#asami tatsuya

[spandexual]

the contrast between born wealthy+privileged Tatsuya who left his family in order to pursue his own dreams vs dirt poor but talented Naoto who knows that he’ll never be treated as an equal to the elite based purely on his birth standing is so fucking good

[asknarashikari]

Time fire and neon dad endes in really been twins, and was ace who discovered, time rangers and geats cast reaction about it

Tatsuya be like, "Wow, they really are twins, they both have shitty personalities!" though he'd also silently wonder how Naoto ended up growing up poor the way he did if he was apparently part of the Kurama zaibatsu.

Pretty much everyone else agrees with Tatsuya's assessment

[bisexual-protagonist-competiton]

[quantum-pronouns]

Opinions on my Tatsuya x Naoto hot ya0i base fanart?

[mangolon]

Over 20 years ago, my boyfriend’s asshole descendant gave me a robot T-Rex and superpowers, and I ended up dying because of it. But because of powers beyond our control, I’m back.

[sailorgokaidecade]

All Super Sentai "Centers"

Tsuyoshi Kaijo (Akarenger)

Sokichi Banba (Big One)

Masao Den (Battle Japan)

Ippei Akagi (DenziRed)

Takayuki Hiba (VulEagle II)

Kenichi Akama (Goggle Red)

Hokuto Dan (Dyna Red)

Shiro Go (Red One)

Hiryu Tsurugi (Change Dragon)

Jin (Red Flash)

Takeru (Red Mask)

Yusuke Amamiya (Red Falcon)

Riki Honoo (Red Turbo)

Gaku Hoshikawa (Five Red)

Ryu Tendo (Red Hawk)

Geki (TyrannoRanger)

Ryo (RyuRanger)

Sasuke (Ninja Red)

Goro Hoshino (OhRed)

Kyosuke Jinnai (Red Racer)

Kenta Date (MegaRed)

Ryoma (GingaRed)

Matoi Tatsumi (GoRed)

Tatsuya Asami (Time Red)

Kakeru Shishi (GaoRed)

Yosuke Shiina (Hurricane Red)

Ryoga Hakua (AbaRed)

Banban "Ban" Akaza (DekaRed)

Kai Ozu (MagiRed)

Satoru "Chief" Akashi (BoukenRed)

Jan Kando (GekiRed)

Sosuke Esumi (Go-On Red)

Takeru Shiba (ShinkenRed)

Alata (GoseiRed)

Captain Marvelous (GokaiRed)

Hiromu Sakurada (Red Buster)

Daigo "King" Kiryu (KyoryuRed)

Raito Suzuki (ToQ 1)

Takaharu Igasaki (AkaNinger)

Yamato Kazakiri (ZyuohEagle)

Lucky (ShishiRed)

Kairi Yano (LupinRed) & Keiichiro Asaka (Patren 1)

Kou (RyusoulRed)

Juru Atsuta (KirameiRed)

Kaito Goshikida (Zenkaiser)

Taro Momoi (Don Momotaro)

Gira Hustie (KuwagataOhger)

Taiya Hando (BoomRed)

[nugulover69]

Have you watch timeranger yet? I think you'll like Tatsuya Asami and his family problems that transcends time and space

I have not but its on my future watchlist. my friend Dandy, who got me into sentai in the first place, has mentioned it to me many a time bc its one of their favorite sentais ever. i'm aware that it starts like a typical sentai and then once the extra red shows up shit goes sideways, like full on post-apocalyptic sideways. perhaps one day......

[vrysrsimportanttokushipbracket]

Total Vote Count!

Some final data for a true Eurovision style ending; counting up the votes themselves to see what the final placement is!

So, Who has the most dedicated fanbase?

