#Japanese identity

[geeklyinc]

The Deep Sky Review: Into the Light of a Dark Black Night

The Deep Sky Review: Into the Light of a Dark Black Night

There were some pandemic novels about the pandemic itself, produced with a startling alacrity and provided by an industry eager to contend with the trauma if only so it could get back to business as normal. And so we got The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, Joan is Okay by Weike Wang, Companion Piece by Ali …

[marty--party]

who the hell is this guy ….

haven’t tried gijinka in awhile and man i forgot how fun making designs are :D

[bumbl3beetle]

Guys am I fucking zoo :(

I want a mate that's the same species I am (chimp or another kintype)

I am not literally attracted to my theriotypes but I so want to have a mate of that species

It sounds super weird especially if you view me as a human but to me I'm very far from human and I am strictly my theriotypes

[antisocialxconstruct]

So I got the 1/6 scale Antu anniversary doll, which is incredibly charming on its own, and after handling so many 1/12 scale dolls at this point I kept being struck by her sheer size as well as how detailed her clothes are lmao

BUT

the real reason I got her is because... I've been wanting a 1/6 scale beast body for AGES ever since I first started doll collecting, specifically for a particular hybrid I've been envisioning :3c

The at.tv overalls are oversized but since this cat.tv is a dupe, I may go ahead and take them in a bit. I'd want to make a better undersuit to protect her from staining (this is just the base dress of the Antu outfit with the skirt tucked in lmao)

The final look for now uses the dress from the white cat.tv, which is also a bit oversized but the Antu apron cinches it nicely at the waist, and I like that the pops of red from that and the stockings are such a perfect match for the head. This has definitely put me back in the mood to start shopping for 1/6 scale clothes again..... very dangerous 👀💦

[livingsidecharacter]

pro of living in japan: its japan

con of living in japan : most of my moots/tumblrians i follow arent active

[stardestroyer81]

So, how about the Thousand Year Door remaster going by the game's Japanese translation, thereby confirming Vivian is canonically a trans woman?

This was such an exciting revelation to me personally that I decided to draw fanart of Vivian repping her trans pride... alongside a certain Koopa I haven't drawn in a little while! 💙🏳️‍⚧️💜

[nabi-unveiled]

Treasure Hunt: Who Owns the Phone?

After my post about the broken SIM card, @lostanxiousfool suggested that the breaking of the SIM card signaled the end of Sei's codependency on Fujisawa as the phone was actually Fujisawa's.

Was the phone Fujisawa's? That would definitely be a more optimistic take (although the two takes are not mutually exclusive).

You know my brain isn't just letting it go. Let the treasure hunt begin.

Clue #1: Japanese law

I'm no expert in Japanese phone laws so this next bit is based purely on my internet based research. No way that could be wrong, right? Some countries have pretty strict rules about phone ownership and registration. Japan does require IDs to buy/register a phone. However, it does look like a single person could own more than one phone. What does that mean? It's possible the phone is Fujisawa's.

Clue #2: Fujisawa/Sei's Dynamic

Fujisawa definitely pays for the condo.

"Something like that" is because really Sei is nowhere in that apartment. He lives there, but everything in it pretty much matches Fujisawa's choices and design aesthetic. We also know that Sei's clothes came from Fujisawa. It's not out of the question that Fujisawa would have bought Sei his phone.

However, Sei DOES have his own job which means he has his own money. He CAN buy his own phone. He feels like "a parasite" which could go several ways. It could mean Fujisawa pays for everything OR it could mean Sei would try to pay for as his own belongings to assuage his guilt at not being able to help much with the rent.

Clue #3: The Phone Case

The phone case is The Starry Night by Van Gogh. It carries a lot of meaning. None of that meaning would apply to Fujisawa. It is 100% related to Sei as a character. Also, this phone case does not match Fujisawa's aesthetic at all. It's the ONE thing in their condo that actually seems like it belongs to Sei.

Clue #4: Dialogue & Symbols

I've said it before. I'll say it again. The symbols are everything to me in this show. Feel free to disagree. Phones carry meaning in this show, and it already told us that all of our secrets are on them.

Does this preclude the phone from being owned by Fujisawa? No. Absolutely not. But it does imply that phones are personal.

Clue #5: The E-mail Address

Subtitles always have a chance of being wrong; however, the subtitles indicate that the e-mail is indeed Sei's. The kanji also match what was later shown in the company e-mail/directory for Sei.

We know Fujisawa didn't read the e-mails until after he answered the phone. I 100% believe that if he had control over that e-mail address, he would've been reading them all along. Him reading it now is no different than Kaori reading Hagiwara's emails, and we don't doubt that Hagiwara owned his own phone.

So why does it say Kazuaki? Quite likely because Sei was crushing on Fujisawa. We're on Tumblr people. Even if you don't have one, you've seen 100s of usernames that are based on that person's blorbo(s).

If the e-mail is in Sei's name, why didn't they realize it was each other? There's a couple of possible reasons. Hagiwara is a very common surname in Tokyo, and Kazuaki is a common given name. It wouldn't be unusual for there to be more than one of them in Tokyo. Sei's name is definitely more uncommon though.

These are NOT their company e-mails. That was confirmed during the treasure hunt. When Hagiwara gets the e-mail about his new ID card, it comes to his company e-mail. It comes from Sei, but the e-mail address says S.Nakarai@isakado.co.jp.

As Hagiwara always refers to Sei as "Nakarai-san", it makes me wonder how often he encounters Sei's given/lower name at work. He definitely knows it. The kanji says it, and it matches the name on the personal e-mail. However, he doesn't use Sei's given name. It's probable he wouldn't connect the stranger's e-mail to the man at work. The world is large.

As a fun side fact that turned up during this treasure hunt. When Sei invites Hagiwara to call him, he uses the personal e-mail.

However, when Hagiwara wanted to call him after Kaori took his phone, Hagiwara looks Sei's number up using the company directory.

It means Hagiwara had access to Sei's phone number this whole time. He still didn't call Sei until Sei invited him to do so. I know that's common courtesy, but I still found it interesting.

Clue #6: Sei DOES break the SIM card, and he gets a new phone.

We end episode 6 with Sei in the condo alone. He has a new phone that he's using to listen to the rain 😭.

The phone looks black on the edge, but we can't really see the case. This could mean he broke out of the asylum and is now free. It could mean he's in a dark place. Hard to tell. Hagiwara's case has always been plain and black. I will assume that Sei did buy this one himself.

So DID the original phone belong to Fujisawa?

There's no way to know based on the evidence we have currently. There's layers upon layers of nuance and multiple interpretations of almost everything. Like many things in this show, you'll have to decide for yourself. I know that frustrates some people. It's what makes this show beautiful to me.

I've now written WAY too much about this show. For those that want to read it, here's a master list. I'll keep updating it as I add new posts.

[spw-art]

nooooo little adopted English boy (who looks and probably is Japanese)!!! don’t go to Mars!!!

[how-about-some-more-whump]

Kamen Teacher 仮面ティーチャー (2013) - Whump List

Synopsis: Gota Araki begins work at a new high school as the 2nd Year, Class C's homeroom teacher. The students in Class C are delinquents, who have no respect for authority figures. Gota Araki is a Kamen Teacher: he's authorized by the government to use violence to disciplinate rebellious students with the condition of hiding his identity. However, after a fatal accident a year before, he's determined to bring back the students on the right path without laying a finger on them. He soon discovers that it's going to be harder than expected.

Notes: A short and fun little drama. A cool teacher, some hurt and sad boys who just need a shoulder to lean on, well-made fight scenes... The whumpees are Araki-sensei and his students.

NB: Timestamps might be off (< 1mn) depending on where you watch the show. I do not disclose any character death on purpose. The characters are listed by chronological order of whump in each episode.

WARNING: This drama contains self-harm and violence against children depiction.

------ EPISODE 1 ------

Gota Araki

2:33 (In a flashback) In shock, feeling guilty, screaming in frustration

8:14 Taunted by his students, cursed at, punched in the stomach, doubled over with pain, groaning in pain, smacked in the face, falls to the ground, punched several times in the face, falls again, panting, punched so hard he flies out the window, unconscious on the ground

11:13 Wounds treated in the teachers’ room

16:18 Intervening in a fight between students, double punched in the face, collapses (what a shitty first day)

Bon

28:55 Intimidated, scared

37:10 Confronted by his former best friend, punched, falls to the ground

44:27 Hit, falls to the ground, threatened

Satoshi

30:27 (In a flashback) Jumps from the school’s roof because of bullying

32:27 In a wheelchair

38:52 (In a flashback) Betrayed by his best friend

------ EPISODE 2 ------

Gota Araki

14:15 Headbutted

Kotaro

18:09 Exhausted, frustrated, holding back tears, panting

20:00 Falls on his knees

21:21 Screaming in frustration

------ EPISODE 3 ------

Kotaro

1:30 Bandages on his head and body

4:06 (In a flashback) Letting himself get beaten up by a group of people with baseball bats

8:12 Letting himself get beaten up again

9:21 Jostled

17:46 Beaten up again, not defending himself, manhandled

Gota Araki

12:43 Tasered, lying on the ground, spasms

15:23 Tasered, kicked, falls from a balcony, helped to stand

16:27 Covered in bandages

Ryota

15:05 PTSD, panicking

21:15 Brutally beaten, PTSD, terrified, begging

------ EPISODE 4 ------

Ryota

2:24 In the hospital, wounds bandaged, traumatized, apologizing

4:20 Still traumatized, hands shaking

11:23 Abducted (off screen), thrown to the ground, terrified, PTSD, kicked

12:18 Beaten, stepped on, barely conscious, beaten more

13:27 Terrified, begging

Gota Araki

12:40 Lets himself get beaten to protect his student, pulled by the hair, beaten up, falls to the ground

13:59 Stabbed in the side with a broken glass bottle

16:40 Collapses, bleeding, in pain

17:59 In the hospital

------ EPISODE 5 ------

Gota Araki

12:40 Kicked, rolls on the ground, dazed

14:11 Bed vigil for his student, still in pain from the kick

Shishimaru

13:05 Hit, collapses, punched, knocked out

14:07 Unconscious on a hospital bed

16:52 (In a flashback) Beaten by his adoptive parents

21:45 Shoved to the ground

------ EPISODE 6 ------

Kinzo

0:29 Beaten, thrown against a wall, panting, kicked, injured shoulder, falls on his knees

5:26 Applying ice on his shoulder

6:00 Arm in a sling

15:20 In a fight, hit on his shoulder several times, threatened with an iron bar, panting, overpowered, hit with the iron bar, pushed over a railing, suspended above the void

------ EPISODE 7 ------

Kusanagi

21:30 Discovers his little brother is missing

22:32 Worried, looking for his brother

------ EPISODE 8 ------

None.

------ EPISODE 9 ------

Gota Araki

1:52 Fired from his position of Kamen Teacher

10:25 (In a flashback) Feeling guilty, holding back tears, shaking

17:19 Hit on the back with an iron pipe, collapses, brutally beaten, groaning in pain

19:24 Struggling to walk, groaning in pain, collapses, panting, sweating

------ EPISODE 10 ------

Ryota, Kotaro

11:40 Brutally beaten (off screen), unconscious on the floor

Gota Araki

16:54 Still wounded, body covered in bandages

Kusanagi

17:03 In a fight, overpowered, beaten up, panting, pinned to the ground, stepped on

18:36 Running away, collapses, heavily breathing, wincing in pain

19:27 Unconscious on a hospital bed

------ EPISODE 11 ------

Kusanagi

0:28 (Continued from previous ep) Unconscious on a hospital bed

11:30 Trying to get up, wincing in pain

21:23 Having a hard time while fighting

Gota Araki

12:11 Repeatedly punched, collapses, panting

19:29 In a fight against two opponents, punched in the face, falls down

Kinzo

13:50 Lets himself get beaten up

15:21 Punched, held up by his friends

21:40 Grabbed, picked up, head smashed on the ground, knocked out

Ryota, Kotaro, Shishimaru

18:35 In a fight, overpowered, beaten up, lying on the floor, wincing in pain

Bon

19:44 Hit, collapses

------ EPISODE 12 ------

Gota Araki

1:02 In a difficult fight, punched in the chest, kicked in the chest, thrown against a wall, kicked in the face, collapses, can’t get back up

4:03 Struggling to stand, unsteady

9:10 Exhausted, collapses, panting

10:46 Wounds bandaged, arm in a sling

14:41 Limping

Kusanagi

1:02 In a difficult fight, repeatedly punched, grabbed, picked up, head smashed on the floor, knocked out

6:42 Helped back up

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[rewildinglove]

Was that first glance truly a gay little moment between Mizu and Akemi, or was she actually surprised (maybe even a little jealous?) that femininity could even look like that? Lavish, spoiled, seemingly loved or at least, something to be desired. I think it's pretty sure that she does not grasp how Akemi's life is a prison just as much as hers. That much is clear in their dialogues and her behavior towards her.

What if that dialogue (you, magical forest creature spoiling your good chances at a good life etc etc) was actually lowkey jealousy? of a life she herself would never get to experience as a woman? of being allowed to be a woman AND have a chance at happiness?

[xbuster]

They barely interact in the entire show. The Yuri is not over, it never existed except in the ED

I didn’t say they had yuri in the show, I said it’s an Amuro-Char thing where the closest Amuro and Char got to showing romantic interest in someone was with Lalah, which is what Machu and Nyaan did with Shuuji, but ultimately Amuro had to kill Lalah like Machu killed Shuuji. It didn’t stop people from latching onto Amuro and Char so I don’t see why Machu and Nyaan should be any different.

[pegasusdrawnchariots]

Every day, I wish I knew Japanese so that I could read Cyrano de Bergerac in Japanese

[coinger]

Strawberrysandwichi

A basic foodgender connected to japanese strawberry sandwiches— ichigo sando— and their taste, scent, anything related to them.

[peridoxikal-redux]

Persona 3 headcanons gave me a disease where sometimes I view the selectible masc and fem protags of a game as tragic twins and whatever one you selected is the one who survived.

[lemony-ink]

"I'm literally a yandere" no you're literally about to be bullied

[bones-ivy-breath]

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (tr. Alfred Birnbaum)