#Okichi

[yuushiiblog]

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My Thoughts about Souji Okita

I guess he could be the one classified as the "bad boy" for Hakuoki.

However, looking at his behavior, it does feel like all of it is a defense mechanism. He does not want anyone near him. This make me think it's perhaps the Trauma of his sister abandoning him and then later, boys bullying him.

Which would explain his affection toward Kondou, the only person who showed him kindness. Enter Chizuru, the girl who put up with his weird defensive behavior and stood by him, it is no surprise at all that he loved her, and he was wiling to die after accidently killing her in the bad ending. She broke his shell and made him realize his attitude is wrong. From his dialogue, that she made him think twice before attempting to kill someone and how in his heart he knew he does not want Chizuru to hate him. He showed a soft side to Chizuru when she was talking to her father in his dying breath.

All and all, I think Okita is an absolute sweetheart, he just need someone to be patient with him. Not to mention I wish there was more to his story...because the ending wasn't satisfying.

Take notes Romance writers. This is how you do love interest covering himself with a shield.

..What do you think??....

@lilc77

[glatisant-questing]

Okita, Saito, and Yamazaki's Stories from the Manyo no Shou Stellaworth Bonus Booklet

The stories in this booklet are super short so I will post my translations of them in trios. The shared title of these stories is "To you who ended up sleeping in the same room with me".

This booklet can be read either before or after playing the Manyo no Shou game, so I will not place any spoiler alerts.

There's no writing credit at the end of the booklet so I don't know who wrote these stories.

Okita's Story

“Geez, it seems that I run out my luck today. I can’t believe I have to let you stay in my room.”

I casually said something mean in my usual manner, and Chizuru-chan, who is standing next to me, was clearly depressed. 

“…In that case, I’ll go back to my room.”

With that remark, she tried to leave my room, but– 

“What are you going to do if you go back? If I let you sleep in a room that leaks rain and the others find out, I’ll get scolded by Hijikata-san later, you know? No, even if I don’t mind getting scolded by Hijikata-san, I don’t want to disappoint Kondo-san.”

I said, and she stopped and turned to look at me, bowing her head slightly. 

“…I understand. If it is okay with you, I’ll be in your care for tonight, Okita-san.”

After saying that, Chizuru-chan started to lay out the futon politely.

And not only for herself, but also for me. 

(She’s going to be taken advantage of by the people around her if she keeps doing things like this. This girl is really, what do you call it, way too kind or something....) 

“Okita-san? Is something wrong?” 

She noticed that I was watching her and asked me curiously.

“Not really. I just thought you were strangely in high spirits, and wondered if you were that happy to sleep in my room.” 

“Eh…!”

At my words, Chizuru-chan’s cheeks turned bright red instantly. 

(She’s so easy to read. She doesn’t realize that this kind of reaction only makes me want to tease her even more.) 

She tried to say something desperately, but she seemed to be too embarrassed to choose her words.

For a while, her lips parted and closed like a goldfish, and then–

 “That’s not what I meant! I just, um, since you’re letting me stay for the night, I thought I had to at least do this…!”

 Her shouting with a flushed face was practically begging me to tease her even more.

I shrugged my shoulders and said so, while looking at her with a sulky gaze.

“You don’t have to deny it so desperately. …It hurts, you know.” 

“Ah…” 

Then this time, she looked genuinely sorry, her eyebrows drooling.

 (She’s really a hundred-faced girl. If I stayed by her side all the time, I’d never get bored for my whole life.) 

These thoughts made it hard to keep a sulky face…

“Um, Okita-san? You look like you’re having fun, but…” 

“Well, I guess I am having fun. I get to sleep with you, after all.” 

“Wha…!” 

Her face turned red again. But maybe she knew that reacting to every word I said would only make me lead her on—

 “We may sleep in this room, but we’re not sleeping together!” 

“Why not? Don’t you want to sleep with me?”

When I asked her frankly, Chizuru-chan’s face got even redder. 

“I-I don’t hate it, but…!” 

She seemed to be too embarrassed to say anything beyond that. Once again, she hesitated like a gold fish.

 “Whatever, Chizuru-chan, let’s just go to sleep. I fidget a lot in my sleep, so I might end up going to your futon.” 

“Wha…?” 

Chizuru-chan seemed to have finally lost her words. 

(It’s just us sleeping together, but she makes so many funny faces. That’s why I can’t stop teasing her.) 

