#Yukiko Takahashi

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trying to make a list of 70’s to early 80’s proto-yuri, if you know of any series i should add to this list please reach out!

also please check out this list of 20th century yuri, it has a broader definition and larger timescale but it's been immensely helpful in the curation of my own list so far

updated as of May 2: series are now ordered by year, titles and author names are listed in jp as well as english, some summaries updated, series added (sakura namiki, secret love, shiroi heya no futari, oniisama e, sakura no sono), summary sources are now listed at the end of each entry

updated as of August 21: all entries now include whether the manga has an english translation (and by what group) and whether i have personally finished it, some series added (utsukushii vampire, itoko valeria, hana no you na lilibet), added a link to the 20th century yuri list

“sakura namiki” / “さくら並木” (1957) - takahashi macoto / 高橋真琴 [read] [english fan translation by Lililicious]

-when yukiko throws a table tennis match against maki, an upper-classmen who she in love with she fears that she has driven a wedge in their friendship. As rumors and slander begin to swirl around the two girls Yukiko’s fear compounds. Will she be able to repair her friendship with Maki, and could this possibly even bring them closer than ever before? (my summary)

“Secret Love” / “シークレット・ラブ” (1970) - yashiro masako / 矢代まさこ [unread] [no english translation]

(no summary found)

“shiroi heya no futari” / “白い部屋のふたり” (1971) - yamagishi ryouko / 山岸凉子 [read] [english fan translation by Lililicious]

-Resine comes to a new boarding school to find she is rooming with Simone, a rebel who is rude to her from the start. However, Resine and Simone end up falling in love… (copied from mangadex)

“futaripocchi” / “ふたりぽっち” (1971) - riyoko ikeda / 池田理代子 [read] [no english translation]

-Kaoru, a poor girl and Reiko, the daughter of a wealthy family are on good terms and attend Aisei Girls' Academy together. These two, who had completely opposite upbringings and personalities, ended up becoming sisters when their parents remarried. Even as they rebel against each other and hurt each other, they gradually understand each other and deepen their bond, but eventually Reiko begins to develop romantic feelings for Kaoru. Attacked by the absurdities of society the beautiful sisters Kaoru and Reiko go on a journey, just the two of them. (translated from manga ookoku)

“maya no souretsu” / “摩耶の葬列” (1972) - ichijo yukari / 一条ゆかり [read] [english fan translation by Lililicious]

-A horror story, in which the main character and her family go to their summer house for vacation and people start dying one by one. The twist is that the main character, Reina, is falling in love with her mysterious neighbor, Maya. But who is Maya really, and how does she know so much about Reina's family? (copied from mangadex)

“utsukushii kyuuketski” / “美しき吸血鬼” (1971)- asuka sashiko / 飛鳥幸子 [read] [english fan translation by mangadex user MabitheBard]

-Lilah, an Austrian Count's daughter, is approached at a ball by Justine, an enchantingly beautiful woman of fellow Habsburg descent. The two quickly become friends, but little does Lilah know that Justine's keen interest in her may become a death sentence. (copied from mangadex)

“aries no otometachi” / “アリエスの乙女たち” (1973) - satonaka machiko / 里中満智子 [unread] [no english translation]

-Kubo Emiko and Mizuho Romi are two girls born under the Aries sign. Emiko is an earnest and innocent girl who grew up with gentle parents. On the other hand, Romi, who was raised by her fashion designer mother, has a fierce temper. Emiko admires Takashi from the equestrian club, but when she meets the strong and beautiful Romi, she gradually becomes attracted to her. Is this excitement... love? (translated from manga ookoku)

“yureru soushun" / “揺れる早春” (1973) - riyoko ikeda / 池田理代子 [read] [no english translation]

-Mako, who has excellent grades, is good at sports, and is popular, falls in love with Junko, a beautiful junior who is hated by all the female students at school. Mako is trapped by Junko's intense love and jealousy...!? (translated from manga ookoku)

“hana no you na lilibet” /花のようなリリベット (1974) watanabe masako / わたなべ まさこ [read] [no english translation]

