#koushiro commentary

[izzyizumi]

M E, BurSTING Through THE DOOR: I, for one, think Koushiro *ESPECIALLY* deserves to have *MULTIPLE* 1 to 2-WEEK~ long breaks throughout future years of Helping Out The TeamTM if not mOrE--

[koushirouizumi]

Me, into my void: So, Anyway, did you know "Izzy" can also be short for "Isidor{e}"/"Isador{e}" which was also historically a common given name among {+Ashke} Jews, and it's much more likely the name {DigiAdvs} 'Izzy''s U.S. Eng dub name came from that instead of from 'JUST'/'obviously' 'Izumi'?....

[ashxketchum]

New collaboration with Loft & Amnibus was announced for Digimon Adventure!

Details about exact merch will follow soon, but the tweet states that the concept was decided by keeping the idea of 25th Anniversary in focus but the art itself is flower + wedding outfit themed. The collab will start in June which is considered a good month for brides in Japan and so we see many wedding themed anime illustrations get released during this time every year.

Now it is time for another certified Ayushi breakdown 🫡

Taichi and Agumon are seen holding Edelweiss, with a pattern of the flower drawn beautifully on Taichi's shirt as well. Edelweiss in Japanese Language of Flowers (Hanakotoba) is meant to symbolise 'cherished memories/大切な思い出' and 'courage/勇気', while in Western Language of Flowers it's meant to symbolise 'noble courage' and 'daring' - both of which are apt for our best leader 🧡

Yamato and Gabumon are seen holding Alstroemeria (Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily), and while the flower motif is not drawn onto his clothes, Yamato's coat's breast pocket is decorated with the flower as well. In Hanakotoba, Alstroemeria is meant to symbolise 'persistence/持続' or 'longing for the future/未来への憧れ', while in Western Language of Flowers it's meant to symbolise 'friendship' and 'devotion'. All meanings are apt for him imo, but especially persistence and longing for the future are very representative of his arc from the first series till Kizuna.

Sora and Piyomon are seen with Pink Carnations, with the neckline of Sora's jumpsuit lined with a bunch of the flowers. I personally love the visual of Sora in this pink jumpsuit, it plays into her slightly tomboyish yet extremely gentle personality so well! In Hanakotoba carnations symbolise 'innocent and deep love/無垢で深い愛' and pink carnations specifically symbolise 'love of a woman/女性の' 'passionate love/熱愛' and "beautiful gesture/美しいしぐさ'. In Western Language of Flowers carnations symbolise 'fascination' and love'. All meanings are pretty accurate for Sora, but red carnations are used to symbolise Mother's love in Japan so it would've been nice if they threw in a mix of red and pink to hint at her relationship with her mother!

Koushiro and Tentomon are seen holding Violet Sage, which at first glance I thought was Lavender. The flower pattern is also visible on his waistcoat and bowtie, which ties together his outfit very nicely! In Hanakotoba, Sage seems to have many symbolisations, 'respect/尊敬', 'wisdom/知恵', 'good home/良い家庭', and 'family love/家族愛'. But Blue (Violet) Sage specifically signify respect and wisdom. In Western Language of Flowers, Sage symbolises 'esteem', 'wisdom' and 'domestic virtue'. Again, a perfect choice for Koushiro, I personally would prefer to believe that they picked this not because of his crest but because of 'good home' and 'family love' since that part of Koushiro's arc in the first series was probably the most impressionable aspect of his character.

Mimi and Palmon are seen holding baby's breath, with Mimi's dress covered in a pattern of it. Even keeping my bias towards Mimi aside, this is possibly one of the prettiest outfit of hers till date, it genuinely looks like she's about to walk down the aisle as a flower girl for a very happy couple! In Hanakotoba, Baby's Breath or Kasumisou, symbolises 'pure heart/清らかな心', 'innocence/無邪気', 'kindness/親切', and 'happiness/幸福'. In Western Language of Flowers it symbolises 'everlasting love', 'purity of heart', and 'innocence'. All meanings apply to Mimi to the T, but they're also very apt for the whole wedding theme of the merch which makes this particular outfit + flower choice my favourite from the lot.

Jou and Gomamon are seen holding Violets or Sumire. I honestly struggled to figure out the flower for a while, at first glance I thought it was Periwinkle but since that was not mentioned in the Hanakotoba reference anywhere, I searched other people's interpretations and settled with Violets. His tie also has a cute pattern of the flower, and it makes me wonder if Koushiro and Jou went shopping for their outfits together! In Hanakotoba, Sumire symbolise 'modesty/謙虚', 'sincerity/誠実', and 'small happiness/小さな幸せ'. Depending on the colour, the symbolism can change in Hanakotoba, and purple Violets specifically represent 'fidelity' along with 'love'. In Western Language of Flowers it symbolises 'modesty' and 'faithfulness'. This is as Jou as a flower can get lol.

Takeru and Patamon are seen with White Gerberas. Like Yamato, Takeru's outfit doesn't have a pattern of the flower, but the Gerberas themselves are pinned to his suspenders. In Hanakotoba, Gerbera symbolises 'hope/希望' and 'always moving forward/常に前進'. White Gerbera specifically are used to symbolise 'hope' and 'honesty/律儀'. In Western Language of Flowers it is meant to symbolise 'cheerfulness' and 'beauty'. All meanings are accurate for Takeru, no comment needed!

Hikari and Tailmon are seen with Sunflowers. I personally feel that Hikari's outfit is a little too much compared to the rest, just the sunflower belt would've been enough but they added that extra line at the hem and it's kind of an overdose. In Hanakotoba, Sunflowers symbolise 'I gaze only at you/私はあなただけを見つめる', 'adoration/愛慕', and 'worship/崇拝'. In Western Language of Flowers, it symbolises 'adoration' and 'false riches'. I understand that they wanted to go with a bright or perky flower for Hikari but something like a Pink Aster which symbolises patience or Cosmos which symbolises harmony, peace etc. might suit Hikari better given the overall theme of the illustration. The only miss in the otherwise perfectly depicted theme and art!

[shipcestuous]

(submission)

The biological brosis thing is a very small thing over the course of a long manga, but I’m submitting it here for that reason even if there’s things that could go on both blogs here. Sorry if that’s not okay?

Anyway: in Namaiki Zakari, the MC Yuki is treated like a big sister by the basketball team she manages (many of them actually call her that). For a while, she treats her LI/future boyfriend Naruse like a pesky little brother, to the point where she even tells the whole club that. He tries to go along with the ruse for a little bit, before he caves and points out he doesn’t see her like an older sister at all. (If you take those chapters in isolation, it feels like a fauxcest story, lol)

but I’m actually here to talk about her family. Yuki makes such a good team “big sis” because she’s an older sister to five(!) siblings. There’s triplet brothers, a year younger than her, and then twin little sisters (maybe another year younger than that). She’s lived her entire life up until the story starts completely ignoring her own needs and feelings, because as the oldest sibling, she’s had to prioritize her younger siblings’ needs all the time. It’s sweet but sad.

You could already make the case that it’s a little suggestive who she ends up with: a boy who’s the same age as her younger brothers, and who she initially viewed as another bratty little brother type of guy. Plus, her LI Naruse also has an older sister of his own, and falls for the ultimate older sister type. It’s quite amusing.

But then, we see a flashback where one of Yuki’s brothers–Koushiro (who does notedly have a “sister complex”)–did the cute manga trope where, as a little kid, he declared his intention to marry Yuki when they grew up. Of course, he didn’t know what a wedding ring was (he was that small), so he heard “round thing” and brought her a bunch of pill bugs. Which is gross, but still endearing. (He did change his mind about marrying her a short time later, though.)

There’s an arc later in the manga–when Yuki and her boyfriend are already pretty serious–when Koushiro runs away from home over an incredibly dumb fight with one of his triplets and decides to stay with Yuki. He’s annoyed to find out her boyfriend already planned to stay over, and the two don’t get along very well right away. That’s partially because they’re pretty similar! Again, that’s suggestive.

And when Yuki tells her boyfriend the story about the pill bugs, his first question is “did you sleep together?” He clarifies he meant it in the innocent way, and she says it wasn’t weird that they did (in the innocent way) because they were siblings. Then Naruse is like, “I know I always tell you stuff like ‘don’t treat me like I’m a little brother,’ but now I’m jealous.” He wants Yuki to dote on him like she’d dote on her siblings! And she’s like, “Jealous? He’s my brother,” and Naruse points out that, even if that’s the case, Kou has still gotten to see sides of Yuki that Naruse hasn’t, due to them being siblings.

