#adventures with udon

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in other news, ya girl's finally getting a title promotion at work wahoo!!!

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giving the new girl a pep talk

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$3 Udon Restaurant in Osaka | Low Budget Travel Japan | Japanese Noodlesoup

Welcome back to Osaka! In this video, we're exploring an authentic Udon restaurant located in Fukushima ward – Udon Sanku, where you can enjoy a delicious meal on a budget while experiencing the true flavors of Japan.

Full Blog here with all details!

As you step into the restaurant, you'll notice a vending machine to purchase your meal tickets. Don't worry if it's all in Japanese; I'll provide a description of the vending machine in the comments below to help you navigate through the ordering process.

Once you have your tickets, head to the kitchen area, present them, and choose a seat to relax. Like in most Japanese restaurants, you'll find free water available for guests.

Next, listen closely as your order is called, and then head to the counter to pick up your bowl of Udon. Customize your dish with toppings like tempura flakes or chili powder (7 spices) according to your taste.

I opted for the basic version, topped with a raw egg and green onions, which cost only around $2-3. The noodles are delightfully thick and mouthwateringly delicious, complemented by a flavorful broth that perfectly matches the Udon.

Udon has a rich history, dating back over 1000 years, and it's interesting to note that Udon is more popular in western Japan, while Soba takes the lead in eastern Japan. Surprisingly, Udon and Somen share the same noodles, with the primary difference being their thickness – Somen being very thin and Udon, as we know it, being thick and hearty.

Once you finish your delightful meal, remember to return your plate to the kitchen and dispose of the one-time-use items yourself.

It's important to mention that the exit is separate from the entrance in this restaurant, so make sure to head in the right direction when you leave.

Thank you for joining me on this Udon adventure in Osaka! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up and consider subscribing for more exciting food tours and travel experiences.

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Weekly Pickups 04/09/2025 part 1

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Team Phoenix Vol. Two Review: The Greatest Heist In The Galaxy! #OsamuTezuka #TeamPhoenix #manga #Reviews #Books #チームフェニックス #ブラックジャック #鉄腕アトム

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A day off, sort of, and two more coffee shops!

Today is MLK day and for many, that means a day off, wahoo! MLK Day, or Martin Luther King Day, is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. Dr King was born on January 15th, and was chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The movement…

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Hi fellow adventurers!! A few weeks ago i caught wind of "Delicious in Dungeon". I'm not really an anime person, but I am a TTRPG, CRPG, and cooking person- . And holy shit. It is so good i  convinced my partner to binge read the whole thing. I'm caught up on dungeon meshi, the anime, and just yesterday i also finished dungeon meshi, the manga.

Its rare to come across a serialized story that is so thematically cohesive and knows its characters so well. All of the bonus content like the artbooks and monster tidbits are just the icing on top.

So, inspired by Ryōko Kui's writing and illustration I'm going to attempt to create a recipe for every single Delicious in Dungeon recipe!-

Today that means Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot is on the menu!

(As always you can find the cooking instructions and full ingredient list under the break-)

MY NAMES CROSS NOW LETS COOK LIKE ANIMALS

SO, “what goes in to a Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot?” YOU MIGHT ASKThis is one of the pricier dishes until we get to the kelpies and dragons of the menu-

Rock lobster tail

Porcini mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms

Snow fungus

Small potatos

Fensi (glass noodles)

Water

OPTIONAL: your choice of dipping sauces

There was a crossover/promotional event in Shibuya which featured various realworld dishes from the series. They had one for Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom, but they used prawns.  while those cook better in a hotpot, they also didn't look enough like the scorpion for me, they also used udon noodles for the slime and a seaweed/kale(?) mixture for the algae. If you're looking for substitutes due to price or availability i would start with those ingredients.

AND, “what does a Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom hotpot taste like?” YOU MIGHT ASKI hope Senshi would forgive me for technically cooking the lobster outside the pot, once he tastes it.

