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orca man, i love you, aaaaaa <3 i really love drawing gils, i really should draw mermaids more often another lovely piece for @cockatrice-revolution ! thank you again !
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spacey-art · 3 years
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a commission of @an-undersized-cockatrice of their OCs, Machiko in a submarine with big mer Taro peeking in. they were a blast to draw!!
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Chi.: Chikyu no Undo ni Tsuite Wins Grand Prize at 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Awards
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  Japanese news organization Asahi Shimbun today announced the winners of the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Awards, which honor the late "godfather of manga" and some of the best creators the industry currently has to offer.
The Grand Prize went to Uoto's medieval historical manga Chi.: Chikyu no Undo ni Tsuite, which also placed 5th in this year's Manga Taisho Awards and 2nd in Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s 2022 rankings for male readers.
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The New Creator Prize, which was previously won by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, went to Kyoshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun ga Hajimaru's and Konya Sukiyaki dayo's Natsuko Taniguchi.
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      The Short Work Prize, which was previously won by Hiroko Nobara for Kieta Mama Tomo and Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen, went to Izumi Okaya for Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai (Nobility of Life) and Iitoshi wo (Have a great age.).
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    The Special Prize, which honors works or individuals that influenced manga culture and was last won by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba creator Koyoharu Gotoge, went unawarded this year.
    RELATED: Kaiju No.8, JoJolion, Oshi no Ko and More Nominated for 26th Tezuka Osamu Manga Award
    As previously reported, the judge’s for this year’s award included:
Kochikame creator Osamu Akimoto
Machiko's One Thousand and One Nights creator and Osaka University of Arts teacher Machiko Satonaka
Former AKB48 star Minami Takahashi
Writer and Tohoku University of Art and Design teacher Yukiko Tomiyama
Japanese translator and film critic Shohei Chujo
Manga critic Nobunaga Minami
Comedian and Prince of the Stars creator Taro Yabe
Katsu Tsunoda and Yoshihisa Kita from the Asahi Shimbun
All winners will take home a bronze statue at a ceremony to be held on June 2 at Asahi Shimbun's headquarters in Tokyo; the grand prize winner will also receive two million yen (US$15,600), while the winners of other categories will receive one million yen (US$7,800).
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    Der shy man behind @Shymander, Liam is a timezone-fluid Aussie with a distinct fondness for anime, Eurovision and creating odd stats projects despite hating math.
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shoujo-paradise · 7 years
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Manga Recommendations: Friends to Lovers
0×0 Memories
1/3 Romantica
100% Gokuama Kareshi!
14 Sai No Koi
17 (Sakurai Machiko)
18-sai no Kodou
24 Colors - Hatsukoi no Palette
3 Years
4-gatsu no Hina
After Friend
Ai Kara Hajimaru
Air Koi
Akagami no Shirayukihime
Amakute Zurui Wana no Naka
Anata e no Tsuki
Ao Haru Ride
Asa Chun!
Bambi to Dhole
Beast Master
Birthday of Love
Biyaku Café
Black Coffee (Nakano Emiko)
Blue (Chiba Kozue)
Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Bokura no Kiseki
Bokura No Koi Wa Shi Ni Itaru Yamai No You De
Bye-Bye Brother
Bye bye, little
Cheese In The Trap
Chicchai Toki kara Suki dakedo
Christmas ni Kagayaku
Color (Mimori Ao)
Deep Kiss
Deep Sex
Dokuhebi-san ni gochuui wo
Double Sentiment
Dynamite Star
Elektel Delusion
Ghost wa Kiss o Kirau
Girls Complex
Good Morning Call
Guuzen ka Unmei ka
Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi
Hana Kimi
Hanagimi to Koisuru Watashi
Hatsukoi Hakusho
Hatsukoi ni Oboreta
Hatsukoi No Tsuzuki
Hatsukoi, Katakoi
Hidarite no Love Letter
Himitsu no Ai chan
Hirunaka no Ryuusei
Hitoribocchi no Ohime-sama
Hiyokoi
Honnou Chocolate
Honnou Honey
Horimiya
I, My, Me
Joushikousei de Hanayome de
Joyful Days?
Junjou Drop
Junjou Haraguro Kareshi
Kanojo ga Cafe ni Kayou Wake
Kanojo ga Kare ni Ochiru Riyuu
Kanojo ni Naru Hi
Kanojo ni Naru Hi Another
Kare Kano
Kiken na Honey
Kimi ni Todoke
Kimi to Kiss Shite Sono Ato de
Kimi wa Tomodachi (Tamura Kotoyu)
Kindan Wedding
Kiss to Koukai
Koakuma Lion
Koi Dano Ai Dano
Koi Gokoro Gekokujou
Koi ja Nai no da!
Koi no Uta
Koishi Tagari no Blue
Kono Ie de Kimi to
Korosareru nara, Isso Sakura no Ki no Shita de
Last Game
Lingerie Logic
Love Survival
Love Zipper
Lovely Complex
Mada Amanogawa ni Ikenai
Mainichi Kimi no Koto Bakari
Mainichi Kiss Shite Ii Desu ka?
Mako to Aki-chan no Koigokoro
Mascara Blues
Massugu Kimi e
Max Lovely
Mayonaka ni Binetsu
Mitsuai Celeb
Mizu no Naka
Mou Speed de Karera wa
My Boyfriend
My Little World
Nakanmon
Namida Usagi - Seifuku no Kataomoi
Navy Blue Hoshizora
Oboreru Knife
Ojousama no Himitsu
Ookami Shounen
Orange Planet
Otomegokoro
Peach Girl
Pink Choodai
Ren'ai Daabii
Rinjin wa Chou
Ryuusei Astromance
Sayonara no Jikan
Sayonara, Hero
Seinaru Yoruni Oshiete Ageru
Seishun Panda!
Sekai wa Kimi o Sukuu!
Sensei to Himitsu o...
Shinyu no Mikami-kun
Shireba Shiruhodo
Shuu 7
Socrates in Love
Sono Hoshi o Bokutachi wa Koi to Yobu Koto ni Suru
Sora sora
Stardust Wink
Strobe Edge
Sugars (Yamamori Mika)
Sweet Black
Tabetai Hito
Taiyou No Ie
Taro-kun wa Kou Miete Igai to xxx Desu
Teru Teru x Shounen
The One
Tonari no Atashi
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Try Me Boy!
V.B. Rose
Vampire Knight
Venus Capriccio
Watashi no Koibito
Watashi no Suki na Hito (Kumaoka Fuyu)
Wish Upon a Glass
Yajirobee
Yukiwaribana
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A List of the Best Japanese Movies of All Time: Watch Them NOW!
