#yes those are from saya no uta

[cherrieguroo]

the flesh

[darishima]

puppy your game collection is beautiful i dont know what most of those are except like the disgaeas (because youve explained them before), disco elysium (the occasional meme crosses my dash), roblox, and undertale maybeeeeee you could give me a tour of the others you like and what theyre about and stuff! whats muse dash ouppy that sounds like a rhythm game ^w^

thank you i know its incredible :3c soo here it is again i will go game by game and yap my ouppy little head off im sorry

starting from the left! desmume is a DS emulator that i got to play puyo puyo fever, a fullmetal alchemist ROM and a lucky star ROM and PPSSPP is a PSP emulator i got for uhh. i cant remember which game i specifically installed it for. i think it was puyo puyo fever 2?

roblox is. you know. roblox

my hero one's justice is a demo i downloaded from steam which i have not actually played LMAO i got the demo to see if i wanted to buy the full game but i guess its pointless because i havent bothered to check out the demo

class of 09 and class of 09 re-up (the sequel) are visual novels, hard to explain what theyre about.. basically its all about toxic evil yuri and drug abuse and self harm. its like if needy streamer overload was about coked up high school lesbians

disgaea pc is the second best game ever made

disgaea 2 pc is the number 1 best game ever made. no further explanation necessary

i have not actually played dont starve yet, it was recommended by a friend so i bought it during the steam summer sale for like 2 bucks. from what ive heard, its a survival game, kinda like minecraft if minecraft was way harder and the game hated you

disco elysium is the same, recommended by a friend, i bought it for super cheap during the summer sale, and have not touched it yet LMAO

muse dash is a rhythm game yes and its FUCKIGN INCREDIBLE. AND IM AMAIZNG AT IT. LOOK AT THESE SCORES BONESY ARENT YOU PROUD OF ME

full combo means i hit every note and didnt miss a single one >:3 im genuinely really good at the game not 2 brag,,, and YES you saw that right, hatsune miku and kagamine rin and len are playable characters!! they come with two respective DLCs which also come with a bunch of vocaloid songs and i bought them both <3 these are their sprites in game!

and if you buy it it gives you a bunch of adorable art on the loading screens :3 this isnt even all of them just a few i screenshotted. if i screenrecorded myself killing it in muse dash would you watch the video teehee...

ok back to game yapping. leaf blower revolution is an idle clicker game i got for free on steam, which i got insanely hyperfixated on for three days and played for like 14 hours straight once and then gave up and never touched it again

yume nikki is a little pixelated adventure game where you explore around a girl's weird dreams. the soundtrack is INCREDIBLE especially this song. its transcendental. listen to it while youre high trust me you have to

DDLC requires no explanation i think. its ddlc. you know what it is theres no way you dont

the song of saya (saya no uta) i will be yapping extra about because i LOVE IT. its a horror eroge visual novel about a guy named fuminori who, after a brain surgery, sees the entire world and other people as a disgusting fleshy abomination, whereas everything looks normal to other people. for example this:

is a completely normal hallway. but it looks like that to him. then he meets a girl name saya, who is the only thing in the world that looks normal to him, and he falls in love with her

and i reeeally really dont wanna spoil it cause its really good and i highly recommend you go watch it (theres a full playthrough on youtube) but lets just say saya is Not as normal as she looks.

celeste is a game ive only played a little of, but i love it so far. its a platformer about a trans woman named madeline climbing celeste mountain, and encountering a personification of her self doubt that she has to overcome to get to the top. i lovee the style of the game its so pretty and way easier than i expected it to be, which is great for me because im garbage at every game in the world that isnt muse dash or disgaea

disgaea 4 and disgaea 5 are self explanatory. i ADORE d4, though im not super far into it, but i havent started d5 yet im waiting until i finish d1 and 4

phantom brave is a game set in the same universe as disgaea which crosses over with it, i havent played more than a few minutes of the game but obviously i love it so far cause its similar to disgaea. im waiting to jump fully into it until i finish d1 and d4 though

OFF is an rpg also recommended to me by a friend, i downloaded it online but havent touched it yet 😭 pro at owning games i dont play

omori is also very self explanatory. i downloaded it off my friends steam account and he and i have been playing it together, im not far in but obviously i like it, i knew i would. aubrey is sooo mecore <3 i really need to keep playing it... i should have gotten into omori sooner. actually no i take that back because i think 14 year old me getting into omori would have been so world-ending that it would have shattered my psyche

spore is spore. idk how to describe it. you make a fucked up little creature and you make the fucked up little creature do shit thats the whole game

undertale is also very self explanatory. and boom thats all my games :3 well i also have animal jam classic which didnt fit in the screenshot but theres not much to say about that. other than the fact that i own a super rare nonmember mantis pet and im proud of it. and my den fucks

okay thats more than enough yapping im sorry .. stop asking me questions because i do not know how to shut up. ily though thank you for asking :3c

[heldenraider]

Tags and something what I like. Photo ‎ | Pseudo-Art Tag | Screenshots | Archive If you want to describe a person, do it through media. I really adore video game soundtracks and want to share these as they are a huge, formative part of my life. Post just by myself to yourself .・゜゜・　 　・゜゜・．.・゜゜・　　 ・゜゜・．.・゜゜・ Celeste has an incredibly appealing vibe and an enticing story, the appealing characters and smooth gameplay gave a great experience, and the music threw goosebumps every single time. .｡*ﾟ+.*.｡　　　ﾟ+..｡*ﾟ+.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡　　　ﾟ+..｡*ﾟ+.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡　　　ﾟ+..｡*ﾟ+

Avicii Invector gave me a new musician in playlist, and more familiarity with his history, racing rhythm style was perfect, and over the years the game has become better, getting rid of bugs and visual problems. Rest in peace Tim. ⭒❃.✮:▹　 　◃:✮.❃⭒

Milk outside a bag of milk was in the right place at the right time, made me think about many moments of anxiety and shyness, stepping out of the circle of sad thoughts and lighting up my room in blood red color… The music in it shares a similar enveloping experience, so foreign but pleasant and relaxing. ⋆┈┈｡ﾟ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ﾟ｡┈┈⋆

Minecraft, Pigstep… Lena Rain again? Did you ever play minecraft on your phones on LAN in school? It was a great time, we showed each other buildings, farmed together, sometimes skipped school to do something in minecraft….. But why this particular soundtrack, since those versions didn't have it… I really like C418's music and I respect his work, but among artists in the genre of video game soundtracks, Lena Raine is my favorite. And the jazzy version by insaneintherain reminds me of those very atmospheric school days more than any other. ・‥…━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆☆☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━…‥・

Dying Light, first scary game that I met on a friend's computer, soundtrack from menu was in my head for a long time. And what a moment, get out from the shelter at night, knowing about the hunters was very unpleasant. We moved very carefully, tried to avoid any danger, and then everything turned into stealth…. A city plagued by contagion, with no big buildings, a city that not going to get any help…. Soundtrack picked up on all the drama and spun the emotions to a new level. ‧̍̊˙· 𓆝.° ｡˚𓆛˚｡ °.𓆞 ·˙‧̍̊‧̍̊˙· 𓆝.° ｡˚𓆛˚｡ °.𓆞 ·˙‧̍̊‧̍̊˙· 𓆝.° ｡˚𓆛˚｡ °.𓆞 ·˙‧̍̊‧̍̊˙· 𓆝.° ｡˚𓆛˚｡ °.𓆞

Saya no Uta / Song of Saya, Longest novel I've ever read… (yes it's short and?) a strange experience, but extremely repulsive and at the same time attractive visuals, old age and uniqueness of style… The soundtrack bouncing from aggressive, to the calmest of compositions, is exactly the frightening experience that was needed. ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 　˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

TheFatRat, and music pack from *sigh* Dota 2... Was chosen because he's my favorite musician, and it's his only work for video games…. Sad choice of course, and the best music pack in the game? I have a negative attitude towards competitive games, but Christian's work makes me happy and I've been waiting for every piece of his art since 2021. I'd like to see more of his music in video games ♩♬♩♪♪♩♬♩♪♩ ♩♪♩♬♬♩♪♩　 　　♩♬♩♬♩♪♩　

Katana Zero - The game features many musicians giving many different emotions, and only the Designer, Programmer, Scriptwriter in one person gave the best and most dramatic soundtrack in the whole game, wonderfully constructed scene, selected written soundtrack. I cried for the first time from a video game at that very moment. I will definitely wait for the DLC, but for now all that's left to play is fan works that try but fail to reach the level of the original.

[translationandbetrayals]

How Saya no Uta is doomed to stay niche forever

(TW: Pedophilia, graphic violence, sexual violence, body horror, suicide, cannibalism)

(SABBATH)

It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? You saw the trigger warnings. Japan does have an infamous reputation regarding its adult-oriented content and the sheer volume of it that’s produced, not that surprising considering not only the country’s relatively laxer spiritual and cultural views regarding sex and chastity, but also its now century long underground artistic pursuit of pushing the limits of what’s acceptable, constantly imagining ever more decadent and grotesque portrayals of sexuality. Now, Japan is by no means a sex wild west, where everything goes and all depraved acts go noticed and unpunished. Erotically-charged artistic movements where historically persecuted and mitigated by both the government and occupying forces, yet, nonetheless, those artist vanguards paved the way for a sexual powerhouse so influential in its output, that, in the present day, its exports have seamlessly incorporated into most of western culture, not only widespread erotic animations of fictional characters, also known as hentai in this part of the world, but also more fetish-specific stuff like shibari and a sleuth of other BDSM practices. Talking about all types of sexual exploration as “decadent and grotesque” might seem a little harsh, or for some people not harsh enough, and I want to stress just how much of a moral grey area sex and fetishes are, mostly due to our own unwillingness to openly talk about it and discuss it, relying on the general norm that “if it’s nothing actively illegal, then anything goes in the bedroom, as long as you keep the door closed so no one else has to hear or know about it”. Stuff that we nowadays commonly consider as acceptable and rightful behavior such as same-gender relationships were once “sexual deviations” that you had to keep away from the public eye. This unbiased view on sexual preferences does not, however, cover all topics. Many of them are taboo, not just because we are “too prude” to talk about it without shame, but because they are unambiguously evil, morally wrong in almost every aspect imaginable. And for every retrospectively legitimate work of sexual pioneering, there were many that just… went too far. A lot of them still remain as staples of Japanese pornographic fiction. Consent, or, more accurately, the dubious existence of it, is one of the first red flags that one notices when engaging with Japanese erotic fiction (and sometimes reality), with darker and more brutal topics popping up the further one strays from mainstream erotic media. Black goats like very graphic violence, known as guro, explicit rape and pedophilia in genres like loli and shota I consider to be failed cultural experiments. The scum in the underbelly of the erotic movements, with seemingly almost no insight, created for no other reason than to further shock and disgust with its cruelty, and, in the worst cases, to satisfy the perverted needs of the deranged. Saya no Uta is one of the endgame creations of this machine. It has all the sins I mentioned before, mixed together into a rotten mass of flesh, oozing with enough edginess that it could cut right through steel. It is uniquely shocking and disturbing, even within the specific niche of eroge visual novels, leaving me with a very deep impression that took weeks to fully process. In fact, the scariest thing I could say about it is that after I was done reading it, I absolutely loved it. I personally think it is an incredible piece of fiction and remains as one of the most profound experiences I’ve had with Japanese media in general. Uh oh.

