#takeo kageyama

[yuriko-mukami]

It’s a…!

The story is based on a private RP and written together with @ruki-mukami-dl and @nalia-tsukino (thank you for portraying doctor Kageyama Takeo).

The gel on Yuriko’s lower belly was as cold as ever, making her shiver slightly. Or perhaps, there was another reason for her quivering after all. What if something was wrong? She had been feeling okay, but there was always a chance that everything wouldn’t go well… and with such a special baby. There weren’t many Vampire-Kitsune hybrids, weren’t there?

Holding Ruki’s hand, Yuriko didn’t voice out her worries. They had talked about this before, with the doctor, Kageyama Takeo, too. The man would have told them if there was a problem. So, Yuriko inhaled, focusing her gaze on the screen with the black and white view.

Such tiny feet and hands. Last time, the baby had looked more like a scrimp, but now, the human form was clear. Not a fox but a human.

Thump thump. Thump thump. Thump thump.

The steady sound of the bouncing heart. Ruki was able to hear it if he pressed his ear on Yuriko’s belly, but she could only listen to this song of life here.

Thump thump. Thump thump. Thump thump.

“Everything is well with the baby. The size is perfect, too.” The doctor's voice sailed into Yuriko’s ears, but she didn’t move her gaze from the screen. “Would you like to know the gender?”

Slowly, Ruki turned his head. The storm of his eyes glued to Yuriko as he squeezed her hand a bit too roughly. Yuriko didn’t mention it, for her heart had just become jumpy. The blue-gray depth moved back to the monitor. “I’d like to know.”

“Umh… me too.” Yuriko’s words wavered in her own ears as well, but she confirmed them with a nod. Of course, it didn’t matter if the baby was a boy or a girl. Still, she couldn’t help but be curious.

Ruki was already staring at the screen, leaning in a bit with a frown between his brows as if he had sunk deep into his thoughts.

“Since you both agree…” The doctor cleared his throat. “As you can see here…”

Yuriko lifted her glasses a bit but didn’t dare to move otherwise. Even with the doctor explaining everything, she couldn’t see any indicator of either boy or girl. She could only take his word for it, but of course, she trusted this man.

“So, in spring, you will be welcoming home a baby girl.”

A baby girl.

Yuriko’s heart hopped, and she couldn’t prevent her lips from curling as she searched for Ruki’s gaze. He looked calm and collected as if the information did not affect him.

Thump thump. Thump thump. Thump thump.

For a moment, there was nothing else. The heart kept singing. And then… a grin. Wider than Yuriko had ever seen on Ruki’s face. His gaze had turned inwards, yet his beaming radiated through the room, lighting it bright.

Ruki blinked, his smile settling down a little. "Now, we know. That's good. Then we can buy things for a girl." He laced his fingers with Yuriko’s, clenching her hand gentler this time. "The gender doesn't matter. But it's useful to know."

Yuriko tilted her head. “Yeah… the gender doesn’t matter.

But a girl. That was something. Yuriko decided then and there that she would not be like her mother. She would make sure that this girl would have attention and love as much as she would be able to give her.

The library bedroom was quiet. Yuriko stretched her arms and yawned, the familiar drowsiness sneaking into her muscles and mind.

“Did you put the photo in your purse?” Ruki adjusted his new, blue blazer Yuriko had gotten for him just a few days ago.

“Mhm… It’s right there… You can take it out.” She pulled off her cardigan. A nap would be perfect at the moment, but she could have a snack, too. Perhaps a bit of sleeping first and then eating… hmm…

“Look at her. She is perfect.”

Turning around, Yuriko blinked. There it was again: the grin. She inched closer, leaning in as Ruki held the ultrasound picture. A smile broke out of Yuriko. “Yes, our beautiful little girl.”

“We should frame this and put it in her room.” Ruki brushed Yuriko’s cheek.

Yuriko nodded. “Or in…” A yawn vibrated out of her. “...ours…”

Ruki put the photo on the table and glanced at Yuriko. “Sleepy again?”

The Kitsune was about to nod, but another yawn forced her mouth open. Hastily, she lifted her hand, covering her lips.

“Off to bed then.”

Before Yuriko had time to resist, Ruki had already collected her in his arms and carried her into their bed. He nested her in the middle of the large, angular pillow he had given her at Christmas and scooted closer, massaging her belly through the fabric of her dress.

“Close your eyes.” Just a whisper, but it didn’t even occur to Yuriko to object. Her lids slumped down while she shifted her neck to find perfect support from the pillow. “That’s my good girl~” Ruki’s words traveled into her mind, painting her face with heat.

As Yuriko was sinking into soft sluggishness, she felt how Ruki lay his cheek against her belly while his hand caressed the side of it. “And here is my other one. Such a good girl.”

“Nhh?” Yuriko opened her mouth but closed it right away.

“Shh, just sleep.” A mere whisper again. “That’s right. We let your mama sleep for now. You drained all her energy today, didn’t you?”

As tired as she was, Yuriko still reached her hand, entangling her fingers with Ruki’s hair. This time, she didn’t even try to speak, nor did she peek but simply stayed put and relaxed.

“Our little girl… You will be protected. I’ll make sure of it.” Ruki’s voice was a low murmur. “I will recite you any book you want to hear and teach you to read too. I did that with my brothers and I’m sure you will learn fast when the time is right. We can do puzzles together, visit any place you wish, and I’ll show you how to ride. You can even have your own horse…”

Yuriko drifted, the sound of Ruki’s voice turning more and more distant. But she couldn’t quite let go, for somehow the situation was way too adorable.

“You’ll be my little girl forever, my very own baby girl…” Ruki placed a kiss on Yuriko’s belly. “You and your mama will always be my precious treasures. I promise to protect and cherish you eternally.”

He is so happy… Perhaps… he wished… for a girl… Yuriko’s head slid to the side, and her cheek hit the pillow. It could be that Ruki said something more, but that was between him and the baby, for Yuriko heard his voice no more.

I made the pic for the fic with a CG (Ruki’s LE route), fake ultrasound picture, and edited a photo as a background.

[nalia-tsukino]

My Different Fandom OCs

...and their species

First of all, I want to mention that I only roleplay active in the Diabolik Lovers fandom. Besides my OCs I also portray canon characters. I mostly RP privately, prefered on Discord.

Tagged by: @yuriko-tsukino-rp

Tagging: @seaoflove07 @psychoxis @wintermoonwritings

Pictures: Picrew

My Diabolik Lovers OCs

...and their species

Tsukino Nalia (née Wagner)

Species: Kitsune, Zenko (Former Human)

Nalia is my main RP character. She is married with Tsukino Yuuto (@yuuto-tsukino). Furthermore, she is Tsukino Yuriko's friend (@yuriko-tsukino-rp). Yuuto and Yuriko are my friend's OCs. I RP with Nalia the most and her story is the most extensive one. You can see part of her story here on her Tumblr blog.

Homura Shinji

Species: Kitsune, Yako

Shinji is a Yako from the Demon World. His life there was hard. Many terrible things happened and now he lives in the Human World. He is Tsukino Yuuto's friend. The two know each other since childhood. Also, he is shipped with Kitsui Himiko who is my friend's OC.

Kageyama Takeo

Species: Kitsune, Zenko

Takeo is a doctor and has a private clinic in the Human World. There he treats kitsune and humans. Helping others makes him happy, so his job always comes first. That is why he is currently single, but this fact does not bother him.

Kageyama Haruto

Species: Kitsune, Zenko

Haruto is Takeo's identical twin brother and works as a private detective. He is interested in kitsune history and dark stuff. So it comes that he knows a lot about demonic creatures.

Mukami Ikuto

Species: Vampire (Former Human)

Ikuto is the fifth Mukami brother and was turned just like the others by Karlheinz. However, he is a rebel and does not have a good relationship with his brothers, hating Mukami Ruki the most. He is shipped with Ramos Maria (@mermaid--bride) who is my friend's OC.

Minor Diabolik Lovers OCs

Hoshino Yamato — Kitsune/Yako, Homura Shinji's biological father

Homura Natsumi — Kitsune/Yako, Homura Shinji's mother

Homura Shinjiro — Kitsune/Yako, Homura Shinji's stepfather

Homura Tamaki (deceased) — Kitsune/Yako, Homura Shinji's sister

Saldinger Roman — Hunter/Human, Mukami Ruki's relative

Mukami Yuki (née Chikara) — Vampire/Former human, Mukami Ruki's wife

Shiroyama Hime — Hunter/Human, Sakamaki Subaru's girlfriend

[moonartemisia]

|| Obsessions ||

• super love • love • like

Touken Ranbu

Mikazuki Munechika, Ichigo Hitofuri, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Tsurumaru Kuninaga

Haikyuu

Tsukishima Kei, Oikawa Tooru, Kuroo Tetsurou, Akaashi Keiji, Kozume Kenma, Kageyama Tobio

Blue Lock

Itoshi Rin, Michael Kaiser, Chigiri Hyoma, Itoshi Sae, Kiyora Jin

Moriarty the Patriot

James Bonde, Albert James Moriarty, William James Moriarty, Sebastian Moran

Jujutsu Kaisen

Nanami Kento, Geto Suguru, Fushiguro Megumi, Inumaki Toge

Ron Kamonohashi no Kindan Suiri

Kamonohashi Ron, Isshiki Totomaru

Tears of Themis

Marius von Hagen (Lu Jinghe), Artem Wing (Zuo Ran)

Noblesse

Raizel, Frankenstein, Muzaka, M-21, Tao, Takeo

Paradox Live

Hajun Yeon, Anne Faulkner

[haruki-ya]

Cruore + Takeo? Oooor aspectabun + Mob? 👀👀

Aspectabund - letting emotion show easily through the face or eyes 

With Mob from the perspective of Ritsu (for Risu:)

Ritsu has heard his nii-san referred to as many things before: boring, expressionless, freakish, emotionless.

