#yon and mu

[strangemonochromes]

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (伊藤潤二の猫日記 よん&むー) // Junji Ito

[bbydeathclaw]

today’s pickups!

[foxandcatlibrary]

69th Book I Read in 2024

Title: Yon & Mu

Author: Junji Ito

Notes: Very cute and charming, despite being an Ito work. I don't think I will be keeping this one though. I will try to find a new good home for it.

[kavebot]

the overwhelming love on my last redraws definitely sent my wings flapping. yall are so sweet

🩷💜🩵💚

[gabbyp09]

[thelreads]

That's exactly how I react to my dog

[itswhatyougive]

I don't know how to describe it, but something about Edward Gorey and Junji Ito both going slightly off-brand and illustrating a whimsical book about cats is so special to me

[kursed-arcana]

[anisaanisa]

Junji Itō's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu | 伊藤潤二の猫日記 よん&むー (2007—2008) ☆

[melanovia]

[strangemonochromes]

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (伊藤潤二の猫日記 よん&むー) // Junji Ito

[p0ssumkingdom]

ok i dont see anyone else talking about the three throwaway classpects mentioned in kgtac so ill talk about it

PART 1: The System of KGTAC

when the john cosplayer asks about god tiers, dave firstly says that everyone and everything is made of aspects. what this implies about sburb itself, i still dont exactly understand. do certain concepts just happen to have a high composition of an aspect than others? like, would the idea of religion/zeal be made of hope? does the wind blow because the little breathlets in it like to do as they please? its surely an interesting idea cole thought to chew on. maybe john can become a zephyr since his god tier allows him to transform into the breath aspect itself, not as in "doing this would make him free from consquence" but more "this guy is now 99% concentrate breath aspect". the kgtac god tier system contrasts homestuck's god tier system, probably because homestuck is meta in a much different way to how kgtac is. ill just refer to them as h!godtiers and kc!godtiers to avoid confusion. Anyways as i was saying, h!godtiers are "assigned" to a person, whereas kc!godtiers ARE the person. i.e, an individual defines their mythological title in homestuck, and an individual is defined by their mythological title in kgtac. especially considering that there are millions of bajillions of class/aspect combos present in kc!dave and kc!karkat's multiverse, it would be entirely possible for that to be the case.

PART 2: The Mu of Pane

now that ive established my perspective on how kc!godtiers work, lets actually dissect some of them. we'll go in the order of kc!dave mentioning them. the mu of pane is only described as "an extremely powerful god tier", but that isnt much to go off of. instead i'll be using some research to perhaps mold it into thw shape of dave's description. "mu", or μ, is the twelfth letter of the greek alphabet, romanized as the letter m. it derives from the egyptian hieroglyph for water, which were modified by the phoenicians and named after their word for water, mem. in academics it can mean a LOT of things, so to save myself a headache ill use it to represent extremely small units, minimization operators, and the cleanliness of an orbital zone. this helps us narrow it down to two things, flow and reduction. "one who allows for flow" or "one who creates flow" is pretty boring, to me at least. sylph and page are already the "creation" classes, so maybe it could be "one who allows flow of aspect from one place to another". if we take the reduction route, "one who minimizes aspect" or "one who reduces aspect". personally, im going to go with the latter. when i think of "mu", i think about microns and shit. if you want to theorize about the guy who lets pane flow, i implore you to. speaking of pane, what is pane? dave says "pane as in window pane" which helps a lot actually. what is the one thing that windows do? they allow for the passage of light, knowledge. pane as an aspect relates to open-mindedness, focus, and transparency the most. on the other hand, pane could be corrupted into blind belief, fragility, and inflexibility. yknow, cus glass. pane is closely connected to light, mind, hope, and rage. pane players can encompass any of these traits to any degree! my first thought is kankri. kankri possesses mostly negative traits of pane, but hes very clearly focused and inflexible in what he believes in, whether it be for the best or worst. theres also probably a pun to be made for him being a pain. the Mu of Pane would not at all be like kankri though. a Mu of Pane, or one who restricts, reduces, and overall diminishes Pane, is an underminer. at their full potential, the Mu of Pane can blur the line between reality and surreality to the point where one cannot tell the difference. they can create distrust, doubt, and infighting among their enemies, and be hiding in plain sight. this is why the Mu of Pane is such a powerful god tier. despite their disruptive abilities, they can still be a positive asset to a team. simply being around a Mu of Pane will make you constitute. mind reading and control is near useless, as if the mu's skull was made of lead. perhaps an archetype for this god tier are tinfoil conspiracists! distrusting of authority and willing to convert anyone by any means.