The Song of Saya (SONG OF SAYA I )

It was first published in december 2003 by prolific visual novel, most of them also being eroge or yaoi, developers Nitroplus and written by author Gen Urobuchi. Yes, the same Gen Urobuchi that went on to create equally dark but not nearly as twisted works such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Psycho-Pass. The novel wouldn’t get an official English release, and by extension, a release that was not meant for the domestic market, until 10 years later in 2013 through the usual Nitroplus western publisher Jast Usa. Even before that official translation, Saya no Uta had already cemented itself as an underground cult classic, compelling fans to create unofficial translations not only in English but in a vast array of other languages. This pseudo-popularity would only grow as the official builds of the VN would eventually start popping up in major digital game retailers such as Steam or GOG, updating both the game engine and the resolution of the artwork as late as of 2021. It is noticeably better known than before, and Gen’s other artistic exploits, like Madoka, only draw further attention to the rest of his portfolio and what many consider to be his early depraved magnum opus. If you’re lucky enough you may recognize the protagonist’s image being referenced and memed in certain otaku and horror circles. But the attitude towards it, and the general secretiveness that fans have around it has almost never changed, specially towards people who they assume have either not read or are not aware of it. Despite growing more popular with the years Saya no Uta has not been openly discussed the way other anime or games are, not outside of the spaces that already openly recognize it at least. I remember the first time I heard about it was through a friend of mine that went through so much warnings and disclaimers before telling me it was a favorite of hers and a recommended read, that it honestly felt like scene straight out of gothic horror story or an Indiana Jones movie where the protagonists are about the unveil some kind of cursed artifact. You might even argue that I’m doing that exact same thing right now, 2 paragraphs in and not a single word about what the VN is actually about. And you’d be right.

I’m refraining from doing a comprehensive and spoil-ridden rundown of the story and instead I’m just going to give a very brief synopsis and vague indications of crucial events that happen within it, the same way that a trigger warning may already tell you what to expect from a piece of fiction before consuming it yourself. This is mainly due to 2 reasons. First, even though it’s hard to recommend thanks to the grotesque and appalling nature of the novel itself, I do think that it is a read very well worth experiencing should you be willing to endure and engage with the most extreme aspects of it. Secondly, writing this post without it becoming an active danger for work is already proving to be a challenge and I’d rather not go to the trouble of trying to describe anything in a distant and fancy enough way for this to be safe to submit. The story begins with one of our protagonists, Fuminori Sakisaka, being absolutely miserable and unable to relate to the people who were once his trusted friends. A medical student in modern day Tokyo, Fuminori’s life took a complete turn for the worse after he and his parents were involved in a highway accident that killed them both and would have ended his own life too if it wasn’t for an experimental brain surgery he received at the hospital that miraculously managed to stabilize and save him. Grateful at first after waking up from post-recovery coma, Fuminori would wallow in horror as he progressively regained his senses. It’s never fully explained if his condition was caused by the psychological trauma of living through the accident or as a biological side-effect of the experimental procedure, although the text seems to overall implicitly favor the latter explanation, the results are still disturbing. He becomes unable to perceive the world as a sane human would, instead constantly seeing, hearing, and feeling an endless red hellscape. A world where every surface, every wall, floor and ceiling, every single object from beds to flowers to food consisted of pulsating putrid flesh. No matter where he was or what he was looking at, the result would always be the same. Wriggling and worm infested flesh still alive, beating and bleeding, coating every single aspect of reality. His friends and love interest transformed into screaming and disgustingly ugly abominations, barely resembling the human shape at all. His internal monologue tells us about how he, tragically and understandably, grew to resent and eventually hate everything and everyone around him. His loved ones became disgusting monsters constantly pestering him, and just the thought of interacting with the world in ways that are innocuous to us like eating food and sleeping in a bed drove him first to horror, then to apathetic dread and eventually to an irresistible desire to end his own life. And, indeed, he would have done so right after being discharged from the hospital, if not for chance meeting he had with a girl during midnight. Saya is the other protagonist alongside Fuminori, and they met each other by pure luck. She was a lost child that had been staying at the same hospital, not because of any particular illness, but rather out of her own will. Her only family, his father, was an accomplished doctor working there right before vanishing without leaving a trace, and she had been secretly living there in hopes of finding any clues that could point to where exactly he could be. Having very little success tracking him down, the few things Saya actually did while staying at the hospital were surviving on her own and having fun scaring the patients by waking them up at night. Hopelessly captivated by her, Fuminori would instead marvel at Saya every time she came “trick or treating”, talking with her and spending time with her, a kindness she was not used to at all. He claims that she single-handedly kept his sanity at check, due to a very particular exception. Unlike everything and everyone around him, Saya looked just like a normal girl, a beacon of beauty and purity in a sea of black blood. Having both met a fellow misunderstood soul, Saya and Fuminori eventually developed feelings for each other, quickly growing into an outright romantic and sexual relationship. The rest of the story concerns how both of them, now living together under the same roof as family, would feed back into each other, their quest to understand and comprehend both Fuminori’s particular condition and the whereabouts of Saya’s missing father, coupled with their ever growing obsessing love for each other, pushing them into further and further isolation from the outside world, both literary, as Fuminori stops going to college and  interacting with his friends and, by extension, the outside world at all, and morally, as their relationship becomes an ever more worrying display of absolute madness and disregard of human values. Saya no Uta, not only through the filtered perception of its main characters, but also through the eyes of multiple secondary characters, being those mostly victims of their forbidden love or desperate heroes trying to oppose them, displays an entire spectrum of taboo subjects that just on their own would merit special scrutiny of any type of work that includes them. Not counting the narrative core of the VN, the sexual relationship between a grown man in his 20s and a prepubescent girl, Saya no Uta portrays multiple instances of rape, multiple instances of murder and multiple instances of cannibalism usually following after, as well as less extremely insane but still considerably edgy themes such as grotesque body horror reminiscent of Lovecraft and The Thing by John Carpenter, multiple instances of torture both physical and psychological, very direct depictions of suicide and suicidal thoughts and dehumanizing interpretations of the apocalypse, all being presented to the viewer in an exceptionally cruel and graphic manner, with the most gruesome scenes containing not one but many of these elements simultaneously. So far we have established Saya no Uta as a very dark, very heavy piece of fiction, one that should, by all means, be one of the monolithic examples of grim dark horror. I personally find it very similar to the now greatly popular manga Berserk by Kentaro Miura (may he rest in peace), not much in genre or art style, but in their shared willingness to approach and explore such heavy topics. Saya no Uta is, in that regard, not that different from Berserk, not shying away from explicit and unfiltered depictions of the worst things humans can do to other humans. So why is it that they do not share the same cultural sphere? Why has Berserk managed to have the very wide and very proud fandom that it has today, at least relative to Saya no Uta? Why is it possible today, right now, to occasionally see people wearing Guts t-shirts while riding the metro, while just the recommendations of the visual novel are treated with the same furtiveness of a revolutionary manifesto? Saya no Uta is an eroge visual novel, it was developed as an eroge and has no intentions of being anything other than an eroge. That is, decisively, the reason why it has stayed, to this day, as an underground cult classic that you enjoy in private. Berserk, no matter how graphic its violence, its sex scenes, its rape scenes were, no matter how far in went in terms of what you can show in fiction, it never stopped being a seinen. Sure, it is shocking and more often than not disgusting, that’s the whole point of including those scenes. What really sets Saya no Uta apart, apart from other equally edgy and equally dark contemporaries, what pushes it over the edge and gives it its legendary status is, undeniably, its overtly pornographic intent. The brutality in Saya no Uta is designed not only to manufacture that same shock value and morbid appeal, but to sexually stimulate the reader. A directive that completely restructures and changes how sex is portrayed, how rape is portrayed, how gore turns now into eroguro, all aspects that, combined, elevate Saya no Uta into a truly, truly abhorrent piece of horror. So no wonder most people are highly hesitant admitting to having read and liked it, for to do that you are likewise admitting to having liked a visual novel in which the rape of underage characters is presented in its entirety as something that you, the reader, should be able to enjoy. Now, that’s not to say that the real value lies on that aspect. Hearing someone say that what I mentioned is the thing that makes Saya no Uta special is a very reliable way of spotting who should never be less than 100 meters away from any children, period. And it would make it indistinguishable from other similarly edgy works of Japanese erotica. So, what is it?

Coping with the fact I liked the Song of Saya (SILENT SORROW)

As a visual novel, there is a limit to how much one can talk about the most technical aspects of it. Stuck in glorious early 2000s 4:3 resolution, Saya no Uta reads and looks like an old school visual novel, with text overlaying the entire screen. Its graphics are competent enough. The character sprites are well made and expressive and coupled with the more disturbing backgrounds, those that depict the dark reality that Fuminori sees, manage to disturb the reader without overloading their imagination with too much detail, even if by today standards their occasional 2003 3D backgrounds might seem dated and kind of silly at times. What is not silly at all are the surprisingly high quantity of CGs Saya no Uta has, with overall good graphic quality all across the board. This just shows that, as a VN, it’s lucky enough to have a solid production value with an actual budget behind it. Where this aspect really shines, in my opinion, is in how it sounds. I think that as a horror experience it benefits so much from having full voice acting with a talented cast behind it, as well as some truly captivating and creepy music, that, if you take all those elements away, the unique soundscape tailored specifically for it, and try to pitch Saya no Uta as a manga or light novel, something essential would be lost in the process, a specific vibe that I think no medium other than a visual novel would be able to evoke. Naturally, the first and most direct way to appreciate Saya no Uta would be as a horror experience. It’s cosmic terror influences are palpable, and even when already faced with nightmare visions, the fear of something worse, something way viler lurking around the next corner, waiting to once again shatter your defenses you had built up from the last encounter with the unknown never goes away. Unlike the stories made by Lovecraft and other works inspired by his style, Saya no Uta spends no time building up the reveal of the grotesque. The very first image one sees when starting a new save is a pseudo-jumpscare consisting of one of Fuminori’s closest friends, now transformed into an incomprehensible flesh abomination by his twisted perception. Its point of view is also somewhat unique. The narrative follows Fuminori around for most of the novel, putting the spotlight not on the victims, as most horror stories tend to do, but on the monster itself. The dread, the fear, then stems not only from seeing the violent and cruel acts that the protagonists inflict on the people unlucky enough to stand in their way, but in witnessing the harrowing evolution of Saya’s and Fuminori’s characters. It is a blood red irony how the man who saw monsters out of everyone ends up being the most terrible and despicable one in the end, showing ever increasing cruelty and contempt for human life that is only matched by those of his lover, Saya. It’s difficult exemplifying it without going into much detail, but the narrative role they both fulfill is something way more complicated than plain slasher villains. The story makes very clear the absolute deplorable state Fuminori finds itself in. It would be a mindless depraved power fantasy of a story, were it not for how much effort the narrative puts into making sure that they, just like everyone else around them, suffer. Many words are dedicated to showcasing the horrible luck and pain the world makes Saya and Fuminori go through as well as the pain they then decide to inflict upon the world, most times out of retaliation or, even more tragically, as a misguided good intentioned act that, due to the sheer cognitive dissonance between the nightmare world and the real word, ends up causing an unreasonable amount of torment on the other members of humanity. Saya no Uta pulls off being both a graphicly grotesque work of very disturbing body horror and a psychological thriller at the same time, with great thought put into imagining a situation where people, after facing wave after wave of sheer terror, eventually started to lose their humanity as well. Reading the novel for enough time, a second, unexpected form of appreciation starts making sense. One that is hard to analyze and talk about unless it is between people who already have read the story in its entirety, mostly due to the gigantic amount of context needed for it to make sense and for being, conceptually, at odds with the overall tone and preconceptions one might have concerning the VN. A way that is substantially more of a personal opinion than a universally agreed worth like the previous aspect. Between the hallucinations and the violence, Saya no Uta is, basically, a love story. A love story that is both messy enough for it to spark a wildfire of questions of how do we truly qualify what love really is and, dare I say, beautiful and sincere enough to prevent it from being drowned under the heavy horridness of the story. A very common argument I see being discussed in forums is whether or not the relationship between Saya and Fuminori is a toxic one. Sure, the sheer power imbalance due to the age gap is apparent, but there really is no instance in the novel in which Fuminori actively engages or takes advantage of that specific circumstance. There is actually a very heartwarming story, putting all fetish stuff aside, of 2 broken people loyally supporting each other, staying with each other until the very end in such a way that doesn’t undermine the character’s relative personal liberty. It is very clear to see that they did both love each other unconditionally, the central issue relies on whether the reciprocally bad influence they inflicted upon each other undermined their relationship and whether you can call it true love if the necessary conditions for it to flourish were both extremely exceptional and insanely painful. Both base perspectives make compelling arguments. Saya and Fuminori were a toxic relationship because their own demons and vices only served to further destroy whatever humanity they had left in a twisted rose-colored cycle of mutual self-destruction, one that wouldn’t had happened at all without an already common ground of evil existing. Saya and Fuminori were true lovers because their love was so endless that nothing could shatter it, not even tragedy, not even death, not even the world as we know it; 2 complete “aliens”, destined to a life of suffering and loneliness, managed to not only find each other, but to defy fate and have the most wonderful life they could have gotten from a miserable existence.