Okay im always partial to veggies but wowowowowowowoowowowow the snow fungus and the mushrooms tasted soooooooooooo good in the lobster stock

A nice delicate layering of different flavors

Try to get a bite with the lobster meat and shiitake together, dip in butter then chili- trust me

Its up to you what texture you prefer if you want to put the noodles in at the end or put them in halfway through the meal. Either way dont go for eating those first as theyre very filling

I think this would pair well with a citrus drink, something light and clarifying

This would also pair well with being extremely high and hungry (if you feel safe cooking while inebriated lol) very calorically dense

For the trial run I did one lobster tail in the pot with everything else, and one lobster tail off to the side to be picked apart. The former is more in spirit with a hotpot, but it got rubbery as the meal went on and lost its nice taste. The latter may be a bit more work but all you have to do still is boil it and set it aside. I found it held up much better. It was also easier to get inside the shell.

. If you have hardshell maine lobster available, i think it would be superior to rock lobster (keep in mind crustaceans will get rubbery if cooked too long in the pot) . Green onions and/or lotus root would make excellent additions

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From getting the ingredients out to sitting down and eating, id say it took maybe 30 minutes max? It'd vary on how fast you can prep vegetables and get the various implements heated.

Hotpots are not something i do very often as i'm usually just feeding myself. I think thats why a hotpot makes perfect sense to start the series off. If you want to set the tone of "take care of yourself, eat food with others, and use what you have" (generally speaking) there is nothing more simplistic, flexible, and defeats-the-purpose-if-you-eat-it-alone than a hotpot. Gather around and let your friends bring ingredients to the pot if you want to fill your heart up extra full <3

I'm doing something different here because unlike previous recipes where i used a bunch of different sources and made my own recipe out of hodge-podging it, or just used another persons recipe entirely if they did it really well, i made this more whole-cloth based off of what i had available, what I could discover through research, and my existing knowledge. Instead of the recipe being 50/50 original, this one is more 20/80. So. I'll pass the final verdict off to you guys :D 

What would you rate this recipe out of 10? (with 1 being food that makes one physically sick and 10 being food that gives one a lust for life again.) Did you love it, did you hate it? What're your thoughts on what I could do different, and what would you have done instead?

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Ingredients:

2 Rock lobster tails

3 Porcini mushrooms

2 Shiitake mushrooms

Snow fungus (a good handful, should rehydrate in the hotpot)

2 Small waxy potatos

Fensi (glass noodles)

Water/lobster stock

Method:

Lightly rinse all of your vegetables beforehand and let them dry.

Vertically slice the porcini mushrooms. Cut off and dice the stems of the shiitake mushrooms. You can slice the tops if youd like.

Peel and cube the potatoes, roughly an inch each.

For the lobster tails; Boil a pot of salted water. Keep the shell on. Weigh the largest tail and add 1 minute of cooking time for every ounce of weight.

When done, strain the lobster from the water. Pour the water into your hotpot as the base. Serve the lobster on the side so people can pick the meat out to dip into the hotpot.

Bring the hotpot to a simmer. Add the potato cubes, snow fungus, mushrooms, and noodles.

OPTIONAL: this wasnt in the show, but its fun having sauces on the side :) i had oyster sauce, dry seasoned chili dip, melted butter, and soy sauce available

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(12:31 AM)

jeonghan never used to understand why anyone would want to leave the house after 11 pm. after all, his days were so long and all he wanted to do after work was lay down, drown himself under a pile of blankets, and go straight to bed.

plus, eating so late at night meant his body would have to spend even more time to digest the food late at night, and he would have to wake up bloated and still half full. which meant that often times, he would skip dinner, opting simply to crawl into his bed and rot away until the next day. i'll just deal with it tomorrow by eating extra well at breakfast and lunch, he'd always tell himself.

that is, before he met you.

now his nights were filled of random adventures, running with you to the local convenience store to grab kimbap and ice cream, or to the stand down the street that sold udon noodles at nearly all hours (hannie try some it's so good!).

and tonight was one of those lucky nights. around 12 am, jeonghan woke up to you softly tugging on his sleeve. still half asleep, he simply pulled you in closer and tucked your head into his chest before kissing the top of your head.

"what's wrong baby", he mumured, lips still planted on your head.

"hannie ... on a scale of 1 to 10 ... how mad would you be if i told you i wanted kbbq" you whispered.

finally opening his eyes, he saw you staring up at him, eyes wide with a small, hopeful smile on your face.