Junichi Chouno/Tsubaki Shuuichi - 6 Kazuki Komon/Jun Himeya, Matoi Tatsumi/Yuji Kudo, Kouta Fukuda/Makoto Shidou - 14 Kiriya Kujou/Graphite - 19 Daimon Tatsumi/Eiji Nagase - 20 Shinji Kido/Shiro Kanzaki, Hayato Ichimonji/Amazon - 21 Parad/Kuroto Dan, Sougo Tokiwa/Woz - 22 Chihiro/Hiroki Nagase, Yuka Osada/Keitaro Kikuchi, Kuroto Dan/Emu Hojo - 25 Hikari Nonomura/Haru Tokashiki - 26 Right Suzuki/Z, Jun Maehara/Ryuusuke Ootaki - 27 Long/Rio - 29 Sosuke Esumi/Renn Kousaka, Kaoru Kino/Koji Majima - 34 Mirai Hibino/Ryu Aihara - 37 Belial/Kei Fukuide, Miyuki Tezuka/Jun Shibaura - 39 Tatsuya Asami/Ayase - 43 Lucky/Stinger - 49 Shou Tatsumi/Big Douser - 50 Kiriya Kujou/Emu Hojo - 55 Gunpei Ishihara/Hant Jou - 56 Matsuri Tatsumi/Denus, Basco ta Jolokia/Captain Marvelous - 57 Miyuki Tezuka/Ren Akiyama - 59 Haruka Mizusawa/Mamoru - 61 Homare Soya/Hiroyuki Kudo - 62 Sou Yaguruma/Shun Kageyama - 63 Urataros/Kintaros - 64 Sougo Tokiwa/Heure, Domon/Honami Moriyama - 65 Alain/Makoto Fukami - 72 Jin Takayama/Izumi Nanaha - 78 Kagura Izumi/Mio Natsumi - 81 Hayato Ichimonji/Kazuya Taki - 84 Hideyuki Kagawa/Satoru Tojo - 91 Sid Bamick/Joe Gibken - 93 Ryouga Hakua/Mikoto Nakadai - 96 Asahi Minato/Saki Mitsurugi - 97 Enter/Hiromu Sakurada - 106 Momotaros/Ryoutarou Nogami - 110 Joji Yuki/Shiro Kazami - 137 Balance/Naga Ray - 145 Ikkou Kasumi/Yousuke Shiina - 152 Yuji Kiba/Takumi Inui - 156 Ren Akiyama/Shinji Kido - 170 Miu Sutou/Saki Rouyama - 183 Shoutarou Hidari/Philip - 187 Hanaya Taiga/Hiiro Kagami - 192 Ruriko Midorikawa/Hiromi - 197 King OOO/Ankh - 202 Tsukasa Kadoya/Daiki Kaito - 203 Teddy/Kotaro Nogami - 232 Takeshi Kuroki/Masato Jin - 256 Jugglus Juggler/Gai Kurenai - 273 Shuichi Kitaoka/Goro Yura - 369 Akira Date/Shintaro Goto - 469 Yusuke Godai/Kaoru Ichijou - 485 Momoi Tarou/Sonoi - 534

Congratulations to winner of most dedicated fanbase; Momoi Tarou/Sonoi!

[tokusongs]

"Miracle☆Xmas", from Mirai Sentai Timeranger (2000). Performed by T.R.Futures, aka Timeranger: Time Red/Asami Tatsuya (Nagai Masaru), Time Pink/Yuri (Katsumura Mika), Time Green/Sion (Kuranuki Masahiro), Time Blue/Ayase (Kido Yuji), and Time Yellow/Domon (Izumi Shuhei).

[historyhermann]

Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror Spoiler-Filled Review

Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror, also known as Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror or Genjitsu no Yohane, is a fantasy anime spin-off of Love Live! Sunshine!!. It re-imagines the characters of that series in a fantasy world. Asami Nakatani is the director, while Toshiya Ono is series writer. Yumiko Yamamoto is the character designer. Tatsuya Kato is the music composer. Sunrise, a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks, an anime studio which produced animated series within the Love Live! franchise, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, produced this series.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs and Wayback Machine. This was the fifty-fourth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on October 22, 2023.

This anime's plot is simple. Yohane (voiced by Aika Kobayashi) fails her audition to become a music idol in Tokai. She returns to her hometown of Numazu after trying for two years to succeed and failing interviews for part-time jobs. Her mother (voiced by Hekiru Shiina) pushes her to return. She meets her sibling-of-sorts, a talking wolf named Lailaps (voiced by Yoko Hikasa). She encourages Yohane to talk with her childhood friend, Hanamaru (voiced by Kanako Takatsuki), who sells fruits and vegetables. However, there are continual mysterious magical energy surges for reasons unknown. In typical Love Live! fashion, she sings on a tree trunk stage, after remembering good times she had there. Hanamaru praises her singing, while magical energy subsides.