Although I’ve been calling Saya no Uta a masterpiece, it is by no means perfect. There are multiple valid criticisms one can make about it, ranging from the general to the most scene-specific ones. Like any horror story, it is impossible to not encounter someone complaining that the characters are incredibly stupid and running on “horror-movie stupid logic”, a criticism that I think falls flat except in a few key scenes, since people assume that because someone is in med school that means they all are miniature Sherlock Holmes. What really holds way more considerable ground is the sometimes irritating lack of proper world building. Saya no Uta is short, like, really short. Compared to another great horror VN like Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, which takes weeks of dedicated reading to finish, months even should you go on to read the sequels, Saya no Uta takes, at most, 2 long evenings of reading, you can finish it in one day if there’s nothing else to do. This, I think, does wonders for aspects that VNs generally struggle with, those being accessibility and pacing. Of course, being short to read does not aid at all in being accessible when what you’re reading is a fetish nightmare. These come at the sacrifice of having to skip the explanations to the most esoteric and obscure aspects of the story. In lieu of not having the time and resources to properly show you everything, best case scenario a lot of details will instead get explained by characters in huge info dumps, worst case scenario and in true Lovecraftian fashion, other details will never get explained or given a hint on their meaning at all. Some also say that this lack of depth extends to the characters and, although I do agree for some very minor ones, I don’t think it’s the case at all, but I can still see how it can be for some other readers. What I truly want to talk about, the main reason I decided to post about Saya no Uta at all, is the criticism, or more accurately, the general idea of how it’s fetishistic and pornographic nature is non-essential to the work itself. I vividly remember that one of my first thoughts I had after finishing it for the first time was “Holy **** how I wish Saya had the body of a grown adult woman”, mainly because it would make the sexual content infinitely less weird and also because it would dispel what I think is the biggest taboo surrounding the novel, but over time I started thinking on how much a “little” change like that would alter the core, the essence of the story being shown. Saya is, by her very nature, a very metaphorical character. Rather than being an accurate representation of a child, her narrative role is to represent and personify a great number if higher concepts and feelings. Things like purity, innocence, playfulness and explicit virginity are things that could also be represented through the caricature of an adult woman, but not with the same clarity and straightforwardness that the current figure of Saya allows without spending a greater artistic effort and more screen time, something that we established Saya no Uta already lacks. Same goes for Fuminori. Some of his most cruel actions are also coated in this layer of pornography, surprisingly effective in this case as this filter of eroticism being applied to us, the audience, forces us, whether we want it or not, to experience the terror the same way the monster of the story is experiencing it, in its full disgusting display, making scenes that would be hard to watch by themselves otherwise absolutely unbearable. The rape scenes in Saya no Uta are broadly the same as they would be presented in a hentai doujin or porno film. That is to say violent, cruel and dehumanizing. I don’t want to go into much detail about this, but what I think makes them also somewhat essential is just, have you noticed how most erotic rape fiction ends immediately after all sexual energy has been dispelled? How the mental and social consequences of it are universally never shown, obviously due to the consuming audience’s 0 actual interest in it? The same cannot be said here. Yes, it is graphic, way too graphic than what I think was absolutely necessary, but the consequences, the toll it takes on all parties involved is real and sincere enough that axing the sexual violence altogether would also mean undermining core parts of the story. It’s a nightmare that never ends, crying characters don’t fade to black after the worst has come to pass. It feels, in the end, vulnerably real. Regrettably, the only thing that I consider removable from the novel without it being too much of a loss is the superficial and explicit way it describes sex, because no matter how one justifies it, there is still a difference between showcasing taboos as an artistic exploration of them and showcasing them as just shows to be enjoyed. Talking about what could be removed from Saya no Uta in order to make it less unnecessarily “sick” is a difficult discussion. Sure, you could make version of the story where Saya looks considerably older, where she and Fuminori instead of being villains committing horrible crimes against nature are just edgy misunderstood antiheroes, where the erotic and grotesque aspects of the story are significantly downplayed. That already happened. Its called Song of Saya and it is an American comic adaptation of Saya no Uta by IDW Publishing. Its absolute garbage don’t read it. In all seriousness, just because Song of Saya (the American 2011 comic) exists I don’t think that making a safer version of the story for wider audiences is a doomed endeavor. What I do think, however, is that even if you succeed in doing that, then whatever you have created, no matter how good it is, will probably not be Saya no Uta anymore.

Shoes of glass (Garasu no Kutsu)

A topic we saw in class that really stuck with me is the idea of "otaku" anime, animation and content made by niche authors for a niche audience, with its number 1 example being Neon Genesis Evangelion. I don’t think that NGE will ever reach the same levels of popularity that Ghibli movies, like the ones we also saw during class, have, but the tight grip, the influence it has not only over the animation that came after it but on the ever expanding otaku sphere is undeniable. In the same way that most vanguard artworks do, shows just like it spread and plant their seeds over time, until one can hardly recognize them as “niche” since their presence in the cultural space does nothing but grow. That is the natural ecosystem of things. Experimental and niche things, if good and groundbreaking enough, start gaining more fans and influencing more and more creators to follow their footsteps until what was once experimental becomes common practice. To me, Saya no Uta is the challenge mode of that. To engage with it requires being already familiar with the eroguro lolicon fetish scene or otherwise having a great tolerance for stuff like it, its barrier for entry being way higher than otherwise just “otaku media” and that makes me sad and a little fearful. With no easy way to make it more accessible, more enticing to the unaware audience, then it runs the risk of never spreading its seeds throughout the collective consciousness the same way other anime or VNs could, forever dooming it to obscurity and eventually lost media. Most of the time, this is deserved. I’m sure pretty much everyone wouldn’t greatly care if hentai doujin about torture or other unsavory stuff number 134 gets eventually forgotten by time. But Saya no Uta is not just another out there work of erotic fiction, it’s not mindless debauchery for the pure sake of it and the fact that, by a glance, it might be undistinguishable from them is really scary. It’s scary that this wonderful horror love story, not in spite of, but rather with all its disgusting tendrils, might never get the recognition it really deserves.  I won’t recommend Saya no Uta to you, even if you have read this so far, because talking about it and seeing it for yourself are two different things and you might not be comfortable with the latter. If you do want to read it, don’t be a dumbass like me and think that just because one version is uncensored it is, by default, the version with the most artistic integrity. Just by learning about it, by noticing its existence, you have already done what I wanted from this post. Remembering it. Remembering it out of the black depths of Japanese hardcore erotica, so that it may never be forgotten and brushed off as “just another sick pervert story”, even though…

…it kinda is.

-Sergio Valtierra

[curewhimsy]

UTAU/crossover RWBY AU bios so far

I'm only on volume 3. STORY ROLES COMING SOON

Haku Yowane Theme color: Snow Haku is a sincere and gentle girl from the small territory of Verdant who wanted to be a huntress because she was insecure and bullied in the past, often due for being albino and having white hair in a kingdom filled with green-haired people known for the most beautiful hair in Remnant. Haku has extremely low self-esteem. She wanted to become strong to prove her strength to herself. Haku’s weapon is named Wanderess. Her semblance, called Spiral of Ice, has to do with ice and misfortune. Her powers grow with intense emotion, but become easier to control with confidence. She unlocked her semblance when standing up to bullies for the first time. Haku is Dell’s half-sister. Dell is a faunus. Haku isn’t a faunus because those genes came from Dell’s mother, Teru Honne. Haku’s mother is Murasaki Yowane. Her and Dell’s father is Gin Honne, a corrupt villain of a man. Haku grew up living with her mother, with her father and Dell nowhere in sight. Haku’s cousin on her mother’s side is Miku Hatsune. Haku’s battle partner is Neru Akita. They get along because they’re both misunderstood, and try to rise up together.

Neru Akita Theme color: Ochre Neru is a misunderstood girl with a temper. She has a similar reason of becoming a huntress as Haku, but is less likely to admit it. Neru is very stubborn. Her weapon is called Lightningrod. Her semblance is that her emotions manifest as physical powers. It’s called Storm. Neru is often ostracized for her anger, and people mistaken her for a bully or violent. In reality, Neru never attacks first, or without a reason. She fights to defend others, and even though she might be impulsive, she has a broken heart through years of being picked on. Neru is a kind and funny girl deep down. Neru and Haku get along due to similar pasts and internal conflict. Neru’s battle partner is Haku Yowane.

Taya Soune Theme color: Cobalt Taya became a huntsman because his father recommended the path to him. He found it scary and difficult, wanting to give up, but didn’t want to disappoint his father. Taya’s true passion is music. Taya fights in a dramatic fashion, with the form of ballet. Taya’s weapon is a chain sword named Harmonis. His semblance has to do with sound. He uncovered it when his childhood friend Saya mysteriously went missing and was never found alive. The distress of Saya’s disappearance triggered Taya’s semblance. Taya had been struggling as a huntsman and relying on Saya, but when Saya went missing, Taya had to be brave on his own. Yes, Taya has trauma. Taya meets Saya again during the Vale festival, shortly before conflict in Vale broke out. Taya is overjoyed and filled with emotion that Saya is still alive. But Saya is then killed during the conflict, shortly before Taya is sent back home alone, where it’s safer.

Ruko Yokune Theme color: Indigo Ruko is a lively party person who can be surprisingly introspective. Their personality is similar to Yang’s. Ruko’s semblance has to do with their heterochromatic red and blue eyes. They can shoot lasers from them. The color and effect of the laser corresponds to which eye it’s from. Their pronouns are they/them.

Uta Utane Theme color: Violet Uta is a stoic girl wanted to be a huntress because she’s a thrill seeker, and also to prove she has a heart. Uta was always too scared to pursue music, (her other passion,) but not to fight Grimm. Uta is a sentient robotic humanoid, and is capable of emitting an aura. But like faunuses, she is prejudiced against for it. She is also treated like a machine by her creators. Uta’s weapon is called Synthesis, and is a magical machine gun that doubles as a battle axe. The name of her semblance is Glitch, where she can basically make herself and her surroundings “malfunction” to her benefit. Uta unlocked her semblance when she decided to rebel against her creators. Uta gets along with Ruby, Penny, and also Taya. Teto is her battle partner. Uta trusted Teto enough to tell her she is an android before revealing it to anyone else.

Amelie Suagr Theme color: Candy Ame was inspired to be a huntress after seeing a movie. This is why she started. She’s clumsy and too idealistic. But Ame didn’t want to give up… Ame’s weapon is giant paintbrush-shaped spiked weapon, that into a sharp elemental scepter that is also a jumping stick that can propel her. It’s usually a cane in the shape of a giant key, but she turns it into a weapon when needed. The name of her weapon is Whimsicalibur. Ame has a creation semblance called Whimsy. She unlocked her semblance after finding her self-worth. Her battle partner is Saga. Ame gets along with Haku because through her bubbly and cheerful exterior, she is very insecure. She understands both Haku and Neru, even though Neru didn’t like Ame at first.

Momo Momone Theme color: Peach Momo’s semblance is a healing semblance. She’s soft, demure, and apologetic, (even saying “sorry” out of habit when killing Grimm,) but has quite a dangerous weapon. She has a chain mace as a weapon! Momo is nurturing but timid, and feels it’s difficult for her to do things on her own. But there will come a time she may have to.

Teto Kasane Theme color: Cerise Teto is a bat faunus who wields a giant lollipop-shaped hammer. Her wings are non-functional. Her semblance is called Chimera. With her semblance gains the power of a beast, and her wings can carry her. Uta is Teto’s battle partner. Uta trusted Teto enough to tell her she is an android before revealing it to anyone else. Teto has a silly and chaotic personality.

