#what is Shunpei up to

[vaguedoctor]

One thing I wish was explored more were Shunpei and Rinko’s lives — especially Shunpei, because it occurred to me that throughout Wizard we never get any indication of what his home life is like, or even what his occupation is. How old is Shunpei too in comparison to the rest of the cast?

We have some indication about Haruto, Koyomi, Rinko and Kosuke’s lives, but not Shunpei.

Hm, maybe someone should explore these things in fan works…

[kingofanemptyworld]

here’s my obligatory “I love Raichi with my whole fucking heart and want nothing but the best for him in everything he does forever and ever” post

(he’s so cute when he’s trying to apologize for hitting miyuki and then nori later on 😭 i love that panel of him asking nori if they’re friends/even now. also he’s a fascinating contrast to how sawamura reacted to his deadball but im not getting into that now)

+ bonus Sanada being an Ace™️ and also a good supportive boyfriend:

[actiaslunaris]

Fandom: Galileo (Japan TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kusanagi Shunpei & Utsumi Kaoru & Yukawa Manabu Characters: Utsumi Kaoru, Yukawa Manabu, Kusanagi Shunpei Additional Tags: Queerplatonic Relationships, Marriage Proposal, Fluff, 30kisses Summary:

Utsumi makes a declaration to Yukawa over dinner to reach an understanding.

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[softeninglooks]

ace of diamond | falling in love with sanada shunpei

yet another comfort character voiced by hiroshi kamiya ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡) for age purposes, yakushi is a university team in this drabble!

neither you nor raichi can pinpoint the exact moment when you went from classmates, to friends who warmly cared for one another beyond chatting between class breaks

perhaps it was when raichi admitted (a little ashamed) that he needed help with passing exams, because low grades would prevent him from going to baseball tournaments, and his request was met with nothing but genuine understanding and kindness (he was no longer ashamed, then)

or when he invited you to watch his next baseball game as a thank you, and suddenly you were attending every game and wholeheartedly cheering for your university team

or when he introduced you to his team-mates and dad, proudly boasting that he had passed all his exams thanks to your invaluable help - you knew better than anyone that when raichi put in the effort, he was capable of tremendous growth in surprisingly short amounts of time

from then on, your friendship was sealed. and with it came the rest of yakushi, who enthusiastically welcomed you into their circle; they were proud to have such a fervent supporter, and you fit right in with them as you too took an interest in baseball

as raichi's other closest friend, sanada was someone you got to know quickly. as a strong and focused player, he was a counterpoint to raichi's explosive energy. while sanada had been influenced by raichi's deep passion for baseball and was driven by the desire to play more, his presence on the mound sufficed to soothe the nerves of the rest of his team and give them confidence that even missed plays could later be turned into new opportunities to win

sanada was enthralled by you as soon as the two of you met. he had got the chance to talk to you as you walked with the team on the way back to university, raichi insisting that of course you could stay, since he was the one who asked you to come to the game!

judging by your open friendliness and enthusiasm to learn more about baseball, sanada could easily see how raichi and you had become such good friends. not only that, but sanada had glimpsed just how passionate you were about your own interests when his other team-mates fired a little too many questions your way to get to know you better. his heart skipped a beat right when you asked “what about you, sanada-kun? how did you start playing baseball?” your passion was something that he admired, it reminded him of why raichi had become such a dear friend of his, how passionate people inspired him to give his very best

when he was not pitching, the intense gleam in sanada's dark eyes turned into a bright and inviting light. after you had been introduced to the baseball team, sanada left a lasting impression on you - you had been drawn to his self-assured and well-meaning ways, his smile at once playful and sociable. he spoke highly of his friends and believed in them like no other; he wanted to get stronger to be a reliable ace for the team, to contribute to raichi and raizou's dream, which had become the team's dream too. you could see how father and son had adopted the entire yakushi team

your fondness for the yakushi baseball team only kept growing from then on. you cheered for your new friends tirelessly (a little louder for sanada, it seemed) and sometimes even met up with them after practice. and sanada, too, had been thinking about ways to see you more often. the more he got to know you, the more he wanted to spend time with you, the harder he worked to impress you from the mound (though we wouldn’t tell anyone, for fear of his stupid—mostly in an endearing but sometimes troublesome way—team embarrassing you or him)

sanada started to attend the lectures that you went to. though he was a science major, you found him following courses that had nothing to do with his subject - and his enjoyment of them warmed your heart like no other. he would come up to you and offer some excuse, “i heard that this series of lectures is really good” (the person he had heard it from was you, though), then ask if he could take a seat by your side. you would stay chatting after classes, sharing thoughts and impressions, and sometimes you would text each other facts about the subject that you found out on the internet in the evening. his natural warmth and extraversion, his readiness to help out and reassure his team-mates, his genuine curiosity for your interests, made you fall harder for sanada day after day

“sanada-kun, i started reading the book that that professor recommended last time, and it’s so interesting!,” “sanada-kun, i caught a baseball game on TV last night. i tried to see if the pitcher had any cutter balls!” sanada’s smile softened as you told him all about the baseball game you had watched, his heart thumping loudly along to the sound of your voice. he invited you to attend a baseball game with him then, one that he wasn’t playing in, so you could watch it together and he could provide commentary. of course you accepted, and the warmth in sanada’s smile made your chest ache in the best of ways

during the game, sanada realized how happy you were to be spending this time together, how brightly you grinned at him, and he wholeheartedly hoped that his feelings might not go unreciprocated. you started spending even more time together after that. you would stay by sanada’s side after games, sit together in lectures you attended together, have lunch together with raichi, laugh at each other's jokes, and be proud of each other's accomplishments. sanada would walk you back home after lectures when you ran into one another at the end of the day (not entirely by accident)

everyone on the team could see how close the two of you were, to the point that the rest of yakushi started teasing sanada relentlessly when you were not around. funnily enough, raichi was probably the only one who did not pay attention - when he was with the team, he was too absorbed in baseball to truly care about anything else happening around. raizou was secretly rooting for sanada and you though, it reminded him of his own youth

the confession was sweet and easy, so natural that you barely needed words - the soft look in sanada's eyes was enough to make you understand what he meant. you were walking home together and he asked you if you wanted to spend time together the upcoming weekend, just the two of you. “of course, i would be really happy to,” you smiled at him, your heart racing so fast that you thought sanada could sense it somehow. but you were not embarrassed. on the contrary, there is nothing you wished more than for sanada to know how appreciated he was, how loved and supported by everyone around him