PART 3: The Tide of Yon

the next two god tiers are tricky, as dave spends little time on them. my first thought when i hear "tide" is a bringer of something, like how the tide brings water to higher onto the beach. the definition of tide specifies the rising and falling of the sea levels. theres also a verb; to tide is to drift and fluctuate with something or someone. the tide would be "one who fluctuates aspect", or "one who drifts with aspect", which are pretty vague roles? im sure it will work out though. a Tide of Blood could be the one who brings a team together, but as their title suggests, it wont last long. an archaic definition for tide is "a space of time" which i found to be kinda funny, both because that would be a valid mythological title and how it segues into the yon aspect. yon literally means "that over there", which i interperet to be something upcoming. yon can be the speculation of the future, or the dread of an unstoppable force. yon would associate with the passage of time, movement across space, dread, sight, and patience. this makes yon closely connected to the cardinal aspects, not unlike life and doom. the Tide of Yon fluctuates and fluctuates with Yon. this means that the Tide's action are influence by the future, and the future is influenced by the Tide's actions, creating a loop. it could also be interpereted as the Tide fluctuating between different facets of Yon, such as the hope or dread that comes from it. perhaps the Tide creates conflicting predictions or even truths about what is on the horizon. im not able to pinpoint any specific abilities relating to this title, but i think thats reflective of the Tide's passive nature. their influence IS the power.

PART 4: The Fling of Rime

for this one, i'll start with the aspect rather than the class. theres much more i can draw from rime than i can with fling so. yeah. rime by definition is the frost that forms on things when water vapor or fog crystallizes. its like dew but frozen. to rime means to cover things in said frost. rime then could be the "ice aspect", in a similar way to how breath is the wind aspect or how life is the plant aspect. rime is all about lethargy, abandonment, and the weight of your actions, not unlike the weight of rime on the branches of winter trees. while these sound pretty bad, they're important themes in the context of sburb! a Sylph of Rime could be a teacher, while a Rogue of Rime can be a deadweight. in this sense, rime is a close relative of doom. the fling class on the other hand couldnt be more different. a fling is a short period of enjoyment or wild behavior, and to fling is to throw or hurl forcefully, typically without care. using this, the fling would be described as "one who discards aspect" or "one who is frivolous with aspect". the best way i can describe this would be someone who doesnt really understand their aspect, and therefore either wastes their potential or ends up being a liability to everyone around them. a fling could be an inversion of the mage class then; mages understand aspect, whereas flings misunderstand aspect. the Fling of Rime is "one who is frivolous with Rime", they dont know the weight of their own actions. this person may live in their own world, not paying attention to the events surrounding them. they may also have poor judgement, not knowing to look before they leap. there isnt much to salvage from this title, honestly. they could get cool ice powers? i guess? but theyre bound by fate for their fall to be by the Fling's own hands.

PART 5: The End of Post

hopefully ypu enjoyed this god tier analysis! ill definitely do more of these if i get requested to, cus its a lot of fun speculating. it did take me a while to write this all out, but thats cus i was basing this post off of three pages from an mspfa. like i said though, feel free to add anything youd like to this, whether you agree or disagree!

[aficionliteraria]

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu por Junji Ito (2009)

Sinopsis

El maestro del manga de terror japonés Junji Ito presenta una serie de cuentos histéricos que narran sus pruebas y tribulaciones en la vida real al convertirse en dueño de un gato. Junji Ito, como J-kun, construyó recientemente una nueva casa y ha invitado a su financiada, A-ko, a vivir con él. Lo que no sabía era que su ruborizada futura novia tiene una compañía inesperada a cuestas: Yon, un gato familiar de aspecto espantoso, y Mu, un adorable gato del bosque noruego. A pesar de ser un amante de los perros, J-kun se siente persuadido por su extraña ternura y así comienza su lucha cómica para ganarse el afecto de sus nuevos amigos felinos.

Comentarios

El arte es fantástico, como era de esperar, y la historia también lo es. Me resulta fascinante cómo logra transformar situaciones mundanas en relatos de horror, adorables y divertidos.

Si eres fan de Junji Ito, esta lectura es imprescindible.

Si amas a los gatos, es una lectura obligada.

Si te gusta el horror, es una lectura obligada.

Si te encanta lo adorable, es una lectura obligada.

En resumen, independientemente de tus preferencias, es una lectura obligada.

¡100000000000000/10!

[utoshi-san]

"Кошачий дневник: Ён и Му" Дзюндзи Ито

Мастер японской хоррор-манги Дзюнджи Ито представляет серию комедийных историй, рассказывающих о его реальных испытаниях и невзгодах, связанных с тем, что он стал владельцем кошек. Автор и его жена, в роли самих себя, а также Ён - кот с "проклятым лицом", и Му - очаровательный норвежский лесной кот. Несмотря на то, что мистер Ито является собачником, его преследует странная привлекательность котов, и поэтому он начинает свою комедийную борьбу за расположение своих новых друзей.

Это самая последняя манга, из изданных в США, которую я приобрела недавно и конечно же не могла дождаться когда сяду за её прочтение. Манга в твёрдой обложке, форматом А4, как всегда полна шикарными иллюстрациями и дополнением в качестве фотографий питомцев автора, и бонусом в виде интервью для читателей в США. А ещё названия обложки и кошачьи глаза светятся в темноте что добавляют колорита этому изданию. Мне безумно понравились короткие истории, которые были милыми и криповыми одновременно. Я как котовладелец полностью одобряю и рекомендую эту шикарную мангу всем фанатам.

[thelreads]

What do I even say

That's just how cats owners are

[stewardtokyo]

I got two tote bags at the Junji Ito exhibition. Yon & Mu and Black Paradox.