This is only part of the story. Yohane tries to figure out her place in the world, where she fits in, and believes she is a failure because she didn't succeed in her idol auditions. Over the course of Yohane the Parhelion, she realizes that her magic can help people and that she should be honest with herself. There are hints at some romantic vibes between Yohane and Hanamaru, called Yohamaru. This likely overjoys fans of Love Live! Sunshine!! and yuri fans in general. There are episodes when they blush at one another. Even so, these vibes vary from episode to episode. In Love Live! Sunshine!!, Hanamaru and Yohane are childhood friends, and Hanamaru believes that Yoshiko is "an actual angel."

On the one hand, the use of magic, combined with the music and idolness of the franchise, in this series, may garner additional fans. On the other hand, this magic somewhat resembles healing magic depicted in Healer Girl. However, Yohane's powers aren't exclusively for healing. She doesn't have the bear magic or abilities of Yuna in Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. The energy she exudes is only enhanced when singing with others. This is only possible after Yohane builds friendships with Dia (voiced by Arisa Komiya), who heads the town's administrative bureaucracy. Dia is assisted by her fairy sister, Ruby (voiced by Ai Furihata), and Kohaku (voiced by Mao Ichimichi). Yohane garners positive vibes from the townspeople after becoming a "glorified errand girl" rather than a fortune teller.

Voice acting in Yohane the Parhelion is superb. Kobayashi, Takatsuki, Komiya, Furihata, Inami, Saitō, Suwa, Aida, Suzuki, Asumi, Itō, Kurosawa, and Yamamoto reprise their roles from Love Live! Sunshine!!. The difference is that this series is an alternate world. In addition, Komiya voiced Mana Kase in D4DJ First Mix and Koharu Hōen in Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department. Furthermore, Saitō previously voiced Miki Fukumoto in Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Suwa voiced Kate Starven in Management of a Novice Alchemist.

Aida voiced protagonist Fūka Miyazawa in the yurish environmental-themed The Aquatope on White Sand. Suzuki voiced Jashin-chan in Dropkick on My Devil!, Miwa Honjō in Tokyo Mew Mew New, and Chiyo in Sweetness and Lightning. Kugimiya voiced Tōko Matsudaira in Maria Watches Over Us, Yamamoto in Paradise Kiss, and Yord in Otaku Elf. Asumi voiced Melty in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Itō voiced Suzuno Kamazuki/Crestia Bell in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Kurosawa voiced Misaki Okusawa/Michelle throughout the BanG Dream! franchise, Mitsumi Iwakura in Skip and Loafer, and Ayano Toki in Laid-Back Camp. The latter will have a new season in 2024.

Other voice actors, such as Yoko Hikasa, Hekiru Shiina, Kanae Ito, and M.A.O. (also known as Mao Ichimichi), are talented too. Hikasa voiced Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Lynn Lambretta in Bodacious Space Pirates, Diana Cavendish in Little Witch Academia, the Landlord in The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, and Kaede Saitō in Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit. This fall, she is voicing Yu Bauer in the yuri isekai I'm in Love with the Villainess and Karen Helvetius in the adventure fantasy yuri The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess. Shiina voiced Ami Chono in Girls und Panzer. Ichimichi has many roles under her belt, including characters in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Flip Flappers, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Dropkick on My Devil!, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, or Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story.

Yohane the Parhelion introduces some male characters which is new for Love Live! franchise. The franchise is known for having an all-female or mostly female cast. However, these characters are one-offs. In addition, the gang of three named Million Dollar (Chika, Mira, and Shima), which saves Yohane from being swallowed up by the monsters, is new. This "gang" travels in something akin to the van in Scooby-Doo series, and has special tools and weapons. It's all a bit comical.

It isn't until the third episode that Ruby is formally introduced, after she incorporates herself into Dia's bike. That episode also introduces Mari (voiced by Aina Suzuki) on Warshmier Island. Called the "demon lord" by local townspeople, she can hear sounds from the town and beyond, while sitting in her castle, since her horns are antenna of sorts. She begins a friendship with Yohane, who calls her horns cute. She tells Yohane that she has the power of "resonance." Even so, Mari is afraid that people will see her as weird, but Yohane reassures her, She gives Yohane a present in response. Mari is very mysterious, but also very lonely.

Yohane the Parhelion avoids the focus on teenage idols in high school. Nor does it focus on the ugliness and horrific conditions of Japan's idol industry. While no characters may be relatable to gender nonconforming folks, apart from Kohaku, the characters remain driven, spunky, and gorgeous young women, like other parts of this franchise. A target demographic is straight men, but many women, especially those who are queer, have been drawn to the franchise. As such, the fandom is filled with "women and queer folks" despite belief that "obsessive male fans" dominate the fandom. Surely, some franchise elements engender a male gaze, even if downplayed. Beyond this, the songs are catchy. The girls have personalities which are distinct from one another, even though they aren't like real idols.