I stifled a laugh and blowed out the candles.

 After that, every time I turned over in my sleep, Chizuru-chan would react with exaggeration. I found that amusing and I ended up not getting any sleep at all.

（The end.)

Saito's Story

 (Why on earth did it end up like this…!)

I wish this was a dream and I could wake up soon. I thought so to myself as I led Yukimura into my room. 

Yukimura was nervous, and her slender shoulders shivered. 

Yukimura’s room had a leaky roof, so she had to stay in someone else’s room for tonight. Souji suggested jokingly, “Why don’t you let him stay in your room?” and I was half-persuaded to agree.

 (What are they thinking, letting a young man and a young woman sleep in the same room! The Vice-Commander said, “Saito won’t make any mistakes no matter how”, but still…!)

Of course, I have no intention of doing anything that would betray the expectations of the Commander and the Vice-Comander, but that doesn’t mean I’m not nervous at all about spending the night alone with Yukimura. 

“Yukimura.” 

“Y-yes!” 

When I called out to her, Yukimura jumped up on the spot. Her face was as red as if she had just gotten out of a hot bath. 

“You can use this room. I’ll sleep in another room.”

 “Eh, another room? Where exactly…” 

“I’m sure Shinpachi or Heisuke or Sano will let me stay for one night. If not, I’ll sleep in the hallway.” 

As I replied, the look on Yukimura’s expression changed.

 “No, you can’t do that…! Even though the freezing weather outside has eased up a bit recently, you’ll definitely catch a cold if you stay outside.  I’ll sleep in the hallway instead!” 

“That wouldn’t make sense. I’ll get scolded by the Vice-Commander tomorrow.” 

“But if you catch a cold,  it will cause trouble to both the Shinsengumi and the soldiers of the third unit.” 

We both had reasons we just couldn’t give up and if we kept talking like this,  we would certainly end up staying up until morning.

Yukimura seemed to realize it too, and after a brief silence, she said, “… Actually…I’m fine, so Saito-san, shall we sleep together here?” 

“What…!” 

I knew very well that there was no ulterior motive in Yukimura’s words, but even so, that one proposal was enough to disable all of my reasoning. 

At that moment, my heart was beating so hard that it felt like it was going to burst, and I was worried if I could endure all of the the hours until dawn, but…

 (I can’t be rude to Yukimura’s good intentions.) 

Thinking so, I said, “…All right. Then let’s sleep here tonight.” 

“Thank you very much, Saito-san” 

(Why did she say that, as if we were a newly married couple...)

I thought to myself, but I didn’t show any of the anxiety on my face and turned off the light.

 (It’s okay…it’s okay. There’s no way I could make a mistake.) 

There was no way I could betray the trust of the Vice-Commander or Yukimura—or so I thought. But for some reason, I couldn’t sleep at all that night.

(The end.)

Yamazaki's Story

“Come in.”

 I said briefly, and after Yukimura-kun said “Excuse me”, she stepped into my room. 

“It might be uncomfortable to sleep in the same room with me… but please don’t worry about it.” 

“Thank you, Yamazaki-san.”

 Yukimura-kun said so, but compared to her usual self, she looked slightly stiff. 

(Is she nervous? Well, given the circumstances, it’s only understandable…)

The reason why I ended up letting Yukimura-kun sleep in my room tonight is this. 

The roof of Yukimura-kun’s room got a bad leak, and she couldn’t sleep properly. So we decided to ask for roof repairs tomorrow. But for tonight, she had to sleep in someone else’s room, and I was the one chosen. 

(The Commander and the Vice-Commander trusted me, so they gave the task to me. I have to do my best to live up to their trust, but…) 

With the way Yukimura-kun is right now, I wonder if she will be able to fall asleep at all due to the stress. If that should happen, it would be inconvenient for her if we ask her to help with other things tomorrow.

I wondered how I could help her sleep peacefully, and thought of something—

“Yukimura-kun.” 

“Y-yes! What is it?” 

“As you know, I pride myself on being an inspector for the Shinsengumi and having the unwavering trust of the Vice-Commander.” 

“Yes, I know that very well.” 

“It was the Vice-Commander who decided to let me have you stay in my room tonight. No matter what happens, I will not do anything to betray his trust.”

 “Yes…” 

Yukimura-kun seemed unable to grasp what I was trying to say. She blinked several times in confusion. 

Apparently, my intentions didn’t get across with my roundabout way of speaking.

