Mikejima-dono – Your only chance at victory is when I am speaking!

Your offensive strikes are too straightforward! You cannot defeat true evil in such a manner!

Tetora: Thanks – for the – warning! Seh! Haa! Toh!

Souma: You bear the crown of the one in black, but are you unaccustomed to the nighttime, “RYUUSEI Black”!?

Natsume: …Why did they start fighting all of a suddEN? Is this a scene straight from a fighting manGA?

Souma: Hm. Sakasaki-dono, what business do you have here?

Tetora: Whaa!? You did a foot sweep on me while you were looking in Sakasaki-senpai’s direction!?

Souma: You let your guard down ♪

Natsume: I’m overjoyed to see you two having a jolly tiME, but don’t make so much noiSE. Little Kitten and Shinobu-kun are currently in the middle of an infiltration mission right nOW.

Souma: That is true… It appears you have been pulling the strings behind the scenes this time. Just what is it you are scheming, Sakasaki-dono?

Natsume: Nothing of the soRT. Don’t lump me with a certain Four-Eyes who pretends to be a person of goodwill on the outside, while plotting things with a composed look on his face on the insiDE.

Souma: I will not tolerate any slander against Hasumi-dono! He is strategising and not plotting!

Natsume: WeLL, unlike the “EmperOR”, I suppose his former right-hand man does things in quite a fair mannER. I’ll take back what I said about him sneakily doing things behind the scenES.

AnywAY, I really am not scheming anything this tiME. Little Kitten and Shinobu-kun asked me for help so all I did was give them the solutiON.

That’s what a fortune-teller doES, after aLL.

Souma: Surely, you must have other goals. This is you we are talking about.

Natsume: Of courSE, I dO. I will receive a compensatiON – I’m not running a chariTY.

Secrets lie beneath these lanDS. Dig them up and you’ll come into contact with mysteries and secreTS.

Take them apart with science and logIC, and learn how to handle thEM. It is our task as magicians of the present to do just thAT.

Now, I wonder what shall come out from under YumenosaKI? An ogRE? DemON? Or perhaps a snaKE? Oh, I cannot wait to see what it’ll bE ♪

No matter how dangerous a creature it may bE, I, Natsume SakasaKI, shall swear on the “Five Oddballs” that I will be the one to control iT.

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Otome game characters who share the same English VAs.

I’ve been seeing otome game fans making posts about otome games sharing the same voice actors, but I wanted to make a post regarding their dub actors. These come from their anime adaptations, with the major dubbing companies being Sentai Filmworks and Funimation/Crunchyroll.

Cw: Illich Guardiola was blacklisted for attempting to marry his 16 year old student. He’ll be mentioned, but I do not support him in the slightest.

Andrew Love:

Takuma Onizaki (Hiiro no Kakera)

Toshizo Hijikata (Hakuoki)

Dante (Arcana Famiglia)

Yuma Mukami (Diabolik Lovers More,Blood)

Greg Ayres:

Mahiro Atori (Hiiro no Kakera)

Heisuke Todo (Hakuoki)

Azusa Mukami (Diabolik Lovers More,Blood)

David Matranga:

Yuichi Komura (Hiiro no Kakera)

Keisuke Sannan (Hakuoki)

Richter (Diabolik Lovers)

Haru Natsume (Stand my Heroes)

Corey Hartzog:

Shinji Inukai (Hiiro no Kakera)

Chikage Kazama (Hakuoki)

Kanato Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Illich Guardiola

Suguru Omi (Hiiro no Kakera)

Sanosuke Harada (Hakuoki) *Was replaced by Phil Hyde for the movie series

Leraldo Anzaldua:

Ryo Kutani (Hiiro no Kakera)

Hajime Saito (Hakuoki)

Hilary Haag:

Aria Rozenburg (Hiiro no Kakera)

Princess Sen (Hakuoki)

Brittney Karbowski:

