#kizuna road

[princedevitt]

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NJPW Kizuna Road 6/23/2021

Roppongi 3K (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship -- Good match. Super impressed by Yoh and Ishimori in particular here. El Phantasmo scores the win with his mysterious Sudden Death, the most powerful superkick in pro wrestling. Yawn. Winner: Ishimori and El Phantasmo

[mikunology]

Locations in Sapporo

things in my personal life has calmed down somewhat for the time being so I figured I'd write up an easy lore post that I completely forgot I could make so here we are

I wanted to list some common locations found in Sapporo as featured in Vocal Android! I haven't actually talked about the setting too much and while I'm kinda bad at designing locations, I figured I could at least talk about them a little

But, yeah, I'll do my best to explain, so some lore under the cut?

Crypton Laboratories HQ/Crypton Towers: The place where the CVs live and where Meiko and Kaito work. A huge white, gray, and cyan building shaped like a C if you look at it from above, it's home to Crypton's various research labs. The building has floors entirely dedicated to be Miku, the twins and Luka's living spaces, and they each have their own color-coded rooms and living areas. There's a recording and dance studio in the building for the CVs to do their idol work and music playing, as well as a virtual reality training room. There's also the CVs' very own superhero base of sorts, which Gumi helped design, and allows the crew to oversee the city in case danger makes itself known (it's also a convenient place to hang out and take a nap). There's also a sizeable garage below the building, where Rin keeps the road roller.

Kenmochi Academy High School: Miku, Rin and Len's school. A large, clean campus made of three V-shaped buildings with their points pointing towards each other and hexagon-shaped windows. A pretty high-bar school with a lot of recent technology, it's one of the more popular and well-known high schools in town (and thus, an excellent candidate for Meiko's goal of having the CVs interact with humans their age). It is headed by Principal Sasaki. (Current Student List: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Len, Kobayashi Matcha, Masaoka Azuki, Yumemi Nemu, Hibiki Lui, Akira Kano/Arsloid, Otomachi Una, Sato Sasara, Suzuki Tsudumi, Kokone Aime, Kizuna Akari, Futaba Minato, Hoshino Ichika, Tenma Saki, Hinomori Shiho, Mochizuki Honami, Koharu Rikka (formerly), Suzune Ring)

Ichikawa Academy High School: Gumi's school, a high school on the eastern side of the city. It's a more "normal" high school, less flashy than Kenmochi and looking more typical, but still has a few good programs to its name, including its science program (which Gumi tries to participate in). (Current Student List: Megumi "Gumi" Nakashima, Kotonoha Akane and Aoi, Tohoku Zunko, Gahata Meiji, Kamishiro Rui, Kusanagi Nene, Tenma Tsukasa, AiSuu, Tsuina-chan)

Utahako Elementary School: The local elementary school a block or two away from Kenmochi. It's a modest little elementary school, having been newly refurbished from an older building. Many of the students that go there end up graduating to Kenmochi later. Kiyoteru teaches here. (Current Student List: Kaai Yuki, Oliver Twitchell, Rana, Macne Petit, Tohoku Kiritan, Otomachi Unagi, Ryuuto Nakashima)

The Macne Cafe: A fresh-looking little internet cafe that sits in the town plaza and is the CVs' favorite hangout spot. Established by the Macne Family, it's become slowly but surely known around town for its delicious green apple cheesecake and desserts. Nana has been trying various ways to spread their customer base further.

The V5: A swanky nightclub and bar that is also in the plaza, run by four friends: Amy, Chris, Kaori and Ken. Many of the adult characters come there to drink and chat a bit.

UTAU Studios: A record label company and radio studio stationed in the industry hub of town, notable for its large staff and loooong list of talents. The studio runs a daily radio broadcast that's fairly popular, and their top talent is Namine Ritsu (or it was, anyway).

Sapporo University: The local college. A bit of an older building since it's been there basically forever compared to a lot of the rest of futuristic city. Has a small, colorful dormitory community next to it where students stay. (Current Student List: Galaco, Po-uta, Tsurumaki Maki, Shirosaki Yuudai; Utatane Piko isn't a student but he lives there)

Kamukura Shrine: A humble shrine that's only a little ways away from the beach, and is where most of the cast goes for holiday celebrations (such as New Years). It's headed by Kigashima Sourin and his protégés, Kurono Takehiro, Wakamatsu Akashi, Aoyama Ryuusei and Shirakami Koutarou, who are training to be proper priests. They also have their shrine maiden, a fussy teenage girl named Lumi who claims to be a jellyfish kami from the sea. Her antics tend to bring a lot of visitors.

