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Thanks for tagging me dude! (also for @i-have-complex-motives for doing the exact same thing, never would I expect my isolated ass to be pinged twice, you guys are real ones) Now, here goes:

Favorite Color: Either aquamarine or navy blue

Last song: Get Busy by KOYOTIE (Just Dance may or may not have a hand in this, lol)

Currently reading: "The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories" by H.P. Lovecraft

Currently watching: Disventure Camp, if I'm allowed to include web series

Currently craving: Nothing really, since I'm pretty dang full right now. Otherwise, I could go for a matcha latte.

Coffee or tea: Tea all day every day, baby 😎

Tagging: Not too sure, since most of the people I usually tag seem to have filled this out already, lol. If they're chill with suddenly being pinged, I'll call on @tee-posting to do this as well.

Get To Know Your Mutuals

i was tagged by @fangsup-cobrastyle

favorite color: chartreuse! or fucking lime green I guess

last song: I Know by For the Wicked

currently reading: Nothing rn but the last book I read was Dragon Magick by DJ Conway

currently watching: Evil

currently craving: nicotine 😔

coffee or tea: um, both? both is good

tagging: @vehiculartheyslaughter @skautism @salemruinseverything

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I fucking love The Hundred Line, man.

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Shout out to too kyo for making a game that requires like three month of playing just to understand what 90% of the fandom is talking about while everyone else also has no idea

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look at him

after half a game of him being mopey and self-deprecating, we finally got him to smile and he's precious

this is a shouma ginzaki stan account

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Today (5/5, ray's birthday ironically enough) marks the completion of the second installment in my series and my second fangan, Danganronpa Underland!!

More details about the future can be found in the author's note of the last chapter: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45311281/chapters/167536597. Additionally, there's an Underland popularity poll - GO VOTE, even if you haven't read the series, as I've attached the characters' birthday arts!!! I loooove seeing who people like :) https://forms.gle/U5PB4PDbg3BietLGA

I couldn't have gotten this far without all the support I've received along the way. Hopefully, I'll see you all in Wonder's End - and go check out Underland if you haven't!! Thank you so so much for helping me get this far!! <3

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Shouma was MADE for the “who broke it” meme

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Shouma Ginzaki, I have so many thoughts on this little guy. That I wish to ramble about him for a bit. Mostly about things that I find interesting such as his character design but also my thoughts on him so far.

For context I am going off from just the demo alone, so I don’t have the full picture of what he will be like in the full game.

First off, the red marking on the characters foreheads seem to have some inspiration in both a red dot called a bindi and traditional Japanese kabuki theatre make up. A bindi has ties to Buddhism and is linked to the Ajna Chakra which is also known as the "third eye" or "inner wisdom". And if you’re an anime fan you might have seen at very least one character with a red dot in their character design. So there might be some pop culture aspects to the inspiration as well. Which is why some of the characters have such dot markings in their battle ready designs.

Another thing worth noting is that the colour red in Japanese culture is a pretty prominent and versatile colour with multiple layers of symbolism. Such as being associated with protection, joy, and strength, but also with passion, power, and even danger etc.

Finally, with Shouma and Mako they both have two dots markings above their forehead. It kinda look similar to geisha dot eyebrows or Hikimayu (引眉). It’s probably just a coincidence but I thought it was worth noting.

Shouma number is nine but interestingly enough it is written in upper capital Chinese Hanzi instead of Japanese Kanji. which is probably on purpose because in Japan the number nine is considered an unlucky number because the pronunciation (苦) (ku) is similar to (苦) (suffering). The association with hardship, pain and ties to bad luck/misfortune overall contributes to the negative reputation behind this number. Similar to how the number 4 similarly avoided in Japanese culture.

While in Chinese the number nine has the opposite reputation with it being associated with good luck/good fortune and can also mean long lasting and represents the maximum level of martial happiness and longevity. I just think that is a nice subtle detail in his uniform and weapon design overall with his number being nine and all. 

This probably means nothing but nine or more correctly eight phases of the moon can spiritually is often associated with cycles of growth, release, and renewal. Also the number Nine is symbolically represented by change and having a very empathic and compassionate soul. In numerology the number nine is usually linked to things such as completion, idealism, and a strong desire to help others. Which mostly fits Shouma personality in terms of his ideals and morals.

Also his star/zodiac sign Pisces is often associated with compassion, empathy, creativity, imagination and strong intuition but also a deep connection to the sub conscious. But also the weaknesses of the sign is being indecisive, sensitive, prone to escapism and their own inner turmoil. And melancholy behaviours feelings of sorrow and poignance; where they would rather go through and meditate on deep emotions such as despair/sadness rather than have no feelings at all.

Overall, the zodiac sign Pisces is very emotional driven sign and I don’t think it is a coincidence that Shouma as a character is written to be very driven by his strong emotional feelings and thoughts.

Anyway, this line of dialogue stuck out to me while playing the game demo. There seems to be a bit of a moon theme going on here? Or at the very least I think that the moon might be an important plot beat for this game story.