Kiyono Takara (Hiiro no Kakera)

Chizuru Yukimura (Hakuoki)

Christa (Diabolik Lovers)

Baby Kou Mukami (Diabolik Lovers More,Blood)

Adam Gibbs:

Zwei (Hiiro no Kakera)

Ryunosuke Ibuki (Hakuoki Dawn of the Shinsengumi)

Ruki Mukami (Diabolik Lovers)

Shelly Calene-Black:

Vier (Hiiro no Kakera)

Sumire (Arcana Famiglia)

Baby Ruki Mukami (Diabolik Lovers More,Blood)

David Wald:

Masataka Ashiya (Hiiro no Kakera)

Isami Kondo (Hakuoki)

Reiji Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Rempart Leonhardt (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Daisuke Seki (Stand My Heroes)

Luci Christian:

Shizuki Ugaya/O-Chan (Hiiro no Kakera)

Felicità (Arcana Famiglia)

Beatrix/Baby Laito Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Rob Mungle:

Drei (Hiiro no Kakera)

Mondo (Arcana Famiglia)

Blake Shepard:

Souji Okita: (Hakuoki)

Ikki (Amnesia)

Libertà (Arcana Famiglia)

Laito Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Shannon Emerick:

Kaoru Nagumo (Hakuoki)

Orion (Amnesia)

Donatella (Arcana Famiglia)

Baby Ayato Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Houston Hayes:

Kyo Shiranui (Hakuoki)

Shin (Amnesia)

Shin Tsukinami (Diabolik Lovers)

Clint Bickham:

Kashitaro Ito (Hakuoki)

Luca (Arcana Famiglia)

John Swasey:

Ryojun Matsumoto (Hakuoki)

Fukulota (Arcana Famiglia)

Karlheinz (Diabolik Lovers More,Blood)

Molly Searcy:

Oume (Hakuoki Dawn of the Shinsengumi)

Mine/Baby Toma (Amnesia)

Jay Hickman:

Waka (Amnesia)

Debito (Arcana Famiglia)

Tiffany Grant:

Elmo/Federica (Arcana Famiglia)

Baby Kanato Sakamaki (Diabolik Lovers)

Maggie Flecknoe:

Meriella (Arcana Famiglia)

Heroine (Amnesia)

Yui Komori (Diabolik Lovers)

Margaret McDonald:

Kosuzu (Hakuoki Dawn of the Shinsengumi)

Baby Keita Maki (Stand My Heroes)

Christopher Wehkamp:

Ogai Mori (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Sosei Arakida (Stand My Heroes)

Haruo Sakaguchi (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Daman Mills:

Shunso Hishida (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Nemo (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Takaomi Hiyama (Stand My Heroes)

Sakuya Nakajima (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Ian Sinclair:

Charlie (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Abraham Van Helsing (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Justin Briner:

Charlie (Meiji Tokyo Renka) *Episode 6 of the SimulDub

Finis Beckford (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Stephen Fu:

Kyoya Saotome (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Go Miyase (Stand My Heroes)

Tora Tanaka (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Terri Doty:

Baby Yakumo Koizumi (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Hikari Onigashima (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Megan Shipman:

Mei’s Mother/Shino (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Etty (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Dallas Reid:

King Tatsuno (Meiji Tokyo Renka)

Natsuki Sugano (Stand My Heroes)

Jill Harris:

Cardia Beckford (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Rei Izumi (Stand My Heroes)

J. Micheal Tatum:

Arsène Lupin (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Tsukasa Asagiri (Stand My Heroes)

Chris Guerrero:

Impey Barbicane (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Makoto Tsuzuki (Stand My Heroes)

Brandon McInnis:

Count St. Germain (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Kenta Shimamura (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Austin Tindle:

Herlock Sholmes (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Aki Kagura (Stand My Heroes)

Totomaru Minowa (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Apphia Yu:

Sisi (Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth)

Hinako Nakayama (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Ricco Fajardo:

