#we love hana kimura

[wretchedmind-wickedheart]

Goddamn that match slapped! Both women are such great wrestlers we all knew it was gonna be great. But watching Mercedes and Kairi getting the time to tell a good story is refreshing, especially after Kairi and Tam's match was so short at Wrestle Kingdom. I'm excited to see what Mercedes is gonna do as champion.

Loved Mercedes's Hana Kimura inspired gear and her hair was pretty, though that damn wig gave her almost as much trouble as Kairi.

[hotarutranslations]

Mapo Tofu Yakisoba!

Evening

"Himitsu no Kenmin SHOW Chou"

I got to appear, in today's show

Thank you very much 🐣🍀

Kimura Shokudo's mapo tofu yakisoba,

I got a lot of it 😋 Thank you for the meal 😋 In terms of things that can't be conveyed on video, The sesame oil was super fragrant and delicious 😋

I'm from Miyagi but it was my first time eating it, I'm happy!

I went on location with the cameraman and around person that go here often, because it was...a shop recommended by a technician, I wondered if there were staff who would be part of the project!? But disappointingly we never met ⚠️ lol

They're different from those that help me, at Sendai Broadcast-sans' AraKashi 😂

But!

After the Kenmin SHOW shoot, I had a location shoot with AraKashi, When I asked about Kimura Shokudo, they knew about it after all!!!

As expected 😎✨️

My family always asks me about things I don't now but,

Perhaps next time if there is something I don't know, I think I can ask the AraKashi staff lol

Further increase my knowledge...... ✍️

By the way,

They were from Kansai, but are a Giants fan,

I wonder how many of you will comment 🥹 lol

For me!! Such people!! can like what they like, I wish I could say that with confidence!! I'm praying!!

😂😂😂👏

This proclamation from a fan is, a bit, too destructive...... 🌏 lol

As I'm from Miyagi,

This time,

I got to co-host with Mochida Koshihikari!!

Mocchi-san!! She's AraKashi family--!! I'm happy!! It was reassuring!!

I noticed, Mocchi-san, thank you for really loving Hello, She seems to exchange information often, with idol-loving Hana-san 😎 lol

I hope that we will meet again

see you ayumin <3

https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12807937272.html

[danwhobrowses]

My Highlights from WWE Elimination Chamber & NJPW Battle in the Valley

So instead of my usual long-winded reviews I'm deciding on something else, just highlighting the stuff I like from the PPVs, in this case two on the same night

On one end we have matches like Jay White vs Eddie Kingston and Mercedes Moné vs KAIRI, and on the other you have Elimination Chambers and Sami vs Roman. Let's see what I liked

Spoilers for the PPVs, watch them first if you don't want to be spoiled

WWE Elimination Chamber

Starting with the easy one, Montreal's crowd was a huge plus, proper into it just like El Paso was last week on AEW's shows

Liv Morgan x Elimination Chambers, girl just loves some gnarly spots so you gotta appreciate the gusto. Liked the way she was eliminated too, even if I had hoped she'd be final two

KANA. Asuka is on yet another resurgence and she deserves it. Back to her roots, she once again proves to be the most viable opponent for the champions, and frankly I think she should beat Bianca (tbf I wanted Asuka vs Charlotte: the revenge so we could get Rhea vs Bianca but this way if okay too) so she can get a world title reign that doesn't get bullshitted over

FINALLY DOING THE HOLLYWOOD PARODIES

Beth Phoenix sporting a bit of Bull Nakano facepaint

Dominik's ability to draw heat is great, he knows his role

Balor crossing from under the ring to sweep Edge

Beth and Edge did the Big Rig (Cole it's not the Shatter Machine anymore)

We need Rhea vs Beth one-on-one, make Rhea champion and have Beth challenge down the line

Starting the US title EC with Gargano vs Rollins, a feud we should have for Mania instead of Rollins vs Logan Paul

Theory locking himself in the pod was a better spot than when Carmella did it

Tezzy Ford, to absolutely nobody's surprise, did amazing, he's a year overdue in needing that singles run

Roman's character work during the match (which was slow going) is still great, even gaslighting Sami's wife. The psychology in hindsight was good too, because all the rest holds was to INTENTIONALLY kill the crowd energy, because that cut off Sami's energy source from Montreal's crowd

