#azuma hikaru

[koushirouizumi]

{With the L i g h t} ~ Nobu+Hika + ("Bon-fire") S T A R S + S y m b o l {-ism}

"That's just the leftover firewood shaped like a {s t a r}" - Other kid

"If that's the case, I'd be so {H A P P Y}."

-Sachiko, Hikaru's parent, (Likely also conveying Nobuaki's Feelings)

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Autistic Anime Boys Prelims - Propaganda Division - Group 10

Propaganda:

Mycroft -

"We don't know as much about Mycroft canonically, except that he makes a club whose whole premise is parallel play with talking forbidden, and that he is more than willing to let someone he barely knows start MI6 with the promise to deal with the socializing. Also that he is THE organization behind the British Government. As in, he serves as a planner and God knows what else. He tracks more in his head than a spreadsheet. He's adorkable too, he shoots his brother in the head with a paint gun to get his attention and tell him to beware of women, and then starts infodumping about the origins of the gun and all the cool stuff it can do. And he is truly kind, sending letters to Albert in jail and generally being really good at supporting his team, even if he hates to talk."

Londrekia -

"When it comes to things that don't interest him at all, Londrekia acts aloof and uncaring, but if something or someone catches his attention, he will immediately gain an interest, often not taking personal space into consideration. He's very stubborn and will often disobey orders from his organization if they don't match his sense of justice. Also his special ability is cryomancy and he makes a lot of ice puns that counts for something right."

Hikaru -

"Hikaru is one of the main characters in a manga explicitly about autism, and because we get to see him from birth to a young age, we get a good sense of how autism manifests in young children, which is pretty rare in Japanese media. To be honest I kinda felt like I ought to submit him because I read this manga when I was young and quite liked it, even though he's not the type of character who will make it far in this kind of tournament."

Raidou -

"a lot of the comedy from the show comes from him completely misunderstanding the other lead (who is also very autistic coded) and doing absolutely insane wacky things because he thinks that's what she wants to do. there's also an entire episode where him and the other lead get obsessed with fidget spinners."

Takt -

"Has a special interest in music and does reckless things because of it."

Asuka -

"to actually play him (he's a character in a fighting game), you have to play a card game (the most autistic game genre) while avoiding confrontation (he will die). he talks about observing people and collecting data in a way that really just seems autistic too? idk i think he's wonderful."

Yuu -

"He’s like if an emo programmer boy was also completely unhinged and also had a tragic backstory."

Soujuurou -

"My man grew up in the woods, has never seen a telephone in his life. Does not understand a single thing that's going on around him at all times and just thinks "well this must be what the city is like". Doesn't understand how to talk to other people, doesn't understand when other people are trying to make fun of him. He's doing his best to make ends meet but he specifically has a hard time with the unspoken rules of society no one ever taught him."

Emerald -

"Look at him."

[lilium-dragomir]

[reivenesque]

You know you're getting older when your favourite seiyuus that used to voice the gung-ho and overly enthusiastic or aloof and anti social high school athletes are now voicing the disgruntled coaches of said high school athletes.

Case in point;

Kusao Takeshi as Azuma Ryuji in Free! and Midorikawa Hikaru as Akimitsu Bizen in Re:Main.

Used to voice eternal rivals, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede in Slam Dunk.

[asknarashikari]

As I understand no one is forgetting the JGP.

What if... The Igarashi fam finds out that Hikaru was hurt... Because someone snitched that he WAS a Kamen Rider.

Who among the revice cast would go ballistic first?

I imagine something along the lines of a simultaneous explosion. Like the cement truck from Mythbusters but with righteous fury

That bull isn't going to end up a smashburger... by the time the Igarashi fam and their allies are done with him, Azuma would have about as many bits left as the aforementioned cement truck

As for the one that snitched... they better hope to god that whoever's giving them sanctuary is damn near omnipotent, because Hiromi and the Igarashi family have some friends in some very high places and they won't be afraid to pull all the strings to bring them down

[chernobog13]

Lightspeed Esper, kid superhero!

Like National Kid years earlier, Lightspeed Esper was created as a mascot for a Japanese company, this time Toshiba.

Oh, and despite the moniker, he was not able to fly at light speed, nor was he psychic.

[suzuran777]

BLVN review: Paradise (PIL/SLASH)

Paradise is an 18+ BL visual novel developed by PIL/SLASH, who some might recognize for previous titles such as Shingakkou -noli me tangere-. The scenario writer is Kyuuyouzawa Lychee, who has previously worked on CAGE OPEN and CAGE CLOSE. The Japanese version of Paradise was originally released in 2017, but this month it's also getting an English release by JAST BLUE, which you can pre-order here! As usual the review will be mostly spoiler-free so I definitely recommend to buy the game yourself too!

Story Protagonist Azuma works at a local convenience store and his life is anything but eventful. He barely earns enough to pay his bills and also has no real ambitions. To his surprise, he suddenly receives a lottery ticket and wins a 6-day trip to Togajima Island. Hoping he would meet some cute girls during his trip, he's disappointed to find out the only other participants are also men. Soon Azuma realizes that this was not the luxurious trip he was hoping for...

Main characters

Azuma The protagonist of the game. His life is rather tedious and he doesn't really have any ambitions or dreams for the future, so he works at a convenience store and earns just enough money to survive. Voiced by Irakusa Netoru who's known for voicing Seiji in Room No.9 and of course Eiden in NU: carnival.

Mitsugi Architectural designer. Although he looks like the lone wolf type, he's a person with a lot of common sense. Despite that though, he gets angry surprisingly fast. Voiced by Ichijou Hikaru.

Matsuda Salesman. A responsible person who's good at taking care of others. If there's conflict, he takes a step back to analyze the situation and to choose the most logical solution. Looks older than he really is (he's 27). Voiced by Tetrapot Noboru.

Takara University student. He's very friendly and innocent looking. He's often teased by those around him because of his exaggerated reactions. Voiced by Yumachi Kakeru.

Hongo Tour guide. He's soft spoken and tries his best to be polite to everyone. Has a strong sense of responsibility. Voiced by Shinomori Hibiki.

Shimada Freelance photographer who joined the tour to take photos. Always carries his camera with him to take pictures whenever he feels like it. Voiced by Kishiri Tooru.

General info This game has three main routes (Mitsugi, Matsuda and Takara) but Hongo and Shimada do have their own endings as well and appear quite often in every route. There are also four other characters on the island (Kido, Uchimura and two unnamed guys). I actually wasn't sure if there was a recommended route order for this game, but I'd personally recommend Mitsugi > Matsuda > Takara. Though you can start with Matsuda's route too I don't think it affects the story much. I used a guide to get all the endings which you can find here, but you can also enable "easy mode" in the game which kind of guides you to the route you want to play. Usually, the bad ends were pretty easy to get too.

Just like some of PIL/SLASH's other games, this game does have horror themes and some of the CGs are a bit graphic, so be aware of that! If you're familiar with their other games I think you'll be fine, but I figured I'd give some kind of warning.

Let's start with a short summary of the common route! Azuma's dreams of travelling to a luxurious resort are already crushed when he's about to board the ship and realizes the island is uninhabited. Furthermore, he also learns that they will be staying in wooden cabins and have to cook their own food. Nevertheless, he tries to make the best out of the situation and actually ends up enjoying the first day together with his new friends. This positive mood doesn't last long however, as the ship that was supposed to deliver them fresh food every day stops showing up. Not only that, but they also lose communication with the outside world, as Hongo, who's the tour guide, is not able to contact anyone on the mainland.

At first the group tries to stay calm, hopeful that help might arrive soon. Aware that food shortages will be one of the first problems they will run into, they split up into different groups to look for ways to find food on the island. This proves to be quite difficult, as Matsuda comments that the currents around the island are unusual and the fish don't seem to be biting. The others don't have much luck either, as there aren't many edible plants or mushrooms on the island.

While exploring the island, they discover an abandoned village which most likely been abandoned since the Meiji period. Weirdly enough it doesn't seem like the former inhabitants took their belongings with them, almost as if they had to suddenly leave in a hurry. Another strange thing the group notices is that the storehouse has a jail cell in the basement, as if people had been imprisoned there in the past. Mitsugi mentions that this is not unusual for houses that were built during this time period, but it does make you wonder why people would need this on an island, and Azuma thinks the same.