-Angel, who lives in the boarding school of Sandor Academy deep in the forest, has had recurring nightmares since childhood. she dreams of a sensation of something climbing ontop of her and that when she opens her eyes she sees the face of a beautiful girl. She wakes up screaming in pain, as though her chest had been pierced by sharp fangs. Her roommate, Agatha, vanishes one night and Lilibet, a girl as beautiful as a flower, appears in her place. As if seeing through Angel's heart, which is attracted to her beauty, Lilibet invites her into her room. "I've missed you, Angel. You're mine now..." Lilibet she whispers and embraces Angel, trying to steal her lips. Angel runs back to her room in shock, but Agatha, who had disappeared, has somehow returned. However, something is clearly wrong… unbelievable events occur one after another... (translated from manga ookoku)

“oniisama e” / “おにいさまへ“ (1974) - riyoko ikeda / 池田理代子 [read] [english fan translation by Lililicious]

-Nanako enrolls in Seiran Academy, a prestigious girls' school, which is a girl's paradise for gorgeous students known as " Lady Kaoru," "Saint Juste," and so on. The selection committee for the school's social group "Sorority," of which every new student dreams of joining, begins. Sorority members are selected by upperclassmen, who vote on their family background, education, appearance, and other factors. Nanako thought she had no connection to this world, but for some reason she was chosen as a candidate...? (copied from mangadex)

“hadashi no mei” / “裸足のメイ” (1974) - fukuhara hiroko / 福原ヒロ子  [read] [no english translation]

-May is an ordinary high school girl with a crush on the handsome Kido from the soccer club. Thanks to taking a convenient soccer ball to the face she gets a chance to strike up a friendship with him. But on the same day she also gets caught up with the mysterious Misaki Kayako, who has mistaken her for someone named “Maya”. (my summary)

”itoko valeria" / 従姉ヴァレリア (1975)  - fukuhara hiroko / 福原ヒロ子 [unread] [no english translation]

-Every person has an encounter called fate. It comes whether we want it or not and guides us onto a set track. Encounter - and farewell. It's a turning point in life... Mona is ecstatic when she receives a letter from her cousin Valeria, who tells her that she's coming back after eight years. However, that was only the prologue to a spectacular story of unimaginable intrigue, love, and hatred... (translated from manga ookoku)

“kurenai ni moyu” / 真紅に燃ゆ (1979) - fukuhara hiroko / 福原ヒロ子 [read] [no english translation]

-Suzuna went to a shrine to see the double cherry blossoms in full bloom on her way home from school. However, she gets tangled up with the biker gang that was hanging out there and is about to be taken away when she is rescued by Sarasa, who happens to be passing by. Suzuna is immediately captivated by the sight of this gallant knight on a motorcycle, with her swaying red hair and feminine gestures. After that, Suzuna and Sarasa hit it off, but as they continue to be chased by biker gang members, a major incident involving the two develops...!! (translated from manga ookoku)

“umibe no kain” / “海辺のカイン”  (1980) - kimura minori / 樹村みのり [unread] [no english translation]

-One day, Sano, a fashion designer who lives in a beach town, meets Nobuko, a woman who is trying to drink water from a tap at a park. Sano casually invites her to her home and gives her a ticket to an exhibition on the way home. At the exhibition, Sano feels as though she lost to a more popular designer, but Nobuko says she prefers her designs. On the way home, Nobuko confesses her troubles in not being able to dress femininely. Since she lives alone, they meet often and talk about their pasts. As Nobuko confesses her worries and receives advice from her, she begins to develop feelings for Sano. (translated from wikipedia)

“kanojotachi” / 彼女たち (1982) - kashi michiyo / 樫みちよ [read] [no english translation]

-On her first date with her boyfriend, Misono, a second year high school student, meets Ruiko, who looks like a beautiful young man. At the fashion show her boyfriend brought her to she sees Ruiko on stage as a model. Ruiko is a lesbian and is dating a friend of Misono’s brother, Susan. Misono becomes interested in Ruiko, and Ruiko is also attracted to Misono's purity, but... (translated from manga ookoku)

