in other news, i'll be busy (again 😒) this week since i still have some projects i need to wrap up. but with sem break just around the corner, expect some updates soon!
What really tells me the Koei Tecmo writers did their homework with Type-Moon is how Fate/Samurai Remnant slightly changes the TM theme of decay to portray that Iori has something wrong with him.
A common trope that Nasu likes to weave into his stories is how the people living today are living in the past's skeletons. Unlike a lot of media that tends to portray the past as some grandiose and magical time that met an untimely end from disaster, the past wasn't always great, it was just... Large.
A theme of slow decay permeates a lot of Nasu's works. Once, the Nanaya, the Ryougi, the Asakami, and the Fujou were fearsome, powerful clans of oni hunters, but over time they all fell to ruin slowly, with only the Nanaya really having a singular incident that can be pointed to for their fall. The Tohno were (and still are) an incredibly wealthy and influential family of oni in the guise of businessmen, but one cruel act out of line after another, and there's just an enormous, empty mansion containing a single Tohno, the family dead or scattered. Mahoyo's longest chapter takes place in a lavish, abandoned amusement park, filled with everything from a multistory house of mirrors to a giant rollercoaster where everything still works, but couldn't survive more than a few years, a foolish waste of a fortune. Kara No Kyoukai is about a rich girl that grows increasingly distant from her wealthy noble family until she leaves them to live in a completely empty apartment instead, the flashbacks to the Ryougi family showing no warmth or nostalgia despite the luxury.
Even Fate, the series all about digging up ghosts of the past and showing you how kickass these guys are, always goes into how heroic spirits are often filled with regret, having led bloody and tragic lives that caused them so much pain and yet meant that they would be remembered forever—literally removing them from the cycle of death and reincarnation to be put into another one where they are reborn and killed on a mage's whims.
The past was grand, wealthy, larger than life, and it rotted from the inside out and failed the people living today, who have to build new, simpler lives from the pieces, but might be happier that way.
FSR does something similar, though with an important difference. Just like in other TM works the past in FSR is larger than life, being the Sengoku period and the Shimabara rebellion, with both the incredibly cool sword saints and horrific massacres, but the people living today (1651) could not be happier about living in a peaceful, much more insignificant time and have no interest in what they left behind whatsoever. They're not living in the decaying remains of the past, they've rebuilt on top of it completely. You would have to be insane to look back even out of curiosity, because that would be staring into unimaginable bloodshed.
Nowhere is this better illustrated than Nasu himself talking about how the name "Miyamoto Musashi" is seen today, compared to in 1651 after Musashi had just died.
A sword-saint now, a legend, and at 60 duels with 60 wins probably the most skilled duelist to have ever lived, but for his contemporaries, he was a terrifying man that killed dozens to prove his martial skill. Nobody in Miyamoto Iori's time remembers him for being Musashi's son the way we do.
But Iori, Iori looks back. The first hint was that servants always have some connection to the master, and there's seemingly nothing in common with the king and god-slayer Saber and the humble Iori. The next was Saber's reaction seeing Iori's seemingly fearless behavior towards an enemy that could kill him in one blow (something you don't even need New Game+ to see btw, I haven't played NG+ myself lol), it was recognition.
There's a reason why Iori's main rival is Chiemon, a character whose only defining trait is being unable to let go of the bloodshed he experienced in the Shimabara Rebellion.
In FSR more than in any other Type-Moon title, the past is buried deep to the point where it can barely be seen, and yet inside Iori is the desire to dig it up. Study it. Surpass it. Find his father resurrected in his prime and kill him (her) again, to prove he would have been an even more terrifying monster than she ever was, had he been born just a little earlier.
I am a big fan of I-Witness at ng mga dokyumentarista nila like Kara David and others. Imagine, being able to explore places and inspire people by doing and sharing extraordinary stories. And these are not just stories, mga life experiences ‘to and reality. Ang saya lang.
I had a dream that instead of an anime series, Spirit Hunter was animated into a film series, for Death Mark, NG and completely new side stories.