Moving on to each route, I played Mitsugi's route first because I liked his character design. He's an architectural designer who came to the island for some work-related reasons, and at first he has no interest in talking to Azuma. This pisses Azuma off so he immediately tries to start a fight with Mitsugi. This kind of continues for at least a few days, but it was really funny to see their interactions. I was curious to see how their relationship would develop in this route. I think his route is a good one to start with because it doesn't really explain the full story about what's going on in the island, but I think it gives the player some interesting hints about what might happen in the other routes. I also recommend playing the bad ends, as you can also get Hongou's ending in Mitsugi's route.

The next route I played was Matsuda, who works as an salesman/office worker and traveled to the island for a well-deserved vacation. I wasn't sure what to think of him at first because he just seemed like a nice guy who liked fishing, so some parts of his route surprised me a little...! You can also get Shimada's ending in this route.

After finishing the first two routes, I played Takara's route. He's a student who similar to Azuma, also won the ticket for this trip. I think this route is locked (?) and for the right reasons because if you play it first it will spoil the entire game. In this route you finally learn more about the island. I can't really say more because it would spoil the ending, but definitely play the game until the very end so you can find out yourself!

Final impressions First of all, one thing I really liked is how the game really has no boring moments. I think my favorite character is still Mitsugi, but Azuma is such a funny protagonist and I always think it's fun how PIL/SLASH combines elements like horror and humor. I think I said something similar when I reviewed Dystopia no Ou, but these games always have such fun characters. I also liked the illustrations drawn by Kotomi Youji, the CGs are really nice and detailed.

Now I wouldn't say it's the most serious game ever, but honestly I think it doesn't need to be. This is one of these games in which I enjoyed the interactions between the characters the most. If you're a fan of BL games with dark themes I think it's definitely worth it to give this one a try! As usual, PIL/SLASH made sure to add some pretty dark and disturbing bad ends to this game, so I definitely recommend playing those too if you're into that. The dark themes are however also present in the routes that lead to the good endings, so if you're not comfortable with noncon scenes for example, this game might not be for you.

I played the trial version of the Japanese version years ago, but I had a good time playing the game in English this time and finishing all of the endings. Other than some minor typos and the game showing me hints when I wasn't using easy mode (I'm not sure if this also happens in the Japanese version) the English version was enjoyable to play. The game is also only 20 USD which is quite a good deal, since the Japanese versions tend to be more expensive.

Lastly, if you're looking for more content after finishing the game, Paradise actually also has two sequels, -MUSUBI- which is basically a fandisc that continues the story, and -KIWAME-, which is more of a re-telling of the first game's story. Apparently Takara's brother shows up in these games as a new character. Right now they are only available in Japanese though, so be aware of that!

[izumi-fanclub]

A3! Event Story Translation “Ah, My Dearly Beloved” [ Chapter 4 ]

Azami heads back to his parents' home to learn new information and an update on the performance Syu passed on to us.

Azami

…

Kumon

Aaazami! What’s the haps?

Azami

…I’m reading this book for an assignment.

Kumon

Oh yeah, that’s “The Tale of Genji”, right?

I wouldn’t know too much about it since I didn’t do it in class, but is it that difficult? You don’t look too happy.

Azami

It got easier to decipher once Itaru-san taught it to me. But… the content of it… it’s…

Kumon

Now that you mention it, it IS riddled with love stories.

Azami, you know what they say, there’s a first-time for everybody~.

Azami

Shut up, you decide to act like my senior now?

*Azami lightly punches Kumon* Kumon

Ahaha, owie!

Ah, there’s also this ramen place I wanna head to after school.

Azami

I’ll have to put in a rain check for today.

Kumon

You got somewhere to be?

Azami

…I’m off to my parents’ place for a bit.

Azami

Talk about a feast. Can I really eat all this…?

Sakyo

You don’t come home that often, so Sakoda poured his heart out into preparing these for you.

Azami

Still, that’s a ton of food.

Sakyo

I told him to ask the boss about it, cause he was so shocked that you’d come back home so openly.

Azami

…Shut it. I dunno why, but I just can’t stop thinking about it.

Chairman

What are you two muttering about over there?

Azami

Ahh… dad, I wanted to ask you something.

Do you know about a ryokan called “Sayuru Pavilion”?

Chairman

“Sayuru Pavilion”... That name takes me way back.

Azami

So you know?

Chairman

Of course I know. That’s where Sayuri used to work.

Azami

Mom worked there…?

Chairman

Not just that, that’s the place where we first met and where I proposed to her.

Azami

Seriously…?

Chairman

Uh-huh. I fell in love at first sight with her and went in for the kill as soon as I could.

Although, Sayuri’s relatives were particularly opposed to us, we eventually got together.

Azami

Huh…

Chairman

Now, why’d you suddenly ask me about that place?

Azami

I just came across some photos of it and thought it looked familiar.

So I was wondering if I went there when I was little.

Chairman

No… I don’t think so…?

Azami

(Then, why do I have a sense of deja vu from that place? Am I just imagining things?) Sakyo

Speaking of, boss, do you know about the night parties they hold once a year?

Chairman

…Yeah, well.

Azami

?

Sakoda

Here you are! Extra dishes just for you!

Sakyo

Oi, no one told you this was gonna be a banquet. Cut back on the portions.

Azami

… *sighs*

(I came all the way here and I only ended up with more questions than answers.)

Azami

Back.

(I’m tired. I’ll get my mind off my assignment for a bit and think about make-up instead.)

Izumi

Azami-kun, Sakyo-san, welcome home, you made it just in time!

Could I ask you two to come to the lounge?

Sakyo

What’s the situation?

Izumi

I received the plot of the script from Syu-san, so I wanted to discuss the casting.

Sakyo

Huh… The title… “The Tale of Genji”?

Tsuzuru

It’s just a tentative title.

Azami

…!

Izumi

The main character, Hikaru Genji, meets mysterious men in his dreams and reflects on his life.

It’s a fantasy based on the original “The Tale of Genji.”

Azuma

That kind of theme would fit such a beautiful stage.

Yuki

This means that the costumes would be from the Heian period.

Izumi

It also came with a note from Syu-san.

Note

“The lead may be a minor, but if you, who are inexperienced in female roles, give them a half-assed performance, the audience can definitely tell.”

“So I turned it into a wholesome one without women in it. I literally set this up for you, so work hard and don’t mess it up.”

Azami

Wholesome…

Sakyo

The question is, who’ll play the lead role? Izumi

It all narrows down to “a teenage boy”, it’s pretty limited even if we consider the entire theater company.

Azuma

The candidates would be… Masumi, Tenma, Yuki, Muku, Kumon, Puppy-kun, and—.

Azami

Yeah. …I’ll do it.

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Anime/Manga Recommendation Round Up

Anime and manga recommendation thread of things I’ve been enjoying in recent years~ 

~I’ll link any dedicated posts I have to these~

~Links to my other manga posts here~

My personal favs/ones I super enjoyed will have a ✨ on them :)

(Some of these might not have official EN translations since any physical manga I read are JP copies. I guess if any sound interesting, ask publishers to license them!)

I won’t get too much into what they’re about because I think finding out is part of the fun. I’ll mostly list the genres and a little blurb. Some of these I feel like I rarely hear anyone talk about so it would be cool to see people try these :) 

 PLEASE LOOK UP ANY TRIGGER WARNINGS!

HORROR, SUPERNATURAL 

✨The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumoku Ren 

(4 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

Picked it up earlier this year up knowing nothing but was immediately gripped by the eerie mood. Takes place in the country side where mysterious things have been happening. My friend couldn’t stop reading when I recommended it.

ACTION, THRILLER, DRAMA, CRIME

✨Banana Fish by Yoshida Akimi

(19 volumes + side stories, completed)

It’s getting reprinted in English, so what are you waiting for!

Anime - yes and it’s so good…

The manga is from the 80’s-90’s but the anime updated it in 2018.