Shun Imaoji (Stand My Heroes)

Yuta Mirako (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Jarrod Greene:

Koya Kirishima (Stand My Heroes)

Houou Onigashima (Kenka Bancho Otome)

[raichana]

Favourites~

Tagged by @omgfloofy

this looks super fun so lets jump in! 

favourite colour: Red, I love the colour red and will always pick it above anything else, pink and purple are closeseconds but Red is where it’s at~ 

favourite flavour: Ginger, ever since i was little it has always been my fav. grom gingerale to ginger cookies I just love the stuff. 

favourite music: So I almost exclusively listen to video gaem soundtracks and jpop. every once in a while I try to listen to current/popular music and most of it just sounds like droning noise to me... every once in  while i’ll hear something and be like this is greta but yeah... mostly jpop and game/anime soundtracks for me...

favourite movie: Princess Bride, people think I am kidding when I say this and I assure you I am not. I love that film with every fiber of my being and could probably recite the whole thing from start to end with only minor mistakes cause I have easily watched it far too many times.

favourite series: gunna take a page from floofy. Games it’s easily Ys or Kiseki, maybe a slight nod to Ys but I really love both. Anime: I have a few but as to not repeat myself in a second I’ll say Natsume Yuujinchou. Book: Ascendance of a bookworm, I just love everything about it from the character and story growth to the world building to the fact we get a volume every other month. 

last song: According to Itunes it’s Sunnyboy Rainygirl by Daoko which was an album i got cause she did music for dragalia and I was sad the game i loved was being shut down. 

last movie: uhhhhh.... I watched a little bit of groundhog day with the family but the last film I watched was No Way Out with Kevin Costner. it was on the movie chanel and really enjoyable. 

currently reading: It’s technically re-reading but Ascendance of a bookworm part 3 vol 1. I had read it before on kindle but now i have the physical book so i had to reread~ 

currently watching: ........ *sighs* too much... ok On crunchyroll: The tale of outcast, saving 80 000 gold in another world for my retirement (may drop), Legend of heroes: trails of cold steel northern war, Sugar apple fairy tale (fav this season so far), The magical revolution of the reincarnated princess and the genius girl, campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skills, welcome to demon school iruma kun, chilling in my 30s after getting fired from the demon kings army, Neir: automata ver 1.1a, bungo stray dogs s4, buddy dadies, trigun stampede, revenger and eventually the misfit of demon king academy (may drop) and by the grace of the gods season 2 (may drop)....... then on hidive: is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon season 4 (also highly recommend the LN for this even if it’s embarrassing to say one of your fav series has such a bad title) The latest on tsundere villian liselotte and eventually tsurune 2, i’m avoiding starting sequels right now cause i am watching WAY to much... i never watch this much in a season normally it’s like 4-7 shows... 

currently working on: I’m planning an ambitious felt of my oc Ciella, thinking about some stands to make and then wait for a zap sale and then maybe throw some valentines art on the pile cause i just have nothing to do apparently 

tagging: Only do it if you want to of course but I tag @teresashiho @greywaysart @cloudedpoetry

[jokertrap-ran]

[Stand My Heroes] 聖夜を奏でる♪ Symphonic numbers (Performing the Holy Night ♪ Symphonic numbers) Event Story: Part ② Translations

*Sutamai Master-list *MC name is retained default Izumi Rei *Scenario Writer: @eno_bara (榎戸乃ばら) *Kurisu Masuo Charisma Suoh…I see what you did there coly ww

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Special Stages

⋆⋅☆ Kujo Mansion: Living Room ☆⋅⋆

Kaname: And Koya-kun says that he watched your Shampoo CM.

Kirishima: Tell him that he was really dashin’! And help me ask him how he made his eyes sparkle like that.

Kaname: —Yeah, see you.

Kirishima: Ah, he hung up?

Kaname: Kyosuke-kun and Hikaru-kun are going to the Concert on the 24th. Tell him yourself then.