What happens in this battle -- what is lost as well as what specifically is won, is the thing that types the climax with the film. The Actual Haunted Samurai (Tsukigami) 8. Although she is actually initially frightened associated with his demeanor, as she begins investing additional time with him, she starts to just fall within love and so they acquire into a relationship. The Particular stark reality regarding every day existence is positioned prior to us no excuses are usually made. Original Title: Zangiku Monogatari Year regarding Release: 1939 Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Starring: Shtar Hanayagi, Kkichi Takada as well as Gonjur KawarazakiSummary The story revolves around the struggle of a youthful actor whom attempts to rid himself of his father's name and make a name pertaining to himself in the field of acting. from Up upon Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka Kara) 5. The Lady calls him up to your ex home to meet with the family. A New king decides for you to renounce his crown by leaving the actual kingdom in order to his three sons. April Story (Shigatsu monogatari) 5. in this article, we'll discover a number of the greatest Japanese movies of time. the story revolves around the method the investigator solves the case of the troubled girl in the tape and also uncovers the gruesome secret about the tape as well as its origin -- although not just before the lady as well as the woman's loved ones turn in to a section of the actual violence and also horror. Inside your end, around the brink regarding madness, he's made to deal with your ghosts associated with his past. Upon one of his visits for the hospital, he meets the particular doctor's daughter and they grow to be friends. The Actual film is actually rich with symbolism and is a heart-wrenching story in which touches the chord every time one views it. 2. the youngsters mature amidst great oppression, yet usually harbor the actual want to discover their particular parents again. Naked Blood: Megyaku (Nekeddo burddo: Megyaku) 9. Sugar as well as Spice (Fumi Zekka) 8. Have anyone ever ever attempted watching several from a distinct nation -- your pulse getting consequently different, it's bound to create you get up as well as just take notice. Have an individual actually forayed into globe cinema? Have a person ever gotten into something beyond your own rut along with began exploring movies for what they truly offer? When you start out upon that, the barriers involving geography, language and format will long always be forgotten, of that you may be assured. Infection (Kansen) 5. They Will break up and commence drifting apart. Exactly what is the mystery along with can she survive it? 2. in a weird twist of fate, your ex new boyfriend dies and the heart can end up being used for your transplant, that could give new life towards the boy. Your film is based on the misadventures of a good-natured man which wears his heart about his sleeve however is in zero way lucky throughout obtaining his accurate love. the sister will be torn among accepting his love, knowing fully well which the woman's younger sister offers fallen pertaining to him, and http://milf-is-busty.easyxblogs.com/article/9/milf-is-busty-best-porno/ that they herself is suffering from a fatal disease. Popularly known as J-Horror, this genre offers inspired several horror films in the West. These kind of range more than a range of periods associated with time as well as types of romance -- a few which are heat and also fuzzy, others that essentially portray any mature theme, and a lot more with the this as well as that. Original Title: Ugetsu Monogatari Year regarding Release: 1953 Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Starring: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Ky? and also Kinuyo TanakaSummary The story centers around a pair of over-ambitious people that dream involving items that are beyond their capacity. The Actual Curse (Noroi) 10. He is promised a new marketing inside ranking and money if he succeeds. Floating Clouds (Ukigumo) What's more left to be said? not much else, no. Demons (Shura) 7. Your Woman receives a new reply and will be also convinced that it's the girl dead fianc who is corresponding together with her. Dead or Alive (Deddo oa araibu: Hanzaisha) 4. Sansho the Bailiff 1. their mother will be killed inside the bombings along with destruction with the city, and consequently they are made to live with a distant aunt who's resentful of getting to speak about the rationed meals with them. 1 Missed Call Original Title: Chakushin Ari Year regarding Release: 2003 Director: Takashi Miike Starring: Kou Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Anna Nagata, Renji Ishibashi, Atsushi Ida along with Mariko TsutsuiSummary People start receiving voice messages through their particular long term selves, providing them the actual time, date and manner by which they will meet his or her violent death. Inside order to end up being able to acquire these, they're prepared to go to any kind of lengths while ignoring their particular responsibilities as well as families. Will he at virtually any time allow it to always be able to be big and what will he have to sacrifice to get there? Others around the Checklist ... Original Title: Akira Year of Release: 1998 Director: Katsuhiro Otomo Voices: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and also Taro IshidaSummary The story is situated inside the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo where a youngster (Takashi) from the secret government project breaks free of custody and has an accident together with Tetsuo Shima from a bike gang. It follows an organization involving youthful men which come together to assist a female owning a failing noodle shop throughout turning it in to end up being able to a success. He falls crazy about the woman's and also leaves residence to be with the girl and also help to make a name regarding himself. Your film follows their adventures as well as whether or not they are finally effective in carrying out so. 2. Rampo Noir (Ranpo Jigoku) 2. The Actual film traces your adventures with the duo while they attempt to escape from your gangs as well as solve the particular mystery in the castle. 4. Along With his help, she must now save her mothers as well as fathers along with escape from your park. Demon Hag (Onibaba) Comedy Films Original Title: Tampopo Year involving Release: 1985 Director: Juzo Itami Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho as well as Ken WatanabeSummary In this delightful comedy which involves numerous plots who have almost all to do along with food, the tale involving Tampopo takes your central position. Will balance actually always be restored inside the world? Will Ponyo become capable of go on property or will the girl will need for you to go again for the sea? 5. Within spite associated with experiencing this traumatic experience, that they continue their particular relationship as well as the boy is constantly in the assistance her through all involving the hardships (bullying, miscarriage) that she faces. Ran Original Title: Koizora Year of Release: 2007 Director: Natsuki Imai Starring: Yui Aragaki, Haruma Miura as well as Keisuke KoideSummary A girl meets a fairly disturbing boy via chance encounters. This will be later on learned that they can always be as on the own because they are. Yojimbo Original Title: Otoko wa Tsurai yo Year involving Release: 1969 Director: Yoji Yamada Starring: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kuruma Torajir?, Chieko Baisho, Sachiko Mitsumoto as well as Gin MaedaSummary This will be the first in the film series which ran in the many years 1969-1995 and also featured the director-actor duo -- Yoji Yamada-Kiyoshi Atsumi. The Particular friend asks him for you to marry the woman's along with take care of her, but he refuses because associated with his rank within society, despite the fact that he loves her. The Particular Twilight Samurai Original Title: Dai-bosatsu T?ge Year regarding Release: 1966 Director: Kihachi Okamoto Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Toshiro MifuneSummary This story traces the rise as well as fall of a very skilled samurai. the two develop a fantastic bond and begin saving lives. Sky regarding Love Original Title: Honogurai Mizu no Soko Kara Year of Release: 2002 Director: Hideo Nakata Starring: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Fumiyo KohinataSummary A woman moves into a fresh apartment along with the woman's younger daughter. Inside the actual process, he falls in loves using the cyborg, however the girl can not return his feelings (because the girl will be incompetent at emotions). Will he actually go through with it and also do well when anyone get his daughter married? A New touching story that will plays mainly upon human emotions, as well as simple characters. 