“ibutachi no heya” / イブたちの部屋 (1983) - nagahama sachiko / 長浜幸子 [unread] [no english translation]

(no summary found)

“sakura no sono” / “櫻の園” (1985) - yoshida akimi / 吉田秋生 [read] [english fan translation by Heterophobia Fansub]

-The drama club at Ouka Academy has a yearly tradition of putting on a production of Anton Checkov's The Cherry Orchard for the school's founding day festival. These interwoven tale of love and friendship focus on four girls in the drama club as they prepare for this year's presentation. (copied from mangadex)

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Ranma ½ (2024 TV anime) - PV1

The new TV anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga will premiere on October 5, 2024 at 24:55 JST (effectively, October 6 at 12:55 a.m. JST). The anime will exclusively stream on Netflix after its broadcast.

ano will perform the anime's opening theme song.

Key visual

Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi as male Ranma

Megumi Hayashibara as female Ranma

Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendō

Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendō

Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendō

Kōichi Yamadera as Ryōga Hibiki

Rei Sakuma as Shampoo

Akio Ōtsuka as Sōun Tendō

Chō as Genma Saotome and Narrator

Staff

Kōnosuke Uda (One Piece: Dead End film, DAYS) is directing the new series at MAPPA. Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon, Astro Note) is in charge of series scripts, and Hiromi Taniguchi (Kurage no Shokudō) is designing the characters.

Additional staff includes:

Original Creator: Rumiko Takahashi

Director: Kōnosuke Uda

Script: Kimiko Ueno

Character Design: Hiromi Taniguchi

Chief Animation Directors: Hiromi Taniguchi, Takeshi Yoshioka, Yoshiko Saitō, Nao Ōtsu

Main Animators: Nao Naitō, Rie Aoki

POP Artwork: Minami Kitamura

Art Director: Chihiro Ōkawa

Color Key Artist: Yukiko Kakita

Compositing Director of Photography: Atsushi Kanō

Editing: Keisuke Yanagi

Sound Director: Kōnosuke Uda

Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa

Music Selection: Makiko Chihara

Sound Production: dugout

Music: Kaoru Wada

Anime Production: MAPPA

Planning Production: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1-4 - It was... Perfect

Episode 1 - The Journey's End Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Keiichirou Saitou Episode Director: Ayaka Tsuji Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Key Animators: Junko Abe, Shin Ogasawara, Ran Kamezawa, Jun Sekiguchi, Daiki Harashina, Kanata Yanagisawa, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Xujian Li, Odashi, Keisuke Kobayashi, Shinji Ootsuka, Hayato Kakita, Toshiyuki Satou, Ayaka Tsuji, Yoshiko Matsumura, Emi Yamazaki, Kanako Yoshida, Kerorira, Kou Yoshinari

Episode 2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic... Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Tomoya Kitagawa Episode Director: Tomoya Kitagawa Chief Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Animation Director: Ayaka Minoshima Key Animators: Junko Abe, Nobuhide Kariya, Toshiyuki Satou, Harumi Takagi, Daiki Tanaka, Masaho Hori, Yutaka Minowa, Kanata Yanagisawa, Xujian Li, Fuuko Abe, Kyousuke Ootori, Takahito Sakazume, Jura, Yuka Matsumura, Yukiko Watabe, Hayato Kakita, Hiroyuki Kobashi, Jun Sekiguchi, Airi Takahashi, Daiki Harashina, Ayaka Minoshima, Kouta Mori, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Aoi Ootani, Naoki Katou, Sanae Shitaya, Shinya Segawa, Zihan Liu

Episode 3 - Killing Magic Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Daiki Harashina Episode Director: Daiki Harashina Chief Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Animation Director: Daiki Harashina Key Animators: Daiki Harashina, Junko Abe, Shin Ogasawara, Mai Toda, Kanata Yanagisawa, Daisuke Shibukawa, Kou Yoshinari, Fei Hung Donghua, Hanwen Ye, Tooru Iwazawa, Honami Takeuchi, Yoshiko Matsumura, Xujian Li, Yukiko Busa, Nonno

