Torso
トルソ 「Toruso」
Release Date: July 10th, 2010
Duration: 104 mins.
Director: Yutaka Yamazaki
Writer: Yutaka Yamazaki, Yuki Sato (Script),
Starring: Makiko Watanabe, Sakura Ando, Sola Aoi, Arata Iura, Renji Ishibashi, Miyako Yamaguchi,
IMDB
Torso tells a tale of a woman whose life is troubled by men. The film’s hook is understanding how she mediates this trouble through her cohabitation with…
Last week was utter hell, with a new class, a new schedule, and my sleep going out of whack. I'm still trying to readjust, and let me explain why I'm mentioning all of this. Almost nothing would have motivated me to get out of my zone and type this post except for Frieren. Frieren is one of my favorite manga series. If you've talked to me about anime/manga before, you would know this. So, ever since it was announced, it has been one of my most anticipated series. To add to that, Keiichirou Saitou was announced as the director. He's a great example of an upcoming new-gen director who has excelled in everything he's been a part of. From the beautiful and abstract EDs he created for The Executioner and Her Way of Life or Boogiepop, to the mesmerizing, dreamlike episodes he directed for Sonny Boy, and the expressive, now very popular Bocchi the Rock. He was a perfect choice as a director for a series like this, and let me tell you, he delivered fully.
Just from a quick glance, you can see how the show looks. Everything is eye-catching, making it almost hard to focus on one particular element because they all just look so good, and no, it's not just the chromatic aberration causing the lack of focus. The various departments responsible for compositing, the background, and the overall color design have done an outstanding job, creating a beautiful and cohesive piece of art. Seeing someone you might consider a less experienced director pulling off such a complete and harmonious experience is incredible. In terms of design, the whole show is aesthetically pleasing. It's not the experimental work you saw in Sonny Boy; it's going in a totally different direction, like a beautiful painting that should be framed on a wall.
It works very well when paired with, you know, how Frieren is as a story. The fantasy world they are in isn't an extremely unique one. You've seen it before; it's fairly typical in that sense. But that's not truly the point. The main focus is showing the day-to-day or year-to-year life of this immortal elf girl, Frieren, and how she views time, how she remembers her past. It's not an incredibly grand adventure, but with the small lens we have on these characters, it feels like a cherished moment, something that should be captured in a photo or painting. It's beautiful in a very simple way. It's not a series made for extremely large moments, I think Frieren has always been focused on a simpler view of life, much like a painting. The smaller details of such a straightforward approach are highlighted so well. The trees in the environment, the squirrels just moving around—there's so much life in each scene. It really all comes together for me like a piece of art.
The consistency lasts through all four episodes, and the staff distribution also seems fairly good, so I expect this to continue throughout the two cours. The pacing itself is perfect. I've really enjoyed how the story has been adapted to animation so far. I believe that nowadays, many anime series have fallen into the pitfalls of adapting things too quickly to capture the interest of newer viewers early on. However, the series composition for Frieren here is excellent.
This writeup might have been shorter than most people were expecting considering how amazing the anime adaptation is and how much I love the source material, but what can really be said about except just praising? I feel like even if you don't like the source material, the anime's execution is almost undeniably good. Additionally, as I said this past week has not been kind to me so my energy is a bit drained, at first I was planning to be more specific in my write up and make points more adhering to the specifics of each episode, but I didn't really have time for that. However, I will do my best to cover every Frieren episode weekly from now on. Make no mistake this is going to be my favorite series from this year.
Numen: “Sorry that I’m late.
I was… collecting my thoughts.”
Numen: “Hm?”
Emari: “Hm…”
Numen: “Hello….?”
Emari: “Hmm…..”
Numen: “Hello the-”
Emari: “Heya!”
Numen: “Woah!”
Emari: “Oh! Did I scare you, dear?”
Numen: “I-i mean, kind of?”
Emari: “Oh dear! I’m truly sorry!”
Numen: “Don’t worry about it, it was just… Unexpected.”
Emari: “And why was that?”
Numen: “Um… You were just standing there, I didn’t expect you to move.”
Emari: “Oh, sorry about that. I was just…. Thinking.”
Numen: Thinking? About what?”
Emari: “About how to comfort you.”
Numen: “Huh?”
Emari: “It’s just that… You looked pretty distressed when you walked in. I figured something must have happened back when you went to talk to Rinshou-san.”
Numen: “Woah… How did you arrive at that conclusion?”
Emari: “You were pretty reserved when you first walked in. You were looking at the ground while holding your head as well.
I think it’s natural to conclude that you were tired in some way.”
Numen: “Wha- …
You are really observant, you know?”
Emari: “Is that so… Thank you, I guess!
So… Do you want to talk about it?”
Numen: “… Not really.”
Emari: “I understand… You want to change the topic, now?”
Numen: “Yeah…”
Emari: “So… Do you want to do some kind of introduction?”
Numen: “Oh! That would be great! Let me start then.
So… My name is Numen, I’m 14 years old, and I’m the Angel of this place, it’s nice to meet you!”