Both of the casts were there, the visuals and animations were beautiful, creepy and so well made. I can't explain it, but the colours and production quality reminded me of Kara no Kyoukai films. Seeing everyone animated and completely voiced was just -
I recognized that I have missed so many (there's a lot out there lol). I didn't want any sequel to ones that are animated, so here are some others I thought about but didn't ultimately include:
picture this: it's the mid-1980s, and an entire family well known for their various contributions in metro manila (especially during martial law), has disappeared without a trace, one by one.
you've listened to the testimony and read family friend abe barcelona's statement on paper. you can't believe what you've just discovered. colegio la dolorosa (CLD), san nicolas hospital, and puso ng tahanan real estate enterprises are directly involved in this case.
you feel angry, confused, and irritated with mr. barcelona's everchanging recollection of events.
he's hiding something. you feel like, if you just read and watched the evidence, dug deep into the lives of these people, and formed an opinion for yourself, you would understand the truth.
so what the fuck happened?
you and countless others are, of course, entitled to this compensation for the truth, having been victimized either by the reveal of dr. ramona kara's heinous crimes, prof. kamil kara's involvement in the murder cases within CLD, or the shutdown of puso ng tahanan RE ent. due to the disappearance of its CEO jacinto rosas. or maybe you had an unexplainable encounter with young liesel kara in the height of those murder cases, or attended one of lu rosas's rally-concerts.
these people had an impact on you—negative or positive— and you deserve to read the truth, to watch it with your own eyes.
the sources still exist. they aren't in the hands of institutes nor colleges nor hospitals. they are, if you take young crisanto's word for it, waiting to be seen, deep within the house itself.
in fact, everything remains untouched in the house. abandoned, but unbothered. you don't question why no government official has decided to take the things in the house as evidence to this day.
the script for balantagi—the film prof. kamil kara and his niece liwayway rosas worked on—along with its cursed unfinished footage on vhs. ramona kara's log entries, the paranormal discoveries she made within her victims' bodies. the homemovie (turned confession) tape from jacinto and betty rosas's rumored final moments. betty rosas's will. the diary of matriarch fatima kara, containing everything about kamil's childhood as christ's reincarnation.
(is it real? how would you know it isn't?)
go on. do it! the people want to explore, to know. you want to know. you deserve the truth. climb that house's walls, sneak in, take a look around. the house is not going anywhere.
Hello! I was wondering if you had any suggestions for an alt for Anna May Wong? Or perhaps someone with similar vibes would be the better phrase to use? I'm looking for someone around 30+ and preferably Chinese but I'm open to other suggestions. Thank you very much and I hope you have a great rest of the week!
Joan Chen (1961) Chinese.
Carina Lau (1965) Chinese.
Gong Li (1965) Chinese.
Zhou Xun (1974) Chinese.
Zhang Ziyi (1979) Chinese.
Qin Lan (1979) Chinese.
Fala Chen (1982) Chinese.
Gemma Chan (1982) Hongkogner / Chinese - is going to play her in a biopic, also has the general vibes!
Victoria Song (1987) Chinese.
Meng'er Zhang (1987) Chinese.
Yang Ge (1988) Chinese.
Ni Ni (1988) Chinese.
Poppy Liu (1992) Chinese - is non-binary (they/she).
also:
Kara Wai (1960) Manchu Hongkonger.
Carrie Ng (1963) Hongkonger.
Sheren Tang (1966) Hongkonger.
Shu Qi (1974) Taiwanese.
Angela Chang (1982) Taiwanese.
Constance Wu (1982) Taiwanese - especially when she had bangs.
Amber Kuo (1986) Taiwanese.
Dianne Doan (1990) Vietnamese, 1/8th Chinese.
Chu-Ping Liu (1993) Taiwanese.
This was a difficult ask to find suggestions for but I hope you find these useful!
「予定の出発時刻まであと1分だ!
ここからの私語は一切認めん!気を引き締めろ!行くぞ!」
“Yotei no shuppatsu jikoku made ato ippun da!