Episode 4 - The Land Where Souls Rest Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Episode Director: Kento Matsui Chief Animation Director: Reiko NagasawaAnimation Director: Ayaka Tsuji Key Animators: Shin Ogasawara, Hiroyuki Kobashi, Toshiyuki Satou, Harumi Takagi, Rie Arakawa, Yuka Koiso, Masahiro Yufune, Pinqiao Hui, Norifumi Kugai, Ayaka Satou, Jun Sekiguchi, Miyuki Inoue, Shuuji Maruyama, Ryuuguu-san, Yenxin Fan

Last week was utter hell, with a new class, a new schedule, and my sleep going out of whack. I'm still trying to readjust, and let me explain why I'm mentioning all of this. Almost nothing would have motivated me to get out of my zone and type this post except for Frieren. Frieren is one of my favorite manga series. If you've talked to me about anime/manga before, you would know this. So, ever since it was announced, it has been one of my most anticipated series. To add to that, Keiichirou Saitou was announced as the director. He's a great example of an upcoming new-gen director who has excelled in everything he's been a part of. From the beautiful and abstract EDs he created for The Executioner and Her Way of Life or Boogiepop, to the mesmerizing, dreamlike episodes he directed for Sonny Boy, and the expressive, now very popular Bocchi the Rock. He was a perfect choice as a director for a series like this, and let me tell you, he delivered fully.

Just from a quick glance, you can see how the show looks. Everything is eye-catching, making it almost hard to focus on one particular element because they all just look so good, and no, it's not just the chromatic aberration causing the lack of focus. The various departments responsible for compositing, the background, and the overall color design have done an outstanding job, creating a beautiful and cohesive piece of art. Seeing someone you might consider a less experienced director pulling off such a complete and harmonious experience is incredible. In terms of design, the whole show is aesthetically pleasing. It's not the experimental work you saw in Sonny Boy; it's going in a totally different direction, like a beautiful painting that should be framed on a wall.

It works very well when paired with, you know, how Frieren is as a story. The fantasy world they are in isn't an extremely unique one. You've seen it before; it's fairly typical in that sense. But that's not truly the point. The main focus is showing the day-to-day or year-to-year life of this immortal elf girl, Frieren, and how she views time, how she remembers her past. It's not an incredibly grand adventure, but with the small lens we have on these characters, it feels like a cherished moment, something that should be captured in a photo or painting. It's beautiful in a very simple way. It's not a series made for extremely large moments, I think Frieren has always been focused on a simpler view of life, much like a painting. The smaller details of such a straightforward approach are highlighted so well. The trees in the environment, the squirrels just moving around—there's so much life in each scene. It really all comes together for me like a piece of art.

The consistency lasts through all four episodes, and the staff distribution also seems fairly good, so I expect this to continue throughout the two cours. The pacing itself is perfect. I've really enjoyed how the story has been adapted to animation so far. I believe that nowadays, many anime series have fallen into the pitfalls of adapting things too quickly to capture the interest of newer viewers early on. However, the series composition for Frieren here is excellent.

This writeup might have been shorter than most people were expecting considering how amazing the anime adaptation is and how much I love the source material, but what can really be said about except just praising? I feel like even if you don't like the source material, the anime's execution is almost undeniably good. Additionally, as I said this past week has not been kind to me so my energy is a bit drained, at first I was planning to be more specific in my write up and make points more adhering to the specifics of each episode, but I didn't really have time for that. However, I will do my best to cover every Frieren episode weekly from now on. Make no mistake this is going to be my favorite series from this year.

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OMG Hagio Moto drew an Eroica tribute, why haven't I seen this?

After seeing Urasawa's Eroica tribute thanks to this post, I bought the latest issue of Mystery Bonita at the speed of light. It said something rather curious on the last page: "We have Shiomi Chika in the next issue!" This could only mean one thing: These Eroica tributes by other manga artists were a thing, and I had been living under a rock!