It used to make him unbelievably upset to hear people say such things about Shigeo, to talk about a person they didn’t even try seeing past the surface of. It took a lot of self control to keep from acting violently on that anger in order to defend his beloved nii-san, but Ritsu doesn’t get as mad listening to the rude things people have to say about Shigeo now. Both because he knows they’re wrong and they won’t be bad mouthing his nii-san after a friendly float over the edge of the school roof.

There’s nothing inherently violent about that, not even with the unsaid threat of letting them drop hang alongside them lest they say anything cruel about his nii-san again.

While Shigeo may be perceived as boring, is often expressionless and may have at one point been thought freakish by Ritsu himself (only in a weak moment of spiteful jealousy), he is anything but emotionless. It just takes a trained eye to see past his detached feelings, his default apathetic face.

And Ritsu is well versed in the art of Shigeo’s limited emotions, partly because he has a big tell.

When Ritsu walks through the front door of his home straight from the student body meeting, the house is abnormally quiet. He arrived an hour later than usual thanks to Kamuro-san’s particularly combative mood, but there’s usually some kind of activity sparking sounds of life within the house at this time. He pauses for a moment before checking the getabako, closes the door behind him once he identifies the lone pair of sneakers as Shigeo’s.

That explains it. Ritsu almost forgot that it’s Friday evening, which means their parents have already left for their weekly date night. Shouldn’t Shigeo be out with that dumbass Reigen though?

Ritsu kicks off his shoes and places them next to Shigeo’s, starts to pad softly into the kitchen for a glass of water. Stuck to the fridge is a note saying dinner is in the oven for when they get hungry, also a list of chores for himself and Shigeo to complete before their parents get home. Ritsu floats a glass over to the sink as he reads the list, turns on the faucet with a twitch of his finger.

They’re all fairly easy tasks.

Their parents shouldn’t be back until after sunset, so that gives Ritsu plenty of time to grab a snack, finish his homework, and then get started on the chores with Shigeo. Ritsu mulls over this as he turns off the faucet and grabs the cup out of mid air, taking a sip as he turns and starts to head up the stairs. A quick peek into the empty living room before he ascends indicates that Shigeo is up in his room, most likely working on homework himself. His nii-san is so responsible.

Shigeo’s room is the first door on the left, neighbored with Ritsu’s own but parallel to the upstairs bathroom. Ritsu shifts his school bag on his shoulder before knocking, slightly discouraged when after a moment he doesn’t hear a call to enter. He does regardless.

Shigeo is sitting quietly at his desk, hands flat against the surface, staring blankly at a piece of paper between his spread hands. He’s changed out of his school uniform into sweats and a plain white t-shirt, but doesn’t look comfortable by any means. His shoulders aren’t quite tense, but something about Shigeo’s posture seems���stiff. He almost looks like a statue.

“Nii-san?” He calls, but Shigeo doesn’t outwardly react aside from turning his head just slightly towards Ritsu’s voice. He takes a step inside of Shigeo’s room and feels with the tendrils of his psychic aura, an almost natural extension of himself now, a prickling sensation, like pressing his hand just barely against the quills of a cactus: there’s pressure, faint, acting almost like a warning. It sparks immediate hesitation within Ritsu’s gut.

“Hello Ritsu.” Shigeo’s voice sounds like it always does, flat and quiet with just enough inflection to come off as polite. Disinterested, but polite. Ritsu takes another step closer and Shigeo turns towards him fully. He has that blank expression of neutrality on his face and were it anyone else, they wouldn’t see anything wrong.

But Shigeo’s eyes have always given him away.

For as long as Ritsu can remember, his nii-san has always felt in extremes, both good and bad. It wasn’t up until a certain point with his psychic powers that it became clear, whether feeling good or bad, the outcome is often the same: a telekinetic explosion, a cathartic release of pent up aggressions and intentions and feelings. Just like that time with the bullies when they were younger.

Those are all things that Shigeo now keeps more carefully under lock and key, all things Shigeo exercises great control in suppressing.

Shigeo’s eyes, however, have never held the same restraint.

Ritsu notices, right off the bat, the gloss that covers his nii-san’s eyes, the far away look, the million mile stare that sees right through him. It’s a look he’s seen plenty of times, right before an explosion.

Controlling emotions requires a constant awareness of mind and body in order to shut them down before they can fully surface, something Ritsu has a bit of experience with himself. It’s an easy enough feat for him because he’s generally limited to feeling disdain and annoyance. But for Shigeo, whose emotions are borderline explosive, elevated and heightened beyond the normal spectrum of human feeling, it requires much more focus.

He can’t seem to equally balance his autonomic and social awareness and is often thought to be in his own world because of it, so focused on the mechanisms of building and holding walls within his own mind that he’s not fully present. It doesn’t make Shigeo any of the things people like to call him, it just distracts him from the subtle nuances of everyday life unfolding around him. It makes him oblivious to the atmosphere because his awareness is largely turned inwards.

And that blank look in Shigeo’s eyes means he’s aware of an inner emotion that is trying very hard to surface.

“Nii-san, is everything okay?” Ritsu tries to keep his voice level, to act casual with his question. He doesn’t want to bother Shigeo unnecessarily, but maybe he can be talked down from this volatile place he seems to be on the edge of.

Shigeo blinks at him, an empty gesture, and turns away to face his desk again. Ritsu’s attention too is drawn to the desk, or namely the slip of paper that lies on it, where he sees what looks like a wanted poster searching for one roughly characterized  “Psycho Helmet”. Ritsu doesn’t understand how or why that is relevant to his nii-san’s current emotional state, but if the way Shigeo’s blank gaze seems fixated on it, it must be somehow.

“Ah, everything is fine Ritsu.” Shigeo doesn’t offer any more explanation, sounds nonplussed by both the question and his own answer. But Ritsu, not normally being one to pry, just can’t leave it at that.

“Are you sure? Is there anything you’d like to…talk about?” The words don’t leave Ritsu’s mouth easily, come out stilted and awkward. He normally doesn’t do this type of thing with Shigeo and clears his throat immediately afterwards, trying to distract from the stiffness of his tone. Shigeo doesn’t seem to notice or really even hear his words.

“No.” Is simply what he says in response and Ritsu deflates a bit. He could try again to prompt a conversation, ask Shigeo if he saw the note mom and dad left, inquire about why he’s not at Spirits and Such Consultation or with the Body Improvement Club. But Ritsu…doesn’t want to be shut down again. Doesn’t want to be shut out.

Ritsu can clearly see something is bothering Shigeo but as much as he tries, if Shigeo doesn’t want to talk, he won’t talk. It’s not stubbornness so much as it is Shigeo-ness, the characteristic detached and reserved nature of his nii-san that Ritsu has both envied and admired. It’s nearly impenetrable, save for the transparency of his eyes, so Ritsu sighs in resignation and nods his head, turns to leave Shigeo’s room and let his brother have his silence. Even though some part of him wishes to stay and offer comfort, or maybe just a simple distraction.

“Alright, nii-san. Let me know when you get hungry, I can prepare dinner.” Shigeo makes a noise of affirmation, a quiet hum in the back of his throat, and that’s it.

Ritsu softly closes the door behind him and moves down the hall to his bedroom. He enters, sets his cup of water down on his desk and stands idly in the middle of his room for a moment. There’s still a remnant of psychic pressure leaking from Shigeo’s vicinity, running along his skin like static. Ritsu tries to push it out of his mind, to stop feeling it pricking along his skin but he just can’t shake the knowledge that something is bothering his nii-san and therefore, bothering him.

Ritsu drops his school bag unceremoniously on his folded futon and starts to strip out of his school uniform, changes into lounge wear stiffly all the while trying to shake off that distinct sensation curling persistently around his awareness: it’s almost like it’s asking for his attention, for his help…

Ritsu ignores it, or tries to, because if Shigeo needed to talk he would talk. If Shigeo needed help, he would ask. So Ritsu tries to ignore it, in favor of digging out his pile of schoolwork for the weekend, tries to ignore it while distractedly reading calculus equations again and again, tries to ignore it as the numbers bounce around uselessly inside of his skull, tries to ignore it…for all of five more minutes before he makes a spontaneous decision and gets up, grabs his DS and a game cartridge and make his way downstairs.

Homework be damned, who is he kidding? Ritsu knows his nii-san better than that. The look in his eyes said more than Shigeo needed to and quite frankly, ever freely would. It may not be his job to help, but it is his obligation as younger brother to at least try.

And Ritsu has a pretty good idea of where to start.

Once he gets to the kitchen, he roots through the pantry looking for the second batch of Matcha cookies their mom made a day ago. A family favorite. Ritsu uses his powers to grab two glasses and the carton of milk from the fridge at the same time. He doesn’t even bother filling them, just grabs the tupperware container of checkerboard cookies once he finds them and marches back up stairs, two cups and a milk carton trailing idly behind him. Purposeful intent sets his shoulders straight.

Ritsu doesn’t bother knocking this time, just opens the door and enters, isn’t surprised to find Shigeo sitting in the exact same position as before. Shigeo, however, seems surprised to see him. He actually turns when Ritsu enters, follows him with his empty eyes as he moves across the room and settles himself down on Shigeo’s futon, completely and wholly uninvited. He makes himself comfortable in the corner so there’s enough room for Shigeo to join him and watch him play mindless video games like his nii-san has always enjoyed. Like he used to do when they were younger.

“Ritsu?” Shigeo’s tone is still neutral, still devoid of any real emotion, but it’s something. He has his nii-san’s attention.

Ritsu doesn’t say anything in reply, doesn’t really know what to say or how to explain his sudden intrusion, so he just pats the space next to him and starts up his DS. The cups and milk carton are still floating by his head but he sets the Matcha cookies down by his knee, within easy reach of Shigeo were he to join him.

Ritsu hopes that he will.

And he does, not even a minute later.

Without another word, Shigeo settles gingerly on his futon next to Ritsu. Shoulder to shoulder, they sit quietly together and immerse themselves in the serene world of Animal Crossing, the only sound that fills the silence that of the games soundtrack. As Ritsu aimlessly wanders around talking to villagers and shaking trees Shigeo reaches up to pour himself a glass of milk, his favorite drink. A treat that he can never deny. He mutely offers Ritsu a cup, which he shakes his head no to, but he accepts the offered cookie instead.

