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見せてくれ...！乱世に揉まれし荒武者の武芸とやらを！ by はなみつ

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Side Character Election - Story Prompts

As the Side Character election is over we are already aware of the winners and the 10 stories that we are going to get. However, among the election options, there were quite a few interesting plot prompts! Some are a bit like fanfictions, others feel like trolling, but some are also interesting because the plot prompt alone tells us more about some characters. So I thought I'll combine all the stories that we will get and those that we could have gotten

Top 10

These are the character prompts that will get a story! You can look forward to their stories soon!

Takeru Momose Her Love in the Force "What if you fell in love with Momose instead of Tsugaru?"

Hayato Miyayama Her Love in the Force "What if you didn't date any of the instructors and started to fall in love with Miyayama?"

Toru Kyobashi Metro PD "What if I became Chief Kyobashi's secretary for a limited time?"

Daisuke Chiba Her Love in the Force "Will Chiba's love finally be returned!? Or…? A bittersweet unrequited love story of his youth."

Mitsuharu Kyogoku Romance MD "Unpublished story about Kasumi and Mitsuharu during their medical student days"

Ryosuke Inui Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "What if you and Inui fall in love?"

Zack Thompson Masquerade Kiss "xx Year ago. When Zack was still young, he actually got to work together with a CERTAIN person?! A hidden story from Zacks past. (Story without MC)

Takatomi Jinguji When Destiny Comes Knocking "Upon receiving a revelation from the Moeki Shrine, you decide to play pretend lovers with Jinguji. Every date with this hidden high-spec guy is a first-time experience. Could this person indicated by the gods possibly be your destined partner?"

Daisuke Agasa Metro PD "Story about falling in love with the master of Monkey Station"

Eito Ichinomiya Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "What if Eito met the child of another bidder? The next generation will have a spectacular crossover"

Not-Elected Story Prompts

These are the characters that haven't been chosen, so they sadly won't get a story. I'll still list the prompts because some are quite interesting and tell us more about the characters, or the routes if they would have ever gotten one.

Also it might inspire someone to write fanfiction, and maybe just maybe they will be more popular if Voltage did another side story election. I will group the prompts by title and have a miscellaneous section at the bottom.

Robosuke (Meguros Robot) Oops I Said Yes "I am alone at home with Robosuke (?!). I'm trying to get Robosuke to tell me Meguros secret"

Ryo Hayase Oops I Said Yes "What did he think of your as he developped feelings for you in Togo's Main Story Season 2? Experience it from His Pov"

Tadashi Daimon (Togo's brother) Oops I Said Yes "While Togo is away, his older brother Tadashi suddenly comes over for a visit. He tells you stories about the time when Togo was still a child"

Mamoru Yushima (MCs Junior Colleague) Oops I Said Yes "What kind of life would await you, if you accidentally got married to Yushima, who always wished to get married?"

Kaito Ichinomiya Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "Kaito, the middle child, is not as cute as he looks but also... What if you spend a day alone with Kaito?"

Yu Ichinomiya Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "Yu is just like Eisuke, he even looks like him?! What if you spend a day alone with Yu?"

Koichi Samejima Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "What if you and Samejima fall in love?"

Erika Matsuda Kissed by the Baddest Bidder "Erika actually worked for a different companies hotel before she changed to Tres Spade a long time ago. Find out about her unknown surprising past."

HUGO Masquerade Kiss "The story "HUGO's Secret" will explore the father-son conflict between HUGO and Shigematsu"

Caleb Townsend Masquerade Kiss "A secret story about Calebs past when he met Chad."

Josh White Masquerade Kiss "A story about how the members of the Garden of Eden (GoE) try to stop Kazuomi from being taught a bad habit"

Theo Maria Bertolucci Masquerade Kiss "Theo hosts a party for Kei that is limited to MCs ex-boyfriends" (Kei's route)

Louis St. Alfans Masquerade Kiss "A story about Louis becoming "family" with Kei and Kai by visiting the amusement park together." (Story without MC)

Takumi Shiba Masquerade Kiss "This is a story about Takumi Shiba vs. Kei Soejima where Takumi is struggling with all his might to defeat Kei."