While recognizing criticisms and analysis of other parts of the Love Live! franchise, this series stands out. It is connected to Love Live! Sunshine!! but in its own world, as a spinoff fantasy. After all, there are new characters, characters which remain cute in this series. They differ from their portrayals in the aforementioned series. There are some parallels between depictions of Yohane and Hanamaru's childhood in that series and what is shown in this series. In addition, as noted earlier, there is a Yohamaru dynamic in this series, which has resulted in some fanart.

Yohane the Parhelion was only rivaled this summer by BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! and Birdie Wing. It never directly competed with Birdie Wing, which ended on June 24. However, the aforementioned BanG Dream! series began on June 29, four days after the first episode of this series premiered on Crunchyroll. This series also eclipsed Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, which ended its 24-episode run on July 2. It would be a stretch to say this is the "best anime ever." But, this series undoubtedly mixes action, cute characters, amazing music and beautiful backgrounds all in one.

Those positive feelings toward this anime are correct. This series is a cute story about friendship and self-worth, rather than singing. The blend between fantasy and idol makes an interesting show. For instance, in the fourth episode, she helps deliver the mail with You (voiced by Shuka Saitō), meets a made from parts Kanan (voiced by Nanaka Suwa), the recycling queen, found in the ocean, named Tonosama (voiced by Nobuo Tobita). As such, this series has some nice themes about reusing and recycling. In some ways, this echoes ethos embodied in Do It Yourself!!. In that series, and the associated manga (which follows a similar storyline), the characters often use materials left behind to make trinkets, and a treehouse.

These scenes mix cute characters and Yohane realizing her place in the world. She recognizes that she is at home in Numazu, by the fourth episode, causing three stars on her magic stick to light up. Her newfound friends have become her chosen/found family of sorts. The fifth episode expands these themes to social awkwardness and acceptance. This is mostly manifested in the character of Mari. She explains that she stays away from everyone for her own self-protection. After people made fun of her as a kid, she refused to return to the town, and fled to the island.

Yohane is the driving force pushing Mari to change. Kanan and You recognize that Mari's lack of self-confidence. Dia points out that when she visited the island, accidents in the town were stopped by notes Mari left behind. In contrast, Yohane metaphorically opens up Mari's heart, recognizing she is shy, and that she worried what everyone thinks about her. This process happens at one step at a time, reflecting the reality that no one changes personalities with a finger flick. Subtly, Yohane encourages Mari to follow her back to town. Even though she does so, she has a panic attack after kids from the town swarm her without warning. By the episode's end, she starts coming out of her shell, posing as a model for photos, and meets Dia, Ruby, and other townspeople for the first time. They thank her for what she has done for their town.

This fear of others isn't unique to Mari or Ruby (who is shy). Take for example, Riko (voiced by Rikako Aida), who came from Tokyo, who lives in the town library which she "borrowed" and later begin living in. On the one hand, she saves Yohane, Mari, and Lailaps from calamity, manifested by cursed lightning and an infection-of-sorts which turns animals rabid. On the other, she lives in a library/home by herself, allowing her to focus on researching strange behavior of the animals. Later, she admits that she feels like an outsider and is bad at making friends. Her view somewhat changes after Mari relates to her, telling her that being shy isn't bad. As such, she commits to staying in town a "little longer" so her skills can benefit the townsfolk.

At the same time, Yohane is often insecure. In one Yohane the Parhelion episode, she worries she can't stand on the forest tree stage because it has been infected. In the episode which follows, she organizes a girl's night. She is overwhelmed after everyone is too excited. As it turns out, she engaged in overwork because she wanted them to acknowledge her and make memories. This manifests in cooking sweets, playing baseball, and bashing a watermelon blindfolded. In another way, the episode criticizes overwork as unnecessary, a common anime theme despite overwork in the anime industry (and declining quality).

Although the episode has slice-of-life vibes, it draws you more into the characters and their lives. It serves an important part of the story. Yohane proposes that all nine (she, Hanamaru, You, Dia, Chika, Kanan, Mari, Riko, and Ruby) sing together, so the town can be saved. On the other hand, Lailaps seems distant and appears to have her own agenda, which is not revealed until later. This happiness doesn't last. Everything goes off the rails in the next episode.

Yohane loses her staff and believes she can't sing without it. Again, her insecurity returns. Even though her new friends help her, she lashes out at Lailaps, blaming her for losing it. Although she apologizes, she admits she was nervous to sing by herself and is glad everyone could join her. In the end, she and her friends sing together in some underwater stage (or at least they think it is underwater). They sing a musical number reminiscent of many settings and songs in the Love Live! franchise.

These musical numbers are mixed with fantasy. It moves Yohane the Parhelion more toward being an idol anime with fantasy flourishes, than a fantasy anime with idol flourishes. For shippers, they were likely excited that episode had some nice Yohane/Hanamaru moments, perhaps disappointing those who shipped Mari and Yohane, for which there is some canon support. This episode sets the stage for the one after, with flashback implying that Yohane gave Lailaps the power to talk.

The episodes that follow raise the stakes. Lailaps goes missing. People think she was kidnapped. Her newfound friends pitch her to find Yohane's childhood friend/companion. Even though Yohane finds her, Lailaps implies that she will only stay by Yohane's side until she is "grown up." She won't be with her forever. This is made worse when Lailaps refuses to attend Yohane's farewell party. This comes after the latter gets a notice for an audition in Tokai.

As is a common theme in Yohane the Parhelion, Yohane's insecurity bubbles to the surface. She isn't sure she wants to attend the audition and believes she isn't ready, although town residents are excited. Yohane attends but is exhausted. She thanks everyone for gathering and giving her the experience she needs to become an idol. The party ends abruptly when Lailaps declares it is cancelled. She unleashes her emotional strain onto Lailaps, asking if she is trying to ruin everything.

Their emotional conflict is not solved. The episode ends with the calamity getting worse than ever. Possessed animals are everywhere. It reaches a fever pitch when, in the 11th episode, Yohane blames herself for everything going wrong. She throws her staff in the water, and refuses to come out of her room. She tells Lailaps that she doesn't have anything special and won't be attending the audition. With Yohane out of the picture, the townspeople are sheltering in place, scared of their lives, and Lailaps leaves, on a quest to get back Yohane's staff.

To get Yohane out of her funk, her friends bring her to a party hosted at a local hotel. With Yohane's self-confidence at a low point, she admits she is grateful. She adds that she can't accept their kindness, declares she can't do anything in return, and is "nothing special." Her friends, like Chika, cheer her up, and remind her of one simple truth emphasized throughout the Love Live!: you don't have to do everything on your own. While they are having a fun time, she agrees to apologize to Lailaps. The latter is barely surviving after rescuing Yohane's staff.

The Yohane the Parhelion penultimate episode begins to wrap up plot threads. Everyone is evacuated from the town, Riko saves a little kid, and Lailaps runs away again. Unlike the time before, Lailaps left so that she and Yohane could bond once again, causing her to recall long-lost memories of a fight between them before she left for Tokai. She realizes that Lailaps knew she was magic all along. In a way, Lailaps is her "mirror," hence second part of the anime's title "Sunshine in the Mirror." She sings a song, in typical Love Live! style, blows up her favorite tree stump stage, and realizes that the staff isn't magic, but she is! Sadly, one result is that Lailaps can only bark since she only was able to speak (in human language) thanks to Yohane's magic.

While this episode disproves those who claimed that Lailaps isn't real, it has more similarities to World Dai Star, than any other series. That latter is a mixed-media project by Bandai Namco Filmworks, created by Egg Firm, and written by Takahiro. Miko Pikazo does character designs. The anime adaptation aired from April to June of this year. In that series, Shizuka is the "sense" of Kokona Ōtori, helping her become a World Dai Star. Regardless of possible sanism (also known as saneism, mentalism, and mental health discrimination/stigma) or plurality metaphor, or yurish undertones, that series differs from this one.

In Yohane the Parhelion, Lailaps is not imaginary or a manifestation of Yohane. Instead, Yohane wishes Lailaps had the power to speak human language at an early age. However, this magic has a time limit, which Lailaps recognized, but Yohane did not. This differs from Elena Castillo Flores bringing a stuffed animal to life in the final season of Elena of Avalor, with her now-emotion-based magic, or Adora turning a unicorn into her mouthy steed, Swift Wind, by accident.

