#toshieri

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Uh I guess I’ll put my final thoughts on tactica here.

Main Story

This had a lot of potential that I feel was missed. I liked Toshiro as a character, and seeing how the game was setting itself up to be his palace, and the consistent chiding from other characters about his crimes, I was really excited about the idea of the phantom thieves getting to know, relate to, and sympathize with someone they would have to steal the heart of and trying to figure out how with him. The game sort of took the opposite direction of that by having Toshiro do nothing wrong in his life though.

I was pretty excited when his shadow was revealed thinking ‘Wow, maybe they’ll pull a Persona 4 and he’ll have to accept the worst parts of himself to heal!’ But they took the lazy route of having his shadow just be a fake.

Erina also I feel was just reduced to being there to develop Toshiro. Don’t get me wrong, I love her, and Toshieri is extremely cute, but she’s pretty much just there to be a love interest. Both of these characters had so much potential that went wasted.

I think the thieves were mostly just their flanderized selves. They blended into the background but there was nothing too egregious. In particular, I’m glad there was no mention of the police from Makoto, and she gets to be the cool, slightly scary, and passionate senpai she was meant to be. I also like how they had Haru explain some sort of redeeming qualities her dad had, so we can see why she misses him a bit more. I still don’t like how the game lets him off the hook so much though. Let Haru realize her dad was a piece of shit 2023. And they sexualize Ann and have her be harrassed way less which is a god sent. In particular there seems to be an attempt of sorts to sand away some of the #problematic aspects of the original which is always welcome. The Ryuji wedding put a smile on my face.

Also Samael was just Yaldabaoth for a third time. It’s become comedic how many times the phantom thieves have killed/defeated Gods at this point.

One last thing: Toshiro deserved a phantom thief outfit. I’m very dissapointed they did not give that man a fruity little costume to wear.

DLC

So I maaaaaay be biased because I love Akechi and Sumire, but I liked this one way more.

Seeing these three actually get to have a full adventure together instead of the pittance we have in Royal, I felt like I was feasting like a king (no pun intended). Sumires idealism clashing with Akechi’s realism, and Akechi willing to go along if she gives him enough puppy dog eyes, her admiring his strength while he admires her kindness, is the perfect dynamic for them.

And it’s also nice seeing some softer moments from Akechi here. It’d be easy to argue that this is part of the mask, but you can really see in this game how despite his reservations, he really does come to feel for Luca and Guernica which makes sense considering his own roots match up with theirs. Honestly he probably sees a lot of himself in Guernica, as a person unable to change anything and filled with rage, driven to do horrible things by a manipulator… yeah that might hit a bit too close to home.

Sumire also feeling internalized guilt about Kasumi with Guernica and Lucas conflict is. Aaaaaugh… she’s so upset about how she and Kasumi grew apart, and she’s upset at Guernica for saying she doesn’t need her sister because she’s mad at HERSELF, but she doesn’t know it’s herself so she’s projecting it onto Guernica. Ooooh that’s so cool.

Also I liked having all the options to mess with Akechi during the story. All his thinly veiled anger moments were such a blessing.

Guernica and Luca were such good characters too. They were definitely a lot more simple in backstory than Toshiro but I think that’s for the best. Guernica has a cool design, a good backstory, and her helping out in the final boss and bonding with the PTs is a good way to endear us to her, and it’s even a little sweet how she counts Sumire and Akechi as the PTs who saved her. They aren’t ‘true’ phantom thieves, but they still helped make a persons life better, and for Akechi who wanted to be a hero, and Sumire who thought she’d never measure up to Kasumi, having them be able to save someone and make their life better is a heartwarming conclusion.

Also Jerri is just Samael again, but she gets points for being camp and slay.

Im a bit upset the trio gained collective amnesia after the story, but it makes sense that this had to happen for the sake of not having inconsistencies with Royals story. But also… CMAAAAAAAHN.

Gameplay and Graphics

I don’t usually like tactical games because I’m dumb as hell. I’m speaking as someone who really loves fire emblem awakening, I often do NOT play these games for the gameplay.

All that said, I had so much fun with the gameplay of this game. The way persona mechanics combine with a tactical rpg is so surprisingly fun. Trying to rack up ‘one more’s to travel across the board is so much fun, landing a big hit is extremely satisfying, it is SO MUCH FUN to walk up to an enemy and smack them out of their cover, and it’s so cool to land an all out attack on as many enemies as possible, it’s so much fun and I went out of my way to get every award and do every quest.

I also liked having every member of the party able to equip any persona. It helps with builds of characters, and from a story perspective it makes Joker less of a ‘special boy who’s the narratives favorite.’