Koko kara no shigo wa issai mitomen! ki wo hikishimero! Iku zo!”
“Sisa satu menit sampai waktu keberangkatan yang dijadwalkan!
Tidak akan ada obrolan mulai dari sekarang! Persiapkan dirimu! Ayo pergi!"
せいいっぱいの声で グーテンターク!ドイツだ!
地球(ほし)を飛び越え ジャーマン☆ジェット
せいいっぱい進め ロス ゲーツ!ロス ゲーツ!
覚悟を決めて立ち向かうのさ ヘタリア
Seiippai no koe de gu-tenta-ku! Doitsu da!
Hoshi wo tobikoe Jaaman☆jetto
Seiippai susume rosu ge-tsu! Rosu ge-tsu!
Kakugo wo kimete tachimukau no sa Hetalia
Dengan suara terkeras, GUTEN TAG! Aku Jerman!
Terbang melintasi langit German☆Jet
Ayo maju dengan sekuat tenaga, LOS GEHT! LOS GEHT'S!
Aku bertekad untuk menghadapinya, Hetalia
輝いた星屑を
慎重に通り抜け
余裕ができたら
ヴルスト食べるぞ
Kagayaita hoshikuzu wo
Hinchou ni toorinuke
Yoyuu ga dekitara
Vurusuto taberu zo
Debu bintang berkilauan
Terbang melewatinya dengan hati-hati
Dan ketika ada waktu untuk bersantai
Mari makan Wurst
新しい任務は ゼーア グート!ゼーア グート!
セカイはひとつ ザ ワールド ティンクル ヘタリア
Atarashii ninmu wa ze-a gu-to! Ze-a gu-to!
Sekai wa hitotsu za warudo tinkuru Hetalia
Misi barunya SEHR GUT! SEHR GUT!
Dunia menjadi satu THE WORLD TWINKLE HETALIA
時間はきっちり グーテンターク!ドイツだ!
宙(そら)を進行中 ジャーマン☆ジェット
警戒しながら ロス ゲーツ!ロス ゲーツ!
ナビの設定も完璧だ ヘタリア
Jikan wa kicchiri gu-tenta-ku! Doitsu da!
Sora wo shinkouchuu Jaaman☆jetto
Keikai shinagara rosu ge-tsu! Rosu ge-tsu!
Nabi no settei mo kanpeki da Hetalia
Kita tiba tepat waktu, GUTEN TAG! Aku Jerman!
Menjelajahi angkasa German☆Jet
Sementara tetap waspada, LOS GEHT'S! LOS GEHT'S!
Pengaturan sistem navigasi juga sempurna, Hetalia
宇宙船と遭遇だ!!
あらかじめ読んだ
本の記載の通り
遂行するぞ!
Uchuusen to souguu da!!
Arakajime yonda
Hon no kisai no toori
Suikou suru zo!
Kita telah menemukan pesawat ruang angkasa!
Sama seperti deskripsi dalam buku
Yang sudah kubaca baik-baik
Akan kulakukan!
「わ…ワレワレは…ち…地球人であります!」
“Wa… wareware wa… chi… chikyuujin de arimasu!”
"Ka... kami adalah... pe... penduduk bumi!"
言葉が違っても シュトレーヴェン!シュトレーヴェン!
セカイはひとつ ザ ワールド ティンクル ヘタリア
Kotoba ga chigattemo shutore-ven! Shutore-ven!
Sekai wa hitotsu za warudo tinkuru Hetalia
Meski kita bicara bahasa yang berbeda, STREBEN! STREBEN!
Dunia menjadi satu THE WORLD TWINKLE HETALIA
「うむ、どうやら…うまくいったようだな。」
“Umu, douyara… umaku itta youda na.”
"Hmm, sepertinya... itu berjalan dengan baik."