Kirishima: For real?

Shindo: What an unusual crowd is going to be gathering.

Kaname: Seems like they’re going because Tsuduki-san got the green light to gather references there.

Kujo: I see. So he contacted you because he knew that we were the one of their backers?

Kaname: Yup.

Miyase: Oh! I’ve just thought of something good.

Kirishima: What is it?

Miyase: How about we invite them to the party since we’re all going to be there?

Kujo: Brilliant.

Miyase: Do you agree to it too?

Kaname: …I don’t mind; not particularly, anyway.

Miyase: I’ll do my best to whip up all the food then.

Shindo: Looks like this we’re having another unnecessarily lively Christmas again this year.

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⋆⋅☆ Streets ☆⋅⋆

MC: (Phew…we ended up getting off late again.)

When I speed-walked to the Station——

???: Oooooi, Rei! Get on in!

Rei: (Hm?)

I turned around upon being called, noticing a familiar face waving from behind an open window of a car, stopped by the roadside.

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⋆⋅☆ Inside the Car ☆⋅⋆

Kirishima: Is it cold in here?

Rei: Nope, it’s warm.

Kirishima: I see.

Rei: Thank you so much.

Rei: It’ll be a great help if you could send me all the way back, but are you sure about this?

Kirishima: I was just on my way back from running an errand for Kujo-san, and I was just in the mood to go for a drive.

Rei: Sorry about this…I’m really beat to be honest, so thank you.

Kirishima: That’s good then. I’ve got something I wanna talk to you about too, so nice timing!

Rei: What about…?

Kirishima: We’ll be holding a Christmas Banquet on the 25th so Kujo-san wanted to extend an invitation to you too!

Rei: A Christmas Banquet…

Kirishima: Could it be that you’ve already made plans?

Rei: Rather than plans, I suppose it can be called work…in a sense, but that’s how it is.

Rei: I’m really glad to be invited, but…

Kirishima: I see…So you’re busy.

Rei: (Ahhh, my heart hurts when I see him so disappointed like a kicked puppy…!)

Rei: I apologise. Can I put my invitation tentative or will that be an inconvenience?

Kirishima: You can just take as long as you need. Even if you barely make it on the day itself.

Kirishima: Miyase’s all hyped up making tons of food.

Rei: I want to eat his cooking!

Kirishima: Don’t push yourself too hard at work, okay? I hope you come to the party.

Rei: Yes! Thank you so much!

Rei: You too, Kirishima-san! Be sure not to catch a cold or anything like that!

Kirishima: ‘Course! I’d only make Kujo-san worry if I’m not healthy during Christmas!

Rei: (Seems like everything and everyone are already in Christmas-mood except us down in the NCD.)

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⋆⋅☆ Investigation Planning Headquarters ☆⋅⋆

It was only on the next day, that the Investigation took a big step forward.

Imaoji: Seki-san, has that information been checked over?

Seki: Yes.

Seki: Kurisu bought drugs from the dealer in Club R and used it before continuing with his night life.

Seki: That’s why we’ll call him out on his way back and intercept him then.

Seki: That’s the plan we’ve come up with after all the prior investigations we’ve carried out.

But the new information from his Ace was that, “Kurisu didn’t do drugs at all when he was out enjoying his night life”. Therefore——

Yui: Then, why was he buying all those on a schedule…?

Seki: That’s because…

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——A few days ago.

⋆⋅☆ Concert Hall ☆⋅⋆

Makoto: ——I see. So, there’s a difference in practicing in a Hall and in a Studio.

Kurisu: Yes! I’d get even more into it whenever I practice in a hall!

Kurisu: The sound’s different, you see. For example, the violin. Are you aware of this, perhaps?

Kurisu: It’s sound like mm~♪in a studio, but nnnn~~♪in a Hall.

Makoto: ——I apologize. Amateurs like me can’t tell between such subtle differences.