Ritsu and Shigeo sit and play Animal Crossing and eat cookies and milk for the majority of the evening. Gradually, the residual psychic pressure from Shigeo’s unidentified emotion weakens and with a glance his direction, Ritsu sees his nii-san’s eyes grow a little less empty. Feels his posture become a little less…stiff. Feels an inexplicable, intangible sense of calmness and contentedness grow between them.

Their parents get home hours later and find them much in the same position they started out in, shoulder to shoulder on Shigeo’s futon with the DS held between them, but the carton of milk is empty and so is the tupperware of cookies. They get scolded for spoiling their dinner and neglecting their chores, but Ritsu and Shigeo take it in stride. Manage a small laugh behind their parents backs when they leave to go, presumably, get started on the chores themselves.

Ritsu suggests they go help after another minute of chasing butterflies and Shigeo nods easily in agreement. His tone has remained mostly bored, his face mostly expressionless, his knack for pointing out trees that have Perfect Fruit mostly freakish, but his eyes have become far from emotionless. Ritsu detects a hint of a smile in them, just a small spark of light as they descend the stairs to help their parents take out the recycling and trash. It really is a suitable look for his nii-san.

Ritsu’s just happy that he can see it.

[xnchxntmxnt]

𝐼 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒 (𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑀𝑒)

I Want You Home (With Me) by just_a_nekoma_stan on Ao3

When Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shoyo have to navigate life across the world from each other, they realize it's harder than they thought.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi

Fandom: Haikyuu!!

Relationships: Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio, Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, Hinata Shouyou/Original Character(s), Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi, Hinata Shouyou & MSBY Black Jackals, Bokuto Koutarou & Hinata Shouyou, Bokuto Koutarou & Miya Atsumu, Bokuto Koutarou & Miya Atsumu & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Bokuto Koutarou & Hinata Shouyou & Miya Atsumu & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Hinata Shouyou & Miya Atsumu, Hinata Shouyou & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Sakusa Kiyoomi & Original Character(s), Miya Atsumu & Original Character(s), Bokuto Koutarou & Original Character(s), Kageyama Tobio & Original Male Character(s), Kageyama Tobio & Sugawara Koushi, Tendou Satori/Ushijima Wakatoshi, Tendou Satori/Ushijima Wakatoshi/Original Character(s), Azumane Asahi/Nishinoya Yuu, Shimizu Kiyoko/Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Ennoshita Chikara/Original Male Character(s), Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi, Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Characters: Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio, Sugawara Koushi, Miya Atsumu, Bokuto Koutarou, Sakusa Kiyoomi, Original Characters, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Sawamura Daichi, Tsukishima Kei, Azumane Asahi, Nishinoya Yuu, Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Ennoshita Chikara, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Kageyama Tobio's Mother, Hinata Shouyou's Mother. Hinata Natsu, gonna throw chraracter names in here for anyone who's curious, Kuroda Keitaro, Sera Kiyochi, Makino Keiichi, Agawa Takumi, Agawa Takeo, Sugawara Chikao, Tashiro Saiki, Konoha Akemi

Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Flashbacks, KarasunoKarasuno , Family, College, Lovers to Friends, Strangers to Lovers, How Do I Tag, anyway, wrong place wrong time, its my favorite trope

LEAGBYIERBG OKAY SO EXPLANATION TIME I ALREADY POSTED THIS ONCE IF YOU SAW IT BUT! HERE WE ARE I COMPLETELY REWORKED IT THO SO IT'S DIFFERENT AND BETTER I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY!!!

edit: i forgot the playlist here u go

[future-dregs]

Hello everyone! Happy Pride!

Since I am a gay nerd, I'm going to celebrate/participate by leaving this list of my,

💫🌈 Queer Headcanons🌈💫

up until the end of the month (under the cut cause it's long and I'll probably add to it).

Have a good time with it!

Haikyu!!

Sensei- gay.

Ukai - queer. He's knows he's not straight, but he hasn't lost any sleep in trying to figure out the particulars.

Sugar - genderfluid.

Nishinoya - bi.

Kiyoko - bi.

Yachi - lesbian.

Tendou - demi.

Ujishima - pan.

Saeko - pan.

Oikawa - bi.

Iwa-chan - gay.

Hinata  - ace.

Kageyama  - gay.

Tsukki - gay.

Yamaguchi - bi. (Still playing with this one, might change.)

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Free!

Nagisa - ace.

Makoto - gay.

Kisumi - gay, polyamorous.

Seijuro - bi.

No one is straight/cis in this, okay? If I listed off every single one we would be here all week.

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SK8

JOE - bi.

Cherry - gay.

Miya - pan.

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Host Club

Haruhi - agender.

Ranka - bi. Bi gender.

Honey - aro ace.

Tamaki - bi.

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HxH

Leorio  - bi.

Kurapika  - agender. Gay.

Killua  - gay.

Gon - panromantic.

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BNHA

Izuku  - bi.

Kirishima  - gay.

Bakugou  - gay.

Kaminari  - bi.

Momo - bi.

Jirou - lesbian.

Aizawa  - demi, gay.

Hizashi  - bi.

Sero Hanta - trans.

Midnight - ace.

Nejire Hado - lesbian.

Mirio Togata - demi, pan.

Tamaki Amajiki - gay.

Toga - bi.

Hawks - pan.

Spinner - gay.

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YYH

Yusuke  - pan, polyamorous.

Kuwabara  - pan.

Kurama - gay, polyamorous.

Hiei - gay, polyamorous.

Botan - queer. I haven't decided yet, but I know it's something.

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Ranma 1/2

Ranma - aroace, genderfluid/bi gender.

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Avatar

Smellerbee - trans.

Zuko - bi.

Sokka - genderfluid, bi.

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One Punch Man

Siatama - aroace, agender.

Genos - gay.

My Love Story!!

Suna - bi, ace.

Takeo - bi.

Rinko - pan, polyamorous.

(The guys are polyamorous as well, but I think Rinko had it figured out before them.)

[twinkens-art]

@pennyburgsfloyd FINALLY here’s some fusions with the new kid, Takenaka

Takeo has an even wider range for voices that his telepathy can pick up, but they don’t seem to mind because the Mob half of them really likes being able to easily understand other people’s feelings and thoughts.

Terunaka is a major insomniac. 

[bkeiii]

List of 14th Seiyuu Awards 2020 Winner

I actually wanted to attach some gifs or pic but I never be satisfied by any format so let's just make it a list for now.

Best Actor - Hanae Natsuki (Kamado Tanjirou, Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Best Actress - Koga Aoi (Shinomiya Kaguya, Kaguya-sama : Love is War)

Best Supporting Actor - Ishikawa Kaito (Kageyama Tobio, Haikyuu!) and Furukawa Makoto (Saitama, One Punch Man)

Best Supporting Actress - Tanezaki Atsumi (Chise Hatori, Mahoutsukai no Yome)

Best Rookie Actor

Ootsuka Takeo (Kurahara Kakeru, Run With The Wind)

Kajiwara Gakuto (Asta, Black Clover)

Daigo Kotarou (Morishima Hodaka, Tenki no Ko)

Fukuhara Katsumi (Mochizuki Touya, In Another World with My Smartphone)

Yano Shougo (Sato Mafuyu, Given)

Best Rookie Actress

Asahina Madoka (Asumi Kominami, Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai)

Okasaki Miho (Rimuru, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)

Shimabukuro Miyuri (Carole, Carole & Tuesday)

Suzushiro Sayumi (Takemoto Uruka, Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai)

Fairouz Ai (Sakura Hibiki, Dumbell Nan Kilo Moteru?)

Mori Nana (Amano Hina, Tenki no Ko)

Singing Awards - Roselia (Bang Dream!)

Personality Awards - Morikubo Showtaro (Nara Shikamaru, Naruto)

Foreign Drama/Film Award - Yamadera Kouichi (Genie, Aladdin) and Tanaka Atsuko (Batou, Ghost in The Shell)

Game Awards - Sakai Koudai (Sakama Sakuya, A3!)

Synergy Awards - Kimetsu no Yaiba

Tomiyama Kei Awards - Mizushima Yuu (Asuka Ryou, Devilman)

Takahashi Kazue Awards - Fukami Rika (Aino Minako/Sailor Venus, Sailor Moon)

Kid's Family Awards - Moomin Dani no Nakamatachi (Moomin Valley Friends)

Influencer Awards - Miyano Mamoru (Light, Death Note)

Most Valueable Seiyuu (MVS) - Kamiya Hiroshi (Levi Ackerman, Shingeki no Kyojin)

Merit Awards : Yada Minoru and Kousaka Makoto

Special Awards : Piero's 40th Anniversary and Suzuki Hiroki (Hyakkimaru, Dororo)

The rookie awards winner are all interesting seiyuu! Congratulations!

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Tomiyama Kei Awards is given to male seiyuu who have broadened their voice acting to a lot of media. Takahashi Kazue Awards is for the female seiyuu. Merit Awards is given to seiyuu(s) who contributed to various genre as well as foreign works.

Also please note that the roles I wrote isn't the role that make them got the awards, since the official website didn't put it anyway. It's for the readers who's wondering whose seiyuu it is :)

[kvhottie]

1950’s. When Kageyama, the 18-year-old son of a world-famous cryptozoologist, gets invited by his dad to come along with him on a work trip to the Dominican Republic, he reluctantly accepts. Running around finding “mythical creatures” in a topical island didn’t sound like too bad of a vacation.

But when the work trip ends up being him and his dad’s crew trekking through a creepy rainforest in the outskirts of D.R, he starts regretting his choices. Things take a turn for the worse when he gets separated from the rest of the group—but a pointy-eared Meno named Hinata comes to his rescue.