Kai Soejima Masquerade Kiss A story about going on a mock date with Kai, because he never had a proper date. He ends up getting a little nervous (Kei's route)

Kengo Katayama Masquerade Kiss "A story of the past when Yuzuru, the founder of SHIBA, scouted Katayama." (Story without MC)

Tamotsu Suwa Romance MD "What if you get injured and have to do rehabilitation with Dr. Suwa?"

Kappei Maekawa Romance MD "A story about being indebted to Dr. Maekawa for a day" Taku Tsuchiya Romance MD "What if you had decided on cardiac surgery instead of joining the ICU?"

Mizumi Shirayuki Romance MD "Why does Shirayuki-chan love being kind? A close-up documentary story."

Theo Wilson Romance MD "What if you were Theo's assistant in a hospital in Thailand?"

Asuka Shinozaki Romance MD "A story about how the friendship with your classmate developed during your college days"

Noa (future Tsugaru?) Her Love in the Force "How does Noah feel about Tsugaru and you? A story about a little boy's first love (?)" Shirogane Her Love in the Force "What is the relationship between Gin and Noah? The story reveals the surprising contrasts of the iron-faced man."

Taketo Oishi Her Love in the Force "A love story where you are approached by Oishi, who has fallen in love with you as his senior"

Chaen Her Love in the Force "A story about Chaen being obsessed with you as a public safety detective, and him trying to make you his own in every way possible".

Blood Moon Kings of Paradise "Blood Moon kidnaps you when you got divorced and are heartbroken. During our escape, he gives me the love life I had dreamed of. A story of a wanted man and a love that defies the world."

Kasatsubaki Satsuriki Kings of Paradise "A romance between two divorcees, where love and physical relationships are kept separate. Tsubaki's overwhelming love fills your void, but with the appearance of your ex-boyfriend Taki, a love triangle emerges… Which man will you choose?"

Tomohiro Fuyuki Kings of Paradise "A story about two people who once drifted apart. Despite numerous difficult times, I can't forget his smile. A story of a remarried couple where the former husband had a change of heart and transforms from the worst to once again being your beloved."

Sydney (Tenshi Sakuto) Kings of Paradise "You used to really dislike reptiles. However, after living with Taki, you start hearing Sydney's voice?! You'll hear her true feelings for the first time… A story of female friendship."

Akito Sakamaki Metro PD "What if I had a fateful encounter with Mr. Sakamaki?"

Koichi Minase Metro PD "A story about his date with Tomomi Minase"

Tomomi Minase Metro PD "A story about her date with Koichi Minase"

X PLUST "After falling for the bold fanservice of the flashy and somewhat dangerous X, you wake up in his bed the next morning…?! A forbidden love story between him and you begins with a XXX relationship."

Ys PLUST "Ys is reliable enough to lead ThrONE, that consists of very skilled musicians. However, you witness his true nature. A story about saving YS's past and heart through love."

Zeus PLUST "An unexpected day-zero marriage with your crush?! You start a pretend-newlywed life with Zeus for the sake of him composing music. As Zeus's doting intensifies, the fate of this limited romance becomes uncertain."

PLUST Manager PLUST "The manager of PLUST is always working hard. You work together with him on a marketing plan for PLUST, but when you see his true self for the first time it sparks romantic feelings."

Shizuo Furuya Liar "What if I had forgiven my ex boyfriend for cheating on me back then? The story of an eventful date with my boyfriend when we got back together"

Mr. Takuro Irresistible Mistakes "Researching the unknown ecology, daily life, and his past… Shall we explore the true face of Takuro-san, who quietly supports and cheers on your love from beside you?"

Fuzzy Pirates in Love "Fuzzy's matchmaking story?! While watching the happy MC, Fuzzy realizes it's her turn to have a happy ending and she travels around the world to find her soulmate."