It’s just a really interesting dynamic: the MC dates a guy who’s the same age and a similar personality to her sibling, and that guy both has an older sister himself and also kinda wants to be treated like a romantic version of a younger sibling (whether he usually denies it or not).

And then, immediately after that conversation, Yuki's other two brothers–Shintarou and Kenjirou–come over to the house to find Koushiro, and another brotherly fight breaks out. Yuki apologizes to her boyfriend for all the sudden drama, and he suggests they just used it as an excuse to get some attention from their sister since it’s been a while, now that she’s moved to her own apartment for college.

(A small note, but Kou and Shin were the ones fighting before. Kenjirou just came along to mediate and was really enthusiastic to do it. He’s the most wholesome–read: happy-go-lucky–of the three, and it was really cute. I kinda ship the triplets with each other tbh. And the twin sisters, too.)

Anyway, the brothers ask Yuki if, now that she has a boyfriend, she’s suddenly eager to kick her brothers out. Ostensibly “out of her apartment that they came to without any notice,” but also maybe in a “have we been replaced?” sense. And they tease her for wanting to be alone with her boyfriend. As I mentioned, Yuki used to do everything her family wanted without ever being selfish, so they’re shocked when she basically snaps, “Is it so wrong if I did?” (And then it’s just super awkward, as it would be anytime you suddenly hear about a sibling and their partner Doing Stuff. But it’s very funny.)

The brothers talk about how much their sister has changed the past few years: she’s become more expressive and willing to stand up for what she wants. And they kind of resolve (in their own goofy way) to try and act less like brats. And then they eat dinner with Yuki and Naruse, and they really start buddying up with him. Before they leave, Koushiro even drops the suggestion that he’d be okay with it if Naruse proposed to Yuki one day. Because we need that brotherly permission, obvi.

But anyway, I need to reiterate that–even if Yuki’s boyfriend has had a character arc, grown up a little, and also pushed Yuki to think of her own wants more often–he’s still reminiscent of her little brothers in some ways, and especially with the way he acted early on in the manga. So the situation is still really funny to me.

omg, something just hit me. Yuki’s boyfriend—I referred to him by last name since that’s how he’s called in the manga but his first name is Shou. Which sounds so much like her brother’s nickname of Kou. The parallels are wild and don’t you think that has to be intentional?

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Thanks for sharing with us about this manga! 

Koushiro and Yuki sound very cute, and the canon relationship does sound pretty suggestive of bro/sis vibes.

[hikari-m]

{Digimon Adventure} ~ A.M.V (Anime Music Video) ~ {Jigoku} Together + Song: {H e l l} Together (Sung By: David A r c h u l e t a) Featuring Ship: Koushiro{u} Izumi x Taichi Yagami {KouTai} / {Taishiro[u]} & Izumi (Parents) as Family (with bonus 2020 Reboot Koushiro + KouTai Moments)

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Summary:

Don't be bold...

But the more you grow, You know the truth

And all I want is to make you proud If I would run would I let you down? You SAID-

If I have to "live" without YOU I DON'T wanna live "FOREVER"- So LET 'EM close the gates-

We'll go to {"Jigoku"} Together

My Commentary: This A.M.V. showcases mostly Koushiro's Adoptee storyline, while also including brief scenes from 2020 eps that focused on Koushiro's inclusion or highlights. (There are a few tiny semi-spoilery segments from final battle of Digimon 2020 Episodes 66~67, but mainly show Koushiro.) There are no Tri, Kizuna, or The Beginning spoilers here. However, a finalized version may add in other moments later!

A.M.V By Hikari M. Productions a.k.a @izzyizumi / @koushirouizumi

{Do Not Copy} {Do Not Re-post} {Do Not Remove Caption} {Do Not Re-produce My Works/Editing Under any Circumstances, including for A. I. Usage, without my Permission}

Further commentary under the 'read more'!

Extended Commentary: An A.M.V. I made in just under 2 hours, or, about an hour and 50 minutes total of editing, plus saving and review checks; as I aimed to finish just in time for: "Kou&Ten Day" a.k.a a "Koushiro & Tentomon Day" {Focus} (5/10, May 10) in the J.P.N fan base, the name comes from the "Kou" of Koushiro's J.P.N name, {Kou = Go = "Five" (5)} as pronounced in J.P.N + "Ten", a nickname for "Tentomon" partially given by Mrs. Izumi during "02" ("Tento-san") Koushiro fans often share Koushiro works on this day, including platonic works.

This particular work, specifically for Koushiro x Taichi, includes a Queer focus lens as the original song did. (Please be respectful if interacting on this work!)

This {s o n g} means a LOT to me on a personal level, so please, please if you can support and consider purchasing the original by A r c h u l e t a, at any official links it may be out on, including I T U N E S!

As Mother's Day 2k24 is also 5/12 this year, it's also just in time for combo Kou&Ten Day+Mother's Day!

[magpiejay1234]

Episode 48.

This is Belial Vamdemon's proper debut.

Koushiro's phone ring is Entry of the Gladiators.

Oikawa reveals if he does not take the Dark Seeds, they will further grow into Dark Trees. The term used here is Ankoku no Jumoku, which can mean Tree of Darkness, or Woods of Darkness, as the term Jumoku can refer to a single (generally large) tree, or a wooded area.

Oikawa reveals the Dark Seeds inside Ken could adapt to him, but the copies cannot.

Oikawa uses Gennai's gate puzzle from OG Adventure to open the gate.

Oikawa explains the remaining plot threads:

***Ken was chosen to become the Kaiser, since he was a Chosen Child. Here, the meaning is likely meant to refer to the fact that he is a Crest-bearer, not just someone with a Digital Partner.

***Dark Towers originate from Dagomon's Ocean (this is a retcon, since Ken's Dark Tower was disrupting the Dark Ocean in Episode 13). Their main purpose is to change the digital environment.

***Oikawa needed to disrupt the Digital World to enter as a tainted adult, as Digital World would not accepted him. If he was a pure adult, he would presumably be accepted.

Instead, he used the Dark Seeds in children as a barrier to spoof Digital World's programming (Dark Seeds are pieces of Millenniumon, so they can alter reality, and cause dimensional disruptions.)

Kids' collective will allows the gate to be opened, and Dark Seeds serve as a barrier to protect Oikawa.

Oikawa, and children fail to get to Digital World, instead ending up in a subspace.

Vamdemon appears, and reveals his intentions.

Vamdemon reveals he created Evil Rings out of the data of Tailmon's Holy Ring. Tailmon calls out his spitefulness. This is a retcon, since Evil Rings were created by Ken, but we will discuss this in the commentary.

Vamdemon also reveals that he lied about Dark Seeds acting as a barrier, they were instead food for him.

Episode ends with Daisuke trying to pump up the cast against the impossible odds.

****

Vamdemon's Evil Ring reveal suggests part of him was inside Ken all along, but this is yet to become a plot point. For now, this is just a last minute retcon that is inconsistent with rest of the show, similar to other last minute retcons of this episode.

[florencetheflowerfairy]

Fanfiction Update

I finally posted all of my English Sorato drabbles to FFN!

You can read them here in this collection, Love Makes Life Longer. It currently has 2 more chapters than the Spanish version.

FYI, my birthday is coming up in February! If you’ve read any of my stories, the best present you could give me would be to write commentary! Commentary and conversations are the only reasons that I stay active in this fandom. I’m a shy person, but I’ve gotten better at telling people when I like their writing. I know that commentary means a lot more to writers than “likes” or “favorites” or “kudos.”

I will hopefully have an Ao3 account soon, if that’s easier for some of you. :) 

[earlgreymon]

flying birds & floating petals; a koukari playlist for lovers who questioned about the reflecting wings and fallen cherry blossom on the river. (youtube / spotify)

01. must have been the wind - alec benjamin we can talk about the noise when you're ready 02. venus - sleeping at last astronomy in reverse, it was me who was discovered 03. hesitate - steve moakler excuse me while i fall for you 04. you can - david archuleta show me the good thing comes to those who wait 05. livewire - oh wonder so hold me, when i'm wasting the light 06. (they long to be) close to you - chord overstreet that is why all the boys in town follow you all around—just like me, they long to be close to you 07. take care of yourself - maisie peters you don't get a medal for the last one awake, so rest your eyes and give your baggage to me 08. bright - echosmith did you and jupiter conspire to get me? i think you and the moon and neptune got it right cause now I'm shining bright 09. love u - shye take it slow, you don't gotta tell me. i just wanna know if you need me to call you maybe—it's alright if you don't bonus tracks: there are many ways to say i love you - sylvan esso you'll find many ways to say 'i love you', you'll find many ways to understand what love is

part 1 of lovers in japan series track-by-track commentaries;

since the beginning of june, i've been curating some songs that i think can be associated with my favourite pairs on my twitter. as the digiweek is coming and one of the prompt is "music" i was thinking to wrap them all into a playlist for each pair.

but... i end up having five playlists, and i don't think i want to put them all on digiweek because i actually have another fic entry for day 3. so i'm gonna save one for digiweek, another for a specific otp week (take a guess!), and the others for... well, day-to-day post like this.

you will find the playlist on my lovers in japan series. the name was taken from coldplay's song. please note that my playlists will not be arranged chronologically, so you will see the 'storyline' is kinda messy. i arranged them according to how i think the order of the songs will sound good in the listeners' ears, and trust me when i said i have listened to these playlists a million times to make sure that they do sound good.

please also note the songs may have different interpretations, and i know there's gonna be people who disagree with my song choices. as i'm also not that good at translating songs, this is just my take and 1) i can be wrong; 2) you may have a different take.

for this koukari playlist itself, the title and the subtitle are inspired from @skuag's koukari headcanon. ngl i'm so in love with sku's line about koushiro and hikari questioning things around them, and i put the line into this. i hope you don't mind! :D

onto the real commentaries now!