“so it's a date?” you nodded, taking his hands into yours. “yes, please.” “so you will be my girlfriend?” he squeezed your hands, looking deep into your eyes. “yes!” sanada grinned back at you and lost no time in pulling you into a hug. you held him tight, hearing his heart beat just as fast as yours, and breathed out a chuckle into his chest. “you struck out on this one, shunpei.” “i’m not the ace for nothing,” he laughed fondly and ruffled your hair

next time you came to watch yakushi play, sanada made sure that everyone could see him take your hand and plant a cheerful kiss on your cheek. his eyes were shining with pride

[minzart]

What's Kamen rider about?

Great question without an easy answer!

I'll do my best to try and explain it since I'm just starting to know what Kamen Rider is too XD

So, the best way I know to exemplify to someone is "like power rangers but with, most seasons, 2 heroes instead of a big team" and also more serious yet without losing the silly factor.

Each season has it's own cast, story, rules of the world, and villain, so Kamen Rider Den-o, doesn't work by the same rules as Kamen Rider Wizard, even if they are in the same franchise, think Final Fantasy, were each new FF has it's own world instead of a continuos long plot.

So you can jump into any interation of Kamen Rider and not be lost, the question is if you'd like this version and keep going.

[More bellow and more about the two seasons I watch]

My first Rider is Den-o, and I fell in love with the silliness AND the characters, bc that story has a weak villain, good mystery, but mostly focused on characters, in specific the Taros with our main boy Ryotaro and the mystery of Ryo's older sister' lost memories.

Now I'm watching Wizard, and it is a completely diferent plot, I heard it has a mid story but I'm very interested until now so I'll see it for myself, were our protagonist is a survivor of some kind of ritual to create phantoms(for best understanding think evil monsters) and gained the power to become a wizard through magic rings, what's keeping me interested is how i'm slowly realizing Haruto(protag) isn't helping people and keeping them from dieing bc he's kind, but bc of his survivors guilt, and I want to see how this will change bc it will change for that I'm sure Shunpei(his new friend and ray of sunshine) will change him I bet.

The last post I made was about Rider Gavv, the new Rider released this week! And I'm intrigued already by the world it's building and it's protagonist, for the first episode(I'm patiently waiting for our fan-translators to get to the second episode and for the show runners to release the third in japan next week i think?) We know that our protagonist, Shoma, is at the very least a hybrid of a monster, the Granute, or is a complete one, or was experimented, anyways he has a weird mouth in his stomach but it is diferent than the other Granutes , he escapes his dimension and turns up here, a little boy saves him, feeds him, and when a Granute tries to EAT THE LITTLE BOY ALIVE-, he jumps in, gets beaten up over and over, refuses to keep down, learns and finaly transforms in Rider Gavv.

At the end of the day it is a children's media, so it is wacky and silly, but the topics they revolve around are what keeps me interested, it has heart.

See, in Den-o Ryo is possessed by an Imagin, the monsters of this universe, creatures that came from the future to grant wishes for people in the present, so they can go for the past that those wishes originated from and destroy the curent timeline.

The theme in this Rider is memories, fighting for the future even if it doesn't looks bright for you, accepting change, loss, friendship and becoming stronger and bolder with the right incentive. And the presentation of those themes are really well done for me.

You see there's this character, Sakurai Yuuto, our secondary Rider, he is two characters, we got Sakurai the older man who's integral to the plot, who mysteriously disappeared and the only person who remembers him is our protagonist, and Yuuto, a new Rider a younger man, hot headed, grumpy, but with a heart of gold, the younger version of Sakurai who can transform, but each time he does the memories of himself are erased from people who knew him, and he has to cope with the fact that the future he'll have is this, no-one to remember him, and yet he still fights

And all of that is played straight, there is no punch line, these characters will still be goofy and then have emotional break downs and deep conversations that almost say nothing but conveis everything to move you to tears.

To choose your first Rider can be anything that catches your interest first, be it:

In Wizard there's this scene between our protagonist and the a girl he is friends with, I don't know if it's a sister, a protégé, or just the person he saved first, but. I know that she was part of the same ritual that tried to transform him, she, unlike him, succumbed to the despair and "died", but he saved her and now she's alive only bc she has to consume his magic to keep on living.

She's sat in a lake, water almost up to her torso, and she's saing how she's a monster and how can she move on, and Haruto, instead of calling for her to get out, he moves in, he sits with her, he listens and promises to keep being her hope, and this whole scene is such a metaphor for grief, loss, depression etc, that it made me tear up, it's really simple but effective.

the suit design(what made me chose Wizard as my second season),

a silly gif(one gif of Momotarous that circle around 2022/2023 made me curious to start),

the main esthetic,

the story summary, etc.

I hope this explains it well enough and if you got curious I suggest starting with Gavv and waiting for the new episodes with the fandom or Den-o bc it was my first so... it would be the first that I recomend to people, or just search for a summary for the other and their themes, finishing Wizard I'm between starting OOO, Kiva, W or Ghost. All bc of suit design, so I have no idea what they are about XD

What I know is that Kamen Rider is a younger franchise than Ultraman, and older than Super Sentai (The serie that Power Rangers is based off) all of those are Tokusatsu(live action films/shows with heavy use of practical effects and special effects).

The older seasons are more serious, while the newer one are more colorfull and silly -Rider Gavv literaly gains his power from eating candy man XD- there's always a group of monsters to fight against, the villains are kinda mid but the heroes and deuteragonists are really good, with diferent esthetics and lore each season, many seasons don't have official translations -Den-o is one of those- but the fan-translations are around and done with good faith and plenty of bromance.