Emari: “What a cute name you have, dear! And you’re some kind of Angel, too?! You just keep getting better and better!”
Numen: “Thank you! I guess…?”
Emari: “Let’s see…”
Numen: “Hm? You’re thinking again…?”
Emari: “Can I call you… Ann-chan?”
Numen: “A-ann…?”
Emari: “It’s a nickname! It’s a combination of the word angel’s ‘an’ and the initial of your name! Did you like it?”
Numen: “… Yeah! I think it suits me!”
Emari: “That’s great to hear, dear! I give nicknames to everyone that I know!”
Numen: “That seems really thoughtful of you!”
Emari: “Thanks! I put a lot of effort into it!”
Numen: “So… I think you should introduce yourself now.”
Emari: “Oh, right. So… My name’s Emari Yamazaki! I’m 17 years old, and I’m currently a high school student! Is there anything else you would like to know?”
Numen: “It’s nice to meet you, Yamazaki-san!”
Emari: “Oh please, dear, you already said that. And also, just call me Emari, okay?”
Numen: “Oh, fine then.
So… I would like to ask you something, Emari. Something that I should have asked Aoi, too.”
Emari: “Oh? What is it, dear?”
Numen: How’s your relationships with the rest of the souls been so far?”
Emari: “Oh! I think I’m getting along with basically everyone!”
Emari: “Everybody is pretty fun and nice to be around!”
Numen: “Is that so? I’m glad to hear that! Can you list off some examples?”
Emari: “Okidoki! So, I mostly hangout with Ruru-kun and Aka-chan since they are the nicest ones here!”
Numen: “I suppose that’s Haru and Akari.”
Emari: “Yep yep! Ruru-kun is easy to talk to and seems to enjoy any kind of company!”
Numen: “… Huh?”
Emari: “Aka-chan is just so sweet and bubbly that just being next to her makes me smile! But it breaks my heart that a girl like her died so young…”
Numen: “I know, it’s tragic…. But that’s what Elysium is here for, to give people like her Salvation.”
Emari: “… What?”
Emari: “… Um… Anyways… I also like hanging out with Syo-san! But he can be kind of creepy, sometimes…”
Emari: “I also get along with Ki-kun and Suke-san!
Ki-kun is a good guy, he just needs some more self-confidence. And Suke-san is a pretty good guy, so he’s easy to talk to as well.”
Emari: “But when it comes to the other four… Things aren’t going very smoothly.
Lo-san is very hard to understand, so I can’t really get along with her.
I barely got any chances to talk to Saki-chan, she seems to be isolating herself.
Reika-san tells me to go away anytime I try to talk to her, but something seems off about her too…
And Rinshou-san…. He doesn’t seem to like me.”
Numen: “Rinshou-san… Why is he the only one you refer to by his last name?”
Emari: “…. He asked me to.”
Numen: “I see…”
Emari: “That’s pretty much it.”
Numen: “Okay…. Thanks for telling me.”
Emari: “Now that I answered your question, it’s only fair that I get to ask you a question too, right?”
Numen: “Hm… I don’t see why not, go ahead.”
Emari: “Great! So, Ann-chan. What kind of people do you like?”
Numen: “… Huh? What do you mean?”
Emari: “Like…. What kind of people do you like to be around? People that you would like to consider friends.”
Numen: “Oh, um… Let me think for a bit.”
Emari: “No pressure, take your time.”
Numen: “I like…. To be around carefree people. People who believe everything will be okay in the end, people who don’t struggle to feel relaxed. They are able to really make me feel at ease, like there’s truly nothing to fear.”
Emari: “…. I see.”
Numen: “So, Emari, I got one more question for yo-”
[bell rings]
Emari: “Hm? What’s that?”
Numen: “Oh, it’s already over?”
Emari: “What? Aw…. What a shame, I was enjoying talking to you.”
Numen: “Me too. But it has to end now.
But I do have one more question.”
Emari: “Oh? Ask away.”
Numen: “What do you think about the voting system?”
Emari: “Hmm…. To be honest, I don’t really care.”
Numen: “What?”
Emari: “I feel like as long as you are the one choosing, everything will be okay in the end.”
Numen: “…. Wait…”
Emari: “Is something the matter, Ann-chan?”
Numen: “…. Forget it.
Now, Soul N.02, Emari Yamazaki, come, and sing your life!”
Rinn, ajuda aqui. Quero fazer uma personagem japonesa, mas queria fcs que fogem das meninas do Twice, além de nomes, pode me ajudar? Não precisa ter rios de resource não, ok?
Opa demorei, mas cheguei com sua ajuda, essa ask ficou perdida no buraco negro que é a inbox. Espero que essas opções te ajudem, coloquei um leque diverso de idades.