Ritsu Namine Theme color: Scarlet Ritsu Namine is a faunus with traits of a marten (red weasel.) He was part of the White Fang once but quit once he realized how corrupt the group had become. Ritsu may be seem rough, but feels deep inside he doesn’t deserve forgiveness, as his role in the White Fang was quite significant. He acts tough because he knows no other way to act, but being with his friends helped him grow and show his sincere side. Ritsu’s weapon is called Inferno. It’s part-flamethrower. His semblance is called Loud. it has to do with loud sounds. He hates Adam. Ritsu loves being loud and chaotic but hates when people judge him for it and seems him destructive. He hates being thought of as a bully. Ritsu carries a lot of remorse and guilt between his fun exterior.

Koto Fuuga Theme color: Orange Koto is a wild daredevil who loves wildlife, and wanted to become a huntress to protect animals from Grimm. She isn’t the brightest with book-smarts, but has incredible street-smarts. Her weapon is called Birdwing. Her semblance has to do with summoning birds.

Ruby Rose Theme color: Red Ruby unlocked her semblance when mourning the death of her her mother, Summer Rose. Ruby will do anything for her friends and cares about them deeply. She isn’t the best at showing how noble she truly is until a dire circumstances arise. Ruby is a pure soul who believes the least she can do is be kind.

Weiss Schnee Theme color: White Weiss is an heiress of the Schnee Dust Company who was once prejuduced to Blake due to being a Faunus. Deep inside, Weiss and Blake aren’t all that different. She realizes this with time, and grows a trusting and tender relationship with Blake. She often regrets being ignorant in the past.

Blake Belladonna Theme color: Black Blake is a quiet and reserved girl who believes in change. She believes people can change, and that they can change what’s around them. Blake believes in changing the world.

Yang Xiao Long Theme color: Yellow Yang may seem like she has a rough temper, but she is super caring, doting, and loving to her friends and her precious little sister Ruby. Her friends are her family, and her family are her friends. She can be easily agitated, but it’s out of righteousness towards those she loves.

Akaito Shion Theme color: Crimson Akaito has fire-related semblance powers. His younger brother Kaito has ice. Akaito is a skilled huntsman in training who is a bit stoic. He may seem intimidating but he is actually quite caring and patient. He is the strong and quiet type. He can be quite shy, only opening up with his close friends. He is good with children. He has 5 younger brothers.

Rhona Hydra Theme color: Blue Rhona is a calm huntress with an intense love for the ocean and its creatures. She wants to protect the ocean. She is also a marine biologist. She cares deeply about her teammate Nagisa. Her weapon is a trident that can both stab and shoot projectiles. The name of her weapon is Aequor. Her semblance is controlling water. It’s called Deep Blue.

Luana Kai Theme color: Teal She uses a sword which seems a bit old-fashioned, but is great with it. The name of her weapon is Sparring Wave. She has a speed-related semblance.

Nagisa Onda Theme color: Magenta A girl who is not so confident, and insecure about her fighting skills. In the meanwhile, Rhona is trying to help her as much as she can, but Nagisa wants to become strong enough to do things on her own and stop being Rhona’s “burden.” Her semblance is swimming though air, as if the air is water.

Joy Smiley Theme color: Carnation Joy’s weapon is a sharp scepter that shoots proejctiles when twirled and creates force fields when waved. Her semblance is healing-related. Joy is an optimistic girl who is regarded as clumsy and annoying. Joy is very expressive and has very drastic emotions. She is “as expressive as the color-changing sky.” She is a wholesome comedian and tries her hardest to make people smile and laugh.

Tsubomi Hanasaki Theme color: Pink Tsubomi leaves cherry blossom petals behind when she fights and uses her speed semblance, a lot like Ruby with her rose petals. Tsubomi is Erika’s battle partner. She was first too shy to face Erika, who is very clingy.

Erika Kurumi Theme color: Aqua Erika is an excitable girl who wants to be friends with everyone. Her semblance is water-related. She is Tsubomi’s battle partner.

Renri Yamine Theme color: Lavender Renri is a mysterious girl… but it turns out she is being mysterious on purpose. She fakes being mysterious, poetic, and brooding to get attention. The real Renri is actually quite a goofball.

Saga Theme color: Chartreuse Saga wields a giant hammer. Her semblance is illusion-related. Saga seems intimidating at first. Her extreme shyness is mistaken for bitterness. Her quietness is mistaken for coldness. Saga is very hesitant to show emotions, as she was raised with the notion that they make you weak. She is quite troubled and tends to suffer in silence. Deep down, Saga is a cheerful and quirky girl who wishes to come out of her shell. She is jealous of Ame for being so open with her emotions. Her battle partner is Ame.

Miku Hatsune Theme color: Teal Miku’s semblance is related to music and sound. She has a very dance-like fighting style. Miku is Haku Yowane’s cousin on her mother’s side. Therefore, she isn’t blood-related to Dell, and not a faunus, but considers him close family and is worried about him. At first, she resented Dell for his White Fang activity.

Dell Honne Theme color: Silver Dell is a wolf faunus and a member of the White Fang, although he quits within the story’s events. Dell feels he is very misunderstood by everyone. Dell is Haku’s half-brother and they were separated at a young age. Dell is a faunus and Haku isn’t, because those genes came from Dell’s mother, Teru Honne. Haku’s mother is Murasaki Yowane. Haku and Dell’s father is Gin Honne, a corrupt villain of a man… Dell lives with his father, who corrupted him and emotionally abused him.

Kaito Shion Theme color: Azure Kaito has ice-related semblance powers. His older brother, Akaito, has fire.

Doremi Harukaze Theme color: Strawberry Doremi’s weapon is a magical broomstick that can create force fields when “swept” through the air or on the ground. It also is a blunt weapon.

Hazuki Fujiwara Theme color: Auburn Hazuki’s weapon is a violin which also doubles as a bow and arrow, and projectile shooter.

Aiko Senoo Theme color: Cerulean Aiko’s weapon is a staff with a harmonica as a hilt. The harmonica emits powerful sound.

Miles Edgeworth Theme color: Puce Edgeworth’s semblance is summoning strong gales by pointing his finger.

Phoenix Wright Theme color: Navy Phoenix’s semblance is summoning sound waves by pointing his finger.

Maya Fey Theme color: Purple Maya’s semblance is partly-spirit-channeling dead Grimm to make her more frenzied and destructive in battle.

Umiko Theme color: Cyan Umiko is a seal faunus.

Makoto Kino Theme color: Green Makoto’s semblance is thunder-related. Her giant hammer weapon’s name is Jupiter.

Roy Theme color: Royal Roy’s semblance is vision-related.

Ilia Amitola Theme color: Gray

Sowon Moon Theme color: Periwinkle Sowon has an ice-related semblance.

Luna Amane Theme color: Salmon Luna is a rabbit faunus. Unlike her golden hair, her ears and tail are white.

Rosa Theme color: Pastel Rosa’s motif is a pastel-pink rose.

Gumi Theme color: Lime Gumi is a huntress with a fururisric weapon and motif. Her weapon is a bit like a light-saber.

Gakupo Theme color: Lilac Gakupo is a huntsman who fights like a samurai. His weapon is a Katana.

Azusa Nakano Theme color: Midnight Azusa is a cat faunus. Her weapon is an electric guitar named Mustang.

Aoi Asahina Theme color: Madder Aoi is Sakura’s partner. She is a good enough swimmer to fight effectively in deep water.

Chai Theme color: Clover Chai is an iguana faunus. He is very stealthy.

Reisei Kiyone Theme color: Sky Reisei is a bunny faunus with floppy ears. He can fight well with the aid of his aura, but his heart/lung condition means he can get very exhausted afterwards. His semblance is speed-related. Reisei has incredible speed, but lacks long-distance stamina.

Scarlet David Theme color: Tomato

Reika Aoki Theme color: Blueberry

Minako Aino Theme color: Sunflower Her weapon is a magical chain with a heart shaped weapon at the end. It is called Venus Love Chain.

Enzo Theme color: Denim Enzo is a ballet dancer who incorporates his swift and graceful movements into combat. He is outgoing and cheerful but a little awkward. He is a nerd when it comes to history, legends, and lore.

Yuri Tsukikage Theme color: Powder Yuri is associated with moonlight.

Franziska von Karma Theme color: Aegean Franziska is a cat faunus. Her weapon is a whip sword. She hides her delicate emotions and inferiority complex under a cold exterior and fake superiority complex.

Nagisa Misumi Theme color: Ink Nagisa has gauntlets for weapons. She is Honoka Yukishiro’s partner.

Honoka Yukishiro Theme color: Moonlight Honoka is Nagisa Misumi’s partner. Her weapons are gauntlets.

Akane Hino Theme color: Vermillion

Nao Midorikawa Theme color: Veridian

Merry Kohaku Theme color: Maroon She has a circus and clown-themed fighting style.

Itsuki Myoudouin Theme color: Flaxen

Miyuki Hoshizora Theme color: Magenta

Luka Megurine Theme color: Mauve Luka’s semblance is related to singing. She makes waves rise and fall with her voice. Luka develops a friendship with Haku.

Usagi Tsukino Theme color: Coral Usagi’s weapon is a giant magical frisbee—it also comes back to her like a boomerang.

Bianca Luna Theme color: Cloud

Penny Polendena Theme color: Copper Penny gets along with Uta, as they are both aura-generating artificial humans. Penny also loves Ruby. Penny has an optimistic personality and can be a bit awkwardly enthusiastic. She comes off as a bit strange.

Nora Valkyrie Theme color: Bubblegum Nora is hyperactive and funny. She loves to pump people up. She is Ren’s childhood friend.

Lie Ren Theme color: Fuchsia Ren is sarcastic and chill, and often can’t keep up with Nora’s hyperactivity and antics. They have been friends since childhood.

Ritsu Tainaka Theme color: Khaki Her weapon is a pair of drums. Ritsu wants to think she is a rough rebel, but she’s surprisingly chicken when it comes to authority. She is a good girl who does the right thing, much to her dismay. Ritsu is highly energetic and chaotic however.

Sora Suiga Theme color: Honey Sora’s semblance has to do with the sun’s light.

Yufu Theme color: Mint Yufu’s semblance has to do with snow. Yufu is strict on her team and despite her short stature and looks, is a tough fighter.

Pop Harukaze Theme color: Rose Pop is one of the youngest students in the academy at the age of 14. She is precocious yet inside quite childish. She has a projector wand weapon.

Ami Mizuno Theme color: Sapphire Ami’s semblance is related to bubbles that both are destructive and vision-enhancing.

Hana Makihatayama Theme color: Melon Hana is eccentric and odd. She is Doremi’s battle partner and quickly grows to be her best friend.

Rei Hino Theme color: Ruby Rei’s semblance is fire-related. She is associated with the planet Mars.

Sakura Ogami Theme color: Pearl Sakura fights with a giant pair of spiked clubs. Her semblance is doubling her already-massive strength.

Jaune Arc Theme color: Lemon Jaune cheated to get into Beacon. He wants to be a hero but has no fighting experience at first. He tries his best, is incredibly selfless, and noble, but he is a novice battler. He is a mess when it comes to tense situations. However, Pyrrha’s guidance is a major help to him. Pyrrha loves Jaune for his noble qualities.

Pyrrha Nikos Theme color: Flame Pyrrha is put on a pedestal by nearly everyone she meets. She deeply appreciates Jaune for who he is, charming and selfless. Pyrrha has a crush on Jaune, but Jaune is oblivious and hits on other girls who he THINKS he would have a better chance with. Pyrrha is very calm under pressure and also kind despite her image as a perfect.

Octavia Forte: Theme color: Garnet Octavia’s semblance is a lot like a vampire’s, though she drains energy force instead of sucking blood.

Reina Cantata Theme color: Jet Reina’s semblance is related to darkness.

Zatsune Theme color: Abyss Zatsune’s semblance is related to necromancy.

Tsumugi Kotobuki Theme color: Platinum Tsumugi is a very rich and privileged girl who wanted to live the precarious life of a huntress on purpose. Her weapon is a keytar. Tsumugi has grown to care deeply about her friends, and rebel against her protective parents who don’t want her near those friends.