[ecargmura]

Oblivion Battery Episode 11 Review - Tearing Down Walls

Are my eyes playing with me or did the animation quality drastically improve for the penultimate episode? There’s so much fluid movements from running to batting. There’s a lot of fast transitions that make doesn’t make it look awkward. Is MAPPA increasing the budget since this is the second-to-last episode for this show? I’m assuming yes.

The match with Hikawa High continues as Kotesashi is struggling now that amnesiac Kei has returned. The sudden change caused the group to have some discord, which was why Haruka’s pitches got hit and that Kazuki couldn’t catch it well. While Kei coming back did cause the team to have some funk, it’s dissipated once Kei ensues words of wisdom to Haruka who eventually apologizes to Kazuki for getting the wrong idea of assuming he was mad at him. It’s interesting to see Kei be the voice of reason of the team for this match. He’s usually the goofball and the one who has to get babied the most, but he has always been insightful.

The star of this episode is Shunpei, whose backstory is shown here. He was someone who always tried to find ways to overcome his insecurities. For Shunpei, his biggest insecurity was his height. Due to family genetics, he was the type who wouldn’t get any taller or muscular, so he resorted to overeating to gain weight, but that didn’t work too. All he could do was find ways to make up for his lack of height; he read books in order to gain knowledge since that was something he could gain other than weight. He overexerted himself when it came to eating so that he could be apt to play baseball and be on par with those taller than him. However, his insecurities got the best of him to the point that he quit baseball and lied saying he hated it. The reason why he became insecure was because he was trying to delude himself into believing he was fine with the way he was and he’d never feel jealous of others until he made an offhand remark about Makita’s physical growth that his insecurities increase. He’s a liar because he still loves baseball. That’s why he joined the team. While I still think Aoi’s backstory is the best, Shunpei comes at a close second. I love the wall metaphor used in his story. Even though he overcame the wall of playing baseball with his height, he made up for it by making ways he can play baseball that’s best for him. However, other walls start showing up—the walls are a metaphor for his insecurities. The more he has, the more they appear. His backstory also helps me understand why he acts like a smart aleck at times. It’s because knowledge was the only weapon he could wield when it came to baseball. He needed to learn about the sport in order to find a way to his style of playing, which he did.

This episode also cements my dislike for Makita even more. He looks down on others a lot, especially Shunpei. It’s annoying to see his arrogance. He keeps saying that he finds Shunpei’s style of baseball boring and he’s never understanding of it. All he does is gloat and have a temper. Heck, his frustration even affects his pitching. I just hope Kotesashi wins so that Shunpei can put him in his place.

I’m still awed by the increase in animation quality. I hope that the quality stays the same for the finale. What are your thoughts about this episode?

[kazuyummy]

😈 DAIYA NO ACE - ACCIDENTAL TURN-ONS

yuki tetsuya 💋 miyuki kazuya 💋 sanada shunpei 💋 isashiki jun 💋 kuramochi yoichi 💋 chris takigawa yu

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y u k i 💜 t e t s u y a ; hairpulling

you often look for tetsuya after sunday practice to give him the upcoming week's training schedule

as the meijin university boys' baseball team student physical trainer for the past two years, you help with their exercise regiment and work with the dietitian and coaches to deliver meal plans and practice schedules as well

it's not like you have to hand-deliver these things... but seeing Tetsuya is always a bonus (and it gives you a chance to go into detail - that's the excuse you use)

kuramochi, your best friend who had also decided to attend his high school coach's alma mater, is just so kind to interrupt and ask you to run through his schedule

"hold up, mochi - after i finish talking to tetsu"

"he can wait! i'm going on a date soon, so i'm in a rush!"

you snort, turning to tetsu to see where you left off on the page and telling mochi to wait his turn

mochi, the stubborn, unrelenting bastard, gives a short but firm tug to your ponytail

out of pure instinct, you bite your lip, eyes rolling back into your head with the tiniest of groans

mochi doesn't notice since he's behind you and still rambling on - thank goodness or he'd be howling, never letting you hear the end of it

but tetsuya certainly doesn't fail to catch it, visions of taking you from behind and pulling your hair fill his mind

he can see you ass-up on his bed, back arching and mouth babbling as he rams you with his cock, pussy gushing

he wonders if you like being spanked and choked too. would you call him sweetly by his name? or by daddy instead?

you blush heavily but continue talking, trying to play things off like nothing happened

but he's no longer paying attention, instead starting to brainstorm ways to get you to his for a personal training session with this newfound knowledge...

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m i y u k i 💜 k a z u y a ; flexibility

kazuya walking into your apartment is not an uncommon occurrence, but today, he's earlier than usual - which means he sees you doing a yoga morning routine that you'll inevitably give up on in a week or two

still, you're surprised at how flexible you are and how energized and focused it makes you - so maybe you'll stick with it for a bit

miyuki's heart isn't prepared to see your ass in those tight pants, or the way your boobs push out of the elastic, seamless sports bra

he's just thankful (or not) that your top isn't loose, otherwise he would perish on the spot at seeing any bit of underboob

with pants that fitted, you're either wearing the smallest thong known to man or nothing at all

he's imagining manhandling you in so many positions - to see just how far you can stretch for him, the burn in your muscles nothing compared to the heat you'd feel as he fills you up to the brim

what if he railed you standing, a leg hooked over his shoulder to spread you open as you beg for him to wreck you despite struggling to stay in this position?

he wants to rip those pants down the seam, eating you out then fucking the lights out of you

you could try sitting on his face in the splits to give him full access to your little pussy while he holds your thighs down

you switch to the downward dog pose, ass in the air toward him and ask in the sweetest voice if he wants to join you

he takes back his earlier statement - maybe he is about to die on the spot after all

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i s a s h i k i 💜 j u n ; finger sucking

studying in the library with jun is never a peaceful affair and you don't know why you agree to it every time - maybe because of your small little crush on your close friend that you continue to squash down

he interrupts your thoughts - "hey, what'd you get for number seven?"