"So, um... it means that you don't have to worry about anything and can sleep soundly until morning,"

I conveyed my meaning as candidly as possible. Finally, it seemed like she understood my intentions.

"I'm not worried at all... I'll entrust everything to Yamazaki-san. Thank you so much for your help."

"I see, that's good then. Since you’ll get up early tomorrow as well, you should get some rest."

“Thank you, good night."

After saying this, Yukimura-kun lay herself down on a futon placed a little apart from me. 

When the lights went out, the room was surrounded by silence and darkness. However...

(What on earth is going on?)

Despite feeling tired, I just couldn’t fall asleep. 

(That’s strange. I should be able to fall asleep right away as long as I need to. Could it be...)

As I thought so, I sensed Yukimura-kun turning over in the adjacent futon.

(Wha...!)

I thought my breath had stopped because of the shock.

(No, wait. Why am I so shaken just because Yukimura turned over in her sleep? Could it be that I...)

I felt as wide awake as if I had just gulped down some strong tea, and sleep wouldn’t come no matter how I tried. I sneaked a peek at Yukimura-kun. She was sound asleep, looking completely at ease and breathing softly.

Without realizing it, my heart felt warm at the sight of her. 

(I might as well give up on sleeping tonight and focus on guarding her. It won't matter if I stay up all night for just one day.)

That was what I was thinking in the stillness of the night.

(The end.)

[fierce-little-miana]

Chizuru is so pissed Souji did not give her the time to do:

(She might also be slightly traumatized to see him shot repeatedly in front of her.)

[enbiart]

i showed a friend hakumyu last night and woke up today missing my guys

[rikakirinfu]

Okita is so pitiful 💔

(Text in the photo "So, I tried to endure those bitter pills.")

A short scene from Hakuouki Shinkai: Ten'un no Shou

[eleiyaumei]

Last night, I dreamt of sitting on a bus, probably on a long ride somewhere. Sōji was sitting in the seat row behind, diagonally across from me. Then his hand crept out from between the two seater, mine went back to meet his and we silently held hands, comforting each other.

Now I wanna see OkiChi modern AU fanart of this, it was so cute T_T

Is there someone in the Hakuōki fandom who would like to draw this? Pretty pleeaase...

[chernobog13]

ZATOICHI'S PILGRIMAGE (1966)

This was the second Zatoichi film released in 1966, and the fourteenth in the series over all.

Zatoichi, tired of killing, has traveled to Shikoku, smallest of Japan's four main islands, to visit the 88 temples there in an effort to atone for his sins. However, his entreaties to God/Buddha go unheard, as he is soon attacked by a sword-wielding man, forcing Ichi to kill the man in order to save himself.

Ichi then travels to the man's hometown and meets his sister, Okichi. She initially attacks Ichi when she learns he killed her brother, but her resolve melts when she sees how repentant Ichi is.

Okichi tells Ichi that her brother was sent to kill him by Boss Tohachi, one of the more despicable villains in the series, who loves to torment people with his bow and arrows. Tohachi has his eyes on Okichi and her property, as well as taking over the entire town. Surprisingly, the townspeople don't seem to care, and are unwilling to help Ichi and Okichi's efforts to stop Tohachi.

This film, based on the opening scenes, seemed to be going in a different, more risk-taking direction than preceding entries in the series. Several reports state that the studio, Daiei Film, insisted on a more conventional Zatoichi film and intervened to ensure they got one. That doesn't negate the fact that this is one of the better entries of the middle period of the series. The final fight, especially, is extremely well executed, with Zatoichi not only overwhelmingly outnumbered, but harassed by Tohachi's arrows at the same time.

This title was not available commercially on DVD in the States for the longest time. When Home Vision Entertainment first released the series (or at least the first two-thirds), Zatoichi's Pilgrimage was missing. AnimEigo, which then released the remaining films of the initial 25, did not release Pilgrimage either. In order to see the film, I ended up purchasing a DVD of it from Britain (luckily I had an all-region player).

I later found out that the Weinstein's, through (what was then) their company, Miramar, had bought the rights to Zatoichi's Pilgrimage for Quentin Tarantino. Apparently, Tarantino had expressed the desire to do a remake of the film. As I am no Tarantino fan I am extremely pleased that project never came to fruition.

Criterion was able to include Pilgrimage with its Zatoichi box set released several years ago, so it is readily available for view if you can't find the film streaming anywhere.

[ptulapeehtata]

“Chizuru”

“Please don’t”

“Hey, look at me”

“L-let me go, Souji-san”

“Chizuru, listen”

“……”

“…”

“Promise?”

“…”

“Chizuru, answer me”

“…yes”

“Good girl”

[yuushiiblog]

I drew this quick emotional sketch about two months ago...? and while I still like it a little, I want to show it

[xxlucyxlolaxx]

Chizuru's demise

The moon hung low in the night sky, casting an eerie glow over the silent clearing.

Chizuru's anguished scream pierced the stillness as Okita's sword found its mark, plunging into her chest with a sickening thud.

Her tear-streaked face locked in a gaze with her lover, now consumed by madness.

Roughly he withdrew the blade, leaving her gasping for breath on the blood-soaked ground.

Okita's once mad smile faltered, replaced by a look of horror as reality crashed down upon him.

"Chizuru?" His voice wavered, betraying his disbelief at the tragedy that unfolded before him.

The sword slipped from his grasp, forgotten in the grass as he knelt by her side, he clung to her fading warmth, pleading for forgiveness that could never come.

"I'm so sorry!" His words were a whispered plea, drowned out by his own sobs of regret. Pressing a shaking hand to her chest, he begged for forgiveness again and again, knowing that his actions had sealed her fate.

As Chizuru's life slipped away, her lips moved in a silent attempt to convey her final thoughts to the man who had unwittingly brought about her demise.

"Don't worry, I won't let you die alone, I will be right behind you!" Said Okita. "Will you wait for me?!" Okita's voice cracked with despair, his promise to follow her into the unknown a testament to his love and guilt.

But as her eyes closed and her breath stilled, a shattered silence descended upon the clearing, leaving Okita to face the damning truth of his cursed existence. The only girl who ever loved him and cared enough about him is gone, and he is the one who took her life, by his own fury madness. Is he the cursed child who bring nothing but misery to those around him?

He gently placed her down in the ground and then he grabbed his sword and took a deep breath, ready to die. His vision blurred as he raised the sword high in front of him.

Then he heard a voice. Singing words that made him stop for a second.

"Cherry trees are abloom in their full splendor I know I'll remember you Play with me forever I know I'll remember you Forever and evermore."

As if in a trance, he lowered the sword and started walking down the dirt path, following the voice.

......

Art reposted with permission. By @hmmami

This is inspiration, a bit of something for now.

[bubblesthemonsterartist]

Hi, thank you for answering me! So for the 100 words drabbles could I request Okita/Chizuru from Hakuouki with something having to do with shopping (canon compliant, modern AU etc as you want)? Have a nice evening.

“Chizuru?” Okita’s voice draws her up short.

“Ah, yes?”

Unaware of her aborted approach, the bookseller tucks away the Dutch text, and Chizuru’s gut churns. She’s stepped away from their rounds yet again.

The city of Kyoto moves like a stream around her, and it was only a week ago everything fell apart. Her memory may be strong but her ability to learn from her mistakes is abysmal.

She waits for the don’t blame me if you die or the I don’t time for this or maybe even I should just kill you myself.

Okita looks away. “Don’t go far.”

[glatisant-questing]

Souji's Short Story from Hakuoki Manyo Limited Edition Booklet (Translation)

Newbie + hobbyist here translating random Hakuoki stuff I came upon. This is Souji's short story in the Manyo no shou limited edition booklet.

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“So, Souji, see you later!” “Sou-san, bye-bye! Let’s play together again later!” In the twilight, the children who had just played with me waved their hands innocently and said goodbye. “Okay, see you later. Be careful on your way home.” I smiled and answered, and the children ran away energetically. (Today I also tried my best to play with everyone, I’m very happy…) But as I watched the children running away into the twilight, I felt a bit lonely. (Today I’m responsible for buying the ingredients for dinner. It’s really troublesome… If I don’t go, I’ll be scolded by Mr. Hijikata again.) To confirm what to buy, I went to find Uncle Gen. At this time, Uncle Gen was probably in the meeting room. Thinking so, I opened the door and wanted to check the situation inside. “Huh?” What came into my sight was a person who was drowsily asleep. She was probably sewing halfway through, and she still had a kimono with torn cuffs and hems in her hand. (It’s really dangerous to fall asleep like this with a needle in your hand. What if you get hurt?) It is rare that she should fall asleep in such a place. (The Shinsengumi has been very busy lately, Chizuru-chan is also busy with various chores ordered by Mr. Hijikata.) As I thought so, I quietly looked at her sleeping face. If I were in Chizuru-chan’s position, I would wake up as soon as I felt someone enter the meeting room. (You’re full of flaws… Just like this, showing a carefree sleeping face…)