Natsuo Umesaki Bad Boys do it Better "Natsuo is a beautiful, tall dormitory leader with a loud voice. Ume-chan is like an oasis in a dormitory filled with rough boys, however when you catch a glimpse of his "Natsuo" side, you unexpectedly fall in love for the first time."

Yuki Tsukishiro Our Private Homeroom "What if you fell in love with your classmate? A sweet and sour story unique to high school classmates.

Tatsunoshin Uzuki Loves Hella Punk "Love Story with Uzuki" (Separate Setting from Tengokus)

Momogo Sato Dreamy Days in West Tokyo "A story about Momogo watching over the love life between you and Ichigo"

Bianchi Our Two Bedroom Story "A story in which you, a new editor at Seasonelle, start to fall in love with Bianchi at Jinbuono."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My thoughts

The Masquerade Kiss stories are quite interesting and some seem to tease more about the story or relation to other characters! You can tell by the amount of context of Blood Moon and Kasatsubaki, that this is most likely how their routes would have been like if they weren't cancelled. Especially Blood Moon sounded interesting to me. Together with Chaen they might be one of the few Yandere types in the app. Chaens prompt holy moly. I would have been very intrigued how that would have played out. I'm curious what else they have planned for him. Also why can't Chiba just be happy. He got a story but it looks like he is STILL in the unrequited love dilemma :') Also happy to see more content about Mitsuharu! Though i wish it was a what if story with MC or maybe a story with Sen, as we already know a bunch about Kasumi and Mitsuharu, but that's complaining on a high level. Any Mitsuharu content is good content! Speaking of Plust, i was surprised by the sudden amount of steam when you jump to X (gosh he sounds like twitter)! Almost like MC became a groupie ohmy! I can only imagine the drama. The manager being a place short of Tomohiro is almost insulting xD It seems like PLUST or Throne in that matter did not appeal as much as hoped. I still hope we get to see more of it! It's even funnier that Furuya of Liar is that popular even though he is just as much cheating scum like Tomohiro. I guess people actually wanted to see a redemption arc for him?

Another story I would have loved to see is Fuzzys? Because I love her a lot and i want her to be happy as well. It would have been so funny to see how she hunts for men! Also Tatsunoshin! OHMYGOD There were so many good options!!

Now onto the winner I COULDNT BE HAPPIER IT'S MOMO. Sure a CG would have been nice but i keep my hopes, up that we might get one with Tsugaru together eventually or maybe we would even get his own route! But... BUT... they just had to have Tsugaru comment on his win. And he says he's pleased, so Momo is also happy that he entered. PLEASE he's about to get your girl haha Agh. This will be a very interesting story. I really wonder how they'll handle his girlfriend and Momo connection to Tsugaru. I GOT WAY TOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ELECTION. I am a side character afficionado. Also Miyayamaaaa!!! Last but not least: Where's Tokyo Love Hustle at :') I'm not sure if I'm happy that the rest of the cast is not listed as side characters (would mean their routes got cancelled) or if i'm sad because we might have been able to get some more content with it if they were?

[incandescentia]

rin/karin's rp history

the rules are simple! post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. then tag ten people to do the same ( if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people ). please repost, don’t reblog!

Current Muse:

Ren Kougyoku (Magi)

Kasuga (Senbasa)

Yoimiya (Genpact)

Seele (HSR)

OCs (Megohime is notably a muse I revamped from her super old concept I had since 2014 && her character turned out quite different from the initial concept as compared to the others that I currently have)

Want to write:

Juliana/Anna (Pokemon SV)

Surtr (Arknights)

Oichi (Senbasa)

Kyogoku Maria (Senbasa) I have this urge to write insufferable evil ojousamas

Juno (Beastars)

I often have this urge to conceptualize OCs. If there are notable mentions, it's Eira (valkyrie) and Jinluo (jade rabbit), whose profiles I safely still keep in the basement.