"negative 1, you know i'm always down for whatever you want" he replied.

you shot up in bed, clapping your hands quietly. "oh i'm so excited! i was worried you'd be mad, or worse, not want to go! ok let me grab my hoodie and we can go, ok?" you said hurriedly.

jeonghan looked at you from the bed as you flurried around the room to find a hoodie to take, smiling fondly. after all, he could never get mad at you for anything, especially not for your random late night food cravings.

tonight you wanted korean barbecue. that meant he could sit flush next to you, blaming his clinginess on the fact that it was so late and he was still sleepy. you'd definitely feed him, feeling guilty for dragging him out of bed. and then he could leave soft kisses on your cheeks as 'thank you's when you remembered to order some fried rice at the end, his favorite.

and no matter how many times you would apologize as you walked back home, clock striking nearly two or three in the morning, all he could see is your face, lit up in front of him and he'd tell himself he would do it all over again just to see you smile. especially when that meant he was able to see you in his hoodie (you always seemed to "not be able" to find yours in time to leave), head burrowed into his side as pulled the covers over the both of you, eyes twinkling at him, murmuring soft praises that he 'finally ate well for once'. plus, in the middle of the night, it meant that he could hold you extra. tight against his body, excusing it to the fact that his body hadn't yet adjusted from the cold temperature outside.

"i love you" you'd say softly, before falling asleep.

i love you too

[kojinaka]

[Karuizawa Gourmet] Not Your Typical Udon Restaurant – Discover Tsurutontan Karuizawa 【軽井沢グルメ】うどん屋らしくない⁉ 洋風空間で味わう絶品うどん「つるとんたん軽井沢店」

If you're visiting Karuizawa, there's one unique udon restaurant you should definitely check out — Tsurutontan Karuizawa. While this popular udon chain has locations in Tokyo and Osaka, the Karuizawa branch offers a completely different experience. With its stylish, modern interior, it feels more like a chic café or Western restaurant. The refined atmosphere perfectly suits the upscale resort vibe of Karuizawa.

Tsurutontan challenges the typical image of udon being strictly traditional or Japanese. Here, you’ll find creative, Western-inspired dishes like udon with creamy sauces or tomato-based sauces — a fresh and unexpected twist that feels almost like pasta. Of course, they also serve the classics like kake udon and tempura udon, but if you're feeling adventurous, we recommend trying their fusion-style udon.

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You can find more photos on my Pinterest too!

軽井沢に来たら一度は訪れてほしい、ちょっと特別なうどん屋さん——それが「つるとんたん軽井沢店」です。東京や大阪を中心に展開する人気のうどん店ですが、軽井沢店はひと味違います。まるでおしゃれなカフェやレストランのようなモダンなインテリアで、高原リゾートにふさわしい洗練された空間の中でうどんが楽しめます。

「うどん＝和風」というイメ���ジを覆す、洋風のメニューも魅力的。クリームソースやトマトソース仕立ての創作うどんは、まるでパスタのような新感覚の味わいです。もちろん、定番のかけうどんや天ぷらうどんもありますが、ここではぜひ「洋風うどん」に挑戦してみてください。

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The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Author as an Arcade Ticket Counter Girl

(read my post-post-apocalyptic lesbian cowgirl-mailman udon western for free.)

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my straight and married coworker that i had a "for fun" crush on is leaving im so sad

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Kimetsu Guaken Hantengu Family Headcannons

Some Kimetsu Guaken Headcannons for a modern version Hantengu Family because why not? It's an Alternate Universe where everyone was a modern citizen instead of demons/slayers/etc. Ik technically Hantengu/his clones already exists as ghosts but I don't care. 

URAMI:

*Hantengu and Urami are brothers with Urami being the older brother by four or five years. Urami was the more responsible brother graduated from college early and had a long career as an army officer before retiring,but he often regrets being related to and having to bail his stupid younger brother out of situations their entire lives. He lives with his younger brother and five Grand-nephews in retirement and he likes to tell stories about his glory days while berating Hantengu's bad decisions as a cautionary tale to his Grand-nephews. Won't admit it out loud but Sekido is his favorite with Aizetsu and then Zohakutan being close seconds.

*Was the reason for Sekido getting inspired to join the local police academy after graduating highschool. He served in the army for many years doing many missions and trained new recruits until an injury to his eyes during a failed mission caused him to have poor eyesight. Spent a few years as a night guard for the local museum before retiring all together.

*Was never married, not because he didn't find anyone attractive but because he was more career and family oriented being the one to take care of their parents (and his dumb brother-) until they passed away and honestly seeing Hantengu fail his love life turned him off from wanting any.