2. He spends the actual remainder regarding his life in constructing the girl again, yet can't carry your ex back to life. In the actual university, he meets a new youthful girl that is the complete the complete opposite of his personality -- she will be enthusiastic and full of positive energy. When he sees her, he wants the girl to go away as well as carry on living the girl life, but your woman stays by his side. Ocean Waves (Umi ga Kikoeru) 4. Then something wonderful happens -- as the times go by, people commence streaming in along with employed by her, zero questions asked. Cyborg She Original Title: Banshun Year regarding Release: 1949 Director: Yasujir Ozu Starring: Chish Ry, Setsuko Hara and Yumeji TsukiokaSummary A widower lives together along with his youthful daughter, along with even though the lady is of your marriageable age, she refuses to marry since she will not want to depart the woman's father alone. in the particular length of the evening, it truly is revealed that she is a cyborg who was simply made by the future him so as in order to protect the present him. However, the next year he suddenly starts to length himself away and she as well as he is clueless why. The Trick world of Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti) 2. Adrift throughout Tokyo (Tenten) 3. given its medium, one will be lured to conclude which manga is supposed merely with regard to children, yet that is certainly not the actual case. Spirited Away 1. You'll enjoy these thoroughly, you'll see. Please Note: These lists are provided in the general order there is certainly not any specific ranking system in the same. All your films outlined in this article are the author's personal choice. 1. They Will devote the whole evening collectively and he is charmed through her presence. Will these people succeed in doing so? 5. The Girl helps him through his challenging time. Rashomon (Rashmon) 2. Adrenaline Drive (Adorenarin doraibu) 4. A New Scene at the Sea (Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi) 4. The Particular Burmese Harp (Biruma no tategoto) 10. Achilles and furthermore the Tortoise (Akiresu to always be able to kame) 5. in the course of your movie Tetsuo will get in to a psychotic rage and the actual man sets with regards to destroying all issues in his path. Your villagers engage a samurai for you to defend the village against them. What your woman really does with just about all the cyborg and what the girl discovers, is precisely what helps make the climax involving this film genuinely touching. 3. Signal (Shigunaru: Getsuyobi no Ruka) Action Films Original Title: Boku no Kanojo wa Saib?gu Year involving Release: 2008 Director: Kwak Jae-yong Starring: Haruka Ayase and also Keisuke KoideSummary A boy will be celebrating his 20th birthday most simply by himself at a restaurant whenever a girl appears before him and begins next him around. soon after, a new deadly earthquake destroys Tokyo as well as almost kills him, but the cyborg saves him through his death -- it truly is in that moment that they understands his enjoy and also feels the identical emotions, however it can be past as well far and your woman as well as he is actually destroyed. Will he cheat death simply because regarding her love? 5. The Actual story traces the partnership that will develops among both females and the mystery which shrouds the partnership between your fianc and his awesome namesake. 2. The Actual girl, however, just isn't what your woman appears in order to be. the eldest two, however, treatment certainly not significantly with regard to their father, his principles, nor the people, and wish only the souped up that the crown provides with regard to his or her selfish gains. Gradually a new bond develops in between just about all regarding them. Suicide Club (Jisatsu S?kuru) 8. The Particular just one who can be honest along with him as well as encourages him to become able to pursue his dream can be a servant girl. Oki's Fabulous Trip (Ohkike absolutely no Tanoshii Ryoko) 2. the Street Fighter (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken) 5. Then every thing changes when your ex boss's son enters your ex lifestyle and also the 2 get right directly into a relationship. Akira One of the actual most well-liked genres within Japan along with a thing that is loved the world over, manga and also anime possess almost become synonymous with Japanese cinema. Throughout the particular race against time and cheating their own deaths, what do they uncover? are that they effective as to what they've began in order to do? 5. Dolls (D?ruzu) 7. Grave with the Fireflies Original Title: Ran Year of Release: 1985 Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada and also Yoshiko MiyazakiSummary The story will be based on Shakespeare's King Lear. Nevertheless the balance regarding the entire world will go just about all topsy-turvy because associated with the unique moment used also it outcomes in a Tsunami. Ponyo Original Title: Bokutachi Kyuko A-Ressha de Ikou Year involving Release: 2012 Director: Yoshimitsu Morita Starring: Kenichi Matsuyama, Eita, Shihori Kanjiya, Pierre Taki, Eri Murakawam, Yukari Ito, Masato Ibu, Tomoko Hoshino, Takashi Sasano, Tokuma Nishioka and Keiko MatsuzakaSummary The paths of a couple of younger men which belong to distinct strata regarding society cross and they learn they tend to be both avid fans regarding trains along with precisely what has to do with railroads. Initial Adore (Hatsukoi) 9. He is taken up with a younger woman in the audition and shortly begins for you to pursue her. Home (Hausu) 3. Audition 1. The Lady later on learns that will the girl initial boyfriend is actually suffering from the terminal illness and also that's why he had distanced himself. Whisper with the heart (Mimi wo sumaseba) 10. The Tale in the Final Chrysanthemums Original Title: Hotaru simply no haka Year regarding Release: 1988 Director: Isao Takahata Voices: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara along with Akemi YamaguchiSummary The story is situated in the yr 1945 in the ruins involving Kobe area right after Globe War II and also traces the lives of the brother-sister duo. Quickly after, a gang involving air pirates as well as the military start chasing your duo. Heavenly Forest (Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru) 3. three Outlaw Samurai (Sanbiki no Samurai) 10. On hearing the origin with the heart, he refuses to accept it. Coming From Me to A Person (Kimi ni Todoke) 2. Everybody praises him merely due in order to his family name, yet criticize him at the actual rear of his back. This may be considered Kurosawa's masterpiece and has been adapted along with remade in a new number of languages along with films. 2. Judo Saga (Sugata Sanshir) 6. The Actual film leaves us with an open-ended climax as well as leaves the particular audience guessing. Others around the Record ... 3. Your circumstances are generally consequently bad that the brother provides to steal food, but it is actually never adequate and the actual man can be not in the position to save his sister that dies associated with malnutrition. Quickly after, the girl begins noticing strange happenings round the home -- drinking water spots appear around the ceiling and other walls, any red duffel bag is spotted in different areas of the apartment, the vision of the younger girl regarding the girl daughter's age group sometimes appears generating way. Lovers' Kiss (Ravuuzu Kisu) 10. soon after, your woman befriends the young boy and he assists your ex understand the ways of this place. Exactly what ensues can be a laugh riot following the particular misadventures of what's probably a new mismatched pair. 5. Ju-on: The Particular Grudge The classics that portray the life in the widespread man. That They go there with fantastic excitement, but are sorely disappointed when they discover that will his or her kids haven't any occasion pertaining to them. the Woman within the Dunes (Suna zero onna) 5. Floating Weeds (Ukikusa) 7. Your Tale involving Princess Kaguya (Kaguya-hime absolutely no Monogatari) 6. Chasing My Girl (arai ni mo hoshi wa furu nari) 10. This film follows the particular protagonist as he returns in order to his village following a lengthy absence and traces the adventures which ensue credited to his presence there. Original Title: Tasogare Seibei Year of Release: 2002 Director: Yji Yamada Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa and Nenji KobayashiSummary The twilight Samurai tells the storyline of your poor samurai who can end up being a widower, features two tiny daughters as well as an ailing mother, and can be also residing in rather desolate conditions. The Actual story revolves around the degeneration of human behavior as well as emotions as well as can be a sincere portrayal of modern-day Japan. 3. the medium can be deftly employed for all age groups. 