Kurisu: Ahaha! It’s all OK, all’s good♪Because I’ll show you how different they are now!

Makoto: (He’s someone who’s always full of energy, but he seems to be way more excited than usual today.)

Makoto: (…Actually, his eyes seem to be sparkling strangely…)

Kurisu: Now, my lovely Orchestra! Are all of you ready!?

Kurisu: Let us descend into the lovely world of music!

Seki: ——Pardon me.

Kurisu: !?

Makoto: You guys…

The Orchestra members all looked uneasy as a buzz filled the air at sudden entrance of the Outsiders. Kurisu’s face paled as a sheet as Seki questioned him.

Seki: Kurisu-san, you’re under suspicion of possession and usage of Illegal Drugs.

Seki: ——According to our Information, you use dangerous drugs whenever you do music, more often than not.

Makoto: ——!

Seki: Could I ask of you to cooperate with our Investigation?

Kurisu: …I see~ Alright. I’ll cooperate with you.

Rei: Then, may I check your personal belongings?

Kurisu: What you’re looking for is over here.

It looked as if a lightbulb had clicked in Kurisu’s head as he opened something that resembled a Conducting Baton’s Case——

Aoyama & Yui: ——!

A bucket’s worth of white powder fell from within.

——And now, back to reality.

Makoto: I’m with the NCD right now. I’ve also gotten arrested.

Kyosuke: “ARRESTED——!?”

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⋆⋅☆ Investigation Planning Department ☆⋅⋆

Makoto: I’ll contact you again once I’ve been released.

Aoyama: Released…?

Makoto only calmly sipped at his coffee after he ended his call.

Rei: Makoto-san…please don’t say things like that; It’ll only invite more misunderstandings.

Rei: We only wanted to ask you some questions.

Makoto: I just wanted to try using the word “release” in relevance to my current situation.

Makoto: I just thought that I’d never have another chance to do so in the future if I didn’t take the opportunity now, when it presented itself.

Man: Ahaha…

Seiya, the Concert Master who seated beside him, only laughed bitterly at that.

Apparently, it looks like the Concert Master was responsible for “Rounding everything up” when it came to anything concerning the Orchestra. You could say that he’s a Conductor-player, if anything.

Seiya: Uhm…So, how long do we have to stay cooped up in here, exactly?

Aoyama: We’ve already heard whatever you have to say, so you’re free to leave.

Seki: Thank you so much for cooperating with us.

Rei: Thank you so much!

Seiya: Ahh, is that so. That’s great to hear…Everyone in the Orchestra’s really worried.

Rei: (Oh, that’s right. Their Conductor was suddenly arrested and taken away in the middle of their practice, so they must have been pretty shaken up about it.)

Makoto: It doesn’t look like I can gather the material I need in this situation.

Seiya: You must have it rough too, Sensei. I’ve got to think of something else, now that I’ve lost my Conductor…

Seki: You have my deepest condolences.

Seiya: Thank you…Actually, I’ve been thinking about this for quite a long time now, but…

All Three: ?

Seiya: All the guys down in the NCD look astonishingly dashing.

Aoyama & Seki: Wha——

Rei: (That’s what caught his attention!?)

Seiya: Man, I thought that I’d have gotten used to being around such good men after having spent every day seeing Kurisu-san around recently.

Seiya: But Seki-san and Aoyama-san both have a manliness about them that would make even top Kurisu-san’s own.

Seiya: I’m really, REALLY, in the mood to play a Violin now! I feel like this will make for a really nice tune!

Seki: R-Right…

Rei: (I wonder if all musicians are all that emotionally sensitive…)

Yui: ——Seki-san. About Kurisu, Imaoji-kun’s Investigation seems to be going smoothly in that field.

Seki: I see, that’s good——

Seiya: PINK HAIR!? AND NOT TO MENTION, ANOTHER DASHING ONE!?

Yui: Huh…?