SEKAI Auditorium: A venue a few blocks away from Crypton HQ and the main place where Miku and friends perform locally. Very spacious and known to host tons of acts, including smaller ones like local bands, singers and theater shows. Also functions as a sort of convention center at times. However, it's tendency to get raided by supervillains (mostly in pursuit of Miku and co.) has given it a bit of a weird reputation.

The Nebula: A recently-established nightclub in the plaza run by American DJ CYBER DIVA (and her partner CYBER SONGMAN), who is also the headlining act of the place. Used to have a bit of a rivalry with Miku, but they're both over it. Gets a lot of younger customers than the ones at the V5.

Dr. Momone's House: A modern house in a quiet neighborhood next to the industrial part of town where Dr. Momone, Momo and Defoko live. Their neighbors consist of Yufu (who lives down the lane), Eru (who lives at the far end of the lane), Tsukishiro Hakupo and his servant bot Kunishiki (who live next door) and Sensei.

Gumi's Apartment: Gumi, Gakupo and Ryuuto's small apartment in a building not too far from Crypton HQ. Not the nicest apartment that ever was, but it's homey.

Gin no Hana: A old-fashioned restaurant that has reasonable business and is popular due to the comfy atmosphere. Managed by Ginsaki and his wife, Koharu.

The Old Soul Theater: An old theater in town that's mainly still in the city for the sake of preservation, but still has small plays and acts now and again. Has been turned into an acting school of sorts by Miriam Stocks, a theater connoisseur.

Ruko's candy shop: A hole-in-the-wall shop in an alleyway managed by Yokune Ruko, where they sell candy, snacks and cheap cups of drip coffee. Totally not shady in the slightest. Is almost constantly out of coffee-flavored hard candy because Ruko keeps eating it.

Meiko's apartment: Meiko's home, a simple apartment in a simple complex where she crashes after a long day at the lab. The CVs have never been to it.

There's probably more than this but yeah :>

[firedragon1321]

While I'm glad to have any expansion onto Tai's adventures, the more recent entries have really forced him towards the epilogue. And while most characters have their fates kinda shoehorned in (i.e.- oh, Matt's studying to become an astronaut! *but it's not plot relevant*), Tai's road to diplomant-hood is more gradual and natural.

Add an extra installment or two and it will make perfect sense. Compare to pre-tri where it came out of nowhere. Also, I've read the epilogue was the intended ending for quite some time. They were just unwilling to drop it and only as of Kizuna pushed Tai properly onto that path.

All of this doesn't mean I have to like it, however. Because I still hate it. Tai needs bare minimum the freedom to run around and scrape his knees, or he's not Tai. And I'm getting close to doing one of these-

[utapri-translations-uuuu]

Emerarudo shiti e no michi - Lyrics + Translation (エメラルドシティへの道)

English title: Road to the Emerald City

Please do not repost/retranslate without permission.

Kanji:

【Va】 生まれも育ちも何もかもが違うけど

【Ki】 同じ旅をする仲間の絆は強い

【Ya】 元から1つのものだったみたいに

【All】 誰もかけてはいけない　大切なピース

【Ki】 我らに

【Ya】 とっては

【Va】 世界に

【All】 唯一の

【Va】 かかし

【Ki】 ブリキ男

【Ya】 ライオン

【All】 少年なのさ

【Va】 助け合い

【Ki】 笑い合い

【Ya】 讃え合い

【Va】 信じ合い

【Ki】 愛し合い

【Ya】 夢を描く

【All】 素晴らしい最高の冒険の友

苦しみや困難を分かち合える　本当の仲間

【All】 後悔しないように　大きく腕を振って進むんだ

【Va】 もちろん

【Ki】 仲間と

【Ya】 一緒にさ！

【All】 黄色の道が

【Ki】 導いてくれる

【Va】 夢の都

【Ya】 エメラルド

【All】 シティへ！

Rōmaji:

【Va】 Umare mo sodachi mo nanimokamo ga chigau kedo 

【Ki】 Onaji tabi o suru nakama no kizuna wa tsuyoi 

【Ya】 Moto kara hitotsu no mono datta mitai ni 

【All】 Dare mo kakete wa ikenai taisetsuna pīsu 

【Ki】 Warera ni 

【Ya】 Totte wa 

【Va】 Sekai ni 

【All】 Yuiitsu no 

【Va】 Kakashi 

【Ki】 Buriki otoko 

【Ya】 Raion 

【All】 Shōnen'na no sa 

【Va】 Tasukeai 

【Ki】 Warai ai 

【Ya】 Tatae ai 

【Va】 Shinji ai 

【Ki】 Aishiai 

【Ya】 Yume o egaku 

【All】 Subarashī saikō no bōken no tomo 

Kurushimi ya kon'nan o wakachi aeru hontō no nakama 

【All】 Kōkaishinai yō ni ōkiku ude o futte susumu nda 

【Va】 Mochiron 

【Ki】 Nakama to 

【Ya】 Issho ni sa! 

【All】 Kiiro no michi ga 

【Ki】 Michibiite kureru 

【Va】 Yume no miyako 

【Ya】 Emerarudo 

【All】 Shiti e!

Translation:

【Va】 Though we were born and grew up in different places,

【Ki】 The bond between companions on the same journey is strong

【Ya】 As if we have been one from the start,

【All】 Each is an important, necessary piece

【Ki】 When it comes 

【Ya】 To us,

【Va】 There is

【All】 Only one

【Va】 Scarecrow

【Ki】 Tin Woodman

【Ya】 Lion

【All】 In the world

【Va】 We help each other,

【Ki】 Laugh together,

【Ya】 Praise each other,

【Va】 Believe in each other,

【Ki】 Love each other,

【Ya】 And have a dream

【All】 Wonderful great friends on this adventure

True companions who can share pain and hardship

【All】 So that we have no regrets, we advance while giving it our absolute best

【Va】 Along with

【Ki】 Our companions,

【Ya】 Of course!

【All】 Towards the Emerald City,

【Ki】 The capital of dreams,

【Va】 Which we can find

【Ya】 By following

【All】 The yellow brick road!

[ilikedetectives]

Spell your url ✧˖°.

Spell out your URL using song titles that can describe your muse/OC, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL!

Thank you @horsyunicorn for the tag! This is for my Tav, Kalius, a criminal ranger Mephistopheles Tiefling whose moral compass is Minthara. Note: lyrics in "" are direct quotes and those in [] are translations stitched together. And "you" in these songs are referring to Minthara in Kalius' POV OwO

I - I Feel Immortal - Tarja Turunen "Whenever I wake up / I’m lost and always afraid / It’s never the same place / I close my eyes to escape / The walls around me" L - LMLY - Jackson Wang "Don't leave me, loving you / Whatever you do / Don't leave me, loving you / If you tip toe out in the morning, I need a warning" I - Imaginarium - Nightwish K - Kizuna No Kiseki - MAN WITH A MISSION x milet [For who do we carry on our lives for / Intertwining fates / Road of the serpent, countless sins / Cut them all down] E - Eyes, Nose, Lips - Taeyang [Your eyes, nose, lips. Your touch that used to touch me. To the end of your fingertips, I can still feel you.] D - Devil - Super Junior [Everything, even kneeling before you feels so natural now...You're cold and hot, devil, like a midsummer rain shower. After drenching my hot body, you burn up my throat again. You make me taste a moment of pleasure, then you burn up my throat again.] E - El Dorado - Two Steps From Hell T - Tempo - EXO [I wanna be the only one hearing her, she's my melody...Your scent is in my heart. Striking like a wave...Don't slow it up for me.] E - End of All Hope - Nightwish "It is the end of all hope / To lose the child, the faith / To end all the innocence / To be someone like me" C - Chân Ái (Vietnamese equivalent of Alurlssrin) - Orange x Khói x Châu Đăng Khoa [Since the day you arrive, dawn suddenly comes to the sky. Like a ring of melodies when all beings are moved. You are the symphony that evokes emotions in the human/mundane world.] T - Truyền Thái Y (Summon the Imperial Doctor) - Ngô Kiến Huy x Masew [You finally notice me. Coming closer, the captivating fragrance blooms. Wait for one minute, I want to say. Summon the imperial doctor, I'm so drunk I already lost my way back.] I - I Think I - Super Junior [The dream that is becoming more distinct...I'll stretch out my hand to catch the perfect moon. Your entrancing dance and eyes that dominate me...Getting drunk only on the entrancing rhythm, I engulf you completely. Getting drunk on you.] V - Vì Yêu Cứ Đâm Đầu (For Love, Dive In Head First) MIN x Đen x JustaTEE [I want to be bounded in your embrace / I want to listen to every breath surrounding me.] E - Ever Dream - Nightwish "Would you do it with me? / Heal the scars and change the stars / Would you do it for me? / Turn loose the heaven within" S - Sha fa (杀伐 / Kill and Conquer) 司空先生 x 苏子凡 x 岚之调 x SESE鱼 (this version specifically x) [It is the hells that invite me, glancing at the flaws of artifices in this world. Dye river with blood in exchange for a heaven and earth without flaws.]