Without giving too much away, it takes place in NY where our characters are trying to break out of the vicious cycle of violence and figure out a mystery that’s also connected to a conspiracy. Lovable cast, keeps you on the edge of your seat. I’m obsessed.

DRAMA, ROMANCE, LGBTQ

Lovers’ Kiss by Yoshida Akimi

(2 volumes, completed)

JP only

A short story where high schoolers are just trying to figure life out. Yoshida-sensei has this way of writing human stories and melancholy/tragedy while still leaving a glimmer of hope.

HISTORICAL, SUPERNATURAL

✨Mushishi by Urushibara Yuki

(10 volumes, complete)

I think the physicals are out of print but you can read it on bookwalker. It deserves a reprint!!!

Anime - yes, it’s a whole vibe please watch it

I watched S1 ages ago but never got to the rest until recently. Recently picked up the manga and plan to read it eventually. Another top fav of all time. Amazing atmosphere. We see the daily life of mushi expert Ginko deal with mysterious phenomenon mushi cause.

COMEDY, SLICE OF LIFE

✨Yotsuba&! by Azuma Kiyohiko

(15 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

This series is super cute, wholesome, and hilarious! Yotsuba is honestly a delight, and following her daily life as she befriends her new neighbors is just a good time. Yet another fav of all time.

DRAMA, ART, SLICE OF LIFE

✨Blue Period by Yamaguchi Tsubasa

(15 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

Anime - yes, but… listen I’ve never said “don’t watch the anime” because everyone can enjoy stuff however they want but... don’t watch the anime… I’ve never been so offended by an adaption ;_;

After discovering something he’s passionate about for the first time, Yatora navigates the art world despite his fears and being a complete newcomer. This series made me cry so much, I love it… please

ROMANCE

In the Clear Moonlight Dusk by Yamamori Mika

(7 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

Blind-bought this a while ago. Yoi is dubbed “Prince” by her classmates for her cool demeanor, but she’s not the only one.

YOI IS MY GIRL!!!

ROMCOM, ACTION

MARRIAGETOXIN by Joumyaku and Yoda Mizuki

(3 volumes, ongoing)

Available for free on Shueisha’s mangaplus site

Assassin Gero needs to produce an heir so his sister can stay with her gf, but the social skills he needs to win a girl over need some help. This series is so funny and wholesome, all around a good time!

ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTASY

✨Yona of the Dawn by Kusanagi Mizuho

(44 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

Anime - yes, but I haven’t seen it yet so idk

I’m not very far in this one yet, but I’m having a great time. Love the friendship, the found family vibes. Seeing Yona acknowledge that she is naive and then stepping up is awesome.

idk how I slept on this for so long since it seems like something right up my alley. Literally picked up a lot of all the 39 currently out volumes (it came with the light novel too), no questions asked. I’m only a few volumes in, but I’m enjoying it a lot. It’s giving me Ertugrul vibes (the historical Turkish drama). No, I won’t expand on that point, go watch Ertugrul!

I’m committed apparently...

ROMANCE

A Sign of Affection by Morishita Suu

(10 volumes, ongoing)

Available in English

Blind-buy. A cute romance between a deaf girl and a well-traveled guy.

FANTASY, SLICE OF LIFE

✨Ascendance of a Bookworm by Kazuki Miya and Shiina You

(3 seasons, ongoing)

Available in English - originally a light novel

Anime - yes, I’ve been watching this not reading it yet

Listen, isekai just don’t ever click with me, but this one does. There’s political drama and we get to learn about the culture and daily lives of people living in this world.

Our mc is reincarnated into a medieval fantasy world where access to books is limited, making it her personal hell. But don’t worry, she gonna do something about it! This series is so interesting and I love the character dynamics. Even if isekai aren’t your thing, try this!

DRAMA, HISTORICAL, POLITICAL

✨Requiem of the Rose King by Kanno Aya

(17 volumes, complete)

Available in English

It has an anime but I heard fans were really mad at the adaption. I haven’t seen it so I can’t comment.

Normally not the kind of thing I would go for, but this series has me constantly screaming. IT’S SO MESSY, but the good kind of messy. It takes every fiber in my body to contain myself when reading in public. It features an mc who was born intersex and a battle for the crown of England.

DRAMA

My Broken Mariko by Hirako Waka

(one shot)

Available in English

Saw this at the bookstore and I looked at the cover like “wow, she looks like she’s really going through it…and she’s carrying someone’s ashes, oh no…” Didn’t know anything else about it but, oof, it’s a heavy one…

DRAMA

Look Back and ✨Goodbye Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki

(one shots)

Available in English - also on the Jump app

While Fujimoto-sensei’s more well-known work wasn’t 100% clicking with me, I tried his one shots and really enjoyed them. I particularly liked the cinematic feeling and environmental storytelling.

Maybe when I’m up to it, I’ll do posts on some of these that go into a little more detail on how I felt about them idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[3m29s]

cmyk in my spotify

imaginary mono-fiction - hitorie (2014) funny girl original soundtrack recording - barbra streisand (1968) hey mama! - exo-cbx (2016) beautiful world (2021 remastered) - hikaru utada (2007) aimai elegy - deco*27 (2010) stereo juvenile - hitorie (2022) the greatest idol - mitchie m (2013) just be friends - dixie flatline (2009) harinezumi - azuma hitomi (2011)

[koushirouizumi]

{With the L i g h t} + S P E C I A L I N T E R E S T S

"But if {they ARE} I N T E R E S T E D..."

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[primeministerofantarctica]

If you don't mind me asking (and if you do plz ignore <3) but is there any autistic rep that you personally would like to see in media?

ohh good question! hmm... personally I'd like to see more explicit rep in children's and family media that's not "word of god" or "character that shows up for one episode to teach the main character about autism" (I don't mind the former but your average ten-year-old disney liker doesn't have twitter so it'd be lost on them.)

for example, one of my favorite canon autistic characters is aj gadgets from the pbs kids show hero elementary. while they don't outright say it until season 2, it's pretty obvious if you know what you're looking for? he flaps his hands when stressed out, he hates the feeling of wet clothes, he has a clear special interest in other superheros, he doesn't get sarcasm, he has noise-canceling headphones as part of his costume and he's shown putting them on when things get too loud. and MOST importantly, he's one of the main characters! appearing in almost every single episode!

on that note, I don't care how realistic it is, more stuff where the autistic character is actually liked by the other characters. I like entrapta and the guy from the good doctor well enough, but the way the other characters treated them was sooo :(. "oh noo how can he be a surgeon are you sure it's safe" bro i'm not an expert but i don't think it's within the realm of physical impossibility that autistic surgeons exist irl.

more characters in genres that aren't realistic coming-of-age stories. more fantasy/ sci fi/ mysteries/ etc. and yes, make the speculative fiction characters explicit too. you don't have to use the same word if it's a non-earth setting and you don't want to break the illusion, but plenty of other languages have descriptions you can pull from! like in japanese, the kanji for 自閉症 is "oneself, closed, illness". or in te reo māori, the word they use means "in their own time and space". make up your own name if you want, get creative!

other stuff, in general - more nonverbal/ aac using characters in prominent roles. more characters who are intellectually disabled or even just have average intelligence, less "savants". more characters with "useless" special interests instead of maths or science disciplines (more autistics that can't do math, please im dying here /lh). characters that are love interests, or best friends, or main characters. characters that have personalities outside of being a walking DSM manual.

this is already long af but some other characters I like-

renee from pixar's loop.

woo young-woo from extraordinary attorney woo. (i've only seen a few episodes so far but i like what i saw.)

matilda from everything's gonna be okay.

hikaru azuma from the manga with the light: raising an autistic child. yes it's from the point of view of the neurotypical mother but if you manage to get past the first volume and it's "oh no my child is autistic how can this be :(" it's...pretty sweet? the mom isn't portrayed as a saint for "putting up" with her kid, she does love him but the narrative isn't afraid to call her out when she makes a mistake.

ester from daughter of the deep. am i biased since this is a rick riordan book? well yes but still i'll be the first in line to watch the movie adaptation.

also more characters that are definitely autistic but the writers are either cowards or somehow, inexplicably, didn't put two and two together until someone else told them and understandably were pretty nervous about messing up to actually make it canon (they're just undiagnosed /j)

nonny from bubble guppies. stop saying he's depressed reddit edgebros it's just flat affect ToT

huey duck from ducktales. you had two episodes focused on how "being weird isn't bad" and "it's okay if you're wired differently". did the...did the writers just not pick up on the implications. i refuse to believe they did.

twilight sparkle from mlp:fim. pretty obvious to headcanon but i read somewhere (albeit through secondhand sources) that it was initially supposed to be canon and if that is true, that's cool af.