3. Hachik? (Hachik monogatari) 4. Together, they will teach the villagers for you to unite along with form a new militia. Shortly after, he learns involving his father's death as well as can see his as well as your ex own impending death inside the close to future. the house is actually haunted by method of a woman and also the girl son who were brutally murdered there. The Particular all-powerful coming from each gangs want to engage him like a bodyguard pertaining to on their particular own -- one of whom eventually succeeds inside performing so. as well as Mrs. That's have got to say something, right? Original Title: Gake simply no ue no Ponyo Year involving Release: 2008 Director: Hayao Miyazaki Voices: Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Y?ki Amami, George Tokoro, Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki as well as Tomoko NaraokaSummary A goldfish princess is obtainable in contact with a 5 yr outdated boy and also desires to turn right straight into a individual to explore the planet away from ocean world. she rushes for you to his side following mastering of this. The idea now bears any curse along with whoever comes in contact with the house suffers a new similar fate. Really Does he stay via it? Exactly what happens to the youthful couple? Will Be their first enjoy successful? Others around the list ... Romantic Films 1. His ex-girlfriend will be jealous associated with their own relationship along with hires a group associated with boys for you to rape the girl. Ugetsu Original Title: Sen to Chihiro absolutely no kamikakushi Year involving Release: 2001 Director: Hayao Miyazaki Voices: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamij?, Takehiko Ono and Bunta SugawaraSummary During the actual transfer in order to a new place, a new younger girl wanders directly into an abandoned amusement park along with her mothers as well as fathers and is actually also surprised to find what seems just just like the odor of freshly cooked food. Tampopo Comedy like a genre is always a new welcome relief to aid de-stress as well as bring in several laughter. With Out any kind of further ado then, take your current pick. Index 1. Double Suicide (Shinj: Ten simply no amijima) 8. My Neighbors the actual Yamadas (H?hokekyo Tonari zero Yamada-kun) 3. Fires on the Plain (Nobi) 9. Will they always be able to turn your restaurant right into a thriving business and will we finally recognize why the girl is in Finland? Others on the Record ... Let's commence an individual out with a few regarding the greatest romantic films the Japanese film sector has to offer. dark Water Original Title: Boku zero Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu Year regarding Release: 2009 Director: Takehiko Shinjo Starring: Keiko Horiuchi, Mao Inoue, Masaki Okada, Natsuki Harada, Toru NakamuraSummary A boy associated with 8 suffers from a severe coronary heart condition pertaining to which usually he's getting therapy using a cardiologist. Nevertheless besides that, these people aren't truly confident regarding whatever else -- may it's talking to girls or even getting crucial decisions throughout life. He will be then asked to fight a skilled samurai in the duel, through which usually he might in absolutely no way return. It's only a little Mild in My Life http://www.buzzle.com/articles/best-japanese-movies.html Original Title: Tky Monogatari Year regarding Release: 1953 Director: Yasujir Ozu Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama as well as Setsuko HaraSummary The story revolves about an old couple whom choose to visit their children throughout Tokyo. And Also soon enough, weird happenings start taking place. Preferring for you to stay in your own home rather than dating, lifestyle generally seems to just move coming from one mundane day to end up being able to another. Presently there are no pretenses and there are not necessarily any larger-than-life scenarios, and also that is exactly where these people flourish in capturing our hearts -- we tend to be in any position to identify with them. Your remains with the cyborg tend to be placed on display within the museum, and also inside the year 2133 a lady is actually shocked to start to see the cyborg who looks such as the woman's replica. My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari zero Totoro) 8. He gives within to always be able to his feelings and using the woman's support and also love, starts to demonstrate signs of improvement. last Love, Very first Love The genre involving horror has always been an enormous hit within Japan and has provided us a few prolific films. Merely select a new set of the selection and start viewing them. Crows Zero (Kur?zu Zero) 2. The Girl mother and also father flip directly into pigs upon tasting the food along with the girl runs away from the place. Castle inside the Sky Original Title: Enjoy Letter Year of Release: 1995 Director: Shunji Iwai Starring: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara and Ranran SuzukiSummary Two a prolonged time after her fianc's death, the younger woman, unable to forget about his memories, mails instructions in order to his childhood address. It's tough Becoming the Man 1. Will this lead to bringing doom as well as despair upon his or her people along with themselves? 4. 5 Centimeters For Each 2nd (Bysoku 5 senchimtoru) 9. What becomes with the clan and the kingdom inside the care of your three sons? Along With what is the fate of which all? 4. Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) 6. Kamome Diner 1. It is actually here that the man meets the girl sister who's the identical clerk which saved his life in the hotel. Exactly what is the mystery behind these happenings? Will the lady end up being able to solve the actual mystery along with ensure it is out in the apartment safe? 4. I Give My Initial Enjoy in order to You Original Title: Ringu Year involving Release: 1998 Director: Hideo Nakata Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya ?taka and also Yoichi NumataSummary An investigator can be inspired to solve the case of your mystery video which kills folks inside 7 days of viewing it. at 1 juncture, your brother as well as sister duo escape the estate of the evil master and put down upon his or her journey to locate their particular parents. While Tetsuo will be taken towards the hospital, it is discovered that he offers exactly the actual same psychic powers as that of the esper Akira, who had been responsible for the destruction of the area 33 years back. The idea is actually merely the third son whom really respects his father along with cares for your kingdom. Train Mind Express 1. 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How would your ocs celebrate the holidays?
Ivy: She'd take advantage of the holiday crowds and monitor bioweapon detection systems and patrols while blending in with said crowd
Rainer: He'd spend the day celebrating and running errands with his mom
Syren: She'd spend the morning briefly with her parents and then the rest of her day with Jeffery, Thaddeus or both
Thaddeus: He'd spend the day with his parents and try to get Sy in on it too if he can. If not, he's jumping her with presents asap
Machiko, Taro and Eito: They'd spend some time together making breakfast and just generally being together before Machiko inevitably goes off looking for some Christmas oriented cryptid and the other 2 follow her
Payton and Flower: They don't do much in the way of celebrating but Payton starts giving Flower different exotic meats to try and she eventually starts returning the favour, Despite Payton Very Much Not Wanting Her Too
Jax and Mia: They have a tradition of Mia visiting and the 2 of them hanging out at Jax's place until after new years. Neither of them really celebrated before meeting each other but now they try to make the most of it, doing all the holiday stuff they missed out before
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Father Son Bonding
story based on idea by @fiddlysticks
warnings: fear, mention of injury
Eito cared about his daughter. Really he did. He wanted to be supportive of her and be there for her whenever he could. He wanted his daughter to trust him and know she could always count on him if she ever needed the help. He wanted to be someone she could lean on.
So when she had asked for a favour that morning, he’d agreed to whatever his baby wanted before she even finished telling him what it was.
This had turned out to be a mistake.
Machiko’s job today would be an all day affair and she would only be back long after dark. And so, as she was busy checking though her bag to make sure she had everything she needed, she’d stated that she needed someone to keep Taro company while she was away.
Now, Eito knew about Taro. His daughter, as he had found out fairly recently, had an affinity for encountering monsters and all sorts of who knows what else on a daily basis, one such creature being Taro, a massive sea beast she’d been apparently searching for for years.