I also LOVED the more steampunk aesthetic of the velvet room. The fusion animations were adorable, and if we’re moving onto art, this is the first time Lavenzas design really clicked for me. In the og artstyle I think Lavenzas design isn’t really memorable compared to Caroline and Justine, but she looks really cute here! The chibi artstyle is very cute and simple, but you can tell how much effort went into it from how the animated cutscenes with the models look just as good as the 2D animated scenes. That’s genuinely impressive and points to a lot of effort in the models!

So all in all, I think the game had a lot of missed potential but I’m glad I played it if just for the DLC.

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December 9th, 2019: It’s been a big day for the Kyoto karyukai! There were three misedashi and one erikae across three different kagai! Katsuhana (佳つ花) of Odamoto (小田本) celebrated her erikae in Gion Kobu to much fanfare. Over in Miyagawa Cho Toshieri (としえり) of Komaya (駒屋) and Kimimitsu (君光) of Toshikimi (利きみ) celebrated their misedashi and look exuberant in front of their mokuroku! Finally, Hideyoshi (秀好) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho became the fourth debut from the Masamiya okiya in 2019, which can only be described as a bumper year with a bright future! These will be the final misedashi for the year, but there’s still one erikae left to round out the decade ^^! おめでとう��んどす佳つ花さん、としえりちゃん、君光ちゃん、と秀好ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of Gion Tsudaro, Komaya Okiya and Ochaya, Koxtutan, and The Pontocho Kabukai.

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October 29th, 2019: Two more minarai have made their debut in Kyoto! In a bumper year for Miyagawa Cho, Komaya (駒屋) will be celebrating their third debut with Toshieri (としえり), on the left, whose misedashi is expected at the end of November. Over in Pontocho, Masamiya (雅美家) continues its trend of new debuts, with their fifth (!) minarai of the year in Hideyoshi (秀好), on the right. Her misedashi will be on December 9th, which is less than 3 weeks after Hidechiyo debuts from the same okiya!  There’s also another minarai in Miyagawa Cho too, but there haven’t been any pictures posted of her yet. She’s Kimimitsu (君光) of Toshikimi (利きみ) and will likely debut around the same time as Toshieri ^^ Images are courtesy of Komaya Okiya and Ochaya and Masamiya Okiya and Ochaya.

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The Karyūkai Summary of 2022

On The Seventh Day Of Fun I present... statistics! Once again there was no half year summary due to the overall lack of major movement. So, let’s see what’s what! Misedashi Fukumatsu (ふく松) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - March 24th Hidemio (秀澪) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho - April 5th Satoha (さと葉) of Nakasato (中里) in Kamishichiken - April 12th Tomifuku (富芙久) of Tomikiku (富菊) in Gion Higashi - May 14th Fukumiyo (ふく美代) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho - May 26th Katsuhide (佳つ秀) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu - May 30th Seika (星花) of Unknown in Gion Kobu - August Kimisora (君宙) of Honjo (本城) in Miyagawa Cho - September 1st Ichikiyo (市きよ) of Ichi (市) in Kamishichiken - October 27th Taeno (多栄之) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - November 22nd Satoji (さと路) of Nakasato (中里) in Kamishichiken - November 27th Ichiyuri (市優里) of Yamaguchi (やまぐち) in Pontocho - December 6th 2022 Total: 12 2021 Total: 18 Change: -6 Erikae Mametama (豆珠) of Ninben (亻) in Gion Kobu - March 6th Masano (満彩野) of Man (まん) in Gion Higashi - April 12th Katsuki (勝貴) of Daimonji (大文字) in Kamishichiken - May 11th Toshinami (とし菜実) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - May 26th Toshinana (とし七菜) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - September 28th Mamesaya (豆沙弥) of Ninben (亻) in Gion Kobu - November 7th Nanoha (菜乃葉) of Tama (多麻) in Gion Kobu - November 30th Ichihiro (市紘) of Hiroshimaya (廣島屋) in Gion Kobu - December 6th Katsuharu (佳つ春) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu - December 15th 2022 Total: 9 2021 Total: 2 Change: +7 Retirements Fumiyuki (ふみ幸) of Katsufumi (勝ふみ) in Kamishichiken - January Danka (だん香) of Onaka (大仲) in Gion Kobu - February Toshieri (としえり) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - April Marika (茉利佳) of Tsurui (つる居) in Gion Kobu - May Koyori (小より) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - May Ichisuzu (市すず) of Ichi (市) in Kamishichiken - May Kanotomo (叶朋) of Kanoya (叶家) in Gion Higashi - August Tomoko (朋子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - November Fukuna (ふく那) of Kawayoshi (河よ志) in Miyagawa Cho - December Fumika (富美夏) of Yoshifumi (よし冨美) in Miyagawa Cho - December Mamesumi (豆純) of Ninben (亻) in Gion Kobu - December  Katsumomo (佳つ桃) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu - December 2022 Total: 12 2021 Total: 31 Total: -19 So, what can these numbers tell us? Gion Kobu had the lion’s share of erikae with five but only one misedashi and one return. They also had five retirements (technically four retirements and one death), so they end the year on a +2. Pontocho continues its good streak with two misedashi, no erikae, yet no quitting, so they end this year on a +2. Kamishichiken had a positive year for once, with three misedashi, one erikae, yet two retirements. This also gave them a great score of +2.  Miyagawa Cho had a much better showing than last year! With four misedashi, two erikae, but four retirements, they also ended up with a +2. Gion Higashi had one of everything this year; one misedashi, one erikae, and one retirement, leaving them with a score of +1.  Overall, this is the first year that I’ve been tracking that I’ve seen all five kagai come up in the positive! There was no definitive winner or loser either (technically Gion Higashi lost, but they remained positive, so that’s a win). The number of retirements was also way down from last year, which is a hopeful sign that the karyukai is beginning to bounce back from the pandemic ^^ 