Have written (in Tumblr & other platforms):

Sajyou Ayaka (Fate/Prototype)

Kagura (Onmyoji)

Susabi (Onmyoji)

Aoandon (Onmyoji)

Dan Fei (Thunderbolt Fantasy)

Nihongou (TKRB)

Marnie (Pokemon Sword & Shield)

Metera (Granblue Fantasy)

Izumi Kyoka (BSD)

Schwarz (Arknights)

Many other OCs I probably can't mention one by one help

Would write again:

I fell out of touch with most of my old canons && OCs but if I really really have to choose.. it's Marnie (Pokemon Sword & Shield) heh.

tagging: if you see this && haven't done it, consider that you are tagged!!

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Kyogoku "I'm not interested in being polite or heterosexual" Maria

[odaclan]

James Murdoch commentary, part 2

I am very interested in what Murdoch’s original sources actually say, because as I was reading the book some more, I encounter some more “Asai” passage that makes things even more confusing. 

In the preface of the book, the only Japanese text that Murdoch credits is Nihon Senshi, which was provided to him by Baron Terauchi, then the Minister for War  (Terauchi Masatake, I would imagine, the Minister for War in office 1902-1911). He credits a few more Japanese officials and translator, but does not name any of the paperwork that was used as material to produce his book.

So in my previous post I shared this:

(Murdoch’s History of Japan, book 2, page 124)

This is from the same book, page 172:

This passage describes that Nobunaga has a consort who is the daughter of "Asai, lord of Oumi”, and that this Asai fellow is a Christian. 

Something like this might result with someone reading this and wondering if for some reason Nobunaga had taken one of his own nieces as consort, because Murdoch does not give us the personal names of “Asai”. I would imagine that one was supposed to be Nagamasa and the other one his father Hisamasa, since that would make more sense.

It still makes the story rather strange. If that were the case, it means the source is implying that neither of the Azai men died! After their defeat, they were simply stripped off their fiefs, then converted to Christianity and lived in peace. An interesting counter to the golden skulls narrative, though I think the skull story is more credible. 

The consort who produced Nobunaga’s heir was believed to be the Lady Ikoma (Kitsuno), who passed away before the missionaries met Nobunaga. She is not related to the Asai. If this second Asai is Hisamasa, his only Christian daughter is Kyougoku Maria. 

Alas, poor Kyougoku Maria, her identity appears to have been confused with so many other women!

Incidentally, the one being described as the “second son” here sounds like Nobutaka, who is the third son. I do not have the quote on hand, but someone has once posted the Japanese translation of a missionary letter that mentioned this event. It said that Oda Nobutaka was very interested in converting, but was concerned about his father’s objections.

[straizo-relatable]

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Kyogoku Maria’s Normal Route Ending Cinematic

A full translation can be found here under “Final Cutscene”

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Beautiful and powerful women and girls 🌸🔥

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Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi Maria Kyogoku some tips and tricks

I like playing as Maria. Her crowd control is top notch and the one on one battles you can get used to if you know which moves to put against the opponent. You can make the battlefield your own pinball machine (basara move) and bind and tie up enemies. Keep the combo going and let your dance shine through the battle til it's done. Here's a few tips i found playing as Maria:

Use your enemies to your advantage. They are one of the few things that you need to make your moves work since it is based around it. There were moves that don't need enemies for full potential but it's good for setting up your attacks. Making tornados out of them from directional triangle by grabbing the enemies with your sleeves then releasing them off. The L1 triangle move is binding your enemies and at the same time dragging the enemies into light.

Use your allies if there are no enemies. Your allies too can be affected by your moves. They won't take damage from it but use them like cannon fodder if there are more allies than enemies.

She can glide throughout the battlefield for a couple of seconds by pressing double jump. (X then press and hold X after for gliding) Use this for getting around instead of her R2 that allows enemies and allies to become your personal carriage. The latter is more fun admittedly but can be harder to control. Plus it requires enemies or allies to do so. Gliding is faster to set up and it can get you out of most ground situations as well as get a attack from above so you land.