[rei-murasaki-the-anime-lover]

favourite anime and anime characters part2

High School DxD- Rias Gremory, Issei Hyodo

High School Fleet-Mei Irizaki

High School Girls- Ayano Sato 

High School Of The Dead

High Score Girl- Akira Oono

Highspeed Etoile 

Higurashi-Rena Ryuugu

Hikaru no Go

Himawari- Himawari Hinata 

Hime-chan’s Ribbon 

Himesama Goyoujin-Himeko Tsubaki 

Himote House

Himouto Umaru-chan-Nana Ebina 

Hinako Note-Hinako Sakuragi

Hinamatsuri- Hina

Hinomaru Sumo- Chizuko Hori 

Hiiro No Kakera- Tamaki Kasuga 

Hisone and Masotan- Hisone Amakasu

Hitman Reborn- Chrome Dokuro

Hitohira-Mugi Asai

Hitori no Shita-Fuu Houhou

Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu-Bocchi Hitori 

Hitorigurashi no Shougakusei

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable-Minami Fuyuki 

Honey And Clover 

Hoozuki's Coolheadedness 

Hortensia Saga-Nonnoria Folley

Horimiya-Kyouko Hori 

Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere- Horizon Arladust/P-01s

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi-Ui Nakatsugawa 

House Of Five Leaves

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom-Tomoe Inui, Kaede Foxia

How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift- Hibiki Sakura 

How Not To Summon a Demon Lord-Rem Galleu 

How To Keep a Mummy-Asa Motegi 

Hulaing Babies

Humanity Has Declined-Shujinko

Hundred-Claire Harvey

Hungry Heart Wild Striker-Miki Tsujiwaki 

HunterxHunter- Shizuku

Hyakka Ryouran- Jubei Yagyu

Hyakko-Ayumi Nonomura

Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia-Silvia Silkcut  

Hyouka- Eru Chitanda

Hyperdimension Neptunia The Animation-Neptune/Purple Heart 

Hynosis Mic- Iris

IChu 

ID0-Maya Mikuri

IDInvaded- Koharu Hondomachi

Idol Incidents

Idolish7-Tsumugi Takanashi 

Idoly Pride- Sakura Kawasaki

Ikenaikyo-Charlotte Evens

Inazuma Eleven 

InfiniT Force

Infinite Stratos- Houki Shinonono

Innocent Venus 

Interspecies Reviewers-Meidri

In/spectre-Kotoko Iwanaga 

Intrigue In The Bakumatsu

Inu X Boku Secret Service- Ririchiyo Shirakiin, Soushi Miketsukami

Inukami- Yoko 

Inuyasha- Kagome Higurashi, Moroha(Yashahime)

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Max Out My Level-Azusa Aizawa

I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying- Kaoru

I Coundn't Become A Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided To Get A Job- Fino Bloodstone

I Don't Like You At All Big Brother-Nao Takanashi

I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World Too-Kaori Houjou 

I Parry Everything 

I Shall Survive Using Potions-Kaoru Nagase 

I Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm Related Skills-Helen Rean

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability 

I’m Standing on a Million Lives- Kusue Hakosaki 

I’m Qutting Heroing-Lili 

I’m in Love with the Villainess- Rae Taylor,Clair Francois 

I’m the Villainess so I’m Taming the Final Boss-Aileen Lauren d’Autriche 

Idolmaster-Haruka Amami,Uzuki Shimamura[IMCG], Arisu Tachibana[IMCG U149], Momoka Sakurai[IMCG U149],Kaho Komiya(IMSC)

If Her Flag Breaks- Nanami Knight Bladefield

If My Favourite Pop Idol Made It to the Budoukan I Would Die-Maina Ichii

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikemen Sengoku 

Iketeru Futari

Ikki Tousen- Hakufu Sonsaku 

Ikoku Meiro no Croisee-Yune

Immortal Grand Prix 

Immoral Guild-Hitamu Kyan

In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki-Tsubaki 

In the Land of Leadale-Cayna

Inari Konkon Koi Iroha- Inari Fushimi 

Infinite Dendrogram-Nemesis  

Initial D

Insomniacs After School-Isaki Magari

Interview With Monster Girls-Hikari Takanshi, Kyouko Machi, Yuki Kusakabe,Sakie Satou

In Another World With My Smartphone-Linze Silhoueska

Invaders Of The Rokujoma-Sanae Higashihongan

Invincible King Tri Zenon 

Incincible Robo Trider G7

Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san

Ingress

Inuyashiki

Ippatsu Kiki Musume

Ippon Again-Michi Sonoda 

Irina The Vampire Cosmonaut- Irina Luminesk 

Is It Wrong to Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?-Hestia

Is The Order A Rabbit?- Cocoa Hoto

Is This A Zombie?- Eucliwood Hellscythe

Ishura

Island- Sara Garando

Isuca- Sakuya Shimazu 

Iron Man

Irozuku

Irregular At Magic High School- Miyuki Shiba,Tatsuya Shiba

Isekai Cheat Magician-Rin Azuma 

Isekai Izakaya Nobu- Shinobu Senke

Isekai Quartet 

Itazura na Kiss-Kotoko Aihara

Iwa Kakeru- Konomi Kasahara

Ixion Saga DT

Izzeta The Last Witch- Izetta

Japan Sinks 2020

Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The Night-Mahiru Kouzuki/Yoru Umitsuki 