*Loves dogs! Grew up with dogs and worked with trained military dogs so he proceeds to have one still. Currently has two elderly retired police dogs, German Shepherds, and a stray Shiba Inu mutt mix Urogi found in an alley as a puppy and brought home. Their names are Bloody Mary, Bruce,....and Mr. Chewtoy the Third.

*Decent cook after having years of practice cooking for himself and his family. Probably taught Aizetsu to cook. I feel like he'd like Udon a lot for some reason.

HANTENGU:

*Hantengu is the grandfather of the other five. After living a life of scams, unsuccessful business adventures, trying to make it rich, being in and out of legal trouble, a slew of bad relationships,and at least three divorces on top of being a deadbeat dad- He's not exactly a good person or role model. Was constantly bailed out of situations thanks to his older brother's connections and a promise Urami made to their parents to look out for him, and had one child from one of his divorces that to this day barely acknowledges and never really did anything for. Was forced to live with his brother when he stupidly joined a pyramid scheme and lost all his money and was forced to sell his house n everything he owned to pay loansharks. To this day Urami still won't let him forget his stupid his life was and Hantengu still continues to blame everyone but himself.

*Hantengu had five grandchildren that he had to care for at a young age after both parents died not too long after Zohakutan was born(not sure how they would've passed but it would've been something out of their control like a car accident) and he was forced to suddenly take in five small children he was unprepared for. Of course being who he is, he decided to fall for a pyramid scheme. Urami decided to be the bigger person and take them in to avoid his nephews going into foster care and his brother becoming homeless. Honestly he's the one who raised them and not Hantengu.

*Hantengu is all their last names. Urami Hantengu, Sekido Hantengu, Etc. Hantengu himself has the same first and last name so his full actual name is Hantengu Hantengu which can be confusing to people who aren't sure if he's going by his first or last name during conversations.

*Was kicked out of his parents' house by Urami when he was eighteen because he caught him stealing some money and after constantly begging for money using the 'If you really love me you'll help me!' excuse he kept spouting. From then on Urami never allowed him near their parents unless he was there to monitor his visits and when their funerals were held.

*He tried to repeat this behavior when his grandchildren got jobs but stopped when Urami threw him out of the house for a week leaving him to sleep in the yard and had to beg Aizetsu to sneak him food from the fridge. He has since not done this in fear of his brother giving him a much harsher reaction.

SEKIDO:

*The four main clones are actually quadruplets. The order of Oldest to youngest is Sekido, Karaku, Aizetsu, and Urogi with Zohakutan being their baby brother.

*Sekido bring the eldest felt like he had to step up and take care of his brothers after their parents died and they were stuck raised by their deadbeat Grandpa and strict Great Uncle. Has anger issues with a temper as a result and growing up has gotten in a lot of fights both with his family and in school. However he has mellowed out a bit since going to attend the police academy half inspired by being raised by his retired military soldier uncle, Urami approves of his career choice greatly.

*He boxes in his free time to keep in shape and has used it as a form of therapy taking any and all anger out on a literal punching bag instead of anyone else. As a result he's very physically fit and the physically strongest out of all his brothers. He also knows some martial arts after taking classes from Keizo's dojo, as a result he and Akaza(or Hakuji as he's called in KG) are old school aquantences.

*Contrary to what people may think because of his temper and overall personality, he actually enjoys sweet things like chocolate soft serve ice cream and glazed donuts. I'm the future sometimes his coworkers would see him filing paperwork on a case while a donut is stuck in his mouth.

*Uses his hobby of physical fitness to spend time with his brothers before moving out. Would go on runs with Urogi or help Karaku stretch out and all of them would go to the gym growing up as Urami wouldn't let them have electronics and instead force them into more 'better' activities such as school sports teams or making them go to the gym. Sekido continues to carrying that part of his life with him.

KARAKU:

*Urami would never admit it but he was worried about Karaku the most because out of all the grandkids he seemed to take the most after his grandfather. Growing up Karaku had gotten into a LOT of trouble. A lot of the times alongside Urogi but a lot of times by himself too. Growing up he never really took anything serious and never really had motivation to want to do anything. His grades were barely passing most of the time and he often got into trouble playing pranks on his family (mostly on Urami or Sekido sometimes Aizetsu) with Urogi a lot of the time.