Also Sami's selling, not just for taking offence but also dishing it out, you feel the adrenaline carrying him through

Heyman thinking he could fight Owens

NJPW Battle in the Valley

A surprise mention of Mascara Dorada's (aka Gran Metalik) AEW Dark win run

Adrian Quest and Kevin Knight, as well as Dorada and Volador Jr's, synergy was great

The sheer madness it is that Hideo Itami vs Darren Young (with Aiden English on commentary) would've been a 205 live taping at best in WWE and yet it's now a title match on a NJPW PPV

KENTA being a bastard, hell put KENTA vs PAC as a feud have a proper Battle of the Bastards

Rosser's STF-Chickenwing was unique-looking

Reminder that MCMG debuted 17 years ago and they're still great

That one fan who sold Jay's Too Sweet like he was just given $100

Jay White also being a bastard, he will land wherever he ends up

The absolute CRACK you hear when Eddie chops someone, few do it better

Eddie outwitting Jay by rolling out of the ring after being hit with a Blade Runner

Jay kicking out of 3 Urakens, a half and half and a Northern Lights Driver!

Eddie giving Jay respect post-match as well, Jay could've easily left after Hikuleo, he could've just disappeared but instead he put Eddie over afterwards. I'll say again, he'll land wherever he ends up

Dave Finlay's promo after makes sense, that's how you get heat

Tom Lawlor hamming it up

Homicide sporting a Jay armband for Jay Briscoe

DVD, off the ring, through a door!

Commentary taking time to thank Jay White for his career

Watching ZSJ transition through submissions is like watching a sculptor work clay

I've only ever seen Clark Connors wrestle twice (first time being Forbidden Door) and I've enjoyed his energy both times

Mercedes out with the TCS Hana Kimura look, a bittersweet moment really, a great tribute but god I miss Hana, and I'm still not over the fact that the ones they charged got away with just an $80 fine

KAIRI hitting Mercedes with a table powerbomb off the stage

Mercedes this time hitting the Mone-maker cleanly

Mercedes landed, it was ultimately so important that she landed on her first post-WWE match and she did, she was worth the Mone. As much as I'm sad that KAIRI's reign was short, it makes sense

The stipulation of the main event, Okada and Tana are great wrestlers, but New Japan had fallen back on Tana vs Okada way way too many times

Overall

Match of the Night: US Championship Elimination Chamber (Jay vs Eddie is a close second but in spite of the shit finish I felt more entertained by the chamber)

Best Performance: Sami Zayn

Best Attire: Mercedes Mone's Hana Kimura gear

Best Spot: Montez Ford splashing from the chamber roof

[oneheir]

@kusatta asked: i’ve been having a hard time sleeping in the dorms without him. / hana

【 ★ 】 — send me memes ! ;

izuku can't imagine what it's like to have a sibling, much less a twin, that one spends just about every waking moment with and then suddenly not have them. lips part and close as he watches hana. she's trying so hard to be brave, to be strong, and her confiding in him makes her the strongest person he knows. asking for help wasn't easy— he was very familiar with how difficult it could be.

"hey." he reaches out, taking her hands in his. he has no plan and is running on the desire to help. he gives her hands a gentle squeeze as his gaze flickers around the common room before he looks back at her, meeting her gaze. "he'll be back. it's just a few more days in the infirmary, but. . . in the meantime, why don't we make a fort here? we can get the others involved. we can make a fort and watch movies, and make popcorn. i'm sure they'd all love to join, and that way, you won't feel alone, because you've never been alone, kimura." he pauses, expression softening even more. "whatever you want to do, i support you."