My little research showed me that to celebrate the 45th anniversary of From Eroica with Love, Mystery Bonita started having guest artists every month starting with their 2021 July issue. As I am unable to get all the magazines (because most of the back issues are no longer on sale as e-books, and even if they were, am I that rich?), I can't confirm whether every artist drew a manga. But here is a list of contributors so far (June 2023): Shitou Ryoko, Sakai Miwa, Mineo Maya, Nanamaki Kanako, Akaishi Michiyo, Nakayama Seika, Aoki Tomm (three times), Toono Yukiko, Ogawa Yayoi, Shima Atsuko, Haruna Remon, Hagio Moto, Takahashi Miyuki, Yamato Waki, Honda, Shitou Kyouko, Hamada Shouko, Urasawa Naoki, Shiomi Chika, Nogami Takeshi, Anno Moyoco, Yamamura Higashi, and Nagano Noriko.

Begging break!: If anyone has old issues of Mystery Bonita, especially the ones from 2021, can you please contact me? They only sell the latest 12 issues on e-book stores, so I can't buy the older ones. It so happens that one of the tributes I'm really curious about, the Mineo Maya one, was published in the 2021/9 issue and I can't get it. I would eternally be grateful for (and depending on the difficulty, might be willing to translate) any Eroica tributes thrown my way.

The Urasawa one is also in the works, but I was literally screaming like a 12 yo girl while reading the Hagio one and I got overexcited. This was published in the June 2022 issue of the magazine, you need to buy that issue if you want it. Thanks to Lucas who kindly delivered these superb 8 pages to us, I literally started working on this the moment I got it while I was fangirling. So here's a gift from The Rose Garden to you: Hagio Moto's take on From Eroica with Love, with "Van Gogh Murder Case". Enjoy this y24-ception!

And yes, I am serious with the "Poe Clan" tags. This thing has Edgar and Allan in it ;)

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KNOCKOUTS: Sakura Namiki (1957)

Sakura Namiki (or, The Rows of Cherry Trees) is a one volume proto-yuri class s by Takahashi Makoto following table tennis players at an all-girls' school.

Takahashi Makoto's The Rows of Cherry Trees is quite old—it's from 1957. It centers around three members of the table tennis club at an all-girl school. The story begins with the school tournament, where Yukiko faces off against first her rival, then her crush. - MAL

No official ENG & AFAIK, no convienient way to read the JP.

CWs under the cut. General severity rating: very mild.

mild shoujo-typical bullying

terminal illness <- protagonist's family member. only ever mentioned.

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Let’s have a look at Mahou no Mako-chan episodes 14 to 26!

Episode 14: This episode is absolutely insane. Mako nearly gets run over by Akira, who’s currently a truck driver for the Tomida construction company. He gives her a package and asks if she could deliver it to Tomiko. Mako agrees but is a little sad because she thinks Akira might have feelings for Tomiko. However, it’s revealed the package actually contains all of the letters Tomiko wrote to Akira. He didn’t even open them! Tomiko is beside herself. (I crack up every time I watch this scene. He was so unbelievably shitty for that. I don’t know why but they made Akira such a fuckboy in this episode.)

Tomiko blames all of this on Mako, insisting Akira must be in love her. She starts rumors about Mako and Akira throughout the school which travels into the neighborhood. Urashima gets so pissed he slaps Mako and stops talking to her. Then Mako gets kicked out of school! It’s all so wild. Mako leaves for uh... days (?) looking for Akira to prove her innocence. At one point she runs into Tomiko, who tells her that Akira has committed suicide. Mako believes it at first but then remembers he would never do such a thing. Mako finally finds Akira again, who gives her a flower. The episode ends with Urashima apologizing to Mako for being a total shithead.Total insanity. Is it weird I really like this episode? The way everyone treats Mako is completely horrible but it’s a very entertaining episode.

This episode marks the last time the Tomiko-Akira-Mako love triangle is brought up, which I think is disappointing. Also, this is the last time we see Akira until like... episode 40-something.

Episode 15: Unmemorable episode. Mako meets two men who want to start their own band.

Episode 16: The principal’s daughter, Yuriko, comes back from France with a proposal to enforce expensive uniforms at Karatachi Academy. Mako and her classmates reject the idea. At one point Mako is suspended but still comes to school (as a form of protest). Tomiko snitches on her and Urashima slaps Mako for her disobedience again. God, he sucks so bad. Yuriko and the principal eventually give in after the students continue protesting.

This episode is okay. It’s nice seeing Mako and her friends organize against the school and also support their teacher (he’s put on leave at one point due his students objecting to the uniforms). Urashima continues to be the worst character in the entire series. This is the third time he has hit Mako! Old bastard. Amusingly, Shinya Takahashi handled the animation for the beginning and end of the episode but was not the actual animation director.

Episode 17: The star baseball player of Karatachi Academy, Tsudo, is in poor health and doesn’t have much longer to live. Mako finds out he’s been receiving letters from a mysterious girl named “Yukiko” who he considers his girlfriend. One night Mako claims to be Yukiko to give Tsudo some sort of peace before he dies. But Tsudo knows she’s lying, because Yukiko doesn’t exist. It turns out he’s been writing those letters to himself out of loneliness.

What a twist! I actually really love this episode but Fumio Eto’s godawful animating skills really take away from it. It’s so well written and directed but the visuals just falls flat. They really should’ve had a more talented animator handle this one. Oh well.

Episode 18: Mako meets a boy at the pool and it turns out he works for Tomiko’s family. Tomiko gets jealous and starts shit. Blah, blah, blah. The animation for this episode is really rough looking. Not much else to say.

Episode 19: Mako’s wealthy classmate Miyuki has recently stopped going to school and now hangs out with a motorcycle gang. It turns out her parents have gone bankrupt and left her behind. Mako tries to reason with Miyuki but nothing gets through to her. With nowhere else to go and no family to turn to, Miyuki takes one last motorcycle ride and commits suicide.

This episode starts out pretty light hearted with a subplot about Urashima’s pet monkey, Kiiko, sneaking off to play with Miyuki and then it turns into a serious teen drama. The ending still takes me back every time I watch it.

Episode 20: Oh boy, was this a stinker. Taro and Jiro’s aunt wants to be a flight attendant because the man she loves is a pilot. HOWEVER! She has bad eyesight and “can never be a flight attendant.” Lol What? Do you really need perfect eye-sight to be a flight attendant?

Episode 21: The school janitor's daughter is visiting from Brazil. There’s only one problem: he’s been lying to her, claiming to be the principal of Karatachi Academy. Mako and her friends convince the real principal to keep the lie going for his daughter’s visit.

This episode isn’t great. There isn’t much conflict until the very end, when Tomiko’s mother nearly outs the janitor. It’s actually a pretty boring episode. Also what kind of morals are they trying to teach here?

Episode 22: Mako receives a letter from an unknown sender inviting her to a forest near Mt. Fuji. It turns out the letter was from a mysterious boy wants Mako’s help with protecting a large cedar tree. A construction crew has been destroying the forest and they’re planning on taking down the cedar tree next.

The boy is later revealed to be the fairy of the forest and knew that Mako was a mermaid who had a magical pendant. They get into an interesting argument about trusting mankind and Mako ends up lending him her pendant. Unfortunately it doesn’t help and the construction crew cuts down the tree. The fairy disappears and leaves behind Mako’s pendant.

I absolutely love this episode. Visually, it’s just downright gorgeous. The backgrounds of the countryside are beautifully done and Shinya Takahashi’s character animation is top notch here. Yoshinori Kanada even did some key animation for this episode. This is also probably one of the few episodes where Taro and Jiro aren’t annoying or feel shoehorned in.

It was cool seeing Mako interact with another supernatural being, something that unfortunately doesn’t happen again until the end of the series. I also really liked that the fairy was depicted as some random bug-eyed little boy.

Episode 23: Twin hi-jinks! Mako meets a girl named Minori who looks almost exactly like her. Minori’s grandfather is arranging for her to get married but she only wants to be with a mysterious man who saved her little sister’s life sometime ago. Mako sympathizes with Minori and offers to help her out.

This episode is cute. Mako brings up Akira again, which is refreshing. Continuity! Yay! Fumio Eto handled this episode, so it looks like shitty but not as shitty as usual. That’s a good sign, right?