*Was one of the reasons why there was so much fighting. He was also very lazy and in junior year of highschool nearly got expelled twice. Once for starting a fight with another student for making constant passes on his girlfriend Sekido had to bail him out of and a second time when Urogi and himself thought it'd be funny to 'smoke' candy cigarettes behind the school and pretend that they were actual cigarettes on April fools Day. They only didn't get expelled because technically it was only candy but they were banned from bringing any candy to school ever again.

*Both himself and Urogi stopped their pranks at home after a prank gone wrong caused Aizetsu to fall down the stairs and fracture his leg when he slipped on a puddle of water they had laid out for Sekido. Both were horrified by the incident and were too traumatized by the incident to do that again. To this day everyone else still thinks it was an accident.

*Is an exotic dancer and took gymnastics in school. He literally had to BEG Urami over and over to let him join the gymnastics class/team at school. He initially refused because he didn't believe it was a good place for a man, but a little convincing from Sekido and seeing how genuinely serious Karaku was(something rare for him) he finally agreed. He HATES Karaku's career choice and thinks he's just going to regret it later in but Karaku is happy.

*Is the most physically flexible out of his family and can perform as a contortionist, knows many gymnastics, and knows many different dances from ballroom dancing to currently learning to tango. Wants to try ballet too sometime. Surprisingly matures a bit once starting college and works as an exotic dancer in a club for money much to the dismay of his family except for Urogi who always completely supported his goals. Unfortunately he's also developed a womanizing reputation because of his actions.

*Is very body positive for others and himself surprisingly and is the first person to punch someone for calling someone else ugly, fat, etc based on their appearance. He's also openly pansexual leaning more towards women but you wouldn't know unless you asked him and he is completely honest about it.

UROGI:

*Out of all his brothers, he's really the only one who truly followed in his Uncle's footsteps and becomes an air force pilot. Urami is surprised by his career choice but is happy nonetheless that someone other than Sekido is keeping up the family tradition. However his drive for this job isn't a want to serve the army but his love of flying and the thrill seeking part of him that never went away.

*Is the closest brother to Karaku and often pulled pranks together growing up as they had similar personalities. Example being putting sour lemon juice in his Uncle's coffee, putting shaving cream on Sekido's hand and making him smack his face, or jumping out and scaring the living daylights out of someone. However unlike Karaku he was much more receptive to criticism and more responsible with his life choices such as not being lazy with homework and not starting fights out of boredom. Stopped playing so many pranks after partially accidentally causing their baby brother Aizetsu to fall and hurt himself. To this day he still feels sick to his stomach whenever he remembers the incident.

*Since being a kid he's always had a fascination with the sky and loved camping under the stars, watching sunsets/sunrises, and a lot of the time he'd just lay out in the backyard watching the clouds and daydreaming. Often bounced around whether he wanted to be an astronaut or pilot growing up.

*Is the most positive out of his brothers and the one who encourage's Karaku's career choice and encourage's Zohakutan to follow his dream on game design. He's very protective of Aizetsu and was the one who convinced him to seek therapy for his depression.

*Greatest. Memory. EVER. He remembers every birthday, every anniversary, every holiday, never forgets an appointment or date and as a result was there for all of Zoha's school activities until he left to pursue his career but he still calls/sends gifts to his family if it's Christmas or their birthdays.

*Loves birds! Favorite animal. His favorite hobby is birdwatching and collecting feathers he keeps in a scrap book labeling what bird the feather came from. Has a pet parakeet he named Squash.

AIZETSU:

*Is the one who everyone (minus Hantengu) is most protective over including Zohakutan due to his quiet nature and depression. Has suffered from depression since the death of his parents as a child and often struggled in school and at home would just hide in his room whenever fights broke out which was often.

*Don't let his quiet nature fool you however. He has a decent swing along with most of his family having a physical fitness as a hobby so people in school quickly learnt not to bully him after he gave a person a few missing teeth.

*Introvert by nature but the one who joined most school clubs in highschool. Book club, chess club, and writers club being his favorites. Was involved with the school newspaper and was the student councils treasurer for a year in highschool. He enjoys reading and writing a lot but he's surprisingly very good at origami. Can make very detailed structures by folding paper and is the best shogi player in his town.

*He's pretty smart so he often tutored his other four brothers in subjects and honestly was the reason they didn't flunk out because of Karaku's laziness and the other three weren't very good at math or chemistry. Can give lots of good advice too if you care to ask his opinion about something.

*Is the only one of his brothers to actually go to and finish college in order to get a business degree for running his own coffee shop he wanted and is surprisingly a pretty profitable small business owner.

*Doesn't live at home anymore but he continues to visit often to see Zohakutan and the other two as he's the closest one living to them. Helps to take care of his Uncle and Grandmother in their old age now both in gratitude to Urami and only our of pity for Hantengu, otherwise he's disgusted with how he tried to manipulate him growing up. Still helps tutor Zoha if he needs it.

*Since starting therapy thanks to Urogi he's doing much better and has adopted lots of pets. His certified emotional support dog, a few fish, a turtle, two hamsters, and recently a stray kitten he found trapped in a trash can behind his cafe he named Ms. Mittens. He pet sits Urogi's parakeet or his Uncle's dogs sometimes.

ZOHAKUTAN:

*The youngest of the Hantengu Family and is sixteen years old in his second year of highschool. He's currently involved with Kimetsu Academy's track team and book club because his Uncle Urami made him join some extracurricular activities. Doesn't mind track as he's used to being physically active but he finds book club boring luckily he's always allowed to just sit in the corner reading comics.

*Wants to become a game developer once he graduates so he's taking ap classes for computer programming and math, luckily programming means he's grown used to numbers and thanks to Aizetsu tutoring him growing up, he's pretty good at both math and working with computers. Has made one small flash game, it's not too good being just a growing plant simulator and it's buggy but he's still very proud of himself for making it.

*Urami doesn't approve of Zoha's desire to become a programmer and he often nags him about choosing a career more like Sekido or Urogi or even Aizetsu or if he's going to be working with computers at least do something useful with it like becoming a technician or an electrician or work towards getting an office job! He has a temper like Sekido so he'll often fight back. Sekido agrees with Urami on this but his other big brothers are encouraging him.

*Typical teenager. Likes gaming, and riding to the nearest stores for fast foods or the game store. Doesn't like it when it's cold. Much rather deal with sweltering heat than freezing cold however like Sekido loves soft serve ice cream and shakes, enjoys boba tea and mochi too. Bigger sweet too than anyone else. Also has a YouTube chat where he posts videos of him playing games which is decently popular at. Also has a part time job editing websites for people

*Best friends with Kaigaku Inadama despite being two grades apart and knows Gyutaro Shabana. Sometimes the three delinquents cause trouble around the school together. Low key also has a secret crush on Ume Shabana (she's 16 in Kimetsu Guaken so they're the same age-) but he doesn't act on it out of respect and fear of Gyutaro.

*Karaku gifted him a pair of tassel purple earrings and he liked them so much he wears them every day.

*Is actually pretty good at drums and one of his favorite hobbies is just playing on the drum set his brothers gifted him for his fourteenth birthday. Other hobbies of his include collecting promotional posters for movies or games he really likes and drawing. He's pretty good at drawing and writing due to constantly writing out possible scripts for games and concept art for them.

[missjukebox8bit]

more info on the Archie Mega Man reprints from UDON, Mega Man Adventures!

good news: 12 issues per book

bad news: no sonic crossovers… yet

Protodude: Mega Man Adventures was recently announced to great acclaim—can you share a bit more about what fans can expect? Will the Worlds Collide stories be included?

Udon: Mega Man Adventures is the new hardcover collection of the Mega Man stories originally published by Archie Comics, with each volume containing 12 issues. A special “Deluxe” edition featuring bonus items will also be available, with more details to come. In addition to the original stories, each volume will include a brand-new short story set during the same time period as the collected issues. The first of these will be created by Ian Flynn and Ryan Jampole. While the collections will not currently include the crossover issues with Sonic the Hedgehog due to rights limitations, this is something the team is actively exploring for the future.

(source)

so at 12 issues per book, with 55 issues across the whole run, subtracting the sonic crossovers, Mega Man Adventures should have 4 books minimum

6 if they release the sonic crossovers later

[rockman-starlight-au]

Your star au is pretty rad but I'm not really a megaman fan so what would you say is the "required reading" to understand the au so to speak?

That’s a really good question! I’d say probably any scans of the Archie you can find (I hear some of them are also going to be reprinted by Udon as “Mega Man Adventures!”) Also any synopses for the characters and mainline games on MMKB will help. I’d definitely recommend trying the games if you get the chance, they’re a lot of fun!

I also used the “Upon a Star” OVA for some artistic inspiration, but I still have yet to watch it in full.

Thanks!

[deafmangoes]

A Dish With Good Intentions

So that bit where they try to make Marcille's "local cuisine" is funny to me, and I want to explore it a bit.

Firstly, the finished product.

It's, uh. basically ramen. Delicious, but...

Izutsumi being the Voice of Reason in Marcille's absence, and pointing out to the boys that they got completely the wrong idea (she's right, it turns out, because Marcille's 'home cuisine' is basically Italian and they've made it Japanese).

From the Adventurer's Bible, we know that Marcille and Laios come from the same place (the Northern Continent), while Senshi and Chilchuck come from the Eastern Continent, and Izutsumi the Eastern Isles. The cusine of the Eastern Isles is traditionally Japanese: rice is the staple, while the North, East and Southern Continents seem to have a more 'modern' Japanese style: lots more things like noodles, breads, pies, and what we might think of as fusion cuisine. It's why no one in the party (except Izutsumi) thinks of Senshi's cooking as unusual. Aside from the ingredients, it's the sort of dishes they'd eat normally.

But the elves have Italian food.

We get hints of that during the bit where Marcille's talking with the Canaries, but it's not really spelled out explicitly: this chapter is the only time you get real evidence for it.

Why?

Because while Izutsumi's right about one thing:

And she correctly surmised that Marcille's "home" cuisine is different from what they usually eat:

(Look at her she's adorable)

Senshi, Laios and Chilchuck weren't just being ignorant - they had no reason to suspect that this ramen dish wasn't correct, because...

... Marcille's "home" cuisine is her mother's native elven one. Of course Laios would assume she eats the same stuff he does! That's probably why he gets stuck on the idea of 'udon' instead of 'pasta'.

So yeah, this bit amuses me simply because it turns out Marcille's "hometown food" wasn't local at all, she grew up eating "foreign" food!

[the-faramir]

Oh, yeah, Midori somehow managed to get her own sideblog at @ringmaster-midori! Her rules are there.

What? There's another Midori living on Earth in Manhattan? She's over at @midoriniji.

Midori's Story

Niji-iro Midori: The Reluctant Ringmaster (Midori's Backstory)

Could contain spoilers for the Extinction Curse Adventure Path!

Preface: The Niji-iro Family

Chapter 1: We Are On a Diplomatic Mission to Absalom

Chapter 2: The Circus Arrives Without Warning

Chapter 3: Hi-Diddle-De-Dee, a Carny's Life for Me

Chapter 4: Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys

Chapter 5: One Does Not Simply Walk Into Abberton

Chapter 6: The Circus of Wayward Wonders

Bonus: Extraction Team Delta's Debriefing (between chapters 1 and 2)

Bonus: Midori's Backstory: TL;DR

Extinction Curse (The Story Continues)

Contains spoilers for the Extinction Curse Adventure Path!

"Come one, come all! Humble performers become leaders of the Circus of Wayward Wonders when tragedy strikes. But as these heroes lead their motley band of performers and roustabouts around the Isle of Kortos, they uncover a sinister plot to exterminate life from the Starstone Isle. The dead god Aroden may be gone, but his legacy lives on, as do his old enemies who would destroy the wonders he raised from the sea. Spectacle meets savagery as the heroes strive to stop the Extinction Curse!"

Book 1: The Show Must Go On (In Progress)

Book 2: Legacy of the Lost God (Coming Later)

Book 3: Life's Long Shadows (A Little Exposition)

Book 4: Siege of the Dinosaurs

Book 5: Lord of the Black Sands

Book 6: The Apocalypse Prophet

Bonus: Midori's Ghost Powers

Bonus: Midori's Dream (Revenge of the Fifth)

Bonus: Midori Dreams of...Earth?

Midori's Details

Midori character summary

Extras

Kitsune udon recipe

Niji-iro tōgarashi recipe

Midori Mix recipe

Midori's Parents

The Niji-iro Siblings

Concurrent Stories

Meanwhile, in Absalom....

An Alternate Universe

More Characters

Original Characters

My Artwork

Old drawings

New drawings