どんな状況下においても
できないことはない
ほら声を出すぞ
Donna joukyouka ni oitemo
Dekinai koto wa nai
Hora koe wo dasu zo
Tidak peduli situasi apa yang sedang kita alami
Tidak ada yang tidak bisa kita lakukan
Ayo, mari perdengarkan suara kita!
「Zugleich!」
"Bersama-sama!"
C D E F G A B C D
声を合わせて グーテンターク!ドイツだ!
地球(ほし)が近づくぞ ジャーマン☆ジェット
スピードを確認 ロス ゲーツ!ロス ゲーツ!
このままいけば時刻通りだ ヘタリア
「協力、感謝する」
Koe wo awasete gu-tenta-ku! Doitsu da!
Hoshi ga chikadzuku zo jaaman☆jetto
Supi-do wo kakunin rosu ge-tsu! rosu ge-tsu!
Kono mama ikeba jikoku doori da Hetalia
“Kyouryoku, kansha suru”
Mari berkumpul bersama, GUTEN TAG Aku Jerman!
Bumi semakin dekat German☆Jet
Verifikasi kecepatan, LOS GEHT'S! LOS GEHT'S!
Lanjutkan pada tingkat ini dan kita akan sampai tepat waktu Hetalia
"Terima kasih atas kerja samanya"
予定していた場所を
たくさん周って
少々…不思議な
知り合いが増えた
Yotei shiteita basho wo
Takusan mawatte
Shoushou… fushigi na
Shiriai ga fueta
Kita bepergian ke banyak tempat
Yang telah dijadwalkan untuk dikunjungi
Dan membuat kenalan baru
Yang sedikit... aneh
「ん?あのロケット…煙が出ているぞ?む?イタリアァァァァ!」
“N? Ano roketto… kemuri ga deteiru zo? Mu? Itariaaaaa!”
"Ng? Roketnya... mengeluarkan asap? Hah? ITALIAAAAA”
予想外の事態も ルーズン!ルーズン!
セカイはひとつ ザ ワールド ティンクル ヘタリア
Yosougai no jitai mo ru-zun! Ru-zun!
Sekai wa hitotsu za warudo tinkuru Hetalia
Bahkan dalam situasi tidak terduga, LÖSEN! LÖSEN!
Dunia menjadi satu THE WORLD TWINKLE HETALIA
Note:
guten Tag: selamat siang
Los geht's: ayo
sehr gut: bagus sekali
streben: berusaha
Lösen: pecahkan(masalah)
Not exactly, my initials were made to match my mom's- A.K. She also says that she liked how Karo corn syrup was spelled and made my middle name Kara because of it.
2. When was the last time you cried?
Saturday morning when my husband woke me up at 2:45a and I knew I had to get up at 4:30a for work and couldn't go back to sleep.
3. Do you have kids?
FOUR! Aged 11 to 18.
4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
You bet!
5. What sports do you play/have you played?
No. Just no. I run into things. And drop things. I'm severely lacking in cat-like grace.
6. What’s the first thing you notice about other people?
General condition, like pale, sweaty, swollen, red. But I do also notice people's veins a lot.
7. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings! I really do not like scary movies at all and never have.
8. Any special talents?
I'm oddly good at putting down NG tubes.
9. Where were you born?
A little town in coastal Georgia, US.
10. What are your hobbies?
I play video games, obviously. Read. Crochet.
11. Do you have any pets?
Lucy, the chocolate chunk lab.
12. How tall are you?
5 ft 3 in
13. Fave subject in school?
Chemistry. Microbiology, specifically the mechanisms of how antibiotics work.
14. Dream job?
Hermit-like witch that brews potions from things grown in her own lush, extensive garden, that magically doesn't require exposure to heat and bugs to maintain. Hey. It said dream!
Actually, I probably should have gone to pharmacy school to work in pharmaceutical R&D.
15. Eye colour?
Very dark brown, look black unless you're within arms length.
Thanks to @nocturnalazure, @pixelatedpretties, and @drawing-way-outside-the-lines for tagging me!
As usual, I'm late to the party, so if you feel froggy consider yourself tagged!