Episode 24: Mako’s school needs a copy of her family’s registry, but she obviously doesn’t have one. Things take a super dramatic turn when Tomiko’s mother suggests sending Mako off to a specialist so she can cure her “amnesia.” Mako’s father eventually pops in and saves the day.

I had a bit of a problem understanding this episode, but at one point Bancho and his friend attempt arson? I think they were trying to destroy some official documents to help Mako out. I’m not sure.

Also at one point Bancho mentions having an older sister. She never appears in the series but gets brought up again in a later episode. Just something I thought was worth mentioning. Personally, I wish she would’ve made a formal appearance.

Episode 25: Mako, Taro, Jiro, Kumagoro and a young boy must find a new home for a group of monkeys whose natural habitat is threatened. Not much to say about this one. It drags on and there’s not even a real conclusion. Boring.

Episode 26: Prince Hans of Escalia is smitten by Mako and insists on spending the day with her. There are a lot of funny shenanigans here, with Mako’s father and the old sea crone worrying about Mako’s lack of etiquette. This episode is a typical “Roman Holiday” type of story but it’s cute! Hans speaks German and teaches Mako some words and sayings throughout their date. One phrase he can bring himself to translate is “Ich liebe dich.”

There’s a lot of fun animation techniques used here. Definitely a must-see episode.

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I plan to make a danganronpa rp blog for my newest OCs.

Ayano Ito, Ultimate Tattoo Artist. She grew up with a fear of needles until at the age of 9 her father let her watch his friend in his tattoo parlour in hopes it would help with her fear of needles and it did. She became enamoured with tattoo art and started learning it from that young age, practicing on those tattoo kits you can buy, and once she got good her father let her use his arms and hands as canvases. She also gave herself a few tattoos, including a stick and poke one that she gave herself before she had proper equipment.

The other is Lillith Alder. A foreign exchange student who is the ultimate ghost hunter. From a young age she found a love of all things paranormal, especially ghosts, and so she watched a lot of ghost hunting shows. She saved up and bought a ton of the equipment and started doing it herself too, recording and posting it all online to document hwr findings, soon she became the person with the most recorded evidence yet. She doesn't just hunt for ghosts, on the rare occasion she goes looking for cryptids such as mothman etc to try and see if they're real.

I do not have the blog made yet but I will soon. The previously mentioned two will be the knly ones on the blog for now, but the following are other OCs I made and gor attached to and may use in the future

Kana Takahashi - Ultimate Undertaker

Hikari - Ultimate Poet

Yukiko - Ultimate Rollerskater

Clarith (exchange student) - Ultimate Ringleader

May (Exchange student) - Ultimate Rollercoaster Designer

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I twas given a pass this along type deal thing, so please inform me what your 5 most favorite songs are! Once you've answered this ask please ask 10 people the same thing! Thanks!

Haha sorry I don't do these kinds of chain ask copypasta things ^^"

However currently some of my favorites are Sunset Road by Reiko Takahashi, 50//50 by Vantage, Video Girl Yukiko by Desired, Charm by Moe Shop, and Chouziku Groove by Mikazuki Bigwave

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Ensemble, "Ca ira mon amour"/サ・イラ・モナムール Costume (Various) 1789 Les Amants de la Bastille Jp Toho 2018 (1/1)

The dance pairs/"couples":

Okubo Tetsuya and Hashimoto Yukiko (1st row L and R)

Togin Daisuke and Ori Saori (1st row center)

Tatsunori Senna and Matsushima Ran (2nd row L)

Kagaya Masato and Hirai Kotomi (2nd row center)

Matsunaga Kazuya and Shimada Yui (2nd row R)

Ohba Yusuke and Inoue Mayuko

Samejima Takuma and Higashikawa Ayumi

Suzuki Ryohei and Kitada Ryoko

Takahashi Shota and Sugiura Sayuri

Hashida Yasushi and Ide Eriko

Yamashita Ginji and Tsumugi Masui

[heroic-endeavors]

Takahashi Hisako

Kawari [REDACTED][Naomi's mom doesn't have a name yet]

Kobayashi Kokoa

Todoroki Yukiko

Todoroki Hozumi

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23.07.1 | SHOW REEL 2023 -canvas-