Tagging, if you would like to, no pressure at all ^o^ @minthara, @wyllravengard, @miyku, @userkarlachs, @orphiceonian, @blacksalander, @jove999, @usurperss, @mistress-light, @onewingedangels, @jujoobedoodling, @vikingnerd793

[digitalgate02]

Daisuke Week 2023 • Day 2

[old doodle from Daily Daisuke Doodle project from 2021]

Day 2- Blue Lightning, Lighdramon (episode 11)

sub prompt a) Making friends is hard, but Daisuke and V-mon formed strong bonds through their road. Let’s talk about some of them!

Friendships are important for children, and I love how 02 work in a non-traditional way: Its development is through relationships instead. Which means, a character’s development in 02 is shown by how they interact with the other characters through the story.

With this, Daisuke’s changes come from how he stopped being wary around those kids… And how he became friends with them in the end, to the point in Kizuna he’s going to pick Iori at school with Takeru so they can discuss about his idea of going on a trip with everyone to study ramen (which we know he could’ve done that alone with V-mon, but nope, he wanted to invite EVERYONE if possible!)

First things first, I’m sorry to disagree with Kiuchi Reiko (who voiced Daisuke in 02 and post media until Kizuna) and say the first person Daisuke considered his equal was Inoue Miyako. If you watch 02-or-even-Kizuna carefully you can see how both Daisuke and Miyako get along! He’s fine teasing her, having ridiculous siblings-like fights… But he also seems to respect her as well, and even care about her opinion when she’s gushing about Ken or Michael in front of him. And Miyako on her end, tends to care about what he thinks of her as well, and never tries to treat him differently – remember, she’s a year older than him! And if either of them call by something different, like Daisuke adding the ‘-san’ honorific at the end of her name, or her calling him by ‘Daichan’ (or, in the BR dub: “Dai querido” → “Dai darling”), they will definitely find it suspicious or odd. Their M.O. is just teasing the heck out of each other! Like… In Kizuna:

The first thing Daisuke says to Miyako once they meet in New York is not “Hello” or “How are you” – he straight teases her telling her and Hawkmon. And of course, she teases him back, because that’s how their relationship had been for years!!

Daisuke likes to tease her, as much she also likes to tease him – To be quite fair, everyone in Daisuke’s friend circle likes to tease him. They all love him to the bits. Even V-mon teases the heckie out of him too!! Though in V-mon’s case… V-mon is blunt and honest just like Daisuke, to the point he has no filter when he says things. Which could lead to Daisuke getting embarrassed in front of the others. But okay, Daisuke loves them all, V-mon and Miyako and everyone, so much he’s thankful for their support and being there in his life:

Let’s bring everyone along with me, today, too Really, always, thank you, Thank you so much • RUNNING MAN lyrics TL by Kazari

The Kizuna drama CD also has this funny cute moments of Daisuke getting excited for every suggestion given by his friends, and only at the end of the story he reminds them what was the purpose of this group trip. Not only that! He also credits everyone for helping him with valuable advice (which some of them said to not remember of it being legit advice lol) – which only shows how Daisuke values and treasures all of the five and the digimon.

[daisukeweek]

Here's the prompts again!! Don't forget -- the event will be held on April 10 to April 16!!