jun pokes the side of your head - of course, he has his annoying moments too

"i told you i'm only doing even-numbered problems right now, idiot."

he doesn't ease up, continuing to poke, so it's time for retaliation. you whip your head around and prepare to bite

at that moment, something strange happens in your mind - you realize that he was poking you with his finger, not a pencil. and you don't want to hurt him with your bite, but you're already turning around, so - you... kind of just end up taking his fingers into your mouth

neither of you reacts right away. he's managed to get his long finger all the way in, hitting the back of your throat... with no gag reflex

his feels his digit rest on your tongue until you move it to flutter around him, the inside of your cheeks like velvet

"wh-what the fuck?"

his fingers come out with a pop and a little drool on the side of your cheek, which you wipe away

"would you rather i have bitten your finger? you'd be cryin', y'know?"

he stares, speechless and processing what happened. your mouth had felt so good, so soft around him. he'd be in heaven if you sucked him off like that, pretty eyes staring up at him while he paints your face white

"we wouldn't have had this problem if you stopped annoying me," you shrug

but when you pull out a lollipop from your bag, unwrapping it and swirling your tongue around, he suddenly remembers he's got something very important to do

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s a n a d a 💜 s h u n p e i ; thigh crushing

sanada's flirting is often affectionate, so it doesn't phase you when he sits on the floor of the couch in front of you, leaning his head back between your legs and looking up at you

you roll your eyes with a smile but continue watching your friends play mario kart on the screen

when it's your turn and the controller is handed to you, he becomes such a little demon

he turns to your knee and does that thing where he tickles you by putting his fingers in the centre of your knee and spreading them outward at the same time

"shunpei!" you scold him, "stop that!"

"or what?" he'll raise an eyebrow playfully

"or... or i'll accidentally kick you, idiot" you save face in your response, but your red cheeks show otherwise - you're a sucker for that little smirk of his

he doesn't let up, though, giving your calf a flick, tickling your bare leg with the texture of his hair from where he's sitting - you name it

"shunpei, if you don't stop, i will crush your head between my thighs."

you lightly pressing on the sides of his head with them, which finally gets him a bit quieter

but that's because he's now imagining eating you out, thighs trying to close him in as he pulls them apart, lapping at your folds as you beg him to keep going

he'd give you orgasm after orgasm, sticky sweet voice crooning for you to give him one more, and another after that, and another...

he wants you so fucked out that by the time he sheathes himself inside you, you're putty in his hands and just a little fucktoy for him

in fact, he's tempted to pepper kisses across your inner thighs, the only mercy from him coming from the fact that you're not alone in the room

"i wouldn't mind if i died like that, sweetheart"

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k u r a m o c h i 💜 y o i c h i ; neck kiss

being close friends with yoichi, it was easy to flirt in small doses with each other to deny your feelings by saying, "that's just what friends do", others saying you acted like a married couple

one day, you're saying goodbye and going for a kiss on his cheek when you both miscalculate - as you lean forward, he's already leaning away, and you end up moving too far forward, kissing his neck

you're a bit tangled in him, and whisper-giggle a "sorry!" in his ear, sending shivers down his spine

you chuckle nervously as you pull back, "i felt like a vampire doing that!"

he lets out an airy laugh, but he's rock hard right now

you've given each other plenty of friend-kisses on the cheek or forehead, but that spot just awakened something in him

he wants to feel your lips all over his skin, plush but feathery, whispering dirty, dirty things to him with your hands running up and down his body

how would those lips feel sucking his cock? how would they feel marking his neck when he drives into you, filling you with his load?

now he wants to fill your skin with love bites, tasting every inch of you and making your pupils dilate with hunger and lust

when he jokingly does it back and you let out a mewl, he knows his heart's in trouble. there's no way he can look at you the same again

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c h r i s 💜 t a k i g a w a 💜 y u ; straddling

chris isn't always one for parties, but he doesn't mind coming out to a few to socialize as long as his friends are there

(and someone may have let it slip to him that you'd be there)

he's seated on one of the loveseats when you find him after a couple drinks each

he's getting up to hug you but someone trying to get through the crowd pushes you forward and you fall onto him, luckily with no more cup in hand

you land safely, however, your legs are straddling his hips as he looks up at your breathless form

chris, as always, is smooth in an awkward moment like this

"hey, I don't mind. not too many seats around anyway."

you giggle, gaining some bravery from him as well,

"okay, but don't complain to me if your legs go numb!"

you turn around on his lap so you're in a far less suggestive position, but he can't stop imagining you riding him

he'd want to hold your hips as you bounce up and down, your tits following suit hypnotizingly as you scream his name

he'd let you do all the work sometimes, moving to your feet and crouching on him so he can watch himself push past your puffy folds and the way you grip him as he comes back out again

but you sitting the other way now? cockwarming wouldn't be a bad idea either. having you spread your legs and his fingers in a v opening your folds, showing everyone how filled you are with him - the thought is thrilling

for now, he's content with his fantasies, but looks like he'll ask you to swing by his place later...

this is a bit of a tribute to my upcoming miyuki fic (and you'll see why when it comes out lmao) but i'm in love w the idea of accidentally getting someone flustered like this and (sometimes) not knowing what you do to them, hehe. <3

[koushuwu]

it’s the festive season. it’s time for joy, love, and presents! so let’s open up the gift bag and see what’s in store.

i’ve met and connected with a lot of wonderful people through tumblr, that i would love to show my appreciation for somehow. therefore i decided to make gifts for as many of these lovely people as possible. originally i started with the lovely people of the house of daiya server, but since expanded to embrace as many of these special people as time would allow.

to keep it short:

for each person i’ve made a little gift in the form of gifs/mangacaps/the likes.

each gift is based of a favorite character. for the HOD members, i picked based on the favorites stated in your introduction, while also trying to avoid duplicates. for the rest, i went by memory or simply asked.

each gift has a little piece of lyrics attached, which either reminds me of you, the way i picture the way you love, or “simply just” serves as me, wanting to show you my love and affection for you, the friends i’ve made along the way.