Seiya: HA!? I apologize for being so loud.

Rei: (Seiya-san…)

Makoto: (How interestingly curious…)

Seiya: No— Really, all the beauties are being gathered here, in one place.

Seiya: So good, that I’m almost tempted to ask you to take Kurisu’s place as the Conductor to draw in the same crowd that his good looks would have inevitably drawn.

Rei: (Just for that reason…?)

Yui: What in the world is he talking about…?

Makoto: ——I see.

Rei: Huh?

Makoto: The NCD suddenly turning into Orchestra Conductors? Now… that’s interesting.

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⋆⋅☆ Investigation Planning Department ☆⋅⋆

Makoto: ————

Aoyama: (……? I don’t know why, but I feel like…he’s staring an awful lot at me…?)

Makoto: (The Narc’s Ace, Aoyama Itsuki.)

Makoto: (——If he were to be the Replacement Conductor…)

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Aoyama: ——Stop. I’ve already repeated myself countless of times, but this isn’t getting any better. Is it that difficult?

Aoyama: I’ll play the Violin so listen well to how I do it.

Aoyama: ——♪——♪♪♪——♪♪——

Player: ……! He’s way better than me! I’ve just lost all my confidence!!

Aoyama: Huh…?

Player: Rather, normal people like us cannot just manage to do everything like you high-spec people do on the drop of the hat!

Aoyama: Yes, I do understand that I’m on a different level from the average joe. Therefore, it was in my intention to do this properly and stand as everyone’s equal here.

Aoyama: How about you first tell me what you’re able to do? …Wait, what can you do?

Player: There it is; that’s what I was talking about.

Aoyama: ……?

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Makoto: (…That didn’t turn out very interesting.)

Makoto: (Since he’s an Ace, he might be much more suited to be the Concert Master than a mere Conductor.)

Aoyama: (Why is he staring so intently at me with such a poker face?)

Rei: (Makoto-san…?)

Makoto: (Next will be him…)

Seki: ……?

Makoto: (The reliable Section Chief of the NCD, Seki Daisuke——…)

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Seki: ——Yes, everyone’s doing brilliant.

Seki: Especially the Violins, it was a pleasantly beautiful sound.

CRAAASH!!

Seki: !?

Percussionist: WHOA!? ALL THE VIOLINNISTS HAVE FALLEN PREY TO THE CONDUCTOR’S SUGAR-SWEET WORDS!

Seki: Eh…?

Woodwind Player: Hey…you’ve…got to be…kidding…Even the guys are down for the count!?

Brass Player: THE CONDUCTOR’S WAY TOO HANDSOME, I CAN’T CONCENTRATE AT ALL!!!!

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Makoto: (…Maybe it’s because I read the original work of the Love-comedy movie that Kyosuke’s going to be appearing in; my imagination seems to be oddly geared in that direction of things, for some reason…)

Seki: Uhm…?

Makoto: (He’s up next, I guess.)

Yui: ……?

Makoto: (The NCD’s most Inquisitive and talented brain when it comes to Research, Yui Kotaro——…)

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Yui: No, all wrong, that’s not it! Violins! You’re causing Arteriosclerosis with that!

Yui: More——! We need more, if we’re going to make for a nightfilled with bloodshed!

Yui: Cymbals! More violent actions! Treat is as if you’re having Sympathetic Nerve Reactions!!

Player: W-What is he talking about!?

Player: He’s super, duper, hard to understand…!!

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Makoto: ——Pft!

Yui: ! What’s with him?

Rei: Um, Makoto-san? Is everything alright there?

Makoto: I had thought that it’d be interesting to see all of you NCD people as Replacement Conductors, but——

Makoto: I think that’s impossible, after all.

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⋆⋅☆ Investigation Planning Department ☆⋅⋆

Seiya: Of course, it was just a little joke of mine.

Seiya: To an Orchestra, a Conductor is akin to their heart, or a Piero, at times.