Rie Hibine Theme color: Spring Rie is a hyperactive girl who leaves behind four-leaf clovers when she battles, like Ruby with rose petals. Rie breakdances during fights.

Anna Nyui Theme color: Carmine She has a circus anc clown-themed fighting style.

Sonata Coda Theme color: Wintergreen

Onpu Segawa Theme color: Plum

Sage Ayana Theme color: Sage

Yatsuhashi Daichi Theme color: Pine

Neptune Vasilias Theme color: Seafoam

Fox Alistair Theme color: Cinnamon

Bow Asane Theme color: Jade Bow is a lynx fauna. She is very good at gymnastics. Her semblance is related to jumping very high and fast.

Sunhee Theme color: Emerald

Zhenyi Theme color: Nutmeg Zhenyi’s weapon is a saw.

Aster Theme color: Flamingo

Soraya Theme color: Olive

Mako Nagone Theme color: Smoke Mako is a skunk faunus with a big tail. Her weapon is similar to Blake’s (with some differences.)

Shiina Theme color: Sienna Shiina uses a magical boomerang as a weapon.

Yui Hirasawa Theme color: Brown Her weapon is an electric guitar named Sunburst. Yui affectionately nicknames it Giita.

Meiko Theme color: Rosewood Her weapon is a mace that becomes a

Anya Theme color: Pewter Anya is a quiet and bookish girl who loves adventure, be it reading about them or going on them. She uses a wheelchair, which she also incorporates in battle. She likes fun combat with others and hates being seen as lesser for her disability.

Sun Wukong Theme color: Beige Sun is a monkey Faunus and once a thief. He is good-natured despite that.

Velvet Scarlatina Theme color: Umber Velvet is a bunny Faunus who is quiet and calm, but can get intense. She loves photography.

Coco Adel Theme color: Tan

Mio Akiyama Theme color: Coal Her weapon is an electric bass. She knew Ritsu Tainaka since childhood. The two are very close. Mio is left-handed and has a complex about it, as left-handed bass weapons are rare. Mio admires Weiss because Weiss is left-handed.

Candela Theme color: Burgundy

Blanche Theme color: Ultramarine Blanche is stoic and seems mysterious. They are known to be strict and harsh, but deep inside, Blanche hates that this is how they are and wishes to be more charismatic. They use they/them pronouns. They are very close to Candela and Spark. The three were together since childhood.

Spark Theme color: Gold

Momoko Asuka Theme color: Canary

Yayoi Kise Theme color: Saffron Yayoi’s semblance is thunder-related and how strong it is relies on chance. Her semblance is called Rock Paper Scissors, and is performed by playing the game of the same name.

Rin Kagamine Theme color: Mango Rin is a mouse faunus along with her twin brother Len. She has powerful cleated boots as weapons.

Len Kagamine Theme color: Banana Len is a mouse faunus along with his twin sister Rin. He has powerful cleated boots as weapons.

Sayu Yurika Theme color: Ice Sayu’s weapon is a giant flute.

Carmella Theme color: Brick Carmella is a squirrel faunus with a big tail.

Miri Theme color: Hazel Miri is Azalea’s battle partner and girlfriend. She is a sensitive girl who loves animals. She wishes she could be braver, but Azelea reminds her she is braver than she thinks she is.

Azalea Theme color: Cotton Azalea is Miri’a battle partner and girlfriend. She is a bit of a tsundere and protective of Miri. If anyone makes Miri cry, Azalea gives them hell.

Margot Theme color: Ivory Margot is a distant relative of the Schnee family. She is from Atlas. Margot is very insecure. She has been bullied and is constantly looking to prove herself.

[shslargue]

I’m aware that Goldia has DID and that Fleta, Harper and Lisette are her alters. I’m also glad that you felt like it was a good representation of DID, and I’m happy you found it to be a realistic representation! I just don’t agree with a lot of the specific ways things were portrayed and some of the decisions that were made during development.

There is a large difference between the way characters from Pocket Mirror and LGTS are written and the way characters such as those from Saya no Uta are written (I’ve played it too. Yes it is disturbing). Criticizing the game by saying I believe that the characters’ conditions and struggles were portrayed as too sanitized does not mean I’d rather have some kind of fucked-up gore fest.

I finally figured out the thing that's preventing me from fully caring about the characters in pocket mirror and little goody two shoes: they're fundamentally pretty normal. not freakish at all. even characters like lisette who's supposed to be a manifestation of the trials that come with living with DID is like... freakish in a way that seems inauthentic to me. I need the WEIRDOS your honor

[guroshitsugi-archived]

girl if u've read saya no uta two years ago then how do u know nothing about it lol. also its not that *i* see l*li characters as children for literally no reason, are we gonna pretend anime isnt known for sexualizing characters that purposely resemble children? are u really gonna pull the "its just a drawing its not real" shit? and i like how u literally ignored that you reblogged one of those from erogescreens like u knew the pic of a little girl being beaten was from a porn game

because i don't fucking remember? is that so hard to process? from what other people and posts talking about it have said, it does not glorify it in any way (kinda like happy sugar life's situation of not glorifying horrible shit), I'm not pulling the "hurr durr just a drawing shit", it's the fact none of them are children in the posts you showed, yes the anime industry sexualizes that shit often, but that does not automatically mean the things i've rbd 100% is pedophilia shit, also you clearly did not read my entire response, where i said the rest of the shit you showed were not underage characters getting beaten. also i love how u automatically know something is from a porn game by looking at it, you either assume shit or are probably projecting. get out of my inbox and make your shitty little callout post, closet pedo. i'm not responding to ur asks after this retard ❤

[an-aura-about-you]

Fic Titles Meme

Tagged by @seasaltmemories, I’ve been asked to talk about my 20 most recent fic titles. Technically, the request is for my 20 most recent fics, but the thing is I don’t title everything. Since the meme is specifically about titles, I’ll have to find the 20 most recent ones that HAVE titles. (This is teaching me I should title ALL of my fanfiction.) Also, if something’s a multipart or has a universe title for an AU beyond a vague description of what the AU is, I’ll include that because why not?

Okay, so I’m actually SO bad at naming fanfiction that this task took me all the way back to 2015 for my 20 most recently named fanfics. And even then, I’m kind of cheating because one of my AUs happens to have a lot of named parts. But they are episodes, so they will be treated as such. My 20 most recently named fics are:

1. Sealed With A Kiss - Princess Tutu - In a desperate attempt to ward off unwanted real person shipping with Fakir, (Anteat)Erina asks Autor to pretend to be her boyfriend.

2. Sins of the Father - Princess Tutu - Erina reads a book while sitting in Autor’s office. Logos sings a lot. A follow-up to Speak of the Devil. (Content warning: This story contains some disturbing events including loss of bodily control, a suicide threat, and a minor being sexually harassed. Reader discretion is advised.)

3. Sweet Dreams - Princess Tutu - Autor accidentally crashes Erina’s slumber party.

4. Yes and No - Princess Tutu - Autor is a pianist working with a rehearsing ballet company who gets shot down by prima donna Rue. Erina stands up for him, but when he goes to thank her they find they don’t share a common language.

5. Take Me To Church - Princess Tutu - In a time of war, Siegfried and Rue examine the complicated nature of love to the point of sin. A Songfic.

6. Ship of Theseus - Princess Tutu - In what she previously considered an impossible turn of events, Rue meets Lohengrin.

7. Bewitching Dream - Princess Tutu - Mytho and Rue are such a sweet couple you’d never guess she was a witch! Or, of all the things Duck expected to find in the bottle that washed up on her deserted island, a genie named Fakir was nowhere on the list! A love letter to those fun supernatural 60s sitcoms.

8. Speak of the Devil - Princess Tutu - Logos finds Autor attempting a storyspinning ritual and recalls the time his uncle attempted his own. (Content warning: This story contains some unsavory elements including loss of bodily control, implied self-harm, and implied vomiting. Reader discretion is advised.)

9. Song of Mirai - Beyond the Boundary - The world has become a terrifying place for Akihito, who finds his only remaining shred of normalcy and sanity in Mirai. A Saya no Uta AU. (Content warning: As this is a Saya no Uta AU, almost all of the same warnings for that work apply to this one including murder, cannibalism, and sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.)

10-20. Beyond Belief’s Boundary - Beyond the Boundary - It’s time to send the little ones off to bed and set your radio’s dial to spooky as we follow the adventures of police detective (and werewolf) Akihito Kanbara and his socialite sweetheart (and vampire) Mirai Kuriyama. A Beyond Belief AU a little to the left with Akihito and Mirai in the roles of Dave and Donna Henderson. The most recent titles for this series are:

The Great Lovecraft Death Booth Lucky Strike The Laboothrinth Don’t Lose Your Head Hot Shot A Holiday Beyond Belief’s Boundary Thanksgiving Snacks Not so Sweet Home The Best Little Coven in New York Sick Day

Whew! Okay, let’s actually get to the questions now.

1. How many are you happy with?

As in super happy with right now? Five of them. Specifically Sins of the Father, Ship of Theseus, The Great Lovecraft, The Laboothrinth, and The Best Little Coven in New York. Which I guess shows you how my tastes run.

2. How many are…not great?

I’m not satisfied with Sweet Dreams or the not-goofy titles in Beyond Belief’s Boundary like Thanksgiving Snacks and A Holiday Beyond Belief’s Boundary.

3. How many did you scramble for at the last minute?

Song of Mirai was SO last minute that I’m pretty sure that series hadn’t been touched for literal years before I put that name to them.

4. How many did you know before you started writing/creating, or near the beginning?

Six of them: Sealed With A Kiss, Sins of the Father, Sweet Dreams, Take Me To Church, Speak of the Devil, and the AU name Beyond Belief’s Boundary itself.

5. How many are quotes from songs or poems?

The only one that’s intentionally from a song is the songfic Take Me To Church. That’s Just How You Name Songfics.

6. How many are other quotes?

Sealed With A Kiss, Sins of the Father, Speak of the Devil, Ship of Theseus and Don’t Lose Your Head are all expressions. A lot of Beyond Belief’s Boundary titles are intentionally making fun of other titles like The Great Lovecraft, Death Booth, The Laboothrinth, Not so Sweet Home, and The Best Little Coven in New York.

7. Which best reflects the plot of the story/content of the fanwork?

The AU titles are going to tell you the most about what’s going on if you’re familiar with the work the AU is based on. Bewitching Dream is a mashup of the two works that inspired the separate stories, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. Saya no Uta translates to Song of Saya, hence Song of Mirai. Beyond Belief’s Boundary just wrote itself as an AU title when I realized how well Beyond the Boundary would work in the parameters of Beyond Belief. And a lot of the parody titles of Beyond Belief’s Boundary give you an idea of what to expect. The Great Lovecraft is a loose parody of The Great Gatsby with the fictional HP Lovecraft II in the role of Gatsby. The Laboothrinth is about Akihito and Mirai exploring a diner that has become a labyrinth and finding its Minotaur. Don’t Lose Your Head is about Akihito discovering his neighbor is a penanngalan.

8. Which best reflects the theme of the story?

Sins of the Father, Speak of the Devil, and Ship of Theseus. Though now that I think about it, Sins of the Father might work better under Speak of the Devil’s name. But Speak of the Devil already got that title, and Sins of the Father still definitely works in the sense that Autor is suffering for Drosselmeyer’s sins.

9. Which best reflects the character voice of the story/pov of the fanwork?

Sealed With A Kiss, Speak of the Devil, and Ship of Theseus. The reason why I’m putting Sealed With A Kiss here is because of the nature of the title in relation to the ending, where Autor and Erina make their agreement official with a kiss. Since it’s basically from Autor’s perspective, wanting to do something to make the arrangement official feels right.

10. Which is your favourite title?

Ship of Theseus. It was just one of those moments when I was talking to a friend and got really lucky stumbling upon it.

And I stayed up WAY too late to do this, so just generally tagging whoever wants to do it.