Maybe he should have been a better father.
He’d started reading though some of the journals she’d shared with him after his first encounter with Taro, flipping though page after page full of website printouts, sketches and detailed information about each documented creature. Some of the writing had been neat and factual while others had been a lot messier and concise, as if jotted down in a hurry. There were even some photos. Creatures Eito could barely even fathom, some professionally shot from a distance and other pictures with Machiko squeezed into the frame.
A few of the journals were neat but most of them had seen better days, covered in dirt, scratches and semi torn or even burnt pages. And as he’d flipped through the journals, he could see the way her drawing skills improved from the unsteady crayon drawings of a child to the rough scratches of a teenager to the much more coherent sketches of a skilled artist. The photos and writing were much the same, simple words and blurry photos slowly turning into paragraphs of scientific fact and professional shots. Flipping though the pages was like watching his baby grow up all over again.
And it hurt.
How many times had he brushed his daughter off with her talk of mythical creatures? How many hours had she spent quietly pouring over those journals? How alone had she felt this whole time? How much had his baby grown up without him? He hadn’t even known she could draw.
…Eito loved his daughter.
And then there was Taro.
Taro’s entry filled a whole notebook on its own, old news articles glued across pages, crumpled at the edges and yellowing with time. There were the descriptions too, Blue Eyes and imaginings of what he could possibly look like spanning across the margins. Entries written and crossed out to be filled with more relevant information. A map with all the dots of his known sightings. And then the pictures. From far off blurry images to the terrifying shot of a massive glowing blue eye sitting just behind his daughter, staring into the lens, a half smile lighting his daughter’s features as she held up the camera. The text becoming less scientific and then noticeably informal, speculating what kind of food he’d eat and plans to show him something she thought he would find interesting. Things he seemed to like and dislike, places he liked to be pet. His personality.
Eito couldn’t help but shrink away slightly.
His daughter was notably very fond of Taro and would spend hours sitting on a rotting kelp and gravel lined beach just to spend time with him. Eito himself, however, wasn’t entirely fond of the beast. It wasn’t that he disliked him, exactly but their first meeting had gone as poorly as anyone could imagine. There was a misunderstanding and Taro had mistaken Eito for someone who was trying to harm Machiko. He’d lashed out at him because of this and though from an objective standpoint, Eito appreciated what he was doing, he had already been scared of Taro by then and seeing his ‘threat display’ as Machiko put it hadn’t really helped him in that regard.
So in reality, when she’d asked him to stay with Taro alone for the day, Eito had actually been tempted to take back his confirmation and say no. All he could remember of the beast was sharp teeth, long claws and the way he’d picked up his daughter like she was a ragdoll. He wanted to say no but seeing the look on his daughter’s face, remembering those quietly kept journals…
Eito now found himself on that rocky beach again. He felt small, the twin cliff faces on either side of him looming down and the familiar rank smell in the air filling his nose. He hadn’t returned to this beach since first meeting Taro, wincing when he saw the spot where Machiko had tripped and cut open her leg. If he looked out into the sea for too long, he could imagine that purple, too human face rising above the waves. He remembered the way Taro had screeched and growled and shook the ground but he also remembered the creatures apology and the way he seemed really upset about the whole thing after the fact.
Eito stared out into the surf.
He was conflicted. He was scared. But his daughter wanted him to keep Taro company and if Eito truly wanted to play an active role in his daughter’s life, he was going to have to step up.
The sea wind, the stench and the anticipation caused Eito’s heart to steadily rise but instead of turning around and going back to the safety of his house, Eito instead set up a folding chair as close to ocean as he dared to get with his work laptop, just as he had seen Machiko do all those weeks ago, and slowly took a seat.
And for a while, Eito quietly tried to read through his work and answer a few emails, the tension in the air making the task much harder for him than it should have been, each and every random sound making him jump and quickly glance up at the vast sea before him, eyes scanning the empty sea and the lonely island in the middle distance before he could bring himself to return to his work. But as this continued, he found his latent fear slowly turning to confusion as the sea monster still refused to show up. Had Taro forgotten to come to the beach today? The thought brought with it a sense of relief and then a pang of guilt.
He stared out into the unwelcoming tide for a long moment, grey skies painting the ocean in a bleaker light before something finally dawned on him.
“TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Machiko had called for her friend and then he had appeared. She had yelled his name over and over until it got his attention.
Eito pursed his lips before getting up and setting his laptop down on the folding chair. He walked up to the tide and looked out into the water again, listening to the wind, the rustling of the dying trees behind him and the waves lapping at the sand below.
It was quiet.
Eito wasn’t much of a talker. He preferred just listening unless he had something to say. He wasn’t a fan of taking up more space than what was necessary or making too much noise. His daughter made enough noise for the both of them.
He listened to the breeze, pressing his lips together before he finally forced himself to cup his hands and raise them to his mouth like Machiko had done. He took a deep breath and
It hitched in his throat.
He wished he had his daughter’s tenacity at times. Even Chouko thought he had been timid before she left. He cleared his throat and winced at the way it carried between the sheer cliff faces surrounding him before trying again, thinking only of Machiko now. He’d do it for her. He’d try.
“…Taro.”
Nothing. It had been his normal speaking voice. Clipped and light, like he was talking to someone right next to him. He frowned, readying his voice again.
“…Taro!”
Not nearly as loud as her’s had been and definitely not as drawn out but it was a start.
“Taro!” He threw in a curt whistle that stopped just as soon as it started.
He tried again and again, voice maintaining as steady a volume as he could manage with nothing to show for it. A few more calls later, he finally took a step back, staring out into the horizon and lost on what to do next. How long would he have to keep trying? Would Taro even react to a voice that wasn’t Machiko’s?
He watched the way the waves moved, looking for any indication of the massive creature that lurked beneath but they remained as calm as ever. He scanned the horizon slowly until finally something caught his attention.
The island. Something that hadn’t moved an inch since he’d shown up. He swore he just saw it move. His eyes now focused on it, he realized that the texture seemed of it seemed…different. It was like that of grass but it was completely black under the sun. He watched it for a long moment, trying to figure out if he had been seeing things when it moved again, rotating until a single glowing blue thing surfaced. An eye, Eito realized as he took in the pitch black of a pupil staring back at him for a second before it caught his gaze and quickly disappeared below the waves again, this time taking the whole island with it.
And as Eito’s brain slowly took in what just happened, he felt his blood slowly turn to ice.
He blinked a few times, trying to clear his vision but those blue eyes were unmistakable. They were seared into his mind after the last time he’s seen them. That had been Taro. Just watching him silently.
How long had he been here? Had he been waiting for Machiko?
Eito watched the surf for a long time but the beast did not show himself again and slowly, Eito’s muscles started to relax.
…did Taro leave? If the beast was gone then there was no need to spend time with him anymore. He could go home and tell Machiko what had happened once she came back. He could tell her Taro didn’t want to come near him and that she was a much better companion to the monster than he ever could be. That he just wasn’t cut out for the whole mythical creature thing and that she should take the reigns once more.