the gifts will be posted over three days leading up to christmas eve, as there are quite a few, and i don't want to clog the dash too much.

now, let’s dive into the gift bag!

gift list (links and specifics will be added as they're posted):

» furuya satoru for @chibishae34 » gojo satoru for @ushiwhacka » harada masatoshi for @tyga-lily » hongou masamune for @prettyiwa » isashiki jun for @poursomesunaonme » kominato haruichi for @miyukiissofine » kuramochi youichi for @icythot-bakubitch » midoriya izuku for @vampgloss » miyuki kazuya for @ceenthesis » miyuki kazuya for @rorronoa » noé archiviste for @mx-sinisters » sanada shunpei for @giogama08 » sawamura eijun for @apparently-artless » suehiro tetchou for @feitanporter » takigawa chris yuu for @heroesfan101 » todoroki raichi for @haikyooot » tsukishima kei for @peskyfirefly » yuki masashi for @auslanderka » yuki tetsuya for @no1frogfan

[sakumz]

a/n : you can read this as pt 2 or separately lol

[ kei kaname x fem reader ]

looking over to the three girls who were ogling over your childhood friend of four, they got rejected yet seem optimistic to talk to him again.

" hey l/n. I see you there, " kaname kei calls over to you as you pushed yourself off the pillar you were hiding in.

l/n? not a nickname or your first name, how weird. you weren't paying attention in class that much, heck you didn't even strike a single conversation with the baseball gang the whole day. seemingly invested in your phone at the moment, gaming away in class.

" l/n? did I do something wrong? " you replied as he laughs.

" isn't your name y/n l/n? me and haruka's childhood friend of four. " he shows you four fingers.

" yeah but... "

" but? "

" you seem pretty off today, could it be that you've regained your memories? " you had a hand over your chin as if you're solving a mystery.

" yes I did. "

" you're not interested in getting a girlfriend? I'm only interested in baseball~ hahaha, what the heck kaname, " you slap his arm in an attempt to console him. he grabs hold of your hand as he gave you a serious look.

" I'm not interested in getting a girlfriend if it's not you, y/n. " he pats your head as he walks past you.

" really?! " you shout over to him as he ran away, possibly to practice leaving you alone.

you spot two other players walking in your direction, definitely to practice.

" hey kaname's girlfriend. " aoi todo, you know from kaname's notebook. you can see the smug look over both todo and shunpei.

" I'm not his girlfriend... not yet at least, " you mumbled the last part as they look at each other.

they each grab hold of your wrists, taking you along to practice. of course their little show wasn't over. chihaya concluded it'll be better to solve the problem faster before it gets worst tomorrow, it'll still be funnier if the dumb kaname kei returns without a partner.

" oh, y/n. " haruka calls out first, gathering the attention of the rest to look over at the scene, both todo and shunpei still holding your wrists so you won't run.

" aren't you going to say something to your boyfriend? " todo starts.

" he's not my boyfriend! " you whisper shout.

" you have a boyfriend in this club, l/n? " kaname says.

" y-y-yeah? kinda... " kaname fell to his knees, hearing that response.

" I love you so much since we were four, who is the jerk that stole your heart? I don't feel confident to say the boyfriend is haruka, " he shoots you a solemn look as haruka shakes his head from the assumption.

" no, haru isn't my boyfriend either! you're so bad at this. I love you too, aren't you then my boyfriend? kaname kei, the wise catcher. " you finish, as kaname gets up to give you a hug. the rest of the boys cheering for the love birds.

" if the dumb kaname comes back, is that your boyfriend? " chihaya jokes as he push his glasses up, gathering all the attention.

" n-n-no... " you look away earning a whine from the wise general catcher kaname.

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (March 12-18)

Out of the blue, University of Minnesota Press has announced it will be publishing Shigeru Kayama's 1955 novelizations of the first two Godzilla films on October 3, 2023. Jeffrey Angles will translate. It's a rare thing to get non-film Japanese Godzilla media released over here, and these are especially intriguing because Kayama also wrote the stories for the films themselves. There is a translation of Godzilla '54 by @robert-monsarrat and Daniel DiManna already out there, but no one's done Raids Again yet.

Incredibly, there are three total novelizations of Godzilla '54; the version getting published here is the second. The first was a roundabout adaptation, based on the radio play based on the movie and published just before the movie hit theaters. Sango Nagase wrote it and Kayama "finalized" it. Shunpei Kaibara wrote the third in 1984, presumably as a tie-in with The Return of Godzilla.

Titanic Creations has opened preorders for its six-inch articulated Gorgo figure. It's a crowdfunding setup, with 350 preorders necessary for the figure to get made at all and additional preorders unlocking additional features/accessories. As of this writing, the tally is at 460. Note that they don't have a physical figure to show off yet, just a render, which is causing some understandable consternation over at Toho Kingdom. Titanic also released a pretty impressive CG video promoting the figure.

Up to you whether the characters here count as kaiju, but I figured I'd post the trailer for Dreamworks' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, due in theaters June 30th. I'm all for depicting krakens as valorous warriors and mermaids as dastardly narcissists with good PR. (I'm sure it's a coincidence that the villain's a redhead.) The krakens are a bit too cutesy for my liking, but what can you do.

Finally, a reminder that Godzilla: Tokyo SOS will be playing at about 600 U.S. theaters via Fathom Events on Wednesday night. The poster above is by Tom Whalen (a recent commission by Toho, although I don't really know what they're doing with it).