[otakween]

Parasite Eve (The Novel) - Review

And now, for something completely different. I realized that with my main Project Alpha (watching all anime in alphabetical order) I would be missing out on somethings that don’t have anime but are still otaku related. Therefore, I will be doing two side projects for A. video games that don’t have anime and B. manga that don’t have anime. I’ll probably add other projects as I go. 

First game alphabetically on my list for video games is Parasite Eve (thanks to 3rd Birthday). Turns out, the game is actually a sequel to a novel. Instead of reading it and then writing a review, I decided to review as-I-go so this post will be pretty lengthy.

Thoughts:

Part 1 Prologue & Development)

-The vibes I’m getting from this are Frankenstein combined with Junji Ito (yes, I know he adapted that recently). The mysterious heat thing feels distinctly J-horror. Maybe because they’re so into body horror?

-I’m still not sure if “Parasite Eve” is supposed to refer to a woman or an event. Maybe that’s the point?

-So main “villain” is kind of omnipresent microorganism who can control minds? I hope they explain how it works eventually

-Holy research, Batman! All of the medical and scientific scenes are really impressive to me. They feel like they were written by a real doctor. I want a “making of” feature lol.

-Creepiest bits so far are the opening car accident (reminded me of Bird Box a little) and the extremely in-depth surgery descriptions definitely had me feeling squeamish

-The characters already feel well-developed and distinct. I can tell because I’m having no trouble remembering their names lol

-I know it’s all medical necessity but the transplant scenes did feel very violating. It was also creepy that the author chose to describe a braindead woman’s body in vaguely sexual terms

-The politics about braindead bodies in Japan vs. America adds a really interesting layer to the story. Also, the feelings of people who experience failed transplants. These are both things I had never really considered. It’s attention to detail like this that makes this story feel more realistic and immersive.

-I’m wondering how the “villain” will manifest herself? Is it going to be like Tomie where she grows put of the organs? Is she going to possess the donors or become a clone of Kiyomi. We’ll see!

Part 2 (Symbiosis)

-Okay, now I have a much better idea of how “Eve” works. The descriptions of her taking over her host’s body and mind were nice and creepy. The horror of the situation is that it’s not really something you could report or ask for help without seeming crazy and being locked up or put on drugs.

-I said the first part reminded me of Junji Ito and Frankenstein. This second part reminded me of Get Out, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Saya no Uta. I guess I could throw in Brain on Fire as well with all the memory lapses.

-I much prefer the subtle horror of the novel to the monster-attack style horror. I found the scene where Asakura is attacked by Eve just felt really cheesy. It was one of those horror scenes where the victim is being attacked by a very slow moving creature and they probably could have escaped like a million times. Her immediately kneeling down on a mug she shattered also felt pretty silly.

-So Eve is mitochondria? I guess? And she’s existed since the beginning of time but needed science to progress to where it is today to help her evolve. That’s creative but pretty out there. It’s confusing because she obviously has to be more than one mitochondrion at once and she also refers to other mitochondrion as her sisters even though they both came from Kiyomi. I guess I’ll just try not to overthink things…

-Things suddenly got very sexual at the end of part 2 and I cannot unsee certain things D: I’m not really sure what Eve’s end goal is here. Is it just to be all yandere for Toshiaki or does she want to take over the world as a new species or something?

-I really enjoy how much insight we’re getting into Mariko and Kiyomi’s characters. Horror is always more effective when you care about the characters and understand who they were before everything went wrong.

-Pretty stupid of Mariko to not take her pills, it’s kinda hard to see her side of things on that one. It’s interesting to see her dad and the doctor grappling with this trouble child.When they called her behavior “autistic” it was kind of jarring though. Not sure how I feel about that.

Part 3 (Evolution)

-Oh…OH. Okay. I was warned that this book is trippy and this is where stuff starts to go DOWN. Where’s my brain bleach…

-F’real though, the 3rd part was basically nonstop madness and body horror. I was on the edge of my seat but also cringing throughout the whole thing. I must have been quite the sight reading this on the train, I could just feel my eyes widening at some of the more out-there scenes.

-So it gets extremely sexual and there’s some rape going on which of course is always hard to read. It makes sense for the plot tho so I was ok with it. Logically, Eve 1 would need to “evolve” through reproducing. Some of the descriptions made me kind of side-eye the author tho like “Are you enjoying this a little too much?” I dunno. it was just a lot.

-Really intense body horror. The descriptions of people slowly dying by fire were especially lovingly crafted (lol). I liked that they explained the logic behind mitochondria having that ability and compared it to spontaneous human combustion

-Team Toshiaki was pretty badass at the end there, working together to save Mariko. I’d be on the next plane out of the country lol

-I’m glad Toshiaki was redeemed in the end. It’s not like he really did anything wrong since he was basically brainwashed.

-I wonder if any book characters will appear in the games? I don’t know how far apart the stories are but it would be fun to get some cameos. I wanna see Mariko come back for revenge lol

-What crazy person thought this would make a good video game??? I mean, good for them, but if I didn’t know already about the franchise I would not be reading this thinking “mm yeah. Awesome game material right here.” It’s mainly science and practically all-powerful mitochondria monsters. And you fight those with guns or something? Okaaay…

Epilogue

-Dang! Major jealousy feels. I wish I was graduating grad school rn (but 6 years…damn. I could never be a research student).

-Of course it ends with a super complicated scientific explanation. I’m really glad it did though. I didn’t really understand what was going on with the male-female thing.

-Typical horror movie sting foreshadowing sequels at the end. Creeeeepy.

-It’s pretty hilarious how Asakura is like “man, what a year amirite??” YOU CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE ATTACKED BY A MITOCHONDRIA BLOB THAT KILLED YOUR MENTOR!

-Oh snap. The book has a bibliography. Mad props to the author who of course has his PhD in pharmacology. It’s always great when super smart people create something like this for us plebes.

I’m super glad I read this! I don’t read a ton of horror (even though I’m a big horror movie fan) and this was a great re-introduction into the genre. Although I found it a little over-the-top at times (borderline cheesy) it was super smartly written and refreshingly original. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the franchise has in store for me!

I give Parasite Eve a 8.5 out of 10

[bunnyadvocate]

Thoughts on Doki Doki Literature Club

Coming on the heels of other meta games that play with user expectations and break the 4th wall, such as Undertale and OneShot, Doki Doki Literature Club was released last week to the surprised excitement of the VN fandom. I played through it yesterday and have a few thoughts to share. Come, <Reader name>, just click that “keep reading” button, you know you want to. You’ll do this for me right? Click it~

When you start DDLC, you’re given not one, but three warnings about the disturbing content to follow. I’m a veteran VN reader don’t you know? I’ve survived torture in Higurashi, cannibalism in Saya no Uta, and the mind numbing tedium of Clannad. I laugh in the face of your warnings! ... I’m not laughing anymore. This VN is really disturbing, using animation and playing with the VN interface in unexpected ways to establish a genuinely unsettling atmosphere.

Yes, I can both read and write! I’m such a catch~

But first you have to get through the first act, the generic moege that eases us into this otaku fantasy of being surrounded by beautiful girls whose standards are so high they’ve never cared for a guy before, but so low that they’re impressed by the ordinary-in-every-way protagonist.

But don’t switch your mind off yet! Pay attention and you’ll pick up some subtle foreshadowing. Why does the upbeat Sayori respond to well to poetry about depression? Why is Yuri so anxious about showing her arms? Why is Monika making meta jokes about saving your game and the translation quality of the dialogue?

(Major spoilers ahead)

Welcome to act 2, a.k.a. the “fuuuuuuuuuuuucck” chapter.

Even though it’s pretty clear what’s coming with Sayori, the scene is still shocking. The first use of animation in the VN and the various effects to break the interface do a great job of disrupting any complacency you might have been lulled into, and that’s just the start of this descent into madness. This whole second act is full of memorable moments where the game plays with the interface in clever ways, but it’s also where the game cohesion starts to fall apart. The protagonist seems to be blissfully unaware that anything is wrong, it’s only the player seeing these glitches. It creates a dissonance between the player and the protagonist which turns what should have been a horrifying experience into an amusing haunted house, where you scream in mock fear at each surprise. You go from one spectacle to the next, but there’s no feeling of progression or escalation as it’s unclear where the story is going.

There are also moments of frustration. When the world is collapsing around you, you don’t really care to hear the same cliche getting-to-know-you dialogue a second time. There’s no attempt to work out what’s going on.

In the rush to throw in meta twists and find new ways to mess with the player, the characters become a bit of a joke. Each character’s mental illness become their defining characteristic, Yuri’s self-harm issues weirdly turns into a sexual fetish, something I’d expect of a nukige. There’s an explanation of sorts for this, these are meant to be cliche moege characters, not real people, so perhaps it could be read as a commentary on their lack of character depth in those games; and Monika has dialled up their “quirks” to 11. But still, it goes to such an extreme as to almost feel like a parody and it reduces the emotional impact as they don’t feel real anymore.

The last arc with Monika speaking directly to the player has some great moments. By having the player perform an action outside of the game, you feel a stronger sense of responsibility for it. You weren’t railroaded into this. You aren’t just following the path laid down for you. You manually went into a folder and deleted a file. It makes Monika’s suffering and hatred for you after that hit especially hard. This is something you did.

Monika’s arc gives a coherent, emotional end. It’s odd then that the epilogue arc chooses to undermine that. The meta-awareness that had seemed unique to Monika is revealed to actually relate to being club president. It’s a cool concept, that the game itself has some degree of awareness and not just a character, but the concept felt unexplored and it didn’t seem to know where to go with it.

(End spoilers)

Those most triggered by this game will be any Ren’py devs, who will be all too familiar with these interface “errors.”

Despite my gripes, I still thoroughly enjoyed my time with DDLC. It’s wonderfully polished with excellent execution, although with a few unintended casualties along the way, namely characterisation. If you haven’t tried it, I absolutely recommend it.

So you’re going to follow my tumblr <Reader name> now aren’t you? I love you <Reader name>! Don’t leave, just sit back down and reread this post. Again. And again. And again...

[curewhimsy]

RWBY crossover bios so far (repost)

Reposting because I can only highlight one paragraph at a time on mobile and can’t edit the other one.

I’m only on RWBY volume 4 ATM.

Haku Yowane Theme color: Snow Original franchise: Vocaloid Haku is a sincere and gentle girl from the small  territory of Verdant who wanted to be a huntress because she was insecure and bullied in the past, often due for being albino and having white hair in a kingdom filled with green-haired people known for the most beautiful hair in Remnant. Haku has extremely low self-esteem. She wanted to become strong to prove her strength to herself. Haku’s weapon is named Wanderess. Her semblance, called Spiral of Ice, has to do with ice and misfortune. Her powers grow with intense emotion, but become easier to control with confidence. She unlocked her semblance when standing up to bullies for the first time. Haku is Dell’s half-sister. Haku isn’t a faunus because those genes came from Dell’s mother, Teru Honne. Haku’s mother is Murasaki Yowane. Her and Dell’s father is Gin Honne, a corrupt villain of a man. Haku grew up living with her mother, with her father and Dell nowhere in sight. Haku’s cousin on her mother’s side is Miku Hatsune. Haku’s battle partner is Neru Akita. They get along because they’re both misunderstood, and try to rise up together. Haku’s first name is the kanji for “white.”

Neru Akita Theme color: Ochre Original franchise: Vocaloid Neru is a misunderstood girl with a temper. She has a similar reason of becoming a huntress as Haku, but is less likely to admit it. Neru is very stubborn. Her weapon is called Lightningrod. Her semblance is that her emotions manifest as physical powers. It’s called Storm. Neru is often ostracized for her anger, and people mistaken her for a bully or violent. In reality, Neru never attacks first, or without a reason. She fights to defend others, and even though she might be impulsive, she has a broken heart through years of being picked on. Neru is a kind and funny girl deep down. Neru and Haku get along due to similar pasts and internal conflict. Neru’s battle partner is Haku Yowane. Neru’s last name has “aki” in it, meaning autumn.