Aya Furukawa (1999)
Chiemi Blouson (1990)
Furukawa Kotone (1996)
Hamabe Minami (2000)
Haru (1991)
Hashimoto Ai (1996)
Hikari Mori (1991)
Hirona Yamazaki (1994)
Honda Hitomi (2001)
Kaho (1991)
Kamishiraishi Moka (2000)
Komatsu Nana (1996)
Kotone Furukawa (1996)
Mari Iriki (1990)
Minami Hamabe (2000)
Miyoshi Ayaka (1996)
Mugi Kadowaki (1992)
Nagano Mei (1999)
Sakamoto Mashiro (1999)
Sakura Miyawaki (1998)
Sei Shiraishi (1998)
Shioli Kutsuna (1992)
Shuko (1991)
Suzu Hirose (1998)
Takahashi Juri (1997)
Tsubasa Honda (1992)
Tsunematsu Yuri (1998)
Wakana Aoi (1998)
Yabuki Nako (2001)
Eu gosto muito da lista de sobrenomes que a @nikotalks já fez, também tem uma só com faceclaims japoneses, se quiser ver. Sobre os nomes, você pode ver nessas listas aqui: um, dois, três, quatro e cinco.
@witchy-weve-monbebe ok I wasn’t going to post it cause I know there’s more but this is all I have so far. I have no idea what to do with the list I wanted a visual guide lol but idk what to do with it hehe I have pics from Pinterest I can use but yeah idk
hi guys, i hope you're doing alright today! i wanted to know if you guys had any suggestions for a fc for a japanese woman in her 20s with short hair? ( the short hair part is really important ). thank you in advance!
Sonoya Mizuno (1986) Japanese / English, Argentinian [likely including French] - Devs.
Chiemi Blouson (1990) Japanese.
Mari Iriki (1990) Japanese.
Haru (1991) Japanese.
Shuko (1991) Japanese.
Kaho (1991) Japanese.
Tsubasa Honda (1992) Japanese.
Shioli Kutsuna (1992) Japanese - Sanctuary.
Hikari Mori (1991) Japanese.
Mugi Kadowaki (1992) Japanese.
Hirona Yamazaki (1994) Japanese.
Kotone Furukawa (1996) Japanese.
Miyoshi Ayaka (1996) Japanese - Alice in Borderland.
A random thought, if the Beyblade Burst peeps were in a Corpse Party style situation, who from that series would they most be like. This contains every blader/non-blader I can think of from Burst, and the Corpse Party variant of a couple of my OCs. It is based on MBTI and Enneagram. Each Corpse Party person is the one that each blader is the closest to (or the same typing as) in these aspects. 44-51 is just based on vibes or something. Some of each verse won't be included.
Kristina Kuroda -> Azusa Takai
Rashad Goodman -> Kuon Niwa
Hidetaro Shinoda -> Yui Shishido
Naru Akabane -> Naomi Nakashima
Kana Akabane -> Yoshie Shinozaki
Ken Midori -> Sachiko Shinozaki
Ichika Kindo -> Mayu Suzumoto
Toko Aoi -> Yuki Kanno
Shasa Guten -> Tokiko Tsuji
Valt Aoi -> Sayaka Ooue
Dante Koryu -> Seiko Shinohara
Laban Vanot -> Satsuki Mizuhara
Bashara Suiro -> Souichiro Shimoda
Shu Kurenai -> Naho Saenoki
Gwyn Reynolds -> Clarkov Furutani (Main OC)
Hanna Suiro -> Shougo Taguchi
Aiger Akabane -> Miku Shirayume
Kyle Hakim -> Kai Shimada
Hoji Konda -> Tohko Kirisaki
Yugo Nansui -> Masato Fukuroi
Lain Valhalla -> Magari Mizuki
Lui Shirosagi -> Nari Amatoya
Boa Alcazaba -> Yoshiki Kishinuma
Taiga Akabane -> Mitsuki Yamamoto
Ange Lopez -> Kensuke Kurosaki
Gabe Brunai -> Nana Ogasawara
Ukyo Ibuki -> Chihaya Yamase
Ben Azuki -> Yoshikazu Yanagihori
Hae-Jin Oh -> Yuka Mochida
Ghasem Madal -> Ryou Yoshizawa
Gumita -> Tsukasa Mikuni
Nika Aoi -> Ran Kobayashi
Akira Yamatoga -> Emi Urabe
Arthur Peregrine -> Misuto Kiriya
Daigo Kurogami -> Ayumi Shinozaki
Phelix Payne -> Hinoe Shinozaki
Naoki Minamo -> Sakutaro Morishige
Phi -> Aiko Niwa
Free de la Hoya -> Kou Kibiki
Delta Zakuro -> Yuuya Kizami
Tango Koryu -> Satoshi Mochida
Quon Limon -> Ryoka Iwami
Fubuki Sumiye -> Mikio Tsubota
Cuza Ackermann -> Tomohiro Ohkawa
Alexander Shakadera -> Yuu Shinohara
Evel Oxford -> Galatea Furutani (Main OC's mum/mentor)
Okay this is going to be updated every so often as I remember all my favorites. Its not limited to one gender or the other. These are in no particular order (yet). This is probably going to a long post (
I’ve watched a lot of anime
) heavy with gifs. Youv’e been warned.
Updated: 2/13/2023@18:43
List of Anime Characters Living Rent Free in my head: