#Ryutaro Ito

[footballmanageraddict]

Pentagon Pursuit | Part 11 | Seven-Way Title Fight

#FM24 #PentagonPursuit Part 11: Seven-Way Title Fight. #J1League newcomers #AlbirexNiigata find themselves involved in a title fight with Japan's big boys. But can they secure continental qualification for the first time? Read here:

Albirex Niigata were off to an absolute flyer in Robaato Rasamu’s first season of top-flight football. They found themselves 2nd in J1 League after 18 games but, with injuries and a heavy schedule stacking up, it would be a major challenge to maintain that form. They were mid-way through a tough schedule of eight matches in 27 days through May, which continued against several teams in the top…

[dont-look-up]

To commemorate the 30th anniversary, a portion of "BLEACH WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU" has been made into an audiobook. Please enjoy the story of Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai's marriage.

Cast Rukia Kuchiki: Fumiko Orikasa Renji Abarai: Kentaro Ito Byakuya Kuchiki: Ryutaro Okiayu Narrator: Ayako Kawasumi Original work: Tite Kubo Author: Makoto Matsubara

Three years have passed since the invasion of the Invisible Empire (Wandenreich). Many lives were lost, and the scars of the battle have not yet healed. Those who survived were finally starting on the road to recovery. One day, Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai announced to everyone that they were registering their marriage. A story about new bonds that are born from the end of battle, which was not depicted in the main story.

Watch and listen to it now here!

[iristial]

What kickstarted started the tokusatsu journey vs now 🥰 Slowly and surely getting closer to the last hurrah in toku merch

*unfolds my new Misora poster* Step aside, Kazumin, I'm aiming for superstar number one fan (my Sento feelings are hibernating somewhere...for my own sanity, I think lol I had it so bad for him back in the day)

Build main cast were born between 1984 (Kensei Mikami) and 1996 (Kaho Takada); LuPato main cast between 1993 (Seiya Motoki) and 2000 (Asahi Ito); Zero One main cast between 1993 (Ryutaro Okada) and 2001 (Noa Tsurushima); and Geats main cast between 1999 (Kokoro Aoshima) and 2004 (Yuna Hoshino)...why do I feel sad 😂

How unreal is it that they gave Ace lounging around without a shirt (under his jacket) an entire section, during the one time I decided to be a real time viewer again. Unprecedented in the history of toku photobooks isn't this content better off with Revice fans xD But they're actually quite nice, in a "he's wearing a cotton shirt that's $10 000, the pinnacle of old money luxury" and "I wonder how long Hideyoshi Kan lasted with these 'smothering looks' before cracking up" way. All the other photos were lovely too, particularly darling Neon! Newest sunshine of my life because the sun has multiple rays haha I hope there's group shots and a diverse range of two-shots in the next/last book ~~

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Just realized we haven't had a relationship chart in like eons.

//We have a page on the blog for that now.

//But if you want a refresher, this is what's up.

Developing Romances:

Kazuichi Soda X Hiyoko Saionji (Soudaionji)

Tenko Chabashira X Himiko Yumeno (Tenmiko)

Monaca Towa X Nagisa Shingetsu (Monisa) (Don’t worry, I promise it’s healthy this time)

Mona X M11-YU (Monamiiyu)

Aoi Asahina X Byakuya Togami (Togahina)

Dating:

Kirumi Tojo X Ryoma Hoshi (Tojoshi)

Kuripa Kurafto X Kibin Hatsudoki (Hatsurafto)

Ryutaro Maki X Midori Yamaguchi (Ryudori)

Rei Mekaru X Mikako Kurokawa (Reikako)

Kaito Momota X Maki Harukawa (Kaimaki/Momoharu)

Celestia Ludenberg/Taeko Yasuhiro X Akira Tsuchiya (Celekira)

Tsumugi Shirogane X Yukari Koime (Shiroime)

Shuichi Saihara X Kaede Akamatsu (Saimatsu)

Mondo Owada X Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Ishimondo)

Hunter Rosenhall X Kouji Ito (Rosenito)

Ryota Mitarai X Iroha Nijiue (Nijitarai)

Miu Iruma X K1-B0 (Kiiruma)

Maya Canzanilla X Four Kaiden (Fourmaya)

Married:

Makoto Naegi X Kyoko Kirigiri (Naegiri)

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu X Peko Pekoyama (Kuzupeko)

Sonia Nevermind X Gundham Tanaka (Sondam)

Yoruko Kabuya X Sora (Soruko)

Toko Fukawa X Komaru Naegi (Tokomaru)

Mikan Tsumiki X Ibuki Mioda (Tsumioda)

-Mod

[psychodramajp]

Twitter News Roundup [April 5 - 11]

Twitter News Roundup [April 5 – 11]

Please have a look at the news of 2021, week 14! (more…)

[genkinahito]

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 Announces Opening and Closing Films: The Garden of Evening Mists and Kamata Prelude

Osaka Asian Film Festival (@oaffpress) 2020 Announces Opening and Closing Films: The Garden of Evening Mists and Kamata Prelude

Earlier today, the organisers of the 2020 edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival announced their opening and closing films. Everything kicks off on March 06th with the Malaysian film, The Garden of Evening Mists, a historical drama featuring a pan-Asian cast and crew who have adapted the award-winning novel by Twan Eng Tan.

(more…)

[satoshi-mochida]

Monark, the “new school RPG” from former Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei staff, will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 14 in Japan for 8,470 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals.

The game’s staff is as follows:

Planning, Production, and Direction: Fuyuki Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Hoshino

Scenario: Fuyuki Hayashi, Ryutaro Ito

Scenario Supervision and Cooperation: Kazunari Suzuki, Aya Nishitani

Character Design: so-bin

Background Music: Tsukasa Masuko

Developer: Lancarse

Publisher: FuRyu

The protagonist is voiced by Gakuto Kajiwara. The stuffed rabbit character is voiced by Shigeru Chiba.

The story follows the True Student Council, which was established to solve the abnormal situations in the school. The protagonist, who becomes the deputy head of the council, chooses a buddy from four characters to defy the unreasonable.

The main story has multiple endings. There are different routes for each of the four buddy characters. To make multiple playthroughs easier, you can also skip shared routes and advance through different buddy routes.

Battles are command-based with a free move turn system. Increasing your madness will allow you to use more powerful skills, but if you increase it too much, you will go insane and rampage against targets both friend and foe, making it impossible to fight.

There is also an “EGO” system, which represents the player’s desire levels of pride, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. These change depending on your diagnosis and the choices you make, and also affect the demons you can employ as your “underlings.”

Underlings’ appearances and voices can be customized.

The magazine also has an interview with the developers. Here are some key tidbits:

Hayashi and Hoshino: “We got excited talking about Shin Megami Tensei IF, and how nowadays there are no games like it, so we constructed the prototype for Monark with consideration for the world view and atmosphere we thought important to preserve in a school RPG project.”

Haysashi: “I can’t thank [the creators who joined the project sensing mine and Hoashino’s enthusiasm] enough. The chemistry with the other creators was there and we were able to develop the game with the idea team.”

Suzuki: “While I’m participating in the project as a supervisor, I hve been able to give detailed advice to Hayashi and Ito, who are writing the scenario.”

Ito: “I worked on the stories for 100 students.”

Masuko: “I worked on about 40 songs.”

Both the four-minute debut trailer and six-minute background music introduction video for Monark are scheduled to premiere on June 10 at 12:00 JST.

Visit the teaser website here.

Update 10:55 a.m.: Here are the first screenshots and box art, via @Renka_schedule:

https://imgur.com/a/QgX5E1O

[recentanimenews]

Watch Dynamic Performance in The Story of Naruto Uzumaki Stage Play Dress Rehearsal Videos

    "Live Spectacle NARUTO - Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari (The Story of Naruto Uzumaki)," the latest stage play show inspired by Masashi Kishimoto's internationally popular action manga, finally kicked off at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo on December 4. Prior to the premiere, its dress rehearsal was shown to the Japanese media. 

  The "Live Spectacle NARUTO" stage play series first premiered in 2015 and has caused surprise and excitement with all kinds of expressions. "Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari" is its first all-new show in four years, following the 2017 show of "Akatsuki no Shirabe (Song of The Akatsuki)" and its return in 2019. It is also the first show featuring 25-year-old Masaki Nakao (Yamato Kazakiri / Zyuoh Eagle in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger) as the new cast of the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki.

  The show, which is based on the manga's "Pain's Assault" and "Five Kage Summit" arcs, is set to be performed at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from December 4 to 13, 2021, then at Mielparque Hall in Osaka from December 25, 2021, to January 2, 2022.

    2.5news:

    Cinema Today:

    Oricon:

    MyNavi News

    Key visual:

    PV:

    Main cast members:

  Naruto Uzumaki: Masaki Nakao

Sasuke Uchiha: Ryuji Sato

Sakura Haruno: Yui Ito

Kakashi Hatake: Yuuki Kimisawa

Sai: Fuuma Sadamoto

Nara Shikamaru: Kazuaki Yasue

Hinata Hyuga: Sena

Shizune: Sari Kojima

Tsunade: Cecile Daigo

Paie: Teruma

Konan: Yuka Kobayashi

Madara Uchiha: Daiki Ise

Zetsu: Ryunosuke Kawai

Gaara: Takeru Naya

A: Keigo Kitamura

Killer Bee: Shin Koyanagi

Suigetsu Hozuki: Ryutaro Maeda

Karin: Kanon Nanaki

Jugo: Kouki Emoto

Minato Namikaze: Ryo Kitazono

Nagato: Yuuki Tamashiro

      Source: 2.5news, Cinema Today,  Oricon, MyNavi News

  (c) Masashi Kishimoto Scott/SHUEISHA

(c) Live Spectacle NARUTO Production Committee 2021

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[footballmanageraddict]

Pentagon Pursuit | Part 10 | First Taste Of Top-Flight Football

#FM24 #PentagonPursuit Part 10: First Taste Of Top-Flight Football. Robaato Rasamu leads his #AlbirexNiigata side into #J1League for his first taste of the top flight. And another big summer rebuild sees them take J1 by storm! Read here:

The remarkable rise of Robaato Rasamu in the world of football management had seen him go from being unemployed to reaching the J1 League in just over three years. He now faced a huge task as he prepared for his first taste of top-flight football. Rasamu was also progressing off the pitch as passed his Continental C Licence and the Niigata board immediately agreed to fund his Continental B…

[mewhenthebook]

Le style de l'anime Devilman Crybaby par le studio Science SARU

L'univers de l'anime et du jeu Playstation Serial Experiments Lain par Ryutaro Nakamura

L'univers du jeu vidéo Gravity Rush par Keiichiro Toyama

Le style et l'univers du mangaka Junji Ito

Le style architectural de Zaha Hadid et du déconstructivisme en général

L'univers du dessin animé Encanto et Disney et Pixar en général

L'univers du chanteur Stromae

[bayside-smoking-blues]

Ok so. Since Hypnosis Mic has a Visual Kei lover in its cast now (I’m talking about Jyushi, of course), I’ve decided to make a post in this blog to introduce some Visual Kei bands to the ones who aren’t familiar with the style. I’m not a pro myself but I love J-rock/VK since I was like 12 so I know my share of bands... Here are some I hc that Jyushi would love too!

Ah, before you ask "Cain, why didn't you add (insert band here) in the post?" the answer is most likely:

I don't know it.

I know it but have never stopped to actually listen to it so I don't feel comfortable recommending it. X JAPAN

I don't listen to it. the GazettE

I chose not to bc I couldn't post 77349072409273 bands so I selected just a few since this post is just an introduction to the style after all.

I forgot.

This post is gonna be kinda long and have some pictures and links to videos and songs and a small introduction about the bands, so I’m gonna put it under a Read More!

Kagrra,

Kagrra, (神樂 Kagura) was a band formed in 1998 by Isshi (vocals, flute), Akiya (guitar), Shin (guitar, koto), Nao (bass) and Izumi (drums). Their major debut was in 2004 with the single Urei. Their lyrics were in the style of Heian era poetry, their costumes frequently incorporated traditional Japanese clothing styles, and traditional Japanese instruments and drum rhythms were used in some of their songs. On November 10, 2010, it was announced that Kagrra, would be disbanding. As a final request, the members asked that fans refer to it as a "demise" rather than a disbandment. The band released one last CD and held a final tour. The CD, entitled Hyakki Kenran, was released on February 2, 2011. Their final tour began on February 13, 2011 and ended on March 3, 2011. On July 25, 2011, it was announced that vocalist Isshi died in his home on July 18, 2011. He was 32 years old. (Source: Wikipedia)

Some PVs/songs:

Urei (2004)

Utakata (2006)

Uzu (2008)

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Plastic Tree

Plastic Tree, also known as PuraTuri (プラトゥリ) or Pura (プラ) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 1993 by Ryutaro Arimura (vocals, backup guitar), Akira Nakayama (guitar), Tadashi Hasegawa (bass) and Shin* (drums). Early in their career, their music had heavy visual kei influences. As time went on, their sound seemed to change and evolve with every album. Plastic Tree combine alternative rock with art rock, electronic, and heavy metal. Their sound is a blend of raw melody, with the occasional orchestral backing track. However, the band does not think that they should be placed into any specific genre. Plastic Tree claim that their sound has been considerably influenced by British bands such as Radiohead and The Cure.

*Shin has been replaced by other two drummers since their debut, and their current drummer is Kenken Sato. (Source: Wikipedia) 

Ghost (2006)

Makka na Ito (2007)

Replay (2008)

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Girugamesh

Girugamesh (ギルガメッシュ Girugamesshu) was a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in 2003 by Cyrien who was soon replaced by Satoshi Ishikawa (vocals), Hotaru, who was soon replaced by Nii (guitar), Shu (bass) and Яyo (drums). The band’s name is derived from the Final Fantasy character. They disbanded on July 10, 2016. Their music has elements of alternative metal, alternative rock, nu metal, industrial rock and metalcore. (Source: Wikipedia)

Vermillion (2007)

Break Down (2008)

Asking Why (2008)

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Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア Naitomea) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2000. It has consisted of Yomi (vocals), Sakito (guitar, backing vocals), Hitsugi (guitar), Ni~ya (bass, backing vocals) and Ruka (drums, percussion) for the majority of their career. They enjoyed mainstream success with the inclusion of their songs "the WORLD" and "Alumina" in the Death Note anime and are onsidered a major act in the visual kei scene. (Source: Wikipedia)

the WORLD (2006)

DIRTY (2007)

Raison d’être (2007)

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DIR EN GREY

DIR EN GREY is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997, it consists of Kyo (vocals), Kaoru (guitar), Die (guitar), Toshiya (bass) and Shinya (drums). Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage. (Source: Wikipedia)

Note: Diru's sound has changed A LOT through the years. I'll focus this post in their early works because it's when they had their VK era.

Cage (1999) (tw: this video contains gore and hints of BDSM)

Schwein no Isu (1999)

Bottom of the death valley (2002)

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DELUHI

DELUHI was a Japanese visual kei metal band formed in 2008 by Juri (vocals), Leda (guitar), Aggy (bass) and Sujk (drums). The band announced that they would take a hiatus starting on 1 December 2010, following the completion of their concert at Shibuya O-East. However, on 1 April 2011 DELUHI announced that they would disband after their final tour in July 2011. (source: Wikipedia and Visual Kei Wiki)

Two Hurt (2009)

Revolver Blast (2009)

Hybrid Truth (2011)

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An Cafe

Antic Café (アンティック-珈琲店- Antikku Kafe, nicknamed An Cafe) is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2003 by Miku (vocals), Kanon (bass), Bou (guitar) and Teruki (drums). In 2007 Bou left the band and Takuya (guitar) and Yuuki (keyboard) joined. Their visual image is oshare kei (a style derived from visual kei) and they describe their music as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums, one compilation album, and four EPs. On September 1, 2009, the band announced that after their live show on January 4, 2010 at the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put the group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband. On April 1, 2012, after two-year break, the team announced the resumption of activity. In June 2018, the band announced the departure of all members but Miku and a hiatus beginning in January 2019. (Source: Wikipedia)

Smile Ichiban Ii Onna (2006)

Kakusei Heroism ~The HERO without a NAME~ (2007)

JIBUN (2016)

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The post is gonna end here! But there are many, many more good visual kei (or not) j-rock bands out there! I can give more recs if you’re interested! :3

Ah, before the post ends, I’ll link the video from Amaterasu by the band Kiryu, which I don’t know much about yet but I love this song and their style and I think Jyushi and Kuko would enjoy it too! 

[eirikrjs]

Aside from the Thorman = Truman thing, any idea why Thor was used as the ambassador in SMT I? Wouldn't a deceptive job of hiding as someone as high ranking as an ambassador be more of Odin's job, trickery and associations with the heights of power?

Thorman isn’t based on Truman, according to Ryotaro Ito, SMT scriptwriter:

https://blueforestbible.tumblr.com/post/109174139417/an-interview-with-ryutaro-ito-megami-tensei

Would we then be correct is assuming that Thorman, who works for the American Embassy in Shin Megami Tensei, is based on former US President Truman?

Actually we took the name from the Northern European legend of Thor. It was only after the game’s release that I realised the name of the president who dropped the nuclear bomb on Japan was Truman. I admit it does all seem a little too coincidental though. I’m starting to wonder if the staff might have been possessed by something back then…

Why Thor and why such a lame not-secret-at-all-but-maybe-that’s-why-it’s-genius identity, honestly, it’s kind of a mystery. I would guess they wanted a god that was powerful and associated with destruction; his secret identity also carries shades of Marvel Thor’s disguise.

[okkoworks]

その匙を緩める ｜ Loosening Your Spoon Venue: 姫里ゲストハウスいこね - Artists: Tran Minh Duc / Ai Degaito /  Nozomi Murata / Haruna Kida / Ryutaro Ito & Takuya Rikitake & WACOH /  Wanpaku Chunen Tonomaru / OKKO Shops: Itodenwa / Hon No Shiori Planning: OKKO Exhibition Direction: Daichi Ichinose & Sakiko Matsuoka Exhibition Design: Daichi Nakatani Cooperation: Ai Degaito Art Direction & Graphic Design: Junya Hirohata

[waraupiero]

I love your metas

aww thank you!! i’m glad you like them!! and sure thing, i’d be happy to! here are a list of my Big Time Faves, but if there’s are specific genres that you like better, please let me know and i can give you even more suggestions!! i used to volunteer as a translator/journalist for a j-music webzine :) so i know quite a few bands haha

out of all the bands that i listen to, the most popular are probably the gazette and dir en grey. they both lean more on the heavier side, i’d say their music is mainly metal/punk. the gazette’s new song ‘falling’ is pretty emblematic of their style, very heavy stuff but also with a transcendent/emotional vibe. one of my favourite dir en grey songs is ‘lotus’, and it’s slightly more artsy and compositionally unusual, like the rest of their stuff. both bands also have softer/less intense songs, like ‘gentle lie’ for the gazette, and ‘glass skin’ for dir en grey.

if you’re into something even more artsy than dir en grey, the lead singer for dir en grey, kyo, has another band called sukekiyo. it’s also metal, but more of the melodic and experimental vibe. i really love their songs ‘anima’ and ‘aoguroi hysteria’.

on the more ‘rock’ and less ‘metal’ side of things, this is kind of basic but i really love one ok rock. their music is very accessible but still packs a very iconic punch. they draw a lot of influence from western emo and pop punk bands, but their music is usually more upbeat. their lyrics feel very ‘shōnen’, but i like that. my favourite songs by them are ‘jibun rock’, ‘onion!’, and ‘re:make’.

in a similar vein are a band i recently discovered, the oral cigarettes. they’re more funky and similarly upbeat, but with less of an emo/pop punk influence. their vibe is really cute and all their songs are bops lmao. ‘kishikaisei story’ and ‘kizukeyo baby’ are great songs!

for something that’s rock but has a little more edge, i’d really recommend miyavi, who is also quite famous. he’s known for his unique slap-guitar playing technique, and his music blends influences of rock, funk, r&b, latin, and hip hop. he’s called it ‘kabuki rock’ and ‘samurai rock’, haha. he’s one of the most prolific and innovative artists in the industry, and his music is very much Relevant to the times. i love ‘what a wonderful world (subarashikikana, kono sekai)’, his guitar vs. rap battle with kreva ‘strong’, and this wonderful funky bop about social media called ‘real?’.

something similarly playful is mucc, which kind of skips between the line of experimental metal and dance rock. it’s hard to describe their style, but i’d say that it’s goth with a sort of sardonic, cynical humour? and it’s hella danceable, for the most part. i love their old classic, ‘moumoku de arugayue no sogaikan’, and their nihilistic anthem ‘kokoro no nai machi’ is my go-to shower song ngl

if you like emo music!! i definitely recommend girugamesh!! the raw emotion and fiery beats in their music really fires me up!!! i’ve sort of fallen out of the loop with them but i still love them very much. some of my favourites by them are ‘crying rain’ and ‘arrow’.

if you like more softer stuff, plastic tree is definitely one of my top bands, ever. i’m not exactly sure how to categorise their style, i guess it’s more shoegaze-y, very dreamy. it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but their songs really carry you off to some faraway place. there’s an element of soft fantasy in their imagery, and it’s sweet and aching at the same time. the lead singer arimura ryutaro’s lyrics are also absolutely singular. sadly some of their newer stuff is not available on american youtube, but some good old songs they have are ‘makka na ito’, ‘sanatorium’, and ‘moonlight’. arimura ryutaro has also released a solo ep which is excellent, and some good tracks off of that are ‘manegoto’ and ‘mata, otsukisama’.

in a slightly more elaborate style is 9goats black out. same sort of dreamy vibe, but way more gothic and slightly sharper. they draw a lot inspiration from things like fairy tales, biblical stories, and gothic literature. their music is pretty amorphous; the melody always takes you somewhere you’re not expecting. so some of their stuff is a little inaccessible. but out of the more standard stuff, i really love ‘lilith’, ‘sink’, and ‘den lille havfrue’.

and lastly, for something that’s really, really japanese, i very much recommend kagrra,. kagrra, uses a lot of traditional japanese composition in their music, and their band name is a reference to kagura (神楽), a genre of traditional japanese music. they’re also a softer band, but their music is absolutely haunting and lovely. my favourites have got to be ‘utakata’ and ‘shiki’.

sorry this was so long!! i hope there is at least something here that is to your taste, haha. i’m not sure what your taste is so i tried to cover most of my bases when it came to japanese rock. of course if there are specific genres that you do like that aren’t mentioned here, please let me know! i also listen to a fair bit of pop/pop-rock, electronic, more experimental weird metal shit, and even classic japanese rock from the 80s and 90s – whether it’s dad rock, or underground rock. i also know some meme bands/air bands, so if you’re into stuff like that too i can also suggest some. if there’s something here that you like especially and want some other bands/some more songs that sound similar, let me know and i can do that too!!

[danganromps]

Do you ever think about what the actions of your ocs would be if they had become an ult despair?

I didn’t, but now I will! From those in my story (which I’m sorry is taking ages to update, depression has killed my motivation and creativity):

Yu Ryutaro (Ultimate Policeman): Used his authority to ‘police’ despair, i.e. to ensure that no hope would be allowed

Kazuki Ito (Ultimate Chemist): Created chemical weapons to use on people

Hitoshi Minamino (Ultimate Climber): Helped spread the despair by climbing buildings and displaying despair propaganda.

Izumi Yukawa (Ultimate Videographer): Filmed everyone else spreading despair and broadcast the footage

Naoki Takano (Ultimate contortionist): Used his talent to infiltrate a variety of places to bring about despair from within

Lina Hulsmann (Ultimate tourist): Travelled the world to make sure despair was in all corners of the world

Mami Kodama (Ultimate Tap Dancer): Imagine hearing constant tap dancing...you’d give in to despair quickly!

Hiroko Shizuma (Ultimate Racing Driver): Drove cars into crowds of people

Taki Torisawa (Ultimate Linguist): Used his knowledge of language to get under people’s skin with the messages of despair.

As for Ayako, well...we’ll find out!

-Alice

[demifiendrsa]

The teaser website and official Twitter and LINE accounts for Monark, the “new school RPG” from former Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei series staff teased for a June 10, 2021 announcement in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, has been opened.

The website features a number of names, most of which are illegible. It includes the Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei series staff involved:

Kazunari Suzuki (Shin Megami Tensei series writer)

Ryutaro Ito (Digital Devil Story and SMT series writer)

Tsukasa Masuko (SMT and Devil Summoner composer)

Aya Nishitani (Digital Devil Story and SMT series writer)

From the issue of Famitsu magazine #1696 is the following teaser image from the website. The right side represent members of the voice cast:

Gakuto Kajiwara

Honoka Kuroki

Shigeru Chiba

Madoka Asahina

Yuki Sakakihara

Taito Ban

Suzuko Mimori

Kotori Koiwai

Wataru Hatano

Satomi Akesaka

Shinichirou Kamio

Ayasa Ito

Shinichirou Miki

Ryusei Nakao

Atsushi Tamaru

The website also includes the Japanese phone number 050-3204-4961. If you call the number, you will hear some struggling and a scream, followed by a man saying something like, “Finally. I’ve been waiting for you, my foolish, silly, precious children.”

The source code of the website contains the text: “Four choices. Four fates. The choice is your ego’s to make. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” The common name of the domain seems to be cs.furyu.jp, suggesting it is a FuRyu title.

The publisher, developer, and platforms for Monark have yet to be officially announced.