Rating: General |Pairing: KageHina |Tags: 1950s Dominican Folkore AU, Fluff and Humor, Mythical Creatures

[Ao3]

It was summer break during Kageyama’s first year in university, and he was taking in a deep breath of tropical air as he stepped out of his family jet and onto the ground of the Dominican Republic.   But this wasn’t just some breezy vacation—he was here with his dad, world-famous cryptozoologist Takeo Kageyama, and the two other guys in his crew, for work. His dad had dragged him along claiming it was a belated ‘graduation trip’ when it was actually an attempt to get Kageyama interested in cryptozoology. Kageyama was unwilling at first, especially since he was very skeptical of his father’s career, but relented, figuring it’d be nice to get out of Japan for the first time in his life.

“Señor Kageyama?” asked a young man with a heavy accent, the gold buttons in his olive military uniform catching the harsh sunlight. “Come with me, the car is waiting,” he said in mangled Japanese.

  The man led them to a shiny black car, helped them put their things in the trunk, and then climbed onto the driver’s seat, large rifle tucked to the side of the car door. They drove to the Palacio Nacional, a beautiful, large white building that housed the offices of the executive branch of the government, and where Takeo was going to meet with President Trujillo. Takeo had explained during the flight that Trujillo had hired him to make an extensive report on the rumored mythical creatures roaming the rainforests of Palma Herrada. He wanted an assessment of the existence of these creatures, and if the conditions were safe enough for the expensive excursions he wanted to offer tourists who liked a bit of thrill.   Takeo went inside Trujillo’s heavily guarded office as the rest of them sat on a bench in the hallway. Kageyama took his eyes away from the meticulously polished floors to the view outside a nearby open window; it was just miles of vibrant green palm trees and clear blue skies.   The meeting was brief. After about ten minutes, Takeo stepped out of the office and the same young man escorted them back to the car to give them a ride to Palma Herrada. The drive was a bit over three hours of comfortable silence, only disturbed with Takeo’s occasional interrogation of the the young man on his half Japanese, half Dominican heritage, hobbies, and something or another. Kageyama tried to zone out his father’s stupidity by closing his eyes and focusing on the warm breeze coming through the car’s open windows. The air had this fresh, sweet taste to it but as they approached Palma Herrada, it started turning unpleasantly saccharine.   The car stopped in front of a small, bright turquoise cottage near the edge of the rainforest and they all got out, taking their luggage from the trunk.   “Use this place for sleep,” explained the young man who they now knew was named Reo. “I will pick you up in three days.”   Takeo nodded and yelled “Gracias” as Reo drove off. They walked into the cottage, pleasantly surprised to find it well accommodated with electricity, four single sized beds, a few fans, and a small kitchen. After each of them claimed their bed and settled down for a few minutes, Kageyama decided to break the silence.   “I still can’t believe you accepted a job from a vicious dictator,” he stated while glaring across the room at his dad.   Takeo pushed up his glasses and took a seat on his bed with a sigh. “I know it’s shameless and am well aware that Trujillo is awful…but a rare chance like this doesn’t pop up often.”   “Your dad is a man led by his curiosity, not reason,” offered Akio with a chuckle.   Fumi clapped his hands in agreement. “That’s very true. You came along this time, Tobio-kun, but at least you aren’t always being dragged to strange places by your father like we are.”   “Okay, enough poking fun at me,” Takeo said as he stood up. “Let’s make some dinner.”   But instead of helping, Kageyama lay back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. He was feeling quite a few things, but the strongest emotion had to be regret. As grateful as he was for the few hours of seeing the island, starting tomorrow he’d be spending three days in close proximity to his strange dad, and if that weren’t bad enough, they’d be trekking up and down some ‘haunted’ forest. He obviously didn’t think through the pros and cons of this trip carefully enough.   After a heaping serving of black bean chili and fried green plantains (courtesy of their patron), and a few rounds of Old Maid, they all went to bed in preparation for the very early morning ahead of them.