[mcw-rp]

тнє мутнι¢ ηιgнтмαяє

A promo package would air on the Elite Collective of Wrestling and MCW websites, showing Sweet Saraya in the Elite Collective of Wrestling gym, training alongside her stablemates and her students for her match against Raquel Rodriguez at Mythic Dream…

🅨🅞🅤🅣🅗 🅦🅞🅝'🅣 🅛🅐🅢🅣 🅕🅞🅡🅔🅥🅔🅡…

“The mother is a powerful woman when she needs to be… And she ALWAYS needs to be. A strong mother will produce strong children, forge the next generation, guide them to the future, she’s not always soft, but her tough love will pay off… Her guidance and her lessons will all make sense as everyone she’s taken under her wing progresses through their careers… And as for those who stand in our way? Pray for them… They’ll need your prayers, your good luck wishes, your hopes… But it’s not enough to keep us back… That’s one of the hardest lessons I have the privilege of teaching… ‘YOU JUST DON’T FUCK WITH MAKA KNIGHT.’“ Clips of Saraya’s actions against interviewers, the MCW roster and staff, as well as her recent matches in MCW and the independent scene would flash over the screen as she continued…

“You saw what I did to Maki Itoh in my singles debut in MCW, I TAUGHT HER A LESSON… Just as I will seek to teach each and every single one of you who dares to step in the ring with Mama Knight…” Saraya would take the focus for the first time, picking up the microphone in the present as she smiles, proud of the Elites for supporting her…

“Every good teacher sees to it that at the end of the day, their students have learned something, their peers have learned something, even students that aren’t their own have learned something… I’m not just a teacher, I’m a wrestler, a queen, a legend, I have to beat some lessons into people and I don’t mind doing that… Maki Itoh had to learn that she isn’t as hardcore as she thinks she is, and MCW’s disrespectful, mannerless, pathetic interviewer, whatever the fuck her name is, had to learn that she can’t just kick open our door and ask questions… I wanna hope they’ve all learned their lessons, but if not, you can’t really teach stupid, can you? It’s not my fault if they fail to get the point of my teachings… I’ll circle back to them as many times as I need to, but I’ve got a life, you know… My new daughters and I, we wanna dominate this company… And I’ve got a long list of opponents I’d wanna beat the absolute shit out of…”

“And up next is Raquel Rodriguez…”

🅑🅤🅣 🅓🅡🅘🅥🅔 🅛🅐🅢🅣🅢 🅐🅢 🅛🅞🅝🅖 🅐🅢 🅨🅞🅤 🅦🅐🅝🅣 🅘🅣 🅣🅞...

Clips of Raquel’s towering dominance over the wrestling world over the last few years would flash over the screen for a brief moment…

“Then a week later, my sweet Phenom, Lena, alongside Karmen and I eliminated you in the Hana Kimura Battle Royal…” Another clip of Raquel being eliminated by the ShElites on the 5/22/2024 episode of Destiny would flash over the screen before Saraya retook the focus, laughing alongside the rest of the Elites for a moment before showing irritation as she looked back to the camera, walking around the ring…

“Raquel, you’re not that hard to figure out, you’re a struggling student… You just don’t seem to understand that you’re not on our level… You’re a big girl and you’ve got a good level of braun, but the Brain department is clearly LACKING… You couldn’t beat Karmen, you were thrown out of a Battle Royal by all three of us, now you think you stand a chance against me? Child… I was merciful to you during that Battle Royal, and I don’t show that very often… At Mythic Dream, I’ll grant you a MYTHIC NIGHTMARE… You think you’re ’Big Mami Cool?’ I’ll take your ‘COOLNESS’ and beat you over the head with it and I won’t think twice about it…” Saraya would stop walking around the ring, leaning on the ropes as she looks at the camera, an angered look on her face…

“I look at you and I don’t see ‘BIG MAMI COOL…’ I see an oaf who’s struggling with this roster and will CONTINUE to struggle with the Elites… I don’t speak for the rest of MCW. I see a target who’ll keep showing us all nothing other than what it is Karmen, Lena, Maya and I are all capable of, and fortunately, it’s my turn… I hope you’re ready to learn at Mythic Dream, Raquel… BECAUSE I’M READY TO TEACH…”

Saraya would gaze into the camera as the Elites cheered her on and the video came to an end, with Mama Knight stating that she would continue the MCW chapter of the Elite Collective of Wrestling’s humiliation and decimation of Raquel Rodriguez at Mythic Dream…

[straycatboogie]