01. must have been the wind - alec benjamin

when i first heard the song, i thought it was about an attempt to save a girl from an abusive relationship/domestic violence. but generally, this song is also about being a friend to someone who isn't ready to talk about his/her own feelings, and that's how i think the dynamic between koushiro and hikari is. they will both be loyal and helpful no matter what to each other ("promise I'm not playing tricks on you, you're always welcome to come in. you could stay here for an hour or two if you ever need a friend").

the whole song mostly told about the girl refusing to talk, but in the last part of the song, it is also implied that the singer won't push her. koushiro and hikari are both very patient, so this song is perfect. another trivia is that this song is about two persons living in the same buildings and koushiro lives in the same apartment with hikari in da:2020 :D

02. venus - sleeping at last

this is just a general, sweet love song with a hint of scientific touch with astronomical metaphors. also, on the line "astronomy in reverse, it was me who was discovered" that i quoted above, i think it can also be interpreted how koushiro is always passionate about finding things, but then love comes and finds him instead.

03. hesitate - steve moakler

"i've always been the kind to contemplate but you like the kind that don't hesitate, so excuse me while i fall for you." yes. this line is just perfect for koushiro who is very polite and easy to get nervous, and i bet he's very nervous to start a new page full of love. also, i thought the first line when the singer says "the human heart is a scary part in fact" is koushiro-ish because it sounds somewhat biological, iykwim.

04. you can - david archuleta

i (maybe even most of us) often associate koushiro as someone who have no room for romance. even if he does, he will be very careful about it; talk about someone who is very conventional and believe in one true love/soulmate. so that's why when someone as wonderful as hikari comes in picture, he must be thinking this is worth the wait. 'cause if anyone can make him falls in love, she can.

05. livewire - oh wonder

livewire. electricity. koushiro. yes. however, this song is actually more from hikari's side. the first line, "i've been depending on the overgrown" is like her depending too much on taichi. "i've been pretending all my shots are blown, cover my heart up never let it show"—again, with the issue of concealing her feelings. "oh so heavy the water, falling down down deep down" ...well, somehow it fits the dark ocean, eh?

06. (they long to be) close to you - chord overstreet

so i really want to put this song no matter what because it's a simple, sweet, innocent love song—and gee, koukari is such an unproblematic pair! however, the carpenter's version has this line where it says "that is why all the girls in town follow you all around" and i think it's better to reverse the situation because... well, hikari is more popular than koushiro, right? the song can also be used for takari with the "so they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue" but the innocence is just screaming koukari for me.

07. take care of yourself - maisie peters

i think this is the most important song on this playlist. the whole song itself is like things that hikari wants to say to koushiro. i remember @seventeenlovesthree once said that koushiro is very lacking sleep, and we know it's because he keeps working and researching. we even see in tri how he couldn't take better care of himself, with messy workstations, fashion 101 with takeru, and that horrendous dark circles. and when someone told him to just take a rest, he would refuse—saying that the world was in danger and it's more important to save it.

please also highlight these two important lines, which can also be good for yourself:

"you don't get a medal for the last one awake"

"and i hate how you're going through hell when you've never let anyone else, so cut off a little slack and roll all your cavalry back"

08. bright - echosmith

similar to venus, this is just a simple love song with a dash of moon and planets in the refrain. also, remember that koushiro's first kanji in his name is hikari, which also means light (bright)!

09. love u - shye

this is similar to must have been the wind, except it's more of hikari's point of view. koushiro is someone who's also struggling to reveal what he feels, but hikari won't ever push him and wait until he's ready. also, i've mentioned before in my headcanon that hikari texts koushiro more often, but once he gets busy, she will not disturb him and just patiently wait until the morning follows. this song is the perfect description.

bonus track: there are many ways to say i love you - sylvan esso

at this stage, you may probably know the general theme of this playlist is koushiro and hikari loving each other very subtly. i often said that they are not the type of couple who says 'i love you' blatantly, and this song is a conclusion on how they profess their love to each other!

[taichi-x-koushiro]

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Digimon Adventure{s} A.M.V. [Pre-view] ~ “Boku” / “Watashi” / “Someone Just for Me” {Part 2} [Previous Parts: 1] [As this is technically still a pre-view, it is Un-finished {For now}] featuring DUO/O.T.P.: ~ Koushiro Izumi + Yagami Taichi / KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} / KouTai / Taishiro [Also seen: 2020!Sora, Adventure Chosen, Meiko, briefly]

Audio/Dialogue (C) Chobits & C.L.A.M.P DigiAdvs ( C ) T0EI.@nimation {This is a Fan-work, and no money is being made off this work. Be sure to support both of the original series too!}

Time Spent: About 3~ hours (or a little more) on 08/07/22 My Commentary:

I have a lot of Thoughts on how Koushiro feels towards Taichi, Actually {And also in reverse, though this is mainly Koushiro’s Point-of-View.} (This part will have just a bit of Taichi perspective too, though.)

I also have a lot of Thoughts on Adventure{s} wider LORE on a grander scale, but also as it relates to Koushiro’s whole canon.

I’ll probably go back and smooth this out later, but for now it’s doing what I want it to do, and hopefully you can follow along by reading the dialogue below: (Note: Contains starting spoilers for the originating series, Chobits, though the context in this part is quite vague, and happens quite early in series.)

Scenes used come from: - Digimon Adventure [Eps 6, 21, 24, 48] - Digimon Adventure 2020 [Ep 20; Koushiro-relevant scenes] - Digimon Adventure tri.: Saikai [Koushiro-relevant moment; non-spoilery] - Digimon Adventure Last Evolution: Kizuna [Adventure Chosen moments pre-final battle; Meiko relevancy] {Briefly} {It doesn’t necessarily spoil tri., but it’s a notable moment} It DOES spoil a significant moment of pre-final battle Kizuna w/out contexts} (Though 2020 is used, this is mainly meant as overall Semi[?] Canon-compliant, but 2020 Chosen can be in their own Time too...)

- Dialogue (Preview):

- As expected, there isn’t anyone in THIS CITY either.

- [THAT IS SOMETHING I “KNOW” WELL] Because, {I} [{Boku}/{Watashi}] am {ME} [{Boku}/{Watashi}].

{Note: In the J.P.N version, Koushiro uses “boku” as saying “I”, but Koushiro also speaks in overall rather formal/polite speech.} [This is the case in all current medias, including the newest “02″ movie, up until {supposedly} around the point of right about the Epilogue years] By then, he still uses “boku”, that is, but speaking just a bit less formally.] (In the originating series, the speaker is a girl using “Atashi”). (The rest of this ‘A.M.V’.s storyline will show itself in time...!)

[Extra Note: It is read in a storybook-like style, hence narration.]

(Check under the ‘read more’ for full text!)

[Note: replies/Tags that are Positive/respectful are ok!]

Everyone was with “THAT.” They won’t awaken from the {FUN} [Dream] with “THAT.” The (TIME) they spend with “THAT” is a [Dream]. A [dream-like] “wonderful” (TIME).

“THAT” can make ANY(?) {W I S H} come [True](?)

“THEY” will make people happy by ‘doing what they want’

Because “THAT” isn’t a {Person}

Which is why “THAT” can [BECOME] a {person}’s [Dream]

BUT, there is ONE THING “THAT” CAN’T DO.

“THAT” can’t [BECOME HUMAN].

It can [become] a “replacement” for one, but never [BE] ONE.