 The rainforest was a pathless mass of dewy greens and browns, and strangely cool in temperature. The harsh sunlight was filtered by the tall trees and landed as a soft shimmering yellow. It had been about an hour since Kageyama and the rest of them had started exploring this beautiful and eerie forest, and there was a feeling Kageyama couldn’t shake since entering.   “Hey guys…haven’t you’d had the feeling that something’s been watching us for a while now?” Kageyama asked as he slowly looked around them once more. He was dressed in a red Hawaiian short-sleeve shirt, beige shorts, beige wide brim hat, sneakers, and a big backpack.   “Yes!” Akio and Fumi said in unison as they turned back to look at Kageyama.   Takeo continued walking as he exclaimed, “I do too, and doesn’t that mean we’ll find something exciting? Lets keep going!”   But suddenly something dashed out of a tree a few yards in front of them and ran further into the forest. Takeo started running and the rest of them followed suit, but as soon as they passed the tree that creature had emerged from, Kageyama lost sight of the rest of crew. He broke to a stop, the hair on his body standing on end, and blinked hard. Nothing.   “Dad?!...” He yelled as he searched around, walking a few feet past the tree, and then around it. “Akio?! Fumi?!”   Somewhere in his gut Kageyama understood this was of a supernatural flavor, but he continued walking the path his father had planned for them. It wasn’t easy—everything was beginning to look the same, as if he was circling without realizing it, and though time seemed to never move, by the way the sun was dimming he knew darkness would come eventually. Regardless, he continued on. But with every step he took without any sign of progress, the deeper the furrow between his eyebrows grew and the harder his heart beat against his chest.   In this moment of bubbling panic was when a guy just a foot or so shorter than Kageyama nonchalantly walked out of the trunk of a nearby tree. Kageyama whipped his head to glare at him, figuring he had finally lost it. The guy had vibrant orange hair, pointy ears, and tan skin with blue leaf and vine patterns curving around his lean arms, legs, and exterior torso. He was barefoot and dressed in a rust-brown cropped tank and skirt made out of leaves and vines. Kageyama took a shaky breath and closed his eyes really tightly, counting to himself for a few seconds before he opened them again. Yep, the weirdo was still there.   “You aren’t imagining things,” the guy said with lively, musical laughter.   “Who-What are you?” Kageyama muttered. “…And you’re speaking Japanese?”   The guy took a step closer to Kageyama, lips curling up into a childish smile. “Oh, is that the name of this language? It’s one of my skills since I’m a meno. And it was probably one of my siblings that drew the rest of those guys away.”   Kageyama looked him up and down once more, hoping that staring at the guy a bit longer would give him more information than the non-answer he just got. “A meno?”   “Yup, a meno. My name’s Hinata.” He slowly circled around Kageyama with playfulness in his step. “My siblings get bored easily and it’s rare to find a traveler this deep in the rainforest, so they played a prank on you guys. The forest is enchanted and also mischievous. It purposely changes up paths to make travelers get lost.”   “But you know your way around, right?”   “I do.” Hinata stood facing Kageyama. “I can help you find the rest of your group, but you must offer me an item from the outside world.”   Kageyama furrowed his eyebrows and took off his backpack, emptying out the contents inside and organizing them into two piles: essential items and things he could do without. He pointed at the latter pile and looked up at Hinata. “You can take anything from here.”   Hinata crouched down and started excitedly sifting through the pile. His eyes landed on a gold compact mirror and he picked it up, fingers gliding across the top and the side as they gently opened it. His face light up and those golden eyes twinkled with fascination when he saw his reflection. “This one,” he whispered and stood up, still looking at himself.   Kageyama packed his things and walked beside Hinata. “Is it strange to see your reflection?” he asked, amused and a bit endeared by Hinata’s fascination with the compact mirror.   “Yes. I never get a chance to see myself this clearly. I had an idea of what I looked like from staring at my reflection in the river, but seeing my face this clearly reminds me that I really don’t look like the rest of my family.”   “Why?” Kageyama asked as he lifted a big leaf out of Hinata’s way.   Hinata closed the compact and held it in his hands behind his back. “I was originally human,” he explained and glanced over at Kageyama. “Los Menos steal children that aren’t baptized and turn them into one of them—but the spell didn’t fully work on me. I still age and look like a human boy, well, aside from the pointy ears and the blue markings on my skin, but I have the powers of a meno.” Hinata shrugged, a smile gracing his lips. “And my family still cares for me even if I look different.”   “What kind of powers do meno have?”   “We have an incredible sense of hearing and sight, especially in the dark, ability to understand and mimic any language, and we are invisible to the human eye.” Hinata brought his hands forward, held the compact up in the air, and then disappeared. “We’re only visible when we want to be,” he explained, moving his hand around to make it seem as if the compact were floating.   “Woah…”   Hinata giggled and appeared again, face beaming. “Cool, right?”   “Yeah.” Kageyama pulled on the straps of his backpack. “But if you’re usually invisible to humans, while did you decide to show yourself to me?”   Hinata’s smile turned into a cocky smug and he skipped ahead, walking backwards in front of Kageyama and staring him straight in the eyes. Around them, the forest glowed a dim blue—the same enchanting color of the patterns on Hinata’s skin. “Because you looked so panicked I thought you might cry.”   “I would not.” Kageyama stammered.   “Yeah, sure.” Hinata snickered. “It was also the first time I had seen a human boy this close. The locals avoid going deep into the forest because they know of all the creatures that roam it…so you’re obviously not from around here.”   Kageyama shook his head. “No, I’m from a country called Japan. My dad is in the group that I got separated from and he dragged me along because Trujillo asked him to research the creatures in this forest, and possibly get proof that they exist.”   Hinata’s eyes narrowed and he folded his arms across his chest. “The rainforest can sense intentions and she grows angry when they aren’t pure. You must leave as soon as possible; the forest is extremely dangerous for humans once the moon is out. Especially on a night of a full moon like tomorrow.”   “What do you —”   Hinata turned invisible and pushed Kageyama from behind, quietly warning, “Be very careful.” And the forest that had felt magical for that while of them walking together, was now dark and frightening.   Kageyama couldn’t spare a second to panic over Hinata’s disappearance because he immediately saw his father and the rest of the crew a few feet in front of him, near an exit. His dad rushed to him, lightly bopped him in the head, and pulled him into a quick hug while letting out a loud sigh of relief.   “We were so worried! How did you even get separated from us? One moment you were right behind and the next you were nowhere in sight.”   “The forest changes its paths to get humans lost. I don’t know if you guys will believe me…” Kageyama took a step away from his father and tried to catch his eyes in the weak glow of Akio’s flashlight. “I met a meno.”   “Meno?” Takeo pulled out the notepad he used to compile research before a trip and borrowed Akio’s flashlight to scan through his most recent pages. “Los Menos…” he read out loud, “small, blue mischievous forest creatures usually invisible to the human eye. Yes, that’s definitely the creature we where chasing earlier, though I only got a glimpse of it.”   “This meno I met, Hinata, showed himself to me and guided me back to you guys. He also warned us to leave the forest immediately. It’s especially dangerous for humans at night, and will be even more dangerous tomorrow since it’s a night of a full moon.”   “A full moon, huh…” Takeo muttered to himself as he continued to read through his notes, Kageyama’s warning having no effect. “Los Menos would be hard to catch a picture or recording of since they are usually invisible, but if we could at least get footage of another creature. Ah, here!” He pointed at his entry on “Ciguapa” and read it out loud, “A creature that appears during a full moon as a beautiful, brown skin woman with silky floor length hair. She lures men deep into the rainforest to her lair, sucking out their souls once she’s captured them. She is hard to track because of her backwards feet.”   Kageyama’s bit his bottom lip and balled his fists at his sides. “Lets. Leave. I’ve seen a meno, and I’ve seen what this forest can do. It’s not a joke.”   “We will leave for tonight.” Takeo stated as he tucked his notepad under his arm. “But we will return tomorrow and stay until midnight.”   “No way.” Kageyama marched ahead of the group and out of the forest to the sweet relief of cottages with lights, and humans, in the distance. “If you three want to get snatched by a Ciguapa, then you’ll be doing that alone.”   They all returned to the cottage in silence, had a simple dinner where Takeo and his crew discussed plans for the next day while Kageyama continued to glare disapprovingly, and quickly went to bed. But while the rest of them easily fell asleep, a cacophony of snores filling the air, Kageyama lay awake with his eyes closed. Now alone with his thoughts he could place the familiar discomfort he had been feeling since returning to the cottage—it was that prickly sensation of being watched by something hiding in the darkness. But he was tired of surprises, and if he were being honest with himself, quite scared, so he squeezed his eyelids shut until sleep finally overtook him.   That night he dreamt of Hinata. And saw an after image of Hinata’s face in the brilliant rays of morning sunlight filling the cottage.   “We’re heading out,” Takeo said once he noticed Kageyama sitting up. “You sure you don’t want to come?”   Kageyama ruffled his own hair as he let out a loud yawn. “I’m positive. Good luck, dad.”   “Okay. Hold down the fort for us, then. See you tonight,” Takeo replied with a light chuckle and shut the door behind him. Kageyama sighed and lay back again, staring at the ceiling for a long while longer before getting out of bed to start his day of ease. He brushed his teeth and scarfed down the quick cheese and mashed plantain breakfast he clumsily prepared for himself. He then changed into a blue tropical button-up identical to his red one, emptied out his backpack until it only had the essentials, put on his hat, and headed out the door to explore the town.   He wasn’t the greatest with directions so he took extra care to note where their cottage was, and made sure to only stick to the town’s main road. The walk was somewhat challenging—the countryside was hilly and the road was rough, but the tenants of the nearby cottages cheerfully waved and smiled at him, so he was having a pleasant time. After a few hours of strolling, often stopping to take in the view or buy a treat from a traveling vendor, Kageyama found a small river that cut through the town. He decided it’d be the perfect spot to settle in for lunch.   Kageyama followed it downstream a few feet so he’d be far enough away from the main road that he could have some privacy, but close enough so he could find it again. He unpacked his water, bananas, cheese, and bread, and ravenously ate it all as he did with every meal. He sat around watching the sky as his stomach digested his food, and then stripped down to his briefs to take a quick dip. The water was a pristine blue and blissfully refreshing, and he just stood there, the water slowly moving around him, with his eyes closed and face enjoying the brilliantly warm sun.   But his peace was interrupted by a splash nearby. When he opened his eyes, there was no one around, and suddenly all the puzzle pieces came together.   “Hinata,” he said curtly.   “You caught me,” Hinata responded with a cheery giggle as he made himself visible, standing only a foot or so away from Kageyama. He walked closer with a smirk. “When did you notice?”   “Last night. Why are you following me?”   Hinata looked at him blankly and then looked down at the water, his fingers slowly threading in and out of it as he thought in silence. After a few moments he looked up again and shrugged, an easy smile on his lips. “I’m not sure. I find you interesting.”   Kageyama scoffed. “It’s only because I’m the first guy my age you’ve met that’s crazy enough to talk to you.”   “That’s not it. You’re definitely special,” he insisted.   “Sure,” Kageyama muttered and sunk into the water to swim around for a while. He went completely under, opening his eyes to look down at the grey, pearly floor of rocks and the head of bright orange swimming next to him. Unlike Kageyama who had average—borderline mediocre—swimming skills, Hinata moved around the water like he was born breathing it. He circled Kageyama with ease, swimming above and then under him, weaving playfully—it was beautiful. He was beautiful.   Kageyama went up for air, standing up in the river and slicking his hair back out of his face. “Are all meno that good at swimming?”   “No, not really. We’re all decent swimmers, but I spent a lot of time playing in the river out of boredom so I got really good at it.”   “Oh.” Kageyama walked to the bank of the river, sat down with a content sigh, and kept his feet in the water.   Hinata followed suit, sitting only a few inches away from him and staring at his face with a silly, curious smile. “So…”   “What…?” “Tell me about the outside world!”   Kageyama signaled to their surroundings. “You are in the outside world. Don’t you know about it already?”   “No. I’ve never gone this far away from the rainforest before. It’s dangerous to be this far away from home in case someone manages to catch me and experiment on me or something…also my magic is not as strong when I am outside of the forest. “   “Okay, then. What do you want to know?”   Hinata kicked his feet in the water excitedly and leaned closer, eyes glimmering. “What’s it feel like to ride in those bird looking machines that fly in the air?”   “A plane? It feels normal. I try not to think too much about the fact that we are thousands of miles up in the air.”   “Was it a plane that brought you from your country of Japan?”   “Yeah, we have a family jet—oh, a jet is just a smaller plane.”   Hinata’s eyes widened. “You have your own jet?! Those must be expensive, right? Are you rich?”   “Not rich, but we are comfortable, I guess.”   “So cool.”   Kageyama glanced over at Hinata. “Uh, so if you’re real, many other mythical creatures must be real too.”   “Well,” Hinata hummed in thought. “Most of them are, but a few are just stories humans made up. There are a few of us that are really scary, but the scariest legends are things humans exaggerated. It’s the stupid little ones like Ratoncito Perez that are completely true.”   “Ratoncito Perez?”   “Your dad didn’t tell you about him?!” Hinata beamed.   To which Kageyama shook his head “no” and not a second later Hinata was gleefully, and without catching his breath, telling Kageyama about the little magical mouse with a straw hat that collected children’s baby teeth from under their pillows. He explained that he had met Perez once, and that he was definitely the nicest, and softest little creature in all of the Dominican Republic. Kageyama just nodded along and watched Hinata’s face, finding his range of facial expressions much more interesting than his story about a tooth fairy rat.   “Is there another creature you want me to tell you about?”   “No, I think I’m okay for now,” Kageyama said as he stood up to put on his pants and shirt. He left the shirt completely unbuttoned, and swung his bag on his back. “The sun is setting so we should walk around a bit longer to dry off and then head back.”   Hinata nodded and walked next to Kageyama toward the main road, completely visible.   “Is it okay to walk around like this? Don’t the locals know what you are?”   “I’m only visible to you right now. I can choose who exactly can see me.” Hinata stuck his tongue out devilishly. “So if you talk too loudly, anyone who passes will think you’re not right in the head and are talking to yourself.”   “Oh.”   And with that they started their comfortably silent trek back to the cottage. They walked steadily, watching the people settle outside their cottages for a game of dominos or just to sit around to exchange stories that made laughter rise up to the sky. Hinata would stop occasionally to pull out any colorful flowers he saw blooming near the road and to pet every cow or stray dog that they encountered. All the animals eagerly leaned their heads into Hinata’s small hand as if they could sense his warmth and magic and as if they knew how nice his touch would feel.   By the time they made it back, it was nightfall and everything was pitch black aside from the eerie gleam of the full moon. Kageyama entered the cottage first, turned on the light, and somehow managed, by the skin of his teeth, to not scream when a little blue person appeared right by his hip.   “Fucking hell,” he breathed out.   Hinata snickered and stood next to the mysterious meno. “This is Rele, my younger brother.”   Rele waved at Kageyama and then turned to Hinata. His lips moved, but no sound came out. At least, it wasn’t a sound that Kageyama’s human, non-magical ears could discern. Kageyama stared at them as they talked to each other in what he could only guess was the meno language, and patiently waited for Hinata to tell him what was making his face scrunch up.   “I knew this would happen,” Hinata muttered, eyes now locked to Kageyama’s. “Your dad and his friends were enchanted by the Ciguapa.”   “Wait, what?!”   “Grab you bag and make sure to pack matches, oil, and a piece of wood! We have to act fast if you want to save them,” he urged, helping Kageyama scramble around for the materials. Once they were packed, Hinata grabbed Kageyama by the hand and they began running.   As they rushed into the forest, the leaves around them glowing in that beautiful dim blue, Hinata explained the plan. It was simple, but dangerous. And he’d have to do it completely alone because Hinata helping him, and getting caught, would cause tension between Los Menos and the Ciguapas. But that was fine. It was just some pretty, soul sucking, backwards-feet lady, right? If Hinata hadn’t helped him yesterday he would have probably been eaten by something already, so what better way to use his second shot at life than to save his idiot father and crew?   “There they are,” Hinata whispered as they crouched by some trees. “They’re in a trance so don’t even bother trying to wake them up. Just hide among them and do what I told you.”   “Okay.” Kageyama took a deep breath. “I hope I don’t die.”   Hinata squeezed his hand, shining a reassuring smile. “You won’t, I promise. I’ll be right here.”   Hinata then turned invisible and Kageyama took that as a sign to prepare his weapon. He pulled the slab of wood out of his bag, doused the end of it in oil, and held his lighter tightly in his other hand. He slipped out from behind the trees and caught up to the guys, following closely behind them with the slab hidden behind his back.   Their destination was just a few minutes away by trance walking, and struggling through thick foliage and a short, rocky path. The Ciguapa’s lair was a well-hidden cave in darkness so black, it made Kageyama’s sweat turn cold. He brought the slab to the front of him and held his lighter to it, thumb ready to press at any moment.   There was a sound of bare feet approaching them. And something dragging across the ground.   Kageyama held his breath and closed his eyes.   He could sense her. And if he tried hard enough, his ears picked up on the tiny noises she made as she circled in on them. He just had to wait until she was close enough.   Wait.   Wait…   His thumb pressed the lighter just as her breath grazed his ear and the end of the wood ignited in a lively fire. Kageyama swung it at her face and she let out an ungodly shriek, jumping back into a crouch while shielding her face with her arms. Kageyama took a step toward her, threateningly pointing the fire at her, and she crawled to the exit of the cave, quickly coming up onto her two backwards feet to run away into the trees.   “Where are we?” Takeo mumbled as he looked around him in a haze. Akio and Fumi were also in a similar state of stupefied, ‘ I just woke up from almost getting murdered by a Ciguapa’.   Kageyama just let out an exasperated sigh and held the fire above him. “Follow me. Once we get out of this creepy cave I’ll explain everything.”   They returned to the spot where Kageyama had parted from Hinata, and Kageyama threw the slab to the dirt round, stomping the fire out. They weren’t even a second in total darkness until the area shimmered blue and Hinata appeared next to Kageyama. The other guys made some sound of amazement, and maybe a slight tinge of fear, but Kageyama dismissed their worry.   “It’s fine. This is Hinata, the meno I told you about yesterday.”   Takeo ducked closer to get a good look. “He’s not fully blue…and looks very human.”   “It’s complicated…Anyhow,” Hinata folded his arms across his chest. “You all must leave this forest and not return. Other creatures are now well aware of your presence. Only worse things will happen if you stay any longer.”   “Yes, you’re right,” Takeo lamented. “I’m sorry, I should have listened to Tobio, and the warning you gave him. We’ll leave right away.”   Fumi and Akio nodded insistently. “Finally, the first reasonable thing you’ve said since we started this trip.”   Hinata chuckled and put his fingers to his lips as if to whistle, but again, it was inaudible. A few moments later, Rele, or the meno Kageyama thought to be Rele, and three other small blue meno formed a circle around them and they all started walking, with Hinata leading the pack.   “When we form a circle around you like this, we can make you invisible as well.” Hinata explained.   They made it out of the rainforest with ease, bowing and giving thanks to Hinata’s family for their protection. Takeo and the guys eagerly marched ahead to their cottage while Kageyama lingered behind, shooting Hinata a glance that he hoped he’d understand. Hinata smirked and turned to his family to say something. The other menos returned to the forest and Hinata walked Kageyama back to the cottage, stopping a few feet away from the front door.   “T-Thanks, by the way,” Kageyama murmured, hand rubbing the back of his neck. “…I guess this is the last time I’ll see you?”   Hinata laughed, though it was laced with a bit of regret. “Yes, I guess it is. From the spooked look on you and your companion’s faces, I doubt you’ll be stepping into this rainforest ever again.”   “True.” Kageyama furrowed his eyebrows. ‘What if you—” He cut himself off with a hard shake of his head. He was thinking stupid things. How did he grow so attached to what was basically a forest gnome to the point that he almost asked him to come home with him? It was definitely the magic, spells, enchantments, and whatever else, talking.   Hinata touched his forearm and stepped in front of him, gaze locked. “What were you going to ask?”   “It was stupid,” Kageyama insisted. “It’s just the magic getting to my head.”   Hinata’s eyes lost a bit of their glimmer and his smile faded as gave Kageyama tiny, sad smile. “Okay.”   “I mean—“   Hinata swiftly pressed his lips to Kageyama’s and stepped back, whispering, “This is the human ‘I like you’, right?” And he disappeared, an echo of his ‘bye-bye’ blown away by the night breeze.   To say the least, Kageyama did not get a wink of sleep.   And neither did Takeo, since he spent most of the night writing his report and sketching what he saw while the images were still fresh in his head. When morning arrived they all gathered their belongings, had a pitiful breakfast from the scraps left in the kitchen, and quietly waited for the Reo to come pick them up as Takeo had requested last night.   “What is the conclusion of your report?” Kageyama asked as they loaded their things into Reo’s trunk.   “Of course, that no one is to step into that forest!” Takeo exclaimed. “I’m adventurous, Tobio. Not stupid.”   Kageyama laughed through his nose. “Good.”   On the ride back to the Palacio Nacional Kageyama knocked out, and only woke up to his father returning to the car having presented his report and received his payment. Kageyama was too tired to ask him about Trujillo’s reaction to the conclusion of the report.   Reo drove them to their jet that was ready and waiting to take them back to Japan. It all seemed very rushed to Kageyama, who wondered what the harm of checking into a hotel and sightseeing for a few days would be, but then again, he figured that his father missed the comfort and non-magicalness of his own home just as much as Kageyama did. And also, the Dominican Republic was currently run by a dictator with a short fuse who at any moment could decide that the unsatisfactory results of Takeo’s report had to be punished…   But really, who cares. He just wanted sleep.   Kageyama climbed up into the jet, picked a window seat near the back, and quickly fell asleep. He woke up what seemed to be few hours later, groggy and head pounding with a headache. He reached to the seat next to him for his bag, where he had water and aspirin, but instead he touched a tan leg. His eyes traveled up the person’s body and saw a familiar mischievous smile.   Hinata was sitting next to him.     “Holy fuc—“

