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Happy Halloween 2024

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remember the official saimatsu kaimaki and ougoku wines

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these are white hydrangeas ... those might be a type of poppy ...

blue irises

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omori ddlc and ndrv 3 im in heaven .. . . .. . wuould you kindly spare a oumatsu if you feel so inclined!

a wee oumatsu for the soul

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okay so

when I was researching the other day, I was only referencing the illustration of Shuichi, Kaede and Kokichi, and it was unfortunately low resolution. I couldn't see the flower center and or the leaf-shape clearly. after finding a higher res image and cross-referencing the I Believe In You shirt, I'm pretty confident the flowers Kaede is holding are ポピー (poppies)

poppies in general have the meaning of "comfort", "delusion" and "dreamer" and "sadness of parting". the color pink adds the meaning "compassion" and "premonition of love"

the general meaning largely comes from poppies' association with Demeter, the ancient Greek goddess of harvest and agriculture, and mother of Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades to become queen of the underworld. it is said the Demeter picked poppies (or was gifted them by Hypnos, god of sleep) to comfort her for the loss of her daughter

so all together we have,

Kokichi, purple/blue hydrangeas: cold, heartless, cheating, intelligent, mysterious, patient love

Shuichi, black lilies: curse, revenge and (romantic) love

Kaede, poppies: comfort, delusion, dreamer, sadness of parting, compassion and premonition of love

interestingly, as I kept researching I learned that black lilies are a 誕生か (tanjyouka), birthday flower, for 9/07. between that literally being Shuichi's birthday and the date being written on his shirt, I now have no doubt I've identified it correctly. this weirdly makes it stick out as *a choice* even more, because Kaede's and Kokichi's are not their birthday flowers

(inhales) BUT

Kaede and Kokichi have birthday flowers with crossover meanings with the flowers chosen for the collab

hydrangeas have a general meaning of "fickleness" that is shared with 6/21 月見草 (tsukimisou), evening primrose, and for the same reason - the flowers change colors as they bloom, and they can both change colors rapidly

they also have the meaning of "silent love", akin to "patient love"

poppies have a general meaning of "sadness of parting" that is shared with 3/26 オレンジのキンセンカ(orange calendula) ... an orange calendula ... and both meanings comes from a Greek myth. a water nymph, Clyti, who fell in love with Apollo, the sun god, gazed longingly at him in the sky. eventually, she took the form of a calendula, forever facing the sun*

*if you google.com this, it will tell this myth with a sunflower. but this isn't about that loser google.com. this is about the top results of google.co.jp

granted, these overlapping meanings could be a coincidence. every site I went to listed more than one birthday flower per day, and there was some discrepancies between sites. the only birthday flower I'm sure is being referenced very intentionally is Shuichi's black lily, as it's among the top results

again. spicy pick. they stepped over many birthday flowers with nicer meanings for that. they stepped over 9/07 birthday flower blue star for that!!

anyway. there isn't anything specific to conclude here. this was for fun and flower language is more slippery art than exact science

however, for me, two flowers that could be half-truth, half-lie and one with terrible implications ... shirts that could represent different types of lies (self-delusion, bold bluffing/omission, obfuscation) ... under the tagline "I Believe In You". I'm satisfied with the possibilities I dug up out of this rabbit hole

DR x Arti-mate collab shirts: "I Believe in You", Kaede, Kokichi, Shuichi

flower language sources: black lily (1, 2, 3, 4), calendula (1, 2), evening primrose (1), hydrangeas (1, 2, 3, 4), poppies (1, 2, 3)

birthday flower sources: Kaede (1, 2), Kokichi (1, 2), Shuichi (1, 2)

About the DRV3 Cast's Flowers

I was very enamored with the new DR x animate collab's vibes yesterday. I have never wanted a piece of merch more than DRV3's I Believe In You shirt because its' meaning is so laser targeted. at me. specifically

it's so beautiful. I can't

so, I became interested in digging up the flower language of the flowers the DRV3 cast was holding to see if this collab could be even more laser targeted at me. the results

Kokichi

these are 紫陽花 (ajisai), Japanese hydrangeas. A couple different Japanese flower language blog posts cite purple and blue hydrangeas as being associated with the meanings "cold", "heartless", "cheating", "intelligent", "mysterious" and "patient love"

the contradictory meanings of "heartless" and "patient love" is pretty on brand for Kokichi imo

Shuichi

I had to *DIG* for these flowers. when I began looking, I hadn't the slightest clue what Shuichi was holding. partway through I even questioned if the artist was being accurate, because I had gone through two! TWO! flower databases searching by color and petal count with nothing to show for it