Jikkenhin Kazoku-Ashisu

Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun-Sora Yamato

Jingai-san no Yome

Jinsei-Fumi Kujou

Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa-Youko Shiragami

JK Meshi

Joker Game 

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure-Trish Una

Jormungand- Koko Hekmatyar, Jonah

Joshikausei

Joshiraku- Gankyou Kurubiyutei 

Jouran-Sawa Yukimura 

Juubei-chan-Jiyuu Nanohara

Jujutsu Kaisen-Nobara Kugisaki

Junji Ito Collection 

Junji Ito Maniac 

Just Because 

Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger

Juuni Taisen

Juusenshi Gulkeeva

Juushinki Pandora- Queenie Yoh 

K- Kuroh Yatogami, Neko 

K-On- Yui Hirasawa

Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress-Ayame Yomogawa

Kabukibu-Maruko Janome

Kabukichou Sherlock-Mary Morstan

Kado-Kanata Shinawa

Kage Kara Mamoru-Yamame Hattori 

Kageki Shoujo-Sarasa Watanabe

Kaguya-sama – Kaguya Shinomiya

Kakegurui-Yumeko Jabami 

Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi- Aoi Tsubaki 

Kamisama Kazoku-Tenko Kamiyama

Kashigoto- Hime Gotou 

Kaiji

Kaijuu No.8

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea-Ririha

Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel

Kanamemo-Kana Nakamachi

Kamen No Maid Guy-Naeka Fujiwara

Kamichama Karin

Kamierabi-Honoka Sawa

Kamigami No Asobi-,Yui Kusanagi 

Kamikatsu-Alural

Kamisama Dolls

Kamisama Kiss- Nanami Momozono

Kampfer- Akane Mishima 

Kandagawa Jet Girls-Rin Namiki 

Kannagi -Nagi/Kannagi

Kannazuki No Miko- Himeko Kurusugawa 

Kanon-Ayu Tsukimiya 

Kanokon- Chizuru Minamoto

Kantai Collection-Fubuki, Hibiki, Shigure

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san-Takagi-san

Karakuri Circus- Shirogane Saiga/Eleonore

Kare Kano-Yukino Miyazawa

Karin: Chibi Vampire- Karin Maaka

Karneval- Gereki

Kashimashi-Hazumu Osaragi

Katanagatari- Togame  

Kawagoe Boys Sing 

Kawai Complex Guide To Manors And Hostel Behaviour-Ritsu Kawai 

Kaze No Stigma-Ayano Kannagi 

Keep Your Hands Off Eizoukan 

Keijo-Non Toyoguchi 

Kekkaishi

Kemono Friends-Serval

Kemono Jihen-Kon

Kemono Michi- Shigure 

Kemurikusa-RIn

Ken En Ken

Kengan Ashura

Kenka Bancho 

Kenichi: Mightiest Disciple- Miu Furinji

Key The Metal Idol 

Kiba-Roya

Kiddy GirlAND- Ascoeur

Kiddy Grade- Eclair, Lumiere

Kids On The Slope

Kimetsu no Yaiba- Nezuko Kamado 

King of Prism 

Kiitarou’s Youkai Picture Diary 

Kill La Kill

Kill Me Baby- Sonya

Killing Bites- Hitomi Uzaki 

Kimagure Orange Road-Manami Kasuga

Kimi Ga Aruji De Shitsuji Ga Ore De-Yume Kuonji 

Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien-Haruka Suzumiya

Kimi Ni Todoke-Sawako”Sadako”Kuronuma

Kimi To Boku

KimiKiss-Yuumi Hoshino

Kimizero-Runa Shirakawa

Kindaichi Case Files-Miyuki Nanase 

King’s Game

King’s Raid- Cleo

Kingdom 

Kin-Iro Mosaic-Shinobu Omiya 

Kinnikuman

Kino’s Journey 

Kirby: Right Back At Ya 

KissxSis- Miharu Mikuni

Kiss Him Not Me- Kae Serinuma

Kiyo In Kyoto-Kiyo

Kiznaiver-Nico Niiyama 

Kizuna no Allele-Chris

Knights and Magic- Adeltrud “”Addy” Olter

Knights Of Sindonia-Shizuka Hoshijiro 

Kobato-Kobato Hanato

Kochouki-Oichi

Kodomo no Jikan-Mimi Usa 

Kodomo no Omocha

Koi Kaze-Nanoka Kohinata

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – Akira Tachibana 

Koikimo-Ichika Arima 

Koihime Muso- Kan'u Unchou/Aisha

Kokkoku- Juri Yukawa

Kokoro Connect

Kokoro Library-Kokoro

Komi Can’t Communicate-Shouko Kpmi

Komori-san Can't Decline

Kono Oto Tomare – Satowa Hasuki 

Konohana Kitan-Yuzu

KonoSuba-Megumin

Kotaro Lives Alone 

Kotoura-san- Yuriko Mifune

Koutetsu Sangokushi 

Kubo Let Me Be Invisible-Nagisa Kubo 

Kujibiki Unbalance 

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear- Yuna

Kumamiko-Machi Amayadori 

Kure-nai

Kurokami-Kuro

Kuroko's Basket-Satsuki Momoi

Kuromukuro-Yukina Shirahane

Kurozuka

Kyoran Kazoku Nikki-Kyoka Midarezaki 

Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes-Aoi Mashiro

Kyou Kara Maou 

Kyou no Go no Ni-Megumi Hidaka

Kyousougiga-Koto

La Corda d'Oro-Azuma Yunoki,Kahoko Hino,Kanade Kohinata[LCD Blue Sky]

La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia-Felicita

Ladies Versus Butlers-Tomomi Saikyou 

Lagrange-Muginami

Laid Back Camp- Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Rin Shima 

Lamune-Nanami Konoe 

Lance N' Masques-Yufeng 

Land of the Lustrous

Lapis Re:Lights-Ashley 

Last Exile-Lavie Head, Fam Fan Fan(LEFtSW) 

Last Period- Choco

Laughing Under The Clouds-Botan 

Layton Mystery Tanteisha- Katrielle Layton

LBX Girls-Suzuno

Le Chevalier D'Eon 

Legend of the Galactic Heroes 

Legend of Legendary Heroes- Ferris Eris

Legend of Mana The Teardrop Cystal 

Les Misérables Shoujo Cosette 

Lets Make a Mug Too-Mika Kukuri

Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero-Zenia 

Level E

Levius-Natalia Garnet 

Liar Liar-Sarasa Saionji/Rina Akabane 

Lilpri-Ringo Yukimori

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan-Utano Tadano

Life with an Ordinary Guy who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout- Hinata Tachibana 

Linebarrels Of Iron- Emi Kizaki

Listen To Me Girls, I Am Your Farther- Sora Takanashi 

Listeners-Mu

Little Busters-Rin Natsume 

Little Witch Academia- Atsuko “Akko” Kagari 

Log Horizon-Akatsuki, Shiroe

Locodol-Nanako Usami

Love All Play 

Love and Lies-Misaki Takasaki

Love Is Invisible by Twins

Long Riders-Ami Kurata 

Lord Marksman And Vanadis-Eleonora “Elen” Viltaria 

Lord of Vermillion- Tsubaki Manazuru

Lost Song-Rin  

Lost Universe 

Lost Village-Lion 

Love After World Domination-Desumi Magahara 

Love Com- Risa Koizumi

Love,Election And Chocolate-Nozomi Edagawa 

Love Flops-Amelia Irving 

Love Get Chu-Momoko Ichihara

Love,Chunibyo And Other Delusions- Rikka Takanashi 

Love Hina-Shinobu Maehara, Motoko Aoyama, Kaolla Su

Love of Kill-Chateau Dankworth 

Love Lab- Suzune Tanahashi 

Love Live- Honoka Kosaka, Ruby Kurosawa[Love Live Sunshine], Rina Tennoji(Love Live Nijigasaki),Kanon Shibuya(Love Live Superstar)

Love Love- Natsumi Yagami

Love Kome

Lovely Idol 

Loving Yamada at Lv999-Akane Kinoshita 

L/R-Noelle Ardelade 

Luck & Logic-Athena, Liones Yellstratova

Lucky Star- Konata Izumi

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer-Samidare Asahina

Luna Legend Tsukihime

Lupin The Third-Fujiko Mine  

Lycoris Recoil- Chisato Nishikigi

M3 The Black Metal 

Maburaho-Yuna Miyama

Macademi Wasshoi-Suzuho Hasegawa 

Machiko And Hatchin

Macross-Freyja Wion[Macross Delta]