How to join: Interpret the prompts as you would like to, or pick any (or both) sub prompts to work with! (this format was adopted from digiweek events, because it helped a lot in the past imo)

Day 1- The One Who Inherits Courage (episode 1)

sub prompt a) How was Daisuke’s life before meeting V-mon and making friends with the Chosen Children? 

sub prompt b) Talk about what you like of Daisuke & V-mon

Day 2- Blue Lightning, Lighdramon (episode 11)

sub prompt a) Making friends is hard, but Daisuke and V-mon formed strong bonds through their road. Let’s talk about some of them!

sub prompt b) Which V-mon evolution (presented in the anime or other 02/Kizuna media) is your favorite? Which one is the coolest in your opinion?

Day 3- Jogress Evolution! Now, Two Hearts Become One (episode 26)

sub prompt a) Daisuke is a stubborn person who can make the impossible be possible. Which Daisuke & V-mon scenes were the most important for you?

sub prompt b) Which other jogress pairs with Daisuke you’ve liked to see explored?

Day 4- Where Should We Go? (LAST EVOLUTION KIZUNA Deluxe Blu-Ray’s Drama CD)

sub prompt a) Daisuke and V-mon are going to many places in order to study ramen and learn more with their future competitors. Which places would they and their friends go now?

sub prompt b) Do a meme with Daisuke & V-mon

Day 5- Welcome to World’s No. 1 Noodle! (Best Partner Kizuna- HEY-rasshai! duet)

sub prompt a) To reach the top and get the title of “Best Ramen In The World” Daisuke and V-mon have a lot to learn. How do they manage their part-time job at Yamatoya Ramen and their own studies?

sub prompt b) What’s your favorite extra material piece’s moment with Daisuke & V-mon? (Movies, Drama CDs, Character Songs, Media Crossovers, etc)

Day 6- Beyond the Future! (Best Partner Kizuna- V-mon’s solo song)

sub prompt a) What lies within the future for Daisuke & V-mon? What do you expect for 02 THE BEGINNING? Theories? Wishes?

sub prompt b) Share your favorite headcanons/AUs/Artists/Writers

Day 7- The Last Armor Evolution (episode 49)

Free day: do something not prompted in the event (under the guidelines, of course)

→ Don't forget to mention @daisukeweek and to use the tag #daisukeweek2023 → Event guidelines can be found here (mobile) or here (desktop).

[schadentekkers]

hi jackie do u have fave tekkers matches i wanna add some to the lost of matches me n my friends watch together. feel free to go buck wild

oh gosh ok let me think!! so obvs i'd have to say the matches against naito and sanada at summer struggle and wrestle grand slam where they lost and then subsequently won the iwgp tag titles back. and thne i'll spew off a couple more below~

vs ibushi and tana at summer struggle and dominion. vs tom lawlor and royce isaacs from this year's g1 (21:00). vs okada and yano at hyper battle (1:58:40). and while it's not just zack and taichi, the match against lij at kizuna road (1:06:04) has one of my all time favorite moments at the end in which naito and sanada trick zack and taichi into signing a contract for a title match.

[shironezuninja]

“Kizuna no Kiseki” Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc Opening Song, Original Japanese Song Sung by Man With a Mission, English Fandub Sung by Mewsic

“🎵🎶I keep on running through this dark night, I don’t know where to go

The moon above is all I see, the only thing in sight that’s guiding me

No matter what, I can’t erase it, all of the pain and tears

But I won’t ever let it win, my spark inside will never dim

Who were we fighting for all of this time?

How do we brave all this pain deep inside?

Cut through the darkness till you see the light

Until the day we see it shine

I can feel the fire burning deep inside my heart and my soul

I won’t let go until we reach the dawn we dreamed to find on this road

And until the day that we meet again, that I can be right next to you

Oh, even if I lose it all tonight, I won’t give up till the end

Together we will make it through, and we will choose our destiny!

And all the pain, the joy, the suffering that we endure within this life

Again, again we’ll fight on through so justice will prevail through our strife

Who were we living for all of this time?

And how did our fates come to be intertwined?

Cut through the snakes and the sins that we find

So we can walk this path tonight!

Free the fires in your heart, release the passion deep in your soul

If we keep on reaching for the sky, I know we’ll change tomorrow

And no matter what, I will not let go, I’ll stay with you until the end

I’ll be beside you, hand in hand

Even when I close my eyes today, I remember how I wished and prayed

For the future that I longed to see, the dream I fought for endlessly

And someday, I will dedicate it all to you, yes, all to you

Free the fires in your heart, unleash the spirit burning within

Rise up above the pain and tears, and soar towards the dawn today!