The series finale ends the series on a definite note. Everything seems perilous. Residential evacuation proves difficult. The town is surrounded by infected trees. The administrative bureau even loses power. However, Yohane talks to everyone with her magic and her friends come, allowing them to sing together in hopes they can sing the town. Their song has the typical Love Live! flair. To keep up the suspense, the song ends thanks to overly powerful evil magic.

In line with other themes in Yohane the Parhelion, which emphasize togetherness, and camaraderie, Yohane gets out her funk, comes back, and sings with her friends once more. With combined resonances from she, and her friends, along with everyone in town, the evil energy disappears, with everything back to normal. The reconstruction comes next, with everyone doing their own task in the town, while Yohane says she will stay in town rather than going to Tokai. The reason for this, in her view, is simple: she wants to stay in the place that she loves and do things with people precious to her.

The ending sequence in the series finale has elements of the usual ending sequence, but has some different scenes. There is a post-credits scene in which Yohane says the entire world is song, with happiness, sadness, rage, screams, and says songs change over time. In a possible hint at a continuation, all her friends say they want to sing together again, and she readily agrees. This series is a 13-episode-long sleeper hit. It is neither a wasted opportunity, nor mediocre, but cute.

Although more could have been done with a longer season, Yohane the Parhelion is good for what it was. Even so, a spinoff or second season would be nice. On the other hand, the existing series is wrapped up succinctly. A continuation could muddle that. Whether this finale has Symphogear vibes or not, singing saves the town. The latter somewhat resembles what Steven Universe is known for. Songs are only one part of that series.

I could continue to write about this, either noting that opening song began each episode with a bang, or that some yuri fan sites wrote about the series. This isn't even mentioning the web radio program, associated games, or crossover chibi anime. More than that, I'll remember this series for its talented voice cast, mix of fantasy and idol genres, socially awkward characters, and themes of togetherness and family.

Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror can be streamed on Crunchyroll.

© 2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

[spandexual]

in what is possibly my fave (and definitely one of the most shocking) of all the broken helmet scenes in toku, Tatsuya throws himself in harm’s way to protect the City Guardians corps, pulling the overconfident captain away and taking the MOTW’s attack head on, one that clearly would have killed the captain. Naoto’s face when he realises... Tatsuya’s face when he realises Naoto now knows he’s TimeRed... the moment where it looks like he might step towards him before running off, bloody bruised battered and broken... chef kiss

[asknarashikari]

Time rangers see Neon dad and mistake him with time-fire going to interrup him every time he show up for fight, also geats crew found it funny

Kousei just looks at them like they're Jyamato who started talking out of the blue lmao XD And when Neon calls him her sperm donor dad the Timerangers absolutely lose their shit wondering who "Naoto" even procreated with

Also, Kousei and Tatsuya def know each other because of connections (the Kurama and Asami zaibatsus have done business on occasion) but Asami didn't realize his resemblance to Naoto until it's pointed out by the other Timerangers XD

[bisexual-protagonist-competiton]

MATCHUPS AND CONTESTANTS ARE HERE! For the three added, I stuck with characters who had two submissions already. I'm also trusting the people who submitted that these characters qualify, so please do yell at me if I messed up a name or if the character doesn't fit! Here's the full list of characters and matchups:

Matchups were put together by a random generator because i have no idea who most of these characters are

Magnus Chase(Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard) vs Kim Dokja(Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

Jake Peralta(Brooklyn Nine-Nine) vs Annabeth Chase(Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Dean Winchester(Supernatural) vs John Constantine(DC)

Sasha Waybright(Amphibia) vs Luz Noceda(The Owl House)

Clarke Griffin(The 100) vs Jay Ferin(Just Roll With It)

Sokka(Avatar The Last Airbender) vs Gwen Cooper(Torchwood)

William Wisp(Just Roll With It) vs Harley Quinn(DC)

Korra(The Legend Of Korra) vs Bob Belcher(Bob's Burgers)

Edalyn Clawthorne(The Owl House) vs Gordon Freeman(Half-Life)

Chip(Just Roll With It) vs Valkyrie(MCU)

Dave Strider(Homestuck) vs Shuichi Saihara(Danganronpa)

Norma Khan(Dead End Paranormal Park) vs Caleb Widogast(Critical Role)

Hamlet(Hamlet) vs Phonegingi(Dialtown)

Glimmer(She-Ra and the Princess of Power) vs Quentin Coldwater(The Magicians)

