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ラーメンロックマウンテン（Rock-mountain）「特製海老まぜそば」

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スコット・フィッツジェラルド－楽園を追われた二人 The LIFE STORY 星野裕子、特別寄稿・青山南 メディアファクトリー

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Asianhaven4u

TOP 10 GRAVURE IDOLS👸

My Gravure goddesses

(In no order for my Top 10)

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April 5, 2025 released 2 new animes

A remake from my childhood that my siblings and I have been anticipating. Team includes Mob Psycho 100 director and chief animation director. And I 100% love Mob.

Yaiba: Samurai Legend

The other one, a new manga I've just recently started reading but translation got cancelled. Written by the same mangaka of After the Rain or Koi wa Ameagari no You ni. I had no idea until after watching Yaiba that Kowloon Generic Romance was being animated.

Both looks promising, I feel like I'm back in highschool

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I remember Tsunku saying in an interview that Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan was the only idol group he was interested in because every girl was unique and amusing. Management & 9ki-11ki screwing up the literal work of his life is something we have to respect in the sense that you have to be both bold, stupid and mean at the same time to do something like this. "How the previous members used to be"? What about what your producer created your group to be?

[sweetbrunch]

love detective conan and watching hao with his voice is so weird, XD they got the same japanese voice actress minami takayama

conan would never kill unlike hao

and megumi hayashibara is anna in shaman king and haibara in detective conan

I love those women and need pics of them together, I hope they're friends, used to sing together in ranma ½

[dishsoaptragedies]

five more since you said youd like to hear more of my ships. last time tho cuz i dont wanna annoy you too much with them

taiga x haru

saori x hyakutaro

minami x yutaka

yui x kazuki

hyakutaro x tatsuto

((((((((im honestly surprised none of my rarepairs came up as i have quite a few of them LMFAOOO)))))))

opinions coming right up!!

Taiga x Haru

there are. SO many cat pictures i associate them with. like specifically the ones where there are two kittens and one is ferociously trying to protect the other. do you see my vision.

Saori x Hyakutaro

Not really my thing but DAMN the potential is certainly there

Minami x Yutaka

Listen i may prefer mirin in literally every way BUT these two make me insane also. nothing bad happens to them ever🪄🪄🪄

Yui x Kazuki

The mind games would go crazy

Hyakutaro x Tatsuto

Definitely more on the platonic side for me but still i lov <3

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Famitsu hosts the 10th anniversary Wake Up, Girls! reunion live

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Deluxe Wrestling 27 (デラックスプロレス27) - 2001.06.20

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One Truth Prevails In UK Trailer For Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram

Next month Japan’s biggest box office hit is coming to the UK and Ireland, Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram. Today we get the UK Trailer and one truth prevails! Find the one and only truth when Japan’s famous genius detective finally makes his long-awaited UK debut with his biggest case yet. Gosho Aoyama’s Detective Conan aka Case Closed now in it’s 30th Anniversary and thanks to…

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Weekend treat: for an annual event at Nezu Museum in spring!

28/4/2023

An instructor of a course in Japanese Art talked about an annual event at Nezu Museum in spring, and it is "Irises（screen）" by Korin Ogata exhibition. Then, I was being so curious about it that I was off to this art gallery in Minami-Aoyama all the way after school.

This is known for its entrance as beautiful architecture designed by Kengo Kuma and in a lot of magazines, I remembered. Therefore, I was delighted to see it. Yet, the place appeared to be too exclusive for me, and I found elderly people being formal in their attire but living within a kilometer suitable for it. I was being a little out of place.

Having said that, I immersed myself in the exhibits/collections of the gallery, knew of Otsu-e, a folk art in 17th century in Shiga, and had fun strolling the Buddhism themed garden. I want to take my parents there one day.

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Haibara dissecting Conan/Shinichi like he's some kind of experiment ksjksjf

I think it was around this time when I started to seriously ship them. Haibara, at this stage, was still given the "cold and mysterious" status of a character but the story didn't shy away from showing us how her empathy extended beyond her own needs. She was well aware of Conan/Shinichi's pain, and also Ran's, because she finds herself to be in that same position as them, and has gone through layers of her own emotional turmoil by this point to recognize this.

But more than that, it's blatantly obvious here that if there's anyone who can understand Conan, it's her. There's a level of understanding between them that's deep and personal. And yes, Conan has that with others too, you can argue that, but what he has with Haibara is slightly different. You see, their "friendship" was born out of pain and trauma. They were each others' "doom", in a sense. Haibara created the APTX4869 drug while Conan failed to save Akemi. They saw the sides of each other that others haven't and had to learn to trust each other in their own way. Slowly, they grew to understand one another and from doom, they became each others' hope.

(Long rambling under cut)

There are many instances of Conan being able to understand Haibara's thoughts by merely watching her actions but to me, the one that stood out the most was none other than m26 Black Iron Submarine (not canon to you but canon to me) when they were underwater and Haibara is about let Conan's hand go but he pulls her back up. The entire conversation takes place inside their heads yet they knew exactly what each other was saying. Remember that post I made about them being drift-compatible?

That's why I think Conan is still unaware just how big of a presence Haibara is in his life. He came close to that in m26 but with Pinga, BO and Haibara's kidnapping, he didn't exactly have the time to sit and ponder over it. Surely people (non-shippers) would chalk it up to you, "aakchuallyyyy he just needs her for the antidote". But... are you sure? Are you really, really sure that that's all he is to her? Is that all you understand about Conan/Shinichi as a character? Even Takayama Minami and Hayashibara Megumi commented on how Conan losing his cool and becoming short-tempered when Haibara got kidnapped was unusual of him. In their opinion, the only reason why Conan calmed down was because of Agasa and how the Prof almost risked doing something reckless to save Haibara. Only then Conan realized he needed to remain calm to keep Agasa in check.