2023/05/26 English

BGM: The Beatles - The Fool On The Hill

Today was a day off. This morning I went to the mountain to think about various things. Following the opinion "Not how the world is, is the mystical, but that it is" by Ludwig Wittgenstein, I learn the fact that this mountain does never "cheat" me. It tells me how rich and grateful this vast world can be with its steady style. I can have learned that how this society which the human being besides me consist is. It is really small. And also, it is really mystical that there is a world beyond that society. That "paints" our reality so colorful. As I always write, once I couldn't understand my parents who had chose this rural life because I adored a sophisticated, cool Tokyo life seriously (as a correct way, I might have to write that I never "tried to" understand them). Now I won't say that I never adore that Tokyo life at all, but I am exactly feeling that this rural life is not bad (although I have to accept some troubles I have to experience because of its "remoteness"). Nature doesn't tell a lie, or nature always loves me (or us). At least, now I love this city. I even feel a kind of regionalism. On the mountain, I enjoyed The Beatles' "The Fool On The Hill".

This song is really profound song for me. An idiot on a hill, who might not be so smart(therefore people don't respect him), is looking at the world with his clear, keen eyes... I love this song. Me, I think/accept myself as that kind of foolish person. I am fool, "therefore" can look all over the world, and find something important/essential from there... Now is a great internet era. This planet is certainly becoming a single "global village" so rapidly/quickly. Suddenly I remembered Hana Kimura, a victim by an incident from online slander. Maybe because the 23rd of May is her anniversary of passed away. She had ended her life because of that online slander (but I need to learn about this sad/terrible incident more because I am really an idiot. I never want this would happen again). I thought that this internet is not a full of hope, or revolutionary things... As "the fool from Shiso city", I have been connected via this internet to the world. I am never a saint or wise person, but I try to face my ignorance, and also learn things every day. I can't see if it could work successfully. How do you think? :-)

I read an essay by Kumiko Torikai. As an interpreter, she had worked at various fields. Through that career, she tries to ask that how we can meet our "callings" through the lives. Thinking about MY calling, I have to conclude that this can be different from each other. Every person has their way to meet their calling. It can be different... some people can find it in their teenage days, but other people can't find even though they pass their midlife yet. TBH I can't think that my current job is a calling even though I have worked over 20 years. Indeed, it has "fit" my body, or my personality. If I could get rid of any limits in my mind and say what I want freely, then I would say that my calling is exactly to write something like this. I exactly like writing, therefore I can feel tranquility by that. I can feel the "peace of mind"... Although it never provides me any money, and it would never do forever. But, in this free and peaceful Japan, I can write anything freely from "the fool from Shiso city". That is also a result of happiness.

I thought when was the first moment I could have felt the "success" of the conversation in English. The process that I started learning English seriously like this... As I always write, I started learning English at my 13. I even learned English literature at the university, but I want to say that it was far from any successes. I never had any friends I could trust at that period, and just read textbooks quietly. So no successful moments in English must come. In other words, you should experience communication with others in English with courage because it will (must?) bring you a certain happy success. Me, even now I have enjoying a lot of successes of communication in English every day. At 40, I started quitting alcohol. I certainly started my life from that age. On MeWe, an Indonesian friend praised me as "Oh, your English is cool"... I can never forget it. And in my real life, another friend said my English is excellent. That started the fire in me. I do learn English as "that fool from Shiso city". As The Beatles' sings, "And the eyes in his head see the world spinning around”.

[andjoshiforall]

💐💐💐💐💐💐

[itsplaza]

Hana Kimura in Lalo The Don's "Until the Break of Don" music video. Released 2021.

[playingthesaint7823]

With permission and the blessing of Kyoko Kimura.

Hana’s Oedo Tai kimono get up is now inherited by ASUKA/Veny.

Beautiful stuff man. She looks gorgeous.

[thegirlvictoria]

Happy Birthday Hana Kimura!!!!! We miss you. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

#ForeverLoved

💚💛💕💜🤍

[appartcloth]

We Love Hana Kimura

[codylander]

“everybody's different, everybody's special.“ “yes, sir!“

[groovycowboys]

we love you, hana. 🌸

if you’re able, please consider donating to rememberhana or buying this shirt (please know it is from pwt) all proceeds will go to her mother/ family

[wisteriavines]

Discontinued Writing (idk you yet)

original prompt

“Hey guys look! They still sell sugar-free gummy bears!”