Which also lead to me noticing Shouma’s mecha also has some moon imagery on its design via the shoulders pads. Another interesting thing is that the chest of the mecha is designed with a Shiba Inu face notable a black one.

Shouma’s dog is probably not a literal black shiba ha ha. Although, his weapon having the chest be of the head of a black dog reminded me a bit of the Chinese mythology of the black dog called Tiangou/the heavenly dog. Which in the myth Tiangou either eats the moon or sun causing an eclipse but the moon is more notable one. Which could have inspired some design aspects to Shouma weapon perhaps.

Real quick, I will say that I haven’t looked too deeply or check to see if other characters have a subtle moon theme to their designs. Also, if you look closely on images of the other characters weapons they also have an although I will say a more subtle animal theme going on in their weapon designs as well.

Now onto his character design. First off, his backpack resembles a Kame/turtle shell get it because he’s hiding in his shell and need to slowly come out of it. Man, you gotta love the creativity Rui Komatsuzaki puts into his character designs overall.

Shouma’s boots also have a bit of a turtle-like pattern and with them being green, it looks like he has little turtle feet. His boots also partly resemble wellies, which are commonly associated with children at least in fiction giving him a childlike feel to his design. Plus they’re also outdoor boots and are usually quite popular with dog walkers as well.

Finally, his cap in terms of shape resembles either a frog, bear or hamster which adds even more to the animal theme to his overall character design.

I’m honestly curious with how Shouma’s dog, which is most likely a Shiba Inu and Sirei are connected somehow and it’s also interesting how he’s the only one that didn’t technically fight. Like there has to be a reason for it right? I also think Shouma is more important than he gives himself credit for, although I may wrong who knows. 

I don’t know if others have noticed this but Shouma to me seems to be a very peacemaker type of character. He doesn’t like conflict and always puts others comfort and needs first before himself a far good amount of the time. Plus, the way he talks about his dog in optional dialogue. Makes him appear to have a selfless and kind hearted soul underneath all the self esteem/self deprecation issues of course. 

I also think Shouma appears to be pretty good at reading the room and how others might be feeling. On the rare occasion he chimes in, he has some pretty possible ideas and theories on what might be happening in the current situation. But given how many times he’s gets shot down or told he’s stupid for thinking or saying anything at all.

Which probably breaks his confidence to where he feels he shouldn’t have said anything at all. Which is why he’s just accepts it and doesn’t push against it. Because he truly believes he can never be right on something but also insists on being a peacemaker making him unable to truly take on conflict.

Overall, from what I’ve seen so far, Shouma seems to be a very gentle soul. Who is way too harsh on himself but I do have faith that he will develop as a person as the story progresses. It probably won’t be perfect and I don’t expect his self esteem problems to just magically go away, that takes time. Honestly, Shouma so far is very relatable to me as someone who has gone through similar hardships as a teen.

Shouma has so much potential to be such a lovely and compelling written character overall and I look forward to see what the writers have in store for him in the full game. (He’s so autistic coded to me but that could just be me projecting a little onto him ha ha…)

Lastly, gameplay wise Shouma has the potential to be pretty op as a unit depending on how his abilities and moveset functions in the gameplay mechanics. 

He is a counter defender and his ability shut-in gives 1+ attack with every emery that hits him. Which could have potential to be stacked if his ability can get even stronger. Reflecting back attacks is his key, so Shouma ideally will probably excel being throw at enemies head first and focus on crowd control. 

Shouma will probably work best with the more frail units. Leading the enemies onto him while doing chip damage and letting heavy hitting units dish out the big hits. He’s also will probably have good synergy with the healer/support units as well but overall. I think he will probably be one of the better units in the game due to his ability to do crowd control in a game, where crowd control is key. Also depending upon on how his ability works he could also be quite a decent boss slayer as well. 

Anyway, that concludes my little slightly mentally ill ramble on him. OvO’)

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THE ROAD TO HELL

...Is paved with good intentions.

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did anyone make it out of the development of this game OK

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JUST ONE DAY (bts) LEFT UNTIL HUNDRED LINE RELEASES! takumi being really suspicious as an mc brings me back to when I first played vlr .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·. ANYWAYS READY YOURSELVES FOR TOMORROW EVERYONE!!!!

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JUST TWO MORE DAYS??!!! miss hiruko pls be safe in most routes or I will combust

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JUST 3 MORE DAYS UNTIL HUNDRED LINE RELEASES WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT??!?!! eito needs to step up, his man's going after everyone 😭😭😭 (check under the cut for a surpise hehe)

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JUST 4 DAYS LEFT?!?!?! are you guys ready for the influx of darumi content in the following weeks

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i love these two already,,, just a couple more days until the game releases.,,

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Ask me or comment

It's for an upcoming video :)

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Shouma: I’ll stay in the trash because that’s where the garbage belongs…

Eito: Shouma-kun, please come out…

[Hundred Line Single-Panel Comic #8]

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JUST 5 MORE DAYS????? im sensing ride or die vibes from takemaru and he's goated for that