[spandexual]

KR Wizard is such a trans story it's crazy... like it's a bad show that drags on and fucking on but the characters and their motivations like omg every one of you has a very purposefully chosen and performed gender and all of these stories aren't like Happy Pride Stories but just shit irl trans people go through it's crazy. Haruto giving 5 years on T living as a man since high school yet still getting misgendered by his family depression teas. Shunpei transmasc non-binary who gets a lot of hate bc he's autistic and they dopamine dress so they aren't Manly enough but he's also not performing femininity acceptably either. Koyomi is literally trapped in a shell of hyperfemininity that's literally killing her. Nitou is likewise dying as he overperforms masculinity as a "normal" "cis" "het" "male" but girl. sis. cute and pretty magical girl Beast. come on. do I need to squirt some mayonnaise on your egg for you to crack it bc like seriously it's getting embarrassing for everyone up in here. and yeah we know you're not gay and you're totally straight. what you don't understand is that those weird feelings about Haruto are in fact heterosexual ones and not bc he's a girl but because YOU are

[redhalcyons]

» right in front of my eyes

series: oblivion battery

pairing: chihaya shunpei/makita hironobu

word count: 3,820

rating: gen, no archive warnings apply

tags: missing scene, confrontations, self-reflection, making up, possibly pre-slash

summary:

Some of the guilt lingers. In the end, leaving that match with their first victory, he still couldn’t turn back to look at the one he’d slighted. If Kiyomine and Kaname were two faces he wished he’d never have to see again, Makita was another. It wasn’t that he’d done anything to Chihaya. In fact, it was the opposite. He hasn’t made up for dismissing Makita’s efforts yet. That chance will come when they play in the summer tournament—is what Chihaya finds himself hoping. He knows the second year Kirishima is their starting pitcher, but he also knows that Makita wouldn’t just accept that. He’d challenged them, after all. I won’t lose next time, he’d said. Chihaya just wasn’t expecting to hear from him again until they faced off in the tournament.

( read here )

[actiaslunaris]

"and the other" - a Galileo vidlet - Kusanagi Shunpei/Utsumi Kaoru/Yukawa Manabu

Holding pattern.

Song used is "Two Birds" by Regina Spektor; it has been edited.

[celandinee]

.. .Bucket of Bricks

IN WHICH…

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ the idea of dropping a bucket of baseballs on your feet doesn’t sound too enjoyable, until Yakushi’s ace helps you out.

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word count - 1.0k

warnings - swearing

note - sanada needs some more love🙌

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It was very hot today.

Today was one of the hottest days of the year so of course, there was game. Of all teams Seidou High could’ve played, of course, it was Yakushi High. To say you were miserable was an understatement. Even as you found shelter in the dugout, the summer heat seeped in and settled. Heat waves danced across the field of Seidou’s main baseball ground, blurring your vision as you came out of your daze and reminding you of what was going on.

It was bottom of the 8th and tensions were running high between both teams as the score remained the same, 5-3 with Yakushi in the lead. This was just a scrimmage game, but an important game nonetheless. Testing out each teams’ strengths and weaknesses was a vital part of assessing who would carry the team to nationals, and who would be left behind.

Leaning over the dugout’s railing, the sun caught on your face and caused you to squint against the light. You focused back on the game in front of you as Yakushi’s ace set up to pitch, his expression rigid and brows furrowed.

Sanada Shunpei was a dangerous pitcher, with both his pitching form and the way he alone could raise the team’s morale. He could rally his teammates together with a simple throw. That was something you could respect him for, and something that Miyuki grumbled about whenever the topic of Yakushi was brought up.

Sanada raised his glove and chin, lips parting to let out a breath as he scuffed at the mound with his cleat. You watched his routine, laser focused on his fiddling and quirks. As he kicked at the dirt, his dark gaze lifted and locked with your own, a chill running down your spine despite the boiling temperature. Sanada’s glove dropped to reveal a shit-eating smirk on his lips after catching your stare.

‘Oh god, this is so embarrassing…’

Maybe it was the heat waves affecting you, but your face felt like it was on fire while you suddenly found your shoes very interesting.

The pitcher wound his arm back and released the ball, throwing it right into his catcher’s mitt, the sound of the ball making contact ringing throughout the field. Kuramochi, who had been up at bat, grumbled after swinging at the ball. He sulked back to the dugout, glancing over at you with a frown etched on his face, “Why do you look like that?” Kuramochi asked curtly.

“Excuse me?” you jumped to your feet and spat at him.

Before he could answer you, the team was already in the middle of switching to get out on the field. Kuramochi scurried off, tossing his batting gloves and helmet, and in turn swiping his cap and regular glove.

“Asshole,” you mumbled under your breath.

The game came to a close, a final score of 6-3 with Yakushi High holding off the batters from scoring anymore runs. Bat after bat and pitch after pitch, Seidou had barely held onto the game and Yakushi’s aggressive plays.

To say the boys were pissed was an understatement. Jun appeared to be fuming, smoke bursting from his ears, while Ryosuke gripped at his bat, the whites of his knuckles in stark contrast to the wood.

After cleaning up the grounds and both dugouts with the other managers, you hauled a bucket of baseballs to the storage building. The weight felt like you were carrying bricks in your trembling arms, making you lose balance with every step you took. You tipping over and spilling the balls was the most probable outcome in this moment.

“Manager!”

A deep voice boomed across the pathway and caught the attention of anyone in the radius. You turned your head around to pinpoint the owner of the yelling, and found that Sanada Shunpei was currently staring you down. He appeared to be waving you over.

Yakushi’s team was huddled on the sidewalk, waiting for their bus to arrive and take them back to their own school. For some apparent reason, the ace had broken away from a conversation with his coach and tried to get your attention. Quite literally, your hands were full. If any of your upperclassmen caught you slacking from your duties to chat with a player from Yakushi, the scoldings would be never ending.

With that in mind, you casually ignored the calling and turned around, continuing the struggle to the storage building. Your grip on the bottom of the bucket felt as if it was slipping, and it didn’t help that the blistering heat made your hands sweaty. Panic spread and your heart immediately began to race, all of the bad outcomes coming to mind. Both of your feet broken, lots of pain, but worst of all— all of the balls that you collected in this unbearable heat spilling everywhere.

As you began to accept the fate of having a cast on both of your feet, two hands came into view and grabbed the bucket from your grip with ease. Too much ease. You looked towards your savior, a thank you hanging on the tip of your tongue until you saw who it was.

Sanada Shunpei.

The bucket was held in only one of his hands by the thin handle. He made it look like it weighed nothing as he held it by his side. “Saved ya,” the boy grinned.