I kept eyeing different species of lilies, because even though the shape was slightly off, the six petals and maroon-purple was reminiscent of lilies. they turned out to be lilies, and I had to search in Japanese through google.co.jp

these are 黒百合 (kuroyuri), black lilies. and they mean. uh. UH. well

"curse" and "revenge" ... and "(romantic) love". but also curse and revenge??? I would doubt this identification, but I can't find a flower that bears a better resemblance than this. this sure is an interesting pick compared to Kokichi's hydrangeas

Shuichi. who did you offend my dude

Kaede

Yeah, so. IDK lol

pictured from left to right is: begonias (specifically elatior begonias), peonies and camellias. I could not find a flower that fit both the petal and leaf shape 1:1 with what Kaede is holding

begonias have the closest petal structure imo, but the wrong leaf shape, and they have the weakest connection with Japan

peonies show up in all kinds of famous Japanese flowers articles, and I did find a blog post in English claiming they are associated with bravery. this is in line with the shirt she is wearing, which if you do look closer says

"If you're scared, borrow the strength of others who will be there to help you."

y'know. the shirt says something. unlike Shuichi's, which just has black bars, kind of like a redacted statement. as if he were lying in plain sight

or Kokichi's! which you might think says nothing but I'm certain says something deeply personal and revealing! it's just printed black on black

anyway, if you look peonies up on blog posts in Japanese, they say the opposite, peonies are associated with "bashfulness" and "shyness". so lmao. also the leaf shapes are still off

camellias mean "humble beauty, love, modesty" and "loved by you". a somewhat fitting meaning for Kaede for a flower that somewhat fits her flower's petal shape. but again, has a totally off leaf shape. not very convinced personally

if anyone does find a matching flower for Kaede, would love to know. it's gotta be a common flower. feels like I'm missing something obvious

regardless, very interesting collab

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The Necrophile’s Bride | ネクロの花嫁 - Don’t mind me, just casually touching on some of my dark AUs since Halloween is fast approaching.

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so I really did only need to remove my external links to get my post in the tag. the things I used to cite all my sources! and supposedly the reason to keep posts with scary external links out of the tag is to prevent to spam

hahaha. dystopian

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About the DRV3 Cast's Flowers

I was very enamored with the new DR x animate collab's vibes yesterday. I have never wanted a piece of merch more than DRV3's I Believe In You shirt because its' meaning is so laser targeted. at me. specifically

it's so beautiful. I can't

so, I became interested in digging up the flower language of the flowers the DRV3 cast was holding to see if this collab could be even more laser targeted at me. the results

Kokichi

these are 紫陽花 (ajisai), Japanese hydrangeas. A couple different Japanese flower language blog posts cite purple and blue hydrangeas as being associated with the meanings "cold", "heartless", "cheating", "intelligent", "mysterious" and "patient love"

the contradictory meanings of "heartless" and "patient love" is pretty on brand for Kokichi imo

Shuichi

I had to *DIG* for these flowers. when I began looking, I hadn't the slightest clue what Shuichi was holding. partway through I even questioned if the artist was being accurate, because I had gone through two! TWO! flower databases searching by color and petal count with nothing to show for it

I kept eyeing different species of lilies, because even though the shape was slightly off, the six petals and maroon-purple was reminiscent of lilies. they turned out to be lilies, and I had to search in Japanese through google.co.jp

these are 黒百合 (kuroyuri), black lilies. and they mean. uh. UH. well

"curse" and "revenge" ... and "(romantic) love". but also curse and revenge??? I would doubt this identification, but I can't find a flower that bears a better resemblance than this. this sure is an interesting pick compared to Kokichi's hydrangeas

Shuichi. who did you offend my dude

Kaede

Yeah, so. IDK lol

pictured from left to right is: begonias (specifically elatior begonias), peonies and camellias. I could not find a flower that fit both the petal and leaf shape 1:1 with what Kaede is holding

begonias have the closest petal structure imo, but the wrong leaf shape, and they have the weakest connection with Japan

peonies show up in all kinds of famous Japanese flowers articles, and I did find a blog post in English claiming they are associated with bravery. this is in line with the shirt she is wearing, which if you do look closer says

"If you're scared, borrow the strength of others who will be there to help you."

y'know. the shirt says something. unlike Shuichi's, which just has black bars, kind of like a redacted statement. as if he were lying in plain sight

or Kokichi's! which you might think says nothing but I'm certain says something deeply personal and revealing! it's just printed black on black

anyway, if you look peonies up on blog posts in Japanese, they say the opposite, peonies are associated with "bashfulness" and "shyness". so lmao. also the leaf shapes are still off

camellias mean "humble beauty, love, modesty" and "loved by you". a somewhat fitting meaning for Kaede for a flower that somewhat fits her flower's petal shape. but again, has a totally off leaf shape. not very convinced personally

if anyone does find a matching flower for Kaede, would love to know. it's gotta be a common flower. feels like I'm missing something obvious

regardless, very interesting collab

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the taglines are duplicitous statements that can be read as hopeful or despairing messages about each game! :D