…he could imagine the face his daughter would make then.
The relief on her face that morning had warmed Eito’s heart and he didn’t want to disappoint her now. Not when there was a possibility of closing the gap that had slowly grown between the two of them.
Eito loved his daughter.
He swallowed, taking some time to prepare himself before he took another step into the surf, wetting his shoes. He opened his mouth, readying his next cry before he changed his mind at the last second, letting out a loud, long whistle instead.
The noise bounced off the surrounding cliffs and carried over the dead ocean, the sudden noise causing him to wince.
Nothing first as the remnants of the note slowly died out.
But then he saw the waves part as half of Taro’s head surfaced again, both eyes now trained directly on him.
Eito felt himself shrink back under the beast’s gaze but forced himself to maintain eye contact, staring back for a while before he finally raised a now shaking hand to beckon him forward.
Taro blinked a few times at this gesture before finally the partially submerged face started swimming towards him.
Eito started backing away on instinct and jumped when his legs hit his folding chair. He sat down to prevent himself from going any further, accidentally landing on his laptop in the daze. He sprung back up and picked up the laptop, checking for damage before sitting back down again, digging his shoes into the sand and turning back to the ocean to see that the beast had stopped moving entirely, watching him quietly.
Eito felt like the beast was sizing him up, more than a little unnerved by the way Taro was acting now. He was used to the loud whale sounds and the hissing shrieks. Not this. Not dead silence and quiet observation. He wondered if Taro was planning something. He wondered if Taro even knew who he was. From her entries, Eito knew that Taro must have been intelligent and she thought him to be harmless enough that even Eito could be around him unsupervised.
The beasts pupils were dilated and now Eito realized why he was so unnerved.
Eito was fond of cats. He’d had a few when he was a child and every once in a while he’d watch them play fight, running around and batting at each other with their paws. Though sometimes one cat would try to ambush another. He was told that they were mimicking the behaviour of a real hunt. That they were exercising their hunting skills. And it always began with a slow stalk.
Taro’s movements so far had been slow and deliberate.
Then the crouch, coiling their muscles as they readied themselves.
Taro’s body was hidden below the waves. Eito could only imagine what he was doing.
The cat’s eyes would expand after they picked a target, Eito only assumed to keep better track of the target’s movements.
Taro’s eyes had done the same, expanding in a much similar manner and almost fully overtaking the blue.
Then after adjusting slightly,
the cat would pounce
Eito felt his muscles tense up
Taro remained frozen in the water.
Taro blinked again
Taro did not move for the next five minutes
…maybe that wasn’t the case then.
Eito tried to collect himself before he hesitantly waved the beast over and Taro eventually continued his slow approach, Eito ducking his head down again right as the beast stopped again a decent distance away from the sand.
By now Eito had his eyes firmly fixed on the small screen in front of him, trying his best to ignore the situation at hand. Though it didn’t help that the already dim light had become noticeably dimmer as the beast’s head blocked out what little light the sun could provide.
He could feel Taro’s fierce gaze boring into him as he tried and failed to read a single sentence over and over again with little success.
Eventually he tried to speak to clear the air.
“…um-“
He jumped when he saw Taro move suddenly but he kept his gaze fixed on his laptop, taking an even breath before he tried again. “…my daughter…Machiko is…busy with work today and she won’t be able to see you until much later at night. …she sent me in her place to keep you company until then.”
No response.
Eito felt his eyebrows crease. Taro…could understand him, right? He suddenly realized he didn’t actually know. He stared at the letters on his screen for a moment longer, hands shaking before he finally made himself look up.
And he felt his resolve die the moment his eyes met the massive slit pupils in front of him.
He blinked.
Taro blinked.
He looked back down at his screen again.
Time passed slowly as Eito tried hard to get through his work. There was a tension in the air like nothing he’d ever felt before and he tried not to move too suddenly. He didn’t want to accidentally set the beast off again. Though for the time being, Taro remained still in the water, watching him silently and still not closing the distance. Every time Eito's tension filled fingers pressed down on a key a little too hard, Taro would move again, the splash of water this caused making Eito flinch. The beast was clearly trigger happy.
In the middle of his terror, Eito had to wonder how Machiko dealt with this. She’d seemed so excited to see him all those weeks ago. He could recall the way she had flayed her arms around, calling to him excitedly. Strangely, he remembered the way Taro had returned her calls too. But he was dead silent now. Maybe Taro just didn’t like him.
Eito frowned a little at the thought.
Soon though, Eito found himself in a fairly manageable workflow and some time passed in relative peace as he fell into the familiar routine. Emails, projects and reports all started to blur together and the monotony of it all helped to sooth his nerves if only just slightly. Time crawled by and after Eito finished reading though a paper and adding another few values to the Excel sheet he had open, he glanced at the clock briefly. It was good progress so far and Eito thought he should reward himself with a quick break. He needed to get up and stretch his legs anyway.
The shadow over the keyboard was suddenly more noticeable.
As carefully as he could, Eito slowly closed his laptop, eyes remaining on the rocks on the ground in front of him before he finally willed himself to move. The laptop that was blocking the beast’s gaze now gone, Eito felt totally exposed.
He focused on his breathing.
Thought of his daughter again.
And got up.
And he then nearly fell down backing away when he saw the purple wall in front of him move rapidly. He turned his head up instinctively, sure these would be his final moments when the sight in front of him only confused him further.
He'd expected a flash of needle like teeth or the swipe of massive claws but instead, Taro had risen out of the water slightly, exposing the rest of his head and some of his torso, casting the rest of the beach in shadow. Both of his eyes were still fixed firmly on Eito. The sight was terrifying but…if Eito didn’t know any better, he’d say that Taro had just backed away from him.
Eito could feel his heart racing now but, almost experimentally, he took another step forward and then jumped when a noise rang out. It was high pitched and nearly deafening, echoing off the cliff faces. It took him a second to realize that the sound must have come from Taro, as loud as it was and if he wasn’t mistaken, it sounded almost like a whimper.
He stared at the beast for a moment as a possibility started forming in his head. Was Taro…
Hesitantly, he forced himself to slowly lift a hand and then wave it back and forth stiffly in front of him. The beast’s wide eyes followed the movement, tracking his hand like he was scared it would attack him, though he still refused to make a move.
Eito tried to find his voice. “I…are you…afraid of me?”
Taro stared at him for a long moment and Eito wondered again if the beast could even understand him before Taro’s head moved up and down a little.
A nod.
Eito watched the beast in silence, trying his hardest to wrap his head around such an idea.
Taro, the giant sea beast who he thought kidnapped his daughter and scared the life out of him both then and now was scared of him. Of Eito Ichikawa, the simple man with a 9 to 6. Even now he could see Taro’s long fangs sticking out of his mouth as the beast frowned slightly and for the first time that day, Eito took the time to actually try to read Taro’s expression.
Taro’s eyes were wide and his pupils were almost fully dilated, like a cat on the hunt. …or a cat scared for its life. His ears were flattened against the sides of his head, similar to a cat’s too. His brows were furrowed and his breathing was fast. His body was visibly stiff with tension. He looked scared, his expression reminding Eito of that time his daughter, around 9 at the time, had come back from her usual walks in tears, babbling about some kind of snake horse before hiding her face in his shirt.