Direction / Planning / MotionDesign / Project Manager / 3DCG G2 -2D Animation- Reimi Arakaki -3DCG- Cube Mitsumine Shiki Tatsuta Senpookyaku Hoshiko(Merry Men Inc.) -GraphicDesign- Ami Kaneko Ayano Murayama Kisaragi nm3 Sonoda yoshihiro Yukiko Manaka -Illustration- Aisa Takahashi Haito Tachibana Mako Kita Marie Asaba(PORTLAB) Yuko -Music- Artist: waiai Title: canvas

[disease]

TRICKY // A SONG FOR YUKIKO ft. JOHN SUZUKI & YUKIKO TAKAHASHI [BLOWBACK, 2001 | CD: 192 kbps.]

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #6 - The Hero of the Village

Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard/Episode Director: Tooru Iwazawa Chief Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Animation Directors: Keisuke Hiroe, Akiko Takase Key Animation: Mayuko Kandori, Ayaka Satou, Airi Takahashi, Dana Akahara, Hidekazu Ebina, Toshiya Kouno, Kohaku (Yutaka Nakamura), Kai Shibata, Hironori Tanaka, TOMATO, Keisuke Namioka, Ruoyu Wen, Tsutomu Miyazawa, Yukiko Busa, Eiji Yamamori, Rai, Keiichirou Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kobashi, Toshiyuki Satou, Yoshiko Matsumura, Shun Enokido, Chris (Yen bm), Mark Kenta Corcoran, Takahito Sakazume, Mami Takaishi, Youko Tsukada, Hiroo Nagano, HAHI, Houjicha, Saho Miyano, Shingo Yamashita, Tatsuya Yoshihara, Ruochen Liang

IT WAS SO GOOD, IT WAS SO GOOD..Uhh mhmm.

This week's Frieren episode was a showcase of the animators that the show continues to hold, top-tier level animators who you would typically see creating "sakuga" moments for just a few moments in a show. However, they are constant animators throughout the entirety of Frieren. And while you should have already been impressed, the Stark fight scene against the dragon truly showcased their talents.

An underrated role that people don't typically mention is the animation producer, who is mostly responsible for gathering the animators for a show. In this case, it's Yuuichirou Fukushi, who has been the animation producer for Sonny Boy, takt op.Destiny, One Punch Man, and more. The staff he assembles for his shows is simply top-notch almost every time, and I felt like I needed to mention that, especially when he is now responsible for two of my personal top shows, Frieren and Sonny Boy. Takashi Nakame is also listed as an animation producer for the show, but I don't know as much about him. Nevertheless, he should also be mentioned. In the Stark fight scene alone, you have Hironori Tanaka, Keiichirou Watanabe, Shingo Yamashita, Tatsuya Yoshihara, Chris (Yen bm), and Yutaka Nakamura. That's a team of multiple superstar animators that you wish one of them would be in your own show, but Frieren has all of them together, and the result is something you just have to see for yourself.

While I never really read Frieren's manga for its fight scenes, I was excited to see the action scenes in the animation. We did see it in the four-episode debut, but that was a more stationary wizard magic battle (which was still very cool). However, Stark vs. the dragon feels greatly enhanced compared to the manga. Just from the moment Stark runs to engage, the camera naturally follows him as he charges in, continuing to track him as if it were a boss fight in a video game. The fluidity and character acting amidst all of this action are phenomenal and it's all done in completely 2D including the backgrounds and dragons which is rarer nowadays.

The decision for a closer, more dynamic adaptation of the fight scene can be credited to Tooru Iwazawa, who is the action director for this episode. He also storyboarded and directed the entire episode.

Setting the action aside, I loved the episode as always. The attention to detail in translating the characters' expressions from the manga to the anime never ceases to amaze me. As someone who used to collect Fern's funny faces in the manga, I'm delighted to see all of them in their full glory. It's also heartwarming to witness the budding relationship between Fern and Stark in this episode.

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Yukiko needed a nice picture of her basic form plus her “weapon”.

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no one does it like 80s japanese idols

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Still Walking (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008)