- [THAT IS SOMETHING I “KNOW” WELL] Because, {I} [{Boku}/{Watashi}] am {ME} [{Boku}/{Watashi}].

[higuchimon]

[information]

I decided since my old 2021 Resolutions post was so horrifically out of date, that I should write a new pinned post. I recommend reading this for information about me.

First: no more writing resolutions. I'll write what I can, when I an.

Second: I am non-binary/agender. Pronouns are they/them, though I responded to she/her so long that I am not bothered by them. I'm also asexual & aromantic.

Third: I am nearly fifty. My fandoms of choice are, in no given order, are: Power Rangers (MMPR-PRLR, with occasional dips into later ones), Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, Digimon Xros Wars/Hunters, Digimon Applimonsters, Digimon NEXT, YGO DM, YGO GX, YGO 5Ds, YGO Zexal, YGO Arc-V, YGO VRAINS, YGO Sevens, Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boubeiu Love & Love Love, Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boubei Happy Kiss, Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, and Trollhunters. Digimon tri & Digimon Kizuna I might take small bits from but am not overly fond of them. Nothing more needs to be said on that front. YGO GX is the blood in my veins. I am unlikely to writee any given game for Pokemon.

Fourth: I have a large backlog of prompts for fics, both submitted by others and taken up for myself. If you wish to send in a prompt, the inbox is always open but it may take time for me to get to it, depending on my mood and what the prompt sparks. Please check "higuchimon prompts" for lists of prompts.

I warned you. All right. Here we go. You'll see some concepts and preferences pop up repeatedly. Tread with caution.

Digimon Adventure 02

Non-epilogue compliant: fics where the epilogue (and now that they exist, Tri and Kizuna) isn't going to happen. Non-canon ships (most often Ken x Daisuke & Taichi x Yamat0) abound. Fics seldom related to one another unless otherwise noted.

Loss, Gain, & Other Heartaches: A new enemy brainwashes a lot of human Chosen and their partners, after destroying the original twelve's patners, leading to the Digimon's data being merged with the Chosen's.

Division of Destiny: What if Vamdemon turned Sora into a vampire and from there defeated the Chosen? Well, he ended up turning Taichi, Jou, & Mimi into vampires as well, while imprisoning Hikari and giving Yamato, Takeru, and Koushiro to Piemon and the Dark Masters as slaves. A pesky rebellion formed of Daisuke, Iori, Miyako, Ken, Osamu, and various other charactes tries to fight them. Firm ships are currently just Ken x Daisuke.

When Blood Crosses: Oh, one of my favorites and probably my oldest AU altogether. What if humans and Digimon could have children together? And what if they did already? Seven out of twelve of the Chosen are part Digimon - or more. This is a full-blown multiverse. Stories don't always relate to one another, but the basic concepts tend to be the same. Ships can vary but for the most part are Taichi x Yamato, Jou x Koushiro, Mimi x Sora, Hikari x Miyako, Ken x Daisuke, and Takeru x Iori. Not averse to Piemon x Takeru, either.

Quiet Interlude: Little fluffy pieces featuring Taichi x Yamato in an establihsed relationship during 02 and beyond.

Adaptions: I don't have much written here but I have Such Plans. It will involve Things Happening to Taichi (in season 1) and Daisuke (season 2). It will probably end with Taichi x Yamato and Ken x Daisuke.

Take To The Skies: In this world, some people have wings and can fly. Daisuke is a Flier. The Digimon Kaiser thinks that makes him the perfect pet. But he will need training, of course. Kaiser x Daisuke. Other stories might involve the others who have wings.

Return of Old Enemies: Takeru is captured by two strange Digimon and collared so he can't speak. That's only the beginning of what's going on.

Fragmented Memory: Kaiser x Daisuke. Kaiser has wiped Daisuke's memory and convinced him that they're together. The other Chosen are not happy about this.

Broken Bonds: A soulmate AU featuring Piemon x Takeru. This is also a breeds AU. Piemon murders Patamon and takes Takeru.

Fight To Remember: Kaiser has lost his memory. So has Daisuke. Together, they need to learn who they were, who they are, and who they're going to be. Ken x Daisuke, obviously.

Services Rendeed: Daisuke gets poisoned and the cure lies within territory controlled by the Kaiser. The only way to save him is for the Kaiser to do it. His price - Daisuke himself. To be his until he gets bored with Daisuke. Sadly, the Kaiser isn't easily bored. Ken x Daisuke.

Stirring Shadows: Ken had a very naughty dream about being the Kaiser again and wanting to dominate Daisuke instead of the Digital World. Now, it was just a dream - right? Ken x Daisuke, older.

Scars of Victory: The Digimon Kaiser defeated the Chosen and took Daisuke as his trophy. For seven years he's ruled over the Digital World unopposed, having blocked the older Chosen from entering the Digital World. Now the barriers have dropped - and revenge is best served cold. Ken x Daisuke, brainwashing, off-screen death.

Course of Events: Set in a breeds AU: Vamdemon notices something unusual about Daisuke when he's in line to meet Tailmon and sends him to Piemon, who discovers who and what he is. How interesting. No current ships.

Walking The Edge: The Chosen have fought the Kaiser for years without knowing his true identity. Daisuke has also been dating Ichijouji Ken for years. So when the Kaiser finally reveals who he is - well, Daisuke has a choice to make. And the Kaiser will only allow one.

Dark Brotherhood: breeds AU. Ken, as Kaiser, has discovered that his half-brother is Yamato. Or rather, Anbumon. An alliance is offered. Ships: Yamato x Taichi & Ken x Daisuke.

Danger Zone: The Kaiser is very annoyed at Daisuke's continued existence as his enemy. So he decides to change where Daisuke's allegiance lies. Kaiser x Daisuke.

Hidden Truths: Miyako-centered breeds AU, also involving Jou and his dark side Fuseiimon. No ships centered, but light indicationss of Ken x Daisuke, Jou x Koushiro, and Taichi x Yamato.

Errors of Love: Aged up AU. Daisuke is dating the Kaiser. This is probably a very terrible mistake. KEn x Daisuke.

Magical Educations In Love: Magical school AU. Established ships: Ken x Daisuke, with possible Ken x Daisuke x Takeru.

Shadowed Soul: Piemon x Vamdemon x Takeru. is it love or just sex? Takeru wishes he knew. It's also a soulmate AU.

Melody of the Heart: A world of magic and magical creatures. Loosely a mirror of my breeds verse (and I do mean loosely). Established ships: Taichi x Yamato, Ken x Daisuke, Jou x Koushiro, Mimi x Sora. Others to come.

What He Wants: M rated/non-con, Kaiser x Daisuke. That's pretty much all there is to it. Just a couple of drabbles now but I'll expand it later.

Game of Life: breeds AU. The Kaiser's noticed something about some of the Chosen and wants to know what's going on. Undecided ships.

Bitter Bargains: The Chosen have fought the Kaiser for years. He's shown a rough attachment to Daisuke - kidnapping him on a regular basis. Then one day, Daisuke wakes up to find the Kaiser in his bedroom. Oh, dear. Non-con Kaiser x Daisuke.

Sanguine Bindings: Aged up AU - and Ken's a vampire, who mind-controlled Daisuke from episode 2 onward. Brainwashing/mind control/non-graphic non-con.

Purpose of Existence: Kaiser found out about Daisuke being a very special breed and claimed him for his own. Daisuke doesn't like this but something isn't right - he listens, whether he wants to or not. Aged up/breeds AU. Ken x Daisuke.

Buds and Blossoms: A romance between Hikari and Mimi. That's about it.

No Good Decisions: Daisuke accidently eats something he shouldn't have in the Digital World. It wouldn't be so bad - if the Kaiser hadn't found him and determined that someone needed to watch him. Ken x Daisuke.

Blood Of His Blood: Breed AU. Piemon wants to live again and will ensure that he does, through his oldest son.

For All Time: Taichi's been in an accident and Yamato's not sure when he will wake up. Taichi x Yamato.

Heart of Demon, Soul of Angel: AU where Taichi is an angel and Yamato is a demon. At least it starts off that way. A lot is going to change. Established ships: Taichi x Yamato & Ken x Daisuke.

Bonds & Bondage: Kaiser goes ahead and Rings V-mon. This affects Daisuke, unexpectedly. Now what will the Chosen do? Ken x Daisuke.

Fireblood: Breeds/Firestarter/Healer AU. Vamdemon bites Yamato and awakens his dark side - not good for anyone at all. Taichi x Yamato.

Flaming Ivy: The 02 Chosen are Healers and Firestarters and are working out what that means for them. Ken x Daisuke.