…how old was Taro?
Eito never really thought of that question before. Taro had always made him think of danger, a terrifying unknowable creature that Machiko was lucky to be on his good side. But the way Taro was acting now was remarkably human. And now Eito couldn’t help but feel doubt.
Taro looked frightened but upon further inspection, Eito was starting to realize that the beast’s face, similar to that of a humans, also looked relatively young, maybe a few years younger than his baby Machiko.
Machiko's request from earlier rang clear in his head as he stared at Taro in slowly dawning horror.
“Could you please keep Taro company while I’m gone?”
Could you look after Taro while I’m gone?
Taro was just a boy.
And if that was the case, then where was his family? Why was he here when he could be with them? People his size. People he wasn’t scared of?
Why did he look so lost?
Eito pushed through his fear for a moment as he took another step forward, stopping when Taro visibly flinched again. He stepped away and held his hands out like he did all those months ago, a gesture of surrender before slowly he sat down on the rocks.
The beast loomed high above now even with all the distance between them and Eito swallowed, his voice dying under the vast shadow and the fierce blue eyes fixed on him. But still he forced himself to continue, testing his voice again before he spoke.
“Taro…,” he started and the beast blinked at him. There were many questions running through his head now. But the one that rang out the loudest was, “…where’s your family?”
Machiko was here everyday to see him, even asking Eito to do it when she couldn’t. Where was his family? Why did he spend so much time with humans rather than whatever had raised him?
And then he heard a small whine, looking up to see Taro’s face fall slightly, massive terrifying slit pupils looking away for a second. The action told Eito everything he needed to know.
This kid didn’t have a family. Not anymore.
Eito was scared, yes, but right now all he could think of was this poor kid swimming through the ocean on his own. Lost. Aimless. Alone. Waiting for Machiko near the beach everyday. He stared at Taro in silence, not sure how exactly to ask the next question.
“Taro…,” he began quietly. Taro blinked and he continued. “…do you consider Machiko as your…family?”
Taro watched him for a long moment before finally giving a small nod.
And Eito felt his heart shatter.
For whatever reason, Machiko was the only family he had left.
No wonder she came to see him so often.
And now Eito pursed his lips.
He felt something growing inside him now, something burning, something that pushed and pushed him as he stared at the kid until finally, without much thought, Eito spoke his mind.
“Would you…like to have a dad too?”
One of Taro’s ears flicked slightly and after a much longer stare down, the boy looked away, nodding again.
“If you want, you could always…consider me? …I know I’m not that much but-”
Eito’s words were cut by a series of high pitched whimpers and he watched as tears started to pool in the boy’s eyes.
Before he knew what was happening, Taro started closing the distance between them, the movement causing sea water to wash ashore and wet Eito’s pants up to the ankle. It was near horrifying but Eito stood frozen in place, this time out of will rather than fear.
His heart jumped as Taro slowly brought his hands forward, planting them on either side of the beach with a noticeable series of tremors before finally, Eito nearly shaking now, Taro started leaning down until Eito could feel the heat radiating off of him. Until he could see nothing but the purple hue of Taro’s skin.
Until finally, something gently bumped into Eito and stayed there.
Eito knew he wasn’t the only one trembling now. The thing pressed into him was shaking horribly, a heart much larger than his own racing along with his, beating loud in his ears, their heartbeats almost synchronizing as they both remained frozen there.
Taro was scared too.
Taro was scared too.
But still he remained.
Without thinking about it, Eito reached up and gently placed a hand on whatever was touching him. He felt the boy tense up for a second before leaning into the touch with a low, long sound that shook Eito to the core.
Eito once again thought of his young daughter burying her face in his shirt when she returned that day and he felt tears starting to build up in his own eyes as he leaned forward and wrapped his arms around as much of the boy as he could, the whimper the action created nearly deafening him and the boy’s leaning into the gesture nearly knocking him over.
Eito felt his legs start to buckle beneath him as Taro started leaning more of his weight into him and soon, Eito had to let go for a moment to readjust himself, sitting in the sand and beckoning to him once more. He watched as Taro rotated his head slightly and rested the thing he had been hugging, most likely his nose, in Eito’s lap.
Another small whine came from Taro and almost immediately, Eito reached out and started patting his nose with shaking hands. This was more than overwhelming but Eito stayed where he was regardless, trying to offer whatever comfort he could to the boy.
He didn’t say anything for the amount of time the two of them stayed there. He wasn’t really sure what he could say, if he had to be honest. He had no idea what had happened to the kid but from his face, he knew it couldn’t have been good.
Eventually though, just as Eito’s own terror had died down slightly and his focus became primarily on keeping the boy in his arms, something wet landed on Eito’s head and he couldn’t help but flinch, the small gesture immediately followed by an explosion of movement as Taro shot away from him in fear, causing Eito to tumble into the receding tide.
Taro stared at Eito warily for a long moment before leaning forward again and offering Eito a massive trembling hand, which Eito, also trembling, used to pull himself back up. And once Eito’s feet were under him, he was nearly sent tumbling over again at the sheer speed with which Taro withdrew his hand.
The two watched each other for a long moment before another drop distracted Eito and he looked up just in time to be hit right between his eyes.
Rain.
Eito bent down to sweep some wet sand off his pants but then froze mid sweep when he saw his laptop still sitting on the folding chair he had brought along for the trip.
Another raindrop landed on the closed face of his laptop.
He only had one laptop.
Eito scrambled for the device and picked it up, looking it over for any more drops before leaning over it to shield what he could. He wasn’t sure what to do now. Machiko hadn’t specified how long he had to watch Taro but he couldn’t just let his laptop die in the rain.
But he didn’t really want to leave Taro alone either.
Eito thought for a moment longer as the rain started to grow heavy and soon he realized that he needed to at least get out of the rain for now. He started brisk walking back to his car, so caught up in his thoughts about the weather and his work that for a second, he failed to notice that the rain was so longer hitting him at all. Nor was it hitting a good distance around him.
Eito stopped, laptop still clutched to his chest.
Eito could see something hanging over his just out of view.
Eito looked up.
And his currently racing heart almost stopped beating at the sight.
A massive purple hand floated over him, the pouring rain dripping off the far away edges of it. He turned to see Taro had lowered himself down again to see him, the boy’s face pressed into the sand as he watched him quietly.
Eito was unnerved but he just took a shaky breath before he spoke again. “…Thank you, Taro.”
He watched as the boy blinked at him, light from his eyes shining on the sand below him before the massive pupils flicked down just slightly. Eito looked down too and saw his laptop still held tight to his chest. He adjusted it just slightly and watched as Taro’s eyes followed the movement, his pupils dilating further.
…was he interested in the laptop?
Eito tried to remember everything that Machiko had written about Taro and the word ‘curious’ followed by a few exclamation marks, underlined three times and circled even more times jumped into his mind.
The rain hammered down on the gravel around him.
Eito slowly sat down and watched as the boy’s eyes followed him.