Taya Soune Theme color: Cobalt Original franchise: UTAU Taya became a huntsman because his father recommended the path to him. He found it scary and difficult, wanting to give up, but didn’t want to disappoint his father. Taya’s true passion is music. Taya fights in a dramatic fashion, with the form of ballet. Taya’s weapon is a chain sword named Harmonis. His semblance has to do with sound. He uncovered it when his childhood friend Saya mysteriously went missing and was never found alive. The distress of Saya’s disappearance triggered Taya’s semblance. Taya had been struggling as a huntsman and relying on Saya, but when Saya went missing, Taya had to be brave on his own. Yes, Taya has trauma. Taya meets Saya again during the Vale festival, shortly before conflict in Vale broke out. Taya is overjoyed and filled with emotion that Saya is still alive. But Saya is then killed during the conflict, shortly before Taya is sent back home alone, where it’s safer. The “sou” in Taya’s last name means blue. His last name Soune means blue sound.

Ruko Yokune Theme color: Indigo Original franchise: UTAU Ruko is a lively party person who can be surprisingly introspective. Their personality is similar to Yang’s. Ruko’s semblance has to do with their heterochromatic red and blue eyes. They can shoot lasers from them. The color and effect of the laser corresponds to which eye it’s from. Their pronouns are they/them.

Uta Utane Theme color: Violet Original franchise: UTAU Uta is a stoic girl wanted to be a huntress because she’s a thrill seeker, and also to prove she has a heart. Uta was always too scared to pursue music, (her other passion,) but not to fight Grimm. Uta is a sentient robotic humanoid, and is capable of emitting an aura. But like faunuses, she is prejudiced against for it. She is also treated like a machine by her creators. Uta’s weapon is called Synthesis, and is a magical machine gun that doubles as a battle axe. The name of her semblance is Glitch, where she can basically make herself and her surroundings “malfunction” to her benefit. Uta unlocked her semblance when she decided to rebel against her creators. Uta gets along with Ruby, Penny, and also Taya. Teto is her battle partner. Uta trusted Teto enough to tell her she is an android before revealing it to anyone else.

Amelie Sugar Theme color: Candy Original franchise: Original character (self-insert) Ame was inspired to be a huntress after seeing a movie. This is why she started. She’s clumsy and too idealistic. But Ame didn’t want to give up… Ame’s weapon is giant paintbrush-shaped spiked weapon, that into a sharp elemental scepter that is also a jumping stick that can propel her. It’s usually a cane in the shape of a giant key, but she turns it into a weapon when needed. The name of her weapon is Whimsicalibur. Ame has a creation semblance called Whimsy. She unlocked her semblance after finding her self-worth. Her battle partner is Saga. Ame gets along with Haku because through her bubbly and cheerful exterior, she is very insecure. She understands both Haku and Neru, even though Neru didn’t like Ame at first. Her first name can mean both rain or candy, both alluding to colors.

Momo Momone Theme color: Peach Original franchise: UTAU Momo’s semblance is a healing semblance. She’s soft, demure, and apologetic, (even saying “sorry” out of habit when killing Grimm,) but has quite a dangerous weapon. She has a chain mace as a weapon! Momo is nurturing but timid, and feels it’s difficult for her to do things on her own. But there will come a time she may have to. Her name has the Japanese word for peach, Momo.

Teto Kasane Theme color: Cerise Original franchise: UTAU Teto is a bat faunus who wields a giant lollipop-shaped hammer. Her wings are non-functional. Her semblance is called Chimera. With her semblance gains the power of a beast, and her wings can carry her.  Uta is Teto’s battle partner. Uta trusted Teto enough to tell her she is an android before revealing it to anyone else. Teto has a silly and chaotic personality.

Ritsu Namine Theme color: Scarlet Original franchise: UTAU Ritsu Namine is a faunus with traits of a marten (red weasel.) He was part of the White Fang once but quit once he realized how corrupt the group had become. Ritsu may be seem rough, but feels deep inside he doesn’t deserve forgiveness, as his role in the White Fang was quite significant. He acts tough because he knows no other way to act, but being with his friends helped him grow and show his sincere side. Ritsu’s weapon is called Inferno. It’s part-flamethrower. His semblance is called Loud. it has to do with loud sounds. He hates Adam. Ritsu loves being loud and chaotic but hates when people judge him for it and seems him destructive. He hates being thought of as a bully. Ritsu carries a lot of remorse and guilt between his fun exterior.  Ritsu’s last name has “nami,” meaning ocean wave.

Koto Fuuga Theme color: Orange Original franchise: UTAU Koto is a wild daredevil who loves wildlife, and wanted to become a huntress to protect animals from Grimm. She isn’t the brightest with book-smarts, but has incredible street-smarts. Her weapon is called Birdwing. Her semblance has to do with summoning birds.

Ruby Rose Theme color: Red Original franchise: RWBY Ruby unlocked her semblance when mourning the death of her her mother, Summer Rose. Ruby will do anything for her friends and cares about them deeply. She isn’t the best at showing how noble she truly is until a dire circumstances arise. Ruby is a pure soul who believes the least she can do is be kind. Her name alludes to the color red.

Weiss Schnee Theme color: White Original franchise: RWBY Weiss is an heiress of the Schnee Dust Company who was once prejuduced to Blake due to being a Faunus. Deep inside, Weiss and Blake aren’t all that different. She realizes this with time, and grows a trusting and tender relationship with Blake. She often regrets being ignorant in the past. Her name alludes to the color white.

Blake Belladonna Theme color: Black Original franchise: RWBY Blake is a quiet and reserved girl who believes in change. She believes people can change, and that they can change what’s around them. Blake believes in changing the world. Her name means dark and alludes to the color black.

Yang Xiao Long Theme color: Yellow Original franchise: RWBY Yang may seem like she has a rough temper, but she is super caring, doting, and loving to her friends and her precious little sister Ruby. Her friends are her family, and her family are her friends. She can be easily agitated, but it’s out of righteousness towards those she loves.   Her first name is Chinese for sun, which alludes to yellow.

Akaito Shion Theme color: Crimson Original franchise: Vocaloid Akaito has fire-related semblance powers. His younger brother Kaito has ice. Akaito is a skilled huntsman in training who is a bit stoic. He may seem intimidating but he is actually quite caring and patient. He is the strong and quiet type. He can be quite shy, only opening up with his close friends. He is good with children. He has 5 younger brothers. His name Akaito has aka, meaning red.

Rhona Hydra Theme color: Blue Original franchise: Original character Rhona is a calm huntress with an intense love for the ocean and its creatures. She wants to protect the ocean. She is also a marine biologist. She cares deeply about her teammate Nagisa. Her weapon is a trident that can both stab and shoot projectiles. The name of her weapon is Aequor. Her semblance is controlling water. It’s called Deep Blue. Her last name alludes to water.

Luana Kai Theme color: Teal Original franchise: Original character She uses a sword which seems a bit old-fashioned, but is great with it. The name of her weapon is Sparring Wave. She has a speed-related semblance. Her last name means sea in Hawaiian.

Nagisa Onda Theme color: Magenta Original franchise: Original character  A girl who is not so confident, and insecure about her fighting skills. In the meanwhile, Rhona is trying to help her as much as she can, but Nagisa wants to become strong enough to do things on her own and stop being Rhona’s “burden.” Her semblance is swimming though air, as if the air is water.

Joy Smiley Theme color: Carnation Original franchise: Original character Joy’s weapon is a sharp scepter that shoots proejctiles when twirled and creates force fields when waved. Her semblance is healing-related. Joy is an optimistic girl who is regarded as clumsy and annoying. Joy is very expressive and has very drastic emotions. She is “as expressive as the color-changing sky.” She is a wholesome comedian and tries her hardest to make people smile and laugh.

Tsubomi Hanasaki Theme color: Pink Original franchise: Heartcatch Precure Tsubomi leaves cherry blossom petals behind when she fights and uses her speed semblance, a lot like Ruby with her rose petals. Tsubomi is Erika’s battle partner. She was first too shy to face Erika, who is very clingy.

Erika Kurumi Theme color: Aqua Original franchise: Heartcatch Precure Erika is an excitable girl who wants to be friends with everyone. Her semblance is water-related. She is Tsubomi’s battle partner.

Renri Yamine Theme color: Lavender Original franchise: UTAU Renri is a mysterious girl… but it turns out she is being mysterious on purpose. She fakes being mysterious, poetic, and brooding to get attention. The real Renri is actually quite a goofball. Her last name means dark sound.

Saga Theme color: Chartreuse  Original franchise: Original character Saga wields a giant hammer. Her semblance is illusion-related. Saga seems intimidating at first. Her extreme shyness is mistaken for bitterness. Her quietness is mistaken for coldness. Saga is very hesitant to show emotions, as she was raised with the notion that they make you weak. She is quite troubled and tends to suffer in silence. Deep down, Saga is a cheerful and quirky girl who wishes to come out of her shell. She is jealous of Ame for being so open with her emotions. Her battle partner is Ame.

Miku Hatsune Theme color: Teal Original franchise: Vocaloid Miku’s semblance is related to music and sound. She has a very dance-like fighting style. Miku is Haku Yowane’s cousin on her mother’s side. Therefore, she isn’t blood-related to Dell, and not a faunus, but considers him close family and is worried about him. At first, she resented Dell for his White Fang activity.

Dell Honne Theme color: Silver Original franchise: Vocaloid Dell is a wolf faunus and a member of the White Fang, although he quits within the story’s events. Dell feels he is very misunderstood by everyone. Dell is Haku’s half-brother and they were separated at a young age. Dell is a faunus and Haku isn’t, because those genes came from Dell’s mother, Teru Honne. Haku’s mother is Murasaki Yowane. Haku and Dell’s father is Gin Honne, a corrupt villain of a man… Dell lives with his father, who corrupted him and emotionally abused him.

Kaito Shion Theme color: Azure Original franchise: Vocaloid Kaito has ice-related semblance powers. His older brother, Akaito, has fire. His last name has kai, ocean in Japanese.

Doremi Harukaze Theme color: Strawberry Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi Doremi’s weapon is a magical broomstick that can create force fields when “swept” through the air or on the ground. It also is a blunt weapon.

Hazuki Fujiwara Theme color: Auburn Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi Hazuki’s weapon is a violin which also doubles as a bow and arrow, and projectile shooter.

Aiko Senoo Theme color: Cerulean Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi Aiko’s weapon is a staff with a harmonica as a hilt. The harmonica emits powerful sound. Her name, Aiko, can mean either love child or indigo child.

Miles Edgeworth Theme color: Puce Original franchise: Ace Attorney Edgeworth’s semblance is summoning strong gales by pointing his finger.

Phoenix Wright Theme color: Navy Original franchise: Ace Attorney Phoenix’s semblance is summoning sound waves by pointing his finger.

Maya Fey Theme color: Purple Original franchise: Ace Attorney  Maya’s semblance is partly-spirit-channeling dead Grimm to make her more frenzied and destructive in battle.

Umiko Theme color: Cyan Original franchise: Original character Umiko is a seal faunus. Her name means ocean child.

Makoto Kino Theme color: Green Original franchise: Sailor Moon Makoto’s semblance is thunder-related. Her giant hammer weapon’s name is Jupiter. Her last name has the kanji for wood.

Roy Theme color: Royal Original franchise: Original character Roy’s semblance is vision-related.

Ilia Amitola Theme color: Gray Original franchise: RWBY

Sowon Moon Theme color: Periwinkle Original franchise: Original chatacter Sowon has an ice-related semblance.

Luna Amane Theme color: Salmon Original franchise: UTAU Luna is a rabbit faunus. Unlike her golden hair, her ears and tail are white.

Rosa Theme color: Pastel Original franchise: Original character Rosa’s motif is a pastel-pink rose. Her name alludes to pink.

Gumi Theme color: Lime Original franchise: Vocaloid Gumi is a huntress with a fururisric weapon and motif. Her weapon is a bit like a light-saber. 

Gakupo Theme color: Lilac Original franchise: Vocaloid Gakupo is a huntsman who fights like a samurai. His weapon is a Katana.

Azusa Nakano Theme color: Midnight Original franchise: K-ON! Azusa is a cat faunus. Her weapon is an electric guitar named Mustang.