It became painfully apparent to you that with each interaction you had with this guy, he would become more and more of a pain in your ass than before. It also become apparent that he had only two expressions; a total pissed off scowl and a cocky smirk from ear to ear.

“My hero,” you grumbled sarcastically, the heatwaves making you more irritable than usual. In retrospect, he really did just save you from a whole lot of trouble, but you weren’t going to admit that.

Letting out a harsh breath, you stared up at him through your lashes, brows creased ever so slightly. “If you want to keep being helpful, carry it over to the storage,” you paused before adding, “…please.”

The heat must’ve bothered Sanada a lot as well since his cheeks were rosy with a blush, his flashy grin morphing into a cute smile that reached his eyes.

“With pleasure.”

[terriblesportsimagines]

i'd like to request hcs on what miyuki, chris, sanada, okumura, kuramochi and mima would do to win over/get closer to their female crush/ s/o (could be before they officially start dating or in the early stages of their relationship)

The interminable wait is over! All of the asks are written, now I will post. I don't know when I'll open the ask box, since I really struggled to get these done, but I do hope to open it fairly soon for a much smaller intake.

Enjoy! (I think these got longer with each character I wrote them for... sorry Miyuki~)

Miyuki Kazuya

It turns out that getting you to go out with him was easier than actually being in a relationship.

He’s a bit prickly and he’s not good at connecting with others.  Real social interaction is a challenge and he’s pretty clueless.  He puts in the effort, but feels really awkward with everything.  Tries to go it by himself but doesn’t feel like he’s making any progress so he reluctantly asks his friends.

Not that they know anything, they’re baseball idiots too.  But they brainstorm and come up with the usual cliché things he can actually do. 

He gives you as much of his time as he can, walks you to class or to your club, buys you snacks or drinks.  Listens to what you say and does preliminary research into the things you like.  Patience will be the key here, and being open and honest.  He needs help lol

Takigawa Chris Yuu

He’s nervous, but reasonably confident.  He’s a little shy, but he stretches his wings a bit to try to get you to like him.  Nothing too obvious, but it’s there.

Homework help for sure.  If you don’t need help, then he’ll feign needing yours.  To him, it’s a reasonable way to spend time together without being obvious or making things weird if you don’t like him back.

Definitely goes out of his way to learn about your interests, so he can something to talk to you about that isn’t related to school.  Whether he shares the likes or not, he makes an effort.

Attention is his best weapon.  When his singular focus is centered on you, you feel it.  Despite being subtle, he’s pretty obvious to anyone who knows him.  Ryou undoubtedly pokes at him.

It’s probably not surprising that he can be rather romantic.  He’s a nurturing kind of boy, so it’s not hard for him to come up with ways to pamper you that won’t push or embarrass you.  He’s very sensitive to your feelings.

Sanada Shunpei

Okay so, will he actually have to put in a special effort to win you over?  He has everything going for him – good looks, sense of humor, surprisingly sweet, maybe a little goofy…

I don’t think he does anything special, but he’s a good boyfriend.  He texts you all day, checking in, but also sending you amusing and cute things like memes and baby animal pictures.  As you get closer, he will probably start venting out baseball things to you – this is a sign of intimacy, because he generally doesn’t say anything unless he trusts the other person

Always buying you tiny little gifts.  Little keychains, plushies, figures, candy, food, even if you tell him he doesn’t have to, he keeps doing it, mostly because these little items make him think of you.

Secretly buys a second copy sometimes and hides it in his room so he can feel extra connected to you.

Okumura Koushu

1000% struggles to figure out how to talk to you in the first place, let alone ask you out.  He’s pretty shy when it comes toother people when baseball isn’t involved.  Especially with girls, since he has 0 experience with them, except from them giggling around him which annoys him greatly.

He probably notices you in the first place because you aren’t one of those girls.  You acknowledge him, and smile at him, but you are never over the top, or make him feel awkward.

Seto’s advice is garbage, but somehow Yui’s isn’t?  Koushuu probably would have ignored him too, except he sees how popular he is with girls and the fact that he can talk to them easily.

He starts small, just by talking to you, generally about school, since he’s awkward and doesn’t know what to talk about.  After a few suggestions his conversation expands and as he gets more comfortable he’s a lot less awkward.  His conversation is intelligent, and he’s unintentionally funny in a dry way

By the time he asks you out, you are pretty good friends, and he trusts you.  The step over the line to more than friends isn’t as hard as he expected.  The biggest thing he does to continue to win you over is give you time.  His time is so limited, but every extra second he has goes to you, even if it’s just messaging or phone calls.

Kuramochi Youichi

He’s very earnest and really cool?  He’s good with girls, despite his inexperience.  One could argue that he’s cooler when talking to girls than he is with anyone else

He’s very enthusiastic.  He talks to you about everything, and discusses decisions with you.  You’re not a dick like Kazuya, and have much better sense.  It’s kind of funny, since he, like many of his teammates, don’t do communication that well in general, but with you?  He’s somehow a pro? 

Never lets things fester or sit, and fixes things immediately.  Makes you feel like you can tell him anything and he’s always there to listen to you.

Creates opportunities to do things together, which can be hard on a boarding school campus.  Take turns coming up with the activity, which leads to you learning about baseball, and maybe video games/wrestling (if you don’t already know), likewise he learns how to do the things you like.  Keeps trying no matter how terrible he is at it.

This boy cuddles, so I hope you are okay with that.  Always respectful, but he loves nothing better than to have you in his lap and arms snuggling while you do whatever it is you are doing together.

Mima Souichirou

He’s so intense that he often comes off as scary, nothing could be farther from the truth, however.

He’s sweet and polite and very considerate of his girlfriend.  He’s very focused on baseball so it takes him a little bit to adjust to having to reorganize his time.  It’s a transition, so there is a bit of a rough patch, but he tries really hard.