[yuriko-mukami]

The Kitsune Characters in Yuriko's World and Story

This post contains slight relationship spoilers for Yuriko's canon story.

Yuriko

Yuriko is a Kitsune from her mother's side. Her parents sealed her Kitsune side with blood magic combined with Vibora venom, and she didn’t know about her heritage until Mukami Ruki broke the seal by taking her blood regularly. But even before that, she dreamed about a mysterious forest and a white fox who was revealed to be her big brother, Yuuto.

In Rukiko RP, Yuriko has a daughter with @ruki-mukami-dl. Mukami Tsukimi is a half Vampire, half Kitsune. Yuriko calls her a little Foxpire.

Other Known Kitsune

Some of these characters belong to me, some to @nalia-tsukino.

The Tsukino Family

Tsukino Yuuto - Yuriko's big brother

Tsukino Nalia (née Wagner) - Yuuto's wife and Yuriko's dear friend

Tsukino Mei - Yuuto and Nalia's daughter, Haku's twin sister

Tsukino Haku - Yuuto and Nalia's son, Mei's twin brother

Tsukino Hisoka (née Kogawa) (deceased) - Yuriko and Yuuto's mother

The Kogawa Family

Kogawa Shogo (deceased) - Yuriko and Yuuto's Zenko grandfather, Hisoka's Zenko father

Kogawa Ogi (née Kozima) (deceased) - Yuriko and Yuuto's Zenko grandmother, Hisoka's Zenko mother

The Kozima Family

Kozima Mineko (née Kitsui) - Yuriko and Yuuto's great-grandmother

Kozima Kenjo - Yuriko and Yuuto's great-grandfather

Kozima Osamu - Ogi's brother, Mizu's father

Kozima Hoshiko - Osamu's wife, Mizu's mother

Kozima Mizu - Osamu's son, Toshi, Toru, and Touko's father

Kozima Chiaki - Mizu's wife, Toshi, Toru and Touko's mother

Kozima Toshi - Yuriko and Yuuto's cousin, Mizu's son

Kozima Toru - Yuriko and Yuuto's cousin, Mizu's son

The Kono Family

Kono Touko (née Kozima) - Yuriko and Yuuto's cousin, Mizu's daughter

Kono Ryo - Touko's husband

Kono Ren - Ryo's brother

Kono Rin -Ryo and Ren's foster father

Kono Akane (née Koduka) - Ryo and Ren's foster mother

The Homura Family

Homura Shinji - Yuuto's friend

Homura Himiko (née Kitsui) - Shinji's wife

Homura Shinjiro - Shinji's stepfather

Homura Natsumi - Shinji's mother

Homura Tamaki (deceased) - Shinji's little sister

The Hoshino Family

Hoshino Yamato - Shinji's biological father

The Nakamura Family

Nakamura Ichiro - Hisoka's Yako father, Yuuto's Yako grandfather

The Kitsui Family

Kitsui Sano - Himiko's distant relative who lives in Kyoto

Kitsui Hotaru - Himiko's mother who lives in Nara

The Kageyama Family

Kageyama Takeo - A Kitsune doctor, living in Kaminashi City

Kageyama Haruto - Takeo's identical twin brother

Tsukino Yuuto’s Kitsune Headcanons Tsukino Nalia’s Kitsune Headcanons Tsukino Nalia's Celtic Fox Headcanons

[ao3feed-daisuga]

I Want You Home (WIth Me)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2R49UVx

by just_a_nekoma_stan

When Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shoyo have to navigate life across the world from each other, they realize it's harder than they thought.