Aoi Asahina Theme color: Madder Original franchise: Dangan Ronpa Aoi is Sakura’s partner. She is a good enough swimmer to fight effectively in deep water. Her first name can mean blue.

Chai Theme color: Clover Original franchise: Original character Chai is an iguana faunus. He is very stealthy.

Reisei Kiyone Theme color: Sky Original franchise: Original character Reisei is a bunny faunus with floppy ears. He can fight well with the aid of his aura, but his heart/lung condition (pulmonary hypertension) means he can get very exhausted afterwards. His semblance is speed-related. Reisei has incredible speed, but lacks long-distance stamina.

Scarlet David Theme color: Tomato Original franchise: RWBY

Reika Aoki Theme color: Blueberry Her last name has the kanji for blue. Original franchise: Smile Precure

Minako Aino Theme color: Sunflower Original franchise: Sailor Moon Her weapon is a magical chain with a heart shaped weapon at the end. It is called Venus Love Chain.

Enzo Theme color: Denim Original franchise: Original character Enzo is a ballet dancer who incorporates his swift and graceful movements into combat. He is outgoing and cheerful but a little awkward. He is a nerd when it comes to history, legends, and lore.

Yuri Tsukikage Theme color: Powder Original franchise: Heartcatch Precure Yuri is associated with moonlight.

Franziska von Karma Theme color: Aegean Original franchise: Ace Attorney Franziska is a cat faunus. Her weapon is a whip sword. She hides her delicate emotions and inferiority complex under a cold exterior and fake superiority complex.

Nagisa Misumi Theme color: Ink Original franchise: Futari wa Precure Nagisa has gauntlets for weapons. She is Honoka Yukishiro’s partner. Her last name has the kanji for ink and alludes to black.

Honoka Yukishiro Theme color: Moonlight Original franchise: Futari wa Precure Honoka is Nagisa Misumi’s partner. Her weapons are gauntlets. Her last name has the kanji for snow, Yuki. Also shiro means castle, but also means white.

Akane Hino Theme color: Vermillion Original franchise: Smile Precure Her name alludes to red in Japanese.

Nao Midorikawa Theme color: Veridian Original franchise: Smile Precure Her name alludes to green in Japanese.

Merry Kohaku Theme color: Maroon Original franchise: UTAU She has a circus and clown-themed fighting style. Her last name means amber.

Itsuki Myoudouin Theme color: Flaxen Original franchise: Heartcatch Precure

Miyuki Hoshizora Theme color: Magenta Original franchise: Smile Precure

Luka Megurine Theme color: Mauve Original franchise: Vocaloid Luka’s semblance is related to singing. She makes waves rise and fall with her voice. Luka develops a friendship with Haku.

Usagi Tsukino Theme color: Coral Original franchise: Sailor Moon Usagi’s weapon is a giant magical frisbee—it also comes back to her like a boomerang. 

Bianca Luna Theme color: Cloud Original franchise: Original character Her name alludes to white and the moon.

Penny Polendena Theme color: Copper Original franchise: RWBY Penny gets along with Uta, as they are both aura-generating artificial humans. Penny also loves Ruby. Penny has an optimistic personality and can be a bit awkwardly enthusiastic. She comes off as a bit strange.

Nora Valkyrie Theme color: Bubblegum Original franchise: RWBY Nora is hyperactive and funny. She loves to pump people up. She is Ren’s childhood friend.

Lie Ren Theme color: Fuchsia Original franchise: RWBY Ren is sarcastic and chill, and often can’t keep up with Nora’s hyperactivity and antics. They have been friends since childhood.

Ritsu Tainaka Theme color: Khaki Original franchise: K-ON! Her weapon is a pair of drums. Ritsu wants to think she is a rough rebel, but she’s surprisingly chicken when it comes to authority. She is a good girl who does the right thing, much to her dismay. Ritsu is highly energetic and chaotic however.

Sora Suiga Theme color: Honey Original franchise: UTAU Sora’s semblance has to do with the sun’s light.

Yufu Theme color: Mint Original franchise: UTAU Yufu’s semblance has to do with snow. Yufu is strict on her team and despite her short stature and looks, is a tough fighter.

Pop Harukaze Theme color: Rose Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi Pop is one of the youngest students in the academy at the age of 14. She is precocious yet inside quite childish. She has a projector wand weapon.

Ami Mizuno Theme color: Sapphire Original franchise: Sailor Moon Ami’s semblance is related to bubbles that both are destructive and vision-enhancing. Her last name has the kanji for water in it.

Hana Makihatayama Theme color: Melon Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi Hana is eccentric and odd. She is Doremi’s battle partner and quickly grows to be her best friend. 

Rei Hino Theme color: Ruby Original franchise: Sailor Moon Rei’s semblance is fire-related. She is associated with the planet Mars. 

Sakura Ogami Theme color: Pearl Original franchise: Dangan Ronpa Sakura fights with a giant pair of spiked clubs. Her semblance is doubling her already-massive strength. Her name Sakura is a pink cherry blossom and a word used to describe the color pink in Japanese.

Jaune Arc Theme color: Lemon Original franchise: RWBY Jaune forged papers to get into Beacon. He wants to be a hero but has no fighting experience at first. He tries his best, is incredibly selfless, and noble, but he is a novice battler. He is a mess when it comes to tense situations. However, Pyrrha’s guidance is a major help to him. Pyrrha loves Jaune for his noble qualities.

Pyrrha Nikos Theme color: Flame Original franchise: RWBY Pyrrha is put on a pedestal by nearly everyone she meets. She deeply appreciates Jaune for who he is, charming and selfless. Pyrrha has a crush on Jaune, but Jaune is oblivious and hits on other girls who he THINKS he would have a better chance with. Pyrrha is very calm under pressure and also kind despite her image as a perfect.

Octavia Forte:  Theme color: Garnet Original franchise: Original character Octavia’s semblance is a lot like a vampire’s, though she drains energy force instead of sucking blood.

Reina Cantata Theme color: Jet Original franchise: Original character Reina’s semblance is related to darkness.

Zatsune Theme color: Abyss Original franchise: Vocaloid Zatsune’s semblance is related to necromancy. Her first name is actually Miku. She hates being called that because she doesn’t want to be associated with Miku Hatsune. She is an edgelord.

Tsumugi Kotobuki Theme color: Platinum Original franchise: K-ON! Tsumugi is a very rich and privileged girl who wanted to live the precarious life of a huntress on purpose. Her weapon is a keytar. Tsumugi has grown to care deeply about her friends, and rebel against her protective parents who don’t want her near those friends.

Rie Hibine Theme color: Spring Original franchise: Original character Rie is a hyperactive girl who leaves behind four-leaf clovers when she battles, like Ruby with rose petals. Rie breakdances during fights.

Anna Nyui Theme color: Carmine Original franchise: UTAU She has a circus anc clown-themed fighting style.

Sonata Coda Theme color: Wintergreen Original franchise: Original character

Onpu Segawa Theme color: Plum Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi

Sage Ayana Theme color: Sage Original franchise: RWBY

Yatsuhashi Daichi Theme color: Pine Original franchise: RWBY

Neptune Vasilias Theme color: Seafoam Original franchise: RWBY

Fox Alistair Theme color: Cinnamon Original franchise: RWBY

Bow Asane Theme color: Jade Original franchise: UTAU Bow is a lynx fauna. She is very good at gymnastics. Her semblance is related to jumping very high and fast. 

Sunhee Theme color: Emerald Original franchise: Original character

Zhenyi Theme color: Nutmeg Original franchise: Original character Zhenyi’s weapon is a saw.

Aster Theme color: Flamingo Original franchise: Original character

Soraya Theme color: Olive Original franchise: Original character

Mako Nagone Theme color: Smoke Original franchise: UTAU Mako is a skunk faunus with a big tail. Her weapon is similar to Blake’s (with some differences.)

Shiina Theme color: Sienna Original franchise: Original character Shiina uses a magical boomerang as a weapon.

Yui Hirasawa Theme color: Brown Original franchise: K-ON! Her weapon is an electric guitar named Sunburst. Yui affectionately nicknames it Giita.

Meiko Theme color: Rosewood Original franchise: Vocaloid Her weapon is a mace that becomes a

Anya Theme color: Pewter Original franchise: Original character Anya is a quiet and bookish girl who loves adventure, be it reading about them or going on them. She uses a wheelchair, which she also incorporates in battle. She likes fun combat with others and hates being seen as lesser for her disability.

Sun Wukong Theme color: Beige Original franchise: RWBY Sun is a monkey Faunus and once a thief. He is good-natured despite that. 

Velvet Scarlatina Theme color: Umber Original franchise: RWBY Velvet is a bunny Faunus who is quiet and calm, but can get intense. She loves photography.

Coco Adel Theme color: Tan Original franchise: RWBY

Mio Akiyama Theme color: Coal Original franchise: K-ON! Her weapon is an electric bass. She knew Ritsu Tainaka since childhood. The two are very close. Mio is left-handed and has a complex about it, as left-handed bass weapons are rare. Mio admires Weiss because Weiss is left-handed.

Candela Theme color: Burgundy Original franchise: Pokémon GO

Blanche Theme color: Ultramarine Original franchise: Pokémon GO Blanche is stoic and seems mysterious. They are known to be strict and harsh, but deep inside, Blanche hates that this is how they are and wishes to be more charismatic. They use they/them pronouns. They are very close to Candela and Spark. The three were together since childhood.

Spark Theme color: Gold Original franchise: Pokémon GO

Momoko Asuka Theme color: Canary Original franchise: Ojamajo Doremi

Yayoi Kise Theme color: Saffron Original franchise: Smile Precure Yayoi’s semblance is thunder-related and how strong it is relies on chance. Her semblance is called Rock Paper Scissors, and is performed by playing the game of the same name.

Rin Kagamine Theme color: Mango Original franchise: Vocaloid Rin is a mouse faunus along with her twin brother Len. She has powerful cleated boots as weapons.

Len Kagamine Theme color: Banana Original franchise: Vocaloid Len is a mouse faunus along with his twin sister Rin. He has powerful cleated boots as weapons.

Sayu Yurika Theme color: Ice Original franchise: UTAU Sayu’s weapon is a giant flute.

Carmella Theme color: Brick Original franchise: Original character Carmella is a squirrel faunus with a big tail.

Miri Theme color: Hazel Original franchise: Original character Miri is Azalea’s battle partner and girlfriend. She is a sensitive girl who loves animals. She wishes she could be braver, but Azelea reminds her she is braver than she thinks she is.

Azalea Theme color: Cotton Original franchise: Original character Azalea is Miri’a battle partner and girlfriend. She is a bit of a tsundere and protective of Miri. If anyone makes Miri cry, Azalea gives them hell.

Margot Theme color: Ivory Original franchise: Original character Margot is a distant relative of the Schnee family. She is from Atlas. Margot is very insecure. She has been bullied and is constantly looking to prove herself.

Cinder Fall Original franchise: RWBY

Emerald Original franchise: RWBY

Mercury Original franchise: RWBY

Roman Torchwick Original franchise: RWBY

Adam Taurus Original franchise: RWBY

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okay lol you reblogged saya no uta which is literally an eroguro game with a l*li character getting raped, here's a non guro p*do post /post/638238417174544384/puru-puru-pururun-comic-xo-vol-39, a guro p*do /post/638194650106249216 , more eroguro: /post/638104259070754816, and even one u literally reblogged from erogescreens: /post/638004793472942080

1. i know literally nothing about saya no uta lmao i have not read it in 2 years

2. how is that post pedophilia in the slightest? "hmmm yes these characters with tits are automatically children because i see them that way for some fucking reason"

3. the rest of those are either straight up not lolicon or from vns i know nothing about, please explain how you look at those and think "hmmm yes these are children because i see them that way and it's this person's fault and not mine!!"

love how your attempt to make me out to be a pedophile who gets off to guro makes you look like the weirdo here, you see these pictures and automatically think of children, and for what reason? i find it very strange that you're so desperate to make me look like a pedophile for posting a little bit of anime blood, i wouldn't purposely post something that i know is pedophillic. if you're so upset about me not agreeing with your shitty views just go somewhere else. your shitty little anon callout post won't do shit.