Made In Abyss-Riko

Madome-Nephelia

Madou Soshi 

Maesetsu-Fubuki Kitakaze

Magatsu Wahrheit-Irma

Magi- Alibaba Saluja, Morgiana

Magipoka-Liru

Magic Knight Reyearth 

Magic Kyun Renaissance-Kohana Aigasaki 

Magic Of Stella-Tamaki Honda 

Magical Canan

Magical Circle Guru Guru-Kukuri

Magical Destroyers-Anarchy/Kirara Akabane

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha-Nanoha Takamachi

Magical Girl Ore – Sakuyo Mikage 

Magical Girl Site- Aya Asagiri 

Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka-Kurumi Mugen 

Magical Girl Raising Project-Ripple/Kano Sazanami  

Magical Senpai-Senpai  

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Magical Somera-chan

Magical Warfare-Mui Aiba

Magikano-Ayumi Mamiya 

Mahoraba-Kozue Aoba

Mahoromatic-Mahoro Andou

Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara 

Mahou Shoujo Naria Girls

Mai Hime-Mai Tokiha

Mai Otome-Arika Yumemiya 

Maid-Sama- Misaki Ayazawa

Maison Ikkoku- Kyoko Otonashi 

Majestic Prince-Tamaki Irie 

Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls- Miyako Shiina

Majimoji Rurumo-Rurumo 

Major-Kaoru Shimizu

Malevolent Spirit-Botan Nagatsuki 

Makai Ouji: Devils And Realist 

Maken-Ki- Inaho Kushihachi

Makeine-Anna Yanami

Mama wa Shougaku 4 Nensei 

Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo-Ayako Takasu

Management of a Novice Alchemist-Sarasa Feed

Manyuu Hikenchou- Kaede

Marchen Awakens Romance-Snow 

Marchen Madchen-Hazuki Kagimura 

Maria-sama ga Miteru-Yumi Fukuzawa

Maria Holic-Kanako Miyamae

Maria The Virgin Witch-Maria 

March Comes In Like A Lion-Hinata Kawamoto

Marginal#4

Marmalade Boy

Manaria Friends 

Mars Red-Aoi Shirase

Martian Successor Nadesico-Yurika Misumaru,Ruri Hoshino 

Master Keaton 

Marvel Disk Wars

Masamune-kun’s Revenge-Yoshino Koiwai

Mashle-Lemon Irvine 

Matoi The Sacred Slayer-Matoi Sumeragi 

Matchless RaijinOh

Maoyu- Maou 

Mawaru Penguindrum

Mayo Chiki- Kanade Suzutsuki

Mayoi Neko Overrun-Nozomi Kiriya 

Mayonaka Punch-Live

Mazica Party

Medabots 

Meiji Gekken-Senri Kuroki 

Meiji Tokyo Renka-Mei Ayaziki

Medaka Box- Medaka Kurokami 

Megalo Box 

Megaman NT Warrior

Meganebu

Megaton Musashi-Arshem 

Mekakucity Actors

Melody of Oblivion 

Merc Storia

Mermaid Forest 

Metallic Rouge-Naomi Ortmann

MF Ghost-Ren Saionji 

Miami Guns- Yao Sakurakouji

Midnight Occult Civil Servants 

Midori Days- Midori Kasugano

Migi & Dali

Mikagura School Suite-Eruna Ichinomiya 

Mikan Enikki 

Million Arthur- Thief Arthur 

Million Doll 

Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club-Hiromi Maiharu

Minamike-Kana Minami 

Mingling With a Priest 

Mierukochan-Miko Yotsuya

Miracle Girls

Miss Caretaker of Sunoharasou-Ayaka Sunohara

Miss Bernard Said 

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid-Tohru

Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department-Touka Kuroitsu, Akashic. Wolf Bete

Miss Monochrome 

Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost-Yuurei-chan

Mission: Yozakura Family 

Mitsuboshi Colors-Kotoha

Mitsudomoe-Aiko Kuriyama

Mix- Haruka Ooyama

MM-Arashiko Yuuno

Mob Psycho 100

Mobkara-Sylphy

Mobile Suit Gundam- Tieira Erde[Gundam 00], Lacus Clyne[Gundam Seed/Seed Destiny], Kudelia Aina Bernstein[Gundam IBO],China Kousaka[GBF],Romary Stone/Asuno[Gundum AGE]Mirai Kamiki[GBFT], Aya Fujisawa/Ayame[GBD], Shakti Kareen[MSVG], Suletta Mercury[MSG TWFM]

Modern Magic Made Simple-Koyomi Morishita 

Moetan-Ink Nijihara 

Mokke

Momo Kyun Sword-Momoko

Momokuri-Yuki Kurihara

Mon Colle Knights 

Monochrome Factor 

Monogatari- Tsubasa Hanekawa 

Monster

Monster Girl Doctor-Saphentite Neikes

Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Musume-Miia

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun-Chiyo Sakura 

Moonlight Mile

More Than a Married Couple But Not Lovers-Akari Watanabe 

Moriarty the Patriot 

Moribito-Balsa

Morita-san Wa Mukuchi 

Mouryou No Hako

Mouse

Morose Mononokean-Zenko Fujiwara

Mother of the Goddess’s Dormitory-Sutea Koroya

Mr Love

Mr Villain’s Day Off

Ms.Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles-Koizumi 

Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood- Sophie Twilight  

Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation  

Mushi Uta-Shiika Anmoto

Mushibugyo-Kuroageha

Mushishi

Mushoku Tensei-Roxy Migurdia 

Mushrambo

Muteki Kanban Musume-Megumi Kannazuki 

Mutenking The Dancing Hero 

Muv-Luv-Yui Takamura[MuvLuv Alternative Total Eclipse], Katia Waldheim[Shswarzesmarken], Sumika Kagamu[MuvLuv Alternative]

My Bride Is A Mermaid- Sun Seto

My Clueless First Friend-Akane Nishimura 

My Daemon

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S Ranked Adventurer-Miriam

My Deer Friend Nokotan- Torako Koshi

My Dress Up Darling-Marin Kitagawa 

My First Girlfriend Is a Gal-Nene Fujinoki

My Girlfriend Is Shobitch-Akiho Kousaka

My Happy Marriage-Miyo Saimori 

My Hero Academia-Ochako Uraraka 

My Home Hero-Reika Tosu 

My Isekai Life-Dryad 

My Instant Death Ability is So Over Powered-Tomochika Dannoura

My Little Monster-Asako Netsume 

My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog-Usagi Tsukishiro 

My Love Story-Rinko Yamato

My Master Has No Tail-Mameda

My Mental Choices Are Completly Interfering With My School Romance Comedy-Ouka Yuuouji 

My Neighbour Seki

My New Boss is Goofy

My One Hit Kill Sister-Maya Ikusaba

My Roommate is a Cat

My Senpai is Annoying-Futaba Igarashi 

My Sister My Writer 

My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex-Yume Irido 

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU- Yui Yuigahama

My Tiny Senpai-Shiori Katase 

My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1-Emily Brown 

My Wife Has No Emotion 

My Wife Is The Student Council President-Ui Wakana

Myriad Colors Phantom World-Reina Izumi  

Myself Yourself-Aoi Oribe

Mysterious Disappearance 

Mysterious Girlfriend X- Mikoto Urabe

Mysterious Joker- Diamond Queen 

Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok-Mayura Daidouji

Mystic Archives Of Dantalian-Dalian 

Nabari No Ou-Raimei Shimizu

Nadia

Nagasarete Airantou- Suzu 

Nagi-Asu-Manaka Mukaido 

Najica Blitz Tactics- Lila 

Nakaimo-Konoe Tsuruma

Nanbaka-Momoko Hyakushiki

Nana-Nana Osaki 

Nana Maru San Batsu-Mari Fukami

Nanaka6/17-Nanaka Kirisato

Nanana’s Buried Treasure-Nanana Ryuugajou 

Nanatsuiro Drops-Sumomo Akihime 

Namu Amida Butsu

Narenare 

Naruto-Hinata Hyuga, Sumire Kakei(Boruto)

Natsu No Arashi-Yayoi Fushimi

Natsuiro Kiseki –Yuka Hanaki

Natsume's Book Of Friends- Jun Sasada

NazeBoku 

Nazotokine

Needless- Adam Blade, Eve Neuschwanstein

Negima-Nodoka Miyazaki, Karin Yuuki[UQ Holder]

Nekogami Yaoyorozu-Mayu

Nekopara-Chocola

Neo Ranga

Neon Genesis Evengelion

Near Death!! Ekoda-chan 

Netsuzou Trap

Neuro: Supernatural Detective- Yako Katsuragi 

New Game-Aoba Suzukaze

Nier Automata Ver1.1a-2B 

Nichijou

Night Head 2041

Night Head Genesis 

Night Raid 1931-Yukina Sonogi 

Night Wizard 

Nijiiro Days 

Nil Admirari no Tenbin- Tsugumi Kuze

Ningen Fushin-Curran

Ninjala-Lucy

Ninja Kamui 

Ninja Girl And Samurai Master 

Ninja Nonsense- Shinobu,Miyabi

Ninja Scroll

Ninja Slayer From Animation 

Nisekoi- Kosaki Onodera

No Game No Life- Sora,Shiro

No Guns Life-Mary Steinberg

No Longer Allowed in Another World-Tama

Noblesse- Seira J. Loyard

Nobunagun- Shio Ogura 

Nobunaga Conserto 

Nobunaga-sensei no Osanazuma

Nobunaga The Fool- Jeanne Kaguya D'Arc/Ranmaru Mori

Nodame Cantabile-Megumi Noda

Noein

Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu-Haruka Nogizaka 

Non Non Biyori-Komari Koshigaya

Nora, Princess and Stray Cat

Noragami-Hiyori Iki,Yato

Norn9-Koharu

Nourin-Ringo Kinoshita/Yuka Kusakabe 

Now and Then Here and There

Number24

Null Peta

Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan- Tsurara Oikawa/Yuki Onna