Digimon Tamers

Fair Wings: Some of the Tamers have wings, including Juri, Kenta, and Ruki. Adventunres and romance thereof. Established relationship: Juri x Takato.

Digimon Frontier

Consequences of Games: Just a set of fluffy post-canon fanfics featuring the Chosen playing games and what happens after the games. Firm ships include Kouji x Kouichi and Junpei x Izumi.

Heirs Apparent: Lucemon's spirit escaped confinement and was able to have an encounter with Kimura Tomoki, siring twin boys.

Godslave: So, Lucemon is the God-King of the world, ruling humans and Digimon alike. What he wants, he gets. And now he wants Kouji.

Tales of WInd and Water: Stories that cicle around Ranamon and Izumi.

Reflections of Dark Shadows: An AU where Kouji doesn't have a twin. What he does have is a reflection - and the reflection doesn't like his boyfriend. Established Takuya x Kouji, one-sided Kouichi x Kouji.

The Wind-child: A fantasy AU where Izumi is the daughter of AncientIrismon and has many adventures.

Yu-Gi-Oh Xros Wars/Hunters

Not Telling All: Yuu is a vampire with a taste for Tagiru. Tagiru doesn't know - at least not yet.

Hunting The Great Game: A rewrite of Xros Wars/Hunters. Set three years instead of one after the Xros Wars. Taiki finds himself back in the Digital World and that's where it all begins.

Digimon NEXT

Knight Tales: Fantasy AU. Kahara Shou's village is slaughtered and burned down and he's the only survivor. Taken in by Barbamon, he becomes the Demon Lord's devoted Knight.

Yu-Gi-Oh DM

Pleasures of Shadows: Yami no Malik has been revived as an incubus.

Crimeland: An AU where there are three Kaiba brothers (Seto, Seth, and Mokuba) and - many other differences I haven't gotten to writing yet. Only set 'ship is Seto x Kisara.

Uncertain Choices: A modern day AU, with Atemu and Yuugi as twin brothers. Only set ship right now is Atemu x Mahaado. If I ever finish the sequel I have in mind, I will add Seto x Yuugi.

Ways of Magic: a magical AU. Seto and Mokuba are dragons. Pegasus is a sorcerer. Mai is a pirate queen. Otogi is a djinn. A few scattered set pairings such as Otogi x Bakura Ryou.

Heart of Magic: a magical AU. This one involves a magical school where various characters are students or teachers. Established ships: Atemu x Mahaado.

Gifts of Power: A Superhero AU. A large chunk of people have powers. Established relationship: Isis x Mana.

Yu-Gi-Oh GX

Reversal AU: In canon, Juudai has the poewr of the Gentle Darkness. Here, in a world very like Dark World but with differences (such as a sun), he has the power of the Destructive Darkness - and he is pure evil, enjoys it, and has the overall goal of destroying all of creation. A small, plucky rebellion stands against him. Do they stand a chance? Time will tell. Be warned: non-consensual Juudai x Johan, as well as someone becoming a vampire, and many other twisted plot points. I love this AU.

Stronger Than Water: We don't know much about Johan's past. So what if he actually grew up in Dark World, as Brron's adopted son? And was sent to kill Juudai? Firm ships are Yubel x Juudai and maybe Yubel x Juudai x Johan. I havevn't gotten far enough to be sure.

Hell's Ice: What if Ryou were the one taken by Kagemaru and Amnael instead of Fubuki? Well, add in some elemental affinities and we have the Hell Kaiser of Ice - one of the Seven Stars. No set ships othe than Yubel x Juudai, though I am debating a few.

Itch To Scratch: Juudai and Yubel are demons. Johan's an angel - or he thinks he is, anyway. What he really is, he'll find out eventually. Firm ship is Yubel x Juudai x Johan.

Bridges: So, in this series, Juudai's power is that of the Light of Creation. Johan has the Gentle Darkness - and Juudai has been possessed by the Light of Ruin for seven thousand years.

Dead Weight: It's the zombie apocalypse! Ahhh! No set in stone ships yet.

King's Champion: When a late-night break-in goes very wrong, Yubel ends up taking Juudai to Dark World for his own safety. He ends up being raised by Brron. But taking him away from Earth has consequence, both good and bad. Yubel x Juudai. Not ruling out Yubel x Juudai x Johan in the future.

Shadow Demons: Juudai: King of Hell, with Yubel and Johan as his Consorts. Ryou, a demon prince. Fujiwara Yuusuke, a shadow mage with Honest as his guardian angel. Fubuki as an angel of love. Asuka slays evil vampires. And much, much more. Established ships: Ryou x Yuusuke and Yubel x Juudai x Johan.

Echoes: Rewrites of different parts of GX. Currently only the Haou arc, but others to come. Established ships: technically none but eventually Yubel x Juudai.

In The Shadows of the Fae: Juudai is the King of the Fae with Yubel and Johan as consorts, and Shou as his servant. A delicious AU that I enjoy. Established ships: Yubel x Juudai x Johan.

In Chains: Fantasy AU. Brron is gifted Shou as a slave, and Shou has to deal with that. Not easy. Established ships: Yubel x Juudai x Johan & Edo x Ryou x Saiou.

In Any World: A series of non-connected Yubel x Juudai AUs. Each is a one-shot and is in a different AU.

Past and Future: Yubel shows Juudai events that happened in their past lives together, as they forge a new future with one another. Yubel x Juudai.

Sky Stories: A lot of people have wings. Juudai didn't - until he fused with Yubel. Ryou has rusted metal wings - until Edo takes care of them. ANd many more stories. Established ships: Yubel x Juudai x Johan.

To Accept Fate's Will: A soulmate AU. Established ships: Yubel x Juudai, Edo x Saiou x Ryou. O'Brien x Sea God's Priestess.

Hole In Your Heart: Not fighting means that Shou's in danger. Especially when he gets captured and sold to one of Haou's servants. As if his third year wasn't already going downhill. No actual ships that I know of (probable future Yubel x Juudai)

In Space, In Light: Juudai sent Yubel into space to be healed by the Gentle Darkness. In canon, it failed. Here, it worked. Uh-oh. Yubel x Juudai.

Paladin's Quest: post ending series. Ryou dies of heart failure and is reborn as a duel spirit without his memories of his past. But that's going to change, because what he did in Dark World cannot be forgotten.

In Darkness We Find FIre: An AU of my own devising, that I call Healer/Firestarter. Healers can heal & communicate/grow plants, and Firestarters bun things. There are a lot more details than that but this tale is a retelling of canon through that lens. Established ship: Yubel x Juudai.

Politics of Ages: Asuka is a vampire queen with two consorts: Manjoume and Ryou. Lots of vampiric politics.

Infinite Love: A magical AU with soulmates. Features Ryou x Yuusuke, Camula x Ruthven (OC), and Edo x Saiou.

King's Knights: Post-canon series. Juudai offers Ryou, Fubuki, and Yuusuke as his Knights. But that's just the beginning. Johan has his own tale to tell.

Passion's Flight: Soul-wings universe. Established asexual/aromantic Asuka. Future Yubel x Juudai.

Prisoner of the Black Tower: Johan is trapped in a black tower by someone called Haou. He doesn't know who that is. And he wants to leave.

Apprentices: A mild alternate timeline, where Kyle and Nero from season 3 meet and become friends - while in Haou's dungeon.

World of Fusion: Brron fused all the dimensions and the world that results is so very different. Now Brron also has three sons: Juudai, Johan, and Rune (the Johan lookalike from season 3). Also, Ryou is a vampire. Established relationships: Yubel x Juudai.

Fate's Heart: Multiple tales of Yubel and Juudai as soulmates.

Power of Earth: Healer/Firestarter AU, featuring Jim and O'Brien.

Family Flowers: Healer/Firestarter AU, featuring Rick and Cobra.

Red Zinnias: Healer/FIrestarter AU, featuring Saiou and Edo

Destructive Flames: A merging of the Firestater/Healer AU and the Reversal AU. It's even less fun than the usual REvers - well, for values of fun.

Spirit Friends: People become friends with Duel Spirits aren't in their decks. Such as Wolf for Juudai and SQuall for Amon.

Bonds of Kinship: Exploring the relationship between Johan and the lookalike - his twin brother.

Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal

Order of the Outcasts: A fantasy AU loosely inspired by AD&D. The Order of the Outcasts is the Barians. Yuuma is a powerful healing mage and Astral is his fae companion. Much fun to be had! Co-written with SilvorMoon.

Committed To Her: Kotori is Queen Merag's slave, and devotedly loves her. Merag would like to return it, but it's not that easy. Obviously, a Merag x Kotori story, and an AU.