He’s good at compromise, and he’s pragmatic.  There’s no unnecessary fights with him, even if you get angry, he remains calm and listens.  He’s very good at calming you down

Is very blunt, but also the softest boy too?  Despite his tendency towards bluntness, he’s sensitive.  Is always there when you need him, no matter what.  Likes to take walks with you, and to hold your hand.

His favorite it taking you to the forest for a picnic.  Is unintentionally very romantic lol He doesn’t think about things like that, he just thinks about what you both might like.  He very much values your alone time

Often buries his face into the juncture of your neck and shoulder and just inhales.  You smell so much nicer than his teammates.

[ecargmura]

Oblivion Battery Episode 12 Review + Final Thoughts - Baseball Is Fun

What’s interesting about Oblivion Battery is that this is one of the rare cases where a sports anime does not have a big focus on matches in a big tournament. Instead, they chose to focus more on practice matches. Practice matches aren’t high stakes, yet they’re still treated as such here. While it’s not a bad thing, I just find that interesting given that they’re in a public school with a barebones baseball team. Hence why the match against Hikawa High wraps up quickly for this finale.

It’s good that Kei developed and managed to hit Makita’s pitch. It was an important hit, after all. I liked how Haruka was confident that Kei will hit it because he has always been practicing with him. If Kei can keep up with Haruka’s pitches, then other pitchers are no match for him. It helped Shunpei get to home base with his speed and finally proving to Makita that his style of baseball is ideal for him. It helped Kotesashi get a win against a big named school. Most of all, it helped Kei develop a love for baseball in his amnesiac state. The way he was all excited in his room was very nice to look at.

While the finale is nice and all, there still hasn't been a concise answer to how or why Kei lost his memories or if he’s suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder. All that’s shown is that he seemed to have a burnout from baseball and everything he did as the Commander, which included “killing” potential baseball monsters to help Haruka get on top, probably took a toll on him mentally. He watched a slice of life anime and realized that his life was full of stress and he was missing out on the mundane aspects of life like eating snacks, going to a store and searching for love and peace. That’s why his amnesiac self always repeated the same things he saw from that anime. It’s also unsure how the change from Kei to Commander Kei happened. Was it really hypnosis or over exhaustion? I guess I would have to read the manga to find out.

Kei’s gradual change from disliking baseball to falling in love with it was interesting to see. He does things at his own pace, so it was eventual that he’d fall in love with baseball once again. I do have a feeling that the Commander never loved baseball genuinely, hence why the amnesia caused him to regress. The current Kei wants to surpass the Commander, so I do wonder how powerful Kei will become with that declaration now.

It’s unknown whether this anime will get a season 2, but it would be nice to see where Kotesashi will go from here if it’s possible. If there is no Season 2, then this finale is a great way for new viewers to dive into the manga to see what happens next. What are your thoughts on this anime as a whole?

Final Thoughts

There are those animes that have a bad first impression, but does get better later on. Oblivion Battery is one of those. First-time viewers may be put off by how annoying Kei was—I certainly was too—but if you persevered, it’s actually pretty good. However, I do admit that Aoi and Shunpei were the main reasons why the anime is good because those two saved the show with their antics.

Did you know that ‘Boukyaku’ can also mean ‘forgetful’ in Japanese? That’s the premise of this show! Because Kei lost his memories, he regressed from Lv. 100 to Lv 1 and had to reteach himself the basics and fundamentals of baseball. Kei learning about baseball is also helping first-time viewers with the sport too. I learned a lot about positions, how to score points and how important a battery is to the sport. I do feel like the author is very familiar with the sport to be writing about it.

While sports animes can be comical, the comedy in Oblivion Battery can be hit or miss. Kei’s Nipple Hair gag can get old, but all the meta jokes were hilarious. I think Episode 8 was the best when it came to comedy because all my favorite moments came from that episode from Haruka pouting to Mamoru Miyano making an actual cameo.

Learning about Aoi and Shunpei’s past was also a highlight because it’s fascinating to see how two baseball aces fell from grace due to their own personal issues. It shows that you can be your own worst enemy. Aoi was riddled with personal guilt which caused him to develop yips. He ran away from his problems by getting into fights, but when he decided to reform and attend Kotesashi, he realized that he still loved baseball even with his guilt and issues. For Shunpei, he was insecure about the things he lacked which he denied until a one-off comment made him realize that he was deluding himself into believing he wasn’t insecure all this time. Heck, even someone like Kazuki had his own issues with baseball as he couldn’t deal with a suffocating hierarchy system, showing that some clubs functioned in a toxic manner. My only gripe was not getting a Yamada backstory. The guy is the POV character, give me his backstory!

I guess my only gripe of this anime is that the team sort of lacks proper management? Like they still don’t have a coach or anyone to train them properly so they still feel like newbies aura-wise? I guess I might have to dive into the manga to see if they will get a coach later on. Also, Yamada was the POV character, yet he’s mainly in the shadows compared to Haruka and Kei, who are the real stars of the show.

The voice cast is actually very strong for an obscure sports anime like this. The five main characters are voiced by either big names or rising stars. Big name voice actors include Toshiki Masuda as Haruka, Mamoru Miyano as Kei, Yuki Kaji as Yamada and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shunpei. Rising stars include Yohei Azakami as Aoi. I like the mix-match of big and rising stars for the cast. The supporting cast is no joke either. There’s Tomokazu Sugita as Teitoku’s coach, Takeo Otsuka, another rising star, as Kokuto, and Kengo Kawanishi as Kirishima. MAPPA really does pour a lot of money into a good voice cast.

The music and animation are pretty decent for MAPPA standards. The opening song is good, but when you realize the band is Mrs. Green Apple and then you look up the recent controversy they had regarding a rather questionable music video…yeah. But the opening song is still addicting. The ending song is a little meh. The animation is pretty good, especially with all the meta stuff, but Episode 11 is when it amped up a lot and looks amazing.

Oblivion Battery may not be the ideal baseball anime. I wouldn’t really recommend this as a baseball anime because it’s so short, but if you still like sports shows, I’m not going to prevent you from trying this anime out. It’s still a good show despite its many flaws. If you watched this show, what are your thoughts?