Jonathan Sims(The Magnus Archives) vs Percy Jackson(Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Wei Wuxian(Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Nina Zenik(Six of Crows)

Neku Sakuraba(The World Ends With You) vs Lance McClain(Voltron Legendary Defender)

Wonder Woman(DC) vs Deadpool(MCU)

Vax'ildan(Critical Role) vs Nancy Wheeler(Stranger Things)

Apollo/Lester Papadopoulos(Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs Fig Faeth(Fantasy High)

Nick Nelson(Heartstopper) vs Steve Harrington(Stranger Things)

Zagreus(Hades) vs Shallan Davar(Stormlight Archive)

Asami Sato(The Legend of Korra) vs Marceline The Vampire Queen(Adventure Time)

Tatsuya Suou(Persona 2) vs Rapunzel(Tangled)

Juno Steel(The Penumbra Podcast) vs Sora(Kingdom Hearts)

Marcy Wu(Amphibia) vs Buffy Summers(Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Kaname Date(AI: The Somnium Files) vs Phoenix Wright(Ace Attorney)

Aubrey Little(The Adventure Zone) vs Sophie Foster(Keeper of the Lost Cities)

Blitzø(Helluva Boss) vs Will Graham(Hannibal)

Jim Kirk(Star Trek) vs Bow(She-Ra and the Princess of Power)

Captain Jack Harkness(Torchwood) vs Loki(MCU)

Jack Kennedy(Day Shift at Freddy's) vs Eleanor Shellstrop(The Good Place)

Polls 1-8 will go up tomorrow(March 21), 9-16 the next day(March 22), 17-24 the next(March 23) and so on.

So sorry for the wait! lmk in asks if i fucked something up :)

[roseacademia15]

SINGLE MOM - CHAPTER 1

Asami Saza Pov

It was morning and I heard my daughter Saki crying. I quickly put on my robe and walked into the bedroom. Saki, who was less than a year old and the product of my abusive ex-husband and me, was in front of me. She was my miracle, I thought to myself as I watched her calm down upon seeing me. "Mama's here," I said, and she cooed and made her own noises.

I checked her diaper and found that she was a little wet. "Good morning, my love," I said, and then went to the changing table to begin changing her. As I did, I heard my son Kenji starting to wake up. "Mama," he called out. "Good morning, my angel. Kenji, please use the bathroom and then get your school uniform."

After my seven-year-old son and I met downstairs for breakfast, he said, "Okay, Mama," and headed out of our shared bedroom. I finished changing his younger sister and quickly grabbed something from her dresser to change her out of her pajamas into day clothes for daycare. Then, I left the kids' room and went into the living room and my office area. In the playroom area, I put my daughter in her high chair and quickly started the coffee pot. I also got my son's favorite cereal, which was Shoto's Snowflakes and Flames. I grabbed his cereal bowl, got the milk and his spoon, and said, "Your turn, my sweetheart." While I was waiting for the frozen pancakes to pop out of the toaster, I poured my coffee into my cup. I added cream and sugar to it the way I like it. I thought I heard the toaster pop, so I put my coffee down and went to get the colorful plates for my daughter before putting the pancakes on them. After putting butter on the pancakes and quickly cutting them, I put them in front of my daughter.

I heard Kenji coming down and noticed he was dressed, so I quickly fixed his tie. "Mama's gotta get ready for work, breakfast is ready for you," I said before running into the apartment and then into my bedroom. I quickly grabbed the outfit I had set out the night before and changed out of my pajamas into my work clothes. I work as a designer for my mother's company, which I love.

After getting dressed, I did my hair and makeup. Before grabbing my bag, phone, and wallet, I said, "Kenji, it's time," as I headed into the living room and dropped everything. I put the kids' dishes in the sink, cleaned up Saki, and put her down before grabbing her bag. "I've got my bookbag and lunch bag, Mama," he said. I smiled as I went to grab my work bag.

With my keys in one hand and bags and Saki in the other arm, Kenji opened the door and we headed out. We were only going a couple of doors down.

She was a mother to three boys and one daughter in the eyes of her neighbor. "I don't know how she does it," I thought to myself as I watched Kenji knock on the door. When the door opened, she said, "Oh, Kenji, you can come in. Tatsuya is playing in his room." Kenji entered while the neighbor noticed that I was having a hard time. "Let me help, dear. Come here, Saki," she said, taking my daughter and Kenji. "I've got Kenji and Saki," she said, as I started to relax. She dropped Kenji off at school with her sons and then took their daughter to daycare. "Thanks, you're the best. You put us single moms to shame," I said. "Anytime, moms gotta stick together," the neighbor replied before leaving the apartment building. "Here my day starts," I thought to myself.