Cry of Vengeance: Vector wants revenge on Nasch for a long-ago offense, so he attacks Nasch's boyfriend Durbe. But that's not all he wants his revenge on and he has an interesting way to get it. Vampire/slight magic AU.

On Dragon's Wings: Mizael is a dragon. Vector is a prince who becomes a demon. And many other changes for a fantasy AU. Established ships are Vector x Mizael and Alit x Leo.

Inevitable Encounters: soulmate AU and how they deal with it. Established ships: Kaito x Yuuma, Durbe x Nasch, Kotoi x Merag/Rio, Vector x Mizael

Fae Whispers: Durbe x Chris. Chris is a Fae Prince who offers for Durbe to become a Fae Knight.

Different Numbers: Another soulmate AU. Features Durbe x Nasch, Vector x Mizael, V/Chris x Kaito, Gilag x Sanagi, & Alit x III/Michael x Yuuma.

Prison of the Prince: Vector wishes to keep Fae Prine Mizael as his prisoner. Mizael isn't so thrilled about that. Vecto x Mizael.

Hating Humanity: Durbe finds Nasch and Merag before the Astral Messenger arrive. Without Yuuma's influence, what will Nasch do? Durbe x Nasch.

Blurring: There are multiple ways to detect one's soulmate. Mizael has Vector's name on his right arm and Kaito's on his left - right arm is for the soulmate and left for the enemy.

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V

Beat of Wings: Some characters have wings, including Yuuya, Yuuto, Yuugo, and Yuuri. And Shun. And others. No real ships (that I know of) and Yuuri is going to have fun!

Life With A Demon: Featuring Masumi x Yuzu, Asuka x Selena, and past Selena x Masumi. Demon AU, along with other creatures of magic.

Confusing: Yuuri has captured Shun and is training him to be a warrior of Fusion. Shun would rather not - but his mind is now Yuuri's plaything.

Angels, Demons, and Deciding Factors: Angel/demon AU. Yuuri is a demon, who encounters the angel Shun in his territory. Yuuri decides that he wants this angel for his own - mostly because Shun doesn't want that, nor does Yuuto. M rated/consent issues/brainwashing.

Collars and Keeping: Yuuri captured Shun early in the war and Shun escapes the first chance he gets. But Yuuri won't let him go - and there's a horrible punishment awaiting his pet.

Fae Song: Selena x Rin x Ruri x Yuzu. Selena is a Fae Princess and the others are her servants.

Deadly Daughter: Professor Leo Akaba decides he can't trust Yuuri and thus trains Selena to be his sgent to find and captue the other gils with her face. Selena's girlfriend, Asuka, helps - only seeing what happened in the war turns her away from Fusion. Undecided ships.

Dragon and Falcon: Yuuri's a dragon & Shun's a shapeshifting falcon. Yuuri claimed Shun as a part of his hoard and his servant. And it just seems that dragon saliva does something to shapeshifters. non-con/drugged Yuuri x Shun.

Soulwings: In this AU, when soulmates meet one another (or when one's true purpose is found), wings are developed. So when Kaito and Edo cross paths... Established Kaito x Edo and alluded to Yuuri x Shun.

Strike Hard, Strike Fast: Vampire AU. Sora, Yuuri, and Dennis are vampires. Ruri and Shun are vampire hunters. So when Shun crosses their paths, Yuuri decides to take him for his own.

Opposite Ends: Yuugo is brought to Shingo as his slave. Yuugo doesn't like Shingo. Oh, they're going to have a lot of fun.

Dragonflame and Nature's Spark: A HEaler/FIrestater rewrite of Arc-V, mostly featuring Ryou and Mizael, along with Yuuri and Vector. Ship: Ryou x Mizael, Durbe x Chris, and Shou x Michael.

Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS

A Model Life: Kogami Ryouken is a supermodel. You know, when he's not a cyber-terrorist.

Power Rangers

Flip Of a Coin: Tommy Oliver is Tommi Oliver here. Gender-switch from birth.

Soulborn: Soulmates from the Power Rangers. Established ship: Cassie x Phantom. Future ship: Kat x Tommy.

BKCBL

Burning Inscription: Soulmates have the most important words spoken to them by their soulmates written on their arms. On Kinshiro's: I am Battle Lover Epinard! Nonsense. Atsushi x Kinshiro.

Love of Spirits: Kinshiro is a spirit of the sun. Atsushi is a wind spirit. The others are also magical beings. Kinshiro x Atsushi.

Crossovers

Elemental Ties: YGO GX & Digimon Frontier. Juudai and Kouichi cross paths. But they're not the only ones who share elements.

Replacement Vampire: YGO GX & Digimon Adventure 02: Post his defeat in 02, Vamdemon awakens in his Perfect form again, in a new world, where he meets someone he never thought he would - a female vampire. Camula didn't think she'd ever see another vampire. He's not quite her species, but he's definitely her type. Firm ship: Camula x Vamdemon. Also, vampire Seven Star!Ryou.

Scorpion Strike: YGO GX & YGO Zexal: Ryou wakes up in the Barian World, and doesn't know his name or anything else. But he's a Barian now, so he works for the Barian World. Ryou x Mizael.

Those are all my current series. Here are the series that I have waiting in the wings:

Power Rangers

Unexpected Tales: A series of fics about ships I like: Rita x Zedd, Emily x Jason, and Tanya x Adam.

Yellow & Blue: A pair of fics involving Trini x Billy

Digimon Adventure 02

Blossoms of Death: Non epilogue compliant, where a new enemy attacks the Chosen and a lot of things happen including friendship between different Chosen and their partners.

In Our Veins: Breeds AU. Non epilogue compliant and the breeds slowly start to awaken to their powers. Known ships: Ken x Daisuke.

Far From The Tree: Breeds AU, rewrite of a very old story of mine. Starting in the Devimon arc, the Chosen begin to awaken.

Last Dark Master: Breeds AU, another rewrite of a very old story. Yamato attracts Piemon'os attention. No ships at this time.

To True Love: A series about Taichi x Yamato. Mild Ken x Daisuke also.

Heed The Call: The Kaiser discovered the breeds - especially Anbumon, the strongest of them all. Time for an alliance. Ken x Daisuke & Yamato x Taichi.

Digimon Tamers

After Tamers: Post-canon, the Tamers have even more adventures with their returned partners.

Burning Brightly: An alternate take on Ruki and Renamon meeting one another.

Yu-Gi-Oh GX

In Solitude Lies Strength: A slight divergence changes a great deal about Juudai's rule in Dark World.

Different Kind of Darkness: When Juudai encounters a vampire before his rule in Dark World begins, everything takes a dip to a deeper darkness.

After Academia: Graduating doesn't mean that their adventurs have ended. They're just different now. Yubel x Juudai.

Colors of Love: A different soulmate concept - those who have soulmates only see the colors of their soulmate's hair and eyes until they meet - at which point they see all colors, and sprout their wings. Edo x Saiou and Yubel x Juudai, with others to come.

Hi Kari Kouri E: Healer/Firestarter. Kagemaru wants a powerful Frostflame on his Seven Stars team, so sends people to recruit a six year old Marufuji Ryou. Future Yubel x Juudai and Ryou x Yuusuke.

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V

Prey and Hunters: Yuuri captures Shun and has a good old time tormenting him. Rewrite of my original "Yuuri torments Shun" story. It will have a crossover with Mythology of Love by SilvorMoon eventually.

BKCBL

Seduction of Shadows: a realm with Io being human, Akoya being a demon, and Ryuu being an angel.

Crossovers

Love Is Out Of This World: BKCBL & Digimon Adventure 02. When the Digimon Kaiser drops into the Student Council Room, things become very interesting. Ken x Daisuke, Atsushi x Kinshiro.

Ties To Magic: Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, and YGO GX. A fantasy world where anyone can meet anyone at all.

From Shadows Within: Digimon Adventure, 02, Tamers, and Frontier. A new adventure for everyone! Ships: Ken x Daisuke.

I fully expect to develop more of these in the future. Time will tell! And I will update this when or if the time comes.

[izzyizumi]

{Final result from the very silly but fun Koushiro Poll I made earlier!}

Observations: - At least 18 Koushiro fans (including myself!) may be active right now. Many more (judging by other ongoing polls) appear to be lurking too?... But my poll didn't have a lot of reach because we're also in down-time waiting for "The Beginning" and I didn't re-blog it much, so I don't mind this result. - More people picked the 2nd option than I thought they would!

