#toukai

[ikusayu-no-hana]

transparent stickers from the touken ranbu kai x toei studio park collab! pt 1 / pt 2

[a-titty-ninja]

「かっこいいボクを見ててよねっ！」 by 狐雪 | Twitter

๑ Permission to reprint was given by the artist ✔.

[shooks-stupid-stuff]

coming up next on tou-kai watch: ratatouille

[nubcatnoises]

Thank god Oranges 7 is the last one bro I am so sick of drawing Aoi

[cak31ssuperi04]

Another doodle req aa

Toukai n Misane just having a bonding time

Happy fathers' day to him

(+alt for your source design but the changes are minimal lol)

[likesaly]

The sillies

[akkivee]

thinking about this one post i saw that suggested bat’s been taking over other territories this whole time because they started out saying they represent nagoya in drb➕, a city within aichi prefecture, to saying they represent the chubu area in hella awesome banquet which encompasses 8-10 other prefectures in the area lmao

[mitsukuri]

also i love how mitsutada and karachan's nonship tag is masamunegumi

[kowaindar0u]

Fudou breathes a sigh of relief when Ookurikara agrees, and he follows with his eyes to where Shokudaikiri is... And he watches, for a moment as Sada, Shokudaikiri, and Tsurumaru seem to be relatively at ease considering everything.

As they head off, Fudou finds himself fidgeting as he ruminates some about it, and how different the Date swords seem to be with each other than his own fellow Nobunaga blades. From his point of view, anyway, they all seem to view their former masters' family in a positive light, and it pains him to compare it to how his own view of Oda Nobunaga seems to be so skewed from the rest-- Hasebe seems to hate him, Souza seems to resent him, and Yagen... Yagen doesn't seem to feel strongly either way, which sometimes is helpful, but is often equally as hard for Fudou to understand.

He's keeping an eye out for an eatery of some kind, but as soon as he's completely sure they're out of earshot from the others, he speaks up.

"... Hey, Ookurikara..." He moves a step ahead some, and leans forward so he can look Ookurikara in the face while he speaks. "How do you guys... how do you all get along so well? Is it because you all love your former masters?"

Ookurikara sees Fudou looking at Hasebe and figures that the tantou probably wants to avoid him for a while.

While he has occasionally been on the receiving end of Hasebe's tirades, he can imagine that Fudou has it much worse, given their opposing opinions on a former master and Fudou's tendency to rush headfirst into things. It isn't really his place to say that Hasebe could handle these sorts of situations better, but it would save him the headache that would come with some of the shouting matches that result.

"Yeah." His eyes fall on the rest of the unit. Hasebe has patched up Sada, who is animatedly telling Mitsutada and Tsurumaru something. Mitsutada notices his gaze and smiles. Ookurikara motions towards himself and Fudou and then behind them. Mitsutada nods and Ookurikara turns to Fudou. "Let's go."

[apriorium]

the way fudou leans into other people's space in toukai !! and has to look up bc he's so short

[ikusayu-no-hana]

transparent stickers from the touken ranbu kai x toei studio park collab! pt 1 / pt 2

[figurecollection]

Toukai Teiou Garage Kit by Decimation Masters, from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

[chuck-snowbug]

走っている途中にお腹が空いて食べたもの八景・その７４ - Foods I Ate During Running Part 74

1. Kakiage Onigiri of “BIO-RAL” at Shimokitazawa - December 2022

2. Onigiri of “Ministop” at Komazawa-Icchome - January 2023

3. Karaage of “Toukai-Hanten” at Higashiojima - January 2023

4. Onigiri of “Seven Eleven” at Koto-Shinohashi-Sanchome - January 2023

5. Ham & Cheese Sandwich of “La Main qui Pense” - January 2023

6. Onigiri of “Seven Eleven” at Keio-Inadazutsumi-Kitaguchi - February 2023

7. Kawagushi Yakitori of “Mikawaya” - February 2023

8. Onigiri of “Seven Eleven” at Suginami-Narita-Higashi-Yonchome - February 2023

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[ridley-was-a-cat]

What I Watched This Week – 1/21 – 1/27

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill – When the nominations were announced for the r/anime awards, I had only seen one out of the eight nominations in the slice of life category: Skip and Loafer. I’ve since watched Onimai, and tried to watch Masterful Cat, so this makes three completed. It had a steep uphill climb for me, as one of the things that annoys me the most about modern isekai is the tiresome obsession with Japanese food, and this is an isekai centered around a man sent to another world and given the magical ability to order food from a Japanese online grocery. I just can’t get past the arrogance required to imagine that the Japanese equivalent of Little Debbie and Hormel would be so mind-blowingly delicious to alternate dimension beings that a monster strong enough to solo a dragon for funsies would make himself your servant. The adventure part of the story was entertaining (and it is an adventure story, I have no idea why this is in slice of life, but it’s hardly the only title that doesn’t belong here) and I liked the characters enough to plan to watch the sequel. The cooking part of the story, though, where he just drowns everything in name-brand sauces, doesn’t really do it for me. 6/10

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2 – For years people have talked up this particular season of the series as some kind of marvel, but I ended up liking it less than I did season one. Centered on Team Spica members Toukai Teiou and Mejiro McQueen, this season deals heavily with getting injured, rehabbing from injury, and attempting to make a comeback after time away, and I did not like how they handled it. Sports anime in general has a fairly unhealthy tendency to romanticize overtraining as evidence of a strong work ethic and dedication to a sport or team, and that was on display here as well, with multiple frustrating montages of horse girls overworking themselves and neglecting rest. Additionally, when recurring injury or more chronic conditions leads some of the characters to consider retirement, it’s labeled as “quitting” or “giving up”, and they’re pressured by the people around them, who make emotional pleas for them to continue racing. The total disregard for athletes’ well being was really frustrating. I still find the idol performance segments a little insulting to both women athletes, whose sports performance should be entertainment enough, and idols, whose efforts and talent should not be belittled by the suggestion that anyone can do it. It wasn’t a chore to sit through, despite all my complaints, but it was less fun than the previous season. 6/10