Seiya: It’s precisely because we’re not high-leveled individuals that we can’t just simply pass the reigns over any Conductor just on the drop of a hat like that.

Yui: I won’t do it even if you asked.

Seki: Yui.

Yui: …Sorry.

Seiya: Haha. Looks like I’m the only one with a long history running, as things are looking out to be.

Seiya: I was also introduced to other people, so don’t worry about it.

Makoto: Does that mean that I can still continue gathering the data I require?

Seiya: Of course, if that is what you wish.

Makoto: That’ll be a great help. I’ll be in your care again.

Seiya: I suppose this must also be some sort of fate. Please come by to watch us on the 24th, if you’re free.

Yui: A Orchestra Concert on Christmas Eve?

Aoyama: That doesn’t sound bad at all.

Rei: Now that things have come down to this, I’m kind of interested in seeing how the performance turns out.

Seki: We’d gladly attend once the case with Kurisu-san calms down. We’ll be supporting you.

─────────────────────────⋅…⋆⋅☆

⋆⋅☆ Streets ☆⋅⋆

Rei: (I’m finally walking the streets at the usual time I get off from work. That feels kind of new, now.)

Kaname: ——Big sister?

Rei: Oh, Kaname-kun? Hello.

Kaname: Are you on the way home now?

Rei: Yup. You too?

Kaname: I’m on my way back from the Bookstore. I checked where this particular book was stocked and that was the only Bookstore that had it.

Rei: I see. What a coincidence.

Kaname: ————

Rei: ? What’s wrong?

Kaname: …Do you have some time next weekend, big sister? It doesn’t matter even if you’re only free in the night.

Rei: Next weekend——?

─────────────────────────⋅…⋆⋅☆

⋆⋅☆ In a certain Room ☆⋅⋆

TV: “Uh— Now, continuing on! This will be the follow-up report on the Dashing Conductor, Kurisu Matsuo!”

???: SHUT UP!!!!

???: Shut up, shut up, shut up! I’ll never forgive you…! How dare you arrest my Mats!?

???: I’ll never acknowledge a replacement! A Concert without Mats? I’ll destroy it…!

───⋅𝕿𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖓𝖊𝖝𝖙 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊…⋆⋅☆

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Happy Birthday

Natsume Haru (19th April)

Stand My Heroes

[15hachimitsu]

For those confused, the characters alongside the PP characters are from the game "Stand My Heroes", a match-3 otome game (think Candy Crush, but with hot guys. It's pretty fun). It's not region-locked, but it's only available in Japanese.

The collaboration event 【クロスロードの審判】 (Crossroad Judgement) starts on Oct 2. Here's the Event PV

Character names below the cut.

Character List (L -> R)

1st Pic with Kougami: Yamazaki Kaname (va: Yamashita Daiki) , Watabe Satoru (va: Kousuke Toriumi)

2nd Pic with Ginoza: Tsuduki Kyosuke (va: Nishiyama Koutarou)

3rd Pic with Kagari and Akane: Natsume Haru (va: Kaji Yuki) , Sugano Natsuki (va: Yoshitaka Yamaya)

4th Pic with Kougami: Hattori You (va: Eguchi Takuya)

5th Pic with Kagari: Maki Keita (va: Yashiro Taku)

6th Pic with Makishima: Seki Daisuke (va: Maeno Tomoaki)

PSYCHO-PASS ×アプリゲーム  『スタンドマイヒーローズ』

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Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth click and drag game!

(I thought it'd be a good idea to make a click and drag game to celebrate Stand My Heroes' recent anime release! 🎉)

[pomelojin]

Stand My Heroes - Piece of Truth [1/2]

[thechillicount]

So I started playing Stand My Heroes because why not.

I guess my beginner's luck activated.

I even got the event card. All from one 10 pull.

Are the odds always like this? Lol

Also got this beautie from a ticket.

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19/09/16 （20/08/20加筆修正）

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