When I was younger, I genuinely did not know Koushiro was an Adopted character - the 'Net was still mainly on dedicated personal sites and web-shrines (Live-Journal was only just starting up) and even then very few even mentioned that Koushiro (or even "Izzy") WAS. I jumped in by Sora's Crest episode and watched eps in order from there (before eventually going back to catch "re-runs") so Koushiro's Adoption didn't get hinted until Adventure #31 (though the Hikarigaoka ep in-between did also indirectly imply 'things' happening in Koushiro's background - I just hadn't realized fully, so I was thinking, "Huh, that's odd that even Koushiro's family would have moved so ~suddenly~!") It seems more than just me may have taken a while to find out! I also remember it being odd I never heard about Koushiro's Adoption once I WAS online, even via osmosis, even via like the P.K.M.N v.s. Digimon fan-wars of old. Which negl made me a little :/ once I found out.. - Koushiro fans are Very Dedicated to Koushiro Always Being Around - Some more might be aware of the significance of Koushiro being representative of Adopted characters and Non-normative families in general - Most of the remaining options were just me being silly trying to fill in the poll, along with a bit of Tri Spoilers and Kizuna spoilers, but the other options had more draw I guess? - I'm actually laughing that people didn't think to troll (Taichi totally didn't write in that option!) by picking the final option (You all took the poll seriously!!)

So anyway Koushiro very much has some dedicated active fans. <3 (And I will never hear anything otherwise ever again) I plan to make a better poll once "The Beginning" happens; but until then...!!

(By the way, feel free to elaborate on which option you picked in the comments! But please remember this is an Adventure{s} series and Koushiro-specific Positivity post if you do, thank you.)

[Note: Tags/replies that are Positive/respectful are OK!]

[koushirouizumi]

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DigiAdvs + 02 + tri. + Kizuna A.M.V. ~ Title: “STUDY ME{?} / Figure it OUT{?} / I’M NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED” (”STUDY ME” by: ZUTO.MAYO) ~ Pre-view / Un-finished / W.I.P + Duo/Ship/O.T.P: Koushiro{u} Izumi x Taichi Yagami {KouTai} + Friendships: Koushiro & Tentomon line; Koushiro & Izumis; Koushiro & Chosen (briefly)

DigiAdvs Series © T0ei Animati0n / “Akiyoshi Hongo”

Disclaimer: I do not own DigiAdvs. This is FAN-MADE. No $$$ is being made off this work

Preview:

"Ah~ It’s fine, put on your airs as you are ...”

“A pair of complimenting rhymes / SIGNALS and as Always”,

“Ah~ It’s fine, put on your airs as you (you loner) are”

“You”, “Maintaining”---

“This funky feeling will CONTINUE to CHANGE TODAY’S Song, THAT’S WHY I TOOK the plunge but...”

“Now I just wanna--” “MAKE A PLAN”

“For this reference book of {EMOTIONS} that I’ve gathered---”

“‘STUDY’ ME? / Figure It OUT---”

My Commentary: {“I’M NOT ‘A ‘PROBLEM’’ TO BE ‘SOLVED’.”}

- Koushiro Izumi, Probably---

Time spent: About 3~ hours straight of work, but it was split up a bit due to the track crashing multiple times in-between (thus me having to fix it each time which is why a second may look “off”), so in total Vid sections took maybe about 1 and 1/2 hour{s} total.

(I also have very specific head-canons going on here, but as I’m using scenes straight from the canon, You could say this IS “canon compliant” to a surprising degree) - Scenes may change slightly by the final version, for the most part, everything here is working; I may splice in some quick things where I can fit them - This Isn’t the End of it yet!!! - It is meant as overall POSITIVE.

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Besties we got new Digimon Adventure merch art!!!

After sort of a dry spell in since April due to all the collabs actually getting their proper run in cafes/stores etc, there is finally some excitement for the 25th Anniversary celebrations again (tbh they should've announced this on the livestream smh smh) . The theme this time is "marine" and it's a nice follow up to the Digimon Tamers merch that was announced about a month ago.

The vibe of being part of a crew is coming off really well through the outfit design, but the key point is the pins of their crest and the type of hat that the kid is wearing. If you look closely, Koushiro, Takeru among the boys are not wearing the officer style hat but berets and their pins are missing as well, similarly for Hikari her beret hat is differently style than the other girls with the missing pin. Koushiro and Takeru are also not wearing ties like the other boys but the sailor knot, which leads me to believe that this is a reference to the their roles on the ship, implying that Koushiro, Hikari and Takeru still lack a designation.

When we look at the other kids, the difference in roles becomes much clearer.

While Taichi greets us with a perfect salute, Yamato takes the helm. A very interesting take where Taichi (as the Captain?) sets direction and Yamato ensures that they follow his desired path. Tbvh I could write a whole essay about why this specific depiction of their roles is so groundbreaking, but for now I'll just end on how whenever they're depicted as a team, the sense of equilibrium between the two of them is never lost.

PS: I also love Agumon's little lop sided hat, he is trying his best to support Taichi and that's just adorable.

Next we have Sora and Mimi and again the detailing in their positions to their actual roles in the show is very visible. Sora is on lookout duty, keeping watch against any unchartered occurrences, making sure that the crew can be alerted before disaster falls. Mimi on the other hand, is most likely the stewardess, and is keeping the morale up with her cheers and support! Love the little crests flags she is waving, and the groupings of the crest is definitely interesting 🫣 Jou with the map of their course is very apt as well, in the show we see him attempting to find his footing as the voice of reason between Taichi and Yamato arguing many times, so now he's here making sure that the two stick the job they have been given, ready to correct the course if any tensions rise.

Koushiro, Hikari and Takeru are for me the most interesting of the lot for the reasons pointed out earlier. While the other kids are portrayed as taking some sort of role on the ship, these three seem to be enjoying their times as cadets (in training?). Especially Takeru and Hikari, who are the youngest, are having fun playing around with their partners. Koushiro on the other hand, definitely wants to contribute in some way, and maybe the best way Taichi and Yamato could get him to stop tailing them was to put him on fishing duty lol.

All in all, this is a great piece of illustration, I'm glad we got some more new outfits! If someone has a more in depth understanding of how things work on a cruise ship or similar, please share your thoughts and let me know how you interpret the roles here!

[woolishlygrim]

Digimon AUdventure Rec Post

Hi, guys! Man, if there’s one thing the last few days sure have shown us, it’s that we sure are a series of fleeting electrical signals stored in decaying meat husks, slowly realising that our attempts to impose order on a world that seemingly operates on dream logic are futile!

There’s no punchline here!

Have a distraction!

Digimon Adventure 2020, available with a one week delay entirely legally on Crunchyroll, is a re-imagining/straight up AU fic of classic late 90s anime series Digimon Adventure 01, which followed eight Japanese children as they are thrown into an alien world and partnered with eight Digimon, monsters that evolve into more powerful fighting forms.

With excellent character writing, an intricate but often laconically conveyed lore and symbolism, a lot of social commentary which completely passed over my and also most people who weren’t Japanese’s heads and which fanboys apparently get quite angry about if you remind them of it, and some surprisingly fun battles, Digimon Adventure 01 would go on to spawn several movies and two sequel series, following the kids into middle school, high school, and all the way into their early twenties.

(And beyond, because Last Evolution is almost certainly getting a sequel eventually, having left itself open for one and with Toei being very fond of money.)

It also spawned several series set in different continuities, including dark and brooding Lovecraftian horror Digimon Tamers; peppy Super Sentai/Kamen Rider inspired adventure Digimon Frontier; fresh and aimed-at-very-young-audiences Appmon; 90s style cop show Digimon Savers; and prolonged test of my fucking patience Digimon Xros Wars.

Digimon Adventure 2020, while it has yet to show the same writing chops as Adventure 01, is a well-written, well-animated show with eight immensely likeable but very different main characters. At its best, it manages to achieve heights of being straight-up epic that 01 rarely did, and at its worst, it’s still a whole lot of fun with a lot of heart to it, written and produced by people for whom this is clearly a passion project.

At the time of writing, it’s completed two story arcs and is on a third, one that pits Local Enthusiasm Peddler Taichi Yagami, Feral Tsundere Yamato Ishida, and Happy-Go-Lucky Threat To National Security Koushiro Izumi against Algomon, a plant Digimon who wants to cause havoc with trains and also nuclear missiles; one that introduces Super-Jock And Spirited Kindness Advocate Sora Takenouchi, Rich Girl And Dictator Of The Plant People Mimi Tachikawa, and Competitive Panic Attack Player Jyou Kido, and sets the kids against shadowy eye monster Eyesmon; and one that sees Yamato’s little brother, Takeru, joining the team and clashing against arc villain Devimon, while Sora and company attempt to stop a squid lady from attacking Singapore. 

It’s great fun! Unless you hate monsters covered in eyes and child endangerment! Then it is not great fun!