Free the fires in your heart, release the passion deep in your soul

If we keep on reaching for the sky, I know we’ll change tomorrow

And until the day that we meet again, that I can be right next to you

Oh, even if I lose it all tonight, I won’t give up till the end

Together we will make it through, and we will choose our destiny!🎶🎵”

[princedevitt]

[nerice]

Ok so it seems like a lot of characters in your novel die sooner or later. So… which of them survives in the end? If it’s even possible to say; as far as I understood there are several timelines.

[rubs hands together] this is my new favourite ask!!!!!! in the interest of keeping some secrets (esp bc some actual Reader Friends might see this) i will be vaguely dodgy and just compile a list of chars who Survive by the metric that i've never written a death scene for them; so even if an oc is not listed here, i.e. implied Dead, they might still make it thru canon perfectly fine, i just happen to have a dedicated au where they're butchered horrifically. for funsies <3

also only guys listed on the oc site because i genuinely could not tell you who does or doesn't make it thru less figured out story corners [a/s drops onto me like a piano for comedy] LET'S GO !!

chess (courtesy of being part of the moon core, i guess. gets gored pretty bad by gray but is functionally unkillable. faye also heavily considers taking an earnest shot at him in her motd rampage but ultimately chickens out for fear of breaking the universe apart again)

damia :^)

devon (chewtoy for both friend and foe but he makes it thru <3)

eliada (ON THIN ICE. i still think kizuna should eat him once he returns to a/s but as of now i am undecided if he gets any comeuppance for his..... Various Flaws.)

jack (somehow survives attempts on his life by every single soulless, and jumie) speaking of which,

jumie!! destined to outlive her loved ones in any incarnation, with the exception of platinum road where i am,,,,, i am not saying sky actually might....... k*ll h*r, but [i am exited from this thought immediately and always] so she lives by the grace of me being unable to stomach that hypothetical scenario ._.

kizuna (has to showdown avery in llf. after that it's anyone's guess)

LEAH !!!!!! daughter of all time who LIVES. which was not the case in older canon where she succumbed to her illness between seasons but i FOUND A WAY TO SAVE HER. SHE LIVES and that is the only thing that matters 2 me in this entire novel verse ;-;

linn......... fwiw i've written death scenes for her but u know they're little more than fun pastime ventures and never stick. like, getting gray to kill her is her idea of foreplay lmfao (i digress)

noah :^)

don't start thinking any of these bastards are truly safe tho!!!!! (except leah. nothing will ever happen to leah! i'll torch and burn this entire verse before i let her come 2 harm again) <///3

[the-kings-of-games]

What’s your thoughts on the Aki x Yusei pairing? Or rather, their interactions in the series?

Faith—Don’t Ship It

Why don’t you ship it?

I unfortunately don't find Akiza's and Yūsei's relationship that interesting I guess. 🤔 I never drove that deep into Akiza as a character and tend to use her in my writing in the background or support, so I never developed anything with her besides maybe being friends with Crow and Jack in her own way, lmao. But not Yūsei, who I also have the most difficulty writing out of the three boys.

I guess I have a hard time imagining Akiza and Yūsei doing things together, though that "date" episode provided great material. To me, Yūsei's mind is always wandering, code and engineering the bricks of the road to the future, and Akiza is always trailing after him from afar. Honestly, it's not a bad dynamic, but it's ultimately missing key components that I need to enjoy said dynamic, lmao.

Also, I had this one experience with a shipper that really rubbed me the wrong way, and the association persist.

What would have made you like it?

Nothing as far as I know. 030 I wasn't even shipping Faith before seeing Crow; I was shipping Kingcrab from the start, lmao. I love childhood friends who also antagonistuc and contrasting, so anything else would've dust in its wind. (EXCEPT for Kizuna, lol. It got better actually.) Even as Akiza's and Yūsei's friendship grows, Faith strings not a tune for me.

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

It's a cute ship, and I appreciates all the art and fics people have made for them. ^^ And if it counts, I don't mind Faith (usually in the context of Kizuna)—as I said before, I crackship if it's horny or funny enough, lmao, but I can definitely see Yūsei genuinely loving Akiza in that way. (It's just that for me, it doesn't work out because they want and expect different things from a romantic relationship. I actually wrote a fic about it, lolololololol. Bittersweet ending.

Thanks for asking, @ctaylor108!

Send me a ship and I’ll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not.