Trigger Happy Havoc's "Hope moves forward" refers to Junko's exploitation of hope for her cycle of despair to perpetuate the first killing game, but it also refers to Makoto's unwavering spirit that emerged victorious

Goodbye Despair's "My future ... lies here." refers to the broken bodies and dreams of the remnants of despair, but also their glimmer of hope with future foundation

V3's "I believe in you" is about the audience's feelings for the DRV3 world and cast. their belief in "Danganronpa" is what fuels the killing game, but it's also their belief (love of, feelings for) in the characters that ends it

hence, V3 also has it's titular protagonist, deuteragonist, antagonist trio. though, admittedly who that is in V3 is really debatable lol

The trio shirt designs from the new Animate DR collab

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Funniest Lines in DRV3 Contestant #2

yeah, this one can absolutely go in the running lol. it doesn't even need Himiko to punch it

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recent kodaka birthday posts!

⚔️ Munakata:

auto-translate:

Munakata: "I can't believe there are still people who celebrate my birthday like this. I thought I had nothing left after I lost them. But I have to keep fighting. This is the least I can do to atone for not being able to save them. But I have no intention of being forgiven. This is just atonement. I will continue to live and make amends for them."

and...oh my god 🧵 Tsumugi:

(deep breath) auto-translate:

Shirogane: "These days, people have started cosplaying casually and without any sense of guilt. Yes, I think that's totally fine. Cosplay doesn't require any permission or license, so I think people should just enjoy it however they want. But, if you're going out in public dressed like that, I think you should be careful and considerate. Oh, I don't mean to be nagging or anything. I'm not complaining, I agree that I don't like nagging old timers. I also think it's weird that there are annoying otaku who always find fault with people, yeah. Oh, speaking of annoying otaku, I'm not really comfortable with the term world otaku. Whether it's a compliment or an insult, isn't it weird to put levels on the depth of love? I think everyone should love in their own way. Isn't it a bit old-fashioned to put a label on it? All you need to do is savor the things you find precious and feel happy. Is there really a need to put a label on the depth of it? That's what I'm saying. This community is a bit like that, isn't it? It's freedom that transcends age and borders, so it's kind of old-fashioned and exclusive. Well, I guess that's what I'd say, but still, it goes back to the point about the need for consideration for others. But. Ah, maybe saying it's necessary is an exaggeration. That would be like imposing something on others. I think it's better to have it, but it's just my personal opinion. So that everyone can continue to enjoy it freely. Of course, I think it's fine if some people ignore opinions like this. That's also a personal freedom. Well, what I'm trying to say is that it's fine if you're just enjoying your cosplay by yourself, but if you go out in public with it, other people will know that you're expressing that character, so I think there should be a minimum of consideration there. For example, if it's arranged in an excessively revealing way, don't you think people who genuinely like that character will feel a little awkward? It's not very pleasant to have a third party who doesn't like your favorite character look at you in that way. Ah, I don't mean to make a definitive statement. I'm just talking about my own case. Well, but I think that there should be a little consideration that there is at least one person who thinks that way. Of course, it's up to that person to ignore it even if they understand, and other people have no right to stop them from doing so. Well, it's fine if everyone can enjoy it, including cosplay and fan activities. Ultimately, it's something we do because we love it. It's not good for everyone to fight. It's just people who love it. So, in conclusion, I'm going back to what I said at the beginning, but I think it's a great thing that people have become more casual about cosplaying recently. That's why I wanted to tell you that in the beginning. Yeah. That's how it is."

...i think this was longer than nagito's manifesto this year

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3rd year prom feat himikos UGLYY ass dress omfg

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Good Morning, after the death road of despair

everyone has agreed to re-group after the death road of despair. you can only say hello to two people before heading to the dining hall to meet up with everyone. Kaede greets them both before they say anything

Tsumugi gets a blank smile and an audio clip of "ah."

Shuichi gets a blushing beam and and an audio clip of "Saihara-kun!"

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"And in the end...it still wasn't."

... and?

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Mysterious!!! ... Monument???

I had just snapped those "beacon" photos, posted them, turned around and got the dumbstruck surprise equivalent of jump-scared by this

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Beacons ...?

There are two of these weird towers in the skyline. they stick out because they're somewhat closer in perspective than most of the cityscape and they've got a distinct color painted on them (red)

hmmmm. interesting

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I cannot believe that my Gonta post from last week was THIS bullseye accurate

poison. uh. they're going to close this manhole, right?