Other things about the series:

-- Taichi is constantly enthusing about how clever and brave Yamato is, and Yamato is constantly responding by scowling at him like he wants to hit the poor guy.

-- Sora has a knife!

-- The Takaishida brothers have no sense of self-preservation and it’s terrible.

-- Ominous Feather Scenes.

-- The pervasive sense that you aren’t being told something, and are missing a crucial piece of the puzzle.

-- Jyou demolishes a small bamboo hut with the sheer raw power of his anxiety.

-- Questionable parenting!

-- Taichi enthusiastically refers to Mimi as Queen Mimi and almost never questions by what legal and ethical right she has declared herself sovereign over a small kingdom of plants.

-- SkullKnightmon, one of only two good things about Xros Wars, shows up.

-- The soundtrack is actually legitimately amazing. While the writing may lag behind 01′s, Toshihiko Sahashi’s soundtrack is easily one of the best in the entire franchise, and a pretty decent contender for one of the best soundtracks in the industry.

Time will tell exactly what is up with the series, there’s been a handful of events indicating that it might not be as much of an AU or reimagining as the production staff claim it to be, but either way, it is both an excellent series and a great entry point to a really excellent franchise.

(Except you, Xros Wars! Give me back the forty hours you stole from me!)

Anyway, I recommend it, and standing at a little over twenty twenty-minute episodes right now, it’s perfect for either binge-watching or watching one episode at a time in between doing other things. I 100% promise you won’t regret it, unless you do.

Digimon Adventure 2020 on Crunchyroll.

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How would you go about writing a version of Koushiro that is a composite version of his JP characterization and his EN dub characterization since you mentioned in a previous ask writing both versions?

I’d say it’s pretty rare/difficult for me to be 100% Koushiro or Izzy, although I try my best to separate them out that way!  I have a post about that here.

This got long, so I tossed it under the cut.

The reality, though, is that I grew up with the English Digimon Adventure dub, and I watched the Japanese in 2015-ish for the first time.  I have a terrible memory- there’s a very real reason I write everything down- and I often forget what Koushiro did and what Izzy did, although I usually sort by their personalities (When Tai asked, “What, you won’t explain it to me because I’m too dumb?”, I can guess that it was Izzy who replied, “Well, yes.”  Koushiro would likely either sputter and backtrack or ignore the remark because he’s focused).

SO BASICALLY my Koushiro is always a mix!  But I try to balance it based on what I’m writing.  The Adventure cast is a bunch of kids with varying levels of existing trauma, ranging from Mimi with her happy, seemingly idyllic family to Koushiro with his adoption, Takeru and Yamato with their broken home, Sora with her issues with her mother, Taichi knowing he accidentally sent his sister to the hospital as a kid, etc.  Adventure was geared towards helping them deal with their issues at home by throwing them into a whole new world, which works great in a kid’s show!  (But, in reality, they’d probably end up even more traumatized, lol!).  

I write a lot of AUs, so how “developed” the Adventure cast is depends on what they’ve gone through in the AU.  Often, I write them older than they are in Adventure, but struggling more than they do in canon, because they never got the help and growth they receive in canon Adventure.

So I guess my answer is that what matters most is what the characters have been through in the world I am writing, and what the setting calls for.

But, if I’m purposefully weighing the ratio of 2 parts Koushiro to 1 part Izzy...  What I’ll do is take my favorite bits of each.  I love that Koushiro tries so hard, for example, and is so earnest about helping his friends.  I love that, for all of his genius and skill, he struggles with self confidence.  I loooove that he’s polite and gentle and yielding, but knows when to put his foot down.  Izzy’s... kind of a jerk, but you know what?  I like that, I think he’s hilarious!  I love his constant commentary, sass, and back-talk, I love how standoffish and genuinely disinterested he is.  When these two characterizations seem too at odds, I will make Koushiro behave more like Izzy under stress, when someone approaches him with open disrespect, or, um, you know...  When Taichi is pushing his buttons.

I tend to use the names to indicate which character is my primary inspiration.  Right now, Four Years is my only story where the English dub personalities reign, but even then, they are a bit of a mix of what I like from both versions.  Because...  I’m here to entertain myself!  

So, in short:

-The setting and what the characters have been through should inform where they are in their arcs/their personality

-Blend the personalities from different localizations in a way that makes you happy!

There can’t be a formula for this, even for one person, because I change things up with each fic.

Thanks so much for the ask!

[earlgreymon]

5 works tag game

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

as i am (OR WAS) quite active as both gfx maker and fanfic writer, i decide to pick 5 for each categories. thank you @noctisfishing and @tangledupblue. please do this game if you want to! :D

anyway, it’s all on my tumblr. after all, i only joined in 2020 lol.

fics

sa • ku • ra (taichi/sora)

an early visit (koushiro/hikari)

a walk home (takeru/hiroaki)

iridescent sugar clouds (taichi/sora)

we’d talk/wed-talk (hikari/yamato)

notable mentions: thunderstorm and hell (koushiro/takeru), stuck with me (takeru/hikari), never gonna leave this bed (taichi/sora)

graphics

sunhearts (taichi/sora)

e • mo • tion (mimi/yamato)

courage, love, knowledge (taichi/sora/koushiro)

don’t let me drown (yamato)

a very digi christmas

notable mentions: odaiba day 2020, mimi’s youtube channel, digidestined pair table, jyoumimato

commentary below!

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fics

sa • ku • ra: what can i say? it’s my otp, first of all, and although the topic is very sensitive, i think i managed somehow. at least i have to appreciate myself for being brave and write something a little bit out of my comfort zone.

an early visit: because koukari needs more love [!!!] i just love the subtleness between the two of them. it’s very natural somehow. they never really mentioned about koushiro’s real parent on the series, so i decided not to explicitly write the surname. but it has been my long-time headcanon that koushiro the diligent son will always clean his parents grave every obon.

a walk home: i’m super into this fic because it’s my first time writing about hiroaki’s relationship with his child!! tbh i’m not really confident about writing a child character because i feel like i have lost all my youth innocence (HAHAHA???) but i think i did chibi!takeru just right.

iridescent sugar clouds: FIRST DRABBLE HERE! have to give a little credit because it’s sort of my first english drabble (i think i wrote hdylyst before this, but anyway...). you can’t just hate taichi being goofy to sora, right?

we’d talk/wed-talk: i’m the advocate of exploring taikeru and yamakari more. i just really wish that da:2020 will give me some of that. anyway, yes i love yamakari dynamic. i like how the conversation flows between them. again, PLEASE GIVE ME THEM MORE TIME TOGETHER... IT’LL PROBABLY A LITTLE AWKWARD BUT PLS...

notable mentions:

thunderstorm and hell: i can just picture the nervousness of koushiro (and tentomon) and devil!takeru... that brat...

stuck with me: i just love picturing the setting. and oh, i’ve been dying to quote that garden of words famous line!

never gonna leave this bed: first attempt to write something a bit... steamy? again, i love my otp being goofy :p

graphics

sunhearts: OH ALL THE LOVE I’VE PUT IN THAT GRAPHICS... i love the outcome. the colours. them. i hope i’ve done taiora shipper a justice.

e • mo • tion: if you search for the original picture of them together (I CAN’T STOP EMPHASISING THAT THERE’S A MIMATO OFFICIAL ART), there was a HUGE watermark (ngl, it’s veeeeeerry huge) so i have to erase it (IT’S A CRIME, DON’T DO IT... I’M A LAWSCHOOL STUDENT STUDYING COPYRIGHT AND THIS ISN’T RIGHT LOL). it was hard. very hard. now i know the pain that scanlators have to bear. i think i did a pretty good job cleaning and redrawing the picture.

courage, love, knowledge: i finally submit something for my ot3!!!!!!!! and i love how it turns out!!!! and i love how there’s a fitting quote for them!!!!!!!! please toei give them more screentimes so i can make another one!!!!!!!!!!

don’t let me drown: i love how it turns out, as triggering as it is. i can feel the emotion of drifting away and i love the typography too.

a very digi christmas: i don’t think a comment is necessary. pretty self explanatory :3

notable mentions:

odaiba day 2020: i’m so glad i can make a contribution that people can enjoy too on our important day as a digifan! and it’s so nice getting to know you all <33

mimi’s youtube channel: the coloursssss. yay for takemimato!

digidestined pair table: the coloursssss [2]. PRAYER CIRCLE FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION BECAUSE THE CURRENT SERIES IS LACKING IT (there’s a lot about this series that i want to complain about since it’s already 25+ episodes but honestly i’m too tired)

jyoumimato: see number 3.