Nurse Angel Ririka SOS 

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan-Kokona Saionji[NWK R]

Nyaruko-Nyaruko

Nyan Koi-Kaede Mizuno 

Nyanko Days

O Maidens in Your Savage Season-HItoha Hongou 

Oblivion Battery 

Occult Academy-Maya Kumashiro 

Occult:Nine-Ryoka Narusawa 

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga-Ichiko Oda 

Odd Taxi

Ojisan And Marshmallow 

Okami-san And Her Seven Companions- Ryoko Okami

Okami Kakushi-Nemuru Kushinda

Okoshiyasu Chitose-chan

Okusama Wa Joshikousei-Asami Onohara

Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai

Omamori Himari-Himari Noihara

Omiai Aite wa Oshiego Tsuyoki na Mondaiji

One Outs

One Punch Man 

One Piece-Carrot,Yamato

One Week Friends-Kaori Fujimiya 

Onee-Chan Wa Kita

Onihei

Ongaku Shoujo- Hanako Yamadaki 

Onmyouji 

Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan 

Oooku 

Ooya-san Wa Shishunki 

Oreimo- Ruri Goko/Kuroneko

Orenchi No Fueo Jijo

OreSuki- Aoi Hinata

Oreshura-Himeka Akishino

Orient-Tsugumo Hattori 

Oruchuban Ebichu

Otome Youkai Zakuro-Susukihotaru 

One Room

OniiAi-Akiko Himenokouji

Onimai-Mahiro Oyama

Onigiri

Opus Colors 

Orange-Naho Takamiya

Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte Kara

Osamake-Kuroha Shida

Oshi no Ko-Kana Arima

Osomatsu-kun-Totoko

Otaku Elf-Koito Koganei

Otherside Picnic-Sorao Kamikoshi 

Otogi Juushi Akazukin 

Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru 

Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World-Mismis Klass 

Ouran High School Host Club- Kyoya Otari

Outbreak Company-Myucel Foaran 

Outburst Dreamer Boy-Mizuki Hijiri 

Outlaw Star-Melfina 

Our Home's Fox Deity-Misaki Sakura

Over Drive

Overdrive Girl 1/6-Nona 

Overlord-Albedo

Overtake-Alice Mitsuzawa

Ozmafia

Pan De Peace

Pandora Hearts- Alice

Pandora In The Crimson Shell-Clarion 

Pani Poni Dash-Himeko Katagiri

Parallel World Pharmacy- Charlotte “Lotte” Soller 

Paradise Kiss-Yukari “Caroline” Hayasaka

Paranoia Agent 

PaRappa the Rapper

Pastel Memories  

Panty And Stocking, Panty, Stocking 

Paradox Live

Parasyte-Satomi Murano

Peacemaker Kurogane-Saya

Peach Boy Riverside-Sally/Saltherine Aldarake

Peeping Life TV

Penguin Musume- Sakura “Penguin” Nankyoku

Persona 4 The Animation- Yu Narukami

Persona 5 The Animation-Futaba Sakura 

Persona:Trinity Soul-Kanaru Morimoto

Pet 

Pet Girl Of Sakurasou- Mashiro Shiina 

Peter Grill and The Philosopher’s Time 

Phantasy Star Online 2 -Rina Izumi[PSO2 TA], Melrandia[PSO2 EO]

Phantom: Requiem For The Phantom- Zwei/ Reiji Azuma, Ein/Eren

Phantom of the Idol-Asahi Mogami 

[lilium-dragomir]

[yeonchi]

Kisekae Insights #50: Kamen Rider Zi-O Part 8 - Background

After a month of non-stop typing in preparation, we have finally reached the end of this Kamen Rider Zi-O miniseries. In this instalment, not only will I be talking about the background to this series, I’ll also talk a little bit about the overarching Final Kamen Rider Chronicle along with the three Chronicle series broadcast from 2019 to 2021. At the end, there will be a song list of music featured in all three works.

Background to Zi-O and The Final Kamen Rider Chronicle

Kamen Rider Zi-O was created as part of The Final Kamen Rider Chronicle, an trilogy of Rider series alongside Ex-Aid and Build created in lieu of a fifth series for Three Kingdoms and Soulbound.

Each series was allocated 40 episodes of 45 minutes in length, making it the equivalent to 80 episodes in half-hour timeslots. This was the amount of time I gave the creators of the other two series’ adaptations for which to adapt the entirety of the series content, including the crossover winter movies, the traditional summer movie, the post-series V-Cinemas, the Hyper Battle DVDs and other web/media specials. Naturally, you can imagine what the other two teams felt when I announced After Quartzer. To be fair, though, Ex-Aid and Build haven’t had any other self-contained post-series specials and the Decade/Zi-O miniseries came out in 2021.

The Final Kamen Rider Chronicle was announced in June 2019 for broadcast in July 2020. Initially, it was delayed by a year due to the coronavirus lockdowns, but when the fourth lockdown hit, I decided to do away with the scheduling and let the creators release the series when they were ready. The fact that I intended this trilogy to be broadcast 5 times a week and I had started working full-time did not help things, as these delays were made worse by Soulbound Series 4 not being completed at the time.

One of the ideas I gave for Kamen Rider Build was multiple Build clones that mainly used the Best Matches of other territories. I don’t think I had other ideas for Ex-Aid though. Hey, remember that rumour where Ex-Aid’s Riders would be based on file extensions?

I started work on Zi-O in February 2022 after finishing Soulbound Series 4. I finished the main series in August, then took a brief break before completing After Quartzer from September to November. On a good day, I could work on three episodes, finishing off the first, completing a second and starting work on a third. When I got to the fourth part, that was a difficult schedule to keep due to the episodes largely being original. In fact, original episodes would always take longer to write. The episode that took me the longest to write was episode 33 at 18 days, as it was the start of a new status quo with the Quartzer trio. The special that took me the longest to write was Rainbow Rider Revolution at 38 days.

As I watched Zi-O during its original run, I knew that I wanted to adapt it eventually, being “Decade 2.0” as people called it. Like all non-Doctor Who series in my personal project, Zi-O is another egofest. In fact, it’s an egofest on a brand new level as I played Ohma Zi-O, Swartz and Hiroki Ichigo along with a bunch of Riders and characters. My twin brother played Sougo and the other Sougo, Takeru and Hikaru Azuma, but let’s face it, you might as well say that I played them. I originally played Parker Zhou and Hiroki’s prototypes before I decided to outsource them for the Moushouden Series; given how I ended up playing multiple characters again, fat lot of good that was.

Given that the series was produced by Shinichirō Shirakura and written by Kento Shimoyama, it had flaws that people had already seen in previous works. As such, my goal with the adaptation was to improve on them to the best of my ability, though I’m unable to guarantee that I managed to catch all of them or improve them sufficiently.

One thing I improved on in the first part was how the Another Riders worked and how their creation affected time. The erasure of the Riders’ history caused by the Another Riders being created early in their counterpart Riders’ timelines was seen as disrespectful and as such, this was improved on by removing the history erasure element and having the events of Zi-O be a continuation of the Legend Riders’ timelines. I also incorporated the W and Kuuga tributes into the main series to show Sougo’s acquisition of their Ridewatches, in a two-parter adapting Heisei Generations Forever.

The second part contained original episodes consisting of an adaptation of Kamen Rider Shinobi, a Ryuki tribute that also serves as a prequel to Sougo acquiring Zi-O II and a totally original episode featuring the other Sougo and Parker Zhou. The third part introduced Quartzer into the series as a new villain group, added an Amazons tribute, extended the Hibiki tribute to include a Magica tribute and made Kamen Rider Ginga’s appearance a full episode with two original Riders.

The finale arc of the original Zi-O was something I definitely wanted to improve on, due to it going back to the merging worlds plot already used in Decade. As such, the final three episodes were adapted at the end of the third part and the fourth part was adapted from the final episodes of Kamen Rider Zero-One. Initially, I didn’t intend on adapting the Over Quartzer movie and the movie Riders because of Showa elements, but I ended up adapting it in the end.