And also, Haibara noticed Pinga and Vodka's presence in the hotel first but Conan only noticed when Haibara was in danger. His train of thought literally went; something happened to Haibara -> it's the Organization -> oh shit they've taken her. Like, hello?? Excuse me?? What is this soulmate-level telepathy going on here right in front of my salad??

I've ~kinda~ mentioned this before in a passing before, but CoAi lowkey reminds me of SyaoSaku (from CCS) but in a different font - a more painful and (perhaps) tragic one. Haibara being Syaoran's counterpart, and Conan being Sakura's counterpart. Example; Sakura's infatuation for Yukito was loud and out there, literally everyone knew about it too (Conan/Shinichi with Ran). Meanwhile, Sakura's love for Syaoran was already growing quietly within her. She was showing signs of it but was too distracted to realize it, until the time came when Syaoran was going to leave Japan and return to Hong Kong. All of a sudden it hit her like a train that it was too painful to let him go (Conan/Shinichi with Haibara/Shiho).

This is why I'm convinced that when all of this is over, Conan will have to face the reality of just what Haibara means to him. It doesn't matter if Aoyama doesn't want to explore this, or chooses to address this in a different way. It's his story, he can do what he wants. But personally for me? I know Conan simply cannot go back to his original life as Kudou Shinichi anymore. He's too far changed, forced to recognize the grayness in a world he deemed black and white, empathize with people he would have classified as "criminals" in the past, and live a life of white lie even it meant hurting the people he cared for the most - in short, Conan/Shinichi simply cannot go back to being the same person he was before Tropical Land. And the one person we know for sure who will be able to understand him despite all of this, is Haibara.

I saw a comment once saying that CoAi/ShinShi are supplementary and wouldn't work. I disagree because I think they are more of a narrative foil. Haibara's existence in Conan's life taught him that he isn't invincible (failure to save Akemi) and that not everyone from the Black Organization are cold-blooded assassins. Haibara had her life and freedom stolen from her. Conan, otoh, taught Haibara to live. To not run away from life and to learn to trust people again. All the important people in life left her at some point, but Conan was the only one who kept coming back for her when she chose to give up, holding her hand as tightly as he can.

Conan, the boy who has everything. Haibara, the girl who lost everything. Conan, the boy who keeps trying to dig deeper into the viper's nest. Haibara, the girl who has lived in the viper's nest trying to pull him back from diving further. Conan, the boy who wants to keep tempting fate to save his friends. Haibara, the girl who is willing to die to save her friends. Conan, the boy who thinks his actions of holding back his love is immature. Haibara, the girl who understands his pain enough to know he is anything but. Conan, the boy whose life changed because of the drug Haibara created but in a way also saved his life (Gin chose to not shoot him in the head but fed him the drug instead). Haibara, the girl who lost her sister because Conan couldn't save her but now he'd do anything to make sure she stays alive.

Whether you ship them or not, or see them merely as friends, you can't deny that they play huge roles in each other's lives. We know that when the end comes, Haibara will be willing to let Conan go. She might have already prepared herself for this, even, because Ran is the last person she'd want to hurt at this point. Her resemblance to Akemi is too strong now and she knows Ran adores her a lot too. And from that scene above, we know Haibara feels the same pain Ran and Conan/Shinichi are going through.

But. Will Conan be able to do the same? Can he simply let go of Haibara and return to his old life? Even if Haibara/Shiho does remain in his life, when the dust is settled, can he truly move on from the person whom he has experienced so many life and death encounters with, and in a way, shaped him into becoming the person he is today?

We know the love is one-sided now because we're almost always seeing it from Haibara/Shiho's perspective. But how can we be so sure that something isn't growing deep down in Conan/Shinichi's heart too? If it's something subtle and quiet like the flap of a butterfly's wings now, eventually growing into something that could literally change the course of his life?

If you understand Conan/Shinichi as a person, beyond the shipping lenses, then I think the answer is already obvious.

"It's not cause the creator said so. They're just friends and Shinichi already confessed to someone else". Okay, like I said, the creator can do whatever he wants with his story. I AM choosing to read between the lines based on what that same creator has presented to us. I'm also always reminded of the Akai/Jodie/Akemi love story and how that panned out. I'm saying, things can happen because feelings are complex and sometimes you go through experiences in life that changes you inside out. Both Akai and Conan have had their lives stained by the Black Organization.

Not to mention that, in terms of their personalities, CoAi/ShinShi's relationship are quite a stark parallel to Yuusaku and Yukiko's relationship as well. What Conan/Shinichi needs is someone who can match his level of eccentricity yet at the same time call him out when his head floats too high in the clouds. Haibara is that person. And the best part about it is she didn't even have to change herself to match him - that's pretty much her personality already. Fitting in exactly like a puzzle piece.

Anyway, this is long-winded already. i'll stop rambling here. Also, if this breaches containment and reaches a non-shipper/anti and you have something negative to say, please do me a favor and be a mature person. Leave this post and let's both live in peace.

Love you, CoAi nation, bye!

[haropro-confessions]

Tsunku talked about the impact that Minami Aoyama Shoujo Kagekidan and their song SWEET & TOUGHNESS had on him and anyone can notice it because he made not one but two covers with his side projects... If this song is so important to him I still wonder why he never made a H!P act cover it. I mean I kinda understand why but it suits 2006-2013 H!P so well that I feel like it was a wasted chance.