Then he held out the laptop and watched as the massive set of eyes widened slightly, a series of tremors travelling beneath him as Taro moved his head closer to get a better look.
“Laptop,” Eito finally managed and Taro let out a soft higher pitched noise in response. “…this is a laptop. …I use it for work.”
Taro stared at him in silence and Eito got the impression that he was hanging onto every word. He took a moment to collect his thoughts before he continued. “A laptop is…a piece of equipment that I use to send and receive emails.”
Taro cocked his head slightly and Eito realized that they would be here for a while. He tried to get more comfortable before he started again.
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What scares your ocs? And how do they seek comfort?
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Ivy: Ivy is scared of failing to protect a bioweapon or civilian. She likes constantly training, upgrading her tech, patrolling regularly and studying the patterns cops take to make sure she's ready for anything
Rainer: Rainer is scared of his powers and the harm they can bring. There's not much he does about it but his adoptive mom tries to calm him down when she can
Syren: Syren is scared that her selective mutism will create a barrier between her and everyone else forever. She's accepted this as an absolute fact but interacting with Thaddeus or Jeffery in any way usually helps her feel better
Thaddeus: Thaddeus is scared of what he did in the past for friendship and the knowledge that he's capable of that kind of hurt. He seeks comfort by talking it out with his family, Carol or Syren and usually feels less horrible by the end
Taro: Taro is scared of losing a family member again. He gets nightmares sometimes and he likes going to check on Machiko and Eito to see if they're ok
Machiko: I'd say that Machiko's fear instinct has basically been fried by this point by the sheer number of dangerous creatures she encounters on a daily basis but she is worried about dying in that her dad will have no one left if she does. Taro being basically adopted by Eito helps to ease that but she takes extra precautions when she can
Payton: Payton's generally scared of a lot of things but a big one for them is that their life is going nowhere and that there's nothing they can do about it. They usually just numb the pain with video games
Flower: Flower is scared of humans but Payton being Like That eases her worries pretty easily
Jax: Jax is scared of what the government told him he's capable of doing and the fact that the government is ready to put him down at the first opportunity. He finds a lot of comfort in Mia's trust in him and finds her presence reassuring
Mia: without going into detail cuz it's dark, Mia had a very hard life up until she cut ties with her family and everyone she knew and she's always scared of people acting in the same manner towards her. She finds comfort in Jax and the extent to which he respects her boundaries. His presence makes her feel safe
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In his small form, does Taro explore the house and asks to see how human tech works? He seems very enamored with it.
also does he like being a tiny? He can be held and receive full body hugs for the first time in his life 🥺
If by small you mean his humanoid form then yeah! He's interested in everything in the house but technology is on another level to him. Machiko and Eito will show him how stuff works and Machiko specifically will sometimes dismantle things to show him Exactly how they work, which Taro always loves (and Eito sometimes doesn't because Machiko isn't always able to put the thing back together)
Taro actually dislikes being tiny and tries to avoid it whenever possible. Since he's just experienced being big for like 17 years of his life, being tiny in comparison is terrifying to him. He prefers being in his humanoid form outside the water but there are a few instances where he'll be tiny instead. Namely, when he's first getting the hang of switching forms, when he's out in public and when he wants to give Eito a neck massage via wrapping around his neck and purring. He does appreciate the full body hugs but they are a bit too overwhelming for him. He doesn't like being manhandled too much when tiny though he does like wrapping around appendages and being carried around that way.
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what’s Taro’s favorite things he’s learned about humans and the world?
Taro generally stays away from humans even after he can go on land but he does like people watching from a safe distance since before he had a humanish form, he had to settle with eavesdropping. He likes learning about the different types of relationships they can form
His favourite thing about the human world is the lights cuz they're similar to stars but so different at the same time. He thinks they're really pretty
Also he has very low metabolism cuz he's a bottom feeder and doesn't eat that often or that much but he likes human food. His favourite is pizza and his second favourite is a handful of tiny dried fish soaked in either water or a thin soup
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Is Taro able to leave Machiko's hometown? Machiko showing Taro the human world sounds so wholesome
Yeah he is! As long as he's wearing a disguise in his kinda human form or is Smol, other people won't really notice.
The disguise he uses is a long trench coat and a hat. The trench coat's collar is popped up to hide most of his face from the sides and the hat is angled downwards to cover it from the front. His tail is wrapped around his torso and is hidden under the coat. Alternatively he can also just be small and ride on Machiko's shoulders under her coat which is what they do when Machiko initially starts showing him around.
Taro’s still scared of other humans but the allure of learning about the human world and the comfort of being around his sister and dad help
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🐁 the friend shape thing for all cause it seems fun!
🎲 the class in a ttrpg! for machiko, eito, and taro
What shape does your OC have?
I have no idea how to answer this question but:
Ivy: Creature-shaped
Rainer: Edgelord-shaped
Syren: Skrunkly-shaped
Thaddeus: Dogboy-shaped
Machiko: Felony-shaped
Taro: JustALittleGuy-shaped
Eito: Dad-shaped
Payton: Person-shaped
Flower: Fiend-shaped
Jax: Malewife-shaped
Mia: Wetcat-shaped
If your OC played a pen and paper RPG, what class would they pick?
Machiko: Druid cuz she'd want to be able to turn into cool creatures at will
Taro: Barbarian cuz he'd want to be the tankiest class to Protect
Eito: Cleric cuz he'd want to keep his kids alive for the whole campaign
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🌧 For everyone x3
🐹 For Jax and Mia
What is the favourite thing for your OC to do on a rainy day?
Ivy: Watching the cars go by from a rooftop
Rainer: Helping his mom hand out umbrellas to other students
Syren: Binge watching shows on her bed next to the window so she can see the rain
Thaddeus: Going outside to sit in the rain for a while (possibly with an unsuspecting girl currently watching shows on her laptop)
Machiko: Going out to search for creatures that only come out in the rain
Taro: Going with her both in case something goes wrong and out of curiosity
Eito: Tentatively following both of them for Adult Supervision
Payton: Gaming, watching anime or looking for figurines online
Flower: Slowly sneaking up on Payton from behind
Jax: Cuddling and talking to Mia
Mia: Cuddling and talking to Jax
Which would be your OCs favourite Pokemon? What kind of trainer would they be?
Jax: Cutiefly
Mia: Lycanroc (midnight form)
I don't think either Jax or Mia would be Pokemon trainers in the official sense but Mia is the type of trainer who quietly treats her lycanroc with a lot of respect and care. She doesn’t look like it but she'll spend a lot of time reading up on all kinds of stuff to make sure she can take care of her pokemon properly. She spent months learning battling techniques and patiently showing her lycanroc (rockruff at the time) the ropes after it started showing an intrest in battling. She'll take it out to battle whenever there's an event it wants to compete in but mostly it helps her around the shop.
Jax is the type of trainer who drowns his cutiefly in lots of pampering and affection. It wouldn't really know how to battle nor does it have any interest in learning when it can spead all its time lying on Jax’s head or sitting on his shoulder or sleeping in his pocket or being cupped in his hands or-
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