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When did Maiko Toshieri retire?

Toshieri retired back in April :(

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Hi, when did Toshieri of Komaya retired? Do you know why? It's so sad! Thanks a lot.

She retired at the end of April. As to why she retired I'm not too sure. It is sad as she seemed like such a promising maiko :(

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Can you tell us about Toshihana, Toshinana, Toshimana, and Toshikana?

Toshihana (とし花) debuted in 2002 as the imōto of Toshiyū. She remained active until January 2015. During that time she had 5 imōto (Toshifumi, Toshiteru, Toshiyui, Toshimari, and Toshichika). Toshikana (とし夏菜) debuted in December 2009 as the imōto of Toshiyū. She is still active. So far she has had 5 imōto (Toshinami, Toshinana, Toshinagi, Toshinaho, and Toshieri). Toshimana (とし真菜) debuted in January 2010 as the imōto of Toshiyū. She is still active. So far she has had 2 imōto (Toshiryō and Toshimasa). Toshinana (とし七菜) debuted in November 2017 as the imōto of Toshikana. She is still active and is currently the most senior maiko in her district.

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How many geimaiko does Komaya have and who are their oneesan?

Komaya currently has 4 geiko and 8 maiko affiliated with their okiya. Their onesan are as follows: Toshiyū 敏祐 Toshikana とし夏菜 Toshimana とし真菜 Chikafuku 千賀��� Chikaharu 千賀遥 Chikasaya 千賀明 Toshikana とし夏菜 Toshinana とし七菜 Toshinami とし菜実 Toshinaho とし菜穂 Toshinagi とし菜希 Toshieri としえり Toshimana とし真菜 Toshiryō とし涼 Toshimasa とし真紗 Toshisumi (とし純)'s onesan is unknown.

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The Karyukai Summary of 2019