Words: 1690, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio, Sugawara Koushi, Miya Atsumu, Bokuto Koutarou, Sakusa Kiyoomi, Original Characters, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Sawamura Daichi, Tsukishima Kei, Azumane Asahi, Nishinoya Yuu, Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Ennoshita Chikara, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Kageyama Tobio's Mother, Hinata Shouyou's Mother, Hinata Natsu, gonna throw chraracter names in here for anyone who's curious, Kuroda Keitaro, Sera Kiyochi, Makino Keiichi, Agawa Takumi, Agawa Takeo, Sugawara Chikao, Tashiro Saiki, Konoha Akemi

Relationships: Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio, Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, Hinata Shouyou/Original Character(s), Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi, Hinata Shouyou & MSBY Black Jackals, Bokuto Koutarou & Hinata Shouyou, Bokuto Koutarou & Miya Atsumu, Bokuto Koutarou & Miya Atsumu & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Bokuto Koutarou & Hinata Shouyou & Miya Atsumu & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Hinata Shouyou & Miya Atsumu, Hinata Shouyou & Sakusa Kiyoomi, Sakusa Kiyoomi & Original Character(s), Miya Atsumu & Original Character(s), Bokuto Koutarou & Original Character(s), Kageyama Tobio & Original Male Character(s), Kageyama Tobio & Sugawara Koushi, Tendou Satori/Ushijima Wakatoshi, Tendou Satori/Ushijima Wakatoshi/Original Character(s), Azumane Asahi/Nishinoya Yuu, Shimizu Kiyoko/Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Ennoshita Chikara/Original Male Character(s), Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi, Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Flashbacks, Karasuno, Karasuno Family, College, Lovers to Friends, Strangers to Lovers, How Do I Tag, anyway, wrong place wrong time, its my favorite trope

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2R49UVx

[recentanimenews]

Japanese Fans Pick 2017's Most Magnetic Anime Characters

Who won your heart in 2017? Charapedia asked the question in their latest edition of the "Year's Most Charming Character" 10,000 Reader Poll. For '17, 66 characters were suggested by a pool of voters that was 55.9% female and 64% in their teens and 20s. 

  Top picks included

  20. Mr Osomatsu's Karamatsu Matsuno - 237 votes

19. Knight's & Magic's Ernesti Echavalier - 239 votes

18. Made in Abyss' Nanachi - 240 votes

17. My Hero Academia's Katsuki Bakugō - 267 votes

16. Children of the Whales' Oni - 284 votes

15. Gintama's Kagura - 290 votes

14. Mr. Osomatsu's Ichimatsu Matsuno - 314 votes

13. Land of the Lustrous' Phosphophyllite - 319 votes

12. The Ancient Magus' Bride's Elias Ainsworth - 324 votes

11. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat's Megumi Kato - 333 votes

10. Blend-S' Maika Sakuranomiya - 344 votes

9. My Hero Academia's Shōto Todoroki - 357 votes

8. Hozuki's Coolheadedness' Hozuki' - 391 votes

7. Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu's Izuminokami Kanesada - 404 votes

6. Kemono Friends' Kaban - 409 votes

5. Gintama's Gintoki Sakata - 424 votes

4. Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale's Asuna Yuuki - 477 votes

3. The Ancient Magus' Bride's Chise Hatori - 536 votes

2. Eromanga-sensei's Sagiri Izumi - 556 votes

1. Kemono Friends' Serval - 577 votes

  2016's list included

Aggregate

20. New Game's Hifumi Takimoto - 124 votes

19. Yuri!!! On Ice's Yuri Plisetsky - 137 votes

18. Gintama - Shinsuke Takasugi - 138 votes

17. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable's Josuke Higashikata - 140 votes

16. Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru's Kashuu Kiyomitsu - 149 votes

15. Natsume Yūjin-chō's Takashi Natsume - 153 votes

14. Girlish Number's Chitose Karasuma - 154 votes

13. Bungo Stray Dogs' Sakunosuke Oda - 157 votes

12. Yuri on Ice's Yuri Katsuki - 173 votes

11. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'s Kusuo Saiki - 202 votes

10. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' Mikazuki Augus - 210 votes

9. Re:Zero's Emilia - 216 votes

8. Haikyu!!'s Kei Tsukishima  - 267 votes

7. Gintama's Gintoki Sakata - 288 votes

6. New Game!'s Aoba Suzukaze - 299 votes

5. Bungo Stray Dogs' Chūya Nakahara - 320 votes

4. Yuri On Ice's Victor Nikiforov - 331 votes

3. Konosuba's Megumin - 332 votes

2. Bungo Stray Dogs' Osamu Dazai - 432 votes

1. Re:Zero's Rem - 565 votes

  2015's had

20. Osomatsu Matsuno from Mr. Osomatsu - 83 votes 19. Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama - 86 votes 18. Takeo Goda from My Love Story!! - 95 votes 17. Yuki Takeya from SCHOOL-LIVE! - 102 votes 16. Takehito Morokuzu, aka "Gakuto", from Prison School - 109 votes 15. Izaya Orihara from Durarara - 113 votes 14. Hachiman Hikigaya from My Teen Romatic Comedy SNAFU - 114 votes 13. Yato from Noragami Aragoto - 134 votes 12. Sougo Okita from Gintama - 135 votes 11. Ichimatsu Matsuno from Mr. Osomatsu - 163 votes 10. Shirayuki from Snow White with the Red Hair - 179 votes 9. Seijuro Akashi from Kuroko's Basketball - 189 votes 8. Chino Kafu from Is the Order a Rabbit? - 198 votes 7. Karamatsu Matsuno from Mr. Osomatsu - 201 votes 6. Nao Tomori from Charlotte - 207 votes 5. Gintoki Sakata from Gintama - 215 votes 4. Saitama from One-Punch Man - 237 votes 3. Jyushimatsu Matsuno from Mr. Osomatsu - 270 votes 2. Jotaro Kujo from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - 281 votes 1. Umaru Doma from Himouto! Umaru-chan - 318 votes

  2014's picks included 30. Umi Sonoda (Love Live!) 29. Ritsu Kawai (The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) 28. Miyuki Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School) 27. Rin Tohsaka (Fate) 26. Shoyo Hinata (Haikyuu!) 25. Akane Tsunemori (Psycho-Pass) 24. Cocoa Hoto (Is the Order a Rabbit?) 23. Shuu Tsukiyama (Tokyo Ghoul) 22. Chitoge Kirisaki (Nisekoi) 21. Hoozuki (Hoozuki no Reitetsu) 20. Mikoto Mikoshiba (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) 19. Chiyo Sakura (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) 18. Kaori Fujimiya (One Week Friends) 17. Honoka Kousaka (Love Live!) 16. Rin Matsuoka (Free!) 15. Maki Nishikino (Love Live!) 14. Tobio Kageyama (Haikyuu!) 13. Chino Kafuu (Is the Order a Rabbit?) 12. Shino Asada/ Sinon (Sword Art Online) 11. Koushi Sugawara (Haikyuu!) 10. Kokkuri-san (Gugure! Kokkuri-san) 9. Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School) 8. Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online) 7. Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul) 6. Kosaki Onodera (Nisekoi) 5. Yasutomo Arakita (Yowamushi Pedal) 4. Makoto Tachibana (Free!) 3. Kazuto Kirigaya/ Kirito (Sword Art Online) 2. Haruka Nanase (Free!) 1. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)

  ------ Follow on Twitter at @aicnanime

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[broanimekindasmacks]

Entering the Gateway

The world of anime is split into two major genres: shounen and shoujo. Shounen is Japanese for "boy", which is the target audience for this style of anime". This is where you'll find adventure, sports and fighting. The counterpart is shoujo which means "girl", and the animes are about romance, daily life, and drama. These are used to categorize the plot/content in animes, but at the end they're just words. Watch whatever you like! Here are some recommendations that cover a wide range of interests. Hopefully they can encourage exploration into the world of anime!

Interest: Sports Haikyuu! Synopsis: Hinata Shoyo loves volleyball more than anything in the world. Without a proper team in middle school, he's unable to make it very far. Kageyama Tobio is a proclaimed 'genius' at volleyball but has a misunderstood ego that turns his own team on him. These two opposites collide at Karasuno High School and aim to become a part of the best volleyball team. Personal note: Truth be told, I am still in the middle of watching Haikyuu. I've heard so much about it from EVERYWHERE and do like how it's different from other shounen animes. Sports animes are a sub-genre in itself, but the likable characters and easy-to-follow plot make this anime great to start with! Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll Anime Planet, anywhere honestly

Interest: Superheroes My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero) Synopsis: In this world, many are born with a 'quirk' or a superpower. Some use theirs for good, some for evil. All Might is the hero amongst heroes and uses his quirk to save countless people. But he has a secret that very few can know. Midoriya Izuku (or Deku) was born without a quirk and wants to be just like All Might. He receives All Might's quirk and the series follows him on his journey to be the number one hero. 

Personal note: If you love superheroes, then this is a must-watch! My Hero reminds me a little bit of Marvel where you get to see the backstories of multiple heroes. You get to root for them as they improve their abilities and fight complex villains.  Whilst this is a shounen anime because of the action-packed scenes, who doesn't like watching heroes kick some ass? Where to watch: Crunchyroll, Anime Planet, kissanime

Interest: Romance My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari) Synopsis: Takeo Goda is perceived as an tall and intimidating highschooler by nearly everyone around him. In reality, he has a heart of gold and just no luck with girls. When Rinko Yamato is assaulted on the subway, he comes to her rescue. A beautiful and wholesome love story blossoms in this short and loveable shoujo anime. Personal: The epitome of a shoujo anime. My Love Story!! is sweet, short, and cute. The art style is endearing and pleasing to the eye, whilst the character's emotions are relatable. If you're a hopeless romantic and just want to watch two people fall in love then this is the anime for you! Where to watch: Crunchyroll, Hulu, kissanime

[anouta-jp]

トレンディ歌謡に抱かれて　第３５回：ブレッド＆バター「或る夜の出来事」

本文の前に、14日に下北沢THREEで行われた名前のないイベントについて書きます。

捨てアカさん主催のネット・レーベル「Local Visions」（https://local-visions.bandcamp.com/）に所縁のあるアーティストが集まった、という意味では４月に京都で開催された「Yu-koh」のちょっとした東京版の趣もあった今回のイベント。Yu-kohの開催日は���一地方選と重なり涙を飲んでの不参加だったのですが、今回はlightmellowbuのINDGMSKさんとのオープニング・トークをすることになり、楽しくフル参加となりました（本当に楽しかった...台車さんとなら５時間トークでもイケると確信）。 服装がカブッててちょっとうれしかったpr∫tptr▱ さんの柔らかくもアゲる四つ打ちで始まり、モリクラさんの「俗っぽさの再解釈」と言えそうなとろけるサキソフォン・アーバン～ギターのカッコよさに誰もが気づいたギムギガムさんのデスクトップ・トロピカル～入江さん山田さん＋kyoooさんの明日から頑張れそうなバージョンの「提案」とリラックス気分にゆれた前半、想像以上にタフだったネコアソビ・バンド～そして念願叶いすぎて泣いたTsudio Studioとかなり「込み上げモード」になった後半。出演者の自分が言うのもアレですが、あまりにも出来すぎたイベントでした。

参加アーティストもお客さんとして来ていた何人かのアーティストやライターも、自分とはほぼこの何年かのSNS（anoutaのTwitterやサンクラですね）によって知ったり繋がったりした間柄です。他の皆さんも概ね似た感じで繋がりあってるんじゃないかな。ウノコレの楽しいツイート群を引き合いに出すまでもなく、特に今年は「(日本人の)SNSを介した偏見・分断の増長」ばかりがクローズ・アップされているように思います。しかし今回のイベントでは何というか、繋がることのポジティヴさとでも捉えられそうな、ある種の強い「多幸性」で溢れていました。もちろんそれは「このシーンが今後”儲かる”場になる」という方向性とは違います。どんなに集客が増えてもアンダーグラウンド的闊達さを失わないという、会場全体の暗黙の了解？のようなものも感じとれました。と書くとその場がひとつの「コミュニティ」であるように思えてしますのですが、決してそういうわけでもないのですよね。生で見て・聴いてヨリ実感しましたが、そもそもアクトそれぞれが似たルーツ・音の文脈を持っているというわけではありません（共有しているように見えるとすればそれはむしろ捨てアカさんの微細な審美眼の賜物でしょう。捨てアカさんは本当にスゴイ）。お客さんも「あるジャンル」のファンという事とはちょっと違った、それぞれに色んな繋がりかた、共有の仕方を持っているように思えました（若くてカッコイイ人は多かったですが）。どうもこのあたりに、イベントの「多幸性」の理由があったように思います。「好きなもの”で”繋がる」のではなく「好きなもの”が”繋がる」ダイナミズムのようなものが、あの場にはあったのではないかと。そしてそれはやはり、SNSを通じた繋がりの根本にあったはずの「良い部分」そのものなのではないでしょうか。

イベント大トリだったTsudio StudioさんはMCでやはりこの「繋がり」についての話をしていたのですが、自分の頭から飛んでしまいました。何しろ感極まっていたのです。Tsudioさんの音には「トレンディ」が総体としてでなく、エレメントとして含まれています。自分が好きで好きで仕方ない音の「鳴り」が、未知の歌声や男前なビートと繋がっている。これほど未来のある、背中を押してくれる音楽は他にない。そして当然会場全体がそんなことを思っているはずもなく、自分は自分の繋がりを、ひとりで発見したということなのです。

     では、ここからが本文です。

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 レココレ増刊の「CITY POP 1973-2019」、皆様読了なさいましたでしょうか。ここ10年の再評価を踏まえつつ最新・最良のカタログを目指したかのような70・80年代、「未知の再評価領域」へと果敢に挑戦している圧巻の90年代。聴き方の多重化という密かなテーマもあるように感じられ、同アーティストであっても別種の、ポリフォニー的な再評価がなされていることがある種「重厚さ」となっている1冊だと思いました。���純にCITY POPの発生からそれだけ時間が経ったということでもあるでしょうし、「リゾート感覚」であれ「充実ライフ感覚」であれ、それをベタに摂取ができないままの十数年が厳として存在することも逆説的に考えさせられてしまいます。いずれにせよ、これは今出す意味があるカタログなのだと思いました。

  ところで。

当ブログで取り上げたアルバムはこの本で何枚取り上げられていたと思いますか？

      答えは0枚です!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!やはり「トレンディ領域」はCITYな感覚とは少し遊離した部分があるのでしょうか。だからこそ更新したくなる、というわけでもありませんが今回は同書でさんざん取り上げられているアーティストの、ノミネートにカスりもしなかった（であろう）1枚をわざわざご紹介致します……このアルバム好きなんだけどなー。

 Release : 1987.5.25

 Keyboards MASATAKA MATSUTOYA

Drums EIJI SHIMAMURA

Bass KENJI TAKIMIZU, SHIGERU OKAZAWA

E.Guitar MASAKI MATSUBARA, TSUYOSHI KON, SHIGERU SUZUKI

A.Guitar FUYUMI IWASAWA

Percussion NOBU SAITO

Sax JAKE.H.CONCEPTION

Chorus MANNA, JIN KIRIGAYA, TOSHIHIRO”BOBBY”KIRIGAYA,

EMIKO SHIRATORI, ROMY, TAKEO MIYAKE, SHUN TAGUCHI,

FUJIO KAGEYAMA, YUMI MATSUTOYA

 ※ブックレットの文字死ぬほど見辛かったです。行き過ぎたトレンディも考えもの

  ピンク・シャドウ収録の「バーベキュー」やアルファ期の名作群など5枚がガイド本で紹介されていたブレッド＆バター。トレンディ期はファンハウスに移籍、91年までに5枚のアルバムをリリースしています（その後オリジナル作品はしばらく途絶える）。その中でもこの「或る夜の出来事」は特別な作品。全曲のプロデュースを松任谷正隆が手掛け、当時絶好調だったユーミン・プロダクションの姉妹盤となっているのです。この時期ユーミンのアルバムは秋冬発売でしたが、対して当盤は全編が「夏」。シンクラヴィア直前のデジタル感触満載の熱いサンバやファンク、AORタッチのメロウ曲などならではな良曲がこれでもかと詰まっています。アートワークはもちろん信藤三雄。裏ジャケには田島時代のPZVと見紛うばかりの、「ファンク的」な色気のある岩沢兄弟が拝めます。

  1. Nonstop to Brazil

（作詞 山中幹子・田口��　作曲 MAYUMI　編曲 松任谷正隆）

デジタル「紅雀」（ユーミン）とでも言えそうな、爽快なブラジリアンタッチのフュージョンで幕開け。気ごころの知れたプレイヤビリティみたいなものが感じられ、ユーミン・プロダクションの「強さ」を感じられます。作曲は堀川まゆみ。

2. O CARNAVAL

（作曲 岩沢幸矢　編曲 松任谷正隆）

スキャットで繋ぐ賑やかなサンバ・インタールド。声に小山田圭吾を思い起こす艶があります。

3. …..Busy

（作詞 阿達淳子　作曲 岩沢幸矢・MANNA　編曲 松任谷正隆）

吉田美奈子のようなヘヴィ・ファンク楽曲。バブル期特有の、カチャカチャした「多忙」感（冒頭にもそんな演出のSEあり）がイカしてます。OTT（オーバー・ザ・トップ）なオケヒもバブル丸出しに衒いなく大炸裂。

4. 夏の影

（作詞 MANNA　作曲 岩沢幸矢　編曲 松任谷正隆）

最高にトレンディなAORでクールダウン。いつものブレバタマナーよりもダンディズム・都会感が強くあって、南佳孝が歌ってもおかしくない感じですね。サビ前の急な高音など難易度高のメロディを、気持ちよさそうにこなすあたりはさすが。

5. センチメンタル・フレンド

（作詞 岩沢二弓・田口俊　作曲 岩沢二弓　編曲 松任谷正隆）

お得意の哀愁マイナーコード・ミディアムでシングル・カット曲です。個人的にはこの曲調、時代の音飾と合ってない気がしてすこしいただけないのですが…間奏のエレアコ・ソロがなんとも泣ける旋律で良いですね。

6. Happy Birthday My Dear

（作詞 岩沢幸矢・MANNA 作曲 岩沢幸矢　編曲 松任谷正隆）

「Autumn Park」（ユーミン）の兄弟曲ですねこれは。静かな水面のようにシルキーなエレピが立っています。岩沢兄弟のイノセントさ引き立つ佳曲。

7. ラヴィ・サンバ～人生は過ぎる～

（作詞 岩沢二弓・田口俊・岡田幸文 作曲 岩沢二弓　編曲 松任谷正隆）

シンベと浮遊感のあるシンセリフ、バンドネオンっぽい音色のキーボードで紡ぐマイナーコード・サウダージ曲。サンバ感というよりは「祭りのあと」なムードのアレンジがなんとも色気があります。

8. 熱い夜

（作詞 松井優・田口俊 作曲 MAUMI　編曲 松任谷正隆）

1と出来を争う堀川曲。左右に揺れ続けるタムと妖しくうごめぐシンセ・シタール、そして情事の描写そのもののエロティックな歌詞が熟れた果実のように匂い立ちます。なのにシンセブラスが抒情もへったくれもない響きで合間に鳴るのが、とてもトレンディなのです。

9. at 52F

（作詞 田口俊　作曲 岩沢二弓　編曲 松任谷正隆）

「ステッピン・アウト」（ジョー・ジャクソン）系ハツラツ曲きました。タイトルは「52階で」という意味で、「テレックスをはじく音」「ショウウィンドウ越しのプレタポルテ」といったトレンディ・ワードが大炸裂。

10.  ぬけがらのシャツ

（作詞 呉田軽穂　作曲 岩沢幸矢　編曲 松任谷正隆）

ここでユーミン作詞のラヴァーズ・ロック風バラッドがきます。これがまた名曲なんだ…素朴なコード進行ながら、歌詞のほうが別れの朝を物語風に展開させていく気持ち込み上げな仕様で、夏の朝の爽やかさと苦い気持ちとを透き通るように、描写。コーラスもユーミンです。

11.  O CARNAVAL

（作詞・作曲 岩沢幸矢　編曲 松任谷正隆）

前曲の余韻を打ち消すかのようになだれ込む、2のインタールードの本編。「September Blue Moon」「恋の一時間は孤独の千年」（いずれもユーミン）の止揚曲とも言えましょう。賑やかさで終わるのがこの時代らしい。

※４、１０、１１曲目を以下から試聴できます

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 以上11曲。聴きながら晩夏の感傷にふけるもよし、秋までにもうひと思い出を夢想するもよしな盤でした。何らかのノミネートをマジでお願いします！