“Of course they do. The company went out, er no, will go out in a few years.” 

“This is great, I love this stuff! I have to stock up!” 

“Didn't the company go out of business because they found something wrong with the ingredients of the food?” 

“...He’ll be fine.”

“...”

“...Yeah, okay. Hey, Hiro-!”

“Oh shit, oh shit-”

“We’re gonna die-ie! Someone hold me!”

"Why did we ever think this was a good idea!?"

“Someone please explain to me, why, exactly, we are doing this.”

“Because it’s the right thing to do and we are good people.”

“Bullshit. I saw Daichi walk past and steal a child’s ice cream once.”

“Hey, come on! That was my nephew and he was being a little shit, I was perfectly within my rights to steal his ice cream!”

“He was five and you were twenty for fucks sake.”

“What the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck-”

“It’s just a bug, what are you screaming for?”

“It’s a fucking abomination is what that is!”

“Oh come on! Charles isn’t that bad!”

“‘Charles’ is a fucking crossbreed of a spider with a cockroach!”

“Akira, I swear on Ume’s dog’s grave, if you don’t-”

“Woah, hey, why my dog!?”

“Idiot! Ume’s dog isn’t dead yet! The mutt has no grave to swear on!”

“Oh my god! My dog isn’t dead!”

“Ume, get back here! You can see your pet later!”

“Maa, that’s kinda cruel, Yuri. Especially since I remember you crying at Sunny’s funeral.”

“When did Sunny have a funeral? And why wasn’t I invited? What the hell guys! I loved that dog too, ya know!”

“We don’t got this, holy shit, we are way in over our heads,” Tanaka Akira, (future) roast chef, moans pitifully in his arms, hunched over the cafe table. 

Fukui Sayuri, (future) magazine manager, scowls in irritation while reaching over to smack her peer on the head. “Shut up, dammit. Your quick-to-depress attitude isn’t what we need right now.” 

“Ahaha, that’s a bit harsh, don’t you think, Yuri-chan?” Yamamoto Takeshi, (future) physical therapist for athletes, laughs awkwardly. 

Nakamura Taiyo, (future) translator, snorts in disbelief. “No, Yuri-chan is right. Getting depressed is the last thing we need to be doing.” 

“My name is Sayuri, dammit! Stop shortening it!” 

“Ano,” Ito Rin, (future) veterinarian, speaks up hesitantly. “Should we really be fighting right now?” 

“Yeah, come on guys, be serious about this,” Kimura Hana, (future) lawyer, pipes up before taking an obnoxious sip of her drink. 

Inoue Nobu, (future) math professor, looks on disapprovingly but ultimately decides not to comment, turning his attention to conversation at hand. “Why are we even meeting at such a small cafe anyway? There’s twenty of us for God’s sake.” 

And there are twenty of them. The entirety of Yūei’s (upcoming) General Education Class 1-D is clustered together in a corner, garnering more than a few stares. A few of them shift and smile sheepishly while the others either glare at or ignore their surroundings. 

“Ah, that’d be my fault,” Shimizu Isao, (future) dentist, raises a hand in embarrassment. “I forgot this place used to-, er, will be? Uhm..well I just remember it to be a large but affordable restaurant.” 

Most of them sigh, waving his unspoken apology off. It wasn’t his fault, they’re all still getting used to being more than 10 years in the past. If there’s one good thing about being in the past, it’s the fact that it’s currently the brief break before their first year at Yūei starts and after the entrance exams. Being accomplished adults doesn’t necessarily mean they remember middle/high school science, math, history, etc..

“Look,” Ikeda Satoshi, (future) radio host, sighs while waving his hand around to gather everyone’s attention. “We need to figure out what exactly we’re going to do.” 

“What’s there to figure out?” Aoki Nanami, (future) politician, argues with crossed arms. “What’s there to do? We’re fifteen again. We have to go through high school and college and job applications all over again.” 

“Exactly!” Takagi Ume, (future) accountant, cuts in. “We have to go through high school again! Do you remember what that was like?” She fixes a glare on her (past? future?) classmates, making them shift and grimace in remembrance. 

How could they honestly forget? It was the most formative three years of their life. It was the only time most of them have been so close to danger. Close villain attacks aren’t exactly forgettable, especially not the panic attacks that developed with them. 

“So, what? We transfer out of Yūei while we have the chance? Move out of the city? Country?” Ando Osamu, (future) CEO of his own company, questions harshly, bringing down a silence on the group. It wasn’t a secret that Osamu started his own company, one meant to help victims and families of victims, because he lost some family in the various public attacks on Yūei’s hero students. 

“Don’t be stupid,” Ogawa Misaki, (future) pastry chef, scoffs. “We’re fifteen now. The chances of us convincing our families to flee the country for no palpable reason is comparable to picking a single grain of flour out of a pile with an entire hand. Next to impossible.” 

“Hey, let’s calm down a little,” Ishikawa Hiro, (future) ER nurse, frowns. “Getting so worked up so soon isn’t gonna help.” Sweeping everyone with a disappointing stare, he continues after a minute. “Let’s start with the facts first, okay?” 

Hasegawa Daichi, (future) doctor, rolls his eyes at the familiar routine but leans forward to start. “Fact: we’re past Yūei’s entrance exams,” he drawls, leaning his head against his hand. “Fact: it’d be suspicious to decline an acceptance into Japan’s leading school. Especially since I remember everyone here being so excited to have attended.” 

“Fact: we’re attending Yūei,” Ishii Tomiko, (future) film director, groans in realization. She startles, looking up as someone gently removes her hand from her hair, a stress habit of hers. 

Yamaguchi Ryuji, (future) fashion designer, offers her a tired and apologetic smile. They’ve worked together during the few times he was asked to help with the clothes designs of various productions. Being classmates and working together, he recognizes when Tomiko is about to start stress-spiraling. 

Matsumoto Chizu, (future) chemical engineer, observes the interaction with a roll of her eyes. Those two have been dancing around each other for years. It was funny at first but after more than a decade? She really just wants to lock them in a closet for a couple of hours. 

“So, we’re going to be dodging villain attacks again?” Hayashi Aiko, (future) pediatrician, whines in disbelief and frustration. For living in a society where everyone experiences a villain attack at least once in their lifetime, it really isn’t something to complain about. But getting targeted for attending a specific school? That’s different. That’s being reluctant to step outside the school gates because of the fear that they’d be attacked. That’s worrying about their families for simply being related to them and sending them off to school. 

Mori Ena, (future) web designer, reaches over and comfortingly rests a hand on her shoulder. Looking at her classmates, at their defeated, resigned, bitter expressions, she straightens her back and takes a deep breath. 

“Or,” she starts, making sure everyone’s attention is on her. “We do something about it.” 

They pause, staring at her in confused anxiety. They know what she’s suggesting, they’ve all had the same line of thinking before meeting up. But, could they? They were Gen Ed students for a reason. 

“Why should we?” Hana argues, always willing to play devil’s advocate. “We aren’t heroes, or even hero hopefuls. We’re civilians despite our collective experiences and the training Yūei provided us after the threat level rose. We also aren’t exactly good people.”

“While Hana has a point, so does Ena,” Rin speaks up, shifting when everyone turns to look at her. “We’re adults, even if it's only in mind. They may have been Hero Students but they’re just kids now and we have valuable knowledge that can save them a lot of grief.”

“And who would believe us? What proof do we have?” Nanami shoots down. “Yeah, we’re adults but to the whole world, we’re also just a bunch of brats.”

“We also have no connections to get us any proof,” Osamu adds, getting a few agreeing nods in return. 

[osidius-el-enfatico]

thinking again of the irony of famous people who commit suicide while being hailed as who kept everyday people from doing it themselves. the irony of being so important to so many people while feeling the lowest you can be.

Hana Kimura''s catchphrase being "everyone is different, everyone is important"

Erik Petersen writing

"Never sing no surrender

When you've just learn to crawl

It's all bravery knowin'

When to fly and to fall

But down here by the ocean

Things just don't seem so bad

On our backs

And we've all forgotten whatever had made us so mad"

Robin Williams being recognized by most comedians as one of the best and funniest to ever do it, as well as just a general good precense in an industry rife with scubags.

but at the end, they couldn't see the love that theyd spread to so many others.

we remember you kings and queens.