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

hi! For the kissing prompts! Could I request Ayase and Tatsuya from Timeranger for number 10!

Hell yeah you can. 10 is a neck kiss and all right all right all right, let's do this!

Tatsuya is a little bit drunk.

There's a reason for it, but Ayase can't remember why, possibly because he's had a few drinks himself. It's because of some holiday, he knows that much, Tatsuya keeps telling them about all these different Past holidays that nobody apparently remembers when they're from. There are so many holidays, how did they lose so many holidays? What happened in the intervening thousand years that made them lose so many holidays?

What was he thinking about?

Right. Tatsuya. Who has had a little too much to drink, and is thus sitting on the couch next to him, head resting on his shoulder, humming some popular song that Ayase's heard on the radio. Ayase feels like maybe making him move would be a good idea, but that would take a lot of energy, and he's busy watching Shion--who's stone cold sober, of course--trying to teach Domon and Yuuri some kind of complicated card game. Yuuri is only lightly tipsy, so she's doing all right, but Domon is having trouble not showing everyone his hand.

The humming stops, and after a moment Tatsuya says, "I remember...once, in university, the one time I got Naoto to come to a party with me I had to carry him back to his place. Because he's a lightweight."

Ayase glances down at him. "And you're doing so much better."

"No, you don't get it, he'd only had one drink." Tatsuya grins. "He was so mad when he woke up."

"You should drink some water."

"Yeah, but then I'd have to get up, I'm comfy. You have comfy shoulders." A slow blink. "And you smell good."

"I was fixing cars earlier, Tatsuya, I smell like engine grease and sweat." Ayase scowls faintly. He's already changed and showered and he can still smell it, it might not ever come out of his hair.

"That's...that's sexy, though. You get how that's sexy, right?"

Ayase's ears are suddenly burning. "Tatsuya..."

"You smell good. And you have nice hair." Tatsuya shifts over a little bit; now he's distinctly snuggling, not just leaning against Ayase's side. "And you're hot."

"Tatsuya--"

He had something he was going to say. He's sure he had something he was going to say, something about how everyone's in this room all together and it's not just them. Which is important. In fact it's probably extra important given that Tatsuya's lips are now pressed against the side of his neck. But it's also very difficult to get the words in order, given that Tatsuya's lips are pressed against the side of his neck. Makes it hard to concentrate.

In a truly amazing feat of timing, Shion chooses this moment to turn away from the card game and say, "Hey, are you guys sure you don't want to learn how to--oh," and then politely covers his eyes. "I was going to ask if you wanted to learn how to play but maybe you're busy?"

"Mm," Tatsuya says into the side of Ayase's neck.

Ayase says, "Tatsuya, we are. There are. Everyone's looking at us."

"Ok," Tatsuya says, sounding unconcerned, and doesn't move his face or the rest of him. "They don't get to kiss you, though."

Yuuri is visibly stifling laughter as she reaches for a bottle of water. "Maybe you should, maybe you should hydrate a little bit, Tatsuya."

"I'm fine, it's cool. Ayase smells good."

"Ayase smells like engine grease and sweat," Domon says, quietly switching his hand of cards for Shion's while Shion and Yuuri have their backs turned.

Ayase feels Tatsuya frown. "Why are you smelling Ayase?"

"Oooook. I think I'll take that, please, Yuuri." Ayase leans forward, despite Tatsuya's weight against him, and takes the bottle of water, twisting the cap off and pressing it into Tatsuya's hands despite his grumbled protests. "You need water."

"I'm fine," Tatsuya says, taking a sip of water, still leaning against Ayase's side. "It's fine. This is good water."

"I'm glad. Stop kissing me in front of everyone."

Another, "Mm," from Tatsuya, now back to resting his head on Ayase's shoulder and not kissing the side of his neck. "Can I still kiss you when we're not in front of everyone?"

Shion, turning back to the table and the card game, puts a hand over his mouth to stifle a giggle and then lets out a dismayed squawk of "Domon," when he picks up his hand of cards.

Ayase stares fixedly at the wall, because if he looks down at Tatsuya right now he'll crumble completely. "...yes. Now drink your water."

"Ok, Ayase."