While surprised that she was so lacking in vigilance, I couldn’t help but envy her past life before coming to Kyoto. She didn't have to put her life in danger as constantly as we did. “Hey~ Chizuru-chan, wake up! If Mr. Hijikata knows you’re napping here, he’ll lecture you again.” As I said so, I gently poked her face with my finger. Her cheek felt soft like mochi. Soon, her closed eyelids trembled slightly and opened a little. “…?!” She blinked a few times and seemed to gradually come to her senses. Her eyes rolled around. “Mr. Okita! This is…!” Seeing her like this, I just smiled and answered. “Good morning, Chizuru-chan. You slept very well. But this is not your room, it’s the meeting room shared by the Shinsengumi.” “I’m sorry! I…!” She apologized to me several times with a very interesting expression of confusion. She herself seemed to have no idea that her very easy-to-understand reaction would make the other Shinsengumi members, including me, want to tease her even more. “What if I told Mr. Hijikata? He might scold you ‘What are you lazy for!’ And besides, there are also people in the Shinsengumi who doubt your identity or even suspect that you are a woman.” “…I’m sorry.” Even though this was just my joke, she still apologized seriously. “It’s just a joke. I didn’t mean for you to take those words seriously. Rather than that, you have drool on your mouth corner.” “Eh–really!” Chizuru-chan hurriedly wiped her mouth corner with her finger. “That was also a joke. By the way, how long has it been since you started helping us? I hope you can feel more at home…” “Was that also a joke…” Hearing my words, she seemed very depressed and her shoulders drooped. Seeing Chizuru-chan like this, I said. “By the way, I’m going to buy the ingredients for dinner with Uncle Gen. Do you know where I can find him?” “I think he’s mostly in the kitchen. I’m also going to go with Uncle Gen. Let’s go together!” After saying that, she started to put away the sewing tools she had used into the needle box. “Is that it? Is it okay to end halfway?” “I do these chores whenever I have time. I’ll continue at night.” She said so firmly. “If you stay up late like this, you’ll nap again like before.” Chizuru-chan seemed to be stung by these words and she couldn’t help but let out a “hmm…” and then fell silent. But soon after, she raised her head and answered. “…Today I failed because I was distracted. I’ll be careful next time.” She looked at me straight in the eye and said that. “Hmm…” Although I agreed with a lack of interest, I still muttered in my heart. (If you say everything so honestly, you’ll be laughed at by people, right? But, it’s also because of this personality that it’s fun to watch you.) “Mr. Okita, what’s wrong? You look like you’re smiling. Did I say something strange?” She asked me with a bit of anxiety. But since I was asked like this, I didn’t want to answer seriously even more. “Are you still not awake? Surely everything you say is strange to me.” “That’s…! Well, specifically, what’s strange?” Chizuru-chan asked me nervously again. “So didn’t I say it’s everything you say?” I said to her lightly and walked to the kitchen with her.

That night. I woke up unexpectedly and decided to go to the kitchen for some water. I was curious about what happened during the day, so on my way back to my room, I decided to check on Chizuru-chan’s room. It was just as I had expected. There was a faint light coming from the crack of the door. She seemed to be still awake and busy with something. (Even though I reminded her that much during the day, she still did this…) My kindness seemed to be wasted, which made me a bit angry. I walked towards her room and thought. (Maybe I should remind her more sternly and make her go to bed early.) As I thought so, I suddenly stopped. (It’s not my business if she wants to stay up late… If I talk to her now, she might think I’m watching her and worrying about what happened during the day… But if she doesn’t sleep at night, will she fall asleep inadvertently again tomorrow?) As I was thinking about these things in my heart, the light in Chizuru-chan’s room went out. There was some noise at first, but soon it turned into a steady breathing of sleeping soundly. “Good night, Chizuru-chan.” I said softly and returned to my room.

—fin—

[fierce-little-miana]

Souji* gets a bloodlust attack

Two minutes later

Chizuru* physically suffers from the effect of the Ochimizu

Two minutes later

Souji* gets a bad coughing fit from tuberculosis