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – Road to the Top – The only reason I started watching this series was to watch this particular entry, which was nominated by the r/anime jury for Anime of the Year. To its credit, it’s fairly different than the first two entries. It’s only four episodes long, it focuses on three racers not on Team Spica, and it’s a serious step up visually. I thought the color palette for seasons one and two was kind of oversaturated, whereas this series had a more sophisticated look to it. The animation was never bad in the series, but it was straight up good here, with lots of movement and fun distortions. I was pretty neutral on the series cast up to this point, with the exception of Team Spica’s Gold Ship, whom I adore, and this series added one more to the adore column, with the introduction of T.M. Opera O, who was fantastically overdramatic in everything she did. I liked that the story was more than girls professing to each other to be the fastest or promising to race each other, and that two of the three main characters got extensive backstories. There was a still a frustrating amount of overtraining, and those damned idol performances still exist, but this was easily the best entry in the series, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. 7/10

Tsurune S2 – In all my bellyaching about the AOTY nominations this year, I’ve mentioned Tsurune as one of the shows I wished got nominated, so I figured I should rewatch it to make sure it was as good as I remembered it being. It was. The production is just solid all around; the soundtrack, the sound design, the animation, the cinematography, and the art are all excellent. It manages the large cast incredibly well, giving all three teams the right amount of depth and backstory to lend the archery matches emotional stakes. The fight between the two cousins on the main team in episode five might be the best single episode from last year with how it perfectly captured the way only a very close friend can push your buttons before resolving it with a pitched battle that ends in a fit of the giggles. How this got left off the shortlist in favor of Road to the Top or basically anything else just mystifies me. 9/10

[nubcatnoises]

i dont actually know that much about touhou but your toukai watch drawings have enchanted me thank you for making them

Thank YOU for your kind words! They're a lot of fun to make, and I'm really glad so many people are enjoying them. Maybe I'm even managing to spread the good word of Yo-kai watch? A little bit?

There will be more of them soon-ish! Hopefully they will continue to enchant.

[cak31ssuperi04]

Also for ask game Arumu n Toukai

Toukai: favorite thing about them- Struggling single dad trying to make it in this world. I appreciate that he's skeptical of Nanase because uh. Yeahhh that tracks.

least favorite thing about them- Cop

favorite line- "Step away!!!! Don't get within a 5-meter radius of Misane!!! No, don't even get in her line of sight!!!!!", man I get it but that's so extra sjfahkjsf.

brOTP- I like his relationship with Misane, that he has a lot of apparent influence on her in her values and mannerisms, and that you can see how he has a good deal of faith in her skill. He's not perfect but he's trying. It's also kind of interesting to imagine him coming around to Nanase after he becomes an apprentice, or how his interactions with Arumu might have went during questioning.

OTP- Uh, his probably-dead wife who's only sort of vaguely implied by Misane's existence? I've got nothing.

nOTP- Nanase tbh.

random headcanon- Had started taking up woodworking in his free time following his clumsy attempt to build a treehouse for Misane, since while doing so it became clear how much work had been weighing on him and that maybe he needed something to take his mind off it once in a while. Although it's mostly small stuff like sculptures or trinkets, maybe a couple of birdhouses.

unpopular opinion- Actually now that I think about it, isn't it a little weird that he's letting his daughter travel with this guy he's suspicious of? Is he trying to let her be her own person and make her own decisions(in no small part because of her own insistence, but still 😔)? Although I suppose he is close enough around that they're able to get him on the scene for questioning when shit hits the fan? And it's been around a year since chXXX, maybe he trusts Nanase more now? Okay this isn't an unpopular opinion I just wanted to ramble.

song i associate with them- Subtitle, he's stoic and kind of emotionally stunted but does care for Misane. Also the mv depicting a father/daughter relationship hi.

favorite picture of them-

Arumu:

favorite thing about them- HER ENERGY She has SUCH good vibes. I like the way she speaks and how eager she is to help out without regard to danger or rules(at least in the fact that she's a civilian helping out with detective work, which the game does address when she offers).

least favorite thing about them- Wish we got a proper send-off scene with her and the main duo since she's one of the only consistent presences throughout the game.

favorite line- "Well, they say living people are scarier!", girl you okay over there?

brOTP- Misane! Love the contrast in their personalities, they have a fun dynamic and I do like to imagine them staying in touch after the game or getting back in touch sometime later. It's also funny trying to imagine what her interactions with Yuuto as his subordinate would be like since they're such opposites.

OTP- N/a

nOTP- N/a

random headcanon- Her and Hiyu are sort of long lost sisters, they were separated by the foster system when Arumu was a baby so she has no memory of Hiyu, and Hiyu herself is aware of but hesitant to approach her. Nanase is probably aware of this too but keeps his mouth shut because she didn't want him meddling.

unpopular opinion- N/A

song i associate with them- Immaculate Deception without the religious themes, so it's mostly just the mentions of photography though. Also sort of in the sense that despite her upbeat personality she's Seen Shit in her line of work and has just learned to take it, and the misfortunes that befall people, in stride?

favorite picture of them- Being a side character is so hard they have no images but I like her expression in this sprite