[king-of-better]

Number.00: C: Embryo -ORANGESITE-

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70% of Earth's surface is ocean. The shadow of what looks like a whale glides through the water, but much too quick. This is Betterman Aqua, and can sense something happening across space, the beginning of a battle he will engage in, 11 years in the future, against the Conqueror King.

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Gutsy Galaxy Guard, plus the J-Ark crew, find themselves in a world of radiance, with no discernible time or space. Hyuma cannot comprehend, and Taiga is confused they have not emerged in the solar system, Liger is trying to understand the radiance. They are gathered on Kushinada's bridge, and J, his body injured requests Tomoro explain, it starts trying to make inferences, but feels the energy forcibly repairing J-Ark, which also spreads to J-Ark, and looking to the exterior it is clear the Brave Robos and Genesic are experiencing the same terrible restorations. Gai is also experiencing this, an hears Mikoto, the Semi-Evoluder still in the Manage Machine, also experience the restoration, able to speak to him again. Even GekiRyuJin's self destruct unit, and the Gun Machines which had been reduced to scraps have been restored, and Goldymarg, who had been reduced to his AI block and hardwired into the Goldion Crusher, is restored as his normal sense. Hyoryu and Enryu remember the sensation from the time this energy filled them before, but Entoji and Kazuo find the energy from THE POWER filling them all is too much, Swan confirming this energy is thousands of times more potent. Stallion sees Liger make a face he's never seen before, as he realises what this place is. The Orange Site, effectively a theoretical universal embryo, the result of the previous universe collapsing that would expand into the new one, so they seem to be off by about 15 billion years, THE POWER is effectively the energy of this place leaving out through dimensional tears into the future. Renais just about gets it, Liger briefly shows how glad he is to see his daughter restored, but as he starts explaining that the energy is probably even more potent than detected, what they've measured is the limit of Kushinada's instruments, he realises the data that allowed him to discern this was sent by something else out there, which reveals itself as a voice of his brother.

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Liger calls out for Leo, before realising the voice is more like coming straight to his brain, not via speech or the Limpid Channel. The others can also hear this, Gai being told Kizuna is also there. Leo apologises to his son and brother for the fate that had brought them there, as soon Oath Over Omega will escape from the Orange Site into the future. THE POWER is potent enough in the universe as it is, if Oath Over Omega pours out it will quickly destroy the universe, and this will happen soon. Leo sends further data, showing a slight tear opening by artificial means, seemingly the work of Palus Abel, and the Brave's using Galeoria Road have wound up here on the way home. Gai understands his parents grief, but hopes to use their presence to save the universe. Mikoto, now able to move, gets out of the Manage Machine, so she can greet Leo again, and Kizuna for the first time, and promises that they will all support Gai in his battle, and receives Kizuna's blessing. Renais can sense the warmth and see the figures of her aunt and uncle, J smiles at her own presence.

3

Swan confirms the location of the Dimensional Tear, and Taiga declared GGG's primary mission is to prevent the Triple Zero escaping the Orange Site. The Brave's are all united in determination, despite the fact they have had no time to rest. 

Swan reports 700 seconds to the burst, but Kazuo confirms the GS-Rides and Jewel Generator only need 590 seconds to link. Leo and Kizuna had recommended using them all to push back against Triple Zero. Volfogg privately asks Entoji if he believes it will work,he responds in the positive. Volfogg, Hyoryu, Enryu, GekiRyuJin, Koryu, Anryu, Mic, Goldy, J, Tomoro, Renais and Gai unite their power.

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It is unfortunate for humanity that the dimension tear happens to be at Jupiter, but it is a blessing that the Braves happen to be at the Orange Site. The Braves together resists Triple Zero with all their might, but Gai quietly realises that if the onslaught is unending, they will eventually lose, so they need to make their next move. He hesitated to say anything, but Mikoto encourages him, and with everyone else confirming they feel the same way, he decides to uses Galeoria Road to attempt to close the tear, like the Pliers could do. Liger confirms it is theoretically possible, though it is unfortunate that, for the sake of Triple Zero not leaking out with them, they have to do it without exiting themselves. But Gai resolves that their lives are worth the price. When Leo and Kizuna apologise Liger rejects it, while recalling that where they connect to the future might change as the curvature of the Orange Site changed in response to their energies. The tear must initially connect to sometime before 1990, where Jupiros-1 collected THE POWER and brought it back to earth, but as the curvature changes, they can no longer determine when they would return to, will it be before they were exiled from earth, or after. Liger is determined to stay fit will protect the 27 children he has still on earth (one, Renais, is of course with him)

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J-Ark can Joe move on it's own, so King J-Der goes to join the Brave Robos in resisting Triple Zero, even if he has no particular need to protect the blue planet, he wants to protect Arma. Seeing J's will, Renais grants him her own power, King J-Der again enshrined in a silver glow. Gai briefly considers he could just go through, but refuses to risk Mamoru, or anyone else, and prepares the Galeoria Road. 