Hiryuu Kakogawa also felt underused during his appearances in the series. As such, Hiryuu joined Quartzer for the fourth part as I made the unprecedented move to adapt Zi-O’s final stage show for plot elements. A Facebook group I was in run by the people behind Genm Corp fansubs and the Henshin Fever fanpage posted a subtitled version of Build’s final stage show in 2019, making me realise that there was an untapped market for fansubs. I think other fansubbers and groups have caught on to this because more tokusatsu stage shows have been subbed since then.

Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi and Sougo as Ohma Zi-O appeared to be rushed out for the finale of the original, so Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi was introduced at the end of the third part while Ohma Zi-O was made into the Ark-One of the series.

In preparation for this series, certain Kamen Riders and power-ups were introduced earlier, more specifically in Soulbound Series 4, as a build-up and foreshadowing to this series. Of note, the Decade Beltmorpher X and Diend Gunmorpher X were introduced as upgrades given to Hiroki and Kayley after making a deal with Ohma Zi-O. Kamen Rider Aqua was also introduced before his appearance in Zi-O, even though he ended up being used in an original arc with his counterpart in the original series being replaced by Akihito Hayasaka as Kamen Rider Woz the Next.

The main portion of my personal project had concluded in Soulbound Series 4; Zi-O is both a continuation of the story for the Kamen Riders and a side story for everyone else. The events of this series take place in a separate timeline to the main universe as the main characters of the series are parallel isotopes; individuals whose timelines have been splintered by them being displaced from their own timelines. By the end of the series, the parallel isotopes are erased with the destruction of the timeline, however new versions of the main characters are created in a new timeline as shown in the After Quartzer specials.

Chronicle Series

Following the conclusion of Doctor Who, three weekly Chronicle series were commissioned. The Chronicle series follows the premise of Ultraman Retsuden and other Chronicle series in that they are mostly recaps and reruns of previous episodes.

Doctor Who: The Equestria Chronicles is the first such series, broadcast from July to December 2019. The series takes place during the events of the eighth season and follows Storm Dasher as he teaches the Young Six about the adventures of Doctor Whooves, the Pony Doctor and himself. Some special guests join Dasher’s classes/lectures as well, human, pony or Time Lord alike.

Ultraman: The Equestria Chronicles was broadcast from July to December 2020. This series consists of 6 mini-arcs that can be separated into individual series, covering the adventures of Storm Dasher as Ultraman Ginga, Spike as Ultraman Victory, and Danny Williams as Ultraman X, the latter being an adaptation of the original series. In hindsight I probably should have fleshed it out into a proper series myself, but this was for the best since my work on Soulbound Series 4 would occupy me for two years.

The Zhuge Family Chronicles was broadcast from January to June 2021 in preparation for The Final Kamen Rider Chronicle. This series follows Jee Gun, Sunset Shimmer, Copper Plume, Rally Flag, Starlight Glimmer and Sierra Nightingale as they learn about Hiroki Ichigo and his family, the Zhuge family, and their adventures at the Strawberry Academy. Being inspired by Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED, this series carries the classroom setting through to the end whereas the original had to abort it towards the end due to the pandemic. The series culminates in a final exam for the six students, which they pass with flying colours.

Music

Chronicle Series:

Doctor Who: The Equestria Chronicles: Hope the youth (opening)/ギンガローグ (Ginga Rogue, Japanese version of 沙漠駱駝, ending 1)/放浪 (Wandering, Japanese version of 狂浪, ending 2)

Ultraman: The Equestria Chronicles: MLP (USA parody, opening)/明年今日 (Japanese ver, ending 1), ねずみは米がすき (老鼠愛大米 Japanese ver, ending 2)

The Zhuge Family Chronicles: Heroes (opening)/Heart on Fire (ending 1)/ネバーマインド (ending 2)

Final Kamen Rider Chronicle:

Ex-Aid: EXCITE (opening)/愛のしるし (ending)

Build: Be The One (opening)/piece of truth (ending)

Zi-O: Over “Quartzer” (opening)/時の描片 ~トキノカケラ~ (ending)

Zi-O insert themes:

(character themes remain the same as from the original)

Episode 12 (Shinobi crossover): IZANAGI

Episode 21 (Agito tribute): BELIEVE YOURSELF

Episode 31 (Luna goes to the hot springs with the girls): Me Armastame Suplemist (Estonian song, title means “We Love Bathing”)

Episode 36 (Sougo regains his memories upon seeing 2012 Akari): Super Driver

Before Quartzer themes:

Zi-O and Decade: Ride the Wind -Zi-O Remix- (by Fuuta, opening)/Bright! our Future (ending)

The Other Zi-O Part 1: 流星ミラクル (opening)/CHOSEN SOLDIER (ending)

The Other Zi-O Part 2: ブルーバード (opening)/Winding Road (ending)

Geiz and Woz: M八七 (opening)/明日もし君が壊れても (ending)

After Quartzer themes:

Revenge of Quartzer: Sea Princesses opening theme/雷鳴 (opening)/Mirage Mirror (insert theme)/GAME CHANGER (ending)

Rainbow Rider Revolution: Equestria Girls opening theme/Brand New Day (opening)/咲いて (insert theme)/Fantasista～ファンタジスタ～ (ending)

The Game in the House of Death: INSIDE-OUT DECADE ver. (opening)/世界が終るまでは… (ending)

The Seven Sougos: INSIDE-OUT ZI-O ver. (opening)/You are the HERO (ending)

Post-series tributes:

Three Kingdoms: 若者のすべて

Soulbound: Message

Rider Chronicle: P.A.R.T.Y.  ユニバース・フェスティバル

Personal project/Hiroki Ichigo: ドラマティック

And so we have reached the end of the Zi-O miniseries and with it, the fourth run of Kisekae Insights. We’ve gone through 20 instalments in 7 months, which is a little more than the first run’s pattern of 16 instalments in 6 months. I would have released the Zi-O miniseries over one month instead of two, but at this point I’m just buying time until the 1000th Post Special. I hope this makes up for the lackluster third run in 2022.

With My Little Pony, Gokaiger, Decade and Zi-O out of the way, all that’s really left for me to cover is Three Kingdoms and Soulbound (unless you want me to retread previous topics for content). Don’t expect the fifth run to come out until 2025; I’ve got enough on my plate at the moment with the upcoming Sea Princesses 20th Anniversary and Koei Warriors Retrospective.

If you’ve got any questions about anything in this series, feel free to contact me on Facebook or shoot me an ask or DM on Tumblr (anons disabled). Until the next run, I say.

[asknarashikari]

All my malewives and kids: Happy Father's Day.

Me: Thank you, thank you.

Daimonji: I know you don't like extravagance but this is the best we can do.

Me: A little overboard, really.

Azuma: Using your place was the right thing.

Me: Hey... at least you do not have to spend a lot of money. *cue getting kisses from all of my malewives one by one*

Ziin: I'm last! *big smooch*

Meanwhile, on my universe's Earth.

AU!Ren: *sniffling* So proud of all of you!

His kids: Happy Father's Day, Papa!

AU!Kento: Also... godfather sent you a gift as well.

AU!Ren: *opens* Woah...

AU!Touma: Wow... a gold sculpture with a gemstone... It looks like an heirloom.

At the Igarashi Household.

Igarashi household: Happy Father's Day.

Genta, Hiromi, George, and Hikaru: Thank you.

Vice: Wow, 4 fathers. Now, that's a lot of fathers.

Ikki: Joji!

Daiji: Hiromi!

Tamaki: Hikaru!

Mama-san: Darling Genta!

Hana, Sakura, and Lovekov: Oh. My. God...

Kagerou: What in the 80s girl band are you guys wearing??

Mama-san: It was my pick.

At the Ichinose Household.

Mama-nose: If your father was here... he would have been proud of you.

Houtaro: *Smiles* Let's pray, mother.

Rinne and Renge: You better shut your mouth, golden boy.

Kaguya: What?! I barely said anything... it's not like I'm gonna say, "I can be the father of your children, Houtaro." Or something kinky like, "Oh Houtaro... I can be your daddy anytime."

Mama-nose: *glaring with glowing red eyes* *pounces with a tigress roar*

We'll right be back.

...Okay I guess?? Idk what to say 😅