[yakocchi]

Maple Memories With the Prince // Voiced Mini Stories

wooo yea likely the last bmp1-related event of the month. yes, yakov will be featuring in the election benefit event coming soon, but since that’s likely gonna be an AU bc he has to be a knight. meh

but hey, this event overlaps with yakov’s season 2 campaign. i dun care for the route itself bc ive read it multiple times, but they have done minor edits (like better bgs) so thats better than nothing imo season 2 is very filler arc-y bc they introduce a character that takes up a variable amt of screentime. they serve as a personified test to their relationship and/or the prince’s character, but for some routes it’s just... is this Joshua’s route or Hana’s (the side chara’s) route. cough i guess bc yakov’s was written much later than everyone else’s (by several years), they figured out what makes a sequel enjoyable to read bc his is good. no bias i assure u

quicc translations behind the cut

Glenn (CV. Ishikawa Kaito)

[G]: “This here, is a place I quite like.” [G]: “In the fall, the green leaves turn red and yellow, and then you can enjoy the autumn leaves.” [G]: “I wanted to come here with you no matter what.” [G]: “…I’m glad you like it here too.” [G]: “For some reason, being here with you right now has made me way too happy.” [G]: “It’s made me truly think that it’d be nice if time could stop.”

Zain (CV. Hirakawa Daisuke)

[Z]: “What do you think of the autumn shades of Nobel Castle?” [Z]: “I never tire of seeing your expression change with the seasons of the Castle, you know.”   [Z]: “…Somehow, they resemble you.” [Z]: “You also show me all sorts of faces depending on the season, place, situation at hand...” [Z]: “…(kiss)” [Z]: “…If I do that - What kind of face will you show me, I wonder?”

Joshua (CV. Namikawa Daisuke)

[J]: “Ever since I discovered it as a child, I’ve kept this place in mind.” [J]: “A spectacular view of the leaves changing for autumn…” [J]: “I thought, ‘I want to take you there.’” [J]: “I’m pleased that it could become a reality, too.” [J]: “You hear me? This place is a secret between the two of us, after all.”

Edward (CV. Okitsu Kazuyuki)

[E]: “The autumn leaves are lovely— Oriens’s autumns have several beautiful spectacles, hm?” [E]: “Since you were raised here, with this beautiful scene surrounding you,” [E]: “I wonder if you have a similar heart of such beauty within?” [E]: “More and more, I want you to show me things that shall make me think of just how beautiful you are.”

Keith (CV. Kondo Takashi)

[K]: “What, you like the fall leaves?” [K]: “Hm, well, how about I get a bunch of maple trees planted in Liberty Castle’s gardens?” [K]: “Huh? You don’t want that?” [K]: “…’the Hell, I just wanted to see your delighted face, and you…”

note that the original phrase isn’t a swear, but has an informal “what the heck” vibe so yea

Roberto (CV. Kimura Ryohei)

[R]: “The autumn leaves are so pretty!” [R]: “I was thinking that I wanna burn this very scene with you into my mind, but…”   [R]: “Maybe I don’t have to after all, I guess.” [R]: “Soo, it’d be okay to renew this (memory) every year, right?”

⋆ the term he uses for “renewing (this scene before me)” is closer to “overwriting” (commonly used in the context of computers, e.g., “overwriting” files, data, etc.), “writing over something” but in engl, (at least to me) overwriting smth like a memory has the implication that the preceding memory was “bad” (and not so much “old”) so yea

Wilfred (CV. Sakurai Takahiro)

[W]: “You see how the autumn leaves have piled up over there?” [W]: “When I was a child, I would often keep this a secret from Claude…” [W]: “I’d throw myself into a bed of autumn leaves, and stuff like that.” [W]: “It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to do that again.” [W]: “…How about we do it together?”

Yakov (CV. Yasumoto Hiroki)

[Y]: “The autumn leaves are quite splendid.” [Y]: “When I look at these red-tinted leaves, your face comes to mind.” [Y]: “It’s because they resemble the hue of your bashful cheeks, I suppose.”   [Y]: “Heh- Don’t sulk like that.” [Y]: “When you’re with me, I can’t help but want to tease you.”