Then the Brave Robos suddenly start restraining him, and all wrapped in an orange glow. He tries to reach Kushinada, but is informed by his parents that everyone has succumbed to Triple Zero. It has no will of its own, merely a process of death and rebirth, and yet there are civilisations that defy this cycle. Leo suspects Triple Zero had some influence on the Z-Master, as the Primevals may well have passed through the Orange Site to reach their universe. The Heart Primevals's claims of universal truth matched that Gai had come to understand.

With the Braves under Triple Zero, the energy is no longer restrained, and starts flowing out of the tear. From King J-Der, still resisting, J and Renais encourage Gai not to give up. Genesic GaoGaiGar throws off his allies even as the orange glow engulfs King J-Der, and engages Hyper Mode, and pours more power into the Galeoria Road, now shining gold. As he focuses everything on closing the gap, he  can feel Genesic GaoGaiGar being overtaken, and hears the voice of he Somnium Lamia, which had spoken to him in the Trinary Star System, call out to the Evoluder that it is time to transcend life. 

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In August 2010 earth faced the unprecedented disaster that was the Invisible Burst, not knowing the source was a mere trickle of Triple Zero coming through a dimensional tear. Thanks to the Braves trapped in the Orange Site, humanity received a reprieve of 6 years. 

Gai is awoken by his parents, in a place between the Orange Site and the universe, they let him know Galeon saved him from also being corrupted. He sees his partner, now wrapped in orange flames, and it is clear the Genesic Aura must be derived from Triple Zero, as Genesic is now more powerful, the most suitable vessel for Triple Zero, the best Acolyte of the Conqueror King. Leo and Kizuna inform Gai that Triple Zero is attempting to reopen the tear he closed. Gai is assured his chance to stop it will soon come. He feels lost, as all his allies have already fallen to Triple Zero, but he is reminded that that isn't true. 

In 2016, the Conqueror King finally opens the gate, and Gai managesri escape, and sees the familiar sight of PhantomGao, and knows the moment he hoped for has come

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So some minor details:

**In the Synchro Dimension, since nobody seriously challanged Jack in Friendship Cup (basically ARC-V's analogue for Fortune Cup), he never had to reconsider his ideology.

***This sets up Yuya as Yusei analogue, and Yugo as a sort of red herring, since he won't make it big in Friendship Cup.

**In this Dimension, Satellite, and NDC have long been connected, but since the Sector Security was not radically altered, slums just grew below.

***The Tops, and Commons are not just separated from each other, but separated between each other, ie. Top communities also do not interact with other Tops, Commons don't interact with other Commons. So this is really just California.

****Further to add this point, since there is no redistribution of wealth, turbo-charged technological advancement is much more clear here than 5D's, but it is limited for a small percentage.

**Though D-Wheels in this timeline have advanced Solid Vision, roads still have expensive Solid Vision projectors, for Field Spells, and similar cards.

**Yugo does Yuya's line in the Episode 55's teaser. It is fun.

As a side note, OP3's final line is translated as "Beyond that Speed", does that mean Ray's Synchro form will be called Beyond the Synchro or something?

Also:

There is this line:

"Hokori takaki shinkuro shoukan  aratana kiseki okoshite"

Which means:

Prideful Synchro Summons, Create a new miracle

Nice foreshadowing for Beyond the Pendulum there, ARC-V.

Also:

Kurayami sae kirisaite iku

Which means:

I'll cut through even the darkness

Which, if you watched DM, is a reference to Dark Paladin's summon (which is also later referenced in Piercing the Darkness card), and teases Yuya's Synchro Paladins.

There are more obvious references here (kizuna, referring to Yusei's obssession to bonds), but you can probably find those. I'm surprised that others haven't during ARC-V's airing, considering how obvious some of these are, but ehh.