On The Seventh Day of Fun I present... the annual year in review! Misedashi Masanao (満彩尚) of Man (まん) in Gion Higashi - February 15th Fukunori (ふく典) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - February 21st Kanaemi (叶笑) of Kawahisa (川久) in Miyagawa Cho - February 25th Toshinagi (とし菜希) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - March 5th Toshinaho (とし菜穂) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - March 5th Hidechisa (秀知紗) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho - March 7th Suzuno (鈴乃) of Fukushima (福島) in Gion Kobu - March 13th Kosumi (小純) of Hiroshimaya (廣島屋) in Gion Kobu - March 25th Kimishō (君翔) of Honjo (本城) in Miyagawa Cho - April 23rd Mameaya (まめ彩) of Ninben (亻) in Gion Kobu - May 9th Fukusono (ふく苑) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - May 9th Asako (亜佐子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - May 14th Masako (槇沙子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - May 27th Kanasue (叶季) of Kawahisa (川久) in Miyagawa Cho - June 18th Tomihoshi (富豊志) of Tomikiku (富菊) in Gion Higashi - September 26th Kimichō (君蝶) of Honjo (本城) in Miyagawa Cho - September 26th Hidefumi (秀芙美) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho - September 28th Umechisa (梅千沙) of Umeno (梅乃) in Kamishichiken - October 1st Mamefuji (まめ藤) of Tama (多麻) in Gion Kobu - October 25th Kohatsu (小はつ) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Kotsuru (小つる) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Hidechiyo (秀千代) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho - November 18th Hideyoshi (秀好) of Masamiya (雅美家) in Pontocho - December 9th Toshieri (としえり) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - December 9th Kimimitsu (君光) of Toshikimi (利きみ) in Miyagawa Cho - December 9th 2019 Total: 25 2018 Total: 30 Change: -5 Erikae Taka (多香) of Yamaguchi (やまぐち) in Pontocho - February 12th Naokinu (尚絹) of Nakasato (中里) in Kamishichiken - March 13th Mamesumi (豆純) of Ninben (亻) in Gion Kobu - May 30th Mameharu (まめ春) of Tama (多麻) in Gion Kobu - November 6th Toshiemi (とし恵美) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Kikuyae (菊弥江) of Hanafusa (花ふさ) in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Kanako (叶子) of Kawahisa (川久) in Miyagawa Cho - November 13th Katsuhana (佳つ花) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu - December 9th Tomoko (朋子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - December 17th 2019 Total: 9 2018 Total: 9 Change: 0 Leavings Chisako (千紗子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - February Umewaka (梅わか) of Ichi (市) in Kamishichiken - March Fukutomo (ふく朋) of Horiyae (堀八重) in Miyagawa Cho - May Chikasome (千賀染) of Komaya (駒屋) in Miyagawa Cho - May Ichisato (市沙登) of Masunoya (桝之矢) in Pontocho - May Mikako (実佳子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu - June Katsugiku (佳つ菊) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu - June Ryōma (涼真) of Sakaemasa (栄政) in Gion Higashi - June Kanotomo (叶朋) of Kanoya (叶家) in Gion Higashi - June Kanayuki (叶幸) of Toshikimi (利きみ) in Miyagawa Cho - June Tsuruha (つる葉) of Tama (多麻) in Gion Kobu - August   Ichiai (市愛) of Masunoya (桝之矢) in Pontocho - August Ichisumi (市すみ) of Yamaguchi (やまぐち) in Pontocho - August Miharu (美晴) of Okatome (岡とめ) in Gion Higashi - September Koharu (小はる) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho - October 2019 Total: 15 2018 Total: 27 Change: -12 Known Shikomi Tama (多麻) of Gion Kobu Tsurui (つる居) of Gion Kobu Odamoto (小田本) of Gion Kobu x2 Nishimura (西村) of Gion Kobu Hiroshimaya (廣島屋) of Gion Kobu Kawayoshi (河よ志) in Miyagawa Cho Hanafusa (花ふさ) of Miyagawa Cho Man (まん) of Gion Higashi So, what can we glean from the numbers this year? Overall, 2019 was excellent! Although there were less misedashi than last year, there was still a huge number of them at 25! Erikae have remained the same for the past 3 years, so no change is good change for that. However, the best news comes from retirements, which was 12 less than last year! This year the karyukai saw a net gain of +10, which is outstanding! There were also no retirements among natori or jikata geiko, so each kagai kept their best and brightest (and most in demand). Gion Kobu did well once again this year. Although they only had 5 misedashi compared to 15 in 2018 (which ties a record), they did have four erikae and only 4 retirements to end with a score of +1. Pontocho once again keeps its numbers high with 4 misedashi and an erikae. With 3 retirements they’re also at +1. Kamishichiken did recover from its hard 2018, but overall didn’t do too well. It had 1 misedashi, 1 erikae, and 1 retirement, so it ended on a neutral score. Miyagawa Cho won the year by far with the most misedashi at 12! They also had 3 erikae, which is an improvement from last year. They did have 4 retirements, but they won the year with a score of +8! This is a massive improvement as their score last year was -4! Gion Higashi ended up being the only losers this year. With 2 misedashi, 0 erikae, and 3 retirements they end the year on -1.  So, what did you think? Who do you think will take the top spot in 2020? Let me know in the comments ^^

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Autumn Event Map

The next few months are going to be full of events, so here’s a list of those currently known:

September

Misedashi: Tomihoshi of Tomikiku in Gion Higashi - September 26th Misedashi: Kimichō of Honjo in Miyagawa Cho - September 26th Misedashi: Hidefumi of Masamiya in Pontocho -  September 28th

October

Misedashi: Umechisa of Umeno in Kamishichiken - October 1st

November

Erikae: Mameharu of Tama in Gion Kobu - November 6th Erikae: Toshiemi of Komaya in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Erikae: Kikuyae of Hanafusa in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Misedashi: Kohatsu and Kotsuru of Shigemori in Miyagawa Cho - November 7th Erikae: Kanako of Kawahisa in Miyagawa Cho - November 13th Misedashi: Hidechiyo of Masamiya in Pontocho - November 18th

December

Misedashi: Hideyoshi of Masamiya in Pontocho - December 9th Misedashi: Hidewaka of Masamiya in Pontocho - December 9th Misedashi: Toshieri of Komaya in Miyagawa Cho Misedashi: Kimimitsu of Toshikimi in Miyagawa Cho Erikae: Katsuhana of Odamoto in Gion Kobu

There’s also a bunch of other okiya with potential girls debuting including Tsurui (Gion Kobu), Nishimura (Gion Kobu), Ichi (Kamishichiken), Umeno (Kamishichiken), Komaya (Miyagawa Cho), Honjo (Miyagawa Cho), and more. I’ll either update this page or make separate announcements when names and dates are officially known.