Chain special attacks together. Some special moves have a start up time, even if it's only a little bit but you need to take down the enemy faster. The best I can do in terms of chaining is two moves. An example of chaining would be the R1 move to move forward while attacking like a jump rope, then pressing triangle to skip the start up in the first place.

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Cosplay Nikki #366→Kyōgoku Maria (Sengoku Basara)

*Requested by anonymous *Outfit details under the cut!

Outfit details •Silvery Waves (Hair) •Heaven Smoke (Jacket) - Color edited •Tarot Coat (Top) - Color edited •Tarot Bottoms (Bottom) - Color edited •Bun’s Determination (Hoisery) •Morning Geta (Shoes) •Covenant Constraint (Gloves) - Color edited •Fair Maiden and Peach Blossom (Headwear) •Moment Like a Dream (Makeup)

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“Maria Kyogoku would sell her bath water”

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the beans from Twitter

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Kana finally has people to join her Super Maiden Squad!

But she’s still looking for more women to join

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[odaclan]

Being careful of old/outdated resources, and works that cite them

In my Christmas Truce post, I made an offhand comment on how James Murdoch’s books contains erroneous narrative. I’m going to elaborate on this, as well as presenting a warning about being careful when you read any book about Sengoku Japan.

James Murdoch’s books are useful when he directly quotes and/or translates texts from the Jesuit documents (such as Luis Frois's Historia de Japam or other missionary letters). The translation he provides matches the translation provided by a different English translator, so I’m of the opinion that his translation of Jesuit documents are not "wrong”.

It’s the narrative he provides in between is sometimes very strange. 

That is, “strange” when compared to the things that are “currently accepted as fact” about Sengoku Japan. Murdoch was in Japan in the Meiji era, and wrote his books between 1903 and 1917. Whatever source he was using, he did not cite, except for the quotes from the Catholics. Perhaps his sources were materials that were lost in the war, or things that have since been discredited due to progress in historical research.

For example, Murdoch narrates this about “Asai”:

(History of Japan by James Murdoch, Book 2, page 124)

Based on the description about how “Asai” is lord of Oumi and is married to Nobunaga’s sister, it sound like he was talking about Azai/Asai Nagamasa, but the footnote (marked by number 2 there) narrates a very very strange claim.

As a lot of Sengoku fans would know: after their defeat, Azai Nagamasa and his father are dead. Golden skull story and all. Who is this “Asai” fellow who converted into Christianity, then? Why would James Murdoch think this is what happened? What is his source? I don’t know. 

Perhaps a source had somehow confused and conflated Kyougoku Maria (who was Nagamasa’s older sister) with her brother. The footnote indicates that Murdoch had at the very least confused Maria's identity, as he named her as Chacha/Yodo-gimi’s sister for some reason. As Nagamasa’s sister, Maria would’ve been Yodo-gimi’s aunt.

I like to say that just because a source exist, doesn’t mean the story is true, and that’s why you need to be careful about where the story is coming from. This is a prime example of such case. I have read in passing some other English-language books about Japanese history that quote James Murdoch. Well, James Murdoch’s text... is not entirely accurate, as we have just seen. It might not be a good idea to blindly trust everything this book says. 

When you read any text, even if the book is presenting a very confident claim or cites a legitimate-sounding source, just take everything with a grain of salt and be prepared to have your understanding completely debunked by something else somewhere in the future. 

Excavation of old castles are still underway, and medieval paperwork still continue to be discovered. People like Murdoch is not at fault because they probably write based on what they have at the time. We now have more resources than they do. Keeping up to date with new discoveries is not easy, so if you intend to research for the purpose of learning about the facts, it’s best to not be too attached to a popular idea just because it’s often featured in media or fiction.

[straizo-relatable]

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Introduction to the stage Remains of Ounin: Ginga